. >> reporter: we're live in castro valley where a firefighter is hurt in a backyard fire that spreads to a garage. we'll tell you the unusual way it started and its connection to two large tortoises. a domestic violence suspect on the loose. the reason he may be easy to spot. >> reporter: and the pain at the pump is getting worse. what's behind a recent spike in gas prices?

. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2". i'm dave clark. >> i'm tara moriarty. it's tuesday, february 21st. one firefighter is being treated for heat exhaustion after an early-morning fire in castro valley. tara moriarty is live with more and it appears the fire seems to be tied to anmal -- animals in the garage. >> reporter: this device was used to keep a pair of african tortoises warm. it appears that device malfunctioned. the call came in just after 3:00 this morning off almond road. flames shot through a nearby

bale of hey. the animals -- of hay. the animals escaped unharmed. >> it's a horrible thought. i'm just glad they had the turtle brain to move. >> reporter: one firefighter suffered overheating and exhaustion. he was transer inned to the -- he was transferred to the hospital. that firefighter is expected to be okay. no one else was injured in the fire. six crews responded and were able to knock out the flames within a couple of minutes. crews estimate the damages will will tal -- will tally about

$50,000. back to you. >> thank you, tara. police are looking for a domestic violence suspect who slashed his own hurt. this is him. he's 5'8" with short, black hair. investigators say he probably has bandages around his neck after cutting his throat with a knife after allegedly attacking his girlfriend. police arrested him immediately after the incident. he was supposed to be released in police custody after a psychiatric evaluation but he was inadvertently set free. a livermore man is facing burglary charges after his second arrest in three days. police arrested 18-year-old dallas miller yesterday morning. police tell "the contra costa times" that he was burglar rising a home -- burglarizing a home and stole property. police broke up a rally party at his home that left an

officer with a broken leg. well, the animals at the san francisco zoo had an early- morning call. they had an earthquake. it was a .2 magnitude quake, centered about four miles from the san francisco zoo out in the pacific ocean. the usgs says it was about 5.5 miles deep. there's no word yet of any damage or injuries. well, almost a year after floodwaters devastated parts of capitola, there are still lawsuits. a drainage pipe ruptured in heavy rains and that flooded homes and businesses. the lawsuits are claiming the city failed to properly take care of the underground pipes. one homeowner is suing for $130,000 damage. it is 7:04. it's getting more expensive to drive here in the bay area. gas prices are hovering above

the $4 a gallon mark. that's for regular. alex sav joins us live -- alex joins us live with more. people are not mappy about this. >> reporter: no, they are not. look at this grand total. $83 to fill up the van. >> that was only a half a fan. >> reporter: someone else is paying for this. >> this is a work van. >> reporter: you're surprised? >> yes. we're from houston. >> reporter: the look on your face said it all. >> yep. >> reporter: all across the bay area, the gas prices have shot up at $4 in many spots. regular $4.19. and prices we saw them this morning, some of them are higher. how about this for sticker shock at the pump? video of a gas station in hayward selling gas at just

under $5 a gallon. prices have made this dramatic price. part of the reason, the unrest in the middle east, specifically iran, and a recent fire at a refinery. this morning we talked with someone man filling up with premium. >> i'm shocked. i thought it was $3.80. probably a week ago. terrible. >> reporter: and of course, high prices at the pump are leading to some political finger-pointing as well. some say president obama is to plame for proposing the pipeline project in canada. analysts expect in the coming month prices will go higher. drivers are not happy. back to you. >> thank you, alex. this morning, the cause of a fire at a contra costa county homeless camp is under

investigation. it happened just before 11:00 last night at the homeless camp underneath the bridge in concord. firefighters quickly responded and put out the flames. no one was injured. we have a heads up if you are heading to sfo. oh, boy, the airport is reporting one-hour delays for incoming flights because of this, the fog. the duty manager told ktvu the delays are expected to last between 8:00 a.m. and noontime. that will mean a domino effect on departures. check with your airline. call ahead if you will have any dedays taking off or if you are -- delays taking off or if you are picking up someone. >> yes. let's see what's happening on the roads, the first day back from the long weekend. >> yeah. and we have problems out there. highway 4 is busy. there was a crash.

they moved it to the shoulder. people are slowing past the scene. right after the scene is picks up -- it picks up nicely. what you need to do is give yourself extra time than you normally do. it's already slow. if you normally take 40 minutes, it will take you 50, maybe an hour to drive the same distance. the bay bridge is packed all the awatt to the maze. the metering lights are on. and de la cruz, an accident has slow the traffic getting up to the airport. the best way to get to the airport this morning is 880 instead of 101. let's go to steve. some nice reports coming in. a beautiful sunrise. if you can see it because there's a lot of low clouds around. clearlake, 36 and mostly sunny

-- well, high clouds up there. but june up in mendocino county said it's foggy and 41. there is a lot of fog around. he's higher clouds will zip out of town. they are really thickening up the nothing. sfo and both report -- the fog. snowe and both reports -- the fog and both reports are bringing in clouds. the napa airport has a north- northeast wind. 62 to 70 later on. sunny. we'll get rid of the low cloud deck. 40 to right at 50. still holding on 40s, low. and redwood city at 44. san rafael has gone up to 47. a lot of high clouds sleeming over-- streaming yoef head -- overhead.

once we get the fog to ge out of here. yesterday, cloudy, mostly cloudy. if you get enough of a warm wind, probably more likely tomorrow than today. after that, we'll have warmer temperatures. if you don't have any fog and you are out of the gates soon, that's just fine. . >> for looks to be mostly sunny and warmer. we'll carry that into thursday and friday. financial disaster,

averted. the deal stitched together in europe to give greece the financial life line. . the sacramento ceo whose spending habits have put him in the spotlight. and how much bp may be fined in a court settlement that may be reached soon.

