to flee as flames grew close to their homes. i am ken wayne, frank somerville is off tonight. >> jet propulsion laboratory julie -- i am julie haener. fire season may nut be -- may not be a season at all anymore. ktvu's noelle walker is live in pacifica with what she learned from investigators. >> reporter: this fire caught a lot of people off guard. because it happened in january. well outside a time frame we think of as fire season. >> reporter: on a clear january morning -- >> best weather is in january. what it is like now. >> reporter: he had water flowing through his property. >> my backyard is the fire buffer. >> reporter: this is what he woke up to at 3:30 a.m. this morning.

a wildfire eating its way through the dry brush. dozens of homes were evacuated. they packed up. >> cello. baby clothes. >> reporter: photo albums. anything important. all day a welcome symphony of chainsaws. >> got to get used to it. the hills are dry. >> reporter: this is the time of year for floods, not fires. >> this is turning into southern california where the fire season runs all year long and i am hoping this isn't our new normal. >> if it is there is a new normal to be prepared as well. >> this is the time you prep for the summer. as it is, this is the time to prep for now on a day like today. >> reporter: so they were able to contain the fire at 6 acres without losing homes. police and fire are investigating what caused the

fire but i asked is there anything that could explain a fire in that location at that time of day that isn't suspicious, and he shook his head no. >> noelle walker live in pacifica. thank you. a woman was hit and killed by street racers who lost control and crashed in san jose. just after noon. police say the drivers were racing each other when one or both lost control and slammed into each other. that sent the car towards the woman and pinned her against a tree. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the drivers have been arrested and could face manslaughter charges. police are looking into the actions of two officers after a man was shot and wounded. surveillance video shows two armed robbers last wednesday night. police say after the robbers grabbed the money they shot the owner's nephew.

the ener says -- owner said police arrived within 2 minutes but the officers took photos and didn't give him first aid. a police commander says he wasn't aware of that and will review the video and speak with the officers. new at 6:00 p.m. a plan to make a busy street safer for bikes and pedestrians. but as ktvu's rob roth found many business owners and residents don't like what they could be losing. parking. >> reporter: those living or working near polk street say parking is already almost impossible. >> you circle around the block 8 times. >> reporter: if a proposal becomes reality there may be fewer places to park. it is one of the most dangerous in the city for those who ride and walk. >> there were 122 people that were injured while working or

biking. >> reporter: the agency is proposing building a raised protected bike lane and an unprotected bike lane for another 10 blocks. it would at other safety measures but eliminate 170 parking places. >> they will increase safety for everyone but we are also working to increase lighting, put in new landscaping. >> these are narrow streets. >> reporter: this owner worries about receiving his deliveries and about his customers. >> a business like mine that sells paint, lumber and all that you can't carry it on the bus, you can't walk with it on the hills. you do need to have a car. >> reporter: this biker says he likes the idea. >> you have 2, 3 feet in between parked cars and people going over the speed limit.

you know, a lot of cabs pulling over, people double parked. that would be awesome. >> reporter: the san francisco bicycle coalition says it will confuse drivers and doesn't go far enough to protect bikers. the vote is expected next month. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a public hearing on the bicycle and ped safety plan is set for later this weekend. two girls are out of the hospital after being shot in santa cruz. they were sitting in a parked car talking to men when two other men pulled up and started shooting following an argument. a 17-year-old girl was hit in the arm and a 16-year-old was grazed on her back. police are looking for more witnesses. the northeast is bracing for a major blizzard. several feet of snow is expected up and down the east

coast. here is a live picture of times square. in a few hours the roads will be shut down and only emergency trucks will be allowed. more than 7,000 flights have been canceled. in the bay area 51 cancellation and oakland and san jose one year. what is it like out there right now? >> reporter: i tell you what, we got out here about 3:00 p.m. today and it was coming down real hard. started to make sense what mayor bill de blasio was talking about, one of the worse storms of all times. i had an understanding of why there was a state of emergency in place. over the last four hours you are not seeing a lot. really just feels like flurries

here. but people have emphasized in the weather word, meteorologist and the national weather service, this storm -- world meteorologist and the national weather service, this storm will hit hard this evening, expecting to see a down fall of snow and that is what has new york city appearing like a ghost town and people hunkering down. >> where you are and i can see behind you, on 6th avenue, which would normally be bustling, new york city, why are the subways being closed in manhattan where most of them are underground? >> reporter: you are right about it being ghost town. a mcdonalds that never closes and it just closes. the simple answer, why do the subways shut down? the potential for flooding. last time i could remember the

