>> reporter: alameda county sheriff adeputies forced to -- sheriff's deputies forced to open fire on a man who they say -- [interrupted] we have new details about the two california highway patrol officers killed in a crash. a police chase from marin county county to san francisco. the accused crime that prompted two men to run from u.s. park police and lead them across the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: hundreds of fans

come to watch them play but some minor league baseball players say they are struggling to survive. we'll tell you about the action taken in court. good morning. we are live in san lorenzo where a man accused of attacking sheriff deputies with a bat was shot and killed, the long history of law enforcement has with the home where this happened. all of that coming up in a live report. a lot of high clouds and mid-level clouds will be over us. temperatures starting off in the 40s. it's warmer because of the cloud cover. there's not going to be much in the way of precip, if anything. maybe drizzle late, tomorrow or farther north.

temperatures will come up due to the cloud cover. napa was 39. a couple of hours ago. now they are 41. low to mid-40s. but a few upper 40s to near 50. maybe a few breaks. but overall, a lot of cloud cover. not much for the sierra nevada but a wind advisory does kick in at 1:00 and goes until 4:00 p.m. some of the ridges and passes. be advised by that. if you are traveling up or staying here, look for a low the of cloud cover -- for a lot of cloud cover. a lot of mid-50s. here's sal. the biggest problem we have is 80 westbound. it's taken almost double what it normally takes you to drive that stretch. as a matter of fact, i'm gonna see if i can push the maps up here just to see what we've got going on 80 westbound, see what the latest is. it has been okay in berkeley. if are driving from highway 4, there have been a number of accidents. traffic is backed up from highway 4 all the way down to this bart of richmond -- part of richmond.

one was more of a serious accident than the others. numerous crashes. 40 minutes from hercules to berkeley. it usually doesn't take this long so give yourself plenty of extra time. by the time you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, it's backed up for a 35-minute plus delay which is also thicker than usual. everyone is back on this tuesday on presidents' day. once you get on the bridge, it's okay. downtown looks good getting up to the valley. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. topping our news -- the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly officer- involved shooting in san lorenzo. ktvu's alex savidge has been on the scene since 4:30 this morning. he tells us what led up to last night's deadly gunfire. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies say they were forced to open fire on a man attacking them with a baseball bill last last night. they shot and killed the 60-

year-old man at this home in san lorenzo. du.es say they have a had problems in the past with this homeowner. here is a photo of wood bat used in the attack. it was provided to us by the sheriff's office. everything began about 10:00 last night when paramedics were called to treat the homeowner for some sort of medical condition. that man was put into an ambulance and became combative, assaulting. the man jumped from the ambulance and ran back inside his house. the homeowner jumped out at the deputies and hit a sergeant with the bat. the sergeant had his shot gun knocked out of his hands and that's when deputies opened fire on the man. >> the man came out with a baseball bat. he hit the sergeant with a baseball bat. the sergeant was carrying a patrol rifle at the time. it actually disabled the rifle. at that time, he transitioned

to his handgun. he fired along with another deputy. >> reporter: the man's wife was home at the time when paramedics were first called out to the house but she was outside of the home when this shooting happened. it was not hurt. none of the deputies involved in last night's shooting were hurt either including that sergeant who was hit with the bat. he was checked out at the scene by the paramedics. the sheriff's office has a history at this home. a spokesman said they've been called out here at least 19 times in the past for various reasons. the spokesperson for the sheriff's office couldn't say exactly what all of those calls were regarding. we bring you back out to a live picture in san lorenzo this morning. alameda county sheriff's homicide investigators have been here. they are here on the scene but at this point, we understand that sheriff's investigators are waiting for a search warrant before they can really go inside the house and gather all of the evidence they will need to gather in this kate. it will be likely a lengthy -- case. it will likely be a lengthy investigation into this deadly

deputy-involved shooting. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we have new details coming in this morning about the tragic deaths of two chp officers yesterday in fresno county. around 6:00 yesterday morning, officers juan gonzalez and brian law responded to a crash on highway 99 near kingsburg. investigators say they were told the crash was on the northbound side of the highway but it was really on the southbound side. >> they actually drove right into the scene unbeknownst thinking it was still a northbound crash. they were proceeding beyond the collision to get off the freeway and come back northbound. >> officer juan gonzalez swerved to avoid the scene. the police car flipped over. 33-year-old juan gonzalez and 34-year-old brian law were killed instantly. officers gonzalez and law first met in 2008. it was at the chp academy. both started their careers right here in the bay area before they transferred to transfer. officer gonzalez worked in san

jose as a field training officer. he was described as a hard- working, reliable man, never lost his call. officer law started his career in oakland. colleagues say many of them looked up to them. >> he was a general standup guy. when i first came to oakland, he welcomed me as a brand-new officer. he was there to help me out. >> police say when the two ended up in fresno, they became ands. officer law leaves behind a wife and three children. officer gondz was planning to -- gonzalez was planning to marry his girlfriend. the flags are at half staff. the governor says he joins the entire state in honoring officers for their entire commitment and service. you can express your condolences by sharing our

facebook page. it's at the top of our channel 2 facebook page. 7:07. a family in antioch is now homeless after a late night fire. it happened around 10:00 on furlough way near williamson ranch park. the family was not home at the time. you can see how big the flames were and these photos sent to us by a viewer. firefighters did manage to keep the flames from spreading to nearby homes. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. hundreds of fans come to watch them but some minor league baseball players are still struggling to survive. a class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging players are being paid less than the federal minimum wage. janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to explain the lawsuit and tell us about the connection there. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, the san jose giants play here at municipal stadium. many of them dream of playing in the major leagues. the difference in pay between

the two is huge. this new lawsuit says players in the minor leagues are being exploited. the lawsuit says they are failing to pay overtime. they say most miner league else earn $3,000 and $7,000 for the entire year despite routining working 50 hours per week and sometimes 70 hours per week. one of the play, oliver odle. he lived with a host family. >> it's definitely a struggle for them. they have hardly any money. >> they don't get any time off barely any to like go actually and do anything. when ege they do, they -- when they do, they don't have a lot of money for it. >> reporter: they say of the seven players they've oested over the years -- hosted over the years, one has gone to the

big leagues. attorneys are seeking class- action lawsuit. and if that's granted, they can claim the suit under state law or opt in under federal law. major league baseball is expected to respond to the lawsuit sometime next month. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. a marin county man surrendered to police in green bay after a six-hour standoff yesterday. it started at 3:00 yesterday afternoon at a home near highway 101. police were responding to threats of an intoxicating man threatening his wife. he said he barricaded himself in his home. his wife got out safely. it was a tense situation because police say he has at least one gun registered in his name. several of the nearby homes were evacuated but around 9:00 last night, negotiators talked charlestrom into surrendering. three men have been

arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing in downtown hayward. it happened in the parking lot behind buffalo bill's brewery on b street early saturday morning. police say the suspects left the scene but crashed their car about two miles away. two of them later went to a nearby hospital with stab wounds. police arrested 29-year-old daniel ramirez, 27-year-old robert ramirez, and 19-year-old jose vasquez. they all face manslaughter charges and they are expected to be in court tomorrow. 7:11. people in santa rosa continue to protest a shooting death of -- the shooting death of andy lopez. yesterday about 150 people marched through the downtown area and rallied in front of the police department. organizers called it a peaceful protest and say no one was arrested. andy lopez was shot and killed four months ago by eric gelhaus. police say that deputy thought the replica assault rifle lopez was carrying was a real gun.

