reems. >> reporter: gunfire in the middle of a busy gas station parking lot in vallejo last night leaves one man dead and a second man wounded. why police believe one of these victims was just an innocent bystander. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, where a treasure hunt will be happening sometime this morning. we'll tell you why cash is being hidden throughout the midcity

that breaking news as we first reported 30 minutes ago is that award-winning author and poet, maya angelou, has died at the age of 86. the mayor of winston-salem, income nbc said she was found unresponsive in her home this morning. >> she had been battling health problems. she canceled an appearance a couple of days ago at a luncheon where she was to be honored by mlb. her agent confirmed she passed away in her sleep this morning. she had been suffering from heart problems and other health problems for quite sometime. i saw her recently in san francisco. she was at the yerba buena center. she was very, very frail, could not even get out of a chair. but it was just the idea of seeing her in person that she was still there. it just makes you think about the magnitude of maya angelou. >> she was on "mornings on 2" several times. got to meet her.

charming, gracious lady. we'll have details on her bay area sections and why she did not speak as a child for several years and why she never celebrated her birthday. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we're talking about your weather and traffic. steve is off today but mark tamayo is here. >> we do have mostly clear skies across the bay area. here's our live camera showing ut beautiful sun with a few high clouds paying you a visit. the bulk of the cloud cover down towards southern california. clear and breezy for today. it will be cooler on friday. could be tracking drizzle first thing saturday morning. talking about a few high clouds to the south and also to the north. we have basically fair skies across the bay area. current numbers beginning to warm up. chilly in napa, 47 degrees. san francisco downtown, 55. forecast for today, we do have this at 8:00 -- 50 to 60 degrees. by lunchtime, mostly sunny

skies. then in the afternoon, the winds could return, could top 25, 30 miles an hour, especially near the coast and right around the bay. temperatures not a big change from yesterday's readings. low 60s for the beaches. widespread 70s around the bay. the warmest locations back to the low to mid-80s. we'll talk about the drizzle chances in our five-day forecast but sal right now has an update on traffic. good morning, sal. >> mark, good morning to you. we're looking at a commute that is getting busier. if you are trying to get to the bay bridge, you will see slow traffic. 29 minutes the way it goes is not all that bad between the carquinez bridge, crockett and the macarthur maze. when you get to the toll plaza, we have a 30-minute drive time. it will take you more than a half-hour when all is said and done getting across in san francisco. no major problems. 580 westbound, slow traffic as you drive through the center part of the 580 interchange. westbound 580 there was an earlier crash as you got into livermore, but the traffic has

already been slow in the area. southbound 80 is slow. into the san jose, the slowest freeway is 101. pockets of slow traffic into sunnyvale. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. one man is dead. another person in the hospital after a double shooting at a gas station in vallejo. it happened at the five-star gas station on lincoln road west just off interstate 80 last night. the person who was killed was sitting in his car. ktvu's alex savidge has been following the story and is live at the gas station with new information about one of the victims. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, tori, good morning. vallejo police are searching for the person who opened fire last night in the middle of this busy gas station parking lot just off interstate 80. one man was killed. a second man likely an innocent bystander was wounded here. it appears from talking to witnesses that that surviving victim was simply a customer who was just walking through the parking lot at the time and was struck by gunfire. the clerk said five shots were

fired just after 9:00 last night. this is at the five-star gas station near sonoma and interstate 80. the shooter fired into a car that was parked near a gas pump, killing a 24-year-old man sitting inside. a second man also was hit by gunfire. police say he was not connected to the first victim. that man suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and is expected to survive. police say they don't know what led up to the gunfire here but luckily, there were a number of people in the parking lot who may have seen what happened. >> takes a little time to kind of gather them up and separate them and take their statements one by one. and that's kind of what they are doing right now as we speak. >> reporter: the clerk on duty last night told me after the shooting, the car the victim had been sitting in was driven off by someone else. the man with those gunshot wounds to his upper body was left behind here in the parking lot treated by paramedics, taken to the hospital but that's where he later died.

his name has not yet been released by authorities. and investigators don't have a description on that man's killer who remains on the loose this morning. police, though, are planning to check surveillance cameras from this gas station and some of the nearby businesses to see if those cameras captured any of what happened here last night as they search for the man who left -- search for the shooter who left one man dead and a second man wounded. live this morning in vallejo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. they were described as loving sons and daughters and devoted friends. the campus of uc santa barbara said goodbye yesterday to six students whose lives were cut too short. >> it's not normal. any of us who grew up in the '50s, '60s, '40s know life doesn't doctor to be like this. why should it be like this for you people who are young now? >> about 20,000 people gathered

at the stadium for the memorial service for the six students killed last friday night. speakers included the university's chancellor, uc president, janet napolitano, and the father of one of the victims. he rallied the crowd to pressure lawmakers into passing tougher gun control laws. uc santa barbara students will return to class today for the first time since the deadly attack. flags on all uc campuses will remain at half staff until sunday. there is only a couple of more weeks of class until final exams begin. students say while this is a terrible way to end the school year, they will never forget the way the school and the community came together. seth rogen, star of "neighbors" says movies like his are not to blame for the tragedy in santa barbara. he made those comments after a movie critic suggested that frat boy fantasies like this movie paint an unrealistic

picture for men. rogen responded by saying how dare you imply that me getting girls in movies caused a luna tick to go on a -- lunatic to go on a bam -- on a rampage. george chen and james hong were from san jose. they lived with elliot rodger. david wuan was visiting them. at san jose's lynn brook heal, james hong's drama teacher said hong helped to build theater sets and performed on stage. george chen went to leland high school in san jose. yesterday counselors were at the school helping the student and staff deal with their

grief. 7:08. a man was arrested in oakland after his brother was killed while the two of them struggled for a shot gun. it happened last night just before 7:30 at a home on eileen and adeline streets. police say the boys were arguing about the gun. during the struggle one of them was shot and killed. the police investigation continues. the jury for bryan stow's civil case against the l.a. dodgers could be set as early as today. this is video of stow outside a courtroom where jury selection began yesterday. stow suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2011 when he was attacked in the parking lot of dodger stadium. you now requires around the clock care. the civil suit claims the dodgers did not provide adequate security and should pay for his medical bills which could total $50 million throughout his lifetime. a wildfire still burning and growing in mariposa county, forcing people to investigate their homes.

now, this fire is east of lake mcclure. it's now burned 1300 acres. calfire says it's only 20% contained. crews from santa clara county are among the firefighters battling it on the front lines. several dozen homes have already been evacuated. several roads are also closed down at this hour. happening today -- a treasure hunt in the south bay. the mystery man who calls himself hidden cash and has been hiding cash around san francisco says he will start to give away money in san jose. and that's where ktvu's janine de la vega is with some of the theories on what this dash for cash is really all about. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the man who is hiding cash is on twitter. since we first hit the air at 5:00 a.m. talking about this, a number of followers have grown more than 11,000. you can see he's now at 133,000 followers. he hasn't left any new clues on

twitter. just he will be leaving cash in san jose. we randomly chose to be here at the shark tank because he's known sometimes to pick well- known landmarks. if you want to find the money, you need to follow the man known as hidden cash on twitter. for the past several days he's been leaving $50 to $100 stuffed in envelopes throughout the san francisco bay area. he told ktvu he made a fortune in real estate and wants to give some of his money away. hidden cash says he has fun doing these treasure hunts to people. yesterday, he left clues and had people running to pier 39 and lombard street. but he also chooses other obscure locations. he's left money at a beach and on construction equipment. some wonder if it's some sort of marketing ploy. >> it doesn't really matter, i don't think. i mean, if he wants to give it away to push his business, then that's advertising for him if

not, if he's just giving it away for the good of his heart, that sounds good to to -- sounds good to me. >> reporter: he has 133,000 followers and it keeps growing. there's speculation the account may eventually be sold because of the base of followers. but hidden cash says it's part of a social experiment for good. we're tracking him to see if he leaves any more clues. we'll let you know if anything pops up and if anyone finds the money. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. plans to close down one of oakland's oldest charter schools, how students, parents, teachers fighting back ahead of a big meeting tonight. election, it's illegal -- also, it's illegal in most states, but not california. lane splitting is now riskier than ever. we're finding out about major b.a.r.t.

