around us at all. >> and maybe the heaviest could go neither and south. >> okay. >> we'll get the fair share. i think you will notice the wind before the rain. >> and already out there. we saw flags blowing around. >> you wait. >> okay. >> just you wait. >> and we have a lot of high clouds over us. it will be all right. in fact, kind of mild and muggy. dare i say, dare, dare, and i didn't feel tropical into the santa clara valley. we get the south breeze to kick in. fiftys, 60s, 60s and 70s, 60s to upper 70s. the higher clouds continue to be with us and a mild, warm pattern. the peninsula east bay, south bay might get the jump here and the north bay might struggle because of too much cloud cover. we're waiting on the system, the first system to come through a ridge of high pressure. we have had that for awhile. and usually sets the stage for the second system. that is exactly what that system is going to do. this will weaken considerably but it's back here. that is digging down. a lot of cold air sent, the jet stream dropping in and that will enhance the rainfall. fortys, 50s on the temps and look for cloud cover. more show than go and we'll continue to have this through tomorrow and we'll get into the activity. sixtys, 70s today. the milder or warm for some. all right, 5:02. what do you have, anything you have been quiet this week. >> yeah, quiet. i mean we have a couple of things, steve, for the most part. it's quiet though. some commute has been taking a spring break or a reduction, if you will. let's go to the tracy commute first. we're going to talk about 580 westbound as you drive-thru. you can see traffic is moving along okay. if you're driving on 580 through livermore but it's slow if you're making it through the altamont pass and on 205 as well. we have slow traffic throughout area, driving on 680 and still looks good heading into san jose. there have been no problems on san jose in the freeways; how far, moore park at cypress, it's a good area to avoid moore park avenue, you know, pretty much parallels 280 in the west valley here and cypress to have a closure for a deadly crash that san jose police are involving. let's move along and look at interstate 880. a live picture here. we had a report of flat tires on 880 northbound at marina. chp said that is gone and traffic is moving again with no major issues on 880 near marina. the bay bridge westbound, you can see traffic here is still light. at 5:03, let's go back to the desk. and now from overnight, police are looking for a missing baby girl. they issued an endangered missing advisory for four month old madeline wallen. investigators said she is with her father, 45-year-old michael leopard wallen. there is a picture of the two of them. we reached out to police but they have not commented on whether he has legal custody of the baby. she weighs 15 pounds, brown hair and hazel eyes. there is a closer photo of her. she was last seen wearing a white top and pink ballerina outfit. wallen is described as 6'2", 220 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes and last seen wearing a warriors t-shirt. he has tattoos throughout the body and on his hands. they were last seen in a blue four-door toss thousand dollars nissan altamont with paper plates. the front has front- and back- end collision damage. anyone with information, call mountain view police. new from overnight, the chp is investigating a deadly accident near the dunbarton bridge. it happened on westbound 84 before the thornton avenue overpass in fremont. there are reports the problem may have started with a wrong- way driver, but the chp is not commenting on that now. all westbound lanes of 84 were shut down for several hours, but the highway is back open. this morning, the san jose police department is investigating a deadly crash near interstate 280. the officers say they were called to the corner of cypress and moore park avenues just before 4:00. they located a white pickup truck that had hit a sound wall. the driver was found inside the truck. he was pronounced dead at the scene and his name is not being released until relatives are notified. moore park avenue remains shut down while a crash is under investigation. a manhunt continues this morning in the east bay for the suspect accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her children. the victim, 29-year-old franklin, was driving two of her three children to school yesterday morning. a neighbor surveillance camera recorded avillever ser-- a silver mercedes pulling up and blocking the path. witnesses identified her estranged boyfriend, 43-year- old lawyer mcbride of walking out of the mercedes, arguing with franklin, and shooting her. the neighbor later came by and walked franklin's two sons away for protection. >> i miss my mamarks he said. he called my mama. and i miss my sunshine. that is what he calls his mom. >> franklin's family said she was in cosmetology school, dreamt of opening up her own nail and hair salon. she was with mcbride for about a year before their relationship ended, but they say he had been stalking her. police say this was a targeted attack. law enforcement agencies in napa are not releasing the name of the man shot to death by deputies yesterday afternoon. the deputies went to the west napa neighborhood after receiving several calls of someone firing a gun there. there were reports of an argument between two neighbors earlier in the day. officers arrived on scene saying a man in a silver honda civic drove out of his garage and toward them. >> he