. a serial arsonist in san jose, what we know and what we don't know about the suspect. actions that happened by a teenage boy who set somebody on fire. and emergency steps in order to prepare for the drought, we will tell you what they are doing in marin that they have not done in 20 years. also how a naked man in the girls' locker room may lead to changing in one bay area high school. the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. ktvu channel 2 morning news starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, i want to take you live just outside marin county where they are taking some action and some

precautions an actions ahead of what could be an official drought announcement and it could be today or tomorrow and we will check in with tara moriarty who is outside of the water district, thank you for joining us, thursday january 16th, i am pam cook. we are talking records again. >> no doubt about it, today napa would be closed and 73 is the forecasted high, 07 would be -- 70 would be only one shy. mountain view will also be a record and forecasted high 73. sunny once we get going, it's clear and a little breezy and warm very cold for others, mid- 60s in the oakland hills and 66 half-moon bay and i think 54 in san francisco, yet 29 in santa rosa, so it is just amazing and

it's a huge 40-degree spread in some locations. we still have an easterly breeze not as strong but it's still there and some areas are getting a rather blustery pattern, sunny and warm for many, breezy for some, not for all but coming right out of the hills. 60s and a lot of 70s, here is sal. steve, we are looking at a commute where things are getting slower by the minute, this is the crunch time and here is the peak more specifically, it is about 7:30 or so and you can see there is a little bit of a backup, the toll plaza has about 5 to 7 minutes and the drive time if you take this into account, it is not all that bad for this time of the morning but it will keep going higher as the minutes wear on. and over to the peninsular with no major obstructions we are looking at a lot of traffic on

580 not so much in dublin but in the pass and if i put my speed wanted, you can -- wand, it is a little lower but way below the speed limit. at 6:02 let's go back to the desk. topping the hour a suspected serial art any of the is in -- arsonist is in custody after neighbors were terrified more than -- for more than a week. janine de la vega joins us from san jose with reaction and more details on the arrest. janine? >> reporter: people who live in the downtown neighborhood are relieved and they have not been able to sleep because the arsonist has been striking in the middle of the night. police caught him shortly after 8:00 and sources tell ktvu that the suspect lived near here.

here is the sketch who shows a person of interest and we don't know if the person officers took into custody resembles this. they have been waiting and watching the suspect waiting for him to strike. security systems show the person walking near the fire scene and we have exclusive video showing a man setting one of the fires. this suspect is believed to have ignited fires at numerous homes and a business and a church. this has been nerve wracking for residents and he caught the arsonist on camera coming to his home three times to light a fire. he said quote, his punishment will never restore the damaged psyche, and our souls will remain permanently score

muched. -- scorched. residents banded together passing out flyers with the sketch and they are curious to find out more about the arrests. he has not struck since the weekend and police were waiting for him to make a move, we are not sure why they made the move when they did but we will hear more about it because a news conference is scheduled for 10 amount m this morning. -- 10:00 a.m. this morning. firefighters responded to a house on the street last night and when crews arrived they found an elderly man and he was rushed to the hospital but he later died of smoke inhalation. the fire started in the kitchen and appears to be an accident. a teenage boy who was damaged by a bart station is being treated for burns after his clothing caught fire. this happened late last night

and the teen was helping somebody fix their car and got gasoline on his clothing. the driver lit a sick get, which ignited the boy's clothing. he was airlifted to the hospital with burns on his chest and arms. the driver is not placing any charges. alex will have an update for you coming up at 6:40. meantime, a hearing is set for a teen accused of setting a person on fire back in november on an "a" c transit -- an ac transit bus. he was wearing a skirt at the time and he suffered second and third degree burns. his lawyer is arguing the case should be moved to juvenile court. happening today, marin county plans on tapping into an

emergency water reserve for the first time in years. tara moriarty joins us with reaction and the reason water officials are being forced to get water for the first time in 20 years, tara? if. >> reporter: we are getting ready to cut back on those long hot showers and water rationing may be coming to your home and this is something that may be happening but for the first time over the next 30 days, the district will be pumping water uphill from phoenix lake, to the district's treatment lake and it wants to use the supplying now before it evaporates. we spoke to them and he worries they will prevent people from planting. >> we had a great year and now i am afraid people will postpone it until we get some rain. >> reporter: he said a lomein

innocence guard -- low maintenance garden will cut the water in half. and they have tight restrictions and the restaurants are already cutting back and it will have to cut in to another reserve supply. live from marin county i am tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. well this is a frightening incident and at south side, police are still looking for the naked man who walked into the girl's locker room on monday. he exposed himself after cheerleading practice and angry parents said there are two others and they are expected to go before the board tonight and they have more police patrols. 0:68 -- 6:08 is the time over a battle over cell phone cell phone towers.

