♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where a deadly pedestrian crash has happened on van ness avenue for the third time this year alone. we'll tell you what police are saying about how fast the driver was driving. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, where a night of fun turns deadly for one man. we'll tell you how officers were able to catch the suspect.

an all -- an amber alert still in effect. a man suspected of carjacking a man and teen. the world continues to mourn shirley temple. why people who want to pay tribute to her star in hollywood can't. "mornings on 2" starts now. groorming. welcome to -- good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." we're live where police are investigating the third pedestrian death on van ness avenue this year. what happened to the driver involved. that's coming up in a live report. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'ming dave clark -- i'm dave clark. let's get to steve. a beautiful sunrise. we have a foggy morning. but a beautiful sunrise. a lot of fog. be careful. it's getting thicker here and visibility could be pretty bad in spots. a lot of high clouds to the

north. maybe rain late tonight, tomorrow morning. that would be for the north bay. the dense fog returns because we had rain, especially to the north bay. it's called the raidation fog. it seems to be less today than yesterday. mostly sunny south bay. i think it will be on the mild to warm side. 40s on the temperatures. temperatures have been stuck tu to these high, thin clouds coming over. the rain line is way to the north. it may dip south by this time tomorrow. not that far south. probably mendocino county,lake county. but drizzle. it looks like it will be in the forecast for us. mostly sunny to the south. 60s for some. upper 50s for others. here's sal. steve, good morning. we're looking at a commute that's moderately avenue. we have problems to report. first of all, let's take a look at the commute at the toll plaza. pardon me. westbound, bay bridge backed up

for a 25, 30-minute wait. that's the drive time into the city. no major problems into the city. and the earlier stall was not there very long. the traffic is pretty normal getting into the city. also if you are driving on 880 northbound and southbound, this has been a normal commute. it does begin to slow on southbound 880 right through hayward. but it gets better by the time you reach union city. speaking. that area, there's an injury -- speaking of that area there's an injury crash at care row carol avenue -- at carol avenue. a good area to avoid. back to the desk. we begin with new information about a deadly pedestrian crash in san francisco. it happened just before 1:00 a.m. at van ness and pacific avenues. it's the fourth pedestrian death in the city in six weeks. ktvu's tara moriarty has been at the scene since 4:30 and has details on why police just announced the driver has been

arrested. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. we do want to mention the fact that van ness is now open between pacific and jackson. it was actually closed for about five hours because of this fatal accident. so the morning commute should go off without a hitch, at least in this area of town. we do want to mention that the person who struck and killed a pedestrian has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter as well as felony hit and run. witnesses say he was trying to leave the scene before police arrived. now, this all happened around 1:00 in the morning. the witness says that the suspect was driving southbound on van ness as fast as you could on a freeway, perhaps around 65 miles an hour. this is the third crash on van ness. police say the driver of the silver compact hit the man and the force of the impact so great that it shattered the windshield and caused the hood and roof to cave in. about a month ago, down the

street, a 36-year-old man -- a 38-year-old man, i should say, was struck and killed by a driver after he ran across the street, crossing several lanes of traffic following an argument. and then last week, an elderly man was struck and killed on sunset boulevard and yorba by an elderly woman. the next morning, another person was killed on van ness near city hall in a hit and run. last year, there were 21 deadly pedestrian car crashes. this year, officers say they've been really cracking down on issuing traffic citations for both pedestrians and drivers and the number of tickets was up about 43% for them as of january. we'll have to wait and see what the figures are like for february. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. more details now. a special service is planned for tomorrow morning in san francisco by families of victims as well as pedestrians who survived crashes. they will gather at van ness and grove, where, as tara mentioned, there were two recent crashes and it's not far from today's death.

organizers will hold valentines for their loved ones as they support the city's vision zero program, which sets a goal of zero pedestrian deaths in ten years. a statewide amber alert still in effect as police investigate a possible carjacking in oakland. take a look at one freeway sign showing that amber alert along interstate 880 in oakland. police all over the state are searching for three people in this kate. there are a lot of question -- case. there are a lot of questions involving a suspected shoplifter, a man and a 13-year- old girl. now, last night, police released this video of the shoplifting suspect in oakland. it was taken moments before he left the safeway store near highway 13 in oakland yesterday afternoon. witnesses say the man had a knife when he jumped into a parked vehicle and took off with a man and teenager inside. so far, no missing person report has been filed by family or friends of the two possible

victims. however, investigators are still treating this case as a possible stranger abduction. they say the three people could be in a car with this california license plate, 6jfm648. police say the car is probably a red sedan. now, ktvu's alex savidge has been on this story all morning. he will have a live report for you coming up at 7:30. a night of fun overnight turned deadly for a man in san jose. he was killed outside of a bar this morning. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose now to tell us about the arrest that was made this morning and also how this case is affecting commuters. janine? >> reporter: things are slowly returning back to normal. police just opened back up east santa clara street near market street a short while ago. one of the westbound lanes between first and second street

is closed while investigators wrap up. now, their focus all morning has been outside johnny's bar where the stabbing occurred. now, in the last hour, these two men who say they are friends of the man who died outside of the bar approached the crime state. they were very emotional. they were at johnny's before the night before the stabbing happened but didn't want to talk more. some sort of argument started inside the bar at 1:30. it got heated, spilled out in the street and that's when a man was stabbed. there were many patrons who witnessed the incident and flagged down an officer moments after the stabbing occurred. >> witnesses pointed out the suspect, the possible suspect, and the officers went over there and made contact with them. >> reporter: was he trying to get away? >> it appears he was walking away in the opposite direction. >> reporter: officers were able to find the knife that they believe was used in the stabbing. at this point, no word on what the argument was about or if

the two men knew each other. police tell me that the suspect and the victim both appear to be in their 20s but their identities are not being revealed yet. now, for a while, this was affecting vta service. but the platforms opened up a little while ago. but bus service was also affected. right now, buses can't go -- go around the portion of santa clara. so if you do need to catch the 522 or the 22 westbound, you need to go to santa clara and market street. but again, police expect to have everything back open including that one westbound lane here on east santa clara in the next -- just in the -- definitely in the next half- hour. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:09. the families of nine boys are filing lawsuits against a bay area elementary schoolteacher. the boys all claim that 45-year-

old joseph martin physically, emotionally and sexually abused them. he faces charges and is scheduled to go on trial next month. the families are suing the mt. diablo school district and a dozen current and former district employees. the boys who are not being identified attended woodside school in concord when the alleged abuse occurred. the district is accused of failing to report abuse. a grand jury has intitled an toe lynn garcia-er to -- antolin garcia-torres in the sierra lamar case. her body was never found. prosecutors say her dna was found in garcia-torres's car. >> any kind of progress at this point would be welcomed because we've been waiting for almost

two years now. and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> prosecutors say the indictment eliminates the need now for a preliminary hearing. so the case can go to trial. garcia-torres is scheduled to be indicted on the new charges tomorrow. happening today -- students at san jose state will hold a summit on the recent hate crime on campus. the black student union and the african-american fraternity will discuss the case at 6:00 at dudley morehead hall on campus. an african-american student is claiming that four white roommates tormented him, put a bike lock around his neck and put a confederate flag up by his window. police say vandals stole a stain-glassed window from the church in the tenderloin. church officials say the window

