impact. the show being filmed looks at silicon valley. there's a delay at the toll plaza, westbound, a 25-minute wait before you make it on the bridge but we're seeing some improvements from what it was. and this morning if you are driving in the south bay, the traffic is getting busier on 101. now let's go to rosemary. >> today slightly warmer than yesterday. temperatures up a few degrees, dealing with patchy fog this morning. even dense in some cases. take it easy, i'll show you when i expect the gray to go away and have a look at the afternoon highs coming up. >> thanks, rosemary. coming up on mornings on 2, police launched a criminal investigation into a shocking incident at a bay area preschool, a news conference wrapped up, what we just learned. developing news from vatican city, the world's cardinals begin picking a pope in two hours. stay with us.

a century's old tradition to pick a pope for the 21st century. the conclave is about to begin. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where bay area catholics will be praying for a new pope. we'll tell you about a special mass taking place here in san

francisco. >> reporter: and a teacher accused of tying up a student, a 2-year-old girl who refused to take a nap. we'll tell you how school leaders are responding this morning. how a fire scene quickly turned into a crime scene in the north bay. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, march 12th. happening now -- in 45 minutes, the college of cardinals will gather at the claple for a final prayer before the start of the conclave in the vatican. earlier this morning, mass was held to pray for the election of the new pope. [bell tolling] >> at 8:30 this morning, our time, after the final prayer, the cardinals will walk from

pauline chapel to the sistine chapel. once inside the doors will be locked and conclave will officially begin with the 115 cardinals inside. the first coat could happen as early as -- vote could happen as early -- as early as 9:00 a.m. well, this is being celebrated by catholics all over the world. brian flores is in san francisco where the city's archdiocese has asked for a special mass and prayer for a special papal election. brian? >> reporter: well, no question, dave, that this is a very special day for many roman catholics throughout the world and the bay area. in about an hour, many will gather here at st. mary's for a special mass. this is a very busy and exciting time for many catholics. just a few days ago here at st. mary's, they held a special mass to prayer for pope

benedict xvi. this morning, they will pray for the cards and the election of a new pope. the archdiocese called for all parishes in the archdiocese to hold masses today. some would like to see changes. others would like to see it remain traditional. regardless the picking of the pope cannot be understated. >> i think that's the excitement about this. there really is no headliner. there's nobody that's favored going into this conclave as there was the last time around. and so anything could happen. >> reporter: now, here's a brief breakdown of what we can expect in the next few hours -- the cardinals held a very special mass. at 7:45, they will leave the hotel and then head to prayers at the pauline chapel. at 8:30, there's gonna be a procession to the sistine chapel. and then at 8:45, they will

enter the sistine chapel and the prayers begin. and they could place their first vote by 9:00. if there's no vote by 11:30 this morning, they will head back to the residents and try again. if there's no pope selected by friday, there will be a special prayer session and the cardinals will continue as usual. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> make sure you stay right here for continuing coverage of this morning's beginning of the conclave. we'll bring you a live report from rome. that's coming up at 7:30. you can also get the latest information on ktvu.com and have it sent right to your mobile device. just go to our home page and click on the papal conclave tab. 7:04. overnight -- a house fire in novato led to the discovery of a marijuana grow operation. firefighters had to use a chainsaw to cut through the

walls of the home to put the fire out. it started about 11:30 last night on marion avenue. no one was living in the house and firefighters say it was just being used to grow pot. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. in vallejo, a 15-year-old boy was shot and injured trying to help his younger sister get away from gunfire. it happened about 8:00 last night on alabama street. police say a group of men started shooting at a person who was standing near the boy and his sister. a stray bullet hit the boy in the leg as he tried to rush his sister inside the apartment. the boy was taken to the hospital and is recovering. so far, no arrests have been made. 7:05. a criminal investigation has now been launched into disturbing allegations made against a preschool teacher in pleasonton accused of tying up a 2-year-old girl. ktvu tea alex savidge has been on the story since -- ktvu's alex savidge has been on the story since 4:30. you are back to tell us what

the pastor just said in a news conference. >> reporter: a short time ago, the news conference was held and they are extremely disturbed by the allegations and they are doing what they can to help the little girl. this complaint was filed goence a woman who used to be a teacher at centerpointe christian preschool. she's accused of tying up a 2- year-old girl who apparently refused to take a nap. within the last half-hour, this was the scene in front of the school and they are trying to be forthright. they learned -- excuse me. we learned, they told us, that the little girl who was involved in this incident no longer attends the school. a complaint filed with did the department of social services say the teacher bound the girl's wrist and ankles with masking tape and took a photo and then everything came to light when the teacher showed

off the picture at a social gathering at the school. here's what one of the church elders had to say about these accusations. >> we're devastated and shocked. this is a horrible incident. we deplore it in the greatest way possible. we're seeking to do our best for everybody in the midst of this happening. so -- yeah, we're completely shocked. >> reporter: now, we learned a short time ago, the teacher in question resigned before this incident became public. church leaders say she did undergo a criminal background check as well. it's unclear when the incident happened a week ago. we do expect that they will offer more details on this case later on today. that's when we were told -- what we were told by pleasant tonight police. in light of this, centerpointe will be suspending classes for five i das beginning this

friday -- five days beginning this friday. there will be a parents' only meeting held at the preschool at 6:30 tonight. live this morning in pleasanton, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:07. the man in petaluma now facing child endangerment charges. 13-year-old trevor smith died on his way to a birthday party at lake mendocino. the 41-year-old man organized the trip for his daughter and some of her friends. his pickup truck ran out of gas and trevor got out to help push it on the road and he was killed. starting this summer, san francisco's laws about walking dogs, groups of dogs, will be enforced. anyone walking more than four dogs at a time will have to have a permit. no one will be allowed to walk more than eight dogs at a time.

dog walkers must have $1 million insurance and leashes cannot be longer than eight feet. san francisco passed those laws more than a year ago but has not been enforcing them. that will change, though, on july 1st. 7:08. hey, sal, you are watching san jose. how are they doing? >> well, right now not too bad. although we're watching it closely. things are getting busier. we're also looking at the commute. but the fog is kind of a little bit of a story earlier this morning. it was absolutely clear here and it seems to be moving around. there seems to be more fog today than yesterday. just keep that in mind. some areas are clear, others are foggy. moving along and taking a look at the commute at the toll plaza, westbound, 25-minute delay. it's been steady for that length of time before you make it past the metering lights. if you are driving from livermore to pleasanton, the drive here is okay. and then from hayward to fremont, we're getting a little bit of slow traffic there as

well. 7:09. let's get to -- let's go to rosemary. >> more widespread fog. take a look. i am getting this might be san francisco. you can't tell. san francisco, oakland -- it is san francisco, i'm being told. but again, we have overcast skies. some of us dealing with patchy dense fog, once again. i'm starting out with a still shot of the radar and you can see rain in washington, oregon is drive. california, high and dry. temperatures will continue to warm under this ridge of high pressure. a little bit of moist flow at times. a weak, weak onshore breeze bringing back the clouds and patchy fog. the ridge of high pressure, the associated sinking area is helping to pin it to the ground. you can imagine it kind of pushing it down as it -- as it continues to strengthen. that's what we're seeing this morning. widespread, patchy, dense, novato and petaluma reporting visibility down to .25.

