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. we are live in san jose where police are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year. we will tell you about the discovery made in an east san jose neighborhood this morning.

it's a problem giving mean people the heebie jeebie's this morning. that is a technical term. people living in san francisco's north beach say it's causing rats it invade the neighborhood. april is distracted driver awareness month and we are not off to a good start in the bay area. the crash that happened hours ago and how chp throughout the state will be cracking down. mornings on 2 starting now. we are looking at the live pictures of breaking news in san jose where police have just confirmed they are investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year. several blocks around the intersection of lania avenue are blocked off. you can see the red tape there. janine de la vega just spoke with investigators. how this could be connected to

a recent crash of violence in the south bay. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i am tori campbell. >> i am dave clark. i am loving the red, t.c. >> let's check weather and traffic. i gambled, steve, i left the umbrella home. was that smart? >> yeah, today, dave. maybe tonight, tomorrow you might want to grab that just in case. a weak system is giving us a lot of cloud cover. combination of low and high clouds. more 40s than anything else to right at 50. it will be a combination of these two all day long. the high clouds will continue to filter in. a little bit more sun to the south. we will go 66 in san jose today. these are pretty close, these forecasted highs today. seasonal averages. this is a much, much weaker system than anything we saw earlier this week. that's for sure. the clouds, though, preventing the lows from getting colder. still a couple returns showing up. the main part of the front is back here still holding to the. it doesn't look like of because it isn't much. high clouds in place.

the low clouds will peel off or burn off, if you will, by 9 or 10:00. patchy fog. good morning. we are looking at a commute that is slow and we have a new crash which is spotted on the peninsula. westbound bay bridge the traffic looks good. you may see an ac transit bus pulled over to one of the shoulders as it may have hit one of the toll booths. but it's not causing a major delay. also looking at the san mateo bridge, the traffic here is moderate. a little bit of slow traffic getting to the toll plaza area, but it's not that major yet. southbound 101 at wood side road there is a crash reportedly blocking two lanes here at wood side-by-side road. now, the traffic is going to be busy as you head out of the san carlos area here. let's go back to the desk. we begin with breaking news

from san jose. just moments ago police released important new information about the discovery of a body this morning. jeanine de la vega says this is officially a homicide case. good morning. >> good morning. the 11th homicide of the year for san jose. i just spoke with neighbors who told me they are not surprised this happened in this neighborhood here because there has been gang activity. some say they actually heard the gunshots at around 3 or 3:30 this morning. but the man was found shot a couple hours later. the discovery of his body. you can see there is lots of police activity here. they have this road blocked off while they continue to investigate. this all happened at 5:30 this morning. that's when officers were called to lanai and denali, which is just off tully road in east san jose. they had gotten a report that a man was shot in a car. when they arrived they determined that that man was

deceased. now, family members of the victim say they had been waiting for him to come home from work. they showed up here to the scene. they wanted to confirm that it is, in fact, their loved one. they are still waiting to hear from police. but they say that their loved one is a man in his 20s. he is married. he has a baby. they are just in shock and disbelief. at this point police are canvasing the neighborhood. they are collecting evidence. they are trying to see if anybody heard or saw anything. at this point there are no suspects who have been caught. no arrests have been made. in the last week and a half, i do want to mention that there has been a rash of driver-by shootings throughout various areas in san jose. some of them in east san jose. police have been so busy that we haven't had a chance to talk to them to see if there is any sort of connection between that, to see if this there is some sort of drive-by shooting. but we will stay on top of it

and give you any sort of updates as soon as we get them in the next hour of mornings on 2. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. we have seen it far too many times. drivers getting hurt or hurting somebody else because they are distracted while they drive. april is distracted driving awareness month. ktvu's brian flores joining us live now in hayward with a new example. brian, we found this morning how dangerous it is and also what law enforcement agencies will be doing to try to get us all to stop. >> reporter: yeah. we are all affected about this, if you really think about it, whether you are the driver behind the wheel, you are a passenger in a car, if you are riding a bike or if you are walking. distracted driving certainly dangerous out there. that's why lean agencies throughout the state will be -- law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be cracking down. and this really couldn't come any sooner. as sal mentioned during the 5:00 hour, this was 3:45 this

morning. a driver of an s.u.v. admitted to cpr she was distracted by her cellphone when she got in this roll other crash on eastbound 84. there was a lot of damage. looked pretty bad, worse than it was. but chp says she did not suffer any major injuries. our news crew there this morning says the driver declined comment as she was too embarrassed about what happened. quite frankly, she was lucky to be alive. this was the scene last month in santa rosa. a 30-year-old allegedly was looking for his cellphone and was high on marijuana when he didn't see the car in front of him. that crash killed 53-year-old susan hufford. also, her mother-in-law, 74-year-old sharon hufford as they were on highway 12 to celebrate a birthday in santa rosa. law enforcement agencies hope

that stops today. many law enforcement agencies and 200 others throughout the state will be participating in this crackdown today and throughout the month. here in the bay area, special patrols will be targeting distracted drivers. in south san francisco, santa rosa, pacifica, and petaluma. be aware if you are on the roads today and beginning throughout the month. chp says 3300 people nationwide were killed in 2012 from drivers who were distracted. we are going to talk with the chp about that crash that happened on highway 84 and more on the crackdown expected throughout this month. >> thank you, brian. 7:08. the chp office in sacramento county is investigating a tragic highway crash that killed a man and his 14-year-old daughter. two young men are facing felony charges in their deaths after a high-speed chase and crash, and a twin brother of one suspect is also being questioned. the tragic incident unfolded yesterday on interstate 80.

officers say the man led authorities on a chase that began in auburn and it ended with this horrific crash in antelope outside of sacramento. the father and his teen daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. officers arrested the suspects a short time later. >> i am glad everybody is in custody. certainly sad about the event and how it turned out. >> two sheriff's deputies were hurt in an earlier crash during the long chase of the suspects are expected to face homicide charges once they are released from the hospital. a new report suggests driving on california highways should be a smooth ride. the "mercury news" cites a caltrans report that 42,000 out of the 50,000 miles of state highways or 84% are in good operating condition. that's up from 75% in 2011. local roads receiving upgrades include interstate 80, 880 through san jose and oakland,

and 680 in contra costa county. the report also warns that nearly $4 billion in funding is almost used up. time now 7:09. happening today former san francisco school board president keith jackson is due in court this morning to find out if he could be released on bail. jackson is charged in the corruption case related to state senator leland yee and he is accused of collecting campaign contributions for yee in exchange for political favors. he is also accused of drug dealing, gun trafficking, and a murder-for-hire plot. the prosecutors are calling jackson is a one-man crime wave. they say he should not be released from custody. but jackson's lawyer says he should be released because jackson has no criminal record and no history of violence. now, another man arrested as part of that same fbi investigation, raymond shrimp boy chow, was a-pointed a lawyer yesterday. chow will appear in court next

tuesday for a detention hearing. now, he is accused of several crimes, including money laundering and drug trafficking. and leland yee has hired a new lawyer to represent him against the federal corruption and gun trafficking charges. the suspended state senator was first represented by paul demeester when he was first arrested and freed on bond. his new lawyer is james lasart. a former prosecutor now in private practice. demeester says the change was yee's decision. he is due back in court for an arraignment next tuesday. police officers in san francisco's chinatown are on alert because of the leland yee case. they are worried about potential gang violence. officers fear retaliation or a power grab between rival gangs after the arrest of suspected mobster raymond shrimp boy chow. >> it could be a personal

thing. it could be someone trying to get into, you know, take power. take charge now. >> the police credit the gang task force with keeping gang violence under control. another part of the police strategy is to build trust within the chinese community. all right. tori, time just about 7:12. prosecutors say they are not the killers, but five teenagers are facing murder charges this morning. the dramatic twist in a bay area case that has the teenagers in serious trouble over the death of their friend. there are new developments in the investigation into the gunman who opened fire at fort hood killing three people and himself, and we'll also hear about his wife's reaction. high mid-level clouds but a beautiful sunrise over the city here. the cloud cover, one more system for rain or just all show and no go? ehrmann family. it's love, your way.

