she will mark the day with a two-hour walk through parts of chinatown and downtown oakland. she will pick up community leaders and educators and parent along the way before they end up here at the fox theater in oakland. she will be sworn in later on. she is starting at the pacific renaissance plaza at 8:30 this morning with lion dancers and she is off to the resource gallery, lincoln elementary school, home to new immigrants for more than a century. in all about six stops. she will do it in 20 minutes and improving education and bringing jobs to oakland are the priorities along with fighting crime. she will have her work cut out for her. the first murder of the new year was a few minutes after the start of 2011. she inherits a $40 million budget deficit, but before she does anything, she has to be sworn in. that is going to happen today at 11:00 this morning at the fox theater here at 18th and telegraph in downtown oakland. seating is available, but it's it's first come, first serve. live in oakland, christie smith today in the bay. >> thanks a lot. after jerry brown becomes

she will start with a walk that ends here at the fox theater in downtown oakland with an inauguration ceremony later this morning. she is going to walk through oakland and retrace her own history and oakland's history starting at 8:30 at the pacific renaissance plaza where she gets started with the asian-american community. she will pass by an elementary school, cultural center and art gallery all the way to where she will be sworn in at about 11:00 this morning. tom tor lickson will be sworn in at mt. diablo high school where he once taught at 9:00 this morning. he will have his hands full. he is threatening deep cuts to education. we should mention that tickets are still available for jean quan's inauguration and it's first come, first serve here in downtown oakland. the address on your screen, doors open at 10:00 this morning. the innaugzration starts at 11:00. >> i know you have a garbage truck behind you, but ron has been infamous for not showing up. i don't know if that's traditional. >> it's hard to say. i can tell you a number of other politicians will be here. libby shaft wil

almost a 20-degree spread between fairfield and downtown oakland. few high clouds but overall it's another sunny and warm day. higher clouds just zipping down from the north. no big deal. high pressure's here. it's going to be here for a while. draw your attention though to the temperatures which are coming in right now. fairfield 46. concord's only 52. napa airport has a temperature of 50 and east wind gusting to 32 miles an hour. i've seen gusts about 40 above the tunnel oakland berkeley hills so breezy for some. san francisco though 65. 60s for redwood city, mountain view, san jose, hayward. but 54 san jose. so there is a distinct dividing line between it's still cool and breezy or cold and foggy or sunny and warm. the fog just travels right along the delta. strait over san pablo bay back tonight into tomorrow. quick forecast calls for lingering fog off to the east. clear for some, mostly clear. hazy sunshine. very warm with record highs possible. today more of the same tomorrow. sunday and monday a little cooling trend but looks like the fog wil

downtown oakland is already 57.because you get the east- northeast wind coming right off the caldecott. anybody else is in a favorable direction. windy in the hills. fog though is long gone. a few upper 50s. no rain in sight. that's for sure. occasionally some wind. dave this. >> okay, steve. >>> the latest job report came out just a couple of hours ago. we'll see how it's affecting the stock market. >>> also, some mixed news about the housing market. >> reporter: the plan the n ation's largest grocer just announced this morning that will combat childhood obesity. >>> why uc officials say guaranteed admission for california students, well, it may not be a thing of the past. this is my band from the 80's, looker. hair and mascara, a lethal combo. i'm jon haber of alto music. my business is all about getting music into people's hands. and the plum card from american express open helps me do that. you name it, i can buy it. and the savings that we get from the early pay discount has given us money to reinvest back into

so downtown oakland, alameda, oakland airport all benefit from that. so does berkeley. 49 hayward. 52 mountain view. upper 30s saw a couple. 37 go 50 at noon, 64 for a high today with sunshine for everybody. you can see why. this is a mountain of high pressure dominating the west. everything is to the east. somebody just e-mailed me. one observer in santa rosa. he's in missouri. it's snowing there. it's snowing almost everywhere except the west coast where things are very quiet and going to stay that way. 56 to 62. clear, breezy to calm. if calm you're in the 30s. by noon 50s to 60. sunshine. 58 to 66 cooler pattern for some. oakland downtown 64. antioch only 60. same for brentwood. pleasanton 62. half-moon bay 59. morgan hill to gill roy 65. not much change. maybe a little wind here and there and a few high clouds on the weekend but dry. >>> well, radio host rush limbaugh at the center of controversy again. limbaugh's on air imitation of china's president has state senator yee calling for an apology. >>> china's president live here oncapitol hill this

oakland downtown if you work downtown oakland you said, man, it's warm. it was, it was 72 degrees. that was a record. most records go back to 84 or 88. mountain view 77. sfo was 68. the old mark was 67 in 1984. all these locations are in line today for a possibility of more records. the fog will make for a tough cold pattern here for a while. 30s, 40s for some. that easterly breeze coming right back in from the valley brings it right over san pablo bay. so they could be sitting about 62 yet richmond and berkeley at 70. it's one of those patterns. high pressure's not going anywhere any time soon. might get nudged off a bit by sunday and monday. no rain in sight. the fog is in sight and it continues to thicken. dense fog, inland valleys, martinez, pleasant hill, up to napa, walnut creek, it is super thick. the storm track though stays to the north. there's no sign of any rain through february 4. 38 to 50. 38 to 50. the city sitting i think about 51 or 52, 53 in san francisco. they'll be out of the gate fast for mild warm weather. 48 to 64 by noon and 58 to 72. possibility of record h

