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weather caused to an amusement park. and what you need to know if you are heading to the airport. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm ken wayne. >> i'm tori campbell. dave clark has the day off. it's thursday, march 13th. a fallen tree triggered a deadly chain of events on highway 134 in oakland hills. it happened near the park boulevard exit just hours ago, lorraine blanco joins us live from the scene with an update on traffic and how this happened. lorraine? >> reporter: well, traffic is actually moving right now. one lane is moving. one lane is shut down on highway 13 near park boulevard while caltrans crews clean up the mess from that fallen tree. the tree was actually on the roadway before the fatal crash. there were two crashes. let's take a look at what the scene was like when we arrived here at 4:30. we were first on scene after

the first emergency calls. we saw a 20-foot tree across the entire roadway. two different vehicles crashed into that vehicle. the first car with four people inside, crashed, got out of the vehicle and moved to the right shoulder. a short time after, a pickup truck crashed into that tree as well, went airborne and hit that car as well. >> we do know from our plim investigation there does not appear to be any -- preliminary investigation there does not appear to be any -- we've had other incidents where trees have come down either into the roadway or blocking the onramp. >> reporter: when the second vehicle crashed into that tree, it split the tree in half, and a branch flew off, trapping one of the passengers from that first vehicle. we're told that person is expected to survive. four people were transported with nonlife-threatening injuries. the chp says the best thing to do after the crash is to stay

inside your car and restrain. you have a better chance of survival if you stay in your car. right now there's no estimated time when the right lane will open. but as you can see, the traffic is fro flowing on the -- is flowing on the left lane. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the chp says the roads played a major role in shutting down highway 880. this was near the 98th overpass. two cars slammed into a mu sedan that slam -- blue sedan that slammed into the highway. emergency crews used the jaws of life to remove the victims from the cars. two people were taken to the hospital. the chp says we can all learn an important safety lesson from this crash. >> my advice to everyone out

there, slow down. take due caution before it starts to rain because the roadways are still wet. and do take due caution when it stops because it doesn't mean the roads are dry they are investigating whether alcohol played a role in this freeway pileup. the stormy weather may have played a role in this crash outside the ikea store in emeryville. the car veered off the road and slammed into a fire hydrant on shellman sending water gushing in the air. the water created traffic problems. the driver was not hurt. a firefighter was injured battling a fire in san jose. flames broke out in a four-unit homed on underwood drive. that's near san thomas expressway. the firefighter fell through the roof and bushed. officials say his flame retardant equipment probably

saved his life. the fire began on the first floor and spread to the attic. i want to show you some pictures taken by photographer, craig allen rose. you can see the intense flames around the firefighters as they battle the fire. investigators think this may have started bashsh -- this may have been started by a lit candle. the injured firefighter is in stable condition in the hospital. none of the 17 residents injured. coming up at 7:30, we'll have a live report from the neighborhood and hear from a mother who scrambled to get out of her home with her 7-week-old child. 7:05. christian kafton is live from the santa cruz beach boardwalk. what's happening there? >> reporter: we're looking over at the beach boardwalk.

now, ordinarily, the san lorenzo river runs right here right through through the channel, right out to the pacific ocean. but what's happening right now, the river has kicked a little bit to the west here making a right turn. it's now running along the back side of that park. the big problem, it's running along the park's retaining wall. the water has already washed away a wooden stairway. i spoke with a maintenance worker when we first arrived and he said when it gets a little bit lighter, we might be able to make the staircase out into the bay. if the water continues to run along the retaining wall, it could undermine the retaping wall and cause a lot more damage. a spokesperson says the water has never come this close to the park. locals who surf the area say the difference between how the river looks now and how it usually looks is drastic. >> usually, it pushes the sand

bar so the waves get good. right now, it's just widening down the beach. it's not much of a sandbar. it's only one little rain this year. >> reporter: coming back out to our live picture, you can see the earth mover. the park spent a good part of their day using equipment like that trying to redirect the river back into its regular channel. so far, the park says that seems to be parking. but taking a live look at our live picture you can see the san lorenzo river is running along the back side of the park, possibly undermining that back wall which can be a major problem. so clearly, park personnel keep canning an eye on the wall, the river and the weather. for now we're live here in santa cruz, christian kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning, hamid karzai is demanding that u.s. and international troops pull out of villages and rural areas.

president karzai says he conveyed his demand to defense secretary leon panetta during their meeting this morning. it's in reaction to the killing of 16 soldiers committed by an american soldier. coming up, the outrage being expressed after the u.s. soldier has been flown out of the country. here at hole, more weather delays at san francisco airport this morning. the airport will be in float- control mode until midnight tonight. some arriving flights are being delayed more than two hours because of low cloud ceilings. this will delay outbound flights as well. there are no delays or cancellations listed right now at san jose or oakland but you should give yourself plenty of time to get to the airport just in case. >> always good advice. let's check in with sal, see what's happen on the roads and the east shore freeway. >> all right, tori and ken, traffic is moving along slowly in some areas, especially in

