snrnkts we're live in -- >> reporter: we're live in fremont where a fast-food worker tries to prevent a car accident but it's too late. we'll tell you what happened. >> reporter: an important warn something going out to b.a.r.t. riders in richmond. the search continues for the missing malaysia airlines plane a day after the government says it crashed into

the indian ocean. the death toll has climbed to 14 in a massive washington state landslide and the local help headed north. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." here is a live look at fremont boulevard and dakota and fremont. that intersection has been shut down for nearly six hours after a deadly crash. ktvu's tara moriarty has been on the scene all morning long and she'll have more on what police say caused the crash and when this busy intersection may open again. sal's gonna join us in a minute for alternates for traffic. it's tuesday, march 25th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather, steven, grab and umbrella, right? >> that's right. rain is moving across the

sonoma county. willits valley coming down good. that's a good thing. we need the rain, as you know. the system is marching. it has a ways to go before the rain comes in locally. we've had clear aarea -- clear areas. look for cloudy skies around noon and the rain me gins. that will be sooner to the north and there could be sunbreaks later this afternoon as we get the system to come by. it looks like it's slowing down a little bit. it's on its way. a lot of cloud cover beginning to move in. you can see the rain beginning to show up as well. still offshore, right there. the radar beam is picking umg on the mendocino/sonoma coast. not just one system. there's more on the way. especially on wednesday, main early thursday. once we get the first system, new york the ridge out -- first some, knock the ridge out of the way. if you need to do anything, do

it early. rain will move in late morning/early afternoon. clouds are increasing. a winter storm warning. that doesn't begin until 3:00. it will be cooler for all today. 50s, 60s for most with a south breeze near 70. morgan hill gilroy. here's sal. we have a look at the commute. it's busy as we get to the peek of the morning drive. if you are driving on 880 northbound and southbound, it's not stop and go but you will see crowding between the coliseum area of oakland and downtown. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's not as bad as it was yesterday. this is about a 25-minute drive time. better than normal but there's waiting going on before you make it on the span. on fremont's freeways, hayward to fremont, the traffic is busy from 238 as you head on down to dakota road. there are no major problems after that. the fremont intersection remains shut down after a fatal

crash earlier this morning. ktvu's tara moriarty is live at the scene where a motorcyclist was killed by an allegeled drunk driver. tara? >> reporter: yeah. the officials are not saying exactly how fast the driver was going. it must have been pretty fast because the intersection where it happened was right here but where the motorcycle ended up is back here where the police officers are near the back of that stop sign and then the body we're told is still on scene right behind the bushes near that bank sign. the crash happened at about 1:15 this morning at dakota and fremont where you can see debris strewn all over the roadway. the motorcyclist was thrown and died immediately. officials say that minutes before the driver of a mini cooper was a nearby fast-food place when a worker noticed something was off and decided to call 911. >> at about 1:10 a.m., we received a call into our dispatch center from an employee at taco bell and taco

bell is located south of this area on fremont boulevard, about a mile down the road. and the employee at taco bell said we have a patron in our drive-thru, he's very belligerent, appears intoxicated. >> authorities did not see the motorcyclist at first, but two pointed out that a body was lying on the side of the road. police followed the suspect who slammed into a utility pole, his car bursting into flames. he ran off into a field but was caught, he's undergoing toxicology tests and is being booked for dui. no word on the victim's name. the suspect's name, aches exander yawn -- alexander yawn. police say they expect this intersection at dakota and fremont to be shut down at least past the 9:00 hour. this is obviously, you know, the commute rush hour. so do expect delays around the area. if you can, definitely avoid it

at all costs and try some side streets. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:06. police in richmond investigating a shooting last night that left a man critically injured. the man in his 20s was found on main avenue near boreman park. he had been shot several times. now, police say a dark car was seen speeding away from the scene. this shooting follows two homicides in richmond last thursday and friday. now, on thursday, a 43-year-old woman was killed at 4th street and florida avenue. 24 hours later, the man was killed at south 35th street and wall avenue. dark colored cars seen leaving the scene. police don't believe the polices are related. the investigation continues. b.a.r.t. riders in richmond have been robbed at gunpoint. ktvu's alex savidge is at the richmond station now with more on the specific passengers that are being targeted a what

police are doing today. >> reporter: good morning to you. later on today, officers will be handing out fliers to b.a.r.t. riders, warning them to stay aheart. the message from police, take your eyes off the phone or tablet as you are walking to and from the station to avoid becoming a victim. police are seeing a surge in oldups recently in and around the station. the victims are being followed in many cases from the richmond station and then held up at gunpoint. once they get a few blocks away. richmond police say they've taken 18 robbery reports in this area in just the last two and a half months. the robbers seem to be focusing in on commuters who are distracted with the mobile devices. it's also people who may be listening to headphone as the time. >> robbers prey on people they feel are vulnerable. if you are not paying attention that makes you ultimately vulnerable. >> reporter: in all of these recent cases, the robbers have

been young men and working in small groups of two or three people. police say they are getting away with cell phones, credit cards, cash and jewelry. and many of the victims have been spanish speaking. that's part of the reasons that police officers will be passing out fliers in english and spanish. both richmond and b.a.r.t. place will be working together, passing out fliers warning commuters about the recent spike in robberies. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alex. china is now demanding that malaysia turn over satellite data used to conclude that flight 370 was lost in the southern indian ocean with no survivors. today, search planes were grounded and ships were pulled out of the area because of bad weather. the search area is focused in the southern indian ocean a vast area, some of the most treacherous waters on earth, covering more than 600,000

square miles. that's huge. it's still 20% of the area being searched. coming up at 7:45, ktvu's pam cook will have more on the offer from australia to family members of passengers and the protests by those who want prove from the government that their loved ones are dead. the frantic search continues in washington state for survivors of a deadly landslide. 14 people are now confirmed dead. at least 176 more are still unaccounted for. coming up at 7:15, a live report on what rescue crews say is complicating the search efforts. 7:10. another storm is on the way bringing rain back here to the bay area. you just heard steve paulson, he expects between .3 to .5 in the bay area today. that's not enough to have a big impact on our drought. the forecasters say it may ease some of the problems. the rain is not expected until later this morning.

12 million juvenile salmon are being loaded onto trucks to be released into the sacramento river this morning. the u.s. fish and wildlife service came up with a plan to help boost survival rates for the salmon during the drought. wildlife officials say the river levels are too low to provide enough food and protection from predators. again, the rain we're getting this week won't ease the drought but you can still track the incoming storms on the go. get the latest weather updates on our app and at ktvu.com. 7:11. happening today -- single day tickets go on sale for this year's bostle rock festival in napa -- bottle rock festival. single-day tickets are $149. they go on sale at 10:00 a.m. three-day passes are on sale for $279. the cure and third eye bland

are among the bands. in an effort to boost business, the raceway is seeking permission to hold non-racing events at the track. they want to redefine their permits from a motorsports complex to a special events facility. some ideas include a four-day rock festival, a wine tasting room and camping. the track race manager says it is not losing money but the last few years have been challenging. he says this will bring in new and different crowds. we're still talking about a tense situation in palo alto. the police spend hours searching for two burglary suspects. coming up at 7:30, the major role a smartphone played in the face. a navy ship talked at norfolk, virginia and a fatal shooting.

this is contra costa county, highway 24. the drive time is 12 to 15 minutes. coming up we'll tell you about the drive time for another bay area freeway nearby. it's cold out there. clouds begin to roll in. rain is on the way. yes, but when and how much?