this evening parents are worried about the possible health risks associated with those towers and they will hold another meeting and an expert will speak. a top security officer with the department of human health services said he worried about weaknesses before the healthcare dot governor cite was lawned -- site was launched and he could not get answers from within the department. they are talking about security issues from the affordable care act website. and meantime, they have had fewer problems and the federal one, that may not been the spanish one and once you have signed up, everything is in english. this may discourage signers from signing up.

nancy pelosi is asking wages to be raised to $10.10 per hour. it is holding back our economy and eroding the basic american principal of respecting work. >> they also support raising the federal minimum wage which is currently $7.25 per hour. we have been talking about a rare red flag warning, we are talking about why the fire dangers are so high. supermarket shooting, choppers are inside and local authorities are described at the scene of that deadly attack. good morning we are seeing more and more slowed traffic building. now we will tell you about some stop and go temperatures.

>> more record highs. we will take a look coming up.

. time now 6:13, after three people were killed in agrees are you store shooting, a -- a grocery store shooting, a man with a semiautomatic walked into the store and shot and

killed one woman and walked to another aisle and shot and killed another woman. >> there were several rounds shot and anybody who has ever been in agrees are you store can imagine the shell casings and fragments and everything else are scattered throughout the store. >> one appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s, police shot and killed the gunman and it's not clear if he knew his victims. he shot his classmates and police are still investigating the shooting that left two seriously hurt and the shooter in custody. the gun used in the shooting belonged to his father and they issued a statement expressing condolences over the shooting saying they are heart broken. they are facing harsh criticism for its handling of

the global scandal. they held a special hearing in geneva and they accused the church of protecting them, a representative denies those allegations saying pope frances made dealings one of his top priorities. a golf pro from livermore is facing new charges this morning. prosecutors say a third child has accused and dress -- accused somebody and he is a nationally recognized going instructor -- golf isn't strucker -- instructor in livermore and he is being held without bail in dublin. they are warning homeowners about a wave of break-ins. there were for you just this week. one woman said she came home to find her bedroom ransacked with

jewelry and family heirlooms stolen. >> this sweater thing was popped out. emotionally on edge, i think about what makes me sad about it. i can get to tears. >> now police patrols have increased and neighbors are being asked to watch about anything suspicious and they believe they are two men and a women. the dates for this year's outside land and music and art's festival, they will be there all th and the 10. they have not announced who will be playing. bay area two of the kickoff. >> [ music ] >> last night's show featured auditions from boston and

austin texas and tonight they continue with awe discs from san francisco and you may recall, thousandels turned out at at&t park where host ryan sea crest was also there. tomorrow night starting at 8:00 right here with us. >> time now 6:16, sal, are they singing the blues on highway 24? >> earlier they were but right now they are not. as a matter of fact it looks good but it certainly is crowded but the drive time is 9 minutes shy of 10 and once you make it to the oakland side, it is pretty much home free and if you are going as far as the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights have been switched on and you will add it on and you are looking at the better part part of a half hour which is

not too bad. if you look at san mateo and dumbarton, it looks good and as a matter of fact we are looking at speeds on 101, it is still high, 280 looks good as you drive south and speeds are still up on the peninsular freeway, let's go to steve. let's go to sal, a very good morning to you all, yes. the forecast? >> yes, yes. mostly cloudy for theft of you who don't know that and 4 nice is -- 49 is the forecasted high and that is a great sign. highhigh pressure has been here for a long time it's not only that but there is another one really really strong. sometimes things can sneak in

underneath and up get a lead under that and there is hints something might come in and we will deal with it and it will be cooler but it still looks dry here for a while, dry and very, very warm. santa cruz 82 yesterday and 82 in santa cruz. oakland airport an "f" s o, the warmest january temperature ever and it felt like it would be long -- longer. salinas is 08 and believe it or not -- 80 believe it or not and it would tie going into southern california and it is unbelievable we have this kind of weather. 51 in novato, 34 concord and i have seen 66 in the oakland hills up near piedmont. red flag warning, everything is

