and what they did to their teammates. an elderly couple beaten and tied up inside their home. the encounter they had with the suspect just one day earlier. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. we are live and have been out there since early this morning. at one point the flames were shooting 30-to-40 feet high and we have some incredible photos which were taken at that time since 430 and in just a few minutes, it is tuesday september -- september 16th, i

am pam cook. >> we know weather is changing because steve said so. >> mostly it is off the coast, walnut creek says 5 2.5 moon bay says 50. 57 san jose and 58 in fairfield and a couple of lows, and 68, that is a big difference for wall -- walnut creek and orinda. we will focus our attention and increasing clouds with noter bay and lake county ran their first of the season and it may impactp -- impact them and

maybe clouds away from the coast and we are slightly below. the fire we have been talking about northbound 101 and near may berry which is not an off ramp, you can see the fire equipment and there is also a crash near the old open road and i'm not sure if it was caused by the distraction and it is 8880 and in hayward, it is back up towards highway of 92 around at the bay and you will be waiting waiting for a bit here at the plaza, let's go

back to the a tax and it started about four hours ago on may berry road right here on highway 101 and that's where janine de la vega joins us to talk about what investigators are saying about the fire at this point. >> police have opened up oakland road and that's helpful for the commute because again, it is close to the entrance of highway one 0 one to spokesperson spray some pallets taken of the flames by kraig row. you can see these flames were intense, 30 to 40 feet high and completely engulfed this business shortly after 2:00 a.m. this morning.

it is called wood pallets and boxes and those wood pallets burned very fast. we also have some cell phone video and firefighters a arrived and friars were able to contain it. it is reburning, there is a lot of oxygen and fuel and a lot of heat against transferred if quick -- transferred quickly. they did a great job of maintaining it into that yard area and the guys worked really lard to keep it from spreading anywhere else. >> and there is an autop body

top and 'arson investigator was called to the scene. he is here right now and has not gone inside the business, he will wait until daylight and we are combed the owner will be here talking to them tryingp and -- trying to put it out, ktvu channel 2 morning news janine de la vega. this is north of redding between lake shaster and the oregon state line. the 350-acre fire started yesterday afternoon, firefighters confirmed more than 100 homes were either damaged or destroyed. we will tell you more the fire

or gettingingit under control. these are photos from the crash from one of our viewers. bailor tells us it happened on 13 and taylor streets shortly after 2:00 a.m. and the two cars involved, an investigation is much under as well and she and her husband are lucky to be alive. >> you tell me what you want i give it to you, don't hurt us. >> it started when a man and woman in their 40s went to a home asking if they could take a clipping from a rare plant. the next day they asked for

more clippings and once he got inside,s,... he got violent. >> the woman escaped it ran outside. they are tall and thin with an unusual accent and they escaped in a blue two door car. high school, they say the two football players held down a teammate and shaved part of his head. >> reporter: it happened here at the high school and

investigators say what happened was all caught on video. it happened nearly one week ago last wednesday night and the two football players, they were arrested and that was the team's am first home game then they are facing imprisonment and football. high school students said they had heard about what happened last week and some say their coaches have zero tolerance for hazing. ment. >> you get kicked out, something like that. >> reporter: police say that freshman was not hurt but if he had been and there is a third

football player who could be charged and we tried reaching out for a comment last night and we did not hear back and we are trying to reach the principal of this high school as well. we will let you know what we hear from him. live in livermore, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. well the mexican government is sending commercial planes to move them out stranded by learn and and there were 2600 tourists in the area when the storm hit and we spoke to them by phone. >> we heard loud gushing of water and we basically had 30 seconds to get out of the room, it was insane. >> he and his 11 friends are --

11 friends are supposed to fly home today. they have been stuck in of the testimony hotel and ifp no danger in the wake of landslides h they ransacked grocery stores and one man was taking water and food for his children. he said he was not clear when everything will be restored and he wanted to be prepared. and they are keeping their distance from bicyclists under a brand-new law, the big signs which come with violating this brand-new law. he fell to the middle of the

dining room. it looks like we already have a lot of slow traffic in contra costa and you can see it is slow coming around the corner in the bay point and we will tell you about the slow down coming up. some patchy low clouds over marin from kind -- county coming up. -- in marin county coming up. it's a subtember celebration at subway, where one of our best subs- the sweet onion chicken teriyaki

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. welcome back to the morning news 6:13 president barack obama is sending 3,000 troops to west africa to fight the ebola virus outbreak. he is visiting the centers for disease control and prevention. also several new treatment centers and the white house said he considers the ebola virus a a top priority. >> his concern is that making an investment here early is critical to snuff out this problem before it becomes -- before it becomes a much more widespread problem. and 400,000 protection kids will be distributed, they have more on how they can protect themselves from ebola virus.

