oakland and berkeley are also considering minimum wage hikes. >>> time is 6:09. a flu outbreak at a south bay prison. 4:the jail officials are respond -- how the jail officials are responding as they report even more flu deaths. >>> good morning. right now we are still looking at a commute that is manageable but things are getting busier on highway 4. you see a little slow traffic. and on highway 24 report of a new crash. we'll tell you where. >>> its very warm already for some. the average high in san francisco this time of year is 57. and the sunset district its 58 right now. more record highs it sure looks like it. i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering galaxies. the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! explore more, and save up to 25% on select nights at a disneyland resort hotel. there's no end in sight. i'm going to need more time. >>> welcome back. time is 6:12. prosecutors in florida say a retired tampa police officer accused of killing a man aft

and there is nothing which says yes we will get pain and the winds are just howling up in the oakland berkeley hills. it is right above caldecott and it has a little bit of a west wind. some areas are calm and we had that 1:00 red flag warning and it's definitely there is fog there and it is all over the place in san francisco alone going for 63 for a high so temperatures are coming down. lows will be up for most, certainly coast and bay and we have more will everybody and 2 below in chicago and 16 below in minneapolis, look at how it dives down to the deep south, it is just an amazing pattern and shows no signs of letting up in fact it may even get colder. ukiah, up in the 20s and a little system will backtrack and go back to the north. you don't see this very often but it is leading to a cooler pattern, windy in the hills yet coast and bay fog. upper 60 and they have gone with a few soft 70s and we will take this pattern into friday mostly sunny and dry again as we go into the weekend and early next week. >> they will pay 2. $3 billion for the business and "i" bm will -- ibm will continue to

we have mainly clear skies, 25 miles an hour up in the oakland berkeley hills. some of that heading to pacifica. it will be another sunny, nice day. no doubt about it. that offshore breeze equals 70s to santa cruz, capitola and gilroy. high pressure here, very warm air trapping thing. another hazy day. 30s, 40s, 50. easterly breeze. saw a couple of locations in san francisco. it looks nice there except for higher clouds. mostly sunny. it's sunny. chilly, cold morning. afternoon temperatures. upper 60s to 70s. a lot of low mid-60s. another day of above average temperatures. here's sal. >> we're looking at a commute that's very nice in comparison to what we normally see as we look at interstate 880. southbound 880 at high street bord of a -- word of a disabled motorcycle. they've called the chp to make sure the person riding that bike is okay. the westbound bay bridge is better than you normally see it. traffic is moving well. it's getting more crowded by the day as we've seen, the christmas week was really quiet. most of this request is quiet. we -- week is quiet

. >> we have the same buildings in oakland, berkeley, san francisco. lots of apartments were build in the 60s and we really need to think about the safety issues in this construction. >> reporter: uc berkeley professors say they learned a lot from this 6.7 north ridge airport that killed 61 people, injured 8,000 and caused billions of the dollars in damage. and the professors say a similar effort quake could cause similar destruction. >> the ways that building failed was where they were connected together. those connection points are where buildings are fastened as they are constructed. the construction techniques used there are very standard and are the exact same ones that are used here as well. >> we are very vulnerable because we have a large stock of buildings that were designed in times when we didn't have a clear notion of what a big earthquake looks like. >> at an earthquake seminar. professors say almost all type of buildings are vulnerable to earthquakes. that include werster hall built before 1973 where the state upgraded the seismic code. >>

i know out towards oakland, berkeley hills, a little bit to the coast. it looks cold back to green bay. it looks brutally cold next monday night and tuesday. on sunday, we'll start off at 12. the high is supposed to be 14. the low, minus 7. partly cloudy. very, very cold. especially in the second half. that's the second game later game. so the temperatures will be dropping pretty fast. a few high clouds are breaking through the high pressure. livermore, 64. the city is 65. for some there are temperatures because of the easterly breeze helping a few, 59 bookends, ukiah and also sacramento. 70 down along in los angeles. palm springs, 74. the key is all of this tropical moisture coming together with a cold low coming out of the great lakes and all of these are compining to pro-- combining to produce some snow. blifer warnings and -- blizzard warnings for boston, new york and long island. a lot of snow. probably numerous travel delays. for us, no sign of anything changing this week. there are some hints maybe next week. the pattern might change. hazy sun, mi

through the south bay and scattered light rain from san francisco across the bay bridge toward oakland, berkeley, orinda, and to walnut creek and concord and then, possibly, to antioch and martinez and around brentwood. visibility is where you can see how heavy the rain is. it is 10 miles visibility if most areas but it is making things slick through 10:00 this morning and then i forecast clouds by monday and money 50's and same by 4:00 but with the sunshine and another batch of energy rolling through, random shower is possible starting at 4:00 through 7:00 and even through tomorrow morning. by far the lightest and most widespread rain is fulling through 10:00. leyla gulen? >> if you are going to be skipping the slick road this morning and taking to bart or any other mass transit, you are in good shape. everything is running on time. bart has 24 trains running all on track and muni has in delays. it is slick. we have had several accidents. they small solo vehicle spinouts. they have been cleared. we have a couple of areas of construction. the construction is minimized when it is wet. we have a p