fog report, clear report, temperatures ranging from 37, 36 to 60 in downtown oakland. there's nothing going on. on the small picture there's a lot going on. fog is a huge picture. record highs are possible from san francisco to oakland south. it will warm up with the east northwest wind. i put emphasis on wind, anywhere from 20 to 40 miles an hour. very foggy, clear, chilly, cold for some. lingering fog by this afternoon, hazy sun. late this afternoon mostly sunny, cool to warm. for january possibility of record highs exist but when that fog comes in sometimes you can have a wall of fog. that's until 11:00. visibility has been terrible today but that easterly breeze coming back in from the valley, sacramento valley over to the delta and over san pablo bay napa. northeast at oakland. that's a warm breeze. downtown 60 degrees. oakland a high of 72. that was a record. i think mountain view will be close. 68 is the high. 71 today. they will set a record. 37 santa rosa. 57 oakland. i split downtown and the airport. 57, 52 san francisco. 47 for mountain view. any easterly bre

this is what it looked like in downtown oakland this morning.here's plenty of umbrellas outside as people took a little shelter from the light rain. >>> staying on the subject of the rain. let's see what we can expect for tomorrow and the rest of the week. now over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. what do you think we'll expect tonight. >> in points like south rays they received .10. for the rest of us trace amounts. very little to speak of it was enough though to slow things down. tonight it'll be enough to create an enviral that fog will thrive in. we're going to have a pretty good dose of valley fog tonight. here's the system as it passed through this afternoon. there was rain around redding and climate falls and up across the northeast portion of the state. tonight the story is, the cool air, the moist air in place there's no win. the fog is going to have a great chance of forming as this system moves over the area. look for valley fog from redding south to stockton, south of baker's field bakersfield and out to the coast. i think it'

no fog, mid-60s including downtown oakland. upper 60s for some in the peninsula.here's that 70 in santa cruz. and five day no rain, overall, mild to warm conditions. >> thank you. >>> it's an important day in an arizona courthouse. the reason the man caused in the tucson shootings will not face murder charges today. >>> and he was famous for being fit. the bay area man who changed the way we work out. >>> good morn. if you're driving on 680 any time soon, so far okay. but problems on a nearby freeway. ñsxóxgñ >>> we're following breaking news there. is international breaking news from russia. investigators are telling us there was a big explosion in moscow's busiest airport. it happened inside the international arrival section of the airport. and in the last three minute, we've heard from russia state news agencies, at least 23 people are dead, about into have been hurt. again, this just happened a short while ago and that's the latest update on the dead and injured. more details from russia as we get them in. >>> another story we're following, jared loughner the

. >>> a candlelight vigil in downtown oakland is planned for tomorrow night. it is being organized by the group east bay democrats that will welcome everyone to the vigil is expected to start at 5:00 p.m. >>> in the wake of the shooting rampage, barbara boxer today called for tougher federal colossal. >> the kind of gun laws that we have here in california that gives people gun ownership rights while also preventing the sale of guns to criminals and people with serious mental illness. >> boxer said it is time to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons and clips and calls for concealed weapon permits and that the fbi should do more to keep guns out of hands of people known to have mental illness. >> to find out more, click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> jerry brown met with democratic senators today. he will take a two thirds vote of the a legislator to put a measure on the june ballot to keep temporary passes in place for another five years. it could includes in vehicle license fees and personal income taxes. he ordered the state to cut the number

northbound 880 looks just as good as you head up towards high street all the way into downtown oakland. clocking the ride out of the altamont pass usually one of our busier spots around this time of the morning one of or first areas to back up and start to see changing color on our sensors. so far all in the green speeds above 40 miles per hour as you come out of the altamont pass all the way towards 680 and the dublin interchange. but, of course, we continue to follow this water main break it's on city streets in castro valley. castro valley boulevard just west of villareal drive. we have been talking with chp this morning. they tell us about 3 to 4 inches of water still in the roadway, rocks, sediment, a mess to clean up. and the fire department has to be called in to shut off water in the area. mass transit by the way all on time. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:05. and back to our breaking news story now. firefighters battling an early- morning fire in san rafael. we understand flames have spread to two homes. anne makovec is there and she joins us on the phone with the latest det

this downtown oakland outside of city hall. the group said the purpose of the candlelight vigil is to condemn political violence and violence in the local community. just to remind you we will continue to cover the arizona shootings and the aftermath right here on kron 4 news and on line at www.kron4.com. >> developing is to tell you about now, at cal train conductor has been arrested or cargo is accused of using his job of checking passenger tickets to take victims to secluded sections of the train where the alleged inappropriate behavior occurred. as kron 4 has the reports were the victims was under age 18. >> amtrak employee has been arrested in connection to two separate alleged incidents of inappropriate behavior. one san mateo county one here in santa clara county. cal train conductors in charge of two felony counts of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of annoying or molesting a minor. if the d.a. office said there's no touching in either the two cases. a couch and official say because of the seriousness of these

