ktvu's mike mibach is on the scene. go live to mike for the newest information. >> reporter: i did obtain new information. a spokeswoman called me 5 minutes ago and told me the fire burned about 35 acres and 50% contained. three homes are still threatened. you can see the peak in the distance. the smoke is coming up from the fire. the first call came in at 12:32. when they arrived on scene, a dozen acres have burned. crews got on the scene immediately. 140 firefighters on the ground trying to contain the fire. they sent two choppers on the fire. no aircrafts up there because cal fire says they weren't ready, it is february, they weren't expecting a fire. if the fire gets more out of control and they can't get more containment, they will launch the planes if need be. there was a report from the person who called about the fire this was a controlled burn that got out of control. cal fire said they weren't doing controlled burns. the same goes for the napa fire department. it doesn't mean a private citizen was burning vege

ktvu's mike mibach has more. >> reporter: mavericks surf contest, alive and well. today big time surfers charging big time sets. grant. >> i dedicate my life to it. >> reporter: what is your name? >> reporter: and so does ken. seen here on youtube going after two special agents last month. he is part of a crew filming a movie about mavericks surf contest and many surfers rely on jet skis. on this day, they showed up to remind the surfers, jet skis are banned in certain areas and depending on conditions and time, one of those areas is mavericks. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: sense the act was retooled in 2008, a spokeswoman says 10 tickets have been issued. he sees it both ways because he understands the idea was to protect the animals in the water but he says surfers should have the same rights and protections. >> they are breaking faces and we wouldn't have been allowed to have risk. with the drownings, that is not an anticipatable solution. >> reporter: if now, some will continue to test the law, pulling the jet skis out to use. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. for oneumeten was a dream meeting today at san francisco international airport. she is wearing a purple nit hat and getting a hug from president obama. she is a cancer patient. she told her newspaper that meeting president obama was on her bucket list. the white house ranged for her to attend the arrival at san francisco international airport. >>> another live look that pacific heights neighborhood where right now president obama is attending a $35,000 a plate dinner. we have crews in the area and we will let you know when the president leaves. and www.ktvu.com has more on the president's visit, including a slide show. >>> hundreds of students were turned away today when the state department shut down a bay area medical school. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live where students were left high and dry today. tom? >> reporter: students got an education today but it is not the one they paid for. >> reporter: the state shut the school in san jose. >> stuff like this shouldn't happen.

ktvu's mike mibach has tonight's special report. >> reporter: maybe they should reclass the 12 angrymen to 12 angry white guys to make it feel more modern. >> i bet you $5,000 i would remember the movies i saw. >> reporter: and maybe they should have the jurors doing this, tweeting, facebooking and going on the internet to get and give information on the trial. as of last month, it became illegal in california to engage in any of that behavior. >> it's scary, it's something absolutely new. >> reporter: ron beaten is a grand jury consultant. what's scary and new is not the law that just went into effect it's why. in london for example, a juror who could not make up her mind on a 2008 verdict published her dilemma and asked her facebook friends to vote on what she should do. the judge found out and declared a mistrial. that's because if a lawyer loses a case having evidence that a juror was found to use the internet for information will certainly mean a new trial. >> the jury should only go on what was presented in the courtroom. the reason for that is found in hundreds of years of jur

reporting live, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> there were dramatic moments when president obama was in los angeles. two air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a plane that was smuggling marijuana. it entered the same air space as air force one. two fighters from march air reserve base intercepted the plane that land at long beach airport. local police found 40 pounds of american. >>> president obama caused a flurry of excitement today when his motorcade stopped for take out food in china town. >> that was the scene as people were eating at the great eastern. the president walked in and ordered lunch. customers jumped up to greet the president till the secret service asked them to sit down but he made his way around the restaurant shaking hand and suppose posing for pictures. the president provided a photo up when he picked up a baby. [ cheers and applause ] >> he got caught up in the excitement. he arrived in time to capture the visit on a cell phone. >> president, what? the president is here. i feel so lucky. i started shooting on my camera. look, president obama. i

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president oe -- obama wrapped up a three day trip today. the president spent two days in san francisco. he left from sfo this morning and flew on air force one to washington state. before he arrived there, congress passed a payroll tax extension. mr.obama made note of it when he spoke at a boeing plant and included a dig at republicans. >> it is amazing what happens when congress focuses on doing the right thing in -- instead of just playing poll -- politics. >>> president obama's west coast trip was expected to rake in a lot of money. in all he attended eight fundraisers over three days. it's estimated he raised more than $8 million. that's on top of the 29 million that he raised for his campaign and the democratic party last month. >>> bay area holiday weekend is here. we have some temperatures that are going to be a little bit cooler. these were the highs from today, 67 in santa rosa. 65 in napa. temperatures definitely coming down tomorrow. look for your daytime highs tomorrow to be in your low 60s as best. fog along the coast, you can

