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

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

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

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live now. you're in mountain view to explain how this new technology can crack down on dui offenders janine. >> reporter: mountain view is part of jerry hill's district and he lost his best friend to a drunk driver about 30 years ago. he is pushing for this legislation because he thinks it's going to make a big impact in reducing deaths. this new legislation would make it mandatory for anyone convicted of driving under the influence to installed aen ignition interlock device or ied. hill says data shows repeat dui offenders make up a third of all annual dii convictions. it would force first time offenders to install an iid. >> i think it's fine as long as they have done the due diligence and know the amount the program will cost the taxpayers is going to be outweighed by the benefit of the taxpayers. >> reporter: they support hills bill. they have been saturating bay area roads looking for impaired drivers during the holiday season and will be out in force for new years eve. hill will be unvail

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

ktvu's janine de la vega tells us what it does. >> mountain view is part of state senator jerry hill's district. he lost his best friend to a drunk driver about 30 years ago and he is pushing this legislation because he thinks it's going to make a biggism path on reducing deaths. this legislation would make it mandatory for anyone convicted of driving under the influence to install an ignition interlock device or iid on their vehicles. the device is connected to the car's ignition. hill says data shows that repeat dui offenders make up a third of all annual dui convictions. the bill would force even first- time offenders to install an iid. we asked people what they thought. >> if i drink and drive tonight, i'm gonna wind up with a device on my car tomorrow, i don't know if it would deter me for from engaging in any sort of negativity behavior t seems like a fairly vague punishment. it's not like jail or fines or whatever. it's a piece of plastic put on your thing. have to breathe into it. >> reporter: law enforcement agencies in san mateo and santa clara counties support hill's bill. t

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

ktvu's janine de la vega shows us what's being done in the south bay to help the homeless stay safe when the temperature goes down. >> reporter: we're here in san jose and it's been in the low 40s all morning. here inside the bikkardo reception center there are dozens of homeless people who slept inside because they couldn't take the cold temperatures. santa clara county is taking precautions to keep those who normally sleep outside safe. last night the reception center opened and staff said there will remain -- they will remain open 24/7 until sunday. they will take people at all hours instead of a set time in the afternoon. we've been visiting several locations in the south bay. earlier this morning at a shopping stuff, workers were setting up stations outside bundled you. commuters were hurrying to get their trains wearing jackets, scarfs and gloves. >> it's cold and wet out there. once you get wet, you are -- freezing. it's pretty bad. >> reporter: grateful you made it in? >> this place is like heaven. >> reporter: last night in morgan hill, it dropped to the mid-30s. it's supposed t

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