surprising new details about a gunman ace intended target at a school shooting in oakland, and new startling information about the first victim. a man is beaten and tagged in a bay area bart station. what we've learned this morning and what police say may help them find the people responsible. it's two hours, a new search for a missing morgan hill teenager in a new area. also, we're live in sfo. look at these pictures, airport security screeners walking picket lines outside sfo. the reason for the protest and is this affecting flights? mornings on 2 begins right now!

good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, april 5th. we have exclusive information this morning in the oakland vocational school massacre. tara is live at oikos university with details about the intended target and the first murder victim. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. we just found out the very first victim to run out of this building, this is the spot where she fell, right here. there's a memorial that is now grown and there's still bloodstains here in the parking spot. this is the spot where officers first responded. this is where she fell. now we do want to mention that after midnight, an alert came out from the police chief, this is a facebook picture of ellen

cervellon director, the nursing director. it's a different female administrator who is not being named because she fears for her safety. her friend told us the director had an argument with goh after his tuition after he dropped out the school in the fall. cervellon was at a memorials service yesterday but declined to comment about the case. >> the only thing she is focusing on now and only thing she can talk about is the students and the families and she on the phone with them constantly, and trying to talk to the survivors, and she is just -- i don't know when she'll break down, but she is right now -- that's all she can think about is the kids. >> reporter: meanwhile, the 43- year-old suspect made his first court appearance yesterday, but cameras were not allowed inside. police say co-goh went on a shooting rampage monday morning. we did get an inside look at his cell where he stays 23

hours a day, separate from the other inmates. deputies check in on him every 15 minutes, he will remain there presumably until his trial. and he is scheduled to enter a plea at the end of the month. tara moriarity, ktvu channel 2 news. we're still learning more about the seven victims from monday's mash shooting. this is video of six of the seven people who lost their lives. police say all of them were immigrants, hoping an education would give them a better life. today the youngest victim, 21- year-old lydia sim, will be the first to be buried. last night friends and family held a funeral service for her. the service was held lasts into the at 8 at the church in hayward where sim worshipped and worked. friends say she taught sunday school there and wanted to become a pediatrician to continue working with children. she is being raid to rest in

los altos. the oakland a's are holding an overnight tailgate event called making oakland better. it begins at 7 tonight and lasts until 7 tomorrow night, just before game time. being held at corper of 66th avenue and coliseum way. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for testimony coverage of the shooting. we're working to bring you the latest developments and we'll have more on the victim. in just about two hours from now, a desperate search will resume in hopes of finding missing teenager sierra lamar. it will be in gilroy and san martin. investigators have not told us why the search will focus on some specially trained dogs. ktvu news will bring you a live report on all of this coming up at 7:30. right now police are busy trying to identify the three suspects who they say beat up a

23-year-old man at the bart station last night. ktvu's claudine wong is out there now with a look at where this attack happened and also how passengers are reacting. claudine. >> reporter: dave, we're at the entrance to the bart station, well literary and well traveled as the commute gets underway here. show you the surveillance camera that just fits right in this entranceway. and over by where those folks are entering headed to bart trains there's a ticket agent booth close to where we're standing. this is where it all happened. and this is where passengers this morning say they're surprised to hear about this crime. the 23-year-old man was attacked here and found on the floor when police arrived. the officer says they arrived a couple minutes after the call came in and before police and fire also arrived. he said the victim was beaten badly by three men. they had fled the scene and the victim wasn't saying much

because of the condition he was in. he was taken to the hospital. passengers this morning say they are taking an extra look around this morning. >> we just used to as prudent as we can and be aware of our surroundings. well lit areas, attendant is next door to us, so -- >> at least -- >> yes. i guess -- whatever caution we can, that's about it. go on with our lives. >> reporter: i talked to police bus this is their case, bart police say it's one other witness besides the ticket agent who saw this go down. and there could be more out there. what is unclear is if they saw what led up to the beating in the attack, or if they only saw the crime once it was underway. however, remember they do have surveillance video and have a clothing description but aren't releasing that yet. we come back out here live, you're looking at the direction the suspects fled. that heads into a residential area, and then towards busy el camino real.

so it is possible that people saw them running in that direction. the investigation at this point is continuing. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. time is 7:06. in overnight news, several small earthquakes shook the bay area. there were four small quakes, just north of morgan hill. the first one just after 1 this morning. the magnitudes range from 2.8 to 1.3. no word yet on damage. meantime, there were two tiny quakes near berkeley, just after 2:40 this morning. measuring 1.8 and 1.7. also early this morning, a wild crash with suspicious circumstances in oakland. police say a car lost control on southbound 880 in oakland and crashed through a fence on the right hand side of the freeway, causing injuries. the car ended up on embarcadero. a tow truck driver called to the scene said he saw the car's passengers clear the trunk and

jump into another car. we just spoke to chp, and learned no arrests were made. happening right now, workers with the transportation security administration are picketing outside san francisco international airport. these are live pictures from the scene. coming up in seven minutes, we'll let you know what they're protesting and how it's expected to affect air travel this morning. if it's not one thing, it's another. dallas, rain in san francisco, always something going on. air travel. >> all right. time is 7:08. sal is back. everybody basic on the roads? >> they are. and i just wrote a clever tease on our morning facebook page. >> okay. >> we just like yours. i took a cue from you. >> all right. i'll check it out. >> please check it out. let's go out and look at what we have now. yes, we're on twitter and facebook, on tv. and we're doing traffic. let's go to the live pictures. highway 4 westbound, traffic is

busy, but it's not stop and testimony about we had some stop and go traffic in antioch. this is the time of year where spring break happens for some and it makes it just a little easier for the rest of us who go to work and school. this will belong to another thing here. 80 westbound, western contra costa county. we have a crash didn't involve injuries but slowing traffic in this area. as i move the maps a little further down, i want to go right to the santa cruz mountains, kind of made a big trip there. but 17 is recovering after some earlier slow traffic there. let's go to live pictures now, northbound 280, slowing, coming up to bascom, past interstate 880. let's go to steve. >> thank you. sunny out there, mostly sunny, there are a few clouds over the hills. main story here this morning is how cold it is. lots of 30s all over the place, 16 degrees up in truckee and 20 in tahoe. so clear, cold, breezy, some locations come, other areas have a good brose and the wind

machine up in the vineyards going. cool by noon, sun clouds possible showers here later this afternoon, mainly towards the north and east bay. highs yesterday were in the low 60s. today in the upper 50s. we topped out on temps monday, we'll bottom out today. tomorrow morning as cold but we'll start a little warm-up friday, into the weekend. but some 20s towards lake county, upper lake 25, also few mendocino county. napa close to town, a lot of temperatures near 32. also in sonoma county, mill valley fair sacks 56. palo alto, woodside, all around 38, 39. so there's some cold readings, napa and fairfield 33. san rafael at 11 to. livermore now at 39. and again san jose 42. not far away there are some upper 30s as we saw by los gatos. so cold readings in the mountains. ignore that. but this rotating around right

there, starting to produce clouds in the north. a little bit of a westerly breeze mainly northwest but more of a westerly breeze. the system is right there, it's deepening, so little settle in with more cold air for a while. that might also coming around the backside could give us partly cloudy skies. one our forecast models puts light rain on napa and also concord. so lake county, napa county, solano, maybe today, later this afternoon, few showers could pop up. it's an iffy forecast on this but we have to mention it here. breezy, come, cold morning, clouds possible showers later on today. doesn't think it will be the peninsula or the south bay but it would be to the north and east. further north, better opportunity, closer to the proximity of that system. 50s for highs or very low 60s, so temperatures very cool. santa cruz 62 although i did hear of about a 32-degree reading in santa cruz so man, that is cold on the coast for april. clearing out, cold tonight and tomorrow morning. and then looks good as we clear out saturday.

