>> reporter: a vore mother facing -- a santa rosa mother facing child abuse charges after she came onto an elementary school campus and attacked a child. a man is found dead at a scenic spot above the uc berkeley campus. the mistake investigators think he made that may have cost him his life.

if you think last week was too hot, you will love this week. much cooler. maybe even rain and thundershowers. it will be close. >> reporter: we'll tell you how a plan for commuters to pay more to cross the bay bridge really isn't doing much to curb traffic jamtion. the reasons behind it. "mornings on 2" starts now we're live in santa rosa this morning where parents and students are being informed about a mother who was arrested for attacking a student on campus. ktvu's alex savidge is there. coming up in minutes, he will tell us what police say the mother claims the boy did that made her so angry, she grabbed him by the throat. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> morning, tc. >> morning, dave. i'm dave clarke. let's talk about weather and changes ahead. >> clouds, windy, breezy. maybe rain fall in.

i think more towards the sierra nevada and the north. it will be close tomorrow. mostly cloudy, breezy to windy. showers mendocino county, lake county. but i think, again, tuesday is the better opportunity. the sierra nevada, shasta/lassen looking at what could be good rain or thundershower activity in the next 48 hours. light rain beginning to form off humboldt county. 50 on the temperatures. the breeze has been up to 50 miles an hour. gusts to 30 up at sfo. it will be a breezy, windy day for most. the low will drop into northern california and hang out for a couple of days. mostly cloudy conditions. cooler, breezy to windy. isolated shower, mendocino county/lake county today. the possibility of dry lightning as we go into tuesday. more coming up in ten minutes. here's sal. steveary we looking at the -- steve, we are looking at the bay bridge approach. many say it's a lot worse than it normally is. this is a look at the macarthur maze. you can see traffic spilling out from the bay bridge toll plaza. we're looking at a 45-minute

delay if you are at the end of the lane. when you take into account all of the waiting you will do at the toll plaza and then the bridge, the whole thing has become a lot worse. you can go to my facebook or twitter page, let me know what you think is going on. westbound 580 is very slow. in fact, it's not only the bay bridge that's become slow, 580 has become a mess. for no real. we've had a couple of minor things and then 680 is very slow. northbound 87 we had a crash near the almaden expressway. 85 is okay. 280 and 101 are so far just okay. 7:03. back to the desk. thank you, sal. police say a 12-year-old boy was grabbed by the throat during lunchtime at a santa rosa elementary school last week and the alleged attacker is another student's mother. ktvu channel 2 reporter alex

savidge joins us with details on what happened and how the school is responding. >> reporter: later on today, school administrators will sent an e-mail out to students at olivet school letting them know what happened on friday. according to investigators, the mother came on campus during lunchtime and grabbed a 12-year- old boy by the neck and told that boy to stop bullying her daughter, also a student here. a number of students were around. idea min straighters -- administrators called 911. over the weekend, authorities arrested the woman, delia garcia-bratcher. investigators say when she came to the school, she asked her son, who is also a student, to point out the boy bullying her daughter and that led up to the confrontation. school administrators says

there's no excuse for this behavior. i've reached out to the superintendent for a comment about what took place on friday. we'll let you know what we hear back. meanwhile, the woman has been released on bail and she's scheduled to make her first court appearance this week. once school gets started, we'll reach out to parents to see what this think about this alleged incident. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. a convicted sex offender is back in jail accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a south bay shopping center. 59-year-old michael garcia was arrested saturday after police caught him in the middle of the assault. it happened around 1:00 saturday afternoon near the home depot at the plant shopping center in san jose. police say garcia has been living one block away at a homeless placement facility called home first. people who know him believe he

targeted the victim. the woman reportedly stayed at the shelter one night and checked out the next day. >> the guy said come with me and you can take a shower at my hotel. she's a vulnerable. he drug her in the brushes and drug her in and tried to rape her. a man was stabbed and a woman knocked unconscious during a fight outside of a santa rosa nightclub. police say the victims were leaving the chrome lotus around 1:30 a.m. police say troy michael moore punched a woman in the face. the woman's boyfriend confronted moore and he was stabbed twice. police say his injuries are not life-threatening. police say moore is a known gang member. he's now in jail on $85,000 bail. 7:06. work on b.a.r.t.'s silicon

valley extension enters a new phase. excavation begins to build the b.a.r.t. trencher in hossteter road. traffic will be stopped every two minutes while trucks haul away soil. that will happen between 10:00 and 3:00 p.m. monday through friday. it will continue for the next three weeks. the first extension is due to open in 2017. there is a new report showing the plan to ease the traffic during the bay bridge during the morning commute, it's not really working. brian flores is joining us live now. you are breaking down the report and people are willing to pay the price to get across the bridge in the morning. >> reporter: they are and we can see the evidence of that here this morning as drivers cross the bay bridge toll plaza, paying the $6 as they try to get in the city. but the intent to raise the toll, was to make it to make

less traffic. the numbers released by the metropolitan transportation collision and published in today's chronicle show the number of morning commuters on the bay bridge has grown to $9,000 cars an hour. again, the point of having the pricing was to encourage drivers to go cross the bay bridge either before or of the commute. but the numbers show the opposite. the numbers from the chronicle show $-- show 117,000 cars which is the same number. during the peak morning commute, drivers pay $6 to cross the bridge instead of $4. officials say the possible reason may have something to do with a better economy and people don't have the luxury to wait to get to work. there are drivers who still pull over the side minutes before the 10:00 a.m. deadline, if you will, to avoid paying the toll. chp says if you do that, you

will get ticketed. you can see the increased traffic heading to the toll plaza. but despite the original plan to reduce the cars, officials say the pricing will continue for the foreseeable future. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, brian. thank you. 7:08. the nationwide click it or ticket seat belt campaign starts today. highway patrol officers nationwide will crack down on drivers who don't wear seat belts. now, the campaign continues through june 1st. the main focus on memorial day weekend. the minimum fine for an adult seat belt violation in california is $142. the fine for not properly buckling in a child under the age of 16 can be up to $445. 7:09. levi stadium is inspiring developers who hope to score with the new home of the 49ers in santa clara. according to city estimates about $3 billion worth of office buildings, retail

centers and hotels are under construction or on the drawing boards. all will be in the vicinity of the stadium and the stadium really puts the santa clara area on the map, they say. they say developers are hoping to cash in on what's being called the stadium effect. >> the stadium effect. >> uh-huh. a dangerous history. a body discovered at the bottom of a steep rock above the uc berkeley campus and it's not the first. in just 20 minutes, why that spot is such a treacherous but popular attraction. but first, potentially life- saving information for pet owners. the new federal warning about a popular treat that's also affecting humans. good morning. we have bag-time back -- big- time backups approaching the bay bridge. as you can see, it's been terrible. we'll show you more about the other freeways leading up to this spot. mostly cloudy skies over us all ail socialed with an upper -- associated with an upper low

on the way. maybe some rain. 51 along the san ramon creek and your forecasted highs, i will that coming up.

