there's a shoe and there is some clothing about 100 feet from the crosswalk. we're at 1300 new york avenue and kendall street. one thing we should notice. there's a d.c. public school bus lot here. we haven't confirmed with the police if the person who was trying to cross the street was going over to this bus lot. there are a lot of people getting ready for their shift for d.c. public schools. guys, we'll continue to stay on story and bring you all the details as they're available. again, d.c. police are still investigating this accident as it happened. as danella mentioned, it's going to impact traffic all morning long. two westbound lanes of new york avenue closed right now. >> tony tull live in northeast. thanks, tony. >> following breaking news. a nato air strike in eastern afghanistan killed ten civilians nine of them women and children. the attack targeted a taliban hideout. three taliban commanders were also killed in the strike. nato forces are investigating and they take the allegations of civilian death very seriously. >>> 6:17 now. moments ago, the p

the brand-new bicycle. this happened in a crosswalk that connects the delta de anza trail.spect vehicle. this crash happened last night at 6:00. it was dark and there are no streetlights in the area. police are searching for the driving. elissa harrington, kpix 5. >>> a woman is accused of killing her mother. police say the woman showed up at a neighbor's home yesterday morning holding a knife covered in blood. her mother, 59-year-old nancy franzen, was found dead inside her home. her daughter julie was arrested. >>> district attorney of oakland could bring charges in a shooting on telegraph avenue. police arrested a man on saturday but won't release details until charges are filed. city leaders will have meetings about keeping the event safety. >>> 13-year-old janelle allen was found in allan witt park friday morning. she was reported missing thursday night after she didn't come home from school. there are no suspects. >>> they can't get away with what they done. you take a baby and dump her like she is a piece of garbage. she wasn't. she was a human being. >>> fairfield p

. >>> he was hit while walking in the crosswalk, we will tell you about the safety improvements his mother would like to see. >>> it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. complete coverage starts rye now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us, it is tuesday february 12th, i am pam cook. >> let's check weather and traffic, i am ready steve, i am sitting down ready for your forecast. >> understanding up and i am ready too. coastal fog, bayside fog it will not do much but it will cool things down. it will still be nice but just a little cooler with 50s and mid-60s. >>> good morning, traffic is moving well as you drive to the bottom of the hill on sunole grade. a three car accident on i-80 shut one lane down and police are still looking at one of the drivers, it happened just before 2:00 a.m. just before a street. a nissan slammed into a guardrail. the driver of this car fled and skimmed the pileup over damaging the front of that vehicle. when it was over three people were taken to the hospital, one had critical injuries. it is 5:01 let's go

there's also not a stop sign before the crosswalk. t some more details later on this morning when a sergeant returns to the department. elissa harrington, kpix 5. >>> a north bay woman is behind bars this morning accused of killing her mother. police say the woman showed up at a neighbor's home yesterda

now, no turn on red, when people are crossing the crosswalks there. and nothing seems to be getting done, we have all of the construction going on in this area and more people are going to be coming to the neighborhood within the year or two years. and we need better signage as well as people obeying the traffic laws which pedestrians are trying to cross the street. so i don't know if you want to have more money for pedestrian an safety, out reach to the community or drivers because they raced upcoming up to manicia and you have the hills and the market there and they are looking up towards the castro to cut across the pedestrian walkway, when people are in the crosswalk. so it is a very dangerous situation. and we have the corner store there where the instruction are unloading goods to the store and hopefully there will be another store with the new construction that is going on in the neighborhood, more stores in the area. and that is, you know, and that is all that i have to say. thank you. >> okay, thank you. mr. gilbert. >> are there any other mem

police say a pedestrian somehow fell into the road in the crosswalk and was hit. the victim has been identified as 20-year-old darnell ross of upper marlboro. >>> a big budget bat olympic capitol hill is on hold as congress is on a week's vacation. we are less than two week before billions in automatic spending cuts are set to take effect too on march 1st. the cuts would drain $85 billion from the government's budget. democrats fear the impact this could have on the middle class while republicans argue the president is doing little to stop t. >>> immigration reform is still a hot issue on the hill right now. >> a lot of talk about a new proposal from the obama administration that would allow illegal immigrants to become permanent residents. doug luzader has more. >> reporter: accord tying draft that was leaked to "usa today," the president wants to create a special new visa specifically for illegal immigrants that would allow them to stay in the country while they wait for permanent legal status. even those with criminal records would be welcomed so long as they ha

