we're live in oakland, where a tree comes crashing down into the middle of the street, crushing three cars in its wake. we'll show you the incredible

damage. for the past couple of days, mother nature's rockin' and rolling. hail and thunderstorm. is there any more coming in tonight or tomorrow. we're getting new video of that devastating earthquake in chile. the death toll and massive evacuation tied to this disaster. >> reporter: we're live in cupertino, where traffic concerns are mounting because of construction of the new apple campus. we'll show you and tell you some new lane closures happening. "mornings on 2" starts now. many bay area homeowners have their work cut out for them this morning. live pictures from oakland, where a giant tree fell down on several cars last night. tara moriarty's been chasing cleanup crews all morning long and just talked to someone who lives in the neighborhood. in two minute, how this mess forced him to change a morning

habit. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> can you imagine -- >> waking up to that? what a sight. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, will it rain more? >> a little bit this morning. this afternoon looks quieter. still come coming from the east, highway 4, antioch. not a lot. pittsburg, concord, martinez, highway 4, maybe a little bit. there's not a lot to this but there's enough to give some light rain. your forecast, showers. but they are winding down. some drier air moving into the north bay. it's cold out there, though, for this time of year. breezy, sun and clouds. rain will be moving south, well south. a couple of cells left in southern marin county, into san francisco. this is light stuff around brisbane. there's been light rain. sfo has had rain. south san francisco, san bruno. but there's not a lot left. a little over towards hayward. a couple of cells. after that, san carlos might get a little bit. it's turning spotty and is starting to weaken. if you are down to santa cruz,

that's where the heavier rain is. but the cold air is in place. 42 livermore. walnut creek, 44. it's cold. even though the rain is ending it went be very warm today. you can sees dry air moving in. we're about ready to say goodbye to the showers. it looks like things are less than an hour and a half ago. sunny, cool, breezy, highs. upper 50s, very 60s -- very low 60s. here's sal. today is another day to leave extra time. you've probably become good at this since it's been raining all week. the bay bridge is a little better than it normally is, especially if you are driving in some of these cash lanes or in the outside lanes from 880. i think the spring break affect is taking place. some schools are out. it's about a 15, to 20-minute drive time. san mateo bridge looks nice. westbound 92 on the right of your he screen on -- done your

screen -- on your screen. highway 4 has not been great. we've had a couple of fender berders along the way between pittsburg and concord. the traffic is going to be slow. same thing for vacaville to fairfield. drivers, you will have to deal with a bunch of slow traffic before you get past it. if you are getting on the road in vallejo, it's okay for you. 7:03. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. on storm watch, you may still need your umbrella when you head out this morning. but we will start to dry out from our recent wet weather later today. here is a look at some of the best storm pictures caught by our news cameras late last night. a strong storm cell dumped rain in chinatown. many cities across the bay area received .5 to 1 inch in just the past day. the storms have really soaked the seoul and that's causing trees to topple over.

crews are scrambling to remove the tree that's fallennen on the roads and -- fallen on the roads and the trees. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: good morning. we spoke to a lady who said she was parked right where the tree fell yesterday. she considers this a close call. not the case for this gentleman looking at his jeep that was destroyed by the tree. this is just really quite a spectacle here. now that the sun has come up, you can see how massive this is and how it came crashing down on not just two cars actually, but three cars. now, we're on the 500 block of el dorado avenue near kaiser permanente medical center. if we can take a look at the video where the tree came crashing down around 10:30. luckily, no one was hurt. but power went out to several homes. it was later restored. one neighbor walking his dog

was forced to change his route, he said, because of the fallen trees. >> yeah, it's pretty crazy to see that big tree come down like that. smash two cars. [laughter] >> a little surprise in the morning. >> reporter: in san francisco, a tree also fell in the castro district. fire crews say the call came through at 9:30 last night at 0th and u re-- 20th and eureka. yesterday, we saw hail, lightning, between 1, 1.50 inches of rain. the rain has stopped. hopefully we're in the clear. if we come back here live, you can take a look at how not only are the cars wrecked, but if we pan up to the top of the pole, there used to be a street lamp there. that was -- that was knocked over. it's laying in the street. coming up, steve will let you know when the rain is back, when we're back for more. live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news.

>> thank you. for realtime updates any time we're offair, you can download our mobile app on your devices. in chile, there was an 8.2 earthquake. it hit off the northern coast of chile. this is surveillance camera from a store. you can see things falling off shelves. just a couple of things but then the shaking goes on and more and more things start flying off the shelves. at least six people have died. some from heart attacks. others because of severe injuries. the 8.2 magnitude quake was centered off the northern coastal city of iquiqui, all of the tsunami watches and warnings are canceled. the quake caused tsunami waves that were more than 6 feet tall. >> this quake is stronger than the strongest earthquake recorded in san francisco. the one that hit san francisco in 1906 is estimated to have had a magnitude between 7.7 and

7.9. the quake was followed by the great fire. combined, the two disasters killed about 3,000 people and destroyed 80% of the city. we'll be marking the 108th anniversary of that quake just 16 days from now. and the 1989 loma prieta quake had a 6.9 magnitude. while much of the damage was here in the bay area, the empy center was just outside of aptos in santa cruz county. 63 people died across northern california. it also left thousands of people homeless after homes were destroyed pie the shaking and the -- by the shaking and the fires that followed. well, the so-called apple space ship is ready to take off. but this is causing big traffic concerns in one south bay city. janine de la vega joining us live from cupertino. what's going on, janine? >> reporter: dave, construction is about to begin here at the new apple campus site that you see behind me. there are plenty of signs and

barricades up preventing people from traveling in lanes near north wolf and homestead. drivers say, though, in the afternoon, the backup gets bad. it may get worse with more changes coming. this map shows of a new apple campus and what it borders. it's surrounded by north wolfe road, tantou and homestead road. there are signs and cones on the streets telling motorists where to detour. crews have been working on the demolition of the old buildings on the site which used to house hewlett-packard. that's nearly done. but more work needs to be completed to relocate the public utilities and to get the site ready for the new apple campus 2. coon avenue will be affected. a section of it will be closed. there are also lane reductions happening on homestead and tantou. while some are frustrated with the changes, others say they

don't mind because of what apple will bring. >> just the vitality and energy that it will bring, including this shopping center, will be an upside for the whole neighborhood. >> coming down homestead is cumbersome, all the way -- the two lanes merge into one. there's a lot of people, the two lanes right here being closed on wolf are -- it's really annoying. >> the new apple headquarters will employ around 12,000 people which city leaders said would benefit the local economy because of the additional tax revenue it should bring. until the project is completed, the businesses and people who live around it will be affected. apple has sent out a letter to the neighbors to explain the changes coming. one neighbor said she also gets updates about meetings she can attend to voice concerns. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:10. apple and samsung, they are back in court today for the latest count in their ongoing

patent battle. the trial is at the federal courthouse in san jose. apple's lawyers say they have proof that samsung cop pipped its patents and apple wants $2 billion in damage. samsung, meantime, is accusing apple of stealing its patents. the court battle is putting google in the crossfire. yesterday in court, samsung presented evidence that a year before he died, steve jobs saw google as a growing threat. in an e-mail sent by jobs in october of 2010, he called for a meeting saying the primary reason for it is to declare "holy war google." this information was included in steve jobs's by grow graph -- biographty. a shooting last night at 11:00 at broadway. one man died at the scene. while the other victim is in critical condition. no one is in custody yesterday. investigators are looking for

witnesses or nearby surveillance video that might have caught the gunman. dublin police are asking for the public's help finding a man to robbed a gas station and threatened to burn it down. these pictures have been released from the robbery last wednesday at a shell station on doherty road. officers say the man was armed with a baseball bat and a can of gasoline. he threatened to burn the station down if the clerk didn't hand over the money in the register. the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. police believe he may be driving a ford fusion. 7:12. it was an april fool's joke that really backfired. what a south carolina woman texted to her daughter that landed her in jail. a missing snowboarder from san francisco is found alive. the action he took in the frigid temperatures. mixed news on the morning drive to work. some commutes are better.

some are not. this is 280 in san jose. coming up we'll give you a complete look at all of the south bay traffic. a couple of little showers till around. clearing taking place to the north. this system is done. but is there any more coming in tonight or tomorrow? with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of ncaa march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed.