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> teen has been selected to play at carnying hall in 10 days.eo of her performing last may. she is a freshman. and she is one of 23 from across the country to play with the honors band on february 12. she made it there quick. she has been playing for 5 years. >>> a new addition to the oakland zoo. it is maggie. he made her debut this morning. look at that. officials say she weighted 80 pounds and 6 feet tall already. she the first female guraff born there in 10 year. >> exciting for us. >> officials say she arrived at a perfect time. they are hosting a conference next week. >> what could be better right? especially the weather. >>> we broke a few records. >> one record in santa rosa, 74. that is a big number for february. doesn't feel like february. tomorrow will feel like april. today's warmth in february, definitely warmer than you expect. outside, this picture taken today. oakland. what you are looking at is the day time highs. 7-15 degrees above the average today. so a warm day today, thursday. warm day tomorrow, friday. couple degrees coole

i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. that land is where he dumped dozens of bodies. mus is live outside san quentin prison. >> reporter: mike shermantine is on death row here. search for more of his victims continues. the san joaquin county spokesman says 30 members from his office and from the state department of justice crime lab are in the town of linden right now. that is where yesterday they discovered part of a skull and human bones near an abandoned well 35 feet below the ground. on thursday and friday nearby calveras county remains belonging to a 25-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl were discover the. the town of linden is where shermantine and his childhood friend loren grew up. they were called the speed freak killers because of their methamphetamine use. they were convicted of seven murders between them but they are suspected of having anywhere from 15-20 victims who's bodies were never located. they are using a map that shermantine drew to show where those remains are. three sets of remains have been found. we asked the sheriffs specksman if they were ex

mike mibach, ktvu. >>> and we postall of our special reports at ktvu.com.will find them under the specials tab on the front page. >>> san jose city councilman rose herr era is offering a $5,000 reward in connection to what police are calling a hate crime that left a victim padly injured. lal was leaving the parking lot of a luckies on november 21st when three men approached him calling him a terrorist then began hitting him in the head with a tequila bottle. lal lost six taoet and now has two -- lost six teeth and now says he has three titanium plates. >> i saw shadows, nobody helped, nobody came forward and said hey what's going on. >> reporter: police released the sketch of one of the men in the attack. he's described as a hispanic man in his 20s, weighing 200 pounds. >>> currently only large grocery stores and pharmacies in the city are prohibited from handing out plastic bags. in additional this new proposal includes a provision that would require stores to charge customers 10-cents for paper or compostable bags. >>> on our facebook page we asked what y

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president oe -- obama wrapped up a three day trip today. the president spent two days in san francisco. he left from sfo this morning and flew on air force one to washington state. before he arrived there, congress passed a payroll tax extension. mr.obama made note of it when he spoke at a boeing plant and included a dig at republicans. >> it is amazing what happens when congress focuses on doing the right thing in -- instead of just playing poll -- politics. >>> president obama's west coast trip was expected to rake in a lot of money. in all he attended eight fundraisers over three days. it's estimated he raised more than $8 million. that's on top of the 29 million that he raised for his campaign and the democratic party last month. >>> bay area holiday weekend is here. we have some temperatures that are going to be a little bit cooler. these were the highs from today, 67 in santa rosa. 65 in napa. temperatures definitely coming down tomorrow. look for your daytime highs tomorrow to be in your low 60s as best. fog along the coast, you can

mike mibach, ktvu. >>> and we postall of our special reports at ktvu.com.will find them under the specials tab on the front page. >>> san jose city councilman rose herr era is offering a $5,000 reward in connection to what police are calling a hate crime that left a victim padly injured. lal was leaving the parking lot of a luckies on november 21st when three men approached him calling him a terrorist then began hitting him in the head with a tequila bottle. lal lost six taoet and now has two -- lost six teeth and now says he has three titanium plates. >> i saw shadows, nobody helped, nobody came forward and said hey what's going on. >> reporter: police released the sketch of one of the men in the attack. he's described as a hispanic man in his 20s, weighing 200 pounds. >>> currently only large grocery stores and pharmacies in the city are prohibited from handing out plastic bags. in additional this new proposal includes a provision that would require stores to charge customers 10-cents for paper or compostable bags. >>> on our facebook page we asked what y