the protest want criminal charges filed against gelhaus. a new report shows more california college students need help when this comes to paying for schools. in the past six years, the number of students applying for financial aid has gone up by 74%. and at cal state sacramento, the number is higher at 81%. students are being encouraged to get their financial aid happenlycations in before the -- applications in before the march 2nd deadline. there's also 107 million set aside for middle-class families as well, those making $150,000 a year. >> really? >> yeah. >> a big deal. >> uh-huh. 7:12. dangerous high-speed chase, right over the golden gate bridge. how it came to a dramatic end, also the search for the suspect. a mississippi mom expecting tripletsnd ends up with -- triplets ends up and why these quadruplets are especially

care. good morning. we're still looking at pretty heavy traffic especially coming in through the east shore corridor and the san mateo bridge as you can see here, i will give you a drive time for this and the other bridges. a lot of cloud cover. a nice sunrise but the cloud cover will it lead to any rain? cooler and warmer as we go forward here? [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪

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welcome back. 7:15. some of the people who know so- called craigslist killer amanda barber are talking about her claims that she killed at least 22 people. barber and her husband were arrested after police say they contacted a man through craigslist just to kill him together. now, once she was in jail, barber told police she first killed someone when she was only 13. yesterday, a reporter asked barber's husband about her

sudden confession. >> is she being honest? >> who is to say? >> do you think she's lying that she killed 22 people? >> i didn't say that. >> do you think she's telling the truth. >> don't put words in my mouth. >> police think she's making it up to get an insanity claim. they are investigating claims. back here at home, a santa rosa social worker is in jail accused of stealing from the clients he's supposed to be taking care of. 66-year-old larry stark allegedly funneled social security funds from about 50 of his clients to personal account. during the five years before he retired from the north bay regional center. that agency helps developmentally disabled clients manage their life skills. police say the embessled money helped pay for fine dining, golf, gambling trips. even a honeymoon in egypt. stark's wife thinks there is a misunderstanding. >> i'm sure they all say he

took good care of him. he was really good at his job. i don't know how this happened. >> larry stark is being held on $500,000 bail. we now know why president obama is visiting a safeway distribution center in maryland this morning. according to the white house sources, president obama will announce new fuel-efficiency standard for trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles as part of an ongoing effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. he says this move will boost the economy and help the environment. he chose a distribution center to make the announcement because the white house says the pleasanton based company has been a leader in trucking efficiency. the 21st brewery is expanding to second street. according to the website inside scoop, 21st meant owners will open a 95,000-square foot facility in san leandro this

fall. the brewery has purchased the old kellogg's cereal factory on williams street. that's where it hopes to house a tasting room and brewing operation and eventually a restaurant and beer garden. 7:17. a new mother expecting triplets got a baby bonus. her name is kimberly few gate. she was -- fugate. doctors made an incredible discovery. they found a fourth baby who had gone unnoticed in the previous ill trawl sounds -- ultrasounds. they are all identical tends which is extremely care. the babies are in the neonatal care center. their parents hope to bring them home by may. >> that would be very unexpected. >> that would be quite a shock. >> yes. sal, what's the east shore looking like? >> it's very slow.

i'm glad you asked that. it's been a problem. if you drive from vallejo to berkeley, your drive time has doubled. we're looking at the eastshore freeway here. by the time you reach berkeley, it's the best part of it. the rough part is through pinole and richmond because of earlier issues. two or three accidents clustered up there and now the traffic is beginning to finally unwind. they are all heading to the bay bridge toll plaza, they may be late and grumpy. traffic is backed up for a 35- minute plus delay. it's only getting worse. i also want to mention the rest of the eve bay, if you look at the maps, you can see how slow it is. southbound 880 backed up from 238 down to fremont. today i think you should ten minutes to your drive time there and the san mateo bridge a little bit of a delay getting on there. but after that, it looks good from the toll plaza to foster city. 7:19. let's go back to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies for those of you, you are listening but not watching.

there you go. there you go. sunrise, a lot of cloud cover will be with us today. san jose looking for a mostly cloudy day and i mean even morning here. 43. we'll go 53 at noon. a high of 64 which is right about average. did have a couple of -- hold on. did have a couple of upper 30s. we're in the 40s under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. upper 40s low to mid-50s at noon. cloud cover and mainly around 60 to 64 on most of the high temperatures today. could be some very light rain farther north you go, i don't think you will see much. if anything, it's late tonight and tomorrow. a cloudy to mostly cloudy day. mild on the temperatures. maybe cooler right now. this is the last system until maybe next week. even then it doesn't look much prime minister missing -- promising. drizzle i think overnight tomorrow. 40s on the temperatures. low, mid, upper. even sfo is at 50 degrees. san francisco is close so the cloud cover is holding some of these temperatures up and they will continue to do so. plenty there. not much returns on radar. a wind advisory, not much snow

either will fall on the sierra. but they have the wind cranking up as the system gets closer. wind advisory from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., nationally it coats to be true. not as bad. next week could be really cold. there's a lot of snow. they are dealing with snow in the northeast. new york, they are getting more snow. just had a nice picture of central pork -- park. i posted that on facebook. i talked to people back there, they are sick of snow. it's not melting. 20s up in the mountains. reno, 29. upper 50s down to san diego. for us, cloudy today and that system sweeps through. that will give us a clearing trend and then after that, high pressure says i think i like it here. it will start to give us warmer temperatures. mostly cloudy. increasing clouds by the day. 60s on the temperatures. a few upper 50s. brentwood, one of the warmer locations along with gilroy.

everyone else around 63, 64, 65. about the same as yesterday. the lows were colder yesterday. cloudy to mostly cloudy. tonight into tomorrow morning. clearing, drizzle. after that, clearing and warmer temperatures. especially friday and saturday. tori and dave? 7:22. boy, a really bumpy plane ride. passengers now describing their nightmarish flight that left a flight attendant in critical condition. plus -- >> i don't want no one to lose their life that way ever again. >> a vallejo family hopes something good will come out of their personal tragedy. how they are making a deadly intersection safe for others.

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it is 7:24. vallejo families still mourning the loss of a loved one in a deadly tragic accident is now trying to help keep others safe. last month two cars hit and killed sergio pelayo while the 60-year-old was walking across the intersection of tennessee

and halladay street. both drivers are cooperating with investigators. now pelayo's children are teaming up with an organization called team tennessee. they are helping pay the cost of putting up flashing l.e.d. signs at the same crosswalk where their father was killed. >> every time i look at that corner, it reminds me that that was the end of my father and -- i don't want no one to lose their life that way ever again. >> the new lights are expected to be installed in april. family members say their father would be proud of the way they are responding to his death. 7:25. there's a hot debate in the east bay city of pittsburg about unused oil tanks. the west pack energy company, they want to convert the old tank farm into a crude oil facility that would feed local refineries. however, last fall some of the neighbors researched the plant. they say they discovered that a lot of the oil would come on trains from canada. and that worries them.

