good morning a huge fire at a scrap metal plant on the peninsula early this morning. a second fire at this place in just the past month.

>> and a dramatic scene in san fransisco as a home under construction suddenly slides down a hillside. the prominent developer who owns this piece of property. >> a big fire still burning out of control in big sur, the big challenges facing firefighters this morning. >> also an oakland girl declared brain dead after a routine operation, how this tragic story has taken another surprising turn. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning and welcome back to the morning news, 6:01 is our time. we take you live to san fransisco, the twin peaks area where a house collapsed. you can see the construction site there, and we're learning some very interesting things about the person who owns that building. ktvu's alex savidge out there this morning getting more information for us, and we'll go back out to him in just a moment.

it is tuesday december 17th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. lets check weather and traffic. steve you're not giving up finding rain are you? >> i'm giving up this year. maybe in january. does not look good for a while. it looks hazy and mild to warm, especially by the coast. we'll start off 30s, 40s, and some low 50s here, partly cloudy today, looks like a lot more high clouds filtering in. 62 to 75 though and very mild, very hazy skies. 30s, 40s, and 50. 51 san fransisco, the east breeze has kind of tailed off. yesterday half-moon bay was 63. san jose is 41. 37 walnut creek. still cold, just not as cold as it was last week when it was really cold. lax hit 85 degrees yesterday and santa barbara 82. partly cloudy, a lot of high clouds, hazy and mild, 60s and low 70s. some very mild conditions near the coast. here's sal. and right now we have a new crash steve westbound 80.

westbound 80 right at san pablo avenue. the traffic is backing up as you drive out of richmond and head out towards el cerrito. this is blocking a lane here as i try to get more information. one of the things you should know is that traffic is going to be slow if you are driving. this is a hit and run crash by the way that has one vehicle outstanding, car parts all over the place. not a good start to the 80 commute. let's move along to some live pictures now. westbound bay bridge, backed up as you drive up to the toll plaza for about 2 or 3 minute delay, nothing major. those metering lights are not on just yet. if you are driving in san jose, northbound 280 is off to a good start. we begin with developing news, firefighters in redwood city putting out hot spots from a smoky fire at a metal recycling plant. it started at about 1:00 this morning and it's at the simms metal management plant near the port of redwood city. investigators say the fire is burning car parts, old appliances and other discarded items which is sending up a

huge plume of smoke. there are no reports of injuries but it's not clear how this fire started. you may remember there was another fire at this same plant just one month ago. that fire on november 10th november 10th raged for nearly 17 hours and it. proked a shelter and place order in three counties due to the heavy smoke coming from that recycling plant. janine de la vega will have a live update on this morning's fire coming up in our next half hour. air quality officials say air pollution remains at unhealthy levels because of an ongoing cold weather pattern. that's why the district has declared a tenth straight spare the air alert today. wood burning is banned unless it is your only source of heat. 6:04, right now a san fransisco street blocked off after a being that was being renovated suddenly collapsed. ktvu alex savidge has more on the new details we're finding out about the man that owns that property. good morning alex. >> reporter: a prominent san fransisco developer was in the middle of a major remodel on

this home when it suddenly collapsed last night. let me show you the scene here behind us. it is pretty dramatic. this two story structure came tumbling down the hillside last night and came to rest here on graystone terrace where we are this morning near twin peaks. police still have this street blocked off right now, but the structure isn't in danger of sliding anymore. no one was hurt amazingly enough during this collapse. police say no one was inside the home when it gave way last night around 10:30. firefighters responded to this scene. at least one neighboring home had to be evacuated. the home's address is actually one street up from here at 125 crown terrace. now according to property records, that home was originally built in 1941 and is owned by mel murphy. published reports say he's the former president of the san fransisco building inspection commission, and he originally applied to demolish this property but was actually denied. records indicate murphy was in the process of remodeling this

home and it was set to go from two stories to four story with contractors adding on 4,000 feet of space. so far this morning there's no word on what caused it collapse. last night i put in a call, this morning put in a -- reached out this morning i should say to the department of building inspection for a comment here, still waiting to hear back. live this morning in san fransisco, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. we have more details now about mel murphy. in january of this year a project that murphy was working on in the mission district was shut down. according to the san fransisco chronicle and the san fransisco examiner, murphy was allegedly operating without the proper permits. at that time murphy was president of the building inspection commission. now in march he was appointed to the city's port commission by mayor ed lee. critics opposed that appointment because of the earlier controversy. time is 6:06. happening now fire crews in

