kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> :8 -- 8:31. a san jose family needs a new place to live after a fire left them homeless. the woman was with her children and a friend inside the victorian home when the smoke detector went off short after the start of the new year. everyone escaped you safely. the home, which is in the hensley historic district, was badly damaged. >> the walls kind of run from the basement to the attic. if you get a fire in one part of the house it can quickly spread either up or down. >> firefighters say the fire was difficult to fight because the historic homes often lack firebreaks. damage is estimated to be at least $500,000. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> 8:341. a violent start to the new year in -- 8:31. a violent start to the new year kept police very busy. one man was stabbed walk along the guadalupe river. and then on ridgewood drive, injuries. >> we heard the gunshot with my son and then -- i say, somebody shooting. >> three more incidents occurred in the early-morning hours. police s

details on the first homicide of the year, we will have more later, reporting live from oakland kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are crediting a smoke alarm for alerting neighbors to a burning apartment. th#rom Ñ-ñnÑ-[kÑ-ñnÑ-Ñ-Ñ-Ñ-ñnñn a%-ñnçkñnÑ-ÑuÑ-Ñ-ñnÑ-Ñ-çkçkçkñn- resident that was being remodeled. firefighters arrived at the building to find everyone out and safe. after putting out the fire and checking for hazards, firefighters let everyone back inside their homes. >>> oakland police are investigating a car crash which happened at 11:20 on 20th and mark kit streets. a car and a mini-van ended up near a fence and it's not clear how the accident happened but nobody was hurt. >>> president barack obama will announce a new strategy for a u.s. defense policy to cut billions of dollars out of the defense budget. a live on what the nqm.euz.ra4lhw down from his hiding spot on a steep cliff. the man raced there after breaking into a nearby apartment house tuesday evening. last night neighbors reported seeing the man come down and escape. police cannot confirm that at this time and they b

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they have reportedly disciplined two officers for violating department policy during the recent occupied protests. the violations took place at frank ogawa plaza after the day of action in early november. now sources say the department suspended officers john half graves for covering his name badge with a piece of tape. lieutenant clifford wong is demoted to sergeant for failing to report the incident. >>> and america's first occupied camp, they are celebrating a victory. last night police took down the barricades that was the home of the occupied protesters. they feel the barricades are no longer necessary and hundreds of protesters have returned to the park and it's not clear how police will respond. >>> aspected, mitt romney easily won the presidential republican primary but other candidates say done count them out just yet. >> here we go to south carolina... [applauds] >> now coming up at 6:15 we will bring you a live report from the washington d.c. room on the reports of mitt romney and what he expects for south carolina. >>> pu

reporting live in union city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> oakland police arrested six people after they say protesters targeted headquarters and a downtown business. windows nearth and broadway are boarded up after being smashed during an occupy oakland march on friday. one of our news vance was vandalized and there were tires slashed. >>> president obama is making a major announcement this noontime about a shakeup of his white house staff. william daly is stepping down as white house chief of staff. the president is making this announcement right now in washington, d.c. daly reportedly gave his letter of resignation last week. let's listen in it. >> by my side at the white house. as he will soon find out, choi is only a phone call a -- chicago is only a phone call away and i will be using that phone number quite a bit. i plan to seek his counsel in the years to come. i have every confidence that jack will make sure we don't miss a beat and -- i want to thank, once again, bill, for his extraordinary service but alsos had extraordinary friendship and loyalt

ktvu's kraig debro is live from a store. kraig? >> reporter: this is just one place in the area to get 49er swag. it's the most popular place according to the manager here and a very popular place at that. there's a lot of demand that has everything to do with the 9ers. it's their first playoff in a decade. this man is hoping the 49ers win the super bowl so he could cover that last spot on his sleeve. >> i want to get my tickets and get going. >> reporter: this man heard a rumor. >> a friend of mine said they were gonna release the tickets. >> it doesn't say online. it's just general public. >> reporter: the 49ers are selling tickets at candlestick parks today, they were not. >> all of our tickets are on sale at ticket master. >> reporter: some are looking to gain financially from this. >> there's a starvation factor. fans have been waiting for this for years and years. >> reporter: ticket outlet hub stub said it's not just the seats that are in high demand. it's 49 gear. >> t-shirt, hats, jackets. >> reporter: all of this fuss and