left the area and as he drove out of the area, he began to shoot at the police officers. it really comes down to he fired at the officers and there were many shots that were fired by him. >> and i saw him drive by at a normal speed and then he didn't stop for the police officers. they started firing at him. >> the car slammed into a tree and the driver's body remained in the vehicle until late last night. the west park school, which is two blocks away, went 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for 30 years. he's replacing the former police chief michael meehan who resigned in october. greenwood would officially be sworn in on april 20th. a controversial idea to help hearn users. >> it saves me the embarrassment of, you know, public, i call them pdas, public display of addiction. >> the plan being considered to give addicts a safe place to shoot up in san francisco. >> there is a reasony that call it the nuclear option and that is there is fallout. >> it's been a long night on capitol hill. we're going to hear from democrats as they prepare to try and block the president's supreme court nomination. the latest on judge neil gorsuch's confirmation. tion. good morning. we can see that traffic is getting busy. we have a deadly accident in the south bay; however, here at the mcanotherir maze and east bay, it's off to a descent start. t start. keep on going, america. keep on giggling... and goofing. keep on grooving... and togethering. with scott 1000's long-lasting roll, we'll 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where it's back to normal, which is lightly travelled this this 5:00 hour. this is what happens when a hold up a major freeway like that for five minutes. as we move along and look at the bay bridge, you can see not even the bay bridge has a backup yet and that usually starts at 5:30. you have a window of opportunity there. and we're looking at the gil roy supercommute now in northbound 101 from gilroy to san jose. and that traffic looks good through the morgan hill area and with no major issues driving through the south bay. an area to avoid is moore park avenue at cypress avenue. there is a goodly collision -- deadly collision there. the san he -- san jose police are handling it. at 5:17, let's bring in steve. >> and thank you, sir. we have a lot of he clouds over us. the temperatures on the mild side and cool for others. cloud cover will keep the lows up and we're seeing signs of that. overall, the cloud cover is in advance of a system, that is on the way for thursday night, friday, and into saturday morning as well. and there is plenty going on. in fact, the key for us here might be more of a wind and rain event. we'll get rain out of this but payments -- amounts one to four inches look to be windy in the coast and hills. the winter storm watch is posted for the mountains, may be one to four feet. that four feet, though, could be more towards mammoth and bishop. and tahoe and truckee. we'll ease into that for tomorrow. that looks to be the trend. i think there is going to be heavier rain into the russian river north. plenty going on here in advance. the first system will align itself parallel to the coast and weaken considerably. that will allow this system rapidly develop, the cold air to be the one, the main player as it moves in thursday night and friday morning and that is on the mild side and warm and muggy. the temperatures will recover fast, especially with sun breaks. there is a lot of cloud cover here and that may hold temps down a few degrees and we saw clearing yesterday. san jose, 55 degrees; san jose state meteorology department in there as well. santa cruise, 50 degrees and 53 cupertino. fiftys and 40s in santa cruz. 47, boulder creek and felton and scott's valley. 32 in truckee, the winter storm watch is in the mountains for tomorrow, though. and everything is okay into the mountains or up north toward shasta. a lot of cloud cover is with us and tonight, spreading cloud cover and drizzle. we're seeing the development here and that is going to take awhile and that is over there. we have to wait for that to swing in from late thursday into friday. sixtys, 70s on the temps and back ing on a few sun breaks here and checking in the same. overall, the warmest day for awhile, mike. we see the system move in on thursday. rain, wind, late thursday and friday, a cold rain, clearing and cool on sunday. >> keeping anon the trees. >> and good point. a cracked phone or tablet screen could be a thing of the past. the new technology that would 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he knocks it toward the left field corner and delivers panic. behind him and a way to play. there is the throw. it's cut off. and the giants have a 7-2 lead. >> there you go. after the opener on sunday, the giants bounce back last night with an 8-4 win over the d- backs, a 15-hit night for the giants. buster posey didn't have one and has two more games before moving to san diego. and last night's game in oakland had fans on the edge of their seats. >> and the south turned, two run comes in. caves toward second and not in time. but gets the win. oakland back in the lead. >> the wild play there. in the 7th, looked like oakland might have the second win of the season. leading the angels 6-4. in the 9th inning, the angels made a comeback with the three-run shot by danny espines on a. they won 7-6. the sharks with a scoring record as they beat the canucks at the shark tank. kevin labank and joe ward each scored the first 30 seconds of