monterey county are back on the fire lines of that huge wildfire in big sur. the 500-acre fire is burning out of control near pfeiffer state beach. so far it has destroyed 15 homes, forced the evacuation of 100 people. so far there's no word of any injuries but containment is at 0%. the sheriff of monterey county says firefighters are facing some big challenges as they battle this rare december wildfire. >> the nature of the fire, the low humidity, the wind, the fuel, it just hasn't rained here at all. normally by this time of the year everything would be wet but it hasn't been that way at all. >> now big sur's fire chief is among those who lost her home. investigators are looking into reports that an illegal campfire may have started that fire late sunday night. happening today, doctors will perform one last test this morning on a teenager declared brain dead after having her tonsils removed. ktvu's brian flores is at

oakland children's hospital this morning with how the family is holding up. brian just a tragic story. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely heartbreaking, pam. good morning to you. the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath holding on to hope, though, as one more test, one more brain test is scheduled for some time later today. not sure exactly when. we are keeping in touch with the family for the very latest. jahi was admitted to oakland children's hospital last monday to simply have her tonsils removed. her family says after the surgery she began bleeding heavily and by thursday she was on life support declared legally brain dead. we spoke with the family recently. jahi's uncle says this is not the family's choice to pull her off life support and that they are prepared to say good-bye but they're awaiting the results of this latest brain test. >> i was supposed to be getting ready to dance with her at our christmas party. i was supposed to be getting ready to give her her christmas present, you know, christmas is only about a week away, week

and a half. i mean, we were -- our expectations was to have our little girl at home. >> very difficult for the family this morning, and this morning as well a final eeg test is being done to determine if there is any brain activity. after the results of that test, the family will then decide about removing jahi from life support. she had her tonsils removed because of a sleep apnea problem according to the family and the hospital also released a statement yesterday saying in part that they are respecting the wishes of the family not to release any details about the case and that they are supporting the family any way they can during this very difficult time. we're live here in oakland, brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. we are following developing news out of afghanistan this morning. we learned that six service members have been killed after a plane crashed in afghanistan. no reported fighting in that area when the plane went down, but the nationalities of those on board the plane have not

been released. time now 6:09. a congressional hearing investigates a september mass shooting at the washington d. c. navy yard. the focus will be security at those federal facilities. now in the case of the navy yard shooting, the gunman was a contractor who did have security clearance. on september 16th, he walked into the washington navy yard with a sawed off shotgun. he killed 12 people before he was shot and killed by police. back here at home we now have some results from the weekend gun buyback programs in oakland and san jose. in san jose, 445 weapons were turned in, including several sawed off shotguns and seven assault rifles. in oakland 146 firearms were taken off the streets during the buyback. it includes 73 handguns, 69 rifles and shotguns and four assault rifles. it's a high-tech summit at the white house, the silicon valley heavy weights attending and what the president wants

from them. >> and a shocking surprise at this justin timberlake concert, how that man there was able to get his girlfriend up on the stage. good morning, right now we are looking at traffic that's getting busier around the bay area on 680 southbound. also a big problem on 80 that i'll tell you about straight ahead. >> very hazy skies and temperatures which we're in record setting territory for a few yesterday, we'll see if that continues and we'll take a look at the driest calendar year ever, sure looks like it.

the party was hosted by the kappa alpha psi fraternity from cal state long beach. the fight started as an isolated incident between two people, but it quickly grew when their friends got involved. that's when the police were called. >> people walked into the party without paying, and they gave them a warning, told them to get out. they didn't. they started pepper spraying everybody and they shut the whole party down. >> police say they had to pepper spray the crowd because no one was cooperating. they say no one was seriously hurt and no arrests were made. a love struck kentucky couple has become an internet sensation after they became the center of attention at a justin timberlake concert. >> he has something he wants to tell you. >> she thought she was just meeting justin timberlake, but in front of thousands of screaming concert goers, joshua clemens got on one knee and asked his girlfriend kim martin to marry him.

