it is a dry forecast. sunny and warm. looking ahead rain returns. it looks like the first system will be on wednesday. things are beginning to develop but it will be a slow process. 30s and 40s. 39 half-moon bay. 39 novato. there are chilly, cold readings. 60s and low 70s for some. especially as you move inland you will find low 70s. here is sal. steve, good morning. we are looking at a decent commute to start off this monday. i want to show you there is traffic moving very well on the bay bridge approach. no major problems here. also looking at interstate 880 near the coliseum it is a nice drive with traffic moving well in both directions. i want to mention on the

peninsula there is a crash on the shoulders. if you want to use 280 as an alternate route, i think it will be a better bet for you. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. topping our news is breaking news this morning involving berkeley firefighter who was killed in a tractor accident. tara moriarty learned his name and more about his family. many of whom who have worked as bay area firefighters. tara. >> reporter: that is right. the flag is flying at half staff here at the station where tony once worked. this beloved firefighter was killed last night in a tractor accident. it happened in an unincorporated section of martinez shortly after 6:30. procession of firefighters and emergency crews escorted his body to the coroner's office. tony nunez was killed. the tractor went 200 feet down

a canyon. rolled, pinning him underneath. firefighters poured into the coroner's office last night grief stricken. he worked for berkeley fire but his father and three brothers all work for the don tram costa -- contra costa fire department. condolences are coming in on ninth's facebook page. live from berkeley i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. police in fairfield are investigating a deadly crash that appears to have occurred during a street race. it happened last night at lopez road and canyon hills drive. investigators say two cars were moving at high speeds when they collided at the intersection. witnesses say it was an innocent bystander who was killed in the crash. >> what i hear from one of the witnesses is that they were

speeding. two of the cars was speeding. and this gentleman was driving up the road. >> police say one of the suspected racers was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. the other driver sped away and is still on the loose this morning. ktvu alex savidge will have more from fairfield in our next half hour. concord police are looking for three men they say forced their way into a home, taped up a boy and his grandmother and robbed them. it happened at 3:15 yesterday afternoon. >> he was in a state of shock when i was talking to hill. by the time he calmed down once the police got here. when i came out, he was obviously very upset. >> this morning the three suspects are described as hispanic and between the ages

of 19 and 30. one had a short buzz cut with a birthmark above his upper lip. two were armed with handguns. >> fremont police are investigating -- that happened last night on duster berry way. when firefighters arrived they found an overturned vehicle next to the tracks. there were two people inside. one was unconscious and had to be extricated. both people had to be taken to the hospital. police officers from the bay area will had to fresno today. died last monday in a crash on highway 99. they were responding to a traffic accident and hit a guardrail. after graduating from the academy together, gonzalez trained in san jose. law trained in oakland. governor jerry brown will be

among the thousand attending today's services. officers will help cover for the large number of bay area chp officers headed to that memorial. >> there will also be a memorial service for a uc berkeley service. now the public memorial comes after family, friends and teammates attended funeral services for ted over the weekend. the 21-year-old defensive lineman planned to attend medical school. school officials say he collapsed during a workout earlier this month. the exact cause of death has not been release. graduate made pro sports history. >> 35-year-old center played for the brooklyn nets last night. collins has been in the nba.

>> need to be a solid basketball player. again it's about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history. >> collins had no points but two rebounds in 12 minutes of action in last night's game. bay area fans remember he played college basketball with his twin brother during stanford's ride. human rights groups around the world have condemned the law as a new step backward. the dalai lama wraps up

history. >> the dalai lama also made a stop in richmond to bless the -- many protestors have turned out. a statement on the dalai lama website says their practice harms his followers.

a train flew off the tracks between concord and pleasant hill stations. bart workers spent most of the weekend removing the four derailed cars and repairing the damaged tracks. >> we want to thank them for waiting to get their repairs down. i have a transit system that operates on 104 miles of track. things will go wrong. >> bart's safety department and the public utilities commission is investigating the accident. it may take several weeks before investigators determine exactly what went wrong. it looks like the bay area will get a double dose of rain. two big storms are expected to roll our way earlier this week. it's the rain state officials have been hoping for as california deals with a severe drought. snow is expected in the sierra. officials say the new rain won't be enough to make a dense

in the drought. today santa clara county supervisors will introduce a new concept they believe will help with the drought. ever since the beginning of the drought counties have been asking customers to voluntarily cut back on water usage. they have been looking for new ways to get their water during the drought. today president obama will meet with governors from western states effected by wild fires and the droughts. fighting the massive rim fire near yosemite last year cost $127 million. the president's proposal would allow federal agencies to draw from a disaster account when big fires cause them to go over budget. san francisco animal control officers -- to see if they can contain rat poison.

