an early morning shooting in oakland ends with a young man on a stranger's porch. we'll tell you why he was there and what police believe happened. >> new posters aimed at finding sierra lamar, where authorities are hoping to get the word out and who will be involved in this morning's search for the missing teen. >> i need to really, really focus on my recovery. >> alameda county supervisor resigns and she faces a camera to explain that decision. >> near record warmth for your

saturday. i'll have your numbers coming up! and good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, april 21st. shaping up to be a beautiful weekend out there. let's go to rosemary and a peek at the forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you! already bright and sunny. we have a summer-like pattern in place, fog off the coast, very dense and shallow. it's not going to be with us very long. it looks like it will be burning off to the morning hours. afternoon numbers into the 90s for inland spots. it's going to be the warmest day of the week. we'll talk about what you can expect for your neighborhood and the cooling trend ahead, coming up. we begin with overnight news from oakland. one man is dead after a shooting. lorraine blanco is live in oakland, where the victim tried to get to a nearby home for help. >> reporter: a young man was yelling and banging on that door behind me right there.

he way saying he was shot. the people inside were too afraid to answer the door so they called police. what happened before that is still quite sketchy. here's what the scene looked like early this morning. oakland police heard gunfire on their shots and directed them to the 1800 block of 78th avenue. then neighbors called saying a man was banging on the door and asking for help. when police arrived they found the man in his late teens or possibly early 20s on the neighbor's porch. he was pronounced dead on arrival. the young victim had no i.d. so police are trying to figure out who he is and who shot him. police are investigating. they believe the victim is from east oakland because of tattoos on his body. right now there's no description of the effect. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. an investigation is also underway into a deadly motorcycle crash in san francisco. it happened on the southbound lanes of highway 101 between octavia boulevard and van ness avenue. just after 1:00 this morning a

motorcyclist slammed into the center divide. highway patrol shut down the section of 101 for about 45 minutes. investigators say they believe the accident involved only the motorcycle and no other motorist. the victim died at the scene and is described as in his late 20s, early 30s. authorities are checking if alcohol and excessive speed were factors in the crash. a new search is planned for for sierra lamar. the 15-year-old dissed disappeared a month ago on her way it school. today some 90 lawful officers from around the bay area are scheduled to search the hills, san martin and gilroy. the search begins at 9 a.m. and will end at sunset. two hundred of these posters are on cars. riders will smart phones can also code a code on the posters to get more information. and louisiana night search

teams found the body of a missing sonoma county teenager. 15-year-old charlotte molinari was last seen on saturday leaving home on her bike. the sheriff's department says it appears she died from apparent suicide. alameda county super nadia lockyer says it's time to focus on her family. she's stepping down from office to care for her 8-year-old son and recover from a tumultuous year. she claims she was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend at a newark hotel in february. there are allegations of blackmail and embarrassing text messages and a sex tape. she says has been in rehab for alcohol abuse. she explained her reasons for stepping down in an exclusive interview with the bay area news group. >> i don't hike to say victim, but if somebody that -- didn't realize -- how difficult it would be to --

heal from what i went through the last year, after in treatment. >> her husband treasurer bill lockyer says he support ace wife's decision to step down, saying it's in the best interests of their family. the board of supervisors will vote on tuesday to officially recognize the resignation. the board has 60 days to name a replacement. the board president says there are many good candidates. and the supervisors do not choose someone before the deadline, governor brown has the option to pick the new supervisor. the ethics committee hearing to determine the future of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to start on monday. yesterday a superior court judge ruled mirkarimi does not have to be paid during his suspension. mayor ed lee suspended the sheriff last month after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment of his wife. both men are expected to testify about a meeting at which lee says mirkarimi

declined to explain what happened. he's accused lee of providing incomplete information in a sworn affidavit. >> say his deposition is false or misleading? >> i believe that the mirkarimi deposition is in complete. >> the ethics commission hearing could take weeks or months. the panel will make a recommendation to the board of supervisors. the board will then have to vote on whether or not mirkarimi can keep his job juppe the cherylors who died in last week's race will be honored tonight in a flotilla in racoon strait off angel island. dozens of boaters set sail on san francisco bay last night, preparing for the summer racing season. they held a moment of silence for the five crewmembers killed or lost at sea when they boat slammed into the rocks exactly a week ago today. >> we're all still in the first phase of this tragedy and trying -- everybody trying to come to terms with it, and everybody is kind of have to

come to terms in their own way. >> tonight around 7:00, yachts from across the bay sail together between tiburon and angel island. the ceremony will include bagpipes and a wreath laying ceremony. right now an east bay dentist is putting smiles on the faces of the underprivileged. he will provide free dental care today to san ramon area residents. registration began at 7 a.m. at his office. parents will be seen on a first come, first served basis. and they will have a choice of a filling, cleaning or extraction. today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, and people are soaking up the sun. at 7:00 last night, downtown walnut creek was still 84 degrees. the owner of the haagen-dazs store says the weather boosted business by more than 200%. the sunshine is a nice change from last week's thunder and lightning. >> last week was really cold,

and now it's really hot. so you have to take summer they happens in the bay area because and it might be freezing next week. >> now the question is how long the warm weather will actually last. good morning to you! that's a good question. we begin a cooling trend tomorrow some if you don't like the summer heat, hold off, we're looking a little a cooldown, maybe even rain by mid-week. i'm going to detail that in just a moment. this morning, calm conditions, light winds, that northwesterly brose will continue today. we're looking at just a light breeze at sfo. plenty of sunshine out there. along the coastline, we're looking at a little bit of dense fog right around point reyes, could move south just a little bit into the late morning hours, and then it's expected to burn off for most of us. we are looking at 50s outside your door already. 56 san francisco. 56 in oakland. upper 50s san jose. and mountain view, menlo park,

palo alto reporting mid to upper 50s as well. redwood city, sunnyvale. inland east bay, upper 50s for livermore. may not even need a jacket this morning. we're looking at a rapid warm- up once again. the warmest day of the week expected today. perhaps the warmest day of the season so far for most of us. a look at satellite, easy to see the ridge. looks cloud formation shows you that dome of ridge or high pressure over california. back behind it, we're got this system. this is going to dig south and as it does, it's going to bring back out southwesterly breeze, expected as early as tomorrow, then by wednesday maybe even a little bit of rain thursday looks to be the better time frame on that. take a look here we've got that fog off the coastline. by 11 or so it's pretty much well off the coastline. we're mostly sunny today but tomorrow morning the time staff now, sunday morning notice the southerly search. it's going to creep from this direction.

so this is what we're looking at for tomorrow as that southerly breeze picks up. areas right around north bay along the coastline will fill up first, then well all feeling the cooling trend. today 10 two 20 degrees above normal. along the coastline, 60s, 70s, even 80s reported near santa cruz today. 67 at pacifica. 77 in the city. it's going to be warm. 82 in oakland. the hottest spots, low 90s for court cord, pleasanton, san jose 91 for you. 88 mountain view. your extended forecast, we drop off by tomorrow, and then the bigger cooldown will come monday, tuesday and wednesday. i'm going to show you the long- term model and talk about the rain coming in just a bit. the judge has set bail for the neighborhood watch captain charged with a killing of an unarm teen why. it may still be a due days before he's released. and the search for a man who drove his car over a cliff

after his wife got out to talk to police. and after a steady ride for months, gas prices finally taking a turn down. how much further experts say they could go. first a live look outside at traffic on the eastshore freeway interstate 80 there in berkeley. always good. time is 7:10. you're watching mornings on 2. that's the idea behind our children, our future -- the ballot initiative to fix our schools. we've waited years for the politicians to do it. now, we can do it ourselves. our children, our future sends every k through 12 dollar straight to our schools... not to sacramento. it benefits every kid in every school, with local control of the money. that's why the p-t-a supports it. my mom likes it, too.

good morning to you! a live look there at the blue sky, sunshine, and the heat is on for the afternoon! los angeles police are looking for a suspected car thief who drove this vehicle over a cliff. police stopped the suspect one mile north of pacific coast highway and when the man's wife got out of car to talk to deputies, the driver suddenly steered the vehicle off the road and down the steep embankment. police say he got out of that

car and ran away. it will be still a few days before the florida man accused of killing trayvon martin is out on bail. suspect george zimmerman needs time to raise the $150,000 bond he was in shackles during his court appearance yesterday while he insists the shooting was in self-defense he took time to apologize to the parents of trayvon martin. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little younger than i. and i didn't know if he was armed or not. >> once zimmerman makes bail, the judge ordered him to wear a electronic man tore and cannot carry a firearm or consume alcohol. relatives have received death threats. martin's parents rush out of court yesterday without commenting. a spokesman says they are devastated that zimmerman will possibly be released soon from jail.

three more secret service agents have now resigned in the wake of the colombian prostitution scandal. that makes a total of six agents now left that agency. one of former agents, david cheney, is also being criticized for posting a picture of himself on his facebook account, standing behind sarah palin. under the photo he posted a comment saying, i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean. >> this culture in the secret service is code of honor just doesn't allow that sort of thing. so i'm absolutely blown away this agent had this on his facebook. >> the military is also investigating the involvement of 11 of its service members in that scandal. republican presidential candidate mitt romney reaches out to latino voters on a campaign stop in arizona. romney appeared at a roundtable discussion with latino business leaders in tempe. supporters of the dream act demonstrated outside of the event saying they want romney to change his opposition to the legislation that would provide

a pathway to citizenship for college students who are not in the u.s. legally. inside the former president of the university of arizona also pressed romney on the issue. >> i think that it would be good if you could provide at least some signal for a grimmer of hope for some of these students who are obviously worried about this. >> thank you. appreciate it. thank you. >> up with of the big mistakes we make -- >> on monday romney will campaign in pennsylvania with marco rubio, who called for passage of a modified version of the dream act and he has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for romney. republican presidential candidate ron paul continues to draw large crowds at his infrequent campaign appearances. the 76-year-old is popular with younger voters because of his positions on legalizing marijuana and staying out of foreign conflicts.

ron paul insists he is staying in the race. this morning in his weekly address, president obama is calling on congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. >> on america higher education cannot be a luxury. it's an economic comparative that every family must be able to afford. that's why next week i'll be visiting colleges across the country talking to students and students but how to make higher education more affordable and what is at stake now if congress doesn't do something about it. >> president obama wants congress to keep student loan rates at their currentless, 3.4%, before they double by law on july 1. some republicans oppose the rates because of high cost of the taxpayers. former military post near monterey is now a national monument. that's after president obama signed a declaration yesterday. since the post close in 1994 it's become a popular area for people to hike and bike. but there are pockets that post

that remain off limits due to old military ordnance still on- site. >> dedication of these areas as a national monument will also help us speed up the process of cleaning up both land and making it accessible to the public. >> 1.5 million soldiers went through training at fort order and it is visited by a hundred though people every year. there's hope a new monument will bring even more visitors, giving the area an economic boost. time is 7:18 it appears the california high-speed rail project can't count on any additional funding in the near future. this week the senate joined the house in dismissing a funding requestly the obama administration for one billion dollars for high-speed rail projects around the one trim the chairman of the state's high-speed rail authority says the project hadn't planned on any additional federal funds right now. but in the future, california is counting on federal governments to provide the majority of the projects

funding. this weekend muni passengers should expected longer travel times because of conjunction on the line. work began last night at 8 p.m. and will last until 5 a.m. monday. during this time it will be shut down. some city streets will be impacted as well, including the avenue between steiner and church streets. construction will continue throughout the summer and fall. american airlines is vowing to fight off a takeover attempt from u.s. airways. u.s. airways announced yesterday three unions representing pilots groundworkers and flight attendants with american airlines are now in support of a takeover. american is currently in bankruptcy and u.s. airways argues a takeover will help save nearly half the jobs american want to cut. >> it's going to save 6,000 jobs here in texas and in oklahoma, as compared to management's proposal to eradicate 13,000 jobs. and continued to outsource more flying. >> u.s. airways likesly needs

to convince two more creditors to go along with the merger. the creditors include banks and boeing. after claiming steadily for four months, gas prices are finally starting to fall. nationwide pump prices have dropped 6 cents over the last two weeks, to an average of 3.88. that's after price surge to nearly $5 earlier this month. experts say gas prices could fall another 5 cents or more next week. of course, here in the bay area prices are higher than the national average. but they're moving downward also. in san francisco, the average is now $4.28 a gallon compared to 4.31 a week ago. it's now 4.18 in san jose, compared to 4.20 a week ago. and in oakland, 4.16 now compared to 4.19. your time is 7:20. preparations for the summer olympics are underway. what is happening now to get that olympic torch ready for its run. and the events about to get underway this morning here in

the bay area in recognition of earth day. >> it's a mild start to the morning with a rapid warm-up expect for saturday. we'll look at the numbers coming up. >> the south bay and a look at traffic there. there's a sigalert in santa cruz. skyline boulevard just north of big basin way is blocked. there is a downed power pole that is blocking both the north and southbound lanes. this is morning ons 2.

