a plane struck by lightning. why the pilot chose to turn the plane around. a huge apartment fire, house fire in modesto. how this is tied -- tied to the death of a sheriff deputy and another man. and the homeowner for the giants just a few hours away. fans have their eyes on the sky worried about rain. good morning. welcome back to tori campbell. >> thank you so much.

>> i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. >> it's friday, april 13th. the bay area is still recovering from unusually severe weather overnight. that included hundreds of lightning strikes. we're at san francisco international airport where you just spoke with the duty manager about a scare passengers. he said everyone is okay. sitting on the runway, back in sf, surrounded by lightning. this was a boeing 747 that took off 8:00. at last count, 750 lightning

strikes were reported. the plane was struck by lightning. that's when the captain chose to return to sfo as a precaution. an airport spokesperson told me a short time ago, there was no emergency declared and no one was hurt on the aircraft. >> the airlines -- they will come back. safety. the passengers were put into hotels and they will be debarting on a flight. >> maintenance workers checked it out. the airport spokesperson i spoke to said there was no damage by the lightning strike.

as of right now, there are no delays reported here at sfo. but with more storms possible throughout the day, the airport spokesman i talked to a short time ago tell -- tells me if they do get severe storms and more lightning, there is a possibility that the flights could be delayed. we're live this morning. back to you. the storm dumped pea-sized hail in pacifica. there was even a brief half- hour tornado warning for thousands living on the san mateo coast who were alerted by the emergency broadcast system. two trees crashed down in the oakland hills temporarily cutting power to dozens of residents. a large tree fell across shepherd canyon at 11:00. >> it took down power lines and landed on the roof of a home. no one was hurt and the home

was not damaged. if you have any video or photos of the storm, we would love to see them. just follow the ktvu morning news team on facebook and post the photos to our page. we could even share some of them on the air. san jose police investigating the death of an 18-month-old child. paramedics rushed to mendota way yesterday afternoon. the child was rushed to the hospital and later pronounced dead homicide detectives are -- are waiting for autopsy

results. a report from the budget analyst office identified 68 so- called surplus buildings. they report the handgunment being "dysfunctional with a lot of errors." yesterday, the b.a.r.t. transit agency said they will use a surplus of $30 million to $35 million in upgrades. this includes new seats and floors and increase in sales tax and revenue have allowed them to balance the budget and bring in more money. >> hopefully passengers will like that. >> yeah. hey, sal, do we like what's happening on highway 24? >> well, we like that this crash did not cause serious injuries.

the pickup truck is facing the wrong way was flipped over. you can see how the hill was damaged. they are gonna tow it away. chp tow trucks are on the scene. westbound 24 traffic is slightly slow. things have become a little bit better. westbound 580 near lakeshore. looking at the latest on this crash on 580. you can see a little wit of a delay -- a little bit of a delay as you come up on the area. 880 northbound might be a better bet. no major problems by the way getting to the bay bridge toll plaza. and this morning in san jose, we've had a few crashes, the latest one being northbound 101 near capital expressway. let's go to steve. >> finally a little break as our one system moves off. we had the lightning show. we're in betweenp that's one more and that's the cold core low that has to drop down. while we have a break, let's take a look at san francisco

rain totals. 1.83. for april, 2.62 which is 164% of normalle we still have a couple of weeks to go. for the season, 18.22 which is only 70% of normal. yearly average is 26.23. yet, of that 18.22, nearly 9 inches of rain has fallen since march 1st. so i mean, that deserves a wow. we waited for rain for december, january, february. once we got to march and april, here we are. the one system is flying up in the sierra. winter storm warning goes until tonight. most of this from last night. oakland had almost 2. union city 1.15. danville, almost 2. castro valley, 1.60.

there's been an advisory up in lake county. i'm focusing our attention to the north because that's the low that has to drop in and that's the last part of the energy in this current pattern as things start to change. the heavy rain moving out to the valley. the low drops down and that will give us an active pattern. some sun but that will give -- 40s on the temperatures. temperatures should be between 63 and 70. we'll be lunge to get out of the 70s -- lucky to get out of the 70s. things will calm down and we'll see more sunshine. rain giving way to mostly cloudy skies. there will still be some more rain coming down from the north later on. things are just primed and used and ready to go. we'll be positive and say they will get the game in. hopefully the rain will be around the area but not over the ballpark.

clearing, cooler sunday, monday. happening right now, president obama is about to board air force one on his way to tampa, florida t looks like marine one -- florida. it looks like marine one will take him. he's making a stop in columbia. while in florida, he will tour the port of tampa. there's the president getting off marine one and heading to air force one. the president will stop at the port of tampa and talk about the benefits of trade with latin america before he heads down to columbia before the summit down there, the high level international, the summit of the americas in columbia. there are 50 million u.s. latinos. 20million of them eligible for

the voters -- for the voting. we'll have more, obviously, on this as we continue "mornings on 2." 7:09. we're following dramatic overnight developments. it involves the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy and another man in modesto. ktvu news was on the scene last night when huge flames filled the sky from a burning apartment house near highway 99. now, at the time, s.w.a.t. teams believe the suspect was holed up inside the apartment house. it's still not clear if the suspect is still in that apartment or if he was hurt or killed in the fire. early this morning, the county sheriff told us that flash bang devices as well as tear gas probably started the fire. >> we believe the fire was started probably because the s.w.a.t. teams introduced gas and other independent send airy devices into the apartment -- incendiary devices to into the

apartment. >> deputy robert paris was killed as he tried to serve an eviction notice. paris was a 16-year veteran of the aunt. the other man reported -- of the apartment. the other man was reportedly a locksmith. well, the oldest lapd mark -- landmark in contra costa county has been vandalized. today it's abandoned and covered with graffiti. the doors have been stolen along with the bronze plaque designating it as a landmark. there a few years ago, there was protection of the land from developer. 7:11. spectacular failure. what's happening this morning after north korea's highly

publicized rocket launch crashed. also, the giants have already set a record before they even hold their home opener.

