but first, let's go to meteorologist steve paulson. ng everyone and this is a -- quite a forecast, steve. >> we'll focus mainly on the north bay and east bay, that's where the red flag warning continues until 6:00 tonight. the wind gusts seems to have tailed off a little bit. the red flag warning, generally above 1,000 feet. you are seeing humidity anywhere from 10% to 24%. not only is the ground -- the fuel level is extremely high. humidity is low. temperatures within in the -- latino in the 80s and 90s. the wind advisory goes until 11:00. not everyone is in on this. speaking of the breeze, i believe tara moriarty is out in brentwood. i know it's been breezy to windy out there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, the doors -- you can see the wind just picked up as you were saying that, steve. we've seen gusts up to 40 miles an hour overnight in brentwood. right now, very important moment here for fire station 54, the doors just opened. the engines and 54 had shut down last summer because of dwindling revenues from property taxes.

our meteorologist steve paulson is monitoring the wind gusts and claudine wong is right in the middle of the action in sonoma county and we can see the smoke and the wind and we understand the win and spoke is not the only problem. are you okay? >> no. i am not. >> reporter: my eyes are burning and fire continues to burn along the fire line and i will give you an idea of where we are, this is knight's valley and crews are headed down there because there is so much fire we can't see all through this area and they are trying to get in front of this area and it has picked up in the last few minutes. this fire is one of several that are burning and we came from napa, high winds are fueling a fire over there. this is one of several you are looking at just off highway 128, a lot of smoke and fire has picked up. it started from power lines which delayed the process of getting in and getting around it and the problem at this point is winds are high and as we took a walk up the road we saw much more fire up there and we know resources are a problem. this was not fire season and they were not r

first we do to steve paulson. >> dave, pam, thank you. it still seems about the same as yesterday. much change. the rain is almost out of the picture but still some heading toward the central valley. 60s and 70s to a few upper 70s today. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. highway 4 looks okay coming up to the willow pass grade with no major problems. you will see that traffic okay. also this morning's commute looks good on the san mateo bridge. it is 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> we have breaking news. oakland firefighters are investigating a fire at a well known bakery. ktvu was the first television news crew on the scene and tara moriarty is here now with exclusive video of this fire. tara. >> reporter: we pulled up within 15 minutes after that 911 call. when we first arrived we didn't see any flames. just heavy thick black smoke that was blowing into the parking lot making it very

mornings on 2, steve paulson was talking about it. tonight the fog and low clouds return. tomorrow more sunshine but still cool. we will see strong winds developing and the stronger winds along the coast keep the temperatures on the cool side. cool area to the north and northeast lingers tomorrow. that is why wind again tomorrow. that is why temperatures are in the 60s, low 70s. at best. but on the weekend. this high-pressure system really builds in. temperatures increase. patchy coastal fog. the biggest story is the warm up we see saturday and sunday. temperatures getting into the 70s and 80s. maybe low 90s. clouds tomorrow morning. coastal fog. no rain. and fog clears tomorrow afternoon. then the warming starts. saturday and sunday. highs in clear lake, 79. highs for friday. 64 richmond. nice looking day. 69 danville. 69 livermore. valley, 70 morgan hill, 70 in gilroy. fog along the coast tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 50s. 60 in san francisco. bay to breakers sunday, 53 degrees at 7:00 a.m. towards the hill, temperatures warming up into the 60s. ocean beach, 65 deg

fortunately steve paulson has been predicting a chance of rain on monday. hance of lightning. but i just talked to steve and our temperatures are expected to drop to about 60 degrees. that could help improve our fire conditions. but, again, they're down in woodside this morning. they're assembling, conducting a fire drill. they will practice evacuating a neighborhood and then meet back and work on how it went and what they can do to improve. the other advice, we hear it every year, but it is time to create defensible space around your home. clear any brush, trim any trees, something that you can do to help protect your home. reporting live in the news room, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the time is 8:51. just about an hour ago in mexico city, president obama spoke to a group of mexican students about the special relationship between the u.s. and mexico. >> in this relationship, there's no senior partner or junior partner, we are two equal partners. we must work together in mutual interest and respect. if we do that both mexico and the united states will

