currently, there is no service between menlo park and san carlos. hbound trains are being turned around in menlo, southbound service stops in san carlos. but we are hearing now from samtrans that they are honoring caltrain tickets and they will be offering a bus bridge servicing menlo park, redwood city, and san carlos. just be prepared for major delays, chopper 5 is on its way and we'll have another update on caltrain at 7:25 this morning. meanwhile, heading for the bart system, no delays. we have backups at the bay bridge toll plaza from the foot of the maze. lawrence? >>> all right, liza. skies clearing out around the bay area. we have had a few showers overnight. but now our hi-def doppler radar saying things are clearing out so we are going to see more sunshine today and it looks like the temperatures still on the cool side especially near the coastline. the winds will be kicking up there. nice clear shot of the bay bridge, and this afternoon some of the numbers up in the 50s, mid-50s at the coastline, 50s and low 60s inside the bay and the vall

menlo park rescue crews brought him into east palo alto. the man was hurt. he hurt his foot in the incident, but he declined to go to the hospital. >>> a sharp-eyed morgan hill resident reported a copper wire theft. officers found 15 street lights and their electrical boxes damaged and 2700 feet of copper wire missing last week. the cost to repair the damage has not been determined. police don't have any suspects. they are asking residents to report any suspicious activity. >> turning to the weather, some much-needed rain was finally back in the bay area. it happened yesterday. this video was taken in san francisco's chinatown. the roads were also wet in marin with the north bay seeing most of the rain. from oakland into san francisco just past the toll plaza on the approach to the bay bridge only a few sprinkles. the storm system brought a welcome site in tahoe, snow. this is video of heavenly mountain yesterday afternoon, courtesy tahoe tv. it was only a few inches, but it is the first measurable snow around tahoe since early december. >>> the snow isn't s

but it either my at menlo park or san carlos.re is no estimated time for when it's going to clear to expect delays throughout most of the morning. >>:the crane that built the bay bridge is now in new jersey. the left coast lifter arrived in jersey city yesterday. ready to build the new tappan zee bridge. you may remember the left coast lifter raising giant sections of the new bay bridge in to place during construction. the giant crane was towed by tugs the 6,000 miles to new jersey.which included a trip across the panama canal. the people who are building the new jersey bridge say the left coast lifter will allow them to do it quickly enough to save 800-million dollars in potential costs. 744 on the kron4 morning news. you may encounter some extra company for some of the mid peninsula freeways including interstate 280 highway 101 and deepen el camino. the redwood city station is currently shut down after tran 305 struck a pedestrian. north bound trains running back and menlo park softball trains are single tracking of at a reduce

on the peninsula the menlo park police department is offering a free bicycle registration program.help recover lost or stolen bicycles. the program allows bicycle owners to record registration information in a security database managed by menlo park police. it is bicycle is stolen police add the serial number to the stated-wide security base and it can be identified and returned to the owner. >> a new treatment to reduce peanut allergies in children is showing promising results. researchers in britain used an experimental therapy on 100 kids with severe peanut allergies. doctors started by giving them small amounts of peanut flour. after six months, 80 percent of the kids were able to safely eat a handful of nuts. the results published in the medical journal. >> finally, the rain has arrived. next at action, we are tracking the storm making its way through the bay area and the challenge it is making for the morning commute. >> also, the deep south thawing out of a deep freeze and how complete strangers came together to weather the storm that left thousands tranned. >> investigators

a crowd packed the dutch goose in menlo park this afternoon.ing food and drinks, watching the cardinals. a lot of folks with their stanford gear on showing support for the pac-12 champions. the last time stanford posted back-to-back wins in the rose bowl was back in 1970 and '71. >>> the 125th tournament of roses parade made history today. it held its first same-sex marriage on top of a float shaped like a wedding cake. people showed up in support of the wedding but there was opposition. a facebook page dedicated to boycotting the parade received over 8,000 likes. some parade-goers also thought the wedding float was too much. >> no problems getting married. it's fine. but, you know, why make a show out of it? >> the wedding float wasn't the only event at the center of controversy. police arrested 19peta protestors for blocking the seaworld float protesting seaworld's practice of confining orcas to tanks. >>> salinas' biggest tourist attraction is history. a farmer discovered a mysterious design crop circle carved into his field on monday. well,

for more than 30 years he's been a firefighter and now a chief at menlo park fire protection districtn he fell off a ladder while pruning bushes in the backyard of his san jose home. >> one of the goals that set for myself was coming back to do this job. fortunately with the board's approval and a lot of people of that helped me along the way, you know, i'm here. >> that accident left him unable to walk and with limited use of his left hand. but he's back on the job after months of physical therapy. the toughest time was spending 66 days in the hospital. >> i had to relearn how to brush my teeth in the hospital, you know. who would ever thought you would have to do that. how to move around, how to feed myself. you know, so -- and then overcome, you know, the hardest part of this injury is overcoming both the physical and months of physical therapy. the toughest time was spending 66 days in the hospital. >> i had to relearn how to brush my teeth in the hospital, you know. who would ever thought you would have to do that. how to move around, how to feed myself. you know, so -- and then

