four people escape an early morning house fire. we will tell you what we have learned about the homeowners history. >> we will tell you how a teen stow away has a major bay area airport reevaluating its security. >> santa roe sal students walked out in protest six months after a classmate was shot and killed. how that action can create more problems at the school this morning. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. good morning. we are live in novato where four people had to escape a house fire early this morning. ktvu tara moriarty has been there at the scene since 4:30 this morning. and shh talked to one man -- and she talked to one man about how he jumped into action before firefighters arrived. it's wednesday, april 23rd i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave

clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, you want everybody to take a sweater or jacket. >> yeah a little chilly out there. tori campbell just tweeted out 41 alamo. we do have mostly clear skies. 30s and 40s to 50s. mostly sunny and a little bit later on. 41 fairfield. santa rosa 44. i bet it feels colder in walnut creek. a a little chill there. 43 degrees. livermore is 42. there is a little bit of a breeze but temperatures being held up two or three miles an hour will bring up a couple degrees. 17 out of the northwest from half-moon bay. mostly seasonny, maybe partly cloudy at times. that ushers in some of that cooler air and occasionally sun and clouds. 60s to very, very low 70s. here is sal. steve, we have traffic conditions changing a little bit now that we're at the 6:00

hour. chp has issued a wind warning. separate. this is something completely separate from meteorologists. they issue wind warnings when they think it might be a little dicey for you to drive across spans. just be careful across bay area bridges. a lot of them. not all of the bridges have been issued the warning by chp. you can see if you look at your tv slightly obscured but it says high wind on bridge there. moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge westbound. this is about a 15 minute drive time into san francisco. no problems on the lower deck. that is a six or seven minute drive time across the bay. if you are looking at the nimitz freeway, the traffic is moderately heavy through here. it's already getting a little slow as you drive past 238. let's go back to the desk. thank you, sal. we continue to follow developing news out of novato where four people escaped from flames from a garage fire started moving toward the

house. the fire started at 3:30 this morning in novato. tara moriarty is there in the neighborhood where tara you talked to one of the people that lived in that house. >> reporter: the man that lives there says he had just gone to bed. he was woken up by the sounds of popping noise and yellowish light. when he looked out the window he saw that his garage was on fire. the fire broke out in the detached garage at the home off chase street. fire crews got the call around 3:15 this morning. firefighters arrived within four minutes. the four people that live in the main house were able to get out safely before they arrived. the fire did however gut the garage. it damaged two coarse and blew out windows in the house. >> through a bathroom i went to see what was going on. the shop was going pretty good. started hearing loud bangs. ran back in. put what i have on.

grabbed a fire hose. >> reporter: now luckily no one was hurt. an interesting side note firefighters tell us this property was once part of the mansion and the area where the fire broke out was the servant quarters. an electrical fire destroyed the mansion in the 60s and state parks later acquired the land. coming up the arson investigators will sift through everything once the sun is up. but we were told there used to be a marijuana grow operation. it does look suspicious. i also witnessed a neighbor punch a homeowner in the face. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. new information now about the santa clara teenager who survived that five hour flight from san jose to maui hidden

inside the wheel well of hawaiian airlines jet. >> the lights are on. presumably folks are home. we are hoping that somebody will come on out today top let us know how they are doing and whether the family members here will be heading to hawaii any time soon to bring that teen stow away home. ohio's department of human services says the boy is resting comfortably and the child welfare officials are arranging for his return to northern california. we are learning more about security breach 37. the latest information shows the teen entered the airport six or seven hours before the maui bound flight took off. the breach could happen again at the airport and is calling on the government accountability office to look into airport perimeter security. the airport is saying they will use this breach as a learning

cool ever tool hoping to prevent it from happening again. >> our security program does meet and exceed all federal environments. we do have an extent track record here for security at our airport. >> again still no word on exactly when that teen will be returning to the bay area. we are still again hoping the family will come out at some point in time today and let us know how they are doing. how the teen is doing and when he may be coming back here to santa clara. live in santa clara christien kafton ktvu channel 2 news. 40-year-old prince is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of kimberly robberson. her body was discovered on april 5th. police say robertson left a bar, waiting for a bus when he

picked her up. investigators say they do not have any information that the two knew each other before then. the mother of one of the students that died in that fatal bus crash on interstate 58 earlier this month she has filed a $100 million lawsuit. that is how much she is seeking in damages from fedex. fedex trucks have a history of catching fire. the truck was on fire when it crossed the freeway and slammed into a tour bus. that bus was filled with college bound teenagers and chaperons. we know the little name of a girl who died monday. the medical examiner's office says she was eight-year-old megan yang. she was in a mini van that stopped on the side of highway