delays now affecting the entire system. we're also looking at traffic in san francisco where northbound 101 still looks good. we'll tell you more about everything -- coming up. and in weather, a lot of sunshine across the entire bay area. mum i will let you know when our next -- coming up, i will let you know when our next cooling trend begins. moments of certainty. when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover. test drive one today. model year end sales event. the s60 with 0.9% apr and up to $2500 in allowances.

lift up your eyes upon this day breaking for you. give birth to the dream. >> as we've been reporting, author and poet, maya angelou, has died at the age of 86. back in 1993, she was the poet chosen to read at president bill clinton's first inauguration. she wrote and red this original compoition -- read this original composition. maya angelou also has ties to the bay area. in fact, she lived for a time in san francisco and dropped out of school to become the

city's first female african- american cable operator. we're putting together more on her life and we'll continue to bring you more throughout "mornings on 2." it's been more than three years since a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people in japan and debris from that disaster is still making its way across the ocean to the shores of the pacific northwest. a tow truck driver from washington state is now posting video of three different boats believed to be from the japanese tsunami. scientists are now inspecting maps to check the path and see if more tsunami debris could be headed to washington state. 7:16. there are more collisions between motorcycles and cars than ever before here in california. the experts are blaming the rise in more motorcyclists lane splitting. >> oh, my god! >> boy, that's horrible. did you know it's legal for

sook illists to cut between cars here in california? a lot of drivers don't know that and get real angry. the chp has a new program educating drivers. some motorcyclists say this may already be paying off. >> what i've noticed lane splitting on -- i lane split myself -- is -- people aren't as aggressive as they used to be. >> but cyclists say not all of the problems with cars and trucks are intentional. they say sometimes it's a case where drivers are on the phone and not paying attention to what's happening on the road around them. a state senate bill designed to outlaw lane split, it's been withdrawn until the author of the bill sees how well this driver education program is working. >> all right. want to check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads. how are things looking in the east bay? >> we had the b.a.r.t. delay on the system. there was an access door to one of the tunnels near lake merritt station that was open.

b.a.r.t. police wanted to go down and make sure no one was inside one of the tunnels but all of the trains were stopped. so getting through to lake merritt, which is a key station was held for a while. it sounds like because we have one of our crews there, the trains are rolling again. but they stop rolling for a while as police check the tunnel between lake merritt and fruitvale and the coliseum station. they checked all of the tunnels there to make sure no one was inside. 20, 30-minute delays. when the trains were stopped, everything was backed up. but trains are reportedly running again as we have someone at the lake merritt station who says trains are running and the police have left the scene. let's go to the eastshore freeway, if we can go back to the east shore, westbound. you see some slow traffic here. it's not as bad as it could be. there's some slow traffic there. i want to mention there is a crash northbound 85 in san jose. sounds pretty bad. northbound 85 to southbound 280

is closed. an overturned conkeat truck there on -- concrete truck on the side has closed the ramp. let's go to the bay bridge. traffic is moving along relatively well. 30-minute delay. well for this time of the morning. marin county, slow as you drive from 37 down to central san rafael. now at 7:18. back to mark. we're starting off with mostly clear skies out there right now. as you can see, our walnut creek camera, weather headlines for today, clear and breezy. wind speeds pick up especially at the coast and around the bay. cooler temperatures for friday. we could be tracking drizzle, especially near the coast first thing saturday morning. santa rosa right now, 56 degrees. santa rosa warming back up in the 80s later on today. by 4:00, 82 degrees. some more 50s for san francisco. oakland, conrecord and san jose right now checking in at 55 degrees. a lot of sunshine in the south bay and san jose on track to

reach the upper 70s, right around 79 degrees later on this afternoon. here we go with the story. high pressure we've been talking about this warming up the state. this we gins to move out of -- begins to move out of town as this guy moves in. the cooler air moves up north. this will be the source of some cooling by the weekend. today, a lot of sunshine, wind speeds pick up around 20, 30 miles an hour. in fact, already a bit of a breeze reported out towards ocean beach already this morning. forecast highs, 85 in santa rosa. concord, 83. san francisco, 70. san jose upper 70s at 79. lower 80s from loss gat aptos, morgan hill and gilroy. your five-day forecast, with your weekend always in view, not much change for your thursday, our cooling trend begins on friday. definitely more clouds first thing saturday morning and possibly drizzle as well. gonna warm things up by sunday. >> thank you, mark. two canadian women are being hailed as heroes as they

helped police track down and rescue a newborn that had been kidnapped from a hospital maternity ward in quebec. a police officer said he was about to cry as he cradled billion baby victoria and returned her to her mother. hours earlier, surveillance video captured the kidnapper who wore a nurse's uniform and was able to walk out of the hospital with the baby girl and drive away. the newborn's uncle says he actually saw the woman dressed up in scrubs take the newborn down the hallway. she told him it was for routine tests. >> the uniform, all of it, attitude. never presumed. she was a kidnapper. >> news of the abduction spread quickly on social media. two women who saw postings about it on facebook recognized the kidnapper and led police right to her. the parents posted a photo and their thanks online. most hospitals have electronic bracelets that are put on newborns to prevent anyone from

taking a baby without authorization. a random act of kindness for a group of local firefighters. >> obviously, very surprised. you know, really wish they knew who had done it so they could thank them. >> how that is prompting firefighters to show some love themselves. my dream is to get out of here, get back on my feet. >> the help for our

7:24. happening right now -- president obama giving the graduation address at the united states military academy at west point. let's listen in. >> i know you join me in extending a word of thanks to your families.

joe demaas, whose son james is graduating, spoke for a whole lot of parents when he wrote me a letter about the sacrifices you have made. deep inside, he wrote, we want to explode with pride at what they are committing to do in the service of our country. >> you're listening live to president obama speaking at the graduation ceremony at west point. we're gonna be monitoring this address and see if he will make any comments about the breaking news we've been covering this morning, the passing of maya angelou. in 2011, president obama gave her the presidential medal of freedom which is the nation's highest civilian honor. we should also mention joe biden is scheduled to give the commencement speech to about a thousand air force academy cadets in colorado today. defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a 90-day review of the military healthcare system in response

to the report about treatment delays at v.a. families. hagel is meeting with senior pentagon leaders about the review. currently the system provides care for more than 9.6 million active duty personnel, retirees an family members. hagel wants recommendations on how to make this system better. 7:26. next week, california voters will decide if the state should use bond money to help homeless veterans. now, navy pert patrick ovary spent ten years in the navy, including serving in iraq and afghanistan. he says he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with the pressures of being a gay man in the military. now now he's found a temporary home at oakland's cross roads emergency shelter. but he says it's hard to find long-term, affordable housing and a job. >> i have many medals. but it means nothing when you can call come -- can come back

to my country and there's nothing here to help me. >> ovary and other veterans say if proposition 41 is passed, it will help them find homes, jobs and other services to make the transition back to civilian life easier. we found very little opposition to prop 41, which is on next tuesday's primary election ballot. the green party does say the measure needs to be rewritten because of what they are saying is inequities in bond measures. there is a new push to help the homeless in san francisco. later on this morning, there will be a news conference and rally outside of city hall promoting the latest campaign to help thousands of young people living on the streets of san francisco. it's being organized by a group that helps an estimated 3500 young people in the city struggling to find a place to live. and we continue to follow the breaking news this morning. maya angelou has died. she appeared on "mornings on 2"

back in 2002. this is when she got the presidential medal of freedom from president obama in 2011. coming up, we'll look into her background and the connections to the bay area. one of the east bay's oldest charter schools could soon close its doors for good. the outrage from parents. good morning. we're looking at the south bay. all of a sudden, we have a bunch of problems in san jose. northbound 280 is beginning to stack up. there is a problem with a cement mixer that actually flipped over on one of the ramps. we'll tell you more about that. and in weather, off to a nice start this early wednesday morning. mostly clear skies. temperatures are beginning to warm up. most areas are in the 50s. coming up we'll talk about the stronger winds expected this afternoon. female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off.