san jose overcast skies but it doesn't look like it's right there at the ground level. so you should be okay. but just take it easy out there. notice it is widespread. half moon bay reported visibility three miles right now. as we progress to the morning hours, it will burn off by 8:00, 9:00. looking better. by 10:00, 11:00, it takes until it finally pulls out of the bay. notice the coast still with the fog by the afternoon. mostly sunny skies for most of us. right now, temperatures a few degrees warmer than where we started yesterday. 40s to low 50s around the bay area. a combination of the low clouds helping to insulate us this morning and the warming trend we're experiencing helping to keep our overnight lows and our morning lows warmer. 51 san jose at the university, low 50s in sunnyvale. the afternoon highs. we still are looking at peaking with our temperatures on wednesday. some of the warmest areas so far this season.

we'll begin a cooling trend, thursday, friday, into the weekend. the overnight lows remain comfortable in the afternoon. upper 60s to lower 70s with your weekend in view under fair skies. back to the desk. it didn't have to happen. why one local lawmaker says the tragic shooting of two santa cruz police officers could have been prevented. he's not been the president's biggest fan. now find out how donald trump is offering to help the white house.

welcome back. it's a gray start for many of us out there. the low clouds and fog will burn off later this morning, leaving us with sunshine and afternoon highs, slightly warmer than yesterday. 7:14. congresswoman jackie speier will hold a hearing on why the u.s. military dropped rape charges against the man accused

of killing two santa cruz police officers. speier says the tragic shootings in santa cruz could have been prevented if jeremy goulet would have been court marshaled because then he bo have faced the possibility of a life sentence. instead of rape charges were dropped after gouelet excepted a less than honor -- accepted a less than honorable discharge. leon panetta said they looked the other way and he says when that happens, at some point, somebody pays a price. and chuck hagel says that a case of sexual assault in the air force will be reviewed at the top levels of the pentagon. hagel, just back from visiting afghanistan, sent a letter to barbara boxer. boxer had asked hagel to look into a case where an air force general dismissed the charges against a lieutenant colonel

convicted of sexual assault. but in his letter, hagel says he does not have the authority to reverse the general's ruling. 7:15. in about 15 minute minutes from right now, house republicans in washington, d.c. will give details of their budget plan. kye da campbell is in our -- kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with some of the details of the plan. kyla? >> reporter: former vice presidential candidate paul ryan is leading the house republican charge. here are some details of his budget -- he wants to spend $41 trillion over the next decade. that's about 5 trillion less than democrats. congressman ryan also says big savings would come from revealing ma-care but democrats -- obama-care but democrats are against the plan. now, senate democrats plan to fire back with their own plan later this week. we know they want to keep obama- care and raise taxes. in a few hours, they will meet

face to face with president obama. the president is heading to capitol hill this week, shuttling from the senate to the house to meet with members of his own party. democrats will get a better idea from him on how much wiggle room there really is when it comes to taxes and entitlements in order to reach a deal with republicans. i did just hear back a few minutes ago from senator barbara boxer's office. she believes the plan we're about to hear from ryan in 15 minutes will threaten the medicare guarantee for seniors. she thinks he will slash spending that creates investments and jobs. we'll hear from ryan in a few minutes. i will have an update on his plan next hour. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. donald trump says he's willing to donate the money to keep the white house open for tours. that's right. all of the white house tours were canceled because of the across-the-board sequester

cuts. that prompted a tweet saying that trump should pay to keep the tours going. the white house secretary says he doesn't know if it's technically possible to a -- to accept outside funding for a secret service operation. mary joe white is expected to face some -- mary jo white is expected to face some pretty tough questions about her legal work representing some of the biggest banks in the nation. she's expected to win confirmation. if she does, she will become the first prosecutor to become the top federal regulator of wall street. it looks like the 49ers have picked up a player who helped the ravens beat them in the super bowl. anquan boldin has been traded to the 9ers for a sixth-round draft pick. the three-time pro bowler had six catches for 104 yards and this touchdown in the super bowl. this trade and the deal to send

alex smith to the chiefs cannot become official until 1:00 today. some of the biggest names in 49ers' history will be emmortallized with streets named after them. a small street running along the new santa clara stadium will be named marie p.debardelo way. another will be named bill walsh drive. the stadium will sit where those two streets. debardilo was the maytry arc -- matriarc of the 49ers. a burglar took two prices of jewelry from -- pieceses of priceless jewelry -- pieces of priceless jewelry from coffer.

someone broke into his house in las vegas. a 12-year-old boy told police he made a prank call known as swatting that brought the police to ashton kutcher's home in los angeles. the d.a.'s office says said the boy admits he's responsible for making a false bomb threat and computer intrusion. he's also accused of making false 911 calls involving the home of busten bieber and a bank. the judge will probably throw out those charges but they are likely to be considered when the 12-year-old is sentenced. top celebrities in hollywood and washington, d.c. have been hacked in their financial information shared online. a website published private financial information, social security numbers even credit reports of ashton kutcher, jay- z, mel gibson and even more. hillary clinton and joe biden were hacked. not quite as deeply as the others. the l.a.p.d. and the fbi are reportedly

investigating. and michael vick will not be going out on this month's book signing tour afterall. that's because the philadelphia eagles' quarterback received what his publisher called credible death threats. he was due to do signings in atlanta, new jersey and pennsylvania. as you know, michael vick spent 18 months in federal prison, pleading guilty to dog fighting charges, starting in 2007. 7:20. there's patches of fog in some parts of the bay area. sunshine in other parts. meteorologist rosemary orozco will have the forecast for your neighborhood -- next. and the man who heads up the cal state university system wants to hear what students of all 23 campuses have to say. if you are driving on highway 4, it looks like a little bit of slow traffic and some fog. a lot of fog kind of moving into some areas. we'll tell you more about the foggy commute -- coming up.

