streaming overhead. i think it will be mostly sunny to the south. the cloud and rain forecast or the rain and snow forecast does put a little bit for you in mendocino county. 40s on the temps or 50s. a lot of 40s with cloud cover. i don't think it will allow too much in the way of cooling. so mostly cloudy north. if there is any rain it would be very, very light. more likely tomorrow. or late tonight, tomorrow. fog, some sun. mostly cloudy north. mostly sunny to the south. so kind of a mix bag here. 50s and 60s but warmer toward the santa clara valley. here is sal. steve, good morning. we are looking at the roads that are pretty good on the freeway right now as we take a look -- take a look at westbound 80. pardon me. one second. westbound 80 as you come out toward the toll plaza. not a bad commute. as a matter of fact it looks good. there are no major problems as you drive to the bay bridge.

also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 the traffic here is not all that bad. the traffic looks good past the coliseum. the roads are dry so you will not see a lot of that slow traffic we've had in the last few days. we have breaking news in san francisco where a stretch remains closed due to another deadly pedestrian crash. tara moriarty is joining us from the scene where an investigation is now under way. tara. >> reporter: that is right. between pacific and jackson is closed in the southbound direction. if you take a look behind me here you can see they have it roped off and the accident investigators are here on scene trying to figure out exactly what happened. this could remain closed until 5:30. this is the fourth deadly crash involving a pedestrian since the new year. police say at 1:00 this morning the driver of a silver compact hit a man. we are not sure if he was in

the crosswalk. but you can see the force of the impact it must have been pretty great because the windshield has heavy damage. it is possible that the driver carried the victim on his hood for a block before stopping. he did stop and he is being interviewed at northern station. about a month ago a 38-year-old ago was truck and killed by a driver after he ran into the street crossing several lanes of traffic following an argument. then last week an elderly man was struck and killed on sunset boulevard by an elderly woman. the next morning another person killed on vanness. last year there was a record of 21 pedestrian-car crashes. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. police in san jose are investigates the city's sixth homicide of the year.

that happened just before 1:30 this morning at santa clara and first street. when police arrived they found a man with at least one stab wound. he was rushed to the hospital. he did not survive. police believe the stabbing happened after a fight at a nearby bar. >> the preliminary information we have is the argument did start in the club and pilled out on to the street. >> police have made one arrest. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is headed to the scene. she will have a live report coming up in our next half hour. time is 4:33. a state-wide amber alert remains in investigation after police investigate a possible carjacking but big questions surround a shoplifter, a man, and a 13-year-old girl. it was taken just moments before he left a safeway store near highway 13. witnesses say the man had a knife when he jumped into a

parked vehicle and took off with a man and teenager inside. >> we also have information reported to us by witnesses that the occupants of that vehicle did not know the suspect. >> so far no missing person report has been filed by family or friends of the two possible victims but investigators are stale treating this -- are still treating this case as a strange abduction. he is about 5'7" tall and weighs about 165 pounds and last seen wearing a green shirt with a blue jacket. they could also be in the car with this california license plate. police say the plate is likely mounted on ascidian. the families of nine boys are filing lawsuits against a bay area elementary schoolteacher. he physically, emotion mallly, and sexually abused them.

martin is facing 125 felony mull station charges. now the families are also suing the mt. diablo school district and a dozen current and former district employees. the boys who are not being identified attended wood time school. the lawsuits accused district workers of failing to report earlier warnings of abuse by the teacher. there is new developments on the disappearance of a morgan hill teenager. a grand jury has indicted torres in the murder of sierra lamar. her body has never been found but her dna was found in torres' car. >> any kind of progress would be welcomed. we have been waiting for two years now. it's been frustrating for the

family. >> prosecutors say the indictment eliminates the need for a preliminary hearing so the case will proceed to trial. time is 4:35. at least two dozen san francisco firefighters are being subpoenaed to testify before a criminal grand jury. this video is from june 29th. it shows an allegedly drunk firefighter hitting a motorcyclist with his truck and then leaving the scene. according to the san francisco chronicle, the grand jury is investigating whether other firefighters tried to help cover up what happened. the firefighter involved registered a blood alcohol level of .13% after the accident. motorcyclist suffered broken bones and a puncture lung. san francisco police are searching for two suspects from an overnight chase that ended in south san francisco. it began around 10:00 last night when police spotted a silver suv at is is plue avenue and hoff street. the driver of the suv led police on a chase down highway