a little east breeze off the oakland, berkeley hills, nothing compared to yesterday. 72, being oaklandy if they hit there, another record high. temperatures running cooler for some. warmers for others. all are wind driven or cloud driven. red flag warnings continues for elevations above a thousand feet. you can see the cloud cover streaming north, san jose, and embedded within that is a couple showers, little guys, not guilty much. they're there. might get a few sprinkles. after today, the low responsible and all the clouds be get out of the picture and mostly sunny and dry. patchy fog, a little breezy for some. partly sunny, mostly cloudy for a while. 60s to near 70 degrees again. here's sal. >>> steve, good morning, we have had a pretty decent commute i would say today, we don't have a lot going on, especially in this last hour. the drive time here between 680 and the caldecott tunnel is down to about 10 minutes which is pretty good here as you drive through. sometimes it's up as high as 15 to 20 minutes, but today it has improved. also the morning commute at the toll plaza is down t

oakland and berkeley hills seems to be taking the brunt so far. re around 30 to 31 but the oakland hills north is 1300 feet at 37 miles per hour. if you have the breeze your temperatures have probably gone from the 30s to 50s. 56 in oakland. other locations are 15 to 20 degrees cooler. a lot of craziness with the wind direction and speeds. the high surf advisory, as well. the low will move across us and move northward by tomorrow but there is patchy fog out there right now. partly cloudy later on today. support for some. breezy for others -- sun for some. breezy for others. here is sal. >>> steve, we have seen the traffic shift from the outer parts of the bay area to the inner core where the jobs are. we are seeing traffic times right now on 880 go up as a result. most people stuck in outlying areas are here, backed up from the coliseum. 12 minutes to drive about a mile-and-a-half getting up north of the freeway. when you get to the toll plaza it is about a 15 minute delay at the toll plaza and another ten on the bridge. now it is less than a half

it is a little bit more on shore and 50s and lower 60s so it is pretty close, 59, brentwood oakland, berkeleylose, milpitas, 50s along the coast. san francisco at 59 and we have a little bit of a break, one more system clips us early thursday and then another system after that, summer temperatures, one that started and finally arrived in city tthink -- chicago. they sought shelter as avail yard and they -- a rail yard and they arrived yesterday on buses. >> i can't feel my butt because it is not there anymore. sitting for 26 hours is awful. >> that is the sound bite of the day. amtrak caps selled pause of all of that weather. >>> well a former memory. >>> and candle stick parkings the opportunity being given the fans who were not quite ready to say goodbye. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news checking in on the market, dow jones industrial average looks like down 90 and s&p 500

warmer towards oakland and berkeley because the east wind is coming off the oakland/berkeley hills. 83half moon bay. 74 mountain view. it's warm for everybody here. but the morning low is really cold for tomorrow. i think we'll get low clouds in here. temperatures will come down get close to seasonal average as we head to the latter part of the weekend. >>> san francisco giants' fans will see a much slimmer panda this season. the photo of pablo sandoval posted online showing his giant weight loss. <7mivó [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are fantastic. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! >>> take a look at this. major damage at new bridge's presbyterian church in hayward after a car plowed into the sanctuary. a witness says the organ, what's left of it, f

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i talked to a couple people that came down from the oakland, berkeley hills and said it was a wind tunnel. it was. 46 half-moon bay. yesterday they rocketed up to 66. the winds are much calmer there. 50 in san francisco. red flag warnings out for every elevation above 1,000 feet in the bay area. all the way up into the mendocino county. i counted. i believe there were 87 record highs. mendocino county, humboldt, and trinity yesterday. amazingly warm. cloud cover they had record highs. few partly cloudies coming in. i think it will just be for the morning. its actually not that bad but it will get really bad monday into tuesday. five in chicago. 19 minneapolis. on monday they are talk about winds chills 40 to 50 below. 14 in atlanta. 19 in dallas. and snowing down in galveston. here onlies the next system coming down and brutally cold arctic air will plunge. this is the line of freezing rain from new orleans. and then houston has freezing rain. even corpus christi has mixed drizzle, freezing rain. just incredible pattern. i think it will get worse next week for them. for us it will be afte