he's now chief at the menlo park fire protection district.f a ladder while pruning bushes in the backyard of his san jose home. >> one of the goals that set for myself was coming back to do this job. fortunately with the board's approval and a lot of people of that helped me along the way, you know, i'm here. >> that accident left him unable to walk and with limited use of his left hand. but he's back on the job after months of physical therapy. the toughest time was spending 66 days in the hospital. >> i had to relearn how to brush my teeth in the hospital, you know. who would ever thought you would have to do that. how to move around, how to feed myself. you know, so -- and then overcome, you know, the hardest part of this injury is overcoming both the physical and the mental aspects of what will push you back every day if you let it. >> he also had a near fatal set-back on june 1st when a buildup of fluid caused his back sutures to rupture. >> it's serious. spinal meningitis, those things are what can do you in. >> but he fought back and p

we'll have more on that coming up. >> and we have a new problem now in menlo park.t's a couple of stalled big rigs blocking an off-ramp from 101. i'll have all the details coming up. >> reporter: and google makes a push into the physical world with the purchase of nest, the makers of the digital thermostats. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. >> good morning, it's tuesday, january 14. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 5:30. >>> a rare red flag warning all in effect this morning. >> let's get right over to meteorologist lawrence karnow who is tracking the dry conditions in the weather center. >> yeah. usually we don't have to worry are red flag warnings this time of the year but this year we are 8" below average on rainfall in san francisco and red flag warnings are up, mountains very dry, and conditions with some offshore winds blowing to 40 miles per hour making conditions dry for high fire danger. humidity also is running very low at 10%. these red flag warnings now have been extended all the way until thursday morning. that's

the trains are headed southbound are turned back northbound to menlo park. we have local service.things off to "good morning america" seven things to know. a person is being treated for burns after a two-alarm fire at a home at 1:30 am and the home is up if sale. >> two, first lady michelle obama will be the star at a women's lunch at the fairmont hotel. she had dinner last night at slanted door after two early fundraisers. it is part of the bay area trip to raise money for the democratic party. >> three, amanda knox is smoking to abc7 news about a decision to reinstate her murder conviction and the sentence what increased to 28 years in prison. >> sunnyvale based yahoo says use are names and passwords of customers have been stolen and used it access accounts. it believes user names and pass yesterdays were collected through a third party database and they are resetting passwords and implementing additional measures. >> five, let the celebrations begin, the first day of the lunar new year the biggest holiday in the chinese and vote macy and korean communities and people in san fra

caltrain had in service between menlo park and san carlos for hours. right new trains using only one track through the area. the northbound platform is not expected to re-open until noon. many commuters are tweeting about being delayed up to two hours. >>> also in san jose, the driver of a black nissan is facing d.u.i. charges after he rear ended or police say he rear ended and killed the driver of a red volkswagen that happened on northbound 85 around 11:30 last night. the volkswagen flipped and killed the man inside. man in the nissan suffered minor injured and taken into custody. >> two traffic officers had no choice but to fire their weapons at a car that was speeding toward them with no head heights. it happened at 12:30 in in the morning while they were on the side of the road dealing with another traffic situation. a passenger was hit in the leg. the drive was arrested on suspicion of felony and driving under the influence and assault with a deadly weapon. >>> a palo alto police officer jumped into san francisco creek to rescue this man who was

menlo park based facebook brought in $2.5 billion, beating expectations for final quarter of the year. mobile advertising revenue drove that surge, ads on smart phone as kt for half of the advertising revenue. analysts say this shows facebook is keeping up with a shift from desk top to mobile phones. it's all about mobile. >> yes. >> just ahead we have new details about a puppy found on a conveyor belt. [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? that millions of red california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up at 6:00 a live report from the sierra for a look at changing weather condition that's are important to skiers and water supply. also to

upper 30 s, and menlo park also in the upper 30s. let's talk about the battle in seattle. will it will raining? yes, but not heavy rain. cloudy and showery, 50 degrees. they will get the rain fall, right now, rain is a pipe dream. we've been talking about this for august. it really hasn't moved. here's the problem. it's not the big rush ridge of high pressure, there's a huge area of low pressure in eastern canada. as long as that doesn't move, it's like a traffic jam. so that's not moving. the thing behind it also cannot move. it's not going to move the next seven to ten days. ser row rain fall, but you'll get great weather. nights will be chilly. record highs through thursday. highs in the 70s tomorrow. san jose, 10 degrees above average. 69 degrees for you. low 70s morgan hill, lohse altos, redwood city, 70. concorde 68. vallejo 69 degrees. mid january, folks, san rafael 68. and lake port, 71 tomorrow. a couple degrees cooler. the weather will be cooler and those not a single drop of rain fall. we're back with more news in two minutes. ,, [ male announcer ] start engine.

the class action lawsuit claims the menlo park company is mining data from users' private messages and using them for financial gain. as mark sayre reports, facebook is denying the allegations. >>reporter: users of facebook can look not only at public pages and the timelines of their friends, but they can also send private messages directly to other users. >> it's the internet. anyone can get anything. >>reporter: lauren herborn says she already assumes nothing on facebook is private. the lawsuit claims contrary to its representations, private facebook messages are systemically intercepted by the company in an effort to learn the contents of its users' communications. sounds like you're not surprised. >> no, not at all. >>reporter: are you worried? >> a little. >>reporter: tell me why. >> nothing is private, it's the internet. >>reporter: the lawsuit goes on to say that users are likely to reveal facts about themselves in private messages and facebook hides the extent of this intrusive behavior from its users. >> you're perceiving that it's only private between you two and you're not r

