hercules police calling the fbi to help with their first homicide in years. we'll tell you what we know about the victim as well as the suspect. live pictures from apple headquarters in cupertino. teamsters are rallying bus drivers in an attempt to get them to unionize. janine de la vega is there. we'll have more details over

over pension and pay. it's 7:00. >> yes, it is. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. it's thursday, february 26th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve has been painting the sky. >> beautiful sunrise. >> a lot of high clouds, tori and dave. still mild. the lows are up. a couple of days ago, we had a lot of low 30s. now it's mainly 40s and 50s. it will be mostly sunny. mostly clear. high clouds mainly a morning event. after today we'll focus our attention to the north. san francisco forecast starting off 52. 67 for a high today. temperatures running above average. truckee is 19. south lake tahoe, 24. friday into saturday there will be significant changes for the sierra nevada and also shasta/lassen even all the way down to southern california by saturday. blue canyon, 45. snow level could get down to 3500 feet by the weekend.

a few high clouds over us right now. but they will clear out. 40s. even napa airport is in the 40s. santa rosa, napa, fairfield, 41. 40s for many, including san jose at 46. mostly sunny. but we start to increase the cloud tomorrow. system from the north doesn't have a lot of moisture but it will have a lot of cold air and breezy to plufrtry conditions. today is pretty mild to warm with 70s inland. 60s for most. this is probably it for the 70s for a while. here is sal with an update on your traffic. it's slow from what i hear. >> it is slow. we have problems out there. we'll start with 280 san jose and the valley because we've noticed a lot of slow traffic. i kind of thought that maybe something was cooking on 280 gets up to highway 17. but it's just slow traffic. i will tell you that the san mateo bridge has a crash. you can see traffic is at a standstill here on the san mateo bridge heading out to a wreck that is closer to the high rise. now, the traffic is going to be

-- so slow that we're recommending that you use a different bridge. you might want to think about using the dumbarton bridge or perhaps even going to the bay bridge because of this collision that is blocking one of the lanes and now they've issued at 7:00 decided to issue a sig-alert and they are -- not going to be able to clear this. i'm reading this off the screen. pardon me. for 45 minutes, westbound, 92. accident is at the high rise, 45-minute sig-alert issued right now at 7:00. three minutes old. bad news for the morning commute. let's move along. so again, let me just say it again, just so you know, don't go to the san mateo bridge. the crash is right here on the high rise. sig-alert, 45 minutes from now is when they expect to clear it. let's move along to the bay bridge toll plaza where the traffic is very slow getting into san francisco. if you are leaving for the city, go ahead and leave as early as you can because a lot of people will be coming up to

the bay bridge to avoid that san mateo bridge. get out there asap. 7:03. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. it's the first time in hercules -- it's the first homicide in hercules in nearly two and a half years. this morning, detectives are sorting through the evidence trying to determine exactly what happened. ktvu fox 2's tara moriarty is live in the neighborhood where one man was killed and a woman was critically injured. >> reporter: there was a trail of blood, a fake gun, a cap and a ripped door. now, the 911 call initially came in yesterday afternoon around 2:45. the neighbor said that two men were fighting outside of the home on buttercup court. one appeared to be checking the other. when police arrived, they found a woman alive but critically hurt inside the grant door of the -- inside the garage door.

nearby was a knit cap. police arrested a suspect a few blocks away. >> that person was positively i.d.'d by our witness as being the person who was fighting. he apparently had blood on him. >> reporter: neighbors say the victim is leroy sandoval in his 50s. he bought this house 15 years ago and lives with his foif. they say the screen to his house appeared to have been freshly ripped open. >> indicators this could have been a home-invasion robbery. the fbi has been brought in to help with the investigation. later this morning, police should release more details. tara moriarty, back to you. >> thank you. a woman who brought national attention to the issue of sexual harassment 20 years ago was in berkeley last night talking about that issue. we're talking about anita hill. she was the featured speaker at a national conference on sexual assault on college campuses held at uc berkeley. now, hill came to national prominence when she testified

that then clarence thomas sexually harassed her when he was her boss. hill told the audience it was hard to speak out in public but she felt she had no choice. >> listening to the testimony and hearing the other people testify and then up mamly working -- ultimately working to get heard that i decided that i absolutely had to say what had happened to me. >> uc berkeley's has been under criticism for hosting this two- day conference. it's one of 90 schools being investigated for the way they handle sexual assault on campuses. now, the school says this conference is part of its commitment to finding solutions to the problem. >> well, we have new information on that high-speed chase and crash in martinez. we were tolding you about it -- telling but it yesterday on "mornings on 2." five people were in the car and scattered into a neighborhood near interstate 680. all five were arrested. the chase started early yesterday morning in sacramento and investigators say the

suspects may be connected to a smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store in colorado. the chp says they found several weapons and a large amount of stolen property in that car. 7:06. happening now, the teamsters are rallying outside of apple headquarters in cupertino. they are lobbying for better wages and working conditions for the people who drive tech employees to work. janine de la vega joins us now live and we see a picket line behind you. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. yes. the teamsters are out here in front of apple headquarters. they are holding up signs, saying vote yes. that's a message to the bus drivers who pick up and drop off apple employees to vote to join the union tomorrow. the bus drivers who shuttle around workers contacted the union late last year after hearing that the facebook shuttle drivers voted to unionize. now this group of drivers drive

for compass transportation which then contracts with the tech companies. union leaders want to negotiate better pay and benefits for the drivers who reportedly make about $17 to $18 an hour. the union argues that drivers are struggling to support their families and that tech companies should value them more. the union has been gaining momentum. last weekend, the teamsters struck a deal for the -- those facebook drivers, the people who drive the facebook employees. that contract calls for guaranteed overtime after an eight-hour work day, up to five weeks of vacation, ccket -- contributions to retirement and drivers can make up to $25. we're joined by rome allois. you are a spokesman for the teamsters. that was seen as a landmark deal. what kind of message will that send? encouragement for the drivers? >> i think it shows facebook along with their contractor recognizes the disparity of labor here and wages and that

these people need to at least start working towards a middle- class wage in order to drive people that make significantly more than them around. so it will bring them up to good wages, good health and welfare that's paid for by the company on a pension plan. >> reporter: what about if the transportation company that employs these bus drivers who drive the employees who apple if they say, you know, no or maybe the tech companies say they don't want to pay the higher wages. the problem moves from the contractor to the tech companies for not wanting to support those that support them. i mean, these are people that make it possible for apple employees, genentic employees, yahoo! to do their jobs. they get them to work safely, they bring them home safely. they need to support those people and help them live some part of a decent life. >> reporter: thank you. these peoplesters are going to be out -- these teamsters are going to be out here for the rest of the morning.

