♪ [ male announcer ] at progresso, we've got a passion for quality. because you've got a passion for taste. we are live in san jose where sheriffs investigators say someone stole thousands of dollars worst of copper. we'll tell you what they are looking for and how you might be able to help. we are live until santa clara where a fire ripped through a home early this morning. we'll tell you about the investigation and the questions that neighbors have. >> a close call overfight for police officers. what the suspect did moments before officers opened fire. >> plus skiers and snow borders may be cheering about the new

snow. but it's nothing to celebrate. good morning. we are live in santa clara this morning where you are looking at what happened after a home caught on fire early this morning. the scene still very active. ktvu janine de la vega is out there as well. she is going to have more on how the family though was able to escape from the flames. they got some help from neighbors. incredible story. we'll check in with her in a little bit. it is friday, january 31st i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. can we ask steve about the forecast? >> we need to. >> i hope so. that is why i'm here. saturday looks good. sunny cold morning. and then clouds clip us on sunday. staying cool next week. we'll get more of a northwest direction so back where we should be on the highs.

everything is moving out pretty fast although taking a beeline toward southern california. you can see how everything is coming down to the northwest. if you are heading up to the sierra nevada, things will be much quieter. fairfield 38. there is one. i think we will see a couple more. look for lots of sunshine today. there goes one system moving out really fast. if you are going to the tahoe, truckee area, everything is looking nice. sunshine and temperatures in the 50s and also 60s. things are calming down here but they will stay clear. sunny and breezy. clearing cooler. northwest breeze. upper 50s or low 60s on these temps here will take us into today and tomorrow. here is sal. we have a crash on the bay bridge westbound inside the tunnel. reported in the left lanes. three vehicles including an suv. and traffic is slowing down on the bridge. the bridge commute had been pretty good but what happens in

this situation is the metering lights at the toll plaza get slowed down and we will see a backup a little earlier than we might. the trip across the bridge that drive time has doubled and might even triple before this is over with. we might be looking at double that time because of that crash now blocking the left lane. i also have a problem in contra costa county that i want to show you on the maps. it is a pretty serious accident at the corner of deer valley road. medical helicopter on the way. very serious injuries in this route. a lot of people use it as a side road. this morning it is not a good option. and also getting breaking news in san francisco about a crash. a vehicle into a building. i just got this. this is a truck into the dpw center in san francisco. we'll get more on that coming up. 6:03 let's go back to the desk.

sal, thank you. new this morning frightening moments for people in a santa clara home. just a couple blocks away from the 49ers new stadium. janine de la vega is joining us live to tell us about their quick thinking neighbors who may have prevented a tragedy. good morning. >> reporter: those neighbors also have questions. the fire is obviously out here but firefighters are keeping their eyes on it. making sure nothing sparks up. as you can see it is completely gutted. there are alsofire investigators here interviewing neighbors. they were the first to call 911 to report the fire and they watched it spread. when firefighters arrived to the house around 1:20 this morning, flames were shooting from the garage. four people live in the home and were told they managed to get out before fire crews arrived. the fire grew to two alarms. neighbors say they threw rocks to wake up those inside but later realized a woman who lives in the house was in a car

parked down the street honking her horn. later they learned she had suffered burns. >> she is sitting in her car down the street. >> the fire was -- it was maybe about five feet. pretty small. few would have gotten my fire extinguisher, i could have put it out. between that here you are having this lady in the camry that is laying on the horn. and i'm like what is going on here? >> those neighbors had mentioned they thought that was strange because they were the first ones to call 911 and were wondering why the woman honking the horn hadn't called in the house was on fire. they say she had burns on her. the fire department is conducting their own investigation into what started the fire. firefighters were able to prevent it from spreading to

other homes. they say an elderly couple lives in the home. the woman who suffers the burns rents from the home. we were told by fire officials that right now the red cross isn't here helping but instead they are getting a lot of support. as far as the cause of the fire, again everything is under investigation. we're live from santa clara, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. just hours ago the highway patrol arrested a man suspected of causing a deadly crash on highway 85 in san jose. the man was driving a nissan max ma and rear ended a volkswagen beetle. it flipped over. the driver of the beetle was rushed to the hospital but died of his injuries. intoxication as well as speed appear to be a factor in that

