>> 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 have.

a bizarre accident outside of the concord b.a.r.t. station. how a teenager's clothing caught fire. >> reporter: we're live in core ta ma remember da where water rationing may be happening soon. we'll tell you what -- corte madera where water ration be may be happening soon. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> san jose police think they found the person who set the fires. what we know about the suspect and neighbors' reaction to this news coming up. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about your

weather and traffic. looks like another record- setting day. napa, 73. would not be a record. 76, 1920. san francisco, 70. forecasted high would be one shy of a record. oakland 75. would definitely blow past 72 in 2009. san jose 72 would be very close to the 73 set in -- set in 2009. clear skies. still an easterly breeze. really cold, like 27 cold in santa rosa. 66, half moon bay. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50 and 60s on the low all depending on -- wind driven. if it's easterly, held up. still have red flag warning. high fire danger not only here but also in southern california, temperatures near 80 to 90. humidity is bone-dry. sunny and warm. for us. record dries. a lot more 70s than 60s. here's sal. good morning. we're looking at a traffic jam that's getting bigger. many of these commutes,

especially at the bay bridge, but not only there, we have a back zwrum here of 15 to 20 minutes before -- backup here of 15, 20 minutes before you make it on the span. it takes 12 minutes to cross the bridge when traffic is ideal after you make it on the bridge. if you are waiting for 20, add add that to it. this is 880 southbound. the traffic is going to be busy as you head down to highway 92. it's not stop and go. just after a street or before a street, pardon me, heading down the san jose area. and then 580 on its own from the altamont pass into livermore is slow. if i move the map a little bit, you can see the traffic -- let's do that, traffic is going to be slow also on the sunol grade. 7:03. back to the desk. a suspected serial arsonist in san jose is in police custody this morning after terrorizing a neighborhood for more than a week. 13 firefighters have occurred in the same downtown corridor

and neighbors have been on edge. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from san jose with reaction and more details on this arrest. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, people who live in this neighborhood tell me they are finally gonna be able to sleep at that night now that arsonist is behind bars. you know, they've been telling me that they felt vulnerable because this arsonist strikes in the middle of the night. they don't know when he was gonna strike next. police say he was caught shortly after 8:00 and sources tell ktvu that he lives near here. here's the sketch that police released over the weekend of a person of interest for the arsons. we don't know if the person officers took into custody resembles it. we learned that the department's covert response unit had been watching the suspect waiting for him to strike. numerous surveillance videos from home security systems in the neighborhood show a person walking near the fire scenes. we also have exclusive video showing a skinny, light-skinned man on a porch of the home and setting one of the fires.

this suspect is believed to have ignited fires at numerous homes, a business and a church. neighbors we spoke to this morning say they are relieved but they have questions for the suspect. >> i want to know why he did that to so many innocent people, and i just -- i just don't know what would go through someone's head to do something like that. he must be anfry about something. a lot of rage. >> reporter: residents banded together signing out to be lookout patrols overnight and passing out fliers with the sketch. they are curious to find out more about the arrest. the arsonist hadn't struck since the weekend, we know police were waiting for him to make a move. we're not sure what prompted police to make the move because, again, he hadn't struck since the weekend. we plan to get more details at 10:00 a.m. that's when the police department has scheduled a news conference to talk more about the case. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:05. san francisco police are

continuing their investigation into that explosive device blown up in the outer sunset neighborhood. investigators say it could take several weeks to determine what it was. the tuesday night blast rattled the area of 46th avenue and judah street, damaging a convenience store. the family who lives next door to the home where the device was found is demanding to know why they weren't told to evacuate. governor brown is expected to make an official announcement declaring a drought here in california. it may come as early as tomorrow. starting today, marin county is taking emergency action. ktvu's tara moriarty, joining us live from corte madera with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. people can expect water rationing and possible fines in the next six weeks if we don't see some rain. for the first time, marin county will be dipping in water reserves. for the next 30 day, they are

gonna siphon water up the hill to mount tam. they want to use the supply now before it begins to evaporate. the district doesn't like to pump water uphill because it's so expensive but it has little choice. people who live here say they are not bothered by the rationing. >> i think it's a good idea. i think we use too much water and we should ration where we can. >> it's obvious we haven't had enough rain. we'll have to have restrictions and it's something that should be started as soon as possible. >> reporter: rationing 37 years ago required building a water pipeline across the richmond/san rafael bridge and site restrictions. landscapers worry that people don't want to plant with water rationing looming and restaurants are cutting back on the number of water glasses they put on tables. if the spring rains don't come, the district says it will have to tap into another reserve supply. live from core corte madera,

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a hearing is scheduled in the case of the 16-year-old boy, richard thomas, charged with a hate crime for the sack -- attack on sasha fleishman. fleishman was wearing a skirt at the time of the attack and suffered second and third- degree burns. thomas is charged as an adult but his attorneys argue the case should be moved to juvenile court. the antioch man charged with kidnapping a 7-year-old girl earlier this month will go back to court on february 26th. yesterday, 43-year-old david douglas needed not guilty. he's accused of -- pleaded not guilty. he's accused of following a child and her mother from a walmart store and then abducting the child in the case. she was found safe at the antioch marina. douglas remains jailed on $7 million jail. a golf pro from livermore accused of child molestation is

facing new charges. a third child now accuses him of sexual abuse and showing him porn graphfy. he faces 75 charges now. he's a nationally recognized golf instructor who worked at the golf academy in livermore. he's being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin. the church sex abuse scandal has led to a financial crisis for one diocese in california. the diocese in stockton is filing for chapter 7. it's paid out tens of millions of dollars of judgments and settlement stemming from child abuse allegations. the largest settlement was in 2012 in a case involving priest michael kelly. that settlement alone was $3.7 million. meanwhile, the vatican is still facing harsh criticism for its handling of the presex

abuse scandal. a special hearing was held in geneva. members protect the church of protecting pedophile priests at the expense of victims. a representative of the vatican denied the allegations, saying pope francis was made dealing with the sex abuse scandal one of his top priorities. san jose police hope a new school program will keep kids from joining gangs. >> bad consequence. >> the pilot program was launched at santee elementary. it helps fifth and six the graders think about the consequences of their actions and also come up with ways to fight bullying and build self- esteem. >> it's all about rapport building. i'm a human being, i'm a dad, i'm a father while being a police officer. >> the pilot program is due to run for six weeks. the police are hoping to get sponsorships for the program so it can be expanding.

7:10. two new grants from the veterans administration could soon help homeless veterans in santa clara county. the san jose mercury news reports the department department of veterans affairs has awarded two contracts to the envision network to help those homeless and suffering from mental illness. san francisco's getting closer to the goal of zero waste. it's the first city in the nation to start recycling clothing, bed linens and shoes. city officials say 4500 pounds of textiles are thrown away every hour in san francisco. the zero waste textile initiative will provide drop- off bins around the city and charity groups will sale what's still using aable. the rest will be turned into carpet padding, insulation. getting burned.

we'll have a live report from condord in 15 minutes to find out what caused a teen's clothes to catch fire at a b.a.r.t. station. this this could be the biggest scandal in air force history. what 34 others are accused of doing and this involves nuclear weapons. we have a major problem on 238 coming out of castro valley. pretty serious crash and there is a glash spill and traffic is -- glass spill and traffic is backing up on 580. find out how long it's taking to you get through and what your alternate -- taking you to get through and what your alternate could be. skies are clear. mild to warm temperatures will probably equal record highs today. we'll show them to you.