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7:14. new developments in a mass shooting at the fort hood army base in texas. the military is still trying to figure out why an iraq war veteran would apparently turn on fellow soldiers. the investigation is now looking into the gunman's history of mental health. the accused gunman is identified as 34-year-old army specialist ivan lopez. investigation described the mass shooting as deliberate and calculated. reporter polo sandoval joins us from outside the furred, texas base with a look at the suspected shooter and what could have set him off. >> reporter: you know, that is the big question of the day. a lot of people are trying to find out exactly what led to yesterday's shooting. meanwhile, we have to mention it's been a very busy night for investigators. they have been probing into the past of this army specialist. he was a father.

he was a husband. police say he was a soldier who turned against his own. this sprawling army post in fort hood, texas is yet again the scene of a shooting. this time authorities the say an army specialist killed three people before turning his gun on himself. 16 others were wounded. the base commander says specialist ivan lopez opened fire in one building. then continued firing while driving to another. military police caught up to him as he started shooting in that second building. lieutenant general mark millie says he took his own live when a military police officer confronted him. >> that was heroic what she did at that moment in time. and she did her job and she did exactly what we would expect of a united states army military police. >> reporter: ivan lopez had only been stationed at fort hood since february and had previously served four months in iraq. military officials say lopez was being treated for depression and anxiety and was being evaluated

for post-traumatic stress disorder. >> we are digging deep into his background. any criminal history, psychiatric history, his experiences in combat. >> reporter: neighbors tried to console his wife. >> she was worried and crying and she had a little girl with her. i walked over to her and i tried to console her and comfort her and let her know that everything was okay. but it didn't seem to, you know, pretty much, you know, sink in. as far as i knew, he was a nice guy. he always smiled and waved. that's about it. >> reporter: shooting bears a sad resemblance to the 2009 mass shooting at the same post when major nidal hasan opened fire. there is still so many unanswered questions here. investors are starting up right now. their first full day of look nothing this case. we -- look into this case. we have to note this there are several vehicles making their way into the base. a lot of them men and women in

vid. they are showing up to work, 1516 hours after those shots rang out. something has to be said about the resilience we are seeing here on this base. a lot of people not allowing something like this to get in their way. but still this whole investigation does shadow over what's supposed to be business as usual on this major base in central texas. tori. >> and, polo, at this point do officials believe there is any tie to terrorism? >> reporter: you know, that was one of the first questions that we asked, you know, just moments after this happened. they were very quick, officials were very quick to downplay any potential tie to terrorism. however, they did not eliminate it all together. so at this point, tori, all cards are on the table. all possibilities here. this could go either way. they still have a very long way to go. a lot of people to talk to. a lot of crime scene photos to take and a lot of evidence to gather. >> all right. polo sandoval joining us from

fort hood, texas. >> we want to note this just into the newsroom. the army secretary is saying the fort hood shooter saw no combat in iraq wand was not wound wash and was not wounded. time 7:18. meantime, the senate intelligence committee is expected to vote today on the classifying of secret report about interrogations of terrorists suspects. the report allegedly found that techniques like waterboarding and other controversial techniques were cruel and ineffective and didn't help in the hunt for osama bin laden. the cia is disputing many of the allegations and the report may cause a bigger rift between the cia and congress. an entire month without a single death. in all, 2309 american military members have died in afghanistan since the war started in 2001. the pentagon says american casualties have been dropping

as a number of u.s. forces has grown smaller. their role has also shifted away from combat to training and advising the afghan forces. their mission over there is due to wrap up at the end of the year. all right. it is 7:19. we want to check in with sal, who is keeping a close eye on the commute. how are it things in contra costa county, sal? >> it's busy on 24. we are going to start there. but also on 680 and highway 4. and we do have a live picture here to show you that 24 and lafayette as you head up to the tunnel, the traffic is going to be busy. one of our directors here, jeff green and be i, discovered years ago in the '90s that people slow to take a look at the people at the lafayette bart station. people can be seen from the freeway. if you wave, you might distract drivers. it's a strange phenomenon. after watching flask for -- traffic for so long, i thought i'd share that knowledge with you. the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a 30-minute drive into

san francisco, unless you are in the carpool lane. no problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge. a problem on the peninsula southbound 101 at wood sideroad. it is a crash. it's on the shoulder. it was blocking lanes. traffic is backed up out of san mateo heading on south. 280 is a decent alternative. 7:20. let's go to steve. hold on, sal. it's a beautiful bridge, steve. look at the golden gate bridge. traffic is looking good. now lets go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >> you are welcome. >> good morning, everybody. you know it's orange but there is a red bridge that arcs the bay. we have a lot of high clouds. patchy low clouds. this is a very weak system. if we get anything out of it, it will be late tonight, tomorrow morning. it's associated with that although everything says it will sheer apart. take a lot of the energy away. so we're just dealing with a lot of cloud cover. still cold. i just stepped outside. i did. i did. once in a while we do that. it's cold out there. brett up in middletown says we are 39 up here with high

clouds. the high clouds are trapping some of the overnight lows. tomorrow claude if there is any rain, believe me, emphasis on very light. it's out of here by friday night. the weekend looks warmer. 80 by monday. tori asked me that yesterday in the noon news. that is correct. >> yes. >> upper 70s on sunday. we are talking clear lake, vacaville, maybe anitoch, down to gilroy. somewhere in that area. you see the cloud cover over us. is a little bit of fog as well. a lot of 40s and some 50s. it's that time of the year. look at the surge of warm air, tropical air. that's low level jet bringing that up and cold on the back side. 3-4 inches of snow in denver. winter storm warnings for southern minnesota tonight and why. why? because they are looking for 6-12 inches of snow. some of that snow wrapping back into denver. the severe has kicked off in a big way from chicago to cincinnati and back towards st. louis. a bow echo trend there. there is a little cell here just because i want to show this blowing up here.

red river dallas. boom. the chasers are out in full force. high clouds here. not much else really. just kind of a mostly cloudy day. 20s, 30s, 40s. 41 ukiah. again if it wasn't for the cloud cover, a lot of 30s. there is just not too much precip there. we get a lot of cloud cover after this system and then the pattern changes a little bit. we go back to high and dry and also go to warmer. patchy fog just a teeny bit warmer today. not much. just a push. 50s, 60s to maybe a few upper 60s. brentwood, oakley in there and gilroy as far as reaching 60. everyone else in the mid 60s. san mateo 64. if there is any rain or drizzle it will be tomorrow morning. that's it. mostly sunny and warmer saturday and much warmer. monday. 7:23. brace yourself. there are claims that a mythcal creature is real. >> i heard it, you know, 20

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welcome back. 7:26. some california scientists may have be figured out why zebras have stripes. and this may affect how you dress up while you are on vacation. researchers at uc davis say the zebras evolved with stripes to scare off flies. flies don't like to land on black and white stripes and the more biting flies in the region, the more stripes on the

animals. >> wherever you are really annoyed for long periods of the year by these biting flies, then you evolve stripes. >> got to remember that. that same strategy may actually work for humans. scientists say that in very hot countries wearing striped clothing may help people avoid being bitten by flies. now, although they are cautioning the type of the surface and the material may change the effectiveness of the stripes. 7:27. a new report says san francisco mayor ed lee and his wife were treated to more than $95,000 in travel last year paid for by private donors and foundations. that's according to the mayor's

annual economic interest statement reported by the "san francisco chronicle." among the trips, a $21,000 visit to paris with his wife. a $22,000 trip to china and south korea. a $19,000 trip to india again with his wife. in comparison, former san francisco mayor gavin nustaren listed one trip abroad paid for by donors in his final years of office and that was a nine thousand dollars visit to china. 7:27. police are searching for a couple with a 9-month-old baby. what they did not do that has sparked serious concern. >> we are live in san francisco where rats are becoming a growing problem and one neighborhood, we will tell you exactly where, why officials believe they are here and what one person is doing about it. good morning. right now traffic is going to be a little bit slow in some areas. especially in the south bay as you come up on 17. that's northbound 280. we will take a look at the south bay and also check in on the east bay commute. a lot of cloud cover over us. beautiful sunrise. it's a little cold out there this morning. will we be warmer today and get any rain out of these clouds?