from what we can see, it looks like the impact happened about 150 feet from the crosswalk at kendall ew york avenue, directly across the street from the bus depot. we are trying to figure out of this man was perhaps walking over to the depot but that is unclear. the driver pulled over into a parking lot and now he is currently talking to police. >> thank you very much. in california, the massive manhunt for a former los angeles police of a cert has ended. it may now be over. authorities say the charred remains were found in a burned out cabin where christopher dorner apparently barricaded himself. one share of a deputy was shot and killed and another wounded in a shootout before the cabin when up in flames yesterday. the rains -- the remains have not been identified. to keep up with that case, visit our website at wjla.com. >>a senate committee meets today to discuss ways to help the u.s. postal service. the homeland security and governmental affairs committee is scheduled to hear from the postmaster general and the head of the postal workers' union. they recently announced that it wi

the area of his school. we know he was in a crosswalk. the driver who hit him did stop and is cooperating with police and the investigation the boy suffered life-threatening internal injuries. he is in critical condition at last check. i talked with the police department and they could not give me an update and i reached out to oakland children's hospital where he was transferred after being taken to john muir hospital. i have not heard back from either on the boy's condition. this intersection, locals know, is dangerous. you can see when you look at it, it is clearly marked with white paint here in the cross walk and there is a yellow sign that lets drivers know there could be a pedestrian in the crosswalk but there is no stop sign and no traffic signal and this is a freeway exit here and it is almost like a four or six way intersection. >> president obama will deliver his state of the union address tonight and as we report, the president will spend most of the time on the issue americans say is most important to them. >> president obama'

in the crosswalk when the pm. despite an intense eight=day reward, former los angeles police officer chris dorner is still at large prosecutors announcing new charges that could put him on death row. tonight -- the former l.a. police officer accused of declaring war on police. is wanted in the murder of three people and is still on the loose. grant lodes is here now -- with new developments in the case. grant? we just learned chris dorner has been charged with murdering a riverside police officer. he's also charged with attempted murder of another riverside officer and two l- a-p-d officers. dorner could face the death penalty. meanwhile. some big numbers being tossed around tonight. police have received at least 600 tips related to this case. and a one - million dollar reward now being offered by police - believed to be the largest local award ever offered. police are desperate for a break. right now searchers are still focusing their efforts in the big bear lake area,, about 100 miles east of los angeles. despit

. >> reporter: markings where a boy landed knocked from his flip-flops left in the crosswalk. >> but d him. >> reporter: this witness ran up and realized the unconscious victim hit by this car was a classmate. >> he wasn't responding. i tried to, you know, say some thoughtful worlds to him, but i don't know -- words to him, but i don't know if he heard me or not. >> reporter: friends identify him as 14-year-old joey hornsby at mount diablo high school where he's on the basketball team, players showing up for practice but in light of his injury canceled it and linked hands to pray. >> they told us he had just got pressure relieved from his brain and he's in a coma. we're just praying he makes it through and he's all right. >> we don't really understand it. it's like you walk in the crosswalk for safety, but i guess sometimes things just happen. >> reporter: what happened here police say is still being investigated. the middle aged woman who struck hornsby stopped and cooperated and didn't show any impairment. >> a lot of people fly through this intersection. >> reporter: people who kno

. >> reporter: markings where a boy landed knocked from his flip-flops left in the crosswalk. >> but then i recognized him. >> reporter: this witness ran up and realized the unconscious victim hit by this car was a classmate. >> he wasn't responding. i tried to, you know, say some thoughtful worlds to him, but i don't know -- words to him, but i don't know if he heard me or not. >> reporter: friends identify him as 14-year-old joey hornsby at mount diablo high school where he's on the basketball team, players showing up for practice but in light of his injury canceled it and linked hands to pray. >> they told us he had just got pressure relieved from his brain and he's in a coma. we're just praying he makes it through and he's all right. >> we don't really understand it. it's like you walk in the crosswalk for safety, but i guess sometimes things just happen. >> reporter: what happened here police say is still being investigated. the middle aged woman who struck hornsby stopped and cooperated and didn't show any impairment. >> a lot of people fly through this intersection. >> reporter

