i'm dave clark. >> it's tuesday march 1st.m tori campbell. >>> one hour ago, the ntsb began a three-day hearing in washington, d.c. the federal safety agency is looking into the deadly pipeline explosion and fire in san bruno. we've been monitoring closely the hearings for the past hour. they could reveal critical new information about last estimate's disaster. -- last september's disaster. this ll

. >>> well good morning, to you it's monday, march 21st i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. it has been pretty wile as far as weather goes and it sounds like it are continue. >> yes. we will remain active and unsettle as we move into the week ahead. yes it will be isogeny one. light showers in the forecast this morning. we have seen a few. occasional sprinkles in the afternoon and the week ahead. we have several storms lined up. good morning, sal. >>> right now northbound 101 in san francisco looks okay. approaching the 80 split and and freeways are clear. also the morning commute will be okay westbound bay bridge coming into san francisco with no major problems at the toll plaza. some of the rain has left one area flooded and possibly not usable. ktvu kraig debro is live until marin county with more on that. >> reporter: good morning, sal. you know the situations that we sometimes see that look incredible that people have been dealing with for allonge time. this man in the parking lot say they have been dealing with this for a long time. this pond

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> we do have low clouds around. that is about it. otherwise clear and cold for some. upper 30s and a lot of upper 40s and 50s. that will give way to mostly sunny weather today. temperatures in the mid 60s. take a look at the five-day coming up in five minutes. here is sal. >>> good morning, traffic is moving well as you head out on westbound 80 heading out to the mccar though -- mccarthur maze no major problem there is. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza that is a smooth drive. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. police in vacaville warning everybody watch out for suspicious packages. that is following a very frightening incident involving one mans newspaper. kraig debro is live. >> two of the things that are certain about what happened here in the city of vacaville yesterday was the victim had serious injuries and no other explosionive devices have been found. police would also like to have a motive at this point. the team of explosive experts from vaca

. >>> good morning, to you welcome to monday, march 7th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's check in with steve paulson. any rain in the forecast? >> maybe just a little bit. dave, we do have windy conditions. the rain is clearing out. the wind has decided to crank up here. we are seeing 20-25 gusts. san jose gusting to 29. highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. here is tara. >>> thanks, steve. this is a lock at 58 -- this is a look at the 580 at the 101 split. traffic is flowing well in all directions. and at the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is flowing well. 6:01 let's head back to the desk. >>> right now people are camping outside the department of public works in san francisco. ktvu kraig debro is live out there with what they are waiting and hoping to buy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the people lying in wait i guess you can say at tenth and market say they have made many sacrifices. the full weekend included. let's take a look at the front tent up there. they have been waiting here since friday. nick bernard is sitting for a chance to apply for a thr

this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's check in with steve paulson for weather. >> cloudy with scattered showers pam and dave. we have another system moving through. this one is not a power house like we had on sunday night and monday morning. right now we are starting to see some after that rain. and also toward the san mateo and santa cruz coastline. i want to show you a line right there also up toward the east bay we are seeing out toward the delta. we'll have more on that and talk about the next of the week with sal. >>> traffic is looking good driving over to oakland from lafayette and through orinda. you are looking at the commute here. it should be a decent drive. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> in a few hours opening statements begin in barry bonds' perjury trial. allie rasmus joins us from san francisco with a look at what is happening today. >> reporter: opening statements scheduled to start a few hours from now in u.s. district court. i want to show you out in front of the federal building right now it's

thank you for joining us here monday, march 14th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the day off. it's 6:30. this morning the santa cruz harbor remains closed to boat traffic. ktvu kraig debro is live in santa cruz with the very latest on efforts to remove a sunken boat. there are many of them. >> reporter: there are at least a dozen. the department of fish and gain says it has brought in boats and other assets as they call them to assist in the effort to pull out boats out of the water. this is one of 18 that sank last friday. right now four of them have been pulled from the water. the wave search is on friday where a shock and surprise for many people. some knew about the tsunami warning but very few of those that knew about it head the the warning. one man that did said his boat survived the serge and his brother survived the earthquake. >> we think we dodged the bullet environmentally. most that are damaged are private vessels that carry very little fuel. >> reporter: there are 12 boats that docked at this harbor. they could be at the bottom of the ha

thank you for joining us wednesday, march 30th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. we do have some developing news we following. take a look at the live picture there is. the fire started at back of the building at about 5:30 this morning. we understand it was contained about 20 minutes later. but police have closed off some of the streets in the area while the investigation continues. let's go over to sal with more information on that. >> well the fire crews on the scene did find some fire in the walls and behind the building now. just a few minutes ago we heard the fire crews rushing up on that latter and getting to the back of the building with their chain saws. thaw thought perhaps it was completely out. but then they found more fire in the walls back there. they were scrambling and they are scrambling now to keep it from flairing back up. one of the things we know about this is if they are going to do this actively, they are still going to have the closures. brandon street is closed between sixth and seventh and there is a closure here on seve

