ktvu's tom vacar live with what is causing the slow down. tom? >> reporter: in an hour from now the port of oakland is supposed to resume full operation after a weekend and a monday of sluggishness. little went on today that port of oakland despite friday's settlement. only one terminal was open today despite a huge back up. over the weekend most west coast ports returned to and remained in full operation but in oakland there were slow downs with a ruling on sunday the union engaged in an illegal work stoppage. slowness continued today. >> we have 9 vessels at birth. 18 vessels awaiting birth. vessel operations are limited because there is a temporary shortage of experienced crane operators. >> we don't see improvements. got worse. we should be working 24/7 right now. too catch up on the back log. >> reporter: the union did not return our call for an explanation but if you start seeing these blooms going down you will know they are beginning operation. if not we will notice there are continuing problems. we will see. but by 7:00 p.m. they should

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> all right. tom vacar reporting live. thank you. >>> nurses join striking refinery workers saying they are there to fight for stronger health and safety standards. they are walking picket lines in martinez. a nurse told us the dangers faced by workers extend beyond the refinery. >> what they are facing there are also public safety issues because they are asking for the right to shut down production when they identify problems. >> nurses said they were there to show solidarity and to expand the reach of their work. similar events were scheduled around the country. >>> gas prices are back on the rise. the average price for a gallon of regular was $2.71 today. that is up 19 cents since just last week. the rise may be due to the seasonal switch made from winter gas to summer gas in which they shut down some plants for inspections and repairs. >>> woman who was supposed to get married this weekend was struck and killed by a hit-and- run driver. the emotional plea from the victim's mother as authorities search for the driver. >

ktvu's tom vacar is live now with the latest on the talks and the situation that could lead to a total shut down. >> reporter: can the secretary actually forge a settlement or is this the last gap before a shut down? >> reporter: look at this. an ocean of containers and trucks log jammed into a massive parking lot. and this is just one of many lots jammed, many holding cargoes long over due or waiting to be loaded for export. rail yards are usually busy, idle. both sides hardened their positions to the point that the most important west coast ports are at the tipping point. >> we need to get the people back to work. that is what is very concern about this. absolute grid lock -- concerning about this. absolute grid lock. . >> reporter: last week the employers warned the labor slow down would so cripple the ports a lock out would be necessary and then the obama administration could force the parties back to work and back to the negotiating table for 80 days. >> maybe that is what we need because this has been going on for 9 months. >> reporter: the damage is mounting at the rate of a bil

tom vacar joins us now. >> reporter: an announcement came out this morning from an agricultural trade group it created such a shock throughout the shipping industry that announcement may have well just pushed this ahead. >> reporter: a huge number of containers entering and leaving the west ports contain parishable foods. now the agriculture transportation coalition representing those who export agricultural goods is now telling its members that they should expect a west coast port shut down. specifically the coalition advises it now appears there will be a shut down of the terminal sometime starting by the end of this week. expanding over the weekend to a complete lock out by the beginning of next week. >> it appears that the chances of the ports actually shutting down are probably greater now than they have been at any time since the contract expired at the end of the june. >> reporter: the coalition expects that the pacific maritime will lock out the shore men. but it also cautioning the longshoremen may will act before that which means in a day or two. the pacific maritime associa

ktvu's tom vacar is at the port tonight. this is a big blow. >> reporter: sheer the company involved -- here is the company involved. they announced today they are canceling more sailings frommationa to west coast ports -- from asian to west coast ports. a turn of events for the hundreds of thousands of workers who depend on the ports for their living. >> reporter: vice president joe biden talked about the importance of the nation's ports in south carolina. a port capable of receiving container ships diverted from the west coast. >> what people don't know we are the largest manufacture in the world and we are growing and we are growing. so we need this port and ports like it all over the united states of america. >> reporter: on the west coast the secretaries of labor and commerce continue trying to break the log jam and counseled a plan -- canceled a planned news conference. >> if a lock out or a strike occurs we may permanently lose business to our west coast ports. this business can go to vancouver, mexico, to ports on th

