happy friday. good morning. happy friday. the traffic is going to be busy all over the place. but it's not stop and go. people are on the road early on fridays but we usually have lighter conditions. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. eight minute drive time across the span. interstate 880 north and southbound certainly people out there. road work is not a factor. traffic continues to move along very nicely. we talk about 580 westbound coming in through the livermore valley. at 4:30 let's go back to the desk. topping our news this morning. a charter bus full of high school students crashed, burst into flames on interstate five killing ten people. this morning 11 hours after that deadly collision the burned wreckage of the bus remains on the side of the road. now the crash happened just

after 5:30 yesterday evening near the rural community overland. that is 20 miles west ofkey koa. alex savidge is joining us from our newsroom with new information about the victims. alex. >> reporter: over night we did learn a tenth person died in this crash. five were students and five were adults. 30 other people do remain hospitalized. and this was the firey scene near orland yesterday afternoon after a fedex truck crashed head on with that charter bus. they were all headed up to humboldt state for a college tour that was set to happen this weekend. that crash killed again five students, three chaperons, and the driver of both the fedex truck and the charter bus. >> flipped a white car that is further in the ditch up there.

sideswiped it. went head on with the charter bus. immediate explosion. >> the head of the l.a. unified school destruct says some student from the school district was on that trip. but right now officials are scrambling to figure out which students were on the bus that scratched. the chp is working to figure out what caused that crash. caused the fedex driver to lose control. all lanes of i-5 do remain closed. we do know the ntsb is sending a team to that area to help in the investigation. live this morning in the newsroom i'm alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. we have received a statement from governor brown. he issued this statement. ann and i extend our heartfelt and deep sympathies to the

families, friends, and loved ones that died in this tragic accident. as we mourn the loss of all obvious those that died, we join californians to express our gratitude to the personnel that responded bravely to this terrible tragedy. fedex also issued this statement. fedex quote our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident. we are cooperating fully with authorities as they investigate. now we will continue to have coverage this morning here on ktvu channel 2. tara moriarty is heading to orland this morning and we'll have a live record coming up. also happening today leland yee due back in federal court. the judge in san francisco will review the evidence of yee's political corruption case as it moves closer to a trial. earlier this week yee pled not guilty to charges ranging from

fraud, wire conspiracy, and illegally importing weapons. federal perhaps equators say -- prosecutors say they plan more charges in the case. now another main figure in this corruption case is due back in court this morning. family members and friends are coming to his defense. they hold a news conference in san francisco yesterday. many wore t-shirt showing their support. chow has stayed out of trouble since getting out of prison 11 years ago. >> we don't represent a gangster. we represent an exemplary human being. i'm not talking about before he went to prison, i'm talking about since he got out. >> chow now faces money

laundering and conspiracy charges for his alleged role in this political corruption case. leland yee's decision to withdraw from the secretary of state case has provided a boost. rearview mirror candidate pete peterson in third place with a 3% gain since he dropped out. other candidates are trailing way behind. the number of undecided z voters still 41%. protestors planning to block a google bus in the san francisco area this morning. the protestors blame well paid high-tech employees for driving up rents and contributing to the evictions of long-time mission district residents. several similar protests have been held over the last few months. we are learning new details

about wednesday's deadly accident in sebastopol. a car hit and killed frederick while he was heading home from his evening walk. the 75-year-old driver is cooperating with authorities but that she is traumatized. police are looking into whether sunlight may have briefly blinded the driver since the accident happened while she was driving into a sunset. a three-year-old boy remains in critical condition at san francisco general hospital this morning after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing the street. that happened shortly before noon yesterday. both police and neighbors say it is a very dangerous intersection. now a tiny bicycle now evidence in this tragic case. the little boy was riding it across the intersection with a group of people when he was hit by a turning pickup truck.