7:15. we want to get back to our continuing coverage of the magnitude 8.2 earthquake in chile. this is video of people trying to run out of a store when the quake hit. large quakes are not unusual in chile. an 8.8 left 500 people dead and 1.5 million people homeless in 2010. last night, at least six people were killed. a tsunami warning was issued for chile, peru and ecuador following the quake, causing chile's coast to be evacuated. the national weather service

issued this map of the energy released by the tsunami in the south pacific following the earthquake. you can see the waves and the dark colors there. no watches or warnings were issued in california. but a tsunami advisory was issued for hawaii overnight. no evacuations had been ordered but beaches are closed to the public. >> we're pretty sure the waves are not large enough to cause flooding. they won't go inland. the hazard is strictly on the beach. >> the advisory comes a few days before the 68th anniversary of a tsunami that killed 159 people in hawaii following a magnitude 8.6 earthquake in alaska. other powerful tsunamis in recent memory include the one that followed a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in japan three years ago. hard to forget these images. that tsunami triggered 30-foot

waves and damaged several reactors. a 9.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami in the indian ocean. more than 230,000 people died in 14 countries including indonesia. 7:16. well, the death toll is now 28 from that landslide in washington state. 20 people are still missing. floodwaters are receding now in the town of oso, 55 miles northeast of seattle, but more rain is expected there. the mud, it is 70 feet thick in some places. it's also contaminated by hazardous chemicals and sewage. well, better news, a missing snowboarder from san francisco we told you about yesterday morning has been found alive. 26-year-old abraham finkelstein who went missing monday in the castle peak area near boreal, he's been found. he fin vanished and -- he

vanished and the search team spent more than a day looking for him. last night around 8:00, they got a call saying he was able to walk out of the cold, he found a house miles away from that search area. >> he's doing okay. he has some issues, he will be assessed for treatment. i believe them to be minor. hopefully, he will recover just fine. >> finkelstein who is an experienced snowboarder, built a shelter out of the snow to protect himself from those elements. >> that's one of the stories, you hear the news -- >> yeah. good news. let's check in with sal. what's going on in richmond, sal. >> on the richmond bridge traffic is gonna be not all that bad. we've been talking about this coming up to the bridge. definitely seeing a spring break effect, i noticed that some of the headlights were on. california state law says you need to have your headlights on whenever your wipers are in full operation even during the day. having a live lie discussion on my facebook page about this but

just remember, you could be cited if you don't have your headlights on any time your windshield wipers are in full operation. westbound bay bridge, this is a 20 to 25-minute drive time into san francisco. but the carpool lane is doing much better. there are no problems on the bridge itself. highway 4 has been slow because of some earlier issues. and so is highway 80 in fairfield and vacaville. both of these freeways are improving. transitioning to the south bay, 85 is slow after 17. so that's improvement. northbound 101 looks okay. 280 is slow at 17. 280 getting into the valley is not all that bad. 7:19. let's go to steve. >> you are welcome, steve. >> a pretty picture. breaks in the clouds finally. we're almost done with the system. have some rain totals and rain stats coming up. take a quick look around. maybe a couple of isolated showers around mt. diablo, blackhawk, highway 4. everything looks like it's

collapsing. a little over san leandro. 880, not much. sunset district down to millbrae, maybe burlingame. there's not a lot left. some. rain totals, sfo, .75. petaluma .5. generally about .3 to over an inch. yesterday, about 4:00, 5:00, it was torrential. that's as hard as i've seen it rain in a long time. santa rosa, almost an 1. remember that. i have more information coming up. concord -- it depend. you could have had a lot more where you are. these are just the ones i saw. san francisco 1.67. 1.67. michael polanski had 1.80. here is closer to the triapgle -- triangle. to date, 11.86.

we still need 11.79 by june 30th to get a seasonal normal. that's a lot of rain. there's still signs of rain in april. we're not done yet. we're almost done with this system. it's heading into monterey, pebble and big sur. as it does, it's taking its moisture. cool, cold, partly sunny, partly cloudy. it will be cool and breezy. a couple of showers around san francisco. daly city and also the sunset district and also just a little bit on the peninsula. there's not much left. but everything is driving south towards monterey and farther south. 42 livermore. 44 napa. 43 fairfield. san jose,'s 43. a little chill in the morning. it will be cool, breeze. the low is on its way to southern california and the drier air moving in. things are calming down. breezy at times. rain moves south. upper 50s, very, very low 60s. these are well below average. we have to rebound sometime. we will but it won't be until the weekend. there's one more system on

friday. it looks weak. i will go with light rain on friday and then the weekend sunny and warmer. >> all right, steve. 7:21. the investigation goes on into a deadly fire. it happened near the cal palace. we'll get you hear from the grieving family members who lost their grandmother in this tragedy. the mystery winner of the $425 million jackpot sold in milpitas, finally stepped forward. he's still a mystery. what we know about his plans now that he's filthy rich.

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welcome back. 7:24. he won $425 million in february's powerball jackpot. he finally claimed his money. but he's still a mystery man. b. raymond buckston didn't want to show his face when he walked into the state lottery office yesterday claiming his prize.

he hides his face behind that big check. he bought his ticket at a gas station in milpitas and that's about all we know about him. however, a spokesman says he will be helping children with his new-found fortune. >> he wants to start a foundation to deal with childhood hunger with education and with help and that's gonna be his long-term goals and use that money towards -- towards something positive making the world a better place. >> he opted for the lump sum pay out of about $242 million before taxes. 7:25. an april fool's joke landed a south carolina woman behind bars. police in spartanburg say angela timens sent a text message to her daughter about a possible shooting at the college where she works. in the text, she said she could hear gunfire, was hiding in a bathroom, so her daughter called 911 and police swarmed

the campus. turns out the whole think was a prank. >> let me warn you, that's not funny. you know, calling somebody and telling them that you -- that you lost your favorite coffee cup or something like that is fine. but don't call in anything that would make first responders come over here. i'm thinking on the way over, i'm thinking, columbine, sandy hook, virginia tech and the list goes on. >> tim mons was arrested on breach of the peace and disturbing a school. the college has not said whether she will lose her job. 7:26. a man was killed on 880 early this morning but he did not die in the initial crash. the fatal mistake he made. we continue to follow developing news out of chile as daylight is allowing the people there to assess the damage and search for survivers. good morning. right now, traffic is still busy. we've seen some improvement in some areas. look at 280 in san jose. that's improved.

other key commute as improved a lot as well. we'll tell you where. well, if you like cloud development, today might be a good day, especially near the hills. a coot shot of the sun breaking through the clouds. there will be more sun today. we'll tell you how warm, though.