richmond but also in berkeley, still pretty wet out there although it has not been raining a lot. still not an optimum commute. when you get to the toll plaza, there's slow traffic there at the taupe, westbound. you will see some -- toll plaza, westbound. you will see some slowing. after that it will be moving to the upper deck of the bay bridge. highway 101 and 280 looking good. so far, there are air delays expected again today. as much as two hours for some flights. you should check with your carrier. 7:09. let's go to mark. good morning, sal. we're taking a live look outside. looking at the oakland estuary with mostly sunny skies. tracking some drizzle. live coverage, the north bay, for geyserville, healdsburg, guerneville and bodega boy, i'm

watching this batch move into the san mateo county coastline. as far as our forecast for today, we do have still some more shower chances out there. current numbers we are off to a mild start. you can see napa 55. livermore in the upper 50s and san jose right around 58. remember yesterday we had the persist. rainfall acoing the area. that -- across the area. that system sliding out. as a result, we'll hold onto shower chances for the day. plenty of cloud cover, even some spotty drizzle around the bay. the main front that's expected to stall. the rainfall will be picking up, as a result. a few clouds, a few spotty hours. this model should be showing you some showers. but the main action moves in thursday night, early friday

morning. pacifica 58. santa rosa, 61. a look ahead at your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, rainfall develops into friday, it could be heavy at times friday evening. showers likely for saturday and a slight clan of a shower by sunday. >> all right. thank you, mark. 7:10 -- signing autographs while heading to jail. why not? what former illinois governor rod blagojevich is saying at his home before he left for prison. i think so. >> vascular december brought on by smoking -- disease brought on by smoking. and why this picture is adding fuel to the fire in the debate about renting out coit tower for entertainment.

good thursday morning. we're tracking some clouds, even a few scattered rain

showers out there. this is our live camera looking out to the bay point. on live stormtracker radar 2 still some activity. 7:13. a san francisco attorney who represented the confessed killer of oakland journalist khancy pailly may soon be forced to end his career. a state judge wants to disbar larue grim saying he committed a series of ethical violations between 2007 and 2009. grim says he's done nothing wrong but he will not fight the charges. the judge says the cases are unrelated to the broussard case. broussard is serving a 25-year sentence for the killing of bailey. disgraced former governor rod blagojevich is leaving his home for prison. the feds will not announce where he's going, he is expected to be going to a prison in colorado. he faces 13 years on corruption

charges. he was convicted of trying to sell president obama's vacated senate seat. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters. the sowleddier accused of killing 16 afghan villagers could soon be headed back to the united states. as alison burns reports, he was transferred and it's likely he will be tried at his home base. >> reporter: the staff sergeant is not facing any formal charges yet. but if he does, legal experts say he will likely be detained and tried at the largest base near tacoma washington. leon panetta has just wrapped up a two-day visit to afghanistan, dominating talks about the shooting that lift 16

dead. the ambassador -- the ambassador said he wants the americans out. we just talked to a military analyst who said it's best for the u.s. that he be out of afghanistan. >> the taliban is going to try to use this event to inflame events, passion, more than possible. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. fresh off his wins in alabama and mississippi, republican presidential candidate, rick santorum, is now campaigning in puerto rico. puerto rico holds its primary on sunday. santorum's wins in the two

southerns came from conservative voters. >> what the nation wants is someone who understands the economy, not a -- if will an economic light weight. i mean, senator rick santorum is a nice guy but he does not understand how the economy works. >> newt gingrich is campaigning in illinois. he continues to insist he's staying in the race despite not winning in billion become and mississippi, the two states he said were critical to his campaign.

the centers for disease control says it is seeing an increase in disease outpeaks from imported -- outbreaks from imported food. the centers for disease control says those numbers were up in 200 and 2010. imported fruits and vegetables were the most common source of infection, such as sale mon fell law. about 16% of what we eat in the u.s. comes from other countries. george lucas is touting it as the latest outpost in his frontier. some are fighting his plans to transfor the grady ranch into a huge digital production facility. neighbors say this is a far cry from the plan in 1996. they are demanding an e.p.a. report as well as other series. muni will hold their

meeting on how to challenge the huge deficit. the meeting gets underway at 2640 geary boulevard. the agency is considering charging for parking meters on sundays and adding new metered parking spaces all over the city. it is coming up on 7:19. there are new claims the city of san francisco is not doing enough to protect murals inside coit to you bore -- cowhers last seen. they say candle were dangerously close and they are seeking to limit evebs at the tower. yoda, the current title of world's ugliest dog, has died. the mixed-breed dog won the title and a huge trophy at the

sonoma marin county favor last summer. the judge gave her the title, the name. oner says she will miss -- the owner says she will -- her memories will stay withler forever. mark tamayo will tell us when the next storm will be rolling in and how much rain that will bring in. and get a sneak peek at the renovated metroian. good morning. traffic is slow getting into the morning commute. we'll tale you deal deal tell you more about the morning commute and have another look at the forecast. first car...

