how john wayne gacy, jr. is pay pg&e. is paying for it. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, we are on a very unusual story, a struck crashed into a funeral home and sparked a huge fire and you can see the extensive damage and it is also affecting traffic and muni service and it is a very busy part of san francisco. alex savage has been on the scene coming up in two minutes he will show us more of the damage that was left behind. thank you for joining us, steve, can you take that heat down a nachos? >> i am working tonight, i've got the order in.

not foggy yet, sea breeze is trying. and the fog is trying to come out the golden gate bridge. 46 half-moon bay, 65 antioch, 63 fairfield, even the city 62 and no sign of a breeze yet. most locations are calm and looking for a north wind at napa. fso says calm but it is getting closer and still it will be warm and cooler weather will start to kick in and i don't think it will be as hot as yesterday and then a big cool down takes us to the weekend. sunny and warm to hot today depending on the proximity by the coast.

the breeze kicks in anywhere from 70s to 80s to mid-90s, here is sal. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and the traffic is busy. this is another day where traffic has been -- well, not affected but traffic has been earlier and people have gotten to the toll plaza earlier and the metering lights have gone on 545 which is slightly unusual but it could be becoming the new normal. it could be one of these commutes where it has been longer for a lot of people and it has been 5 to 30 minutes and we have your drive time and no major problems as you drive through. i just want to mention, traffic continues to look good on the lower deck of the bay bridge as you drive through and we do need a little extra time. here is highway 24 westbound

pleasant hill road and that traffic is doing okay. westbound 580 is not all that bad, 85 at 17 and a crash on market street between 11th and castro and the mount any bus and lines are not running because of a crash there. i just got off the electronic messaging and we have market up to 11th because of what is going on at that big crash we have been telling you about since 4:30 let's go back to the desk. they are surveying the damage, here is a look earlier after a truck crashed into the building and burst into flames. alex savage is live, you talked to an employee who had a very rude awakening early this morning. >> we will hear from her in

just a moment and here with the san francisco police department, they are looking into what caused them to career off and slam right into sullivan's funeral home of the you can see this touched off a huge fire early this morning. it does not have a whole lot of structural damage but the cab was destroyed by fire. you can see huge flames from the delivery truck and this all happened on know street and he managed to escape and it is amazing they survived. >> i expected to find human remains in this vehicle but luckily they left before they were seriously injured.

this crash made for some fright inning members. she said she woke up to a loud boom. the first thing she was worried about was the people inside. >> i thought they are in there and there is nothing i could do. >> so now investigators are trying to figure out if this fire started in the truck before the crash happened because there are reports while he was driving they heard an explosion and san francisco police are planning on interviewing police and the passenger and we do know there were no other cars involved in this accident. the big issue is getting this tractor-trailer out of the way

and it is still in the thank so they waiting for a hazardous materials' crew before this big- rig can be towed out of the way and both directions of market are closed and others could remain close ktvu channel 2 morning news. a man was critically injured after he was hit pie a car. it happened on the great highway and investigators say he hit while he was crossing a big big and geologists say

there is a good chance a big earthquake will hit the area in the next 30 years. in dahly city, i understand if had is one pg&e crews want to be ready so they are practicing and you can be a wear, if you kind of turn around but jason this is quite an outfit and i notice you have all of the television screens up, and yes,

even their partners, work stations internet capabilities and meeting space so we can have other first response is overhead and this is or map printers and it can show crews a it. >> i know you have very important stuff. >> yes, excellent. we have more on where we would be able to get updates. >> we have these drills and basically earthquakes are 7.0 or great.

>> anything calistoga. we really appreciate it and as you can see we have all of these tents set up and they will be going into the neighborhoods this morning and pre--- even to keep things going. we are following news from sap diego county. 9 maim fires are in the area and they have burned more than 7,000 acres so far. one is punching and and feral forced a military station and so many fires are happening close together and they are now

raising suspicions. i just think there is too much of a and they are issue -- issuing. many people are running from their homes and the fire in carlsbad has burned 400 acres and 22 homes and businesses. some have them going fitting ready for the wildfire season and they are worried it could be one of the worst in recent memory. so far there have the put he is

accused of possessing child pornography. they found sexual images found on his home come pewter. is he a patrol officer and a sketch artist. his pictures are praised for their realism. >> the detectives want to know and hopefully know and hope beible to be on administrative leave. he filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police officer and she said the police officers almost ran her over and spit on her as he was

humiliated in front of hundreds of people. her lawsuit is teaing hundreds of dollars. she received a suspicious phone call she could loose her state funded grand. now a google search revealed similar complaints. >> it is very upsetting because these students are given the opportunity to go to school and to have somebody beat on them makes me upset. >> they are investigating whether it widespread scam. .. >> a child attacked at a wal-

mart, the wipe pop used and how they are reacting to this in this -- happening at the hour at ground zero. we just got more on a seer kraus sounding crash and meanwhile the other commutes are getting kind of busy and we will run the oil thing out and in sea breeze is treat trying to coming up.