is 106 years old and there are few like it in the world. >> i don't know who would take it and what they would do with it. it would be very -- i think it would be very difficult to sell it or, you know, pawn it. >> the church is well known in the tenderloin for allowing the homeless to sleep in its pews at night. church officials say they don't believe the thief was one of the home les people. police say there are no suspects so far. 7:12. fans of shirley temple had to find an alternative to putting flowers on her hollywood walk of fame star. that is the traditional way to honor entertainment legends. but temple's star was temporarily removed because the sidewalk is closed. so fans put flowers near the women and film gazebo on hollywood boulevard instead. included there, a lollipop, in honor of had her son "on the

good ship lollipop" from the 1934 movie "bright eyes." happy 10th wedding anniversary. we'll tell you what's happening today, celebrating the pioneering same-sex marriages that happened at san francisco city hall ten years ago. a school bus driver and a student in wisconsin get into a fight while the bus is moving. what prompted the violence. right now, we are looking at a commute that is pretty slow in many areas, including highway 4. we'll tell you more about the contra costa commute along with the bay bridge. already some filtered sun out there. a lot of high clouds in the north bay and plenty of pockets of fog. some of that is very thick. maybe some rain this week. we'll see. we'll talk about what could be better next week.

in wisconsin, a teenaged

boy attacking a bus driver on a moving bus. and the bus driver fights back. the student was mad that the driver demanded to see his i.d. for being disruptive. the driver got up from the steering wheel and fought back. the bus kept rolling. look. it hit three cars before it came to a stop. the teenaged boy is facing charges of battery in juvenile court. the driver, he's been fired. a winter storm in the southeast has knocked out power to 93,000 people, also all of today's flights between san francisco and atlanta have been canceled. our reporter is live in atlanta with a look at the conditions there right now. looks pretty chilly, sara. >> reporter: it is. we're just east of atlanta actually in a suburb.

here's it's been on-and-off freezing rain. you can really hear the difference when that freezing rain hits the ground and it's ice and it turns to ice and it makes for a very slick road, very slick sidewalks. they are telling everyone, please stay inside because over the course of the next day or so, some areas could see up to an inch of ice. the first round of this week's winter storms brought ice and snow to the southern states from texas to north carolina. the major problems so far and the major concern looking into the future is ice. >> there's no way you can deal with ice. i don't care what yankees say. you can't drive in ice. >> reporter: the icy conditions have been blamed for a number of crashes, weather related incidents killed at least five people including three in texas who died in an ambulance, lost control, overturned and caught fire and two in mississippi died in two different crashes. more than 2400 flights have

been canceled ahead of the storm. amtrak says it suspended rail service, too. in the south, the mid-atlantic and the northeast. georgia's governor warned wednesday's weather could be much worse. >> i would caution everyone that the second round will be much more serious than what we've seen today in metropolitan atlanta. >> reporter: in a tuesday teleconference, the national weather service briefed emergency officials in the atlanta area on what was to come, warning ice storms could have a catastrophic effect leaving some people without electricity for as much as a week. >> this is not gonna be the same kind of event we had a couple of weeks ago where we had more traffic tieups. we'll lose power and folks will probably have to be rescued, et cetera. >> we're not kidding. we're not crying wolf. it's serious business. >> reporter: now, you heard the georgia governor say it's serious. one of the things they are most concerned about is the potential for a lot of people

to be without power. when you have this amount of ice falling in a short period of time, there's always the potential that a lot of people, downed power lines and downed trees could lose power. crews have been brought in from other states to be prepared, to have the crews work on that. we've also noticed the roads were -- sand was put down on the roads before the ice started to fall, which is different. a couple of weeks ago, the city was completely caught offguard by a storm that, quite frankly, was much less mile -- or much more mild than this one. this one is predicted to be a lot worse than that. kids are home from school today. a lot of people are not going to work. they are staying off the roads and officials are hoping that that will prevent those same problems, that same gridlock from happening again. reporting live in decatur georgia, back to you. >> all right. thank you. 7:19. kentucky senator rand paul plans to file a class-action lawsuit against president obama

and top officials in the national security agency over the government's surveillance program. the senator's political action committee said paul will file the lawsuit today. the nsa has been under fire since edward snowden leaked information about the surveillance programs. rand paul is a potential republican 2016 presidential candidate. he's been a critic of u.s. surveillance programs saying they infringe on basic civil liberties. president obama will sign his promised executive order to raise the federal minimum wage for federal contractors. he first announced the measure during his state of the union address. it raises the minimum wage for federal contractors from $7.25 an hour to $10.10. the president is also calling on congress to pass legislation to raise minimum wages for all workers to the same level. all right. 7:20. let's get everybody out the

door. sal, have you taken care of highway 24? >> we're trying to. it's a little bit slow out there on 24, between walnut creek and oakland. but it's not something we haven't seen. for example, the traffic continues to move along pretty well here on 24. but it's a 12-minute drive time between walnut creek and the tunnel and then more time on the other side. taking a look at the toll plaza, this is about a 30- minute delay before you get into san francisco. maybe a little more than that. maybe 35. i'm gonna say 35 minutes. live drive time for the average time, anyway, unless you are in the carpool lane. in san jose, northbound 101, slow traffic getting into sunnyvale, 85 slows at 87. 280 is the best bet getting up to highway 17. slow traffic. 680 and 880 getting down to the south bay. and slow traffic on 101 on the peninsula as you drive down 292. 7:21. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. kind of a cool shot here. higher clouds. but the fog snaking its way

around. some of it is really, really thick. in fact, no -- no fog advisory but things have thickened up here in the last hour. it should be this way until 9:00 and then it begins to lift and burn off. a lot of high cloud in the north bay. kind of a split forecast here. mostly cloudy to the clowrgt and mostly sunny to the south -- north and mostly sunny to the south. patchy, thick fog in spots. this may lead to light rain for the north bay. i think it will be mainly mendocino county, lake county. it does not look like much but we'll probably get some drizzle tomorrow morning. 40s on the temperatures. they haven't moved all morning long. higher cloud continue. we're on the southern edge of the moisture. it's 9 in chicago. that's a heat wave compared to what they've been. they've been subzero.

it just came across on twitter. the pictures coming in from atlanta. there's nobody out. it's a ghost town. rightfully so because they are getting the ice and it extends all the way to augusta, the best thing that could happen, snow. that would be better than the freezing rain. the rain line is far enough to the south. it's a mixed precip its a mess. it will be awful. there will be all sorts of downed trees and power lines all the way into the carolinas. that's heading to new york and washington and boston tomorrow. we have a lot of moisture but it's heading up towards the oregon border. a wind advisory is out. the moisture source is very, very heavy. it was over the north bay. overall, though, everything stays to the north. there could be a dip in the jet stream. it doesn't look like much. santa rosa showing up, .07. that would be by through saturday. i think that's a little overdone. we'll see. maybe we'll get a little bit out of it. fog, sun. a lot of clouds. a lot more sunshine.

kind of hazy sun to the south. we'll see temperatures down in the santa clara valley. 50s and low 60s for the north bay. mid-60s or low 60s east bay. south bay will be warmer. more sunshine there. 68 in gilroy. 50s and 60s on the coast and also in the city and on the peninsula as well. not much change tomorrow. mostly cloudy, drizzle. does look warmer on friday. saturday morning will be all right. we'll get increasing clouds. sunday looks cloudy, cooler, maybe a little rain to the north. a bay area-based afl is make -- airline is making it easier to stay connected while traveling. what virgin america is adding to keep professionals linked up while in the air.