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the chancellor of the cal state university system is touring all 23 campuses. his latest stop -- sacramento state. ♪ >> that's pretty good. that's tim white. he says he wants to connect with the student, faculty and staff after the entire csu system has been facing years of budget cuts. he says he's looking for ways to help keep the costs down by helping students graduate on time. he says he understands the value of a dollar which is why he cut his salary by $42,000. >> i didn't want to have arguments about my salary. i wanted to get down to the business. >> well, thanks to the passage of proposition 30 and new state taxes, the tuition will remain the same next year. the filming of a television show in downtown palo alto is expected to bring delays for drivers. university avenue between waverly and webster streets

will be closed from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight. drivers are being told to avoid that area if possible. however, businesses in that area will remain open. additional closures are scheduled to start at 9:00 in the morning but are not expected to have major impacts. the show being filmed takes a look at the silicon valley. that's what sal is doing right now. you are watching the silicon valley? >> we are. as a matter of fact, we're watching all of the commutes. but that commute getting up to cupertino and sunnyvale looks good. rosemary and i have been talking about the fog. we started at 4:30. when i looked at this picture at 4:30, it was absolutely clear around the fog has moved in since. it's kind of moving around. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge. the traffic here is moderately avenue as you drive up. it's about a 25 to 30-minute delay at the toll plaza. it's about normal. let's go to the livermore valley. traffic coming in from tracy is

slow as it normally is. the only good thing, we don't have anything unusual on the commute. it's about 40 minutes from grantline. let's go to rosemary. some of us socked in by the fog sal is talking about. you can see it floating on by. sunrise is upon us. the official sunrise coming up right about now. 11:45 minutes of daylight for you. we'll watch this burn off. and leave us with san jose in the bay area. upper 50s to mid-60s at lunchtime. and then for the afternoon a few degrees warmer than yesterday. 70 for oakland today. 72 san rafael. 76 in napa. 75 livermore. 75 for you morgan hill. by tomorrow, some of our warmer spots hitting 80 degrees. could be the warmest day of the year thus far a. as we get into

thursday, friday, we'll knock the highs back. in time for the weekend, partly cloudy skies. temperatures cooler but still looking good. upper 60s and the low 70s for the afternoon. i will have a widespread look at your morning temperatures coming up. 7:26. in one hour, the college of cardinals will file into the sistine chapel. we'll go live to rome for more on this morning's historical ceremony to elect the new head of the catholic church. >> reporter: the city of san jose is tackling the issue of homelessness today. we just spoke to some homeless people living underneath this bridge at the guadalupe river. well tell you what they had to say and we'll tell you about the proposal the city is putting forward.

happening now, in just about 15 minutes, the college of cardinals is scheduled to leave their hotel and head to the pauline chapel. there they will hold a final prayer before proceeding to the sistine chapel for the official start of conclave. craig boswell is live in rome now with more on the historical events taking place today. good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning to you, tori. it's afternoon here with a really horrific weather day. rain and hail. the cardinals, we are bea to see them one final time -- we are about to see them one final time before they lock

themselves in. earlier we caught up with the american cardinals as they were leaving the residence headed toward the vatican before they go on lockdown. packed and ready to begin, the vatican. the entire group of cardinals will take part in mass led by angelo. they will take an oath of secrecy before the conclave, likely similar to one the members of the staff took yesterday. there's no clear front-runner to be the next pontiff. let's say the cardinals will have to choose someone who is not just start but a leader in the 21st century. >> the last two papalcies we elected the smartest man in the world. maybe it's time to elect someone who listens to the other smart people in the room

and the church itself and brings these creative people together. >> reporter: after the cardinals reached the votes required, the new pontiff will have little time. >> about an hour ago and then they ask by which name you want to be called which gives us those for consideration may have given this some thought. >> reporter: cardinals are not obligated to vote on this first day of the conclave, but it's likely they will. when they go in, they lock themselves into the sistine chapel. we are ally told roughly three and a half, four hours after that, we'll get information through the iconic chimney, whether it's the black smoke, that no pope has been selected or the white smoke that they have chosen a new pope. not expecting there will be a

conclusive vote this evening. >> i know there's thunder and lightning out there. so we might have to pull the live shot in a second. but i'm just curious, can you talk about the level of the security that the vatican has gone to try to keep this as secret as possible? >> reporter: if you are talking about electronic devices, yes. they won't work. there's even an electronic curtain that's been put up around the sistine chapel to keep any type of communications from taking place. it's interesting, the collision of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years of history with the modern times as they go into this conclave to elect a new pope. >> all right, craig boswell, in a very rainy rome for us this afternoon his time. for the first time two americans are being mentioned as mainal candidates. one of them is -- papal candidates. one of them is timothy dolan, on the left of your screen.

the other candidate, sean o'malley on the right. he's been credited with taking a hard approach to priests accused of abusing children. this morning's start of conclave is being celebrated all over the world. coming up at 8:00, we'll have a live report from san francisco on a special mass being held. breaking news from san francisco. right now, the police are investigating a suspicious death in the city's tenderloin district. just 90 minutes ago, the police found a man's bod i do on ellis near -- body on ellis. it's not clear what led led up to his death. we'll -- what led up to his death. we'll bring you the latest. ktvu's janine de la vega, live? san jose to tell us some of the options on the table for the homeless. >> reporter: dave, i want to first tell you that i'm in

downtown san jose. there's a group of people living under this bridge at the guadalupe river. a couple of them don't fit the look of what a homeless individual should look like. i spoke to them and they hope that hope is on the way. this encampment being cleaned up cost the city around $30,000. once of the cities, the council wants to partner with caltrans and the water district to continue to do homeless to avoid the homeless camps being set up. one homeless man said he used to be in prison he says nobody will hire him because of his record. >> panhandling with signs, will work for good. i just want a job.

if i can get a job, i can take myself off the streets. >> reporter: this would implement a no-trespassing policy for anyone living in parks and other areas. they would be cited if they did trespass in these city parks or creeks. they plan on talking about a long-term goal that's going to be discussed today at 1:30. now, coming up in the next hour, at 8:30 on "mornings on 2," you will hear from one of the city councilman proposing this idea of trying to fund long-term strategies. we'll tell you about some creative funding ideas that he has. reporting -- reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. leland yee is convening a hearing today in sacramento about the poverty rate.

the u.s. census says kate california's poverty rate is the worst in the country. almost 25% of the state lives in poverty. they will talk about what's contributing to the high poverty rate. a morgan hill mother has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for using her 10-year-old daughter to help steal groceries. 38-year-old marcie araka will be allowed to serve her time in a public work detail because of her work detail. she ran off and left her daughter with a cart of stolen groceries after being caught by a security guard and was arrested in nevada. police in alameda are searching for five suspects in a bracen robbery attempt that happened across the street from police headquarters. police say the suspects demanded cash from the victim in the parking lot of a 7/11.