101 that ended when the suv crashed into another car near highway 380. police took the driver into custody and are searching for two passengers who ran from police. police say they found multiple guns in the suv. tonight the public gets a chance to weigh in on proposed to increases on the golden gate bridge. there are four options under consideration. one raises the to by a dollar followed by a series of increases. all the proposals raise the to to about $6.50 to $8 by 2018. graco is recalling more than 3.7 million children's car seats. toddlers can be trapped in the seat by buckles that may not unlatch the way they are supposed to. the recall covers 11 ford facing models made between 2009 and last year. graco says food or drinks can make the red button on the harness buckle difficult to

use. happening today attorney general kamala harris is coming to san francisco to announce she is running for a second term. harris is scheduled to take that step at san francisco department of elections and city hall at 11:00 this morning. she is the first woman to be elected attorney general in california and so far faces no opposition. harris took office in 2010 after serving two terms at san francisco district attorney. thousands of same sex couples are celebrating a historic an verse riff. it has been ten years since marriage licenses were handed out. 4,000 couples were married before the passage of prop 8. a special ceremony will be held at san francisco city hall tonight at 5:00 to mark the milestone. san francisco mayor ed lee and gavin newsom are scheduled to speak. family members, friends, and classmates of cal football player ted agu will gather tonight for a candle light

vigil. he died last week during a team work out outside cal's memorial stadium. the popular athlete had been selected to the second team all pac 12 just last fall. his fra fernty brothers are organizing this week's vigil. candles and special wristbands will be available to the first 1,000 people. the south is bracing for an ice storm. at least five deaths have been blamed on the weather including a crash in texas where icy conditions caused an ambulance driver to lose control. >> there is no way you can deal with ice. i don't care what yankees say you can't drive until ice.

>> south carolina is also bracing for its first ice storm in almost a decade. parts of the state could see three quarters of an inch of ice and up to eight inches of snow. french president -- [ inaudible ] this follows the french president's two-day visit here in washington where he was honored with a state dinner last night. in his toast they paid tribute to the close ties between the u.s. and france. >> it is true that we americans have grown to love all things french. the films, the food, the wine, especially the wine. >> among the more than 300 guests at the state dinner were many celebrities including actress julia. time is 4:40. a southern california news camera man captured more than he bargained for while shooting

a story. >> next thing i hear is i love jesus christ and i hear a smash. >> wow. it happened yesterday afternoon on the holly wood walk of fame. he says after seeing the man start smashing the windows of this cop car he backed away and then called 911 but he kept the camera rolling as the man reached in and was later arrested by police. 4:41 is the time. a place of worship becomes the victim of a crime. the valuable items stolen from a san francisco church. and keeping connected. 35,000 feet in the air. the new social network being launched by virgin america. >> good morning. right now traffic is moving along pretty well for the bay area commute. here's a look at highway 4. it doesn't look bad coming up to the willow pass grade. >> the weather doesn't look bad but there will be a lot of high clouds to the north. mostly sunny to the south but

what about any rain?