sunday should be mostly sunny to partly cloudy and increasing clouds on monday. >> republican presidential candidate ron paul is right here in the bay area today. atly:30 this morning, the texas congressman will be speaking at a fund-raiser at the marriott hotel on sutter street near union square in san francisco. then at 7 tonight, ron paul holds a town hall meeting at uc berkeley. some of his libertarian positions like his support for legalizing marijuana and his anti-war positions have mailed him slow popular with the younger voters. the oakland police department faces a new challenge, what they have not done that could be in their one step closer to a federal takeover. also, what is? your food? a report pink slime is not the only edible substance that contains ammonia. >> that is 6-foot 3 young man made a terrible decision in a

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mostly clear and cold, 20s, 30s and 40s on sampson, breezy as well. temperatures today will be in the upper 50s, sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon, possible showers north and east of the bay. time is 7:15. airport security workers now picketing right outside san francisco international airport. pam cook is in our ktvu newsroom now to tell us what is going on and if flights are being affected. pam. >> reporter: the big question this morning, especially as we head into the easter weekend. this is something we're going to be keeping a close eye on because a lot of people are heading out of town for spring break. now we're live right outside terminal two, the newer

terminal at sfo, and listen for a second. they're very vocal out there, our photographers tells us they're very loud this morning, and they want to get their word across. tsa workers who they are, they started protesting just about 45 minutes ago. they tell us their goal is simply to greet passengers and inform them about some potential funding cuts, which could reduce staffing. the workers also tell us they have not been included in the talks for the exact details are still unflown. but their concern is cutbacks could make air travel less safe and create longer lines at the checkpoint. >> we can't multi-task. we can't do 10 things at once weapon have to focus on our jobs. and it has to be security. we can't take shortcuts. >> so again, about 40 to 50 workers, expected out there on the picket lines this morning. but the protest is supposed to end in just about 15 minutes at 7:30. again, this screeners are telling us that their point is

just to inform passengers not to disrupt travel, and the tsa checkpoint should be operational this morning. but again, we're live out at sfo this morning to monitor the situation because as we've been talking about, a lot of people heading out next week and this weekend for spring break. reporting live, pam cook, back over to dave. >> all right, pam. the pentagon now says it's ready to resume a military trial of five machine accused in the september 11thth attacks. khalid sheikh mohammed says he was the mastermind in four other men coronated in the attacks that killed 3,000 people. the men are expected to be arraigned next month at guatemala bay. two years ago, president obama gave up the efforts to try them in civilian court. new this morning, the nfl bounty scandal. a former new orleans saints

defensive coordinator gregg williams telling his players to injure some of the 49ers. >> what you just heard is williams allegedly telling his players to test kyle williams' concussion, and also take out michael crabtree's acl. a filmmaker documenting one of the saints players says he was there during the speech and he recorded it. it is 7:18. we're now learning that another attorney has been hired by george zimmerman, the man who shot trayvon martin. he says martin was not an innocent bystander, and made the mistake of attacking his client. >> he was absolutely entitled to defend himself and that's why trayvon martin is dead, not

because of racial profiling. >> zimmerman's father also talking about the alleged attack. he told fox news that his son is not a racist and was calling for help before he shot martin. zimmerman has not been charged or arrested in martin's death. people across the country continue to show their support for martin. tonight a vigil in his honor will be held in san rafael at 5:30 at the lagoon park. it's being called zero- tolerance for injustice in marin. people are asked to bring their own candles. time is 7:19. today the white house will hand in a homework assignment of sorts today. a federal judge ordered the obama administration to give an explanation for a speech the president gave on monday. ktvu's scott mcfarland is here. this is the latest skirmish in the legal battle over health reform. scott.

>> reporter: dave, the federal judges from texas ordered the white house to hand in the explanation, three pages in length, and single spaced. mr. obama during questioning and answer on monday made a comment, confident the supreme court won't take the extraordinary step of every turning the health reform law. that quote is what got the attention of the federal judge from texas, who said the president seems to be questioning the authority of the federal court system. the u.s. attorney general defending the president's words this week and suggesting he will respond to the judge. >> i think that what the president said a couple days ago was appropriate. he indicated that we obviously respect decisions that courts make under our system of government. >> the court -- the judge in texas is hearing a lesser case regarding health care. the supreme court ruling on the major landmark health reform case expected here in washington in late june.

scott macfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. aetna insurance says they made a mistake saying doctors were no longer covered and patients would center to find new doctors or pay more for nature health care. aetna now says it's sending out retraction letters. in the meantime, customers who have any questions should call the customer service phone until on the aetna id cards. surprising new information about the foods you eat. food safety experts say there's ammonia in many of our foods, and not just in ground beef. the last month fast-food chains and supermarkets stopped serving meat that was treated with ammonia after critics started labeling it pink slime. the compound was approved in 1974 for food consumption, and you can find it in cheese, baked goods and chocolate

products. however, food companies are insisting they're using that compound a lot less these days. it is 7:21. it's clear, cold and breezy this morning. steve will be back to tell us if there's any rain in the forecast. also the one professor charged in that occupy cal protest resigns a post on campus. >> good morning, san mateo bridge traffic looks good but find out where all of a sudden we could have a little bit of a slowdown on a major freeway.

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ground by police. the district attorney has charged her with resisting arrest, obstructing a public place, and remaining at the scene of a riot. we have a new crash in san ramon. >> we do, on 680, interstate 680 northbound coming up on crow canyon road. we don't know which lane it's in, but we also have a crash reported nearby in danville on 680 northbound at sycamore valley. that one was found just east of the freeway, so that's a busy area right now. give yourself plenty of extra time. let's take a look now at the bay bridge toll plaza backed up for about a 15-minute wait. the metering lights are on. it's windy, little breese. less take a look now at san jose. i think the santa clara valley, you'll be in good shape so far. now let's go to steve. >> thank you very much, sal. sunny, mostly sunny, but cold this morning. lots of 30s for temps, and land up with temperatures in the upper 50s today. so really cool day. and possibility -- ignore that

over sacramento, that's just feedback but there will be a possibility of showers north and east later on. the main story how cold it is this morning. napa, lot of reports of low 30s there. kenwood 29. and lakeport now 26. so there are critical minimums here, which is why the wind machines in vineyards this morning. little system coming down might produce a few showers towards lake county, maybe solano county. you can see right there, it would only be today. by tomorrow morning it will be just be closure and cold and we'll kick this system out of here and conditions look better into the weekend. but a breezy, cool day. sunny for a while, then partly cloudy later on. 50s mainly for temperatures upper 50s are very, very low 60s. extended outlook has few showers to the north and east but then looks good friday, saturday, most of sunday. increasing clouds on monday.

