>> reporter: we're live at san jose international airport where thousands of gallons of water flooded one of the terminals here. we'll tell you about the impact to travelers. fatal accident in santa clara. busy street. find out what happened and how long it's supposed to be here. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where it's expected to be the busiest day of the year for the u.s. postal service. we'll tell you what you need to know before you send out cards and gift snroos and a medical tragedy surrounded by controversy. the case of an oakland girl who is brain dead after complications from surgery. "mornings on 2" starts right

now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." these are live pictures from san jose mineta international airport where airport officials and travelers are scrambling to deal with a pretty wet situation. part of ter terminal "a" is shut down. what this means for you if you are heading to san jose this morning. that's coming up in a live report. good morning, once again. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve, how is it looking? >> like a lot of high clouds. nice sunrise, temperatures, 30s, 40, 50s to 60s and offshore breeze will give nice temperatures to the coast. santa cruz needs to get to 74 to get to the record to high. 68 san jose would be two sni of a record. oakland, 65 yesterday. we'll go 67. 30s, 40, 50s. now 59 half moon bay.

they were 63. still a lot of 30s around. some of these are well 30s. higher clouds associated with a weak, little system. still mostly sunny. high clouds, nice to mild to warm again. some areas east are a little cool. some by the coast are warm. here's sal. we are getting new information about this accident in santa clara. according to santa clara police, a man driving a motorized scooter was killed in a collision with another vehicle at about 4:30 this morning in the parking lot near winchester and stevens creek. this is according to a police lieutenant. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. there's still an investigation going on. we just got a tweet from santa clara police say they are out at the interchange doing their investigation. it's unclear if it's in the interchange or in the parking lot nearby or if it's maybe

affecting both. we want you to stay away from the area if you can. the freeway nearby is not affected. it's slow, anyway because it is slow. but it's not affected by the crash. bay bridge is backed up for about a 15, 20-minute delay. your entire drive time counting the bay bridge delay and the other ten across the bridge is about 30 minutes. not too bad getting into san francisco this morning. highway 4, as you drive through. it's going to be slow as you come up from the antioch area of stop and go, stop and go again driving over the hill to concord. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. if you are traveling out of san jose international airport this morning, be prepared to deal with some changes. that's because a water line broke flooding parts of a terminal there and now it's offlimits to passengers. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us about the impact. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. things seem to be under control. it was a little bit chaotic

early. a police sergeant said when the line broke, it looked like a river of water coming down the escalator. passengers cannot check their bags or go through screening here at terminal "a". this is the aftermath. airport officials say a hot water line broke in the rooftop of the sky bridge of termy -- of terminal "a". a couple of thousands of dollars came cascading down the escalator and the secure area and the baggage claim. there were not many people at the time. the first flight does not take off until early this morning. passengers can still check in at terminal "a". but if they have bags to check, they must check them at terminal b and go through security there. >> we have crews on scene

trying to clean it and get the areas open it. it will be a number of areas before we're able to get those area ofs of terminal "a" today. >> reporter: travelers are walk or take shuttle buses to terminal b. if passengers do not have bags to check, they can go through screening at the international terminal. it's limited there. they say if you are traveling out of terminal "a", get here early. they are not give giving us and -- giving us an estimated time. back out here live, you can see a bunch of travelers walking towards terminal b and the terminal. they do have extra support staff onhand to answer any questions. we'll give to monitoring this. reporting live from janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:05. more details now on the flooding at san jose's airport.

the airlines in terminal "a" being impacted include american, all nippon airs. jetblue, united, u.s. airways, vir yin, and volaris and hawaiian. for more information, follow us on twitter or like us on facebook. this afternoon, federal investigators will present a draft report about the chevron refinery fire last year and make recommendations. the u.s. chemical safety board is expected to say the refinery performed spot maintenance, instead of more comprehensive maintenance. the board is expected to call on the straight of california to change safety regulations to a more expanded program. it's already used in the united kingdom, norway and australia. the city of san francisco will pay the coast guard almost a million dollars under a proposed settlement for the cleanup costs on a tugboat. it sank near treasure island

back in 2009. when this world war ii era boat sank, it also leaked about a hundred gallons of fuel in the bay. the $1 million is to reimburse the coast guard for lifting the tugboat. negotiations over a new a.c. transit contract are expected to resume today. this comes as the agency rolls out new roots and extends the hours. the union says this violates the term of the 60-day cooling off period. the union could go on strike once the cooling-off period ends in one week. and the city council in palo alto is considering a plan to help reserve more street parking for residents. under the proposed program, the city would charge for parking permits. the council says most of the permits would go to residents but some employees who work for nearby businesses would also be able to get them. the council is set to discuss

the residential permit parking program at tonight's meeting. if you are heading to the post office today to mail those christmas packages, you will have a lot of company. ktvu's brian flores joining us live from san jose. brian, tell us how the postal service is preparing for the busiest day of the holiday season. >> reporter: you are exactly right, dave. good morning. it will be busy this morning. bring patience if you are headed to the post office. about 15 minutes ago, this place was buzzing, busy loud. it will be a very busy day today. i'm here with augusttine ruiz. good morning. how busy is it going to be? >> nationally we'll see about 6 million, 7 million pieces of mail. right here in san jose, we'll see about 3 million come through here. >> reporter: how long have the

workers been working to get the mail out today? >> we're a 24-hour operation, seven days a week. it gets busy from 5:00 p.m. until we get the things out. >> reporter: today is not the last day to send out cards order gifts. can you give us deadlines on when people can send out those? >> between now and december 20th, first-class -- [audio difficulties] >> after december 20th, they should go into priority mail and then the 23rd, they should switch to priority express. >> reporter: very busy day. very good for the post office as they are staying busy in san jose and throughout all of the post offices. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. a magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook parts of sonoma county

last night. it happened just before 10:00 about two miles southeast of the geysers. just north of healdsburg. the quake was more than a mile deep. so far there's no word of any injuries or damage. the navy plans to increase its sonar testing program over the next five years despite research paid for by the navy that showed that loud, underwater noise could seriously disturb whales or dolphins. the sonar training is very important to national security. there's been no major testing. several environmental groups dispute the claim. students returned to a san rafael elementary school today after the power was knocked out last week when a minivan crashed into the school. it happened at laurel del elementary thursday night rupturing gas and electric lines. the investigation continues into the cause of the crash,

and as ktvu reported live on friday, school was closed. according to the website, repairs are expected to be completed in time for the classes this morning. today, the city of san francisco will officially roll out free wi-fi on market street. the free wireless will be available on three miles off that busy transit way from the embarcadero to castro street. this wi-fi cost the city about $500,000 after some donations from high-tech companies. this will allow people to do everything from finding out when their next bus is coming to checking out job listings. that's good for people and the city. >> yeah, tori. 7:11. what was supposed to be a minor surgery has turned into a heartbreaking surgery. >> told me my daughter would be home soon. now you are telling me she may never come home again?