they did not -- 7-11. they did not seem to care. police are looking for two other men and another woman. >> it's rather concerning that it is such a brazen attack within close proximity to the police department. >> police say the suspects may be driving a black four-door ford f-150 and a 2008 or 2009 silver chevy trail blazer. let's get right over to sal at 7:37. what are you looking at? >> the south bay. rosemary and i have been singing the same soong. the fog is moving in -- song. the fog is moving in. rosemary is a better sicker. northbound 280 get -- singer. northbound 280 getting up, slow traffic. highway 17 kind of foggy as well. the fog is morning around. i want to let you know it's not foggy at the bay bridge but it's certainly slow. as we go to a live picture of the bay bridge, it's backed up for about a 25 to 30-minute lay

improved for a -- delay, improved for a bit and then it slows down again. at the 24 interchange, traffic is slow from 242 to alamo and danville. 7:38. let's go to rosemary. we're waking up with the low clouds and pog. if singing would help it go away, i would do it. it won't help. if you could see from 1200 feet, 1500 feet up, this is what you could see, sort of a big pillow. those low clouds socked in by the fog along the coast as well as our inland areas and the low clouds widespread into the east bay, oakland, hayward reporting overcast conditions as well as san jose. the satellite and radar here, a few high clouds passing through. this kind of breaking through the northwest and north flow morning around this high pressure. the high pressure also helping to contribute to this patchy fog. let me show you what sort of happens so that warm, sinking air asoaked with the ridge of high pressure that's bringing up this -- associated with the

ridge of high pressure that's bringing up this, is bringing up the sinking air. please be careful out there. it will stick around for the next hour or so. i do expect it will burn off. inland areas will see the clearing first. it will clear inside the bay, right around 11:00 or so and the coast will be last. temperatures this morning, 40s to low 50s. as expected, the afternoon highs helping the overnight lows, so this morning, we're a few degrees warmer and if you have the clouds, chances are you are insulated a bit more. 48 to foster city. 48 to menlo park. la fayette, 44. mt. diablo, lost the reading here but they are in the mid- 50s atop about 3500 feet. that's an indication that we have the warmer air aloft and the cool, moist air at the surface. the extended forecast, the warmest temperatures coming in tomorrow into thursday, friday

and your weekend, temperatures begin to cool. but still feeling really nice. partly cloudy and dry with your weekend in screw. upper 60s to low 70s in the forecast. i will have an extended look at your afternoon highs coming up. 20 minutes before 8:00, happening right now, the senate intelligence committee is holding its annual open hearings on worldwide threats. this is a live picture. we just saw dianne feinstein among the witnesses testifying at the hearing, are john brennan, here's robert mueller. and james clapper. among the threats likely to be discussed, north korea, iran and al qaeda affiliates in infrastructure -- in africa. last month, the mars rover "curiosity wall street drilled a small hole into a flat rock on the surface of the planet.

that revealed an unexpected gray in contrast to the red/orange surface. "curiosity" took pictures and scientists have been analyzing it. coming up next -- we'll go live to congress as paul ryan introduces the republican plan and why democrats will say it will go nowhere in the budget battle. and a soda nan was supposed to go into effect today has been ruled illegal.

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littled for seven consecutive sessions. the dow is currently up 18. another record and the s&p is just within ten minutes of it's all-time closing high set in october of 2007. the nasdaq, though, is down about 11. happening right now -- house republicans are releasing their budget proposal. house budget committee member, paul ryan's plan includes a repeal of president obama's healthcare reform. however, critics say it will never pass in the senate, where democrats are the majority. five u.s. troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. the helicopter went down last night outside of kandahar city. nato says it crashed in an area where there was no enemy activity. so the cause of the crash is under investigation. earlier in, two other u.s. troops were -- earlier in the

day, two other u.s. troops were shot and killed. north korean leader, kim jung un , is telling his front- line troops to be ready for a possible war with south korea. tensions, escalated after the panel voted for new sanctions on north korea after a nuke test last month. north korea has threatened to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the civil war with the south. south korea says the north cannot nullify the cease fire and called the threat a ploy. and the cause of a navy jet crash in washington state is being investigated. the plane went down about 8:45 yesterday morning about 50 miles west of spokane. all three people on board were killed. the bodies are expected to be recovered later today. navy officials say the plane crashed during a routine training mission. 7:46. this morning, in washington, d.c., a senate committee again

takes up several gun control measures. the senate judiciary committee will debate a bill calling for universal background checks for gun buyers. this man's 6-year-old son died in the connecticut school shooting rampage. the committee is considering dianne feinstein's assault weapons ban. more bad signatures may have been found in the forgery probe of former san francisco supervisor. prosecutors are looking into forged signatures just found on campaign forms in 2001. the supervisor resigned and plans to plead guilty on monday. well, a bay area leader is in trouble with the same city he represents. ktvu's maureen naylor live in our newsroom now to tell us

about the problems surrounding a city councilman in richmond? >> this all centers around corkry buzay. according to the "contra costa times" the city is upset about his property being littered with junk and they want him to clean it up. ktvu shot this new video of the property, where it was easy to spot bags and litter. the property is a 28,000-square foot lot with an office on it. according to the paper, behind the fence are old cars, car parts, metal and industrial tools. the lawyers for the city say they want him to clean it up and say he's in violation of code violations. the man says he has a business license for auto repair at that very site. this all dates back to 1987 and has been an ongoing legal night

since then. back to you. a new york supreme court judge struck down the ban on large sugary drinks just hours before it was supposed to take effect. the ruling means super-sized sodas, sweetened teas can still be sold in restaurants, movie theaters and sports arena. the ban was supposed to go into effect today. michael bloomberg plans to appeal the judge's decision. this battle is being followed in richmond, where voters rejected a soda tax in november and just like new york, the author of richmond's failed measure-n plans to continue to fight for it. 67% of voters said no to the city tax which would tack on 1 cent per ounce on sugar drinking. but the beverage industry spent billions to defeat it. >> i felt cheated and i felt like these people came in and bought the boat here.

>> a field poll last month shows people may be sweetening on the tax and 68% say they favor it when they were told that the money would be spent on childhood nutrition and exercise. america has a favorite new bern ridge, water. americans now drink an average of 58 gallons of water a year. a third of that is bottled water. soda was the old drink but current consumption has dropped. experts predict that water will remain the most popular drink for years to come but it cannot say if the bottled water will increase or not. you can no longer get plastic bags at stores in palo alto. last night the city council extended to vote to extend the ban to now include retail stores and restaurants as well as grocery stores. if you shop there, you will have to bring your own or you will have to pay for a paper bag. ten minutes before 8:00. a surprising discovery in a bay

area home. what deputies are saying about a major pot bust and the unusual call to police that prompted it. ♪ walk like a man fast as i can ♪ >> the jersey boys score a victory in a california courtroom. we'll tell you how.

welcome back. a skier trapped inside of a fast-moving avalanche, not only filmed it, he lived to talk about it. look at the pictures. this happened in bozeman, monta n the avalanche carried him a thousand feet down the mountain. the snow built up and slammed him right into a tree. luckily, his friends -- they saw it. they were able to dig him out. he survived with a dislocated shoulder. marin county sheriff deputies say a man accused of assaulting her roommate with a

baseball bat has been arrested. authorities say 27-year-old kelsey winterkorn was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. deputies also found a marijuana- grow operation with more than 700 plants. the boys of jersey boys are getting ready for a performance but they are also celebrating a legal victory. ♪ >> just yesterday, a court ruled there did not violate copyright laws by using a seven- minute clip from the old "ed sullivan" show. it was ruled they were able to use it due to its historic

significants -- significance. >> you saw that, tori? >> yes. it was great. great to see it again. let's check in with sal. >> we're looking at the south bay. i've been looking at the map to show you trouble spots we've spotted. northbound 87 near the cap stall expressway, there -- capital expressway, there's a road hazard. and 101 right near the 880 interchange, just minor changes but the traffic is slow. northbound 101, traffic is backed up from at least the capital expressway as you drive to the airport. if you are drive og the freeway between -- driving on the freeway, there's a drive time of 25 minutes. that's better than it was yesterday. we can thank the better traffic heading south but across the peninsula, we already have some slow traffic through san mateo county. no maimer problems there. let's take a look at some live pictures, some fog is moving

