kraig debro is in berkeley with all the details, kraig? >>> again, that was ktvu channel 2 news' kraig debro's latest and we will get to him later and we have more on news coming up. >>> police found a man lying in a parking lot of an apartment complex on 81 avenue just after midnight. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition and right now police don't have any suspects for the motive or the shooting. >>> public memorial service will be held for hiram lawrence junior. the little boy was removed from life support last week. the service will be held at the gospel church and that church is located in oakland. the service is open to the public. it begins at 11:00 a.m. >>> that time is now 5:04, later we will get more details about a major pot club in the east bay. they targeted two locations, a club and a home tied to that club in danville. ktvu channel 2 news took video of this yesterday afternoon. they spent hours inside the happy wellness center removing several items. that center opened just a couple of months ago and it is the last remaining pot club in

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us for live team coverage. we have that on mobile ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and they are trying to support the effort to shut down the ports and hundreds are meeting at the park plaza this afternoon for a march and roll little for a show of solidarity. 55 protesters were arrested yesterday early morning. the group fathered after the main plaza was broken up wednesday. police say the group was broken up and they would be subject to arrest for illegal lodging. some were spat upon, one was pushed by protesters and nobody was hurt. and for oakland and elsewhere, it makes the berkeley camp the largest here in the bay area. this civic city park is the largest since it went up about two days ago. berkeley camp has 100 tents as well as a large dining area. >>> a few have spilled, allie rasmus is at richmond and has more on what the coast guard is doing to make sure that the fuel does not spread. >> reporter: well the tugboat you can see behind us. it has been docked not at least the last ten years in richmond. it is a wa

ktvu channel 2 news' kraig debro is there and what is happening kraig? >> reporter: it turns into middle harbor behind me and you can see a row of 18 wheelers as far as the eye can see and there is a huge row there and these truckers are at a standstill. on the other side of the intersection there is a little bit of movement and we will find out if they are able to get into their ports but if you look here, the situation is about the same. we have been talking to truckers about this protest and a lot of people have made the observation that they are shutting down a job site which is hurting regular working people. they are moving at the west oakland bart station marching here one at 5:30 one at 3:00 in the afternoon and they are trying to blockade west coast ports to do that because of the wealth -- wealthier americans are not trickling the money down well enough. and now both support the movement here and they are torn about the movement. how do you think this might be helping you? >> well somebody has to wake up. this is for everybody but somebody has

reporting live in antioch, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are searching for suspects in an overnight shooting. it happened at 39th and international at the bart station. the male victim was behind the wheel of a red truck when he was shot in the next. police are expected to shut down three blocks searching for those suspects and evidence. >>> bay area, air quality management officials are asking the public to refrain from burning wood today. no spare alert has been issued but the skies need to recover from unhealthy levels of smoke pollution from the holiday weekend. >>> a battery could have meant the difference between life and death, a woman and her two dogs were killed when her home caught fire early yesterday morning. 48-year-old valerie rogers died in her bedroom most likely from smoke inhalation and they say she did not have working smoke alarms in her bedroom. >> it is important to make sure you have the amount of working smoke alarms in your home on a regular basis. >> reporter: they say it appears the flames started in the kitchen or hallway and quickly spread t

. >> reporter: reporting live from oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, kraig. >>> after a long debate last night, the oakland city council failed to pass a resolution green lighting more aggressive policing to avert another port shutdown. the resolution needed six council vos to make it an urgency measure. it got only four votes. opposinging council members didn't -- opposing kim jong-un members didn't want to -- opposing council members didn't want to rush ahead. >> this is the police department. you are subject to arrest! >> just before mid my, denver police moved in on occupy protesters in that city. the police chief says he met with protesters twice telling them structures were banned in parks but he says they continue to violate that law and ignore his warning. nine people were arrested and protesters were forcibly removed from the park. denver residto see the park cle of the occupy encampment. >>> the warriors are face a harassment lawsuit. tara moriarty is live with details on the lawsuit filed just hours ago. >> reporter: well, this is

. >>> ktvu channel 2 news kraig debro joins us from petaluma where temperatures dipped into the 30s overnight, how is it now, kraig? >> reporter: cold. i would advice anybody where there is going to be a freeze advisory to bundle up. it shows the temperature and believe me it will change, but it is still cold enough already people are starting to make some changes. take a look at this, it is a petaluma homeless shelter. it was opened earlier in the day and the reason is the cold shelter. it was so cold one girl wore two pairs of pants to school. when the weather gets this cold people scramble for warmth. >> we do whatever we can find, hotels, whatever we can find to stay out of the weather. >> veterinarians say pets may not be acclimated and can come down with a case of frostbite. >> reporter: some plants may also need protection and some plant owners were moving to do just that. >> i do have a plant i need to wrap up, i froze it last year. >> we already -- >> reporter: we already have calls to check out any cold related problems overnight. so far no problems reported and so far i will keep m

