Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Live pictures here once again of our breaking news out of san jose. A massive fouralarm warehouse fire continues it burn out of control as the camera zooms back. You can see the huge plume of smoke. All the water being poured on there. We will have Live Team Coverage of the impact both on the local businesses as well as traffic. Welcome to mornings on 2. I am tori campbell. I am dave clark. Lets talk about your weather and traffic. Lets go to steve. Thank you very much. Lots of great conversations this morning with some weather observers. Kevin in sausalito talking about the ridge of High Pressure breaking down. Michael in San Francisco with updates on rain. Morning drizzle. Lots of clouds. Lots of clouds. But in San Francisco now officially a. 02 from drizzle. There have been reports from half moon bay, san jose, back up to sausalito, francisco, and along the coast. So at least we are getting measurable precip. We will take anything we can get here. A system moving through right now. A lot of low and midlevel clouds that is holding up the temps. So more upper 40s or 50s even, 54 at sfo, san bruno. Some wet roads in jocelyn and d. C. , daily city. Lots of clouds. That will give way to partly sunny, partly cloudy, lot of high midlevel clouds. 50s, upper 50s, low 60s. Here is sal. Northbound 101, steve, is a mess because of this fire in san jose. Its very close to mickey. Its east julian street. The fire is in this area of the freeway here. So northbound 101 is backed up. 280 is also getting a little bit of a backup. Now, i would recommend as an alternate route for you, if you are coming into san jose, if you can just to use 85 up to 17 and then get up to the valley that way. Dont use 101 because it will be a lot of slow travelling. Chp called us and told us to ask drivers, to have drivers roll their windows up if you are driving on 101 near the fire. Obviously, the best advice is to try not to drive near that fire. Thats just a word to the wise. Now, lets go to the bay bridge toll plaza. 50minute de lay there. No problems on interstate 880 in oakland near the coliseum. Now lets go back to the desk. Thank you, sal. 7 03. And we are following breaking news of a massive warehouse fire in san jose. This is happening at an 80,000 square foot warehouse on north 28th and east julian streets. Nearby businesses are being evacuated. And we have just learned one school in the area, rocket ship discovery prep, will be closed today due to the fire. Ktvu channel 2 reporter alan savage is live at the scene where the roof of the warehouse has begun to collapse. Reporter this is a tough fight for firefighters here in san jose this morning. They are still trying to gain control of this massive warehouse fire. And as i step out of the way here you can see its still putting up just a huge plume of black smoke in this area. We are near 28th street and julian. I just spoke with a firefighter as he was walking by and he said there are several businesses burning here. Thats what they believe this money. One of them in all likelihood is a Roofing Company that caught fire. A neighboring Business Owner tells me he believes one business is a feed supply company that supplies feed for animals. At this point obviously firefighters havent had a chance to really get inside and figure out what exactly was inside these businesses. They are just fighting this massive fire from the outside in what they call defensive mode and using ladder trucks that you can see surrounding the fire and spraying it with water. Just trying to make sure these flames dont spread to any nearby businesses and any homes as well. There are a lot of neighboring homes and apartment complexes in this why. A lot of people woke up when the fire broke out and they got prepared to evacuate just in case they had to. Firefighters do believe that all of these businesses that are burning here this morning were empty at the time. There are no injuries that they know of, at least at this point. A fouralarm fire means a lot of Additional Resources have been called in here. About 45 firefighters are here right now battling these flames and trying to get control of this fire. And there was a man who owns the business that sort of is adjacent to the warehouse thats burning this morning. He came down here in a panic this morning. And i talked with him. He was worried his place might burn. Just, you know, shocked. When i drove over here they didnt want to let me get in. I was able to walk in and i noticed that it was the building behind my building. Reporter how close is the fire to your business . Its about, you know, 40 feet away from my building. Reporter but at this point that Business Owner told me he got a look inside. He got to go. His business and he was able to see that there was a pretty good buffer zone. At least we was there between the flames from this large fire and his business. So he doesnt think his place will catch fire. San jose firefighters just trying to basically corral these flames. It doesnt seem at this point there is any hope of saving this warehouse, which we understand could be a Roofing Company. And we do understand several other businesses likely have burned here this morning. And right now it is also possible that more resources, more firefighters could be called in here. This could be a long drawn out firefight this morning here in san jose. Well stay out here and bring you updates throughout the morning. Live this morning in san jose, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news had. Thank you, alex. Its now 7 06. Also new this morning fives have knocked down a fire at a nearby historic home in san jose. The fire broke out around 2 a. M. On the porch of a house on south 17th street. A couple in the home managed to get out safely on their own. Firefighters did save some photo albums, but the home is badly damaged. My wife heard the smoke detector. I am a sound sleeper. She heard the smoke detector. You know, that was it. That got us out of the house. Fighting the fire posed a challenge to firefighters. The home was built in 1907 and firefighters say walls made of wood and plaster allowed the flames to spread quickly. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Time is now 7 05. Marin county reports the first two deaths from the h1n1 flu virus this winter. One victim was a man with Chronic Health problems. The other a woman described as perfectly healthy. Theres advice this morning about ways to protect yourself from the flu. Ktvus Tara Moriarty is at a 24 hour pharmacy in alameda where you can get a flu shot. Reporter yeah, this is a 24hour walgreens. A pharmacist here told us about two dozen people received a flu shot yesterday and one overnight and they have noticed a spike in the number of people getting shots recently. In san jose the problem is so bad so many people with flu like symptoms that at the Regional Medical center they have pitched a tent to handle the ip flux. It helps isolate those with the flu bug from other patients where they can receive treatment quickly without having to be admitted. One man told us this morning he got his flu shot back in october. Some of my friends i have coffee with, some of them said they think that there is some people that wont take the shot. They just refuse to take it because they think that after they get it, the shot, they get the flu. Well, that hasnt been proven. Reporter every year 15 to 35,000 people die of influenza. Doctors say the vaccine isnt 100 . Its only going to protect you 60 to 70 of the time. So it isnt perfect, but it is better than zero percent. Now, there have been at least a dozen flurelated deaths in california. Five confirmed here in the bay area. The two dave mentioned in marin county and then one each in alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. If you have not gotten a shot yet, it is not too late. Live from alameda, Tara Moriarty. Meantime, in canada the first confirmed death from bird flu in north america. Health Officials Say the victim was from alberta, canada, and had recently traveled to china. The h5n1 avian flu it contracted in asia or northeastern africa. Most people who die from the virus have come in close contact with infected birds. The Agriculture Department suspended operations at a foster farms chicken plant in Central California because it was infested with cockroaches. The usda says it took the action after seeing cockroaches near the processing line in the plant in livingston. Foster farms says it treated that plant yesterday afternoon. They hope to reopen soon once it gets the okay from the usda. It grosses me out. I mean, i eat chicken. The plant at livingston is one of three foster farms plants in Central California linked to a salmonella outbreak last year. Now, in a statement foster farms says, food safety is foster farms highest priority and the Company Took Actions immediately upon learning of any concern. Happening today, governor jerry brown will unveil his 155 billion state budget a day ahead of schedule because it was inadvertently posted to the department of finance website before it was introduced. Now, after years of facing massive deficits the state is actually looking at a sizable surplus. Economists predict california will have a 3. 2 billion operating surplus by the end of the fiscal year with a surplus possibly reaching 10 billion within three years. This is thanks to the passage of proposition 30 last year and the improving economy. Now, heres some details. Spending will include 70 billion for schools k12. Thats an increase of 22 billion from the last budget. The governor is proposing 670 million in new healthcare spending for personal health, dental care and Substance Abuse. Brown also wants welfare checks increased by 5 . And, this is important, the governor says he wants to be prudent so he wants a Rainy Day Fund of 1. 6 billion. Tori, time now 7 09. A bicyclist recovering this morning after being hit by a tow truck last night in San Francisco. It happened about 5 00 last night at 7th and folsom streets. Police say the cyclist was at fault. It was riding the wrong way on folsom when she was hit. Now, police are checking Surveillance Video of the crash. The driver of the tow truck is cooperating and is not expected to face charges. That accident is the latest crash involving cyclists and pedestrians in the city. A bicyclist was killed last fall a block away from there. There have also been several accidents involving pedestrians in the past week. It is 7 12. Palo alto police will stop using tasers to capture fleeing buy sidelinist. This follows an incident in 2012 when a 16yearold boy was nearly injured by an officer attempting to tase him. The Department Says it could result in injuries as it causes cyclists to lose muscle control and fall off their bike. Police are now looking into alternative ways to apprehend fleeing cyclists and any other persons in motion. All right. Tori, time is 7 12. Can a victim also be a bully . A local transgender student who claims to be the victim of bullying explains why she is now being charged with battery. Its being called bridge gate. How the closure of several traffic lanes in new jersey could threaten a run for the white house. And we have that fire that is beginning to have an impact all over Silicon Valley. As you can see now that its lighter the smoke and flames visable from a wide area. This is very close to highway 101 at mckee road. Find out what chp is asking drivers to do if they have to drive by this incident. Welcome back. Coverage continues of our breaking news. A big fouralarm fire burning out of control in san jose near 28th and julian street. We have been all over this story this morning. Its huge. 70 