tomorrow is eric day, and the celebration is all over the bay area. show you video of people who got a head start on those festivities by cloning upstate parks last weekend. today that work is going to continue in oakland. volunteers plan on cleaning and green more than 90 locations throughout the city. mayor quan will visit eight locations this morning, including diamond park and the lake merritt boathouse. later this morning we'll clean up work will begin in san

francisco. this is video from last year's earth day work. volunteers at various locations in the city, including playgrounds, parks and schools. mayor lee will work with people at u.n. plaza and a variety of green themed activities are also planned at the san francisco zoo. i love the zoo! >> and a great day to do anything. >> although kind of by the coast. check in with rosemary for any fog possibilities out there along ocean beach. >> we do have just a little bit of fog right now, point reyes, could slide south through the morning hours but should be a lot the depth is only about 200 feet some perhaps locked there along the coastline, always a good idea to bring a jacket if you're heading to the coast today it will be mild, warm, even along the coast in most areas, but we are looking at an afternoon sea breeze. mostly clear skies, a lot of sunshine, very warm inland. noontime numbers, 60s for the coast. most of us will warm into the 70s by lunchtime. and some of the warmer spots will be hitting 80 degrees at the noon hour.

i want to show you the forecast because we got changes coming as early as tomorrow. we begin a cooling trend. it will be modest, monday, tuesday and wednesday more noticeable. look at wednesday night. look at that. scattered showers in the forecast there for wednesday night, as well as thursday. so we'll be tracking that for you. meanwhile we have summer-like weather in store for today. good to moderate air quality, numbers start to drop off tomorrow. more so monday, tuesday, wednesday. back into the low 70s for the afternoon. back to you. with less than 100 days until the summer olympics, torch run practices are already underway. yesterday officials conducted a test run on the olympic torch relay. it was a full dress rehearsal to test timing, security issues and traffic patterns. about 122 volunteers were running with the torch, which was not lit. the flame will arrive from grosse on may 18th, to kick off an 8,000 mile relay across britain. >> we're testing a typical day in the torch relay, so we're

testing the crew, we're testing the convoy, we're testing our communication across those two groups. >> the torchbearers will include britain's oldest full time firefighter and a soldier who lost three limbs in afghanistan. it's set to arrive at london's olympic stadium july 27th. :is looking for ways to profit from hits 2008 summer olympics facilities. officials say the tourist traffic to the birds nest are dropping and venue operators are struggling for revenue. venue managers are exploring different business models including selling naming rights. beijing as venue is having better luck. it is hosted 70 events, with 100 more on the calendar. a pg&e investigation is under way this morning into a possible electrocution in the peninsula. how balloons may have led to that tragedy. and a 14-hour standoff that shut down interstate 80 for

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right now oakland police are searching for a gunman in

an overnight shooting, and we're learning more about what the victim did right after he was shot to try to get help. and welcome back to mornings on 2, everyone. that shooting happened around 2:30 this morning p lorraine blanco is live with the investigation now underway. lorraine. >> reporter: oakland police department shot spotter picked up a dozen shots on 78th avenue. officers on scene tell us this man ran to this home to this porch and tried to get help. the people inside didn't want to answer their door in the middle of the night to a stranger so they called police. when police arrived the young man about 18 to 20 years old was dead. the victim had no i.d. on him. so police this morning are still trying to figure out who he is and who shot him. they believe he's from east oakland because of tattoos, right now there's no description of suspect and investigators are still piecing together what led to this

shooting. one officer is on scene told me it could be drug-related. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning the california highway patrol is trying to determine why one man led them ton a high-speed chase on bay area freeways. it began around midnight when police saw a car swerving on it 78680 in walnut creek. they say the driver just took off and that chase went from 680 to highway 24, before ending in oakland. that's when the driver took the west grand exit and crashed into a fire hydrant and a parked car. he was taken into custody and police are trying to figure out if that car was stolen. although an investigation continues this morning, authorities say they believe they have shot and killed a man suspected of carjacking several vehicles and who shot at west sacramento police officers the the suspect barricaded himself in a sacramento apartment building last night. he busted a hole in the side of his apartment, exchanged gunfire with law enforcement and set foyer to his place.

that's when authorities say they decided to shoot him, giving firefighters safe access into the building. >> he just looked kind of crazed like gone. >> some flickering and the fire started to ignite. i saw him lighting the fire. >> you watched him light a fire? >> i could see through the apartment. >> the sacramento county coroner is trying to identify the suspect. authorities launched a massive manhunt for him, closing the yolo causeway on 80 yesterday after an attempted robbery. the gunman fled by hot wiring a tractor, carjacking three vehicles, and shooting at officers. the manhunt lasted nearly 14 hours. the first victim in the oakland vocational school shooting was the last one laid to rest. friends and relatives of 24- year-old cat lien ping gathered yesterday in hayward. she was the office secretary in the first person allegedly killed this month. her funeral was delayed until

her husband received a tourist visa from the philippines hem attended the service with their four-year-old son kaiser. >> with all the evidence -- and mom in heaven so mom is happy. >> he's had a hard time accepting his wife died in such a tragic manner. seven people were killed in the shooting. the school plans to resume classes on monday. california governor jerry brown and hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to honor a sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty. 53-year-old deputy robert paris with a 16-year veteran with the stanislaus county sheriff's department. his brother and sister remembered him at his funeral in modesto yesterday as kind and compassionate. the deputy was shot to death last thursday along with another man as they served an eviction notice in modesto. the suspect then shot and killed himself. a group of oakland residents plan to take back

their streets today around fruitvale and international boulevard. last december a five-year-old boy was shot and killed near his father's taco truck on 55th and international boulevard. a volunteer group of off-duty security guards will patrol the boulevard starting at 5:30 tonight. they call themselves the bay area street safety patrol. they wear black berets, fatigue pants and carry handcuffs. san francisco's well-known restaurant may have served its last customers early this morning. but the 100-year-old chinatown restaurant may also get a second chance. according to the san francisco chronicle, the owner of the restaurant can present plans to bring the restaurant back up to code at a meeting before the city's public health department on tuesday. if the plans are approved and the renovations are made, sam woe could reopen. the owner i anew restaurant and bar in san francisco says the city's red tape is silencing his dream of providing live music for his customers.

he could open tupelo's just five months ago. he says he chose the site because of his home to live music for decades. last october the city's entertainment commission issued him a live music permit, but three days later the planning department revoked it. >> from the onset we were handcuffed with restrictions. >> we want -- if he does, i think he'll be able to play music. >> the telegraph hail 12ers neighborhood association says the previous business which provided live music did so without the proper permits, and earned a reputation for late night fights and violence. they acknowledge no trouble since they bought the business. a real estate agent says it's a growing problem in antioch. people allegedly squatting in vacant homes. neighbors say as many as three people have been living at this house since december. the property owner says they are not tenants, and have never paid rent. >> it's an epp epidemic.

i suggested an alarm to keep the squatars way. >> no one answered the door when a ktvu news crew knocked. but the accused squatters responded to an e-mail to the realtor demanding she provide them with the proper eviction process or leave them alone. they even filed a restraining order against her. police in south lake tahoe are trying to find out who threw a small bomb into the medical marijuana dispensaries. police say late thursday night, someone tossed a small explosive device in the patient to patient marijuana collective. bomb started a small fire but caused only minor damage. two employees who were inside at the time were not hurt. a manager at says the device contains acid which he believes was intended to kill marijuana plants growing in that building. medical marijuana activists calling on president obama to leave their industry alone. yesterday was april 20th, the day commonly known as one for marijuana users to embrace the

culture. and in san francisco a smoke-in was meld at golden gate park. and in oakland activists rallied outside oaksterdam university. one man says after being injured in the line of duty, enduring nine major surgeries and thousands of prescription pills, he turned to medical marijuana. >> starting using cannabis, and my pain is manageable. not gone, it's manageable and i'm not a walking zombie anymore. >> the crowd marched to president obama's campaign headquarters and gave a letter to the staff asking the president to stop the federal crackdown. at the university of colorado in boulder, fish fertilizer was the weapon of choice for officials hoping to stop the annual 420 pot rally. just before dawn it was vlade all over campus to deter people from gathering. people not students were banned from campus yesterday and all day long police patrolled the university, check the i.d. of everyone entering that area.

>> i think 4-20 is annoying and disruptive to classes, but the way the campus is treating it and the university is treating it has been more disruptive to my school schedule than this ever was. >> unable to occupy their usual spot, the pro marijuana crowd marched across campus. a handful of people were arrested. a possible electrocution under investigation in san mateo. pg&e says helium filled mylar balloons shorted on the power lines on south norfolk street last night, sending them falling on to a truck. truck driver tried to move the lines but they were still live and the man reportedly died at the hospital. pg&e is now reminding people never to touch downed power lines. distracted driving is being blamed for a pair of accidents on the san mateo bridge. around 6 a.m. yesterday morning, this costco big rig crashed in a stalled pickup on the westbound side. police say that crash triggered a second one on the eastbound side of the bridge. the driver of a minivan was looking at the big rig when he

drove right into a highway patrol car, we hit a firetruck. both cars were empty and no one was seriously hurt but police say the driver of the van should have been paying better attention. >> i believe that person was -- had minor injuries. had they not -- been paying attention to the road rather than the other side, this could have been avoided and wouldn't have that traffic. >> and traffic was backed up for miles while caltrans cleaned up diesel fuel. police say april is distracted driving awareness month and this should be a good lesson to everyone out there. for the past year we've been reporting that a new area code is coming to santa clara county. it is 669, and beginning today callers are being encouraged to start dialing a 1 before calling a 408 number. in october that will become mandatory to place a call. the new area code will be introduced in november. good morning to you! we are gearing up for the

warmest day of the season so far. that will feel good for simpson, for others a little toasty. a look at just a little bit of patchy fog, maybe even dense fog. along the coastline there. down into areas near half moon bay. air quality will be good to moderate today. already mild out there this morning. and our temperatures will be warming back into the 80s and 90s for inland spots. by 11:00 or so, notice right there maybe ocean beach, pacifica, maybe still being with a little fog but by 1:00 or so, looks like it's backed off the coastline and we're looking at mostly sunny skies. temperatures right now 59 degrees in oakland. 57 san francisco. mid-50s santa rosa. these numbers similar to yesterday morning. you can expect very similar conditions with calm conditions out there. the satellite radar easy to see. the high pressure right over california, this system on the backside is actually going to

bring us cooler weather first, and then even a chance for some rain by about wednesday night, thursday. loix like the time frame so we'll be watching that for you. for today, little coastal fog, sunny everywhere else. softball game this morning? lather on the sunblock. near record warmth expected. it will be hot and again the air quality is good to moderate. highs today, 91 in concord and antioch. little closer to the bay, 80s for berkeley, oakland, 83 for hayward. city of san francisco 77 for you in the afternoon. north bait, it will be warm, hot in some areas. 89 for napa. 88 santa a. 83 san rafael. head to the coast, maybe even bring a sweatshirt because 67 pacifica in the afternoon. afternoon sea breeze expected. we don't have the offshore wind here so at the coast it's going to be cool and some spots by the afternoon. you're looking at 86 for fremont, 91 san jose.

