new at noon, ktvu's brian flores joins us live to explain why some people are strongly opposed to thelicy. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: hey, tori. yeah, well, parking meters like this here along chestnut will be starting on sunday. there are several businesses who are against it. but there are some who are for it. only time will tell how businesses will be affected one way or another. whether bizs or commuters like it -- whether businesses or commuters like it, it's starting. you may have to fork over a few bucks where before you didn't have. >> the usage of meters on sunday, think it will hurt businesses. people are used to having that privilege to park and shop and do all of those kinds of things. >> reporter: this is not new for parts of the embarcadero or fisherman's war of who have this -- wharf who have this parking enforcement. this will increase the coffers but traffic is also expected to increase also. >> any of us who live in the city. if you go to the local hardware store, you can find a meter because of that turnover. try to do it at 11:00 on a sunday morning and yo

we're live here in east palo alto, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> google scoredvictory this morning when federal regulators found the company did not violent anti-trust or anti-competition laws. the federal trade commission found no evidence to support claims flames that google unfavery favors its own services. but the fcc found they misused patents on cell phone technology. google has agreed to license the technology to its rivals. >> they threatened to block consumers' access to critical electronic deviss, including laptops, tablets, smart -- smartphones and gaming systems. >> google issued a statement about the settlement it reads -- >>> if you are tired of robo calls and telemarketers, you have a chance to block those annoying calls and win $50,000. the federal trade commission which receives more than $200,000 complaints a month about robo calls is holding a contest to find the best way to block them. some ideas include 24-hour hot lines to report robo calls and black listing repeat callers. push >>> a group of college students living inside this apartment b

live here in san francisco i'm brian flores. >> that is right. you can watch the 49ers take on the falcons right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage begins sunday after mornings on 2 with nfl championship chase at 10:00 a.m.. kickoff is just afternoon. you can also find more on the 49 everies super bowl quest on the nfl playoffs tab on ktvu.com. >>> wide spread flu is on the way to california. we'll tell you how bad the situation is here and how you can may have trouble finding a vaccine. >>> an increase in ridership on bart. why it's causing problems for the transit agency. at ikea, we don't just design furniture. we design good mornings. little experiments. big ideas. brighter ways. and better tomorrows you can take home today. imagine if everyday was just a little bit better for everyone. >>> california is one of only three states where an epidemic of the flu has not been declared but public health officials say that is likely to change in the coming months. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is live in santa clara to update us on the

brian flores joins us live now from oakland to let us know what you've just learned. >> reporter: good afternoon. this particular sideshow happened on 880 at 4:00 p.m. on saturday near the coliseum. while some of the drivers may have been having fun, the chp and other drivers there just are not laughing. >> there's also incidents where there's hospital in the i have sinty that people are trying to reach family members or care for themselves. so absolutely in no way is this safe driving. >> reporter: the drivers in these cars doing doughnuts near the coliseum are in big trouble with the law. >> i've never seen anything like this. it's just -- it's unreasonable. it looks like something you would see on a video game. these are real life incidents. >> reporter: on saturday afternoon, the unknown driver stopped northbound traffic for this sideshow. while sideshows are nothing new to the area, this was one of the first time this happened on the freeway, according to investigators. >> you saw people outside their cars. it was terribly unsafe. >> reporter: traffic from onlookers on the southbo

brian flores is live in castro valley to tell us what's next in this case and what happened. >> reporter: it's been over two months since the woman was killed in the home behind me. you can it still remains boarded up. but the two young men accused in her killing finally entered pleas today. the 18-year-old and 16-year-old pleaded not guilty in hayward criminal court. they are accused of strangling the woman and leaving her body inside while her home burned to the ground last october. the pair was arrested last month. investigators say the two had attentions -- intentions of stealing registered guns, cash and jewelry and selling them later. barbara latchly, investigators wanted her to leave but when they didn't, they strangled her and tried to -- investigators say they wanted her to leave but when they didn't, they strangled her. >> here's an attorney for one of the suspects. >> he's scared. she's charged with a very serious crime. he's very concerned and he's worried. he's frightened. but he's realistic about the process and we involve him in all stages of what's going to occur in the c

brian flores joins us live to explain one of the issues on the table, a $4 million marketing plan that was a huge flop. brian? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. governor brown making a rare appearance today at the urchlts c. regents -- u.c. regents meeting. he would like to see more students getting their education through online courses. the governor making that pitch today during the meeting that was also attended by lieutenant governor gavin newsom. increased online courses was also spearheaded by the u.c. president. he said there are no other ways to get around the traditional methods of education. the governor says the system needs to make the changes. he says that both the u.c. and -- [indiscernible] -- needs to hold the line on tuition and costs and thinks online courses will do that. he says it may even benefit high schools. >> maybe the online expansion can get into the high schools and get kids into math and science and even language and other programs that can get them ready so they'll be part of that pool that come to u.c. >> i think we should think about the day -- and th

