a sexting scandal at several bay area schools has a group of teens in hot water. we'll tell you what was happening on campus and how police found out. the violent clash between police and protesters at san francisco's city college. the action taken by protesters overnight and why they say they are not going anywhere. plus -- a disturbing new development about that missing malaysia airliner. the key system that developers say may have been shut down deliberately by someone inside the cockpit. "mornings on 2" starts right now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2."

a sexting scandal involving more than a dozen middle east bay middle schoolers is under investigation. adamed middy school in brentwood -- adams middy school in brentwood is. that's our reporter is. she'll have a report. it's friday, march 14th. i want to say welcome to ken wayne. nice to have you here. >> good to be back after four, five years. missing the morning news. let's get to weather and traffic. >> nice to have you here. we have cloudy skies for most. it will be a cooler day. look for mostly cloudy skies here in the morning. combination of the two as we said. then mostly sunny. a little cooler and breezy. we get the westerly breeze. the 70s, way above average temperatures this week. not today. too much cloud deck and that's gonna be slow to clear. it's already making a good surge inland help along by the front to the north.

temperatures, i don't think they will change too much. the wind is definitely a factor. it's more of an onshore preez for many. we had north to northeast. now it's more south to southwest. gusting to 21 out to the delta. that's an onshore push and that means cooler temperatures inland. spring training games, iffy. looks better over the weekend. a low giving a few hit eaund miss showers. some fog. a little cooler. breezy, especially coast and bay. inland still some low 70s. about 5, 7 degrees cooler than yesterday. here's brian. we're experiencing some friday light conditions as we approach the heart of the morning commute. drivers you are doing a great john out there. keep it up. 237 in milpitas, traffic looking not too bad. the lanes on the right going towards san jose and sunnyvale. looking not too bad. that's typical traffic. the other direction, 680 going towards milpitas, going pretty good. let's go to the toll plaza. this is looking really good compared to the other days.

still about a 20-minute drive time to get you from oakland into san francisco. obviously, it's better than fastrack. keep in mind the metering lights are on. let's go to drive times. lone tree to loveridge looking pretty guide. four minutes. 7:03. back to the desk. topping our news -- blackmailed by cell phone, at least one bay area teen is facing possible charges this morning for a sexting scandal that spread across several bay area schools. but we're learning the case is much bigger than just one student. ktvu sea christina rendone is live in brentwood where parents are sure to have strong reactions when when he bring their kids to school. >> reporter: we've seen already parents bringing their kids to school. police found out about this earlier this week.

it's all because one girl broke her silence at adams middle school. police say she told an april dult about what was happening. she claims a boy was using inappropriate photos of her to blackmail her into engaging in sexual acts on campus. that adult told police who started to confiscate cell phones and interview teenagers. they know of at least a dozen boys allegedly sexting. it wasn't just happening here but at brisco and excelsior. police say the teens are facing serious consequences. everyone involved is between the age of 12 and 14. >> we have been able to establish that there were acts, unlawful acts of sexual conduct that took place during that threat that was made. >> reporter: it's too soon to know who will be charged in this case. that's something that police are talking to the contra costa county's d.a. about. we're hoping to learn more about school officials once the school day gets underway.

back to you. 7:04. happening right now -- a group of students continues to occupy the administration building at san francisco's city college. this is video we shot at city college this morning of people who spent the whole night outside the administration building. they say there are another 15 students inside the building. that follows a violent confrontation between protesters and police yesterday. >> what are you doing! what are you doing! >> this is youtube video of yesterday. the protesters are demanding the resignation of special trustee, robert agrella, and a reversal of a new payment policy requiring payment in full when students sign up. >> we wanted to bring attention to the fact that we feel that our school and our ability to have equal access to an education is being attacked. >> some of the students say

this afternoon, they will join a rally at san francisco city hall. the rally is to show support for david campos to reinstate the board of trustees. last year, the board was stripped of its power when the special trustee was involved. we'll keep you updated. general david petraeus is visiting stanford university. he's scheduled to speak at 4:00 p.m. about the international security challenges the united states faces. protesters will be there and plan to accuse him of war crimes. today's public appearance comes two years after petraeus resigned as the director of the cia after admitting to an affair with his biographer. 7:06. this weekend, volunteers in santa clara county will mark a tragic anniversary. it has been two years since

high school cheerleader sierra lamar vanished by heading to a bus stop. antolin garcia is charged with her kidnapping and murder. her body has not been found. volunteers have spent the last two years looking for her remains or anything that might provide a clue in this case. they will hold a special ceremony this weekend. the convicted felon accused of trying to run down two san francisco police officers is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. the surveillance video showed the arrest of 50-year-old jeffrey ruano at a san jose gas station early sunday morning. investigators say he tried to back his car into two officers the day before in san bernardino. officer adam shaw was shot in the arm during that incident. but san francisco police say it's possible shaw's partner may have accidentally wounded him during the chaos. investigators are trying to determine what caused part of a home to collapse in west

oakland. it happened last night on myrtle street, not far from the high school. firefighters say one wall of a two-story home undergoing renovations somehow caved in. the debris from the crumbling home fell onto another house next door and buried a truck parked in the driveway. ed the good news you -- the good news, nobody was hurt. the city has roped off and red tagged the house. for the second year in a row, fewer teachers in sonoma county are getting layoff notices. the press democrat reports 20 teaching jobs in sonoma county could be eliminated this fall but that's well below the 70 pink slips issued last year. officials say a stabilized state budget and the passage of proposition 30 are responsible for the drop in layoffs. the american lung association recently gave the city of sonoma an f in its report card of restricting second-hand smoke. now the city may be trying to improve its grade. the sonoma city council is

considering banning smoking in its historic downtown plaza. the mayor is also considering outlawing smoking in the city's multiunit housing complexes. san francisco police are handing out a lot more traffic tickets in response to a growing safety problem. the city is dealing with a disturbing increase in the number of people getting hit and killed or injured by cars while walking in the street. police are responding with a crackdown on five specific traffic violations running a red light, speeding, failure to halt at a stop sign, violating a pedestrian right-of-way and failure to yield while making a left or u-turn. 7:09. this morning, you can buy tickets to see the earthquakes play at the new 49ers stadium. the quakes will host the sounders at levi stadium on saturday, august 2nd. tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the game marks the first event to be held at the new 49er stadium. tickets start at $45 which is

much cheaper than what you would pay to go see the san francisco 49ers play. a new campaign in contra costa county uses some eye- catching images to encourage parents to reduce the number of sugary drinks they give their children. the sugar bites campaign will be used in a series of bilingual ads on platforms, billboards and in store windows. the goal, to reduce tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes in children. health officials say it's a fight against marketing tactics that trick parents into believing that juice drinks are a healthy alternative for kids. they say most juice drinks actually contain little fruit, unnecessary calories and a lot of sugar. firefighters rush to a home in hayward last night. coming up how a fire scene became a crime scene. and a diplomatic hail mary.

with so much is at stake for john kerry's meeting with russian's foreign minister today about ukraine. so far, traffic really good, actually, in the heart of the morning commute as we look at 101 in san jose. we'll tell you where else trafficking is picking up this morning. well, after a week of clear skies and warm temperatures, we have a big change. a lot of low clouds are in place. we'll see how much that impacts temperatures today and if it will carry into the weekend.