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time is 4:44. shawn white not going to become the first american man to win the same winter event in three consecutive olympic games. just a warning we will update the olympic medal count in the next story. critics called his run sloppy and say he bobbled some of his tricks. the gold medal went to a rider from switzerland. norway is in the lead with a total of 11 medals. canada is next with nine. the u.s. and russia follow with seven medals each. spectators have their own competition of sorts.

souvenir shopping. pop up stores carry all of the olympic merchandise. hats along the most popular items. there are versions that look like the three olympic mascots. there are also traditional russian fur hats and stocking caps but the most popular item of all are the mitt tapes that include the flags of each participating countries. the gold coin it weighs more than $6.5 pounds. something you won't see much of in sochi is the apple logo. olympic workers are swooping in on reporters using apple laptop. they are putting tape over the famous symbol of the apple. that is because the south korean company bought the rights to be the official electronics sponsor. version galactic says this is the year it offers special space flights. it has already sold 680 tickets

for quarter million dollars each. travelers will experience the weightlessness of zero gravity. the program however still needs final approval from the faa. virgin georgia lat tick opens that happens before the end of the year. virgin america will offer a dedicated social america during flights next week. they will have a dedicated linked in app so they can connect with others on their flights on other virgin flights. virgin already offers seat so seat texting and in flight flirting options, pam. service will be available on all virgin america flights by the end of the month. hey girl in seat a-16. >> i know just what you need to be bugged on the plane. 4:47 is the time. sal, how is traffic in >> how you doing pam? [ laughter ] that kind of stuff wasn't available when i was single any way. >> no. >> let's take a look at the

commute. it's not all that bad. there is one notable problem spot. that would be in san francisco. a fatal crash that we've been talking about since we went on the air at 4:30. they are still doing their investigation on vanness at pacific. it does look like the car is still there. as we look down the street that is broadway down the street there. you can see traffic is completely blocked off. so you will not be getting through any time soon. we'll let you know. tara is out there. she is out there gathering more information. let's take a look at the bay bridge. it is light so far coming into san francisco. we are hoping for a slightly better traffic day than we had yes. it was a little bit rough. a little bit crowded all morning long. today right now it's off to a good start. speaking of -- let's go to steve. [ laughter ] >> thank you, sal. not sunny yet. unless you are watching this on

the east coast. a lot of cloud cover. the rain line is up to the north. the recent rain usually for those of you that remember 60s and 70s. we would get rain and then a couple weeks of dry weather and that valley fog would set up shop and it wouldn't budge for a couple weeks. we don't see that anymore. so patchy fog developing. but with the higher clouds that will really prevent it. you need clear skies and calm conditions. you almost need some patchy fog. a lot of clouds continue top stream over. mostly cloudy day for the north bay. it looks pretty weak but we will continue this into wednesday. maybe thursday morning as well. but i think that is about the southern extent on it. 40s on the temps or very low 50s. oakland at 51 degrees. temperatures near average this time of year. with the cloud cover streaming into the north it might be a little cooler there. speaking of cooler it continues to be brutally cold. the big news continues to be the system that came out of texas and oklahoma and now move into the deep south sure looks

like rain turning to freezing rain and snow. this will head to the northeast tonight and tomorrow night. another whopper of the system there. ukiah 43. tahoe 43. cloud cover responsible for a lot of that. heavy duty rain up near crescent city. i've seen projections for the next five days for a foot of rain there. it has plenty of moisture with it. if we can get this to sag south a little bit. it doesn't look like it will come this far south until maybe sunday. next week is looking very interesting and promising for a cold rain. we'll see next tuesday and wednesday. fog, sun, clouds. clouds to the north. some sun to the south. and a little mix of fog in there. 50s and 60s. kind of a near average for this time of year. maybe a little above toward morgan hill. mostly cloudy thursday. a little light rain up north. friday looks good to warm. i might be a little heavy on that high. it will be in the upper 60s.

increasing clouds saturday. rain or shine a san francisco tradition take place this saturday. always fun. there will be more than 100 entries at the chinese new years parade. it will include 22 floats that are currently being handcrafted at pier 54. this is the year of the horse. many floats feature the sacred animal. of course you can watch the parade right here with us on ktvu channel 2. we've been televising it since 1987. news anchor julie will host once again with rider ben of rolling stone fame. our live coverage begins saturday at 6:00 p.m.. practice your wave, brian. >> got it. >> it's always fun. fun to see all of our viewers. time is 4:51. coming up there are more concerns from a petaluma slaughter house. the second federal investigation is that is being launched after nine million pounds of meat is recalled. >> they just wouldn't go away.