>> thank you, steve. police issuing an will alert involving a phony police officer breaking the law. >> reporter: we're live in morgan hill where a missing teen's parents are pleading for more help. we'll tell you how they're getting it today, miles south from here. >> also the crash this one to put an east bay supermarket out of business for a while. ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack

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it's set to begin in 90 minutes, the santa clara county sheriff's office will resume its search for sierra lamar. lorain orlando joins us live to let us another with the the search will take place. >> reporter: good morning. volunteers have posted fliers all over morgan hill, on every corner here. you can see one next to me over here, and across the street over there along with some yellow ribbons. sierra's family is doing everything they can to bring the teen home, and sheriff's deputies are doing the same. last time volunteers searched the area on sunday, they found clothing that didn't turn out to be hers. today about 20 members of the santa clara county sheriff's search and rescue unit will be looking for evidence south of her home in san ma tin and morgan hill. they'll bring canines trained to find human remains. sierra lamar has been missing almost three weeks now. the 15-year-old mother says if anyone else can help, her

family would really appreciate more assistance. >> there's a moment up that is not going to end until we find sierra. as far as searches, they're not ending until we find her. and the response of the people, god bless everybody! but i still have a plight out for more people to volunteer. >> another volunteer search will take place this saturday. authorities believer lamar was abducted. so far they found a cell phone and handbag with clothes that belong to the girl. but no sign of the morgan hill teen. authorities have received more than a thousand tips at this point. the search by the sheriff's department will start today at 9 a.m. so then head down south to gilroy at 9 a.m. and end at 5:30 tonight. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. the search has gone high- tech. the photos on milk cartons have

been replaced by barcodes. to get people with smart phones immediate links to photos, phone numbers and other critical information in missing persons cases. facebook and twitter have proven to be valuable high-tech tools in the search for missing children. today the youngest victim of monday's mass shooting at an oakland university will be laid to rest. and we want to show you six of the seven people who lost their lives at oikos university in oakland. police say all of them were immigrants, hoping an education would give them a better life. and today 21-year-old lydia sim will be laid to roast in los altos. at the same time, we're finding out more about the other people killed in that rampage. 33-year-old -- came here from india two years ago. she was just two months away from graduating as a licensed nurse. the people who knew her say she'll be remembered for her desire to give back. >> she had so much compassion

in her, her thoughts and mine, and that was meant. >> friends say she was a big part of the bay area's tibetan community and -- they have forgiven the suspect, now they're trying to move forward. make sure you stay tuned to ktvu for our continuing coverage of the school shootings. coming up at about 7:46, we'll tell you the problems facing oikos university, why the school is in danger of using its accreditation and the reasons have nothing to do with monday's shooting rampage. in about 90 minutes, the man accused of another bay area mass murder will appear in court. binh thai luc will be arraigned on charges of killing i've people last month inside a house near san francisco's city college. he made his first court appearance last week, but did not enter a plea. there was dispute over who would represent him, a private defense attorney has been

appointed to his case. this is day 11 of a strike by engineers at one of san francisco's biggest hospitals. the people who maintain meld equipment and generators and refrigerators at california pacific medical center took over webster and clay treatments last night. they say they were without a contract for 18 months, and deserve better wages than what cpmc is offering them. >> i've been working here for 33 years. this is the first time they have forced me to walk the streets. >> the medical center says it has offered what it thinks is a fair wage for the current economic times, but the engineers have rejected it. both sides told ktvu they want to get back to the bargaining table, but there's no timetable for that to happen. today cpmc takes its proposal to build a 555-bed hospital at the site of the old cathedral hill hotel, in the

planning commission. the medical center would make transit and pedestrian safety improvements as well as invest in community clinics according to a deal that the mayor's office, even if the planning commission gives its approval for the plan the board of supervisors would still have to sign off on it. two accused bank robbers are in jail this morning. they're accused of a holdup in tracy. the two suspects are identified as 40-year-old leroy colbert of fresno and 42-year-old george beazley of martinez. they're accused of robbing a bank in downtown tracy yesterday morning. police arrested the two men shortly after the holdup and say they recovered the stolen money. investigators say they may have also robbed a bank in livermore two weeks ago. look at this, an oakland market now red-tagged after that van crashed right into this. this caused a lot of damage as you can see to the black and

white liquor store on fruit veil avenue. all happened about 8:30 last night. the driver hit another car first. then went through a fence, and then into that store. police say the driver and two other people ran away. a federal appeals court in san francisco ordered mediation in a 13-year legal battle over gun shows at the alameda county fairgrounds. they banned gun shows after a shooting in 1998 that left eight people injured. the state supreme court is already upheld the ban. however, gun show promoters are fighting it on constitutional grounds. 7:36. san jose police are issuing a community alert for a fake police officer who has been robbing people. he has robbed three people near arroyo park in northeast san jose and hellyer avenue and paradise drive. in the latest incident tuesday, the suspect walked up to a man at the footbridge near sunset

and stowe, flashed a badge, patted him down and demanded his wallet. >> someone came up and showed you a badge and asked you for your wallet, what would you do? >> -- see i.d. >> the fake cop is described as asian, around 30 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and about 170 pounds. he targets spanish speaking immigrants. if you're stopped by someone fitting this description, try to get someone's attention and call 911. time is 7:37. the young man being called a hero this morning for his quick response to a suspected drunk driving crash in san jose. the ktvu news was first there on that scene yesterday morning. investigators say a woman smashed her car into this house on el rose avenue, causing a gas leak and then a brief evacuation. now officials say austin riley saw the woman slumped unconscious at the wheel, moments after this crash.

and then the 19-year-old smashed out her car window with a rock, reached in, turned off the car's ignition, and called for help. time is 7:37. movie director francis ford coppola is suing a restaurant in novato over its name. the movie director who lives in the north bay says the restaurant called -- italian kitchin fringes on his trademark for the name atovola, referring it a style of service at his restaurant. the owners of the restaurant have tried to get their own trademark but so far haven't been able to do it juppe the battle goes on to keep the gold dust lounge open, despite a legal setback. and yesterday the city's his for, commission voted against giving a landmark designation for the bar in union square. however, a city supervisor plans to introduce a new proposal expect week that could possibly override that

decision. the owner of the building wants to evict the bar so he can open up a clothing store in its place. it's 7:38. we want to check in with sal, see what is happening on 280 this morning. >> we're looking at the santa clara valley and i'm happy to say we have a decent commute. look at 280 out of downtown looks good up to highway 17. no major problems there. northbound 17 traffic also looks pretty good coming down to the bottom of the hill. the morning commute is a little slow at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights are on just a little windy on the bridge this morning. and northbound 680 crow canyon road a crash there, northbound 680 traffic has been busy. southbound 680 slowing down approaching the alamo area out of walnut creek. let's go to steve. >> thank you. rather cold around here. it's clear to mostly clear, a few clouds over the hills. but they'll start to increase later on as some come down from the north. there are some partly cloudy

skies but clear here. cold, breese, lot of 30s here this morning. sun, clouds, cool by noon, partly cloudy, maybe mostly cloudy to the north and east. possibility of showers later on, and monday was a warmest day of the week, upper 60s, low 70s. yesterday we kept dropping. we'll continue and this looks like the coolest day of the week with lot of upper 50s. 58 santa rosa yesterday. even low 60s so dropping a few degrees today then start rebound tomorrow. it does look better on saturday. clear skies, clouds, cold air going over the relatively warm ocean water so partly cloudy skies off the coast. and then ramping back around. system will produce cloud cover tomorrow on become the big screaming message are the cold temps. lakeport, 26 degrees. kenwood 29. lottery napa 32, and the wind machines in the vineyards. petaluma 33. woodacre in marin county, 36. danville, walnut creek, lafayette, you name it, lot of

30s there as well. saratoga los gatos 38, palo alto also 30s. even colder fairfield napa, 33. santa rosa colder than that, 36. 39 livermore. 41 hayward. 42 oakland airport. and santa cruz report of 32. watsonville thrown for april. near the coast? that's really cold. a westerly breeze, not that much, northwesterly breeze for some. west 14 at sfo but that's nothing for us. but still it's there. 50s for some on the high side or 60s and some low to mid-50s as you move further north some it's a really chilly air mass, associated with that low there. it's going to deepen, dig south so that will keep us in line for really cold temps and wrapping back around a little trigger in the atmosphere that may fire off a few showers later on. one forecast model puts .07 on napa later today by tonight it will collapse, we'll clear out and really cold tomorrow morning especially for wind- protected areas.