7:29. here's a live look across the

bray towards marin looking north. there's a little bit of blue sky. if you are tired of the rain, you may like what steve has to say this morning. in minutes we'll hear if the wild weather we've been having is finally behind us. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, you are not too much worried about rain anymore, are you? >> no, i'm not. >> see? [laughter] >> what? me worried? >> yes. >> no. there's a little bit left. this is just about done. there could be a few isolated showers. i know there's a couple of them around. .93 fell between 4:45 and 5:15. that's as hard as i've seen it rain. i was at the hardware store getting lumber. that's how hard it was raining. concord, .75. middletown, .67. palo alto, .48. there were some areas that had

a lot more. some had less. there are a couple of guys holding on. south san francisco, san bruno, millbrae, burlingame, sfo, it looks light. but it's really heavy down towards monterey. that's where everything is diving. as it does, some cold air has been spilling in. 40s for everybody. 43 for san jose. tom out in blossom hill. 41. he wrote me and said brrr. it's cold. well, it is. it's going to be mostly sunny. partly cloudy today. not very warm. that's shor sure. we'll get more of a northerly breeze. the drier air moves in. we're done with the system. 50s or low 60s. here's sal. good morning we're looking at a commute that's improved. bay bridge. let's take a look at that. the traffic is moving along very nicely here coming through except for some of the people in the fast track lanes. it's slightly better than it normally is. this morning's commute will be busy on 880. you can see the camera is wet.

we still have showers. that means a wet commute. san jose and the santa clara valley has surprised me. 85 is slow after 17. 101 is slow up to mountain view. so definitely the spring break, some kids, college students not going to school. it's making it easier for those of us who have to work. back to the desk. a deadly 8.2 earthquake occurred in chile. and brian flores is in the studio following the latest developments and you are showing us the damage and the aftershocks they are still having. >> they are still going on. good morning. we continue to keep an eye on the website and chile continues to shake. just a few hours ago, a magnitude 5.0 aftershock rocked the same area where the main quake hit. since yesterday, there have been 35 aftershocks and experts say more are expected.

government officials said those living long the coast, to evacuate to higher ground. people sleeping in tents, cars and others waiting in hospital lobbies to hear about injured loved ones. the quake was centered in the sit of iquiqui -- in the city of iquiqui. we understand that six people have died. some were killed because of heart attacks. others because they were crushed from falling debris. three massive fires were reported in the country as well. chile's president who has only been in office for three weeks has declared a state of emergency and has deployed troops. meantime, experts warn of bigger quakes to hit the area soon. >> expect about another 8.8, 8.9 sometime here in the future. it could be tomorrow. it could be in 50 years. we don't know when it will occur. but the key point here is that this magnitude 78.2 is not the large earthquake we were

expecting for this area. >> experts say chile is in an area known as the ring of fire which has volcanos and fault lines. 500 people died in an 8.8 that was in 2010. that quake moved the geography of one city at least 10 feet to the west. now, tsunami warnings were issued when the quake hit but those have been canceled. a tsunami advisory, however, remains in effect for the state of hawaii. but experts say no major damage is expected. slightly bigger urnt can -- currents. back to you. >> this quake comes after the quake near los angeles. now, while there were no serious in that one, it knocked things off shelves. it rattled a lot of nerves. it caused water main breaks and rockslides down there. there were 23 aftershocks within the hour after that first quake. new this morning, the chp is investigating a deadly crash on an oakland freeway.

it happened shortly after midnight on southbound 880 near high street. investigators tell ktvu news the person killed had been involved in a car accident after spinning out on the freeway. at least two other cars hit him while he was walking away from the crash scene near the slow lane of the freeway. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the chp says the drivers who hit him are cooperating. memorial services continue today for the u.s. marine killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in fremont. this week, family members, friends and fellow marines are holding memorials all across the bay area for 23-year-old andrew silva. this morning's ceremony is at saint ann's church in union city. the marine just returned home from a tour of duty in afghanistan when he was killed last week. 7:35. the investigation goes on in san francisco in a deadly fire near the cal palace. an elderly woman was killed.

six other family members were hurt. the fire started yesterday evening near geneva in the sunny dale neighborhood. this is cell phone video. investigators say one man jumped from his third floor bedroom window to get away from the fast-moving flames. both firefighters and neighbors worked together to rescue the others. but the matriarch of the family did not survive. >> i'm happy i got to kiss her on the forehead one more time. i was able to be with my mother when we saw her. but a day won't go by when i don't think about her. >> the woman who died jane thompson. she was in her mid-80s. two of the six injured family members are listed in critical condition. the investigator ises are still search -- investigators are still itch soing for the cause of the fire.

a car belonging to a missing man was found tuesday morning off highway 1 north of belinas. searchers discovered a body nearby but it's not been formally identified. but family members say that car, it belonged to 93-year-old robert davis of san rafael. now, he was last seen february 26th leaving marin joe's restaurant in corte madera. >> my condolences to them. dad was a great guy and, you know, and -- i'm glad to see they've got closure. >> now, it was raining the tonight mr. davis disappeared. his family fears he may have become disoriented. investigators say very thick brush out there made it impossible to see that wrecked car from the road. happening now -- senators are getting their chance to ask about general motors' long delayed recall. they will question ceo mary barra along with two officials

from the transportation d. they are trying to find out why gm did not issue a recall when they first found out about the faulty ignition switches as well as the ntsb did not order a recall. they appeared before a congressional committee yesterday. muni's board of directors is now at the center of san francisco's heated battle over sunday parking. mayor ed lee wants to stop forcing drivers to feed the meters on sunday. but critics say that's a bad idea since charging for parking on sunday brings in more than $9 million a year. muni could really use that money. the muni board will likely have the final say when directors come up with this year's budget. oakland is taking a big step to stop illegal dumping on some parts of the city. we've been telling you for months about the problem of people leaving trash, clothes and furniture on city streets. now the city plans to place large waste containers around east oakland. they will start showing up by

the middle of the month. people are being asked to use the dump sters for all kind of trash. no questions asked. the hayward city council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance banning sleeping overnight on city property. the city spokesman says that's not intended to criminalize the homeless. but they need to make downtown hayward a safe place for everybody. the ordinance will have a final vote april 15th. if it's approved, it will take affect in may. meantime, san francisco supervisors voted to go ahead with a test of a private shuttle bus. buses using money bus stops. now, the critics wanted the board to reconsider that idea. they say supervisors had not considered the environmental impact of that plan. and now they say they may take this issue to court. the pilot program is due to start july 1st. it is 7:39. oakland as will host a day/night doubleheader after last night's game was washed

out because of the heavy rain. the first game is at 12:35. the second one at 6:00 tonight. if you had tickets to last night's game, they are good for tonight's 6:00 p.m. game. tickets printed with today's date are still valid for the afternoon game. the sierra knowpack has improved, thanks to the recent storms but it's still at record lows. the snowpack is 32% of normal and that's the lowest level since 1988. but it's still a big improvement over last -- over the reading two months ago when the snowpack was only 14% of normal. >> we should be getting in a good water year, we get, you know, 8 to 10 of these storms that we had the last couple of days come through, whereas this year we only had two or three. >> the improving snowpack is good news for ski resorts after one of the worse reasons in

decades. 7:40. about an hour from right now, the napa couple who is accused of killing a 3-year-old girl, they are due back in court. the mother of kayleigh shusher and her boyfriend are expected to learn the date of their preliminary hearing. sara krueger and ryan warner are caulk accused of -- are accused of beating the child to death and hiding her body in a freezer. if convicted, they face life in prison. san francisco general hospital is getting high marks for improving security after a tragic incident there last fall. mayor lee demanded changes after the body of lynn smalling was found in a hospital stairwell two weeks after she vanished from her hospital room. a new report finds that sf general has taken several steps to avoid that happening again in the future. they include hiring a full-time hospital security program manager and also investing in

state-of-the-art security equipment. 7:41. happening today. just about an hour from now, president obama will travel to michigan where he will, once again, push for an increase in the federal minimum wage. the president wants to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. president obama will point out that michigan is where carmaker henry ford once doubled his workers' wages, saying it would be good for business because it would help his employees afford the cars they were building. the apple spaceship is read yid to take off. but dash is ready to take off -- dash is ready to take off but this is causing traffic problems in the city. good morning. we are still looking at slow traffic in some areas but

there's also been a lot of improvement around the bay area. 237 is slow. we'll show you the other approaches to the valley -- coming up. well, finally getting some sunbreaks in there. it will be a good day for some clouds. we'll see some end of this rain. but we have updated rain totals to show you in a couple of minutes. newwith two unique ingredients. to mix in however your heart desires. go on. spoon me. mixim - from the ehrmann family. it's love, your way.