. a lot of people watching the stock market. the dow jones is nearing 13,000. you can see right now, a live look at the big board. it's up 4, at 12,953. it has not been above 13,000 since may of 2008 before the collapse of lehman brothers and the housing bubble bursting. we'll keep watching the numbers

this morning and let you know if it does reach 13,000. investors are keeping a close eye on europe this morning now that greece may have avoided a huge crisis. earlier this morning, finance ministers reach an agreement to give greece more money. they will be loaned another $170 billion. greece reached a separate agreement with private investors. the deal comes just weeks before grease could have gone bankrupt. russia may be shifting its position on syria. earlier this month, russia and china revetod a resolution that called on syria to stop the bloody crackdown against anti- government protesters. but russia should send a special envoy to help out with assistance. thousands of syrians have been waiting in long lines just to get some bread and other food. president obama spoke to afghan president hamid karzai

to discuss efforts over the reconciliations with the taliban. the two talked about karzai's three-day summit last week in pakistan. but pakistan's president and him spoke and he says he's reaching out to all sides to try to have a peaceful end to the wars. we're learning whos has the -- who has the money for the white house. alison burns is live in the -- in washington, d.c. with more. what will are you seeing? >> reporter: well, the big money for february is president obama. his campaign significantly took in more money than any others. obama for america raised almost $12 million in january. romney for president raised 6.5 million but spent spent three

times as much. nit raised 5.5 million. rick santorum -- newt gingrich, 5-point -- 5.5. rick santorum 4.4. racerick santorum raised twice as much money in january than he did all of last year. now, president obama has raised the most following mitt romney and ron paul. back to you. >> thank you. 7:16. a group of evangelical leaders is calling on president obama to reverse a birth coverage many date. the president recently offered a compromise that will allow

ensurers to pay for contra shep -- contraception. many call this a mandate of violation of religious freedom. demonstrators are angry about bills that would end state funding and define embryos as humans. 7:17. well, if you procrastinate, hopefully you will not lose your voice, but your mail-in pal lot for the upcoming presidential election in november may not get counted. the postal service is planning to close facilities because of budget problems. that's gonna lengthen times because if you don't get your

ballot in, in time to be counted. >> it jurt hurts to think about, you know, how we've encouraged people to vote by mail and now the potential that that could result in their ballot not being counted. >> the secretary of state is calling upon postponing closures until after the elections. a new sacramento county ceo is asking taxpayers to pay the bills for recent purchases. brad hud son bought thing like furniture, a $15,000 white noise -- white noise machine, even a shoe shining kit. the bill comes to almost $44,000. he says those purchases were necessary including the white noise machine which he say stops people on noticing in on -- on listening in on business

meetings. occupy protesters are demanding changes at stateprien and they are getting help. [chaning] >> hundreds of people marched outside of san quentin to demand an end to the death penalty. protesters also say the justice system is unfair to the poor. the crowd included the three american hikers being held in iran after being held in iran. >> things that seem small to us, like not having exercise equipment, things like that kept me alive. an out of court settlement could be days of a day in the u.s. history.

bp is facing several big money lawsuits in the big rig explosion that spilled million of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. -- the start of the trite is set to begin on monday and bp and others are reportedly beginning to seam -- are beginning to scramble before -- are beginning to scramble. tock. these are live pictures you are looking at. weather has a change. steve's coming back. he has today's forecast. and a dream date for a young girl with a tumor disorder. the evening she spent with nfl star tim tebow. good morning. highway 4. some slow traffic because of a crash on the shoulder. now the -- now there's crowding. we'll explain. anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya...

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. a young colorado girl still glowing after the weekend of a lifetime. she was invite thed to an awards -- invited to an awards show in los angeles and her date, tim tebow. that's 10-year-old kelesly thompson. she was nf-1. it's a disorder that forms tubers under the skin, the nerves, the brain and the spinal cord. after spind fiing out -- after finding about her foundation, tim tebow called. >> she has gone through a lot. when we got the notice for this, she was completely shocked. >> how about that? >> presley came back home with a lot more than just memories.

look. tim tebow gave her several souvenirs including that autographed football just for her. >> looks like a wonderful time. let's check on things with sal. i want to point out on the maps here that this truck fire on 780 east. east, that's heading towards 680, so that's the correct direction. we have a trailer fire. i want to show you a picture that one of our viewers put up on our facebook page here. this is the trailer fire. she just sent it to us on facebook which is great you can do this. she took it from near the freeway. so they took the truck away from the trailer and you can see it's quite an event. traffic is slowing. you want to go to our facebook page and send us pictures, safely. don't do it while you are driving.

but if you can pull over safely, we love those things. tori, you mentioned this crash on the shoulder is slowing traffic back to antioch. it's always slow here. but this is added time. i get a lot of complaints, well, highway 4 is terrible. well, today, extra terp. and a slightly different lane configuration toward the metering lights. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. some of the fog is thick out there. if you don't have it, it's chore. the fog is hanging around. the higher clouds are mostly gone. there's still some coming down in the north-northeast. it's kind of chilly, foggy. clearing by noon. 40 to 50 degrees. i did see a couple of upper 30s

near livermore. i saw the lab also out of bethel island. there are a couple of upper 30s around. high pressure is building in. clouds stilling all over will give us occasionally higher clouds. once it gets down on the deck, that's a sign that high pressure is building in. it will burn off. 60s, low, mid. we'll about go a few, upper mid and if the fog does not burn off it won't happen. we'll stick with it. sunny, wednesday into thursday. about the same on friday. a cooldown on friday. a bigger cooldown on saturday. it's nothing to crow about, the quiet bay area neighborhood believe it or not, now home to hundreds of roosters. a central valley seer yu killer has more information on about -- serial killer has more information on where remains are.