7:31. this is a live lock at san francisco's north beach. a place that's usually hopping with people in search of a good restaurant. this morning people are hopping for a different reason. trying to get away from rats. coming up in two minutes we will show you unbelievable video we captured this morning and tell you what many people say is behind the recent rat invasion. the story that's got a lot of us talking here in the newsroom.

good morning. i am tori campbell. >> i am dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. i just stepped outside. steve, you can still blow smoke out your mouth. it's cold enough. >> it is. i just stepped out myself. i was like, it's a little cool here this morning. a lot of cloud cover today. not much to this system. we will go cloudy to mostly cloudy. a couple of upper 30s. more 40s than anything else. partly sunny. mostly cloudy. a lot of high clouds. we will continue that theme all day long. it will be slightly warmer in the afternoon. these are will high, thin, filtered clouds. 40s and 50s. some of these temps, napa was 40 a couple hours ago. now 42. livermore was 41, again that cloud cover wasn't there, it would be even colder. you think there is a chill in the air, there is. but this system is going to give us the possibility -- i say that because there is not much to it. late tonight, tomorrow morning for drizzle or light rain. a far cry from anything earlier

this week. highs today with a lot of cloud cover in the 60s. here's my good friend sal. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that's just moderate. not too bad. certainly better than it was during the rainy days. i do see a chp officer with its lights flashing. a chp car with its lights flashing. it could be getting ready to pull over that driver right there. you hate to see it, but maybe that driver was husbanding his or her -- his or her phone. you never know. traffic at the baseball s bay bridge toll plaza a 31-minute delay. getting up to the main part of san jose, we had an earlier problem at trim bolt. southbound 101 out of san mateo getting of worse. we had a crash at woodside road on the shoulder. traffic is backed up out of san mateo now. the clear alternative is 280, which looks good. 7:33. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. happening today two suspected gang members are due

in a san jose courtroom in an unusual homicide case. they are among five suspects facing murder charges even though prosecutors admit none of them did the actual killing. the charges stem from the deadly stabbing of their friend at a campbell park last month. a homeless man killed, 16-year-old ivan diaz, in an incident prosecutors later ruled was a case of self defense. now prosecutors are holding the gang members criminally responsible for diaz's death. >> it's not real common because it takes a unique type of facts for it to play a role. but ultimately under california law when you are responsible -- ultimately responsible for someone dying, that's where the criminal liability lies. >> prosecutors say diaz was among the gang members who attacked todd tharp who was living in the park. authorities arrested tharp originally but later agreed he was protecting himself.

he was then released and moved out of the south bay are for his own protection. police in san leandro are searching for two men for a frightening home invasion. it happened yesterday afternoon in broad daylight on donovan drive. the victim says two men forced their way into his home, blindfolded him, pepper sprayed him, and then ransacked his home. police say the victim was not seriously hurt and there are no details yet on whether anything was stolen. 7:35. new this morning a rat invasion. in one of san francisco's most popular tourist areas people in north beach say rats have been seen running across washington square pack. other people think that the construction of the subway system is pushing rats into their neighborhood. city leaders say they are getting complaints. they say they are working on a solution to this. ktvu's tara moriarty is live in north beach. tara, you talked to a business owner about this problem, plus you have some new pictures to show us about how big the

problem is? good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, we talked to a merchant. he did not want to go on camera. but he says that at one point there were six rats outside of his business and he was chasing them with a pole. he says that he has contacted the department of public health several times. he says that actually he has had to set his own traps because nothing has really changed over the past couple of months. now, we want you to take a look at that amazing video that my photographer shot because i was too afraid to do it. these are seem rats who are mating out here on the square, washington square, before 4:30. breeding, adding to the growing rat problem. they were in south market last year and it seems now they have migrated to north beach. we found actual rat burroughs in washington square. we know that tourists have been scared by the rats. children playing in the park. the business owner that we spoke to took pictures with his cellphone showing just how big these rats are.

they're actually bigger than the traps and tricky to catch. >> i have seen rats, i mean, i have seen rats about this big with tails, i'd say, about this long. they will come darting out every now and then. not too often, but every now and then i have had had one race over my foot. >> reporter: now, the department of public health says that it has sent a city pest control contractor to treat and bait the area. again, the problems spring up last year. now the rats have pushed on to north beach. some of the city's most popular restaurants and tourist spots. one woman said the rats don't run away when they see you. they chase you. if you do spot any vermon when you are out here, call public health. we have heard they may be placing poison near the sewers to catch the rodents but we haven't been able to confirm that with city officials. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 7:37.

police in ken wood say a man has died after a stand-off that lasted 19 hours. the press democratic reports it started late tuesday night at a trailer off highway 12 in sonoma county. police say the man died after several rounds of tier bass were -- tear gas were released and officers fired on him. it's unclear if he was shot by police or if he took his own life. police say the man was wanted on felony assault and child endangerment allegations and fired at police with an assault rifle during the stand-off. time now 7:38. a runner from modesto who survived two days lost in the freezing mountains is talking about it for the first time. >> tired. but i feel good. i'm very happy to be here. >> that's 55-year-old bob root. he went out for a jog with his running group on the western states trail early sunday morning but he got lost after running ahead of the group wearing only a light jacket,

some shorts, and running shoes. root says he is alive because he kept his cool in that freezing cold. >> i didn't really let myself get too freaked out about anything, too scared about it, because if i did that i knew i would have to fight that battle in order to get out. i would sitting there and i would fall asleep. i had these microsleeps. i couldn't help it. i mean, i would tip over and wake up. >> root finally met up with rescue teams early tuesday morning. he had a couple of cuts and bruises, but says otherwise he is in pretty good shape. time now 7:39. south san francisco police are warning everybody about several new internet and phone scams. investigators say these scammers, they are offering new cars, lottery tickets, or even home loans in exchange for cash. in other cases, the scammers are posing as irs workers. they say the victim is owing back taxes. in all these cases the victims are told to second money through wire transfers or on the green

dot gift cards. investigators want everyone who gets a similar call or email to pull together as much information as possible and call the police. 7:39. a fisherman's wharf worker faces life in prison without parole after being convicted of shooting and killing two people who worked at a rival store. a jury found 56-year-old hong woo guilty. he was arrested shortly after the shooting in january of 2011. prosecutors say he killed the man and woman over a business rivalry. dixon police are searching for a couple with a 9-month-old baby after they failed to show up for a court hearing where they were set to hand over custody of their son. take a look. police are still looking for france juan and malik a. we have contacted police and there is no word on why the couple was due to hand over