well, good morning to you. welcome back. 7:134. new this morning -- 7:13. new this morning, the u.s. government officially filed charges against five chinese military officials accusing them of hacking into the computers of u.s. businesses. this is the first time ever the u.s. government formally accused another nation of using the internet to break into american businesses to get an unfair economic advantage. the u.s. accuses the chinese hackers of downloading massive amounts of industrial information from american businesses. south korea's president promises to disban the south korea coast guard after last month's ferry boat disaster. she says rescue operations were

a complete failure and she bears the ultimate responsibility. she also proposed building a monument to those victims. 286 bodies have been found since that ferry boat sank. 18 people are still missing. later this week, a chinese navy survey ship will be used to help search for the missing malaysian jet. crews will map the indian ocean floor. authorities believe that plane that disappeared with 239 passengers and crew back in march veered far off course and crashed into the southern indian ocean. it is 7:14. government -- a government oversight worker says tips are pouring into to a new online whistle-blower website designed to help problems within the department of veterans affairs. this as the white house responds to claims that v.a. hospitals in at least 11 states kept secret lists reportedly to

conceal massive wait times for vets seeking medical care. the white house chief of staff says the president is "madder than hell about all of this." >> the president will continue to demand that we continue to fix these things until they are functioning the way that our veterans believe they should and the way that -- so that they get the services and the benefits that they have earned. >> the scandal has led to calls for the v.a. secretary to resign but he shows no signs of doing that. last week, the undersecretary did resign but it was later revealed he was scheduled to retire later this year and the president already nominated his president. souvenirs at the new 911 gift shop in new york city have sparked outrage. some family members say they are bothered by a few of the items in the gift shop including clothing, hats and

coffee shops. >> we understand that they have to make money to make the museum run but i think it's going overboard. it's tacky. it's an insult to people and a national disgrace. >> a spokesperson for the museum says the items were chosen as respectfully as possible. the museum opens to the public on wednesday. 7:16. federal officials issued a new warning about pet treats that have sickened or killed thousands of dogs. for the past several years, the fda has been investigating complaints about several different brands of jerky treats all made in china. the fda still has not been able to identify the ingredient making the pets sick. to get more information on the fda's investigation and the types of jerky treats they are looking at, go to our channel 2

website, ktvu.com. , click on the web links tab. it's right there on the front page. we want to check in with sal see how things are moving on this monday morning, the monday before memorial day weekend. at least next monday, i don't think we'll have the backups. i want to show you this on 80 westbound. normally, it's 17 minutes. this is not a typo. 71. you just invert the numbers here and that's more than an hour wait time as you drive from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. if you can put it off, just put it off and use b.a.r.t. if you have to go. but i realize this is real life. times you have to drive and that's what you will be facing. bay bridge toll plaza, of course, is sold out. you can see traffic is backed up beyond the maze. we're looking at a 45-minute to an hour time getting into san francisco at the end of the line. no major problems on the brick.

this is -- on the bridge. this is the 580 commute. this commute has been very slow on 580 from the tracy triangle. a lot of people make this turn to go down 680. as you can see what i've outlined, all red. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we do have mostly cloudy skies. there will be some partly sunnies around but a cool and breezy pattern. last week, record heat. not this week. all associated with a low there. it doesn't have a lot to work with but it has enough to give rain to has tas lassen probably up to wednesday. we do have an opportunity maybe, possible north bay shower or two. i think tuesday is a better day. north bay and east bay. a lot of clouds, cool, breezy, windy. lightning, isolated showers. the fire danger goes up. everything is so dry. we'll take the rain. we just don't want the lightning. a lot of cloud cover over us. mostly cloudy.

light rain up at crescent city. a line forming off del north, humboldt county -- del norte, humboldt county. 50s on the temperatures. only about a 6-degree spread between the coolest and the warmest. oakland's breeze 12, 8 at concord. southwest fairfield, sfo has had gusts to 30 miles an hour the exast couple of hours -- last couple of hours. it will be a breezy, blustery day. the low will increase over northern california. possibility of thundershowers and pretty good rain. 34 up in tahoe. the low will keep us cool. below-average on the temperatures all the way through wednesday and then a slow rebound. heavy rain up in the sierra nevada. probably again on tuesday. but for us, have to keep an eye on this, especially as we go into tomorrow. i think mostly cloudy here. cooler, windy. isolated showers to the north. we'll mention the north bay for today or this afternoon. 60s, low 70s.

these are way below last week. we were in the 90s to 100s last week. clouds, showers. mostly cloudy into wednesday. wednesday, most of the action will be in the sierra. we'll be on the dry side. it will be warmer as we go into the weekend. a woman running for office in alameda county is now dropping out of the race after being charged with felony voter fraud. kathleen knox was running for controller. investigators say she lived in san leandro in her filing but they believe she lives in dna ville. she said she's officially -- in danville. she said she's officially and respectfully withdrawing her candidacy. she pleaded not guilty to six felony counts. today is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming june 3rd primary election. you need to reregister to vote if you have moved, changed your name or changed political

parties. the june 3rd primary election will determine the candidates who will appear on the november ballot in state-wide races such as governor and secretary of state as well as u.s. congressional seats and state assembly and senate seats. you will see the name of leland yee on the ballot. he's listed as a candidate for secretary of state. he dropped out of the race in march after being charged in the corruption case. but that was after the deadline so it was too late to remove his name. he remains free on $500,000 bail as his case moves towards trial. 7:21. a new case of the mers virus found here in the u.s. why doctors are really worried about this infection. the king of pop returns to the stage at the billboard music awards. a look at the technology that made this possible. ♪

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people across the world are still demanding the safe return of 275 nigerian girls kidnapped. a rally was held in sacramento yesterday. people used water to represent peace asthy called for a peaceful resolution. the girls were kidnapped from their school on april 14th. over the weekend, african leaders in paris agreed on a plan of action to fight the frists. they all -- terrorists. they all cite cooperation. a who has been arrested during a protest demanding better working condition is getting a chance to take her activist online. pamela dave vase ended up in handcuffs. now the -- davis ended up in

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performer. jackson died in june of 2009 just a few weeks before he was scheduled to start a new tour. 150 new words and phrases have been added to the new newest edition of the miriam webster. that includes yuper. a name for michigan's upper peninsula. hashtag and selfie have been added along with fracking and e- waste. the hot weather may be easing but the threat of fires is pushing ahead. why a new weather pattern is bringing serious concerns of new, dangerous wildfires. >> reporter: a man falls to his death from a 100-foot rock in the berkeley hills. we'll tell you what police say he was doing there and how this isn't the first time someone has been killed in that spot. and we have an alternative suggestion for you. the san mateo bridge. doesn't look that bad.

