a veteran b.a.r.t. police officer mistakenly shot to death by one of his partners during a search of an apartment here in dublin. we'll tell you what investigators say led up to this shooting. a story we've been following since 4:30 this morning. an early-morning fire in downtown berkeley forced dozens of people from their homes. the chp investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in oakland. the second in the city in less than 24 hours. and a power outage in marin county. find out what caused it and what it is doing to traffic nearby. "mornings on 2" starts now.

good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." this is a live look in dublin this morning where a b.a.r.t. police officer accidentally shot and killed by one of his partners. very sad morning. crews -- we have covering this investigation, our crews and the condolences pouring in for tom smith's family and the entire b.a.r.t. police force. we'll continue to cover that story. thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> i'm dave clark. we're focusing on your traffic and weather. we have clear skies. the higher clouds, i will push those south. we don't have to worry about those. temperatures today will be very close to record-setting territory again. that's 10 -- trust me. it's 10. 67 is the forecast high in kentfield that would tie a record. gilroy, 72. would tie a record. san francisco will not. they would have to hit 74.

oakland will be right there. 66. record, 67. san jose will be 70. red flag warning takes us to thursday afternoon and fire watch in mendocino county and lake county. this entire state is bone-dry. 20s, 30s, 40s. it's cold out there for some. for us, it will be a sunny day. a little system will move through from the north. that will pick up the breeze and cool us down. sunny and warm with a lot of 60s to near 70 degrees. here's sal. we have that power outage that was caused according to pg&e by a car accident on the freeway. southbound 101 at frustrateis parkway. traffic is -- fretas parkway. traffic is backed up. a lot of schools, homes, businesses in san rafael are without power. we also have word that the power pole is dangling

precariously from the wires and making for a bad situation in marin county. we'll continue to follow it for you. we look at 580 coming off the altamont pass. that's very slow. double the traffic time. it's taking about 30 minutes plus from the altamont pass to the dublin grade. i'm being a little generous on that. the bay bridge toll plaza, that's about a 25-minute wait. northbound 280 is slow dumbing out -- coming out of the downtown area to cupertino. back to the desk. sergeant tom smith was killed yesterday when one of his fellow officers accidentally fired. the two were part of a team during a probation search at a robbery suspect's apartment in dublin. ktvu's alex savidge joins us now from dublin with where this accident stands this morning. investigators really are trying to figure out if that

officer meant to fire his gun or if it accidentally went off. the alameda countiary's sheriff's office is piecing together exactly what went wrong at the park sierra apartment complex in dublin yesterday. this deadly shooting at about 1:45 in the afternoon as a group of b.a.r.t. police officers all with bulletproof vests on, were searching a unit in connection with a robbery case investigators say one officer mistakenly fired a fatal shot. 42-year-old sergeant tom smith was hit by the bullet and died a short time later at the hospital. the chronicle is identifying the officer as michael maize 10- year veteran of the force. investigators don't know what went wrong. but it's clear the officer fired his weapon is tealing with incredible grief. >> you also have to understand how devastated he is at this

point. this was certainly not his intent and you can only imagine the heartbreak that that officer has at this time. >> after this deadly shooting, sergeant smith's body was taken from eden medical center in castro valley by the coroner and it was escorted by a large police motorcade to the coroner's office. the apartment the officers were searching in dublin yesterday belongs to a suspected robber, a man in police custody. officers knew that when they arrived. they still entered with their guns drawn. they were worried that someone may have been inside hiding. the sheriff's office is planning to offer more details on exactly what led up to the shooting later on this morning. we also do expect to hear more from b.a.r.t.'s police chief after the first on-duty death in the history of this

department. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> family and friends are paying tribute to officer smith. they say he was a well- respected police officer and a beloved father and husband. coming up at 7:30, we have information about him and the family he leaves behind. 7:05. an independent auditor recently announced that the b.a.r.t. police department made signature improvements in the five years since the oscar grant shooting. b.a.r.t. agreed to 127 policy changes, recommended by the auditor who originally said the police department lacked training and had outdated policies and poor oversight. however, a second audit is praising b.a.r.t. for its progress, accountability, and comprehensive training. make sure you stay right here with us at ktvu and ktvu.com for more coverage about the tragic b.a.r.t. police shooting. b.a.r.t. and the alameda county sheriff's office will hold a news conference later today. also, ktvu created a place on our facebook wall. you can post your condolences.

also new this morning an early-morning fire in berkeley forced the evacuation of an apartment building. that's on blake street. firefighters got the call at around 4:00 this morning. they say the fire started in an apartment on the third floor, the people who called 911 said that it started with a tv on fire and then quickly spread. the red cross there on the scene providing blankets and other assistance to all of the people who were evacuated. 7:07. a former san francisco gay rights advocate is pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. the guilty plea is part of a deal with larry brinken reached with prosecutors. he willer is everybody sings months in jail and six months on home detention. he will have to register as a sex offender and is not allowed to work with children or be with minors without parental

case. 30-year-old christopher shoot is being investigated. police are looking into whether he worked in the chair custody. police received several tips that he was trying to upload pornographic images. he's in jail facing felony charges. hearings for three white college students assaulting a black student at san jose university will be held at the same time. that's what a superior court judge ruled. the four men were charged in november accused of hate and assault incidents. they include writing a racial slur on a board, putting up a confederate flag and looking a u-shaped bicycle lock and their roommate's neck. 7:08. well, after 164 years, a san anselmo high school for girls is going co-ed. about a third of the student

body at the school wore black yesterday, protesting the change. students have created this facebook page calling for the campus to remain an all girls' school. the school's board of directer says going co ed is necessary because of falling enrollment. kindergarten through 8th grade is already co-ed. giants and as fans will encounter tighter security at the ballpark in the future. mlb is ordering teams too have stricter security -- to have stricter security. the giants and as are to of the team that experimented with the tighter security last year. a bay area candy family has one of the most talked about at the winter fancy food show. jelly belly introduced beer flavored jelly beans. they are nonalcoholic. they took three years to make.

the new beans will roll out around the world the next few months or can be ordered from the company's website. they are showing the menu, too. they have little menus and you can mix jelly beans for certain things. still ahead -- two officer- involved shootings in one day. why the chp says their officers opened fire in east oakland. plus -- why civil rights leaders want members of an arizona fraternity expelled. receipt now we have problems -- right now we have problems for the morning commute. as we look at the bay bridge, the traffic on the span looks good. there is a delay at the toll plaza. the weather looks good if you like warm temperatures and record highs. a little patchy fog out there. we'll see how that impacts coastal situations. when it's time to talk business security,

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breaking news. police officers and solano county deputies have rushed to a mobile home park in vallejo. brian flores just arrived on the scene to tell us what's happening out there. brian? >> reporter: good morning, pam. we have yet to confirm some of the details we're hearing. here's on the 100 block of san miguel here in vallejo. you are taking a live look at so na co county's sheriffs who are here. i cannot confirm any details. but i can say there are several police cars here. this sheriff avenue officer right now has block -- sheriff's officer is checking on cars and has blocked off the complex. he's asking people who live here. he's asking people to open

their trunks. they are letting cars out this morning, but not in. we're hearing there may be some type of suspect in here this morning which is why they blocked off the entrance at the mobile home park. there is a pedestrian entrance that they have blocked off as well. we've also seen k-9 units as well looking for the suspect. we're working to get more information on exactly what is going on. as soon as we have the information, we'll definitely pass that along here this morning. we're live here in vallejo, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:14. new this morning -- wow. at least three protesters in the ukraine have died in clashes with police. all of this comes a day after the ukrainian government gave police permission to use gunfire to break up protests. demonstrations have been held for weeks over the president's decision to reject a trade deal

in order to have closer ties with russia. president obama and russian president putin talked yesterday about security at the upcoming winter olympics in russia. they talked by phone yesterday. the white house says president obama offered the full assistance of the united states to make sure the olympics have safe and secure. there are concerns that games will be a target for terrorism. today hungary's committee said they received an e-mail written in russian and english threatening the athletes during the olympics. the united states peace conference in switzerland has been anything but peaceful. when ban ki-moon, trying to get a representative of the syrian government to keep his comments to an agreed-upon ten-minute limit. >> you live in new york. i live in syria. i have the right to give the syrian version here in this forum. >> yes, of course.

