>> reporter: san francisco police searching this morning for a hit-and-run driver who hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk early this morning near city hall. what investigators are saying about the suv they are trying to track down. flames shooting through the air from an empty grocery store. this is not the first time

firefighters have had problems at that boarded up building. a major change at the number two country's drugstore chain. the reaction to cvs cutting off cigarettes and other tobacco products. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." two pedestrian accidents in san francisco in less than 24 hours. we're live at the scene of the latest one, a hit and run that left a man in critical condition. coming up, we'll have a live report on what investigators are doing in the hopes of catching the the driver who sped off. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. mostly clear right now. but low clouds already

advancing. it's a cold one out there. we'll have some sun. increasing clouds throughout the day. first low clouds and then the higher and mid-level clouds. clearlake, 24. napa airport was 25. st. helena, cal calistoga, 28. there's 29 napa airport, 30 santa rosa. a puff of a breeze bringing the temperatures up. san jose was 37. blossom hill, 35. it's cold across the board. get a little built of a break but the system is on the way. it will give us rain tonight. it looks pretty good. sun, increasing clouds. it has pretty good support. there's good rain on the back side of that. it won't be until later. much better systems but warmer look like they will arrive by the weekend. morning sun, then increasing clouds, low, high, mid-level clouds. then for everybody overnight into tomorrow morning. highs owns ly in the -- only in

the 50s. here's sal. we have a problems. stevens creek offramp. i circleled it here. those ramps are closed because of power lines down on stevens creek. chp has issued a slet. it's causing slow traffic in the area. it's normally slow there anyway, it may be adding to the congestion. those people can't get off and they have to go down one more or up one more. cannot use stevens creek offramp from 880 north and south because of power lines that are down. they don't want any traffic on that section. they closed off the freeway offramps to that location. i want to show you 237, stop- and-go traffic getting into the valley. the best freeway to get in will probably be 85 or 280. 101, 237 are slow. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see a backup there. it's backed up for a 25, 30- minute delay before you get into san francisco.

time 7:03. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. we begin with another major pedestrian crash in san francisco. it's the second in the city in less than 24 hours. the latest happened around 2:30 at van ness avenue and grove street right near city hall. ktvu's alex savidge is at the scene where police have been searching for the hit-and-run driver for hours. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. the investigation has wrapped up here at the scene of this crash. now officers are on the lookout for a dark-colored suv that hit a man who was in this crosswalk early this morning trying to cross van ness. it's unclear at this point if the pedestrian had a green light at the time of the accident. the suv was up coming south on van ness and the driver kept on going after this crash. police are not sure exactly how fast the suv was going. the man who was hit has critical injuries and is at san francisco general hospital. the crash happened before 2:30 this morning. it's right outside of city hall. the victim in this case, a man in his 50s flew through the air

landed in the middle of the intersection. at the time he was carrying a bag full of recyclables. bottles, cans strewn across the street. the san francisco police department's major accident investigation team came out here and gathered evidence but they've seen cleared this since. van ness is back open to traffic in both directions. right now, police don't have a whole lot of information to go on as they search for this hit- and-run driver. they don't have an exact make and model on that suv. all they are saying, it's a dark-colored suv. but one tactic they will be using as we bring you back out live, investigators potentially are gonna be going through some of the surveillance video from cameras mounted on city hall as well as other buildings in this area trying to see if any of those cameras captured more images of this suv. again, involved in an early- morning hit-and-run crash near city hall that left a man in his 50s with life-threatening injuries. we're live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu

channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:05. people living near san francisco's lake merced area are concerned this morning about pedestrian safety. 78-year-old isaac barenzon was hit and killed while trying to cross sunset boulevard yesterday morning. three people in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. police cannot say if speed was a factor in the crash. investigators in vallejo say one person was killed in a highway crash during a police chase. now, it happened last night on the interstate 880 connector to 780. police officers involved in a weapons chase started chasing the car on vallejo city streets. that chase then moved onto the freeway and that's where the cash crashed into a tree. the driver a man in his twegets was pronounced dead. a teenaged passenger was not seriously hurt. we have new information from hayward on an officer- involved shooting last night

that left a 62-year-old woman dead. police arrived at an apartment complex on foothill last night doing a welfare check on the woman. police say she made several 911 calls saying she was depressed. when they arrived, the woman was holding the handgun. she refused to put it down. that's when police opened fire. coming up at 7:30, we'll get a live report from the neighborhood where all of this happened, wile bring you reaction from the police and from the neighbors. 7:07. firefighters are still cleaning up this morning after a huge fire at an abandoned grocery store in oakland. it started just before 9:00 last night on international boulevard and burned for several hours. you can see the massive flames and firefighters say this is not the first fire at this boarded up building. >> no one was here upon our arrival. call came in through 911.

>> firefighters say previous fires were started by homeless people who broke into the building. they say no one was inside when they arrived last night. the cause of the fire is under investigation. meanwhile, the cause of another fire that injured one firefighter early this morning is also under investigation. it started just after 4:15 in an apartment building on santa clara avenue near grand street in alameda. the people inside were evacuated and crews contained the fire about 25 minutes later. the firefighter was taken to the hospital. his injuries are not life- threatening. 7:08. new this morning, the nation's second biggest drugstore announced it's stopping the sell of cigarettes and more tobacco-related products. brian flores is in the newsroom telling us the impact this will have on the company and you're getting reaction from viewers. >> reporter: cvs company president larry merlot says

ending the sell of these products is the right thing to to to help those on their path to better health. they will stop selling these products by october 1st. through a press release, the company estimates it will lose 2 billion in revenue on an annual basis from shoppers. some analysts say this move to benefit in the long run allowing them to strike deals with insurance companies and hospitals. we posted whether you will continue to shop there or not on took and twitter. we got a lot of reaction. one says, good cvs. never liked to smoke anyway. jason says it's not going to stop people from smoking. you are only hurting yourselves. in the meantime, president obama has released a statement saying as one of the largest retails in america, cvs sets a

powerful example and this will help advance my administration's efforts to help reduce illness due to smoking and protecting untold numbers of family from pain and heartbreak for years to come. cvs announced it's launching a program this spring to help smokers quit. i will keep monitoring this. go to facebook.com, join the conversation. we'll have more comments in the hour. we're live in the newsroom, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. we're learning horrifying new details about the weekend killing of a 3-year-old girl in napa. the mother of kayleigh slush and her boyfriend are accused of beating the child to death. now court documents reveal the company has admitted to hiding her body inside a freezer for three days. last night, the napa city council held a moment of silence in memory of kayleigh. the mayor warrants to know more about -- wants to know more about several trips the police

made to the couple's apartment in the weeks before the child's death. >> what did they enencounter when they went out there before, what did they see. >> the mayor indicated a grand jury could eventually look into this. climate change is on the mind of the obama administration. today it will announce a creation of seven regional hubs to help royal communities deal with climate change. these hubs will distribute information to farmers and ranchers about weather-related irons like droughts, floods and fires. in addition to the seven regional hubs, there will also be three subhubs. one subhub will be in davis here in northern california. it will focus on specialty crops. the seven hubs will be in iowa, new hampshire, north carolina,

colorado, oklahoma, oregon, and new mexico. the dublin san mateo water district joining the effort to save water to deal with the record-breaking trout. last night district leaders met to talk about options. they will probably ask customers to cut back on water use by 20%. they are also considering financial incentives. it may pay cash to homeowners willing to give up green lawns in order to save water. cracking down on crime in palo alto. how much criminal activity is increased in the last year and what police say homeowners can do to stay safe. plus -- a war of words between the united nations and the vatican. the new action they want them to take to fight priest sex abuse. southbound 680, westbound 24, a little bit slow as you

pass the la fayette b.a.r.t. station. there is a lane blocked there. we'll tell you what's going on and give you an update on the other freeways. a little break. clouds are increasing. not before the cold air settled in. we'll show you those. and these clouds will lead to rain. but how much?

