>> reporter: good morning, everybody. we're live in martinez where an active scene remains after a possible robbery leads to a high-pede chase. coming up, the new video and new details we just learned. if you are flying southwest this morning, better check your flight status. the reason some bay area passengers are not getting off

the ground. 7:00. we're still following developing news near martinez right now. an early-morning manhunt for suspects involved in a police chase and crash. coming up in minutes, brian flores will tell us how all of this may be connected to a department store robbery. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's wednesday, february 25th. month coming to an end. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, it's warmer than it was yesterday but it will still wake you up when you walk out? >> oh, yeah. but not as cold. we have a little bit of high cloud deck and low clouds. 30s inland. yesterday, there were low 30s. we're seeing more mid- to upper 30s and a lot close to the bay. beautiful sunrise over r the big city. fog forming. a little up towards petaluma.

low clouds around. cool to cold. not as cold. mostly sunny. cooler coast and bay. it will be upper 60s to near 70 for inland. 63 in san francisco. down a couple degrees. we'll go 66 today. you can see a little bit of that low cloud deck. there is a few high clouds. changes on the way but not until friday into saturday. more on that coming up. 30s, 40s and 50s. napa airport, 35. santa rosa, 34. but 50 sfo. that's a big change. lower 40s out towards antioch and brentwood. 30s danville and alamo. we'll talk about the system coming in. looks look pretty good snow for the sierra, but not until late friday. four us, mild to warm inland with a couple of 70s or low 70s. here's sal with an update on your traffic at 7:02. we have incidents out there that will slow you down. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. we start there because i will show you it's busier than it was yesterday. especially on the 880 ramp from

northbound 880 down to the toll plaza. it's backed up from about the maze and the traffic is moving slowly here at the toll plaza. this is about a 30, 40-minute delay before you make it onto the bridge. i want to mention westbound 80 at appian way in pinole, there is an overturned vehicle in one of the right lanes. a couple of vehicles involved in this incident. traffic is slow before and after that. we're also looking as we go down to the south bay, i want to show you that 85, 280 and 101 are slow. 280 is still the best freeway, but if we take a live look at 280 throughdown town, you will see it's moving well. but just around the corner, there is slow traffic approaching highway 17. check with public transit, b.a.r.t. and caltrain not reporting any significant delays according to the answers. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. we continue to follow developing news out of martinez. four people now in custody after an early-morning car chase near sacramento ended with a crash and manhunt about two miles south of the benicia

bridge. brian flores is live inside the police perimeter and brian, we understand you have some more information about that chase? >> reporter: we do, tori. good morning to you. we're right in the middle of the perimeter set up by contra costa county sheriff's office and the chp and pacheco and arthur road in martinez. it remains an active scene. several officers remain. it remains unclear, though, if they are looking for other suspects involved in the car chase and possible robbery. when we first arrived on scene, we were told to move because of a homeowner nearby that sawen is trying to break into a home. before we went on air, around 6:15, several officers were around an industrial building. you see one person being detained. that person remains there this morning. i did speak with chp who said they are working to identify him. he's connected to the high- speed chase that started in the sacramento earlier this morning. as we go to video now from earlier, this is a car that

crashed into a fence, according to the chp, the chase started in the sacramento area with the chp from solano county first giving chase to the suspect car. we understand that speeds got close to 100 miles miles an hour. the car crashed into a fence off arthur road. people inside fled. three people were caught. officers were looking for one, possibly two more people. k-9 units canvassed the area. they set up the perimeter. they did detain one person. chp officers i with moments ago believe this last suspect may be connected but they continue to canvass the area and interview at least that person detained. back out here live, the other information we're learning is the car is registered to the state of colorado. that was through a chp source. we're continuing to work on the details on what exactly happened. we understand that the pio for this scene expected to be here at around 7:30 this morning. we will give you updates here

on "mornings on 2." back to you. >> thank you, brian. 7:05. southwest airlines working hard to complete safety inspections require wood i faa. the lack of those inspection, it's forcing southwest to cancel flights nationwide. ktvu fox 2's tara moriarty is at oakland international airport now. some southwest passengers there have been scrambling trying to find some other travel plans. tara? >> reporter: definitely. the first wave of passengers hit at about 5:00 this morning. a lot of those folks had to be rerouted on other flights. that means layovers and getting to those destination cities way later than planned. we know at last check, there were ten flights canceled. one of them arriving, ten of them departing. nine of them departing. southwest was forced to ground 128 planes yesterday. that's about a fifth of its fleet. this is after it discovered the missed inspections.

the in shuns involve hydraulic systems used to control the rudder if the main system fails. passengers can't believe southwest would overlook something so important. >> that's scary. that part, i -- i think that was really stupid on their part. i mean, they should have definitely been on that. that's something that, you know -- i'm in maintenance and i know that we have to do prechecks and stuff. why did they let it go that long? i don't know. it's crazy. >> reporter: southwest says when it discovered the lapse, it took the planes immediately out of service and began to check them. in back in 2009 they were fined for failing to inspect planes for cracks in the fuselage and then in 2011, they ordered extensive inspections on some of the older 737s after a five- foot hole burst open in one plane in mid-flight forcing an emergency landing in arizona.

the first wave of passengers came in around 5:00 a.m. the second one will come in around 9:00. we'll let you know how people are being affected. back to you. >> thank you. 7:07. new this morning, a marin county search and rescue team is joining the search for a missing baby boy northwest of sacramento. his mother was missing, too, but she's been found. they were both reported missing monday in woodland. the baby is just 20 days old named justice reese. police say the baby's 23-year- old mother, samantha green, was found in yolo county. authorities say she was hysterical and very disoriented. no details on how she became separated from her baby. new this morning, there was another big earthquake in japan. the usgs says a 5.9 quake rocked an area off the southern coast of japan. while it didn't trigger tsunami

warnings, this follows a magnitude 5.8 quake yesterday and a 6.9 quake off the northern japanese coast earlier this month. no word yet on whether this newest earthquake caused any injuries. a deadly crash at a caltrain crossing in menlo park is prompting calls for new safety measures along those tracks. a 35-year-old-year-old would from east palo alto -- woman from east pat was killed -- east palo alto was killed. the people in the area say the intersection often gets backed up. it can get real confusing. caltrain says the solution may be what's called grade separation. that's where the traffic crosses above or below the train tracks. >> any time a pedestrian or vehicle has to cross the tracks, there is a safety concern. so it would be a significant improvement. >> menlo park is already working with caltrain to lower the road under the tracks at

the ravenswood crossing. the design phase could take at least a couple of years. it maying five years before -- may be five years before construction is complete. burlingame and palo alto are considering similar measures. investigators say a truck driver deliberately abandoned his truck yesterday on train trucks in ventura county, causing a metro link train to derail and crash. at least 28 people were injured and hospitalized, including four people listed in critical condition. federal investigators say the truck was not stuck on the tracks although the truck driver's wife claims the truck stalled out. the 54-year-old driver from arizona was found by police about a mile away from the crash scene. >> his name is jose alejandro sanchez ramirez. he was a truck driver for a company and he was driving the vehicle in question. he was taken into custody for a

felony hit-and-run violation. >> investigators say the train engineer saw the truck and hit the brakes but there was not enough time to stop. the impact caused three of the train's five cars to derail. still, metro link officials say safety improvements probably reduced the number of injuries in yesterday's crash. back in 2008, a deadly head-on crash between a metro link train and a freight train in chats worth, led to the purchase of new rail cars that absorb the impact of an accident. it's pretty amazing no one was killed. >> all right, tori. we're talking about an attack. this was caught on camera. coming up in 20 minutes, alex savidge will tell us what led up to a fight between a cabdriver and one of its passengers and why the police want your help. >> reporter: a bay area man is suing a popular pet food manufacturer with claims that it sickened and killed his

dogs. we'll tell you which pet foodmaker we're talking about and what dog owners are saying about all of this. good morning. we're looking at a commute where traffic is gonna be busy if you are driving on the san mateo bridge and also on the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about both of those commutes. just stepped outside, it's -- yes, i did, dave. it's chilly. not as cold as yesterday. we have low clouds around. that will make an impact on the temps and where is the rain? where is the rain? it's on the extended.