live here from, brian flores, ktvu news. >> we spoke with the missing boy's two sisters, who were just teens when their freckled-faced brother kevin disappeared. laura and michelle recalled the extensive search from their brother and are disturbed to think he may have been just a block from where he vanished. >> it's disturbing he may have been closer than we thought. >> it's like it happened yesterday. >> kevin's aunt and uncle are also anxious about the outcome. they said they kept a bunch of newspaper clippings. if kevin comes back they can show him all that was done to find him. >>> a man in indiana accused of fatally shooting a school bus driver and taking a 6-year-old child hostage. authorities say the child is being held in an underground underground shelter in the man's home. neighbors say the man is 65-year-old jimmy lee dikes, scheduled to appear in court today on charges of menacing neighbors. witnesses say the man came on the bus yesterday afternoon and told the driver he needed to take a child. >> i talked to the girl on the bus and she said he came on the bus with a gun,

brian flores is in the newsroom with the latest numbers on the injured. >> reporter: good afternoon. the latest is there are at least 57 people injured. two of them critically. we're hearing that one of those two people is in a very dire condition and may die as a result of the crash. the commuter ferry was on its daily commute from new jersey to lower manhattan when it crashed as it was trying to dock at pier 11. at the time, the ferry was carrying about 320 passengers. it can carry as many as 400 people. many of those passengers were reportedly near the exits and on stairwells. many passengers say they were thrown onto the deck of the boat. some slamming into windows, seats and even each other. this morning crews set up a triage near the ferry and many suffering minor injuries like cuts and bruises. others suffered head and neck injury. here now passengers describe the ordeal. >> i was actually sleeping. i -- all of a sudden we just hit, boom. and people were catapulting forward. it was a big bang. all of a sudden my face was in front of me -- was in the seat in front of me. >> it

brian flores is there with what police are saying about the cause of this deadly collision. >> good afternoon. well, you heard the police chief himself say how an unbelievable tragedy this is. as you can see behind me still active and dynamic scene. you're looking at the black sedan there. that's the suspect's vehicle. what happened he left the traffic stop, sped away crashed into a couple that was driving another car and now two people are now dead. according to police they were initially called because of a report of gunshots towards the republican housing complex around 7:45. that's not too far from here. they got an initial description of the suspect's car. police then pulled over the suspect near 21st and when officers approached the car the suspect took off at high rate of speed and then just a couple of blocks and seconds later the alleged suspect tee boned. >> killed the scene as well as an innocent pedestrian that was entering the store as well. meanwhile the driver of that car had life threatening injuries and the suspect. >> other than he is now responsible for the deaths of at lea

ktvu channel 2 reporter brian flores joins us now from our newsroom with details of how weather may havecontributed to this deadly accident. brian. >>> yeah we are continuing to foe low this story. we understand the conditions were foggy at the time of the crash and if the pilot tried to hasn't because of the fog. this is new video just half the helicopter crash. again, two people are dead. 13 injured. you can see the flames from the crash on the road there. people on the street also in shock of what happened. news reports out of london say the helicopter crashed into a train during rush hour. the location about ten blocks away also from the very waterloo weigh station. officials say the pilot was 9 only one on board and began his flight in suri in southwest london when he wanted to divert to heath row because of the hive fog. >>> the guards are running outside. they say a plane had flown into the crane there. so we tried to see if anyone was hurt. >> 13 people injured. again one is also critically injured as well. there is nobody inside the crane operating it from what we hear. we're he

brian flores has some answers. he's live in the marina district with some options. good morning, brian. >> reporter: first of all, i want to make sure that sal castanedo -- you are probably listening to this. he always makes fun of us because he says when we toss to him, there's a food segment right before we do that. we're live here at susie cakes. bakers inside here are prepping for the 49ers. yeah. i heard you. looks really good. they are prepping for the big game as well. come inside and take a look at the samples. take a look at this one. this is a vanilla cake here. this is a super bowl with a san francisco logo on it. this is a san francisco/ravens cake on it. they can do tri-level cakes if you order soon enough. if you look over here, these are some of the cookies and cupcakes they are making here as well. here at susie cakes, they say if you are planning on ordering something here, give them some time, about 72 hours. in terms of the cookies and cupcation, you can probably pick those up around game time. they will be prepping around 400, 500 cupcakes and coo

coming up at 6:45 ktvu brian flores. meantime san francisco transit agency paid a lot of overtime in the past fiscal year. san francisco chronicle reports one muni mechanic earned an extra $163,000 for close to 40 hours of overtime. two of the cities top overtime wage earners work from muni. they have a mechanic shortage. he also added much of the work needed to be done on weekends and during the night. >>> 6:07 is the time. let's check back in with sal for a look at the commute and starting to get busy at the toll plaza. >> it is starting to get busy. and we're seeing some of the lanes get full. pretty soon they will turn the metering lights on. and right here westbound you can see only the middle lanes which are the fast track users are getting by with a little bit less delay. there will still be some waiting for you. in the next few minutes metering lights should come on. you still might want to get there sooner rather than later before it backs up to the maze. if you're driving on interstate 880 the traffic here look

brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:32. can add a new element in the excitement leading up to sunday's super bowl, pounding rain this morning in new orleans. ktvu's joe fonzi joins us live from the big easy with more on the weather conditions there and other conditions going on there. [ sirens ] >> reporter: good morning. we have a little development since we last spoke to you. in addition to the sirens that we're hearing right now, the rain that's been much talked about has finally hit new orleans as we swing onto canal street and show it to you. we're at the headquarter hotel where just a few minutes ago, the entire team wrapped up a media says where the entire -- session where the entire teams were. yesterday, we found out a secret about a couple of key ravens. >> just to watch those championship teams and joe montana and jerry rice and john taylor, you know, ronnie lott, you know, to meet -- to see ronnie lott anderric wright and those guys in las vegas this offseason. it's amazing. >> my favorite team of all time. it w

brian flores is out there right now. he's shivering in the cold but you can tell us how the man is doing. >> reporter: hi, dave. >> it's very cold out here. for firsts they say he's very -- for officials, they say he's very lucky to be alive. we've just learned he's just been found. just about a few minutes ago, he was transported to a hospital in san rafael where he's listed in fair condition. again, rescuers say he's very lucky to be alive. he was identified as dennis kline. he's a resident of mill valley. officials say that yesterday afternoon between 3:00 and 5:00, he parked near the top of mount tamalpais with the intention of hiking down stenson beach. he called 911 saying he was lost and that he was disoriented and injured near a creek which is west near the top of the mountain. it was last night when they lolost contact with him. and this morning it took more than 65 mostly volunteer search and rescue crews to find him early this morning. the car was found at the ranger station. initial reports, he was just weari

. >> and i am brian flores, in for dave clark. rosemary orozco is in for steve. how is it looking? >>> we have showers in monterey in the santa cruz area and giving you a peak, you can see most of the bay area is dry at this point but perhaps there is a few light showers, morgan kill and over santa cruz as well. we will remain with a few spotty showers and they are coming up in just a few minutes. here is sal. >>> 680 southbound as you drive passed mission boulevard and it is a little bit wet out there as rosemary orozco said. this is a look at the bridge and the traffic is moving along well as you head out towards the commute. now we do have a big problem in marin county and the water-main break is coming through, we have details on what happened, paul? we are on the drive here in marin county and there will be a lot of clean up, let me show you why. that fire hydrant is still still open and the fire department got a call about flooding in green bray. once on the scene, the water was spreading out and they were able to get a handle on one of the nearby valves but one area was stil

brian flores is live in san francisco with the possible change and why it would be a first. ng, brian. >> reporter: good morning. 41million passengers pass through sfo every single year but by the end of the year, they could actually be passing through the harvey milk san francisco international airport if legislation goes through. now, city supervisor david campos today will introduce a charter amendment to propose to remain sfo. according to the chronicle, he's gotten support of four other supervisors. now, milk, a former supervisor, became one of the first openly gay men elected to public office in the u.s. when he won a seat on the board of supervisors back in 1977. he was assassinated at city hall more than a year later. now, there were a few people we spoke with this morning when just want this to remain sfo. quite a few people are voicing opinions on our facebook page. some say the name is appropriate. >> hopefully, residents of san francisco -- they've always known this city will take a leadership role and if san francisco won't do it, who will? and so i think it's ap

brian flores is live in san francisco now to tell us what they are complaining about. brian?>> reporter: hi, dave. good morning. if you have actually ridden a taxi here, i would say for the most part, the experience mass been heavily good for a lot of people. for about 1700 people, they didn't like the experience and they complained to the city. according to an article by the bay citizen, about 1700 passengers complained about the their service. riders can complain to the 311 complaint line. the article states between july of 2011 and july of 2012 there was pan increase in 20% -- there was an increase of 20%. a list of complaints taxi drivers driving unsafely on the roads. there were complaints that drivers would refuse to take credit cards. there was at least one incident where a passenger alleged that a driver stole his credit card number. there were also complaints of driver's racial profiling, refusing to pick up passengers because of their race. drivers were using their cell phones. there was even a complaint of bedbugs in one cab. when we spoke to people this morning, d

ktvu's brian flores is in east palo alto right now. w that state officials will be at the emergency meeting. brian? >> reporter: that's right, dave. state officials are expected to be here sometime today taking a look at the levee that was damaged from the last rain storm. take a look for yourself. it's been several days since that last rain storm but there's still sandbags along the creek. if we take a look at the water levels. it looks pretty low. when it rained last time back in late december, it overflowed and damaged several homes. but yeah, city officials are asking for the state's help in shoring up this levee and repairing any damage. now, just yesterday, city officials held a press conference to declare a local emergency asking for the state's help in shoring up the dirt lev ealong the -- along the creek. there was damage to seven homes as well. city officials are seeking $2.7 million to make repairs to the levy. the storms before christmas dumped so much water that water and mud spilled on the streets. there was two feet of wa

map map . >>> welcome back, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and good morning, i am pam cook.ncreasing clouds, not as bad right now, these high clouds will begin to creep in over the next 24 hours and highs in the 60s, here is sal. >>> good morning, highway 4 looks good with no major problems and no trouble by the way if you are driving near 6 0. according to our spotters it has not been causing a big traffic jam let's go back to the desk. >>> the search continues for a frightening driveby shooting in brentwood and the victims are all teens. >> reporter: good morning, they were standing in front of this house around 6:00 when the shooting happened right here off grand villain and you can see if you look behind me, there is a bullet hole right here above the garage. investigators worked for hours and we know this was a driveby shooting and four people raining in able are expected to survive. they were shot at by three or four males inside a passing car. one woman came home to ambulances and fire trucks. >> it is shocking. nothing like that ever happens around here so it was sur