we're getting new information about the search for the missing malaysia airlines jet. officials say the search has expanded into the indian ocean. that's after u.s. analysts say pings sent to a satellite hours after the last transponder signal likely came from the missing jet. it could have ended up thousands of miles from its last confirmed contact over

southeast asia. a navy destroyer, a u.s. destroyer, is on its way to the indian ocean to help with the search. >> because now, you know, it's akin to me, if you are looking in the waters off new jersey, all of a sudden, we'll be looking off the coast of oregon. >> there are also reports coming from u.s. investigators that the jet's two communications systems may have been shut down separately and possibly deliberately by someone in the cockpit. there's new information about the explosion in new york city that leveled two apartment buildings. officials believe no one else is missing. the death toll is at eight with 70 people injured. investigators think a gas leak triggered the explosion but the source of the leak remains a mystery. 7:14. happening today -- secretary of state, john kerry, is meeting with the russian foreign minister in london in a last- ditch effort to end the crisis in ukraine. the to men are expected to -- the two men are expected to speak at a news conference any

minute. before their meeting, they said they were glad to have the opportunity to meet before sunday's referendum in crimea. it's a controversial vote on whether they want to remain a part of ukraine or join with russia. president obama's ordered a review of how the united states deports people. he says he wants to make immigration enforcement more humane. he adds that he sees the pain when families are separated. here in the bay area, as in the rest of the country, we've seen many protests against immigration policies. president obama has called for immigration reform but says congress is unwilling to make changes. it's a high-tech tool designed to keep students safe in the event of a campus emergency. a school district here in the bay area is among the first in the nation to have this tool. benicia police obtained the new state-of-the-art campus security system in response to the growing number of school

shootings. first responders will now have special computers giving them a detailed look at every square inch of every classroom on campus. >> anyone in the building would see this information, even more. you wouldn't know where all of the little cubbyholes that people may hide in. >> the program do help guide an officer through school buildings with turn by turn instructions and warnings. police say it's like a video game that's designed to prevent a real-life tragedy. a warning from san leandro police about burglars posing as utility workers. police say they've seen several burglaries in recent months where burglars have prevended to be workers -- prevented to be work. neighbors are passing out flowers. >> i think that's awful and i hear they are targeting the elderly which makes me mad, angry, upset. >> police say the suspects often work in pairs. if you have any any questions

about the identity of a pg&e worker, you can call the utilities dispatch center. 7:16. a traffic alert for drivers in san jose. three freeway ramps on the 280/880 interchange will be shut down tonight near the stevens creek exit. ramps will close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. crews will be paving and striping a new roadway east of the ramps during the closure. traffic will be redirected onto the new roadway when the ramps reopen. another traffic alert, the sluggish rush hour between walnut creek and san ramon could move faster for you if you are willing to pay. the first toll lanes in contra costa county are expected to open on interstate 680 by mid- 20 16. the $45 million project will create 23 miles of fastrack express lanes that will allow solo drivers to use the carpool lane obviously for a fee. construction is expected to begin early next year and i

think i've been caught in those backups many times. >> that's in your neck of the woods. >> yes. let's check in with brian flores. >> hi, ken and tori. good morning to both of you. really, drivers not being stuck out there this morning besides the typical morning commute traffic. i do want to tell you of a traffic collision that just happened, noninjury collision. it may have some effect later on in the morning. this is westbound 24 to the 580 connector. road sensors not picking up anything. but that's a major thoroughfare. so hopefully they got that collision out of the way so it doesn't affect traffic throughout the morning. moving on now as we take a look at 680 in sunol. so far, so good. traffic to the right heading towards 280 in san jose, northbound towards pleasanton and san ramon, looking pretty good out there. traffic on the bay bridge, i should mention, not too bad. 25, 30 minutes to get you across. this is the richmond bridge.

580 looking good. not too pad as you approach the toll plaza. pam cook on her way home as we speak. let's go to steve. thank you, brian. well, beautiful sunrise here. we do have some low clouds, higher clouds for those of you -- you are listening out there but not watching. there you go. a little change in the pattern for friday. it will still be nice and warmer. probably not as warm as originally thought. but still sunny. today is the tweener day. low clouds are back. high and mid-level clouds. that will drop temperatures 5, 10 for many. maybe not as much inland. low clouds, cooler, more of a west or southwest breeze. it's that onshore wind. we'll had offshore. temperatures way above average with record highs. not today. we get a good cooling friend. high pressure will build in over the weekend. we'll warm it back up. it will be in the mid- to upper 70s for many inland. oakland which had downtown oakland the warmest week, a lot of mid-70s or upper 70sed. today 6 -- upper 70s.

today, upper 60s. cloudy to mostly cloudy. you can see some of the higher clouds moving in. we'll have a mostly cloudy morning. eventually you can get to the south bay. some areas clear. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. fairfield a couple of days ago, north-northeast, 20, 25. now it's south-southwest, 16 gusting to 20. oakland with more of a westerly breeze as well. same for sfo. over all this pattern doesn't have much there. it's a one-day event as far as our cooldown. a low in arizona might give a few hit-and-miss showers for spring training games. 24 in tahoe. 43 ukiah. temperatures will cool down. mendocino county, lake county as this weak front goes by. fog, sun, mild. low clouds and then high clouds in the morning and then clearing later this afternoon. the fog will peel back probably stay rather persistent near the san mateo coast.

50s, 60s, coast and bay. a few mid-70s inland. pittsburgh, 74. 67 alameda, warmest, probably around gilroy. even that will come down a few degrees. fog and low clouds up and down the coast helping to cool things down. 50s, 60s, low 70s. warmer over the weekend. cooler next week. rain by the end of the week maybe. everyday actions that could cause people hundreds of dollars. a big change coming to united airlines. in a couple of weeks, the freebie that will make long flights easier.

7:23. san francisco's fort mason center went to the dogs last night at an event benefiting the spca. the annual bark and wine ball featured dancing, a silent

auction and a chance to meet chris culliver of the 49ers. he was presented an award for promoting animal welfare and promoting inner city youth. all proceeds benefited the cinderella fund which helps animals who are not only homeless but sick and injured. there is a mystery tied to the battle of the girls berkeley. worthington is demanding staff members explain why 81,000 e- mails from animal rights supporters vanished from inboxes at city hall. those e-mails were sent to city council members considering a controversial plan to exterminate the squirrels. the messages urged them to save the squirrels and gophers that live at cesar chavez park. mcdonald's is being hit with seven lawsuits over wages that could ultimately affect 30,000 current and former ploes. workers in california, new york and michigan claim mcdonald's and its franchise owners did

not pay employees fg they are owed -- everything they are owe. the california lawsuit said employees are not reallowed to take -- are not allowed to take brakes and hours were removed from their time cards. a coalition of republican and democratic senators have reached a deal to extend long- term unemployment insurance. it's estimated that about 2 million americans lost benefits when they were hut at the end of december. the -- cut at the end of december. the compromise would make some changes to the program such as people not collecting unemployment if they earned a million dollars the previous year. the senate could vote on the deal in a few weeks. it's unclear whether the republican-controlled house will support it. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg was society outraged over a report about nsa spying that he called president obama. the report stated that the national security agency used phony facebook servers to

install malware on computers and install information. zuckerberg said he phoned the president wednesday night telling president obama he was "frustrated over the damage the government is creating for all of our future." it may soon be a lot easier to pass the time on those long flights. united will begin offering free tv shows and movies next month. the content can be streamed to laptops, tablets and smart phones. many airlines, including virgin american, already offer an in- flight tv. connecting police with b.a.r.t. passengers. the new project involving smart phones aimed at -- that will have riders help keep the peace. >> reporter: an airline that started operating out of san jose less than a year ago will stop offering flights. we'll tell you which carrier and what we're learning from employees. i don't want to jinx it but traffic looking pretty good on this friday morning as we take

a look at 237 in milpitas. we'll also tell ulabout the contra costa county -- you about the contra costa county traffic as well. temperatures up there. 70s to near 80. not today. we have a big change in the form of low clouds. we'll see how that impacts our temperatures today and what about the weekend?