two people remain in critical condition and more than a dozen others are hurt after a house exploded in new jersey. the explosion was caught on a

police dash-cam. police, firefighters and utility workers were trying to evacuate the area and fine the leak when the explosion occurred. >> so quickly, that the -- the explosion, we had debris all around us. it come from nowhere. >> very lucky, you know, it could have traveled up more. >> the 15 people who were hurt are new jersey natural gas workers, firefighters and emts. police say there's nothing left of the house that exploded and they are still assessing how many surrounding homes were damaged in the blast. >> that's amazing. 7:15. a major dog foodmaker is getting sud accused of making dog food that can be deadly the a bay area pelt owner filed the lawsuit claiming purina dog food killed one of his dogs. janine de la vega joins us live now. you are at a sunnyvale dog park and i know you are talking to it pet owners, janine. >> reporter: one of the dog owners that we did speak to says he doesn't feed his dogs

the purina brand beneful. they choose another dog food. but hearing about this lawsuit surprised him push a man from discovery bay is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in northern california. he says his bulldog was found dead in his yard after eating beneful dry dogs food. he claims the other two dogs became ill at the same time. the lawsuit state eight kinds of beneful dog food has caused internal bleeding. it contains, he says, antifrez component and toxins. attorneys say there's been complaints that dogs have gotten sick or died after eating beneful. >> clearly there is enough evidence that it need to be investigated about what's going

on there. we've seen -- i don't know where they make their foods and i don't know what ingredients they put in the foods but somebody need to take a look. >> reporter: purina is fighting back saying this lawsuit is baseless and the company intends to vigorously defend itself and its brand. a spokesman said there are no quality issues with beneful and millions of dogs eat it. the company wants to reassure customers. they say these pet owners continue to feed their dogs beneful with total confidence. it's still on their shelves at pet stores and there has been no recall. there have been two previous lawsuits that have been filed in the past with similar claims and purina pointed out that both of those have been dismissed in court. dave? >> very interesting. thank you. 7:17. want to check in with sal see what's happening on the roads. things still fairly busy out there? >> yes, they are. we do have slow traffic all

over the place. we're gonna start off with a look at the commute in the east bay. you can see traffic on 80 westbound still affected by an overturned vehicle west 80 at appian way. got word that crash may have been caused by someone cutting him off, according to a driver. the car is overturned on the side of the road. not blocking lanes but slowing down the area. this is westbound highway 4. we had an earlier accident at san marco. traffic slow from pittsburg and then 680 slow from concord to walnut creek. 580 is not too bad from livermore to pleasanton. but slowing out of pleasonton as you head south on 680 toward fremont. let's go to the south bay and take a live look at -- we're starting at the toll plaza first. westbound bay bridge, that's backed up to the macarthur maze. now i can say, we are going to san jose. unfortunately, doesn't look that good on 280, 101 and on

85. it's all very slow trying to get into cupertino, sunnyvale and mountain view. 7:18. let's go to steve in the weather center. we do have a little change today. some fog, very foggy. a couple of reports coming in from petaluma, diane said i can't see ten feet. there is a little bit of a low cloud deck. low, low clouds. a few upper low clouds or overcast. mostly sunny skies. a few high clouds. that fog has ramped up in the last hour. low clouds, mild to warm. it will be cooler for most. low overcast on the move tomorrow. we cloud it up on friday afternoon. maybe sooner than that. a cold, light rain moves in for us friday into saturday. but for the sierra, it looks like a bigger deal there. we could sure use the rain. the month started off great. we had two whopper systems. one on friday and then another one late in the weekend. since then, the door has been slammed out. it will open a little bit friday into saturday. for us, maybe some thunderstorms out to the valley.

again, though, above 6,000 feet, could get 6 to 10 inches over the weekend. about time. oakland starting ofl 50. 66 today after yesterday's 70. it will be mostly sunny. low cloud tough to see. but they are there. can't make a move north except some inland fog. a little bit around petaluma you can see there and also some off the san mateo/santa cruz coast. the system to the south looked like it wanted to paint some high cloud. that fell apart because of a northwest breeze. that's the system coming in for late friday and saturday. not as cold but still cold. santa rosa and napa, 34 and 35. fairfield was 39. now they are 40 but mainly 50s or 40s. i mean, it was much, much colder. san jose, there have been a couple of reports of upper 30s around san jose. menlo park, palo alto, 38. woodside, 35. they were 31 at this time yesterday. la honda was 31. today they are 42. foster city at 44. statewide, still cold to the north. sacramento up to redding. truckee up about 7 from yesterday. and 54 book ends los angeles

and san diego. the key is not the cold temps. it's 24 whopper of a system, dallas down to houston and it's starting to move. there will be a lot of snow. ice, freezing rain, rain. this will move into the deep south. the ohio valley into the carolinas and then points north. that's a big system. and also denver with a separate system. the record snow in denver for february is 22 inches in 1912. they are 17 now. they are looking for 3 to 8. they could set a record for february ever in denver. that is enough to give us an increase in the low cloud deck. tomorrow we'll look to the north for increasing cloud. that system will give us light rain. a colder system. mild to warm inland. but cooler coast and bay. 60s to near 70. a lot of 30s up in lake county. about 34 to 36. but we'll go 70 for a high. novato, 68. vallejo at 68 degrees.

low 70s. pittsburg, antioch, alameda, brently. , san jose, 67. same for santa cruz. upper 60s for most. low 60s on the coast because of that low cloud deck. 66 at menlo park. more fog thursday. cloud it up on friday. it looks like a cold system moves on over the weekend and we'll carry it into sunday. a man in massachusetts has found a way to make money of all. snow several feet of it filling up his yard. he is telling it and mailing it out. now, kyle waring launched shipsnowyo.com. he's sending his snow to people like us in warmer climates who want a taste of that east coast weather. 89 bucks, tc. it will get you six pound of snow. he will ship it overnight. it's packed in a plastic bag, foil and insulated container. he tweeted out yesterday more than 30 orders were placed on

his site. he's making money. >> i would rather get six pairs of shoes. >> yeah. >> rather than spend money on snow. well, today, the warriors' steph your steph curry takes on a big challenge. his important visit to the white house and how every three- point basket he makes can potentially safe a life. and a teacher in benicia criticized for organizing a special school assembly, up next what the topic was and why only a certain race of students were invited.

we're getting word of the death of a powerful voice in bay area journalism. dorie maynard. i knew dorie. the maynard institute confirmed dorie passed away at her home in oakland yesterday at the age of 56. the cause of her death has not been announced. dorie maynard was the daughter of former oakland tribune owner

robert maynard. he was a trail blazer himself. she's remembered as a fearless journalist in her own right. she was the president of the maynard institute, which worked hard to bring diversity into the coverage of news. well, it was intended to be an an assembly to -- to be an assembly to coincide with african-american history month. but this morning, school officials in benicia are apologizing for what they say was a poorly conducted lesson about race. now, the only african-american teacher held a specs assembly on monday about the civil rights movement. but the teacher only invited african-american students. she said she wanted to talk about issues like the use of the n word and she thought students might open up if they were only among other african- american students. well, the school superintendent says while the teacher meant well, she didn't do the right thing. >> this is not an issue that just impacts african-american

students. it impacts our entire school population. >> 9% of the students at benicia middle school are african-american. the school superintendent says any future sessions will include the entire student body. it is 7:26. it's been more than ten years since the oakland police department was given a long list of court-mandated recall woulds. court-mandated reforms. coming up, pam cook will tell us if they are making progress. and a man who viciously attacked a cabdriver in daly city. we'll tell you about the video police want you to look at and we'll tell you why fellow cabbies are not surprised by what happened. it's pretty busy in the east bay. this morning. if you are driving on the san mateo bridge, it's moderately heavy heading out to the high rise. a little bit of a change today. we have some fog back. that was not the case. lows are still cold but what

about the high temps? we'll have the weather forecast -- coming up.

