. police searching an oakland neighborhood this morning. who officers are looking for -- coming up. an early-morning fire in berkeley. crews race to a very confusing scene that caused some concern. there's still about 100 people in san francisco without power, but we'll tell you how this power outage could affect thousands of people's commute. and the bold crimes that have bay area toll-takers on alert. "mornings on 2" begins richt -- right now.

police have closed off 45th street and telegraph avenue because they are looking for a gunman who opened fire one hour ago. our reporter is live at the scene and he will be joining us shortly with more information on this and let us know what police are having to say about this situation. meanwhile, in overnight news, it's been a busy. firefighters arrived on the scene of a fire and they saw a plane sticking out of a roof. turns out, it was just a piece of art. >> we were totally asleep. somebody rang the bell and we could look out the window and

see the flames. i ran outside and turned on the garden hose. >> an investigation is now underway into the cause of the fire. art supplies and some flammable liquids stored in a locker made it difficult for crews to battle the fire. two firefighters were treated and released for minor injuries. and in oakland, the red cross is helping four people find a new place to stay following an early-morning apartment fire. firefighters were called to 37th street around 4:00 a.m. a battalion chief tells ktvu a resident tipped over an oil lamp while making a snack. oil spread and the curtains caught fire. the resident tried to put the flames out. two men forced their way into a home on paradise drive

yesterday morning. a man in his 20s and his mother inside -- were inside. police say the suspects demanded cash and according to police, the suspects pistol- whipped the man and slapped and choked the mother. they got away with cash, a tv set and a safe. if have you any information, contact hercules police. a. there a is a -- christien kafton is live at the scene where a pg&e crew is still on the scene. >> reporter: pg&e is still securing the screen. you can see the utility pole up there. part of the major issue is not only the fire that hasn'ted apartment the top of the pole but the fact that that wire is

hanging. you can see it hanging off the cross beam. pg&e says they've secured that line. that repair crew is on the way. repairs are expected to take all day. when we arrived, the pole was still on fire. the transformer failure left 2400 customers without power. now pg&e have restored power to all about 130 customers. they restore power to be fully restored by 8:30. >> we don't -- we stay away from the wires and the utilities gets shut down. if anybody iswalking around, the wires could fall down. >> reporter: you can see that

san francisco police and the department of park and traffic are diverting traffic in this area. we have learned in just the last half-hour that san francisco police officers anticipate being outseer all day at this scene to divert power. and they are anticipating it will take pg&e all day to come out hire and restore power and also repair that utility pole. so again, a lot of activity out here. if your commute takes you in this area on dubose between mission and valencia, you will need to find a new way to get to and from work. we're live in san francisco, back to you. >> thank you. we want to did back to developing news in oakland. police have closed off the area around 45th and tele-- telegraph. if he are looking for a gunman. here's more from alex. >> reporter: this is reports that gunfire that came -- that

-- that came in early this morning. 45th street andle it le graph is the location. here's video from chopper 2 of what this scene looked like a short time ago. officers had their guns drawn. we saw many of them walking up and down the streets. we also saw several restaurants closed. police say they had reports about gunshots in this neighborhood early this morning. police can't tell us if there was a victim or anyone they found. we are waiting at this point to try to speak with the police lieutenant and figure out who police are looking for, why any are looking for this person and why -- and why they found him here. there were a number of police officers on 45th street. those officers have left. we don't know if that means the search has shifted to another

area. pack to you. >> thank you. 7:06. in lake tahoe a debate about bear traps being set up. someone who doesn't want the bear traps has poured ponesol around the traps to make the bears stay away. investigators are looking into a series of threatening phone calls who live near the bear traps. the government's new consumer watchdog agency is launching an investigation about overdraft fees charged by banks. coming up what investigators want to know about these fees. and timothy geithner will speak out with a new plan from

the obama administration to cut the corporate tax rate. president obama wants to cut the tax rate from 35% down to 28 p -- 28% in exchange for dropping the loopholes. the proposal would require congressional approval and since this is an election year, and lists say that's probably not gonna happen. sal, i saw you when you walked in. i didn't know you would be this busy. >> it does make the time flay. this morning we're looking fen -- yesterday, the metering lites were not stall folk dash were not installing properly. today still a lit -- still a little bit slower than usual.