there's a good breeze coming off the oakland berkeley hills.'s translating into an offshore breeze. that's an easterly. that means temperatures go up. san francisco, today, you will be flirting, if you election with a record high -- if you will, with a record high. most of the records on this date weren't that long ago. but i'm forecasting 68. it will be close because some of the lows were on the mild side. 40s to 50s. oakland downtown, as long as that breeze holds. i think it will. 74 will be a record by 4 degrees. the old mark was -- old mark was in 1979. starting off from 28 in santa rosa. 63 half moon bay. 38 walnut creek. oakland, 50 degrees. san jose, 41. mountain view, 56. livermore, 56. fairfield, 31. i think you get the idea. it's like man, it's freezing or it's not too bad. the red flag warning extending. you can see why. originally we thought something might come underneath. a lot of energy. it's riding the wave of high pressure up and over us. so sunshine and warm temperatures although it's a colder morning. you lose the breeze. the

oakland, berkeley, mid-60s. cooler for oakland but still above average. 73 santa cruz. 60s on the coast. upper 60s on the peninsula to near 70 degrees. breezy tomorrow. cooler on friday. it's out of here saturday. back to warm on sunday. >>> well, a combative peace conference. the sharp exchanges at an international gathering aimed at bringing peace to sayia -- to syria. >>> welcome back. a former santa clara county supervisor accused of misusing county funds and illegal campaign tactics is due in court today. george shirakawa is due to appear on charges of false impersonation. the new charges come after he was accused of printing fliers with a communist flag that appeared to come from a candidate for the san jose city council. he's in jail in dublin after pleading guilty to misusing public money. >>> >>> at this point, the other candidate who has announced to run for the governor is tim donnelly. a tea party favorite. governor brown has not confirmed if he's running but no other democrat has come forward to chal

clear lake 80 degrees. 68 antioch livermore oakland downtown berkeley 74 degrees and 76 gilroy, 75 saratoga and los gatos and 73 half-moon bay and i will tell you just a crazy january pattern for us and it will be sunny and mild as we go to the weekend. >> thank you steve, a few minutes ago, the labor department announced jobless levels fell to the lowest, first time unemployment levels fell to 2000 from the week before and economists expected the number to go up as people are laid off through the holidays. >>> jp penny is closing 23 stores as they try to return to profitability and only one california store will close. all the affected stores should be shut down by the end of may and the cuts will be offset overtime as it adds positions to its online business. lincoln has hired a well-known executive, linked in has more than 4 million members even though they don't have a chinese website. linked in will only confirm they have been looking into the idea. >> time now 5:51 how a make it considered man -- naked manhasset shaken up -- man has shaken up security. a naked man scarce cheerleaders.

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maybe it is a will be bit cooler and kentfield set a record high and brentwood oakland, 68 oakland and berkeley 74, warmer towards gilroy, los gatos, santa clara -- los gatos, santa clara and 73 in half-moon bay. sunshine and warm temperatures will take us to friday and still warmer on the weekend but cooler. >>> it rose by 3 / 10th of a percent and gas prices increased 1.7% but that is below the federal reserve's target of 2 percent. >>> net flicks could end up charges a lot more after a federal appeals court struck down a new rule. now they can charge them band especially those who do that, they could see prices up to $100 million a year. >>> and hollywood has been waiting for it, we will tell you who received a coveted oscar nomination and who was snubbed. >>> and he pulled him up to the middle of his stomach and i thought, this is not a good look. >>> jim harbaugh, his wife is weighing in on his sideline look and how he is responding. . >>> first lady michelle obama is talking about turning 50 and talks about plastic surgery and working out and her plans for after the white house. ms. obama

berkeley and oakland police department are putting in extra patrol just to be safe. there's still a lot of dry air out here. you have to really be careful. this red flag warnings and affect until tomorrow. i have not seen anything like this before. >> this is the height of the fire season. a religious feels strange out here. >> i was going to say the what you were reporting this that typically in the summer that will start to do extra patrol. i live on the east and you have to tell us about the north bay, the hills are just having models of dry vegetation. >> it looks like it is in the dead of summer. it is so dry, we have not had a significant amount of water. >> any small we know the story of oakland hills fire. conditions are for another potential issue if things do not start to get better. >> let's hope that this does happen thank you for that report. you can see on the sign that we have high fire danger. >> coming up. we will keep an eye on the warmer conditions in the bay. >> new jersey gov. chris kissinchristie tries to explain why those lanes on the washingto

a little breeze coming out of the oakland berkeley hills.untains. 20s up in lake county and also into mendocino county. it will end up being a sunny day. temperatures have no problem warming un. the days are getting longer. we settle in with the 60s and low to mid-70s. we'll see how this pans out. everything looks to be line for temperatures way above average. oakland downtown benefits from the upper breeze. maybe some record highs towards gill roy today. 60s, 70s. >> cooler by the coast. not solid or anything. but there's patchy fog there. overall try. >>> all right, steve. 8:50. controversial comments from president obama. what he said when he compared marijuana to alcohol and cigarettes. >>> welcome back. san francisco police made an arrest in last night's shooting that injured two people. it happened on turk street at about 9:00 p.m. police say one person was shot in the arm. the other shot in the leg. both are expected to survive and police say they arrested the suspect about a block away on market street muni services to be diverted wh

