a bunch of screams and a man was running out and his back was on fire. >> witnesses describe the moment a fedex truck slammed into a charter bus full of high school students. over night the death toll rosed to ten. the mtsb is sending -- the ntsb is sending out a team to investigate. >> 49er -- several 49ers players are facing a police investigation. two will have court hearings today. we'll tell you how all of this is impacting their image. >> good morning. we are live in orland where that burned out bus still sits

on interstate 5, 12 hours after that horrible firey crash that has taken the lives of ten people including five high school students. ktvu tara moriarty is there on scene. she will have an update coming up in two minutes. it is friday, april 11th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. we are also talking about your weather and traffic. steve, how is our forecast? >> a band of high clouds thinning out and low clouds unbeneath. so cloudy to mostly cloudy in the morning. mainly 50s. mid 50s on the lows. we'll get mostly sunny and partly cloudy skies later on. temperatures again one upper 40 here. everyone else san jose 55. livermore and antioch in there as well. now the higher clouds you can see there is a back edge to this some dry air will come in later on. lots of clouds. fog will head back to the coast. cooler for most here. even with filter sunshine.

upper 70s and low 80s. a lot of 60s around the bay. here is sal. we are looking at the commute and it's not looking too bad. we haven't had too many incidents but we do have a slow down at the bay bridge toll plaza and a traffic time that is moving or a traffic time that is up. this is about a 15-20 minute drive now into san francisco. also we are looking at interstate 880 and the traffic here continues to look pretty good heading south to hayward. the drive time between 238 and fremont is still about 15 minutes which is just where it should be. there are no problems on the san mateo bridge. that commute has a 10-11 minute drive time across the span over to the peninsula. let's go back to the desk. right now 6:00 this morning we are following very latest developments in that deadly crash in orlando west of chico. over night the death toll rose to 10. investigators say a fedex truck slammed into a charter bus carrying high school students

on interstate 5 yesterday evening. the ntsb sending a rapid response team to the scene. >> we're going to be investigating the human, the machine, and the environment and what is critical for us especially in highway accidents is for us to collect parishable information. the kind of information that goes away very quickly. >> the ntsb is picking up investigators in texas and will continue on to california. they are expected to arrive sometime this afternoon. now investigators expected to be there on the scene at least all day today. the crash happened on interstate 5. that is 20 miles of west of chico. tara moriarty just arrived on the scene moments ago. and tara, we understand you just got an update on the investigation this morning. tara. >> reporter: we received an update from the chp. the coroner was able to remove the nine bodies. there were nine here on the

scene inside of that badly burned bus that you see behind me sheer. this is in the northbound direction. you can see everything is still shut down. investigators are still taking measurements and gathering evidence. and it will take some time to tow the bus and truck away. the chp is investigating i-5 will not reopen until 9:00 this morning. school officials with los angeles unified have been working through the night trying to identify those who were killed. this horrific tragedy unfolded just after 5:30 last night when a southbound fedex truck crossed the grassy median on interstate 5 and slammed into the bus head on. we know that the drivers of both of the truck and the bus died as well as five students and three chaperons. witnesses say the impact sounded like a series of explosions both vehicles bursting into flames. the bus was taking students from various los angeles schools. a few miles away from here at the veterans memorial hall, some of the students who were not hurt went there after the crash.

some of them had been picked up by family already. others are trying to sleep on cots. the red cross is set up there but no media was allowed inside. we know 34 passengers have been taken to three different hospitals. and at 10:00 this morning the glen county sheriffs office will be holding a press conference. we're not sure exactly what they will be announcing but we will pass that information along to you. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> the students were going to visit humboldt state. the university's president released a statement saying quote, our hearts go out to those who have been effected and we are here to support them and their families in any way possible. now we're going to continue monitoring the very latest developments on this deadly bus crash. we have another live report from orland coming up at 6:30. if you are headed out the door, you can also log on to our website at ktvu.com for the very latest updates. you can get updates by following us as well on twitter

and facebook. happening today criminal cases against two san francisco 49ers returned to superior court. this comes after two teammates are named in a police report in miami. ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live in san jose. bringing us reaction to these new troubles for the team. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. from a public relations standpoint this does not bode well for these 49ers players. this morning attorneys will be in court and they will be disguising driving under the influence, a hit and run accident, and weapons charges. 49ers line backer aldon smith has two cases. he faces illegal weapons charges after deputies serged -- searched his home. the.before he crashed his car into a tree and arrested for dui and possession of

