we're live in fremont, where a fire broke out early this morning at a complex. we'll tell you why firefighters think it was arson. there have been suspicious fires in oakland in the span of two hours. what most have in common. several people injured on a flight originating out of san francisco. the chaos in the air when a cathay plane hit severe tire bu lens. >> reporter: city leaders mull over a congestion tax. the surprising reaction from pedestrians on the proposal. "mornings on 2" starts now.

good morning. we are live in fremont this morning, where fire investigators are still on the scene of a suspicious fire. you can see some of the damage there. ktvu's janine de la vega has been following this story all morning long. she just got some new video of the flames and we'll have that and a lot more coming up in a live report. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, some people are seeing sprinkles this morning. >> some in blossom hill .03 in the bucket. light snow. what? yeah, light snow up interest truckee. most locations had some drizzle or very light rain. it looks like it's about done. santa clara valley. but around san jose, east san jose, also around campbell, fremont, newark, hayward, sunnyvale. light rain reports. even livermore, concord. a lot of this is long gone as you can see.

might still be kind of flirting a little bit with highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. but there's not a lot left of this system. here comes the cooler air. i just saw on the western edge, golden gate park. northwest wind at 30 miles an hour. and a temperature of 32. 44 up in santa rosa. so the breeze will be the bigger factor now. oakland west at 15. fairfield west. look for a cooler breezy day under mostly sunny conditions. this system is about done. i will have morning clouds. temperatures upper 50s and very low 60s i think today more so than we've seen in the last couple of days. good morning. we're looking at a commute that is getting busier by the moment. i want to give you drive times. 580 westbound as you come to grand avenue. it will take you about ten minutes to wade through the backup that's stretching as far back as park on 580 because of the crash that was in the left lane. they are making some progress. i would recommend using 880 as

your alternate. let's go to the bay bridge. that's about a 25-minute delay at the toll plaza and on the bridge itself getting into san francisco. that's your drive time about 25 minutes. and if you are driving in san jose, santa clara valley, we've had a pretty decent commute. 280 looks good. it does begin to slow at 17. 7:02. back to the desk. thank you, sal. we're following developing news out of fremont. firefighters say an early- morning fire at a small apartment complex is suspicious. ktvu's janine de la vega is live at the scene with new video of the flames. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. tori, well, the flames were pretty big and it gutted this twof story house there -- two- story house that appears to have been a fourplex on sullivan. the fire investigator went in to look around. he was waiting for more daylight before he could start to collect some evidence. let's go to some video. here is some exclusive cell phone video of the fire at this

two-story fourplex. several people called 911 to report it at 4:30 this morning. when firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and flames on the first and second floor. it took them about 30 minutes to knock it down. during that time, the back wall collapsed. firefighters say they determined that this house was vacant. it had been condemned. they found signs someone had been living there and there was scattered food and debris around. they suspect transients in the area may have set the fire. >> we'll bring in a fire investigator and they will go in from top to bottom and take pictures and try to determine how the fire started. >> reporter: there are several other homes near the fourplex that were red tagged. none of those were damaged. as i mentioned, there is a fire investigator here. he's looking for hack sell rants and other -- accelerants

and other evidence. there doesn't appear to be any witnesses because the closest neighbors were asleep at the time. no definitive answers. but from what firefighters are telling us, they say this is highly suspicious. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. several people recovering from a really bumpy flight last night that took off from san francisco on the way to japan. it was a cathay pacific airways flight that eventually landed safely in hong kong. but the turbulence over japan was so strong, it knocked some of the passengers out of their seats and they hit their heads on the overhead bins. six passengers and two crew members were taken to the hospital ktvu's pam cook will tell you more about the turbulence plus bring you reaction from cathay pacific airline. that's coming up later on "mornings on 2." 7:05. oakland police are investigating an overnight shooting just one block from police headquarters. investigators say a man was shot several times around 1:30

this morning at fifth and broadway. very close to police headquarters. and only a few blocks from jack london square. the wounded man's car was found nearby and police say it appears he fell onto the street after being shot. the victim's name has not been released. but police say he's a man in his 20s and is from oakland. new this morning, dozens of people spoke out at a very hot oakland city council meeting last night about a plan to build a surveillance center for the port of oakland. >> what i believe the dac to be about is deception, accountability and corruption. >> now, last night's council meeting went past midnight. supporters of this say the centers would integrate cameras at the port and also help police and firefighters respond better to emergencies. but the critics say the surveillance center is raising privacy concerns. >> we need other tools to

monitor some of the activity that's currently happening. the reality is oakland is challenged when it comes to crime. >> now, a privacy group is threatening a lawsuit if a contract for the surveillance center is approved. the oakland city council postponed a vote for two more weeks. an alameda county is expressing both sadness and outrage after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a san lorenzo man. sheriff's deputies say they were forced to shoot 60-year- old david gowens after he came after them with a baseball bat. family members say gowens just suffered a seizure around the shooting was unnecessary i. gowens's nephew spoke to ktvu news but he did not want to show his face. >> he's a stroke victim. he's had -- physical, i will, you know, he -- physically, he had his problems. he walked with a cane.

he's a great man. >> authorities say they responded to disturbances at the home in san san lorenzo 19 times. a memorial service will be held monday for the two chp officers killed in a horrifying crash this week. it will be at the save-mart center on the campus of fresno state. brian law and juan gonzalez were killed in fresno county. their patrol car veered off the highway and hit a pole. investigators think they were swerving to avoid part of the collision they were responding to. >> reporter: the majority of people we spoke to are pedestrians here. it's hard to track down drivers

and cyclists. everyone is much is a rush this morning. most of the people we talk to seem to be against the idea of a congestion fee. they say they don't care what it is for. they are not liking it. the board of supervisors brought up the idea for a second time in recent years. they say they want to reduce the congestion downtown during peak commute times by charging people who drive in and out of downtown. they say the driving force behind the idea is to make the city safer for pedestrians who have been involved in a high number of car crashes this past year. pedestrians, however, aren't buying it. >> you just need to sit down at the table and discuss this. >> reporter: you don't think a surcharge is the answer? >> no. >> i think people need to watch what they are doing. watch lights, go across the street the way they are supposed to. drivers need to pay attention to what they are doing, too.

>> reporter: the original proposal was designed to raise money for transit improvements but the examiner reports that some supervisors believe the same plan could reduce the number of cars and the number of crashes. coming up, find out what another international city has done with their congestion and if it seems to be working. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. muni is considering a fare hike of 20 cents for adults from $2 to $2.25. they are projecting this for the next two years. they say the money will go towards capital projects such as the central subway. muni is the largest transit agency with 700,000 daily riders. tomorrow supervisors will hear complaints about tour buses. critics say the buses packed with tourists disrupt their neighborhoods and some recent accidents are raising questions

about tour bus safety. the commission that oversees issue with the bay bridge says it was not told about problems with leaks on the new eastern span until two months after the leaks were found. the executive director of the metropolitan transportation commission tells the san francisco chronicle, he's very troubled about not being told about the leaks. water was found leaking into an area beneath the roadbed that's supposed to be water tight. caltrans says it considered the leaks to be another issue that needs to be corrected. 7:11. and it's been a busy morning for arson investigators in the area. coming up, the string of suspicious fires that have burned cars and trucks in one east bay city. we'll check on the situation after an eruption of violence and the extraordinary meeting that's coming up to determine the response of the european union. good morning. highway 24 westbound taking a look at the drive time.

