. >>> good morning to you, welcome to pam cook's favorite day of the week, friday. it is january the 4th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. weather cold out there. still no real rain in the forecast, right. >> you've had a tough week, pam. why don't you take the next two days off. >> i like to work two, take two. >> well it's not as cold. it's still cold out there, but temperatures have been coming up. we will have mostly sunny, partly sunny day today but the intention for the weekend, we'll get to that in a few minutes. >>> traffic is doing well so far although it is getting crowded many parts of antioch. slow traffic on highway 4. here in bay point looks good. the morning commute moving along well in oakland. 5, let's go back to the desk. >>> happening right now, a lot of cleaning up needs to be done after a hit-and-run crash in san francisco just hours ago. ktvu's claudine wong is there in san francisco with the latest on where a driver crashed into a caltran parking lot so what happened. >> reporter: the search is on the for the driver.

friday, january 18th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. have been telling you an elderly woman was rushed to the hospital after being found inside a burning apartment. alex savidge is out there in hayward. just spoke to the woman's neighbor. alex. >> reporter: good morning. i just talked with a neighbor a few minutes ago. she told me she is worried about this elderly woman injured in this fire. firefighters had to rescue her from her second story apartment where you can see heavy damage here from the outside. a lot of the roof and the area outside the door was burned here in last nights fire. the woman herself who was inside suffered both burns and smoke inhalation. the fire began just about 9:30 last night at this 20 unit complex that is right near the intersection of second and e streets in hayward. crews on scene tell us it was a fairly small kitchen fire. that is how it began. but as crews made their way through the unit, they found this woman inside and she was unconscious. however, firefighters did say the woman had a pulse when she

. >> good morning, thank you for waking up with us, january 10th, i am pam cook. >> let's check weather, traffic, steve is right there, i know i need a coat, do i need an umbrella? >> no doubt, it is going to be a cold, cold day in fact we already have rain activity and even a snow mix in the santa cruz mountains and when that green turns to white it is a mix and that may be above 3600 feet. here is sal. >>> good morning, right now 237 steve traffic looks good as you travel through problems, and let's go back to the desk. >>> 5:01 a convicted murderer out on parole may have trucks again and this time police say he may have killed his own mother. live in vallejo with more on what has happened and the violent history of this man. >> this is also where they were called yesterday in this area and we are in a 2500 block of mars field road. they called him for turning in his 89-year-old mother. vallejo police say just before noon, he called officers and told them he killed his mother. once they arrived on the scene he took police to an area where they found his mother's body. he is a former d

. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us on this tuesday morning, i am pam cook. >> and here is steve with the morning weather. >>> it's not as chilly as it has been, a lot of high clouds will be creeping in mostly sunny in the morning, will it lead to rain? we will talk about that coming up, here is sal. >>> between walnut creek and oakland, westbound it is looking good, on the other side same thing goes and no trouble getting onto the bay bridge. san mateo bridge looks good as you drive out to the high-rise, let's go back to the desk. >> our coverage of the inauguration continues as president barack obama will attend the national prayer service as he begins his second term in office. kyla campbell is -- tori campbell is in washington d.c., are things quiet there? >> yes, things are calming down after a lot going on over the last couple of days. the first lady appeared at the commander and chief's ball and the president gave a special greeting. >> it is because of you with honor we were able to end the war in iraq and because of you we were able to end justice to osama bin l

. >> and i am pam cook, steve said it was going to be a little warmer and it felt warmer not warm but warmer. >> i am concerned because i don't think my computer is loaded. we do have some 20s, 30s and 40s and now patchy fog is forming and more on temperatures by the coast, here is sal. >>> things look good as you drive to the tunnel and on the other land side and also 237 heading west is also good as well. here is more at the desk. >>> the norovirus is making its way back and last friday, dozens of students in lafayette became sick. health officials believe the highly contagious norovirus is to blame. according to the contra costa times the norovirus is one of the worst in the county. washing hands can help prevent you from getting sick. some say it is not too late to get a flu shot. they say it could be one of the worst flu seasons in years. doctors are still encouraging everybody to get vaccinated but it becomes up to -- it takes up to two weeks to become affective. >>> it happened just a couple of hours ago with a troubled jet. they announced they were grounding because of safety

. >> good morning, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning, january 3rd, i am pam cook. >> you look vaguely familiar, you look like pam cook. >> yes, nice to see you. >>> it is cold, i don't care what steve says, it's cold. >> he said it's cold out there. we have temperatures in the 30s and afternoon highs are inching up especially towards the southern end of the peninsular. clear and cold, 35 to 42, but highs today, mid-50s, upper 50s and a few low 60s. here is sal. >>> traffic has been light for the last few days and for the most part we have been doing well. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on 101 in san francisco. >>> we are following breaking into in san francisco. right now police are on the scene of a home invasion and it happened on 40th avenue in the city's richmond district. the victims were held at gunpoint and there are no reports of injuries at this point but claudine wong is on the scene talking with investigators right now and she will have a live report in just a few minutes. >>> a 19-year-old sun noma county -- sonoma county woman was

. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us, i am pam cook. >> let's check weather, traffic, steve isre, we have a coat, we have an crumbled -- an crumbled la -- umbrella. >> right there on the coast, that is where the most active weather is right towards san mateo coast. it is going to be very cool, upper 40s and 50s. >>> good morning right now, traffic on 880 north and southbound. we are off to a nice start with not a lot of major problems to report. also looking at the san mateo bridge, that traffic is doing well. let's go back to the desk. >>> the caster valley man is facing charges in a drug case that is getting national attention this morning. he had a live alligator guarding his marijuana. here is more on this with this alligator named, mr. teeth. claudine? >> reporter: well, dave, no doubt, deputies here are used to dealing with a lot of strange and unusual things but a 5-foot alligator guarding a stash of marijuana that does not happen every day. this alligator is 5 feet long and his name is mr. teeth. he is kept in a flex i glass enclosure in the bedroom of a home and he is

. >>> good morning, i am pam cook, thank you for waking up with us. >> is it -- i thought i saw it? >> no. >> it will be there until the end of the week. >> okay, they will not be doing too much but a few high clouds will be spilling over and 50s and 60s on the temperatures, here is sal. >>> on the east shore freeway it does look good although there are more people joining us for this commute from east shore to berkeley. also the morning commute is good, let's go back to the desk. >>> a man was stabbed an injured in san jose and it happened while he was just sitting in his car. janine de la vega is on the scene and just spoke to the victim's friend, jeanine? >> reporter: that is right, they were not able to go back to sleep and they said the victim and some friends were here on the corner in front of an apartment complex drinking. you can still see some of the beer bottles left over but you can see all the broken glass from all the violence that broke out. a 20-year-old man who lives in this apartment complex was in his car when another vehicle pulled up. he broke the victim's windo

it's wednesday, january 16th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30.we have a very scary story to tell you about. a kidnap attempt in san jose now causing fears. the man tried to grab her two- year-old daughter right from her arms. cd idea is in san jose and just spoke with police. janine. >> reporter: police told me they are going to try to have a sketch made up of this man who tried to attempt to kidnap the child here on dayo court. this attempted kidnapping was very bold and brazen. it happened at dusk so it was still light outside about 5:40 when this man tried to snatch the child out of her mother's home. they were playing outside when a strange man walked up. the woman said he made a comment about her two-year-old sew she picked up her daughter. that is when he grabbed the toddlers legs. police describe the fierce struggle between the mother and man. >> he forced by which the struggle happened. forced the child's shoes to be pulled off their feet. or her feet during the struggle. we need assistance from the public in trying to get this guy off th

it's wednesday january 16th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. joining us. 5:30 is the time right now. steve says i know i'm a little stuffy here this morning. i think. maybe it's the cold. >> maybe. could be. it is cold out there. we have upper 20s. it's still cold. there is a little bit more moisture in the air. nothing is going to compare to sunday morning. yet windsor 28. 29 petaluma. east livermore and gilroy a little bit warmer. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. right now 29 westbound that looks good driving in between walnut creek and oakland no major problems there. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on interstate 880. now let's go back to the desk. >>> less than one week after launching service in the bay area boeing 787 dream flight is canceled this morning. lorraine blanco is at the airport with the very latest problems. lorraine. >> reporter: just five days and four flights after its inaugural flight here at san jose international and the dream liner is grounded but not because of any problems here. last night

. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us again this morning. it is friday, it is cold. let's check in with steve. >> it is cold, breezy you two. a lot of 30s and 40s. if it wasn't for that breeze it would be colder. couple showers possible. i think even inland could be a little bit more in the way of cloud buildups today. upper 40s and low 50s. here is sal. >>> traffic on highway 4 bay point you can see it moving along pretty well. san francisco northbound 101 traffic also looks good approaching the 80 split. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are following breaking news right now from the east bay. ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is in oakland where there is a raid going on. tara what can you tell us? >> reporter: if you take a look over here to my right to the right you can see this is the house that was actually raided just moments ago. and some of the people who live in that home were allowed back inside. officers have been questioning them but they're not under arrest. others were arrested. we're in the max well park neighborhood off

. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve paulson is here. doesn't sound like steve but you look like steve. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. we do have a lot of cloud cover. fog out there as well. a few light showers but still mostly cloddy today. that light shower activity mainly toward san jose. 60s for high. here is sal. >>> westbound 24 looks pretty good. no major problems here. alsos morning commute looks good if you are driving nearby on 680. this is a look at 880 north and southbound. that traffic looks good north and southbound. especially if you are driving through downtown oakland. 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> we begin in the south bay where police are investigating the third homicide of the year there. it's the second in consecutive days. ktvu reporter janine de la vega is in san jose where investigators don't have much to go on. janine. >> reporter: brian, we're here on the east side in a neighborhood just off of monterey highway. this is a mix of homes, apartment complexes, and a church there you see there on the

. >>> thank you for joining us on this january 28th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. we go straight to steve. a little chilly this morning. >> yeah a little chilly this morning. but the rest of the day looking good. just a weak system dropping down from the forth. you can see it right there not a lot to it. after the clouds clear, little be sunny to mostly sunny but breezy and cool. here is sal. >>> steve, gone. westbound 80 getting more crowded as you drive from the albany hill down to the mccarthur maze. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving westbound bay bridge coming up to the toll plaza area. but it is getting more crowded. another few minutes they will turn the metering lights on. let's go back to the desk. >>> topping our news this morning the chp is looking to witnesses to a deadly accident on the peninsula. one child, one teenager and one young adult were all killed on highway 92 in foster city. tara moriarty joins us now with more on the victims. tara. >> reporter: one family in redwood city stands to lo

. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us this morning. steve paulson is here. definitely cold. freeze warning all day? >> it's cold enough. no doubt about it. another day we could get up pop up showers again. little system coming into the northern part of the state. you can see that. again it favors areas to the west. upper 40s and low 50s. >>> good morning. we're looking at a live picture of eastbound interstate 80 where the lanes are clear here on 80. but a little after 3:00 this morning was much different story. a car hit the center divider near the ashby avenue exit and spun out. it was broadsided by an on coming car. two other cars were tangled up in the crash. the driver of the first car was a man. we're waiting to hear the extent of his injuries. one thing we do know it took awhile for this to clear up. more than an hour. the car was badly damaged. finally they opened up the lanes just after 4:35 this morning. and the traffic has completely recovered. stay with ktvu we'll find out more about this crash. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are following dev

. >> and i am pam cook, thank you for waking up with us, let's start with the weather. >>> changes, changes are brewing, no doubt about it, unless you are stuck in that fog, temperatures will come down, highs ins 60s and 50s, here is sal. >>> we had some road work on the dumbarton, but the traffic is very light westbound, all the lanes have been reopened and looking at 880 and 101 and traffic looks good, see a little road work approaching 9th. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are following developing news. they both happened on 25th and connecticut streets just 90 minutes within each other. paul chambers is live at the scene, paul, what do you know this morning? >> reporter: i will tell there are two separate incidents, a stabbing and shooting and we will take a look at some video. police came out here after a shooting and they say that person was possibly shot in the foot. after a person left the scene a person called 911 saying there was a stabbing. that person had three stab wounds and they are in stable condition and they do not believe either crime is committed and they were both take

morning, thank you for joining us, on this thursday morning, january 120th, i am -- january 10th, i am pam cook. it is just as you said, it is getting cold out there. >>> there may not be too much inland and more so towards san mateo coast and in the santa cruz mountains and the peninsular, today we will take a closer look but today highs upper 40s and very low 50s, here is sal. >>> traffic is moving well around the bay area but you could be looking at black ice or looking at it is not the right way to say it, you could encounter some black ice so be careful. northbound is okay on your way to san francisco, but northbound 101 is slow so ywatch out for that. >> -- so watch out for that. >>> sheriff's deputies say he had a live alligator guarding his potato. joining us from oakland, the gator called mr. teeth was taken. >> reporter: good morning, yes, we are just down the street from the alligator and that gator is now being treated. i want to show you a picture of mr. teeth because the gator is getting a lot of attention this morning. this is a cainen alligate and it is five feet long and again

. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores, pam cook has the day off. >> hello, steve. >> we have a little cloud cover, the breeze has picked up, not as cold as yesterday morning, there are some partly cloudies over us and it may be a little warmer but there is a breeze as well, here is tara. >> happy new year's steve. >>> right now we will take a look outside the oakland coliseum. traffic is moving well in both directions and along the east shore freeway, you can see emergency lights on the right- hand side of your screen but everything seems to be moving along. let's move back to the desk. >>> two shootings marched, gunfire injured a child and man around 11:30. police say a 12-year-old was shot in his foot. a man was grazed by a bullet and officers do not have a description of a shooter and they are hoping witnesses will come forward. meanwhile in old sacramento, two people were killed and one person hurt. it started with a fight in a restaurant and spilled outside. shots were fired and afterwards the midnight fireworks show was canceled and police cleared the area. kevin johnso

january 14th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic, steve is here. steve, pam said knock it off with the cold. [ laughter ] she said knock it off. >> slowly. we have enough of a breeze. clear skies and temperatures today will be in the 50s or upper 40s. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. westbound interstate 80 looks pretty good. also the morning commute is looking good if you are driving on westbound bay bridge approach. it is 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> in the news this morning gunfire at a birthday party last night capped off yet another violent weekend in oakland. just since friday four people were killed. 11 others were wounded. tom it'll is in oakland -- tara moriarty is in oakland and tells us a surge in violence has one city leader calling for a state of emergency. >> reporter: vice mayor larry reid says the city has lost control and calling for a state of emergency. the move would free up mutual aid fronts from the state but his colleagues are not ready to go that far just yet. although they do admit it's terrible and tragic. the l

. >>> thank you for waking up with us january 30th, i am pam cook. >> and i am brian flores but the most important question is, steve paulson, how are you feeling this morning? >> i am pretty close to declaring victory. thank you pam, and brian, it will be patchy out there and we have sunny skies and warm temperatures, 60s in morgan hill, here is sal. >>> we have a crash on 101 lawrence expressway and we will have more on that coming up but one of the alternates you can use is 280. now we are looking at 237 here and the traffic looks pretty good as you drive so the south bay traffic is light but the crash is northbound 101 in sunny veil. they say it will be there for a while and if i can i want to put up a map in sunny veil. i have circled the area and clearly you can use 280 to 85 to get around the problem and we will talk about this and try and give you alternate roots all morning long. >>> in overnight news, a senior care facility has caught fire for the second time in two weeks. it is happening at lakeshore on third avenue. ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty is there with the

. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve is here with the weather. and what is it going to be like today steven? how is your voice? >> struggling a little bit. it will be all right there. thank you. we do have mostly cloudy conditions. it looks like a little bit of light rain is done. it's in southern california now. temperatures today partly sunny and cloudy with low 60s. >>> steve, good morning. the traffic here on interstate 880 looking pretty good. no major problems if you are driving through. also the morning commute looks good on westbound interstate 80 getting out to the mccarthur maze let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you. topping our news this morning an abduction attempt has parents and students on edge. noelle walker is outside sudder elementary school where a man tried to lure a young boy. >> reporter: this is a goodly is in what a child is supposed to do under these circumstances. the boy told the man he didn't know him and walked away from him. the suspect is described as a caucasian man with gray hair and facial stubble. he was driv

welcome back opinion this is wednesday, january 30th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. mark tamayo is here. in for steve today. what will the weather be like? >> it will be a little warmer. definitely want to get the thick jacket. at least for the next few hours. the afternoons looking pretty good. mostly sunny skies this afternoon. coming up we will take a look at the forecast highs in your neighborhood and talk about a few changes that are moving in just in time for your weekend. sal has an update on traffic. >>> good morning. highway 4 looks pretty good here. although it is getting more crowded especially in antioch. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on interstate 880 in oakland. let's go back to the desk. >>> there is a new search in san francisco for a missing boy who vanished almost 30 years ago. police and fbi agents searched a home in san francisco's hate ashbury neighborhood. that home is steps away from where ten-year-old kevin collins disappeared in 1984. he was heading home from basketball practice when he disappeared from a bus stop. ca

it's wednesday, january 30th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. our top story this morning a new search for a san francisco boy has been missing from almost 30 years. cadaver dogs did detect remains on the home on masonic avenue. >> reporter: they did have a hit on remains that were underneath the garage. they believe it to be of animal origin. not human origin. >> however police do say they need to conduct more tests. the man that used to live in the home was a suspect at the time of kevin's disappearance. that man has since died. >>> meanwhile despite the latest lead, the family of ken collins continues to hold out hope for answers in his disappearance. ktvu channel 2 brian flores is in the newsroom with why the family has guarded optimism. >> reporter: it's simply because they have been through this so many times before. you have a promising lead only to end up not being anything. the latest investigation is giving them a sense of hope. some family members tell us they let go of kevin years ago but they have always struggled with the question o

thank you for waking up with us on this monday morning january 14th i'm pam cook >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. let's go to steve. you say it could be worse. >> yesterday was worse. >> you say it's warmer. >> it's still cold but sunday was colder. we have a little breeze here holding some temps up. 39 san francisco. was 45 about an hour ago. the wind tailed off. still upper 20s. a lot more 30s than we saw yesterday at this time. 40s to mid 50s on the high. >>> if you are driving on 80 westbound you can see traffic is moving along all right. it's getting a little more crowded. some of the lanes are already getting filled up. this morning in san francisco northbound 101 traffic still getting top the speed limit. let's go back to the desk. >>> overnight fire in berkeley injured a man it happened inside an apartment at a complex at the corner of acton street and bancroft about midnight. alex savidge is right there. what happened? >> reporter: the man that suffered the minor burns is actually the landlord of this five unit apartment complex. the flames broke out ins

this is ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook.nk you for waking up with us. it's 5:30. still early for a hot of people. >> still early for me. >> yeah. [ laughter ] it will be a nice day. 50s to low to mid 60s. >>> north and southbound 880. you are looking pretty good. should be a nice drive for you and in san francisco northbound 101 traffic off to a nice start. let's go back to the desk. >>> a surfers dream can be a spectators nightmare. >> reporter: this is where they will be having the mavericks festival as well as the jumbo tron they will be setting up here. there will be no beach or bluff access. law enforcement will be shutting down all the roads that lead to pillar point. also the national weather service warning about possible sneaker waves hitting the coast. that is starting late this afternoon through tomorrow morning. now if you'll remember three years ago during the mavericks surfing competition unexpected waves broke on shore and dozens of spectators at the southern tip of mavericks beach. within the past month waves

. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook this morning. still can't talk. let's get a quick look at your traffic and weather. i may have been a few minutes later to work today i was waiting for that windshield to defrost. >> but you told us yesterday. >> is it cold out there? >> balmy. >> we do have frost warning and frost advisory and freeze warning out. take us until 9:00. already 20s and 30s. even then i think there is cool temps. it will be sunny and a little warmer today. >>> traffic on highway 4 looks pretty good. here looking at 680 heading down to the bottom of the hill that looks good. coming up on 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> developing news from the east bay. we've been telling you about since 4:30. a water main break on a very busy street in hayward. we're live with the camera right where the water is gurgling up. it is causing problems right now. this is on jackson street and santa clara. they've got a problem out there. the workers are out there. the police are out there. the water is flowing into the road. eastbound traffic on jackson