he was in the crosswalk. >> saying all of the prayers in the world. hopefully he will be better soon. >> reporter: concord police say the woman who hit hornsby was cooperative. investigators say she was not speeding and was not under the influence. and the driver was not taken into custody. >> that kind of infuriates me. she hit somebody. my son can't walk away from this. i don't know the out couple of my son. and -- outcome of my son. and she's at home. >> reporter: hornsby was walking to basketball practice at mt. diablo high school when the accident happened. we watched his teammates praying for him last night at the school. tancriti said this has always been a dangerous street to cross because drivers don't always stop for pedestrians. she hopes the city will put in stop signs here. >> it's not well set up and it's not safe for anybody. >> reporter: and i talked briefly this morning with a spokesperson from the city of concord. she told me she didn't have any information about plans for safety improvement measures at that interparticular intersect

it appears the young man just got off a train and then he crossed here on m street at the crosswalk whenfor some reason he fell down. he was run over. at the driver never stopped. police still have no suspect or description of the vehicle that struck 21-year old darnell christopher ross and essentially left him to die. >> of the have information definitely come forward so we can try to bring closure. >> he was the younger of three boys. a saturday night he left his family's upper marlboro home to spend the night in the city. his mother remembers the last time the issue heard his voice. >> the last thing he said was i love you, mom. >> a high school graduate who volunteered for the mentally and physically disabled was dead. >> no reason for anybody to hit him and keep going and not stopping to see if he was alright or anything. it is dehumanizing. >> this morning, the grieving family not only reaching out to the driver of this car but also to someone who may have been out here. this is a busy area saturday night. a lot of new offices homes shops. there are hoping somebody saw something. t

had police officers go out in regular clothes, usually a brightly colored shirt, and walk across the crosswalksee if there's people violating the right of way, and when they do, them tickets. >> officers have been also patrolling nearby castro seat where students were hit. police say more decoy operations are planned. >>> new at noon, activists called on the berkley police department to release information about the in custody death of a 41-year-old christopher moore. >> this investigation must be transparent. this means the public must be informed of its progress to the maximum amounts permissible by law. >> police say he may have suffered from mental health problems and say the force used appears was not commented upon. >>> wrapping up february and it feels like the middle of summer. lots of sunshine and warm temperatures, but the fog redeveloping coast side. in fact, look what happened the past couple of hours. hugging the shoreline is that, and clear skies in other spots. that will be a factor over the next two to three hours. there's a big drop off in visibilities. temperatures warming up

police say a pedestrian somehow fell into the road on the crosswalk and was hit. the victim has been identified as 20-year-old darnell ross of upper marlboro. if you have any information in the case, d.c. police want to hear from you. >>> also making headlines this morning, another young life in chicago cut short by gunfire. >> the victim's sister taking part in a speech by president obama just days before. we'll have more on the sad twist to the story that is keeping the issue in the national spotlight.  and...done. did you just turn your ringer  off so no one would interrupt us? oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fib

police say, the 14-year- old was in the crosswalk when he was hit. the teen is suffering life- threatening injuries. and was taken to oakland's children's hospital. police do not believe the driver had been drinking or speeding, >> jacqueline: temperatures cool. already, 39 degrees. and fairfield, 37 degrees in livermore. widespread 30's again tonight. areas of fog and frost. the good news is that there will be another mild afternoons. in fact, a few degrees warmer than today. that warming trend will continue with loewen 70's and portions of the bay area. we will take a look at temperatures in your area, coming up. >> pam: also, a member of the navy seals breaks his silence of the rate of osama bin laden. and also, a very surprising finding on a drug bust. there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find

they see people in the crosswalk, wait five seconds. >> but the child is also really small. if you're over here looking at this woman who just made it across and not paying attention to the fact there's a little person also coming through, you may just completely have missed it. >> it does look like this crosswalk is at a bit of an angle. so this child is coming from their left side behind and in front. i'm sure they were met with a bit of a surprise. >>> take a look at this terrifying scene caught on camera in the persian gulf. you're looking at a gas platform as it is being sucked, basically, more than 260 feet below the ocean surface. >> that thing is going down really fast. >> and there are workers still on this glass platform scrambling, trying to get off, trying to save themselves, trying to hang on to anything they can. >> reports say this was a $40 milli million gas platform. reports also say a crane broke during installation of this platform and that's what caused the actual sinking. >> this is something that was under construction? that wasn't in action? >> are con

