air traffic at the airport at a standstill after a plane slid off the runway in icy conditions. i'm tori campbell. it slid into a chain link fence this morning. it shows the md 80 with its nose punched there a fence that

separates the runway from thebay. two of the people on board were taken to the hospital and six others had minor injuries. new york giants larry donald was on board. he went on social media to share pictures of what happened. it is not expected to reopen until 7:00 p.m. this evening. a winter storm warning remains in effect. we have more on some of the other travel troubles caused by this latest storm. >> snow falling in new jersey this morning where the governor declared a state of emergency. several inches could accumulate forcing government offices and schools to close. commuters aren't looking forward. >> it will be the coming home that's the tough part. we'll see what happens. >> i don't see that much now.

later on i will worry. >> reporter: the storm is far reaching one driver says he is lucky to be alive after his car almost fell into a reseen. >> if there was any other way i will be here. >> feeling blessed. >> the federal government is closed and congress isn't in session. many in the east say they can't wait for this winter to be over. >> i'm sick of shoveling snow and shoveling parking spots. i'm tired of it. >> reporter: airlines canceled thousands of flights and delayed others. here in washington those getting out and on their way are the exception rather than

the rule. fox news. mark joins us now. hi mark. >> hi. this is producing widespread problems. this ask time square behind me. 24 degrees. sheer the ray -- here is the radar behind me. basically covered in snow. this is the radar loop over the past 12 hours. you can get an idea of how widespread it is all the way towards memphis and boston as well. it is focusing out towards parts of kentucky. look at all of these storm reports as we bring this up. widespread here. if i do this here you can see some of the totals amounting to over 2000 reports. talk about some blizzards, debris as well. here we are with the current state of the overall weather pattern. you can see it moves out to the

east it looks like friday a completely different story. the bay area weather pattern a completely different story. we have more 70s and more sunshine. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. there are now plans to file a civil lawsuit in the death of michael brown. brown's parents announced their intentions this morning to sue the city of ferguson and darren wilson. he is the white former policeman who shot and killed the unarmed teen last august. the investigation found the ferguson police department unfairly targeted african americans but cleared wilson in brown's death. >> obviously we disagree with those findings. at the same time it appears as though a lot of effort and a

lot of work was invested in both the federal investigation and state wide investigation. >> the brown family attorney says the lawsuit should be filed very soon. as we told you yesterday according to the justice department report ferguson police disproportionately used excessive force. they often charged black people with petty offenses and stopped them twice as often as whites. the city relied on the fines to fill holes in the city's budget. a high speed pursuit has ended in a crash. it ended just before 10:00 a.m.. police chased a suspected stolen car at over 100 miles per hour. it crashed on southbound 680 and walnut creek. one suspect was taken into custody and two others got out and ran. we are told all three are now

under arrest. police are seeing a dramatic increase in home particularlies ton peninsula. it prompted the police chief to hold back to back community meetings to address the problem. they tell us how the thieves are operating and what homeowners can do. >> reporter: it is full of homes worth $2 million up. it is well mar cured and quiet and hit by thieves earlier this week. take a look at how it looks once the sun goes down. lately thieves have been breaking into homes throughout the evening. this shows there has been nearly 40. >> the volume of burglaries we are having in short proximity of time is unprecedented. >> reporter: it shows from 2014 to 2015 burglaries have doubled. they are being committed by several individuals and views come frog other cities. they say they are going through

an unlocked door or side gate. some times they are smashing winds and once inside not going after the electronics. day are after cash and jewelry because they are harder to trace. burglars are hitting sunnyvale and mountain view. >> they will go for where the money is. unfortunately we are in an affluent community. it is is disappointing but it kind of goes with the times. >> it is very bold but i can't live in fear. >> reporter: so far no arrests have been made and homeowners want answers. police chief held a meeting last nightment you can see it because packed house. >> there are eyes and ears. we have a great partnership with our community. we wanted them to call us when they see suspicious vehicles or anything out of the ordinary. >> reporter: tonight the chief is holding a second community meeting at 6:30 to make more people aware of the spike in

