>> reporter: we're live in walnut creek where the rain is letting up but the traffic isn't. we'll tell you about a reminder that the chp wants you to know about. some rain, not a lot. let's face it. but there's some snow in the sierra nevada. is it one and done or is there any more on the way? >> reporter: we are live in redwood city following up into the investigation into a big fire here at a recycling facility here. we'll tell you why authorities

think it's suspicious. america's first lady will be in san francisco later today. we'll run down her very busy schedule. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i want to show you some live pictures from interstate 680 in walnut creek where the bay area is seeing the first significant rain in more than a month, rein really several weeks. we've got complete coverage coming up on all of the rain and traffic and it's thursday, january 30th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we're not out of the woods but the record-breaking dry spell, is somewhat over. we have live coverage for you. the roads are slick in some areas. let's go to steve paulson. how much rain did we get.

not much. a couple of 1/100ths. embetter in the sierra nevada. you see how the system is sliding through. we'll take you through the area. a little bit, dylan beach, santa rosa, petaluma, 101, also starting to expand to parts of marin county. also towards san mateo coast on skyline, back to san mateo itself. 280, 101 a little bit there. also in the santa cruz mountains things are picking up. they are very close to the radar site. it looks like things are winding down in part, of the east bay. there's not a lot there. occasionally you will get very, very light rain. the sierra's had about 2 to 4 inches around lake level. if you have had more, tweet me or e-mail me. some. ski resorts look like they are getting 6, 12. we'll take that. that's better than what we got to a couple 1/100ths to .10. it will be cooler.

light rain, not a lot. kind of a ez breezy afternoon. upper 50s closer to where we should be this time of year or very low 60s. here's sal. steve, good morning. the wet roads are figuring into the commute. interstate 880 traffic is moving along relatively well. the roadwork is long gone. the traffic looks good into downtown oakland. i want to take a look amount the bay bridge toll plaza. it's moderate here. you can see traffic is busy. i do see chp preparing to cross the lanes. there could be something going on on the span. we'll figure out what that is coming up for you. also looking a the livermore valley, a lot of heavy traffic coming into from the altamont pass. but the traffic has been superheavy as you drive through. chp is warning drivers to be especially careful when heading off to work or school due to the slick highways. tara moriarty is watching the rain in walnut creek.

good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. it's pretty dry although the roads are still pretty wet. if you take a look behind us, you can see that the traffic is actually getting worse here along 680 southbound as you approach the main street exit. but this rain is supposed to be on and off all morning, drizzle, nothing too heavy. right now we'll take a look at our camera on highway 24 in la fayette. the rain-slicked roads have the chp reminding people to drive slowly. part of that may be unavoidable if you are stuck in traffic. commuters say it's no one driving in traffic since this is the first rain we've had in months and the water mixes with the oil on the road creating these slippery conditions. one driver told us that he will take it. >> i wish it rained a lot, lot more. we need the rain. it's causing a drought. i drive by the reservoirs and see that it's very dry and, you know, knowing that we need the water. >> reporter: the highway patrol is reminding you to get your

windshield wipers checked, make sure they are in good working order, slow down on the roadways. give yourself plenty of time. try to check out the road conditions before you leave. remember if you have your windshield wipers on, state law requires you to have your headlights on. reporting live from walnut creek, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. well, the sierra, look at this. it looks like a winter wonderland this morning. a winter storm warning is in effect. they have snow and snow could fall as low as 5,000 feet. coming up for you in about ten minutes, brian hickey is out there. he will bring you a live report from blue canyon. 7:05. president obama called governor brown to check on california's water crisis and to offer offer federal government pay sis stns. according to the white house, president obama expressed his concerns for californians impacted by the drought. the president reinforced his commitment to provide federal support to state and local efforts. today, governor brown is

meeting with more than a dozen water officials in southern california to discuss possible water transfers. now, the straight may be causing concern among grape growers for next year's crop. but reports show this year there's no need to fear a shortage. allied grape growers say for the second year in a row california has crushed more than 4 million tons of grapes. but the state's $61 billion wine industry could be facing challenges next year. the drought could reduce crop size, increase vine stress and increase the potential for inadequate frost protection. we'll have continuing coverage on the rain throughout the morning here on "mornings on 2." you can always follow steve and the rest of the ktvu weather team online all day. we're posting weather updates to facebook and twitter as we get them into the weather center. we have new information about a fire last month at a recycling plant in redwood city that caused serious air quality issues all across the south

bay. janine de la vega joins us from redwood city where she just spoke to police and what are they telling you, janine? >> reporter: well, while authorities are still investigating an exact cause of this fire here at sims recycling, they believe it was deliberately set. now, the reason why is a lieutenant just told me he says there was nothing found in that fire debris file that was an accelerant or would self- ignite. he says it looks suspicious. that fire broke out at 1:00 a.m. on december 17th. a security guard reported hearing an explosion. it took firefighters nearly six and a half hours to get it under control. the fire marshal along with detectives from the police department have been reviewing video footage, the morning of the fire taken from multiple cameras from the area. investigators conducted interviews and combed through evidence but at this point do not have a person of interest identified. the smoke in that fire traveled south into san jose and even

morgan hill and a shelter in place was issued because of the poor air quality. now, there was a fire that broke out at sims a month earlier in a different area of the facility. but at this time, authorities are not linking it to the fire in december, they are saying because reports show that that one was accidental. because the fires happened within weeks of each other, it raised concerns and three staff members were asked to be on site 24 hours a day for a two- month period. i've reached out to sims metal recycling metal management here. somebody briefly came out to talk to us off camera just to say they are seeing if they can comment and give us reaction on this latest finding. we're not sure if that's gonna happen. if it does, we'll bring it to you later on "mornings on 2." janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. jury deliberations start in the case of two oakland men

whose good night gun fight resulted in the death of a photographer. police say the man was hit and killed by a stray bullet as two mens fired shots at each other at a valero gas station. the prosecutor is pushing for a second-degree murder verdict against the suspects. police in morgan hill searching for a man accused of approaching a 15-year-old girl. it reportedly happened saturday as the girl was walking along monterey road. police say the man got out of his van, walked up to the girl and said, hey, beautiful. they say when the girl ran away, that suspect jumped back into his van and drove off. the suspect is described as a man of indeiant decent, mid- 30s, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. police say he was in a white work van with black rims and tinted windows. a candlelight vigil tonight will mark the tragic 25th anniversary in the east bay

city of dublin. 13-year-old eileen misheloff was last seen walking home from school in 1989. the somber ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m. at wells middle school on pen drive. dublin police have received hundreds of tips since the teenager vanished 25 years ago. but there are still no strong leads in this mysterious case. caltrans is responding to a report that the demolition of the old eastern span of the bay bridge is behind schedule. the state there were problems leading to a six-month delay. one of the problems, getting permits approved. the others relate making sure that the new span opened on labor day weekend. caltrans wants the chief contractor responsible for the demolition to reopen contract negotiations and to speed up the process. later today, congresswoman

jackie speier will host a forum about whether dogs should roam freely where dogs can be offleash. she says the latest recommendations do not reflect the concerns of dog owners who have used the area for years. there is a public hearing at the stern grove clubhouse from 8:30 to 10:00 this morning. the city is asking a federal appeals court to speed up the legal battle whether the oakland as can move to silicon valley. lawyers for the city of san jose want the court to set a march 24th deadline for all legal arguments. that could allow for ruling as soon as this summer. attorneys for san jose say it's critical to have a ruling in the case by early november. that's when the city's option on land for a downtown ballpark will expire.

all right. 7:11. the 14-year-old oakland boy accused of killing his older sister turns himself in and the critical decision expected today that could decide the future of this tragic case. after being stranded in a church. a man gets rescued in high style. who swooped in to save the day. and the wet weather is playing a role even though it's not raining hard. we've had more collisions because of the wet weather. we'll tell you more about the latest one that i have on the maps here. based on a lot of the viewer tweets and e-mail, you really like this rain. i would say enjoy it. it doesn't look like there's much coming except for maybe sunday.