. >> we have clear skies and pretty good breeze coming off the oakland/berkeley hills. it will be very warm. record hfd setting warm. we had that tuesday. looks like more of the same today. oakland, the record is 75, 2005. we're going 74. it will be close for san francisco as well and many other locations. the big news, the tremendous spread between the 20, 30s, 40s, 50s, even 60s. along the embarcadero we had 61 to 63. it's been really warm for some. red flag warning continues, as you might expect. some inland temperatures are very, very cole. everything goes up and over the big dome of high pressure. windy. some of the higher elevations. that red flag takes us until thursday. that means warm temperatures. 60s and 70s. we still have a couple problems for this morning's commute. one of them being in the caldecott. another one in san jose. we have slow traffic along northbound 101. we don't see any new crashes but we see slow traffic along the way. by the way, 280 is a better bet in case you are looking for an alternate route. 87 has cleared under after earlier problems.

if you are going to head between oakland and berkeley to get to the bay bridge you may see significantill fly sky 7 to the scene to see what is happening there, the sig-alert is in effect in san jose northbound 101 we have two lanes blocked with more details in a little bit. >>> breaking news: target announced the data breach from the holidayshipping season is bigger than first thought. 20 million customers are revealed to be victims of the massive credit card breach double, almost, the previous estimate. they say they are attempting to contact the additional victims. they probably have e-mails, phone numbers, and mailing addresses. >> amud the new flu deaths hospitals are scrambling to extend efforts to deal with the influx of patients. matt keller is at regional medical center in san jose. matt? >>> it started with .1 itch and now we have .2s to deal with the new flu patients. in san jose, additional tents went up while dealing with the uptick in flu patients. the emergency room and urgent care room are filled with flu parents some waiting four hours to see a doctor. it is not just t

berkeley, oakland, much of the city of san francisco getting wet right now.ive look outside from oakland. back to san francisco, the camera bouncing around a bit because the wind picked up. snow in the sierra. an additional two to six inches of snow. great news for skiers. maybe you should be heading up this week. winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. what is going on? what is changing? two night ins a row? there is an area of low pressure scooting by. the rain will be done in about two hours. you will likely get a tenth of an inch of rainfall, but it shows me that the high pressure ridge that has dominated the weather for the past half of a year is far enough away for the storm to go up and over the ridge and down into the bay area. now, the setup in the atmosphere, they go up and over the ridge, but when they come back over, they are coming theory. case in point, sunday, new rain chance. another low pressure area moves in and we will see more showers coming up on sunday. so showers likely over night tonight, dry but cooler for a couple of da

we're seeing officers from oakland, berkeley, palo alto and newark beginning to pull up.s is where about 3,000 people will fill the neighborhood church here in castro valley. you can see police officers standing out front getting prepared for the service today today that gets underway at 10:00. we got a look inside the auditorium where friends, family members and fellow officers will gather for this funeral. it's also expected that officer michael maes will be in attendance. he's the b.a.r.t. officer who accidentally fired that fatal shot last week killing higgs partner and friend -- his partner and friend. tom smith shot to death. maes mistakenly opened fire on his fellow officer. relatives tell ktvu that smith and maes were more than just colleaguesed and partners, they were good friends, golfing buddies. a lot of people say this will be a very difficult day for both of those families. we're seeing officers arriving from the bay area and as far away as massachusetts coming to attend the funeral. it gets underway in two hours from right now here at the neighborhood churc

and temperatures 60s for some. 50s for others. 63 brentwood, oakley, 59 oakland. berkeleya clara 63. 50s on the coast. too much in the way of low clouds and on shore breeze. clouds light rain drizzle saturday, gone sunday and sunshine and warmer temps, monday tuesday. >>> thank you steve. it's 8 minutes before 9:00. a water scare in the state of west virginia. what caused the contamination and what the white house is doing about it this morning. >>> 9y elaine: it was 17 years ago when i decided to become a mentor that i was assigned to christina. when she was in the first grade, she was a shy little girl, not able to smile much. christina: elaine showed me there were people out there to help me and guide me through life. when elaine let me read her diary, i didn't even realize how important i was to her, and now that i'm mentoring, i feel that same importance, and i can spread those same values to the girls i mentor. be someone who matters, to someone who matters. . >>> 8:55. new information about a chemical spill in west virginia. all mcdonald's restaurants under a water