>> we do know that the child was a few feet in front of the rest of the group. we know all parties hat a green light at this intersection. >> this is what i call it the fulton speedway. it's a death trap. >> police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. it's not clear what caused the accident but drugs and alcohol do not apair to be factors. people in san francisco plan to walk to work this morning to raise awareness about making city streets safe for people walk. walk san francisco will celebrate walk to workday by visiting local businesses with free clipper cards. walkers who share their experiences on twitter, facebook, or instagram using the #walktowork will win some

prizes. time is 4:37. arrested again. more trouble for one of the people accused of using fake credit cards at gray tonka see know. coming up the disturbing discovery. >> important search tool with the bay area connection. the under water plain that could play a critical role in pinpointing the wreckage of ma laotian -- malaysian airlines flight 370. >> we are looking at a commute that is looking good. we'll tell you about the morning commute. >> temperatures for april have been running above this week. in fact for most locations. well above inland. but a lot of higher clouds means a cooler forecast.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit

nicaragua. at least 23 people were injured by falling ceilings, beams, and walls. at least 100 homes were damaged. many people are without power or water and a landslide is blocking two major highways in the area. almost 3500 miles away in chile a 6.0 magnitude quake hit yesterday. no damage reported there but it is the same region where on april 1st -- forced evacuations on the east coast. this morning australian authorities offered conflicting statements as to whether they are close to finding the missing malaysian airlines plane. he told reporters today that searchers were very confident reason signals picked up by listening equipment came from the plainness black boxes. >> we are getting to the stage of the signal which we are

confident is the black box is starting to fade. >> shortly after the prime minister's encouraging words, one of the men spear heading the search announced there were no major breakthroughs and that an under water ping detected yesterday probably did not come from the missing aircraft. today is day 35 of the search. the batteries that sent out the signals from the black boxes last about 30 days. bay area engineer could play a pivotal role in helping recover the black boxes. graham hawk built this machine which may look like a small submarine but it's actually an under water plane. when the malaysian airline jet went down he was there to help in the search. once crews pinpoint the location of the black boxes, hawks under water technology could help in retrieving those boxes. the coast guard has suspended its search for teenager who was swept out to sea at san francisco's ocean

beach. rescue teams searched from the air, on the water, and from the land in a desperate effort to find mark. so far no signs of him but on wednesday a surfers pulled the missing teenagers father and cousin from the water. the father remains in critical condition. former secretary of state hillary clinton made an appearance in the bay area. >> please join me and welcoming secretary hillary clinton. >> clinton addressed a crowd of 5,000 people at san jose state university last night. she talked about her time as secretary of state. her focus on making sure women have the opportunity to contribute to their society. >> where women participate in their societies there is more stability. there is more peace. there is more prosperity. so this is -- >> when the host asked clinton if there was any big

announcement she would like to make eluding to her potential presidential bid in 2016 clinton just laughed. but on tuesday she said she is thinking about it. a group gathered in front of the event center at san jose state university to protest hillary clinton's appearance the gilroy morgan patriots held signs. to quote tell the truth. four americans were killed in that attack including chris stevens. one college's plan to make some money stirring up a backlash in fremont. alanine community college announced plans to lease land to housing developers along busy mission boulevard. with the hopes of making $600,000 a year. but critics of the deal says more homes would mean more families sending children to

packed fremont schools. >> we have 1800 students in the district where there is not a seat in their neighborhood school for them. >> the community college district board is expected to decide on the development plan next wednesday. the city of san francisco is celebrating a victory. yesterday a judge ruled the city can keep about $13 million it has recently collected in short term hotel taxes. that money came from airlines that cruise who stay at hotels during if stop overs. several had argued the tax was illegal and unfairly singled out airline workers. spirit received the most passenger complaints. spirit airlines generated the most complaints every year from 2009 through 2013.

spirit offers cheep air fairs. by the way southwest airlines had the fewest complaints. that was followed by alaska airlines, air tran, and jet blue. 4:4 is the time right -- 4:47 is the time right now. >> we've had some tricky commute situations. hopefully today is going to be a nice easy day for you. let's take a look at what we have with the east shore freeway. the traffic continues to look pretty good adds you drive out from vallejo all the way to richmond and berkeley. the san mateo bridge looks good heading out to foster city. it's about a ten minute drive across the span and no major problems if you are driving on the nimitz freeway. 580 we keep watching that because this is one of the busiest early east commutes but so far so good. let's go to steve. thank you.