their son. anyone with information on this couple's whereabouts is asked to call the dixon police department. 7:40. an east bay organization that helps children and teenagers with disabilities, it has been targeted by thieves and now they're trying to recover. a van belonging to al cost a centers was stolen. even though it was kept locked behind three gates at the oakland facility on malcolm street. they also crashed through a fence. they cut off power to the center as well. the program director says those thieves are hurting extremely vulnerable people. >> these people are so disadvantaged already. they are low-income people with disabilities. that's as challenging as it can get. they are really taking a lot from us. >> now, the police are asking you to keep an eye out for a white van. the license plate number 2475sdp. if you see it call oakland police. now, the center says they have insurance, but they don't have enough to cover the cost of a

new van. time now 7:41. investigators are hoping to find out more today about the strange death of a driver whose car plunged into the contra costa county canal. an autopsy will be performed on the body of 56-year-old dennis sandoval of pittsburg. yesterday divers found his body still strapped into his car, which was submerged near the delta view golf course. his family reported his missing tuesday night when he didn't come home from work. the autopsy today may provide some answers in this mystery. >> something caused that driver to vera you have the roadway -- veer off the roadway, hit a cyclone fencepost and come to rest upside down in the canal. it was raining very heavily. rain could have been a factor in this collision. that will be one of the factors we look at. >> pittsburg police say this happened on west leland road near lang road. if there are any witnesses you are asked to come forward. 7:42. a heated political battle involving killer whales. how the debate has moved from

seaworld to the state capitol. experts say it's only a matter of time before a major tsunami hits the bay area are. the new tool to help save lives and why the number 72 is so significant. good morning. we are looking at a commute with some live pictures that shows that the richmond san rafael bridge approach is getting slower. we will show you. so other bridge approaches coming up. kind of quiet here after a very active week with all the rain and thunderstorms. we might get a little rain. we will talk about that. plus severe is kicking off. could be some tornadic activity. i will show you where coming up.

large earthquakes are continuation to shake chick-fil-a. a -- it set off a tsunami warning. it came after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake killed at least six people. there have been dozens of aftershocks greater than a magnitude 5 since tuesday night's main quake. and look at this earthquake damage. it literally caused a road to split open. a state of emergency has been declared on the county's northern coast. about 2,500 homes and businesses were damaged. the quake and tsunami warning in chile have many people wondering about the bay area and whether or not we are looking at a big one. >> reporter: geeleologists say it's a matter of time before a

major tsunami hits the bay area. when sirens go off, it is time to take immediate action. but what action? san francisco will unveil a new mobile app in two weeks. it will have maps and icons informing people on where to go and what to do following a natural disaster. >> you want to go inland and uphill as fast and as soon as possible. >> reporter: now, all of that evacuation could create some problems. the app is designed to help prevent the chaos that often comes during an emergency and an evacuation. the new san francisco mobile website is the first of its kind in the country. it makes sense that it's here. it is created by google. now, the website is up and running. it's called sf72 dot-org. 72 because emergency crews say you are typically kept out of a disaster zone for 72 hours and that's when you need to be connected on information what to do. now, we have posted a link to the website at ktvu.com in our

web links. next, the critical role social media can play in surviving a natural disaster. >> pam, thank you. time now 7:47. new this morning we're learning more that the u.s. government secretly created a text messaging service in cuba like twitter to stir up political unrest. the "associated press" says the program had 40,000 followers who didn't know it was backed by the u.s. government. the program lasted two years. it ended in september of 2012 when it ran out of money. well, there is a couple in texas that claims they captured what they believe is the famous chupacabra. >> cougar makes that noise, or a possum? >> what makes that noise? >> a chupacabra, i guess. >> now, she says her husband caught this creature sunday night. they saw it in a tree eating corn. it's ugly, isn't it? but a biologist isn't so sure this animal with no hair is

that mythcal chupacabra. >> the animal in the cage, as best i can tell from the view, was some form of a small canine. >> now, a canine, that can include a coyote, a dog as you know, even a fox. chupacabra are not, for now this creature is staying at their house living off a diet of cat food and corn at least until somebody can figure out what it really is. look at it. >> it's bizarre looking. all right. 7:49. let's check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads this morning. >> nothing serious. we have some slow traffic out there for sure. westbound 24 you can see slow traffic coming up to up to lafayette bar station. this 15-minute drive time is holding steady. also looking at the commute bay bridge toll plaza 30 minutes into san francisco. no major problems on the

peninsula. southbound 101 though is very slow as you drive out of san mateo down to redwood city because of earlier problems. 280 is a decent alternate route. bart, caltran and muni no delays. >> cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. a little bit of a low cloud deck. patchy fog. a lot of high clouds. a weak system coming in spreading in a lot of high clouds. there is still a component of a front back here. this would be our only source of possible precip late tonight, tomorrow, and it looks very week. maybe a drizzle or brief light rain. i don't think the system will do too much. a lot of clouds. oakland for a high of 63, mix of sun, clouds. a lot more clouds right now. most locations sake mostly cloudy. some of that low cloud deck closer to the coast. 40s and 50s. been stuck a while. the severe season is kicking off. look at the difference in the temperatures. 75 little rock, 61 solution, chicago 38. on the back side of that there is snow in denver. in fact, 4 inches of snow in

denver. wrapping back in towards minneapolis, northern plains, they are looking for a possibility of a foot of snow in southern minnesota on friday if you are heading there. our observer, casey, says what's the weather in minnesota? i said dress warm. chicago, cincinnati severe weather. this is the one everyone is keeping their eye on. tornado warnings have been issued for parts of missouri and also arkansas. you can see why. this is just blowing up big time heading towards just north of dallas, towards fort smith. all the chasers are focusing on that, for those of you interested. a lot of cloud cover. any precip tonight and tomorrow probably the last one in the pipeline until the pattern changes which will be probably the end of next week. a cool morning. high clouds. cloudy to mostly cloudy. this system is weak compared to everything we saw earlier. 50s, 60s, a few upper 60s. if we get enough sun we might push a few upper 60s. i think a lot of upper 60s.

after friday we warm it up. in fact, definitely on sunday. and monday could see our first 80s. >> wow. all right. steve. 7:51. new developments just within the past half hour about the fort hood shooting rampage investigation. what we just found out about the gunman's past and the time he spent in iraq. >> a 71-year-old woman falls 200 feet down a ravine and survives. what she managed to hang on to and how rescuers say it helped save her life. zñzñzñtgtgçwoç'c'cz

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good morning. welcome back. we are live in san jose near lanai avenue and denali way. you can see a lot of police are out there. they're investigating a deadly

shooting. the ktvu's jennae de la vega is on the scene of san jose's 11th homicide of the year. in two minutes you will hear how what happened this morning could be connected to a recent rash of violence in the south bay. stay tuned. it is thursday. it's april 3rd. i am dave clark. >> good morning. i am tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. dry today, but we are about to experience some weather whiplash, steve? >> back to warmer, you mean? >> yeah. >> by sunday, monday we are going from one extreme to the other. we have one last little system coming down the old weather highway and there is not much to it. the one we had on tuesday, wednesday, that was a good one. high clouds today. just a teeny bit warmer, even though it's cold this morning. cloudy to mostly cloudy this morning. early rain tomorrow morning and it may favor areas near the coast. not that far inland. that warmer weather kicks in on the weekend. then sun upper 70s and looks

like 80s. our first 80s of the season monday. that will be inland. not on the coast. high clouds over us. 40s on the temps for most. napa 40. 42, and then 43 in the last few hours. it's a slow process. 50 oakland, francisco and sfr there. temperatures stuck due to the cloud cover. there is a few breaks in there. there is our front. again, it's expected to kind of fall apart as it moves close are to us. it's kind of losing support. it will give us a lot of cloud cover and maybe a teeny bit of rain. 22 reno this morning. your highs today 60s. few upper 60s, but generally low-to-mid. here's sal. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that has improved in some areas and become worse in others. let's go ahead and start off with the bay bridge. we don't have a huge backup, but getting into san francisco is going to take you 30 to 40 minutes because the traffic on the bridge is pretty crowded. also going to see slow traffic this morning as you drive across the san mateo bridge. we are looking at northbound 101 getting into san francisco, it

is backed up now, as you can see, getting up to the 80 split and getting out to the lower deck of the bay bridge. see if there is anything on the lower deck that was some sort of a traffic hazard near treasure island, but that was cleared. dumbarton bridge westbound traffic looks good. east paolo alt he you are going to see some -- alto you are going to see some slow traffic. 8:02. we begin with developing news from san jose. just one hour ago police confirmed they are now investigating the city's 11th homicide of the year. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega was the first reporter on the scene of this fatal shooting this morning. moments ago she got some new information from police. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. police lieutenant told us that they actually had gotten two calls from this neighborhood at 3:30 this morning and had responded out here and didn't find anything and left.

