claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can learn more about the b.a.r.t. connector project on www.ktvu.com. click on the east bay tab and we are putting together the trip as seen from our cameras. look for that video on hot topics. >>> an art supply store is being forced to move after 40 years at its location. they were given notice to move so it could be redeveloped into a condo building. the owner says they are looking for a new location in san francisco but given the market will likely have to down size. >>> bill that would close a loophole in the ellis act is making its way through the capital. it would require people ensan francisco to own their -- in san francisco to own their property for 5 years before they could use the ellis act to evict tenants. supporters are saying it is being abused but opponents say they have every right to buy and sell as they choose. >> the difference is stark, a landlord's business is 100% occupancy. a speculators business is 100% vacancy. >> the bill made its way through two committees so far. >>> temperatures outside to

but ktvu's claudine wong just got a first look at what a ride on the new extension to b.a.r.t. to international airport will look like. >> reporter: now the tracks are done right now they are just doing testing and civilians aren't technically allowed to ride on these trains. that doesn't mean we can't use a little technology to show you just what a ride would be like. b.a.r.t. let us attach a couple of go procameras, one to the side and one to the side window. >> it's only after the cpuc signs off on it as safe that we can allow anyone whether it's claudine wong or jerry brown to ride the train. >> reporter: it was worth the trip. it's an eight minute ride, but we sped things up to show you just what it'll look like as the train makes its way down the 3.2-mile track. along the way you will get a bird eye view of oakland and the coliseum. this ride tests the ability of a packed car to stop and go smoothly. 20-pound of sandbags inside symbolizing a train full of people with luggage. there will always be a couple of people watching inside a control room. >> they have to be seated

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here is a look at memorial day weekend last year. 40 people were killed across the state. a 60% increase from 2012. the memorial day maximum enforcement coincide with click it or ticket campaign. 40% of the people who died were not wearing their seatbelts. >>> releasing inmates held because of immigration status. they will no longer honor requests from the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. to held immigrants who are suspected of being in the country illegally. it is a reaction to a court decision in which a judge found a jail in oregon at fault for holding an immigrant at i.c.e.'s request. >>> firefighters are preparing for a longer than unusual season. lakes, reservoirs and ponds are at low levels. so helicopters might have to travel farth to get water. -- farth to get water. >> the -- further to get water. >> the closer the quicker the turn around time for the helicopter and the most water will be dropped on the fire. >> cal fire says as of right now many ponds appear to have enough water but the supply could dry up in the coming

live in san pablo, claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> posters are going up at sfo and 21 other internationalairports with the health warning for travelers. there's been a sharp increase in cases of middle east respiratory virus better known as mers in audi arabia and the united arab emirates. they say there are no increased risks at the airport and are not recommending a change in travel plans but they say that two people in the u.s. have become sick after traveling to saudi arabia and that people should be cautious and protect themselvess from the spread of germs. >>> a campaign to stop bullying came to a local school today. >> who has instagram? who has facebook. >> reporter: the program is called hash tag i can help. a spokesperson asked students to report bullying to hash tag i can help. >> everyone adults are posting stuff and not thinking about it. >> reporter: the majority of colleges and perspective employers are checking applicant associate media sites and messages and images they postcan have a lasting impact on their future. hash tag i can help began in byron and is now being adop

but ktvu's claudine wong just got a first look at what a ride on the new extension to b.a.r.t.international airport will look like. >> reporter: now the tracks are done right now they are just doing testing and civilians aren't technically allowed to ride on these trains. that doesn't mean we can't use a little technology to show you just what a ride would be like. b.a.r.t. let us attach a couple of go procameras, one to the side and one to the side window. >> it's only after the cpuc signs off on it as safe that we can allow anyone whether it's claudine wong or jerry brown to ride the train. >> reporter: it was worth the trip. it's an eight minute ride, but we sped things up to show you just what it'll look like as the train makes its way down the 3.2-mile track. along the way you will get a bird eye view of oakland and the coliseum. this ride tests the ability of a packed car to stop and go smoothly. 20-pound of sandbags inside symbolizing a train full of people with luggage. there will always be a couple of people watching inside a control room. >> they have to be seated 24