subway was shutting down was during hurricane sandy for the fear of floodwaters going down into the subway and flooding out the cars. i believe, i am not a d.o.t. expert, but that is the main concern, when the snow gets heavy it will fall on to the track and create flooding. >> all right. live in new york city, thank you very much. stay warm. hopefully everything turns out just type. three businesses issued warnings to possible exposure to measles. the person visited two locations on january 18, costo and the walmart. then on monday january 19 the patient spent time that dave and busters at the great mall. ktvu's azenith smith found out about the possible danger to customers. >> reporter: this sign greeted those entering the dave and

busters warning people to watch for symptoms. >> i knew it would go around. >> the news caught this mom by surprise. >> one thing if it is your kids. if it is other people's kids you worry. >> he didn't seek care till later. that means he was out in the community. >> reporter: officials say last monday a man infected with the measles dined at the dave and busters from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the evening. the day before on sunday he went to costo and walmart. officials are cautioning those who were at the stores from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. >> be cautious. freaking out. >> reporter: this mother whose daughter works that walmart told us -- at the walmart told us she was sent home.

>> these cases we had we couldn't figure out where they got exposed. >> reporter: dave and busters said there have been no cases of symptoms reported like other businesses we are working with officials and will continue to monitor for indications of exposure. the health department says it can survive in the air for an hour or so. anyone going inside these places now shouldn't be worried. anyone that went in last week during those hours should watch out for symptoms through february 8. azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. a popular app in the middle of a heated debate. why one group says the app could put lives at risk. >> in the past hour new information about the pilot forced to ditch this plane in the pacific. >> a chance of a sprinkle in the bay area over the next 12 hours. down the road we will look for real rain in the five-day forecast.

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car crash ignited fire at pizzeria today destroying the business. it happened before noon today in san bruno. a 16-year-old driver slammed into gas main. police say it started when they tried to pull the teen over for driving erratically. the teen took off and slammed into the building. no one was hurt. popular traffic app is getting attention from law enforcement and it triggered a debate on social media. it is called waze. users show where traffic or road dangers might be and it also share wheres police

officers are located. and they call that a danger opolice. -- to police. ktvu's claudine wong is here with reaction. >> reporter: we first told our viewers about this this morning and it hit a cord with a lot of them. we wanted to share comments on facebook. this is the best app i have ever used. love the heads up when police are ahead. john said when the app alerts police reported ahead, you slow down. the app makes roads safer. she says if you don't break the law you don't need the app. thank you for your service. just a few of the hundreds of viewers who have weighed in. >> the people behind the waze app say it is about contributing to the common good on the roads. >> go from one point to another and look at the waze to make sure there is no traffic, back

up, whatever. >> reporter: and they don't want anyone to use it till a feature that allows drivers to mark the location of police officers is turned off. why? it is dangerous and could help police killers find their targets. a sheriff in virginia called it a police stalker app. during a meeting critics referenced the shootings of two norge officers. -- new york officers. the shooter posted a waze screenshot with a message threatening police. investigators do not believe it used it to find the officer whose were killed. in response to the controversy waze said we think very deeply about safety and security and work in partnership with the nypd and other departments all over the world. and most users drive more carefully when they believe law enforcement is nearby.

and they told us he does benefits from the app, it could slow speeders down and says it could be a different situation for officer whose may not have backup nearby. >> we understand those concerns possibly in the rural areas where you are by yourself and it could be a safety matter. >> this is just the world we live win technology and things like that. even during the protests it is not like people are on twitter saying police are here. that is just something to be aware of. >> thank you. a pilot flying from tracy in northern california to hawaii survived a crash landing in the pacific. this is video of a plane going into the ocean about 250 miles from maui. this plane is equipped with a parachute. the pilot was running out of fuel. and the coast guard directed him to a spot near a cruise

ship. he deployed the shoot and it hit the water. he got out of the plane and into a life raft and picked up by the ship. this is video from the pilot from the cruise ship. they said he is expecting to be interviewed by the faa. amazing video there. the maker of the plane said he was delivering the plane to the owner in australia. the price of the plane is a half million dollars. new details about the puppies ruskued after they -- rescued after they were abandon. they are offering $5,000 for information about the case. a man and a woman found the pups last week in pleasant hill when their dog started focusing its attention on the bag. if you have information on the

