>> reporter: we're live in san jose while firefighters are still getting a fire under control at a portable building. a man who lived inside narrowly escaped. we just spoke to the owner of the trailer. we'll tell you what he has to say. a grim discovery in a burning cottage in san jose. what witnesses heard overnight right before a deadly fire broke out. >> reporter: and a disturbing discovery in san francisco's outer richmond. more potentially poise onous meatballs have been found. we'll tell you how pet owners are taking precaution. "mornings on 2" starts right

now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." we're following breaking news in san jose. these are live pictures from a fire. this is in a building behind a business at 24th and east san antonio streets in san jose. you can still see it's quite an active scene. still some smoke coming from the building. janine de la vega has been gathering details and will have a live report coming up in just a couple of minutes. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk weather and traffic. steve, tomorrow may rain. i will follow the sun. >> it better go inland. there's lot of low clouds there. rain tomorrow. that's for sure. probably drizzle tonight, tomorrow as well. fog or sun if you are in that fog, 50s on the temperatures. sun far enough inland. very low 70s. our system is stillaways away.

we have more of an onshore direction. low clouds have really filled in. 50s on the temperatures or 40s. much, much warmer this morning. you can see why. that low cloud deck continues to make a push from west to east. our system looks good tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon into thursday morning. possibility maybe of some thunderstorms. not only that but i think this could be a better system for us than the one we see on friday and saturday. we'll still get rain but the other one is looking like it wants to head towards southern california. .5 to 2 inches possible -- inches possible by thursday and friday. 50s by the coast. 60s, low, mid, upper a few low 70s inland. here's sal. another day in the life of the east bay. a lot of slow traffic everywhere. we have a crash now on 980 at the 580 interchange eastbound 980 or heading on 980 up

towards highway 24, make it easy for people to understand there. the traffic is going to be affected. i would avoid 980 at this point and try to use city streets to avoid the split as it has become an injury crash. i want to take a look at 880 southbound. they had a crash near hegenberger. it was in the left lane. they removed it. now traffic has recovered. there's the good news. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a backup. it's about a 25, 30-minute drive time between the maze and san francisco. 7:03. back to the desk. breaking news in san jose, where crews are working to control a trailer fire near several businesses. ktvu's janine de la vega is on the scene and just talked with one man whose business is right next to where the blaze began. good morning. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, firefighters have knocked down this fire at this portable building. but there's still some spot

hots that's smoldering. they are not actually calling it under control just yet. but i did speak to the owner of a drywall business. now, he owns that portable building. he told me he was just trying to help out a friend and left his friend -- let his friend live in the trailer. he was always concerned it might catch fire because he knows his friend smokes. he doesn't know if that was the cause of the fire. let's go to video we took earlier when we first arrived. you can see there are large plumes of smoke in the air. this is on 24th street near san antonio. this is industrial and residential neighborhood, the same neighborhood in downtown san jose where the arsonist was sitting in san jose a couple of months back. this started at 5:45 a.m. and the man inside that portable trailer said he was asleep and woke up to smoke just completely choking him. he was able to run out of the trailer. now he's being evaluated inside

an ambulance. he's refused to go to the hospital. again, this is behind a drywall business. but there was no threat to any other structure. here's what a fire captain told me about a possible cause of the fire. >> right now working on initial knockdown. i don't think we have it under control. they are still putting out some hot spots, trying to get it knocked down. we had a threat to a building backing up to it. it's a large commercial building. thats what the reason to go to a second alarm. we wanted to make sure we keep it under control and not have this spread to a neighboring building. >> reporter: the fire captain told us that they are still investigating the cause of the fire. again, an investigator needs to come out here and collect evidence, doing a interview with the -- do an interview with the gentleman sleeping inside the building. firefighters are gonna stay here and mop this up. but no threats at this point to any of the other buildings. the owner of the drywall business is feeling fortunate

that it did not harm his business. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. in the mean file, investigators are look -- in the meantime, investigators are looking for clues in another deadly fire in san jose. it started early this morning at a backyard cottage in the city's buena vista neighborhood. police are now calling the cottage a crime scene. tara moriarty talked with neighbors and will share what they had to say about the man in a live report at 7:30. 7:06. in a couple of hours, a napa mother and her boyfriend charged with the killing of the woman's 3-year-old daughter, they are due in court. the body of kayleigh slusher was found in the apartment in napa on february 1st. police say the little girl's body was kept in a freezer and a suitcase for a few days. the mother and her boyfriend were later arrested. both are expected to enter a plea today in court. the woman accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage at

a tribal meeting. had sherry rhodes is accused of killing four people and injuring two others. she reportedly was suspended as the tribal woman for the tribe and was being investigated for $50,000. it was missing from the tribe. police say she started shooting opening fire when they tried to evict her at that meeting. now, if she's convicted, she faces the death penalty because there were several victims. 7:07. we're learning more about the innocent bystander hit and killed by a car that was street racing in fairfield. he's been identified as ron bracket of fairfield. he was engaged to be married and was the father to three children including a 7-week-old son. bracket was in his mazda when a car slammed into him sunday night. police say that car was racing a pickup truck. the truck kept going. police are still looking for that driver.

the driver of the car that hit bracket was hospitalized. 7:07. well, san francisco's poisonous meet ball threat appears to be spreading to a new neighborhood -- meatball threat appears to be spreading to a new neighborhood. alex savidge is live with more and police say the same meatballs were found in another neighborhood. >> reporter: good morning. people in the outer richmond are concerned about finding out about this and plan to keep a close watch on their pets. four suspicious meatballs were found on the sidewalk where we are this morning. we're close to fulton. this discovery was made on sunday night and police are now testing those meatballs found here to see if they are, in fact, poisonous. police say they do look similar to other meatballs that were found over in the twin peaks neighborhood this past weekend. in that case, more than 20 poisonous meatballs were found hidden in bushes and shrubs and

they had clearly been left behind with the intent to hurt pets. last july, hundreds of meatballs laced with poison were found in san francisco and one dog even died after eating the 345e9. one dog owner we talked to said this latest meatball discovery here in the outer richmond is gonna make him take precautions. >> i don't think the person likes dogs. other than that, i don't know what to say. the bummer part, you have to make sure you can see. >> reporter: police say all of these various meatball discoveries around the city are being investigated as one case and police do believe just one person is responsible. they would like anyone out there who knows any information on who is creating these poisonous meatballs to come forward. meantime, police are warning pet owners to keep their pets on a tight leash. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. in about an hour from now,

a rally will be held to santa clara county celebrating a tentative agreement for thousands of home care workers in the south bay. now, the county of santa clara santa clara and its work force, they have reached a tentative deal that they say will strengthen its program by investing in extra training for providers. more details about this deal expected to come out today. by the way, it still needs to be voted on by the workers. 7:10. the santa clara sheriff's department is hoping newly released video will help them catch an armed robbery suspect. officials say this man is responsible for a robbery over the weekend in east san jose. you can see he was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt when he went into a 7-eleven store on north white street saturday morning. deputies say he took out a gun and demanded money. anyone who recognizes this man is asked to call the sheriff's office. san francisco has a new plan to eat the city's housing

crunch. many property owners hoping to get rid of illegal, rundown homes will have to pay to bring them up to code. the change is part of mayor lee's plan to add 30,000 units of housing to the city over the next six years. the goal is to ease the growing crisis that's made san francisco one of the most expensive places to live in the nation. people in larkspur are fired up after anonymous postcards arrived in their mailboxes urging people to propose the closure of the marin gas station. city hall has been flooded with angry phone calls. the mailer says "a new york bank wants to close the station and provide tellers with atms." there's no official propose hal to convert marin gas into a bank but there may be a former proposal submitted later this year. the average price for a gallon of gas has gone up. 17 days in a row.