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have taught us how to reach across the vision and honor the beauty of our world. [ applause ] >> we continue to follow breaking news, maya angelou has died at the age of 86. this is video of her back in 2011 when the poet and author was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the u.s. but she did so many things in her life. she worked as a waitress, a cook, a nightclub singer. she studied modern dance, worked with malcom x and martin

luther king, junior. just to name a few. much more coming up on "mornings on 2." good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> and she was also the first female african-american cable car driver in san francisco. >> right here in san francisco. >> a fascinating woman. i'm dave clark. we'll talk more about maya angelou's life in a couple of minutes. but first, let's check on your weather. mark is in for steve. >> working on a sunny forecast for today. already a lot of clear skies out there. on the satellite, you see some high clouds to the south and some high clouds up to the north. a cheng on the wind speeds. the winds have been picking up throughout the afternoon hours. a bit of a breeze. nothing extremely strong but gusts up towards santa rosa and novato, gusting 21 to 25 miles an hour. sfo winds out of the west only 10 miles an hour. the wind reports not as strong in the southern half of the bay area. forecast for today, we do have, mostly clear skies. 50 to 60 at 8:00 this morning and then by 12:00, mostly sunny, 60 to 72. in the afternoon hours by, by

3:00, 63 to 85 degrees. the winds easily topping 20, 25 miles an hour, especially near the coast and around the bay. temperatures compared to yesterday, not a big change. 64 in pacifica, san francisco 70. oakland, 77. and a lot of 80s for for santa rosa, vallejo, concord, livermore and morgan hill, 83 degrees. coming up, we'll talk about the cooling trend in the five-day forecast. that's in a few minutes. sal has an update on traffic. mark, good morning to you. we still have traffic that's gonna be busy this morning in many places. i want to mention the b.a.r.t. system recovering from earlier delays. we had problems at the lake merritt station in one of the tunnels. that has been cleared up. but the system continues to be delayed because they had to check one of the tunnels because they found a door open one of the tunnels and they wanted to make sure no one was down there. police have left. trains are running again. to the eastshore freeway, we

have a 30-minute drive between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze, typical for this time of the morning. we also want to talk about the bay bridge toll plaza, that's a nice-looking commutes here. it's about a 30-minute drive time here as you drive through. i want to mention san jose. southbound 280 connector ramp to northbound 85 there is an overturned concrete mixer. it's a truck there that flipped over. that ramp is closed. it will be there for a while because the truck is damaged. the person who was driving the truck, minor injuries, only. no major injuries. that ramp will be closed. 7:34. back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. more now on the breaking news we first reported one hour ago. award-winning author and poet, maya angelou, has died. she was 86 years old. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us with the newsroom with a look at her life and her ties to the bay area. good morning, tara. >> well, good morning. maya angelou was found unresponsive this morning at her home in winston-salem,

north carolina. back in 2002, she was here at ktvu, ross mcgown interviewed her right here on "mornings on 2." she had recently been battling health problems last week, she canceled a scheduled appearance at a luncheon. now, she was born in st. louis, missouri. she was molested as a child by her mother's boyfriend and didn't speak about that for five years because of that trauma. she's best known as a writer but she also worked as a singer, dancer and professor. she's written more than 30 books and is best known for her seven auto biographties -- auto biographsries -- autobiographies. along with her many accomplishments, she became the first african-american street car conductor in san francisco. she had many other connections to the bay area, including glide memorial church here in

san bernardino -- here in san francisco. we're getting more reaction and will have it for you. tam, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can find more information about maya angelou's life on our website. go to ktvu.com. we've created a slide show with images of her life. also happening today, parents teachers, students in oakland, hoesmding a big ral -- holding a big rally to try to save a school. this comes before a very crucial school board meeting deciding the fate of the ec reems future. it's in jeopardy. many people shutting down this school would be a huge mistake. >> a lot of these kids wouldn't be going to chabot science accident center, the zoo, as games, all of the fun things about oakland. >> the rally to save the school is due to begin in a couple of thundershowers from now -- in

a couple of hours. kaiser received a specific and credible criminal threat sometime on monday, and hospital administrators wouldn't say what the threat was. kaiser said yesterday's closure affected clinics and pharmacies but not the emergency room. the buildings were reopened about 12:30 yesterday afternoon. two assistant chiefs of the san francisco fire department have been suspended for their role in a suspected drunk driving crash one year ago. they are accused of violating department policy and responding to an incident involving a firefighter who hit a motorcyclist while driving a fire truck. surveillance video shows the rig hitting the motorcyclist at the intersection of 5th and howard. the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after skidding into a fire hydrant.

the fire truck driver was 43- year-old firefighter michael quinn, who has since resigned. investigators say his blood alcohol level several hours after the crash was 0.13 and that's well above the legal limit. the assistant chief has two fights to fight the suspension tied to the case. a public meeting will be held in antioch to discuss public safety in a particular neighborhood, sycamore drive and auto center drive. police say this area is notorious for drug play and crime. they want to start a task force to make the idea safer. other ideas include job training assistance and more recreational activities for young children. california's drought, sparing some bay area water agencies to explore the idea of sharing water in dry times. eight water agencies are

talking about ways they might be able to help each other out. the idea is to tie the systems together to share water where it's needed. >> our people in the bay area, they may live in one county, work in another county, so they -- they expect us to work together to make sure that their water supply is reliable no matter where they are living and working. >> another idea being talked about, building a large water plant that would serve the entire bay area. 7:39. a key vote is scheduled in development today over the future of a san mateo county beach. a proposed bill would order the state lands commission to negotiate public access to martins beach near half moon bay. surfers and coastal conservation groups support the effort. billionaire vino bought the property in 2010 and closed the only road leading to the beach. san francisco mayor ed lee is planning to offer george lucas a prime location for his

star wars museum. lucas has been looking for a place to house his star wars collection of art and memorabilia. the site being proposed by mayor lee is across the embarcadero from piers 30 and 32. this is where the golden state warriors were planning to build their new arena. the port of san francisco owns the lot and would lease or sell it to lucas. a plan to prevent flooding in downtown san anselmo is upsetting a lot of people who live in that community. residents say memorial park is the very heart of their city. well, now city leaders want to shut it down to a construction project that would turn the baseball fields into an emergency catch basin for floodwaters. if this plan moves forward, people in sannal sell mow would have -- san anselmo would have to use baseballfields and other aur yays -- baseball fields and other areas for two years until it's finished.