reporting live at the port of oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >> and new video just in, showing protesters at the port and some of them are actually carrying a tent -- there it is. there's the tent. we're not sure if the demonstrators plan to camp out at the -- in the tent at the park. >>> well, do you agree with what's going on? that's what we're asking our facebook users. >>> we want to know what you thism about all of this -- think about all of this. send a message to the ktvu morning news team on facebook. and stay with us for continuing live coverage of the day's occupy actions to try to shut down the port of oakland. kraig debro and tara moriarty will bring us live updates during the -- during the next hour. >>> it was a less than festive moment in san jose's park when parts of the ferris wheel nell down below. this event features, 20 carnival-like rides. last night, visitors reported seeing large parts of the ferris wheel coming off. they say it start when a live vot attached to the box on the ferris wheel came loose. it swung into the ferris an

ktvu's kraig debro just spoke to the coroner's office and has new information about the victim. kraig? >> reporter: i did speak with the coroner's office. i called the contra costa county coroner's office because the boy lived out here but i'm learning he did not die. he took him to children's hospital in oakland. and because he died in alameda county, that's why the coroner's office there conduct the medical exam. the boy pea name is malcolm norris. he was celebrating the -- the boy's name is mal dom norris. he was celebrating his 2in' birthday, on the 3rd of january. his own father was backing out of the driveway in their home on pembroke in his truck. they didn't know he was standing there and following the incident he was taken to children's hospital. >> horrible. it was not something they meant to happen. it's just sad. i don't know what to say. >> reporter: government numbers say the leading cause of death for children between 3 and 14 is the result of injuries they received while on foot or while pedestrians. but there may be a way to start reducing that stat. they are ca

reporting live, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san jose woman accused of dropping her toddlerut of the window on christmas day underwent a psychiatric evaluation yesterday. she recently suffered from extreme emotional stress. he landed on dirt and only suffered bumps and bruises. cortez jumped out the window after him and broke two feet. >>> they have a lawsuit against the daycare provider. the suit claims they failed to conduct an adequate background, for firing him in 2007 for inappropriate conduct in a swimming pool. wood house is now accused of molesting 9 girls taking part in an after school program at the trace elementary school. >>> he is now charged with the murder of his estranged wife. he is accused in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old valerie . she was a mother of three young children. >>> the chp is warning against drinking and driving this new year's eve. the highway patrol ramped up and now officers are getting ready for the new year's crackdown. checkpoints will be put throughout the area and they will make sure people celebrate the new year safely. >> it is not

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> new documents show oakland police approved the use of tear gas on occupy protesters in the days before a violent clash near frank ogawa plaza back on october 25th. operational plans for the raid show the department authorized using chemical agents to disburse crowds if it is needed. two investigations are now underway into this raid on the 25th of october. >>> and a small group of tree sitters who were part of the occupy protest have been evicted. they dismantled objects in the sycamore trees. the tree sitter was not there when they took over the structure. >>> and a peace deal, the city says it will drop all civil charges against the demonstrators. that's if they agree not to set up their tents outside of city hall for the next two years. the city attorney offered the deal and three have agreed to accept the deal. stay with ktvu channel 2 news for the very latest on the occupy demonstration. you can also follow the movement on ktvu.com. >>> cell phone cck sheriffs have arrested a man in connection with a homicide last night n

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> well, stocks are surging on wall street. there is encouraging signs out of europe after consumer coosh consumer confidence grew unexpectedly in germany and spain pummed off a debt option and there's more evidence the u.s. will avoid slipping into another recession soon. the dow was up 329. that's up almost 3%. the nasdaq is up 3%. s&p is up. we'll take another look at the numbers at 2 12:25. >>> president obama called on house republicans to act on the issue of extending a payroll tax cut. the house this morning officially rejected a senate measure that would have renewed the cuts for 60 days. they want a longer-term solution and they want the senate to come back from vacation to work out a compromise. >> we reject kicking the can down for 60 days. it's an unworkable solution. >> what any are really trying to do -- what they are really trying to do is -- those issues have nothing to do with this. >> harry reid said he will not call the senate back from its christmas break. if the extension does not pass, payroll taxes will g

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> the marin county sheriff's department is investigating stabbing tonight on a bus. investigators say a passenger attacked the drive r of a count- run shuttle bus. just after the bus arrived and they say the attack was unprovoked and the passenger stabbed the driver with some kind of sharp object in the neck, face and head. the driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life- threatening. deputies are still looking for the attacker. >>> a young man is being treated at a peninsula hospital after a stabbing in redwood city. it happened late yesterday afternoon on brewster avenue. the 19-year-old victim was stabbed several times and is listed in critical condition. police are looking for two other men spotted leaving the scene. >>> oakland firefighters made quick work this morning in a shed-like building attached to a roofing supply company. that was around 3:30 on international boulevard on 22nd avenue. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the fire out. they say no one was near the building when the crews