it's likely to go higher as refineries shut down for scheduled maintenance. aaa says that's the longest streak of daily increases since last may. it means drivers across the country are paying about 15 cents a gallon more than earlier this month. here in the bay area, we're paying $34.80 which is actually -- 3.80 which is actually 30 cents cheaper. some angry bay area parents say they their kids are not being supervised at school. and they have the video to prove it. pressure is growing on arizona's governor to reject the gay bill. the looming deadline faced and why the nfl is getting involved in the debate. we're looking at traffic that's getting busier. we also have traffic in san jose that's slowing down and a big problem at a major intersection in the east bay

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welcome back. 7:15. the pressure mounting on arizona's governor to veto a controversial anti-gay bill. hundreds marched in phoenix against the anti-gay measure. it would allow business owners to refuse to serve gay and lesbian customers paced on their religious beliefs. arizona's legislature approved it. and jan brewer has until friday to decide if she will sign it. supporters say it's about religious freedom. many faith leaders say they are against this measure. i'm quite frustrated and angry that they are using

religion to couch their own hate, what i would consider hatred, bigotry and discrimination. >> we think it's nothing more and nothing less than protecting religious freedom in our state and we take that very seriously. >> now, some arizona businesses say they are worried this law could lead to boy kowts of events in arizona like next year's super bowl. a spokesman foreign the nfl says the league is watching developments in arizona. that spokesman says our policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other improper standard." ron calderon is free on bail after pleading not guilty to corruption charges. the southern california democrat surrendered and was released yesterday. last week, he was indicted for allegedly taking $100,000 in

bribes. federal investigators say he accepted kickbacks from a long beach hospital official who did not want insurance laws changed. they say he also look bribes from what he thought was a hollywood studio. instead, it was an fbi sting operation. there are calls for him to resign by the end of the week. 7:16. well, medical researchers this morning have an important new warning if you like to eat meat. they say browning meat in the oven, on a grill or a frying pan produces chemicals that may increase the risk of developing it dementia. the study comes from researchers at the school of medicine at mount sinai in new york. they say they did extensive testing on both people and on mice. the critics of the study say a lot more testing needs to be done. meantime, a leading consumer group wants the fda to put warning labels on popular

testosterone drugs for men. this follows growing safety concerns. two studies show higher rates of heart problems in men who use testosterone medication. the fda announced last month it is revie -- reviewing the safety of those drugs. consumers worried about privacy have a new option when it comes to smart phones. two companied named silent circle and geek's phone invailed the black phone. it runs on a modified version of android to keep users' information totally secure. customers can preorder it now. an unlocked version costs $629 before shipping in taxes. it will begin shipping in june. you got a while for it. >> yeah. we don't have to wait for sal. he's right over there. everybody behaving for you? >> i think so. we have problems out there. that's to be expected on a busy tuesday morning. we'll start off in pleasant hill. there's a pedestrian accident reported this is on treat boulevard near jones just off

the freeway. if you look at the freeway nearby, the traffic is slow anyway. not having anything to do with this vehicle that hit a pedestrian. so 680 and treat boulevard. good areas to expect slow traffic as we move the maps to oakland, there is an injury crash near on 980 heading over to the 580/24 interchange. that would be eastbound 980 and the traffic is backing up in an unusual spot where it is normally doing very well. imwould say use 880 as an alternate route even if you are going to the bay bridge. it might be better for you anyway. now, speaking of the bay bridge, it's about a 25-minute drive time from oakland to san francisco. 280 northbound as you are driving through, that's not good. you can see how slow it is. one of the things we've noticed is this is just a much slower day than yesterday. i don't see a crash up ahead. we'll keep watching for you. sunrise over the big city. but the fog returns. a very nice tweet from krista.

she approves of today's tie. you've made by day. it's very, very early. thank you. you are very kind. fog returns. i'm telling you, this -- it's cold. if you are stuck in the fog, it's socked in. there's a lot of low clouds to go around. it's ramping up the coast, making a push inland. layer up, bundle up. it's chilly out there. some areas are still clear. they will be in the upper 60s to near 70. we'll focus on our attention on finally some rain. what? yeah. how about that? this one looks pretty good for wednesday/thursday morning. maybe thunderstorm. 50s on the temperatures. it feels colder than that. 40s inland. mainly mid- to upper 40s. the gray is being enhanced by this system coming in. it looks really good. it does. we don't see a jet stream that really gets that strong anymore. i mean back in the day. pilots will tell you.

about 200 miles an hour coming across the pacific. we haven't seen that in a while. this one does, it's starting to come across pacific. the problem is, the only problem is -- the only thing would be might be a bigger system by friday/saturday. we do have this one coming in for tomorrow. looks good. it will carry us into thursday. the rainfall projections are not bad through friday. maybe .5, .75 for the coastal hills and santa cruz mountains. we're okay today. increasing clouds come in tonight. overnight, we'll see some drizzle and then some very light rain will come in the morning. bulk will start in the north bay by noon. here comes the system for the afternoon commute. it looks awful. we'll continue with hit-and- miss, off-and-on rain until thursday morning. we'll get a break thursday night. the next system approaches on friday. for the sierra, very high snow levels.

doesn't start until 4:00. snow level is 7,000. it will go down to 6,000. fog, there is a lot there today. sun away from that. but some of that fog is not going anywhere. it will stay socked in. it will be cool for many. temperatures are going to drop big time coast and bay. inland, upper 60s, low 70s. gilroy was 80 degrees for a record high. not today. half moon bay, 59. cassie jean who is in el granada said the nothing is back. i love it. you will like today and tomorrow. it's there. rain on wednesday night into thursday. possibility of thundershowers. and then friday we'll get rain. this could be a bigger wind producer for us. heavy rain in central and southern california. we'll linger that -- that into saturday. sunday things come down. so grateful that sofia is with us today. >> the reason doctors want the

cases of this mysterious illness to be publicized. new developments from the ukraine. the parliament sets a date for new elections and the reason the protesters say they are still not going anywhere.

riot police in the philippines blasted protesters are water. hundreds of people took to the streets to protest an upcoming visit from president obama. no arrests were made. protesters in venezuela are blocking streets by setting up barricades. middle-klaas venezuelans are

fed up. but the socialist president still has popular support. as ukraine's parliament works to put together a new government, that country is struggling to deal with everything that's happened in the past three months. the anti-government protesters, the ones who camped out in the central square of kiev, they are still there and will stay they say until a new president is elected. the square it has become a memorial to the 82 protesters who were killed. people who stopping by paying their respects. protesters did succeed in driving the president out of power. there is a warrant out for his arrest. but it's just not clear where he is. in fact, just this morning, there's word the president's former chief of staff was shot yesterday and is in the

hospital. we don't have any details on how or where he was shot. the dalai lama is now in los angeles after wrapping up his visit to the bay area. yesterday, thousands gathered at santa clara university to hear the spiritual leader speak. he shared stories from his boy hood days. he also made appearances in san francisco and berkeley over the weekend. 7:27. drought concerns continue even as a big storm heads our way. the proposal being considered tonight that would double how much water some people are being asked to conserve. and some parents at an oakland elementary school say their parents are not being supervised and they have the video to prove it. coming up what the district plans on doing about it this morning. good morning. it is a tough morning out

there, especially if you are driving in the east bay. we'll also looking at san francisco. i will give you drive times between the city and the airport. well, it's cold in san jose. it is cold. that fog has come roaring back in. it's the rain tomorrow. theaing the big story. i will have more on that coming up.