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good morning. welcome back. 7:15. a former swim coach from marinwood accused of sexting with a minor is pleading guilty. yesterday, 38-year-old jason ward of san rafael admitted to one count of sending lewd material to a minor. now, he won't be going to jail but he will have to register as a sex offender. the girl was 17 years old when she reported the allegations last march. she says the sexting started four years ago when she was on the marinwood water devils swim

team. 7:15. new this morning, the united nations is calling on the vatican to immediately remove from the church all priests suspected of child abuse. there was a report released accusing the vatican of hiding the sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children. the report was also harshly critical of the vatican's position on homosexuality, contraception and abortion. the vatican responded by saying it's committed to protecting children from abuse and accused the u.n. of trying to interfere with church teaches -- teachings. another cheating scandal in the u.s. military. now the navy is investigating cheating allegations against the trainers at a school for naval nuclear power reactor operators. the navy says at least 30 sailors are accused of cheating on tests that they have to pass to become instructors. this follows another investigation into cheating by meles of the air force --

members of the air force nuke demand. privacy advocates rallied outside city hall last night. the so-called data awareness center or d.a.c. would give police a place to watch video feeds from all around the city. >> this d.a.c. center is another form of homeland security and our government to look into our lives even more. but physically. they are doing it electronically. >> i don't have an issue with the surveillance issues. it protects my grandmother and kids in the neighborhood. >> opponents claim the contractor being considered for the job has ties to the nuclear weapon industry and that type of connection is ban. the city attorneys looked into the issue and they say the company is not involved with nuclear weapons. 7:17. people who work pat an office

park near mineta san jose international airport are angry about landscaping changes near their buildings. crews have started to cut down the redwood trees. the city says about 85 trees are being cut down. the property owner says those trees are to go to help modernize the property and they plan to replace the redwoods with different trees. but some of the tenants worry the new trees won't be good for wildlife there. >> there was a falcon up in one of the red roads right here. a falcon -- redwoods right here. it's gone now. >> some tenants say they plan to petition to protest the removal of those trees. tesla is gaining ground in the rankings of best-liked cars. they are in fifth place after ranking 11th last year and that's despite the fire chars

and overheating chargers that can cause fires. toyota remains number one and ranked especially high in fuel economy, and value. ford is second, followed by honda and cheve row lay -- chevrolet. speaking of cars, let's go over to sal. are you taking care of our friends on highway 4 -- highway 24. >> yeah, someone broke down there. it took the chp a bit to figure out where they were. but there they are, westbound 24. you can kind of see it up near the la fayette b.a.r.t. station. the traffic is very slow from the 680 interchange and breaks free after that. this is adding a little bit of time to your commute. maybe 15 -- well, if it normally takes you ten, it will probably take you 15, 20 to get through. after the stalled vehicle, there is a break free until you get to the orinda crossroads. the bay bridge toll plaza, 30-

minute plus delay getting into san francisco because -- it's just kind of a normal wednesday morning on that bridge. i want to mention the south bay, i have the big problem where the power lines are down at stevens creek boulevard. they've closed the stevens creek offramp from 880. they don't want any traffic there. ktvu's janine de la vega has arrived on the scene. she will have a live report coming up very shortly. 7:20. let's go to steve. thank you. nice picture here. i will get out of the way. sunrise here. we'll have some sun in the morning. clouds on the increase. by this afternoon, this evening, we'll go from mostly sunny, partly cloudy to cloudy and then rain moves in tonight overnight into tomorrow. good rain. the weekend could be really good for the north bay. i don't want to jump too far ahead of myself. system is on the way. lows this morning. it's cold. clearlake, 24. napa airport was 25. now 27. st. helena, calistoga,

kentwood, 28. i'm sure oakmont was. forestville, 29. yountville, 29. santa rosa, sonoma county airport, the windchill is 22. 22 degrees. morning sun, cold out there. afternoon clouds, rain is on the way. it will be here tonight. by this time tomorrow, we'll have a wet commute. rain will move north to south. they've picked up. yesterday was about .10 to .25. now it's .25 to an 1. this is a rainfall forecast. not mine. this computer model forecast. look what happens in ben low bund, santa cruz mountains -- ben lomond, santa cruz mountains. wrapping all the way back around san jose. san jose. things look positive. the system won't be here for a while. increasing clouds. by 3:00, 4:00, we'll go cloudy and then the rain moves north. tonight it will move in lightly over the north bay.

by tomorrow morning into tomorrow morning, you can see there's pretty good rain. it will extend down to monterey. down to pebble, that will be thursday. friday looks okay. 29 at napa airport. some of that low cloud deck starting to get bumped along by the front on the way. low clouds moving in in advance of the system. it has a ways to go. the cold air, the winter stormwatch is out for friday in the sierra for the bigger system coming in. there will be low snow level, 2,000, 3,000 feet, about 3 to 6-inch 6 -- 3 to 6 inches. cold morning, rain to the north. temperatures in the 50s. this will be a day with temperatures starting off cooler. they will remain cold. clearlake, 53. 55 antioch. 55 walnut creek. 55 berkeley. a little warmer but not mowch

toward santa clara valley. 54 half moon bay. 54 san mateo. it looks like rain moves in tonight towards thursday. increasing clouds on thursday. rain saturday. north bay and then for everybody sunday. 7:22. it's happened again. vandals hit a mosque in manteca. why the fbi may soon join this investigation. >> we're two days away from the opening ceremony from sochi, russia. is that city read y? details at some of the problems at many hotels. [announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious, but say i press a few out flat,

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welcome back. u.s. officials still worried this morning about specific threats at the winter olympics in sochi, russia, just a couple of days ahead of the opening ceremonies on friday. at a house intelligence committee muslim fundamentalist groups want to embarrass putin by launching a successful

terror attack. frills say while russian security seems to be adequate inside sochi, there is a possibility for an attack in the area outside of the venues. the reporters arriving to cover the winter olympics in sochi, they confirm a lot of the hotels are not ready to receive guests. here's a photo. this was tweeted out by a cnn reporter. he said that of the 11 hotel rooms they reserved, this was the only one that was ready. look at this. it was a shamble. and here's a photo tweeted out by another journalist. i'm sorry to show you this at breakfast time. she said when she arrived, her hotel had no water. she was told when the water came back on, she couldn't drink it or use it to wash her face. she saw why when the water was restored. this is what the drinking water looked like. a big party in seattle celebrating the super bowl champion seahawks. about 500,000 people may go to the victory party in downtown

seattle. it starts at 11:00 this morning and then there's a big rally afterwards at the centurylink field, the home of the seahawks. the seattle school superintendent even reversed an earlier decision. he will let kids skip school so they can go to the victory celebration if their principal says it's okay. 7:27. a second oakland raiders cheerlead leader is suing the team. sara g she's identified as. she's joined the class-action suit followed by a woman identified as lacy. they were paid $125 a game or $1250 for the season. they say that's well below the state's minimum wage of $8 an hour. the raiders have declined climate. the white house is recommending a set of guidelines for businesses attacked by hackers. the obama administration sold a

committee yesterday, the companies must quickly report theft of electronic personal information. the hearing explored ways to combat cyber crimes in the wake of breaches at major retailers such as target. the department chain announced it's spending $100 million to speed up the transition from magnetic strips on credit cards to so-called smart cards which have computer chips in them. 7:28. the hours at a 7-eleven in hayward may be different. the late-night shock to wiped out shelves. >> reporter: we're live in hayward where police are investigating a deadly officer- involved shooting. we will tell you what we've learned about the 62-year-old woman who was killed.