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7:30. caught on camera. a san francisco cabdriver punched and kicked by a passenger. ktvu fox 2's alex savidge is live in san francisco talking with cabdrivers about the incident.

in two minutes he will tell us what led up to the fight and how police are hoping that you can help. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." it's wednesday, february 25th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. we're also talking about weather and traffic. steve paulson is working hard at the computer up to this very second. >> he is. >> this very second. >> i had to hit play on the computer. but thank you for stretching that for me. appreciate that. we have some low clouds fog, even some fog. combination. some of it is on the deck. petaluma the leader of the pack. a couple of reports coming in, i can't see anything. this will lift. it's a sign of a cooler pattern for coast and bay. upper 60s to 70 inland. oakland was 70 yesterday. we'll go 66 today. partly to mostly cloudy and turning sunny later on. can you see the fog? a little bit. it's tough to pick up in the north bay. it's there. a few high clouds as well. higher cloud to the south. not a factor. low clouds will be today and tomorrow but then the system

dropping down from the north will be here and that looks good for the sierra for snow. 30s for a few. 40, 50s for others. the lows are up there. there's still a couple of 30s. saratoga in there, morgan hill and gilroy. a lot more 40s. if you are traveling, there will be multiple areas of delays. one from texas to the deep south and carolinas. there is another system coming down out of the northern plains. the combination will cause all sorts of fit, we'll get a change in the pattern. but not until friday saturday. we'll see if that brings us any rain. low clouds, cool, mostly sunny. mild to warm inland. but cooler coast and bay with 60s there. low to mid and upper 60s, low 70s inland. i know we have slowdowns, sal. anything new to talk about. we have police activity on brewster avenue. this area is a good area to avoid if you are going to

redwood city. let's start with the south bay. northbound 208 is slow as you get up to highway 17 so is northbound 85 and northbound 101. i can show you this on the maps. you can see 85 looks like it's the busiest freeway from the almaden valley all the way up into cupertino. it's kind of typical, 101 and 85 are slow if you drive this every day. you are going to notice it's the same. 880 at 92. we had an earlier accident in hayward. 880 southbound looks typical. 238 down into fremont. we also have an accident on highway 4 westbound near bailey road. one of the crash vehicles someone got out, they took a part. someone locked their keys inside the car. so you officially qualify for having a bad morning when you get into a wreck and then you lock your keys inside the car. it will be there for a bit. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza as you see traffic back up before the macarthur maze. 35, 40-minute delay before you make it on the bridge.

back to the desk. police in daly city now using some new surveillance video to help them track down a man who is accused of vicious you will beating a cabdriver -- viciously beating a cab driver. alex savidge has more on the police search. i know you've shown this video to other cabdrivers. what are they saying? >> reporter: they is certainly disturbed by what they saw. this is something they always worry about while on the job. it's a particularly dangerous job. police are putting out this surveillance video from the cab's on-board camera system that shows an attack on a driver earlier this month. it happened the day after valentine's. the driver pick up this well- dressed passenger in the shirt and tie in downtown san francisco and dropped him off in daly city close to the cal palace. that's when the passenger refused to pay his fare but when the driver got out to confront him, the man started

punching and kicking the 60- driver leeching him on the ground and -- leaving him on the ground and taking off. we did show this video to cabdrivers in the city. they were troubled by what they saw. but they say it's not unusual. >> it happen a lot. sometime crazy guy get in my car and try to attack me. they don't want to pay me. >> reporter: that surveillance video also shows several people either walking by or driving by while the attack is going on. according to daly city police, none of those people stopped to help out here. the driver who was beaten had to be hospitalized for a variety of injuries but he's expected to be okay. the passenger wanted for this assault is described by police as hispanic between about 25 and 35 years old and obviously, you can see the surveillance system on board the cab. you can see a shot there.

that means someone could recognize him. if you do, call daly city police. >> maybe after people see it on tv, they may be able to get more information. >> reporter: hopefully so. >> thank you. 7:35. a woman riding her bike was killed in a collision with a truck in east oakland. this happened yesterday afternoon at san leandro and prune streets near 98th avenue. police say the woman was in the intersection when she was hit. she was pronounced dead right there at the scene. authorities haven't told us her name yet but they say she was in her 30s or 40s. the driver of that truck is cooperating with the investigation. 7:36. the oakland police department has been sued for corruption and brutality, has defended itself against a lack of community trust, and was faced with court-ordered reforms. this all started more than a decade ago. ktvu fox 2's pam cook joins us in the studio with an update on how the force has changed. good morning. >> good morning. it's been 12 years since a federal monitor was put in place to oversee reforms at the

oakland police department. the chief is calling it a success story. back in 2003 oak agreed to implement 51 reforms after the police corruption scandal involving officers known as the ryder. they have complied with 48, including uniform mounted camera us. the department says that video more often than not clears officers accused of wrongdoing. the chief also says it's about constitutional policing. >> in the end of this, what the city gets is -- is a police department that treats its citizens fairly with respect, behaves in a constitutional manner but is also effective at reducing crime. >> that seems to be working. fbi crime statistics show overall crime is down in oakland until attorneys say so are complaints of officer misconduct. in the next hour, we'll hear from the mayor of oakland about what she and the police chief are doing to continue to

increase the public's trust in the oakland police department. tori? >> thank you, pam. the homeland security department will run out of money if congress does not pass a funding bill by this friday. 30,000 homeland security employees would be furloughed in a shutdown. however, 80% of those workers perform what's considered essential functions such as airport security screening and patrolling borders, the coast guard. so that 80% would be required to bork. they would not get paid until the shutdown is over. the sticking point, the republican-controlled congress passing a homeland security bill that includes legislation overriding president obama's executive action on immigration. >> republicans felt the only way to pressure democrats to vote on defunds the president's immigration action was to make them vote on a larger bill to fund dhs. that's not so far worked. >> the stalemate is strictly over homeland security funding

and does not affect other government agencies. but homeland security employees are still feeling the sting of the government-wide shutdown in 2013 when most of them had to work without pay for three weeks. >> for the second night in a row, mysterious drones were spotted circling some of paris's famous landmarks, the eiffel tower and even at the u.s. embassy. drones are illegal in paris. the city is still on edge less than two months after gunmen killed 20 people. while these drones do not pose an immediate threat, some fear they could be spying on technology or could be equipped with weapons. they are analyzes the footage. 7:39. the santa clara county board of supervisors they are moving ahead with plans to buy a controversial cell phone tracking system. now, the board gave permission for the sheriff's department to

use money to buy a devis that's called sting ray. critics say sting ray can infringe on the privacy of innocent bystanders. sheriff's department said it would only be used to track down the subject of an investigationor a missing person. law enforcement group already use the sting ray tee -- law enforcement groups already use the sting ray device. the technology that could make your smartphones internet connection faster is coming to san francisco. people in the city will be able to pi a card from the company's website that allows their phones to connect to the p-cell network. that network is available only in san francisco right now and it requires an unlocked iphone or android to work. they are not releasing price details yet but it claims that unlimited data plans will ultimately cost less than similar plans with today's

wireless carriers. an east bay lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban b.a.r.t. employees from going on strike. b.a.r.t. workers staged two different strikes in 2013 that stranded tens of thousands of bay area commuters. state assemblywoman baker's legislation would not allow b.a.r.t. workers to strike as long as they continue to receive pay and benefits even if their union contract section -- contract has expired. we're continuing to follow the developing news in martinez. the dramatic end to a high- speed chase and the possible connection to a robbery. >> reporter: good morning. we're live inside the s.a.p. center in san jose where "we day california" getting ready to get underway. 16,000 kid representing 600 schools will fill the arena. we'll tell you how they are getting in here and we'll introduce you to a 12-year-old girl making a change. good morning. we're looking at a commute in

san jose that's still a little bit slow. northbound 101. we'll give you an update on this commute and also a look at some of the tough east bay commutes. well, a beautiful day yesterday, temperatures 60 near 70. a little change. fog is back. we'll talk about the high temps and a change brewing for friday/saturday. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a button. the nespresso vertuoline. swiss-designed precision brought to your kitchen. celebrate one year of vertuoline with $100 dollars off. it's the best price