88 mountain view. 90 degrees los gatos. for most of us, a few degrees warmer than yesterday. so if it was a bit warm for you yesterday, expect more of the same for today. your extend the forecasted shows you again a little cooldown as early as tomorrow, then monday, tuesday wednesday look at that dropoff. low 70s in the afternoon, and even perhaps a little bit of rain come wednesday night into thursday. if you're headed to the sierra for the weekend, i'll have that forecast coming up. the accused mass murderer in norway testifies about killing 69 people. what he said that brought his own legal team to tears. plus a protesting candidate turns violent. what happened when students stormed a montreal convention center. and a live look outside. it's traffic on the san mateo bridge just south of the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge. an injury accident has just occurred mid-span, dumbarton bridge on the westbound lanes. highway patrol is now responding. time now 7:42. you're watching mornings on 2.

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good mornings to you! sunny skies and sissing temperatures for the afternoon especially for the valleys. afghan security forces say they have stopped a planned massive attack on the capital city of kabul. they seized 11 tons of explosives and arrested five militants, including three from pakistan. officials say the explosives also came from pakistan. this is one of last government showings in syria before u.n. monitors enter the city of homs today to check on eye cease-fire. fighting killed 10 people today but this morning forces say

gunfire have stopped for the first time in weeks. u.n. others were denied entrance into the city last week for security reasons. in court, 33-year-old anders breivik described how he hunted down the victims at a youth camp. he says the victims mostly teenagers were frozen in panic and unable to run away. even when they stopped shooting to reload. people in the courtroom even his own defense team were reduced to tears by his testimony. >> horrifying statements, based on his actions. understand the details of how [not understandable] >> he says he carried out the attacks in self-defense to fight against multi- culturallism in norway. weeks of protest in canada

have turned violent and that happened when student protestors clashed with police in montreal. the students say they are angry over tuition hikes and also government plans to allow development in northern quebec. forkers of the development plan says it would create jobs. students say it would harm the environment. >> we want a quebec that is -- education, we want a quebec of social justice and not a quebec where we sell ourselves through the mining companies. >> i'm a teacher, and really proud of the students. but now i'm really worried. >> things got violent at that convention center. police had to be called in at  least one officer was hurt and at least 10 demonstrators were arrested and. tomorrow in france, voters head to the polls for the first round of a presidential election. current president nicholas sarkozy in a fight race against nine challenger. she expected to easily make it

to the second round of voting on may 6th. but polls show support for sarkozy slipping. the fronted lines of afghanistan are known for drug distribution. but there are new allegations claiming our allies are dealing drugs to u.s. soldiers. reporter katherine has more on the army's investigation. >> reporter: afghan forces are being trained by the u.s. military to take over the mission by 2014. but new documents obtained show some afghan recruits stand accused of dealing drugs to u.s. soldiers. >> it's troubling our troops are placed in this vision, under enough pressure as it is. but evidently our allies there are acting as drug pushers in some ways. >> according to judicial watch, between january 2010 and december 2011, the army investigated 56 soldiers in afghanistan for the possession use or distribution of opiates.

at a operating base, the drugs hash, pot and heroin were purchased from various afghan army and national police personnel. in another case an interpreter sold various opiates and other drugs were also available. one soldier admitted buying painkillers, now from a local national while attempting to purchase steroids. a soldier also bought heroin and xanax and anti-anxiety drug from local national juveniles and multiple in afghanistan. during the same period, the army investigation showed at least eight soldiers died from drug overdoses. in one death the manner of death as non-combat related. >> what is concerning about this, we're not interested in evading the privacy of those who died or their families, but it looks like you can't find any public reporting about this. >> regardless of the

circumstances, an army spokesman told fox the notification team provides as much information as possible about the death, adding every effort is there to assist the family if they need it. a man who walked on to a elementary school campus in southern california and began shooting at students was sentenced to 189 years in front. back in october 2010, brendan o'rourke fired in a crowd of about 230 students during recess at an elementary school in carlsbad near san diego. two girls who were injured testified at his trial. he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. but last month a jury convicted him of attempted murder and ruled that he was sane. los angeles county officials have ruled that curve commentator died of heart failure that stemmed from coronary disease. the negligible amount of

alcohol was found in his system, but no drugs either prescription or illegal were found. the 43-year-old conservative died lasts month in southern california. a coroner says foul play is not suspected. this morning former house speaker nancy pelosi will be honored for the aids them she helped create. in 1996, she was instrumental in establishing the national aids memorial grove in golden gate park. today as part of a community volunteer day she will help plant trees, flowers, and shrubs. she will also be honored for her 25 years in congress. a section of the that grove will be named the nancy pelosi leadership pathway. today is uc berkeley as open house. this is video from last year. some 40,000 people are expected to tour the campus today. museums, labs, and performance halls will all be open free of charge. the football team will also hold public practice. other activities during cal day

include a talk with berkeley professor who won last year's nobel prize in physics. they're normally bitter rivals but today stanford and cal are coming together for three kids, battling a rare form of cancer. >> outside our doors warming trend will continue for your saturday. coming up what you can expect for your area and how long do we expect the heat to last? [ male announcer ] for some reason

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old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. it's win or go home for the san jose sharks this afternoon. game 5 of their first round playoff series with the st. louis blues begins at 4:30 in st. louis. the blues lead the series 3 games to 1 and will move on with a win today. if the sharks win, the series will come back to san jose on monday for game 6. the giants have won three straight games amp a 10 inning victory over the mets. that game went into extras. the mets had a chance to win

but brandon belt throws a dart home to kirk. there it goes. and he is called out. runners on first and second, sanchez singles and cabrera comes in to score to give the giants a 4-3 lead. in the bottom of the 10th, it pops up. it's ballgame. giants win 4-3. the a's weren't so lucky. they came within a run of the cleveland indians. he singles to right and that made the game 4-3 cleveland. that is the end that game. and this afternoon, the cal berkeley and stanford women's soccer teams will face off for a good cause. this is 10-year-old breeann, proceeds from the event will benefit her and two young boys. all three are being treated for a rare and aggressive tom of

bone cancer that resulted in the amputation of her left leg. today's event begins at 2:00 with a carnival type game and a parade. kickoff to the soccer game is at 5:00. it's held at dougherty valley high school in san ramon, and ktvu's own julie haener is hosting the festivities out there. lots of people talking about the heat and now how much it feels like summer. rosemary, how long will it last? >> yes, today is going to be the warmest day. hot in some cases, and if you can't like the heat, maybe plan your afternoon indoors because we're going to see it spike in some areas. take a look at concord, 91 for you today. 91 livermore. low 90s san jose. morgan hill. head to the north, 88 for santa rosa today, 89 in napa. 77 in the city of san francisco. 80s right around the bay. along the coastline, maybe head there if you don't like the heat. 60s and low 70s in the forecast with an afternoon sea breeze.

santa cruz will warm into the 80s. if you're planning a maybe r&r in tahoe this weekend. , a nice one. upper 60s to low 70s with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. your extended forecast, today going to be the hottest. we'll cool down as early as tomorrow although the notable cooling will come monday, tuesday, wednesday. take a look at the temperatures plunge. 73 on monday. low 60s on wednesday. maybe even a few scattered showers. i'll show you the long range model coming up. it's the first weekend of the 11th tribeca film festival hosted by robert deniro. this year 52 world premieres are on the lineup for the new york based event, which runs through next sunday. that includes several indy movies, comedies and the avenges, expected to be one of the summer's biggest blockbusters. the co-founder says 106 directors will be represented there, all hoping to score a major distribution deal. >> the films have just gotten stronger over the years, and

filmmakers waited for tribeca, which is all you can ask for. technology has made filmmaking accessible to anybody who has a good story to tell, and anywhere in the world and that's very, very exciting. >> the lineup is full of special events, screenings and web based content designed to keep everyone entertained. alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer is stepping down and facing a camera to explain that decision. plus the memorial planned today for the sailors lost in a tragic boating accident. and what we're learning about an early morning shoot engine oakland that left one man dead.

we're live in oakland, where early morning violence ended with a young man's body on a stranger's porch of what police know so far. >> new posters aimed at finding sierra lamar, where authorities are hoping to get the word out and who will be involved in in morning's search for the missing teen. >> senatenadia lockyer resigns and explains her decision. squad from morning.

welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, april 21st. today is going to be the hottest day of the weekend. meteorologist rosemary has a quick look at your forecast. good morning to you, rosemary. >> good morning for you. summer-like pattern for your saturday. we have hot weather for inland areas, we've got fog right along the coastline. we're seeing it this morning. very shallow, maybe even a little patchy dense fog on highway 1. that coastal fog will begin to burn off by the afternoon. mild temperatures as we start the morning, and low 90s in the forecast for some of us. we'll look at your nabbed and in the extend the forecast, maybe even some rain. more on that coming up. one man is dead after a shooting in oakland. and ktvu's lorraine blanco has been at that scene all morning and tells us what the victim did after he was shot. lorraine. >> reporter: imagine a stranger yelling and banging on your door at 2 a.m. that's what happened at this home right there. the people inside were too afraid to answer the door so

they called 911. when first responders arrived, near 78th and arthur, they found a plan in his late teens, possibly early 20s suffering from gunshot wounds then tried cpr but he died on scene. the victim had no i.d. so police are trying to figure out this man is and who shot him. they believe he have from east oakland because of tattoos on his body. there's no description of the suspect and investigators are piecing together what led to the shooting. we spoke with neighbors who say it's a rather calm and quiet naked, and one officer said the shooting could be drug related. we'll stay on top of this and try to have an update on future newscasts. authorities are trying to identify the motorcyclist killed in a crash early this morning in san francisco. it happened on the southbound plains of highway 101 between octavia and van ness avenue. just after 1:00 this morning the motorcyclist slammed into the center divide. highway patrol shut down the

section of 101 for about 45 minute. investigators say they believe the accident involved only the motorcycle and no other motorist. the victim died at the scene and he is described as in his late 20s to early 30s. >> we had a motorcycle incident, for some unknown reason the motorcyclist collided with the center guardrail. a new search is planned for today for missing teenager sierra lamar. the morgan hill 15-year-old disappeared more than a month ago while on her way to school. today some 90 law enforcement officers from around the bay area are scheduled to search in the hills above morgan hill and gilroy. that search will begin at 9 a.m. and will end at sunset. and 200 of these posters are now on bart cars to spread awareness. the posters include her name, photo and description as well as law enforcement contact information. riders with smart phones will also be able to scan a qr code

on the posters if they want more information. last night search teams fun to the body of a missing teenager. 15-year-old charlotte molinari was last seen on saturday. the sheriff's department says it does appear she died from an apparent suicide. an autopsy will be performed on monday. alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer says she needs time to focus on her family, on her 41st birthday today. she's resigning from office to care for her 8-year-old son and recover from a tumultuous year. she claims she was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend at a newark hotel in february. there are allegations of blackmail and embarrassing text men's and a sex tape. she's also been in alcohol rehab. she explained her reasons for stepping down in an exclusive interview with the bay area news group. >> i don't like to say the word victim but if somebody that --

didn't realize -- how difficult it would be to heal from what i went through the last year, after needing treatment. >> her husband state treasurer bill lockyer says he supports his wife's decision to step down, saying it is in the best interests of their family. the alameda county board of supervisors will vote on tuesday to officially recognize the resignation. under the county charter the board has 60 days to name a replacement. the president says there are many good candidates. the ethics committee hearing to determine the future of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to start on monday. yesterday a judge ruled that mish does not center to be paid during his suspension. mayor ed lee suspended the sheriff last month after mirkarimi pleaded guilty to