good morning. we're riv at the hayward -- we're live at the hayward police station as a deadly officer-involved shooting is under investigation. police say they shot a 62-year- old woman after she refused to put down her gun. we'll have a live report coming up. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. it's chilly outside. steve, it's coming. >> it's on its way. redwood shores, 39. a lot of reports of code readings even in san francisco. inland, code readings. clouds are advancing. the low clouds and then higher

clouds will come in. we get a little bit of sun in the morning and then look for mostly cloudy to cloudy conditions later on. 20s for clearlake, napa airport, st. helena, forestville to name a few. there were a lot this morning. it was cold. napa airport still 29. 30s, 40s, temperatures coming up because some of the cloud cover is coming in especially along the san mateo coast. you can see leading edge is there. it's knocking on the door, as we say. it's right there. it will be in tonight with rain. it looks pretty good. maybe .5 to over an inch of rain is coming up and over of the, warm source colliding with -- coming up and over, the warm source colliding with the air. that's good for us. this will turn to snow in the sierra. probably again in cobb mountain. sun, clouds. clouds will move in fast. cold, rain later. it will be a cool day. highs in the 50s.

here's sal. we have a look at some of the traffic being held up by various things. let's go to highway 24 first. there was a stalled vehicle right near the la fayette b.a.r.t. station. that's been cleared. but traffic is still recovering from 680 as you head up to the oakland side of the world. it will be about a 15-minute drive which is longer than normal. by the way, b.a.r.t. is on time in case you are wondering about that. the system is reporting no issues. bay bridge toll plaza, that's a 40-minute delay if you can count the time crossing the brick. kind of a long one. nothing unusual. plan on waiting there a little bit. unless you are in the carpool lane, it will be quite a while. we have the san jose commute, we have a problem at stevens creek boulevard offramp to 880. power lines are down on a nearby road. ktvu's janine de la vega is live on the scene to explain what happened. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing on stevens creek boulevard right now which is closed northbound and southbound. you can see that big rig over there. we believe it's one of the big

rigs involved. apparently following another one and it caught some power lines. it completely took down traffic signals here. it also took down some power lines. so this is definitely causing a big tieup on the freeway because we understand that the northbound and southbound lanes of -- northbound and southbound on and offramps are closed to stevens creek on 880. to get more information about exactly what happened and on what the impact is, it looks like you have a lot of cleanup to do is the sergeant with the san jose police department. >> we're learned about the wires being live and at that point, the electrics are making -- electricians are making sure they are disabled. the major concern, there's a lot of traffic that will need to come through the intersection. the wires took down the traffic signals for traffic coming off the freeway and traffic going back and forth on stevens creek. it will take a while before we sort it out. >> reporter: any sort of time

estimate at all? >> not right now. i think it will be a while. >> reporter: as far as -- it looks like power is still on in the area. i see these traffic lights at stevens creek in monroe are working. is this isolated as far as power being out in the area? >> reporter: i believe so. i think it's isolated at the intersection. but a lot of glass in the street and a big mess. how many people here are on scene? chp, caltrans? it's a joint effort? >> yeah, there's electricians from caltrans, pg&e, fire crews are here. chp is working to keep traffic off the freeway coming onto stevens creek. a lot of san jose pd units. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: we were coming here on 880 in the southbound lanes and the backup started at bascom avenue. it's no doubt increasing. this is a very popular exit, stevens creek, it's near the valley fair mall. but again, avoid stevens creek,

both directions are closed from monroe to desalva on the other side of the ramp here. we'll continue to update you on the situation. as you heard, it will be several hours before they have this all cleaned up. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:36. the investigation continues into last night's deadly police shooting of a 62-year-old woman in hayward. ktvu's tara moriarty joints us from hayward police headquarters with the new information about what the woman had in her hand that may have lead to this deadly confrontation. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. police are in a meeting right now. we think it may be to discuss what happened last night. according to the police report, officers responded to her apartment. she waved a gun threateningly and they said for her to put the weapon down several times. she did not. that's when one of the officers feared for his own life and shot her. she was rushed to eden valley

medical center and died. neighbors heard five gunshots around 7:15 last night. initially the woman called 911 and said she was depretsed. pleasanton police calls and asked for a welfare check. two officers responded to the 21000 block of foothill boulevard to the apartments. >> there was five relatively loud gunshots. consecutive gunshots in a row. >> what did you do? >> well, i was in the room at the time. i immediately ran to the other room until, you know, i thought everything was safe. >> reporter: neighbors tell ktvu that the woman had recently moved into the apartment with her grown son. she's not been identified yet and neither has the officer who shot her. we know she's been with the department in hayward for one year. meantime, hayward police are investigating the shooting with the alameda county district attorney's office.

we're hoping that they will give us an update and help us know the identity of the woman involved. we're live in hayward, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:37. a police chase in san francisco led to gunfire and a massive manhunt. it all began around noon yesterday when police tried to pull over the driver of a stolen car in the potrero hill neighborhood. the driver led police on a chase before smashing into several cars in the dog patch neighborhood. police say an officer opened fire after the driver tried to ram a police car. >> while he was ramming back and forth to get through. he actually turned around and looked and turned the car at the officer and backed out. the officer fired upon him fearing for his own safety. >> safety. >> the suspect managed to run from police. he's still on the run. it's unclear whether he was hit by gunfire. charges may be filed against the man whose car crashed into a 7-eleven in hayward. it happened on jackson near

sycamore avenue around 9:30. windows were shattered, several displays and sheafls were damaged -- shelves were damaged. that driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. a store employee said he smelled chock on the -- alcohol on the driver. >> sitting at home watching tv, too much noise like someone crashed. so i came outside and i see someone, you know, like a car going in the store. i was shocked. >> because it was late at night, the 7-eleven was not crowded. no other injuries are reported. 7:39. there are storm warnings posted from kansas to southern maine. boston could receive up to an inch of snow per hour this morning. some parts of massachusetts could get a foot of snow by the end of the day. across the country, 120 million americans live in the path of this storm. several governors have also declared states of emergency. a deadly pileup shut down a section of the pennsylvania turnpike early this morning. the driver of a big rig lost

control on the slick road and went right through the barrier. he slammed into three other tractor-trailers and a car on the other side. one person in one of the big rigs was killed. another was injured. california citrus growers are reeling from the effects of december's deep freeze. central california growers say the cold temperatures may wipe out a quarter of california's $2 billion citrus industry. one farmer in san luis obispo county says he lost 5% of his crop. it's even worse for growers in the central valley. >> they walked through the orchards and it looks like it was hit by an entire fire. >> you and i may feel the pain at the sumpt market. expect higher prices for lemons, lettuce and avocados and orange and mandarin oranges. police say street robberies

rose almost 15% in 2013 compared to the year before. there were also 169 more car break-ins in 2013 over last year. that's a 70% increase. the warning from police comes after a recent home invasion where a couple in their 80s was robbed at gunpoint. police held a community meeting to reassure residents and they said solving this case is their top priority. san francisco supervisors have introduced a controversial soda tax that would impose a 2- cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks, including sodas, energy drinks and sports drinks. supporters say the drinks would make the drinks too exexpensive forcing people to choose healthier alternatives. but opponents say it would only raise the cost of living in an already expensive city. >> it's being applied unfairly

to one category of the entire food system. there are plenty of things in the food network that are not necessarily of the humane body if consumed in mass. >> there's been a flurry of studies related to sugar consumption. >> the proposal would need to be approved by a majority of the 11 supers, then a-- supervisors then by two-thirds of voters to make it on the ballot. a fugitive caught after decades on the run. where the woman was found after assuming false identities and hiding her criminal past for 37 years. >> i'm behind him 100%. i don't believe any of this. >> the wife of a suspected child molester from santa cruz speaks out and we also hear from the mother of an alleged victim. good morning. right now, we have traffic that

is getting busier we've heard the traffic in this area is very slow because of the power lines that are down on stevens creek. we'll tell you about and a new crash that just popped up. in. very cold readings. mostly sunny. but clouds are definitely inching in. it will lead to rain. we'll gige un-- we'll give you the timing on that and maybe some rain for the weekend. good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team.