7:14. three people were killed in indiana last night during a grocery store shooting. police say a gunman walked into the store with a seem my automatic weapon and shot --

semi-automatic weapon and shot and killed a woman. then he walked to another aisle and shot and killed another woman. >> there were several rounds fired in there. both from police and from the suspect. anybody that's ever been in a grocery store can imagine that the shell casings and fragments and everything else are scattered all throughout the store. >> one shooting victim was a store employee in her late teens or early 20s. when police arrived, they shot and killed the gunman. it's not clear yet if he knew his victims. meantime, the school in new mexico where a 12-year-old boy shot two classmates on tuesday, it will reopen today. police are still investigating the shooting that left two students badly injured and that shooter in custody. police say the shot gun the boy used it belonged to his father. the boy's parents and grandparents issued a statement expressing condolences for the shooting victims and saying they are heartbroken. 7:15. the air force is sounding off

on what could be the biggest scandal in its history. 34 officers entrusted with land- based nuclear missiles have been kicked off the job for alleged involvement in a cheating ring. they are suspected of cheating whoen a routine pro-- on a routine proficiency test that includes checking officers' knowledge about how to handle what's called an emergency war order. that's the term for the authorization required to launch a nuclear weapon. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior, and it is completely contari to our -- contrary to our values in the air force. as everyone knows the number one core value is integrity. >> the cheating scandal is the latest in a series of air force nuclear stumbles documented in recent months including violations in safety, failures of inspections and breakdowns

in training. the top cybersecurity officer for the department of health and human services says he worried about possible security weaknesses before the healthcare.gov website was launched. he told congressional investigators he couldn't get answers to questions from inside the department. the house committee is holding a hearing about security concerns with the affordable care act website. it is 7:17. the u.s. house of representatives has passed a $1 trillion spending bill with bipartisan approval. it provides funding for the government through the end of september and now goes to the senate. here are some of the high points. federal workers and military personnel get a 1% pay raise. it forces the tsa to get more low risk passengers through airport security faster. head-start gets a $1 billion increase in funding. overall, spending is $164

million less than president w. bush's reduction. robertgates's book signing at the pentagon is expected to attract major crowds. the former defense secretary is signing copies of his memoir called "duty." the signing at the pentagon may upset some people because of the content of the book. in it, he criticized joe biden for being wrong on almost every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades. talk about being quick on your feet. a home depot employee in alaska is a hero for catching a baby who fell out of a shopping cart. here's the video. check it out. the employee, scooped up the child in the nick of time. the baby was not hurt. home depot plans to give the 18- year-old the angel award which is presented on rare occasions for acts of heroism.

i think that qualifies. >> yes. my new hero. something just happened in san leandro. let's check in with sal. >> it's a crash that -- because of the crash, there's glass all over the freeway. 238 northbound at 880. that ramp getting down to 880 south is blocked right now. traffic in castro valley is terrible. 580, 238. if you are wondering what the hedge is going on -- heck is going on or why it is red before you hit the road, you might not want to go that way. use 580 instead as an alternate route. i would recommend that instead. it's still a nice drive. if you are in castro valley, if you are gonna drive through there, you have no choice but to be stuck in stop-and-go traffic. we'll let you know when the lanes clear. the backup in castro valley is getting to the ridiculous level. let's take a look at the bay

bridge toll plaza, it's backed up for a 15, 20-minute delay at the toll plaza, another 10 to 15 on the bridge and then you are looking at more than a half- hour to get into the city. san jose, northbound 280 slowing as you get into the valley, 101 and 85 are also slow. 7:19. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good morning. clear skies, cold for some. and really warm. bob pool in el granada 62 degrees. they are a mile from the beach. santa rosa in the upper 20s. forecast for sunday, 3:30, i'm not making this up, forecasted high is 49 degrees. so maybe a little bit of light rain in the morning and then partly cloudy in the afternoon is the way it's looking now. the forecast has turned wetter but it does not look like a big system. we have a big area of high pressure. there's a heck of low out in the hawaiian islands and a stronger one in the pacific. there's signs that this is starting to weaken.

but everything points to a dry forecast. something may get into near normal temperatures and cloud cover. but so far no screaming message that says, hey, you know we are gonna have rain. right now we're looking at clear skies and temperatures continuing to be very mild for some. very cool for others. napa, 73. not a record. this is the forecast high. that's the record, 76, 1920. san francisco 70 would be one degree short. oakland, 75 would be a record. san jose, 72, the record is 73. but it is really warm towards santa cruz. we're going 83 there. that would be a record in salinas. that would tie a record. it was 85 in l.a. 87 in santa maria. 82 in texas. all records. we were -- 82 in san diego. all records. but 66 half moon bay, 27 for santa rosa. so just tremendous differences on a breeze or no breeze. that breeze equals a red flag

warning. if it's sunny and cold here, must be -- sunny and warm here, must be cold somewhere else. snow in st. louis, pack into chicago and also -- back into chicago and also snatty. it's a mild -- cincinnati. it's a wild weather pattern. 68 in palm springs already. temperatures will be warming up fast. if it's cold now, it won't take too long. we'll get back into warmer temperatures. breezy for some. that's an easterly breeze. 60s, 70s to 80. 80 in clearlake. 68 antioch. 74 oakland and berkeley. 70s, mid. santa cruz, and capitola. same for half moon bay and menlo park at 73. warm into friday. then nice on the weekend but cooler. >> thank you, steve. 7:22. california's new food safety law. why some local restaurants are worried it could drive them out of business. he has a $25 million contract but he loves to wear

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welcome back. the mayors of san francisco and seattle, they've made a bet about who will win sunday's nfc championship game. >> here's the wager -- we both have strong backgrounds on antidiscrimination and helping the poor. so losing mayor helps the winning mayor raise $10,000 for their food bank and meal programs. >> there you go. local foods are involved in the bet. if the 49ers lose, san francisco mayor ed lee will send mitchell's ice cream, cocoa chocolates and lefty o'doul's bloody mary mix. seattle's mayor would send molly moon's ice cream and theo chocolate. >> now jim har bow zero, his wife one. i'm talking about the score

after the matchup wardrobe. sara harbaugh was on a local radio says. she said she's -- station. she said she's tired of her husband's wardrobe, $8 pleated khakis. she told the coach, pleats are outdated. she threw away some of his pants. he's buying more at a walmart in indiana. now it seems he's had a slight change of heart. he switched his wardrobe during a news conference. >> oh, yeah. yeah. i heard about that. they are making quite a sport of me. problem solved there. the levis and the nike and the dicky makes a flat khaki. happy wife, happy life. >> gotta keep the wife happy. >> smart man. >> isn't he smart? >> uh-huh. >> he will wear $23 lap front

pants for sunday's game but he's still gonna tuck in his sweatshirt. now, julie haener, mark ibanez and joe fonzi are going to seattle today. tomorrow night at 6:30, they will anchor a live special, "road trip to a championship." we'll have an hour-long special at 9:00 saturday night. of kow the nfc championship game, it's right here on channel 2, sunday afternoon. 7:26. astronomers are excited about this discovery of three new planets but not because they could support life. it's because they are circling a star that's being called a twin of our sun. a solar twin is similar in mass and chemistry. astronomers say our sun is so similar, they may have been born in the same star cluster. none of the new planets are likely to have forms of life since they are too close to their host star. 7:27. a naked man in a girls' locker

room. how this disturbing incident could lead to changes at bun bay area -- one bay area high school. a teenaged boy is recovering from serious burns after a bizarre accident at the concord b.a.r.t. station last night. how the boy was set on fire. a major snag on the bay area commute in castro valley. we'll tell you more about that and the other commutes around the bay. 24 is getting into it with slowing. we'll tell you how long it will take to get from the interchange to the tunnel.