it's been steady and slow as you drive from la fayette to walnut creek. it's slower in la fayette. we'll tell you more about this commute. if you are just waking up, did i hear some rain last night? we had a little bit mainly towards santa clara valley, san jose. we'll see if there's anything left. it will be cooler today. i will tell you how much cooler today -- coming up. lo ] we must flee the city. ♪ [ male announcer ] "pompeii." rated pg-13.

welcome back. 7:14. tensions are still very high in ukraine today. protesters clashed with police. at least 25 people were killed and close to 250 were hurt. want to show you some new video from the capital city today. look at all of the smoke there. the protesters have occupied independent square for months surrounded by burning barricades. they are angry about the ukraine president's moves to align that country more with russia and away from the

european union. the european union is calling a special meeting of their foreign ministers and will decide how to respond to this violence including possible sanctions against the ukrainian government. a border patrol agent in southern california shot and killed a suspected illegal immigrant after the man reportedly threw rocks at him. it happened at a rugged area, about ten miles from the border yesterday morning. the border patrol agent said he saw a man and ordered him to stop instead that man started oning, then threw rocks dunn a ravine at the border agent. >> the agent was struck in the head. once with one of the rocks and one of the larger rocks. at that point, the agent feared for safety. he realized that the suspect was not going to stop. the u.s. border patrol says it considers rocks to be deadly weapons. the agency says it has the right to use deadly force in rock attacks. despite recent pressure from some groups to end that policy. 7:15.

this morning, union pacific police investigating a deadly accident in livermore last night involving a train and a pedestrian. it happened around 6:00. investigators a train ran over and killed a person on those tracks. still not clear what the victim was doing on the tracks or what may have led up to that accident. meantime, a ktvu investigation shows transit agencies have not made safety improvements recommended by federal authorities. the ntsb recommends that cameras facing inward and outward be installed on trains after a deadly accident in southern california in 2008. now, caltrain has installed external cameras but there are no cameras filling the crews in the control cab. caltrain said the cam cameras were not be needed once a new system is installed. >> if a train is coming in too fast, it will slow the train

down. so it's able to automatically prevent accidents. >> now, as for b.a.r.t., b.a.r.t. does have cameras that monitor the conductors but they don't have cameras that look out towards the tracks. 7:16. football players at northwestern university want to form a union. the players say they work long hours including weekends and holidays but the only pay they see is their scholarship money and they don't get medical benefits. they say they earn money and deserve. the national labor forward must decide if the football players are employees or students in a class. a hearing into that continues in chicago today. 7:17. in marin county, they are spending millions of dollars to make it easier for people with disabilities to get around. a class-action lawsuit was filed back in 2008. county officials have just agreed to spend at least a million dollars a year upgrading county facilities to better help and accommodate the

disabled. an outside consultant will be hired to get the right priorities for the projects. the settlement still has to be approved by a judge in april. 7:17. a 67-year-old waiter said he threw away a huge tip that was probably one of those tips for jesus. ron kinney says it happened during the holidays last year at the french quart restaurant in west hollywood. he remembers the qus her's bill was just $a. he doesn't remember if the tip was $4 or $7,000. he said he threw at way the credit card receipt because he thought the customer made a mistake or was drunk. the diner who signs the receipt has left large amounts of -- for servers at several san francisco residents. they include taco will-licious and a steakhouse. let's check in with sal. you are taking care of our friends on highway 4.

>> we're look -- 24. >> we're looking at 24. the drive time is up. the crowding takes place in la fayette. it's still 10, 12 minutes to drive the stretch which is not all that bad. there are no surprises for you. bay bridge toll plaza remains steady. about 25 to 30 minutes total time getting into san francisco. good news in oakland. that accident that was at grand has been cleared from the lanes. all of the lanes are open. still slow coming up from park boulevard getting to the grand lake area. 880 is not bad. it's taking a few minutes more to get to the coliseum from downtown oakland. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot going on here. just came in. just sent to my attention. minneapolis, snowiest winter ever. they are getting rain in new york today. for us, we had light rain.

.03 down towards san jose around blossom hill. there's light snow up in truckee. let's -- it won't last too long. it's also clearing out rapidly. not much left of the rain. we had a little bit. it's flying out of here fast. i know we had -- a little bit around evergreen. i doubt there's too much left. but clearing out rapidly. 40s to the north bay. heard from june up in mendocino county. she goes severe clear. had .25 of rain. now not a cloud in the say and the breeze has cranked up. a little bit of light snow in

the sierra. not a lot. this is a very weak system. yesterday, chicago hit 46 degrees and minneapolis hit 44. their warmest temperatures this year. think about that. they had to go a month and a half to get to 44 degrees. oh, my gosh. there's some older air on the way for them probably next week. severe weather popping up. new york city is 39 and rain. to the north of that, there's more snow. this has been unbelievely persistent for them. not much for us here in the way of rain. our system is about done. there will be low clouds in the morning. then we'll kick it out of here. the rainfall, san jose came in .01, .02. that's about right. all of it favored around fremont, hayward. sunnyvale south. cooler, breezy today after we get rid of some of those low clouds. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. 62 vallejo. 63 san jose. santa cruz, 64. 59 half moon bay. and 64 morgan hill. it will be chilly to cold

tomorrow morning. but sunny to mostly sunny, then it looks good with a warmup. possibility of rain maybe by the end of next week. 7:21. smaller paycheck for city employees. why some workers in hayward will make hundreds of dollars less starting monday. plus -- >> i just stopped dead in my tracks. she saw it, hated it. how this money put per money where her mouth is to get rid of a certain window display. booooorrk - it's beef and pork! get bacon in your burger. jack's new bacon insider has a juicy beef patty with bacon mixed right into it,

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corporate permission. so she paid nearly $600 foreign the t-shirts. other shoppers applaud her decision. >> if you are an adult and you want to buy them, that's fine. but that's something that everyone has to go by and i don't want my kids and my grandkids to have to see that. >> cox plans to push the city to ban all displays that won't meet community standard. pac sun is not commenting on what happened. 7:25. nestle's recalling some of the hot pocket sandwiches because they are connected to another recall with a bay area affection. these are the philly steak and cheese products sold in three different sizes. it includes the two-pack of croissant crust philly steak and cheese products. if you have them, just take them back to the store and get a refund. necessarily says a small amount of meat from the rancho feeding corporation in petaluma was used to make some of those recalled products.

thousands of meat has been recalled. a enis tral valley slaughterhouse that supplies beef to the national lunch program has been closed for not meeting health standard. operations at central valley meat in hanford have been suspended because of unsanitary conditions. now that same plant was closed for a week in 2012 after a video surfaced showing workers there torturing cows with eelectric prods. last -- electric prods. brandon bell has earned a hefty pay raise. he's agreed to a one-year $2.9 million contract. he made $500,000 last season. this means the giants avoid a potentially contentious arbitration hearing set for this morning. and the oakland as report

to arizona. the first full practice is set for tomorrow. this is the last year they will train in phoenix. they will move to mesa next year. tonight, you have a chance to win $400 million. the powerball lottery has reached another giant jackpot. if there is only one winner, the lump sum would be about $230 million. after taxes it will be down to a little over $100 million. still, not too shabby. the drawing is tonight at 7:59 pacific time. it is 7:27. it's happened again in the bay area. another young boy found carrying a toy gun that looked like the real thing. >> reporter: and we're live in san jose at one of the watch parties for the olympic debut for polina edmunds. what her dance coach told her before she left for sochi. we're looking at a commute that's getting better. san mateo bridge drive time,

about 12 minutes. we'll tell you more about the drive times at other bay area bridges. well, sun is approaching rapidly to the north. so is the cooler air and breeze. we had rain. we'll see how cool temperatures will be. 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.