into the bay. 880 northbound and southbound in oakland, you can see the fog and also at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a back up of about 25 minutes. now let's go to rosemary. the low clouds and fog pretty widespread. fear up for that as you get outside. sfo reporting arriving flights. some of them experiencing delays and giving au sweeping view there across the bay in the oakland estuary, kind of soupy out there. slightly warmer temperatures this morning. the warming trend in addition to those low clouds helping to insulate us. widespread 40s to low 50s. as we get into the afternoon, mostly sunny skies and temperatures will top out above yesterday's highs. 75 santa rosa for today. 76 in sonoma, 73 for kentfield, off to the east bay, 75 walnut creek, upper 60s to -- 60s to low 70s in the santa clara valley, 37 for san jose, 75 morgan hill. i expect some areas like morgan hill, maybe napa and livermore to warm to about 80 degrees

tomorrow. 69 san mateo for today. 74 in woodside. 66 for san francisco, patchy fog remaining at the coast aleast part of the day. low 60s for pacifica. the extended forecast. repeat tomorrow with our temperatures. we do begin a cooling trend as early as thursday. not necessarily cool. we'll still be well above average. anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average. we'll continue the trend with temperatures remaining in the upper 60s to low 70s for the afternoon. i will tell you when i expect this gray to burn away. a bay area family's search for a missing oakland woman is taking a new turn. new information police gave them that has family members changing their focus. >> reporter: it's a big day for catholics around the world and here in the bay area. we'll tell you about a special mass taking place here in san francisco. >> reporter: new details are coming to light this morning about a pleasanton preschool

teacher accused of tying up a little girl. it's prompted a police investigation. we'll tell you how the school responded this morning when "mornings on 2" continues.

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now to the official start of the conclave to elect the new pope. right now, the cardinals are in the pauline chapel for a final prayer. now, earlier this morning, they gathered for mass to pray for a success until conclave. conclave-- successful conclave. [bell tolling] >> in 30 minutes from now, the card procession into the sis stein chap. once the -- sistine chapel. once the doors are locked, the conclave is underway. the members of the catholic church say the need for a strong pope to unify the church has never been greater. the first vote could come as early as 9:00 a.m. catholics all over the world are anticipating the selection of a new pope. right now, there's a mass in st. mary's and brian flores is there talking to people about the significance of this morning. good morning, bribe. >> reporter: good morning.

as you mentioned, there's a special mass taking place right here at st. mary's cathedral starting at 8:00. no question, this is a big day for catholics across the world and here in the bay area to pray for those in the conclave. now, of course, this is a very exciting day for many catholics, exciting times. just a few days ago, they held a special mass to pray for outgoing pope, pope benedict xvi and the officer of bishop will lead a special mass here at 8:00 a.m. to -- and the archdiocese of bish will lead a special mass here at 8:00 a.m. -- and the archdiocese will lead a special mass at 8:00 here. >> i would love any pope that comes just carry on the

tradition of the church and obviously, you know, adapt it in a way that's best for the modern world. >> it's really important because, again, we need a leader, we need somebody, someone to look up to, to tell us how, when and to follow christ teaching. >> reporter: now, here's a brief breakdown of what we can expect in the next few hours. the cardinals just held a special mass a few hours ago, as dave mentioned, the cardinals are currently in the pauline chapel. around 8:30 our time, there will be a procession from the pauline to the sistine chapel and then they will enter the sistine chapel, the doors will be shut and the conclave will officially begin. at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., there will be prayers and the cardinals could place their first vote. if a pope is not selected by 11:30 our time, they will head back to the residents and vote another day. as we go back out here live, it

depends how long this will take. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:02. the long time tradition of picking a pope is getting a digital enhancement. logos bible software has developed a app that links you to the latest papal collection. users will get access to a twitter feed that details the selection process. the cardinals themselves will be completely cut off from all outside communication. they will have no telephone, no newspapers, no television and there will be no tweeting. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage of the start of the conclave. you can get the latest information on ktvu.com and sent to your mobile device. click on the papal conclave tab on our own home page. back here at home, a pleasanton preschool is gonna be closed for several days. a teacher there has been accused of tying autopsy 2-year-

old girl because she refused to take a -- up a 2-year-old girl because she refused to take a nap. here's more. >> reporter: we've learned that the teacher in question actually resigned before the accusations surfaced just last week and school administrators who spoke out this morning said they were simply stunned by what this woman was accused of doing a 2-year-old girl at centerpointe christian school. she reportedly bound the child's feet and hands after the girl refused to take a nap. a short time ago, church leaders held a news conference to talk about this incident. we don't know exactly when it took place but they said this little girl who was involved has been pulled out of the school. her parents pulled her out last week. according to a complaint filed by the department of social services, the former teacher bound the child's wrist and

ankles with masking tape and took a photo and the teacher is accused of showing off the picture at a social gathering to several staff members of the school. one of those staff members just happened to be the mother of the child in the photo. she reported it to police. church leaders say they are doing whatever they can to help the little girl's family. >> i talked with the family and they are devastated. any family would be devastated. we are caring for them in the best way possible. they've asked for privacy and we want to give that to them. but we are seeking to administer in the pest way possible to them. >> reporter: -- in the best way possible to them. >> reporter: and in light of everything that's taken place, classes will be suspended until friday so staff can undergo additional meeting. there will be a parents''-only meeting tonight for questions -- parents' only meeting

tonight for questions. the teacher did undergo a criminal background check and pleasanton police have opened a criminal investigation into this preschool and we do expect that police will be offering up new details in their investigation at some point later on this morning. we're live in pleasanton, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. the family's search for the missing relative is expanding after police released new information. 31-year-old erica maskaleris has not been seen or heard from since last thursday. surveillance video from a bake rig at 34th and telegraph shows -- bakery at 34th and telegraph shows her out on a daily walk. police announced she was seen in west oakland after being reported missing. her family and friends plan to shift their focus in the search. >> we've given out probably around 1500 fliers to help and we're just hoping that

somebody's memory will be jogged at this point. >> maskaleris's family is offering a $1,000 reward to help find her. this saturday marks one year since sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school. family members plan to mark the date with a balloon release in morgan hill followed by a fund- raising event in fremont. antolin torres-garcia is charged with kidnapping and murdering lamar but her body has never been found. torres is expected to enter a plea to the charges next month. the man accused of the movie theater rampage in colorado may enter a plea today. james holmes is expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. if he does that, a judge has ruled holmes can be medicated while taking a polygraph exam with a psychologist. she's accused of killing -- he's accused of killing 12 people and injuring others during that rampage in colorado. breaking news from washington, d.c. the senate