i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong.will get over to rosemary orozco with a look at the forecast. >> it is a good day for layers. if you are getting out early. nice coasty jacket and shorts. maybe flip flops. extended forecast, you will need the umbrella by tuesday. what you can expect for sunday ant extended forecast coming up. >> the streets of oakland and this one was mostly peaceful despite earlier threats of violence. we have allie rasmus live with the demonstration and what is ahead. >> allie. >> this is where last night's protest and demonstration began. this is where some dueling rallies are set to happen tomorrow afternoon. we will have more details on that in a minute. first, what last night's demonstration looked like. they marched through the streets and it was a peaceful demonstration and billed at an anti police demonstration. and the people there were supporters of occupy oakland. >> they marched down down and through webster and macarthur. police were alongside them and following the route. some of the pr

i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. and we will get to rosemary with a look at the forecast. >> another great start out there. the clouds didn't roll in, in enough time to keep the temperatures from cooling off. some are freezing. and we will look at the numbers coming up in a few moments for the afternoon, lighter winds expected for today. and the possibility of a few scattered showers on the way. i will show you when, coming up. >>> progress on the bay bridge, caltrans continues to work on it and it is looking good. allie rasmus is joining us right now. alie? >> reporter: roves are working around the clock and according to caltrans, there is a possibility, a possibility. that the bay bridge, western end of the bay bridge could open early. this is what is going on at the construction site right now. it is west of the lights at the toll plaza and oakland side before the incline. that's where crews are working on creating a detour that will move westbound bay bridge traffic. it will allow crews to tear down parts of the

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> mitt romney is pushing hard in michigan, the state he grew up. 1200 people came out for his speech today in ford feel, the stadium where the detroit lions play. romney says president obama has failed to lead. >> that's why i'm running for president. i want to restore america's promise. more jobs. less depth. smaller government . in the campaign i'm offering more than just a change of policy. i'm offering a dramatic and fundamental change in perspective and philosophy from washington and for the nation. >> the michigan republican primary is set for next tuesday and the latest average of polls from real clear politics shows romney has moved back in to a slight lead over rick santorum. >> newt gingrich held a rally in federal way, washington. the former house speaker lashed out at president obama's energy speech yesterday calling it "political baloney. " >> i'm going to the cal state convention tomorrow. taking the speech paragraph by paragraph and taking it apart. [ cheering ] think of it as a trial run for the debates this fall. >> state republica

mike mibach is going, we're all going.hance of showers on monday, a little more shower activity. >>> britain's prince harry is ready for combat and he will soon return to afghanistan. he is now headed to the middle east as an attack helicopter pilot. prince harry will be on tour as early as next month. >>> these are the first nuclear reactors authorized in more than 30 years. they'll be built in georgia at a nuclear power plant that's 750 miles east of atlanta. there are currently 104 nuclear reactors as 64 plants across the united states. >>> kodak says it is going to stop making digital cameras. the company recently filed more bankruptcy and says the decision is part of an effort to become more profitable. it plans to get out of the digital camera, video camera and digital picture frame business by july. kodak invented the digital camera back in 1975. >>> bay area designers have been tapped to transform sidewalk windows. local architecture and design firmed volunteered their services. artists who took part said they were

reporting in san francisco, mike mibach, san francisco news. >>> good news tonight for president obama, his job approval rating is back above 50% this week for the first time in 9 months. this comes as a new cbs "new york times" poll shows if the election were held today, the president would beat all of the gop presidential candidates. >>> the vice president of china met with old acquaintances in iowa today. he returned to the home that he stayed in in 1985. he is expected to become china's president next year. tomorrow, he will head to los angeles for a two day visit. governor jerry brown will be his tour guide for part of it. >>> squall valley, in alpine meadow sent us these pictures. last night, there was 12 inches of new snow at the summit, on top of the 14 inches that fell over the past few days. the resorts say all of this means the conditions should be pretty good for the upcoming presidents' day weekend. ♪ [ music ] >>> around here, it was breezy today. clear outside towards the late afternoon hours. the winds are keeping things kind of mild right now, but the sun is setting. o

reporting in san francisco, mike mibach, san francisco news. >>> good news tonight for president obama, his job approval rating is back above 50% this week for the first time in 9 months. this comes as a new cbs "new york times" poll shows if the election were held today, the president would beat all of the gop presidential candidates. >>> the vice president of china met with old acquaintances in iowa today. he returned to the home that he stayed in in 1985. he is expected to become china's president next year. tomorrow, he will head to los angeles for a two day visit. governor jerry brown will be his tour guide for part of it. >>> squall valley, in alpine meadow sent us these pictures. last night, there was 12 inches of new snow at the summit, on top of the 14 inches that fell over the past few days. the resorts say all of this means the conditions should be pretty good for the upcoming presidents' day weekend. ♪ [ music ] >>> around here, it was breezy today. clear outside towards the late afternoon hours. the winds are keeping things kind of mild right now, but the sun is setting. o