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:04, criminal charges will be filed against a girl who sparked a massive search after she went missing. she was arrested yesterday on suspicion of filing a false report. her parents reported her missing after getting a voicemail saying she was being held captive. but according to the herald, she confessed to police she made up the story to get sympathy from her family. she was released to her parents after her arrest. >>> this is new video of jerry sandusky arriving in court. he will face his accusers and they are determining whether there is enough evidence to bring jerry sandusky to trial on molestation charges. the boys who are accusing him are scheduled to testify. >>> coming up, we willlary a senate hear -- will hear a senate hearing on anybody who suspects child abuse must report it to authorities. >>> they are asked to cease-and- desist after running a one man sperm bank. he did not take the precautions to prevent the spread of come many- í communicating diseases. he has fathered more than a dozen children from all economic backgro

reporting live from berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news >>> a middle school van in the north bay is getting some wig time help. new york yankees pitcher and vallejo native cc sabathia donated $1000 -- thinks actually the wrong video -- this is actually the wrong video. leon pan panetta didn't have anything to do with this. >> cc sabathia gave 1000-dollar to replace the 700-dollar band. the band held the fund raiser because the school no longer -- the district no longer funds bands. and his wife went to the school. [ terri ] my husband, hank, was always fun. never took life too seriously. 'til our son was born... that day, he bought life insurance. now, there's no way i could send our boy to college without it. if there was one thing i could say to hank, it'd be "thank you." you're welcome. hey, hank. [ male announcer ] life insurance you can use while you're still living. you are one lucky lady. mm-hmm. [ male announcer ] learn more from your state farm agent today. >>> the u.s. military mission in iraq is now officially over. in ceremonies in baghdad this morning, u.s. forces re

in union city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> former presidential candidate, herman cain, is expecteddorse newt gingrich for the republican nomination. cain suspended his campaign this last saturday amid allegations of sexual harassment and extramarital affairs. why he -- while he may have dropped out of the race, he is a supporter. the iowa caucus is less than a month away. >>> the supreme court today announced it will hear an appeal from secret service agents protecting them -- protecting then-vice president dick cheney. the agents say they should be sheltered by a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he his -- his rights were violated. the appellate ruled he was given a reason to arrest him but they can -- but he could still sue him -- sue them. >>> investigators say an oakland man ran out of the nordstrom with $10,000 worth of purses. he's also reported to have used pepper spray on those who tried to attack him. they are looking for him and his female accomplice, a getaway driver. >>> women received a big surprise this morning that will help them expand their program working with at-

reporting live at the port of oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> allie rasmus joins us with more on this story. >> reporter: the protesters are gone for now, but if you look behind us, up until about an hour ago, that he were about 200 or 300 people gathered, protest with their signs, blocking their entrance to berth 30. this is the review -- view from newschopper2 this morning, a couple of hours ago. now the protesters are gone because the group believes they successfully shut down operations here, at least for the morning shift. but they are planning to come back for the evening shift, for another march at 4:00, 5:00. meanwhile, i want to show you the long line of trucks parked out here. they were protected by the blockade, they couldn't unload their cargo. they couldn't get food. because we're told if they abandon their loads, they can face $500,000 fine from their company. they get paid by the mile and when they sit parked they lose out on anywhere from $300 to $700. >> they should be at the offices, not out here. >> reporter: but protesters includin

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good afternoon. we've thawed out nicely. a bit hazy out there today. we will have plenty of sunshine into and through the afternoon. and that will continue to warm our temperatures. our winds, light. an offshore breeze at sfo, very light, 6 miles an hour as well as fairfield. the ret of us are reporting -- rest of us are reporting calm conditions. widespread mid- to upper 50s. 55 napa. we're going to cool off again in the overnight hours. but we're not expecting to be as cold. at this point, the national weather service has held off on issuing any new advisories when it comes to frost or freezing. so sunny and hazy for today. 50 the an 60s in your -- 50s and 60s if your forecast -- in your forecast. light winds will continue. we'll be chilly tomorrow morning. also an issue with this pattern that we have, very cold air right at the bottom, no wind to steer it out. we begin is to -- we begin to have an inversion acting as a lid. that keeps the pollutants down from here and air quality is moderate. that's why you are being aske

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 4:40 is the time. let's go back to sal to look at the friday morning commute. sal. >> all right, pam, good morning to you. i want to mention interstate 880 the areas some road work. northbound 880 there unusually slow approaching the high street the high street area. that is because they are doing some last minute road work. they are reconfiguring the lanes and looking like perhaps they are still causing a delay north and southbound. earlier we had a full freeway closure but those lanes have been reopened. now there is some lanes open here and there. i would say for you to hay void 880 for now and use 580 or get on the freeway after high street. don't go anywhere near high street for now. we will keep on top of this and let you know what is going on. it does look like perhaps they didn't finish in time and we have a bigger backup. let's move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. that traffic looks good come into the toll plaza. this morning if you are driving in san jose northbound 280 traffic