brian flores has more on why those tickets will be hard to get, around they -- aren't they brian?e and if you are a 49ers and if you are definitely going to be upset. it was just an amazing game between two rivals and packers. they, they will be hard to come a by and they didn't say how many but just a limited amount. if you are hoping to get those tickets make sure you have a strong internet connection because the only way you can get those tickets is through ticketmaster. if that does not work out you can search the ticket exchange but you may run the risk of getting counterfeit money tickets so be careful. last year, season ticket holders hold more challenges. we just heard as well, tickets are expected to go between hundred dollars and $300 and we will be airing this live on saturday. brian flores at candle stick park ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 49ers play friday and saturday and if you don't have tickets, watch the game right here on ktvu channel 2 morning ktvu channel 2. >>> we will look at the commute this morning, sal? >>> we are looking at traffic that certainly pick

our own celebrity is there, brian flores is in san francisco to tell us more about it, brian? >> reporter: i don't know about celebrity, that is a little bit of a stretch but thank you. we are here at i world and there are two places that will be opening up or the convention i should say. it kicks off at 9:00 a.m. as we roll the video and apple is not here ironically enough and they pulled out a few years ago because they felt it was better to market through their own stores but what is next after you leave, you can access your iphone or apple ipad and we can take a peak at what is hot this year. >> apps are driving the market and there is so much innovation in apps and if we are running enterprises, apps are particularly important and interesting and we have a lot of output devices here buds and a lot of the vendors are selling stuff and you can do some shopping and get stuff at one price only pricing. >> reporter: that will not be the case because as you mentioned, earlier, a lot of people will be lining up because ashton will be here and he will be playing steve jobs in the

brian flores is live at the shell gas station on lone tree way with more on what the suspects were afterended up happening to the clerk inside. good morning brian. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, the clerk, the victim is working right now this morning here at this shell gas station here off lone treeway. the clerk did not want to be on camera but he told us what happened off camera and this morning he told us he's a bit shaken up. but otherwise, he's doing okay. he said yesterday, two men entered the store and attempted to steal a couple of cases of beer. the clerk decided to step in and stop them. the fight later ensued with the clerk getting beat up by the robbers. he said they kicked him and punched him on the head and even hit him with a bottle. they took off with the beer, some of it spilled. police arrived after. meanwhile, we talked with some residents who frequent this store and they say crimes like this, it doesn't surprise them. >> it's extremely unfortunate, you can tell it's just some kind of teenaged prank. they are gonna get beer, not anything like crash. but there i

. >>> good morning everybody, it is tuesday january 22nd, i am brian flores. >> other changes are ahead. here is steve. >> that is true. we had beautiful spectacular weather and this could lead to more rain wednesday but even though highs are on the mild side they are beginning to come down. here is sal. >>> on contra costa as you drive between walnut creek and oakland it has been a nice drive with no major problems. also it looks good a long mouth pound 101. at 42 let's go back to the desk. >>> an officer is recovering after being shot on duty. one suspect in is custody on a another is on the run. >> reporter: an officer just told me a short time ago, the two men are on the run as far as he knows. they are wanted in connection for a shooting and as you can see the s.w.a.t. team remains on scene and they are focused on a house up there on the left side but they are mostly just doing collection. they had four square blocks locked down. this situation am began last night when three armed men opened fire on an officer and hitting an officer in the arm. they were able to take the two into c

. >>> good morning everybody, it is wednesday january 23rd, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> it sounds like rain but maybe just a tiny bit, maybe. >> yes, pam. finally a lot of cloud cover coming in not much rain but more likely in the afternoon and i would favor the areas in the golden gate, here is sal. >>> some traffic between walnut creek and oakland looks good but no major problems and 880 looks good as you pass the coliseum, now let's go back to the desk. >>> an early morning apartment fire, we are learning more about how it started and tara moriarty is there at the scene in haze valley with the neighborhood with more on what investigators are saying, tara? >> reporter: initially we reported this was a christmas tree fire but that was not the case. it is sort of a busy road and you can see all of the rubble that is stacked up in front of the apartment building and the damage that is between those two buildings arson investigators are not sure what sparked this fire but officials believe whatever it was, was in a blue bin between two buildings. fire broke out and the fire w

ktvu's brian flores is in oakland to explain why pg&e is having such a problem with that. ng. sub just yelled 0 out -- yelled out right now, leave the gnomes alone. these are all along lake merritt. we're on the corner of wayne and wesley. this is just a 6-inch peats of wood there. it has a picture of a -- piece of wood there. it has a picture of a gnome there. the issue lies in where how and where many of these are located. these started showing up about a year ago. but the amount is growing in numbers. there's no official count of how many are out there but it's expected to be in the hundreds. there are a few that have popped up in certain locations like coffee shops. a majority end up along lake merritt. now, pg&e runs these poles and they say the gnomes have to go. they may inspire others to place these and could compromise the integrity of the equipment here. pg&e says they will be dispatching crews, not sure when, but they will be taking them down soon. the gnomes have made some people in the city a lot happier. some have a message for the unknown artists. >> i love t