they are rallying these drivers saying please vote. vote yes for their big vote on tomorrow. tori? >> all right. it will be interesting. thank you, janine. 7:09. piedmont firefighters are training on a new state-of-the- art ladder truck. the $800,000 fire truck can climb seven stories high. it's the fire department's first new fire truck in 25 years. it's a beauty. firefighters say it has many more safety features including guardrails that are a foot and a half tall. they are just 4 inches high. making it a dangerous situation for anyone up top. >> the city maintains the vehicle replacement budget. it was our turn. we have air bags which are new, this has a black box on it similar to what an airline has. >> the fire department says the city doesn't have many high rise buildings but there are wildfires and a lot of hills out there, too. they will be sharing the ladder

truck with nearby fire departments, including berkeley, albany and oakland. the truck is expected to be put into service in the next couple of weeks. a teenager in san ramon is disappointed after his adventure with what he thought was a mountain lion turned out to be something else. 13-year-old jake emmerson said he looked out his window yesterday afternoon and saw something strange. so he grabbed his cell phone. headed outside to take a look. moments later, he ran back, told his dad what he saw. >> when i ran back, i was like mountain lion, mountain lion. >> were you scared? >> no, not really. i knew i could make it back to my -- my house. >> when we sent the video to the department of fish and game, tori, it was a bobcat. not a mountain lion. the young man is disappointed he didn't catch a mountain lion on camera but he's still excited about seeing a bobcat. chefs recommending

restaurants. that's the idea behind a new app. it's called chefs feed. it's somewhat similar to yelp but it only has recommendations that are positive instead -- and instead of ordinary diners they are written by chefs. yelp dominating online restaurant reviews but it's criticized because of its lack of transparency surrounding paid advertising and the reviews it chooses to promote. it's based in the bay area but covers restaurants in new york, los angeles, chicago and london. it's founded by two brothers from martinez and danville. that's kind of neat having the chefs do it. they know the food. >> okay. there is a hacking competition to help protect your private information. coming up at 7:30, the industry that's becoming more and more vulnerable to hackers an how much your privacy is work. and reports that an isis man nick named jihadi john and

three men tied to the group. major delays. do not use this bridge. we'll give you alternates when we come back. a lot of high clouds over us. it will be mostly sunny and warm today. but this will be it for the warm. there's some colder air on the way and snow for the sierra. more on that.

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the london group cage said there's striking similarities. we're also learning that police and federal investigators have arrested three men accused in a plot to join the ranks if sis and even carry out attacks here in the u.s. doug luzader has more from washington, d.c. good morning, doug. >> reporter: tori, good morning. this plan according to federal investigators involved either assisting isis fighters overseas or carrying out attacks here at home with possible targets ranging from police officers to even president obama. investigators closed in on one of the three men just yesterday at j.f.k. airport. as he was preparing to board a flight to istanbul. 19-year-old later appeared in federal acourt along with a 24- year-old who allegedly planned to travel to the middle east next month. both are legal residents who

lived in brooklyn. according to new york police commissioner william bratton, there was a backup plan. >> if they were not able to go that they would seek to acquire weapons here, handguns, machine guns, and seek to attack very specifically police officers. >> reporter: a third man, a 30- year-old from florida is accused of helping finance the travels. according to court documents, one of the three men described his aspirations online which included a possible plan to shoot obama. an attorney for one of the men lashed out at federal investigators. >> there's no attempt by the government to understand. there is just a rush by the government to prosecute, to charge and to employ the most severe aspects of our criminal justice system. >> reporter: but we got a glimpse of the larger picture here. just how extensive terror recruitment efforts in this country may be. >> this is isn't a new york or

washington phenomenon. this is all 50 states and in ways that are very hard to see. >> reporter: that's what keeps counterterrorism folks up at night. as far as these three individuals, all three of them if fully charged and convicted, could face up to 15 years apiece in federal prison. tori? >> and amazing, you know, attempts to potentially assassinate the president and other crimes. good thing they are in custody. and funding for the department of homeland security is at risk. congress only has until tomorrow to act. republicans have agreed to hold a vote on a so-called clean bill without any provisions on the president's immigration reform. the hangup now is in the house. it already passed a homeland funding measure. but it has provisions to block the president's executive actions. conservatives in the house, they don't want a clean bill. the next move is up to house

speaker john boehner. >> i don't knee what the senate is capable of -- i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. until i see that -- >> in the meantime the department of homeland security is preparing itself for a partial shutdown. about 20,000 workers would be furloughed but most of them deemed essential to protecting the nation. they would have to keep working without pay. >> they would eventually get paid but not until the fnd fund something pass. last time it was about three weeks. want to check in with sal. you are starting at the san mateo bridge because that serious crash. it looks like traffic is just stopped. >> it is. i wouldn't recommend going there to the san mateo bridge. we'll start there, of course. this is a sig-alert that's been in effect since 7:00. you can see that the cars that are already actually on the bridge are stuck. i see some emergency vehicles down the road. this is an injury crash, two left lanes blocked. westbound on the san mateo bridge just before the high rise. traffic is backed up all the

way out to 880. pretty soon in, in fact, already, this is affecting the traffic on 880 in the area. so please give yourself extra time. i want to show you the map here just so that i -- so i can talk you through an alternate route. you will have to go down to the dumbarton bridge which is not bad but the traffic on the nimitz freeway is horrible. but once you get to the dumbarton bridge, it looks okay getting across. no bay around it. you have to leave the house earlier if you want to stay on schedule if you use any of these bridges or the nimitz freeway. let's talk about the bay bridge which could be an alternate for some. it's crowded. it's backed up for about a 30, 40-minute delay. so this normally happens when one bridge goes down. all of the other bridges start to feel effects of this injury crash. they don't expect to this have cleared for at least another 25 minutes. we're done, unfortunately, with that commute. take a breath. let's go to steve in the weather center. weather likes nice. soldout.

>> they are sold out. we're done a lot of people can work from home. maybe put the appointment off and go a little later. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> yes, it would be. we do have mostly sunny, partly cloudy skies. a little bit of low cloud and fog. there was a lot of low fog yesterday. mostly sunny, mild to warm. upper 60s, 70s. tomorrow, increasing clouds, cooler, possibility of some light rain developing up to the north. but more likely late friday into saturday. over the weekend, it will be much colder the we'll get some rain out of this. it's a bigger erent for shasta/lassen -- bigger event for shasta/lassen and the grapevine. the month started off very well. we had a couple of very good systems between the 6th and 9th. after that, things look good, things don't look good. drive pattern goes to the end. there will be some rain as we head towards late friday and saturday. early march is looking cold and breezy. there will be some snow in the sierra as the pattern turns

more to the northwest. you can see the higher clouds over us now. that's giving us mostly cloudy skies. they will clear out and low 40s, lows have come up. 40s and 50s. 41 santa rosa, 51 sfo, san francisco, 40s livermore, san jose, walnut creek 44. 40s for sacramento and arkada. here's the cold, 21 below the windchill, bismarck, minneapolis, 16 below. 1 in chicago. 18 below omaha, denver was 5 below. now 2 and 5 down to oklahoma city. i saw the forecast for oklahoma city. it's either cold, snow, freezing rain or sleet. here we go with the heavy snow. there were reports of a foot of snow in northern alabama the last 24 hours. snow in the carolinas all the way up to washington, new york, boston and maine. east port, maine 134 inches of snow since january 24th. can you imagine that? that's -- the entire season is

60. they've had 154. we get a few high clouds. then we'll focus our attention right there to the north. that's the guy. not much moisture with it. at least it will give the sierra some snow. maybe down to 3500 feet. today 60s and 70s. we start to turn to a colder pattern. some rain here, not a lot. a little bit. i will show you on the cloud/forecast. this is coming in for late thursday, friday, saturday. there's saturday afternoon. expect some activity. maybe some thunderstorms in the sierra but some of the rainfall will be light. we'll get a little bit out of this. at least we will get something. mostly sunny. mild to warm today but after today, temperatures will be on their way down. this will be -- i always double clutch on the north. i apologize. it's a time issue. 60s and 70s. brentwood, 73. 73 for gilroy. 70 for many location, including redwood city, palo alto, mountain view and woodside. but tomorrow we start to increase the cloud, the breezy

and clouds and -- the breeze and some clouds over the weekend. >> my sister said she and her son went skiing. it was epic. the best skiing they've seen ever. >> i heard there's 14 feet in some of the resorts. >> if you can get out there. >> yeah. >> couldn't ski the second day it was like minus 20. >> i know we're out of town. but mount spokane, i went night skiing, minus 20 and the chair lift broke. i thought that was it. i'm freezing right here. >> wow. >> thank you. 7:24. a whirlwind trip around the world. coming up in 20 minutes, how this couple managed to visit the magic kingdom in three different time zones. >> is he looking to move from the boardroom to the oval office? up next, the steps donald trump is reportedly taking to enter the 2016 presidential race.