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. a convicted serial killer sitting on death row in san quentin is indicating there are more human remains. allie rasmus has more. >> reporter: good morning. one of the so-called speed

freak killers convicted murderer wesley shermantine has revealed the location of another well that he says could contain the remains of another -- he says could contain the remains of another a well. this is near the town of lyndon. aparently this well is somewhere in the vicinity of that tower that you see in the distance there. in the past week and a half, one well has been exvacated on this same property. that dig recovered more than 1,000 bone pregnants and other human remains that have yet to be identified. the excavation is now over but the search for more victims continues. this is an rial -- aerial view where the second, third and now fourth well is located. shermantine and her done are

specked -- herzog are suspected of killing people and many of the bodkies -- bodies have not been found. that's why they are searching this other well. now, padilla said he had a conversation with shermantine he said he was noncha lant and very straight -- cha hospital and very -- nonchalant and very straightforward. he thinks shermantine might be a little remorse. it's clear whether the remains in the third well will be started -- it's not clear when the remains in the third well will be searched for. we have not heard back from

them about the excavation of this well yet. back to you. >> thank you. the family of a young san joaquin murder victim is planning a celebration. in hopper of sandra -- in honor of sandra cantu, the event takes place on march 8th. neighbor melissa huckaby killed cantu back in 2009. she's serving a life sentence without parole. mark burnt taught at el montae elementary school for 30 year pf his rae. he's accused of -- for 30 years

before. edwin ramos is killed of killing -- is accused of killing anthony bolongnas and his sons. prosecutors say he mistook them for gang rivals. medina is denying the defense claims that ramos had been trying to leave the -- leave the gang life to spend more time with his family. and take a look. coming up for you at 7:45, pam cook will tell us how these cameras work and how they may reduce complaints against b.a.r.t. police. the berkeley police department is defending its response to a deadly attack in the berkeley hills. investigators say a mentally

ill man beat a homeowner to that dash to death outside of his home near grisly peak roofed saturday night. critics say the response was too -- road saturday night. critics say the response was long. but there were only a few police officers that night because of an occupy protest. i think this shows how limited our resources are. the fact there was the event going on with the occupy people. >> neighbors have identified the victim as peter kooker. his accused killer is 23-year- old daniel jordan dewitt is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. the alameda couple says their son has been battling several kiss orders -- disorders.

7:34. manies on a small street in castro valerie is facing a that dash manies on a small -- neighbors on a small street in castro valerie in a -- valerie in a small town are complaining about the noise from the roosters. they are wondering what these birds are used for. >> i haven't seen anything that would give me evidence but, you know, 300 roosters would lead me to believe they are fighting them somewhere. >> the property is own by jose nunez. we weren't able to contact him. a long-time humane side investigator is disagreeing with that. he says the property is consistent with standard rooster fighting operations. you can get more information on this story by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. you can find it by clicking on

the special reports tab that's there. well, a former dublin resident and her mother are facing jail time for fraud. they plead one count of conspiracy to committ male road. according to the it's they stole more than 500,000 from the company. while trisha worked there, she approved several invoices to her mother. we first told you these two are accused of taking bribes from restaurant employees trying to get certifications as restaurant employee managers.

if convicted, the two men face eight to nine years in prison. a hamburger from a test tube. a dutch scientist said he could have been ready by the summer. if 3,000 of those strips are layered along with a few strips of lab-grown fat, scientists say that would make a hamburger. further tests are needed but you may be able to eat this manmade eat by august or september. 7:37. in the near future, california drivers will be reaching for their license and their smartphone if you get pulled over by the chp. a los angeles a -- assemblymanning the bill would require insurance companies to send proof of financial responsibility to a smartphone

or an ipad at the go of the -- request of the driver. a number of problems out there, sal. >> we have a big problem in the pen near shaw area -- benicia area. this truck eastbound at south hampton road has temporarily shut the freeway down. we have a picture that someone sent to our facebook page, the tlaller of the truck -- the trailer of the truck that was bushing away. the fire got bigger after the car was destroyeded. they had to shut the down -- destroyed and they had to shut it down, the lane. let's check here. we had a prop economy -- problem here -- we had a problem here. highway 4 is going to be slow big time coming up to willow pass road on the concord side.

and the morning commute is slow in san jose. 101 has had a back up approaching the airport because of an earlier karn let's if to steve. some of -- earlier crash. let's go to steve. >> the wind near mission peak and fremont is now easterly at 25. mt. diablo north at 40. it's trying. it's trying. right above the caldecott.

a little bit warmer. we had the cool system come in on monday. it didn't do much rainwise but it left a lot of low clouds around all the way to san jose. warmer weather kicks in -- kicks in. it looks like we'll stay there wednesday into thursday and start a cooldown on friday. 40s to near 50. still some 50s. have seen a couple of upper 30s, one near the lab at leber. the higher clouds. >> you see the direction everything is starting to come down. eventually this high will build in and puv this off to the eve. that's a biggin. that's a big guy of high pressure. he's been working out, drinking his shakes, and near 70 for some of the locations.

roo now we have to deal with a lot of fog. novato, 66. sonoma in there as well. vallejo, benicia, 63 to 74. tanville, san ramon. oakland mid-30s. berkeley is along -- is in there. hayward a little warmer towards santa clara valley. the extended outlook has warmer clouds. about the same friday and then a cooldown more oon sunday/monday. >> thank you. in oklahoma a woman was killed after high winds topped her mobile home. this happened yesterday in aida. one want -- alda.

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. the dow, creeping closer to 13,000, now up 36, to 12,986. less than 14 ponts a-- points away. if it goes above 13,000, we'll let you know. the nasdaq is up 8. s&p up 4. there are reports an ambulance company is threatening to shut down its bay area services unless workers here agree to take a paycut. american medical response has 170 local employees. they say the company wants them to take a 25% pay cut and agree to drop sop of -- some of their benefits. the workers say if they don't, amr plans to walk away from their contracts with bay area

hospitals as early as april 1st. a and m officials are not commenting. a shopping survey shows total e-sales, amazon remains the top retailer saying they -- the customers say they like their low-cost shipping. overall, customer satisfaction with online shopping increased by 1% to a score of 80 out of a possible 100. today is fat tuesday but mardi gras celebrations have been going on for weeks in new orleans. we're there. briere's on famous -- we're on famous bourbon street. during the festive is -- during