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it is 7:31. the signs are still up this morning on freeways for an amber alert out of oakland. a man allegedly carjacked two people at knifepoint in the parking lot of a safeway.

ktvu's alex savidge will have more on who police are looking for and some of the strange twists we're learning about in this case. that's all coming up in a live report. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. a lot to tell you about. weather, traffic. steve's right over there. we have some fog. there's foggy conditions out there. a lot of high clouds. kind of favoring more to the north. but all part of that moisture source which was over us on the weekend has moved north. up near the oregon border. for us some of these higher clouds continue to drift across. mostly cloudy up in the north bay. machine to the south. 40s on the temperatures. very low 50s. again, kind of cool, chilly for some. that fog is thick. visibility quarter mile or less for a few locations especially around san jose or blossom hill. makes more sense to have fewer clouds. fog, sun, clouds, mix of sun and clouds here today. temperatures upper 50s for some. even some mid-60s for others, especially down towards the santa clara valley. here's sal.

traffic is moving along slowly in some areas. i want to point that traffic in san jose northbound 280 is slow from just before bascom avenue overcrossing. but 280 is the best freeway. 101 is slow from near the capitol expressway stop/start traffic up to sunnyvale. let's talk about the commute at the toll plaza. it's about a 35 to 40-minute drive time into san francisco. want to mention the peninsula, 101 south. backed out of burlingame to san mateo. 208 is a pretty good alternate there as we move to 280 out the daly city it slows to san bruno. southbound 101 is a better call there. 7:33. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. an amber alert still in effect this morning after the apparent kidnapping of an elderly man and a 13-year-old girl. now, oakland police think the two were carjacked yesterday outside of a supermarket. ktvu's lz also joining us live

-- ktvu's alex savidge is joining us live. >> reporter: one of the big questions, who the potential kidnapping victims are. that's something that's not been answered. no one has come forward to report this pair missing, yet police believe this was a stranger abduction. that's why as you head out the door, you will notice the caltrans signs are lit up along bay area freeways with information on this amber alert and the car. police are asking you to be on the look out for it. let me show youview released -- show you video released late last night. it's of the suspected kidnapper. it was taken inside the safeway store on redwood road near highway 13. police say the man initially was shoplifting inside the store. he was armed with a knife. witnesses say he then ran through the store, jumped into a parked car with an elderly man and a teenaged girl inside of it and that car sped off from the parking lot. witnesses told police it was clear the man and the girl were

in trouble. >> we're working with the federal -- with federal agencies as well as local agencies. one of our federal partners is the fbi. they've assisted us. >> reporter: oakland police say the suspected kidnapper they are looking for is described as a plaque man in his 40s, he's about 5'7", about 165 pounds. investigators believe that man and his two potential victims are in a red sedan, possibly a maroon sedan with california plates on it. 6jfm648. this morning i was told by oakland police by a spokesperson there's no new information in this case, no updates. the search still ongoing for those potential kidnapping victims. we're live this morning in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. 7:35. san francisco police are searching for two suspects from an overnight chase that ended in south san francisco.

it started last night when police spotted this silver suv at haas street wanted in connection with a shooting. the suv driver led police on a chase down highway 101 that ended when the suv crashed into another car near highway 380. police arrested the driver and are searching for two passengers who ran from police. police say several guns were found inside the suv. 7:38. police in gilroy investigating that city's first homicide of the year. investigators say two men got into a fight last night near a park. two other men became involved and someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. a 68-year-old man was shot and killed. a 34-year-old man was suffered life-threatening wounds. police are out there searching for two people who fled the scene in a white compact car. children walking to school in san leandro should pay extra attention this morning. a 13-year-old girl heading to bancroft middle school

yesterday says a man in a car pulled up alongside her and he told the girl that her mom wanted him to give her a ride. the girl ran to her school and alerted her teachers. the suspect is described as an african-american man, about 30 years old, he wore a camouflage baseball cap. he drove a car similar to a black chrysler 300 with tinted windows. 7:37. happening today -- french president francois hollande comes here to the bay area. he will stop here at san francisco city hall and meet with silicon valley leaders. this follows his two-day visit in washington. he was honored last night by president obama with a state dinner. now, president obama paid tribute to the close ties between the united states and france. >> it is true that we americans have grown to love all things french, the film, the food, the

wine, especially the wine. [laughter] >> now, among the more than 300 guests at the white house state dinner, a lot of celebrities. there's julia dreyfus. 7:37. today marks ten years since the city of san francisco handed out the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples. as we've seen a lot has changed since those were first issued ten years ago. ktvu's brian flores is live in san francisco city hall with reaction to this historic anniversary. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. a lot has changed since those first wedding ceremonies took place and licenses issued to the first guy marriage couples out there. this afternoon, many people including mayor newsom will hold a special ceremony behind me here at city hall. that's planned for 5:00 p.m. tonight. guest speakers include ed lee as well as newsom.

speaking of newsom, his move to issue same-sex marriage licenses to 4,000 couples was pushed back at the time. many remember the long lines of couples waiting to get married. that went on for a month. that launched several court battles and then you had to struggle with the battle over prop 8. that was brewing at the polls and then the eventual defeat with the supreme court allowing it to stand. during a ceremony this afternoon, newsom and several others will be honored for their work. we spoke to people at the castro district to see how they arerring the anniversary -- are remembering the anniversary. >> freedom for everyone is freedom for everyone. i believed it all of this time. being almost 40 did i think in my lifetime? maybe not. i love it. more power to us and to everyone, actually. >> it was interesting to see how it all played out. there was, you know, it's one

of those issues that has a lot of back and forth. a lot of repeal and reinstatement. >> reporter: according to the county clerk's office, the amount of marriage appointments have increased on a per week basis. the county says they average more than 300 appointments for marriage licenses and that number continues to grow. some of the first same-sex couples that got married ten years ago plan on attending the ceremony this afternoon and some say today will be a renewing of their vows. now, to go along with the ceremony tonight, tomorrow night, another ceremony will take place at grace cathedral church off california street to mark this very special anniversary. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:40. in the meantime, a legal battle over gay marriage is taking place in another state this morning. a judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the bal on same-sex marriage in texas. attorneys for two gay couples will have the federal judge to immediately lift the ban while

a trial takes place. they say the texas law illegally diskim nates against them -- discriminates against them because of their sexual orientation. dr. susan hogan performed several autopsies, including one on 13-year-old janle conway ail en. she was found raped and killed in a fairfield park a year ago. the daily republic newspaper reported that hogan e-mailed the prosecutor suggesting the sex between janle and her alleged attacker might have been consensual and her death was accidental. defense lawyers are reviewing cases where hogan investigated. >> my office as well as the private defense bar in solano county are investigating whether or not dr. hogan was incompetent or competent, honest or dishonest. >> the hearing in allen's case

is scheduled in two weeks. a new field poll shows californians are more concerned than ever about a children's -- about a child's diet and physical activity. 59% of respondents now cite poor eating habits or a lack of exercise as the top two health risks for children far outranking drug use and violence. the survey also found that californians support a push towards flutes and -- fruits and vegetables in low-income neighbors. 90% favor healthy programs and attract farmers markets to the neighborhood. the poll found that 92% want fresh drinking water available in all schools, parks and public buildings. more than 3.7 million child car seats, they are being recalled by greko. they say children can be trapped by buckles that may not unlatch the way they are supposed to. the recall is covering 11 forward-facing car seat models

made between 2009 and last year. graco says spilled food or drink can make the buckle on the harness hard to use. if you have one of these, contact the company for a replacement buckle. the price of gas is starting to rise again. how much more it could cost you to drive just weeks from now. the special touches being put on the floats for the chinese new year's parade. good morning. we're looking at a commute that is now beginning to top off. some areas are beginning to improve. this is not one of them. i will give you a drive time. a foggy start for many. very thick fog has developed. once that lifts, it will be machine to the south bay but what about the north bay? a lot of clouds up there? any rain?