recreational marijuana use in washington, d.c. is now legal effective today. the voter-approved initiative took affect at midnight. anyone 21 or older can now smoke pot for recreational use. each person can have two ounces of pot and grow as many as three plants. the district becomes the first place east of the mississippi river to legalize marijuana. >> this is a huge deal. it's been a fight for a while. >> we're gonna help make sure people are allow and legally capable and doing what they believe they can do. >> republican lawmakers are threatening to throw d.c. officials in jail for letting this take effect. they argue the federal government already passed a measure that bans legalizing marijuana in the district of columbia. he's back. donald trump says he's more

serious than ever about running for president. the 68-year-old real estate mogul tells the washington post in recent days he's hired staffers in key primary states an retained an election attorney. he also delayed signing on for another season of "the celebrity apprentice" because of his projects he says he's doing it because he believes the country is in serious trouble. a specialized program for children diagnosed with adhd. up next how one father used a bike to help his son and when the program could expand to bay area schools. and we're live in danville, where police are warning area businesses about a restrength string of break-ins, the video released by police in the hopes of finding the people responsible. if you are just joining us there are major delays on the san mateo bridge because of a wreck at the high rise blocking the two fast lanes and traffic is very slow. looks like they've made

progressle we'll update you. a lot of high clouds over us now. they will clear, mostly sunny and warm. this will be the last warm day for a while. a lot of cold air is on the way. more on that.

we're live in santa rosa. three men have been arrested for allegedly holding a woman hostage for almost two months.

alex savidge is there and talked to a woman who said she knows one of the suspects and why that woman says the charges are false. we'll have more on that story in two minutes. welcome back to "mornings on 2." again, it's thursday, february 26th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. it's still cold outside. i just ducked out for you. it's still chilly. >> it will be nice. >> it will be warm today later on. this will be it for the warm, though. after today, temperatures start to take a good drop here as we head into friday and saturday. if you are heading up to the mountains. there's going to be snow. some pretty good snow on the higher elevations and the low snow levels by saturday. that band of high clouds over us now that will clear and then mostly sunny, 40s for many. novato 44. 46 san jose, livermore, 43. most of these temps are stuck. there were a few 30s. sonoma, 42. sebastopol. healdsburg low 50s and 55 angwin. that will change as that system

works its way. by friday night into saturday we'll get a little bit of precip. it will be scattered in nature. there will be heavier amounts up in the sierra nevada and some lower snow levels. today, mostly sunny after the higher clouds clear. mild to warm. 70s for many. 60s 70s, this will be the warmest day for a while. all right, sal. things improving on the san mateo bridge. >> they are improving a little bit. i've seen the traffic is moving a little bit more. i'm trying to see is if something has happened where some of the lanes have cleared. let's go right out to the picture. when we first saw it, traffic was completely stopped and now i see some movement here but the -- in case you are just joining us, the san mateo bridge has a multicar accident just before the high rise. the section that takes you up and over to foster city. it's there. they've issued a sig-alert. they don't expect it to be completely cleared until about 7:45. another 15 minutes. i'm just looking here to see,

kind of reading -- it looks like the fast lane is still blocked but they managed to open some of the other lanes and traffic is getting through. you can see the chp officer getting through. let's move along and take a look at 680 at mission and southbound 680 at the sunol. and if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza as your alternate, you can see the traffic is backed you. now let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. 7:34. three men are under arrest. they are accused of holding a woman hostage inside a home in santa rosa and sexually assaulting her repeatedly. ktvu fox 2's alex savidge is live in santa rosa, where the girlfriend of one of the suspects is speaking out. alex. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. she tells us that the victim in this case made up this story entirely because she was angry with her boyfriend who is the homeowner here. the woman we poke with this morning said that 22-year-old

woman was never held against her will inside this home. however, investigators here in sonoma county, well, they paint a much different picture of what took place here. they say the woman was held captive for nearly two months at which time she was beaten and repeatedly sexually assaulted until finally escaping through an open door last week. now, yesterday, sonoma county sheriff's deputies arrested three men. investigators say the man who owns this home was one of those arrested and investigators say he was the mastermind behind this brutal series of crimes. the two other men taken into custody are accused of being accomplices and helping to hold the victim hostage. now, this morning we talked with the girlfriend of one of the accused accomplices here. she says the victim had an ongoing relationship with the main suspect who is married to another woman, and that woman we spoke with said the victim was living at the house of her own free will and was never hurt. >> the authorities said she she

had injuries with being beaten and -- >> i have no idea about that. >> know she started to go -- i know she started to go nuts when he said he wouldn't be with her because he loved his wife. >> and the victim was his -- girlfriend? >> kind of. she was trying to be, yeah. >> reporter: the accused mastermind here is being held on suspicion of rape and sodomy with his bail set at $6 million because authorities consider him a flight risk. the two other men in are accused of -- in custody are accused of guarding and preventing they from leaving the -- them from leaving the house. dave, all three of those men are scheduled to make their first appearance in court tomorrow. >> very interesting.

alex savidge, thank you. 7:36. vallejo police say a student at john f. finney school brought a loaded gun to campus. officers were called to the school yesterday after someone reported specific students having guns. officers contacted each of the students and during their investigation one of those students ran away. police say students told them they say that 17-year-old remove a gun from his waistband and throw it away. he was taken into custody. no one was hurt. investigators recovered the gun which had been reported stolen in san leandro. 7:37. the daughters of charity health system are suing. the company that owns seeton medical center claims the service employees union and blue wolf capital partners interfered with the sale of six hospitals. the lawsuit accuses the union and the investment company of dissuading two potential buyers from making a deal.

the healthcare company add the proposed $843 million teal -- deal with prime healthcare could be lost. prime will decide if it will walk away from the deal. they say without the sale, they may have to shut down four bay area hospitals as well as two in southern california. for the fourth year, symantec is holding a cyber war games competition. the goal is to teak skills to help prevent hack -- teach them skills to help prevent hacking. this year the theme, protect the healthcare industry. the hackers are targeting healthcare because stolen medical record can be sold on the black market for ten times more than credit card numbers. businesses in danville are being warned to take precautions after a series of

early-morning break-ins. the most recent happened yesterday. brian flores has the video tape police just released in hopes it will help catch the thieves. good morning. >> reporter: we're at the cross roads shopping center in danville. we just got done speaking with a restaurant owner who says this is the third time his business has been broken into. according to danville police this started early tuesday morning at the crossroads of danville shopping center. two businesses were actually broken into. police did not specifically say which businesses were affected. but when we did speak to the restaurant owner, he said his business, the mexican restaurant, and a nearby sushi restaurant were the ones affected. police say it happened between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. another break-in happened within the same time frame not far from here at a business off camino ramon and sycamore valley road. but we did speak to the owner of the mexican restaurant, he

said he will have to shell out democrat 800 to repair -- to shell out $800 to repair 0 a -- repair a broken door. >> it's very frustrating to get that known call. the first time they stole our safe. the second time they broke our register and damaged all of the registers. this time they couldn't get in. >> reporter: this is video released of another break-in that happened last tuesday at a jamba juice. it appears the burglars broke in through a glass door, walked directly to the cash registers where they forcibly pulled them out. at times slamth drawers on the ground in the hopes of opening them. it looks like they took the cash registers with them. they hope the video can bring more light on who these thieves are. police are again telling businesses in the area until these thieves get caught to remove all cash from the

drawers also update their camera footage as well as alarm systems. when i spoke to the restaurant owner, he said those are the same thieves that broke into my business last year. he hopes those thieves get caught. back to you. >> i'm sure a lot of those business owners are hoping that. thank you. 7:40. a south bay bicycle company is helping children overcome adhd. the founder of specialized bicycle components battled adhd as a child. his son was diagnosed as well. when his son complained about the side effects from taking ritalin, his father took him off the medication and instead developed a biking program. the results are so promising, a pilot program has been lawn fned in sacramento -- launched in sacramento. >> would like to be part of the catalyst that's the change that we look back and go, we don't need ritalin.

what we need to do, we need to be active. >> the program involves kids riding pikes for half an hour before school. he hopes the program will be up and running in 100 schools nationwide. it's also part of first lady michelle obama's initiative, let's move, to help raise a healthier generation of kids. an out-of-this-world collection going up on the action block. coming up at 8:00, the expected price for rare vintage photos. and it seems you can teach an old dog new tricks. up next, how one trainer has gotten man's best friend to recognize and respond to the written word. we have a met in from -- a mess in fremont. an overturned vehicle is blocking lanes. it's down at south mission. there's been another crash along the stretch. now it's a sig-alert for this area. we'll let you know of alternate

routes coming up. the weather isn't a mess, at least not now. it might be pie saturday -- it might be by saturday up in the sierra. but changes for friday.