>> these trains, they want to bring these oils in with, are like bombs on railroad tracks. when they derail, they explode. >> we have a recognized earthquake model on this property that shows there's a high liquid impact potential. >> they are worried that heavy industry leads to more travel rates in pittsburg. supporters of the plan say that oil would bring in new jobs and taxes as well. 7:26. a fund-raising effort is underway to replace saddles stolen from an east bay saddle. the saddles cost about $450 each. the girls' coach said one of the girl just bowpt her own saddle working at starbucks and the stable to earn her own

money. a gofundme page has been set up to replace the saddles. that vase he dropped, it's valued at $1 million. this happened sunday at the perez art museum in miami. the artest told police he destroyed the vase because he's angry that only international art is shown at the museum. he's being charged with criminal mischief. there is a lot riding on a big muni meeting today. how it will directly affect everyone who rides the train, trolley or bus in san francisco. >> reporter: we're live in berkeley this morning where the city says gophers and squirrels are wreaking havoc at a nearby park as well as the bay. we'll tell you how and what the city plans on doing about it --

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good morning. here's another live look of a neighborhood in san lorenzo where the investigation continues into a deadly shooting involving alameda county sheriff's deputies. why deputies say they were forced to open fire on a man, that's coming up. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. doesn't seem too bad, steve. >> a lot of cloud cover over us. i know we're looking towards berkeley. almost the back side of golden gate. you can see the bridge there. it will be a cloudy to mostly cloudy. not much in the way of rain. if anything, mendocino county, lake advisory. looks very light. drought monitor, it went to moderate. most of the state is in really bad shape extreme or even exceptional especially in central california. 40s on the temperatures to 50. right there in san francisco

also sfo. bookends on 50 degrees. napa airport seems to be the coolest at 41. look for a cloudy day. that wind advisory starts at 1:00 and goes until 4:00 a.m. if you are heading over 50 or 80 or some of the higher elevations, you might encounter gusts over 50, 60 miles an hour. mostly cloudy. increasing clouds. kind of a hazy mild, gray day over the bay. nfern temperatures will be in the upper 50s to mainly low 60s. we're still looking at elevated drive times all over the bay. i do want to show you the traffic is going to be busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up for a 40-minute plus delay. a lot of people who were stuck on 80 from earlier troubles are now here and it's very crowded unless you are using the carpool lanes. also the morning commute is gonna be busy. it's not quite slow as it normally gets in the 8:00 hour. now is your chance if you want to get into downtown oakland. i have a feeling a lot of people are stuck on 280. 40 minutes between these two

points on 80, let's say, roughly between highway 4 and the berkeley area. that's an awfully long commute. we've had a couple crashes. some have been more minor. some were blocking lanes. others weren't. that's what i'm trying to say. traffic is very slow. please allow extra time. 7:32. let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal. the alameda county sheriff's office investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting. it happened in san lorenzo last night. we're back out there live right now. these are pictures from the home on paseo grande. a lot of police activity there. crime scene tape's still up several hours after that shooting. the deputies say they were forced to shoot and kill a 60- year-old man who came at them with a baseball bat. now, no officers were hurt. east bay law enforcement agencies know that particular house well. coming up for you at 8:00, ktvu's alex savidge will be here. he will tell us the long history that officers have there. it is 7:33.

a high-speed chase across the golden gate bridge ends in a crash. that's when police say the suspects took off on foot and at this point, they are still on the loose. tara moriarty has more details on what led up to the chase and where the search now stands. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. the search has been called off. we talked to the chp earlier this morning. they said that they stopped looking around midnight so it's been a while. and they also say that those suspects are probably long gone by now. after all, this did happen around 8:00 last night. it's been about 12 hours. officers scoured bushes and many parts of the presidio looking for two men who officers say were breaking into parked cars in the marin head lundz. when officers questioned them, the pair ran. >> they took off at a high rate of speed. they subsequently hit two of our officers' vehicles as they were leaving the area. when they got onto the going bridge and got to the golden gate bridge toll plaza, they

rear ended another vehicle. not law enforcement. >> reporter: police say the duo crashed before getting out and ran. the search was extended including a helicopter. officers searched the fort point area onto the residential neighborhoods at the presidio. so far, no luck. we have seen park police patrolling around. no sign of the two men. we're live at the gk -- golden gate bridge, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a man in fairfield demanding to know why his 16- year-old daughter was shot to death. yesterday, he went to the spot where his daughter naomi's body was found early saturday morning. police say they think naomi rojas was shot at 1:20 in the morning and think several people were with her when the shooting hanked. his father doesn't -- happened. her father says he doesn't

understand why. >> i would like to know why someone put a bullet in her head. >> he says she was a straight-a student who started to hang out with the wrong people. >> police want any people who are with naomi when she was shot to come forward. >> we're learning more about the burned body found in the oakland hills over the weekend. east bay regional park police believe they know who the woman was but they have not released her name. her body was discovered at the entrance to redwood regional park late saturday night. police found evidence near her remains and karked her family who -- contacted her family who had not seen her since last week. an autopsy is expected in the next few days. more than a dozen people were displaced after a fire in the south bay. it happened last night at 6:00 in san jose, not far from the east ridge mall. firefighters say 15 people lived inside that house. ten people were inside when the

fire started. they were able to escape. however, a dog did not survive. the cause of the fire is being investigated. meantime, arson investigators are looking into 5 fire at foothill high school in plan tonight. the -- pleasanton. the fire broke out after 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. some sports equipment and items used for graduation night were stored inside there. no one was hurt. 7:37. there will be no classes today for students at skyline high school in oakland. students and staff are being told to stay home as a safety precaution while maintenance work is done on a ruptured gas line. the contractor repairing the line accidentally created the rupture. school police will be on campus to inform students and parents who don't know about the closure. school is expected do resume tomorrow -- to resume tomorrow. squirrels and gophers, they are wreaking havoc in a park in berkeley. the problem goes way bend --

beyond the holes they are creating. brian flores is out there checking everything out and how this is affecting weather in the bay. >> reporter: we're live at the cesar chavez park. a beautiful park. a lot of runners and walkers and apparently there are a lot of gophers and squirrels. the city says those critters may create to toxins getting leaked into the bay. cesar chavez park used to be a landfill until the early '90s when it was turned into a park. on the surface, things are fine but it's what's underneath that's causing problems. according to the city of berkeley and the regional quality control board, when it rains water goes through the holes and takes the remnants into the bay and affects wildlife. the city plans to hire a contractor to trap the thousands of gophers and squirrels here to get rid of them. we spoke to park walkers.

pollution is one thing but the squirrels and gophers are not a problem to them. >> i think it might be problematic with all of the dogs that come here. i don't know. like, i understand if it -- if it's causing pollution that would be a problem. but there's so many aspects to take into account like the people who come here and the dogs who come here that would be a problem for them, too. >> reporter: the city has done a few things to try to get rid of the gophers and squirrels including bringing in owls. now the city plans to bring in ananimal contractor and the contractors plan to fence off the park one acre at a time and trap the animals. it's unclear whether they will let them go somewhere else or even kill them. also according to the article, the contractor plans to use about 24 underground traps. it's unclear when that work will begin. we have calls into the city of berkeley to find out when that will happen. hopefully we'll have more answers on "mornings on 2." brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:39.

we have new information about a homicide investigation in martinez. police identified 74-year-old lejean south wick as the victim. her daughter christie southwick was arrested. police say christie said over the phone she killed her mother and wanted to turn herself in. an investigation continues. new this morning, problems with the united airlines computer system are causing some delays and ticketing at san francisco international airport. here's a live look at sfo. the duty manager says united's computer system went down at 5:50 this morning. it came back up just about an hour ago at 6:40 but united agents are manually processing tickets until things get fully back to normal and there are long lines at the ticket counter. passengers having to wait up to 30 minutes to check in. we're checking to see if other airports have been impacted as well. it has been four years since muni last raised its fares in san francisco.