>> there's no way. there's no way this is happening right now, and i got up there and it was and i was just like in total shock. i couldn't do anything but just stand there and like, oh, my goodness. >> well, it wasn't easy to pull this off. after almost 100 e-mails and phone calls, he is pint, he finally got in touch with justin timberlake's manager to pull it off. >> you think those photos will make it into the wedding album? >> i think so, yeah. >> probably. >> time now 6:18. let's check in with sal. we just had a crash on the east shore, where? >> well, it's been there for a bit, dave, and pam. west 80 at san pablo avenue and it's still causing slow traffic, and it's traffic unfortunately getting worse on 80 as you drive through. if i pull back just a little bit, i can show you the traffic is already backing up way back into pi knoll which is just terrible news for the morning commute. all the way to here where the crash is. the crash is right here, so

just give yourself plenty of time, again, west 80 at san pablo avenue. going to be at least one lane blocked with a hit and run crash. they're moving it, but the traffic is slow. let's move along to some live pictures, bay bridge, metering lights have been turned on, and the traffic is delayed for about 10 to 15 minutes as you drive through. also the morning commute is okay in san fransisco. northbound 101, a little bit of slowing approaching caesar chavez, earlier road work to blame. >> thank you, sir a hazy mild day. let's take a look at what are some awful rain stats. this is the calendar year, not the rain year. the rain year starts july 1st. the total rainfall in san fransisco since january 1st, 5.59 total. that's it. the driest year ever was 1917 when 9 inches of rain fell. there's no rain in sight through the end of the year and weather records go back in san fransisco to the gold rush days, 1849. it looks like everything says, unless there's a miracle or a

hiccup this will be the driest calendar year ever and i mean really dry. we're not close to setting records. we're smashing records. san fransisco speaking of the average high temp this time of the year would be 57 degrees. we're going 67 degrees which is 2 off a record high. napa 67 yesterday, 70 today. oakland airport tied a record high yesterday 66. we'll bump you up 1. santa cruz tied a record yesterday going back to is the 73 at 74. san jose's record today is 72. they won't set that. a lot of high clouds over us that may take a couple degrees off. they continue to filter in and it looks like they will. they're holding up most of the lows. 30s and 40s, 30s are cold but not the 22s and 23s we had a week ago. 31 ukiah. 51 in monterey. they'll be near 70 again today very warm down there from ant cruise down to monterey. higher clouds associated with a weak low. a high pressure system that's over us will start to back off after today. hazy skies today, widespread

60s and low 70s. cooldown starts wednesday and also that breeze will begin to kick up its homes. today 60s and 70s. partly cloudy, i usually say partly sunny but today i went partly cloudy. a few low and mid-70s, 68 napa. kentfield, 68 petaluma 67. antioch, brentwood, oakley, low 60s to mid-60s around walnut creek. oakland downtown 68 and berkeley 67. 70 in cupertino. a nice day in santa cruz, santa clara's in there so is half- moon bay which was 72 yesterday and 67 redwood city and menlo park. cooler and breezy on wednesday, colder and windy on thursday. then we rebound on friday with sunshine. the days will slowly warm up. u.s. consumer prices held steady last month. the government reports lower costs for energy, offset higher airfare and housing prices.

economists say expect consumer prices to move upward. wages have ump bumped up less than 1%. the treasury department says jpmorgan chase may have interfered with its investigation into now convicted felon bernard madoff. madoff told investigators that the bank he used during his investment scam tried to stop the government from getting information about the relationship. jpmorgan chase is near nearing a settlement that could include $2 billion in penalties for ignoring warning signs about madoff's firm. time now 6:22. a shocking new controversy about taking multivitamins to prevent serious illnesses. why some are saying you're just wasting your money. >> and a special gift for the president, what michelle obama unveiled during her visit to a children's hospital in washington d. c.

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, 6:25. the window of a store in castro valley had to be boarded up after a driver lost control and slammed right into it. it happened at mearl's hallmark store at 6:15 last night. the store clerk says she could hear the car lose control just before it hit the store.