so dry and we call these clippers which keep coming down from california and they deal with parts of minneapolis and snow is moving right back in with st. louis and for us, cold temperatures for some, maybe it is a will be bit cooler and kentfield set a record high and brentwood oakland, 68 oakland and berkeley 74, warmer towards gilroy, los gatos, santa clara -- los gatos, santa clara and 73 in half-moon bay. sunshine and warm temperatures will take us to friday and still warmer on the weekend but cooler. it rose by 3 / 10th of a

percent and gas prices increased 1.7% but that is below the federal reserve's target of 2 percent. net flicks could end up charges a lot more after a federal appeals court struck down a new rule. now they can charge them band especially those who do that, they could see prices up to $100 million a year. and hollywood has been waiting for it, we will tell you who received a coveted oscar nomination and who was snubbed. and he pulled him up to the middle of his stomach and i thought, this is not a good

look. jim harbaugh, his wife is weighing in on his sideline look and how he is responding.

. first lady michelle obama

is talking about turning 50 and talks about plastic surgery and working out and her plans for after the white house. ms. obama says she plans on staying active but is switching from weightlifting to things like yoga. as to when she was asked about considering plastic surgery, she said i don't imagine going that route but i have also learned to never say never. after the white house she plans on figuring out an impact and eventually she hopes to help her daughters with their own children and she will have a dance party at the white house. time now 6:35 who wears the pants in jim harbaugh's household. he has thrown up a yellow flag when it comes to her husband's

traditional attire. it consists of a black 49ers sweatshirt tucked into an $8 pleaded kaki. she said he looks like rain man and she even threw away the pants and however harbaugh was seen replenishing. he switched up his a tie -- attire yesterday at a news conference. >> they were making quite a bit of sport of me, but problem solved, and the levis and the nike and the dickey, makes a flat kaki so happy wife, happy life. >> he decided to wear a flat front dickey and they still have plans and don't forget about a ktvu channel 2 morning news special this weekend.

they will join mark ibanez live in seattle with a program called road to the championship and we have a special half hour tomorrow and a brand-new hour long show at 9:00 saturday night. it is video from a firefighters helmet camera following the crash. and we asked about the mistakes made by first responders. and live in san jose where a suspected arsonist has been arrested. we will have reaction from the people who live in the downtown neighborhood being terrorized. good morning right now we are showing traffic which is ramping up and this is 28 a in san jose -- 280 in san jose and we will tell you where it is slowing in the area. and temperatures are

warming up again, that means lots of sunshine and more records coming up, we will take a look at it. stay tuned.

. welcome back, there it is, little baby foundation is ringing the new york stock exchange helping children with facial deformities and over on the nasdaq, san jose, neighbor move inc. and they are an online real estate company and they are on the nasdaq visiting there and celebrating business, online real estate and we will have all of the business news coming up. thank you for joining us, thursday, january 16th, i am dave clark. >> time now 6:30, it is january but steve, everybody is talking

about it on the playground, but it is june -- >> no it feels like may or june, but record highs will be close for some, that happened in 1920 and san francisco 70s and that is one shy of a record, mountain view 74 and san jose would be one off in 2000. there will be a bunch and it is really warm to hot. half-moon bay and santa rosa 29. so there is a little more and mainly coming off the east bay hills it wipes out anything coming in. once we get going it is a little cold for some. likely again 60s and a lot of 70s, here is sal.