but that may change today when the transit agency unveils the new two-year $1.8 billion budget. the muni board will consider raising fares on trains, trolleys and buses. the cost could climb from $2 to $2-point 25 for a single ride as part of a scheduled fare increase. many riders feel they are already paying enough. >> i think i would want to know the reasons why they are doing that. i feel like fares have increased significantly since i moved here some years ago. >> muni could face a major expense later this year. management is set to negotiate a new contract with their labor unions. they are considering using some money to expand the kids ride free program to include 18-year- olds and middle-income teenagers. critics point out that expansion would cost muni more

than $1 million a year. 2 investigates uncovers a massive b.a.r.t. project stuck in its tracks instead of helping to ease congestion as originally planned. are you satisfied with the way this project has been handled? >> well, of course i'm not satisfied. >> gail murray wasn't even elected to the b.a.r.t. board when the planning started in 2005 on the $38 million project to build two crossovers between pleasant hill and walnut creek creek. that was completed in 2011. the tracks are still not up and running and the tab on the project is now $5 million over budget. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, 2 investigates, examines where all of the money has gone and what is still holding up the project. that's tonight at 5:00. 7:42. for the first time since 1998, two chp officers are killed in the same incident. the new details about the deadly crash and the bay area connection for both officers.

a dangerous dare at a college near lake tahoe getting way too close to bears. good morning. we are still seeing traffic times that are elevated out there. northbound 280 traffic slowing at 17. we'll give you a rundown of the south bay commute coming up. mostly cloudy skies. might be a few sunbreaks but a lot of cloud cover is on the way. can we bring any rain and what about the temperatures.

stock market is mixed as traders return from a hong holiday weekend. shares are down 3.8% right now

for the company. healthcare stocks are up following news of a big merger in the pharmaceutical sector. the dow is down 8. the nasdaq is up 23 and the spl up -- and the s&p up 1.50. the irish company that makes candy crush is getting ready to go public. king digital entertainment will attempt to raise as much as $500 million in its initial public offering. king is not saying how many plans they plan to -- shares they plan to sell. they will use the money for working capital and other general purposes which could include general acquisition. safety or spying? that's the question in oakland. pam cook is in the room. a very important vote happening tonight. >> tonight the oakland city council will decide whether or not to move forward with plans for a controversial surveillance center. now, the city calls it a domain awareness center. the idea is to take speeds from

various cameras, gunshot sensors and other surveillance sources and then send it all to the central data center. reactions in oakland are mixed. many people including police officers feel the hub is an important in keeping people safe. but argues argue -- but others argue it would be nothing more than a spy center. >> we see mass surveillance without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion as a violation of civil liberties. >> i think it's a good idea. >> they are trying to stop everything that's going on around here, like bad things. you know what i'm saying? you need the surveillance to see what's going on. >> now, opponents say they plan to file a lawsuit against the city to try to stop the project from moving forward. tonight, again, the oakland city council will take a vote on this multi-million dollar center but in ure next hour of "mornings on 2," the other controversy, that cost. reporting live inspect newsroom. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:47. a flight from denver to

billings, mon tan now became a rough ride for everyone on board. after the united flight experienced severe turbulence yesterday afternoon, five people were sent to the hospital including a flight attendant in critical condition. people inside the plane described complete panic. >> the guy in front of me actually who lifted up and hit the ceiling of the plane and came down on the other side on the way, he crossed the aisle. >> a spokesman said the captain declared a medical emergency as the plane approached billings where the plane did land safely. some college students in tahoe, they've created this new game, it involves bears. students at sierra nevada college try to spank bears. i'm serious. others try to pet a bear. one student fed an an toll a bear after deciding that spafnling it might be too -- spavling it might be -- spanking it might be too

dangerous. bears have been breaking into dorm rooms on campus. now a group is reminding people don't interact with wild animals. >> yeah. boy, pretty dangerous. >> yes. let's check in with sal and hopefully things are going? >> the toll plaza is gonna be crowded as you come into san francisco. 40-minute plus delay. that's -- it kind of topped out there. it won't get any worse. i'm beginning to see it get better. pretty much the drive time may go down if you have the luxe of waiting around. looking at the commute on san francisco freeways, crowded but not all that bad if you are trying to get to the airport. i want to show you 101 in san jose, though, the south bay is very slow from the -- from yerba buena all the way up to sunnyvale. 85 is slow beginning at 87 to saratoga. 280 might be your best bet. it's still slow approaching highway 17. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. a lot of cloud cover over us. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures, well, they are in the 40s right now.

they are going to stay there for a while. then we'll end up with upper 50s low to mid-60s. a lot of cloud cover and not much else. san jose we'll start you at 43. mostly cloudy, continue that theme by noon and then cloud it up by this afternoon and evening. had a few 30s. they are gone now. froempts to near, 50. sfo in the city at -- 40s to near 50. sfo in the city 40s. cloud cover, when they koppel over like that -- topple over like that, that's not a good sign. i know crescent city has had 9.44 inches for the month. that's the first month and i think he will go over average since september. at least somebody in the state is getting rain. eureka national service tweeted 21 straight trace of a trace or more. i think that's it. north coast getting some rain. plk -- mostly cloudy for us. mild temperatures. a lot of cloud cover.

40s, 50s. i think they are stuck. i don't think we'll change too much. cloud cover continues to thicken up as this system moves in. there will be wind advisories kicking in at 1:00. it goes until 4:00 a.m. some of the ridges, there will not be that much snow. there's a lot of snow. it coats to go into the northeast. i've posted on my facebook page a central park photo. winter wonderland in new york city. they are kind of sick of it. it's snowing and it keeps snowing. my buddies in new york city are connectioning me. it's snowing, again, and again, and again. it's just been nonstop relentless for us. we could use some rain. 42 in ukiah. 44 in sacramento. 20s in reno. and the cloud cover, not much else. very gray day here. temperatures will be held in check. mostly cloudy, increasing clouds throughout the day.

hazy conditions. patchy low clouds near the coast. 50s, 60s near the temperature. we might inch out. i think things are kind of held down a little bit due to the cloud cover. late night early-morning drizzle will probably be the best. it's out of here wednesday night. mostly sunny thursday and then warmer friday into saturday. 7:52. trying to make a deal with the taliban. the reported prisoner exchange being considered to get freedom for a captive u.s. soldier. passengers on the ethiopian flight hijacked by its own copilot, what they say the copilot threatened to do.

welcome back. 7:54. at least three people are dead in violence in the ukraine this morning. [ sound of gunfire ] >> look at this. hundreds of protesters set fire to the rolling party's headquarters and they threw rocks at police outside a parliament. it's the first wave of violence

in more than two weeks there. opposition members failed to get a vote that would limit the rights of the president. the opposition party is trying to remove the current president from power. passengers who were on board an ethiopian airlines flight hijacked by the copilot say at one point the copilot threatened to crash the plane. the copilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and threatened to crash the plane if the pilot did not stop pounding on the cockpit door. the flight was supposed to go to rome but the copilot diverted to geneva. they circleled for a long time wait -- circled for a long time waiting to get permission to land. the oxygen masks were released. the passengers didn't know what was happening. >> nobody said anything to us. it was really unsettling. i kept thinking to myself, when is -- when is something awful gonna happen? when are we gonna crash into

that mountain? >> 11 americans were among the 200 passengers on board. the ethiopian copilot asked for asylum in switzerland. he's now in custody. the obama administration reviving talks with the afghan taliban in an effort to win freedom for would bo burgdahl. five taliban prisoner who have been held there for years would be released to protective custody in exchange for the release of burgdahl captured in afghanistan in 2009. a marine sarn gent right now -- sergeant right now working as a recruiter will be awarded a silver star for heroism today. sergeant rick is being honored for his service in afghanistan in june of 2012. the marines say when sergeant rick and his squad came under fire. he fought back fearlessly risks

his own life to recover the body of a fellow marine killed in the firefight. sergeant rick will receive his award at the marine base in 29 palms in southern california. 7:56. the u.s. has won its first-ever olympic medal in ice dancing. just a warning we're gonna update the current medal counts in a moment. ♪ >> ice dancers merle davis and charlie won gold. the two have been skating for 17 years. the united states and russia both have 19 medals. norway has 18. that's followed by the netherlands with 17 and germany has 15. 7:57. baseball players working for peanuts. the new lawsuit followed by

minor league baseball players saying they are minimum wage. good morning. right now we're looking at a commute that is finally seeing some improvement in some areas as we look at hirm 24. i will give you -- highway 24. i will give you a drive time as you head out the door. a lot of cloud cover over us. cloudy to mostly cloudy day. any rain out of these clouds or just all show and no go again?