there is a minor delay into downtown oakland from alameda. no delays 880 northbound from the san leandro. southbound a smooth flow, but northbound at tennis son up to overnight construction work. the freeway reopened but we have a couple of lanes blocked up to 5:00 heading to the eastbound 92 as well. no major issues. here are travel times. back to you. >> mike, thank you. san pablo police say an officer shot and killed a man who ran from him during a traffic stop, today in the east bay's christie smith is live with the latest on the investigation. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you several agencies are investigating this officer-involved shooting. we spoke with police. they say this started with a routine traffic stop at that intersection that you see over there. three people in a car, one got out and ran for some reason and apparently according to police had a gun in his waistband. and refused to comply with police orders. police say an officer was alone in a patrol car, this is about 8:15 last night, near san

there are detour signs to let you know where to go interstate 880 as it passes through downtown oakland is a busy hectic important thoroughfare in need of some work. >> this takes a beating. we're looking at a freeway a little over 50 years old. >> reporter: caltrans has shut down fifth avenue where it passes under 880 until later this afternoon so crews can shore up the overpass while they make it stronger and safer during earthquakes. plus... >> there will be a emergency lane that will be added. so that way if a person blows a tire, they believe able to pull off safely and be able to get some help if they need it. >> reporter: if you want to get from embarcadero on the west side of 880 back over to the east side, head up embarcadero, right on oak, right on 7th, then rejoin fifth avenue. to get other way, basically reverse course and head down madison street. this is an aerial view of the overpass now. this is the wider 880 section after the construction is finished. >> 880 is a major thoroughfare for a lot of the commerce that happens in this area. we serve the port, the oakland airpo

like in some highrises in downtown oakland. the president of the fire fire unions that even with new radios that they've had for about a year, in dense areas with high buildings radio communication can be had our mess. he said there are huge safety concerns like firefighters been inside the building and not been able to communicate with firefighters were outside. possibly missing a call that they need to get out of the building quickly. two other areas would dead zones are the east end of oakland and here in oakland hills. the firefighters' union said in a tower is expected to go up here which will help alleviate some of the problems that they've been having what their radio and also try to get rid of many of the dead songs. the firefighters' union say they have and continue to have a lot of problems with their radios. reporting in oakland kate thompson kron 4 news. >> a chilly afternoon and evening already temperatures in the low '40's and some parts of the bay were fog is a huge issue. more changes as we head into the weekend

looks like for the most part, topping off at 70. 70 in downtown oakland. richmond a brand-new record at 69. breaking the old one established back in 1984. tonight overnight we will see some areas of patchy, dense fog in the far reaches of the northern portion of our district as well as the east bay. seeping in towards walnut creek as well. low 50s with the clear skies at the beaches. your morning commute. you will have the fog and if you're traveling to the central valley we do have dense fog advisory in effect. stockton all the way through fresno. temperatures 40s to 50 out the door. storm track. north of the bay area. huge dome of high pressure not going anywhere very quickly. in fact, latest computer model suggesting maybe a 20% chance of a rain drop or two from far reaches of sonoma county. a slight chance. other than that, i don't see any rain in our forecast through february 8th. so we will keep you on track of this. precipitation of normal stats. 116 in santa rosa. but these numbers will go downward each and every day when we do not have any rainfal

looks like for the most part the record was 69, topped off at 70 in downtown oakland, richmond, a brand-new record at 69 breaking the old one established in 1984. tonight overnight we will see areas of patchy dense fog in the far reaches of the northern portion of our district as well as the east bay seeping in towards walnut creek as well, low 50s with the clear skies at the beaches. your morning commute you will have fog and if you're traveling to the central valley, there's a dense fog advisory in effect through fresno, temperatures 40 to 50 out the door. storm track was to the north of the bay area, huge dome of high pressure not going anywhere quickly. latest computer models suggest maybe taint% chance of a raindrop or two from far reaches of -- a 20% chance of a raindrop or two from far reaches of so he nome. don't see any rain chances in our -- sonoma. i don't see any rain chances in our area till february 8th. tomorrow record warmth, anywhere from the 60s at the coastside through the bay all the way into our inland areas. we will have a handful of 70s. when you look at the extended

numbers from 63 in san rafael to 72 in the museum in oakland and looks like in downtown oakland 70 degrees. shattering the old record established back in 1986 of 65 degrees. now, tomorrow will be day number 8 of the record warmth but that's after tonight. 39 to 51 for overnight lows and we are talking about some areas of dense fog returning to the northern and eastern portion of our bay area in the far reaches. it is slipping in throughout the back door from the central valley where we do have a dense fog advisory in effect from stockton through fresno and it is very, very treacherous. morning commute tomorrow. we will have that patchy stratus. official sunup at 7:19 a.m. temperatures above normal in some inland areas as well as the sea shore. we are still under the influence of high pressure. it is a huge dome. it is stagnant. it is not going anywhere. sure we do have this trough to the north of us and wants to put a little bit of a dent in the ridge on friday. bringing down the temperatures a couple degrees then over the weekend it wants to place a 20% chance of a rain drop in sonoma to