marijuana. 49ers cornerback chris culver was arrested two weeks ago for leaving the scene of an accident after he hit a bicyclist and crash into a witnesses car. police found brass knuckles in his car an illegal weapon. and the late toast be in trouble kaepernick and patton. they are investigates after an alleged incident at a hotel. the players told a woman to smoke marijuana then kaepernick undressed her and she passed out and ended up in the hospital. >> they tend to be more negative than neutral. >> people fill in the gaps. >> they fill in the gaps with the story they want them to be. >> there will always be his side, her side. it will either damage the team names or his name. >> reporter: rumors are swirling around a sexual assault occur even though in a

police report the woman says she did not have sex with kaepernick. kaepernick and patton are not facing charges but police are expected to speak with them. culver and smith's separate charges will be discussed in court. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 6:08. right now happening -- happening right now the school district is holding a news conference. >> the students that attended were on the bus in the accident san fernando, dorsey, fremont, city of angels, robert f. kennedy community schools, emmanuel arts, daning, carson, chavez, di ego, wilson, jefferson, and middle college. again i want to emphasize that apparently there were students

from other districts that were on the bus. we don't know those districts at the time. that information may be available from humboldt. >> explain to us your concerns right now. [ inaudible ] >> we are very saddened by this traffic accident. very tragic. but we currently have a contingency of three groups heading to the crash site now to meet with parents, meet with students to focus on getting these students back to l.a.. they have been deployed to four different hospitals within the area or medical centers. we are working very carefully to make sure we get these folks taken care of and in communication with parents. we have been here all night. trying to identify individuals.

trying to identify which schools. because with this accident, very much -- there was very little information available to us. >> we have a team here. executive director for student health and human services. director of crisis counseling. one of our areas. as well as -- we also have miss jill she is with a couple other crisis counselors to give assistance.

>> we have crisis counselors at all the schools. >> and i should let you know that superintendent -- >> we are listening in live to a press conference from los angeles. representatives from the los angeles unified school district. they are talking about of course this terrible tragic crash that killed at least from what we understand five students. five adults. a long list of schools that had students on that bus. they listed that. they are also syping groups to orland to -- they are also sending groups to orland to support the students and parents. they also have crisis counselors at each of the schools effected. we will bring you more as soon

as that becomes available. time is 6:11. new this morning pg&e working to repair a power line. it was ripped off a power pole by a garbage truck. this happened at 3:30 this morning. the driver of that truck was not hurt. only a few customers actually lost power but it has since been restored. almost one year and still no arrests in the attack on a south by pg&e substation but officials are hoping $1.5 million reward will entice someone to come forward. i want to show you surveillance video of the attack. whoever cut the lines and hit the transformer with more than two dozen rounds cut off service to 911. >> it was a pretty big attack on a major substation. and opened a lot overeyes.

>> pg&e says it's working closely with local and federal investigators and has improved security measures around the substation as part of its $100 million effort to increase security at all of its substations. time is 6:12. later this morning leland yee goes back to federal court in san francisco. the big announcement the prosecutors may make in this very complex political corruption case. >> the track star accused of killing his girlfriend back on the witness stand today. the tom that led to the late -- the testimony that led to the latest dramatic courtroom show down. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a commute that is still looking pretty good but it's getting a lot busier on highway 4. we will tell you more about this commute. female announcer: get three years interest-free financing

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lamar fox says it was him, not his friend who shot two innocent bystanders at sweet jimmy's nightclub almost three years ago. [ inaudible ] >> yesterday fox was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. that shooting left two people dead and injured five more. the parents of 22-year-old adam williams who was one of the victims says they are happy

with that sentence but says it's still hard since their grandson will never see his father again. >> i think about him about the time we went to the raiders game. and every time we go they win. >> he has nightmares. he is angry. in school we have problems we have problems with him in school. >> before sentencing fox apologized to both the victims families. another man was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting last month. now lamar fox says he did ittompkins says he plans to fight a new trial for his client. the former olympic track star faced another day of relentless cross-examination on the witness stand. they grilled him about why he shot and killed his girlfriend.

