up quietly. he was spotted or caught on tape at various times between january 8 through the 12th. the most incrim nate incrim nateing was him setting it on fire. he became the person of interest after a midnight duty sergeant went through databases. >> reporter: when we are investigating arsons and we're able to find something on the arson registry that lives in the area, it's a good lead. >> reporter: he's charged with two counts of arson but they feel that number will go up. he's a suspect in a huge san jose warehouse fire last week that, because of its size, hadn't been included in an

arson fire. >> i'm a nice person, but somebody with problems who need help. >> reporter: that was the suspect himself from a jailhouse interview during a string of arsons 15 years ago. we're putting together the coverage at that time to show at 6:00 so we can hear what he said then for what he said now as a suspect. we continue the team coverage tonight. he spoke with eighth beers who have been terrorized by the fire and they have to be breathing a sigh of relief. >> reporter: yes. this is a home that was destroyed over the weekend. you can see how damaged the building is and how everything

is boarded up. the good news is that the alleged arsonist is behind bars. >> the flames were going out of control. my dad and my brother, we actually knocked on the door several times trying to get them out. >> reporter: they got out safety but are homeless now. >> it's shocking somebody would do that. i'm glad they caught them. >> reporter: a trailer at this church was set on fire twice and the church pastor was at the press conference with the police and fire officials. >> i feel good because i thought he would come back again especially after seeing the interview and this on television. but i was relieved by not getting any more phone calls at 5:00 in the morning saying there's another fire.

>> reporter: we visited the home and the next door neighbor said he was weird. >> he don't talk to nobody or nothing at all. >> reporter: they do not have insurance on this home here at st. john and 17th, so friends and family are doing this fundraiser to try to help them out. coming up at 6:00 you will hear from them and their reaction to this arrest. the mayor applauded the efforts of police and fire investigators saying their hard work and diligence paid off. he also thanked the community saying, quote, i would like to thank the dedicated residents who came together to keep watch over the neighborhoods and help the officers and firefighters solve the horrible crimes. the the collaboration is one of the things that helps make san

jose a great place to live and raise a family. continuing coverage of the warm and dry conditions lingering tonight. a red flag warning expired this morning, but the fire danger is still a serious concern right now. firefighters are battling a wildfire in southern california tonight near glendora. two homes have been destroyed and some 2,000 people are evacuated. we have received an update and we know the wildfire has stopped spreading and there's less of a threat to nearby communities. here in the bay area, a frightening fire on the san mateo cost is keeping fire cruise on alert. we are live with what could be good news for fire crews who are stretched thin this evening. >> reporter: right now it's crazy dry on the san mateo coast and a key measure of fire danger is something called fuel

moisture. right now it's at 3%, a number not seen since late last year. >> reporter: they are trying to put out this hill side, unprecedented low humidity. late last night and into the morning cal fire called crews with this fast-moving 4-acre brush fire. >> it was frighteening because i live right here. >> it's hard to burn things on the coast because it's always so moist. it's a basituation. we need rain. >> reporter: crews are stretched thin. seasonal crews were released this last november and they have emergency staffing for five

extra engines today. >> we're prepared hire roughly 128 additional firefighters hopefully in the next couple of weeks. >> reporter: firefighters say what they are really hoping is for a change in the weather. even extra crews may not be enough if the never-before-seen conditions continue. our chief meteorologist is tracking more. >> the fourth day in a row we have had records in the bay area. it's dry out there. we'll look at some of the numbers, just unusual weather. san francisco, downtown, a big one, because those records go back to the 1850s, the oldest records in the state. 72 was the record there. oakland, 78 degrees downtown. there's a record at gilroy and

at the oakland airport. i'll talk about a cool-down coming, and we'll talk about the specifics of those. and an updated draught monitor. we've been upgraded to severe in the bay area. i'll let you know what that means a little bit later. a live report from l. a. county where three people have been arrested in connection with the wild fair that has already burned two homes. a flu vaccination clinic is wrapping up in alameda county, and we didn't hear of new deaths in the valley today, the recent string of deaths has people coming in to get a flu shot. last checked, 20 flu-related deaths confirmed in the bay area. there have been deaths recorded now in all nine bay area counties. >> reporter: a lot of folks who thought that they didn't