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visit. the first lady hit the road after tuesday night's state of the union address. last night she attended two democratic fund-raisers in los angeles. today at noon, she's due to arrive at sfo. michelle obama's first stop in san francisco will be a women's round table at katonia restaurant at 2:00 this afternoon. then a democratic national committee fund-raiser at 3:00 p.m. where she will be introduced by ed lee. tomorrow she's scheduled to meet with nancy pelosi at a fund-raiser for democrats. that's at the fair monthotel starting -- fairmont hotel starting at 11:30 a.m. president obama is on a national tour to promote the agenda from his state of the union address. the president is scheduled to tour a general electric facility near milwaukee to talk about the need to train workers for jobs that are in demand. the president has directed vice president joe biden to lead a government-wide review of federal job training programs.

president obama will make a stop in tennessee to talk about education before heading back to the white house. 7:15. how and -- house speaker john boehner and other house republicans will lay out their principles for immigration reform. the senate passed a sweeping reform last year that would give undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizen shn. conservative republicans oppose that. house republicans want a step- by-step approach to immigration reform. there may be a new toyota recall. the ntsb is negotiating with toyota about a problem with the fabric on the car seats of several models. they include the standard and the hybrid versions of the camry and avalon. other models would be the corolla, siena, tundra and tacoma trucks. the possible recall would affect only those that have seat heaters because the seat

fabric may not meet the flammability standards. this would affect only those vehicles sold since oog of 2012 when the fabric was changed. schools and -- august of 2012 when the fabric was changed. schools will remain closed today in atlanta. many say it was a bad decision to close schools, businesses and government offices all at the same time on tuesday afternoon when snow began to call. the result, more than 1 million drivers jammed atlanta area roadways. many commuters abandoned their cars and sought shelter in places like home depot and taco bell. an alabama man went to great heights to rescue his father in the storm. he landed a helicopter at a birmingham church after icy conditions forced his father and 100 people to spoend the night inside -- spend the night inside. his father said he couldn't

believe his eyes when he saw the helicopter. >> that's what i deserve. it's unbelievable. i'm kidding. i can't imagine this. never in my wildest dreams. first i've been stranded and he came and picked me up. >> the helicopter was used in other rescues, including one involved a pregnant woman. the man rescued said his son owns the helicopter and was happy to help. 7:18. happening now -- a winter storm warning in the lake tahoe area. the ski resorts and other businesses they've been waiting for this. our reporter is live in blue canyon right now its. it's covered with snow. >> reporter: winter storm celebration is more like it up in the sierra. finally getting some snow here where just yesterday this was dirt here at the donner summit rest area. take a look at this this morning. we have about 4 inches of snow converting to a playground of white. our snow marker we've been watching. a sign post at the rest area.

you can see about 4 inches of snow there for you. it's pretty light and fluffy out here. for the skiers heading to the sierra and snowboarders that will mean the powder day. it's enough snow to hide the rocks out there, so watch out for that that's good news for the resorts, anything to freshen conditions to get the customers out here to the mountains after what's been a very record-dry winter. interstate 80 off in the distance, yes, you do need chains on all of the mountain passes. the storm is not done yet. the bulk has been sitting the southshore. we're on the north shore where we've had a light event. back to you guys. >> all right, brian. >> up at blue canyon. good news for the ski resorts also. let's check in with sal.

weather, not supergreat for traffic. a few problems out there. >> i'm kind of pleased tori and dave, that we haven't had a worse commute, i think yesterday was the first drizzle. today is not quite as bad. but we've had some slow traffic. let's take a look at highway 24. it's about an 11 or 12-minute drive time between the walnut creek interchange and the tunnel. not too bad. the traffic is going to be okay once you get to the oakland side. we do have a look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's about a 10 to 15-minute wait. another 10 minutes on the bridge. total drive time of 25 minutes. by the way, in oakland, eastbound 980, there was a two- car wreck. not causing major jams. we have a solo spinout on highway 85 at moffett on the shoulder. 580 has been slow coming out of livermore. an earlier problem at the dublin interchange.

7:0. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a lot of cloudy skies. light rain. you know it and i know. .10 probably covered -- actually, stockton and vacaville had .11 and .15. the sierra is getting a little bit of snow. that's good news. i snow, 7, 8 at northstar. about 2 to 4 around lake level. our system isn't doing much. the rainfall totals were not much. about a couple of 1/100ths to an inch. crockett .08. milpitas, .08. mountain view, .05. oakland .02. there might be another 1 drupes or 1/100ths in here. or 2/100ths in here. concord .09. san francisco, .03. probably might be a .04. it has not updated yet. for the month, jan, san francisco has a total of .06. the driest jan ever.

we need point 20 to not set the dry record. i think we'll set the dry record. ukiah picked up .3 and a little bit on the marin coast. also from san jose, petaluma, novato, not a lot. same on the peninsula. there might be a little bit. start to see the darker green. santa cruz mountains a little better but they are closer to the radar site. things like look they are quiet now. we had some bursts of moderate rain. baypoint had a little bit. the sierra is getting some snow. a couple of reports. bridgeport, 3 inches of snow at tahoe keys, about 2, 4. truckee, about 2, 3. if that's changing, let me know. 40s. cool air is coming in from the north. we'll go into a cool, breezy pattern on friday and saturday. 32 in tahoe. winter storm warning goes until 7:00 tonight. maybe about a got. some of the ski resorts. but our system, again, a lot of show and not much go.

breezy afternoon. that will turn northwest. i think you will feel it. we've been mild, muggy. but that's all about to change. temperatures upper 50s. out to antioch brentwood. 58, alameda. maybe a little warmer but not much. everyone will be within a couple of degrees of one another. any more rain? not friday or saturday but we have to watch the system on sunday which may give rain to the coast but not in the sacramento valley. i will deal with that tomorrow. >> okay, steve. 7:23. tori won't like this. you won't believe why a california elementary schoolteacher is in jail. what police found in his house after serving a search warrant. plus -- heroin and happy meals. how one pennsylvania woman was able to sell drugs out of a mcdonald's drive-thru. q

7:25. a pennsylvania woman is being accused of selling heroin along

with mcdonald's happy meals. police say the woman would sell the heroin to customers who provided a special code word. investigators say anyone who wanted to buy the drugs would just pull up to the drive-thru, order a happy meal and say i would like to order a toy. the bag of dope would then be snuck into the meal for an extra $80. >> possible this could have been given to somebody else with a child in the car who was legitimately buying a happy meal. it would be very dangerous for a child to get this heroin. >> dennis is the second mcdonald's worker in two weeks to be rea.ked for allegedly -- arrested for allegedly selling heroin on the job. police say it's not clear how long the operation had been going on. fishermen, stay out. that's the word from authorities when it comes to california's rivers. find out why. >> reporter: we're getting light rain across parts of the bay area today. we'll tell you what this may mean for the drought situation

here in california and what people are saying this morning about how they plan to conserve water. good morning. right now we're still looking at a commute that's okay but the wet weather is playing a role. we'll tell you how i think that's affecting your drive times. just had a nice tweet from carol. she said we have rain down here in san jose, blossom hill and los gatos. what about is there any more coming in

good morning. a live look from the sierra as you can see, there's some fresh powder out there, more is coming down. steve says they could be looking at 8 to 10 inches at some of the resorts and not really the belly wash we were hoping for. we'll take you to fremont for a live look at the conditions there. i'm tori campbell. let's have a look at weather and traffic. steve, are we done with the rain? >> yeah, tori. not much left here. there might be a system sunday. up in the sierra, heavenly just tweeted out 8 to 10. northstar checked in with about 7 to 8 inches. around lake level, 2 to 5 so far. if there's more than that, tweet me, spweather. a little bit of rain here. not a lot. a couple 1/100ths to .10. we'll take any rain we can get here.