85 on monday. a six-year-old boy and a 41- year-old woman were also inside. the chp says the jeep rankler left the road and hit that van sending it across the freeway where it was hit by an suv. new numbers confirm the incase in whooping cough. health officials say the child attends martinez. the county health department is working with the school to protect other students. experts say whooping cough starts with cold like symptoms that turn into coughing and gagging fits. it can last for weeks. on friday the principal notified parents there was a whooping cough case at the school. the student is now at home and is being treated.

>> i know they get another one before seventh grade. hoping that is doing the trick. >> right now there are 19 reported cases of whooping cough in contra costa county. public schoolteachers says the map doesn't add up. the teachers are asking for 21% pay raise over the next three years. they say the median salary of teachers is less than $60,000 which is a lot less than what

is needed to buy a house in san francisco. the two problems firefighters had to deal with while trying to get that fire under control. >> also next plants being torn out of the ground in golden gate park. the cause for concern that goes way beyond just theft. >> good morning. right now we are looking at commute that for the most part looks good. a little windy on the spans and now a new crash in the east bay that is blocking several lanes reportedly. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. >> it's a little cold out there. we have a few low ever 30s and upper 40s. i will show you the forecasted temps coming up in seven minutes.

♪ ♪ get 5% cash back at lowe's this quarter so you can score more cash. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. chase. so you can. announcer: babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear,

the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents

welcome back. time is 6:13. new this morning president obama is in japan. it's the first trip on his foreign noachian asian visit. we are look at video of the president arriving in tokyo. this was two hours ago. among those greeting the president as he stepped off air force one, there is the u.s. ambassador to japan. caroline kennedy. after japan's president is -- after japan the president will visit malaysia. president obama stopped in washington state. he wanted to see the mud slide

disaster up close. the president toured the mud slide by helicopter. he also met with the families that lost loved ones. and he thanked the first responders and volunteers that have been working around the clock since that mud slide hit on march 22nd. >> to see the strength in adversity in this community should inspire all of us. because this is what america is about. when times get tough we look out for each other. >> the crews out there are still at work digging through mud and cutting through logs and other debris. the official death toll is 41 but two people are still missing. >> a sign that obama administration is is not backing away from the ukraine crisis, american soldiers are on the move this morning. 600 u.s. soldiers are being -- those are all eastern european countries that either border or are near ukraine and russia. now the u.s. troops will be

conducting military exercises. it is to demonstrate nato's commit to defending the region and its allies. there are 67,000 american troops currently in europe. time is 6:14. the new york city police department defending an effort to get more involved with social media. yesterday the police department asked people on twitter to post photos with its officers using the #mynypd. soon people were posting photos with comments that suggested police brutality or misconduct. the police department says this was meant to be an open dialogue so they expected negative comments. other people defended the police department saying there is a lot of good police officers. golden gate park workers are on the lookout for thieves who are ripping plants right out of the ground. forging in the park is banned. park officials fear they may lose rare plants. they are also concerned someone could die from poisoning if they take wild mushrooms,

deadly night shade or hemlock plants. a man who lives across the street from the park who asked not to be identified says he confronted four elderly women about a month ago who was stealing what appeared to be wild ginger plants. >> at that point i walk the over and told them what are you doing? and they slowly started to one by one leave the area. >> san francisco police say they are ready to make field trips to city parks to try to catch the plant thieves in the act. tomorrow the san jose sharks will try to get the kings out of the first round of the stanley cup playoffs. >> the sharks won game three. game four tomorrow night in l.a.. if the sharks win they advance to the next round. if the kings win the sweep moves back to san jose for game