firefighters in san jose were called to two big fires overnight. arson investigators are now on scene and ktvu's tara moriarty will have more in just a few minutes. welcome to "mornings on 2." >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, i did what you did. i just ducked outside. it's cold. >> plenty of fog. if you are in the fog bank, it's cold. upper 40s, low 50s for some. it will be a mixed bag. fog, sun. we'll continue that through this afternoon and evening. kind of a little bit of a summer pattern with upper 50s for some. very, very low 70s. it won't be as warm as yesterday. clouds are increasing but the system is still a ways away. no doubt about it. picked up the fog bank starting to give us more of an onshore push. 40s or 50s. low 50s. you can them up around san

francisco, sfo, oakland. santa rosa, the coolest at 41 degrees. a lot of gray. that's not going anywhere. it's only going to get enhanced as the system comes in for tomorrow. that looks pretty good for rain. rainfall projeksdz will start -- projection will start tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night and thursday. i think we could see .5. livermore is only showing .34. that's not much. ben lomond, santa cruz mountains, santa rosa, closer to 2. that makes sense. fog, a lot of it go to around. it will be cooler if you have the sunshine. it won't be as warm. closer to the coast. 50s or low 60s. here's sal. good morning. we are looking at some slow traffic in oakland as you drive on 980. i wouldn't recommend it right now. they are still clearing up an injury accident. 880 is a much better option for you. 880 looks good. there's a billion bit -- a little bit of congestion at the maze. if you are taking b.a.r.t.,

caltrain or muni, we're having a better morning. right now, everything is on time according to them. let's go to live pictures. i want to show you westbound bay bridge. it's about a 30-minute plus drive time between oakland and san francisco. that includes your time on the bridge. also looking at the commute in san jose. northbound 280 is slow from downtown all the way up to 1 and beyond that. 101, 85 and 280 are a little bit worse than they were yesterday, unfortunately. it's 7:33. let's go back to the desk. happening now -- firefighters continue to mop up hot spots after a fire at a portable building in san jose. these are live pictures from the scene. it was reported at 5:45 this morning at south 24th and east san antonio streets. it started in a trailer next to a drywall business. one person who was living in the trailer was not hurt. this is the same area where a serial arsonist truck earlier their year before being arrested. the cause of this fire is under

investigation. new this morning, investigators are also looking for clues into a deadly house fire in san jose. it started early this morning at a backyard cottage in the city's buena vista neighborhood. tara moriarty tells us why police are now calling that cottage a crime scene. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, yeah, they have to protect the ingregtity of --ive teg grity of the -- integrity of the scene because someone did lose their life. they are sifting through the rubble to see what exarblthly started the fire. -- exactly started the fire. there is a man looking at everything. we're told he's the owner of the main house as well as the cottage that is completely decimated right now. we want to show you a photograph that a firefighter snapped. this is a picture of the cottage on fire and a large column of smoke could be seen about a quarter of a mile away off willard avenue and doug rat street. after the -- douglas street.

after the fire was out, crews discovered a body. a man in his late 40s named brad lived in the commage. >> when i got back -- cottage. >> when i got back there, we found him six feet in the structure. a pretty gruesome scene in the back. >> reporter: we did see a relative or friend of the man's arrive on scene. he was quite distraught. we have no confirmation from investigators on the identity of the person who died but crews were able to keep the flames from spreading. luckily, no one else was hurt. no word on what caused the fire. but the captain out here told ktvu that it could take days, if not weeks, to figure out that. if we want to pan to the left. i want to make a clarification. the man in the black shirt is the one we are told is the owner. the one in the brown shirt is the friend of the man who lived in the cottage.

no confirmation of the identity. >> all right. 7:35. we're also getting a new look at that huge fire. the one that gutted the warehouse of a san francisco cab company yesterday. >> you can hear the explosions, oh, my god. >> now, a witness shot this video of the fire. it destroyed the maintenance warehouse of luxor cab. it started yesterday just before noon on gerald avenue in the bayview district. the six workers who were in that warehouse, escaped the fast-moving flames. but at least a dozen cabs were destroyed. investigators still don't know what caused the fire. 7:36. an update to 2 investigates story we told you about during the 6:00 news yesterday. representatives from the oakland school district are expected to be at fruitvale elementary this morning after reports of little or no adult

supervision. brian flores has more. >> reporter: good morning. we're live here in front of fruitvale element ear school. school will be -- elementary school. the district officials after seeing our 2 investigates piece yesterday has decided to take a second look at what can be done at the cool to stop fights from happening. i want to go to the video provided to us by a parent of a fight she said took place back in december. she tells ktvu this is one example of several fights that happened on a weekly basis. she tells us she hears about four or five fights per week and she said it needs to stop. but the other major concern is the lack of supervision. she says not enough is being done. in fact, when our crew was here yesterday during recess. we didn't see a lot of supervision. we saw a couple of kids jumping the fence with no adults intervening. it took several minutes for the principal to come out and bring the kids inside. it goes to the heart of what

parents told us. safety for the kids. >> i'm scared. i pop up here all of the time and i let him know. nothing better happened to my child. >> reporter: after showing this to the district, they say they have agreed to take steps today in fact two people will be here this morning. one person will be here at the school analyzing staffing levels to basically see if more people are needed. another person will be here that smeksizes in -- specializes in anti-bullying programs to see what can be added or improved upon. we understand that parents will receive a letter sometime this week outlining procedures and policies. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:38. tonight, the santa clara valley water district will talk about new ways to cut back on water. they are gonna vote on a 20% reduction of water use. that's double what was requested last month. this could mean new restrictions on watering lawns

and temporary hikes on rates. the reservoirs are only 33% full. they need at least 8 inches of rain before there's enough runoff to ease their concerns. east bay m.u.d. may start diverting travel to help customers get through the drought. in 2010, the water district completed the freeport regional project. it's a large complex of fish screens, pumps built along the river in partnership with sacramento county. the district will vote on a decision to divert water in april. they don't know how many water they may have to take. caltrans is expected to respond to a reported warning about the new bay bridge when it updates the 6.4 billion project this morning. today's chronicle reports that warning came from the lead designern of the new eastern -- designer of the new eastern span. the engineer told caltrans, the

welded connections linking the giant steel sections together were vulnerable to damage in a major earthquake. but caltrans reportedly concluded the weld problem would only cause "limited local damage." the price to go across the golden gate bridge could be going up in about a month. district officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to raise the toll from $6 to $7 in april. the tolls would then rise by another quarter in 2016. another 25 cents in 2017 and in 2018, the toll would rise to $8. fastrack customers would keep a one-dollar discount through the changes. a final vote could happen as soon as friday. 7:40. new information about friday's b.a.r.t. train derailment, the one that caused weekend delays for thousands of riders. b.a.r.t. investigators are taking a close look at the twisted and mangled tracks near the concord station. they say wear and tear may have