>> it's not perfect. but boy will it be amazing when you come back. >> the town council has agreed to hire a company to conduct the necessary tests for that excavation project. but they haven't selected a company to do that as of yet. wrapper 50 cent or fity cent, after you see this video, he may not be worth a dime. >> that was not a strike. >> just a bit outside. >> where was he aiming that ball? he threw out a really ugly ceremonial pitch before yesterday's mets' game. he later blamed it on his alter eboe curtis jackson which happens to be his real name. it seems donald sterling may have changed his mind about selling the clippers. his lawyer said he will fight to the ploody end and disavow his agreement with his wife that would allah her to

negotiate the sale. shelley sterling is moving quickly to try to sell the people by the end of the week. nba owners vote next thursday whether to strip the clippers from the sterling family. we'll have more on the breaking news we first reported at 6:30. the death of poet and author, maya angelou, and her many ties to the bay area. also a social media-based treasure hunt moves to the bey this morning. a live report at 8:00. and why new food labels designed to help you be healthier are on hold and will not be hitting store shelves any time soon. good morning. right now, we're looking at a commute where it's still very slow in many areas including 280. we have a big problem there. we'll tell you more about that -- straight ahead. in weather, a lot of sunshine to start out our wednesday morning. another nice day, we'll talk about the stronger winds for

the afternoon hours. we'll break down the timing. our next cooling trend.

gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller.

the fda is asking for more time for a major rae vamp of nutrition labels. >> we vizs the -- revising the food label is a big deal. it affects every consumer, every food manufacturer out there. >> in february, we first outlined the proposed changes, that would include more realistic serving sizes and a breakdown of thul sugar. the fort lauderdale said they are extending the public comment hearing until august. >> sometimes deadlines are

postponed but this extension i think makes sense. >> experts say it will probably take another year to finalize the changes with public input. then it could take another two or three years for companies to actually update their nutrition labels. this would be the first change in more than 20 years. here is what the current label looks like. they break down calories from fat and they also list vitamin content. now, here is what the new label would look like -- it focuses on total calories in each serving. calories would be in bigger and bolder type, companies will also have to include how much sugar is in each produce, in each product. on average, americans get 16% of their daily calories from sugar added during food production. >> very interesting. 7:46. a group of firefighters in vacaville speaking of food, recently were surprised with a random act of kindness and how

they plan to pay it forward tonight. firefighters were grocery shopping at costco when they got an emergency call. they had to leave the food behind. they did go back an hour later only to find somebody else picked up their tab and paid their bill. >> somebody had paid for the basket of food for them. and the note said, thank you, firefighters, for all you do. have a good day. it was signed by an an air force wife. >> instead of pocketing the money, the firefighters will put it to good use. tonight, they will host a fund- raising event for the fisher force. we've had things happening in our commute. how does it look right now? >> it's just moderate, dave. i wouldn't say it's a terrible commute. it's not great either. we're gonna start off with a look at the san mateo bridge. it's getting kind of busy as people are trying to get over to the -- from the east bay to

the peninsula. 12 to 15-minute drive time across that span and there are no major problems on 880 trying to get there. bay bridge toll plaza, 35 to 40- minute wait if you are at the end of the line and not in the carpool lanes. the traffic is okay on the bridge but there is quite a delay getting onto the actual span. overturned concrete mixer truck. southbound 280 connector ramp to northbound 85. 85 will be slow, especially after 87. let's go to mark. hi there, sal. good morning to you. here's our live camera looking out toward the bay. beautiful out there. mostly clear skies. already there's signs of a breeze developing. wind has been picking up over the last couple of afternoons. we are expecting that this afternoon. not a big change in the overall story. a lot of sunshine today breezy today. the weekend more clouds on saturday. then we'll warm things up by sunday. on the satellite right now, just a few high clouds up to

the north, but most of the clouds down to the south down towards southern california as far as current temperatures, as you can see, pretty cool out towards napa, they were 44 degrees last hour. last hour, 48. a lot of 50s for santa rosa, livermore, hayward. san jose, checking in at 55. san francisco, 56 degrees. as far as the wind speeds, nothing too strong out towards concord or oakland but look up in the north bay, santa rosa and napa. winds gusting 21 to 26 miles an hour. some more reports for you down towards san jose. not much of a breeze there. sfo, winds out of the west. that's a westerly wind right around 10 miles an hour. but increasing definitely into the afternoon hours. on the satellite, high pressure has been warming up the state over the past couple of days. it sticks around. we're also watching this guy moving in from the north. the cool air remains up to the north for today. not a big change in temperatures. this eventually spills into the region by friday. saturday will be the source for cooling. today, mostly sunny skies.

wind speaks pick up around 20, 30 miles an hour. with an increase in the wind speed, we have this, an is cease in the fire danger with the red flag warning in place until 8:00 tomorrow night for all of these areas shaded in red excheanding out towards -- extending out towards solano county as well. gusty winds and low relative humidity. temperatures not a big change from yesterday. under mostly sunny skies. a lot of 80s for santa rosa and napa, fairfield and vacaville. right around the rim we're thinking a lot of 70s for oakland, san leandro and hayward. the temperatures will check in at 4:00 this afternoon. once again, the winds pick up this afternoon, especially near the coast out towards pacifica, half moon bay. right into the golden gate bridge and gusty winds for san francisco and san mateo. here is a look ahead to your five-day forecast. with your weekend always in view, not much change for tomorrow. more clouds and possibly some drizzle first thing saturday morning. the temperatures warming back up. a deadly shooting.

happened at a bay area gas station. coming up in our next hour, what ktvu news learned this morning about the gunfire and the investigation. plus -- are you ready? a car with no gas pedal, no brakes, doesn't even have a steering wheel. fascinating details about a driverless car google is working on.

our newschopper2 has arrived on the scene of this overturned concrete truck here on the ramp from southbound 280 to northbound 85. you can see there are plenty of emergency vehicles here and that ramp is closed. this big rig that was carrying the concrete mixture here flipped over and didn't quite negotiate the turn. you can see that they are still working on it. another three hours before they reopen this ramp. we'll keep you posted and have another traffic update coming

up soon. 7:53. new this morning, two americans came under attack in afghanistan. they were riding in a u.s. consulate vehicle in the western part of the country. the government statement says they were lightly injured but the statement did not give any information about the attack. however, an afghan official says two men approached the vehicle, fired a rocket- propelled grenade and ran away. yesterday, president obama announces plans to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of 2016. he says american's combat mission will be over by the end of this year. the president wants to roll back the number of troops from 32,000 to just under 10,000. after 2016, only a small force will remain in an advisory role. since the u.s. went to war in afghanistan in late 2001, at least 2,181 americans have been killed. the man responsible for one of the biggest leaks in

classified intelligence in u.s. history says he's a lot like james bond. he made that claim in a new interview, saying he was a highly-trained agent. the 30-year-old is currently living in russia and wanted on espionage charges in the u.s. snowden fled to moscow to escape prosecution after he exposed some of the nsa's top- secret surveillance programs. an investigative report is casting doubt about reports that a santa rosa mother grabbed an accused bully by the throat. the lawyer for delia garcia- bratcher says his client only talked to the boy who she says bullied her daughter. according to the report, a 10- year-old witness said he saw the boy put his own hands around his neck. but the 10-year-old said the sheriff's deputy didn't believe her. she's been arrested but not charged. she's tu back in court on -- due back in court on the 19th.

google is developing a new version of a driverless car. this one does not have a gas pedal, brake pedal or steering wheel. instead, passengers get in and tell the car where they want to go. there is a button they can push to stop in case of an emergency and the front bumper is two feet of foam. the car cannot go faster than 25 miles an hour. google says there will be more than 100 prototypes on the road by the end of the year. and tesla has opinion hit with an unwelcomed surprise by the biggest credit rating company. the s&p 500 slapped the carmaker with a b minus ranking. that's six levels below an investment rate. s&p believes there's considerable uncertainty in tesla's long-term future. the report says tesla is smaller than other automakers, has fewer products and a limited demand. no other rating agencies have

changed their outlook on tesla. 7:56. the breaking news about one of america's best-loved poets, maya angelou died this morning. we'll tell you more about her life, her death and her many bay area connections. i just spoke to the man who has been leaving hundred-dollar bills and hiding them all over the bay area. today, he is supposed to be hiding hundred-dollar bills in san jose. i will let you know what he told me -- coming up. we have a big problem in cupertino that's causing major traffic problems here. you will see what it is doing to the traffic on 85 and 280 when we come back. and in weather, we do have clear skies right now. in fact, we do have calm winds out there over the bay. that will be changing into the afternoon hours. we'll talk more about that and also the timing of our next cooling trend.

