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Ktvu fox 2 news mornings starts now. Taking you live to hayward, where a car crashes into a power pole, causing major problems. We will have more on an update on when things may get back to normal there. I am pam cook today. And i am dave clark. We are also following a fire in San Francisco. Lets check weather and traffic with steve over there. I am. The wind is picking up. It is howling in some of the Higher Elevations. The winds are east, northeast at the surface, showing signs of being more south, southwest, with a low forming to the north. More shower sensitivity the Sierra Nevada with gusts of 57 at the caldy cat, at 1,400 feet. 57 the last check i saw. Things are howling, temperatures today will be different. High surf advisory, red flag warnings. Because the low is sneaking back in it will give out little change in the pattern. Fog near the cost. Breezy and windy part os of the bay. Highs today are tough. All wind driven. 60s for some, near 70s for others. Here is sal. Steve, good morning. We have a tough morning as we look at the commutes. The bay bridge is back up after delays. You are looking at the better part of 40 minutes to get across. Also the morning commute looks okay but it is a little windy out there. Clear visibility but windy. Our cameras shaking on 8080. Slow traffic on 580 from the valley from livermore to dublin and a fire at an Apartment Building on stevenson. It is a good thing to avoid the area. You will be caught in a traffic jam so use other side street there is. 7 02. Back to the desk. We are getting more information about the bart Police Officer who accidentally shot and killed a fellow Police Officer in tuesdays tragic accident. Officer michael maze, seen here in a bart promotion video about Holiday Shopping safety. Maze has been with bart for 15 years. He is the father of a teenaged girl. The former police chief says maze is an excellent Police Officer. Very conscientious, dedicated and a hard working officer. He had kind after a dry personality, but he was approachable. He was just someone you could talk to. Investigators say maze accidentally shot and killed Sergeant Tom Smith while the officers were searching the dublin apartment of a robbery suspect. Maze fellow officer, family members and friends say he is devastated by what happens an overcome with grief. In the meantime questions remain about the tragic accident. Investigators have not revealed exactly how or why the officers gun went off during the search of the one bedroom apartment. Everybody has been interviewed, so now we can go forward and try to reconstruct exactly what happened. We are in shock and disbelief. We are grieving. Please give us some time. Yesterday the alamedas Coroners Office conducted an autopsy on sergeant smith. We may get the results of it will autopsy very soon. A car crash knocked out a power pole. More from brian and what you see. Reporter lets talk about the traffic. This is hayward at mission and ward. Behind me pg e crews and the chp have blocked off the southbound direction. In fact, both directions are closed this morning because of the downed power pole which you see right there behind me. It came down roughly 3 00 this morning. In terms of traffic, if your commute takes you this way, you may want to find another way to get to where you are going. A driver in his 30s was leaving the store to get something to eat. Sometime before the intersection of mission and rose, before 3 00 in the morning as he was driving down, he had a diabetic seizure, hit a tree and then slammed into the power pole. He blacked out driving down the roadway, ran accidentally into a pole here and hit a tree prior to that. The pole came off the sidewalk there. He is okay. He is not hurt. Thank you he got taken home by his parents. Reporter the driver was not injured. He was the only one at the car at the time. Chp says luckily only Property Damage was the result here and not a loss of life with regard to the tree hit. We understand the damage didnt cause any power outages. Pg e killed the line and rerouted power. The real impact will be the traffic. We have seen traffic up here on mission and rose. The chp turning drivers around at this point because both directions are closed here again. Will it be that way for quite some time. In terms of when it will be clear, we understand it could take another two to three hours before the power pole is fully removed. Chp is working on alleviating some of the traffic, opening one lane in the southbound direction and possibly opening up both lanes in the northbound direction within the hour, but right now both directions are closed this morning in hayward. Live in hayward, brian flores, ktvu fox 2 news. Also happening, a crash continued to shut down a major thoroughfare in brentwood because of a power pole. Brentwood to ball four road to sellers avenue, a driver hit a power pole there before 8 30 last night causing the pole to fall into the roadway. The street not expected to reopen until this afternoon but power has been restored to most of the customers in a that area. Chp investigating a deadly cash and car friar at the intersection of highway 1 and bo day ga highway last night. The driver was killed after the car rolled and burst into flames. The cause of the crash under investigation. Deputies said they found a lab making hash oil where a big explosion occurred, damaging the building and four apartments. The red cross is helping 146 people who lived in the building find someplace to live. New information about a story from vallejo we first brought you yesterday as breaking news on mornings at2. A woman was arrested on suspicions of killing a man at this mobile home park. We showed you the scene yesterday morning on san miguel road. Police found a 47yearold man shot and killed. Police say 30yearold angela black had also tried to kill another person at the same mobile home. A neighbor says miss black and the victim lived together and were often heard arguing. Today in sacramento a state senate hear willing investigate allegation that is caltrans tried to cover up problems during construction of the eastern aspect of the bay bridge. A report released ahead of this mornings hearings said when Quality Control workers found problems during the spans construction, instead of fixing the problem, caltrans replaced the worker who is discovered the problem. The report says bridge officials were warned in 2008 that some of the spans anchor rods were not properly tested. Some of the rods snap last year. Time interview now 7 09. This afternoon you will have another time now 7 09. This afternoon you will have a chance to say how you feel about the toll hikes on the bay bridge, raising the toll of 8 by 2018. The district says they need to raise the tolls to fill a budget gap. A proposal to build a new jail is the top of the agenda. The city hopes to build a 290 million jail to replace a facility housing 600 inmates on bryant street. The new jail would be built at a site where a mcdonalds now stands near the hall of justice. The San Francisco sheriff says the old jail is unsafe and in an earthquake particularly. It is not allowed for many rehabilitation program, as well and the city should focus on reducing the number of inmates or moving the inmates to a jail . San better know. People in vallejo are being called are calling a woman a true hero. She burst the door wide open. I was looking for the seatbelt. She fell down a little bit and i was able to get her out. This is the reason she looks familiar. This is second time Tina Williams has helped someone involved in a very serious accident. Back in 2011 we were on the air with this she pulled an unconscious big rig driver away from a fiery crash on highway 101 in San Francisco. She has been prayed ever since. When praised ever since. When there is an emergency you want her around. Yes. An 11yearold boy killed. Terrible accident inside a home that has a local neighborhood in morning. Also in mourning. Also, a report on tobacco use. And serious trouble for Justin Bieber. Details surrounding his Early Morning arrest in florida. Good morning, now. Traffic is getting busier in key outlying areas. Also, closer to the bay. We will tell you more about that. The wind is picking up for some. Concord went from 37 to 5 degrees in one hour because the winds cranked up in the hills and the wind is howling. How will this play into our forecast today . We will have that, coming up. Im detecting increasing levels of happiness. And the speed readings are off the chart Paradise Found luscious locks. Great glittering galaxies. The happiest place on earth keeps getting happier explore more, and save up to 25 on select nights at a Disneyland Resort hotel. Theres no end in sight. Im going to need more time. It is 7 15. A prosed settlement