and then they finally got another call at 5:30, and that's when they made the discovery. detectives are now out here in this neighborhood near 101 and tully. trying to figure out who is responsible for this shooting. their focus has been on a car that's located around the corner. police say at 5:30 this morning they responded to a 911 call that a man was shot in a car at lanai and denali. when officers arrived they found the man in a red car suffering from at least one gunshot wound. he was declared dead at the scene. relatives of the victim have shown up at the scene. they are in disbelief. they are trying to get more information from police. they say family members were waiting for him to come home from work, but he never showed up. here's what police told us moments ago. >> it appeared from the crime scene and what we gather so far that he was probably shot while he was driving and then veered off down the street at a slow rate of speed and then hit the car in front of him.

and that's where the reporting party found him. >> reporter: police are canvasing the neighborhood trying to talk to anyone to find out if anyone saw or heard anything. crime scene technicians are also here. they are gathering evidence to see if that will provide any clues. we have seen them take security camera video from people's houses to see if, again, that will help them in this investigation. they haven't identified any suspects yet or made any arrests. there have been a number of drive by shootings that have occurred in san jose in the past week and a half. i did ask the police lieutenant to see if there is any connection between them. at this point it is just too early. same thing as far as any ties to gang-related crimes. they didn't know. but they did not believe that the victim had any gang ties. he was not known to police. they do know who he is. they say he appears to be a man

in his mid to late 20s. family members have expressed to me that this man is married and that he has a young child. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. 8:04. the chp office in sacramento county is investigating a tragic highway crash that killed a man and his 14-year-old daughter. two young men are facing felony charges in their deaths after a high-speed chase and crash. a twin brother of one of the suspects is also being questioned. the tragic incident unfolded yesterday on interstate 80. the men led authorities on a chase that began in auburn following a home burglary. it ended with this horrific crash in antelope outside of sacramento. the father and his teen daughter were pronounced dead at the scene. officers arrested the suspects a short time later. >> i am glad everybody is in custody. certainly sad about the event and how they turned out.

>> two sheriff's deputies were hurt in an earlier crash during the long chase. the suspects are expected to face homicide charges once they are released from the hospital. april is distracted driving awareness month and right now law enforcement agencies across the state are stepping up their efforts to crack down on this. ktvu's brian flores is live in hayward this morning with new information about a crash just this morning connected to just that problem. brian, we now know the driver was looking at her phone? >> reporter: yeah. we know that this morning as well, tori. good morning to you. as we talk about distracted driving awareness month, this is in conjunction with many bay area law enforcement agencies. you see a chp patrolman leaving as we speak as well as the u.s. department of transportation. as you mentioned, tori, they will be on full force. cracking down on distracted driving drivers. especially those who feel the need to use their cellphones like we saw this morning, for those that go behind the wheel, as april is distracted driving

awareness month. and this is what we saw this morning. in fact, sal mentioned during the 5:00 hour during the ktvu channel 2 morning news, this was a rollover crash involving a distracted driver. she admitted she was using her cellphone when she crashed her car this morning. it appears there was lots of damage. looked pretty bad. but chp says she did not suffer any major injuries. our ktvu crew that was there on the scene says that she declined to comment as she was just too embarrassed about what happened. but chp says she is quite frankly lucky to be alive. >> the driver was looking at her phone for gps reasons while she was doing that she lost control of her vehicle. subsequently resulting in the vehicle losing -- the driver lost control of the car and the vehicle ended up on its roof. >> reporter: and while this driver is alive, not everybody gets a second chance.

this was the scene last month in santa rosa, you'll recall. highway patrol says 32-year-old nicholas tarzogni was allegedly looking for his cellphone in his truck and was high on marijuana when he didn't see the car in front of him. that killed susan hufford and her mother-in-law, 74-year-old sharon hufford, along with injuring two others in their toyota camry. they were on highway 12 when this happened. they were on their way also to a birthday dinner. when it happened ktvu spoke with susan's husband jay and he urged drivers to stop using cellphones when driving. seems like those and these, drivers distracted, that law enforcement agencies hope to stop today. many law enforcement agencies and 200 others throughout the state will be participating. special patrols will target areas like south san francisco, santa rosa, pacifica and petaluma. maximum enforcement is throughout the state. so be aware if you are on the roads beginning today and

basically throughout the month. now, the national highway transportation safety administration says crackdowns like this basically cut down on distracted driving incidents, in half. by the way, a fine if you are caught, ranges from $150 to upwards up to $300. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 8:08. happening today former san francisco school board president keith jackson is due in court this morning to find out if he can be released on bail. jackson is charged in the corruption case related to state senator leland yee. he is accused of collecting campaign contributions for yee in exchange for political favors. he is also accused of drug dealing, gun trafficking, and of murder-for-hire plot. prosecutors called jackson is a one-man crime wave. they say he should not be released from custody. however, jackson's lawyer says he should be released because jackson has no criminal record and no history of violence. leland yee has hired a new lawyer to represent him against

the federal corruption and gun trafficking charges. the suspended state senator was first represented by paul demeester when yee was first arrested and freed on bond. his new lawyer is james la start. a former prosecutor now in private practice. the change was yee's decision. there was no conflict. no disagreement. yee is due back in court for an arraignment next tuesday. governor jerry brown is defending his controversial prison program. now, it became law three years ago. it keeps most lower-level offenders in a county jail instead of sending them to state prisons. the governor says it's proven it is a great way to save money and that it's helped california recover from the budget crisis. it is 8:10. happening right now a hearing is going on in washington, d.c. looking into the roleout of the affordable care act. this is a live picture of the house oversight committee. specifically, they have called

the directors of some of the state health care exchanges. now, as you know, the house is controlled by republicans who are, for the most part, against president obama's healthcare plan. initially, only state directors who have had struggles with the rollout of the affordable care act were invited to the hearing. but bay area congresswoman jackie speier, who sits on the committee, heard about that, got upset, and insisted that executive director of california's plan, covered california, be invited to speak at the panel. and executive director peter lee is there. he just spoke, saying the sign-up process was a success in california. the secret service is warning about a new atm scam that gets big payoffs for thieves. investigators say cyber criminals stole $40 million from atms using just 12 debit card accounts in a recent crime. the thieves managed to find a way to remove limits on

withdrawals and that's why we were able to take a lot more money than was in those 12 correspondants. the secret service is calling on banks to increase security. >> very interesting, tori. time now is 8:11. a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death in a park and the person who had the knife, they're both out of jail. the strange twist involving a rarely used california law that has led to five of the victims' friends being jailed. >> and next unravelling yesterday's deadly shooting rampage at fort hood. the new details about the gunman's combat record we just learned about in the last hour. good morning. if you are driving out soon, you will see some slow traffic still. this is highway 24. but i have been watching it for a bit. it seems to be improving. we will tell you more about some of the improving east bay commutes. good morning. the end of march/early april very beneficial for us for rain and snow. there is another system trying to work some magic in with rain. we will see if it makes it

