construction work has begun on the western 17 of the bay bridge. what crews worked on overnight and what the plan is for later this morning. >> one of speed freak killers speaks outs in a handwritten note about recent news coverage. >> and a refinery fire sends flames shooting into the sky. out analysts say that fire could soon affect rising gas prices.

good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, february 18th. the holiday weekend is here, and so is rosemary with a quick peek at your forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you! so we're mostly gray this morning, and a little patchy dense fog reported over parts of north bay. visibility down a quarter mile so take it easy with a morning driver. little drizzle on the coast. we'll be partly cloudy for the afternoon, breezy, and our temperatures will be on the cool side. chance for sprinkles in the forecast for sunday as well. i'll show you the model coming up in just a few moments. we're 11 hours into the westbound closure of the bay bridge, all traffic was stopped last night at 8 and crews are now working around the clock to get the work done before the scheduled reopening on tuesday at 5 a.m. ktvu as allie rasmus joining us live from the bridge. >> reporter: all this work is happening on the oakland epp the bay bridge, just beyond the toll plaza, this area you see

here behind us. right now you can see the crews that have been out here overnight, working around the clock since the bay bridge shut down around 8:00 last night. our goal is to try to be escorted a little closer to this construction site you're looking at to give you a closer view at what is going on here. as you mentioned we're 11 hours into the bay bridge shutdown. 8 last night this is what the toll plaza looked like, i empty exempt for one police vehicle making sure all other cars were off the western span of the bridge. then the work started. the goal is create a detour moving westbound traffic south of its old path and that will allow crews to de mallish part of new bridge before putting the new one in place. office. >> we're still at the pacing stage, so we haven't checked yet but grinding had begun at almost the first moments of closure.

there's a significant amount of work they had to do overnight. and so paving should be the next item that is up. and then there's a lot of striping to do. >> the western span of the bay bridge will remain closed until tuesday at 5 a.m. the work will continue around the clock until then, and initially there was some concern about whether delaying some of that striping that you heard, the mention, but it seems the spokesman says the weather seems to be good and they're expecting an on-time reopening on tuesday morning. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. the work being done on the bay bridge could mean heavier traffic on the golden gate and san mateo bridge. here's the golden gate, crews will make sure to have four southbound lanes open today, even so earlier this week bridge officials warned of delays of up to an hour during peak hours, and right now 101 is okay in the southbound direction. and here's a live look as well of the san mateo bridge.

the other alternate route to get across the bay now, westbound traffic there looks great. bart is running extended service during the shutdown but there are a few conditions you need to know about. right now 24 hour service is offered and it's going to continue until 1 a.m. tuesday morning. but if you plan on using bart else overnight, check the schedule first because only 14 of bart's 44 stations will be open all night long. and trains at those stations will only be running hourly during the overnight hours. get more information on the bay bridge closure on ktvu.com, just click on the bay bridge tap on the homepage. in overnight news, oakland police are investigating two violent accidents that sent people to the hospital. officers were called to a shooting near the el ray nightclub on foothill boulevard. police found a man on the the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest. he was taken to the hospital, reportedly in serious

condition. no arrests have been made. and an hour later there was an apparent hit-and-run in downtown oakland on jefferson street. neighbors heard arguing and then a collision. and at least one car speeding off. the victim was rushed to the hospital. the condition is unknown at this time but witnesses say he may have been dragged several feet. no arrests made in this case either. in richmond technicians at the state crime lab are working around the clock to identify more than a thousand bone fragments found in a well. they are believed to be the victims of two serial killers. noelle walker has more on that and the letter sent to a sacramento television station by wesley shermantine. >> that building behind me is one of crime labs doing testing on the remains found in the well near lynden. this weekend investigators continue their search for a second well that one of the so- called speed freak killers led them to via map.

more than 1,000 bone fragments, clothing and jewelry were found in the first well. a retired fbi agent is expressing concerns that the dig is destroying evidence. >> we have every confidence that the scene was done properly and with the utmost of care for the evidence. our goal is to not jeopardize the investigation but provide identification of their remains for the families involved. >> meanwhile, the convicted killer who led investigators to the welcome is speaking out. we received a handwritten letter from wesly shermantine penned on valentine's day and signed, have a nice day. he calls news reports nothing but lies. he claims it was his childhood friend, lauren herzog, now dead, not himself, who killed the victims and then dumped their bodies. he says herzog targeted victims in modesto as well. he says there are two more sites where herzog dumped victims but he is not giving

any more information until someone offers him something. he says he is not received a $30,000 payment promised by a bounty hunter in exchange for information in this case. shermantine says he never said he knew where that a ward girl was, referring to mckalea garrett who has been missing since 1988. he goes on to say he didn't know what kind of can of worms he was opening up by speaking about this. he also says the search for remains continues near lynden today, and while that is happening, this lab here will be very busy trying to identify the dead. reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. time is 7:07. in just about two hours, whitney houston will be laid to rest in new jersey. we want to show you a live picture from newark and the funeral home where that service is being held. you can see all the balloons and flowers that have been left at the site this morning and traffic beginning to pick up in

that area. those planning to attend include longtime mentor clive davis t oprah, and actor kevin costner. coming up in seven minutes we'll go live to new jersey for more on the ceremony. a lot of explosion triggered calls to police late last night in concord. officers say the noise came from the area of mount diablo high school on grant street. around lever p.m. they received calls from residents who heard the blast, concerned is may have come from an oil refinery. but after investigating police determined it resulted from fireworks. there were no fires and no damage was caused. rising gas prices could spiral up even faster after a fire at the third largest oil refinery in the west coast. the fire burned for 90 minute yesterday at bp cherry point refinery in washington state. about 100 workers were evacuated. one person suffered minor injuries. a thick plume of black smoke was seen for miles. >> loud wooshing noise, way off in the distance. and that made me look here.

then i heard the alarms, and then very soon after that i -- saw the smoke billowing up. >> bp does not yet know what caused the fire. the refinery processes nearly a quarter million barrels of crude oil a day from alaska. we have great weather but certainly the bay bridge folks want to make sure it stays that way so they can get their work done. >> mainly dry, but i'm going to also say a little bits unsettled. we do have systems moving through. very weak, fairly dry, looking at just a little drizzle this morning along the coastline. we do have patchy dense fog and most of us have gray skies. the benefit, 12 to 14 degrees warmer this morning and livermore and in concord. we've got winds blowing about 15 miles per hour near sfo. because of the low clouds some delays reported there, from half hour to 45 minutes. we've got a westerly breeze in fairfield, about 7 miles per

hour. 41 degrees right now, santa rosa. 45 napa. so still a cool one but not as cold as where we started yesterday. low 50s concord, livermore, san jose 52, and 51 degrees outside in oakland. 50 degrees san francisco. so maybe outdoors early for the farmers market. you may need a jacket although relatively mild compared to what we're seen in the last couple days. your satellite radar, there's the system. this will continue to trek east but the cold front sweeping through the bay area will bring the possibility of maybe a few sprinkles, again we are mainly dry. by the afternoon partly cloudy skies, and behind that front we're going to turn breezy in some areas. through your saturday, by about 2 or 3:00, it looks like partly cloudy, mostly clear skies in the forecast. with breezy conditions. from 10 to 20 miles per hour. so expect that. it will be a cool, brisk day. and then along the coastline 30- mile-per-hour winds expected. so we're looking at that breeze lasting throughout your saturday. sunday morning we wake up with gray skies once again and look at what is above my head.

this next system looks like it's going to arrive parallel to the coastline but look how close it is. two, 3:00 in the afternoon sunday. and we could see a few sprinkles especially the closer to the coast the you, the better the chance. sunday night drying out again some we'll remain unsettled with this pattern through your holiday weekend. little morning fog and drizzle now, afternoon breeze, partly cloudy size. temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. 59 santa rosa for the afternoon. 60 degrees for napa. 58 for berkeley. 58 san francisco. 59 in hayward. and into the south bay, 60 degrees for san jose, 61 morgan hill. along the peninsula upper 50s, low 60s from redwood city to palo alto. extended forecast there, we're going to leave in that slight chance but it doesn't look like much a few sprinkles possible even on monday. and then tuesday on, temperatures sliding back into the upper 60s perhaps some low 70s. if you're taking a trip to tahoe, i'm fine-tuning that forecast coming up. more trouble four the los

angeles county school district as another teacher is placed under investigation. plus, a big victory for gay rights advocates, the east coast state where lawmakers just approved same techs marriage. and a terror plot to boil up the u.s. capitol foiled, details that nabbed the suspect. but first, there's a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge, no major problems but that bridge with several others could get very busy today as people try to get around the bay bridge closure eastbound. time now is 7:11. westbound, i should say. you're watching mornings on 2.

good morning to you! a life look there, oakland holding on to 51 this morning under mostly cloudy skies. there are two very different outcomes this morning in the battle over same-sex

marriage. [cheering] supporters cheered yesterday as the maryland state assembly passed a bill legalizing same- sex marriage. the measure now goes to the maryland senate, which is expected to approve it. maryland would then join six other states and washington, d.c., who already issue marriage licenses to gay couples. however, up the coast in new jersey, republican governor chris christie has followed through with a promise to veto such a bill. civil unions are legal in new jersey, but they're not always recognized. he is offering to appoint a mediator to make sure civil licenses are recognized and treated the same way marriage licenses are in new jersey. but democrats say that proposal still discriminates against gays. in two hours, whitney houston will be laid to rest. her funeral is at the new hope baptist church in newark, new jersey, where she began her career as a choir singer. reporter chris knowles joins us

live from newark with more on who is expected to attend today's service. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, mike. we're here just across the street from the new hope baptist church, where whitney houston sang in the choir as a girl. the choir is already inside practicing. hundreds of friends and family members have arrived already in advance of what is an invitation-only ceremony today. it is expected to be a star- studded sendoff. friends and family will bid a final farewell to whitney houston today at a private service at the church where she sang as a child. >> going to celebrate her life to the standard in which she deserves, and this is a church, and we're going to have some church in celebration. >> friends say they'll always remember houston as that little girl from new jersey, but her sendoff will be fit for a superstar of houghton's co-star

in the bodyguard, kevin costner, is set to speak. the estimated 1500 attendees can expect performances from artists including stevie wonder, alicia keyes, and houston's godmother, aretha franklin. >> it's not going to be easy, i can tell you that. it's not going to be easy. but cissy asked me to, and i'm just going to try to do my best. >> houston was found dead last saturday, in a beverly hills hotel room. her cause of death is not released pending toxicology reports, which could take weeks. today will be a celebration of the life of the mother, daughter, friend and star who was so suddenly lost. >> whitney houston was a god fearing woman who had a very, very strong faith, who loved family, who knew she had this gift of god that would -- that needed to be shared, and i

think that at this time we deserve -- she deserves to be honored and just honored and remembered in that way. >> reporter: so we're now told that the family friend aretha franklin will be performing, one of whitney's hits, the song, the greatest love of all. chris knowles, back to you, mike. a man from morocco is under arrest for allegedly plotting to blow up the u.s. capitol. 29-year-old aminee el khalifi appeared in court charged with attempted to go use a weapon of mass destruction of an undercover agent posing as an al-qaeda operative gave him a vest with fake explosives. he was in the u.s. illegally since 1999. the feds started tracking him a year ago and a confidences source told them he was regularly meeting with a group of people arming themselves