>> we'll tell you the latest on an oakland girl who went to the hospital for routine tonsil surgery. good morning. we're still looking at a commute that's getting busier by the moment. we have a big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of high clouds helping that. they are holding upg the low temperatures -- holding up the low temperatures.

7:14. if you plan to head to the beach today, the national weather service warns you, watch out for sneaker waves. a large westerly swell is causing large waves and strong rip currents. the warning is in effect for monterey county, up through

sonoma county. this is gonna stay in effect through this afternoon. on the east coast, people are seeing a lot of snow after this weekend's storm. the storm left about a foot and a half of snow. this is york county, maine. about 14 inches in albany county, new york. a lot of accidents, as you can imagine, on the roads. it was near zero visibility. but the national weather service says that storm has ov- - has moved off the atlantic coast. developing news out of massachusetts. harvard university says four buildings on the campus outside of boston are being evacuated due to unconfirmed reports of explosives. these are live pictures. the camera is moving around zooming in. it looks like an officer walking around a snowy path. the school tweeted there are no reports of explosions. this is finals week.

both harvard and local police in boston are investigating and will continue to provide details as we get they. a 17-year-old colorado girl is still fighting for her life after being shot by a classmate at her school near denver. clair davis remains in a coma after being shot at point blank range on friday. the school's de -- 18-year-old carl wilson had recently been kicked off the debate team and suspended from school for threatening the coach. >> when carl came back, i was angry. he felt like this ruined his chances of college and ruined his future. >> investigators say the teenaged gunman never found the coach and killed himself. no one else was hurt. a new report finds that mentally ill patients allegedly

dumped in california are committing crimes. according to the "sacramento bee" the hospital in las vegas bussed more than 500 patients to california. since then, some of the passenger names have been found in databases across the state for arrests involving murder, assault and sex crimes. dennis herrera has filed a lawsuit against the hospital for allegations of patient dumping. disturbing new information about the bogus sign language interpreter, the man who took center stage in last week's memorial service for nelson mandela. friends say he was among a group of people who helped burn two men to death ten years ago after they stole a tv set. two men later went on trial for those killings. however, the interpreter you see here was never tried because the south african

courts ruled he was mentally unfit. nelson mandela is now buried in the south african village where he grew up. a military procession carried his casket in qunu. world leaders, celebrities and thousands of south africans made their way to that remote site. one of nelson mandela's oldest friends, a fellow inmate on robben island gave a very emotional tribute. >> farewell, my dear brother, my mentor, my leader, my life is void and i don't know who to turn to. >> the funeral for nelson mandela capped a ten-day mourning period in south africa. 7:18. want to check in with sal, once again, for more on the big crash in santa clara. sal? >> that's right. we're still following the crash, tori and dave. it happened at 4 4:30 this morning, a man on a motor

scooter was killed at the scene. the traffic is not affected on the freeways but it will be affected if you are driving winchester at stevens creek. that's where the crash is. just avoid the area. nearby on the freeways there's not a lot going on. not a lot of crashes that are happening. however, there is slow traffic on 280. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound. we have a big delay. the delay has grown in the last few minutes. 30 to 40 minutes before you actually make it on the bridge. the eastshore freeway, you can see it's pretty crowded now. the last time we saw it earlier, it was moving earlier than this. it's not stop and go. but it's definitely below the speed limit as you drive westbound and head past university. 7:19. let's go ta steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of high clouds over us. much milder compared to where we were a week ago.

frost everywhere. not now. we have a lot of high clouds. that's helping hold up some of the temperatures along with an easterly breeze. some of the records won't be record lows. it looks like santa cruz -- i'm not gonna say it's a slam dunk. we're going 76. the record is 74 in 1923. most of the records are 58 or 98. gilroy, 72. that would be close. oakland, don't think so, livermore, 66. but san jose, 68. would be only be two off the record. milder conditions. that's for sure. i know it's still cold. that's much warmer than it has been. 30s, 40s and 50s. a 9 half moon bay with an east wind to five miles an hour. a little component of an easterly breeze. there's the half moon bay at 5. that's holding up -- it was 5. now it's calm. there is a component of an east or southeast breeze. 15 tahoe, 17 reno. 13 ukiah. a few hides clouds, nice --

high clouds. nice sunrise. there will be a system diving in here wednesday night, thursday. it's december. and that will drop the temperatures pretty fast. there's no rain in sight. temperatures, 60s and 70s. santa rosa, 70. novato, 68. richmond, 68. clearlake, 74. vacavilles and fairfield -- vacaville, and fair-- fairfield. 72 gilroy, 76 in santa cruz. upper 60s, san jose. morgan hill, los gatos, cupertino, santa clara, milpitas. a very mild pattern for this time of year. it will be cooler and nice on tuesday. the system will crank up the breeze akd the colder temperatures -- and the colder temperatures. back to normal by the weekend. the lottery jackpot, gets bigger. how much is in the next megamillions and could also be

a record-breaker. first responders in richmond and el cerrito, they want your help. they are trying to make sure every kid gets a present under their tree this year.

♪ music warmed many hearts over the weekend, including one man who heard his daughter sing for the first time. ashley says her dad who has been deaf for 30 years just received a hearing aid that allows him to her her if she's wearing a special microphone. she was not sure it was gonna work. but when he hugged her after the song, shoe knew he heard her. >> we asked that it not be in the program. it was gonna be a complete

surprise. >> sur -- a complete surprise. first responders in richmond and el cerrito, they need help raising money to make sure thousands of kids get christmas toys this year. firefighters say donations have been slow. so far they've only been able to raise about a quarter of what they need. organizers say they are opening to get a big push this week to help them make sure there is a happy holiday for 1700 families. >> it's a little slow. i don't know if it's the economy, but we look around, we see stuff going well or just stuff having going up and deciding to help yet. organizers say the deadline is saturday december 21st. if you want to help go to ktvu.com. you can find all of the information about the toy drive. it's under web links on the home page. president obama and his family helped spread some holiday cheer in washington,

d.c. last night. >> merry christmas! merry christmas! >> the first family took part in the 32nd annual christmas in washington tv special. the obamas met five children dressed as elfs who are patients at the children's national medical center. the musical guests include the backstreet boys and cheryl crow. the palace of fine arts was the scene of a pay-per-view wedding. journey and tower of power performed. some of the proceeds will be donated to typhoon victims in the philippines. a 19-year-old woman struck by a stray bullet. >> there's a possibility she might not be able to function her leg. >> how the quick thinking on

the part of the stepfather may have saved her life. as the vallejo police department struggles with the recent increase in homicides, city leaders are considering a possible pay cut for others. how the police union is fighting back. one man is dead in santa clara after an early-morning crash. find out what vehicle the man was on and how long the investigation was expected to last. a beautiful sunrise. a lot of high clouds. temperatures already for some are in the 50s to near 60 degrees, especially around the bay or coast. does that equal record highs? i will have the details.

good morning. these are live pictures from santa clara. newschopper2 is over a deadly crash. it involves a man who was on a motor scooter and a car. it happened early this morning. this is near stevens creek at winchester, near the valley fair mall. we'll let you know how long this investigation will last with sal coming up in just one minute. good morning. welcome, once again. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic for you. steve is right there. >> we have a lot of high clouds over us. much milder lows. there's 30s out there. there's a lot of 40s and near a. napa yesterday, 62.