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7:44. it's a movement to empower young people worldwide. today thousands of bay area kids will pack into sap center in san jose to celebrate and take part in "we day."

you can't buy your way in. you have to earn your way in. each child must take on a local and global action to help make the world a better place. and ktvu fox 2 is once again the proud sponsor of "we day." claudine wong is live with a behind-the-scenes look at what's happening for this highly-anticipated event. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the kids still waiting to get in. we got in early. so we can show you the setup. take a look below me as they get ready to welcome the 16,000 kids who have earned the right to be here. it's like a rock concert type feel once this gets underway. we're there at oracle arena for the first ever we day california. it did feel like a rock concert in their. everyone having a great time. they are celebrating the fact that they are making a local and global initiative. it want to inthrown dues -- i want to introduce you to someone who came in here.

12 years old. if you want to be inspired, all you have to do is spend a few minutes with you. you have a business card. how many 12-year-olds have a business card? tell me what you do and why you do it. >> i'm an activist, blogger and speaker. i blog about people who inspire me, things that inspire me and coomb things online and i -- cool things online and i do it so people can find their packs and they can make a difference. >> reporter: tell me where you think you've made the biggest change. with people or just getting the word out or -- you know, in what areas do you think this is where i've made an impact? >> i think i definitely inspire people, the most because it's so many people in one place for "we day." energy is so great. it's everyone that's made a difference. that energy -- i think that's kind of the most powerful in a way.

>> how important do you think it is to celebrate, you know, a lot of people to community service. they may go out and help and collect food and raise money. how important is it to be in here to sit with everyone else and feel like this is important and people recognize how important it is to make a difference. >> i think it's about realizing that you are not alone. there's -- "we day" they just started. but here they realize there's so many other people they can get involved with and work together with, it makes you realize that you are not alone in changing the world. it makes me realize that, too. thousands of other people. >> reporter: thank you for being us with us and -- for being with us. hanna, one of the kids inspiring. you can make a difference here locally or around the world. we'll check in with you a

little bit later on the morning news. live in san jose, claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. >> if you are one of those lucky vell-behaved students or if you have a child lucky enough to attend the event, send your photos. we'll share them on tv or online. golden state warriors sstar steph curry was at the white house. he was attending an event celebrateth progress in the -- celebrating the progress in the fight of malaria. steph has pledged three nets every time he makes a three- point shot. we don't know if he met president obama. i'm assuming did. but steph said i'm going to the white house this morning if i open the right door, maybe he

will be there. well, he was back in the warriors' lineup yesterday. etch missed a game because of a -- he missed a game because of a foot injury. he's running okay there. he had 32 points, eight assists and the warriors beat beat up the wizards. >> warriors on a six-game road trip. they are gonna play lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers tomorrow. >> that will be a good one. >> 7:489. let's check in with sal and you said it's kind of slow all over the place. >> yeah. >> kind of a busy middle of the week. we find that tuesday and weatd are the busiest days of the -- wednesday are the busiest days of the commute. northbound 101, we have a new crash reported at the mon na gu expressway -- mantague expressway. people hearing of the crash will get on 85 is busy. this is terrible news for the south bay commute. if you are driving on 880, it's

been slow from 238 heading down to fremont with a couple of wrecks on the way that have been moved out of the lanes. let's move along to another live picture here or live picture at the tone where westbound traffic is backed up for about a -- to the toll plaza where bnd traffic is -- where westbound traffic is backed up. it doesn't look too bad on 101 as you approach the lower deck or head south to the airport. let's go to steve. a little change in the pattern. low cloud are back. some fog. a couple of reports there right there on the deck. still cold for a few. had a report from jim up in cobb mountain. 30 degrees here. low clouds, mild to warm inland. but cooler coast and bay. increasing clouds friday, maybe even a cold, light rain friday afternoon and evening for the mendocino county, lake county and for everybody friday into saturday, it looks like a good event for the sierra. not much for us.

above 6,000 feet, they could get 6, 10 inches. if you are up there, be advised. things will change rapidly. we started the month off so well. had two whopper systems on friday, the 6th and then over the weekend. that was it until maybe this weekend. again, it doesn't look like a lot. but it will be a colder weekend. that's for sure. some of that low clouds popping up, weak system came by. ge a lot of high clouds to the south -- a lot of high cloud to the south. the system dropping down to the north is on its way. we'll start to see the impacts on friday. 30s, mid-30s, napa. santa rosa is in there but upert 40s, 50s in areas that were colder. there are a few 30s. napa 39. but they were 30 yesterday. calistoga is in there. winder, sebastopol. lakeport is 37. there are a bunch of 30s. 30s for redding, also sacramento. let's take a look at the system. big system moving into iowa and the great lakes. denver looking for 3 to 8

inches of snow which would give them one of their snowiest februaries ever. here's the big system coming out of texas and, louisiana and arkansas. this is go nab a mess for the deep south into the carolinas and ohio valley. for us we have a mostly sunny day. we'll start to cloud it up. the system is moving quick. watch how the future cast brings in clouds starting tomorrow and then later into thursday but by friday look at the sierra, that's where the action is going to be up there. not a lot here. but i think you will notice a big change in the temperatures starting friday into the weekend. low clouds, high clouds. mostly sunny. warm inland but cooler coast and bay because the little influence on some of the fog. a lot of 60s. low 70s, including vacaville, antioch. down for alameda, berkeley and also for oakland. 67, san jose. 67 santa cruz. a little bit mort fog, san mateo santa cruz coast. 60s, low, mid for the peninsula and the coast. it gets interesting. friday/saturday.

>> sunday, march 1st. is that our last good -- >> if it's a rain year, it can go into april or may. >> not a rain year, usually around the april 15th time frame it cuts off. >> we have another six weeks to get more -- >> yes. there is a new lawsuit. this one is blaming a popular dog food for poisoning, maybe killing hundred of pets. coming up, how an east bay man says he's fighting to bring the company to justice and how that dog food company is responding this morning. but next, they came to the bay area to escape percent kooks. what they kneel -- persecution. what they feel needs to happen after 100 of their own were kidnapped by islamic militants in the middle east.

you pray for the best and hope nothing happened to them. but giving -- given isis's track record. that's not a good hope. >> these isis abductions are the latest in a relentless series of attacks on minorities in the region. bay area groups say the best hope of survival for the hostages may be some type of prisoner exchange. 7:56. the justice department will not pursue federal civil rights charges against george zimmerman for the shooting death of trayvon martin. zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder for killing martin three years ago. the justice department says there's not enough evidence that zimmerman used force against martin because of his

race. now, trayvon martin's parents released a statement, saying they will honor his memory by working tirelessly to make the world a better place and are disappointed. a san francisco coffee shop chain is expanding and it's thanks to snoop dogg. the company phil's coffee is getting $15 million in funding from a mix of investors including snoop. one of his financial advisers says he has a special affinity for organic ingredients and loved the business and the way they respect coffee beans. they are known for their made to order drinks which uses organic sugar and creams. the expansion calls for 10 new stores across the nation. >> kind of impressed when you hear these big-named celebrities investing in small businesses. i think it's great. dozens of southwest flights, grounded and it has nothing to do with the weather.