>> this is my right. >> we have to have some constructive -- >> i have the right. >> there have been sharp exchanges with the syrian opposition leader accusing war crimes. we're learning disturbing new details about the police response to the l.a.x. shooting last november. the associated press reports that two police officers took a break and left their post without telling a dispatcher which is required. the officers were outside of the terminal when a gunman opened fire, killing a tsa agent. the investigation shows that tsa officers who are not armed fled the screening area without hitting a panic button or falling for help. police were alerted when an airline contractor called police dispatch about 90 seconds later. a fraternity at arizona state university has been suspended from the campus over

a party they threw the weekend before the martin luther king, junior holiday. more than 50 people went to that party all dressed in black. photos of the party ended up online. they've gone viral. civil rights esleaders want the -- leaders want the students expelled. >> they are dumb, stupid. >> i wouldn't call them outrageous. i don't know them personally. but it's ignore rant. >> this is not the first time they've been in trouble. two members were arrested for beating an african-american man back in 201. later today, president obama is launching an initiative to combat sexual assault, particularly on campus colleges. he will sign a presidential ref enup dumb. the -- efendumb. the -- referendum. the report says one in five women have been sexually assaulted at college but only

12% report it. 7:17. well the latest safety raidings for subcompark cars are out now and they are not good. none of the 12 cars tested received the highest ratings. six of them got a poor grade. the insurance institute for highway safety said the honda fit and fiat were the most likely to have passengers injured in a crash. only the chevrolet spark received the highest grade which is acceptable. 7:18. let's check back in with sal. had a few things. >> we've had the power outage that we've been talking. >> in san rafael? >> yes. southbound 101 which has affected the residents of terra linda. i want to move my map and drag it up. you can see it's backed up -- actually, i'm surprised it's not worse. the power outage in san rafael is also an issue.

let's go to live pictures now. i want to show you the traffic at the bay bridge backed up for a 15, 20-minute delay. you add ten minutes you are looking at about a half-hour to get in the city and the car there. no problems on 280. it's getting better. i painted you an outstanding picture here. a few high clouds, a little bit of patchy fog. nice. isn't that nice? you are listening but not watching. this friday night at the lesher center in walnut creek, it's their centennial celebration. it's called flasks and flappers. i will be there as a guest blackjack dealer, i believe. if you are there, we'll be there this friday night. stop by and say hi. and say steve, when is it gonna rain? i don't know. i don't see anything. i do see record days. this will be the tenth consecutive day for highs in

california. kentfield 67 would tie the forecasted highs there. gilroy, 72. san francisco will not. oakland will be right there. they will be flirting with it. 66. the record 67. san jose, the record 72. they will fall short. higher clouds are going south, south, south in southern california where they had record highs again yesterday. red flag warnings start tonight and go through thursday afternoon. fire watch up in mendocino county and lake county. cold for some. 20s, 30s, 40s. there's a couple of 30s near novato. 37 half moon bay. san jose, 39. blossom hill. 37. walnut creek speaking of at 35. 32 in sacramento. 35 in ukiah. 18 in tahoe. except for haze and patchy, patchy low clouds. it's another dry day. the wind will pick up. today is sunny, mild, hazy. there's gonna be a low coming back from nevada and actually going right across from northern california and back up to the north. that will cool us back briefly

on friday. maybe a big drop on temperatures. we'll rebound as we head into the weekend. sunny and warm. patchy fog. 60s and 70s on those temperatures. 66, san rafael. sonoma, 71. brentwood, oakley, alameda 66. a lot of low 70s. santa cruz, 73. 60, low, mid- to upper. redwood city will be close. it will be breezy. high fire danger. back to warm on sunday. 7:21. some residents of marin county are calling the new water restrictions hypocrisy. after spending weeks in the frigid antarctic waters, dozens are receiving a warm welcome home. hear the reaction after they set foot on land.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." 7:23. boy, incredible video. we're looking at the frightening moments when an suv plowed right into a restaurant in orlando, florida. surveillance video captured the crash that injured a woman and a boy who were sitting inside that restaurant. now, police say the driver ran a red light and had a suspended license. he has been arrested for driving under the influence. a driver was rescued after his car went right off a steep cliff in pacifica. officials say the man went several hundred feet over a cliff near manor and heathcliff yesterday. came to a stop in heavy brush. firefighters and paramedics used ropes to reach him. the man was said to be about 50 years old. he was taken by helicopter to an ambulance which took him to san francisco general hospital. information on his condition at this point has not been released. the 52 scientists and tourists who were trapped for three weeks in the icy waters

of antarctica, they are finally back at home. today they arrived in australia. they first received worldwide attention after the chinese ship, the snow dragon, which had originally gone out to rescue them, also got stuck in the water and the ice. eventually, they were all rescued by helicopter and put on an australian icebreaker. >> we were on a very comfortable, wonderful, well- equipped ship. we were in an amazing environment. so you know, while there was -- while we were there longer than expected -- [inaudible] >> meantime, there's still arguments and debates about who will gonna pay the bill for the rescue. the estimated cost $2.1 million. back here at home, three men accused of starting that big wildfire near los angeles, they are expected in federal court. the colby fire, which started last thursday, has burned about 2,000 acres. it should finally be contained

today. five homes whether destroyed -- were destroyed. six people were hurt. the three defendants are accused of illegally setting a camp fire. they could get up to five years in prison. this morning, there's new video of the mayor of toronto, rob ford, and it is raising questions about whether he's been drinking again. this video was posted on youtube. you see mayor ford in a fast- food restaurant. he's cursing, slurring his words and talking in a jamaican accident. the mayor said that video is him and said he did drink a little bit on monday. he announced back in november he stopped drinking after admitting to drinking heavily and using crack cocaine. he's refused to resign and says he will still run for re- election. time now, 7:26. a powerful winter storm and they are really having winter

conditions on the east coast. how much snow some of those areas will get today and how this is affecting air travel in the bay area. we're live in oakland where the chp is involved in two deadly shootings within a 24- hour period. this latest one involving a police dog. we'll tell you what happened to him -- next. good morning. we do have problems in marin county with a power pole that came down after that struck you see took it out. problem is knocked power out for several residents. we'll give you an update on the traffic and the power outage. another beautiful start to the morning heerl. a great sunrise but temperatures on their way up again. maybe even record-setting territory. we'll take a look at it coming up.