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take a look at this house in hayward where narcotics officers are removing evidence from what firefighters say is a growhouse. they've been taking photos and removing boxes. katie utehs has been following this story and will tell us how authorities were tipped off. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. quick look at weather and traffic. a beautiful weekend on tap. >> we do. a little change today. by the weekend, it will be nice. we have a weak front going through. that's picked up the fog bank. you get more of that westerly breeds and lose that offshore breeze. it doesn't take long to form the fog even though we're in winter. low clouds, high clouds. mostly cloudy here. mostly sunny. cooler, breezy this afternoon. the system won't do much except give us a lot of cloud cover. not the 70s or the coast. more 50s, 60s. we'll go 66 san francisco. kind of a cloudy, mostly cloudy morning. you can see the higher clouds are racing in now moving

through the north bay about to take on the peninsula. low clouds are already there. but 40s on the temperatures. 50s. they haven't budged. the breeze has and the direction definitely. it's more west or southwest or onshore breeze verses that north-northeast which gave us really warm temperatures yesterday and most of the week. today it's a cooler pattern. any travel plans down to arizona. might have a few showers. i think you will be all right over the weekend. fog, sun, mild. low clouds around. a little cooler. the west wind is in place. it's an yor shore breeze -- an onshore breeze. here's brian. traffic for the most part has been pretty good besides the typical spots that you normally see on a typical weekday. for the most part, it's been friday light as we take a look at the 280/880 split. a little bit of traffic. that's the normal spot. traffic heading the other direction. not too bad as well.

moving on, the bay bridge toll plaza, this started to pick up a few minutes ago. still not too bad. compared to other days. 20 to 25-minute drive time from oakland into san francisco. that traffic heads all the way as you reach towards yerba buena yerba buena and treasure island. highway 4 towards the willow pass grade. typical traffic. southbound 242, 680 starting to pick up as you approach walnut creek and approach 24. let's go back to the desk. thank you, brian. overnight electrical fire tipped hayward police to a large grow. about an hour ago, officers started to remove boxes full the pot plants. katie utehs has been on the scene and has more on what neighbors are saying about the growth. katie? >> reporter: good morning, ken. we spoke with a neighbor who says she has no idea she had no idea what was happening in this house. it's rather unassuming but in addition to the marijuana pulled from this house. we could see in the garage that there were large stacks of planting pots. the house has been secured by city workers.

here's a look at the boxes of marijuana narcotics officers removed around 6:45 this morning. three boxes filled the back of a pickup truck. but it was a 911 call from someone who spotted a fire on the roof of the home in the 23500 block of stonewall avenue that tipped police. responding firefighters broke through the side door of the garage to gain access and put out the fire and they stumbled upon the grow around midnight. neighbors say they had no idea what was going on next door. >> i'm pretty surprised since, like, we never see anybody come in or go out of the house. it seems pretty quiet. pretty shocking to hear that our neighbors were growing that. >> reporter: however, others tells us they've seen young people frequenting the home but it didn't look like anyone lived there. they did think this was a little suspicious, that neighbor at least. police have not said who owned the home. we take it back out here live, you can see the corner where

the power connects to the house. the power has been turned off at this point. but that's where the fire broke out and investigators say it does not appear the line was bypassed but the strain on the current required to grow the marijuana and the setup inside may have caused enough strain on the system to spark the initial fire. the investigation is ongoing. police have removed all of the marijuana from the home, secured it, boarded it up, completely. for now, live in hayward, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. a man is in the hospital and a gunman is on the loose after a shooting in san francisco's bayview district. the shooting happened shortly before 9:00 last night. officers say when they arrived, they found a 26-year-old man who had been shot in the back and the arm. he was taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. police are now looking for the gunman. 7:34. a teenaged father is behind bars in solano county accused of biting the nose off his 1-

month-old baby. 18-year-old joshua cooper faces child cruelty charges. fairfield police received a frantic call from the child's mother yesterday saying her baby was bleeding. doctors determined the child had a skull fracture, brain hemorrhage and the third of his nose was severed. the baby is at oakland children's hospital in stable condition. investigators say cooper bit his child's nose off because he was mad at the baby's crying. it san francisco firefighters are still watching out for possible flareups from the huge fire near at&t park. late yesterday, demolition crews finished all of their work allowing firefighters to search for any remaining hot spots from tuesday's fire. tons of twisted metal burned wood and sheetrock are all that's left of what was supposed to be the latest apartment complex in the city's mission bay neighborhood. investigators say video and pictures from the public are helping them pinpoint exactly where the fire started. >> in san francisco, you have a lot of people with a lot of

electronic devices, there's a lot of things they can put together. >> investigators believe welding may have set off the huge fire. two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling that blaze. a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for selling brownies laced with marijuana to students at hayward high school. the girl is accused of selling the brownies wednesday morning while riding the bus. at least five students got sick. >> she was walking and passed out and everybody that was walking around the area ran up to her. >> the girl who sold the brownies is expected to face charges in juvenile court. investigators say it appears the students who got sick knew the brownies were laced with marijuana. oakland police may be planning to scrap a system that detects when shots have been fired within city limits. >> the san francisco chronicle reports the shot spotter system cost the oakland police

department 260,000 a year. the system mans the location when shots are fired and sends an alert to available officers. police say neighbors already call when they hear gunfire. the funds could be better spent on other crime-fighting tools, including a police helicopter. a ktvu camera was there as the u.s. marshal office, oakland police and several other law enforcement agencies made their first arrests in a program that started yesterday. marshals tried to pull over three men but the men took off. heavily-armed officers tracked down the suspects and took them into custody. marshals say they found a loaded weapon in the vehicle. 7:37. a popular airline carrier known for its low fares and entertainment options is pulling out of san jose airport. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from san jose and you've talked to employees to learn why virgin american is ending its service there. >> reporter: apparently there wasn't enough demand.

those employees tell me they are disappointed. virgin american has only operated out of san jose for less than a year. many travelers are surprised to hear that they will be leaving in the next month and a half. the last day virgin american will fly out of san jose is may 14th. flight attendants told me they received an e-mail late last night from the ceo. the company says demand in the market wasn't meeting expectations. there was a lot of fanfare and excitement last may when virgin launched service offering daily flights to los angeles. at that time, richard branson told us he wanted travelers in the south bay to experience the entertainment system did, comfortable seating and competitive pricing. there was tough competition. other airlines that fly to l.a. started to add flights and cut prices. travelers say they will miss virgin. >> just like jetblue. their planes are nice. they have the in-flight tv and

all of that. >> reporter: will it be missed? >> i will miss it but i will fly jetblue. they don't fly here. i will be flying to san francisco. >> reporter: virgin american says employees who work out of san jose are being offered equivalent positions out of san francisco. the airport has been trying to attract more carriers despite the news, they say the traffic continues to increase for the 13th straight month in a row. virgin said it will concentrate on the services at sfo and offering established flights. coming up in the next hour of "mornings on 2," you will hear the reaction from the san jose airport's spokesperson. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. while virgin american is pulling out of san jose, hawaiian airlines just announced it will expand its service to the bay area. starting may 16th. hawaiian will offer daily flights between san jose and honolulu. it's also putting bigger jets

on its routes to honolulu and maui to oakland. that change will take place in mid-june. some students at uc berkeley are launching a campaign to try to get president obama to deliver the commencement address. the students are working on a form 58 invitation to the president. janet napolitano, they say is an ally. the obama administration is proposing new rules designed to protect students at colleges from not being able to pay off their debt. all schools for profit or not that don't comply would lose access to the federal state aid programs. the new rules are set to take effect in 2016.