taking a live look at the big board, the dow is currently down 38.

the nasdaq down 44. s&p is down 9. the job market may be bouncing back from a very weak december. a new adp survey shows the private work force expanded by 175,000 in january. those numbers cover only private businesses and often are different from the government's report that covers both the public and private sectors. the labor department will announce its january numbers on friday. 7:46. well, the weather and water restrictions, they are definitely on the minds of us here in northern california. but it's sparking action from the white house. pam cook's in the studio to tell us about that. >> yeah, the white house is talking about and taking action hon climate change. today, the obama administration is announcing the creation of seven regional hubs to help communities deal with climate change. these agriculture department hubs will help distribute information to farmers, ranchers and rural communities to fight global warming and

adapt to weather changes. the seven hubs will be in iowa, new hampshire, north carolina, colorado, oklahoma, oregon and new mexico but additional hubs will be set up and that includes california where that hub will be in davis. the change in climate in northern california causing concern about water. it seems peer pressure is conspiring people to consiv and tattle on neighbors. the water agency reports more and more people have appointed themselves water police and are calling in to complain about water waisters. the puc last month reported a 300 hearse jump in water customers telling on their neighbors. >> one has a heightened sense of awareness. we definitely encourage people if they feel may be a waste of water to talk to their neighbors. >> there is a similar jump in other districts. some county, including napa,

now offering incentives and rebates for people who cut their water abuse. in napa county, homeowners can get $100 rebate to replace older hod mod -- model toilets. now, san francisco, marin county and san jose all have similar rebate programs. so you should check in your area. back to tori and dave. >> all right, pam. thank you. 7:48. a mosque in manteca vandalized again. the second time in three months. obscenities were spray painted outside of the center and also on the ground. and raw bacon was found in the parking lot, an obvious insult because muslims don't eat pork. the council on islamic relations wants the fbi to investigate the vandalism as a hate crime. late last year, someone spray painted "no allah, only god" on

the sign outside of the mosque. only on 2, the interview with a wife of the man accused of child molestation. richard lester brode is being held on $450,000 bond. he pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges including lewd conduct with a minor and false imprison machine. the mother of an alleged victim who did not want her face shown says sherr family trusted him -- her family trusted him. >> he went out of his way to be nice. he would wrestle with the girls and at first i didn't know it was in the dark. >> i'm behind him 100%. i don't believe any of this. he's a good man and this will come out. >> brode is forbidden to contact any of his alleged victims. he's scheduled to return to court in two weeks. 7:49. a southern california woman who spent decades on the run after escaping from prison has finally been captured and

arrested. police tracked down judy lynn heyman in san francisco 37 years after she escaped from a prison in michigan. heyman pleaded guilty to larceny back in 1976. she was sentenced to two years in prison but escaped after serving ten months. police say she's been living under several false identities even her son didn't know about her criminal past. ten minutes before 8:00. we want to check in with sal. see what's happening on the roads. maybe calm before the storm. >> if it were raining, i think the traffic would be worse. it's dry out there. i want to mention that we have the power lines that are down. we're preventing traffic from getting off the freeway at stevens creek boulevard. i can put it on the map and show you the traffic is gonna be effected. you can see 880 and 280 very slow. the road sensors are showing us a lot of slow traffic here especially here sing down south. it's gonna be pretty slow as

you come down. it's not usually this way. 280 is normally slow. but yive -- but give yourself extra time. janine de la vega is on the scene. she's gonna let us know if it will clear soon. the 880 northbound and southbound, the traffic looks okay. got word of a new crash off the benicia bridge. if you come across the benicia bridge and you head south, there's a slowdown. at the bay bridge, it's backed up for a 25, 30-minute delay. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >> very, very good morning. cold, cold, 20s, 30s. clouds are slowly beginning to work their way in. some low clouds, higher clouds in advance of a system that will be here this afternoon, this evening. north bay, overnight for everybody into tomorrow morning. it's looking better and better with time. some of the projections coming in between now and the weekend are looking very wet. morning, sun, cold out there. it's cold out there. afternoon clouds, and then rain develops. this will be an overnight

system, but now, i mean, yesterday at this time, it was about .10 to .25. .25 to maybe 1.25. this is looking good now. this is projection. i will try to -- we'll get you through to saturday. there's some of the rainfall coming in. .050 to over an inch. watch what happens in the north bay. keep going. keep going. is it gonna make it? it showed 1.82 in santa rosa by saturday morning. almost 2 inches. maybe it will show up in the next one. some rain is on the way. clouds will increase throughout the day. we'll go cloudy. mendocino coast, starts to move into the north bay, by 10:00 tonight. this will be a slow mover. it will get here. we'll have overnight rain. if you like overnight rain, tonight will be just for you. i do it just for you. you know that. into tomorrow morning and then look -- it goes into tomorrow. we'll have a wet commute and decent totals. it will go down to monterey. 20s, 30, 40s. temperatures coming up coast and bay because the cloud cover

is inching in. still oakland airport is 38. a lot of 20s this morning. see the system moving in. taking direct came aim out of the northwest. it's a cold system. look where it's coming up. it's coming up from the lower latitude. that's a pretty good recipe to get the good rain and snow. the snow level will be 2,000, 3,000 feet to the north. there is a winter storm watch out for friday by the national weather service in sacramento. so again, a lot going on here. let's take it a day at a time. you can see our rain and snow forecast moves in. and then snow begins to pop up thursday morning up in the sierra. this is a really tough one. friday, low snow levels. there could be a lot of snow depending upon what sets up. we'll teal with it. sun, clouds, clouds on the way. rain north later. and then into tomorrow morning, temperatures 50s here. everyone will be close. mid-50s. doesn't matter if it's alameda or brentwood. 57, san jose. morgan hill, gilroy will be the

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7:56. the hearing will be held today for a former santa clara county supervisor accused of illegally campaign tactics and misusing county funds. a judge is expected to set a trial date today on charges that george shirakwa created fake mailer to discredit the candidate for the san jose city

council. he's not expected to attend the hearing. he's currently serving a year in dublin after pleading guilty to misusing public funds. the san jose city council is expending a temporary ordinance allowing people to trap and kill while pigs. the year-long extension comes after neighbors complained about the pigs coming into their yards tearing up their properties. the ordinance has been in effect for three months. but no animals have been captured so far. one homeowner says she took these photos of the pigs outside of her house last week. the city council members say the program needs more time. they are gonna ask the department of fish and game to help come up with a permanent solution. 7:5. there is a new class at uc davis that's manning to keep students awake. it's a chemical engineering class called design of coffee. it teaches students how to brew, roast and grind coffee into a perfect cup. the class consist of a one-hour

lecture every week and two hours of lab time. fradz are based on who -- grades are based on who brews the best cup with the least amount of energy. there is an art, you know, to catching a criminal and the mountain view police tpt sketches of suspects really standout. this is police officer kevin anyone. he's a classically -- wynn. he uses a computer tablet to to it. but most of all, he uses his ears. he says by listening closely to witnesses, he's able to help solve cases. >> this is not my drawing. this is your drawing. and this is based off your memories not mind. >> he brings so much more to the ability to identify people by what he draws than the standard sketch artist. >> the police chief says these very realistic sketches have been very helpful in solving crimes in mountain view. other bay area police