the festivities, the king handed off the keys. >> there they go. >> and there is a curfew for children under age 16. tomorrow is ash wednesday which is the first day of lent we have more mardi gras coverage for you on the channel 2 website. just look for the special carnival and mardi gras section under the top story at ktvu.com. it is 7:47. b.a.r.t. police officers will be the first law enforcement agency in the country to use special cameras. pam cook is here to give us a peak at the new technology and how it could replace

complaints. >> well, bond, james bond, that's what comes to my mind when i look at this very new technology. take a look. it's a small camera mounted on a pair of oakley sunglasses. it's made by the same company that makes taser. >> the camera has companion android and mobile apps. video is stored on a remote server and is available to multiple people at a time. the company says recorded video cannot be deleted or altered. now, the first to get the new technology is the 150 b.a.r.t. police officers. some recent studies show that evidence like this are having a positive impact on reducing complaints against police officers. one article on the use of cam rows -- cameras point out that it's not known if they realize

they can't get away with a false complaint or if officers behave differently when they know they are being recorded. the cost ends up being about $1,000 per officer. in the next bauer, i'mshsh -- in the next hour, i'm gonna try to get a comment from b.a.r.t. dave? >> thank you. thousandses of people are getting -- teachers are getting layoffs and some are getting face-lifts and liposuctions for free. they are not built for any procedure and there's no deductible. >> if you had this $5.9 million that was not spent on plastic

surgery what, would you do -- what would you do with it? >> hire about 240 teachers. they said they would give this up if they would go back to the table. new numbers are in on how much money the presidential candidates raised in january. coming up at 8:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the money raised pie republican presidential candidates stacks up against president obama's reelection campaign. the latest nationwide poll shows rick santorum as the new front-runner. but some say his conservative positions may give him a boost in the republican primary. they believe the same positions would work dpebs him in the general -- against him in the general election against president obama. >> i think the feel something

he's not electable given his positions and his conduct the last few days, he's gotten off with a way that does not resonate with the voting registered voters. newt gyp give will be -- newt gingrich will be in the bay area in burlingame on saturday. he's the only republican presidential candidate scheduled to appear at the three-day convention which begins on friday. all right 7:51. a sacramento man drove his car right into a convenience store. the medical condition behind that crash. plus, the simpsons are going mobile. the free game from electronic arts. ♪

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electronic arts will release the simpsons on ipad, ipods touch. the game lets you direct homer and the other springfield residents to rebuild the city after homer causes a meltdown at the nuclear plant. the slow celebrated it's 500th episode next week. the train that will connect marin and sonoma counties is in the final -- is on track for a delivery date of october 2013. 12 cars have been ordered. it will cost about $49 million paid for by the transit company. a sacramento man was raushed -- was rushed to the hospital yesterday after having a seizure and the his car crashed right into a convenience store. police say the driver hit a

parked car on the street after turning the corner and then his car smashed right into the market. no one inside the store was hurt. we haven't heard any word on the condition of the driver this morning -- this morning. i want to check in with sal. you've been keeping an eye on the number of problems. >> yeah, the north east bay where the gar bimg truck was on fire. we showed you the picture of it. still there. highway 80 eeped shut down for a brief moment. i -- is shut down for a brief moment. i want to show you some slow traffic in hayward starting at 238 and very slow all the way down to fremont. it's been a slow drive. and in san jose, a couple of miner benders -- fender- benders, let's take a live look at 280. you can see how slow it is.

let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge. that's backed up. i think a lot of people are getting used to that turn. let's go to steve. we do have some fog as you saw. some of it is thick, thick, thick. there's breaks in it. a lot of these higher clouds are coming down out of the north-northeast. but the wind is turning easterly. we start off foggy and cold here. 40s to near 50. fog, clearing by noon and then sunny and warmer by this afternoon. 40s to -- 40s to 50. san jose has been 50 for about four hours. fairfield is now 46. the wind has picked up a little bit. and concord livermore also warming up a tad but everything continues to ride up and over. highs today, 60s to near 70. we'll be optimistic on that

forecast. the extended outlook has mostly sunny and warmer weather taking us into thursday and friday. a cooldown on the weekend, more so on sunday and monday. okay, steve. a domestic violence suspect on the loose here in the bay area. the reason he may be easy to spot. >> reporter: we're live in castro valley where a firefighter is hurt trying to battle a yard fire. we'll tell you how it started and what it has to do with a couple of tortoises. >> reporter: well, if they haven't dropped by your -- if you haven't dropped in your gas station in a while, you might be surprised. we'll tell you how much the gas prices have gone up.

. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. >> we're begin -- we're beginning with overnight news. a firefighter is being treated for a heat exhaustion after an early-morning fire in castro valley. tara moriarty has been out there all morning. you are -- you are saying this fire is connected to animals kept in a garage. >> that's right. reptiles need to be kept warm

year-round and the homeowners used a livestock to keep the animals warm and that heating pad malfunctioned. the call came in after 3:00. flames shot through a nearby bale of hay and spread to the attic. the animals were able to escape unarmed -- unharmed. >> for turtles, they moved quickly. >> when it is warm, they actually move fast. they can be very animated. >> reporter: one firefighter suffered overheating and exhaustion and was transported to eden hospital. the battalion chief toll us the firefighter had to carry heavy equipment a long distance in trying to battle the flames. he's expected to be okay.

