alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:04. police in santa rosa believe a loaded shotgun found by children was a community gun hidden and shared by gang members. they were going and retrieving marbles that rolled under a pistol building. >> they did the right thing. i think it is just they are used to this kind of stuff. >> investigate sos say that -- but they can get it quickly if they need it. police found a separate community gun near the bushes last year. >>> firefighters will be on high alert with temperatures in the 90s and 100s in most areas. one of the hot spots today will be gilroy where the garlic festival is just about to get under way. that is where we find janine de la vega with more on the precautions being taken and also yummy stuff going on behind you. >> reporter: yes. you can smell the garlic. it is 63 degrees right now. it will heat up a lot more. steve here one of the pyrochefs told me that this -- that pan can get up to 500 degrees. so imagine him being standing in a 100-degree heat and he's also standing

alex savidge just arrived on scene. he will have a live report coming up. >> and right now we are still looking at a decent commute on a friday as we look at the live pictures on the golden gate bridge traffic looks good. we will tell you more about the commute. >> there is a lot more going on. we have rain and thunderstorms. will any of that clip us? and there is a lot of fog out there. ♪ 737. 737. right there? you guessed it. how do we save on operational costs? with the world's largest fleet of boeing 737's. one of the many ways we bring you $69 airfares. limited time sale fares starting as low as $69 one-way. if it matters to you, it matters to us. book now at southwest.com. ♪ >>> scary moments at oakland airport after a fire breaks out inside one of the terminals. we will tell you why sheriffs deputies have taken one man into custody. >> i think my boyfriend overdosed or something. >> she is accused of killing a google executive the 911 tape that could link her to another deadly case on the other side of the countr

ktvu's alex savidge joining us live. in san francisco to tell us what happened out there, alex. >> reporter: dave, good morning. thankfully both women are expected to survive their injuries. they had both left a nearby supermarket according to police, and that's when they stepped out into this intersection here trying to cross sunset boulevard. we're at moraga street. this is where the crash happened. that's when both women were hit by a car coming up the street. the driver did stay here at the scene and cooperated with police. and the driver simply didn't see the two victims in this case according to investigators. this crash was just before 9:00 last night. the two women were carrying bags full of groceries and many items were thrown across the roadway. there was even a box of cereal sitting on the windshield of the silver honda terrific. place -- civic. police say this area has seen its share of accidents recently. >> we've had quite a number of accidents on sunset. i can only advise motorists to slow down and pedestr

alex savidge has been out there since early this morning keeping an eye on things. alex will tell you more on what caused this fire and if there is any danger for the people living nearby. stay tuned. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. ktvu channel 2 morning news wednesday, july 16th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. it is 6:30. sometimes i'm busy and we're not always listening to steve, but you got my attention. >> what did i say? >> cooler weather is coming. >> on its way. for some it will be today. but there is still a lot of tropical clouds over us so the humidity is very high. i realize that. it's very unusual for us. probably one more day. the tropic will continue to come off the sierra so east to west. this does not happen very often. certainly not in july but it's here. there are a few areas of showers. 60s on the temps. really mild. i mean they are not going to get below this. there is only a couple upper 50s. san francisco and half-moon bay one. 63 in gilroy. 65 san jose state. 64 saratoga. some of the

and alex savidge tells us it was a big response from firefighters. od morning, alex. >> reporter: dave, good morning to you. this may not have been a large fire but certainly it was a potentially dangerous situation. i just got off the phone a few minutes ago with richmond's fire chief. he tells me that the last crews just left the chevron refinery. they've been here for several hours keeping an eye on the situation. it was a ruptured fuel line that caught fire here early this morning and while there wasn't a whole lot of smoke being put off, that was part of the reason why there was no community warning for people living nearby. crews were called in from the richmond fire department and chevron firefighters came in. they were called in after 2:00 for this fire on the northwest side of the refinery. chevron said it was burning in a nonoperational area of the facility where maintenance work was going on. now, richmond's fire chief said it was a three-quarter-inch processing line that was leaking oil and that oil ignited. chevron officials say this was

ktvu alex savidge is joining us live now. you're at the scene of that deadly shooting. ex. >> reporter: vallejo police are continuing to peace together -- police are still on scene. detectives are continuing to gather evidence in and around this apartment building. in fact a short time ago. we watched as an officer checked the area near the back door of this place looking for any evidence. the shooting happened at an apartment building that is on mare island way. it was around 10:30 last night. police say this is where a woman was found shot to death just outside one of the units. now add this point the motive for the crime sun clear. we don't know if anybody has been arrested in connection with this killing. although there is a report this morning that someone is in custody. we are working to confirm that and get more information from vallejo police. and as soon as we learn anything new, we will of course bring that to you. live in vallejo, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as we told you earlier vallejo police investigating an officer involved shooting. it happened