departments are now asking officer wynn to sketch their subjects. an abandoned grocery store goes up in flames. the huge blaze that took firefighters hours to control and why this is not the first time that the building has caught fire. >> reporter: a man has critical injuries this morning after a hit-and-run crash near san francisco city hall. we'll tell you what police are doing to track down the driver involved. we have a lot going on in the traffic now. i want to let you know that traffic is going to be a little bit slow near 280 and 880 because of a power line situation. plus a brand-new accident on one of the prayer bridges. more on that a -- one of the bay area bridges. more on that in a minute. clouds are coming in. things could be very wet by the weekend. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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5th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. quick look at weather and traffic. steve, looks like we'll get some rain. >> we're definitely getting some rain. it could be very wet by the weekend. seeing very heavy projections. it's on its way. the system is giving us increasing clouds. a partly sunny/mostly cloudy pattern here until later this afternoon when it will get cloudy and then rain will come in tonight. very cold this morning. a lot of 20s. santa rosa in there. napa was down to 25 at one time. a lot of 20s in the north bay. a lot of 30s, 40s, temperatures coming up a little bit because some of that cloud cover is coming in. it's still cold out there. see the leading edge of the system coming in. maybe mendocino county might get in on a little bit of rain earlier than most. but you can see where it's dropping in. it's on the way. but behind that, very warm system, it look libltion it set up shop and go straight through in the north bay. i will deal with this as we get closer to the weekend. i've seen some hefty totals.

some areas will get more rain than they have had in the last year. a cold morning. 50s on the temperatures the here's sal. suddenly, this wednesday is not going well on the roads. i want to show you the problem in san jose. the power lines are down at stevens creek offramp from 880. you can't get off there. that's causing a huge traffic jam on 880 southbound. a lot of people use that offramp. now it's backing up to an area it normally wouldn't. 280 is slow. it always is. there's a new problem just off the benicia bridge. sig-alert issued, southbound 680 at pacheco. two lanes are blocked there. and traffic is backing up across the benicia bridge. the alternate route for you could be to use the carquinez bridge and then use highway 4 eastbound to get around that problem. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's improved a little bit. about a 15-minute wait before you get on the bridge. highway 4, westbound getting better. it's still slow out of antioch. back to the desk.

a pd pedestrian is in the hospital fighting for his life. he's the latest victim in a rash of pedestrian car crashes in san francisco. alex savidge is at van ness and grove where police have been looking for the hit-and-run driver. >> reporter: good morning to you. san francisco police are on the lookout for a dark-colored suv who hit this man as he was trying to cross van ness. police say the pedestrian was in this crosswalk, although it's unclear if he had a green light at the time. the suv was coming south on van ness. driver just kept on going after that crash. police are not sure how fast this suv was going. the man would was hit is nis his 50s -- was hit is in his 50s. the crash was before 2:30 right outside of city hall. the victim was thrown through the air and landed right in the middle of the intersection. at the time, he was carrying a bag full of recyclables. there were bottles and cans

strewn across the street. san francisco police department's major accident investigation team was called out here to gather evidence at the scene. their work has since wrapped up. right now, police don't have a whole lot of information to go on here about the driver they are looking for or the make or model of that suv. but as we come back out here to a live picture, city hall could play a key role in this investigation. police told me they may try to pull surveillance video from some of the cameras mounted on city hall as well as other buildings in the area too try to see if they -- to try to see if they show this early-morning crash and police are hoping to get a better idea of this bet suv they are searching for -- of this suv they are searching for. the driver took off and left this man with life-threatening injuries. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. near lake merced, more concerns about pedestrian safety. yesterday morning, 78-year-old

isaac borenzon was hit and killed by by a car while he was crossing sunset. three people in the car were hurt. the police investigation continues. we have more about the recent rise in pedestrian deaths in san francisco. 60% of major pedestrian crashes happened in just 6% of the city. last year, 21 pedestrians were hit and killed. that's the most since 2007. four bicyclists were killed. that's the most since 2001. and san francisco is developing an initiative to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths to zero by the year 2020. pedestrian safety is one of the many issues facing the municipal transportation agency. the board met yesterday identifying problems in the next two years. they want to improve pedestrian safety at 4 intersections. they also want -- 24ent spws -- 24 intersections. muni wants to replace the aging fleet of light rail calls and

they want to increase all transit service by 10% over the next two years. 8:06. this morning, firefighters are still cleaning up after a huge fire at an abandoned grocery store in oakland. it started just before 9:00 last night on international boulevard and it burned for several hours. you can see the massive flames. firefighters say this is not the first fire at this boarded up building. >> no one was here upon our arrival. the call came in through 911. someone was passing by and saw smoke coming out of the building. >> firefighters say previous fires have been started by homeless people who broke into the building but they say no one was inside when they arrived last night and the cause of the fire is under investigation. the cause of another fire that injured one firefighter early this morning is also under investigation. this fire started after 4:15 in an apartment building on santa clara avenue near grand street in alameda. the people inside were

evacuated and crews contained the fire about 25 minutes later. the firefighter was taken to the hospital but his injuries are not life-threatening. investigators say one person was killed in a highway crash during a police chase in vallejo. it happened last night on the interstate 80 connector to 780. police officers involved in a weapons case started chasing the car on vallejo city streets. that chase then moved onto the freeway where the car crashed into a tree. the driver, a man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. a teenaged passenger was not seriously hurt. your time 8:08. san francisco supervisors passed a ban the box law. that means employers and landlords in the city cannot ask a prospective worker or tenant about their criminal history. not right away. this is the extension of a 2006 city ordinance that did not allow employers to ask about

criminal convictions in the first stage of a criminal process. there are exceptions, for law enforcement and child care jobs. 8:08. cvs drugstores around the country announcing they will no longer sell cigarettes or tobacco-related products. ktvu's brian flores is live in the newsroom talking about the impact this is gonna have and you are getting a lot of reaction from our viewers. >> reporter: company president larry merlot says ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products is the right thing to do. they announced they will stop sellth the products -- selling the products at its stores by october 1st. the company estimates it will lose about $2 billion in revenue on an annual basis from tobacco shoppers. however, some analysts say the move to benefit cvs in the long one, allowing it to strike deals with hospitals and insurance companies.