crash. ktvu tara moriarty is at the vta station to show us the evidence. tara. >> reporter: the sheriffs office tweeted a photo yesterday of the man they believe is responsible for steeling all of this copper wiring. we put a call into detectives but we still haven't heard back. we do want to say here at the station there are surveillance cameras. that is where they pulled video. they believe this man wearing a blue jacket, khaki pants, and a black shirt stole more than $10,000 worth of copper wiring. if you have any information that might lead to this man's arrest, you are asked to contact the santa clara county

sheriffs office. this morning we have new information on an officer involved shooting in vacaville. our ktvu news camera was on the scene just moments after this morning's gunfire on leisure town road. investigators say the driver had a silver honda. tried to ram officers with his car. police opened fire. that passenger is expected to survive. the driver and the police officers were not hurt. that happened last night at the turn ever tore answer public housing project. it appears the two victims suffered several gunshot wounds. they were taken to san francisco general hospital and there is no word at this point on their condition. it's still unclear what led up to that gunfire. also this morning the search continues for a patient who walked out of san francisco

general hospital. police say 34-year-old valley gates was wearing a bandage around her neck. she was wearing a green jacket and burgundy pants. gates is homeless and spends a lot of time in san francisco's tenderloin area. the latest incident comes after another high profile case involving a missing woman at sf general. lynn spalding was found dead in a hospital stairwell. 17 days after she was reported missing. that tragedy led to a security overall of sf general. there were a few drops of rain in the south bay overnight. there is a chance of snow in the sierra. take a look at what it was like driving on highway 50. this is yesterday afternoon. this is at one of the chain control stops. there could be as much as two feet of new snow at the higher elevations. skiers love it. snow borders love it.

they've been trying to keep the slopes covered with man-made snow. sierra has only had 68 inches of snow. that compares to 480 inches in a normal year. despite all the new snow, the states snow pack is at at the lowest level since 1960 for this time of year. there is very little chance that melting snow this spring will help get rid of our drought. yesterday's snow survey shows california's snow pack is just 12% of average. >> 1977 is statewide the driest on record. we are quite a bit below that level. >> now the snow survey measures the amount of water that is in all of that snow. one area shows the water content was just 1.4%. we need it to be 18 inches. i said percent but i mean inches. with the mountain snow levels dangerously low but little rain

in the valley, the governor is pleading with all of us to save water. governor brown is asking all of us to turn off the water when you brush your teeth and don't flush the toilet any more than necessary. he called for a 20% cut back in water usage. last year was california's driest calendar year since the records have been kept. a trivalley water company is asking 200,000 customers to cut back on water use because of the drought. east bay mud wants its customers in the pleasanton, dublin, and san ramon to watch the governors request to cut back by 20%. east bay mud is due to announce its water saving goals on february 11th. wildlife officials may move to close the russian river to fishing. if it's approved, that would

ban fishermen on the river from jenner to just northwest of ukiah. >> really bad. 6:11 is the time. first lady michelle obama has one more event this morning in san francisco. the reason she is telling supporters it is important for them to write big fat checks. and many bay area toyota lots are full but you won't be driving off in these cars any time soon. the safety concern that forced toyota to stop selling their most popular cars. good morning. right now we have a problem on the bay bridge. the traffic is slow because of a wreck that is clearing but the damage is done. we'll tell you how long you will be waiting at the toll plaza. the rain is done but temperatures will be cooling. it is a little chilly out there for some.

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welcome back. time is 6:15. the atlanta georgia area still slowly recovering from that winter storm but there is still a state of emergency in effect through sunday night. a lot of school districts still closed. meantime hundreds of drivers are digging out, getting their abandoned cars back. now that emergency declaration let the state of georgia continue using resources to help local governments clear the roads and deal with storm related issues. and also helping the recovery

effort is the weather. it is getting warmer. temperatures should climb into the mid 50s today. governor brown's wife says she was moved to get a flu shot following the death of a woman in sacramento. after reading the heartbreaking story of nancy pinnella went to cvs and got my first flu shot ever. doctors still encouraging people to get vaccinated. february is the peak of the flu season and it is not unusual for a second wave to hit in march or april. by our count there have been 32 flu related deaths in the bay area so far. 95 in all of california. updated numbers though are scheduled to be released at 10:30 this morning. time is 6:16. toyota issued an order to stop

selling toyota's top brand. that is as they try to work out a way to replace seats that are not up to the standard. toyota says there have been no reports of fires or injuries and toyota customers still say they are confident their vehicles are safe. >> i think it is great. as long as they rectify the situation and they do what they need to do to take care of the customers. i think it is fine. >> at this point nothing has been recalled. there is no word on how long the stop sell order will remain in place. yahoo says some of the customers e-mail accounts have been hit by hackers. yahoo has 81 million u.s. e- mail users. but it's not saying how many are effected by the cyber attack. 9:does say it is resetting the pass words of the accounts that were broken into.