the driver was treated on the scene for minor injuries. no one else was hurt. a san fransisco doctor is facing up to 20 years in prison for his alleged role in a homeless drug rink. dr. collin leong pleaded not guilty last week to charges of drug dealing and conspiracy. police say in exchange for cash he was issuing provisions to home before prescriptions to homeless people for oxycodone and hydrocodone. new questions about the value of multivitamins from a highly regarded medical journal. an editorial in the annals of internal medicine says using multivitamins and supplements to prevent chronic conditions is a waste of money. the writer says three studies found little or no benefits of multivitamins in preventing heart attacks, cancer or improving mental function. other doctors say supplements help americans get the vitamins and minerals they don't normally get. the government is asking questions about the risks posed

by antibacterial soaps and body washes. the fda is asking manufacturers prove your products are safe and that they're more effective against infections than plain soap and water. some studies have shown some ingredients in the antibacterial products may add to a decline in effectiveness of antibiotics. those companies have until the end of the next year to turn over results of their studies. 6:26, a heartbreaking diagnosis for a 19-year-old richmond woman who was hit by a stray bullet inside her home. >> i just imagine the things she'll never do, she'll never walk down the aisle. >> the devastating news from the doctor and how the woman's family says she's doing despite this diagnosis. >> we're live in redwood city where a fire is burning at a recycling plant. we will tell you the latest on the progress firefighters are making and tell you how it's affecting the air out here. >> good morning. you can still see traffic on

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let's check in with steve paulson. pretty nice, no rain in sight. >> none. that is correct pam. thank you dave. >> high clouds, cool to in the too bad. high clouds, high clouds, hazy, mild to warm over by the coast. higher clouds continue to stream in, a little thicker than yesterday. we kind of had a break. during the day was pretty nice. i think today we get a lot more higher clouds. if it is one it's mainly offshore. 30s, 40s, 50s on the lows. 50s, 60s by noon and then 60s to 70s this afternoon. still some 30s so it's cold. 40s, upper 40s, sfo48, san fransisco, 51 degrees. a partly cloudy day. see those higher clouds treatmenting over. it didn't -- streaming over. it didn't stop lax from hitting 75. santa cruz also tied a record yesterday. partly cloudy today, very hazy skies. 60s to near 70 degrees. good morning, we are still looking at traffic that is getting a little bit slow on 80 westbound. we had an earlier crash west 80

at san pablo avenue and that crash has slowed traffic pretty much from hercules or pinole to richmond. it is getting better. the lanes are open but the traffic is slow. let's go to live pictures. i want it to show you the traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, a 10 to 15 minute delay before you get into san fransisco. the morning commute in san jose is off to a good start. we're getting some more slow traffic reported by the minute. now let's go back to the desk. happening right now, firefighters in redwood city are still putting out hot spots from a smoky fire at a metal recycling plant. it all started early this morning, and these are live pictures you're looking at. the second fire at this plant in just the past month, ktvu's janine de la vega is out there now, so janine, what's happening right now? >> reporter: well, i can definitely smell smoke in the air. it goes in and out. we're standing about a mile away, and that's for safety

reasons. we're right at seaport and bloomquist avenue and the redwood city fire department istizing people who live -- advising people who live in the area to stay indoors. there's no time estimate on when it's going to be extinguished there at the plant. we were taken closer to the fire, and this is new video taken in the last 30 minutes of firefighters fighting the fire at simms metal recycling plant on seaport boulevard. firefighters say they received numerous report of an explosion and fire just before 1 this morning. they arrived and found a huge pile of scrap metal appliances about 100 feet in length and 30 feet high that was burning. >> you know, grabbing the pile and moving it section by section and breaking it apart that way. >> while it's burning. >> while it's burning, correct. >> fire officials don't know what caused the fire, but there's been four fires at simms since 2007. the fire marshal says it's not uncommon for this to happen at

a recycling plant because they deal with metal and combustible material. now people who work nearby are being held back and prevented from going to their jobs for safety reasons. they're concerned about the air quality. it is a spare the air day today and as i mentioned before, fire officials are advising people to stay indoors. again, the spokesperson, the fire marshal has been going back and forth from the fire giving us updates, and again, he says good progress is being made. there's about 40 firefighters working it. they're still calling it a 1 alarm even though they have the resources to make it a 2-alarm fire. reporting live from redwood city janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. we have more details now on the recycling plant where this fire's burning. there have been four other fires at the same plant in the last six years. the most recent one was a month ago. that fire on november 10th november 10th raged for almost 17 hours. it prompted a shelter in place order in three counties because of all the heavy smoke coming

from the recycling plant. the plant's owner has also been fined once from the 2007 fire because of the dangerous smoke and another time the company was ordered by the epa to stop releasing toxic pollutants into the bay. we're also following developing news out of afghanistan this morning. we've just learned six american service members have been killed in a helicopter crash. the crash happened in afghanistan's zabol province. there was no reported fighting in the area when the plan went down. they were part of the u.s. nato security assistance force. the cause of the crash is being investigated but officials say it appears the helicopter went down because of engine failure. it's a devastating diagnosis for a 19-year-old woman in richmond who was hit by a stray bullet over the weekend. the family of dominique romero says she's paralyze from the waist down. romero was sitting on a couch inside her home on waller