we get the new developments from ktvu's tom vacar.ve been following the story for several mucks now, what did you -- months now, what did you learn? >> reporter: this is an extremely dangerous maneuver that could impact both parties, you and me and the entire u.s. economy. >> reporter: starting tomorrow and for 4-5 days no shanes will be -- ships will be loaded or unloaded. the employers say they will not pay for slowed down work especially for weekend and holiday premium pay. besides saturday and sunday, thursday and monday are holidays. what will be open are the yards so containers could possibly be picked up and taking to firms waiting for them,suming employers will -- assuming employers will allow it. >> you cut to the double talk and the ports are going to be closed for moving containers off of ships. and that is pretty much the thing here. >> reporter: this stems from the labor negotiations that have been going on since last may, including scheduled talks that were canceled today. >> maybe they decided they will go a different r

ktvu's tom vacar is in alameda with what he can and cannot do. tom? >> reporter: force a settlement? no. it is no exaggeration to say the port was quiet today. dead quiet. a few trucks were near the entrances for tomorrow morning on a day the secretary of labor flew to the bay area. >> i can't tell what he is going to do. he will encourage them. we have all been encouraging them. >> reporter: with no power u.s. labor secretary's job could not be more difficult. he must try to strike a bargain after 9 months of negotiations in hopes of resolving the port back up. >> every day just piling up. piling up. if you look around, the containers that were here a week ago increased. there is tons and tons. people are using the streets to park containers. we are out of room. >> grid lock here. >> reporter: he and many complain the president has been darelic in his duties to pressure the sides to settle. some say it is because of president obama's ties to organized labor. >> i don't think he has authority to make them go back to work but it is a step in the right

ktvu's tom vacar went along to see how it is done. >> reporter: helicopters, pg&e is replacing two 27es of power lines from highway 4. more than 50 miles of line in all. the helicopters erected new support arms at the top of the towers so the low arms could be removed. >> helps for ground clearance and we can put more capacity through the lines and reach further out with the power into the east bay. >> reporter: now they are installing new insulators. doing this from the air results in little or no environmental impact on the habitat under the tower and have far fewer employees making the dangerous climbs to keep up with the growing demand from the rapidly increasing population of users. >> increase in demand. customers are out there and they need more electricity. >> reporter: the bottom line is to get as much of this new power line up and operating because not only is it more reliable it carries more power. >> bigger capability than the old conductor. >> reporter: other projects are underway or planned. pg&e says it is paying off. >> since 2009 we have seen the duration of outages c

ktvu's tom vacar is in the port -- is at the port of oakland tonight with more. tom. >> reporter: the chief spokesman for the department says the secretary is here to meet with both sides and apparently did today. but that is all they're saying to us and to you. after nine months of acrimonious negotiations, the secretary did not make an appointment. it's important that the secretary is here. >> i think this is the likely the last attempt to break what's become a log jam. >> reporter: many complain that this is too little too late. >> the president wants to see collective bargaining work. that's where the lasting solution is going to come from. >> reporter: while this goes on the containers keep stacking up at west coast ports and several ships have opted to bypass the port of oakland as well as other major west coast ports. at some point, this mountain of containers many of them empty going nowhere and clogging up the ports have to be dealt with. but only after the terminals agree to take them in and the ships agree to load them. >> they're biggest priority on th

tom vacar is here now with a time frame and how one bay area exporter is trying to deal with all this. tom? >> reporter: this is not getting better. not at all. and the ships at the port are only going slower and slower and slower through them. the pma, the pacific maritime association, a con source of 70 ship lines says they are off by 60% and cargo is so backed up, the system will gridlock, melt down, and collapse forcing a lockout. the problem, all the container ships serving the entire west coast and asia are bunching up unable to pick up and drop off. >> they are circling around here. ultimately, it is going to grind itself to a stop. >> reporter: the founder of san rafael based nature sun grown foods specialize in organic products popular in asia. they cannot be delayed because unlike foods with preservatives, they have much shorter shelf lives. >> there is a short window for our products. >> reporter: he has stopped shipments of bacon, ham, sausage, cream cheese, and pasta sauce. another example? bay area made three twins ice cream. >> right now, we have to stop that. those pro

reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> after you talked to people there, what do you think the chances are of another shutdown? >> reporter: the people i talked to have seen no progress faking place. obviously something is going on at the table. these guys have to make make a decision at the table. these chains of ships can't go back and forth. at that point in time, it will shut down. we're only day two, three at the most from that at most. >> thank you. >>> a destructive wind-driven wildfire continues to burn at the east of the eastern sierra. it started friday in inyo cuck and spread to 7,000 acres across the countyline. firefighters have been up against winds as high as 75 miles per hour. 40 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. flames have damaged at least five other homes. the communities of paradise and squaw meadows have been evacuated. calfire says the fire is 85% contained and the cause is under investigation. >>> it was an emotional morning at a santa rosa preschool after a devastating fire over the weekend. despite the damage that was done to the childr

ktvu's tom vacar has been following this story now for months, tom. we have learned from a reliable source this port will be closed on thursday because of a meeting that takes place in the afternoon. that's an apparent in your face move directed at the employers and the secretary of labor. you would think after what was essentially a four day shut down the port of oakland would be a beehive of activity. you would think. what's surprising is even at mid-morning, how busy the port is not. >> the ships didn't off load this weekend so we don't have anything to deliver to our customers. >> reporter: here two ships sat completely idle and unattended while the cranes that would normally load and unload them would move to service ships behind them. everywhere you look containers are stacked, packs and surrounding walls along with many more of them on ships waiting to be undocked. >> we are all on stand by waiting for the laborers. >> it means the president is involved. that's meant to bring political pressure to bare on the dispute which is in its end game. >

ktvu's tom vacar tells us truckers who aren't involved in this dispute are paying a price here. >> this mess deepens and today the one word that describes the port of oakland, eerie. >> reporter: today the port was like a movie, evidence of humans but nobody around. the usual activity was abandon and the economy, the movement of goods, stalled. once again while the longshoreman play a dangerous game with the ship lines and operators who lock them out, 9,000 port truckers make nothing. >> this is a slow death we are suffering right now. >> we are this far apart. >> reporter: that is what the longshoreman said for many days now. >> this is the first time they have come back to innegotiating table. that is positive -- the negotiating table. that is positive. >> we are shut down. we are held hostage. >> look at this, acres of logs. all of it tied up at the port of oakland doing grievous damage to the north coast economy of california. >> i think a resolution could be done soon. >> reporter: many of the truckers, retailers, manufacturers and others inconvenienced are idle by the stand off, t

tom vacar, thank you. >>> running an extra trip to san francisco to ease over crowding.takes off at 8:48 a.m. depending on how successful it is it could become permanent and attract new passengers and bring in $120,000 in revenue. >>> a storm that blanketed the mid-west is heading to the northeast. the mess left behind and how cities on the east coast are getting ready for a new round of winter weather. >> our buddy. punxsutawney phil. >> reporter: predicting more cold weather. handlers for punxsutawney phil said he saw his shadow this morning. which means six more weeks of winter. calling for more wintery conditions, 102 times since 1887. there were some cheers but some didn't seem too thrilled with the announcement. the prediction is right on. a massive winter storm is hitting the northeast after slamming the mid-west. a foot and a half of snow in the chicago area. 2,000 flights canceled sunday. >> terrible. winter is definitely here. nice, though. we are due for snow. >> reporter: bringing more nasty weather to the east coast. boston could see 16 inches. and 14-inches