they seized more from inside bars of smoke. each had been carved out and they have not said if anybody has been arrested. 6:14 will the owners say it will take weeks to bring repairs and they slammed through a front door yesterday. take a look at the scene, that red bmw came through at 2:00 yesterday afternoon and a big crowd had just left that bar. three people including the driver of the car were treated for injuries and none of them were considered life- threatening. one of the owners said a bartender told him what happened. >> we heard screeching and saw

them coming directly into the doorway. it is a miracle but nobody was killed. police on the scene. you can see he was wanted on drug charges and you can see their picketing and they will be there until 3:30 this afternoon and again we are looking at live pictures. union reps a total of 450 workers and using the bus ferry will not be affected but they hope to have contract talks. if they don't resume soon, they could hold the largest strike and they would like to get back to the bar i don'ting table.

880 is going to be busy as you drive from the carquinez but the drive time may start to change and i am circling the drive time, let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is 30 minutes into san francisco and we mentioned contra costa, i want to show you it is slow in antioch and it starts to slow in bay point and still 680 looks good to walnut creek, if you are driving still very slow as usual coming to the livermore area. 617, let's go to steve. mostly clear tomorrow we'll

see an increase in the fog leading to light rain north bay certainly, it will be mostly cloudy and we will get to temperatures off the coast, there is our system, not too bad, it is starting to wrap itself up and most of it is heading north but forecast models have been more bully and we'll see if that trend holds. 52 up in walnut like am screen and 57 in belmont foster city

and the water temperatures are amazingly warm and finally we can get below 52 and 63. temperatures are still warm, nothing to do with he el ninio but i will get out of the way, there is our system, mostly sunny and increasing clouds are on the way and we start to enhance that fog bank, what was a category 4 is now continuing to move and it is losing its, ice and then eyes, some of this

may h ran term will not be much very patchy i should say. the breeze is not bad some of the higher elevations not bad, this is close to seasonal average, increasing clouds late wednesday into early thursday it will clear out friday and breezy and warmer as we go into the weekend. there is a new sign the government reports prices held steady in august and that's because prices for gasoline and food fell last month and it was the lowest price reading since december. military veterans, the washington post says they should get a am am job and that

they have earned the special treatment. fans are complaining about traffic problems at levi stadium and coming up in 18 minutes, what the team is doing to make changes before the next home game. but first solving mysteries under water, the efforts to find dollarss of shipwrecks off the coast of san francisco. ♪

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. police are searching for hundreds of thousands of dollars of missing technology equipment. it was part of a campus upgrade with cisco systems next technology project. about 100 are thousand wireless access points were never delivered and at least 100,000 of other equipment was missing as well. the affiliate wants a new major league apartment. the river cats have been affiliated with the oakland a's but there has been speculation they want to be affiliated with the san francisco giants. they deal with the fresno

grizzlies and their deal also expires this month. they are seeking to renew and there are reports they have their eye on the aaa team in nashville and they are affiliated with the milwaukee brewers. and at the napa airport, it was only closed for four days. for now they are using small handheld radios and there is no radar and it is quiet but air traffic comptroller's are -- air traffic controlsers are adjusting. >> they are making the best out of a bad situation and i have amazing people i could not be more proud of. >> the equipment is being set

up in a larger temporary tower and they will work until new windows are installed. many ships sank during the gold rush. and during the atmospheric administration they are using an underwater vehicle. they are equipped with sonar an examining the recorded shipwrecks. more than 300 sanction in that area. everybody has their own dramatic story to tell and in many cases, they have long since passed away and there are still mysteries left to be solved. they discovered a cargo back in 1910 after it collided

with another ship. well they were under the effort, more than a dozen a fires and 880 may be a good alternate and there is a new crash on 17 i want to tell you about. and some low 50s, it looks like a nice day and increasing clouds are in the forecast for tomorrow, we'll see what that leads to.

. well, good morning, this is what we are looking at, this

was a huge fire scene at a commercial business, a lot of activities were going on and it started at 2:00 a.m. and they have been there since 4:30 coming up in two minutes from now they are talking about why that fire is suspicious : good morning. i am dave clark. time now 6:30 by wednesday, i think we will get some rain according to steve. thewe are clear for some, 50 for some, fso some low 60s for some, san jose is 57, some of the higher elevationsels they will come down 50s and 60s,

that is assure sign for some that will cool off, sunnyvale and fremont, the system will give off mostly clear and mostly sunny otherwise look for temperatures to be mostly 70s around the bay and 80s inland, here is sal. >> it was a little bit slow getting up to the caldecott tunnel, still only an 8 minute drive and traffic looks good as you head west between walnut creek and oakland at the bay bridge toll plaza, once you start counting, that is of course if you are not in the carpool lane that will be a lot