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7:45. within the past hour, legal analysts say the u.s. supreme court took a major step in giving the wealthiest americans more freedom to influence elections. in a 5-4 vote, along party lines, the justices struck down limits on the total amount of

money the biggest individual donors can give to all candidates, parties and political action individuals. this is seen as a challenge capping this over a two-year circle. a twitter page has been taken down after inappropriate and graphic content about local teenagers. pam cook is in our newsroom with reaction in the neighborhood. pam? >> concerned parent contacted us when she learned about a horrifying twitter account that many say was very hurtful. the account was called ghetto gossip. the post gave full names of students in benicia, american canyon and vallejo and were mostly graphic and sexual in nature. the site referenced specific high schools. now, we showed the twitter page to a benicia school board member. >> there is a definite level of

meanness. that's scary and intim nateing to the -- intimidating to the kids. there's not a lot of back and forth. i don't see a lot of back and forth. >> upon meeting with the parents, they had no idea their kids had a twitter account. >> that's why police are advising parents to make sure you know what your kids are doing online. unfortunately, a new twitter account popped up after it was shut down. police say it's not clear if a crime was committed but in the fight against bullying, kids play an important role and need to stand up against this action. >> in our next hour of "mornings on 2," some specific things parents can do to keep their kids safe. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:47. the oakland school district is tightening security after three recent sexual assaults near schools. the latest one happened friday, right across the street from bella vista elementary school.

police are investigating a connection to two other sexual assaults at the world academy and at think college now earlier this year. now, during that most recent incident, police say the attacker went up to a 6-year- old girl. he allegedly lured her across the street with ice cream and then assaulted her. the scrool district will be adding -- school district will be adding more school and police patrols and are planning a special stranger danger assembly. the man in friday's attack is between 20, 25, between 5'6", 5'10", has an average build and black air, he may be driving a silver suv and he might have a force tattoo on his left calf. police are asking for the public's help finding a man accused of two groping incident near two pleasant hill schools. they released this video of the

man wearing a bright blue dodgers windbreaker over a gray sweatshirt and jeez. the latest incident happened yesterday morning on a trail near harriet drive. a 16-year-old girl was walking to college park high school when a man came up behind her and grabbed her. she was able to take this picture as he ran away. >> it's very concerning. i certainly hope the district is taking it seriously. it would be nice to see a police presence in the mornings and afternoon when school gets out. >> police believe the same man may be responsible for another incident monday morning when a 17-year-old student was groped near aster drive. anyone with information, call pleasant hill police. quick thinking to take that action. >> yes. sal is back. you are watching 280 and everything else. >> yeah we're watching the approaches to the valley. we just showed you 237 which is a little bit crowded. some of commutes are doing okay. 280, for example, coming in from southern san jose and downtown looks good into the

valley. no major problems. again, we look at the south bay map just to look at the whole region. even 85 is only slow for a short time after 17. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. that's improved a little bit. it's about a 25-minute drive time into the city. now, let's go to steve. all right, sal. some blue sky now, partly cloudy, partly sunny. it's cold out there. not very warm. a couple of isolated showers. a couple of rogues around. we're almost done with this system. a little bit of shower activity coming right back to hayward. 880 heading towards the senate bridge. redwood shores, foster city, san mateo. i doubt much. some rain totals were impressive before. i didn't have time to update this but bruce brown had 1.92. our observer in danville 1.44. .93 of that fell between 4:45 and 5:15. castro valley an inch.

clayton, .90. regency woods. sausalito, .61. there were some areas a had more. some had less. not too bad for this time of year. san francisco 1.66. 1.80 near dubos triangle. we're 53% of normal. finally. we still need 11.79 to get to seasonal normal by june 30th. probably not but you never know. you never know. showers ending. it's cold out there. partly sunny, partly cloudy. cool, breezy. highs upper 50s, low 60s. a little bit of rain between woodside. there's not a lot there. redwood city, maybe heading from the san mateo bridge down to the dumbarton almost everything is driving south. almost south of monterey. but the cold air is in place. that sunshine is coming in and the breeze will pick up. that will make for a brisk day. everything is quiet. there might be a weak system on friday. i doubt it does much.

i'll mention light rain. it's a ho-hummer compared to what he we had -- to what we had. 35 in ukiah. a few showers kind of holding on. just holding on. sun, cool, breezy, rain moves south. upper 50s, low 60s. sfo, also had an inch of rain. a lot of that was heavy this morning. a lot of things have calmed down considerably. cold tomorrow morning. a little breezy, sunny. it won't amount to much. warmer on the weekend. >> thank you, steve. eight minutes before 8:00. a san francisco snowboarder lost in the sierra found safe and sound. >> the odds of survivability have been extremely low. that's a hard thing to face. >> this is interesting. the role a family dinner miles away from the search played in his rescue. a former san francisco firefighter due to face a judge today on serious charges that may put him in prison. the crime he's accused of committing while behind the

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a crash that injured a motorcyclist will go before a judge. now, michael quinn is scheduled to be arraigned on three felony dui counts. prosecutors say quinn ran a red light before he hit a motorcycle rider with a fire engine last june at 5th and howard. quinn resigned from the fire department after the crash. if he is convicted on all charges, he could get up to three years in prison. fbi agents raided another sacramento office linked to suspend state senator leland yee. the agents went to the office yesterday and people who witnessled the raid say the fbi -- witnessed the raid say the fbi focused on paperwork and a computer used by yee's assistant. a spokesperson for darrell steinberg said it was steinberg's office who told the fbi about that extra office of yee's. >> we told the fbi. we let them know that we found this office and we thought we

wanted to make sure he had all of the information he needed. >> now, yee was arrested last week on corruption and gun trafficking charges. the suspected robber who has been dubbed the criminal with a conscious is behind bars. they arrested the man in connection with a foam-invasion robbery -- home-invasion robbery sunday night. police say he tied up a woman and her 83-year-old mother. he got his nickname during the robbery because police say he kept on apologizing for what he was doing. he faces charges including false imprisonment and elder abuse. they call it apple's spaceship. but it is causing some real down-to-earth concerns. we'll tell you about it in a live report. >> reporter: we're live in oakland, where last night's storm toppled this huge, massive tree. hear from the little girl who lives inside the house. hear what she has to say.