good morning, we are getting now to the point where you look and it's very slow and it answer out in pittsburgh and that's the only good thing, let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. 20 minute delay, about a 35 minute drive time all the way across into san francisco. if you look at it, it is looking good, 280 and 17, it is not all that bad, there is a little bit of traffic as you drive up to the 880 interchange and it looks good, let's go back to the desk. they have captured a serial

arsonist and neighbors there have been very aware how are people reacting to the arrest? >> reporter: they are very relieved and i just spoke to a woman who said a fire had been set on the side of her home and police tell us this arrest was made shortly after 8:00 last night but what we don't know is where it took place. here is a sketch they took over the arsons and it was comprised in part from home security systems which showed a person walking near the fire scene and it is something they showed on the porch of a home starting a fear. all the sort ofs have been

watching him waiting for him to strike and we are told he lives in the neighborhood where he has been setting fires. we spoke to the neighbors. >> i feel better, i can probably sleep better knowing he is in custody. >> reporter: all week residents have kept their porch lights on and have signed up to be on patrol all night and it has been a nerve wracking night for them and homeowners would have died if others had not knocked on their doors to wake them up. for more tee tales about the arrest it is scheduled for tonight. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. and for the north bay and east bay hills, it is because

much very dry conditions and firefighters have already battled this grass fire. 4 acres were -- acres were burned and no homes were damaged and nobody was hurt. happening today, marin county doing something it has not had to do in 20 years. tara moriarty is outside of the water district with the emergency action they are taking. >> so far. they have seen it when they were see just how about this drought is. we are looking into its reserves and that has not happened over the last 20 years. they will be pumping water uphill to the water treatment plant. >> our storage level is much

lower than typically and so we want to maximize the amount much water we have in our system now that we can do that. >> reporter: rationing required building and tight restrictions. landscapers are bracing for a really rough season and we are worried nobody will want to plant and restaurants are cutting back on water glasses. this will happen to another reserve supply. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> oakland police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. he had opinion shot in the head still not clear on what led up to the gunfire. meanwhile the first homicide victim of 2013 will be laid to rest.

lee walked home from the boys and girls club in east oakland. he died several hours later. two gunmen were seen driving away from that area. the funeral is at 11:00 at the gospel church in oakland. and it happened minute after the plane crash last summer. >> there is a body -- there is a body right there in front you have. >> one of -- one of the first responders knew where she was. the language used is a clue that crews may have thought she was already dead. >> you don't call a victim that is alive, a body. the first thing we do when we get there is we move the people who can walk away from the scene, the walking wounded, they get moved away from the area so you can start to farco

down and tree on what is left. >> they never stopped to check to see if she was still a live and that's prompting action from parents to take more plea cautions on -- precautions on security at the school. let's hear how they will make their voices heard, brian? >> reporter: this is not the only time but some parents say they will be attending a school board meeting tonight to have their voices heard. somebody walked on to the campus and exposed themselves to cheerleaders as they were changing on monday. police described this man as white about 5-foot 10, short

brown hair possibly balding and one said he had a pot belly. and person questions when security will be looked at and they at at and according to the site they are planning on having their voices heard anyway because they are concerned. >> to find out that a naked person came on to campus exposing himself to our kids is unacceptable to me. >> reporter: it happened last week and on new year's day another naked man was seen with a nine-year-old boy but it did not appear that the boy knew the man and police are asking for any witnesses to come forward or in any other cases. tonight's board meeting is

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. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, it is now 6:43 and we are taking you live to southern california and

you can see a pretty big fire burning there, dry, windy conditions caused this fire and this is again live pictures and you can see not far from a home but what we understand, this fire is just northeast of los angeles, it started about an hour ago and we understand the flames are burning away from the homes and into the wilderness -- wilderness area and a red flag warning is in effect and again this is the area of friend dora as it happened after being accidentally set on fire. here is more from the bart station where it all happened. >> reporter: a bart sergeant

told me his injuries are not considered life-threatening. the victim was dropped off here at the concord bart station and it was about 11:00. bart police said the teenage boy had gasoline on his clothes because he had been working on his clothes earlier in the day. he then lit a cigarette inside that car and the spark ignited those terrible same percent. he jumped out and the fire was put out before officers arrived at the scene. he suffered burns to his arms chest and legs and again those injuries are not considered life-threatening and they believe it simply was an accident. the driver who lit the cigarette and triggered this fire will not be facing any charges. live in concord, alex savage

ktvu channel 2 morning news. political leaders will be talking about pedestrian safely and now the foal today will be reviewing and up having date -- investigating and they are increasing public awareness about this issue. and a woman is recovering after being hit by a vehicle on telegraph hill. this happened last night on the corner of vallejo and sampson streets. she was taken to san francisco general hospital and the investigation continues. well, three more bay area flu deaths have been reported and a 69-year-old woman with underlying health issues died