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mount rainier national park is still closed after they found the gunman accused of killing a park ranger. the body of benjamin colton barnes was found yesterday morning and investigators believe he killed margaret anderson during a routine traffic stop. >> before ring jersey were -- ranger -- the ranger was able to exit the car, he shot her so i don't believe shed much of a chance. >> he is suspected of shooting four other people critically injuring two of them during the party. his body was found submerged in a creek and he appears to have died as a result of the clothes weather. >>> it can happen any time in the next three months. organizers are looking for huge ocean swells. they report they will meet thursday to discuss spectator safety, if you remember almost two years ago, a rogue wave injured several people. >>> well the luck ran out for stamford quarterback andrew luck. a disappointment for the players. he said the overtime loss should not be blamed on just one player. >> you know at the end of the day we lost and i am as much to blame as t

ktvu's kraig debro joins us live from ovie whaleey elementary. victim was a student at the school and the assault happened on campus? >> reporter: good afternoon, tory. that's right. when i confronted the district officials with this information, they say they were surprised not to hear that but they were surprised that police had released that information about the victim after telling the district to keep that part quiet. the school district says it will provide any information it can to parents about the charges but, right now, that's not much. >> the teacher as part of the district protocol has been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of these investigations. >> craig chandler is being held in the santa clara county jail without bail. chandler is charged with aggravated assault on a child. late this morning, san jose police said that the child is a student at the school and that the crime happened on campus between august of last year and october. >> i'm in a lot of shock right now. >> that reaction was universal. jenny led ha

reporting like in redwood city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> sim's shreds roughly 300,000 a year along with appliances and other metal products. the bay area air quality district fined the company $20,000 for a huge fire five years ago. this is video of the fire back in april of 2007. the flames sent a large plume of toxic smoke over the redwood city area. >>> new hampshire voters are heading to the poles to pick their nominee. all of the attention is on the republican candidates. jennifer davis has the latest from manchester, new hampshire. >> reporter: mitt romney has a substantial lead here in new hampshire as his expect doors battle it out -- competitors battle it out for a place at the top. two tiny towns making the first picks at midnight. all nine people from all of those villages letting their voices be heard. >> you feel like this is america. >> reporter: that message has mitt romney and jon huntsman sharing the top spot at one vote apiece. >> that it probably still isally -- still is a little bit wide open. i don't think there is a clear path yet.

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> home depot plans to hire thousands more workers for the spring season. half the seasonal workers last year were offered permanent positions as cashiers, garden associates and customer service reps. >>> hundreds of other bay area workers, unfortunately, are facing job cuts because of a recent state supreme court decision. coming up at 4:48. what's prompting pink slips at oakland city hall. >>> caltrain fares could be going up for those who pay cash. only customers who pay with cash. the plan is part of caltrain's ongoing transition to the clipper card. caltrain will hold a series of meetings on the issue starting later this month. >>> 4:39 is the time right now. let's check with sal for the early morning commute. obviously where craig is, that's going to affect part of the commute this morning. >> reporter: it depends on how long they stay there on 98th avenue onramp to 880. right now, traffic is light. so far, so good. and most people are not affected by this, but of course that could change. we're looking at westbound bay

reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have developing news coming in from washingtond.c. we have a report as we thank you, kraig -- a report out of washington, d.c., a teenager has just been shot outside the elementary school. witnesses say the boy was unconscious but we have no other details at this point about his condition. police are also investigating two other nearby shootings, and again, this is a picture that's just coming in from the crime scene in washington, d.c. right now. there were other shootings nearby that school that may be related, but again, this is a fluid situation just coming in. a shooting outside an elementary school this morning in washington, d.c., and an investigation underway. we'll bring you more details as we get them. >>> it's 8:48. do you have what it takes to work at facebook? pam cook is here to tell you how you can test yourself against other talent from around the world. good morning, pam. >> reporter: good morning. it's not an interview, it's an contest called the hacker cup. for the third year in a row, facebook is calling for ha

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the san francisco bay is being polluted. it is at the port of redwood city. it is where work is disposes of that and other large medal products. they are responsible for pollution involving led mercury and zinc. he is warning them they could be fined up to 37,000 dollars a day. >>> if he did not strike again overnight. i was joined on extra patrols, they have not been able to find anything and if they did not have additional fires they would not have any homes damaged but they are definitely concerned. >> this is not a prank. this is serious business and they are jeopardizing people's properties. >> they will not tell us how it started but they have collected evidence to release a description of the suspect. it will be under the novato arson's link you will find a map of each location where the fires have been set. >>> creating wildfire conditions, there has not been any substantial rain and ktvu channel 2 news knows he cannot recall is situation in years. and if they persist they could see devastating wildfires this summer.