happened in that same area. one police officer -- and officers have placed more than 50 signs warning pet owners to be careful. city leaders in san francisco are trying to amend a state law that property owners have been using to evict hundreds of bay area residents. later this morning state senator mark leno will close a loophole. if it passes they will be allowed to buy up apartment buildings. they will -- force the buyer to wait up for five years before evicting residents. a ban on water sales in san francisco. the key vote today and how critics say some of the biggest events can be impacted. big changes for a bay area auto maker. the amoungment from tesla this

week. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a decent commute about the bay as we look at highway 4. we can see it's looking good coming up to the willow pass grade. >> skies are mainly clear. some fog on the san mateo, santa cruz coastline. changes are brewing. we'll take a look at the week ahead. charles not having coverage stressed me out.

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that is unbelievable. a pilot flying a small plane in florida got quite a scare on saturday when a bird came crashing through the windshield and right into the cockpit. the pilot caught all the action on his on board camera as the home void owe shows weber was able to keep his cool while he quickly landed the plane. he suffered only a minor cut on his fore head. a 17-year-old girl is facing drunk driving charges after crash into a retaining wall with eight teenagers in

the car. it happened early yesterday morning at jefferson avenue in redwood city. police say a male passenger had to be taken to the hospital but his injuries were not life threatening. four others were treated at the scene. police say the driver was booked into the hill crest juvenile center. a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the ukraine president. he has fled the capitol and it's not clear where he is right thousand. opposition leaders want him arrested for the mass killing of civilians. over the weekend they named its speaker as the acting head of state. he was promise thed -- he was promised a new interim government by tomorrow. controversial cases involving gun rights and presidential powers. one case could test the limits of president obama's push to use his executive power when congress won't act. that issue is whether the

environmental protection agency went too far without congressional approval it limited carbon emissions. >> on the constitutional side this is a conflict between congress and the white house. congress has refused to give the president what he wants and now the epa is going at it alope. >> another issue before the court the national rifle association is challenging a texas concealed carry law that bans anyone under 21 from carrying a gun in public. the nra argues the second amendment right of self-defense extends to responsible 18-year- olds. silicon valley investor tim draper will hold a meeting today on six californias. it would split california into six individual states. he says in its current form california is too large to be governed efficiently.

he needs to get 808,000 signatures before july to get the measure on the november ballot. today the fire district will be awarded a grant of almost $2.5 million. the money will be spread over two years and will be used to open the rodeo fire station. time to check in with sal for a look at the early monday morning commute. >> we are looking at a decent commute as you head out. there was an earlier accident at holly street. that has been cleared out and the traffic is doing very well. looking at the speeds here, three minutes. that is exactly what you want to see. on 680 a five minute drive time. all right let's go to live pictures. san mateo bridge traffic looks

good. about tech minutes across that span and out on the bay bridge we have a very nice commute westbound from the toll plaza to san francisco about ten minutes. now let's go back to steve. >> sal. >> yes, sir. >> 78-degrees in phil roy yesterday. >> wow. >> it was really nice out yesterday. >> same for the weekend. we have a little bit of fog. today and tomorrow looks to be pretty good. we will see changes today and tomorrow. patchy fog to the south. sunny and warm today. i think we will see some of that low cloud deck work its way around the coast. rain returns on wednesday night. again we will get some rain out of this. in a year where it has been so, so dry we will take anything we can get. don't be surprised if southern california gets a little bit more than we do. 30s and 40s. even 30s on the coast. livermore is 42 degrees. half-moon bay says 39. storm track is inching toward us. about a 48 to 72 hours away