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's go back now. we're waiting for john boehner to take the podium. here he is. >> the fact is, we can do better. americans are still asking the question, where are the jbs? it's time for us to sit down and have a serious gauche as i, solve this problem so american workers don't see their taxes go up in january. >> good morning. as the speaker said, it's our position that we want to make sure that we provide certainty to the work people that interest taxes are not gonna go up for an entear year. un.ly, that -- unfortunately, that vote is not implemented by the senate proposal. we are here and we want to solve the problem. it -- given where the parties are, there's not a big difference between our positions. it all comes down to the paying -- the impact, the budgetary impact of the extension of the tax holiday. >> all right. we had house speaker john boehner and majority house speaker eric canter to talk about this stalemate. they are not talking about an agreement. they are talking about their positio

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we are also awaiting word on sentencing this noontime for a suspected gang member convicted in the attempted murder of a fremont police officer. 21-year-old andrew barrientos could get 50 years to life in prison at sentencing in oakland, prosecutors say last year he fired 10 shots and almost killed officer todd young, he was trying to take him into custody. officer young suffered nerve damage in one leg but is expected to return to the police force. >>> they are investigating their 8th officer-involved shooting of the year. paul chambers explains why the neighborhood where the shooting happened has a tough reputation. >> reporter: police say this neighborhood is known for gang activity. last night two officers were on a department's gang suppression unit were patrolling the area when officers saw a man on the street. >> that male was walking down the street drinking what was believed to be an alcoholic beverage, which was a violation that would have given them reason to contact him. t

ktvu kraig debro is at golden gate avenue in pierce street. you can tell us what investigators are -- when investigators are going back to that scene. >> reporter: fire battalion chief with the san francisco fire department told me a few moments ago investigators will come back here at first light. they will get a clear look with what they are dealing with. after the fire investigators get here, they do their job the building inspectors will come because of the tops of the buildings up there remember the fire went through this building. at the top of the building there is the ceiling or roof. there is the piece of the building that shoots beyond the roof. the battalion chief says that is very, very brittle right now. they have to determine whether it's safe enough to go back into the firefighters and the residence. this fire started yesterday just before noon. and from our video from news chopper two you can really see how quickly it moved through the first building and then jumped to the second. at that time during the day there were a lot of

ktvu kraig debro is outside the federal courthouse in san francisco now. kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. prosecutors want barry bonds to go to prison. defense attorneys are hoping to win an appeal. whatever the final outcome here today will be eight months this months since the case began. it will end here with the sentencing this morning. barry bonds was acquitted of obstruction of justice. federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence of 15-21 months. bonds will not likely serve any sentence until the appeal is final. there are things that bonds could do/should do while his appeal is heard. >> the court of appeals will look more favorably on his case if he's already engaged with the community. he's done a fair amount of community service. the question is will he do any community service related to this. he's never admitted to steroid use. he can't go represent to the community about steroid use. on the other hand once the case is done, he doesn't have any jeopardy. he's only worried about the hall of fame after this case. >> reporter: so far

reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> stay tuned to ktvu channel 2 and ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we will bring you the announcement of the barry bonds sentencing when it comes down later this morning. >>> a public funeral service will be held this morning for little hiram lawrence, jr. he was shot in the head during a shoot-out last month in oakland. the fuel ran service begins at 11:00 at acts full gospel church in oakland. so far there have been no arrests in the case. >>> three arrests made in connection with a stabbing yesterday afternoon at sera monee mall. police say it all started with a fistfight. one man was stabbed several times. his injuries are described as non-life-threatening. >>> the city of berkeley appears to be fed up with occupy protestors. but for now, the city is not kicking out the campers at civic center park. you're looking now at new video of the tents settlement just this morning. berkeley lawmakers say the losing patience with the demonstrators, they call the situation unacceptable. they're threatening even more a

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news, let's go to steve paulsen for your complete weather forecast. >>> some locations are starting to warm up. now at 39, there is some low clouds around and the coldest temperatures are in the north bay. everybody else is running warmer and oakland was 36 yesterday, 43 and hayward in at the 40s san rafael was 43 and it is still cold. santa rosa and napa, 23, kentwood 28, semolina also 29 north bay not as cold but it is still chilly out there. >>> steve always has the best forecast and you can get him on twitter and you can get the latest information on our channel 2 website. you can also get the weather sent straight to your phone, just sign up for weather alerts. >>> and big news at franklin middle school, parents say thieves stole hundreds of dollars from a funds raising event. this started at 8:00 last night during the kids' weather concert on the campus. men in hooded sweatshirts walked in and stole about $700. that money was supposed to pay for musical instruments and equipment as well as teaching time. if you have any information about this call vallej

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> in san francisco dozens of people are in temporary housing after a fire burned their apartment. it started yesterday morning at a 450-unit billing -- 40-unit building. at least 60 people are getting temporary housing help from the red cross. the cause of the fire is blalled on a discarded cigarette -- blamed on a discarded cigarette. most people will be able to return home today except those who live in the seven be units that were most damaged. >>> firefighters are investigating a fire that left two families homeless. it started at 2th and market at 10:00 -- 28th and market at 10:00 a.m. everybody was able to get out safely. firefighters say it does not appear to be suspicious. >>> your time now, 7:33. new fliers are circulating in oakland's rockridge neighborhood warning residents about recent armed robberies. the fliers tell of a mugging last month, where two men who ordered a female victim to lie on the sidewalk and then they stole her purse. stay right here with "mornings on 2." we're checking with oakland police this morning. we