flags in downtown oakland flew at half-staff today in bingham's honor. he is survived by his three children. >>> investigators have identified the suspected auto thief killed while fleeing police in orinda yesterday. police were chasing christina ramos of hayward in a stolen pickup when that truck hit a power pole. the truck's owner had spotted the vehicle drive past her along with her subaru that she had reported stolen earlier in the day. she didn't know until that moment that the truck was also stolen. police found the subaru abandoned in lafayette. that truck crash knocked out power to almost 300 customers. most of them finally do have their power back. the rest, we are told, should get the power back on within the hour. >>> well, to the search for a kidnapped stanislaus county boy. today investigators spent another day searching a patterson canal looking for clues. crews have pulled 10 vehicles now out of that water but none of them is linked to the kidnapping. last night, the family of juliani cardenas held a candlelight vigil at the home from wher

>> a mayor elect -- mayor elect quann's inauguration is set for 11:00 at the fox theater in downtown oakland, a few blocks away from city hall. we talked to quite a few people here and the common theme we heard from people on the streets of oakland today was hope for the future of their city. live in oakland, ktvu. >>> governor elect jerry brown is also preparing for his inauguration day tomorrow. the swearing in ceremony is scheduled for 11 tomorrow morning, at memorial auditorium in sacramento. this will be the third swearing in for brown. he was california's governor for two terms during the 19 70s, and early '80s. back then, he was one of california's youngest governors. tomorrow he will become the state's oldest. outgoing governor arnold schwarzenegger says he plans to attend tomorrow's ceremony for brown. the governor says when he leaves office he will likely hit the speech circuit and possibly write an autobiography, something he says publishers have been asking him to do for years. swaz energier say -- schwarz energier says he also plans to remain politic' active. >>> the coroner's o

heading to the fox theater for her swearing in, quann led a group of supporters on a walk through downtown oakland. they stopped at places of significance during her journey from an activist to the mayor's office. >>> former san francisco district attorney camela harris is now california's new attorney general. she was sworn in today. in her inaugural speech she vowed to change the state's prison system. >> when we spend twice as much on prisons as we invest in colleges and universities, and when we have organized violent criminal gangs continued to present an expanding threat across boarders and prison walls, it is time to recognize the need for some drastic repair. [ cheers and applause ] >> the inauguration ceremony took place at the california museum for history, women and the arts. it was held there because harris is the first woman to be elected as the state's attorney general. an a pointy to fill her former position as san francisco's d.a. has yet to be named by the mayor. >>> the engines ran high at san francisco's city hall where supervisors met to discuss a replacement for mayor gavin ne

improvements are being made on a 15-mile stretch of 880 in downtown oakland. today workers temporarily shut down fifth avenue so they could shore up the freeway above to make it stronger in an earthquake. the freeway in that area is also being widened. >> there will be a emergency lane that will be added. so that way, a person blows their tire they will be able to pull off safely and be able to get some help if they need it. >> the $130 million fifth avenue retrofit is going to be finished summer of 2013 but be advised, january 19th, east 8th street right near the home depot parking lot that's going to be closed permanently. >>> well, times are pretty tough. we have a clear sign in berkeley. it may look like a newly paved road, but really, this is actually a community pool or was. willard pool was shut down in june after voters rejected measure c which would have imposed a tax to help maintain berkeley's four public swimming pools but as you can see, it's been filled with mud. >>> next, why you should never write checks with red ink. how it caused a bay area c

. >> enter interstate 880 traveling westbound to downtown oakland and exiting 65th avenue. at this point our communications system went down and the officers talked to themselves. >> captain joiner says radio problems are nothing new for the department. the officer is on paid leave during the investigation which is standard police procedure. >>> this morning the oakland school district is dealing with questions on its own police force. school police shot a young man to death near skyline high school but was it justified? today jean elle is talking to the suspect's family. >> reporter: his family gathered at the oakland unified meeting where an officer shot and killed 20-year-old brown saturday night. officers were patrolling outside skyline high school during a winter dance. officers say they spotted a honda on joaquin miller road with its hazard lights on at 9:is a and investigated. brown was in the passenger seat. at some point he started to stab an officer with a screwdriver. that's when the officer's partner started shooting killing brown. >> i was just so upset. my son

headed downtown oakland. another delay on 680, there are problems here at mission boulevard, they have cleared, but look how it clear the drive and the all the way out pleasanton passed 84. even affecting the ride on 84 headed off volsci those road coming through the pigeon pass. 680 southbound into walnut creek, as you can see is low, not a pleasant hill. even not of concord for the set bound ride. slowed going into san ramon valley, a check with the camera, it shows and things are backed up typically for your ride from up least some administrative head down toward almost, danville. checking your ride at the bay bridge toll plaza. the westbound commute, well as looks like it's gone. it's back again. the backup has grown, in the last 40 minutes. 40 minutes ago we could see it here. even though the rosa report of an accident it was never find by the chp. if it continues to build eight could reach west grand and macarthur maze for that ride. this is where the accident had been reported but was chp drove through

