kraig debro is out there right now. midst of everything surrounding the president's trip. good morning. >> good morning, dave. i'm on a media platform here at sfo. i want to show you a couple of things. this is -- we're kind of tight out here. we had to go to somebody else to get you to air force one. secret service agents. there's been a little bit of activity in the past couple of minutes. that's because the president is supposed to be here around 8:30 and then behind me, up on the roof here, we noticed these gentlemen up here about a half hour ago. of course, they are part of the security team. they have their long guns with them. we cannot show you other pair that we see here because we simply cannot move the camera around that quickly in that direction. now, the president is here, of course, to speak with the ceos of sillily con valley and the -- silicon valley. he did that late afternoon yesterday, taking the motorcade into woodside late yesterday afternoon. there he met with the ceos of several companies. he had

kraig debro is out there.e'll find out. >>> also this morning boy a rough drive if you want to go to tahoe for the long holiday weekend. look at the weather there in the live pictures. >>> and a well known bay area congresswoman makes a stunning admission. stay with us. >>> air force one, there it is. live picture of it. the president is getting ready to leave the bay area. what's next after his dinner with the biggest names in the silicon? >>> we're actually getting a break as we look live here, at the weather. we'll see how the weekend is going to shape up? "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> some scattered showers in the bay area right now. will we see any heavy downpours? steve has the answer. >> definitely possible, also with some very low snow levels and unbelievable totals in the mountains, up into

kraig debro will have an update coming up at 8:00. as we mentioned, we are expect an update from investigators at the top of the hour. >>> a family is without a home and said their pet is missing after an early morning fire that sent family members running for safety. firefighters said two teenagers were home at the time in but escaped when smoke detectors woke them up. firefighters said a curling iron is likely the cause. no one else was home. no oth -- injuries were reported. >>> in sacramento massive flames gutted a warehouse. it started yesterday evening. crews are still on the scene at this our watching for hot spots. the building was evacuated and no injuries were reported. investigators are supposed to be able to -- supposed to return to enter the building to determine a cause. >>> the labor department just reported the latest weekly unemployment numbers. 391,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits. that's down 22,000 from the woke before. continuing claims fell to slightly 3.8 million, down from the week before.

ktvu's kraig debro is near the park street bridge where you can actually see it bulging, right, kraig? >> reporter: you can from certain angles. it's on forge street just behind me a few steps from the park street bridge. it's quiet right now but during the commute hour it gets really crowded. people going to 880 or 23rd avenue or 29th avenue in oakland and the wall that caused the closure of several roads last night is now dangerously close to falling and causing another huge mess. police reopened the street around 10:00 p.m. last night. it was closed earlier in the evening because of precarious tilt of one of the walls in this building. the space used to be rented out for storage and musicians needing a place to practice. that all changed a couple of years ago. take a look at these pictures. a tremendous fire broke out here a couple years ago. i believe it was 2007. flames could be seen for miles. ktvu was the first to show you these flames back then. co-workers coming to work at 3:30 in the morning actually spotted the glow and alerted our news desk. nobody was hurt in the fire but

kraig debro has been out there all morning long. tell us what happened. >> reporter: good morning, pam. this low cased is just behind sutro tower. that is where the fire started. in the back around where clayton is. if you look you can see the structure up top that is burned that is not part of this house. that's a next door house. that is called exposure damage. the information in what caused this fire is in full swing this morning. neighbors say recent construction could be to blame. others are anxious over the possibility that this fire could be linked to last weeks four arsons. people say they are lucky they got away unhurt. >> my husband woke up after me and we realized it was a fire. i opened the shades and there were flames everywhere. >> they were going up so quickly. there was no way of stopping it. >> reporter: neighbors say homeowners just completed work on the deck and fence. many say they saw the fire start there. two homes burned where the fire started and the one next door. it suffered exposure damage. up to seven peo

ktvu kraig debro joins us now from south san francisco with the new results of some recent inspections. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. they found two dozen leaks on that same pipeline that exploded. and the pipeline runs north from oyster point along 101 and down grand avenue in the direction of san bruno. the cause of the september ninth explosion that killed eight and destroyed 39 homes have not been determined. words of the utility have discovered dozens of leaks cause for concern. they ordered pg&e to inspect 69 miles of pipeline. according to another published report pg&e has repaired 59 gas pipeline leaks. 29 were found in areas considered hazardous to population areas or buildings. utilities has a big -- federal investigators say pg&e believed the san bruno transition mine was a seamless pipe. it was not. raising the possibility that the amount of gas pressure in the pipe might have been higher than a seamed pipe could handle. people in san francisco know that same pipe goes go through their town. we are trying to get reaction from people to let them now ho

reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> time now 6:46. wikileaks founder julian assange is expected to find out today if he will be sent to sweden to face sexual assault charges. he's in the courtroom right now for an extradition hearing. it all comes as assange's website comes up with a new way to raise money. they launched an online store that includes tee shirts, hoodies, mugs, and tote bags with a wikileaks logo. >>> an el paso high school is mourning the death of two students. it happened yesterday just across the border from el paso. mexican police say the two boys and friends were killed while they looked at cars at a dealership. it has become one of the world's most violence cities. >>> the trial for michael jackson's doctor will likely be broadcast on television. a los angeles judge said he will allow cameras in the courtroom as long as it's not intrusive. it will attract a huge audience. dr. conrad murray has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge. >>> a pregnant woman is waiting to find out the health of her u

ktvu kraig debro has the very latest. he's in san francisco now with this very mysterious case. >> reporter: good morning, dave. an investigation into a mysterious death. supposedly it all started here. yesterday afternoon a maid trying to clean a hotel room found a womans body inside one of these hotels on lumbar. before that a car associated with two missing people from riverside county near palm springs was discovered on devil's slide. the car was associated with or owned by bill and colleen waterman. they found no traces of either couple but they conducted a search for a missing person off devil's slide in san mateo county. this morning that search is set to resume. i did talk to a sheriffs deputy this morning. they say they will resume the search. it's not yet a recovery phase. the man is trying to hide from authorities. he's a rather not suspect but a person of interest. but in talking to the deputy said that area survivable. so even if the person fell from that area he would be able to live out there for a couple d

kraig debro is there this morning with early evacuations and what is going on right now? good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. there is several people out in the streets. there is a couple houses evacuated. this is the address of the house that burned. it's on corbett. most of the damage is behind on the house. this is considered upper market depending on what real estate agent you talk to. so right now fire crews are here. they are doing the overhaul right now. you see the ladder truck right here. this started around 3:00 this morning. the fire department got here. they called the second alarm. they are not only the people in the two houses that won the origin of the fire. other people out in the street of course everybody is nervous because we have those four fires at the end of last week. over the weekend the fire department said are arson. they are trying to figure out out if it's connected. >> it's preliminary to say it is connected. we have determined those were intentionally set. we are being very vigilant. we have our arson team on the scene. >> repo

kraig debro joins us live to explain how the shocking arrest could affect many other criminal cases and late word on why prosecutors are not yet seeking a court date. kraig? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. i talked to the county d.a.'s office about an hour ago. they told me they have not received any of the paperwork yet, so they cannot schedule an arraignment, although legally they are supposed to do that within the first three days. we're at the contra costa county jail this afternoon where a department of justice investigator and an officer in law enforcement are both behind bars. this morning at home of norman welch, family members left the home without familying. police came on the scene following our request for interviews. both worked in anti took for years. one-- antioch for years. one neighbor who didn't want to be identified said -- >> he's a nice person. >> reporter: welch and chris butter -- chris butler, both 49, were arrested yesterday morning in benicia. both are convict of possessing, selling and trant porting -- transporting drunks. wellsh works for the department of

kraig debro joins us with more. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: want to speak with the president of the boys and girls club. mr. cal stanley is the person we spoke to. he said for the first time he spoke to us. he did speak to his managers at the boys and girls club. he said there was no commotion and no one had any idea what happened. cal stanley said he has been associated with the boys and girls club since 1970. he, in fact, attended that club and nothing like this ever happened. we'll show you some of the video oo. cal short for calves ter stanley. i'm the president of the boys and girls club of oakland. our hearts go out to the young person at the center of this and to his family. of course the club has been around for 70 years and providing for the moral, mental and physical well-being of all of our kids. so the young person who is at the center of this and the 2100 others that frequent all three of our clubs, usually, it's a positive place for kids. >> reporter: that was cal stanley, the president of the boy

kraig debro joins us from south san francisco with new information that came from inspections after that huge pipeline explosion in san bruno. good morning, krai. >> reporter: good morning, pam. pg&e found two dozen gas leaks that they have already prepared on that same tran mission line. three here in south san francisco. they were found near highway 101 and grand avenue which is a heavily populated area. both 101 and grand avenue are. the cause of the september 9th explosion that killed eight endestroyed 30 homes. ptcuc ordered pg&e to exexpect 6500 miles of pipeline following the explosion. pg&e has found and repaired a total of 59 pipeline gas leaks. 21 of those were found in hazardous to population areas or buildings. utilities has a big job to finish. federal investigators said pg&e falsely believed the san bruno tran mission line was a seamless pipe. it was not. raising the possibility that the amount of gas pressure in the pipe might have been higher than a seamed pipe could have handled. they have always known the same pipe goes to the town. the same pipe that exploded in san br

kraig debro has more. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. just got an update from police and an attorney with evelyn smith. a grisly scene. a team of crime scene investigators are digging up the skeletal remains of a body. it's a crime scene but not yet a homicide. >> oh, my gosh! this is really close by. you just never think your neighbor -- you know, something like that is going on next door. >> shock and then horror on rebecca court. a body found in the backyard of a man no onhere remembers seeing since last september. 74-year-old dale smith's wife told police she doesn't know where her husband is, but it was a neighbor who filed a missing persons report two weeks ago, not smith. >> he wasn't here at the time. >> she didn't know where he was? >> at that time, no. didn't know where he was. >> gone on vacation in the past together and have asked me to pick their mail up. but this time there was no mention of that, and he was the only one to take off according to her, to see his brother or something. >> this morning an fbi evidence response

kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. people are rally for those in egypt and their fight to rid the country of hosni mew -- mubarak. according to one of the organizers it's not just a call for freedom, it's to entice the student body to wum more involved in the movement. the muslim students exchange observed the event but several student groups have taken part. the students are vowing to continue their protests until hosni mubarak steps down. it's the same promise and threat. >> this is student life resolution. we want to show those students that uc berkeley is backing you up that, we're -- that we're here for you. they can see that now that the internet is on. don't give up. we're here. >> reporter: as you listen to the egyptian national anthem in the background, it looks like this rally is very similar to other rallies. there's no way reason it should not. berkeley, the same groups an some of the same people were encouraging a new order of freedom in iran. the movement ended with the crackdown on protesters an. what do

reporting live in san mateo county, kraig debro -- kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's news that blindsided some concord parents. they found out after listening to ktvu news that after a vote last night to close two ore schools, there was talk of closing westwood elementary school as well. most have thought westwood was part of a plan to accept students from other closed schools. one parent we spoke to was visibly upset. >> that's really sad. we had -- i'm a teacher at westwood. it's her last year. >> reporter: and you want it to be here? >> yes. >> the proposal to close westwood is a complicated plan to keep students together after the closure of holbrook and glenbrook. the closures are wren, monty gardens and sequoia. >>> a man accused of beating up a retired priest goes to court today. jade hernandez was there and the suspect has a justified reason for attacking this man. jade? >> reporter: we, the hearing began an -- well, the hearing began an hour ago. the woman working there that day said she describes the defendant as agitated and taking out his anger on the priest. we wat

kraig debro is on the scene. >> reporter: good morning, pam. no one was hurt. the remanence of the fire can be seen on the back porch. the fire didn't do any damage to the outside of the building but the people living here had to wait outside for an hour. this was the scene an hour ago on little orchard. more than 200 homeless children men and women bundled up in the cold. we arrived as they were being lead back in. the people living here say they are grateful the fire didn't do more damage. >> very important. very important. to have a place to go to. >> reporter: what sit like to sleep outdoors on a night like this? >> terrible. real terrible. this is a place where we can all come to get a good night rest. >> we do have them inside the building right now out of the elements with facilities and power is back on. they have not been allowed back to the sleeping area yet. >> reporter: the fire department says the sprinkler system inside the building helped keep the fire down until crews arrived. evacwees are back inside but have not been able to go back to bed. th

kraig debro joins us with overnight discoveries. >> reporter: good morning, pam. a couple of questions is it a homicide, suicide? or is it a double homicide. a woman's body was found in hotel room along the 1400 block of lumbar yesterday. billy waterman was reported missiology on monday a vehicle associated with him was found near devil slide. a maid working at a hotel found the body of a woman in her hotel room. san francisco examiners office has not identified the woman. deputies searched the area near devils slide not only the road but the water off of devils slide for about three hours. they called off the search around 9:00 p.m. yesterday. they reopened around 9:30 this morning. we are investigating whether the search resume this morning. we called the coast guard this morning. they say they are not involved in the search however san mateo county sheriffs of office was doing the search yesterday. we will make calls and find that out. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> in egypt right now huge numbers of protestors are expressing their anger at pr

kraig debro. >> reporter: first it is sun and now it's facebook. facebook announced it would move to this facility at 84 and willow road. if you look around here to my right you can see a few cars. there is a handful of oracle workers that are still here. that will change this summer. for facebook the building is what it was looking for. an open environment which will help people create new ways to communicate for menlo park who doesn't want to be associated with a business that has half a billion members. >> facebook is facebook. it's global. it's known everywhere. it's a dynamic company. it brings that branch to our side. >> reporter: neither side will talk about the money involved. facebook says it has a 15 year lease on the old building at highway 4 and willow road with an option to buy after five years. the largest networking site of the world said it will move all of its bay area employees into the building by june of this year. >> we were attracted to the campus to the location in menlo park with its central accessibility from around the bay

ktvu's kraig debro back now to tell us the investigation is focused now on a missing man and his wife. kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. we've been learning more about the story this morning. it appears when neighbors asked smith why they hadn't seen their husband lately, she said he was on a trip. that was last september. two weeks ago a neighbor filed a missing person report about dale smith. and last night f.b.i. and police found human remains in the backyard of the smith home on rebecca way. >> oh my god. this is really close by. you just never think your neighbor is you know something like that's going on next door. >> reporter: neighbors are reacting very, very shocked this morning. also this morning the grim task of excavating a mere skeleton from underneath about four feet of dirt will begin. investigators say they found the body buried underneath a recently constructed outdoor patio in the back of the home. this morning an officer on the scene said novato police began the search for a body on tuesday with cadaver dogs. crews returned yesterday expecting to find th