crews estimate the damage at about $50,000. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:00. hayward police are out there searching for a domestic violence suspect who slashed his own throat. about an hour ago, police sent us this photo, you are looking at it. this is 32-year-old jose hernandez. he's 5'8", with short black hair. police say he probably has bandages around his neck after cutting his throat with a knife during an alleged fight with his former girlfriend. police arrested hernandez immediately after this incident on saturday. he was supposed to be released into police custody after having psychiatric evaluation. for some reason he was inadvertenly set free. police arrested dallas miller mading, a 18 years old. police are telling "the contra

costa times" officers caught him burglarizing a home and that he had stolen property on him. just this past saturday, miller was arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer. this is after police say they broke up a rowdy party at his home where an officer suffered a broken leg. it is 8:01. prices are creeping up at gas pumps around the bay area. you have probably noticed a lot of drivers are paying $4 a gallon to fill up. alex joins us live from walnut creek. some say that prices could go even higher. >> that's the bad news this morning. we're already seeing this dramatic rise in pump prices. just in the last week they've gone up 18 cents. here in the bay area we're paying some of the highest prices in the country. here at this cev ron, regular gas $4.19 a gallon. you -- chevron, a regular -- regular gas is 4.19 a gallon. you might think that's a bargain. at this station in hayward, people were selling -- shelling out just under $5 a gallon for

regular gas. statewide, the average shot up 18 cents in the past week. among the factors, a move by iran to limit its crude exports and a recent refinery fire in washington that will cut prodiction. drivers -- production. drivers are shelling out serious money. one man we talked to a little while ago, well, he has a sense of humor about it. >> he asked just about the mortgage -- >> they are gonna have people here with the credit application soon, probably. [ laughter ] >> to fill up gas. >> that's about it. >> reporter: according to the aaa california's regular gas, 4.04. and some say gas prices will continue to rise.

this morning we're live in walnut creek, back to you. >> all right. thank you. 8:03. this morning the cause of a fire at a contra costa county homeless camp is under investigation. now, it happened last night just before 11:00 at the homeless camp beneath the willow pass and diamond bridge in concord. firefighters got their quickly and put out the flames. no injuries reported. 8:04. later today, the oracle racing team is taking to the bay in prepare fashion for next year's 34th america's cup. the team will be practices from about 12:45 to 2:30 on the proposed race cars. the route goes along the em bar cau der rebefore circling treasure island, angel island and the golden gate bridge -- embarcadero before circling

treasure island, angel island and the golden gate bridge. fog is causing one-hour delays at the sfo airport. that's between now and noon. that means departing flights will be delayed. you are encouraged to check with your carrier. >> got advice. let's check in with sal. sal, are you still following highway 4? >> yes and also interstate 780, dave. we have the fire with the truck that was pulling a trailer full of garbage. it caught fire. so 780 is shut down. the chp is advising a different way to get to 680. a lot of people come in from vallejo and they use 780 to connect to the benicia bridge. right now we're advising you to use highway 4 if you need to get to that part of contra costa county. westbound 80 is a little bit slow. so use the carquinez bridge, highway 4, or perhaps you know

a different way. you cannot use 780. we're gonna move down to hayward which has been a terrible commute. i've had a couple of minor fender-benders. 280 is quickly backing you. 101 is slow. but -- backing up. 101 is slow. let's go to interstate 880 in oakland. you can see slow traffic getting past the hyde street area and continuing up to downtown. there's a big backup. today is the first day of the new lane configuration and people will be driving a little bit slower kind of to check out what's going on and we're hoping they will get used to it in the next few days. today is not a light day at the toll plaza. let's go to steve. all right. a beautiful sunrise if you can see it. we have some higher clouds up above. it's really the fog counsel below which has been thick, thick, thick. kind of working its way around. our observer said the same thing. chris out near sfo says it will be clear. all of a sudden, the fog comes

back in, some of it is right down on the deck. a cloudy to mostly cloudy morning. these higher clouds will continue to thin out and push more towards the east. so fog, clouds here in the morning. by noon, clearing. some sun. there's already an easterly breeze in some of the higher elevations. i've even it in oakland, napa and the eastern hills. so 62 to 70. sunny, breezy later on. have to to get rid of some of this stubborn fog. 40s to right at 50. it's been 50 all morning long. 44 -- at redwood city, that is. napa, 46. fairfield was 0. that's an easterly breeze. you can see the cods spilling over to the north and east of us. we'll have a mostly sunny day. just kind of get the fog to burn off. so mostly sunny after the fog here in the morning. there are some holes in it. warmer forecast today.

upper 60s. no fog at all. you will probably have no problem reaching upper 60s to 70s. so low to mid-60s. about the same toward the east bay. walnut creek, san leandro 65. mill pete pis, 67 -- milpitas. 67. saratoga, los gatos in there. menlo park says we're in the party as well. a little bit warmer for redwood city, 60s on the coast. tomorrow looks to be warmer. probably top it out thurt, friday. mostly mild as well. a cool downstarts -- a cooldown starts. cau on camera? black -- caught on camera, black ice and all kinds of problems in virginia. that's a mess.

the state's department responded to almost 1,000 traffic accidents on sunday and monday. how far, it's getting warmer out there today. well, the faa and the ntsb still investigating what led to a midair crash between a helicopter and a small plane. we're now learning more about the people who were trying the -- flying the plane. 49-year-old ron glower of brentwood and a student helicopter pilot both survived after the plane clipped the helicopter near the rio vista airport on sunday night. the helicopter went down near the antioch bridge. the plane made a safe landing to the airport in concord. happening right now, republican presidential candidate mitt romney ready -- getting ready to hold a town hall meeting. this is a live picture of where the meeting will be held. you can see a big flag there and a banner that states "cut

spending." romney grew up in michigan -- michigan and his father -- and right now, santorum is leading the polls. ifmy romney does not bip the next debate, it will be a big blow to his campaign. a trail degins today for a third marine of hazing a marine for santa clara or whatter -- who later killed himself. harry lou committed suicide last year. prosecutors say three fellow marines abused blue for reportedly falling asleep. since then, hazing has become a bigger issue. eight soldiers may face charges after danny chin committed suicide last october after being hazed. >> i think the fact that that case is progressing faster than

in harry's case is a regrektion on the military paying closer attention because of harry's case. as for the lu case, one marine has been sentenced to 30 days of in jail, and another marine was acquitted. 8:10. well, a california lawmaker accused of drunk driving. how his child is connected to the charge -- charges. also coming up -- >> an explosive new controversy in afghanistan that involves korans and u.s. soldiers.