if you look at the picture, cars are moving. yesterday, it looked like they were standing still for the metering lights have been sed up a little bit. so we have a 20 to 25 minute delay at the on the. we'll get this worked out. this traffic here in both direct the moving along nicely. if you are driving along the prige. >> that traffic looks good. what we don't see it -- what we don't see today we saw yesterday. you can see the clouds. that vision is not -- [ applause ] >> okay. [ laughter ] >> it will be mostly sunny and warmer. before i foreget, up at mord 0

n, on june 2st on the summer solstice they had 21 inches of snow on the ground. today te had 15 -- they have 15. ment diablo at midnight. 48 miles an hour. 54 at 2:00 a.m. they did peek out at 5:00 a.m. a at on chi 6 miles an hour. around 15, 20, we do have a very brie ze blustery condition. a wind advisory will continue tomorrow. i think down to the santa cruz mountains. the wind will start to pick up here over the next 36 hours t

livermore, 56-degree. they have a new york wind that's 38. a lot of 40s -- north wind that's 38. a lot of 40s. calm conditions for many but north pat livermore at 6:00 -- but north at -- at livermore, 8:00. at the surface, not too pad. high pressure will take fg to the north, the jeep, storm tlack, i say that usually -- loosely pause we've not had any temperatures. i don't them we'll set -- i don't think we'll set any records today. temperatures will be pove average and they had be mild to to barm. windy and warm on thursday with

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is one of the famous ministers in the united states today. this is a minister from new york. a great man. but anyway, the -- president obama is about to speak at the construction site of the smithsonian's national museum of african-american history and culture. the museum is due to open in 2015. while the minister is speaking, president obama and mrs. obama are sitting off to the side and they will be speaking shortly. but we'll brick you details about this new smithsonian museum later today. a team of united nations nuclear inspectors have now left iran saying their mission was a failure. iranian officials denied a request by the u.n. team to interview iranian nuclear scientists. they also barred the inspectors

from visiting a military complex suspected of being a secret weapons facility. two western journalists, including marie colvin, were killed. colvin was a correspondent for a paper in britain. she lost one eye but kept on reporting on reports around the world. residents are quickly running out of food and water and are hiding in bunkers. this is coming in from argentina. the pictures are incredible. a packed computer train had the tharyia of the main situation in buenos aires. you are looking at these pictures. besides the hundreds of people who were hufer, there may be

thousands still stuck in the trainer. there is an investigation going on you see the tree all mission route -- you see all of the -- you see the mission over there. . it is 7:17. the government's new consumer financial watchdog today kicks off an investigation into those overdraft fees. charged by big banks.

alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. bureau, the investigators want to know if banks are setting you up to pay more fees. allison? >> reporter: that's right. so of these fees top $30 every time your account goes in the red and the banks are making billions. consumer groups say overdraft protection is a ra ket, not a -- racket not a service. today an investigation is peaking held into several of tricks. we recently talked to the head of the new agency. he came here to our bureau for an interview. >> our focus is to hold people accountable making sure the entire financial place plays by the rules. and richard cordray will be talk about it in a town hall

meeting in a few hours. this could lead to new rules to helping banks operate. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:1. authorities in yolo county have released a chilling video of a deadly -- 2008 shooting of a sheriff avenue deputy. a warning. you may find these pictures disturbing. [ sound of gunfire ] >> this video is from a police squad car taken on a remote dirt road. it shows the gunman firing at the department. hee on san quentin's row. a woman from the cleveland area is facing felony charges in a bizarre murder plot. >> reporter: the fbi says meredith lowell tries to fire a

-- trying to hire a hitman. investigators say a hitman -- she was arrested yesterday. alameda county supervisors say the county fays another tough budget year. supervisors met with some from various agencies in a put forum. half of the 9 sun seniors in alameda county with will no longer be able to vote to at that dash at certain centers.

. 7:20. divers have found four more body os on a cruise ship -- bodies on a cruise ship in italy. before this latest discovery 17 bodies had been recovered while 15 other people were still missing. local news reports say the body of a 5-year-old italian girl was among those found today. incidentally, her father survived the crash. our time now, 7:21. are you gonna need your jacket today? i don't know. maybe -- maybe not. and new research claims your facebook protime could be

-- profile could be fused how you perform in the -- confused how you perform in the workplace.

. a new study shows looking at somebody's facebook profile may be a useful in -- in knowing how they will perform on the job. college students received similar marks on employee evaluations. and those showing out partying, shows they are comfortable in social social -- situations. >> see what you just started there. [ laughter ] >> all in moderation.