66 yesterday. santa cruz which was 70 on sunday. 76 today which would be a record. san jose from 62 to 68. not a record but it would be close. they would have to hit 70s. 40s, 50s to 59, hook. they were up to 63 about an hour ago. except for the higher clouds, it will be a nice day. nice to warm for some. in fact, very warm this time of year. june or july, we would be about 106 in santa cruz. 60s and also some low 70s. here's sal. we have some bad news for santa clara this morning. it's a fatal crash that happened at about 4:30 this morning. our newschopper2 is there in the area of the valley fair mall. i want to mention that in the parking lot here in one of the strip malls, a man was hit and killed by another vehicle. the man was on a motorized scooter. we have several santa clara police officers on the scene along with the santa clara

investigations unit. and it's going to be a while, at least an hour more, for them to be in the lot, although they have taken -- or the crash is not on stevens creek at winchester which is a good deal for the community. this hatched right across the street from cvs in the -- this happened right across the street from cvs in the strip mall. the bay bridge seems to be busier. it's backed up for a 30, 40- minute delay at the toll plaza. ten minutes on the bridge. san mateo bridge, not doing well either. we have traffic that is stop/start here. it was stop a few minutes ago. it was still slow. a lot of people heading out to the peninsula. let's go back to the desk. happening today -- police in vallejo trying to stop a recent surge in violence there. but the city council is also considering cutting the pay of police officers.

alex savidge is live in vallejo this morning to tell us about a very important meeting set for tonight, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning. the val police association ocean is fight -- vallejo police association is fighting this proposal to slash pay for officers. the city council will be debating whether to impose this new contract on the police force. let me show you the full-page newspaper ad that the police union printed or put out earlier this past weekend, urging people to attend the council meeting and voice opposition to the proposed contract. union leaders say this move would decimate an already understaffed department by driving out qualified officers. this would be the first post- bankruptcy contract. it would force officers to pay 25% more for healthcare and impose a 5% pay cut on them. this plan comes as the department is struggling with the recent surge in violence. there were four murders in just

the past week here. vallejo's homicide count is at 26 so far this year. that includes three deadly officer-involved shootings. >> this is a file for us to come together and to respond to evil in a positive way. >> reporter: this was the scene last night as those fed up with the violence in this city came together for a vigil at the vallejo ferry terminal. more than 100 people in attendance there. they held candles. they offered prayers for the victims of the recent violence and talked about solutions to stop the killings. many say along with more police officers on the streets, the city also needs to offer options for young people to keep them off the streets as well. neighbors are pledging to get more involved. >> i don't know any of the families that -- that have been involved. it's my community. i live here. i'm raising my kids here. definitely gonna come out and

show some support. >> reporter: this severely understaffed department has 78 officers on the force. that's half as many as it had back in 2006. there are only sick detectives to handle a growing caseload of homicides. the gun violence continued this past weekend. three people were shot in a 24- hour period. none of them died from their injuries. but vallejo police say finding the shooters in all of those cases will take cooperation from witnesses. live this morning in vallejo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:35. it started as a routine surgery. it ended with a 13-year-old girl on life support. as pam cook reports from our newsroom, what the family says happened in between should never happen a -- at a hospital. >> yeah, the 13-year-old went in to have her tonsils removed. she's on life support. she was declared brain dead just days after getting into children's hospital for tonsil

surgery. the girl's family said there was no sense of urgency when the girl came out of surgery and started to bleed. it wasn't until they started to scream for help when they responded. >> my daughter started to write a note and asked if i was okay. she said i'm you swallowing too much mucous. but it was blood. i didn't want to scare her. >> i was the last one to see her and i said somebody help my baby, please and they came in and they started working on her and the next thing you know her heart -- the doctor says oh, no. she doesn't have a heart rate no more. >> the girl's family accuses the hospital of inadd quit air -- inadequate care. she was put on life support and declared brain dead shortly

after that. the hospital is promising a full investigation. what the family says the hospital is doing that's making a horrible tragic situation even worse. reporting live in the newsroom, pam coomb -- pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. a 19-year-old is recovering after a stray bullet struck her while watching tv at at her home on friday -- at her home on friday night in richmond on waller avenue. police say nine shots were fired. one bullet -- one of the bullets went through her arm and struck her in the lower back. the sister said she was with her stepdad when it happened. >> it could have been way worse. i'm thankful she's talking and breathing and alert. >> the victim's sister says sherr stepfather applied -- her -- her stepfather applied

pressure to the wounds until help arrived. marin leaders debate pedestrian safety tomorrow after a 79-year-old man was hit thursday morning as he crossed in front of the civic center in san rafael. county supervisors will be talking about a sweeping safety plan at that area in their meeting tomorrow. this includes a round-about circle designed to slow down traffic in the area. so far no charges have been filed against the unidentified driver in the case. police in fremont warning people about two men, they are posing as contractors trying to get into people's houses. the latest incident was reported last tuesday. the homeowner said they told him he was fixing the neighbor's fence and neated to get in the backyard -- needed to get in the backyard. he later found that cash and

jewelry was missing. the suspects are around 5'8", they have average builds and both wearing khaki pants. nearly 30 people are looking for places to stay after an apartment fire in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. the fire started around 9:30 on sunday morning at the three- story building on powell street. firefighters say the flames were under control around 10:00 a.m. 12 units were completely destroyed. for the 9th consecutive day a winter spare the air alert has been issued. an oppressive weather pattern is trapping pollution close to the ground. the alerts mean it's illegal to burn wood either indoors or outdoors. residents are allowed to have a fire if it is their only means

of heat. 7:39. today muni takes another step towards growing green. hybrid buses will replace the old fleet. the old buses had been a stable for muni. they carry 1600 passengers a day eedzing the burden on the n judah, which is the -- easing the burden on the n jew -- n judah which is the busiest bus on the line. in two weeks, fares on b.a.r.t. will go up. starting january 1st, the average b.a.r.t. fare will go up about 19 cents more per ride. b.a.r.t. says the fare hike will ensure reliable and safe train service in the years ahead. a lot of riders are still worried about the possibility of another b.a.r.t. strike as a labor dispute drags on. this week management and un yubs will immediate on --

unions will immediate on the family leave issue. expect long lines if you plan to buy a ticket for tomorrow night's megamillions. the jackpot is at $500 million and it could go higher. december is when lottery ticket sales normally peak and the big top prize is drawing in more players than usual. many states report ticket sales were up 20%. the biggest u.s. jackpot ever was $656 million. that's from a megamillions game split by three ticketholders in march of last year. a water line break leads to a terminal being evacuated. we're looking at a pretty busy commute at the bay bridge especially if you are trying to

get in in the middle lanes here. we'll tell you more about that and also up-- update the crash in santa clara. high clouds are helping to hold the lows up. they are cool to cold. we may set record highs. i will explain that -- coming up.

stock market opening sharply higher after a pair of multibillion dollar dollars and signs of manufacturing led by a surge in auto production. the dow is up 131. and the nasdaq is up 29. still above 4,000. the s&p is up 12.

