high clouds filtering in. 62 to 75 though and very mild, very hazy skies. 30s, 40s, and 50. 51 san fransisco, the east breeze has kind of tailed off. yesterday half-moon bay was 63. san jose is 41. 37 walnut creek. still cold, just not as cold as it was last week when it was really cold. lax hit 85 degrees yesterday and santa barbara 82. partly cloudy, a lot of high clouds, hazy and mild, 60s and low 70s. some very mild conditions near the coast. here's sal. >>> and right now we have a new crash steve westbound 80. westbound 80 right at san pablo avenue. the traffic is backing up as you drive out of richmond and head out towards el cerrito. this is blocking a lane here as i try to get more information. one of the things you should know is that traffic is going to be slow if you are driving. this is a hit and run crash by the way that has one vehicle outstanding, car parts all over the place. not a good start to the 80 commute. let's move along to some live pictures now. westbound bay bridge, backed up as you drive up to the toll plaza for about 2 or 3 minute delay, nothing major. those meter

70 degrees for santa rosa, 69 for fairfield. 68 in vallejo, 69 for oakland and 66 expected in san fransisco. low to mid-60s along the coastline with partly cloudy skies. 69 in mountain view, 70 degrees san jose and 71 degrees this afternoon. in santa cruz, low 70s morgan hill as well as gilroy. in the extended forecast with the second half of your weekend in view. as you notice, temperatures warmest today, cooling trend begins tomorrow. by the second half of the afternoon, including clouds, especially over parts of the north bay, and then monday night into tuesday morning a slight chance at a few scattered showers. that will go away but the cold weather settles in. we are looking at mid to upper 50s in the forecast for tuesday afternoon. low 50s on wednesday. low 50s on thursday. those are the afternoon highs. take a look at the overnight lows. upper 20s to upper 30s expected by thursday morning for inland communities as well as the bay. i will show you that futurecast model on the possibility of rain coming our way in a bit. >>> plans are moving forward to build a new park along the bay br

tenants currently only have the option of filing a lawsuit which many in san fransisco say they cannotfford to do. >>> time now 5:14. volunteers in idaho are combing a wilderness area looking for signs of a missing plane belonging to a san jose pilot and his family. the official search for dale smith and four members of his family have ended but relatives say they're not giving up hope. they're paying for their own search. members of smith's church just returned from idaho after helping with that search effort. >> i know we would have lived with a tremendous amount of regret had we not gone out there and done our best in search for the plane. we did our best and we failed but i'm glad we tried anyway. >> smith was flying from oregon to montana two weeks ago when he radioed to say he was having engine trouble. the search effort is focusing on a mountainous area 150 miles northeast of boise idaho. >>> police inning los angeles say a holiday charity event turned into a fight involving 1,000 people. it happened last night at the annual christmas jam and toy drive at the radisson hotel near

no problems on the bridge getting into san fransisco.have been looking at the nimitz freeway between hayward and fremont, and this commute looks pretty good as you drive over to the peninsula, let's say you're driving over to 101 or 280. it has been actually doing pretty well, and i can probably pull out a little bit and show you both 101 and 280 here, and you can see the road sensors are green, which means traffic is at the limit. 4:48. let's go to steve. >> all righty sal, things are moving fast here and rapidly developing. maybe some light rain around fremont, san jose. really it's the breeze, the wind that's picking up, 44 miles per hour at the amountmont pass, napa airport 30. it's maybe not reaching the ground. the bigger story is the cloud cover holding up the temps along with the breeze. a couple of upper 40s, a lot of 50s. it's the cloud cover and that breeze. if it wasn't for that these temperatures would be cooler. trying to get some rain showers here. again, right around fremont, union city. if you're getting any rain you can

. >> plus a $1500 tip in san fransisco, the mystery of a generous diner who's been surprising restaurant workers in the bay area. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. you are looking live at a shelter that is opening up in san jose opening its doors as the temperatures drop. very cold weather, and that's when a number of shelters open up around the area. we understand that the need is great this year in particular. ktvu's janine de la vega is down there this morning. we're going to check in with her in just a bit. thank you for waking up with us on this tuesday morning december 3rd i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic. steve is saying get your jackets, blanket. >> and maybe some umbrellas. around mountain view over to fremont, union city, newark and maybe heading towards san jose and a little bit on the peninsula, not a lot but again it's rapidly developing. lows are held up. some of the cold air still way to the north. you can start to see the leadin

that also tied. 30s, 40s, and 52. 52 san fransisco, san jose's 42. 19 up there in reno and tahoe. 30s for many eurekas, ukiah, sacramento. it's not doing much, it's going to get absorbed by this other system coming down. will that give us any rain, no. it will give us a much colder pattern. hazy today, widespread 60s, some 70s but a big cooling trend starts wednesday night, wednesday into thursday and temperatures will drop back into the 50s. partly cloudy today, i could say partly sunny. a lot of high clouds, hazy mild, afternoon temps 60s to 70s. there will be mild temps around the area. napa 70, 63 fairfield, this doesn't help them in this pattern. oakland downtown, 67. extended outlook has a big drop this temps starting on wednesday and noticeably colder and breezy to windy maybe on thursday into friday. friday morning's lows are going to be cold. after that a rebound, sunshine and warmer temp wills take it right into the weekend. >>> time now 4:50. coming up right now a love struck kentucky couple has become an internet sensation after they became the center of attention at a jus

low 60s san fransisco, 65 mountain view, mid-60s in san jose, if you're going to be out and about doingshopping, maybe enjoying the outdoors, 70 degrees this afternoon in santa cruz. low 60s after moon bay. it is going to be a nice day, and if you are thinking about maybe taking a stroll along the coastline, there is a westerly flow that has been building, and that will lead to the possibility of sneaker waves. that to be aware of because those come with little warning, and you'll have excessive run up without much warning as well. the extended forecast here showing you temperatures continuing to warm as we get back to work on monday. temperatures slip a little bit on tuesday. wednesday the bigger drop comes, increasing clouds, and even the slight possibility of a few scattered showers wednesday night into thursday. we're going to line up that futurecast model and show you what i mean coming up. >>> at&t park is getting ready say goodbye to the fight hunger bowl. it will end its 12 year run with its final appearance on december 27th. the game is going to move to the 49ers new stadium in