welcome back. 7:15. the investigation goes on at a navy base in norfolk, virginia into a deadly shooting. base officials say a sailor was shot and killed on board the u.s.s. mahan. the shooter described as a civilian was later killed by naval base security. it's not clear yet if the shooter had permission to be on that ship. the naval base, which is the largest installation in the world, was put on lockdown for a while but it has now returned to regular operations. back here at home, san

francisco police will hold a town hall meeting tonight. they will talk about a deadly officer-involved shooting. the meeting comes after family members and friends of the man killed in that shooting met last night for a candlelight vigil at bernal heights park. that's where police officers shot and killed 28-year-old alejandra nieta. police say they were forced to shoot after he pointed a gun at them. but friends say they don't believe nieto was carrying a weapon. the meeting is at 6:00 at the leonard flynn school. the death toll has risen to 14 three days after a massive landslide and the list of people unaccounted for is still over 150. our reporter is live in snohomish county, washington, where crews are still in rescue mode this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you. search teams are using dogs, sonar and helicopters to find those who are still missing. but the mud is just so thick. 15 feet deep in some areas and no one has been pulled from that rubble alive since saturday. >> this is a full-scale rescue effort. >> reporter: more than 100 emergency responders are scouring the vast debris field left after saturday's landslide looking for any signs of life. the wall of trees, rocks and debris swept through a rural community northeast of seattle costing lives and wiping out homes. fire officials say getting around is a huge challenge. >> sometimes it takes five minutes to walk 40, 50 feet and get our equipment over the berms. >> reporter: amid the grim scenes, there are bright spots. this 4-year-old boy was stuck

in the mud. >> mud compacted around him. he couldn't move. >> reporter: crews managed to pull him out and get him to the hospital. volunteers are organizing donated food for those hardest hit in this close-knit community. >> it's really tough. every time i hear a name, i know that person. maybe not very well. i know who they are. i know who their family is. >> reporter: president obama declared and emergency as fema's supplies and equipment began to arrive on monday. flood something a problem and water is spilling over banks and into homes. and because of that threat, tori, this is the closest we can get from the perimeter. officials here say this is a very unsafe area, still mainly, they are worried about the potential for an additionallandslide especially because the forecast is for rain all day and the rain has just started. back to you. >> thank you. the red cross in silicon valley

is sending three volunteers to washington to help with the relief efeither. more than a -- relief effort. more than a dozen firefighters are responding to the disaster area. the firefighters are trained in search and rescue operations and will help move the huge amount of rubble to try to find more victims. just a heartbreaking scene up there. we're gonna turn to sal. you are watching a lot of different things, the roads and the bridges. >> we're looking at the commute. this morning's commute will be busy especially on highway 4 coming out of pittsburg and getting up to the willow pass grade. there aren't any major problems associated with this. it's slow traffic. the morning commute is backed up at the bay bridge. this is a 20-minute drive time most of the time is on the bridge. just got some new news from tara at dakota and fremont, she

told me that dakota at fremont is likely to be closed until noon, according to police, as they continue this investigation of a deadly crash. one thing we want to let you know, this is not affecting the freeway traffic. it's always slow from hayward to fremont. this morning something no exception. it gets better after stevens boulevard. let's go to steve. in if you are up in mendocino county, .25 some reports. jim up in eureka said it looks like the system has gone through. well, it has. kind of. there's still cloud cover but there's been heavy rain to the north. our system is a two-pronger. we're getting some of the cloud cover. the rain line is back here. we have a ways to go. i've been saying around the noon hour. but the morning should be just fine.

we're okay for the commute. the whole nine yards. between now and early thursday, .25 for some. but 1 1/2 for some. points north, lake county. mendocino county. the breeze will crank up. there are wind advisories for the sierra. possible thunderstorms tomorrow. that will be interesting tomorrow. even the storm prediction center. we call them spc. general area. you know, not screaming message or anything. but tomorrow could be interesting in that department. increasing clouds throughout the morning. rain to the north but holding on until this afternoon. late morning, early afternoon. cooler, breezy. it's cold. had some 30s, especially santa rosa. 31 up in clearlake. cold. that cloud cover will make for a chilly day as it starts to roll in. that will cap any heating. right off the sonoma coast, now rain, there's been point, it looks like it's heading towards cloverdale, healdsburg, not

there and offstore for us. that's our rain coming in later on. we still have aways to go. there's the 39 santa rosa. 38 napa. half moon bay, wait a minute. we're 39 as well. that's pretty cold but it's beginning to increase, the cloud cover and i expect the breeze to send the temperature up fast. the wind will turn more southerly which is why i did go 70. our system will give us rain. late morning, early afternoon. some of the projections are okay. through late thursday. but again the heaviest amounts will be to the north. this will be a system that's coming in that will give us not just one but maybe a series of systems all the way into next week. 33 in tahoe. a winter storm warning starts at 3:00 goes until 11:00. we'll see the snow level drop to 4,000 feet. clouds on the increase. rain later. cooler for all. highs, 50s, 60s. may be upper 50s in sonoma county if they are stuck at 37,

38. 60s on the temperatures to near 70 because of a south wind. rain off and on into early thursday. we get a break. right now it look like rain. the break sunday. >> all right. thank you, steve. 7:22. an east bay woman is being honored by the white house today. how her familiar is helping latino innovators, scientists and military members. and three men turn themselves in after they did this -- they jumped off the new world trade center tower in new york. look at that. >> that's crazy. >> the big issue of security, though, this has shined a light on.

take a look at this sticky mess in a los angeles area freeway. a big rig crash sending 21 tons of honey onto interstate 605 yesterday afternoon. four of the five lanes were shut down for three hours. highway workers and a hazmat crew helped clean up the mess which also included diesel

fuel. the big rig driver was not hurt. today, investigators in chicago will be back at the scene of a commuter train derailment at one of the nation's busiest airports where more than 30 people were hurt. the train jumped the tracks at 3:00 a.m. yesterday, flew onto the platform and went up the escalator. a union still has said the train operator may have dosed off at the time of the accident because she had worked extensive overtime recently and was extremely tired. but investigators say things could have been a lot worse if it had happened later in the morning when the platform would have been packed with people. 7:26. the mayor of new york calls this the number one terror target in the world. but now three men are talking about how easy it was to walk up and base jump off the new world trade center tower. >> ready? >> yes. >> okay, brother. >> want to try that, tori?

>> no way. >> september 30th, 3:00 this morning. wow. yesterday, the three men turned themselves into police. an accomplice who was the lookout surrendered. their lawyer says they snuck in through a hole in a fence at the construction site. officials in berkeley are expressing their opposition to a plan to transport crude oil on train tracks in the east bay and the south bay. the contra costa times reports the phillip 66 oil company has proposed using amtrak train tracks for crude oil shipments. but berkeley officials say the transports would pass through highly populated areas and that could put communities from benicia to san jose at risk of an explosion like the one that killed 47 people in quebec last july. 7:27. a teenager caught in the crossfire while walking home from school. how witnesses jumped into action when a 14-year-old boy was shot. >> reporter: we're thrive in san carlos where the driver of a pickup truck crashes into a

power pole knocking out electricity to hundreds of residents here. coming up, we'll give you an update on when electricity will be fully rear stored. we're looking at the east bay commute. we look at 680 southbound. you can tell it's slow as you drive out of walnut creek from danville. we'll look at other freeway, including a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a couple of sunbreaks. it won't last much longer. clouds are moving in. it will lead to rain. we'll talk about when, how much and for how long.