. >> and i'm claudine wong in pam cook this morning.tart off with that quick look at your weather and traffic. steve, we can't stop talking about the cold temperatures out there. >> well, yeah. 27 is cold. 26 is cold. not as bad near the coast or the bay but still frost advisory or freeze warning out. i have seen 26, 27 outside of sonoma. look at that concord 29. fairfield 27. napa 29. there is cold numbers but it will be sunny today and a little bit warmer. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. this is a live look at downtown san jose. northbound 280 coming right through. you can see the traffic is moving along very nicely all the way into the silicon valley or into the west valley. let's move along and take a look at westbound 92 that looks good. now back to the desk. >>> time now 6:01 developing news we've been on this since 4:30. there is a water main break in hayward. ktvu alex savidge was there first. he's with us now. what is happening and he's checking on things as we're speaking to him. when i get your attention, i want to know

. >> good morning, thank you for joining us on this monday morning january 7th, i am pam cook. >> and i am brian flores, let's get you started with steve paulson, what do you think? >>> we have some patchy fog not too much but there is more this morning than we have seen. a lot of high clouds coming in, no big deal, mostly sunny after that fog burns off and we have some big changes towards the end of the week, here is sal. >>> good morning, we are looking at some pretty good traffic but i think a lot of people will be back today and we will talk about 80 westbound and traffic looks good as you drive through there. no major problems and also the morning commute looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza, with no major delays. let's go back to the desk. >>> a man was stabbed an injured in san jose and now police are searching for suspects. janine de la vega is on the scene and tells us what police are saying this morning, jeanine? >>> we are here in front of an apartment complex. now police have left the scene already and what you can see is the shattered glass from the window that was bro

january 4th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark.heck weather, traffic, steve's right there. >> still cold you need a coat but not as cold as the past couple of mornings. 30s are cold. but 27s and 28s yesterday. that's not the case today. patchy fog out there. mostly sunny to partly sunny. it looks like a change for the weekend. we'll get to that in 7 minutes. >>> good morning if you're driving on highway 24 between walnut creek and oakland, so far so good. also this morning we're looking at northbound 101 in san francisco. that looks good approaching the 80 split. let's go back to the desk. >>> we're following developing news out of san jose where a fire started at a cannibus club. janine de la vega was the first reporter of the scene, what can you tell us about the investigation at this point. >> reporter: the fire is out and it was relatively small but firefighters think this could have been intentionally set. now, an employee told me that the security company that monitors this cannibu called and said the motion detectors in the

. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us i'm pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't know about you it's starting to feel a little bit warmer. >> no. >> i guess i'm wrong. steve, what does it look like out there? >> it is getting a tiny bit. it's still cold out there. a lot of 20s. in the afternoon highs bay side and along the coast are inching up a little bit. still 20s already. santa rosa is in there and livermore and many locations are close. it will be a little warmer. near 60. here is sal. >>> steve, we still have road work out there from the overnight on 880 near downtown oakland and other spots but it's not cause anything major traffic problems. that traffic is looking good. also the morning commute is going to be off to a good start if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. now let's go back to the the desk. >>> oakland's public safety committee approved a controversial crime fighting plan opinion the vote came last night. tara moriarty joins us live from oakland city hall. tara, good morning. >> good morning op

. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us this thursday morning, january 3rd, i am pam cook. >> and i am brian flores. everybody is here. >> it has been three weeks. >> it feels like it, i got a lot of extra sleep. >> no warnings or watches but it is pretty cold out. it feels colder than earlier and we are not going to check the thermometer. and san jose, morgan hill, and a few mid-to-upper 50s, here is sal. >>> let's go right to the pictures and show you 24 westbound looks good heading up to the caldecott tunnel and also the morning commute looks good if you are driving on northbound 101 in san francisco, it is 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >> right now police are on the scene of a home invasion and it happened in the city's richmond district. police say the victims were held at gunpoint. we will have a news crew on the way to the scene and we will have more coming up. >>> a search is on for a 19- year-old missing woman who vanished during a new year's eve celebration. in petaluma where the woman worked and went to school, good morning, tara. >> reporter: flyers of alyssa

pam cook has the day off. let's start off with a quick look at your weather and traffic and steve. i don't know is brr a meteorology call term? >> it is today. frost advisories everywhere else. 29 santa rosa. highs today in the 50s. it will be sunny and nice. here is sal. hello sal. >>> steve, good morning to you. there is not a lot going on. we're hoping for not much of a commute today as we go to some of these pictures. san mateo bridge looking pretty good heading out to the high- rise. it's clear and cold. you can see on interstate 880 traffic is moving well in both directions. let's go back to the studio. >>> we're following developing news from the east bay. right now crews are working to cap a water main break on one of the busiest streets in hayward. alex savidge has just arrived on the scene with the very latest from there. >> this intersection of jackson street where we are right now quickly filling up with water as you can see. we'll push in over there. water just gurgling up out of the roadway. causing minor flooding issues. much of it is closed down. jackson street in t