avenue saturday night when someone opened fire firing multiple shots in the street and one of the bullets went right through the wall of the house and hit romero. her family says despite the diagnosis, romero is still in good spirits. >> she's in pain one minute. she's laughing and talking to us like nothing ever happened. the bullet is in her spine and they can't do surgery because it's in a very difficult spot. >> richmond police say they are still searching for the shooter and a motive. another very sad story, the family of a teenage girl declared legally brain dead after having her tonsils removed is holding on to some hope this morning. doctors have agreed to perform one last test. ktvu's brian flores is at oakland children's hospital this morning with how the family is doing and more about this test. >> reporter: hi, good morning, pam, absolutely devastated, they're heartbroken, but as you mentioned they are holding out hope for at least one more brain test that is scheduled for sometime later today. now the back story is that 13-

year-old jahi mcmath was admitted to oakland's children hospital on monday to simply have her tonsils removed because of a sleep apnea problem according to the family. tonsillectomies are pretty routine surgeries but according to doctors as with any surgery there's always a chance of complications. after the surgery she began bleeding heavily and had trouble breathing and then went into cardiac arrest. jahi's uncle said this is not the family's choice to pull her off life support. it's state law and they were prepared to say good-bye today but they're now awaiting the results of this brain test this which the hospital has agreed to from i was suppose to be getting ready to dance with her at our christmas party. i was supposed to be getting ready to give her her christmas presents, you know, christmas is only about a week away, week and a half. i mean, we were -- our expectations was to have our little girl at home. >> now a final eeg test is

being done to determine whether there will be any brain activity. after the results of that test we understand the family will then decide what to do next. and we also found out that the family told ktvu that as of monday night there are no indications or no decisions yet as to whether to donate mcmath's organs for the transplant. we're live in oakland, brian flores news ktvu channel 2 news. a brazilian newspaper says it received a letter from edward snowden asking for political asylum and offering to help brazil investigate u.s. spying on its soil. in that letter published on the newspaper's web site, snowden says he could legally offer assistance only if he's granted asylum. snowden right now is living in russia. that's where he was granted temporary asylum for a year. president obama is meeting with more than a dozen silicon valley ceo's at the white house this morning. the president wants to get the

high-tech leaders input on fixing the healthcare.gov web site along with talking about how to grow the economy and create jobs. the group includes apple's ceo tim cook, yahoo's marissa mier and google's eric schmidt. the nsa surveillance program will probably be a topic of discussion as well. many of the high-tech companies have complained about the extent of the government surveillance. ed just yesterday a federal judge ruled the nsa's collection of americans' phone records is likely unconstitutional. in his 68 page ruling the judge said the nsa's indiscriminate and arbitrary collection of personal information infringes on the right to privacy guaranteed by the fourth amendment. lottery fever is heating up as people across the bay area rush to get their megamillion dollar jackpot tickets. tonight's jackpot estimated at $586 million. however it could certainly go to more than 600 million

depending on ticket sales there has not been a winner in 21 drawings. it is possible that that jackpot could reach $1 billion, and that drawing will be held on christmas eve. that's incredible. meantime any lottery ticket worth thousands of dollars go unclaimed every year. the lottery says only about 2% of the prize money is paid to people who play. that's about $800 million in unclaimed prizes, and that's because many people think if they didn't win the big prize they probably didn't win anything at all. one of the largest unclaimed prizes, a ticket in tampa was worth $10 million and it expired in november. >> i'll take it. right over here. >> they just tossed it out i guess. time now 6:40. it's not something you usually see on a busy san fransisco street. coyotes, where they have recently been seen and why they're showing up in more unusual places. >>