good morning. we're live in a san carlos neighborhood where power is still out to more than 100 people. that's after a truck hit a power pole and crashed into someone's front yard. it looks like someone taking pictures out there. brian flores will tell us when power could be back on coming up in two minutes. that was a bummer for the morning. >> to start like that. >> yeah, exactly. >> i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we have to talk about your weather. steve's right over there. >> i am, indeed. thank you very much. we have clouds increasing. rain has been up in mendocino county and points north. we have to wait for ours. there won't be a lot of rain with this system but tomorrow looks impressive as the core of the jet stream begins to move through. that will really enhance

things. wednesday will be a better day for rain. it's cold. no doubt about it, especially from santa rosa, napa north. rain begins around the noon hour. it will take us into early afternoon. it will be much weaker and fall apart as it moves south. there it is. this will move in. you can see there are some breaks here. we might get some clouds, a little bit of sun and then the system will come in. it's moving along the sonoma coast. a couple of reports of ice up towards healdsburg. nor cal i think that's what you sent me. cloverdale, beginning to move in. good rain across mendocino county. it's on its way. but the heavier amounts will be to the north. far less to the south. a lot of clouds and not much until later on. 30s on some of these temperatures. 39. just incredible. cloud cover beginning to roll in. the breeze picks up. that will send the temperature up. it may be a cold day for some. our testimony, the first of what looks like many between now and early friday, there will be decent totals,

especially to the north and eventually to the santa cruz mountains. the breeze will pick up. it's cooler for all. clouds on the increase. rain developing. already on the north. it will take a while to get here for some. upper 50s, mainly low 60s. here's sal. we have a look at the commute that's getting busier all over the place. i want to mention that we do have a look at highway 24. it's gonna be slow as you drive up to the tunnel. a lot of slow traffic here. this is about a 15-minute drive time if you are driving on 680 and driving from 242 to concord -- 242 concord to 24 walnut creek. that's about 12 minutes there. it's taking a little bit this morning. also want to mention that the bay bridge toll plaza has filled in. it's about a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. slightly better than yesterday as steve's been mentioning. we're going to see rain today. it will be a factor for the afternoon commute. factor that into your plans. decoto road at fremont will remain shut down. that intersection until at

least noon today. at first they were saying they were gonna open it at 9:00. now they need more time. it's a good area to avoid. it's not affecting the traffic on the nimitz slow from 248 to mission boulevard. now let's go back to brian -- in fact, in san carlos, a truck barreled into a front yard early this morning, taking out a power pole and along with it, power to hundreds of people. brian flores is live where it happened. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. there's road closures we can talk about. good morning to you. pg&e crews still working to fix the power here as we have have been. this is the 2400 block of melanie drive. they've been working on restoring power. but also fixing the power pole that was knocked down from the driver of a pickup truck early this morning. want to go to the video. around 2:00 a.m., the 2400 block of melody drive. it's unclear how the driver

lost control. sheriff deputies will be investigating that. we understand the driver and no residents were injured as a result of this. at the high of the outage, more than 1200 customers were without power. pg&e crews worked as fast as they could to reroute power to customers affected. at this point, about 100 customers are still without power this morning. we spoke with one woman who lives right across the street from where the pole went down. >> i looked through the window. i couldn't see anything but the light pole down and transformer hanging. i said oh, my god. i called 911 immediately. >> reporter: now, as a result, many residents, as you can imagine here in san carlos, will be inconvenienced today. originally, pg&e estimated power to be fully restored around 8:00 or 8:15 this morning. but i just got off the phone with them about 20 minutes ago. now it looks like they will be here all day. power will be restored to those remaining customers about 100

or so sometime this afternoon, has they couldn't give a more accurate estimate. back out here live, you can see pg&e crews still working to it looks like pour sand out there as well as restoring the power pole. we also saw a sheriff's deputy here. many residents without power and they will be without electricity for most of the day. sometime around 5:00 is when pg&e estimates probably when power will be fully restored. in terms of road clesh ures, melody between heather -- closures, melody between heather will be closed. back to you. >> thank you. 7:36. san francisco police still searching for suspects in a shooting that injured eight people in the tenderloin neighborhood over the weekend. ktvu news obtained exclusive video of the gunfire sunday night. you see a sedan pulling up to turk and taylor. a man in a white t-shirt and dark sweatpants gets out of the

car, walks into the crowd, then he starts shooting before jumping back into the car. now, you can see people falling to the ground, diving for cover. police say the shooting came after the gunmen argued with another man over a debt of less than $50. 7:36. a smartphone played a big role in a tense s.w.a.t. standoff in palo alto. it all began when two burglars broke into a woman's home yesterday evening. janine de la vega has been talking to police and neighbors and joins us now live. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. police are stepping up patrols in this neighborhood after this incident happened. neighbors who live here say that crime doesn't really happen in this area. this is the midtown area of palo alto. some of the people here have video cameras on their home and police hope that evidence will help them in this case. this all started at 6:30 last night. a woman in her 30s returned home with her baby and another relative and noticed the rear door had been forced open. she heard a door slam.

they ran outside and called 911 to report burglars in the home. police arrived on scene and determined the suspects were inside. police say they were able to see the suspects in the house because the woman was able to view cameras in her home through an app on her phone. the s.w.a.t. team were called. avfive hours, the police entered the home and determined the suspects were no longer there. >> i see there's suspicious activity going down. >> reporter: well, the suspects ransacked the house and piled up valuables. it's unknown what they took. officers realize the surveillance camera was not a live feed. they believe the suspects broke in between 5:45 and 6:26 yesterday evening. police will be reviewing the surveillance video to she if it's good enough to release to the public in hopes that they

can help identify these burglars. reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:38. a 14-year-old boy recovering after being shot in the arm while walking home from school in antioch. police say it happened yesterday afternoon on sycamore street. they say a man walking on the same street fired shots at a fire driving by. one of the bullets wounded the 14-year-old boy. people who live nearby heard the gunfire and ran out to help the boy. >> i seen him walk by practically every day coming back home from school. he always by himself with his muse nick his ears. you see him walking -- music in his ears. you see him walking. he don't mess with anyone. >> the gunman is described as african-american between 18 and 20 years old. about 5'10" to 6'2". he has black braided hair. the car he was shooting at was described as a mall dark

compact car. the wounded boy spent a couple of hours at the hospital before going home with his family. more than a dozen suspected gang members are behind bars this morning after a year-long investigation on the peninsula. it was called "operation sunny day." authorities say that's because the suspects would say "it's a sunny day in east palo alto" when their kills wag successful. 16 people -- was success f 16 people were -- was successful. 16 people were arrested. in washington, d.c., the supreme court is hearing arguments on the birth control mandate in the new healthcare law. demonstrators on both sides of the issue gathered outside the supreme court it looks like they are in a lot of rain as well. we have a reporter there where the arguments, they are expected to wrap up in about an hour from now. now, coming up at 8:15, we'll tell you why some companies say they should be exempt from the new law and the types of birth

control they say they would be willing to cover. 7:40. the redwood city council has denied an appeal of plans to redevelop pete's harbor. the decision came after council members praised plans for a 402- unit waterfront development on the harbor. the project calls for apartment buildings three to five-stories tall, marina, swimming pool and clubhouse. opponents of the project had been fighting to stop evictions for people who lived on house boats in the marina. san francisco may become the first city in the nation to tax soda. last night, scott wiener and eric mahr joined local physicians at a town hall meeting. they are sprying to build support for the 2 cents per ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks. they say it's a promising way to fight obesity and diabetes. >> you can still buy whatever drinks you want to buy. but when you have a drink like