most of the rain has moved out of the area. there will be more this afternoon. but a semi break here this morning. you can see the system moving out. but from eureka and crescent city, that will be the low that will give us more showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon? happening now in new work, new jersey, the mayor is being called a hero after saving his neighbors from a fire. this is a live news conference of the -- i'm not sure if that's the mayor there. >> yeah, that's the mayor. >> cory booker. >> he was treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and a second-degree burn on his hand. let's listen in.

>> i want to thank everybody. i'm literally if no -- gonna go in and make one call and take a nap. i've listen up almost all of the night. >> mayor, take care of that kinger. >> i'll kiss the boo-boo! >> i would like to thank detective durand, santos durand and -- >> you've been listening live to a news conference of the mayor of new jersey. he said he feared for his life as he helped rescue a neighbor from a fire before firefighters arrived. the mayor's security detail tried to drag him away but booker told them the woman was going to die if he did not go in. he said the woman was strapped. he put her over his shoulder and brought her out safely. he was mentionedded as a

possible -- mentioned as a possible future candidate for governor. he will be getting rest and recovering at this point today. it's 7:15. east palo alto police are investigating an overnight shooting. a 19-year-old was shot and injured just before 10:00 last night on poplar avenue. police say someone in a dark chevy broke up to the victim and started shooting. the victim told police he ran home, realized he had been shot and went to the hospital. police are still searching for suspects. a man fatality shot by los angeles police officers had wanted to pursue a care roo in law enforcement according to the "l.a. times" he was shot and killed on highway 101 in woodland hills yesterday after leading police on a chase. during the pursuit, he called 911. according to transcripts, he claimed to have a gun and threaten police. no gun was found at the scene.

7:16. right now, the united nations security council is talking about how to punish north korea for violating an international law. even though the rocket that north korea just launched failed and didn't get very far, it's still very controversial. carol han is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. carol this. >> reporter: dave, the u.n. says north korea violated the ban on using ballistic miss ill technology which is why the security council is trying to figure out how to punish the rogue nation, although north korea says it was launching a satellite. this is animation of the take- off. the rocket broke apart shortly after wards and -- afterwards. even though north korea publicly acknowledged the failure, it vo lates

international law. >> obviously -- violates international law. >> obviously, i think the united states has to proceed with some sort of supreme court condemnation. i don't know if you put any more sanctions on north korea. every single sanction is out there. >> reporter: the obama administration says the u.s. will no longer provide food aid to north korea. what has the world worried is what could happen next. live in washington, carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:18. in syria today, thousands of protesters marched out in the streets testing the cease fire negotiated. we're hearing security forces did shoot at some of the protesters. there are even reports at least three protester were killed. there's kofi anan there -- kofi

annan. he says they are ready to go into syria if the security coup approves it later today. huge flames shot into the sky from a burning apartment house near highway 99 in the shooting yesterday. allie rasmus is live in modesto where investigators are about to give us new information. allie this. >> reporter: that's right. there is supposed to be another briefing happening sometime within the hour. as soon as we hear about that, we'll bring that to you. is chrysler and park, about a block away from the apartment where this standoff happened yesterday. you can still see there is a command vehicle set up here. investigators have been here overnight. investigators say at this point, it's possible they've listen -- they say it's possible the suspect they've

been looking for is deceased inside the apt but they don't know -- apartment but they don't know that for sure. up until about 15 points ago, the apartment was still smoldering. so investigators and firefighters didn't have a chance to go in to the building yet. we can still smell smoke. it was 7:0 last night when the fire broke out -- 7:0 last night when the -- 7:30 when the fire broke out last night. they used incendiary devices to try to get it the pek to come out. two -- tried to -- try to get the suspect to come out. the second sheriff deputy was not hit be he returned fire. s.w.a.t.

teams moved in. again, at this point, investigators don't know if the gunman died in the fire. if heed before the fire breck out but at this point, they don't think he was realistically able to es-- to escape. >> what we need to do is determine who the suspect is, pick apart his life and try to determine a motive. you know, what happened that led up to this shooting and then from there, we need to honor and bury our deputy. >> reporter: now, the sheriff's deputy has been identified as 53-year-old robert paris. he's a 16-year veteran of the force. he's survived by his parents, and two children. the identity of the suspect, as

you heard the suspect mention is still unclear. he's believed to have a military background. the sheriff would not identify him for us but he did say this suspect did have some sort of criminal record. he was arrested in 2000. but again, a briefing is supposed to take place sometime in the next hour. as soon as we get her -- more information, we'll bring it to you. >> thank you for the update. well, pat burrell is retiring from baseball. pat the bat will sign a one-day contract with the team that drafted him back in 1998. now, he spent nine seasons with the phillies. he won another championship with the giants. today is the giants' home opener. giants set a record for selling

the most season tickets since the team started playing at at&t park. there are 29,255 season ticketholders which tops the previous highs set in 2001. the ballpark seats almost 42,000. so that means about 70% of the seats are already taken for every game. >> so you know about our weather as the door swings open for tori campbell? will the weather affect the home opener? that's what a lot of people are wondering as they prepare the field for you. coming up at 7:30, we'll go back to at&t park and see how they are getting ready for the big day. >> it is a big day. talking about the weather, it's been wild, 750 lightning strikes, least, overnight. coming up next -- steve paulson isson will tell us when we with -- steve paulson will tell us

when we can expect this to stop.