ktvu's kraig debro is out there right now. how does it look this morning, kraig? >> reporter: dave, ford street isn't open. a truck moving through here right now. it's not just trucks. there are several cars that use this street. people coming from alameda across the park street bridge into oakland through ford going north on 880 or south on 880, either way it's very important. so far we have not heard from city officials as to what they've done to prevent the problem from happening again. we could be looking at a problem with the morning commute as you watch more cars go through this area now. that's exactly what happened last night. a big problem. ford street closed down because one of the buildings here has a wall like the leaning tower of pisa. traffic had to be diverted because of threat it might fall into the street. the street reopened about 10:00 p.m. last night. it's not clear what was done to make the wall safe enough to warrant the reopening. a man who works in this area says he thinks the weather played a role in what happened to the wall. >> i think i

let's go live to ktvu kraig debro who is on the scene to explain more. >> reporter: good morning, sal. this is the 280 split behind me. it's the split i'm talking about. it's the lower deck of the upper lower deck. you go south daily city to north san francisco. you can see the sign hanging down. that's why the freeway is closed. it's closed here. it started around just after midnight. they issued an alert at 2:46, 2:48. cal tran crews are on the scene right now. the question is when will it be fixed? we definitely have to keep on eye on this. apparently during the whole mess, somebody was injured in an injury accident. they have not been able to tell us how or why it happened. take a look at the sign again. they have not been able to tell us if this is weather related. it looks like it's chopped up like a truck mashed it. we don't know how that would have happened. they are checking to see if it's weather related or if it's a truck. this is what most of us that drive into ktvu saw this morning around 2:30 in the morning. that is a flood in oak street here. about a couple baseball thr

kraig debro joining us from oakland with the latest information. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. officers at this east mont substation here did not respond to the initial reports, but many have heard about what happened. one told me it made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. i did just speak a couple minutes ago with the president of the boys and girls club of oakland. he told me there was no commotion at the club yesterday. and no one knew anything was wrong. medical staff members at oakland ice children's hospital called police last night at 8:45. police say the mother of a 7- year-old boy brought him to the hospital after he told his mother he'd been raped. police say two other juvenile boys violently raped the 7-year- old in the bathroom or one of the bathrooms at a boys and girls club. the club is located right across the street from baptist church on international boulevard at 85th. now police say they're going to return to the club this morning to figure out who was there and what they saw. right now i'm going to

kraig debro son the scene to tell us what -- kraig debro is on the scene to tell us what officers were doing on the scene before the fire started. >> reporter: officers were conducting surveillance in this neighborhood. is those fires related to the arsons? behind me is the address of the home that caught fire. you cannot see a lot of fire damage here because most of it is in the back. right now they are in the middle of the overhaul stage. this began around 3:00 a.m. this morning. it was the police officers that were among the first to dial 911 because they were in the area. we spoke to several people about the fire. they said it was a fast moving fire. they believe it started on the deck on corbett street and spread to a home next door. i spoke to a person on the other side a man that lives on the other side. he said that officers knocked on his door and he told he and his wife to get out. his wife is eight months pregnant. >> the police officers patrolling the area happened to stumble upon the fire. we woke up to banging on the doors. they were panicking. they were like you've got t

ktvu's kraig debro is there with the police department now getting word from investigators. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we're at the station here in east oakland. quite frankly the area where this boys and girls club is located was just too unsafe at this time of the day. in this case you might think the circumstances are even worse. the police i talked to this morning said when they read the report it made the hair on the back of their neck stand up. the victim is a 7-year-old boy. medical staff at children's hospital alerted police about 8:45 last night. police tell us the boy told his mother what happened and she took her child to the hospital. police say the boy was violently raped in the bathroom of a boys and girls club at 85th avenue and international boulevard in east oakland. the victim did not tell anyone at the club. the original investigation looked into the role two other male juveniles played in the rape but there could be more suspects. this morning police tell me they're going to the club to question staff and find out who was there at

reporting live in oakland kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:34. in a couple of hours from now grief councils will be -- brief counsels will be on campus. the memorial for miller and powell is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. wednesday at shell ridge open space in walnut creek where the teenagers often hiked. yesterday the coroner finished the autopsies on the two teens. test results confirmed the two person inflatable raft was danger. they drowned during saturday's powerful rainstorm. friends say tomorrow night's vigil will help a community that is mourning. >> it will help a little. some people need that and some people have to deal with it alone. >> family members say they still have no idea why the two teenagers decided to go rafting during a big rainstorm. investigators say both teams were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life vests. >>> a vallejo man is recovering from a gunshot injury after police say he became the wrong target in a drive-by shooting. it happened sunday afternoon. vallejo police say three people in a small green car opened f

ktvu's kraig debro joins us now from novato where some of those kids go to school. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. in fact i talked to the principal earlier this morning. he tells me the airports of the students there are coming to get their kids whether they're sick or not. one of three students at walker creek ranch just a few miles west of here. no telling how many fifth graders from this school are actually sick, but according to the principal at the camp, most are already on their way home. again, just talked to the principal at walker creek camp in west marin county this morning. he told me the kids began getting sick yesterday afternoon. the ranch has been operating since 1963 as an outdoor residential science camp. the principal says it's not unusual for a bunch of fifth and sixth graders sleeping and eating together to pass a virus, but then the number of sick children, chaperons and staff members started to grow. that and the symptoms forced the school officials to call paramedics. >> we had what we believe was probably some kind of vir