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> warmer weather is on the way. >> ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin with a look at what to expect next. >> reporter: as a matter of fact, julie and frank, temperatures warmed a couple degrees today. they will continue to warm: warming trend into the next few days right into the bay area holiday weekend. these were the highs from today. 67 in hayward. 73234 livermore. eve tennessee weekend, remember how chilly it was? so temperatures a rising. this weather system, right out here is causing some showers just east of the area. we vacaville area had reports of some sprinkles in parts of our inland empire. parts of southern livermore valley up by mount hamilton. nothing showing up on the radar right now. the store ray here in the mountains, then, is some showers near grass valley. this is all rain. above about 6500 feet we are seeing a few snow flurries. nothing to really speak up. kind a wet, drizzle yeah day. these are the overnight lows. forecast for tomorrow morning. it will be chilly. these don't look that cold, but think about it. it's almost

i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach.check in with rosemary for the mother's day weekend forecast. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. jack london square, flags flapping in a light breeze. winds will be picking up over the course of the afternoon. i think that will be the weather story for many of us today d right now, the winds generally light, even calm. getting into about the noon hour, perhaps 1:00, you'll notice picking up just a little bit. 10 to 15 miles per hour in many spots, even more than that in areas like half man bay, gusting to 20, 25 miles per hour for the first part of your afternoon. 19 miles per hour san francisco, 20, santa rosa. very widespread. notice even inland communities getting in on the breeze here. for the second half of the day, winds are expected to continue to grow a little stronger and could even gust to about 40 miles per hour right along the coastline, maybe just inside the bay, which will impact sfo a little later this afternoon. so that's something to keep in mind if you are h

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. last year they reported their lowest homicide rate in 30 years. 16 in 2013. the high was in 1990, 61 homicides. over all there has been a 40% decrease in the past 10 years. >>> ktvu cameras returned to a neighborhood today where police are searching for clues in the shooting death of a little girl. the shoot -- the shooting of a little girl. the girl was hit in the neck by a stray bullet. we spoke to police today and they tell us the girl remains in critical condition. three houses were also hit. the drive-by shooting rattled neighbors neighbors and some don't feel safe in their own homes. >> you could tell with all the bullet shots, windows and people houses, i mean, we don't want to sit in our living room. >> police say the target of the drive by was shot in the leg and groin. >>> a not guilty plea from a former cub scout leader charged with child sex abuse. he was arrested in march. he is accused of abusing a boy over the course of four years starting before the boy's 12th burt day

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> stage 3, that will be an intense ride tomorrow. following that there will be 5 more stages throughout california. stage 4 from monterey. they will go on highway 1, bast monterey bay. stage 5 at the peer at pismo beach, and they will go down into santa barbaraa. stage six ends at the mountain high ski resort. that is the highest climb of the race, 12,000 feet. stage 7 7 goes to pasadena, they will pass the rose bowl and stage 8, the finish, it starts and end on a technical course through thousand oaks. on www.ktvu.com you can find more information on the tour's schedule and the different riders competing. go to www.ktvu.com and look under web links. >>> a major intersection is back open after a three car crash involving police officer about 8:30 a.m. that intersection was closed for four hours today. the officer was responding to a burglary when the crash happened. the officer and the driver were taken to the hospital. the cause of the collision is under investigation. >>> some call it traffic economy when traffic gets worse it show