i heard from him and he said going through menlo park it was crazy foggy and tough for 101. >> down the willow glenn area the same thing. still ahead "today in the bay," a bay area college student reportedly stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight. what we're learning about the man accused of making a bomb and his ties to the bay area. >>> a teen with ties to the bay area under arrest after police say they found a, quote, weapon of mass destruction in his home. we'll have the latest details in a live report. >> back to work monday. this is what you've got to drive through. that thick fog is back. it will be clearing by about 10:00 a.m., noon along the peninsula. your full forecast, showers looking good later this week. >> that's right clearing by 10, that means the fog is here. it's affecting the drive for some folks. >> could the sharks play outside next season? the efforts to bring an outdoor game to the area and where it could happen. >> hopefully cold enough. a live look outside. monday, january 27th, this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good monday morning to you. thank

if you can't get guys in menlo park to wear google glass, you have a problem. if they're changing it up, they change the form factor, the design, maybe it's a game changer. >> it's a little bizarre looking. i got to say. >> i know a guy who works on google glass inside google and he finds it socially unacceptable. one of the engineers who does. look, they give it like a $120 subsidy on the glass itself. you still have to pay for the -- it's still going to cost you hundreds of dollars but you get a little bit of subsidy on the titanium frames and the lenses. >> john is the best-dressed guy at cnbc. show the shoes here. can you get the shoes? get the shoes. tilt that little thing. come in tight. go ahead. there you go. look at that. >> we dress together. >> good to see you. what are you wearing tomorrow? >> i'll let you know. sue, down to you. >> i feel left out. i'm only in stillettos. a really weak number on durable goods today, minus 4.3% for december. economists expected positive 1.6%. steve liesman is our senior economics reporter. steve, this follows a disa

. >>> authorities are looking for a menlo park child molester.they say he missed a court appearance yesterday. he was found guilty in november of three felony counts for molesting a 10-year-old boy. a bench warrant has been issued for the 50-year-old. the san mateo county district attorney said he's missing under suspicious circumstances. >> his attorney in court yesterday represented to the judge that he is a missing person, and his wife had reported him as a missing person. and that's why he was not in court. and that his family is concerned for his well-being. i'm, of course, somewhat skeptical of that. i find that more than a coincidence. >> tehran and his wife live next door to the victim who was a friend of tehran's 6-year-old son. >>> happening now, firefighters on alert across the bay area because of this unusually warm and extremely dry weather. this weather that's prompted an unusual request from cal fire. especially for this time of year. nbc bay area kimberly tere joins us live from san jose this evening. kimberly, what is cal fire as

the trains are south to san carlos or north to menlo park, then turning around and doing local all therough the area while an investigation continues. that's for caltrain riders. your travel speeds along the peninsula moving smooth. 101 and 280 in the green zone as we showed you. in the south bay we have north 101 at 680 where we see slowing on a friday not there. blips for 87, 280, 17 and just a little blip, a smooth drive through the tri-valley. good flow for 590 over to the same area we showed you. slowing at the castro valley y, a look at the dublin camera as well. this is mild for this portion but low cloud cover. not an issue for drivers. that's left from yesterday. i like leftovers especially with cranberries on. >> new updates from san francisco general hospital. about a patient who walked away from major surgery, this is yesterday. she has not been seen since. christie smith live this morning about what the hospital just told her about the new security procedures. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. i just spoke with a spokesperson for sf general. what they

increasing swells and temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s. 69 in menlo park. for two straight days we've had record warmth. as we go into your bay area weekend, no wind to speak of. just dry, dry, dry. especially in the north bay. but the story is going to be here on thursday. starting wednesday night but thursday into friday. the winds kick up. those offshore winds. that's the weather watch that will go into effect in the bay hills. we're just looking at lots of dry. i mean lots of dry. and very unusual. never really seen that. >> there's nothing down the pike. >> nothing to point out. some where around february second or third. something could happen. >> when you look at our weather compared to the rest of the country it's completely different. >> they're having winter. yeah. >> thank you, bill. >>> coming up he did it. a couple of weeks earl littler than a lot of fans hoped -- weeks earlier than a lot of fans hoped. but coach harbaugh gave a news conference. >> and here's gasia mikaelian on the stories we're working on for 6:00. >> the officers body was del

up the peninsula, upper 60's to low 70's, and 69 in menlo park and palo alto and san mateo and millbrae and 72 is the warm spot and half moon bay, the coast will be warmer today, because of a little stronger offshore flow and upper 60's around downtown and south san francisco and the sunset, sausalito, and mid-60's into north bay beaches but low-to-mid 70's in the valleys, and 71 in oakland another record high and upper 60's for the rest of the neighborhoods and low-to-mid 70's for the east bay valley with brentwood the cool spot at 69. tonight, the temperatures with the breezes our inland valleys drop into the 30's and same if san jose and palo alto and low-to-mid 40's for the bay shore and the coast. san francisco is mild at 48 and fire danger starts tonight as does the high surf this morning and they both hang around for a couple of days. wednesday will be the cool of the day when the cold front passes us to the east and changes the air mass and kicks up the winds and those temperatures, 60 along the coast and low 70's saturday through tuesday and unfortunately, dry again. have a gre