then inside the bay high of 68 in oakland. 67 in berkeley. and 67 also in santa rosa. next couple of days, going to cool down the temperatures just slightly with a few clouds for tomorrow. lots of sunshine over the weekend. then how about this, elizabeth? by next tuesday, could see a little rain out there on the roadways. haven't seen that for a while. >> we haven't. >>> we also seen traffic in a while. it's been so quiet since christmas. outside once again, the drive times are all way down. here's a live look in the east bay and the north bay. you can see northbound 101 near 580 this is san rafael. everything is moving at the speed limit or in some places a little higher so you may want to slow down a bit if your commute takes you along that stretch of the marin county. westbound 580 through the altamont pass and the livermore valley. hard to spot a slow sensor and eastbound we're not seeing any roadwork through the livermore valley which we have been seeing so obviously nothing going on this morning coming out of tracy. even highway 4, these are all live traffic sens

oakland firefighter -- fire department is on heightened alert. extra engines will be responding up in the hills. >> that gives me reassurance and the better cooperation between the berkeley and oakland fire department is reassuring also and i just think as homeowners we're more aware. >> reporter: during the next couple of days, the forecast calls for wind gusts topping 40 miles per hour in the high elevations. the lack of rainfall has firefighters on edge. >> this is a little bit scary to me as a career firefighter. it's extremely dry. >> reporter: deputy fire chief mark hoffman says crews are carefully monitoring the winds and if things get bad enough, firefighters may start patrolling the hills to keep an eye out for any flareups. >> we'll go into the same protection mode we would normally do in the middle of the summer. this is what's unusual, it's january. >> reporter: calfire is gearing up right now by adding on an additional 125 seasonal firefighters. these are folks who normally would be working during the hot, dry summer months. and while firefighters are on alert, they also need help from the public. they say anyone who spots just the tiniest bit of smoke shoul

wednesday and shipped to california retailers which could include the meat company in oakland and american canyon in berkeley and a market in napa and primed, smoked meat in oakland with no report of illnesses. >> san francisco has a plan to go greener, literally. they will unveil the urban forest plan tomorrow calling to planting a lot more trees. right now san francisco has about 700,000 trees covering only 13 percent of the city. the plan is on grow that to 25 percent. also, the city wants to take over the maintenance of all trees on city streets from property owners reversing what has been happening since the budget cuts of 2007. the cost is estimated at $20 million. >> next at 5:00 a.m., the search if a serial arsonist in the south bay. we have a desperate plea neighbors are making this morning. >> medical marijuana advocates take on city hall with a hand to expand the number of dispensaries in a major bay area city. >> hot, dry conditions are raising the fire danger but there is another hazard to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welc

72 san jose, 69 hayward, eastbay numbers in the low 70 and inside the bay looking at 71 at berkeley, 72 oakland and 69 in san francisco. next couple days the weekend looks like we'll cool things down, a lot of sunshine, looks like no rain in sight, for the next five to seven days. sunset time to night is at 5:17, sunrise tomorrow 7:23 and we can't forget this guys, we've got a big game this weekend. the miners forecast weather could be a factor, a slight chance of showers, doesn't look like a wash out up there but temperatures a little chilly in the mid 40s. >> nothing like that green bay game. >> no, no frozen tundra up there in seattle but maybe a little wet out there. >> we've got the kids from harvest park. >> any niner fans over there? >> yes! >> okay, just checking. >> thanks lawrence. >>> well the search is on for our very own roberta gonzalez. >> something new we're kicking off at kpix5 called where's roberta, highlighting the unique qualities the bay area has to offer. today we hear she's somewhere with a lot of animals. where are you? >> it is a jewel in the eastbay. the oakland zoo.

off of the bay bridge, toward the berkeley curve, on the oakland side, a crash, a light pole on the side, sounded like one lane blocked. the traffic breaks look leak they've stopped traffic as you're heading off the bridge, into berkeley and emeriville. counter commute is not one right now. but that's an issue, getting off the bridge, heading into oakland. the arrows, smoothly, all lanes are open. hopefully an update in a couple of minutes saying the lanes are cleared. i'll track that and call chp. >>> new, the certasearch is 0 f whoever killed a man in a milpitas hotel. police responded to shots fired at executive inn near dempsey road around 10:30 last night. they found a man lying in the parking lot waiith a gunshot wod to the head. police say there's little information available. guests who ran outside after hearing shots say they saw a dark colored car speed away. the city's first homicide of the year. there's only one murder in all of last year into police in san jose investigating that city's third homicide of the year. the man was shot to death on loma verde near win chester and