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good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." we are live in san rafael where more than 2500 customers have no electricity right now. those are shots of newschopper2. hopefully we will get that back. >> hopefully we're not affected by that. >> it's over the scene, pg&e is repairing downed power lines. thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. there's steve. >> i'm right here. as you know, last month and this entire last year, extremely dry. this year has not started off

better. it may go down in record- setting territory as one of the driest ever. there's a sign of a cooldown on friday. i doubt that gives us much except maybe drizzle. the drought monitor last month was not very good. it's even worse this month. it's in the extreme dry category or drought. it will only expand more so here. there's no sign of any significant rain or pattern change. higher clouds drifting south. temperatures are on their way up. the breeze will kick up. red flag warning again. that takes us into tomorrow morning. 20s, 30s, 40s. it's a cold morning inland. temperatures, won't have any problem warming up. there's high pressure and it's large and in charge. sunshine, hazy, patchy low clouds. coast and bay. there's no big deal about it. low 70s for many. here's sal. we still have the power outage in san rafael. we were just looking at chopper pictures here. southbound 101 at fray tis

parkway. this pickup truck at the bottom of the screen took out a power pole. the pole had to be replaced. pg&e is on the scene. there's a backup backing up to delong. if you are a marin county, you are saying what -- marin county driver, you are saying what? delong. we've almost tripled, that's right, tripled the drive time between novato and san rafael. takes usually ten minutes. we're looking at a half-hour. you need to plan ahead and plan accordingly. people are slowing down. not only that, the power is out for 2500 customers in marin county because of this power pole that came down. they had to temporarily turn some of those supply lines off to fix the power pole. there it is still blocking the right lane. this is not getting better any time soon. let's take a look at the toll plaza. 25-minute delay time, ten minutes on the bridge. you are looking at the better part of an hour to get through,

35, 40 minutes before you get into the city. let's -- let me move the maps over here and talk about 580 and the altamont pass. very slow traffic. livermore to dublin. let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. flags are at half staff at the state capitol. it's in honor of b.a.r.t. police officer tom smith killed yesterday in dublin. sergeant smith was accidentally shot by a fellow b.a.r.t. officer as they were searching the home of a suspect. >> this was certainly not as intent. you can only imagine the heartbreak that officer has. >> this is the first time in the 42-year history of the bart police department that an officer has been killed. the b.a.r.t. agency is still mourning and grieving this morning. ktvu's janine de la vega is at the b.a.r.t. police officers in oakland. officers are remembering one of their own, janine. >> reporter: yeah. we've seen numerous officers head in here to police

headquarters. this is where they park. one that i spoke with told me that he's not allowed to say anything to the media. but he did mention it was a -- it was going to be a difficult day. there are grief counselors onhand to help them cope with this loss. 42-year-old detective sergeant thomas smith leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. he has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience. this is youtube video of sergeant thomas smith from early last year at a news conference talking about an investigation he was involved in. a b.a.r.t. source describes him as the nicest person, he had a gruff exterior but had a general soul and -- gentle soul and myth. he's married to kell little smith, another officer. officers are wearing black bands over their badges to honor smith. i'm told they will wear them

until midnight the day of his funeral. >> condolences go out to the immediate family and friends and the entire b.a.r.t. district. >> reporter: they are asking for some space right now but are expected to speak sometime later today. it's a very grim mood at the department as patrol officers head into work. we're told that smith does come from a family of law enforcement which includes a brother with the alameda county sheriff's office and a brother with newark police. he's the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in b.a.r.t.'s 42-year history. reporting live from oakland, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. we're following breaking news, a story in solano county. there is a large police presence at a mobile home park on san miguel road in vallejo. this is a live picture of the scene. we just confirmed that there is a homicide investigation going on right now. officers, you can see, blocking the entrance and exit.

they are not allowing cars into this complex. again, this is in vallejo. ktvu's brian flores, there on the scene, gathering information. he's gonna have a live report coming up at the top of our hour. the chp investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in oakland. it's the second in the city in less than 24 hours. tara moriarty, in the neighborhood where it happened to talk about -- more about what led up to the shooting. tara? >> reporter: well, the suspect had a gun on him. officers say they noticed it while the police dog was attacking him. so that's -- they say that they were forced to pull their guns. now, this all happened last night around 9:00 at night on wentworth near international boulevard around 9:00, officers say the chp pulled an suv over, a passenger got out of the suv and ran and then police let the dog chase after him. as the officers followed, they saw the suspect was armed and that's when officers say they were forced to pull out their guns and shoot. the two officers tried to revive the suspect on scene but

he died. the driver then sped away in a newer model silver toyota with red and white paper plates. we spoke to a neighbor who didn't want to appear on camera. he has noticed an increased chp presence ever since oakland police brought in the chp to help patrol. >> they are looking for drugs, weapons, probation, no license, whatever they can write up. this is oakland. you are bound to run into someone and they did. >> reporter: earlier yesterday morning, chp officers shot and killed a 19-year-old driver in east oakland after a chase. officers say they opened fire after the suspect pointed a gun at them. in this most recent incident, we want to mention that the police dog was shot in the paw, not sure whose bullet struck him at this point. but he's expected to make a full recovery. these two shootings happened about a half-mile from each other. we're waiting to hear from oakland police. we're talking with neighbors. we'll let you know what they have to say coming up in the next hour. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel

2 news. 7:37. happening now a blizzard warning, covering parts of the east coast. a major winter storm is bearing down. on the jersey shore. this is what the folks are waking up to. the governors. delaware new jersey and new york. temperatures are plunging, pushes windchill below zero -- pushing the windchill below zero. philadelphia has a foot of snow. parts of new york city already have more than 11 11 inches. >> the original forecast was in the 6 to 10-inches range. we're now talking 10 to 14 inches for the five boroughs. >> most government offices were closed down yesterday because of the storm. but the supreme court was still opened. closed along the east coast are closed. if you are flying, call ahead before you head to the airport. at sfo, several arriving and

departing flights from the east coast have been canceled. happening today -- bitter temperatures won't stop thousands from taking part in the annual march for life today in washington, d.c. this is the 40th year that crowds have protested abortion by marching from the national mall to the supreme court. this year brought a modern twist to the event. now there is a virtual march on facebook where users who cannot make it to d.c. can post a pass march for life photo to show support. this year's theme is adoption. governor brown is due to deliver his state of the state address at 9:00 this morning. we don't have official word on the message the governor will deliver. but in public appearances this month, he has pointed to his success in balancing california's budget. he's also expected to touch on the drought emergency he declared for california last week. ktvu will live stream the governor's remarks for you this

morning at ktvu.com. last night, marin municipal water district officials told a crowd that the county faces a severe drought this year. they also approved resolution, calling for a 25% voluntary reduction in water use. now, people don't understand why they are being asked to cut back when the district approved hundreds of water meters for a nearby high-density housing complex. >> they are asking people like me who have been conserving to conserve more and they are approving projects like this with hundreds of new water meters. >> i'm watching this town be run by irresponsible public policy. >> districts say the high housing there is not affected. a candlelight vigil will be

held in santa rosa marking the three-month anniversary of the death of andy lopez. he was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputies. police say the deputy thought the toy gun that lopez was holding was real. tonight's march starts on corby avenue and will end at the andy lopez memorial site on west robles avenue. an investigation into how a youth coach was able to coach who was ordered to register as a sex offender. he said he was able to coach after he went through an appeals process after his conviction came up after a

background. >> i sat down with a meeting with them and they -- they said -- >> okay. >> i was very forward about this because i have been forward about my whole process. i went straight to them first before anything came out. >> the san jose sharks asked jones not to come back as a coach after a parent investigated his back ground. both the sharks and hockey association that helps run. oakland ice arena say they've toughened their policies responding to the complaints of parents. 7:42 is the time. san francisco mayor ed lee attending a mayor's conference. he will have a little fun with the mayor in charlotte. it could be a whole new ballgame in search for the home for the oakland as. the story you will see only on 2. we're following progress in marin county where the backup has been terrible and they finally had this truck up on a

tow truck. they are trying to repair power poles. find out how this is affecting traffic all over the county. it's a nice sunrise. well, temperature, they start off cold but end up warm. so warm we may see our tenth consecutive day of record high temperatures. [ bell dings ]