five on saturday. >> very exciting. time is 6:16. sal is back. something just happened in hayward; right? >> that is right. we do have a crash there dave and pam. southbound 880 near industrial. it has also been reported near 9:-- near 92. one thing we know for sure the traffic is slowing down. heading down to highway 92 on 880 just past 238. the fire department is responding. it's reported as an injury crash. but there is waiting to do the the toll plaza. if you are driving in san jose northbound 280 is getting crowded. still not a lot of slow traffic yet. traffic on 101 and 85 still looking good. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good morning. mostly clear and partly cloudy. but cold this morning. for this time of year it's in the low 40s for some. a little breeze is holding

those temps up very, very slightly. san jose starting off in the upper 40s here. 48 degrees i'm sure not far away. 63 at noon. will go for a high of 70. 39 napa airport. 44 santa rosa. livermore 42. half-moon bay is 50. not as windy as yesterday. over all mostly sunny. occasionally get high clouds in here. 27 up in tahoe. 37 in reno. i heard from roger he is up -- it's near plymouth county. says apple blossoms do not like

the 24-degree temperatures. i can believe that. i can believe that. and they may not like him saturday morning either. today we get a slight bump up in the temps. sun and clouds. slightly warmer today. not a lot. just a little bit. but cloudy, cooler. and it looks like rain likely on friday. probably afternoon and evening. early rainfall projection is okay. we will see if the forecast models hold on to this. could be pretty good rain and snow up in the sierra. it does look like a stronger  system by saturday. partly cloudy. a little breezy. not as bad as yesterday. it is darn cool out there. 60s and low 70s for many. just a little bump up on the temps here. same for gilroy at 73. a lot of 70s here. 67 fremont. wood side 68. san bruno 65. 60 in daly city. 62 in the city after yesterday's very cool 59. increasing clouds thursday. cloudy with rain off and on

into friday. saturday maybe lingering rain. slightly warmer on sunday. the country's third largest lender looking to solve 50 of its bank branches. city bank says the branches hold $3 billion. sources say all the banks to be sold are located in rural areas from sacramento to just north of los angeles. the city apparently wants to keep the officers in the offices that is san francisco, san diego, and los angeles. it has been selling off branches outside the 150 largest cities in the world. the number of california homes starting the foreclosure process is increasing. that is according to a real estate research firm. during the first three months of this year more than 19,000 houses and condominiums received default notices. that is 3.5 more than during the last quarter of 2014. here in the bay area default notices were up just two tenths of one percent.

time is 6:20. a motorcyclist suffered major injuries after colliding with a car in san jose. what the witnesses say that cyclist did that may have caused the crash. >> i'm just extremely grateful. i have never taken a fall like that before. >> a palo alto rock climber shares his story of survival. [doorbell rings]

hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of the game. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. choose $300 in free gifts, and, get up to 48 months interest-free financing with any tempur-pedic mattress. ♪ mattress discounters

welcome back. police in belmont searching for two men caught on surveillance video stealing almost $6,000 worth of cigarettes. they robbed a walgreens store at 4:00 a.m. on friday morning. police were alerted by an alarm. the thieves were only inside for two minutes and then they were gone by the time officers arrived. u.s. supreme court justices have upheld the ban on affirmative action. justices ruled 6-2 that a lower court did not have the authority to set aside the measure approved by michigan voters back in 2006. now california has a similar ban and yesterday's decision the justices did not directly rule on affirmative action but on the state's right to ban it. a group called bay area -- a group in the bay area trying

to get california's affirmative action ban overturned called the supreme court's decision racist. they are called by any means necessary. they staged a protest at uc berkeley yesterday. and says the ruling shows those in pour are out of touch with minorities. last week the university of california says for the first time it's admitting more la tee thoughs than whites. asians are the largest group at 36%. time is 6:25. we are hearing from the palo alto rock climber the man who survived an almost fatal fall at yosemite. now on sunday 26-year-old blake parkinson fell off a granite wall. a rescue helicopter and its crew carried him to safety. he's in the hospital being treated for a broken back. >> i hit my back on a bolder that was protruding off of this

ledge. it had been a climb i wanted to do for quite awhile. i will have to wait to finish it up another time. >> doctors say as you can imagine parkinson is extremely lucky. despite the fall he gave it a thumbs up. he can still move his hands and legs, he is not paralyzed. the stanford admissions officer planned to go home after going through a long period of intensive therapy. three environmental groups want to stop san francisco from building a pond at sharp park golf course. the golf course is in pacifica but owned by the city of san francisco. the city says having the pond would help control flooding during heavy rains and give two endangered species a happen tat. but the sequoia society and save the frogs organization says it would be toxic to wildlife. no word on when a judge will rule on that matter. time is 6:26. it's a big complaint among people who ride mass transit here in the bay area.