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." live pictures. can you imagine waking up to this? major cleanups after another wave of storms bombarded the bay area. live pictures of what's left of a huge tree. it cracked apart, smashed down on three cars, tori. >> oh, wow. >> this is in oakland. tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30 this morning. just talked with people in the neighborhood. coming up in two minutes, wait for it, we'll tell what you they saw and heard when that big tree fell down. april 2nd, wednesday morning. i'm dave clark. >> a quick look at weather and traffic. so the rain, pretty much done, steve? >> pretty much, tori. there is just a little bit left. maybe on the san mateo bridge. but i doubt much is there. a couple of showers still trying to get their act together. some of the rain totals, again,

oakmont, 1.92. had a nice e-mail from paul northwest napa, .91. danville, 1.44. castro valley, 1 inch. the sfo .95. there was very heavy rain at sfo early this morning before most of you woke you. clayton .90. gilroy, .87. sausalito .61. terra linda, .80. a couple of showers. not much on the peninsula. but everything is really winding down. it's going down, down, down to central and southern california even monterey looks like things will beginning to quiet down. 50 at sfo. it's brisk for this time of year. it will stay cool even with sunshine. the breeze will pick up. pbt 84 at eler is -- .84 at el cerrito. if you are going to the game, bundle up. it won't be that warm. here's sal. >> doubleheader. i love those.

>> me, too. >> sounds like good times. let's take a look at the commute. i want to mention that highway 4 is sill recovering from some earlier problems. your drive time is going to be a little longer than it normally is getting into concord. you're on 680 nearby, it will be slow in pleasant hill but not in concord. just a little lighter than usual. let's take a look at the bay bridge. here it is after 8:00 and the traffic has cleared out just like we like it. a lot of this has to do with spring break being this week for a lot of schools. san jose, we are watching it closely. northbound 101 is getting closer. northbound 101 at 85. there is a crash. if you want more coverage, find me on facebook or twitter or just go to ktvu.com and get ahold of me and let me know what you need. back to the desk. we continue with our stormwatch coverage. three vehicles parked in oakland are going nowhere this morning.

a large tree crashed on top of them late last night. tara moriarty has been more -- monitoring the cleanup for the last four hours. just spoke to a little girl who thought the whole thing was an april fool's joke. >> reporter: pretty adorable. she said she was asleep when the crash happened. she didn't hear it but heard the alarm go off. her brother heard it. it was no laughing matter. take a look. neighbors have been stopping by all morning. one of them in complete shock by what happened. >> that's amazing. oh, man. i just -- it's overwhelming. >> it's worse than a car zleent. >> reporter: we got a close look at the roots and the 15- foot-wide hole. we're in the 500 block of el dorado near the kaiser medical center where the tree came trashing down around 10:30 damaging three cars.

luckily, in one was hurt. power did go out to several homes. it was later restoredof the a little girl who lives here said she's upset that she will amonger be able to climb that old tree. >> well, we just moved here this summer and whenever i felt sad i went up and sang on it. it was kind of sad to see it fall. >> reporter: residents said their lights, heat and water went off. the roots from the tree damaged a pipe but now everything is restored. we did get a chance to speak to two of the three car owners. one of them is driving their car away right now. it has a hole in the back. it has a big gaping hole. he will take that to his mechanic right now. he said. and coming up at 8:45, we'll tell you exactly what he as well as another driver had to

say. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wow. quite a sight there. thank you. in san francisco, check this out. another tree fell down and created quite a mess. it happened in 20th and eureka streets in the city's castro district just after 9:30 last night. firefighters responded and helped clear the mess. they did have to block off the road, though, during the cleanup. for realtime yum dates any time -- updates any time we are off air, you can download our weather app to your mobile device. developing news from chile this morning of an 8.2 magnitude earthquake, it hit off the northern coast of chile. this was centered off the northern coastal city of iquiqui. although they've canceled the watches and warnings of the tsunami between south america and mexico, that quake caused tsunami waves that were more than 6 feet fall. at least six deaths are blamed on the quakes, some of them from heart attacks and others because of severe injuries.

here's some photos. look at these. there have been reports of fires after the big earthquake. there have also been dozens of aftershocks this morning, including one that was a 6.2. now, ktvu's brian flores is following all of the developments from chile. brian will bring us a live report coming up at 8:30. oakland police are asking the public's help to solve a double shooting. it happened around 11:00 last night at bromley and seminary avenue. one man died at the scene while the other victim is in critical condition. no one is in custody yet. investigators are looking for witnesses or nearby surveillance video that might have caught the gunmen. daly city may soon follow the lead of san francisco and several other bay area cities. they may soon restrict the sale and the use of electronic cigarettes. the leaders are pushing for these cigarettes the same way

smoke something banned. that's because of second-hand smoke. but there's disagreement about how far the restrictions should go. dublin police are asking for the public's help finding a man who robbed a gas station and threatened to burn it down. police have released these surveillance pictures from the robbery last wednesday at a shell station on doherty road. officers say the man was armed with a baseball bat and a can of gasoline. he threatened to burn the station down if the clerk did not hand over the money in the register. the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. police believe he was driving a ford fusion. happening now -- microsoft kicking off the annual developers' conference in san francisco. the company is expected to give previews of the updates of windows. most people expect to see and hear a voice assistant with

apple's siri. the conference, by the way, runs through friday. there is a warning for commuters who travel near the new apple headquarters. the construction of the spaceship-like building will soon be causing some serious traffic tieups. janine de la vega joins us live from cupertino to tell us about the closures and show us what is happening right now. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. construction crews are here working at north wolfe road and homestead avenue. the number of lanes have been cut here. sidewalk access is also restricted in certain spots. that's proven to be a hassle for those who live and work in the area. this map shows the new apple campus and what it borders. it's stur rounded by -- surrounded by wolf, and homestead. there are roadwork signs and cones on streets, telling most tifts what's closed and where to -- motorists what's closed and where to due -- detour.

more work needs to be done to relocate the public utilities and to get the site ready for the new anle campus ii -- apple campus ii. prune ridge avenue is going to be affected. a section of it is closed. there are also lane reductions happening on homestead and tamtou. >> they've been good about keeping us posted. i'm just terribly disappointed they are closing pruneridge completely. that's our cutthrough to get to 280. now they bridge us down to homestead and wolf to get on the freeway. >> it doubles my commute time. my commute time is short. it's still a nuisance. for what used to be a simple commute is like -- usually backed up by a couple of hundred yards. >> the new apple headquarters will employ around 12,000 employees which city leaders said would benefit the local economy because of the additional tax revenue it should bring. until the project is completed, the businesses and people who live around it will be affected.

apple has sent out a letter to the neighbors here to explain the changes coming. most people i spoke to this morning say while they are annoyed by the congestion, they are still excited about the energy that apple will bring to the area. reporting live from cupertino, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. happening today -- ireland's air lingus is celebrates its return to san francisco international airport. this is a live picture. you can ski a little of the raindrops on the lens. but some blue skies as well. mayor lee will take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. they begin nonstop flights between dublin, ireland and sfo. round-trip ticket starblths at $999. they say this could further strengthen ties between silicon valley and ireland where several companies have their european headquarters. work on san francisco's central subway, it's underway. now officials are considering plans for another subway line near san francisco state.

the san francisco chronicle reports there is there a proposal to build a -- there is a proposal to build a subway line from st. francis to the school. officials say the subway line to speed up the route and improve safety. right now, riders are forced to cross three lanes of traffic just to catch a train on 19th avenue. all right. it is 8:11. hit and killed on a dark, cold and slick east bay freeway. the tragic mistake one man made that may have led to his death. >> he's okay. he has issues for being out in the cold weather. medical is assessing him. >> a snowboarder missing found alive. how he kept warm in the frigid temperatures and the family dinner that may have saved his life. good morning. right now, we're looking at a commute that is improving quite a bit. here on 24, though, we have slow traffic. find out what's causing it and also a look at the bay bridge. almost done with the rain.