after the break, how these cancellations are affecting travelers here in the bay area. and we're live in martinez where a possible robbery leads to a high-speed car chase that started in the sacramento area that lead right here to the streets of martinez. coming up we'll have an update from the scene. right now, we're looking at a commute on the san mateo bridge where traffic is moderately heavy heading out to the peninsula. we'll take a look at the bay area bridges when we come back. machine today but there is additional fog in some low cloud and high clouds. that will cut the edge off a few temps. what about the rain? where is it? it's on the extended outlook. we'll show it to you.

welcome back. a high-speed chp chase had a dramatic ending hours ago in martinez. authorities tell us it all started in sacramento. the speeds reached 100 miles an hour. now we're still out in the area live. these are live pictures. this is where the chase ended. police just cleared this scene ten minutes ago. now, ktvu's brian flores has been out there. he will be here to tell us how the chase started, why police say this investigation may be a lot more complex than they expected. stay tuned. good morning.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." it is wednesday, february 25th. i'm dave clark. i'm tori campbell. a quick check on weather and traffic. steve, still a little chilly but nowhere near where it was yesterday. >> a little bit more in the way of fog. that just popped up pretty quick. some areas of fog and low cloud and a few high clouds. it will be mostly sunny today. low clouds around. a little bit more than i think about an hour ago, it seems to be thinning out. but there's some. some of that fog is very thick. overall, a lot of sunshine today. a slight increase in some of that cloud cover. slightly cooler coast and bay. looks like the system from the north will be here. on saturday it will be a bigger impact for the sierra. a few 30s. we're already bouncing off the lows. 40s and 50s. alamo still checking in at 39. danville, antioch, brentwood, blackhawk and san ramon. the system will give the sierra a pretty good dusting of snow. not until friday. low cloud, cool for us.

sunny to mostly sunny. upper 60s, 70s. by coast and bay, mainly low to mid-60s. a lot of slowdowns. i i think we a -- i think we had an issue in redwood city. still there? bruter avenue, a good area to avoid. let's take a look at some of these pictures that we have for you where traffic is getting slower on interstate 880 northbound as you pass the coliseum, northbound 880 coming through. now, when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see that traffic is backed up for a 30-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. nimitz freeway heading from hayward to the fremont area is very slow which is not unusual. we've had a couple of crashes. highway 4, the highway 4 area in baypoint seems to be somewhat jinxed. we have had two or three different crashes here coming through. we haven't been able to catch them on camera. they are minor crashes but that freeway is still behind schedule. if you talk about the south

bay, northbound, 101 mantague, they why clearing an -- are clearing an accident. back to the desk. following developing news from martinez. a high-speed chase that started in sacramento, ended in martinez early this morning with a car crash. brian flores is live in martinez where investigators have just left the scene. so brian, good morning. what happens next? >> reporter: good morning. we were told we were gonna have a press conference about what happened around 7:30 but i got off the phone with chp earlier and they said that's been pushed back to about 8:00 possibly 79:00 this morning as they -- 9:00 this morning as they gather more details the scene was where sheriffs and the chp was earlier. it's clear. it doesn't appear they are looking for any more suspects involved in what may have started off as a possible robbery but ended in a definite

high-speed chase. when's rived, we saw one person being detained. it remains unclear if this person was involved in the high- speed chase. but he was put in the front of a chp car. we continue to work to continue his role in the whole thing. the chp says the car crashed into a fence off arthur road in martinez. chp also says this was involved in the high-speed chase that started in the sacramento area. solano county based officers first gave chase but the driver of the car somehow crashed off arthur road. the other suspects in the car, possibly three for our fled. chp said they caught three of those people and they were looking at one, maybe two more people. sheriffs and k-9s searched the area. a homeowner said he saw somebody running from the yard. back out here live again. the scene is clear.

but the coulden fuses part -- kofern fuse -- confusing part about this, the car is registered out of the colorado but it had california license plates so still a hoot of unanswered questions -- a lot of unanswerred questions regarding the background of this case. we'll speak with chp. we're expecting to hear from the chp later on this morning but the latest four people in custody here in martinez. back to you. >> thank you. well, new this morning, additional search teams including a marin county search- and-rescue team have joined the effort to find a missing baby boy northwest of sacramento. his mother was missing as well. but she has since been found. they were both reported missing monday in woodland. the baby is 20-day-old justice reese. police say the baby's 23-year- old mother, samantha green, was found yesterday in knights landing in yolo county. authorities say she was hysterical and very

disoriented. no details on how green became separated from her baby. our time is 8:05. this afternoon, a judge in scare county is due to set a trial tate for the man who a -- date for the man accused of killing and kidnapping sear lamar. if convicted, he faces a possible death sentence. now, he's accused of killing the 15-year-old girl, who vanished almost three years ago, while on her way to school. her body has never been found. prosecutors say they are confident they have the evidence that will lead to both a conviction and the death penalty. well, southwest airlines flight delays and disruptions seem to be clearing up. southwest was forced to ground more than 100 planes because those manies were not inspected -- planes were not inspected. tara moriarty is live at oakland international airport and i'm hearing that local travelers who were scrambling to find another way to get around, then don't have to worry anymore. >> reporter: yeah, well, the good news is that the departing flights look like they are back

on track after getting a rough start this morning here out of oakland when we first arrived at 5:00, we noticed a lot of people going in and looking at the board and grimacing. we know southwest was forced to ground 128 planes yesterday. that's about a fifth of the fleet after it discovered missed inspections. those inspections involved the rudder system. when they discovered the laps, they immediately took the planes out of service and began to check them. back in 2009, southwest was flinned for -- fined for failing to inspect cracks in the fuselage. the good news, its like they did get a good portion of those planes back up in the air and

running. live from oakland international, back to you. raiders' fans are gonna fight to keep the silver and black from leaving and going to lvlts -- l.a. the group met last night at ricky's tried to come up with ideas. that's an unofficial gathering spot for oakland fans and talked about ways to keep the raiders in the east bay. this is after word that the raiders an chargers may share a stadium. >> i think if it takes tax dollars to keep them, it my opinion is, yeah, it should be financed -- public dollars. >> we have an irreplaceable fan base. the greatest fan base, period, probably in the world. >> the group says the oakland coliseum is the best place for the team to be because it has good access to public transportation and pretty good

weather. 8:08. san francisco giants' fans have just until 5:00 tomorrow morning a little less than 24 hours to vote for buster posey as the face of major league baseball. he's leading in the final round in an online vote against last year's winner, dave vid writhe. you will see -- david wright. you will see more of him. he filmed an ad as the spokesman for toyota of northern california. >> i got two little ones. you know, i definitely think it's important for kids to have somebody to look to that's a positive influence. >> the commercial's director and producer say some of the qualitys that make him a great athlete translate into the commercial shoot. they say he's easy to work with, has natural timing and reads situations well. two astronauts are making some critical improvements to the international space

station. they are greasing latches and brackets on the station's giant robotic arm. these are live pictures right now from outer space. they are also installing additional power and data cables. again, this is a live feed from nasa. it looks like quite a bit of activity. this is the second of three space walks in a week and by the end of their final spacewalk which is set for saturday night into sunday morning, the astronauts which have routed cable as long as two and a half football fields. they are basically making parking spots for two commercial space taxis. so private companies can dock capsules to and from the ferry. almost a commercization -- commercization -- commercialization. >> you think about the movies we've seen and how things can

get unhocked. >> -- unhooked. still ahead, oakland police, they are making progress on court ordered reforms. coming up in 25 minutes, the specific changes they've made on new technology and on foot pursuits. a popular pet food manufacturer is getting slammed by dog owners saying that its food is causing illness and death. we'll tell you about the legal action being taken and what the pet foodmakers response is. we're looking at a commute in the north bay that is slowing down out of novato heading south. we'll tell you more about this commute on highway 101. a little fog bank mass decide to come back. it's clear for many. cold for a few but not as cold as yesterday morning. there it is. but where is the rain? we have some on the extended outlook. i will show you that.