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we are continuing to monitor developing news regarding the investigation into the latest fort hood mass shooting. more information is coming out about the suspected gunman, army specialist ivan lopez. he was described ambien to deal with a sleeping problem. lopez also spend nine years in the puerto rico national guard and was considered an experienced soldier. however, he did not see combat

during his four-month deployment in 2011. military investigation described yesterday's shooting as cold, calculated, and deliberate. good morning, polo. >> reporter: those are key terms in describing exactly what happened here yesterday. and about what you mentioned, to arery -- tori, about the role that he had in the military, the secretary of the army announcing in the last hour that he specifically held a supportive role. he was driving trucks for the army. that same source also telling us that he was not injured overseas or at least had no reason to believe he was injured overseas. nonetheless, everything that this soldier did at one point is being carefully looked at. everything being considered in this now intense investigation. the sprawling army post in fort hood, texas is yet again the scene of a shooting. this time authorities aanablemy specialist killed three people before turning his gun on

himself. 16 others were wounded. the base commander says specialist ivan lopez opened fire in one building. then continued firing while driving to another. military police caught up to him as he started shooting in that second building. lawsuit mark millie says lopez took his own life when a military police officer confronted him. >> it was heroic what she did at that moment in time. and she did her job and she did exactly what we would expect of a united states army military police. >> reporter: ivan lopez had only been stationed at fort hood since february and had previously served four months in iraq. military officials say lopez was being treated for depression and anxiety and was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder. >> obviously, we are digging deep into his background. any criminal history, psychiatric history, his experiences in combat. >> reporter: neighbors tried to console lopez's wife. >> she was worried and she was crying and she had a little girl with her. so, you know, i walked over to her and, you know, i tried to

console her and comfort her and let her know that everything was okay, but it didn't seem to, you know, pretty much, you know, sink in. as far as i knew, he was a nice guy. he always smiled and waved. >> reporter: the shooting bares a sad resemblance at the same post when major nadal hasan opened fire. >> reporter: there are two key questions. is that mental illness played a role in what happened yesterday and also perhaps a close he review of security measures in place here at one of the largest military installations in the country, but others across the united states. of course, this story far from over. the investigation truly just getting started. back to you. >> all right. polo sandoval outside fort

hood, texas. thank you. time now is 8:18. let's bring sal back. see what's happening on the roads. 880 and everything else, how it's doing? >> 880 is getting slower, dave and tori. the east bay commute still kind of thick. the a's play tonight, by the way, in case you are wondering. you want to make your traffic plans. yesterday they had the day- night doubleheader. the giants are still away, so you don't have to worry about that traffic in san francisco. if you are driving at the toll plaza westbound there is a backup of about 30 minutes. it is normal. there are no traffic problems on the bridge. but you will be waiting. the drive time about 30 minutes. most of the waiting comes at the toll plaza. dumbarton bridge, someone asked me for a little more coverage there, and that traffic is going to be slow. as we pull back, the peninsula traffic is improving a little bit on southbound 101 approaching redwood city. there were earlier problems. i would still use 280 if i were you. that's a better drive. 8:19. let's go to steve. >> i get those requests, too. why don't you mention my city?

happy to oblige. some high, thin clouds over there. that's kind of filtered sun here. it's kind of chilly. kind of cold out there for some. if you want to say it's cold, that's fine with me. it definitely feels like it. a lot of cloud cover and not much else. there is a weak front here, but if there is any rain it's going to be very light. won't be until late tonight, tomorrow. looks like it's splitting going along the coast and splitting, which will take all the energy and there is not much there out of it. we have chilly, cold conditions. a lot of high, mid-level clouds. some sun filtering soon. the same at noon. look for a partly sunny to mostly cloudy day. oakland a high today of 63 degrees. we did go with a slight warm- up, but it will be more noticeable over the weekend when temperatures will really jump. some radar returns showing this is high based. if anything is reaching the ground, it will be drizzle. 50s on the temps or 40s. a slow process to warm up. quiet here but things -- things -- the weather is active for the rest. country. cold air plunging.

ingredients are there for severe weather. 37 chicago. 57 in st. louis. there has to be a dividing line between severe weather and snow, and there is. minneapolis to denver it's all snow. winter storm warning minnesota a foot of snow on friday and severe weather stretching from cincinnati right back through st. louis. had a little bow echo go through there. the one they are watching is coming right out of texas moving into parts of oklahoma, arkansas, and missouri. tornado watches are already posted. you can see why. things are really getting active fast. for us not much going on except a lot of high clouds and it's going to be on the cool side for a while. 26 in tahoe. 32 in reno. 42 ukiah. 39 in lake county. so there were a couple this morning. cloud cover really stopped most of it. so high and mid-level clouds, if there is any light rain tomorrow, it won't be much. high clouds. patchy fog. teeny, little bit warmer. afternoon temps 50s to 60s.

might push a few upper 60s. by the weekend, sunday and monday maybe we can salute our first 80-degree temps by monday. >> wow. >> thank you, steve. it is 8:21. a major tsunami in the bay area. experts say it's not a question of if, but when it's going to happen. the new tool to help save lives and how the number 72 plays a key role. >> wow. plus, we may know why zebras have stripes. the theory? this may affect the clothes that you wear.

welcome back. time now 8:24. happening today at the white house bay area olympic athletes, including san jose figure skater po lena edmonds, they are going to be honored by president obama. here's 15-year-old polina right here with her teammates. she posted this photo on twitter with the message, "off to the white house. skater jason brown and i are so excited." u.s. olympic and pair olympic teams are going to meet president obama. he will congratulate them on their successes at the sochi olympic games. she finished, by the way, a very respected ninth place at the winter olympics. 8:25. some california scientists may have finally answered the age old question why do zebras have stripes? this may affect how you dress on your vacation. researchers at u.s. davis say the zebras evolved with stripes

in order to avoid flies. scientists say for some reason many flies don't like to land on black and white stripes. and the more biting flies in the region, the more stripes on the animals. >> wherever you are really athousand dollars for long periods of the year -- annoyed for long periods of the year by biting flies, then you evolve stripes. >> the same strategy could work for humans. scientists say wearing striped clothes could help people in hot countries acaroid being bitten by flies. but they caution that the type of surface and material could impact the stripes' effectiveness. tori, time is now 8:26. a group that helps children -- with disabilities devastated bay crime. what thieves did, the lengths they went to to steal the group's van and the damage that was left behind. also, rats, rats, even more

rats. the problem is plaguing one of the most popular tourist spots in san francisco. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is improving in some areas. but still slow getting out to the san francisco downtown exits. we will tell you about that and also the approaches from the east bay. >> cold for most. a little bit of a sun break out there. we have had a really good stretch of rain here. going to get one more system to give us rain? maybe.

well, good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. we are live in san francisco. we're right in north beach. we're there, take my word for it, the camera went away, but we are in north beach.