and other civic groups as well will hold the vigil for representative gabrielle giffords in downtown oakland. they are condemning political violence and will announce a new program to fight violence. the vigil is set for 5:00 p.m. >>> a flpolitical firestorm in hercules. the mayor is stepping down from his post before being recalled. he made the announcement last night at a city council meeting. he is accused of approving several million dollars of no-bid contracts and supporting sweetheart development deals. last night he told the council he plans to spend more time with his family. >>> let's turn to mike. mike has a couple of different traffic incidents going on. mike, take it away. >> this is the part of my job that i absolutely hate when i have to report a deadly accident. this is what's affecting traffic in sunnyvale. eastbound 237 is currently closed, but the westbound direction just reopened minutes ago after an accident closed both sides. it's a divided freeway. let me show you video. about 2:00 in the morning there was an accident between at least these two cars. looks like there's

. >> it ended up entering interstate 880 traveling westbound towards downtown oakland and exited off 66th avenue. at this point our communications radio system went down, and only the officers could talk to themselves. >> reporter: that caused a problem when the chase ended at san leandro and 85th avenue. the chase lasted ten minutes. and police were without radio communications for five of those minutes. >> the driver of the vehicle fled from the vehicle. the passenger of the vehicle exited the vehicle, was engaged by officers, and was shot and killed. >> reporter: police could not radio paramedics, but captain joyner believes it would not have made a difference. the suspect died at the scene. >> the radio system will sometimes go down where we have a difficult time communicating. officers can hear each other. but we have no contact with the dispatchers who are a life line to safety out here. >> reporter: the officer who fired that fatal shot is on paid administrative leave. the suspect's names have not been released. live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, t

. >> reporter: mayor-elect quan's inauguration is set for 11:00 at the fox theater in downtown oakland, just a few blocks away from city hall. we had a chance to talk to quite a few people in oakland and the common theme we heard from people on the streets today is that they have hope for the future of their city. in oakland, christien kafton. >> jerry brown's swearingin ceremony is set for tomorrow in sacramento. he was coverage's governor for two terms during the 1970s and essential '80s. back then he was one of the california's youngest governors, but tomorrow he will be the state's oldest. governor schwarzenegger says he will likely hit the speech circuit and possibly write an autobiography. he says he plans to remain politically active. if you want to watch the inauguration, ktvu plans to stream it plain on our website, ktvu.com. you can find a history of brown's last stint as governor under the "right now" section. >>> the attorney general's ceremony is set for:15 at california museum in oakland. she is the first woman to be elected as the state's attorney general. lieutenant gov

like in some high rises in downtown oakland. the president of the union, says with the new radius' they had for a year, in dense areas, radio communication can be hit or miss. there are huge safety concerns, like firefighters been in the building and not being able to communicate with outside firefighters. a possibly missing a call they need to get out of the building quickly. to other areas is the east and the oakland hills. the firefighters' union says the new tower is expected to go on a pier, which will help alleviate some of the problems they've been having with their radio. and also try to get rid of many of the dead zone. they have and continue to have a lot of problems with their radios. reporting in oakland kay thompson kron4 news. >> of live view of the golden gate bridge, thinks have cleared up for this evening, mostly clear skies, at some fog as we go in tomorrow morning along with cooler temperatures. temperatures will plummet especially in land, and it could be into the '30's for this evening both forties right now

. >>> we have breaking news from downtown oakland right now. 're getting word there may be a problem on the b.a.r.t. tracks near the 19th street station. there are reports of a fire on the third rail. the oakland fire department is on the scene we're working to get more information because this could potentially impact a lot of commuters. when we do get more we'll bring it to you during this newscast or the news at 6:00. >>> new information out today reveals what -- also revealing today what could be a risk factor when it comes to autism. and it has to do with how quickly you space your babies. >>> new research suggests that birth space may play a part in autism. researchers studied babies born from 1982 to 1992. they found children that were born three years or less after their sibling were more likely to acquire autism. parents are more likely -- >>> the americanhearted association wants all students to learn how to perform cpr and use a defibrillator by the time they graduate from high school. the bill adds that students should be required to

. >>> and a memorial is set for tomorrow night in downtown oakland. the vigil is scheduled from five o 5:00 to 6:00. this vigil is a nonpartisan event and everyone is welcome. >>> and coming up, a fight over a parking meter. >> reporter: why would an elderly woman get carted away today? in her words, someone stepped up. >>> light rain across parts of the bay area today. coming up, i'll let you know why any lingering showers could impact your morning commute. >>> resistance to pg & e meters is growing. today a grandmother went to jail after spending several hours blocking a truck carrying the devices to ronner park. >> reporter: julie, not an activist, never arrested before until now. tonight we spotted this huge banner in a field west of arizona, this is her message too. >> i can't be quiet with the information i now know. >> reporter: she is not an activist but a land developer. and now a grandma with a misdemeanor arrest record. 61-year-old debra pav era s and a second woman from nevarro were arrested this morning. >> i'm an american citizen. i have