and they remember there were whites in the civil rights movement who marched with and sometimes lost their lives in the attempt to have fair play, not because they liked blacks but because they liked right. >> words like that from dr. maya angelou that will be here

legacy that we'll always remember. the renowned author and poet died today at the age of 86. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." throughout this morning, we'll continue to remember the life of maya angelou. it's wednesday, it's may 28th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. first a quick look at weather and traffic. there is a big traffic problem. we'll get to that in a moment. but first mark with the nice weather. >> starting out with clear skies. you can see basically clear skies looking out towards the ballpark out towards san francisco. wind speeds already picking up. the winds will continue to be a factor into the afternoon hours. cooler for friday. chance of drizzle as we head towards saturday. right now, though, as i mentioned, mostly clear skies over a good portion of the bay area. in fact, a good portion of northern california. current numbers updated for the 78:00 hour, santa rosa right now, 59 degrees. san francisco downtown 58. san jose, 57 and then antioch, right now checking in at 62 degrees. a check on some of the current

wind speeds, not extremely strong for these areas accept up toward santa rosa and napa -- or santa rosa and novato. 21, 26 miles an hour. wind out of the west at 10 miles an hour. everyone will experience an increase in the wind speeds, especially coastside and around the bay. mostly sunny skies. temperatures ranging. a lot of 70s around the bay. warmest locations inland back up in the low to mid-80s for this afternoon. not a big change from the highs from yesterday. 9:00 this morning. mostly clear, 55 to 65 degrees. by lunchtime, mostly sunny and then by the afternoon hours by 3:00 and 4:00, the eventual temperature range, 63 to 85. the wind speeds pick up. easily topping 25 miles an hour near the coast and also sneaking into the golden gate bridge. forecast highs, pacifica, 64. santa rosa, 85, concord will go with 83 degrees. more on your five-day forecast

and some cooling in a few minutes. sal has an update on traffic. good morning. >> good morning. we have a lot going on this morning. we have our newschopper2 over the scene of an overturned big rig that was carrying concrete mix on the ramp from southbound 280 to northbound 85. that ramp is completely shut down and the traffic is going to be affected because people on the other ramp, you see at the top there, they are stopping to take a look at this. it's quite a visual. chp has told us they are not going to reopen this ramp for another three hours. you can see fire crews are on the scene. there is also an oil slick and oil spill. they are on the scene to make sure there is safely handled but -- this is safely handled. the bay bridge toll plaza is a 30-minute drive time between the macarthur maze and the san francisco side of the bridge. 580 has been slow as usual

coming out of livermore into the dublin interchange. southbound 680 slows from pleasanton all the way down to fremont. highway 4 is also show as you drive through. traffic times here. 80 carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, 32 minutes. 880, 238 to fremont, 29 minutes. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. more now on the breaking news we first reported 90 minutes ago. award-winning author and poet, maya angelou, has died. she was 86 years old. tara moriarty joins us from the newsroom with a look at her life and her ties to the bay area. >> good morning. maya angelou's caregiver found her unresponsive this morning at her home in winston-salem, north carolina. back in 2002, she was here at ktvu. ross mcgone interviewed her. she been battling health problems. last week she canceled a scheduled appearance where she was to be honored. she was born in st. louis,

missouri but has many connections to the bay area. sheept went to san francisco's -- she went to san francisco's mission high school and continued to live in the city. and she became the first african-american street car conductor in san francisco. she is best known as a writer but worked as a singer, dancer and professor. she explained to ktvu why she abandoned a singing career and chose writing instead. >> in order to love and become great in anything, you have to love it. you must be willing to make sacrifices. you must be willing to say i can't come to this party and i can't go on that weekend, i've got to learn. well, i didn't love singing like that. i had a pretty good voice and i could sometimes stay on pitch, but i thought i better start back to writing. i might have something to say. >> and that she did. maya angelou has written more than 30 books and is best known for her series of seven

autobiographies. she worked for martin luther king, junior but when he was killed on her birthday in 1968, she stopped celebrating her birthday. maya angelou is also honored as part of a statue in downtown oakland. this is a live picture of remember them, champions for humanity. she was placed next to ruby bridges. now, we're working on getting reaction to maya angelou's death from the bay area and around the world. we'll have much more coming up at 8:30. live from the newsroom, i'm tara moriarty, back to you. >> thank you. 8:05. now to our continuing coverage of the mass shooting that happened in santa barbara. the sticks suents who were -- students who were killed were remembered as loving sons, daughters and devoted friends. >> we ask why, why in such a beautiful place and why have

such beautiful people been hurt in this way, why here and why now? good afternoon, everyone. >> about 20,000 people gathered at the stadium on the school campus yesterday for this very special memorial service. speakers included the university's chancellor, uc president, janet napolitano and the father of one of the victims. the father blamed lawmakers for not passing tougher gun control laws after all of the school shootings around the country. today, uc santa barbara students will go back to class for the first time since that deadly attack. flags on all uc campuses will stay at half staff until sunday. there's only a couple of more weeks of classes until the final exams begin. students say while this is a horrible way to end the school year, they will never forget the way the school and the community came together. actor seth rogen, the star of "neighbors" says moves like his are not to blame for the tragedy in santa barbara. he made those comments after a

movie critic suggested that frat boy fantasy moves like his paint an unrealistic picture for men. she says they slow adolescence getting the girl and living happily ever after which is not true for most young men. rogen responded said how dare you imply that me getting girls in movies caused a luna tick to go on a -- lunatic to go on a rampage. >> the three bay area victims are being remembered in the bay area. wong went to fremont christian high school that plans to dedicate and rename a basketball court that he loved in his name. at san jose's lynn brook high school hong's drama teacher said hong helped to build theater sets and performed on stage even though he was very

shy. george chen went to leland high. can counselors were at the school to help students and staff deal with their grief. teachers, parents and students in oakland will be holding a rally in a fight to save one of the oldest charter schools in the city. this morning's rally comes ahead of tonight's very crucial school board meeting deciding the fate of the ec reames charter schools. the -- ec reems charter school. many people feel shutting down this school would be a big mistake. >> a lot of these kids wouldn't be going to chabot science center, the zoo, the as' games or all of the fun things about oakland. >> the rally to save that school will be outside ec reems academy on macarthur boulevard. the meeting is tonight at 5:00. new hope for teachers at an east bay catholic high school who are involved in a growing controversy after they refused to sign a so-called morality clause in their contracts.

the bishop of the diocese met with teachers and students at oakland's bishop school yesterday and promised to clarify the language in the contract by next week. at least three teachers have refused to sign the contract which asks them to conform to roman catholic church document toe rin in the workplace and -- doctrine in their workplace and private lives. >> it appears some ream die -- dialogue occur -- some real dialogue occurred. >> some students launched a petition saying it would cause teachers to violate the contract and possibly be fired. it's become a mad dash for cash. a mysterious man has been hiding money in san francisco and leaving clues where the money can be found on twitter. today, he plans to hide cash in san jose. that's where janine de la vega is live. you just spoke with this mysterious man by phone.