plenty of blue sky starting to pop through especially through the north bay. but the rain, this is it for this system. but what about the rest of the week into the weekend?

new developments in the deadly landslide in washington state. the death toll is now in the

20s. mud is 70 feet thick in some places and also contaminated with hazardous materials and sewage. pg&e faces criminal charges for the deadly pipeline explosion that leveled a san bruno neighborhood. eight people died. dozens were hurt in the 2010 explosion that destroyed 38 homes. federal prosecutors filed felony charges that accuse pg&e of repeatedly violating the federal pipeline safety act. the charges claim the utility failed to keep proper records and did not conduct required inspections that could have prevented the disaster. if convicted, pg&e could face up to $6 million in fines and court-ordered oversight. pg&e's ceo released a statement saying "san bruno was a tragic accident. we have taken accountability and are deeply sorry. we have worked hard to do the right thing for victims, their families and the community, and

we will continue to do so." there is a happy ending for a missing snowboarder from san francisco we told you about him yesterday morning. 26-year-old abraham finking stein vanished while snowboarding on monday in the sierra back country. but last night about 8:00, rescuers got a call saying he was able to walk out of the cold. he found a house miles away from that search area. the people living in that house had just sat found -- down for dinner when he knocked on the door asking for help. >> he's okay. he has some issues. he will be treated for. i believe those to be minor. so hopefully he will recover just fine. >> he built a shelter out of snow to protect himself from the cold and the snow. >> i'm grateful.

thank you very much. >> and then a missing runner from modesto, he was rescued after surviving two nights in the sierra. robert route was with his running club on sunday when he took a wrong turn near forest hill and became lost. he was just wearing a light long sleeved shirt. some shorts and a windbreaker. he said he hunkered down under some bushes. he put his hands under his armpits trying to protect them from frostbite. after he was rescued, he said the think he wanted the most was a hamburger from in and out. a woman from berkeley has quite a story to tell. 31-year-old emily davis said she was struck by lightning during monday's storm. she said she was hit by the bolt wheentd when she walked across adeline and stewart street delivering a cup of coffee to her boyfriend. >> i had this unusual metallic taste and then i saw a

flashbulb go off and then this orb of light go down my umbrella handle. after that happens, i heard this clap of thunder that was the loudest clap of thunder i'd ever heard. >> she said she was shaken up but not seriously hurt. she just learned from her family that her great-great- great grandfather was killed by lightning while riding a horse. in the u.s., the odds of being struck by lightning are 1 in 700,000. pretty amazing odds there. >> very lucky lady. >> yes. let's get you to where you need to go. sal, you are watching highway 24 still. >> we are watching 24. we're watching the peninsula. the bridges and we have some new i want to tell you about. northbound 101 hills dale, san mateo. there is a crash there and traffic is a little bit slow. crash is right there where i put the icon. but northbound 101 traffic is slow even after that getting up into burlingame. you notice 280 northbound is

actually a good call there. you might want to do that. southbound 280 getting down to redwood city is slow and as we look at the south bay, 85, no one is asking any questions because it looks good. you know, people comment or tweeted me to complain about 85, every week. westbound 24, dave mentioned it. 24 is still busy driving up to pleasant him but it gets better by the time you reach oakland. speaking of oakland, bay bridge toll plaza, look at this. i think you will like it. can i hear some clapping, please? traffic is moving along nicely getting on the bridge. here's steve. [ applause ] >> steve? >> yes. >> here we go. >> fleetwood mac is coming to town. we have partly cloudies, partly sunnies. there is a little bit, a little bit of light rain. i doubt much is happening. i'm not getting any reports of

it. some of the rainfall totals. oakmont, 1.92. danville, 1.44. .93 fell in a half-hour between 4:45 and 5:15. near calistoga, 1.05. sfo, .95. napa, .91. the hills are beautiful. i -- i want to amend this michael sent me a funny e-mail saying we're not 53%. we're 50.1%. maybe i messed up a little bit. 1.67 storm total. 1.80 where he lives. so to date, 11.86. we would need 11.79 by june 30th to get to normal. everyone and their brother i how do you spell fat chance? it's not gonna happen. we'll see. you never know. january had 18 days of record highs and nobody thought that would happen.

things are crazy. they are just topsy-turvy. the system is moving fast down to southern california. it's hanging out at big sur for breakfast. for us it's long gone. it will be cool and breezy. we're drying out. could be an isolated shower. most of it is long gone. the peninsula took the brunt of some rain for most of the morning and also marin county. all of that is sliding really far to the south. unless you are heading to 101 south. you might not encounter anything. 40s on the temperatures. 50s. we will have sunny, mostly sunny, partly sunny skies. 20s and 30s even ukiah is still at 39. i think tonight, tomorrow morning, wind protected areas, it will be breezy. but at least things are quiet. some showers ending. sunny, cool, mostly sunny. breezy. rain moves south and i mean really far south. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. these areas are well below average especially for the inland temperatures. we'll recover. but ever so slowly.

could be right rain. warmer on the weekend. >> thank you, steve. 8:21. a racy twitter page at the center of a growing cyberbullying scandal. the disturbing tweets connected to three local high schools and why police say they are not sure they can do anything about it. and the mystery man who won $4 25 million in the powerball jackpot, he finally claimed the money. why we still don't know much about him and what he will do with the money.

8:24. the winner of february's $425 million powerball jackpot in milpitas has finally stepped forward. he's still a mystery man. b. raymond bucksston did not want to show his face when he walked into the lottery office to claim his prize. he hid his face behind the big check. he bought his winning powerball ticket at a gas station in milpitas. that's about all we know. however, he says he plans to help children with his new- found fortune. >> he wants to start a foundation to deal childhood hunger with education and with help and that's gonna be his long-term goals and use that money towards -- something really positive making the world a better place. >> he opted for the lump sum pay out of about $242 million

before taxes. an april fool's joke in south carolina, it landed a woman in jail. police in spartanburg say angela timens sent a text message to her daughter about a possible shooting at the college where she works and in that text, timens said she could hear bifer and was hiding in a -- gunfire and was hiding in a bathroom. her daughter called 911, the police swarmed the campus. it turns out the whole thing was an april fool's joke. >> let me warn you. that's not funny. you know, calling somebody and telling them that you -- you lost your favorite coffee cup or something dumb like that, is fine. don't call in nothing that will make the first responders everywhere in the county come over here. i'm thinking on the way over, i'm thinking columbine, sandy hook, virginia tech and the list goes on. >> timens was arrested on several charges, including breach of the police and disturbance at the school. the college has not said whether she will lose her job.

a lot of questions following a mysterious disappearance a month ago have finally been answered. where the search for a missing marin county man came to a saddened. also -- we're still following developments out of chile. it was hit by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake. we'll show you more video of the moment when the quake hit and tell you what the president of chile is doing right now. good morning. we're still looking at traffic that is but city because of some minor problems that have cropped up. however, as you look at 280. this commute looks good. we'll tell you what's good and what's bad. this rain has made for beautiful conditions. it will be a gorgeous day. of the hills are green. the air is -- the hills are green. the air is clean. is there any more rain on the five-day forecast?