crime and to offer tips. ktvu fox 2 news. >> still no arrests as police search for a person involved in a shooting and car crash that shut down a freeway during the height of the evening commute. they enclosed a portion in oakland yesterday afternoon just before 4:00. two cars involved in the crash that's facing the wrong direction on 580 eastbound. one was smashed up and riddled with bullet holes. >> all of this shooting needs to stop. >> just don't believe them. why? >> traffic was gridlocked until after 7:00 last night. he suffered a nonlife threatening gunshot wound. police determined another driver was not involved in the shooting. a third person ran from the scene and that's who police are looking for now. dozens of people have

gathered at the immigrations and customs enforcement building in the hopes of freeing a woman who they say was wrongly convicted of child abduction. brian is live in san francisco. good afternoon. >> good afternoon to you. yeah, the group of about 60 people were here earlier. they have since left the location here in san francisco. they were here in support of a korean whom they say is being wrongly accused of abducting her child because they say she was being abused by the child's father. [ music ] >> reporter: these are about 60 marcher. they called for a stop to a possible deportation to a mother. back in 2008 she arrived from south korea on a visa to study

photography and art. in school she met and had a baby with a man. did you recall that time he allegedly physically and emotionally abused her. she fled to her home in november of south korea. she returned to hawaii because she waned to raise her now six- year-old daughter in america. she was detained by immigration officials. two days ago she was accused of child abduction. she hasn't seen her daughter for eight months. >> this is something that should be sited by a family court. the fact that there are so many systems at play here, this is a woman with limbed english who duds not know the system -- does not know the system and is a survivor of domestic violence. >> the father has been granted full custody of the child. they were delivering a 7000

signature position demanding the immigration hold and reunite mother and child. we understand they that another petition is scheduled in 30 days. back to you. >> all right. thank yo . the demand for change they say is worth disrupting higher education for a day. sunny skies across the bay area. mark will be back with a closer look at what's ahead for your bay area forecast. and a century long tradition at america's most famous circus is about to end, the big change coming to the big top.

alex shows us how student protesters disrupted what would have been a normal school day. [ cheers and applause ] >> a simple yet effective -- dozens of blocked human blockades. it lead to a school shut down.

students and staff turned away and classes canceled all to call attention to a planned tuition hike. >> i'm seeking to protest the hikes they are trying to price people at the university, that's what i'm doing today. >> police and chp officers kept their distance throughout the morning. most were not allowed with a few exceptions. these nurses got through and they told us they support the protesters. >> i think it's terrible. you can look online and see how much everybody who works here makes and you can see the top people make ridiculous sums compare today the low tier people. >> they are the ones that suffer. >> they have the ones that suffer. >> reporter: today's demonstration capped off a week of actions with a series of marchs and protests. organizers say this is the most effective way to get their message across. >> by doing a strike what

students are saying we are not going to put up with this anymore and we will disrupt business as usual. we have seen normal measures that cease to work, things like lobbying the legislatures. >> on tuesday they staged this dramatic demonstration, chaining themselves together and blocking highway 1 for several hoursment we are hearing four of them pled not guilty and the university suspended them for two weeks. this anger and frustration stems from a plan to increase tuition by as much as 5% over each of the next five years. school officials here in santa cruz. >> it's a terrible disruptionment they have research to do.

students want to go to class and projects. something like this has impacts in the classroom, and people who live on campus. >> an entire university shut down by a disruptive demonstration that's expect today last throughout the day. ktvu fox 2 news. right now we want to take you to a live picture live over u.c . berkeley. students are walking out of classes also as part of the system wide action. as we look live you can see pretty good size crowd of students with a large banner there and signs taking part in a rally. we'll have more on all of this for you tonight on ktvu fox 2 news at 5:00. harris has a challenger in her run for the u.s. senate.