need a flu shot are ending up in places like this, emergency rooms, really in trouble, and that's why the next building over, what's going on is a very brisk business in $10 flu shots because as more and more people hear about more deaths, then they take the flu shots very seriously, and i mean very seriously. there have been spot shortages of flu shots over the last few weeks. supplies still seem to be available but make no mistake, this is a very big flu season. >> this one has been very early and intense. we have had early mortalities, which is unusual for california because we usually don't get it until the end of january, beginning of february. >> reporter: today we randomly called 10 bay area pharmacies asking about the availability of flu shots, as

well as the early-stage treatment drug, tamiflu. the shortage of it is so acute that the creator has send i instructions to pharmacies on how to make it. get a flu shot and... >> wash your hands. >> reporter: the h1n1 strain which only appeared five years ago has been responsible for the growing number of bay area deaths. this year's bay area flu shot was made to help with that. target continues to send out e-mails tonight offering a free year of credit monitoring to customers who may have been

affected by a recent security breach at the stores. they say the brief happened between november 27 and december 15 and involved 10s of thousands of names and addresses and phone numbers and debit and credit card information. the customers have until april 23rd to register for the free credit monitoring and theft protection. the ceo said, quote, i'm truly sorry this incident occurred and regret any inconvenience this may cause you. some people who use this device say it's giving them a rash. this is a picture of the article. the man says the readness that you see there came from his high-tech exercise device made by a company in an stran, tracking how much exercise the wearer down throughout the day and sends data, fitbit.

just in time for this weekend's game, some 49er fans are picking out something news. >> reporter: a lot of 49er fans are superstitious about what they wear during the game. they just can't seem to get enough. >> i'm getting some gear for them to wear to school tomorrow. >> reporter: how about some for yourself? >> yes. >> buyer be where, some of the gear on the streets may not be licensed. authentic 49ers gear has the

emblem. join us for a half hour special tomorrow night at 6:30 and an hour-long special at 9:00 saturday night. don't forget to join game on sunday, kickoff is at 3:30. and stay with us after the game for the post show. an easy trick for saving water. we'll show you a simple way to check and monitor your usage. the student becomes the teacher, the valuable shared. coming up, dodging bullets at a gas station, why the person being shot out is now in trouble with the judge. plan

a drug task force is

announcing one of the biggest drug raids in county history. the narcotics team said today operation crystal lens resulted in the seizure of more than $18 million worth of drugs and the arrest of 17 people connected with a street gang. they took cash and firearms and vehicles. special other agencies were involved in the two-year operation. three adults and a baby are safe tonight after a two-alarm fire in the home. it was reported this morning in concord. a young couple and their infant boy, along with a roommate, were in the house. this is cell phone video of smoke pouring from the home. the baby's father said it was a frightening moment when he realized his young son was in danger. >> i grabbed the baby and

almost fell and ran out. >> crews put out the fire quickly. nobody was injured although the father says the baby was a little frightened. no word yet on what caused the fire. developing news known l. a. county, some 2,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire there. three people already have been arrested for starting it. in just the past half hour we learned the fire chief says the crews are getting the upper hand and that lefts to the community are not as bad. we have the latest on the fire. >> reporter: gasia, firefighters say they have gotten the upper hand although they are not releasing official containment numbers. it's clear there's no active fire lines going on right now, nothing like what we saw earlier

today when we arrived in this area earlier this morning. you can see the homes over here, the fire getting within about 150 yards of the home. firefighters were concerned about high temperatures and low humidity and the forecast of winds as high as 25 to 35 mph. they were very worried about all of this brush coming down to these neighborhoods and causing devastation to the homes. what has happened though is that the winds have remained relatively calm. they were able to save thousands of homes, they say, five homes completely damaged and 17 other structures partially damaged. no injuries other than one injury to a firefighter. so considering how bad this looked this morning, they really have done a good job with air assault on this fire, fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, seeing them dropping water and fire

retardant. >> can you talk about the three people who were arrested and how this fire may have started? >> reporter: it's really kind of a crazy situation. down here in south this area these three started a camp fire up in the foothills. they saw the fire get out of control and ran away. they were seen by a police officer who took them into custody. one of them actually admitted that, yes, it was their fire that got out of control. they were very scared and appall and apologizeed. they face potential felony charges for letting this fire get out of control that could result in three years in jail.