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there was gunfire at a burger king in redwood city. it was a double shooting. ktvu tara moriarty is in redwood city now to tell us the details of the get away car. >> reporter: it's a white buick with tinted windows. that is the biggest clue investigators have to go on. we did speak to an employee here at the burger king. there are no surveillance cameras on the outside of the building but there are some inside. perhaps it can show something. two people were shot here in the parking lot around 7:00 last night. we are off middle field road. redwood city police say one victim ran inside the fast food place to get help. one victim was shot in the arm. the other twice in the leg. now there is a place to buy christmas trees nearby. quite a few people were out and about doing their holiday shopping. they heard gunshots and saw the suspects drive up a. again police are looking for four people in connection with this shooting. two ran away. the other two described only has hispanic men around 30 years old escaped in that white buick. investig

reporting live in san francisco kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:38.l, all you can say is wow when you talk about 880. what is going on? >> well l is late running road work -- well, there is late running road work dave and pam. this problem has traffic stacked up now. the backup continues to grow. i don't know exactly what is going on. they were not doing repaving. what they were doing overnight is moving traffic from one of those bridges to another. and reconfiguring some of the lanes all part of the $480 million refurbishing of some of the bridges along this stretch of hayward and oakland. apparently something did not go as planned. northbound 880 is down to one lane. that is very inadequate for this time of the morning. we have a big traffic jam. the alternative route would be to get on 580. if you are driving from union city you might want to use 238 and then get on 580. liter on if this continues 580 will be slow as usual. get up early and get on the road. let's go out to the toll plaza. this might make the toll plaza lighter this morning. a lot o

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are investigating a deadly motorcycle accident in livermore that followed a police chase. a car was killed after getting pinned underneath a man. he had been racing at speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour and the driver of the van suffered injuries in the crash. >>> the california supreme court is expected to hand down information today when they eliminated redevelopment agencies. governor brown wants to use it to help with the budget deficit. they used it to promote construction projects and revitalize the areas but recently it has recently benefited private developers. >>> police moved in and why the battle may notten over just yet. >>> a map is recovering after being pulled from a cliff. it happened off the road and a wave swept him against the rock an injured his hip. paramedics had to climb down on ropes to get him. he was rescued by a helicopter and was flown to a nearby hospital. we do not know his condition at this time. >>> we are talking about a transit bus that has been involved in a crash. lorraine blanco is now on the scene, lorrai

a resolution banning -- ktvu kraig debro is at city hall with the sights and sounds of that uproar. >> reporter: not literally fire works but based on what people were saying and how loud they were saying it just about. the resolution was delivered to the city council last night. with the anonymous vote. but when it came time to use the rick pen just four council members voted in favor. it was standing room only in council chambers. this urgency resolution directs the city administrator to enforce all regulations in connection with any proposed rallies, rallies, or any activity that would require city permit. the resolution implies that requests for permits for those activities be denied if they interfere with commerce or workers earnings their wages. two occasions over the past two weeks occupy oakland effectively shut down the port of oakland. not all of those who the resolution is supposed to protect the workers favored the action and not just for economic reasons. >> i'm a posed to it. for two reasons. one as far as i know organized labor played no role in it. two i think the occu

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> nationwide continues in north korea and that's where kim jong il is lying in a glass coffin. take a look at these pictures. you can see government and military officials paying their respects including kim jong il's son, kim jong un right there. 11 days of official mourning will be followed by a state funeral on december 28th. and president barack obama continues to reassure allies of the u.s. commitment to stability in the region. last night president barack obama spoke with the japanese prime minister and both leaders agreed the u.s. and japan will carefully monitor the events and stay in close contact. >>> they have hit a political roadblock and they will not approve the two month payroll tax cut because they want a full year extension. find out what this could mean for your paycheck just 11 days from now. and mayor jean quan is getting a powerful show of support. they say they will fight any efforts to recall the mayor. the council represents more than 100 unions. they say it is a waste of energy and she says it's unfair because she

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more bay area restaurants are stepping up to raise money for the fallen vallejo police officers, officer jim capoot. they are donating to the family trust. it will run until 10:00 tonight. last night the peace officers' alliance ran a fundraiser and in venetia they donated to officer jim capoot's family. six flags will also donate to the officer jim capoot family fun. >>> the death of kim jong il is causing mixed reaction to many who remember the leadser will -- leader with many different sides. one man says his family was affected and we will have more on that. >>> the toll plaza seems to be getting busier. >>> it is getting busier and people are not completely off, at least not everyone is. let's look at what we have. starting with the toll plaza, you can see traffic is backed up a little bit at the toll plaza with no major problems. if you are driving into the city it does get better on that upper deck and northbound 1010 getting -- 101, getting up to the san mateo split, so again if people are out there, you will see a lot of peop