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:43 is the time. a building underran novations collapsed in san fransisco. ktvu reporter alex savidge is there and it's where police have the street blocked off now while they investigate what made this house come crashing down. alex. >> reporter: good morning. it's unclear exactly what triggered this collapse. the building inspector was out here overnight. let me show you this impressive scene. this is this two story structure that came crashing down the hillside late last night. it came to rest here on gray stone terrace where we are this morning. this is near twin peaks and police still have this street blocked off right now. a prominent san fransisco developer was in the middle of a major remodel on this home when it suddenly collapsed. police say no one was inside when it gave away last night around 10:30. firefighters responded to this scene and at least one neighboring home had to be evacuated. the home's address is actually one street up at 125 crown

terrace. now according to property records, this home was originally built back in 1941, and is owned by mel murphy. he's the former president of the san fransisco building inspection commission is he originally applied to demolish this property but was denied. he was in the process of remodeling the home. it was set to go from two stories to four with contractors adding 4,000 square feet of space. i heard back from a representative of san fransisco's department of building inspection. he told me inspectors are doing stabilizing work at this site and he's working to get me more information on what may have caused this collapse. live this morning in san fransisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. we have more details about that man, mel murphy. in january of this year, a project murphy was working on in the mission district was shut down. according to the san fransisco chronicle and san fransisco examiner he was allegedly operating without the proper

permits. at that time murphy was president of the building inspection commission. in march he was appointed to the city's port commission by mayor ed lee. critics opposed that appointment because of the earlier controversy. new this morning, firefighters in birmingham alabama are searching for two people in the rubble of an apartment building. that building exploded early this morning sending eight people including four children to the hospital. firefighters say the fire burned for about two hours. people had to call through the flames and debris to get to safety. the cause of the explosion still being investigated. time now 6:46. later today the u.s. senate holds a test vote on a bipartisan budget bill. the democrats think they have the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. last week it passed by a why had margin in the house. senate republicans are less enthusiastic but it appears there may be enough republicans who will support the legislation for it to pass and avoid another government

shutdown. first lady michelle obama spilled the beans about what she plans to buy for the president this holiday season. >> i might get him some workout clothes. [ laughter ] >> hey, that's what he wanted though. he said that's what he wanted. >> he said he wanted that. don't laugh at him. >> he said he wanted to work out. the first lady made that announcement. one of the kids asked her during her annual visit to the children's medical center in washington d. c. i she also told them the first dogs beau and sunny are getting chew toys for christmas. >> all dogs need new chew toys. 6:47 is the time. time to check in with tori campbell for a look at what's coming up on mornings on 2. coming up in minutes, a big battle over police benefits in vallejo. >> without the benefits and that i'm going to have to stand in one of the many street

mediums and start to beg for money. >> the decisive and divisive decision made by the vallejo still council as they deal with a surge in violent crime. >> the wife of a pilot missing in idaho has made a difficult decision to return to the south bay. why she has come home and how the rest of the family is able to keep hope alive. and we've all heard of norad tracking santa on christmas eve. for the first time they're facing criticism. why a children's advocacy group does not approve of norad's flying sleigh updates. now back to you. >> very interesting. 6:48. let's bring sal back. i know you've got the chopper working with you this morning. >> we do have a look at that fire in the redwood city recycling plant. you can see our news chopper 2 is looking at it here, and it looks like our picture goes in and out. the smoke is definitely

beginning to affect some of the peninsula. this is now a shot from the ground and the smoke is now visible to people who are driving by on highway 101, and it could become a visual hazard among other things the weaver also get -- we're also getting a report there's another fire nearby in a facility right next door, and this stretching fire crews very thin on the peninsula. we will open coo you posted. you can -- we will keep you posted. let's go ahead and take a look at the bay bridge. that's a packup of about 20 to 25 minutes. no major problems on the bridge getting into the city. on the bridge it's about a 10 minute drive into downtown. we have been looking at the commute on 580, one of the slowest in the bay area. just getting into the slow traffic coming up. pleasanton heading down it fremont. now let's go to steve. >> hey sal. >> yes, sir. >> there is a third fire. that's right. so there's all -- there's another fire there steve and we will have more on it coming up

very soon. >> thank you, sir. all right, good morning, high clouds, should be a beautiful sunrise, somebody shining a bright light at me here in the morning sky. where are you paulson, where are you. it will be another nice day. we could sure use, very hazy skies. we could really use some rain, i mean really use some rain because it looks like we're going to set a record for the driest calendar year ever. there's no sign of any rain through the end of the year. things could change but there's nothing out 10, 15 days. since january in san fransisco, 5.59 inches of rain total for the entire time. the record was back in 1917 when 9 inches of rain fell and remember the records san fransisco go back to 1849. other parts of the country, are like what are you talking about, it's cold, it's snowy, awful, and here we're warm and dry. 51 to start in san fransisco. there's a lot of 50s for lows in san fransisco. 67 for a high. average high this time of year 57. temperatures will be above average here, normal highs are