a bizarre case in concord at a b.a.r.t. station. turns out a teenaged boy was badly burned after his clothes caught on fire. we'll let you know how that happened exactly. strange set of circumstances. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we'll check weather and traffic for you. steve's talking about records. you are not smiling when you talk about the records. >> yes, i am. >> yes, you are. >> i'm always smiling clear but cold to warm. sunrise over the big city. temperatures are starting off either in the 20s or the 60s. some of the records from yesterday, santa cruz, 82. yes, that's correct. that was a record. they will be just as warm probably today. oakland airport was 77 degrees. gilroy is 75. sfo is 73. napa, 72. those were all records. it looks like there will be a lot more here in and central

california, southern california. monterey, around 82 and san diego is 82. so top to bottom. there's the 27. 42 san jose. 34 concord. 31 fair feeferld. inland, it's cold -- fairfield. inland, it's cold. you get the easterly breeze, there's still a component of it there. that's not allowing anything to come in here at the surface for fog or the high pressure is not allowing any clouds to come in. sunny, warm, record highs. more 70s but then 60s, cheat. but then 60s. these are way above average. we're looking at 238 at 880 southbound. that would been the way over to the nimitz freeway. so please give yourself a little bit of extra time in that area. it's actually -- i'm sorry. if i said southbound, it's northbound. the traffic is very slow as you drive through from castro valley. it's backing upg all the way

over -- backing up all over the -- all the way over the hill. as a matter of fact, i kept saying that the traffic is completely blocked but some cars are getting through. bad traffic in this area. the traffic looks good getting to the high rise. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's about a 15-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. back to the desk. >> all right, sal. a teenager recovering this morning from very serious burns after being accidentally set on fire last night. ktvu's alex savidge is at the concord b.a.r.t. station. that's where it happened, alex. >> good morning. this strange accident happened while the victim was being dropped off by someone else here at the concord b.a.r.t. station. it was last night at about 11:00. b.a.r.t. police say this teenaged boy had gasoline on his clothes and that's because he had been fixing cars earlier on in the day. the person who was dropping the teenager off then lit a

cigarette inside the car and police say that spark ignited flammable vapors in the air. that's what triggered this fire. the teenaged boy's clothes were on fire and burning as he jumped out of the car. the fire was put out by the time police officers arrived here at this scene. the boy did suffer burns to his arms and chest. he had to be airlifted down to valley medical center in san jose. the update we got this morning, according to a b.a.r.t. police sergeant, i was told the boy's injuries are not considered life-threatening. there is an investigate underway. at this point, police believe this was simply an accident. and they say the person driving that car last night, the one who lit the cigarette will not be facing any charges. live this morning in concord, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:34. we're following developing news in southern california where a brush fire has broken out in the angeles national forest. here's a live picture.

you can see quite a few flames and a lot of smoke. it's in a rather rural area but the fire is still bushing near some hoerms -- burning near some homes and voluntary evacuations are underway. this comes after a rare fled flag warning for issued -- red flag warning was issued, even though it's the middle of january. you can see the flames close to homes here. steve said the temperatures in the area there today will be in the 80s. at least 12 acres have burned so far. meanwhile, a red flag warning is also in effect for at least another half-hour here in the bay area for the north bay and east bay hills because of the extremely dry conditions. firefighters have already been called out to a grass fire in la honda, four acres bushed around 9:00 last night. no homes were damaged and no one was hurt. an investigation is underway into a deadly house fire in newark. firefighters responded to a house on darvin street last night. when crews arrived, they found and elderly man inside the home.

he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died of smoke inhalation. investigators say the fire started in the kitchen and it appears to be accidental. 7:35. oakland's first homicide victim of 2014 will be laid to rest today. 13-year-old lee whethers biwas shoot -- weathersby was shot while walking home from the boys and girls club. his funeral is at 11:00 this morning. police are searching for suspects in a deadly early- morning shooting. this happened around midnight at 14th and east 21st street. a man was found in the street. he had been shot in the dead. he was pronounced dead at the scene. still not clear what led up to the gunfire. parents in south san francisco are vowing to raise the issue of student safety at tonight's school board meeting. it occurred days after a man walked into the high school girls' locker room naked.

ktvu's brian flores is in south san francisco where he walked into a meeting where they discussed student safety. >> reporter: some are concerned. they may be speaking at a school board meeting scheduled for tonight. on the community website called everything south city, it questions now whether the south san francisco school board should consider security cameras to be incalled at some schools in the district to keep kids safe. tonight's meeting agenda has nothing agenda talking about the incident or security. but some parents do plan to attend to have their voices heard anyway. police still looking for the suspect who walked onto campus neighborhood and exposed himself to five cheerleaders while they were changing at the high school on monday. police describe the man as white, in his 40s, about 5'9" and 5'10". average ild about, short brown

hair, possibly balding. one witness said he had a potbelly. >> it's scary. you never know. the guy could just come up and steal you or something and you 0 would never know. i think they should have cameras at the school because we would feel more safe. >> reporter: the site also mentions cases of separate trespassers entering bury bury elementary school last week. another neighborhood man was seen with a 9-year-old boy at an amounter school on spruce. but police say it appeared the boy knew the man. it was not during school time. police are asking for any witnesses to come forward in the case or any other cases. tonight's school board needing is scheduled for 7:00 here in south san francisco. we're live here in south san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:38. tonight in la fayette, there will be in a -- there will be a new round in the battle over a cell phone tower. at&t wants to put in a 16-foot tower on the roof of saint

perpetia elementary school. this evening, pants worried about the possible health risk will hold another meeting with at&t representatives. an expert on radiation will be at the meeting tonight. at a meeting in richmond last night, federal investigators rejected a proposal on new rules for refineries designed to prevent incidents such as the fire as the chevron refinery in 2012. more than 150 people packled the meeting -- packed the meeting rooge -- parked the meeting room -- packed the meeting room. the oil industry opposes the new rules. last night the federal board voted against the proposal. the chevron fire in august 2012 sent more than 15,000 people to the hospital with respiratory problems. the federal government is charging walmart with violating the rights of protesting workers last year. the national labor relations board says walmart illegally

threatened or disciplined more than 60 workers in 14 states, including california. the workers had taken part in strikes or protests over walmart's working conditions. the company says it was justified in taking action against workers who did not show up for scheduled shifts. 7:39. pedestrian safety, that will be the focus at a meet in san francisco involving police and politicians. the meeting comes after several recent pedestrian accidents. now, the goal today will be to look at how the police review, investigate and report collisions involving pedestrians or cyclists. mayor ed lee has released plans for increased enforcement, training and citywide public awareness about this issue. also a woman's recoverying from a -- recovering from a leg injury after being hit by a car in san francisco's telegraph hill. it hatched last night near -- hatched last night near the corner of vallejo and samson

street. the woman was taken to san francisco general hospital. the investigation continues. 20 minutes before 8:00. three more bay area flu deaths have been reported and now flu deaths have occurred in all nine bay area counties. a 61-year-old woman in sonoma county with underlying health issues died from the flu in napa county anle 4-year-old -- an 84-year-old man with multiple medical issues died. and in contra costa county, the death of a hl-year-old man last month has been flu-related. 20 people in the bay area have died from the flu so far this season. some restaurant owners are complaining about a new food safety law in california which requires food handlers to wear plastic gloves. the law goes into effect over the next six months. the owner of a sushi restaurant calls it unfair and a threat to his livelihood. chefs say their handy work is a feast for the eyes and the

palate. >> it's impossible to wear our gloves during the making sushi. >> some restaurants say the state never notified them about the law. they say their workers will not wear gloves until they receive word from the state that it's mandatory. a high-speed pursuit knocks out power lines. how it finally came to an end and the charges the driver is now facing. two hours ago, we learned who was nominated for an oscar. the two movies with the most nods and which directors were snubbed. we have a big problem on our hands for people who use 580 coming in over the dublin grade. that crash is hesperian 238, northbound has been there going on an hour and traffic is backed up to dublin. clear skies. here we go again. some areas are really cold. but some are very warm. that warm is gonna equal record

highs.