reporting live in berkeley, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:32 an overnight fire meanshat business will probably be closed for business today. there was a fire in the kitchen. it started just before 10:30 at a strip mall on center road. firefighters think the fire started in the kitchen and the cause is still being investigated now. it will be closed until repairs are made. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for barry bonds. he will return to where he first gave grand your are you testimony. he was later convicted for lying to the grand jury for that steroid use. prosecutors want to send bonds to jail for 15 months and the lawyers want to have time enough to appeal the conviction. >>> it happened yesterday afternoon and one neighbor took this home video just moments after the gunfire in the city's area. now police pull under over a driver for a traffic violation. the man then bolted from the car and ran towards the next street. >> at that point officers gave chase and the suspect turned around and fired several rounds at the officers. they were able to fire back on the susp

reporting live kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:46 let's go back to sal, there is a firehat happened on the peninsular, what happened, sal? >>> that is right, we have a house fire and that's where the fire department responded with several pieces of equipment. they are not only showing us the fire but you can see smoke coming from the house. we got word everybody did get out safely and it is hard to tell because it is dark but there is still smoke coming from this rather large house and reports are everybody did get out in time but the fire is still being mopped up. it looks like an overhaul option here. westbound bay bridge is backed up for a 10 to 15 minute wait with no problems and if you are driving 880 southbound to the south bay it looks good and southbound 101 traffic is moving along nicely. we talked about the peninsular and 101 and 880 is looking good to the south bay. let's go back to steve. >> we have mostly clear skies, patchy fog, 20s and 30s but a very dry pattern for us. things are very quiet, southern california still getting in on the rain, 27 fairfield,

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's head to sal castaneda who is watching thingslots of people are heading out to do some shopping, right? >> yes, some people still do have to go to work. northbound 101 looks good. traffic looks good getting up to the bay area. and this morning's commute in the south bay is still off to a nice start although we have a couple of spots in downtown that might be a little bit slow but the rest of the freeway system looks good. 6:38 let's go to rosemary. >>> sun officially rises at 727 we have mostly clear skies. sal mentioned it. a dry system passing through yesterday, ridge of high pressure is -- ridge of high pressure is now beginning to move in, we had the possibility of a freeze warning and they canceled it last night when the winds began to pick up. 26 in napa 27 miles per hour in and around fairfield, 72 miles per hour reported and last i checked gusts picking up from time to time and oakland hills reporting 10 miles per hour. 54 degrees and santa rosa 54 degrees and napa, areas where we are chilly, meadow park, waking up in the

reporting live in napa, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is a common theme this morning. a ktvu viewer sent us this photo from richmond -- richmond. e-mail us to news tips.com or you can put them on our facebook page. we'll share some of your photos throughout the morning. >>> crews right now still at the scene of an early-morning fire. it started inside of a clubhouse, this one here at 22nd and international, a couple of hours ago. investigators haven't determined the cause yet but that fire may be tied to something burning inside that -- something inside that burning building. >> we found some marijuana on scene. we're not sure. a small amount. o. pnk dnktion has been contact -- o.p.d. has been contacted. >> reporter: investigators say no one was near the building when crews arrived. firefighters, it took them about 30 minutes to put -- to put out the flames. >>> state lawmakers want to know if crowd control went too far. lorraine blanco is at uc berkeley right now to tell us about some of the allegations against campus police. lori? >> reporter: good morning. a student

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, kraig. 8:07. let's go back to sal.s the toll plaza? >> it's a little bit slow right now if you are driving towards san francisco. let's go there and take a look at the delay. it's about between five and ten minutes here. once you make it onto the bridge it looks good. but in san francisco there's some slow traffic, mostly northbound, though. northbound 101, it's pretty slow approaching the leer deck of the bay bridge. we did have traffic there that is -- that's gonna be slow as you approach the lower deck because of some earlier minor activity on the deck. also, the morning commute is going to be a little bit slow in san jose along northbound 2 0 from near the bascom avenue crossing up to saratoga avenue. let's go to rosemary. >>> we're just as cool as yesterday. a look outside, hazy sunshine in store. once again, a spare-the-air-day around the bay. so unless you need to light that fireplace, don't. it's illegal today. 30 degrees in santa rosa, waiting for that number to turn around. 33 napa, 28 in fairfield. when i sa

reporting live from petaluma kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the fire started at 2:00 a.m. at a two story home at 30th street and linden. everybody got out of the home safely but the fire caused major damage. investigators are still looking for the cause but evidence points to an electrical problem. >>> it starts today taking on a home with the crisis. occupied oakland plans to rally in marsh from the west oakland bart station to the park in support of people who have lost their homes. in other cities demonstrators will take over homes that are going into foreclosure. they are demanding they negotiate. >>> and a fall for the historic queen mary. a woman died after falling 75 feet from the ship's walkway into the chilly harbor. a man jumped into the water to try and rescue her. the queen mary is a tourist attraction and also offers daily tours. >>> a man was hit and killed in san jose. that happened at 6:30 yesterday evening and that was near old tullely road. officers say the 34-year-old man was crossing monterey highway when he was hit by a pickup truck. the drivers stayed