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8:14. two people remain in critical condition this morning and more than a dozen others are hurt after a house exploded in the jersey shore community of stafford, township. the explosion was caught on a police dash cam as a gas leak blew the home apart yesterday. police, firefighters and utility workers were trying to evacuate the area and find the leak when the explosion happened. >> so quickly, the -- with the explosion, we've had debris all around us come from nowhere. >> we're very lucky. it could have traveled up more. >> the 15 people who were hurt

are new jersey natural gas workers, firefighters and emts. police say there is nothing left of the house that exploded and there's still assessing how many surrounding homes were damaged in the blast. a bay area man is blaming purina pet food for the death. his dog. he's now taking his claim to court. janine de la vega is live in sunnyvale with reaction from pet owners and also purina. janine? >> reporter: we've been talking to dog owners here at this park and hearing this, they say it's the last thing that they want to hear. they say it's disturbing. so far we haven't been able to find somebody who feeds their dog beneful try dog food yet out here. but on twitter, i've been looking at the tweets, we've got several tweeting saying they have used beneful and had issues with it. ♪ >> reporter: a class-action lawsuit which was filed in the u.s. district court in northern

california states that the eight kind of ben nip full dog food have caused internal bleeding, liver failure, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures and kidney failure. the plaintiff is a dog owner from discovery bay. he says he started to buy the dog food in late december or early january and gave it to his dog. soon after, all three of his dogs became sick. his bulldog died. the lawsuit says documentens in the -- toxins are to blame. in the past four years there's been more than 3,000 online complaints of dogs becoming ill or dying after eating the beneful. one dog owner said she pays double because she's worried about potential harnlful ingredients in lower priced brand. >> i know there is a lot of things in these common dog foods that i don't want my dog to eat. i pay the extra money for specialty dog food because i'm very concerned about the kind of garbage that people are

peddling for dog food. >> reporter: purina is vigorously defending they -- dash defending themselves. they say two prior lawsuits were dismissed. they say they have quality testing and they say there's nothing wrong with ben aniful millions of dogs eat it and pet owners can continue to feed their dogs with total confidence. >> all right, joining us line. thank you. 8:17. the statewide ban on plastic bags, it's now on cold. it was supposed to be phased in at major supermarkets this coming summer. however, a referendum to overcome the measure has qualified for the november 2016 ballot. cities that have their own ordinances they were not affected by this. critics argue the ban would cost manufacturing jobs but supporters say it will help protect marine wildlife and

also reduce litter. 8:17. we want to check in with sal and keeping a close eye on the commute for us. how is it looking? >> it's busy still. we do have a lot of improvement out there in some areas but other areas seem like they are having a bad wednesday. sometimes commute have bad days. this is highway 24 and the contra costa commute has been especially busy on this wednesday. not only here but 680 backing up from about 242 down to 24. 680 remains slow until you reach danville. also looking at the bay bridge commute, this has not been as good as yesterday where by yesterday at this time, we had good improvement. here it still looks very slow. at least a 30-minute delay. it's backed up before the maze. the only people having a good commute there are the people using the carpool lanes. in san jose, we had northbound 101 an accident that's been cleared up at mantague. look at the san jose commute. a lot of slow traffic.

85 is improving but not much. let's go to steve in the weather center. you know on tweet deck, you can follow a column. >> i follow one on weather. the comments from the females back east and the midwest -- >> it's very cold. >> i'm so done with this weather. >> that's what they are all saying. >> some of the information is great. you can tweet that and get some really good information like denver might be setting its all- time snowiest february ever after today. boston, the second snowiest ever and they are getting close to their first. incredible. deep south looking for -- somebody tweeted out the weatherman just said more of the same. that means more snow and cold. we're saying more of the same and that means the same for us. turning cloudy on friday. maybe mendocino county, lake county will get some rain. this looks like more of a snow event for the sierra. we might get a little bit out

of the system. those were big systems 0s on the 6th and -- systems on the 6thage the 8th. it -- 6th and the 8th. again, it's more for the sierra. could be about 6 to 10 inches of snow above 6,000 feet over the week. for us, it will be more scattered showers. some fog, most of it, though, a little bit -- excuse me. hy to cough there -- i had to cough there. if you have been fighting the bug, it doesn't let go. >> our system is giving us mostly sunny skies. 30s for a few but a lot of 40s and 50s. the cloud cover the high cloud deck. 42 now for woodside, palo alto, still holding onto 39. la hon -- 48 for foster city. one system here. it's gonna be a lot of snow going into iowa and the great lakes, for chicago as well. minneapolis more snow there. denver is looking for a possibility of three to eight that would give them a record

for february. it's already into cheyenne. the upslope is probably going to kick in any time for them. here's the big system out of texas, arkansas and into northern louisiana. they are talking about freezing rain. a wide variety all the way to the carolinas and up to the north. it's just a who-- whopper. for us, we have a change coming from the north. finally. watch how the few chust cast picks -- future cast pins up on this -- picks up on this. that's not bad for friday afternoon. if you have travel plans up there, i'm sure there will be winter weather advisories. snow level could get down saturday to 3500 feet. low clouds, patchy, cool, sunny and mild. but cooler coast and bay. 60s and 70s. that -- a lot of 30s up in lake county. thank you, up at cobb. sonoma, 68. san rafael, 66. a lot of fog around petaluma. but that will start to lift

pretty soon. coolerrer, alameda, oakland. upper 60s to also cold towards gilroy and breezy. got low 30s. upper 60s there. still mostly sunny. 60s on the peninsula as well. low clouds on the increase on thursday and then cloud it up thursday. some rain here but more snow on the sierra. >> thank you. 8:22. just imagine. you are an internet person. imagine your internet being a thousand times faster than it is right now. later this hour, some new technology it's about to debut in san francisco and how you can get hooked up. but first, a push for stronger safety measures after a menlo park caltrain station -- near a menlo park caltrain station. the changes commuter can expect after a deadly crash at one intersection.

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there's been another big earthquake in japan. the up sgs says a magnitude 5.9 quake -- usgs says a magnitude 5.9 quake rocked japan. this follows a 6.9 quake off the northern japanese coast earlier this month. there's no word yet on whether this newest quake caused any injuries or damage. a deadly crash at a caltrain station is progetting

new calls for -- prompting new calls for safety along the train tracks. a woman's suv became boxed in by traffic at the ravenswood area crossing. people there say that intersection often getting backed up and can get confusing. the solution may be grade separation where the traffic causes bosque or below the tracks. >> any time a bed or vehicle has to -- a pedestrian or vehicle has to cross the tracks there is a safety concern. it would be a significant i ro. >> menlo park is already working with caltrain to lower the road under the tracks at the ravenswood crossing. the design phase could take a couple of years. it could be five years before all of the work is complete. burlingame and palo alto are considering similar measures. investigators say a truck driver deliberately abandoned his truck yesterday on train tracks in ventura county causing a metro link train to derail and crash.