good morning. 7:30. we're live at the oakland fire station. one of the oakland fire

stations. investigators work to see if there's a connection between six vehicle fires in the span of two hours. ktvu's alex savidge has been falling this story since 4:30 this morning and he will tell us what most of these fires have in common. that's coming up in a live report. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. it feels cooler. clearing out rapidly. a little bit of snow up in the sierra nevada. that's the front. it did produce light rain. fremont, hayward, newark, san jose, sunnyvale. not much left of the system. it looked good for a while. a couple of 1/100ths fell. more of a westerly breeze. i've seen gusts to 30 miles hage hour for some.

it will be a blustery, cool day. system is clearing out. air quality is good. it will be chilly and told. but dry until next week. highs today upper 50s mainly low 60s. here's sal. northbound 280 just got word of a crash on the foothill expressway reported to be blocking lanes. the emergency clues have not a -- crews have not arrived on the scene. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. we've seen some improvement here at the toll plaza. now it's about a 20, 25-minute delay. it had reached more. but now the drive time is about 25 minutes. not too bad getting into san francisco. as we look at the maps i'm looking at 580 here. you can see it's still very slow. the drive time is rather severe coming through. 55 minutes almost an hour from grant line road to interstate 6800. that's a long time in the area.

if you are driving on southbound 680 out of pleasanton, it will take you a while to get there. northbound 101 in san jose, it's also slowing down approaching 880. back to the desk. oakland investigators busy looking for clues after several suspicious cars and truck fires last night. there were six fires in a two- hour period. alex savidge joining us live from an oakland fire station now. you have the latest on this investigation. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. the oakland fire department police, all of these various fires were intentionally set. an arson investigator was called out last night to gather evidence. the department said it was between 9:00 and 11:00 last night when they had six suspicious fires. most of them were clustered in one particular area of east oakland near ban drost and seminary avenues. -- bancroft and seminary avenues. there was one fire set in oakland. we found several older model pickups filled with items that

caught fire. most of what burned was the debris in the back of those trucks, the fire seemed to have been put out pretty quickly and they didn't do a whole lot of damage to the vehicles themselves. still, a potentially dangerous situation. the oakland fire department trying to track town the person bhe believe -- they believe may be setting the fires intentionally. we're live in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:34. police in vallejo are investigating the latest bay area case of a young boy carrying a pellet gun that looks like the real thing. this happened yesterday morning. several alarmed parents called police after spotting a 14-year- old boy walking near vallejo high school carrying what looked like a .45 automatic. turns out it was a toy gun that shoots pellets not bullets. but that distinction really does not matter to many vallejo parents. >> if you saw something like that, someone --

>> i would assume it was real. >> reporter: would you call police? >> absolutely. >> i wouldn't feel safe somebody is bringing that kind of thing to my daughter's school. >> this incident is very similar to the santa rosa case that ended in tragedy. in october, a sonoma county sheriff's deputy shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez. the deputy claims he mistook the represently cau gun lopez was carrying for the real thing -- replica gun lopez was carrying for the real thing. some frustrated public housing residents showed ktvu where they lived and the bad conditions, with cockroach, bedbugs, mold. they say it's been that way for a long time. >> they don't do nothing. cleaning up. it's bad. >> when you take a look at the report that i gave to the board tonight, you will see how many times we repedated those --

remeditated those units and they came back. it's not for lack of trying. it's just we have to do better. >> the school board president said the living conditions there hurt their ability to learn in school. the council plans a special meeting in two weeks to address the issues. happening today -- people who support raising the federal minimum wage are calling for a national day of action across the country. there are the three events in the bay area. at noon, there will be a rally in mountain view at city hall plaza. also at noon in san francisco, california senator barbara boxer will call for raising the minimum wage in a speech at the commonwealth club. at 4:00 p.m. in marin county, there will be a ral little at the foot of the pedestrian overpass next to the larkspur ferry terminal. a new report suggests nearly 1 million workers could be lifted out of poverty if the federal minimum wage is raised. the report is from the nonpartisan congressional budget office. president obama and democrats

are pushing for the minimum waging to increased from $7.25 and -- an hour to $10.10 by 2016. but the report also finds that such a pay raise could end up eliminating 500,000 jobs. some hayward city employees are about to see less money in their paychecks. [chanting] >> the hayward city council has voted in favor of a 5% pay cut for clerical and maintenance employees. that means workers will get $200 less in every pay period. the city says it is preparing for that possibility. 7:37. a former santa cruz county foster parent is due in court this morning to face sex charges involving children. 57-year-old steven irving wiseman of so cal was out on bail for being arrested last

summer for three child molestation charges. now he faces more charges after a 10-year-old boy made new allegations last week. investigators say wiseman collected snakes and allegedly used them to entice his young victims. a veteran san jose firefighter accused of child molestation has not yet entered a plea to drug charges. 53-year-old mario questas was in court yesterday and faces three felony counts of possession and selling methamphetamines. prosecutors say they are still investigating claims he had sex with a minor. and undercover sting led to his arrest. they say he was wearing his badge and didn't try to hide the fact that he was a san jose firefighter. police in sunnyvale say a 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of molesting now neighborhood children may have -- four neighborhood children may have abused other children. investigators started to look at michael alexander anthony after an alleged victim came

forward. it's believed the alleged molestation happened between 1999 and 2005. the allegations involve children between the ages of 3 and 8. now, police say they also found child pornography on his computer. if you are any ner information, get -- any other information, get in contact with the police. the former chairman of the california republican party said he will run for lieutenant- governor in november against gavin newsom. 43-year-old ron naring is the first challenger to official say he is gonna run. he's never been elected, never held office before. if hee lengthed, he said -- if elected he said he would work on the tax code, regulations, schools and pension system. happening now, fans of san jose's polina edmunds are ready to watch her make her debut. she will complete in the ladies' figure skating short

program. brian flores is live where a watch party is going on at polina's dance studio. a lot of excitement there. >> reporter: no question about that. a lot of excitement for polina, her friends and family. we're live here in front of tans theater international here in -- dance theater international here in san jose. you may be asking -- she's been dancing since she was 8. we were there when she got quite the sendoff at san jose's archbishop middy high school. for polina, she kick starts her career moments from now. she said she has two goals. one was to state two clean programs, the short program today and the competition tomorrow.

the other, catch up on the three weeks of homework she also has to do while there in sochi. moments ago, we spoke with her dance coach. she's what she told mow lee -- told polina before she left for russia. >> have a great time. dance your heart out, listen to the music and believe in yourself. that's the best you can do. she's very, very gifted. she has great support from the community. >> reporter: it just goes to show how driven and talented she is. she's been skating since she was 2. also been taking ballet and jazz when she was 8 years old. her dance backgrounds helped her train on the ice. 30 skaters take the ice today. polina edmunds will be part of the third group of skaters. only the top 24 move on into the free skate tomorrow. by the way, she's gonna be the 12th skater on the ice today. the first american female skater on the ice as well.

for all of us here in san jose and the bay area we're all team polina today. we're live in san jose, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i think the whole bay area is team polina today. >> thank you. >> and polina edmunds is not the only athlete in -- only south bay athlete in russia. she said she ran into joe pavelski. she's on the u.s. men's hockey team which plays the czech republic in the quarterfinals later today. a new study confirms what many of us in the bay area already know. just how expensive the real estate market has gotten and how much you need to make to buy a home. president obama has a brief but politically important meeting in mexico today. the key issues that will be discussed. good morning. highway 101 san francisco northbound looks pretty good approaching the 80 split here in the city. it's crowded on the central freeway. we'll tell you more about this and other commutes around the bay. light rain this morning. a

a couple of/100ths.