alex savidge joins us with new information that we learned within the past hour. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. this all started with a minor accident between a delivery truck and a car but police say when the two drivers got out to exchange information the truck driver was attacked. and that injured man was found here bleeding on the usf campus inside one of the buildings last night. this happened after 9:30. the crash was on golden gate near masonic. right after the accident, the delivery truck driver got into some kind of an argument with the men in the other car. police believe one of those men punched the truck driver and stabbed him in the back. the victim was found here on the campus and rushed to the hospital. police are telling us this morning that the victim now is in stable condition and expected to survive. this morning, police are continuing to search for the delete men behind the attack. police believe that they all drove away in a four-door white chrysler 300, although police thus far have not put out a detailed description of those t

we're live this morning in antioch, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> a suspected prostitute in santa cruz is behind bars accused of murder. police call the suspect a high- end prostitute who may have drugged and killed two men in two different states. one of the alleged victims was a silicon valley engineer who was a married father of five. coming up at 7:45, the criminal case investigators are comparing to a crime novel. >>> 7:06. san francisco police searching for a group of men who robbed a teenager at a popular tourist attraction. it happened just outside of coit tower monday afternoon. police say six men confronted a 16-year-old boy shoving him to the ground and stealing his cell phone and wallet. now, coit tower was open for business at the time. the police hope witnesses will come forward. >> maybe somebody captured something on their cell phone and they aren't aware of it. so we would definitely like to hear from the public. >> police say the victim tried to grab one of the suspecters he was punched in the head. but was not seriously hurt. so far, there's

live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> 7:06. san francisco police are investigating a homicide just two blocks away from that hotel where the president is staying. police say after 11:00 last night, a patrol unit was flagged down near 6th and mission regarding possible shots fired. officers found a gunshot victim on the street. he was taken to san francisco general hospital where he later died. no arrests have been made. another homicide took place less than a half-mile away at 6th and harrison streets yesterday morning. >>> 7:06. we want to update you on the breaking news we first told you about 20 minutes ago. another deadly air disaster. this one in asia. sky news reporting that a trans asia airlines passenger plane crashed while trying to make an emergency landing on an emergency landing off the western coast of taiwan. there are conflicting reports about how many people are killed. the taiwan government says 51. seven others hurt. however, another report says the death toll is closer to 40. there are news reports that the e

alex savidge live now to show us the surveillance video that's helping the investigation. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. at least two startups here in san francisco may have been broken into on a number of occasions by the same woman. san francisco police piecing it all together. many of these crimes were captured by surveillance cameras. we're here at a company called bill zoom in the south of market. the founder of this place believes the woman behind these crimes may have somehow found a way -- has a key to reset the entry codes at the front door and that's how she may be getting inside. let me show you the video here on mission street in the south of market. employees say it shows a woman entering the building numerous times and on july 6th, she stole a number of laptops from this startup, then came back a week later and broke in with an accomplice. employees at another startup called demand local say their company has surveillance video showing that same woman breaking into that building. demand local was broken into several times in april and th

alex savidge joins us live with new information about the victim. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, sheriff's investigators still have the street blocked off. this is where the man was shot late last night. we can push in here and you will see investigators are still hard at work out here gathering evidence at the scene of this shooting. it's unclear why this man was targeted last night but we do know the victim is still alive this morning after undergoing surgery. neighbors heard the gunshots before midnight and sheriff's deputies came to this neighborhood and they found a man in his 30s who had been shot several times in the head. there were quite a few shell casings. the victim was found near a church. but the shooting happened near cole drive and drake avenue in marin city. deputies got here in less than a minute after 911 calls came in from neighbors. >> we did have sheriff's personnel who were close in proximity and were on scene in less than a minute and located a victim who suffered a number of gunshot wounds to the head. >> reporter: th

our reporter alex savidge is there.talked to an airport employee who saw the suspect trying to escape. stay tuned his story is coming up in two minutes. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. ktvu channel 2 morning news friday it's july 11th i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. 6:30. remember 7-eleven. free slurpy. don't forget your free slurpy. it didn't feel like summer when i opened my door. there was a cool wind. >> that is true. it depends. some areas are very mild. mostly cloudy. if you get a cool breeze, it feels that way. if you get a south, southeast, it could feel pretty mild. a lot of twitter pictures coming in from the valley. even some rain. 60s on many of those temps. i mean just really mild pattern. and again that south breeze sfo has it. yet it's westerly at hayward. there is a big difference in that. and westerly more toward south of the east bay and concord is in there. oakland up to napa as well. a lot of tropical clouds if you have travel plans or even sacramento valley i would keep an