a lot of fog out there this morning. some of it should start to lift. if you don't have any fog, it's already mostly sunny. highs today once we get through the fog will be in the low 60s for some, mid-60s for others and upper 60s to near 70. 8:14. in afghanistan today more than 2,000 protesters demonstrated against the improper disposal of korans at an american air base. >> reportedly dozens of coance used by detainees once imprisoned -- korans used by detain es once imprisoned at the base -- >> i offer my sincere apologies

to the president but most importantly to the people of afghanistan, the noble people. >> the disposal of the korans was unintentional, the general said. but once they were discovered in the trash, they were delivered to afghan muslim leaders. president obama's campaign raised a lot more money last month than any of the republican candidates for the white house. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom crunching the numbers that just came in from all of the campaigns. what are you seeing? >> well, the campaigns and their super-pac have their numbers from january. here's what we found out -- president obama's campaign raised $12 million in january. mitt romney's's -- tash mitt romney's campaign 6.5.

newt gingrich, 5.5. rick santorum, 4.4. ron paul proud in slightly less. brought in slightly less. the pro-gingrich super-pac raised the most, 11 million. most of it from one florida couple of. >> the pro-obama-pac raised $59,000 but he started supporting it a few weeks ago. alley sop burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:16. a central valley city councilman accused of driving drunk and leaving his injured child at the scene is now being pressured to resign. early monday morning in oakdale, jesse james white was arrested after sideswiping a

parked car. witnesses say his 4-year-old son suffered a bloody nose when the air bags deployed. an iraq war veteran accused of killing several homeless people in orange county is due in court. prosecutors are expected to formally charge 23-year-old o'ocampo. his victims' list includes two relatives of a high school. and the former head of the international monetary fund is being questioned by french police investigating a suspected prostitution ring. now, dominique strauss-kahn, you can see him arriving at the police station surrounded by photographers. police say prostitutes have

claimed to have sex with strauss-kahn during 2010 and 2011 at a hotel in paris and also washington, d.c. lass year, strauss-kahn resigned from the international monetary fund after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman. new this morning, the fda says it is taking emergency steps to make sure there is not a shortage of two drugs often used by cancer patients. the two drugs are used to fight ovarian cancers along with leukemia. but the two drugs have been in short supply, causing serious concern that the patients may have to miss treatments. now the fda says it's allowing dixcil to be temporarily brought into the country.

a legal battle between apple and a chinese company could be settled out of court. the chinese company suing apple over the use of the ipad trademark says it's willing to discuss a settlement. proview claims ownership of the ipad name in china. but apple said it bought the names to the rights and proviewed to transfer the rights. a hearing is set in shanghai tomorrow. a georgia man legally blind now has his life line back thanks to technological help. he says his iphone is especially equipped to listen and tongue to -- and talk to -- to listen and talk to him. it's his connection to the outside world. so when he lost it in the back of a cab, he asked a friend, who is almost blind herself, to track the phone. >> vincent's iphone located! it would change locations.

so i would say, your phone has to be in this cab because it's a pat aern -- pattern. a man facing -- a man is facing assault and battery charges. the incident happened this past weekend. it was caught on tape. >> my god! what? are you drunk! >> the video shows the guards pepper spraying. one guard was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. it's not clear what led up to this incident. 8:20. well, rock-throwing vandals targeted a bay area neighborhood. now the clues that may lead to an arrest. fog is the big story this morning. steve will tell us if the skies will clear this afternoon. . and the san mateo bridge is doing pretty well but there is

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. we -- we now have video of the livermore rock attacks that we first shoeld you -- told you about yesterday morning. police say this video shows a white car likely involved in a vandalism. it was spotted early saturday morning in a neighborhood south

of vasco road. this is the same time and location of the attacks. >> we're hoping somebody will start talking and someone will call the police department so we can put an end to this. >> police say the rocks are being launched from a device like this one. he says so far the people involved face felony vandalism charges. a toteal of nine homes, cars and mailboxes plus one school have been vandalized. let's check in with sal. have you a lot to tell us. you are not smile -- you are not smiling about some of this stuff. >> no. it's bad news for the bay bridge but also bad news for interstate 780. they finally have one lane open

here. they are advising you use a different way to get to 680 because of this truck fire. now, then, let's talk about the bay bridge because the bay bridge toll plaza is bad. it looks like it's standing still here. part of it was a stalled vehicle and i have a feeling part of it is just a slightly new lane configuration. it's been kind of a rough one here. let's go to steve. fog is the big story. if you don't have that, that's great. it will be mostly sunny here. the higher clouds are streaming down. but it's a sign it will be with us through the morning. some of that fog said it's been moving there. we have reports in san francisco, san jose, mountain view, oakland, napa, santa rosa. it's all around. the higher clouds, look like they are about -- they are kind of filtering through through the morning hours.

fog and higher clouds. 40 to 50. 54, 64. clearing but some higher clouds. that fog should be done by noon. the wind is turning easterly. that's north. napa, northeast at oakland. there are signs it's beginning to show itself. you can see the ridge of high pressure really building in. fg except for the higher clouds and fog. that fog, a little fog. breaking news. the dow jones industrial averaged -- crossed 13,000 this morning for the first time since -- since may of 2008. we're looking live at the big board. you can see it's a 12,993.84. the dow is up 43, but that was

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the central valley could be expanding. koot's alley ras -- ktvu's rally rasmus is live with new information authorities are getting from a convicted serial killer. >> reporter: that convicted serial killer is wesley shermantine. he's revealed the location of another well that may contain more victims' remaineds. according to a bounty hupper who got this information from shermantine on sunday through a phone conversation, that information is behind us in this well. the well is supposed to be in thevy since tin of the electrical tower. this is all near the town of lincoln -- lyndon. this is new video this morning that gives us a better view of the area we're talking about. cameras from this chopper zoomed in on what looks like a well on this property. we don't know if this is the well, shermantine was talking

about. the killers are suspected of killing as many as 20 people. many victims have not been found. san joaquin county officials excavated a different well on this same property and the dig recovered more than a thousand bone fragments and other human remains. a dillia agreed to pay shermantine 30,000 for all of this information. he's been working with shermantine for the last several months. but padilla says he thinks shermantine feels some degree of remorse about what happened. >> yes. yes, i do. i have dealt with fugitives for 35 years. i've seen individuals -- i don't know about repentant but getting things off their chest and how they come about discussing sefern things -- certain things.