from the flu in napa and a man died the death of a 48-year-old man. and at least 20 people have have been affected and one death was also recorded in humboldt county. they are waiting for the oscar nominations to be announced. the film to be announced for best picture for 2013 are american hustle. >> yes, american hustle and the movie gravity earned the best nominations and they have 10 each. captain phillips, dallas buyers

clubs, her, 12 years of slaves and the wolf of wall street. now some big names did not get an oscar nomination include being tom hanks. the oscars will be handed out march 2nd at the don'tby theater -- don'tby theater and the comedian will be hosting that show. coming up on mornings on 2, let's check in the newsroom. well, it could be the biggest scandal in air force history. what three dozen officers are accused of doing and it could put nuclear weapons in jeopardy. they saved a baby falling out of a sharping -- shopping cart in alaska and this special help

for through less veterans, that is up next on mornings on 2. how is the toll plaza? >> well, dave and pam, we have a backup of about 25 minutes before you actually make it on to the bridge so give yourself plenty of time and usually once you get on to the bridge it is about an 11 minute drive. we are looking being at slow traffic on the nimitz freeway and you can see in hayward it begins to slow down as you drive south and head down to the fremont area. when you get there, there you can see traffic is beginning to get crowded on the way into the valley. 6:49 let's go to steve. thanks very much, there is something around my head and it's called the full wolf mean

and it is still very big and clear keys this morning. it doesn't look like it but it is closer to their forecast zone than mine. it doesn't show up on satellite but it's there and everything so far is not strong enough to break down this stubborn ridge of high pressure and it will be a little cooler as we go into the weekend and probably next week and so far there is no screaming message of any rains on the way. and 82 it was a record, gilroy 75, fso 75, and those were all records and there was a lot in southern california. he is couldn't teeth escondido, a record and monterey would tie

a record and santa cruz looks really warm, lots of sunshine, we get that offshore breeze and it will continue for another couple of days, and it is really cold for some. and 50, there is some point chill temperatures and the ridge of high pressure says -- ridge of high pressure says you are not breaking through this. oakland hill has an east wind 17 miles per hour. sansansan rafael and sonoma, brentwood oak lay is running cooler and that east wind helps coast and bay locations. santa cruz is 08, santa clara

-- 86, santa clara 80 and san mateo pretty warm, these are way above average and they will continue for one more day and they will continue over the weekend but a little bit cooler. the pentagon is launching an investigation into potentially bad photos. and why restaurants are complaining put it may put them out much business.

. welcome back, we want to take you live to southern california and you can see from the pictures, fire burning very close to some homes there and this is the glenn dora area it is in and near the national forest area and firefighters are saying that the fire is moving away from the homes but again dry windy weather certainly is causing some very scary conditions down there and flames are now burning dangerously close to some of those homes and in southern california they like us have been very dry and they have a red flag warning in effect and it and it almost looks like a

fire in the foreground and again some homes in the area will bring you more information on that fire. the pentagon is opening some photographs and it shows a group of marines burning iraqi dead militants. it shows two others pouring gasoline on two bodies and under the code, mishandling remains in a war zone, it is considered a crime with no statute of limitations. today governor chris christy will change the focus of the scandal surrounding him. elvis a firehouse on the jersey shore, an area -- he will visit a firehouse on new jersey shore. in the meantime he will be issuing new subpoenas into the

bridge gate scandal and lawmakers want to know more about how is involved and more about being shut down on the george washington bridge. and the mayor of fort lee, he did not endorse him and the city said they earned nearly 2. $7 billion that is despite dropping 1.7%. he did not finish the year as strongly as he had hoped but one of the stocks that is not reporting good news, shares are plunging after reporting disappointing sales for the holidays and i will look up that stock in just a moment, dow jones industrial average is down about 34 points, best buy stock is down 30% and it is $11

per share and nazdaq is also town. the law foes into the information and said it threatened him and the new law talks about forcing him to use gloves or utensils and supporters say it promotes good hygiene as well as technique. a break in the serial arsonist case, what we know and don't know about the suspect held in custody. and the creative new program designed to stop kids from joining gangs, stay right here with us.

>> reporter: people who live in a downtown san jose neighborhood are relieved this morning, now that an arsonist has been caught. we'll tell you what we know about the arrest. we'll tell you about the questions that residents here still