berkeley and emeriville. no issues over toward the bay bridge. smoother drive off of the span toward oakland. nice easy flow at the limits from richmond to berkeley, as well as 24 out of caldecott. oakland, routes smoothly for 580 and 880. tri-valley, we'll see more traffic flowing and starting the slow for 580 and 68 on now a gentle build out of the altamont pass and livermore. smooth drive through the south bay. northbound route, typical commute direction, starting that build now. road crews not unusual. they are moving nicely. no crews here, 880 stevens creek as far as the flow goes. peninsula, easy drive along 101 without delaying to san francisco. >> thanks very much. >>> the u.s. justice department will provide more than $8 million in aid to the victims of the boston marathon bombings. money supposed to help people deal with physical and emotional injuries caused by the attack. not only to those who were at finish line, but people who lived in the massachusetts neighborhood where the gunfight between suspects took place several days late. >> 5:20. an effort to enact a statewide ban on st

spokesman says by this friday, 175 full-time and 183 part-time jobs will be eliminated in berkeley and in oakland. the hospital will also close down its skilled nursing facility at the oakland hospital. nurses say they are already understaffed at alta bates. >> so to have the layoffs or to say you are going to layoffs is outrageous because you can't even staff with the nurses you have to provide adequate care now. >> the hospital says not all of the johns eliminated will be nursing jobs -- jobs eliminated will be nursing jobs. it says it may be forced to cut more jobs if finances don't get better. >>> crimes inside a locker room are raising concerns about gym security in one bay area city. this morning ktvu's tara moriarty found out this case is getting the direct attention of the mayor and tara joins us live from daly city. >> reporter: good morning. when you are hitting the stair master or the weight, someone may be hitting up your gym locker. that's what police say happened here at 24-hour fitness. we're near serramonte mall. this is where police say a man seen in this surveillance used a one-

spokesperson said by saturday, 175 full-time and 183 part time positions will be eliminated in berkeley and oakland. the hospital is also closing its skilled nursing facility and nurses are concerned saying they are already under staffed there. >> if you agree you have to have layoffs, this is outrageous because you can't provide adequate care now. they admit more jobs can be cut if finances don't improve. >>> the first person to die from the flu season and health officials are not telling us her name yet or where she lives but they are advising them about it and the flu can be deadly. that latest victim is the third person. >> they could be sent top other areas. the hospital deaths are completely voluntary. 65 years and older, they are excluded from the official count. the flu season is started later this year and that means you still have time to get a flu shot to protect yourself. >>> 5:15 is the time, no big problem for the commute. >> nothing major right now and we are looking at the commute and some of the slow spots, the san mateo traffic looks good and also the morning commute and i tell yo

oakland. another perspective off richmond, berkeley, you can see. things moving without a problem there. let's take to you the maps and the altamont pass. we're seeing wide open roads there. there is one incidence from chp, it's got taken off the radar fairly quickly. you can see we're finding slowing, this is 101 northbound after the dumbarton bridge exit. there is an obstruction of some sort. trying to get more information. back to you by tos. >> thank you. >> still to come, we're following breaking news in the south bay. detectives investigating the first homicide of the year. the latest in a live report. >> an arson investigation at the chinese consulate. new images released overnight. a heart attack? every 40 seconds someone has a stroke. but it doesn't have to be that way. every day there's hope. join me and the american heart association and get serious about your heart and your health. if you're doing nothing, do something. if you're doing something, do more. find healthy living solutions from the american heart association's my heart my life. it's that simple. >>> good morning.

oakland. about 67 degrees in berkeley. so as we look out over the next couple of days, got a couple of high clouds coming our way as we look toward tomorrow. the weekend looking good. should be dry just slightly cooler. and then by next tuesday, we do have a storm system headed toward the bay area. doesn't look like much. but at least a slight chance of some showers. by the way, sunset tonight at 5:03. sunrise tomorrow at 7:25. king tides again tonight maybe flooding around 7 p.m. around the embarcadero. >>> up next, meet the couple that's made it their mission to save the music in bay area schools. , ,,,,,, lucky charms! ♪ [ birds chirping, twinkling noises ] you're always after me lucky charms! they're magically delicious! can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. have been instrumental in keeping music alive in their od schools. they're not musicians or

that translates to a few 60s out there, lots of low 60s for santa rosa, oakland at berkeley, san jose forecast high 61, san mateo 60 degrees and a look ahead, your five-day forecast, we are looking for the rain clouds, no rain clouds, in fact the complete opposite. temperatures warming back up by tuesday and wednesday, talking about some low 70s. >> thanks, mark. >>> san francisco voters may get to decide whether a new arena for the warriors can be built on the city's waterfront. according to the san francisco chronicle, people against the plan have been gathering signatures for about -- for a ballot measure that could block development. it would require voters to approve any waterfront development that exceeds height limits. the measure could affect three major projects including the warriors' proposed arena and plans to develop a site owned by the giants. >>> your time now 7:12 and reaching out to customers, what neiman-marcus is now doing to their customers that could be affected by a security breach. >>> and san francisco landed at the top of one list. why a parenting website says

