but she is held in contra costa county jail on $1 million bail. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new information about a burning body that was discovered near the entrance to a park over the weekend. flowers marked the spot where the body was found burning. police tell us personal items helped investigators identify the victim. they believe that she was a white woman in her late 40s and she was from the bay area. >> family haven't seen or heard from her so it is kind of matching up. >> they have to confirm the body's identity and the cause of death. it is being investigated as a homicide although police haven't ruled out suicide. >>> a fire went to two alarms before firefighters brought it under control. it started before 11:00 a.m. this morning in an apartment. it took firefighters 30 minutes to get it under control. no one was hurt and no word on the cause. >>> alameda county can hire few firefighters. a federal grant will pay for the hiring and training of 12 new firefighters. all part of the safer grant program that stands for staffing f

the problem isn't just in contra costa county. in san francisco two years ago in explosion inside an eagle side district home sent two people to the hospital including a 12-year- old boy. the house was used to distill marijuana into hash oil. >> we like to see more of these grow houses identified before they catch fire and endanger the neighborhood. >> fire fighters are asking neighbors that if they see a house that looks suspicious to call authorities and let them check it out. >>> safeway is acknowledging that it may be sold, and talks are underway. the grocery train is the second largest dominic largest in the country and has been in talks with the private equity firm. safeway said there is no deal yet and one may not happen. the grocery chain has competition from walmart. >>> in its quarterly earnings report, a predicted it would deliver about 35,000 model s sedan, an increase of 55% from last year. tesla says it should be making 1000 cars per week up from 800. shares one of 15% higher. >>> the markets fell late in the day and

. >> a former contra costa county sheriff deputy convicted of setting up phony drunk driving stings is be sentenced. he was found guilty conspiracy and multiple counts of wire fraud and extortion and acquitted of extortion linked to an allegation that he accepted cocaine from a private investigator to set up drunk driving busts. the prosecution says the targets were hen in divorce or in custody disputes. >> in santa cruz county a foster parent will be arraigned on charges of molesting four young victims the he sponsored children for 16 years. steven weissman was known to volunteer at youth arguments the four victims who step forward range in age now from ten to the mid-20's. >> this is something to think about the next time you see a house fire in contra costa county, do not be surprised if you see firefighters letting it bun. contra costa county fire officials have a new policy on the way to now handle fires at homes where drugs are being made such as this illegal pot-growing in pittsburg. the growers tamper withed electal wiring and what could pose a danger. crews will tan down until

the problem isn't just in contra costa county. in san francisco, two years ago, an explosion sent two people to the hospital, including a 12-year-old boy. authorities say the house was used to distill marijuana into hash oil. a process that uses flammable material. >> we'd like to see more of these grow houses identified before they catch fire and endanger the neighborhood. >> reporter: firefighters are asking neighbors if they see a house that looks suspicious to call authorities and let them check it out. in pittsburgh, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> charges have been filed against a burglary suspect, shot and wounded by a private security guard last week. the guard says he confronted two men after he spotted them haking off with stolen items. authorities say at the time, ward was free on bail in a robbery case from last year. neighborhood residents had hired the security company that the guard worked for. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works ther

the problem isn't just in contra costa county. in san francisco, two years ago, an explosion sent two people to the hospital, including a 12-year-old boy. authorities say the house was used to distill marijuana into hash oil. a process that uses flammable material. >> we'd like to see more of these grow houses identified before they catch fire and endanger the neighborhood. >> reporter: firefighters are asking neighbors if they see a house that looks suspicious to call authorities and let them check it out. in pittsburgh, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> charges have been filed against a burglary suspect, shot and wounded by a private security guard last week. the guard says he confronted two men after he spotted them haking off with stolen items. authorities say at the time, ward was free on bail in a robbery case from last year. neighborhood residents had hired the security company that the guard worked for. >>> also in oakland, an alert about an uptick in street robberies in the montclair neighborhood. a woman who works ther

there's no word when that will be cleared. >>> and wet roads in contra costa county made for dangerous driving conditions. but despite that many residents say they welcome the rain. alex savidge joins us live from concord with that part of the story. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, good afternoon. we haven't seen much in the way of damage in this area but there's still quite a bit of standing water in some spots. this small lake formed here in the back of the concord shopping center as strong showers blew through here this morning. and you can see people had the umbrellas out as they rushed inside this concord supermarket. this was during a brief downpour that soaked this area at 10:00. the showers have been off and on all morning long here in contra costa county and this particular burst of rain caught some people by surprise. >> it wasn't raining. now it's raining. i left my umbrella in the car. >> reporter: catch you yf guard a little? >> yeah. but we need the rain. we need the rain. >> i'm ready for a long time. [laughter] >> it was great. it was just great to receive some