judiciary committee just approved expanded background checks for gun buyers. however, the legislation still has to go before the full senate. the committee is considering several measures aimed at reducing gun violence. two weeks peg, the committee heard emotional testimony in support of tougher gun laws from a man who whose 6-year-old son was killed in the shooting. the committee is considering senator dianne feinstein's ban. let's check in with sal. see what's happening at the toll plaza. >> it's slow. the backup has been steady at 25 minutes or so. you can depending on that for the next at least half-hour it usually takes it to unwind. sometimes at 9:00, it get the better. let's take a -- gets better. let's take a look at the toll plaza. it's about a 25-minute delay. no major problems. also this morning, we're looking at the foggy san francisco commute. i just put that up to show you that we can't see anything except a little bit of traffic there at the very bottom of

your screen. no major problems on the peninsula on southbound 101. we're moving to the south bay. we've had slow traffic on northbound 101 getting in to san jose from southern san jose. let's go to rosemary. good morning. we're dealing with the gray sky. a live look from oakland. you can see it's kind of gray even though you can't see the sky. winds light, light. light and variable. we do have a very weak onshore breeze. we'll talk about that in just a moment. i want to point you to a photograph. rain over washington, oregon dry. we're dry. not going to see any rain for the next several days. so we do, again, have this moist pacific air that continues to push in ever so slightly and just enough to bring the development of that fog. now with the ridge of high pressure over us, the ridge of

high pressure that's bridging us this wal jim in the afternoon, it also has sinking air and that's what's pushing that fog all the way down to the ground. it's kind of pinning it and making it patchy and dense at times. novato and petaluma reporting visibility down to a quarter mile. between napa and santa rosa, a half-mile, two miles. widespread gray along the east bay, down into the south bay. i do expect it will burn off because the arm air associated with this ridge of high pressure will help to mix it out. in the short-term, it's tough. be careful. let me show you when i do expect it will mix out of here. as we get into the 9:00, 10:00 hour, it slowly begins to burn off. our inland areas will start to see the sunshine. sun is up. many of us can't see it. by 11:00, noontime, it's pulling out of the bay area and we are looking at just along the coastline into the afternoon, mostly sunny skies for all of us. our temperatures are gonna again warm up over yesterday's highs. 45 in concord, 45 in fairfield.

48 in napa. a combination of the warmer air in place without the sunshine over the next hour or two, we'll begin to see the change. we need it to burn off. patchy fog this morning. mostly sunny for the afternoon. temperatures anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees above yesterday's highs. the warmest day will be tomorrow. we're looking at 80 degrees for tomorrow of our bay area communities. thursday, friday, temperatures begin to drop off. upper 60s to low 70s with partly cloudy skies in store for your weekend. notice the afternoon highs, fairly comfortable. widespread 40s around the bay and for the inland areas as well. i will have to a look -- i will have a look on the extended highs -- coming up. controversial ads depicting osama bin laden and the accused fort hood shot shoot -- forthood shooter are on ten muni buses and they don't have any plans to take them down.

they've been labeled a hate group by the southern poverty law center. >> we don't think that we should use taxpayer dollars to litigate over first amendment rights of this group. >> san francisco supervisors are scheduled to vote son a resolution condemning the ads. muni says the ads are protected free speech. kind of a playful new analysis shows jerry brown quite playful from his predecessor. how he and arnold are different in terms of the gifts they received while they were in office. fresh off his trip to north korea, dennis rodman has his sights set on rome with just one goal in mind. well, well, well.

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♪ low clouds and fog this morning. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. temperatures will be slightly warmer. i will have an expansive view of your afternoon highs coming up. 8:14. happening now, the college of cardinals is getting ready to file into the sistine chapel. want to show you a live picture of st. peter's basilica in vatican city. the 115 cardinals are scheduled to enter the famous chapel in about think minutes. once all of the cardinals are -- in about 30 minutes. once all of the cardinals are inside, the doors will be locked. according to tmz, dennis rodman is flying to rome today, hoping

to greet the pope -- to greet the new pope. this comes after he flew to nourk and met with -- with -- after he flew to north korea and met with kim jung un . congressman paul ryan's budget will get some major bush pac from democrats. kyla campbell has more. >> reporter: congressman ryan and the house account budget committee want to repeal obama- care. they believe it will save hundreds of billions of dollars. democrats won't sign on it. ryan says his plan to cut wasfulful and protect -- wasteful spending and protect medicare, what he says is going bankrupt. the gop wants to close

loopholes and says it would create jobs and increase wages. now, prance the toughest battle republicans will face, repealing obama-care, ryan argues. >> we need to repeal and replace obama-care. we will never be able to balance the budget if you keep obama-care going because obama- care is a fiscal train wreck. >> reporter: the spending plan will be repleased later -- released later. also starting today, president obama is on capitol hill meeting face to face with lawmakers to discuss budget negotiations. we'll help to see if this helps move the process along more quickly. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:1. a record number of -- 8:17. a record number of americans are on food stamps. new figures from the u.s. department of agriculture shows

a record $47 million collected food stamps in december. the interest government is giving up -- the government is giving up paper social security checkses. but some californians still get them. paper checks are still mailed to 7800 people in alameda county, 5600 people in contra costa county and 6600 in santa clara county. a look at the gifts given to governors of california shows a big difference between jerry brown and his predecessor, arnold schwarzenegger. schwarzenegger routinely reported about $15,000 in gifts a year, including a bathrobe from giorgio armani and a crystal eaglehead from the

president of france. brown reported $2500 in gifts last year, including a $150 ticket to a lakers' game from l.a. mayor, antonio villaraigosa. the deal worked out to end a strike at the period of oakland late last year, it may turn -- port of oakland late last year, and it may turn out to be expensive. the san francisco "chronicle" reports talks begin with the two other unions this week and they want big benefits and very few concessions. japan says it is the first country now to extract national gas from an underseized source known as burnable ice. this is a breakthrough that could tap into a brand-new energy source. engineers says -- engineers say the gas was produced from drilling. 8:19.

ski resorts in lake tahoe hope a united front will help bring the winter x-games to the sierra. squaw valley and heavenly resort have decided to put their daily competition aside to focus on bringing the games to the area. tahoe was picked of one of -- as one of eight finalists. both resorts say they are excited to work together since the games would bring about 20,000 people each day to the region. >> i can see you doing that. >> i'm gonna leave that -- >> the experts. >> okay. >> 8:20. they are smart. they are some of the bay area's brightest young scientific mind. we'll tell you why they are in the nation's capitol this morning. also, the warmup in the bay area continues. meteorologist rosemary orozco will tell us how long this beautiful weather will last. traffic on 87 a little bit slow getting into the downtown area. as you can see there's a little bit of a line there hon northbound 87. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay

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the winners of the annual intel science contest in washington, d.c. will be announced. six bay area high school students are among the finalists. the top prize -- $100,000 scholarship. kelly zhang of orinda attend the college preparatory school in oakland and she's working on technology that would allow surgeons to spot cancer cells