quicker for you, now northbound 101 near oakland so 101 is not great and bear creek road or the report of a new crash in santa cruz mountains, let's go back to the desk. developing news, fire crews are still at the scene, an industrial area which started at 2:00 a.m. on may berry road right near highway 101. joining us live telling us what caught fire and what is happening now, janine? firefighters are keeping their eye on this business called the palace and boxes. they most likely will break up all of the debris and pail lats

and the fire is out and from time to time they see some smoke which is still rising pane and a fire investigators are taking some photographer. they were 30-to-40 foot high flames engulfing this building and we have cell phone video of what it looked like when it first started, it drew two alarms and they are attacked it from the outside where the -- where the people were evacuated for safety. >> we see about 7 cars there and in the outside, we are trying to get all of the cars out. we really struggled and they

don't believe anybody inside was there when the fire broke out and because it happened in the middle of the night they think it may be suspicious. arson investigators will go inside that business and investigate what caused this to spark out and they want to make sure nothing flares back up, janine de la vega. brian flores joins us in the studio with an update on this fire burning just north of here, brian? i see the video behind plea, we are talking about the town of weed which is north of redding. it is a small town and many people say half of it is now destroyed. 350-acre fire started at 1:30

yesterday afternoon. firefighters confirmed more than 100 homes have been destroyed or damaged. schools there have been canceled and more than 1,500 people have been told to evacuate. firefighters say the winds are going closer to homes. time just hoping there will be a home to go to. >> that is double willing in size and it is only 5% contained and the latest, it is threatening nearly 500 homes. mandatory evacuations are threatening 140 of those homes. many have decided to leave since the fire is moving so quickly. much they have a big fight on their hands and right now there are more than 1,000 fires many

here from the bay area, they met before them and they are joining them on the front lines, we will of course provide you with updates and we have a crew headed there and we will start on the 5:00 news, ktvu channel 2 morning news. our continuing coverage is burning throughout the state and it also continues online, you will find the very latest information there and on our twitter and facebook pages. all right, governor governor jerry brown says he will sign today for the first time regulating groundwater levels. it would am are limit it to dangerously low levels. farmers say they are already

struggling with a drought. local government will be given six years to bring groundwater. here is more on what drivers need to know about fines. >> drivers and cyclists alike are happy about the new lobby because it is considered safe distance and it is now defined as three feet. this is an enforceable tool and you are looking at a hit-and- run in berkeley. the three feet safety act said they cannot pass with a three

foot cushion and until it is possible to do so. he or she needs to pool them over. >> i have been watching the schools all week and it has been quite hectic, so i think it is good. >> there is gray area in the new law if it it applies to bike lanes . likely take a court case to more clearly define coming up, some are in excess of $900 for a citation. ktvu channel 2 morning news. they watched them blow a 17 point lead to the chicago bears and things got even worse when they tried to leave live vie --

levi stadium. traffic was a complete mess trying to get out of the parking lot and the horrendous traffic jam has them wishing they could still play at candle stick. we have them at red lights, they are not moving hardly at all. we not to get him out somehow. >> the team is well aware of traffic problems, they will be deciding what changes need to be made before the next home game. and first, a hurricane then a crime wave coming up in just 20 minutes in mexico as many people checked damage caused by the most powerful hurricane to hit that area, others they are out with a different motive. plus high school rocked by a hazing case, we will tell you

what two football players are accused of doing to a teammate. good morning, we are still looking at traffic which is getting busier into the valley you can see this little part will give you more traffic coming up. mostly sunny, from and the big news continues tomorrow, we are watching for a system that may come tomorrow night.

. welcome back, it is 6:42, two high school football players are facing serious allegations after they hazed a teammate. here is more on what the teens are accused of doing and how another teenager could face charges : one is accused of holding down a freshman teammate and shaving part of his head. it all happened inside of the locker room and police are also saying this entire thing was caught on video. the hazing happened when the football players were taken into custody and that happened to be the night of the team's first home game which was

forfeited. they are facing charges of misdemeanor hazing and we spoke to the football coach for a comment but did not hear back. parents we tried to talk with did not want to comment on the case. >> we are there for the kids. the freshman who had part of his head shaved was not hurt physically but he might be facing more serious charges. there was a third football players seen on that video who could also face charges,p and a suicide car bomb attack killed them, nato has not told us the

