live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. such a difficult story. thank you for the update, tara. >>> and we're learning new information about the man killed early this morning on a daly cityfry. it all started with a crash on -- city freeway. it all started with a crash and then the man got out of the car. janine de la vega is live near the scene with why investigators say the man got out and ran across the freeway. >> reporter: claudine, the chp told me that the car that that man was driving was stolen which is an indicator of why he may have been running. they still don't know who the man is because investigators say he may have been carrying somebody else's i.d. the southbound lanes of 280 are finally back open after being closed for several hours this morning. now, the chp says that the man was driving a gmc suv in the northbound lanes of 280 just past the john daly exit in daly city when it appears that he lost control and collided with another car. the female driver of that car was in pain and she stayed in her car but witnesses say the man go

live from oakland tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the winter storm across the eastern u.s.. we have just learned jfk airport in new york is closed at this hour. the nasty weather is fouling up travel plans nation-wide as well. so far about 1,000 flights have been canceled for today. 2300 flights were canceled yesterday. and bay area airports also felt the pinch. dozens of flights were canceled yesterday. >> i was checking online for my flight status and it was canceled. so i did come here and they were able to rebook me. but not for another like 48 hours. >> boston's logan airport shut down operations late last night and officials hope to resume flights later this morning. >>> 4:34. california will have its first snow survey of the year but experts are not expecting to get much out of the results. northern california just completed its driest year since the weather service started keeping track back in 1921. that means going forward experts say january and february are critical. >> we need the rain now. and certainly we need the rain the next two or three months which is typ

live in oakland, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a federal monitor says oakland policee struggling to make needed reforms. they have regressed in reviewing use of force by officers and they are not making satisfactory increases. a federal monitor has been seeing mandated reforms in response to a scandal over police brutality. >>> and they are finding out about more information about how they are affiliated with the san jose that. >>> was ordered to rescue but he was ordered to cope after going through an appeal's process after his conviction came up during a background check. >> i went through a legal process went down to l.a. and sat in with a meeting with them and they indicated it was okay and i was very forward about it because i have been forward through my whole process and i went straight to them first before anything came up. >> well, the that. >>> come first and think of toughened their policy until complaints from a -- in response to complaints from parents. >>> no official word on what information the governor will leave us while balancing the state budget wh

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police have arrested the driver in a deadly new years eve accident that killed a seven-year-old girl. a mother and two children were crossing polk street when the driver of the car turned right and hit them. the mother and four-year-old boy are injured but expected to recover. the seven-year-old girl died from her injuries. the driver did stop and is cooperating with police. >> the driver did remain on the scene and had been speaking with police investigators. during the course of the investigation probable cause was developed to arrest the driver on vehicular manslaughter charges. >> police say at this point it does not appear that drugs or alcohol played a role in that accident. >>> in fremont a car slammed into a group of people killing one woman and leaving a baby in critical condition. police say a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl were walking across the parkway just before 10:00 last night. the 19-year-old was carrying a three-month-old baby investigators say a truck hit them. half an hour ago we learn

live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:36. >>> we have new information about the memorialonoring andy lopez. the wooden altar, investigators say the fire early yesterday morning was an accident there. it was started by a burning candle. earlier, there had been some speculation it was intentionally set. volunteers now plan to spend this weekend rebuilding that memorial. >>> 7:37. the fbi is leading the investigation into a fire set by an arsonist at the entrance to the chinese consulate in san francisco. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. a surveillance camera across the street from the consulate caught the fire as it started. this was about 9:30 wednesday night. the person who set the fire is seen getting in and out of a minivan. some nearby residents say the whole thing makes them nervous. >> i thought it was a one-time incident. but at this point, the wheels are turning and i'm wondering if it's -- if it's related to something else that may occur. i'm a little nervous since i live around the corner. >> the consulate says the arsonist splashed two b

live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a red flag warning still covers the north bay hill this is morning. the warning is because of the wind and unusually dry conditions. now over in the delta, the dry conditions fanned a brush fire on winter island near antioch and pittsburg. news chopper 2 was flying over the file. the continue cost fire crews said they did not aggressively fight the fire because they didn't want to threaten building and allowed the fire to burn itself out. >>> hillsburg is ordering mandatory water restrictions. there has been a 15% increase in water use there. people living there are now being asked to only water outdoors every other day and not during the day. swimming pools cannot be filled and no car washing accept adding recycling car washes. >> we are over spoiled with the little things we take advantage of everyday. it will not be that hard. >> the city will stop watering landscapes and washing sidewalks. bars and restaurants are exempt from the restrictions now, but city officials warn tougher restrictions could come later. >> governor brow

