ktvu janine de la vega will have more on the dangerous discovery inside and what is being done about it today. again that is down in san jose this morning. it is tuesday, december 23rd i'm pam cook. >> only two more days left. >> that is right. are you done? >> i'm done. i'm done. good morning, everybody i'm brian flores in for dave clark. let's go to traffic. rosemary is here. foggy in parts. >> it is. it's really thick this some areas. >> is it as bad as it was yesterday? it was still foggy when we got off the air. >> the low clouds not as wide spread. we are seeing clear skies. that is the recipe for the patchy dense fog. we have the light winds, the clearing, over night lows sneaking to their dew point. so just be on your guard. it is out there. and sometimes when it's very patchy in nature, it's a little bit more hazardous because we are not expecting it. 45-degrees in napa right now. 45 at walnut creek. the other story the chill in the air. santa rosa you are starting the day at 46. upper 40s in redwood city. we have 51 in san jose. so afternoon highs for today well above the s

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in san francisco, st.hony's is continuing the holiday curbside ham donations. st. anthony's collected 200 hams. that's well short of the goal of 500. they are looking for other food items, hygiene items and stocks. they are excepting donations on golden gate avenue in san francisco. >>> the family of a window washer who fell 11 stories and remarkably survived is sharing their tale. his daughter is speaking this afternoon. she's had to stop going to school to help support her family financially after the accident. we'll have more on her story tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we are always here for you on ktvu.com. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. - [voiceover] on this episode of xploration outer space, (piano music) with the solar system full of danger, somebody has to lead the way. enter the robots. we'll meet robots who can lift, draw, drive, and even a few that you can wear. we're going to the extremes, and bringing a

janine de la vega is joining us live. are in one neighborhood where the lights are still out. >> reporter: yes, they are for about 300 people. we are here on silver creek road between capitol expressway. right now pg&e crews are spread out. there was extensive damage here because of the wind storm yesterday. they are working on replacing the power poles that were taken down here. powerful winds caused a eucalyptus tree to fall on a power pole. one snapped laying across the road. a total of eight was taken down. that left this neighborhood in the dark. residents were relying on flashlights and candles and some still are. silver creek high school is on holiday break. we spoke with one woman because her home wasn't warm enough. >> i tried to call american red cross and they don't answer. i called a 211 number to get resources, they couldn't help me. we need to find a room for the night. we are going to have money. none of the services that were supposed to call to help us are available. >> reporter: there was other damage ar

janine de la vega is joining us now from san jose to talk about this problem. it's been going on for awhile but what is being done about it? >> reporter: pam, there are no firefighters living inside fire station 16. this is here in east san jose near king and cunningham. firefighters tell me that they moved out because the mold problem was getting out of hand and they were concerned about their health. now last night the firefighters moved out and went to two nearby fire houses. the fire department command staff visited the station yesterday and determined all 24 firefighters on three shifts needed to leave because of the conditions. these photos show how crews were living out of the garage. they had moved their furniture from the living room and kitchen in there because they say the mold problem got so bad. firefighters tell ktvu news there has been mold problem here for four years but they say nothing has been done to permanently fix it. it's unclear why. a fire captain told us there has been mold problems at other stations in the past. >> they have cut staff

janine de la vega is live in mountain view now to explain why a state senator is really pushing for this legislation janine. >> reporter: law enforcement agencies here on the peninsula and until the south bay as well as mothers against drunk driving they all support this bill. they say it could help prevent deaths. state senator jerry hill plans on unvailing the bill at 10:00 a.m.. n redwood city. it would require all drivers to install an ignition interlock device. right now it's just optional and only 20% of drivers do pit. the driver breathes into the device and if it detects alcohol, the vehicle won't start. the bill will force even first time offenders to install an ied. >> if you do it once, you are going to do it twice. you are going to do it three times. so i think this is going to prevent a lot of people from driving under the influence. >> law enforcement agencies have been saturating bay area roads looking for for drunk drivers. 24 other states have similar laws requiring the devices and there are four counties in california that are already participating in a pilot program. b

