freezing. but finally the low clouds broke and the higher clouds came in. the low has chewed up that lower deck. its set the stage for a change. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds today but its deaf fitly disrupted the fog. patchy low clouds today. more sun than clouds. the low is on its way to southern california but the weekend looks better. so mostly sunny. it will if warmer. the breeze almost pick up a little bit. 41. so you lose the cloud cover. temps drop right off. napa 41. 52 san francisco. yesterday was a tough day. 50 in san francisco. we'll go for a high of 61 today. there is our low. it will play into our weather today and part of tomorrow. by sunday it will be long gone. a mix of sun and clouds today. patchy low clouds. more sun today than yesterday.

highs still on the cool side inland with 70s but by the coast and by a little warmer with 60s to upper 60s. >> we are looking at the commute and it looks very nice. this week has been a little unsettling for some. right now we are starting off very well. we are keeping an eye on the bay bridge which can turn at a moments notice. right now it does look good. moving along and taking a look at the commute on interstate 880 it is a nice looking drive as you head south. we will be watching for the fog and the clouds. steve said its a little different today. as you are driving on 580 westbound that traffic looks good. let's go back to the desk. thank you. they were out for an evening stroll with their dog when tragedy struck. janine de la vega is live in menlo park this morning where police are investigating an accident that claimed the life of two pedestrians. janine. >> reporter: police have arrested the driver and they

say that she was drunk. i want to show you evidence of the of the accident that happened last night. you can see the car mowed down this tree after hitting the couple and their dog. police are investigating the accident. the couple that was in their 50s was out walking their dog on chilco street when a car them from behind. officers arrived and found the couple dead and their dog injured. after the car hit the man and woman crossed over the center divide and crashed into a tree. the people in the other car were unharmed. >> when officers arrived they found that vehicle crashed into the tree with a single female in the drivers seat. somebody else in the vehicle. she was complaining of pain. while they had medics responding to their locations officers were able to for smell alcohol. >> reporter: police identified the driver as 54-year-old

marjorie ritz sell of redwood city. the identity of the couple has not been released. i do want to mention that that dog has been taken to the animal shelter for care. reporting live from menlo park janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. there were no injuries in a frightening accident that snarled rush hour traffic last night. the cab of a big rig went through a guardrail at interstate 280 near san francisco. for a time the highway patrol shut down 101 in both directions creating a large backup. it took crews an hour to remove the truck. happening today law enforcement agencies from across the country are converging on oakland for urban shields which is a three-day

training exercise. the sheriffs office is warning those visitors occupy oakland protestors are expected to show up at the event. katie utehs is joining us live. katie. >> reporter: claudine, the oakland marriott is where 100 or so vendors will market weapons and equipment specifically to law enforcement that are visiting the area. that is what has occupy oakland protestors fired up. the weapons. and they say that starting at 9:00 they will have picketers here in front of the marriott. now urban shield is one of the largest first responders in the u.s.. 5,000 people are expected to attend the event. you are looking at video from last year's training. where disaster videos will help train swat. oakland police say they have known about the protest for some time and they are ready.

>> this is the first time this has happened with some opposition to it. our stand is is this benefits all the citizens of oakland was you wanted the citizens to have a swat team that is prepared. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the occupy group says they have called for peaceful protests and they there are no plans to confront police. however, today is the second anniversary of the eviction of occupy oakland demonstrators from outside of oakland city hall so that may add to the tension here today. and there is an occupy march planned for this evening. coming up in my next live report i will have specific details on what oakland police are doing to prepare. katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. a san francisco police sergeant has pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and hit and run charges. this is video of sergeant thomas hammond37 when he hit a

parked car in the sunset district two weeks ago, his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. he didn't stop after the accident and they followed a trail of debris to his home. hey monday was not on duty at -- hah monday was not on duty at the time. last night community members held a march, dance performance, and vigil at the field. deputies believe lopez was armed with an ak47 assault rifle but it turned out to be a toy gun. others are skeptical. >> there is no reason why trained professionals, law enforcement officers had any reason to kill a 13-year-old. >> a preliminary autopsy shows

lopez was shot seven times. the deputy that shot andy was devastated. the golden gate bridge already charges some of the highest tolls in the bay area and it could get higher. the board meets at 10:00 this morning to consider raising its tolls to $7. the higher tolls may be necessary to deal with the $142 million deficit over the next five years. >> projects that have been out on the horizon as part of the projection is now here. and we have to do them now. so our deficit has grown. >> the bridge district says its already made internal budget cuts such as replacing toll takers with electronic payments. several union leaders attended the bart board