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> five minutes after 8:00.ee bus rides for one group of people in the south bay is getting the green light to continue. jade hernandez is live in san jose now to tell us what the valley transportation authority is staying about the program this morning. jade? >> reporter: good morning. we are live in east san jose a the east ridge shopping center. line 22 lunes through here -- runs through here and it's a line known for the homeless hopping on to stay warm overnight. drivers we spoke to say they support the free ride program but say they understand why others might be leery. the vta begannened hag out free bus rides through a pilot program to homeless people who qualify back in 2007. now they've gotten the green light to continue the program. social service agencies will verify participation. up to 1800 stickers will be issued every three months. an stinted 1800 people are -- ticketed 1800 people are -- estimated 1800 people are expected to participate. >> working closely with county, case workers, social worke

ktvu's kraig debro joining us live. he's in oakland and has the latest from police. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. none of the police i talked to here at the substation in east oakland 73rd say they can remember anything like this. but i've got some new information now. they are looking for two suspects in this case. the boys and girls club's mission statement says the organization provides a safe place to learn and grow. now we've been unable to confirm what time this all happened, but oakland police were called to children's hospital oakland around 8:45 last night. i've got some new information about the crime. police say the victim is 7 years old but knows the suspects well enough to identify them. police say there are two suspects, both also juveniles. police say the boy did not tell anyone at the club. he waited until he got home and told his mother. she took him to the hospital. the hospital called police. later this morning police are set to return the boys and girls club at 85th and international boulevard. they want to interview the peo

kraig debro is in san francisco with more. >> reporter: good morning.re at the san francisco community recycling center. most of these are located near grocery stores. the place does not open until 10:00 a.m. most people we talked to who recycle who dot -- do not like this idea because for many, they dedepend on their jobs for bred and butter. >> for me, myself this is my only income. >> reporter: this man says he's been homeless for eight years and makes about 100 a week by recycling bottles and cans. and a supervisor want to change that, to give food vouchers instead of cash. we're told that some of those who use recycling centers are alcoholics and drug addicts. >> that could be true. a lot of people do have personal problems, but what about the people like myself that use had money for like laundry and other personal hygiene items and just the day- to-day survival things? >> reporter: the supervisor says he would need tax -- the homeless man says he would need help from the state. it would take an act of the legislature to change the law. wiener wan

ktvu's kraig debro joins us live. he's in san francisco. >> most of the homeless shelters in san francisco closed its doors. we're at a recycling center. during the day people try to earn a little money for necessities like food. this is the church on gary and franklin. two hours ago 70 men who spent the night there were preparing to head out into the rain. they face a lot of challenges. one man shows us how he deals with a pair of holey shoes. after putting his socks on he rolls plastic bags over the socks. the church is one of four winter shelters. >> i would be out on the street and catching a cold because of the rain and would probably and up in the hospital with pneumonia. >> reporter: even when you have a place to stay, it's not a healthy place. that man said some of the places could be ripe with unhealthy conditions such as bed bugs. i can tell you from now until back at 8:00 we're in another location. the temperature has dropped dramatically. we just checked. it feels like 43. it's actually 49. you can feel th

ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro is in san francisco with the details of this new proposal and why they're talking about it. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. newly elected supervisor scott eater lives next to this recycling center located next sot safeway at market and buchanan. if you've ever been to a supermarket you've probably seen a recycling center here because there's a state law mandates such. he wants to change what people get for the recyclables. he says so people recycle inspired his idea. the supervisor wants people who recycle to get vouchers for food and not money. he told the examiner many of the people who recycle at these centers are alcoholics and drug dealers. he says he's also worried about homeless encampments near many of the centers. a passer by this morning reacts to the proposal. >> it wouldn't be appropriate for me. because i have a job. it seems like it's targeting people and demonizing them maybe. >> reporter: proposals got a lot of work to do because there's a state law that mandates grocery stores have to have on site deposes storie

let's go back to kraig debro who is looking at a problem in san francisco. kraig has it cleared up? >> oh, yeah it has, sal. it's cleared up here. we're at bayshore and silver. it's also not raining in the area. this is one of the patches where we're not getting any rain. you are looking at a truck san francisco and 280 northbound. the problem started about -- what is it? eight hours ago, with the sunshine but now that problem is fixed. it was fixed about 40 minutes ago. just before the bulk of the moving commute. so that's good news. this is what the belly of the -- what was the 280 southbound 101 connector looked like about an hour and a half go. caltrans crews using a saw to cut through a roadway sign above that 280 split. after sawing from that -- that sign, they removed it. this all began shortly after midnight, about eight hours ago. chp says a big box truck hit the northbound 280 sign. kind of an unusual happenstance. that sign has been up there for years without any big box truck hitting it. maybe the truck was sitting higher than they normally do. minutes later after that c