>> tobacco products have no place in a setting where healthcare is delivered. and when we asked ourselves where we expect to be in the future has a healthcare company, it became clear that removing tobacco products from our stores is the right thing to do. >> reporter: we've also gotten a lot of reaction from viewers. joel roman said i will shop there now. walgreens should take note. meantime, michelle stoner said i think it's a good idea but feel they should stop selling alcohol, too. president obama released a statement saying as one of the largest retailers in pharmacies in america, they set a powerful example and today decision will help advance my administration's efforts to reduce smoking-related decembers as well as bring down healthcare costs ultimately saving lives and protecting untold numbers of families from pained a heartbreak for years to come. cvs says they are launching a program to help smokers quit. we still want to hear from you.

log on and join the conversation on our facebook page. in the newsroom, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:10. tesla is quickly moving up the rankings of best-liked cars in america. consumer reports says the palo alto electric carmaker is now fifth. it was 11th last year. consumer reports ainterest tributes the quick rise to the positive reviews and all of the awards won by the model s. toyota remains number one and is ranked especially high in fuel economy and value. ford is second overall knolled by honda and -- followed by honda and chevrolet. speaking of cars an out-of- control car in hayward went right into a 7-eleven store. >> see the 7-eve listen, the car go -- 7-eleven, the car go through. also shocking new deals in the killing of a 3-year-old napa girl.

the pointed questions the mayor is directing at the city's police force. we're looking at still slow traffic in one spot in the bay area, at least one spot. northbound 280 and southbound 880. we'll tell you what's going on there to make it so slow. some sun out there. low clouds and higher clouds will beginning to work their way in. that will lead to rain tonight. that looks pretty decent. there could be some very hefty rain totals by the weekend. we'll have more on that coming up.

horrifying new details about the weekend killing of a 3-year-old girl. the mother of kayleigh slush and her boyfriend are accused in the fatal beating of the little girl. court documents reveal the couple admit they hid her body inside of a freezer for three days. last night the napa city council held a moment of silence in kay -- in kaley's memory. the mayor wants to know why the police made visits there prior to the child's death. >> there is a lot of concern from the community, what did they encounter when they went out there before, what did they say, was all of the proper followup processees handled. >> the mayor indicated a grand jury may investigate a breakdown in protecting little kayleigh. prosecutors say the drug abuse by the couple appears to a major factor in the death of

the child. funeral services will be held friday for justice toliver. she was killed by her younger brother in the family's apartment. authorities will allow her younger brother to attend the funeral service. but they've ordered a probation service to be with him. 8:15. a second oakland raiders cheerleader is suing the team claiming labor abuses. she's identified as sara g. she was hired in 2010 and is now joining a proposed class-action lawsuit filed last month by another raiderette who is identified as lacy t. the two cheerleaders say they were paid $125 per game or $1250 for the season. they say that's well below the state's minimum wage of $8 an hour. the raiders have so far declined comment. a coalition of four school districts in santa clara county has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the approval of 20 charter schools. the suit accuses the santa clara county board of education

of overstepping its role. the board had granted charters for 20 rocket ship charter schools. the suit says the school districts don't object to rocket ship or other charter schools but they say by law, it's the job of the local school districts to approve them. not the county board. 8:17. hey, sal, you have your hands full. a lot going on. >> one of the biggest problems is in contra costa county, dave and tori. right now, southbound 680 at pacheco. we have the sig-alert where two lanes are blocked. they will be blocked for sometime. the chp is advising you to use alternate routes like 80 westbound over the carquinez bridge and then eastbound highway 4 over to that area. don't use 680 southbound. you will be in for a lot of stop-and-go traffic in the area

here. i do want to show you the bay bridge has improved a little bit. that's backed up for a ten- minute delay at the toll plaza. another ten on the bridge. 20-minute drive time into the city. not too bad. it's getting better. this is northbound 280 at 880. you will see some slow traffic, especially on 880 because of the downed power lines. let's go to steve. if you send me an and i don't write you back, write me again. i will get there. a lot of information about cold this morning. i mean, anywhere from 20s to 30s. it was really cold for some. some clouds will working their way in. we'll still have a mostly sunny, partly cloudy morning but the system is on the way. it's looking better and better for rain. so morning sun, cold afternoon, clouds, rain will move in. it will go north to south. yesterday it was like okay, we'll get a little bit.

now we'll eight get a lot a about the. 1.25. things look really wet by the weekend especially up to the north. i've seen up to 8 inches in crescent city. this is the projection through friday. there's more than this. i saw 1.84 through santa rosa going into saturday. so the heavier amounts will be on the weekend. and they will be up in the north bay. for everybody probably late saturday into sunday. there goes one system. that looks pretty good. quarter, maybe an inch. clouds start to roll in friday afternoon. here's your time line. i try not to show too much, throw too much at you. by saturday, keeps going. doesn't look like it will stay south u by sunday, all -- south. but by sunday, it will move. we'll fine tune that as we get closer to it. 20s, 30s, and 40s. 30s all the way down to morgan hill and even gilroy. so it's cold for some. really cold for others. mostly sunny here this morning. clouds are on their way. the system is definitely taking

the turn merging with cold air and then driving down towards us. 11 in tahoe. there will be winter weather advisories by friday. the next system coming in will be 3, 6 inches. snow will be low. 3,000 to 6,000 feet. i think cobb mountain will get more snow. sun, clouds. a cold morning. rain to the north later this afternoon. mendocino county, lake county and then for everybody overnight. 50s on the temperatures. another cool, cool pattern. you knew things had to change. so warm in january. we were up at 70 degrees which is way above the chart. 55 santa cruz. los gatos in there. 54 half moon bay. san mateo bay. turning cloudy by tonight. rain overnight into thursday morning and then increasing clouds friday. could be rain to the north pie friday night. saturday rain heavy at times to the north. maybe not to san jose but eventually it will get there by sunday. >> all right. thank you, steve. the parents of a healthy college student say a generic form of birth control is to blame for their daughter's

death. >> i laid my hands on her chest and held her. until her heart didn't peat anymore -- beat anymare. >> lauren alexander died last year after suffering a blood clot that caused cardiac arrest. it started after she started to take a generic form of birth control. tonight at 10:00, 2 investigates examines concerns that consumers are not add quitly protected and -- adequately protected and why the makers of all generic drugs cannot be held accountable. all right. more reactions from hayward where a 62-year-old woman was shot and killed by police. >> there was five relatively loud gunshots. >> what the police say the woman was tolding that parked that deadly confrontation.

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the united nations wants the vatican to immediately remove all priests suspected of child abuse. the u.n. demand comes after the committee on human rights released a report accusing the vatican of hiding the sexual abuse of thousands of children. that report criticized the vatican's positions on

homosexuality, contraception and abortion. the vatican responded by saying it is committed to protecting children from abuse. it accused the united nations of trying to interfere with church teachings. there's a new book called i am so much in god's hands. it's getting mixed reactions from catholics around the world. the book contains quotes from the personal notebooks of pope john paul ii. the pope asked his closest aide to burn the papers when he died. however, the aide said he felt burning them would be a crime and says he didn't have the courage to do that. time is 8:25. we're finding out more about the impact of the new healthcare law and what it could have on the economy. the congressional budget says the obamacare, the affordable care act, could result in the loss of 2 million jobs. the white house says that's because some workers who needed insurance may be able to transition to part-time work or retire. however, republicans say jobs will be lost because employers

will make fewer hires and reduce the hours of part-time workers. the white house is recommending a set of standard guidelines for businesses hit by computer hackers. the obama administration told a senate judiciary committee yesterday, companies must quickly report thefts of electronic personal information. the hearing explored ways to fight cyber crimes in the wake of the breaches at major retailers like target. the department chain announced it is spending $111 million to speed up the transition from magnetic strips to credit card smart cards which have computer chips in them. 8:26. u.s. officials are still worried about specific threats at the winter olympics in sochi, russia just days ahead of the opening ceremonies on friday. at a house intelligence committee hearing yesterday, u.s. security officials said muslim fundamentalist groups in russia want to embarrass russian president slat mirror

putin by launching a suspected terror attack. the officials say while russian security seems to be adequate inside sochi there is the potential for an attack outside of the venues. journalists arriving to cover the olympics are confirming reports that many of the hotels there are not ready to receive guests. here is a photo tweeted out by a cnn reporter saying of the 11 low tell rooms they -- hotel rooms they reserved, this was the only one ready and it was a shamble. this was a photo from another journallist -- journalist. when she arrived, there was no running report and she said she was told not to drink the water or wash her face with the water after it first came on. this is the result. >> wow. >> reporter: we're live in san

jose where a big rig is causing a big traffic backup on 880 and a mess on a popular road. power lines are down. we'll tell you what needs to be done before everything can be opened back up. very cold this morning. a lot of 20s, 30s, great reports coming in. in fact, 30s all the way down south. but the clouds are on the way and so is the wayne. we'll ging you the -- rain. we'll give you the timing on that and what could be a very wet weekend in the north bay.