. >>> and a memorial is set for tomorrow night in downtown oakland. the vigil is scheduled from five o 5:00 to 6:00. this vigil is a nonpartisan event and everyone is welcome. >>> and coming up, a fight over a parking meter. >> reporter: why would an elderly woman get carted away >>> resistance to pg & e meters is growing. today a grandmother went to jail after spending several hours blocking a truck carrying the devices to ronner park. >> reporter: julie, not an activist, never arrested before until now. tonight we spotted this huge banner in a field west of arizona, this is her message too. >> i can't be quiet with the information i now know. >> reporter: she is not an activist but a land developer. and now a grandma with a misdemeanor arrest record. 61-year-old debra pav era s and a second woman from nevarro were arrested this morning. >> i'm an american citizen. i have four grandchildren. they are getting killed with this radiation. >> reporter: they and other protesters blocked this truck. >> it's danger on a stick. and it's stealth, it's decepti

oakland but that will be a warm one. they had a record high yesterday downtown 72 oakland. mountain view 70 was a record and sfo at 68 also a record. same song and dance for those folks again today. 52 san francisco. redwood city 48. low 50s around woodside and san mateo. there's some very balmy conditions. you're already in the mild category. but for others it's a cold foggy morning. satellite where's the rain, it's not even close to us and i don't see any for a while. but i do see a lot of fog. if you add that fog the visibility is terrible. dense fog advisory. cold in that fog. windy up in the hills but record highs possible for some. especially from oakland, richmond, san francisco south. but antioch, brentwood, now it's warm. san mateo upper 60s, low 70s for some. even santa cruz, half-moon bay, morgan hill. cooler still okay towards livermore and pleasanton. foggy or sunny. zero visibility and wind in the east bay hills gusting 25 to 30 miles an hour and this is the pattern. what you see is what you get all the way into saturday probably cooler by sunday though. >>> w

northbound 880 heavy heading into downtown oakland.a street. past this, southbound 880 at stevenson boulevard, there's been an accident reported there and it's pretty backed up. you can see that line of yellow and red sensors even beyond highway 84. to the south bay now, we had that earlier problem on northbound 280 before the lawrence expressway and it's still backed up heading out of downtown san jose in those northbound lanes. that's your traffic, for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> looking good now, the sun showing up around the bay area just a bit. still some patchy, dense fog in the valleys but overlooking san francisco, you have mostly sunny skies now and it looks like it is going to stay that way all day long as we are going to expect high pressure to hold on and bring us some sunshine over the next few days. still temperatures, chilly in spots. we have below freezing numbers in napa, also into fairfield right at the freezing mark in concord and livermore. 30s and 40s inside the bay. next couple of days more sunshine on the

richmond a little warmer downtown oakland. 70 pleasantton. morgan hill, los gatos and close for everybody else san mateo president 67. patchy fog the only fly in the ointment. >>> after a decade of multibillion dollar losses u.s. airlines appear to be on course to prosper in the coming years because they are flying less. some u.s. airlines have reported fourth quarter profits. and those still to report will post revenue is up and costs are down. airlines have grounded planes, laid off crews and eliminated flights. that is pushing fairs higher. >>> let's check in on wall street. live looks at the big board right now. dow jones not too bad considers we have mixed earning reports. home prices continue to fall in the area u.s. cities. those numbers coming in a short time ago. the dow jones down 17 points to 11, 963. >>> we could soon see the end of plastic credit cards. analysts claim this will be the year the smart phone will take their place. they predict people will spend $22 billion in pay by phone transactions. >>> you are about to see new n

there is a lot of low clouds around. 45 to 55 in downtown oakland. there is a pretty significant spread. most temperatures are in the low to mid 50s. few clouds will drift over mendocino county. it looks like a mostly sunny day once you get that fog to burn off. yet west of san jose. west of santa rosa. it tells me it should last longer toward the east bay. systems are a lot going on out there. a lot. there has been a lot of rain in hawaii and a lot of rain up toward the pacific northwest. just not over us. the high pressure looks like it wants to stick around. fog. mostly sunny. continues up in the hills. 15-25 miles an hour up at the surface. low 60 today's mid 60 -- low 60s to mid 60s. warmer toward the south bay. morgan hill mid 60s. livermore 61. half-moon bay 60. the trend will be over the next couple of days to keep temperatures on the mild side once the fog burns off. >> thank you, steve. >>> good nows on the retailers. retailers sales rose in the last six months. they saw especially strong sales. retail sales for the year were up 6.6% compar