i'm claudine wong. >> good morning, everyone. i'm mike mibach. it looks like a beautiful morning. >>> spectators and others want to know what the weather will be like, especially ocean beach where the race ends. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you. i think it will be a great morning for a run and will be a little breezy along coastline for the afternoon. in case you plan on heading that way, here's a live look at the golden gate bridge and to the north where a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast for your day. let's take a look at some of the numbers expected. as we get going this morning in san francisco, 55 degrees and for those that will be heading out to watch bay-to-breakers, spectator-wise, you've got just gradual warm-up coming our way, partly to mostly sunny skies, 57 at 10:00 a.m., 60- degrees and breezy around lunchtime. that's what you can expect there. meanwhile in your neighborhood, concord, 57 right now and in livermore, 56 hayward. widespread 50s in the area. mid-50s to mid-60s. your lunchtime numbers, upper 50s for the

. >>> good morning, i'm claudine wong. rosemary, you told us that the weather would be cooler yesterday. i still can't complain. >> it was nice, outside, outdoors, breezier yesterday, giving you a live look outside the door this morning. more of the same or slightly cooler for some today with a mix of sun and clouds on out there this morning. bringing in the on shore breeze and the cooler flow helping to mix out the marine layer. not as widespread out there this morning though. this will continue to deepen with partly cloudy skies as temperatures will remain right above what we have had on saturday, but some may take an additional bit for afternoon. outside your door right now in oakland, 52 in napa areas into the east bay, you're looking at the lower 50s. 51 for lafayette right now and the afternoon highs for today a cool breezy day for the coast once again. and the low 60s in san francisco and upper 60s to the near 70 degrees right around the bay. the inland locations where they warmed up into the mid-70s yesterday going

i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach.ing through the springtime, although not really springtime weather. a very cool start to this saturday morning. rosemary? >> you're right. cool, partly cloudy, a nice work to be outdoors, mayben joining a run. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures will climb. we'll be right about where we should be for this time of year, but cooler than where we've been, as a cooling trend continues. giving you a sweeping view of a mostly cloudy start over the east bay, high clouds out there, low clouds, a little fog hugging the coastline and just inside the bay. high clouds will be with us for the afternoon. partly cloudy skies expected to mostly sunny. along the coast, we'll continue with the clouds. for the afternoon, the winds will be picking up. that onshore breeze, strengthening right along the coastline, just inside the bay, anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour expected. you can see it's going to be well inland, could be even gusting to 25 miles per hour or so along the coast and just insi

ktvu's claudine wong looks at the problem and what the city is doing to help them. >> there's a lot ofcerns with the fence line. >> reporter: walk around this house. you will see violations from the trees to the fence to the foundation. >> there's a lot of exterior issues to the building code enforcement. >> reporter: is it safe for him to even live there? time i turn around seems like i got one more notice. >> reporter: they say they're being aggressive. >> i would say it's very aggressive. >> reporter: his case is one of more than 2,100 cases handled by four code enforcement officers. penalties start in the hundreds but can go much higher. we're talking tens of thousands of dollars it could be. >> absolutely. >> reporter: this fiscal year the department doubled its staff and collected $438,000 in fines, a $200,000 increase when compared to the same time last year. >> everybody is hurt. when we don't enforce a basic set of rules about property maintenance. >> reporter: code enforcement officers say in 85% of cases property owners voluntarily comply, but there's the 5% that won't make

welcome back to "mornings on 2". >> i am claudine wong. >> i am mike mibach.emary is cooking up a good forecast for us. >>> on this mother's day we have a great forecast and giving you a live look here. blue sky over mount diablo and the wind will not be as strong for today. a little breezy in some areas. and the temperatures will be warming up. let's start with the wind. and gusting to 17 miles an hour. at the airport and half moon bay to 22 miles an hour. and 15 miles per hour. and wind not gone completely. temperature wise, 58 already. and in fairfield as well as antioch. >> 61 degrees in livermore with the winds. and 53 in concord and oakland and 53 degrees in san francisco. >> it is santa rosa 58. and for you napa, we will shift into the east bay. few more numbers here. >> 52 degrees outside in lafayette and/or linda, you are checking out at -- and orinda, you are checking out at 64. some of the warmer locations, antioch, you will go to 48. around the bay. low to hid to upper 70s. 73 san francisco and 74 for oakland. low 80s morgan hill. and from san jose