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> all right good morning, we do have coastal fog. i haven't said that in awhile. there is patchy fog on the coast. that means 60s there. higher clouds up above. that would be the only thing to stop us from really getting warmer. we will see mid 70s around the bay. upper 70s to a few low 80s. santa rosa is 82 by the way. it will be close today and warmer. here is sal. >>> traffic is moving well on westbound 24 getting up to the tunnel. there are no major problems there. also the morning commute is okay if you are driving on southbound 101 through marin county. let's go back to the desk. >>> at 5:00 we are starting with developing news coming from strength. crews are still at the scene of a building fire. everyone has been evacuated but there are some people being treated now for smoke inhalation. ktvu paul chambers is live at the scene. >> reporter: the people were able to just go back inside their apartment just right now. 19th avenue has been reopened. crews are clear

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you very much. about an inch to two inches plus in the north bay yesterday. what is left now is a lot of cloud cover. highs today will be cooler. we have upper 50s and low 60s. about another half hour we will have cloudy skies. expect cooler temperatures today and we will talk about the upcoming weekend. here is sal. >>> steve, on the roads it's a little bit wet. as you mixed the south -- as you mentioned the south bay is not getting much rain. it is pretty quiet there. on the sunol grade we have people that is slowing down. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. in japan there is an increasingly desperate effort to prevent a meltdown at a power plant. helicopters are flying in. they are dumping water on the nuclear reactors to cool them down. up to 70% of the plants fuel rods may have been damaged. special testing centers are now set up near the plant. they are testing people for possible radiation exposure. >>> we do have a crew in japan. ktvu jana katsuya

monday march 28th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> topping our news this morning. one bay area man is making national news by picking up a sunday newspaper. ktvu kraig debro joins us now from vacaville. tell us what happened. >> reporter: i just spoke to the city of vacaville information officer. i learned new information about this case. the newspaper might not have belonged to the man that was injured. we are on the 900 block of ashville. investigators will circle things or place plaquers near pieces of evidence. over on the front yard there is a hole in the ground where the explosion happened yesterday. according to people that lived on the street the explosion might have killed a smaller person. this happened at 10:20 yesterday morning when a man went out to pick up a newspaper. now the newspaper he picked up was in the yard next door to where he lives. so it's not clear if he was picking up his newspaper. shortly after he picked it up there was an explosion according to witnesses at the scene. some of the ma

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> pretty good rain yesterday afternoon especially toward the north bay. about a tenth of an inch to three quarters of an inch. we have some going through right now. this will be it as we get this by. what is going through the north bay right now. highs today will not be as warm. they will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. and then scattered showers. here's an update on your traffic with sal. >>> traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving in marin county. southbound 101 looks okay. it's wet out there. you should take time to drive to work. let's move along and take a look at the commute on interstate 880. it looks a little windy there. traffic is moving well. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. today in japan there is an increasingly desperate effort to prepresent a meltdown at a power plant. helicopters have been sent in to dump water on the plant's nuclear reactors trying to cool them down. up to 70% of the fuel rods may have been damaged. special

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> we do have cloudy skies. light rain showers around. nothing too heavy right now. it is a sign of things to come for later on. just hit and miss like take a little paint brush and flicking it there. you can see a couple showers there on the caldecott tunnel. skyline and also toward m rain county. the rain and wind will pick up. look for a cloudy to mostly cloudy stayday. here is sal. >>> right now traffic looks good on westbound 92 heading out to the high-rise. see the live picture of the san mateo bridge it looks pretty nice. and this mornings drive looks okay on highway 101. a complete traffic update is ahead. let's go back to the desk. >>> overnight japan had its strongest after shocks in more than a week. it was a magnitude 6.6 quake that hit the east coast just after 3:00 p.m. local time japan. it was located 182 miles off the coast of sendai. two hours later a 6.4 quake hit further south. 30 minutes later another 6.6 quake hit north of sendai. the quakes have th