win dip in the hills and i have seen gusts in the oakland hills and i tell you on the oakland side of the berkeleydecott, fire danger red flag warning until thursday morning -- i have to change this, but low humidity, fire danger is through the roof and it will be a warm tuesday and lots of 70s are showing up. the lows are all over the place, 31 in santa rosa and 50 in san francisco, 53 in richmond and petrerro hill. 35 in concord and you might want to watch your car thermometer. red flag warning south bay, sunshine, temperatures are warming up with that weak system on saturday and that and that may be the last one for a while. and this week it looks warmer and i can't even find a cloud for crying out loud. windy east bay hills on parts of the coast get a little offshore breeze, low 70s, we are coming in warmer tomorrow an extended outlook, that will be a weak system which will approach us on saturday. it will give us some partly cloudy skies skies and a little cooler son sunday. >>> european markets are down in early trading and it was a rough day in asia. japanese stocks fell more than 33% that

cars will pick up passengers in berkeley oakland, pleasant hill and san ramon.hey hope the move will get more people to try uber x that uses hybrid cars. caltrain is marking its anniversary. it leaves san francisco at 9:40 and it will stop at six of the historic stations. the anniversary train departs from the caltrain station on fourth street. >>> first lady michelle obama will be celebrating her 50th birthday, it's dubbed snacks and sips and dancing and dessert. the white house will be limiting how many guests will be able to share about the event. >> the invitation says no camera or photographs. i've covered many receptions at the white house and even big shots like to take pictures. >> well, the guest list has not been released beyonce is listed to perform at the event. there will be usher and katie couric >> the mission of one fan that's bringing in green instead of just the red and gold. >> a cool down in the forecast for our bay area weekend. how much cooler? i'll have a look at your numbers coming up. . >> on the next big bang theory. wot morning ever. [

for me, that is oakland, california. i live in berkeley.s an enormous amount of hunger there. it is not only, as people would have you think, in dubai or somewhere in africa. it is happening right now in our country. people tend to either forget about that or would rather not think about it. it is my mission in life to remind everyone that it is right around the corner. >> is there more impetus now? it seems like the discussion in washington now is about income inequality. that is something dr. king spoke about a 1963. >> he was so way ahead of his time. i think that is why a lot of people do not really understand what he was saying. i mean, we have such issues right now. we have immigration reform coming up. my hope, as someone who came from another country, is that if reform actually takes place, that it is not a watered-down version that people on the other side can call reform. >> as you get ready to receive this award, a lot of people call you a trailblazer. when you were a little girl in the bronx, where your dreams that big? could yo

oakland 59. berkeley is in there. walnut creek is in there low 60s. saratoga also on the peninsula.ity a little drizzle there. half moon bay, all reporting drizzle. many reports in san francisco. also san bruno. that seems to be the focus for the heaviest. we have had drizzle out to livermore. mostly sunny friday and warmer. one more system saturday. doing the same thing this one is doing. clears out sunday. monday, tuesday warmer. >>> time now 7:52. governor brown releases his new state budget plan today. the spending increases the governor says he wants to see. >> and getting high in a whole new way. find out how people say police say young people are turning a tool aimed at helping smokers into a way to smoke weed. >>> welcome back. 7:55. continuing coverage of breaking news. that big five alarm warehouse fire in san jose. you can see it's still burning out of control near 28th and julian streets. there are about 70 firefighters out there fighting this blaze. some of the local businesses nearby have been evacuated. we also found out a nearby school, rocketship discovery prep char

mid 60's for oakland and berkeley. >> this is due to a weak system that is passing by but she would notice when i see any brain in the bay area pripet although the storm is want to bring light rain it will not breach the bay area. the real result would babe cooler temperatures. >> the time right now is 8:22 a.m.. >> we're truck and a new hot spot and the state's 680 in the south lawn direction and accident here in the south, and is backing up and she gives secrets look at how slow the month bond ride is. that is because there is a visual hazard. it is jammed up coming out of alamo as well as heavy traffic getting into alamo. 80 west is heavy, was 24 as traffic is returning. the nimitz freeway has a typical slow ride from san leandro north and 680 is heavy bleeding delta 84. south bay, the heaviest traffic is still a 280. this stretch of 85 of to 237 come from cupertino. >> the south bound 280 isy froma leading down towards edge water. the north bay ride is still doing well and the drive time is on the 35 minutes down t

the oakland touch down of the bay bridge. berkeley in the background, you will be in the 40s. lots of 30s, including napa, concorde, fremont, upper 30s, san jose dropping to 40 degrees. there's been a change in the forecast for the championship game. that ridge of high pressure now looks like it will keep seattle dry. i would say advantage 49ers. one of the things seattle can do is whip up a nice storm for the visiting team. not the case this time. cloudy skies, 52 degrees. better weather for your san francisco had theres. in santa clara where they will be playing next year, sunny and warm tomorrow. that's correct, 73 degrees. sunny and warm on thursday. another 07-degree day. megaridge, been with us for five months. it's been a traffic jam. that ridge is stuck to the west because what's in front of it is not moving. until that guy in front of it a big low pressure area over eastern canada until that moves, the high will not have a chance to move. we are stuck with that. any storm that tries to get close rides over the ridge and misses us by about a thousand miles right now. v