reporting live in antioch kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in oakland are searching for suspects in an overnight shooting. it happened late last night not far from the bart station. now investigators say the male victim was behind the wheel of a struck when he was shot in the next. he is expected to survive. police had to shut down three blocks while searching for both suspects and evidence. >>> the air quality official management is asking to refrain from burning wood. no spare the air alert -- they are issuing a spare the air alert. >>> a battery could have made the difference between life and death in a holiday tragedy in san leandro. a woman and her two dogs were killed when her home on the boulevard caught on fire yesterday morning. valerie rogers died in her bedroom most likely from smoke inhalation and she did not have working smoke alarms inside her home. >> it is always important to make sure you have the amount of -- the right amount of smoke detecters inside the home. >> did you hear a smoke alarm? >> no, i didn't. >> it appears the flames started in the kitchen or hal

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are continuing search for his attackers.he incident happened shortly after 6:00 half the night near a payable park. the 19-year-old was stabbed multiple times and he is now being treated at a local hospital.$♪ but his condition is not being released. >> right now police are canvassing the neighborhood and then we will start processing this crime scene. >> there are reports there were three male attackers but anybody with information is asked to call the police. >>> a body was found underneath 680 and 580 overpass. the body was inside of a sleeping bag and it appears he had been dead for several days. police are waiting for a medical examiners report and they don't think foul play was involved. >>> they are warning customers to check their bank accounts following a widespread credit card scam. they have posted signs warning customers to check bank statements and close accounts if something seems wrong. somebody installed card skimmers at self check out stands. >> the secret service tells me it is the most sophisticated device

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also happening height now, another developing story from the south bay. a transit bus has been involved in a serious crash. lorain blanco is live at the scene in san jose with some new information. lorain. >> reporter: good morning! they just towed away the bus, and the truck, and you can still see a mess on the road here, on the side of the road. there are remnants of the bus and the truck still on the side of the road, and over there across the street as well. we're told by the vta that one of its buses collided with the recycling truck and it happened when they were pulling into division. both the driver of that truck and the driver of the vta bus are expected to be okay. let's take a look at the video we shot just a little bit earlier, before they towed the vehicles away. you can see there's quite extensive damage to both vehicles. the vta driver was transported to valley medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. the bus was empty at the time of the crash because it was around 4:15, the beginning of vta service. if you're commuting in th

reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san francisco man is due in court this morning to face charges in a fatal hit-and-run crash on christmas eve. 23-year-old juan martinez is being held on $1 million bail. he has district attorneys says he admitted to police that he drank 13 or 14 beers before driving his car last saturday. police say that's when he drove on to a traffic island in the mission district, hitting and willing a pedestrian. >>> a suspect is under arrest after a high-speed chase from napa to solano county. police pursued a car driving recklessly around 9:00 last night. officers followed that vehicle on to interstate 80, two others crashed into each other trying to avoid the suspect vehicle in vallejo. no one was hurt during the chase. >>> occupy protestors have a new tactic against police. a demonstrator climbed into a tree at location and frank ogawa plaza and set up a wooden platform to camp there. for the time being, police are allowing him to stay. protestors plan to occupy the tree in shifts. demonstrators spent a month atop a tree and say it makes p

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for barry bonds.will go back to the same federal courthouse in san francisco where he first gaye his grand jury testimony in the balco steroids case eight years ago. bonds was later constricted of obstruction of justice for his testimony before the grand jury about his alleged steroid use. prosecutors want the judge so sends bonds to prison for 15 months. however, attorneys for baseball's home run king want a punishment of probation, while they appeal his conviction. >>> we've been asking our viewers on facebook this morning whether they think barry bonds should serve time in prison. >> we still want to hear from you. post a message to the ktvu channel 2 morning news on facebook. >>> hundreds of people packed a meeting lasts night, talking about two recent sexual assaults in the mission district. solving the cases is a top priority and a new surveillance video of the suspect was released. it was taken after thursday's attack. police say the victim was walking along 24th street about 6:30 in the mornin

reporting live in san jose kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning republican presidential candidates are fanning out across iowa with the caucuses four days away. i want to give you a live picture of a mitt romney event. former governor will be joined by current new jersey governor chris christy for a rally. we'll have the latest poll results and how the candidates are stepping up their attacks on each other. >>> police are investigating if armed robberies at mcdonald restaurants are related or copy cats. two young men wearing dark masks robbed the mcdonalds on spring roads wednesday night. the night before police arrested three men in connection with a similar armed robbery at a mcdonalds on lincoln road east. >>> a suspect lead police on a high speed chase. officers from american canyon pursued a car driving recklessly at 9:00 last night. police followed that vehicle on to interstate 880. two other carps crashed into each other. now the individual was eventually arrested and no one was hurt during the chase. >>> bay area police want motorists to know they have plenty of