yahoo says the attackers used a third party data base to get customer user names and pass words. jakes bay oyster company is suing the california coastal commission again. the company is demanding the state issue it a development permit. the state rejected the appointment. the oyster company is asking the u.s. supreme court to allow it to stay in business at its current location. sal, i really need you to fix what is wrong on the bay bridge. >> well, we are working on that. that crash has been cleared off the bridge. however, the damage is done. but i can see that just that crash being cleared out of the lanes has really helped. the traffic is beginning to get a little bit better on the span. but the metering lights had to come on a little early. let's check out the toll plaza. it is backed up for a 25-30

minute delay. i'm counting the total time to get across the bridge. so it will take you at least a half hour to do it. and it is a little early for that. but we might get some improvement. i think later in the morning we may see better traffic if you are patient with us here. let's take a look at contra costa county. there is a serious crash at the corner of deer valley road. medical helicopter had to land to take somebody away. this is not an area i would recommend. it is a back road. at 6:19 let's go to steve. very happy friday. there is this little game on sunday and it looks okay weather wise. remember it starts at 3:30. overall it looks pretty quiet compared to what we thought a week ago. our system is flying down to southern california or in the central sierra nevada. it is clearing out at tahoe and

truckee rapidly. san francisco rainfall for january the driest ever. .06. 164 years of recordkeeping. not only was it the driest, but it was also the average maximum temperature was 64.2. that is a record. in the meantime tied the warmest at 56 .6. by the way there was a thunderstorm last night out toward fairfield, vacaville. maybe you saw it. around 11:00 last night to midnight. here we are setting the driest. the warmest. the drought monitor has gone from extreme to exceptional. this is really bad. as bad as it gets. things do not look better for any rain any time soon. 30 east side and 40s on the -- 30s and 40s on the temps. temperatures up in the

mountains 20s tonight and tomorrow morning will be very, very chilly. we will be back into low 30s. that system right up there will go like that and head into southern california. sunny and breezy. clearing, cooler already nice out there. northwest breeze. that is picking up. highs this time of year should be around 58 and 62. today they will be about 57 to 62. we will go 58 clearlake. san rafael 59. napa 50. fairfield 59. antioch, brentwood, oakley. all around 50. upper 50s and low 60nd north bay to south bay. even parts of the coast. it is cooler this morning. cold saturday morning and then sunny. mostly cloudy as that system moves in sunday and monday. staying on the cool side next week. zynga is cutting 15% of its work force. that is more than 40 workers. the online gaming company says it hopes to save $35 million

with that move. most of the cuts will come from its management and administrative staff at the san francisco headquarters. zynga also announced it is buying natural motion for $527 million. starting next month city group will require its junior bankers to use up all of their vacation time. it will also require them to take saturdays off but they are encouraged to check their e- mail. it is part of a financial industry move to improve working conditions. limiting work hours will help retain staff and improve productivity. a bay area high school is giving a big send off to one of their under classmen. under class woman. oakland police with a big change in policy. how this change focuses on car chases. [ female announcer ] you know things will always change.

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welcome back. there is the opening bell. little confetti and a lot of pizza. they are talking about on the nasdaq. papa johns pizza. official sponsor of the nfl and the super bowl. but let me tell you, i just sent out on facebook a bunch of stats on the amount of food that we all eat and what we eat on super bowl sunday.