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880. there is a mess in the area. ktvu's janine de la vega has been out there. she's getting all of the information you are gonna need to know about how long it will take to clean this up. sal's -- look. he's carrying a traffic light right there. sal will have details as well. it is wednesday, february 5th. i'm dave clark. a lot to tell you about. traffic. but also your weather. steve? thank you, steve. on national weather persons' day i appreciate the comments. facebook, i've had a wonderful day. it's only 8:30 a.m. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. cold, cold, cold. 20s and 30s will give way. i wish i could extend this out. i've been trying to. i've seen projections out to saturday morning. tonight's system looks pretty good. i think maybe .25 to over an inch. as we go -- friday will be a break. saturday santa rosa jumps up to 1.84. saturday could be very wet in the north bay. just giving you a little heads up there. thill 30s for some. lynn -- still 30s for some.

there were a lot of 20s. yountville, forestville, santa rosa, napa and kentwood, st. helena, clearlake, 24 this morning. we get some sun here in the morning but it won't be very warm. this next system is diving in. it will be here with rain tonight. maybe late this afternoon and evening for mendocino county or sonoma county. cold this morning. mostly sunny, partly sunny. then increasing clouds throughout the day. sun, clouds, cold, cold, morning. rain to the north. later. by that i mean much it laker. by tomorrow morning we'll have a wet commute and good rain totals. here's sal with highs in the 50s today. thank you. we do have traffic that's improved in one area at least. that would be 680 southbound just after the benicia bridge, there was a crash that blocked lanes. it's on the shoulder. traffic is backed up on 780 and 680. i would recommend the alternate, the carquinez bridge, to eastbound highway 4 to get around the problem or i

guess the best thing would be to wait if you have that luxury. let's talk about the commute here on live pictures. this is a look at westbound bay bridge 15-minute delay at the toll plaza. ten minutes across into san francisco. interstate 280 and 880 slow in san jose because of earlier problems. one is a problem with power lines town on stevens creek boulevard. this is a big issue. let's go live to ktvu's janine de la vega who tells us what happened. were they any closer -- are they any closer to opening the road? >> reporter: it doesn't appear so. the big rigs that caused this accident just left the area, but there's still a big mess out here. a lot of shattered glass and stevens creek is closed here at monroe. so is the north and southbound on and offramps to stevens creek. those are closed. police just don't want anyone out here right now because there's no traffic signals and again they don't want anyone here until they open the road

back up. at around 6:30, a care vau van of -- caravan of eight big rigs traveling portal classrooms, when they passed to the 880 ramp, they hit a power line. it took town the power strins and a street sign. they say two traffic lights came down as well. it came crashing down in front of run of the big rigs. the wires were live. >> we weren't expecting any trouble because all of the other trucks exactly the same height as this one went through the intersection no problem. all of a sudden, there was a loud crash and the telephone pole and the lights came out into the intersection and made a big mess. and we had to stop here. >> these are temperature traffic signals while the construction is going on. it just happens to be where it

caught it at the low point of it. >> reporter: well, the driver that you heard from was in the lead car and he says that there was another car checking the height and claims that all of the big rigs were the same height but there's construction going on at this intersection. it's unknown if the wires were hanging lower than normal, since they were temporary. the stevens creek exits are closed onramps are affected. northbound and southbound. if you are trying to get to the valley fair mall or santana, you have to find another way on the city streets again, because police say it could be several hours before they open things back up. they are waiting for electricians right now to put in new traffic lights and back out here live, you can see they are sweeping up a lot of the debris. they just moved the broken traffic lights out of the way. but there's caltrans crews out here. there was pg&e crews out here earlier. a lot of wires down here on the sidewalk and on the ground. and such a busy intersection

this is that, again, this is bound to cause trouble since people are going to have to look for detours now. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:35. the investigation in hayward goes on into last night's deadly police shooting of a 62- year-old woman. tara moriarty is at the hayward police headquarters now. you have new information about the woman, what she had in her hand that may have led to this deadly confrontation. >> reporter: yeah, that would be a gun. police are behind closed doors right now. we believe that they are discussing this case. we know that they are conducting an investigation in conjunction with the alameda county district attorney's office. now, according to police, a 62- year-old woman called 911 last night in distress. she was depressed. pleasanton police asked for a before check around 67150678915 -- 7:15 last night. when the two officers arrived, they say a woman was waving a

gun threateningly in her apartment on foothill boulevard. they repeatedly asked her to put it down, they didn't listen. >> when the officers arrived, there made contact with the person and subsequently a shooting occurred. >> reporter: neighbors say that they heard five gunshots and police say one officer, fearing for his life, shot the woman. she later died at the hospital. neighbors tell ktvu that the woman had recently moved into the apartment with her grown soon. she's not been identified yet. neither has the officer who shot her. we know he's been with the department for at least a year. we're live in hayward, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a police chase in san francisco yesterday led to officers opening fire and a matsive manhunt -- massive manhunt. it started around noon when police tried to pull over a stolen car in potrero hill. the driver led chase.

one officer opened fire after the driver tried to ram a police car. >> while he was ramming back and forth to get through, he actually turned around and looked and actually turned the car at the officer, back out, the officer fired upon him fearing for his own safety. >> police say the suspect ran from police. that led to a massive manhunt. he's still on the loose. police are not sure whether he was hit by the gunfire. a man could face charges after crashing his car into a 7- eleven in hayward last night. the car plowed into the convenience store on jackson street near sycamore avenue about 9:30 p.m. the crash shattered windows and took out several display stands and seafles. the driver -- shelves. the driver was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown. a store worker said the driver smelled of alcohol. >> sitting at home watching tv and too much noise like someone crash. so i came outside and i see

someone, you know, like a car going in the store. i was shocked. >> because at the time of day, there were not many people in the store. no one inside was injured. a warning from palo alto police about an increase in crime. police say street robberies rose almost 15% in 2013 compared to the year before. there were also 169 more car break-ins in 2013 than the previous year. a 70% increase. the warning from police comes after a recent home invasion where a couple in theirle 80s -- in their 80s was robbed at gunpoint. police held a community meeting to reassure residents and said solving this case is a top priority. zlar county supervisors voted to -- santa clara supervisors voted to penalize a fire department if their emergency response times don't get better. supervisors voted to put $700,000 earmarked for the fire department in a trust fund

until response times get better. the fire department will get those funds if 90% of emergencies get a response of -- within eight minutes for three straight months. 8:39. only on 2, an interview with the wife of a santa cruz man accused of child molestation. 67-year-old richard lester brode is being held on $450,000 bond. he pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges including lewd conduct with a minor and false imprisonment. the mother of an alleged victim who did not want her face shown says her family trusted him. >> he just went out of his way to be nice. he would wrestle with the girls and at first i didn't know it was in the dark. >> i believe him 100%. i don't believe any of this. he's a good man and this will come out. >> brode is forbidden to contact any of his alleged victims. he's scheduled to return to

court in two weeks. a flasher at a northern california walmart got a taste of his own medicine. police say a man respending to be an employee -- pretending to be an employee exposed himself to a female customer. the woman kowt back kicking the -- the woman fought back kicking the man below the head. police are still searching for the flasher. >> all right. 8:41. wild pigs on the loose in the south bay. how the city of san jose is re1307bding to this -- responding to this problem. and why some say the city council's plan is just not working. >> reporter: good morning. 880 in oakland. the traffic here is getting heavier as you drive northbound past the coliseum. we'll tell you some areas of traffic that are improving at this hour. some sun out there. very cold this morning. a lot of 20s, 30s but the clouds on increase will lead to rain. we'll tell you when and how much.