are up to 13 degrees cooler in some areas, and upper 30's around palo alto and woodside and 39 in menlo park, and foster city is 43 and the mid-to-upper 30's in the north bay valleys and at san ramon and low-to-mid 40's everywhere else but for antioch at 50 and san francisco at 48 and half moon bay at 50. this morning is a clean air mass on top of the bay and it will be mostly sunny and slightly warmer today, with a chance of rain tomorrow and the record warmth is still lucking in next week's forecast. as far as today, we will hit low-to-mid 60's in most neighborhoods, a few clouds will linger along the coast and keep you in the upper 50's with temperatures, again, above average and the clouds are coming in tonight, milder and a lot like yesterday morning are we had clouds and drizzle in the morning. that is what we will wake up tomorrow morning with low-to-mid 40's and here is what is happening: our front is to the north. you can see the drizzle along the sonoma county coast and the best chance of light rain is moving through the north bay in the morning up to 12:00 and from 12:00 to 2:00 i

we are 37 in foster city with 35 in menlo park and palo alto is coolest at 34. san mateo is 42. dress for 46 at san bruno and 50 in san francisco for a warm spot and hose is 40 and we are around 41 in oakland with mid-30's through the east bay valley until livermore at 37 and low-to-mid 30's in novato and santa rosa and napa with frost forming. as far as what will happen the day planner, we have clouds arriving now keeping us in the 30's and 40's and a change in the air mass with cleaner air not a "spare the air" day but it will be cooler as the clouds thicken and low 50's if you are headed out this evening. enjoy. here is leyla gulen. >> we will start off with mass transit. starting today, v.t.a. will add trips including 66, 68, 121, and line 181 and other lines will change their time scheduled and other extended routes. bart is adding a 50-cent increase to parking fee at stations. muni, bart, caltrain, all running on time. if lafayette, this is where we have ongoing police activity looking for a couple of suspects would took off to the hillside with a car reportedly seen comin

the menlo park-based company currently has 874 million users worldwide.y space dropped in popularity after just a few years. >>> some bay area cyclists are gearing up for another big year. the special eyes lululemon women's cycling team is training in morgan hill. morgan hill is also home base for their sponsor, specialized bicycle components. the women say they are ready to defend their team time trial, which they won last fall in italy. the team says women's racing is beginning to gain on men's cycling for respect, coverage and financing. >>> mandatory water restrictions are about to go into place in one north bay city. we are talking to growers there about how this will impact one of sonoma county's most popular wine destinations. >> also ahead on the news at 5:00, we are digging deeper into the accidental shooting death of a bart officer and talking to investigators about the case that brought them out to that dublin apartment complex, where sergeant tom smith was shot and killed. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we will see you the

menlo park 74 degrees. 72 in pleasant own. 68 in fairfield. when will the madness end? will it end? forecast, coming up. >> it was over so quick. >>> here from the skier who actually triggers this avalanche that captured the terrifying ride on his helmet cam in san francisco. some landlords have discoved they can get more from tour than tenants. consumerwatch reporter julie watts has our story. < >> this isn't my particular unit. >>> chris butler can't forget his old apartment. all he has to do is look own air b and b, the site that allows you don't out your home. back in 2012 he was evicted from his 18 p hundred dollars month one bedroom in this building in san francisco's rush hill. the reason, one of just a few that justify legal eviction in renter-friendly san francisco. >> the landlord served me with an owner move-know eviction. >> but instead of moving in himself, butler contends the landlord moved his daughter in from another unit in the building so he could rent out her old apartment on air b and b. >> i was under rent control based on an opportunity to make more money throu

. >> he has been with menlo park's fire protection district since 1981. he served as chief since 2007. >>> it may not make a lot of sense but sometimes you have to go for it. i'm scott budman at the consumer electronics show. what happens when the valley comes to vegas. >>> and a director walks off stage. what michael bay is blaming for the meltdown. >>> and drinking during pregnancy, why a glass of wine might be good for baby. >>> and tech workers getting free rides on shuttle buses, their employers will have to pay up. >>> it's zany for one week of the year, the center of the tech universe is not the bay area but las vegas. and tonight vegas is buzzing. consider this super bowl week for high-tech. scott budman is on the strip tonight at the world famous consumer electronics show. >> in a lot of ways the consumer electronics show is about gadgets that make sense and make our lives a little better but sometimes it's just about crazy things. what else would you expect when the silicon valley comes to las vegas? every year at this time, sin city becomes sil

>>erica: north bound trains are turning back in menlo park this out about trains are turning back totunnel blocking the left him like the that is long gone out of the metering lights are still cycling on. lincoln always had to the san mateo bridge. traffic actually loosening of the right-hand side. we're definitely seeing traffic moved that the limit. for the problems and golden gate bridge south bound 101. drive time holding steady 25 minutes out of nevada on to the city. some earlier problems for the mid peninsula ride through all lanes have been cleared. we have some problems at third avenue. just a year of slow traffic. rain on the roadways sensors for those driving on interstate 280 and again no problems for your ride, at of about three times the kron4 tech report with a gabe slate. >>: right to now here in magnolia the best tv is actually going to be the sony and the samsung 4 k tv. you can get those in multiple sizes and 5565 94 in.. >>: here is one of those tvs this on a 4 k 65 and goes for $5,000. before that high price tag police to get high and speakers built into the tv h