about 56 to 61. everyone will be above that. 70 in napa today: 67 oakland. 75 in santa cruz and 68 downtown san jose. spare the air day, tenth day in a row for those of you with respiratory problems it's been a tough stretch. maybe tomorrow i think things will change. we'll start to see a system drop in here. a lot more high clouds streaming up from the south from a low off the coast. it won't stop us from warming up near the coast. 30s, 40s, to 51. 20 in reno, 30s for many in the north. a lot of those high clouds continue to stream over us. it will be warm today but big changes, i should say subtle changes tomorrow but bigger changes by thursday. a lot of hazy skies, a system will drop in. it won't give us rain but much colder air mass and the breeze will kick up by thursday. temperatures will drop a good, 10, 15 degrees by thursday. today partly cloudy, hazy

conditions, lots of 60s and some 70s. 68 san rafael, santa rosa, clear lake we'll go 71. walnut creek 65 to antioch, brentwood, oakley, lower 60s there. oakland 68. kind of a pattern favors santa cruz, gilroy, morgan hill, 70 in cupertino. 68 in half-moon bay. 66 palo alto and san mateo. a cooler pattern wednesday and a much colder breezy to windy pattern thursday. lows will drop and more sunshine and temperatures slowly warming up by the weekend. time now 6:52 in san fransisco it's not unusual to see coyotes in the wooded areas like golden gate park and the presidio but now they've been seen on city streets. the chronicle says coyotes were recently seen near the embarcadero and on telegraph hill. they're apparently searching for food. wildlife experts say the coyotes have been roaming a lot more because as steve says it's been such a dry year.

>> boy it affects so many things. >> yeah. 6:52 is the time, changes in the wake of the chevron refinery fire. why workers may soon have more of a say when it comes to safety. >> plus deny the college football national championship game, why the new 49ers stadium in santa clara came up just short.

welcome back, this morning there's another sign that the housing market is getting healthier. core logic reports nearly 800,000 more homes have gone from underwater mortgages to positive equity again. that still leaves nearly 6.4 million residential properties valid at less than what is owed on their loans. the situation remains worse in nevada where nearly 1/3 of all homes remain under water. let's check in on the numbers, futures now turning negative, excuse me. futures were positive. the numbers are actually negative. the dow down here's a live look at the big board. it's down about 7 points, just a slight percentage on the downside. now s&p 500 also down. a lot of investors waiting to hear what happens at the end of the federal reserve two day policy meeting today.

6:56. a huge winter storm back east could affect any travel plans you have today. this morning the storm is moving into new york city after slamming pennsylvania and several other states. the snow and ice forced the cancellation of dozens of flights up and down the east coast. travelers flying in or out of bay area airports check with your airline first before heading off to the airport this morning. the u.s. chemical safety board is recommending sweeping changes to how refineries are regulated in california in the wake of the fire at the chevron refinery in richmond. now the board is calling on the state to adopt the safety case system, which is used in the united kingdom and australia. it requires refinery operators to present a written plan for controlling safety hazards that includes input from workers. regulators would have the power to audit the report and issue citations. now for more details you can duoto our web site ktvu.com. we have posted the full safety report on the chevron incident. you can look for it under our east bay tab. a shortage of hotel rooms reportedly one reason levi stadium won't be able to host

the college football national championship. the 49ers and city of santa clara wanted that game to come to their new stadium. levis was among six bidders. it will go to tampa's raymond james stadium. organizers say other cities had more hotel rooms that were closer to their stadiums. coming up next here on mornings on 2, that breaking development to this morning's top story, a fire burning out of control at a redwood city recycling plant. here's a live picture of that, and we have just learned that it has started another fire nearby. >> and a desperate fight to keep a 13-year-old girl alive after a tragic surgery set back, a tough decision for the oakland family they're facing this morning. stay right here with us. e love. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop!

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we're live in redwood city where two fires are burning at this hour. we'll tell you about the connection between the two and we'll also tell you on the progress firefighters are making. >> reporter: it's a decision no parent should ever have to make, whether or not to pull your child off life support. we'll tell you how one oakland family is dealing with that very decision this