the sodas that are so cheap and provide so much sugar to people and are giving people including kids type 2 diabetes, it's our responsibility to take action. >> now, the tax if it becomes law is expected to bring in $30 million a year for city and school nutrition, health and physical ed programs. the beverage industry calls this proposal unnecessary. they've already spent about $500,000 trying to defeat it. 7:42. square, the mobile payment company, has signed a lease on its first office in silicon valley. square says having a santa clara office will help it recruit experienced tech engineers. the lease covers more than 6500 square feet on great america parkway near highway 237. square moved its corporate headquarters to a new location in san francisco just last october. 7:42. well, ktvu and tv36 are proud sponsors of this year's

celebrity-studded "we day" event at the oracle arena in oakland. tomorrow, thousands of lowell students will gather celebrating the -- local students will gather celebrating the work they've done helping others. we'll live stream the entire day starting at 9:00 a.m. look for the link at ktvu.com. 7:42. we have new information on the missing malaysia airlines jet. mum, pam cook -- coming up, pam cook will tell us about the new demand from china. a national security agency may be getting out of the business of sweeping up and storing vast amounts of data on people's phone calls. but now someone else could take over that task. good morning. we are looking at a commute that is still going to be busy if you are driving across the bay in many spots, including here at the richmond bridge. we'll update the bridge crossings for you. give you drive times and look at some of the busy east bay commutes. our first system in a while

is poised to move onshore later. it's already bringing rain to the north. clouds are increasing. how much rain and for how long? ♪

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♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ 7:46. we have new information on the missing malaysia airlines jet. china is now demanding that malaysia turn over satellite data used to conclude that flight 370 was lost in the southern indian ocean with no survivors. pam cook is in the studio now with an update on this huge search. pam? >> it's huge. the size of alaska. that's the search area in focus now for the missing malaysia jet. gale-force winds, heavy rain and huge swells brought the search to a halt today.

search planes are now grounded. ships were pulled out of the area. but australian investigators say improved weather should allow for the search for possible debris from the plane to resume tomorrow. but that search will still not be easy. >> we're not searching for a needle in a haystack. we're still trying to define where the haystack is. that's just to put it in context. >> families of the chinese passengers from the missing airlines flight are becoming increasingly angry about the lack of information. they marched to the malaysian embassy and they want proof the plane crashed. among the flight's 239 passengers, 153 were chinese. now, we just learned this morning that chinese president ping is sending a special enjoy to kuala lumpur to consult with the government over the missing

plane. back to you. >> thank you. the nsa may have to change the way it collects information on phone calls. president obama is expected to ask congress to change the electronic surveillance program. "the new york times" says the president wants phone companies to continue to keep bulk records for 18 months. the paper says the president wants the nsa to get court approval first to access specific records. well, all members of the g- 8 with the exception of russia are meeting in the netherlands now about the ongoing crisis in crimea. that's because russia's membership in the g-8 has been suspended. president obama wants to convince european allies to take a strong position gins russia for its -- against russia for its takeover in cim me ia. the leaders have agreed they will hold their next summit in june in brussels instead of russia. 7:48. happening today -- the white house will honor a veteran from hayward.

she's one of ten women veteran leader champions of change who will be recognized today. her publishing company, gracefully global, focusing on stories of latino innovators, scientists and members of the military. she wrote the book "good night captain mama" which is a bilingual children's book about women serving in the military. also today, a live stream camera will broadcast the release of four endangered california condors into the big sur wilderness. the release is supposed to happen at 10:00 this morning. this been the first time in the wild for them after being held in captivity in salinas. you can find the live camera on the oakland zoo's website. there are currently just 128 condors left in the wild in california. hard to believe. >> that's fascinating. >> yes. 7:49. let's get everybody where they need to go. sal, can you help our friends on 680?

>> trying to. we see some slow traffic on 680 southbound getting out of the walnut creek area and heading down to danville. it's not as bad as it usually is, though. sometimes we see the traffic that slows in pleasant hill and it stays that way until san ramon. as we go out to the westbound bay bridge, that traffic is backed up for about a 35 to 40- minute drive time between oakland and san francisco. also this morning's commute in oakland has been slow. northbound. very slow from about 238 all the way up into downtown oakland. we don't see a reason for that. 580 is the best bet. it slows at 13 on the way to the lakeshore curve. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good morning. mostly cloudy now. it was clear here for a while. in fact, still might be some sun east and south. clouds continue to roll in. rain has been up in the north up in mendocino county and starting in cazadero.

it's 37 degrees there. it's cold. lake county, mendocino county, stuck in the 30s. cloud cover moving in. there's a little break. you can see right here. this is not a positive sign. the system is kind of toppling over. there's still some rain back here. we'll get a little bit out of this system around the noon hour. this will open the door for tomorrow when we get much better jet stream support and some colder air. that's not something we've said. .25 to 1 1/2. today will be very light unless you are points north. the breeze will pick up. thunderstorms possible. no doubt about it as we get pretty good jet stream support and cold, unstable air. i think wednesday will be a much more active day than today. increasing clouds, rain to the north. some areas rain won't begin until the noon hour. i think cooler and colder for some. and breezy as the wind picks up. the system is definitely increasing our cloud cover, but there are some breaks. this is still aways away.

it's getting into sonoma county. you can see right there. the rain is picking up. forestville, skies are dark, no rain yet. inching closer to cloverdale. there's been 25 some reports in mendocino county. about .5 in crescent city. this is the first of what could be many over the next week. 39 in santa rosa. 38 napa. half moon bay was in the 30s. now they are in the 40s. 50 san francisco. 50 antioch. san jose, 47. walnut creek at 46. we do get this cloud cover coming in. i mean if you -- if you do something in the morning, you have a couple of hours before the rain moves in. peninsula, south bay, east bay. north bay it's getting closer. there's still some offshore t will weaken. not so much today but tomorrow is when things pick up. there will be okay amounts here. but things look very active as we go past wednesday, thursday and into the weekend. 33 in tahoe. 41 in ukiah. our system is swinging in. of you can see it there. this is the key.

everything will start to carve itself out. cloud/rain forecast. watch what happens late tonight into tomorrow. there you go. that's when we get the colder unstable air. that will be a good snow producer for the sierra as we go into wednesday night and thursday. today is setting the table. it looks like a break we get on friday. but there's plenty upstream. so for the sierra, look for winter storm warning, 3:00 today. goes until 11:00 a.m. on thursday. the big news on wednesday as that snow level comes down. clouds on the way, some rain, heavier to the north. not much here to the south. the breeze will pick up. it's cooler. it's downright cold for some. upper 50s, low 60s on some of these highs. much warmer as you head towards the santa clara valley. off and on rain, colder, possible thunderstorms into early thursday. a break on friday. looks like rain on saturday. sunday, a break. >> thank you, steve. a new project aimed at

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two cars collided and hit a fire hydrant at hide and o'farrell street. the water gushed down the street. no one was hurt. a twiths crew shooting video of a crash on 880 in sacramento caught another scary multiple car accident. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> imagine that. the chp says all of that was caused by drivers rubbernecking

to see the other crash scene. we don't know how many people were hurt. part of the interstate was closed for several hours. 7:56. the san jose police officer accused of raping a woman while on duty has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. prosecutors say jeffrey graves escorted a woman to a hotel, following a domestic dispute, then allegedly waited for another police officer to leave before raping the woman. the san jose mercury news reports the woman is an undocumented immigrant who speaks english. officer graves has not entered a plea. he is out on bail. has been ordered to give up his gun and not contact the woman in this case. after years of concerns, the navy will now test every home on treasure island for possible radio acactivity --

radio activity. several other pieces were found in recent years. it's believed the radiation is from the decontamination of ships and the painting of dials and gauges with flow in the dark paint years -- glow in the dark paint years ago. caltrans will spend $12.7 million to try to speed up the demolition of the old bay bridge. months of demolition trim were lost because caltrans said it had to focus on opening the new span of the bridge. the extra money will let the crews take the candy leaver section down -- cantilever section down sooner. 7:58. a warning going out to b.a.r.t. riders who get off at a specific east bay station who armed robbers are targeting and what police are doing about it today. >> reporter: a deadly motorcycle crash in fremont threatens to snarl the morning commute. we'll tell you where it happened and why police say a fast-food worker came to their rescue. could have made it a lot worse.