brian flores is there.addition to showcasing all things apple, this one features hollywood celebrities. >> reporter: good morning. i another there is a big game this weekend. i forgot the name of it. some big football game. but if you are a tech nut, this may be the place to be. the event kicks off at 9:00. it will go until february 2nd. apple is not here. they felt they were better able to market products through their stores. what accessories are there that can supplement your iphone, apple computer? we've seen the latest in printers, apps, even earphones but here's more on what you can expect here at the convention. >> the blue microphone is here. that's interesting particularly. godown guitars is here. hewlett-packard is here showing air print enabled printers. sanheiser is here. polk audio is here. there's a lot of app developers. about 100 app developers. >> reporter: a lot of app developers. organizers say the event has grown to a more artistic theme as well. there are several sessions about how best

i'm brian flores. >> and i'm claudine wong. the huge line of people surprised even the event organizers. alex savidge joins us live from daly city for more on day two own the reason behind -- day two and the reason behind the rush. >> reporter: large number of people showing up here at the gun show. many organizers believe it's because people are concerned about new restrictions on gun sales moving forward. we are here at the cal palace where this event has been going on yesterday and throughout the weekend. you can see this morning already people are lined up to get inside. this is what things looked like here yesterday as hundreds of people turned out to check out the guns and ammunition up for sale. the organizers say gun enthusiasts are motivated to buy because they are worried about increased gun control measures being put into place soon following last months school massacre. there are a number of proposals right now at both the federal and state level. in fact just this past week east bay assemblywomanner nancy skinner a

. >>> good morning everybody, it is thursday january 17th, i am brian flores. >> thanks for waking up with us this morning, let's check with steve on the weather it does feel warmer. >> yes, there is a little more moisture in the air. still some upper 30s over a few, but highs look at oakland 62 and 62 in pacifica, here is sal. >>> traffic is looking well around the bay area, we are looking at 24 westbound and it looks good driving to the caldecott tunnel. 101 looks good approaching the 880 split. let's go back to the desk. >>> point information about san francisco restaurants -- important information about san francisco's restaurant here is more on the city's move to make restaurants healthy. >> reporter: starting today you will be able to figure out the public health standards and it is all part of the mayor's initiative to make government information easy to access. he hopes he will make it easily citywide. he will be at a conference where he serves as chairman and innovation. the chairman worked with the engineering team to create standards that other city sites and others can use

. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us january 21st, brian flores has the day off today, and i hope it will be as warm as it was yesterday? >> pretty close, pam. a few clouds are trying to sneak through on that ridge, highs today mainly in the 60s and some upper 60s, here is sal. >>> traffic is doing well around the bay area and there is an accident into southern county, 101 and 106 and the traffic may be affect by the truck accident but on 17 we are off to a good start, let's go back to to the desk. >>> police are investigating a deadly shooting, it happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. this morning not far from geneva avenue. alex savage has more on what happened. good morning, alex. >> reporter: a man came up to me and told me the two victims were his brother and his cousin. he was too distraught to talk on camera but he said his brother had two young sons and did not deserve to die. the gunman opened fire here at middle street, which was just after midnight. whom saids looked for witnesses. they rushed -- homicides looked for witnesses. the injuries are not considered lif

. >> i am brian flores. >> and i am pam cook, thank you for waking up with us, let's start with the weather. >>> changes, changes are brewing, no doubt about it, unless you are stuck in that fog, temperatures will come down, highs ins 60s and 50s, here is sal. >>> we had some road work on the dumbarton, but the traffic is very light westbound, all the lanes have been reopened and looking at 880 and 101 and traffic looks good, see a little road work approaching 9th. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are following developing news. they both happened on 25th and connecticut streets just 90 minutes within each other. paul chambers is live at the scene, paul, what do you know this morning? >> reporter: i will tell there are two separate incidents, a stabbing and shooting and we will take a look at some video. police came out here after a shooting and they say that person was possibly shot in the foot. after a person left the scene a person called 911 saying there was a stabbing. that person had three stab wounds and they are in stable condition and they do not believe either crime is committed a

brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco is welcoming back hockey fans and workers at bars and restaurants say it has been touch and that's exacted to change. those games could begin with in the next ten days. >> we will be able to hire some more people. we have not hired more than ten people just because we didn't need them. >> the tentative deal was reached after a 16 hour marathon session and the league's owners and players still have to ratify the contract. >>> an oil drilling ship ran aground on alaska island is being towed to a protected bay. the salvage crew is on the ship along with royal did you have shell. -- royal dutch shell. they are carrying 150,000 gallons of diesel but so far no signs of a leak. >>> a very nice winter day is shaping up outside our door and it is a cool one out there today. temperatures are already rebounding and outside we started out a lot colder than we had been. oakland is giving you the soft sunlight and i will explain in just a moment. you can see it is nice and calm and temperatures are in the 50s and 52 in hayward, 50 degrees at fso a