more than 90 new officers will join the california highway patrol today. an official graduation and swearing-in ceremony is set to take place at the chp academy in west sacramento. for the past 27 weeks, they've been undergoing grueling classes and training to become officers. many of those officers will be heading to bay area chp offices. 7:41. improving b.a.r.t. safety through a couple of cell phone key strokes. b.a.r.t. is creating a smartphone app that allows riders to text discreet messages to police. the free app encourages reporting on unruly riders without being overheard making the call or getting up to use the intercom. >> this is something our riders have been becking for. they dash begging for -- have been begging for. they say they want to be able to text quietly. we're just delivering on what they want. >> they will be able to upload

photos and send in comments. it will also come in spanish and chinese. four bay area middle schools wrapped up in a sexting scandal. >> there are detectives out interviewing students to gather as much information as we can. >> in 20 minute, the new information we just received from a school official about how the district is responding to some serious allegations. devastating news for dozens of south bay farmers. the reason they could be cut off from all water supply in a few weeks. it's starting to get busier out there on the road ways on this friday morning commute. we'll take a look at the south bay, east bay as well as the bay bridge toll plaza. a week of offshore wind and very warm temperatures have been replaced. a hint of a low cloud deck and higher clouds. we'll have a mostly sunny day. it will be cooler.

7:44. happening right now -- parents and students are protesting the firing of at least two math teachers at tamalpais high school. i want to show you some live pictures from the protest. parents say the teachers were fired after refusing to attend training sessions for a new teaching method. but the district says that was not connected to the decision to dismiss the teachers. they have not commented on the actual reason for the firing of the teachers. the protest is scheduled to continue for about another 15 minutes until 8:00 this morning. last night, the alameda county water district approved new water restrictions for hundreds of thousands of bay area water users. it affects about 330,000 people

who live in fremont, newark and union city. under the new restrictions, people can only water their lawns once a week through the end of may and then twice a week from june through september. there is a ban on draining and refilling swimming pools and hosing down driveways and sidewalks. some people at last night's meeting don't think the restrictions go far enough. >> cut off all watering of lawns. who gives a hoot about green lawns when we're running out of water? >> anyone found in violation could face a fine up to $600. in the meantime, dozens of farmers in santa clara county have received devastating news tied to california's drought. the santa clara valley water district has warned them they may have to cut off their water supply if the water shortage crisis does not improve and that bad news could be coming in just the next few weeks. the farmers could get a notice on april 1st warning them there

will be no more water available. >> with that said, we plan to meet with all of them. make sure they have other supplies available. >> most people will either try to rely on ground water on their properties by installing a well or revisiting a well that has been abandoned or dormant. the water district says 32 santa clara county farms could be affected. those farms make up about 5% of the local agricultural businesses. it's friday morning. maybe the commute seems lighter for some reason. >> i heard it's because monday, kind of a holiday with st. patrick's day. >> that could explain it. that could explain it. until about 20 minutes ago. as we take a look at the san mateo bridge, it has not been a problem. about 10, 15 minutes from hayward as you approach foster city.

no problems as you approach the high rise. taking a look at the maps. westbound 580 this was the troubled spot these past few days. take a look. a little bit of red as you get into livermore. but it turns yellow as you approach 680. that's a good sign. that means traffic is moving better than normal as we head towards the south bay, 101 taking the brunt of this morning's commute. 101 near ewani past 237 past moffett field doesn't get better until you reach embarcadero. eastshore freeway looking pretty nice in both directions. here's steve. >> thank you, brian. all right. a lot of low clouds in place. high clouds as well. kind of a partly cloudy! mostly cloudy morning for you. a shout out to sidney. for 10, i'm flattered you watch my weather. i would think there would be something more important and fun to watch. but thank you. 24 is a weak system. it will give us more of a

westerly breeze today. mostly cloudy, partly cloudy here in the morning. again, some low clouds. they will get chewed up, though. high clouds, mostly sunny. a little cooler and breezy this afternoon. temperatures are way above. it was warm. upper 70s to near 80. not today. san francisco which has had a lot of 70s, we'll trim that back to 66. it will be mostly sunny. you can see some of those higher clouds, underneath the bank there's low clouds in bank. a bigger increase than we've seen all week long. 40s, 50s on the temperatures. some of the temperatures really haven't moved. what has moved is the direction of the wind. it's now westerly or southerly. all week long, it was north or northeast. that gave us warm temperatures. somewhere down the road, we have to even things out. it will be a one-day event. this system is falling apart but it will drag across a lot of high clouds. a little low that formed in southern california was responsible for our wind the last couple of days. it's moved off.

picked up a little bit oomph. so it might give scattered showers to spring training games today. it should be gone by saturday. cooler down in southern california with some patchy low clouds down there as well. behind the system, drier air says i will be on my way back. fog, is up. low clouds in place. higher clouds. cooler pattern with the breeze in place. 50s, 60s and 70s. mini summertime pattern. 72 sonoma. 4 clearlake. 72 fairfield. that southwest wind at 21. martinez, 71. berkeley 67. antioch, brentwood, oakley, 73 san jose. 75 morgan hill. the warmest is gilroy but they will come down. 50s, 60s on the coast. san bruno, millbrae, burlingame, low 70s. palo alto. overall tomorrow looks much better. high pressure builds back in. it does look like fog will be back and a cooler pattern early next week. ten minutes before 8:00,

the search widens for the missing malaysia airlines jet. the new information leading investigators to focus on an area thousands of miles away from the initial search area. also, two bay area men accused in one disturbing case. the shocking discoveries made inside homes on both sides of the bay.

family and friends are mourning the loss of three brothers gunned down in separate shootings in the east bay. nelson hamilton was shot to death near his richmond home saturday night. his death comes after his brother earl was shot to death at a bar. another brother was killed at a neighborhood market in richmond. >> they grew up knowing this side. for what reason? no reason at all. they shouldn't die because they live where they live. >> five alleged gauge members

have been -- gang members have been arrested in the richmond shootings. terrifying discoveries on both sides of the bay. the first discovery was made in a quiet neighborhood in pacifica not far from the golf course. officials found 600 explosives and barrels full of bomb-making chemicals inside a home on seaside drive. two children live at that home. neighbors are stunned. >> i heard one of the officers say how many pounds do you think is in there? and i went oh, my god. there's a lot there. i mean -- i came in, i told my husband, i go, dude, he had enough stuff there to blow out half of the neighborhood. >> her neighbor, mark armando, faces multiple charges along with child endangerment. police arrested shawn guenther. they found explosives drugs and guns in his home in san pablo.

at this point, police don't believe the two men were planning a terrorist attack. shows have not been canceled at south by southwest festival. police say a suspected drunk driver barreled through barricade at the show in austin, texas yesterday and plowed into a crowd. a woman from texas and a man from the nether ladz were killed -- netherlands were killed. two people remain in critical condition. >> they ran over all of the people. i turned around and saw 20, 30 people flying up in the air. the police car came up behind him. >> the driver faces murder and aggravated assault charges and could get the death penalty if convicted. police say the driver was spotted going the wrong way down a one-way street before the chase began. the transit agency wants to make the ride across the golden gate bridge a pleasant experience for riders. that's why the golden gate transportation district is upgrading its security with

better cameras aboard buses. the money comes from an $800,000 state grant through a bond measure and another $100,000 in federal funds. the state of the art cameras will be installed on 80 buses and allow for video to be downloaded for remote locations. president obama is hosting the irish prime minister at the white house today in an early st. patrick's's day celebration. president obama and the prime minister will start the day with a meeting at oval office. in the evening, the president and first lady will host a st. patrick's day reception at the white house. and downtown san francisco will be decked out in green tomorrow for the annual st. patrick's day parade. more than 100,000 people are expected. the 163rd annual parade begins at 11:30 tomorrow morning at second and market. this year's parade includes the

first-ever contingent from the lgt committee. are you irish? >> no, i'm not. scottish. >> scottish. >> on the other side. >> on the other side. okay. a violent clash between police and protesters at san francisco city college. the demands by protesters who continue to occupy a building on the campus. parents are reeling from an alleged sexting scandal at a school in the east bay. we'll tell what you police have

found out and what the superintendent is saying. we're experiencing friday light. that's good news. coming up we'll tell you a little bit about animal hazard that could be causing traffic this morning as well. all week long we've had sunshine and very warm temperatures. a little change today. a weak the front coming by enhancing the fog bank. how much cooler today and what about the weekend? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill.