let's go to steve paulson. >> sal this is one of those days where you're doing double duty. my time here in the camera will come. clear skies, everything looks great today, sunshine, warm weather, unless like my mom anything over 75 was too hot. only 76 mom. i don't care. it's too hot. clear skies, the coast looks good, it's going to be really nice today and tomorrow. 68 already in antioch. you know they're on their way to the 90s. you can see that, fairfield 63, santa rosa, 62. can cord, san jose getting close, livermore not far away. san fransisco starting off 52 this morning. it makes sense we'd finally go above. but we'll go above for only two days, a high of 72. not getting that offshore breeze. there's still a north wind, some of the higher elevations. but i mean it looks really good unless you're heading to san diego and l. a. they have some fog. california is sunny side up and temperatures are warming up. 4 to 8 degrees warmer today, coast, bay, inland, doesn't matter. temperatures will go above average. seeing 90s not only today but tomorrow we'll increase that. it'

. >>> they knew steve paulson was at the game and their playoff cease risk they thare are now tied two games a piece. warriors erased an 8 point deficit in the last five minutes of regulation and they went on to beat the spurs in over time. they tied two games a piece, warriors and spurs go back to san antonio for game 5 tomorrow night and game 6 is back in oracle thursday in oakland and then if necessary, game 7 will be played in san antonio. they will be getting ready for the next round in the nhl. last week the sharks found out the opponents will be the l.a. kings after they beat the anaheim ducks. the next one was 2 and 2 and they will be played in al bit the times have not been and announced. >>> the answers investigators are hoping to find surrounding a deadly fire that killed four children. >>> also we will tell you why last week's deadly accident on the bay has prompted a special meeting tomorrow. >>> good morning, mcarthur maze looks good as you head west, we will tell you more about the bay area commute and the bay area weather. that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my d

meteorologist, steve paulson, says a big change in the weather, it's literally right around the cornerso, the couch gag on the simpsons has become a tv classic, what a bay area woman has come up with that stand out from the rest. >>> northbound 280, you see some slow traffic there getting up to highway 17. another look at the south bay commute -- straight ahead. >>> 7:23. look at this big boy. a family on vacation in redmond, washington got a big surprise. a moose was taking a swim in their pool. they caught it on video, shooting out of their living room. this is a 7-foot tall moose casually wading in the pool. if eventually climbed out of the pool and left. >>> for the first time, san francisco will be regulating commercial dog walking. after july 1st, dog walkers you will have to get a permit, have proof of liability insurance and undergo at least 20 hours of training. in addition, you will no longer be able to walk more than eight dogs at once. some critics say they are planning to file an injunction based on unconstitutionality. >>> a woman of oakland was the winner of a designed c

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first we do to steve paulson. >> dave, pam, thank you. it still seems about the same as yesterday. not much change. the rain is almost out of the picture but still some heading toward the central valley. 60s and 70s to a few upper 70s today. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. highway 4 looks okay coming up to the willow pass grade with no major problems. you will see that traffic okay. also this morning's commute looks good on the san mateo bridge. it is 5:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> we have breaking news. oakland firefighters are investigating a fire at a well known bakery. ktvu was the first television news crew on the scene and tara moriarty is here now with exclusive video of this fire. tara. >> reporter: we pulled up within 15 minutes after that 911 call. when we first arrived we didn't see any flames. just heavy thick black smoke that was blowing into the parking lot making it very difficult to breathe. if you take a look behind me here you can see the pay yows sign. this is a very popular landmark and bakery that has been dishing out pies and cakes for more than 50