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> with the talks canceled today, i am assuming there are no new talks scheduled? >> reporter: there are no new talks scheduled. this is getting to the point where really it makes almost no difference. when you get to the point where you don't have ships moving at all or few ships moving that it doesn't make sense to put together chains than you have to regroup and that would mean a port shut down anyway and doesn't matter who is responsibility. we are all going to pay for it. >> tom vacar, thank you. >>> president obama is coming back to the bay area tomorrow to host a summit on cyber security. it will bring together the biggest names. and the focus will be to help the government protect consumers better secure payment systems. -- and better secure payment systems. ktvu channel 2 news -- the summit begins friday morning at 8:45 a.m. the president is expected to deliver a address around 11:15 a.m. and air force one will depart after 10:00 a.m. saturday morning. >>> a warning tonight for b.a.r.t. riders. officials confirm a person infected with the measle

. >> ktvu fox 2 news' tom vacar live near the port. today with two of the businesses you told us about before. and one business says even if they got their shipments at this point, it is really too late. >> reporter: it is true. this is happening to more and more businesses. that is the situation now. it is important to understand that they are still meeting. that the secretary of labor is still around, but there is no deal. because there is no deal, we have a problem because the port will be closed again tomorrow for a union meeting. now, three weeks ago, we told you about two union city companies struggling to get containers of toddler clothes and toys already weeks late back then. today, things have not improved one bit. angel dear is still waiting for containers filled with spring toddler clothes. >> they usually hit stores january 15 but we are looking into march before the retailers can take it. >> reporter: that is if the containers ever arrive at all since they are still on a ship circling around the coastal waters off the gold

tom vacar is in the newsroom. what are you hearing? >> after nine months and five days, they apparently have a deal. this morning there was a report that this was possibly going to happen. in fact, had been confirmed that it happened, was withdrawn. later today, the ap learned and we have confirmed that case is true, there's a tentative deal. this slowdown was costing about a billion dollars a day in lost revenues had it gone to a full shutdown, $2 billion a day. the question, of course, is will both sides approve this? this is a tentative agreement. that may be something to take a few days. and once that is taken care of, then we have the issue of the backlog. tens and thousands of containers all up and down the west coast with the stuff in them, without stuff in them, and have to be sorted out. that could take three or four months at the very least. at least for right now, we believe that there is a settlement in this port strike and that is good news for everybody who ships, who imports, who exports, who depend on those products and

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you.the storm it is moves through the day area -- as it moves through the bay area, starting at 4:30 a.m. and on www.ktvu.com. >>> public defender who was arrested by police has asked the city office to investigate. we have video that shows the public defender jami tillotson being arrested last week. this happened after she objected to police questions her client. greg surapologized -- greg suhr apologized. >>> a milestone for people in china town. new safety signals are up and running where a woman was struck and killed by a car last year. she was killed by a driver as she was crossing the street. her family and the community called for change and now it happened. new pedestrian lights stop traffic in both directions so pedestrians can cross giving pedestrians their own green light. >> coming together for the safety. >> mayor ed lee says the lights will help make sure people are safer. >>> late information about the man accused of molesting a child in a 99 cents only store. this afternoon

ktvu's tom vacar is in alameda across from the port of oakland. tom, we learned today that this is going to a whole new level. there will be a temporary lockout at ports up and down the coast this weekend. >> indeed, that's the kind of in your face posturing that could lead to something ugly. a very long port shutdown. >> this afternoon, the pacific maritime association, the 70 member companies and port terminal operators announced this weekend, loading and unloading of containerships will not take place at any of the ports, including oakland. >> these slowdowns are having the same result as a worker strike. except workers are getting a paycheck. the slow downs need to stop. the terminals cannot withstand anymore. we are truly close to gridlock. >> the pma says it has no intention of paying workers time and half wages for slowed down work. >> this is a shocking development to have the companies close the ports down on the weekend in the middle of this congestion mess that has been affecting customers for the better part of 2014, really. is a real b

