May be some republican support. Its hard to keep up with nancy pelosi this week as the House Speaker winds her way through the capital. Shes trying to put the military actions President Trump can take towards iran. Irans decision to launch strikes. All there to justify the president s decision to kill iranian general Qassem Soleimani in an attack the information was both compelling. Probably the worst briefing ive seen on a military issue in the nine years ive served in the United States senate. At least two gop senators side with the president. Also all options remain on the table. If you value your own life you will not threaten the lives of our people. There are still some legal questions about what authority the president has and what congress can really do to stop him. In washington doug luzader. Senator Diane Finestein now among several republicans sayingto send the articles of impeachment if to the senate. The disagreement is over whether or not the senate trial should require the president s key aids to testify. Chuck schumer says he plans to require republicans to go on record and force a vote allowing for more information in the trial. If the senate runs a sham trial without witnesses, without documents, without all the facts then the president s acquittal at the end of the trial will be meaningless. There will be no haggling with the house over senate procedure. The senate has made its decision. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she wants Senate LeaderMitch Mcconnell to First Release his outline before she released the articles of impeachment democratic president candidate joe biden will be in california today. He continues to lead the field in polling the latest National Economist you governor shows biden with 20 . four candidates tied for 5th at 3 . Biden, warren, sanders and buttigieg will be joined by minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar before the iowa caucuses. The debate on tuesday will be in iowa. The remaining candidates have until tomorrow to meet the deadline to qualify. Time now 4 34. Heres some of the other top stories this morning. So far at least 25 people have been killed. 2000 homes have been destroyed. Those flames are expecting to get worse with increasing temperatures and high winds in the forecast. The state department is telling american tourists they should postpone any trips to australia. And rescue teams. The 6. 4 magnitude quake hit this morning. The impact is causing an island wide power outage. Thousands of people are sleeping outside feeling more powerful aftershocks. Again, is pleading guilty by reason of insanity. John lee koul made a brief Court Appearance yesterday and told a judge he was insane at the type time of that stabbing in 2018. After a hearing on a defense motion to move the trial out of alameda county. And today barts board of directors is it scheduled to vote on a plan to increase safety for passengers and workers. The board is expected to decide if it should spend 1. 5 million. Now that money would pay for 10 unarmed bart workers to be trained in crisis intervention. Would pa including trains, stations, and parking lots. Most of the patrols would work from 2 00 in the afternoon until midnight. If the board approves the program it could start as early as next month. To have seamless wifi. It would also enable new features for riders like mobile ticketing. The project would enhance riders experience as well as generate revenue. And Oakland PoliceDistrict Attorney attorney nancy o mali will hold a Community Meeting tonight on safety. A died trying to get his laptop back from the thief. Our time now 4 37. Two men accused of going on a burglary spree in Contra Costa County have been arrested. Investigators later told her those burglars were there long enough just to steal her purse and jewelry. Before the suspects drove away. A neighbor confronted them with a gun. I just thought that would have been enough to get him out of the car and have him stay and wait for the police. But he didnt. Two guys. Two guys. Now the police were following the two suspects. They heard the commotion, rushed in and arrested the suspects. Today is the first day on the job for the new San FranciscoDistrict Attorney. He ran on a progressive platform and became the city so that the people of San Francisco gave me this opportunity to lead our city towards being a safer, humane, more inclusive place. B californias first Asian American sheriff took office. London mayor london breed was sworn in. She said she wants to build new homes. We are looking at some accidents that happened earlier this morning. One of them being on 24 not causing a big traffic jam. Should be gone pretty soon but this is the kind of thing that does affect traffic eventually if its there long enough. This is a look at the commute here on westbound 580 and northbound 101 through gilroy. It is wet out there. Thank you sal. We do have rain. Well get to that in a second. Theres not a lot out there. So partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, breezy cool but it does look dry at this time. Unless theres a fly in the ointment i dont think so. Winter weather advisory starts at 10 00 a. M. In the sierra. So it will get there about 4 to 8 of snow expected today in the mountains. Our little system is over us right now. 40s and 50s on the temps. The rain is not that heavy. It is a little stronger than that last system we had. Although i dont think its going to last very long. Even up north. Theres a lot of clearing taking place. Morning rain afternoon breezy. 50s on the temps only because of a north breeze. A little breeze in the afternoon but more sun. Theres friday and theres that weak system saturday. 