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12 of the retailers will be open tomorrow. target will open in october. they hope the renovation will draw shoppers and generate millions in tax revenue for san francisco. apple's new ipad hits store shelves tomorrow morning. you will get a chance to buy them in apple stores and in apple.com starting tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. there have an advantage to buying one at an apple store. a store employee will help you cuss tillize it, set up -- customize it, set up e-mail. we want to show you live pictures of some flooding going on in ohio. this is just east of columbus. some helicopter crews of flooded areas, school has been evacuated. in fact, a school district has closed two schools because of flooding from storms in the area. this is just east of columbus, mobile home park in the area has been evacuated because of

this flooding. we can see some floats out there -- boats out there. this is off buckeye lake off interstate 70, about 10 miles eve of downtown columbus, ohio. pretty much -- east of downtown columbus, ohio. pretty much near the center of the state. the national weather service received hail of neighboring fairfield county and licken county. let's find out what's going on with traffic, sal? >> it is. tori and ken, westbound partly sunny, it's backed up. a little bit more of a packup than the last time we checked. at least a 20-minute delay. the metering lights are on.

there are no major problems. poor visibility, also got some drizzle. you can see what we're dealing with here. southbound 880 on the left, moderately heavy traffic, likewise for northbound 880. southbound 101, palo alto has not been all that feat this morning -- great this morning. i think 280 would be the best. we're looking at the east bay, 880 southbound and it's slow southbound. 80 westbound and pinole, slow traffic from highway 4 through pinole and then highway 4 is very slow coming out of it antioch -- out of antioch to pittsburg. let's go to mark. hi there, sal.

this is our santa cruz camera looking out towards capitola. we have some cloud cover and a little bit of a chop there. right now, there is the coverage there. not everybody covered but you will notice the action up around santa rosa. i have been watching more development, and just over the past, 15, 20 minutes. you will notice this one cell beginning to move onshore close to half moon bay. even if you are not covered, you could still be dodging some drizzle at least for this morning. we 'held onto the shower -- we'll hold onto the showers. another storm approaching the bay area. that will be floor friday. so for today, off and on showers. we could pick up the showers a little bit by this evening. rainfall picks up by friday, especially late in the

afternoon. for your weekend, showers likely for saturday. could be tracking some thunderstorms. we still have to hold onto the chance for a thunderstorm on sunday. but her not gonna clear up these clouds within the next few days. there's still some clouds to contend. >> yes, there are. thank you, sal. and an incident that involves two men and an 89-year- old woman. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where more of a -- where more than a dozen people get out of a pushing building. one firefighter was hurt. we'll tell you why -- coming up. and why this is a tense day for keepers across -- across -- for teachers across california ♪

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. coming up on 7:30. new this morning. a south bay firefighter injured on the job. he fell through the roof of a four-unit hole on underwood drive in san jose. tara moriarty is there now where families with young children must find a new place to stay. tori? >> reporter: that's right one firefighter fell through the roof. there is a little hole between the smoke stacks and that's where the accident happened. he's expected to be okay. he suffered severe burns to his hands. he's at the burn center now. it was a close call. >> this is where the firefighter came in. we were able to pull him out

quickly and save him from suffering serious injury. >> reporter: a passerby shot these pictures. you can see just how intense the flames were. it did get to a four-alarm, which means 75 firefighters were battling this blaze. now, firefighters are calling the neighbor a hero. he and a -- he and a friend were walking by when he noticed the flames and then they began to knock on doors and woke people up. one woman has a daughter and an infant. >> it's probably about 2:30 in the moving. we smelled smoke in the automatic. my daughter, natalie, she's 7. i was awake the she woke up yelling fire and i had her

watch my 7-week-old son. >> all made it out of the building. now, firefighters say this fire was started by a candle. there's some moderate to heavy damage in the building. folks who live here won't be allowed back in for quite some time. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a mistake behind the wheel led to a car crashing into a vacaville home. police say 33-year-old brenda phillip accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and went through the wall of an apartment on gable street. firefighters had to vacuum excess water from a ruptured water line. two girls were in the hole at the time -- in the home at the time but were not hurt. police say two men pushed a woman into her bathroom locked the door and took cash and

jewelry from her home tuesday morning. burglars have been kicking in doors in the montclair district in recent weeks, stealing cash and valuables. officers say they are increasing police. a woman told police a -- a woman told police a man asked her for her money and took off. he was last seen in a purple vehicle with a for sale sign on it. if you have any nfg, kawingle police. oakland sleckd ect sled that dash selected -- if you have any information, call. governor brown has struck a deal with the teachers' union

to merge three tax initiatives into one. supporters started gathering signatures last month. governor brown married three -- three chances could redue the -- dash reduce taxes. superiorers need a million certified signatures to put the measure on the november pal lot of they estimate -- november ballot.

the firefighter 'union says the department is about to -- firefighters' say they want to spend their par of the moneying they want to buy paramedic safety and for the public safety. these are old, beat-up ambulances. the fire department admits the fleet is aging and says it has five ambulances on -- on order. cleaning crews are making progress on a blighted vehicle. it's been the varkt of many complaints. this is what the property looked like before. coming up at:48. we'll show you what it looks

like now. there is a have you nem involving the iraq war -- there is a new development roching the iraq war veteran who suffered an injury last fall. his attorney says he was hit in the head by a beanbag -- a was hit in the heat by a police

investigation. drug-sniffing dogs are returning to dublin schools. the school voted to bring back the program which was cut back in 2007. the they will use the drugs at two middle schools and the direct's high schools. the schools hope it will prevent students from bringing drugs to call. public schoolteachers across the state will find out if they face the risk of losing their jobs. today is the notification deadline for and came calls an colleges have seen more than -- california calls colleges have been sees cuts.

