materialize and temperatures are in the 50s and there is a swallet of moisture which continues to work its way on the back. it is 50s on the temperatures and there is more of a southerly breeze which definitely holds temperatures are. this will be with us for the morning and there is a back edge to this so there will be a little bit of sun, cloudy breezy, a little bit of rain light sun but by 4:00 that sun starts to go pretty quickly. cloudy skies, temperatures are very close today. here is sal. >> we are off to a decent start as we look at the bay bridge and traffic looks good coming into san francisco, traffic continues to move well all the way into the city on the east shore freeway, the traffic looks very nice if you are driving into the city.

and coming into the pass it looks good all the way to pleasant tonight, let's go back to the desk. we have continuing coverage devastating -- with the typhoon devastating the philippines. here is more on how the recovery is going. >> reporter: brian we are hearing incredible stories of hope and survival and also heart wrenching stories of loss. the scope of the damage is still not entirely clear. the official death toll stands at 1800 but many believe that number will go much, much higher, we have heard as high as 10,000 in the highest hit areas, bodies still line the

streets. officials say they have to focus on the living before they can start to bury the dead. when the typhoon hit is triggered that massive storm surge in that wall that flat flattened an entire neighborhood and there is not enough fracture left to provide people so many people are sleeping out in the open. there is not enough food or medical supplies and many are drinking filthy water just to stay alive. the good news is help is pouring in from around the world, more than two dozen countries are providing help and the u.s. has pledged $20 million and is sending an aircraft carrier and is sending military planes in addition to hundreds of u.s. troops which were already sent to the hardest hit areas. massive relief effort are underway but it is still

hampered by roads and lines of communication were all but destroyed from this unprecedented storm. back to you. a woman from richmond has learned that her loved one has died in the philippines from typhoon haiyan. >> it is devastating, my dad is in denial and just to hear everything that is going on, you feel so helpless here. >> cheryl too has learned her 69-year-old uncle has stayed behind and drowned. he is one of thousands who perished from typhoon haiyan. information is potty but she has received some information from facebook posts. she said there is no power and there is nowhere to take her uncle's body. >> all the funeral homes are destroyed so they want to put him in a mass grave and my

cousin does not want to and i don't blame her because that is my uncle, you don't want him buried like that. >> many are flying in to do what they can to help out. >> they are getting a boost from philippine airlines and yesterday they began free air lifts of flee supplies including medicine and food. they are accepting donations of items and they are talking with san francisco city hall about a major fundraiser in the city possibly as soon as friday. we have some breaking news to tell you about in hayward and an early morning fire has forced people out of their homes. we understand some people had to jump from their windows to get to safety, katie? >> reporter: the fire started in a ground floor unit and people who live above jumped to safety. one woman i spoke to scooted

down the scarce with her three month old baby. here is video as neighbors rallied around them providing blankets and hot tea although 15 people are displaced this morning. firefighters received a call for help at the apartments shortly before 3:00 a.m. and many people ran outside as they heard other people screaming fire. >> i heard people screaming fire, fire, so i got up and came downstairs and the next thing i see is huge smoke and within two or three minutes, i see huge flames. >> reporter: firefighters say the fire sparked in the kip an and neighbors say it was likely a cooking fire. by all accounts, crews arrived and had the fire out within minutes and if we come back out here live you can see the damage.

first floor unit is probably destroyed as well as the second floor unit others as well have heavy smoke damage. firefighters will give us an up close look with status on the investigations and i am also told the red cross has been called to assist those people displaced. ktvu channel 2 morning news. the demolition much old bay bridge is set to get started. today they start raising a 1400- foot piece of heavy equipment and the entire demolition will take three years to complete. it starts in a san jose courtroom. they will see how much apple should pay for infringement.