it's just about 8:30. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." this is a live picture to start your day. look at this mess in an oakland neighborhood after last night's storm. those poor folks. this is not something anybody wants to wake up, too. a downed tree smashed several cars. they are cleaning it up. we'll keep you posted on how the cleanup is going. it is wednesday morning, april 2nd. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather. steve is right over there. >> thank you, dave. almost done. i don't think there's much left. if there is it's an isolated shower. we had a couple of pretty good ones. everything appears possible drying out. there will be snow. left behind, very cold air. a lot of 40s and even a couple

of upper 30s. i think we'll see more of that tonight and tomorrow as the skies clear. we'll get cloud buildups. sunny, cool, breezy. only upper 50s for some. and very low 60s. here's sal. >> all right. had to adjust my microphone. okay good. we can continue. let's take a look at 880. this is among the only slow traffic that's really slow that we've been able to find. it's not that bad. if you are used to this every day, but it's slow definitely after high street or approaching high street. a reminder, there is a good, old-fashioned day/night doubleheader at the coliseum. even if you are not a baseball fan, you should be aware of it, this afternoon, the commute is going to be -- to go right by the coliseum. you might see some slow traffic as a result of that doubleheader. let's take a look at the bay bridge. it's cleared up nicely. no problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge. your drive time is eight minutes into the city. san jose and the south bay has

cleared up. northbound 101, it cleared up the crash. even morgan hill and gilroy traffic looks pretty good. as i push in, i see slow traffic on northbound 280 at 101. 8:31. back to the desk. we have breaking news right now. sources with the san jose police department say the department ended up with only 29 qualified recruits out of 60 slots for its may police academy. now, ktvu has learned the police hiring board completed its screening process just last night. the 29 people who made it into the academy came from a pool of just 58 applicants. now, when contacted about that number, a police union official called it disappointing. in light of the city's much publicized plans to try to restore the police force, stay tuned, we'll bring you much more on this breaking news story on the news at noon. now to the developing news coming in from chile about the big earthquake. thousands of people have been

evacuated. there have been several aftershocks still rattling that country. ktvu's brian flores in the studio now with the damage this has caused. >> reporter: speaking of aftershocks, there have been 35 of them since the quake struck northern chile. the latest one happened hours ago. it was a magnitude 5.1. that is by the way the same magnitude of earthquake from the la habra quake in southern california last friday. we continue to get video into the newsroom of when that quake struck. take a look. about 60 miles from the coastal town of iquiqui. we've seen footage of people leaving immediately and then the items falling off the shelves. we've seen people sleeping in tents outside or in sleeping bags because many had to evacuate to higher ground because of previous had i- issued tsunami warnings. since then the warnings have been lifted an some are currently returning home to assess the damage. this quake has turned deadly. the latest count, six people have died because of heart attacks or because of falling

debris say government officials. while we await word of any other damages, chile's president arrived in the coastal town and she has declared a state of emergency for three provinces there. >> translator: the country had been able to safely evacuate. i would like to call on those who remain to remain calm so we can assure their safety. >> reporter: and chile's president has deployed about 300 troops and about 100 anti- riot police to the area. back in 2010, about 500 chileans died after an 8.8 magnitude quake. but most of them were killed when a tsunami washed over coastal cities. those tsunamis were lifted from south america all the way up to the u.s. but a tsunami advisory remains in effect for hawaii. expects believe these waves will not cause major damage.

experts say this earthquake was pretty long as well. about 40 seconds in comparison, the loma prieta earthquake in 1989 was about 15 seconds. i'm brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the chp is investigating a deadly crash on an oakland freeway. it happened shortly after midnight on southbound 880 near high street. investigators tell ktvu news the person killed had been involved in a car accident after spinning out on the freeway. at least two other cars then hit him while he was walking away from the crash scene near the slow lane of the freeway. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the chp says the drivers who hit him are cooperating. memorial services continue today for the u.s. marine killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in fremont. this week, family members, friends and fellow marines are holding memorials all across the bay area for 23-year-old

andrew silva. this morning's ceremony will be at saint ann's catholic church in silva's hometown of union city. the young marine had just returned home from a tour of duty in afghanistan when he was killed last week. 8:35. the investigation in san francisco goes on this morning into a deadly fire near the cal palace last night. an elderly woman was killed. six other family members were hurt. that fire started yesterday evening near geneva avenue in san francisco's sunnydale neighborhood. take a look at some of the cell phone video of that building on fire. one man actually jumped out a third floor window to escape the fast-moving flames. firefighters and neighbors worked together to regular cue others. but the family's grandmother did not survive. >> i'm happy i got to kiss her on the forehead one more time. i was able to be with my mother when we saw her. but a day won't go by when i

won't think about her. >> the mom who died was jane thompson. mid-80s. six of the family members are listed in critical condition. investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire. the napa couple accused of killing a 3-year-old girl is due back in court at this hour. the mother of -- at this hour. the mother of kaylee slusher and her boyfriend are expected to learn the date of the preliminary hearing date. sara krueger and ryan warner are accused of beating the child to death and hiding her body in a freezer. if convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. san francisco general hospital is getting high marks in improving security following a tragic incident last fall. mayor ed lee demanded changes after the body of patient lynn spaulding was found in a hospital stairwell two weeks after she vanished from her hospital room. a new report finds sf general has taken several steps to

avoid a future tragedy. they include investigating in state-of-the-art security equipment. family members of a missing marin county man finally have some answers this morning after a car belonging to that missing man was found down an embankment in marin county. a caltrans worker found the wrecked toyota camry tuesday morning on highway 1, north of balinas, they discovered a body nearby that's not been formally identified. the family member said the car belonged to 93-year-old robert davis of san rafael. he was last seen february 26th leaving marin joe's restaurant in core tau corte madera. >> my condolences. a great guy. you know, i'm glad to see they've got closure. >> it was also raining the night mr. davis disappeared. his family fears he may have

become disor re-- disoriented. investigators say the brush was very thick making it impossible to see the wrecked car from the roads. le 8:38. happening right now, president obama is on his way to michigan this morning where he will, once again, push for an increase in the federal min midge wage again -- minimum wage again. you can see air force one about to ache off. the president wants to raise the federal minimum wage from 7.25 to 10.10 an hour. president obama will point out that michigan is where carmaker henry ford once doubled his workers' wages saying it would be good for business because it would help employees build the business. there it is taking off to michigan. muni's board of directors is at the center over the heated battle regarding sunday parking. mayor lee wants to stop forcing drivers to feed the meters on sunday. but critics say it's a bad idea

since charging for sunday parking brings in $89 million a year. muni could really use the money. oakland is using a new tactic to keep city streets clean. it will be putting large trash dumpsters in several locations around east oakland this month. we've been reporting on neighbors complaining that clothes, furniture and trash have been dumped on their streets for months. now the city council encouraging people to use the bins rather than leaving things on the street. 8:40. the hayward city council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance to ban sleeping overnight on city property. the city spokesman says it is not aimed at criminalizing the homeless but they say they need to make downtown hayward a safe place for everybody. this ordinance will have a final vote on april 15th. if approved, it will take affect in may. san francisco supervisors voted they are gonna go ahead

with the test of allowing private shuttle buses to use muni buses. opponents wanted the board to reconsider the idea saying supervisors had not considered the environmental impact of the plan. and now they say they may take this issue to court. the pilot program is due to begin july 1st. 8:40. 8:41. a major recall has been announced by chrysler. the problem april affecting hundred of thousands -- affecting hundreds of thousands of suvs. >> reporter: we're live in oakland, where a tree toppled on top of three cars. hear from a mother who said her son was almost hit by the falling tree. good morning. we're still looking at traffic that's busy in some areas, but also a lot of improvement. we'll check out the south bay and look at some of the bridge commutes. our early april wild weather is coming to an end now, at least for now. it's not very warm.