7:44. this could be fed chairman ben bernanke's final week in the national spotlight. by the end of the week, bernanke could step aside and let janet yellen take the top job if the senate confirms her by then. tomorrow is the start of a two- day fed policy meeting that is likely to be bernanke's last. there is a possibility the fed will start to taper its bond- buying program. only one quarter of economists surveyed think that will actually happen this week. twitter is testing a feature that could increase the number of tweets you received. it's called "nearby." it's an app you download to your device. it lets you receive tweets from people who are nearby even if you don't follow them. the upper half of the app shows a map indicating where you are. the bottom half is a time line of recent tweets from people near your locations. twitter will only say it's always looking for ways to

improve. ♪ >> and "hobbit" earned an estimated $73 million in its debut. disney movie slipped to second. but it's taken in $164 million in three weeks. tyler perry -- a new report into the boston marathon bombing of the kaing doubts on the claims of federal investigators. now, investigators say tam merlin tsarnaev was recruited and trained by radicallists. this report says tamer lynn could have been hearing -- tamer lynn could have --

tamerlin could have been hearing voices inside. >> he would think his mind was controlled by some other entity that's making him do things. >> the boston globe said both of t.a.r.p.'s parents were treated for mental health problems. he was killed. his brother is being held at a federal medical center near boston. a 12-year-old boy from martinez here in the bay area was among the many people injured in that boston marathon attack. well, starting january 1st, the california department of justice will keep records on file on who is buying rifles and shot guns. just like it already does for handguns. in the past, records for long- gun purchases they were destroyed within five days. now dealers will have to register those purchases with the state. some gun owners have criticized a new law, they argue it targets people who buy their guns really but it does nothing to keep the guns out of the

hands of criminals. attorney general eric holder says the fbi has helped to disrupt or prevent almost 150 shootings and violent attacks this year. he says a fact oosh in the cases was often helping potential gunmen get access to mental help here. a new grant is aimed at boost be student enrollment in the health insurance program. the covered california exchange provided the $1.28 million grant to send educators to college campuses in an effort to get more students enrolled in the program. the success of the affordable care act really hinges on getting young, mostly healthy people to sign up for coverage to help spread out the costs incurred by more expensive enrollees. a new poll finds americans with health coverage are blaming the affordable care act for their rising premiums and

deductibility. more than 75% people surveyed say such changes are a result of the new healthcare reform law. but that's even though the trend toward higher premiums and deductibles began before the affordable care act took effect. let's bring sal back. you got the chopper helping, you are following a major story. we're looking at a deadly collision involving a motor scooter this morning at a parking lot here in front of david's bridal. winchester, steven's creek. rye across the street from the floor ritz and safeway there. the intersection is not blocked but that parking lot is. it looks like they are doing a pretty lengthy investigation. all we know for sure is one person died after being in some sort of a collision with a motor scooter. i'm not sure if another vehicle was involved. just got off the phone with one of the lieutenants who is trying to get me another information and i asked him if another car was involved.

he says -- they are trying to figure it out. the parking lot is off limits for the time being. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's about a 30, 40-minute delay. so much for having a light monday. it's not light at all. traffic is moving along pretty well getting -- getting into san francisco once you get on the bridge itself. traffic is also slow in antioch. let's go to steve. beautiful picture. a lot of high clouds. kind of holding up the lows. i have a partly sunny, mostly sunny day here. the big news, remember, last monday when it was cold, ice everywhere where? today we're talking about record highs. santa cruz, the forecast, these are the forecasted temperatures by me, 76. the record is 74 in 1923. i think they will get there. i really do.

gilroy is 72. but they need to get to 75. oakland, 67, downtown oakland 76, 1998. livermore, 66. they would have to get to 72. san jose will be close. going 68. the record is 70 in 1998. maybe east san jose. but it has to be downtown. 30s, 40s, 50s to near 60 on some of the lows. we'll have 60s and 70s this afternoon. 47 in napa, not bad. and 59 half moon bay. but 47 san francisco. 39. that's at moffett. you know across 101 it's probably about 34. san jose at 39 degrees. there is a little easterly breeze here, not a lot. napa is 13 miles an hour. the direction is offshore from land to sea. it helps those near the coast. half moon bay had an easterly breeze. they were 63. just incredible. 5:00 a.m. higher clouds will filter in here. after that, we'll see this is the warmest day of the week. a system will drop down right up there.

that will give us a cooldown. so today, warm monday, tuesday won't be bad. but don't get used to it. the temperatures get back to the cool and windy as we head towards thursday into friday. highs today will be in the 60s or 70s. santa rosa in there. clearlake, novato, kentfield, 68. 62. brentwood, 63. along with oakley and oakley was 37 this morning. thank you, becky. 67 berkeley. el cerrito, george tweeted me and said it's already 56, i think he said. 76 santa cruz. there's gilroy, 72. 72 half moon bay. 68 redwood city, palo alto, mountain view. today is the warmest day as we've talked about. still gooded on tuesday. turning cooler to colder. wednesday, thursday. after that, back to dry and warmer weather by the weekend. >> thank you, steve. federal investigators are set to release a report on last year's fire at the chevron refinery in richmond.

coming up how that report could change refineries across the state. ♪ >> all right. you can sing along. but there's more to this newest christmas viral video than just christmas cheer. how it also aims to keep you safe.

hollywood is mourning the loss of peter o'toolee. >> i suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all of the rest. >> he died saturday in a london hospital at the age of 81. in 1962, he became a household name after appearing in "lawrence of arabia" in 2003, he was awarded the lifetime achievement oscar. he was nominated eight times but never won. he retired in july from acting

give thing the profession a profoundly great fare well. joan fontaine died at her home in carmel of natural causes. she often joked the moment she walks down the aisle the marriage is over. she was 96 years old. just about a half-hour from right now, people who are being evicted from two buildings in san francisco, there will be staging a protest -- they will be staging a protest at the owner's. more than 60 people have received eviction notices. the owners want to convert the buildings to office space. at 8:30 this morning, tenants and producers will protest in los altos as the coldwell banker office. several oakland raiders will be at the southland mall in hayward. they will continue a special

holiday toy drive that started outside of the oakland coliseum before yesterday's game with the chiefs. the players are signing autographs in exchange for donated toys. the u.s. marines are helping out in this toys for tots donation drives. >> we collect the toys and hand them out to charities and hand them out to children in need. >> fans you are being asked to bring new unwrapped toys to the southland mall tonight and by the way, cash donations they are also being accepted as well. 7:57. police in hampton, virginia are fighting crime with christmas carols. noes ♪ >> this remix shares holiday safety tools. it also asks people to call police if they see anything suspicious. hampton police say the increased patrol during the

holiday season are wanted to remind criminal potentials that they are watching. >> really important. >> yes. >> catchty, too. would you believe only nine days until christmas. the post office, we're live there. it will be really busy today. what they are doing and why this is the busiest mailing day of the year and you should be ready for it. if you are traveling out of san jose international airport, this morning, expect some changes. part of the terminal got flooded. and it is impacting travelers. we'll have the latest -- coming up. good morning. right now, we are looking at traffic that is still at its peak and we are still looking at slow traffic on 237. find out where traffic is slow in the valley. a lot of high clouds over us. holding up the low temperatures which last week were in record- setting territory for being sod cold. we may be talking about record high temperatures.