mike mibach is going, we're all going. showers on monday, a little more shower activity. >>> britain's prince harry is ready for combat and he will soon return to afghanistan. he is now headed to the middle east as an attack helicopter pilot. prince harry will be on tour as early as next month. >>> these are the first nuclear reactors authorized in more than 30 years. they'll be built in georgia at a nuclear power plant that's 750 miles east of atlanta. there are currently 104 nuclear reactors as 64 plants across the united states. >>> kodak says it is going to stop making digital cameras. the company recently filed more bankruptcy and says the decision is part of an effort to become more profitable. it plans to get out of the digital camera, video camera and digital picture frame business by july. kodak invented the digital camera back in 1975. >>> bay area designers have been tapped to transform sidewalk windows. local architecture and design firmed volunteered their services. artists who took part said they were inspire

. >>> and good evening everyone i'm mike mibach in tonight for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener now from vallejo. a fire is burning at a house that was surrounded by police. we want to go now to ktvu's eric rasmussen. he was the first to report the fire, so what's going on right now? >> reporter: well what we know is this stand off is not over yet. you see the large number of police behind me. in fact, in the last few minutes we saw the smoke lessen here and

i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. >> we will start out with the skies gray and possibility ofing to be partly cloudy and i will show you the models in just a bits. caltran has shut counsel the upper deck. they are trying to realign the westbound approach. >>> this is the spokesman and we will listen in. >> okay. thank you, everybody. first and foremost, we have had a successful closure of the bay bridge last night. we were able to receive the structure of the upper deck at least from chp in 12 minutes. thanks to bay area motorists for paying attention and keeping the traffic light. that allowed our construction effort to start a little bit early and we are off to a great start. >> overnight we were able to complete the grinding operations that needed to be done. we are working on paving operations right now. our biggest concerns this weekend have to do with weather. we are starting to see some wetter conditions coming towards us now and we are open for a little bit of sun today. >> as it stands right now. we have a lot of work done last night. we have the prodiemlation that ne

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong.e report from nevada coming up in about four minutes. but first, we want to take you to some overnight news. an east bay neighborhood was flood overnight forcing a evacuations. a crew was work on a water main in fremont. the line supplies water to santa clara county. authorities tell us the crew may not have tightened up a cap which allowed massive amounts of water to gush through around midnight. storm drains couldn't handle the overflow causing an area around romanna street to flood. >> woke me up and the water running by the side of the patio. so now the water went into my yard but it is all mud and dirt and everything else. >> it took several hours before crews could stop the water. about 12 people were evacuated as four homes were flooded. water also ran to the backyards of five other houses. >>> this weekend police are increasing their street presence after a series of recent fights in walnut creek. this is a fight in the elevator of a parking garage last sunday morning. this was

time now is 9:29 i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong.vu has been given exclusive access to more than ten hours of police interviews with serial killer loren herzog. starting from the day he was arrested they detailed the crimes he said childhood friend shermantine committed. he is on death row convicted of killing four people. in the interviews herzog provides chilling details of the night that vannedder hiden was raped anomuraed. >> he forced her around and did all kinds of things. >> the remains of vanderheiden and weeden were found. shermantine says those are the remains of herzog's victims. herzog killed himself last month when he started revealing the locations of the bodies. >>> a state gop convention is about to get under way. republicans kicked off their annual meeting yesterday. stay with ktvu mornings on 2 ahead at 9:45 we'll go live to ktvu allie rasmus for more on what's happening this morning including the current and tomorrower presidential candidates expected to show up today. governor brown remains in washington, d.c. thi

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. we did have light rain overnight. let's check with your forecast. >> good morning to you! we're waking up it soggy weather once again. take a look at the satellite radar. you can see this storm primarily moving city as it moves inland but we're dealing with drizzle and do have a few isolated showers in the forecast. we expect to dry out in time for your afternoon. what you can expect and expect, coming up. >>> police are looking for six robbers who gave them the slip in a fiery standoff. flames and smoke slot out of this home. police insist they did not start the fire. allie rasmus joins us live from outside the house this morning with the latest. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. team members shot teargas into the home but police say that's not how the fire here started. they don't know how it started. and arson investigation is underway. but the house where the standoff and the fire happened, you can see, is still stand this is morning. the front window boarded up and there's a little smoke damage visible above the window there