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stealing money right off your gift card. pam cook joins us in the studio with the elaborate scheme unveiled in a 2 investigates report. i'm a little nervous every time i use a gift card. >> you should be. this is amazing what's happening. imagine spending $100 on a gift card for your girlfriend. but when you get to the checkout stand with her to use it, the money is gone. >> told us that the gift card, the funds were already gone on

there. >> he and his girlfriend were victims of a new scheme. investigators say they are not sure who stole their money but they did catch one couple involved in other similar cases. investigators in butte county have arrested two people they say stole gift cards from stores, then removed the security strips covering the pin numbers. deputies say they carefully reapplied the strips after writing down the pin numbers, then returned the cards to the store and waited for people to buy them. the thieves could check online to see when the cards were activated and then spend the money online. >> it's elaborate. it's a lot of work. >> you can see there's been a change to the card itself, to see if someone has taken the scratcher off. >> but you can't always tell that bers's been a change -- that there's been a change. some of the cards found by investigators were tampered with but you couldn't really

tell. >> the couple surprised by that card at target, they are lucky because the store sent them a new one. but investigators say it's hard to prove who spent the money unless you catch the thieves. many more people will be out of luck if they fall victims to this crime. dave? >> wow. all right. thank you. 7:47. a southern california couple think they set a new world record after a revent visit to three disney theme parks. they've spent every wedding anniversary at disneyland in southern california. well, this year they wanted to do something bigger. they figured out a way to go to tokyo disneyland, the one in anaheim, and the one in florida on the same day. they raced into disney world 20 minutes before the park closed

on valentine's day. 7:47. a decky talk trainer is teaching -- kentucky dog trainer is teaching man's best friend impressive new tricks. >> mia, jump! jump! >> it's not just sit, stay and roll over, instead, they are being taught how to read. >> wait a minute. >> she says it starts with a vocal command and then the dogs learn a hand signal and then eventually they can recognize bold letters that correspond to certain actions. >> same thing, taking your letters and smelling them out and be -- spelling them out and being able to say my sp is my spin and my s is just my sit. >> she said she can teach any dog how to read in four weeks. higher energy dogs have trouble sitting still for a while.

>> that's fascinating. i don't know if happy the wonder dog would do that. >> your little dog would. we have to go to sal. you were telling us about a sig- alert on the san mateo bridge. now we have another one on the sunol grade? >> that's right. the sig-alert there is because of a crash at the bottom of the hill. southbound 680 at mission blocking a couple of lanes. you can see what it's doing to the sunol grade. in the backup, there was another crash, southbound 680 at the sunol exit. if you are driving out of pleasanton, please give yourself extra time. there's not much of a good alternate. some of the side roads are very slow and 880 has been a mess because of earlier problems. so again, i don't -- i can't really tell for a good alternate route. san mateo bridge still clearing an injury crash. westbound 92 at the high rise. they are making some progress but the san mateo bridge shouldn't written off as -- should be written off as i'm not taking that bridge this morning, at least for another

hour. you might want to think about the dumbarton but a lot of people are on it because they've heard about the crash. give yourself extra time. i'm looking at the bay bridge traffic. i thought it would be worse but traffic will be slow. i have the latest information here. they opened up all of the lanes on the san mateo bridge. i'm just reading it now. you should be able to see some improvement but for now as we just showed you, it's terrible. >> let's go too -- to steve. on the sunol grade, i see people bailing off on mission boulevard. good luck on that. >> fn is on that -- everyone is on that, too. >> yes. there will be a little bit of rain friday. more likely saturday, maybe intoer iy sunday -- into sunday. it will be cooler, breezy, windy. there will be snow in the sierra. we'll end the month at least with something. the first week or so of march is actually looking kind of

cold. and the ten-day outlook was kind of wet. we'll see. towards the end of february, friday, saturday there will be some rain but more in the form of snow. today is the last warm day. 67 san francisco. a lot of what -- a lot of high clouds. not much of a breeze. oakland will go 70 downtown. truckee, 19. tahoe, 24. all of the changes will be shasta lassen. blue canyon is on the mild side. 45. but by saturday afternoon, snow level can get down to 3500 feet which is not something we have said a lot of. there's that band of high cloud over us. it will scoot out of here pretty quick. 40s on the temps or 50s. everyone is close here. a couple of days ago we had a lot of 30s or 20s. 51 brentwood and pittsburg. 50 for morago. san ramon, the coolest, danville, mid-40s. our system coming counsel from the north does not hold a lot

of moisture but that's not a pattern we've seen at all. mostly it's been out of the west or southwest. they've been mild to warm systems. it's a good news, bad news. it's a change in the pattern. the sierra will get some snow. it doesn't hold a lot of moisture. today, 60s, 70s. tomorrow we'll start to increase the cloud deck. it will turn cooler. there could be light rain up to the north bay, mendocino county, lake county tomorrow afternoon, evening maybe. not much happening until about saturday afternoon. then look at this. things kind of pop up there saturday and in the sierra there will be plenty to go. north bay, all the way down towards monterey. it looks like we'll be in the soup and the rainfall won't be that heavy but at least it looks like something, possibility of thundershowers out to the valley as well. we'll see if this is updated tomorrow or stays the same. scattered showers around. some rain as we head to the weekend. a lot of sunshine after these morning clouds. 70s for some. 70 san rafael.

70s, low 70s. nova so, petaluma -- novato, petaluma. fairfield, sausalito, 67. low 7s from walnut creek -- low 70s from walnut creek. and 68 for berkeley. 73 gilroy to 70 in santa cruz. 70 san jose. milpitas, scare and also for redwood city -- santa clara and also for redwood city. 60s on the coast, mid- to upper. tomorrow it changes and we'll hold that into the weekend. bigger change for us. >> yeah. >> end of the month and end of the weather pattern. >> maybe march will be good. >> let's hope. 7:53. trust me. i'm a chef. at least that's the new idea behind a startup that could take a bite out of yelp's business. the new twist on restaurant reviews and why it's expected to an a foodie's -- to be a foodie's dream. hundred of kids locked out of their little league practice field. how this is connected to a

labor strike at an oil refinery.