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.

it's 8:00. welcome back to "mornings on 2." these are live pictures from san lorenzo, the scene of a deadly shooting last night involving alameda county sheriff's deputies. a 60-year-old man is now dead. ktvu's alex savidge is there. we'll have a live report on why the deputies say they were forced to shoot. that's coming up for you in just a few minutes. tuesday morning, february 18th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. steve is over there working real hard on his computer and now he's approaching the be

screen. mostly cloudy? >> yes. there's great pictures today. really, there are. mostly cloudy forecast for us. we have a lot of cloud cover over us. not much else. increasing clouds throughout the day. they will get thicker here. there's colder tops off the coast here. upper 40s to near 50 and then really not much change at noon. highs today upper 50s mainly low 60s. it would be nice if we can get some rain out of this. if we can get light showers. a better opportunity. a lot of cloud cover and not much else. 40s to 50. san francisco is in there. we get a breeze picking up. this is over the higher elevations, including truckee and south lake tahoe. not much in the way of any snow. a lot of cloud cover. a very gray day. if are under the weather, you picked a good day to stay home. there won't be much sunshine.

cloudy to mostly cloudy. increasing clouds, hazy conditions. maybe patchy low clouds, coast, bay. afternoon temperatures, upper 50s, mainly low to mid-60s. here's sal. >> we're still looking at kind of a busy commute on this tuesday after the holiday. a lot of people are back. this is a look at san jose. you can see the road sensors. all red but i think what some of the slowest traffic is on the peninsula. southbound at willow. we have a crash on southbound 101 approaching highway 92. 280 is a much better bet. it could be out of the way. but the trouble is right there in the palo alto area. no trouble on highway 17. we've had a couple of minor accidents. but it has not slowed the commute down that much. let's go to the westbound bay bridge. 30-minute plus delay. it's improved a little bit. a lot of traffic will be slow for you before you make it on the bridge. if you are driving this morning in san jose, 280 northbound doesn't look that bad. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. the sheriff's office is

investigating a deadly officer- involved shooting in san leandro. deputies say they were forced to shot and kill a 60-year-old man who came at them with a baseball bat. alex savidge has been on the scene since 4:30 and joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: last night, deputies say they were forced to shoot and kill this man as he was attacking them with a baseball bat. the 60-year-old man shot to death inside his home which is here on paseo -- excuse me, paseo grande here in san lorenzo. i want to show you a photo of the wood bat used. everything began at 10:00 last night. paramedics were called to the house to treat the homeowner for some sort of medical condition. the man was put into an ambulance but then became

combative assaulting the paramedics. he jumped out of the ambulance and back in the house. the homeowner jumped out at the deputies, swinging the bay. he hit a sergeant with the bat and knocked the shot gun from his hands. that's when deputies opened fire. >> this is always a difficult situation for law enforcement. you are going to somebody's house. you are not familiar with the house and that person is familiar with the house. that's kind of the situation that was presented last night and he comes out. he finally attacks the sergeant hitting him with a baseball bat and attempting to hit him again. >> reporter: none of the deputies involved were seriously hurt, including the sergeant with the bat. the man's wife was home when paramedics first arrived at the house but she was outside of the house when this shooting happened and was not hurt. the sheriff's office again has a history at this home. a spokesman said they've been called out here at least 19 times in the past for various

reasons. a spokesperson couldn't specify exactly what the calls were related to. this investigation still ongoing here. it could be a very lengthy one. we're live in san lorenzo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. we have new details about the tragic deaths of two chp officers yesterday in fresno county. around 6:00 yesterday morning, officers juan gonzalez and brian law responded to a crash on highway 99 near kingsburg. investigators say they were told the crash was on the north side of the highway but it was on the southbound side. >> they actually drove right into the scene, unbeknownst, thinking it was still a northbound crash, beyond the collision to get off freeway and come back northbound. >> officer gonzalez swerved to avoid the scene. their car flipped over. the officers were killed instantly. >> the two first met in 2008 at the chp academy.

both started their careers in the bay area before transferring to fresno. officer gonzalez worked in san jose as a field-training officer. he was described as hard- working, reliable, and never lost his cool. officer law started his career in oakland and his colleagues there say many of them looked up to him. >> he was a general standup guy. when i first came to oakland, he welcomed me here. he was there to help me out. >> reporter: coworkers say -- >> coworkers say when the two end up up in fresno, they became close friends. officer law leaves behind a wife and three children. officer gonzalez was planning to marry his girlfriend. in a statement governor brown said he and his wife extend their deepest sympathies to the family, friends and officers gonzalez and law. he says they join the entire state in honoring the officers for their courage, commitment and service.

you can express your condolences by sharing our facebook badge. it's at the top of our page. 8:06. a six-hour standoff in green bay yesterday ended with a marin countyman sur surrendering -- surrendering yesterday afternoon. police were responding to a intoxicating man threaten his wife. police say the man barricaded himself in the house. his wife did get out safely. the police were concerned because they say charlestrom at least one gun registered in his name. several homes nearby were evacuated. police talked him into surrendering around 9:00 last night. a family in antioch is homeless after a late-night fire. it happened around 10:00 on furlough way near williamson ranch park. the family was not home at the time. you can see how big the flames

were in these photos sent to us by a viewer. firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading to nearby homes. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. 8:07. three men have been arrested in connection with a deadly weekend stabbing in downtown hayward. it happened in the parking lot behind buffalo bill's brewery on b street early saturday morning. police say the suspects left the scene but they crashed their car about two miles away. two of them ended up in a nearby hospital with stab wounds. now, police arrested 29-year- old daniel ramirez, 27-year-old robert ramirez, and 19-year-old jose vasquez. all face manslaughter charges. they are expected to be in court tomorrow. the cost of living appears to be the top concern for most people in san francisco. that's according to a new poll by the san francisco chamber of commerce. 34% surveyed say the cost of buying a house concerns them

the most. 29% see homelessness as a major issue. 21%, they are worried about the high price of rent. and 19% say their top concern is muni and public transit. a class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging that minor league baseball players are being paid less than the federal minimum wage. this story has tieds to the -- ties to the south bay where the giants play and here's more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well. season for the san jose giants starts in april. on the team's website, it's already asking for families to host the players. rents are expensive. one host family says they've witnessled the financial struggles the players go through. a new lawsuit files alleges most minor leaguers earn between $3,000 and $7500 for the entire year despite routining working over 50 hours

per week and sometimes 70 hours per week. attorneys for the player say they are failing to pay them correctly. one of the plaintiffs is former san jose pitcher, oliver odle. >> it seems to me that they should be able to make a living wage like everyone else. they are out working hard. it's just entertaining to see the giants to go anywhere else. i don't know. i think there would be permit to the lawsuit. >> reporter: attorneys are seeking class action status. if that's granted, the players can join the suit automatically or opt in under federal law. mlb has not commented on the suit but have 30 days to challenge it. calls have not been returned.