. >>> a prelimnary hearing is scheduled for running over and killing a menlo park couple out walking their dog last october. 54-year-old marmry rightles was drunk when she hit the couple on chill co-street. her blood alcohol content was significantly more than twice the legal limit. investigators say rightsle was on probation at the time for a 2012 drunk driving conviction. rightsle bless not guilty and held on $2 million bail. >>> an east bay teen accused of setting another student on fire on an ac traps silt bus will be tried as an adult a judge has rejected a motion to try 16-year-old richard thomas in jewel knife court instead. police say thomas say set sasha fleishman's clothes on fire last november as the 18-year-old dozed on the bus. sasha was wearing a skirt and does not identify as male or female. thomas faces a hate crime enhan enhancement, accused of telling police officers he did it because he is homo phonetic. >>> the berkeley school disis spending $2 million on training and security devices a in the convenient of a campus shooting. a plan to send staffed members through

. >> oakland is holding a give away today to help >>> 40 degrees at menlo park. rebound as we get through the next half hour. 45 there saratoga, a near repeat, few low 70s in store for the afternoon. look here at the satellite. the water vapor showing these clouds that are pulling in from the south. you probably noticed them yesterday and they will be with us again for today. we have system that are sort of riding through baja california, parts of mexico, the southwest and this is all we are getting. coming up from the south a possibility of midand high level clouds, go through the weekend. this is kind of what we will see today and tomorrow. then changes coming our way. into saturday, notice the clouds, they are coming from the south and it'll continue over the next couple days, then as we get into monday. notice the southerly flow, actually goes away and now we have that northwesterly flow coming back and the clouds move in from this direction. see that rain at the top? on monday the possibility of a few scattered showers, oregon, washington, on thursday, the b

and really very low 60s, clear lake 50, and knock 60s, and it doesn't matter really coast bay, menlo park, and san bruno and saturday after that, sunday we clear it out and we are looking warmer. >>> there is a new food section, it is one of the latest by yahoo to keep people on their sites longer. there is a lot of food trends, cooking tools and recipes and it is easy to read on devices and there it is a shortage as the area comes through, craft said the shortage should last only a few weeks. >>> a thief who targets gym lockers, coming up, we will tell you why we are stern this case is getting -- certain this case is getting the attention of the mayor. >>> they could declare a drought emergency next month, how likely is san francisco to start rationing water. >>> january 25th to -- don't miss it. >> how do get great deals and lean cuisine entrees are just 2 dollars each. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> former venezuela monica spears, the two were shot in what police were calling an attempted carjacking. their daughter was shot in the le

in menlo park abc7 news. >> so wonderful to know he's going back to work he is wuvent people we relien there are incidents around the world just a terrific guy. >> stunning he'd get hurt at home after times he put his life at risk. you know? >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> we need the governor declare an emergency. >> we've got passengers overnighting. >> up next a mad dash and bitter cold snap. >> live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, it's dry now. but may in the last all >> thanks for joining us, i'm cheryl jennings. >>> a second person died of the flu in the bay area. a 48-year-old woman died of the h1n1 strain. >> this after the flu killed a 41-year-old woman last week. three people now in sacramento county. >> the woman in contra costa county had other health problems they're saying they've seen 17 cases so far this season. >> sxh our other top story catholic bishops pray for intervention because it's dry. >> donner ski ranch is closed the resort says slopes are bare. they're asking foam pray for snow. so dry in m

and to 84 in menlo park ed checking the ride on the peninsula. have a lot of traffic on 101 at the bridge. and highway 280 as well. no problems out there along the peninsula. that is looking great. 101 south out of redwood city down to the south bay. awick trip to that 337 -- 237 connector: >>> you may here sirens they are festing them today at 11 a.m. the sirens are part of the community warning system, they're tested on the first wednesday of every month. and officials wanted to give an extra heads up because more people are home from work from the holiday and may not be used to hearing them especially if they are nursing a hang over. don't call 911 it is part of the monthly test. >>> >>> i don't know what else. i have tried losing weight. and i have done everything possible. >> the cries to lose weight were viral as you saw there a man got the attention of the world and dr. phil. he got back from a weight loss treatment program. and we check on his progress in a story that you will only see on kron 4. >> taking these steps show as big improvem

along the coast, maybe patchy frost in the morning hours, we've seen that in the north bay. 67 in menlo park. those are the forecast high for thursdays. you get the picture, it keeps running this way, temperature want to warm up as we head toward saturday and sunday. back in the low 70s. unprecedented pattern that doesn't want to let go. >> look at that. 70, 70. >> for months now. >>> from 70, 70, 70, washington heaviest snowfall in three years ended but left refrigerator -- refrigeratoret temperature. cars moved down streets at a careful crawl, lingering ice is making getting around the city tough. planes and trains are moving with a backlog of travelers. snowy road conditions barack obamaed for a crash in -- blamed for a crash in massachusetts. >>> julie with what we're working on for 6:00. >> police are under scrutiny after a officer was killed in friendly fire. these decisions are made in seconds. >> what they do, how they are trained and why they don't just investigate crimes on bart company. she was upside down. >> she put herself in harm's way to save someone's life. the incredible st

alameda 62 and that tells us things are quiet and in gilroy, this will be the latest with 60s in menlo park. thursday does look cloudy, 60s are moving to the north of us and it is cooler but still no rain. >>> prosecutors are expected to announce a deal in the bernard mainerred case. he will pay for filing notify regulators about ben bernanke's massive fraud. they notified them and the treasury department will get the rest. >>> there is a lack of diversity and now they are adding the language to the corporate charter and there is several men and women and it should represent the customer base. >>> more people are buying those lottery tickets and we will tell you who is benefit being from that. >>> and in a colorado ski destination, what happened which may explain what went wrong. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they