concord police say he was in the crosswalk when he was hit around 1:30 and i does not appear the driver was speeding or drinking. people that know the intersection it's dangerous even under the best circumstances. >> everybody has to speed. >> they should have lights. >> if people are late for school and there are two schools in this area and plus the hospital, if they are hitting the yellow light, it could potentially hit another kid. >> reporter: the principal at the school did not want to be interviewed on camera out of respect for family's privacy. they are hoping that joey makes a full recovery. the team has a game tonight, one that will be certainly hard for the team. >> cheryl: we have new information now about a street shooting in antioch that injured a woman inside her home. police say a man standing in the street opened fire on a pickup that was driving by at about 6:00 last night. one of those bullets went through a second-story window hitting a 31-year-old woman who was in a bedroom with her little boy. fortunately the boy wasn't hurt and itself woman is expected to recover.

concord police say he was in the crosswalk when he was hit around 1:30 and i does not appear the driver was speeding or drinking. people that know the intersection it's dangerous even under the best circumstances. >> everybody has to speed. >> they should have lights. >> if people are late for school and there are two schools in this area and plus the hospital, if they are hitting the yellow light, it could potentially hit another kid. >> reporter: the principal at the school did not want to be interviewed on camera out of respect for family's privacy. they are hoping that joey makes a full recovery. the team has a game tonight, one that will be certainly hard for the team. >> cheryl: we have new information now about a street shooting in antioch that injured a woman inside her home. police say a man standing in the street opened fire on a pickup that was driving by at about 6:00 last night. one of those bullets went through a second-story window hitting a 31-year-old woman who was in a bedroom with her little boy. fortunately the boy wasn't hurt and itself woman is expected to recover.

police say somehow darnell ross fell into the crosswalk in the 100 block of mstreet northeast.k him and took off. >> i'm mostly angry because they didn't stop. i wouldn't hit a

the woman and her one and seven- year-old children were in the crosswalk. the 7-year-old girl was on a bicycle. the 1-year-old was in a stroller. investigators tracked down 24- year-old noe delgado a short time later. pittsburg police say that the public was a big help in finding him. >> witnesses gave good descriptions to our officers of the vehicle and the suspects. he was arrested. >> delgado is charged with felony hit-and-run. the mother and her children are now out of the hospital. >>> surveillance video captured a deadly high-speed crash in oakland involving a stolen car. police say the jeep was taken moments before it slammed into that honda at 36th and foothill yesterday. the woman behind the wheel of the stolen jeep was killed. the honda driver was not seriously hurt. the pedestrian in the path of the crash escaped without a scratch. >>> it's a lawsuit that could be worth billions of dollars for the state. california is suing standard & poor's, the debt rating agency that gave high marks to failed mortgage-backed investments. attorney general kamala

. >> at least the horse was using the crosswalk. one of the smartest creatures in that whole sequence. >> do not drive a car in russia. that is all we have time for right now. thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

police say somehow darnell ross fell into the crosswalk on the 100 block of m street northeast. a driver struck him and then took off. >> i'm mostly angry, i guess, because they didn't stop. that's just being cruel. i wouldn't hit a dog and not stop. >> reporter: ross says her son was a caring child who loved his family and had the gift of gab. now, as she copes with the tragedy of burying her baby, she hopes someone out there knows something. >> if anybody saw anything that they would come forward and maybe the driver would actually see, you know, and realize that he did hit somebody and turn himself in. >> reporter: ross tells me police believe the car that struck darnell saturday night was a white buick. she says investigators right now are hoping several cameras in the area may help give them some more clues. anyone with information should call mpd right away. >>> a roaring fire ripped through a home in southeast d.c. this morning and a 4-year- old girl is in critical condition and firefighters are looking for answers. add to that, one resident of the home is in police custo