they are being held in jail on $20,000-bale. bill has been keeping on top of the situation there in southern california and here at home. when we saw those conditions and heard the numbers, we thought, wow. >> the red flag warning is still in effect for southern california. here is the maps. we have lost our red flag warning. it went away this morning. a high fire danger here. we took our live reporter down there and there wasn't a lot of wind and that's the key and why they are getting a handle on the fires. the draught monitor, this came out today. they had us as a severe draught a few days earlier. as we go into today, this index came up to extreme draught for the bay area and parts of

central california. so it's just another index. this index is one we're paying attention to, associated with the national weather service, and that's a big deal. sunny and warm tomorrow. the weekend, a dry forecast, and then slightly cooler as we go go to the beginning of the week. maybe a record tomorrow, but i think we're done with the records. tomorrow, very nice, temperatures around 70 again. this little guy, which earlier the models suggested could bring us some rain, it stops, cools us off a touch on the weekend and presents more of an on-shore flow. up in seattle with the game, this is the forecast. green is rain. it looks like the 49ers game

will go off without a hitch. we have the game here on channel 2. it's going to be good weather for football up in the seattle area. sunny and warm for tomorrow. the forecast highs tomorrow, they look good, 68 in antioch. the five-day forecast, no rain in that one, and five more, no rain there. there's a little cool-down on saturday and sunday, but still, stunning weather, just not the type of weather we're used to seeing around here. there's the game forecast. mark and julie are up there right now getting ready to put together all sorts of good stuff for the 10:00 news, and the weather will be perfect for the game. >> can't wait to see it. millions of americans have been impacted by the data breach of target and today that tape

was used with the healthcare .gov site. an elderly man niss critical condition after a brutal heating -- is in critical conditions after a brutal beating. all of that information is coming up next.

thousands of people were treated after that chevron

refinery fire in richmond in '012, but that wasn't enough for them to change some refinery rules. regulators from the u.s. chemicals safety board rejected a proposal on new rules for refineries. they would have changed the way they are monitored and forced them to fix potential problems. the proposal was made to prevent incidents like that fire at the chevron refinery. the oil industry opposed the new rules. concerns about the safety of personal information on the healthcare.gov website was the topic today. the hearing comes as millions of americans are concerned about data breaches by private businesses. >> reporter: like a lot of people i received this letter from target saying my personal information could have been stolen. the question in congress, if it's happening with big businesses, is it also happening with healthcare.gov.

>> you did in fact draft the memo of the 24th, right? >> reporter: tough questions for the cyber security chief for the healthcare.gov. this memo says at the time healthcare.gov didn't meet security requirements and, quote, there is no confidence that personal information will be protected. >> but you wrote that it wasn't ready for prime time roll-out for security, right? it with be comic if it wasn't in fact all of your irs records. >> reporter: administration officials say a december 18 independent security analysis showed no security volubil tease -- >> the preventions put in place have successfully worked with

the prevention of attacks. >> do you believe it's not secure at this time based on the testing? >> no, i do not. >> reporter: reporting in washington, justin gray, channel 2 news. a minor vendor bender and an off duty police office pulled out a gun. love is in legal trouble over a rant on tweet, the implications it could bring for everybody who uses twitter.

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we first show you this video involving an off duty police officer, and tonight we're learning it could be the key to the criminal case and who threw the first punch. david was there as the judge placed a new restriction on the defendant. >> reporter: the incident was captured early sunday morning

by a surveillance camera. police and prosecutors say 37-year-old henrique had a vendor bender and pulled into the station. police say the video captures him appearing to punch the sergeant. the sergeant draws her weapon and fires. >> it's early to tell what this case would actually go for, what the punishment will be. all i can say as of right now it's serious and the consequences are also very serious. >> reporter: he entered a not guilty plea to four charges and faces a miss de misdemeanor.

>> whenever you have video in any case it's useful in the prosecution of the case. >> reporter: he returns to court on february 19. the officer who fired the shot is on paid administrative leave while the shooting remains under investigation. it's been a few days since a naked man walked right into the girl's rocker room at a cool in south san francisco. coming up in about 90 minutes concerned parents will have an opportunity to face their outrage over what happened. there's been about a half dozen reports of a naked man on or near school campussings around the city. the most recent was monday at south city high. a naked man went right into the girl's locker room room and exposed himself to five cheerleaders. >> our children need to be protected. to find out that a naked person came on campus exposing himself

is unacceptable to me. >> the school board meeting is set for 7:00. anybody with information about the naked man is asked to call police. a teenage boy is recovering today after his clothes got on fire last night. it happened about 11:00 when the teen was being dropped off at the bart station. because the teen has been working on cars all day and had gasoline on him, when the other lit a cigarette, he caught on fire. a teen accused of setting another teen on fire will remain in court. the individual suffered second and third degree burns. the judge denied a request to try the case in juvenile court. new at 5:00, learning from