false imprison. of his wife. both men are expected to temperature about a meeting at which lee says mirkarimi declined to explain what happened. mirkarimi is accusingth mayor of providing incomplete information in a sworn affidavit. >> would you say his deposition is false or mid leading? >> i believe that the mayor's description is incomplete. >> the ethics commission hearing could take weeks or even months. that panel will eventually make a recommendation to the board of supervisors and then the board will have to vote on whether or not mirkarimi is keep his jorge the sailors killed in last week's race near the fairlawn islands will be honored tonight in a memorial flotilla near angel island. last night dozens of boaters set sail on the bay preparing for the summer raying season and held a moment of silence for the five crewmembers killed or lost at sea when their boat slammed into the rocks on the island. exactly one week ago today. >> we're all still in the first

phase of this tragedy and trying to come to terms with it. if everybody is kind of have to come to terms with in their own way. >> and tonight around 7, yachts from across the bay will sail together between tiburon and angel island in are croon strait. the ceremony will include bagpipes and a wreath laying ceremony. right now an east bay dentist is putting smiles on the faces of the underprivileged. the doctor is providing free dental care today to san ramon area residents. and we just got off the phone with a spokeswoman and they're still accepting registration, hoping to see some 60 patients today at their office. patients will be seen on a first come, first served basis. and they'll have a choice of a filling, cleaning, or extraction. that warm spring weather is here, and people are heading outdoors to soak it all up. at 7:00 laos night, downtown walnut creek was still 81

degrees. the warm weather helped boost business at a ice cream shop by 2,000%. people say the sunshine is a nice change from last week's thunderer and lightning. >> last week was really cold, now it's really hot. so you have to take summer when it happens in the bay area because it might be freezing next week. >> if today's expected to be the warmest day of the week. but enjoy it while you can because rosemary says more rain could possibly be on the way. good morning to you! yes, wet weather possibly by wednesday. you wouldn't know it looking at the forecast for today! take a look at that blue sky out there. just a little bit of a haze but our air quality will be god to moderate so no worries there. we have just a little bit of patchy fog, dense fog on the coastline. and entering into the golden gate there. and it should hover there for the next couple hours, may even see mostly sunny skies on the coastline for the afternoon. very calm conditions, light --

breeze at sfo, temperatures already warming into the low 60s. these numbers very similar to yesterday. 57 san francisco. low 60s in oakland. low 60s san jose. mountain view, redwood city reporting 61. palo alto, stanford low 60s already. 62 livermore, 63 in concord, and in the north bay 57 santa rosa. 61 degrees in napa with calm conditions. mostly clear skies, and again a near repeat of what we saw on friday. some of us will be even warmer than what we felt on friday. the satellite radar shows you mostly clear skies over the bay area, ring every high pressure easy to see from up above as the cloud formation goes north and the storm track stays that way as well. this system is going to be sliding south and sliding closer to the coast in the next couple days. first we're going to get a cooling trend, and then we're going to see the possibility of some rain. allow me so show you what happens. here it is offshore. by monday, tuesday it's sliding south. we get the southerly

southwesterly brose returning to the area. that the breeze will be cooling us down, all feel it by tomorrow. perhaps the coast and the north bay getting most of it. and then by wednesday night, we've got some rain in the forecast. we also have a system dropping down from the gulf of alaska. that's going to bring us a few scattered showers into thursday. so as the lady said, enjoy the heat if this is what you like because we have changes in store. today 10 it 20 degrees above normal. light winds so even the wind not going to help us out unless you're by the coast. 80 degrees for berkeley today. 82 in oakland. 83 hayward. 77 in the city. 60s near 70 along the coast. 85 along the coast in santa cruz. 91 morgan hill today. 91 san jose. extended forecast, modest cooling for tomorrow, a huge dropoff by monday, tuesday, wednesday. low 70s in the forecast for the afternoon. we're watching a rapid warm-up this morning. i'll have your lunchtime numbers coming up. it started to sink off the

coast of italy three months ago but now crews are finally getting ready to remove the costa concordia from the water. and after a steady rise for months, gas prices finally starting to take a turn. how much further experts say they could drop. but first a live look at traffic on the bay bridge span. things moving along just smoothly in and out of san francisco this morning. it is 8:10. this is mornings on 2. 0!ockñ?çóxo?ñ=çñññçvxqx?ñññ?óioy

good morning to you! a live look there at the bay area. little bit of patchy fog along the coast. mostly sunny skies else we're. los angeles police are look for suspected consider thief who drove this vehicle over a cliff. police stopped the suspect one mile north of pacific coast highway and when the man's wife got out of the car to talk to the deputies, the driver suddenly steered the vehicle off the road and down the steep embankment. police say he got out of that car and ran away. new this morning, we have learned when the sunken italian cruise ship will be sal advanced. it capsized off tuscany last january. 32 people died and two others remain missing and are presumed dead. today the operator of the ship announced work to remove the vessel from the rocks will begin early next month. the salvage operation should take a full year. last month workers already removed the ship's fuel. the cruise line says

environmental protection will be a top priority while removing the ship. it will still be a few days before the florida man accused of killing trayvon martin is out on bail. suspect george zimmerman needs time to raise the $150,000 bond. he is in shackles during his court appearance yesterday. he says it was in self-defense and he apologize towed the parents of trayvon martin. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> once he makes bail the judge ordered him tore want electronic monitor to check in with police every three days and he cannot carry a firearm or take illegal drugs. his relatives have received death threats. his parents rushed out of the courtroom without commenting. a spokesman says they are devastated that zimmerman will possibly be released from jail. three more secret service agents are now resigned in a wake of the prostitution

scandal. that makes a total of six agents who have left the agency. one of the the former agents david cheney is also criticized for posting a picture of himself on his facebook account standing behind sarah palin. under the photo he posted a comment saying, i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean. >> this culture in the secret service, code of honor, just doesn't allow that sort of thing that. so i'm absolutely blown away this agent had this on his facebook. >> the military is also investigating the involvement of 11 of its service members in the scandal. republican presidential candidate mitt romney reached out to latino voters on a campaign stop in arizona. romney appeared at a roundtable discussion with latino business leaders. supporters of the dream act demonstrated saying they want romney to change his opposition to legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for college students who are not in the u.s. legally. inside a former president of the university of arizona also

pressed him on the issue. >> i think that it would be good if you could provide at least some signal for a glimmer of hope for some of these students who are obviously worried about this. >> thank you. >> one of big mistakes -- >> on monday romney will campaign in pennsylvania with mark rubio, who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for romney. republican presidential candidate ron paul continues to draw large crowds at his infrequent campaign appearances. the 76-year-old paul is popular with younger voters because of his positions on legalizing marijuana and staying out of foreign conflicts. and ron paul insists he is staying in the race. this morning in his weekly address, president obama is calling on congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. >> higher education cannot be a

luxury. every family must be able to afford it. next week i'll be visiting colleges across the country talk to students about how we can make higher education more affordable. and what is at stake now if congress doesn't do something about it. >> president obama wants congress to keep student loan rates at their current levels. 3.4% before they doublely law on july 1. some republicans oppose the high cost to taxpayers. the former fort ord military post near monterey is now a national monument, after president obama signed a declaration yesterday. since the army post closed in 1994, it has become a popular area for people to hike and bike. but there are pockets of that post that remain off limits bus of ammunition left over from the 1.5 million soldiers who went through basic training at fort ord. >> dedication of these areas will help us speed up the process of cleaning up the lands and make it accessible to

the public. >> some canyons are here very beautiful hearing, they have oak forests, other parts are parent and it has something for a lot of people. >> right now that area is visited by nearly one hundred thousand people every year and there's hope the new designation of a national monument will bring even more visitors, giving that area an economic boost. it appears california's high-speed rail project cannot counted on any additional federal funding, at least in the near future. this week the senate joined the house in kiss missing a funding request by the obama administration for $1 billion for high-speed rail projects around the country. the chairman of the state high- speed rail authority says the project had not planned on any additional federal funds now but in the near future california is counting on federal government to provide the majority of the projects funded. american airlines is vowing to fight off a takeover attempt

from u.s. airways. three unions representing workers with american airlines are now in support of a takeover. american is currently in bankruptcy and u.s. airways argues a takeover is going to help save nearly half of the jobs american wants to cut. >> it will save 6,000 jobs in texas and oklahoma, as compared to management's proposal to eradicate 13,000 jobs. and continue to out source move our flying. >> u.s. airways likely needs to convince two more of their creditors to go with the american,er. those credit or include several banks and boeing. after climbing steeldly for four months, gas prices are finally starting to fall. nationwide pump prices have dropped 6 cents over the last two weeks to an average of 3.88, after prices surged to nearly $5 a gallon they'll month. experts say gas prices could fall another 5 cents or more next week. of course, here in the bay area prices are higher than the national avenue but also going down.

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tomorrow is earth day, and there are various events being held all over the bay air to mark the occasion. volunteers got a head start on earth appreciation by cleaning upstate parks last weekend, and today that work is going to continue in oakland. volunteers plan to clean 90 locations throughout the sight city. lorraine blanco will i have alive report at. the earth day clean-up work will begin in san francisco in 30 minute. this is video from last year's earth day. today volunteers will be at various locations throughout the city, including playgrounds, parks and schools. mayor lee will be chipping in and working with people at u.n. plaza. a variety of green themed event

are also planned for the san francisco zoo. >> great day to go to the zoo today! or on the bay. >> also a great day to get married. one of our mornings on 2 producers is getting married today and it helps to have connections in the weather center because you are delivering up a beautiful forecast! >> perfect forecast. >> doing what i can. can't do it for my own wedding but i'm glad sophie will have a gorgeous day. mid to upper 70s in the city this afternoon. and this morning in the 50s and low 60s. take a look at your forecast for the day. so along the coastline we're dealing with patchy fog, 50s at the coast. but widespread 60s already around the region. by about 10:00 or so, notice that quick warm-up. inland areas 70s, low to mid- 70s in the forecast. right around the bay we'll still be in the 60s, and then for the lunch hour, mid-70s to low 80s in the forecast. pockets of orange there you see livermore and south of san jose, low 80s for you. san ramon perhaps low 80s

already by about noontime. forecasted highs for the afternoon, 91 for concord. livermore 91 morgan hill. 91 san jose. along the bay, 80s from san mateo, redwood city, and hayward, oakland 82. mid up toker 80s for the north bay area like santa rosa and napa. little cooling as early as tomorrow and a bigger cooldown for early next week, even rain in the forecast perhaps wednesday night into thursday. back to you. the countdown to the summer olympics is underway and officials are running through every detail of the worldwide event. the olympic torch will arrive from greece on may 18th for the relay across britain. yesterday about 122 volunteers took a test run with an unlit torch. >> we're testing a typical day in the torch relay. so we're testing the crew, we're testing the convoy, we're testing our communication across those two groups. >> the torchbearers for relay will include britain's oldest

firefighter and a soldier who lost three limbs in afghanistan. it is set to arrive at london's olympic stadium on july 27th. as london prepares for the sum ever games, china is hoping to keep making money in from their own olympic facility from the 2008 games. tourist traffic to the venues are struggling for revenue. managers are now exploring different models for business including selling naming rights and opening the water cube to public swimmers for a fee. a close call at one california airport. the investigation now underway after two planes came too close together. plus the deadly mistake on the peninsula that is blamed on a mylar balloon. and a tense end to a dray plat ic day near california's capital, as police take down a man wanted for several carjackings. [ male announcer ] for some reason

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that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ good morning, everyone. thank you for staying with us on mornings on 2. time is 8:29. this morning a possible electrocution is under investigation in san mateo. pg&e says a helium filled mylar balloon or group of them shorted out power lines on south norfolk street last night, sending them falling on to a pickup truck. the truck driver tried to move the lines but they were still live and that man reportedly died at the hospital. pg&e is now reminding everyone never to touch down power lines. although an investigation continues this morning, authorities believe they have shot and killed the man suspected of carjacking several vehicles and who shot at west sacramento police officers. the suspect barricaded himself inside a sacramento apartment building last night. he busted a hole in the side of

his apartment, exchanged gunfire with law enforcement, and then set fire to his own place. that's when authorities say they decided to shoot him, giving firefighters safe access into the building. >> he just looked kind of crazed, like gone. >> flickering and the fire started to ignite i seen him lighting the fire. and then -- >> you watched him light a fire? >> i can see through the apartment. >> the sacramento county coroner is now trying to identify the suspect. authorities launched a massive manhunt for him closing the yolo causeway on interstate 80 yesterday after an attempted robbery. the gunman fled by hot wiring a tractor, carjacking three vehicles, and shooting at officers. that manhunt lasted nearly 14 hours. it's distracted driving awareness month and police say a pair of accidents on the san mateo bridge is a good example of why you should watch the road. yesterday morning this costco big rig crashed? a stalled pickup. police say that crash triggered a second one on the eastbound side of bridge.