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:10. smast police have issued a warning about a telephone scam after several people were targeted over the weekend. police say someone is calling people and pretending to be a law enforcement officer. the caller tells them a bench warrant has been issued for their arrest. then the caller tells them to wire money or risk going to jail. authorities advise anyone who receives this type of call to hang up and contact police. all right, tori. 78:11. digging deep -- 8:11. digging deep in berkeley for a plan to wipe out thousands of rodents rodents. a second meningitis death in one week. the city where one woman died days after complaining about flu-like symptoms. >> we're looking at some improvement on these commutes here. the san mateo bridge looks good. there is a backup getting to the toll plaza, though.

i will tell you more about the east bay commute, coming up. a lot of cloud cover over us. temperatures are a little cool under mostly cloudy to cloudy skies. any rain, though, and what about the extended outlook. any more rain or warmer temperatures

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you're gonna pay for that, right? it is 8:14. people who know the so-called craigslist killer, ma randa barber, are re-- miranda barber are reacting to claims that she killed 22 people. she sand her husband were arrested after police say they

contacted a man on craigslist just to kill him. once behind bars, barber first said she killed someone when she was 13. yesterday, a reporter questioned barber's husband about her sudden confession. >> do you think she's being honest? >> who is to say? >> do you think she's lying that she killed 22 people? >> i didn't say that. >> do you think she's tilling the truth? >> don't put words in my mouth. >> some people say she's making everything up to get an insanity police. police are investigating her claims with several law enforcement agencies. in the last week two people from san diego county died from meningitis. one woman died after being treated for symptoms of flu and pneumonia. a memorial for her is growing at the starbucks where she worked. her death comes days after a 9th grade san diego cheerleader died of meningitis. doctors are still trying to figure out how both of them got that disease. a group that has played a

big role in passing most of the legislation to reform marijuana laws nationwide has decided not to put a recreational marijuana initiative on the california ballot this year. the group has decided they are gonna wait until 2016. now, right now, there are signature gathering efforts underway for two other recreational measures but they may not have the financial backing it takes to be successful. 8:16. a new billboard in louisville, kentucky is receiving a lot of necktive feedback. the billboard reads "not everyone who is gay is happy. you have options." it was put up by daniel mingo of the christian ministry. >> to suggest that this organization is going to help anyone is an -- it's the

opposite. they are going to harm 90% of the people who walk in the door. >> this specifically targets people that have same-sex attractions that are unwanted. it's not meant to target anyone who is happy being gay. >> mingo says he walked away from homosexuality 21 years ago. he says the goal is to cure people from acting out their same-sex desires. 8:17. new this morning, the international space station has one left capsule. a commercial cargo ship has left ending its five-week visit just this morning. nasa astronaut michael hopkins used the space station's big robot arm there to release that capsule which by the way delivered 3,000 pound of goods to the six-man crew on the space station which made them happy, i'm sure. >> i'm sure it did. >> let's check in with sal. how are things on 24 in la fayette? >> a little bit better than

they were. 24 itself has improved a little bit. i think a lot of the commute has already passed through. so we're looking like a normal 8 to 10-minute drive between la fap yet and walnut creek -- la fayette and walnut creek. b.a.r.t. is on time. b.a.r.t. has been doing pretty well all morning. a couple of minor things. but it's a good way to get to work today. bay bridge toll plaza, we have a backup of 25 plus minutes. it's improved. at the peak, it was more like 40. we are gating better -- getting better for the drive time. if you are driving on 80, 80 itself in solano looks okay 80 coming out to hercules and pinole has been slow from the very start of the morning because of earlier issues. we've had some minor crashes but the major damage was done earlier this morning. it's taken about 40 minutes to drive this stretch. let's go to steve. >> a lot of cloud cover over

us. thank you, sal. mostly cloudy forecast. a lot of high and mid-clefl clouds. temperatures 40 to 50 at noon. there's actually been good rain up humboldt. we had good rain and then it didn't do much. well, the north bay did. mostly cloudy, mild temperatures to cool temperatures. it will be a cloudy day. a lot of cloud cover continuing to race across. cloudy but not much rain. maybe drizzle, early tomorrow morning. that may be it for a while. there are hints. 40s, 50s on the temperatures. low 50s. sfo, san francisco at 51. temperature has been coming up with the cloud cover. there were a few 30s for a while. that was probably before you woke up. they are in the 40s. i don't think we'll see much in the way of breaks.

wind advisory posted 1:00 for the sierra nevada. reno national service talking about that light snow to the north. it just came across philadelphia and now their third snowiest winter ever. it's still snowing there. it's still slowing in new york. there's going to be a snowy pattern. you can see not a lot. it just keeps stacking up. for us, a lot of clouds, as you can see, racing in. that's about it, 30 in tahoe. 42 ukiah. temperatures held up by the cloud cover even up in mendocino county and lake county after this system goes by, high pressure is going to reload and fire up again. and that will take us into the weekend. mostly cloudy and increasing clouds throughout the day. i think most of this will be kind of thickening up soon. maybe a sprinkle or two or very, very light showers. more likely not much at all. 50s and low 60s for many. main a few locations flirting with about 64, 65 briefly. i don't think they will be there very long. a lot of cloud cover and then

we clear it out and it looks sunshine and warmer temperatures. highs some locations near 70. a controversial plan for surveillance in oakland is up for a vote. how cameras all over the city may be used and why critics say it's an invasion of privacy. certain beauty products could be banned from california. the small ingredient posing a big threat to the state's water supply.

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8:23. a young girl about 8 or 9 years old was hit by a car in san francisco yesterday but wasn't seriously hurt. it happened at market and stockton yesterday afternoon and she crossed the street with her mother. now she was placed in an ambulance but was not taken to a hospital. the driver did stop and is cooperating with police. a family in vallejo still mourning the death of a loved one in a deadly traffic accident. now they are trying to help keep other people safe. last month, two cars hit and killed sergio pelayo as he was walking across the intersection of tennessee and holiday streets. both drivers involved are cooperating with investigators. now, pelayo's children are teaming up with an organization called team tennessee. they are hoping to pay the cost to put up flashing l.e.d. signs at that same crosswalk where their father was killed. >> every time i look at that corner, it reminds she that was

the end -- me that that was the end of my father. i don't want no one to lose their life that way ever again. >> those new lights are expected to be installed in april. family members say their family would be proud of the way they are responding to his death. 8:24. some unused oil tanks in the middle of the east bay city of pittsburg are at the center of a community controversy. the west pack energy company and the city wanted to convert the old tank farm into a crude oil facility, that would feed local refineries. last fall, neighbors did search -- did research and discovered a lot of the oil would be delivered by trains from canada. that's just one of the factors that worries them. >> these trains that they want to bring these oils in with are like bombs on railroad trabltion. when they -- tracks. when they delay, they explode. >> we have a recognized earthquake model on this property that shows it has a

high liquid faction potential. >> but supporters say the oil would bridge in more -- would bring in more jobs and tax money to the city. the state of california and new york taking action that could ban beauty products that use microbead. they are made with small, plastic ingredients. scientists say it's so small it can get through sewage treatment plants and ent under in -- and end up in water supplies. proctor and gage bell is already phasing out the beads. but supporters say so many companies use microbeads. they need to be outlawed altogether. 8:26. a high-speed chase. it happened on the going bridge. the -- on the golden gate bridge. the latest on the search for two suspects who ran from their car when it crashed. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where the cost to ride a bus may soon go up and a lot of people say they are not happy about it. good morning. right now, we are still looking

at traffic that is busy on some of the major commute corey ders including -- corridors including this up with -- one. a lot of county. these clouds might lead to light rain to the north. we'll talk about that and see if there's anything more significant on the extended outlook.