south bond is normally a tough commute from menlo park through palo alto. of course, this is added.r the east bay. highway 24, all lanes are finally opened. this is gone out of the way but it is still a very slow ride in both directions. we have had no major problems for the southbound ride out of hayward and to union city. look at the road sensors. the traffic is crawling all the way towards highway 237. >> there is a huge improvement from the maze all the way to downtown. a quick check on 92, we have had no problems. it is still crowded. this is westbound traffic heading out to foster city. the drive time is under 12 minutes. >> i did see breaks of sunshine and some of your camera shots. a mixture of sun and clouds over the bay bridge. storm tracker 4 shows the rain has pushed out but it does not necessarily mean that were done with that. we may encounter drizzle for the afternoon. keep your umbrellas handy just in case. store tracker in satellite shows said the green is pushing out however, we are still there was no and the sierra nevada. there are going to be periods of heavy sn

. >>> police in menlo park want to help bicycle owners if their bikes get lost of stolen.identifying information in a secure data base. so if the bike disappears police will add that information to a statewide list of stolen property. there is no charge to register bikes and this information won't be shared with any businesses. >>> 5:41 is the time. two people injured in a dog attack in golden gate park while police killed one of the pit bulls there is still the threat of another dog. >> last second miracle shot sent a high school basketball game into overtime. >> the traffic is getting a little better. however, there is one little glitch that i have to tell you about. it is on this very freeway and traffic is beginning to back up. i will give you all the details straight ahead. >> our good friend mr. drizzle is making an appearance this morning. we should hope will get some rain that is the big question. it is really warm out there. will this continue? >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. oakland police are looking for the man who broke into the home of an

menlo park's facebook is number 4 at $6.4 and oracle is five at $6 million. >> just checking twitter. mike, people have been offering money to trade weather. we will talk about that in a second but, any, the roads. leyla gulen? >> a problematic commute. we have a new your involving multiple vehicles eastbound highway four at port chicago highway and we are seeing lots of delays there in the westbound direction so it is possible the accident could be in westbound lanes or it could just be spectator slowing and well have more clarification on that in a bit but as we go right back into hayward and san leandro, westbound side of the marina boulevard on-ramp to southbound 880 is shut down because of a big rig trying to get to the freeway. it will take time to clear it on get a tow truck to the scene. this is going to be the drive in san jose, 280, looking busy there beyond highway 17 as it turns into 880, you can see the traffic is slow down as you make it into cupertino to make it from highway 85 to cupertino it will take 15 minutes. >> now, the weather is warm. >> i had a beach day yeste

stay above 1,000' and inland is in the 30's again and upper 30's in the south bay to palo alto and menlo park and san francisco is mild at 48 degrees. three areas of high pressure are pushing the high clouds from yesterday down push the next storm with all the rain away from us and creating the fire danger because the winds will gust fast are as the area of low pressure moves by thursday and friday to the east and that chips away at the tens and brings the fire danger and temperatures in the 70's away from the coast saturday through tuesday and that is flirting with report highs. again. >> i still have one of my old computers. bart has good news: back on track. 52 trains now are rolling. we have an issue with capital corridor between sacramento and oakland the 548 is not running and a bus bridge will be in its place. ace trains 1, 5, 7 all running on time. we have an injury accident, a car hit a tree and that person is trapped southbound 101 on the shoulder off the parkway. it is not blocking lanes so we have no delays in that area. the bay bridge metering lights have been turned on. >> the s

months ago, the menlo park chief had a catastrophic accident -- losing mobilityn his legs and one arm our ryan takeo shows us: life altering accident has' stopping him from going bac the job he loves. >>> just eight months ago, the fire chief lad randy page bad accident. the life-altering accident has not stopped him from going back to the job he loves, as our ryan takeo shows us. >> as far as firefighters two, harold is one of the bay area's most well known. she a go-to source for fire fighting and disaster relief. as this example from 2012 shows, he is not camera shy. >> i would look at what -- [ inaudible ] will cost between 50 and 60 thousand dollars. shape-shifting concepts.. that promise to transform yr television. how new t-v screens are throwing consums for a curve. (((weather tease))) (((weatr tease))) (((weather tease))) " " (((stocks))) (((stocks))) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, pictures of a hang gliding accident into our newsroom.t happened just before noon in milpitas. the fire department found the 63-year old pilot and h glider hanging in the top of grove of eucalyptus trees - f

trains are turning at menlo park and san carlos on the northbound. this what's happening. this is because at -- at 6:15, caltrain number 305 struck and killed a person on the train tracks at the redwood city station. caltrain is saying this is gonna cause major delays throughout the system. they have bus bridges set up. our reporter has arrived on the scene. we'll tell you more about this coming up shortly. let's take a look at a crash mountain view, northbound 101 at shoreline. it's kauging a little bit of a delay. it's lighter than usual on highway one. as we push forward, the freeways are better than they have been for the rest of the week. let's go to steve. >>> i'm here. friday morning. there you are. believe it or not, fairfield, vacaville, sacramento valley, there was a thunderstorm last night at 11:00 last night, around midnight. the system is long gone. we're talking about record dry and towards the end of the month we get a thunderstorm in january. the system is rapidly, i mean already increasing towards southern california. if you are heading down there, you wil