with ak-47's. >> now you have a person living in this country 12 years, apparently willing to be a suicide bomber. that's a line that's been crossed. >> this is the second case this year involving an alleged view side bomber inside the u.s. there have now been more homegrown plots in the last two years than the first eight years after the september 11th attacks. president obama back in washington this morning, but during his weekly address he spoke about his visit to the boeing airplane plant in everett, washington. >> in america there's always something we can do to create new jobs and new manufacturing and new security for the middle- class. in america we don't give up. we get up. >> the president pointed to the dreamliner airplane as an example of technology, helping bring jobs and manufacturing back to the united states. he says companies like boeing realize they may not be able to make products cheecher than china, but they can make them better. president obama was in san francisco thursday and friday

before heading to washington state. during his three-day west coast trip, the president raised an estimated $8 million for his re- election campaign. disclosure records show he raised more than $29 million for his campaign for the democratic and democratic party last month. he has a total of $76 million in cash on hand. the fight over birth control has hit a texas college campus. >> here we go. [cheering] >> planned parenthood president richards spoke at the university of texas at austin yesterday to support president obama's recent birth control mandate. that mandate calls on insurance companies to pay for birth control. a group of opponents including nuns and students also showed up. >> he's not caring for women when she's hurting them because a woman's right to give at conception and where she taking that life away. >> there's no way we're going back to the 1950s and 1960s,

when women couldn't get access to birth control coverage. >> she is the daughter of late texas governor ann richards. 12-year-old southern california girl is now in protective custody after being seen eating from trash cans. sheriff's deputies say she was found in a car in temecula after a 911 caller reported her standing naked near the trash. her mother was arrested at a nearby school where she works as a teacher's assistant. police say she had left her daughter in the car while she went to work. los angeles police are now investigating another case of inappropriate conduct against children. yesterday police said a teacher from mount gleason middle school was removed from the classroom after being accused of molesting three students. the teacher who was not identified has not been arrested. the los angeles school district says it's working closely with police on this latest allegation. and this is the latest of

several allegations of child molestation in los angelesdown since the arrest of teacher mark berndt. he is charged with 23 counts of lewd acts against a child. your time is 7:21. a big celebration for nasa. the historic journey made by astronauts 50 years ago. and we explore the future of space travel, why it may be closer to reality than some may think. >> waking up with mostly gray skies, the possibility of maybe some drizzle and by the afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy conditions expected. we'll lock the what you can expect for your area coming up!

it was 50 years ago that the u.s. set a man into orbit. on february 20, 1962, then astronaut john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. he was aboard the friendship 7 spacecraft and it took him nearly five hours to circle the globe three times. glenn later became a u.s. senator at age 77 flew on the shuttle discovery. you might be surprised at

the federal government has taken a relatively hands-off approach in regulating commercial space travel. aviation experts say that's allowed companies to sink and dream big. for 200,000 dollars, a ticket, virgin is will carry tourists to an altitude of 360,000 feet or 68 miles. experts say regular commercial space travel is closer to reality than some might think. >> certainly the next five to 10 years we're going to see a lot of activity with hundreds of flights every year and a lot more people getting to experience space life. >> by law, space companies are only required to provide informed consent for passengers. they're briefed about potential dangers. microsoft billionaire paul allen has formed a company to build the largest aircraft to fly cargo and humans into space. back on earth not that bad of a morning really, not too cold. want to talk about the rain. is it coming our way or stay in

the pacific. >> we've got a weak disturbance that will slide across the area today. a second will slide through tomorrow. and more moisture starved but that slight possibility of maybe a few sprinkles in the forecast so we're going to be unsettled for your weekend. if it's a three day holiday weekend the possibility of monday as well. so a cooler start for the afternoon or the weekend, a warmer start this morning to be clear. we've got mostly cloudy skies and temperatures are up. but the clouds very thick over the north by, even patchy dense fog in areas like napa and santa rosa. a little drizzle reported on the coastline not being picked up on radar. but it is there. partly cloudy skies in the forecast for the afternoon. and we're going to turn breezy for the afternoon as well. if you're going to be out by the coast anywhere from 25 to 30 miles per hour those winds are expected for the second half the day. on sunday the system again right off the coastline could bring us a few afternoon sprinkles, not looking at a lot. but we could see some of that

on sunday and then the possibility of a few sprinkles remains in the forecast for your monday as well. if you're headed to tahoe for the weekend, scattered showers in the forecast for today, snow levels about 5,000 feet or so. so may impact the paths but they're not looking at a lot. no advisories in place and little to no accumulation expected. mostly cloudy and dry on sunday. for us, upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast. 57 expected san rafael, upper 50s san francisco. nearing 60 degrees in oakland. the extended forecast shows you again just a little damp, but not a lot. and this will stick with us through monday. tuesday, wednesday notice that big jump in our temperatures. afternoon highs upper 60s, low 70s some warming trend once we get past monday night. back to you. >> thank you. the world's biggest carnivale bash is underway in brazil. the event in rio de janeiro is expected to be bigger than last year's with 20% more tourists expected to attend.

today more than 2 million people are expected to celebrate at one of the city's most popular carnivale street parties. time is 7:27. a missing by area baby back in the amounts her mother. how she was found and why authorities say they're not going to be pressing charges against the man who took her. and a warning from san francisco police, how they say burglars in one neighborhood with getting away with a crime that takes just six seconds. and the shutdown of the bay bridge is now underway. how some local businesses are hoping to cash in on the closure this weekend.

shut down to traffic. the bay bridge is now closed westbound from the east bay to the city as crews work 24-7 to reconfigure the lanes. and good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. one of the major goals of this weekend's bay bridge closure is to shift traffic coming from the toll plaza to the incline. so crews can start connecting the new bay bridge to oakland. but they do not have much time to -- gun last night at 8 and crews want to be finished by tuesday at 5 a.m. allie rasmus joins us live with update on the work. >> reporter: crews have been work, around the clock since the bay bridge shut down 11 hours ago, and you can see construction is still going. this is all happening on the oakland side of the bay bridge,

just beyond the follow plaza, the construction site that you're looking at. later this morning, we're working on getting escorted closer to the site to give you a better look at the work that's going on. but this morning we talked to the bay bridge spokesman, and he told us about the work crews have done so far. >> began also last night with a removal of old lane markers, some of the channelizers, the things that stick up and keep people in their lanes were replaced, and there are a number of other items of work not related to the stuff that keeps us closed that we're doing, taking advantage of the closure. >> there are 45 other extra maintenance projects crews are working on taking advantage of the fact the bridge is closed, including some electrical maintenance work on the plaza itself. but the main focus this week is to create a detour that will move westbound bay bridge traffic south of its old path and that will allow crews to demolish part of the old bridge before putting the new one in place. the western span of the bridge will remain closed until tuesday at 5 a.m.

there was some initial concern that weather could delay that reopening, but as of last check with bart he says it appears the weather will cooperate and the scheduled reopening will happen tuesday morning as planned. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. while the westbound closure is an inconvenience for motorists, some east bay businesses hope to cash in this weekends. the owner of the restaurant in oakland is hoping people will stay and dine in the east bay rather than go out of their way to make a trip into san francisco. reservations are filling up fast for the long holiday weekend. >> a lot of people now with the cost of sort of -- the bridge and parking. people are i think it's important they learn there's alternatives that are just okay. >> some merchants are also offering special deals. pegasus books in berkeley giving customers a 20% discount during the bridge closure. bart is keeping 14 of its 44 stations open to help people get across the bay.

so we made the map for you showing what stations are staying open for 24 hours. right now in san francisco, we have four stations that will be open. also in the east bay there are nine stations that will remain open 24 hours a day as well as sfo station on the peninsula. trains will run once an hour overnight. of course, there's another option for you, in case you don't want to take bart, and that is the ferry. three ferries are providing additional service until the bridge reopens. they're all adding services to and from the city. and okay folks remember, san francisco is accessible. you have the golden gate and the san mateo bridges, and for those on treasure island you will be allowed access to the westbound lanes of the bridge and drive into san francisco this weekend. okay, for all the information on the bay bridge closure, log on to ktvu.com and click on the

bay bridge tab. a newborn is back in the arms of her mother after being taken from a hospital. the girl's father, 18-year-old seagram miller, walked out of the eden medical center with the baby yesterday afternoon. she weighed only 6 pounds and her father slipped off the security wristband before he left. the sheriff's office was called in to search for the girl. then last night she was returned to the hospital and her mother. >> mother didn't press any charges so had to be a -- so the baby is back, healthy, everything is fine. that's it. >> doctors checked on the the baby and she's in good condition. deputies did not treat the case as a kidnapping because both parents have custody and no charges are going to be filed. hospital officials say they will now reevaluate their security measures. a trial date has been set for september 17th for the woman accused of killing michelle le. that's one year to the day search crews found the remains of the missing hayward student.

le disappeared in may and esteban is accused of stalking and killing her former friend. last month she pleaded not guilty to murder charges. a san francisco police officer is charge with felony assault after allegedly attacking a woman at a nightclub. prosecutors say 29-year-old richard soas was off-duty test of the afternoon and is accused of pushing a woman he was dating, causing her to fuel and hit her head. if convicted he faces up to four years in prison. oakland police this morning are trying to figure out what happened in a reported gun battle outside a car parts store. newschopper 2 took the pictures of customers and employees of an honor zone on 100th avenue and international boulevard yesterday afternoon. they walked out with their hands up and one of the gunmen had reportedly ran inside. no one was hurt and officers did not find any of the shooters. police tell us they're looking for four suspected gang members. police have set up a tip line aimed at getting guns off the streets. people can report illegal possession or use of firearms.

it's available in english, spanish and cantonese. there's also a reward up to $5,000 from federal authorities for information leading to arrest in gun related violence. the number is near the top of your screen. san francisco police are warning residents to be on the lookout for burglars targeting their garages and more specifically their bikes. police in the richmond democratic are encourage ising re dents to watch this video which shows someone breaking into a garage in just six seconds. police say in the last couple weeks there have been several cases and holiday city wide problem. police say bikes are easy to sell and hard to trace and they encourage residents to write down the serial numbers from their bikes. the non-profit group is also offering free safety inspections. it appears the lateoffs affecting oakland city workers may not be as bad as thought. the city now expects to let go about 30 to 40 employees.