♪ trading is pretty late as investors wait to hear the latest news from the federal reserve later today. los gatos netflix is down 1% due to a dispute with verizon and other telecommunication companies over a cost of carrying the program on the networks. the dow is currently up 83. the nasdaq is down 1 and the s&p is up 4. time is 7:45. new this morning, governor jerry brown will announce new

emergency drought legislation today. governor brown accompanied president obama on his tour of drought-stricken farmland near fresno last friday. this afternoon, governor brown will join john paris and darrell steinberg to announce new drought legislation. it's not clear what measures will be called for in the new legislation. when the governor declared a drought emergency, he called for all californians to voluntary rewater usage by 20 -- their water usage by 20%. police made an arrest in an amber alert acase. the body of haley owens has been found. police have not confirmed that. witnesses said the man forced haley into a pickup truck yesterday while the girl was walking near her home. 7:46. rushing people to the hospital after a terrifying flight. it took off from san francisco. ktvu's pam cook is in the

newsroom now to tell us what happened on board that flight headed to hong kong. >> well, for the second time in a week, a flight hit severe turbulence, injuring passengers. six people, two crew members were taken to the hospital. that's after a flight from san francisco hit severe turbulence over japan. it happened on a cathay pacific airways flight that went on to land safely in hong kong. some passengers are talking and tweeting about their trip. they say the rough conditions actually threw some passengers out of their seats and caused them to hit their heads on the overhead bins. we do have a statement that cathay pacific posted on facebook and twitter. the airline said medical assistance was provided for the injured passengers and cabin crew immediately upon arrival and cathay pacific is providing assistance to the affected passengers and saf. they say -- staff. they say safety is our first priority and we're collaborating with authorities to investigate this incident. hashtag tush bu lens.

there are a lot of comments from worried people sitting at airports. as we reported five people were hurt during violent turbulence on a flight to denver. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:48. president obama flying right now to mexico for a one-day summit with the leaders of mentionco and canada. here's some -- mexico and canada. here's some video of the president boarding air force one. this is at joint andrews in maryland. one focus, the president's effort to negotiate an asian pacific trade pack that will include the united states, mexico, canada, and nine other countries. the three north american leaders will also talk about immigration, energy, and security and the president always stops and waves before he goes. >> yes, he does at the top there. let's take in with sal.

is it taking longer to get to work? >> some of them are up. some are done. it's prenormal for this time of the morning. we'llary start off by looking at some of the drive times. highway 4 looks better. a lot of the people are on 680. 1 minutes. a lot of -- 18 minutes. 580 from grantline to 680 is 54 points. it was an hour a little bit ago. 580 from high street to the 4 is eight minutes. that's improved after an earlier crash has cleared. let's go to the toll plaza of the bay bridge. it's about a 20-minute total drive time into san francisco. san mateo bridge has slowed down. it's picked up. the average drive time is about 15 minutes from the toll plaza over to foster city. now let's go to steve. all right, sal, thank you. we're clearing out rapidly. great shot of the golden gate. posting a lot of graphics on my

facebook page today. one 88% of the great lakes covered in ice. it's not a record. the record was 95% in 1979. this one came in from michael polanski. new york city, central park 56.6 inches of snow this winter. afnlerage alaska -- anchor average, alaska, a foot more. records like you can't believe all over the place. philadelphia, new york, pittsburgh. people say my dad never misses a day of work and he didn't go in yesterday, back in pittsburgh. i believe it. for us, we had light rain. a couple 1/100ths around blossom hill. i've seen gusts to 35, mount tam. 30 on the western edge of golden gate park. that was about an hour ago. 15 out of the west. more of a westerly breeze out of fairfield.

hayward west. sfo, 17 miles an hour. things are picking up in the old breeze department. light know up in truckee. this is it, our system. a couple of 1/100ths. peace what happened around fremont to san jose and santa cruz mountains. a cooler, breezy day. no doubt about it. rain looks like it's gone. i should take that out. highs today, 50s and low 60s. temperatures not that warm. these are near average to slightly below. everyone points towards colder mornings especially as we head towards friday and saturday. there are signs the middle of next week rain will return. >> interesting. all right, steve. 7:51. controversy hits the national guard. the photo and the caption that led to the suspension of a guard member. the important health warning going out to bay area hikers about lyme disease.

welcome back. 7:53. a scare in portland, oregon, a woman and her poodle fell into a 20-feet sink home. she had to be rescued. kind of hard to see but it was in her backyard. she went out last night in the dark looking for her dog. a neighbor heard her screaming and called 911. reese you can team use -- rescue teams used a rope and ladder to pull her out of that 20-foot sinkhole. both she and the dog are in good condition. police in pennsylvania say they haven't been able to verify the claims of the so-called craigslist killer. miranda barber said she killed at least 22 people in california, alaska, texas and northern california before she was finally arrested. but police say they haven't been able to confirm her claims. barber made those claims after being arrested in pennsylvania for the murder of a man that she met on craigslist. she says the killings were all part of her involvement in the

satanic cult that she joined when she was 13 years old. 7:54. wisconsin national guard has suspended a soldier who posted a photograph that's causing a lot of controversy. take a look. it shows a group of soldiers posing in front of an empty flag-draped casket. there was a caption with this photo, we post fun in funerals. >> it's unfathom arbl to me that people who were not just service members but people to be picked to be in this highly sensitive area would not realize how awful that is. >> the soldier is receiving protection after getting death threats. researchers at stanford say ticks with lyme disease, they are in more places than they first thought. they studied 12 bay area parks,

including windy hill in portolo valley. people who like to use that park say they are not surprised that scientists found ticks there since they've run into them quite a bit. >> a couple of times this summer. but not every time unless you are beating around through the bushes. >> the researchers say anyone who is in a grassy or wooded area check for ticks. if you find one on your body, pull it out with tweezers. they also say don't try to burn it out or put alcohol on it because the tick tends to dig deep in your skin. two contestants are getting a lot of attention on "american idol." ♪ i'm stronger than i've ever been ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ >> they can both sing. they are brianna oakley of

antioch and mk. she's getting attention for being the first idol contestant to peek south during the -- especially -- to speak out during the competition about being gay. tonight at 8:00, ten of the guys will get to perform and then the results are announced tomorrow night and that's when the field will be narrowed down to the lucky number 13. you want to stay tuned for that. >> that's right. 7:5. protecting -- 7:57. protecting pedestrians in san francisco. a new plan being debated and why this may end up costing drivers more money. >> reporter: we're live in fremont where a fire broke out at a fourplex earlier this morning. we'll tell you why fire officials think this may be arson and we'll also tell you about some new information that we're learning from city officials about the property. good morning. we are looking at 280 northbound in san jose. find out why a new problem may

have just put this commute into the red category. we'll tell you more about that -- straight ahead. a lot of sunshine now. most of the clouds clearing out. the rain is gone. we did have a little bit this morning. the breeze might be a bigger story. it will be a cooler day for many. those forecasted highs coming up.