well, good morning. welcome back. it's just about 8:30. these are live pictures san francisco. there's some muni bus going on -- buses going by. muni riders could soon be paying more money. fares may go up this summer. there's a public hearing set for later today for you to speak out about it, how you

feel. ktvu's tara moriarty will have all of the information on that -- coming up in a live report. it is tuesday, february 18th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic now. there's steve. >> thank you, dave. >> we have a lot of cloud cover over us. that's about all we'll see is cloudy skies. maybe a sprinkle or two. very light showers possible to the north. drizzle, maybe a hint of that tonight and tomorrow. this is a very weak system. it will give us gray skies and temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. not too many breaks. there might be a few. the wind will pick up later, especially towards the north and the sierra nevada where a wind advisory starts at 1:00 and goes until 4:00. if you are heading up 50 or 80, be advised. for us, i wish we could see bring some rain. mostly cloudy, increasing clouds. a hazy sky. cool to mild for some. a lot of 60s but upper 50s low 60s closer to the bay. good morning. we are looking at a commute that's not all that bad. you can see the traffic looks

good on the commute on 80 westbound. it's moving along well. but just above this picture in richmond and -- richmond and el cerrito. it still is unwinding from a real tough one after a string of accidents. the accidents were cleared but the traffic is still slow in the area. i want to mention that traffic is also going to be still slow at the bay bridge toll plaza as you are driving west into san francisco. there have been a couple of minor things on the bridge but things are getting a little bit better finally. this is about a 25-minute delay. >> concord to walnut creek. still slow traffic. most of it is now after highway 4 and slows again if you are driving on 680 but the time you get to danville, it's better for your ride to san ramon. back to the desk it's been four years since muni raised fares. that may change. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live now.

you are in san francisco. tell us more about the big meeting happening today, tara. >> reporter: well, it may soon costing you an extra quarter to ride any muni bus train or trolley. at 1:00 today, at city hall, as you mentioned, the transit agency is gonna be unveiling the new two-year $1.8 billion budget. that means the board may choose to raise the cost to $2.25 for a single ride this summer. one rider said she's gonna feel the pinch on her wall elt when she has to cough up each cash. >> it will cost $10. i can't afford it. i have to go to get to work -- i have to to get to work. it's less money i have, as usual. >> i guess it's a pretty good deal. another 25 cents it would be annoying. but is guess i could swing it. >> reporter: muni could face a major expense later this year. management is set to negotiate

a contract with its labor union. however, muni still has its brightest budget picture in years due to the booming local economy. it's also considering using some of that money to expand the kids ride free program to include 18-year-olds and middle- income teenagers. cilticks point out that expansion could cost muni more than $1 million a year. again, that meeting at city hall is scheduled to get underway at 1:00 this afternoon. live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. 8:33. >> happening now -- president obama is at a safeway distribution center to announce fuel efficiency centers for other vehicles. let's listen in. >> new way to help working americans start saving for retirement. and we brought together business leaders who have committed to helping moral unemployed americans find work no matter how long they've been working. the point is i'm eager to work

with congress wherever i can, but whenever i connect on my own to expand opportunity for more americans and help build our middle class, i'm gonna do that. all of you understand although the economy is doing better, we've spent the last five years fighting back. now, the economy is growing. our businesses have created more than 8 30eu 5 million new jobs dash 8.5 million new jobs. the trends, the long-term trends that have hurt middle- class families for decades have continued. folks at the top doing better than ever before. average wages and incomes have rarely budged. too many americans are working harder than ever just to keep up. so our job is to not only get the economy going. >> you've been listening live to president obama speaking in maryland at a safeway drcket

sheenter to -- distribute center. he says this will help not just the economy but also the environment and the white house says that the president chose to speak at a safeway distribution center because the pleasanton based company has been a leader in trucking efficiency. 8:35. new this morning, computer problems for united airlines causing some delays in ticketing at san francisco international airport. live pictures from sfo right here. the duty manager says united's computer system went down about 5:50 this morning. came back up at 6-point. 40 but agents are processing their tickets by hand until things get back to normal. there are long lines at the ticket counter. some passengers waiting up to 30 minutes to check in. we did get this statement. we just got this in from united airlines about the computer glitch this morning. i'm quoting "we experienced an

issue with our system earlier. we're working to resolve this and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience." twor car burglary -- two car burglary suspects are still on the loose after a chase on the golden gate bridge. the suspect's car rammed two park rangers' cars around 8:00 last night, then rear ended another car near the golden gate toll plaza minutes later. police say the suspects then crashed their own car on the bridge before getting out and everyone running toward the presidio. the chase and crash started after the suspects were spotted trying to break into cars in the marin headlund. supervisor david chu wants to ban new bars along two blocks of broadway between columbus avenue and montgomery street. now, this proposed ban would not affect bars that serve food. his proposal is in response to complaints from business owners and neighbors who claim the

bars are attracting troublemakers. the critics say that ban would have a disastrous economic impact on an areas that's known for its nightlife. 8:36. san francisco's water supply is in slightly better shape than it was last month. but water officials say we need at least two or three more really heavy storms to get the hetch hetchy to at least half capacity. this last system dropped snow in the sierra and will create water runoff in the spring. the santa clara water district says it does have water in reserve. the district banked 263,000 acre feet near bakersfield. the problem it's too exsphynxive to bring the water through the aquaduct. santa clara is looking to find another agency that it can change water.

the drought and state cutbacks have made that almost impossible. >> obviously when the state water project is at a zero allocation, there's less water in the project for exchanges. there's another complication when the state cuts its ail location, it also severely limits how much banked water can be withdrawn. the district says that will be discussed at its meeting next week. squirrels and gophers are wreaking havoc on one berkeley park. the problem goes beyond the holes they are creating. brian flores has more about how this is aaffecting the water in san francisco bay. >> reporter: we're live at cesar chavez park where the city says the thousands of gophers and squirrels are wreaking havoc on the park but also could be contributing to toxins getting into the bay. here's the deal -- cesar chavez park used to be a landfill into

the early '90s when it was turned into a park. on the sur farce things appear to be -- surface things appear to be fine but underneath gophers and squirrels are digging holes and when it rains, water goes through the holes and takes whatever is beneath that in the bay. that's according to the city. the city plans to hire an outside contractor to trap the thousands of contractors and squirrels here and get rid of them. we spoke with park walkers who say pollution is one thing but overall, the squirrels and gophers are not a problem. >> i think it might be problem attic with all of the dogs that come here. i mean, i don't know. i understand if -- if it's causing pollution that would be a problem. but there's so many aspects to take into account. the people who come here, the dogs who come here that could be a problem -- that would be a problem for them. >> in the past, the city has done a few things to try to get rid of the gophers and

squirrels including bringing in rafter homes and owls that didn't work. the city brings in this animal contractor and plan to fence off the park, one acre at a time and trap the animals. it's unclear whether they will let them go somewhere else or even kill them. according to the article as well in the contra costa times, they say the animal contractors will let out 24 traps in the acres they plan to do. it's unclear when the work will begin. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ing okay, brian. thank you -- okay, brian. thank you. interesting story. thousands of people from the u.s. are now proud not to be an american. the problem they say forced them to renounce their citizenship. >> reporter: a man shot and killed by alameda county sheriff deputies inside their home. the weapon investigators say he was using to attack the deputies with. good morning. right now we're still looking

at traffic that's going to be slow on highway 24. but we have seen improvement in the drive times. we will run it down for you straight ahead. a lot of cloud cover. that's about it. it will probably about it. we'll see if there's rain up to the north and the extended outlook and see if there is warmer or cooler.