that's down from the 80 estimated late last month. the city says it consolidated some department serve to save jobs. the layoffs will take effect wednesday. the obama administration is making a new prediction about jobs growth. the white house nose says these economy will add more than two million jobs this year. if true that would be on top of the 1.8 million jobs the economy added last year. analysts say it may not be enough. the economy needs to add more than five million jobs to get become on 2008 levels. congress passed a social security payroll tax cut yesterday that affects 160 million workers. the bill also renews unemployment benefits for millions of others who have been without a job for six months. the 2% account in the payroll tax means workers who make $50,000 a year will save about $1,000 per year. the unemployment benefits and tax cuts were set to expire in less than two weeks. today california state university officials are gearing up for tomorrow's super

sunday. this is when they will visit african-american churches around the bay area to discuss college options with students. during the seventh annual event officials plan to visit more than 100 churches. they will discuss issues such as financial aid and academic resources. they say the goal is to reach out to members of the community who are often underrepresented. your time is 7:38. the weather is good. somewhat cold but -- clear skies and they're doing the work on the by bridge. lots of people have holiday plans so looks like a pretty good weekend? >> it shouldn't ruin your outdoor plans. we're not looking at a lot of rain. we may see just a little drizzle on the coastline and each day the possibility just a slight chance is going to be with us. we'll be cooler and cloudier, we'll be breezy at times. so bundle up. plan like it's february. and you should be fine. giving you a look at what is going on this morning, mostly gray skies, little bit of drizzle on the coastline, and north bay reporting patchy dense fog, which means

visibility down to a quarter mile. could be a little tough getting in and out of the north bay at this hour. that will improve. take a look at the satellite and radar as the front moves through, bringing along just a little bit of rain. it's not a lot. but we're going to have that possibility with us. it shouldn't really bring us much more than the cloudy conditions. behind the front breezy and along the coastline it's going to be quite windy for the afternoon. your satellite radar view, backing it up and showing the center of the circulation here that, will continue to the east. we're camping just the tail end. so that's going to leave us just a little unsettled for the weekend. your forecast here, waking up with a mostly gray sky. by 2:00, three, 4, we're mostly clear. this is when we're expecting breezy conditions to really kick in. if you'll be out by the coastline it will be a blustery derek even with the partly cloudy, mostly clear skies. it will be cool and windy, and tomorrow morning we wake up with gray again. this next system looks like it will be ride be parallel to the coastline. the models are showing us, it stays off the coast but we've

seen it move inland before, it wouldn't take a lot. so we're going to be tracking this for you. but for now, it looks like your sunday mainly dry, true scattered showers and then it's out of here by the evening hours. so for your holiday within, just expect the cooler conditions, the breezy conditions. you will need your jacket. we're not going to see 70 degrees like we saw earlier in the week. we're back into the upper 50s, low 60s, and the wind will make it feel that much colder. 51 in oakland. 41 santa rosa. so with the gray skies we're waking up a lot warmer in some cases. by 15 degrees or so for inland east bay locations. so you may notice that. if you're out early yesterday morning, and you're become out this morning, you'll feel that difference. 59 degrees santa rosa for the afternoon. 58 in berkeley. 58 san francisco. so some of us sitting right about 50 degrees right now, not a big warm-up for the afternoon. 60 san jose. 60 mountain view. your extended forecast, showed you the weekend there, come monday possibility of maybe a few sprinkles and then tuesday,

wednesday we're going to warm up pretty good. back into the upper 60s, low 70s for your mid-week wednesday. i've got your lunchtime numbers coming up. it is president's day weekend, and ski resorts are hoping the recent snowfall will bring some much-needed business. we want to show you a live look at interstate 80 in kingvale and it looks good! you can see it the roads are clear up to the sierra right now, and there are no restrictions. resorts are reporting about two feet of new snow from the last one that moved through. we were at sugar bowl yesterday where the skiers and snowboarders out enjoying the conditions. after months without snow, some people say this is a welcome sight and it allows them to hit the mountain after this dry holiday season. >> can't ask future a better weekend weather-wise. we were up martin luther king weekend, there was no snow here so this is awesome. >> forecasters are predicting more snowshowers throughout the weekend but say it's not going to add much to the snowpack. officials say since the season

has taken so long to start, it could extend into the summer months if the snow starts to fall and if people still want to come up. two men suspected of a string of robberies are in jail thanks to an apple ipad. how technology helped police track down the suspects. and she's paid all of her bills but is elderly woman is still being evict from her home and you may be shocked to find out who is making her move. and let's give you another look outside at the approach to the bay bridge. you can notice eastbound traffic is flowing. westbound traffic, there isn't any because all lanes are shut down as crews work on the lanes throughout the weekend. you're watching mornings on 2. look! here she comes!

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good morning to you on this saturday morning! mostly gray skies outside, turning partly cloudy for the afternoon. the authorizing against syrian president turned violent today. syrian security forces fired live rounds and teargas at thousands of people marching in a funeral procession in damascus. the new violence comes during a visit by an envoy from china, which along with russia recently supported syria by vetoing a u.n. security council resolution that would have condemned his regime. chinese vice foreign minister called an all parties -- on all parties to stop the violence that has killed close to 6,000 people since last march. and yesterday the leaders of britain and france urged other world powers to come together and stop the assad regime. and a teacher in san jose who grew up in syria agrees. guida says her parents and

sister still live in hmos 3 every day she has to question whether they're safe or not. >> 15 days ago, the connections, the lines have been caught. i haven't been able to actually communicate directly. >> president assad needs to be not only stopped but ousted from office she says. here in california, tomorrow will be a day of remembrance for japanese- americans. the california state assembly passed a resolution yesterday. many japanese-americans were forced into internment camps after japan attacked pearl harbor in 1941. a former internee cold ktvu about his experience. >> the showers, had the share a shower with everybody else. and the -- toilets were all open. everybody looked at each other. >> a day of remembrance is presented every year around february 1819th the day president roosevelt called for the internment of all japanese-

americans. italian authorities say they have arrested eight people for counterfeiting u.s. treasury bonds. authorities showed off the phony bonds yesterday. they're made to look as if the u.s. federal reserve printed them in 1934, making them worth $6 trillion. a local mafia organization is believed to be responsible for the fake bonds. silicon valley don't apple is moving quickly to protect its image, increasing the wages by up to 25% for workers at chinese factories. apple and its suppliers have come under intense scrutiny recently after reports of employees living in working in poor and unsafe conditions. the chinese workers now earn from 349 to $397 a month. the state minimum is about half that. an ipad tracking software led to the arrest of two robbery suspects in oakland. police say two men robbed a man of ace iphone and other valuables on grant avenue thursday. little did they they the man

had a special alley-oop that showed the location of his fun and the suspects. police tracked down the man that night and they're tied to at least six other robberies in the past week. mobile devices have become an essential parts of life for many americans. doctors have even coined a condition, the fear of living without a cell phone. a survey of one thousand people in the united kingdom revealed 66% suffered from this condition. people in the groups 18 two 24 and 25 to 34 will the most susceptible. >> the anxiety, the anxiousness. and i'm -- i need it. it's a necessity to me. >> the study finds women are more concerned about being disconnected than men. if you suffer from this, doctors advise to take baby steps. first imagine what it would feel like without having a cell phone. then spend small amounts of time away from it. johnson & johnson is

recalling its entire supply of infant tylenol. the issue is with a new bottle. some parents complain the protective cover did not work properly. there's no specific date on when the medicine would return to the market. and the u.s. postal service is considering raising the price of first class stamps to 50 cents. the agency says it lost more than $3 billion in the last quarter, and the price increase could bring in one billion dollars a year in extra revenue. the postal service depends solely on money from its services and postage because by law, it gets no funding from taxpayers. a class-action lawsuit against bay area franchises of the hooters restaurant chain is going to move forward. more than a dozen workers claimed they were cheated out of tips, denied proper breaks and forced to purchase their own uniforms. the class-action suit covers employees who work at four bay area locations. a court ruled the franchise hot wings waited too long to demand the case be settled through arbitration. president of california's

fish and game commission is coming understand fire from animal welfare groups. show you this photo which shows him holding a mountain lion he hunted and killed in idaho. that is illegal in california. the humane society wants him to step down and says mountain lion hunt something different from other hunting because hunters don't eat mountain lions. a family feud is now underway in connecticut after a 98-year-old woman received an eviction notice from her son. mary lives in the home where she and her late husband raised their two sons. then on her last birthday, her oldest son peter informed her that she had to move out. mary's younger son jack lives nearby and often checks in on his mother. he does not agree with his brother's actions. >> i just don't understand. scumbag. >> peter, whose name the house is in, says he wants his mother out because he doesn't like how she is living.

he hasn't seen his mother in eight months but thinks she knees ton in a nursing home where people can take care of her. she refuses to move. the issue is now taken to court. a southern california stuntman is in critical condition this morning. what authorities say went wrong while crews were shooting a mountain dew commercial. >> plus mostly cloudy skies this morning, and we're tracking a weak disturbance over the bay area for your saturday. what you can expect for your area, coming up.

stun man was injured in los angeles during a commercial shoot for a mountain dew. a number of emergency crews rushed to that scene yesterday. officials say the man was swinging from a crane when some explosive powter misfired and a device men to protect him malfunctioned. he suffered burns and is now in critical condition. tonight las vegas will

throw a bash for a boxer muhammed ali. some 2,000 people are expected to attend the event at the mgm grand. he fought seven times in sin city and turned 70 last month. he suffers from neurological diseases and his family says it's a chance for fans who look up to him to pay respects to his legacy as a humanitarian. jeremy lin's winning streak is over. he scored points against the hornets last night but also turned the ball over nine times, a season high in the nba this year. the knicks had won 7 straight games. they play the dallas mavericks tomorrow. the golden state warriors dropped one to the oklahoma city thunder, the third time they've done that in 22 days. the score 110-87. david lee led the warriors with 22 points. but hurt himself late in the third quarter. the diagnosis was a

hyperextended right knee. the warriors say he could have returned if the game was not so lob lopsided. they play the grizzlies tonight. san francisco giants quest to get back to the post-season begins today. pitchers and catchers return to spring training. the full squad reports thursday. some big questions are if catcher buster posey and second baseman freddie sanchez have healed after their season- ending injuries last year. a's pitchers and catchers also report today. 35 players are expected to be in uniform. positions players will report next week. the a's open the season in japan against the seattle mariners at the end of next month. a very happy valentine's day for one south bay man after he purchased a winning $1 million lottery ticket. the man identified only as alfred n bought the ticket at the santa teresa bottle shop on tuesday. he will use the money to buy

some things for himself and put the rest away in a retirement fund and a fund for his daughter's future. the bottle shop gets $5,000 for selling that winning ticket. >> congratulations! time is 7:56. let's go over to rosemary, because she's watching some weather off the coast for us this morning. >> yes, good morning to you. just a bit unsettled. we're mostly cloudy, kind of quiet out there this morning. for the afternoon mostly clear and breezy. that behind a front that is just going to bring us the possibility of maybe a few sprinkles. that will really be about it. giving you a live look, a gloomy start, we're looking at temperatures in the low to mid- 40s around parts of the north bay. dealing with patchy dense fog as well. little bit of drizzle on the coast. upper 40s, low 50s. noontime mid to upper 50s. for the afternoon not as warm as we've been, mid-50s to low 60s if we are expecting to be breezy. 57 degrees expected the afternoon, san practice fell 59

and oakland 58. san francisco 60 degrees redwood city. 59 san jose. 61 for morgan hill. the extended forecast, we'll hold on to this pattern through the weekend. slight chance for a few sprinkles will remain on sunday. we'll carry that into monday. temperatures sitting in the upper 50s, low 60s for the afternoon. tuesday, wednesday just in time for the workweek. we're going to warm back up. upper 60s, low 70s in the forecast. midweek wednesday. back to you. >> thank you. explosions in contra costa county, what police say was behind the loud ionizes you may have heard late last night. and new this morning, joining any lot club. the ceremony inducting 22 men into the group who will elect a new pope.