good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." live pictures outside of j. douglas middle school. one of four schools embroiled in a sexting scandal. classes just got underway. coming up in two minutes, the superintendent of the district will tell us how it is responding to some serious allegations. good evening -- good morning. it's habit. i'm ken wayne in for dave clark. >> you normally see ken on the weekend at night. good morning. i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. a little change in the weather. one hour to go, ken. [laughter] >> a lot of high clouds and a lot of low clouds. diane says socked in with fog up in petaluma. it will be a cooler pattern today for everybody including oakland which had a really warm week as you know.

upper 70s, mid-70s. upper 60s today. mostly cloudy in the morning. low cloud deck. you can see it enhancing to the north. i seriously doubt we get any rain out of there. but there's a lot of clouds. 40, 50s for temperatures on the lows. 50s, 60s. could be a few very light hit- and-miss showers to the north, mendocino county, lake county. cooler. low clouds, some of that fog will lift, burn off. i know it's still winter. weerm's talking about a summer pattern here. overall, more 50s, 60s, closer to the water. mainly low 70s inland. here's brian. 8:01. i want to tell you about a couple of animals or animals in the freeway that could be causing some traffic hazard this morning. this just crossed the chp incident page. an unknown animal on 680 northbound. that's on the sheridan road

offramp in dublin. the other is an injured dog in the center divide. that's 680 northbound washington road offramp. that's in hayward. hopefully, they will be getting those animals out of the way. 880, northbound and southbound. northbound not looking too great as you approach the coliseum. moving toward the map, highway 4 typical traffic as you head towards 242. southbound, typical as well near walnut creek. highway 24 westbound looking like it's picking up as well as you pass pleasanton road. 30 to 35 minutes to get you from oakland into san francisco. back to the desk. topping our news at 8:00, a blackmail is exposing a sexting scandal in the east bay. case is spreading to four schools in contra costa county. our reporter just spoke to the school suent who has a mess -- superintendent who has a message for parents. >> reporter: we talked to him about 30 minutes ago.

he wants to let them know that everything is okay. he's greeting parents in case they have concerns. we got our hands on the letter that was sent home to parents explaining what was going on. this all stems from allegations that a teenaged boy here at adallas was allegedly inappropriately using photos of a girl to blackmail her to engage in sexual acts. she told an adult what was happening. that launched an investigation. police found out 12 boys were involved in this at all three middle school schools in brentwood and at excelsior school. >> i think as adults, we all have the responsibility to continue to remind children that their online interactions have realized consequences. >> reporter: we were not told whether or not these children were suspended but the superintendent would only tell

me that harsh disciplinary action was taken. we're also waiting on word from police to see whether or not these boys will face any charges. again everything involved is between the age of 12 and 14 years old. we're reporting live in brentwood, christina rendone, ktvu channel 2 news. a group of students continue to occupy the administration building at san francisco's city college. we have new video we shot at city college this morning where you see people spent the night outside of the administration building. they say there are another 15 students inside the building. this all follows a violent confrontation between protesters and police yesterday. >> what are you doing! what are you doing! what are you doing! >> this is youtube video of police trying to keep protesters from entering the administration building yesterday. protesters are demanding the resignation of special trustee, robert agrella, and the reversal of a new payment

policy requiring payment in full when students sign up. >> we wanted to bring attention to the fact that we feel that our school and our ability to have equal access to an education is being attacked. >> some of the students say this afternoon, they will join a rally at san francisco's city hall. the rally is to show support for a resolution by david campos to reinstate the city college board of trustees. last year, the board of trustees was stripped of its power when the special trustee was installed. ktvu will stay on the story all day long and bring you updates online and on the air as we get them into the newsroom. happening today -- general david petraeus is paying a visit to stanford. he's scheduled to speak at 4:00 p.m. about the international security challenges currently facing the u.s. protesters will be onhand for petraeus's speech and say they plan to accuse him of war crimes. today's public appearance comes almost two years after petraeus

resigned as the director of the cia after admitting to an affair with his biographer. the convicted felon accused of trying to run down two san francisco police officers is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. surveillance video shows the arrest of 50-year-old jeffrey ruano at a nay gas station early sunday morning. investigators say he tried to back his car into two officers the day before in the mission district. officer adam shaw was shot in the arm during the incident. but police say it's possible shaw's partner may have wounded him during the chaos. >> 8:06. investigators are trying to determine what caused part of a home to collapse in west oakland. it happened last night on myrtle street. not from the high school. firefighters say one wall of a two-story victorian home undergoing renovations somehow caved in. the debris from the crumbling home fell onto another house next door and also buried a

truck parked in the driveway. no one was hurt. the city has now opened off and red tagged that house. a railroad project in east contra costa county is designed to help amtrak passenger trains move through the area more quickly. work crews are installing ties to add a second rail along a section. track extending west from vintage parkway in oakley. it's part of a larger project to improve tracks between oakley and port chicago. currently amtrak has to share a single track with freight trains, meaning one train has to pull onto a siding to allow another one to pass. with double tracks in place, they expect improved service on the san joaquin line. for the second year in a row, fewer teachers in sonoma county are getting layoff notices. the press democrat reports 20 teaching jobs in sonoma county could be eliminated this fall but that's well below the 70 pink slips issued last year. officials say a stabilized

state budget and the passage of proposition 30 are responsible for the drop in layoffs. the american lung association recently gave the city of sonoma an f in its report card of restricting second-hand smoke. now the city may be trying to improve that grade. the sonoma city council is considering banning smoking in its historic downtown plaza and the mayor is also considering outlawing smoking in the multi- unit housing complexes. san francisco police are handing out a lot more traffic tickets in response to a growing safety problem. the city is currently dealing with a disturbing increase in the number of people getting hurt and killed by cars while walking the street. police are responding with a crackdown on five specific traffic violation, running a red light, speeding, failure to halt at a stop sign, violating a pedestrian right-of-way and failure to yield while making a left or u-turn. 8:08. this morning, you can buy tickets to see the earthquakes

play at the new 49ers' stadium. the quakes will host the seattle sounders at levi stadium on saturday, august 2nd. tickets go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the game marks the very first event to be held at the new 49ers' stadium. tickets start at $45 which is much cheaper than what you will have to pay to see the san francisco 49ers play at that stadium. san francisco city leaders are promoting a plan to renovate the castro district. the street scape project includes widening sidewalks installing new trees and better street lighting. neighbors voted on designs for the crosswalk at 18th and castro and the winning design you see there features the intersection painted with rainbow stripes. renovations are expected to wrap up by the end of the year. a new campaign in contra costa county uses some pretty eye-catching images to try to encourage parents to reduce the number of sugary drinks they give their children. the sugar bites campaign will be used in a series of biling

gal ads, transit shelters and in store windows. the goal is to try to reduce tooth decay, obesity and type ii diabetes in children. health officials say it's a fight against marketing tactics that trick parents into believing that juice drinks are a healthy alternative for kids. they say most juice drinks contain little fruit, unnecessary calories and a lot of sugar. 8:10. the world's largest social network will start experimenting with a new way to make money. the facebook says members can expect to start seeing what it calls premium video ads in the next few months. >> the 15-second videos will be for select advertisers. they will start without audio and will stop if users scroll pass. the people who tap the video will see it expand into a full- screen view with sound. a big blow for san jose's

airport. >> too bad. i hope other airlines aren't gonna pull out. the reason virgin american is booking a one-way ticket out of town. and a new development about the missing malaysian airliner. the key systems that investigators may have been shut down deliberately by someone inside the cockpit. and for the most part, traffic has been very nice on this friday experiencing friday light and we've pretty much not heard about any b.a.r.t. delays until now. we'll tell you which line is affected. a mixed bag of sunshine. low clouds and higher clouds to the north bay will give a cooler pattern today. we'll see how much cooler and what's in store for the weekend.