tragedy. federal crash experts in canadian today talked about the bart incident three months ago that killed two workers. new safety recommendations to help bart trains operate more safely. >> reporter: rail accidents have leveled the national transportation safety board to call for increased safety. they say they should take steps to reduce human errors by crashes over the past decade. >> we see home accidents that are preventible every year. the most-wanted list, 10 safety recommendations. this is the first time it was included. the chairman said the board looked at the october crash where a bart train struck and killed two workers. >> we're already seeing change take place as far as procedures to protect those workers on the track. >> reporter: they renewed the call for the automatic

emergency braking system. if installed it could prevent train to train collisions and derailment. more details now. that accident that killed two bart track inspectors in the east bay happening last october during the second bart strike, and shepherd and daniels were checking on a dip in the tracks between the walnut creek and pleasant hill station when they were struck and killed instantly. a company has expanded its recall of beef products because the meat didn't undergo proper inspection. they recalled more than 41,000 pounds of beef parts,

and today they added another 420 pounds, rancho feeding corp. they have the case code on904 on the box. california hospitals got a low grade. they got a c minus, based on emergency care, patient safety and hospital environment. researchers say overcrowding and lack of specialty facilities are critical problems impacting individuals from california's emergency care. >> i don't want them to be worried. i want them to take action, call the federal legislatures and make it a priority. >> the report says california is the national leader in public health and injury prevention. if you would like to read the report you will find it in the web link section of our home

page . in only two months from now latinos are expected to become the largest ethnic group in california. the report says that in march latinos will make up 39% of california's population with white flipping to 38.8%. a bay area man is hitting the road to cheer on his team at the world cup. but this road trip is more than a fan wanting to see the action up close. the mission that is taking him from the bay area to brazil. be careful what you tweet. why a tweet from musician love could change things for all twitter users

for the first time, a case of libel from twitter. love tweeted back in '10 that her attorney has been bought off and that happened in the midst of a legal battle over the estate of her late husband who was the lead singer for the rock group nirvanna. love said she was expressing an

opinion and thought she tweeted it to just two people. yahoo fired the chief operating officer. the results have been dis appointing. appointing, de castro. they are going to cut $2 billion in annual expenses, united airlines. all of those affected have worked there since before it merged with continental airlines. and with flight capacity reduced by 3%, a company spokesperson says united has too many flight attendants. a personal story about a

drone scare. >> i went to the window to look out and see who was there and there was a drone right there at the window looking at me. >> the senator didn't say win or where this happened, but somebody suggested it happened outside her san francisco home back in june during a code pink protest against spying. she's pushing for forceable private laws. you can call him a man with a mission and that is taking hill all the way to the world cup. >> brazil or bust, how a san francisco park worker is taking a little bit of everybody he knows to the world cup with him. the key to finding out if you have a leak may be found right down here. right after the break we'll talk more about the record high temperatures and how warm it will get as we head into your friday. i'll show you the cities that

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a restaurant chain that was created in the south bay is being acquired by a group of private investors. members of the board for chuck e. cheeses accepted an offer. they're having a tough time

boosting sales. the apollo group is known for reworking companies and selling them off for a profit in a few years. a san francisco man is launching a trek to brazil, but it's how he's getting there that proves he has the community support. he planned this trip with a lot of help from friends. >> reporter: this bin used to be filled with boots or cleats or until today when they loaded them up in this, and she is bound for brazil. you can't miss this thing on the road. there's some people who attract a crowd wherever they go. >> getting ready for a little adventure. >> reporter: this 6'7" dutchman makes friends

wherever he goes. he gave the '55 chevy a facelift that lifts everybody's spirits. >> she can make everybody smile. >> reporter: tomorrow they are hitting the road. >> i have an idea brazil is that direction. >> reporter: driving to brazil for the world cup. he's taking a bit of people he knows along for the ride. garth had a hand in this project, the handprints of disabled kids and adults he works with, guiding them on the 6,000-mile junior. >> from ireland to the u.s. from brazil. >> shall we put it in there? >> when he told me this six months ago, i didn't believe him. >> people ask, why are you

doing this? i always answer, why am i doing it? >> reporter: he wants some light shined, and a world cup win for the dutch with be nice, too. >> i'm bringing it home. >> reporter: and then he asked me to sign the car, too, so a little piece of us is heading to brazil, as well. live in san francisco, channel 2 news! >> quite a car. let's talk about our weather, just down right hot today. >> four straight days of record warmth in the bay area, and some areas south of here were in the low 80ings. we have the satellite image showing you everything going to the north and that's what the jetstream is doing. there's a ridge of high pressure that's been persistent and will continue to stay put. what does that mean for