calls for undocumented immigrants to not have to wear shackles at most hearings unless there is a safety threat. It would only apply to San Francisco. A new survey says the rate of americans who dont have Health Insurance dropped slightly this morning as president obamas new Health Care Law begins to take affect. The wellbeing index found the percentage of uninsured this month, translate from 2 million to 3 Million People gaining coverage. American Lung Association is giving good grades to several bay area cities on its annual stop smoking report. That report grades cities and counties across the country for their antismoking efforts. Berkeley is only city to earn an a. San francisco and oakland each received a b. San jose is given a c, but santa clara and antioch received failing marks. Now it is 7 16. Toronto mayor rob ford talking about the controversial new video raise questionings about whether he really stopped drinking. Mayor ford says he had a minor lapse on monday, and that his drinking is a private matter. He say that is after this video of him ranting in a Fast Food Restaurant in a jamaican accent and this has gone viral. Monday was unfortunate. I had a minor setback. We all experience difficult bumps in life. He has been called to resign since admitting to having a drinking problem and using crackcocaine. He plans to run for reelection in october. 7 17 is the time. Lets check in with sal covering traffic. Quite a few power poles down. It is kind after a weird coincidence. It is a weird coincidence. We have the area on Mission Street and rose street in hayward to be avoided. We will have another report from brian later in the show. But the bay bridge toll plaza has a 30 minute delay. Then we have another 10 on the bridge into San Francisco. We are not looking that great when it comes to the commute at the toll plaza. If you are driving on interstate 880, this traffic here is a little slow as you drive northbound past high street, but southbound traffic does look good. 580 has also been a mess in the livermore valley, starting in the altamonte pass and continuing into livermore. If there is your commute, the drive times are up. Lets go to steve. Thank you, sal. Crazy. San francisco went from 48 to 58 in less than two hours. Gusts of 57 Miles Per Hour in Higher Elevations, oakland and Berkeley Hills. Yesterday we had records. Oakland downtown ten consecutive days of record highs. Yes, it is 58 right now officially at the station. This is a brutally tough forecast. I will not lie to you. I do my own high temperatures and today i have seen spreads as much as 10 degrees. It is because of the breeze. If you dont get had breeze it will be close. If you do, it can jump from 10 to 15 degrees in one hour as we have seen. For us a little fog moving up the coast. The red flag warning is up until 1 00 tomorrow. 4 to 57 above the caldecott, so that wind is a wind tunnel for some. Some at the Oakland Airport are seeing winds southwest at 5. A stranger pattern here. Some of these wind gusts maybe is wind sensor says it is giving up 27 above the oakland zoo. 20 to 35 inary areas. 49 in oakland. 54 in concord and an hour ago they were 37. Fairfield 35. 50 at halfmoon bay. 58 in San Francisco. 30 in santa rosa. High surf and red flag. Two advisories and amazingly cold throughout much of the country, steps great lakes. These are not the windchills, but the current temperatures. 1 in chicago. Dave, as you know, that is the loneliest number that you can ever all right we have a little activity in oklahoma and texas, but will it be more snow and maybe even freezing rain, the worst kind of weather, i think, is freezing rain. For us 30s to 50s on the low. We may end up with some 60 and 70s. The hills and bay get the breeze. It could be south, north, east it is all over the place. The temperatures are above average but it is all wind driven so it is a little dicey and iffy. Could be warmer for some and a little cooler for others depending on the direction. Sunday back to mostly sunny and dry. All right the surf contest near halfmoon bay is on tomorrow. How big the surf is expected to be. Plus, can you believe it . The super bowl may not be played on the first sunday in february because of the weather. The contingency plan now in place. Welcome back. Mayor bill de blasio saying there is more they can do to remove snow, after complaints the streets were still amez 24 hours after tuesdays storms. Mayor de blasio said the plows were inadequate and demanded the city double down on snow removal in areas and faulty gps systems on salt spreaders were being blamed for the bad job. Shoddy plow jobs wont disrupt the super bowl no matter what it takes in new jersey. It could be moved to a friday or saturday, even the monday after. The reason an expected storm, but Officials Say it would have to be worse than the one that hit tuesday. The nfl Officials Say the decision to move the super bowl date wont be an easy one. Quite frankly, if it became a serious possibility we had to move the game, we would be putting out a lot of information to the public. This weeks storm served as a dry run for crews at Metlife Stadium in new jersey. A crew of 1,600 is on standby to clear the field and stands. City officials will take care of surrounding roads for the expected 80,000 spectators at the stadium. A reminder you dont have to get out in all that. You can stay with us. Ktvu fox 2 news will air the super bowl when it happens. The game is still scheduled for sunday, february 22. Kickoff is 3 25. We will let you know if that changes. The giants fan, stowe, was beaten outside the stadium in march of1. Now a benefit concert will be performed at the fox theater in brentwood city. He will also be performing on friday, saturday and sunday. A 10yearold girl from berkeley credits his eagles eyes. He spotted a missing alzheimers patient after police and police dogs could not find him. Brandon coleman was honored by Berkeley Police at his Elementary School yesterday. He received a certificate of appreciation for what he did. He had just seen a photo of a man on an alert that had come across his moms phone. He insisted she call the police. Right when i looked at it the guy passed by me. I said that is i am. He was a force to be recognized. Brandon said it was cool to get the man reunited with his family. His mom said she is very proud of her son. Eight bay area student in the running for awards nicknamed the junior know bell prizes. 40 students no bell prizes. Nobel prizes. 1800 students entered the composition. The organizers are looking for the most promising young scientists. The students will meet in washington, d. C. In march and 600,000 in prizes will be awarded. Time now 7 27. Contamination on a campus with measures one San Francisco university is taking after finding dangerous toxins in one of its buildings. Also, a tragic shooting in the east bay. What the neighbors are saying about the accidental shooting of an 11yearold boy. Good morning. Right now on the drive time, we are getting slower unfortunately. As you look at highway 24, i will executive you the drive time here and also look at i will give you the drive time here and also look at the bay bridge. And it has gone from 32 to 42 here in San Francisco and other areas are up to 58 degrees. What is going on . Details in a minute. [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay . Uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay [uncle]okay . [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay . [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven [uncle laughs]theres ten spaces,you want to try again . [uncle]yeah . Good morning. Welcome back to mornings on 2. We are live if oakland where police say an 11yearold boy accidentally shot and killed himself. What neighbors are now saying about the tragedy coming up in a live report. Thank you for joining us. I am pam cook, in for Tori Campbell today. And i am dave clark. I was asking steve if we are still under a red flag warning . Yes. In some area, especially until tomorrow. In the Oakland Berkeley hills i know the wind has really been cranking up. We have an easterly direction chewing up some of the fog. I know the last i saw was 57. Easily 25 to 30 for some. 51 at sfo, 50 at halfmoon bay. 50 at walnut creek and concord went from 37 to 54 degrees. Santa rosa is 30 and 58 in San Francisco as temperatures went up really fast. High surf warnings take us into friday. A low is backtracking in for nevada. It is cranking up our breeze. It looks like the fog has put on the air brakes, if you will. A breezy day. Here is sal. Steve, we have a lot of slow traffic in contra costa county. We will start with highway 24. A lot of people stuck in the horrible commute on highway 4 are now on 24. The dive time since 680 and the tunnel is 15 minute, a little more than normal. But