the upper deck of the bay bridge has been shut down for 12 hours now. how that work is progressing on this first full day of the weekend closure. >> we're live in richmond at one of the crime labs that will be analyzing evidence from the speed freak killers. what one of them is saying this week in a handwritten letter. >> whitney houston's casket has arrived at the new jersey church with where an estimated 1500 friends and family will gather this morning to remember

the singer. good morning. and welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, february 18th. expect cloudy skies to start off your holiday weekend. rosemary has a quick look now at your forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you! we're ways up with gray skies. by the afternoon partly cloudy skies, breezy conditions, and we're holding on to the possibility of a sprinkle for your sunday. this morning little drizzle out there, maybe a few scattered showers. i'm cougar up the latest models and show you what i mean coming up. we are now entering the 12th hour of the westbound closure of the bay bridge. and take you outside future a live look at the bridge, where crews are working around the clock. what you're looking at is that space between the toll plaza and the incline. that is where the bulk of the work is being done on the oakland side. the toll plaza was closed at 8

last night. there you see that one lone police officer making sure the upper span is clear of cars. the goal of the weekend is to move westbound traffic south of its current path. that's going to allow crews to demolish part of the old bridge before the new one is all connected and put in place. >> there's a significant amount of work that they had to do overnight. so paving is the next item that is up. and then there's a lot of striping to do. >> the western span of the bay bridge is expected to be closed through 5 a.m. on tuesday. the construction of the bay bridge means it could get heavier in terms of traffic. obviously that's not the picture we're trying to show you this morning. but we want to get over to the golden gate bridge because that is where we do expect some heavier traffic. there it is. earlier the bridge warned of delays up to an hour during peak hours. we're not at a peak hour this saturday morning. but as the day progresses, expect that to get busy so if you're headed that way leave yourself a little more time.

let's go over to the san mateo bridge, one of the other alternate routes. see cars moving across that span. again, not super-crowded right now but it doesn't take much for them to get backed up as people try to get pack into the city. if you're heading back out of the city, eastbound, you can still get across the bay bridge that way. during the bay bridge closure, bart is running extended service but your regular route might not be an option. right now 24 hour service is boeing offered and will continue until 1 a.m. tuesday morning. but if you plan on using bart, check the schedule first because only 14 of bart's 44 stations will be only all night and trains only running hourly during the overnight hours. you can get more information on the closure by going to ktvu.com, just click on the bay bridge tab on the homepage. 14, techs nations are working through the weekend to identify more than 1,000 bone fragments believed to be the victims of two convicted serial killers. ktvu's noelle walker is live now with the work being done and this new letter from one of

the convicted killers. noel. >> reporter: that letter is enlightening. we're live in richmond outside this non-descript building, considering the important role they're going to play in the investigation in the speed freak killers. this is one of lab that will be testing some of the evidence coming from that well near lynden. more than one thousand bone fragments, articles of clothing and jewelry will be analyzed at the state crime lab to try to identify the victims. this comes if a well near lynden, a well that one of the so-called speed freak killers led investigators to via map. wesley shermantine says he didn't know the can of worms he was opening. he sent a handwritten note to cbs13 in sacramento, penned on valentine's day, and signed, have a nice day. he says the news reports are lies, that his childhood friend lauren herzog, now dead, killed and dumped the victims, not

him. shermantine claims herzog targeted victims in modesto as well and insists he never said he knew "where that a ward girl was" referring to mckalea garrett, who has been missing now since 1988. in that letter he says he is not going to be giving any more information until someone offers him something. investigators are now searching for a second well this weekend, and that evidence will again be coming here to the crime lab in richmond. analyzing the evidence could take some time, between a week and up to months from now, before they can identify the victim coming from the wells. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland police are investigating two violent incidents that sent people to the hospital overnight around 1:30 this morning. officers were called to a shooting near the el ray nightclub on foothill boulevard. when police arrived they found a man on the ground with a gunshot 1 to the chest.

he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. police have not made any arrests in the case. and just about an hour later police say there was an apparent hit-and-run in downtown oakland on jefferson street. neighbors heard arguing and then a collision, and then saw at least one car speeding off. one victim was found, and transported to the hospital. his condition is unknown at this time. witnesses say he may have been dragged several feet. no arrests have been made. a lot explosion triggers called police last night. noise came from the area of mount diablo high school on grant street. around 11 last night they got calls from residents who heard the blast, concerned it may have come from an oil refinery. but after investigating, police determined the explosion resulted from fireworks. there were no fires and no damage was caused. the body of whitney houston is now at the new jersey church where her memorial service is being held. and just about one hour. this is a live picture from outside the church. those planning to attend include longtime mentor clive

davis, oprah, and actor kevin costner. coming up at 8:15, we'll go live to new jersey for more on this morning's service. good morning to you! a cooler weekend in store as we get outdoors this morning. we've got gray skies overhead. even the possibility of maybe a little drizzle, a few scattered showers. but all these clouds out there, temperatures are actually quite mild for the start of our morning. giving you a look, we've picked up a little bit of rain. looks like maybe over the clear lake area, a nice breeze blowing near sfop if you're catching a flight there are delays. 43 degrees right now in santa rosa but look to the north. we're getting just a little bit of rain here north of the calistogaing so a few scattered showers definitely a possibility. it's not really going to last very long. it's not going to ruin anybody's day. but we are leaving in that possibility for the morning hours.

51 degrees livermore. 51 in oakland. 52 san jose. a few degrees warmer than yesterday over most of the bay area. some of our inland areas like livermore and concord from 14 to 16 degrees warmer than where we sat 24 hours ago. you can see all the clouds associated with this system. it's a weak disturbance, fairly dry. when the front moves through, it's going to bring us again the possibility of maybe a few sprinkles, and knock out the clouds so eventually by the afternoon we're going to be partly cloudy, it's also going to bring us breezy conditions tomorrow another system will drop down along the coastline and lead in that possibility of just a few light showers for the forecast for your weekend. let's show what you is going on, just updated this model here. so here we are by 2:00 or so, we're mostly clear. we will have scattered showers over the sierra. if you're headed up the hill in time for your weekend. expect to remain and carry the chains. sunday morning we're mostly cloudy. here comes the next weak disturbance and models continue to show it right off the coastline but again, right off

the coastline, 2:00, and there it something, maybe point reyes seeing scattered showers closer to the coast the better that opportunity. we're now into monday and still with just a slight possibility of maybe a few scattered showers so we're going to remain unsettled for your three- day weekend. for today, we've got a little fog out there, drizzle this morning. patchy densing if for the north by. afternoon breeze and temperatures cooler than what we've seen recently. upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast. 59 for santa rosa. upper 50s san francisco as well as oakland. 60 for fremont. 60 in mountain view. 60 expected san jose. the extended forecast through the weekend, and monday, going to be with a little damp weather now and again. tuesday, wednesday we rebound back into the upper 60s, low 70s as we get back to work on tuesday. we'll look at your sierra forecast coming up! speaking of the sierra, people are planning to hit the slopes this president's day weekend thanks to the recent storm that brought some much- needed snow. we want to show you a live look at interstate 80 in kingvale.

look at the cars there, there's snow on the ground but the roads are clear heading up to the sierra and right now there are no restrictions so you should have a smooth ride up there. resorts are also reporting about two feet of new snow from the last storm that moved through there. we were at sugar bowl yesterday talk to skiers and snow borders out enjoying the condition. after months without snow, police say -- or people say this was all a welcome sight and for some, this was the first time they've been able to hit the mountain after this dry holiday season. >> couldn't ask for a better weekend weather-wise. we were up martin luther king weekend, there was no snow here. so this is awesome. >> forecasters are predicting more snowshowers throughout the weekend. but say it won't add much to the snowpack. officials say since the season has taken so long to start, it could extend into the summer months if snow starts to fall and people continue to come out. and rosemary will take a closer look at the sierra forecast coming up. a plot to blow. the u.s. capitol.

the yearlong fbi investigation that led to the arrest of a moroccan man who authorities say was willing to be a suicide bomber. plus commercial space travel, why it is closer to reality than some may think. but first, a live lock outside. traffic in the south bay, 280 and 880 in san jose. we're also following the progress of construction there on the westbound lanes of the bay bridge. so far everything is moving smoothly, just like this newscast. time now 8:10. you're watching mornings on 2.

good morning to you! it's a gray start outside our doors this morning. hopefully you're off to a nice one. we'll have partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. want to give you another live look at bay bridge this morning. crews have the westbound lanes into san francisco closed. as they work to create a detour that will allow for the partial demolition of the old bridge. ktvu as allie rasmus is on the bridge this morning and will have an update for us on the construction coming up at 8:30. a man from morocco is under arrest for allegedly plotting to blow up the u.s. capitol. 29-year-old amani el khalifi appeared in court charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. an undercover agent posing as an al-qaeda operative gave him a vest with fake explosives. he was in the u.s. illegally since new orleans 99, when his tourist visa expired. the feds started tracking him a year ago and a confidential

source told them he was regularly meeting with a group of people arming themselves with ak-47's. >> now you have a person living in this country 12 years who apparently is willing to be a suicide bomber, that is a line that's been crossed. >> this is the second case this year involving an alleged suicide bomber inside the u.s. there have now been more homegrown plots in the last two years than in the first eight years after the 9/11 attacks. the funeral for whitney houston gets underway in just about 45 minutes from now. houston was found dead in her beverly hills hotel room one week ago. chris knowles is in new jersey, and chris, we're hearing there's been a change to who will perform, right? >> reporter: exactly, claudine. unfortunately, we can now confirm that aretha franklin has fallen ill and will not be performing today.

she was set to sing one of whitney houston's biggest hits, the song the greatest love of all, but instead, she will not be singing today. she is sick. we will have performances, though, inside the church from stevie wonder. there will be other artists here, r kelly is scheduled to be here from the movies, whitney's co-star from the bod guard kevin costner will make some remarks. dionne warwick will be here. all of that taking place in a three-hour ceremony set to begin in about 45 minutes from now. >> you know, everyone keeps talking about bobby brown and their relationship p there was a lot of questions about whether her ex-husband would be at the service. what is the latest word? >> reporter: you're right. earlier in the week they said some of friends and family i guess you could sigh from whitney houston's camp expressed concern about bobby brown being here, but we're

told that he is expected to come for the service today. tonight his group new edition is going to be performing at a casino in connecticut, so that performance i'm sure will be in a very emotional one for bobby brown. >> we know he's broken down on performances since then. after the funeral, we know there's some -- trying to keep things private but do we know where she'll be laid to rest? >> yes, she will be laid to rest tomorrow, the fairview cemetery in westerfield in new jersey. it's in a town about 15 miles from here in newark. and again, that service will be private, no public access to tomorrow's ceremony either. >> okay. chris knowles reporting live for us across the street from the new hope baptist church. we'll stream the funeral service live on our website on

ktvu.com beginning at 9 a.m. another case of inappropriate conduct against children is being investigated in los angeles. yesterday police removed the teacher from mount gleason middle school after he was accused of molesting three students. the teacher who has not been identified -- has not been arrested. the school district is working with police on the allegation. and this is the latest of several child molestation allegations in los angeles county since the arrest of schoolteacher mark berndt. he is charged with 23 counts of lewd acts against a child. there are two different outcomes this morning in the battle over same sex merge. supporters cheered and hugged yesterday as the maryland assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. that measure now goes to the maryland state senate, which is expected to approve it as well. maryland would then join six other states and washington,

d.c., who already issue marriage licenses to gay couples. however, up the coast in new jersey, republican governor chris christie has followed through with a promise to veto a seam sex marriage bill there. civil unions are legal in new jersey but they're not always recognized as an olive branch he is offering to appoint a mediator to make sure state civil union licenses are recognized and treated the same way marriage licenses are in new jersey. but democrats say the proposal still discriminates against gays. president obama back in washington but during his weekly dress he spoke about his visit to the boeing airplane plant in everett, washington. >> in america there's always something we can do to create new jobs and new manufacturing and new security for the middle- class. in america we don't give up, we get up. >> the president pointed to the dreamliner airplane as an example of technology, helping bring jobs and manufacturing back to the united states. he says companies like boeing realize they may not be able to make products cheaper than