ktvu's tom vacar is live with the decision to lock out dock workers and why management says they havece here. tom. >> at the moment, it's just for the weekend. but that's just at the moment. the shipping companies and the port operators have decided to close down the port and that is a problem because they are closing down the most important part of the port. that's the dock side where the ships load and unload. this afternoon, the pma, the pacific maritime association, the 70 member consortium and terminal operators announced this weekend loading and unloading of container ships will not take place at any of the 29 west coast ports, including oakland. >> these slowdowns are having the same result as a worker strike. >> the slowdowns need to stop. the terminals cannot withstand anymore. we are truly close to gridlock. >> the pma says it has no intention of paying workers time and half wages for slowed down work. >> this was a shocking development to have the companies close the ports down in the weekend in the middle of this congestion mess that has been affecting customers for the be

ktvu's tom vacar reports now from the port of oakland how the contract stalemate is attracting all of us. >> the u.s. senate commerce subcommittee heard loud and clear that @ slowdown is becoming unbearable, says food cargill, a major exporter of fruits, vegetables, and meats. >> when ports don't operate, the supply chain backs up, causing long-term problems for us, our industry, our farmer and rancher suppliers, our customers and employees. >> rail giant, bnsf services, west coast ports. >> we would be moving somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 trains off of our docks in southern california. that number has been reduced to 30 trains per week. >> in a letter to the liwu, california senators feinstein and boxer said the ramifications of the slowdown are hurting the california economy and our households, small businesses, and communities. this is unacceptable. the senators continues, this is a grave concern as it could potentially undermine long-term demand for american products. now while the slowdown has become a major issue for u.s. farmers who export, it's now becoming a major issue

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, over all these years, you covered so many similar labor issues. whose side are people on, what is your sense of that when it comes to this port dispute? >> well, my sense of it is, that people are getting frustrated because they seem to think that, you know, the union is asking for too much or the employers are simply holding out because they simply can. the problem is, what you have here are two parties, the pma and the long shore workers who either can close down the entire west coast. that is an enormous amount of power to give to anybody. some people in congress are saying maybe it's time for that power to be modified in a great way. >> all right, tom vacar, thank you. >> back now to our breaking news from oakland where police are investigating a deadly hit- and-run on san pablo avenue. that is the car that was involved. look at the windshield. you can see the big smash on the windshield. the driver of the car took off on foot. police tell us the car hit two people, one of them was taken to the hospital. unfortunately, the other person died at

ktvu's tom vacar is live now to explain why there was another slow down there today. tom? >> reporter: seems to never end. despite a back up here and despite the fact there was a settlement friday, it turns out this week that port of oakland isn't very much different than last week. >> reporter: this too familiar look of nothing going on at the port of oakland was repeated again today despite last friday's friday's announced settlement. only one terminal was working to load and unload a single ship despite a huge back up. >> we have 9 vessels at birth. 18 awaiting birth. vessel operations are limited because there is a temporary shortage of experienced crane operators. >> post west coast ports returned to full operation. but in oakland there was slow downs with a ruling on sunday that the union engaged in an illegal work stoppage. >> we don't see improvements. >> reporter: he is concerned. >> we should be full blast working 24/7 right now to catch up on this. >> reporter: as long as the terminals don't accept containers the back log will continue and get worse and as long

ktvu's tom vacar has been on the story for week. he talked with two people tied up in what many consider a monumental mess. >> reporter: america's supplier of natural cork. they were desperate to get any of its 17 containers holding 30 million corks. >> enormous back log. >> reporter: he says since friday he received 3 containers. that is less than 1/6 of what he needs but enough to present layoffs for a few days. >> they are delayed since december. they are product that arrived in december and we are still waiting for. >> with the season underway, this warehouse should be loaded with corks. more than 15 million of them. it is empty because the containers haven't arrived. >> anything leaving the factory was to go to an alternate port. >> they are coming through new jersey and houston and trucked to napa at greater costs. >> we made the decision to bring some product by air. >> reporter: the shortage of ships and containers, it may be too late to prevent a port melt down. >> it is crippling different industries. >> i could see it hap