coming up at 8:30, kraig debro will have the bay area connection. you can find the latest updates at ktvu.com. >>> 8:05. well, oakland police have an important warning now for grocery shoppers. it involves a recent crime wave. it starks -- it targets one specific group. let's go to allie rasmus with the details of what's been happening. allie? >> reporter: well, as said, oakland police are -- as you said, oakland police are worried about a crime trend that's hitting grocery stores like this one. police say a man in his late teens or early 20s is taking out the parking lot in stores like this. he's looking for women grabbing up their grocery shopping, loading the bags in her car and then he follows them home and once they are parked on street, garage or driveways, the suspect will jump out and rob them of their purse. >> i try to stay aware. it's heightened definitely. i try to stay aware. >> reporter: in most of the case the the shoppers have been coming from this safeway on redwood road but one lieutenant says there may be other instances of robber

pg&e reputed that -- reputed that account kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the body found in the canal is, indeed, juliani cardenas. his bodtydy was pulled from the canal yesterday, morning -- yesterday morning. ktvu's jade hernandez live this morning with reaction to the tragedy in patterson. >> reporter: we, you can imagine how surprised the hundreds of party son residents gathered here at city -- patterson residents gathered here at the city hall. everyone gathered for a vigil. it had turned into a prayer memorial. ♪ i'm gonna let it shine ♪ >> the hundreds of patterson residents wanted to show their support to the family who had just hours before received the news. the body of the clothes matching what juliani cardenas was wearing had been found. tabitha car, his mother, never gave up hope. but she said her ex, jose esteban rodriquez, would not hurt her son but authorities now say he drove the little boy and himself in the canal 45 minutes after abducting him. juliani's mother could not contain her anger for her ex- boyfriend. "i love you all very much and my son does, too. h

reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> our time now 5:36. a proposal for a good will store in merkley was not sitting well with sop of the -- with some of the area shop owners there. >> reporter: good morning, there are concerns for people in the area. to give you a little background this is the neighborhood i grew up. i can tell you from my experience this really used to be a hub of activity. a lot of people used to come here. changing times and technology. the vhs store could not make it. you figure a new store coming in would be good news. some of the merchants are worried the good will will not be a good fit here. good will started the process of opening a store here and asked the city of berkeley for a youth permit. already business in the area are circulating an antigood will petition. they have sited concerns a good will store can bring more homeless people to the area. donations could leave the area in front of the store messy. they are looking to streamline their donation prospects. we have talked to one nearby business they told us

reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. >>> time now 6:05. there is concern right now it's growing by the hour for annealedderly san francisco man -- for an elderly san francisco man missing. on thursday care givers at his richmond district assisted living home put him on a bus for a day trip to a nearby senior center. dozens of volunteers searched the golden gate park area. >>> police in santa clara are looking for suspects in that city's first homicide of the year. it happened early saturday morning on monroe street. investigators believe the 31- year-old victim was stabbed in front of the a gas station and stumbled across the street where he died. it's not clear what lead up to the killing. neighbors and police agree deadly violence like this is unclear. >> it's not typical of the area at all. this is not the wild west. this is the bay area. tech center. calm mostly. >> we are not immune to crime but santa clara is a pretty safe community overall. >> this was santa clara's first inside since last year. >>> sheriffs deputies have an importa

kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning. want to get right to the structure right behind me. i just saw some firefighters walk out of that building. that's where the firefighter started up on the ladder. you see at least one firefighter going up the ladder to the top of that structure. the house is located on corbitt. this is called the upper neighborhood. the damage is in the back of that building and then the building next door suffered some exposure damage. that's on clayton. now, i talked to some people here, some of the people left displaced by the fire, some people who are evacuated. he says he got out with his pregnant wife, only because of the direction of the wind he was saved. >> we are lucky. the wind -- the wind was blowing in the opposite direction from our house. that's the only thing that saved us. this fire was called in by 3:00 a.m -- at 3 about 3:00 a.m. by a resident and also two police officers were conducting surveillance at the time and they were doing that because of four arson fires in the castro, whi

kraig debro is in san francisco this morning. kraig are they saying this is related to yesterdays fires? >> reporter: there are two things that are related the time of day and location. behind me you can see the doors at barbershop. the next door neighbor made quick work of this fire. about the same time and neighborhood investigators are looking to the possibility that this fire and the three yesterday are arsons. this mornings fire started about 90 minutes to two hours ago at 18th street. investigators say the flames burned the front of this victorian home which also looks like it doubles far business. it doesn't appear to be any damage. fire officials say they could be dealing with the same person. >> in the last two days we have had four fires at the same time frame in the morning that we're investigating the whole thing to see if they are all linked. >> reporter: yesterdays fire w were all in the castro. one of the fires forced a number of residents to flee a building and heavily damaged the building that was under renovation