. well today is sure to be an emotional day in new york. survivors victims' families, they will all mark the museum at ground zero. they have thousands of artifacts. the reporter is live in new york with more on the ceremony that is happening in just about 45 minutes from now. >> yes, a very emotional day as they open their doors and thousands will be coming

through, mostly family members, rescue workers first responders and dignitary are yous and city leaders will be coming here and seeing them in the museum right behind us, that explains what happened on that day and it's also attribute to the thousands. >> a museum opened and visit terribles will see an exhibition dedicated to the 290 people -- 3,000 people killed. >> at the very site they sought to destroy us we have rebuilt. >> they have personal artifacts and it allows them to connect with pieces of the twin towers.

they are still mostly intact, a stairwell so many used to run for safety. the steel beams which became a symbol of hope, the last column still covered and tagged with graffiti, honoring the policemen and firefighters who died heros. they will house thousands of remains and earlier it brought a decision that some family members opposed. >> i waited for mops to recover him out of that hell hole and now they are putting him back in there. >> they are not in a done january, -- done gin. >> no day shall erase you from the memory of time. >> this museum had a price tag of over $700 million and it's

opening three years behind schedule and part of the reason is, it was such a complex structure to build and there were a lot of people who had some input as to what was going to be included here. now we are seeing the fruits of their labor and we'll see the doors opening in a dedication ceremony that will be attended by many dignitaries including the first lady in a matter of minutes. back to you. >> just a remarkable and emotional rememberance. president barack obama and the first lady will tour the dedication ceremony and we will bring you live pictures in a minute. we have new -- we have a new head coach, steve karilyn bales and he will be replacing

-- steve kearns. he is a 5 time nba champion and now he works as a television analyst and this will be his first head coaching job. they believed he was coaching the new york knicks but the decision came down to personal reasons. he is here and his daughter by the way plays volleyball at cal. >> they are all here. 6:20 is the time, sal, how is traffic? >> it is going to be busy and i want to show you a couple of key commutes, traffic is on 880 westbound and still holding steady between the carquinez and the bridge, traffic filled in eli and metering lights were filled in and this was a 25 minute drive time in san francisco. i want to mention, it has

reopened eastbound after that big-rig crash and westbound is still closed and there are shuttle buses in and traffic is slowp coming down all the lanes are blocked and only one lane is blocked but still very slow. let's go to steve. we have clear skies, the system is inching closer, no fog yet, it comes up the coast after a record shattering day yesterday, oakland 93, i am just showing you some here. we have 91 in santa cruz, the old record back in 1978 and it is also the earliest in 1903

and if you were down in santa cruz, it was record-setting hot. sea breeze is trying and i do feel it is about 5 to 10 degrees cooler but it may not kick in and the timing is always the toughest forecast i know. clear skies, cool to mild, warm to hot and a west windows start even this afternoon and here in lie is the rub. i will go 82 at noon and we will rock it up and that breeze will kick in and there will even be some patchy fog. half-moon bay 64 and also all over the place there is still very warm air aloft and it is a fight between the cooler breeze

on the way and the warm air that is over us right now. i think the warm air will whip in the morning and our systems will drop and it is our temperatures coast and bay. warm to hot, cooling does begin for some and i think even this afternoon about 4:00 and 5:00, tomorrow we drop those and saturday we really take a tumble. sunny and warm to hot, a little cooler by the coast, it will still be warm to hot for many. gilroy which is 102, we will be 108 today. i will be 70s but still 90 and also palo alto and mountain view. team to yours on monday dropping into the #0s.

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here comes the dog, the dog attacks the boy and luckily the family's remarkably brave cat chases the dog off. he needed some stitches but is doing fine. the dog will be euthanized and the cat is the family's hero. training crews for a major earthquake. san mateo is looking good if you are driving from the hayward area, we will tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. lots of sunshine warm to hot, temperatures by the coast even though they are not showing signs of cooling down, we will show you how much.