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stocks -- the modest recovery yesterday is not really carrying over in wall street. time warn eamp stock was down 2%. it's turned around and is up after the company reported a 12% drop in quarterly profits.

cvs's stock, i was curious to see how it was doing, that stock is down over 1.5% because they could lose $2 billion by making that change. dave will have more on that story in a moment. the dow dropped as much as 105 points in the first hour of trading. it's come back a little bit. it's down 19. the nasdaq is down 30. s&p down 6. well, it could be more difficult to find a radio shack store soon. the wall street journal reports the company plans to shut down about 500 of its stores in the next few months. radio shack had said it planned to restructure some of its business. it ran a big ad during the super bowl. it's not commenting on the newspaper's report. radio shack has 4300 stores around the country. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you -- the cvs pharmacy chain announced it will stop setting gets and other tobacco products. by october 1st, tobacco sales will be phase the out at all

7600 locations. that decision could cost cvs $2 billion a year. oakland firefighters still investigating a huge fire at an abandoned grocery store. it broke out about 9:00 last night on international boulevard and burned for several hours. firefighters say homeless people have started fire asia vacant building in the past. no one was inside when firefighters arrived. no one of a vehicle that hit and critically injured a pedestrian. the victim was was a man in his 50s. he was in the crosswalk when he was hit about 2:30 at van ness avenue and grove street. investigators say that driver hit the pedestrian, then kept going. never stopped. it is 8:46. the san jose city council has agreed to extend a temporary ordinance allowing wild pigs to be trapped and killed. the year-long extension comes

after neighbors complained about wild hogs coming into their yards ander tearing up their property. the ordinance has been in effect for three months but no animals have been captured yet. one homeowner said she took these pictures of the pigs outside of her home last week. pigs have also been running loose in san ramon. licensed and approved trappers have gone out there. they've had absolutely no luck. these animals are smarter than one would think. city council members say the program needs more time and they will ask the department of fish and game to help come up with a permanent solution. wildlife officials say the drought conditions has likely contributed to more pigs looking for food in populated areas. 8:47. the white house now taking action today on the issue of climate change. pam cook is here to talk about who is gonna benefit pam and how california will play a role. >> it's part of the president's climate action plan. it's tee signed to help

farmers, ranchers and rural communities in particular. today, the obama administration announcing the creation of seven regional hubs to study extreme weather. these agricultural hubs will address the increasing risks of fires, devastating floods, something very close to home, droughts. the seven hubs will be in iowa, new hampshire, north carolina, colorado, oklahoma, oregon and new mexico. yardish nal sub00s will be set up in -- subhub -- additional sub00s sub hubs will be set up in other states, including california. it seems pier pressure is inspiring people not only to conserve water but to tattle on their neighbors more and more people have appointed themselves water police and are calling in to comrean about water wasters. e-mails about water waste went from 20 a month to 71 per

month. >> everyone has a heighteneddence is of awareness -- heightened sense of awareness. we encourage people that if they see something that they feel may be a waste of water to talk to their neighbors. >> there was a similar jump in complaints in other bay area water districts as well. some counties, including napa offering incentives and rebating for people who cut their water use. in napa county, homeowners can get a 100 rebate for replacing older model toilets that waste water. there will be rebates up to 200 for those who replace their clothes washers with newer moesh efficient models. the climate change comes from the agriculture secretary today at 10:30 our time. we'll have more today on the ktvu channel 2 news at noon pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. want to check in with sal who has been very busy keeping

an eye on a problem in the south bay. >> we've been looking at that problem that janine has been out. that would be the problem on stevens creek boulevard. still closed, by the way. stevens creek is closed from 880 northbound and southbound. i'm not allowing any traffic on stevens creek near the freeway. let's take a look at 880 northbound as you drive past the coliseum. you will see some slow traffic there as well. we're also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound. that's about a 15 to 20-minute wait before you actually make it onto the bridge. i also do want to mention 580 of santa rita still clearing a crash there. this has been a busy morning around the bay. we still have slow traffic on the all ta month pass -- altamonte pass. let's go to steve. rain and snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow. things get going by tonight and

then overnight. snow will pick up. the snow level will be very le on thursday and then -- very low on thursday and then go way up saturday and sunday. looks like pretty good rain. it's cold. bundle up. our system is still out here. it will give us slowly increasing clouds throughout the day. rain totals yesterday, didn't look that impressive. they looked impressive today. morning sun, afternoon clouds. i think maybe .25, 1.25 the next 24 hours and then hest ter amounts for -- hestier amounts for saturday and sunday. i did see 1.84 for santa rosa as we head towards saturday. it's only going out to friday. friday, yeah. it's not there yet. ben lomond, 1.25. things are picking up .23 to .75 a more favorable pattern for us. a lot of cloud cover on the way. there's your time line. mix of sun and clouds until this afternoon.

then it will cloud up. rain is just -- up to the mendocino coast. it begins to move in. i'm standing in front of it. that will be tonight. as we get the green, darker green that will take us to tomorrow morning. also a wet commute and i think decent totals. 30s for many. temperatures, 2020s -- 20s. overall look for increasing clouds. after this system, another system moves in. that will be as we head towards late friday, more likely saturday into sunday. teens up in the mountains. there goes one system. it's on its way for tonight and tomorrow. that will give us rain. sun, clouds. cold morning, rain to the north later for everybody overnight into tomorrow morning. highs will be in the 50s back to tori and dave. >> thank you. 8:52. the thrill of the winter olympics, on a smaller scale. [screaming] you know what i mean? how mother nature helped one family build their own backyard

luge.

a mosque in manteca has been vandalized again. the second time in three months. on sen tips were spray painted on the sign outside of the slauk center of manteca last week and also on the ground of the mosque. in addition, trips of raw bacon were found in the parking lot, an apparent insult ailed at the fact that muslims don't eat

pork. the council on the relations wants the fbi to investigate this as a hate crime. late last year, someone prayed no allah, only god, on the sign outside of the mosque. a news conference is set for noon in which a group of senior citizens evicted from their homes will ask the district attorney's office to file criminal charges against their landlords. the tenants accuse the landlords of illegal ellis act evictions. the ellis act is a california law that allows property owners to kick out tenants if the owners decide to sell off the apartments rather than use them as rentables. students at uc davis have a tasteny -- have a tiftty new class to go to on campus. it's designed to coffee. students learn how to brew, roast and grind coffee into a perfect cup. there's a one-hour lecture every week. they have two hours of lab time and up get a grade on who brews the best cup of coffee with the

least amount of energy. who needs to go to the winter olympics when you have your own personal luge track right in your backyard? >> whoa! whoa! >> looks like fun. a family in minnesota decided to make use of the heavy snowfall. the dad says originally he just made a curve and the track to keep it away from the garden and then he just kept building it of and it's the hit of the garden. >> i would try to that. sal, you are watching the toll plaza? >> this is the last check of the toll plaza. it's getting better. pardon me. frog in my throat there. traffic is moving along backed up for about a 15-minute delay not a big delay for this time of the morning, although it looks slow there. moving along and taking a look at 880 northbound. it's still pretty slow as you -- it looks like it's stopped. if you are looking at 880

southbound, it's slow. southbound 880 will be slow. let's go to steve. mostly sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon. a break friday, heavy rain on the weekend. >> we need it. >> we sure to. >> rain dance has paid off. >> oh, yeah. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the preparations for the storm system heading our way. we're always here for you at cuil.com as well as -- ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us.

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