china but can make them better. president obama was in san francisco thursday and friday before heading to washington state during his three-day west coast trip the president raised an estimated $8 million for his re-election campaign. disclosure records show he raised more than $29 million for his campaign and the democratic party last month. he has a total of $76 million in cash on hand. the obama administration is making a new prediction about job growth. the white house now says the economy will add more than two million jobs that year, on top of the 1.8 million jobs the economy added last year. it may not be enough, the economy needs to add more than five million jobs to get back to 2008 levels. congress passed a social security payroll tax cut yesterday that affects 160 million workers. the bill also renews unemployment benefits for millions of others who have been without a job for six months. the 2% cut in the payroll tax means worker who mace $50,000 a year will save about $1,000 per

year. the unemployment benefits and tax cut were set to expire in less than two weeks. the fight over birth control is now hit a texas college campus. >> here we go. >> planned parent hood president richards spoke at the university of texas in austin jed to support president obama's birth control mandate. ma than date calls on insurance companies to pay for birth control. the rally brought out planned parenthood supporters but a group of opponents, including nuns and students, also showed up. >> he's not caring for women when she's hurting them, especially because i believe a want' right to give a conception where she's taking that life away. >> there's no way we're going back to the el nino 50s and 1960s, when women from america couldn't get access to birth control. >> she is the daughter of the late techs governor ann richards. the federal government is taking a relatively hands-off approach in regular liting

commercial space travel and aviation experts say it's allowing companies to think and dream big. for 200,000 dollars, a ticket, virgin spaceship two will carry tourists to 360,000 feet, or 68 miles. experts say regular commercial space travel is closer to reality than some might think. >> certainly in the next to five to 10 years, we're going for see a lot of activity with hundreds of flights every year and a lot more people getting to experience space life. >> by law, space companies are only required to provide informed consent for passengers. they're briefed about dangers. microsoft billionaire paul allen has formed the company to build the largest aircraft to fly cargo and humans into space. carnivale celebrations now underway all over the world. coming up we'll go to a carnivale basketball in brazil is and have more on the celebration congresswoman gabrielle giffords took part in. bay area skies this morning, a

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carnivale street parties. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords spotted in texas last night. she was there with her husband mark kelly. they received a standing ovation when they were announced. she resigned her post last month to focus on her recovery from last year's shooting. it's still a little gray out there, rosemary says little damp in some spots. but is the sun coming? >> the sun is coming but that doesn't mean you can shed the jacket it. will be breezy. if you see the trees swaying this afternoon, bring along the windbreaker. we're looking at a brisk afternoon, but we will see some sunshine by the second half of the day. cloud cover, a little drizzle, patchy dense fog over the north day. so poor visibility getting outside early in some cases. but for the afternoon, the weak system will pass. the front is going to bring that slight chance for a little rain this morning, and then it's going to knock out the clouds and bring us partly cloudy skies. sunday we'll wake up the same,

clouds back with us, patchy dense fog, partly to mostly cloudy skies, and the slight chance for maybe a few sprinkles in the afternoon. heading to tahoe, scattered showers in the forecast for today, snow levels about 5,000 feet. sunday will be mostly dry, mostly cloudy and looks like your drive back on monday should be good as well. upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast here at home. 59 for oakland. 59 san mateo. 60 degrees mountain view. 61 morgan hill. 60 degrees for antioch. the extended forecast, just an unsettled pattern that we're not going to shake until it looks like tuesday, but once we get into tuesday, take a look at that. warmer weather in the forecast. upper 60s, low 70s for tuesday, wednesday. back to you. a fire at the third largest oil refinery on the west coast. and it could mean trouble for drivers dealing with already rising gas prices. >> construction work is well underway on the bay bridge. what crews have done so far and what the plan is for the rest of the weekend. gcñññ@he

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to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. the upper deck of the bay bridge shut down for 12 and a half hours now, as crews continue their construction work. good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. that closure is expected to last through tuesday morning. allie rasmus is live where we are expected to hear about the progress construction crews are making in just about 30 minutes. >> reporter: that's right, claudine. we're outside the bay bridge project construction headquarters n that trailer here behind us. and we moved here because as you mentioned about a half hour from now we're supposed forget our first update on some of the progress crews have made overnight. but if we look around, and do a 180 here, right in the distance under that giant billboard,

that is where the construction work is taking place. we'll show you video of that construction site this morning. you can see lots of equipment, crewmembers who have been working overnight. this construction site is located just south of the toll plaza. or just west of the toll plaza. the bulk of the work is happening on the oakland side of the bridge. and the first thing crews did when they closed the western span of the bridge last night at 8 was remove some of the reflectors and sensors on the pavement. but the overall goal of this weekend's work is to create a detour. that will move westbound bay bridge traffic south of its existing path. then crews will smooth out or grind the roadway to repave it. >> the freeway was put in already in the middle of the two sides we have to connect. they'll have done the grinding, paving machines will come in and make a nice smooth transition on to the parts of the bridge. >> the western span shut down at 8:00 last night. this is at the toll plaza. there was no cars at the plaza,

just one law enforcement vehicle going through. while the bridge is shut down there will be 45 other maintenance projects crews will be working on on, including some electrical and maintenance work on the toll plaza itself. after the repaving is done, they will paint new stripes on the lanes, and there was some concern that the rain would prevent that restriping from happening and delay the reopening of the bay bridge. but it appears that the weather is going to cooperate and it will reopen as scheduled. so far, tuesday morning 5 a.m. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. while the closure is an inconvenience, some east bay businesses hope to cash in this weekend. the owner every boca nova restaurant in oakland is hoping people will stay and dine in the east bay rather than go out of their way to make a trip into san francisco. reservations are already filling up for the long holiday weekend. >> a lot of people now with the cost of sort of crossing the

bridge and parking. people are i think it's important they learn there's alternatives here. >> some merchants are also offering special deals. pegasus books are giving customers a 20% discount during the bridge closure. now if you want to get from the east bay into san francisco today, you do have several options besides the by bridge. take the golden gate bridge, the san mateo bridge, on the dumb where tonbridge across the bay. and you also have bart. we made this map to show you how this is all going to work. there are stations open right now, and 14 will stay open all night. there are four in san francisco. you can see them here. you also have nine in the east bay, and you have sfo here. keep in mind, the trains are only going to run once an hour overnight. you can also hop on a boat if you want because there are

ferries that have extra service. all adding extra service to and from the city. and if you live on treasure island, you are not stuck. you can still get special access. they'll let you drive both ways in and outs of san francisco this weekend. just get a special pass. so for more details on all of this, you can go to our website. we have all this information about the weekend closure, just click on the by bridge tab. crime lab technicians at two labs are working to identify hundreds of bone fragments believed to be the victims of serial killers wesley shermantine and lauren herzog. noelle walker is live at one of the labs with more on the work and new information shermantine recently shared with the sacramento news station. >> reporter: yes, it's interesting. that new information comes in his own handwriting, but we're outside the richmond lab that will analyze evidence coming from the abandoned wells in or

near lynden. constricted killer wesley cherem tine drew a map to tell investigators where to find the remains and now he is saying he didn't know the can of worms he was opening incoming a handwritten letter to cbs13, in sacramento, dated february 14th, and signed have a nice day, shermantine called the reports lies. he says his childhood friend now dead killed the victims and dumped their bodies, not him. shermantine also writes he never said he knew where that a ward girl is, referring to mikayla garrett, missing since 1988. this weekend investigators are looking for a second well burial site. >> we have every resource on this case. it is what you call a rush case. everything is being a priority. >> search crews wrapped up their search of the first well on friday bringing in cadaver dogs to be sure that nothing was missed. they found more than one thousand bone fragments, articles of clothing and

jewelry in that first well. that evidence will be analyzed here at the crime lab in richmond. the results could take between a week and several months to come becoming reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. a newborn is back with her mother this morning after being taken interest a hospital. her father walked out of eden medical center with the ben yesterday afternoon. she weighed just 6 pounds and her father slipped off the security wristband before he left. the sheriff's office was called in to search for the baby. around 8:00 last night she was returned to the hospital and to her mother. >> the mother didn't press any charges so it had to be a misunderstanding. so the baby is back, healthy. everything is fine. that's it. >> doctors checked out the baby and she's in good condition. deputies didn't treat this case as a kidnapping because both parents have custody. no charges will be filed. hospital officials say they will now reevaluate their security measures. a southern california woman

is now in police custody after her 12-year-old daughter was found naked in a car. sheriff's deputies say she was found in at the member will, someone called 911 and reported seeing her eating trash out of a trash can. the girl's mother was arrested at a nearby elementary school where she works as a teacher's assistant. police say she had left her daughter in the car while she went to work. oakland police are trying to figure out what happened in a reported gun battle outside a car parliamentarians store. newschopper 2 took these pictures. customers in autozone. there's a man walking out with his hands up yesterday. they all walked out with their hands up. one of the gunmen had reportedly run inside. nobody was hurt. officers did not find any of the shooters. police tell us they are looking for four suspected gang members. police set up a tip line aimed at getting guns off the streets. people can now report illegal possession of use of firearms. it's available in english, spanish and cantonese.

there's also a reward of up to $5,000 from federal authorities for any information leading to an arrest in a gun related violence case. the woman accused of kill michelle le will go on trial september 17th, one year to the day that search crews found the remains of the missing hayward nursing student. le disappeared les may. gisele esteban is accused of stalking and killing her former friend last month. she pleaded not guilty to murder charges. >> a san francisco police officer has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking a woman at a nightclub. prosecutors say 29-year-old richard soees was off-duty at the time of the incident last month, accused of pushing a woman he was dating, causing her to fall and hit her head. if convicted he faces up to 24 years in prison. he's been placed on unpaid leave. rising gas prices could spiral up even faster after a fire at the third largest oil refinery along the west coast.

the fire burned for 90 minutes yesterday at bp khmeree point refinery in washington state. about 100 workers had to be evacuated. one person did suffer minor injuries. a thick plume of black smoke was seen for miles. >> loud wooshing noise. way off in the distance. and had made me look down here. then i heard the alarms and very soon after that i saw the smoke billowing up. >> bp does not yet know what caused the fire. the refinery process is nearly a quarter million barrels of crude oil a day from alaska. good morning to you! it's going to be a cool breezy afternoon this morning we're waking up with overcast skies. a little drizzle out there. especially along the coast. and we're dealing with a little bit of pappy dense fog. calm conditions over the north bay. humidity is up and you can even see a line of light rain to the north of us. looks like maybe the clear lake area, if we get in a little

enclosinger, i'll show you some of this but we've get a brose blowing near sfo, a light breeze to moderate brose near san jose as well. so coming into bodega bay, a few sprinkles, a little spritz. 43 for santa rosa. mainly dry. the system had slide south and it's a fairly dry system. so the possibility of drizzle maybe a sprinkle is about all we'll get. 51 degrees concord. 47 in napa. mostly cloudy skies and a lot warmer because of those clouds. 51 in livermore. 52 in san jose. 51 in oakland. so temperatures right around the bay area, few degrees warmer than 24 hours ago but inland areas. concord, livermore, even near napa and santa rosa from five to 10 degrees. and concord nearly 15 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. satellite radar, just the tail end that weak system. the brunt of this storm and the center of it you can see well to the north. there it is, spinning there. it will continue easterly trek and we're going to be just clipped with a possibility of

maybe a few sprink this is morning. we're going to continue this pattern through your weekend. show you what i mean. we've got scattered showers over the sierra for today. snow levels about 5,000 feet. here at home we're mostly gray. by 3:00 once the front moves through it will clear out the clouds. we'll be partly to mostly clear, but breezy. so bring along that jacket. it will be a cool, brisk day. tomorrow morning we wake up for gray skies. once again and this next system is going to ride parallel to the coastline. lock how close it is. so scattered showers a possibility for the afternoon as well. monday another chance at a slim chance of getting maybe a little rain for your monday as well. so the main story will be the cloudier, cooler within. temperatures dropping into the upper 50s, low 60s if and staying there through monday. 58 degrees expected for novato. 58 for berkeley. 59 oakland and hayward. 61 in concord. livermore 60 future the second half of the day, 60 san jose. especially breezy on the coastline. please take note of that.