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> taking over nyc, all star weekend in the big apple. steph curry and slay thompson will be -- clay thompson will be starting. right now curry is one of the most popular players in the nba. mark eris here -- mark ibanez is here now. >> not only the players but steve steve -- steve kerry. in 1994 was their first all star in forever. this is really great. steph curry is so big. he is nationwide right now. you know you are huge and not just a bay area star when you are on the late night circuit as he was last night with jimmy fallon. have a look. >> let's hear it for steph curry. >> thank you. >> thank you, my man. go right ahead. >> our next writer is jonathaned aler, voted most likely -- john ed aler. voted most likely to call chuck e. cheese. >> reporter: today participated in nba fit, a program they sponsor and he has a way with kids. the nba commissioner has taken notice. >> i think we saw it today. his ability to connect directly with people. young and old. i was looking at the kids as he was talking you could see the sparkle in their

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.> three years and little progress in the murder case of sierra lamar and tonight the frustration is growing for family, friends and volunteers who are still searching for the body of the 15-year-old girl. >> three years later. how do you call that fair? >> good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> next month marks three years since sierra lamar was last seen near her south bay home. and her killer is still awaiting the trial. a judge once gen postponed the date for antolin garcia-torres. new developments from ktvu's azenith smith. the delay has to be extremely frustrating for the family. >> reporter: the family was not in the courtroom. they have never been in court to see antolin garcia-torres. her father says they were planning to go, and now all of this seems like broken record. >> reporter: a scenario that is playing out over and over again in the case of 15-year-old sierra lamar who vanished three years ago. antolin garcia-torres accused

ktvu's tom vacar has been monitoring the show down an eight month battle between the shipping line that is employ them. what's the news tonight tom? >> take a look at this. here comes a big container ship that's going to tie up to the port of oakland. it is weeks late. the only reason that it's pulling is one just recently left. the reality of the situation was announced today was so dramatic that it could actually force this whole issue to come to a head this evening. a huge number of containersing in ersing in -- containers entering and leaving the port a well respected washington, d.c. lobbying institution representing those who export goods is now telling its members they should expect a west coast port shut down. specifically the coalition advises it appears there will be a shut down of the terminal sometime starting by the end of this week. expanding over the weekend to a complete lock out by the beginning of next week. >> it appears that the chances of the port's actually shutting down are probably greater now than they have been at any time since the contract expired. at the end

reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> yes, so many people waiting for things to get back to normal. tom, thank you. >>> a plan is in the works to try to avert a partial shutdown of the department of homeland security. funding runs out friday at midnight. today, senate republican leader offered a bill to fund the department without provisions to overturn president obama's executive actions on immigration. and that would be subject to a second vote. >>> i've indicated to the democratic leader that i would be happy to have his cooperation to advance a consideration of clean dhs bill. >> but democrats aren't going along with that for now. democratic senate leader, harry reid, wants assurances that the house will go along. the house passed a funding bill, but it includes a repeal of the president's immigration policies. and house speaker, john boehner, said today that the house has acted and put the blame on senate democrats for not funding the bill. >>> a unique tool to help adhd here in the bay area. the research that says pedaling could push students to succeed in the classroom

tom vacar has been following this. even if this is solved in the next week, the long term damage is done. >> it is very long term damage but we have not seen a west coast shut down in 20 years. we have offered everything we can and now time is on no one's side. at 2:00 this afternoon, the pma, the pacific maritime association, they are off by 60% and cargo is so backed up, the system will gridlock, met down, an collapse in days forcing a lockout. >> ultimately, this will grind itself to a stop. five days from now, seven days from now. ten days from now. i couldn't tell you exactly. >> reporter: that is extremely bad news for the folks at paramount. thousands of other u.s. businesses whose livelihoods depend on imports and experts from corner stores to big box retailers and internet commerce. >> it makes it difficult to plan ahead. it is difficult when we are trying to communicate with our customers. >> reporter: paramount exporting has a lot at risk because all perishables delay equals decay. >> probably somewhere arou