they awarded money but whatever they say, there will be other patent infringement trials between the two companies. police in walnut creek plan to clear out and that camp is located along an overpass near knewel avenue. they were being evicted because of public drunkenness and county shelters will not be able to accommodate all of those forced to leave. hundreds are expected to attend a a service for a guard who was killed. eric holder and acting homeland security ron beers is scheduled to attend. a man with a grudge killed a

father two days ago and he's the first officers to be killed in the line of duty. a teenage boy facing charges on a hate crime is due in court today. he is accused of lighting sasha's skirt on fire while the two rode a bus into oakland last week. it is a suspected homo phobia case which has many charges and he could go to prison for life. sasha is being treated for several serious burns to his legs. the 18-year-old high school student is undergoing skin grafts in san francisco. the oakland teen has not identified himself as male or female. sunday evening's fire prompted shelter in three bay

area counties. they were all told to stay indoors to avoid breathing unhealthy air. now the bay area airman and. quality district could face some city of fines and investigators are trying to see exactly how that fire started. also today the oakland city council will debate a curfew on teens. supporters say it will reduce crime but critics say it could lead to racial profiling. it could require anybody to be off the street from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. ten days a week and it will be school days from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 in the afternoon. teens who violate the is curfew can face fines up to $3,900. the city council will get its first report on how the

casino is impacting them. they will see if it will attract massage parlors and whether drunk driving is increasing as gamblers leave the casino. >> alcohol is being served 24 hours a day seven days a week and statistically it is only a matter of time until there is a seer yours accident. >> they want to check dui crimes outside of the property. out of the arrests, only one was casino related. earlier, a groundbreaking ceremony is being chosen for the tower. the new pulling will be used for office space and residential condos. when it is finished it will be one of the tallest mixed buildings on the coast. it is expected to be finished

by 2014. the new proposal that could change who could be responsibility for cleaning up graffiti. plus college students, the plan is up for a vote today and how it could impact whether or not some students stay in college. good morning, traffic looks good heading to the caldecott tunnel. we have a little bit of activity or solve -- offshore and we will talk about your forecast for later in the day.

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, 44, a lot of people will be doing that today, thousands are expected to get married today and for many it is a special meaning because it is 11, 12, 13 and there are many

ceremonies all day long and san francisco city hall is also booked and the next date with that number is 12, 13, 14 and 14 and guess what it's on a saturday. they are expecting to legalize gay marriage and it is a final step before it heads to the governor's desk. if approved same-sex marriage couples will be allowed to get married next month. more than 20 tenants have received eviction notices on market streets. the owners want to convert the apartments to office space. the owners have not withdrawn the 60 day eviction notices and

today's protest is scheduled for today in front of the building on market street. people looking to buy homes are catching a break. they are getting fewer offers so there is less competition. bay area homes are actually undervalued and interest on home loans are expected to go up again after the first of the year. >> today community colleges could affect bay area college students. many at california's community colleges go to school for free but they are considering a way to drop the fee wages and it could maintain a c-average. it is designed to protect transgender students and they have collected enough signatures for a ballot

initiative to try and repeal the law. now the law allows students to use the bath to use the bathroom of those genders they identify with and critics say the new law is too broad. >> a horny teenage boy can say i am a girl and i want to use the girl's bathroom. >> the only time i was assaulted was in bathrooms in high school. if the signatures are verified the issue will be on the ballot. owner steven ross is scheduled to meet with jonathan martin tomorrow. he left the dolphins and claimed he was bullied by

richie incognito and he is determined to get the full story on this growing story. >> we want to get to the bottom of it, there has been so much said and done to date that you know i don't think anybody really knows what happened. >> in the meantime, the nfl has launched a full investigation in how the dolphins responded to this explosive situation. let's check in with sal on the traffic for this 11 / 12 / 13... >> we hear people are getting married today. >> i have mine remembered, hello everybody, let's take a look at the commute and traffic is moving along well if you are traveling along the bay area westbound you can see there is a very little delay and there are no problems for the upper bay bridge, it is a nice looking drive and take a look