we have contacted san joaquin county sheriff's office, we've not heard back from their spokesperson. but there's supposed to be a briefing later this morning at the sheriff's office. we'll try to get some answers then. the county of a young murder victim is planning a special celebration for what would have been her 11th birthday. in honor of sandra cantu, the second annual tracy celebrates children event will be held march 8th. several activities are planned including a magic show and gymnastics. melissa huckky killed her and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. there will be a court hearing for a former los angeles teacher charged with committing lewd acts against children. he taught at the school for 30 years before being arrested. he's accused of abusing at

least two dozen children. another former teacher charged with groping two students is also in jail. >> in one how, a fee -- in one hour, a key witness rushes to the stand in the rae mose killing case -- ramos kills case. the deadly gunfire was in eral -- retaliation for a shooting. new this morning, the supreme court is, once again, taking on the issue of affirmative action. today, the court will look at a case brought against the university of texas by two light female students. they claim they were denied

admission because of the university's race-conscience -- race-conscious policy. 8:33. m just about 30 minutes from now, 9:00, the two former san francisco food safety inspectors charged in a bribery scandal are due to appear at a plim hearing. as we -- preliminary hearing as we first reported stewart and sanders are accused of taking bribes from restaurant employees trying to get certification as food safety managers. both men have pleaded not guilty. if convicted, the two men face eight to nine years in prison. well, b.a.r.t. miffs will soon be using -- police officers will soon be using some brand-new technology. cameras mounted right there on their sun glasses. coming up at 8:45, pam cook will come back and tell us how these cameras work and thousand he -- and how they may reduce complaints against police

officers. a shaky wakeup call for lz -- for residents of the san diego zoo. there was a 2.2 magnitude quake about four miles from the zoo out the pacific ocean t struck just before 1:00 this morning the. the us -- morning. the usgs says the depth was p five miles. no reports of -- was about five miles. no reports of injuries or damage. there are still several lawsuits against capitola. this is what the damage looked like in march of latch years. a -- of last year. a drainage pipe ruptured damaging several homes. one homeowner is suing for $130,000 in damages. in the very near futuring it's possible california drivers would be reaching for their license and their smartphone if they get pulled

over by the police. a los angeles asimplyman is proposing that police accept -- asimply is proposing that police accept proof of auto insurance on smartphones. we want to check in with sal. we've had some problems out there for sure. let's go out and take a look at what we have now at -- as we get closer to what should be the end of the morning commute on highway 4. you can see traffic is going to be a little bit better. in fact, a lot better than it was earlier this morning. the morning commute at the toll plaza still looks terp. we did have a -- terrible. we did have a stalled vehicle. some of it may be because of the new lane configuration. if you are driving on 780, they are still clearing out a truck driver that. ' good a -- that's a good

freeway to avoid. let's go to steve. >> oh, that fog. if you don't have that, things are good. a few high clouds but the fog has been really, really thick. popping up all over the place. peninsula, north bay, east bay, san jose still dealing with fog. i know there's some around sfo. some of these clouds will thin out. fog, clouds, some sun mixed in. but then fog clearing by noon. as we get more of an easterly breeze. 42 to 50. we had some temperatures, upper 30s right at 40 but they will starting to warm up. the high pressure building in -- it's to that take everything away from the north and -- it's

gonna take everything to the north. we're also starting to see it go northeast back out towards the sea. that's a sign that the east wind is beginning to kick in. not too bad at the surface. some higher elevations already showing signs of that. patchy morning fog. warming for a few. upper 60s to near 70. a little breezy. mt. diablo about 30 miles an hour. patchy fog, some warper temperatures compared to yesterday. i kind of jumped the gun on those north bay temperatures. 67, pittsburg. also for concord, walnut creek and pleasanton. san leandro, 65. alameda, berkeley, 64. redwood shores, palo alto, san mateo, around 64.

san bruno to 66 degrees. extended outlook has more sunshine and warmer weather wednesday, thursday. friday looks good. a little cooler saturday. much cooler on sunday. 8:38. well, family members and friends remembering the three men who died in that avalanche in washington state. they were all expert skiers. there were -- they were among about a dozen skiers at stevens pass in seattle. one of the skiers triggered an avalanche and that swept them all thousands of feet down the mountain. it's been a tough day. one of the skiers who survived is a part-time santa cruz resident. show said she tried to stay calm but feared the worse. and this device saved her life by deeping her -- by keeping

her head above the avalanche. this is the tiny nare low- leafed flower. it was stored by an arctic ground skirm almost -- squirrel almost 30,000 years ago. prior to this, the oldest plant grown was a date palm grown in israel. a young colorado girl is still glowing after enjoying the weekend of a lifetime. she was invited to -- to an awardses show in -- awards show in los angeles and her date, tim tebow. >> he's a thousand timesser than you think -- he's a thousand times nicer than you think he is. >> she has nf-1, a disorder that forms tumors under the

skin. after kearning -- learning of presley's medical foundation, his foundation called to arrange this. >> she's gone through this. when egot the notice from this, she was completely shocked and my husband said the whole weekend he's never seen her smile and be as happy as she was. >> presley returned -- returned home with several souvenirs, including an autograph football. >> it's great. >> 8:416789 we're keeping a close eye on the -- 8:416789 we're keeping a close eye on the stock market. you can see. we're at 12,989. but earlier today it went bast the 13,000 mark -- it went past the 13,000 mark. wow,