live from oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:37.izzard warning covers part of the east coast that major winter storm is bearing down. take a look at what they are waking up to on the jersey show. that's jersey. the governors of new jersey, delaware and new york have declared states of emergency as temperatures just plunge pushing the windchill below zero in some areas. philadelphia has a foot of snow. parts of new york city has more than 161 inches -- 11 inches. >> the original forecast was in the 6 to 10 inches range. we're talking now 10 to 14 inches for the five boroughs. >> in washington, d.c., most government offices were shut town yesterday because of the storm but the supreme court building was still open. schools along the east coast are closed today. >>> governor brown scheduled to deliver his state of the state address at 9:00 this morning. there's no official word on the message the governor will deliver. in public appearances, the governor has pointed to his success in balancing the budget. he's expected to touch on the

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> with the number of flu cases rising in the bay area and even some flu deaths, there is a big push to encourage people to get their flu shots. uc berkeley they are trying to stop the spread of the flu as students return to campus. the goal is to encourage all students to get vaccinated. >> when people come back, they bring their germs with them. so students will be arriving from flu from the northeast where it has been cold and dry. and they will join a congregate housing where they will be hugging and shaking hands. >> the flu vaccine this year does cover the h1n1 strain. it takes two weeks for the vaccine to become effective and peak activity for the flu is usually in early february. there is also a shortage of a popular flu treatment for children. the manufacture of liquid tam my flew says it may not be able to -- >>> jahi is currently at an undisclosed care facility. her family believes the ventilator and feeding tube are keeping her alive. >> a story you will see only on 2. two east bay police departments work together to

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning the chp will releases number of arrests it made during the new years eve drunk driving crack down. >> put your feet together. arms down at your side. >> this driver was among several pulled over last night while we were on a ride along with a chp officer in oakland. the man took a field sobriety test but was not arrested. >>> there was also alated night crash involving pedestrians in fro mont. one woman was killed. a baby boy is battling for his life. claudine wong is in fremont. >> reporter: i just got new information from police. they tell us the victims in this case were not in the crosswalk when this accident happened. they are still piecing together exactly what led up to this accident. it happened here at the intersection of mallory and piseo parkway. here's what we know. last night before 10:00 a 17- year-old girl and 19-year-old woman were walking west across the parkway. the 19-year-old was killing a three-month-old boy and all three were hit. the 17-year-old suffered nonlife threatening

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:44. investigation into that arson fire. so far no one has claimed responsibility. but a surveillance camera across the street caught the fire as it started about 9:30. the person who set the fire is seen getting in and out of a mini van. some of the nearby residents say the whole thing makes them nervous. >> i thought it was a one-time incident. but at this point the lightbulb you know the wheels are turning and i'm wondering if its related to something else that mayo cur. so i'm a little nervous since i live right around the corner. >> the consulate says the arsonist/ed two buckets -- arsonist splashed two buckets of gas lean on the building and set it on fire. >>> sergio garcia hopes the california supreme court ruling allowing him to practice law even though he's in the u.s. illegally will open the door to other immigrants in the same situation. the california supreme court ruled unanimously 36-year-old garcia of chico should be allowed to practice law in california. the ruling came af

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:05. we are getting new information about this week's deadly shooting of a bart police officer by a fellow officer. today's chronicle reports tuesday's tragic incident at the park sierra apartment complex in dublin was not captured by body cameras. that is because the five officers who went into that building were either not wearing the cameras or didn't have them turned on. in the meantime the coroner released the autopsy report of the bart officer killed in that shooting. it shows sergeant tom smith died from a single gunshot wound that the bullet passed through a small gap in his bullet proof vest. >> those of us in law enforcement know best. it always seems these kind of things happen. and the vest just don't afford 100% protection. >> investigators have not said exactly how the deadly shooting occurred and unfolded. >>> funeral for sergeant smith will be held at the neighborhood church of castro valley. it will start at 10:00 a.m.. the public viewing will be held the night before. the