pistorius says he accidentally killed her after mistaking her for a nighttime intruder. there are some big holes in that story. >> this trial had been delayed several times because pistorius broke down on the witness stand. one college's plan to bring in extra money is stirring up a backlash. with hopes of making around $600,000 a year. but critics of the deal say

more homes would mean more families sending children to already packed fremont schools. they are expected to decide on a development plan. let's get people out the door. sal the east shore. everybody behaving? >> yeah. right thousand it's getting more crowded. but we don't have any major problems along that stretch dave and pam. as we look at the freeway, you can tell that more people are on it and the drive times are up. it's taking about 15 minutes. which is not too bad. the drive into san francisco is about 15 minutes. looking at other drive times here 580 grant line road up to 31 minutes. still looking good in oakland

between high street and the 980 interchange. here is steve. thank you. a very good morning. happy friday everybody. a lot of cloud covers over us. some of that in the low category as well. san jose starting off on the mild side at 56. cloudy. we will go 73 for a high today. temperatures coming down due to the cloud cover but the lows are up. mainly mid 50s. some low 50s. a couple upper 40s. over all the cloud cover with us in the morning. it could be a build up in the sierra. you can see there is dry air coming up in the south. there is the low. it's heading more toward central and southern california but it will keep the fog bank going. and sunday looks like we will rebound. kind of mild up in the mountains. the low is spinning in this cloud cover giving us a cloudy morning and partly sunny

afternoon. but it will be back on sunday into monday. today low and high clouds. it will be cooler. if you're in thatting to it will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. that will take us into saturday. there will be a little drizzle late tonight, tomorrow morning. not a great deal but a couple areas could pick up a .01 or .02. especially favoring the coast. lots of clouds. cooler for most today. low and high clouds will give way to partly sunny skies. upper 70s and low 80s. it doesn't take much to get clearlake or vacaville into the 70s and 80s. upper 70s for pittsburgh or livermore. but then 60. walnut creek 76. that is the spirit. 77 gilroy. maybe some late morning and early afternoon sun but 71, 74 degrees depending on south bay locations. everyone will be pretty close. 50s and 60s on the coast. low 70s on the peninsula. a little cooler on saturday and

then warm it up sunday and monday. clouds increase on tuesday. time now 6:21. the feds may be slowing down the sale of safeway. it was being sold to an investment group that owns albertson. they are asking for more information about the deal which could top $9 billion. safeway expects to complete the sale by the end of the year. however, regulatory approval could extend that waiting period. time is 6:22. hillary clinton came back to the bay area with an appearance at san jose state university but did she answer the question that everybody is asking? >> also the latest evidence crime is getting out of control in one major city. it's all caught on live tv.

the pennsylvania high school where 21 people were stabbed it will stay closed today. investigators still looking for a motive behind the attack but are discounting the reports that hribal was bullied. >> what was going through my mind? will i survive or will i die?

>> the police describing that attack say within just five minutes the teenage suspect used two eight inch kitchen knives and stabbed 20 fellow students as well as a school security officer. this is incredible video. it might be the latest sign that crime is getting out of control in rio brazil. take a look at this. reporter interviewing this woman on live tv when you see that guy tries to grab her necklace. the reporter actually ran after him. police in rio have been trying to crack down on street robberies which is up more than 100% in the last year. this comes as rio is getting ready to host the world cup in two months. a theater at butler university testing a technology known as a butt kicker to help people with hearing disabilities. the university says it helps them experience musical performances more fully. the system works by taking audio signals, sending them through wires to the units on the bottom of the seats making

them vibrate. a group almost test out the device this weekend during a blue man group show. 6:26 is the time. new details about this week's deadly accident in sonoma county. how the time of day may have played a role in this tragedy. >> also one of the worst crashes ever in california. at least ten people dead after that horrible bus crash. we have coverage of the tragedy from orland. >> good morning. right now we are still looking at a commute that is waking up and more people are hitting the road. on the upper deck of the bay bridge traffic is good. >> good morning. happy friday. a lot of high clouds over us making for a beautiful sunrise unless there it is for those of you listening. if you don't have fog, a lot of high clouds.

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good morning. welcome back to the morning news. we are still continuing our coverage of that deadly bus crash in orland. we are looking live at the city's veteran's memorial hall. the red cross is there. they set up a shelter for the survivors of the crash and their families who are coming up from southern california. many more still on the way. ktvu tara moriarty is there as well. tara will bring us a live report in just about two minutes. stay tuned for that. good morning. thank you for joining us here on ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is a friday, april 11th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 6:30. let's check in with steve. our weekend is clearly in view, steve. >> there it is, you are right. it might be a little obscured right now because we have a lot of cloud cover us. a lot of high and thin clouds. they are showing signs of stretching apart. cloudy to mostly cloudy. kind of a nice sunrise though. we will see the higher clouds