so critical minimums again for friday morning. breezy and cool, mostly sunny in the morning and then partly cloudy in the afternoon. few showers are possible. upper 50s, very, very low 60s. just a cool day for april. it does look better tomorrow after a cold, cold morning, then saturday looks good, increasing clouds on sunday but we're all right for easter sunday, increasing clouds pick up on monday. >> all right. thank you, steve. it is coming up on 7:42. new numbers are just out on the latest first-time and unemployment claims. what is says it about the job market and what is impacting stocks this morning. also the new challenge for san ramon based chevron, why it's facing a new international lawsuit.

stocks slipping over renewed fears the european debt crisis, especially spain and their ability to push through cost- cutting programs at a time when the economy is heading for another recession. live look the the big barred, the dow currently down, nasdaq down 2, s&p down 1. the numbers are coming back because there's some good news, another sign the job market is getting stronger. firsttime claims for jobless benefits fell to 357,000 last week. that's down 6,000 from the week before. and tomorrow the labor department releases the big march unemployment numbers and signs jobless rate could go down again. a federal prosecutor for brazil has filed another lawsuit against san ramon based chevron. that's after the brazilian government reported another leak in an offshore oil field.

the new leak is reportedly near where more than 110,000 gallons of crude oil spilled last year. chevron spokesman says the lawsuits are without merit. we have new information from syria this morning. a spokesman for united nations envoy kofi annan says a cease- fire in syria is expected to begin no later than 48 hours after april 10th. however, syria and opposition forces are claiming the government there is increasing its attacks, leading up to the cease-fire deadline. a u.n. peacekeeping team is headed to syria for talks on sending observers to keep an eye on the cease-fire. they're estimating more than 9,000 people have been killed in syria since the uprising started a year ago. that jetblue pilot who had a meltdown on a flight last week will have a psychiatric evaluation. a judge hoard ordered the exam on clay con osbon so see if she

was taken curing the incident and now whether he's competent to stand trial. prosecutors say there's reason to believe he may suffer from a mental disease. he is charged with interfering with a flight crew. a berkeley shopper got quite a scare when a man cut him with a knife. it happened yesterday at a 99- cent only store in san pablo and university avenues. police say the shopper got into an argument with the man who pulled a knife and injured the shopper. the victim was not hurt too badly, and refused medical treatment. police arrested the suspect with the knife. this incident is just the latest example of a spike in violence in berkeley. the daily californian reports there have been several shootings and three homicides this year. there was just one homicide all of last year in berkeley. this is a murder in south berkeley last week. many who live in that neighborhood say their area is being neglected, but police say they allocate a lot of

resources to south berkeley. the richmond police racial discrimination trial continues today. defense attorneys for police chief christmas news and the richmond police department said the claims of seven black officers accusing the department of discrimination are ridiculous. they say the officers work to undermine the chief. the officers alleged there was a hostile work environment. jury deliberations will begin after today's rebuttal. no comment yet from administrators at oikos university about the possibility the school could lose its accreditation. the state department of consumer affairs tells ktvu it has nothing to do with the shooting rampage over monday. 41% of graduates there pass a national nursing exam last year. the state average is about 75%. state regulators are adding the school has had trouble paying back loans. the school's website there says classes are cancelled until

further notice, due to the shooting rampage. one of shooting victims, doris, also just two months away of graduating before she was tragically killed at the university. she is leaving behind four children and a husband who is devastated. he says the two met in their native nigeria and were married 10 years. >> the best thing that happened to my life. so -- from the first time i seen her. >> her mother came here from nigeria a year ago to take care of her granddaughters so her daughter could study to become a nurse. now she says it was god's way to make sure she would be here to help her family get through this tragedy. ktvu's coverage continues at our channel 2 website. ktvu.com, you'll find more video, more photos and on the school shooting tab. an animal handler from the

safari west wildlife preserve inia is in the hospital after begored by a buffalo. newschopper 2 was anything into over the park yesterday. the woman was attacked as she tried to separate buffalo from some cattle. the buffalo charged her, and gored her in the thigh. she didn't suffer broken bones but you can imagine she was shaken up. today the group hoping to build a nfl stayed upin los angeles will present a long- awaited report to city hall. the group is proposing a $1.4 billion stadium be built right next to staples center, which it also built and owns. area, eg will provide its impact report and is expected to show why the proposed farmers field would not cause traffic or parking problems. the public will then have 45 days to comment. we sent newschopper 2 to

check on cal's new memorial stadium. the makeover includes replacing benches with seats and big c outlined in the seats. the project in her says the stadium will be ready for cal's home opener against nevada wolfpack on september 1. a new york judge ruled reebok cannot sell tim tebow new york jets jerseys. that's because reebok's agreement with the nfl players to use their names and numbers expired in february, and nike has the new contract. reebok argued it had a clause allowing it to sell jerseys for two more months, but the judge said that was only so the company was not left with unsold merchandise, like tebow's old broncos jersey but could not create and sell new items. san jose native deandre brackensick hopes to sing his way to another week on "american idol." ♪ ♪ last night he was the

first of the 8 finalists to single it was 80s night on "american idol," and the judges seemed to love brackensick's performance. he sang the song, i like it! tonight we're going to friend out who made the cut and who will be kicked off the show. you can see "american idol" here on ktvu channel 2, beginning at 8:00, and then you can catch the eliminated contestant live tomorrow morning right here with us on mornings on 2. >> talk to that person. and they always handle it so well. >> very cool. >> all right. a peninsula house fire took the lives of a 93-year-old man and his great granison. how a youth football team is now coming to the aid of the victim's family. also, it's a commercial that features a major music star,

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the west virginia coal mine where 29 miners died tragically two years ago will be permanently sealed up. the mine's new owners plan to block all of the entrances filling them with concrete. back in december officials ruled that methane ignition caused that deadly explosion. and last month the man in charge of miner safety pleaded guilty to charges he hemmed hide hazardous conditions from mine inspectors. a vigil will be held tonight for two people killed in a house fire last sunday in pacifica. 13-year-old christian moreo and his 93-year-old great grandfather died in that early morning fire. it also left 11 family members homeless, a lot of them children. one of the children plays on the youth football team which

has been collecting basic supplies to help out this family. the team will be meeting up at the house at 6:00 tonight. it is 7:55. paleontologists in china just made a huge discovery. they have uncovered the fossils of what they believe is the largest feathered animal that ever lived. they estimate it was about 30 feet long and weighed a ton and a half. that's about 40 times the weight of the largest previously known feathered dinosaur. scientists believe it roam the earth 125 million years ago. google is giving people a preview of what is called project glass. it released photos of the terminator glasses that let you put google's web services on your face. google says the experimental glasses are still in the development stage, but they can take photos, initiate visited joe collection and display directions at the sound of the user's voice. there are reports the glasses

could be in stores in time for the holiday season. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> burger king has pulled if new online ad that features mary jay blige. the company says the ad is shelved until a music licensing issue is resolved. and it's apologizing for the singer for releasing what it says is an unfinished commercial. some african-american groups have accused of company of using blige to perpetuate black stereotypes by having her sing about chicken. what is breaking news. it's coming in from petaluma, newschopper 2 here is busy. we're finding out about several injuries in an early morning house fire. we'll get to details when newschopper 2. >> surprising details about a gunman's intended target at an oakland school and we're learning now information about one victim's final moments. >> we just got new information

