what smith is doing and how fans are reacting, ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >> bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning we are live in fremont where firefighters are still on the scene after a fire broke out, the family was able to escape. we just saw it happen. welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news, it is monday april 14th, i am torii campbell in for pam cook. >> you are torii campbell. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, how does it feel? >> it feels fabulous and it looks pretty good, we have some low clouds around and tonight is a banner night and we will get to it in just a bit. 40s and 50s to near 70 and it will be sunny and patchy near the coast. san francisco starting off mostly cloudy 52 and we will go high, mostly sunny skies. total lunar eclipse tonight and also a full moon tonight. the total lunaree clips, that is decides the point, you should get the best of both worlds punch in intended. there is more to go around but once it goes back, mere 80s for those of you inland coast and bay, here is my good friend sal. >> traffic is doing well, but that is cold and your drove team it has not been too bad on 880 and oakland downtown 3 or 4 minute drive so it has not bilked up -- picked up so far and we have some slowing coming in and livermore it does get better and some slowing on to dublin, let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you, at 6:03 developing news, a family of five ran for theirs lives but the sound of an explosion alerted them to be flames. janine de la vega is on the story and you talk to a neighbor who said they saw everything. >> yes, saw the flames, also heard a big loud boom coming from the house, just a very sad situation for this family who lives on woodridge place and we are told a mother grandmother and two children lived there and they are down the street where you see all the flashing lights in tears and that's because the house they lived in is just badly damage and they are all wrapped up in blankets being consoled by the neighbors. let's go to a picture, this is a picture taken by the police department when they arrived on woodridge place, this is on fremont boulevard we are told it it had started in the garage and also ended up spreading to an adjacent house and that did get some damage on its side. they were able to escape before firefighters arrived. a family friend was with the family of four who also escaped. here is what a neighbor said she heard. >> i heard a really loud boom and when i came outside, the flames were really high, all of these fire trucks were here, the neighbor across the street, her daughter saw the flames outside the window and they called 911. they were able to take their little dog and that dog escaped safely and fire officials tell us two other dogels died in this fire and again the family is devastated because they lost two of their be loved pets. they are doing some mop up, they don't know what caused it, they didn't hear any smoke alarms and again they smelled smoke and heard some explosions in the garage and that will be investigated when they get somebody to do that. reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. they will soon begin looking for those trapped inside a burning building. we are told it was used by a group of homeless people and not everybody may have made it out in time. live where the fire happened and more on what is next. >> good morning, homeless people had been staying and firefighters are just not sure if somebody may have been trapped during this fire. you can see right now there are crews still on the scene as we speak. as soon as it is safe, rescuers will be going to see if they can check if there is anybody inside there looking for potential people. the building used to be a television studio for ktvu channel 2 morning -- for k tv but they were living there for several years and it turned areas of the building into their private apartments. that woman said some people used camping stoves and small propane thanks but she doesn't think that is what started the fire. it was truly chaos trying to get them out of the building. >> they came running down screaming fire, fire and we saw the smoke and everybody just panicked and we all just made sure everybody was out and we tried to get all of the dogs got out. >> firefighters again just can't be sure because when they first arrived, the walls had collapsed and that made it too dangerous to go inside. there are reports this fire was started intentionally and they are still looking to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 608, a man was hit and killed by a car in red wood city while running across the street. it happened near pacific avenue, now chp thinks a man was hit, a 62-year-old man had been drink willing in the area and ran across the road which is when the car hit him. the driver said there was no time to stop. they could be available as soon as today for a woman who disappeared. search crews found the body of a woman at a steep ravine. they remembered seeing somebody matching her description several days ago and her body shows no obvious signs of room what. >> another problem on the new span of the bay bridge, rust. rust has been found on steel rods connected to the lone suspension cable that wraps around the bridge. a bay brent person says