best buy's stock is down 27% after the reveal that total revenue in sales fell in the all-important holiday season. consumer price index rose, 3% in december after a flat reading in november. taking a live look at the big board, after two big days, the market is taking a breather. the dow is down 71. the nasdaq down 1. the israel which started the day at an all- time high is currently down 5. this morning, the labor department revealed new jobless

claims fell to their lowest level since thanksgiving. the number is down 2,000 from the week before. economists had expected the number to go up and people are laid off from holiday jobs. newly-released video is shedding more light on what happened in the moments after the asiana plane crash last summer at sfo. as ktvu's pam cook reports from our newsroom, the video could be a critical component in a family's lawsuit. good morning, pam. >> good morning. a lot of the investigation has focused on the emergency response to the crash. this video offers clues into what happened. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, stop. there's a body -- there's a body right there. >> all right. >> right in front of you. >> this is video from a firefighter's helmet camera and shows at least one of the first responders knew where 16-year- old was before she was covered with firefighting foam.

a retired fire investigator tells us the language used in that video is a clue that crews may have thought she was already dead. >> you don't call a victim that's alive a body. it's not a body. it's a person, a survivor. the first thing we do when we get there, we move the people that can walk away from the scene, the walking wounded. so you can start to narrow down and triage what you have left. >> now, the video could be used to support the young girl's family in their gross negligence claim against the city and county of san francisco. the family said crews were negligent because they never stopped to check to see if she was still alive. now, california coroner did rule she was alive when thrown from the plane but died of multiple blunt injuries that are consistent with being run over by a motor vehicle. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:47. a new bill in congress may help save an historic post office in downtown berkeley. it's a bipartisan bill in the

house. this would block plans to sell historic post office buildings as a way to pay the healthcare costs of retirees. berkeley's mayor, the city council, and congresswoman barbara lee want the postal service to save the century-old post office building on austin way. both houses of congress are expected to vote on this bill this week. 7:47. new this morning, it's the day many people in hollywood have been waiting for. the oscar nominations were just announced. >> we are pleased to announce that the film selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are -- "american hustle." >> "american hustle" and "gravity" earned ten nominations each, including best pictures. other nominees are

>> some big names did not get a nod, they include tom hanks, emma thompson, oraw winfrey and robert redford. ellen degeneres will host the show for a second time. "forbes" released a new list of the most influential celebrities. steven steven spielberg is number one. oprah came in number two, 45% of americans calling her influential. george lucas, ron howard and martin scorsese rounded out the top five. let's check in with sal. you've been telling us about a pretty serious situation. that's a huge backup in the east bay. >> that's right 580 and 238 into it. 238 is where the crash happened

near hesperian. it was there for an hour. now it's gone. the lanes are clear but the damage is done. it's backed up nearly to dublin. not quite but over the hill coming down here. one of the things you might want to consider doing, you want to think about using a different way to get around, like the sunol grade. doesn't look all that bad. once you get through 880 will still be slow waiting for you here. this thing here has made a commute mess, this portion. east bay. let's go to live pictures now. i want to show you that the 24 commute is not all that bad from the walnut creek interchange to the caldecott tunnel between walnut creek and oakland. this morning at the toll plaza, it's cleared out. a lot of people are stuck in traffic. it's about a five, ten-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a very good morning. very clear mornings as well. breezy, warm for some. cold for others.

mainly inland temperatures. taking a good plunge here. the forecast looks about the same. partly cloudy, mostly cloudy. the forecast high is 49 degrees. i checked our sister station. kiro in seattle and their projected forecast temperature at 3:30 is 48. i wonder why. i wonder why. but the weather service in seattle has 49. so that's what i'm -- i'm going there for two reasons, one being the obvious. mostly light rain. i think it will be out of there at 3:30. it's a light system. things can change up there fast, as you know. there is a heck of a system north of the hawaiian islands, another one behind that, maybe the combination of these two can move the high pressure out of the way and open the door a little bit. it won't be this weekend. there's hints there will be a low coming to the coast next week. some of the records possible, napa, 76 in 1920. today's forecasted high, 73.

san francisco, 70. that would be one shy. mountain view, 74 would be a record. and san francisco's 72 would be close. 73 is the record. it's really barm towards santa cruz. 83 the forecasted high today. that would be a record. salinas at 84. monterey is 82. if you are heading down to monterey, it doesn't get this good in june, july, august. you know that. 66 half moon bay, 27 santa rosa. there's some cold readings inland. red flag warning is out. if it's quiet and warm here, it is cold somewhere else. the pattern just keeps on going. blizzard warnings out for minnesota. snow now stretching all the way down to st. louis and it looks like cincinnati into chicago. back here 17 in tahoe. 26 in ukiah. that's cold. everything says not for a while here. maybe next week something might break. record high temperatures.

breezy for some. not as strong as yesterday. there was a robust easterly breeze. 60s, 70s to 80s. clearlake at 80. 74 oakland, 74 berkeley. to 75 in los gatos. 83 santa cruz. 73 for half moon bay. 74 redwood city. mild to warm. a good 15 degrees above average. cooler but dry into the weekend. the supreme court cleared the way for an execution tonight in ohio. the new method that will be used. it's never been tried before in the u.s. the honors for two sanitation workers who helped rescue a wounded puppy abandoned at a recycling plant.

police responded to seven burglaries this month in

petaluma. one woman came home and found her bedroom ransacked. jewelry and family heirlooms were stolen. >> the slider thing was popped out. >> emotionally, edgy, like i think about what makes me sad about it. >> neighbors are being urged to watch for anything suspicious. the suspects are believed to be two men and a woman. today, the san francisco board of supervisors will honor two trash company workers who helped rescue an injured puppy at a recycling plant. the two recology employees spotted the dog last month on a conveyer belt in the plant near candlestick park. she had wounds to her head and neck. she's still receiving medical treatment. animal control has received calls from hundreds of people asking to adopt her. >> and we know why. a san francisco waitress is planning a dream vacation now after getting an unbelievable

tip. it happened at the rocha restaurant on montgomery street in san francisco on tuesday night. hillary hesscy says an anonymous diner gave her a $3,000 tip. the person signed the receipt, tips for jesus. the person picked up the $389 tab for the people sitting next to him. this is the latest in a series of guy tan tick tips by mystery people who sign with a message "tips for jesus." all right. 7:57. bay area singers will try their luck on "american idol tonight." [ cheers ] >> it was last july and we were there when host ryan seacrest welcomed thousands of hopefuls who turned out at at&t park. some of those auditions will be shown tonight which is the second half of the two-day

kickoff. you can watch it tonight right here on ktvu channel 2. it starts at 8:00 with new judges. >> there's a bay area connection in there, too. a suspected serial arsonist in san jose, in jail this morning. what we're finding out about the man arrested and the reaction from the people in the targeted area. we're live in marin county where long showers and watering your lawn may be a thing of the past at least for now. what emergency steps water officials are taking today to help during the drought. good morning. we have traffic that's very slow in one particular spot. that's affecting a whole range of east bay freeways. we'll tell you what happened and how you can get around it. speaking of drought, just came across 63% of the state is in extreme drought conditions. will that couldn't? it will be nice and -- will that continue? it will be nice and warm today. what about the next seven days?