how things may soon change for the better for one large group of commuters. >> and a major crack down is about to get under way here in san francisco. hoping to curve pedestrian deaths here in the stay. we will tell you about the violations that officers will be on the lookout for. >> good morning. right now traffic is going to be slow in some injures. this is highway 4. it's beginning to slow down. also in the east bay we have a problem in hayward. we will tell you about that commute as well. >> rather cold out there for some. a couple upper 30s and 40s. but the temperatures will be a little warmer.

welcome back. good morning to you. live look in novato. fire crews still out here. a fire started in the garage just hours ago. four people escaped the flames

in the home nearby before the flames spread. now ktvu tara moriarty is there. she's been out there since 4:30. she will tell you more about the history of the property that caught fire coming up in just about two minutes. thank you for joining us here. ktvu channel 2 morning news. middle of the week. wednesday april 23rd i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time is 6:30. let's see what steve has to say about the weather. >> a little cool here this morning. oakland 48. i split the difference between downtown and the airport. but it's cool upper 40s to a low 40s and upper 30s here. partly cloudy skies for some. mostly clear for others. there in lies the rub. san francisco starting off 49. 58. we will go 62 three warmer than yesterday. 39 napa airport. 40s and 50s for some. some areas held up because there is a little hint of a breeze. not much for one. other locations have gone calm. a few locations will be breezy.

half-moon bay, sfo. mostly sunny, partly cloud eye at times and tomorrow we will see increasing clouds. it looks like rain likely on friday. mostly sunny today. and a tiny bit warmer. upper 60s and low 70s. inland 60s coast and bay. here is sal. steve, good morning. it is wednesday happy hump day to you. let's go out -- i think i heard someone's voice there. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. traffic is moving well. no problems on southbound 880. the drive time between downtown oakland and hegenberger road is is five minutes. at the toll plaza we do have a traffic backup of 30. there are no major problems coming into san francisco but it is delay or a drive time of 30 minutes. the problems continue on 880 south. there is a crash southbound 880

just past highway 92 and the traffic will be slow for this short stretch from 238 to 92. now after that, if you happen to get on the freeway in union city for example, it's better than it normally is is. that is because the freeway is actually very slow here. not really getting through. so give yourself extra time. 680 is also a decent alternate. 6:32 let's go back to the desk. we have developing news in know vow toe where -- novato where an early morning house fire is being called suspicious. ktvu tara moriarty is getting more details about the fire and tara, you say an arson investigator is out there going through the rubble. >> reporter: that is right. now that the sun is up, it will be a lot easier to get a look at exactly how this fire started. behind me you can see crews are still here on the scene. we know there was previously a marijuana grow operation in the home with pg&e meters being bypassed. there have been issued here

before and sources tell me the fire looks suspicious but the official cause has not been determined. the man who lives in the house says he had just gone to bed an hour before at a home off chase court. he was woken up by a popping noise and yellow light. and then he looked out the window and saw his detached garage up in flames. 40 firefighters tackled the flames and the chief says four people who live in the main house were able to get out safely before they arrived. the fire gutted the garage, damaged two cars and blew out windows in the house. >> it was just really loud. i'm really thankful the house is still standing. and that the only thing that is happening is they are tearing the walls apart to make sure there is no fire in them. >> reporter: luckily no one was hurt. firefighters tell us this property was once part of the mansion and the area where the fire broke out was servant quarters. jesuit once used the mansion as a retreat and the grailful dead

leased the property to make music. an electrical fire destroyed the mansion in the 60s and state parks later acquired the land. earlier this morning i also witnessed a neighbor punch the homeowner in the face. extra police were called in. obviously tensions are running quite high. but again, we do not have an official cause of this fire and police again are sort of monitoring the situation up there trying to make sure that things don't get out of hand again. live in novato i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:34. police in san jose say a motorcyclist is in unstable condition after crashing into a car. it happened last night about 6:45 at brenham lane. witness told police a cyclist ran a red light and slammed right into the side of a car. the cyclist was wearing a helmet but still suffered major head trauma. >> we do have a witness that was in an intersection at that time and according to them and what they saw the motorcyclist