hey, tara, have you fixed things in menlo park? >> yeah.rked my magic. >> your magic. >> i waved my magic fingers. that earlier accident has been cleared. all lanes are open on 101 southbound. we do have some traffic on highway 4 westbound through the bay bridge/pittsburgh area. a two-car crash at the willow avenue onramp is blocking a couple lanes. it looks like an injure accident. in la fayette highway 24, we have major congestion. i guess it's the typical backup. we know there was a big rig that caught fire on the eastbound side. everybody is stopping to look at that. last but not least, this is another congested area. >> , 880 near the -- area, 880 near the oakland coliseum. here's sheev. >>> very good morning. sunrise over the big city. it's either really cold or not too bad. we're seeing 20s to 60s on the lows. it listen sunny and warm for almost everybody -- it will be sunny and warm for almost everybody. maybe partly cloudy skies coming in. there's nothing here. everybody is offshore which means it's northeast. that means temperatur

warmer temperatures, anyone who benefits from the offshore breeze. 73 half moon bay. 73 menlo park.veryone is pretty close here including 72 san francisco which would be one shy of a record high set in 2009 as well. warm through friday and then cooler but still dry on the week. >>> it's eight minutes before 9:00. the bay area's newest olympic team member says a lot of people may be surprised by what she's already accomplished. but the 15-year-old said it's something she's dreamed up for -- dreamed of for years. well, you when you were a lot younger. what are you doing here? reminding you how things used to be. how you'd have a little debbie whenever you finished cleaning your room. or finished a book report... ...or finished a garden. you've earned it. you can have one when you've finished cleaning out the garage. your love for little debbie is something you never outgrow. you should get him to do the attic too. >>> police in san jose are investigating the city's third homicide in the first two weeks of the new year. they say a map was shot and killed around 5:30 yesterday afternoon

the northbound train stop heading to menlo park. you sam tran.ther local update in a half hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, controversy in the cafeteria. why dozens of school children had their lunches pulled from their hands and thrown away just to make a point. >>> plus, get ready for a seinfeld reunion. >> get out! >> no soup for you! >> media confirms the gang is getting back together, but for how long? >>> getting set for super sunday. the food, the fans, and the fun. we've got everything to get you ready for the big game as we kick off our pep rally on plaza "today," friday, january 31st, 2014.3 c1 >> are you ready for some football? >> broncos on the plaza! >> woo! >> go broncos! >> i am a hawk daddy. go hawks! >> hi ellsworth, wisconsin! we love you! >>> and welcome back to "today." 8:00 now on a friday morning. 31st day of january, 2014. can you hear it? can you feel the excitement out on our plaza? as we are having a pep rally not only here for sunday's super bowl, but also in the two super bowl cities of

cupertino 76. 73 half-moon bay and same as menlo park and palo alto. so there are just crazy temps here. sunny, warm through friday. a little cooler but still dry on the weekend. >>> u.s. wholesale prices increase last month pushed mostly by higher energy costs. home energy costst grew at the fastest pace in ten months. producer prices rose four tenths. economists say overall inflation remains mild. despite websites that make it possible to book travel packages some are heading back to travel agent. travelers are turning to agents when they want to book flights and hotels in exotic locations or have time but don't want to spend a lot of money on a trip to get away. other travel eres say they just like the idea of having someone to turn to if something goes wrong. travel agency booking nearly doubled between 2002 and 2011. >>> how would you like to pay less for parking in san francisco. why drivers may be able to park for free in some areas and when you will be able to do it. >>> and it was premier night for a new tv series set in san francisco. >> a fl

we are 36 in menlo park and 37 in palo alto and redwood city is 38. 39 in foster city. is 46. the other way is 47 in mountain view and 40 in san jose, and fremont and hayward are 42 and 43 and oakland is 56 and santa rosa is 27 and half moon bay is 26 degrees warmer at 63. talk about the microclimate, we have mid-30 through the san ramon valley to 46 in livermore and 42 in antioch. from the east bay hills, the camera is not bouncing but the winds are around 25 to 30 miles per hour overnight and the winds will keep the fire threat through thursday and more record highs and almost as warm this weekend. now, temperatures compared to average, this is where we will have record highs from 11 to 15 degrees warmer-than-average. and other cities and potentially record highs such as gilroy at 74 degrees and santa cruz is warmest at 76. and mostly upper 60 to low 70's along the peninsula and over the coast and 69 downtown san francisco is the record high and san rafael, 71, santa rosa, 75 and napa 72 record highs. upper 60's to low 70's for everyone else. and 69 in livermore, a re

i have slowing north of menlo park to belmont, there is some dense fog at times through the area. also the orange here filling in the south bay. shows you where you have dense patches of fog based on the weather data. it shows a smooth drive now northbound and southbound all green. you are close to the estimate there. a look at fremont we have a crash. tough to feature the same area. this is an issue. palo alto, a similar situation on the peninsula side. tough to see you. >> thank you. 5:18. jury section for the ex-mayor of new orleans gets under way. ray nagin accused of bribery and fraud charges. prosecutors say he took more than $200,000 in bribes and accepted free trips. he led to 210 all the way through hurricane katrina and the rebuilding process. >> the labels on food could soon look different. the fda has new kbls. one of the proposed changes is making the number of calories more prominent and using more teaspoon measurements. if approved this change is a long time coming. >> the 3-cent hike in postage went into effect. now 49 cents. regulators approved the hike back in de