thank you for joining us on this on friday morning, january 18th i'm pam cook. brian flores has the morning off but steve paulson is here with the friday morning and a little bit of the weather. for the weekend it looks pretty nice. >> yesterday temperatures warmed up. had 60s to 70-degrees down in santa cruz. 30s and 40s. 28 up in santa rosa. look for the temperatures to be in the 60s. we'll have your weekend forecast in seven or eight minutes. >>> steve, good morning. traffic right now looks pretty good. we have road work up on the bay bridge. you're looking at a picture of 880 that is looking good. also the morning commute is moving along nicely in san francisco. 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news this morning an elderly woman was take ton the hospital after firefighters found her after an apartment fire in hay wad. the fire started inside an apartment just about 9:30 last night. fire officials say the fire was put out quickly but they found an unresponsive woman inside. alex savidge just arriving on the scene getting new

pam cook is here about the excitement that happens in between the plays on.>> we're talking about the super-commercials we wait to see and talk about. ♪ >> that's me. a bear. >> tree toes will have you -- doritos will have you l.o.l. again. the votes are in. it's a chance for you to get your own commercial in the super bowl and to give you an idea how popular this ad campaign is, 4 million people watched the entrips on doritos -- entrips on doritos facebook page. we went onto the page. >> we're the ones speeding through the game to watch the ads. >> and this hume our catches the attention -- humor catches the attention of those watching. >> historically, we've done some wonderful commercials for budweiser. >> this year, she says it's interesting how some advertisers that have always taken the high road are actually switching places with those that usually go for sex appeal. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," i'll have more on what was supposed to be the sexiest ad this year and the be controversial surrounding that and how social media has changed the strat

thank you for joining us it's friday, january 25th i'm pam cook. and steve paulson is here. we've been talking about possibility of rain this weekend. what do you think? >> i don't think so, pam. >> okay good. >> a lot of cloud cover. patchy fog. it's very mild. the less you hear and see me, the better. we have mostly cloudy skies. we'll have partly sunny later on. mild, 60s for everybody. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. right now traffic is moving along very well. some of the road work we've had has been picked up. let's go to interstate 880. the traffic here looks very nice as we drive past the coliseum. also the morning commute is looking good in san francisco along northbound 101 although i do see a little bit of road work on one of the ramps to southbound 101. it's very light and not causing a big traffic jam right now. 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >>> the big game is now just nine days away. san francisco city leaders are considering tough new measures to keep 49er fans in line during the super bowl. ktvu paul chambers joins us from city hall with the message g

thank you for joining us on this monday morning january 14th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. it is cold out there this morning. steve paulson when is it going to get warm again? >> this week. but it was colder yesterday. no doubt about it it was the coldest we have seen. it's still cold out there but there is a little breeze holding things up for some. it will be an offshore breeze today. inland still very tough to get above the upper 40s or very low 50s. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area on 80 westbound as you head out to the mccarthur maze no major problems. and this morning you are looking pretty good as you drive on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. the road work has been picked up. now back to the desk. >>> one city leader is calling for a state of emergency following another violent weekend on the streets of oakland. four people killed. 11 others wounded since friday. tara mority tells us the latest shooting took place at a birthday party. >> reporter: that is right. it happened at a birthday party and basicall

thank you for waking up with us on this wednesday morning, january 30th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. could there will be a warmup coming up ahead? mark tamayo. >> temperatures will be warming up as you mentioned. we are talking about a few low 60s this afternoon. that is after a cold start this morning. temperatures this morning starting out in the 30s and 40s. by this afternoon we are talking about the readings up to near 60 degrees. coming up we will take a look at the forecast highs in your neighborhood and a few more changes setting up by the weekend. >>> topping our news this morning his picture was among the first to appear on milk cartons. and now the boy that vanished nearly 30 years ago is back in the news. tara moriarty joins us from san francisco with the new lead in the kevin collins case. good morning, tara. >> reporter: the last person that kevin collins was seen talking to was a tall blond man with a black dog and a person matching that description was a person of interest in the case. used to live at this home here. he has since died. investigators revisiting

thank you for waking up with us on this monday morning, january 28th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. i think there may be a warmup. >> a little bit. after today. it's a little chilly out there. we do have mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. there is a definite chill in the morning air. partly cloudy this morning and a breezy day. high in the 50s. >>> steve, good morning. traffic is doing well around the bay area right now if you are driving on interstate 80 westbound you can see traffic is looking good heading out to the mccarthur maze. when you get to the maze the traffic there also looks good at the toll plaza. this morning we are looking at the bay bridge and that traffic looks good coming into san francisco. it is 4:29 let's go back to the desk. >>> in over night news the chp is looking to witnesses to a dead latent on a san mateo freeway. three young adults were killed on highway 92 in foster city. tara moriarty tells us about the many questions that surround the tragic crash. tara. >> reporter: the chp doesn't know exactly what caused the crash. we do know it happened here n

. >> and i'm pam cook, thank you for waking up with us. let's check in with steve paulson, still very cold. >> not as cold but still very cold. patchy fog now popping up. it's still in the 30s. it's cold but definitely more humidity in the air. partly cloudy, partly sunny today, temperatures, though, very fine range again. mid-50s, upper 50s, maybe a few low 60s. >>> good morning, traffic is doing well on the bay area roads. let's go to the live pictures and show you the traffic on 880. no problems here in oakland. and the morning commute looks good on the san mateo bridge. >>> and what started as a traffic stop ends with a crash, and claudine wong joins us with the details of what happened. >> reporter: we're at 5th and townsend where the crash happened. you can see power poll hanging up in the air, and as we pan down it's not even hitting the ground. the area has been taped off by the caltran employees while they try to figure out what to do. that truck that was simply just parked there in this employee parking lot. we'll span left and s

ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom right now with more details on this controversial trip. pam?google chairman eric schmidt arrived in north korea to get a first- hand look at the country's economy and soak media. just a couple of hours ago, he and former new mexico governor, bill richardson stepped off the plane. sh knit is not talking on -- schmidt is not talking in camera. but bill richardson said -- >> this is a private humane dareian visit. we're here looking -- humanitarian visit. we're here looking at the humanitarian situation. we're gonna ask about the american detainee here. >> that detainee is an being detained by the government. the state department is not pleased by this visit. it comes weeks after a north korean rocket launch. now, again, google's eric schmidt has not talked about this mission in particular. but he has spoken publicly around the world about the power of connectivity of lifting people out of poverty and political oppression. only a small portion of the elite class in north korea is actually connected to the internet. but in his new year's speech, th

. >> good morning, i am pam cook, time now 6:30, we are following breaking news from al jazeer.reported 35 hostages and 15 kidnappers have been killed. they claim the deaths were a result of a helicopter attack on the natural gas plant where hostages were being held. the algerian government is not commenting after militants ambushed that plant. hours ago there were reports that some hostages had escaped including some americans but there is no update on that group. >>> back here at home, a possible norovirus outbreak in contra costa and residents are warned to take extra precautions. paul chambers is in lafayette, dozens of students may have been affected by this, what do you know? >> reporter: that is correct, and in about two hours we expect to speak with parents and teachers and we are here in lafayette where the possible norovirus possibly happened and it is still yet unconfirmed. published reports say this may be one of the largest active cases in contra costa county. hundreds were absent on friday and that's ten times the number of absences on a typical day. norovirus is n

. >>> good morning, thank you for waking up with us, january 24th, i am pam cook. >> and i am brian flores, in for dave clark. rosemary orozco is in for steve. how is it looking? >>> we have showers in monterey in the santa cruz area and giving you a peak, you can see most of the bay area is dry at this point but perhaps there is a few light showers, morgan kill and over santa cruz as well. we will remain with a few spotty showers and they are coming up in just a few minutes. here is sal. >>> 680 southbound as you drive passed mission boulevard and it is a little bit wet out there as rosemary orozco said. this is a look at the bridge and the traffic is moving along well as you head out towards the commute. now we do have a big problem in marin county and the water-main break is coming through, we have details on what happened, paul? we are on the drive here in marin county and there will be a lot of clean up, let me show you why. that fire hydrant is still still open and the fire department got a call about flooding in green bray. once on the scene, the water was spreading out and they wer

. >>> good morning, welcome to morning news, it is tuesday january 1st, 2013 and i am in for pam cook let's check your weather and traffic. it didn't seem as cold when i helped -- stepped outment it will be a cool and breezy day and these showers are confined to the santa cruz mountains. it will be leaving some very cool air in place so cool chilly and breezy here is tara. >>> this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and in san mateo no problems to report here, coming up we will have an accident and it is up to 1 t1 miles per hour -- 21 miles per hour. >>> one shooting injured a child on the embarcadero near pier 23 around 11:30 last night. a 12-year-old boy was shot in his foot and a man was grazed in the hip and another shooting at fisherman's wharf shot a man in the hand. the suspects in both cases got away. police recorded make 10 arrests and others were arrested for other crimes which police did not specify. and another 150,000 people raping in the new year safely. the crowd showed up to get a good spot for the fireworks display. they did adopt the new year and rang in the new

pam cook is in our newsroom to tell us why. pam?e's stock up again today and so is its market cap which means it's, once again, the most valuable company in the world. now, on friday, shares dropped to almost 15%. as one analyst puts it, even though apple's value dropped about $45 billion, it's still roughly three times the size of nobody kia's market cap. market cap, in case you didn't nope, is the share price times the number of shares outstanding. right now. i'm keeping an eye on apple. it's up about $9 a share this morning or 2%. now, part of the reason it is getting a boost this morning on news of another ipad, still an ipad 4, but the new one will have twice as much memory. 128 gigabytes, rather than 64. it goes on sale next tuesday, february 5th. $799 for the wi-fi version. $929 for the model that has wi- fi and cellular access. analysts kind of lukewarm on this news, though. there's also more talk about a cheaper iphone this morning in new details. many reports indicate it could come out this year. some say it will be a comb

. >> i am pam cook, thank you for waking up on this chilly morning, and some people are saying, pam it is so cold. >> it is actually warmer up in alaska than it is for the west coast. in fact temperatures have cooled down, you know there are 20s around and afternoon temperatures are coming up for a few like oakland, redwood city and santa rosa. here is sal. >>> you can see it is looking pretty good no major problems come together concord avenue and on the san mateo bridge, that traffic is looking good. let's go back to the desk. >>> right now we are looking at breaking news, they are looking at a fire not far from the carquinez bridge. it started shortly before 4:00 a.m. in the city of crocket. alex savage is out at the scene getting some new information, alex? >> reporter: good morning and this fire is still actively fighting right now. in fact they sort of took a defensive posture on this. i want to show you quickly from our vantage point, this is where it is located actually out on the water. it is a pier that is burning right now and fire crews have to spray water. certainly a lot

