now at noon, a massive traffic backup on a bay area freeway. we'll tell you what is causing it. new details as the investigation continues into the headless torso found stuffed in a suitcase. plus, police at the scene of a home invasion that happened in san francisco just this morning. how the victim may have been tricked by the suspects. ktvu channel news starts right now with breaking news. >> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. that breaking news in the east bay where emergency crews have been at the scene of a truck fire that shut down a major

freeway. a pickup truck caught fire just after 10:30 this morning on interstate 880. this is at the washington avenue exit in san leandro. look at that charred remains of the truck there. the chp and fire engines blocked all but one lane in the northbound direction for about an hour. that caused traffic to back up all the way to highway 237 in hayward. there were some small explosions coming from the truck and for a while, the chp thought the truck itself might explode. the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. san francisco investigators have more information this noontime on the person whose body parts were found in a suitcase. the medical examiner's office says that person was an unidentified light-skinned male. the suitcase was found wednesday afternoon at 19th and mark streits. more body parts were found nearby. the victim's head and hands have not been found. they are asking for the lab for

help. one man said he was working nearby when police found a body part in a dumpster. >> i talked to the cop. i was like what did you see in there? what did you find in there? he says, you don't want to know. >> police are also circulating a photo of a person of interest in the case. at this hour, san francisco police are investigating a home- invasion robbery where the suspects may have been dressed as utility workers. ktvu's brian flores is in san francisco where the crime happened a few hours ago. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: yeah, it did. good afternoon to you. we're on the 100 block of farrelon street. this remains an active investigation at this hour. the good news is that the victim in this case is doing okay. now, police tell us that this started around 8:15 this morning. a woman living here was waking up from sleeping when she saw a man wearing a yellow vest coming out of her bathroom. she thought it might have been a pg&e worker. that man didn't say anything and just left police say the man may have gotten into the

home by an unlocked window or door. it remains unclear exactly how i fought into the house-- got into the house. about 30 minutes later a woman knocked on the door. she was not wearing a vest. she struck up a conversation and the victim allows the woman to use the bathroom. soon after that, the man wearing the yellow vest enters, they put a blanket over the victim, pulled a knife on her and went through the houser looking for valuables. >> they are asking her for money and jewelry. they put a blanket over her head and they are rummaging through the place and they haven't found what they want. they want something valuable and they don't see anything. they almost frustrated and they start hitting her on the head. >> police say when they ransacked her home they got away with about $7,000 worth of jewelry. about $5,000 worth. tools. that information coming from the family members at this hour. the victim again doing okay.

she lives here with her husband and another couple. she was at home while the other three people were at work. as we take it live in the oceanview neighborhood, the victim only seened contusions on her head. she did receive medical attention but they continue to look for any information, any witnesses who may have heard something. if you did, you are urged to call san francisco police. back to you. >> thank you. we have an update from state health officials who now say a patient at uc davis medical center who showed signs of the a viral illness has negative for ebola. that patient showed up at a sacramento hospital yesterday. doctors said the person met the government guidelines for being tested especially, including a -- looking for ebola. the hospital said the unidentified patient is doing well. health officials in marin county have confirmed their

first two cases of the measles. now there are 12 cases overall in the bay area. san mateo and santa clara county each have two cases. alameda county has the highest number of confirmed cases in the bay area with six. across the country, the cdc says it's seen more measles cases this month than it usually does in an entire year. now we're getting word that a number of california pediatricians are refusing to see children whose parents will not allow them to get vaccinated. the virus has now infected 94 people in eight states. at least 67 measles cases can be clearly linked to disneyland parks. the cdc says either a foreign securist -- tourist or an american traveling overseas was probably infect spread the virus. a boy was sexually assaulted as et walked home from school this week.

a 10-year-old boy said a man lured him off the street on 98th avenue near international boulevard. the attack happened around 3:00 this afternoon this past tuesday. investigators are reviewing surveillance video from nearby homes and businesses to see if it can help identify the attacker. police alerted schools in the area and they are encouraging parents to talk to their kids. >> talk about what children can do. strangers, you don't want to engage in conversation with them. you don't want to go anywhere with them. stranger is danger. >> police say the man they are looking for is described as hsht in his 40s about 5'7" with a slim build. he has short salt and pepper hair with a bushy salt and pepper beard. san francisco business owners whose stores were destroyed in a deadly fire are being you a loud -- allowed back in side. the fire raced through 22nd and mission wednesday tonight. today they are being escorted into the building to see the

damage first hand. the building housed 18 apartments and several businesses, including a popeye's restaurant. the cause of the fire is unknown. one resident died trying to escape the claims. pg&e is set to release thousands of controversial e- mails in connection to the probe of back-chaning diehlings. they were ordered to share 65,000 e-mails with the public utilities commission and the city of san bruno by today. the content of the e-mails is unclear. but previously released e-mails between pg&e and officials at the puc were about pending rate increases following the deadly san bruno explosion. rapper suge knight is in custody in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in los angeles. this is video of knight and his attorney walking into the l.a. county sheriff's department station this morning. police say knight was visiting a movie set in compton