caused an out of service train to fly off the tracks. b.a.r.t. has ruled out operator error as the reason for the derailment. firefighters trying to fick out the cause of a massive -- figure out the cause of a massive five in vallejo. this one started at 7:30 at a vacant building on valle vista avenue. when firefighters arrived the building was if youly engulfed in flames -- fully engulfed in flames. it's known where the homeless take shelter. at some point, two were uncutted for. firefighters searched the -- unaccounted for. firefighters searched the building and no one was inside. ♪purbl officers juan gonzalez and brian law died a week ago while responding to a traffic

accident. both worked in fresno. both officers worked in the bay area as well before. now, dozens of officers from san jose and oakland went to that service. >> both young men dedicated to the mission of the california highway patrol and took great pride in their work. countless others are alive because of their dedicated service. >> after that solemn service, law was buried in clovis where he lived and gonzalez was buried in his home town of tulare. more than 20 california children have developed an extremely rare illness with symptoms like polio. five children are from the bay area. a berkeley family whose 4-year- old daughter who became partially paralyzed is speaking out. sofia jarvis was stricken when she was 2 years old with the polio-like disease and has lost the use of her left arm. her neurologist is tracking five similar cases in the bay

area. the oldest patient is 17. i know that we are so lucky that she's here. i know that many families go through losing a child. we're so grateful that sofia is with us today. >> similar outbreaks in other countries have been traced to a polio-like virus but the cause of the california cases is not known doctors want it publicized so parents know if a parent is having trouble with the use of an arm or a leg, do not wait to get it checked out. it's a new california law designed to make our foods safer. coming up, why one state lawmaker wants to get it off the brooks as soon as possible -- books as soon as possible. a new poilt for football players. the derogatory word that could cause the team 15 yards on the field. plenty of drive times we

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a report on u.s. consumer confidence. as expected it fell slightly in february over concerns about the near term outlook for business conditions and jobs. markets are coming back a little bit. the dow was down about 50, 60 points. now it's one down, basically and

the nasdaq is down. part of the oscar pistorius murder trial due to begin next week can be televised. he's accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend on valentine's day of last year. his lawyers say oscar thought there was an intruder in the house. he was acting in self-defense. pro football is getting involved in what is said on the field pam cook has more. >> the nfl may start to penalize teams for certain words used during a game. the new policy being considered would be a 15-yard penalty to any player who uses discriminatory language on the

field. that includes racial slurs like the n-word. this man supports the policy. >> you just don't use a derogatory word like that. >> some critics have raised freedom of speech concerns and sports analysts bring up the difficulty in enforcing something like this. for instance, which words are offensive. want to check in with sal keeping a close eye on a number of situations out there.

>> 680 there was a small there. 608 is backed up in the area. 580, from high street to 24 is not bad at all. let's get to live pictures. the accident on 980 has been cleared. westbound 80, the delay here. let's go to steve. the fog returns.

if you are underneath that, it's definitely chilly. no doubt about it. we could get drizzle in here and then rain tomorrow. looks good. widespread does not look like it will favor one area over another. >> it will be cooler. not as warm as yesterday. anywhere coast and bay will be cooler. we'll be down a good 5, 10 degrees. there is a little component of a westerly breeze. fairfield west at 7. sold out in southern california. our system is right there looking good a lot of support. what do you mean by that? >> it's coming in in a positive direction. it's ramping in this way.

it has good jet stream support. also has the parent low. there is a lot there. possibility of thundershowers with this as well. the jet stream which is really -- it's been on vacation for the longest time is showing very positive signs. rip roaring along as we go into wednesday. 2 plus ins for ben lomond, santa cruz mountains. russian river, easily as well. 1 to 1.50 elsewhere. livermore is only showing .39. it will be good for some. this is a wind forecast. i try not to get too clever with you on these things. it can be confusing. this is an area where the stronger gusts are. that would be on wednesday. then we'll get a break on thursday. the next system coming in right there. probably a good wind troe dueser -- producer. most of the rain, the bulk of

it may go to central and southern california. that was my one fear. we'll still get rain but they will get a lot of rain town there -- town there. fog, a lot to go around. low clouds. sun, it will be cooler today. cool for some. mild for others. 50s or low 60s for many closer to the fog bank. upper 60s or soft 70s, as we say, for those inland areas. cloudy. rain starts tomorrow. maybe some thunderstorm activity. next system comes in on friday. we'll still get something out of it into saturday. 7:52. would you believe there is a leopard on the loose? where it is romeing around and -- roaming around and why it's been so hard to capture? it's been nearly one year since three women escaped the man who held them captive for a decade. the honor and huge occasion they received in ohio.

welcome back. 7:54. a leopard is on the loose in india. people are scared. the leopard was found in a local timber shop before being corer inned in a hospital. there it is. when animal control teams got there, the leopard made a daring escape, actually smashing through a window. but onlookers also hampering the efforts to capture the leopard. so far, seven people have been hurt by the leopard. the three women who survived years of captivity in a house in cleveland, ohio before they were set free, they received courage awards from the governor of ohio last night. [ applause ] >> the crowd there gave the women a two-minute standing ovation. the governor gave them a big hug. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight were rescued

last year after being captured by ariel castro. after castro was sentenced to life in prison, he committed suicide in his prison cell. it's a decision that's expected to impact college and high school parties. the california supreme court has ruled that a host who charges add miing to a party -- admission to a party can be held liable if one of their intoxicated underaged guests kills or injures another person. in 1978, a state law provided for protections for social hosts and bars for being sued for civil damages with you the law a -- but the law allows that for selling to intoxicated minors. ♪

>> last night, miley cyrus performed in oakland. tonight she will perform in san jose. while there was a big crowd there last night getting a last- minute ticket, it was not hard. that's because a lot of parents think her new style is a little too racy for their kids. >> sends a bad message, i think, to the youth today. i don't think that's appropriate. >> she's a grownup young lady. i think there will be a couple of things you might -- overall, i think they are old enough to handle it. [ cheers ] >> miley has been getting a lot of attention from parents around the country. some in los angeles even demanded a refund, tori, after going to see her show. >> okay. we've just learned who won the twitter battle between two baseball players to see who could become the new face of

mlb. it was between sogard and buster posey. sogard won it and he will face jose batista. fans have been asked to go to twitter and vote for your favorite player. >> i thought for sure, buster posey. nothing against sogard.  >> right. more potentially dangerous meatballs found in san francisco. the new neighborhood where pets may be in danger. we're live in san jose, where investigators are looking into what caused a fire near a downtown business. we'll give you an update and tell you why the owner of the building was already concerned about a fire starting here. pretty slow in the south bay. i want to take a look at this picture here. it looks like it's almost at a standstill. we'll get to the bottom of this traffic jam. a lot of fog and low clouds

are back. inland will be sunny but not as warm as the past couple of days.