still the incident propertied contra costa county officials toish -- prompted contra costa county officials to issue an alert. >>> a city is considering making changing to its sportcasterring ordinance. foster city will discuss updating the rules on smoking that haven't been changed in 20 years. currently it bans cigarette sales from vending machines. >>> a positive change after a man is killed while crossing the street. >> we had it do something. >> what the victim's daughter and leaders are doing to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> another system that could bring rain. which day this week we could see some showers. >> a oil tank farm that was destined to become a major oil terminal runs into folk whose decided to become activists. >> these oil tanks are in the middle of a heated debate. there is a plan to reactivate them but it is drawing criticism from people in the community. ktvu's tom vacar is at the tank farm and they are worried about air quality? >> reporter: a lot of stuff. you could call it protecting my home or call it not in my backyard. whatever you call it, the fact is a

if you are in eastern contra costa county, continue on eastbound 4 to i-5. and one more quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza where everything is free-flowing in both directions. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." frank, michelle, back to you guys. >> elizabeth, thank you. >>> authorities will not press charges against a man accused of stealing a cake from a well- known california hotel. madonna inn posted surveillance video of the alleged crime online. a suspect was later identified. but san luis obispo police say the hotel no longer wants to pursue charges because the cake has been paid for. madonna inn is famous for its uniquely decorated guest rooms like caveman, safari and one that resembles a golf course. >>> one of the nation's biggest grocery store chains may be up for sale. pleasanton-based safeway says discussions now are ongoing but the company says there's no agreement yet and it's not even sure if the talks will end in a deal. no other details right now are being released. >>> facebook is making its largest acquisition ever worth $19 billion i

roughly 80 in alameda county, 60 in san jose, and so many in contra costa county the highway patrol stopped counting when the number hit 80. the heavy rain is causing concerns about mud slides on mount diablo. >> we just have to watch it and i guess have sandbags ready. so far we do not. if it rains like this for two or three days and the water starts coming up, then we'll have to go up and take a look. >> that vegetation that would help keep in place the soil burned last september in the morgan fire and people living in the area say at least so far the rain has not caused any big problems there. >>> in contra costa county firefighters are warning people about the dangers of fast moving water. flood control channels are filling up fast with runoff from the storm back in february of 2011 two walnut creek teenagers died trying to raft down a flood channel after a winter storm. >>> some of the heaviest rainfall in the bay area has been in the north bay and the wet weather is causing traffic problems. the highway patrol tweeted a photo of a section of the roark park, and in san rafael the rain

. >> a stormer contra costa county sheriff deputy is going to prison for involvement in the dirty d case. they baited men in process of going through divorce into drinking and driving. he has two months to turn himself in, then begin serving a sentence >> memorial services for two fallen kr h p officers will be held on monday the officers were killed monday responding to a crash on highway 99. both start with theed bay area offices. >> google announced it's planning to offer ultra high speed internet in 35 cities in the bay area. google is promising it's service is 100 times faster than any existing broad band services and aiming to compete with cable and te teleproviders >> more help proposed for our drought-plagued state the governor wants to spend 687ss today help communities deal with the worst drought in state history. the legislation includes $15 million for towns with dangerously low drinking water supplies the governor described it as a call to action from the state. the proposal now goes to lawmakers for consideration the governor said he wants the bill passed and the money flow

>>> now at noon -- one man is dead after being trapped inside a burning home in contra costa county. what fire officials say was missing that could have saved his life. >>> hundreds of people in san francisco forced to evacuate this morning because of a gas leak. >>> get inside! >> the surprising cause of the leak and how traffic in the area is doing at this time. >>> and why city officials in berkeley say they must get rid of squirrels and gophers to prevent, toens from -- to prevent toxins from leaking into the bay. >>> a house fire in contra costa county ends in tragedy. one person died after being trapped inside the burning home. it happened here on mountain view avenue in bay pointe this morning. i'm tori campbell. john sasaki is at the scene of the fire and joins us live. >> reporter: take a look amount the outside. you can't tell anything that happened here on mountain view avenue. :00 d.c. county got the call there was a fire and firefighters got it under control within 20 minutes of receiving the 911 call. not a big fire. from the outside, you can't tell it happened. but inv