the system is moving out pretty fast. there will be right rain. when you see light green, that's hardly anything. it looks like they are ending on parts of the peninsula. santa cruz, there might be a little bit. out to the east bay not much happening here. a couple of bursts of moderate. the sierra is picking up snow. that's good. bridgeport, 3 inches. some of this looks like it's about to wind down. we'll keep things going. the colder air is about to filter in. for us, 40s and 50s. the cooler air will move in. the next couple of days will be a cool, breezy pattern. have a low dropping down on sunday that would clip us. 50s, low 60s today. here's sal. santa cruz mountains, not doing well. we have a crash southbound 17 at the katz restaurant. it's turned. a sig-alert. northbound 17 has had a couple of different crashes on the way there. so one of the things that we

want to let you know about is that 17 itself, the whole freeway, is gonna be tough driving, northbound 17 at granite creek. i want to move the maps to san jose, you can see the speeds are low on 101, 280 is getting into the act. one of the viewers told steve, it's raining there. that my be core late -- may be correlated with the traffic. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we're waiting for about 20 minutes at the toll plaza and ten minutes on the span itself. 7:32. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. with growing drought concerns here in california, many people are pretty excited about this morning's rainfall. ktvu's alex savidge joins us with how much this rain will do for the drought conditions. >> reporter: not a whole lot of plain coming down. the rain has returned to the bay area. a lot of people are excited. we're talking to them. they are excited about the wet weather even knowing it won't

do much of anything for california's drought situation. still, this is the first measurable rain we have seen in the bay area since early december. it's falling across much of the bay area this morning and it will throughout the day. forecasters with the national weather service say don't expect this light rain to make much of a difference when it comes to the drought. our state is still facing a water crisis after one of the driest years on record. reservoirs, many of them, are half empty. the governor is asking customers to convoive by 20%. some are talking about the possibility of mandatory rationing in the near future. people we're talking to are glad to see rain as they wake up this morning but they understand they need to start using water more wisely. >> running out of water is worst. >> i know i will still be conserving until the reservoirs start to get filled up again. now we have no idea.

>> reporter: there are a handful of water agencies in california in danger of running out of water within the next two to three months. that's why the governor is looking at moving water from southern california to other drier areas of state. he's working on a plan. he will be holding a summit in southern california later on today. the drought has become such a big issue nationwide that president obama called governor jerry brown to express his concern about california's water crisis. the president is promising federal assistance to support our state now. this weather system will be short-lived. it will only stick around for the next day or so. the rain is off and on. but a lot of people optimistic hoping there's more to come and glad that the dry days are over here in the bay area. live this morning in fremont, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alex. because of the drought, california is now banning fishing in dozens of waterways. the department of fish and

wildlife trying to protect the mig migration of the coho salmon and steelhead trout. fishing is banned from the oregon border to big sur. that includes pescadero creek and the san lorenzo river. we'll have continuing coverage on the rain whatever we get through the morning. you can follow us online. was as we get updates, they will be passed on and posed on facebook and twitter. prosecutors will decide today if a 14-year-old oakland boy accused of killing his older sister should be charged as an adult. the 14-year-old is accused of killing his sister, a 17-year- old just, justice -- 17-year- old, justice tolliver. brian flores has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. the family says they are dealing with a lot of emotions

this morning. in one case you have the loss of their daughter, justice, as you mentioned. the other case, you have the boy who stands accused of killing her. he was hiding. he turned himself into police yesterday afternoon. the 14-year-old stands accused of the murder yesterday, at the family apartment complex. he turned himself into police accompanied by his family yesterday at 2:00 and his attorney. hours after that, john sasaki spoke exclubsive with attorney adante pointer and brought the charges his client faces and the message for the district attorney's office. >> we hope the district attorney's office will take the complete picture into consideration as it relates to who he is, what took place, and that everyone has redemption in them. so, you know, that's what we're hoping that the process plays out. >> reporter: prosecutors will

decide whether to charge the 14- year-old as an adult in this case. pointer also says that the boy is dealing with many emotions, with the loss of his sister and these heavy charges he's facing. pointer disputes what some family members think started the shooting which some say was a dispute over laundry. the family remains tev stated over his -- devastated over his taur's death but relieved that the son has surrendered. they've set up an ondonation site. the goal for that was $10,000. at last check, they raised a little hoeferrer $3,000. we're live in oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. governor jerry brown's approval record has hit a record high. 58% of adults approve of the governor's job performance. 60% of likely voters said the same. analysts say that puts brown in a strong position to he decides

to run for re-election. he has not yet announced if he will seek a fourth term this november but he is expected to run. 7:37. a santa clara county sheriff's deputy arrested for methamphetamine possession is due in court today. the 48-year-old man was arrested monday at his home. investigators say he had been renting out rooms to three other people who partially paid their rent with drugs. those people were also arrested. they are facing drug and weapons charges. 7:38. hundreds of police officers from across the country came out yesterday to remember a b.a.r.t. officer killed in the line of duty. >> mostly i could say it's really, really, really hard to get through. ♪ >> officers came from as far away as boston to attend the solemn procession. an emotional funeral service for sergeant tom smith. smith was mistakenly shot by a

fellow officer during a search of a robbery suspect's dublin apartment. he was remembered as a husband, father and brother and officers say he was a hero. >> he took his job very seriously. he took parenthood even more seriously. that's what made him such a fine person. >> he will be missed. >> smith leaves behind a wife and their 6-year-old daughter. he's the first officer in b.a.r.t.'s 42-year history to die in the line of duty. we were told that the officer who accidentally fired the fatal shot would attend that service but the police chief and former chief told us they did not see him there. the sonoma county police investigation into the deadly shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez of santa rosa is now complete. the findings turned over to the district attorney. the d.a.'s office will decide whether to file criminal charges against deputy gehlaus. the report was prepared by investigators from the santa rosa and petaluma police

departments. the deputy says last october, andy lopez carried an air soft bb gun that looked like a real assault rifle. gelhaus says he told lopez to drop the gun but then shot and killed him when lopez turned toward him with the gun. the candlelight vigil will be held mark, the 25th anniversary of the disappears of eileen misheloff. there will be a march in honern of her tonight. they will begin at wells middle school on pen drive. now, investigators have received hundreds of tips over the years. but still, no strong leads in this mysterious case. 20 minutes before 8:00. a puppy who was rescued last month from a recycling conveyer belt has a new home.

just before christmas, gem was rescued. they found the 3-month-old poodle inside a garbage bag. the puppy has made a full recovery and will be going with her new home with an employee from the recycling center. it caused a major health alert on the peninsula. the disturbing new information about december's recycling fire and how it started. and a disturbing incident at an elementary school in oakland. the man accused of inappropriately touching a young child. good morning. the traffic is still okay. we're getting word of more collisions. this is highway 4. the traffic is still okay. getting word of a possible crash on 80 in vallejo. we'll run that down for knew not much rain. we are getting some -- we'll run that down for you. not much rain. but we're getting some rain.