we're looking at a commute that's getting busier, although some commutes don't look all that bad. we'll talk to steve about the wet weather coming. not here yet unless you are up north. maybe some rain moving in. clouds are on the increase. so far no rain. it's on its way and the breeze picking up. we'll fine tune the forecast for you -- coming up. lucky charms! ♪

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welcome back. we're in fremont. we're focused on that scene here. it's a fatal crash. it's shut down a major intersection. it's affecting the morning commute. tara moriarty has been there since early this morning. she'll be back to tell us what police say caused the crash and when that busy intersection may reown again. it's tuesday, march 25th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. steve, you are saying today is kind of the warmup, maybe the appetizer for rain. >> there won't be a lot with the system. there are some areas of rain already up in the north coast and up into mendocino county and also into sonoma county. still offshore for us. it will be a cloudy to mostly

cloudy morning. rain around the noon hour or a little bit after for some. but the system will weaken as it moves to the peninsula, south bay and east bay. a lot of cloud cover. big change. it's the first of what could be many impulses. there's not much here until we get back to this part of the section of the front you can see some of the rain beginning to move out no reports yet of anything significant. it's a sign of things to come. 40s on the temperatures. we did have 30s. they are going you. it's been in the 30s all morning long for santa rosa and napa. now finally the cloud cover a little breeze coming in. that will send the temperature up a little bit. it will be a cold day up north.

the key is cold air and good jet stream support. clouds on the increase. rain developing. not too much for some. a little heavier to the north. the breeze showing signs of picking up. it will be cooler with 50s and 60s. here's sal. steve, we we've spotted something on the willow pass grade. we just spotted it. it looks like it's a crash between a minivan and another vehicle. eastbound highway 4 has come to a dead stop as the chp has pulled up on the scene. it looks like there's something in the lanes. but they are trying to get this out of the way. you can see that traffic is at a standstill on highway 4 coming up the baypoint, coming ut 0 of concord, eastbound highway 4. this is an unexpected delay. these are the kind of delays that really get to you. if you are driving eastbound toward antioch, you are not expecting it at all. you expect westbound to be slow

westbound will be slow as joe pushes off to the left. you can see traffic is definitely slowing down looking at this. we'll keep an eye on it for you. let's take a look at westbound bay bridge. it's about a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. if you are driving in the east bay, the slowest freeway is 880. it's backed up to hayward all the way down to oakland. 580 is getting much busier coming out of san leandro as we make your way towards the oakland hills. we do have trouble in fremont. freemont intersection remains shut down after a fatal crash earlier this morning. ktvu's tara moriarty is live at the scene where a motorcyclist was killed by an alleged drunk driver. tara? >> reporter: we're at the corner here of decoto as well as fremont boulevard and now police are saying that this intersection won't be reopened until after noon and that's because there's so much debris. you can see how many markers there are on the roadway. the collision happened in the intersection but the body of

the motorcyclist is behind the bushes near the bank sign. the motorcycle is down near the stop sign and the car is where it smashed into the pole. this all happened about 1:15 at decoto and fremont where you can see the debris is all over the roadway. the motorist was thrown and died immediately. investigators say that minutes before the driver of a mini cooper was at a nearby fast food place when a worker noticed that he appeared drunk and decided to call 911. the driver then smashed into the motorcyclist a mile away and kept driving. >> the vehicle collided with the utility pole caught on fire. the suspect got out of the vehicle and took off on foot into a field. >> reporter: officers didn't see the motorcyclist at first but two passersby pointed out that a body was lying on the

road. the suspect is expected to be booked for dui. no word yet on the victim's name. but police say they are going to take some time in investigating this scene, again, until after noon. we suggest in you live in the area -- if you live in the area, you find a way around the scene because it will be definitely full of traffic for the next several hours. live from fremont, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. more than a hundred pg&e customers in san carlos have no electricity after a pickup truck crashed into a power pole just hours ago. at one point, more than 1200 customers were without power. ktvu's brian flores will be live at 8:30 to let us know when everyone could get their power back on. richmond police are investigating a shooting that critically injured one man. he was found last night on maine avenue near boreman park. police say the man is in his 20s and was shot multiple times. they say a dark car sped away

from the scene. the shooting follows two homicides last thursday and friday. on thursday, a 43-year-old woman was killed at 4th street and florida avenue. 24 hours later, a man was killed at south 35th street and wall avenue. dark colored cars were seen leaving the scene of both of those deadly scenes. police do not believe they are related. they are still investigating. there's a warning this morning in richmond for b.a.r.t. riders because of a recent surge in armed robberies. alex savidge is live at the richmond station. alex, some people are making themselves vulnerable. >> reporter: good morning. armed robberies on the rise in this area and police say in many cases people are distracted by their smart phones as they are walking away from the itch aremond b.a.r.t. station. that's part of the reason the warn something going out to commuters. victims are being followed in many cases as they leave the

station and then held up a few blocks away. that's why later on today, officers will be happening out fliers at the richmond station. richmond police says they've taken 18 reports. the robbers seem to be targeting commuters distracted by their mobile devices. oftentimes they are disstrarblthed listening to -- distracted listening to headphones as well. some b.a.r.t. drivers admit they get distracted. >> i see the same thing, putting their headphones on or they are just focused on their phone. i see a lot of people doing it. i'm gonna stop doing it. >> reporter: in these recent case, the robbers have been young men working in small groups of two or three. police say they are stealing cell phone, credit cards and cash and many of the victims have been spanish-speaking. that's why officers will be passing out fliers in spanish and english tad.

richmond police and b.a.r.t. police working together to warn about this increase in holdups. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. rain is expected here in the bay area with a storm moving in later today and tomorrow. steve paulson says between .3 and .5 of rain is expected in the next 24 hours. forecasters say that's not enough to impact the drought but could ease some of the deficits. silicon valley's largest provider is cutting back on how much water it will supply because of the drought. the santa clara valley water district said it will supply 80% of the treated drinking water requested pie the companies that provide water to about 1.5 million people. the affected cities will have to make up the 20% difference by pumping more ground water and asking everyone to conserve water. you can track the incoming

storm on the go, get the latest updates on our ktvu app and at ktvu.com. china demanding malaysia turn over information used to confirm that the flight crashed into the indian social with no survivors. today, search planes were grounded because of the weather. ships were pulled out of the area. coming up at 8:45, pam cook will be back with more on how australia is helping the family members of those passengers and also the protests by people demanding proof that their loved ones are dead. happening now, members of the national guard and volunteers have joined the search for survivors of a deadly landslide in washington state. there were so many volunteers who showed up today, in fact, some people had to be turned away. at least 14 people have died and 176 are still unaccounted

for, after saturday's slide in oso, about 55 miles northeast of seattle. close to 30 homes were destroyed by the massive slide. forecasters say the area has had double its normal rainfall in the past 45 days and the wet weather likely triggered the slide. the red cross is sending three volunteers to help with the relief effort. more than a dozen firefighters from sacramento and southern california are also responding to the disaster area. the firefighters are trained in search and rescue operations and will help move the huge amount of rubble to try to find more victims. happening today -- single day tickets go on sale for this year's bottlerock festival in napa. the three-day festival goes from friday, may 350th, to sunday june 1st. single day tickets are $149. they go on sale at 10:00 this morning. three-day passes are also

already on sale for $279. the cure, third eye blind, they are among the bland playing friday. outkast and weezer are playing saturday and eric church is headlining that final day. hundreds woke up in the dark in san carlos after a car crash took out a power pole. the time pg&e expects to have electricity fully restored. a controversial birth control case being debated before the supreme court right now. we're live in washington, d.c. with the specific issues some companies have with that new healthcare law. right now, traffic is doing pretty well in some areas and not so well in others. eastbound highway 4 we had a crash there that was moved to the side. traffic is moving well past that crash. we'll tell you what westbound highway 4 is doing coming up. a few breaks in the clouds. but they are definitely on the move and it will lead to some