the woman was hit by the back of the bus while she was in the crosswalk this afternoon. family members said she is not expected to survive. >> the family of olympic runner oscar'ser' business storeas is grieving. he is charged with the killing of his girlfriend, steenkamp. the olympian's family talked to the media. >> as you can imagine, oscar is in numb and grief. >> attorneys are expected to argue he fired at steenkamp because he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors say the evidence will show that poise storeus and steenkamp argued and she lockeddaries in the bathroom where she was shot four times through the door. >> a sunni muslim extremist group is taking responsibility for an explosion in pakistan. officials say a bomb was hidden in a water tank and detonated at a crowded vegetable market. some victims had to be cut out of the rubble. >>> a trip to celebrate a birthday nearly turned deadly for a family in the skies over utah and the whole experience was caught on tape. here's the upclose and personal video of this near-death experience. >> flying high on her bir

he was walking near the gallaudet metro station saturday night when he fell into the crosswalk along m street. the driver took off. police do not have a description of the car. >>> after the russian fireball, the united nations is discussing the potential threat of more impacts on earth. the u.n. is working on an international response to close calls saying it's critical to track asteroids to prevent collisions with earth. last year, a small meteor crashed in russia. the same day a 160-foot asteroid buzzed by earth missing it by 17,000 miles. >>> a man charged with slapping a toddler on an airplane is out of a job this morning. 60 ear yield joe hundley of idaho no longer works for an aerospace and defense company after he slapped a 2-year-old boy on a minnesota to atlanta flight. the boy's mother says altitude change caused her son to start crying and hundley who appeared o intoxicated used a racially charged word before slapping the child in the face. he will plead not guilty to simple assault charges. >>> 4:48 now. in news 4 for your health, concussion cans may require long-term car

the woman was hit by the back of the bus while she was in the crosswalk this afternoon. family members said she is not expected to survive. >> the family of olympic runner oscar'ser' business storeas is grieving. he is charged with the killing of his girlfriend, steenkamp. the olympian's family talked to the media. >> as you can imagine, oscar is in numb and grief. >> attorneys are expected to argue he fired at steenkamp because he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors say the evidence will show that poise storeus and steenkamp argued and she lockeddaries in the bathroom where she was shot four times through the door. >> a sunni muslim extremist group is taking responsibility for an explosion in pakistan. officials say a bomb was hidden in a water tank and detonated at a crowded vegetable market. some victims had to be cut out of the rubble. >>> a trip to celebrate a birthday nearly turned deadly for a family in the skies over utah and the whole experience was caught on tape. here's the upclose and personal video of this near-death experience. >> flying high on her bir

of m street near the noma gallaudet metro station. 20-year-old darnell christopher ross fell in the crosswalk and was hit by the vehicle and killed. police have not released a description of the car. >>> switching gears, today was a big day for the nationals at spring training. it took place in less than ideal weather conditions. sports director scott smith joins us live from florida with the latest. hi, scott? >> reporter: yes, less than ideal, maureen. i know i won't get any pity from you guys back home but it was cold. temperatures dipped down to the 40s. this is not what you expect from spring training in florida. the players didn't enjoy the weather much nor did i. it was the first day of full teamworkouts. the sun was out so it looked nice but as we show you this, it was pretty chilly. these guys were bundled up. jayson werth, bryce harper jumped in the cage for batting practice to stay warm. this season, as everyone knows, dave johnson's last ride. after 17 seasons managing in the big leagues. but his players hold out hope that he may reconsider. >> i'm so excited to have him. i think

they are looking up towards the castro to cut across the pedestrian walkway, when people are in the crosswalk. so it is a very dangerous situation. and we have the corner store there where the instruction are unloading goods to the store and hopefully there will be another store with the new construction that is going on in the neighborhood, more stores in the area. and that is, you know, and that is all that i have to say. thank you. >> okay, thank you. mr. gilbert. >> are there any other members of the public that would like to make a comment? >> in general public comment? >> all right, seeing none, public comment is closed. >> and madam clerk are there any other items? >> item nine, adjournment. >> thank you very much. we are adjourned. . >> the meeting of come to order. good morning everyone. this is the february 12, 2013 meeting of the plans and programs committee of the san francisco county transportation authority. i am eric mar and i am the chair and happy chinese new years everybody. to my right are commissioners norman yee and to my right are commissioner avalos. any announcements?

