i give to you secretary mineta. [applause] >> i cannot think of a more appropriate gift tonight than to receive this bat. i want to thank the mayor, and everyone, members of the board of supervisors, for hosting this event tonight. all of us who have had the privilege of serving in public service have gone to that point because we were standing on the shoulders of those who preceded us. i want everybody here to remember that whenever they do in the future, bring everything you are and bring everything you want to the jobs you are going to be doing. there are tremendous opportunities that are out there. asian-pacific american heritage week is a time for all of us to be able to show the majority community what we are capable of doing. it is also a time when people in the asian pacific american community are learning about each other. many people say that the united states should be a melting pot. i did not believe in the melting pot theory. when you have a melting pot, you put all the ingredients into the bowl, stir i

secretary mineta was forced to relocate into the internment camps. as a young boy, he was taken to the train station by military police officers. as a young boy, he was a huge baseball fan and he had his prized possession with him, his baseball bat. military police saw the young boy with his baseball bat and said you are not taking it with you. that is a weapon. what did they do? they took away his prized possession. later on in his life as a member of congress, a very generous person heard the story and offered him an autographed hank aaron

these are live pictures right on the sidewalk outside of mineta san jose airport. they are pretty busy too. we will bring you a live report from there coming up at 6:30. now to get all of your up to the date travel information including what is happening and the conditions on the roads stay right here with us throughout mornings on 2. we'll also bring you more information on ktvu news at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >>> an oakland man apparently fell to his death in a quarry. around 7:00 last night firefighters were called to the person's home on the 400 lock of month golly street -- montgomery street. he was looking for his cat but likely lost footing and fell about 100 feet into an old water filled quarry. his roommate had been looking for him and only found the victims flashlight. a ktvu news crew stayed until recovery crews pulled up his body around 1:00 this morning. >> our searchers are nor fallly done in very black water so we can't see what we're searching for. it's all done in complete blackout circumstances. the bottom terrain was very rough. there were a lot o

i did take a look at oakland international airport as well as mineta international airport in san jose. they are okay. they're on time. we're seeing a little bit of a lining here. edgar, if we can take a look around, we are starting to see some blue skies here at sfo. it's behind me a little bit as that ceiling is beginning to rise. but as lawrence has been talking about all morning and all afternoon, it's the wind that's causing the big problem here at sfo. again, these winds up to 40 miles per hour. so reporting from sfo, roberta gonzales with mobile weather. >> thank you. >>> as lawrence predicted, the rain started coming down just in time for the morning commute. the wipers were on for drivers up in the north bay. they got the wet roads first in san anselmo. and this is what the ride across the bay bridge felt like this morning. this is always one of the bay area's toughest commutes. you add a little weather, water and things get tricky. all in all though not too bad for drivers along the upper deck. >>> now, much more on the stormy weather coming up including the timing on the nex

. >> okay, in the meantime, the mineta transportation institute, they are located in san jose and can you get them on the website at transweb.sjsu.edu. that is transweb.sjsu.edu. >>> okay. >> thank you. >> thank you. . >>> welcome back. local author barbara rose booker merged her considerable writing talent with the passion to end the bias against aging, here, here. the best seller, the viagra diaries, explore dating, relationships&at age 70. hbo offered to turn it into a tv series. she wrote two more romances and the tv deal got shake. a better one is brewing. for an update, we welcome barbara rose brooker. how does a local girl make this happen? >> oh, my gosh. you have to believe in what you want. >> uh-huh. >> and then it happens. >> as long as you know some people and they can help you long the. >> reporter: -- way. >> waited 35 years and since i'm 76 and i want to be a movie star and i have been writing for 35 years, but it's happening now. that is the fun of it. >> the interesting thing, too, you said you were open enough to say you were 76. you look great for 76. >> thank you.