nationals tis of those -- natalee hollaway natalee hollaway tis ever -- the nationalities of those killed. there are more attacks in afghanistan and they are taking advantage of political uncertainty. most are due to with draw from afghanistan at the end of this year. and by a senate armed services community posed by  islamic terrorists. defense secretary chuck hagel is due to testify. along with them, senate sore staters. they ever asked congress to train and they are on a tough

deadline with the joint chiefs of staff. the they are due to wrap up their work before they start a two month recess preparing for november's midterm elections. it is 645 and it is time to check in with torii campbell for a look at what is coming up on mornings on 2. you have been following all the fires burning in california, coming up, we will have a live report from the scene and it's moving fast, we will find out the challenge and how people people are going to extremes. find out how much they spent to have brain surgery on their gold fish and whether the little guy is off the hook. now back to you on the morning

news. we are trying to do a good job. the we are trying to dave and pam. first of all, let's start off with highway 4. we do have a lot of slow traffic and that's a relatively slow distance but you are slowing down into concord and i wanted to show you, you can see all of the road since source are slowing up. it is backed up for a long delay and it is a 25 minute drive time into san francisco. 508 is continuing to be slow and it continues that way. so the entire east bay is on

the mend, he with go. nice to warm today, more fog tomorrow and then increasing clouds i said -- i said increasing clouds light wednesday into thursday and we will get cooler conditions a head, keeping it on the mind side h-mostly sunny, there is not a lot there more off the coast but definitely breaks in there. we have a couple of low 40s, napa 53 and one reading says half-moon bay 52 and san jose 57, our good friend says it feels like fall and definitely it will change in the pattern over the next couple of weeks.

calistoga he will come way down and some areas are a little on the chill there, not crazy, mainly westerly breeze and most location there isp will being there. it needs to wrap itself up a little bit, we have another fine day to fine tune that. falling apart, winds are 60- mile-per-hour and that will push most of it coming off the four corners and some of it is wrapping back around and man it is hot down there. 58 up in lake tahoe and 44 in minneapolis, 42, really cool for this time of year and you can see the rainfall pro jokes

and 70s and inland temperatures have come down and we have the first rain of the season, some patchy low clouds, i am seeing 20 to 25 not bad. 60s and 70s and 80s, this is all slightly below and increasing clouds wednesday to thursday, it will be the best opportunity for rain and it is out of here and we have high pressure for a warmer weekend. >> invest are -- investors will come around and the feds have been saying interest rates will stay at zero for quote a consider and amount of time. removing those last two words would indicate a hike for the

first time in 8 years. and they are creatingen a internationalnal debate. others say it will occur during the next few months. 551 boots on the ground, the announcement coming from president barack obama about the plan to send thousands of troops overseas. but first, a controversial name policy on facebook, what happened which has one particular group calling for change?

. they are investigating a burglary which happened friday in the evergreen district. one person left her home for a few minutes to pay her cell phone bill and when she went back to her car her tires had been slashed. >> he said go back to the house quickly because somebody entered the house, there was a couple of guys. >> reporter: now the woman who didn't want to be identified, her son was in the kitchen and

heard her door being opened. he climbed out and called 911 and took two men into cuss my hty. she believes they followed her there from her home slashed her tires and went back to rob her house. it is not clear if they are connected to all 11 burglaries. and they are calling this an inappropriate relationship with regulators. they are regulatory affairs vice-president regulatory proceedings and rates, trina hoerner and regulatory vice- president relations brian cherry. they went judge shopping at the p uc critical rate setting case, this same case was tied

to the tonight dossers. -- casters -- disasters. >> this management shake up follows a lawsuit to get other communications between pg&e and public utilities commission. minnesota vikings for adrian peterson said he is scheduled to play despite a questioned after he was was rein stating, he said he is not without a doubt a child abuser. he spanked his son with a tree branch as discipline.

meantime his lawyer strongly de- - strongly denies accusations that he abused another son from another mother. and shaping the league's domestic violence policies. deal are dealing with win of the worst responsibility they will head up future domestic violence issues. and the drag community will meet tomorrow with facebook about the company's controversial real name policy. and facebook suspended those who were not using their real names and they say it is discriminatory and dangerous. many of them are ruling it

after the company agreed to that meeting am rob of beef the -- we have the new comfort zone which becomes law today, stay right here with us.

>> reporter: we're live in san jose where an arson investigator is on the scene of a fire that broke out at a business. we'll tell you what caught on fire and why this may be suspicious. firefighters scramble to save homes as they battle a dozen major wildfires across california. live coverage on one fire that's doubled in size in the past 24 hours. >> reporter: a new law goes into effect for both drivers and cyclists. it defines a safe passing distance. i will break down the law and tell you about the fines that go along with it. and two bay area middle school seniors arrested. the disturbing incident and why they are facing criminal charges. "mornings on 2" gi