we had an overturned car. they cleared that out. people were getting into trouble driving maybe a little bit too fast. i'm only surmising there. but that's usually what chp says happens during bad weather. 880 northbound and southbound, this commute looks pretty good. no major problems. there. the south bay -- my map just crashed. we will are to end it here.

let's go to -- we will have to end it here. >> you are getting a break right now. things are starting to get crazy. one individual wants to no if he this can walk their kid to school. go now! go now! there's been very level lows in lake county. you can see it right there. some of that rain is returning. it's going to pick up past. half moon bay back to the santa cruz mountains. i want to go out wide. that has to rotate in later today. that's the cold core low. and when it comes this in -- when it comes in this time of year, that's an advisory for snow. our testimony moves out and behind the low, but it's still on its way.

we'll see high pressure building in and things will be much, much calmer over the weekend. clouds, shower, cool, breezy. a possibility of thunderstorms. upper 50s. we're doing the wish forecast, we're gonna be positive. >> the glass is half full. they will get this fame in. yes, they will, darn it! or i have to go over there and talk to mother nature and do a sun dance! off and -- off-and-on rain. it just won't be very warm. hazmat teams were scrambling last night. home opener for the giants just hours away. steve just said the game will happen despite the pain. we'll take you live inside at&t -- park. and ross mirkarimi is giving us details about the

night that -- on new year's eve.

good morning. mostly cloudy skies. as i say to tori, this will be an angry sky. it will not be happy today because we -- we at least have the rain moving off. but some showers are already popping up and they will pick up later this afternoon into this evening. >> traffic moving along slowly in some areas. although the rain moving

through has really helped. there is still a packup at the bay bridge. today brying the giants' home opener, we'll get a lot of people coming in. back to the desk. there's concern heavy rainfall could cause another sewage overflow in san francisco's mission district. we first showed you the flooding yesterday on fulsom. overflows forced sewage into homes and businesses. it's a big setback for the stable cafe who will have to close for a couple of days who will have to clean and disinfect. the city last worked on the problem in 2009 but did little to create the big mess. >> mother nature sometimes takes its toll and when you have too much water coming down in a short amount of time, it

just overloads the system. pg&e crews are working to restore power around the bay area. a spokeswoman tells us it could be another few hours before 370 people in concord have their power restored. that young was caused by a down power line -- that outage was caused by a down power line. they are replaying a transmitter. it could be noon before power is restored. 7:33. it could be, could be a wet home opener for the giants when they play the pittsburgh pirates for the home opener. tara moriarty is live there at at&t park. you fit right in there. you have the colors on and you have a preview of the big day. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the official word from the giants is they -- is they will

play at 1:5. right now, they are squeegeeing all of the water the -- from the tarp. but that tarp was able to keep the field dry. giants' fans peaked up their gear. the giants taking on the pittsburgh pirates. this comessen the heels of -- this comes on the heels of their game with the diamondbacks. >> opening day is always a big day. i woke up to rain. i drove to the city and saw blue skies. we're pretty optimistic about it. the game is on we're looking forward to it. >> reporter: the two biggest standing ovations that you will see this afternoon will be for matt cain who rehad-signed with the -- re-signed with the team

and buster posey. and we found that tony lindsey, the lead singer for "santana" will be performing the national anthem. it's waterlogged but we're told the giants will be definitely playing ball. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. giants fans are clearing -- are gearing up getting ready for the game. look at this 5-year-old. he's a big fan. and then ruben send us a photo of his puppy rocky. rocky is dressed up in giants' gear dressing up his team. we want to to see your photos. go to our facebook page. we may share some of those coming up in our 8:00 hour -- 7:35. the all-clear has been given in

rodeo following a fire at the conocophillips refinery. it burned for 90 minutes before employees began to put it out. hazmat crews say they checked everything out and did not detect anything. well, later on today, dive teams will search the waters again. they are looking for signs of missing morgan hill teenager psalm. yesterday -- sierra lamar. yesterday, they went dunn about 60 feet. the sheriff said a search using sonar turned up areas of concern in ther -- reservoir. new this morning, petaluma

police say a fire at an apartment complex was intentionally set. three residents were displaced and lost almost all of their po deses. police say one americaned to pouring gasoline on the building and leeching the stove on but that's -- but has not said why. in florida, the man who said he shot trayvon martin in self-defense was in court for the first time. >> the new prepare for george zimmerman is busy trying for the case and trying to get zimmerman eye -- out of gail. ta. -- out of jail. the family of a man killed out i'd -- outside of his berkeley hills home will be holding of a east conference.

now, critics low pressure -- now, critics say police were slow to respond to this. now, at the time, berkeley police was monitoring what turned out to be a small occupy demonstrations the. the city's independent auditors is -- auditor wants police to wear small cameras 0 their uniforms and record everything that happens

ross mirkarimi is revealing new details about the domestic violence incident that led to his suspension as san francisco sheriff. he pled guilty to false imprisonment as part of the deal e says the plea came as a result of a new year's eve car ride when he got into a fight with his wife.