oakland and san jose mineta airport have no delays. if you are going to the sierra interstate 80 is open with no chain controls. holiday flights will continue despite a strike authorization vote by flight attendants. union leaders will continue with federal mediation for the time being. >> a warning about thieves targeting homes for packages left at the door by delivery drivers. they are called porch pirates, and they are especially aggressive in fremont. nick smith is live at the police station where one woman was caught on tape. nick? >> reporter: absolutely, carolyn, good evening. you know, the holidays can mean on-line shopping and pack kennels left at your door. but police say it is also an opportunity for thieves to make off with your goods. do you know this woman? they are asking to help identify the thief who stole a package in broad daylight. trevor is the homeowner and the man who caught the whole thing on tape. >> watching the video i can tell she had a lot of practice. she is good at looking nonshaw lont and walking up to t

city council will address the controversial proposal that would allow biologists to shoot birds at mineta san jose airport. since 2009 the airport has had 180 bird strikes. the most serious incident happened in january of that year when a united airlines plane injested birds into its engine. seagulls and other birds like the open grassy space near the runways. right now they're not allowed to shoot away the birds because the city municipal code forbids it. they hope they will amend the code so they can use firearms. >> the flash bangs and whatever they use is the real key. i know people don't like to hear that but maybe they'll get the message. >> if approved, they will undergo training before they're cleared to shoot. >>> the 15-year-old suspect linked to a crime spree could be rained as early as today. authorities caught the teen in concord on friday after a week on the run. the suspect linked to last week's killing of a young man during a carjacking in a 7-eleven parking lot and the attempted killing of a police officer. the suspect's name is not being released right now because of his

oakland and san jose mineta airport have no delays.erra interstate 80 is open with no chain controls. holiday flights will continue despite a strike authorization vote by flight attendants. union leaders will continue with federal mediation for the time being. >> a warning about thieves targeting homes for packages left at the door by delivery drivers. they are called porch pirates, and they are especially aggressive in fremont. nick smith is live at the police station where one woman was caught on tape. nick? >> reporter: absolutely, carolyn, good evening. you know, the holidays can mean on-line shopping and pack kennels left at your door. but police say it is also an opportunity for thieves to make off with your goods. do you know this woman? they are asking to help identify the thief who stole a package in broad daylight. trevor is the homeowner and the man who caught the whole thing on tape. >> watching the video i can tell she had a lot of practice. she is good at looking nonshaw lont and walking up to the porch and taking it like

oakland and san jose mineta airport have no delays. if you are going to the sierra interstate 80 is open with no chain controls. holiday flights will continue despite a strike authorization vote by flight attendants. union leaders will continue with federal mediation for the time being. >> a warning about thieves targeting homes for packages left at the door by delivery drivers. they are called porch pirates, and they are especially aggressive in fremont. nick smith is live at the police station where one woman was caught on tape. nick? >> reporter: absolutely, carolyn, good evening. you know, the holidays can mean on-line shopping and pack kennels left at your door. but police say it is also an opportunity for thieves to make off with your goods. do you know this woman? they are asking to help identify the thief who stole a package in broad daylight. trevor is the homeowner and the man who caught the whole thing on tape. >> watching the video i can tell she had a lot of practice. she is good at looking nonshaw lont and walking up to t

they 80 corridor you can see is currently raining in downtown san jose right around san jose mineta.ban has pushed its way into the santa cruz mountains. dry with extra caution and certainly if you are heading down highway 17. the wet weather has pushed its way closer to monterey. we have fog compromising visibility for our north bay and east bay spots. some are of thanksgiving sunny skies with temperatures on the mild side. a mix of sun and clouds and high pressure building over the entire bay area. we'll have more on your extended forecast coming up in just a bit. >> the rain is tapering off but you still need to drive at a roost speed read deuced. we have had numerous spinoffs this morning all around the bay area and still lots of slow traffic. livermore, our house about finally cleared after green bell. sajak live truck was blocking for a couple of hours. not so bad and the east down direction is to slow after green bell. it is related to new direction that is trollope'crawling from 2 05. give yourself lots of extra time there. the 1 01 of the 880 split even see northbound traffi