>> it's interesting that you mentioned facebook because yesterday when we had the horrible backup, people were posting on facebook and twitter saying this is horrible! this is atrocious! in other words, we can't repeat. [ laughter ] the traffic is going to be much better now. you see the macarthur maze. yesterday, the traffic was backed up around this corner. it still is just around the corner there. it was whacked up -- barked up here a little while ago but it seems to have improved -- back up up here a little while ago but it seems to have improved. some people sent me a tweet saying this is still terrible but it's better than it was yesterday. this is a look at san jose, 280 northbound and southbound, now getting -- now getting a little bit of work. 280 slowing down at 17. 7:25. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. a very good morning.

temperatures rely mild for some. we did have some low 60s. but it will be mostly sunny. i have it on good authority that people were water skiing yesterday and they will probably be out there today. looking at lake county and mendocino county. that's a bow in the clouds that's high pressure building in their -- building their way in. 66 in the city, although it's 53 right now, 73 and concord, 71 san jose. 30s, 40s, 50s. mid-50s for some. 56 livermore. they were 62 with an hour and a half ago but the wind is tailing off. the only fly in the ointment is high clouds. it's windy in some of the higher elevations. 60s and 70s. i don't think we'll set any records today or tomorrow. i

think afterfriday. 7:26. another pepper spray incident. this one involves bay area school children. tollbooth operators are being extra vigilant. we're live where there were two possibleries -- robberies in just the last week. also, stuck at a sinkhole while selling girl scout cookies. mom, i'm getting married.

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. bay area toll collectors are on alert this morning. lorraine blanco is live at the bridge right now to tell us how security cameras could provide some valuable clues here. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning dave. investigators say they are following some good leads this morning. you can bet they will be checking out these surveillance cameras behind me. checking out the footage on them, they hang above every spot on the prige. the most recent robbery around 6:00 a.m. yesterday, a vehicle rolled up. the person pointed a gun at the

toll collector, pointed a weapon and fled. we talked to one individual who says he would like to see better security? i've been watching -- driving a month and i've seen maybe one time a cop there. >> reporter: the chp won't exactly say how much money was taken. reporting live in vallejo. >> ktvu channel 2 news. 7:31. police are asking for the public's help to cove a deadly shooting in rich monday. just before 7:00 last night officers received numerous call at shields reed park. when they arrived, they found the area littered with shell casings. they also found a command who had been shot. in oakland. >> a robbery victim is recoving of a peaking shot. the vem's niece says the gunman

approached them, demanded money and keys to their truck. she escaped while running away and clutching her child. >> i went in the housed a i hear the shots. >> reporter: the victim suffered a foot to had -- to his leg. surveillance video shows charles hill allegedly throwing a knife at the officer. toxicology tests found that ill was -- hill was high on alcohol, methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana. the district attorney says the 1/2ing ad lawfully and in self- defense when he -- --

police say it appears this was an accidental situation. a community group is rallying behind a homeowner in san francisco 0 who is scheduled to be evicted today. monica kenny says when she lost her job two years ago, she worked out a forbearance agreement with her fake. fenny says she continues to make payments on the phone as pat of the's gray e. that tash the sheriff deputies are die to arrive this -- on phones as part of the agreement. the sheriff deputies are due to arrive today to change the

locks. zbll. the group rallying behind kenny is the alliance for community empowerment -- they are calling on fannie mae to remained the be -- rescind the lon on her house and are calling on well fargo for a loan mor evalicks -- evaluations. the final arrest total from san jose's mardi gras celebrations will come out today. ply indicate moderate crowds. there were 70 extra on patrol

-- police indicate moderate cowpedz. there were 70 ex-- crowds. there were 70 extra on patrol. >> inside the bars, it's okay. outside the police presence. >> there were 26 fat tuesday arrests last year and in 2010. the partying is also over this morning in new orleans. tens of thousands of people packed the french quarter to celebrate the end of mardi gras. nearly a million people took part in carpny val celebrations in rio de janeiro. -- carnival celebrations in rio de janeiro. today could be the deal that prosecutors could strike a deal both sides slay they are

eke -- say they are eager to present their case to a jury. an alane -- an arainment is -- an arraignment is scheduled for jordan demint. they say he's mentally ill and he killed peter sukor outside the victim's home on grizzly peak boulevard. police have released a time line of the events, trying to defend their response time. 59 8:35 sukor called police.

. police in the clearlake area have issued an important warning to parents of young children. investigators in lake county say a man tried to lure two children into his truck on lakeshore boulevard late saturday afternoon. police have issued a picture of what the truck might look like. it's a 1960s olive green military style pickup. east bay mood worked late into the night to repair a water main break that led to a huge sinkhole in la fayette. a mother and her daughter were driving around selling girl scout cookies when they got stuck. their van had to be towed away. sal's watching your

commute. you've been busy. >> we have been busy. the big story now, how are the metering lights doing. it's slow. there is reportedly a five car wreck blocking one of the lanes. the chp is on the way. interstate 80, northbound and southbound, that traffic is moving along nicely. it's still not thickened up along hyde street. we keep watching the street and things are getting better. 280 is slow. let's get to steve.