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ups says today is its busiest day of the year and expectsdeliver a record number of packages. the company says the drivers are delivering 34 million packages just today. that is the highest on a single day in the company's history and it is double the number of deliveries on an average day. it prepared for the holidays and hired 95,000 seasonal workers to help keep up with demand. >>> san francisco international airport restaurant workers are voting on a new labor contract. it comes two weeks after a two day walk out. they say the six year contract has pay increases, better healthcare coverage and pension benefits. no word on the vote, however it is expected to be ratified. >>> tool to keep police ahead of criminals but it is capable of pinpointing anyone's location. what we know about the technology and the bay area agencies that are using it and trying to upgrade it. >> advenes from last week -- a difference from last week and now we are drying out and the fog is coming back and that will have an impact on your holiday travel. we will look

coming up in a couple of minutes, ktvu janine de la vega will give you an update on all the work as wegh into the sky up on that tree there. they are doing eight power poles were knocked down by the strong winds. so we will keep you posted on what is going on in this area and around the bay area. stay tuned. >>> good morning thank you for joining us. ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is new years eve i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm claudine wong. your time now as you see there on the screen is 6:30. steve paulson i've got to tell you, i know you said you were going across the bridge. all white knuckled and scared. but i saw everyone posting on social media and facebook just even hearing it howling outside that people were getting nervous by it. >> kirkwood pass was closed for awhile. we still have days we haven't touched on. we have a wind advisory until noon. others the wind has tailed off big time if it has, that means temperatures has plunged. we have a freeze warning. a wind advisory until noon. a couple locations around walnut creek. concord 33 degrees. martinez 27. >>> we will

janine de la vega is joining us live where hundreds of people are still without power. janine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we can still feel the wind this morning. we are near silver creek high school where people are still without power. there is a portion of silver creek road that are closed off near the high school. because as you can see there are pg&e crews blocking the streets because they have been working. powerful winds caused a tree to fall on a power pole. one power pole after another snapped laying across the road. a total of eight were taken down and that left this neighborhood in the dark. residents were relying on flashlights and candles. silver creek high school is on break so students and staff are not effected. >> i'm sitting here wondering when we will get the power on. >> reporter: a downed tree took down a wire in front of a senior living facility. and several locations streetlights were out yesterday. now at this point, pg&e is reporting this particular outage is effecting 300 customers in the neighborhood. again, there is still thousan

janine de la vega is live in mountain view to explain how the new technology could crack down on dui offenders. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, each year more than a thousand people are killed by drunk driverses in california. and state senator jerry hill wants to prevent more dearths from happening -- deaths from happening. this new bill will be unveiled this morning at 10:00 a.m. in redwood city by hill who represents san mateo and santa clara counties. now, it would require all drivers convicted of dui to install an ignition interlock device known as an iid in their vehicles. right now, it's just optional. only 20% of drivers do t the driver breathes into the device. if it detects alcohol, the vehicle won't start. the bill would enforce first- time offenders to install this device. >> i think it's important about this. it gets someone early. getting them to realize that they may or may not have a problem but they have to change their behavior. >> reporter: law enforcement agencies have been saturating bay area roads looking for impaired drivers during this holiday s

ktvu's janine de la vega tells us about the problem and what's being done about it. >> reporter: there are no firefighters living inside fire station 16 here on king wood in east san jose. they say the mold growing inside was getth out of hand. they were concerned about their health. some wogedder if the recent -- wonder if the recent rain made the problem worst. last night, the firefighters moved and went to two fire stations. the. all 24 firefighters on each shift needed to leave because of the conditions. these photos show how crews were living out of the garage. they had moved their furniture from the living room and kitchen in there because they say the mold problem got so bad. firefighters tell ktvu there's been mold problems here for four years but say nothing has been done to permanently fix it. it's unclear why. >> may have been an ongoing mold infestation. at this point, it's a health concern and so we removed our firefighters from an unsafe facility until we can get a further investigation on how to mitigate the problem. >> reporter: even show firefighters from station 15 ha

janine de la vega is joining us live from the south bay where temperatures there are in the high 30s to low 40s. janine, are you freezing right now? >> i have a lot of layers on. i could use some gloves. and earlier here we are at a local coffee shop in san jose. i watched as the employees pulled out all of these chairs and umbrellas. but that employee went and grabbed a sweatshirt and another baricity who is inside had ear muffs on. right now it is 41 degrees. last night in mor gap hill it dropped to the mid 40s. people have been sneaking through -- people are putting on more layers of clothing. gloves with built in hand warmers. we caught up with one early riser who said he's been noticing this change in temperature. >> at work right now we are having a weight loss challenge so i'm actually down 17 pounds. i'm noticing i'm cold all the time. i never used to be cold. so yeah i'm wearing a heavier jacket. >> reporter: homeowners need to protect their sensitive plants by covering them. santa clara county is taking precautions to keep those who normally sleep outside safe. that means th