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underway to a deadly shooting at an indiana university. students gathered for a vig yil last night in memory of andrew bolt. he was shot and killed inside the school's engineering building. the authorities belief the suspect specifically targeted bolt. no one else was hurt but a motive remains unclear. the suspect surrendered shortly after the shooting. at least 42 people killed after landslides and floods hit the southern philippines. emergency workers say some of the people had already survived typhoon haiyan. homes and shelters are being swallowed up by the water or being collapsed by the rain. 200,000 people have been evacuated. about 20 typhoons hit the philippines every year. 2013 was one of the warmest years in world history. noaa says the average

temperature around the world last year 58 degrees. that's the fourth warmest temperature since 1880. nasa used a different calculation. they found that last year was the seventh warmest on record. the scientists say the rising temperatures are a sign of the changes caused by global warming. the golden gate bridge district is holding another meeting tonight on the possibility of raising tolls. the bridge district is considering four different plans to raise tolls as high as $8 by 2018. some drivers say the $5 or $6 they may now is high enough. but the bridge says it needs the extra revenue to cover major projects and to help subsidize bus and ferry service. when you drive across the golden gate bridge, you can drive the speed limit because your neighbors are riding buses. tonight's meeting begins at 6:00 at the petaluma community center. a third meet something set for tomorrow in san francisco. higher tolls could go into

effect as early as april. 7:47. now to a story you will see only on 2, oakland's top business leaders are moving ahead with plans to build a new ballpark for the oakland as. ktvu news obtained a letter recently sent to the port of oakland. it's signed by five prominent local business leaders including the ceo of clorox and douglas boxer, the son of senator barbara boxer. the letter lays out the groundwork for a plan to build a 33,000-seat stadium along oakland's waterfront. >> but this land was originally zoned to be the second alternative for the oakland convention center. so the zoning is pretty far along. >> this letter, it's the first step in a long and very difficult process of trying to keep the as from moving out of oakland. the owner of the a.m.s lew wolff has -- of the as lew

wolff is not a fan. the maverick surfing contest could start on friday. big waves are already there but they are expected to get bigger as a storm from hawaii mixes with the tides and winds along our coast. happening between now and this weekend, and spectators, remember, you are not allowed to watch the event from the san mateo beach or the bluffs. but for $15 you can watch the mavericks competition from the nearby oceanic hotel. sal is back. you have the chopper. >> bad news for you, guys. chp has said this repair of the power pole taken out by a pickup truck is gonna take hours. now the truck itself, i think is completely gone but the power pole is gone. it was dangling by these high- tension -- there it is. it's still down. it will take them plenty of time for pg&e to replace the power pole. that right lane will be taken up for at least a couple of hours. the traffic time in marin has

tripled from novato to san rafael. if this is your drive, call ahead, plan ahead, work from home, make other plans or just be resigned to the fact that it will take you three times as long to drive the same stretch as it normally would out of novato. the traffic is almost at a standstill on the redwood city. these are live pictures showing the traffic misery. invent your own adjective. probably won't be a nice one. westbound bay bridge, it's about a 15-minute delay. ten minutes on the bridge. about 25 minutes total drive time. northbound 101, we have slow traffic on 101 and 280 in san jose and 85. this is looking like more of a normal, typical commute into the valley. now let's go to steve. thank you, sal. and a very good morning. mostly clear morning. patchy low clouds. it will be another chamber of commerce day as we look for our 10th day of record highs. sfo, 68, oakland 71.

salinas, 76. passpaso. gilroy, 72. it would tie a record. you folks will not. it's record 76. last year. last year. san jose, 70. 72 back in 2011. for us, the higher clouds are close and i think they will go south. it's a dry week. there will be a little change. a low will start into nevada and back track and start to move north again. it will give us a cool pattern. might give us a little drizzle. i don't think it will give us any. it stools out of here -- zooms out of here. last month we had very pad drought conditions. they are getting worse and worse and there's no sign of any significant rain. there are signs of more red

flag warnings that starts tonight and takes us through tomorrow even the fire watch up into mendocino county, lake county. 20s and 30s for many. even half moon bay is 37. michigan this morning, 21 below record low and temperatures single digits for many. there's still snow there. look how far the cold air dies down. atlanta, 21. i mean, even some upper 40s around pensacola and new york city, washington, it's 8, 11 and there's been a foot of snow in new york. 12 to 18 inches. here comes the next one coming down out of the north with a reinforcement of more cold air. the pattern is stuck there. 31 ukiah. a few high clouds to the south. a little haze. sunny and warm again. a few patches of fog. but they won't amount to anything. temperatures continue to be way above average for this time of year which should be about 57 to 63. we're sitting at about 64 to 72. antioch, brentwood, livermore, pleasanton. oakland, berkeley, mid-60s. cooler for oakland but still

above average. 73 santa cruz. 60s on the coast. upper 60s on the peninsula to near 70 degrees. breezy tomorrow. cooler on friday. it's out of here saturday. back to warm on sunday. well, a combative peace conference. the sharp exchanges at an international gathering aimed at bringing peace to sayia -- to syria.

welcome back. a former santa clara county supervisor accused of misusing county funds and illegal campaign tactics is due in court today. george shirakawa is due to appear on charges of false impersonation. the new charges come after he was accused of printing fliers with a communist flag that appeared to come from a candidate for the san jose city

council. he's in jail in dublin after pleading guilty to misusing public money. at this point, the other candidate who has announced to run for the governor is tim donnelly. a tea party favorite. governor brown has not confirmed if he's running but no other democrat has come forward to challenge him at this point. the nfl says it's doing everything possible to protect super bowl fans and make sure they don't get cheated out of the big game. super bowl tickets, they are being printed with the latest high technology. there are roman nummerrals at the bottom of the ticket. if you rub them, the numbers disappear but they come back.

they appear when the ticket cools off. there's also this hologram on the back of the ticket. the nfl says counterfeit tickets rip off all super bowl fans. if you are not going to the super bowl, you can watch it right here with us on ktvu channel 2. the game will be sunday, february 2nd. kickoff at 3:25. former stanford star richard sherman on damage control after his team -- as the team gets ready for the super bowl. sherman appeared on cnn to talk about his now infamous post- game rant moments after the seahawks beat the 49ers. he says there's several things he regrets about his words directed at michael crabtree. >> mostly i regret the -- i guess the storm afterwards, the -- the way it was covered, the way it was perceived and the tension that it took away from the fantastic performances from my teammates.

>> erin andrews was holds the microphone during the rant and said she found it bizarre and highly entainting. for the first time in b.a.r.t. history, an officer was shot and killed in the line of duty. >> reporter: we're live in vallejo, where there is a heavy police presence and the s.w.a.t. team has also arrived as they search for a homicide suspect from early this morning. we'll bring you the latest details -- coming up. newschopper2 looking at a huge backup in marin county because the power pole that came down. we'll tell you what happened and how long it's expected to be impacting traffic. all set for another beautiful day. temperatures warming up fast even though they are cold for some. they will end up well above average and record setting territory again. ten consecutive days.