ktvu's kraig debro joins us live to tell us how his shocking arrest could affect many other criminal se. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: well, good morning, tori. it does because some of the -- somebody in charge of the county's drug task force, he's charged with gathering evidence and then presenting it in a courtroom but now he's accused of being involved with some of that stuff himself. so obviously, some of those allegations will be look the at closely. we're here in this antioch neighborhood because norman welsh lives here -- lives here. he and chris butter are behind bars facing at least 20 felony drug charges. but their request for the interview this morning was met with the police response. a report says the two men were arrested yesterday morning in benicia by federal agents. both men are accused of possessing, transporting and selling marijuana, methamphetamines and steroids. in addition, second-degree burglary and conspiracy are charges. last january, welsh helped the media with a pipe bomb down at pacheco. welsh was with the force for 12 years. we were declined for an in

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> several pg&e employees will testify in front of safety regular laters about september -- about september's deadly san bruno explosion. the three-day hearing begins tomorrow in washington, d.c. it will be the first time that pg&e is grilled publicly about the disaster. the ntsb is months away from concluding why the pipeline exploded and what should be done about it. the utility will likely be forbesed to answer questions -- be forced to answer questions about the safety of the system. >>> phillip garrido's grand jury and mental health records will remained sealed from the public view. that was a ruling by a judge on a media request to open the records. the judge said unsealing the records would jeopardize his right to a fair trial. he and his wife, nancy, are charged with abducting jaycee dugard in 1991 and holding her captive for 18 years. >>> it has been over 30 years since the jonestown massacre. but today, some family members of the victim are up in arms. christen cap ten -- christen calf tenex plains -

kraig debro joins us from south san francisco with the results of recent inspections.ing . >> reporter: good morning, pam. the pg&e the information submitted yesterday a report that said 21 gas leaks were found near people and buildings. three of them here in san francisco. north of oyster point and down along highway 101 here to grand avenue and then up grand avenue and the direction of san bruno. now i have just spoken with a gas pipeline safety expert on the phone. he says the leaks are serious but he can only think of one other example where a gas leak actually caused the kind of rupture we saw back on september ninth. the san bruno explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. the report submitted says the utility has fixed the leak. in addition to the 21 that are close to people and buildings. pg&e told the regulatory agency said it found and fixed 38 others. according to richard cooper a gas leak did not cause the san bruno explosion. >> it's extremely rare in my 30 years of experience in investigating these pipelines. >> reporter: i asked him if he was

ktvu kraig debro is live in san francisco with how cal train riders are reacting to his big paycheck. good morning. >> reporter: yeah good morning, dave. i talked to a couple riders. the first train pulled out about 35 minutes ago. where it stops in the future is going to depend on service cuts now being considered. cal train is considering a fiscal emergency on thursday but today we learned the ceo is the highest paid transit boss in the state. according to a report in the san mateo county times. he earns $468,000 a year. now to give you a comparison, there is his salary $400,000 plus a year. dorothy earns $353,000 plus a year. and then the l.a. metro the chief there earns about $267,000. it is 15 times larger than cal train. >> i think that is ridiculous. i think people at the top they should be accountable and you know they should look at all the budgets including their own and see what might with the best appropriation of funds. >> reporter: it's not just san lin. the payroll has increased 14% in the past three years. even while it has cut service and raised fares. the paper quote

reporting live in oakland kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. be sure to stay with us here at ktvu and our channel 2 website ktvu.com for the very latest news and updates from new zealand. we will bring you any new updates as soon as they come available. >>> this morning grief counselors will be on the campus. the memorial for matthew miller and gave powell is scheduled -- and gavin powell is scheduled for 6:00 wednesday at shell ridge open space where the boys often hike. the yesterday the coroner completed autopsies on the two teenagers. those test results confirm the two person inflatable raft was no match for the danger fast moving waters and the boys drowned. their grieving families still have no idea why the boys decided to go rafting during saturday's powerful rainstorm. >> gavin was a wonderful kid. and to do such inexplicable stunt is beyond the comprehension of anybody in the family. >> investigators say both teenagers were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life vests. >>> vallejo police are searching for three men that shot an

kraig debro has learned there was actually a specific mission behind this mission. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon. police are putting people they take into custody at the east maund station at 7 -- eastmont station at 73rd and concord. they said they took in custody less than ten people. they say it's not how many people they arrested but the message the officers send. >> reporter: officers stepped out of their vehicles armed with a list of 70 names. we're going after individuals who are on probation and parole, people involved in at- risk bafner and violent crimes. >> reporter: it's called "operation sunrise" and not just because the raids began this morning. but about complaints about robberies, shoots and prostitutions along an elementary school and high school. >> reporter: this man said he didn't call to complain but can verify the complaints. >> i don't think the children should have to put up with the prostitutes hanging around the streets. >> reporter: police from the housing and authority were joined by housing cops and state parole agent