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p:29 -- 7:29. this is westbound 80. a serious crash. you can see it on the left shoulder. looks like an ambulance there a front, a tow truck in the back. chp. traffic calling by. i'm looking at the traffic map right now, it's basically black heading down towards the bay bridge. ktvu's sal castanedo will have more on this coming up in just a moment. the backup could be for about an hour. >> oh, man. >> really nasty way to start a monday morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather right now. steve is right over there. >> i am. mostly cloudy skies over us in advance of a low dropping down on top of us the next 24 hours. mostly cloudy, breezy to windy, cooler. upper 60s, 70s. a responsibility of some -- possibility of some showers. tonight and tomorrow. i just don't see this will missing you. it's forming rain right off the

coast. stillaways to go -- still aways to go. overnight into tuesday looks best. 50s on the temperatures. cooler lows. a lot of cloud cover and cooler afternoon highs. the breeze has picked up for some. could be gusts over about 30 miles an hour, especially higher elevations. the low will drop down and hang out for two days. 30s in the mountains. a lot of rain, mountain snow. upper 60s and low 70s for us. here's sal. today is a really bad day for the bay bridge. you might want to think about using b.a.r.t. because on 80, we have a crash right there at the macarthur maze between the regular lanes and carpool ramp. this was in the lanes. it was in the lanes for ten minutes until they got there and cleared it out. traffic is slow. we've taken an hour from vallejo to get to this point to drive what should take just a little more than 15 minutes.

that's four times the drive time driving this commute. when you get to the bay bridge, there's a big backup. we haven't had any major problems on the bridge. we had a stall. it's been heavy for the last few weeks especially on monday. it's been a terrible commute. other commutes haven't been so great. 580 is a mess from the outer part of livermore all the way out to dublin/pleasanton and 680 is slow south. in the south bay, we're finally getting some slow traffic. this hadn't been too bad. 280 at 17 and 101 in pockets of slow from the capitol expressway up to mountain view. back to the desk. >> all right, sal. a young man is dead after falling from a steep rock in the hills above the uc berkeley campus and it's not the first time something like this has happened. another young man died about a year and a half ago in the exact same spot right there along grizzly peak boulevard. tara moriarty joining us live in berkeley now with the

questions, tara, being raised about this area. >> reporter: yeah, we're here at the lookout. behind me is the trails very popular among people because it boasts some spectacular views. in less than two years, two people have fallen. the body was taken away from the rock area he plummeted from. he parked his car up above the boulder, hiked down to climb it and slipped. sidney overway was hiking when she found him. >> i'm familiar with the rock. i kind of took the trail up past the rock and noticed the body in the bushes and wasn't responses. >> it doesn't look like it's been here for very long. no decomposition. we think it's recent. >> reporter: in november 2012,

24-year-old jonathan yurbena plunged from the same rock and died. he was with friends who told police they had been drinking. this man, in his 20s, they've not revealed his identity. they've ruled out foul play and we hope to get an update from them regarding this case. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a search goes on for a man accused of robbing and shooting two hikers on a northern california hiking trail the it happened friday in tehema county. a 67-year-old man from massachusetts died at the scene. his 76-year-old friend is still in the hospital this morning in stable condition. the detectives want anyone who was on that trail on friday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to call the tehama county sheriff's office. a young oakland girl still in critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting. police say friday evening a light-colored car was driving

on 66th avenue near flora street when it suddenly stopped. they say two men got out and started to shoot at a 47-year- old man. one of the bullets hit the girl in the neck while she was playing outside. reportedly yesterday was that little girl's 9th birthday. the man being targeted was hit in the leg and the groin, but he's expected to recover. now, despite incidents like this, oakland police say crime is down. shootings have dropped 35% compared to last year. homicides are down 18%, robberies are down 38%. both police and city leaders say the improving economy, more police officers and private security officers around and surveillance systems are all helping. 7:35. well, despite cooler weather, fire danger is still expected to increase this week in in -- in northern california. one of the threats the bay area could face is lightning strikes.

janine de la vega is live in san jose to explain how crews are gearing up for the threat. >> reporter: good morning. several times a year, alum rock park here in san jose closes. you can see the sign up. it says it's closed normally on mondays. but it normally does close for fire danger and firefighters are watching weather conditions and areas like this closely because they are vulnerable. this year's drought has put california at risk for a dangerous fire season. but now this week, will be monitoring for lightning. calfire firefighters are gearing up because they know strikes can be unpredictable. they have the ability to map lightning and see where it's happening. the last attack occurred in 2003 when more than 1,000 strikes hit. >> we typically have a large lightning event every two, three years. it's been a while since we've had one. it looks like we're in the weather pattern.

>> reporter: strike teams from the bay area have returned from helping battle the fires in southern california. that will be helpful because they could be busy with the heat, high winds and possible lightning. fire activities well above normal for this time of year. in the south bay, there were more than a dozen brush fires last week and another one in gilroy that destroyed a home. now, to help, firefighters are asking people to clear debris away from their homes and to make sure to clear the pine needles away from gutters to prevent firefighters from sparking up. reporting live from janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. governor jerry brown says this could be the worst fire season in california history. >> we're in a very serious fire eseason, more seer -- season, more serious than we've seen before. we have to watch and be careful. >> on friday, crews were battling this fire from morgan hill. the governor says the state has 5,000 firefighters and has set

aside $600 million to fight fires. but that might not be enough. the state went to peak staffing in the firsting with of april which is something that doesn't happen until around now, mid- may. dozens of bay area firefighters are back home this morning after helping fight the fires in southern california. many roads there are open again and evacuation 0rdz have been lifted -- orders have been lifted. the san diego area fires have burned an estimated 40 square miles. that's just a little bigger than the size of redwood city. cooler weather and calmer winds helped firefighters get the hupper hand this weekend -- upper hand this weekend. many people allowed to return found their homes reduced to ashes. firefighters say at least 47 homes were destroyed. 39 of them are located in san marcos. authorities are assessing the damage but say losses are estimated at more than $20 million.

some people say some of the things they lost are just impossible to replace. >> my family for four generations, to see all of this burned down is a shock. >> people from communities around san francisco have pitched in help victims of the fires. they've donated clothes, food, money. the cause of the fires under investigation. the photograph of one firefighter taking a break during the fires is getting attention. tim burgen took this selfie, letting his family know he's okay. in the photos you can see him smiling while he and the others took a quick break, a friend posted it on her restaurant's facebook page. >> you see just how exhausted they are, it makes you grateful for all that they do. >> would you believe within a matter of hours, that photo

went viral with thousands of likes. people nationwide also posting their thanks for what he and other firefighters did to help save lives and homes. starting today, muni is testing a new seating configuration on its light rail train cars. on the new train cars, double wide seats are replaced with single seats giving more place for standing passengers. for the next 11 days, the changes will be tested on the n judah line in san francisco. muni says by replacing the 14 double wide seats ten more people can fit on each car. the chainge is expected to help muni's on-time performance. more trains could be reconfigured base 0ed on the feed -- reconfigured based on the feedback. and a mother who grabbed a

12-year-old by his throat at a santa rosa elementary school. a third person in the u.s. tests positive for the mers virus. what's different about this case that has health officials officially concerned. we're still looking at a ridiculous time for you to drive between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. this is one of the reasons there was a crash being cleared here. but the traffic damage, an hour and a half our road sensors picking up traffic between two spots. that's ridiculous. we'll tell you more about that coming up. a lot of cloud cover over us. this week will be much, much cooler. already some 50s. had 40s here. high temperatures will be cooler but maybe rain. that's coming up next.

