Snow is expected to begin falling and about 3 to 6 inches is expected with baltimore and washington getting the worst of it. Power outages have caused flight delays around the country and at least four flights out of fso newark and portland have been canceled. To and from portland are canceled out of dublin and travelers are being warned to call the airport. They have announced because of the government closing down due to weather, the hearing for the flight crash has been postponed. They will be looking at the situation where three people died as a result of the crash. The hearings will will not assess the flames. It started last night at the facility at candle stick park. Tara moriarty joins us live with with the details of this story. Tara . It is not too bad, the homes that are nearby, they are not getting the brunt of the smoke so that is the good news. One firefighter hurt his foot and he was treated at the scene and has to return to fighting this fire. What we have is a city dump near highway 101 across from candle stick. Last night smoke started pouring out of the windows where people come to get rid of sheetrock and other debris. We have not been able to get to the bottom of this and know exactly what was burning. We made notification to air quality to see if they want to do a test. Reporter this run is the length of a football field, it is 8 feet high and these firefighters have been very busy sifting by hand and just taking a long time. Anybody with asthma, small children, i would definitely advice you to stay away from this smoke until this dissipates a little bit more. Tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. Also happening now, the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandella, dozens of World Leaders are gathered there in the pouring rain at a stadium in johannesburg. Now the memorial is the first of a series of events to honor Nelson Mandella. Block brock was end president barack obama was invited to speak and he tries to apply the lessons of Nelson Mandella to his own life. He tells us what is possible not just in the pages of the hiss tribooks but in our own lives as well. One moment that will be talked about, he greeted and shook hands with World Leaders including cuban president castro. And former former president bush join had along a long with former president bill clinton and secretary of state Hillary Rodham clinton. She arrived with daughter shells i and shell i. Chelsea. And a group of leaders founded by Nelson Mandella are working for human rights. Back here in San Francisco city hall are collecting signatures in honor of him. A condolences book can be signed in the City Hall Office and they are also collecting signatures for that memorial book that will be sent to the Nelson Mandella family. They are trying to determine whether a man died from exposure. He was found unconscious near a safe way store. It is unclear if cold weather or foul play caused his death. His name is being withheld until family members are notified. And over the past week, four men died in Santa Clara County of hypothermia. There are not enough shelters for the growing homeless population. After the Service Blankets jackets and other items will be passed out to the homeless. The sonoma sheriffs deputy is scheduled to return to work this morning. They have been on administrative leave since october. He will now work a desk job in santa rosa. Later today they plan to march to the Sheriffs Office to protest his return to work. He killed the teen after mistaking his toy gun for a real ak47. The missing patient found in a stairwell raises questions. There was plenty of security in the day she was found. There were 30 criminal incidents between september 19 and october 8th. They include trespassing and vandalism and many crimes involved mentally ill patients. He is expecting to accept the job during this mornings council meeting. He meet with them and he is confident he can improve department moral because he is not an outsider. I am a native of the community and the city and i have grown up here and i have been here almost 28 years now. The new chief also wants to improve the rocky relationship between san jose and others. They are trying to drastically reduce the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city. They would keep dispensaries away from homes, schools and Community Gathering places like parks. Medical marijuana advocates say they will fight back. They are looking being at the number of businesses to sell cigarettes. Many have tobacco permits but sales are up with 12 million backs during the last fiscal year. They are adding a 20cent charge to be cleaned up but it is not adding to the sale of tobacco products. Therapy dogs will pay a visit to students to help them destress as they study. They are from the Animal Rescue foundation and they have visited for several years. They lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety and improve their studying. Matt cain has pledged a 50,000 donation for two. Cain and his wife will give the money to the organization once Patricia Wilson raises that same amount. Wilson raised more than 23,000 for her part. She has until tomorrow to raise the rest. Well, you can soon own a piece of candle stick history and it will go on sale this week. It will cost a lot to get part of the orange and red plastic seats, and it will be run by the recreation and parks department. What 4 39 is the time, sap fran is still in the red after hosting the americas cup races and what this could mean for the citys bid to host the next race. Why parents are now taking measures in to their own hands. We are looking apt the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is looking pretty good, coming through, we will let you another of some other spots where traffic is beginning to slow down. Well, it is another cold one out there but there is signs of a warmup, i will have answers to those questions coming up. I love watching tv outside. And why can you move the tv out here . The wireless receiver. I got that when i switched to uverse. But why . Because its so much better than cable. Its got more hd channels, more dvr space. Yeah, but i mean, how did you know . I researched. No, ii told you. No. Yeah no. The important part is that youre happy now. And i got you this visor. You made a visor yes that ill never wear. Ohh. [ male announcer ] get uverse tv for just 19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. Rethink possible. Welcome back, time now 4 42 for the homeowners who like to burn wood it has been frustrating because they are unable to burn the log on the fire. It is cold. And the cold front is exactly why the burn ban is needed. It is keeping air stagnant and close to the ground. Last year there were only four spare the air days all of them in january. We are getting to a record high and that peak hit almost 5 billion cubic feet in the bay area and thats almost twice the amount on thanksgiving. Pg e says they are meeting the increased demand bayousing gas from storage for significantly lower prices. Classes are finally starting to warm up but thats after a full week with no heat. Some of the classrooms dipped into the 40s and it comes after the boiler system dipped into the 40s. All of them are wearing hats and coats, that is not right. The district had to wait for a