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nice start to the morning for wall street. the u.s. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter. consumer spending improved and really helping is facebook's stock. right now, it's up over 15%. the social media company reported results that beat expectations. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 91. the nasdaq up 59 and s&p up 15. investigators have a big clue in the data breach at target. they say hackers got into the computer system after stealing information from one of the retailer's venue. they say knowing how the cyber attack started could help them figure out who stole credit and

debit card information from millions of customers. claims for first-time jobless benefits jumped more than expected last week. 348,000 americans filed initial claims. that's the highest number in six weeks and up 19,000 from the week before. now, they say bad weather through most of the country may have kept some people from filing two weeks ago and cold weather can also cause construction firms to stop work. your time is now 7:45. a $5,000 reward is offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of inappropriately touching a 6- year-old girl in oakland. investigators say it happened last friday afternoon at think college now elementary on international boulevard in the fruitvale district. reportedly, it happened in a girls' bathroom during an after- school program. police say the girl ran away and reported the incident to an adult. that suspect is described as a tall, white man with a heavy build, short, black hair, and a black mustache. 7:45.

a third person has died from the flu in san francisco. the latest report says 32 flu- related deaths have occurred in the bay area so far. officials are not saying much about the latest san francisco victim but that person did have a medical condition and was under the age of 65. the health department has not determined if that person died from the h1n1 flu strain. during this flu season, a new study says a lot of people go to work even if they are sick. the staffing company, office team commissioned a nationwide survey. it found that 70% of workers reported they often go to work even when they are sick. that's contrampry to what -- contrary to what doctors say. they say it's critical for you to stay home and avoid spreading germs. >> if you use one of our timeoff days for an illness or a day that you need to be out of the office because you are sick, then that comes from your vacation time. >> some people feel they just don't have a close.

they've gotta work or they don't get paid. some employees are also watching what their bosses do so if the manager comes to work sick, employees feel they have to do the same. 7:46. an etiquette book sounds a bit antiquated but such a book for oakland raiderettes has been leaked. it's raising eye braus. the los angeles times received a copy. it reveals the book includes instruction structions how -- instructions how the cheerleaders should shake hands and put a napkin on their lap. the hand book says they are not banned from dating cheerleaders but they do warn against friendships with the raider staff even if they are married. imagine planning for a trip to russia but also to compete in the winter games. pam cook is in the newsroom to

tell us more about the support this exciting young lady is getting. >> yes. polina edmund is considering life as a celebrity. she placed second at the national skating championships earlier this month. i've been having fun looking at her facebook and twitter pages. they are filled with typical photos of her with her friends. there are big named sponsors sending her off to so much choi. san jose boasting merchandise that posts the profits will go to the cancer society. her week has been filled with final practices at her home rink in san jose. there's also a sendoff at her high school, which by the way is the same high school where kerry walsh and brandi chastain went to school. she's heard from them on twitter as well. tomorrow morning there will be

a special assembly and sendoff for polina edmunds. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," there is a new event in figure skating at the olympics. i will tell you about that. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> looking forward to hearing about that. let's check in with sal. see what's happening on the roads. it's not as bad as i guess you feared with this rainfall. >> i thought it was gonna be worse. that's a good point, tori and dave. if you look at some of these pictures that i'm about to show you. it's slow on highway 4. we were moving the camera and looking at traffic coming out of pittsburgh. there have been some minor changes going on. as i look at the chp computer, i don't see anything major on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. i do certainly see some slow traffic, though. this morning's commute at the bay bridge toll plaza continues to be 20 minutes at the toll plaza and then ten minutes on

the bridge looking at the better part of a half-hour before you get on -- or get into san francisco. the south bay continues to be slow. the traffic here on all of the freeways is slow. this may be correlated with some rain that moved through the area. by the way, highway 17 near the katz restaurant, southbound there's a crash. but northbound is a mess coming down to los gatos. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. >> you are welcome. >> i painted you a very pretty picture. some of the systems going through here, and we'll start to get some partly sunny mostly sunny maybe to the north. it will get cooler and breezy. we had a little bit of rain. not a lot. i tweeted this out and i put it on facebook. the word is petricore the smell of rain after a long, dry spell. that's your word for the day. a lovely record. everyone is say i love that smell. there's an official word for it. better snow in the sierra. better than the system here. we didn't get much here. things are calming down.

vacaville picked up .15/100ths. brentwood .08. oakland .02. there was hardly any pain on parts of the peninsula. blossom hill, san jose, 13/100ths. there you go. concord, .10. livermore, .09. napa, .07. that gives us a huge, off the chart, .06. the driest was 1921. we need another 2/10ths. maybe sunday. there is a system coming in. january is looking like a record dry. there's not much left of the system. it seems to be falling apart. the coast looks like there's not much left there. parts of the peninsula but there's some rain down towards

santa cruz, capitola and rio had a nice facebook information from there. it looks like things are picking up in the santa cruz mountains. hit and miss for parts of other areas. things are coming down in the east bay. santa clara valley .04.06. you can see the snow. 2 to 4 to 5 inches around lake level. 8 to 12, maybe a foot at some of the ski resorts. look for 40s, 50s to give way to a little cool conditions. 30s up in the mountains. 46 ukiah. here comes the cooler air. eureka, 43. our system is about done. winter storm warning will tack us until 7:00 tonight. better activity up there. maybe a foot. cloudy, cooler, light rain. not much. here comes the cooler weather. that's coming in this afternoon. that will be out of the northwest which means it will be a cooler pattern. 50s, upper 50s. low, low 60s for many here. temperatures will continue to drop tonight into tomorrow.

you will notice a huge change as we head into temperature and into saturday. the lows will get cold. sunday we might get rain near the coast. i will deal with that tomorrow. all right. 7:52 an elementary schoolteacher in southern california is under arrest after police discovered hundreds of snakes in his home. police and animal service officers they say found 240 dead snakes and 182 live snakes inside his santa ana home. they served a warrant yesterday. the place was crawling with mice. neighbors say they've been complaining about the odor for months. the stench is overwhelming and everybody who comes to the house for a party they don't want to come. what's that smell in smells like something is dead. >> investigators are look to place the live snakes in home. some of the live reptiles will be given to rescuers.

the teacher faces animal cruelty charges. >> i'm proud of you. i know don't like snakes. >> no. the first lady is summing here bay area. if you will be traveling here or near snowe, we'll tell you -- here at sfo, we'll tell you when she's expected to, touch down. a man suffers a massive hawrk right across the street -- heart attack right across the street from a fire station. why firefighters did not try to help him.

had welcome back. firefighters in washington, d.c. being harshly criticized after a tragic incident this past weekend. 77-year-old cecil mills died after having a heart attack. it happened at a strip mall right across the street from a fire station. but no firefighters came to help him during his final minutes of his life. that's because reportedly they thought they were not authorized to take action in the case. two of the firefighters tied to this controversy did not want

to talk to a reporter. >> are you lieutenant davis? can i talk to you about what happened on saturday? you don't want to give me your version of events? why are you covering your face? i'm give you the opportunity to say something. >> reporter: well, the fire chief of washington, d.c. promises a full investigation. i think you will remember there was a similar incident at a beach in alameda when firefighters did not help a drowning man. 7:57. super bowl fans are looking for souvenirs to the big game. not all of them are real. customs officers say they are seizing thousands of boxes of counterfeit jerseys, hats, banners and other items with the logos of the seattle seahawks and denver broncos. the items appear real until officers start looking at tee tails. most of -- details. most of them don't have a hologram feel on them.