reporting line, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:03. the police search goes on for the driver who hit and killed a man crossing a street in oakland. it happened last night around 11:30 on 37rd and bancroft near the mall. allie rasmus is -- is live to tell us the latest. >> reporter: good morning. according to the victim's friend who was with him at the time, the man was in the crosswalk about to cross the street when the car struck him in the middle of the crosswalk and the driver kept going. let's show you the video of where this happened, 73rd and bancroft in oakland. it happened around 11:30. just a couple of days away from there is the oakland eastmont substakes. an officer there told me officers doesn't have a lot to go on. there were no witnesses that could clearly describe what vehicle be looked like because it spread off after wards. >> we're trying to identify the vehicle. >> reporter: now, we don't know the age or the identity of the victim this moving. paramedics last night rushed him to highland hospital with serious injurie

reporting live in san francisco kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:32. san jose family needs a new place to live after a fire left them homeless. elizabeth was with her two teenager children and a friend when the smoke detector went off. a neighbor filmed cell phone video of the flames engulfing the house on north fifth street. everyone got out safely. that home was badly damaged. >> i lived here for five years. you know this happening it's tragic. >> firefighters say this fire was al to fight because historic homes -- damage is estimated to be about a half million dollars. >>> time is 6:33. new this morning a crash involving two cars in berkeley intersection sent one of them slamming into the side of a bank. tara moriarty is life this morning. >> reporter: we are getting a better idea how this accidents unfolded. you can see where it's chalky, messy, and that is where police officers say the two cars crashed and one of them skidded. slammed over here in the side of the bank. you can see where the chunks of concrete are missing. now we're here off the co

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are protect the closure of one -- protesting the closure of one of the city's biggest. now the market street cooperative closed due to pressure by the federal government. they sent a letter to the club's landlord ordering a cease-and-desist order otherwise the building could be shut down. >>> he told the crowd that a cloud was hanging over what should be a special day. each is facing an lented murder investigation. lopez defended her husband. >> this is taken out of context. this is a private family matter. >> now the district attorney is reviewing the case and he will decide whether to file charges. >>> also, ed lee was sworn in to the first elected asian american mayor in city hall. he was surrounded by his family and took the oath of office in front of a packed audience. he vowed to make creating jobs a top pie yourty of -- priority to giving every family the dignity of a paycheck and our willingness to embrace each other. >> mayor ed lee is talking about a replacement on the board of supervisors. >>> today kicks off a year on the bay bridg

reporting live in livermore, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:33 a petition to turn claytonley high school into a charter school. the board of education unanimously approved charter status for three years. now the approval has conditions, many of which has to be met by march. if everything goes according to the plan, the charter conversion will take affect next fall. >>> the campuses are about to become smoke-free. the school plans on banning smoking on all of its campuses within the next two years. it will also apply to chewing tobacco and tobacco sales and there is still no word on how the school will deal with violaters. >>> the search is underway for a 13-year-old girl missing from san jose. she may be held against her will by her 19-year-old boyfriend. he is from stockton and he and the girl may be in stockton or ukiah. now the suspect's vehicle is described as a gold two door car with the license plate 5 h- b-x-544. >>> revealing very disturbing new details in the case of joseph naso. yesterday the lead investigators testified that naso kept a rape journal to tee tail

reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. we've been showing you 49er fans photos all morning long. this picture was sent to us by bob of san bruno, and this photo of one of the niners' canine fans. look at that helmet! that's really cute, sent in by dave. and we want to see it your fan photos. just upload them to this address. and you may see them on the air. ktvu channel 2 has you covered tomorrow. sports director mark kicks off our pre-game coverage at 11:30 with the return to glory. brent joan and john fonzie, if game time 1:30. and when the game is over, stay tuned here at channel 2 for our live point after post-game show. we'll break down all of the highlights. >> i'm like, the fan felts! >> me too. lot of fun. >> sal, how are you doing in the commute on the friday morning? >> it's nice -- not a bad commute. looks pretty good so far. let's take a look at what we have here with the morning commute. san francisco, i should mention it again, that 101 tomorrow before game time and also after, you see a lot of people in and

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> last night the contra costa county board of educationd charter status for three years. the approval comes with conditions many of which must be met by march. according to plan -- if things go according to plan they will go into effect in the fall. >>> she may possibly be held against her will by her 19-year- old boyfriend and he is identified as being from stockton. police say the girl may be in stockton or ukiah. the license plate 5 h-b-x-454. >>> also new concerns about privacy, away area company may be tracking your license plate. that story is coming up on mornings on 2 at 705. >>> pg&e says all systems are a go at candle stick park. the utility has run several comprehensive tests to make sure there will not be an embarrassing power outage at the game. last month it went dark and power is still a concern even though the new orleans saints game starts at 1:30 in the afternoon. >>> they are getting to the first playoff game in years and tara moriarty is a big football fan and joining us live in san francisco to talk about it, tara? >>

reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police say 22-year-old son -- is her 22- year-old son. she was attacked at her home and when a roommate intervened, the woman was able to escape to a neighbor's nearby home. police arrived but were not able to locate the woman's son. >>> jury selection in the case of edwin ramos. he is accused of killing a father and two sons back in 2008. police say he thought they were rival gang members but they were simply returning from a picnic when they were shot and killed. ramos is now facing three counts of murder. >>> dozens of people a tenped -- attended a vigil in oakland for a five-year-old boy who was shot and killed last week outside of his father's taco truck. they are calling for an end to the violence in the memory of gabriel martinez, a five-year- old, he was shot by a man getting food from his father's taco truck. >> i don't know how many children have to die before they make a change. >> two other children were shot in the last months. 23-month-old hiram lawrence, jr. died last month and 3-year- old carlos nava

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> chuck reid is working on a plan to end the growing battle over the new pot club law. the he tells the media that he's allowing more pot clubs in the future. now critics have collected almost 50,000 signatures aimed at repealing that law. they argue it would lead to marijuana super stores that federal drug agents would eventually shut down. >>> also finances would be on the mind of state senators and family members. lawmakers will have to figure out how to solve the $12 billion budget deficit. governor brown has until january 10th to sub hit his budget to them. other hotly contested items whether to raise the state minimum wage to $8.50. a bill that allows health insurance rates. and how to companies muse on two bills that would legal arizona. >> everybody behaving themselves? >> i think so, dave. northbound 101 coming into san francisco looks pretty good. getting up to the downtown area. if you are -- if you are driving anywhere i think you will like it. you can see a little bit of slow traffic here. we start seeing slow traffic after they t

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> violent overnight news in san jose: a man was stabbed just hours ago, outside of a bar. this happened near the escape bar on south baskem avenue near foxworthy avenue. two men were fighting inside the bar, they ended up outside near an apartment complex. one of the men was stabbed in the neck. he's now listed in critical condition, but is expected to survive. the suspect was arrested. >>> this morning: pg&e crews are in mountain view. that's where high voltage power lines caused a small brushfire, temporarily knocking out power to one of the neighborhoods. this happened on la avanida street. claudine wong has the latest. >> reporter: they're saying power has been restored. that's good news. they were able to reroute things, now they're focused on trying to figure out how this happened and the cleanup. you can see pg&e crews. there were about four vehicles, two more showed up just down the street. crews will be filling this area with heavy equipment and machinery as they try to clean up this mess. they're focused on thes

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:35.lso inauguration day for district attorney george gascon is san francisco. later today he will be sworn in as san francisco's first elected latino district attorney. gascon was apointed po to -- appointed to that coast to replace -- to that post to replace kamala harris. he will be celebrating with an inauguration ceremony this evening at san francisco's mission high school. >>> this sunday will be one year since the deadly shooting rampage in tucson arizona. congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who, as you know, was seriously wounded in the head, she will be at the vigil and so will her husband. she was meeting with with constituents at a supermarket last january when she was shot. the suspect is still in federal custody. while the event is called a candlelight vigil, participants will receive glow sticks instead of kandals -- candles. >>> a fire started around 7:00 last night and neighbors captured it on a cell phone video. five people including three babies were trapped. a grandmother

we'll be contacting city leaders for further details, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. >>> let's get you to where you need to go. sal, you were warning us the toll plaza would get busy. >> it is. i have good news for you. it's become even better in the last few minutes. that may is because we're having a lighter-than-usual wednesday. some people might not be back yet. there is a backup there. it's about a ten-minute backup. it could be a lot worse. we'll stay on the optimistic side. this is a look at the 8 80 southbound. the fog is not big of an issue for drivers. in tracy, two trucks flipped over. a pretty messy crash. some people are getting by but traffic is slow. if you move the maps over, 880, not looking good, a little bit of slow track there. southbound 880 as you drive past fremont. let's go to steve. >>> thank you kindly, sal. we do have a mostly clear morning. as sal said yesterday it was fog, fog, fog. in the inland, it's mainly clear. we're expecting warmer temperatures. it's cold out there right now. temperatures will rebound. a few high clouds out there. t