7:55. google is expected to unveil plans tomorrow for a major expansion of its headquarters in mountain view. google want accommodate a growing work force. there were nearly 20,000 employees in mountain view at the end of last year. many welcome the jobs and tax dollars google has brought to the area. but others are worried about where all of the new workers will live since housing is already limited and costly in that area. 7:56. a strike at the tesoro refinery in martinez, it's threatening the new season for youth baseball league. now, the junior league plays on fields that are owned by tesoro. but the company has blocked off the area. they say there's safety concerns because the kid would have to cross picket lines. the 12 teams are sharing one field four miles away in

concord. tesoro says it will reopen the fields once the strike ends. the baseball league season is due to begin next month. it's not the world series but giants' catcher buster posey has just won another title. an hour ago, he captured an online pole to become the face of major league baseball. he beat out david wright. now there's no physical award that comes with the title but he has friendly bragging roots over teammates and opponents. i think he might get friendly ribbing about it also. he's such a great role model. >> great human being. >> yeah. a horrible story. a man was killed. a woman was seriously hurt in the first homicide in hercules in more than twoe years. we'll tell you about a confrontation in front of a home in the trail of evidence that eventually led to an arrest. >> reporter: we're live in cupertino where bus drivers who

shuttle around tech drivers have a big decision to make. we'll show you the rally that's going on right now in front of apple headquarters and we'll tell you what they are fighting for. it's a vote that's set to take place. still a rough morning commute, almost everywhere you look. we have a lot of trashes. a lot of slow traffic -- crashes. we have a lot of slow traffic to tell you about. the high clouds will clear. a mostly sunny, warm day. but don't get used to the warm. i know we've had it for six weeks. changes for friday and saturday. television announcer: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale is on now. bulldog: mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: right now, you can get a serta mattress any size for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. bulldog: any size mattress - twin, full, queen, or king - for one low price! and they'll deliver it free. television announcer: the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy!

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it's the best price we've ever engineered. ♪ ♪ there was a homicide in hercules. bun man was found dead in his home. a woman was chrisically hurt. coming up in two minutes -- critically hurt. coming up in two minutes, alex savidge will tell us more. and the string of clues that led to a suspect blocks away. stay tuned. good morning. thank you for joining us on "mornings on 2." it's february 26th. i'm dave clark. i'm tori campbell. this is the last nice day we get for a little while. sure looking cooler and breezy. today will be mild to warm even though we have a lot of high clouds. it will be partly cloudy in the

morning and then mostly sunny later on. a little bit of fog. mainly a high cloud deck over us. temperatures will rebound. upper 60s low 70s. cool to mild. mild to warm later on today. there will be low 70s but after today, all eyes will focus on the and clearing out. mid-40s in santa rosa. upper 40s, livermore. oakland airport, 49. sfo is already 53. we didn't stay very cool or cold for very long. that system is the one that we're keeping an eye on. it will be good for the sierra. for us we'll get some out of, some rain out of it more likely on saturday. maybe even sun -- sunday morning. mostly sunny after those high clouds in the morning. patchy fog. not much. 60s and 70s. low os for many -- 70s for many. napa, fairfield, concord, livermore and morgan hill. sal, you have a lot to talk about. where do you want to begin?

>> iffy a college professor, i would -- if i were a college professor, i would take out my red pen start circling. there was a crash at the high rise. they've removed it. but traffic is still slow. the last time we saw it -- the last time we saw it, it was stopped. another sig-alert on the sunol grade. 680 at south mix. a couple of lanes blocked. to add insult to injury there was a crash at sunol that has traffic backed up from 580/680. the entire commute from pleasanton all the way down to fremont is very, very slow. but 880 not much of an alternate. let's go to the maps. i want to show you 880 is slow. we had earlier problems there. you know the bridges are not doing well. and then as you drive over to the peninsula, northbound 101 into the vicinity of millbrae

there was a crash there. that didn't last quite as long. we'll talk about that next traffic update. i can tell you it's backed you for a 30-wasn't -- backed up for a 30-minute wait. hercules believe a blood trail, a broken screen door and a street brawl are all connected to the city's first homicide since october of 2012. tara moriarty reports from the neighborhood where the rare attack occurred. >> reporter: neighbors believe the fake gup, the black knit cap as well as the freshly ripped screen door all indicate this could have been a home- invasion robbery. police used all of those clues to catch the suspect when they arrived on scene. the first call to 911 came in around 2:45. the neighbors said two men were fighting outside of the house on buttercup court. one appeared to be choking the other. police arrived and found a trail of blood.

a woman alive but critically hurt and in the garage, a body of a man. the victim is lee voi sandoval in his 50s -- leroy sandoval in his 50s. lived in this home for 15 years with his girlfriend. >> devastated. a very nice guy. you know, this neighborhood is mostly working people. >> reporter: neighbors say the back screen to his house again appeared to be freshly ripped open. that makes them uneasy. the fbi has been prout in to help with the investigation -- brought in to help with the investigation and police should release more details. in he's, i'm tara moriarty, back to you. a woman who brought awareness to sexual harassment issues 20 years ago spoke about the topic again in berkeley last night. anita hill was a featured speaker at a national conference on sexual assaults on college campuses held at u.s. berkeley. hill came to national prominence when she testified

that clarence thomas sexually harassed her when he was her boss. she said it was difficult to speak out in public but she felt she had no choice. >> listening to the testimony and hearth other people -- hearing the other people testify and ultimately working to get hurt, that i decided to -- that i absolutely had to say what had happened to me. >> uc berkeley has come under criticism for hosting the conference since it is under investigation for how case of sexual assault on campus are handled. the school said this campus is part of the commitment to finding solutions to the problem. we have new details about yesterday's high-speed chase and crash in martinez. we first told you about it on "mornings on 2." five people were in the car that was being pursued. they scattered into a neighborhood near interstate 680. all five were arrested. the chase started in sacramento

and investigators say the suspects may be tied to the smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store in colorado. the chp said they found several weapons and a large amount of stolen property in that car. facebook plans to improve the way it helps people who postup -- post updates regarding suicide. one post says you are not alone. it offers ways to talk to someone and tips how to get help from suicide prevention experts. facebook will contact people reporting the post and provide them with options to call or message a potential suicidal friend. 8:06. they drive the employees at the world's most valuable company. but today shuttle bus tribers for apple and some other large tech companies say they are working long, hard hours for low pay. janine de la vega joining us live now. you are in cupertino where a

rally is going on and this is aimed at getting those drivers a union contract, janine? >> reporter: yes, it is, dave. the teamsters are standing out here in front of the apple headquarters. you can see them they are holding up signs, trying to get the attention of the bus drivers who shuttle the tech workers who come through here. they want them to vote to join the union tomorrow. they pick up and drop off workers have complained they don't make enough money and are struggling to support their families. they make around $40,000 and work for compass transportation which contracts with the tech companies. union leaders want to negotiate better pay and benefits for the drivers. if the drivers do vote to unionize, it's a possibility that certain tech companies may not want to pay higher wages. we asked the teamsters about that. >> i don't think they need the bad press of stepping on the little people that make the companies work. i doubt that will happen. >> reporter: what would you do

if it did? >> the focus will be on them. we'll do what we need to to hire them and pay them decent wages. >> reporter: just last weekend, they struck a landmark teal for the drivers who shuttle the employees. under that contract, drivers got an increase of $5 to $9 an hour plus better benefits and retirement. the teamsters want to negotiate the same deal for the drivers who work for compass and are confident the drivers will vote yet to unionize. that vote takes place tomorrow. that's why these teamsters are out here trying to encourage that as these bus drivers go by. dave? >> before you go, are they getting any encouragement? i mean, are you hearing beeping horns supporting them or is it quiet out there? >> reporter: no. we're hearing a lot of cars passing by. they are honking. giving the thumbs up. they are definitely seeing support like that out here. >> all right.