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time is 8:13. we're getting new information now about the search for that missing malaysia airlines jet. officials say the search has now expanded into the indian ocean. that's after u.s. analysts say pings sent to a satellite hours after the last transponder signal likely came from that missing jet. and that means it could have ended up thousands of miles from its last confirmed contact over southeast asia. at a news conference this morning, malaysia's transportation minister confirmed the expanded search area. >> together with our international help, we're pushing eastern into the south china sea and further into the indian ocean. we want nothing more than to find the plane as quickly as

possible. but the circumstances have forced us to widen our search. >> there are reports coming from u.s. investigators that the jet's two communications systems may have been shut off separately and possibly deliberately by someone in the cockpit. there's new information about the explosion in new york city that leveled two apartment bigs wednesday morning. several hours ago, police announced they believe no one else is missing. the death toll is at eight with about 70 people injured. investigators think a gas leak triggered the explosion but the source of the leak remains a mystery. john kerry is meeting with the russian foreign minister in london in a last-ditch effort to try to end the crisis in ukraine. the two men are expected to speak at a news conference any point now. before their meeting, they said there were glad to have the opportunity to meet before sunday's referendum in crimea. that's a controversial vote by

people living in the crimean region of ukraine, whether or not they want to remain part of ukraine or join with russia. president obama has ordered a review of how the united states deports people. he says he wants to make immigration enforcement more humane. he adds that he sees the pain when families are separated. here in the bay area, as in other parts of the country, we've seen many protests against immigration policies. president obama has called for immigration reform but he says congress is unwilling to make changes. it is a high-tech tool designed to keep students safe in the event of a campus emergency. a district school here in the bay area is among the first in the nation to have it. benicia police obtained the new state-of-the-art campus security system in response to other school shootings. first responders will now have special computers giving them a detailed look at every square inch of every classroom on

campus. >> this is the information that anyone in the building would see. even more. i mean, you wouldn't know where all of the little cubbyholes are that people may hide in. >> the program could help guide the officer into school buildings with turn by turn instructions and warnings. police say it's like a video game designed to prevent a real- life tragedy. a new program in the sacramento area is helping to pair soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder with shelter dogs. kevin cameron is a disabled veteran who started the alpha canine system of a he left the army. he said this can help fill the void after leaving friendships made in the military. >> you have 30 people that watch your back over there and when you get out, you don't have that anymore. you have you and your family. >> he says most programs that

pair specially trained dogs with veterans charge up to $30,000. but in this kate, veterans often -- case, veterans often don't have to pay to adopt one of his dogs. a traffic alert for drivers in san jose, three freeway ramps on the 280/880 interchange will be shut down tonight near the stevens creek exit. ramps will close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. crews will be paving and striping a new roadway east of the ramps during the closure. traffic will be redirected onto the new roadway when the ramps reopen. another traffic alert, down the road. the slug irk rush hour commute between -- sluggish rush hour commute between walnut creek and san ramon can get faster if you are willing to pay. the first lanes are oathed x open on interstate 680 by mid- 20 16. the $45 million project will create 28 miles of fastrack express lanes that will allow solo drivers to use the carpool

lanes. construction is expected to begin early next year. kind of suffer a little bit. let's check in with brian to find out how the traffic looks right now. >> not many people are suffering. it's friday light for the most part, decides the heavy parts of the -- besides the heavy parts of the roadway. take a look at the maps. this morning, westbound 580 in the livermore valley, not too bad. as you approach san leandro, northbound 880 on the nimitz freeway, a little bit heavy even as you approach the coliseum. let's go to the south bay. 101 typical traffic, northbound. highway 82 from to page mill road. doesn't get any better until you reach the point. traffic pretty slow there. finally taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we've seen pretty heavy traffic earlier this week. still, though, about a 30, 35-

minute drive across to san francisco. we've gone away from any b.a.r.t. delays. 15-minute delay in the millbrae direction because of an equipment problem. sunol grade, 680, not too bad. 8:19. here's steve. brian, thank you. a lot of low clouds around. more gray over the bay, as we say. the low cloud deck helped along by a cold front coming in giving a lot of clouds to the north. it's pushing south. east and south. if you have sunshine now it will probably cloud up in a little bit. the low clouds will peel off, burn off later. but a mostly cloudy morning and a no doubt about it change in the wind direction, more westerly or southerly verses east or northeast is what we had all week long. mostly sunny later this afternoon. a little bit cooler, temperatures coming down 5, 10 degrees. biggest drop by the coast where you would expect a lot of cloud cover but not much else. if there's any light rain, it would be to the north and emphasis is on really light. low clouds, fog, cooler. a westerly breeze. a lot of high clouds to the

north. kind of thinning out as we move south. one day and out. by tomorrow, we'll see sunshine to mostly sunny. high pressure builds in for a warming trend. doesn't look that dramatic but looks more in the mid-70s to a few upper 70s. today we have a cooler pattern. you can see the cooler pattern coming over us. 40s on the temperatures. from half moon bay, sfo to oakland because of the low clouds all morning long. those clouds haven't moved one bit. the wind is more westerly as we talked about. fairfield, north-northeast, 44. it's more west-southwest. so the delta breeze is in place. south wind at 12. some area on the calm side but it's a more pronounced westerly breeze for many. a lot of low clouds. fog. some sun later on. there's pockets of it now. a lot of low clouds and high clouds will make for a cooler pattern today. 50s, 60s, coast and bay. we'll go upper 60s and low 70s mainly. could be a few mid-70s. walnut creek, alma low,

pleasanton, 72. oakland, 68. san leandro, hayward in there as well. 75 morgan hill to 73 in san jose. down from the mid- to upper 70s. we had the last couple of days. biggest drop by the coast or around the bay where we get the low cloud deck. 60s and 50s. a few low 70s on the peninsula. a lot of sunshine. warmer temperatures will take us into the weekend. it does look cooler early next week. 8:22. some people in an east bay water district say it's time for a new approach to water use because of the drought. >> we need to be telling developers coming in that they cannot put in lots, period, end of discussion. >> the new restrictions voted on last night that some people say don't go far enough. and a dangerous situation for children in certain car seats. what's going wrong that has the company recalling almost 500,000 seats.

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8:25. traffic is back to normal at the stockton street tunnel in san francisco. it was closed until around 8:00 last night after a 100-year-old water main broke. a 4-inch cast iron pipe ruptured forcing the tunnel to close and rerouting muni lines. it took crews most of the day too repair the damage. there's been a deal to extend long-term unemployment insurance. it's estimated 2 million americans lost benefits when they were cut at the end of

december. the compromises would be, people could not collect unemployment if they earned a million dollars the previous year. the senate could vote on the deal in about two weeks but it's unclear whether the republican-droeled house will support -- republican- controlled house will support it. mark zuckerberg was outraged about nsa spying that he called president obama. the report stated that the nsa used phony took servers to install malware on computers and extract information. zuckerberg wrote he phoned the president wednesday night telling president obama "he was frustrated over the damage the government is creating for all of our future. ". graco is expanding the car seat recall. they are adding more 403,000 children's car seats to the recall list. they include seats built between 2006 and this year under brand names including na.