into 7:39. sal is back. ee gonnale it you dab that hel you get to where you need to to. >> much better today. it was really dash it ran rain -- it was rainily really hard. right off the bat we do our report atle, and here it is we do our report. if you are driving into san jose, northbound and southbound 1401, 280 -- bau of flooding. 285, the had canning out of the -- coming out of say ta row ta -- saratoga heading north.

let's go to steve. since march 1st, things have really kicked -- picked up. we had a miracle march and an awesome ape. we still have a -- awesome april. it the key in this 18-point it 22, near it since march 1st. and that's a lot of -- 18.22 has fallen since march 1. that's a lot of rain.

there is our system. flits flying 0 out of the area. it's gone from to showers. they are starting to move in. there's been some know testimony -- this is from brody. he runs a head of cattle on the back side of mt. diablo. 1.7. sfo 17 a. testimony 1 -- that's an advisory for snow in northern lake county. the robe i'm showing you this, that's what's coming down the north. in had of energy and.

the rain has moved south and east. but thunderstorms likelilele it 40s on the temperatures. i ranly really cool all way them 50s on the temperatures. not much in the way of any warmup. we're going to say they will make it. it won't be very warm. there will probably be some rain in the area. let's say let's go for it for the giants home opener. erclear -- clear and breezy. >> i'm glad the weather is gonna be nice for the benicia

it event. >> we want to introduce you -- introduce you to oliver. oliver has been training for months with his walker for the one-mile fun wind people from this disease often sufficient from lowle -- from low muscle town and his mother said he would only do a command he week knows he can do it because he did it for the last testimony -- a rot of -- dash he knows he can do it because he did to for

the last part -- deit for the last part. >> you could just see how proud he was. >> there are less than 500 cases of this disease in the world. there's no cure at this point. his mom says he's mild. he looks to physical active younger brother. his mom as i he's em streaks lem most varied -- his moment says she's extremely motivated. with to with with butt for looking forward to -- -- motivated of. >> okay. looking forward to that. the bottom three that had -- that had american idol so upset and what they did about

it. i'm a native californian.

times are tough. our state's going through a tough time. but we can fix it. ♪ chevron's been here in california for 133 years. we work hard. we support 1 in 200 jobs in the state. we support each other. and we spent over $450 million dollars with local small businesses last year. and, together, we can keep this... we're committed. ...the great state of california. committed to california. ♪ yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro.

u.s. stocks are down following ongoing tensions. those concerns are outweighing better than expected earns from jc morgan -- j.p. morgan. gag -- google's stock is hovering around $630. down about 3%. yesterday after the closing bell, the company announced plans for a 2-for-1 stock

split. "wall street journal" reports that brian dunn is being investigated for possible misuse of company fund while involved with a 29-year-old female employee. he reseened -- rehe -- he resigned. best buy only said it was investigating his personal conduct relating to the company's finances. well, george zimmerman in florida was in court for the first time yesterday. rene marsh joining us live from sanford, florida with more. rene? >> reporter: all right, dave. well, george zimmerman had his first day in court. he didn't say much. it's tentatively set for april 20th.

we're getting a look at affidavits from state investigators. it give us really good insight into how prosecutors may argue this case. after spending more than 40 days in hiding, 28-year-old george zimmerman made his first appearance in front of a judge. zimmerman's attorney, who just took up the wednesday, is still getting caught up. >> i'm far behind. i truly want to try to bring down the level of -- the level of anger, animosity, frustrations. >> reporter: an affidavit prepared by investigators for the state attorney says zimmerman profiled trayvon martin who was unarmed and not committing a crime. martin's mother is clarifying

an earlier statement that she considers the shooting an accident. >> i got out of the vehicle with the intent to shoot and kill my son. that's what i believe. that's what i said from the start that he chased my san down like an animal and killed him. right now, his arraignment is set for may 29th where he's expected to plead not guilty. back to you. >> rene marsh reporting from florida. thank you. the fbi now investigating the deaths of two coast guard members off the coast of alaska. they were found shot to death yesterday inside the kodiak island communication station. a school next to that station was placed on lockdown as a precaution. so far, no suspect has been identified. nine minutes before 8:00. race left the presidential race

because the money dried up. he said his loss in wisconsin and the news media questioning when he would drop out made it tough for him to raise money. he has not said about endorsing mott. the "american idol" judges have spoken. ♪ >> give me that mic! this is crazy! >> last night jessica sanchez received the least amount of votes. the judges used their one save of the season to spare her from elimination. sanchez was joined in the bottom three by joshua and elise. judge randy jackson said that ridiculous. the save means next week two contestants will be cut from

the "american idol" competition. well, the roof at a goodwill door collapsed. now the store needs help from the community. in the middle. they score! >> and exciting overtime finish with the sharks.

when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters.