janine de la vega. thank you. 8:08. meantime, bikes no longer allowed on stern sidewalks -- certain sidewalks in san jose. a new ordinance took affect banning bikes on san fernando, first, second, third and fourth streets in downtown san jose. the fines, they range from $100 to $1,000. children 12 years or older and younger and their guardiance, they are exempt -- guardians, they are exempt. pedestrians were complaining about too much bicycle traffic on sidewalks. but bicyclists say it's forcing them to ride on the streets. that increases their chances of getting hit by a car. chefs recommending restaurants. that's the why behind a new app. it's called chef feed. it's similar to yelp but it

only has workweek achess that are poss -- but it only has recommendations that are positive and instead of regular dine, these are all posted by chefs. yelp has been criticized because of the lack of transparency regarding paid advertisers. chefs feed is based in the bay area but it covers restaurants in new york, los angeles, chicago, london. >> you know yooim gonna check it out -- i'm gonna check it out. >> i think you should. there is a warning for businesses in one east bay city. coming up in 25 minutes, the string of crimes like this? it has police on high alert. >> but first, the family of one of the victims taken -- taken hostage by isis. good morning. the san mateo bridge is one bad

spot and other spots are also not doing very well at all. a lot of high clouds over us. but they will clear out. mostly sunny today. one more warm day and then after that, it looks like changes is on -- change is on the way. what about snow? it looks like some in the sierra.

welcome back. new this morning, a muslim lobbying group known as cage based in london, they are adding their weight to reports that identify the isis fighter.

this man nicknamed jihadi john is really a british man named mohammed emwazi. the bbc said he was born in kuwait, grew up in london. he's believed to be about 27 years old, a college graduate with a degree in computer programming. he's believed to be the man seen on several gruesome videos beheading hostages. the london group said there are strong similarities between the militant and emwazi. we're founding more about the arrest of three men in new york. they were from kazstan and uzbekistan. one man appeared in federal court ahong another -- along with another man who planned to travel next month.

according to bill bratton, they had a backup plan. >> if they are not able to go, they would seek to acquire weapons, handguns, machine gns and seek to -- guns and seek to attack police officers. a third man was arrested in florida. he's accused of helping to pay for the operation. one of the men drew the attention of federal agents when he posted messages on a website saying he had a desire to join isis and talked about killing president obama or planting a bomb at new york's coney island. a modesto man and his wife who are assyrian christians are ing can the obama administration to rescue their relatives taken hawt in syria -- hostage in syria. >> if anybody posts any pictures of anybody or says anything -- you know, says anything derogatory that they will single them out.

>> militants have taken over 11 villages in the past week. it's believed they are now holding close to 300 christians captive. due to their religion and ethnicity, asyrian christians have been persecuted for years in that part of the world. nancy pelosi, a democrat, read a statement from a republican. >> he said we cannot allow dhs not to be funded. people think we're crazy. there are terrorist attacks all over the world and we are -- we are talking about closing down homeland security. peter cane of new york said this is like living in the world of crazy people. >> congress has until tomorrow to extend funding for homeland security or it will shut down. in the senate, republicans have agreed to hold a vote on a so-

called clean bill without provisions on the president's immigration reform. so the hangup is now in the house. it already passed a homeland funding measure, but with provisions to block the president's executive action. conservatives in the house don't want a clean bill. the next move is up to house speaker john boehner. >> i don't know what the senate is capable of passing. until i see what they are gonna pass, no decision has been made on the house side. >> the department of hole land security is preparing -- homeland security is preparing for a partial shutdown. 20,000 workers would be furloughed. but the vast majority, about 80%, are deemed essential to protecting the country so they would have to continue working without pay until there is an agreement for funding. that's what happened last year. it took three weeks. and a lot of these people don't have a lot of extra savings to tide them over. let's check in with sal.

we have traffic messes and a sig-alert. >> there's been a little bit of improvement but not much. we'll start with the sunol grade because there's still a crash clearing southbound 680 at mission boulevard south. that's the mission boulevard at the bottom of the hill. they've made some progress but the damage is always what makes the longest. damage is the -- what i mean pie damage is the slow traffic. there was -- what i mean by damage is the slow traffic. these crashes are, in fact -- it looks like the crashes are now in the clearing stages. however, traffic is still very, very slow heading -- if you are down to fremont. if you are cleaning pleasanton and using 680, give yourself extra time. san mateo bridge, the crash there has been cleared for a bit but the traffic is very slow all the way across. we can look at the maps and show you the traffic is slow. on the peninsula, 1 and 280, not bad. in san jose, northbound 101,

280 and 85 are slow. those are more like normal commutes. we haven't had any major crashes here. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, the backup here is about 25, 30 minutes. this commute kind of also does look normal slow but nothing too bad on that span. 8:18. let's go to steve now. >> i was reading the crawl, warriors in cleveland tonight. >> that's right. lebron. and the sharks and red wings. that's here. we have a little bit of low clow deck and high cloud. it will clear. federal budget started off rather promising. the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th the those were big systems. howling rain and that was it. we'll get some rain, not a lot. there will be some mountain snow. so that's good. truckee is 25. south lake tahoe, 29. all changes start tomorrow. more likely late friday into saturday. blue canyon, 46. there will be winter weather

advisories out there. a foot of snow, down to 3500 feet by the time we get to saturday afternoon and evening. up and over the ridge and then it dives down. that's not a pattern we've seen much of lately or for a while. everything has been come out of the west or southwest. this system will be colder. this is a band of high clouds. already upper 40s, 50s. didn't take long to start warming up. sfo upper 40s. san jose is in there. concord says 50. had a couple of 30s briefly but they didn't last long. about 4:00, 5:00. 44 woodside. mid-40s palo alto. 10 belter los altos hills. statewide, the 40s for some, 50s for others. redding 56. a little bit of a north wind. and san diego, 56. a little consistency there. but you can see where the drive is taking place from the northwest as that topples over. these kind of systems don't usually hold a lot of moisture. this one looks like it will be

more over land. a pretty good breeze. notice different in the temps. we'll rebound pretty fast, colder. as we go into friday, saturday and sunday. the key will be up in the sierra nevada and nothing for us until saturday afternoon but by tomorrow, it will start developing fast up in the sierra. you can see that's beginning to move in quick. it should be okay. i think there will be some pretty good snowfall up there. by saturday, then we can focus our attention on saturday. all the way down to the santa clara valley and monterey. the snow will be continuing on saturday. it will start to die down by sunday. but there will be some lingering snow up there. not a lot of rain. forecast projections show about .10. up to sacramento and the sierra, there will be a lot more. we'll get the cold air. mostly sunny, mild to warm. 70s inland today. forecast highs will be above average. but then by tomorrow, we start to cool things down. 70s for many here. mainly low but -- low 70s up to

novato and petaluma. santa rosa, 7. 71 napa. yountville, st. helena, concord, brenwood, livermore, 68 berkeley. 70ian town oakland. 72 -- 70 downtown oakland. a little bit of low clouds. that will clear up. the sierra will be the focus on the system. >> and the warriors are playing in cleveland and lebron james coming up. we'll have a story about him and why he's upset about attention for his 10-year-old son. >> now i want to know. >> you have to stay tuned. 8:22. well, today, more than 600 rare photos taken on nasa mixes are up -- missions are up for auction. this is buzz alderren others up

for bid include one of william anders from apollo 8 and a 1946 photo shot by a camera strapped to a rocket. kind of like the first gopro. the entire collection could sell for a total of $1 million. boy, some really cool photos. >> that's unique. >> nice sense of humor. there is a new twist in the way thieves are stealing gift card. coming up, the scheme uncovered when a northern california couple was busted. and is donald trump making a serious run for the white house? after the break, the steps mogul is taking and why he says he's considering a bid.