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well, first it looked like the streak would continue thanks to comments from janet yellen but now the main indexes have turned mix. the dow is down 29. it had been above 16,000 for the first time in a while but it dipped down below. the nasdaq still in positive territory, up 8 and the s&p now flat. 7:46. virgin america will start offering a dedicated social network during flights next week. the burlingame based airline will have a dedicated linked-in app so professionals can connect with others on their flights. on other virgin flights or at airports. vir yin already offers seat-to-

seat texting and in-flight flirting options. the service will be available on all virgin america flights by the end of the month. art makes you smart. that's the slogan for a local company show casing free art and pam cook's in the studio to tell us how b.a.r.t. is involved. >> b.a.r.t. has a mission, building a database of art that's free to enjoy in public spaces. wonder art's latest project, they want to help people find and enjoy art in public spaces where it's free to look at and enjoy. wonder art has an app so you can find free art around the city but they need some money. the group's kick starter campaign hopes to raise more than $6400 by february 26th. they are less than halfway to that ghoel with about $2800 in

donations so far. now, the group is working with six artists to turn their art work, some which you are seeing -- some of which you are seeing there. the money will pay for advertisement space in 20 separate b.a.r.t. cars during the month of march. prints of six selected works will be there for b.a.r.t. riders to enjoy. tori? >> thank you, pam. rain or sunshine, a san francisco tradition takes place this saturday night. ♪ >> there will be more than 100 entries at the chinese new year parade. it will include 22 floats that are currently being hand crafted at pier 54. it's the year of the horse. many floats feature the sacred animal. >> if we just add the right glitter, it dazzles in a way you didn't know was gonna happen. that's when it gets excited. >> the parade originated until

1960s and has grown into the largest celebration of asian culture outside asia. and if you -- you can go to the parade in person if you want but you can also watch it here. julie haener will host. our live coverage begins saturday at 6:00 p.m. snowboard star shaun white did not become the first american to win the same winter event in three straight olympic games. a quick warning. we're gonna update the medal count later in the story. yesterday, he finished fourth in the halfpipe. some of the critics said his runs were sloppy. they say he bobbled some of his tricks. the gold medal went to a snowboarder from switzerland. norway is in the lead with a dozen medals. canada is next. they have nine. the netherlands has eight.

the united states and russia follow with seven medals each. we want to check in with sal who is keeping a close eye on highway 4. >> we're starting on highway 24. we're looking at the drive time that's become a little bit longer, unfortunately, in this later commute. take a live look at it now from our camera. you can see it's pretty crowded in la fayette. it slows in orinda. this is taking about 15 minutes and without an accident, that's pretty -- that's pretty steep for drive time. when you get to the other side, it does improve on the side to oakland. let's talk about the bay bridge toll plaza, 45 minutes now in case you are -- this mic just -- 45 minutes now as you drive up to san francisco, into san francisco along the bay bridge. i do want to mention that san francisco itself has had slow traffic from about third street all the way in. 280 extension slow. 280 at alemany.

san francisco is kind of slow there. if you are driving on 19th avenue, the same near san francisco state. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. a lot of fog out there. high clouds for others. it will be mostly sunny, i think east and south. probably on the peninsula as well. but to the north there will be a lot of clouds. some of the visibility is not that great. the recent rain. the reason why. you get temperatures overnight. usually you need clear skies. but for some to the south, that's happened. temperatures and the dew point come together. the rain line, a couple of reports coming in from crescent city, perry and ronald, raining big time. there were wind advisories near the oregon border but i think those ended the 4:00 a.m. lake tahoe has a wind advisory as well. a lot of cloud cover taking aim to the north. that's where the moisture source is focusing the attention farther to the north.

it might dip south thursday morning. patchy fog. more to the north bay. possibility of some very light rain tomorrow morning. i think it will be up in mendocino county and lake county. i don't think much will fall south. 40s on the temperatures. very low 50s and for us, again, partly cloudy to partly sunny. it continues to be cold but not as brutally cold as it has been. it's 9 in chicago, milwaukee. 87% of the great lakes covered in ice. almost record proportion. but the big news is the deep south. it's a ghost town in atlanta. for good reason. it's freezing rain or snow. i would rather they get the snow. but they don't use the word catastrophic very often. but this one might be for some because the freezing rain, it snaps the power lines. it's 44 in tahoe. 43 in ukiah. clouds will continue to move north for probably a while. next week is looking promising for colder systems. we'll see if that develops.

there's the rain line through thursday. ukiah never dips south of that. everything takes aim to the north. projections of about 10 to 12 inches of rain up near crescent city and the oregon border. i think that's where the focus will be. del norte, humboldt, it will rain. temperatures, 50s and 60s. a little cooler because of the cloud cover there. mid-60s for some. brentwood, 66. 67 morgan hill, 68 gilroy. santa clara at 66. 59 san francisco. 65 in redd wood city -- redwood city. friday looks pretty good. saturday morning is all right. light rain north. new this morning, the trial date has been set for the man accused of the deadly boston marathon bombings last year. plus --

>> they just wouldn't go away and then i saw someone outdoors and they kept knocking. >> a teenager stops a robbery in his own home. how police call to police may have solved other crimes. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well.

anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. and this february, the crowd favorite meatball marinara is our featured $5 footlong.

top it with melty mozzarella, green peppers or any of your favorites, on your choice of freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh. an east bay highway patrol officer listed in stable condition after being hit by a car yesterday afternoon. it happened on interstate 580 in san leandro near the offramp for 150th avenue. traffic backed up for five hours after this. the chp officer had gotten out of his car to help the drivers of two disabled cars while a third car drove by, hit the stalled cars and pushed them towards the police officer. he and the drivers of the two disabled cars, they were all take ge to the hospital -- taken to the hospital with non- life-threatening injuries. family members, friends and classmates of cal football player ted agu, they will

gather tonight for a candlelight vigil. the 21-year-old died last week during a team work out outside of cal's memorial stadium. he was a very popular athlete. he was selected to the second team all-pac 12 squad last fall. we're now learning that a young boy in manteca home alone during a robbery might, in fact, might have stopped a crime ring. he was at his manteca home after school when a man started pounding on the front door. when the man didn't leave, alex called 911 and then hid in the backyard. >> hoping that i get somewhere safe with the police department, hoping that they get the guys that are breaking in my house. >> the men were putting jewelry, video games and other items into a duffel bag when police arrived. police say a search of their car turned up items that had

been stolen from nearby homes. >> i feel very proud there was able to help out our community and, you know, i'm glad they got these people doing this. >> three people were arrested and they are facing burglary and conspiracy charges. 7:57. san jose police make an arrest in the deadly stabbing thanks to bystanders. what witnesses did and hue the investigation is -- and how the investigation is affecting the morning commute. >> reporter: we are live in san francisco where another deadly pedestrian crash happens on van ness avenue. we'll tell you what charges the driver now faces.