costa county. the homes are a tangle of wiring, well, pot growers often agent of the cartels are not master electricians making it exceptionally dangerous for firefighters to go inside now they just won't. the fire will be fought from the outside with an eye toward protecting the neighbourhood. >> if they get into a residential grow-op ration, take a defensive stance. fires will burn longer, hotter until we can get pg&e there to secure the power. >> reporter: so the cash crop [ audio difficulty ] fires.. but because leaving pot plants in plain sight apparently led to more burglaries and break-ins. (new1) it's morning in ukraine... d fires are still burning in kiev's main square -- despi word of a truce between protestors and the governme. >> fires still burning you can see the smoke there. live pictures from kiev's main square. protestors and the government agreed to that more than two dozen demonstrators have died in violent crashes with riot police. today, they broke apart the streets they have o

this is the second case of measles in contra costa county in five years. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you more why people should be concerned. reporting live in berkeley, i'm cheryl heard, nbc bay area news. >>> we just learned that the santa clara county's office has filed charges against this man. he's guilty of a weekly crime spree. martinez broke into a home in san jose. after attacking a family, he used a shotgun to carjack a driver. officers trapped martinez in a dead-end road and police say he tried to escape by ramming a patrol car. police shot martinez twice, but he will be all right. >>> new at 5:00, we're going to show you surveillance video here from a homeowner in lossas alto. he is shown breaking into a residence, but what is this thief looking for? we join mary ann at the peninsula. mary ann? >> police say he's looking for checks and bank statements, anything that will allow them to use your personal information to access your money. it took only seconds. if you look closely, you can see in this home surveillance video a white minivan pulle

this is westbound 80 as you drive through contra costa county. it's already slow from highway 4 as you drive into richmond and highway 4 itself is slow. pittsburg looking at a crash and traffic is slow through castro valley. bart, cal train, and muni no delays. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. and a very good morning. a little bit of fog has come back. very low. i mean it's shallow. it's right down there. most of it is confined to the santa crust coast. doesn't show up really here but i will get a closer look at it coming up. a lot of high clouds to the north but today is another mild pattern. a little cooler by the coast. there is a little bit more yesterday morning than this morning. still rain returns wednesday afternoon evening. not a whopper of the system. projections not anything that is too ridiculous. i mean yes we need the rain but an inch and a half to 2.5. that is through sunday morning. yes it's okay rain but that is nothing compared to what the north bay had. 30s for some. novato is in there. napa. a lot of 40s here. it shows up

>> reporter: this is the contra costa county water district. half a million customers are using water from the delta. they are not under mandatory conservation orders yet. >> how long? >> reporter: lawns were plenty wet. and we discovered a developing drought disconnect. >> i feel less concerned than i was before. i think we had a significant amount of rain. >> she had put in more drought tolerant plants, installed efficient sprinklers and stopped watering when the weather turned wet. >> i am less likely to think there is a concern for drought right now. >> the contra costa county water district said not so fast. >> we are still in a drought. there is a big hole to fill. >> reporter: after it rained last weekend people cut water use 16% off the high but the district said it is facing a few problem today. to the reservoir, these pictures from news chopper 2 today, the water from the delta is too salty. >> we have to release more water in order to blend with that water to maintain the high water quality delivered to our customers. >> reporter: ha

it was closed during the morning commute as the contra costa county cancer was called -- coroner was called out to investigate. chp says the circumstances are unclear at this time. >>> some live pictures now from the independence square in kiev. developing right now president obama warned quote there will be consequences for violence in ukraine if the people step over that line. that comes after 25 people were killed jed in clashes -- yesterday in clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators. nearly 250 others were injured in that battle and the president there. the government refers to protestors as terrorists and announced an antiterrorist operation to restore the order there. protestors arearmed with fire bombs and rocks and are planning to stand their ground. european union will meet tomorrow and already agreed on sanctions to help stop the violence. >> we go no fight. to put an end to violence immediately. and to engage into a serious dialogue. >> ukraine's problems began after the president accepted an economic bailout package from russia. rather than a europea

. >> for now, bart is advising people going from contra costa county into san francisco tonight to use the pleasant hill station to avoid delays. again, service is set to be restored at 8:00 tomorrow morning. >>> on ktvu.com, you'll find the latest on the bart derailment, including time lapse video of the work being done to fix the track. our web team is also posting updates to twitter and facebook. >>> we have new developments today in the investigation into just who is throwing water bottles at cars in the north bay. we first showed you these photos yesterday of the white toyota tacoma truck that the chp says may be linked to the crimes. now we're learning the truck's owner hired a lawyer, who then contacted the highway patrol. investigators are trying to determine if it was the driver or a passenger who has thrown bottles at moving cars on highway 12 in sonoma county. half a dozen vehicles had wind shields shattered or mirrors blown out. >>> a redwood city man is behind bars, accused of stealing cell phones from someone he met online. the suspect is identified as 21- year-old denmar