of numbers i really appreciate the fact that i am in san francisco and not in oakland and not even in my home town of berkeley california. san francisco really is the city that knows how to do things correctly where law enforcement is concerned, and i really needed to say that. i sat here and i listened or tried to because some people just didn't make any sense to me. there's only so much that the police can do. there's a lot that people need to do taking responsibility for the fact that they want to engage in criminal activity with impunity. they want to engage in stupid activity with impunity. i am on the mack community which the multi-model access advisory committee of mta, and mta had the keep your phone down and your eyes up campaign to get people who are riding on muni to pay attention to the fact that you're not in your own bubble. there's a real world out there and evil does exist and evil is out there and waiting for you to not be attentive. that's on you. you are to pay attention to what is going on. be it that you're going to cross the street and hopefully bicycles not on the sidewalk where you're

oakland hills fire started. the conditions are much the same. the fire department and the berkeleyhey are expected to carry this into tomorrow. they're going to make sure that personnel is on the scene just in case something breaks out. a captain talked about the concerns. >> a neat small fire can rapidly spread to something bigger. it can end packed companies. we had to juggle extra resources. >> it would not take much on a day like today to get something going. the wind has picked up. there is a lot of dry air out here right now. these are gust in the 20 to 25 small part hour range. i am afraid to let go of this because it may the red flag warning people trying to clear brush like this. the high fire danger is continuing. >> and let's give more details on the weather. >> and we are tracking a new problem on the richmond san rafael bridge this is westbound at the toll plaza. it's this is backing up the ride to before the toll plaza. this is coming over from the richmond parkway. this is in the direction towards marin county. we are also attracting delays for the mid peninsula on b

we'll have 66 degrees in berkeley, but oakland will be 70. that's the warm spot. the east bay valleys, upper 60s in most neighborhoods. fairfield warmer at 70. tonight's temperatures freezing cold inland, a little frost in your neighborhoods. we'll have upper 30s in the south bay through fremont and low to mid-40s around the bay shore and out to the coast. area of high pressure is getting squeezed by a jetstream headed to the north, another jetstream down to the south. that's why it's going to lose its grip temporarily and we'll get the wind shift starting tomorrow. we'll be in the low to mid-60s wednesday. the coolest day and the day most likely to be affected by the low clouds. being a little conservative as we head into the weekend. have a good one. here's leyla. >> traffic neglible across the bay area. make sure you check in with your schedule to get to where you need to be. now, we do have this, a report of a fender-bender over to the shoulder in san jose. the byrd avenue on-ramp to northbound 280, that's where you're going to find it but it's not blocking an

them in almost every watershed in the entire bay area and that includes places like oakland and richmond and berkeleycisco even. >>reporter: they come out during the day too. more river otters are being seen than ever before. wherever there's water and some sort of food source. >> it's clear that something is happening in the water, in the bay area that's good for river otters. >>reporter: in marin county several have been seen here at lake loggenetas usually eating fish or frogs. these kids are on the hunt. >> they have whiskers. >>reporter: there's only one way to guarantee seeing an otter. >> we went to the zoo yesterday. we got to see an otter. >>reporter: shy but not impossible to see, pik campbeller says he's seen them at his house. >> you see these little guys munching with the whiskers and the water is really clear this year because there hasn't been any rainfall. >>reporter: it's believed that tougher rainfalls and environmental restoration projects has helped the river otter to recover. the river otter ecology project has logged over 600 sightings in the last two years alone. there could be

by noontime we are talking upper 60s to near 70 around berkeley and oakland and then a quiet evening. we are talking about the possibility of this rain this week. details on that coming up. >> thank you, lisa. we are fortunate because another round of brutally cold weather is hitting a wide area of the nation from the midwest to the east coast. the mercury is diving into the danger zone with subzero windchill in places like green bay, wisconsin where the 49ers play today. here's abc news reporter tie hernandez. >> it has been a day of digging out. but it's just a brief reprieve before the next double punch. another potentially heavy no storm followed by a knockout arctic deep freeze. parts of the midwest that dodged a bullet won't be as lucky this time around. forecasters are predicting subzero windchill and some of the coldest weather in decades. the temperatures are expected to plunge in green bay sunday where the nfl will play one of the coldest games in nfl history. >> roughly 80,000 fans brave enough to brave the about ther cold will receive free hand warmsers and hot coffee and

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