4 40 is the time. Addressing the homeless crisis. The governors latest plan to help cities get more people into temporary housing. Plus a big announcement about Supreme Court justice ruth batergimsberg and her health. Trump obamacare is a complete and total disaster. Let obamacare implode. Nurse these wild attacks on healthcare hurt the patients i care for. Ive been a nurse in new york for thirty years. I know the difference leadership can make because i saw what Mike Bloomberg did as mayor. Vo mayor bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 , covering 700,000 more new yorkers, Life Expectancy increased. He helped expand Health Coverage to 200,000 more kids and upgraded pediatric care infant mortality rates dropped to record lows. And as mayor, Mike Bloomberg always championed Reproductive Health for women. So when you hear Mike Bloomberg on health care. Mrb this is america. We can certainly afford to make sure that everybody that needs to see a doctor can see a doctor, everybody that needs medicines to stay healthy can get those medicines. Nurse you should know, he did it as mayor, hell get it done as president. Mrb im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Not a final decision work at the old military bases on hold. Thats supposed to work there can reach an agreement. The developer lanar says it cannot afford to use as many Union Workers as the city wants. Instead it told the two sides to keep working towards the agreement that both could accept. Also today Animal Rights activists are planning a protest at costco in San Francisco. The action everywhere is protesting the animal conditions. Costco has filed a federal lawsuit against the organization to stop the activists at costco stores. The costco supplier housed animals in crates and cages even after costco announced it stopped that practice. Engages in animal crueltiment. The alameda District AttorneyNancy Omalley says shes cracking down. The take the pledge Company Calls on Community Members and also know the signs of abuse. If you see something, say something. It may be innocent but it also could be saving someones life from being exploited or trafficked. The most common victims of Human Trafficking are young women and girls. And Justice Department study estimates between 9,000 and 10,000 children are victims of sex trafficking. Homelessness is expected to be the top issue tomorrow. The governor is asking state lawmakers to spd help pay rent for those at risk of becoming homeless. This comes as governor newsome signed an executive order yesterday. Lippy shaft says she welcomes the governors proposal. We must prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place. And thats what that fund is designed to do. The u. S. Expect of housing and urban development says 150,000 people in california are homeless which is a quarter of the entire countrys homeless population. N this mornings health Check Another person has died in Monterey County from the flu. So now the total number of flu deaths has risen to three in that area. Flu deaths are up around the state this season. During the same time last year there were 42 deaths. Health officials recommend anyone six months and older to get the flu vaccine. Supreme Court Justice ruth baterginsberg reported she is now cancerfree in this new year. Shes 86 years old. It was successful. It was the fourth time justice begins befrg has been dealing with the disease in recent years. Shes also battled colon as well as lung cancer. She has returning to an active schedule. A shocking message from prince harry and megan markle. They intend to step back. The mixed reactions to the announcement. Prince harry and megan markle are scaling down their royal duties. The duke and duchess of sussex announced they plan to step back and become financially independent. The royal couple assures they will continue to support harrys grandmother Queen Elizabeth the second. The news is they believe to have taken the queen herself by surprised. According to the bbc other members of the family were not aware of the announcement in advance. Buckingham pal lace responded with a statement saying we understand their desire to take a different approach but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through. A royal commentator claims its an irresponsible way to behave. The way this has been handled without the queen or other senior members of the royal family knowing about it is simply beyond believe. Commending the royal from taking a stand on their own lives. I do want to live a private life. But this opinion is not shared by all. The duke and duchess plan to splis their time between the u. K. And north america and focus on the launch of the new charity. Award season is in full swing in hollywood. Abc president carey bank of america made the announcement jed saying that they are sticking with what worked at last years show. In 2019 the Academy Awards all right our time is 4 49. I would of recommended sal for the show but he is busy doing our traffic this morning. Right now we are busy. We do have traffic on the approach on 58 as you can see but the east day is off to a great start. If the rain stops i think well have a normal commute. This is a live look at 880 and the traffic is moving well in both directions. Its 4 50. Thank you. Saturday, still no change. Weve held the course for a mostly cloudy, partly sunny, breezy cool pattern. There will be a week system in the morning but it looks like we will fall apart. No change yet. Speaking of change theres a system moving into the sierra nevada. Its not there yet but it will start here in the next couple of hours and produce some snow. That starts at 10 00 a. M. Goes through this evening. Tomorrow looks great. Fresh snow if you want to head out there tomorrow. Our system has arrived. 