meteorologist steve paulson will be back and tell you what you can expect in the days ahead. >>> good getting into san francisco, still a 25-minute delay. we'll tell you more -- coming up. >>> river otters are making a comeback in the bay area. nature lovers are thrilled. the river otter ecology project started 14 months ago. >> the group posted a website with an interactive map for otter spotters. nearly 3p 5 sightings have been reported -- 375 sitings have been reported. so far 100 miles of coastline is being monitored. >>> state budget cuts are having an impact on a san mateo county court system. the court system is facing a $4.5 million deficit. the court is planning to lay off more than 20 employees in june. administrators say the cutbacks mean longer wait times for cases to make it through the court systems. even traffic court is affected. administrators say people who call in have to wait 30 to 40 minutes just to get through to someone on the phone. >>> want to check in with sal, keeping a close eye on the toll plaza. still slow there? >> yes, it is. we were kind of hoping for

steve paulson says we've had 20 to 30-mile-an-hour gusts along the coast and hills. we talked to one bike rider riding this route for six years. he says he's noticed more of this lately. >> we get to ride with no cars and to me it looks like a little bit of the bale between the elements -- battle -- a little bit of a battle between the elements and the infrastructure. it looksic like eventually the -- it looks like eventually the earth will wind. >> reporter: in mill valley, high winds toppled a tree last night on northern avenue. the tree landed on top of a car. about 36 0 people were without power until 3:30 this morning. in berkeley, heavy limbs snagged wires. branches damaged a white van but no one's power was affected. a high wind advisory was lifted around 4:15 this morning. so things are getting back to normal. it's still pretty breeze. there's a lot of white caps i'm seeing. so some pretty treacherous conditions. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you are making me shiver back here, tara. thank you. >>> sal, what's happening at the toll plaza makes me

steve paulson is fine-tuning the forecast. he will tell us if any pain showers will impact -- rain showers will impact the weekend. >>> and some pulling an all- nighter at the happiest place on earth tonight. >>> good morning. northbound 101 is trafficking along pretty well as you drive down to san jose. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >>> it will be a busy memorial day weekend at california state parks. there are almost 27,000 bookings, the highest number on record. campers are also staying longer than ever before. a few camp sites are still available. but the parks department says you c

meteorologist steve paulson will be back. he will tell you how warm it's gonna get. >>> some say this is a photo of an alien or some creature on mars. the nasa photo being closely scrutinized this morning. >>> we're also extending the close scrutiny to the traffic on 280. all of a sudden, it's slowing down through downtown san jose. we'll tell you more about what's going on here -- straight ahead. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >>> this is a rescue in crescent city. rescue personnel helping a woman friday night had to be rescued themselves. they were stranded for five hours before a helicopter arrived and lifted them to safely. several were in the early stages of hypothermia. the woman was flown to be treated for head injuries,

meteorologist steve paulson coming up next, he will tell us if the clouds will give us rain today. >>> a country on high alert. we'll tell you what happened when this volcano erupted. >>> good morning. traffic on 280 northbound a little bit slow getting up to highway 17. we'll tell you more about the morning commute. >>> a volcanic eruption in the philippines has left five mountain climbers dead. more than a dozen more were trapped near the crater. this was the volcano's first eruption in three years. off obviouslily, people -- obviously people are being told to stay away from the area. >>> here's an image of the record-breaking star explosion from nasa's swift space telescope. scientists say the burst was eye-wateringly bright even though it happened 3.6 million light years away from us. scientists are now looking for a supernova. they think it's emerging from the blast. they hope to find it by the middle of may. >>> san francisco's muni is determined to reduce travel times as part of its long-term plans. today, the board will discuss how to cut the time it takes to get from one poin

steve paulson will be back to tell us if we'll see blue skies this weekend. >>> good morning. traffic looks good as you head south. another look at the commute is straight ahead. ♪ we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. >>> a woman in monterey is facing animal cruelty charges in what police are calling a horrible case of animal hoarding. the house of the woman has been declared uninhabitable after 48 dogs and cats were found inside in filthy conditions. police say the animals were in three feet of garbage and waste. one cat was found locked in the trunk of her car. the spca is taking care of the animals. they are being treated for infections and are said to be severely malena chaired. >>> police in florida say one man on the run from the law ended up in the jaws of an alligator. officers say the incident began when they pulled the man over for a traffic violation. police say the driver ran away and hid at a waste water plant. that'