. >>> good morning, to you welcome to friday it's march 11th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. we want to go to our top story. the quake and tsunami in japan. it's effecting direct impact on the bay area this morning. emergency crews are now shutting down some bay area beaches and roads and up and down the coast of california. ktvu jade hernandez is in pacifica this morning with what is going on there. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, we are at a pier in pacifica. we have been monitoring the water this morning. i spoke with someone art the san mateo office. a voluntary evacuation order is in place. that is west of highway one mainly because of the beaches there. also the voluntary evacuation order is in place for lind mar and half-moon bay. now we can show you right now this street is beach boulevard and it's been closed by authorities this morning. evacuation point has also been established three minutes away from this pier at a nearby high school. no mandatory evacuations have been made at this point. i have been told by pacifica police the department is assessi

. >> it's friday i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >>> thank you very much. it's windy. there have been pockets of moderate to heavy rain. some of the cells coming over and waiting for this ban to come by. there has been pretty heavy rainiest specially down toward marin county. look at it right there. also wind and rain but for other areas we are seeing a break but there is pretty good rain on the peninsula. let's go down there on the line that stretches from half-moon bay and over toward hayward and fremont. here is sal. >>> that is right. we are looking at some of the wet roads throughout the bay area. it's not as welt as we mentioned in the south bay. it might get there. we are watching it all for you. this is a look at 680 and fremont. we will give you another traffic update in a few minutes. now let's go back to the desk. >>> all right sal. time now 6:01. japan increased the alert from a level four to level five on a scale of seven. the level five puts the japanese nuclear incident at the same level for the 1979 fi

welcome to monday march 21st i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's get a lack at the weather. rosemary is in for steve paulson this morning. >> reporter: it just doesn't stop. we have scattered showers for today. this is what we are waking up with. parking lotly and mostly cloudy sky -- partly and mostly cloudy skies out there. san jose right around mountain view. los gatos seeing a little bit of light rain. and up over the peninsula from half-moon bay. gets ready to slide up over oakland. some of this meaning not all of it hitting the ground but scattered showers still in the forecast. waking up cooler than yesterday. we will show you what you can expect temperature wise. good morning, sal. >>> good morning, rosemary. also the morning commute is going to be okay on the bridge. we have turned the camera that way because there was word of an accident near treasure island. >>> the barry bonds perjury trial starts today in san francisco. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus is in the city this morning with more on this case. eight years in the making now. allie. >> reporter: this

this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's check in with steve paulson. >> partly sunny and partly cloudy skies. overall we are seeing decrease in the rain. upper 50s or very low 60s. very windy at times. already gusts 20-30 miles an hour. here is tara. >>> thanks, steve. here is a look at the east shore freeway. you can see there is quite a bit of traffic out on the roadways. no delays to report as you make your way toward the mccarthur maze. up north we have a look at the very windy san mateo bridge. this has been a problem all morning long. we've had a high wind advisory in effect. definitely be aware of that as you get ready to make your morning commute. let's head back to the desk. >>> all right tara. gasoline prices are shooting up. now even president obama is talking about it. ktvu allie rasmus is in emeryville to tell us why gas prices are going up so much. >> reporter: we are at the 76 station. we will show you what you will see when you pull up to the pump. gallon of regular gas is $3.93. that is three cents hi

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. >> we do have low clouds, fog, and drizzle. it won't last too long. we will have mostly sunny skies and sunshine later on today across the board. that means temperatures warming up from thely 50s to low and mid 60s. here is tara. >>> all right here is a look at 280 at the 880 interchange. traffic is flowing just fine. up next we have a look at 680 at the sunol grade. traffic is also flowing well there. no problems to report. 6:00 let's head back to the desk. >>> resident in the north berkeley woke up and waking up to a very heavy police presence in their neighborhood. kraig debro is live out there now with details about what a swat team was doing out there. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the alameda county coroners van arrived on scene three minutes ago. both of those vehicles are on marin. this is a intersection of marin and alameda. this ended around 4:20 this morning. it began around 7:30 last night. >> we responded to a report of gunshots in

i am dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. >>> right to our top stories this morning.rible accident that's aif he canning the commute. >> -- that's affecting the commute. >> that's right. we have a terrible accident. it will not lift the sigalert until about 7:15 this morning. you're look at live pictures from chopper 2. we were the first onscene this morning. the accident happened just after 5:00. drivers say a silver car was speeding and slammed into a sound wall. you can see the motorcycle to the right of it and there's a body underneath the yellow tarp. we believe that is the body of the motorcyclist. the coroner is enroute. this is 101 northbound. and congestion extends all the way to highway 92. three lanes are blocked. these are live pictures as well. fresh ones that we just got. we are on the scene there. and we will be reporting live coming up. and we will look at more of your bay area traffic coming up. >> thank you. >>> this morning police are search for you gunman responsible for a deadly shooting. it happened on 6th avenue and international last night. we

it's march 18th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. it seems like it will be a rainy friday. >> that is correct. we do have a system moving in. not everyone in on the rain yet. the warm sector is coming out ahead of it. there is bursts of rain. san mateo just north of santa cruz. south bay not really there yet. still a little bit now into a skyline. not the south bay into the east bay but toward the north bay there is rain moving in there and points north. we'll have more on that in our weather segment. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving along okay. obviously we do tend to see more collisions. right now highway 4 looks pretty good. also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 and the traffic there is moving along pretty well. ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is out in the elements this morning. is it raining where you are right now? >> reporter: you know it has been intermittent. we are getting a bit of a break. things will change quickly out here. we're at four point in san francisco. i want to show you the