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♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. good morning. it's 8 :00. welcome back to "mornings on 2." live pictures. san francisco in the pacific heights area. we're right near van ness and pacific. we're here because lanes have been reopened after a deadly accident again involving a pedestrian. ktvu's tara moriarty is there. she'll bring us a live report on the investigation coming up in a couple of minutes. wednesday morning, february 12th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. let's have a quick look at weather and traffic.

steve, another foggy morning? >> that's correct. we do have a lot of high clouds to the north. a lot of fog around the area as well. that fog tends to burn off about 9:00. so between 6:00 and 8:00, it gets really thick. a lot of 40s. holding steady at 50. a lot of fog around san jose. mostly cloudy day, north bay, mostly sunny, south, kind of a mix of sun and cloud. the main rain is on the north coast. it's coming down pretty good for some. fog, sun, fix of sun and cloud. here's sal. steve, good morning. we've had a moderate commute. i wouldn't say it's the greatest but it's better than yesterday. there's my assessment. let's go look at the actual commute at the toll plaza. 45 minutes. not bad. we haven't had any stalls or accidents on the bridge. but it's not great getting into san francisco. you might wait a little bit if you have the luxury. san mateo bridge, a better option if you are on the

mideast bay, i wouldn't go around it because you might encounter slow traffic around hayward. we have the road sensors to show us slow traffic from north of candlestick all the way up to cesar chavez. 280 is slow from cesar chavez to king street. san francisco -- bib the way, 280 is slow out of daly city. today, getting into san francisco is quite a chore. pack to the desk. >> thank you, sal. a driver is under arrest accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in san francisco. police say the driver was going freeway speeds on the city street. ktvu's tara moriarty is at van ness avenue where there have been three pedestrian deaths there in the past six weeks. good morning, tara zplnkth good morning -- tara. >> reporter: good morning. one woman was walking by with her dog says this city is becoming unlivable. she lives around the corner an was disheartened to learn this

is the third deadly accident that's happened here. the good news, van ness is open. it's been closed for four years, sinc early it morning -- since early this morning. police arrested the driver who struck and killed the pedestrian for vehicular manslaughter and fellly hit and run. a witness says the suspect was driving as fast on van ness as he would on the freeway. perhaps around 65 miles an hour. this is the fourth deadly crash involving a pedestrian since the new year. the force of this crash was so great that it shattered the wild sheend and put a hole right through it. about a month ago, just down the street from here on van ness, a 38-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver after he ran into a street crossing several lanes of traffic following an argument. last week an elderly man was struck and killed on sunset boulevard. the next morning another person

killed on van ness near city hall. the police chief said his officers had been cracking down, issuing a lot of citations and the number of tickets was up 43% for the month of january. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now -- a special service is planned for tomorrow morning in san francisco by families of victims as well as pedestrians who survived crashes. they will gather at van ness and grove where, as tara mentioned, there were two reap sent crashes. organizers -- recent crashes. oh,ers will hold valentines for their loved ones as they support the vision zero program. that sets a goal of zero pedestrian deaths in ten years. turning to our other top story -- ta statewide -- a statewide amber alert still in effect. last night police released this new video you are looking at of the shoplifting suspect who is the focus of this amber alert.

this was taken yesterday afternoon moments before he left the safeway store near highway 13 in oakland. witnesses say the man had a knife when he jumped into a parked vehicle and took off with a man and a teenaged girl inside. but there are a lot of questions about this incident. ktvu's alex savidge will explain it all coming up at 8:30. 8:05. happening now -- an investigation continues into a deadly stabbing in san jose. police say a man was killed outside a bar this morning. this is the city's sixth homicide of the year. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us about the arrest that was made this morning and new information that you just learned about the victim. janine? >> reporter: tori, i'm standing at east santa clara near market. this is where the suspect was arrested. it's about a block away from where the staning occurred outside -- stabbing occurred outside of johnny's. police say witnesses told them that the victim works at a bar downtown.

it's unclear if it was this bar. it may have been a different establishment. police say some sort of argument started inside the bar, it got heated, spilled out in the street and that's when a man was stabbed. crews performed cpr but the man died at the hospital. there were many witnesses at the scene. someone flagged down an officer. the suspect was walking away. he was immediately taken into custody. >> there may have been alcohol involved. we don't know the relationships between the victim, suspect and witnesses. >> reporter: gang-related? >> it does not appear to be gang-related. >> reporter: earlier this morning, these two men who say they are friends of the man who died approached the crime tape and were very emotional. they were at johnthy's earlier in the night before the stabbing happened but didn't want to talk. officers were able to find the knife that they believe was used in the stabbing. at this point, there's no word what the arcment was about or

if the -- arcment was about or if the two -- argument was about or if the two new each other. this did affect vta light rail and bus service around santa clara because police had the road blocked off for at least five or six hours. service was restored shortly before 7:00 this morning. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:07. new this morning, a federal judge has just set a trial date for the suspect in the boston marathon bombing case. dzhokhar tsarnaev is set to go on trial november 3rd for the bombing that killed three people and injured 260 others. the judge sided with prosecutors. they wanted the trial to begin this fall. the defense lawyers wanted the judge to delay the trial until 2015 or even longer. if he's convicted, the 20-year- old bombing suspect could get the death penalty. the families of nine boys are filing lawsuits against a

bay area elementary schoolteacher. the boys claim that 45-year-old joseph morton, physically, emotionally and sexually abused them. martin is facing 125 felony molestation charges and is scheduled to go on trial next month. the families are also suing the mt. diablo school district and a dozen current and former district employees. the boys attended woodside school when the alleged abuse occurred. the lawsuit accuse district workers of failing to report earlier warnings of abuse by martin. a grand jury is now indicted -- has now indicted antolin garcia-torres for the murder of morgan hill teenager sierra lamar and also for attempting to kidnap three other women in 2009. the indictment comes almost two years after antolin garcia- torres was first charged with kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. her body was never found. but prosecutors say her dna was found in antolin garcia- torres's car. >> any kind of progress at this

point would be welcomed because we've been waiting for almost two years now and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> prosecutors say the indictment eliminates the need now for a preliminary hearing so the case can go to trial. antolin garcia-torres is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on the new charges from the indictment. also happening today -- a summit meeting by san jose state students about the recent hate crime on the campus there. it is organized by the black student union and the african- american fraternity alpha phi alpha. it will focus on the african- american student who claimed that four white roommates tormented him, put a bike lock around his neck and held a confederate flag outside of the dorm window. tonight's meeting is at the dudley more campus. 40-year-old timothy rodriquez is a former grad student instructor at the

university. police say on january 25th, he met a female student at a nearby bar. she reported feeling sick after leaving her drink unattended. rodriquez was arrested for a sexual assault and possession of controlled substances. a bay area nonprofit will make a big announcement today about an event that's expected to attract thousands of students from all over the state. the nonprofit we the children is expected to announce the youth education event will take place at the oracle arena in oakland. it will be hosted by natalie portman and manic jonson. 16,000 -- magic johnson. 16,000 students from all over came are expected to attend. california drivers are starting to notice they are paying more for gas in the last few days. gas prices go up as refineries go offline for winter

maintenance and reconvert to the summer fuel formula. prices could go up as much as 50 cents a gallon by mid-march. that would make the statewide average 4.10. that's just 4 cents less than we're paying at this time last year before gas prices started to peak. 8:11. valentine's day may be two days aday but love will be sell -- away but love will be celebrated at city hall today. the historic anniversary being celebrated by thousands of same- sex couples. and what you need to know if you will be heading through sfo airport regarding the ice storm in atlanta. a lot of together out there. a few pockets of sun. the fog will give way to mostly sunny skies. to the north, there's a lot of cloud. can we get those clouds to