>> for example, this is plastic. this is all plastic. it shines like plastic. it looks like plastic. you can see the stitching, the way the stitching is. >> customs officers say this is not a victimless crimes. they say property rights owners lose money creating an economic loss for companies. most of the company imported does not meet u.s. safety standards for flame retardants and draw string cords. you can imagine the super bowl here. our coverage goes all day long with kickoff at 3:30. of course, ktvu's gasia mikaelian is in new york. i was just looking at some of her tweets. she has great information there. fully covered here on ktvu. >> all over. >> uh-huh. police in morgan hill, want your help. they are trying to track down a man they say approached a young girl. how she got away and also the description of the suspect. >> reporter: we're live in baypoint where the rain has stopped but the traffic has

not. we'll tell you what the chp wants you to do to get to work safely this morning. there's clearing taking place beginning to move in. still some rain down towards santa cruz and over in the santa clara valley. we'll take a look at that and seep if there's any more -- see if there's any more coming in in the next couple of days.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." for most of us, as you look at these live pictures, we had a soggy start to the morning commute. traffic moving here relatively well right now. there is a warning that authorities are issuing to keep you safe. stay tuned for that. thursday morning, january 30th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic, especially important this morning. first rain in seven weeks. >> some sun starting to break through. i've seen some to the north at the drier, cooler air begins to move in and the rain is moving south. we got about .10. it's moving toward santa cruz mountains right now. also up in the sierra nevada, better activity up in the sierra than we got here. that's for sure. but around santa cruz, capitola, santa cruz mountains things are picked up, rio delmar. there you go. same for the santa clara valley, out to the valley as

well. but overall, the sierra does get some snow, thank goodness. maybe a foot. some of the ski resorts 4 to 8. tahoe keys has had 3, 3 1/2. things finally turning to snow. 40s to the nornlt. 50s but the cool air is coming in. you will notice it by this afternoon. here comes the cooler air. cloudy to mostly cloudy. cooler. light rain in the morning. moving south out of the picture. it will be breezy from the northwest as well. that will put a little chill in the air. upper 50s low 60s. here's sal. we're gonna go to highway 4 and look at it here from our baypoint camera. traffic is doing okay. it's even more interesting that on the bottom left-hand side i see a white truck with a dish up. that's where tara moriarty is. right there. see it. we'll talk to tara in a moment. the traffic is gonna be busy as you drive past the scene. she'll show you more about that. but i will tell you, drive times at the bay bridge have

actually improved as the payment has dried off -- pavement has cried-- has dried off. it's a 25-minute drive into san francisco. it's not too bad. what's bad, the santa cruz mountains commute. they cleared the accident in los gatos. but highway 17 is just terrible coming in over the glenwood and summit areas down to los gatos. please allow extra time. as i move to the south bay, a lot of freeways there are slow. 8:03. the chp is warning drivers to be careful when heading off to work and school because of the wet roads. tara moriarty, as you know is in baypoint. >> reporter: you can see the traffic is pretty bad here. that's because of an earlier so low vehicle. the rain created slick conditions on the roadway. it's dry right now. we've had a few sprinkles on and off so far this morning. chp wanting you to to take it

easy. the drizzle is supposed to be intermittent. this is highway 24 where it's backed up to the caldecott. the roads can be dangerous, especially since this our first rain in weeks. >> always leave several seconds of space in front. i know there's a lot of grease on the roads that will bist willing off pavements -- that will be lifting off pavements. >> reporter: the highway patrol is reminding you to get your windshield wipers checked, make sure they are in good working order, slow down and give yourself plenty of time where you need to go. and check the road conditions. a reminder if you have your windshield wipers on, state law requires you to have your headlights on. we're live in baypoint, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. if you will be driving to lake tahoe, expect winter driving conditions up there on highway 80. chains are required from kingvale to truckee except for vehicles with four-wheel drive. the winter storm is expected to

bring some much-needed snow to the sierra. steve was just telling us, some resorts could get up to a foot of new snow and expect 4 to 8 at lake level. california water managers will return to the sierra mountains later today. they will be checking the sierra snowpack for the second time this month. the first check earlier confirmed their worst fierce of record-breaking low levels. the storm should help a little. president obama called governor brown recently to check on the water crisis here in california and to offer federal government assistance. according to the white house, president obama expressed his concern for californians impacted by the drought. the president reinforced his commitment to providing federal support to state and local efforts. today, governor brown is meeting with more than a dozen water officials in southern california to discuss possible water transfers.

the drought may be causing concern among grape growers for next year's crop. but reports show that this year there is no need to fear a shortage. allied grape growers say for the second year in a row, californians have crushed more than 4 million grapes. but vineyards could face challenges next year because the drought could reduce the crop's size and protection. we'll have continuing coverage of the rain all day long on channel 2. you can follow steve and the rest of the team online. they are posting updates to facebook and twitter as they come into the ktvu weather center. we have new information about that huge december fire in redwood city. it affected people all over the south bay. it happened at a metal recycling plant with a history of fires. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from redwood city to tell us what the investigators are now saying,

janine? >> reporter: the police lieutenant in charge of investigation tells me that it looks like this fire at sims recycling plant in redwood city back in december may have been deliberately set. it's the fourth fire that's happened here in the past six months, but he says there's no link to those and this latest fire seems to be an isolated incident. the fire marshal along with detectives have been reviewing video footage the morning of the fire taken from multiple fires and have combed through evidence including the pile of -- including the pile of metal recycleables that caught fire. they say nothing found in the debris appears to self-ignite. that's why it looks spik shis. it broke out in december when only a security guard was working and reported hearing an explosion. the fire burned for more than eight hours and the smoke traveled south triggering a shelter in place advisory. just a few weeks before that, sims experienced another fire

in a different area of the facility and because of the two fires happening within weeks of each other. it raised concerns. the city manager asked sims to keep three qualified managers on site for 24 hours a day for a two-month period. preliminary reports show that fire in november was accidental. we reached out to sims to get their reaction to this latest development. they've not gotten back to us. police say they have not identified any person of interest or suspect in the december fire. reporting live from redwood city, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:08. jury deliberations start today in the case of two oakland men whose gun fight in april of last year lead to the death of a photographer. police say lionel flukier was hit and killed by a stray bullet as two men fired shots at each other during an argument at a valero gas station on macarthur boulevard. the prosecutor is pushing for a

second-degree murder verdict. police are searching for a man accused of approaching a 15- year-old girl. this reportedly happened saturday as the girl was walking along monterey road. police say the man got out of his van, walked up to the girl and said, hey, beautiful. they say when the girl ran away, the suspect jumped into his van and drove off. the suspect described has a man of indian decent in his mid- 30s, about 6 feet tall, 180 pound, black hair, brown eyes. he was driving a white work van with black rims and tinted windows. happening right now -- president obama just arrived in milwaukee, wisconsin, just about three minutes ago. these are live pictures of air force one. you can see the president just had walked down the stairs and talking to a few people there. this is day two of the president's post state of the union trip. wisconsin while there, he will talk about job training for in- demand positions and then later

today, the president will visit a high school in nashville, tennessee to talk about education before heading back to the white house. this has become a rather traditional event for presidents after they do the state of the union. they will go on a tour, make some steps and continue to press the agenda that they addressed in the speech before congress. also happening today, michelle obama will arrive in the bay area for a two-day visit. the first lady hit the road also after tuesday night's state of the union address. last night she attended two democratic fund-raisers in los angeles. today at noon, she's due to arrive at sfo. her first stop in san francisco will be a women's round table at 2:00 this afternoon at katoni's and then a democratic fund-raiser where she will be introduced by ed lee. tomorrow she joins nancy pelosi for a fund-raiser for democrats. that's at the fairmont hotel