. >>> good morning everybody, it is tuesday january 8th, i am brian flores. >> good evening, steve paulson has your weather. >>> it is going to be warmer brian and pam and we are looking for temperatures that will be in the 40s and mostly sunny, not a lot of high clouds, temperatures warming up, 64 in san jose and morgan hill, here is sal. >>> traffic does look pretty good if you are driving around the bay area, no major problems driving on 880 southbound as you drive to oakland. this is northbound 101 traffic approaching the 880 split, let's go back to the desk. >>> there is new developments in the case of a man setting his girlfriend on fire. oliver was taken into custody at 9:00 last night at a motel in oakland. he was booked on arson and murder charges. he doused his girlfriend with gasoline and lit her on fire after the couple got into an argument outside of a laudromat. she is now in the hospital with critical injuries. >>> the coast guard will meet with the man who sideswiped the bay bridge. here is more about the bar pilot. >> reporter: a few moments ago a spokesperson confirmed th

it's friday, january 25th i'm brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook.is here. it doesn't look like rain. >> maybe sunday but colder. a lot of cloud cover out there. patchy fog and a few light showers. overall very mild. we're in the 40s and 50s. partly cloudy. 60s with temps. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving on westbound 237. a little bit wet in the south bay. it hasn't been wet in the north bay. also the morning commute looks good as you drive out to the high-rise. now back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. topping our news this morning new fears in antioch after a man tried to lure a young boy in his car. noelle. >> the warning was sent out yesterday for parents and students here. the principal sent it out yesterday afternoon after a report of an attempted abduction. it happened yesterday afternoon a parent called a school to report a has been tried to lure her fifth grade son into his car. the suspect was last seen attache chough park which is a parking lot right behind the school. the suspect told

ktvu brian flores is joining us live. he is near lake merit where a lot of these little beings are being found. >> reporter: it's the little gnomes like this one right here that are taking over oakland around lake merit area as you mentioned. they are basically like a six inch piece of wood with a gnome that is painted on it. some have a mushroom along the side of the gnome as well. the issue lies with how many are low dated and where they are located. now the issue started showing up a year ago. the amount is certainly growing in numbers. there are few that have popped up in certain locations like coffee shops but a variety end up on the bottom of utility poles around lake merit and as far as east 18th street. mg, runs those poles and the gnomes have to go. the reason according to a spokesperson is that it may inspire others to place things on their property and could compromise the integrity of the equipment. now we should point out the wooden gnomes are screwed into the poles and not just placed there. pg&e says they w

. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores, pam cook has the day off. >> hello, steve. >> we have a little cloud cover, the breeze has picked up, not as cold as yesterday morning, there are some partly cloudies over us and it may be a little warmer but there is a breeze as well, here is tara. >> happy new year's steve. >>> right now we will take a look outside the oakland coliseum. traffic is moving well in both directions and along the east shore freeway, you can see emergency lights on the right- hand side of your screen but everything seems to be moving along. let's move back to the desk. >>> two shootings marched, gunfire injured a child and man around 11:30. police say a 12-year-old was shot in his foot. a man was grazed by a bullet and officers do not have a description of a shooter and they are hoping witnesses will come forward. meanwhile in old sacramento, two people were killed and one person hurt. it started with a fight in a restaurant and spilled outside. shots were fired and afterwards the midnight fireworks show was canceled and police cleared the area. kevin johnso

. >> and i am brian flores but the most important question is, steve paulson, how are you feeling this morning? >> i am pretty close to declaring victory. thank you pam, and brian, it will be patchy out there and we have sunny skies and warm temperatures, 60s in morgan hill, here is sal. >>> we have a crash on 101 lawrence expressway and we will have more on that coming up but one of the alternates you can use is 280. now we are looking at 237 here and the traffic looks pretty good as you drive so the south bay traffic is light but the crash is northbound 101 in sunny veil. they say it will be there for a while and if i can i want to put up a map in sunny veil. i have circled the area and clearly you can use 280 to 85 to get around the problem and we will talk about this and try and give you alternate roots all morning long. >>> in overnight news, a senior care facility has caught fire for the second time in two weeks. it is happening at lakeshore on third avenue. ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty is there with the details of what happened, tara? >> reporter: well, we were insi

ktvu brian flores is on the story. he'll have much more coming up at 5:45. >>> new this morning an alarming wakeup call in the south bay. ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose where police suspect someone set a house on fire. janine. >> reporter: we're here in willow glen. this neighborhood is a safe neighborhood. looks like an upper middle class neighborhood. two and a half hours ago police and firefighters were called here to this house because it appears that somebody set the door of the house on fire. i don't know if you can tell there it's a little dark but the door is discolored. that is because it has been blackened from the fire. firefighters were called here for a report of a house on fire. when they arrived they found the front door in flames. it was quickly extinguished and the three people inside were unharmed. they determined somebody threw a flammable liquid on the door and then they it will it on fire. >> they were kind of shaken up over the ordeal. this is something that is not normal and they don't kno

it's friday january 25th i'm brian flores. dave clark is off today. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve is here with the weather. and what is it going to be like today steven? how is your voice? >> struggling a little bit. it will be all right there. thank you. we do have mostly cloudy conditions. it looks like a little bit of light rain is done. it's in southern california now. temperatures today partly sunny and cloudy with low 60s. >>> steve, good morning. the traffic here on interstate 880 looking pretty good. no major problems if you are driving through. also the morning commute looks good on westbound interstate 80 getting out to the mccarthur maze let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. topping our news this morning an abduction attempt has parents and students on edge. noelle walker is outside sudder elementary school where a man tried to lure a young boy. >> reporter: this is a goodly is in what a child is supposed to do under these circumstances. the boy told the man he didn't know him and walked away from him. the suspect is described as a caucasian man with gray hair