police say a person fell into the crosswalk and was hit by a car. police haven't released the victim's name and they don't have a good description of the car involved. >>> college park still buzzing with excitement after the terps' big win over duke last night. while there was plenty of rowdiness after the game, it was nothing like past postgame celebrations where things often got pretty ugly. darcy spencer is in college park tonight with the change in approach by police that may have stopped things from getting out of hand. hi, darcy. >> reporter: hi, jim. there were major changes last night in how police handled the crowds and how they handled the students. one major difference is the fact that police did not deploy officers out here in riot gear. also, there was a bonfire that was ignited up here on campus. that was ignited by authorities themselves in part to try to dissuade students from setting fires themselves. a huge bonfire playsed on campus last night not set by students, but by university police. the fire meant to draw students to stay on

in those incidents, it appeared the children were at fault but they are trying to cut down on most wrists -- motorists who fail to stop at crosswalks. we know the response was relatively quick because the police was just one block here on veil have la avenue, it was very lucky that he got taken care of and we hope to speak to pedestrians later on during the morning news. ktvu channel 2 morning news janine de la vega. >>> sal, it looks busier? >> yes, we are backed up for about a five minute delay and it is growing by the minute and this is the time it does get busier. it is a temporary quiet spot here. if you are driving into san francisco, it does look pretty good on san francisco freeways, in fact let's look at the next live picture which would be where we are going, so traffic is moving along okay on the bridge itself and no problems on the bridge and lower deck, this traffic does look good and the traffic on 101 and 285 is off to a good start. let's go to steve. >> i don't think they will last too long, also with mild to warm temperatures today a lot more high clouds are coming in and tropical clouds on sunday, next rain will b

a 29-year-old woman was in the crosswalk at around 5:45 with her 1-year-old son and 7-year- old daughter when they were all hit. the children are now out of the hospital. the mother is being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> a man from oakland accused of firing shots into a crowd at oakland's first friday event last week. 19-year-old to -- donald everett parks jr. was arraigned today. the criminal complaint against him says that he assaulted a woman. three people were wounded and kiante campbell was killed in last friday's shooting. parks has not yet been charged in relation to campbell's death. but police say the investigation is still ongoing. >>> a san jose city council is said to take a stand in the legal battle of same-sex marriage in california. today the city council decided to take a vote next tuesday on whether to join the san francisco friend of the court. the supreme court will hold argumenting on the legal argument of proposition eight. >> we need to stand up on behalf of our residents and on behalf of all the members of lgbt community and on to show them that we

police say a pedestrian somehow fell into the road in the crosswalk and was hit. the victim has been identified as 20-year-old darnell ross of up are marlboro. >>> 21-year-old edmund st. claire was stab stood death during a fight on the somerset county campus of the university after maryland's eastern shore n a statement, university officials say police are telling them they do not believe it was a rapdom crime and it may have out red from an argument or ongoing dispute. >>> all making headlines a new piece of president obama's plan for immigration reform causing some controversy. we'll have details on the plan to grant citizenship to ill el immigrants. >> first, new details about the apparent failing health of pope benedict xvi. we'll be back.  [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents are awesome. but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful.

the man was not in the crosswalk at the time. >>> also new today, police need your help finding an elderly man who is missing. this is the 83-year-old who was last seen around yesterday morning. at the time, he was wearing a coat and blue pants. >>> the big story today is a busy day on capitol hill. the confirmation hearing for president obama's new cia directer starts today. >> one issue that is threatened to derail his confirmation was avoided. president obama agreed to congressional demands and will release a secret memo on the killing of americans overseas. it provides legal basis for a drone strike. he played a part. >> it was used very minimumly by president bush and now there's been 3,000 killed in this program. >> three weeks later his 16- year-old son was also killed. >>> on the hill, the defense secretary is testifying on the benghazi attack. he's will offer more details on the raid and it could be the last time he testifies as secretary of defense. >>> democrats will unveil their own plan at cushing gun v iolence. it's said to be similar as to what's in president obama's plan fo