ktvu alex savidge he's got a spot too.oin us in 90 seconds with more on the big excitement surrounding the parade this morning. it is friday, july 4th i'm brian flores. >> and good morning i'm tori campbell. i was just thinking about all of those chairs out there. not much room for anybody else to watch. dave and steve are all off. rosemary is here. we have a nice day in store for the fourth. >> we sure do. we are waking up with low clouds along the coastline. inside the bay. we are dealing with mostly cloudy skies in and around oakland and hayward. this is going to go away. we will have mostly sunny skies away from the coast today. parts of the coast will be socked in the entire day. so a cool one for you there. the rest of us mild to warm. the on shore breeze has cranked back up. 23 miles an hour. the gusts through areas like travis this morning. that south westerly flow keeping us warm but not too hot for our inland cities today. 60-degrees in antioch. 57 in oakland. 53 in napa. santa rosa you are checking in at 50 degr

alex savidge joins us live to tell us about the delays and the detours drivers can expect. alex?porter: sal, good morning to you. crews out here are making pretty good progress on the demolition portion of this project. let meet give you a look at what's going on behind us. these are the northbound lanes of 280 and crews are using jack hammers right now to tear apart a 24-foot wide section of the freeway and then once they remove all of the concrete in this area, workers will replace an important seismic safety hitch. this is critical work, but, of course, as we know this could cause a traffic mess during the long 4th of july weekend. caltrans says to prepare for drays up to an hour -- delays up to an hour. it's best to avoid this area or to use public transportation. the freeway closure began last night at 9:00. the work goes until monday morning. no cars will be allowed on the northbound lanes of 280. that will likely mean a lot more drivers using 101 to get into the downtown area. caltrans says this work needs to get done now. 280 has been beat up. it handles about 130,000 car

alex savidge is right there telling us what probably caused that fire. what do you know alex? >> reporter: some anxious moments here after this small fire started inside terminal one. let me show you what was burning. it was this pile of wood and cardboard. you can see part of that is singed in that area. all of these construction materials were inside of terminal one. just inside the door here in the baggage claim area. they were all parked here in the corper where you see the wall is burned. no one hurt in this fire and fire crews came in and contained it very quickly. one person was detained in connection with this fire. we saw the person in the back of a sheriffs patrol car and a sergeant here at the scene told me that man will be questioned about this fire. a witness here at the scene told me the man in custody appears to be homeless and he says that man tried to board a bus to get away but the deputies stopped him. that same witness tells me the fire alarms did go off inside terminal one and people did evacuate the building. he told me that was quite an orderly scene. we

as soon as we learn more, we will bring it to you. >> alex savidge. channel 2 news. >>> in the meantime, we are learning new information about an officer-related shooting. >> this happened on leonard street and marks street. they spotted a man walking down the street. holding a gun in his hand. glaring at passing cars. >>> the officers who rushed to the scene were forced to shoot him when he pointed his gun at them. the suspect was wounded in the gunfire and there is though word on his condition. >> time is 7:05. they are trying to determine if a homeless camp maybe to blame with the fast-moving fire which came dangerously close to homes. >> thousand, this is cellphone footage you are looking at. >> this is all the heavy smoke out there. it started in the grassy part of highway 12 near back avenue. >> homes were evacuated as the fire spread. and they joined manufactures in battling the flames. >> knocking on the neighbors and this is a big fire and everything. and then after that, my husband is out there watering everything. >> about 100 firefighters

alex savidge was there and joins us live from outside of the courthouse. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. we just spoke with one of the defense attorneys. she believes the charges here are baseless. she calls this a first amendment case. she said the defendants were providing an online public forum and what was said on the website should be protected free speech. both of those defendants went before a federal judge a short time ago. the two appeared in court. the man entered a not guilty plea. both are free right now on bond. they were arrested last week and federal authorities seized their controversial website. the two were charged with using the mail and internet to fa till say prostitution. they say that allowed section workers to advertise services and help others find dancers and other adult entertainment. their -- >> the debt is part of our daily -- the internet is part of our daily life. it needs to be protected. this is a novel question, if the question will be litigated in the court. >> reporter: in addition, omuro is faci

we're live this morning in danville, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> always a good time for thele family. thank you, alex. our web team has put together a list of all of the 4th of july celebrations in the bay area. you can find it on ktvu.com in the hot topics section. brian has kindly tweeted a link to that which i managed to retreat. >> people need to know. >> yes. >>> a former elementary schoolteacher wanted to a child pornography investigation is being held at the santa clara county jail. 45-year-old nathan forstell was arrested at sfo after returning from vietnam. san jose police first arrested him last year. they say they confiscated child pornography at his south bay home. investigators say he was later released on his own o.r. >>> a judge in southern california has delayed next week's scheduled release of the man known as the pillowcase rapist due to a quarantine. there's been a norovirus at the facility where he's being held. he has admitted raping and say ulting 40 women including 15 here in the bay area. he's been in a mental hospital since his release from prison in