and i saw someone outdoors and they just kept knocking. >> a scary afternoon for a 13- year-old boy after three men forced their way into his home. his quick thinking that landed those men in handcuffs.

welcome back. east bay mud is now the latest bay area water district to ask for voluntary water cut backs.

the board voted yesterday to ask for a 10% reduction in water starting immediately. the crickets manager of watt -- the districts manager of water operation says the storm has helped but it will take five more big storms to make sure reservoirs are in good shape come september. in washington, d.c. they introduced a drought relief bill to counter ones passed. it will grant $300 million in emergency aid and require federal agencies to do all they can to boost water supplies. the house bill focuses on lifting environmental restrictions to allow more water to be pumped from the delta. president obama is scheduled to visit fresno an friday to discuss federal efforts to respond to the drought. the ground is drying out the trees and branches are still dropping around the bay area creating a safety hazard. a massive branch from this 40- foot tree fell yesterday morning. city workers say they can't keep up with calls for service and budget cuts have forced the

department to make stafng cuts. they say there are just five arborists available in san francisco to monitor 105,000 trees on the sidewalks alone. >> so it means we are not able to do proactive pruning hardly at all. we are basically responding to requests and because of that trees are not getting inspected as regularly. >> in 2011 the city began transferring responsibility for maintaining some of the trees to homeowners. the hope now is to put a parcel tax proposal before voters this year and put city workers back in charge of all street trees. continuing coverage of a channel 2 investigation that is prompting one state assemblyman to try to change california law. our investigation exposed a loophole allowing drivers to dodge tolls using a new car dealer plaquer. that cost california millions of dollars in uncollected tolls. now they plan to pass a bill to

require all vehicles sold top leave the dealer lot with a temporary license plate. >> we believe the cost will be relatively minimal. given the fact we are not creating a brand new system. it is simply dove tailing with the system. >> the bill is expected to be introduced next week. a slaughter house in petaluma which recalled a years worth of processed beef is facing a second federal investigation. the press democrat reports that rancho feeding corporation is being investigate the. the slaughter house temporarily shut down operations and recalled nearly nine million pounds of meat amid concerns it might be unsafe and were not thoroughly inspected. a 13-year-old boy is being called a hero after stopping a robbery in his own house. he was at his home when three men started pounding on the

front door. he called 911 and then ran to the backyard to hide. >> hoping i get somewhere safe with the police department. hoping they get the guys that are breaking into my house. >> the men were putting jewelry, video games, and other items into a duffel bag when police arrived. they were arrested trying to escape from a bedroom window. coming up next in our 5:00 hour we are following developing news. we want to show you live pictures. we are in san jose this morning. a night out at a bar took a tragic turn. we will tell you about the confrontation that led to a deadly stabbing. if you ride bart you may soon have a more colorful ride. the new push under way top bring art to bart. good morning. highway 4 traffic looks pretty good coming up over the grade westbound. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and what it looks like at the toll plaza. only patches of fog. a lot of high clouds coming in. that will prevent that from forming but will the high clouds bring us any rain?

>> we're live in san francisco where part of vanness avenue is blocked off this morning due to a deadly pedestrian crash. it is the third one on this street alone since the new year. we'll tell you what police are doing about it. >> we are live in san jose where a night of fun turns

deadly for one man. >> statewide amber alert remains in effect as police investigate a possible carjacking in oakland. the many questions that surround this incident. >> plus turning public transit into a museum. the new push to bring art to bart. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning. we want to take you out live to san francisco this morning. we are along vanness. you can see still a car there in active scene. another pedestrian hit and killed just a few hours ago. this is the city's fourth pedestrian death this year. ktvu tara moriarty is out there on the scene getting us some more details of the investigation and the problems that this accident certainly could cause for the morning commute. good morning. thank you for joining us it