>>> next on "kqed newsroo" contra costa county under fire for allegedly mistreating teens in juvenile hall. >>> squalor, security problems, and mismanagement. an investigation of richmond's public housing agency. >> this is a health hazard to me. bugs. i don't do bugs. i don't do mice. >>> and the president of the golden state warriors discusses michael samm and the debate over sexual orientation in professional sports. >> this is kind of an exclamation point on the things that happened in our societynd certainly in sports over the last three years. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to "kqed newsroom." in a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. the suit charged that teens are denied special education and rehabilitation services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. >>. >> he has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. no schooling. none whatsoever. the whole t

costa county. the berkeley-based disability rights videodisk cats filed the suit. it says more than a third of more than a thousand inmates tat martinez facility have disabilities that affect learning. parents say their children are kept in solitary confinement and thus denied access to education. >> no schooling, none whatsoever, the whole three weeks that he's in solitary confinement. >> so he just sits there every day doing nothing, and he did that for almost the last three years. >> federal authorities now say the contra costa county probation department and county office of education should work together to address the issues. next month, the plaintiffs should learn if the case will be granted klass action status. >>> a natural gas leak in san francisco this morning forced hundreds of people to either shelter in place or evacuate the area. >> need to go inside. >> the leak happened near south park and third in the south of market neighborhood. investigators say that e a construction crew accid

>>> next on "kqed newsroom," contra costa county under fire for allegedly mistreating teens in juvenile hall. >>> squalor, security problems, and mismanagement. an investigation of richmond's public housing agency. >> this is a health hazard to me. bugs. i don't do bugs. i don't do mice. >>> and the president of the golden state warriors discusses michael samm and the debate over sexual orientation in professional sports. >> this is kind of an exclamation point on the things that happened in our society and certainly in sports over the last three years. ♪ >>> good evening and welcome to "kqed newsroom." in a rare move the federal government is weighing in a o a lawsuit challenging how youths with disabilities are treated in contra costa city hall. the suit charged that teens are denied special education and rehabilitation services and kept in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. lawyers heard from family members about the conditions. >>. >> he has actually been kept in solitary con fifinement for as g as, i believe, up to three weeks to a month. no schooling. none whatsoever. the whole

this is the first in contra costa county. you'll be able to test driva new >>> a new exhibit at san francisco's museum honors the bay bridge as a masterpiece celebrated when it was built in the great depression. bay bridge, work in progress features images of the span in the 1930's. exhibit, which is a good one to check out, runs through june 8th. >>> in honor of black history month a new stamp to remember the first african-american woman elected to congress. it is the shirley chisham stamp. >>> it is raining outside. it is very good news for the bay area. you can see showers all across the area. these are going to continue through the rest of the day into the evening hours. we are also expecting windy conditions to continue. it is going to be one of those chilly, rainy days that we have not seen in a very long time. also a chance of thunderstorms and lightning strikes off the coast. the rain ending very late tonight. it will be cool. temperatures only in the 50s. 53 san francisco. 54 trivalley. we are going to dry out for mo

he worked at contra costa county korean presbyterian church. he manipulate sterd to the girls and their mother. >> helping all 3 of them. >>reporter: the mother and the 2 girls. >> right. >>reporter: cap you tell me in what capacity you saw them. >> john was helping them find a place to stay and in every sense possible john was helping them. if spiritually. >>reporter: he's charged with having sex with the 17-year-ol 17-year-old. he was also charged with hiding the 2 girls at his home. >>> east bay transgender teenager entered a deal that could lead prosecutors to drop battery charges against her. she add nights starting the fight last year captured on cell phone video at hercules high school. but she claims she act entered self-defense baa against student who had been bullying her. more than 200,000 people signed a change.com org petition to drop the charges against her. today accompany could county superior court judge allowed guiteirez to enter restoring justice program if she completes it, the charges could be dropped. >>> someone stole too