. >> and i'm dave clark partly sunny friday march 11th. this morning we are following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit japan followed by a 23- foot tsunami. there is a tsunami warning for the entire pacific coast including in the bay area. a small wave is expected to hit here just after 8:00 this morning. it hit 80 miles off the coast of japan at 9:46:00 p.m. our time last night. it was 2:46:00 p.m. in japan. the tsunami that followed swept away boats, cars, homes, and people. the official death toll right now stands at 60 people dead with an additional 56 people missing and we expect that number to grow. >> we are keeping an eye on hawaii as they brace for that tsunami. this is video from last night on awahoo or the big island of hawaii shortly after the tsunami sirens were activated. they are still activating the sirens. it's in hawaii. they have issued the tsunami warnings for hawaii and the entire pacific coast including here. the waves will hit the heinz coastlines. they were expected 30 minutes ago. we spoke to carter evans on t

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. the weather a big story this week. >> it's been front and center. well, today, rain is giving way now to showers. but some of these, when they start to light up early in the morning tells you the potential in the atmosphere for the possibility of severe weather today. one of these stretching back from walnut creek and then back towards oakland. but that system will produce moderate to brief heavy rain. and you could get hail out of that. look for a day of sun clouds, showers and some could produce hail and maybe even thunder. >>> all right. southbound 101, traffic looks good so far coming from to the middle with no major problems. and this morning, looking at north and southbound 880 and that traffic is looking good in both directions. and now back to the desk. >> all right. thank you. >>> one of the hardest hit areas on our storm watch is particularly san elmo. they have had huge problems. >> reporter: good morning. a mile from here, a tree fell on a mini van, crushing it. that's jus

i am dave clark. >> good morning. i am pam cook. >>> overnight news, a bizarre police chase to tell you about. it happened in berkeley and ends with the arrest of a woman. we are live at the apartment building where this all started early this morning. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. driver certainly did some damage as she was trying to flee police. you can see on the side of this building where the car scraped the side wall here, the car kept going and hit a support beam that was holding up this staircase. you can see the post. that was the support beam that was holding up the staircase and it's now tangled up in the bushes and. the car kept going, it drove down, you can see the tracks in the grass. now berkeley police aren't giving us a lot of information this morning so we don't know why this woman was fleeing police, but dispatchers say police arrived around 2:00 a.m. to do a security check. at some point shortly afterwards is when the woman took off in the car. she hit two police officer cars on he

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> right now today in japan a nuclear safety official said the water that's inside a waste fuel storage pool at an earthquake damaged nuclear plant may be boiling. and that is causing real concern because the water is supposed to be kept cool. that storage pond is where there was a reactor fire that released elevated radiation into the atmosphere. 140,000 people who live within 19 miles of that nuclear power plant have been told stay indoors. >>> in overnight news san francisco police are looking for suspects in a shooting outside a crowded bar in the mission district. five people were wounded in the gunfire at 16th. that's where ktvu's allie rasmus is this morning with the very latest on the investigation. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning, pam. san francisco police haven't identified a motive, however investigators say they are looking into the possibility that this shooting may have been gang-related. it happened in front of this bar right here behin

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. pretty warm night. >> yes, it is. >> sounds like a warm day. let's check in with steve paulson. >> thank you, pamela and dave. good morning everyone. skies are clear. mild upper 40s and low 50s. 60-degree reading right now in san francisco. any hint of a north-northeast wind it will be sunny. that won't be the problem. tonight worry about clouds and possibility of record highs today. especially as we go into the afternoon. the old records and forecasted highs all these on the panel will either set a record high or be very close. coast, bay and inland lots of 80s. here's sal. >>> good morning. right now traffic on the bay bridge looks pretty good getting into san francisco. you can see traffic is moving well into the city. also this morning the traffic is going to be okay if you're driving on the san mateo bridge across the peninsula. it's 5:00. back to dave and pam. >>> topping our news this morning, three families have been forced out of their homes after another local landslide. ktvu