thank you, sal. a beautiful day. chamber of commerce here. mostly sunny here. nothing compared to what we had yesterday. most of the higher clouds are already clearing out. the fog does not stand much of a chance. if you are visiting, welcome in february, because we have very mild to warm conditions. the wind is cranked up in some of the higher elevations especially toward the east bay hills. mt. diablo peeked off and then they backed off to 56. it will be a windy rather blustery day. now -- i'm not 100% sold on this. but the national weather service going with a wind advisory starting tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m. going from 6:00. i think today into tonight will peek it out. it still looks like for some above 1,000 neat it could be a

low day. the spread in temperatures has been as much as 125 or 20 degrees for some today. it just depends on if the east wind is blowing or not. now, the airport is 42p 62 at noon. we'll go 72 for a high ta. mostly sunny, breezy and also warp. temperatures coming up not in record-setting territory. today, sunny to mostly sunny, warmer, after some patchy fog and windy in some of the higher elevations. clearlake where there was some water skiing yesterday. 72. ukiah will be in there as well. pet lima, novato, fairfield, 74. same for walnut creek.

danville, 74. i like 74. 72 oakland. 68 eamed to hayward's 70 degrees. a little warmer towards gilroy at 75. 72 beautiful degrees. low 70s. santa clara is in there. san mateo, woodside mountain view palo alto. breezy to windy to warm on thursday. and then it looks like a pretty significant cooldown for the weekend. tori? >> thank you, steve. there's been another deadly avalanche. this time in northwest montana. a man on a snowmobile was killed on monday whens was bur rayed -- buried by the cascading snow. there was another person with the victim but that snowmobiler managed to escape unharmed. earlier this week, three skiers were killed when they were swept away in washington state.

the driver was not hurt but the road was shut down as the road was cleared away. more windy weather is expected today. there is a high wind warning near the continental divide. the winds are expected to be about 100 miles an hour. the health of the housing industry. what a new study just out in the last hour revealed about the sales of existing homes. and a big deal for netflix. what the los gatos-based company has just done that will attract a lot of fans.

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trading as investors worry about the bailout for greece, they are worried it may not be enough for that country to avoid bankruptcy of the dow is down 17. nasdaq down 8. s&p down 2. there's some good news this morning. the existing home sales for january is just out. sales of previously occupied homes rose 4.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.5 million. it is the highest level since may 2010. but still below what economists consider healthy. lower prices warm weather and the improving economy are credited with lifting sales. 7:45. well, the fda is about to review a controversial prescriptiondy youth -- diet pill made right here in the bay area. the drug is called ouxnexa. it was rejected in 2010 because the concerns of heart problems and birth defects.

since then, those risks have not been addressed. but experts say the risk of obesity can override the risk of the medication. if the -- if the fda this could be the first drug approved in 13 years. well, supporters of the same-sex marriage want an appeal. they are unhappy with the 2-1 split division made pie the 9th circuit three years ago. so they've asked for a larger panel of 11 judges to review the ruling. >> we decided it was the -- it was in the best interest this case and an important opportunity for the 9th court to correct. >> if they don't get it, they want a descent on one of the

convervative side to act as a boost. >> same-sex marriage will remain if on hold here in came. 7:46. the republican presidential candidates face off in a crucial debate tonight in arizona. it's their last debate before tuesday -- before super- tuesday. jamie did you preis -- jamie dupree is live with more. >> reporter: tonight the most focused man? rick santorum. just a couple of weeks ago when we are in florida, he was on the margins but he's become the not-mitt romney campaign. he's doing well in the polls in mish twin where mitt romney has taken a lot of the votes and money from there. >> reporter: in the past

santorum "-- santorum has leveled a lot of shots. tonight, he will be right in the middle an certainly a big focus. as for newt gingrich and ron paul, you should not exwruped estimate -- underestimate them. everyone has the chance. we've seen newt gingrich have pig date performances in south carolina. do you think we might see someone drop out before super- tuesday. i know this is gonna sound crazy. i think everyone will stick around well into march and april. i think gingrich could do well in georgia and other states like tennessee and oklahoma. in fact, like gingrich, he drew big crou, mitt romney did.

if he could finish them out, they would outrule all of the delegates. i'm not gonna count newt gingrich out. nothing will shock me about this case anymore. >> you mentioned that the obama administration had been know cussing on mitt romney but now they are turning to santorum. >> reporter: the money is still on mitt romney. but i do think that the obama people have decided they need to reach out and toward of -- sort of tweak santorum. they did that yesterday. i think if santorum keeps

winning, you will see the white house tweak him more more -- more. they can't just sit there. they are to take notice. >> thank you jamie. you can find a link to jamie's washington insider block. pull down the news menu bar and go to our politics page. . >> after he shot the victim, he fired multiple round. >> police are investigating the possibility of a love triangle. some pretty tense moments