did run the red light. >> now the two people who were in that car, they were not hurt. they did stop and cooperated with police. investigators don't believe drugs or alcohol were factors in that crash. we are following several new developments involving the teenager who survived that flight from san jose all the way to maui in the wheel well of a hawaiian airlines jet. christien kafton is joining us now from outside the teenagers family home in santa clara. christian. >> reporter: yeah, this is still the talk of the neighborhood. obviously a lot of interest still going into this teen who somehow made it all the way to maui in the wheel well of that boeing 767. we're at the home of that teenager right now. the lights are on. nobody emerged from the home. we are hoping somebody will come out and tell us how the family is doing and the teen is doing and letting us know when they will be heading to hawaii. now hawaii's department of human services says the boy is resting comfortably at a hospital in hon lulu and the child welfare officials are

arranging for his return to northern california. at this point no word on a timeline. we're also learning more about the security breach at ma theta international airport. the latest information shows the teen entered the airport six or seven hours before the maui bound flight took off. airport officials are saying they will use this breach as a learning tool in hopes of preconvenienting it from happen -- in hopes of preventing it from happening again. now we have a statement from hawaiian airlines about this incident as well. the airline is saying hawaiian and its contractors responsible for handling aircraft in san jose will continue to assist government agencies in their investigation of this incident. coming back live we are hoping that somebody will come out of the house to let us know again how they are doing and give us idea on when that teen will be returning to the bay area. we will continue to monitor all

the developments in this story. for now we are live here in santa claire ram christien kafton ktvu channel 2 news. time is you have 36. happening today you will find extra police at two high traffic, high accident areas in san francisco. alex savidge is joining us live now at one of the most dangerous areas in the city. >> reporter: good morning, to you. you can expect to see a lot of san francisco police officers and highway patrol officers along this stretch of vanness later this morning. they will be doing a traffic enforcement operation on the lookout for red light runners and speeders. the idea here is to try to make the street safer for those on thought. it was earlier this month when a man was hit and killed by a car near this intersection where we are. golden gate and vanness. so far this year the total stands at seven people who have been killed trying to cross streets in the city. four of the victims were struck

along vanness. officers will be focusing on vanness between market and geary. and they will also be giving out warnings in an effort to correct bad driving behavior. this is part of the city's vision zero plan. people we talked to who live nearby are hoping this operation will make a difference. do you fear for your well being as you cross the street? >> i do sometimes yeah. crazy drivers. they are running red lights. it's crazy out in. >> reporter: this operation gets going at 7:00 here along vanness and continues until 10:00 this morning. and then in addition police and highway patrol will also be doing another operation. traffic enforcement here along vanness during the afternoon commute and they will also be doing similar operations nearby on both folsom annoys second streets here in the city.

force >> but tourists and nighttime workers say they have had limited transportation options late at night. san francisco's nighttime economy generates $50 million in tax revenues and more than 50,000 people are employed. >> the clipper card is becoming more and more popular among bay area commuters who ride bart, muni, and ac transit. now the electronic transit fare card is on the fast track to more agencies. a san francisco firefighter is recovering from injuries he suffered when hot roofing tar melted on to its hand while

fighting a fire. the 911 call of the fire first came in at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. it was reported on walter street. minutes later firefighters arrived to find that strong winds had actually spread that fire to the roof of two nearby buildings. firefighters say the homes there are old, they are made of wood, and they are so close together that firefighters say the wind became an even bigger problem. >> at times the wind direction shifted. when we initially got here it was pushing the fire toward the building on the left. about ten minutes into the fire the wind direction swirled and switched and wound up pushing the fire into the building on the right hand side. >> no tea fall three -- in total three buildings were damaged. the firefighter that was injured suffered moderate burns but will recover. time is 6:40. what happened to america's middle class? it's no longer the wealthiest

in the world. the reason why and which country now holds that honor. >> a student walk out over the death of andy lopez. the backlash from yesterday's protest in santa rosa. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a commute that is getting busier. here in san francisco it does look good. we'll tell you more about that. >> sunrise overs big city. we do have mostly clear skies but it is cold this morning. it will be a little bit warmer today.

