popping up and once we get going, a little cold for some. we have 51 in san francisco, half-moon bay, 63, concord 38 and from cold to really mild, extend being from the south bay, it is parched and bone dry and everything says sunshine and warm temperatures. look for high pressure to kick in and warm weather will take us through most of this week. sunny and warm, a colder morning, windy in the east bay hills and i say colder and upper 60s to almost 7,000 degrees in antioch, here is tara. >> i don't know what the joke is about, it as happy tuesday here at ktvu. you can see traffic is moving nicely in both directions towards the mcarthur maze and at the toll plaza, we we do not have too much traffic.

finally san jose, same story looking good in both directions, let's head back to the desk. red flag warning in effect, very unusual, alex savage is in the oakland hills, a hot spot with how cal fire is preparing, alex? well, the brush is extremely dry around the bay area and firefighters are bracing for gusty conditions especially in the east bay hills and north bay hills and this says it all, a red flag warning is in effect and these are unusual conditions this late in the season. firefighters said we would have had more rain at this point and there would not be the threat of brush fires. there was the start of a small fire but they quickly got it under control. they had some high elevation

points and that's why cal fire has hired back some of their seasonal firefighters and they are beefing up staffing and waiting for rain during these winter months. >> until we see significant rainfall, we have that mechanism in place to keeping our additional staffing available to us. so i do not see an end to this until we get that rainfall. >> they want to be ready for that big fire incase it does breakout. they have several helicopters filled with helicopters and they are ready to fly in a moment's notice. humidity levels are very low during the next couple of days and the fire danger certainly remains high and red flag warnings will remain in effect

through thursday morning, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. continuing coverage and the search for a serial arizona sentist. -- arsonist. they have all been set in the early morning hours. yesterday no arson elated fires and people are now -- arson related fires. some are capturing a person walking around just minutes before a fire breaks out. some are them are grainy but the person has similar characteristics. they have created this sketch. he is described as white or latino and at least 6-foot tall. one witness calls him skinny and he was wearing baggy

clothes and large frame glasses. health officials have confirmed two additional deaths. one death is reported in san mateo county and that person's age has not been released and sonoma county report is the death of a 50-year-old. and there have been 15 deaths so far in the bay area and this map shows where it has occurred county by county and the number of fatal cases, each reporting two deadly cases of the flu and all of the cases were younger than 65 years old. a senior living complex is taking extreme measures to keep its residence healthy. they have closed their dine being room da -- dining room and asked residents to remain in their rooms and visitors have been discouraged and

people are remaining in their rooms. this is following the neurovirus and the stomach bug. >> my opinion, it is overkill. you can't blame the administration for them going along with the health department. >> the facility declined to give a count of how many cases of illness they have had but they expect to resume normal operations by the end of the week. family and friends of an oakland boy killed in a shooting are trying to raise money for the funeral. he learned his mother does not have enough money to bury him. the 13-year-old was killed while walking home from the boys and girls club in east oakland. >> i came out here because they need to stop all of the gun violence, this is not good for oakland, this is not how

oakland should be represented. >> lee's mother needs to raise about $1,000 and they will have a memorial at the church. and she was shot and killed during a sleepover last july. 22-year-old darnell williams knocked on the door and fired shots as soon as it was opened. two other children were also injured. charges against a second suspect have been dropped and police say the shooting was in retaliation of germane davis and they say the man lived at the house where alicia was killed. they have announced a major recall. they are recalling more than 41,000 pounds of beef because the couse were not inn -- cows were not inspected before the slaughter.

they were shipped to distribution centers in stores across the state including 6 locations here in the bay area. you can find a full list of meet recalls, go to web links. the dispute is finally over. they have announced their members have ratified the new four-year contract. they ratified it and this vote comes after two bart strikes and nine months of often hostile negotiationels with bart management. meanwhile they have killed a bill in response to the reason bart strikes. now the vote was a long strict party lines arguing that strands cyst strikes would take away the price of union workers and supporters say that transit workers are just as important as police and firefighters when it comes to public safety of.