the protesters says they will blow bubble in front of the school. -- the protesters say they will protest these cuts. jake the bulldog has been an important fixture outside blade runners hair studio for years. there he is with his dapper hat. he was called the unofficial mayor of the haight. jake passed was a-- jake passed away on the 11th. okay. let's check in with sal see what he happenge on the roads. >> tori and ken, as a programming note, a lot of people seem to be wonnerring about our coat the you tonight

have. if you are watching us live hit dvr. hust be aware that that can lap, you wind something you forget about it and then the -- you must be aware of this. you record something and you forget about it. i wouldn't even tell you some of the dumb things i've done. at the bay bridge taupe westbound you can ehow traffic is behind the maze. it's it -- you can see how traffic is behind the maze. her 4 is mostly cloudy and then 24 approaching camino pablo. there was a crash there. so 24 has not been all that great this morning. if you are -- as we move the

maps all the way down to the south bay, i just want to check. rook at all of the red on 1. if you are a 1 driver, brick your patience -- look at all of the red on 1. if you are a driver in that area, brick your patience. hour's mark. we have a lot of moisture, some drizzle, fog. yesterday's weather story is to thely different with the moderate and heavy rain pushing across the reyin. right now, you can see the coverage right now up in sonoma county, up to sown, up approaching sonoma the we do have a little bet of splinkgle here -- sonoma. we do have a little bit of sprinking. they have sprinking --

sprinkles. compare this to san jose, san jose openly .08 with move the most being squeezed. san francisco root around 55 degrees. we have -- right around 5 5 degrees. we have another stroller storm, that's scheduled to move on -- move onto 40. ed a we'll burn up the shower chancessed a then on.as this -- we'll bling up the shower did dash burn up the the -- we'll

bring that up. they will be dropping to 3500 feet at least. we're showing you some clouds and we have see this. the main action move the in for friday as that photographed this n -- the main action hoved in for friday -- moved in for friday. showrt likely into saturday. there is -- there is a likely chance of a storm on saturday. >> thank you, mark. how twitter respofernded to a complaint in a message to syria.

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stocks reporting small gains after a pair of positive economic reports. one involving jobless numbers. more on that in a moment. second report shows prices paid by wholesalers showed less than expected. the dow jones is trying to extend its strongest winning streak in a year. dow is up 15. nasdaq and s&p are both flat. new jobless claims were

down 14,000 last week. that puts the number of new unemployment applications at 351,000. that's lower than economists had forecast and is the lowest level in four years. experts say that indicates the job market is creating enough new jobs that the unemployment rate could, in fact, drop. there are signs facebook may be nervous about getting approval to expand its new campus in menlo park. facebook is looking for alternate sites. the journal says the social network is looking at face in newark in case newark reject -- newark rejects the current plans. twitter removed several accounts that were using the flame of -- name of the president of syria.

11 accounts were fraudulent. twitter suspended the accounts. this morning david cameron and his wife headed off to new york city. they boarded a british airways jet at joint base andrews in maryland. in new york, they will visit the september 11th memorial. the prime minister spent the last few days with president obama. last night he was a guest of honor at the state dinner. in their toasts to each other, the two spoke warmly of the close relationship between great britain and the u.s. the prime minister said president obama beminds him of another -- reminds him of another president. >> the first president i studied at school was theodore roosevelt. in following it, he has pressed the reset button on the moral authority of the entire free world. >> among the 360 people invited

to the dinner were several american and british celebrities, including george clooney, sir richard bran son and warren buffett -- branson and wares -- and warren buffett. jurors in the rutgers trial resumes their deliberations. they considering 15 counts against this man. he's accused of using a webcam to watch and record his gay roommate's intimate encounter with another man. his roommate tyler clementi later committed suicide. police are looking for the man who robbed a palo alto jack in the box.

it happened on el camino real last night. the robber handed a worker a note demanding money and got away with some cash. he's described as a short man in his 20s, with blue eye, brown hair and a black sweatshirt with writing on it. if you have information call palo alto police. there's disturbing video that's just been released of a former new york jail official beating a roommate. the video shows the official repeatedly punching dave individual coffee and -- david coffee and he was reportedly chained to a chair and pepper sprayed. the man was awarded a $62,000 lawsuit after filing a lawsuit. according to court documents, this man told police that he joined the marine corp

because he needed to -- marine corps because he needed to kill. crews are expected to continue to clean up debris at a san jose hole. they have already made some progress. the front -- home. they have already made some progress. here's what it looked like earlier last month. the owners of the home have been dead for many years. the adult son lives there. there are reports that he recently moved out. the board of supervisors declared it a public nuisance. the city of her cue leets is moving -- hercules is moving forward with an agreement. two agreements paveed the way for the purchase of -- paved the way for the plans and officials plan to builded her

cue lease bay front that will consist of businesses and shops. all right. it is nine minutes before 8:00. a rapper from oakland is on the hot sheet. the controversial over "too short's" lyrics. and a parking under siege over a protective goose.