tuesday, wednesday a warming trend underway. back to you. it's being called nomo phobia. how people feel without a cell phone plus an eviction notice nor a 98-year-old woman you may be surprised to learn who is kicking her out. but first, a live look at the san mateo bridge. it looks like things are getting busier this morning. with the bay bridge closed you may see heavier traffic on other bay area bridges like this one and traffic is moving along. we haven't heard of any problems on the san mateo bridge this morning but we'll keep an eye on it future you. you're watching mornings on 2. ♪

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good morning to you! the sun is up, but dark kaiserover head. we will have partly cloudy, breezy conditions for the afternoon. and we want to give you a live look now at newark, new jersey. the church where whitney houston's funeral is set to begin in about 15 minutes. you can see all the balloons that people have been leaving at that site. guests have been arriving over the past couple hours, close family friend aretha franklin was expected to sing at the service but we have learned she is too ill to attend. that funeral begins at 9:00.

we'll have a live report from the chump at 9:15. the uprising against syrian president assad has turned violent again today. activists say security forces fired live rounds and teargas at thousands of people marching in a funeral procession in damascus. the new violence comes during a visit from an envoy to china with russia recently supported syria by vetoing a u.n. security council resolution that would have condemned the regime. china's vice foreign minister called on all parties to stop the violence that killed close to 6,000 people since last march. yesterday the leader of britain and france urged other world powers to come together to stop the assad regime. an 8th grade teacher in san jose who grew up in syria agrees. her parents and sisters still live it in homes and every day she has to question whether they're safe or not. >> 15 days ago the connection, the lines have been cut. i have been the been able to

communicate directly. >> she says president assad needs to be not only stopped, but ousted from office. tensions between the u.s. and egypt just escalated today. cairo has announced a woke from tomorrow it will begin a trial for 43 people, including 19 americans. u.s. officials say egypt is going after foreign funding groups advocating democracy. egyptian citizens have protested again the military rulers who tack over after president mubarak stepped down. the obama administration says the trial moist cause the u.s. to stop giving $1 billion in aid to cairo. overnight, 22 men were brought into the elite club of cardinals who will eventually elect a new pope. pope benedict xvi presided over the ceremony. the 22 new cardinals include the archbishop of new york, prague, hong kong and toronto. there are now 125 cardinals who are eligible to vote in that election. japan's emperor is recovering from heart bypass

surgery this morning. he is being monitored in an intensive care unit at a tokyo hospital. surgeons say the operation went smoothly as planned, and two of the emperor's three arteries were repaired. the 78-year-old was scheduled for the surgery after tests showed his hard can't and worsened from a year ago. he is expected to be released in about two or three weeks f there are no complications. here in california, tomorrow will be a day of remembrance for japanese- americans. the california state assembly passed a resolution yesterday, many japanese-americans were forced into internment camps after japan attacked pearl harbor in 1941. a former person told us about his experience. >> the showers, you had to share the shower with everybody else. and the toilets were all open. everybody looked at each other. >> a day of remembrance is presented every year around february 19th. that is the day president roosevelt signed an executive overruled calling for the

internment of all japanese americans. silicon valley giant apple is moving quickly to protect its image. today the largest supplier of ipads and iphones announced it's increasing the wages by up to 25% for workers at chinese factories. apple and its suppliers have come under intense scrutiny recently after reports of employees living and working in poor and unsafe conditions. the chinese workers now earn from 349 to $397 a month. the state average is half of that. a stunt man is in critical condition after being injured during a mountain dew commercial suit yesterday in los angeles. the man was swinging from a crane when some explosive powder misfired and a device meant to protect him malfunctioned. a 98-year-old connecticut woman is being evicted by her eldest son, and it's sparking a family feud. mary lives in the home where she and her late husband raised their two sons. then on her last birthday, her

oldest son peter informed her she had to move out. mary's younger son jack lives nearby had often checks in on his mother. he does not agree with his brother's actions. >> i don't understand him at all, what is happening with him. he's a scumbag. >> peter whose name the house is in wants his mother out because he doesn't like how she's living. he says he hasn't seen his mother in eight months but thinks she needs to be in a nursing home where people can can take care of her. mary is refusing to move out of the house. the issue is now taken to court. class-action lawsuit against bay area franchises of the hooters restaurant chain will move forward. more then a dozen workers claim they were cheated out of tips, denied proper breaks and forced to purchase their own uniforms. that class-action suit covers employees who work at four bay area locations. a court ruled the franchise waited too long to demand the casing settled through

arbitration. mobile devices have become an essential part of life for many americans. doctors have even coined a condition called nomo phobia. the fear of living without a cell phone. the survey of one thousand people in the united kingdom reveal 66% suffered from nomo phobia. people in the age groups 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 are the most susceptible. >> the anxiety, the anxiousness, yeah. i need it. it's an necessity to me. >> the study finds women are more concerned about being disconnected than men. if you suffer from nomo phobia, doctors advise to take baby steps, first imagine what it feel like without having a cell phone, then spend small amounts of time actually away from it. bay area baseball officially gets underway today. giants pitchers and catchers report to spring training in scottsdale arizona today. the full squad reports on

thursday. and the big question this year, will catcher buster posey and second businessman freddie sanchez be back in the roster? have highway healed after their injuries last year. ace pitchers and catchers also report today. tomorrow is the first manned for workout. positions players will be report next week and fans will get their first good look at new acquisitions. cuban star jonas the a's open the season japan at the end of the month. nothing like the sound of a ball hitting a mitt! spring training is here! you probably heard of the lin- sanity surrounding jeremy lin. newspaper to the palo alto native is taking steps to legally protect his name. >> outside your doors, the skies are gray for some, may look like rain is on the way. we'll look at what you can expect for your neighborhood coming up!

here is a live look at the bay bridge. upper deck has been closed now for about 13 hours. caltrans is due to give an update on the progress of the construction work at the top of the hour. ktvu's allie rasmus is right next to the bay bridge and will have a live update for us at 9:00. the other bay area bridges may be busier than normal this weekend as folks make their way to san francisco. here's the golden gate bridge. so far no big traffic problems on any of the bay area bridges. tonight las vegas services a basketball for muhammed ali.

some 2,000 people are expected to attend the event at the mgm grand. ali fought seven times in sin city and turns 70 last month. he is currently suffering from debilitating neurological diseases and his family says continue as gala is a chance for fans who look up to the former heavyweight champ to pay respects to his legacy as a humanitarian. jeremy lin and the new york knicks' winning streak is over. he turned the ball over nine times. that ties a season high in the nba this year. the knicks had won seven straight games and were 6-0 with jeremy lin as the starting point guard. they play the dallas mavericks tomorrow. meantime, records on file at the u.s. patent and trademark office show that lin has sought trademark protection for his name and the term lin-sanity. the application was filed last monday, he is seeking

protection for use of the term. two men have also sat his trademark. the golden state warriors who released lin last year went down to oklahoma city for the third time if 22 days. last night it was 110-87. david lee did lead the warriors with 27 points. ellis had 11 but then here he hurt himself late in the third quarter. the diagnosis was a hyperextended right knee. the team says he could have returned if the game wasn't so lopsided. 8:56 and let's head become to rosemary for a look at the weather. >> yes, good morning to you! so it's not going to be the gorgeous weather from the last couple days. but we are looking at fairly decent weather in time for your weekend. a little unsettled. we have a weak disturbance that will roll throughout bay area today, bringing us cloudy conditions. a little drizzle falling near the coastline. patchy dense fog reported this morning. widespread 40s to low 50s.

so we're warmer than we're where started yesterday morning. by noontime mid 50s. then by afternoon, clouds part, breezy and cool. epper 50s, low 60s in the forecast. 59 degrees this afternoon for hayward. 58 san francisco. 59 santa rosa. 59 degrees for san jose. your extended forecast through the weekend, we'll continue with this damp pattern. just a slight chance for a true sprinkles each day, sunday, monday we dry out warm up tuesday, wednesday. the third hour of ktvu mornings on 2 is ahead with these new stories. caltrans getting ready to update us on the bay bridge closure. we'll bring you the live press conference straight ahead. and macy's looking for a few good employees. thousands of jobs, the retailer needs to fill! >> and the big boost of support rick santorum is getting this weekend at the expense of mitt romney.

we are minutes away from getting an update on the bridge project straight ahead. we are live outside the richmond lab that is testing abandoned wells in linden, a what they are saying now. >> saying good-bye to whitney

houston. we will go live to new jersey as the funeral gets underway. >> this is the third hour of wkyc. -- this is the third hour of mornings on two. >> good morning, welcome back. i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. >> we will start out with the skies gray and possibility of drizzle: patchy dense fog. we are going to be partly cloudy and i will show you the models in just a bits.

caltran has shut counsel the upper deck. they are trying to realign the westbound approach. this is the spokesman and we will listen in. >> okay. thank you, everybody. first and foremost, we have had a successful closure of the bay bridge last night. we were able to receive the structure of the upper deck at least from chp in 12 minutes. thanks to bay area motorists for paying attention and keeping the traffic light. that allowed our construction effort to start a little bit early and we are off to a great start. >> overnight we were able to complete the grinding operations that needed to be done. we are working on paving

operations right now. our biggest concerns this weekend have to do with weather. we are starting to see some wetter conditions coming towards us now and we are open for a little bit of sun today. >> as it stands right now. we have a lot of work done last night. we have the prodiemlation that needed to be done for the big demo effort that will start around 6:00 tonight and even started knocking off the extra things that we are trying to do for maintenance on the bay bridge. >> later, tonight, if things go well. >> probably around 10:00 p.m. at the earliest. we are starting with the effort and depend on weather. we have had a safe condition out there. no issues with access. and regional traffic has been good as well. so, we are off to a fantastic start with the upper area closed. >> i would like to introduce and give him an opportunity to say a few word. they have done a fantastic job

organizing the effort. here is ed. >> thank you, bart. all the work that we anticipated to do last night. went way ahead of schedule. the only limitation that we had in starting the paving work today was for the plant to get to the proper temperature to be able to start creating the hot asphalt mix. the trucks are rolling now. the paving is going very well. we are anticipating completing the paving and move over to the paving for the maintenance. and repair work near the toll plaza. as far as we are concerned, if the weather holds, we will be finishing early. any additional maintenance work that cal tran wants to do will follow. we anticipate being finished early. that is the type of thing we want to hear from the

contractor. there are a number of operations that cal tran is doing this weekend. as we see it. we are right on schedule for opening the bay brink tuesday at 5:00 a.m. we ask that you stay tuned to local media. use 511 to get updates as the bridge may open early or if we see difficulty with weather. we may be talking about a later opening. thank you. >> any questions. >> this might be, anything about the paving work and when it is starting. when does it end? >> the paving work is now underway. now that we have the asphalt mix out of the plant and delivered to the project. so, it is underway right now. >> okay. you are listening live right now to the caltran progress on the bridge. they are a little bit ahead of schedule right now and could possibly open earlier and again, watching the weather very closely.

and it is a six it to seven hour window to put striping down. this is the one wild card in all of this. and we will continue to watch that for you. >> time now is 9:05. we will take you out to the other bay bridges around the area. because of the bay bridge closure. we could sea increased traffic on the other routes into the city. this is the golden gate bridge and traffic is moving along just fine. they have warned there could be delays of up to an hour this weekend. we will look at the san mateo bridge right now. as you see, no problems. >> staying in contact with them and no major problems to report. there is going to be increased traffic on the other bridges in the area. >> bart is running extended service and there are some conditions. 24 hour service is being offered. and will continue until tuesday morning. check the schedule first. 14 of bart's 44 stations will be open all night long and

trains at the station will be running hourly during the overnight hours. >> of course, stay with channel 2 for continuing coverage on the bay bridge closure. here is allie resist must for the up -- allie rasmus. we have more on the speed freak well where human remains are recovered. a bay area lab is trying to identify some of those remains. >> reporter: they will be testing by the crime scene. articles of clothing and jewelry will be analyzed at the site to identify the victims. now the evidence comes from a well near lunden and it is a speed freak killers led them to a map.