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police in menlo park make an arrest in a string of bank robberies. police say that the man was arrested in connection with two robberies at the bank of the west and u.s. bank this past fall. both were armed robberies. no one was hurt. toyota may be facing another recall. the national highway traffic administration is in talks with toyota about a problem with the fabric on the seats of models including the camry and the avalon. the other models would be the corolla, siena minivan, tundra and the tacoma trucks. possible recall would affect only those with seat heaters because the seat fabric might

not meet flammability standard. this would affect only vehicles sold since august of 2012 when the fabric was changed. 8:14. a candlelight vigil tonight will mark the tragic -- a tragickic 25th anniversary in the east bay city of dublin. the girl was last seen walking home from school on january 30th, 1989. this evening family and friends will gather for a vigil and walk in honor of the missing girl. the somber ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m. at wells middle school on penn drive. dublin police have received hundreds of tips since the teenager vanished 25 years ago. but there are still no strong leads in this mysterious case. schools and government offices will remain closed today. city leaders defend their respond to a winter storm that caused a traffic nightmare. many people say it was a bad decision to close schools, businesses and government

offices all at the same time on tuesday afternoon right when snow began to fall. the result, more than 1 million drivers jammed atlanta area roadways. those roads were pretty slick. many commuters abandoned their cars and sought shelter in places like home depot and taco bell. in alabama, a man went to great heights to rescue his father in the storm. he landed a helicopter at a birmingham church after icy conditions forced his father and a hundred people to spend the night inside. his father says he just couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the helicopter. >> that's what i deserve. of course, that's unbelievable. i'm kidding. i can't imagine this. never in my wildest dreams. first time i've been strand nd's picked me -- stranded picked me up. >> the man says his son owns the helicopter and he was happy to help. caltrans says there are

serious reasons it's taking so long to demolish the oest eastern span of the bay bridge. the state says several factors led to a six-month delay. one of the biggest, getting permits approved. the others involved, making sure the span opened on labor day weekend. caps warts the chief contractor responsible for demolition to reopen negotiations to speed up the process. the debater other dogs can run osh leash in the golden gate recreational area, that's the focus of a new public forum this morning. the international park service is rrkding changes that could -- recommending changes that would keep dogs from running free from where they were able to before. supporters of the new guidelines say they protect people, plants and wildlife. now, today's meeting is a at the stern grove clubhouse in san francisco. it starts at 8:30 this morning. the city of san jose is asking a federal appeals court

to speed up the legal battle over whether the as can move to the silly von little. lawyer foss s for the city are asking for a march 24th deadline for all legal arguments. that would allow for a ruling for the summer. lawyers for san jose say it's critical to have a ruling in the case by early noefern. that's when the city's option on land for a downtown ballpark will expire. 8:18. we want to check in with sal. this is not good news. a crash on highway 24. sal? >> that's right. eastbound 24. but nevertheless it's visible. it's near the orinda exit. traffic will be busy. eastbound 24 as you come out of the caldecott, you will see traffic heading down to the orinda b.a.r.t. station area. 24 will be slow as well. i want to take a look at the camera here. it doesn't look too bad in la fayette. just around the corner at the

top of the screen is where the traffic begins to slow. traffic at the toll plaza has improved. it's backed up for a ten-minute wait. another ten minutes into san francisco. we're looking at 20 minutes into the city. let's go to steve. here you go. look at that. for those of you puttering around the house, you are watch, not listening, cloudy, light rain. most of the rain is done. here comes the cooler air. could get one more system on sunday. after that, things look quiet. back to dry. maybe the first couple of weeks of february will not be our friend for the rain. that's for sure. looking back like high pressure. the system that came by is doing more in the sierra nevada. maybe a foot of snow in some of the ski resorts. two to eight inches. rainfall amounts, vacaville, 15/100ths. when vacaville gets the most rain, things are whacky. loma prieta, that's nothing for

them. brentwood, .078. mountain view, .05. el cerrito, .04. blossom hill, 13/100ths. napa .07. san francisco, .03. it's looking like the driest january ever. the system is begil ginning to show breaks in the -- is beginning to show breaks in the clouds. some rain around the mountains. morgan hill, gilroy, they have had some. up in the sierra, that's the good news finally getting some snow. we'll have another couple of others of snow until 7:00 tonight. 40s to the north. 50s here with you the cooler air is on the way. 43 already in ukiah. that's a sign of what's on the way and that's going to be a cool northwest direction coming in as this system slide south. the system i'm looking for, coming down on sunday. i will tackle that one on friday. lowering snow levels. that cold air works its way in.

decent higher amounts in up towards some of the higher peaks. but at least finally getting some snow. mostly cloudy. some sunbreaks here. but they will start to work this way in in the afternoon. it will be breezy as that northwest wind kicks in. temperatures will be on the cool side. a lot of 50s. temperatures now are going to start coming down the next couple of days. still some 60s cold holding on -- holding on. tomorrow morning will be cold. it will be breezy, cool into saturday. and then we have to keep an eye on the system. 8:21. new this morning, a strange chase. this one involved a big rig and stockton. why this slow speed chase was so dangerous. ♪ >> and she's performed with prince and lionel richie but it's a show here that's close to sheila e's heart.

a woman in pennsylvania is accused of selling heroin hiding inside mcdonald's happy meals. police say dennis would sell the heroin to customers who provided a special code word. investigators say anyone who wanted to buy those drugs would just pull up to the drive-thru, order a happy meal and say, i would like to order a toy. that bag of drugs was then hidden into that happy meal for an extra $80. >> it's possible this could

have been given to somebody else with a child in the car who legitimately was buying a happy meal. it would be very dangerous for a child -- very dangerous for a child to get this heroin. >> she's the second mcdonald's worker in two weeks to be arrested for allegedly selling heroin on the job. police say it's not clear how long this operation has been going on. a 17-year-old bay area girl never got the heart transplant she needed and she died. now, 2 investigates allegations she and others might not be getting fair consideration. >> they tell me, well, we decided that we're not gonna give jasmine a heart nor can she have the device because of her disability, her intellectual disability. >> jasmine smith had medical disabilities from the time she was a baby. but is that the reason she was not given a new heart?

tonight 2 investigates who does and does no the get on transplant lists. why some doctors choose not to help some patients with disabilities. that's tonight at 10:00. she has performed with prince and lionel richie. now grammy-nominated musician sheila e is returning to help raise money for underprive linged students ♪ >> she grew up in east oakland and said music saved her life. she started the nonprofit that funds music programs for disadvanced -- disadvantaged children. >> i was not a good kid. i was in gangs. >> the fund-raiser will be held next month at the fox theater. the benefit is saturday, february 8th with a red can't event at 5:30 p.m. the concert starts at 8:00.