the driver of a minivan was looking at the big rig when he drove right into a highway patrol car. it then hit a firetruck. both cars were empty and no one was searsyly hurt but police say the driver van should have been playing better attention. >> had they been paying attention to the road rather than the other side, this could have been avoided and wouldn't have the traffic backed up. >> and traffic was backed up for miles while caltrans cleaned. diesel fuel. five people ran out of gas while stuck in the backup. the first victim in the oakland school shooting is now the last one laid to rest. friends and relatives of 24- year-old kathleen ping gathered yesterday in hayward. she was the office secretary and the first person allegedly killed by suspect juan goh early this morning. her funeral was delayed until her husband received a tourist visa from the philippines help attended the service with

nature four-year-old son kaiser. >> heaven is a happy place and mommy is in heaven so mommy is happy. >> he is having a hard time accepting his wife died in such a tragic manner. seven people were killed in the shooting. a group of oakland residents plan to take back their streets today. the crime rates in the area around fruitvale and international boulevard are some of the highest in the city. last december a five-year-old boy was shot and killed near his father's taco truck. a volunteer group of off-duty security guards will patrol the boulevard starting at 5:30 tonight. they calm them the bay area street safety patrol and they wear black berets, fatigue pants and carry handcuffs. governor brown and hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to honor a sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty. 53-year-old deputy robert paris was a 16-year veteran with the

fans laws county sheriff's department. his brother and sister remembered him at the funeral as kind and and compassionate. she was shot to death last thursday with another man as they served an eviction notice in modesto. officials say no one was injured when an airliner clipped another plane at lax. a spokesman says flight 6319 was about to depart palm springs when its left wing clipped the wing of a parked plane. there were 25 passengers and three crewmembers onboard but no one was hurt. the incident happened when the plane was pushing become from the gate and was not yet under the control of air traffic controllers. a man who walked on to an elementary school campus in southern california and began shooting at students was sentenced to 189 years in prison. two girls who were you hurt testified at his trial.

he had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but last month a jury convicted him of attempted murder and ruled he was sane. medical marijuana activists use the unofficial 4-20 holiday to call on president obama to leave their industry alone. it's a day commonly known as one for marijuana users to embrace the culture. in san francisco a smoke-in was held at golden gate park, and in oakland activists rallied outside oaksterdam university recently the tar get of a federal raid. after being injured in the line of duty and during nine surgeries and thousands of prescription pills, he has turned to medical marijuana. >> started using cannabis, and my pain is manageable. not gone, it's manageable. and i'm not a walking do. 53 anymore. >> crowd marched to president obama's campaign headquarters. there they give a letter to the staff asking the president to stop the federal crackdown. and at the university of

colorado in boulder, people planning to celebrate 4-20 were met with the scent of fish fertilizer. just before dawn it was sprayed all over campus to deter people from gathering. people not student were banned from campus yesterday, and all day long police patrolled the university checking. the i.d.'s of everyone entering the area. >> i think 4-20 is annoying and disrespect is to classes. >> unable to occupy their usual spot in northern quad, the pro marijuana crowd marched across campus and a handful of people were arrested. a real estate agent says it's a growing problem in antioch. people are allegedly squatting in vacant homes and neighbors say as many as three people have been living at this home since december. the property ender says they're not tenants and have never paid rent. >> it's an epidemic.

i have two our short sale listing and i suggested an alarm to keep the squatters away. >> no one answered the door when a ktvu news courtroom knocked. but the accused squatters responded to the realtor with an e-mail saying they had established residency and demanded she provide them with proper eviction process or leave them alone. they even filed a restraining order against her. san francisco's well-known restaurant may have served its last customers early this morning. but the 100-year-old chinatown restaurant may also get a second chance. the owner of the restaurant can present plans to bring the restaurant back up to code at the meeting before the city's public health department on tuesday. if the plans are approved and their renovations are made, it could reopen. the owner. a new restaurant and bar in san francisco says the city's red tape is silencing his dream of providing live music for his customers.

he opened the restaurant on grant avenue five months ago. he says he chose the site because it's been home to live music for decades. but last october the entertainment commission issued him a live music permit but three days later the planning department revoked it. >> from the onset we were handcuffed with restrictions. we wanted to -- if he does, i think eventually he'll be obvious to play music. >> the telegraph hill dwellers neighborhood association says the previous business which provided live music at the site did so without the proper permits and earned a reputation for late night fights and violence. the group acknowledges that there has been no trouble since he bought the business. good morning to you! the heat will be on for your saturday. giving you a live look outside this morning. mostly blue skies, little bit of haze, little bit of patchy fog on the coastline and perhaps just inside the golden gate. high pressure actually pressing

down on us just a little bit. and that creates that very patchy dense fog on the coastline. it's only about 200 feet thick this morning b if you're driving on highway one you may experience just a little bit some coastal fog this, who, looks like we are looking at partly for mostly sunny skies for the coast by the afternoon. the rest of us wall-to-wall sunshine expected. today is going to be the warmest day of the week. we're looking at temperatures war. ing into the upper 80s to low 90s. show you the trend thursday, 70s and most of us not even hitting 80 degrees. yesterday we saw widespread 70s, mid-80s, on a few low 90s, and again today is expected to be the hottest day of the perhaps the season so far the year so farm giving you a look at the numbers right now outside your door, 59 in oakland, 60 san francisco. 58 redwood city. low 60s mountain view, san jose. around livermore and concord, low 60s. we have marathon going on near walnut creek. so already off to a mild start,

hot afternoon there. 61 santa rosa. 61 napa. you can see just off the coastline here it moves in shifts, backs away, we could be partly cloudy a little fog on ocean beach, maybe pacifica for the afternoon. outside of that, we are going to be heating up once again with 60s in the forecast for the coast. low sentence land. some spots in the ridge of high pressure remaining in place over the state at least for the next 24 hours. eventually it will give way. if you don't like the heat, we've got a cooling trend ahead of us and this is actually the result of that cooling trend or actually going to be the reason behind the cooling trend. so we're looking at a cooling trend as early as tomorrow. but the bigger drop will come monday, tuesday, wednesday. 85 degrees expected this afternoon in vallejo. 80 for berkeley. 82 in oakland. 83 hayward. low 90s concord. mid to upper 80s santa rosa and napa. down into san jose 91 for you. 91 morgan hill.

90 los gatos and 83 san mateo. 77 this afternoon in the city. your extended forecast, there's the modest cooling for tomorrow. and the bigger changes come monday, tuesday, wednesday. by wednesday night into thursday, perhaps even a little bit of rain. i'm going to cue up the long range model and show you coming up. this afternoon the cal berkeley and stanford women's soccer teams will kick off a special game for very special cause. this is 10-year-old breeann. proceeds today will benefit her and two young boys. all three are being treated for a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer. it resulted in the amputation of her left leg. today the event begins at 2 with gyms and a parade. kickoff at 5 at dougherty valley high school in san practice moan. julie haener will be there hosting the festivities. straight ahead a growing

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good morning to you! a live look there at the golden gate bridge. shouldn't have any trouble crassing the bridge it morning. the winds are light. we center fog off the coast this morning. time is 8:44. let's recap the top stories we're waking up to this saturday morning. oakland police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead around 2:30 this morning. 10 shots were fired on 78th and arthur street. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. no suspects so far. a new search is hilde today for missing teenager sierra lamar. about 90 law enforcement officers will search the hills above morgan hill. if next troos the alameda county board of supervisors will accept the rest nation of nadia lockyer. she says she is stepping down amp a year in office to recover

from her alcohol and drug addictions while also spending more time with her family. she has been caught in a scandal involving an ex- boyfriend and alleges of blackmail, e-mail hacking and a sex tape. plans to rescue the postal service are running into some resistance. the u.s. senate could consider a majorover haul as soon as next week. new legislation would include permitting the postal service to ship beer and wine, and the bill would also push for new online businesses, eliminate saturday deliveries and cut staff on retiring packages. but the proposal stopgap measure with only a handful of new revenue streams. reports say the service is losing $36 million a day. the coroner's office in l.a. has ruled commentator andrew breitbart died of heart failure stemming from coronary disease. a negligible amount of alcohol was found in his system but no

drugs. the 43-year-old conservative died last month while walking his dog in southern california. the coroner says foul play is not suspected. the front lines of afghanistan are known to some for drug distribution. but there are new allegations claiming our allies are dealing drugs to u.s. soldiers. reporter katherine her ridge has more on the army's investigation. >> reporter: afghan forces are being trained by the u.s. military to take over the mission by 2014. but new documents obtained through the stream of information act show some of the afghan are you kreutz stand accused of dealing drugs to u.s. soldiers. >> it's really troubling that our troops are placed in this situation, with their under enough pressure as it is, but evidently our allies there are acting as drug pushers in some ways. >> according to judicial watch, between january 2010 and december 2011, the army investigated 56 soldiers in afghanistan for the possession use or distribution of opiates.

heroin was cited 26 times. hash, pot and marijuana are purchased from police and army personnel. the documents show other drugs were also available. one soldier admitted buying painkillers, from a local national. in a separate incident a soldier bought heroin and xanax and drugs from local national juveniles in afghanistan. during the same two year period, the army investigation showed eight soldiers died from drug overdoses. in one death, the defense department described the manner of death as non-combat related. >> what is concerning about this is we obviously are not interested in invading the privacy of those who die or their families. but it looks like you can't find any public reporting about this. >> regardless of circumstances

an army spokesman told fox the notification team provides as much information as possible about the death, adding every effort is made to assist the family for as long as they need it. the still waiting for responses on drug use in afghanistan from the navy, airports and the marine corps. afghan security forces say they stopped a planned massive attack on the capital city of kabul. they say they seized 11 tons of explosives and arrested five militants, including three from pakistan. officials also say the explosives came from pakistan. tomorrow voters in france head to the poles for the first round of a presidential election. current president nicholas sarkozy in a tight race against nine challenger. he is expected to easily make it to the second round off may 6th. support for him is slipping. a few points behind one socialist candidate. the right-wing extremist in norway who has admitted to

killing 77 people is providing chill testimony about his shooting rampage. in court, he calmly described how he hundred down the victims at a youth camp. he says the victims mostly teenagers were frozen in panic and unable to run away, even when he stopped shooting to reload. people in the courtroom even his over defense team were reduced to tears by his testimony. >> horrifying statements from -- [not understandable] and trying to understand the details of how and what he did. >> he says he carried on the the attacks in self-defense to fight against multi- culturallism in norway. weeks of protest in canada turned violent when student protestors clashed with police in montreal. the students say they're angry over tuition hikes and government plans to allow development in northern quebec. supporters of the development plans say it would create jobs while the students say it will

harm the environment. >> we want a quebec that is -- education, we want a quebec of social justice and not a quebec where we sell ourselves to the mining companies. >> i'm a teacher, and really proud of student. but now i'm really, really worried. >> riot police were called in and at least one officer was hurt. and relationship at least 10 demonstrators were arrested. ahead the make or break game the sharks are facing tonight. and fenway park turning 100 years old. the special celebration in boston. >> another round of warm to hot weather on the way for your saturday. we'll look at the forecasted highs for your area coming up! i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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it's spring but feels a lot like summer today. it's getting warm and it's going to be warmer today. >> feels freight! and one thing rosemary was talking, the sunscreen, probably piried in the back of the closet but today is the day you may want to bring it out. >> dig it out! and don't forget the water if you have morning games, afternoon games, you're going to be roasting in some cases. we're talking low 90s for inland areas, well above normal. from 10 to 20 degrees above the seasonal average. your sad light shows a lot here. the ridge of high pressure over the west, you can see it there. that will bring significant changes tomorrow will begin a

cooldown and by wednesday maybe even some rain. so here we are picking it up for the weekend. a few changes tomorrow in the way of a cooling trend but by wednesday night notice that, over the bay area as well as the state. to the north of us we have a second system dropping out of the gulf of alaska. and that will bring us even better chance at maybe a few showers on thursday. so that's what we have to look forward to. meanwhile that summer-like weather remains for today. today will be the warmest day. upper 80s, low 90s for inland areas. 70s and 80s around the bay. 85 expected for santa cruz. sunday mid-80s some of the warmer areas, rest of us will follow suit and cool down into monday as temperature plunges, 73 for the afternoon high. low 70s tuesday and wednesday. so back to where we should be. looks great. it's win or go home for the san jose sharks this afternoon. game 5 of their first round playoff series with the st.