at the west span and you can see traffic is looking good on the span upper and lower deck. also this morning we are looking at the nimitz freeway northbound 8892 and for the most part traffic is looking light if you look at the nimitz. >> we wish it was a little more widespread and it is doing barely anything but we will keep an eye on it. there is a band off mendocino coast, there is a bark worst than tats bite and it is something we have not seen much of in a long time. it could give us some very light rain along the san mateo coastline. some light rain is possible emphasis on very light but by this evening it will move north and it could have some late sun

and the low, the energy sources are way to the north so we are just dragging across. we have to juice up the atmosphere and it has been too dry. maybe low-to-mid to upper and it is a mild system, 38 with the cloud cover and it will be very mild and you can see there is not a lot there but a little bit of enhancement and we'll see if that materializes and after that goes through, we will be dry for a while until the weekend when we get cool but some late sun, not a lot just a little bit, temperatures mid-60s unless you are by the coast. we are starting off with 59 degrees and it would not take much to get into the 70s. 60s or lower 70s on the

peninsular. thursday friday it looks good and it looks windy and cooler on the weekend. well a retired bay area teacher is recovering. his 1991 path finder was stolen from the ymca. inside were 12 lego kits which he uses to teach kids about robot particular. they cost $50 each. >> i will have to use my credit card which will set me back pretty close to $7,000 and that's tough when you are on social security. >> he has temporarily canceled classes for more than 50 students and three employees are temporarily out of work. the new proposal is up for

debate and here is more on how much it could cost. see more on the new technology they are running to keep people safe.

. this now let's them track down shooters indoors and shot

spotter is now offering a sight secure program to let authorities know about school or workplace shootings. the program cost 13,000 a year to install and 10,000 to monitor. they are learning new strategies to lower crime rates. chicago had more than 50 homicides last year but this year, the police department says homicides are down 50% and there has been a drop in overall crime. they also teach officers how to treat people fairly and they the them know their voices are head. they traveled to chicago to see how it works. >> i think as professionals in the industry and in our community as well we should always look to examples of where best practices are working. >> oakland police say those who

travel to chicago hope to train the rest of the department. a suspected serial arizonaist is -- arsonist is learned to four fires on polk street and one at the apartment building where he lives. police say all the fires have been trash fires and nobody has been hurt and they are looking at similar fires in the district to see if koontz was involved there. and the district will outline some of the options they are considering, it includes toll increases and putting them in place with a timeline. the board will officially take up that issue on friday. and the san francisco board of supervisors has the latest on the transportation agencies to buy thousands of new parking meters. it will replace credit card

friendly meters and the supervisors are considering a clause to allow them to purchase an additional 10,000 meters and the question is where would the additional meters go. there have been new protests against new installations. >> the new caldecott tunnel is set to open and responders have been conducting drills inside the tunnel. crews say new features inside the tunnel will make it easier to access troubled spots. it will have better lighting and water supply, better call boxes. >> the new floor is scheduled to open next monday. >> very exciting. >> we will be here.

coming up next in the 5:00 hour we are following that breaking news jumping from their windows to get to safety and we have more on what forced several people to make a dramatic escape. -- escape. good morning we are looking at highway 4 go thing up to the willow pass grade. we actually have a front will he make it, it is a little bit off san mateo coast, we will be right back.

. here is more on what you might see and hear. the devastating death toll from that did he have stating -- devastating typhoon, they are trying to get aid to the victims. >> it looks pretty dry and it could change in some areas,

steve paulson will tell us which parts of the bay area will see some sprinkles and it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, we are taking a live look at the bay bridge, the new beautiful span and that means you can see in the darkness the old bay bridge. we will hear about some. dangers crews faced intaking down the old bridge and what they have to say about that, it is november 12, 11, 12, 13. >> let's look at traffic but steve is right there. >> yes, it is cloudy, and there is some light rain trying to develop off