tickets range from $40 to $500 and are available through ticketmastert. 8:26. how about good news? that adorable rescued puppy ? the new place it will call him. a lot of us seeing light scattered rain across parts of the bay area this morning but the question is how much will this do for the drought situation in california? what forecasters are saying -- coming up. and we still have a couple trouble spots to warn you about as we look at some of these commutes. northbound 101 in san jose is improving but there's a spot in the east bay that's really slow. we'll tell you about that. already breaks n clouds to the north. still some light rain. most of it is about done. the question is are we done? was this one and done or was there another system on the way? ?ññ;ñ;

well, good morning. welcome back. it's 8:29. this is "mornings on 2." live pictures from our camera on top of the 555 california street building in san francisco. is that a beautiful shot? the sun is out. didn't we see rain a little while ago? the weather's looking better right now. will it stay this way? will there be some rain somewhere? that's beautiful. steve will be here in just a second. thursday, january 30th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve. that was a great shot. was that a joe johnson special back there. nice job. system is moving through fast. there's a lot of clearing taking place. northern sonoma county and lake county. here comes the sunshine and cooler, breezy conditions. temperatures are going to p dro. we're getting snow in the seer. that's the good news. it looks most of the rain is

done. san francisco picked up .03. that give us .6/100ths for the month. the driest .26 in 1992. we would need 2/10 to be not the driest month. it doesn't look like we'll get that. it will be the driest record setting. clouds are moving out. light rain. it looks like things are winding down in santa clara valley. morgan hill to gilroy, hollister, not much. sierra getting snow. last few frames you can see up to the northwest, there, right there. cold air. the snow level started to come down. that winter storm warning goes until 7:00 tonight. 40s and 50s it will be very cool and breezy and then later tonight. so mostly sunny to the north. partly cloudy to the south. the rain is done. it will be breaks in the clouds by now. breezy afternoon. again that will be a very chilly breeze. upper 50s, low 60s. here's sal. right now, traffic is moving along relatively slowly in some areas and we have some

problems on highway 24 eastbound at the orinda crossroads. two lanes blocked with a pretty serious crash. traffic is beginning to back up into oakland out of the tunnel. so if you are driving over let's say to pleasant hill or orinda, you need to give yourself extra time. 24 on the west side. look at 880. it's very slow getting into downtown oakland from san leandro. as we push to the south bay, a lot of slow traffic on 101, 280 and 85. 8:32. this is a look at the toll plaza. that's about a ten-minute delay or less than that getting into the city. now, let's go back to 880 as i mentioned very slow. back to the desk. >> all right, sal. because of our trout, a lot of people were really pumped to see rain in the bay area even though we didn't get much. ktvu's alex savidge joining us live now to talk about that and what we have out there now. alex? >> reporter: yeah, we didn't get a whole lot out here in our location in fremont, dave. not a lot of rain.

things pretty dry right now. let me show you the scene. right now now, the are improving -- right now. clouds are improving. people woke up to measurable rain falling across parts of the bay area. still, though, forecasters say you can't expect this weak system to help california's growing water crisis. we've had one of the driest years on records. the governor is calling on californians to voluntary cut water use by 20% and a lot of local water districts asking the same thing from their customers, asking them to conserve. people i talked with this morning, they say they are ready to cut back but they told me they are happy about the drizzle we saw today. >> we can actually take a shower and flush the toilet the

same day. i think that's a good thing. we need the rain. it's crazy. we're getting great weather here in northern california but we need the rain. >> reporter: and a handful of water agencies in california are in danger of running out of water within the next two, three months. the governor is looking at moving water from southern california up to some of those drive areas of the -- drier areas of the state. president obama called governor brown to express his concerns about california's growing water crisis and the people impacted by it here and the president has promised federal assistance to support our state. the wet weather we're seeing now in the bay area, obviously won't be sticking around. but people hope that next rain system is not far behind. live this morning in fremont, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> because of the drought, california is banning fishing in dozens of waterways. the department of fish and wildlife trying to protect the

coho salmon and steelhead trout. fishing is banned in several places from the oregon border to big sur. that includes pescadero creek and the san lorenzo river. we'll have continuing coverage on rain whatever we get through the morning and you can follow steve paulson and the rest of the ktvu weather team online. they are posting updates to facebook and twitter as we get them into the ktvu weather center. we have new video of a slow- speed chase in the stockton area this morning. the chp and stockton police chased a stolen big rig for nearly four hours. officers say they finally caught the driver about one hour ago, shortly after he got out of the big rig and ran. the chp says the truck was carrying about 80,000 pounds of scrap metal and about00 gallons of diesel fuel. but it's still not clear why the big rig was stolen.

the family of 17-year-old justice tolliver of oakland is dealing with many emotions following not just the loss of their daughter but also the fact that their son is her accused killer. brian flores is live in oakland to explain why the boy decided to turn himself in. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. well, as you mentioned, certainly the family has dealt with a these past through -- with the with a lot these past few days. we spoke to the attorney. he's hoping for the best. now, prosecutors todd will decide whether the -- today will decide whether the 14-year- old teenaged boy will be charged as an adult. he stands accused of shooting and killing his older sister, 17-year-old justice tolliver last thursday at the family apartment complex. police were looking for him as he was hiding. until yesterday afternoon at 2:00 when he turned himself in

accompanied by his family and attorney. we spoke to his attorney, adante pointer. >> anyone dealing with charges like that and dealing with the lost of your sister, i'm sure you are dealing with a lot of emotions. some of which may be too big for you to necessarily process. >> reporter: pointer disputes what some family members think started the shooting which some said was a dispute over laundry. ktvu spoke with the kid's father. he says the family remains devastated over his daughter's death but relieved his son surrendered. i spoke to some familiar members and they say they are planning to release more information. they are not exactly sure when. they say it should be sometime around noon. the family has set up a fund- raising donation site for justice tolliver. their goal was to raise

$10,000. so far they've raised over $3,000. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. new this morning, we're just getting word that senior california congressman henry waxman of southern california is going to retire after 40 years in office. the 74-year-old democratic congressman is known as one of the most prolific and successful lawmakers. he says he's in good health and therefore thinks this is a good time to move on, so he can have another chapter of his life after congress. governor brown's approval rating has hit a record high. a new poll says 58% of adults approve of his performance. 60% of likely voters said the same. analysts say that puts brown in a strong position if he decides to run for re-election. he has not yet announced if he will seek a fourth term this november but he's expected to

run. 8:38. hundreds of police officers from all over the country paid tribute yesterday to a b.a.r.t. police officer killed in the line of duty. mostly i could say it's really, really hard to get through. >> police officers came from as far away as boston for this solemn, procession and emotional funeral service for sergeant smith. he was mistakenly shot by a fellow officer during a search of a robbery suspect's apartment in dublin. >> he was remembered as a husband, brother, and other officers say he was a hero. >> he took his job very seriously. he took parenthood even more seriously. that's what made him such a fine person. he will be missed. >> smith leaves behind a wife and their 6-year-old daughter. he's the first officer in b.a.r.t. police 42-year history to die in the line of duty. the sonoma county investigation into the shooting of andy lopez is now complete

with the findings turned over to the district attorney. the d.a.'s office will decide whether to file criminal charges against deputy eric gel haas. the report was prepared by both the santa rosa and petaluma police departments. deputy gelhaus says last october, lopez carried an air soft bb gun that looked like a real assault rifle. gelhaus says he ordered low lopez to drop the gun but shot and killed him when the teen turned toward him with the barrel raised. on a lighter note, a little puppy rescued last month from a recycling conveyer belt has a new home now. just before christmas time, little jim was rescued by recology worker. jim's only three months old. he was stuffed inside a garbage bag. the young puppy has fully recovered since being rescued and will go to her new home with one of the employees were the recycling center.