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good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. it is thursday, april 4th. we have exclusive information about the oakland vocational school shooting massacre. ktvu's tara moriarity is at oikos university now to tell us about the first of the murder victims and where that attack occurred. tara. >> reporter: police fun to the very first victim, lying in a parking lot, next door to oikos university. you can see it how far she ran from the front door over to the parking lot. two people were actually standing over her waving down police that morning. and you can see how far she ran before she collapsed. now flowers sit in the parking space, marred by bloodstains, just yards from oikos university. that female victim was the first to be transported to the hospital. we also want to mention that just after midnight, an urgent alert came out from the police chief. howard jordan says the intended

target was not el answer cervellon the program director as thought but a different female administrator who is not being named. the director did have an argument with one goh after has tuition in the fall, the ellen was a a victim's memorial yesterday but declined to comment. >> she's absolutely devastated. not eating, not sleeping, crying. she cried all all night last night. she's not doing very well. but she's focused on the kids and the families right now. >> meanwhile, the 43-year-old suspect made his first court appearance yesterday. but cameras were not allowed. goh was seeking revenge, killing seven people and injuring three monday morning. we did get an inside look at goh's cell where he stays 23 hours a day, separate from the other inmates and he will remain there presumably until his trial begins. he is set to enter a plea at

the end of this monthly. tara moriarity, ktvu channel 2 news. we're gathering more information about a story we first brought you at 4:30 this morning. police are investigating the attack and betting of a 23-year- old man at the coma bart station. claudine wong is at the station and you just spoke to someone who arrived right after the beating occurred, right? >> reporter: that's right. we talked about a couple witnesses and -- piecing together what happened this. attack happened in front of this ticket machine. we know that when it happened around 7:30 last night, there was an agent inside the booth because that ticket agent called for help. we also know there was a surveillance camera that recorded the whole thing that happened. and we know there were witnesses. i talked to one woman who did not want to go on camera who told me that the suspects ran in this direction after the beating. three of them who met up with two people across the street and then ran in the opposite direction. she said they were young likely teenagers, and she says as the

victim lay bleeding on the ground, as they ran off, she could hear them laughing. we also talked to a young woman named mikayla who says she had just gotten off the bus after the suspects took off and the bart agent was trying to keep the victim still and says everyone there was in shock talking about what had just happened. >> i didn't know, like when own the bus that's when i know that i'm like five people ganged up on him, pulled his hood over and then just started hitting him in the head. not sure if there was a weapon or maybe like -- because they're like lacerations in the face. >> reporter: she says the victim didn't say much, she was in pretty bad shape but in a few minutes police showed up. first on the scene the officers with the broadmoor police department. he told me the victim could barely talk and was just trying to stop bleeding until he could be taken to the hospital. bart's police department is handling the investigation, i talk to the lieutenant there

who told me the victim needed stitches but his injuries are not life-threatening. they are still trying to figure out what if anything led up to this brought ala tack. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. in overnight news, several small earthquakes shook the bay area. there were 4 small quakes just north of morgan hill. the first was just after 1 this morning, and the magnitude range from 2.8 to 1.3. and there were two tiny quakes near berkeley just after 2:40 this morning, measuring 1.8 and 1.7. also just hours ago, a wild car crash in oakland, and it's a suspicious one. police say a car lost control on southbound 880, and crashed through a fence on the right- hand side of the freeway. the car ended up on embarcadero. a tow truck driver who was called out to the scene said he saw the cars' passengers clear out the trunk and then jump

into another car. we talked to the chp, they told us so far no arrests have been made. the hayward police department is being sued by the family of an elderly man attacked by a police dog. the review reports the 89-year- old man died soon after having his leg an dated. the dog is a full grown german shepherd named nicky. this happened last may, when police were searching for two suspects in a restaurant robbery. the dog went into the elderly man's backyard and bit him in the leg. the hayward city attorney didn't make a comment yet because he said the city had not yet been served with legal documents. the pittsburg city council approved a new zoning plan which could potentially bring an emergency homeless shelter to that city's downtown area. under state law, the city must designate an area where shelters have the right to open. the city picked 200 acre zone near the antioch border and an area near willow pass road.

as of now the city planner says there are no plans to create a new shelter. a top performing charter school in oakland will remain open, but only if it cleans up its financial and administrative problems. last night the city council board voted to keep the american indian charter school two open for five more years. but that will be revoked if problems are not fixed in the next two years. this comes after an audit found more than one million dollars in public funds was funneled to the school's founder. the school is also accused of hiring staff who did not have required teaching credentials. and we have breaking news in the north bay. there is a large house fire in petaluma this. is a live picture from newschopper 2. you can see quite a few large engines, fire engines and firemen down on the scene. firefighters there, the home is on the one thousand block of st. francis drive. it was fully engulfed when

firefighters arrived just before 6:30 this morning. four people, including children, have been treated for minor injuries. again, newschopper 22 just arrived at the scene of a house fire in petaluma. we don't know how the fire started or the extentest damage to the house. but as newschopper 2 surveys the scene, we'll bring you more information. it looks like -- a wall there. >> looks to the naked eye like they've knocked it down, but we'll keep you posted on that. sal's back to get you where you need to go this morning. >> that's right. we're going to start this time in the opposite side of the bay, 237 santa clara valley, and you can see traffic is busy. if you've been watching -- we've been watching this since we were on the air at 4:30. and it was light until about 6:30, then now it's pretty heavy. now it's really heavy coming up to zanker road. check out to see if there's any crashes reported in this

stretch. take a look at 880 northbound, the traffic here looks pretty good. there are no major problems, it's getting slower as you drive. in fact, i just mentioned 237, we do have an accident at great america parkway. so that's why we saw that slow traffic. chp just finally arrived on the scene. so we'll keep following that. this is 880, it looks good. bay bridge backed up for about a 10-meant wait. so again i want to mention 237, we showed it to you before. there's a crash blocking two lanes, 237 at great america parkway. we'll follow it. let's go to steve. >> thank you. very good morning. cold morning indeed. 20s, 30s and some 40s, but for early april this is a really chilly air mass in place. and tomorrow morning looks to be as cold if not colder because we'll lose brose. now today we'll start off sunny. few clouds mainly towards the coast. little on the san mateo coastline as well towards lake county, but really the cold lows are the big story here. lakeport 26. kenwood 29. napa 32.

probably starting to bounce off the morning lows. around 8:00 we warm up though. but because the wind machines were going because minimums critical and the grapes don't look that. or the bugs. danville, lafayette, alamo, walnut creek, all checked in in the upper 30s as well. saratoga, palo alto, atherton, menlo park, 36, 37 or 38 as well. lots of 30s in the santa cruz mountains. also to the north we saw 33 in napa and 33 fairfield. now 38, 39 santa rosa. i think san rafael is warmer now. livermore was 39. now 42. so we're starting to warm up although slowly and it will be a cool came system there rotating around. we'll dig south a little bit. that's going to usher in cooler temps throughout the day. so even though the days are longer, angle of sun higher, it's going to struggle to get out of the upper 50s today. mostly clear now but a little system row statementing around the backside of that, like a spoke in the wheel.

might pick up cloud cover and maybe some showers later. napa county and also into solano and parts of contra costa county. one forecast model put light rain later this evening on concord and napa. so we'll see. now tomorrow will not be an issue. that system will start to exit and we'll see skies clearing. but boy, tomorrow morning will be as cold if not colder. breezy and cool today. sunny in the morning and mostly sunny for most of the pens had south bay just looking at the webcam, san jose state fine meteorologist department locking over san jose proper. they were clearing, now a few clouds. so 50s, upper 50s very low 60s and extended outlook has clearing tonight, cold tomorrow morning, then looks good saturday. sunday looks pretty good. there could be some clouds towards the north bay but rain returns next week. >> all right. thank you, steve. it's 10 minutes after 8:00. many people taking up closer look at the new bay bridge eastern span because the center tower looks like it's leaning a little bit. and the experts say yes, it is!