alex savidge has more. >> reporter: this is one of the most popular parades. the party continuing here still in downtown danville. people come from all across the bay area, earlier today they did to celebrate independence day. ♪ fern flags filled the streets of downtown danville this morning. the city's annual 4th of july parade is a family tradition for many including kim and her crew. >> everybody loves it. >> reporter: on display, saul sorts of cool cars, police motorcycles, ladder trucks, even an army chopper. plenty to keep the kids and the crowd entertained. >> we saw the people coming. cool gadgets. >> reporter: an estimated 40,000 people attended the parade and that meant if you wanted to have one of these prime front row seats you had to get here early. many people put their chairs out last night to stake out a spot. jennifer knows the ropes and has not missed this a rate in 38 -- parade in 38 years. >> we come because it's a tradition. we come. here's here every year. until we have to come in a wheelchair, i guess. we just need somebody to push it. ♪

alex savidge is in our newsroom with an update on the investigation. alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. we have learned just of a new development. several news outlets are reporting ukrainian levels will let the ntsb and fbi into the country to examine that crash site in an advisory role. they are recovered 181 bodies so far but there are still more than 100 people unaccounted for this morning. malaysian airlines flight 17 was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur. the flight was carrying a total of 283 passengers. malaysia airlines says 173 of them were dutch. this is video from ukraine where mourners there have created a shrine outside of the dutch embassy in kieve. others came from usa trail qua, belgium, canada, new zealand, southeast asia, and the united kingdom. the nationalities of the 20 other passengers have not been identified. there were 15 crew members and all of them were malaysians. many of the passengers were headed to this weekend's international aids conference in mel bourn, australia. and among the victims was a world renown re

alex savidge was there and joins us live. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. the organizers of today's event want to make sure that no one is forgotten by taking the time to honor every homicide victim here in san francisco. ♪ >> reporter: a short time ago, members of the catholic archdiocese gathered on a street corner in the bayview to pray for a man they never met. 44-year-old la sam thompson was found shot to death last tuesday night. the discovery was made near lasalle avenue and los vias court. they make sure every person killed in san francisco is honored and people who live near the scene of this homicide were pleased to see the gathering this morning. >> every sole lost in our city, it's important for us. >> it's a blessing to have come and pray for the community and let us -- let them know that they care. i've seen many homicides up here. >> now, police did not say what the motive was in this killing but it was part of a recent outburst of violence in this particular area of the city. there were at least five homicides since the 4th of july. san fran

as alex savidge tells us, investigators say it was an oil leak that sparked the fire, although chevron is offering a conflicting explanation. >> reporter: richmond firefighters raced to the chevron refinery just after 2:00 this morning after a small pipe carrying gas oil ignited. it took crews almost an hour to control the flames and no one was hurt. richmond's fire chief said this was not a large fire but it was a dangerous situation. >> we're talking about a very small processing line. under quite a bit of prp so the concern was, first of all, get the fire knocked down and the secondary concern was to get the processing line shut down. >> reporter: this fire happened in a conversion unit where oil is processed for blending into fuel. a state inspector with cal/osha said workers were draining a pipe when the oil began to leak and immediately caught fire. but in a statement, chevron said this was not a pipe or a processing line that was leaking this morning healthcare and the company said the fire had -- this morning and the company said the fire happened in a nonoperational area of th

alex savidge is joining us live from berkeley with a look at all of those travel numbers. hey, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, mike. it does seem more people getting away this 4th of july compared to last year despite a recent uptick in gas prices ahead of this long holiday weekend. all across california, the aaa predicts about 4.6 million people will be taking a road trip. that number is up about 1.5% compared to independence day last year. according to aaa most travelers will drive instead of flying even though fuel prices are on the rise. we're paying the highest 4th of july prices in six years. but for a lot of people that's not gonna keep them at home. >> we're trying to do this every year. yeah. i mean, it's -- i think this year the economy is getting better, you know. so, we try to do it every year. >> reporter: typically fuel prices leading up to the 4th but the crisis in iraq has pushed them a bit higher. in san francisco, drivers are paying 4.26 for a gallon of regular unleaded. in oakland, they are paying $4.14 and in san jose, drivers are paying $4.12.

alex savidge joins us live from the newsroom with the background on this operation. good afternoon, alex. >> tori, good afternoon to you. it all kicked off two weeks ago and wrapped up this past weekend. the marshals were targeting people wanted for a variety of crimes including several people who were arrested for homicide. federal agents teamed up with at least 15 local police departments including oakland. in the end, 104 people were arrested. the marshals have not said what types of charges all of those people are facing but we do understand there were some homicide suspects and others taken in for violent crimes. weapons were seized. a lieutenant says officers confiscated a total of nine guns. we're told the u.s. marshals will be offering more details about this sweep at some point later on this afternoon. we will have an update for you on the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. more about that sweep. live this afternoon in the newsroom, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> sonoma county sheriff's deputies arrested a san jose mother for leavin

alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 5:10 is the time. we will check in throughout the morning with alex. also charges of drugs and manslaughter. what is happening today involving the high end prostitute accused of being involved in the death of a google executive. >> but next from spain to pleasanton, people in the bay area getting ready to run with the bulls but there is a new effort to shut it down. >> good morning. we are still looking at a decent commute all over the bay. even in contra costa county where highway 24 looks good to the tunnel. we will let you know what the bay bridge toll plaza looks like. i know it's humid here. we are hot and humid. what in sam hill is going on? we will sort it out for you. it's never been easier to find a dentist. watch. dentist. at 1-800-dentist, we've helped over 8 million people find that right dentist. we can do the same for you. so don't put it off. call 1-800-dentist. >>> san francisco police are trying to find the man responsible for attacking a woman in her 80s during a home invasion robbery.

alex savidge is at oakland police headquarters with more on the investigation.hat do you know about the teenager that was wounded. >> reporter: good morning to you. we notice is a 17-year-old boy. an innocent bystander in all of this. he was hit in the leg. he was awake and talking as paramedics took him to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. that teenager he just finished playing a game of basketball last night when the gunfire began and this young man got caught. this happened about 7:00 last night. mismoved in. the diamond was crisscross with crime scene tape. there was shell casings covering the field. there were two groups of people shooting back and forth. the others were standing in the park and police say the boy was hit by gunfire as he was standing and walking on the other side of the park. he was not the intended target in all of this. one mother we talked to that lives near the park says she is frustrated by the violence and has this message for the shooters that put innocent lives at risk. >> they need to stop. it is really not worth it. >> rep

live in danville, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> alex taking one of those seats as well.r web team has put together a list of all of the fourth of july celebrations. you can find it at ktvu.com in the hot topics section. >>> it is 6:35. illegal fire works are a threat for all bay area cities during the fourth of july. but the danger is even greater due to the record drought. tara moriarty is live in oakland where crews are already dealing with fire works related fires. good morning tara. >> reporter: good morning. the conditions are quite foggy in the oakland hills. as you can imagine, this has been a drought year. conditions are very dry. firefighters are very concerned about illegal fire works. here in oakland, there are no fire works allowed. be forewarned that if you have fire works, they will be confiscated if police come around them. we want to show you a tweet that came out. crews were able to snuff out the flames. this happened on havens court on top of a palm tree. they were able to stop it before it spread. earlier last night oakland fire chief held held a town

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alex. >>> one man was taken into custody after an early-morning fire in san francisco. our cameras caught the man being led away in handcuffs from the home on may flower streets. the fire began at 4:00 a.m. when firefighters arrived, they found a marijuana growing operation on the second floor of the home. >> could see indications that there was possibly a grow operation going on. >> so for instance -- >> you know, pots of -- plant growing and lights and things like that. >> one firefighter was injured in the one-alarm fire. the cause remains under investigation. >>> dozens of pot clubs in san jose are facing strict new rules that would force them to close but as brian flores explains, joining us live, there is a last-ditch effort going on right now that could save some of those businesses. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. supporters of medical marijuana pot shops are sifting through and validating more than 60,000 plus signatures that have been gat

at sfo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco home prices have hit a milestone. the medium price for a home or condo is now $1 million. that's a 13% increase over last year. marin county also tops $1 million. for the nine county bay area, the medium price is june was $618,000. >>> new at noon, the new home of the 49ers is officially opened for business. >>> janine de la vega was there for the ribbon-cutting ceremony which is just wrapping up and i joins us live from the brand- new levi stadium. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: yes, ribbon cutting actually just happened here. there was red and gold confetti here inside levi stadium. you can see the york family along with the mayor here on stage. the new stadium is just very impressive and right now -- right there on the steps, you can see all of the workers. these are all of the construction workers that built leash vie stadium -- levi stadium getting it to look state of the art and pristine. now, i want to go to some video that we just shot a little while ago. i'm not sure if we were able to get the ribbon cu

alex savidge has the latest on this investigation coming up. stay tuned for that. thank you for joining us. monday morning, july 21st. i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. >> the clouds are lifting northward, so farther north, more opportunity for that and maybe some rain. south, it's a low cloud deck in the sierra, things calmed down a little bit but the rain lines still there but i expect that to pop up. not as bad as yesterday. the atmosphere had a spin in it. the cloud cover moving north as it does, the low clouds are in place and the lows are unbelievably warm. mid 60s here. mountain view, 66. why can't i cool off my house? because the lows are so warm. gilroy, 65. fremont, 64 and sunnyvale and saratoga, 64. the cloud decks are trying to move out of the picture but again, it's taking its sweet time. two speeds, slow and stop. mostly cloudy, light shower sprinkles. more sun. it feels like rain because the moisture content is really high. if the clouds depart, some might be warmer but i think the warmer santa chara. >> steve,