louis blues begins at 4:30 in st. louis. the blues lead the series 3 games to 1 if will move on with the win today if the sharks win the series will come back to san jose on monday for game 6. the giants have now won three straight gyms amp games after a win. no brine wilson. brandon belt winds. throwing a dart to home. right here. and kirk is out. on the top of the 10th, with runners at first and second, sanchez singles to center and cabrera scores. in the bottom half of the 10th, he pops up and that's the ballgame. giants win 4-3. the a's not so lucky. they came within a run of indians in the 7ing inning. he brought weeks in to score with a is the inning to right.

that made the game 4-3. but in the bottom of the 9th, chris perez gets him to pop out to shore and that's the ballgame. a's lose. the oldest stadium in baseball is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend. boston's fenway park opened back in 1912 with a game between the red sox and the new york highlanders. to celebrate yesterday, the red sox squared off against their bitter rival, new york yankees, with the players wearing the throwback uniforms. >> that's what i like about 10 way, the family feel of it, generations upon generations have brought their kids here for a long time. >> over the last decade $285 million has been spent on giving the old ballpark a new look. seats were added and high- definition monitors installed. the tribeca film festival hosted by actor robert deniro has kicked off in new york city. 52 world premieres are on the

lineup including several endee movies, comedies and the avengers, one of summer's biggest blockbusters. 106 directors are also going to be represented, all hoping to score a major distribution deal. >> the films have just gotten stronger over the years, and filmmakers wait for fry bekaa, which is like an all you can ask for. technology has made filmmaking accessible to anybody who has a good story to tell and anywhere in the world. and that's very, very exciting. >> the lineup is full of special events, screenings and web based content designed to keep everyone entertained. the third hour of mornings on 2 is straight ahead with the earth day celebration happening right now across the bay area. and the man who helped turn google into a giant is getting a huge change in his salary. plus the investigation after a motorcycle slams right into the center divide on highway 101 in san francisco overflight.

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rosemary has a look at today's bay area forecast. >> near record warmth in the forecast for today. not expecting to break any records, but we'll get pretty close in some cases. ridge of high pressure remains over the area, patchy dense fog along the coastline. a very summer-like pattern going on for your saturday. temperatures outside the door, mild, very similar to how we woke up yesterday morning. winds are light. by afternoon, low 90s for inland areas once again. we'll take a closer look and talk about what you can expect for today, when we expect the cooling trend to arrive, even rain in the extended forecast. back to you. and happening right now, earth day celebrations are taking place across the bay area today and several of those celebrations are taking place in oakland. our own lorain blanco is with some of those volunteers, giving their time in oakland. she'll have a live report for us, coming up. oakland police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead just outside a house he had gone to for help. around 2:00 this morning, the shot spotter picked up 10 shots

fired at 78th avenue and arthur street. police say the victim ran to a ramdom house and knocked on the door for help. the people inside called for police, but the man was dead at the scene. we do not have information on a motive or suspects. an investigation is also under way into a deadly motorcycle crash in san francisco. it happened on the southbound lanes of highway 101 between octavia boulevard and van nest avenue. just after 1:00 this morning, a motorcyclist slammed into the center divide. highway patrol shut down that section of 101 for 45 minutes. investigators believe the accident involved only the motorcycle and no other motorist. the victim did die at the scene. he is described as in his late twenties to early thirties. authorities are checking to see if alcohol or excessive speed were factors in the crash. a new search happening right now for missing teenager sierra lamar. the morgan hill 15-year-old disappeared more than a month ago while on her way to school. today, some 90 law enforcement officers from around the bay area are scheduled to search in

the hills above morgan hill, san martin and gilroy. the search began just a few minutes ago and will end at sunset. last night, search teams found the body of a missing sonoma county teenager in annan dale state park. the 15-year-old was last seen on saturday leaving home on her biefnlgt the sheriff's department says it appears she died from an parent suicide. autopsy will be performed on monday. nadia lockyer says it is time to focus on her family. on her 41st birthday today, she is resigning from office to care for her 8-year-old son and to recover from a tumultuous year. she claims she was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend at a new york hotel in february. lockyer says she's also been in rehab for alcohol abuse. now, she explained her reasons for stepping down in an exclusive interview with the bay area news group. >> i don't like to say the word "victim," but if somebody that

didn't realize, um, how difficult it would be to heal from what i went through the last year, after leaving treatment. >> her husband, state treasurer bill lockyer, says he supports his wife's decision to step down, saying it is in the best interest of their family. the alameda county board of supervisors will vote tuesday to officially recognize the resignation. the board has 60 days to name a replacement. the board president says there are many good candidates. if the supervisors don't choose someone before the deadline, governor brown has the option to pick the new supervisor. the sailors who died in last week's race near the fairlawn islands will be honored tonight in a memorial flotilla off the shores of angel island. last night, dozens of boaters set sail on san francisco bay preparing for the summer racing season and they held a moment of

silence for the five crewmembers killed or lost at sea, when their boat, the low speed chase, slammed into the rocks on the fairlawns exactly one week ago today. >> we're all still in the first phase of this tragedy. everybody's trying to come to terms with it and everybody is kind of going to have to come to terms with it in their own way. >> tonight around 7:00, yachts from across the bay will sail together, between tiburon and angel island in raccoon strait. the ceremony will include bag pipes, as well as a wreath-laying ceremony. today is expected to be the warmest day of the week, and people are soaking up the sun. now, at 7:00 last night in downtown walnut creek, it was still, as you can see, 84 degrees there. the owner of the ice cream store there says warm weather helped boost business by 2000%. in oakland, people were spending time at the beach, saying the sunshine is a nice change from last week's thunder and lightning. >> last week was really cold and

now it's really hot, so you have to take summer when it happens in the bay area, because it night be freezing next week! >> now the question on everybody's mind is how long is this warm weather going to last? good morning to you. today will be the warmest day. we're talking about the week, the season so far, the year so far! low 90s in the forecast for inland areas. a live look at the bridge and the city. mostly clear skies. air quality, good to moderate for today, so that's good news there. no trouble getting across the bridge. winds, very calm and light. northerly breeze in fairfield, 6 miles per hour. waters are calm. there is an advisory for tomorrow, but today, looking good out on the water. san francisco, calm conditions, mostly blue skies. we do have a little patchy fog right along the coastline. this could include highway 1, if you have an early morning drive. high pressure over the area compresses and pushes that fog

way down, only about 200 feet thick, but that compression is really making it thick in some spots. 61 degrees at sfo, 64 in oakland. are you ready for 70? 70 degrees in and around menlo park, palo alto, mountain view. 69 in san jose. upper 60s in areas around concord. 66 at livermore. head to the north bay and temperatures are warming into the 60s. 66 in napa, 64 in santa rosa and winds are light. at least that afternoon breeze kind of helps us out. not gooding to be for today, unless you're by the coast. we do have afternoon localized seabreeze we're expecting there and temperatures along the coast will be 60s, 70s, a little warmer for santa cruz. satellite radar here, ridge of high pressure, i've got to show this map because it tells a lot. that ridge over the area, dome of high pressure, system on the back side, going to eventually weaken the high pressure and move into the area. as it moves closer to the coast, it's going to begin to cool us down. today, we're going to be quite hot in some spots. inland areas, even warmer than yesterday. take a look at what happens

here. we're into the 9:00 hour. lot of green out there, so 60s. 70s by 10:00, in the next hour or so, widespread 70s. noon time, even some 80s near livermore, san ramon. forecasted highs for today, 82 san rafael, 83 in oakland, 86 in fremont. low 90s concord, livermore, san jose, morgan hill. 88 to the north in santa rosa. extended forecast shows you modest cooling in the forecast, again, due to that system i showed you a moment ago. by tomorrow, a few degrees. bigger change comes monday, tuesday and wednesday. then by wednesday night into thursday, maybe even a few scattered showers. we'll take a look at what you can expect for the sierra if you're making that way that way for the weekend, coming up. time now for your live drive time traffic. a live look at -- not the golden gate bridge. i believe that's 24, probably rolling through lafayette. traffic looking great there. in case you are headed to the golden gate bridge, traffic is

okay there. don't forget, doyle drive shutting down next weekend, so it will be a bit sketchy in that area, making your way into san francisco. if you're going to san francisco via the bay bridge, traffic on 80 also looking fine and dandy this morning. this weekend, muni passengers should expect longer travel times because of construction on the njudah line. work began last night at 9:00 p.m. last night and will last until 5:00 a.m. monday. some city streets will be impacted, between steiner and church streets. happening right now, earth day celebrations, we've been telling you about, are getting under way across the bay area. lorain blanco is at just one of many spots in oakland getting attention today. hi, lorain! >> reporter: more than a hundred volunteers are gathering out here this morning to clean and green diamond park. you can see them over there. they are now getting an orientation before they take off and get to work. this is one of 96 locations

throughout the city, specially selected for a workday at diamond park. organizers expect about 150 volunteers. organizers are always happy about the turnout here. i'm actually here with one of the people responsible for what's going on out here. i'm with kim mcafee, and tell me what you're doing out here today. >> some of our volunteers will be picking up trash, but most will be removing invasive nonnative plants to help improve the biodiversity in our water shed. >> reporter: and you are happy with the turnout. you have a lot of people at this specific location. >> yes, for earth day, we typically have 150 volunteers. but almost every weekend of the year, there are volunteers in the water shed working. >> reporter: it's really important to have one day to do this, correct? earth day? >> i think that it gives a lot of people who wouldn't otherwise come out a chance to help improve oakland's wildlands. >> reporter: and it's exciting to have the mayor here. >> yes, we've been doing this for 16 years and because she was our local city councilwoman, she has not missed an earth day in

diamond park. >> reporter: thank you. we'll let you get back to work. they are expecting more than 4000 volunteers throughout oakland today. the mayor did just arrive a couple of minutes ago. i believe she'll be talking with the group in a few minutes and we'll have this coming up at 9:45. from diamond park in oakland, lorain blanco, ktvu channel 2news. mitt romney is courting the latino vote this weekend. the arizona appearance now putting the spotlight on immigration. and american airlines center is trying to fend off a hostile take-over. the employees now saying they want it to happen. plus, the growing fallout from the secret service prostitution scandal. 9:11, you're watching mornings on 2. you do a lot of kayaking? no. whoooa i'm in a river. what are some good kayaking words? like...rapids? look, i'm going through the rapids. ok.

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congress doesn't do something about it. >> president obama wants congress to keep student loan rates at their current levels, 3.4%, before they doubtful by law on july 1st. some republicans oppose extending lower student loan rates because of the high cost to taxpayers. republican presidential candidate mitt romney reached out to latino voters on a campaign stop in arizona. romney appeared at a round table discussion with latino business leaders in tempe. supporters of the dream act demonstrated outside the event. they say they want romney to change his opposition to the legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for college students who are not in the u.s. legally. inside, a former president of the university of arizona also pressed romney on that issue. >> i think that it would be good if you could provide at least some, some signal for a glimmer of hope for some of these students who are obviously worried about this. >> thank you, appreciate it. thank you.