meeting. they blamed bart board for the deadly accidents on the tracks. >> the arrogance and kalis is offensive. >> this would be a quiet time for them and not filled with all the things that have been happening. >> the divide between bart workers and management has never been deeper. this comes as both union members and the parking lot board gets ready to -- bart board gets ready to vote. it happened wednesday evening. investigators say an electrical motor overheated but the age of the train may be am factor. the car that caught on fire was part of the oldest fleet. the vast majority of barts trains were first put into service back in 1972. twitter is trying to avoid

the same criticism facebook received when it went public. twitter announced its setting a price of $17-$20 is a share of its initial public offering which will happen next month. facebook was criticized for pricing its shares too high at $38 each. santa clara county is increasing efforts to encourage children to switch from soft drinks to water. about 100 of these water to go stations are being set up across the city. seven cities have agreed to filling stations. and many will be set up in schools over the next three years. and today is also the second annual soda exchange. families can trade an unopened soda cans for healthier option. they will receive vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables. th exchange runs from 8:30 this morning to 1:00 this afternoon.

it could cause hundreds of dollars of damage to your car. coming up at 5:00 which bay area cities are the best and the worst when it comes to potholes. and headed to court. good morning. traffic is doing pretty well if you are driving on 24 westbound. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. yesterday we had a fog bank that was large and in charge. any sun for the coast today? and any warmer? looking ahead to your weekend. ñ

five people had to be taken to the hospital with injuries after a ride malfunctioned at the north carolina state fair last night. authorities say a ride called the vortex had stopped and the ride operator was helping

people get off when that ride crashed. >> it sounded like a bunch of stuff hitting metal and that was it. and then there was no screaming. i didn't hear any screaming and nothing out of the normal on that end. >> authorities say the rides at the fair are supposed to be inspected three times a day. they will be checking the records to see if the vortex was properly inspected . there were testy exchanges on capitol hill. >> we were promised a website where people could easily compare plans and costs. $500million later we find the american public had been dumped with the ultimate cash for clunkers. >> the contractors say not enough testing of the website was done before going live on

october 1st. and they say more people than expected accessed the system causing it to bog down. >> there are thousands of webs that that handle concurrent volumes far larger than what healthcare.gov was faced with. >> things may get even more heated next wednesday when health and human services secretary kathleen testifies before the committee. lawmakers are calling for her resignation. we could learn why prosecutors did not pursue charges against jan be nay ramsey. jan be nay was just six years old when she was found beaten in her basement. a grand jury had considered charges against john and patsy.

a woman accused of shooting and killing a woman earlier this week was the woman's own son. the 17-year-old is being held in the juvenile detention center in fairfield. investigators are not releasing his name. they think the boy shot his mother several times. >> that is tragic. a child killing their parent. nothing gets that bad. >> brown was 35 years old. she had a baby believed to be less than a year old. the baby is now with relatives who told police they did not know any of the tension between the mother and son. police are still trying to figure out a motive. update on a story we brought you yesterday on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a man is recovering from serious injuries after being shot in a road rage incident in fremont. it happened around 5:15 yesterday morning after the

victim pulled off of 680. the shooter may have been angry because the victim was driving too slow. the gunman is described as a latino or portuguese man. 20-30 years old. anyone with information on his identity is asked to contact fremont police. the families of nine women trapped in a limo fire have filed several lawsuits. the lawsuit claims six companies including ford and the owner of the limo are responsible for a vehicle malfunction that sparked that deadly fire. >> the cause of the fire was the drive shaft rotating on an under carriage of the vehicle. i don't know how my client could have forseen that. >> no criminal charges have been filed in the case. the driver of the limo has been cleared of any wrong doing. california's fair political

practices commission ordered its largest fine ever. the $1 million fine was levied against two arizona based groups for failing to disclose the donors of antitax and antiunion campaigns. california has just revealed the newest state license plate it supports organ donation. the widow of chp officer young strum was on hang for event. youngstrum was shot and killed in the line of duty last year. his donated organs helped save the lives of four people. >> we lost something loved deeply but we know something good came out of it. >> as soon as as 7500 plates are reserved production will begin. more than 21,000 people in california are currently awaiting a life saving

transplant. time is 5:48. hoping for friday light. >> i would say you are right. right now we can accommodate you. you are doing very, very well. as you are looking at the commute here traffic is going to be looking very nice here as you can see for yourself. as you look at the tv traffic looks good. if you are driving to the bay bridge we will be watching it for you because any moment these things can change. but so far so good. if you were driving to the livermore valley westbound 580 traffic that looks good. already a little bit of traffic there. southbound 880 traffic looks good through fremont. now let's go to steve. sal. >> yes, sir. >> happy friday. >> thank you. >> we have a lot of high clouds over us. it has chewed up a lot of our low clouds. not all but a lot. yesterday it was a brutal day for many who barely saw the sun