>> yesterday, cadaver very dogs checked the site to make sure it wouldn't be missed. >> this is for the dog to detect any odors that may be down there. >> they can get worn out quickly. it is posh that we slow them down. >> -- it is important that we slow them down. >> he said he didn't know the can of worms he was opening. they sent a handwritten note penned object valentine's day and signed have a nice day. and said news reports are lies and his childhood friend lauren herzog, killed and dumped the victims. not him. herzog targeted victims as well and knew what happened to the heyward girl. referring to the girl missing since 1988. the remains that have been uneitherred will be

coming -- unearthed will be coming to the lab and trying to identify the victims. reporting live. noel walker, channel 2 news. they are investigating two violent incidents that sent people to the hospital overnight. officers were called to a shooting near the nightclub on foot hill boulevard of the when police got there there was a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. he was in serious condition. about an hour later, there was a hit and run on jefferson street. neighbors say they heard arguing, then a collision and saw one car speeding off. and male victim was transported to the hospital. it is not known at this time. he may have been dragged several feet. they have not made arrests in either case. >> good morning to you. and outside your window this morning. >> not a lot of sunshining. but the temperatures not too

bad. sitting in the 40s and 50s. we are dealing with drizzle out there. and north bay reporting patchy fog the and santa rosa reported it earlier. improving conditions. light breeze and notice a little bit of light rain. >> clear light. and just a bit of drizzle. >> not enough to ruin your day and look at the slight possibility through the morning hours. that's about it. >> napa in the 40s. and 52 right around concord. san francisco as well as oakland, you could call it balmy out there. 10 to 15 degrees above what we saw. the satellite radar, the gray sky will pass through and cloudy skies for the afternoon. here is the main storm. or at least the center of the energy. we are getting just, just the bottom edge and as it pulls through. it will leave breezy conditions

behind. upper 50s. low 60s by 2:00 or so. we have partly cloudy. mostly windy skies. and expected to go al log the coast. we have gray skies come sunday morning and shift to the other side and show you the next piece of energy is floating along the coastline and enough to continue the possibility of the sprinkles in the forecast for sunday and monday as well. >> partly cloudy skies. once we get passed the possibly, the mostly gray skies and patchy fog over the north bay. >> upper 50s. low 60s is what we will see. >> 59 in oakland. 58 in the city and 56 expected for pacifica. and mountain view. and 60 san jose. extended forecast is going to be damp. >> monday as well. then bee draw and warm up. look at the rebound. >> this is the forecast. and the afternoon. if you are headed to the sierra

for the weekend. we will have the forecast coming up. >> well, putting the brakes on food trucks around california. the proposed law could limit where the meals and wheels can go. >> it is not a shopping spree. the thousands of jobs macy's is getting ready to fill. >> shut down westbound traffic in the san francisco area. we will have continuing news when ktvu returns. save them.

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. good morning to you. live look at oakland, mostly gray skies and diminishing for the afternoon. president obama is speaking to the nation about his recent west coast tour. that tour includes stops here in the bay area and in a bowling plant in washington. >> we can create new jobs and new manufacturing. and new security for the middle class. in america, we don't give up. we get up. >> the president made the comments in the video address and pointed to the dream liner airplane as an example of bringing jobs and manufacturing back to the u.s. he said companies realize that

they may not make products cheaper but they can make them better. also new this morning. rick santorum come pains in ohio. this is a rally in columbus. santorum picked up momentum when the attorney general announced he is withdrawing his support for mitt romney and now backing the form erpen pen senator instead. now, this is from georgia where newt gingrich met with forkers at a town hall meeting this morning. gingrich is slamming his gop rivals for dropping out of a georgia debate. earlier this week. the cnn canceled the debate after mitt romney and rick santorum declined to debate. it was going to take place days before the georgia primary. there are two out comes in the battle for same-sex

marriage. >> supporters cheered and hugged each other as the maryland state assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and now it goes to the maryland senate which is expected to approve it as well. maryland would join six other states and washington d.c. who already issue marriage licenses to gay couples. however, up the coast in new jersey, chris christie has followed through with a promise to veto the bill. they are not always recognized and christie is willing to and point a mediator and make sure that they are treated the same way as other marriage licenses. the proposal still discriminates. happening rights now. family, friends and fans are saying good-bye to whitney houston. the funeral is now underway.

chris knowles joins from new jersey. aretha franklin is not going to perform, is that the case, chris? >> yes, in fact. she is too ill to even attend the service today. we have no report on what her condition is specifically other than she won't be here and, of course won't be performing today. we will see performances from many other artists and what is really going to be a star-studded sendoff. >> friends and family will bid a final farewell to whitney houston today at a private service at a church where she sank as a child. >> going to celebrate her life to the standard in which she deserves. and this is a church. and we will have some church. >> tends say they will remember her as the little girl from new jersey. but the sendoff will be fit for a superstar. >> houston's costar in "the

bodyguard" is set to speak. the estimated 1500 attendees can expect performances from artists including stevie wonder. alicia keys and. aretha franklin had been tapped to sing "the greatest love of all." >> houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel room. the toxicology reports could take weeks. today is a celebration of the mother, daughter, friends and star who was so suddenly lost. >> whitney houston was a good-fearing woman. who had a strong faith. loved family. had a gift of god that needed to be shared. and i think at this time we deserve, you know, she deserves to be honored.

>> reporter: now, mike and cloudy skies. we are hear -- mike and claudine wong, she suffered from leg spasms following her concert last night. coming up later in the service and in a little bit kevin costner will be speaking followed by clive davis and then a performance by stevie wonder: a lot going on with the remembrance to whitney houston. she will be laid to rest in a nearby cemetery. chris, before we let you go, are the flags at half state in the state of new jersey. i know there was some debate and whether the state would do that. >> they are. and a little bit of skirmish broke out on twitter and facebook aimed at governor christie, questioning the exact things. putting the flags at half mas. and fired -- mast, and said it

should be the fallen shoulders of new jersey that should receive the flags at half staff. he said we are doing that. every soldier that is killed in action from the state of new jersey is remembered by a flag flying at half mast. >> chris, thank you. >> stay with ktvu.com for more on whitney houston's funeral. food trucks are in danger of being kicked out of schools. they report a newal would ban the trucks from selling within 500 yards of a campus. the restriction would be in place for breakfast from dinner time any day they are attending. food trucks are a nuisance. he said they pull students away from a new trishtious school lunch and give them access to soda and junk food. gas prices could spiral up

even faster. there is a fire that is burning at the bp refinery in washington state. 100 workers were evacuated. >> one person suffered minor injuries and thick flume of smoke could be seen for miles. >> loud whooshing noise. >> way off in the distance and then i heard the alarms. and very soon after that, i saw the smoke billowing up. >> bp suspects the fire was caused by a leaky pipe and may cause production to stop. the refinery processes nearly a billion gallons of crude oil a day. >> macy's is getting ready to hire 4,000 new employees. >> they made the announcement yesterday. >> some are buyer positions for the website. others include management

positions for brick-and-mortar stores. they describe the jobs as high paying. >> this is the second year in a row they will hire 4,000 new employees. >> time now is 9:22. bay bridge closure is inconveniencing drivers. and they are taking advantage of the situation. >> weeks after a, a big star is rumored to join the show as a judge. >> we will break away to part cloudy skies. your temperatures will be way cooler. we will take a look at what to expect coming up.

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showers over tahoe, maybe an inch, maybe, two, that should be about it. >> we will look at the forecast in one moment here. at home, it as cooler saturday. and we have waken up with the cloudy conditions. more of the same and we have showers. and the tahoe forecast. it should remain above 5,000 feet and showers are in the forecast for today. mostly cloudy for tomorrow and dry on monday for the come mouth back to the bay area. >> temperatures are going to tumbling. especially for the inland areas. >> livermore hit 68 and in the forecast for today. >> yesterday, 60 is all we will see for the afternoon today. >> extended forecast. >> it is moving through. everything very weak. dry one. >> partly cloudy for the

afternoon. it will be breezy as well. >> bring the jacket, you will need it. >> few shower it is on sunday. and the pattern for monday, then we dry out tuesday. back to you. nasa celebrates of sending a man into or bit. on february 20th. 1962, then astronaut john glenn was the first man to or bit the either. it took him five hours to circle three times. >> at the age of 70, he flu on the shuttle discovery. there are reports that janet jackson could be taking a seat at the judge's table of the x factor. she is not currently a judge. and added that is all she thinks she can say. >> she said she might be joining simon cowell and others

were let go by cowell. >> the winning streak is over. turnover from jeremy lienvelope and the showdown on the court for the bay area native. >> as rosemary told us, it is a different story. the snow they are fining this weekend. >> there is a live look at the bay bridge. and lots of construction crews. >> into san francisco. and we will have more on the closure. >> that's when "mornings on 2" returns.