before anything develops. tomorrow looks like another nice day. patchy fog favoring the coast. 60s and 70s. another day of upper 60s and low 70s. a little bit cooler over by the waters edge. we will bring down santa cruz a little bit. still upper 60s. low 70s and mid 70s morgan hill to gilroy. sunny and warm today expect for patchy coastal fog and then increasing clouds. we will bring rain in on wednesday night. it does look like rain friday and saturday lingering into sunday. starting on wednesday the nordstrom parking garage will be closed. the closure is part of a multimore construction project that will expand broadway plaza but the official construction won't start until march 3rd. now during construction, broadway plaza will offer

comply men tear parking. san leandro has warehouses left over from world war ii era manufacturing and in a move to improve the local economy, it's offering free business licenses this year. type a machines which is a -- it moved into a warehouse on davis street. >> this year i hope to hire 40 more people. obviously because we are a start-up we can't buy the space out right. >> so far more than 435 businesses have applied for space since september. san leandro has given up $38,000 in business license fees but city leaders say that will be made up by local businesses paying taxes and having more employees. elan is promising new details about a factory he says could make electric cars more

affordable. it would drastically lower the cost of batteries used in electric cars. he will announce plans for a gig georgia factory. this week he is expected to say when and where construction will begin. the 2014 winter olympic games have come to an end. last night the olympic torch was blown out bmisha the bear. closing ceremonies also featured painted dancers and fire works. the olympic flag was handed over to south korea who will host the 2018 winter games. time is 4:51. protecting your personal information. the new security feature just released by apple and how it can help protect your iphone from hackers.

and at 12 years old he's already got his own super hero name. we will introduce you to the boy named the leukemia slayer.

>> we all walk home alone at night a lot of times. you don't really think -- you think you can make it. you think it will be fine. >> another sexual assault took place in the area on saturday and back in january three men were arrested for allegedly raping a student. at least five california children are suffering from a mysterious illness. an illness that has left them with polio like systems. the children became ill with the infections between august 2012 and july of last year. the children suffered unexloined paralysis in their arms or legs. all of the chirp have been vaccinated against polio. the golden gate bridge

highway will release its recommendations for a toll increase on the golden gate bridge. there are four options under consideration. one raises the toll by $1 beginning in april followed by a series of small increases over the next five years. people in the east bay who use food stamps will have access to another produce stamp. the social services agency says its part of an effort to get people to eat healthier foods. the stand will be opening today on foothill boulevard in oakland. it is the third stand to open in the east bay for food stamp recipients. netflix and com cast announce they have sealed a deal that will give com cast customers a better netflix experience. they are establishing a better direction that will provide faster, higher quality streaming from netflix. the companies are not saying

how long the agreement runs but federal regulators will give it a close look. apple released a batch of discovering hackers might be able to see private information on many of its electronic devices. it's designed to prevent hackers from getting e-mails. it's unlikely anyone illegally got that information. now apple is still working on a patch osx software which is the operating software for the apple computers. today a young bay area cancer patient is celebrating a big milestone. 12-year-old jacob of mountain view calls himself the leukemia slayer on his facebook page. he was diced in 2010 and today is his last day of chemo therapy by iv. he is organizing a celebration,

plans to hand out gifts to other kids with cancer at the hospital. he's also raised $11,000 through social media campaigns for childhood cancer research. >> very cool. very cool. coming up we are following the developing news from the east bay. the berkeley fire department is mourning the loss of one of its firefighters. the reap ration he was making -- the preparations he was making. he died in the arms of strangers trying to help him. what two drivers may have been doing that led to the death of a man in fairfield. we are off to a good start. and by the way in case you are wondering about bart, bart is running normally. this is a look at the east shore freeway. mostly clear skies. a little bit of fog here. rain on the way. yeah but not until midweek. we will see how temperatures are today.

we are live in berkeley where firefighters are grief stricken after one of their own died in a horrific traffic accident. we will tell you what we have learned from the man. a street race in fairfield ends with a violent crash and an innocent driver is left for

dead. >> a boy and his grandmother died up during a frightening home invasion rob roy in don -- robbery in don ford. >> bart trains are back on track but one big question still needs to be answered. good morning. we are live in berkeley this morning. outside one of the fire stations because they are mourning the loss of a berkeley firefighter. we have new information we have learned about that firefighter and some of his family members as well. ktvu tara moriarty is out there this morning. we will check in with her in a moment. it is monday, february 24th i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve has your forecast for today and the rest of this week. thank you. we have a little bit of