well, good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." your time just about 8:00. you can see we do have a live camera here. but we're on mission boulevard in fremont. a suspicious fire inside that quadplex is under investigation. now, janine de la vega has been talking to firefighters and we'll have a live update on all that's happening out there in a few minutes. good morning. welcome back. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tampa testimon -- i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. i did have to use my wind shield wipers coming in. >> indeed. our system is long gone. still holding on a little bit up in the sierra nevada where there's been some reports of snow around truckee. but what was there earlier is now poof. disappeared. clear something coming in rapidly. 40s for some to the north and the breeze has cranked up as well. some of the higher elevations, 25, 30 miles an hour. not as bad as the surface.

come around the building. also that wind will hit you. what am i in chicago or something? out of the west, out of the west-northwest later today. sfo 15 miles per hour. things are picking up. it will be sunny. cooler, breezy a cooler day on tap. rapid clearing from our clouds an morning rain. the dry air is spilling in. that leaves to the upert 50s and mainly low 60s. >> steve, we have a problem on the freeways, northbound 280 on foothill expressway. sorry about that. northbound 208 at the foothill expressway, there's a crash there, i'm laughing at myself, not the accident. northbound 280 is very slow. i want to show you 280 as you heat up towards downtown san jose. it still looks good. we'll check in. unfortunately. i think that crash i just showed you is gonna start to affect the traffic out of san jose. it looks good. we'll keep an eye on it for you.

let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this has improved a little bit. about a 15-minute delay at the toll plaza and into san francisco. a fire broke out this morning. we have video of when the fire started. janine de la vega is joining us live from fremont to tell us why firefighters say this is a suspicious fire. at least it appears that way. >> reporter: well, a fire veaf is here and so are code enforcement officers. you can see this building behind me is pretty much gutted. it was already condemned and people had complained about homeless people living inside. some authorities that we spoke to said we're not surprised this fire started. here is a look at some exclusive cell phone video of the fire at this house on mission boulevard and niles. we're told this was illegally converted into a fourplex.

it started at about 4:30 this morning and when firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and flames on the first and second floor and they attacked it from the outside. it took them about 45 minutes to get it under control. during that time, it partially collapsed. now, firefighters say the house was vacant but they found scattered food and debris inside. they suspect transients may have been living there and set the fire. >> we've gotten calls off and on every month or so from either pd or the niles railroad -- railroad people. >> they've heard complaints about the property. there are several other structures near the fourplex that are red-tagged. none of those were damaged. code enforcement is still

trying to determine if they need to demolish the building. the arson investigator is in the process of looking for accelerants and collecting evidence but at this point. back to you. police found a man who had been shot several times around 1:3 this morning at fifth and -- 1:30 this morning at fifth and broadway. just a few blocks pay way. the man's car was nearby and police say it appears he fell onto the street after being hit by a gunfire.

a member service -- a memorial service will be held on monday for the two chp officers killed on monday in a crash in fresno county. authorities say officers brian law and juan gonzalez died when their patrol car veered off the highway and slammed into a pole. investigators think the officers were severe ferping to avoid -- swerving to avoid part of the collision they were responding to. the memorial service will be held at the save-mart center on the campus of fret -- of fresno state. deputies say they were forced to shoot david gowins he came after them with a baseball bat. the family says he just suffered a sedhur and the shooting was unnecessary -- seizure and the shooting was

necessary. gowins's nephew spoke to ktvu but did not want to show his face. >> he's a stroke victim. he has had -- you know, physically, they his problems -- he had his problems physically. he walked with a cane. >> authorities say they roo he sponded to disturb -- they responded to disturbances at that moment 19 times in the past two years. we have new information on the death of a woman whose burned body was found in the oakland hills. u.s. park police made the grim discovery laid saturday night at the entrance to redwood regional park. investigators say it appears a 48-year-old san lorenzo woman committed suicide. police say she was very upset about issues in both her personal and professional life. 8:06. dozens of people spoke out last night at a contentious city council meeting at a plan to build a surveillance center for the port of oakland.

>> what i believe this to be about, deception, accountability and corruption. >> that middle easts last night went past midnight. supporters say the plan to integrate cameras at the port with oakland traffic cameras and help police and firefighters respond better that amongs. but critics say the -- to emergencies. but critics say this is raising privacy concerns. >> we need other tools to monitor activity that's happened. oakland is challenged when it comes to crime. >> a privacy group hat threatened a lawsuit -- has threatened a lawsuit. the oakland city council postponed a vote on that contract for at least two more weeks. privacy advocates are also upset about the department of homeland security's plans to build a national license plate database. the washington post reports the department is considering building a database of information collected from license plate readers. officials say that information would only be used for immigration cases and criminal

investigations. but privacy advocates say this will allow government agencies to scrutinize the travel of ordinary citizens. it is 8:07. new this morning. the alarming rise has city leaders taking a second look at the idea of imposing a congestion fee. tara moriarty joins us live from downtown san francisco and other major cities are already using this plan. right, tara? >> that's right. you know, congestion zones and fees are nothing new. london has had them for 11 years. other cities that have used them, stockholm, singapore. most people we talked to say they are against the proposal. last night at the board of supervisors, the idea was brought up for the second time since 2006. they say they want to reduce congestion and the potential for traffic conditions at peak time. folks we talked to say they understand the concern but they

already pay enough in parking tolls, gas and mass transit. >> it's dangerous and i think in a way their heart may be in the right place. it always ends up in the wallet, doesn't it? >> reporter: the original proposal was designed to raise money for transit improvements but the examiner reports some supervisors believe the same plan would reduce the number of cars and the number of crashes. in london, it has curbed traffic. but some merchants complain it hurt biggs and it ended up -- hurt bis and it ended -- hurt business and it ended up costing them more. muni considering a fare hike of 25 cents for adults up to didn't 2.25. mun my is projecting a sur -- muni is protecting a surplus but says money would go towards the central subway. muni is the largest bay area transit agency, has about 700,000 daily riders. the commission that oversees issues with the bay bridge said it was not told

about problems with leaks on the new eastern span until two months after the leaks were found. the executive director of the metropolitan transportation commission tells the san francisco chronicle that he is very troubled about not being told about the leaks. water was found leaking into an area beneath the road bed that was supposed to be water tight. caltrans says it considered the leaks to be another issue that needs to be corrected. there is a new state law that may affect how you remodel your house. you may not know about this. if your house is more than 20 years old,.

a teenaged olympic -- i'm calling her a star -- a star from san jose is about to start the most important competition of her life in sochi, russia. we're keeping an eye on. the show of support she's getting from her family and friends back home. civil unrest continues in the ukraine. the advice the obama administration is giving ukraine's president.

good morning. we have a traffic problem in san jose south bay area. northbound 280 is very slow in getting slower because of an accident up the road. we'll explain straight ahead. light rain. it's all gone. but here comes a cooler, breezy pattern. we'll see how long this holds and if there's rain on the extended outlook. blah p hey! hi! ladies, how are you? let's taste some wine.