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. you are taking a bay bridge where they are hard at work and the top deck is closed for more than 12 hours and is not expected to reopen until tuesday. >> welcome back. >> i am cloudy skies wong. >> -- i am claudine wong wong. >> i am mike mibach. >> they told us on air they are on time and ahead of schedule. here are the alternate routes available to get around the bridge closure and into san francisco. there is the san rave female bridge and -- the san rave female bridge -- san rafael bridge. >> while the westbound closure is an inconvenience for

motorists. some are hoping to wash in this weekend. they are hoping poem will stay in and dine in the east bay rather than go out of their way to make a trip to san francisco. they are filling up fast for the long holiday weekend. >> a lot of people now with the cost of crossing the bridge and then parking. people are, i think it is important that they learn there is alternatives over here. >> some merchants are offering special deals and pegasus books and they are giving customers a 20% discount off the bridge closure. >> stay with channel 2 for continuing coverage on the bay bridge closure. allie rasmus will bring us updates. and we will have updates on the website at ktvu.com. >> they are working around the clock. they found bone fragments and they are believed to be from

victims of serial killers. >> investigators are starting to search two more wells believed to have contained two more remains. coming up. the letter he sent about the search. a newborn is back in the arms of her mother after being taken from a castro avenue hospital. he walked out of he'd teen medical center yesterday afternoon. >> she weighed only 6 pounds and the father slipped off the security wristband before he left. >> the sheriff's office was called in and she was rushed to the hospital and to her mother. >> the mother didn't press any charges. >> it had to be a misunderstanding. >> the baby is back. healthy. everything is fine. that's it. they checked out the baby and

both parents have custody. no charges will be filed. hospital officials say they will now reevaluate their security measures. a trial date is set for september 17th for the woman killing michelle. if he found the remains of the missing nursing student. she disappeared last may. >> he is did he ban is accused of stalking and killing her. in los angeles, during a commercial shoot for mountain dew, a number of emergency crews rushed to the scene. he was swinging from a crane when some explosive power misfired and a device meant to protect hip malfunctioned. he did suffer burden of proofs and now he is in critical condition. he is charged with assault after attack ago woman at a nightclub. >> he was off duty at the time of the incident. he pushed the woman he was dating and causing her to fall

and hitting her head. if he is convicted he faces up to four years in prison. >> police say the two men robbed a man of his iphone and other valuables on grand avenue thursday. little did they know that man had a special appon his ipad that showed the like case of his ipad. and the location of the suspects. they were able to track them down later that night and they are tied to six other robberies in just the past week. they are trying to figure out what happened in a reported gun battle outside a car part store. they took the pictures of customers and employees of an auto zone on international boulevard yesterday afternoon. they walked out with their hands up. one of the gunmen had run inside. no one was hurt and they didn't find any other shooters. >> they said they are looking for four suspected gang members. >> there is a tip line aimed at getting them off the street.

that is all going to be available in english, spanish and cantonese. >> information that leads up to gun-related incident and the number is at the top of the screen. today california state university officials are gearing up for tomorrow was super sunday. they will visit african-american churnings to discuss college -- churches to discuss college options. they plan on visiting more than 100 churches. and discuss financial aid and academic resources. the goal is to reach out to members of the community who are often under represented. >> it is precedent's day weekend and the recent snowfall is not going to bring much needed business. we will look at the drive up to tahoe. >> you can see, cars are zipping along there.

and headed up to suerr. a and no restrictions headed that way. it is 2 feet of new snow. and the storm that moved through there. and suinger bowl is out there. and -- sugar bowl. and after months of memo, this was a welcome site. this is the first time they have been able to hit the mountain because of the dry holiday season. > >> with snow, we were up martin luther king. there was no snow here. this is awesome. >> they are predicting more and not add much to the snow pack. since it has taken so long to start. it could extends into the summer months if they get snow and if people continue to come up there. good morning to you. >> it as few sprinkles this morning over the bay area. giving you a live look.

and it is something to breakthrough the cloud cover we have out there. this is patchy fog and that ises improving. scattered showers will continue to move south and what does fall will be little. >> 52 in heyward and apparently along the coastline. the radar not picking it up. low clouds too low to be seen on the radar. you can see it well to the north of us and we are catching just the tail end here. so the cloudy conditions will be moving through by the afternoon. partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions. and here is the forecast for the next couple of days. >> gray skies out there. by 2:00 or so. >> the breeze again will be picking up especially along the coast. please take it easy out there. our water ebb contractses may not be a great day to head to

the beach. this next system will drop by the coast. we will be watching this and all it has to do is creep in just a little bit and we see some rain. low clouds, fog breaking away. and main story for the weekend will be the cool down. we are sitting in the low 60s and # 0s and today, upper 50s. low 60s. dramatic cool down. and for santa rosa. and 58 in san francisco. and 59 for heywardid the and add the wind. if it is breezy outside the door. expect it to feel if quite brisk. and chilly. the extended forecast. we are going to remain in the damp pattern through monday. few sprinkles still possible for monday. then a ridge of high pressure will rebuild. warming well above average for february. 69 degrees will be the average on tuesday. 70 degrees on wednesday. if you are going to be out

playing today. i will have the lunchtime numbers coming up. >> looks great. >> jeremy lienvelope and the new york knicks winning streak is over. they did play against the hornets and turned the ball over nine times. the nic it is had # straight games and with the native, they played the dallas mavericks tomorrow. >> now, the u.s. trade and patent office has trademark protection for his name and the term lin-sanity. it is filed and lin is seeking protection for the term of clothing and hats. and to california men and also sought the lin-sanity trademark. >> they lost to the oklahoma city thunder for the third time in 22 days.

last night's final. monte ellis hurt himself in the last quarter. it was a hyper extended right knee. and the team said he could have returned if the game wasn't so lopsided. warriors play tonight against the grizzlies. >> las vegas throw as bash for muhammad alley. >> he -- muhammad ali. >> he is currently suffering from debeille dating neurological diseases and they saw tonight's gala is a chance for the fan who look up to the heavyweight champs to pay respect to his legacy as a humanitarian. caltran updated us. we will have a live update straight ahead. they will pick a new pope. and they are welcoming this man this morning. >> handwritten note from a killer. what he is saying about

evidence found and tv news reports.

. good morning to you. still plenty of gray outside our doors. cloudy skies and brisk conditions expected for the afternoon. it is just about 45 minutes ago for the bay bridge closure. and we are live with what officials are saying. allie? >> you can see a large group of people with hard hats and safety vests and media vans including ours. we are ready to be escorted on to the construction site on the bay area. we are ready to jump in. we will show you video of the

construction site. so far, so good. that's the report from bay bridge spokesperson. about 45 minutes ago we got an update. no delays or problems. in fact, things have gone so smoothly. there is a slight possibility it could open earlier than planned. >> the big fact for is weather. if it rains, it could delay the opening. >> this will move it south of the existing path and need to do it to tear down old parts of the bridge to continue construction on the new bridge. no issues with access and regional traffic is good as well. we are off to a fantastic start with the upper deck of the bay bridge closed. >> reporter: predemolition work on the old section will be finished by 10:00 tonight. even earlier. crews will have finished repaving the new detour section. they will start striping the

lanes. that's why the weather is still a factor here. you can't new stripes when it is still wet. there is a group of people. all connected to the bay bridge project. there is 10 media vans and trucks. all waiting to be escorted on to the construction site. stay with ktvu for all the latest updates throughout the afternoon. live in oakland, allie rasmus. >> now, they are helping analyze human remains recovered from a central valley well. noel walker tells us they are speaking out. noelle? >> reporter: we are at the lab that will look at the evidence. convicted killer wesley shermatine will say where to show the remains. he say he didn't know he opened

up a can of worms. in a handwritten letter dated valentine's day and signed have a nice day. he calls news reports lies. he said his friend lauren herzog who is dead killed the girlle and referring to michael la garrett who is missing since 1988. they are looking for a second well burial site. they wrapped up the first well on friday. bringing in a cadaver very dog and they found more than 1,000 bone fragments. articles of clothing. and jewelry in the first abandoned well. it will be analyzed here and trying to identify the remains. it could take anywhere between a week and months for some of the remains. >> reporting live.

>> noelle walker, ktvu news. >> this is from the funeral of whitney houston's service. it began 45 minutes ago. >> it is called going home and pause they say she is now in heaven. they surrounded this electronic billboard with dozens of balloons. the billboard itself reads. whitney houston, we will always love you. >> some of the people at the service include oprah winfrey. alicia keys and kevin costner. stay with ktvu.com. on whitney houston's funeral. you will find a live street from the service in newark, new jersey. >> an intense evaluation of josh powell was ordered before he killed himself and his two sons. some of the details of the story may be disturbing. >> that order came after utah place disclosed to social

workers that more than 1,000 sexual pictures were found on the computer and he found incest actual pictures on the computer between parents and children. >> this hit a college texas campus. >> planned parent hood president talked to support the recent president obama mandate. that calls on insurance companies to pay for birth control. it brought out supporters and brought unfortunate protestors including nuns and students. >> i believe a woman's life and she is taking that away. >> there is no way we are going back to the 1950s and 1960s. where women in america couldn't

get access to birth control coverage. she is the daughter of the late governor ann richards. new this morning. 22 men are in the elite club of cardinals who will eel select a new pope. the pope presided over the ceremonies. and the 22 new cardinals including the archbishop of new york. practicing, hong kong and chicago. >> they are now eligible to vote. >> japan's emperor is recovering from bypass surgery. he is being honored in a hospital. the operation went smoothly as planned and two of the emperors arteries have been repaired. >> they showed his heart condition worsened from a year ago. >> he is expected to be released in two or three week it is there is no complication. today, the largest supply

are of iphones and ipads. and it is up to 25% of workers at chinese factories. >> will are reports of them not working in good conditions. >> the state minimum is about half of that cost. activists say syrian forces fired rounds at people marching in a funeral procession in damascus. it comes during a visit from an envoy from chain n and along with russia supported syria by vet teeing the regime. the chinese's vice minister called on all parts to stop the violence which has closed 6,000 people since last march. a bay area man hits a big lotto. he is now taking home the

prize. the giants rush to spring training today. the key question is surrounding the team. ahead of the season opener. >> cloudy start to the morning the and mostly sunny skives in store. we will have more for your area. save them.

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. it is team for the live saver traffic. they will close other areas on the way bridges. you can see the golden gate bridge and things are shining and getting busier. and delays throughout the day. moving over again to the san mateo bridge and traffic is moving. and it is crowded on the roadways. people are trying to get around the bay bridge. and look at the bay bridge for you right now. and you can see if you look on the left. you can see the traffic moving out of the city and that is stopped area. everyone is trying to get into

the city. no one can use the bay bridge. they are trying to get their work done. the giant's quest to get back to the season starts today. they are in scottsdale, arizona. one question is buster posty has healed after the season-ending injuries. and they report today, the catchers. and mandatory workout. and they are expected to be in uniform. position players will report next week and fans will get their first good luck at new acquisition ace. and against the seattle mariners at the end of next month. >> free concert this weekend is going to honor philanthropist for the blue grass festival. he created the annual blue grass concert back in 2001.

>> a tribute concert is being held at san francisco's oh, beach. several names are scheduled to perform including bozscagfis the and emmy lou harris. >> many japanese americans were forced into interment camps after japan attacked pearl harbor. a former internee told about his experience. >> the toilets were all open. everybody looked at each other. >> a day of remembrance is presented every year around february 19th. that's the date that the precedent franklin delano roosevelt called for the interment of all japanese americans. it was a happy valentine's day for a man when he bought a winning lottery ticket. he is identified as alfred n

bought his ticket in san jose on tuesday. he will buy some things for himself and put it away in a retirement fund and for his daughter's future. >> the shop goes gets winnings for selling the winning ticket. well, we will check in with rosemary one last time. we are talking about the rain lingering out there. it doesn't want to come in. >> unsettled is a good word for it. a few sprinkles. and back with us tomorrow. monday, it looks like the possibility of just a chance for some light showers. >> giving a live look and starting with this morning. once it starts through. and break away to partly cloudy skies. it will be breezy. cool and breezy for the afternoon. picking up a little bit of drizzle over areas as well as santa rosa and cal list toga.

and -- calistoga and we are looking at 50s in the afternoon as opposed to 60 and # 0-degree that is we saw for thursday and friday. >> just a little damp at tiles and not going to be much. >> mainly dry. tuesday, wednesday, we get back into mild weather and nearing 70 degrees. >> for those hoping the bay bridge project goes smoothly. they need the weather on their side now. >> maybe a little spritz, and drizzle. >> it is february, yes. >> that is our report this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu news. >> we are always here for you at ktvu.com. have a great saturday, everyone. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. s on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that?

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