a lot of people are still stuck on highway 4, taking 45 minutes to get from the brentwood, oakland antioch area to concord. That is a long, long commute. The east county commute is horrible and other things i cant mention. Lets move along and look at the bay bridge toll plaza, also not doing well. This thursday is getting the worst day of the week award. Backed up for a 30 minute delay, 12 minutes on the bridge, a total of 45 minutes. And the peninsula is slow on the 101 in san mateyo. Now back to the desk. Now on the breaking news from San Francisco. Crews are battling a fire in the citys Mission District. We have ktvu alex savage live at the scene now. Reporter good morning. This was a three Story Building that caught on fire. It has residential units and a work space inside, as well. The San Francisco firefighters are working behind us to put out all the hot spots as you can see. The fire itself has been knocked down. Everybody that lives in the place made it out safely, but we understand one San Francisco firefighter was injured battling the flame this is morning. I want to bring in the deputy chief mark gonzalez. How severe is this firefighters injury in the. He was shaken up and taken to general as a precaution. I will visit him in a bit. Reporter he fell . He fell 10 feet from a loft space to the next. Firefighters were with him and got him out of the building quickly. He was taken on a back board to the hospital. Reporter now, i understand there was a bit of difficulty for some of the people who negative this building to get out because of who live in this building to get out because of a staircase blocked . I understand most occupants got out before we got here. There were heavy fire conditions. One of the challenges we had is front stairs were burnt out so we had to find a secondary access up to the second floor where there was an active fire. There was also fire burning in the attic space and roof. Reporter any sense at this point as to what caused the fire . The cause of the fire is under investigation. Reporter thank you, deputy chief. A three Story Building where people live and also work spaces inside it, as well. You can see some of the people that live in this building behind us now. Everyone made it out safely but one San Francisco firefighter hurt after falling about 10 feet or so now at San Francisco General Hospital being treated. Thrive morning in San Francisco, alex savage, ktvu, channel 2 news. Time now 734 67 89 police say an 11yearoldboy accidentally died after shooting himself at will family home. What are neighbors saying, Tara Moriarty, who is out at the scene. Reporter yes. Right now everything is quiet but when neighbors heard is new, they were obviously shocked and saddened. This house behind me is where it all happened. A neighbor said the home was quiet and they kept to themselves, so many people didnt know him. Police were called out to the 1500 block of yosemite circle shortly after 7 00 last night. They found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound, pronounced dead by fire crews and paramedics. A preliminary investigation shows the boy accidentally shot himself while handling a gun. Neighbors were in disbelief. He was a quiet kid. We went to his Birthday Party one year. He seemed perfectly fine. A happy guy with his dog all the time. Reporter now, the boys name has not been released and authorities have not said whether any adults were in the home at the time or how the boy got the gun, so a lot of unanswered questions, still. Live from oakland, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. A red flag warning still covers the North Bay Hill this is morning. The warning is because of the wind and unusually dry conditions. Now over in the delta, the dry conditions fanned a brush fire on Winter Island near antioch and pittsburg. News chopper 2 was flying over the file. The continue cost fire crews said they did not aggressively fight the fire because they didnt want to threaten building and allowed the fire to burn itself out. Hillsburg is ordering mandatory water restrictions. There has been a 15 increase in water use there. People living there are now being asked to only water outdoors every other day and not during the day. Swimming pools cannot be filled and no car washing accept adding recycling car washes. We are over spoiled with the Little Things we take advantage of everyday. It will not be that hard. The city will stop watering landscapes and washing sidewalks. Bars and restaurants are exempt from the restrictions now, but city officials warn tougher restrictions could come later. Governor brown celebrated californias newfound multibillion dollar surplus in his stateofthestate address, then told lawmakers dont spend it. We must establish a solid fund locked into the constitution. To further make his point, he passed around playing cards featuring his dog, sutter, on the front. On the back the card shows how in california good budget years have been followed by bad years. Time now 7 38. There is a high surf warning along the bay area coastline this morning. The high surf warning starts at 10 00 a. M. And continues until friday night. High surf is expected along all the bay area coastlines from Sonoma County to monterey county. If you are a beachgoers, watch out for bigger waves and the rip currents. In the meantime the excitement is building on the peninsula because of tomorrows big wave surf competition. Halfmoon bay is hosting the mavericks invitational, attracting some of the best surfers in the world. We have more live from san mateyo county. You are right there. Tell us about the preparations and what to expect. Good morning, jeanine reporter good morning, dave. There are surfers out here at the beach, several miles away from halfmoon bay. I am told the waves here are about 7 feet tall, but the mavericks founder says the waves at the competition tomorrow will be as high as 40 feet. Just to give you some perspective, i want to swing the camera around here and show you just how tall the mast is on our live truck. It is 46 feet tall. Really, the wave will be just a few feet under this, so it will give you perspective as to how monstrous the wave will be at the competition tomorrow. The contest was officially called yesterday and the top 24 surfers are now making their way to halfmoon bay for the competition. Many are from the bay area but some are come from hawaii, australia and south africa. Earlier this week there was a strong south wind that started to show up and could bring conditions similar to what happened in 2010 when a buoy washed ashore and knocked down spectators. The wind threat like that has passed and surfers are looking forward to getting on the water. The waves will be big enough but local weather could mess us up. Knock on wood, it looks like everything will work out. Reporter viewing on the beach is no longer allowed but the competition will be televised and played live on the web. San mateyo sheriff deputy will be patrolling the beach and bluff overlooking the water to keep spectators out. Surfers out not competing says they cant imagine riding the epic waves expected tomorrow. I am sure will it be exciting for the guys out there. Reporter cool to watch as a surfer . I would love to watch it but i dont think i will be able to get down there. If i do, i will go and check it out. Reporter the contest takes place a half mile from the shore, so it is difficult to see the surfers at the distance. The beach will be closed tonight in preparation for the contest that is supposed to start at 8 00 a. M. On friday. Reporting live in san mateyo county, ktvu fox 2 news. A toxic discovery at San Francisco State University has staff scrambling to relocate some students. An inspection revealed there are unacceptable levels of asbestos, mercury and lead paint inside the science building. It has been shut down and Conference Rooms are now repurposed into classrooms. I have my schedule landed out. I am planned out. I am supposed to go back and forth and back and forth. Now that i have to go downtown, it means less money and more stress. San Francisco State university is in talks with companies that specialize in cleaning up hazardous materials. A foster farms chicken plant in Central California has reopened after being shut down for a cockroach up if he isation. 3,500 people infestation. 3,500 feel have returned to work. Two other plants have been linked to salmonella outbreaks. The livingston plant is foster farms largest chicken processing facility. A new government report says sales of existing homes rose 1 last month after falling for three months before that. That boost its sales to 4. 