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good morning. 8:00. welcome back to "mornings on 2." these are live pictures. we've been live in dublin all morning long. the investigation continues into a tragic accident. a b.a.r.t. police officer was shot and killed by a colleague. we do have live team coverage for you this morning. alex savidge will be here in just a moment with much more on

the investigation. it is wednesday, january 22nd. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. let's check in with steve paulson for the record. it doesn't seem to be changing much. >> that's correct. >> you said change on friday. >> it will be cooling down. thank you for listening, pamela. >> we do have clear skies. maybe a patch or two of fog. as patrick says, dirty air. it's kind of hazy. red flag warning starts tonight goes through thursday about 3:00. fire watch is up to the north as well. 20s, 30s, 40s on the temperature. it's another cold morning for some. could be worse, could be in other parts of the country. high pressure says i kind of like it here. there will be a cooldown. we'll get -- there will be a low scooting through. that will get us a cooldown on friday. it's out of here really fast. sunshine and warm temperatures. a patch or two of some fog. mild to warm. way, way, way above on the normal highs for this time of

year which translates into a lot of 70-degree temperatures. here's sal. traffic is moving along pretty well in some areas but certainly not in marin county where southbound 101, we have our newschopper2 showing us the scene where a power pole came down after a crash. the crash has been cleared. but they have moved some of the lanes, they've opened all of the lanes they've been working on the shoulder. southbound 101 is still a mess as you drive from novato to terra linda. it's getting better as the morning wears on. traffic times are still about double what they normally would be. we have seen some improvement here on southbound 101. give yourself plenty of time coming from novato to san rafael. let's take a look at the bay bridge. not too bad. right now, it's about a five- minute delay at the toll plaza. another ten on the bridge. >> if you are driving in san jose, traffic is okay. san francisco near winona, injury accident. san francisco police on the way. back to the desk. b.a.r.t. police continuing to mourn one of their own this morning.

veteran b.a.r.t. sergeant tom smith was killed yesterday. one of his fellow officers accidentally shot him. they were part of a team conducting a probation search at a robbery suspect's apartment in dublin. ktvu's alex savidge is in dublin now. where is the investigation standing right now. >> reporter: we expect to learn new details about this deadly shooting later on this morning from the alameda alameda county sheriff's office. the agency is piecing together what went wrong at this apartment complex. it was an operation that that ended with one b.a.r.t. police officer dead. it happened at 1:45 yesterday. as a group of officers all of them with bulletproof vests on were searching a unit here in this complex in connection with a robbery case. investigators say after they entered that apartment, with their guns drawn, one officer mistakenly fired a fatal shot. it hit 42-year-old sergeant tom smith. he died a short time later at

the hospital. this morning, the san francisco chronicle is identifying the officer who shot him as michael maze, a ten-year veteran of the force. right now, sheriff's investigators are trying to figure out if he meant to fire his weapon or if it accidentally went off. >> that will be part of the accident, to find out if this was an stental discharge or -- accidental discharge or a case of target misidentification. either way, it's an accident. we're gonna try to figure out exactly what happened and the circumstances that led up to it. >> this was the scene yesterday following the deadly shooting. sergeant smith's body was taken from eden medical center by the coroner escorted by a large motorcade. the apartment officers were searching yesterday belongs to a suspected robber, a man in custody. officers knew that. but they still entered with

guns drawn after fining the door unlocked. they were worried somebody may be inside. we do expect to hear more from b.a.r.t.'s police chief about this painful loss, the first on- duty death of an officer in the history of that department. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. flags are at half staff this morning at the state capitol in his honor. family members and friends are honoring the life of officer smith. they say he was a well- respected police officer and a loving and beloved father and husband. coming up for you at 8:30, much more about officer smith and the family he leaves behind. plus california's attorney general kamala harris talks about this tragedy. and independent auditor recently announced that the b.a.r.t. police department made significant improvements in the five years since the oscar grant shooting. now b.a.r.t. had agreed to 127 policy

changes recommended bide the auditor who originally found the police department lacked training and had outdated policies and poor oversight. however, a second audit praised b.a.r.t. for its progress. accountability and comprehensive training. stay with us here at ktvu and online. ktvu.com for continuing coverage about this tragic b.a.r.t. police shooting. b.a.r.t. and the alameda county sheriff's office expected to hold a news conference later today. we'll bring you that information. we also have created a police on our facebook wall where you can post your condolences. we have breaking news from vallejo. a man was shot and killed this morning at a mobile home park. brian flores is there at the scene. brian, we're hearing the shooter may still be on the loose. there's some pretty strange circumstances about all of this. >> reporter: no question about that, dave. good morning. we can confirm this morning that solano county sheriffs as well as vallejo pd searching

for the suspect. you can see many cars here blocking off this mobile home complex located on the 100 block of san miguel. i want to go to video now. we have confirmation on the suspect through our sources. she's described as a white female in her 30s. she may be naked. she apparently walked into a mobile home complex, fired several shots and killed a man sometime before 6:00 this morning. according to authorities she is still around the complex which is why they brought in several resources including the s.w.a.t. team. we've not been allowed in as well as several residents who live here. they have the area blocked off, the entrance blocked off. this is the only way cars can come in and out. and what they are doing for the cars being allowed to leave, they are asking drivers to open their trunks and guns are drawn to make sure nobody is in there. they have broughten several officers here and at least three k-9 units we've seen to search for the suspect. she's described as a white

female in her 30s. possibly not wearing any clothing and having a handgun as well. as we take it back out here live again. several officers are here, solano county sheriff's, vallejo pd and an officer from american canyon that was here. he left a short time ago. they are expected to bring in more resources as this manhunt continues for this homicide suspect this morning. we're live in vallejo, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. an evacuation just hours ago in berkeley because of an apartment building fire. the building is on blake street near shaddock avenue. firefighters government the call about 4:00 this morning. they say the fire started in an apartment on the third floor. the people who called 911 said it started with a television on fire, then it quickly spread. the red cross is out there providing blankets and other help to the people who had to be evacuated. a former san francisco gay rights advocate is pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. the guilty plea is part of a

plea deal that larry brinken reached with prosecutors. >> he will serve six months in jail and six months on home detention. he will have to register as a sex offender and is not allowed to be around children or minors without parental conset. christopher shoot has been arrested. police are investigating whether he worked in the child care industry or worked with children. police received several tips there was trying to upload pornographic images. he's in jail facing felony charges. ed lee is at the u.s. conference of mayors' winter meeting in washington, d.c. mayor lee is chairing a task force on innovation and technology which he helped form two years ago. while there, he will also settle a bet with the mayor of charlotte, north carolina. the payoff from the 49ers and panthers' playoff game.

the two mayors will mentor young people in a big brothers and sisters program. since the 49ers won, the mayor of charlotte has to wear the 49ers' colors. after 164 years a san anselmo high school for girls is going co head. some students don't like it. a third of the student body dressed in black yesterday to protest the change. now, students have created a took page calling for the campus to remain an all girls' school. the school's board of directors says going co-ed is necessary due to falling enrollment. kindergarten through 8th grade is already co-ed. san francisco giants and the as fans, you will see much tougher security at the ballpark in the future. major league baseball is ordering all of the 30 teams to enforce new screening measures by 2015. you will have to go through hand-held metal detectors or walk through an entire metal- detecting machine. the giants and as are two of

the teams that experimented with tougher screening last year. measures were put in place after the boston marathon bombings. if you love the taste of beer, there's a new sweet surprise just for you. jelly belly of fairfield unveiled the beer-flavored jelly beans at the winter fancy foods show in san francisco. they say it took three years to get the non-alcoholic candy to taste just right. they will soon be available in stores around the world in the next couple of months. if you just can't wait, you can order them from the jelly belly website right now. >> i don't know about beer- flavored jelly against. >> i'm just saying. >> they are very popular so far. >> yes. john boehner coming to california. he's weighing in on what to do about the california's water problems and some environmentalists do not like his ideas at all. high-level talks about olympic security. the help president obama

offered to russia to help combat a terrorist threat at the olympics in sochi. good morning. we do have traffic that's moving along slowly in some parts of 880. the traffic times have been ramping up in some areas. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. all right. a lot of sunshine. temperatures which might be cold right now are on their way to way above average temperatures. it's 15 to 25 degrees below normal but it's that much warmer here. record highs? it looks like it. [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams]