there is no concern about it. they reportedly warned them that some of the weld could crack. they did not fit together once they were delivered. they allowed them to meet lower safety standards to weld those sections together and while design engineers were not worried they were concerned about quake damage and the frequency of repairs. caltrans told the chronicle, the risk of cracking was remote. at. >> they are marking the first anniversary of marking the bombings. last year two bombs went off at the finish line injuring more than 200 others. tomorrow at noon vice-president joseph biden current and former mayors will attend the tribute which will be followed by a flag raising ceremony. people here are also marking the anniversary to hop nor the survivers. they will be headed there to run the marathon and one woman said she was stopped about a half a mile from the finish line when the bombs went off and is going back this year to finish what she started. i know when i get to that point it will be joyous and emotional at the same time. the marathon is next monday the 21st. >> three people killed, including a man and his grandson. >> what the victim's family is urging people to do and now what we know about the accused gunman gunman's past. he tried to open a plane, they jumped into action to prevent disaster. dude morning, we are -- good morning we are looking at a commute, we will get to the bottom of this and get to some drive times. near the coast and a summertime pattern, we'll see if this continues to be this way or if it will be warmer. he have. welcome back, time now 6:15, an explosion went off in the capital of a foreign country. more than 120 were injured and it ripped a 4-foot hole in the ground and destroyed more than 30 buses. in south africa, the judge in the olympic trial ended his testimony early. that is because oscar pistorius started to cry on the witness stand. it happened several times. he is accused of intentionally killing his girlfriend during a fight on valentine's day. the prosecutors wanted to know what he said exactly as he moved towards the bathroom. >> listen to my question, i know what you want to say. every time you do that it affects your credibility. >> if somebody would say that you whispered that person would be lying, am i right? >> that is right. >> do you know who that person is in sow no my lady. >> it is you. >> now he thought it was an intruder and he said it was a tragic accident. a 16-year-old student stabbed 21 fellow students and a security guard last week. the high school has been closed since then and there will be no classes until wednesday. four students are still in the hospital in critical condition. he is being charged on april 30 april 30th and the motive is still unclear. a plane made an emergency landing after he tried to only one of the doors on the plane in mid-flight. the plane was headed to chicago, a tv producer took this video of the man being taken off the plane in nebraska. he realized what he was trying to do and they stepped in to try and stop him. >> it was fight or flight and i think intention wally you are either going to could you where or freeze and your a driven lynn is just going to go for it. >> after that they went on to sacramento. bubba watson did it, he won his second master's tournament in three years. >> he got a green jacket and that little boy greeted by his two-year-old son, bubba shot one, winning by three strokes, that man right there, he was inn creditable. -- incredible. he got the 9th hole and bubba birdied. >> he won two years ago but in a playoff. that was green jacket. all right, 6:18 let's check in on the commute, hello, torii. >> right now we are doing very well if we are driving around the bay area, there are some spots where it is slow so it's not going to surprise you. it is coming up to the willow pass grade and it is going to be a little bit slow from antioch to bay point and it is about a 20 minute drive time into san francisco and that includes drive time unless you are in the carpool lane. 508 westbound and you will see some slow traffic as you drive through the pass. drive time is now 43 minutes from grand line road so it is ramping up quite a bit. mostly clear everybody is close just a big difference and others are dealing with some weather a weak system is coming in and it will bounce back up on wednesday, we do have a pretty banner night for star gazers and we have a total lunar eclipse, pamela tweeted me, and i agree with that, about 11:30 and 1:00 a.m. as frank says, it will be your go time. and we have the fog there will and there is plenty to go around overall, it is a day where you get to 60s and lower 80s. 26 in tahoe. not much going on and maybe towards the end of the week or early next week, they keep wanting to put some rain and it will be there tomorrow. that is for sure. mild and nice by the coast, lots of sunshine and it may take awhile if you are stuck. 