welcome back. happening today the death of 13- year-old andy lopez hurting many of the classmates and friends that knew him. some walked out of school to protest his death. ktvu brian flores is in santa rosa this morning with the reason those students will be walked back on to campus with an attorney and their parents this morning. >> reporter: hi, pam, good morning. about two dozen students walked out of lawrence cook middle school yesterday morning to mark six months since the tragic death of andy lopez. many students say when they protested we were not allowed to return to class. school officials dispute that. the protest began yesterday

morning again here at lawrence cook middle school. students tell ktvu news their intentions were to remain peaceful and protest for a few minutes and return to class. but those students were told by the school that they were not allowed to top. the group then moved to nearby elle city allen high school where they tried to generate more support from students there but the high school went on lockdown. >> we were going to do it for only 30 minutes but then they locked us out of the school. >> reporter: many of the students tell ktvu news that a school administrator made some comments about the investigation. the students eventually ended up near the spot where lopez was shot six months ago. you recall that lopez was shot and killed six months ago by sheriffs deputy erik after he mistook lopez's air soft gun for a real one. they are reviewing possible criminal violations for the adults who walked on to campus in support of a group.

we also understand a district superintendent will release a statement or perhaps comment later on this morning. live in santa rosa brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:45. the oakland a's rejected a deal to play at the oakland coliseum for the foreseeable future. they issued a statement last night. the ten year lease proposal does not meet all of their requirements. now it's not clear what happens next in this ballpark battle. the oakland a's have been pushing major league baseball for permission to move to san jose. however the south bay that is a territory of the giants. in the meantime the a's have agreed to a series of short extensions at the oakland coliseum. meantime the golden state warriors are making plans to move out of oakland to a new home in san francisco. the new project unvailed this week calls for building an 18,000 seat arena. but the city of oakland is not giving up the fight yet to stop the warriors from moving across the bay.

>> they don't have the stadium built yet. there are still many hurdles that need to go through with that. we feel if we can offer a better site, a better deal for them. >> the warriors have been playing in oakland since 1971 but the team never adopted the oakland name. at 5:00 this evening we will know when the 49ers will play their first regular season game at levi stadium. the nfl will release its schedule for the 2014-2015 season. some martials will include games against the seattle sea hawks, alex smith and his kansas city chiefs. the oakland raiders will have home games against teams including the broncos and the 49ers. it will be the 49ers first regular season appearance at the coliseum since 2002. let's check in with tori campbell to see what is coming up on mornings on 2.

>> good morning. coming up in minutes most people think if you fail to properly pay your taxes, you will get in a lot of trouble. wait until you hear what happened to some irs workers who did not pay all they owed to uncle sam. they were not punished. in fact some were richly rewarded. >> a man who walked around a railroad crossing gate barely made it across tracks live. it was caught on video and he was clipped by the train. while this video was shocking, what people who witnessed the whole incident did afterward might be even more surprising. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2. 6:48. let's check in with sal for another look at traffic. >> all right pam and dave. good morning. once again we are looking at a commute that is getting a lot more slow traffic all over the place. as we look at highway 4 you can see traffic coming up to the willow pass grade. it is slow out of pittsburgh and your drive times in this area are elevated a little bit.

for example 680 is more than ten minutes for a short drive. just the way it impose. bay bridge toll plaza is about a 20-25 minute drive time counting from oakland until you get to the san francisco exits. the crash is on 880 have been clear. these crashes on 880 are gone. at least out of the lanes but traffic is backed up on 880 south of san leandro and san lorenzo. 6:49 let's go to steve. sal, thank you. a very good morning. a little cold out there. what do you mean a little? it's cold out there. 40s for many. slightly warmer today. 30s and 40s and 50s. mostly sunny and 50s and 60s and very low 70s. san jose right at 70 but starting off 48. our observer tom 41 this morning. so not far away from downtown san jose.