a goodwill store in petaluma says help! they need donations. their roof collapsed in yesterday's heavy rains and ruined most of its inventory. all that's happened yesterday morning is that rain just built up in one of the -- in one of the building's storm drains. that's when the building support started to give way. a corner of the roof collapsed. luckily, no one was hurt in the collapse. repairs are expected to start today and will probably continue for the next few weeks. san jose sharks' first

playoff game of the year came with an exciting finish! >> they score! martin havlat! they defeated the blues 3-2 last night, with that goal from martin havlat. fans watching live back here at home were pretty excite. >> yeah! yeah! yeah! >> this was the first time the sharks defeated the blues all season. sharks are in control now. when the sharks are able to extend their season like they are doing now, businesses in downtown san jose love it. it generates a lot of business. it was looking scary like they weren't gonna make it but obviously they d it's a great boost to the -- they did. it's a great boost to the

economy. hey sal, i thought i heard you screaming in the background, too. >> really? i never knew that people could hear me when i scream at the tv. >> i can. >> the neighbors can. >> the traffic is moving along pretty well right now on 880 right near the coliseum. also at the bay bridge plaza as we look closely at the toll plaza. the toll plaza traffic looks good with a little bit of a de -- little bit of a delay. if you are driving to san francisco, for the home opener, give yourself, plenty of time. a lot of other people are doing the same. let's go to steve. a little bit of a break. plenty of buildups today. it will be a very, very interesting active day. the rain moves out. showers move in and the cold air is moving in. there's very low snow levels.

sun, showers, possible thunderstorms. watch what happens right here. this is what i'm concerned. come on now! that's what we'll have the rest of the day. is up, clouds, rain. midwest pattern. the low is dropping down from eureka, crescent city. 40s on the temperatures, once the system clears the area, then everything upscream says high pressure. cloud, showers, cool, breezy, possibility of reports of hail. we've had some up in santa cruz mountains. i think anything could happen again. giants' game, dress warm. i think they will play. i don't know if they will play nine innings. >> okay. >> reporter: lightning jolts an

airplane shortly after take off from sfo. what the pilot did next and how the passengers on board are doing this morning.

welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's friday, april 3th. we're following dramatic developments following a sheriff being shot and killed. allie rasmus is live from modesto -- >> reporter: i'm at the center of the apartment build building -- apartment building. it's still smoldering. investigators say it's possible the suspect is dedeceased

inside this aunt building but they don't know that for sure. deputies were trying to flush out the gunman accused of killing a stanislaus sheriff's deputy and a civilian. at this point, investigators don't know if the gunman died before the fire, during the fire, they real isicty don't think -- realistically don't think he was able to escape. but again, they don't know that for sure. but a modesto police spokesman explained why investigators still can't go inside the building to check. >> obviously structural

integrity is important. so we need to have the fire department tell us hey, you can go in this way, you can go in that way. >> reporter: witnesses say the suspect shot through the front door at the deputy and a man whovy ma -- who may have been working as a locksmith. the deputy killed is robert paris. here is a 16-year veteran of the force. he's survived by his parents, a mother and -- a brother and two adult children. >> deputy paris was my friend. he and i were paramedics before we got into -- before he got into law enforcement. he was here doing his job. he paid the ultimate price. >> now, the second sheriff's deputy who was at the scene was not hit by gunfire but he did

shoot into the apartment building but at this point, yeahs -- investigators don't know what happened to that suspected gunman. you are looking at the apt complex where the suspect was believed to have barricaded himself. other things, investigators are still looking in to, they've not identified for us the civilian who was killed. the guy believed to be working at a locksmith. the identity of the suspect is not being released. he's believed to have a military background according to the sheriff that we spoke to yesterday, he did have an arrest record. the suspect did. he was arrested in 2000. although the sheriff would not say what he was arrested for. but at this point, fire investigators and police are still waiting for the structural integrity -- integrity of this building before they can go in and check

if the suspect is inside. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. more bad weather kented to hit the -- expected to hit the bay area today. we're live at the san francisco international airport where lightning hit a plane filled with passengers. >> reporter: good morning, dave. there was no emergency declared on board that plane that just left sfo. but out of an abundance, i was told, the passenger told me the captain decided to turn around. it happened around 8:00 last night after a severe round of storms that hit the -- that hit the bay area. there were 750 strikes reported in the region. the united airlines flight with 250 passengers on board was jolted. the plane turned around and made an unscheduled landing at sfo. luckily, no one was hurt.

an expert says these jumbo jets are built to withstand lightning strikes. when the lightning hits, the design is made so the lightning strikes out. it doesn't hit in one place and create a situation. so that's why they have that type of -- that type of equipment on board the airplane. here is a feet we found. michael o'neill. he says never a good start to a trip when your plane questions hit and you have to turn around and come down. those passengers all spen the night in san francisco. they will be put on a flight to lonen to -- london later on. we also understand that after the incident with the lightning, the plane that made that unscheduleed landing they did create a two h -- two-hour

if ground crouse. we're live at sfo, back to you in the studio. stormed -- stormed knocked down pretty big trees. look at this one, this one family acrossshippered canyon. it look down power lines and landed on the roof of a house. no one was hurt. the home was not damaged. near that particular area. all morning long, we'll stay on top of this for you. you can get stopped at any time

at ktvu.com. the oldest landmark in contra costa county has been vandal identified. the today, testimony testimony -- and -- vandalized. today, it's meant to protect the's doeby from developers. it's gotten relatively better. how are we doing now, sal? >> it has become better forks sure dave and tori. >> right now, traffic is moving along better around the bay area. as we look at some of these live pictures. it looks like there could be a little bit of a shower moving in through san francisco or maybe some wit weather. it will be misty because the road is wet gone -- wet again at the taupe, there is a little

bit of -- it's slowing down coming into san francisco. i'm looking here and i don't see anything. i'm looking forward. i don't see anything. but sometimes we she -- dash there is a crash and the chp with it know about it. >> one of the things that would's gonna watch for is sfo 0 -- 8:09. let's go to receive. >> yes, there is rain in san francisco right of the rain front -- right -- there is rain in san francisco. the rain front has moved in. the cold air -- low snow level

is inin mendocino county and lake county. by the way, a lot of hail damage out in the valley, tulare and kings county, a lot of reports of damage to crops there. nectarines and peaches. there has been a lot of damage and there will be more as this whole system rotates in. you can see that'sing what gun right there. that's the rain -- what's going on right near. that's the rain that sal touch on. what's amazing about the 18.22, the season, nearly 9 inches has fallen since march