7:53. look at this picture. workers at a missouri office are being forced to duck because of this angry goose. the goose has been attacking people, forcing them to fight off the bird.

animal experts say the goose appears to be a new parent and is being protective. workers have reported the bird to authorities and the geese are protected by the federal governmented a there's nothing they can do about it. signs are posted along a beach after a great white was seen leaping out of the waters on the beach on sunday and attacking a seal. the attack was out of the sufficient zone but rangers are still advising people to stay out of the water. a rapper is explaining his lyrics. "too short" has made a nail for himself as an edgy performer. last week he spoke at city hall. he explained his lyrics to some who are domestic violence. >> you cannot go in there and -- withs to piv -- with positive material and expect to

get a deal. >> "too short" recently came under criticism for an interview and video in which he said young men should skip the kisses and get into riskkier action with girls. he says he does feel guilty about his work. some want an apology. the wet weather is putting a damper on plans to open up new toll lanes in milpitas. the valley transportation authority planned to open the lanes today but that's been pushed back to tuesday. the rain prevented crews from putting up new signs. all right. well, speaking of traffic, we want to check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads. still busy out there? >> very busy, tori and ken. this morning's commute has been

very slow. because we have a new stalled truck that was just reported. not only by chp by one of the people who sent me a tweet. so thank you to jacqueline lewis who treated moo. you can do that -- who tweeted me. you can do that, too. in the south bay, 17 -- boy, 17. what can i say? if you look at all of the red sensors. it's been a terrible drive. if you drive to the valley from santa cruz, my condolences to you. just bring your patience not a good route there. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for about a 20-mint delay. let's go to mark. good morning to you.

we have the fog, the showers. this is our camera this morning, this thursday morning in oakland and the fog is kind of settling in over the last hour or so. it is still reporting some spotty drizing oever the region -- drizzling over the region. we have this one cell moving out to point reyes station. not a lot of coverage here but even if you are not covered you could have wet roadways because of the drizzle. i saw the windshieldwiers in sal's piece -- i saw the windshield wipers in sal's piece. san francisco, 55. clouds, driz, a few showers out there -- drizzle, a few showers out there. we're still gonna hold onto the

chance for a shower. upper 50s to low to mid-60s. still some rain clouds on the five-day forecast. in fact, the rainfall picks up as we head into friday, especially by friday evening. that will set the stabling for a cool evening. showers likely into saturday with the possibility of a thunderstorm. the violent death of a bay area football star's daughter -- -- convict -- drgt -- daughter. [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves.

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they got me flying again. [ female announcer ] palo alto medical foundation, and sutter health -- our story is you. good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. all lanes of southbound highway 13 in the oakland hills are back open. but that's after a fatal crash. lorraine blanco was first on the scene and joins us live

with what highway patrol officers say caused this. >> reporter: well, it appears the saturated soil from all of this rain could be partially to blame. right now, you can see highway 13 is now open and traffic is moving smoothly. but for hours this morning, it was shut down after two different vehicles crashed into a large tree. we were first on scene just a few minutes after the first emergency calls. this is what our camera captured, a 20-foot tree laying horizontally across the roadway. the victim was screaming as they attempted to revive the driver. there were two separate crashes of the first car crashed into the fallen tree. everyone got out safely the but a short time late, a pickup crashed into that same tree, went airborne and hit the driver standing 0 the right shom -- standing 0 the right shoulder. >> it appears that -- there is a thing that we tell our

drivers. look 10, 15, 20 seconds down the road instead of just a few feet ahead of your car. >> reporter: the chp says that all four people were transported to the hospital. the chp says the best thing to do after a crash is to stay inside your vehicle and restrain. you have a better chance of survival if you do ha. now, as you can see, it's reopened opener -- over here on highway 13. traffic is moving slowly. there are no problems out here anymore. the stormy weather is causing major concerns. a rain-swollen river is

threatening to overflow. christien kafton joins us live with more. what kind of damage are you seeing there? >> reporter: let's give you a sense where we are. we are at river mouth. let's give you a look at the very latest. you can see there are now some workers on the other side of the san lorenzo river. there is an earth mover over here. if we pan to the right, you can see the river running alongside the retaining wall, if you look on the wall, you can see where that black paint stops and that black paint is where the sand used to be the so clearly, a lot -- to be. so clearly a lot of the beef has

eroded -- a lot of the beach has eroded. locals who walk their dogs in the area say the difference between now the -- between how the river runs now is drastic. >> it's much different than before. it's much more severe. before it used to be much smaller than that and not as close to the boardwalk. but this is the -- this is the most severe i've ever seen it. >> reporter: coming back out live, you can see another earth mover here. now, the key is trying to dig out this, which is the national channel. the big concern is it can -- folks are keeping an eye on the river. they are also keeping an eye on

the forecast before the next set of storms start to move in. back to you. in 90 minutes, a jury will announce the verdict in the ali trial. he's charged with killing his girlfriend at a san mateo drug rehabilitation center in 1999. tracy is the daughter of hall of fame wide receiver. in 2001, a jury convicted him. years later, an appeals court overturned that conviction. the verdict in the retrial will be announced at 9:30 this morning. hamid karzai is demanding that u.s. and international troops pull out of villages and rural areas. president karzai says he conveyed his demand to leon

panetta. it's a reaction to the killing of 16 of a fan civilians reportedly by a u.s. soldier. coming up, we'll have a report from afghanistan about the outrage being expressed today after that soldier is flown out of the country. and president obama is scheduled to talk about his energy policy. this is largo, maryland. let's listen in. [ cheers ] >> i love you back! [ cheers ] >> now, before -- before i start, i want to thank your other president, dr. charlene duke -- [ cheers ]