the game. the quickest in franchise history. vancouver slowed down after that. neither team scored until the end of the third period. the canucks punched into the net and by one more. the sharks are jockeying for position and the post season, tied with edmonton for fourth in the western conference. and amazon scores big with the nfl. the company won the rights to stream 10 thursday night games the next season. under the deal, only prime members will stream the gains and they will still air on television. amazon is paying $50 million for the rights to the nfl and will stream 10 games, again, thursday night football this fall. still to come, a horrible attack in syria. investigators suspect timical weapons that killed dozens of people, including children. >> it's very important that we address the behavior of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. >> another pedestrian hit and killed in the south bay. how the latest death has some working onways to make the streets safer. >> and good morning, we have traffic that is going to be bussy in some areas. and here on 280 and san jose, doesn't look bad to highway 17. >> and a lot of high clouds draped over us this morning. they will continue to be with us on the day. on the mild warm side and everything changes tomorrow. more on that. mo live-stream your favorite sport at the airport. binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome. . >> firefighters will be visiting people living in wildfire-prone areas ahead of the season. starting may 15th, the firefighters will be visiting people there in the open hills to make sure they have cleared all leaves, tall grass, brush, tree limbs from win 30 feet of the home, creating better defensible space. people not compliant could face a fine. welcome back to -- mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm pam cook. just about 5:30, the rain is moving in tomorrow night, sounds like, yes in. >> that is correct. >> and wind. >> and wind. >> may be someone from cal fire can write me. i am sure they're going to say, even though we had this much rain being the grass got so high. >> yeah. >> and it's going to be -- . >> i think they're going to say another bad one. >> yes. when you see the april rain, one guy talking. i think we'll will have rain in may as well. people are asking, yes, why stop now. it's going to rain here. we're close to blowing past even 82, 83 for parts of the sierra nevada. and by the way, if you get "the new york times" yesterday, there is a science section. we talk about the aerial coverage to use with lasers and measure the snow jet. nasa jet proposed is interesting and there are areas with 40, 40-foot drifts up there up in the sierra. yesterday's new york times section. a lot of cloud cover coming in and today's impacts won't be much. just high closes -- clouds. by tomorrow, the wind picks up the a high wind watch is posted for us. the winter storm watch is there and rain amounts 1-4 and this goes from thursday at 5:00 until saturday at 8:00 p.m. it will be a winter storm warning after everything is said and done. we get a lot of cloud cover and starting off mainly in the 50s and 70s. the upper 70s. we can get enough of a sun break or two. i was not surprised to the east and to the south. probably too much cloud cover to the north. and to have a muggy feel today, mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies today. fortys and 50s, mid-50s, 55 degrees and the cloud cover continues to stream in. the first system will start to give us drizzle tomorrow morning. maybe light rain and the secondary system, the main one will be here late thursday into friday and another one on friday night into saturday morning. the 60s and 70s on your temps. it's 5:31. and this is the go time. the metering lights clicked on. usually they're picking up. >> and clicking on, steve, you're right and key have more traffic out there. let's go to the solano county commute. we'll start with interstate 80 between vacaville, fairfield and vallejo. the traffic is doing well. a little bit of slowing in vallejo but nothing major. highway 37 heading to -- . >> as you leave lay you can see here. moving along to highway 24. remember, we had the freeway stop temporarily to remove debris. things are back to normal. it doesn't take long at all. these chute -- commutes have been light this week. the school districts who have a week off, this is a look at the bay bridge as steve mentioned. the lights are turned on. this is a 10-minute delay to the bridge. it looks good into san francisco. at 5:32, let's go back to the desk. >> and you. the investigation into an officer-involved shooting in napa continues this morning. rob malcolm is joining us live and, rob, this may have started because of a dispute between neighbors? >> that is what we're hearing. the city of napa, police headquarters. there is still more questions than answers. this is a multiagency investigation with the chp and also the sheriff's department involved in this. this is what we're hearing. this unfolded yesterday afternoon around, shortly before 2:00 p.m. the police were called to this moment in the 2300 block at bo in, o street after getting reports fired and the weapon woke with the bomb. they set up a perimeter. at the same time, while they were setting up, backed out of his garage and fired at police as he tried to flee. and he was shot and killed on linda vista avenue just about a block away. his bullet riddled honda civic was crashed into the tree and two blocks away, west park elementary