welcome back. we're taking you live to san jose. police believe they have captured the person behind a string of arson fires. we'll have the neighborhood reaction coming up in a live report. i'm dave clark. it's thursday, january 16th. welcome back.

i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. so steve, another warm day on tap? >> well, exactly, tori. starting off very cold for some. mild for others. our observer in el granada, 66 petion right now. it was -- degrees right now. some of the lows are really cold. 29 fairfield. 28 santa rosa. yet any puff of a breeze, there's that 66 half moon bay. there's a lot of 30s. it's been a colder morning here. temperatures will continue to kind of struggle to warm up. red flag warning looks like it's about ended for us. there's still a little hint of an easterly breeze coming across. nothing is showing signs of breaking through. maybe next week. we'll see. probably cooler. dare i say maybe rain but it doesn't look like it for a while? 60s and a lot 70s. >> the slowest traffic in the east bay is on 238 and 580 castro valley, there was an

earlier crash. 238 has cleared out. but we have a lot of buildup that is still there. 238 at 880 as we back up here, you can see traffic is gonna be slow all the way into dublin. that's right. all the way into dublin all the way over the hill. it's a terrible backup. really the alternate now is to just wait because the other side roads are also jam packed. let's go to some live pictures. i want to show you that traffic on 880 northbound is behind these people running late getting up to downtown oakland. bay bridge has actually been lighter. i think a lot of people haven't been able to get through. you might see a late backup. let's go back to the desk. >> in a couple of thundershowers we'll find out more about a suspected serial arsonist arrested by san jose police last night. 13 firefighters have occurred in the same downtown corridor, neighbors have been very, very nervous. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose with the reaction down there and also more details about the

arrest, janine. >> reporter: dave, people who live in this neighborhood tell me that they are happy that the suspect is in custody but you can tell that some of them are still shaky. they've been on an emotional roller coaster. police say they caught this suspected arsonist shortly after 8:00 but we don't know the location of that arrest. here is the sketch that police released over the weekend of a person of interest for the arsons. we don't know if the person officers took into custody resembled it. we've learned that the department's covert response unit had been watching the suspect waiting for him to strike. numerous surveillance videos show a person walking near the fire scene. we also have exclusive video showing a skinny light-skinned man on the porch of a home setting one of the fires. this suspect is believed to have ignited fires at numerous homes, a business and a church. here's what neighbors had to say this morning. >> attacking buildings nearby.

i can feel at ease that our building won't be next. >> i slept very well last night. the night before i didn't sleep hardly at all. the night before i was terrified, i couldn't sleep alone. i had to have someone come stay with me. >> reporter: residents banded together, signing up to be lookout patrols overnight and passing out sketches of the suspect. the arsonist had not struck since the weekend. we know that police were waiting for him to make a move. we're not sure why police made the arrest when they did but we'll get more details at a news conference set to begin at 10:00 a.m. at police headquarters. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:04. san francisco police are still investigating that suspicious device that had to be blown up earlier this week in the outer sunset neighborhood. investigators say it may take weeks to figure out exactly what it was. now, that blast on tuesday night rattled the area of 46th and judah street. a convenience store was damaged. the family who lives next door

to the house where that device was found, they want to know why they were not told to evacuate. also new this morning, police in rohnert park, they've arrested a driver after a high- speed pursuit that knocked down power lines. all started around 11:00 last night. police tried to stop the driver for speeding. well, the driver took off leading police on the chase that topped 75 miles an hour before he crashed into a power pole near langner and whittler avenues. the driver was arrested on several charges, including dui. happening today -- marin county is tapping into an emergency water reserve for the first time in two decades. ktvu's tara moriarty is live in core ta ma -- corte madera with more. >> reporter: so far, m rain has received 10.5 inches of rain.

you compare that to the numbers in 1929 when they got a little over 19 inches. that gives you and idea of just how bad this drought really is. starting in six weeks we could be looking at water rationing if we don't get rain. starting today, marin county is dipping into the water reserves and that hasn't happened in 20 years. soeferer the next -- over the next 20 days, the district will pump water uphill from phoenix to the treatment plant. we spoke to a water efficient landscaper who worries the drought will prevent people from planting. >> we had a great year. i'm afraid now that people are gonna stop calling and postpone it until we get some rain. >> people need to reduce their amount of water usage. i'm thinking of water collection system in my own backyard. >> reporter: now, water officials say conservational zones won't be enough to restrictions. rationing years ago required

building a pipeline and tight restrictions. if the spring rains don't come, the district says it will have to tap into another reserve supply. we'll keep you posted. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:06. a hearing set for today in the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of setting another teenager on fire. richard thomas has been charged with a hate crime with the attack on sasha fleishman in november on an a.c. transit bus in oakland. fleishman was wearing a skirt at the time of the attack. he suffered second and third- degree burns. thomas is charged as an adult but his lawyer is arguing the case should be moved to juvenile court. the antioch man charged with kidnapping a 7-year-old girl will return to court on february 26th. 43-year-old david douglas pleaded not guilty yesterday. he's accused of following the girl and her mother from a walmart and then abducting the child earlier this month. the child was found hours later

inside his car at the antioch marina. douglas remains behind bars on $7 million bail. a golf pro from livermore accused of child molestation is facing new charges this morning. prosecutors say a third child has now accused andrew nizbit of sexual abuse and showing him pornography. nizbit faces 75 charges. he's a nationally recognized golf instructor who worked at the youth golf academy in livermore. he's being held without bail in santa rita jail in dublin. the catholic church sex abuse scandal has led to a financial crisis for one die grow sis in -- for one diocese in california. in recent years, the diocese of stockton has paid millions of dollars in settlements. the biggest settlement was in 2012 in a case involving former priest michael kelly. that settlement alone was $3.7

million. the vatican is facing really harsh criticism for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal. hours ago, a committee for the united nations held a special hearing in switerland. members of the panel accuse the catholic church of protecting pedophile priests at the extent of the victims -- expense of the victims. a representative of the vatican denied the ail baings saying pope francis has made dealing with the sex abuse scandal one of his top priorities. san jose police hope a new school program will help keep kids from joining kids. >> bad consequences. >> bad consequences. >> the pilot program was launched at santee elementary. it helps fifth and sixth graders think about the consequences of their actions and brainstorm ways to fight bullying and build self-esteem. it's all about rapport building. i want to impart to these kids, i'm a human being, a dad, a

father while being a police officer. the pilot program is scheduled to run for six weeks. police hope to get sponsors for the program. so it can be expanded. 8:09. a hearing in washington, d.c., just this morning, medicare's chief cybersecurity official said the healthcare.gov website recently passed full security tests. in her testimony this morning, teresa fryer said she previously had some concerns about the website security but she says now she would recommend full operational and security certification for the affordable care act website. meantime, although california's health insurance website covered california has had fewer problems in the federal one, now we're hearing that may not be the case for the spanish version. reportedly, although the intro duct ray pages are in spanish, once you click -- introductory pages are in spash, once

spanish. the house of representatives has passed a $1 trillion spending bill with bipartisan approval. it providessed funding for -- provides funding for the government for the end of september and now goes to the senate. here are some of the high points -- federal workers and military personnel get a 1% pay raise. it forces the tsa to get more low-risk passengers through airport security faster. head start gets a $1 billion increase in funding. overall, spending is $164 billion less than president george bush's last budget and republicans applauded that reduction. 8:11. a major discovery by astronomers. why there is a lot of excitement about finding a possible twin for our sun. a shooter opened fire at a grocery store in indiana. hear local authorities describe

the scene of that deadly attack. we still have a lot of low traffic around the bay area. in san jose, it's kind of slowing down as you approach the 88 a interchange. but find -- 88 a interchange. but -- 880 interchange. a lot of sunshine. it won't take long to start warming u some areas are -- warming up. some areas are heating up.