reporting live in union city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:07. there's welcomed news for drivers on instate 680 through the san ra mown valley -- san ramon valley. merges lanes will the built in both directions on sick sycamore and -- sycamore. this should cut driving time and the number of accidents in the area. >>> all right. 7:07. let's check in with sal. already you are busy on a monday morning. >> it's busy. you know, some of the traffic patterns are nobility exactly what we -- are not exactly what we expected. traffic is going to be a little bit slow in san jose here down to about 58 miles an hour which is not all that bad. i would say that's pretty good for highway 85. if you are driving on the nimitz freeway, let's say from hayward, we had a couple of earlier crashes. that traffic has been slow in the stretch. also this morning's commute looks not bad at the bay bridge toll plaza. as a matter of fact, the traffic is moving along pretty nicely. is. >>> -- you are driving, it's slow. let's get to steve. >>> good morning. we had the full moo

reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:31.jury selection is scheduled for later this morning in the case of edwin ramos. 24-year-old ramos is accused of killing tony balognia and his two sons four years ago. police say ramos thought they were rival gang members during the shooting. they say it was a case of mistaken identity. the family was returning to from a picture when they were shot. ramos is facing three counts of murder. >>> a southbound caltrain struck and killed a pedestrian in menlo park last night. it happened at ensenol avenue and 7:30. this morning, the san mateo coroner's office said it would not release the victim's name because her family has not been notified. it appears to be a suicide. it was the first death on the train tracks of the year. last year, there were 16. >>> 7:32. an investigation continues in vacaville into a deadly house fire where a woman was killed. the fire started yesterday on gentry circle. poof -- firefighters saw smoke gumming out of the -- coming out. they found bobbi, and she and a dog

now ktvu's kraig debro arrived at that scene just minutes ago.nd he'll bring us live update on the standoff in san jose coming up in our 6:00 hour. >>> and california state legislature reconvenes today. they are going back to work. they have to find a way to balance the state's budget in a wake of a $12 billion deficit. that should keep lawmakers busy through the session. >>> mitt romney beat rick santorum by only eight votes in the iowa caucuses. that the closest race ever in iowa. paul joins us from des moines, iowa with what is next for the winners and losers. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, pam. i've got to say, wow. this contest didn't end last night. it went into the wee hours of the morning. one thing for sure, history was made right here in the hawk eye state. >> thank you so much, iowa. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: for rick santorum a momentous night. >> we will be in new hampshire, we'll leave tomorrow, we'll spend our time there, and with your help and god's grace we'll have another fun night a week from now. >

ktvu's kraig debro is live from sf state to explain how this happens. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. the good news is they don't eat human flare -- flesh. the scientist found the bees. these bees have been called zombies. their final trips have been called the flight of the living dead. this could wind up saving the state's agriculture industry from huge losses. this video shows a honey bee frantically trying to escape being a host to maggots. a team is credited with the discoverie. push -- discovery. >> the two possibilities that we're looking at is one that the ma -- that the maggot is controlling the bee, take control of his behavior -- taking ceil control of his behavior. >> reporter: another possible reason for the flight is the berealizes what's happening and flies out on its own to die somewhere else to protect the hive. europe honey bees are crucial to our food production. the problem has a head start. >> these are things we really like, most of our vegetable crop, almonds. they all rely on honey bees for pollination. >> reporter: this discovery could be the greatest contrib

ktvu's kraig debro joins us outside the high school with more details. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. e-mails are going out to parents this afternoon. also new information on the investigation. detectives pulled an all- nighter and arrested the teacher, a popular math teacher right here in the parking lot. police say 40-year-old marie johnson was cuffed as she exited her car on her way to her job at granada high school yesterday. >> when she saw us and the suits were there, the detectives, i think she realized what was going on. >> reporter: the victim was a boy who was 14 years old at the time. the unidentified student was in johnson's class but wasn't at the time of the arrest. >> my daughter, she feels horrible because she says she is really nice with everybody. >> reporter: johnson is facing 24 counts of having oral sex and intercourse with a boy under the age of 14. she is in jail with a bond placed at $1.8 million. most of the sexual contact, police say, took place in johnson's car. >> we have a crisis team. we can give support for ou

ktvu's kraig debro is there and just talked to one of the accused teacher's former students, correct?r: yeah, dave. a lot of people are surprise $and shocked about what allegedly happened. this is ob whaly elementary school. we still don't know there the school or police officials if the allegations about the sexual assault took place at the school with a student, those are questions that still have to be answered. as you said, the school is just starting here. district officials are meeting parents as they arrive to answer questions. they're also handing out a little pamphlet, a little piece of paper generally describing what happened. but the students in the teacher's class today are going to have a substitute and of course the regular teacher is craig chandler. police say he's facing aggravated sexual assault charges. district officials are not telling us if the victim or victims are students at the school. officials told us parent would have to call police to find out if that is the case. the assistant superintendent said a letter went home yesterday with the kids. is far, we have