from napa, 62ed yesterday -- 66 today. 30s for some. 33 is cold. 34 is cold. 30s, 40s to 5 p half moon bay

-- 54 half moon bay. generally, 30s, 40s. it will be another nice, december day. maybe cool for some. a lot of mid- to upper 60s and a couple of low 70s. here's sal. right now, we are looking at a commute here at the bay bridge toll plaza that is very heavy. it's backed up for a 25 to 30- minute delay before you actually make it on the bridge. another ten minutes and then we're looking at the better part of an hour for you to get into san francisco. we're also looking at the investigation here of a deadly crash in santa clara that happened at about 4:30 this morning. a man on a motor scooter collided with something. we're not sure what it was. it could have been the tree or one of the berms at the win cheter shopping center. that man was pronounced dead at the scene. santa clara police are on the scene. that parking lot in front of david abridal will be closed -- david's bridal clob -- bridal

will be closed for a time. northbound 85 is slow. 87 in slow and so is 17 getting into los gatos. it looks like a normal commute. 101 is slow. all over the traffic, we have slow traffic and minor crashes. nothing -- nothing major. it was a crayotic scene at san jose international airport. a water line burst out there. while seems to be under control right now, part of terminal "a" is completely shut down. ktvu's janine de la vega has been out there all morning. you are back from san jose telling us about how the imairport is impacted by ual of -- how the airport is impacted by all of this. >> reporter: we just got an upstate and there's no estimate of when all of terminal "a" will be opened back up. she's telling everyone to arrive two hours before their flights. you can see police officer standing -- officers standing

there. you can see travelers can check in at terminal "a" but then they are walking down to the other terminals for security screening. now, water was dripping from the ceiling of terminal "a." that's the aftermath of the flooding that took place at 2:15 this morning. airport officials say a hot water line broke in the rooftop of the sky bridge of terminal "a." a couple of thousand gallons of water came in. there were not many people at the time because the first flights didn't take off until 6:30 this morning. but emergency crews worked to secure the area and get the water turned off. now, while passengers can still check in at terminal "a," they have to check their bags at terminal b and go through security screening over there. that's caused some delays for passengers. >> it's kind of weird. it was unexpected for all of us. we were like wait. they told us the water main

broke. all flights are delayed. i guess we should be fine before we go to hawaii. this is a great way to just wait a little longer in the cold. but -- >> reporter: travelers can either walk or take shuttle buses to terminal b. if passengers do not have bagged checks, they can go through screening at the international terminal. there are crews checking for electrical damage. there are cleanup crews vacuuming up all of the water. it's unclear of the cause. come early if you are traveling out of terminal c because all of the people traveling from terminal a are getting sent down to the other term nat. it will be cause -- terminals. it will be cause for more people and more lines. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on the flooding at the airport.

the airlines in terminal "a" that are being affected are american, nippon, delta, jet jetblue, united, rus airways, vo -- u.s. airways, volaris and hawaiian and virgin america. follow us on twitter and facebook. federal investigators are scheduled to release a draft report on last year's fire of the chevron refinery in richmond. the chemical safety board is expected to lay out new recommendations for regulating all of california's refineries. an earlier report blamed the fire on old pipes that were not well maintained. 15,000 people went to hospitals complaining about respiratory problems related to that fire. the city of san francisco will pay the coast guard nearly $1 million under a proposed settlement to cover the cleanup costs of a tugboat that sank

near treasure island back in 2009. when the world war ii era boat sank, it leaked about 100 gallons of fuel into the bay. the $1 million is to reimburse the coast guard for its work to lift the tugboat and clean up the fuel spill. negotiations resumed today on a new a.c. transit contract. that comes as a.c. transit rolls out new roots and they extend the hours. the union says the changes violate the terms of a court- ordered 60-day cooling off period between the union and management. the union could possibly go on strike in a week. the city council in palo alto is considering a plan to help reserve more than street parking for residents there. now, under the proposed program, the city would charge for parking permits. the city council says most of the ter mits would go to residents but some employees who work for nearby businesses would also be able to get them. the city council is due to talk about the residential permit

parking program at their meeting tonight. if you are heading to the post office today to mail christmas packages you will have plenty of company. brian flores joins us live from san jose with how the postal service is preaching for the holiday -- preparing for the holiday season. i'm glad i mailed all of my packages on saturday. >> reporter: good for you, tori. i haven't gotten started. thank you for the reminder. i need to get started on my shopping. if you are headed to the u.s. postal service this morning org the post os -- or the post office, it will be very busy. be patient. it will be very busy throughout the week of. for more on how busy it will be i have augusttine ruiz. how busy it will be?

>> about 3 million from san jose. you can actually triple that number if you consider our post offices throughout the district. south, salinas and all of the east bay. >> reporter: what do people need to know before they head out and what are the question deadlines. >> their packages should be wrapped carefully. no brown paper bags or string just like that song goes, it's not one of our favorite things, by the way. write very ledgeibly on the box. seal it. first-class letters, you have until december 20th. that's mostliard. december 21st, december 23rd, priority mail and then priority express. we do deliver on christmas day. >> reporter: this how is -- how is this affecting business? >> we're seeing about a 14% increase in our shipping

product. priority mail in particular. it's good for us. with we would like to see this continue throughout -- we would like to see this continue throughout the year. we're doing everything we can to attract those people that are shopping online. >> okay. thank you. it will be a very busy day. the key deadlines, december 20th for cards and the 23rd for packages. get those cards and gifts out there this week. we're live in san jose, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we expect you to be out shopping. thank you, brian. 8:10. magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook parts of sonoma county last night. it happened just before 10:00. about two miles southeast of the geysers just north of healdsburg. the quake was more than a mile deep and so far no record of injuries or damage. the navy plans to increase its sonar testing program during the next five years. that's despite research that was paid for by the navy. that showed loud underwater noise could seriously disturb whales and dolphins.

the navy says sonar training is vital to national security. the navy adds there's been no impact on sea life during the 60 years of testing. several groups dispute the claim. students go back to a san rafael elementary school today after power was knocked out to school last week when a minivan crashed into the school. it happened thursday night at laurel del elementary rupturing gas and electric lines there. now, the investigation goes on into the cause of that crash and as ktvu reported live here on friday school was canceled that day. but according to the school's website repairs have been completed now, full school operations will resume. the city of san francisco will officially roll out free wi-fi on market street. it will be available on three miles of that very busy street from the embarcadero to castro street. 24 wi-fi cost the -- this wi-fi

cost the city $500,000 after some donations. you can find out when the next bus is coming to checking out job listings or anything else. >> yeah. good stuff. a police department dealing with a recent crime wave. coming up the meeting tonight that could raise tensions between police and city leaders. reports of explosives at harvard university. there were evacuations. why some people are questioning the timing of that threat. good morning. right now we're still looking at some slow traffic out there and looking at westbound 24. the drive time between walnut creek and oakland about 12 minutes. we'll tell you more about drive times in the area. well, some sun out there. a lot of high clouds. a mild start for some already. might translate into record highs. i will have to tell you where -- coming up.