replacement and they must have a system that can keep the minimum temperature at 68 degrees. Time now 4 45, somebody is facing molestation charges. A person molested a student and the incidents took place from 2011 until now. It happened at all Saints Catholic School and she is being held on 800,000 bail. Sensors in walnut creek after two mothers complained about speeding cars, sensors were installed yesterday. They will measure the amount of cars and this is part of the required procedures. Two mothers started the process. One woman now drives her children to school even though it is only a block away. We have a near miss on average twice a week and i am not doing it anymore. She has spent 500 warning people to slow down. After the sensors are analyzed it could take months before they are finally installed. The most successful Public Schools are not doing a good job with those who need the most help. Learning english with many who are poor have much lower test scores than those in the wealthiest neighborhoods. Schools are seeing more success with those same students. And those being detained in north korea, Merrill Newman said he ran into trouble after asking about the people he trained during the north korean war. He had a taped apology but he said the words were not his and were not delivered voluntarily. The homes will now have to be rigged for electric car charges according to providence. They will have toen stall it to an electrical charges and right now there are more than 1200 plug in cars for the state. 12. 47, it is a tuesday, it has already been a long week. We have a nice looking commute with no major problems on 880 westbound, no major problems, as you can see traffic is looking good out to the maze. San mateo looks good heading out to the highrise, no problems reported here as you drive through and there have been no problems on the dumbarton either. We have been going with antioch and a little bit of construction, but for the most part it looks good. Lets go to sal. A good morning but cold out there, a very active pattern and thats it, extended outlook, what do you mean by that, 7, 10, 15 days is dry, brutal. Awful, well see if it holds and a freeze warning will be back and after that things will be warmer. Spare the air is out, and i cant say because it is not winter yet. 20s and 30s, it is really kicking up its heels, walnut creek, you are sitting up there, and it has really been cold. San jose 2924, a little bit warmer for a few. Three in tahoe, they were 10 below and reno and ukiah it will be clear, we have a haze settling in. And there is a low down there. Tuesday morning, the freeze warning takes us until 9 00 and it will be a little bit warmer. Each day is bumping up the highs for a few weeks and there is some 60s for santa cruz. A little more sunshine across the board, temperatures in the 50s for everybody and it will be warmer for a few, morgan hill 57 and temperatures continue to warm up and lows will still be cold but by thursday one brushes the north for a cloud ban and maybe even in the 70s. Well, therings a unique bell rentinger, meet molly, she is a German Shepherd ringing bells for the salvation army, pink hat, and she is collecting quite a bit out there. Usual construction project, now there is a new development. Big dreams for his plea to colorado in saving his dream job. We are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and i will tell you where traffic is beginning to slow down. Welcome back, 4 52 is the time, the website seen shows it will probably not be finished until next spring. They told google to make design changes to the inside of the project and the commission is still investigating whether google has the permits they need to work on the barge when it is in the water. 100 people took to San FranciscoMarket Street to make a call for change. They say micromessaging service got a tax break because it was supposed to bring benefits and now they are seeing reports skyrocket while others are receiving eviction notices. Twitter who gets tax dollars are being booted and they are not too happy with that. They are ahead of corporate demand and they say the city is taking steps to slow the eviction. A high profile case involve being the citys most popular shopping areas. They have improved smash and grab, he is responsible for nearly a dozen robberies and his arrest has brought relief to many workers on union square. When i came in i didnt know how long he had been here for and it is like getting your home broken into. Police say Undercover Police work and store Surveillance Video helped lead to a break in the case. They claim the Police Department is using unfair tactics in some neighborhoods. A client who is on trial for murder was shown photos of other potential suspects in a police calmed books and some have arrest records and some do not. So if there is a lakeview book, i can assume there is a day book but not a Pacific Heights book. They say the books are not racial pro feeling but they determine the racial make up of the books. There were long lines at the alameda tax collectors office. You can pay the tax online or even use an itunes app. A 6yearold boy with dreams of bombing an becoming an astronaut is surprised they are cutting the program. I decided to give them my piggy bank. The petition asked the president to increase nasa funding so he can grow up and fulfill his dream of working in space. I want to be an astronaut so i can discover new worlds. He is adorable. His petition has 9,000 signatures and needs 100,000 before december 29th so he can get an official response from the white house. He is very serious because he has been involved in this since he is 3. Join his petition. That is awesome. Bad weather across the country including for tar letters here a travelers across the bay area. Not enough Police Officers on the streets of oakland, the demands of the mayoral candidate they are making of city council. Traffic is moving along well right now as you are driving on highway 4 but there is a problem on bart that could cause big delays for those taking the train to the east bay and we will tell you more about that. And into tomorrow again as well, there are signs of a warmup, i know it is freezing out there but there are signs of a warmer pattern and i will show you that up ahead. We are live near a fire in a recycling plant and they are taking so long to clear the fire out. We are live in san jose, monitoring reports around the bay area to see if the winter storm back east having an effect here on canceled flights. We will have the latest. Plus honoring a global icon, how World Leaders remembered Nelson Mandella a very special leader overnight. Ktvu channel 2 morningthis is ktvu channel 2 morning news. Good morning, we will take you live to the scene of a recycling plant fire in San Francisco, we understand that fire is not completely out. It may look like it here but Tara Moriarty is out there talking with firefighters this morning and she will talk about what the state is right now and the reason firefighters had an especially tough time putting this fire out. Thank you for joining us, december 10th, i am pam cook. Steve, it is still cold this morning. Yes, it is. It is really cold out there. We have the freeze warning and although it felt colder to me yesterday, there will be a lot of the 20s,