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stocks are up right now. the only major economic report out today, the national association of home builders housing market index for february has dropped below 50. that's an indication that more builders view conditions as poor. the dow is up 1. the nasdaq is up 28 and s&p up 3. 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you -- officers juan gonzalez and brian law died while responding to a crash yesterday morning in fresno county. both of them had bay area ties. juan gonzalez worked in san jose. brian law worked in oakland. the funeral services are still being planned. some minor league baseball

players filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in san francisco. they are fighting for a pay raise they say they don't even make minimum wage. their lawsuit claims most minor leaguers earn between $3,000 and $7500 for the whole year. that's despite working between 50 and 70 hours a week. the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly officer- involved shooting last night in san lorenzo. deputies say they were forced to shoot and kill a 60-year-old man who came at them with a baseball bat. lz -- alex savidge has more. >> reporter: sheriff deputies have had dealings with this man in the past. a lot of prior calls to the home. last night it was a call for medical help that brought deputies here and also brought paid paramedics here and it all ended with deputies shooting and killing the homeowner as they say he was attacking them with a baseball bat. it happened here inside this

home on paseo grande in san lorenzo. let me show you a photo of the wood bat that investigators say was used in this attack provided to us bis the sheriff's office. everything started just before 10:00 last night when paramedics were called to this house to treat the 60-year-old man who lives here. it's unclear what his medical issues were. the man was put into an ambulance but then a sheriff's spokesman said he became combative and began to assault paramedics and jumped from the ambulance and ran back in his house. sheriff's ducht showed up here -- deputies showed up here and that's when sheriff's investigators say the homeowner jumpeddous, surprising the deputy -- jumped out, surprising the deputies. >> the man came out with a baseball bat. he hit the sergeant with the baseball batt. the sar -- bat. the sergeant was carrying a patrol rifle. it disabled the rifle. he transitioned to his handgun and fired along with another deputy. >> reporter: none of the

deputies were seriously hurt including the sergeant. the man's wife was home when paramedics first came to the house but she was outside when the shooting happened and she was not hurt. the sheriff's office, again, does have a history at this home. a spokesman said they've been called out here at least 19 times in the past for various reasons. it could be a long investigation here. it could be several more hours before things wrap up. we're live this morning in san lorenzo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:47. how much is too much when it comes to surveillance. that will be discussed tonight in oakland. pam cook is in the studio with the important meeting and vote tonight. good morning, pam. >> reporter: good morning. tonight the oakland city council will decide whether or not to move forward with plans for a controversial surveillance center. the project started with a federal grant to improve

homeland security at the port but it has progressed to include other surveillance sources and send all of that information to a central data center. reactions are mixed. of many people, including police officers, feel the central hub is an important component in keeping people safe. >> but others argue it could be a spy center. >> every time you go to the bank. a lot of schools -- to me it makes me feel uncomfortable. >> i think it's probably okay. i'm relatively comfortable with swins. >> swins -- surveillance. >> the group is planning a protest at tonight's meeting. >> the other concern about the project is the cost. the federal grant will only pay for the initial construction and planning of the center. but city workers estimate it will cost millions more efhad i

year to maintain the -- every year to maintain the facility. in addressing safety concernses, city leaders -- concerns, city leaders say if the project is approved, they will have a policy. tori if. >> thank you. a record number of americans gave up their u.s. citizenship last year. 3,000 americans turned in their u.s. passports. that's triple the average for the previous five years. it appears u.s. tax laws may have contributed to the spike. unlike most country, the u.s. taxed the citizens on all their income. no matter where it's earned or where they live. >> okay. 8:49. sal is back. you are watching 680. you are working on stuff, aren't you? >> there's a new crash. southbound 680 at rutgear. it's involving a big rig and a couple of other vehicles.

it doesn't show the accident. if you look up at the top left, you see a fire engine moving down the center divide. just came out of our view there. but there is a crash down the road. this is backing up traffic as you can see on 680. it's going to be that way until they clear the -- the crash. again, you just saw the fire trucks moving past. it is going to be there for a bit. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. 20-minute delay. westbound as you come into san francisco. and westbound 580 is still slow all the way through dublin. my goodness. it's been a bad commute. so has 680 heading south through pleasanton. a very good cloudy morning. cloudy, cloudy. top to bottom. there is a lot of cloud cover. not much else. doesn't have much to worst with -- work with. mostly cloudy, mild temperatures. but the cloud cover will give way to a southerly breeze in advance of this. it will kind of warm things up.

cloudy, not much of a chance of rain. farther north, yes. but for us, maybe a few light showers or drizzle at best. temperatures have been going up due to the dlowk. you expect -- due to the cloud cover. we expected 30s but they are gone. gray skies, cloudy skies. after tomorrow, high pressure comes back and temperatures will be warming up u not much in the dash way of snow. there is a wind advisory which kicks in at 1:00. it will be blustery up there for the next 24 hours or so. after the cloud cover goes through, the rain just doesn't look like it will materialize. there's not enough here unless you are watching us up near eureka and crescent city. mostly cloudy. some of these getting lower and thicker. a lot of haze. cool to giving way to mild conditions. upper 50s near 60s. if you can get a sunbreak, maybe on the mild side,

especially towards the santa clara valley. a lot of cloud cover through tomorrow morning, at least tomorrow afternoon. then we clear it out and it looks like sunshine and warmer temperatures. 70s on saturday. nine minutes before 9:00. new information surrounding the body found in the oakland hills. the evidence found at the scene that's put officers one step closer to identifying the victim.

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8:54. we have new details about the burned body found in the oakland hills over the weekend. east bay regional park police think they know who the woman was but they haven't told us her name as yet. her body was found saturday night at the entrance to redwood regional park. evidence was found near her remains and her family who has not seen her since last week has been contacted. an autopsy is expected in the next few days. 8:55. the san francisco brewery 21st amendment is expanding to the east bay. the brewery is on 2nd street. according to the website, inside scoop, 21st amendment owners will open a 95,000 square foot facility in san leandro this fall. the brewery has purchased the old kellogg cereal factory on williams street. that's where it hopes to house a tasting room and brewing operation and eventually a restaurant and beer garden. 8:55. more google engineers may be living in san francisco. google is creating new office

space in the mission district according to the financial times. the paper says google has leased a 35,000 square foot building on alabama street. not far from 16th and harrison. the report says that location will mostly be used by engineers from startups that google has acquired. a fund-raising effort is underway to replace saddles stolen from an east bay stable. most of the 11 saddles stolen on valentine's day blocked to teenaged girls who train at the stables in san ramon. the saddles cost about $450 each. the girls' coach said one of the girls had just bought her own saddle working at both starbucks and the stable to earn the money. a gofundme page has been set up to select donations to replace the saddle. it's ticket tuesday. today one viewer will win four tickets to monster jam. theict its are for this saturday, february 22nd at the

coliseum in oakland. this will be the biggest monster jam to come to the bay area. tori, it will feature 16 trucks, including one of steve's favorites, the grave ticket. for you to enter, go to ktvu.com do it before midnight. enter the see crede word "trucks" -- secret word "trucks." sal, let's see how traffic is winding down. >> gravedigger! >> let's see what we have right now. traffic is still slow on many of these commutes. there's an injury accident just outside of our camera view. southbound 680 near rutgear. several lanes blocked. look at that backup. it's just terrible. if this is your commute, you need to go around and give yourself plenty of time. we're looking at westbound 80. that's backed up for about a 25- minute wait. if you are on 580 on -- i'm sorry, 880 northbound, it's slow from the coliseum. let's go to steve. >> thank you. a lot of cloud.

that's about it. a cloudy gray day. temperatures, upper 50s low 60s, maybe some drizzle or very, very light rain to the north. after that, it's sunshine and warmer temperatures. everything goes east again. no more rain. at least for a while. >> for a little bit. >> thank you. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making kowt your choice for -- ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch more about the rodents at noon and that problem in the east bay. we're always here for you at ktvu.com, took and twitter. thank you for joining us. ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait gree100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors

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