three people are dead following a grocery store shooting in elkhart, indiana. police say the gunman walked

into the store last night with a semi-automatic handgun, shot and killed a woman, then walked to another aisle and shot and killed another woman. >> there were several rounds fired in there, both from police and from the suspect. anybody that's been in a grocery store can imagine that the shell casings and fragments and everything else are scattered all throughout the store. >> one victim was an employee who appeared to be in her late teens or early 20s. police shot and killed the gunman. it's not clear if he knew his victims. the school in new mexico where a 12-year-old boy shot two classmates on tuesday will reopen today. police are still investigating the sheeting that left two students seriously injured and the shooter in custody. police say the boy used a shot gun that belonged to his father. the boy's parents and grandparentsish issued a statement expressing the condolences for the victims and

are heartbroken. a condemned killer was executed in ohio moments ago and the state used a meth they had that's -- method that's never been used before. dennis mcguire was put to date by a two-drug combination that has never been used as a legal injection. ohio added this method in 2009 but finally used it today despite the objections of mcguire's lawyers. 8:16. it kosh the biggest scandal -- it could be the biggest scandal in air force history. 34 officers entrusted with land based nuclear missiles have been kicked off the job for alleged involvement in a cheating ing are. they are suspected of cheating hon a routine proficiency test several months ago that includes checking knowledge how to handle what's called an emergency war order. that's the term for the authorization required to launch a nuclear weapon. >> this is absolutely

unacceptable behavior. and it is completely contrary to our core values in the air force. as everybody here know, the number one core value for us is integrity. >> this investigation started as a probe into illegal drug possession but then evolved into a much bigger issue. the cheating scandal is the latest in a series of air force stumbles documented in recent months including violations in safety, failures of inspections and breakdown in training. there's a young -- well, tomorrow, president obama will announce his response the revelations of controversial surveillance operations at the nsa agency. but the president is not expected to call for ending the nsa's program that tracks information on almost every phone call made and received in the u.s. instead, aides say the president will leave that to congress. one change the president is expected to announce is

restrictions on eavesdropping on conversations of foreign leaders. an employee in home depot in alaska caught a baby falling out of a shopping cart. you have to see the pictures. there's the employee. scooped up that baby just in time. and the baby was not hurt. home depot will give that 18- year-old its angel award. they give it on rare occasions for expectal acts of heroism. >> i'm sure the parents are so grateful. want to check in with sal. still really, really slow on 880. >> i appreciate the tweeter support. >> thank you. dave and tori. it really is slow. it's slow all the way back to dublin. i think that's what got everybody's attention because of a problem on 238 that's been gone for a bit. westbound 580 right off the bat, you will notice something is wrong. i would like to say you can use

an alternate route. that's a long way to go around. you could go to 680/24, how long are you going there. i think the best thing to do, put off the trip or tell the boss or the clients that you will be set back. now, if you are driving -- let's go to some of the live pictures. people being behind, i think has caused lighter than usual backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's lighter than usual here go ahead and take advantage. let the natural roadblock be your friend. and this is a look at 280 northbound in san jose. traffic into the valley is beginning to even out for the rise to 9:00. to steve. all right, sal. thank you. a very good morning. well, another chamber of commerce morning. clear skies, really warm for some. very cold for others. the forecast, though, for seattle on sunday has not changed too much. it's still -- i think it's partly cloudy/mostly cloudy. there's hints of lie rain in the -- light rain in the morning. the forecasted high temperature

is 49 degrees. i'm not making that. it's 49. that's what we're going with. i think things will be all right. there's a heck of a system north of the hawaiian islands and another one behind that's even stronger. there's plenty of energy coming behind the pacific. maybe of these could -- maybe one of these could knock the high pressure out. cooler weather will move in this weekend and next week. there's 20s to 60s on these temperatures. another morning where we start off with some big differences on the lows. yet the high temperatures are the key because they are all in record-setting territory or very close. napa would be 73 today which is warm. but that's not a record. 76 in 1920 is the record. san francisco, 70, one shy. oakland, 75. downtown, that would be a record. mountain view, would be a record. san jose close, 72. the record is 73 in 2009. santa cruz, cappy local ta, watsonville, down to 80.

santa cruz going for 83 today. that would be a record. salinas going for 84. that would tie a record going back to 2009. a lot of record highs also in southern california. santa maria, 87. so was escondido. that's why we have a lot of fire concerns. it's an offshore breeze. much stronger in southern california than here. 28, 29, santa rosa, fairfield, 68 half moon bay. amazing. your car thermometer if you are going to the coast, it will probably go up fast once you get close to the bay. the red flag warning has ended. still out for southern california up towards the mother lode area. for us it's another day of sunshine and warm temperatures. record highs again. breezy for some. it doesn't look to be as bad as yesterday. 60s, 70s and 80s. clearlake at 80. down towards santa cruz and monterey in the 80s. there's clearlake 80. walnut creek, 70. livermore, 70. 74 berkeley. 74 morgan hill to 76 gilroy.

74, santa clara. 74 redwood city. half moon bay good, 15, 20 degrees above average. all signs still say dry weather. why some people fear california's new food safety law. the reason why some bay area restaurants worry this may drive them out of business. and janet napolitano is back at the white house today. the summit she was invited to along with other educational leaders. [dad] [laughs]

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welcome back. 8:24. happening now -- a white house summit right today on expanding college opportunities for low income and disadvantaged students. we're there at the white house live. this will get underway shortly. more than a hundred college and university presidents are taking part, including the university of california president, janet napolitano, california's state university chancellor timothy white is there as well. there's also the heads of nonprofit organizations, foundations, state governments and business leaders there. it's a major summit needing -- meeting. the mayors of san francisco and seattle have placed two bets on the outcome of this sunday's nfc championship game. one involves helping out a good cause. >> here's the wager -- we both

have strong backgrounds on antidiscrimination and helping the poor. so losing mayor helps the winning mayor raise about $10,000 for their local food bank and meal programs. >> and the other part of the bet sweetens the deal with some local treats. if the 9ers lose, seattle gets mitchell's ice cream, cocoa chocolates and lefty o'doul's bloody mary mix. our reporters are going to seattle today. tomorrow night at 6:30, they will hanker a live special road trip to a chip. we'll have an hour-long special at 9:00 on saturday night and, of course, the championship game right here on sunday afternoon. show us your 49er spirit by sharing this badge facebook. we are having a friendly competition with our sister station in san francisco to see

who can get the most shares. astronomers are excited about something else, the discovery of what they call a solar twin. that's a star that has similar temperature, chemical makeup and mass as our own sun. this one, though, is 2500 light years away but they say the stars are so similar they may have been born in the same star cluster. scientists say there's no likelihood the planet is circling -- circling this star kosh the inwiths of the earth. they are closer to their sun which makes it hotter than our planet. a frightening incident last night outside of an east bay b.a.r.t. station. coming up, how a teen's clothing caught fire. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where police continue to search for a naked man who exposed himself at an area high school. we'll speak to a superintendent of schools. it's not often we see lows