japan is giving prince william a welcomed visit. the rain did not stop people from greeting him. he tried green tea and cake at a traditional ceremony. later today, he will visit areas devastated by the 2011 tsunami. stores stocking up with typical british products. the prince's wife duchess kate is staying home. she's pregnant with the couple's second child. he's back. talking about conand trump. he's more -- donald trump. he's more serious than ever to run for president. he told the washington post that in resent days he's already hired staffers in key primary states an has hired an election attorney. he's delayed signing on for another season of his reality tv show, the celebrity apprentice because of his political ambiggses. he says he's -- ambixes. he says he's doing it because he believes the country is in serious trouble. fake money talking about

counterfeits showing up a lot more here in the bay area. the fbi wants your help. coming up, the businesses that are being targeted and what authorities want you to watch out for. we're live in danville where police and businesses are on high alert. coming up, the surveillance video just released by police that shows what the thieves got away with as well as the damage that was caused. if you are expecting someone at work and they use 680 in the east bay, well, you will be waiting for a little bit here. southbound 680 is backed up because of a crash. we'll tell you where the crash is and what the chp has done because of the really bad traffic. a lot of high clouds over us. once they clear, it will be mostly sunny here and temperatures will be warm. but a change -- in fact, a big change, especially for the sierra is on the way.

well, good morning. welcome back. we're live in danville because there have been several break- ins that had the police there on high alert. several businesses have been targeted over the past week. now, ktvu's brian flores is out there. he will join us live in about three minutes with surveillance video. investigators are checking it and they have an important message for business owners as well. thursday morning, february 26th. i'm dave clark. thank you for joining us. let's check your weather and traffic. steve paulson is right over there. >> i like your tie. >> thank you. >> it looks sharp. >> we have a high cloud deck over us. a little bit of low clouds. overall, mostly sunny. mild to barm but by tomorrow -- mild to warm but by tomorrow, more colder air is on the way. it's coming down out of the north. that's not a pattern we've seen much of in a while.

this will be a better deal for the sierra nevada than us. it will start tomorrow for them. for us, probably late friday, more likely on saturday. the higher clouds moving out quick and temperatures are rebounding fast. i mean, it's already in the upper 40s. mid-50s for a few. it will be a warm day here but this will be it. after today, temperatures are going to take a plunge here. but low 50s already. san jose state, sunnyvale, 54 above los gatos. all attention and focus will be on the system coming there. not a lot of rain with it. there will be decent snow. we'll update the warnings and watches. for us there could be scattered showers, maybe some brief, heavy downpours but more likely on saturday. mostly sunny, mild to warm. 70s inland. after that fog lifts and higher clouds move south, temperatures will be above average. sal, we had the san mateo bridge, we had sunol grade. where do you want to go first? we'll start off with the

sunol grade. i picked the cameras here. i usually start with the worst. this is the worst. we've had slow traffic because of this crash at the bottom of the hill for more than an hour, we also had another accident in the backup at the sunol exit. so traffic is jam packed out of san ramon all the way to fremont. that's a bad commute but the san mateo bridge, there is another -- not to be outdown. there is another crash. a less serious crash. it's westbound, about a mile west of the toll plaza. they try to move it off. but traffic is slow on the san mateo bridge. so today, the san mateo bridge is not for you. you want to avoid that if you can at all costs. and let's talk about the south bay quietly. the south bay is having a slow commute. we haven't had a -- we haven't had a lot of accidents here. we've had a lot of accidents on 85, 101 and 280 on the eastshore freeway, we had a couple of stents in the el sobrante area. they are clear now but traffic

is slow. new questions this morning after three men were arrested in sonoma accused of holding a woman hostage and sexually assaulting her. alex savidge went to the house where the alleged assault occurred and talked to the girlfriend of one of the suspects. >> reporter: that woman said she believes the victim made up this story and was never held against her will here at this house near santa rosa. she says that woman lived here with her boyfriend who is one of the three men now in custody this morning in this case. however, investigators, they paint a much different picture of what took place. they say that 22-year-old victim was held captive inside this home for nearly two months beaten and sexually assaulted repeatedly until finally escaping last week. yesterday, sheriff's deputies arrested three men. investigators say the man who owns the home jose was the master mind behind this brutal

series of crimes. the two other men taken into custody are accused of being accomplices and helping to hold the victim hostage. this morning we talked with the girlfriend of one of those accused accomplices. she told us the victim had an ongoing relationship with the main suspect who is married. >> she brought him valentine's day presents for him and his kid. she was cooking dinner the day before. >> reporter: why do you say she would make the story up? >> i don't know. could ask her. this is hurting a lot of people. >> reporter: the accused mastermind is being held on suspicion of rape and sodomy with bail set at $6 million because authorities consider him a flight risk. the two other men are identified as guillermo and jaime. they are accused of guarding the victim and preventing her from leaving the house. all three of those men showed

up yesterday at the sonoma county sheriff's office to pick up property that was taken during a search of the home last week. that's when deputies took them into custody. all three men are scheduled to make their first appearances in court tomorrow. back to you. >> alex savidge, thank you. meantime, investigators are trying to determine whether a three-week-old baby found dead in yolo county died from an accident or was it foul play. the baby and his girlfriend, samantha green, they were the odd missing on monday. the mother was found the next day she was crying and upset near a waterway. search crews found the body of the baby there yesterday morning. a friend of the mother samantha green is asking the public to give her a chance to mourn. >> the negativity until it's finished. nobody is a court of law here. nobody can pass judgment. everybody needs to stop until samantha has come to terms with

what has happened. >> coroner's office is working to determine the cause of the baby's death. danville police are warning local business owners a about a series of early-morning break- ins. police are hoping a surveillance video they have made public will help identify the thieves. brian flores is live in danville to let you know why one business owner is feeling pretty frustrated. brian? >> reporter: he is. good morning to you. we're at the crossroads at danville shopping center. we spoke to a restaurant owner who is very frustrated. he says this is the third time in the past year that his business has been targeted. he believes the same people are responsible for the break-ins at his business and others here in dan ville. now, police say the most recent break-ins happened early tuesday morning. here at the crossroads of the shopping center, two businesses were broken into. police did not say what businesses were targeted.

but we spoke to a few owners. the businesses affected were a mexican restaurant and a sushi restaurant. it happened between:00 and 5:00 a.m. another break-in happened not far from here, the rose garden shopping center. again, we spoke with the owner of the mexican restaurant in the past hour, he says thieves have taken cash registers even his safe. but nothing was taken this time around but he will have to shell out $800 of his own money to pay for a shattered door. >> it's very frustrating getting a phone call in the middle of the night. your business is broken. you come over here and see how much damage. the first time they stole our safe. the second time they just broke one of our registers and damaged all of the registers. and this time they couldn't get in. >> reporter: now, this is video released by danville police of another break-in that happened last tuesday.

this was at a jamba juice. this was at 3:00 a.m. on february 16th. it appears that tleef thieves broke the -- thieves broke the bottom part of glass door and they used a crowbar and slammed the cash draws on the ground in hopes of opening them. looks like they gave up on that and took them with them. no suspect description given by police but they hope the video can bring more light into who the thieves are. police are telling businesses until the thieves are caught to remove all cash from the cash drawers and also update their -- their security systems as well as update their cameras as well. back to you. >> probably good advice. thank you. 8:39. speaking of money, the secret service wants your help. they want no find counterfeit money. they say fake money is a growing problem for businesses. the bills are very sophisticated. a lot of storeowners are

victimized. they are usually targeted when they are busiest and don't have time to inspect the money. the secret service says when in doubt, they should carefully examine suspect bills and compare them to a genuine bill. >> they bleached off a $5 bill and then digitally enhanced a $100 faceplate on this. >> according to the secret service, only 1100th of u.s. currency is actually counterfeit but they say you should carefully examine the bills to make sure it's genuine. today's today will be used each year in santa cruz to remember two police officers killed in the line of due touch. the city council -- duty. the city council voted to declare this baker butler memorial day. on this date two years ago, detectives butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot to death when they attempted to

question a sexual assault suspect. the new derk laration authorizes flags to be lowered to half staff on this date. san francisco's oldest police officer is retiring of a more than 50 years on the job. [ cheers ] >> fellow officers threw a party for 78-year-old marco dean je -- deangeles. he started his law enforcement career in 1960. he would bring two sandwiches to work every day, one for him,ing one for the homeless. >> i keep myself in pretty good shape. do i look like i'm 78? >> they used to say if you could -- [inaudible] >> there is an example of it right there. he's great. >> the officer tells us one of the first things he's gonna do

in retirement is take his wife on a cruise. >> i like him. >> happy wife, happy life. >> there you go. that's true. well, at 9:00 this morning, the chp will introduce its newest graduating cadets. they will hold a swearing-in ceremony at its academy in west sacramento. there are more than 80 men and women in this class. they completed 27 weeks of training. after the ceremony today, they will be assigned to different districts all over the state. 8:41. back off. strong words from lebron james. in 15 minute, the -- 15 minutes, the reason he's sending out the message to college. up next, the elaborate scheme to steal money from a gift card that could be in your wallet. it's a traffic mess on certain freeways. 680, 29, 880. we'll tell you what just