alex savidge reported about this story moments ago.ight now, police in vallejo are arresting squatters who are inside a building near mare island there. this is the second time in two days police have moved in on the squatters. >>> tart starting -- starting today, there are no more paper transfers. they are using unlimited use all day passs that cost $5. critics say this new fare plan is unfair to low income riders. >>> and we have a major new piece of information on the developing news we've been following since early this morning. a home-invasion robbery ended with a stolen car crashing into a home a few miles away. janine de la vega is at the scene of the home invasion where she just learned the investigation has taken a disturbing turn. >> reporter: we just learned from police that one of the victims in this home invasion, an 85-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by one of the suspects during this crime that occurred in this neighborhood near capitol expressway and ocala. that's why crime scene technicians have been taking their

alex savidge is out there. he will tell you more about the investigation that is coming up in two minutes from now. stay tuned. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us. ktvu channel 2 morning news it's monday, july 14th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time sufficient 30. let's check in with steve. pretty warm most of the week? >> mainly today. today and tomorrow. the higher clouds might throw a lot of huge into the mix. right now we are mostly collie. the really warm air aloft. we'll go 89 yesterday in santa rosa. they easily be 100. east san jose 84. we will go 90 although san jose proper around 93. san francisco not much in the way of any fog. we will go 72 for a high. there will be a big difference in all of these temps. this is the key for right here. as long as the higher cloud deck stays south then it will roll in. right now it's in the 60s for many. or 50s. it won't take long to start warming up. l.a. honda only 53. foster city at 57 degrees. mostly clear. higher clouds may be up toward

ktvu's alex savidge live at the vallejo police station. alex, you have been out there all morning. you are learning more about a teenager who was among those who was wounded? >> reporter: good morning to you. vallejo police say the shooter involved in this drive-by fired on this family more than a dozen times as they were getting set to leave their house last night. and one of the people who was struck by gunfire was at the time strapping two small children into the back seat of this car. we understand from vallejo police those two small children were between the ages of 4 and 6 years old and they were not hurt last night. but there was a 16-year-old boy, the uncle of those children, who was it's had in the leg. there was also a 26-year-old man would was struck several times as he put the children in the back seat of the car. the shooting happened just before 10 last night outside a house that was on the 300 block of b.w. williams drive. police say a car pulled up to the house and someone inside began to fire. relatives drove those two victims to the hospital and both of them, the

live in berkeley alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the stage is now set for another tense confrontation involving the future of the a's in oakland. the city council ordered its four members on the board to reject the lease extension. that proposal would have lowered the a's annual rent at the coliseum by 20%. they will now release its own proposed lease extension tomorrow addressing the economic concerns. last week the city council members on the coliseum board didn't show up for a board on the lease deal. >>> time is 6:09. and fire engulfs a home in oakland early this morning. coming up at 6:30 the furious efforts by firefighters to stop the flames from spreading. >> i just saw the fire and the fire just hit me and i started running. >> nearly a dozen people hurt after a food truck explodes on the street. what was to blame for the fire ball. >> we are still looking at traffic that is getting busier by the moment. san mateo bridge your drive time here is 15 minutes. we will run down some drive times and let you know how long it takes to peak that drive. >> weak littl

ktvu's alex savidge has been out there all morning.ng up in three minutes, he will tell us what it took to get traffic moving again. that's a pretty shot, too. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> quick look at weather and traffic. a little bit of everything in the forecast. >> very little rain. but there's some starting to work its way up from the southeast between livermore, fremont, milpitas, san jose. this will probably weaken but a few hours are possible. there's a swath of moisture that missed us. it went over monterey, steve. and right over the course. it's due west of us. it missed us by that much. moisture continues to work its way in. there seems to be thinner clouds off to the san joaquin valley. there is a rather decent sea breeze for some. it's mild for some. it's warm for others. it's cold for -- i mean there's so much going on. west at 23. that tells me everything i need to know. concord, west, napa west, the higher clouds will continue to work their way in. a mostly cloudy,

ktvu's alex savidge live to tell us what people who live at that camp, what are they saying?ter: good morning to you. i just talked with two homeless men staying at this camp and they acknowledge the public health issues out here, including animal waste, a lot of trash in the area, and a growing rat problem out here. take a look at this encampment. it's underneath interstate 880 at gilman street. there are tents and tarps that line the sidewalk. the city of berkeley has declared this camp a public nuisance and the city is threatening to clear the place out this coming tuesday unless the area is properly cleaned up. berkeley police have been visiting the camp on a daily basis offering to connect people with city services. and because this encampment is right underneath the freeway, the chp has become involved and the chp has posted a notice out here warning campers to clear out or risk arrest. now, one man who has been living here for some time hopes the city will let campers take care of the problem. >> this right here, yeah, it does need to be cleaned up. people doing drugs,