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tensions high in ukraine. protesters clash with police. at least 25 people were killed

yesterday. close to 250 were hurt. we just heard the protesters have taken control of the central post office. i want to show you video from the capital city of kiev. protesters have occupied independence square for months now, surrounding it with burning barricades. they are upset with the president's move to align that country more with russia and away from the european union. now, the obama administration is calling on ukrainian government to de-escalate that situation and open peace negotiations with the opposition. 8:15. former danville police officer steven tenabi is due in court for sentencing. he faces up to 20 years in prison for his conviction on conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion charges. he's the last person to be sentenced in the dirty dui scandal involving several people in contra costa county. prosecutors say estranged wives to tell those involved to have their husbands set up for drunk

driving arrests. most cases involve divorces or child custody battles. the richmond police department honored one of its own for uncovering a horrifying case of sex abuse. now, the case came to light in 2012 when officer mitch interviewed a 27-year-old woman who said she was a runaway. the woman told him she had been held as a sex slave in a back yard shed for 14 years. >> i don't think she matured since the day this started to happen to her. you can tell that when you spoke to her. >> it was originally reported that the woman was abued by a relative. investigators say it was a woman's father. he was sentenced last year to 22 years in prison. 8:16. a ktvu investigation shows bay area transit agencies have not made safety improvements recommended by federal authorities. the ntsb recommends the cameras

facing inward and out ward be installed on trains after a deadly accident in southern california in 2008. caltrain has installed external cameras but there are no cameras, film and crews inside the control cab. caltrain says those cameras will not be needed once the new system is installed next year. >> if a train is coming into the station too fast, it will slow the train down so it's able to stop at the station. so it's able to automatically prevent accidents. >> b.a.r.t. does have cameras that monitor conductors but does not have cameras that look out toward the tracks. 8:17. one of san francisco's most famous hotels is getting a new owner for $120 million. a joint venture involving two investment companies buying the mark hopkins hotel from intercontinental hotels. the mark hopkins opened in 1926 right there on top of nob hill.

it has 383 rooms and the beautiful postcard views of san francisco. the new owners say they are gonna spend $20 million on renovations. california may be short on water but there is plenty of wine. the usda says the state had a record wine harvest in 2013. 4.2million tons of wine grapes were crushed last year. that's an increase of 5% over 2012. good weather is being credited for the record harvest. that may continue. analysts say there's enough water undertwrownd to keep -- underground to keep vineyards irrigated underground for now. >> all right. 8:18. sorry. i had to clear my throat. my belated god bless you because you sneezed. i'm -- i'm feeling it. >> these allergies because of the weather. >> yeah. >> they are kind of kicking my butt. but i will get through it. >> i know you will. >> we're checking 280 in the south bay. we had a crash.

northbound 280 near foot hibl expressway -- foothill expressway. we have a new crash at stevens creek. this whole area here is just terrible. even though the crash is gone. i would say add extra drive time. some people are using 85. that's getting crowded. too bad because it had been a decent commute. right now we don't have good news for you. we do have a look at the next thing would be 280/880 and also 80 westbound. those commutes are okay. i'm sorry to say we have a fatal accident to report now on 80 westbound on the san pablo tam offramp from -- dam offramp. they've called for the coroner. this is westbound 80 at the offramp from 80. i'm reading it from the chp log here. this crash is going to be closing that offramp for a time to come. let's go to steve. all right, sal.

thank you. clear skies now. but sleepilyheads if you were just -- sleepy hedz heads, if you are waking up, a cooler and breezy forecast. a little bit of snow in the sierra. it looks like things are hasn't ending. some rain, san jose. i think blossom hill had .03. some of that made it in the santa cruz mountains. there's the sierra nevada. doesn't look like much is left. maybe a little bit left. for us, rapid clearing behind it. 4040s to the north -- 40s to the north. some gusts higher elevations at 30 miles an hour. not too bad at the surface. although in san francisco, i've seen 20 to 30 miles an hour at least about an hour ago. sfo west 15. that's the direction the wind is coming from. mountain view west. west at hayward. a little stronger about an hour ago. our front ushering in cooler air. behind that drier air spilling in. not much here for a couple of

days. forecast models are painting a wet picture for us by the middle or end of next week. we'll see if that holds statewide, too. not just here. we'll be talking about rain. until then, it's a cooler pattern. it will be sunny. the visibility is good. temperatures upper 50s, low 60s. slightly below average for most. i think tom, clearing skies and wind protected areas. it's going to be darned cold as we say especially for inland areas. a lot of sunshine on tap. warmer temperatures will take us into the weekend. 8:21. terrifying moments, 35,000 2350e9 up in the air -- feet up in the air. the incident that occurred on an international flight that took off from sfo. you will hear from a passenger.

welcome back. 8:24. a woman in utah was so angry about a t-shirt window display in a mall, she demanded the manager change it. now, the store was pac sun. the t-shirts featured photos of women with very almost clothing judy cox said she didn't think shows shirts should be seen by children. the manager agreed but said she couldn't change the display without permission. so ms. cox bought every t-shirt the store has. she says she will take the shirts back just before the 60-

day return period is over and she'll get her refund. 8:24. nestle is recalling some of its hot pockets and there is a bay area connection. the recall affects the philly steak and cheese product that was sold in three different sizes. it also includes the two pack of croissant crust philly steak and fees products. have -- cheese products. if you have any of those products, you should return them. a small amount of meat from the rancho corporation was used to make some of the recall the items. tens of thousands of pound of meet meat from the pilt company have already -- petaluma company have already been recalled. a central valley slaughterhouse that supplies beef to the national school lunch program has been closed for failing to meet standard. health inspectors say there were unsanitary conditions in hanford. the same facility was closed for a week in 2012 after a

video surfaced showing this. the company recalled 58,000 pound of beef over concerns it may contain small pieces of plastic. 8:26. there is a waiter in west hollywood who says he mistakenly threw away a big tip between 4,000 and 7,000 that was probably from the tips for jesus people -- from the tips for yee sus people -- jesus people. ron says the customer's bill was only $50. but a big tip either $4,000 or $7,000 was added. he says he doesn't remember but he threw it away. he thought the customer had made a mistake or was drunk. that mysterious diners who signs receipts this all left big tips at several san francisco restaurants as well. tonight, you have a chance to win $400 million.

the powerball jackpot has reached another giant jackpot. it's only one binner -- if there's only one winner, the lump sum $230 million. after taxes, it would be over $100 million. the drawing is at 7:59 tonight. 8:27. b.a.r.t. has spent millions for what it calls crossover tracks 1350eding -- speeding up surface. 2 investigates founds the tracks have been in place for years but they are still not being used. >> reporter: an oakland fire department arson investigator working with police to figure out who set a series of suspicious vehicle fires last night. we'll tell you where they were set and the latest from investigators. traffic is amonging along okay in -- moving along okay in most areas. we had rain a while ago.

that's long gone. a cool and breezy pattern but for how long?

welcome back. good morning. 8:30. live look at oakland here on "mornings on 2." investigators trying to figure out if there's a connection between several vehicle fires all set within a two-hour period. ktvu's alex savidge has been on this story most of this morning. he'll be back with a live report on what he has found out in a couple of minutes. wednesday morning, february 19th. let's talk about traffic and weather. how are things. gone from cloudy, rain to mostly clear. our system is long gone unless

you are watching us in the sierra nevada. there's a little bit of snow left. we had light rain. that's disappeared. there's still some -- south lake tahoe, truckee could be light snowshowers but not a lot left but the breeze has picked up. temperatures, 40s to the north. 50s. some locations held up by the breeze but they will drp tonight. not too strong but it's out of the west-northwest at about 10, 15 for some. areas sfo, 5. higher elevations, 25 to 30. it will be a crystal clear day. visibility is good. air quality is good. we'll enjoy it. rapid clearing is already taking place. temperatures in the 50s for some. upper 50s. mainly some low 60s. here's sal. steve, we have a fatality on 80 westbound at san pablo dam. there's the point on the crash. that offramp is closed. i also want to show you that traffic even after that crash is not that great.