time now 4:37 and supporters are expressing sadness over george miller. for the past 40 years miller has represented him and it stretches from richmond to concord and pittsburgh to south danville. he announced his retirement yesterday. during his 40 years in congress, miller has sponsored legislation on education and labor issues and is one of the most liberal issues known as a champion of the working class. >> wealthy and powerful, they have always had plenty of friends in washington. i went to the congress and stayed in the congress to stand up for the rest of us. now miller has a lot he wants to accomplish including pushing through legislation to boost the manipulate mum wage -- minimum wage and he will continue to work on.

same core issues. and meanwhile, he is the first bay area politician to say he plans on entering the seat. he has been in the state senate since 2008 and he served in the assembly and on the contra costa board of supervisors. in a statement he wants to end the gridlock in washington. tomorrow the danville pilot responsible on the emergency landing will join passengers and crew to commemorate the 5th anniversary of that event. he safely landed his u.s. airways jet with 155 passengers on new york hudson river took out 20 engines. he has a new focus, patient safety. he has the focus could be used to prevent the number of medical error in hospitals.

the countdown continues between the 49ers and the seahawks. the 9ers are heading back to the stadium where the seahawks have outscored them during their last two games in seattle. they will be dealing with a lot of noise and the seattle fans are studying records for being the loudest in the nfl. the latest forecast calls for low clouds and sun and temperatures are expected for the 330 kickoff. jim harbaugh has a surprising view and the seahawks have age bettered -- angered many fans. ment policy makes it tough for -- the policies makes it tough but harbaugh supports the move. he said they have to do everything they need to do to win and he fully how sorts -- supports them. you can watch it right

here, sunday afternoon 3:30 stay with us immediately live for our post game show. >> it is not too late to he to get excited? >> no. the battle continues for housing in san francisco and the two ideas which could help living in the city more affordable. an argument over texting in a florida movie theater and it ended with a police officer proud up on charges for aggravated murder. we will have record highs, stay tuned for more news weather and traffic.

0. welcome back. alex rodriguez is not going down without a fight. he filed a lawsuit with the commissioner of baseball and he is hoping to overturn his 152 game suspension over doping allegations. it will cost him an estimated $125 million in salary. governor chris christy is expected to deliver his state of address just days after his long apology apparently by his staff as a political vendetta. he will try to shift the focus of the scandal around him and he will lengthen the school day and christie said he had no knowledge to tie up traffic to punish that city's mayor for not endorsing his reelection bid. -- bid. and he is facing a second

degree murder charge for a man texting in a movie theater. it began when 43-year-old chad was texting his daughter. he began arguing with him and he pulled out a gun and shot him. he tried to stop him from shooting her husband. >> it was a all -- all over somebody texting in a movie theater. >> he was shot in the chest and died on the scene. witnesses said the movie had not even started when that argument began. and he will accept public comment following the shooting of andy lopez by a sheriff's deputy. today's meeting comes after a sonoma county task force in the wake of the shooting and members of the task force heard from activists who said they had been harassed for the

shooting death of anthony lopez. they opened fire on lopez because he was holding a beebee gun that looked like an a rifle. >> this is a tragedy for everybody involved but my hope is that something good can grow. >> they are going to talk about officer involved shootings and the next meeting is scheduled for january 26. time now 4:47, supporters of medical marijuana are starting a drive to keep desk presence risk -- dispensaries open. they are redefining guidelines so there are no new dispensaries set up within a certain area of schools. they are looking for signatures. it is pretty early on this

tuesday morning. we want to check in and tara is in for sal. >> we have some construction closers, and highway 37, eastbound at the petaluma bridge until 5:00 a.m. this morning, and on 880, same deal, it closes at 5:00. then northbound traffic is actually on the right-hand side of your screen as you make your drive towards the airport and no delays. and it is a bit windy out there and it is a lot more windy than it was yesterday. finally 101 through san francisco, also a tiny bit windy over there but not as bad as oakland, it looks fantastic. we still have red flag warnings, it is blustery at times and there is a little on the peninsular through thursday morning and i have seen gusts