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could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. welcome back. four buildings in the harvard university campus have been evacuated after the school's police department received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed inside. these are live pictures. you see activity down there. we'll watch those pictures. this is at harvard university. we have video from earlier this morning. the university police department says they evacuated the buildings out of an abund

ance of caution to investigate reports. this happened as students were about to take their final exams. >> we were about to take our exam, kell kell -- khem final. everything was ready to go. they evacuated everyone. >> on twitter, many people who are wondering if a twitter who was not ready for the final exams called in the report of explosives. a 1-year-old colorado -- a 17-year-old girl fighting another life after being shot by a classmate near denver, colorado. clair davis, still in a coma after being shot at point blank range on friday. she was wounded by the gunman searched for the intended victim, the coach of the debate team. the sus -- the student was

suspended for threatening the coach. >> when carl came back, he was pretty angry. >> investigators say he never found the coach and killed himself as police moved in. no one else was hurt. residents on the east coast are seeing quite a bit of snow after a weekend snowstorm. the storm left about a foot and a half of snow in york county, maine and about 14 inches in albany county, new york. multiple accidents reported on the roadways from the near zero visibility. but the national weather service says the storm has now moved off the atlantic coast. this could be san francisco's driest year on record. the san francisco international airport has only seen 3.8 inches of rain since january. according to the national weather service, the city usually averages 4.03 inches during the entire month of december alone. so far, the driest year on record was in 1946, and san

francisco saw 8.79 inches of rain that year. if you are planning to head to the beach, the national weather service warns watch out for sneaker waves. a large westerly swell is creating large waves and strong rip currents. the warning is in effect for monterey county up through sonoma county and remains in effect through this afternoon. 8:17. disturbing new information about the bogus sign language interpreter in south africa who took center stage at last week's memorial service for nelson mandela. friends say he was among a group of people who helped burn two men to death ten years ago after those men stole a tv set. two men later went on trial for those killings. however, that interpreter there was never tried because south african courts ruled he was mentally unfit. nelson mandela is now buried in the village where he grew up. a military prosigs carried his

casket to the -- procession carried his casket to qunu. world leaders and celebrities and thousands of south africans made their special tribute to that remote village. we want to check in with sal now to see what's going on with the commute. any problems this. >> nothing major right now. we do have a look at the commute and we have slow traffic. that would be at the toll plaza. it's been backed up. i find -- silly me. i thought we might have a nice, light, easy monday. what was i thinking? this is 30 to 40-minute delay before you get on the city. if you count the time on the bridge, it's taking you about an hour drive time to get into san francisco with your car unless you are in the carpool lane. this is morning's commute on the san mateo bridge is better than it was. the traffic is improved. it's still a little bit slow across the bridge and getting over to the peninsula. san jose we had a couple of

crashes, minor ones. northbound 101 near alum rock was one. there was one at capitol expressway. traffic is still slow on 101, 17 and 880 as you drive through. just be careful. give yourself extra time there. back to steve. all right, sal. thank you. under hazy skies. a lot of high clouds. kind of chilly. we were cold, cold last week. now we're cool to cold. some areas along the coast never got below 55 degrees. the high clouds, hazy warmer by this afternoon. higher clouds associated with a weak little low. that's all it will do is spin in some high clouds. that's the nature of what we're seeing. warm at the coast. again, 30ss, 40, -- 30s, 40s 50s. 76 yes. that would be at santa cruz. that's my forecasted high. i think it will be clothe close. gilroy, 72 which is warm. but that's not a record.

75, 1958. 1958, 1998 most of the recorded on this panel. oakland, don't think so. livermore, doubtful. san jose, maybe. 68 the record is 70 in 1998. 30s, 35 is cold. but 35 santa rosa also walnut creek, 64 already in half moon bay with an easterly breeze. therein lies the coastal forecast which will be mild to warm. still cold for some. teens up in the mountains. the low is not going to do anything. we get the offshore breeze, land to sea. warms the coast up. warm monday. warmest day of the week and then a big cooling trend will take us into wednesday night and thursday as the system digs in north and east of us. afternoon temperatures, 60s and 70s. some of these will be warm. some of them won't be that warm. santa rosa, clearlake, 74. richmond, 68. vacaville, 62. fairfield, 62. low 60s for some yet warmer in

berkeley. alameda, also oakland. 72 gilroy to 76 gilroy. cap toe law will be nice. 76 seems popular here. 72 half moon bay. 68 pacifica. there will be some warm temperatures on the beaches. nice on tuesday. cooler to colder into wednesday and thursday. cold lows friday and then sunny and mild to warmer in the weekend. 8:21. a 19-year-old woman struck by a stray bullet that went through a wall in her home. >> there's a possibility she might not be able to function her legs. >> how quick thinking may have saved her life. and a battle that involves billboards and banners. the 49ers fans find a way to fight back against their rivals in the nfc west. [woman] you wrapped the...

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first responders in richmond and el cerrito are looking for help to raise money. so thousands of kids can wake up to toys under the tree this christmas morning. firefighters say donations this year have been slow and so far, they've only been able to raise about a quarter of what they need. organizers say they are hoping a big push this week will incure a happy holiday for 1700 families. >> it's a little slow. i don't know if it's the economy. but we look around and we see stuff going well or just people

haven't got out and decided to help yet. >> the deadline is saturday, december 21st, which is the day of the giveaway. if you want to help, go to our website, ktvu.com. you can find all of the information on the toy drive under webb links on the home page. 8:25. "sports illustrated" names peyton manning, the denver broncos' quarterback, sportsman of the year. he made an unprecedented comeback from four neck operations that forced him to miss the entire 2011 season with the colts. the colts released manning and he started a new career with the broncos. he's led denver to an 11-3 record this season. 49er stans are fighting back -- fans are fighting back against the banner with a billboard. last year, the seahawk fans rented this plane. they flew that banner over candle still park during the game. now 9er fans have raised enough money to big a billboard less

than a mile from the seahawks stadium that's designed to send a clear message to the nfc west rival now that the proposed billboard shows the five super bowl trophies, they've won since 1982. the lottery jackpot, just gets bigger. how much is in the next megamillions jackpot and how it could set a new record. tragedy at oakland children's hospital. >> my daughter went into cardiac arrest and died and they brought her back and now she's brain dead. >> a 13-year-old girl goes in to have her tonsils removed. she's on life support. what the family said went horribly wrong. right now we're looking at a commute that is very slow in some areas in san jose. but not in downtown just around the corner. we'll explain. if you are just around the corner in santa cruz, you might