but that's intentional because the bridge is not completely symmetrical next. >> we'll relate the tension on the cables that allow the tower to pull back up and then you won't get a deflecting. it won't bend out of plum. >> engineers had other things to keep in balance as well including building weights into one side of the bridge to counter-balance the bike and pedestrian path on the other side of the new span. reality tv is coming to silicon valley. the show which may be called silicon valley is produced by the bravo network and will follow technology entrepreneurs and their fans as they try to become next big thing. here's something else. mark zuckerberg's sister randi is the executive producer of the show. so far we're not sure when the

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morning, but we're starting to warm up now. still lots of 30s and 40s. sunny to mostly sunny, do look for partly cloudy skies, especially towards north and east and later this afternoon. highs upper 50s. this morning airport screeners at sfo were walking picket lines. pam cook is in our newsroom to tell us why they were protesting. pam. >> reporter: the good news is the airport screeners have come and gone this morning. but at this point, they wanted to talk to passengers about their concerns about working condition. tsa workers held a protest from about 6:30 to. :30 this morning and we were right out there with them talking with them about their very vocal demonstration about cuts that they say could affect their jobs and passengers at the airport. >> proposed cuts may endanger the manpower needed to provide the proper amounts of screeners to operate the machines. >> they'll also concerned about keeping the security lines

moving. >> we're on spring break. it's easter. the flight load is crazy. the lines are so long. >> about 50 or so screeners were on the picket line this morning, again the good news is that they are gone now and it did not involve anyone who was on the clock. they didn't walk off the job. they were just out there picketing and letting passengers know about their working condition concerns. now we have been trying to reach a spokesperson just to see if the airport has a position or information on this, but of course any new developments on this we'll bring you certainly if any of this ever affects any flights. but today security screeners back on the problem is, not affecting flights. reporting live, pam cook, back to dave and tori. reports from florida, we're now learning george zimmerman who killed trayvon martin hired a new lawyer. and that lawyer says martin was

not an innocent bystander, but made the mistake of attacking his client. >> he was absolutely entitled to defend himself and that's why trayvon martin is dead, not bus of racial profiling. >> now zimmerman's father is also talking about the attack. he told fox news his son is not a racist, and was calling for help before he shot trayvon martin. zimmerman at this point has not been charge nor been arrested in the death. support continues to spread around the country for the memory of 17-year-old trayvon martin. a 1,000 hoodie march is scheduled for noontime today on the fairfield campus of solano community college. participants will be wearing hoodies because that's what trayvon martin was wearing the night he was shot and killed. coordinators say it's symbolic of the young people killed in america. he says trayvon martin is the face of what is happening every

day. a judge in a jerry sandusky child sex bows case announced he'll rule later on several key motions, including with to dismiss the charges. this is video of sandusky arriving at a pennsylvania court earlier this morning. it was his first court appearance since february. the 68-year-old former penn state football coach has been confined to his home on a quarter million dollar bail. he claims the allegations against him don't have specifics such as the time and place of the alleged assault. a group that calls itself anonymous china hacked into several chinese government websites during the night as a protest against internet restrictions. the earlier this week anonymous china issued an invitation on twitter to computer hackers to join them in the action. hackers left anti-government messages on the website as they attacked. and they posted instructions on how people in china can get

around the government's internet restrictions. the chinese government blocks access to social media sites like facebook and twitter. the san diego based group that released that very popular kony 2012 internet video posted an online he is cell just this morning. this is the new video called kony 2012, part 2. the sequel dresses the criticism directed at the group after the first video went viral. and it calls on young people again to master posters of kony all over the world, on april 20th. the coast guard is going to sink a japanese ghost ship near alaska. the fishing troller was swept away by last year's tsunami from japan's magnitude 9 earthquake. no one is onboard, and it doesn't have any lights so it's considered a hazard to other ships and boats. a coast guard cutter plans to blast it with a cannon and senn it to the ocean floor.

today president obama will sign legislation designed to help small businesses and startups grow and create jobs. it's called the jump-start our business startups act and contains a position that will allow companies to raise money by selling securities to the public. supporters say it will help startup companies which frequently have difficulty getting bank loans but critics say it could make investors susceptible to great rich quick scams. sugary beverages could go up in provides as the state tries to fight childhood obesity. a new poll released today by the health department shows voters agree that obesity in children is a serious issue. it also shows nearly two-thirds of people would support a special fee on drinks that contain a lot of sugar. doctors say the average child has about two sugary drinks a day, and this equals 150,000 empty calories a year.

>> wow. time is 8:20. call is going out. for a volunteer to be needed to clean up two bay area parks later this month. the clean-up will take place at martin luther king, jr. regional shoreline in oakland, and bail grist medical park in st. helena on april 14th. help will be needed to plant trees and also remove northern native plants. if you want to be part of this, you can sign up under the web link sex on ktvu.com. drivers in marin county, you're asked to watch out for an unusual visitor. these otter crossing signs are posted on lucky drive. residents say otters are swimming up and down the high canal, climbing the bank, and crossing the street. they say the otters like to spend time in the creek and the lagoons, but so far two have died as they tried to cross the roads. so now you can see the signs

out there asking people and drivers to be careful. >> god to be otterly careful. it's 8:21. new details about the final moments of whitney houston's life. who may have been the last person to see her alive. also, we're looking out the window checking your weather. not a bad picture! cold and breezy today. steve is coming back and tell what you to expect later today. >> good morning. if you're driving on highway 4, a little slow traffic heading west but things are clearing out. but it's still slow in one key bay area spot. [ female announcer ] this is the story of joycelin...

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we're learning new details about the final moments of whitney houston's life. a final autopsy report reveals houston was fun to facedown in beverly hills hotel. she had cocaine in her system, and drug paraphrenalia on a counter nearby. the report also says the 48- year-old had complained of a sore throat and an assistant suggested she take a bath before a pre-grammy awards gala. at the time her body was discovered, she had likely been dead for an hour. >> wow. time is 8:25. let's check back with sal, lot going on and you've got the chopper working with you too. >> that's right. newschopper 2 found a crash southbound 101 near the larkspur exit. motorcyclist down.

maybe it wasn't a crash but he filled his bike in the lanes. people stopped, and they stopped traffic. they stopped traffic to get this guy out of the lanes and now he's on the shoulder. so that's good news. doesn't look like he's hurt. but a couple scary moments on southbound 101 near the larkspur exit. looks like traffic is beginning to move again here. let's go to the 98 bridge, westbound 92. traffic is moderate. little bit of heavy traffic approaching the span. also at the bay bridge it's heavy. a little windy across the decks this morning. northbound 280 some stop and go traffic now, remember 237 still pretty slow, into the valley, because of a crash. steve. >> well we're finally star to go warm off some very critical minimum lows this morning. temperatures for april freezing if some below that. tomorrow morning looks to be as cold and it is breezy to blustery for some. not for everybody, but few locations, weekend. picked up out of the west-

northwest. the system that's brought in the cold air, still has to settle in today. so it will be a cool day, then mostly sunny then turning partly cloudy north and east later. 30s and 40s, so temperatures cooler about an hour ago down to 33 at napa and fairfield. the system rotating in has a little bit on the become side that might fire up a few showers later today. lake county, napa county, solano or eastern contra costa. mention it, i don't think it will happen, peninsula or south bay. cold morning, then partly cloudy by this afternoon. days are a little longer. this is a dynamic system for april. 50s on the highs. upper 50s and tonight a lot of moisture it will generate clouds. tomorrow morning cold, very cold. wind-protected areas but sunny. and then saturday looks good, sunday looks good. increasing clouds on monday. rain next tuesday. the nfl controversy about that bounty put on players by the saints just got juicier. now there's audio from the man who ran that bounty.