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this one they may take you by surprise the next time you go to use a gift card. pam cook has the elaborate scheme discovered here in northern california. >> yeah. very scary. i think a lot of people can relate to this. we met a couple of who was quite surprised when they went to their local target store to use a gift card they had. they said the funds were already gone on the gift card. >> now, he and his girlfriend were victims of a new scheme involving gift cards. investigators say they are not sure who stole their money but they did catch one couple involved in other similar cases. investigators in butte county have arrested two people they say stole gift cards from cards and then removed the security strips on the back to write down the pin numbers underneath. deputies say they carefully reapplied the security strips, returned the cards to the store and then waited for people to buy them. the thieves could then check to

see when the cards were activated. >> this has brought to light the fact there are people out there doing this, rather than speculation. >> reporter: now, the investigation has prompted some of the corporate dealers in gift cards to work on waynes to make it harder to steal your money -- ways to make it harder to steal your money. now, that couple of got lucky. target sent them a in you card. investigators say it's very hard to prove who spent the money unless you catch the thieves. they say check the back of your gift card before you buy it and report anything that looks suspicious. tori and dave? >> all right. thank you. good advice. just used a few card yeah-- a few cards yesterday. they worked. let's check in with sal. things looking better? >> this by far the worst commute day of the week. southbound 680, we had the crash that was there for more

more than an hour, still recovering on 680. it's backed up out of san ramon all the way down into fremont. a couple of lanes were blocked and traffic is really, really slow. people are trying to use side roads like mission. that won't work. 88 is slow. san mateo bridge had two wrecks, one more serious than the other. but the traffic is still slow from 880. bay bridge bullpen has looked rather -- toll plaza has looked rather normal. 25, 30-minute wait before you make it on the spam. let's go to steve. >> we'll be a little busy in the weather department. we have a change on the way. it won't be here until friday. they are already ditching down toward parts of nevada, las vegas and arizona. that will be the pattern for a while. maybe into the first five or six days of march. there will be another coming in. it looks like a lot of cold air. it starts on friday. today, the higher cloud, they

are zip out of here pretty quick. there's good air aloft coming right down out of the good jet stream pea twinning to -- beginning to show itself. they rebanded fast. it will be a warm day. tomorrow, though, we'll focus or our attention on increasingous clouds. it will carve itself out. right over us, saturday into sunday morning, look to be the key. dry forecast until probably friday night but the sierra, everything will pick up. could get a foot of snow and maybe 4 to 8 inches down to 3500 feet by saturday night and sunday. but for us, it will be colder, there will be some rain, not a lot. but there will be some rain here. we're on the western edge of all of this. this is more of the higher elevations than us. i think we'll get a little bit. a change on the bay. today is the last warm day. 70s inland. temperatures will take a drop over the in ex24 hours. for some, a lot of upper 60s, 70s. low 70s, starting to get a push in the 70s.

today it's mostly sunny and 70- degree temps or upper 60s. most of these are above average for this time of year. 60s on the coast, upper 60s or low 70s but tomorrow it changes. we'll take that into the weekend. if it's in the raining, it will be windy and cool. >> all right, steve. thank you. 8:49. well, the material girl is responding to a blunder seen around the world. after the break, what she's saying about the huge fall during the brit awards.

f six. to me being the first person to go to college, it's like setting a standard, you know? my little brother is eight years old now. i challenge his curiosity, i challenge him to dream. i have to paint a picture for him. that he can look up to, and live up to and possibly be better than. my name is jacquez and i am your dividend.

there is a new report from u.s. jens agencies indicating that yiker attacks are -- cyberattacks are expanding against the internet infrastructure. this from the director of national intelligence says russia, china, iran and north korea, they are the top nation state cyber threats. it also says that cyberattacks are a more pressing danger to the nation than terrorist attacks. the same report says a so- called cyber armageddon is not likely. well, president obama is telling immigrants here in the u.s. illegally, he's confident his executive actions on immigration will not be thrown out by a court. yesterday at this town hall meeting in miami, the president urged undocumented immigrants

to keep planning for eventual relief from being deported. a federal judge in texas has blocked the president's executive actions that would protect 5 million undocument when we come backed immigrants from being deported. that was after a 26-state coalition led by texas filed a lawsuit. it claimed that the president overstepped his legal authority. well, before president obama went to miami, he met with the warrior star, steph curry at the white house. curry says they talked about basketball, golf and the president's malaria initiative which was the reason he went to the white house. he addressed several dignitaries. he takes part in the nothing but nets campaign. for the past three seasons, he's donated three mosquito nets to africa for every three- pointer he makes. the warriorsist haved the pentagon and arlington national

cemetery. players laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown solder. this particular trip was especially meaningful to david lee of the warriors. that's him on the left, his grandfather is buried there. that's andre there. the warriors beat the wizards. and they are now in cleveland playing lebron james and the cavaliers tonight. most rnt as would be tlimmed when colleges pay attention to their children. but not lebron james. his son is already making a name for himself on the basketball court. he's not happy with colleges trying to recruit his son who is only 10 years old. he's already received letters and even scholarship offers from a few unidentified schools. he said it should be an ncaa violation to recruit a 10-year- old kid. talk about pressure. le pron junior is not alone -- lebron junior is not alone.

others received scholarship offers before they were even in high school. >> he can play, too. i know who is the new face of baseball. new this born, buster posey selected the face of baseball. for good reason. he won an online poll today. he edged out david wright. in the semis, you defeated the as relief pitcher doolittle. he no money involved but he has bragging rights. well, madonna left an audience in london in shock at the brit award. it was not on purpose the sigetter took quite a tumble down -- singer took quite a tumble down some stairs. she recovered quickly and carried on with the show. she blamed the cape she was

wearing. she posted a photo who said thanks for your good wishes. i'm fine. >> i have to figure he's bruised up, backwards, down some stairs. >> yes. hey, sal, we still have traffic problems out there. >> we still have a lot of slow traffic. some of the crashes, dave, and tori have been cleared away. but the sunol grade, really is finally getting a little better. southbound 680 at mission, there was a crash. there's also a crash at sunol. those crashes are gone an finally traffic is beginning to recover. at the san mateo bridge, the same thing goes, we had a major crash that lasted for almost an hour, then we had a minor one on the span. if you are taking the bridge, i would say, you can but i give uryef is a lot of -- give yourself a lot of extra time to do that. finally at the bay bridge toll plaza, we're sook im-- we're

seeing some improvement. you will be waiting for about 25 minutes. public transportation haven't had any major delays. a couple of minor things but for the most part, public transportation is a decent option. mostly sunny, mild warm for some. upper 60s, low 70s. it looks like snow beginsle in the sierra -- [audio cut off brush] [audio cut off] >> that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon. we're trying to confirm reports the fbi may now be involved on a story we've been following. thank you for joining us.

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