ktvu's janine de la vega joins in just a couple of minutes.looking into the cause of this and she's gonna talk about the problem and what san jose's new mayor is saying about that problem. >> thank you for joining us. it's tuesday, december 23rd. i'm pam cook in for torbie campbell. >> i'm brian flores in for dave clark. rosemary is in for steve as well. could be the warmest day of the week. >> it is. we have nice weather coming our way. we've got sunny skies as well. it's a beautiful start to the day for many of us. and then you have this in san jose where we're dealing with fog this morning. take a look at that skyline. a lot of gray in the air. at the ground level, it's a little bit hazardsous out there. again, be on your guard we're tracking the fog this morning. san jose looks to be the hub at least for the time being. let's check in with visibility down to about a quarter mile. so all of these freeways in and out of san jose through south san jose, you will find it. 280, 101, 680, 880 all reports patches of dense fog. that means visibili

we sent janine de la vega out in the cold. you are in the south bay this morning. how are people dealing with the chillie weather and how -- chillie whether and how are you -- chilly weather and how are you coping? >> reporter: okay. we're in san jose. it's in the low 40s. i'm glad i wore layers. i have a shirt, then i've got this one layer, black jacket and then this jacket and then i also want to show you here underneath my slacks i have on these fleece lined leggings just to keep warm. i'm a wimp when it's cold. we've been catching up with commuters on their way to work. we have seen a lot of people who are bundled up in jackets, scarfs and hats. we have been bouncing around to various locations in the south bay. earlier this morning at a coffee shop, baristas were bundled up. one of them had here muffs on. last night in morgan hill, it dropped to the 30s. it's supposed to get kieler later this -- cooler later this week. at medical cotton's smoerting good stores, gloves and polar sleeves are some of the popular items when the cold weather moves in. >> really col

janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: good morning.e are standing right outside of sacred heart community services where you can see parents are already lined up. some that i spoke to be who are at the front of the line said they have been here since midnight. now they have an appointment at 10:00 a.m. but they were just concerned about there being enough toys. let's take a look at what it looks like inside. it's been converted into a toy store where parents can shop for free and shoes two toys and a book for their child. sacred heart does this every year but this year the nonprofit is short. it still feeds 4200 more toys. families preregistered last month. there was an overwhelming response. if the charity does not receive enough donations, children will receive less. they have enough for today. it's tomorrow that they are worried about. >> what's gonna happen, we'll have not only less selection but not every child is gonnaen able to get -- gonna be able to get gifts. we're hopeful. sometimes i wait until the last minute to do shoppin

janine de la vega joins us live from san jose in a neighborhood where we understand the lights just cameack on? >> reporter: yes, about an hour ago. when we first arrived here, it's across the street from silver creek. the lights were off. restored around 6:00 a.m. pg&e crews are still blocking the northbound lanes here the silver creek road between capitol expressway and yerba buena road. there are a lot of detour signs around here. powerful winds caused a eucalyptus tree to fall on a power pole. one power pole after another snrapped laying across the road. a total of eight were taken down. that left the neighborhood in the dark. fortunately, silver creek high school is on holiday break. students and staff were not affected. residents relied on flashlights and candles. they are grateful the power is back on as they make their way back to work. >> my wife and my son go to the supermarket by candle. we have about four or five candle in the house. [laughter] >> reporter: this morning? >> this morning, when we wake up, electric out for many. >> reporter: there was other damage around the so

coming up in two minutes janine de la vega is out there with this gentleman here. she will be talking about how people in the bay area are dealing with the chilly weather and i just ducked outside. it's chilly and outside our studio. it's monday morning, december 30th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. it is almost 6:30. there it is. it just turned 6:30. we saw janine out there earlier. she had her long johns on and coffee. yes, i have done that. standing out in that cold. >> i used to work in south bend, indiana. >> south bend, indiana. >> he is from there so he can say that. >> yeah you can't say that. >> he was born there. we do have a clear pal tern. it is clear. now the breeze is picking up for some. not for all. some of the higher elevations, the coast is already cranking up 37. i've seen 48 miles an hour. 30s and 40s for many. there will be isolated snow showers. the key is the low forming in southern california. as it does it will crank up the north wind. that equals a north breeze. the wind advisory takes us about 7:00 here