. >>> good morning everybody, it is tuesday january 15thth, i am brian flores. >> good morning. i am in my warm sweater. >> it is colder this morning. >>> santa rosa is in there and fairfield is very close, it is going to be very, sunny, there are some high clouds and temperatures are inching up near the coast and bay, here is sal. >>> let's go to some live pictures. it looks pretty good on 880 and some of the road workup on high street is not causing any problems with traffic. 101 traffic does look good approaching the 880 split. let's go to breaking news. >>> right now several crews from fire agencies are battling a fire near the bridge. they say the fire is burning a large building right near the waterfront. we have a news crew near the bridge, a fire, we will have a live report coming up. >>> we are following a fire in sonoma county. a body was found in a car near sonoma university. the sheriff's office said they learned the car was linked to a man wanted for questioning by santa rosa police. they say the trunk was unlocked and the body was locked in a blanket. sheriff's are

ktvu channel 2 reporter brian flores joins us from the city with more on what they're complaining about if you ever been in a cab here in san francisco for many people the experience has been just fine but for many others the experience hasn't been so great. according to an article by the bay citizen about 1700 passengers complained to the city about their experience in a taxi cab. riders can complain to the dedicated 311 complaint line. in july of 2011 and july of 2012 there was a 3% increase. here are some of the complaints that people listed to the city. they include several instances of taxi drivers driving unsafely on the roads. there are complaints that drivers would refuse to take credit cards. there was one incident that saw a passenger aalleged a driver stole his credit card number. there is also complaints of drivers racial profiling. using cell phones while driving. there is a complaint of bedbugs in one cab. according to that article that situation was taken care of. but despite the amount of complaints some passengers we spoke to say compared to other cities san francisco c

. >> and i am brian flores, let's get you started with steve paulson, what do you think? >>> we have some patchy fog not too much but there is more this morning than we have seen. a lot of high clouds coming in, no big deal, mostly sunny after that fog burns off and we have some big changes towards the end of the week, here is sal. >>> good morning, we are looking at some pretty good traffic but i think a lot of people will be back today and we will talk about 80 westbound and traffic looks good as you drive through there. no major problems and also the morning commute looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza, with no major delays. let's go back to the desk. >>> a man was stabbed an injured in san jose and now police are searching for suspects. janine de la vega is on the scene and tells us what police are saying this morning, jeanine? >>> we are here in front of an apartment complex. now police have left the scene already and what you can see is the shattered glass from the window that was broken in the stabbing. a man who lives in this apartment complex on the drive was

. >> good morning everybody, i am brian flores. there was a very tiny bump in the mercury and rosemary, we will talk more about that. >> yes, we are still tracking a few spotty showers in the forecast and you can see most of this moisture is to the south and we continue to see some of this moisture working towards the bay area picking up just a few scattered showers and near concord up near mt. diablo. a little bit of patchy fog and we will have more coming up. >>> good morning, rose mark are you, traffic is working well but -- rosemary, traffic is moving well and there is some road work in san leandro that may still have some of the lanes blocked as you are picking it up. this traffic looks good approaching the 880 split. joining us live from the scene, in green bray with the details. >> that is correct, things are pretty much under control and let me show you exactly what happened. you can see the gentleman out hereby the hydrant and it is still unclear and you can see this sign right here. fire crews tell us when we got on the s

brian flores is in concord this morning where the coach is expected to step down. > reporter: good morning, yeah, there are great high school football teams, there are great high school football programs and there are legendary programs and for coach bob ladouceur, he has created one of those legendary programs and after 34 years of coaching he may step down today. that's what's being reported. whether that means retirement it's unclear at this point but it's being widely reported that it will happen today. the school issued a press release saying there will be a press conference this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. they did not specifically mention retirement but stating that it would provide some type of information about the future direction of the football program which has made many people to believe that he is either retiring or stepping down in some capacity here at the school. the amazing 399 wins and 25 losses in 34 seasons. that's the most wins in california history and his winning percentage is a national record for coaches with 200 or more wins and his team has w

. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't know about you it's starting to feel a little bit warmer. >> no. >> i guess i'm wrong. steve, what does it look like out there? >> it is getting a tiny bit. it's still cold out there. a lot of 20s. in the afternoon highs bay side and along the coast are inching up a little bit. still 20s already. santa rosa is in there and livermore and many locations are close. it will be a little warmer. near 60. here is sal. >>> steve, we still have road work out there from the overnight on 880 near downtown oakland and other spots but it's not cause anything major traffic problems. that traffic is looking good. also the morning commute is going to be off to a good start if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. now let's go back to the the desk. >>> oakland's public safety committee approved a controversial crime fighting plan opinion the vote came last night. tara moriarty joins us live from oakland city hall. tara, good morning. >> good morning op