the folks are dealing with a problem with rats popping up in the neighborhood. people say they are seeing dozens of them out there. our ktvu crew just this morning saw them. coming up in a couple of minutes you are going to see problems. some unbelievable video we shot this morning and a possible explanation of what is going on with that. it is thursday morning, april 3rd. i am dave clark. let's check weather and traffic now. i do know steve is right there. >> yes, sir, thank you. a lot of cloud cover. cold this morning. it will be a day of 50s, 60s, a few sun breaks in there. filtered sun. one more system is going to try to give us light rain or drizzle late tonight, tomorrow morning. your weekend looks sunny and warmer. a lot of cloud cover today. a teeny bit warmer compared to the temps the last few days. the system is falling apart. it's spinning in a lot of cloud cover. it will be a day where you get partly cloudy, but more likely than most mostly cloudy. after this system goes by then it's smooth sailing, as we like

to say, for sunshine and warmer temps. especially sunday into monday. a lot of high clouds. patchy low clouds. upper 50s, low-to-mid 60s. maybe a few upper 60s if we get a little bit more sun. here's sal. >> steve, we are looking at a commute that is getting better in some areas. i want to show you that the traffic is better at the bay bridge. the drive time has changed a little bit. it's down a little as you come up to the toll plaza. still about a 30-minute delay. it was longer than that before. once you get on to the bridge it looks good. san mateo bridge a 50-minute drive time across to the other side there. no major problems, by the way. i want to mention the traffic is going to be moderately heavy when you get over to highway 101 on the peninsula. the traffic there is going to be busy and there are no major problems on 580. that has been a nice commute. it's cleared out as you drive through the livermore valley, which is -- not too many questions about that. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. happening today, two suspected gang members due in a san jose courtroom in a very

unusual homicide case. now, they are among five suspects facing murder charges even though prosecutors admit none of them did the actual killing. the charges stem from the deadly stabbing of their friend at a campbell park last month. a homeless man killed, 16-year-old ivan diaz, in an incident that prosecutors later ruled was a case of self-defense. now the prosecutors are holding the alleged gang members criminally responsible for the death diaz. >> it's not common because it takes a unique type of facts to play a role. ultimately, under california law, when you are ultimately responsible for someone dying, that's where the criminal liability lies. >> prosecutors say diaz was among the gang members who attacked homeless man todd tharp. he was living in the park. authorities arrested tharp for the death of diaz before they later agreed he was just protecting himself. tharp was then released.

he moved out of the south bay for his own protection. time is 8:32. police in san leandro still searching for two men responsible for a frightening home invasion. it happened yesterday afternoon in broad daylight on donovan drive. the victim says two men forced their way into his house, blindfolded him, then pepper sprayed him. police say the two men then ransacked the house. the police are saying the victim was not seriously hurt. there are no details yet on whether anything was stolen. an east bay organization that helps children and teenagers with disabilities, they have been targeted by thieves and now they're trying to recover. a van that belongs to alacosta centers was stolen, even though it was kept locked behind three gates at the facility on malcolm street. the thieves also crashed through a fence and they cut off power to the center. the program director says those thieves are hurting very vulnerable people. >> these people are so

disadvantaged already. they are low-income people with disabilities. that's as challenging as it can get. they are really taking a lot from us. >> the police are now searching for a white van that has a license plate number 2475sdp. if you see it call oakland police. now, the center, alacosta, said they haven't insurance. they just don't have enough to cover the cost of buying a new van. it is 8:33. tonight san jose state university will hold its latest public meeting on the campus hate crime scandal. the meeting's focus is on a shocking health crime in the university's response to this racially charged bullying case. investigators say a group of white students tormented an african-american roommate for weeks at a campus dorm. that student has now filed a $5 million claim against the university. tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at san jose state's engineering building. meantime, san jose state administrators say an employee

shake-up in the campus dorms is not tied to the hate crime scandal. 18 resident advisors have either been fired or have resigned. the university is not revealing why they were let go, saying it's a personnel matter. but the university issued this statement, quoting here, "these changes are not linked to the hate crime allegations." time is 8:34. we are finding out more from san jose about the disappointing police department recruiting numbers. the police say they only have 29 qualified recruits for 60 open slots at an upcoming police academy. that's in addition to two cadets from an earlier academy class. many police officers say the pay cuts and the lower benefits, that's the reason for the low recruit. numbers. >> we are kind of at a competitive disadvantage with the agencies that are around us. we don't have that compensation package that some of the others do. either in pay or other benefits. >> the police union and the city of san jose, they disagree

about measure b, which created a two-tier system, giving new benefits to new employees. councilman brocha wants to make it easier to hire new recruits. a mysterious creature captured in texas. could it be the mythcal chupacabra? the explanation one expert is giving. >> also, san jose police look for clues in the city's lent homicide of the year -- 11th homicide of the year. a commute still slow on 237. but improving on other commutes to the cupertino area. we will tell you more about that. we had a wonderful pattern for rain, as you know, into march, early april. there is still a lot of cloud cover over us. can we get one more system to give us a little bit of rain? we will take a look at it and see what's in store for the

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8:39. new this morning a rat invasion in one of the most popular tourist areas of san francisco. people in north beach say they have seen the rodents running across washington square park. some folks believe that the construction of the central

subway system is pushing the rats into their neighborhood. and the city has already received a number of complaints. officials say they are working hard to come up with a solution. ktvu's tara moriarty is live in north beach where she just talked to a business owner about this pesky problem, plus new pictures revealing just how big this problem really is for that area. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. rats aren't stupid. they know where to find the good food, and it's here in north beach. i nearly jumped out of my skin when i saw two here in washington square. we have not heard from the department of public health, but one merchant said he has called them numerous times and nothing has changed over the past few weeks. let's take a look at those two rats. the infamous rats that we caught before 4:30 this morning mating in the square. department of public health officials say that the reason for the recent rodent problem is the central is subway system that stretched into north

beach. late last year rats were spotted south of market, but now they have migrated north. at the bakery they are not experiencing a rat problem, but the owners' granddaughter says she has been accosted by rats trying to get out of her car on washington square early in the morning. >> normally, rats are afraid of you. these seem to be unfazed? >> yes, humans do not seem to bother them, which is very surprising. you think they would run the opposite way. they actually chase back at you. >> reporter: we got a hold of an smta official who says rats typically surface at the beginning of a instruction project, not at the -- construction project, not the end. >> it was a week ago, more than a week ago it wrapped up. still there wasn't the same kind of large construction that there was a year ago. >> reporter: now, the sfmta says it is happy to work with the department of public health to alleviate the problem.

we spotted some ratbauer owes on washington square and one merchant told us he chased six rats away from his store with a pole. he even set up his own traps, but the rats were too big for them. merchants say they are putting pressure on the department of public health to be more aggressive about this situation. one suggestion that they have for tourists, people who live around here, is to not feed the pigeons or leave scraps of food that might attract those rodents. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, tara. 8:42. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we are following right now. military experts in fort hood, texas are examining the members criminally health of army specialist of ivan lopez. he is accused of shooting and killing three people yesterday and wounding 16 others before he killed himself. officials say lopez was taken ambien to help him go to sleep. he didn't see combat during four months he spent in iraq in 2011, according to reports.

investigators say he was dealing with depression, anxiety, and possibly ptsd. the month of april is distracted driving awareness month and law enforcement agencies will be out all over the place cracking down on distracted drivers. especially people using cellphones as they drive. more than 3300 people nationwide were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2012. and at this hour police in san jose, they're investigating a homicide this morning on the east side. that victim found in his car now police are trying to put all the pieces together on this story. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us from san jose. >> reporter: police are taking their time. they are being very meticulous in their investigation. you can see crime scene technicians have been behind me. they have been walking this neighborhood. this near 101 in tully.