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. there is a new study showing the american people are driving their cars at least two years longer than we have in the past. car owners now hold oontd our cars for six years. back in 2003 owners traded in their cars about every four years. the economists say a lot of people are less concerned about getting a new car as a status sim poll so they don't buy a new one as off. 7:546. course for the upcoming america's cup race has opinion revealed. this is the closest course to the shore in the 160-year history of the cup.

it's designed to give spectators a number of upclose viewing locations, including the ma queen grau green -- marina green and crissy field. supporters say the races will provide a huge boost to the city. today san francisco's park and rec department will consider new rules for boats. they may end the practice of allowing the boat owners to their their berths at top dollar. what's happening out there, sal? how is the toll plaza? it's still busy if you have given up slow traffic for lint,

today is not why dear. one of the things we're noticing if you look over to the left, the traffic is better coming in on 880. this is a look at -- this morning in the south bay, we keep baching that -- we catch watching that. lay is -- i think the patchy fog is p done. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. 2-r7 24-r7 partly sunny -- temperatures will be crazy? mate of a 0 up and over. this is a p if that dash warm

temperatures. i don't think it will again fuss record-setting keeps 2. >> most of the records about set on this date in 1986 te were p 8 a it -- 50. i highway a bigger cooler -- i think a bigger cooldown for the weekend. crews raise to a very done fusing seen that dilled -- that caused the ha pl woo tell 'em it dash we'll you how it work. >> reporter: pg&e crews are pierre thele ♪

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. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, it's february 22nd. topping our news for you at this hour, a developing story still working out in oakland. police say a domestic disturbance erupted into a shooting in the area around 45th and telegraph avenue.

now, alex has been out there,out side of a home there. what are you seeing and what happened out there? >> reporter: well, dave, i can tell you we've learned a whole lot more recently about what prompted that search for the shooter that l.a.d a couple of hours in this neighborhood this morning. an oak police department says this all started -- started as a lover's quarrel. that's where a woman pull a gun and opened fire on her boyfriend. he was not hit by fire. this all happened near 44th street and telegraph. officers were in the area. they heard the gubts an raced to the hoys. they got there, basically looking or for a community -- looking for a shooter. the girl, inside the house. we're told she gave up peacefully. >> she ended up coming out late

on her own. we detained her without incident. oakland police are still out here. there is a woman in the back of one of these patrol cars that we've seen. we've -- we assume that was the woman taken into custody. the one that police -- that police say pulled a gun and that's what prompted the large police search. but in the end. no -- but in the end, no one in custody. >> time now is 8:01. in overnight news a very busy for firefighters in the east bay. a fire just before 3:30 and

artery valerie -- valerie and berkeley. everyone everybody got out side, it looked -- they saw a plane sticking out of the roof. it turns out this was just a piece of art and had nothing to do with the fire. investigators are look everything to the cause of the fire. two if fights retreated to mine injury that dash to stay and firefighters rushed to 37th about -- one of the residents tipped over an oil ramp. the residents inside try -- tried to keep up with this

until the ambulance arrived. last march pg&e missed a dead landing for gas line property taxes but the cominnic am reports earn own lorne roar rosh -- but the economic report says otherwise. a san jose mother is under arrest accused of being the get- away driver after the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy. police say 42-year-old margaret swazzo is a -- is suspected in mur. they say her son shot another boy, 13 years oemed, around she drove him away daff record. bile the sudden is in cuss for

another if -- the suspect is in custody. >> reporter: we're learning more about the history of the transformer that left hundred without power. there is a hangar hanging down the cross beam. pg&e says power should be restored to just about everyone right now. the exaption to that. b and d atlantic --b and d equipment is here. he tells me that he called if -- pg&e and say that he caused

-- testimony? i report that. they replace already. >> so this is the second fire? >> yes. >> frustrated? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> reporter: now, you can see pg&e crews at work. yeefary -- we've heard from two visitors that the cause of the transformer is illegal marijuana dproe operations in the area. grow operations in the area. also if you take a look over here. there's still heavy presence here that debows is -- depose is shut down. well, the former leader of the central contra costa narcotics team taped an appearance for the dr. phil

show. norman wielch is facing several charges. in a taped segment for dr. phil welch, he suggested he was under stress because of his daughter's health plans as well as his hone and says he has no -- back yeks imstiller -- george biller is handing 2500 to kooch the vandals -- catch -- to catch the vandals.