>> on monday, romney will campaign in pennsylvania with florida senator marco rubio. rubio recently called for passage of a modified version of the dream act and he has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for romney. republican presidential candidate ron paul continues to draw large crowds at his infrequent campaign appearances. the 76-year-old paul is popular with younger voters because of his positions on legalizing marijuana and staying out of foreign conflicts. and ron paul insists he is staying in the race. three more secret service agents have now resigned in the wake of the colombian prostitution scandal. that makes a total of six agents who have now left that agency. one of the former agents, david cheney, is also being criticized for posting a picture of himself on his facebook account, standing behind sarah palin. under the photo, he posed a comment saying, "i was really checking her out, if you know what i mean." >> this culture within the

secret service, code of honor, just doesn't allow that sort of thing. i'm absolutely blown away that this agent had this on his facebook. >> the military is also investigating the involvement of 11 of its service members in that scandal. the former fort board military post near monterrey is now a national monument. president obama signed a declaration yesterday. since the army post closed back in 1994, it has become a popular area for people who hike and bike, but there are pockets of that post that remain off limits due to old military or the nates still on site. >> there are canyons here that are very beautiful, have oak for us. other parts are pretty barren and it has something for a lot of people. >> 1.5 million soldiers went through basic training at fort ord. currently the area is visited by

nearly 100,000 people everywhere. there is hope the designation of a national monument will bring in more visitors and an economic boost. california's high speed rail can't count on future funding in the near future at least. congress denied the obama administration request. the project hadn't planned on any additional federal funds right now, according to the chairman. but in the future, california is counting on the federal government to provide the majority of the project's funding. american airlines is vowing to fight off a takeover attempt from u.s. airways. u.s. airways announced yesterday three unions representing pilots, groundworkers and flight attendants with american airlines are now in support of the takeover. american is currently in bankruptcy and u.s. airways argues a takeover will help save nearly half of the jobs american wants to cut. >> it's going to save 6000 jobs

here in texas and in oklahoma, as compared to management's proposal, which would eradicate 13,000 jobs, and continue to outsource more of our flying. >> u.s. airways will likely need to convince two more of american's creditors to go along with the merger. those creditors do include several banks and boeing. and in other economic news this morning, mcdonald's is solidifying dominance in the fast food industry. yesterday, the burger chain says its net income rose 05% in the first quarter. it also reported sales up 7.3% at stores that have been open at least 13 months. the company says its ever-evolving mix of cheap menu items and new offerings, such as chicken mcbites are helping to boost sales. submit voluntarily limited his annual salary to just $1, but as executive chairman, he's paid a salary of 1.25 million.

his total compensation last year was $101 million, from an equity award granted as 10 years as ceo. he was the most highly compensated google executive last year by a long shot. and one of the biggest flops in hollywood history has cost a top disney executive his job. disney studios lost $200 million on the sci-fi film "john carter." analysts say it went way over budget and was poorly marketed. now, the chairman of disney's film unit, rich ross, is stepping down. he was with the company for 15 years and helped create the hit tv show, hannah montana, which starred miley cyrus. gas prices are finally starting to fall. nationwide, pump prices have dropped 6-cents. prices surgeoned to nearly $5 a gallon this week.

prices could fall to another 6-cents this week. prices are always higher in the bay area than the national average. they are, however, moving down, too. the average is now $4.28 in san francisco, compared to $4.31 a week ago. it's now $4.18 in san jose compared to 4.20 centss $4.20 in oakland. . well, straight ahead, a popular san francisco restaurant set to close may actually be staying open after all. but coming up first, a car plunges down a southern california cliff. the search for the person behind the wheel. bay area temperatures will soar well above normal once again for your saturday. coming up, we'll take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood.

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pacific coast highway in malibu. when the man's wife got out of the car to talk to deputies, the driver steered the vehicle off the road and down that steep enbankment. police say he got out of the car and started to run. they believe he may be possibly mentally unstable. this morning, the california highway patrol is trying to determine why one man led them on a high speed chase on bay area freeways. it began around midnight, when police say a car swerving on 680 in walnut creek. the driver took off when police tried to pull him over. the chase finally ended in oakland, when the driver took the west rant exit and crashed into a fire hydrant and parked car. he was taken into custody and police are investigating to see if the car was indeed stolen. well, it's hard to believe it's april, because it feels more like august. certainly hot out there and maybe the hottest day of the week. but if you don't like it, rosemary, it's all going to change soon? >> yes, and fairly soon. meanwhile, let's hope you have a pool party to get to today, because it's going to be a hot one, especially for the valley

locations. around the bay, 70s and 80s. along the coast, patchy, dense fog with us this morning. 60s and 70s for the coast. if you're planning a trip to ocean beach, pacifica for the afternoon, bring along a sweatshirt. you just might need it. it's reading 91 degrees this afternoon for concord. take a look at this. just as warm as yesterday, and some of us, a few degrees warmer. today's going to be the hottest day. by tomorrow, we begin to cool back down. 83 for hayward in the afternoon. 82 for oakland. 83 expected san mateo. 88 for mountain view. low 90s, san jose, morgan hill. mid to upper 80s for napa, as well as santa rosa. who is headed to tahoe? going to be gorgeous out there. mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the upper 60s today, low 70s for tomorrow. ah, nice! extended forecast here, there's the drop-off. notice as early as tomorrow, but then the big plunge comes monday-tuesday. notice that dramatic drop in temperatures, back into the low

70s. models are pointing to the possibility of maybe even rain come wednesday night, into thursday. back to you. time now, 9:25. with less than a hundred days until the summer olympics, torch run practices are already under way. yesterday, british olympic officials conducted a test run of the olympic torch relay. it was a full dress rehearsal to test timing, security issues, and traffic patterns. about 122 volunteers were running with the torch, which was not lit. that flame will arrive from greece on may 18th to kickoff an 8000-mile relay across britain. >> we're testing a typical day in the torch relay. so we're testing the crew, testing the convoy, testing our communication across those two groups. >> the torchbearers for the actual relay will include britain's oldest full-time firefighter and a soldier who lost three limbs in afghanistan. it is set to arrive at london's olympic stadium on july 27th. well, china is looking for ways to profit from its 2008

summer olympic facilities. officials say tourist traffic to the birds nest are dropping and venue operators are struggling for revenue. venue managers are now exploring different business models, including selling naming rights or opening up the water venue to the public. . a legendary san francisco restaurant may not have served its last meal, after all. what may keep the doors at som wo open for customers. and the deadly accident on the peninsula now being blamed on mylar balloons. and the fire forcing police near california's capital to open fire on a car jacking suspect.

. good morning, everyone. thanks for staying with us on mornings on 2. >> your time now is just 9:30. happening right now, volunteers are at 90 different locations around oakland, cleaning and greening the city. earlier, we showed you diamond park, where mayor jean quan is working with volunteers, all part of an effort to celebrate tomorrow's earth day. coming up in 15 minutes, we'll go back live to the park for more on today's volunteer effort. well, san mateo authorities are investigating an electrocution. helium-filled mylar balloons shorted out power on south

norfolk street, sending those lines onto a pickup truck. that truck driver tried to move the lines, but they were still live and the man reportedly died at the hospital. pg&e is now reminding everyone never to touch downed power lines. although an investigation continues this morning, authorities say they believe they have shot and killed the man suspected of car jacking several vehicles, and the man they also say shot at west sacramento police officers. that suspect barricaded himself inside a sacramento apartment building last night, busted a hole in the side of his apartment, exchanged gunfire with law enforcement, and then set fire to his own place. that's when authorities say they decided to shoot him, giving firefighters safe access into the building. >> he just looked kind of crazed, like gone. >> seen some flickering and the fire started to ignite. i seen him lighting the fire. and. >> you watched him light a fire? >> yeah, i could see through the apartment. >> the sacramento county coroner is now trying to identify the suspect. authorities launched a massive manhunt for him, closing the

yolo causeway on interstate 80 yesterday afternoon after an attempted robbery. the gunman fled by hot wiring a tractor, car jacking three vehicles and shooting at officers. that manhunt lasted nearly 14 hours. distracted driving is being blamed for a pair of accidents on the san mateo bridge. around 6:00 a.m. yesterday morning, this costco big rig crashed into a stalled pickup on the westbound side. that crash triggered a second one on the eastbound side of the bridge. they say a driver of a mini van was looking at the big rig when he drove right into a chp patrol car, which then hit a fire truck. both cars were empty and no one was seriously hurt, but police say the driver of the van should have been paying better attention. >> i believe that person was -- had minor injuries. had they been paying attention to the road, rather than to what's going on on the other side, this could have been avoided and that wouldn't have backed up all the traffic on the eastbound lanes. >> and traffic was backed up for miles, while cal trans cleaned

up diesel fuel spilled by the big rig. police say april is distracted driving awareness month and this should be a good lesson to everyone out there on the roads. the ethics committee hearing to determine the future of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to begin on monday. a court determined he does not have to be paid during suspension. mayor ed lee suspended the sheriff last month. both men are expected to testify about a meeting at which mayor lee says mirkarimi declined to explain what happened. mirkarimi is accusing the mayor of providing incomplete information in a sworn affidavit. >> would you say his deposition is false or misleading, then? >> i believe that the mayor's deposition is incomplete. >> the ethics commission hearing could take weeks or even months. the panel is going to eventually make a recommendation to the board of supervisors. then the board will vote on whether or not mirkarimi can keep his job. the first victim in the

oakland vocational school shooting was the last one laid to rest. friends and family and relatives of 24-year-old cat ling ping joined yesterday in hayward. ping was the office secretary and the first person allegedly killed by suspect one goh at oikos university earlier this month. her funeral was delayed until her husband received a tourist visa from the philippines. he attended the service with their 4-year-old son kaiser. >> we told him heaven is a happy place and mommy is in heaven, so mommy is happy. [ foreign language ] >> ping's husband says he's having a hard time accepting that his wife died in such a tragic manner. seven people were killed in that mass shooting. the school does plan on resuming classes on monday. a group of oakland residents say they plan to take back their streets today. the crime rates in the areas around fruit veil avenue and international boulevard are some of the highest in the city. last december, a 5-year-old boy was shot and killed near his father's taco truck on 55th and

international boulevard. a volunteer group of off-duty security guards will patrol the boulevard starting at 5:30 this evening. they call themselves the bay area street safety patrol. they wear black berets, fatigue pants, and carry handcuffs. california governor jerry brown and hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to honor a sheriffs deputy who died in the line of duty. 53-year-old deputy robert paris was a 16-year veteran with the stance law county sheriff's department. his brother and sister remembered him at his funeral in modesto yesterday, as kind and compassionate. the deputy was shot to death last thursday, along with another man as they served an eviction notice in modesto. the suspect then shot and killed himself. police in south lake tahoe are trying to find out who threw a small bomb into a medical marijuana dispensary. police say late thursday night, someone tossed a device into the patient 2 patient collective, causing minor damage. two employees who were inside at the time weren't hurt.