87 million for last year, slightly less than economists expected, but still the highest level in seven years. The median sales price hit 198,000, up almost 10 from december of 2012. It is now 74 002. When we come back, Justin Bieber arrested. New information we just learned about what he is being charged with. I didnt feel like i could stand up to them at that time. An oakland raider cheerleader now changed her mind. Find out why she is suing the team. Good morning. Highway 4 not doing well. It seems to be getting worse, too as the drive times up from concord are very slow. We will show you why things should be Getting Better in the next hour. Well, it is sunny but the temperatures are all over the map from 30s to almost 50s because of the wind and wind directions. We will have an update coming up shortly. [ superfan ] were hitting the road to help america discover the new helper. Youve got to try this sweet sour chicken helper. I didnt know they made chicken. Crunchy taco or four cheese lasagna . Can i get another one of those actually . [ superfan ] hey, america, were here to help. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. Some are giant. Some not so giant. When managing your weight, bigger is always better. Ho ho ho green giant. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Time now is 7 45. A live look at the big board. The dow down 166 points, about a percent. The s p 500 and nasdaq now dropping further, as well, since our last check. They are down almost a percent as well. For the most part dropping. Mcdonalds reporting disappointing sales and Economic Issues out of china. Wores about the china economy. The good news netflix, the bay area company, reporting a very good quarter and more customers. Up almost 60 a share. Breaking news now from richmond. We have learned that shorts have evacuated the Police Communication center due to some type of power problem. The evacuation began shortly after 4 00 this morning. All Emergency Communications are now being handled on a mobile command center. We will have more information on that in a bit. And new details about the arrest of Justin Bieber in miami beach for drag racing and dwi. Police say he just arrived at the miami beach county jail for booking. Bieber has also been charged with resisting arrest. He had consumed alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs before he was arrested. He was also, according to police, driving on an expired drivers license. He is 19 years old and not legally able to drink. Police stopped him after he was spotted driving 60 Miles Per Hour in a yellow lamborghini on a street with a speed limit of 30 Miles Per Hour. We will keep you posted on any new details. Back at home, an oakland raider cheerleader is suing the Oakland Raiders. She filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and fellow teammates, saying the team failed to paid them even minimum wage for the work they do on sidelines and work they do in the community for charity. The number one goal i hope to come out of the lawsuit is to have the raiders change their policies and procedures and treat the radars with respect. They are seeking back pay, penalties and a change in policies. The Oakland Raiders have 30 days to respond. A Government Task force that examined the National Security agency Surveillance Program says president obama should end the agencies bulk collection of phone records. Now the privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is releasing its record today, even more sweeping than a proposal from a panel of experts last month. Last week in a speech president obama said the bulk collection phone program will continue for the time being. Former nsa contractor Edward Snowden is holding another questionandanswer session with the public today. He took part in one in june hosted by the guardian newspaper. Snowden is living in russia, granting him temporary asylum. The chat starts at noon our time. Time now 7 49. Bay area classic car owners left high and dry by a man they trusted. They called me and said the check was no good. 33,000 no good . No good. Today at 5 00, 2 investigate as high profile car dealer who promised fast money and never delivered a cent. How justice is finally being served. That is today at 5 right here on ktvu. Right now at 7 49, back to sal to check in on the morning commute. All right, pam and dave. We have had slow traffic, especially in contra costa county. The traffic times in some areas are finally beginning to get better. Those drive times are coming down. Lets take a look at highway 4. Finally some improvement here come from baypoint to concord. It took a while, too. The traffic continues to be slow, though, coming out of antioch and pittsburg, but it is improving on the way to concord. We have also been looking at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. The traffic is going to be backed up. This has been the worst morning of the week. 25 to 30 minute delays, then 10 minutes into San Francisco. I want to mention that the south bay commute has been rather typical. I want to go to the maps here. 101 slowed near the capital expressway, slow at sunnydale and 17. Minor fenderbenders, but for the most part doing well. Drive time on highway 4 is completely improved, 5 minutes there. 242 to 24 is 11 minutes, not too bad. Back to you, steve. Thank you, sal. A lot going on up in mathis, my temperatures from 32 to 47. On the way up. And antioch from 35 to 55 in two hours, all wind driven. There was fog out there. All of a sudden it ran into resistance in form of an east breeze. A little different pattern here today although we could sure use rain. None in sight. This january is going down in lord books for dry. Had dry in the down in the record books for dry. There is no precipitation in the picture for a long way out. Partly cloudy skies, maybe clouds later today. Gusts 45 to 55 Miles Per Hour. Right above the caldecott wind tunnels and Higher Elevations. Some observations show up, some dont. 30 to 40, and i have seen 56 and 57. Oakland zoo is 31. Some of the breeze is out of the south and some out of the east, northeast. Fairfield, concord and oakland. Nevada has a west wind to the napa airport. All over the place. Temperatures are 37 in concord, up to 54 in an hour. No breeze here. Fairfield is 35. No breeze for them. 55 at halfmoon bay. 30 at Sonoma County airport. High is your much and red flag warnings tomorrow. 26 in reno. 352 in san diego and los angeles. Is system will move out tomorrow. A little change today. Mild to warm, for others cooler. Some fog near is coast but the east wind is really taking care of it. The temperatures 60s and 70s. Really tough on the forecasted highs. They will be above average again. A lot of 68s in there. I threw in the towel because it is too tough for the east wind to hold all day long. It will be a little warmer. Maybe a few partly cloudy skies, a little cooler friday then a rebound, mostly sunny and mild again into the weekend. Time now 7 52. A woman from vallejo being called a hero. How Tina Williams saved a womans life after a recent car crash and it is not the first time she has been in that situation. And we will introduce you into a family in california where three is not a crowd. Welcome back. Prosecutors say wade shot a man after stealing his lamb begin any. Wade was 17 when arrested and charged as an adult. A group of Community Activists against gun violence in oakland are demanding to be heard. Last night dozens of people gathered in oakland on behalf of a mother whose two sons were shot and killed during a three week span. The 13yearold was killed on new years day to where his 19 yearold brother was killed on january 20th. It will take us to stop this. We need to let our baby know we love him. He was killed along with his best friend, 19yearold derrick harris. No arrests have been made in either case. Park officials are expected to meet to discuss a plan for illegal trail that is pose a risk to wildfire. The meeting comes after park officials discovered an illegal bike jumping course even used by olympians. The course is on habitat for the spotted owl and red laked frog and both species are protected under the endangered species act. The city reaction and Park Commission is expected to approve terry grim in the oyster district to run point tower. The city wants the new operator to provide new information and protect the mural as well as upgrade the gift shop. The board of directors has to approve the lease. Time now is 7 57. Oh, baby, three is not a crowd for a family at long beach. The doolyy celebrating the birth of naturally born triplets. The couple has a 5yearold daughter and cant wait to bring the babies home. However there is one problem. They cant tell the babies apart. The odds of having identical triplets are one in half a million. In Northern California the couple welcomed a set of naturally conceived identical triplets last november we were talking about that. I cant imagine it. Yes. Coming up next in our 8 00 hour, new