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this is ukraine. at least three proest terse have died in clashes with police. this comes a day after the ukrainian government gave police permission to use gunfire to break up demonstrations. president obama and vladimir putin discussed security. the two leaders spoke by phone yesterday. the white house says president obama offererred the full assistance of the u.s. to help make sure the olympics are safe and secure. there have been concerns that the games will be a target for terrorist attacks. reportedly, the u.s. is offering to share its expertise and detecting improvised explosive devices, technology developed to help protect soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. here in the bay area, a travel agency that specializes in booking trips to the olympics says the threat of

terrorism doesn't seem to be discouraging people from going to sochi. city travel in campbell says only one person has canceled and that was because of emergency surgery. the u.s. state department has issued a travel alert warning americans to be cautious, especially when using public transportation. in switzerland, the united nations peace conference on syria has been anything but peaceful. take a look at this. a moment when ban ki-moon is trying to get the representative of syria to keep his comments to an agreed-upon ten-minute limit. >> you live in new york. i live in syria. i have the right to give the syrian version here in this forum. >> yes, of course. i -- >> this is my right. >> this -- we have to have some constructive and harmonious -- >> there have been sharp exchanges with the syrian

opposition leader accusing the syrian government of nazi like war crimes and the government accusing the opposition of being terrorists and of terrorist atrocities. the aclu is suing utah over its decision to put guy marriages on hold. some gay couples tied the knot. but utah will not recognize the wedding ceremonies as the state is opposing the decision. the aclu argues the marages should be valid. a fraternity at arizona state university has been suspended from campus over a party they threw the weekend before the martin luther king holiday. more than 50 people attended the heart. they were dressed in what is called derogatory clothe, basketball jersey, saggy pants. some attendees made gang signs and drank from watermelon cups.

civil rights leaders want the students expelled. 12 of the minicars tested and half of them got the worst rating, including the best- selling nissan versa. the insurance institute for safety says people riding in a fiat 500 or a honda fit were the most likely to be hurt. a new proposal about child safety seats is due out today. the ntsb is probably gonna propose a requirement that children be protected from injury and death in side impact crashes. officials say most children who are hurt or lose their life in an accident involving a car that -- it's a car that stopped at an intersection like a stop sign or a traffic light. 8:18 is the time. sal's been covering. one of the big problems, the

traffic mess. >> southbound 101 from deep in novato all the way down to terra linda. still very slow. we have another crash in san francisco. winona. a pretty serious accident there. these are the new things that keep coming in for the late- morning commute. traffic will be butcy in that air -- busy in that area as well of the sunset district. we're looking at the nimitz freeway here. southbound 880 backed up before 238 all the way down to hayward and very slow traffic and 880 itself has been very slow. that live time has been up. bay bridge toll plaza has improved quite a bit. about a five-minute delay, if that, at the tone -- at the toll plaza. 101 san jose slow on the way to the valley. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. for all of you who have been contacting me saying you are

doing your rain dance, you are doing the wrong moves. it's not working obviously. [laughter] >> we need to change it up here a little bit. a very dry december. a very try last year driest calendar year ever. our rain season is looking like record-setting territory. january is looking like a grim record. there may not be one day where we get .10 of rain. there's a weak system coming by on friday. this will give us clouds and a cooldown. there's no sign of any rain. i've seen out through february 2nd or third. there are lots of signs of record highs. kentfield will be there today. gilroy, 72. san francisco, 65 would not. it would have to hit 74 back in 1968 on this date. oakland one shy of a record. san jose, 70. the record is 72. higher clouds, sliding south. it's severe clear here. but very hazy. the air is not the best. a dry weak on tap.

a system will slide back from nevada. it's an unusual pattern. this will be friday morning. we'll get some cloud cover. cooler. but then it flies north and is out of here by saturday and we go back to sunny and dry and nothing coming underneath that goes up and over. red flag warnings are posted. starts this afternoon and tonight. goes into tomorrow. fire watch continues up in mendocino county. 20s here. mendocino county. a lot of 30s and 40s. amazingly cold and persistent. we think you are warm. they are on the opposite end of the scale. you are seeing 20s and teens to the deep south. it looks like a colder arctic blast on the way. a series of these keep carving themselves out. it's another round of snow and bitterly cold temperatures. nothing looks to be changing for a while. 16 in tahoe. 33 sacramento. again a little haze around that. a few high clouds if you are watching us in southern california. sunny, hazy today and then a little cooler, a breeze picks

up on thursday. there will be clouds friday. that will give us a cooldown. it will be out of here and we go back to dry weather. sunshine and warm temperatures. hazy. i gotta take patchy fog out. mild to warm on the highs which means 60s and 70s. 75 in clearlake. upper 60s, novato. vallejo, 66. 68 martinez. 70 livermore. 65 berkeley. castro valley, 67. a lot of upper 60s or very slow 70s especially the santa clara valley, santa cruz. parts of the peninsula upper 60s to near 70. breezy out of the north- northeast. friday we get cooler and back to dry on the weekend. 8:22 you can complain about our weather. but other people in those blizzard conditions in the east coast and midwest, the big storm that shut down the government, also stranding thousands of travelers. on try land.

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look at this, from orlando, florida. terrifying site of an suv smashing into a restaurant. that crash injured a woman and boy in the restaurant. look at all of the surveillance video. police say the driver ran a red light, also had a suspended driver's license. he's been arrested for driving under the influence. the 52 scientists and

tourists who were trapped in the icy antarctic waters for three weeks are finally back home. they arrived in australia today. the group's rescue garnered global attention after the chinese ship's snow dragon which had originally come to the rescue became stuck in the ice. they were rescued by a helicopter january 2nd and put on an australian icebreaker. we were on a comfortable ship. while there was -- while we were there longer than expected -- [inaudible] >> arguments continue on who will foot the bill for the rescue. the estimated price tag as much as $2.1 million. repairs are underway of brazil's statue, parts of the statue's heads and hands were chipped when hit by lightning. workers climbed 125 feet into the air to figure out what

repairs were needed. it will take four wants to fix the damage. they plan to install more lightning rods to avoid more damage in the future. 8:26 toronto mayor, rob ford, back in trouble, caught on a new video acting bizarre. [inaudible] >> this video posted on youtube shows him in a fast-food restaurant. mayor ford swearing and slurring his words and speaking in a jamaican accent. mayor ford acknowledged that video is of him. said he was drinking a little bit on monday. mayor ford announced back in november, he stopped drinking after admitting to drinking heavily and also using crack cocaine. he's refused to resign and says he will run for re-election. 8:27. two officer-involved shootings in a day. why the chp says its officers

were forced to open fire. >> reporter: we're live in oakland at b.a.r.t. police headquarters where officers are mourning the loss of one of their own. we'll tell you what we're learning about this veteran officer. good morning. still problems out there for the morning commute. you will see slow traffic. sunnyside up. temperatures will be warming up fast. it looks like ten consecutive days of record highs we'll show them to you coming up.