. >>> bird shooting will be allowed this week at mineta san josi international airport to help reduce the chance of bird strikes. staffers and biologists are allowed to shoot at birds. according to the mercury news they will fire blanks to scare the birds off, but they have permission to shoot and kill the birds about it they do not go away. san josi has reported 10 bird strikes in lost three year. >>> authorities in florida say investigators in charge of the casey anthony case overlooked a possible key piece of evidence. the orange county sheriff's office says the computer investigator failed to see a google search for "fool-free suffocation methods." the search was done on a computer mainly used byby antho on the last day her 2-year-old daughter caylee was seen alive. casey anthony was acquitted of her daughter's murder last year. >>> some survivors of superstorm sandry are infuriated after finding their homed were broken into over the thanksgiving weekend. one homeowner in breezy point, queens put up a sign to ward off other thieves. authorities say three homes were hit and 14 othe

. >> the fa a, jane garvey, flynn, mineta, i think they're traitors.i called them to their face and that's the way i feel. they are welcome to sue me if they don't like it. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. >>> i'm craig melvin. protesters plan to spend the night in tahrir square. they're demonstrating against mohamed morsi's decision to grant himself broad new powers. >>> more than three weeks after superstorm sandy hit, gas rationing will end in new york at 6:00 a.m. >>> and the multistate powerball jackpot now up to $325 million. the drawing is tomorrow night. back to "native soil." >>> after they made it through security, the four hijacking teams took their seats, mostly in first and business class. once their planes were in the air, they sprang into action. on american flight 11 en rout

this is what passengers were dealing with early this morning at mineta. passengers are being warned that weather could cause for delays and make for longer travel lines getting to the airport. >>> if you are about to head out, give yourself extra time. the rain, wet roads. it's dangerous driving. this happened in oakland overnight. this driver lost control because of the -- because of the rain. this is on 8 8 -- this is on 880. this was at the broadway offramp on 580 in oakland. the chp says about five inches of water built up there which is a major concern for drivers. >>> a sad story in oakland where a man plummets to his death. he apparently slipped and fell into a deep quarry last night. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live to explain what caused the victim to go out in the dark. >> reporter: good morning. this man's body was recovered. it's believed he drowned. firefighters say he went out in the rain last night trying to find his lost cat and he ended up falling off this sleep cliff behind his house and he landed in the water. this is a water-filled ro

ktvu's maureen naylor is live at mineta san jose international airport, and tells us, just getting back coast, less than 10 minutes from now. we also have photos from a bay area woman in the hardest hit area. with a parting hug this halloween night, this 30-year- old from san jose is headed somewhere where the holiday is on hold after a real fright. >> a lot of people who are really devastated by what's happened, and don't know what to do, they're going to be looking for help. >> reporter: with some flights canceled, she plans to fly to philadelphia, and drive to new york. >> i was looking at google maps earlier, trying to plot my route up i-95, and some of the bridges are closed, and google has no better suggestions. >> reporter: virginia hart from richmond is in atlantic city, and sent us these photos she took today of roads and beaches littered with debris. >> for the most part, it's just piers sticking up from the sand. >> reporter: more than 300 blood drives in 13 states have been canceled. now they're 11,000 points of blood short. in the bay area, people have come to help, but don

ktvu's maureen naylor is live at mineta san jose international airport, and tells us, just getting backis the first challenge. >> reporter: right now, a red cross volunteer is on a plane here, set to take off for the east coast, less than 10 minutes from now. we also have photos from a bay area woman in the hardest hit area. with a parting hug this halloween night, this 30-year- old from san jose is headed somewhere where the holiday is on hold after a real fright. >> a lot of people who are really devastated by what's happened, and don't know what to do, they're going to be looking for help. >> reporter: with some flights canceled, she plans to fly to philadelphia, and drive to new york. >> i was looking at google maps earlier, trying to plot my route up i-95, and some of the bridges are closed, and google has no better suggestions. >> reporter: virginia hart from richmond is in atlantic city, and sent us these photos she took today of roads and beaches littered with debris. >> for the most part, it's just piers sticking up from the sand. >> reporter: more than 300 blood drives in 13 s