what did he tell you? >> reporter: he called me on the phone and introduced himself and said, hi. i'm mr. hidden cash. he wouldn't tell me his real nail. he didn't want to be shown on camera but he's overwhelmed with the attention he's getting because he's been leaving hundred-dollar bills around the bay area. and he says he plans on making several cash drops here in san jose. he said possibly four to five. he anticipates making the first drop within the next hour. but, of course, he wouldn't say where. now, we just happened to choose -- to be in a central location in downtown san jose here at the shark tank, the s.a.p. center. we don't know exactly where the cash drop is gonna happen. now, this man has been leaving $50 to $100 bills stuffed in envelopes in the san francisco area for the past several days. he told ktvu he made a fortune

in real estate and wants to give some of his money away. but that it's also part of a social experiment. hidden cash says he has fun doing these treasure hunts for people. yesterday, he left clues on twitter and had people running to pier 39, lombard street and the palace of fine arts but he's used obscure locations. for example, taping the envelope to a parking meter or construction equipment. people in san jose we spoke to this morning, shared their thoughts. >> it's kind of cool to check up and see where the location is. but i mean, if i'm around, i would be happy to look for an envelope of cash. >> reporter: well, some people think this may all be a clever marketing gimmick. hidden cash had 11,000 twitter followers last sunday. we just checked and now he is up to 139,000. so it just keeping growing and growing. he assured me that, again, it's just a social experiment that he's doing for the good of people. i plan to talk to him more

about this. i'm gonna get on the phone with him just to find out more see if we can squeeze any more clues out of him. he also mentioned that he had a big announcement, that he was gonna be making soon when he reached 100,000 followers. i asked him about that. he plans to keep on going. he's not going to end this treasure hunt abruptcy. he said he was go -- abruptly. he said he was gonna be in l.a. he plans to come back to san jose and doing it again. just don't know for how long. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:12. still ahead -- two--ranking members of the san francisco fire department they've been suspended. in 21 minutes, their ties to a dui crash and the exact reason they are off the job. >> reporter: one man is dead and a second man is wounded after someone opened fire at a busy vallejo gas station last night. why police believe the surviving victim in this case

was likely an innocent bystander. we have newschopper2 looking at a crash of a concrete mix truck that didn't quite make the corner there coming off the freeway and now this ramp is gonna be shut down for hours. find out how long it will take and how it's affecting traffic. the bay area is in the clear. a beautiful shot looking out towards the golden gate bridge. coming up we'll talk about some stronger winds in your afternoon forecast.

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one man is dead, another perp is in the hospital after a double shooting at a gas station in vallejo. it happened at the five star gas station on lincoln road west last night. the person who was killed was sitting in his car. alex savidge has been following the story since 4:30 this morning. he's live at the gas station with new information about one of the victims. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, tori, good morning to you. vallejo police say they do have solid leads as they work to track down the person who opened fire last night in the middle of this busy gas station parking lot leaving one man dead and a second man, an innocent bystander wounded. we're told that surviving victim was likely a customer who was just walking inside to pay for some gas when he was struck by gunfire. the clerk on duty last night told me at least five shots were fired. this was just after 9:00 and it happened at the five star gas station that's near sonoma boulevard and interstate 880.

police say the shooter fired into a car that was parked near one of the pumps killing a 24- year-old man who was sitting inside. that second man who was sit by gunfire, police say he was not connected to the initial victim. that man suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and he is expected to survive. police don't know what led up to this shooting but they say a lot of innocent people were put in harm's way. >> takes a little time to kind of gather them up and separate them and take their statements one by one and that's kind of what they are doing right now as we speak. >> reporter: the clerk on duty told me after the shooting last night, the car, the victim had been sitting in was driven off by someone else. so the man with those gunshot wounds to his upper body was apartly left behind in the parking lot -- apparently left behind in the parking lot. he was treated by paramedics. he died at the hospital. investigators don't have a description of the man,

shooter, who remains on the run. they are interviewing witnesses and are planning to go over surveillance video from this gas station and other businesses in area hoping to get a look at what happened here last night. we're live this morning in vallejo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:17. groups receiving special water rights here in california insist they are doing their part to conserve. we first brought you this story of 4,000 companies being allowed to use free water with very little oversight. we brought this to you on the morning news yesterday. these companies include the public utilities commission, pg&e and some forms. this arrangement dates back to when the groups first claimed water some centuries ago. some say despite the special status, they do take care to conserve water. >> we actually conserve all of the water we can in terms of making sure we're putting the water to the right use. we use our water here in this

building, this is one of the most efficient buildings in san francisco. >> but critics worry there's little accountability. >> the national resources defense council says california only collects records from senior water rights holder every three years. the council is holding those holders don't have much incentive to conserve at everybody else -- as everybody else. san francisco is one of the top cities in the country when it comes to community health and fitness. the washington, d.c. metropolitan area won the top spot in the annual rankings. it bumped three-time winner minneapolis and st. louis, minnesota into -- st. paul minnesota into second place. portland is number three. san jose came in 6th. san francisco number 5. they range the issues on chronic health problems to how much fruit is eaten each year. >> all right, tori. 8:19. lets check the commute and sal, we've got problems in the south

bay. >> yes, we do. we have a lot of slow traffic. a couple of tweets are suggesting that 101 is one of the worse commutes they've had in a while. nond 101. i want to -- northbound 101. i want i want to -- i want to focus on the concrete truck that didn't make the turn and spilled oiler all over the place. this ramp will be closed for hours more as they struggle to clean it up. traffic is slow because they can see the crash on the ramp. we mentioned northbound 101 there is a stalled truck at northbound 101 tully sent in by a viewer or kenneth who tweets me with the traffic problems he sees on the way to work. let's take a look at the eastshore freeway, pardon me, leading to the bay bridge from the car keern niz bridge to the -- carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. we have a lot of low traffic on

highway 4. marin county is a mess because of a crash near central san rafael. southbound 101 is solid as you head on south. it's 8:20. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, 35-minute drive time. let's go to mark tamayo. here is our live camera looking out over mount tam, you can see the clear skies out there. this is from oakland. you get an idea. excellent visibility with the wind clearing out the sky, clearing out the haze. we have mostly clear skies across the region. forecast headlines, clear and breezy. it will be cooler for fridayance a chand for drizzle saturday moerl -- chance for drizzle saturday morning. santa rosa, 59. san francisco, a 9. beginning to warm up -- 59. beginning to warm up. san jose on track to warm back up in the 70s this afternoon at 5:00 and then at 8:00 back in the upper 60s, 68 degrees. the overall weather pattern not

changing too much. we're been talking about high pressure and our weather story over the last few days. it's been warming us up. there's one system up to the north. the cool air remains up to the north for today. this moves in by friday into saturday. that will be the source of cooling. today, a lot of sunshine. wind pick up once again, 20 to 30 miles an hour, kin ceasing in the afternoon -- increasing in the afternoon forecast and right around the bay. with an increase in the winds, fire danger is up there especially towards northern california extending out towards solano county. a red flag warning in place until 8:00 thursday. forecast highs for today, not a big change from yesterday. 70 in san francisco. santa rosa, 85. concord, 83. san jose, 79 and low to mid-80s out towards morgan hill and girl way. here is a look ahead to your five-day forecast, not much change for thursday. we finally cool things off by friday. that will set the things for a

much cooler saturday. low to mid-70s. possibly drizzle as well first thing saturday morning. >> thank you, mark. it's the law but drivers and motorcyclists agree splitting lanes could get you killed. in 26 minutes, the new plan to improve safety out on the road. my dream, get out of here and get on my feet. >> help for our military heroes. how voters will be able to help homeless veterans right here in california.