allegations of a caltrans cover up during the construction of the eastern span of the bay bridge. Now they handle workers who pointed handled workers who pointed out problems. Good morning. San francisco northbound 101, the traffic here is looking pretty good. Southbound 101 is okay but the traffic time getting into the city from they bay is ramping up. And lots of sunshine, but there is also a rather strong wind kicking up its heels in Higher Elevations and picking up at the surface, as well. Breezy, but what about the temps. It is 8 00. We are live in San Francisco. Look at the scene here. People have been forced out of their homes after an apartment caught fire. You can see them bundling up in the cold here. Also a firefighter was hurt battling this. This is in the Mission District right now. Ktvu alivia kail is there. Alex savage is there. He has been there for awhile talking to officials and residents. We will have a report in minutes. It is thursday, january 23rd. I am dave clark. And i am pam cook in for Tori Campbell today. Steve, you have been talking about winds, dangerous right now. Twitter, facebook, email, and once in a while i do a little weather, too. A little lull is producing cloud cover there. Some of it will backtrack later on today. Oakland is 56 right now. 58 in San Francisco. Halfmoon bay is 59, yet 27 in santa rosa. It is really cold or really breezy and mild to warm. High surf plus red flag warnings for the north and east bay hills until tomorrow. The strong northerly breeze is a very dry breeze. Temperatures are 30s for some. If you dont have a breeze, but overall a lull forming here. Fog, sun and breezy. Highs today a lot of 60s. Here is sal. Right now we have slow traffic out there. I want to show you traffic times wes have out there. Highway 4 improved. 4 minutes now. It was more like 45 minutes earlier. Now a lot of the slow traffic is on highway 680 from 242 to highway 24, however that is only taking 13 minutes when it is not moving slowly, that thing should be taking 3 minutes. Lets take a look at live pictures. The bay bridge also some improvement here. About a 20 minute delay at the toll plaza and 10 minutes on the bridge. The commute on san jose has cleared out nicely. Back to the desk. Sal, thank you. We are starting the 8 00 hour with breaking news we told you about from San Francisco. Just 30 minutes ago we found out a firefighter was hurt fighting an Early Morning fire in the Mission District. Ktvu alex savage is there. Alex, do you know everything is happening and you have new information . Yes, good morning, dave. We understand that fran firefighter right now is at the hospital being treated for injuries he suffered after falling ten feet or so from a loft space inside this build that caught fire this morning. This is the building behind us, on the 1400 block of stevenson street, sort of an alleyway that comes off of valencia and 13th street. It caught fire around 6 00 this morning, a three Story Building with nine residential units on the top floor, then work spaces and businesses down on the ground floor. About 20 people live here. One of the big issues early this morning for those folks trying to get it out when the fire started, the front staircase of the building was blocked by fire. A lot of people had to go to a small spiral staircase in the back of the building to escape the flames and smoke. We talked a short time ago with one man inside the building sleeping. He woke up. Hit room was full of smoke but his room was full of smoke but he managed to make it out okay. My room was full of smoke. I heard someone yelling. That originally woke me up and i opened my eyes to thinking it was a bad dream but it was reality, not being able to breathe and trying to get out of the building. Reporter everyone who lives here did make it out okay. Again, the one firefighter was injured after falling 10 feet, but we understand that he should be okay. A fire investigator has been called in to pinpoint exactly what caused this Early Morning fire. We understand there was extensive damage done to the building. It is unclear if all the units were damaged and how much damage there was to the businesses down below. We understand there is a clothing business and other work spaces, artist studios and so forth on the ground floor. All the people who live here, ant 20 people negative the building with are told and all being helped about 20 people live in the building and we are told they are all being helped out by the red cross. Alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news. We are learning more about a bart Police Officer that shot and killed a fellow officer in tuesdays tragic accident. Sources tell us that brian mayes has been with the agency for 14 years. He is the father of a teenaged girl. The former bart police chief gary g. Says mayes is an excellent Police Officer. Very conscientious, dedicated, a hard working officer. He had kind of a dry personality, but he was approachable. Just someone you could talk to. Investigators say he accidentally shot and killed Sergeant Tommy smith while officers were searching the dublin apartment of a robbery suspect. Mayes fellow officers, family members and friends say he is devastated and overcome with grief. In the meantime, the Big Questions in this tragic incident remain unanswered. Investigators are not sure how or why the gun went off during the search of the one bedroom apartment. Everybody has been interviewed. Now we can go forward and try to reconstruct exactly what happened. We are in shock and disbelief and numb. We are grieving. And please give us some time. Yesterday the alameda Coroners Office conducted an autopsy on sergeant smith. We could get the results of the report very soon. Time now 8 07. Pg e crews in hayward still trying to fix a power line that was toppled in a car crash. The chp say as man had a diabetic seizure while driving through mission boulevard and rose street. He slammed into a power pole knocking down the line. Pg e says it didnt cause any power outages, but pg e was able to reroute power to other lines. However, traffic, traffic has been backed up in both directions of mission near rose to remove fall be debris. We are told the driver was not hurt in the crash. Also a car crash is still shutting down a major road on brentwood, happening on brentwood boulevard closed between balfour road and sellers avenue. The car hit a pole at 8 30 last night. Power has been restored to most of the customers now in that area. A huge explosion last night at sacramento area apartment complex may have been caused by a drug lab. Deputies found a lab for making hash oil at a Rancho Cordova Apartment Building where a big explosion shattered windows and damaged four apartments. Two people suffered burns and the red cross is helping 146 people who live in the building find a new place to live. We also have new information on a story from vallejo we first brought you yesterday. Police say they arrested 30 yearold angela black on suspicion of killing a man at a mobile home park. A 47yearold man was shot and killed at the vallejo mobile home estates. Black had also tried to kill another person at same mobile home police say. A neighbor said she and the victim lived together and were often heard arguing. In sacramento a state Senate Hearing will investigate allegation that is caltrans tried to cover up problems curing the construction of the eastern span of the bay bridge. A report released ahead of this mornings hearings said when Quality Control workers found problems during the spans construction, instead of fixing the problems, caltrans replaced the workers who found the problems. The report also says bridge officials were warned in 2008 that some of the spans anchor rods were not properly tested. Some of the rods snapped last year. Well, if you have a opinion about the four different plans to raise the tolls on the golden gate bridge, you can speak out today. There will be a meeting for Public Comment in San Franciscoment the meeting starts at 4 00. The district could raise tolls to 8 by 2018 to cover budget shortfalls. The board wont consider the toll hike until the end of next month. A prose toll build a new jail is expected to top the agenda at a San Francisco supervisor meeting today. The city is proposal building a 290 million jail to replace an inmate center on bryant street. It would be on a site where a mcdonalds now it is near the hall of justice. The sheriff says the old jail is not safe, especially during a earthquake, and doesnt allow for rehab programs, but critiques say the city should focus on reducing the number of inmates or move the inmates to a jail in san bruno. 8 10 is the time. A new poll suggests president obama as a person but have questions about his presidency. Less than a third of americans consider him to been an outstanding or above average president. 