school. the girl placed on lockdown, the neighbors watching us unfold in the middle of a busy afternoon. >> i saw him drive by at a formal speed and when he got to the police officers, he didn't stop. >> and he fired at the officers. there are many shots fired by him. >> back here live via, police say the deadly force was unavoidable. the major crimes task force and da's office are investigating as to what led to the goodly force. the officers involved in the shooting just ask for regular protocol are on leave. live in napa; and back to you. >> all right, thank you, rob. >> alameda county officials have identified a third victim from last week's deadly fire in west oakland. the coroner's office said the 41-year-old wilson is one of the four people who died in the transitional housing complex on san pablo avenue. the name of the fourth person has not been released because relatives have not been most notified. edward anderson and cassandra robinson were the only other two people killed in the fire. some of the firefighters who were called to the fire are new talking about their experiences. >> i can smell it from blocks away as we were approaching. you can see the embers in the air. jot young crew from station 1 in oakland was familiar with the building. the firefighters knew it was traditional housing and as many as 100 people could be living there. >> as soon as we stepped off the truck, there were people yelling at us that there were people trapped and people in the windows. >> the lady reached out and i pulled her trying to pull over the railing. the next was the gentleman that reached out and i pulled him. >> you want to be able to save everyone, you know, it's upsetting when you can't do that. >> firefighters did save 20 people who were trapped inside and say they did all they could that day. they also say they don't want to be praised for what they do. that i say they were doing what they were trained to do. and this morning, a temporary shelter for the survivors of the fire is closing. about 70 people who lost their homes in the apartment fire moved into the temporary shelter at the oakland youth center last week. all but 11 of them have found other places to live. the city of oakland said the shelter would only have a temporary solution and the youth center needs the space back. residents told us they have nowhere else to go. >> this is causing -- closing and the people are homeless. that is all -- we're sold out. the people of oakland business black people of oakland, they're trying to clean us out. >> city leaders said they're working to find longer-term housing for the people who are still there at the shelter this morning. more rising tensions in the sea of japan as the u.s. confirms north korea has fired another ballistic missile this morning. officials say the missile was fired from north korea's eastern coast and it travelled about 37 miles into the east sea. this happened as south korea and u.s. troops are conducting annual military drills the north views as invasion rehearsal. the united nation's security council is scheduled to meet in an emergency session about the suspected chemical attack in syria that killed at least 72 people including 11 children. witnesses say the attack was carried out by jet carecraft operated by russian and syrian forces. the target was in a rebel-held town in northern syria. experts say the symptoms indicate a gas attack. the doctors rushed to save lives as victims struggle to breathe. today, the u.n. secretary- general condemned the attack as he attendas i meeting in belgium, focused on ending the conflict in syria. >> the horrific events of yesterday demonstrate that unfortunately war crimes are going on in syria. the international law remains being violated frequently. >> today, russia's defense ministry said a syrian airstrike on the rebel workshop producing chemical weapons was responsible for the death. san jose city leaders and safety advocates are joining forces to try to stop the rise in pedestrian deaths on city roadways. the most recent hap -- happened saturday night when a man was killed on monterey road in san jose. the 10th pedestrian killed and the 12th related traffic death. 18 pedestrians -- pedestrians were killed in soap hasay all of last -- in san jose all of lasted year. >> most of the 12 fatalities that occurred this year so far are behavioral related. so it's very important that we address the behavior of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. >> and the goal of the vision we havery programs reducing the number of deadly accidents to zero. the safety ideas include improvements in busy roadways, like adding barriers to bicycle lanes to protect them from traffic. city leaders are studying a controversial idea aimed at helping heroin users. the supervisor is looking at opening what she calls a safe injection site. the idea is to give addicts a safe place to inject drugs where counselors and health officers would be close by. the san francisco mayor worried that such a center would enable addiction in a city-funded place and now he said he's keeping an open mind. >> if i have health experts on site at the farm reduction sites, then they're not about free injections. they're about reducing the harm on the long-term basis. that is what i am supportive of. >> if you're sick enough, you're going to do it here in the sidewalk. >> injection sites would make them feel more comfortable talking to counselors and taking the shame away from publicly displaying the addictions. if the city