it's pretty interesting. >> why are you looking at me? >> i'm thinking about me too. papa johns pizza sells two times as many. we will smile and say good morning, to you. thank you for joining us here on friday, january 31st i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 6:31. steve, it's going to get a little cooler. >> the nights no doubt about it. the system is moving out fast. not only in the central sierra. a little thunderstorm activity around 11:00. that system flying fast and we have rapid clearing behind it. some upper 30s not surprised here. 40s on the temps. if it feels a little cooler than it is. you can see our system moving fast. so it will be a sunny day, breezy. some increase in clouds on

sunday. today and tomorrow look pretty good. overall upper 50s and low 60s today. as one system moves out cooler but still nice and sunny. here is sal. we have a couple of different things going on right now that should grab your attention. first of all we will go to news chopper 2. this building this truck ran into the building here in san francisco along caesar chavez at the department of public works maintenance yard. the truck ran into the building here. the medics are on the scene. san francisco police are blocking one lane of caesar chavez. this is just east of highway 101 in san francisco and the traffic may be effected there as you can see one lane is closed. the fire department and the police are on the scene. i also want to move and take a look at the bay bridge. it is busier than it was. the drive times have doubled because of an earlier crash. now removed from the upper deck. but they will be waiting at the toll plaza from 20 to 30 minutes and another ten into

san francisco. this is looking like a 40 minute commute into the city unfortunately. cal train problem cal train has reportedly hit a pedestrian. as a matter of fact. cal train just tweeted out that they are experiencing major delays because a train struck a pedestrian in redwood city. redwood city fire department is responding to the scene. we'll have more on this coming up in just a few moments. at 6:33 let's go back to the desk. new this morning frightening moments for people in santa clara. an early morning house fire a couple blocks away from the 49ers new stadium. janine de la vega is joining us live now. you have exclusive video of what happened out there. >> reporter: yes. and neighbors say it was frightening to watch this fire spread sop quickly. as you can see those flames just devastated this home. it's a total loss. a neighbor tells me that before firefighters arrived a woman who lived at the home was

parked down the street honking her horn. she had suffered burns. here is a video we obtained of the fire taken this was taken around 1:20 this morning. that is when the fire broke out. it was taken before firefighters arrived. flames were just shooting from the garage and the second floor of this house. four people live in the home and escaped before the fire crews arrived. firefighters were to knock it down but after 40 minutes they were able to get it under control. neighbors say they flew rocks at the house at the windows to wake up those inside but later realized those people were already out of the house. they describe what it looked like when it first started. >> when i first looked outside, the fire was in the driveway. in front of the car. but it quickly spread to the house. >> i kept saying do something, do something. so he was throwing rocks. the fire was moving so fast i

was scared the van in the driveway was going to blow up. >> reporter: and the female resident who suffered burns was taken to the hospital. right now she is being interviewed by police. they are trying to get to the bottom of how this started. the fire department is conducting an investigation into the cause. firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other home. those that live here have questions on how this all started. they say an elderly couple move into the home. the woman who suffered the burns rents a room there. we will continue to update you as soon as we get new information. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. police in richmond are revealing new details about a case that is drawing comparisons to the story of jaycee dugard. a woman spent 15 years being sexually abused and held prisoner at the home of family member. the defendant is 52-year-old raul ochoa. officers accuse him of holding

the girls captive since she was 12 and sexually assaulted her two to three times a week. >> the psychological abuse and the physical abuse. the sexual abuse kept her in a mentality that she is still considered to be a child. >> police say the victim like jaycee dugard never attended school and was imprisoned in the backyard shed. ochoa has pleaded guilty and under the plea deal he will spend 22 years in prison. sentencing is set for february 11th. time is 6:36. san francisco police arrested man accused of leading police on a high speed chase through san francisco. the pursuit ended when the suspects car hit an suv in the bay view neighborhood. and that suv flipped over on to its side. drugs were found in the suspects car. both drivers were treated for

nonlife threatening injuries. uc berkeley place say a spill of hydrochloric acid will not effect any classes on campus this morning. it happened on the sixth floor of tan hall. investigators say two liters of hydrochloric acid spilled on to the floor. we're just a couple days away from super bowl xlviii. all eyes are on the new york area leading up to the super bowl, but in just two years the super bowl will be here in the bay area. as ktvu alex savidge tells us a group of organizers went back east and wanted to take some notes on the big game to get a feel for it. >> reporter: that is right. members of the super bowl host committee here in the bay area are in new york right now. they are getting a crash course on how to host america's biggest sporting event and they are trying to learn from their

counter parts. to see how new york and new jersey have planned for the big game and all of the events and festivities. the goal is to be all ready to go for 2016 here in the bay area. that is when super bowl l will be held at the new levi stadium. san francisco will host the nfl experience and most of the major events connected to the game. the head of the host committee says that is a similar situation in new york where the game is being played in new jersey but all of the parties are in manhattan. one major focus for local organizers, the logistics of moving hundreds of thousands of visitors around the region. >> watching how the nfl and the new jersey host committee handles the transportation component f will billion huge -- component, that will be hugely helpful for us. >> reporter: and another big component security which has