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♪ ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i could and got her a subaru. (girl) piece of cake. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.

happening now -- 93,000 people in the northeast have lost electricity between alabama and north carolina. they may not get it back for several days. president obama has already declared a state of emergency in georgia. they are already getting thick ice. more than a foot of snow is also expected to fall in the carolinas as that storm moves up the east coast. meantime, the storm is

affecting air travel around the country. more than 3,000 flights nationwide have been canceled because of this winter storm. all flights out of sfo to atlanta and many flights to north carolina, they've been canceled this morning. jetblue is waiving fees to change flights. amtrak has suspended rail service between new york and many of the southern states. the senate is expected to vote today to again raise the debt ceiling. this comes after the house barely passed the bill with no strings attached. ktvu's kyla campbell is live in washington, d.c. to explain why this is not a done deal. kyla? >> reporter: texas republican senator ted cruz is threatening to filibuster the vote. he wants to require 60 votes for passage, not the simple majority of 51. this morning, harry reid said this the full faith and credit of the u.s. should not be taken

hostage for political gain. >> defaulting on our bills would devastate the economy and erase the past five years of recovery. >> reporter: reid say the senate would likely vote to raise the debt ceiling today. just yesterday, the house barely passed a bill to increase the borrowing limit until march of next year without attaching any demands. house speaker john boehner and a few republicans signed on but boehner said we're on a spending trajectory that's unsustainable. >> the president knows it. every democrat and every republican in this town knows. it has to be dealt with. it's a disappointing moment. i can tell you that. >> reporter: the senate is trying to speed things up and get a vote in today before the approaching snowstorm gets here tonight. congress breaks until february 25th. harry reid said he doesn't want americans or investors worrying about whether or not we'll beat the end of the month debt ceiling deadline. today, president obama will

sign his promised executive order to raise the federal minimum wage for federal contractors. the president first announced that measure during his state of the union address. it raises the minimum wage for federal contractors from $7.25 an hour to did $10.10 an hour. the president wants congress to pass legislation to raise minimum wages for all workers to the same level. 2500 couples into identical wedding dresses and suits took part in the wedding in this country. some crit is have called -- critics have called this cult- like behavior. 8:17. let's get you to where you need to go.

sal, how's the toll plaza doing? >> it's a little bit slow. we might see some as we get closer to 9:00. but right now, it's still jam packed, 45-minute drive time if you are at the end of the line. i keep looking at the bridge to make sure we're not missing any crash on there. when there is a crash osh the bridge, it looks like it's at a dead stop. here we're moving a little bit. it's just very crowded. 45-minute drive time. let's take a look at the commute on the san mateo bridge. the commute looks okay. if you are wondering whether it's worth it to go around to the san mateo bridge, i would say probably not. you will encounter slow traffic in hayward as well and slow traffic on the peninsula. it's about the same drive time, that is. this is a look at 580, the pass commute has improved. dublin looks all right but 880 as i mentioned, slow from 238 all the way down to fremont and on the peninsula, you have slow

traffic as well. 8:18. let's go to steve. a very good morning. very foggy morning for some. for most. most locations either have very thick fog or are in a fog or visibility is not that good. a lot of high clouds especially up to the north bay. kind of a mix of sun and clouds here today. mostly cloudy to the north. recent rain is adding into our radiation fog is what we call it. you get the rain and then it clears out. under usually clear skies and no breeze whatsoever. you get some really thick fog. used to see that all of the time out in the valley. the footprint of the fog. we have some now. we'll deal with that and the cloud cover associated with the extent of that moisture we had on the weekend for us has now lifted well to the north. still streaming across high cloud. patchy thick fog. mostly sunny to the south. could be a little bit of light rain. mendocino county, lake county tomorrow morning. emphasis on light. i don't think there will be too much. there will be drizzle here. 40ss on the temperatures. 47 in antioch.

mountain view, 49. everyone is close here. mix of clouds. it's really ugly, ugly situation in the deep south, especially around atlanta to south carolina, freezing rain. they sent a picture of the -- one of the tv stations. it was a cbs station. this much ice in the parking lot. i mean, how do you get around that? you just can't. that will cause all sorts of problems down in atlanta and also in augusta, i've seen omfreezing rain there. it looks -- some freezing rain there. it looks -- the snow is lifting north. the freezing rain continues to move through. this is a really bad situation for all involved there. it's a ghost town the you see pictures from atlanta. nobody is out. cloud cover going to produce pretty heavy rain up towards mendocino county north. this moisture will continue to take aim to the north. over us, it just drifts south a little bit.

but the main storm track is out of our area. fog, sun, clouds, mostly cloudy to the north. afternoon temperatures, a little cool for some. not bad for others. especially heading towards the santa clara valley. that's where i think they will be the warmest. 50s and 60s to the north. mid-60s or low 60s east bay. a little warmer here. gilroy, morgan hill. los gatos, 66. a little cooler to the north. and also on the coast. the extended outlook has mostly cloudy tomorrow. maybe some drizzle. friday looks good. sunday cloudy. looks like some light rain. >> all right. thank you, steve. b.a.r.t. riders could soon see something different during their commute. a creating moving experience that could be in the works. a new high-tech way to find a lot of dog. how many lost pets have already been tracked down.

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bridge is now officially called the willie l. brown junior bridge. 500 invited guests attended yesterday's dedication ceremony on treasure island. they celebrated renaming the bridge after the former san francisco mayor and long-time state assembly speaker who turns 80 next month. >> it is frankly an incredible achievement and it's something that i'm going to enjoy day in and day out. >> there was one notable no- show. governor brown did not attend the ceremony and says he will not sign any official documents related to the name change. the naacp will pay the $6500 cost for the new sign. the newest winner the westminster kennel club competition sure looks familiar. >> wire fox terrier. [ cheers and applause ] >> sky! >> would you believe it's the 14th time that a wire fox terrier won the title?

that's more than any other breed. the little dog named sky. beautiful girl, defeated a standard poodle. a portuguese water dog and a bloodhound in the final round. more than 2800 dogs competed in the show. well, there's high-tech ways for you to find a lot of dog. it's a new app -- a lost dog. it's a new app. it uses facial recognition technology and photos. the app allows people to register their dog in a special database and if someone seeps a dog that gets lost -- sees a dog that gets lost, they can smap a photo -- snap a photo. they say this comes in response to a heartbreaking problem for pet owners. >> i think the statistics are 9 million dogs were lost in the united states alone last year i think the number 30%, 40% make it home. we're gonna change that. >> the finding rover app was

just released 90 days ago. already it's helped track down 170 lost dogs all over the nation. 8:26. there's a potential problem in the courts of solano county. why several autopsy findings are being questioned. the concerns being raised about the death of a 13-year-old girl. and an amber alert is in effect this morning as oakland police continue to search for two potential kidnapping victims. one is an elderly man. the other is a teenaged girl. we'll tell you the car they may be in and the man they may be with -- coming up. chp just told us they've closed eastbound 580 at harbor and richmond because of a hazardous material situation. we'll let you know what's going on there and how long it's gonna be. a lot of fog this morning and high clouds to the north. it looks like things are kind of quiet here for a couple of days. but will there be rain later on in the week?