. >> and i am brian flores. everybody is here. >> it has been three weeks. >> it feels like it, i got a lot of extra sleep. >> no warnings or watches but it is pretty cold out. it feels colder than earlier and we are not going to check the thermometer. and san jose, morgan hill, and a few mid-to-upper 50s, here is sal. >>> let's go right to the pictures and show you 24 westbound looks good heading up to the caldecott tunnel and also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on northbound 101 in san francisco, it is 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >> right now police are on the scene of a home invasion and it happened in the city's richmond district. police say the victims were held at gunpoint. we will have a news crew on the way to the scene and we will have more coming up. >>> a search is on for a 19- year-old missing woman who vanished during a new year's eve celebration. in petaluma where the woman worked and went to school, good morning, tara. >> reporter: flyers of alyssa have been posted all over

brian flores is in concord where the coach could retire after 34 seasons and now a lot of fans are saying-- hoping it isn't so. brian? >> reporter: hi, tori. you are exactly right. there are a lot of great high school teams throughout the state. there's even great programs. but the job that the coach has done here in concord is absolutely amazing. after 34 years of coaching, it's being reported that he may step down this afternoon. but whether that means retirement or remains unclear at this time, it's being widely reported it will happen today. the school issued a press release saying -- saying there will be a press conference this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. it didn't specifically mention retirement, only saying it would provide more information about the future development of the program. but the job that the coach has done is just simly legendary in the high school football ranks. he's had the most wins in california history. his 9.34 winning percentage is a national record. from 1994-2004, his team has won 150 games in a row and won 28 nca titles. he's had 20 previous undoe feeted seasons

brian flores has the morning off but steve paulson is here with the friday morning and a little bit of the weather. for the weekend it looks pretty nice. >> yesterday temperatures warmed up. had 60s to 70-degrees down in santa cruz. 30s and 40s. 28 up in santa rosa. look for the temperatures to be in the 60s. we'll have your weekend forecast in seven or eight minutes. >>> steve, good morning. traffic right now looks pretty good. we have road work up on the bay bridge. you're looking at a picture of 880 that is looking good. also the morning commute is moving along nicely in san francisco. 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news this morning an elderly woman was take ton the hospital after firefighters found her after an apartment fire in hay wad. the fire started inside an apartment just about 9:30 last night. fire officials say the fire was put out quickly but they found an unresponsive woman inside. alex savidge just arriving on the scene getting new information for us and he will join us in a bit. >>> also overnight news a car chase became a man hunt

. >>> and good morning, everybody i'm brian flores. welcome to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the day off. let's start off with a quick look at your weather and traffic and steve. i don't know is brr a meteorology call term? >> it is today. frost advisories everywhere else. 29 santa rosa. highs today in the 50s. it will be sunny and nice. here is sal. hello sal. >>> steve, good morning to you. there is not a lot going on. we're hoping for not much of a commute today as we go to some of these pictures. san mateo bridge looking pretty good heading out to the high- rise. it's clear and cold. you can see on interstate 880 traffic is moving well in both directions. let's go back to the studio. >>> we're following developing news from the east bay. right now crews are working to cap a water main break on one of the busiest streets in hayward. alex savidge has just arrived on the scene with the very latest from there. >> this intersection of jackson street where we are right now quickly filling up with wat

. >>> and good morning everybody, it is tuesday, january 29th, i am brian flores. >> good morning, thank you for waking up with us, as promised, the wind picked up and it really got chilly. >> there is clouds out there and clouds are holding temperatures up with that breeze otherwise it would be even colder and most of those would be pushing off towards the inland area but mostly cloudy skies and mostly sunny this morning but breezy and windy at times, here is sal. >>> traffic is doing well around the bay area and we are looking at traffic that looks good on 880 north and southbound so far in the oakland area with no major problems on this freeway. also if you are looking at the san francisco traffic, traffic looks good to the bay area. let's go back to the desk. >>> it led to a firing of a football coach and we are learning about hazing allegations at a high school in vallejo. here is more at st. vincent. >> reporter: police are learning to talk to students and officials at st. patrick's st. vincent's as well as the archdiocese. and they just learned about it and that it involved an att

brian flores has more. >> good morning, tori.d as many were on their way to work during the morning rush hour. it was foggy conditions during the commute. when a pilot tried to land, he crashed. the helicopter landed on the street below killing the mother. this is new video just after the crash. you can see the flames from the crash on it the road. people on the street just in shock. witnesses describe the crash as sounding like a bomb. we just heard an explosion, it sounded like a plane flying over. we heard and explosion. >> two people are dead. 13 are injured. many have yet to be identified. but the bbc says the pilot has been identified as pete barnes, an experienced pilot, who piloted movie flights. movie reports say he crashed into a crane that was atop a 50- story luxury residential complex south of the river timms during rush hour. the location ten blocks away from the very busy waterloo rail station. he was the only one on board. he reportedly wanted to divert to heathrow. he didn't make it, crashing into the crane and o