approves it, a safe injection site could open by the end of the year. court records show neurosalmon is not fighting her extradition to florida and will be transferred for her trial. right now, she remains in custody in dublin. salon plead not guilty to charges of helping her husband plan the pulse nightclub attack and lying to investigators after the shooting. no word when she will be transferred to florida. it was a celebration honoring inclusion and diversity. the san francisco symphony hosted a pride concert half night. the symphony pride gala replaces two concerts scheduled n increasing this week. the orchestra cancelled the tour in december? response to the controversial bathroom law. the violinist elliott lee is with the san francisco sim money you go played in the charlotte symphony before starting his life-changing transition. >> i was looking forward to seeing some of my friends there. at the saint time, it was scary and uncomfortable to think what it would be like to get in trouble. >> and the program featured works by gay and lesbian composers. the money raise side to go to non-profit organizations that provide services for lgbt groups. last week, north carolina revised the original bathroom bill to allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice; however, the new law limits some lgbt protections. still ahead, a good samaritan saved the man in time. coming up in the next hour, the amazing acts of a person who can jumped in to help someone else and narrowly avoided getting hit by a subway. >> and new confusion over irs imposters as the feds hire collection agencies to go after backtaxes. the. information you need to know about possible phone calls coming up. >> and good morning, traffic is moving along okay. we have a new accident in the east bay. we're going to talk about that. blocking lanes and this 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stopped using the private debt collectors in 2009 after the agency determined employees could do better work; but, congress passed a law in 2015 requiring the agency to restart the program. >> and this is good news for anyone who has cracked a phone or tablet screen. tists developed federals -- materials that can repair themselves from cuts and scratches. after tearing the material in half, it automatically stitched itself back together in less than 24 hours. self-repairing materials are being used for the back covers of phones. what makes this different, it can conduct electricity to be used for cell phone screens and batteries. >> this is crazy. >> and we have that and cracks or dropped the phone. sounds like it's a living, growing organism and that it can repair itself. that is crazy. >> yes. and that is kind of unusual, right? we have to switch now, though. to a topic that is probably going to get your attention if why you're a commute or 880. there is a multicar accident and that is backing up traffic quickly southbound. as you drive toward the mall exit. a couple of lanes were taken away and traffic is quickly backing up into the area. now, you, hearing about this, you might want to think about just getting out there as early as you can and using side roads or 680 as an alternate. crews are arriving on the scene. we're looking at 580. it's going to be slow on 205 and the 580 interchange and things get better. sixity southbound to pleasanton and the sinole grade. you can see the traffic is getting busy area. as we move to the east shore freeway, it's taking 22 minutes to drive to the mcarthur maze. the lights went on at foe 30:00, which is normal. this is a 10-minute they or so before making it to the spin. >> let's bring steve in. and we have a lot of he clouds over us. on the mild side for some, mid- 50s on the lows and tomorrow, we'll start to focus on the first thing here in awhile and that can be a good thing. and into the san joseiary. good morning, mild, clear, and 53 degrees. do you know which bird is singing away this time of the year? kept mia, wake all night. >> my guess is with spring in the air, it's probably a single mockingbird. that is me -- [ laughing ] >> and that is probably what it is. what he doesn't realize, being a typical male, they're sound asleep right now. >> their using. >> mockingbird is my guess. yes. that is probably what it is. he clouds coming in. a lot of them and we get a good looking cold front coming in. the rainfall looks to be wonderful. very windy. a high wind gust out and 50 to 60 miles per hour. the winter storm is out for the mountain. travel thursday night and friday could be dicey at best. if you need to get to the mountains, today is a good day to go or wait until sunday. there is a winter storm watch out from thursday at 5:00 p.m. until saturday at 8:00 p.m. the heavier snow might favorite the central sierra more than truckee. that is the way we're learning. fifty', 60s, 70s and the cloud cover will continue to move in and advance of the first system, which will weaken, fall apart and before us high clouds. and a few sun breaks won't be tough to get into the mid- upper 70s into brentwood, livermore, san jose south. there is too much cloud cover for the north. icaly stoga is in there -- calistoga is in there, sevastopol and napa. hillsborough, 44; 47, ukiah to 52 at mont ray. a lot of high clouds with us. the system aligns itself parallel to the coast. by tomorrow, it will give us light rain drizzle and it will open the door for that system coming in. it will crank up big time. and the rainfall looks between an inch and a half to 2 and