. >>> it's a little chilly outside, up next steve paulson will tell us if it will warm up in time for the event packed weekend. >> also why a california film maker wants wants everybody to see him passing out clothing to the homeless. >> good morning northbound 280 we're getting some slowing now as you can see coming up on highway 17, so now we're getting crowded and word of a new traffic hazard on the peninsula. ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with caramelized onions and melted white cheddar. everyday, as always, there's a lot to love for a little on mcdonald's dollar menu. . >>> a los angeles film maker is working to change the image of abercrombie and fitch and he's looking for public support. >> abercrombie and fitch is a terrible company. their ceo insists on only hiring attractive people which i

. >>> get you out the door with weather and traffic beginning with steve paulson this morning. >> little little cooler this morning because we don't have much in the way of any low clouds. there are some patchy low clouds but burning off quick and sunshine today and temperatures coming up but still no westerly breeze so not a huge jump but getting near average for most

. >>> get you out the door with weather and traffic beginning with steve paulson this morning. >> little warmer, little cooler this morning because we don't have much in the way of any low clouds. there are some patchy low clouds but burning off quick and sunshine today and temperatures coming up but still no westerly breeze so not a huge jump but getting near average for most 70s, 80s inland, 60s closer to the beaches. >>> highway four, very nice drive so far in bay point, getting slowing in antioch from antioch to pittsburg. looking at the commute in san francisco, it is a nice start, remember, there is a daytime baseball game today, we will tell you more about that and the rest of the commute coming up. >>> we are following breaking news in oakland where our cameras caught exclusive pictures of a marijuana grow in a warehouse. firefighters found it after responding to reports of smoke from a warehouse on 51st avenue. ktvu channel 2 news reporter tara moriarty is on the scene where firefighters say the grow house operation wasn't the only thing going on. >> reporter: firefighters told

. >> steve paulson has been here all morning and he will come back and tell us how hot it will get this>>> it is a little bit slow for much of the problems that are affecting the entire east bay commute. we will tell you what is going on straight ahead. yq yq . >>> the police union wants to arm them with tazers. the shock can be felt as far away as 25 feet without the need of a physical confrontation. also berkeley is one of eight that does not use tasers and they show the city favors tazers and they can be deadly and can be used on the mentally ill. >>> they are pick debting outside of the -- picketing outside of six flags and this was surveillance taken outside of the area two minutes ago. they said they were offered a new contract which included a raise but no overtime for working five consecutive days but they include a high turnover. >> with the contract i was forced to sign, i would make less than i make now so it gave me no choice but to fight for more. >> some salary workers are trained on ride maintenance, however the locked out mechanics are advising people not to visit the pa

up next, steve paulson will tell us which parts of the bay area might see some rain showers today. look at this live picture. you can see a lot of clouds there. >>> an unusual robbery happened at a fast-food restaurant in stockton. why the people being robbed had the last laugh. >>> right now, it's pretty good traffic on the san mateo bridge. the weather, we'll talk about that coming up. [ male announcer ] a north atlantic lobster tail alongside a tender sirloin steak. it's sizzler's steak and lobster sensation for just $16.99! sizzler. for just $16.99! >>> the 26th annual rolling of thunder motorcycle ride made its way through washington, d.c. yesterday to pay tribute to veterans. the ride is held every year to raise awareness for prisoners of war and troops missing in action. an estimated 250,000 bikers participated in this year's event. >>> great america is honoring u.s. military servicemen and women this memorial day. members of the services on active duty as well as inactive duty as well as veterans can get free admission showing the proper military i.d. tickets are discounted