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this it breaking news story from san jose. this is the scene of a building fire near 24th and east san antonio streets. now, the firefighters obviously still there. ktvu's janine de la vega is still there, talking to the firefighters. she'll have more details coming up for you in just a couple of minutes. it is tuesday morning, february 25th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. quick look hat weather and traffic and steve, you've been saying, a little chilly. very chilly. >> no doubt about it. upper 40s to mainly 50s. fog continues to thicken up. not much change. inland temperatures will be all right. just not as warm as the past couple of days. we'll have upper 50s for some. a couple of low 70s. this will be far inland today. changes are definitely inching forward and that's in the form of a front which will be here tomorrow. 51, napa airport, fairfield, 51. they have a southwest wind. that's helping them. i see a lot more 47 -- 47

seemed popular. concord, walnut creek, and san jose. we have a lot of low clouds continuing to ramp up. why? this system is coming in. a lot going on. a lot of potential for pretty good rain. widespread rain. there will be another system on friday. rainfall proehl jeksdzs through -- projections through late thursday and friday are okay for some. concord, livermore. really good for others. ben lomond, up to santa rosa, oakland. things look promising. today the low cloud deck or sun will be there. low clouds not going anywhere because the front is on the way. upper 50s for some. low 60s, far enough inland. we do have some slow traffic out there and we're gonna look at the south bay because it's been pretty slow. northbound 280, we had an accident at saratoga a little earlier. that's why the traffic is slow from 680 all the way on up into the valley. i would avoid 280 at this point. 85 is no picnic either.

we've had a couple of incidents on 85. 101 is slow. i don't think i see a decent alternate route. 101 in mountain view, also slow in both directions getting through mountain view and pail toe alto. in the santa cruz mountains we've had slow traffic as you drive into los gatos. all of a sudden -- we had a good day on monday but kind of a bad day on tuesday. 880 northbound is normal with slowing past the coliseum. bay bridge drive time, 25 to 30 minutes. 8:03. back to the desk. crews still mopping up hot spots at a portable building fire in san jose. ktvu's janine de la vega is there with more on the other business that was threatened and the link this fire has to a serial arsonist. >> reporter: it's located in that same neighborhood. but completely unrelated to the arsonist since that suspect is behind bars. as you can see, the fire is out

but the portable building is just completely destroyed. the man who lived inside is not injured. this is located behind a drywall business. the owner said he's getting a friend who had fallen on hard times stay in the trailer. the fire started at 5:45 this morning in that portable building on east san antonio near 24th street which is a neighborhood that's a mix between residential and industrial. a person called 911 after seeing the flames and huge plumes of smoke billowing in the air. firefighters say the man inside the trailer said he was sleeping and woke up to the smoke. he ran outside and was evaluated by emergency crews. firefighters knocked down the flames in about a half-hour and prevented it from spreading to a nearby towing company. >> we're definitely lucky it didn't get our building. we have cars in our warehouse right there. pretty scary. >> it was burning pretty good.

pretty intense. >> reporter: the owner of the trailer told me his friend who lived there was a smoker and he was also concerned about a fire accidentally starting. now at this point, fire officials don't know what started the fire. they will be looking at that as a possibility and an investigator was on the scene doing interviews and going through debris to determine how this happened. the man who escaped is still sitting inside an ambulance that's parked here. he's reflussed to be transported. he's expected to be okay. we did see somebody out here from the red cross who is most likely going to help as far as providing shelter for him. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. it has been a busy morning for san jose firefighters. investigators are looking for clues in a deadly house fire. this one started early this morning at a backyard cottage in the buena vista neighborhood. coming up at 8:30, tara moriarty will tell us why police are calling that cottage

a crime scene. 8:05. about 30 minutes from right now, a napa mother and her boyfriend charred with the killing of the woman's 3-year- old daughter, they are due in court. the body of caylee slusher was found in her mother's -- kaye leigh slusher was found in her mother's apartment. her mother and her boyfriend were later arrested. the woman accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage is due in court, last week in a tribe am meeting. sherry rode is accused of killing four people and injuring two others. she was suspended for the cedarville type. and was being investigated for misusing $50,000 from the tribe. police say she opened fire when they tried to evict her at the meeting. if convicted, she could get the

death penalty. 8:03. we're finding out more about that innocent bystander hit and killed in fairfield by a car that was street racing. he was 31-year-old ron bracket of fairfield. he was engaged to be married. the father of three children including a 7-week-old son. bracket was driving his mazda turning onto lopes road when a car slammed into him. police say that was car racing a pickup truck. police are still looking for that driver. the driver of the other car is in the hospital. san francisco police are trying to figure out if meatballs found in the richmond district are poisonous just like others found in the twin peaks neighborhood over the weekend. alex savidge is live with this latest rather disturbing discovery. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. pet owners here in the outer richmond are nervous after finding out four suspicious meatballs were discovered on

the sidewalk. here on the street where we are this morning, close to fulton. that discovery was made on sunday night. police are testing the meatballs found on the street to figure out if they are poisonous. police say they do look similar to other meatballs found in the twin peaks neighborhood over the weekend. those meatballs more than 20 of them were found to be poisonous. they were hidden in bushes and shrubs. they had clearly been left behind with the intent to hurt or kill pets. police are warning pet owners in this area to stay alert when they go out for walks and be aware of what this animals are eating. >> disappointing. upsetting that people do that for seemingly no benefit. i don't really understand it. probably need to stop it. >> reporter: and this all comes on the heels of what happened last july when hundreds of meatballs laced with poison were found across san francisco and there was one dog who i dod

after eat -- who died after eating some of that poisoned meat. they are all being linked together as one case. investigators believe one person is responsible here. we're live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks, alex. a woman said she's the latest victim of backlash against san francisco's tech industry. she said she was in a haight street bar last weekend showing some friends how her google glass work. someone came up to her, tore it off her face and ran away with it. she said someone with the thief said she and her tech friends were destroying the city. google glass is still in the development phase but a few beta testers are actively testing it. aaa says this is the longest streak of daily gas hikes since last may. drivers are paying about 15

cents a gallon more than we did earlier this month. aaa is warning prices are expected to keep going up since refineries around the nation are going offline for their scheduled maintenance. a northern california legislature is working to overturn a new law requiring food handlers to wear rubber gloves just weeks after this rule went into effect. the glove law was aimed at restaurant workers but it required everyone who touches ready to eat food with their bare hands to wear bloferns before making contact. bartenders say that would be wasteful since they would change gloves every time they cut a lime and then give change to a customer. >> we're talking about 200, 250 cash transactions. that's 200, 250 pairs of gloving if into a landfill on a nightly basis from one place in san francisco. >> dr. pan says wearing gloves

does not make food safer since a clean hand is better than a dirty glove. he wants bars to follow the old law which requires hand washing before touching food. focusing on a problem for part of the bay bridge. the warning caltrans received years ago now getting a closer look. and the governor of arizona has just days to decide if she will sign or veto a new controversial law on discrimination against gays and why the nfl is getting involved. highway 4 is usually the slowest freeway in the bay area. well, it's slow here but it's even slower on another freeway. sunshine for some. cold and foggy for others. temperatures impacted by this increase in the fog. it's the leading edge of a chase that equals rain. we'll show you how much.