60s to 70s and lower 80s. brentwood oakly, alameda 66 and hayward 71 and morgan hill gilroy, santa clara lower 70s and in is the city also, a little cooler and cooler weather towards the end of the week. in just a few minutes, what happened that could have saved many lives. and fires in the streets and dozens of teens arrested, the role, a college hockey game played in starting riots in both minnesota and new york this weekend. . they were rioting in two cities all over a comb hockey game. whoa! >> the university of minnesota lost to union college saturday night. the fans were flooded and police were called to the streets and there were no reports of serious injuries. and in new york, hundreds were called in to celebrate to capture the ncaa title. things quickly got out of hand and one police officer was hurt. >> an officer took a beer bottle to his back and the base of his neck and it shattered on impact. >> the police officer was not badly hurt. he suffered scrapes and bruises in the melee. >> tomorrow is tax day. last minute file letters are -- filers are choosing to file will be front clay. many are expected to be in fires electronically which means rebounds come -- refunds will some of back for months not weeks. the post often will stay open until 830 in the weekend and on lundy avenue, it will stay open until 830 and for people who need even more time, those at the airport will be opened until midnight. coast guard straton is back home in the bay area. families waited at coast guard island to greet them after a 3 month deploy the they are patrol the coast of 6:27. the search for the missing malaysia airliner and it involves a submarines, what this machine can do which could be key in locating the plane. a house catches fire early this morning, we are live at the scene and we will tell you what is happening now and we will tell you what was heard in the neighborhood before the flames were discovered. good morning, right now we are looking at a commute where westbound 23:07 traffic is a a little bit slow with no major problems, we will tell you about the commute and more drive times. in fact lots of gray over the bay, how will it impact temperatures and also what if you want to see the lunar eclipse tonight? it is all coming up. . good morning, we are live in fremont, look at all the equipment. janine de la vega is also there and she has been there for the past 90 minutes coming up, part of the house they are focusing on and what was heard when that fire started, stay tuned for that. and on the ktvu channel 2 morning news, it is monday morning, april 14thth, i am dave clark. >> a quick look at traffic, two celestial events, we have a total lunar eclipse and again get outside about 11:30 p.m., the totality of 124 testimony so from -- 12:45 so tonight get away from the fog, just move inland and we do have a lot of low clouds in place, it looks mostly sunny and those of you suffering from allergies, blame those trees and the high grass is up there and we may even get into the category on wednesday. low cloud deck, upper 40s and lower 50s, you could be in denver where it is 90 degrees and there is a lot of cold air and we are on the cool side, temperatures will warm up except for the clouds and lower fog, back toes coast, 60l1sl0 and 70s and very low 80s. those metering lights are on, this is about a 20 to 25 minute drive time between oakland and san francisco. we are also looking at the commute from downtown hagueen berger and it's going to be a little bit more. san jose, we have a crash near the capital expression way but for the most part, traffic in san jose looks good and that crash looks good from the lanes dumbarton looks good over to east palo alto, let's go back to the desk . firefighters are still investigating a house fire where several people had to run for their lives. janine de la vega has been out there and january mean you are back now and they are focusing on the garage, witnesses said they heard an explosion. >> that is right, is he looking over all the charged debris that is down the street on woodbridge and that's the place you see all the flashing lights standing by. and the family is across the street they are wrapped up in plank kits and they are now mourning the loss of two of their dogs. here is a picture the fremont fire department took, shortly before they arrived near fremont. flames were shooting out, 25 firefighters were on the scene and they were dousing that. two cars in the driveway caught fire. the family was able to escape it it was a grandmother and her daughter. she heard a loud boom and so did the family. >> my mom, she heard a noise in her garage and you know went to look and it was -- the fire had already started and she called 911 right away. >> 4 minutes to actually get the fire under control. they were able to protect some of the belongings, but lots of heavy damage to the front of the house when i spoke with one of the family members, even though she saw flames, they just quickly ran out of the house and again they did loose a lot of their belongings and they were able to save one dog and escape with the other two dogs died in the fire. the fire did spread to that house so there is some damage to that wall. but again as far as the cause, they will determine how this all started. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> now, they are looking for the cause of a massive fire that destroyed several businesses on friday. you can see for yourself, there is not much left besides charred wood and ashes. a brick wall that was 4 feet thick saved most of their business and they were opening to reopen by the middle of the week. >> there was nothing to rule out until we can rule it out. >> the exact figure that will not be known until later in the investigation. santa clara police shot and killed a woman after she charged at them with a baseball park a woman called 911 who made threats to them and others. that is when they opened fire saying they feared for their safety. the incident is still under investigation. they plan on filing a lawsuit police responded about a man with a gun and when they asked him to show his hands he brought out what looked like a gun, it turned out it was a taser. >> the line star linebacker, alden smith was area rested for allegedly making a false report of a bomb threat. you are in the studio with the latest legal trouble. >> just another distraction the team does not need during this of a season, he is out after his latest run in with the law. leaving lapd station after he posted bail, he left with another person there. police arrested him from lax. he became bell ridge ran at the security gate. then he said something like having a bomb to the screener. he said some things if convicted still unclear how it will affect the team whether they will not sign him after the season and he has a 50 year option after. they say we are disappointed to learn of the incident involving smith. as this is a pending legal matter we will have no further comment and fans are remarking. >> i don't know why he would say something like that but alleging he has a bomb is not a wise thing to do. >> smith had appeared in court with two earlier arrests in san jose and they arrested him with suspicious for driving under the influence. he is accused of possessing illegal information and that charge was later reduced to reckless driving. now they leave 8 others who have been the subject since 2012 which includes an incident in miami including collin kaepernick and they are calling the the incident. he entered a not guilty plea to hit-and-run to felony possession of brass knuckles in san jose. the jewish community center is increasing security in response to the fatal shootings of three people in kansas. we are learning new information about the suspected gunman in yesterday's shootings. 73-year-old frasier glenn cross is a notorious supremacist -- white supremacist and kkk. one woman stunned the crowd when she stepped forward to speak. >> i am the daughter of this gentleman who was killed and i am the mother of the son killed. and i want to tell you how much i appreciate you all being here -- >> the woman urged the crowd to try and show forgiveness for the man who killed her father and son. >> high school students on the bus had been wearing seat belts and on thursday a fedex truck hit a charter bus that was carrying students from southern california and 10 people were killed including five students. dozens managed to escape through windows before both burst into flames and ntsb investigators say others were thrown from the bus. >> clearly one of the issues we would be looking at is whether seat belts would have made a difference. >> the bus in the crash did have seat belts but most people were not wearing it. it is almost impossible to regulate whether they are buckled in. they had to put out flames long enough for passengers to he is scape. they continue orphan round 2. it involves claims that they copied key features from apple's ipad and "i" phone. the trial begins soon. and minnesota timberwolves lost in overtime. the final game of the season, warriors scheduled a playoff spot and they need to win to clench the western conference and as i mentioned, they lost to portland, stuff curry he he had a season high several point. the discovery engineering expert say could lead to damage if it is not fixed quickly. and crews this morning are keeping an eye on the hot spots at this massive building fire that broke out yesterday. we will tell you why they say they are not sure whether everybody made it out of the this building. westbound, we still have some traffic here and things are getting better especially on some of the other approaches, we will tell you more. lots of low clouds in place and we will tell you why it will be a dip. for though those of you full moon and loop far eclipse. . it is 6:46, they are looking for people who may have been trapped inside of a burning building in san jose. they are looking into who may have been inside the building, good morning, alex. >> homeless people may have been there and firefighters are not sure whether everybody made it outside when it caught fire yesterday. >> reporter: we have been here throughout the early morning hours and san jose fire department is trying to make sure this fire is all the way out and is as soon as it is safe they will go through the rubble looking for potential victims here and right now crews are are concerned about a possible collapse. the fire started here at the intersection of park and montgomery. it used to be a television studio for kn tv. meantime it is being used by a group of homeless people and we are told there are 25 to 30 homeless people inside. some people had been living at the building even using camping stoves and using small propane stoves to cook. >> i had my little bedroom my make-shift kitchen and all of that. >> that woman we spoke with, tells us everyone she believes made it out of the building safely and some say they are not sure about that because the walls made it too dangerous to search for anybody who might have been there. there are reports they are still being investigated and they are working to see what started yesterday's massive fire at this vacant building. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 6:48 launch by the australian indian ocean, it is called the bluefin 21, this unmanned submarines can create a sonar map of the area and can chart any debris on the ocean floor. it's going to focus on where sounds were heard from last week and it will take time to investigate. it is 6:49 we have a look at what is coming up on mornings on 2, a deadly virus is raising alarms. there are a high number of cases among medical workers. a hospital was even forced to shut down its emergency room over the weekend and who people were blaming for spreading the virus. and in addition, something is contagious on facebook. what they are catching from the social media sites and how it could seriously be impacting your -- impacting your day. sal, come on back. i know about now it gets real busy for you. >> yes, you have been paying attention, that is good. >> thanks, dave. let's go out and take a look at what we have now. you know, they are trying to get their week off to a great start and let's look at what we have with the peninsular traffic and we have had a couple of fender-benders. 208 looks good on the 28th interchange but that's to be expected. bay bridge plaza delay is about 20 minutes into san francisco and the drive time on the lower deck between san francisco and oakland is about 8 minutes, westbound 24 between lafayette and bart and the caldecott tunnel is about an 8 minute drive with no major issues. so you still have time time before it gets to slow down. >> lots of fog, plenty to go around and transition right into that summertime pattern. it doesn't look like much is going on celestial skies get away from that coast because we we have a full moon tonight and a total lunar eclipse. between midnight and 1:00 is when everything comes tag. 1245 lunar eclipse i have deer crowds and fog upper 40s and 50s and a couple of pictures we have poeted on -- posted on facebook this is unseasonably cold and although there were record highs in the northeast, we have the fog and that's about it. 28 in ukiah, a little cool in sacramento and 47 in our reek they will increase -- eureka. this will increase the fog and it looks like a cool down each day. not much happening, end of the week there is hints of a more pronounced cooling trend. it is getting later in the season as you know. some are lower 80s novato 75 livermore closed for danville, 76 san jose and fremont lower 80s morgan hill and gilroy mid- 60s to lower 70s san francisco, josh tells me there is no fog in daily city and i said are you sure and she said yes. redwood city, cooler on tuesday warmer on wednesday and a cool down towards the end of the week. oop. >> all right, steve, a deadly mistake which was made just hours ago. a man hit and killed by a car overnight. the error the police said the man crossing that street made which may have cost him his life life. a a mother in -- a mother in utah accused of killing 6 babies, the discovery that started the entire investigation. . welcome back, a mother from utah is accused of killing six of her babies. police arrested megan at the home where she used to live at the home of her estranged husband. member of his family were cleaning out the garage when they found the first baby. stunned neighbors say they liked and trusted that woman. >> she was always a great baby- sitter because she babysat my grandchildren. >> we had absolutely no idea what it could have been. >> police found the babies of 7 infants and they believe one was stillborn so they are charging her with six counts of murder. they began with a 10 year period and her husband spent 8 years in prison. they are trying to figure out the paternity and her husband is not considered a suspect. they accused somebody of stabbing an employee. she was seen stabbing the man several times. police say it's not clear why vasquez stabbed the man. she left before police got there but was arrested at a family members' home in dublin. police are are looking for the bear that malled a woman. she went out to search for her two children after spotting five bears outside her home when one bear stood up and started to mall her. she was able to get away and there was two bears so me and my sister was knocking on the two doors and i went in and i saw my mom on the floor. >> she is recovering at home from bites to her head shoulder arms and upper thigh. if found the bear will be euthanized. coming up on mornings on 2, a horrifying monday morning for a family in fremont, the sound that woke them up to a house on fire. also a 49er star has yet another run in with the law at the los angeles airport stay with us. here, like this. and then cover the papi. announcer: the moment babies are born, their brains are forming the connections that determine how they learn...think...and grow. in the sky. [ babbles ] talk and read to your children from day one. this is tomato soup. announcer: their brains are actually developing with your every word. it's free, easy, and something you can do anytime. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents we're live in fremont where an investigator is trying to find out what caused a house to catch on fire this morning. we'll tell you what they are focusing on and what people in the neighborhood heard as that