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a textbook publisher in exchange for dropping the prices. these textbooks -- those text pooks are kind of expensive. we have some kind of an -- kind of a problem. you can he see -- you can see it ear tash dash just before filth there is some soip sort of a truck heefe. it's a gar -- you can see one of the lanes is blocked. i believe one. vehicles there is a fire truck. it cooks -- it looks like there could, injuries. look at southbound. people are driving down to take a look at this before they drive farther south. let's take a lack at the been plaza. that's backed up buttal -- it

is not as big as it? -- let's take a look at the toll plaza. that's backed up. and southbound 680 at north maine. we to have a look at the peninsula. southbound 101 not tooing well, there is ap crash. dwrped on -- southbound 101 not -- is not doing well. there is a gash. let's go to steve. twmps anywhere from 30. >> 40 -- terping anywhere from 30 -- 40 temperatures anywhere from 4 and mike at the airport said it loo the it's gonna be a

nice day except for the testimony said it's cold. it's gonna be a nice day despite those temperatures. it will be a -- this will be high. mostly clear, mostly sunny. the fog is gone. summer the sinned woke blee. with you temperatures will warm you up movement 6 in city 3 after yesterday's 6. fay a mowp doe an mow was.

f.m -- that's a sign of things to come. 62 at noon. and then 72 for a high today in down downco oakland which will be better than the airport. machine p.m. fg pells tv it conto -- to rebuild. the 090th eight navy any -- snow 73. kentfield, 73. richmond, 67. 74 fair feesmd. oak -- fairfield. walnut creek, 74. livermore, 74 as well. about the same for morgan hill to gilroy. should be a beautiful day.

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." it's a beautiful morning. steve paulson is -- steve paulson is right over there. we're all prepared for a beautiful day. >> it sure looks like it. we had a little bit of fog. most of that has cleared out fast. yesterday, the fog decided to stick around. some temperatures stayed in the 60s. the higher clouds will clear out of the area. we'll have highs today in the low to mid-70s. so a nice, mild, warm, february weather. tori and dave? >> we'll take it. thank you, steve. we're following developing news out of argentina where a train crash killed several people and injured hundreds of morning commuters.

the packed commuter train apparently came into too fast and hit the barrier at the end of the plat form and the main station in buenas aries. at least 550 people were injured. 30 people remain trapped in the car. several people have been killed, it's reported. an investigation is underway. into a team of -- a team of inspectors have now left iran saying their mission there was a failure. iran frills wanted to -- officials wanted to interview the scientists. they were wronged -- they were blocked from visiting a warehouse. and two reporters were killed today including marie colvin. colvin was a correspondent for "the sunday times." she lost one of her eyes during

an ambush in sri lanka. that happened in back -- back in 2001. an investigation will be lawn ched about overdraft fees and banks. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom and says you may be heying a lot more than you -- paying a lot more than you have to. >> reporter: that's right. the head of the new financial connection bureau will be talking about this in about 15 minutes. big banks recently agreed to settle cases where fees were

charged. the new consumer watchdog agency is also investigating misleading marketing about how overdraft protection works. we talked to a consumer advocate who says customers should look for small banks and credit unions who don't charge you when your account goes into the red. >> i think the big banks thing they can get away with it -- think they can get away with it. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. meantime, this morning, treasury secretary gingter in will explain a -- geithner will explain a new situation about cutting the corporate tax rate from 38% to 25% in exchange for ending a lot of loopholes.

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downtown but is still slow getting into the valley. 101 is a mess, use 280 heading south. now, let's go to steve. thank you, sir. very good morm morning. a -- very good morning. temperatures this morning were 30s to 60. it just depenned if an east breeze is blowing. high pressure is building in. it will be your fair-weather friend and mine as well for a warm pattern in february. 40s and 50s. these have kind of leveled off a little bit. mountain view is 53. limb is 53. 52 in san francisco. numerous reports coming in from the city on twitter, spweather saying man, it's mild in the city today. well, there's nothing out there except sunshine. windy in the hills. patchy fog seems to be gone. it will be sunny today. 60s and low to mid-70s. don't think we'll set any

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. all traffic is backing up at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have one of our views driving in the traffic, just like we did yesterday. coming up on the pay gates there, now, we also have a view from the actual toll plaza. so i think i -- yep, i think i see the white van. there it is. the traffic is going to be slow. our driver told us the traffic on 880 is not bad but 580 is horrible coming through from -- from at least 24. 580 is the freeway that's taken the beating. the smart call would be -- would be to use 880. time is now 8:31. bay area toll collectors are an layert after two recent armed robberies. lorraine blanco live at the bridge now to tell us how security cameras may help provide some very serious

clues. >> reporter: we're not allowed to talk to the toll collectors. the most recent armed robbery happened around 6:00 this morning. toll collectors have been held up here before. collectors were robbed three times in october. unfortunately, the collectors are easy targets, some say. >> basically, that's what they are. the chp won't tell us exactly how much money was taken. we did just talk with the chp and they told us they are following active leads but they've still not caught any

suspects. a man posing as a food samaritan has kidnapped two young children near atlanta. their mother -- the mother of the children says her car broke down along an interstate. a man drove up, stopped and offered to help her out. he soon drove off with the woman's two children. a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year- old girl. the mother says she has never seen that suspect before. we'll keep you posted. in other news, back here at home, two teenaged girls are facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon after police say they attacked another girl with a box cutter. the victim, 15, celebrating her birthday near sea cliff state beach and deputies say two older teenagers confronted her as she walked -- and walked toward center avenue and slashed her in the stomach. she's expected to be okay.