i want to show you the crosswalk where the teen was crossing when he was hit. police are very concerned about this because it's the fourth time a student was been struck in recent months. here's a picture that mountain view police tweeted from the scene on tuesday. a 17-year-old boy was struck by a car while he was walking to mountain view academy. he was rushed to the hospital and treated for nonlife- threatening injuries. police say the driver was shaken up and after interviewing them, the officers determined that the driver was at fault. speed and alcohol were not factors. officers tell us they've stepped up enforcement on shoreline. one pedestrian we spoke to said he had actually gotten ticketed for jaywalking on shoreline. >> police told me they are trying to crack down on pedestrian safety on shoreline. there have been several accidents in the past. even though i got visibility, i can see aways down, they don't want anybody crossing against the signals because of the accidents in the past. >> reporter: they have always been patrolling castro street which

the woman was in the crosswalk when she was struck by the back of

now, no turn on red, when people are crossing the crosswalks there. and nothing seems to be getting done, we have all of the construction going on in this area and more people are going to be coming to the neighborhood within the year or two years. and we need better signage as well as people obeying the traffic laws which pedestrians are trying to cross the street. so i don't know if you want to have more money for pedestrian an safety, out reach to the community or drivers

police say he tripped and landed half in the crosswalk and half on the sidewalk. someone then hit him and drove off. >> the sequestration showdown continues at the white house and congress with a last-minute plan for federal spending cuts across the board. a letter asked president obama to make good on his promise to avert the financial crisis. the sequester would drain $85 billion out of the government's budget over the next seven months. virginia would fill the heaviest burden of any state with large military assets as well as cuts to government contractors in the state. >> just in the past month, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 13% in just 30 days. richard reid joins us from bethesda. >> it is all about location. check it out in bethesda $4.69. a lot of unhappy gas customers out there. presidents' day pain at the pump. >> this is just ridiculous. very frustrating. >> that is just one symptom of what is going on. >> aaa says the average price of a gallon of regular in maryland is $3.74. in virginia, $3.61. an average increase of

the boy was in this crosswalk and his mom is now telling ktvu channel 2 morning news she believes thep signs here to prevent similar accidents like this one. the freshman at mt. diablo high school has severe swelling on his brain. he was walking to basketball practice where the crash happened. the car slammed into him and he flew 30 feet into the air landing on his head. the driver is cooperating with police and investigators she did not show any signs of impairment. the boy's mother is calling for safety improvements at this intersection to better protect pedestrians. >> it they run through -- they run through the crosswalk and they speed and it took something like this and i hope the city of concord finally wakes up and does something about this intersection because there is going to be more lives in danger. >> last night, his teammates could be seen linking hands and praying for him at the high school. basketball practice was canceled. he is now in a medically- induced coma and he will remain there until the swelling on his brain goes down. in the meantime i did speak with concord

there are no streetlights and no stop signs in front of the crosswalk. . >>> a north bay woman is behind bars this morning accused of killing her own mother. police say the woman showed up at a neighbor's home yesterday morning holding a knife and covered in blood. her mother, 59-year-old nancy franzen, was found dead inside her home. her daughter julie has been arrested. >>> oakland's district attorney could file charges as early as today against the gunman accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old man during the city's first friday street festival. three other people were injured in the shooting on telegraph avenue. police arrested the man on saturday but won't release his name until charges are filed. city leaders are organizing meetings to discuss how to keep the event safer in the future. >>> a vigil is planned friday in fairfield for a young murder victim. 13-year-old janelle allen was found dead in fairfield's allan witt park on friday morning. foster parents reported her missing thursday night after she didn't come home from school. there are

a car hit amid the smart crosswalk at solano and grant. it was early afternoon. the driver cooperated with police who said she was neither speeding nor under the influence. all traffic officers are off today and no one could speak about the repeated accident that people told us happen here. >> i hope they find the city of concord wakes up and do something about that intersection because there is going to be more lives that are going to be in danger because it is not we'll set up that it is not safe for anybody. >> players told me they were wearing wristbands today and they want a stop sign at that intersection. >> diablo high is a few blocks away. the red devils played at the hard top on clayton valley once again. in concord john palmar ktvu news. >> the international olympic committee announced today it voted to drop wrestling from december olympics. it can be appealed. it was devastated for the wrestler. the 17-year-old is the defending california state champion. >> it is hurtful -- i would be really sad. >> 2020 was the year we had planned for him to be in the