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prefinancial crisis days of may 2008. of course, after that came the collapse of lehman brothers and the burst of the housing bubble. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is still up 35. but below 13,000, at 12,985. the nasdaq is up 9. >> s&p is up 4. now, investors are keeping a close eye on europe now that greece may have avoided a huge crisis. early this morning, eurozone reached an agreement to give greece more bailout money. greeks are not celebrating because this means year of tough austerity mesh us -- herrures and sacrifice -- measures and sacrifices. bay area gasoline prices,

back over $4 a gallon. aaa says the average price for a gallon of gas in san francisco is 4.08 a gallon. economists are worried if gas prices keep going you particular will hurt the overall, economy. this moving, police in hayward out there searching for a domestic violence suspect who harmed himself. he cut his own throat, police say, during a fight with his girlfriend on saturday. and one firefighter is being treated for heat exhaustion. you see him there in the ambulance after an early- morning fire in astro valley -- in castro valley. tara moriarty is live with more. zplfnlt we just spoke to the battalion chief and he says that that firefighter treated at a nearby hospital has already been released and turned -- returned to duty.

the cause of the fire, they say is a heating pad used to keep tortoises warm. that pen was just outside of a -- of garage. the animals were able to escape into the backyard unharmed. >> it's a horrible thought. i'm glad that they were -- had the turtle brain to move. survival skill. now, one firefighter suffered overheating and exhusttion as we -- exhaustion. transported but he's been rees- - but he's been released. six units responded to the scene of the fire. they were able to knock down the flames within a few minutes. but we did speak to crews who estimate the damage is probably around $50,000. live from castro valley, tara

moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. today is fat tuesday but mardi gras celebrations have actually been going on in new orleans for weeks. here is a live picture of the fame out purr bown street in the french quarter. it looks like the parade is underway. there's -- famous bourbon street in the french quarter. it looks like the parade is underway. >> the king, please accept the keys from us. >> several parades are peaking held throughout the day a big change this year. there is a curfew for those under the age of 16. here in the bay area, annual gatherdy -- mardi gras

facilities -- sell brags are -- celebrations are offering specials. we have more mardi gras on our website under the "top story" box. some very cool new technology could help locally and the people they are hiring to pro-- hired to protect. pam cook is back in the studio with a peek at new sunglasses. sunglasses fitted with a small camera designed to collect video evidence. now, b.a.r.t. police officers will be the first law enforcement agents in the country to use them. take a look. it's a small camera mounted on a pair of oakley sun flagses. it's made by the same company that makes tasers. now, the camera has android and ios mobile apps. video is stored as evidence on a remoter is veer and is available to multiple poem at the same time. the company says recorded video cannot be deleted or altered.

the first to get the new technology, the 150 b.a.r.t. miffs. they will start using the sun flags cameras at the end of the month. some recent studies show some dash cameras are having a positive impact on reducing civilian complaints against miffs. as the company behind the technology puts it, it improves behavior of all parties during police interaction. now, the cost about did 1,000 per officer. the idea is to make communities safer while improving public trust at the same time. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, pam. 8:5 -- 8:50. happening right now. president obama is holing an event at the white house. he just finished speaking and he's shaking hands and hugging some of the people behind him. he was highlighting the importance of the agreement by congress to extend the payroll tax cut and some of those people behind him shared via

twitter how losing the tax cut would have affected them. president obama also called on congress to pass -- to pass more bipartisan measures? if you procrastinate your mail-in ballot may not get counted. the u.s. postal service plans to close more than 200 of its mail processing facilities because the budget problems. that will lengthen delivery times. meaning if you don't get your ballot in on time, it may arrive too late to be counted. more than 50% of californians voted by mail in the past two elections. >> it just hurts to think about how we've encouraged mean to -- encouraged people to vote by mail and now that can result in their ballot not being counted. the secretary of state is urging the postmaster general to postpone the cloesh hours until after the -- closures until after the election. a new ceo is in hot water

foreextravagant promises. he bought things like furniture, a $15,000 white noise machine even a shoe shine kit for his office. the bill comes at almost $44,000. and he charged it to taxpayers. hud son says those purchases are necessary business expenses. nine minutes before 9:00, a truck fire in benicia is causing problems on the road. sal will have an update on the commute when we come back. roosters wearing out their welcome in one east bay neighbor. some say why they are more nan just amotorcycle. oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. some say why they are more than just annoying. i can love a really, really long time. [ male announcer ] for the road ahead, the all-new subaru impreza®. ♪ experience love that lasts.

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. welcome back. in the very near future, california drivers you may be reaching for your driver's license and smartphone if you get pulled over. a los angeles assemblyman is proposing that police accept proof of insurance on mobile devices. the bill would require insurance companies to send proof of financial responsibility to ash -- to a smartphone or ipad at the request of a driver. neighbors in castro valley are dealing with a situation that's getting larger and louder all of the time, they say. its the roosters. the neighbors say they are hundreds of roosters on the property. the neighbors did not want to be identified and they've already complained about the

city about the noise and are wondering what the birds are being used for. >> i haven't seen anything that would give me evidence, but you know, 300 roosters would lead me to believe they are fighting them somewhere. >> no the property is owned by jose nunez. we could not leech nunez for comment -- reach nunez for comment. but a source close to hill saying he leases the space to a friend of his. you can get more information at ktvu.com. you will find it by checking on the special reports tab on the front page. it's ticket tuesday. today's winners will get to see green day's american idiot. it's at the or she yum theater in san francisco. -- orpheum theater in san francisco. it's about friend forced to choose between their dreams and

the safety of suburbia. go the website before midnight and put in the secret word "holiday." okay. we want to check in one last time for sal about things in antioch. >> that's right. we do have slow traffic in contra costa we have slow traffic on 780. they are just getting ready to open up the freeway after a garbage truck fire. 780 eastbound. it's a mess there. give yourself plenty of time there. the bay bridge has just been terrible. it has not improved. by now we have an improvement. we did have a falled vehicle there to try to get into san francisco. different yourself plenty of axtra time -- extra time. i just got a tweet from kamala. he says 580 is very slow from eat least -- from at least hyde street westbound. let's go to steve. a lot of fog out there. a few high cloud. out of the fog, temperatures

will start to warm up pretty fast but it could be tough here. 60s to upper 60s. warmer wednesday into thursday. still nice. looks like a cooldown as we go to the weekend. >> an that's our report. we'll see you the next time -- and that's our report. thank you for joining us. we'll see you the next time news break. >> an join us for the noon at news for the big day you a the dow. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us.