been beefed up around new york city. members of the bay area host committee are scheduled to do a four hour walk through with their counter parts in new york to learn more about what goes into planning and preparation for the super bowl. super bowl l here in the bay area will be a milestone moment. live in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. first lady michelle obama is waking up in san francisco this morning where she has one more event in her fundraising swing through california. no public sightings of the first lady but we did see the motorcade and a lot of tight security. michelle obama appeared at two fundraisers in san francisco yesterday. she told supporters who already paid a minimum of $500 to attend to write a big fat check to help democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm selection. >> she said i guess you are tired of you ask -- of us

asking but we need you to write a big check and max out. now. >> the first lady told supporters the midterm elections are crucial with democrats 17 seats away from winning back the house of representatives and six seats away from losing the senate. the first lady's last event is here in san francisco. it is a woman's lunch with nancy pelosi. tickets are sold out. they did go from $500 to $32,000. san jose mayor chuck reid's push to get pension reform on the ballot suffers a cult back. they are pushing pension reform as a solution top soring retirement cost. but now the group says they are going to court. they will challenge the wording on the ballot pressure written by kamala harris. but with that legal challenge the group may not have enough

time to collect the required signatures to get the measure on the november ballot. a couple hours this morning san jose will hold a send off assembly and celebration for one of its star sophomores. 15-year-old poe lee nap edmonds is the youngest fig -- polina edmonds is one of the youngest ever figure skaters on the u.s. team. her friends and training partners wished her good luck. they also watched as she put in a few more hours out on the ice getting ready to compete in the 2014 winter games. >> i'm just training as i always have been. just like it's for any other competition. but it just so happens to be for the olympics. yeah it is pretty cool. once i get there i'm really excited to experience everything the olympics has to

offer. >> the winter olympic educational start tomorrow. polina could be one of those competitors. u.s. figure skating will announce who is skating in the first round of that competition this coming monday. >> she is adorable. >> she is. 6:41 is the time. he's accused of taking part in the boston marathon bombing. the life and death decision that could be made about the surviving suspect in that terrorist attack. >> good morning. right now we are looking at traffic that is getting busier. we also have problems with cal train to tell you about and also drive times for the very crowded bay bridge. >> skies are clear but it will be a cool breezy pattern. maybe even cold for some. but temperatures they will stay in the 50s and 60s.

good morning. we do have cal train incident. cal train hit a pedestrian in redwood city. the redwood city fire department are now responding. train delays are already up for cal train. we'll let you know how this secting the cal train commute but you can expect major delays. time -- time is 6:45. there is report of an arrest by san francisco police. they arrested a man accused of

vandalizing a muni bus last december. antonioive vas has been charged with felony vandalism. the bus was surrounded by a crowd. this surveillance camera on the bus shows them spraying graffiti and shattering windows. they are still out there searching for more of the vandalism suspects. the obama administration wants the death penalty for that lone surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings. the justice department says dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother planted bombs near the finish line. three were killed in the bombings and 260 were hurt. they plan to seek the death penalty. one of those that were hurt in the boston marathon was 12- year-old aaron hern of

martinez. he was right near the finish line waiting for his mother who was running in the marathon. kathryn says she has no energy left to feel anything about tsarnaev. instead she is focusing all of her attention an her family. the chinese community celebrating the year of the horse. a lot of sound of that in the next month. last night business owners in oakland's china town set off fire crackers in front of their stores. it is a symbol of chasing off evil spirits before the new year arrives. people were buying up the red and gold decorations to adorn their homes and red envelopes to place money in. most of the time they are given to children and single adults. >> usually the year of the horse means strength and stamina. the first day of the new year

is today. the celebration can last up to a month. san francisco's annual chinese new year parade happens on saturday february 15th. as always it will be broadcast live right here on ktvu channel 2. it starts at 6:00 with julie hosting. we will all be in the cable cars. >> we will be bundled up in the cable cars. torrey is going to be there too. >> of course. >> time to check in with tori. i always look forward to that parade. good morning. coming up in minutes, fooled them all. how the gunman who killed 12 people in the washington navy yard last near managed to convince even his doctors that his mental health was fine. >> snatching food away from kids. why a utah school district threw away the school lunches that have been served over 30 young students. >> after two years off, a local tattoo removal program for former gang members is back in