ktvu's alex savidge has been following all of the developments in our newsroom. x, what have you learned? >> good morning to you. malaysia airlines representative did say that no american passengers have been identified so far as being on board that flight. officials say they've recovered 181 bodies thus far. still more than 100 remain unaccounted for. the 298 people on board that flight, malaysia airlines says 173 of them were dutch. mourners have created a shrine outside of the dutch embassy in kiev. that's the scene there with flowers and candles. other passengers on the flight came from australia, belgium, canada, germany, new zealand, southeast asia and the united kingdom. and many of those passengers were headed to this weekend's international a.i.d.s. conference in melbourne, australia. the downing of this plane is deeply affecting the a.i.d.s. research community here in the bay area and across the world. one of the speakers at that event is former president bill clinton who personally knew some of the researchers on board flight 17. >> they were doing so m

for now we are live in the newsroom alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a special notice from the faa has been issued banning all american air carriers from flying into eastern ukrainian air space until further notice. overseas travelers were nervous about this latest disaster. wondering if there is danger in the areas we will be flying over. we talked to a woman at san francisco international airport who is traveling to macedonia. >> i'm nervous flying regardless, but this is making me even more nervous. fortunately i don't go that far. we land in munich. >> the russia-ukrainian border is so unstable they banned u.s. air carriers from flying just within 200 miles from where ma leshia airline was shot down. and tensions are rising between governments especially between russia and ukraine. we will find out about the political repercussions of this air tragedy. >>> we are learning more about the woman that was held hostage and later killed during wednesday's bank robbery in stockton. friends and family of 41-year- old misty says she was a devoted wife and m

as alex savidge explains, though, it involves changing some human behavior, right, alex?r: good morning to you, tori. the idea is to deal with the large squirrel population here at cesar chavez park in berkeley. this has been an ongoing problem in the area. this particular park is built on top of a landfill. those critters have been burrowing holes in the dirt here. there's concern that could lead to a toxic leak if they break through the clay cap that covers up this former dump. so the city of berkeley has made it a crime to feed squirrels and other animals in the park. this happened during the council meeting last night. originally the city was considering killing the squirrels but the council backed away from the idea after a public outcry. the council formed a special squirrel subcommittee to try to come up with another solution. that's when they decided the best way to control the critters was to simply have the public stop feeding them. once the new law takes effect, anyone tossing food to squirrels could face $1,000 fine and possibly six months in jail. over the ne

live in berkeley alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> berkeley voters will get to decide if there shoulda tax on sugary drinks sold in their city. last night the city council approved putting the measure on the ballot. if voters approve it, they will proposed $0.01 an ounce on sugary drinks. san francisco voters will also decide on a $0.02 per ounce tax on sugary drinks in december. >>> there is a new confrontation over the new lease for the oakland a's. why the city council has ordered coliseum officials to reject the deal. >> but first the u.s. going home after losing to belgium at the world cup. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is is effected already by a crash on a very popular freeway getting into the bay area. westbound 24 looks good as you can see. we will tell you where the slow traffic is now building. >> there is a big fog bank out there. fire conditions look pretty favorable right now. couple observations. 53 right now. the humidity is way up there. thankfully the breeze is is very light and out of the south. hey, if you could be any dinosaur, which would you

alex savidge is live at the airport now and you have reaction from the tsa on that incident. ood morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. tsa officials are staying tight- lipped about this investigation. the agency right now is working hard to figure out how this passenger who was apparently drunk was able to fool other passengers into believing that he was a real security screener. it all happened at one of the checkpoints at the international terminal at sfo on tuesday. according to a law enforcement source, this is the man taken into custody 53-year-old eric slighton. investigators say he managed to pass himself off as a security screener directing a woman into a private woman where he apparently gave the woman a patdown. according to one published report, slighton seemed to dress the part. he was wearing khaki pants, a blue polo shirt and he had on blue rubber gloves. investigators say the man tried to do the same thing with a second passenger, another woman, but that's when a real security officer caught on and then notified airport police and slighton was then ta

alex savidge is in oakland where officers say there could have been even more victims. >> reporter: that 17-year-old boy was struck in the leg by a stray bullet but he was awake and talking as paramedics took him to the hospital. that teenager had just finished playing basketball last night when a gun battle broke out nearby. this shooting happened near seventh. police moved in there and blocked off the ball diamond. police believe to people were shooting at each other. officers were also amazed no one else in the park was hurt given how crowded it was at that time. >> families, young children, people playing. trying to enjoy the beautiful weather we had today. through no fault of their own, they get caught up in two groups of people that don't know how to resolve conflict. already police say they have found the car that was carrying some of the shooters. they did find that car abandoned nearby. that 17-year-old boy that was shot is set said to be in stable condition opinion >>> police are investigating a late night fight. officers were called to a residential neighborhood. no arrests ha