in case you are just joining us and driving to the bay bridge, they are clearing the last car of a crash on powell. it's taking an hour and a half to drive from the carquinez bridge just to the macarthur maze and then from the bay bridge, you have another 30- minute drive into san francisco. some people have been texting and tweeting saying this is the worse they've seen in a long time for the bay bridge. b.a.r.t. is a good option. b.a.r.t. is on time. >> all right. thank you, sal. 7:44. at&t announced a $67 billion deal to buy directv. both companies approved the mefnler late late yesterday. the agreement includes at&t paying off direct tv's debts. the deal still needs government approval and consumer groups are expected to vehemently oppose the merger fearing less competition will lead to higher

prices. google may be about to make a major acquisition. youtube which is owned by google is about to buy the video game vam, twitch -- video game, twitch. that's people broadcasting themselves playing and talking about games. the service has launched in pop pair lay. the $1 billion cash deal could be announced within the next few hours. 7:45. this morning new years that a potentially deadly virus is spreading here in the u.s. pam cook is in the newsroom and pam, there's shocking information from doctors. >> yes. a new case of mers here in the united states has doctors very concerned because of how it was most likely transported. mers stands for middle eastern respiratory syndrome. there have been three cases in the u.s. the first two were

infected in saudi arabia and then traveled to the united states. the latest case was reported in illinois and doctors say it was likely spread with just a handshake. >> this third case that was transported, had business transactions with the individual. no unique travel history of their own. and then no travel history since. >> doctors say the person infected had two business meetings in april with another man who had just returned from a business trip to saudi arabia. the centers for disease control says during the meeting, the two men with sitting within six feet of each other talking. the only physical contact they had was a handshake. now, a cdc doctor says the illinois man was never really sick. now the center wants to test anyone he came into contact with because even without symptoms it's possible he could have spread the potentially deadly mers virus. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wow.

all right. thank you, pam. 7:47. we want to head right to sal. >> yeah. >> sounds like a terrible situation on westbound 80. >> i want you to look at the drive time from the road sensors. this is from people backed up in the drive time. it's taking 103 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and you can kind of tell by looking at the traffic itself how thick and crowded it is coming down. it has been a terrible drive as you drive from the vallejo area all the way down through here. there was a crash. that crash has been cleared out. but traffic is slow. it already had been slow at the bay bridge because of a minor stall and a lot of people going through. people had been texting and tweeting saying this is because of one thing or another. if you have another one on why you think this has been happening for the last couple of weeks, it's been that slow, contact me on facebook or twitter. theyrying troo put -- they are

trying to put together unofficial results of why this is happening. the traffic on 580 has superslow from the altamont pass to dublin. that commute is not good and 101 and 580 and 280 in san jose are getting crowded. 85 is slow all the way into saratoga. here's steve. a lot of cloud cover over us. a pretty good stout breeze. it will be pretty breeze to wibd. the area of -- windy. the area of low pressure says i think i will go over the bay bridge. i think there will be good rain tuesday, wednesday. a lot of all show, no goo right now. it will be -- no go right now. it will be cooler. clouds, cooler, breezy to windy. if there's any reason it would be this evening to tonight. crescent city has had over .5 the last few days. there's a little punch for the

system. isolated showers, thundershower. we don't want any lightning. dry lightning is not good because of the fire danger. that's something we don't want. not much. again favoring shasta/lassen, up in the sierra nevada today and tomorrow. there could be a hit or miss shower. look at that it pops up tahoe, truckee. higher elevations over 8,000 could get snow. some of that wraparound could definitely favor the east bay or the north bay. next 24, 46 hours, that low, it doesn't have a lot of moisture but there's enough to give us a hour or two. 50s on the temperatures. the breeze has been pretty good for some. we've had gusts over to 20. 26 at sfo. not howling for some. but it will be a breezy, blustery day. higher elevations favoring wind. right there is the low. upgraded forecast model took the low over us.

that's not always favorable. but that will pump in cold air aloft. the days are longer and the angle of the sun. there's the low. it's on the way. it will keep us cool the next few days with a slow rebound, maybe not until thursday. i think up in the sierra nevada. tuesday night looks to be pretty good for some of that tomorrow. cloudy, windiy for us. cooler, breezy. 60s, 70s on the temperatures. these are way below average. we were so far above last week. kind of iron things out a little bit. that's what we'll do the next couple of days. not much of a change. then we kick it out and gradual warming. 7:50. 2,000 people in virginia forced to evacuate a movie theater after police say someone set off two explosions inside. this happened saturday night during the mid my showing of the new godzilla movie in thaison's corner -- tyson's

corner, virginia. police say they used vinny ga and other chemicals and the explosions were placed outside the entrance of two theaters. no one was hurt. so far, no arrests have been made. a survivor of the shooting rampage at the aurora, colorado movie theater two years ago is transforming a half marathon into a way to honor the victims. >> i'm nervous and overwhelmed. >> amanda teevs designates parts of the race to the people killed in the shooting and she said she surviverd the mass shooting because her boyfriend died protecting her. running that mile honoring him, she says, is the hardest. >> big smile, honey. come on. >> i'm so happy. i'm happy. i don't say that often. i'm happy today.

yeah. >> no words needed. >> amanda and alex didn't have the chance to get married before he was killed but last year she legally changed her name to his. 7:51. some bay area kids have a new yok on life after taking part in the tommie smith youth track meet. >> runners, take your marks. set! >> this weekend marked the 11th anniversary of the event. friends and family came out to the uc berkeley track to cheer on the kids. organizers say their goal is to help promote health and wellness. many say it's inspired them to pursue their dreams. >> gonna get a scholarship and go to a good college. >> tommie smith was there, he run a gold medal at the mexico city olympics. he and other olympians raised

their fist on the podium in a protest of racism. >> that was one of the most famous moments of the olympics. >> absolutely. another interesting point. john carlos and tommie smith on the podium without any shoes. they did that to represent the poor. >> wow. >> a lot of people -- they saw the fists but no shoes as well. potentially life-saving information for bay area pet owners. mum in about 23 minute -- coming up in 23 minute, the new warning about a popular treat affecting humans also. the great lengths one woman went to try to fid from her family. the fact -- to hide from her family the fact that she was not going to graduate and the charges she is now facing.

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on as planned. the woman admitted she panicked when her relatives didn't see her name on the commencement program. 7:56. one of the 18 resident advisers fired by san jose state university is calling the move a shameful public relations stunt. the firings happened last month over what the school called a private personnel matter resulting from underaged drinking in a resident hall. one believes they were fired to steer attention away from a situation involving a hate crime. he says when the hate crime happened last call, the ras were caulked of not noticing what was going on. he said they were fired so the school could show people they were taking action. 7:57. drivers who use the bay bridge during the morning commute, do they mind paying more cash to get to san francisco. we'll show you new information that may surprise