business today thanks to purchase of some crucial equipment. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2. now back to you. let's check back in with sal. i know the bay bridge was bad. sit better? >> it is a little better. we have other breaking news. news chopper 2 has just arrived at the cal train tracks. the fire department is on the scene. and the cal train service is not running right now between san carlos and redwood city. we just arrived on the scene. we also have a crew on the way. stay with us. we'll tell you what they will do for the passengers. some of which that are stuck waiting for a train that will not come. pam mentioned the bay bridge. let's look at the toll plaza. it is backed up for a 25 minute delay. we had an earlier crash on the span it moved out. and you are driving this morning in san jose or santa

clara valley. so far so good. now let's two to steve. sal, thank you. oh look at this. crystal clear. a little cold out there. definitely a little chill in the morning air. we had the system go by overnight. actually there was a little thunderstorm activity out toward fairfield and vacaville. sunny day breezy and cool. our high temps have been so far above average. now they are sliding back to where they should be. record setting territory for san francisco. the driest was 1921. we had .26. it's also the warmest max temp ever at 64.2. the mean 56.6. if you live in the city, it has been warm here and dry. it has been. we have 40s and a few 30s.

i think santa rosa checking in. upper 30. there goes our system out of the picture. 35 in ukiah. a little system right there. that will be on sunday. tomorrow looks sunny. colder at night. we'll get clouds on sunday. and then it stays all the way down to southern california. after that it looks cool but generally dry no sun. we're back into a cooler pattern. sunny and breezy today. clearing cooler. normal this time of year. that is exactly where we will be on the highs today. and tonight the lows inland will dip into the 30s. expect for sunday when we will cloud it up.

it looks like sunny to mostly sunny. 6:51 is the time. busy interstate could end up a toll road. the proposal that could cost solo drivers between san ramon and walnut creek. what does colin kaepernick think about richard sherman? the message kaepernick has.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. if you haven't been watching the dow pretty big hit this morning. it would drop. the dow jones now live look at the big board down 186 points right now. more than 1%. abouts same picture percentage wise for the -- still some concern. a lot of concern about the emerging markets. also a drop in the euro zone inflation showing recovery still weak there. that certainly effecting our markets. and walmart lowering its fourth quarter and four-year profit

expectation. people in the east bay got a chance to hear about a proposal to turn a section of interstate 680 into a toll road. the plan calls for lanes to be turned into a combination hov and toll lanes called express lanes. at a presentation in san ramon, transportation officials announced the era of building freeways is over. and it is now the time to make the roads that are already in place operate more efficiently. the express lanes would be free for the same cars currently allowed in hov lanes but solo drivers would be charged. a similar express lane is in use. plans call for the new express lanes to start opening next year. 6:56. a bay area company goldy blocks will be in the spot during the super bowl. a 30 second commercial almost air in the third quarter of the commercial. they make toys for girls encouraging them to pursue careers in math and engineering

and science. into it is paying for the ad time. it's costing about $4 million. of course the 49er fans wish the 49ers were playing on sunday. losing to the sea hawks is still a sore subject for the fans. colin kaepernick is on a promotional tour in new york. the pass he threw to crabtree was intercepted it was the right play to call. while he gives create to richard sherman for making a great play, kaepernick is not impressed with what sherman said after the game. >> to me it was ridiculous but if that's what you need to do to make you feel like a better player, you have to tell everyone i'm the best corner in the league, go ahead and tell them. people forget he went for 100 on sherman the year before. if that is something you need to do, go right ahead. we will come out and play football against you next year.

>> colin kaepernick resumes his training on monday. boeing shows its support for seattle for the super bowl. it is painted one of the jumbo jets for the sea hawks logo and the big number 12. booing is a sponsor of the sea hawks and says that jet is a tribute to the team's success. you can watch the super bowl right here on ktvu channel 2 this sunday. kickoff is 3:25. coming up next on mornings on 2. an early morning house fire. we now have exclusive video. >> and also why the governor of california responding to the drought asking us all to change our bathroom habits. stay right here with us.

good morning. caltrain hitting a pedestrian in redwood city. now train service in this area has stopped. we'll tell you how commuters are getting around the issue and how likely -- how long it's likely to be there. >> reporter: we're live in santa clara where we'll show you exclusive video of a fire that ripped through a