alex savidge will have an update on both of those shootings. >>> his will be a very busy week for dozens of pot clubs in san jose. some 80 medical marijuana dispensaries across the stay are expected to shut down on friday when the city's new regulations go into effect. and many patients are stocking up on pot to beat the deadline which is five days away. >> normally we would limit it to an ounce a day. but at this point anybody will get anywhere. >> crickets argue san jose's tough new restrictions amount to an out right ban. they have now collected 60,000 signatures for a petition to overturn some of the regulations. that is far short of the 100,000 signatures needed. >>> the new home of the 49ers in santa clara is expected to create 12,000 new jobs. but a majority of the jobs won't provide much of a boost to the local economy. most are temporary construction jobs or part time and relatively low paid service jobs on game days. only 60 stadium jobs will provide permanent full-time employment and they are mostly executive positions in marketing sales and operations. levi stadium will open

as alex savidge tells us, many people are shaken by the death of their long-time neighbor. >> reporter: the fire alarm sounded inside this high-rise apartment building in park merced around 5:00 this morning. crews made their way to a unit on the second story that was filled with smoke and that's where they found a woman dead inside. neighbors tell us the victim was well-known in this building. she had lived here for more than 30 years. >> she was here for many, many years, retired from macy's and she, you know, just a very nice neighbor. >> it's just sad. all of us are here just waiting, just to say our good- byes, you know? she was just -- we're all family. it's sad to see her go. >> reporter: investigators say the fire didn't burn beyond the one unit. it was fairly small. and it may have been smoldering for sometime. the smoke alarms in the building kept going on and off this morning, and that's why some neighbors ignored them. firefighters say that's risky. >> people need to understand they may feel they get a lot of false alarms in their building, but you never know what is a fals

we're life in richmond alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a man is recovering from life threatening injuries after being attacked on a walking trail in san jose. it happened early sunday morning. ever police security officers from a nearby business were the first to resop to the injured man they women. >>> a woman is scheduled to be arraigned in santa cruz this morning. she is accused of meeting forest hayes aboard his yacht, injecting him with heroin and leaving him to tie. tickleman who admitted to being a high class call girl was irs many ever >>> a brentwood man will spend 19 lest of his in if prosecutors say he targeted boys who did not have a father figure in their lives. the produce happened in 1990s but blake was not arrested until last year. >>> anyone caught wasting water could soon get fined. this after the california water board made the unprecedented decision to approve new water restrictions. the board made the move after finding out conservation measures has so far failed. hail the bay area and sacramento are using less water, parts of southern california

alex savidge is live there with more on what was used to start the fire and the person who's been detainedg alex. >> reporter: good morning to you, and we're working right now to find out more information about the man who was taken into custody in connection with this fire that investigators believe was intentionally set. we understand that man is being questioned right now. the fire was here at terminal 1 at oakland airport, and this is what was burning this morning. it was this pile of wood and cardboard, and when this fire started initially, these construction materials were just inside the door to determinal -- terminal 1 in the baggage claim area. this fire was small and contained quickly by firefighters. shortly after the fire, alameda county sheriff's deputies took a man into custody here at the scene. we saw him in the become of a patrol car early this morning. a witness told me that man tried to escape after setting the fire. he even boarded a bus here at the airport, but deputies were able to stop him before he got away. this fire was first reported just after 3:00 this morning,

live in the newsroom alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> a special notice from the faa has been issued banning all american air carriers from flying into eastern ukrainian air space until further notice. overseas travelers are nervous about this latest disaster. wondering if there is danger in the areas they will be flying over. we talked to a woman at sfo who is traveling to macedonia. >> i'm nervous flying regardless but this is making me even more nervous. >> aviation expert mike says the russian-ukrainian border is is so unstable that back in april u.s. officials banned air carriers from flying in areas. that ban has expanded to include all of eastern ukraine. we will continue to follow all the developments on the malaysia airlines incident throughout the morning and on our channel 2 website at ktvu.com. you can see more video and photos of the scene. >>> we are following developing news from san francisco as well. i want to take you out to mayflower street. this is in the bernal heights area. investigators are -- now we have just learned someone was detained in -- a man being led

alex savidge spoke with travelers and has more on the man who was taken into custody. >> firefighters traced to terminal one at the grand airport around 3:30 this morning after this pile of wood and cardboard was set on fire near the baggage claim area. the fire alarm sounded in the building dave austin was sleeping in the terminal when the fire started, and at first he thought the worst. >> bob and terrorists. >> it turned out to be not they big deal. >> investigators believe this man who is homeless likely started the fire and the witness tells me that he tried to escape by running over and boarding a bus. the man was arrested on suspicion of arson and the motive for the crime is unclear. the whole thing is unsettling. >> the fact that there's outside security, anything can happen at any time. >> the cause of the fire, officials say that no flights were affected. >> tense moments in japan after of six-point a magnitude earthquake shook the northern coast. earthquake struck near fukushima, which nearly was coupled by into thousand 11 earthquake and tsunami. officials issued the warni