1st. we've had a miracle march. lexington reservoir, 2 inches of rain. oakland almost 2. danville nearly 2 inches of rain. there's the 1.83. 40s on the temperatures. possibly of more thunderstorms or hail looks likely to me. just a chilly, chilly day. this latino the coolest day. you know -- it will be the coolest day. it's fingers, toes, crossed. some sun, clouds, cool. clearing breezy and then warmer weather returns sunday into

early next week. all right. thank you, steve. even though north korea's rocket launch failed. there's still international backlash. new safety concerns at a california power plant. this weekend marks the 100th anniversary. the crew is now underway to remember the sinking "titanic."

presenting woolite extra dark care. it cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. so your clothes stay looking and fitting like new. woolite. long live your wardrobe. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't

the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check.

things could pop up again in the thunderstorm category later on today. temperatures really cool. mainly in the 50s. >> all right, steve. police in pleasanton are investigating more than a dozen tire slashings that happened in one neighborhood. authorities say they received reports on tuesday morning near laramie circle, laramie gateway and sutter gate avenue. nine other neighbors came forward saying their vehicles were targeted. pleasanton saw several other slashings in the valley trails. police say there's no further information. even though the rocket north korea launched failed and didn't get very far, it's still

controversial. carol han has more. >> reporter: tori, the rocket was a dud but the damage was done. this morning, the u.n. council is holding a session to figure out -- this is animation of the take off. the rocket broke apart shortly afterward. even though north korea acknowledged the failure, the company's new leader is not hiding. he unveiled towering twin statues of his father and grandfather, as a powerful country. >> i wouldn't want to be the head of north korea's space agency right now. it's a failure. there is obviously a gap in the technology. >> reporter: the obama administration has already said the u.s. will not provide food

aid to north korea. live in washington, carol hahn, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:16. in syria today, thousands of protesters marched in the streets, testing the cease fire, gauche pated by the united nations. syrian government forces tighten security in public squares. we are hearing that security forces did shoot at some of the protesters and there are reports that at least three protesters were killed. international envoy kofi annan says a team is ready to enter syria if the council approves the mission today. there are new concerns at the san onofre power plant. the plant has been closed since january when the same problem was found with another generator. it will remain closed until

investigators determine the cause of the fire. thomas kincaid's brother eachs up about his brother's struggle with alcoholism. he said his brother was a heavy drinker in his final years. according to patrick, thomas kincaid had a hard time dealing with widespread crit simmism -- criticism of his art and was crushed when his family life fell apart. his death has led to a boost in sales. last saturday, the art director told 30. she feels the art is so -- that she should remove the art from the windows.

in exchange, facebook wants the city of menlo park to good morning allowed by the city -- park to -- to be allowed by the city for this, the nts says the yore right -- override system could activate if that happens. 8:19. some san francisco muni passengers are having to wait longer for the bus. according to the citizen, the system has stopped pay drivers who will call in sick.

on average, eight buses a day, don't make their regularly scheduled runs. the practice apparently began two weeks ago in an effort to curb those overtime costs and close the projected $29 million budget gap. 8:19. uc berkeley's 141-year-old student-run newspaper is looking for money to survive. the student body president said that would violate uc rules that ban fees for independent organizes. there's other plans to try to get some funding. if they don't whack, they don't put -- they don't cut staff or public fewer papers. in a statement comcast says there was a mistake as a result

of human error which has been resolved. the company says it's taken measures from keeping it from happening again. this sunday is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. right now, people are marking the o-- marking the anniversary with the same music, food, games and the same amount of passengers on board. the ship, of course, is headed for new york city. the hope is they will get there eventually. i'm sure one thing that's not the same are the -- is the ticket prices. it's a bar fight. find out why some are fighting with downtown bar owners.

oh... ♪ [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him.

i got the new impreza. maybe i should have picked a different color... [ male announcer ] the all-new subaru impreza. experience love that lasts. ♪

♪ there will be a crackdown on businesses, including how

they operate and serve alcohol. some businesses say they are being unfairly punished. >> they feel it is unfair for them to be caught up in a net, as they see it, as an overbroad ordinance, that really brings them into some sort of conflict. >> some business owners say they will sue if walnut creek makes the proposed regulations law. the city council is scheduled to discuss and vote on the issue next month. >> 8:25. hey, sal. it's friday, the 13th. nothing is jinxing the toll plaza, is it? >> no. but if you take the numbers '04, '03 -- they add up to 3. >> you are smart. >> i don't know about that. it will be a busy day at the toll plaza. people coming in for the home

opener. this is 880 northbound and southbound. this traffic is moving along relatively well. there is a flooding problem in san bruno. southbound 101 connector ramp, it already caused one crash. and now that's gonna be closed until 1:00. apparently they have a problem with one of the drains not training -- not draining properly. 8:26. let's go to steve. a couple of reports of some some -- reports of some sun. really cold air is to the north. this system is on its way. the main area to focus on is off cape men tow doe see know. that's poised to move right over us. you and me, dave, anybody in the bay area.