rainfall totals? this is actually spooky. i've never seen percents like this. santa rosa, 11% of rainfall average. san francisco, 18%, and not doing well here. there is no rain on the horizon. this 5-day forecast shows nothing. i'll show you warm temperatures. 68 in concord and 70 in oakland right now coming up at 6:00, so it's where. the red flag warning has gone away. i don't think we'll see that back. overnight lows will be cold. less wind, 28 in santa rosa and 30 in napa and third in fairfield. those are the forecast morning overlight lows for friday. tomorrow will be like today,

and this here should be a rain producer, but [ audio skipping ] the highs tomorrow, 68 in vallejo, 72 in santa rosa, and could see mid-70s down towards santa clara. here is the 5-day forecast, and you see the clouds come in and temperatures come out in the

mid-and upper 70s, down to the mid-and upper 60s. these temperatures should be more like the low 50s. here is the 5-day forecast. >> we've been dealing with this for about two months, and back then we liked it and enjoyed it, and now it just feels weird and sad. >> weird and sad and dry in california, and it can go on for a long time. historical draughts have been known to last five, 10, 15 years, and, for me, it's scary because this is the agricultural economy. we'll get some rain, but it's ominous now because it's very dry. today the nominations for the 86th oscars were announced. >> we are pleased to announce

the nominations. >> american hustle and gravity earned the most nominations with 10 each. the other nominees include captain philips, and others. despite winning at the sundance festival, a film about the deadly shooting was just one of the films that didn't get an nomination. they are scheduled for march 2 and will be hosted by ellen. we have a special section for the awards season, finding a complete list of the nominees

and a slide show. what you don't know could cost you, the key step you can take tonight to save money on your water bill. also ahead... >> and so i think that everybody deserves to be comfortable and everybody deserves to be able to be who they are. >> the life lesson this transition gender this transgender team gave. [ audio skipping ] >> a second look at that exclusive interview and what the suspect called his internal struggle. plus, how this elderly man showed incredible strength after the attack of being brutally beaten.

the rolls were reversed roles -- the roles were reversed today. >> they feel uncomfortable going into a certain bathroom. i think that everybody deserves to be comfortable. >> tonight it was told to the teachers that it needs to be understood and resolved in a

fairway. the 18 year old is also concerned about an antigay effort -- transgender teens can use whatever bathroom they want and education is the key to confusion. we've been telling you about bay area water agencies talking about conserving. but the first step is to make sure you know how much water you are using. the best way to start is to gauge your actual water use. it's time to learn how to read your water meter. >> for most systems your meter is under the concrete cover in front of your home. they are encouraging customers to monitor your day use. >> reporter: if you want to monitor your daily use or find out if you have a leak, you can

do that. you have to learn how to read your meter right down here. >> if you shut off all your water in the house and you go and take the meter lid off and see the meter spinning, it means you have a leak. >> reporter: many meters have a big dial and a display. one dial rotation is about seven and a half gallons. >> you may need to put a tooth pick and line it up where that dial is and just come back 10 minutes later and see if it's moved. if it's moved you probably have a leak. >> reporter: some meters have a little triangle. make sure no water is running in your home. >> that is looking for leaks and it will be spinning if there's any flow going through that meter. it's specifically designed to show low flows. >> reporter: the most likely leak is a drippy faucet or toilet which can be checked by guide tablets that they will mail to you for free. >> they can be dropped in the

toilet tank. >> reporter: the valve valve may need repaired. after 12 fires in one week, the man under arrest is no stranger to police. >> this is an exclusive jailhouse interview we did with the suspect almost 15 years ago to investigate his criminal history and how it ties to the new charges. the crime is horrible. an 82-year-old is nearly beaten to death. but when it happened is making it even worse for his family. what san francisco officials want to do to make the streets safer for pedestrians.

what is going on to cut back the number of people hit by cars in the city. residents are breathing a sigh of relief tonight after police arrest a suspected arsonist. as it turns out we've talked to the suspect before, more than 10 years ago. good evening. >> we have exclusive video of patrick william brennan that was done back in the 1990s. you met and interviewed him back in 1999? >> reporter: that's right, in the jail at that time as well. he's being held here at the main jail on $1 million jail after being arrested at his mobile home last night without incident. we'll have to wait to hear what he has to say about the two