a manager at that dispensary says that device contained sulfuric acid, which he believed was intended to kill the marijuana plants growing in the building. medical marijuana activists are calling on president obama to leave their industry alone. yesterday was april 20th, or 4/20, a day commonly known as one for marijuana users to embrace the culture. in san francisco, a smoke-in was held at golden gate park. in oakland, activists rallied outside oakster dam university, a medical university part of a recent raid. one man says after thousands of surgeries, he'd turned to marijuana. >> i've turned to can business. my pain is manageable and i'm not a walking zombie anymore. >> the crowd walked to president obama's campaign headquarters. there, they gave a letter to the staff, asking the president to

stop the federal crackdown. a real estate agent says it's a growing problem in antioch. people allegedly squatting in vacant homes. neighbors say as many as three people have been living at this house since december. the property owner says they are not tenants and have never paid rent. >> it's an epidemic. i actually have two other short sale listings and i suggested to the owners they put an alarm on to keep the squatters away. >> while no one answered that door when a ktvu news crew knocked, but they responded saying they had demanded residency and demanded proper eviction or leave them alone. they even filed a restraining order against her. san francisco's well-known somwo restaurant may have served its last customers early this morning, but the 100-year-old chinatown restaurant may get a second chance. the owner of the restaurant can present plans to bring the restaurant back up to code before a meeting before the city's health department on

wednesday. if plans are approved and renovations are made, somwo could re-open. the owner of a new restaurant and bar in san francisco says the city's red tape is silencing his dream of providing live music for his customers. n]♪ >> he opened his restaurant on grand avenue just five months ago, because it has been home to live music for decades. last october, the city's entertainment commission issued him a live music permit, but three days later, the planning department revoked it. >> from the onset, we were handcuffed with restrictions. >> we want him to follow the rules. if he does, i think eventually he'll be able to play music. >> the telegraph hills weller's neighborhood association says the previous business, which provided live music at this site, did so without the proper permits and earned a reputation for late night fights and violence. the group acknowledges that there has been no trouble since

kernan bought the business. . good morning to you. a warmup in store at this hour. and some of us for the afternoon, going to be quite toasty. a live look outside, a little haze, mostly blue haze. good air quality to moderate for the afternoon, and just a shallow marine layer, fog layer right off the coastline this morning. that's going to hang there. afternoon, localized seabreeze expected. for the coast, 60s, 70s, low 80s expected around santa cruz. inland, low 90s in the forecast for some of us. around the bay, 70s and 80s. we're sitting in the 60s, near 70 degrees at this time. there's that fog i'm telling you about, compressed down to just a very thin layer. could be dense in some cases, along highway 1. be careful out there. the refs us, mostly clear. about noon time, looks like it pulls back a little bit, around ocean beach, as well as pacifica. may still be dealing with patchy fog. satellite view, water vapor

giving you a good idea of the ridge that's been over us. it's going to strengthen for today. by tomorrow, it's going to begin to weaken, going to be pushed aside by this system that will bring us the possibility of some rain on wednesday, maybe thursday. yes, rain in the forecast. extended forecast, not losing sight of today. we've got the coastal fog out there, sunny in most places, near record warmth. not expecting to break any records, but we could be a few degrees shy of breaking records. in the low 90s in areas like concord, antioch. into the north bay, 88 to santa rosa. 77 in the city. near replica of what we felt yesterday. 82 in oakland. low 80s for hayward. along the peninsula, a warm day. 87 in redwood city. down into the south bay, 91 in san jose and morgan hill. 85 in santa cruz! a nice day to be hanging out at the beach in santa cruz. extended forecast, we begin the cooldown as early as tomorrow, but the significant changes will

come monday-tuesday-wednesday, when we drop back to near seasonal levels. maybe even a little cool for this time of year come wednesday and chance for rain wednesday night and thursday. back to you. tomorrow, voters in france head to the polls for the first round of a presidential election. current president nicolas sarkozy is in a tight race against nine challengers. sarkozy is expected to easily make it to the second round of voting on may 6th. the polls show support for sarkozy, a conservative, slipping a few points behind one socialist candidate. afghan security forces say they have stopped a planned massive attack on the capital city of kabul. now, they say they seized 11 tons of explosives and arrested five militants, including three from pakistan. officials also say the explosives came from pakistan. well, this was one of the last government shellings in syria before u.n. monitors entered the city to check on keys fire. fighting killed 10 people yesterday, but this morning, residents and opposition forces faced shelling and gunfire have stopped for the first time in

weeks. meanwhile, in the last hour, the u.n. security council unanimously approved a resolution, expanding the number of monitors from 30 to 300. the u.n. is demanding an immediate halt to the violence. straight ahead, the close call at one california airport. and violence hits the streets of canada. the demonstration bringing out police in riot gear. and the earth day celebrations bringing out volunteers across the bay area this morning. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected.

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dead around 2:30 this morning. the shots spotter picked up 10 shots fired at 78th avenue and arthur street. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. so far, police say they have no suspects. a new search is being held today for missing teenager sierra lamar. about 90 law enforcement officers will search the hills above morgan hill, san martin and gilroy. that search is now under way and will end at sunset. next tuesday, the alameda county board of supervisors will accept the resignation of nadia lockyer. she says she is stepping down after a year and a half in office to recover from her alcohol and drug addictions, while also spending more time with her family. well, happening right now, several earth day celebrations are continuing across the bay area this morning. earlier, we showed you volunteers at diamond park in oakland and ktvu's lorain blanco is back live now with us, to tell us what's happening now. lorain? >> reporter: good morning, claudine. one of the city workers here

brought her pet turtles, all rescue turtles, all here to remind us what earth day is all about. it's aboutut saving the environment for all living things. thousands of volunteers across oakland, pitching in on earth day workday. you can see volunteers with big bags and gardening tools, picking up trash and also removing nonnative plants. friends of creek organized this event, a chance to celebrate earth day by helping the local environment and also opportunity to recruit new year-long volunteers. the mayor tells us because of budget cuts, lot of this important work wouldn't get done if there weren't events like this one. >> i've lost about 40% of our park maintenance people over the last three or four budget cycles, and if we didn't have days like this and the ongoing weekend work, these parks would not look as good as they do today. >> reporter: volunteers are working at 96 locations across oakland today for earth day. they will be cleaning parks,

streets, medians and community gardens throughout the day. back out here live, these are named turtled in spanish, one named tortuga, in different languages called turtle. a cute little example of why we're out here for earth day, saving the environment and making sure that all of living things have a nice green place to be. reporting live in oakland, lorain blanco, ktvu channel 2news. officials say no one was injured when an airliner clipped another plane at los angeles international airport. an faa spokesman says flight 6319 was about to depart palm springs when its leftwing clipped the wing of a parked plane. there were 25 passengers and three crewmembers on board, but no one was hurt and that incident happened when the plane was pushing back from the gate, so it wasn't yet under the control of air traffic controllers. well, a man who walked onto an elementary school campus in southern california and began

shooting at students was sentenced to 189 years in prison. back in october, brendan o'rourke fired into a crowd of about 230 students during recess at an elementary school in carlsbad, near san diego. two girls who were hurt testified at his trial. o'rourke had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but last month, a jury convicted him of attempted murder and ruled he was sane. it will still be a few days before the florida man accused of killing trayvon martin is out on bail. suspect george zimmerman needs time to raise the $150,000 bond. he was in shackles during his court appearance yesterday and while he insists the shooting was in self defense, he took time to apologize to the parents of trayvon martin. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am, and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> once zimmerman makes bail, the judge ordered him to wear an

electronic monitor, check in with police every three days and he cannot carry a firearm or consume alcohol or take illegal drugs. his relatives also say they have received death threats. meanwhile, martin's parents rushed out of court yesterday without commenting. a spokesman for the family says they are devastated that zimmerman will possibly be released from jail. plans to rescue the postal service are running into resistance. the u.s. senate could consider a major overhaul as soon as next week. new legislation would include permitting the postal service to ship beer and wine. the bill would also push for new online businesses, eliminate saturday deliveries, and cut staff by offering retirement packages. but the letter carrier's union calls the proposal a stop gap measure, with only a handful of new revenue streams. reports show the postal service is losing $36 million a day. weeks of protests in canada turned violent when student protesters clashed with police

in montreal. the students say they are angry over tuition hikes and also government plans to allow development plans in northern quebec. supporters say it would create jobs, but students say it would harm the environment. >> we want a quebec that is dedicated to education, a quebec of social justice, and not a question beck where we sell ourselves to the mining companies. >> i'm a teacher and i'm really proud of the students, but now i'm really, really worried. >> riot police were called in. at least one officer was hurt and at least 10 demonstrators were arrested. britain's queen elizabeth is celebrating her 86th birthday today. the royal family says the queen will spend her birthday privately with family. her official public birthday is observed in june, and that will include celebrations across the united kingdom. the british are also celebrating the queen's dime jubilee, marking 60 years on the thrown. this afternoon, the cal

berkeley and stanford women's softball teams will face-off on a high school field for a good cause. this is 10-year-old brianne bohenic. proceeds from today's event will benefit her and two young boys, david jacob conn and ashton carter. all three are being treated for a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer that resulted in the amputation of brianne's left leg. today's event begins at 2:00 with a carnival-type games and parade kickoff for the soccer game, at 5:00. it's being held at doherty valley high school in san ramon. our own julie haener will be hosting the festivities out there. 9:51. sharks face their do-or-die game tonight, ahead. and the celebration for boston's fenway park. summer-like warmup for your saturday is already under way. we'll take a look at what you can expect for your weekend, coming up.

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. time now for live drive time traffic. 24 and lafayette, things are moving just fine, but we are getting word of a traffic collision in oakland right now, on northbound 880, just south of 66th avenue. chp saying a big rig versus car, possible at this point that all lanes are blocked. so we just want to alert you to that, that that is happening right now. chp headed to the scene right now. going over the bay bridge, upper and lower deck. if you're heading in and out of the city, things look just fine right now. your time now, 9:54. well, it's a win or go home for the san jose sharks. this afternoon, game 5 of their first round playoff series with the st. louis blues begins at 4:30 in st. louis. blues lead the series 3-1 and will move on with a win today. if the sharks win, series will come back to san jose on monday for game 6. giants have won three straight games over a win over the new york mets. the game went 10 after the mets

tied the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th. mets did have a chance to win, but brandon belk throws a dart to home plate. kirk nguyen ice is called out. to the 10th we go, hector sanchez singles to center. the score gives the giants a 4-3 lead. in the bottom of the 10th, giants win the game 4-3. a's are losers yesterday. oldest stadium in major league baseball is celebrating its 100th anniversary this weekend. boston's fenway park opened in 1912, with a game between the red sox and the new york highlanders. to celebrate the centennial yesterday, red sox squared off against the bitter rival new york yankees with the players wearing those throwback uniforms. >> that's what i like about fenway, the family feel of it. generations upon generations have brought their kids here for

a long time. >> over the last decade, $285 million has been spent on giving the old ball parka new look. well, it's the first weekend of the 11th annual tribeca film festival, hosted by actor robert deniro. this year, 52 world premiers are on the lineup for the new york-based event, which will run through next sunday. the list includes several indy movies, comedies and "the avengers" expected to be one of the summer's biggest block busters. tribeca's founder says 106 directors will also be represented, all hoping to score a major distribution deal. >> the films have just gotten stronger and stronger over the years and filmmakers wait for tribeca, which is a major score. technology has made filmmaking accessible to anybody who has a good story to tell, and anywhere in the world. and that's very, very exciting. >> festival founders say the lineup is full of special events, screenings and web-based content designed to keep everyone entertained. well, it's ticket saturday.

and today's three lucky winners will win two tickets to see coldplay. tickets are good for friday, april 27th at the hp pavillion in san jose. for your chance to win, go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word "paradise." lot of you may be headed out the door, but let's check in with rosemary one last time to see how hot we're going to get today. >> it's going to be toasty in some spots! a little warm for my blood. mostly clear skies out the door, patchy fog at the coast. 60s and low 70s already at this hour. but lunchtime, 70s at the bay area, 80s in the inland valley. for the afternoon, 60s and 70s for the coastline. 70s and 80s around the bay. 80s and low 90s in the forecast for the inland areas. 88 expected for santa rosa today. 82 in oakland. 86 for fremont. 91 san jose and concord. 77 in the city. extended forecast, if you just don't like the heat, well,

you're in luck. we're going to cool it down as early as tomorrow. a modest cooldown expected, at least in most areas for tomorrow. then the bigger cooldown will come monday, tuesday and wednesday. maybe even a slight chance for scattered showers in the forecast wednesday night and thursday. getting back to today, lather on the sun block, drink the water, even when you're not thirsty. >> take the precautions. and if you don't like the weather, just blink and it changes! >> that's why we love it here, right? >> flip flops and shorts. that is our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu news. >> and be sure to join us again at 6:00. we're always here for you, of course, at ktvu.com. have a great day, everyone.