in fact, it says slow beyond the crash all the way down into the berkeley area. that might be adding a little bit to the slowdown. but not that much. i think it's still going to be a slow drive. let's go out and take a look at the toll plaza. a 15-minute delay at the bridge here before you get into san francisco. 880 is slowing down past the coliseum as you drive up to downtown oakland. it's 8:32. let's go back to the desk. we have new information about several suspicious vehicle fires overnight in oakland. ktvu's alex savidge just talked with fire officials. you are back now. you are now saying one blaze may not be connected to the other four. alex? >> reporter: well, yes. it does seem like the oakland fire department is dealing with an arsonist. that's what i heard from a battalion chief. she gave me an update on this investigation. she's telling us that they are dealing with a series of four suspicious fires all of them concentrated in one east oakland neighborhood near bancroft and seminary avenues.

those were all trucks that were set on fire between about 9:00 and 11:00 last night. now, additionalry there was -- additionally there was a fifth fire that broke out in west oakland that does not seem to be connected to those other fires. an arson investigator was called into all of these various scenes to gather evidence last night. these were from what we saw older model pickup trucks full of cardboard and other items set on fire. most of what burned was the debris and the other tie tems. the fire -- other items. the fire seems to be put out quickly. they didn't do a whole lot of damage to the vehicles themselves. firefighters say this arsonist needs to be found before someone gets hurt. >> these fires were small in nature. that's the concern, that they will set houses on fire. if citizens see anything suspicious in nature, we urge them to call 911. >> the battalion chief also told me whoever set these fires

last night didn't use any sort of an accelerant. they used an open flame to light the contents of those trucks. authorities clearly want to find this person as soon as possible. fire investigators are working with the oakland police department trying to track them down right now. we're live this morning in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. police in vallejo, investigating the latest case of a young boy carrying a pellet gun that looks real. it happened yesterday morning. several alarmed parents called police after seeing a 14-year- old boy walking near vallejo high school carrying what looked like a .45 automatic. turns out, it was a toy gun that shoots pellets, not bullets. this vallejo incident is similar to another case in santa rosa. that one ended in tragedy. back in october, a sonoma county sheriff's department shot and killed 13 ymed-year- old -- 13-year-old andy lopez.

the deputy said he mistook the pellet gun lopez was carrying for the real thing. the poor living conditions in richmond's public housing sparked a heated discussion at last night's city council meeting. some frustrated public housing residents showed ktvu where they lived and the bad conditions, there are cockroaches, bedbugs and mold. they say it's been that way for a long time. >> they don't do nothing. they don't clean it up. it's getting bad. i got my little girl. >> when you take a look at the report that i gave to the board, you will see how many times we remeditated those unit. they still came hartsfield- jackson back. it's not for lack -- they still came back. it's not for lack of trying. we just have to do better. >> the school board president said the living conditions hurt their ability to learn. they plan to hold a special meeting within two weeks to address the issues. 8:35. two bay area boys are among a larger group of families

accusing an award-winning teacher of molesting students on campus. >> way too friendly. i thought it was creepy and weird. >> tonight at 10:00, something rarely seen on television, young boys speaking out in a candid conversation. two 2 investigates what -- 2 investigates what school officials knew about the teacher. we uncover documents and manned written notes and the -- handwritten notes and the teacher's side to the story. b.a.r.t. says it's close to fixing a project designed to fix your commute. 2 investigates discovered construction between walnut creek and pleasant hill have been complete since 2011. but engineers could not figure out how to make the new tracks work. they say the new technology is having trouble communicating with the old technology. but some riders and at least one b.a.r.t. board member frustrated with

mowg it's taking to -- how long it's taking to find a solution. >> it was way more delayed than i thought it would be or that i think b.a.r.t. would have expected it to be. they ran into issues they hadn't anticipated. >> bart officials say the crossovers are designed to allow a train to move to the opposite tracks and go back in the other direction. engineers say at least one section of the $43 million project could be in use by next month. 8:37. terrifying moments, 35,000 feet in the air. a jumbo jet going from sfo to the far east hit rough turbulence over japan. pam cook is in the studio. you talked to one of the passengers on the flight. >> it was an incredible story. it's for the second time in a week that the flight has hit severe turbulence injuring passengers. six people on board, two crew members were taken to the hospital. that's after this flight from san francisco hit severe turbulence over japan.

it happened on a cathay flight that landed safely in hong kong. a man from india was on the plane after a business trip here in the bay area. >> it looked like a few passengers have been belted and they flew off the chairs. i could see people in front of me coming off their chairs. a few of them even hit the ceiling of the roof and a few bins opened up and there were suitcases that started tumbling out. >> this is the second incident this week as we reported, five people were hurt during violent turbulence on a flight from denver to mon tan nonon monday. we do have a -- montana on monday. we do have a statement. the airline says "medical assistance was provided for the injured passengers and cabin crew immediately upon arrival and we're providing assistance to the affected passengers and

staff. safety is our first priority and we're collaborating with thorlt -- with authorities to investigate the incident." the man we spoke to said he's surprised the plane didn't trite to land somewhere sooner after it hit the turbulence especially after people were hurt. it said it flew another six hours to hong kong. we will have more coming up on "mornings on 2." a warning if you hike or walk a dog, you will want to stick around. the little klee thur authorities -- creature authorities say you need to be on the lookout for. >> reporter: at this hour, fire officials are investigating what caused a fourplex to catch fire this morning. why firefighters think it's suspicious and new information that we learned about the history of the property. good morning. we're looking at a commute, that's getting busier in some

arias. they are relieving the congestion in others. the sun is out. we had a little bit of rain. we did. yes, we did. measurable amounts down in san jose.

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u.s. stocks mostly higher as investors wait to hear from the federal reserve later this afternoon. minutes from last month's meeting will be released and that's where members voted to further reduce the banks' bond buying program. it was also ben bernanke's last meeting with the fed. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is currently up 50. the nasdaq is down 3. s&p is up 3. it is 8:43. new this morning, the santa clara county sheriff's office has issued a warning about familiar -- about a familiar telephone scam. investigators say a phony police officer who identifies himself as lieutenant gore is calling people across the county. he tells them they have a warrant for missing jury duty. the caller tells them to pay money to settle the matter. there was a similar scam in contra costa county.