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hayward, the site of an earl police investigation after dozens of marijuana plants were discovered inside. the home was just boarded unby city workers within the last 90 minutes. in two minutes, strange activity that neighbors say they saw around that house. i'm ken wayne in for dave clark. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic. we have a lot of cloud cover over us. not for everybody. it's on its way. if you don't have it now, starts to move over. combination of low clouds and the higher clouds will give us a cooler pattern today. mostly cloudy morning. oakland which had some very warm temperatures this week. we'll go upper 60s. it will be sun nip later on. a lot of cloud cover in the morning. some lingering into the earl hour. you can see the cloud cover add vaentding as the system inches east and south. 40s and 50s. some of the lows have been coming up.

you expect that at the 8:00 hour, more of a westerly breeze or delta breeze has kicked up its heels. had gusts 21 to travis. could be a few light showers up to mendocino county, lake county. high clouds than anything else. once that burns off, sun later on, the clouds are here for the morning. we have a mostly cloudy, partly sunny morning. maybe 50, 60s. low 70s inland. here's brian. 8:31. traffic has been friday light. it is starting to get a little bit busy out there this morning. 580 near seminary road in oakland. there was a couple of cars and an accident but those cars have been moved towards the side. as we take a look at the maps. 101 northbound typical traffic. 82 to page mill road, pretty heavy as you approach that area. b.a.r.t. has a 15-minute delay in millbrae. as we take a look at the san mateo bridge now. no problems as you approach foster city. it looks like haze out there. but no major problems as you

approach the high rise. finally as we take a look at 280 in san jose looking pretty good as you head towards 17. 8:31 back to the desk. an overnight electrical fire tipped hayward police to a marijuana grow. a truckload of plants were removed from the home. katie utehs has more on what neighbors say was happening around the house. katie? >> reporter: good morning, ken. we spoke with a next door neighbor who never suspected that marijuana was growing in this house behind me. take a look to the yourself. it's rather unassuming. inside the garage we saw a stack of plant pots as well as some of the marijuana that's been boarded up. the house is secured by city workers. let me show you the boxes of marijuana narcotics officers removed around 6:45 this morning. three boxes filled the back of a pickup truck. but it was a 911 call from someone who spotted a fire on the roof of the home in the

23500 block of stonewall avenue that tipped police to the grow. responding firefighters broke through the side door of the garage to gain access to the home and stumbled upon the grow around midnight. >> at midnight. i did hear some fire trucks. but i thought it was probably someone was sick and they just came to pick them up but never expected that. >> reporter: other neighbors tell us they've seen young people frequenting the home and were not surprised there was a marijuana grow inside but it didn't look like anyone lived here. back out live, i want toe somehow the roof line. this is where the connects to the -- where the power connects to the home. it was what alerted firefighters and police to the 911 call. investigators say it doesn't appear the wiring was jumped but that the strain on the power for the grow could have caused the electrical fire.

at this opportunity, they have removed, like i said, several boxes of marijuana. still investigating whether or not this was a legal grow or not. live in hayward, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. a man is not hospital and a gunman is still on the loose after a shooting in san francisco's bayview district. the shooting happened shortly before 9:00 last night on qesada avenue. officers say when they arrived, they found a 26-year-old man shot in the back and arm. he was taken to the hospital and was last listed in stable condition. police are looking for the gunman. a teenaged father is behind bars in solano county accused of biting the nose off his 1- month-old baby. 18-year-old joshua cooper faces child cruelty charges. fairfield police received a frantic call from the child's mother yesterday saying her baby was bleeding. doctors determined the child had a skull fracture, brain hemorrhage and a third of the nose severed. the baby is currently at

oakland children's hospital in stable condition. investigators say cooper bit his child's nose off because he was mad at the baby's crying. this morning, san francisco firefighters are still watching out for possible flareups from this week's huge fire near at&t park. late yesterday, demolition crews finished their work allowing firefighters to search for any remaining hot spots from tuesday's fire. tons of twisted metal, burned wood and sheetrock are all what's left of what was supposed to be the latest apartment complex in the mission bay neighborhood. investigators say video and pictures from the public with are helping them pinpoint exactly where the fire started. >> in san francisco, you have a lot of people with a lot of electronic devices. there's a lot of things people can put together. >> investigators believe welding may have set off the huge fire. two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the flames. a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for selling brownies laced with marijuana to students at hayward high school. the girl is accused of selling

the brownies wednesday morning while riding the bus at least five students got sick. >> she was walking and passed out and like everybody that was passing around the area ran up to her. >> the girl who sold the brownies expected to face charges in juvenile court. investigators say it appears the students who got sick knew the brownies were laced with marijuana. oakland police may be planning to scrap a system that detects when shots have been fired within city limits. >> the chronicle reports the shot spotter system costs the oakland police department 264,000 a year. the system maps the location when the shots are fired and send and alert to available officers but police say neighbors already call when they hear a gunfire. the funds could be better spent on other crime fighting tools, including a police helicopter. there is a new operation to try to predues violent crime in oakland and in particular east

oakland. a ktvu camera was there as law enforcement agencies made their first arrest in a program that started yesterday. marshals tried to pull over three men. but the men took off. heavily-armed officers tracked down the suspects and took them into custody. the marshals say they found a loaded weapon be -- weapon in the car. virgin american known for low fares and entertainment options it pulling out of san jose airport. janine de la vega is live in san jose where you just talked to airport officials about this decision. i'm sure they are not happy about it. janine? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. virgin america's last day working out of san jose will be may 14th. an airport spokeswoman told me they are disappointed but they are already thinking of a way to lure the airline back in the future. virgin american released this statement saying "despite our steady improving performance, demand in the market has not

met expectations we've made the decision to focus on more lucrative long-haul flying options." the company indicated it became difficult when multiple airlines started to add service to los angeles and offered competitive prices. there was a lot of fanfare and excitement. richard branson told us if things went well, he hoped to expand service. the airport has been trying to attract more carriers. >> ridership was going up but it is just a highly competitive route. you know, we had a lot of service between here and l.a. just excess capacity. >> we fly virgin all of the time. it's disappointing for sure. it's usually between them and southwest. it may give southwest the edge to up their prices if they don't have the immediate competition here. >> reporter: those travelers

were surprised to hear the news and told us they weren't willing to drive to san francisco to fly virgin out of there. the company says virgin employees who work out of san jose are being offered equivalent positions. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks, janine. while virgin american is pulling out of san jose, hawaiian airlines just announced that it will expand its service to that airport. starting may 16th, hawaiian will offer daily flights between san jose and honolulu. it's putting bigger jets on the route to honolulu and maui from oakland. that happens in june. some students in uc berkeley are thinking big. they have launched a campaign to try to get president obama to deliver the commencement address last year. they are working anen invitation to the pro president and they have an influential ally, janet napolitano, who

served in his cabinet as homeland security secretary. the obama administration is proposing rules for pro fost colleges. it would -- pro-profit colleges. new rules take effect in 2016. more than 90 new officers will join the california highway patrol today. an official graduation and ceremonying-in ceremony is set to take place at 10:00 this morning. an hour and 15 minutes at the chp academy in west sacramento. for the past 27 weeks, they've been undergoing sometimes grueling, training and classes to become officers. and many of those officers will be stationed right here in the bay area. improving b.a.r.t. safety through a couple of key

strokes. b.a.r.t. is creating a smartphone app that allows riders to text discreet messages to police. the free app encourages passengers to report on unruly riders without being overheard making the call or getting up to use the intercom. >> this ising on the our riders have been -- this is something our riders have been begging for. they say we want to be able to text b.a.r.t. police quietly. we're just delivering on something that they want. >> the app will allow passengers to upload photos and send in comments. it will come in spanish and chinese. some grim news for dozens of south bay farmers. the reason they could be put off from all water supply in a few weeks. zblrnt parents are responding -- >> reporter: s are responding to an alleged sexting scandal at their children's school.