meteorologist steve paulson is coming back.what you can expect later today. >>> good morning. northbound 280 traffic looks good. but we have problems on 101. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> happening right now, president obama speaking at a memorial service for law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year. let's listen in. >> helping others was never a question. before joining the force, she counselled abused children and helped families struggling with domestic abuse. that passion served her and led her to a career in law enforcement and inspired her two sons to follow. sowhen barb investigating a suspicious vehicle last spring. not only did her husband steve lose his partner of more than two years. the town of melbourne and the nation itself lost one of its most dedicated citizens. >> listening live to president obama this very special memorial service in washington, d.c. honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and one of those being honored is bay area police officer k

steve paulson says things are about to change, though. his forecast is coming up. >>> there's a bear. they are unking for their lives into the house -- running for their lives into the house. >> a how a pear was -- and how a pear was eventually caught -- bear was eventually caught. >>> good morning. we'll tell you why contra costa county is not doing well. >> reporter: here is the people. look at their reaction. they are out of here. there is a bear. they are running for their lives into the house. >> scary moments for two people in los angeles county after a black bear decided to wander into their home. no one was hurt. two schools were put on lockdown as wildlife officials tried to capture the bear. they are moving kind of slowly. was later caught and tranquilized. wildlife officials plan to relocate the bear to the angeles national forest. >>> zip car would have exclusive use of two parking lots for a year that are public, it's proposed. the city council will take up this issue tonight at 6:30. >>> all right. 7:25. want to check in wit

steve paulson will be back.ll tell you if the skies will stay clear throughout the day. >>> good morning. golden gate bridge. traffic here looks good heading together scott toll plaza in san francisco. we'll tell you -- heading to the toll plaza in san francisco. we'll tell you more about the bay area when we come back. >>> members of the group "occupy the farm" say they are ready to take over a plot of land owned by uc berkeley. last night, they showed up to a planning meeting in albany to protest plans to develop gill tract. the group wants the land to be preserved as open farmland. but uc berkeley plans to build a sprouts grocery store on part of the land. people on both sides of the debate were at last night eight meeting. >> love to have a good market with quality produce and other food within walking distance and cycling distance. >> uc berkeley, you are not a private enterprise which can ignore the public goods to make a buck. >> protesters plan to take over the gill tract on saturday. last year, the grou

steve paulson is coming back. >>> there is a recall of meat underway.200 pound of its ready to eat pork smoke sus an. they are hungarian brands mild smoked sausage and spicy sausage. the sausage is being recall recalled because -- recalled because it was not federally inspected. >>> san francisco supervisor david campos is dropping his proposal to rename san francisco international airport after harvey milk. instead, he's refosing his efforts to have one of sfo's terminals named after the slain gay rights lead leader -- leader. he said he gave up the proposal because it faced too much opposition. >>> there will be new rules in the town of sebastopol. the city council requires all new buildings to include solar power. sporters say these new rules will save homeowners an businesses money. it will also be good for the planet. but critics say the government should not be telling people what's best for them. >> i would like to see the ordinance change and remove the word "mandatory" to "voluntary." [inaudible] >> now, sebastopol may be ahead of the time. the

up next, steve paulson will tell us if it will affect your holiday weekend plans. >>> you never expect somebody to throw something at you. >> out of control fans, out the oakland coliseum is responding. >>> it's a fatal crash -- we're getting word a cyclist was hit and killed at 16th and south van ness. we'll tell you more about this. our crew arriving on the scene. i see him right down there pulling up -- pulling up to the scene. i will tell you more -- coming up. [ male announcer ] we gave the new e-class some of the most advanced driver systems ever made. stereoscopic vision... distronic plus braking... lane keeping and steering assist... eleven enhanced systems in all. ♪ twelve, counting your adrenaline system. the 2014 e-class. the most intelligent, exhilarating mercedes-benz ever made. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. through mercedes-benz >>> oakland could be session stands are saying fans are out of control. >> this year they've yelled and cussed at me. throw beer on us, throw the food back on us. everythi