at least 28 people were injured and hospitalized, including four people listed in critical condition. the truck driver's wife claims the truck stalled out. the driver from arizona was found by police about a mile away from the crash scene. his name is jose alejandro sanchez ramirez. he was a truck driver for a company and he was driving the vehicle in question. he was taken into custody for a felony hit-and-run violation. >> investigators say the train engineer saw the truck and hit the brakes but there was not enough time to stop. the impact caused three of the train's five cars to derail. 8:27. a teacher in benicia, criticized for the way she organized a special assembly. up next, the topic of the assembly and why only african-

american students were invited. after allegations of the police misconduct and millions of dollars in settlements, the city is on the verge of finishing up reforms to the police department. we examine the changes that have already been made and what's being done to restore public trust. downtown san jose northbound 280 traffic a little bit of improvement but still very slow getting up into the valley. mostly sunny, still a little bit of fog holding on. that will lift and burn off. we'll have sunshine but what about the temps and there any change in the extended outlook. yeah, there is.

caught on camera. look at the bottom right of your screen. a san francisco cabdriver punched and kicked by a passenger. alex savidge is talking about what you are looking at here. what led up to the fight and how police want your help with the investigation. thank you for joining us. welcome back to "mornings on 2." wednesday, february 25th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic now. steve paulson has the latest in your forecast. mostly sunny, dave. chilly. not as cold as yesterday. that's for sure. most of the country dealing with unbelievely cold temperatures. multiple snow systems moving across. for us, a little bit of fog around petaluma. a little bit out in the east pay that will burn off soon. machine. had a few 30s -- machine. had a few 30s -- mostly sunny had a few 30s. get out of the way so people can see. gilroy, 34, cold, windy, morgan

hill had 30s. now they are in the 40s the you get in the higher elevations and there's still warm air aloft. system marching down from the north will be here on late thursday into friday. today, mild to warm inland. maybe cooler by the coast but still nice. 60s to near70 degrees. i will have more on that in about is minutes -- about 12 minutes sal? the incidents have calmed down. we still have a lot of the slow traffic. fender-benders out there, some blocking lanes. for the most part, things are getter that way. let's take a look at what we have now with the toll plaza. this has been a little bit worse than yesterday. yesterday at this time, we had improvement. i don't see a lot of improvement here. i see slow traffic still and waiting about 30 minutes to get onto the bridge, especially if you are starting to count from the end of the line before the macarthur maze. 880 usually starts getting just

before 8:00 driving out to the coliseum heading out to 29th. you will see traffic on 580 slow as well. it's along the typical realm and no -- and nothing out of the ordinary. northbound 101, blossom hill solid to mountain view. there are a couple of spots where you pick up. most of it is very slow. 85 and 280 as well. we had a couple of earlier problems of everyone trying to get scott same place. back to the desk. police in daly city hoping somebody recognizes a man accused of viciously beating a cabdriver and the police released new surveillance video of that attack. ktvu fox 2 'alex savidge is in san francisco. he's been showing the video to other cabdrivers to hear what they are saying about the attack. >> reporter: well, cabbies say this is a dangerous job. they are not surprised to hear about this brutal assault. it happened the day after

valentine's day but they just now releasing surveillance video that show as man wanted for this attack on a driver earlier thent month. the driver picked up this well- dressed passenger in the shirt and tie in downtown san francisco and dropped him off in daly city close to the cal palace. that's when the passenger refused to pay his fare. when the driver got out to confront him, the passenger began to punch and kick the 60- year-old driver and this morning we showed this video to some cabdrivers. they were trucked by what they saw. one driver told me that's why he always reminds passengers that his surveillance cameras are rolling. >> you don't have to kill him. there is a camera here. be careful. tell him, guys, smile. there is a camera in here. they get the message, they know your camera is working. >> reporter: that surveillance video shows several people walking by or driving by as this attack is going on.

no one stops to help out. the driver who was beaten had to be hospitalized for various injuries but he's expected to be okay and police describe the passenger wanted for this assault as hispanic between about 25 and 35 years old. and obviously, those surveillance cameras gave a clean shot of the man if anyone recognizes hill, please put in a call to daly city police. send it back to you. 8:35. the oakland police department has been sued for corruption and brutality. they've lost community trust and they faced court-ordered reforms but 12 years after the biggest scandal in the department history ktvu fox 2's pam cook is in the studio now to show us how far the police department has come, pam. >> yeah, back in 2003 in the wake of the ryder scandal a monitor was put in place and the police department's gray ed to 51 reform. now the chief is calling it a success story. the department has complied

with 48 of the 51 mandates so far which include body cameras. the department says that video has been successful at clearing officers accused of wrong doing. the chief also said it's about constitutional policing. >> we, the police, are not above the laul. if we're going to enforce the law, we have to respect it. we expect our officers to treat peep appropriately. >> we don't expect people to forget bad behavior of the past. we know we'll have to continue to work hard to earn that trust every day. >> the mayor also says the oakland police chief has been flown out twice to address the president's special committee on building community trust with police. we also heard from a civil rights attorney who says the efforts seem to be working, complaints of officer misconduct are down in oakland. tori? >> thank you, pam. it was intended to be an assembly to coincide with black history month but this morning school officials in benicia are apool yizing for what they say

was -- apologizing for what they say was a poorly conducted mess acon race. the only african-american teacher held a specs assembly on monday about the civil rights movement. but she only invited african- american students. she says sheet wanted to address -- she said she wanted to address issues such as the n word and thought students would open up if they were only among other african-americans. the superintendent said while the teacher meant well, she did not do the right thing. >> this is not just an aimth that impacts african-american students. it impacts our entire school population. >> 9% of the students at benicia middle school are african-american. the student said any future talks will include the entire student body. the arch bishship plans to add extra clarification for a morality clause but he's not changing any of the language. he caused an uproar when he

added guidelines to the teachers' happened book -- hand book. he will consult with a committee of relynnge teachers to expand an clarify material but there are no plans to remove or retract. a spokesman representing catholic school parents says it's too soon to tell the outcome. >> proof is in the pudding. we want to see what he puts together and what he's proposing. we rejected the last he came up with. >> parents and teachers want a meeting with the archbishop to discuss the guidelines. an east bay lawmaker introduced new legislation to ban b.a.r.t. employees from going on strike. b.a.r.t. workers staged two different strikes in 2013. it stranded thousands of bay area commuters. state's simply woman katherine baker's legislation would not allow b.a.r.t. workers to go on strike as long

as they keep getting pay and benefits even if their contract has expired. b.a.r.t.'s union leaders have made no comment yet on that proposed law. well, today there is a grand opening ceremony for a new b.a.r.t. bike station. it's located near the 19th street b.a.r.t. station in oakland. the san francisco bicycle coalition pushed for the bike station. they say as more people ride b.a.r.t. and bikes, it's important for bike parking to be available near the busiest b.a.r.t. stations. now the new bike stakes at 1775 broadway, it will have free parking for 120 bikes, station attendants even a small maintenance shop. the ribbon cutting ceremony starts at 10:30 this morning. >> kind of a nice way to go to work and we have decent weather. making the best of a bad situation. in 12 minutes, how a massachusetts man is cashing in on all of that snow back east. snoork we are inside the -- we are inside the s.a.p.

center for "we day." we just spoke to a group of young woman who have come all the way from uganda. we'll tell you about their amazing achievement. good morning. we're looking at the east bay commute. 680 still a little bit slow in some areas as you head into fremont out of the sunol grade. we'll tell you more about the east bay commute. mostly sunny forecast but a little bit of fog has come back. that's not the big story. the lows are up compared to most. it's friday, saturday, a change on the wait.