the san diego says his focus as senator would be on facial security and the economy. it is expected he would have an uphill challenge against harris. she is the only democrat and considered the only major candidate in the race. other republicans considering runs are. toker state party chairman and tom. ringling brothers barnum and bailey are announcing times have changed. there has been growing concern about the treatment of animals in the circus. executives insist the animals are not mistreated and they are not react to the criticism but rather making this decision for the circus' loyal fan who is said they are uncomfortable. most people we spoke to this morning are happy about this

decision. >> i very much approve of it. i think we should get rid of all animal act and entertainment. >> i'm happy to hear they are paying attention to the needs of animals and that the if elephants are can be. >> that's what it's about, people abusing elephants. >> they will be held at the preserve in florida. now to an update on the closure of the airport after a plane slid off the runway this morning. one runway has just reopened. it is expected to rerope at 7:00 new york time. two people are being checked out at the hospital. the ntsb is on the way to

investigate. some flights are being divert. air traffic already snarled due to the heavy snow they have been dealing with. we are being spoiled with an early taste of spring, right mark? >> that's right. it looks reich we got a break for -- like we got a break for tomorrow. the forecast not changing too much. another day of full sunshine over san francisco bay. it is looking out here. clear skies as well. here we are in the bay area. we had to put it over 300-miles to find the clouds. the closest storm is way out here over 100-miles. all of that will be heading up and over us. with that the dry weather pattern will continue. you can see dry conditions across the entire state. current temperatures showing you warm ones already. it is 67 degrees in san jose.

napa in the mid-60s. by the time the afternoon ends we'll have lots of low 70s out there. lots of thursday, sunshine. it will be a nice friday. by saturday we are thinking about mid-70s, around 75 to 76 degrees. once again, here we go, high pressure, strong high pressure developing offshore. that started to kick in yesterday. it moves in once again for today into friday. so warm, once again, upper 60s to the 7 0s. it is a dry pattern. there is a chance for rainfall this week. we'll have to wait a few days. here is the forecast mold. we'll take this to the weekend and into next weekend. maybe into next week. by wednesday we could be tracking rain showers here. it is a way out but the forecast model is hinting at a pattern change. nothing too significant. a few rain showers by next week by wednesday.

forecast highs under mostly sunny skies. we are thinking lots of 70s out there for santa rosa. we'll go 73. look ahead, your five day forecast and no major changes here. you can see temperatures. i bumped them up a little built. warmest locations easily approaching the mid-70s. we could have patchy fog. sunday we'll trim off maybe a few degrees for sunday and warm conditions for monday. take a look at images. >> yeah. >> it is just serious stuff there. it makes you kind of appreciate what we have here for today. >> yeah. >> and maybe rain showers for next week. >> we want the rain. they want a break. >> i'm losing all of my fingers to cross. >> yeah. >> thanks. unsafe, unclean and run by local gangs, the price tag they face when we return.

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stocks lead by utilities and financial companies. also the number of people seeking unemployment rose to 320,000, the highest level since may. taking a look right now the dow is currently up 33 and nasdaq up 16 and the s&p up 3. landlords at two oakland apartments will have to pay the city a total of $140,000 due to

appalling living conditions. we told you about the lawsuit back in september. the city attorney separately sued the owners of hillside pardon mes and west grand hotel. they accuse them of failure to maintain basic living standards and safety and said it was notorious for a base of operation. they required the owners to clean up the property and hire professional managers. dog owners are not happy about restrictions on pets. people rallied outside the offices of a national park service in san francisco. they are upset about where dogs with go off leash. they say it gives a balance between people, pets and the park's resources. a draft is due early this spring. the 80,000 open acre space and attracts 15 million visitors a year. we are weight for an

announcement from oakland police in the next half hour. police are staying tight lipped but they are saying it's the culmination of a criminal investigation and mayor will be there. we are working to learn more and we'll have that for you tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we are always here for you on ktvu.com. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day.

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