42 rate his performance as below average or poor. His Approval Ratings are slightly bigger than 45 . Analysts say his declining numbers are a result of liberals unhappy about his agenda. Time is 8 11. Friends of a woman from vallejo are once again calling her a true hero again. She risked her own life to save someone. Her name is Tina Williams and she was heading home yesterday when she drove up on a three vehicle accident on i08. She saw a woman trap i80. She saw a woman trapped in one of the vehicles and she rushed over to help out. I jammed the door wide open. She was upside down. I yanked the seatbelt down, she fell down a little bit and i was able to get her out. This is the second time miss williams saved someone involved in a crash. In 2011 she was here and pulled an unconscious big rig driver away from a fiery crash on highway 101 in San Francisco. She was applauded in many ways by a lot of people. That is phenominal that she has done that twice. Yes. Good job. 8 12 is the time. Toronto mayor rob ford speaks out about video that has now gone viral. Plus, why the Food Drug Administration is citing impossible health risks from a common ingredient you find inside of soda. And take a look at northbound 101 in san jose, getting a little better but some areas are still slow. We will tell you where those are. Lots of sunshine but the breeze is picking up so far. Most of it seems to be offshore, but will it old, or will it be warmer or cooler . Welcome back. 8 15. Mark herring has officially joined a lawsuit challenging the states 2006 ban on gay marriage. Herring argued in a brief filed today that virginias prohibition on samesex marriage is unconstitutional and discriminatory. His decision marked a seismic political shift in virginia, a battleground state in the national fight to grant same sex couples the right to wed. A hearing is scheduled for january 30th. Protestors in the ukraine have lit a ring of fire against the police after giving the president of ukraine an ultimatum. Those protestors threatened street violence unless early elections are called. Now the ultimatum comes after weeks of protestors over a decision to reject a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with russia. The United Nations has one more day to see if the two sides in the Syrian Civil War will talk directly for the first time. Peace talks in switzerland got off to a rough start yesterday. Representatives for the sir january government insist that president assad will not leave power. However the Syrian Opposition and the United States insist has got to go. A u. N. Mediator say there is are signs the two sides may bend on humanitarian aide, cease fire and exchanging prisoners. The american Lung Association is giving good grades to several bay area cities on its annual stop smoke report, grading cities and counties across the country for antismoking efforts. Berkeley is the only city to earn an a. San francisco and oakland each received a b. San jose got a c. Santa clara and antioch received failing marks. Toronto mayor rob ford is talking about a new video raising questions on whether he really stopped drinking. He states he had a minor lapse and it is really a private matter. A rant at a canadian Fast Food Restaurant went viral. Monday was unfortunate. I had a minor setback. We always experience these difficult bumps in life. Ford has resisted call are for his resignation since admitting to a drinking problem and using crackcocaine. He plans to run for reelection in october. New concerns about what may be in the soda you drink. The f. D. A. Conducting new tests on the safety of the carmel coloring caramel colors used in soft drinks and other foods. Level of carcinogens can be found in the manufacturing process in 12 brands of soda. New research has found no risk to your health. Right now it is 8 18. What are you finding in the commute, sal . We are looking at the east bay, still pretty slow in many areas. It is Getting Better. The heart of the commute was between 6 30 and 7 30 when everything was slow. Take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the traffic back up is thick, picked up for a 20 minute delay and another 10 into fran, so a half hour San Francisco, so a total time of half an hour. And the san mateo bridge could be an alternate for you. Westbound 580, we improved a little coming into livermore. On the altamonte pass we have seen a lot of green where there used to be red. 880 is where a lot of the traffic is from 238 to the fremont. Most of it is on the brakes. 8 19. Now to you, steve. Thank you, sal. A good morning. A few clouds may be developing, wrapping back in from the Sierra Nevada where a little low is moving in, and the breeze is really cranking up for some. Especially in the east bay hills, Oakland Hills seeing gusts of up to 65 Miles Per Hour. We have seen patchy fog out there. A dry pattern. No rain through the end of the month. We had more record highs yesterday. Ten consecutive days. Oakland 75 downtown. Mountainview and gilroy 67. You can see the low forming there giving us partly cloudy skies, probably already in the east bay. The cloud cover is sneaking in, heading right back over us. As it does it is really picking up winds. Some of the elevations are at 1,000, 1500 feet. Offshore in oakland 13 Miles Per Hour. Offshore con ford 37 to 54 in one hour. Dana, in napa 32 to 54 degrees. A south wind in nevada. Some areas are getting a westerly breeze, mainly offshore. Shove is 59. 59 in oakland, 27 at the Sonoma County airport. Some areas are very cool and others are very warm. Today and tomorrow partly cloudy skies i think ear. A little cooldown. Fog, sun and breezy. Fogs along parts of the coast. Breezy for everyone else. 60 to near 70 degrees. Tough forecasted highs if the wind holds. Some of these will come in a little cooler, but it will be up in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon as the system slides back toward us into friday. Then it is gone by the weekend which means mostly sunny and warm. Thank you. The time is now 8 21. Rushing to relocate. That is what a San Francisco university is doing for thousands of students after dangerous chemicals were found in one of its buildings. And suppose there is no super bowl sunday . The reason the big game may have to be moved to another day. Welcome back. The time now is 8 24. It is possible the super bowl may not be played on sunday. It may be moved to is saturday before or the monday after, the reason, an expected storm. Officials say it would have to be worse than the one that hit on tuesday before contingency plans would be used. The nfl says the decision to move the super bowl date would not be an easy one at any rate. If it became a serious possibility we could have to move the game, we would be putting out a lot of information to the public. This weeks storm back east was a dry run for the crews at Metlife Stadium. They have a crew of 1,600 on standby to clear off the field and stands. A reminder, ktvu channel 2 will be airing the super bowl when it happens. As of now the game is still scheduled for sunday february 2nd with a kickoff at 3 00 25. A series of fundraisers starts tonight to raise money for brian stowe, the giants fan brutally beaten outside of Dodger Stadium in march of 2011. Giants 3rd base coach will perform the benefit concert, tim flannery, in redwood city. He will perform at the Sweetwater Music hall in mill valley, and he will be at the jazz center in santa cruz on sad and on sunday at the wood shed. Well, a 11yearold boy is being hailed for spotting a missing alzheimers patient. He was honored by Berkeley Police at his Elementary School yesterday. He did the right thing last week. Brandon saw a picture of a man on an alert that came across his mothers cell phone. He then insisted she call police. Right when i looked at it, the guy started passing by me and i said that is him. He was ecstatic be recognized and his classmates really supported him. He said it was pretty cool to get the man reunited with his family and the boys mother is very proud of him. And here is another reason to be proud. There with 800 entries in the intel science competition. 