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may. 8:24. i want to check in with sal. is fog still causing a problem, sal? >> it's pretty foggy. it's foggier than it was. look at 237. the fog is almost everywhere in the bay area, so you might want to think about that if you drive. this is the westbound bay bridge. it's been a steady back up of about that minutes -- of about 10 minutes. as we move to the east bay, pinole, richmond, traffic beginning near san pablo dam road. highway 4 has not been that great. so traffic, antitook, pittsburg and bay point, 680 is slow from alamo. despite the low clouds and fog we're dealing with. a warmup will continue for your

afternoon. temperatures unseasonably warm. we're talking 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average. take a look over the oakland estuary. it's gray. can't see sunshine but we will. it's going to burn off a little later this morning. by 11:00, 12:00, it should burn from around the bay. by noontime, it's a mild one. upper 50s to mid-60s and our warmer areas will top so right at 76 in sonoma. mid-70ss in sonoma. these warmer spots likely to hit 80 by tomorrow. did you see clearlake? 77. 77 danville. 75 -- did i say 77? 75 danville. 75 for antioch. down no the santa clara valley, 73 in san jose. 74 los gatos. a pretty day in santa cruz for the afternoon. 73 expected for you. 69 san mateo, 66 in san francisco. notice along the coast, a little bit of a different story, a little bit of patchy

fog. low 60s in the forecast, for the afternoon tomorrow, there's that 80 degrees and we dip a little bit on thursday but the cooling trend continues into the weekend. upper 60s to low 70s. still above average in many cases. lows feeling pretty good as well. we have our soccer games and little league games with partly cloudy skies. dave? >> all right, rosemary. we're watching rome in the next couple of minutes. the college of cardinals will begin the procession to the sistine chapel as the process begins to elect a new pope. these are live pictures from the vatican. we'll take you live to rome for more on the final moments for the beginning of the conclave. >> the city of san jose is tackling the issue of homelessness today just a few days after one of the biggest encampments was cleaned you. we'll tell you what the city is planning to do -- was cleaned up. we will tell you what the city is planning to do today. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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rethink possible. happening right now in rome, the college of cardinals just about to begin the procession into the sison chapel. these are live pictures from rome. we're really fooling the history of what's happening right now in rome. the procession has not begun. but the cameras are panning back so you get a feel of where they are going to be headed. and what is gonna be happening shortly. once they get inside the sistine chapel, the doors are gonna be locked, the conclave will officially begin. the first vote on a new pope could happen as early as 9:00. we're gonna watch for a second. look at some of the faces. try to gauge the mood and you

can see the diversity of the cardinals who will be voting. it's interesting, the 115 cardinals who were under the able of 80 who will be voting in the conclave. they are due to begin leaving their residence to move into the saint martha hotel inside the vatican and they will stay there for the duration of the conclave. they are standing up in their chairs right now, prayers are taking place as well. votes will be taking place in the sistine chapel. then they will be escorted back and forth so they won't be disturbed and they will be off limits from the outside world. again, these are live pictures as the procession to the sis stein chapel is about to begin. let's turn to our reporter erin mclaughlin. >> reporter: hi, dave.

at any moment, we spoke this procession to begin. the cardinals will take their way into the sistine chapel. they will be chanting the litany of the saints and the lowest rating cardinal will start first. the highest ranking cardinal will be the last into the sistine chapel. once inside, they will take an oath of secrecy and then the doors of the sistine chapel will be shut. the conclave will have begun and it's a process that shrouded secrecy tradition and prayer. >> now, again, these are live pictures. we're watching the procession to the sistine chapel.

erin, if you can still hear me, have you heard anything about when the procession may begin? >> reporter: it's expected to start at exactly half past. i haven't checked my watch. it's possible they could be running a few minutes late, dave. >> but it seems they've stuck to schedule so we'll have to wait and see. >> an erin, if you can -- and erin, if you can hear me -- we have satellite delays because you are in rome -- the weather, know, is very inclement and it's pouring rain and you are getting lightning. will that affect the procession in any way? >> reporter: you know, dave, it has been absolutely pouring this morning. it's not clear how this will actually affect the

proceedings. once the cardinals enter inside the conclave, all eyes will be trained on the chimney above the chapel. we'll be looking for smoke. take a listen. cardinals preparing to embark on what could be the most important day of their spiritual lives. they will enter the papal conclave, elect their next leader and set the tone for the future of the catholic church. the group began with the traditional voted mass. >> my brothers, let us pray that the lord will grant us a pontiff who will embrace this noble mission with a generous heart. >> reporter: preparations for the papal conclave has been underway since pope benedict

xvi announced he was retiring last month. once the cardinals are' votes, all eyes will be on the vatican chimney. black smoke signals an unsuccessful vote. white smoke means there's a new pope. a couldn't tender must get two- thirds of the vote. once the pope is elected, he will choice a new name and be vested in his papal gar importants. >> a you new thing added, when the cardinals and fathers leave, the first stop is in the pauline chapel where the holy father will enter alone and pray. >> reporter: it can take anywhere from 30 minutes an and hour -- an and -- 30 minutes

between the white smoke and the appearance on the balcony of the new pope. back to you. >> thank you. the procession is underway. the procession sot sistine chapel where you have 1 -- the procession to the sis seen chapel where you are -- sistine chapel where you have 115 cardinals inside. >> ula of those who don't have anything to do with the conclave will turn around and leave the sistine chapel when the master ceremonies says "all out" and the great doors of the fresco chapel are shut. conclave literally means "with key. they've literally locked the doors and they stay in a special dormitory, if you will, on the grounds of the vatican assuming a pope is not selected this evening. it's expected that won't

happen. they will take a vote tonight in the vatican city but it will most likely last a few days. i want to mention, some people may not be aware of this. not everyone has changed to daylight saving time so normally, it's nine hours -- rome is eight hours ahead of us. it's eight hours ahead in the vatican. >> as we look at these live pictures of the vatican city and the cardinals, i'm looking at the diversity of the cardinals who were here from all points of the earth who will be voting and electing. we've been hearing throughout the morning there's no favored person that seems to be standing out as a possible selection for -- tosh to be the new pope. >> there is a cardinal from

milan who is a strong possibility, hungary, the czech republic but a couple from the united states mentioned as well, from l.a. and boston. so certainly a possibility. typically the pope is from europe. so it would be unusual if the pope was from outside of europe. so that would be interesting to see where the church goes from here. >> you've been to the vatican, i've not. i'm looking at the pictures and i'm also looking at how beautiful the surroundings -- >> it's stunning. every single inch is a masterpiece of artwork and statues and just unbelievable decor. we're looking at the outfits they are wearing, literally from the middle ages, the style and the color. so this is something that we will be following throughout the day. once there's smoke coming from the chimney, ktvu will cover

that. >> we're watching history, we're watching it live as the cardinals are making the procession into the sistine chapel. imagine sure you stay right -- make sure you stay right here and you can get the information at ktvu.com and go to our home page and click on the papal conclave. you can also fet this sent to your -- sent to your mobile device. janine de la vega is live in downtown san jose where many homeless people have been living on the streets. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. last week, the city did a big cleanup of anker campment near the airport. some of them are living near the creek beds. we actually saw several people go down and they told me that they live underneath the brick. some of them say they've been trying to look for jobs but they are really hoping that help is on the way.