welcome back. it's 8:30. good morning to you. welcome back to "mornings on 2." we're live in vallejo right now. police there at the scene of an early-morning homicide. we know one man is dead.

we also know police are still searching for the shooter. it's believed to be a woman. now ktvu's brian flores is there. he's been on the story for the past two hours. brian will be here very shortly with a live report coming up. wednesday morning, january 22nd. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic here. >> we have above-average temperatures on the way. a good, 10, 15 degrees. a lot of sunshine. higher clouds have pushed well south. you don't have anything to obstruct the warm temperatures. it looks like there will be a few today. gilroy, kentfield, oakland. it will be close. higher clouds are moving fast. drought monitor last month was not good. it's even worse now. extreme drought conditions. i don't seep any change in that. probably worse as that expands southward. red flag warning is out. it starts at 10:00, goes to 3:00. maybe gusts to about 45, 20s, 30s, 40s on the lows. still a told morning.

a lot of 30s. overall, high pressure says i'm not changing anything. it continues to give us very warm, hazy conditions. it will be a little cooler as we head towards, it looks like friday. i will have more on that coming up. here's sal. right now, steve, we still have some slow traffic here and there. we still have slow traffic in marin county on southbound 101. an earlier car that -- pickup truck that took out a power pole. the crash is gone but they are still repairing the pole on the right-hand side. traffic is slow from novato. let's move along to live pictures. i want to show you the bay bridge. that backup has been five minutes, another ten into san francisco. we're not too bad when it comes to the drive time here. if you are driving on 880 northbound. it's beginning to slow. back to the desk. flags are at half staff right now at the state capitol in honor of b.a.r.t. police officer tom smith who was killed yesterday in dublin. sergeant smith was accidentally shot by a fellow b.a.r.t.

officer as they searched the home of the suspect. >> this was not his intent. you can only imagine the heartbreak that that officer has. >> this was the first time in the 42-year history of the b.a.r.t. police department that an officer has been killed in the line of duty. and the tributes are pouring in for officer smith. b.a.r.t. and the b.a.r.t. family, they are trying to deal with this devastating loss. ktvu's janine de la vega is at b.a.r.t. headquarters in oakland right now with more on how sergeant smith is being remembered, janine. >> reporter: dave, in the last five minutes the police chief of san jose just pulled in here to the b.a.r.t. police headquarters parking lot. he came out with some other officers to offer condolences to the bart police chief here as well as the other officers. i do want to mention that on smith's personal facebook page. some of his friends have already changed their photos to a blue line with a black background to bim -- to

symbolize the loss. it's grim here. 42-year-old detective sergeant thomas smith leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. he has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience. there's youtube video of him early last year at a news conference talking about an investigation he was involved in. a b.a.r.t. source describes him as the nicest person with a gruff exterior but said he had a general soul and smile that would light up the room. he's married to kell little smith, another b.a.r.t. police officer. their colleagues are in disbelief, numb with grief. officers are wearing black over their badges. here's what the police chief said last night. >> condolences goes out to the immediate family and friends and the extended b.a.r.t. familyand the entire b.a.r.t. district. >> reporter: attorney general

kamala harris said "his sacrifice and service to the people of california will never be forgotten. my thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones and with all of the brave men and women of all of the b.a.r.t. police department." the police chief and deputy chief arrived at headquarters earlier this morning. they are asking for space right now. but are expected to speak sometime later. we're told that smith comes from a family of law enforcement which includes a brother with alameda county sheriff's office and a brother with the newark police department. reporting live from oakland, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:35. we just received word that israel has foiled a terrorist plot against the united states. a short time ago, israel announced security forces stopped an al qaeda plan to attack several targets include being an american embassy in tel aviv. israelis arrested three palestinians which would have

included bombings, shootings and kidnappings. the chp investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in oakland, the second in the city in less than 24 hours. ktvu's tara moriarty in the neighborhood where it happened last night. tara? >> reporter: well, a neighbor told us that she heard four 0 five shots fire -- four to five shots fired and the suspect ran up the street until he was caught by the police dog and that's when the chp shot hill. this happened at 9:00 last night on wentworth avenue near international boulevard. investigators say the chp pulled over the suv, a passenger got out and ran. police let the dog chase after him. as the officers followed, they saw the suspect was armed. that's when officers say they were forced to pull out their guns and shoot. the two officers tried to revive the suspect on scene but he died. the driver sped away in a newer model silver toyota with red and white papers plates. we spoke to a neighbor who didn't want to appear on camera last night. he says that he has noticed an

increased chp presence over the last several months ever since police brought in the chp to help patrol. >> it was found to happen. the highway just -- they are out here doing their job and they are doing it well. they are pulling a lot of people over. >> reporter: early yesterday morning, chp officers shot and killed a 19-year-old driver in east oakland after a chase. officers say they opened fire after the suspect pointed a gun at them. in this most recent incident, we want to mention the police dog was shot in the paw. we're not sure whose bullet struck him at this point but he's expected to make a full recovery. live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:37. happening now, a blizzard warning covers part of the east coast that major winter storm is bearing down. take a look at what they are waking up to on the jersey show. that's jersey. the governors of new jersey, delaware and new york have declared states of emergency as temperatures just plunge

pushing the windchill below zero in some areas. philadelphia has a foot of snow. parts of new york city has more than 161 inches -- 11 inches. >> the original forecast was in the 6 to 10 inches range. we're talking now 10 to 14 inches for the five boroughs. >> in washington, d.c., most government offices were shut town yesterday because of the storm but the supreme court building was still open. schools along the east coast are closed today. governor brown scheduled to deliver his state of the state address at 9:00 this morning. there's no official word on the message the governor will deliver. in public appearances, the governor has pointed to his success in balancing the budget. he's expected to touch on the drought emergency that he declared for california last week. we're gonna live stream the governor's remarks this morning on ktvu.com. the drought is also bringing house speaker john

boehner to california. bone eris announce -- boehner is going to announce legislation about the water drought. one proposal would allocate more water from pumps along the delta. another would stop restoration along the river until 2015. but fishermen and environmentalists say both ideas would harm the salmon population. happening right now, -- thousands of abortion opponents are braving, snow and ice for the march for life rally in washington, d.c. that's where jacqueline fell is live this morning and the cold weather is having an impact on the rally. >> reporter: the snow and frigid weather canceled a 5-k race. organizers sent me a e-mail saying the rally or march are going on as planned. here's a live look at the national mall where people are beginning to gather at the rally. the march is held every year to

march the anniversary of the supreme court roe versus wade decision. the march about two hours away will start here at the national mall and end at the supreme court. the pope on social media this morning, showing his support tweeting, i join the march for live in washington, may god help us respect all life especially the most vulnerable. march for life organizers are relying on social media. they are using the dash tag whywemarchontwitter. there's a virtual march on twitter for those who couldn't be here. back here at home, san francisco transit leaders gave their preliminary okay to a plan that would charge company shuttle buses to use the muni bus stops. about 300 buses from linked-in, google, yahoo!, genentech pick up and drop off workers every day. right now, they don't pay for using those muni bus stops.

transit officials are considering charging companies a dollar a kay per -- a day per stop and also limit the number of buses, the bus stops the companies can use. transit leaders can six months to work pout all of the details. there will be another vote taken in june. if that's approved, the 18- month trial would start in july. 8:40. we just got a gloomy prediction about facebook. what researchers say might happen to the social media giant in just a few years. >> reporter: we're live in screal where we have -- vallejo where we have new details about an early-morning homicide this morning. we'll bring you the latest coming up after the break. good morning. we still have traffic that will be tough in the bay. northbound 280 is slowing down. we'll tell you what the drive times are. wall-to-wall sunshine. temperatures are rebound in record-setting trt. it will be -- territory. ♪