that's an ununreasonciably -- unseasonably cold system. mountain view, back to sfo, half moon bay, pacifica, now stretching over the bridge. things are rebe -- things are beginning to develop and it's early. there's more upstream. as the low settles in, we could see anything from hail -- i wouldn't be surprised if funnel clouds pop um in the valley or maybe -- clouds pop up in the valley or maybe funnel clouds. 50s on the temperatures. it will be rezy and cool. i will say they will play -- if they play 9 innings without any delays i will buy sal the biggest soda out there. i just hope they make it.

haz -- hazmat teams were on the move, why there was a scare at a refinery?

well, the rain has moved east, the whole rain, general rain. but now showers are popping up fast. also right over now towards on the foster city redwood city side, things are -- things are

start to develop. get ready. it's starting to develop. >> people are micking in, trying to get in for the home opener at at&t park. as a matter of fact, let's go out to ktvu's tara moriarty live at at&t park where the giants will play the opener. i see the tarp behind you. >> that's right. we just had a bunch of rain that came in and came out. >> official word from the team

is that the first pitch will happen at 1:35 this afternoon. we will keep you posted. behind the scenes, stadium workers have been working hard to make sure this team goes off without a hitch. >> you have all of the manicuring of the field. you haven't played on a baseball field. we're very congress about it and very protective. >> we have -- this is the biggest amount of season ticketholders we're had. it's excitement for the 2012

team. >> reporter: now, giants fans pick up their last part of the gear yesterday. they take on the pirates in the first of three games. this comes on the heels against the colorado rockies but their lose to the diamondbacks. if you are headed out there. back out here live, you can see the guys in the orange suits are getting ready to pull the tarp off the field. an exciting moment here at at&t park. >> this is already a record- breaking year for the giants. the giants also set a record for selling the most season tickets since they started playing at at&t park. there are 29,000 -- 29,255 eason ticketholders this season which tops the previous record

set in 2001. the ballpark seats almost 42,000. that means that 70% of the seats are already taken for every game. now, ktvu viewers have been showing off their giants' pride. chris thompson sent us the engagement photos. a scare for people living near the conocophillips refinery. a health advisory was issued when a fire broke out in the sulfer unit just after 1:00. there was concern about a possible hydrogen release.

the crews put out the fire. contra costa hazmat crews checked the air but did not find any chemicals. later today dive teams will search the waters against looking r foy -- looking for signs of sierra lamar. today's search will be at the resser saw -- reservoir. the sheriff's department says a search earlier this weekend using sonar equipment turned up areas of concern in the esremember -- reservoir. she's been missing for about a month. police in petaluma say an apartment building fire was an

arson. police say one western admitted to -- admitted to pours gasoline on the building. contra costa county has seen its first case of the west nile virus this year. officials say a dead bird found in pleasant hill tested positive for the virus. the discovery this early in the year could mean a longer -- longer more intense west nile season. last year the first west nile case did not occur in thele end of june. investigator control says the unseasonly warm weather provide thed -- provided the perfect conditions for mosquitoes.

the owners of the sacramento kings, the mayor of sacramento and the nba commissioner will meet today in new york. this comes as kevin johnson wrote a letter to the maloof family which owns the sacramento kings saying the city will not renegotiate the proposed arena deal. the city and the team reached a tentative deal last month to fund the arena and also keep the kings in sacramento. the sacramento city council has already passed its end of the deal. the l.a. dodgers are trying to get out of bankruptcy a lot faster. the team has a new reorganization plan that might let them get out of bankruptcy by the -- by the end of the month. the comers -- the dodgers expect the judge to okay the

owner to sell the club for $2 billion. >> that would be, siting. 8:37. we want to check in with sal. >> we're -- we're looking along pretty well with the traffic. it's recovered quite nicely. let's take a look at the bay bridge. it's getting better. a little get gusty on the upper deck of the bay bridge. one of the -- one of the things i want to mention, 237 will be slow getting out to 880. so we're getting so traffic. you should be driving carefully

today because it's gonna rain a little bit. >> thank you, sir. because some viewers have sent in cool pictures -- weigh do have it. 750 lightning strikes. there were probably more than that. can we beat that kind of a show today? probably not. but i will tell you, it's going to be really interested -- interesting around here. the twitter nation must j visit weck be -- must have just woken up. it's been going crazy, good

crazy. >> this is the last piece. that's the low. it looks -- it looks like it's coming around -- i doubt we'll see that kind of lightning activity but it could be real brief heavy rain, low snow levels and a lot of hail. so the rain moves out. the showers are moving in rapidly. the last two systems that came by. they came by really early. they had pretty much coved -- moved off. the cold air arrives. active pattern. any sun. there's been reports of pleasant hill out to vacaville. i don't think it will last very long. there it is. if it stays offshore. if if, if, if. then you will see everything developing away from us. it's already beginning to pop up near us.

i think it's too close to say it won't happen. you can see some of that rain from oakland. rain offer parts of the bay bridge. rain offer to the -- haven't heard from patrick in redwood shores. we'll probably tell me it's raining. really cool, breezy day. if you have something you need to get done, do it during the day. i think by 11:00, i think things will be juiced up atmospheric wise. we're doing our best. right now, a winter storm warning remains in effect for the sierra. this is a live picture of

interstate 8 -- interstate 80 in trucksee. you can see snow covering the roads and over the past 24 hours, more than a foot of new snow has fallen. the winter storm warning is in effect until tonight at 8:00. chain requirements are -- are in effect for passer, past truckee and you can always check the latest conditions on our channel 2 website. you can also sign up to have a -- to have alerts sent to your cell phone. developing news on our store watch. we're getting word of a rock slide -- getting word of a mudslide in piedmont. and mayor turned hero, what a knowledge mayor did. ♪

okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i?

[ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours?

today marks the start of the earnings reports that really matter. socks are still down this morning after worries about europe returned, erasing about half of the market gains from yesterday. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 76. the nasdaq is down 32. s&p down 10. facebook is trying to address concerns about the personal information it collects on users. the menlo park-based social network says it will now give outers -- users more information about the data it tracks and -- it tracks and stores. an archive published by facebook two years ago.

>> , facebook says even more categories will be available in the future. look at this. would you believe we had 750 lightning strikes here in the bay area yesterday. like that. one of them even hit a united airlines jet as it took off from san francisco international airport. that jet had to turn around and land again. as steve just told you, more heavy rain is on the way. we are still following dramatic new developments involving the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy and another man in modesto. the suspect was holed -- was holed up inside we believe. allie rasmus is live with a closer look inside that -- with what's happening inside that

apartment building house. >> reporter: you can see the building is still smoldering and parked out in front -- parked out in front of it is the suspect's vehicle, the suv parked out with the windows in the middle of the street. now, that's a stream -- an active crime scene set out here. investigators will be expanding the crime scene. a lot of people in the neighborhood are coming out to see and they want to see this scene clear. a fire broke out last night after sheriff deputies threw tear gas in the building to try to get a-suspect barricaded inside the building out. the police don't know if the suspect died in the fire, before the fire, at this point they don't believe the community is in any danger because they said they never saw this man leave the area.

the next step is to send investigators in. >> structural integrity of this building is going to be a huge effect to you. we just want the expertise of the fire department telling us, it's a good idea. you can go in this way, you can go in that way. >> reporter: this standoff -- began at 1:00 when two stanislaus county sheriff deputies tried to evict someone from the apartment building. the man inside fired two shots and hit the deputy. the deputy killed yesterday was identified as robert -- robert paris.

the civilian who was killed lass not been identified by modesto police. several neighbors say they was working as a locksmith. you are working at the center of the -- you are working at the center -- looking at the center of the area. the building is not safe, it's not sound. see investigators are waiting until later on to see if there's any sign of the man they've been looking for in the building. new this morning, a state troopers in massachusetts was shot and injured just hours ago during a standoff. police say a trooper was responding to -- was responding to a report when he was shot. at one point, the boy was let go. a school bus was right in the middle of everything. but all the children are -- but all the children are safe.

the trooper is expected to survive. in new hampshire, a police chief is dead and four other officers are injured after being shot during -- arbe -- after being shot during a drug bust. the suspect remained holed up in a house until early in the morning. two of the injured officers are in icu. the police chief who died was just days away from retirement. >> police in oakland are looking for a suspect as a man was shot in his driveway yesterday. investigators say three men and one woman -- walked up to the man and demanded money. witnesses spotted the four would-be robbers running away from the scene. the mayor of newark is describing how he risked his

own life last night to rescue his neighbor from her burning house. >> when i got to the kitchen and was searching for her, it was really a frightening experience for me. didn't think we were gonna get out of there. i feel very grateful right now, very lucky that be -- very krukly can be there. you tealy downplayed what he did. president obama heads -- he actually downplayed what he did. and president obama's tax returns have been released.

the president and the first lady filed a joint return and reported gross income of $789,000. about half of interest inum -- half of their income is from the president's salary. the other is from sales of the president's book. the obamas paid $1 of 2,000 in total taxes. that comes out to a 20.5% tax rate. new allegations of racial profiling against police in san jose. how police officers are reportedly singling out certain groups. >> and a problem in piedmont due to all of the rain. we'll take you there live.

it's almost time to play ball. moments ago, the tarp was taken off the field at at&t park. this is some new video. we've just been informed the tarp is being put back on the field because as steve's been telling us there's been a mix of sun and rain. the giants take on the pie rights in today ahome opener. first pitch is at 1:35. 8:56. police in san jose, facing new charges of racial profiling. the city's independent auditor says -- says officers may be forcing latinos and other minorities to sit on street crush after minor offenses more

than others. officers want to record the specific reason for the -- auditor want the officers to record the reason forking are them sit on the curb. okay. let's go to sal. >> we're over two things. this one is in piedmont. pg&e crews looking at a pole here. this is on moraga avenue. this pole may be in jeopardy of coming down and that's why the crews are there. we're looking at a live picture of what's going on. i want to show you -- if you are driving through the area, give yourself plenty of time, it will be slow. i want to show you the toll plaza heating up for the

giants' home opener. let's go to steve. thank you. mostly cloudy to cloudy, showers are beginning to pop up again. we'll have some maybe some severe weather today. after today things improve. when we meet again it will be warm he. >> yeah. >> all right. thank you. we thank you for trusting us this morning. that's our report. thank you for trusting channel 2 news. >> be sure to join us for the news at noon and on the situation in modesto. we'll go back there. and we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us.