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teachers at tamal pius high school. parents say the teachers are fired after refusing to attend training sessions for a new teaching method but the district says that was not connected to the decision to dismiss the teachers. >> the math department looked at the program and these new teachers did sot training and decide -- did some training and decided they didn't want it adopted in the classroom. why is it that these teachers who didn't wouldn't adopt it are now gone? >> the district has not said why the teachers were fired. several parents in contra costa county are stunned. they dropped off their kids this morning amid a sexting scandal at four middle schools. it all started with allegations of blackmail by cell phone. our reporter is live in brentwood with all of the details. christina? >> reporter: well, again, the superintendent was here less than half an hour ago greeting parents this morning.

he's left. but he told me these letters went home explaining what happened and he wants to let them know they are working to prevent this from happening again. they found out yesterday that a teenaged boy at adallas middle school was allegedly -- adams middle school was allegedly using photos of a middle school girl to blackmail her into sexual acts with him. that girl confided in an adult. so far, they know of a dozen boys allegedly sexting. it wasn't just happening here, it was happening at brisco, excelsior, byron. >> you work hard to live in a community to be protect as much as you can. >> we've handed out severe discipline for the incidents that have taken place. we think it's important to

teach students so that these things never happen again. >> reporter: and back out here live, all students are back in class but the superintendent wants them to know that there are real-life consequences to the things they post on social media an and what they -- and what they share on their cell phones. police are still discussing charges. they are consulting the district attorney general's office to determine whether that will -- the district attorney's office to determine whether that will happen. both lyft and uber are expanding their insurance coverage to include drivers who have not yet picked up passengers. current coverage only applies to drivers who actually have a customer in their vehicle. the move is scene as heading off pressure and criticism from regulators and cabbies. this extension comes after an uber driver is accused of hitting and killing a 6-year-

old girl in san francisco on new year's eve. the girl's family is suing uber claiming the driver was waiting to pick up a ride request. hundred of thousands of bay area water users are facing strict new water restrictions. the alameda county water district approved the rules which affect 330,000 people who live in fremont, newark and union city. uged the new restrictions people can only water their lawns once a week through the end of may and then twice a week from june through september. there is a ban on draining and refilling swimming pools and hosing down sidewalks. some people at last night's meeting don't think the restrictions go far enough. >> just cut off all watering of lawns. who gives a hoot about green lawns when we're running out of water? >> the new restrictions take effect immediately. anyone found in violation could face a fine up to $600.

so far the commute has been good. but brian has been hinting that's changed. >> good morning. it can't stay friday light for long. there had to be some spots where there was some traffic this morning. as we take a look at the eastshore freeway, traffic going towards the camera, that's heading toward the macarthur maze. not looking good. eastbound toward the carquinez bridge looking great. this is the bay bridge toll plaza, off and on throughout the morning. not so bad. i would still say 30 minutes to get you across from oakland into san francisco to get you across the span. take a look at the maps, highway 4 heading towards 80 -- westbound, looking pretty good until you get -- until you get to richmond as you can see it

begins to get red north of the bridge. take a look at this. pretty solid red as you get down the eastshore freeway as you just saw until you get to the bay bridge toll plaza as well as the macarthur maze. here's steve. nice job today, brian. >> thank you, sir. >> not easy. >> it is not easy. greater appreciation for what you do, sir. >> we had -- hold on. jeff green, is this -- is this your first day? okay. thank you. our director. thank you. a lot of cloud cover over us. some of that is a low cloud deck. [laughter] >> that threw me. jeff is very good. low clouds, high clouds. we'll get mostly cloudies in the morning and then mostly sunny. a very weak system. it's changed our pattern. temperatures up here, well, they are coming back here. high clouds over the north. we'll continue to work -- they will continue to work their way over to the area. the temperatures will rebound on the weekend. it does not look as warm as thought. i still think the upper 70s. my forecast goes from clearlake

to gilroy. somebody will be at 80. could see the cloud cover increasing. could be light showers to the north. looks like higher clouds. 40s and 50s. the wind that was easter north showing more of a southerly or more of a westerly component. a little line there forming. this is high based. if it's anything, it would be toot north and probably not -- to the north and probably not much. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, almost 60. even cooler in southern california. this system comes in to enhance the fog bank. patchy fog in southern california. everything says sunshine and warmer temperatures. today it's cooler. low cloud deck. mostly cloudy. a little cooler, breeze. that's more of a westerly breeze. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. napa 73. that's down 6 from yesterday. santa rosa, 72. petaluma, 71 degrees. concord, 73. 70s for many. or 60s. berkeley and alameda at 67. warmest will be gilroy. you would expect that by now. santa cruz down. 50s and 60s. san mateo coast, parts of the

marin coast. upper 60s very low 70s on the peninsula. tomorrow, looks good. if there's any clouds they will burn off fast. cooler next week. partly sunny to mostly sunny. getting a jump on st. patrick's day where you will find a luck of the irish in the bay area this weekend.

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know which bands will be taking the stage at this year's bottle rock festival in napa valley. festival organizers posted the lineup on their website just about an hour ago. some of the notable performers, the cure, outkast, ll church, l ll cool j and heart. dozens of other bands are scheduled to perform at the end of may. organizers are expecting more than 100,000 music fans to attend this year's event. last year's inaugural festival pumped millions of dollars into the local economy but there were some financial questions about how the festival was run and also some residents were opposed because of the huge traffic jams created on city streets. dozens of farmers in santa clara valley have received devastating news tied to the drought. the water district has warned them them that they may have to cut off their water supply

if the water situation doesn't improve. farmers could get a notice on april 1st, warning them no more water available. >> with that said, we plan to meet with all of them, make sure they have other supplies available. >> most people will try to rely on ground water on their properties by installing a well or revisiting a well that has sort of been abandoned or dormant. >> the water district says 32 santa clara farms would be affected. those farms make up about 5% of the local agriculture business. president obama is hosting the irish prime minister at the white house today in an early st. patrick's celebration. we have new video of president obama and the prime minister meeting in the oval office just a little over an hour ago. the two men then attend the traditional st. patrick's lunch at the capitol. in the evening, the president and the first lady will host a st. patrick's day reception at the white house. downtown san francisco will be all decked out in green

tomorrow with the annual parade with the clear weather that steve has been predicting, more than 100,000 people are expected to attend. the 163rd annual parade begins at 11:30 tomorrow morning at 2nd and market streets. this year's parade includes the first-ever contingent from the san francisco lbgt pride committee. we want to check in with brian one more time, doing a great job filling in for sal. >> the south bay traffic 101 northbound typical. highway 82 not doing so great. be patient out there. let's go to 880. the camera on 880 going past the coliseum. not looking too great. that's typical as well. cavs, warriors at 7:30. had to plug that in. finally, san mateo bridge, no problems as you approach the high rise. here's steve. thank you, brian. a lot of gray. a lot of low clouds came back in a big way.

they are here this morning. it will be cooler today along with mostly cloudy skies. the weekend looks good and then cooler next week. >> thank you, ken. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, too. >> ready for a nap now. >> you can see ken, heather, mark and tomorrow evening, saturday and sunday. >> that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the expanding search for the missing malaysian airlines flight. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us.

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