happy friday. a lot of clouds over us. low and high clouds. associated with a low that is coming in. but it is spinning a lot of clouds. so clouds and fog might be a little drizzle. so far no reports yet but it's still early. partly cloudy but then mostly sunny. high pressure give it credit it didn't want to budge. it's slowly moving off toward the east. it will increase the low cloud deck and give us some more drizzle. morning low clouds, higher clouds, cooler forecast by the clouds but the lows are running warmer. more 50s. yesterday we had a ton of 40s but now it's more into the 40s. cloud cover will thin out as it goes south to north. it's heading more toward los angeles but it will keep the fog bank going. 34 up in tahoe. 47 reno. 52 in ukiah. there is the low driving in a lot of cloud cover but there is a drier edge toward the back

cover. cooler for most. cooler for most. low and high clouds. upper 60s and 70s. especially if you can get a little bit of sun. maybe rain next wednesday. >> thank you. the great escape a zoo exhibit closed this morning after seven chimpanzees escaped their enclosure. one chimp propped a log up against the wall and climbed on top and then take a look six others followed his lead. it took zoo workers about an hour to get them back into captivity. >> may have used malted milk balls at the end. the final enticement. >> malted milk balls is the secret. the animals never left the zoo property. just cruising along the wall. today zoo keepers will be

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was in a booster city that allows more body movement than a conventional car seat. that has many parents going to their local chp office to make

sure their child's safety seats are installed properly. >> something like that happening and as a parent it scares you to death. you just want to make sure you are safe. >> she had several surgeries and more to come. there will be a bake sale and car wash tomorrow to help pay for her medical expenses. that will be held from noon until 3:00 at the blue oak middle school campus on haze street in napa. new figures for california's high speed rail project forecast it will make less money than originally expected. the number are part of the business plan the rail authority is required submit to lawmakers every couple of years. it quotes new research showing californians are taking shorter and more frequent trips. the timeline for the $68 billion project remains the same despite the legal

setbacks. another day of intense questioning and high courtroom drama in the oscar pistorius murder trial. once again prosecutors grilled him about why he shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp last year. pistorius claims he accidentally killed her after mistaking her for a nighttime intruder in their home. >> listen and make contact with her and tell her what to do. that you didn't do. >> i did tell her what to do. >> you whispered but you never looked at her and say reeva go down. >> i didn't whisper, my lady, i said get down. call the police. >> this trial has been delayed several times due to pistorius

repeatedly breaking down on the witness stand. this morning president obama is expected to announce a replacement for health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius who is resigning. she has faced criticism for the affordable care act website. she told president obama that someone else should take over now that the march 31st deadline has passed. president obama expected to nominate sylvia burwell. she was unanimously confirmed last year by the senate and budget director. colbert plans to tone down his persona as he takes over the late show. cbs has confirmed they have struck a five year deal to

replace letterman. letter man announced his retirement last week but his last show is yet to be announce the. 4:55 is the time. the ntsb sending a team to investigate that firey bus crash near orland. the new information about the federal response and the teenage victims involved in that crash. the star quarterback of the 49ers caught up in an incident involving alcohol, marijuana, and nakedness. >> good morning on westbound 24 traffic still looks pretty good driving from walnut creek to oakland. we will watch some of the other commutes and give you a drive time for the bay bridge. >> a lot of high and low level clouds drifting in. it will be a cooler forecast.

the bus and big rig did go up in flames. there was a lot of smoke. >> a charter bus loaded with high school seniors crashes and bursts into flames. what we have learned about the victims anteinvestigation -- about the victims andth investigation under way. >> two problems with the 49ers as two players face hit and run charges and weapons charges.

are the 49ers facing a public image problem? >> a three-year-old girl left alone in a car with drug filled needles. a new development involving phony credit cards and a big bay area casino. it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. it is friday. >> yes, it is. >> april 11th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve knows everything about your weather. >> we do have a lot of high clouds over us. there is lower clouds understand beneath that. could be a little drizzle. so far no reports yet. but usually people start filtering in with the information. partly cloudy and partly sunny by noon and then mostly sunny to partly cloudy later on today. lows are up.

more low to mid 50s. yesterday we had upper 40s. we are running five degrees warmer than yesterday. the low responsible for the cloud cover is right there. it's on its way to southern california but as it moves in it's enhancing that fog bank. the combination of the low and clouds gives us lots of clouds. 70s for most. a lot of 60s around the bay. here is sal. right now we do have a look at a exhume that is moving along pretty well in many areas. there are no major problems. this is a look at interstate 880. the traffic is moving along nicely and there are no problems. power is out to several people after a garbage truck crashed into power lines in san jose. this is new video of the scene this morning. it happened shortly after 3:30 on rogers avenue near old bay shore highway. the driver wasn't injured but pg&e is on the scene trying to restore power to its customers. one more look at the