police say the victim knew the suspects. 17 and 18. still no word on a motive. 8:33. ross mirkarimi returns to court today for his final day for the trial, where they will try to avert the trial. both the sheriff and his wife have denied the charges. an arraignment is scheduled this morning where a 23-year- old suspect, jordan dewitt, is mentally illed. they say he killed peter sukor outside the victim's home near grizzly peak boulevard saturday night. while officers have released a time line of the events that night in an attempt to re-- in

an attempt to avert. sukor reported an attack in progress. officers were dispatched, they say, within a mit of that call. judge overedded a sacramento woman stand trial for the murder -- for the death of her mother who she put in a microwave warning. in the preliminary hearing, she says our client suffered from seizures. the prosecutors are saying yang lied to police about what happened proving she was trying to cover what she did. police in the cleavelake area issued a very important warning for warrants of -- clearlake

area ired a very important warning for the parent -- parents. the vehicle has a light canvass top. recently authorities set up traps for a bear. but one whos to not want the bear to be caught sprayed licol to avoid the bear near there. contra costa county library say they are having a hard time keeping up with the growing popularity of digital books. county has nearly three -- 3,000 e booth and this week more than 2500 of them are

checked out. that means people on the waiting lits -- may mott get them until summertime. lie bravery suns say their -- that means people on the waiting list, well, they may not get their books in time. there's the president and mrs. obama. they are smiling and happy. well, this museum, which, by the way, is due to open in 2015 listen the only museum tee voted to the -- devoted to the documentation of african- american life, hart, history and dull chur. you can see -- culture. you can see john louis there, congressman, many other dignitaries. the president is has -- has already spoken and now she's -- there's felicia rash -- rashard

from "the could beby show." so a memorable event in washington, d.c. overnight construction work in antioch and purg can cause some delays -- pittsburg did cause some delays. the eastbound lanes are scheduled to be shut down thursday night at 10:00 until 5:00 a.m. on friday. it's all part of that famed highway 4 widening project. >> something they are looking forward. let's check in with sal castanedo. >> we have kind of a complicated situation because the bay bridge toll plaza delay is backed up big time for 580

but not for 880. they started the day, 24. it's now about 16 minutes later. 8:24. it's now 8:3. i was thinking something else. he still has not made it to the metering lights. the traffic is going to be still slow. but it's slowest on 580. paul if you can switch to the back camera. this is the traffic coming from behind. you can still see there's plenty of waiting. he started at 8:24. he's not quite made it through to the bridge. we'll dealt you mow -- we'll let you know. 80, traffic is backed up -- 808. >> traffic is backed up. 101 and 280 between the

airport, 9. i would -- use 280 instead. it's h 39. let's if to -- it's 8:39. let's go to steve. upper 60s low to mid-60s -- 70s. the wind has the surface has really tail off some of the higher el slagses. -- higher elevations sphra. generallely around 0, 25 and thong -- 20, 5 and then not much near the traffic. most of the fog look to be woorm -- to be warm. monday, remember monday? it was -- it was cold. that fog per sited for a while

-- -- that fog persists for a while. 40s on the temperatures and 50s. we had anywhere from 30s to 60s at one time around:00. napa made it to 3 and the livermore wind was an city -- in the city, 60s. there's some mild of machine -- mountain of high pressure stayle? a 15 had day qlowck a very, very that tab -- well, day 15, i still think we'll see a very active march. 70s for many. from ukiah, clearlake, vallejo,

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fitch's downgraded greece's credit. there was a report that existing home sales in the u.s. is at the highest point in almost two years. the dow is down 45. the nasdaq is down and the s&p down. woman has been arrested after a domestic disturbance in oakland. investigators say she fired shots at her boyfriend. that area was sealed off around 45th and telegraph of a for more than an hour -- avenue for more than an hour while police investigated. in berkeley, there was a fire and when firefighters arrived, they saw a plane sticking out of the roof. it had nothing to do with that. it was part of art.