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happening now -- a fight over contraception is underway at the u.s. supreme court. about an hour ago, justices began hearing oral arguments in the case of sebelius verses hobby lobby stores. kyla campbell is live at the supreme court to explain what the company owners don't like

about the healthcare law. >> reporter: you can see and no doubt hear hundreds of protesters here behind me on the steps of the supreme court on both sides of this issue. about the affordable care act requiring corporations to provide access to birth control to contra september shiferns as part of preventable care. i was inside the courtroom. that's when the attorney for hob been lobby said providing certain types of contra septembertives is -- contraceptives is sensitive. we spoke to demonstrators on both sides of the issue. >> certainly freedom as well as moral convictions. there are many americans of variying religions or no religions at all that believe that life begins at interception. >> it's all birth control, it's

all preventive medication. the decision should be between her and her doctor. >> reporter: a justice said if the court looks at religious freedom the same way that hobly lobby days, employers will come out of the woodwork as a reason to not provide vaccinations. the justices will not make a decision on this case until likely the summer. whatever their decision is, it will have implications on future obamacare provisions to come. kyla km -- kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we have new information about last night's the shooting at norfolk's navy place in virginia. now we snow the shooter did not take his own gun on the u.s.s. mahan. instead, he disarmed a sailor and shot and killed him. the shooter was killed by base security. we're also learning that the suspect had clearance to be at the naval station.

that base has now gone back to normal operations despite being locked down after the shooting. 8:17. san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting tonight to discuss a deadly officer- involved shooting. tonight's meeting comes after family members and friends of the man killed in that shooting met last night for a candlelight vigil at bernal heights park. that's where police officers shot and killed the 28-year- old, alejandra nieta. officers say they were forced to open fire after he pointed a gun at them. but friends say they don't believe that nieta was carrying a weapon. >> he was a peaceful, beautiful man, a community volunteer, he was a security guard. they seem to be painting him as if he was out here causing trouble. i do not believe that's the case. >> nieta was accused of attacking a man with a taser earlier this month but an attorney for his family says he

has never been arrested. tonight's town hall meeting is at 6:00 at leonard flynn elementary school at cesar chavez and harrison streets. there is a new report that finds most of the police traffic stops in oakland involve am ams. the tribune reports african- americans made up 62% of police stops between last april and november. that's despite the fact that african-americans make up just 28% of oakland's population. city leaders say this new report needs to be studied more and that it's not proof of racial profiling. 8:19. a san francisco-based artist is drawing attention to drivers who use their cell phone while behind the wheel. brian singer says he started twit or texting while in traffic after seeing so many people doing just that. he began to take pictures and post them on the website. but he says the problem is so pervasive, he's taking his megs

to the next level. now the pictures will be put up on billboards. singer says he hopes the ideas of public embarrassment will force people to be a little safer. >> wow. >> whatever it takes. >> all right, tori. 8:20. let's check in with sal. you are watching all of the roads but highway 24, too. >> yeah, highway 24 is busy now. i think a lot of people were held up on highway 4 and finally made it. remember, some people make the long drive from places like brentwood and antioch all the way to the city. i know a lot of them and they always tell me, it can be a double whammy. highway 4 is slow. highway 24, 15 minutes between la fayette and the tunnel and then you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, and you are waiting there as well. this is about a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. but you know, that's the way it goes. commuting around the bay area. if you are driving on oakland freeways, we have a lot of slow traffic here as well. westbound 580 is slow out of san leandro or actually near the oakland hills there all the way up to the lakeshore area.

if you are driving on 880 it slows from 238 on down. we look at the santa clara valley, 101 is the worst but 85 is slow. 85 gets better after 17. 280, 880 is slow there as you drive into cupertino. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. clouds on the increase. and marty in nor cal said it's raining in santa rosa at the old courthouse square. it's moving in. it looks like a couple of reports -- it looks like rain. feels like rain in rohnert park. but is it raining yet? you tell me. it's close. it might be starting to begin. there's our system. there's our system up there. we have a lot of cloud cover moving in. it will be a cloudy morning for many. this is the first of what looks like many systems between now and maybe the seven days. tomorrow is a better day for rain. we'll get a lot more support. stronger jet stream, colder air but there's cold air in place. 30 to 40-mile-an-hour gusts. tomorrow, thunderstorms are a

possibility there. we start off mostly cloudy or increasing clouds throughout the morning. rain up in the north bay or along the immediate coast. rain around noon for some. san francisco, peninsula, east bay, south bay, it will be a cooler -- in fact, colder day for some. you can see some of that rain on the north coast. rain beginning offshore. we have to take all of this and get it over here. for most of the morning commute, i think we'll make it without any rain unless you are towarding healdsburg and you can see it's spreading in there. heavier amounts will be up to the north. we've had about .5 parts of mendocino county up to mendocino county -- hum bolt county. wind advisory starts at 3:00. a good time to go would be right now. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. we do expect there to be a cool day to the north. this system will move in. about an inch for some.

i think the russian area. 40 up in tahoe. 44 reno. ukiah, 41. it will be cold up there. one system comes in. tomorrow look how this is all carving itself out and heading toward us. clouds and rain on the way. wind picking up. cooler for all. in fact, colder for some. highs, 50s, 60s to maybe near 70 for the santa clara valley. there could be upper 50s here up in mendocino county and lake county. greta in middletown said starting to rain there. 60s to near 70 for some. after today, clouds off and on and rain will take us into friday, saturday. maybe a break on sunday. an angry protest erupted this morning over the missing malaysian airline jetliner. this as china is making a new demandrd raking the investigation -- demanding the investigation. a new iphone is on the way. the big difference you can expect in this phone.