oakland. i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is now 8:37.ce search goes on now for a driver who hit a 70-year- old man in hercules, then took off. surveillance video from a passing bus shows an suv stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. then suddenly, the driver lungs forward and hits the elderly man. this happened friday morning at 6:30 near sycamore and willow avers. it's what happened next that has shocked people even more. >> he then stopped his vehicle, got out, walked over to the victim, and then when somebody asked him if the victim was okay, he says, well he's breathing and got back into his car, backed up, drove around the victim and left. >> now, that victim injured his head, but is recovering at home now. the suspect's car described as a dark mid sized suv has possible front end damage. investigators say the driver is a white man in his 40s, about 6- foot 2. he is bald and weighs about 220 pounds. >>> a dive team had to pull an unusual car out of the oaklandest chew ware -- estuary. $130,000, officials say the driver and his wif

oakland. the chp is now investigating whether this was a hit-and-run. ktvu's tara moriartycaused a major back up in the morning commute tara. what's it like out there now? >> reporter: well, you know, we just spoke to the chp and got an update from them and they don't know really if this was indeed a hit-and-run. now, we do know that the traffic has gotten worse over the past two hours. it is now backed up past keller avenue, almost all the way to san leandro. the good news is call transis on the scene, and they are -- caltrans is on the scene, and they are getting ready to open up the freeway. a helmet lay on the freeway for 2 hours. a sad sign that the male motorcyclist lost his life. the chp says just before 6:30. the motorcyclist went down for some unknown reason, perhaps he was clipped by the another car. we're not sure. then a man driving a dark suv ran over him, killing him. the chp says the driver did stop and was pretty shaken up. he was taken in for questioning, but now the chp needs your help tracking down another car. >> it is under investigation. he was traveli

live from san francisco's golden gate park i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland policeing for the man who broke into the home of an 81-year-old woman and shot her. that happened at 10:30 yesterday morning at the woman's home near laguna avenue. police say after the man kicked in the door, beverly surprised him and he shot her in the shoulder. she is expected to survive but police say the suspect described as an african american man 175 pounds, six feet tall. he was dressed in all black at the time and armed with a handgun. >>> time 16:-- time is 6:45. new york congressman grim defending his tv interview after the president's state of the union address. >> and just finally before we let you go since we have you here. >> i'm not speaking about anything that is off topic. >> well what about? all right congressman michael grimm does not want to talk about the allegations concerning his campaign finances. >> now afterwards congressman grim was facing a federal investigation into campaign donations. came back. he told the rotifer he tried to sneak in a question like that agai

year-old wanted for killing his sister and oakland police say there is even more concern because a weapon was inform recovered at the crime scene, ktvu's tara moriarty is live with us there with what investigators believe led to the shooting. >> reporter: the police want the public's help in finding him, they say he is a suspect and he is a juvenile and police don't normally release much information but juveniles. we want you to take a good look at him. again this is mario, the police and his family want you to turn him in. gunfire erupted between him and his sister yesterday afternoon, they share that apartment with them, they say he was angry because she bleached his clothes and now they want him to surrender. >> we have serious concern because we have a 14-year-old who is armed and dangerous, we have for the recovered a weapon from the scene and so we believe he may still be in possession of the weapon, in this case a handgun. >> his family says they don't know where he got the gun, meanwhile they grieve for their daughter, a 10,000 dollar reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect. please remember he is cons

ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty. >>> we are following the oakland girl who is making national news after being declared brain dead for one month ago. jahi mcmath has been moved to an undisclosed location, alex? >>> there is a long-term care facility, before she can be moved there, the 13-year-old must have permanent breathing tubes inserted and that surgery will be done by later on this morning and it is unclear where it will take place. the girl was taken from a hospital in a private ambulance and you can see a caravan of cars leaving the hospital, she suffered card knack arrest -- cardiac arrest to cure sleep apnea and they had to release jahi mcmath to the custody of the coroner's office first and then the coroner gave the girl to her family. she would not say where jahi mcmath was taken after she had left the hospital. >> and she can have those procedures done as soon as possible. it is a much more difficult time than it would have been had children's found it in their heart to give her a feeding tube and breathing tube. >> jahi mcmath's family is not releasing that inform