it's blocked off to traffic. their focus is on a car that looks like it has crashed. it's located around the corner. now, police say they received some calls at 3:30 this morning that shots were fired in the area, but they came out here and they didn't find anything and left. then another person called at 5:30 this morning, two hours later, and he called saying that he had discovered a man who was shot in a car at lanai and denali. and when officers arrived that time they found the man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. he was declared dead the scene. detectives say it appears the man was shot while he was driving and then crashed. >> we don't have any witnesses that were actually saw the actual shooting. however, we're doing a canvas right now. we are gathering information and some leads that our homicide unit can work on. >> reporter: police are going door to door and talking to people to find out if anyone saw or heard anything. at this point they have not identified any suspects or made

any arrests. are relatives of the victim are here at the scene. they are very emotional. they tell us that family members had been waiting for him to come home from work and he had never showed up. they say he is in his 20s. he is married and he has a baby. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. 8:44. the recent quake and tsunami warning in chile have many people wondering about the bay area and whether or not we are prepared. ktvu's pam cook joins us in the studio with a high-tech answer to that question. >> reporter: a new app is about to be released in san francisco, which many people say comes just in time. geeologist us say it is a matter of time before a major tsunami hits the bay area. when the sirens go off it is time to take immediate action. but what action? well, san francisco will unveil a new mobile app in two weeks. it will have maps and icons

informing people on where to go and what to do following a natural disaster. the county emergency manager spoke to us about the importance of being informed and having a plan. >> the tsunami is not just one wave. it's multiple waves for roughly 24 hours or maybe even longer. so the idea that you are going to be evacuating your home and business for 24 hours or more as that tsunami comes in, into the bay and into the san francisco area. >> reporter: now, the app is designed to help prevent the chaos that often comes during an emergency and evacuation. the new san francisco mobile website is the first of its kind in the country. it is made by and created by google. and the website is up and running. it's called sf72 dot-org. 72 because, as a general rule, rescue services are maxed out following an emergency. people have to wait 72 hours before helping arrives. that's the time when you need to be connected and informed and

you need to be prepared to survive that 72 hours. we have posted a link to that site on our ktvu.com site under web links. >> thank you. time is 8:46. sal is back. he is saying if you've got to go past the bay bridge, just be prepared to wait a little bit, right? >> yeah. still slow. nonetheless, a big improvement in the 8:00 hour. yesterday it was empty. unfortunately, today it's not quite is empty. it's not as bad as it was, but you are looking at a 25 to 30-minute drive time between the toll plaza and san francisco exits on the bay bridge. if you are driving on interstate 880, it is also getting slow as you pass the coliseum. now, traffic is going to be busy. i just want to remind you tonight it's a nighttime baseball game at the coliseum. and also we have some -- a busy weekend activity at the coliseum. we will tell you more about that next time. this is a look at 580. that traffic looks good into dublin. let's go to steve.

>> a lot of cloud cover over us. high, thin includes. a little bit of low cloud deck. probably the weekend more likely, there is too much cloud cover spilling over. one more little front up here. a little associated low but showing signs of splitting late tonight, tomorrow. a couple of 30s. a lot of 40s this morning. cloudy. mostly cloudy. we will take that into in this afternoon. oakland 63 degrees. sun and clouds. a lot of high clouds and low clouds this morning. you can see a couple little returns on radar. this is not reaching the ground. but maybe late tonight, tomorrow there might be a little drizzle or light rain. 40s, 50s. they have done nothing all morning long in the low temps expect come up a little bit as some of that cloud cover came in. we were on our way to a lot of 30s before the clouds rolled in and that cut everything off as far as cooling. this system stretching apart. that will take energy, rain away from it. 26 and 32 tahoe and roneo. 42 for ukiah. after this system goes, my high pressure says i'm coming back

and it looks like it might be large and in charge, as we say, but not until sunday. until then temperatures slow to recover. they will by the weekend. mostly cloudy. a little bit of patchy fog there as well. slightly warmer. not a lot. a little bit. low mid 60s. a few upper 60s. generally mid 60s. light rain tomorrow. again very, very light, if there is any, may completely fall apart. warming up saturday and more so sunday and especially monday. >> thank you, steve. 8:49. a huge surprise. 35,000 feet in the air. the incident passengers on board a virgin air flight were shocked in witness. ♪ you have three questions. coffee or espresso? oh, coffee please. ♪

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welcome back. time now just about 8:52. new this morning the death toll from that deadly landslide in washington state is up to 30, with 27 of the victims positively identified. however, medical examiners are struggling. they are trying to match one set of remains to anyone on the list of people still missing after the landslide. the crews recovered the remains of a man who had gold teeth. they can't figure out his age and they won't be able to use dna analysis for identification. also, we have new information about the search for that missing malaysia airlines jet. the focus is now turned to the food and the cargo on that plane. investigators say the questioning the company that provided the food on the plane

to see if the food may have been poisoned. they are also looking at the cargo that was loaded on the jet. despite these new developments, investigators say they may never know why the plane vanished more than three weeks ago over the indian ocean. 8:52. a lawsuit claiming a grandmother froze to death in a southern california hospital morgue freezer is headed to trial. an appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by family members of maria dejesus orio can move forward. it claims that the 80-year-old was mistakenly declared dead after a heart attack and put in a morgue freezer at white memorial medical center in los angeles. family members say her bruises show she tried to escape from the freezer. ktvu news has learned that police officers in san francisco's chinatown are on alert because of the leland yee case. we're told the police department is worried about potential gang

violence. officers fear retaliation or a power grab between rival gangs after the arrest of suspected mobster raymond shrimp boy chow. >> it could be a personal thing. it could be someone trying to get into, you know, power. take charge now. >> the police credit the gang task force with keeping gang violence under control. another part of the police strategy is to build trust within the chinese community. time now 8:54. today in hayward the staff and faculty at cal state university are taking part in what they call a take a stand rally at the csu east bay campus in hayward. now, this is scheduled for noontime. it will show support for university workers like custodians, the grounds workers, and the lay burglary assist -- library assistants. the union is in contracts with negotiators. a group of san francisco city college students are considering legal action. this is in connection with a protest at the campus last

month that turned violent. it left students and police officers hurt. the save ccsf coalition says they want to hear from students who were injured. now, during the protests demonstrators tried to push their way into the administration building. two students were arrested. one was accused of threatening police officers and the other for hitting an officer. at least one student was pepper sprayed. it is 8:55. an expert swimmer is feared dead after she appeared to have been taken by a large shark off the coast of australia. 63-year-old christine armstrong was on a routine swim with her husband and friends near sydney this morning. she got separated from the group, and that's when her friends presumed she got attacked. armstrong's friends did spot a shark in the water, but no one actually saw the attack. but a man on shore told police that he did. >> and it appeared that the shark was mauling something,

all he wasn't able to tell what the shark was mauling. >> crews are using boats and helicopters to search for armstrong's remains, but so far they have found nothing. armstrong's family says she has been swimming at the beach for 14 years and she was even a trainer at the local volunteer lifeguard club. time is 8:55. a bizarre story. a couple in texas claims they have captured what they believe is the elusive chupacabra. >> a coon makes that noise are a possum. >> or a chupacabra. >> they saw it in a tree eating corn. but a biologist, they aren't so sure this animal with no hair is that mythcal chupacabra. he thinks it's a canine of some kind. whether it's a chupacabra or not, this creature is staying at the home there of the stocks. it's living off a diet of cat food and corn. 8:56. forget about just watching a

movie. passengers on a virgin australia flight had the ultimate in-flight statement when the cast of "the lion king" burst into song. >> [singing]. >> some passengers seemed confused at first, but then the entire plane applauded after a performance of the circle of life. more than seven million people have viewed this clip, which obviously has gone viral. i could see you getting up and enjoying that. >> you know i would. time now 8:57. that leads us right back to sam. he knows about your commute. >> that's right, dave and tori. 8le 80 traffic looks good. i want to warn you at the coliseum tomorrow and sunday the a's and the warriors play at the same time. expect big traffic delays because of that. at the bay bridge toll plaza still a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. kind of a mix of partly sunny to mostly cloudy. kind of cool but slightly warmer than the past couple of days.

one more system tonight, late tonight, early tomorrow. it might give us drizzle and then it's out of here. your weekend, we turn it up a little bit here. 70s to near 80. >> i see an 80 on monday. >> i put it in there. >> i want that. steve, thank you. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news at noon for the growing number of rats in north beach. we are always here at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thanks for joining us.

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