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world. but now, three men are talking about how easy it was to walk right up and base jump from the new world trade center tower. >> ready? >> yes. >> the video gives me chills. it's of the jump done on september 30th at 3:00 a.m. yesterday, these men turned themselves into new york city police. aan compolice -- an accomplice turned himself in. their attorneys say they snuck in through a hole in a fence at the construction zone. >> one of the first things my clients said to me, how surprised he was at how there was no security whatsoever. how easy it was to walk right up there. >> the men are facing charges of burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure. the charges come less than a week after a 16-year-old boy

was arrested for sneaking past security and climbing to the top of that tower. tech analysts say apple will probably release its next generation iphone before the end of september. now, apple launched the last three versions of its phone during the month of september, the last three years. the analysts say they've talked with apple suppliers who indicate there will be two new phones. one will have a 4.7-inch screen. the other will be 5.5 inches. as usual, apple makes no comment. 8:28. reports of a break-in shut down one palo alto neighborhood for hours. the way a smartphone led to the marathon s.w.a.t. standoff. >> reporter: we're live in san carlos where power remains out for hundreds of customers after a pickup truck slams into a power pole. coming up an update from pg&e when power will be fully restored. santa clara valley, northbound 280 right at the 880

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♪ hey! must be the honey! good morning. welcome back. 8:31. this is "mornings on 2." we're traking you live -- taking you live to a neighborhood in san carlos. would you believe the power is still out to more than 100 people? look at where we are. the outages were caused by an early-morning crash. this one right here. it ended up in someone affront

yard. the crews are out there. so is brian flores. he will tell us when the power may be back on to those folks. brian will be here in just a couple of minutes. welcome back. tuesday, march 25th. i'm dave clark. now let's talk about the weather. steve, the rain is coming. it's on its way. it's up in the russian river area, santa rosa. it's starting to fill in right there. things are moving. but slowly. a cloudy morning for most. rain is on the way between now and early thursday. some of the heavier amounts will be north. cazadero, forestville, usually when it starts to rain this early, they can pick up decent amounts. maybe tomorrow we'll talk about thunder and lightning. possibility. better opportunity tomorrow. you can see the system beginning to move in and light up as well. radar picking up. activity kind of coming in. kind of toppling in here. it's still getting here. clearlake up. mendocino county, has had some rain. there's some rain around santa

rosa it is there. our system will move into marin county in the next hour and then around the noon hour for the rest. it's cold. stuck in the low 40s or 50s. it will be a cold, kind of rainy day to the north. 20 fairfield beginning to pick up. i think higher elevations. you will see the wind pick up at the system inches closer. there will be a break a little bit. but late tonight, tomorrow morning. really good jet stream will give us an active wednesday. wind picks up if you have some rain. cooler for all. highs mainly 50s and loep to mid-60s -- low to mid-60s. we're looking a commute that's going to be -- at a commute that's going to be affected by a lot of incidents that we've had. they clear quickly but the damage is done trafficwise.

the bay bridge, this commute is a 35, 40-minute delay. haven't had anything major on the span. most of the waiting time is at the toll plaza. san mateo bridge has been stop and go. it picks up again. it slows down heading out to the high rise. about a 10, 15-minute delay. you will have to deal with wet weather later today and for sure tomorrow. so put that into the back of your head. if you don't like to drive in the rain, you might want to consider using public transportation. westbound 50 slow getting into -- 580 slow getting in. decoto road and fremont remains blocked for police investigation. more than 100 people still have no power in san carlos after a truck slammed into a power pole early this morning. brian flores is live at the scene. >> reporter: i wish i had

better news. but there's still a lot of work to do. power expected to be fully restored sometime this afternoon. that's the very latest from pg&e. as you can see behind me, as we approach the later morning here, you are getting a better view of the truck that hit the power pole this morning. we're on the 3400 block of melody drive. the truck knocked out power to hundreds of people who live here. it's still here. according to pg&e, again, still a lot of work to do until power is fully restored. want to go to video. again, the 2400 block of melody drive. still unclear this morning, however, how driver lost control as he was driving uphill in his lifted chevy silverado pickup truck. the sheriff's department is here investigating. we've not heard of a cause just yet. we understand the driver and luckily no residents were injured or hurt. there was a lott of damage to the -- lot of damage to the power pole and the driveway to the home where the truck came

to a stop. many residents heard a loud boom when they came out and then called 911. about 1200 customers were affected. pg&e crews worked quickly, however. as of this point, about 100 customers are still without power. we spoke to one woman who described how she will be affected. >> we haven't been able to sleep. you know, we have -- i have my grandchildren going to school. i don't know -- i have to go buy coffee, at least because we have no heater, no electricity. so we're not able to perform as usual. >> reporter: again, about 100 customers will be inconvenienced today. originally, pg&e estimated power to be fully restored around 8:00, 8:15. now it looks like power will be restored to those remaining customers sometime this afternoon. on the website it says somewhere around 5:00 this afternoon. that all depends, however, how

quickly they can replace the pole and restore power. back out here live, there's also environmental crews here cleaning up some oil that had spilled apparently from the truck as well. we have that drew, the pg&e crew as well as san mateo county sheriff's deputies. in terms of road closures, melody drive between heather is expected to be closed for the next few hours. we've seen several residents drivers here going through here breaking through the barriers. it's important if you do live here in this area that you don't go through here. it's closed off until the afternoon. we're live in san carlos, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:37. san francisco police still searching for suspects in sunday night's shooting in the tenderloin that injured eight people. ktvu news obtained exclusive video of the gunfire. it shows a silver sedan pulling up to the corner of turk and taylor. now, a man wearing a white t- shirt and dark sweatpants get out of the car and walks into

the crowd and starts shooting. you can see people falling to the ground, ducking for cover. people in the tenderloin say this gun violence is not new. >> you have to be careful of the company you keep around here. >> reporter: did you hear the gunshots. >> yes. >> reporter: how many shots did you hear? >> a lot of them. a lot of them. >> police say the shooting came after the gunman argued with another man over a debt of less than $50. that debt is believed to be tied to a drug deal. 8:38. two burglars are on the loose on the peninsula after ransacking a home and prompts a neighborhood search. a woman had returned home with her baby when she discovered she wasn't alone. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from palo alto where she's been talking to neighbors and police. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors say the couple who lives here with their baby had

recently moved into this new home built in this neighborhood. now, cameras were rolling inside their home when the burglars broke in, and police hope that that evidence will help them track down these thieves. this all started at 6:30 last night when a woman in her 30s returned to her home on ames avenue with her baby and another relative. notice the back door was open. they heard a door slam, ran outside and called 911 to report burglars in the home. police say they were able to see the suspects in the house because the woman was able to view cameras in her home through an app on her smartphone. the crisis and s.w.a.t. team were called. the suspect ransacked the home and it's unknown what they took. before 11:30, officers entered the home with the k-9 but determined the suspects were no longer inside. >> i don't think they will come back to the neighborhood, given the response. i'm not too concerned that they will come back to us.

it was pretty scary having cops, police here with guns out. that part was pretty intense. >> reporter: again, officers realize the surveillance video they had been looking at when they first arrived had not been a live feed. it was a recording. so they believe the suspects broke in between 5:45 hand 6:26 yesterday evening. detectives will be reviewing the video today to see if it's good enough to release to the public to help identify the thieves. police are stepping up patrols in the neighborhood. reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 20 minutes before 9:00. the city of san francisco may be moving closer toward taxes soda. last night, supervisors scott wiener and eric maher joined local physicians at a town hall meeting trying to build support for the 2 cent per ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks

saying it's a promising way to fight obesity and diabetes. >> you can still buy whatever drinks you want to buy. but when you have a drink like these sodas that have so cheap and are giving people including kids type 2 diabetes, it's our responsibility to take action. >> the tax is expected to bring in $30 million a year for city and school nutrition, health and physical education programs. the beverage industry calls the proposal unnecessary and has already spent an estimated $500,000 to try to defeat it. 8:41. well, ktvu and our sister station tv36 are proud sponsors of this year's celebrity- studded "we day" event at the oracle arena in oakland. it's tomorrow. thousands of local students will gather to celebrate the work they've done helping other people. now, ktvu will be live streaming the entire day starting at 9:30 a.m.

look for the link at ktvu.com and i plan to be out there. >> yes. >> in the ktvu booth around 11:30 or so. >> sounds wonderful. a lot of people are gonna be there. i was worried about the rain. but it's indoors. keeping people safe on treasure island. what the navy plans to do beneath hundreds of homes. a deadly motorcycle crash in fremont threatens to snarl the morning commute. we'll tell you where it happened and why police are crediting a taco bell worker for helping. good morning. we're looking at a commute that is very slow, especially now on interstate 880 driving out of san leandro through oakland into the downtown area. we'll tell you more about the east bay commute. clouds are filling in rapidly. a lot of reports coming in. rain up in santa rosa. sprinkles in sonoma. [ male announcer ] there is no substitute for experience.