yesterday when he got into an argument with two men. witnesses say he gout into his truck, followed the men 2002 restaurant, rav over men in the parking lot and fled the scene. one of the men died from his injuries. knight's attorney has confirmed knight was driving. >> so far the people we talked to said it looked like an intentional act, we're handle it as a homicide. >> knight's attorney said his client was being assaulted by one of them. he's being held on $2 million bail. the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack that left three american contractors dead in kabul. the gunman reportedly rose through the ranks of afghan forces waiting for the right time to carry out the attack. as joe wauldman reports, the recent killings are raising

more concern with one of the taliban prisoners by the united states last year is trying to get back in the terror game. >> reporter: one of five taliban prisoners transferred from guantanamo bay to quarter about a year ago is -- quarter about a year ago is reportly back at it again. fox news learned he was intercepted making calls to the taliban. >> as i understand this agreement with qatar, already that we have one that is reengaging, but after may, there are no conditions and these individuals can return to afghanistan. >> the obama administration ordered the release of the five men in exchange for the safe return of u.s. army sergeant boeing bergdahl. he went missing in afghanistan back in 2009. critics of the president's efforts to close gitmo for good have long cited the threat of releasing prisoners and then rejoining the fight. >> i'm concerned about the

white house's behavior emptying out gitmo because they can't close it that these five top taliban leaders would never have been released. >> reporter: despite the reported outreach by one of the traded officials, senior defense officials say all of the so-called taliban five are accounted for in qatar. >> we're comfortable at the defense department that we can mitigate any threat that could be posed by any one of these individuals in terms of terrorist activity. >> reporter: the white house has reiterated its position that it does not negotiate with terrorists. the white house has conceded the taliban carries out tactics that are akin to terrorism. in washington, joel waldman, fox news. an 83-year-old man robbed of his brand-new iphone and the crime caught on camera. where it happened and who police are searching for. plus, a minor warmup in store for the weekend. rosemary orozco will be here with the forecast. and is there any rain on the

horizon? and roger goodell issues his state of the nfl address. what he said about the year overall and about the calls r for him to resign.

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police in berkeley have released surveillance video of a man who stole a brand-new

iphone from an 83-year-old man in berkeley. it happened back on december 26th. police say the man had just bought the iphone at the apple store on 4th street when a man in a red hoodie walked up to him and ripped the phone from his hand. here's another look at the suspect. police say he escaped in a silver audi with paper license plates. no other information about the suspect. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. mitt romney will not be making a run for the white house in 2016. he made the at nounsment a few -- the announcement a few hours ago. he said he will not seek the republican presidential nomination. the former massachusetts governor surprised some earlier this month by suggesting he was considering a third run. but this morning he said, "after putting considerable thought into making another run for president, i've decided it's best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee." it's been a tough year,

that's what roger goodell said today while delivering his annual state of the nfl address. goodell talked about concussions and the investigation into deflated footballs at the afc championship game in new england. he also addressed the increase in domestic violence around the league and how he was widely criticized for mishandling the ray rice matter. >> it's been a tough year on me personally. it's been a year of what i would say humility and learning, and we've -- we obviously as an organization have gone through adversity but more importantly it's been adversity for me. >> he also said he could not see a circumstance under which he would resign. the kickoff for super bowl 49 is about 48 hours away and when the teams take the field, the bay area will be well- represented. seahawks running back robert is a fremont native and graduated

from high school here. he lead the vikings to the 2005 league championship and was named the school's 2007 athlete of the year. his coaches attribute his success to his strong relationship with his family and helping to take care of his special needs sister. >> he was only 15 during this time. he was a kid. >> very selfless. >> it's a reminder you can achieve the great things. >> marshawn lynch went to oakland tech high and cal along with patriots' running back shane very reason, doug baldwin, richard sherman and cameron fleming all went to stanford. julian edelman played at the college of san mateo and of course, patriot' quarterback, tom brady is from san mateo. as super bowl festivities ramp up, the host city is busy making safety a top priority. that's why representatives from

santa clara are in arizona this week as mike mibach reports, they want to learn everything they can about security and operational tactics before super bowl l is played at levi stadium next year. >> reporter: fans are filtering in. security cameras are popping up. >> homeland security have control of an access to literally thousands of different cam reviews. >> reporter: this allows an open window to every pocket of the valley of the sun. glendale assistant police chief is head of security at super bowl xlix. >> we're looking at national hazards, manmade, intentional, anything that can occur. >> reporter: the recent attacks in paris have tightened security around the world including right here at the super bowl. he would not reveal specifics of a security plan but said his team is prepared to sweep every seat and nan and to identify ef -- fan and to identify every threat. >> we look at news an