2 bay area finalists are from this area. The time is 8 27. A tragic shooting. It happened in the east bay. What we are finding out about accidental shooting of an 11 yearold boy. Good morning. Right now we are looking at traffic that is going to be busy still on some of the commutes, especially the lake commute on i80. We will tell you what the drive times are here. Mostly sunny now. The breeze is cranked up for some in the Higher Elevations but a change in the pattern today. Welcome back. It is 8 30 on thursday, january 23rd. I am dave clark. You are here with mornings on 2. Well, what are we seeing with the weather . Yes. We have really been seeing breezes. Some locations in the Higher Elevations are really cranked up. The red flag warnings are out. An easterly to northerly breeze of gusts from 45 to 57. Oakland and Berkeley Hills seems to be taking the brunt so far. Some are around 30 to 31 but the Oakland Hills north is 1300 feet at 37 Miles Per Hour. If you have the breeze your temperatures have probably gone from the 30s to 50s. 56 in oakland. Other locations are 15 to 20 degrees cooler. A lot of craziness with the wind direction and speeds. The high surf advisory, as well. The low will move across us and move northward by tomorrow but there is patchy fog out there right now. Partly cloudy later on today. Support for some. Breezy for others sun for some. Breezy for others. Here is sal. Steve, we have seen the traffic shift from the outer parts of the bay area to the inner core where the jobs are. We are seeing traffic times right now on 880 go up as a result. Most people stuck in outlying areas are here, backed up from the coliseum. 12 minutes to drive about a mileandahalf getting up north of the freeway. When you get to the toll plaza it is about a 15 minute delay at the toll plaza and another ten on the bridge. Now it is less than a half hour to get into the fran drive time. If you are driving heading south from 92 to hayward, we have slow traffic there. 8 32. Back to the best. Desk. The Police Dispatch center in richmond was evacuated earlier this morning because of a power problem. 911 calls in the county were affected. Ktvu brian florez is there at the center. I understand it has been fixed . Reporter yes, it has been fixed. The Richmond Police command center has reopened for about an hour. As we mention this had started around 4 00 this morning. Dispatchers here at the Richmond Police command center smelled smoke and fumes come from a command unit system inside the command center here. It was a battery issue according to police putting off fumes. People were evacuated and richmond fire arrived here. People from the Communication Center evacuated and some of the nonemergency calls were routed and emergency calls were rerouted to the contra costa Sheriffs Department. The Richmond Police command center is back up and orangessal and all emergency and nonemergency calls are back to normal and routed rain storm. Live in rich routed properly. Live in richmond, ktvu fox 2 news. An 11yearold oakley boy died after accidentally shooting himself in his family home yesterday. Ktvu Tara Moriarty is there in the neighborhood to tell us what is happening there this morning. Tara . Reporter a couple of minutes ago we saw family members. We believe they could be the grandparents pull up in the home and go inside. We understand this is a multigenerational home. The people who live there are quiet and keep to themselves, so they dont know them very well. But they had seen the boy outside with his dog from time to time. Last night around 7 00 police were called to the represents of the 1300 block of yosemite circle in oakley. They found the boy suffer from a gunshot wound and pronounced dead by fire crews. The boy accidentally shot himself while handling a gun preliminary investigations show. Neighbors were in disbelief. He was a quiet kid. We went to his Birthday Party one year. He seemed perfectly fine. A happy guy with his dog all the. Reporter the boys name has not been released. The Sheriffs Department is handling the investigation. We have been in touch with them and we are hoping to hear back this morning and will pass along any updates to you. Live from oakley, Tara Moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. The North Bay Hills are under a red flag warning today prompted by wind and an unusually dry winter conditions. In delta the dry conditions fanned a brush fire on Winter Island near antioch and pittsburg. Chop chop flew over the fire which was spewing smoke for miles. Cloverdale is now being hit with severe warnings against unnecessary water usage and people abusing the order could be hit with fines. Residents are being asked to water outdoors every other day and not during the daytime. Swimming pools cant be filled up. You cant wash your car except at a recycling car wash. We are spoiled with the Little Things we take advantage of everyday. It wont be that hard. The city will stop watering landscapes and washing off sidewalks. Bars and restaurants are exempt from the restrictions right now, however city officials are warning thing comes get tough for them later. House republicans met here in california to unveil legislation dealing with californias drought. They want to temporarily bypass laws that impact endangered spectatorscies of fish. House Speaker John Boehner promised to push the legislation through house in the next couple of weeks. In his stateofthestate address Governor Brown celebrated californias newfound Budget Surplus but said we need to learn from past mistakes and put money in a rainy day fund. The surplus in the billions. In the billions. But dont spend it. That is the point. To further make his point, the governor passed around playing cards featuring his dog sutter. On the front a message says prudent accordingy knows to nibble at his kibble but on the back it says californias good budget years have been followed by bad budget years. Tomorrow is the perfect day for the worlds top 24 suffers surfers to compete. We have more about the excitement and what to expect out there. Good morning, jeanine. Reporter good morning, dave. I want to give you height perspective on how high these wave will be. I am 56, but this mast on top of our live truck reaches to 46 feet tall. I am heard the waves could reach 40 feet. That is massive. A lot of the surfers in the water right now cant imagine trying to ride that. The waves at this beach, several miles away from Half Moon Bay right now are seven feet. Right now the top 24 surfers are making their way to the pillar point for the mavericks invitational. Once the contest is called they have 48 hours to arrive. While there are local surfers competing, some are come from australia, brazil and south africa. Earlier this week there was a strong wind that could bring conditions like that in 2010 when a rogue wave washed ashore and knocked down spectators. Various restaurant will be showing the contest on tv and the oceana hotel is playing host to the surfers and fans are pumped. It is exciting to see the scale of those waves out there, the courage it takes for those guys to even consider taking off on Something Like that. It is fascinating. It is just nature at its most raw form. Reporter the san mateo Sheriff Deputies will be patrolling the beach and overlooking the water to keep spectators out. The contest takes place a half mile from the shore so it is difficult to see the surfers at that distance. The beach will be closed in preparation for the competition that is supposed to start at 8 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Reporting live from san mateyo county, ktvu fox 2 news. And a problem at a recent routine inspection at a local university revealed unexpect levels of asbestos, mercury and lead paint inside the science building. It has been shut down and off campus meeting and science buildings are now being changed into classrooms. I have my schedule planned out. I am supposed to go back and forth. Knowing i have to go downtown means lots more money, time and more stress. San francisco is working with company that is specialize in cleaning up hazardous materials. School experts are determine federal government there are potential health affects. The number of flu related deaths in the bay area keep rising. Six new deaths reported. That makes 28. In the latest cases three were from contra costa county, two men, one woman. I just tweeted tout mug shot, but there is tweeted out the mug shot, but there is also new video and the serious charges he is facing and a look at that mug shot. A lot of people talking about it. And in San Francisco a large fire in a three Story Building. We will tell you how one firefighter was hurt battling the flames here. Right now we are still looking at slow traffic as the morning commute winds down. A look at a live picture of highway 4. Better here but not better everywhere. Lots of sunshine, but that breeze is really cranking up the Higher Elevations. It will be a breezy day, but will be temperatures be cooler or warmer, and will we get any clouds in here . [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. Nature valley softbaked oatmeal squares. Softly baked, made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. Theyre nature valleys take on a morning classic. Because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brandnew places. Nature valley. Nature at its most delicious. Welcome back. The dow seems to have leveled, about about 1 . A lot of earnings