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tuesday's primary election ballot. however, the green party does say the measure needs to be rewritten because of "inecwicies in bond measures." 8:26. it's a sad morning. the sad news about one of america's best loved authors and poets that came just hours ago. >> and i want to be the best i can be. >> the great maya angelou died today. we'll have more about her incredible life and her many ties right here to the bay area. a major new development in the suspected drunk driving case, the one involving a san francisco firefighter and a man on a motorcycle. good morning. we're still looking at traffic that is very, very slow in many areas, including at the scene of this crash on 280 at 85 in cupertino. we'll tell you what happened here. and in weather, the bay area in the clear right now. coming up, i will let you know when the wind speeds will increase and also the next

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i am the hope and the dream of the slave. and so naturally, there i go rising. >> yes, she does. >> we are astill following the breaking news, in case you haven't heard, maya angelou has died at the age of 86. she died this morning and our news crews are spanning out all over the bay area where she has many ties gathering the thoughts of the many people whose lives were touched by

maya angelou. now, i want to take you live to oakland's kaiser park. we're out there right now at the statue honoring maya angelou at part of the -- as part of the famous remember them champions for humanity memorial. there it is. maya angelou placed right next to ruby bridges, another part of american history. ruby bridges was the first african-american child to go to an all-white elementary school in the south. this was back in 1960. there's ruby bridges 'statue right there. coming up in two minutes, tara moriarty will talk more and bring you reaction from glide memorial church's reverend cecil williams in san francisco who just talked to ktvu in the past five minutes about the legacy of maya angelou. thank you for joining us. it's wednesday, may 28th. i'm dave clark. we're also checking on your weather and traffic. steve is off but mark tamayo is here. hi there, dave. good morning. we've been talking about the clear skies all morning long.

we still have mostly sunny skies. looking out toward the walnut creek camera, the left portion of the screen, the tree branch moving and that will get active over the next few hours as we have an increase in the wind speeds. it will gradually kick in, especially coast side but across the entire bay area. clear and breezy for today. coomber for friday. we could be tracking drizzle first thing saturday morning. on the satellite, we are in the clear and a look at some of the current numbers out there across the region with us. santa rosa, 59. oakland, 60 and san jose in the upper 50s reporting 57 degrees. the wind reports out there, nothing too strong. the strongest ones out towards santa rosa and novato. gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour. 26 miles an hour. sfo, winds out of the west at -- right around 10 miles an hour. but those winds will be on the increase this afternoon. here is your forecast for today. beginning 9:00 this morning. mostly clear. mid-50s to the mid-60s.

by lunchtime, a lot of sunshine, 60 to 72. afternoon temperatures ranging from 63 to 85 degrees. you will notice the win speeds pick up after 2:00, 3:00. forecast highs not a big change from yesterday. 70 in -- 7 a in san francisco. coming up the timing of our next cooling trend but sal is standing by with an update on traffic. good morning to you. we're looking at a commute that's not all that great right now as you drive in many areas. this is the eastshore freeway, the commute here is more than an hour to drive between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. most of that traffic is up near richmond and el cerrito. by the time you reach here, it's actually doing okay. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a 35-minute delay. as you drive through. so the problems are beginning to keep people from getting to the toll plaza. that may make traffic at the

toll plaza lighter soon. they are still clearing an accident at el portal. it's not in the lanes but they are still clearing that crash is what i'm trying to say. let's talk about the traffic on 580 westbound. livermore to dublin, slow traffic there. and then 680 traffic is very slow from concord to walnut creek and then in marin county, it's been very slow on 101 from 37 to central san rafael because of an earlier accident. at 8:34. back to the desk. >> thank you. we want to continue this morning's breaking news about the death of maya angelou, one of the nation's best-known poets and authors. being remembered as a modern renna since woman -- renaissance woman. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live now from the newsroom with more on the incredible life of maya angelou. >> good morning. maya angelou has written more than 30 books and is best noeent for her theories of

seven auto biograph -- auto pie yographs -- auto autobiographies. she had been battling health problems. she was born in st. louis, missouri but has many connections to the bay area. she's best known as a writer but also worked as a singer, dangser and professor. back in 2012, the famous poest visited -- poet visited san francisco. she became for cecil williams '50-year anniversary with glide memorial church. we spoke to williams this morning about her death. >> mia called me brother and -- maya called me brother and i called her sister. that's the way it was and it is. she let me know that she cared about the world and she let me know also that she had a kind of love that stretched for

every person. >> and maya angelou is being honored as part of a statue in downtown oakland. this is a live picture right now where they've been cleaning the statue. it is called remember them, champions for humanity at kaiser park. and she was placed next to ruby bridges, the first african- american child to attend an all- white elementary school in the south in 1960. we'll continue to get reaction and have more at noon. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reaction to the passing of maya angelou is dominating social media at this hour. as you can imagine, people from around the world are posting their messages of condolences. house minority leader, nancy pelosi, tweeted this message, it says "just like hopes springing high, still i'll rise. maya angelou, a truly phenomenal woman whose words will serve to lift our souls

forever." and former secretary of state, condoleezza rice is also chiming in, she's saying maya angelou was a national treasure. she will be missed but never forgotten. we want to hear from you. we have klee -- we've created a place on our facebook page where you can post your thoughts and wishes. you can follow us on twitter for more reaction to this morning's breaking news. dave? >> all right, tori. meantime, there is a new effort to focus attention on catching whoever killed a father of three in oakland two years ago. >> this could happen to anybody. it could be your son. your husband. your dad. any one of your family members. it won't stop. >> 30-year-old ronnie kidd was shot and killed near 7th and market streets in west oakland. he was driving home after working a double shift at his job. detectives say they have little to go on, not even a description of the vehicle used in the shooting. a $10,000 reward is being offered. police hope someone will come

forward that will lead to breaking this case. the man killed in a drive- by triple shooting has been identified. police say 19-year-old antonio turner was shot monday turning at keith and palau. he died at the hospital. two others were shot but they are expected to survive. the victims were at a barbecue when someone at a nearby car started shooting. no arrests have been made. turning now to our continuing coverage of the masked killings near uc santa barbara as many as 20,000 people turned out for a very emotional memorial service yesterday honoring the six victims. ♪ >> the stadium on the school campus was packed for this tearful memorial and tribute for the six students killed last friday. speakers included uc president janet napolitano, fellow

students, and also the father of one of the victims. >> this situation has gone on for too lodge. we all know -- long. we all know it. how many more people are gonna have to die before the problem gets solved? >> now, the father, richard martinez, asked everybody to join him in taking a stand against gun violence. you can see everyone stood up and shouted, not one more. uc berkeley plans to hold a candlelight vigil at 8:00 for the santa barbara students. students will gather at the memorial glade next to the main library. an open mic will be available for anyone who wants to share their thoughts. ktvu has the latest on the deadly rampage on our channel 2 website. it includes mort about the gunman and also the -- more about the gunman and also the bay area victims. it's under ktvu.com under hot tippics -- topics.

two kaiser buildings were closed for two hours after a threat at broadway and macarthur boulevard. kaiser said it received a specific and credible criminal threat sometime monday. hospital administrators would not reveal the nature of the threat. kaiser closed -- said the closure yesterday morning affected some clinics and pharmacies but not the emergency room. the buildings were reopened around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. 8:40. a fremont man has officially been charged with murder in the strangulation death of his life. 39-year-old anita sidhu was found strangled in the come's home on royal palm -- in the couple's home on royal palm drive. police say her husband, balvir singh, confessed to the crime. but the motive is still not clear. family members tell ktvu that singh arrived in the united states from india just six weeks ago, having trouble finding work because he doesn't

speak english. 20 minutes before 9:00. two assistant chiefs of the san francisco fire department have been suspended for their role in a suspected drunk driving crash nearly one year ago. they are accused of violating department policy and responding to an incident involving a firefighter who hit a motorcyclist while driving a fire truck. surveillance video shows the fire department rig hitting the motorcyclist at the intersection of fifth and howard. the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after skidding into a fire hydrant. the fire truck driver was 43- year-old firefighter, michael quinn, who has since resigned. investigators say his blood alcohol level several hours after the crash was 0.13, well above the legal limit of .08. the assistant chiefs now have two weeks to fight the proposed suspension tied to the case. a random act of kindness. it was aimed at local

firefighters. >> obviously, very surprised. you know really wish they knew who done it so they could thank them. >> what a stranger did for them that's prompting the firefighters to do something good for someone else. the treasure hunt continues this morning as an anonymous man takes a stash of cash and heads down to the south bay. and right now, we're watching as they try to clear a concrete mixer truck that flipped over on a south bay ramp. it's a tough job. we'll let you know how long it's going to be there and how long the ramp will be closed. in weather, mostly sunny skies across most of the bay area right now. a look at some of the current wind speeds, nothing strong but that will change. coming up we'll let you know how strong the winds will get by midday. my dad worked as a short order cook.