:00 a.m., fox theatre but before that all happens, jean kwon will take a 2 hour walk through downtown oakland the celebrations started last night with a preinnog row party at the space and science center kicking off two days for the surprise winner in oakland's election, using rank choice voting. she is ready to tackle oakland's most pressing issues from violence and police layoffs to city's budget deficit. >>> talked to officers who serve in the city we are going to talk about public safety. >> she has really worked with our neighbourhood, working on joaquin miller park and traffic issues on joaquin miller road. very committed. >> she will accomplish a lot. >> yes, and hell, yes are two answers to the question. >>> this morning they will walk from china town here to the fox theatre for her swearing in. she is calling it a remembering in, making history. it is going the start 9th street between franklin and webster in china town. among the stops, lincoln elementary school known as the segregated school for asian american students many years ago and a former luxury hotel site where her grandfa

is calling herself the mayor of the people she will start her day with a 2 hour walk through downtown oakland celebrations started last night with a preinaugural party surprise winner of the rank choice voting system says she is ready to lead and has a full plate from tackling crime, with dozens fewer police officers to city's budget deficit. >> talked to officers who serve in the city we will talk about public safety. >> she is working with our neighbourhood, working on traffic issues on joaquin miller road very involved and committed to the community. >> she will be able to accomplish a lot. >> yes, and hell yes two answers to the question. >> reporter: this morning kwan and her supporters will walk from china town to her swearing in at the fox theatre it will start at 8:30 a.m. and retrace significant spots in her personal journey the walk ends at the fox theatre where new members of city council, school board and city auditor will be sworn in at 11:00 a.m. kwan says her first order of business, will happen tomorrow morning. she is going to attend the first police line up of the oakland po

improvements being made on 880 downtown oakland. workers temporarily shut down 5th avenue so they could shore up the freeway. the freeway in that area is also being widened. >> there will be an emergency lane that will be added so that way if a person blows their tire they will be able to pull off safely and be able to get help if they need it. >> the 1 retrofit will be finished injune.. the home depot parking lot will be closed permanently. >>> a number of mountain lion sightings around the area. a body of a deer was found in hillsboro yesterday. since january 1st there have been at least four mountain lion sightings around the bay area three on the peninsula. >> it is scary because we walk to school all the time. >> we will just be aware, i think. >> mountain lion sightings are normally very rare but many of the recent ones have been during daylight hours when the animals are normally sleeping but if you see one you are urged to call police. >>> it is a dish that even sounds tasty but mary in black point wants to know where do the

. >> 55 downtown, 60 oakland. the sun coming up at 7:20. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. oakland police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead last night. school district police made a traffic stop just after 9:00 near the intersection of joaquin miller road and butters drive. they were patrolling that area because there was a dance nearby. a school district official tells abc 7 the driver tried to stab the police officer with some kind of tool. investigators say when the suspect reached force a weapon, a second officer fired into the car killing the driver. oakland police later recovered a gun they say belongs to the man. a female passenger was injured, taken to a local hospital. the officer was protected by his vest and suffered only minor injuries. a woman is in critical condition this morning after being shot by a daly city police officer in san francisco. investigators say the woman was shot after she backed her car toward the officer. it happened near the cow palace around 7:00 last night. off

speeds moving great 730 miles per hour as you make your way up towards the macarthur maze through downtown oakland. fog advisory still for the benicia bridge as lawrence mentioned lots of fog reported this morning up in portions of solano county and contra costa county. so chp issued a fog advisory for the benicia bridge as well as stretches of highway 4 especially as you make your way through cummings skyway. we saw a couple of earlier accidents. everything is on time for bart, ace and muni but another day of delays for the vallejo baylink ferry. they had to take a ferry out of service yesterday so buses are replacing ferry service for this morning's commute. that's your traffic. back to yo sydnie. >> thank you. >>> police say it's become a magnet for crime and now it may be last call for a popular south bay nightclub. >> plus, they written conspired by the movie "oceans 11". the inside connection helping crooks rob bay area banks and how police are catching on. >>> i think we'll see more new product launches here than at any show in our history. >> oh, yeah. sin city lights up with 20,000 new ga

. >>> a candle light vigil in downtown oakland tonight will honor the mass shooting victims and condemn acts of political violence. the vigil is scheduled for 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. right outside of oakland city hall on 14th street and broadway. the club says the vigil is a nonpartson event. everyone is invited to attend. >>> sarah palin is finally speaking about the shootings in arizona. this morning she issued this eight minute video you're seeing there. this is on her facebook page. she's accusing journalists and pun dents of inciting violence in the wake of the tragedy. sarah palin's been under attack about a map that she published on her website last spring. that map showed cross hairs targeting the districts of health care reform supporters including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. now ktvu's paul chambers will have reaction to this video you're looking at right now. that's coming up today on mornings on 2. >>> it was one year ago today that a magnitude 7 earthquake hit haiti. and more than 230,000 people were killed devastating the country. today more than a million people remain ho

northbound and southbound traffic looks good all the way into downtown oakland. >>> and this morning's commute on southbound 101 between burling game, san mateo and redwood city looks good on the peninsula. fog is not an issue in most areas. but there is some dense central valley fog. people in tracy, benicia, those areas. speaking of the weather, let's go to steve. >>> sal, we are talking about some cold weather out there. it's that damp kind of cold. more of the midwest new england feel. but it's not that cold, but it's more not the dry cold we're usually used to. it's a little edge to it this morning. as far as any rain goes there's none in sight. everything's going up and over. little bit of fog out in the valley is very, very tough to burn off sometimes. but we have some temperatures in the 30s and some of these will stay here for a while. 33 livermore. 32 fairfield. out to vacaville, antioch and brentwood all in the 30s. get the fog in there it's tough to burn off. some low 40s redwood city and mountain view. they always run about five or seven degrees warmer than closer to town