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welcome back. 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you -- there is a warning for commuters near the new apple headquarters in

cupertino, the construction of the spaceship like building will soon cause major traffic tieups. drivers are warned, expect road closures and also detours. a magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit off the northern coast of chile. six people were either crushed to death or had heart attacks. we're also reporting there's damage and fires. back here at home on the stormwatch this morning, we're monitoring the cleanup. it's underway all around the bay area after the wet weather the past several days. rain soaked the ground, causing a lot of trees to topple over like this one last night in san francisco's castro district. that downed tree took out another tree on the same street. in oakland, a giant tree came down on top of three cars last night. one of those cars was flattened. tara moriarty joining us live in oakland. you are talking to people who were almost crushed by that

tree. i know they had to be terrified. >> reporter: oh, yeah. scary moments. a man said he was walking his dog when the tree almost fell on top of him. right now, crews are here. they say it will take them about two hours to get this mess cleaned up. a little girl who lives in the house says she was asleep when the tree fell. when the alarm went off and her brother woke her up, she thought it was an april fool's joke. obviously, no laughing matter. >> that's amazing. oh, man. >> reporter: we got an upclose look at the roots of the tree. a 15-foot-wide hole in the yard. we're on el dorado where the tree came crashing down damaging three cars. luckily, no one was hurt. crews worked overnight removing the limbs blocking the streets. power went out to several homes but was later restored. one man was nearby when the tree was restored. >> my uncle was walking over there.

he heard a crackling and then the -- and then a few seconds, the tree had fallen down. >> he came into the house, he goes, mom, let me show you something. he said i don't know if i would have been walking through this door five minutes ago. >> reporter: we talked to one woman whose car received the brunt of the damage. >> well, i mean, i had to call into my boss and say i'm not coming in for a while today to figure out why i'm doing. i texted her this morning say i'm not going to be in for a while. there is a tree on top of my car. >> reporter: now, the little girl who lives here said she's sad she won't be able to climb her tree anymore. she said the light, heat and water were cut off in the house last night. the roots from the tree damaged a pipe but now everything is restored. once again, we want to mention the fact that crews are gonna be out here for at least the next two hours with the wood chopper. they will grind up all of this

and haul it away. live from oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and for realtime updates any time we're off the air, you can download our ktvu weather app to your mobile device. 8:47. cyberbullying taken to a new and very scary level. pam cook is in the newsroom with the twitter account that was shut down and the specific actions parents should take to keep their kids safe. good morning, pam. >> good morning. the twitter account was a gossip site about local hools and named nan -- site about local high schools and named names. it involved benicia, american canyon and vallejo, named their specific high school and were mostly graphic and sexual in nature. we showed the page to this benicia school board member. he was saddened by what he saw and he's worry fod-- worried. he says parents should talk to

their kids about this and follow them online. >> you want to take cool away, put parents on it. we're cool killers. [laughter] >> he says it only takes two minutes and it makes kids think before they post. kids need to know just because they are on social media does not mean they are not being parented. they say this was started by a benicia student. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, pam. chrysler recalling almost 870,000 suvs. the 2011 to 2014 jeep grand cherokee and dodge durangos are being recalled. chrysler says corrosion may make the brakes hard to use. now the investigation started after some drivers said the brakes felt too hard after they stepped on to them. there's been one crash.

but no injuries. we want to check in with sal keeping a close eye on the san mateo bridge approach. >> there are a couple of crashes there, tori and dave, 92 westbound. chp does a good job of getting out there and getting these things to the shoulder. however, i do want to show you the traffic is slower than usual. getting to the san mateo bridge and when you get over to the peninsula, 101 is kind of a mess. we've had a couple of crashes on 101 in san mateo. i want to show you the actual bridge from our camera. not all that bad once you make it on the span. i want to show you the traffic on the bay bridge approach is nice and light. at 8:50. let's go to steve. >> hold on there, sal. >> beautiful clouds, steve. >> i had a nice -- i can't remember if it was facebook or tweet or what. >> robin said i drove and it's gorgeous. it is. the air is clean. it's nice and -- we've been waiting all along for rain. we get it. thanks to chrissy for the

double rainbow. right there. also, they are posting this on facebook. we talked about it being rainbow weather and thank you. wonderful pictures. thank you for all. information. i do my best to get your rainfall information on there. our low is moving fast out of the picture. oak mawbility 1.92 -- oakmont, 1.92. calistoga, 1.05. san anselmo, .74 with a blazing hot 46 degrees. [laughter] >> that's cold. that's cold for this time of year. i enjoy the comedy. rainfall for san francisco, officially 1.67. our observer michael polanski 1.80. to date, 11.86. we're 50% of normal. however we would need 11.79 by june 30th to get to normal. probably not. probably not. but you never know. there are signs of more rain in the middle of the month. in fact, the 15-day is very bullish for rain. we'll see how that pans out. rain ends for now. partly cloudy, partly sunny.

cool and breezy. two very good friends of mine. most of the rain is done. thank you, dave. most of it is done in monterey and even south of soledad. it's on its way to l.a. fast. 40 dergs on its way to 50. we'll be below average on the temperatures. it will be sunny to mostly sunny. 20s, 30s mountains. still kind of cloudy up in lake county. i expect that to clear out as drier air builds in. might be a little weak system on friday. it's not looking like a hill of beans right now. cool and breezy. clouds over the hills. but the rain is about down. there might be an isolated shower. 50s, 60s. out to brentwood, upper 50s, low 60s. brentwood, 63. a little bit of rain on friday. if it makes it at all and then a warmer weekend for you. he's so smart, he's been accepted to eight ivy league colleges. now which one will he pick? how this over achieving high

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a former san francisco firefighter accused of being under the influence in a crash that injured a motorcyclist goes before a judge. michael quinn is due to the arraigned on three felony dui counts. prosecutors say quinn ran a red light before he hit a motorcycle rider with a fire truck last june on fifth and

howard. equip resigned from the fire department after the crash. if he is convicted on all charges, he could get up to three years in prison. with so many high school seniors hearing from colleges in the last week, one student at a public school in long island new york has a lot to celebrate. 17-year-old was accepted at all eight ivy league colleges. he says his parents have been the driving force behind his academic achievements but he says his life is more than just school work. >> i think i've been really well rounded when it comes to academics music, sports and just like -- just like not being the very best in all of them. >> he is pretty darned good in all of them. he is leaning towards yale but will pick the one best for him ahead of the deadline and he got into duke and a few other

state schools. he almost got a perfect s.a.t. school, participants in student gofd and lead roles in school plays and he volunteers at a hospital. >> hand some, too well, so is sal. >> that mean is impressive. whoever he is, man or a boy, young man, very impressive. let's take a look at the commute. still a little bit slow on 92 and then? san mateo. let's quickly take a look at the bay bridge. you can use that, too. it looks good an eight-minute drive into san francisco. 880 slow. day/night double header at the coliseum. what is the weather gonna be like for that? well, it won't be raining. that's shor sure -- for sure. if it's a passing shower, it won't last long. it will be cool andy -- it will

be cool and breezy. the weekend looks warmer back in the 70s. >> oh, good. >> thank you, steve. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch us at noon for more on the breaking news on the recruit problems for the san jose police department. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us. bulldog: oh boy! every mattress at mattress discounters is so comfy! how could they get any better? well, there's one way... brilliant! mattress discounters red tag sale! through sunday, get $300 off serta perfect sleeper, and sealy posturepedic. plus, free delivery. don't wait! mattress discounters red tag sale ends sunday.

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