livermore 42. napa airport 39. 50 in san francisco. you had oakland 46. i've seen a lot of upper 40s in the city. a little bit of a breeze. until compared to what we had yesterday. a lot of locations are saying calm and that is not the case. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. today mainly 60s and very low 70s. 37 reno. 41 ukiah. 41 sacramento and upper 30s into lake county. right out of the northwest so occasionally we get that northwest breeze or a few high clouds. over all mostly sunny and a little warmer. high pressure will give sun, few clouds. slightly warmer today. by thursday night clouds increase. cloudy and cooler with rain likely on friday. maybe lingering into early friday. and then by tonight we will cloud it up. tomorrow looks mostly cloudy. the rain holds off until late, late thursday. and then over night early into friday morning some rain and

then again around the noon hour. so friday if you have plans you might want to have a plan b in the become pocket because it looks like there will be rain moving in. i will see if the rainfall projections are on hold. it's showing a tenth of an inch to almost four tenths. mostly sunny today. breezy at times. not as bad as yesterday. and just a little bit warmer. 60s on the temps to very, very low 70s. petaluma is only 68. benicia at 68. 73 brentwood to oakly. upper 60s to very low 70s. even san jose los gatos, sunnyvale almost 70. increasing clouds thursday. we will go to that rain on friday. mostly cloudy friday. a little warmer on sunday. there are eight tesla model s cars in china.

they sell for $81,000 in the u.s. but cost $120,000 in china that is because of import fees and taxes. they will start working on a network of charging stations and service centers across china. to try to encourage more buyers. federal regulators look into a new complaint about a general motors car. the owner of a 2014 impala says the braking system took over several times without any warning. the car was hit from behind by another car. but this type of investigation can lead to a vehicle recall. time is 6:52. they are just ripping them right out of the ground. >> you would never dig out a plant. that is just terrible. >> the unusual crime happening at golden gate park. and why the thieves may be in danger and may not know it. >> a possible new clue in the missing malaysian airlines plane.

♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! start exploring at followyournola.com. female announcer: sleep train's interest is ending soon.t get three years interest-free financing

on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort; even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up and free removal of your old mattress, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry, sleep train's interest free for 3 event, is ending soon. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

welcome back time now -- they have found what they are calling an object of interest. it's described as sheet metal with ribs and a fiberglass coating. it washed ashore in western australia about 186 miles south

of purse. however a government commissioner is playing down any high hopes saying the more they look at it, the less excited they are. today this under water drone completed its tenth mission. it has now scanned 80% of that search zone and found nothing. san jose police are searching for clues in a gruesome and mysterious homicide. warehouse workers found the body of a truck driver early yesterday morning. his grieving family members were at the scene just a short time later. witnesses say the victim was lying on the ground right next to his big rig. >> rolled up on it and sure enough there was a gentleman bound with zip ties in his hands. laying in his underwear and t- shirt. >> the truck driver was heading to salinas. he had stopped at the warehouse parking lot because he thought it was a safe place to sleep. so far though no suspects or a known motive in the case. time is 6:56.

one bay area water district offering an unusual program to help customers get through the drought. the dublin virginia ramon services district has created this large tap where you can get recycled water to water lawns and gardens for a small fee. district water plant can produce as much as 11 million gallons of recycled water every day. the district uses about half of that much to water parks and city landscaping so that the idea is now to make the extra recycled water available to the public. the east bay municipal utility district says its customers have done a pretty good job of cutting water usage in the last two months. so they decided to continue to cut water usage by 10%. as long as they continue to be careful about how much water they use, the cuts will remain voluntary. also happening today hundreds of volunteer doctors and dentists will provide free

medical care in san francisco. it is called bridges to health. care is offered on a first come, first serve basis. it will be at the san francisco armory at 14th and mission streets today and tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. the volunteers will be at the oakland coliseum on friday. time is just about 6:58. coming up a building tied rock music history it wept up in flames in marin county just hours ago. the violent act just admitted that is make this story stranger by the minute. so many questions still surround that incredible teenage stow away story but we are finally getting some answers.

>> reporter: four people escape an early-morning house fire. we've just been able to speak with some neighbors. we'll tell you why one of them punched the homeowner in the face. a community still uneasy after a teenaged boy shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. the protest that a students pitted against school administrators this morning. we have an update on how the teen who stowed away made it