a half for some. see far, the focus is the hef east -- heaviest rain and we'll tackle that tomorrow. today, even with the he clouds, mild to warm. although too much cloud cover to the north. the warmest temps, if you're in sales and your territory is santa rosa to san jose, keep an eye on your car or thermometer and have a big spread, ten degrees. wind and rain thursday night and cooler in the weekend. >> thank you. >> you got it. >> one company hope you change the way you see the middle sea on an airplane. >> and created a design with a staggered middle chair that pushed back a bit a few inches for everyone to have some arm rest space. and the seat is three inches wider than the window or aisle seat and has a bigger television monitor and they hope to pass all faa safety tips and heterofit some planes. >> i am still on the aisle. >> yeah. >> and sometimes you're forced to sit in the middle. then you're like who gets the elbow? >> i never high 5ed anyone. today i got the middle seat. helping those affected by the flooding in february in san jose. the plan to help those who lost their vehicles get back out there on the roadway. . we're getting an inside look into one of san francisco's biggest construction projects, the central subway. the san francisco municipal transportation agency posted photos online of work crews underground. take a look. the project will extended the t third metro line from the caltransstation into chinatown. there will be four new subway stops along the 1.7 miles of track that is expected to open in 2019. it has a price tag of $1.6 billion. the sonoma-marin area rail transit is expected to run by the summer, despite a significant landslide being repaired. i am showing you this for the last few months. crews and contactors have been restabilizing a san rafael hillside that gave way during the heavy rainstorms. the work is almost complete and finished the initial segment of the smart train will run from santa rosa to the downtown transit center. and there is help for hundreds of flood victims to get back out there on the road. the mayor announced a car replacement program for residents whose vehicles were destroyed or badly damaged in february's floods. the silicon valley auto dealer's association is teaming up with several charities, including good will and catholic charities along with the city. they're looking for car donors and will distribute the vehicles. affected families will pay a below market price or nothing at all. >> this is a call to a community to come out and help and support your neighbors who struggled through the floods is any just in time for tax season. yes, you can get a tax dedecrease with your contribution of a car or -- deduction with your contribution of a car or truck gent leused -- gently used and goodwill will make sure our residents can get to work and school and get on with their lives. >> the city of san jose is among the donors giving 20 of the older vehicles from the fleet to the program. the 60th annual san francisco international film festival kick offered -- kicks off today. the longest-running film festival in the americas debuts this afternoon with featured films and panels. movies will screen at venues across san francisco, including the castro theatre and alamo draft house. the san francisco international film festival runs through april 19ing. if you're interested in attending, we have more information on our website, www.ktvu -- ktvu.com. and coming up in the next hour, the latest on a missing baby girl out of mountain view. >> there is a large fire that broke out overnight under a local freeway. we're going to show you what happened coming up. . >> and good morning. we have a deadly crash in san jose. we're going to update on you that and we're looking at the toll plaza. things are getting crowded here at the bay bridge. . . >> and a lot of high clouds. by that, i mean up around 18, 20,000 feet tomorrow, though, and we're going to ramp up the clouds and the wins and rain. impressive system for april on the way. hello moto. it's time to ree the smartphone. snap on a speaker. a projector. a camera that actually zooms. get excited world. the moto z with moto mods. save at least 20% on select moto mods when you buy any moto z droid. . police say the search is on this morning for a missing baby girl and her father. >> and a mother shot and killed in front of her children. who police are looking inner this morning. mornings on 2 continues. thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2. wednesday morning, april 5th. i'm pam cook. >> i'm mike mibach. >> sal is going to join with us a look at an impact on traffic from a deadly crash. first, we want to go to lee martinez who is out there near moore park and south cypress avenue. >> reporter: the fire department went right in front of the truck here. but, a white pickup truck has crashed into the sound barrier wall and poa neighbor heard the sound of the crash and called 911. he ran out to try and help. >> i ran down the street in my slippers. and my neighbor was on the phone with law enforcement and he said that there was no pulse. i wanted to double verify. >> did you check? >> i checked for a pulse. there was no pulse. >> reporter: the driver has not been identified yet, waiting for the next of kin notification. this is the 13th fatal collision this year so far. traffic investigators are out here on scene. again, it's a single vehicle crash. police are saying that it appears that speed may have played a part in this deadly crash. back to you