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. you can see that damage on market street, it's not good news, sal will tell you about that in just one hour from now and we will have more on the latest investigation into how this started and he will be here in just about two minutes. thank you for joining us, it is thursday, may 15thth. i am dave clark. >> creeping along, good morning, i am pam cook 6:32 is the time. >> don't want to be creepy. >> yes, the fog is creeping along and it is still working its way offshore, clear skies,

warm air to cool aloft, 70 degrees and you know there is warm air, warm to hot inland and once it kicks in, it goes from something to nothing really fast and i will go 82 to the city at noon and i think the sea breeze really starts to howl, 40s and 50s and 60s. if there is no breeze at fso at the west, travis is decreased and that was my fear and unless you don't mind those conditions you will love it. this system sweeps in and it is sunny and warm to hot, a little cooler by the coast and we are around 1:00 or two o'clock. 70s and 80s, closer to coast and bay. here is sal. good morning we are looking at a commute which is very slow. southbound 101 coming down from

santa rosa to petaluma. we had a crash that was blocking all the lanes to the petaluma bridge, just give yourself plenty of time and it opens up and it's not as bad, just since we were up here, i want to show you, heading over to novato, it is very slow a poach willing high -- approaching highway 21, i wanted to let you know about that, let's go to the toll plaza which is backed up in the san francisco area and that's because of some earlier issues. no major problems as you drive on the lower deck of the bay bridge into san francisco and san francisco itself, we have some problems with market street, westbound heading up to the castro, you can't get through because of a truck that ran into a building and we have been on this since it happened and muni is replacing the n

line and bus also take you to that spot. >> eastbound market street has reopened. they crashed into a funeral home. look at this. the crash at sullivan's funeral home also sparked a big fire. they have been out there and you are back now. tell us more, show us some of the damage, alex. >> yes, eastbound market for folks traveling through this area, westbound until they are still closed and can move this out of the way and you can take a look behind this and you can see the cab of this truck. not a lot of structural damage and you can see a lot was burned this morning. investigators with the san

francisco police department, they are trying to figure out why the driver veered over and slammed into sullivan's funeral home and why this crash led to a huge fire and you can see the damage that was done here. you can see it is shooting from this food delivery truck and everything happened just after 12 this morning. the drive and the passenger and that big-rig managed to escape without being hurt and they say it was amazing they survived. it just so happens that the manager of this funeral home lives above the second floor and she tells me she was sleeping and woke up to a loud boom. >> hearing the glass breaking, i thought i would see if anybody needs any help but i was looking down and didn't see anything and all of a sudden the room lit up orange and i

looked here and everything was completely on fire. >> police say there were no other cars involved in this accident and they needed to find out what caused them to leave the roadway. investigators are trying to figure out if this fire may have started in the truck before the crash or if the crash led to the fire. >> there were some reports that the driver stated that he heard an explosion before the crash. you know, the vehicle did cross the center median, come back across and then drove into the building. >> and the big issue now is trying to get this tractor- trailer out of here. firefighters say it is too dangerous to move because there is roughly 100 gallons of diesel and they are waiting for

them to come in and move the tractor-trailer trucks out of the way and they are told they may not have to come for a couple of hours and the westbound lanes of market will remain closed this morning. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 morning news. a teenager in richmond recovering after being shot, this is a story we broke during breaking news during mornings on 2, police are still out there looking for the shooter but investigators think the shooter and the victim know each other and the incident may have started off campus. several students were briefly locked down. happening now, a major earthquake drill, pain page is -- pg&e is helping to lead an

emergency preparedness drive. >> reporter: the base camp is quite bustling and the crews are having breakfast as they begin a long day of drills and they want to make sure they are prepared for the next big one. geologists say there is a 62% chance that a greater earthquake will hit the area and crews will be timing themselves to see how they react in quake after math scenarios. the vice-president and responses also had some tips for viewers at home. >> you have supplies and rashes for at least three days. make sure you check your medicine and make sure you have accessibility in terms of our number so you can call in if you see downed wires or if you see gas. >> now we all remember the earthquake, to be prepared

incase another big one hits and they are setting it up as a base camp for its workers and workers will be looking to do simulated has cards so the tag will give them a clue as to what is the problem in that area and everything will be timed and they will are to try to get better with a response time. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. they find the drought could increase the earthquake on the sand and draw why -- andre iguodala andres fault. now most have been triggered by

that fault including the san francisco earthquake. there is an oil spill and we have been following this sense 30:00 this morning. take a look at the staging area, he 10,000 gallons of crude area spilled right over grit -- giveth park. they had to evacuate a strip club believe it or not. they were checked out for breathing problems and two people had to be taken to the hospital and clean up should take at least the rest of the day. for the first time google will release a report on its workforce. companies are not required to make that information public and previously, google had

resisted calls to share at a shareholder meeting yesterday. they are press mering now. you could be stranded with an empty tank of gasoline. coming up, warning about a gas a lien shortage along a stretch of highway one. we continue to monitor several wildfires, the new information from wildfires, about the progress made overnight. and traffic is doing well on the san mateo bridge, however, there are some slow spots including the bay bridge, we will tell you that. and the sea breeze? it is getting close, we will