signs are still up about an amber alert out of oakland. a man suspected of carjacking two people yesterday at a safeway supermarket. coming up in a live report, alex savidge will tell you more about who police are searching for. it is wednesday morning, february 12th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic. here's steve. very foggy morning for some. low fog again. it will burn off. about a half-hour here, the next hour, a lot of this will start to lift or burn off. a lot of high clouds will take aim at the north bay. a few drifting over. machine south. -- mostly sunny south. could be some light rain

tomorrow morning up towards mendocino county, lake county. there will be some very heavy rain points north. but for us, everyone is calmed down in the rain department. next week is looking better. fog, sun, cloud. mid- to upper 60s. a lot of upper 50s or low 60s with the cloud cover. here's sal. we have a problem in richmond. chp just issued a sig-alert saying they've closed 580 eastbound. that would be coming away from the richmond bridge at harbor boulevard. it's interesting. i don't see the road sensors indicating a lot of slow traffic there. maybe there's no traffic there eastbound 580 at harbor. but they've put that out. there is a -- some sort of a hazmat situation on harbor and hoffman on city streets below the police are there and they are using chp as traffic control to keep people away from this situation. we'll try to find out more for you. let's go to live pictures and show you the bay bridge. finally, it's showing some improvement.

it was up to a 45-minute drive time. it's more like 30 minutes which is an improvement. if you are driving in san jose, that's also improved. 280 northbound into the valley. 8:31. back to the desk. all right, sal. an amber alert still in effect after the apparent kidnapping yesterday of an older man and a 13-year-old girl in oakland. police think they were carjacked outside of a safeway supermarket. alex savidge is live now with some of the continuing questions surrounding the investigation. good morning, alex. >> reporter: quell, good morning -- well, good morning to you. oakland police still have not said who these potential kidnapping victims may be. so far no one has come forward to report the pair missing. still, authorities are working this as a legitimate stranger abduction. that's why this morning as you head off to work, you will probably notice the caltrans freeway signs are all lit up with information about this amber alert and a description of the car. late last night, oakland police

released this new surveillance video of the man believed to be at the center of this kidnapping case. it was taken inside the safeway store on redwood road near highway 13. police say this man was shoplifting and as armed with a knife. witnesses say he ran from the store and jumped into a parked car with an elderly man and a teenaged girl still inside of it. that car then sped out of the parking lot. witnesses told police it was clear the man and the girl were in trouble. >> we also have information reported to us by witnesses that the okay pants of that vehicle did not know the suspects. >> reporter: police say the suspected kidnapper they are searching for this morning is a black man, believed to be in his 40s. he's about 5'7" and about 165 pounds. investigators believe that man and his two potential victims will be in a red or maroon sedan. it has california plates on it.

6jfm648. 6jfm648. if you spot the car, put in a call to 911. the fbi has been called in to take part in this investigation. oakland police calling in quite a bit of resources to find this elderly man and this teenaged girl apparently taken at knifepoint yesterday. we're live this morning in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:34. police in gilroy are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. investigators say two men got into a fight near a city park. two other men then became involved and someone pulled out a gun and started firing. a 68-year-old man was shot and killed. a 34-year-old man suffered life- threatening wounds. police are now searching for two people who fled the scene from a white compact car. defense lawyers in so na low county questioning -- solano county questioning the work of a pathologist that

recently retired. dr. susan hogan performed several autopsies including one on janel conway allen. she was found raped and killed in a fairfield park. a report said that dr. hogan e- mailed the prosecutor suggesting the sex between the girl and her alleged attacker might have been conseen ual and that her -- consensual and that her death was accidental. defense attorneys are reviewing cases that dr. hogan investigated. >> my office, we're still investigating whether or not dr. hogan was incompetent, competent, honest or dishonest. >> the next hearing in allen's case, that's scheduled in two weeks. at least two dozen san francisco firefighters are being subpoenaed to testify in front of a criminal grand jury. this video from june 29th shows an allegedly drunk firefighter hitting a motorcyclist with his truck and 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 0.13 of a the accident. the motorcyclist suffered broken bones and a punctured lung. today marks 10 years since the city of san francisco handed out the first marriage licenses to same-sex couples. as we've seen a lot has changed since then. brian flores joining us live in san francisco city hall with reaction to this historic anniversary. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, dave. well, certainly a lot has changed since those first ceremonies took place and those licenses were first issued ten years ago today, hard to believe for many people. well, today as well. a special ceremony will take place right here at san francisco's city hall. that's scheduled to take place at 5:00 p.m. again here at city hall this

afternoon. guest speakers include mayor lee and gavin newsom. at the time ten years ago, newsom's move to issue same-sex marriage licenses to some 4,000 couples was at first met with scorn and pushback. many remember the long lines of same-sex couples waiting to get married. that went on for a month until the state court stopped it from continuing. that launched several court battles and you had the struggle to get to this point with the battle over proposition 8. that brewed at the polls first and then the defeat by the supreme court allowing gay marriage to stand and opening up the opportunity for other states to follow suit. during the ceremony, newsom and others will be honored for their work. we spoke to others in the castro district to see how they are remembering the anniversary. >> i never thought it would actually come through but, yeah, i'm actually very happy for those who are able to, you know, marry who they love. >> what's great about the marriage thing. it opens up all of the federal benefits for guy couples and --

gay couples and that's what the fight is about. we just need to make sure we get it across the entire country and get those other states on board which seems to be happening. >> reporter: now, according to the county clerk's office, the amount of marriage appointments have increased weekly. the county says they average 300 points. that's up -- appointments. that's up from 250. some of the first same-sex couples that got married ten years ago today plan on attending the ceremony this afternoon and some say today will be a renewing of their vows. to go along with the ceremony tonight, tomorrow afternoon around the same time, another ceremony will take place. that's taking place at grace cathedral church off california street to also commemorate the anniversary. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:38. california attorney general kamala harris is coming to san francisco to officially announce she's running for a second term. harris is scheduled to take the step at the san francisco department of elections in city

hall at 11:00 this morning. she's 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. almost 2 million toyota prius cars are being recalled worldwide because of a sofl ware give -- software glitch. toyota recalls priuses. 700,000 of them sold in north america. no connection accidents have been connect -- no accidents have been connected to the problem. greco is ferling more than 3 -- is recalling more than 3.7 million sar seats. the company says toddlers can be strapped by the buckles.