two firefighters suffered minor injuries. and in san francisco, pg&e crews are still making detours. christien kafton says some of the neighbors -- say illegal activity may have had something to do with the fire. >> that's certainly one of the speculations going on out here. let's give you a live look. you can see that the views -- crews are still out there work -- out here working. we're joined live now by, a pg&e spokesperson. if we can talk about what happened this morning. at about 34:50 this morning, we received reports that one of the transformers, some of the electrical equipment up on the pole that serves this area was completely on fire. i apologize for the

inconvenience to all of our you can merse. they are working -- to allsh -- to call of our customers. they are working hard. we want to make sure that all of the equipment that we replace is enough to serve all of the load in the area. there is a mixture of businesses and residential right here. i want to make sure that all of that is being taken care of. we should have all of the lights back on via generator to all of the folks about 10:30. >> and two businesses have heard there are illegal growing operations here and that -- and that may have put an extra load and mooded -- >> we're looking at all of the situations in the neighborhood. have you a situation that businesses use a lot of load. don't let us know when they use a ton of load. that's something that -- that's certainly something that we're looking into. right now, again, pg&e crews

out here working to repair. we were just told a moment ago that pg&e crews are working on hot lines up there. this is a very sensitive operation. crews working on that right now. you can see them up there -- up here. so for that very reason dubose is shut down between va len via and -- valencia. we will continue too follow this story and brick you updates. we're hearing that this stretch of did you pose could be down all day. pack to you. thank you. le 8:49. new this morning, the bodies of two people have been found in a burned-out home in a community of pen grove in sonoma county. firefighters were called to the one story house on west gate lane around 12:30 this morning. it took crews about half an however to extinguish the flames. the two bodies were badly burned.

autopsies will now be performed. lap -- happening right now a community group is gathering around san francisco is who -- who is scheduled to be evicted. this is new video in front of mooney cau kenny's home in the excels -- excelsior -- in front of the home in excelsior. sheriff deputies are due to arrive this morning and change the locks. >> i emptied out every penny from every account i've had in overed -- i've had in here. i believe in the american dream of owning your own home. >> the group rallying behind ken nip are calling on fannie mae to rescind the sale of her home and wells fargo to give her a loan modification.

8:50. the police want your help this morning to solve a deadly shooting in richmond. just before 7:00, police received several cars about shots fired. when police arrived, they found the area littered with sell casings. they also found a man in his 20s shot. in oakland, a robbery victim recovering after being shot. he was coming home with his family around 6:30 last night. the victim's niece says the gunman approached them, demanded money and demanded the keys to their truck. she escaped by running away while holding onto her young daughter. >> i looked at him and said don't look. don't look. don't look. i'm gonna show you if you look at me one more time. i was with my daughter outside of the car seat. >> that victim sufficiented a gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to the hospital.

nine minutes before the:00 and anmate on hunger strike has died. 27-year-old quist -- christian alexander go zez died after deciding not to eat. theirs are not commenting on the -- gomez died of a deciding not to eat. officials are not commenting on this. federal, state and local agencies. depend the on the wean -- dedeend -- operator mathew shotwell was reportedly arrested on three counts of selling marijuana. there has been a crackdown on marijuana businesses in california last fall.

there are reports that coogle -- google will start selling a type of glasses by the -- by the end of the year. it will stream information in realtime, the android base, and include a small green that sits a couple of inches from the eyes. it's said to be an alternative to constantly checking your smartphone. the glasses will cost between $250 and $600. there's also a new newdy that shows looking at someone's who reports you who any will be -- a new study that shows who is looking at reports and some reports boosted ratings because it shows they were extroverted and worked comfortable in social settings. >> some of those pictures are not so bad.

8:53. a controversial diet drug made net bay area undergoes -- goes underview into and sal has been timing the drive through the toll plaza. blap

time now 8:56. the fda is due to review a controversial prescription diet pill made here in the bay area.

it's called ouxnexia. it was already rejected because of concerns of haste problems and -- heart problems and birth deflects. since then, those risks have not been addressed but some say ocean beesty could override those effects. if -- obesity could override those other effects. crews have found four more bodies on the italian ship that capsized. sa other people are still -- 15 other people are still missing. a 5-year-old was one of the bodies found. the bay bridge turned out to be 17 minutes if you got on from 880. tu it will be a -- but it will be a lot longer getting there because of a crash near 5th street. 508 is very slow getting to the bridge. it's getter -- better than yesterday. but not by much if you are

using 580. let's get to steve. hello, sal. very mild conditions for most of the day. there were some cooler readings. p -- it will be about the same on thursday. a little cooler but still nice on friday. it looks cooler for the weekend. >> thank you, steve that's our report. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and be sure to join the news at noon for more on the transformer fire and power outage. it may be tried to -- it may be tied to criminal activity. thank you for joining us. anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya...

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