after last week's cleanup of anker karnment, members of the -- an encampment, members are trying to stop this. city officials say there's not enough funding and affordable housing for the homeless. one councilman told us that the city has a reactive model to combating homelessness. they want to change that. >> we spend millions of dollars on emergency response, emergency rooms, creek cleanups. when we could be directing a lot of those resources towards housing and reducing the burden on the back end. >> reporter: there will be a no- trespassing policy at the parks and creeks. this is being described as a tough-love approach to help homeless get back on their

feet. there's also talk of repurposing outdated parking meters in downtown allowing pedestrians to enter. there's some -- i can see some trash in there. sit is concerned about the sanitary conditions. they don't want anybody living on the street. they run into the problem of this not having any funding. but they lan plan to -- but they plan to discuss strategy that starts this afternoon at 1:30. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. let's bring sal back. you've been talking a lot -- i know you are talking about the bridges. you've been talking all morning about the fog. the fog is thick. you are gonna see it in your traffic pictures. i want to show it to you first on the golden gate bridge. pretty foggy. there was a report of a crash northbound 101 at this area

near the toll plaza. but it ended up not being a major incident. it didn't look like they found it. also looking at the east shore freeway, there is a crash reported near university after. the problem is, we can't really -- avenue. the problem is, we can't see up there. so far, i don't see a lot of slow traffic heading up there. if it is there, it's reported to be blocking the left lane. normally, we could see that. but we can't because of the fog. bay bridge is backed up toker about a 25-minute delay. livermore traffic a lot of slow traffic on 580 still pretty thick getting into the main part of livermore. let's go to rosemary. in some case, it's grown worse rather than better. plenty of sunshine. waiting to warm us up. our temperatures are still above what we felt yesterday at this time and for the afternoon, temperatures will soar once again. this is the south bay, stretching into the delta.

concord reporting fog. into the sonoma county floor, marin county. this is going to be with us. it will be 10:00, 11:00 before we finally see it leave the inland areas. by noontime, it's pulling away from the bay and then mostly sunny skies. temperatures, low 40s to 50. 51 in mountain view. afternoon highs for today. mid-70s. santa rosa, 76 in napa, 70 for hayward. 66 san francisco. low to mid-70s. san jose and cross into morgan hill. extended forecast, the heatup will continue wednesday, still on track to be the warmest day. the temperatures drop off for the weekend. no rain in sight. overnight lows, 40s. back to the desk. a brazen robbery attempt just feet from police headquarters. where it happened and the

surveillance video police hope will lead to an arrest. plus, how this property is causing headaches for a bay area city councilman in the area he represents. >> reporter: and a christian teacher is accused of tying autopsy student. the woman has since -- tying up a student. the woman has since resigned. who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive

happening now -- the college of cardinals is now inside the sistine chapel. this is a live picture from vatican city. you can see that there was a chant imploring the saints to help them choose the next pope. they will take their places in the chapel with frescoes by michael angelo. we're waiting for the door of the sistine chapel to be sealed. once that happen, the conclave has officially begun. there are others outside of the college of cardinals inside the chapel. that's why they will not be officially in conclave. they will then be quietly praying for the voting can

begin to elect the next pope who will lead 1.2 billion into the catholic church. the first vote could happen by about 9:00 this morning. it's highly unlikely a vote will be selected today. this is an amazing picture. the colors. they have it restored. some of the historic paints inside the sistine chapel are just breath-taking. all eyes will be on the vatican chimney. black smoke means no new pope. white smoke means a pope has been chosen. there will be all of the electoral ballots handwritten and a lot of times the cardinals will change their handwrite when they vote.

they've gone to great lengths to three to make this as top -- try to make this as top secret as possible. we'll stay on top of this and continue to follow this for you throughout the date here on ktvu. 8:48. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories -- san francisco police are busy investigating a suspicious death. it happened near the powell street b.a.r.t. station. the body of a man in his 30s was found on ellis in stockton about 6:00 this morning. the investigation continues. in novato, a house fire last night led to the discovery of a marijuana grow operation. fire started around 11:30. the house was vacant. no firefighters were hurt. police in pleasanton have begun a criminal investigation into

allegations of pleasanton preschool teacher tied up a 2- year-old girl. the teacher allegedly took a photo of the child and showed it to her coworkers. alex savidge is live in pleasanton. the pastor of the school held a news conference just hours ago. >> reporter: yeah, and that's when we learned that the little girl involved in this incident was actually pulled out of the school last week. church leaders did speak out this week, they said they are simply stunned about the accusations against this woman who used to work for centerpointe cyst christian school -- christian school. she is accused of binding the girl's hand and feet because the girl reportedly refused to take a nap. we're told the teacher resigned before these accusations against her surfaced last week. according to her filed with the

department of social services, the former teacher bound the child's wrist and ankles with masking tape and then took a photograph of the girl and she's then accused of showing off the photograph at a social gathering. she showed it to several staff members of the school. one of them happened to be the mother of the child in the photo. the mother called police. a criminal investigation was launched. one of the church elders said he was surprised. >> it's absolutely deplorable to us that any person, including the children under our care would in any way do something so terrible as this incident. children are made in the imagine of god and deserve to be fully respected. this is a dehumanizing incident that we're greatry grieved over. >> reporter: -- greatly grieved over. >> reporter: that teacher did

undergo a background check. now in light of these allegations, the school will suspend classes until friday so the staff can undergo official training. the parents will have a meeting here at 6:30 tonight at the school so the parents can have any of their questions answered. the church elder said this is the only incident they know of involving this teacher. but pleasanton police have owned a criminal investigation and will be taking a closer look at what took place and whether this teacher was involved in any other cases. live this morning in pleasanton, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. eight minutes before 8 -- before 9:00. police are looking for five suspects in a brazen robbery attempt across the street from police headquarters. police say the robbers demanded cash from a victim just a few feet from alameda headquarters.

two of the suspects can be seen in this video. the city of richmond is demanding that a property owner clean up his property. this is making news because the property owner is a city councilman. maureen naylor is live in the newsroom. >> the city wants the richmond city councilman corky to get rid of piles of trash. the property in question is located on carlson boulevard in richmond under elevated b.a.r.t. tracks and right next to the richmond greenway. ktvu shot this video of the 28,000-square foot lot where it was easy to spot bags and litter. according to the contra costa times, the city is upset about the mess on his property, including old cars and industrial tools. they want the councilman to clean it up. they say the 69-year-old man is in violation of several kids. but he told the paper -- codes.

but he told the paper this is a political bipartisan hunt. he says he has a business license for auto repair pat the site and there's no telling when this will come to an end. in the newsroom, maureen naylor, back to you. and we'll have more of "mornings on 2" right after this. stay with us. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier?

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