case call animal services. (925)335-8364. makes you shake your head when something like that happens. >> yeah. give them away if you don't want them. our weather now. cool to start the day and cloudy. nothing compared to had east coast. -- the east coast. >> some changing weather. nothing compared to what we are seeing on the eastern seaboard. at 10:00 p.m. we will expand on that. there will be a lot of airports closed. transportation issues. here is the system. this is the forecast model. at the height of the storm tomorrow, 6:00 a.m., this is pacific standard. 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in boston. this is the height of the storm. tomorrow morning, at this hour, 9:00 a.m., looking at -- in boston, looking at 16 inches of snow. and then it continues to snow but moves off tomorrow night and wednesday morning. so things will change around quickly but there will be a lot

of snow on the ground. getting rid of that snow, getting transportation going will take a day or too. more about that at 10:00 p.m. right now our story, nice, 65 in santa rosa. 65 fairfield. not as much fog today and tomorrow because of this system to the south. again, most of our systems ride in here on the polar jet stream. and they come in and bring us rain. the ridge is not going to let this system get near us. a secondary system is undercutting this ridge. coming in and bringing rain to southern california. and could bring ossprinkle or two -- us a sprinkle or two tomorrow morning south of here. it is our only chance for a sprinkle till we get into -- right now february 7 is our next chance for weather systems. that could change. january has been dry. january will be one of the

driest januarys ever recorded in the bay area. a trace amount tomorrow morning in santa cruz. here is the model. 6:00 a.m., right? that might get you something. all that into the morning hours and afternoon, moves to the east. it is gone. the fog will have a tough time reforming. wednesday morning the valley fog is clear. the low goes through. mixes, cleans out the atmosphere. no spare the air day and the fog has a tough time forming. these are your highs tomorrow then. reminds me of today. more sunshine than today with a chance of a sprinkle early in the morning. it is weird. we haven't had rain. i was outside today, 80 degrees

in santa cruz. it is almost february. feels weird when it gets like this. >> so nice outside. but we need the rain. more about what is happening at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you. the raiders resign one of their all pro defensive players and clay thompson makes history again. >> gasia mikaelian is live in the news room with what we are working on for ktvu channel 2 news at 7:00 p.m. on tv 36. >> coming up at 7:00 p.m. live to sfo to show you how the blizzard back southeast effecting travelers in the bay area and the secret service has new information on the drone that crashed on the white house grounds today. we are working on these stories and more for you coming up at 7:00 p.m. on tv 36.

an amazing game on friday night. clay thompson. and he got an honor for that. >> people still buzzing about it. just think, 7 months ago they happen talking about trading clay thompson. >> not anymore. >> sometimes the best trades are the ones you do not make. and people are still talking about it. friday night.

you heard about it. 52 points. and 37 of those points coming in the 3rd quarter. warriors won again last night. he had 31 points. but today clay thompson has been named the western conference player of the week. that is the third time this year he has received such an honor and no other player in warriors history has been so honored. 13-13 from the floor. great individual honor for him today. you know what, with everybody on this team, it is all about team. >> you have so many threats out there hard for a team to key on one guy. when you have five guys who can make plays it will give your team great looks. i have been getting great looks this whole month. helping my shot. feel healthy so i have no reason not to play at this level. >> couple weeks ago got an

elbow in the forehead. that is nasty. mean time, let's talk about the raiders and people who want to stay here and play with the raiders like charles woodson will be in the hall of fame. next year he will be in the silver and black again. 38 years old. and he signed up for another year. definitely wants to be here and it is a one year contract for the someday hall of famer charles woodson who is bringing it. look at a tweet earlier in the day, i want to be part of this team and he is with another hall of famer there, great defensive back willie brown. the all time great with the raiders. he will be back. just kind of sense that a lot of good things are happening with the raiders. sign of that, a guy who probably doesn't need the money, wants to be here and play as they rebuild. >> he has been critical of the

raiders -- yeah. one of the guys that has been candid about what is going on. he feel goods things are happening. >> waited a long time. >> thank you. coming up at 10:00 p.m. the flight from tracy to hawaii that ended in a rescue at sea. an account from the rescued pilot, we will have that story and much more at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us. see you tonight at 10:00 p.m. good night. >> good night.

i'm in. okay, well, alex has a cello lesson at 11:00, and junior congress at noon? doesn't she also have no boys at forever? don't you have an eating disorder you need to attend to? yeah, anyway, uh, we could see the 4:00 or the 6:20. oh, actually that's no good. i'm meeting my friend denise for a drink. denise? do i know denise? yeah, you know my old girlfriend. haley: oh, my god. gross. i can't even picture you with a woman. thank you. you had a girlfriend before mom? try two. trust me. i had plenty of fun in my time. and then i met your mom. and thank you. so, uh, i guess she travels around selling makeup for a cosmetics company. she's in town for a week. you mean she's like a door-to-door salesman? if you were doing it,