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happening today, it's become a mad dash for cash. a mysterious man hiding money throughout the bay area for people to find. today, he's giving it away in san jose. that's where ktvu's janine de la vega is live and janine, you have spoken to mr. hidden cash this morning. any clues where the money will be? >> reporter: you know, i've been sworn to secrecy. he did tell me that he's going to be dropping cash in numerous locations, possibly four or

five. he just tweeted out, i want to say within the last seven seconds and said, first ever san jose drop across from where the sea creatures play, a dog pees in the fall. it's a picture of a fire hydrant. that's the clue he left to everybody. he will be leaving them at random locations throughout the day in san jose. this man known as hidden cash has been leaving $50 to $100 bills stuffed in envelopes in the san francisco bay area for the past several days. he told ktvu he made a fortune in real estate and wants to give some of his money away. it's also part of a social experiment. hidden cash says he has fun doing the treasure hunts for people. yesterday, he left clues on twitter and had people running to pier 39, lombard and the palace of fine arts. he's also used obscure locations like taping envelopes to a marking meter or

construction equipment. people in san jose, we spoke to shared their thoughts. >> power to him, i guess. i think it's cool. but i mean, i'm not probably gonna go out of my way to -- if he drops a clue, i'm not gonna ride over there and check it out. >> reporter: some people think this may be a clever marketing gimmick. hidden cash had 11,000 twitter followers last sunday. now he's at about 141,000 followers. there's even speculation that the account may be sold because of the base of followers. again, when i spoke to him on the phone, he said he's doing this as a social experiment for good, there wants to give back -- that he wants to give back. he has a friend helping him with the drops. there's a lot of planning going forward with this. we're definitely keeping our eye on twitter. i've been told, it has already been dropped, it will happen

soon. usually people find the cash within the next five minutes. seeing people on their smartphones. they are looking around and pointing. so it very well could be soon here. they are running, again, we're not sure if these people are looking for it but we'll see. >> we're getting caught up in the excitement too. >> reporter: are you looking for the cash? >> yeah. we would love to find it. [laughter] >> reporter: keep looking. keep looking. [laughter] >> see, i want him to find it. there is a fire hydrant. he found it. wait a minute. >> reporter: he found it. >> come over here. come over here. come over here. >> that's so cool. >> he has to open it up for us.

>> we just saw someone live on the air. >> you are watching ktvu "mornings on 2" and we watch -- see, i want -- open up the envelope. >> see what's inside. see what's inside. >> janine is gonna try to talk to him. >> this is about to go viral. i hate to tell you. >> reporter: your name is alex from san jose? >> yes. >> catch your breath and open the envelope. >> clave clark wants you to -- clave clark wants you -- dave clark wants to you open the envelope. >> reporter: you are out of breath. >> girl -- >> open it. >> i'm trying to get the money. >> open it. what's in there? >> we got some money. >> how much do you have? [laughter] >> i see more than $100. >> 115.

about $120. >> reporter: good for you. what are you gonna do? >> i'm going home right now and rest. that's what i'm doing. [laughter] >> actually, i'm going to get more money. >> what are you gonna spend it on? >> take my wife out to dinner. that's what i'm gonna do. >> hey, janine -- >> use the money for -- to get into the baseball game tonight. my son, they are in the sixth year of finals at cal stadium. go leland! >> okay. dave, did you have a question. >> i know he's excited. i want to get his name and where he's from. >> reporter: your name is alex. >> doxie. >> and you are from san jose? >> yes. >> how long you have been following this twitter account? >> since yesterday. i knew it was gonna be right here. i thought we camped out right over -- that's why we camped out right over there. >> how did you know?

psychic. joking. no. i figured it would be at the s.a.p. center. that's what we thought. >> reporter: a well-known location. >> yes. >> good for you. >> reporter: the next stop, i'm gonna get two more of these envelopes and i'm gonna call it a day. >> all right. >> reporter: thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, dave! >> congratulation, alex. >> reporter: about $120 there have you just saw. that was pretty exciting. it will be happening i think about three, four more times today throughout san jose. again, i'm sure the number of twitter followers is going to be, you know, just growing and growing and there you have the envelope and you are treating it out because the gentleman mr. hidden cash says as soon as you find one of his envelopes of cash he wants to you tweet a picture of yourself with the cash. that's all he asks for his

generosity. >> we did one better. we put him on tv, too. >> reporter: yes, absolutely. priceless reaction there. >> all right. thank you, janine. >> i'm checking hidden cash on twitter. he has 143,000 followers right now. he posted that clue about where it was six minutes ago. didn't take long to be found. he will be doing this a couple of times throughout the day. >> you know, this immediately is hitting twitter bike a freight train. >> i know. >> it's kind of exciting to see it. but it's also exciting to see it kind of mushroom on social media. >> yes. >> people are tweeting. pretty soon our video will be on the air. i think this is the first time anyone has seen somebody find it on our way. >> i think we were the only ones -- >> see what happens when you have "mornings on 2"? >> you don't miss a thing. >> i don't know why i was so excited. >> i was like go, go, go. >> the final minute of some sporting event. >> good morning. >> let me calm down.

>> okay. everyone catch your breath. we're gonna do the traffic now. all right. this truck is overturned. fortunately, no one was hurt in coupe -- cupertino. this is the truck that didn't make the turn. that ramp will be closed for a few more hours as they get that out of there. hopefully in time for the afternoon commute where that ramp plays a major role in the south bay commute. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. if you are looking at the eastshore freeway, it's become a lot better now. there was a crash at west 80 portal. mark, if you are in the newsroom right now you would rather a lot of -- would rather a lot of people very excited. >> we have a lot of sunshine to talk about for today. temperatures on the mild side. in fact, taking a look at the current numbers out there across the region coming up for you. a lot of 50s.

currently 60 in fairfield. santa rosa, 59 and san francisco already 61 degrees. winds will continue to be the big story later on this afternoon. still a bit of a breeze out towards santa rosa and novato. winds gusting to over 20 miles an hour. out towards sfo, wind out of the west checking in at 10 miles an hour. high pressure still warming us up for today. but that will be on the move over the next few days as this weather system moves in especially by friday and into saturday. but today a lot of sunshine. warmest location approaching the lower 80s and wind speeds do pick up. once again, strongest coast side, easily topping 20, 30 miles an hour throughout the afternoon hours. you can see our wind forecast models showing you the projected values later on today and into the evening hours. a lot of white caps expected offshore sneaking back into the bay as well. forecast highs, this afternoon, not a big change from yesterday. warmest locations will be approaching the 80s towards antioch and brentwood. half moon bay, 69. a look ahead, clearing skies

for your thursday. clearer for friday. looks like more clouds by saturday morning. we'll have more "mornings on 2" right after this. stay with us.

there are more collisions between makes and cars -- motorcycles and cars than ever before. experts blame the increase on more motorcyclists lane splitting. >> oh, my god! >> it's league for cyclists -- legal for psyche illatives to

cut between cars in california. many drivers don't know that and get angry. the chp has a new program to educate drivers. motorcycle drivers say it's already paying off. a group of firefighters in vacaville kaville who -- vacaville who were surprised with a random act of kindness were surprised while shopping at costco. they got an emergency call. came back an hour later to fick pick up the food -- to pick up the food and found out somebody had already paid for the food. they are gonna now pay it forward. >> all right. thanks for watching. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets.

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