-- your governor, martin o'malley, is in the house. lieutenant-governor brown is here. [ cheers ] >> once again, these are live pictures of president obama speaking at prince george's community college in maryland. he's been making quite a few stops around various states in the last several weeks. a lot of them -- important states for the presidential election coming up in november. he's scheduled -- scheduled to talk about his energy prices. we'll continue to monitor his speech and bring you any more important developments as they happen. 8:07. more weather-related delays at suppose this morning. the airport -- sfo this morning. the air will be in weather- delay mode from now until

midnight. flights in and out of san jose and oakland show no delays or cancellations at this point. there are been plenty of delays around the freeways. sal castanedo is keeping track of that. >> kens i like that transition there -- ken, i like that transition there. i see how you did that. >> okay. there's delays. this is 88 o it's beginning to get slow driving up to hyde street. that's pretty typical. i just want to remind you to have your headlights on any time you have your whiners on. that's california state law. i'm sure they don't pull you over -- but they can if they

see that you don't have your lights on when your wipers are on. let's go to mark. >> hi there, sal. we're starting out with plenty of cloud cover. yesterday, we were totally covered with at least the moderate rainfall. things have backed you quite a bit. but we still have scattered showers to talk about. as you can see, the coverage out there has been decreasing somewhat. right now you can see the action just north of vacaville. as far as the rainfall totals, they have been fairly

impressive. there we go. coming up you can see the radar loop and ben lomond, nearly 10.5 inches of rain. san rafael 4.5. and san francisco 1.93. san jose, only picking up a few hundreds at just .080. a few hours. more cloud cover. we still have to keep the showers in the forecast. you can see yesterday's system moving out to the south but then another one approaching naf. it will -- this will be a factor into the evening hours. the forecast -- we have to keep a chan of -- keep a chance of showers. rainfall rates will be on the increase friday night and into

saturday morning. forecast highs for this afternoon, upper 50s, low 6 -- low 60s. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, there is that rain cloud to reflerkt increasing -- reflect increasing rainfall. showers likely into saturday. we could potentially have snow levels about 2500 feet. that's how cool it will be and the possibility of a thunderstorm. there is a slight chance of a shower as we head into sunday. water restrictions are set to take effect in st. helena. this is after the city council declared a water emergency on tuesday. there will be a ban on hosing down sidewalks and patios and billing new swimming -- building new swimming pools. people living in redwood city could be paying more for their water and sewer service.

the city council will consider raising water rates 12% and 9% for the water rates. city leaders say they need the money for maintenance and repave on the sewer and -- repair on the sewer and water systems. the number of foreclosures, realty track reports, the increase in foreclosures occurred in 24 states. in the other 4 states, they saw foreclosures dip. realty expects them to rise 25%. san francisco has the highest lent in the country -- rent in the country -- rent in the country.

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the rainfall has backed off a little bit. but there's still a few lingering showers. as you can seep on the radar -- as you can see on the eaud ar, some activity in the milpitas area -- on the radar, some activity in the milpitas area. rod blagojevich is heading to federal prison at this hour. this is video of him leaving his chicago home. he was taken to o'hare international airport. he's now on a plane en route to a federal corrections facility in colorado. he was congressed of trying to -- convicted of trying to sell president obama's vacated seat. this morning, afghan president ha ham -- president hamid karzai told leon panetta

that he wants troops out. sara sidner is live in kabul with the latest. sara? >> reporter: yeah, he had a conversation with mr. panetta today in a visit that was planned weeks ago. basically he asked the question -- and made some demand that i don't think mr. panetta was expecting the but basically asked that not only the troops pull out of villages and remote areas and pulled back to the major bay bases that exist. but he also asked to speed up the transition process from 2014 to 2013 to have that process complete and that's quite difference than what international forces had in my. they've been saying they still want to stick with the main plan that troops would down down in -- would come down in

2015. we got some clarification from mr. karzai's spokesman who said he wants that to happen faster but he's not asking that all of the troops beout of 2015, ken. >> yesterday, the taliban threatened to behead. i'm wondering who how effective they can be. le are they able to move around and do their jobs? are you able to move around afghanistan. >> we can move around a little bit. but there is a lot of sphere on the part of -- fear on the part of anyone here that comes from the international community.

the taliban said they are gonna suspend any peace talks planned. there was talk that perhaps they would degin to talk in quarter -- begin to talk in quater. now the taliban says we don't want to talk anymore. ken? >> sara sidner, live in afghanistan, former ktvu anchor. thanks for your report and be safe out there. 24-year-old bradley man something scheduled to appear in a courtroom this morning. during his last hearing in february he declined to enter a plea to the -- to the 22 counts against hill.