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." we're live in santa rosa. we're at the olivet elementary school in santa rosa. there's the school superintendent out there in front of the school and parents are passing out fliers. parents and students are being informed about a mother who police say attacked a boy on campus. ktvu's alex savidge has been out there since 4:30 coming up in two minutes, he will explain what authorities say set off the mother and how the school district is handling this controversial situation may 19th, i'm dave clark. a quick look at weather and traffic. steve, a big difference from last week. >> isn't that the truth? we have a lot of cloud cover. we'll go mostly cloudy and then

mostly sunny, then mostly cloudy as the low gets closer. you can see the cloud cover. as george mccray said, it looks like a big hand. it does. thank you, george, right over extending to the sierra nevada. and some light rain off -- well, decent rain off crescent city. some of that is heading in our direction. mostly cloudy in the morning. sun, clouds, coolerrer. breezy to windy at times. possibility of showers, mendocino county, lake county. 67 for a high. a far cry from last week. mostly cloudy in the morning. once we get sunbreaks, you can see cloud cover and rain associated with the low that's beginning to develop off the north coast. most of that is towards the sierra nevada. 50s on the temperatures. they are definitely held down by the cloud cover. a decent breeze here. sfo, hayward, livermore. a lot of people don't like the wind. it will be with us until the low gets into oregon -- excuse me, nevada. a lot of cloud cover.

mostly cloudy, partly sunny. cooler, breezy to windy. isolated shower on the north. i still think tonight is the best opportunity for a thunderstorm. 60s to low 70s. here's sal. we're still looking at a terrible commute. even on the eastshore freeway this is becoming kind of a joke of a commute really. let me go back to the east shore here. the traffic is going to be very busy and slow coming in, let's say, from the carquinez bridge out to the macarthur maze. now, the time here at 108 minutes is the worst i've seen ever since we started to do the drive time think. sometimes it's bad. we've had like 60-minute commutes. oh, my goodness. 105 minutes, we're almost approaching two hours here as you come down from the bay bridge. that's not the bay bridge commute. when you get to the bay bridge there you can see it's backed up for a 25, 30-minute delay. i think people are having trouble getting to the

macarthur maze to get on the bridge. give yourself extra time. 580 has been superslow this morning as you drive out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. looks like a crash there. 101, 88080, they are -- 880, 80 they are slow. back to the desk. >> all right. thank you, sal. a santa rosa mother is facing charges after allegedly attacking a child at an elementary school. alex savidge is at the school with new reaction from another parent and also the superintendent. this is such a sensitive situation, alex. >> reporter: very delicate situation here and a difficult one for parents and district administrators. as parents begin to arrive, they will be receiving one of these fliers. you can see here in front of olivet elementary charter school, you have district

administrators passing out fliers to parents letting them know what about took place here on campus on friday. according to sheriff's investigators, a mother with two children at the school is accused of assaulting a student, a boy who she believed was bullying her child, her daughter. parents we talked to say that kind of behavior is unacceptable. >> to harm another child is unacceptable. so no. i don't know what she was thinking. i don't know the situation either. i mean this is the first i've heard about it. >> reporter: many parents are just learning about what happened here on friday. sheriff's investigators say this mother in question came onto campus during lunchtime, grabbed a 12-year-old boy by the neck and told the boy to stop bullying her daughter. a number of students witnessed what took place and then school administrators took photos and called 911. over the weekend, deputies arrested the mother identified as delia garcia-bratcher on

suspicion of felony child abuse. investigators say when she came to the school, she asked her son to point out the boy who was bullying her daughter. that's what led to the confrontation. the superintendent said this morning it's a difficult situation for everyone but especially for the boy and girl at the center of this dispute. a school psychologist will be on hand to talk to them. >> it's terrible when this kind of thing happens. we take it very seriously. all of our staff work very hard to keep kids safe every day. incidents like these are very rare. and when they do happen, we respond. >> reporter: the superintendent also said this morning the sheriff's office looked into the bullying claims made by the mother and couldn't verify them. but she also says the school will be doing its own investigation because as she puts it, staff members here take bullying very seriously. the mother accused of attacking a student, one of her child's

classmates has been released on bail. we understand she will appear in court later on this week. we're live in santa rosa, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:05. a convicted sex offender is back in jail accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside of a south bay shopping center. 59-year-old michael garcia was arrested saturday. police say they caught him in the middle of the assault. it happened about 1:00 saturday afternoon near the home depot at the plant shopping center in san jose. police say garcia has been living about a block away at a homeless placement facility called home first. people who know him say they believe they targeted the victim. the woman reportedly stayed at the shelter one night and checked out the next day. >> the guy said here, come with me. you can take a shower at my motel. she's a vulnerable young lady. she went with the gentleman and he grabbed her at the bushes and drug her in and tried raping her. >> police say they received

calls about a woman screaming. when they arrived, they say they caught garcia in the act. he's due to appear in court on wednesday. a man was stabbed and a woman was knocked unconscious at the chrome low tuft around 1:yesterday morning. there was a fight and police say troy michael moore punched the woman in the face. the woman's boyfriend confronted moore and he was stabbed twice. police say his injuries are not life-threatening. his police say moore is a known gang member and is in jail on $85,000 bail. 8:07. today is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming june primary election. you need to reregister to vote if you have moved or changed your name or changed your political parties. the june 3rd primary election will determine the candidates that will appear on the november ballot in statewide

races like governor, secretary of state as well as u.s. congressional seats and state assembly and senate seats. you will see the name of suspended state senator leland yee on the primary election ballot. he's listed as a candidate for secretary of state but he did drop out of the race back in march after he was charged in a federal corruption case. that was after the official filing deadline so it was too late to remove his name from the ballot. yee remains free on $500,000 bail as his political corruption case moves towards a trial. 8:08. the work on b.a.r.t. silicon valley extension is entering a new phase. a mass excavation will begin this morning to build the b.a.r.t. trench north of hotsetter road. traffic on lundy and flickenjer will be stopped every two minutes while trucks haul away

soil. that will happen between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. monday through friday. this will go on for the next three weeks. the first part of b.a.r.t.'s silicon valley extension is due to open in 2017. paying more to cross the bay bridge during the peak morning hours does not seem to be persuading commuters to change their drive times. brian flores is live near the toll plaza with the new numbers just released and traffic pretty slow behind you, brian? >> reporter: yeah. sal's been talking about it all morning. traffic is slow as you approach the toll plaza. it's worse at the carquinez bridge. the tolls, the goal for having this congested toll was there would be less traffic. but the cars are crawl i aing long -- crawling along. the numbers released by the metropolitan transportation

commission show the numbers have grown to 9,000 a hour. the point of having congestioned pricing was to encourage drivers to travel before and after the commute. the numbers printed in the chronicle taken in april and early may show 127,000 cars crossed the bridge. 8500 cars by 6:00 a.m. and got up to 9,000 cars as you would see before the congestioned pricing. during the commute drivers pay $6 to cross the bridge instead of $4. officials say a possible reason may have something to do with the better economy and people don't have the luxury to wait to get to work during these peak commute times. there are a few drivers who pull over to the side. just minutes before the 10:00 a.m. deadline to avoid paying the extra toll. the chp says if you do that,

you will get ticketed. very busy as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza this morning despite the original plan to reduce the amount of cars officials say congested pricing will continue into the foreseeable future. we're live here in front of the bay bridge toll plaza, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. fasten your seat belts, happening today, the nationwide click it or ticket seat belt campaign begins. highway patrol officers nationwide will crack down on drivers who don't wear their seat belts. the campaign continues through june 1st with the main focus on memorial day weekend. now, the minimum fine for an adult seat belt violation here in california dg 142. the -- $142. the fine for properly not buckling in a child under the age of 16 can be up to $445. 8:11. for the second time in two years, a man is found dead in a scenic spot in the uc berkeley

bills. the mistake authorities say may have cost him his life. shocking new details about a hacking scandal involving china. the businesses that china reportedly targeted for stealing trade secrets. if you are driving on certain east bay freeways, it's been a terrible commute. highway 24, not too bad. we'll give you a drive time for some of these areas. we're slowly bouncing off the morning lows. who are you? [whispering] i'm the breakfast fairy. what are you doing? leaving you a few bucks. that's all you need for my - sourdough breakfast melts, with your choice of ham, egg and cheese, or bacon egg and cheese, both on toasted sourdough. right now they're 2 for just $4.00. there's no such thing as the breakfast fairy. woah, woah - you're right. uh, i'm jack. i just put these wings on and broke in through your window to leave some money under your pillow