get out of here. so partly sunny and partly cloudy and mostly sunny here later on. still a lot of 60s and 70s. starting off with 50nd for many. the low responsible for our cloud cover right there. it's heading toward southern california. it might spin this a few afternoon thundershowers. a couple low 80s and 70s and 50s and 60s closer to the coast. here is sal. steve, good morning. we are looking at a commute on this friday that is a little easier than other days this week. as we look at the bay bridge, your drive is 15 minutes. if you are in the ordinary line and much less in the car pool lanes with no major problems. also looking at the commute let's say you are driving from downtown oakland to the hegenberger exit that drive time is 30 minutes. 580 westbound between high

street and 980 is also five minutes. so you have time to take advantage of some of these commutes. let's go to the santa clara valley. you can see the traffic on 280 is moving along very nicely. the commutes here are not all that bad. northbound 101 by the way is checking in at less than five minutes. 6:32 let's go back to the desk. time is 6:32. we are beginning with that deadly bus crash in orland. over night the death toll went up to ten. authorities say a fedex truck crossed over interstate 5 and slammed into a charter bus carrying high school students from the los angeles area. >> we have live team coverage for you. alex savidge is in our newsroom as we learn more about the victims but we start with ktvu tara moriarty who is in orland

where investigators are still on the scene and survivors are being reunited with their families. >> reporter: we are two miles away from the crash site here at the veterans hall. if you look behind me here, this is where they have police set up that are guarding the entrance to where a lot of the survivors came after the crash. some had been picked up by family and other students are trying to sleep on cots inside. the red cross is set up but again we are not being allowed in. we know 34 passengers have been taken to three different hospitals. one here in orland. the others in red bluff. we did receive an update from the chp. the coroner has removed the badly burned bodies by those involved in the crash. investigators are still taking measurements and gathering evidence. then it will take them some time to tow the bus away. the chp is estimating thattics -- that i-5 will not be open until later on. they have been working through the night to identify those who were killed. the horrific tragedy unfolded just after 5:30 last night when

a southbound fed extruck crossed the grassy median on interstate 5 and slammed into the bus head on. we know the drivers of the truck and bus died. witnesses say the impacts sounded like a series of explosions. we know the gwen county sheriffs office will hold a press conference later on this morning around 10:00. live in orland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. for time is 6:34. some of the students who survived had to kick out a window on the bus to escape. alex savidge is in our newsroom right now with more details about high school students with were planning their college futures. >> reporter: good morning, to you. all the students taking part in that college tour were from southern california and officials from the l.a. unified school district they have been working throughout

the night trying to identify the victims and survivors here after the accident. the school district said a short time ago they will be sending a team of administrators up to the various hospitals where the crash happened yesterday. officials say the students on board that bus attended a number of southern california schools and there will be later today crisis counselors on hand at those schools for the students, for the parents, for the teachers. you can imagine. this trip up to humboldt state was not sponsored by l.a. unified school district. that is important to point out and that is making things difficult for school officials as they figure out who was on board the bus and who was killed in that accident. >> there is little information for us. >> but we are learning a bit more about the students in this crash through social media. we just found pictures on one students twitter feed a short

time ago. this is a young man on board that bus. he is recovering in the hospital. he has cuts and some bruises on his face. now just hours earlier -- they posted this picture. it is taken inside that bus that crashed yesterday evening as students were beginning their trip. coming up next time we see you here up 30, we will share more details from that student. again what he saw just hours before that crash occurred. live in the newsroom alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> both the reaction and stories about people near the crash they keep coming and emerging on social media. lauer yell andrea took this photo of smoke rising from the bus crash fire. she was on a road trip with her family. she would have been in the spot

at the same time when that bus crashed but they left late because her boyfriend was not feeling well. we are learning new details about wednesday's deadly accident in sebastopol. a car struck and killed frederick while he was heading home from his evening walk. investigators say the 75-year- old driver is cooperating with authorities but that she is traumatizen. suspended state senator leland yee due back in federal court at 11:00 a.m.. the judge in san francisco will review the evidence in yee's political corruption case as it gets closer to a trial. now earlier this week yee pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from wire fraud to conspiracy to illegally import weapons. federal prosecutors say they plan more charges in the case involving a total of 28

defendants but they won't say if any of the new charges will billion against leland yee. another main figure in this corruption case is also due back in court this morning. family members and friends of raymond chow now coming to his defense. and i'm not talking before he went to prison. i'm talking since he got out. >> chow has a long criminal history. served time in federal prison for racketeering and other crimes. chow now faces money laundering and conspiracy charges for his alleged role in this political corruption case. for the second time this week former secretary of state hillary clinton made an appearance in the bay area.