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campaign it calls heroes work here. job opportunities will be everything from internship to leadership roles. veterans say they -- today, federal regulators are expected to allow new regulators to allow opting out of beef slime beef. starting this year, they will be able to order with or without the product. opinion lick schoolteachers across california will find out today if they face the risk of losing their jobs for the next school year. today is the notification deadline for layoff notice. school dricks will -- have

already issued about 8,000 pink solicit. new this morning, students and parents across california plan to protest education cuts. this is glenview. as you can see, they are blowing bubbles out there. why? it's all part of a plan called "don't blow it." they are urging this and similar protests are being -- are being held across the bay area in the peninsula as well. 8:22. march madness begins today. why many bosses are not fans of the big tournament.

the ncaa tournament starts today. sports-crazed employees, though, will not be getting as much work done. an msn survey shows 86% of

people who plan to watch the games say they will check scores at work. 25% will do it for one to two work hours. 20% for three to five hours. 11% will check more than that. unemployment consulting firms say employers could pay $175 million in wages while they are preoccupied today and tomorrow. >> look out! >> wouldwoo-hoo! >> yeah, cal gets slammed. cal was held to just 36% shooting for the game. so they are finished. but st. mary's is still alive. sni understand that president obama -- sni understand that president obama has -- i understand that president

obama has picked california to win. let's take a look at the commute now. traffic has been improlinging this morning -- improving. but 880 is very slow. also looking at the commute on the san mateo bridge. that's better today than yesterday. it's moving well enough to the bayshore freeway. 17, the santa cruz mountains. this freeway has been terrible. very slow. this is the biggest traffic story so far. it's been slow almost all the way across the mountains. >> let's go to mark. >> hi, sal. we have plenty of cloud cover out there. let's go to mark. hi, sal.

current number, it's pretty riled -- numbers, it's pretty mild. livermore, around 57. you can see the satellite. a chance of a shower all day long but a beer bet as we head into the evening hours -- a chan of a shower all day long but -- a chance of a shower all day long but a better bet as we head into the weekend. for the sierra, a winter storm watch in place late tonight. snow levels will be going down to around 3500 feet by saturday morning. here is the forecast model showing you increasing shower chances. end of freeway morning and then off and on and then the rainfall picks up and as we head into early saturday

morning. forecasted highs this afternoon, mainly in the 60s. not a big chance from yesterday. here is a look ahead to your five-day forecast. rainfall developments for your friday. showers develop on saturday. a slight chance by sunday. trouble outside a bay area ikea store. i will tell you what led up to this messy scene last night. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where firefighters are calling one man a here low after -- hero after rescuing a woman from a burning building. and party time at coit tower. as a chef we are always committed to our suppliers...

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>> reporter: they just boarded up this apartment where the fire started right here. you can see how it scorched the trees here. the flames so strong that they actually shot up through the second story and right through that hole where the roof once was. now, a neighbor shot these dramatic pictures. you can see how intense the fire was. the smoke billowing several feet into the air. the flames were so powerful at the apartment complex. it took crews an -- it took crous an hour. one firefighter fell through the roof and into the rafters below. he suffered serious burns to his -- burns to his hands.

he's expected to be okay. now, firefighters are calling two men heroes today. >> the window exploded. flames were everywhere. we kicked -- >> she was asleep or up conscious and so he was able to pull her out. and he made a bigdy. he did our job for us. >> reporter: young and his friend then knocked on the doors and got automaticle -- and got all of the residents out safely. investigators say the fire ignited because of a candle left burning overnight. live from san jose, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. the highway patrol says the wet roads were a factor in a

multicar crash. this happened late last night on southbound 80 near the 98th avenue overpass. two cars slammed into a sedan that stalled on the freeway. two people were taken to the hospital. the chp says we can all learn and important safety lesson from this crash. my advise is to -- my advice, slow down. take due caution, and take due caution before it starts raining and then of a it stars raining. because just because -- because just because it stopped does not the streets are not sliply. stormy weather may have played a role in this crash outside the ikea store in --

last night. a m take behind the wheel led a car to crash into a vacaville home. the vacaville reporter posted this picture on their website. two girls were in the hole but they were not hurt. george lucas is touting it as the latest outin his cutting- edge front pioneer. some are fighting him on the idea, the master plan, issued in 1996.

they are demanding an impact report. a hearing is set for next month. police say two men pushed a woman into a bathroom. documented -- locked her door and then took cash and jewelry from her home tuesday morning. burglars have been clicking indoors, stealing cash and valuables. police say they increasing patrols there. a concord woman reported she was robbed at the grocery store. the woman told police a man asked her for money at trader joe's. when she said no, he grabbed her belongs and took off. he was last seen in ha purple car with a for sale sign on it. anyone who knows that car should call the police. oakland is set to double the number of marijuana medical

families. the applicants were chosen from 12 submissions. the new des pencerys are not expected to open until at least this summer. and that will bring the total number of dispensaries in oakland to 8. the neating -- meeting at 6:00 at muni ameeting at 2640 geary boulevard. muni is considering ways to offset it's $19 million deficit for the new -- for the new fiscal year. they are considering charging for parking on sunday and adding more spaces across san francisco. there's no claims that the art in the coit tower is not being prodeathed. they say candles were dangerously close in the middle in the area.

the people are sicking to eliminate event -- limit events but they say the dipper was within the rules. an oakland man will stand trial after a judge ruled there's enough evidence for last year's shooting lamb page -- dash ram page at sweet jimmy's -- rampage at sweet jimmy's. police say he was involved in a heated argument at 7:00 in the morning -- evening. 8:38. we just got new information about the suspected parent yab duction in south san francisco. police say they located perez and her 5-year-old daughter in a southern california motel sometime around midnight. perez is accused of taking the girl from the child's school.