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time 8:30. give an update on a developing story we first told you about near the top of the hour. we're in petaluma.

newschopper flying over, a house fire there and newschopper 2 is showing us the video they shot a short time ago. this is a 1000 block of st. francis driver. the fire is out. and you can see firefighters there still mopping up. it took about two minutes for fire crews to get there, about a half hour to put the flames out. we're told that four people, including children, were treated for minor injuries. but this is the very latest on this developing scene from petaluma. big house fire, it's out now. some injuries, and we'll bring you more details as we get them available. in other news now, the santa clara county sheriff's office getting ready to resume a search for missing teenager sierra lamar. ktvu's lorraine blanco is there amidst it all to tell us where they'll be searching today. >> reporter: this is where sheriff's deputies are meeting right now, before they head out

on an all-day search for sierra lamar. you see a sheriff's search and rescue trailer behind me ready to go at the san martin substation. they'll leak here and south in gilroy. last time volunteers searched the area on sunday, they found clothing that didn't turn out to be hers. today about 20 members of the santa clara county sheriff's search and rescue unit will be looking for evidence. them have help from specially trained canines. sierra has been missing 20 days, and the continuing effort by volunteers and law enforcement has helped her family not just technically, but also emotionally. >> there is growing concern in my heart as you know, but knowing that the search effort and all the other agencies are continuing and not stopping, it's comforting. and i just want to put that out there. it's not stopping. >> authorities believe lamar was abducted. they received more than a thousand tips. the search starts here in san

martin, and in gilroy in minute. and will last until 5:30 this evening. according to sierra's parent, another volunteer search is scheduled for this saturday. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. the search has gone high- tech. look at this. photos on milk cartons replaced by barcodes. they give people with smarted phones immediate connections to photos, phone numbers and other very critical information in the search for missing persons. facebook and twitter have also been very valuable tools, high- tech tools, in the search for missing people. in less than a half hour from now, the man accused of killing five people last month in san francisco will go back to court. binh thai luc will be arraigned on five counts of murder with special circumstances. he made his first court appearance last week, but at the time he did not enter ably.

there was a dispute over who would be representing him as an attorney. now a private defense attorney has been appointed to his case. new this morning, audio has emerged in the nfl bounty scandal, and it involves a local team. the tape has former new orleans saints defense you've coordinator gregg williams telling his players to give frank gore of the 49ers a head injury. >> williams is also heard offering cash to the man who struck 49ers quarterback alex smith in the head during the playoffs. he goes on to tell the saints defense to test kyle williams' concussion and take out michael crabtree's acl. the speech was recorded,

according to yahoo's sports. two accused bank robbers are in jail this morning accused of a holdup in tracy. the two suspects are identified as leroy coal birth and 42-year- old george bowsly of martinez. they are accused of robbing a bang in downtown tracy yesterday morning. police arrested the two men shortly after the holdup and recovered the stolen money. investigators say the two may have also robbed a bank in livermore two weeks ago. an oakland market is now red-tagged after a van crashed into it. the accident caused quite a lot of damage to the black and white liquor store on fruitvale avenue. it all happened about 8:30 last night. the driver hit another car first, went threw a fence, then into the store. police said the dreyer and two others ran off. oakland police will probably miss this month's critical deadline involving the first occupy eviction. the police department says it doesn't have the time or the

manpower to meet the april 25th deadline to investigate the many complaints stemming from the police raid outside city hall on october 25th. the police are also likely will miss the 180-day deadline to issue its report on the big occupy protest one week later. this potentially could place the oakland police department a step closer to a federal takeover. also, a uc berkeley english professor who faces charges in the occupy cal protest is now resigned as the acting director of the university's humanity center. she's the only professor charge for letter involvement in the november 9th protest. she says her hair was grabbed and she was thrown to the ground by police. the district attorney is charged her with resisting arrest, obstructing a public place, and remaining at the scene of a riot. a federal appeals court in

san francisco ordered mediation in a 13-year-old legal battle over gun shows at the alameda county fairground. they gunned shows after shooting in 1998 that injured eight people. the state supreme court has already upheld the ban, but gun show promoters are fighting it on constitutional grounds. republican presidential candidate ron paul is in the bay area today. at 11:30 this morning the texas congressman will speak at a campaign fund-raiser at the marriott hotel on sutter street near union square in san francisco. then at 7:00 tonight, ron paul holds a town hall meeting at uc berkeley auditorium. some of his libertarian positions such as a support for legalizing marijuana and anti- war stance make him quite popular with young voters. hey, sal, i know you and newschopper 2 are watching the bay bridge toll plaza?

>> that's right. newschopper 2 giving us a nice bird's-eye view of the bay bridge toll plaza and assessing not only the toll plaza itself but the actual span. now i do want to ask newschopper 2 to give me a wide swing to the left so we can see it the toll ms.a, because there is the traffic getting on to the bridge. but as you can see, we're going to have them -- do the fast pan here. there is a toll plaza and it's backed up quite a ways. you can see he's tilting up for us. it's only backed up right near where 880 comes on. so it is backed up, about a 10 to 15-minute wait. and again these are live pictures. you'll be waiting for a little bit but nothing too drastic. let's move to along and look at northbound 101, san francisco approaching the 80 split. that traffic is moderate. san jose, the slow traffic is in the usual spots but look at 880 and 17. that is just a nightmare.

slow traffic on 17, getting through, up to 880 and finally getting a better past the airport. just this is the freeway to avoid. if you know the side roads, i would stay off 17 and 880 right now. steve. >> thank you, sir. and sunshine, cold this morning. temperatures 20s, 30s and 40s, even colder tomorrow morning. but sunny here in the morning, some clouds developing in the afternoon, but a day where temperatures will be below average, yesterday we had low 60s. today a lot of upper 50s. it's just too much of a cold air mass and some of the coldest air won't arrive until late morning and early afternoon. even though it will be around noon, 1. some of that cold air continues to seep southward settling in over yourself. also clouds from the north might fire up later towards lake county, some up there as well now. napa county, solano and eastern contra costa. and may not happen but have some of lows this morning, it's warmer than this now but lakeport 26. kenwood 29. napa 32. which is why a lot of wind

machines were going sonoma this morning. danville, san ramon 36. palo alto, menlo park also 38 and 39. 33 montgomery village. and 39 livermore. now low 40s, mid-40s. so temperatures slowly warming up. the system responsible for the cold air and some cloud cover continues to hang out in oregon. but it's diving south so that may give us clouds later today. 30 a little system within the system that might trigger some of that later today. but breezy, cool, sunny to mostly sunny. then afternoon some clouds will bill up, especially over the hills. some along the coast and along parts of the san mateo coast now. coalier going over the relatively warmer ocean. temperatures creating some clouds but 50s are very low 60s clearing and cold tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow morning will be the coldest of the week. we rebound with temps on saturday. sunday looks good, then increasing clouds monday, rain tuesday. >> all right. thank you. 20 minutes before 9:00.

a suspected drunk driver smashes into a san jose home, we're hearing about a young hero tied to the story. also, he became an instant youtube star, what is next for that pilot who had a meltdown onboard a flight. >> a man is beaten by three people at the bart station, what witnesses are saying this morning about what the suspects did in the moments after that attack. hit the road, jack ♪ ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months.