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we're learning new details about the hacking charges filed by the u.s. against five chinese military officials. the u.s. says the hackers targeted six u.s. nuclear power, metal and solar companies including alcoa, westinghouse and u.s. steel. it's the first time isker that the -- first time ever that the u.s. has formally accused another nation of using the internet to hack into the computer and steal trade secrets to get an unfair economic advantage. >> the information stolen in this case is significant and demands an aggressive response. >> federal authorities reportedly traced hackers to a single building in shanghai. investigators say the hacking began in 2006 and continued

until last month. these charges could have deep diplomatic implications for the two countries. government oversight workers say tips are pouring into an whistle-blower website designed to expose problems at the veterans affairs. this as the white house responds to claims that v.a. hospitals in at least 11 states kept secret lists reportedly to conceal massive wait times for veterans seeking medical care. the white house chief of staff is "madder than hell about all of this. >> the president will continue to demand that he and all of us who work for him will continue to fix these things until they are functioning so they get the services and benefits they've earned. >> this alleged scandal has led to calls for the v.a. secretary to resign. last week, the undersecretary

did resign. it was revealed he was scheduled to retire later this year and the president already nominated his replacement. federal officials have issued a new warning about pet treat that have sickened or killed thousands of dogs. the fda has been investigating complaining about several different brands of jerky treats all made in chine nau. the fda has not been able to identify the ingredient that's caused the 5600 dogs, 24 cats and even three humans to become sick. about a thousand dogs have died. pet advocates are urging the fda to ban any treats imported from china. to get more information on the investigation and the types of jerky treats they are looking at go to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. click on the webb links tab. 8:17. a different kind of swimming trunk appeared over a florida

beach. this elephant. yeah. spotted flashing around the -- splashing around the waves and cooling off. people gathered on the sand taking pictures of it and snapping selfies with the elephant in the background. a local news station says the elephant may have been part of a beach birthday party. >> tc, you don't see that every day. >> no, you don't. what is sal seeing on the east bay commute? sal, this is ridiculous. >> yeah, it's been terrible. i haven't seen this in -- i don't think i've ever seen it this way on 80 westbound coming in from the macarthur maze for 109-minute delay from the carquinez bridge to the maze? people have been sectioning me what -- they've been -- texting me taking screen shots. it will take you a while. some people are not getting through. the bay bridge itself is getting better in some of the left lanes there. but still very crowded and slow coming into san francisco. so please give yourself plenty

of extra time if you are driving through. let's go to the south bay now where traffic has been really busy this morning on 101, 280. 87 had a couple of different problems. i want to drag things up here to the peninsula where traffic is a little bit slow on 101 but 280 is a good look. i've been wondering about marin county. southbound 101 between 37 and 580 just a little bit of slowing traffic as it normally is. it's not as bad as the east shore. 8:19. let's go to steve. a very good morning. mostly cloudy. shot out to redwood shores and the cat there. thank you, rex. it looks like he was sleeping to me. we do have mostly cloudy skies. we'll go mostly cloudy, mostly sunny, and then mostly cloudy. next couple of days, very cool and breezy. it will be briz. the low off the -- it will be breezy. the low off the oregon coast,

turns back and goes to southern california between now and wednesday. that's not something you see very often. but that's the forecast projection. we'll see. mostly cloudy, breezy, wibz. partly sunny, mostly cloudy -- windy. partly sunny, mostly cloudy. i think the sierra gets slammed on tuesday afternoon and evening. 70 in san jose. today there will be more sunbreaks by noon and we'll cloud it up. cloud cover associated with that. a lot of high and mid-level clouds. you can see some of that rain popping up again. the shower activity. nothing too heavy. there's been some decent totals up towards crescent city. still can't find a 60. that's impressive. we were near 70 for some. the breeze is rather robust. 16 miles per hour to the west to hayward and livermore. san jose has an east wind. it will be breezy. kind of windy. the low will take a trek right over us. even though it doesn't have a

lot of moisture with us. for the possibility of showers and the sierra could see .5 to 1 inch. this will keep us cool for the next couple of days. you can see the tracks coming over us. if there's any thunderstorm activity, we don't want to see lightning but there is in the mix of pretty good rain between now and wednesday morning. mostly cloudy, partly sunny. kind of a cooler, windy, breezy pattern here. a few isolated showers to the north. those opportunities increase by tonight into tomorrow morning. 60s, 70s. low will be over us tonight. thursday it will be sunny but it looks prepreez -- it looks breezy and then warmer for the weekend. a third person testing positive for the mers test. why this case is different and health officials are very concerned. and horse racing fans.

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progress that recruits low income, lgbt and racial pry moreties to help lead others others on the digital highways. >> we're always busy. we like never sleep. >> davis is one of 12 activists chosen for the school. she hopes to create an app that will let workers connect with each other and easily find out what is legal in their workplace. 8:26. michael jackson died almost five years ago but the king of pop just made an appearance on stage. ♪ >> what did you think of that? >> last night's billboard music awards featured a hologram of michael jackson performing "slade to the rhythm." it was made with a stand-in

performer what re-created michael's moves for a computer that put them over michael's image. as you know, michael jackson died in june of 2009, a couple of weeks before he was scheduled to begin a new tour. jay z and beyonce making headlines again. they released a trailer. it's promoting their downcoming on the run tour. the show makes a stop at at&t park for two days in august. in this trailer, they portray a pair of outlaws running from the authorities. it also features several famous faces including jake gyllenhaal, sean penn and blake lively. this tour marks the first time the couple have co-headlined a show. high winds, possible lightning. how bay area firefighters right now are preparing for a rare weather pattern that could have a devastating impact. good morning. we're looking at one of the worst commutes we've seen in a very long time between two

points now. the south bay on 237, that's slow but it doesn't look like anything compared to what i'm gonna show you in my next traffic report. a lot of cloud cover. cooler, breezy pattern. temperatures were near 70 last week. we almost had one 60. a lot of 50s and a cooler week. we'll take a look at that and maybe some rain. hey there. did you select these things on purpose? not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source.