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♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. get sta-green fertilizer now just $8 at lowe's. ♪ 8:14. it looks like winter is back in washington, d.c. look at this live picture there of the white house. yes. after one day of temperatures in the 60s. it's cold and snowy again. the weather service says it's not just limited to the nation's capital. it's forecasting below-average temperatures for most of this week and that could continue through early next month. the national weather service says it's part of the pattern that's gone on all this winter. the pressure is mounting on arizona's governor to veto a controversial anti-gay bill. last night, hundreds marched in

phoenix against the anti-gay measure. it would allow business owners to refuse to serve gay and lesbian customers based on the business owners' religious believes. the legislation approved it and the governor, jan brower, has until friday to decide if she will sign it. supporters of the bill say it's about religious freedom but main faith leaders say they are against this measure. i'm quite frustrated and angry that they are using religion to couch their own hate -- what i would consider hatred, bigotry and discrimination. >> we think it's nothing more and nothing less than protecting religious freedom in our state and we take that very seriously. >> some arizona businesses say they are worried the law could lead to boycotts of events in arizona like next year's super bowl. so a spokesman for the nfl made a comment.

he said the league is watching developments in arizona and he says "our policies emphasize tolerance and inclusiveness and prohibit discrimination based on age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other improper standard." well, an effort to repeal california's new transgender student rights law has failed. the law guarantees public school students the right to use bathrooms and participate in sports depending upon which gender they relate to. now, critics collected signatures for a ballot initiative to overturn the law. yesterday, the secretary of state said they didn't have enough signatures. a long-running legal dispute between the city of san jose and the casino matrix card room, it may be ending. now, the card club opened 18 months ago. now casino matrix may get what it wants, gambling up on the top floor for high rollers. the city of san jose has been blocking it and the casino

filed a lawsuit. now some city council members are asking regulators to allow eighth-floor cam gambling by the -- gambling by the end of april. yesterday, matrix put the lawsuit on old. don't bother calling 911 if you get in a fender-bender in the gambling capital of the world. police in las vegas say they no longer have the time to respond to minor accidents. they spend about 250 hours a week responding to fender- benders on the las vegas strip and elsewhere. they would rather spend that time tackling bigger cases. starting next month, police will leave it up to the drivers to exchange insurance information. 8:17. sal, what are you seeing on our roads? >> we're following up on a crash in santa rosa that's in the noncommute direction. i want to mention it anyway. it's two big rigs and the chp recently issued a sig-alert for two trucks that got into a crash near todd road. this is the noncommute

direction. most people going the other way but if you are driving to santa rosa, you should know it's there. causing a little bit of a traffic jam in that area. more along what is affecting most people here, this would be a nimitz freeway, terrible nimitz freeway, from 238 all the way down into the southern part of fremont. this whole line of traffic has pretty much tripled your drive time. it's actually not as bad as we thought. 26 minutes. i will take that. i thought it was more like 35. so this is pretty good. now, remember, normally it takes ten minutes before we won't be too critical of that. let's take a look at a live picture. 25 to 30 minutes at the bay bridge toll plaza. not too bad. 208 has been a mess. we had a crash at saratoga avenue past 17. finally, they got it out of the way. but traffic is slow on the recovery. 101 and 85 are not good

alternates. they are also jammed. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good morning. fog has returned. it's cold. inland areas. it will be cooler today. we'll get a good difference. the reason why the fog is coming back because the cold front is on the way. it's a slow mover. slow and stop. it's already beginning on the eastern edge of it to increase the fog bank. 50s for some. 53 oakland. half moon bay has dipped to 48. santa rosa one of the coolest. napa, fairfield, antioch all say 51. again, in that fog, underneath it, it's cold. temperatures definitely brisk. humidity is up. kind of a cold, wet feel. pretty good system. there is a lot going on that's positive for us. it's coming in at the right speed, right intensity. a pretty good jet stream enhancing that. not something we've seen very often here in the last 13, 14 months. there will be two systems. there will be a series of them

coming in. rainfall projections through early friday are okay for some. concord, livermore. pretty good for others. ben lomond, santa cruz mountains. there will be good rain. napa north as well as mendocino county and lake county. your time line has increasing clouds coming in. this system is slowing down. tomorrow is the day when things will start to get active. we'll have cloud cover. low, high. probably drizzle. 9:00 a.m. the main front doesn't come in until the afternoon. so the afternoon/evening commute looks like a mess. the morning commute might not be that great as well. all of this carries into thursday. maybe a possibility of thundershowers. there's a pretty good instability associated with this system. it will be an active couple of days. this area in the wind, right up there, that stronger gust, that will come in on wednesday. windy at times. not overpowering or howling, but the next system coming in. that looks pretty good. i think this could be procedure more of a wind producer.

the rain looks like it will be central and southern california. they are talking about -- to beat the band down in l.a. and san diego. this could be the best system. i think our better system is wednesday. snow level is very high. winter weather advisory starts tomorrow at 4:00. today would be a good time to go or tomorrow morning the wind will start to crank up as well. cool to mild. i mean if you are in the fog, it won't be very warm today. upper 50s. very low 60s. inland, 60s. a couple of low 70s. temperatures will come down and we'll see things start to pick up tomorrow. cloudy with rain off and on. kind of a mixed bag on thursday. more rain and wind on friday into saturday. it looks like things calm down by sunday. 8:21. the nfl may take action against players who use the n-word. plus, man, this could be something for you to beern canned about. why a -- for you to be

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yay for water. [ cheers ] >> today, folks are really starting to think about what they eat and how active they are. so they are scrutinizing labels. they are asking questions. they are changing what they feed their families. just as we no longer smoke or drink when we're pregnant, just as we no longer let our kids ride their biketh without a helmet or sit in the back seat of the car without a car seat, today we know that we can no longer let our kids eat whatever they want because now we know better. now we have seen the devastating effects that poor nutrition has on their health. and this new approach to eating and activity is not just a fad. it's no longer just movement. interstead, here in america, healthy habits are becoming the new norm. and nowhere is it more clearer at the schools.

let's move is based on a very simple idea -- >> we're listening live to first lady michelle obama at the white house talking about her healthy foods initiative for children and for schools in america. it's the fourth year of her let's move initiative. this is a week-long celebration with the children around the country all aimed at combating childhood obesity. now, the proposed rules she's supporting would phase out advertising sugary drinks and junk food on school campuses. scoor boards on vending machines. cups, posters and menu boards would have to fall in line and be subject to the new rules. we'll talk more about the first lady's objectives coming up later in the day. a leaderring consumer group -- a leading consumer group wants warning labels put on testosterone drugs. two recent studies show higher

rates of heart problems in men who use testosterone medications. now, the fda announced last month, it's reviewing the safety of those drugs. back here hat home, oakland business owners in fruitvale are concerned about rising crime. they say shootings, armed robberies, drug deals, common to see on international boulevard between fruitvale and 42nd avenue. back in 2011, the city gave those businesses in the area surveillance cameras. one man said a lot of those cameras are not working because the businesses don't want to pay for the internet required to operate the surveillance cameras. oakland police patrol the area and business owners have monthly meetings with police that but -- but they say that's still not enough. ukraine's government starts to put together a new

parliament. the anti-government protesters who camped out in central square in kiev are still there and they say they will stay until a new president is elected. the new interim president promises elections in may and the square has become a memorial to the 82 protesters killed. people continue to stop by and pay their respects. >> i feel happy and i feel sad. >> the protesters succeeded in driving the president from power. a warrant has been issued for his arrest. it's not clear where he is. just this morning, there's word the chief of staff was shot yesterday and is in the hospital. but we don't have any details on how or where he was shot. 8:28. rising drought concerns for us leading to more calls for cutbacks in water use. the vote tonight that co mean

double -- that could mean double about the amount being asked to conserve. right now we're still looking at some pretty tough conditions in parts of the bay area, especially in the south bay but the east bay has slow traffic. we'll tell you where. well, sunshine for some. but for others, it's a cold, foggy pattern. this is the leading edge of a change for tomorrow in the form of rain. we'll take a look at how much.