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8:30. good morning to you. these are live pictures. we're right outside of the vallejo police headquarters. there a battle brewing in that city today over a proposed labor contract for the police force there. why police officers are upset and there's some new comments about the recent surge of violence in vallejo. we'll bring you a live report with all of the details. welcome back, it's monday, december 16th. i'm dave clark. we're gonna check weather and traffic for you.

there's steve. mostly sunny today. it will still be pretty nice. what's new? nice weather. you know it will happen. june and july, it will be cold and foggy and we'll wish we had some rain. 62 in napa yesterday. 66 today. 67 oakland. santa cruz, 70 to 76 which would be a record. san jose, 62. we'll go 68 today. that would not be a record but it will be close. 30s, 40s, 50s to 64 at half moon bay airport with a downslope wind. high pressure here. low pressure there. that's why the coast will be so nice. land to sea. mostly sunny. high clouds, nice to warm for some very warm, in fact. even though the days are short, it won't matter for a few, there will be upper 60s to low, and a few mid-70s. here's my good friend, sal. steve, good morning to you. i want to start off with a look at the south bay commute and we showed you 280 on the little mini-teaz there not doing too poorly.

101 is slow. so is 880 reading north. i would recommend using 2le -- 280. also we're looking at the commute on 880 northbound and southbound. southbound 880 began to -- began to slow near highway 92. northbound 880 is slow as you can see passioning the coliseum. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, that's about a 15, 10-plint delay. we have -- 10-minute delay. we have seen some improvement. tough story. it started as a routine surgery. it's ended with a 13-year-old girl on life support. pam cook is in the newsroom right now with the heartbroking story that just -- heartbreaking story that just doesn't seem to end for a family in oakland. >> yeah. the 13-year-old girl went in to have her tonsils removed. she's now brab dead and on life support. it happens days after she went into the hospital for tonsil

surgery. her family says when she started to bleed from her mouth, in it weans until they start -- it wasn't until they started to scream for help, she came in and she had already gone into cardiac arrest. >> there should have have been more people around her. >> she was declared brain dead on turs-- on thursday. the girl's mother says hospital staff making her tragic situation even worse. she says a social worker is now following her around the hospital asking about any family that still needs to see her daughter. she says she feels like they want her hospital bed back. >> the way i see it, i will run this pg&e bill up in the lights go off for my baby and i will not give up on my daughter.

>> her mother and grande mother say as -- grandmother say as long as she has a pulse, they will keep her on life support. they are hoping for a christmas miracle. a 19-year-old girl from richmond recovering after being hit by a stray bullet as she watched tv from home friday night at 8:30 p.m. on waller avenue in richmond. nine shots were fired. one of them went through her arm and hit her in the lower back. the victim's sister, who did not want her face to be shown on tv, said her sister was with her stepfather when this happened. >> it could have been way worse. i'm just thankful she's talking, breathing alert. >> the victim's sister said her sten father applied pressure -- stepfather applied pressure to the gunshot rounds. there's a word of a brush fire in the big sur area.

we're getting details coming in. it's very large. do we have alexic? apparent -- do we have alex savidge? apparently not. alex savidge is in vallejo has more has more on an important meeting tonight. >> reporter: there will be a city council meeting tonight to debate whether to impose this new contract on the police force. the vallejo police association is fighting this proposal that could potentially slash both pay and health benefits for current and retired police officers. let me show you this full-page nup ad. it's surge -- newspaper ad. union leaders say this move would essentially des simmate an already -- decimate an

already under-staffed department and force officers to pay 25% more for health benefits there were four murders over the weekend. >> this is a time for us to come together and to respond to evil in a positive way. >> reporter: this was the scene last night. more than 100 people gathered at the vallejo ferry terminal for an anti-violence vig yl. they held -- vigil. they held candles there and offered prayers. they also talked about solutions to stop thethy kill -- to stop the killings. a police lieutenant told me

this morning, it's fantastic to see members of this community saying enough is enough. >> our entire department is apleeshtive of the eem -- appreciative of the people who support us. any time we see a large group of people like that coming forward to say hey, we need to put a stop to this and help the police inny way we can is valuable. >> reporter: right now, the vallejo police department has just 78 officers on the force. that's about half as many as it had back in 2006. there are only six detectives to handle a growing caseload of homicides. the gun violence continued this past weekend. four people were shot according to police between friday and sunday. although all of them are expected to survive. as they always do, vallejo police are asking for witnesses to cooperate as the lieutenant told me this morning, we can't solve all of these crimes alone. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:37. new this morning, a wildfire is burning in the big sur area and

it has now led to some evacuations. the fire began around midnight in national forest near pfeiffer ridge in southern monterey college. it has now grown to 500 acres as it burns through dry vegetation. the fire is moving towards ocean but there are a number of homes scattered along the path forcing its -- forcing the evacuations. so far, there are no reports of injuries. tomorrow marin county supervisors are set to consider a plan to improve pedestrian safety. the meeting comes one week after a 79-year-old man was struck and killed by a van as he crossed civic center drive in front of the marin county civic center in san rafael. county supervisors are scheduled to discuss a sweeping safety plan for that area which has been the scene of many other accidents. and fremont police are warning people about two men posing as contractors to gain access to people's homes. the latest incident was

reported last tuesday at a home on landen street. the homeowner says the two men told him they were repairing a neighbor's fence and needed access to the yab neighbor's yard. he -- to the neighbor's yard. he left the door unlocked and led them back. he discovered cash and jewelry. the suspects are middle eastern, around 5'8" both are average build an wearing khaki pants. for the ninth straight day, the bay area has a spare the air alert day. the alert means it's illegal to burn wood or solid fuel indoors or outdoors. people who can burn, if it's your only way to stay warm, you are allowed to do that. northern california fishermen will start harvesting dungeonness crab after a work stoppage over prices kept the

boats at the docks. many are dropping their pots. crab season was due to open december 131st. the fishermen wanted $3 instead of the $2.50 per houn -- per pound. many say -- yesterday, there were hardly any birds to count in oakland. once the final bird count is received, the information will be sent to scientists and it will be studied. san francisco's bird count takes place december 27th. the megamillions lottery game could set a new record. no one has won the top prize since october 1st. so tomorrow's jackpot is expected to be at least $550 million. that's the fourth largest in u.s. history. some experts say it would top the jackpot of $656 million.

that's because there's still a lot of people buying tickets and ticket sales usually peak in december. i think as pam was saying, even if you pay a dollar, your odds of winning are so astronomical but it's still fun to dream. what if. what if. there's a new theory about the boston marathon bombings. what the boston globe says the bombers might be thinking and why they planned the attacks. >> reporter: we're live at the san jose airport. there's a lot of cleanup going on after a water main broke. we just got an update when things will open back up and we'll bring that to you when "mornings on 2" continues. traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. in san jose, it's cleared up quite a bit, heading up. but there's still slow spots. mostly sunny.

a little easterly breeze may not do for some locations inland in the way of warmth. it will by the coast.