at 44. humidity is low, soil is parched you know all of the key words. we are starting off 29 in santa rosa to 61 in half-moon bay and san francisco 31, and my spread on the lows will be 28 to 62. 22 to 24, lake tahoe and sacramento, ukiah and it gets cold for some but we have a weekend system that gives us that hoe hum. patchy fog, warm 70s for many, it is clear. sunny and warm, a colder morning inland and we had wind in some of the higher elevations. 60s to 70s, 73 in santa rosa, 73 in morgan hill, 70 in

mountain view, temperatures are warming up, lots of sunshine here, it looks quiet, a weak system will come in on saturday and give us more of a westerly breeze partly cloudy on sunday. rolling into walnut creek, when and where you can find a restaurant on wheels. it could be the shortest service from the montana minister, just in time to catch his favorite team kicking off.

. welcome back, a gun show is drawing the attention and anger of people more than 2,000 miles away. they held a rally of the national shooting foundation which is also in new town. they want the trade group to stop marketing military type rifles to children. this is after the shooting in knew town connecticut. >> shame on you, choosing to benefit from our collective grieve. >> now at lions is also de-- a liians is -- alliance is also

looking for background information on potential gun buyers and they are inn eimproveing gun education -- they are improving gun education. this crosses a protest of forgetting is on display at the lafayette library and the exhibit features 18 photos of the class which serves as a rememberance of those killed in afghanistan. the library runs through march 21st. we are getting a look at a surveillance video for something that happened on bay shore boulevard. police say the incident began after 'off-duty sergeant got into offender bender and the the two went into a gas station to exchange information and they got into an argument where

she ended up drawing her gun. >> they were in conversation and the suspect punched the female sergeant in the face. the sergeant has been placed on paid administrative leave. the man was booked on hitting a police officer. the mayor's office reasonly set into motion a new plan to clean up one of the cityies biggest troubled spots. they are now into other san francisco neighborhoods and we spoke to one person at the san francisco bart station. >> i like to call it the sat tannic place. >> they have reduced the number

of people and the number of homeless has remained to 6,000 over the years. >> the city says they did not have enough meters in december and it estimated the number it used by 1,400 of its customers. it is based on what they used during the same time before and this time they were inaccurate. >> in almost every case because of this cold weather people had used much more than last year and not only more but much more so there was a big chunk to reconcile and put on their next bill. >> people who had estimated it, looked at their energy consumption so they had to pay the difference on the current bills and we checked with many and they all said they used estimates from time to time. >> walnut creek may be home to the permanent food truck in the

bay area. they are approving north court on main street and they are near the walnut strike station in several office buildings. and they have a rotating schedule and if the city goes along with the idea they could be serving them march 1st. and pastor's love is the reason from what could be the shortest sermon in history. >> okay, safety first. >> all out of here. >> now that it is tim christain christainson and he delivered a sermon that lasted about a minute so not to miss his favorite game. >> i went to a game and have been a 49er faithful ever

since. >> pastor tim came back later in the day to finish his service and this sunday he should not have a problem, apparently the pastor does not have a "d" vr -- a dvr. >> coming up next in our 5:00 hour, fighting in an east bay grammar school, what parents don't want installed which could can be harmful to their children's health. and two officers have been acquitted in the death of a home levels man, they may not be acquitted just yet but a new investigation is underway. a full moon, it is rather pleasant kid in the morning sky and record highs are possible today.

. bracing for strong winds and we will tell you about the preparations being made. live in san jose where police are looking for a serial arsonists. a chance to speak out about the shooting of andy lopez, what they get to do since the

shooting of the boy. and the project they are opposing and what they say could be harmful to their children, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. . this is the oakland hills and we have fire danger, red flag warning even though we are halfway through january, we will talk about that and the precautions being taken in just a minute, it is tuesday january 1st, -- 14th, i am pam cook. >> tara is in for sal, good morning sarah. everything should be pretty much open at this point and right now we will look at the bay point pittsburgh area. you can see the