40s, 50s on your temps here and theres a decent little breeze certainly in the hills. Gusted 25 miles per hour. Its the front direction right out of the south. And embedded within this you can get some brief moderate rain. Theres already going to be some rapid clearing. So for morning rain by about 9 00, 10 00 well be on the drier side of this. Quick moving system here. Another weak front better than the one weve had. The breeze will be picking up out of the northwest. Theres just not a lot here and my fear was the forecast models advertising a very cold and wet pattern this week have kind of backed off on that. Covered late sunday, monday and another weak system looks to be on the way. Morning rain. Afternoon sun. 50s for most on the temperatures theres your weak system saturday kind of a cool breezy pattern into the weekend steve. Make sure you download the ktvu weather app. Its free to download for your smartphone or your tablet. Time is 4 52 a. Deadly overnight crash that happened on Treasure Island. The latest from that crash scene. Plus the overnight stand off on bart tracks that shut down service in the east bay during the peak rush hour. But first a new proposal in the works. It could change the laws surrounding Sports Betting in california. Frrpz welcome back to mornings on 2. Happening today, oakland Restaurant Week for the 10th year is getting under way offering a lot of deals and expanding delicious options for food lovers in the east bay. More than 110 restaurants are taking part this year. Boy, that looks good. Later today on mornings on 2, the 9, the owner and executive chef of oaklands alamar kitchenen and bar will be in the studio teaching us how to mix some speciahow oaklands culinary event runs through the 20th. California is looking at ways to legalize Sports Betting. Native american tribes and representatives from the nba and Major League Baseball packed the state capital yesterday. Sports betting is now legal in 14 states. Its estimated about half of all americans will have access to some kind of legalized sports bet engine their state by the end of the year. Its important to Major League Baseball that california enact a legal regulating Sports Betting frame that protects consumers, provides tax revenue to the state and protects the integrity of the game. Now to legalize Sports Betting in california, any bill would have to get 2 3 approval from the States Senate and the approval of voters. Time now 4 56. It looks like camp reservations in yosemite could be even harder to get by this summer. Online bookings will sell out in seconds or maybe a minute at most. The camp site will go on sale wednesday morning at 7 00 a. M. A major reason for the big demand and low supply is because in 1970 the population of california has doubled from 20 million to 40 million. But the amount of camping space has stayed about the same. This is something unique. This is something that doesnt happen. Theres a nachl phenomenon happening in utah. Look close. The rare mineral formation is confusing scientists. Experts say the rare salt mounds there have only been seen on the polar icecaps or on mars. Theres water coming out from the spring here and then as it flows down it forms these terraces as the mineral precipitates and those terrstes. Yeah, the experts say the combination of salt water and the temperatures allows those crystal mounds to form. They dont think theyll be around for more than a month or two. A driver was killed in a hit and run crash on Treasure Island overnight. We are on the scene with the investigation. Plus a man spent the overnight hours on train tracks which shut down bart service in the east bay and caused big problems for thousands of commuters right at the height of hush hour. Rush hour. Plus criticism of President Trump coming from senators in his own party. From ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. Good morning. Thank you for joining us here for mornings on 2 january 9th. Im pam cook. And im dave clark. Already a busy morning especially for sal. You have yodo. Pushed off the bay bridge right now. Its already kind of backed up and thats because they had to put the metering lights on. And they went on early. This may or may not be related to the wet weather but weve had a couple of things already out there. So youre waking up its going to be rainy you should give yourself an extra 10 to 15 minutes and this is a look at downtown san jose as you drive up to highway 17. You can see that the roads are wet. 4 59. Lets bring steve in to talk about the system. Our system has arrived. It will be here for a few hours and it will be flying out of the picture by 9 00, 10 00. But it is producing some rain a little heavier off to the east. Isolated areas. Brief heavy rain. Things are starting to improve. 40s, 50s on the temps. A breeze out there. Santa rosa northwest at 18. I think the fronts gone through there. A southerly you steve. En new this morning, bart service is back to normal well get to that in just a moment. Both the United States and iran seem to be pulling back, pam, from the possibility of more conflict between them with President Trump announcing new sanctions on iran but no military action after the Iranian Missile attacks that targeted american troops in iraq. Irans foreign minister said air strikes concluded its response of the u. S. Killing of general Qassem Soleimani. It welcomes any signs that the United States and iran are trying to avoid an escalation