reporting live in oakland kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is the denver police department. you are age so arrest. >> just before midnight last night, denver police moved in on occupy protestors there. the police chief says he had met with protestors twice telling them that structures were banned in parks. they say they continued to violate that law and ignored his warnings. protestors were forcibly removed from that park. they are happy to see the park clear. >>> 5:33. the golden state warriors and one of the star players is being sued for sexual harassment. tara moriarty is in oakland right now to tell us what we know so far. >> reporter: at the beginning of the basketball season monta ellis said he would be a much more mature person this year after having his second child he 51 he was changed and wanted to focus on his family. these sexual harassment allegations come at a particularly bad time. now an exemployee of the golden state warriors is suing him and the team. he's the former director of community relations opinion the star guard sent her an explicit photo and the

reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> it is 8:48 and the ninersng ready for the first playoff appearance in nearly 10 years. it might be just a few more years for you in san francisco. pam cook is in the studio now with the fight over the teams. >> the fight might be winding down. in fact, the 49ers spokesperson tells us that the 49ers are committed to building a stadium in santa clara. now, the san francisco mayor is not giving up. he admits that there is very little time left on the clock to persuade the team to stay in the city. but he still plans to meet with the owner this thursday at city hall to discuss the plans to build the new stadium at hunter's point. however, santa clara city leaders have announced that they have worked out the final financial arrangements to seal the deal for them over a new stadium in santa clara. three banks have pledged a total of $850 million. the rest of the money could come from the nfl. the hotel tax, and possibly, well, redevelopment funds. and now, we have received a large response from you, our viewers on f

reporting live, dreaug debro -- kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> business is starting to boom in downtown walnut creek. real estate agents say there's only 75,000 feet of vacant space. and more businesses are starting to -- starting to open their doors. business owners say the low case is perfect and walnut creek is the culinary capital of the east bay. >>> if you are worried about getting -- getting all of those toys before christmas, you don't have to worry. toys are is will open on christmas eve and they stayed -- toys 'r' us is open today. they will be -- they will be open on christmas eve. >>> more people will be traveling. aaa says 111 million people will be traveling. sfo is expected to be the busiest day with more than 134,000 people expected to arrive and depart. >>> all right. it is 7:09 let's see how things are moving on the roads. >> let's go outside. we don't have any problems with our monthers westbound -- monitors westbound. there was a crash on gilman. they finally cleared that out. they were held up there for a while. when you get to the toll plaza, it's not all

new at noon, ktvu's kraig debro joins us with that story. >> reporter: the anger is over the method that lou wolf they feel is using. some wonder if the ends justify the means. the a's trade gio gonzalez, trevor cahill, and bailey. a's fans are being asked to have patience. >> r. >> that's not any comfort to a fan who is looking at next season and saying, should i buy a ticket to the game? there is no clear answer to that you know what they are putting on the field next year is going to be very young, very inexperienced and likely pretty mediocre. >> reporter: the a's, the city of san jose and base san jose, that's a private entity which admits getting some money from the oakland a's want the a's to move from the city of san jose. there is at least one problem with this plan. major league baseball granted territorial rights to the san francisco giants years ago and reaffirmed it in 2000 and the giants are not about to cede the largest bay city to their rival. san jose is ready for a time. >> san jose has stood in the shah yo of san francisco for a long time. >> that's about to change. we

kraig debro. >> make sure you stay with ktvu for continuing coverage.e will bring you the announcement of the sentencing for barry bonds when it comes down later this morning. >>> a man is dead after being shot by a san jose police officer overnight. police tell us the incident started near cu drive. now police also say several officers tried to contact the man but he displayed quote threatening behavior. one officer fired. the man was pronounced dead at midnight. >>> fire started at 10:30 last night. firefighters say they were called after smoke was seen coming from the billing. now investigators believe that fire started in the kitchen of a second floor apartment unit. everyone was able to make it out of the building. >> original report came into us. there was people that were trapped. we did a primary and secondary search. we did not find any occupants. >> there is a tax business on the first floor of the building. it was not damaged. the unit where the fire started is no longer liveable. other people on the second floor of the building were able to

kraig debro is at the scene. >>> a pedestrian was hit and kill by a car while crossing the street in daly city. it happened on highway 35 shortly before 6:00 laciniate. police tell ktvu the victim was in a crosswalk when he was hit by a car. he's only been identified as a 45-year-old man. the driver wasn't cited but they impounded her car. >>> a traffic stop ended with two people taken to the hospital. deputies pulled over or tried to pull over a small compact car in hayward. the driver refused to stop the car. while attempting to enter northbound 880 hit the freeway sign. police say both people will likely be arrested when they are released. >>> south san francisco police are cracking down on gang violence. we want to show you video or extra patrols that are put on the streets last night. the shooting was gang related even though the families of the three victims disagree. since then the city has hired four extra officers to focus on gang violence. a community action group was also established. those three men were -- the suspects fled the scene. >>> new zealand southern island is being rattled by more earthquakes. there you see people running for cover. several hou