in that incident, the man called and said they are being fined for a traffic violation or for failing to appear for jury duty. he also says they must pay by phone or face arrest. let's bring you up to date on the other top stories -- driving a car in san francisco may end up costing you more money soon. the san francisco examiner says the board of supervisors is considering a congestion pricing fee for downtown san francisco. a 2011 study concluded that a $3 congestion fee could reduce pedestrian collisions citywide by 5%. arson investigators are right now at the scene of an early-morning fire at a fourplex in fremont. it's a building that had previously been condemned. ktvu's janine de la vega is there now to tell us why firefighters say that fire, janine, is suspicious. well, a fire investigator is here doing a meticulous search of this building looking for what may have caused the fire

to start. code enforcement officers told me this was ill really turned into a fourplex you can see it's completely gutted. here is aing loo at some exclusive cell phone video of the fire at this fourplex on mission boulevard near miles. it started at about 4:30. when firefighters arrived they saw heavy smoke and flames on the first and second floor and attacked it from the outside. it took them about 45 minutes to get it under control. during that time it partially collapsed. firefighters say the house was vacant but they found scattered food and debris and suspect transients were living there and set the fire. >> we checked inside. we know we -- it appears to be arson. there's several areas within the structure that have -- show sets the fires. so we had an investigator come take care of that. >> reporter: code enforcement officers say they red tagged the home back in 2012 but have received complaints about the property. they have come back numerous times to clear out homeless

people they found living inside. the property owner has boarded it up but it doesn't appear to stay that way for lock is what we hear from code enforcement. they say it will have to be demolished. the fire investigator is still in the process of collecting evidence and looking for acsell sell rants -- accelerants. fire officials say they believe this was most likely arson. reporting live from fremont, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:46. new this morning, governor jerry brown will announce new emergency drought legislation today. the governor joined president obama last friday when the president toured drought- stricken farmland near fresno. this afternoon, governor brown will join john perez and darrell steinberg to announce new drought legislation. it's not clear yet what the new legislation will call for. 8:46. happening now -- a bay area teen making her olympic debut. figure skater polina edmunds of

archbishop middy high school ginnished skating moments ago -- finished skating moments ago. brian flores is live at a watch party where polina edmunds's friends are very excited. >> reporter: they were excited to see her. we're live here at dance theater international here in sma. big day for -- in san jose. big day for her friends and family. you may be asking yourselves why we're here at a dance studio. along with being a skater, she's a also a talented -- she's also a talented dancer. they are holding a watch party for her. we saw her skate. she got a standing ovation. she got a lot of support here in the bay area. speaking of support, just a couple of weeks ago, we're there when polina got quite the sendoff from her classmates and friends. the 15-year-old sophomore even got advice from former olime peaians and -- olympians as

well. carry jennings and brandi chastain. she kicks off her career, just moments ago. she said she had two goals, one was to skate two clean programs, meaning the ladies' short program today and the free skate competition tomorrow. the other goal, catch up on the three weeks worth of homework she prout with her to so much -- she prout with her to sochi. she -- she brought with her to sochi. >> i didn't know she was going to the olympics until the day of. i was like okay. you are going to the olympics. that's awesome. can i get a picture with you. youing are got -- you are going to the olympics. >> she just skated moments ago. she says that she's just excited to be at the olympics. back out here live, she hopes to be one of the top 24 daters that make it to the -- skaters that make it to the free skate competition. for today, as this button says here's tall team polina. we're all pulling for her.

back to you. >> brian, we have to ask, do you know how she did? are you allowed to say? i'm not sure -- >> reporter: i'm not exactly sure if we're allowed to say. she did great. she got a standing ovation. we'll find out later on how she did officially later on. >> thank you. >> good job. 8:49. sal's coming back. a bad, bad crash in san pablo you've been telling us. >> i have some new information that -- i i thought it was a crash -- i thought it was a crash but then we found out new information that it was a body found on the offramp. it's not a crash at all. as i first said and the chp had told us but now it's a report of a body found on that offramp. we're updating the information as we get it from the authorities. but we do know for sure that ramp is closed. they won't let you take the ramp. use hilltop drive exit instead. now the traffic is slow even after that heading down to

richmond. we're -- this is a developing news. we'll find out more about what happened. but we do know for sure that ramp is not useable. let's take a look at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. about a 10, 15-minute delay getting into san francisco. also this morning, we're looking at 280 in san jose. it's a mess because of an earlier accident northbound 2 olat -- 280 at foothill expressway. now we have a four-car accident at north fremont boulevard. 8:50. let's go to steve. sunshine now. mostly sunny skies. there was some light rain this morning. breezy, cooler pattern. a forecast that will take us into tonight and tomorrow. it looks chilly but good visibility. air quality is good. there was a little bit of snow. there was also some rain. a couple measurable. as. .01, .02. there wasn't much in tahoe and

truckee. 50s on the temperatures. upper 40s for some. sunset district looks like things have calmed down a little bit. we'll be out of the west- northwest. that means fresh, fresh air coming in. 15 miles per hour, sfo. livermore, west at 10. some very light rain. livermore early this morning around 5:00 a.m.. 37 in tahoe. 46 ukiah. it listen a cool day up there. crystal clear for many. a few high clouds will break through the ridge of high pressure. everything looks quiet until the middle of next week. forecast models are painting a wet pattern next thursday or friday. we shall see. so many head fakes that haven't materialized. 60s on the temperatures. 50s and zickets. a little bit -- 60s. a little bit below average. near average for some. sunny and warmer except for high clouds. terps upper 60s to near -- temperatures upper 60s to near

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welcome back. 8:54. turning now to sunnyvale. police there say a 28-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of molesting four neighborhood children may also have abused others as well. investigators say they started looking at michael alexander anthony after one alleged victim came forward.

that molestation reportedly happened between 1999 and 2005 and involved children between 3 and 8 years old. police say they found child pornography on his chirn. if you have -- children. if you have information about the case, call police. if you like to hike in the bay area, there's a new report you should know about. stanford researchers say the ticks that carry lyme disease are in more cases than previously thought -- places than previously thought. they studied 12 bay area parks including windy hills. people who use that mark freerkly say they -- freerkly say they are not -- frequently say they are not surprised that scientists found ticks there since they have regular encounters with them. >> a couple of times this summer. not every time unless you are beating around for the bushes. >> right. >> the researchers say anyone who is in grassy or wooded areas should check for ticks. if they find one on their bodies, they should draw it out with tweezers. they say don't try to burn it

out or put alcohol on it because the deeps might go deeper in your skin. free wi-fi is coming to the old town area of pittsburg. the contract with twister network solutions was approved yesterday by the city council. it will be paid for with money by the city-owned pittsburg power company. that service is expected to be up and running by summer. the sacramento coffee shop is selling a red-hot item. it's called nitro coffee. it looks and tastes a lot like beer. but it contains no alcohol. nitro coffee is creating a real buzz for coffee drinkers who want a different type of jolt in the morning. >> you can actually see the coffee kind of cascade down into the cup. >> you know, really light, really flavorful. i like it. super refreshing. >> customers say there's

another plus, it safes so good, you don't need cream or sugar. let's check back with sal. you are following the discovery of a body in san pablo and other things in the commute. >> that's light. that's had a traffic im-- that's right. that's had a traffic impact. the offramp is crowed. it -- closed. it will be closed for sometime. the traffic is slow after that heading down to the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to show you. it's improved. it's about a 15-minute wait, 15- minute drive time into san francisco. we also want to show you that 880 slow as you drive past the coliseum. it's about 10, 15 minutes getting up to downtown oakland. let's go to steve. we had rain early this morning. it's gone. puffy clouds will clear out. mostly sunny, cool and breezy is the forecast today. it looks like quiet to the middle of next week. >> thank you. >> uh-huh. that's our report. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at

noon for more on the skating star from the south bay making her olympic debut this morning. we're not gonna spoil it for you, any results but just get reaction from her friends in the south bay. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. have a good day.

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