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may be a little cautious looking ahead for the economy and interest rates. that's causing some concerns. 8:44. just moments ago, b.a.r.t. said they will hold a news conference at 10:00 this morning. they will tell us more about the accidental shooting that took the life of veteran b.a.r.t. police officer tom smith. now he was along with three other officers who were searching a suspect's home yesterday in dublin. one of the other officers fired a shot and it killed officer smith. hundred of people in marin county still have no electricity after a car crashed into a power pole. this happened just after 6:00 this morning along highway 101 in san rafael. at one point, about 2500 homes and businesses in the area had no power. that crash also caused some massive traffic delays. and this morning in vallejo, a man was shot and killed in a mobile home park.

police say a woman who was not wearing clothing was the shooter. ktvu's brian flores was the first reporter there. he's back now with more on this strange incident. what do you know now, brian? >> reporter: well, what we do know they are still looking for the suspect this morning. behind me there is a -- there is a heavy police presence. s.w.a.t. officers are here at the mobile home complex at the00 block of san mig fell road. i'm joined with lieutenant kenny park with the vallejo police department. thank you for joining us. what can you tell us about the suspect and how the search is going. >> we're trying to piece together the information. we have limited information. i can tell you at about 5:45 this anotherring, we received -- this morning, we received a 911 call about a possible shooting inside one of the residents. officers went inside and discovered a male shooting victim possibly in his 40s. >> reporter: is there any relationship between the suspect and the victims?

>> at this point, relationships have not been determined. >> reporter: we saw cars trying to leave. they were being checked. what's the situation in terms of residents coming in and going out. >> at this point, we're screening the people that are leaving, we are screening them as well. >> this woman again described as a -- can you describe her again? a white female in her 30s? >> we're getting some conflicting information. but she's possibly asian or white in her 40s. in her 30s. >> do we know if she's lived here for sometime or if she was any relation here to the residents here? >> i dent have that information -- i don't have that information. >> is it believed she's still here at mobile home complex. are you going door to door. i haven't been in touch with the s.w.a.t. commander. but i believe they are conducting a search right now,

to what extent and detail, i'm not aware of. >> the victim did die at the hospital. thank you for joinging us. >> vallejo police will be here for quite sometime. still looking for the homicide suspect. again, a white female possibly in her 30s and not wearing any clothing. as soon as we find out any information, we're live here in vallejo, brian flores. ktvu channel 2 news. facebook could become the next myspace in the next new years. the site is slowly but surely loses its popularity. they could lose 80% of the users by the year 2017. facebook it currently has 874 million users widespread. myspace troped in popularity after a new year's. 8:48. let's bring sal back. get you to where you are going. you are watching the bridges along with the roads. >> we're watching some of the

heaviest commutes. just to give you drive times, westbound highway 4, i will start there. that's cleared out. so the drive time from antioch to concord is about 12 minutes. not too bad considering it can be at least double that on a bad day. maybe triple. bay bridge toll plaza, we've seen about a five-minute delay. ten minutes into the city. what's not bad -- or what has not improved, i should say, is this marin county commute. still very slow on southbound 101 coming out of novato to san rafael because of earlier issues. most of the traffic is backed up from the marin slow sonoma county line -- marin/sonoma counsel like. clear skies, temperatures which were cold for some. for us, cold. not like the rest of the country. but they will end up being above average again. we're stuck in this pattern.

no sign of any big break. there is a little break coming in on friday. the higher clouds go south. we have a lot of sunshine. we have a little bit of patchy fog. it looks like all of that is gone. red flag warning starts tonight for the north and east bay hills. a lot of 20s to the north. napa was one. but some areas picking up already in the 40s. i know half moon bay was 37. now they are 46. things are warming up fast. 16 in tahoe. sacramento is in there. everything stays north. high pressure is building north. there's gonna be a little low and then swinging up to the north which is unusual. that's what's going to happen. that will give us a cooldown on friday. today, warm, very hazy. temperatures look like record- setting territory. clouds cooler on friday, maybe a drizzle. sunny and warm. patchy fog at best. most of that is long, long gone. mild to warm conditions.

60s, 70s and 75 in clearlake. sonoma, 71. napa, 70. santa rosa, 72. nova though is almost 70. kendfield 67 which would -- kentfield 67 which would tie a record. antioch, brentwood, oakley, livermore, pleasanton all at 70. alameda, 66. 70 san jose. that would be two see of a record. they will be close -- shy of a record. they will be close. cupertino, 70. upper 60s, 70s. my friend who lives and works in thailand is here visiting sent me a message saying this weather is brilliant. [laughter] >> really? >> yeah, for january, not bad, dan you arrived just in time. cooler on friday, the weekend back to dry and sunny and warmer. >> brilliant. >> brilliant. surf is up in maverick.

a federal monitor says oakland police are struggling to make needed reforms. the oakland tribune reports a federal monitor has found the department regressed in reviewing use of force pie officers and is not making satisfactory project on other reforms. the finding raises questions about whether oakland police will be able to it emerge from federal oversight. now a federal monitor has been overseeing court-ordered reforms mandated ten years ago in response to a scandal over

police brutality. a former santa clara county supervisor accused of misusing county funds and illegal campaign tactics is scheduled to face a judge. he's scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing on charges of false impersonation. this comes after he was accused of flitting fliers with a communist flag with a candidate for the city council. he's in jail after pleading guilty for misusing fund. neil kashkari is running for governor. he moved to california in 1998. el was an aerospace engineer before becoming an investment banker. he's 40. a republican and has never run for office. he says he will focus on creating jobs and fixing schools. at this point, the only other candidate who has officially

announced a run for governor, tim donnelly. governor brown has not confirmed if he's running but no other democrat has come forward to challenge him. the nfl is doing everything possible to make sure super bowl fans don't get cheated you out of the big -- out of the big game. there are roman nummerrals at the bottom of the ticket. if you rub them they disappear and reappear after the ticket cools office. the if you are not going to the super bowl, you can watch it, comfort of your home. the game, sunday, february 2nd. kickoff at 3:25. >> you got a deal, pam. some of the world's best surfers are headed here in the bay area preparing for the biggest surf contest along the northern california coast. it's mavericks. the waves are already big and treacherous but they may get bigger.

there's a storm between here and hawaii mixes it up with the winds and the tides over the next couple of days. those waves on friday could be 40 feet high. right now, it's 8:56. i almost said 6:56. we've been here for hours. [laughter] >> i know. this morning keeps getting worse. >> i know. >> i wanted to ask the guys in the control room if they can put the maps out first. i just found out about a crash blocking all of the lanes, east 80 at san pablo dam road. it started like a jackknifed big rig. westbound will be slow because people are gonna look at t eastbound because the lanes are blocked. remember, in marin county, southbound 101 is still a mess coming from novato because of earlier problems. it's backed up from the marin/sonoma county line. i kid you not. it's not a great commute. bay bridge toll plaza, about a five-minute wait. if you are on 880 northbound, the traffic is moderate.

it's another beautiful june day -- excuse me, january day. 10th consecutive day of record highs. it will be cooler on friday and then back to warm. no sign of any rain for us. >> i've seen out to february 7th. >> really? >> unless something changes. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. be sure to watch the news at moon for more on the tragic death of a bart police officer. we just learned police will hold a news conference in an hour. so stay with us. thanks for watching. [son] she has no idea.

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