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stocks moving higher in morning trading today helped by an encouraging report. the u.s. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter. also helping strong earnings from facebook, that stock is up almost 16% right now. google is up over 3% on news it is el -- it selling motorola's smartphone business. the dow is up 123. the nasdaq is up 73 and the s&p up 19. let's bring you up to date on tom of the other top stories for you right now -- investigators suspect arson at a fire at a recycling plant in

redwood city. it started early in the morning december 17th. it burned for more than eight hours. the smoke was so bad. health officials warned many south bay residents stay inside and close your windows. first lady michelle obama arrives here in the bay area in just a couple of hours to begin a two-day visit. among other things, she will attend several democratic fund- raisers in san francisco. and the bay area's record- breaking dry spell over -- we still have a long way to go. we got some light rain overnight after almost two months of bone-dry weather that triggered that drought emergency. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live. you are out in baypoint with more about our weather. what's it like out there now? >> reporter: well, it's actually dropped a couple of degrees here. it's very chilly and windy. no rain. that's the good news. we are along highway 4 where you can see traffic is moving nicely. the drizzle has been on and off all morning.

if we take a look at our 880 camera, you can see northbound traffic there is a bit backed up. it's still overcast but the conditions are no longer wet on the road ways. earlier it was slick outside. the first rain we've had in month, water mixing with the oil on the road creating slippery conditions. what does it mean for your morning commute? >> so far, it's been pretty good. it's 5:00 in the morning. i start early and it gives me a lot of time so i don't have to rush and i slow down. >> reporter: the highway patrol is behinding you to get your windshield wipers checked, slow down, give yourself plenty of time like shawn there and try to check out the road conditions before you leave. and if you have your windshield wipers on, state law requires your headlights to be on. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in oakland. investigators say it happened last friday afternoon at think

college now elementary on international boulevard in oakland's fruitvale district. reportedly, it happened in a girls' bathroom during an after- school program. police say the girl ran away and reported the incident to an adult. the suspect described as a tall white man with heavy build, short black hair and a black mustache. a leak about the raiderettes is raising eyebrows. the los angeles times received a copy of the hand book. it includes how to shake hands properly and how to place a napkin on your lap while dining. the hand book states that the raiders are the only nfl team that does not explicitly ban cheerleaders from dating players. the hand book warns cheerleaders about becoming friends with raiders' staff who are married even if that friendship is innocent. the glamour girls of the olympics, they are the figure skaters. the bay area has another local to follow in the footsteps.

pam cook is in the newsroom to tell us who to watch on the ice in sochi, pam. >> pretty exciting. polina edmunds, 15 years old. the youngest member of the u.s. olympic figure skating team and her life has changed. they will have a big sendoff at the school. her facebook twitter pages are full. now there are big named sphons sers such as intel and go blades sending her off. profits go to the american cancer society. and here's something new for the first time there will be team figure skating like the

team gymnastics event in the summer licks. we understand that team members will be chosen before the games begin in sochi. we don't know if polina will get it perform her routine in that part of the competition. i just checked the website and it says she could be the sochi surprise. >> a lot of of people rooting her on. >> you wh -- yes. >> we want to check in with sal. >> things have improved quite a bit. we still have eastbound 24, messy coming out of oakland toward la fayette. there was a crash in orinda. they are clearing it. the traffic is backed up into oakland. that will help. we have two tunnels now so it's not going to last as long as it may have. but still, watch for that. let's go to the toll plaza which is improved. there is a small delay at the toll plaza and ten minutes onto the bridge. if you are driving in the south bay, the traffic on 85

and 280 still very slow. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. breaks already in the cloud. a pretty picture. but the sun beginning to come out. tara moriarty hit is on the head. starting to get cool and breezy. that's what's on the way. here comes the cool air. pretty good snow on the go. truckee i'm getting reports. it's dumping. that's what i hear. that's good. cold air is coming in. that will help as well. get enhancement. at least the sierra got much better than we did. we'll take it. anything we can get. it looks like things are well done down towards the santa clara valley. i think this system is done. watch. i will get out of the way so you can see it. it expands off to the northwest. right there. right there. one more. there you go. snow until -- i would say after about 7:00, maybe late this afternoon. 40s to the north. the cool air in the blue is on the way. it will be darned cold tonight into tomorrow morning. that's for sure.

32, 33. i know we've had reports of snow in reno. not a lot of but a little bit. tahoe, truckee. i think i saw 10 inches at kirkwood. our system, though, is about done. we'll focus on the sierra nevada winter storm warning until tonight. the snow level will come down. lake level, 4 to 8. it looks like it will fall. sun and clouds. cooler, breezy. that's out of the northwest. you will feel it. temperatures are going to plunge over the next few days. maybe one more system on sunday. that will be very close. that will be for the coast and bay and not for the valley or sierra. 60s, 50s on the temperatures. these will be in the 50s tomorrow. some very low 60s here. but a lot of temperatures taking a dip in the 30s. especially in wind protected areas. sunday increasing clouds by the coast and bay, maybe light rain there but i doubt too far inland. there is a push to deport justin bieber. the reason the white house now

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a royal caribbean cruise ship is being sanitized before the next voyage after hundreds of people on board got sick. the explorer of the seas returned to port after 700 passengers and crew members

became ill. if norovirus caused the illness, it would be one of the biggest outbreaks in two decades. justin bieber has been told he's gotta go back to a court in toronto in march to face an assault charge. >> chaos. this is video of justin bieber trying to get through a crowd of fans last night after he surrendered at a police station. the bieber is accused of hitting a limo driver in the back of the head last month. the driver was picking up bieber and several other people from a nightclub when there was a fight on the way to a hotel. an online petition, meantime, is asking the obama administration to deport justin bieber back to his native canada. it has received 190,000 signatures so far. that's almost double the number of signatures you need to require the white house to issue a response. petitioners are accusing justin bieber of reckless and

destructive behavior. lawyers say justin bieber is not going anywhere. they say under federal law, only violent crimes and a sentence longer than a year would review of a person's immigration status. super bowl fans are looking for souvenirs to the big game but not all of them are authentic. customs officers say they are seizing thousands of boxes of counterfeit jerseys, hats, banners and other items with the logos of the seahawks and broncos. the items appear real until officers look at details. most of them don't have a hologram seal on them and many are lower quality than nfl approved items. >> for example, this is plastic. this is all plastic. it shines like plastic. it looks like plastic. you can see the stitching, the way the stitching is. >> customs officers say this is not a victimless crime. they say property rights owners lose money creating an economic

loss for u.s. companies. you can watch the super bowl right here on ktvu this sunday. our coverage goes all day long. the kickoff, the most important thing is at 3:30. a lot of people even if you are not really rooting one way or another, you can always watch the commercials. >> that, too. >> and watch them right here. >> on channel 2. >> we're watching sal because you are watching the toll plaza and everything else. >> well, things have improved. i tell you, things are actually better at the toll plaza than they were even at 8:00. if you are trying to get into san francisco give yourself a little extra time just for a few minutes but nothing major. as a matter of fact, the traffic on the upper deck of the bay bridge -- i keep saying the upper deck, but on the deck looks good. this is 880 northbound and southbound, traffic northbound is very slow from the coliseum to downtown oakland. southbound 101 through palo alto, traffic. not cleared you. let's go to steve. the rain is done. it looks like it's clearing. opinion, partly cloudy. cooler and breezy. we'll take that into friday,

saturday. one more system sunday. i think it just gives us clouds and nothing else and then back to dry. i don't -- i don't think it rains. no. this was it. >> that was it. all right, steve. >> thank you. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making cute your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the first lady's trip to san francisco today. she's scheduled to ride in a few hours. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us.

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