firefighters are out there trying to put these flames out. Some local businesses have been evacuated. We also learned that a nearby school, rocket ship chart he prep, will stay closed today as a result of this. Also, if you are driving in the area its something that you can see, which is disrupting traffic as well. And sal has been telling people that if you are driving in the area keep your windows closed so you dont breathe any of this in. Again, this is breaking news in san jose near 28th and julian. We will have more live reports coming up in a couple of minutes. Two people recovering from burns this morning after an explosion at the amgen Biotech Company in south San Francisco. A worker was burned in the face after an explosion in a laboratory at the amgen complex on veterans boulevard. Another employee was burned on the hands. Officials still dont know what caused the explosion. It blew out windows on the third floor. This is the second accident there to hurt an employee in the past 12 months. The worker was also seriously burned while collecting waste back in may. It is 7 16. Just about one hour from now new Jersey Governor Chris Christie will hold a News Conference to respond to reports that his administration crowed highway lanes in an act of political retribution. Text and emails leverage temperature aides it to a huge traffic mess for several days last september on the George Washington bridge at fort lee, new jersey. This is one of the biggest bridges, one of the most used bridges in the new york metropolitan area. Now, the messages suggest it was political retaliation against the fort lee mayor for not supporting christies reelection campaign. Some analysts even say the socalled bridge gate could tarnish christies image that it could impact his run for the white house in 2016. The negative narrative. And if something comes up which plays into that stereotype, that is extraordinarily damaging. Governor christie has always denied that this the lane closures had any political incentive and he released a statement saying he is outraged and that he was misled by a member of his staff. We will provide coverage of christies News Conference. President obama is expected to meet with lawmakers today to talk about scaling back the ns as controversial surveillance programs. President obama reportedly is looking at tougher rules for when surveillance of foreign leaders is allowed. The president may also limit the ns as access to phone records and add a public advocate position to the court that hands down decisions on surveillance programs. The public advocate would present the case for protecting privacy and civil liberties. The man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar may enter a plea this afternoon. A hearing for 22yearold antolin torres is set for this afternoon. He was arrested in may of 2012 two months after 15yearold sierra lamar was reported missing. Her body still has not been found. A plea hearing for Garcia Torres has been delayed several times the lawyers are debating whether all of the evidence has been shared. It is 8 19. Rather 7 19. Bart is telling riders to stay patient as new railcars will start pulling into stations in the next few years. Bart has placed an order for 365 additional cars from a new York Manufacturing plant. The first ten are expected to arrive in the spring of next year for testing. Bart plans to buy a total of 775 cars with most of the delivery beginning in early 2017. Something to look forward to. Lets get everybody out the door. Sal, you have been busy since you walked in . Yeah, this fire has really made a mess of the Silicon Valley commute. Northbound 101 is slower than it normally is. The smoke is plainly visable from 101 near mckee. Thick plaque smoke. You see the Aerial Companies from the Fire Department there. Chp is asking drivers to keep your windows up if you have to drive on 101 anywhere near the smoke. They have been calling the Media Outlets asking us to tell you about that. This smoke obviously not a good thing for you to have too much contact with. As little contact as possible. Northbound 101 is backed up all the way back to before the capitol expressway. All right. Lets move along and take a look at the bay bridge. We have a backup there as well. Traffic is backed up for a 15minute drive time. Westbound 24 has been pretty busy. This looks like the old 24 before the holiday break. Its about a 12minute drive between 680 walnut interchange and the tunnel. 7 19. Steve. A very good morning. Lets talk weather. Lots to talk about here. We have a little bit of drizzle, a little bit of light rain. Measurable amounts. The big question is why cant we get a lot of rain in here . Its called a blocking pattern. So a lot of low clouds. Fog showing up now late to the party but its here. Lets get the football forecast out of the way. Everything is fine. Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy. 5558 kickoff for charlotte. So everything looks good. Rain coming in saturday if you are traveling there. Morning drizzle. Lots of clouds. Even some light rain reports. Half moon bay airport said light rain. A lot of cloud cover. This afternoon we will start to see a little bit better conditions. Usually for january San Francisco picks up 4. 5 inches of rain. So far. 02. We will not see a dry january. Its something. The driest. 26 back in 1921. The reason being everything is blocked. Its just locked in. Its the hudson bay low up in canada and thats where the strong low is where a very strong area of High Pressure. Much stronger deeper systems have been developing. The extreme cold this last week one example of that. Coldest since february 1996. Then High Pressure weakens and releads and fires back up. There are hints the jetstream right now, the river up air going up 25,000 feet goes way up over us. You know that. I know that. There are hints the