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. sounds like it's going to be a pretty nice afternoon. let's check in with steve. >> hello, pam and dave. we have mostly cloudy skies. yesterday was the fog, low clouds and drizzle. now mainly patchy fog but a lot of high clouds. once that moves off or thins out i'll have mostly fair and sunny weather and it will be warmer. mid-60s, upper 60s and a few low 7 0z. here's tara. >>> here's a look at san raphael 101 at the 580 split. traffic is moving along nicely there. those headlights are headed southbound towards san francisco. and up next this is a look at the san mateo bridge. those taillights are actually folks headed to foster city. no delays, no fog, so we're in good shape. 6:00. head back to the desk. >>> topping our news this morning a man hunt is underway for a former pittsburgh counselor convicted of child molestation. authorities say he took off last week during the middle of his trial. now it happened after a dramatic courthouse run in with his accuser. prosecutors say the two

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. let's check in with steve paulson. how does the weather look today? >>> good morning, pamela, dave, clear skies. patch or two of fog, some clouds to the north but over us right now clear and cold. 30s showing up. something we haven't seen for a while. sunshine for a while and then partly cloudy skies. if you're northward there are a few showers starting to move through. we'll talk about that plus a big change in our weather for friday. now sal with an update on traffic. >>> steve, right now on westbound 24 looks pretty good getting up to oakland. there are no major issues and the roads are dry in case you're just joining us the commute is much improved from what it has been during the week because of the dry roads. looking now at a picture of interstate 880 this live look near the oakland airport if you're trying to catch a flight right now the roads are clear on the way there. 6:01. back to dave and pam. >>> well, in japan they have now suspended helicopters that were dumping sea wate

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's get weather and traffic starting with steve paulson. pretty nice out there, steve. >>> very nice there, pam and dave, good morning. we have higher clouds up above. that's really the only thing stopping us from warming too much. we will see slightly warmer temps. 60 pacifica to 70 antioch. morgan hill 68 san jose. mid-60s in between. if you're looking for really warm weather, you might like our five-day forecast. we'll get to that in five minutes. now at 5:00 here's sal. >>> steve, right now traffic is moving okay here on interstate 880 northbound. but southbound 880 at 238 we have a couple lanes closed on the ramp because of a big rig accident. they're still trying to clear it. chp has issued a sig alert. commute okay on the san mateo bridge heading to the high- rise. now back to the desk. >>> we begin in hercules this morning where a landslide is threatening homes. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro joins us now with what's being done to help these homeowners. good morning, kra

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's go to steve paulson for a look at weather today. how does it look today, steve? >>> okay, pam. better than yesterday. few light showers mainly on the peninsula over towards the south bay and along the san mateo coast. the good news is it's going to be rather mild. we have temperatures in the 50s now. end up with a mixed bag of sun, clouds, high low to mid-60s for some. here's sal. >>> traffic moves well in marin county if you're heading south trying to get to the 580 interchange no major problems. also the morning commute looks good on southbound 101 heading down to the golden gate bridge. now let's go back to the desk. >>> we're following overnight news in san jose where a fire broke out a couple of hours ago at a trip mall. ktvu is live at the scene where some of those damaged businesses are being boarded up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that's right. if you take a look right here there are workers here and they're cutting up boards to secure the business her

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. we have weather and traffic topping our news this morning. and we have live team coverage. we have jade hernandez out checking for flooding and trouble spots this morning. sal is watching the commute. but first let's check in with meteorologist steve paulson with the very latest on the storm. steve. >>> all right, pam, dave, thank you very much. already the rain's begun in parts of the north bay also down to about sfo. this is going to be a rather potent system here as it begins to slam in. it has a lot going for it. cold air and not only that but also really strong jet stream which will continue to enhance. wide shot shows really the heavier rain is off the coast. but the steadier light rain is beginning to move in. santa rosa's reporting some into marin county starting to pick up as well. especially over towards right around san raphael and that area starting to light up as well from the san raphael richmond bridge and back over. so if you leave now and you're in the south bay and p