. >>> thank you for joining us this thursday morning, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. >> my carrunning okay. >> for most, it's okay on the lows... >> okay. >> pam, nice to have you back as always. overnight lows 42 shall patchy fog, it will be a little warmer upper 50s to a few 60s here is my good friend sal. >>> 880 is looking good as you drive to highway 101 and highway 24 westbound looks good as you drive to the tunnel. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> topping our news we are following breaking news out of daily city, a fight between a father and son turned deadly. janine de la vega has more on who is being treated for stab wounds after this altercation. >> reporter: we are here at the crown colony apartments and police just left the scene and are now headed to the hospital where both father and son are. they are investigating a stabbing that occurred inside one of the apartments. i just spoke with police, around 2:00 a.m. they received a call from inn sued the apartment and they said it was between him and the father and a fight broke out between him and the son and when t

reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook.go back to tori and dave. >>> there are reports that google's executive chairman will travel to one of the last frontiers of travel space. eric schmidt will be going to north korea on a private humanitarian mission. it may happen as early as next month. the mission will be led to bill richardsonson. that would be the -- richardson. that would be the country  considered to have the most restrictive internet policies in the world by any top google executive. >>> let's bring you up to date on the top stories -- we're looking at live pictures right there from capitol hill. i'm trying to determine from behind who that is but we're looking at -- the capitol steps. members of congress are gathered on the steps. there's vice president joe biden. watching illinois senator mark kirk. senator kirk is marking his return to the capitol after a year-long recovery after a stroke that required him how to learn to walk again. he's surrounded by many colleagues, there's bobby rush hugging him right th

pam cook will have that story at 8:45. >>> after debating for weeks in washington, the house will getgiving an extra $51 billion to help the victims of supersandy. legislation includes two bills. one would give $17 billion in emergency funding. if. -- funding. some don't like this. they say this would be used for things that have nothing to do with the storms or the victims. >>> some want a florida professor to be fired for what he said about the connecticut school shooting rampage. james tracy, teaches communications at florida atlantic university. on his blog. he says the school massacre at sandy hook last month did not happen the way law enforcement said it did or may not have happened at all. >> well, i think that we need to, as a society, look at things more carefully. perhaps, we, as a society, have been conditioned to be duped. >> tracy even suggested that actors were used to shape the debate about gun control. the president of the university says she's upset the comments caused more pain in newtown and that the professor was talking as a private citizen, not as a representativ

. >> and i am pam cook. time now 6:30.ed an injured in san jose and police right now are searching for suspects. janine de la vega is there right now and just spoke to a friend of the victim who was there when it happened. >> reporter: that is right and that friend said he was attacked too and this all happened at this apartment complex. she said her friends were drinking when two men drove up and asked if they were in a gang. you can see the broken glass from the attack that followed. the man was sitting in his car near his apartment when another vehicle pulled up. officers say the person in that vehicle broke the victim's window and stabbed him twice. several people heard all the breaking glass and the other victim was in the back and was hit on the soldier and he describes what happened. >> he broke the glass and grabbed it again and my friend tried to cover himself and wanted to like protect himself but it was a sharp knife just slicing him up. >> reporter: the man was rushed to the hospital suffering from non-life thr

. >> good morning, i am pam cook. we do get back to breaking news in new york. a dozen people have been hurt in a ferry accident in manhattan, right there you can see the front of the boat and there is damage there on the ferry boat. reports say that this ferry boat while it was pulling into pier 11 just before 9:00 east coast time it ran into a buoy and again we don't under -- we don't know how serious those injuries are and we understand about 12 people were hurt. they are being treated on the scene and we had a wider shot and you can see new york fire department was responding and breaking news, we are looking at close damage of a ferry boat after hitting a computer ferry in new york and we will bring yoyou more information this morning. >>> back here at home, violence overnight in san francisco, two people have been rushed to the hospital because of what happened in the carol hill neighborhood. paul chambers is out there and what do you know about a shooting and stabbing, paul? >> reporter: police just released information a few moments ago but the shooting

. >> i am pam cook, time now is 6:30.lex savage is in -- alex savage is in oakland where there is a heated debate, alex? >> reporter: it extended into the early morning hours until council members finally took their vote and in the end they gave it to the consultant chief whose policies have certainly come under fire and many were frustrated by the final vote. >> 7 yeses and 1 no. >> boo, boo, boo... >> reporter: the vote came down just after 2:00 a.m. this morning and ktvu channel 2 morning news had the only camera inside council chambers at the time. they spoke at this lengthy council meeting and four hours on this controversial topic in the end they approved the consulting firm on a 7 to 1 vote. critics are concerned about his past support for an aggressive stop and frisk policy which some worry could lead to racial profiling. woman woman is pregnant and talked about her concerns. >> i scared to be having a black boy in oakland. >> more police are not adding any real solutions and your fears are only going to get worse