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to get underway in just a few minutes and we will take you there live throughout the morning on mornings on 2. we are following developing news, one of several major wildfires still burning and there are nine all together. combined they burn more than 14 square miles. look at the map, you have an update from the firefighters what are they saying in. we tip to get an up -- continue to get an update from the fire that is burning in carlsbad. as you saw the fire is 60% contained but several homes were damaged or destroyed and the latest is 18 condominiums

and four single family homes are destroyed and firefighters are battling this fire and they are keeping an eye on the santa anna winds. >> getting into a brush area those areas still have a high probability of ignition so we are hoping to keep a close eye on what it stays bad. so far they have tee tried 700 -- destroyed 700 acres there and zero containment there and 700 people have been asked to evacuate and 300 structures were destroyed. cal state was evacuated and will remain closed and this weekend's graduation ceremonies have been canceled. we are also keeping an eye on

looters who can take advantage of the situation. and they have borned -- burned more than 200 resources which include 7 cal fire crews and we received word that one was there. ktvu channel 2 morning news. a woman is behind bars accused in a shocking and brutal attack of a little girl inside of a wal-mart. she was hit on the head with a crowbar right in front of her father. here is reaction from a store manager and a customer. he told me employees were told about this attack and told about how to handle situations like this. it was all captured on surveillance and it should proof to be valuable evidence

for authorities. they released this photo of 18- year-old maria who is at the santa clara county jail for assault with a deadly weapon. she entered the wal-mart 11:00 a.m. tuesday and took a crowbar out and forcefully sat and he was struck as well. wal-mart security guards rushed over and she laid down with her hands behind her back and police took her into custody. >> i think it is sick. >> the little girl was taken to medical valley center and was treated for none person, she is

a transient and had been living in the homeless encampment. they have been cooperating with police and their thoughts and prayers go out to the little girl and her family. time now 6:50 let's check in with torii campbell and see what is coming up on mornings on 2. have you noticed the streets of san francisco are dirty and smelly lately? you are not a loan. some people are using this -- not alone. some people are using this areas a bathroom and thinking trying to change that. they found money under the cushion of a new couch and what they also found that convinced them they could not keep the money and there is an official

dress code in san francisco schools which has to do with hats and also plastic shorts. >> all right, pam, 650 is the time for that -- 6:50 is the time let's continue. we will start with highway 4, loan tree to lovage way, quickly to the toll plaza and it starts early when the meetinger lights were on and as you come through traffic will be busy and it will take quite a while to come through, let's

go to steve. our reek a valley, there is not a west wind yet and it has not kicked in although it should be that sea breeze. yesterday was incredible, record high fso and 93 a record high, oakland airport, 91 degrees and a friends of my came back from oakland park and he said is this september or what. nice and warm, that was the earlier 100-degree temperature and that cooler wind direction, some of you bow to that west wind and it's on its way, but we have to feel cooler and it may not be cooler and tomorrow

we will still be in the 9. >> s and again being 50s and 60s and 40s. 64 fso, no breeze, 62 officially in san francisco and there is a lost warmer conditions than that. no breeze at fso or half-moon bay and it is getting closer, 36 in tahoe best terribling warm and 90-degree temperatures, our system is on its way and it will take another day, so look for one more day of hot companies inland and the cooling begins and by saturday, temperatures drop a good one but cooler by the coast even though the president is not there yet,

temperature will be right behind the coast. cats prowling and now there is a worry about two new mountain lions in the eye pay and they are training as more people head into cooling off.

. welcome back, time now 6:56 a small area will be dedicated to police officers killed in the line of duty. a plaque will be set among redwood streets and today will be set with national's memorial day and it's also the death of he door -- theodore who was one of the officers being honored. he was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise. shawn was sworn in as the city's top leader and it has dropped 18% along with other violent crimes. well, if you are headed to the ocean to cool off, there is

a beach advisory and sneaker waves and firefighters are go through very special trouble. we had an he can clovis look at that last week. last week we responded to 170 water rescues and that is compared to only 2 in 200,000. 200,000. >> now the most common rescue call is a swimmer in distress and they know how to get to those victims and get the grimes to save -- get the victims to safety in all kind of situations. we will have more on the

impact it's having on traffic in san francisco's busiest street. and a shocking attack involves a four-year-old girl and a crowbar. stay right here with us. dog: get four years get four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection, even a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. the memorial day sale is ending soon.