we are live in san francisco kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. let's go claudine wong who is at a different problem. >> reporter: we are out here monitoring the situation. cal tran crews are here. this is the area if you are not familiar with this area if you are coming down 19th you have to cross through this area. cal tran got out here trying to fix the problem. i was just talking to the cal tran crew working on this. here's the new problem. you see the water on the roadway? they cleared a drain on the opposite side. they were working on that side clearing it. there is no drain on this side. that is the question now. how do you clear out all this water? this is a construction zone. this is right underneath doyle drive. they are not sure what to do about the water here. they are looking at trying to find a drain on this side. he's taking the rerod running around to see if there is nothing missing. if there is no drain there is nothing they can do. these cars as they go through here will have to deal with the water. we have watched cars come thro

kraig debro is there. what's happening? >> reporter: hundreds of homeless people jolted out of bed by a fire alarm. it started right behind me. you see that door right there it's propped open a little bit so people can get air in there. people are cleaning up what is remaining of the laundry room. now we video tape these pictures of the laundry room. it doesn't look like a total loss. the fire department says the sprinkler system kept down the flames until the crews arrived here six minutes before the 2:00 a.m. call. more than 215 people sleeping here tonight said the alarm was a jolt but there was an orderly evacuation. that evacuation took minutes according to the homeless person. hundreds of people had to wait outside in the cold any way. >> i was sleeping everything and then fire started up. and it woke everybody up. and had everybody come out. >> fire started in the laundry room. sprinkler head held the fire at bay. but our crews had to go in with lines to extinguish the remainder of the fire. >> reporter: this is a sc

first let's go to ktvu kraig debro. he's in san francisco. part of a freeway is shut down. what is going on? >> reporter: good morning, dave. according to the chp it's too dangerous to stay on that freeway. we moved here south of that location along 280. it's all happening behind me at the 280 northbound split. i say the split because it's after you pass the junction where 101 is by the time you get to this point it's at the 280 northbound split. this happened shortly after midnight. according to the chp a sign was reported hanging down in the split in the northbound direction toward san francisco. four minutes later someone saw metal debris and 12 after 12:00 according to the chp a big box truck hit that sign. that's when an ambulance was called out to the scene. by the time we got out there that part was removed. the standards on the northbound side was sort of ripped off. there is a couple of holes in it. on the southbound side the side that goes toward sf state that had damage on it too. we don't know if both of these incidents happened at the same time. chp got out the

kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. a leading seismologist at the building on the north side of campus, he said where this quake happened is known in the world of the world known as the ring of fire. it gets its name from earthquake activity along the circumference. what you might not know is the bay area and the whole western united states is also on that same ring. the earthquake, of course, caused so much death and devastating in -- devastation in christchurch. >> i still haven't heard from joe. >> reporter: mr. mckee broke up in new zealand. he's been practically grewed to his laptop since -- glued to his laptop since yesterday's quake. he says 65 are confirmed dead and 40000 missing -- >> this is my cousin danny. we've currently retained power. at times scary stuff. >> reporter: earthquakes are not unheard of in christchurch but they are relatively rare. this map of the ring of fire shows all of the volcanic and seismic activity along the ring of fire. the eastern side of n ew zealand's southern island, where chris

ktvu's kraig debro is in san francisco now. he knows all about this. od morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. if you were around when they had care not cash this is kind of like that but food not cash. i'm at a recycling center outside a safeway supermarket. it's a long way from becoming law but a proposal to change how recyclers getting compensated is getting reaction from people who depend on these centers to survive. we're at a safeway on market street and buchanan. there's actually a law requiring a recycling facility be located near grocery stores. that's part of what inspired this proposal. the supervisor wants a new law instead of giving money for recyclables, he proposes vouchers for food instead of money. some of the people who are recycling here are alcoholics and drug addicts and bother people near the centers. we spoke with a recycler who didn't want us to reveal his identity. >> i think it's pinpointed on because we have a bad staple put on us anyway. dope fiends, alcoholics. all that in one big pot. they look at all that and the

ktvu's kraig debro joins us now from novato where some of these kids go to school. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, pam. this is called san ramon elementary school but it is in novato. i just talked to the principal this morning. we're here at this school because it's closest to the camp of all the three schools. the camp is for fifth and sixth graders. but according to the principal with whom i just spoke, only fifth graders are ill this morning. the principal at the ranch said the camp provides children short trips with nature. now most are in a long trip home. a total of 56 students, high school chaperons and parents came down with the illness. diarrhea and vomiting are just two of the symptoms. about 250 kids a week visit the ranch but with most of the kids staying in cabins, the potential for a larger infection is high. >> but it spread pretty quick, particularly through some cabins. and we have been in contact with parents obviously to pick up the sick kids and in an abundance of caution had some of our local medical professionals come in.