i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach.in a moment, but first, let's check in with rosemary on the forecast. >> good morning to you. plenty of gray, as well as fog this morning. take a look at san francisco. the skyline is covered by fog this morning, even patchy drizzle for some. i had a little bit coming in this morning. you may find it outside your door as well. winds are onshore. fairfield reporting 13 miles per hour, actually less than what we had a little bit earlier, gusting to 25 in the last hour. so they have lightened up a bit. we will continue with that onshore breeze for the afternoon. the seabreeze is going to be with us along the coastline, in fact a little breezy and cool for the coast today. 58 degrees in walnut creek. 55 in oakland. 54 in napa. 57 mountain view. upper 50s in livermore. so with all that cloud cover out there, temperatures not budging a whole lot. let's get into the east bay, check out a few more numbers. 54 outside in orinda, 56 in lafayette, san ramon at 55, 60 in brentwood. into the next h

claudine wong has the morning off. >>> let's get a quick look at weather with rosemary. >> yes, how about we start off with something nice? a beautiful view over san francisco, mostly sunny skies, even the coast partly cloudy to mostly sunny this morning, and we are going to see our warmest day of this little mini heatup that we are experiencing, 63 to start your morning in antioch, widespread 50s from fairfield through concord, 57 in oakland, 52 san francisco, a cool start half moon bay but you have more sunshine this morning, 48 degrees for you, 49 in saud, low 50s -- novato, low 50s santa rosa, san jose checking in at 56. forecast model, not even really picking up on any patchy fog here, although i know it's out there but for your afternoon today, mostly sunny skies from the coast across the bay and inland, if you're thinking about heading to the beach, still going to be breezy there this afternoon so something to consider as well, but take a look at these -- well, at least the fingerprint of these -- footprint of these numbers, 60s along the coastline, 70s along the peninsula, east ba

. >> and i'm in for claudine wong. let's go to rosemary. >>> let's go to the bay. it's gorgeous there. stretching across the bay is the marine layer. it has shrunk, we're dealing with more sunshine this morning, we're enjoying more sunshine this morning. areas are warmer. everywhere is two to four degrees warner. antioch 68 degrees. that could be running a little warm on that temperature there. we've got warmer air filling into the bay area. 52 half moon bear bay, still cloudy across the coastline. still inside the bay, inland cities are waking up with a lot more sunshine than what we've seen in the last couple of days. as we get to the morning hours we'll see mostly sunshine for the afternoon. temperatures are going to go up for the second half. notice the 90s stay closer to the central valley. the temperatures will be a few degrees above yesterday's high. 77 for oakland, 73 in san francisco, hayward, a comfortable day. it ghettosy in antioch, santa rosa and it will be breezy and cool by the coast. >>> temperatures will continue to climb tomorrow. we'll see more s

. >> and i'm claudine wong. let's check the weather at 9:29 on this saturday morning.le gray, rosemary. >> yes, but the clouds are beginning to clear. let me step out of the way and show you a look of the benicia area. clouds and winds gusting to 20 miles per hour, onshore. so the onshore breeze, low clouds feeling all the way inland this morning and we know what that means. that means we are cooling it down. an additional cooldown is expected from the coast, around the bay, with a huge drop expected for some of our inland communities. most of our inland communities today. livermore right now, 61 degrees. for the afternoon, going into the 70s. livermore hit 95 a few days ago, so you'll definitely notice the change already under way this morning. by lunchtime, 69 degrees expected for you. you were at 84 yesterday at lunchtime. into the afternoon, i think livermore, you will go to about 74 degrees or so. make it 75. 75 for livermore this afternoon. 74 in concord. 69 in oakland. 72 redwood city. along the coast, it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, breezy and