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now is 5:32. traffic and weather topping our news again this morning. steve, how does it look? >>> well, it looks a little quiet now but it's not going to last very long. this system is getting extremely close and going to give us a pretty good round of wind and rain. all sorts of warnings and watches. suffice to say a lot of wind warnings. but you can see the rain line beginning to fill in not only on the north bay but right along the coast. nothing too heavy yet. we are expecting this to come in go time or main focus time 7:00 a.m. to about noon. right now might be a good time to leave, right, sal? >>> i think so. if you don't like driving in hard rain, you should get on the bridge now. it's going to be windy and rainy. steve and i are going to be the traffic and weather brothers times two this morning i think. and we also have a look at 24 westbound. things are getting more crowded. so you're at home, you're trying to rush to get out of the house. i think this morning the rush is worth it. take

i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. want to go back out to news chopper 2 this morning. breaking news in newark where there is a refinery fire of sorts. we've been talking about this as evergreen oil. they take in hazardous waste oil from gas stations, service stations and individuals as well as antifreeze and they recycle it and reuse it. there's a fire there. so, of course, that means there's toxic waste there at this plant. >> look at where the water's focused now. >> sal, i know you've been following this as well. traffic in the immediate area certainly effected because there's a huge response. what about the nearby freeways. >> fortunately the nearby freeway is not effected. it's just far away enough from interstate 880 although it is pretty close and people might be able to see the smoke. but certainly not effecting the freeway. thornton avenue is one of the major streets nearby. and so is newark boulevard, cherry street does run into central avenue which is another major street in the area. however, this is at ch

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's start with weather and traffic starting with steve paulson. pretty nice out there, huh, steve? >>> very nice. upper 40s, mid-50s and even 60 officially in downtown san francisco. won't take long. windy conditions in the higher elevations. not too bad at the surface but there's a northerly component. with lows in the 50s to near 60 won't take along to get into the 80s. six record highs yesterday. we could double that today. more coming up in five minutes. now sal with an update on traffic. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along on westbound highway 4 looks pretty good. it's already getting busy on 4 coming up into the antioch city limits and stays that way out to pittsburgh. this is a look at 24 westbound. traffic is a little busier but still okay on the way to oakland. 6:01. back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. topping our news this morning another crumbling hillside has some people in a mobile home community on edge. ktvu's kraig debro is in mountain view this morning where

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's get a quick look at the weather. some rain moving in right, steve? >> that is correct. good morning. we have cloudy skies. for those in the south bay you'll probably get a break for a while but north bay things are already juicing up as the system gets closer. very mild with temperatures in the 50s. cool to mild for lows. highs today upper 50s and low 60s. this rain will increase over the next couple hours. looks like moderate to maybe bursts of heavy rain could fall later today. sal with an update on traffic. >>> traffic in san raphael looks pretty good including traffic on the bridge coming in and out of the marin county. also this morning we're looking at golden gate bridge. southbound traffic looks good coming to san francisco. 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. japan's prime minister went on television today to tell 140,000 people living near an earthquake damaged nuclear power plant stay indoors. that's as conditions continue to deteriorate at that nuclear plant. there have been at least three explo

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. >>> in case you didn't know it's a wet and windy morning waiting for you. and the number of very serious accidents growing by the minute. ktvu's jade hernandez joining us live in san francisco now with some new video to show us. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. that's absolutely right. it's barely sprinkling here right now. so we're going to go straight to a very serious accident that one of our crews just arrived on scene to. this video just in. the california highway patrol responded to this accident in the northbound lanes of 280 just north of hick boulevard. someone reported this two car accident just after 5:00 this morning. that's a little more than an hour ago. a sig alert issued around 5:40. a driver and passenger were injured. we don't know how serious but paramedics were on scene. it appears one of the vehicles involved was a pickup truck. during heavy rains which many drivers here in the bay area are experiencing this morning, the california hig

. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you. we have cloudy skies and light drizzle. it doesn't even show up on radahe

welcome to monday march 14th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. let's check your weather and traffic. >> we do have a cloudy, drizzlely morning. very mild with lows

i'm dave clark. >>> we have mostly clear skies right now, but that doesn't mean we aren't looking towards the northwest. but the rain is just beginning to move in to northwest. so we have a ways to go, but it will be a sunny morning and then increasing clouds. rain start mid- to late morning and then lighter rain to the east and south bay. but not until afternoon hours.

and by the way the hallway between dave clark's desk and studio is clear so he's walking in right now. let's go to steve. >>> thank you for that update, sal. good morning. we have another front coming in. each one of these getting a little closer. little bit more moisture. cloudy, breezy, especially higher elevations. mild. cooler air doesn't begin to move in until tomorrow and really moves in by friday and saturday. tomorrow cooler. off and on showery pattern. sun and clouds. main system though arrives friday and saturday. one of them, maybe a couple, as we look out to the next seven to ten days but this will bring moderate rain and turning colder with lower snow levels. yes. as question get especially towards saturday morning and saturday night and then into sunday. our system is inching closer. it's already producing rain in the north bay. moderate to heavy rain the farther north you go. lesser amounts the farther south. i know you've heard that before but the system lining itself up right there and it will swing in and give everybody some rain. already starting to move into the no