okay. let's check in with sal. >> you caught me look at the mountains to see how bad it is. you know what? let me just show that to you. look at this. right there, all that is slow traffic still unwinding for a -- dash unwinding for a really tough morning. the traffic never recovered if you are driving from san francisco to your job in the valley, today will be a tough down. you might want to take advantage of being able to work from home if you can do that or put the trip off somehow. let's take a look at 880. 880 is backed up in san leandro all the way up high tree where it gets better.

and we were have -- we have a little bit of a backup here. no major problems. let's go to yesterday's storm is yesterday's storm. we city have quite a bit of moisture in place. nothing too major but still some activity showing up on the radar as you can pick up in concord and napa. current numbers, it's pretty mild. most areas are starting out this thursday morning in the 50s. 5 hard, 58 degrees. the chance of a few showers.

ben lomond nearly 10.5. san jose, just under .10. in the afternoon, temperatures maxes out. you can see the a -- marking out. you can see the approach of our next system. here is our cloud and rainfall forecast for you showing you the clouds this morning and rainfall, the heaviest band of rain that moves in late afternoon to friday night. for today, mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s and a look ahead to your news. a powerful message for those who have had their lives ruined pie smoking. >> the new ad campaign for

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the top stories -- one person is dead following a crash on southbound highway 13 in the oakland hills this morning. the highway patrol says a fallen tree triggered a deadly chain of events just south of the park boulevard exit. three other people were taken to the hospital. all lanes reopened just before 8:00 this morning. afghan president hamid karzai is demanding that u.s. troops pull out and let afghan anothers take the lead. he met with officials this morning. >> reporter: we're at a point called river mount. i was just talking to some local areas here. there are a lot of people

taking a look at the damage. you can he soo the front end loader. you can see the sea wall on the back side of the -- as we look further, and tighter in, you can see a gap there in the wall. that's where a staircase was washed away. you can see it again just how much the -- how much has already walked away. if the water continues oning -- running along the boardwalk we're -- the boardwalk spokesperson said the water has never come this high. the locals who surf say they've also threatened a high surf

area. it doesn't let the sand get far enough out to make a sand whatever -- sandbar. >> reporter: now, you can see work is still underway to repair the beach and trying to get the riner running -- live run -- river running back in its normal channel. clearly, a lot of work to do here. christian calf -- christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. the attorney for scott olesen now says his client was hit by a beanbag round. earlier it was reported that tear gas made him fracture his skull. the question of how he was injured and by whom is still

the subject of an ongoing police investigation. 8:47. governor brown has struck a deal with the teachers union to merge three tax initiatives into one. supporters. so call -- they started to get signatures. palp -- 2% for those making 300,000 and a 3% jumpp for earnings $500,000. >> i think it speaks clearly. >> they estimate the win would

generate this year. rick santorum is done continuing his campaigning in puerto rico. saner to yum was asked about a member low. and it says -- rick santorum was asked about a his cam -- about his campaign. dpin glitch continues to say he's staying in the race despite not winning in alabama or mississippi. two states he said were crucial to his campaign. -- conpain. >> it's stopping the cdc from running an anti-smoke had. the ads feature those seriously

harmed from speaking. that -- harmed from smoking. the $50 million campaign is the largest the cd cd has ever used. the cd says it is seeing an -- an increase -- the ceerntfor disease control says it is seeing an increase in imported food. fruits and vegetables were the most common problem of infections, including salmonella. we're removing that syria -- an aide wrote totier -- twitter complaining that 11 points complaining to be connected to president and the first lady were that dash.

this morning, david cameron and his wife are headed off to new york city. they've ordered the jet. in new york, they are gonna visit the september 11th george clooney was there, richard branson and warren buffett attended. we got a sneak peek of san francisco's renovated metreon ahead of the big reveal tomorrow. 12 of the 20 retailers will be open tomorrow. they are celebrating a new signing area -- dining air auian -- dining area and a new

job. apple's stock broke $600 a share this morning. that's a day before the new ipad hits stores. the stock hit $600.01. apple cracks the $500 level for the first time nearly a month ago. the stock is on fire. you can buy the stores on your screen. push people who preordered the new ipad will actually get the device later than those who

just go out and buy it. the cooption of -- cooperation of law enforcement, we have no choice but to eliminate -- >> he is talking about jones. he failed to tell producers, he was fired. once involved violence and police gave fake a them sang sons -- once involve and they gave them a fake song to thing. you can them more at 8:00 tonight. and we'll talk live at 7:55 tomorrow on "mornings on 2" who was voted off. it's cleanup time in san

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8:56. new this morning, in a meeting that lasted until 1:00 a.m., the santa rosa city school board voted to close doyle park elementary school and reopen it as a french-american charter

school. the principal said the vote didn't happen until 1:05 this morning. she said it was a vote that the hispanic school will close and reopen as a french-american charter school and a third part is to investigate a spanish/english programs -- program somewhere in the district. and students blowing bubbles outside of their schools this is video taken about a half an hour ago. there is a serious message behind this. a teacher is urging this to urge state officials not to blow it and to fully fund investigation. >> i have to talk it with -- with all your strength. >> what do you -- what are you say about your school? >> pretty gla -- pretty good.

>> yeah. the front yard on south claremont is now finally visibility after the cleanup. the owners of the stop have been -- of the home have been gone for a while but the son is reportedly living there. a chance of showers. a better bet this evening. rainfall develops on friday. >> that will do it for us. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. see you seen. -- see you soon. with delicious fresh fit mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches.

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