intelligence from other agencies and evaluate our plan. do we need higher vis ibleses of certain types of resources? >> reporter: terrorism, yes, it's a threat and police are confident they are on top of it. but the other big issue that officers are dealing with at the super bowl is sex trafficking. >> all money-driven. very sad. very sad. when you hear the stories of these young girls, it breaks your heart. >> reporter: debra black says while commercial sex is focused around the super bowl, it's not a problem. it's a community problem. a task force was created to attack this crime at the super bowl. >> so gathering intelligence, actually doing stings, and -- as well as the outreach and the training of hotel personnel for that matter. >> santa clara has been here on and off for a number of years. >> reporter: and they are back for this super bowl learning what they can from glendale. >> we've been coordinating with homeland security. we want to make sure we have an

event that is not only safe and secure but family friendly. >> super bowl itself is larger than -- than any one community. focus on the area you are required to protect. and flexibility. >> reporter: protecting super bowl l at levi stadium. bay area law enforcement on the clock now. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. sunny, dry, warmer afternoons in store for your bay area weekend. let's go outdoors take a look into san francisco from ktvu where we do have hazy sky out there. sfo still reporting delays because of the low clouds and the fog this morning. most of us now beginning to see at least the blue sky. one problem spot, napa. still reporting visibility, about three quarter ofs of a mile -- three quarters of a mile. a look at the broad view. southern california seeing some rain today from l.a.

down into san diego. this is working its way into nevada as well as arizona. a few sprinkles reported over tahoe earlier today. right now we're looking at mostly cloudy skies and then we get into the bay area where things really haven't changed. we're dry, the morning fog breaking up. but you can see inside the bay thinning out. it's along the coastline as well. partly cloudy skies in store for the coast. the rest of us will be mostly sunny. we have the system moving out toward the east. we have a ridge of high pressure in place for the weekend. that's going to lead to a dry forecast. pressure gradient between the two going to kick up the northerly winds. i think tonight into tomorrow, we have the possibility of winds picking up. if you live in these areas, that to be aware of. no advisories but it could be breezy as we get into the evening hours. 64 degrees in concord. 65 in walnut creek. napa, struggling at 50 degrees. it has to do with the fog. you can see around the bay where the low clouds and fog sort of stuck a little bit longer than for others.

54 degrees in oakland. 58 for redwood city. 57 half moon bay. as we get into the afternoon, under mostly sunny skies. temperatures will warm into the low to mid- to upper 60s. a beautiful day in santa rosa. 69 degrees expected this afternoon. 68 for san ralph fell. mid-60s san francisco as well as oakland. concord you will go to 67 as we get into the south bay, temperatures from the mid-60s in and around san jose and mountain view to upper 60s for morgan hill, los gatos santa cruz, 68 this afternoon. partly cloudy to mostly sunny. the extended forecast with your bay area weekend always in view. showing you temperatures will be warming up as we get into why urweekend. if you are going to be watching the super bowl this sunday, i don't know. maybe find some time to be outdoors. again, great weather in the forecast and a dry forecast as we start february. >> no rain in the forecast at this point? >> next weekend if you can believe it. >> wow. >> we'll keep an eye on that and check in with you later. >> all right.

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shares of amazon.com up over 14% right now after being quarterly profit expectations by a mile. taking a live look at the big board -- president obama announced a major research initiative that he says will help develop drugs to target deadly diseases. president obama is asking a million volunteers to provide their genetic information to scientists. he says that information will help researchers pinpoint factors that can lead to cancer and other diseases. researchers would also gather information about the volunteers' diets and lifestyle. the president is asking congress to approve $215 million for the project. stanford has just received a major grant to speed up the discovery of vaccines. the bill and melinda gates foundation will donate $50 million.

it will sustain a human systems immune knollgy system. a growing number of b.a.r.t. riders say they are dissatisfied with the service they are getting. a recent b.a.r.t. survey shows 74% of riders are satisfied with the agency but that's a 10% drop from two years ago. the biggest complaints are hot, overcrowded trains, dirty carpets and seats. >> if you try to get here at 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning, it's crazy. if you try to leave at 4:30 or 5:00 in the afternoon, it's not. it's extremely crowded. if you get in the wrong car, it's too hot and sometimes it smells really bad. nothing you can do about it. you are stuck for 15 or 20 minutes. bart is running more trains on shorter routes during busy times of the day to ease overcrowding. it's also working on repairing 80 broken cars by july and ten new cars are expected to go into the service next year.

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- [voiceover] today on animal science, we've all heard of the african elephant but have you ever seen its cousin, the asian elephant? one way to tell them apart is by their ears. and, one of the world's most ancient dogs comes from china, (roar) and it was bred to look like a lion. plus, the pot-bellied pig is just like the regular pig, except it's about three times smaller. ever wonder why? today, we'll take a look at some of the coolest creatures from the continent of asia. welcome to the fascinating world of animal science. asia is the largest continent in the world.