. >> thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news wednesday, march 2nd i'm dave clark. >> own i'm partly cloudy -- and i'm pam cook. >>> it could take up to two months to find out what killed a san francisco man at a lake tahoe ski resort. he was snow boarding at north star at tahoe on sunday when he became separated from his friend. now his body was later found in a tree well. investigators say it's still not clear if he crashed into the tree or suffocated after hitting a snow bank. >>> parents in san francisco are bracing for the worst after more than 400 pink slips were handed out by the school board. >> it's a travesty. it's a shame we have to go through this. it's a shame we have to deal with this. it's our kids that suffer. >> layoff notices go around this time of year as a precaution. 172 teachers along with teachers aids and administrators got them this time around. >>> well while san francisco schools brace for cuts, school board members may see a pay increase. last night the board of supervisors voted to place a ballot measure before voters if a june special election

i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. let's start with weather and steve paulson because i'm hearing rain is coming in soon. >>> you hear it? scared me there. >> hearing from you. >> we had light rain yesterday but for most it was an okay day. clouds to the north. sun to the south. today everybody gets in on the morning sun. but then a cloudy afternoon and system barreling in tonight for some rain for everybody. and also windy conditions. so we'll have more on that in

i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, march 22nd. >>> new for you this morning, a u.s. fighter jet crashed in libya but the u.s. says it was not shot down. take a look at this video. this is counseled air force -- downed air force f-15 fighter jet. both crew members ejected safely and are back in american hands. there may have been a mechanical problem. the pilot was retrieved by the u.s. and the second pilot was retrieved by libyan forces. >>> in just 30 minute, opening statements begin in the barry bonds's perjury trial. the jury will not see one critical part of the proceedings. allie rasmus joins us from san francisco to explain why. >> reporter: good morning. opening statements are set to start about a half hour from now, right outoutside the federal building you can see a dozen people with cameras, still cameras and videos, waiting for barry bonds to arrive. he showed up in court and he arrived by this time yesterday. he still has not pulled up yet. once the opening statements start, they will be the first thing to happen this morning. prosecutors will get to make

i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, march 3rd. >>> we're following overnight news in san jose where a fire broke out at a strip mall. janinedelavega is live at the scene where business owners are just starting to arrive. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, tori. other businesses are starting to arrive. you can see this restaurant right here, it's boarded up and it's chained shut. just because -- if you take a look inside its just a mess. just before 1:0 a.m., firefighters were called -- 1:30 a.m., firefighters were called to this strip mall on story road. they saw flames and smoke in the back. firefighters had it under control in about an hour and a half. at this point, they do not believe it's arson. >> it appears there might have been an electrical fire in the back storage. we did have the fire investigators on the scene here. they've been through the rubble. it looks like it's going to be accidental in nature. >> we came yesterday with my daughter and nothing happened. we talked with the lady. oh,

i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, march 15. we've been following the developments from japan. just moments ago, a large aftershock hit. jana, you were on the phone with the producer. what did it feel like? >> reporter: well, i was talking with the executive producer, and just completely out of the blue, i started to hear a noise first and the desk was shaking. it's definitely been the largest aftershock that we've felt here so far. there have been at least four, possibly more that have happened, where we felt it in tokyo. but immediately after ward, i turned on the tv and they showed the lamps swaying and things like that. p was definitely a scare. >> it was a 6.2, is that correct? >> reporter: i haven't had a chance to look at it yet. but definitely large. you know, i did want to bring up one thing, earlier in the week, some of the experts were saying that they believe that there was a -- a problem -- they thought that -- 70% chance of a 7.0 aftershock sometime in the coming days. so that's definitely been in my mind. >> you c

i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, march 30th. >>> well, all of those rains are really affecting neighborhoods. kraig debro has more. what's going on this. >> reporter: i just spoke to another homeowner here. he has told me what's going on here. this is just off almaden road. i want you to look at this wood. it covers a giant hole there is a water pipe, and then there's the old water pipe they gave up on. the neighbor said everyone knows this road is a private road and because it's a private road they know it's their responsibility to fix the problem. he said he knew that when he moved on. it just costs a lot of money. this particular hole in the ground in the middle of the road, according to another number -- another neighbor, has been fixed five times to get the pipes back in. the guy at the top of the hill told me he lost his water service for a while. but the big problem here. >> the road. the waterline runs under the road. >> reporter: so even though some people are wanting the county to get involv