well, good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." 8:31. this is really already been a

busy day for firefighters in san jose. we're back live. now, you can see they are still busy. our camera is focusing in. they were called to two big fires including this one. this is in the buena vista neighborhood. arson investigators are there. ktvu's tara moriarty is there as well. tara will have a live report on everything coming up in a couple of minutes. tuesday morning, february 25th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve has a lot to tell you. >> boy, do i ever. we have a big increase in the low clouds and fog. it's all because of this system which is creeping, crawling closer to us. it will be with us with increasing clouds later. that fog is not going anywhere. it will continue to get enhanced by the front. the lows are up. if you are in the fog, man, it's cold. 42, santa rosa. novato, sleeping in. but 53 oakland. 52 redwood city, 52 walnut creek. there's much more enhanced by the fog, lows that are up there. underneath that fog bank, it can be darned cold.

our front is on the way. we'll have increasing clouds later today. the main rain core is still back here. drizzle by tomorrow morning and then it will start to pick up later in the afternoon. looks good into thursday morning. second system behind that. might take more aim at southern california than us. but we'll still get rain out of it. starting tomorrow. rainfall pretty good. santa cruz mountains. russian river. i think some of the coastal areas. we're gonna work on you out there. cloud/rain forecast shows increasing clouds later today. things are quiet. there's tomorrow morning. probably get a round of rain but later in the afternoon. that's when the front comes through so the evening commute looks dicey. here's sal. good morning. we do have a big rig collision to talk about in santa rosa. we have slow traffic all over the place to talk about. let's start in the south bay. northbound 280 is finally improving after a crash at

saratoga. at one point, it backed up to 680 and the drive times just spiked. now things are getting back to normal. 101, 280 and 8 5 are all very slow. let's take a look amount the collision here. the big rig collision, northbound 101 at todd road. two big rigs. it's a sig-alert alert. they don't expect it to be cleared for another 45 minutes but at least in the noncommute direction, most people are not affected if you are driving from santa rosa down towards petaluma. that's the commute direction. we've talked about the bay bridge. it's been steady drive time. up about 25 minutes from oakland to san francisco. b.a.r.t. had a minor delay. they are recovering. it was only a minor delay. back to the desk. thank you. new from san jose, we have new video of a deadly fire. it started early today in a backyard cottage. tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back there now.

you have exclusive video you just received. >> reporter: it was taken when the fire was at its highest. you can see that there are investigators down there right now, arson will be sifting through trying to figure out how this fire started. you can see firefighters throwing water on the fire with their hoses. fire crews told us that a large column of smoke could be seen about a quarter of a mile away from the home just after midnight off willard avenue and douglas street. after the fire was out, crews made a gruesome discovery inside the cottage. a body. neighbors say a man in his 40s named brad lived in the cottage. >> difficult for everybody involved. we like to get in and find something. with this fire, unfortunately, it was so involve involved when we got here, we could just fight it defensively from the outside until we could cool it

down and then get it inside. >> reporter: we still have no confirmation from investigators on the identity of the person who died. the coroner removed the body this morning. luckily, firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to nearby buildings. no word on what caused this fire. but the captain out here said that could take weeks, days, perhaps, maybe even a month. we're live in san jose, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:36. tonight, the santa clara valley water district will consider increasing water cutbacks. it will vote on a 20% reduction that is double what it requested last month. this could mean new restrictions on lawn watering and temporarily hikes on water rates. right now, the district's ten reservoirs are only 33% full. it says it needs at least 8 inches of rain until there's enough runoff to ease concerns. the people who rely on lake mendocino for water, you are gonna have to cut your water use by 50%.

this will apply to people, to businesses and farms in ukiah valley. the mandatory restrictions were approved last week by the russian river water district. as of yesterday afternoon, lake mendocino was about 41% of its capacity. most severe water restriksdz in the -- restriction in the state. east bay m.u.d. may start to divert water from the sacramento river to help its customers get through the drought. back no 2010, the fromport project was completed. that's a large complex of fish streams, pumps and pipelines built along the river in partnership with sacramento county. the district will vote on a decision to dry vert water in april. -- divert water in april. caltrans is expected to respond to a warning about the new bridge when it gives us an update on the $6.4 billion project this morning. today's chronicle reports that warning came from the lead designer of the new eastern

span back in october of 2010. the engineer reportedly told caltrans the welded connections linking the giant steel sections were vulnerable to damage in a major quake. caltrans reportedly concluded the weld problem would only cause limited local damage. 8:38. the price to go across the golden gate bridge could be going up in about a month. district officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to raise the toll from $6 to $7 in april. the tolls would then rise by another quarter in 2016. another 25 cents in 2017 and in 2018, the toll would be $8. fastrack customers would keep a one-dollar discount through the changes. a final vote could happen as soon as friday. the number of suicides on the golden gate bridge hit its highest level in more than 40

years. the bridge rail foundation says 46 people jumped to their deaths last year. numbers were released during a news conference yesterday where people called for a safety net to prevent suicide. representatives from the oakland school district have just arrived at fruitvale elementary school after reports of several fights on the campus and little or no adult supervision. brian flores is in front of the campus right now. you will tell us about other step, the school district will be taking. >> reporter: good morning. school district officials arrived to address some of the patental concerns. they say there are several fights on campus per week but that's the reason why district officials are kind of addressing that, to see what they can do to prevent that from happening again. i'm with janet hernandez. what exactly is the district doing? >> we've called in our mental health coordinator, our

partners from lincoln chil center. myself and we're gonna sit down with the principal and said, let's use this as an opportunity to look at our procedures and practices. if there's some parent concerns, obviously kids are not feeling safe, review the polices and practices and use this as an opportunity to get better. >> reporter: we know about fights that happen in school. in this particular case, what happened here? was it a lack of resources here in terms of people -- teachers here or -- what happened here? >> i think, you know, the kids were playing. sometimes kids fight. we have to use that and get kids and do some conflict resolution and make sure -- it's probably an altercation with some kids and frontal frustration from a parent.