while they paint a line in the pedestrian crosswalk it does fade. but your wishes and thoughts go out to diane's family and we would like toy that we end our board meeting in her memory >> thank you superior mar. >> thank you first of all, i wanted to let my colleagues know that on the imperative agenda we have a acknowledgment for the russian culture center. go to russian s f.com it's a really great festival. i want to alert you that i am requesting a meeting on our city assess ordinance >> i want to say thank you to the china advocacy. last year we have people who have a limited english language we want to obtain information for these people. in 70 an estimated 44 percent speak a language other than england more like chinese and russian and other languages. it's important for you our local agencies to effective community during a sdrafrs. especially we want to thank the organizations that the district that are advocating language assess. also i think a lot of my colleagues i've been seeing at the chinese festival we began celebrating already but i

barrier or buffer zone so where a person with disaiktd has room to exit their car and travel to the corner crosswalk? another question is where do you put the blue zones, white zones, when have this type of facility? how do you fit para-transit boarding into the design and what does the bus stop look like with this different traffic and needs intersecting? so to further that process the mta is hosting a workshop on monday february 25. they're going to be using the second street project as a working model to help us start to work with the community on some of those details, and our office as well as the dpw ada coordinate ors and provide assistance and it's an ongoing process. last i wanted to finish my report to also honor ken stein. at the last meeting he let you know he was retiring and yesterday was his last day with our office and it was good to hear from him today and to hear his message and we are going to miss him and i know that you will too. so that concludes my director's report, but at this point i would like to ask heather kitel to go over the complaints we received last month and the re

police say a hit-and- run driver plowed into a woman and her two kids crossing crest view drive in the crosswalk. emergency crews lifted win of the children while an ambulance took the other two persons. >> i'm so sad to hear about it but i'm really no surprised. >> reporter: they're going too fast. everybody needs to slow down a little bit. >> reporter: it's not clear how fast the driver in this case was going but others say this isn't the first time there's been trouble here. >> they've had roll overs. they've had collisions, i mean they had one i would probably say about a few months ago they had a roll over. >> reporter: we still don't know the ages of the woman or her children. tonight we told the sergeant about her condition. he told us there will be no comment about that or anything else involving this case until tomorrow. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california attorney general camela harris filed suit against bp. the lawsuit claims bp has improperly inspected and maintained under ground fuel tanks at arco gas stations and also tampered with fuel leak sensors. alameda county

investigators say 20-year-old darnell christopher ross of up are marlboro fell in the crosswalk and wasthe driver left the scene. >>> on capitol hill, lawmaker begin a week-long vacation today so that means they will have just one week to strike a deal to avoid across the board spending cuts set to take effect march 1st. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill. how real is threat of congress not making a deal here. >> reporter: well, you know, the white house says it is doing everything it can to avoid the sequester but like you said, capitol hill is on vacation and sos the president. he was out playing golf yesterday. there is a sense of resignation here on capitol hill that the sequester is a real possibility whether it takes effect for just a few weeks or for the entire term. lawmakers have been trying to dodge the self-imposed sequestration for a year and a half but the march 1st deadline is fast approaching with no deal and the president and congress are out of town. >> i believe it is going to take place. >> reporter: the sequester would result in roughly $85 billion in cuts this

a 72-year-old died after being struck on saturday afternoon in daly city in the crosswalk when the back end of the bus hit her. the driver has taken standard alcohol tests and drug tests and is on leave during the investigation. >> in mill valley a search is underway for two man who shot at a security guard after stealing beer from a grocery store yesterday morning at 3:00 a.m. the thieves fired four or five shots at the guard and got away in a gold minivan with license plate on your screen, 4dwzy. >> two san francisco police officers are recovering from injuries they suffered trying to break up a number of fights in north beach. it happened yesterday morning on broadway suffering minor injuries and treated at a local hospital. two people have been arrested for assaulting the officers. >> a group of nudists face charges after revealing protests in the castro district and a few dozen protested the law at castro and market yesterday and targeted supervisor the scott who wrote the antinudity law and represents the castro of city hall. ed nudist feels this violates their right to express th