i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. the rain started just a short time ago. we do have live team coverage. our reporter kraig debro is in stormy marin county. sal is watching the bay area highways, but let's starts with steve in the weather center. >> the system came in as advertised. the wind has picked up. it's a cold pattern and rain is picking up in solano county, marin county. this is close to the radar site in sacramento. that's a pretty good rain. come out a little, focusing on interstate 80 near san pablo bay and marin county. 42 ukia, very, very cold air. we're seeing this pick up from highway 24 to 88, san leandro. still, those are moderate to heavy rain. on the peninsula, it's a steady cold rain. >> marin county, look at southbound 101. id pretty busy -- it's pretty busy from sonoma county and over the hill to central san rafael. we have slow traffic 280 and 101. on 280 it's very slow. let's go back to marin county where ktvu kraig debro has been looking at a tough come mute. >> reporter: heavy rain, ponding on roads, winds strong enough to rip ove

i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. there's a problem northbound 101 in san mateo. are they close to opening the road? >> reporter: pretty close. it should be clear in the next 15 minutes or so. you're looking at pictures live from newschopper 2. we have three lanes closed for now. we're suggesting 280. ktvu's claudine wong has more. >> reporter: let's show you from the ground what we're looking at. you can see the motorcycle involved in the crash is in the back of a tow truck. we're minutes away from seeing the scene cleared and things sort of getting back to normal. you can see it's going to take a long time for this to all get back to normal because this traffic has been shut down since just after 5:00 this morning. it is a mess all the way back here. we are getting new information about how all of this started. the officer is a highway patrol. we have a couple of different accidents. can you tell me how this all started? >> around 5:10 this morning a toyota corolla crashed and became disabled. >> reporter: that woman, you said, fell lay sleep at the wheel -- asl

. >>> welcome, i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. we're following a tsunami. it's moving as fast as a jetliner. a 23-foot tsunami was triggered by that massive 8.9 magnitude quake. a smaller one hit hawaii two hours ago. there's a tsunami warning along the pacific coast, including the bay area where it is expected to hit at 8:08. 300 bodies have been down in the coastal city of san die. 349 are missing. >> this ca trass trophy in japan is having a warning on us in the bay area. a tsunami warning has been issued for the entire area. we have team coverage. we go to sfo where a flight from japan is scheduled to and shortly. first, let's go to ktvu's jade hernandez in pacifica. you have information about the schools. >> reporter: pacifica schools have been shut down. this road has been shut down for several hours. you can see where caution tape has been strung along the railings. authorities want to make sure no one walks by the area. we just learned, pacifica schools have been shut down. the department is assessing whether to issue a mandatory evacuation. waves a

i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.t's monday, march 14th. >>> now let's go to the latest on what's happening in japan. police say a thousand new bodies have washed up. the estimated death toll because of the tsunami now expected to top 10,000. our reporter, jana, is in tokyo, live on skype. we're gonna catch up with her in just a few minutes and try to get latest on what's happening there and what she's seeing from her perspective. we'll get to her in a couple the of minutes. >>> it's early tuesday morning in japan. right now more than 100,000 people who live near a nuclear power plant remain evacuated their homes as -- from their homes because of a nuclear power plant that lost its cooling capacity earlier today and that could cause an explosion and the partial meltdown of the plant. two other explosions already happened at the plant over the weekend, injuring at least 11 people. officials at the fukishima plant say despite explosions there's no risk of a tornodol style accident. the navy says tests defected on a heli

i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.t's thursday, march 31st. >>> we continue with developing news, new information right now coming from pleasanton where a little boy was found wander erg the streets alone -- wandering the streets alone in the parking lot of the walmart on rosemont drive. tara's there. the police have found the child's mother, is that correct? >> reporter: that's correct. we're happy to report that the mother contacted the police department here in pleasanton and they will be reunited very soon, sometime this morning. we're not sure exactly when. currently the child is in protective services. this story could have had disastrous consequences. we do have a happy ending. let's show you a picture of the child taken by police when they first arrived on the scene around:00 in the morning. police turned the toddler over to child protest -- protective services around 4:30 after he was found wandering alone in the walmart parking lot off rosemont. he was only wearing a t-shirt and diapers. so police gave him so

i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, march 9th. >>> a fugitive search is underway this morning for a former pittsburg counselor who disappeared during his child molestation child and never showed up after a dramatic courthouse run-in. ktvu's kraig debro is from martinez -- is in martinez to talk about what happened. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. when he left this courthouse during the last hearing, everybody thought he would be back. that was the last time anyone saw him. a jury convict him. hours before, he had a confrontation with somebody in the case. the girl was in the elevator. she broke down and cry. bedi was working at a facility that counsels children of divorcing parents. other girls testified that he rubbed himself against them. where he wept, it's unclear. he did -- went, it's unclear he has $250,000 bail. we're still trying to contact the d.a.'s office. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're learning new information about the le