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mixed markets, things barring costs on the rise, sparking fears european's debt is flaring up again. begun employment claims are down, and retailers like target and macy's today reported better than expected sales in march. the dow down just 2 at this point. nasdaq up 9. s&p is flat. it's 8:44. twitter is opening a new office in the midwest. the social media company plans to open an office in detroit, where it will be a much closer to car companies. the expansion adoption as twitter tries to boost its advertising revenue by selling what it calls promoted tweets and what most people would refer to as advertising. twitter says and will relocate a handful of employers to

detroit. it has offices in chicago and cincinnati. up to date on other top stories we're following for you right now. ktvu's tara moriarity has learned where the first shooting victim in that oakland university school massacre fell to the ground. you're looking at where a makeshift memorial has been set up. you saw the rocks there forming the shape of a heart. police now say the suspected gunman one goh allegedly had a different target then the administrator believed to have been the target. there was a protest this morning right in front of san francisco international airport. it's over now. airport security workers, picketed this morning protesting potential job reductions. they claim the cutbacks would make air travel less safe and also cause longer lines at the security check point. and investigators this morning want to know what led up to an attack on a 23-year-

old man outside the coma bart stakes. he was beaten up by three people, now they're hoping surveillance video will help identify those suspects. ktvu's claudine wong is on the story all morning and you -- she just talked to someone who saw the suspects fleeing the scene? >> reporter: that's right, dave. we talked to a couple witnesses this morning about what happened here last night. this attack being describe as both brutal and brazen because of the condition of victim, left leading on a carpet that was taken away because of how much he was bleeding and how much he was hurt. prison end because it happened right in this main entranceway, in front of ticket machine. you can see it the ticket agent booth there, the ticket agent called for help. and a surveillance camera recorded it all. one witness told me that these three suspects after the attack ran off, they met up with two other people across the street and kept going and as they were running, she could hear them laughing. we also talked to another witness who says she just got off the bus after the suspects took off running and the bart

agent was still trying to keep the victim still and said everyone was just in shock talking about what happened. >> i didn't know like when identifies on bus that's when i know that i'm like five people gaged up on him, pulled this hood over, and then just started hitting him in the head. not sure if there was a weapon or maybe like -- mrs. knuckles because like lacerations in the face. >> reporter: within a few minutes, police showed up on the scene. first on scene was officer jeff, his par in her with broadmoor police department. he said the victim could barely talk he was jews trying to stop the bleeding so he didn't find out anything about what really led up to that. that victim was taken to the hospital and bart police told me that he had stitches, but is expected to be okay. in the meantime, part police just said they don't have any anything to report except they're continuing to investigate this, continuing to try to figure out what led up

to it. and continuing to look for anyone else who could provide more information. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. a young man is hailed as a hero for his response to a suspected drunk driving crash in san jose. ktvu news was first on the scene yesterday morning. investigators say a woman smashed her car into a home on el rose avenue causing a gas leak and a brief evacuation. they now say austin riley spotted the woman slumped unconscious at the wheel moments after the crash. the 19-year-old then broke a car window with a rock, turned off the car's ignition, and called for help. francis ford coppola is suing a novato restaurant over its name. he lives in the north bay and says the restaurant infringes on his trademark for the name -- which refers to a style of service at his restaurant. the owners of the restaurant

have tried to get their own trademark but have not been able to do so. and the battle continues to keep san francisco's gold dust lounge open despite a setback. yesterday the city's historic commission voted against a landmark designation for the union square bar. but a city supervisor plans to introduce a new proposal next week that could potentially override the decision. the owner of the building wants to evict the bar so it can put a clothing store in its place. an argument inside a berkeley store turned into a knife attack. it happened yesterday at a 99 cents only store in san pablo and university avenues. police say the shopper argued with a man who then pulled out a knife and injured that shopper. he was not hurt badly. he refused medical treatment. police arrested the man with the knife later. violence in berkeley is on the rise. this is video from one of three homicides in the city in the

first three months of this year. the daily californian reports it was just one homicide in all of last year. there have been shootings as we in south berkly. many residents say they're now living scared in their own neighborhoods. the richmond police racial discrimination trial will continue today. defense lawyers for police chief chris magnus and the police department say the claims of seven african-american offers are ridiculous. they say the officers worked to undermine the police chief. the officers claim that there was a hostile work environment within the department. jury deliberations will begin after today's rebuttal. 10 minutes before 9:00. the pentagon says it's ready to resume a military trial of five men accused in the september 11th attacks. khalid sheikh mohammed said he was the master mind.

four other men are also to be tried for helping to plan and coordinate the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people are. the men are expected to be arraigned next month at guantanamo bay. two years ago president obama gave up efforts to try them in civilian court. the jetblue pilot who had a meltdown on a flight last week will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. a judge ordered the psychiatric exam on clayton osbon so see whether he was sane during the incident and whether he is competent to stand trial. prosecutors say there is reason to believe osbon may suffer from a mental disease. he is charge with interfering with a flight crew. san jose police warning this morning about a fake cop. he stopped at least three people, this fake cop has a badge and a police radio, and claims he is undercover. he is described as an asian man 30 years old, 5-foot 7,

weighing about 170 pounds. in one incident the suspect walked up to a man, flashed a badge, patted him down, and then asked for his wallet. when the wallet was given back, all of the cash was gone. >> we can't have people walking around basically pro tending to be the police and robbing people of their money. comply with police officers, period. but if it's -- fits the description, be very cautious and try to summon somebody's attention and dial 911. >> that suspect was said to be driving a grown minivan. aetna insurance says it made a mistake when it sent out thousands of letters to some of its california questions. the letters said many doctors were no longer covered by aetna's network and patients would have to find new doctors or pay more for the health care. aetna says it's sending out retraction letters. customers with questions should call the customer service phone number on their aetna i.d.

card. turns out pink slime is not the only edible substance that contains ammonia. food safety experts say ammonia is in many of our foods, not just ground beef. last month fast-food chains and supermarkets stopped serving meat that was treated with ammonia after critics labeled it pink slime. the compound was approved in 1974 for food consumption, and you can find it in cheese, baked goods and chocolate products. food companies insist they're using the compound much less these days. flames engulfed a north bay house just a short while ago. how fast the firefighters got there and how quickly they were able to put that fire out. the masters is underway, wait until you hear how one man's dog almost ruined his trip to augusta. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal,

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time is 8:56. just in, we have video of that petaluma house fire we were telling you about. now look at these pictures. this is -- ground shots. the first call about this fire came in with 6:15. when firefighters got there, the house was engulfed in flames. took about a half hour to put the flames out. now children are among the four people who have been treated for minor injuries. a man's dog almost ruined his dream of going to augusta,

georgia for the masters golf tournament. he won a lottery to the practice round but his dog sierra ate them. because he wanted to go so badly, his girlfriend told him to induce vomiting. he ended up doing that, to the dog and found the tickets in pieces, took photos explain the situation to the golf club, who reprinted it them for him and kept his dream alive. as for the tournament, it just got under way. tiger woods having a bit of trouble getting control of his t-shots this morning. , struggled to save par in the first two holes. woods is trying to win his first major title sin the 2008 u.s. open. early leaders now, martin kaymer at 2 under par. we have a live scoreboard at on the front page every ktvu.com. tiger woods won his first pga in a while last -- two weeks ago. >> yes. >> could be in contention. >> time is 8:57. sal, what is happening out there? >> there we go. let's go out to 880, and

northbound 880 traffic is going to be busy approaching high street. we're just going to do this because we're running on out of time. i want to hear the forecast so let's go to steve. toll plaza backed up. >> thank you. cold morning, sunny here for a while, sunny to mostly sunny. temperatures upper 50s. maybe partly cloudy skies to the north and east and a few showers. cold frey morning and okay for the weekend. >> okay. thank you. >> and that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. and join ktvu at noon for more on the search for sierra lamar. thank you for joining us.