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welcome back. we're live in therkby this morning. this is where a body was found at the bottom of a very steep drop in the hills bosh the uc berkeley campus. ktvu's tara moriarty is out there right now. coming up in two minutes she'll tell you why this popular spot is getting a grim reputation. stay tuned for this.

monday morning, may 19th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic. our weather is kind of weird, steve. >> i'll say. compared to last week, when it was record highs. might even get some rain in here. upper 60s, 70s. we'll start off mostly cloudy in the morning and then partly to mostly sunny for a while. more clouds roll in. cloudy, breezy. maybe isolated showers to the north, mendocino county, lake county. i think late tonight into tuesday is a better opportunity. don't want any lightning. it's great to watch but the fire danger increases. it's so dry. if we get anything out of this, hopefully it's just rain. san francisco, 64. started off mostly cloudy, 54. the cloud cover is moving south. already i think some breaks toward the north bay. the system is developing rain right off the north coast. that might be a sign of things to come by later this afternoon. 50s on the temperatures. still waiting for a 60 which compared to last week is much

-- a different pattern. the low will give the sierra nevada i think really good rain over the next two, three days. mostly cloudy, cooler, windy. isolated shower to the north. mainly cool. upper 60s to the north or very low 70s. here's sal. we've had a really bad commute on 80 westbound to the point i would tell you not to go if you can avoid it. 80 between the carquinez bridge. the drive between that point and the macarthur maze is taking almost two hours in some spots. now on friday, this commutes with taking about 30 minutes at this exact time, just to give you perspective. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's a 40-minute drive. we're only counting from about the macarthur maze across the brick. we're not -- brick. we're -- bridge. we're not counting the other time because everybody's commute is different. from the toll plaza to san francisco, it's a 40-minute

drive. we're also looking at the commute on the nimitz freeway, southbound 880. you can see traffic here. there was a crash near union city heading south. the drive time is only 19 minutes from 238 to thornton avenue, not too bad considering what's been going on there. san mateo and dumbarton bridges are also decent alternate routes. 580 is slow and in the south bay, we have slow traffic on 101 and 85. now, let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal. 8:33. a young man is dead after falling from a very steep rock in the hills above the uc berkeley campus. and it's not the first time something like this has happened. another young man died about a year and a half ago in the exact same spot right along grizzly peak boulevard. ktvu's tara moriarty is out there live with some questions being raised about this particular area. tara? >> reporter: well, we're here off grizzly peak and this is where a lot of hikers come to appreciate the very scenic view from the overlooks here. but for one man, it proved

deadly. yesterday afternoon, authorities took his body in an atv and up a fire road away from the 100-foot rock that he apparently plummeted from. police say he parked on grizzly peak and hiked down the large rock where people sometimes take pictures or paint graffiti. the front the side of the rock is a 100-foot drop. it appears he lost his footing and fell to the bottom. a hiker passing by spotted hill. his identity has not been released. about a year and a half ago, a 24-year-old man fell on the same rock while hiking with friends and family. >> at that point, we had witnesses who saw the person go up to the rock and fall. this time we don't have witnesses. we have to ceet it as -- treat it as a crime scene. >> reporter: they were able to rule out foul play. the edge can be deceptively

steep. police say the rock is dangerous because don't realize how steep it. one wrong move will send them over the edge. we're live in the berkeley hills, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the search continues this morning for a man accused of robbing and shooting two hikers on a northern california hiking trail. it happened friday in tehama county along the iron canyon trail. a 67-year-old massachusetts man died at the scene. his 76-year-old friend is still in the hospital listed in stable condition. detectives want anyone who was on that trail on friday between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to contact the tehama county sheriff's office. a young oakland girl still in critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting. police say friday evening a light colored car was driving on 66th avenue when it suddenly stopped. they say two men got out and began to shoot at a 47-year-old man.

one of the bullets hit the girl in the neck while she was playing outside. reportedly yesterday was the girl's 9th birthday. the man being targeted was hit in the leg and the groin but he's expected to recover. despite incidents like that, oakland police say violent crime actually is down in the city. shootings have dropped 35% compared to last year. homicides down 18%. robberies down 38%. both police and city leaders say the ill proving economy, the fact that there are more police officers and private security officers around and also surveillance systems are all helping. first it was the heat, now firefighters across northern california are on standby for a new threat. janine de la vega is live in san jose with more on what firefighters are preparing for now. goerming, janine -- good morning, janine. >> reporter: we're here near the entrance of alum rock park.

there's dry vegetation. there's also homes on the hills. the firefighters are watching this area carefully because there's a possibility of lightning. they are gearing up to prepare. they have the ability to map where the strikes have happened before. the last occurrence was in 2003 when 1,000 an hour hit northern california. firefighters from the bay area have returned from helping southern california fires and could be busy again with this weather pattern. >> down there seeing evacuations. there's tons of neighborhoods where it's cleaned out. it's vet there when you -- it's very real when you are there. >> reporter: fire so son started with more than a dozen brush fires in the south bay. to help, firefighters are asking people to clear debris away from their homes and to clear the pine needles away from their -- from the gutters. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news.

8:37. governor jerry brown says this could be the worse fire season in california history. >> we're in a very serious fire season, more serious than we've seen before. we have to watch and be very careful. >> the bay area has already seen several fires. on friday crews are battling this fire. this is near morgan hill. the governor says the state has 5,000 firefighters. also set aside $600 million to fight fires. that might not be enough. the state went to peak staffing in the first week of april. that's something that normally doesn't happen until right about now. the middle of may. 8:38. mass firing fallout. the real reason one former san jose state resident adviser,

why he claims the ras were fired. we have a little bit of improvement out there. just a little bit. i will tell you what the drive time here is on 80 westbound between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. a lot of cloud cover. but some clearing taking place in the north bay. that will help give more fuel to the fire if you will for thunderstorm activity possible. cool lows and cooler highs. i will show them to you coming up.

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welcome back. a santa rosa mother is facing charges after reportedly grabbing a 12-year-old boy around the throat. ktvu's alex savidge is at the elementary school where the alleged attack took place. you have reaction from both parents and also the school superintendent. ail legs -- alex? >> yes, we do. the superintendent says she takes bullying charges very seriously and will be doing a full investigation into this. parents and school add mip straighters are passing out these fliers as they come -- administrators are passing out these fliers as they come to school letting them know what the incident and also the security procedures that will

be revealed. a mother is accused of coming onto campus without checking into the office first. according to investigators, the woman assaulted a student on campus who she believed was bullying her child and parents are stunned by the accusations. >> i don't understand how you can put your hands on another child. i don't understand that. but i do understand that bullying is not acceptable. >> reporter: sheriff's investigators say the mother came onto campus during lunchtime, grabbed a 12-year- old boy by the neck and told the boy to stop bullbilying her daughter -- bullying her daughter. school administrators called 911. deputies over the weekend arrested the mother, 30-year- old delia garcia-bratcher on suspicion of felony child abuse. investigators say when she came to the school on friday, she first asked her son, also a student, to point out the boy who was bullying her daughter and that in turn led to this confrontation. the superintendent said she didn't have any reports,