quick trip up into downtown oakland. traffic out of downtown san jose, northbound no issues this morning as you head towards cupertino. and except for those problems with vallejo ferry, every other form of mass transit is all running on time. got some noise going on around here. back to you. >> thank you. >>> just listen to this real quickly. so you injured your toe on vacation because of extreme surfing? >> right. >> do you buy that elizabeth? [ laughter ] >> wow. >> there is a story behind the story but it was extreme surfing. did you know she

downtown oakland that's a warm breeze. mt. tamalpais only 18. mountain view 18 miles per hour gusts and east hills 16. if you have a stronger gust than that santa cruz mountains or somewhere else you can always tweet me or e-mail me. >>> fairfield 14. vacaville calm. that's taken care of the fog. san jose southwest at 7. east- northeast at sfo. but when that comes over water that's a cool breeze for sfo. and santa rosa north-northwest at 7. not so bad at the surface but it is breezy. that's going to be the forecast. sunny, breezy. temperatures 50s and 60s yet we're starting in the 30s 40s and 50s. upper 30s at napa airport. 49. 51 concord. 48 livermore. and 51 redwood city. mountain view with the breeze 54. san raff yell's forecast starting off cold. 37. by noon 50 and go for a high today of 64 degrees. and then a lot of sun today. you can see why. high pressure's built in. it looks like it's going to stick around through most of january, maybe all. and i think by february then the rain will return. right now this is where high pressure decides

that could be beneficial for downtown oakland. but it's still coming right back from the valley.o a lot of 40s. 46, 45, 49. not much has changed there. 23 in tahoe. chill there. 49 sacramento. 55 redding. there are hints of a little north breeze kicking in. if that's the case that would no doubt about it burn off the fog sooner. sunny and warm down in southern california. they've been in the 70s to near 80. 78 dell mar the other day, pamela, 78 at dell mar. >> love it. >> thank you. that system continues to move into seattle and also portland but not for us. and high pressure's here for a while. so fog and then sunny. chilly lows especially if you don't have the fog. upper 30s and lower 40s. it will be just a teeny bit warmer today for those who get the sun f. you don't get the sun it's another cool day. you can have highs good eight to ten degree spread between fog and no fog. there are signs it will get a breeze and less fog as we head into wednesday. thursday and friday mostly sunny, sunny to warmer. i think the fog will work its way back by the weekend. >> he says that becaus

. >>> and a candle light vigil in downtown oakland tonight will honor the mass shooting victims and condemn acts of violence. the vigil is scheduled from 5:00 to 6:30. the east bay democrats club organized the gathering. the club says the vigil is a nonpartisan event and everyone is invited to attend. >>> time now 5:35. it was a year ago today that a magnitude 7 earthquake hit haiti. more than 230,000 people were killed devastating that country. more than a million people are still homeless today. they're living in tent cities. 90% of the debris from the earthquake is exactly where it was. former president bill clinton who was the u.n. special envoy to haiti says progress is being made even though it's pretty slow. and haiti now faces an outbreak of cholera that has killed already more than 3600 people. >>> we are following overnight news from fairfield. a grim discovery on a freeway ramp has led to a homicide arrest. two homeless people found the body of a 44-year-old man yesterday afternoon near interstate 80. police say they now believe he died as a result of injuries suffered in a fight

there are heading up towards high street looks good towards downtown oakland and southbound 880 looksoward hayward. they picked up construction near the 880-92 interchange so right now the drive time for that stretch in both directions between 238 and the maze, 15 minutes and mass transit is on time. remember our radio partners when you hit the roads, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. animal control is investigating a second dog attack in san jose. 78-year-old bob ferguson says he was pounced on while walking a small dog on a quiet cul-de- sac on saturday. an neighbor chased the dogs away. ferguson suffered several bites. the dogs are not the same animals that attacked a san jose woman last month. >>> the war on smartmeters in marin county continues today. neighbors are pushing for a one- year moratorium on smartmeters installation of the the county board of supervisors will considering the proposal today. smartmeter opponents say the health effects of meters are untested. >>> oakland's new mayor visits the police dep

these dead zones are in some high rise buildings in downtown oakland at the east end of oakland and also here in the oakland hills. improvements have been made, the firefighters did get new radios recently. if a new tower is expected to go up here in the oakland hills which will help hopefully alleviate some of these dead zones. the firefighters' union says the issue here really is safety. the firefighters many inside the buildings were unable to to indicate what fire fighters on the inside putting themselves in a lot of danger. the union said the radio communication has been and continues to be a problem. the reporting in oakland kate thompson kron 4 >> news> quit the promise for oakland police are now front and center following the recent comments made by police chief anthony batts regarding the need for new police cars updated commuters and please rios which malfunctioned. if chief that said he as started a conversation with near jean-quan about opd is equipment problems and the impact on public safety. >> have had a conversation with the mayor she's opened, listening, paying attentio