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." a bizarre case. we're live in concord this morning. we're at the b.a.r.t. station. a teenaged boy was badly burned last night. we'll tell you how it happened. stay tuned. that's coming up. thursday, january 16th. i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. steve will tell you all about it. i will. these are the records from yesterday. santa cruz, 82. oakland airport 77. gilroy, 7 a. sfo -- 75.

napa, 72. i focus on that. i was in napa and a little shot out for ashley and lacy at the r and d kitchen and naomi. what do they have in common besides being three girls, they were talking about the weather. everyone was talking about how warm it is. it felt like april or may. it did not feel like january. and it won't feel like january. we'll have similar today. it's mild and warm. upper 20s fairfield, santa rosa, almost 70 already. half moon bay. if you get the breeze, easterly breeze. it's very warm. everything being held in check. nothing coming through until a weak system will brush. a lot of record highs. sunny and warm again. breezy for some. not for all. more 70s than 60s. here's sal. i have better news about 580. we're seeing some improvement on 580 coming out of dublin. it's good to say that 580 over the hill has improved quite a bit ever since they got the crash out of the way.

238 at 880 roughly. there's still some slow traffic in castro valley. but things are much better than they used to be. so go ahead and use 580 again if you have to drive to work. i think a lot of people are beyond that point. 880 southbound. you can see how slow that is backed up from 92 all the way down to about 237. all right. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. still light, became light at 8:00. now is your chance to get into san francisco. in san jose, northbound 280, the drive time here from 101 up to 17, eight minutes. not bad. back to the desk. new this morning -- a teenager recovering this morning from very serious burns after being accidentally set on fire last night. alex savidge is live at the concore b.a.r.t. station where this -- concord b.a.r.t. station where this happened. >> reporter: we are. good morning to you. b.a.r.t. police say this teen does not have life-threatening injuries. that's the good news. this strange accident happened

as he was being dropped off by someone else at the b.a.r.t. station. it was last night around 11:00 or so. b.a.r.t. police say this teen had gasoline on his clothes. he had been working, fixing cars earlier in the day. the person who dropped off that teenager then lit a cigarette inside the car and that spark ignited those flammable vapors. that's what triggered this fire. the teen jumped out of the car, his clothes were burning at the time. and eventually the fire was put out. officers arrived a short time later. paramedics came as well. the boy suffered serious burns on both his arms and his chest. he had to be airlifted down to valley medical center in san jose. at this point, b.a.r.t. police believe this simply was an accident and they say the driver who lit that cigarette will not be facing any charges. live this morning in concord, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. 8:33. we have developing news in southern california. there is a brush fire.

this one here in the angeles national forest. mandatory evacuations have been ordered near the town of glendora. this fire is dangerously close to homes now. the fire comes after a rare red flag warning was issued for los angeles and ventura counties even though we're in the middle of january. steve, you'vary heard him, the temperatures will be in the 80s today down there. at least 125 acres have already burned. back here in the bay area, a red flag warning for the north bay and the east bay hills just expired. that warning about fire danger was issued because of hour extremely dry conditions. firefighters last night were called out to this -- a grass fire in la honda. four acres bushed. no homes were damaged and -- burned. no homes were damaged and no one was hurt. oakland's first homicide victim of 2014 will be laid to rest today. 13-year-old lee whethersby was

shot on new year's eve while walking home from the boys and girls club in east oakland. he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead the next morning. two gunmen seen driving away have not been arrested. the funeral is set for 11:00 this morning at oakland's church. strange incident of a naked man on the campus of south san francisco high school recently is the reason some parents are demanding more security at that school. brian flores is live in south san francisco with more on what's happening. brian? >> reporter: good morning, dave. i just got an update with south san francisco police. this morning they are continuing to search for this naked man, a man described as white, 40 years old, thin build, possibly balding. he exposed himself on monday in front of about five cheerleaders at the high school. then he fled. i'm here joined this morning with alejandra hogan, the superintendent of the school district. good morning to you.

thank you for joining us. give us an update on the investigation and where we stand. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. the police department is working with several witnesses to the incident. i'm also also the community to help us in this investigation because i'm sure somebody saw something or somebody knows about this and so please come forward and if anybody knows about it, contact the south san francisco police department immediately. >> speaking of the community several parents we've spoken to this morning, they are concerned this morning an plan to go to the school board meeting. give us an update. i know there's nothing official on the agenda. but can parents speak out about their concerns tonight. >> reporter: absolutely. agendas are set by law with at least ten days in advance. and so -- because they have to be posted for the public to review. so there's nothing on this agenda that's gonna be addressing this incident or security incidents. but let me tell you that the security and safety of students is of the upmost importance

here. in the near future we'll be talking about this. there's been a couple of things that we've done immediately to address the situations at the schools. >> reporter: such as? >> the incident at burry. the man never entered the school but he was standing from one of the openings where the school was. we've put a gate there to prevent anybody from coming in and that went into place immediately after the incident. we talked about the necessity to make sure doors are locked after hours. >> reporter: is there a thought about adding more security cameras? >> absolutely. that's part of the plan. that's happening within other sites of the district, not at this particular site. but we'll be talking about this

in the future. >> reporter: thank you for joining us. police are looking for the suspect and are asking any witnesses to come forward if they heard anything or in the other case as the superintendent just megessed. brian flores -- mentioned. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. pedestrian safety will be the focus of a meeting today involving san francisco politicians and police. the meeting comes after a string of recent pedestrian accidents. today's goal will be to look at police protocol for reviewing, investigating and reporting collisions involving pedestrians or cyclists. mayor ed lee has also released plans for increased enforcement, training and citywide performance on the issue. a woman is recovering from a leg injury after being hit by a car in san francisco's telegraph hill. it happened last night near the corner of vallejo and samson streets. the woman who police say is in her 20s was taken to san francisco general hospital. the incident is under investigation. 8:38. three more bay area flu deaths have been reported and now

there have been flu deaths in all nine bay area counties. yesterday, a 61-year-old woman in sonoma county died from the flu. in napa county, an 84-year-old man with several medical issues died as well. in contra costa county, the death of a 48-year-old man last month has been confirmed as flu- related. at least 20 people here in the bay area have died from the flu this season. doctors are saying it's not too late to get a flu shot. you can get the flu vaccine at hospitals at clinics and pharmacies, the washington hospital healthcare system in fremont is hosting flu shot drives today and tomorrow. they will be running from noon until 2:00 p.m. and then 3:30 to 5:30 each day. the cost, $10. some restaurant owners are complaining about a new food safety law in california which requires food handlers to wear plastic gloves. the law goes into effect over the next six months.

the owner of a sushi restaurant calls it unfair and a threat to his livelihood. susie chefs say their handy work is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate but the law would force them to use gloves as well as u ten tills. >> it's -- utensils. >> it's impossible to wear gloves making sushi. >> some restaurants say the state never notified them about the new law. they say the workers will not wear gloves until they receive word from the state that it's mandatory. 8:40. some chilling video recorded by firefighters responding to the plane crash of asiana flight 214. the new questions raised about that tragedy last summer at snow -- at sfo. good morning. we have improvement in many of the bay area commutes. we'll tell you what 24 is looking like coming up.