though, of this girl being bullied. >> we were not aware of the allegations. we will investigate them fully and we have a bullying policy which we will follow and investigate and get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: the superintendent says the sheriff's office has looked into the bullying claims made by the mother and could not verify them. but the school will be doing its own investigation. the superintendent also says the boy and the girl at the center of this dispute are expected to be here in school today and there will be a school psychologist onhand to talk with both of them about what took place. the mother accused of assaulting the student here on campus was released on bail over the weekend after being booked and she's expected to appear in court for the first time later this week. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a story we'll obviously be following. another story we've been following is this horrible commute. >> oh, man. >> in the east bay, especially

people trying to get to the bay bridge. i look at the ktvu.com traffic map and it's back everywhere trying to head to the bay bridge. >> reporter: people have been tweeting about it. it's not just me imagining it. it's not just us. people have been saying stuff. i want to show you on friday, what it was like. we have video of friday at this time. this is the friday -- this is just a photo that we took on friday. now let me show what you it is like now. i'm only laughing in disgunpoint. 96 -- in disgust. 96 minutes. the alternate routes are not good. people have been bailing off the freeway trying to use san pablo avenue. people are stuck in slow traffic. we're trying to figure it out. this is not a one-day pe nom none. it's not been that bad but it's been pretty slow in the last few weeks in the morning and evening commutes. westbound bay bridge, that's a 40-minute drive in san francisco. we start to count from the

macarthur maze and stop county when it gets to the san francisco exit. 880 southbound and northbound, a couple of incidents minor. at whipple there was a crash there hand traffic is a little bit slow. let's go to steve. under mostly cloudy skies. we'll go mostly sunny here, then we'll see clouds popping up again later this afternoon, have an upper level low on the way. it's right there. you can see breaks taking place to the north. clouds, more sun, than clouds. some very cool air aloft for this time of year will be pumped in by the low. possibility of north bay showers, thundershowers, dry lightning. i think tuesday is the better opportunity for us. clouds, cooler windy or later tonight, i should say. the low takes it right over us. tuesday, more clouds, lightning, isolated showers. you get in the fire danger. we'll take the rain, not the lightning. you can see by this evening. sierra nevada, .5 to 1 inch.

maybe high elevation snow. you can see north bay, i think east bay. by tuesday it looks pretty good. that's better than today in my opinion. but the sierra will continue and then some of that will continue to wrap around the south bay by late thursday. it will be a cooler, breezy pattern. there's been some rain in crescent city. that will pick up later this afternoon. 50s on the temperatures. kind of cooler. if it weren't for the cloud cover. the low will keep us activity. it's not going anywhere until it ends up in southern california. it will wrap back again all the way around southern california. not something we see too often. but the sierra, be careful. there could be big boomers up there. mostly cloudy, cool,, windy, isolated showers possible to the north. 60s and 70s. last week it was cool.

last week was warm. this will be will be much cooler. maybe some isolated showers. then we start to clear it out. it will be breezy with slow warming inland by the weekend. a new case of mers here in the united states has doctors very concerned because of how it was most likely transmitted. pam cook is in the newsroom with the scary word from doctors. >> doctors say this latest case was likely spread simply with a handshake. there are now three cases in the u.s. two people were reportedly infected in saudi arabia and then traveled here to the united states. the latest case was discovered during an investigation by health officials to track people who had come in contact with the first two people. >> potential person that may be the third case transmitted had

just basically business transactions with individuals. no unique travel his of their own. no travel history since. >> doctors say the person infected had two business meetings in april with another man who -- who had just returned from a business trip from saudi arabia. the centers for disease control says during the meeting, the two men were sitting within six feet of each other talking. the only physical contact they had was a handshake. a cdc doctor says this third case, a man in illinois reported suffering only mild cold-like symptoms. did not seek or require medical care. they are in the process of contacting and testing everyone he came in contact with saying even without symptoms, you can still pass along the virus. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, pam. new this morning, jill abramson delivered a commencement speech at wake forest university this morning.

these are her first public remarks since she was abruptly fired last week. >> what's next for me? i don't know. so i'm in exactly the same boat as many of you. [laughter] >> and like you, i'm a little scared but also excited. >> abramson had been scheduled to be the graduation speaker well before her dismissal from the times. the company is denying reports that she was fired over unequal pay and treatment of women. she said she did not want the media circus following her to take attention away from the graduates. really interesting comments. >> very much so. 8:50. it's a 10-year-old boy making headlines because of a smooth move he put on a much older woman. why his gesture as this weekend's rangers/blue jays

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one of the 18 resident advisers fired by san jose university is calling the move a shameful public relations stunt. the firings happened last month over what the school called a private personnel matter resulting from underaged drinking in a resident hall but one rrblths a. says he believes they were fired -- but run r.a. says he -- but run r.a.

says he was fired because of a hate crime and they were accused of not noticing what was going on. he said they were fired so the school could show people they were taking action. despite all of the pedestrian accidents, san francisco still is still nailed one of the most wa walkable cities in the -- walkable cities in the nation. san francisco ranked number five. the list is based on a number of factors, including city layout, climate and infrastructure. the other top cities for walking are new york at number four, pittsburgh at number three, washington, d.c. is number 2 and boston ranks first. levi stadium inspiring developers in santa clara. according to city estimates about $3 billion worth of office buildings, retail centers, hotels, they are under construction or even on the drawing board. all will be near the new

stadium. analysts say the stadium puts the santa clara area on the map and the developers are hoping to cash in on what is peaking called the -- being called the stadium effect. google reportedly is about to make a big purchase. according to the hollywood variety newspaper, youtube is to about to buy twitch. twitch essentially is youtube, youtube for live gaming, with people broadcasting themselves playing and talking about games. the service has jumped in popularity with the launch of the xbox last year. the deal could be announced in the next couple of years. the oakland as minor team is being considered an affiliation team. they are in the final year of a four-year contract. the giants' contract with their aaa team also expires this

year. the sources tell the chronicle the giants are attracted to the river cats because of the bicker attendance -- bigger attendance and tv ratings. the ribber cats are staying -- river cats are staying quiet. >> no discussions have been had. >> well, the as declined to make any comment on that report. the giants' assistant general manager says the team has a good relationship with fresno. a smooth move getting a 10- year-old from texas a lot of attention. >> hey ladies, would you like a ball. they said aren't you so sweet? >> that's a what they said. he was at the game saturday night, the blue jays' third base coach tossed him a foul ball. austin turned around and handed the ball to the woman behind him. but it was another ball not the one he just caught. that one is still tucked away

inside his glove. >> that man sitting next to him, he knows. but those ladies are saying that that kind -- >> from the clave dark charm school. >> i'm afraid i would have way way to -- i would have way way to -- i would have tried that. [laughter] sal, can you get us through the commute? >> 82 minutes here as you drive through the carquinez and the traffic here has been backed up for 45 minutes. traffic on 580 is finally improving in the livermore valley between the altamont pass. still very slow. also on 680 heading south. let's go to steve. we've gone from mostly cloudy. already mostly sunny parts of the north. that's going to be the theme

here. clouds, sun, clouds will build up as an upper low. that will give the sierra and areas to the north possibility of showers and thundershowers. staying clear, cooling, breezy and then sunny and better toward the end of the week. all right, steve. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the alleged assault by a parent on a 12- year-old at a school. we're always here for you at ktvu.com as well as twitter and facebook. thanks for joining us.

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