>> clinton addressed a crowd of 5,000 people at san jose state university last night. he talked about his time of secretary of -- she talked about her time of secretary of state. >> where women participate in their society there is more stability. there is more piece. there is more prosperity. so this is -- >> when the host asked clinton if there was any big announcements she would like to make eluding to her possible presidential bid in 2016, clinton just laughed but at a marketing conference in san francisco earlier in the week she said she is thinking about it. a group gathered to protest hillary clinton's appearance. they held signs and called on

the former secretary of state to quote call the truth at the 2012 attack in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed this that attack including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. earlier yesterday clinton had to duck because a woman threw a shoe at her. secret service agents took the woman into custody. not clear why the woman threw the shoe at clinton. but she did. arrested again. more trouble for the woman accused of using fake credit cards at gray tonka see know. the disturbing discovery made in her car while she was in court. >> several is 49ers face police investigations and legal trouble. some will have court hearings this morning. we are live in san jose talking about how it's effecting the players public image. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a

commute that is getting busier but in san jose we have a couple of slow downs. they are not that deep. find out how the friday morning commute is slightly different from some of the other days this week. >> low clouds, high clouds, the low clouds kind of cold out there if you are stuck in the fog. but the higher clouds make for a beautiful sunrise.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. the 49ers in hot water following a series of players getting into trouble. the latest invest involves quarterback collin kaepernick and this morning two of his teammates have court hearings for their legal troubles. janine de la vega is joining us from san jose to talk about what is happening today. janine. >> reporter: attorneys for the players will be in court this morning to discuss a hit and run accident, illegal weapons charges, and driving under the influence and now there is a police investigation involving quarterback collin kaepernick. some people we have been speaking to this morning says the management of the team needs to have a serious talk with players. this morning 49ers line backer smith has hearings on two separate criminal cases. he faces illegal weapons charges after deputies searched his home and found assault rifles following a party at his home last october. the month before police say he

crashed his car into a tree and arrested for dui and possession of marijuana. attorneys will also address charges that 49ers cornerback chris culver faces. he was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly leaving the scene after he hit a bicyclist and crashed into a witnesses car. police found an illegal weapon in his vehicle. yesterday news broke that miami police want to talk to collin kaepernick and quintin patton about an alleged incident in their hotel. they told her to smoke marijuana then kaepernick kissed and undressed her and she passed out and wound up in a hospital. >> as far as kaepernick goes i don't buy it for a second. >> reporter: rumors are swirling around a sexual assault occurred even though in the police report the woman says she did not have sex with kaepernick. currently kaepernick and patton are not facing charges.

both culver and smith's separate charges will be discussed in court this morning but they are not expected to appear. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:46. this morning president obama is expected to announce a replacement for health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. she is resigning. she faces loud criticism for all the problems in the website for the affordable care act. white house official says se peel warehouse told -- sebelius said she thought someone else should take over now that the deadline for the health care enrollment has passed. the 48-year-old is director of the office of management and budget. she has san extensive background in was unanimously confirmed as budget director. time to check in with tori campbell.

she is in the newsroom with a look at what is coming up on mornings on 2. >> coming up on mornings on 2 watch what you eat. a warning about certain types of seafood from monterey and santa cruz county and what is inside of these animals that could make people gravely ill. bart's top officials are getting a pay raise. and what the agency board is doing to figure out why those talks went so wrong. >> find out who is the bay area's highest compensated executives even though this person only earned a salary of $1 a year. those stories coming up on mornings on 2. now back to you on the morning news. time is 6:47. sal, i want to know what is happening if in marin -- what is happening in marin county. >> it is a crash. what is unusual it is a

bicyclist. it is on the shoulder of the freeway. which is somewhat near lucky drive. it's in the -- there is an emergency response vehicle there blocking the right lane. the bicyclist may have fallen off his or her bike but there is a little bit of a traffic issue according to chp. let's move hay long to live pictures bay bridge about a 15 minute drive time into san francisco. no problems. and across the bridge from san francisco to oakland it is about an eight minute drive. if you are driving in from downtown san jose northbound 280 looks good. 6:48 let's go to steve. sal, thank you. happy friday. a lot of fog. a lot of high clouds. a friend of mine has two