reports is disappointing. Mcdonalds one of them. Southwest airlines beating some of the forecasts but some of the numbers also missing, as well. Nokia also, sales dropped there. That is affecting the markets today. All right, pam. Time now is 8 45. Police in oakley say the shooting death of an 11year old boy appeared to be an accident. Police say it looks like the child shot himself. They havent said where he got the gun or if any adults were in a home at the time. We are also getting new details about a bart Police Officer that hot and killed a fellow bart officer on tuesday. Michael mayes is seen here in a part promotion video about Holiday Shopping safety. Mayes has been with bart for 14 years. And an update on a story from San Francisco we have been on for the past two hours. A firefighter was hurt this morning battling an Early Morning fire in the Mission District. Ktvu alex savage is there with the very latest on what is going on. Alex . Reporter question. We are near 14th street and valencia. This fire broke out before 6 00 this morning. It is a three Story Building with nine apartments upstairs and several businesses down on the ground floor, including a clothing business. There are artist work spaces as well, we are told. About 20 people were inside at the time of the fire. Many of them were sleeping. Some had trouble getting out because the main staircase to the building was blocked by fire. People were forced to use a small spiral staircase in the back of the building to escape. Everyone who lives here is okay. The firefighter though who fell is being evaluated right now by doctors. He fell from one level of loft space to the next, about 10 feet. He was gotten out quickly and put on a back board and taken to the hospital. He seems to be fine. Reporter along with the people who live here, there were also quite a few pets in the building, i am told. Dogs, cats, a bird and a pair of snakes that had to stay in the building. One owner says she is hoping her pets surviveed in all this smoke. The firefighters dog mop up work. The flames knocked down at this point. The red cross is coming to help the people who live in this building, helping them find a place to stay. Investigators will try to figure out exactly what caused the Early Morning fire. Live this morning in San Francisco, alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news. We have video from tmz of Justin Biebers arrest for drag racing, dwi and resisting arrest in miami beach. Police say bieber was arrested early in morning after being spotted driving 60 Miles Per Hour in a yellow lamborghini on a street where the speed limit is actually just 30 Miles Per Hour. We are getting a look at biebers mug shot. The 19yearold admitted to consumer alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs. He was questioning why he was being stopped. Ultimately he stepped out of the vehicle and would not follow the officer instructions. At that time he placed mr. Bieber under arrest. This is not the singers first brush with the law. Police raided biebers Southern California home last week after he was accused of throwing eggs at a neighbor. Bay area classic car owners left high and dry by a man they trusted. The bank called me and said the check was no good. 33,000 no good . No good. We investigate a hey profile dealer who promised fast money and never delivered a set. How justice is finally being served today at 5 00 right here on ktvu. Lets check back in with sal for the commute this morning. Sal . We are looking at the commute that is winding down a little bit as we see improvement trying to get to San Francisco, for example. A ten minute delay at the toll plaza and another ten minutes onto the bridge in San Francisco. I80 north and southbound looks good. Southbound is good until you get to 92 but northbound is backed up for a 15 minute drive to oakland, a long drive time. This mornings commute on southbound 880 is backed up from 92. To you, steve. Thank you. Hi surf advisory takes us to friday. The wind has picked all and temperatures are mild. I think it is 60 at halfmoon bay with an easterly breeze to 25 Miles Per Hour. A lot going on, but nothing in the way of weather. A system in tahoe may produce shower activity with partly cloudy skies later. The fog is trying but when you get an easterly breeze report, steve says man, it is really howling up here but it is not out of the south. That is true. It is not. It is mainly out of the east. Breezy to windy for some. Mainly breezy at the surface, 30 Miles Per Hour. Common for some. 30s to 50s in about two mowers. Red flag and high is your two hours. Red flag and high surf advisories expected. Current temperatures are bone chilling cold. I want to get this in if i can real quick. Globally, ban cock, thailand, the coldest in bangkok, thailand is the coldest globally. Cold in other place, as well, cold in most of the eastern u. S. And snow falling in the panhandle, so things are whacky. Not here, just windy and we will see temperatures be reflective of that today. Mainly right now an offshore breeze, going from sunny and warm to breezy and partly cloudy pattern as we go into the next 24 hours here. Some fog on the coast, windy the hills and parts of the basement temperatures will be anywhere from 60s to near 70 degrees. These are all dependant on the breeze. Kind of a push on the highs because it is so tough to call. You can go from cold to warm in two hours. Dry and mostly sunny saturday to monday. Thank you, steve. Time now is 8 50 2. What to do 8 50 2. What to do next about government spying. The task force has much to say to president obama. That its given me time toabout reflect on some of lifeseen biggest questions. Like, if you could save hundreds on Car Insurance by making one simple call, why wouldnt you make that call . See, the only thing i can think of is that you cant get any. Bars. Ah, thats better. Its a beautiful view. I wonder if i can see mt. Rushmore from here. Geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. Welcome back. Happening today a sarasota man accused of trying to kill a romantic rival and stealing a sports car from a celebrity chef is going to be sentenced. Max wade was convicted in october of firing shots at an 18yearold mill valley man last year because of jealousy over a girl. He stole a lamborghini belonging to food network star. He was 17 when he was arrested but charged as an adult. Government task force has examined the National Security agency and says president obama should end the governments bulk collection of phone records. The last week in a speech president obama said the bulk phone Collection Program would continue for the time being. In the meantime former nsa contractor Edward Snowden is holding another questionand answer session today with the public. Back in june snowden took part in one hosted by the guardian newspaper. Questions are being submitted on a twitter hashtag. Edward snowden is living in russia, which granted him temporary asylum. The chat today begins at noon our time. Hightech companies in San Francisco will continue to get tax breaks from the city. In Exchange Twitter and four other companies agreed to provide several Community Benefits to mid market neighborhoods. Twitter agreed to buy half a Million Dollars in products and services from local businesses and increase Community Donation this is year to 388,000. The public will have a chance to weigh in today on a plan to tax soda and other sugary drinks in San Francisco. The city supervisors have introduced a ballot measure that asks voters to approve a soda tax to fund nutrition. It would add 0. 02 per ounce to the cost of a soda. The meeting is this afternoon at the alex Fisher Community room. You are watching the toll plaza and Everything Else in traffic . He. It is improved finally get into San Francisco. About a 10 minute delay at the toll plaza. Not that bad. Another 10 minutes on the bridge. 20 minutes to get into the city. If you are in the city, this is northbound 101. This is blocked at orbe at the fire station due on the an accident but shuttle buses are there replacing service. On highway 13 through the Oakland Hills it is slow town 24. Now, lets go to steve. Thank you, sal. We had fog for a while. I know we had some in oakland and san bruno. There was a strong east wind that took over. Breezy, and cooler today and tomorrow and a more warm and mild week next week. Thank you. That is our report for you this morning. We thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. Be sure to tune back in for more ktvu news at noon. You can also find us online and facebook and twitter. Thank you for watching. Hi, everybody, im beth troutman. Theres no need to search the web for great videos, because we have the best ones right here, right this minute. 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