palo alto menlo park 60. and lows in the pacific 57. really mild.ain will make it thursday. look at the lows coming back in. >>> you can follow steve and the rest of our weather team online. they are posting updates on their website, facebook, and twitter. >>> time is 6:51. we'll tell you where landlords of marijuana dispensaries are being told get rid of your tenants or be hit with a big fine. now there are questions about who is sending out the official looking letters. >>> flows along the california coast. ?ñÑ;Ñ; >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:54 is the time. dow jones down about 100 points right now. more than a half of a percent. s & p and nasdaq also down about a half a percent. still a lot of concern about the emerging markets but also disappointing earnings coming in as well. boeing reported less than expected profits and that sent stocks down more than $6 a share. at & t reporting disappointing numbers for the straight and that stock down as well. right now yahoo stock down as well. $2.39 a share. the sunnyvale tech

now, the temperatures show the cold air draining with palo alto at 33 right now. 35 in menlo park and woodside is deliberation and you do not see cold air drainage coming from the mountains into belmont at 48 and 47 in san brown know and some around san mateo at 41 and ten degrees cooler in san jose and los gatos at 40 and 38 in oakland and near freezing in concord, san ramon and livermore and at freezing, santa rosa and novato and 37 degrees in half moon bay. the art work on the bay bridge this morning shows our kay planner 27 to 47 and the microclimate shows more stars, with the color will sunrise or sunset will be on the sunset side. most high clouds are to the south, with mostly sunny 58 to 64 and 66 to 70 at 4:00 and low-to-mid 50's around 7:00. temperatures it will taper a little bit moving forward with a couple of kegs tomorrow and a couple of degrees on friday and back in the 70's in most areas by saturday. >> we have good news, an accident from oakland on northbound 880 at 16th is cleared. all lanes have re-opened and the construction has aned up. we have speeds that are retu

watching the mid-to-upper level clouds stream in and keep us mild. 39 in woodside, and palo alto and menlo parkmont is 47, and up to san francisco the warm spot at 50, and a few upper 30's in the north bay valley and san ramon and everyone else is in the low low-to-mid 40's and color sunrise developing with mostly cloudy to partly sunny conditions so we will say sunny pockets and our best chan of seeing anything d best chance of seeing anything is tomorrow at .1 itch. dry next week and record highs waiting to see. half moon bay will be 61. low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us. milder tonight with the cloud cover hanging around and mid-30's in the north bay valley and san francisco is 48 and everyone else is low-to-mid 40's so the heater will not run much overnight. high pressure shows barely on our screen continuing to get moved to the east and our stream of mid-to-upper level moisture and series of weak areas of low pressure with no real big strong storm to hang our hat on but you can see there is moisture lingering out there in the form of sprinkles day as we head to 5:00, you can see it looks

really, heavy debt. 36 in woodside, and everyone else is in the mid-40's to 50 at belmont, and menlo park is 46 on the peninsula, and palo alto and san mateo are 48, and san bruno is 50 and san francisco is 48 and san carlos is 46, and fremont is 39, a cool spot with los gatos and 43 in concord and napa and santa rosa and 48 at half moon bay. visibility is not bad here in san francisco. we will have thick are clouds than yesterday and a mild breeze with temperatures in the 60's and drizzle and immediate temperatures tonight a better chance of measurable rain on wednesday evening through thursday. the highs are in the mid-to-upper 60's in most neighbors and cloverdale and morgan hill could make it into the 70's. we are five to eight degrees warmer-than-average. mid-40's to low 50's and best chance of measurable rain or steady rain north of us and maybe lake and mendocino county and for us, drizzle and fog. at 7:00 in the morning, we are picking up the low clouds and as we transition to the high clouds, by noon, they will get thicker in the afternoon and evening. the best ray, overnight, up

. >> the menlo park police department is offering a free bicycle registration program to recover lastmation and have a secure database managed by police. if a bicycle is stolen police will add a salary number to the stolen property database and if it is recovered anywhere in the state, it can be identified and returned to the owner. >> new treatment to reduce peanut allergies in children is showing programming results. researchers in britain used an experimental therapy on 100 kids with severe peanut allergies. doctored started by giving small amounts of peanut flour and after six months 80 percent of the kids could safely eat a hand will of nuts. >> 5:56. a california home is called a house of horrors, the new details we are learning of the homeowner who hoarded hundreds of snakes. >> we are tracking a storm with live doppler 7 hd and the overnight rainfall hitting the bay area and what is to come. >> home high before nation. the lake tahoe homes where birds are taking their long rest for winter. the homeowners were okay with this? >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is ab

. >> we have record high temperatures again today starting off at 37 in palo alto and menlo park and 38 in wood side and 39 in foster city and redwood city is 41 and belmont is 38, san francisco is 51 and low-to-mid 40's along the east bay shore to the south bay and livermore and antioch and half moon bay with mid-30's around concord and san ramon and in the north bay vietnam with temperatures milder this morning. you can see air is clean right now and vallejo has the worst air quality. any time today we could ramp up so we have "spare the air" day issueed. 26th alert since we began november 1 with 13 at unhealthy levels. today we are anyone from seven to 13 degrees below average and a lost mid-to-upper 60's with the seven-day forecast coming up. >> back to the situation in daly city we have a major fatal accident. the accident happened northbound 280 before john daly boulevard and the pedestrian jumped the median and was hit southbound. it is a fatality confirmed. all lanes southbound 280 are closed. a sig-alert is in effect. northbound, we have two lanes blocked. avoid the area. we