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worse week. u.s. stocks are up significantly today as multi- billion-dollar deals boosted optimism along with signs of strength in manufacturing, thanks to auto produxdz. the dow is up at 15,900. the nasdaq is up 30. the s&p up 12. 8:44. let's bring you up to date on tom of the other top stories we're following for you -- police in santa clara investigate a deadly accident this morning. it involved a man riding a motorized scooter. he was pronounced dead at the scene. this all happened a couple of hours ago in a parking lot near win chest ter and stevens creek boulevards. the u.s. postal service predicting and preparing for the busiest day of the holiday season today. many post offices are extending their hours trying to accommodate the exexed rush -- expected rush. there was an early-morning evacuation at san jose min tet you a airport because of a water line break out there -- mineta airport because of a water main break out there.

now, while things seemed to be under control at terminal "a," it still -- well, it's still shut down. let's check in now with ktvu's janine de la vega live in san jose about the impact and what's happening at this very moment, janine. >> reporter: well, security screening and the entire second floor of terminal "a" has been shut down all morning. we were just by an airport spokesman they hope to have one lane of security open at 9:00 a.m. the water main happened at the sky bridge you are looking at. there's lot of cleanup going on. water was dripping from the ceiling of terminal "a." airport officials say a hot water line broke in the rooftop of the sky bridge of terminal "a" and hot water came rushing down the escalators. we're told it was 180 degrees and it caused the fire sprinklers to go off. there were not too many people up there because the first

flights didn't take off until 6:-- until 6:30. emergency workers worked to secure the area. we were told it was running for about an hour. in the last 30 minutes we were taken up to the mess to watch all of the water being vacuumed up. i think our bigger concern is some of the equipment that might have been damaged. >> reporter: as you can see, there's still a lot of cleanup that needs to be done in that security screening area and baggage claim. now, as far as passengers go, they can still check in at terminal "a" but they have to check their bags at terminal "b" and go through security screening over there. that's caused some delays. passengers can walk or take shuttle buses to check their bags and go through the

security screening. if passengers don't have bags to check, they can about through the screening at the international terminal. it's unknown what caused the water line to break. but it is being investigated. one line of security at terminal "a" is supposed to open back up by 9:00 a.m. but no estimated time on when the entire terminal "a" will open back up. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have more details on the flooding. the airlines in terminal "a" that are being affected include, american, nippon, delta,ette jetblue, united, u.s. airways, vir yin american, volaris and hawaiian airlines. this get all of the information, follow us on twitter or "like" us on facebook. you will get updates as soon as we do. a new report into the boston marathon bomb something casting doubt on the claims of federal investigators.

investigators say tam merlin tsarnaev was recruited and trained by islamic radicals. but according to the boston globe, he and his younger brother, dzhokhar tsarnaev, were more likely driven by personal failures and arenation from society -- alienation from society. the reports say that tamer lynn could have been hearing voices in his head. >> the man who he went to mosque with would talk to him about his mind is being controlled by another entity making him do things. >> the globe says both of their parents were treated for mental problems. tamerlin was killed in a shootout after the bombings. dzhokhar tsarnaev is being held in a federal facility. there's been a new crash in

san francisco, sal. >> yes, on bayshore at courtland. right in front of the lowe's store here. it's an injury crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle of some sort. city vehicle had from what we understand. bayshore boulevard at courtland avenue right in front of lowe's there. pretty busy street at this time. 101 is pretty busy and people use bayshore to go around it. i wouldn't suggest that right now as the fire department along with medics and the police are there at that corner. also looking at the commute coming into san francisco bay bridge. that commute is moderately heavy. there are no major problems coming into the city. it's about a 25-minute delay. it what tonight -- i want to mention that traffic is still slow, stop and go. this is 80 westbound at university. as we pull back, you can see that traffic is -- it's not a picnic as you drive there. westbound on 80. traffic continues to slow in pockets down to the macarthur

maze. 8:50. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of high clouds. haze around. could sure use some rain. don't see any. high clouds. chilly, not so cold. 30s -- 30s, 50s. by the coast, high clouds, mild to warm again. higher clouds associated with a little low off the -- offshore. high pressure inland, feels the difference with the breeze and that's and easterly breeze. santa cruz is front and center today. forecasted high of 76. why? because of the record 74 in 1923. i think it will be close. santa cruz, watsonville, monterey, should be beautiful. take the drive along highway 1. what is it june? no. it would be cold and foggy. san jose. >> right on the cusp of setting a record. 68, the record is 70. east san jose probably. 30s, 40s, 50s to 66 at half

moon bay. 66. all right. half moon bay. 15 at tahoe. 18 in reno. 29 ukiah. there's still a few 20s around. we're not done with them yet. we're done as far as looking for any rain tomorrow and probably the rest of the week. higher clouds, highs, today, some in the 70s. some in the 60s. they will continue to be clearer to the east, warm to the west. it's that kind of a pattern where you get the offshore preez which will really help santa cruz, capitola. 66 in san mateo. daly city is probably warmer than san bruno. nice, sunny on tuesday. wednesday into thursday, cooler. and then warmer buyer the weekend -- by warmer by the weekend. it's the latest christmas

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brain that's critical for memory and reasoning. another study found marijuana use is declining between people between the age of 12 and 17. a new report shows california collects only a portion. bins imposed on assisted living holes. the state department of social services has collected just half of the nearly $3 million in fines imposed in more than six years. the state says it tries to collect the money but officials say violaters often close the home homes and move away before the money is paid. san francisco mayor ed lee is meeting today with some of the biggest names in the technology field. the mayor invited several top executives to a private lunch to talk about the future of san francisco and the technology sector the mayor said he wants to ensure that economic growth continues but also that prosperity extends to all of the city's residents. a bay area mother and daughter's gourmet cookie factory is opening their doors to raise money for charity.

two good gourmet is located on grand avenue. every day the factory puts out nearly 9 tons of cookies. during the holidays, the mother and daughter sell the cookies at warehouse prices. they donate a percentage of their holiday sales to local charities. police in virginia are fighting crime with christmas carols. ♪ the number is 911 if you think you need please for emergencies ♪ >> you have to listen closely. this remix shares holiday safety tips and reminds people keep your eyes peeled for shoplifters. it also tells you to call police if you see anything suspicious. hampton police increase their patrols during the holiday season. they just want to let potential criminals know the police are watching. >> all right. sal is watching traffic. how are things winding down? >> we do have a problem in san francisco at the corner of --

of court land and bayshore boulevard. watch for a crash involving a city vehicle and pedestrian. the san francisco freeways, that traffic is moving along very nicely. this is the toll plaza and that's backed up. let's go to steve. mostly sunny today. a little cool for some but very warm forkers especially along the coast from half moon bay to santa cruz and monterey, 70s. possible record highs. cooler by wednesday/thursday. >> all right. thank you, steve. that's our report for this morning. thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the very busy day at the post office. we're on facebook and you can follow us on twitter. thank you for joining us. avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg

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