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> a bad situation getting worse. thank you. ports along the west coast are reporting a drop in volume. seattle and tacoma say january imports fell 21% compared to last year. the port of long beach says volume dropped 24% and this week the port of oakland said imports fell 39% last month. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a retired police officer behind bars accused in a drive-by shooting that left bullet holes in a home. the former police officer was targeting his estranged wife. ktvu's john sasaki with what investigators say happened one week before that may have triggered the shooting. >> reporter: the contra costa county jail in martinez has an inmate that is more uncomfortable than most. >> a retired police officer. >> he is charged with attempted murder. the victim? his estranged wife. >> why the district attorney felt strongly and filed the attempted murder charge. >> reporter: on january 28 investigators say he drove to his wife's house and opened fire. >> i don't know if it was from a vehicle or if he got out. >> reporter: this is t

joining us now is tom vacar, who has been following reporting on this.ou've covered the issues on the port for years. some of the articles i was reading today. nasty words going back and for the. they are talking about vindictive work slowdown, just because the ports are reopening, i'm thinking everyone is not solved? >> remember the b.a.r.t. negotiation? same deal here. the pacific maritime association, this is a conner consortium of all of those going in the shipping lines. they actually provide the orders for work that need to be done by the international long shore workers union. what's happened since about october, it's gotten bad to the point where pretty much at this point in time all of the ships that service between the west coast united states and asia, primarily china, are pretty much bunched up along the west coast. the strings of boats are no longer strings. they are a parking lot. they are either sitting in the bay, at the port of long beach, at a dock or orbiting off the coast. point of all of this being we've gotten to a point where the c

tom vacar will have an update on the meetings tonight at 5:00. back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> four people are behind bars this afternoon in connection with the stabbing inside a walgreens store near san francisco's union square. the attack happened just after 2:00 this morning at the store on powell street between ellis and o'farrell. police say it began with an argument between two groups and someone pulled a knife. one person was stabbed in the do back during the fight and they were taken to the hospital in stable condition. a second person was punched in the face. the attackers ran from the store and a large number of officers searched union square taking several people into custody and blocking off one area with crime scene tape. police have not said what the motive was for the assault. >>> parents and students will be outside an ash wednesday service in san francisco tonight to protest a morality clause for catholic schoolteachers. the archbishop sparked outearlier this month when he imsupposed new guidelines for teachers at four -- i

the problem was she was by herself and realized she needed help so tom vacar gave her a hand. she found out about flooding during the storms in december. >> the heavy, heavy rain came so fast, the ground was so dry that the water was just standing. the cottage is on a slab. so i had to put something there to make it not go under the wood. >> she hopes the sand bags will work better than the carpet she used before. >>> this is what the flooding looked like last year. we took this video outside safeway on december 11. the parking lot turned into pond and there was enough water there the folks could go kayaking. stay with ktvu channel 2 news through the morning as the storm moves through the bay area on liar and online -- on air and online. >>> a woman was rescued today after driving her car off of highway 1 and she walked away without a scratch. look at the video. the woman and her car ended up down the cliff just before 11:00 a.m. today. authorities say she was traveling south when she lost control. someone stopped and called for help. >> someone must have seen and other people

tom vacar. >>> mercury levels in yellow fin tuna caught in the pacific ocean is rising to concerning today in the journal of toxicology. levels of methel mercury have been on the rise and could be caused by air pollution. mercury found in the fish are not likely to cause a health risk. >>> meteorite watchers believe they saw a flash. they said it was kind of similar to what you're looking at here. a meteorite that was seen in russia two years ago. >> it's a bright light moving across the sky. fiery. enough to encourage people to think that it was an airplane down. so it was big and bright. >> reporter: this map shows where people reported seeing the meteor. some people though say that it may have landed and hope to find pieces which could be worth thousands of dollars but astronomers say it likely broke up over the ocean. >>> we've got plenty of warm temperatures out there. we have had for the last couple of weeks actually for the month of january. look at the highs from today. highs tomorrow are going to be about the same. i talked about this big subtropical moisture tab. this is ho