airways jet landed at mineta international after it hit a bird. it happened seconds after the plane took off from phoenix. the bird was sucked into the jetliner's left engine. the captain shut off the engine and then made an emergency landing as a precaution. we are in for a big warm up. let's head to leigh glaser for a first check on weather and what is happening right now. >> live doppler 7hd looking at it right now you can see we are all clear. here is a look at current temperatures though. boy it was warm today. the temperatures are still mild at 64 in san francisco and oakland 61 redwood city, 63 san jose. clear skies, 64 san rafael and a little cooler in santa rosa right now. a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. election officials believe they will be able to get everyone to the polls even in the most storm-rave venged areas of new york and new jersey. sandy's path of destruction will force voters to cast ballots at different polling places on tuesday. most of new york's public schools will re-open tomorrow.

. >> also checked in, oakland international as well as mineta san jose. and live tonight in sfo, mike meback ktvu news. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storms. a lot of rain this morning, what's next? >> there's more rain. we have raib coming. -- rain coming. that's the first but we're getting breaks. show you what i mean. this is what went through this morning. it was a little less potent. and we thought we may see an inch and a half of rain. and most places are tenth an inch. and it materialized close to 55 miles an hour. here's what i'm talking about. you see the gap, 5-600 gaps. that's the break we're talking about. things will have a chance to calm down before system number two rolls in here. this system right here, it's a little bit different in that it has moisture. it has a little bit -- it has more moisture. it has stronger dynamics than the last system. it will get here and have a huge impact on your friday morning commute. we'll have more on that. the bay area winds, we have gusts up to 42 miles an hour in places like san fra

airways jet landed at mineta international after it hit a bird. it happened seconds after the plane took off from phoenix. the bird was sucked into the jetliner's left engine. the captain shut off the engine and then made an emergency landing as a precaution. we are in for a big warm up. let's head to leigh glaser for a first check on weather and what is happening right now. >> live doppler 7hd looking at it right now you can see we are all clear. here is a look at current temperatures though. boy it was warm today. the temperatures are still mild at 64 in san francisco and oakland 61 redwood city, 63 san jose. clear skies, 64 san rafael and a little cooler in santa rosa right now. a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. election officials believe they will be able to get everyone to the polls even in the most storm-rave venged areas of new york and new jersey. sandy's path of destruction will force voters to cast ballots at different polling places on tuesday. most of new york's public schools will re-open tomorrow.

ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is live at mineta san jose international airport.ine. >> reporter: so far there are no delays here. that is good news. it looks pretty dead right now. it comes in waves. people are coming up here and unloading their luggage. coming on in. the roads here i don't know if you can tell, they are slick. so be careful when you drive in. now inside the terminal the lines are short and travelers are not waiting much when they go to check in. there is also no delay going through security screening. as the morning goes on, that will most likely change as more passengers arrive. now there are a few changes the tsa has made. passenger 12 and under and people 75 and older do not have to take their shoes off when they go through security. seniors are also allowed to keep on light jackets. this is one of the busiest travel days of the year the airport is encouraging everyone to arrive two hours before departure. if you can check in online please do so. passengers we spoke to were pleasantly surprised that lines were short so far this morning. >> we

. >>> this week workers at san jose mineta international airport getting more ammunition to deal witht the airport. the airport has logged 180 bird strikes since 2009, so the faa cleared shot guns as part of the hazards management plan. the guns will fire blanks to square the flocks away but they can use real bullets if necessary. currently only police and the military can fire guns at the san jose airport so the city council will have to approve the change. san francisco and oakland airports already use guns to clear runways. >>> wine country is turning into olive country. sonoma olive growers get ready for a big harvest. the season is december through february in the region. it will kick off later with a blessing of the olives in downtown sonoma. growers say this year's harvest of california olives is expected to be two and a half times the size of last year. sonoma county has the largest number of olives, oil producers in the state, with the industry becoming more important as it blends with existing food and wine tourism. >>> time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina

city council will address a controversial proposal that would allow biologists to shoot birds at mineta san jose airport. since 2009 the airport has had 180 bird strikes. the most serious incident happened in january of that year when a united airlines plane ingested birds in its engines during takeoff. airport management says seagulls and other birds like the open grassy space near the runways. for now, they're not allowed to shoot blanks or ammunition to shoo those birds away because the city municipal code forbids it. they're hoping the city council will amend the code and allow trained operation staff and contracted biologist to use firearms. >> the flash bangs or whatever they do, that is the real key. and you have to shoot a couple of them down. i know people don't like to hear that. that's okay, maybe they'll get the message. >> if approved, biologists would have to undergo training before they're cleared to shoot. >>> it is 5:34 right now. the 15-year-old suspect linked to a san jose crime spree could be arraigned as early as today. authorities caught the san jose teen in concor

portions of san jose especially the downtown area right around san jose mineta the system is sagging closer to monterey. if you are not seeing rain clouds are you are probably contending with some fog. drive with extra caution, out wet wet roadways all along the coast. 2 mi. of visibility, three in santa rosa. afternoon highs look like we did see some partial clearing. a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in the south bay. los gatos as 67 degrees in the east bay the rain will taper off into the afternoon. fairfield 66 and walnut creek is at 64. downtown sampras's go sitting in a low 60s there. oakland is coming in as 65 degrees. 7 day around the bay shows high pressure building across the west. perfect conditions and sunny skies just in time for turkey day. a lot of folks will be waiting in line outdoors on friday and that looks to be a dry one. saturday and sunday on the mild side and we will continue with fair and dry weather as we start the next workweek. >> the rain is coming down and cars are spinning out. chp is heading out to several accidents out

. >> reporter: oakland, there's no delays and mineta and san jose, they are mentioning 15- -- 15-minuterson investigators are trying to gather evidence right now following a suspicious fire at an east bay high school. fire crews were called to alameda high school around 3:30 this morning. they found flames in one of the classrooms but quickly put it out. a window in the classroom was open. one of the reasons, the fire is kerred -- is considered suspicious. one student we talked to told us this has happened before. >> coincidently last year, there are a couple, if not three reported fires in the bathrooms. i guess somebody was lighting the trash cans on fire. >>> 39-year-old henry smith is accused of shooting officer capoot after a bank robbery and police chase. yesterday, during the preliminary hearing a bank teller testified that smith stole $3,000 from the bank. a vallejo police officer also took the stand and said he heard three shots during the foot chase before finding capoot's body. the hearing continues today. >>> 8:36. the weather is really affecting us. in fact, tara, you are s

united is a minor carrier at mineta international airport in san jose.e june. >> arson investigators are looking at a suspicious fire in vallejo the second one in the city overnight. it started at 3 a.m. inside the village bar on tuolumne street. no reports of any of injuries there. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,, >>> good morning. let's go toward the nimitz. 880 in oakland, northbound is really backed up. look at the drive time, 42 minutes right now between 238 and the maze. the only thing was an earlier accident actually in the opposite direction southbound 880 approaching embarcadero. never quite recovered. also coming down the eastshore freeway westbound 80 by buchanan an accident just cleared, unfortunately that is super busy as well from th carquinez bridge to the maze. >>> high clouds overhead but nice day ahead as we'll see transitional weather today as we get ready for rain. but it should stay dry most of the day today. 30s and 40s around the bay, 50s approaching the coastline. this afternoon, a lot of 60s, high clouds streaming

we've not heard back from mineta san jose. united no longer flies in and out of oakland.e for united since june. christina loren is telling us you see all that fog, some rain will soon be following. >> yeah, probably forcing some flight delays the next couple days. today we're looking pretty good. the clouds are thickening up ahead of an area of low pressure, the first of two swinging through the area. 78 in livermore, 69 in gilroy. we're not expecting our first showers until tonight. the winds will pick up ahead of the first system and showers tonight start. heavy rain at times for your friday and a little bit of a break with some on and off light showers on saturday. then a cold storm moves in on sunday and this one is going to bring about another heavy round of rainfall. you want to plan accordingly when it comes to holiday travel. if you're traveling right now, mike is here to help you out. >> we're looking at the san mateo bridge which just started moving again. no incidents but heavy volume. it's just jammed up, 101 both directions and 92 at the interchange. folks c