the weather is looking like another sunny, warm day. it looks like more record highs today but what about for the weekend.

stocks significantly lower on wall street. retailers and railroad

operators are among the biggest decliners due to weak earnings report. best buy especially plunging more than 27% after its holiday sales disappointed investors. the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 2,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 77 currentlily. the nasdaq down 2. s&p 500 down 4. time now is 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you -- today, marin county will tap into an emergency water reserve for the first time in two decades. drought concerns are forcing the county to get water out of phoenix lake. it is also possible mandatory water rationing could start in six weeks for some of the customers. a teenaged boy is recovering from burns this morning after his clothing was accidentally set on fire last night. it happened as he was being dropped off at the concord

b.a.r.t. station. he had gasoline on his clothing after working on a car earlier. the fire ignited when the person who dropped him off lit a cigarette. and san jose police believe they have captured a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a neighborhood. janine de la vega is joining us live at police headquarters and you just got some new information from some of the neighbors. a news conference will be held in about an hour where we expect to learn new details from police about the arrest. we just learned from a resident who lives near where the arsons occurred that a neighbor spotted a suspicious person who resembled the arsonist on 24th street last night and then called 911, and soon soon after that, an arrest was made. now people in the neighborhood are wondering if the tip led to the arrest. here is the sketch that police released over the weekend of a person of interest for the arsons. we don't know if the person police took into custody

shortly after 8:00 last night resembles it. numerous surveillance videos from home security systems showed a person walking near the fire seens. it also matches the exclusive video that ktvu obtained showing a skinny light-skinned man on a porch starting a fire. sources tell ktvu the police department's covert response unit had been watching the suspect waiting for him to strike. we're told that the suspect lives in the neighborhood, where he's been setting fires. neighbors told us how they were feeling this morning. >> i've been feeling very terrible -- i mean terrified about the whole thing. now he's caught, i think the whole neighborhood is really relieved. we come came together -- all came together and gave each other numbers and stuff. we were working on keeping each other posted on, you know, the watch. we were all pretty terrified. all week, residents have kept their porch lights on and had signed up to be on lookout

patrols overnight. it's been nerve wracking for them. at least one of the arson cases a victorian home was destroyed and the homeowners would have died if neighbors didn't wake them up. we know that numerous followup interviews were conducted overnight. we'll be able to tell you more after the 10:00 a.m. news conference here at police headquarters. we may have the identity of the suspect by then and possibly a mugshot. we will give you an update on our noon news. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. 8:47. in the footsteps of a first responder to a horrible scene. pam cook has the newly-released video of the video moments after the asiana crash. >> the video is from a firefighter's helmet camera. it's offering crews into what happened -- clues into what happened during the emergency response and what may have been wrong. >> can you grab me --

[inaudible] >> the video shows at least one of the first responders saw the young girl who coroners say survived the crash but was run over and killed by a vehicle at the scene. the family of 16-year-old is suing the city and county of san francisco for negligence, arguing that none of the responders ever stopped to check her pulse to see if she was still alive before she was covered with firefighting foam. bill tweedy reviewed the video with us. >> you don't call a victim that's alive a body. it's not a body. it's a person, a survivor. the first thing we do when we get there, we move the people that can walk away from the scene. the walking wounded. so you can start to narrow down and triage what you have left. >> he says the language that they were using suggests that the crews may have thought she was already dead. he also says, though, that the

last thing any firefighter wants to do is have somebody happen where somebody gets injured. in an earlier inquiry by the ntsb firefighters told  investigators that they assumed the girl was dead and rushed toward the plane to help survivors inside. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 8 let's bring -- let's bring sal back. we've had a mixed commute. >> finally things are improving, dave and tori, touchy moments there. let's start off with pretty good news. bay bridge toll plaza is light 880 northbound is slow. it's a little slow. 580 westbound is slow from about high street heading out to the grand lake area. northbound 17, a new crash in the santa cruz mountains near the summit traffic is going to

be slow. northbound 17, it's going to be slow from about the summit on down to los gatos. still an easterly breeze. there's actually some fog showing up on the visible satellite. pretty offshore. first time i've seen that in a while. mostly cloudy in seattle. the forecast kickoff temperature is 49 degrees. maybe light rain. overall, we could sure use some light rain. we could use any light rain. maybe next week things will cool off. see if we can get things come under the strong ridge and break it down. 28 to 68. 28, santa rosa. 68 half moon bay. sacramento, 33. it's much warmer here than the valley. probably one more day of sunny,

warm temperatures. 60s, 70s. a lot of 70s and some 80s. clearlake, 80. warmer towards oakland and berkeley because the east wind is coming off the oakland/berkeley hills. 83 santa cruz. that would be a record. 73 half moon bay. 74 mountain view. it's warm for everybody here. but the morning low is really cold for tomorrow. i think we'll get low clouds in here. temperatures will come down get close to seasonal average as we head to the latter part of the weekend. san francisco giants' fans will see a much slimmer panda this season. the photo of pablo sandoval posted online showing his giant weight loss.

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take a look at this. major damage at new bridge's presbyterian church in hayward after a car plowed into the sanctuary. a witness says the organ, what's left of it, finally slowed down the car. otherwise it could have been much worse. police say an 81-year-old woman was at the wheel when she lost control, apparently mistaking the gas pedal for the brake. witnesses say the car missed a group of people waiting for food donations. no one was hurt. a popular toe nut shop in new england is hoping to add stores in northern california. dunkin' donuts plans to open 80

stores in northern california in the next five to seven years and eventually a thousand stores in the state. they just opened shops in the central coast and central valley. it hopes to have 50,000 shops by the year 2020. >> i'm focusing. a big day in hollywood. the oscar nominations were announced just hours ago. >> we are pleased to announce that the film has selected the best picture nominees and they are -- >> "american hustle" and "gravity" received ten nominations each. both were nominated for best picture. the other best picture nominees are captain phillips -- >> school of the big nims -- some of the big names that did

not get nods include tom hanks, emma thompson, oprah winfully and robert redford. the oscars will be handed out march 2nd in los angeles. ellen degeneres will host the show. the sacramento kings are announcing today they will become the first pro sports team to accept bit coin currency. beginning in march, fans can use the digital money at the store to buy tickets and gear. one of the kings' new owner a is silicon is valley venture capitalist. and the panda has dropped enough weight. it's really noticeable in this photo. the team has been trying to have him get into better shape for a few years now. the team says he weighed more than 280 pounds at one point last year. sandoval is not saying how much weight he's dropped yet but he will announce it the day before

spring training starts. they always say what a good athlete he is despite his weight. very fast, very strong. >> sal and i have been talking about it. what are you gonna call him now? >> if he starts to falter, people will come up with this campaign called let panda eat. >> feed the panda. >> yes. >> they just want him to be the same hitter, right? >> right. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is affected by a crash in the santa cruz mountains. northbound 17 near highway 9. it's backed up from the summit. if this is your lake commute, you think you will be in good shape, there's a little bit of slow traffic in your way. let's go to live pictures now. 880 northbound, there was an earlier accident. traffic is better. at the toll plaza, we have had a nice commute since 8:00. go now before something happens. it's a nice time to be driving into the city out of oakland. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal.

>> good morning. we have clear skies out there. another warm day. starting off. 20ss, almost 7 -- 20s, almost 70 in half moon bay. record highs probably not friday and then cooler on the weekend. temperatures are way too high, for january. it's nice but come on. >> for january. >> it was warm yesterday. >> yes. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the arrest in the serial arsonist case in san jose. police will release more information in just one hour.

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