children 8 and 7 and they watch our news. we are flattered. thank you. now we were watching yosemite sam. but no, we appreciate it. a lot of high clouds over us. the high pressure system give us credit it will be tough to budge sometime. might pop up a few thunderstorms over the central and southern sierra. i doubt tahoe or truckee. san jose starting cloudy to mostly cloudy. 73 for a high today. starting off now 55. they went 55 to 56. napa 51. holding on to 50 for half-moon bay. 49 still at santa rosa. the leo will cool -- the low will cool us down a little bit today. the low will keep that fog bank going. but by after saturday we will

cool it down and sunday looks like a pretty quick little warmup. 47 up in ukiah. there is no doubt about it dry air is coming in. that will be here later on. the clouds are already beginning to move out. a little cooler today if you are in that fog. the fog is getting a little thicker here each day. 50s and 60s coast and bay. lots of clouds it's the combination of the low and high clouds. it will be cooler for most today. still you can get low 80s. brentwood, oakley, antioch right there at 80. drop it ten for oakland. alameda 65. 75 mor ran -- morgan hill. fremont at 71. 65 san bruno. 59 pacifica. we will go 70 in palo alto. it looks like a cool down into

saturday and sunday we rebound. probably monday as well and clouds increase on tuesday. we wanted to check in on wall street at this time. pretty big loss yesterday with the nasdaq suffering its worst one-day drop since november of 2011. it's off about 7% from its march high. stocks were doing pretty well. economists pretty pessimistic. you can see the dow down 64 points. it was expected to drop about 100 on the opening. also today sales force and mayor ed lee expected to announce a historic investment in san francisco. no other details are being released at this point. according to the business times there have been rumors that sales force is in negotiations to take a large piece of the 1.4 million transbay tower. time is 6:51. hoping i mean with fingers

crossed that our severe drought may end soon. what scientists are watching right now that may be a sign relief is on the way. >> thousands of people around the bay area ditching their cars this morning. the message they are trying to send about a growing public safety program.

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news. australian authorities offered conflicting statements as to whether or not they are close to finding the missing malaysian airlines plane. australian prime minister told reporters that search isers were very confident that recent signals picked up by listening equipment came from one of the plane's black boxes but shortly after the encouraging words one of the men spear heading the search said there were no major breakthroughs and under water ping detected yesterday probably did not come from the missing aircraft. your time is 6:55. the coast guard has called off suspended its search for a teenager swept out to sea at san francisco's ocean beach. the rescue team searched from the air, on the water, on land. it was a desperate effort to find 14-year-old marco corn exo. the searcher pull -- a surfer pulled his father and cousin from the water. the cousin was not severely

hurt. we made calls to the hospital checking up on the status of the father. at last word we are told he is in critical condition. 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. it happened shortly before noon yesterday at 43rd and fulton in the city's richmond district. a tiny bicycle is 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. police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators and it's not clear what caused the accident but police and neighbors say it's a very dangerous intersection. it is walk to workday in san francisco. in an effort to make city streets safer for people to walk. walk san francisco will celebrate by visiting people with free clipper cards, tote bags, and coffee. walkers that share their experience on twitter, facebook, and instagram using

the #walktowork can win some prizes. walk san francisco will release the city's first report card on its goals to make the streets safer for people to walk. a crash last week killed a four-year-old boy in napa. the little boy that died had been strap into a booster seat. parents wonder why a child in a car seat would suffer deadly internal injuries. the chp says that is because he was in a booster seat that allows more body movement than a conventional car seat. that has a lot of parents going to their local chp office to make sure their car seats are installed properly. >> something like that happening and as a parent it just scares you to death. you just want to make sure you are safe. >> now his mother also faces months of recovery. she's had several surgeries and more are still to come.

there will be a bake sale and a car wash tomorrow to help pay for her medical bills. it will be held from noon to 3:00 at blue oak middle school on haze street in napa. coming up next on mornings on 2 one of the deadliest highway accidents in california history. we're going to continue our team coverage of the horrific tragedy involving high school students and a fedex truck. >> plus two members of the 49ers due to be in cart today on unre-- court today on unrelated criminal cases. stay right here with us. female announcer: get on board for better sleep. it's sleep train's interest free for 3 event. get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. you'll never find an interest rate lower than sleep train's interest free for 3 event, on now.

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there's a bunch of screams i heard and there was a man who ran out. his back was on fire. >> ten people dead from a fiery bush near chico. the search for answers this morning. we started the week off with a lot of 80s, including san francisco on monday, but a lot of fog is back. that means cooler temperatures. we'll show yo