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he disarmed a sailor, then shot and killed the sailor. that gunman was then killed by base security. the navy spokeswoman says the shooter had clearance to be on that navy base. back here at home today, b.a.r.t. police will send out extra officers to the richmond b.a.r.t. station and the surrounding neighborhoods, warning people about a rise in robberies. richmond police say they've taken 18 robbery reports from b.a.r.t. riders in just the past two and a half months. and we're still following the breaking news in fremont where an investigation continues into an early-morning crash that killed a motorcycle rider. it happened about 1:15 this morning at decoto road and fremont boulevard. tara moriarty joining us live to tell us why the driver involved was arrested tara. >> reporter: well, you know, police believe that the suspect was driving at least 80 miles an hour when he slammed into a motorcycle right in the middle of the intersection.

the motorcycle's body is still on scene there where you can see a couple of police officers right near the bank sign. several yards away near a stop sign is actually where the motorcycle is. and then the car involved in the crash is actually down the street where it smashed into a pole. all of this happened around 1:15 at decoto and fremont where you can see debris just scattered all over the roadway. the motorist was thrown and died immediately. officials say that minutes before the suspect was going through a drive-thru taco bale when a worker noticed that he appeared belligerent and called 911. a police car spotted the driver and then the suspect smashed into the motorcyclist about a mile away and kept driving. >> we're still looking for bets and pieces. there's -- bipts and piece -- bits and pieces. there's debris everywhere. there's motorcycle debris everywhere. there's clothing out there. we'll be picking up those pieces. all of those will help piece

together the story as to where the impact occurred. >> reporter: officers didn't see the motorcyclist at first but passersby pointed out a body was lying on the side of the road. the suspect is 23 years old. he's expected to be booked for dui. no word on the victim's name but police say they will take some time in investigating this scene. they say they will probably not be wrapping things up until after noon. you can imagine what an impact that will have on the morning commute. if you use this intersection, it's a pretty busy one of decoto and fremont. make sure that you circumvent it and take some side streets. live from fremont, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:48. we have new information on the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane and its passengers. ktvu's pam cook is in the studio with the frustration from families and the search teams. pam? >> reporter: search teams are frustrated by the weather today. families want answers and proof that the plane went down in the

indian ocean. now, search planes are grounded right now. ships have been pulled out of the area because of the strong winds, rain and huge swells in the search area. today, the australian defense minister had a dismal assessment of the search. he says it's not like looking for a needle in a haystack but they need to find the haystack. that's hard to take for family members waiting for word on their loved ones on that plane. >> i don't know why i -- i want to see some degree of the aircraft and the black box to know what happened. there are too many unanswered questions. >> malaysia airlines has provided initial financial assistance of $5,000 per passenger to families acknowledging that money is not the focus but that the prolonged search is naturally placing financial strain on the relatives. that was relatives protesting there to the embassy in malaysia in beijing. 153 of the 239 passengers on

board flight 370 were chinese. the chinese government demanding that malaysia turn over satellite data used to conclude the plane went down in the indian ocean with no survivors. tori? >> all right. thank you, pam. president obama has just made his latest comments on the crisis in ukraine. the president says the u.s. is concerned about further encroachment by russia. mr. obama is urging russian president putin to show restraint in the region or face further sanctions. the president made the remarks a short time ago during a joint conference with the dutch prime minister in the nelter lands -- netherlands. let's check our commute. sal you are watching 880 and everything else. >> 880 is backed up all the way doubt from 238. most of it is stop and go. you can see it past the coliseum i was asking people who drive this every day why is it so slow. a lot of them say oakland wakes

up late, if you will, downtown oakland. a lot of people streaming in are going to their jobs and that's one theory, anyway, that i got from people on twitter. so feel free to contact me and tell me why you think it is. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza now. that commute ask about 30 minutes into -- is about 30 minutes into san francisco. akoid decoto at fremont. you just saw tara there at the police investigation. the freeway is not affected by this. traffic is slow nearby. approaching mission. let's go to steve. >> a lot of cloud cover beginning to move in right now. some rain to the north. especially on facebook and twitter. thank you, thank you, thank you. good stuff. started in mendocino county has been working its way into sonoma county. you can see the front. it's toppling over. this will be heavier to the north much less to the south of the there is a line and then a no doubt about it back edge. we may get sun later on this afternoon. it looks like the system is slowing down a little bit.

tomorrow will be fun. it will be active because we'll get colder air. the core of the jet stream will be much, much closer. that's going to help enhance things. tomorrow, a possibility of thunderstorms. today it's cloudy, cool and the breeze is picking up. you can see the rain up into mendocino county, lake county, ukiah, to clearlake and then also up towards the russian river area, a lot of reports around sebastopol, petaluma, even sprinkles. some of this this does not show up. santa rosa, petaluma, over to sonoma. we've had reports. even up to angland are some reports. weather advisory up to the sierra. 3:00 today through 11:00. 40s and 50s. had a lot of 50s. the wind is picking up fairfield, 20 miles per hour and that southeast breeze is starting to show itself in the

santa clara valley. sfo south at 6. that's the front direction. we have the system coming in. cloudy, cool today. breezy to windy at times. it looks like a series of systems will be moving in over the next five, seven days. things are looking better for rain. wind picks up. cooler for all. 50s, 60s. >> the south wind did go 70. otherwise, there will be 50s up into mendocino county and lake county. lows in the 30s. tomorrow, off and on rain, maybe thunderstorm activity will hold that into thursday morning. looks like a break thursday night and friday. another system is poised to move in. 8:53. after the break. video you have to see to believe. the simple action that led to this dangerous chain reaction.

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welcome back. 8:56. one highway crash led to another really big crash on interstate 80 in sacramento and a tv news crew's cameras was rolling. >> hoe my god. >> oh, yeah. the chp says this was caused by drivers rubbernecking trying to look at the other crash scene. we don't know how many people were hurt in all of this. traffic was shut down for several hours. after years of concern, the navy says it will test every home on treasure island for possible radio active. it comes -- radio act tiffty --

radio activity. pieces were found in recent years. the testing will take place under 650 occupied homes. it's believed the radiation is from a decontamination of ships and the painting of dials and gauges with glow in the dark paint years ago. it's ticket tuesday. three lucky viewers will win two tickets to pippen. these tickets are for wednesday, september 24th at san francisco's golden gate theater. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight and put in the secret word "glory." sal, come on back. how is your commute holding up? >> still slow in many areas. avoid the area of decoto and the -- and fremont boulevard. because of earlier problems. let's -- just avoid it and use a deter. want to get to the toll plaza.

that's backed up for a 25- minute delay in san francisco. and 880 is backed up out of san leandro into downtown oakland. let's go to steve. >> cloudy for most, rhine up north. already in the north bay. it will continue to move in late morning early afternoon and then tomorrow off and on rain will carry it into thursday a break on friday, maybe more on saturday. finally got here. >> that's the story we'll follow at noon. be sure to watch us at noon for more of the rain moving in today starting in the north bay. thanks for watching.

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