. >> plus a $1500 tip in san fransisco.e mystery of a generous diner who's been surprising restaurant workers here in the bay area. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. welcome back, we are live in san jose this morning at a shelter that just opened its doors overnight. now that the weather is definitely getting colder, ktvu's janine de la vega talking about a new study that is raising concerns. she's there at the shelter this morning, we're going to check in with her in just a little bit. tuesday december 3rd, i'm pam cook. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve this is no joke. >> i mean it's definitely a change there. we have a pretty good little breeze there, windy conditions for some. altamonte pass, fairfield had gusts of 35. napa airport 30, concord 24 but cloud cover and definitely the wind holding temperatures up. everybody here's in the 50s. now high temperatures tod

san fransisco, oakland and san jose are three of the cities hosting gun buyback events today to markatie utehs is live in the city of san jose where that city's gun buyback event starts in just about 90 minutes. katie. >> reporter: mike, they've raised big money to give away, about $6500, and those will be given away in gift cards. $200 for an assault rifle and $100 for a handgun or hunting rifle. now we're standing in the back parking lot of our guadalupe -- excuse me. our lady of guadalupe church on east san antonio in san jose. the gun buyback starts at 9 this morning, so about an hour and a half from now. if officers are ready to go before then they may start early. they're getting quite the jump on getting organized this morning. as captain ferrante with the san jose police department explains, today's event is not about taking guns away from responsible people. instead it's about making sure they don't fall into the wrong hands. >> it gives homeowners or gun owners an avenue for getting rid of firearms they no longer want. they don't want to have the responsibility for them, ma

san fransisco is projected to need 100,000 new housing units in the next 25 years. >>> the federal reserve made a big announcement. it will put back on its stimulus program in the near year. it will reduce thinks bond buying program by $10 billion a month. it points to a slowly improving economy. >>> today's policy actions reflect the assessment that the economy is continuing to make progress, that it also has much farther to travel before conditions can be judged normal. >> the fed decided not to touch interest rates. its key short term rate will stay near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5%. >>> holiday sales up this year but not up to expectations. shoppers could be holding out for hast-minute bargains. -- last-minute bargains. it's one week before he delivers your presents. but actually santa's lap at hillsdale shopping center in san mateo. >> i want a trumpet and ipad. >> reporter: is not that crowded. >> we were kind of shocked. we thought that maybe it would be packed and crazy shopping but it was, like, maybe 20% full in the parking lot. >> reporter: especially considering the

meanwhile, the san fransisco chronicle reports that three san frsncisco fire department commanders at the crash site had not received >> reporter:two people died and 181 wre injured when the plane crashed july 6th. another person survived the crash, but was run over and killed by a fire department truck responding to the scene. >> reporter:starting tomorrow in washington d.c.the n-t-s-b will hear from dozens of experts and witnesses to try to determine what caused the crash. officials have already said the plane was traveling too low and too slow when it hit the runway. >> pam: people around the bay area are remembering nelson mandela today. >> pam: they are sharing their condolences in writing. for the south african leader who died last week. the condolence book is open at san francisco city hall. until 5:30 tonight. a civic memorial will be held at 8 a.m. wednesday in the city hall >> pam: rotunda to celebrate mandela's life. led by former mayor willie brown. memorial book- signing events are also at the of the chimes cemeteries andsan mateo's skylawn memorial park. residents can si

marrying a traveling salesman, a cereal salesman, cereal, a new invenges at the time, and then ran to san fransisco to be a nude artist model, and after she did that with no great satisfaction, she went to grennich village, rented a studio, had fantasies of being a new woman, and in three months, bored to tears, didn't see what the fuss was about, and she said, no, i know what i'm going to do. she published three poems in the messager. she was part of that move on the part of black patrons to get space and voice to write ryers on race. she went up to the message officers where she walked in, met george, they fell head over heels in love, went dancing, and that was it from then on. after much back and fort, she did marry george, had their daughter, and she's a complicated character as it's fairly clear, but that as carefully as i can, with kathy in the room, that josephine did a considerable amount of george's writing. in fact, there's no other explanation for george's productivity, particularly when he was traveling in africa, had no way to get pieces back, and she wrote under all these other pseud

marrying a traveling salesman, a cereal salesman, cereal, a new invenges at the time, and then ran to san fransisco to be a nude artist model, and after she did that with no great satisfaction, she went to grennich village, rented a studio, had fantasies of being a new woman, and in three months, bored to tears, didn't see what the fuss was about, and she said, no, i know what i'm going to do. she published three poems in the messager. she was part of that move on the part of black patrons to get space and voice to write ryers on race. she went up to the message officers where she walked in, met george, they fell head over heels in love, went dancing, and that was it from then on. after much back and fort, she did marry george, had their daughter, and she's a complicated character as it's fairly clear, but that as carefully as i can, with kathy in the room, that josephine did a considerable amount of george's writing. in fact, there's no other explanation for george's productivity, particularly when he was traveling in africa, had no way to get pieces back, and she wrote under all these other pseud