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generations. we are really proud to sponsor this great event. >> that's for sure. now, ktvu's claudine wong is inside s.a.p. center in san jose with the message behind the movement. >> reporter: "we day" is about making changege. i'm joined by four women. they have come all the way from uganda. welcome. >> thank you. >> reporter: thank you for joining us. we talked about what you guys are doing. it's pretty remarkable stuff. tell us what you have done in terms of the software. >> we've come up with a software to diagnose sickle cell anemia. >> reporter: how difficult was that? >> it was a little bit difficult. you have to magnytise the

cells. >> reporter: what does that mean for your community? >> not very many health centers. we have over 3,000 health centers. only a dozen of these are able to provide this. we believe that when we come up with a solution we'll be able to -- [inaudible] >> reporter: absolutely amazing. what does it mean for you to be here? >> reporter: it's humbling. we believe that by the time we leave this place we will have changed someone's life. sometimes people get to have ideas and they sit on them. you never know how many lives it can impact. >> that's amazing. the other ladies here have told me.

26 hours to get here. can you each tell me what this trip has meant to you. >> i'm really happy to be here. my strongest advice to the young mind if i did it, they can do it. >> reporter: that's amazing. >> toe me it means -- to me if you put your head to it, you can achieve anything you want. >> i just want to empower the young mind that everything is possible as long as you believe you can do it. you can make it the way you want it to to be. >> reporter: just one of the groups speaking at the "we day california." things will get to get underway here at the s.a..sent p center -- s.a.p. center. >> we want to see your photos and videos. post them to the hashtag weday or tweet to @ktvu and we'll

share your experience on tv and online. boy, that was really impressive. those young ladies, 26-hour journey. >> and multiply that by thousands. >> really sharp, really smart and nice kids, too. >> so very impressive. 8:46. sal is always impressive. you like to be around impressive people. i like the people who are -- the young people who speak so well. >> you can't buy a ticket -- you have to be selected to be there at "we day." >> it's pretty cool. i don't know how to transition from something that's pretty cool to traffic. i don't know. let's take a look at this. i know. the sound i'm making means it's still slow all over the place. southbound 101 at willow, a crash. when you use the san mateo bridge and you are heading on intersection 101 down to willow road, you will see some slow traffic. i have a map of it for you.

southbound 101 into redwood city. it will be slow. it will be slow after that into palo alto. 101 bayshore freeway has been slow. as you look at 880 it's finally beginning to improve from hey hayward to fremont. things are finally beginning to improve. >> when we get to the bay bridge, that's been steady and slow all morning long up like yesterday when we had significant improvement, today it's very slow beyond the maze. today's weather looks good. let's go to steve. i think we have a forecast you will approve of. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we do have some return of the low clouds. it will be slightly cooler coast and bay. still upper 60s to near 70 inland. fog, i guess around petaluma was thick, thick, thick. should start to lift. a few high clouds and some patchy coastal fog that was making a march. now it looks like it's peeling off. mostly sunny here. a couple of 30s. a lot more 40s and 50s. the dew points were up.

teens. that's the amount of moisture in the air. now they are about 30, 40, 50. so that's certainly bringing -- increase the boundary layer. all right. take your pick on snow systems. there's the one -- great lakes heading into iowa, illinois, iowa, into parts of the wis wis and back to -- wisconsin and back to omaha. and denver. it may be denver's snowiest february ever. they need about 5 inches to surpass 22 that fell in 1912. it's certainly possible. coming down from cheyenne, you will get the upslope. here's the whopper of a system. this one is churning out of arkansas, louisiana. it will be a mess as it moves across the deep south, the carolinas. snow advisories, winter storm warning, you name it. we have a change in our weather. it's starting to drop down from the north. most of our system has been mid

latitude. it doesn't look like a big deal for rain on us. look at the sierra. this could be pretty good for them. i think above 6,000 feet. 6 to 10. below that snow level will get down to 3500 feet on saturday. there might be another system coming in early next week. maybe a little change for the mountains. they can use it. low clouds, cool, mostly sunny. a little cooler coast and bay. we're looking for some 60s, low, mid. you get farther inland up find some upper 60s. there's the okay fog bank out there. that was not there. 64 alameda. 67 santa cruz. san jose, santa clara and fremont. a little bit cooler. daly city, and in the city. mainly mid- to upper 60s on the peninsula. more fog tomorrow and then we encease the cloud. a -- increase the clouds. the sierra will get the bulk of this. >> for anyone planning to head up there, possible driving -- >> i would go early if you can. it looks like friday afternoon into saturday. >> want to buy some snow? >> i heard it's for sale.

[laughter] >> i know a man. >> thank you. a man in massachusetts he's found a way to make some money from all of the feet of snow in his yard. he's selling it. and then shipping it out. his name is kyle waring. he launched shipsnowyo.com. it's for people in warmer climates like us who may want a little taste of the weather on the east coast back there. 89 bucks gets you 6 pounds of snow. he will ship it overnight. it's packed inside a plastic bag, foil and an insulated container. he tweeted yesterday he had 30 orders yesterday. well, snoop dogg in the coffee business? yeah. after the break, how the rapper is helping a pop paw lar bay area coffee chain -- popular bay area coffee chain take

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8:53. chicago mayor rahm emanual has been dealt a political setback. he failed to get enough votes last night to win a second term outright. so for the first time ever in chicago, there will be a runoff election for mayor. emanuel needed to get more than 50% of the vote against four challengers to seal the win. he received just over 45%. now the former white house chief of staff will face off against the second place

finisher, a county commissioner this spring. he received endorsements from president obama as well as richard daley. however, analysts say voters were troubled by the sit's violent -- city's violent crime rate and the closes of 50 public schools in 2015. for the second night in a row, mysterious drones were spotted circling some of paris's most famous landmarks at the eiffel tower and even the u.s. embassy. authorities got video of the drones in this latest sighting. they are analyzing footage. drones are illegal in paris. the city is still on edge less than two months after a gunman opened fire killing 20 people. while those drones don't pose an immediate threat, some fear the drones could be spying on technology or could one day be equipped with weapons. 8:55. the san francisco sheriff's department will help some undocumented immigrants get

visas. according to the chronicle. now, sheriff ross mirkarimi has stopped obeying "from the federal government to hold inmates longer if they are in this country illegally. now a sheriff's team will help victimses of serious crimes get a special visa if they promise to cooperate with the criminal investigation. the program called u visa, it was approved by congress several years ago. mirror cau rim mill says this -- mirkarimi says this makes it more likely crimes will be reported. technology that can make your smartphone's internet connection 1,000 times faster is coming to san francisco. they announced people in the city will be able to buy a sim card from the company's website that allows their phones to connect to the p-cell network but the network is available own lynn in the -- only in san francisco right now. it requires an unlocked iphone or android phone to work.

no price details yet but they claim their unlimited plans will ultimately cost less than similar plans with today's wireless carriers. san francisco coffee shop chain will be able to expand thanks to snoop dogg. phil's coffee is getting $15 million in funding from a mix of investors, including snoop. one of his advisers say he has a special affinity for organic ingredients and loved the phil's business and the way they respect the coffee bins. the coffee is known for the made to order drinks that use organic sugar or cream. the plans call for ten more stores around the nation. already 18 in the bay area and one in los angeles. it is coming up on 8:57. want to check in one more time with sal. you got a big grin on your face. ♪ >> this song, i have it on good

authority. it's not about coffee. it's not about coffee. it's about something else. let's go take a look at bay bridge toll plaza. as we get up to the toll plaza there's still plenty of slow traffic here. finally some improvement heading west. take the cup of orange juice you have to go. getting into san francisco. bay bridge toll plaza and san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge also seeing some slow traffic. let's go to 280 quickly. northbound 280 is improved. let's go to steve. mostly sunny skies. a little bit of low cloud deck is back. slight cooldown coast and bay. still nice, though. mostly sunny, and then tomorrow more fog. it looks like we cloud it up. there will be snow in the sierra starting friday into saturday. they will get the best out of the this. it will be cold and windy. squeeze out a little more by the end of the month. >> anything we can get. that's our report for this morning. thank you for joining us. >> be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news at noon.

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