until late in the afternoon or at all. a little low off the coast responsible. it will give us patchy low clouds. cloudy toward san jose. more sun and some high clouds as it rotates in and spins. mostly sunny. warmer on the weekend. a little breezy at times. san jose only 60 yesterday. 49 to start. cloudy. it will be mostly sunny, partly sunny 64. we will bump you up 11-degrees from yesterday's high. which was really, really tough from yesterday's low cloud deck. there is our low. with this core came over us. i would say maybe rain. but we are just on the eastern edge of it. it will give us a mix of high clouds and sun. the main low will definitely drive southward. 39 napa. 39 novato. 39 santa rosa. there is your morning trifecta. you lose the cloud cover and temperatures take a good

tumble. 30s, 40s, and 50s for some. its still generally more of a west breeze. its not that strong but most locations are calm. we will see a little breeze kick in. good news, bad news. good news at least it chewed off some of that fog. you all get a mixed bag of sun and clouds. 70s and 80s. 70s for some. or excuse me upper 70s. 60s and 70s. we've got out of those 80s from yesterday. that is for sure. coast will be a little better today but still with a west breeze and patchy low clouds. some high clouds into saturday but it will be warmer coast, bay, inland. and mostly sunny after a cold morning on sunday. a colder, breezy pattern monday and tuesday. a site supervisor at the new 49ers stadium is under arrest on grand theft and burglary charges. he is identified as vincent

john and works for the company cupertino electric. he stole materials that included copper wiring but are not clear if those materials would have been used on the stadium project. the stolen items belong to his employer and stored in cupertino. the 49ers are getting used to their different digs. in london they spent a second day at the grove. the players have had all week to get their bodies acclimated for the change in time. >> three years ago coming here was a lot of guys you know go out every day of the week and i don't think we can have that. we just have to stay grounded and keep our focus. >> the distractions may be one of the biggest challenges aside from the field which patrick willis says is more soggy and slippery than he is used to.

joe fonzi is tweeting about the 49ers trip to london all week. just follow him on twitter with tvuinlondon. closing a devastating chapter in connecticut. tearing down sandy hook. getting ready for the big waves. what is happening in the waters out in pillar point today to mark the upcoming opening of the contest for the mavericks surf competition.

demolition began on the newtown connecticut school. security is extremely tight for the demolition of sandy hook elementary. workers have been required to sign agreements banning them from discussing the project and onlookers are barred from approaching that site. officials hope to finish the demolition before the one year anniversary. a popular math teacher was killed by a student. police say the 14-year-old student attacked colleen with with a box cutter wednesday after she asked him to stay late to premare for a test. the 14-year-old is accused of dumping her body in a recycling bin and then going to a fast

food restaurant and a movie. he is being held without bail on first degree murder charges. san jose police are still searching for a driver accused in a deadly hit and run crash over the weekend. police say the victim 43-year- old joel was walking before he was hit. he was rushed to the hospital and died of his injuries. >> very frustrated. grieving deeply. we are really missing him. >> police say the suspect vehicle may have a broken window and front end damage. today is the opening ceremony of the world's most famous surfing contest mavericks. the opening ceremony is a special gathering of the tribe which gets together before the competition begins off the peninsula coast. the official contest window for the surfing contest is between november and the end of march. the st. louis cardinals have evened up the world

series. here's where things turned around for them in game two. >> fly ball into left. here's the throw from gomes. tie game. the throw gets away and the cardinals will take the lead. >> you saw that there. allowing the winning run to score. cards eventually won 4-2. is it could be double trouble in downtown oakland today. an occupy anniversary protest and training event involving hundreds of law enforcement officers. disturbing new details about the 13-year-old boy shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. what the autopsy has revealed. good morning. right now the traffic is starting off doing pretty well on the san mateo bridge and the visibility is good heading out to the high-rise. well, there is some low clouds out there but nothing

compared to yesterday. that means the coast will actually see some sun today. cooler and warmer and what about into the weekend?

we are live in menlo park where a couple out for an evening stroll with their dog is struck and killed by a car.

we will tell you the latest developments about the driver. new information about the 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. what an autopsy revealed about the number of shots that deputy fired. occupy oakland protestors are planning to picket a law enforcement event taking place in oakland today. i will tell you what they are upset about and what oakland police are doing to prepare. plus the latest on what is happening with pothole problems around the bay area. which area has the worst and where are the best. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. you are looking live at a scene a deadly accident last night in menlo park. the camera is pushing in. one person is in custody after hitting and killing a couple that was out walking their dog. horrible story. ktvu janine de la vega is