>> reporter: there was also a point raised in terms of there was not enough people to supervise the kids. if the district looking into that? >> yes, definitely. we're gonna look at that. if that's needed, we'll bring in some new supervisors. people from the community, they come and spend a couple of hours at lunchtime, being eyes and ears. we have a great parent support and our parents are eyes and ears as well. we might need to elevate that a little bit. >> reporter: for parents out there, fruitvale school is fruitvale school. >> it's tremendously safe. the teach, are caring. the kids are great. it's a great school. it's definitely a safe school. >> reporter: parents will be notified later this week? >> yes. we'll meet with the teachers to get everybody back and we'll send a letter home to the parents. >> reporter: jeanette thank you for your time. district officials addressth parental concerns -- addressing

the parental concerns. we'll keep you updated about the progress that's been made at the school. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 19 minutes before 9:00. a big decision affecting some parties here in california. the new rule that should make a host think twice before serving a drink before an underaged guest. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in this portable building. i just spoke to the man who escaped from inside. we'll tell you what happened. golden gate bridge. we haven't seen that for a bit. it's doing very well. however, if you are driving north to santa rosa, i want to warn you about a truck accident that's blocking lanes. we'll tell you about that and the rest of the commute. a lot of low clouds and fog have come marching back. it will be cooler for some. inland, sunny. don't get used to it. big changes for tomorrow.

stocks have turned around in midmorning trading despite an unexpectedly steep decline in consumer confidence. that report just out in the last hour. home depot's stock is up 3% due to results that beat expectations. the dow is currently up 29. the nasdaq up 10. and s&p is up 3.

well, tesla might be on the verge of shaking up a second industry, according to an analyst with morgan stanley. the company's shares are up over 18% right now. this week, tesla, which already makes top-rated electric cars, is expected to announce plans to build a new battery factory. tesla will reportedly use raw materials which will lower the cost of battery sales and the production could make tesla a major competitor in the storage business. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following -- san jose police say four meatballs were discovered sunday night on laplaya in the outer rismmond near the ocean beach safeway. over the weekend, 20 meatballs were found in a twin peaks neighborhood. firefighters are closely watching a portable building in

downtown san jose where there was a big fire earlier this morning. ktvu's janine de la vega is there now. so what's the latest from the firefighters? >> reporter: , you know, they have pretty much wrapped up here. i did speak with the gentleman who escaped from the building. he's still shaken up. he told me he was sleeping inside when he woke up to smoke. the man said he's worried because he lived inside there with his chihuahua. we know the dog is alive because firefighters saw it running around earlier but it has not come back. the fire started at 5:45 in the portable building on east san antonio on 24th street in downtown. that person called 911 after seeing the flames and huge plumes of smoke billowing in the air. when firefighters arrived, the man who lived inside that trailer had already escaped to safety. firefighters knocked down the flames in about a half-hour and prevented it from spreading to a nearby towing company.

>> it was a big glow. it started -- i was worried about stuff we had in the building and the building catching on fire. >> reporter: the man who escaped the fire who you see here wrapped in a blanket is being helped by the red cross. he told me he that he smoked and used his microwave before he went to sleep. his friend said he was letting him stay in the trailer but was worried a fire may start there. firefighters are not sure what caused the fire but they are looking at smoking as a possibility. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:48. offensive words. the nfl is considering a plan to penalize players' teams for what they say on the field. pam cook is in the studio with some reaction to this. >> reporter: team owners will be discussing the plan when

they meet next month. but there's plenty of talk amongst players and fans now. accord doing a group that monitoring diversity in the national football league, the nfl is kerring penalizing players 15 yards for the first offense, ejection for the second. the penalty would be over discriminatory language on the field. former nfl players are weighing in. a former linebacker and current middle school teacher in sacramento says this is an important step for everyone. >> our society needs to change and our society, the top athletes will start to become better people and be example for young students. >> i've experienced that in my own life in a deeing to tori way -- derogatory way. it's offensive. >> it's not just about the n word which is being discussed but other slurs would likely be included as well as well as

words that are considered homophobic, sexist or religious. critics argue that would be hard to keep track of and enforce. sports analysts -- [audio difficulties] >> dave and tori? >> thank you. let's check in with sal. what is happening on highway 101? >> well, it's slow because of the big rig collision that we talked about. northbound 101 at todd road. i want to mention that 101 in san jose is not taking a back seat to all of the slow traffic because 280 was such a mess. people are on 101, it's backed up from the capitol expressway to sunnyvale. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a 20-minute drive time between oakland and san francisco and then northbound 101 at todd road in santa rosa. we have the two big rig collision that's still there. traffic is going to be slow in this area. 8:50. let's go to steve. an increase in fog here.

coast and bay. inland areas are already sunny. they will stay mostly sunny. that fog. definitely a chill even though the lows are up. it's being helped along we a front inch -- by a front. the main bulk of the front is here. it will be here tomorrow morning and then tomorrow afternoon. 40s and 50s. 53 oakland airport. 53 antioch. some areas are much, much warmer than 24 hours ago, courtesy of the fog. a little more of a westerly breeze. good-looking front. this is actually good. i like this. there is enhance fent on the side. there's good support. this looks like a rain producer. widespread it won't just favor one area. it will swing in tomorrow. we'll probably have drizzle or light rain. the projection -- i mean, only -- this may change. .39 for livermore. but over 2 inches in ben lomond and santa cruz mountains easily over 2 for the russian river. parts of napa, lake county as well. overall, it looks pretty good.

winter weather advisory starts for the sierra. the snow level will be up, up, up. this will be the warm sector. then it will drop to 6,000. that starts gren tomorrow. wind -- again tomorrow. wind will crank up tomorrow. low clouds, fog, sun, cooler. upper sciblth, low 70s -- upert 60s, low 70s. it will be increasing tomorrow and then we'll cloud it up and bring in light rain and moderate to heavy rain. possibility of thundershowers with this system wednesday and thursday as well. thursday afternoon and evening. a break friday, wind, rain. the bulk of the rain may go to central southern california. we'll hold onto unsettleled weather on saturday. sunday looks better. can't stop and she won't stop but will her young local fans and her parents? how miley cyrus's comeaents are being called raunchy and

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welcome back. it's a big decision expected to impact college and high school parties. the california supreme court ruled that a party host who charges admission to a party can be held liable if one of their intoxicated, underaged guests kills or hurts another person. now, back in 1978, a state law

provided protections for a social host and for bars from being sued for civil damages. but the law allowed lawsuits against people who sell alcohol to obviously intoxicated minors. popstar miley cyrus is in the bay area. she's bringing along controversy with her current tour. ♪ >> last night, she performed at oracle arena. tonight she will be in san jose. while there was a big crowd in attendance last night getting a last-minute ticket was not hard. that's because some parents think her new style is too racy for her kid. >> sends a bad message, i think, to the youth of today. i don't think that's appropriate. >> she's a froenup young lady. i think there will be a couple of things -- but overall, i think they have are old enough

to handle it. >> cyrus has been getting attention from parents across the country. some in los angeles demanded a refund after going to her show? today three lucky viewers will win two tickets to see mama mia. the show tells the story of a girl's search for her real father. it's based on the music of abba. now, the tickets are for friday, march 28th at the or theater in san francisco. enter the secret word "dads" before midnight tonight at ktvu.com. let's check in with sal. >> it's still a little slow there, tori and dave. 280 northbound is recovering. although it's much better getting up to highway 17. looking at two big rigs. northbound not gonna be cleared until 9:15 at todd road. bay bridge 10, 15-minute drive

time. a mix of sun and fog. the sun will mean 60s and low 70s. cooler by the coast. increasing clouds will be with us. rain tomorrow, moderate to heavy, especially i think in the afternoon. thundershowers maybe thursday and then a windy rainy pattern friday but the heavier rain will be south of us on friday. >> all right. >> okay. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news at noon for more on the press conference on the new bridge. we're always here for you at ktvu as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. seize your vacation with a southwest airlines sale. go to southwest.com, where our lowest fares are now available as low as $69 one-way. book now at southwest.com and carpe vacay.

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