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> well, the chp is investigating a deadly new year's day freeway crash in oakland. it happened hours ago on interstate 580 near park boulevard. the chp says a white suv veered off the highway and flipped over. a female passenger was killed. the male driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. it's still not clear what caused the suv to go off the highway. >>> and the chp is also trying to determine the cause of a deadly new year's eve crash in a remote area of west marin county. the car you see ended up in the water after the rollover accident near tomales bay early yesterday evening. the chp says a passenger was killed when the car flipped over and landed on its roof near shoreline highway. bystanders came to the rescue of the driver who was not seriously hurt. >>> and san francisco police have arrested a driver in a deadly new year's eve accident that killed a 7-year-old girl. police say a mother and her two children were crossing polk when the driver of the car turned right and hit them. the mother and 4-year-old boy are expected to recover. the 7

oakland, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at ali auns academy, the school community came together to remember a popular 8th grader shot and killed while walking home on new year's eve. tara moriarty was at the moving service and is live. >> reporter: this is a get- wrenching service. the mayor was there and others and then the mother of lee weathersbee got up and gave an emotional speech. they are trying to heal after losing one of its own. ♪ >> reporter: lee played the drums in the school band and an empty chair with his drum was set out. the school carved his name into his favorite drumsticks and presented them to his mother. teachers lined the aisles with tissues for those crying. he was gunned down avleaving the boys and girls club on spwvl boulevard. he was almost ten pounds, she said, when he was born. he was a big boy who was gonna do big things some day but never got the chance. >> they murdered my baby. they murdered my baby. on his way home. who would do something like this? they did him bad i just want to say that i haven't had time to grieve because i'm surrounded by family and friends and stuff this is hurtful. >> lee made -- >> reporter: lee made good grades. he was

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, in oakland, several gas lines at an oakland duplex were ruptured a car smashed through a fence and hit the side of that building. this happened boulevard 1:00 a.m. near ney and ritchie streets in oakland. police evacuated the surrounding area. once the gas leak was capped off, people were allowed to go back home. police are telling us here at ktvu news the driver of that car fled the scene. pg&e should be on the scene this morning to repair those broken gas lines. >>> 7:05. later today, we'll learn more about the major new development involving the oakland girl who was declared brain dead last month. jahi mcmath has been quietly released from children's hospital in oakland. alex savidge joins us live now to tell us why there is so much secrecy about her new location. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning doing -- good morning to you. the family won't say where she is. but she will go to a long-term facility. in all likelihood, it's a place in new york that said it is willing to accept her. there's concerns about s

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:04. just hours ago, a pedestrian was hit and killed while walking on interstate 580 in oakland. about 1:00 this morning, the chp got a call about a man staggering on the eastbound lanes near keller avenue. three minutes later, another report came in that the man had been hit. police say the 35-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver did stop and has been cooperating with the investigation. the chp closed the road for more than an hour but it is still not clear why that man was walking on the freeway. >>> police in pacifica searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian. that happened shortly before 8:00 on palmetto avenue. police say the driver want ran over a -- the driver ran over a man in his 50s crossing the street. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police say the vehicle involve was a gray or dark-colored car. may have been a monte carlo. >>> piedmont police are asking for the public's help finding a 72-year-old woman. they have issued a silver alert for jill reese who was last seen at her piedmont home yesterday morning. reese is de

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in oakland still looking for a teenage boy accused of fatally shooting his sister. the two argued over laundry. tara moriarty is joining us from the newsroom with more. >> reporter: family members are begging 14-year-old mario tolliver junior to turn himself in. he is responsible for his sister's killing. 17-year-old justice tolliver was shot and killed yesterday afternoon in the china town apartment where she lived with her brother and apartment. it happened in the fifth floor apartment. relatives say mario and his sister had been fighting because justice had bleached some of her brother's clothing a few days ago. mario tolliver junior has not been seen since. his father is pleading with his son to surrender safely. >> call your daddy so we can turn you in. i don't want anything to happen to you. i lost my daughter. >> reporter: family members say they don't moe how the boy got the gun. they say justice tolliver leaves behind a two-year-old daughter. relatives say she worked at mcdonalds and always helped take care of her grandmother. he is a 14-year-old boy five feet tall. he was last seen wearing a black

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in oakland it happened last friday afternoon at think college now elementary on international boulevard in oakland's fruitvale district. reportedly, it happened in a girls' bathroom during an after- school program. police say the girl ran away and reported the incident to an adult. the suspect described as a tall white man with heavy build, short black hair and a black mustache. >>> a leak about the raiderettes is raising eyebrows. the los angeles times received a copy of the hand book. it includes how to shake hands properly and how to place a napkin on your lap while dining. the hand book states that the raiders are the only nfl team that does not explicitly ban cheerleaders from dating players. the hand book warns cheerleaders about becoming friends with raiders' staff who are married even if that friendship is innocent. >>> the glamour girls of the olympics, they are the figure skaters. the bay area has another local to follow in the footsteps. pam cook is in the newsroom to tell us who to w