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u.s. markets are once again -- well, they were positive. but at least the dow has once again slipped back back into negative territory. there was some building on yesterday's rally after janet yell ge said she would continue the central market-friendly low- interest rate policy. taking a live look at the dow, it's still down -- down 59, back below 16,000. the nasdaq is up 14. and s&p is up 3. let's bring you up to date

on some of the other top stories we're following for you -- police in san jose made an arrest in a deadly overnight stabbing. police say a man was stabbed after a fight at a bar spilled out in the streets. the customers flagged down a police officer and they took the suspect into custody. san francisco police have arrested the driver suspected of hitting and killing a pedestrian early this morning in pacific heights. it was a fourth pedestrian death in san francisco in six weeks. ktvu's tara moriarty has been on the story all morning. you have details now on the arrest. tara? >> reporter: that's right. we want to mention that van ness at this particular intersection was shut down for about five hours very early this morning. now you can see that southbound traffic is flowing here between pacific and jackson streets. it has been since about 6:00 this morning. police have arrested the driver who struck and killed the pedestrian for vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. the force of this crash was so

great, it shattered the windshield, put a hole through it and caused the hood and roof to cave in. witnesses say it all unfolded before 1:00 this morning. the suspect driving as fast on van ness as he would on the freeway. this is the fourth deadly crash involving a crash since the new year and the third one on van ness. about a month ago, down the street, a 38-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver after he ran into the street crouseing several lanes of traffic following age argument. last week an elderly man was struck and killed on sunset boulevard by an elderly woman and the next morning another person killed on van ness near city hall in a hit and run. the police chief said his officers have been cracking down issuing a lot of traffic citations for both pedestrians an drivers and the number of tickets was up 43% during last month. we also want to mention there was a very serious accident at the corner of market and octavia sometime overnight. we understand that that victim, the pedestrian is still in very

serious condition. we're live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:46. a bay area startup has a mission. art on b.a.r.t. pam cook is the in studio now to explain. >> the local company is called wonder art. their latest project, getting art on b.a.r.t. cars. now the website and apps were started by a young woman in san francisco with a passion for art. her mission is to build a database of art that's free to enjoy in public spaces. she also wants to see more art. so her latest project to the campaign, to put works of art in b.a.r.t. cars. she tweeted out yesterday that she's about $3600 short of her goal and is hoping for corporate sponsors. one project featured on the website is san francisco hearts officer other the bay area -- all over the bay area. the group is working with six artists to turn their art into

postcard and posters. many of them have local themes. you are looking at some of them drake's bay, srbz of the bay and drought -- sunrise of the bay and drought. the money will pay for advertisement space in 20 cars during the month of march to turn them into moving galleries free to the public. let's check in with sal. everybody bafning for you on the -- behaving for you on the roads. >> for the most part, things are a little bit slow. let's go out and seep what we have to end the morning commute 80 westbound is getting better. as you can see, there's more room. there's still some waiting to be done at the toll plaza itself. westbound as you come up into the city. it's improved a little bit. it's about a 30-minute delay. 880 is slow from 238 all the way down to 237. that's because of some earlier issues. it's not -- there weren't major things but traffic especially now in fremont is very, very

slow heading south. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. a lot of fog around. some of it is slow. cloudy, mostly cloudy morning. we'll end up with mostly cloudy. i think a little bit more sunshine to the south. could be some very light rain. mendocino county, lake county late tonight tomorrow morning. we had a foggy morning here. that low cloud deck will be back again tonight and tomorrow with local drizzle. there's hints of that. that system inches farther south overnight into tomorrow. that will probably squeeze out available moisture. 40s on the temperatures. an tip okay, 50. san jose, 50 all morning long. a lot of fog down towards san jose. the high clouds again taking aim more towards the north. the jet stream, storm track, definitely lifted north. pretty good rain up towards eureka crescent city and into oregon. that's where the main band is. it's gonna dip as we head to the next 24 hours. the moisture is still streaming up from the hawaiian islands.

it's a warm source. but for us now it's lifted north we're getting the cloud cover and occasionally we might get light rain. the projection is very light. santa rosa, .07. i think this is -- you have to go north of healdsburg to find any rain. that would be tomorrow. mostly sunny north. mostly sunny south. but kind of a hazy pattern. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. a little bit cooler to the north. a little bit warmer to the south just by the mere fact the cloud cover will hold back the highs. 66 los gatos. 60s or 50s on the temperature, especially near the coast. mostly cloudy thursday and it looks good on friday. saturday morning, saturday night we cloud it up. sunday morning, maybe some light rain. staying connected while traveling is about to get easier. what virgin america plans to do to expand the social network in the next few weeks. ♪

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ktvu news has just confirmed that two workers at the tesoro refinery in martinez were injured when they were splashed with acid. this is new video of the accident scene. the two victims were airlifted to uc davis medical center. there's no word on their condition. it's not clear what caused the accident at the facility. next thing i hear is i love

jesus christ and i hear a smash. >> now, a los angeles tv news cruise captured a man attacking a police car. this happened yesterday afternoon on the hollywood walk of fame. victor bargas called 911 after seeing the man smashing the police car's windows. he was still rolling as the man reached into the police car and stole some things. he was later arrested by police. 8:54. continuing coverage now of a channel 2 investigation that's prompted a state assemblyman to take action. our story exposed a loophole that allows drivers to dodge bridge tolls by using dealer placards that come on new cars. that caused the state millions of dollars in uncollected tolls. now kevin mulllond plans to require all vehicles sold by

dealers to leave with a temporary plate. that would display a unique identification number and expiration date. >> we believe the cost will be relatively minimal given the fact we're not cre hating a brand-new system. it's simply dovetailing with the existing electronic system. >> reporter: he says the fee for the temporary plates could be as much as $80 which he admits the car dealers could pass onto customers. the bill is expected to be introduced next week. 8:55. the ground is still drying out after last week's big rain storm. trees and branches are still dropping all over the bay area. that's causing a safety hazard. in san francisco's north beach neighborhood, look at this. a massive branch from that 40- foot tree fell yesterday morning. they can't keep up with all of the calls for service. budget cuts forced the department to make staffing cuts. they say there are just five harborrists available in -- arborists available to keep an eye on 105,000 trees just on

the sidewalk alone. >> it means we're not able to do proactive pruning. we're responding to requests. because of that trees are not getting inspected as regularly. >> now, in 2011, the city started to transfer responsibility for maintaining some of those trees to homeowners. the plan now, at least the hope is, to put a parcel tax proposal before voters this year that would put city workers back in charge of all of the street trees. starting next week it will be easier for travelers to stay linked in when flying virgin america. it will have a dedicated linked- in app available that would let passengers connect with others on their flights, on other vir yin flights or at airports. the service will be available on all virgin america flights by the end of the month. rain or shine, a san francisco tradition will take place this coming saturday night. ♪ >> we'll be there. it's the chinese new year's

parade. there will be more than 100 entries this year. it will include 22 floats that are being built by hand at pier 54. it's the year of the horse. many floats feature the animal. you can watch the parade right here on ktvu channel 2. julie haener will host along with rider ben fong torres. our live coverage begins saturday, 6:00 p.m. right here on ktvu channel 2. >> and we'll be there. >> yeah. >> waving to everybody. >> hope to see you there. sal, you are gonna be there? >> yes. i will see you guys this saturday. it will be a good time. i want to show you a picture that ron, our assignment edit ter took on his way home -- editor took on his way home, it's a truck carrying diesel fuel near harbor and hoffman, actually it's on hoffman and harbor. the freeway is shut down at that offramp but the freeway itself is open. avoid the area if you can.

bay bridge toll plaza, about a 20-minute delay now total time getting into san francisco unless you are in the carpool lane. let's go to steve. a lot of fog. mostly sunny south. mostly cloudy north. maybe some drizzle on thursday and then increasing clouds oefer the weekend -- over the weekend, especially on sunday. >> thank you, sal. thank you, steve. that's our report for this morning. thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the statewide amber alert that's still in effect after a reported kipping in -- kidnapping in oakland. wellrove grandpa to his speed dating this week, soi should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel!

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