. >> south wick is being held in contra costa county jail. san jose police are urging witnesses to come forward with information about a fight at a flea market that ended with a killing of one man. today homicide detectives investigated the scene at snow avenue and capital expressway. last night the victim was stab and had hit by a car not far from the capital flea market. two other men who needed medical treatment at a nearby hospital were involved in that fight. police have not released description of the suspected driver or veevenlth >>> police in fairfield and the victims' family are pleading for witnesss to come forward in the shooting death of a teenage girl. 16-year-old naomi rojas was found dead early saturday morning along railroad tracks behind phoenix drive. investigators now say it looks like nearly three hours passed between the initial report of shottings fired and the discovery of her body. police say they believe rojas was with friends when she was shot but no one is talking yet. rojas's father says his youngest daughter was a

. >>> contra costa county firefighters are warning about an increase in marijuana grow houses. and those are putting neighborhoods in danger. they point to a home in pittsburg that was destroyed in a fire last month. investigators say that it was a front for a million-dollar drug operation. they add people will frequently mess with the home's wiring creating a fire danger. firefighters are asking people to pay closer attention to who lives next door. >> a lot of times we don't pay attention to what our neighbors are doin anymore. we don't even know who they are. we are asking people to pay attention. >> contra costa county has seen more than 30 pot grow fires over the past two years. >>> tyke a look at this man caught on a -- take a look at this man caught on a store surveillance camera. police say he approached a 15- year-old girl on north claremont street yesterday morning and solicited her for sex. she refused and was able to get away. the suspect described in his 50s about 5'4", dark hair and that thick moustache. >>> new at 5:00, serious fallout tonight for the private sec

>>reporter: paul is the executive director of the central contra costa county solid waste thovrment he produced his own internal document that shows 75 percent of the authority green waste regularly goes to 3 different composting facilities. >> each year when we set garbage rate we investigate where the materials go and our report indicates they are going to the correct place in accordance with the contract. >> solid waste authority will vote on the next 10 year green waste contract at the end of the month. there are 2 bidders including republic services. the total value of the deal is 500 million dollars. in walnut creek, abc 7 news. >> well believe it or not by this time tomorrow we could see some more rain. spencer christian is here with the weather. >> yes dan. not only could we see rain by this time tomorrow evening it could be a lot more than we had earlier thought. i have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> that's great news spencer. >> growing pains tonight in silicon vaechlt you will see how in some ways it's become a victim of its own economic success. >> and look at what

. >> thank you, carolyn >> a shift in policy for firefighters in contra costa county. crews will take a hands off approach with certain homes. it's a calculated move in the face of increasing danger. >> this was a major pot-growing operation. you can see how it's gutted but because of the illegal wiring found in these houses unless there is a life to be saved they will only fight these fires from a distance. the electricity could be seen from the roof of this home when firefighters arrived. it's a clear sign of a problem for firefighters. homes renovated for the purpose of growing massive amounts of marijuana. in this case, a thousand plants. >> these types of operations every part of the house is converted. >> the plants aren't problem. it's the illegal rewiring of the house to power the network that supports the plants. >> this is an example. with the fire well developed and power turned off, all of the wiring throughout the upper floor here was still energized. firefighters were trying to fight the fire >> one chief was nearly electrocuted here. that is why this is

. >> thank you, carolyn >> a shift in policy for firefighters in contra costa county. crews will take a hands off approach with certain homes. it's a calculated move in the face of increasing danger. >> this was a major pot-growing operation. you can see how it's gutted but because of the illegal wiring found in these houses unless there is a life to be saved they will only fight these fires from a distance. the electricity could be seen from the roof of this home when firefighters arrived. it's a clear sign of a problem for firefighters. homes renovated for the purpose of growing massive amounts of marijuana. in this case, a thousand plants. >> these types of operations every part of the house is converted. >> the plants aren't problem. it's the illegal rewiring of the house to power the network that supports the plants. >> this is an example. with the fire well developed and power turned off, all of the wiring throughout the upper floor here was still energized. firefighters were trying to fight the fire >> one chief was nearly electrocuted here. that is why this is

in alameda county, the median price was $525,000. in contra costa, it was $372,000. in santa clara, $670,000. they are are fewer foreclosure, and many who are underwater on their mortgages are not willing to sell. >>> you don't have to identify yourself as male or female on facebook anymore. the social media giant added some 50 different gender terms. it gives people more choices on how they describe themselves. they came up with the terms after consulting with gay and transgender people here in the united states. they plan to make them global after talking to activists abroad. >>> it was only a matter of time. wearbling tech is available for canines. if your dog is looking a little flabby, he can wear an activity tracker. that way you know how much exercise he's getting. 's called fit bark. the bone shaped tracker is now available for pre-order, 70 bucks a pop. they say it's an efficient way to track your dog's health and coax owners into getting more exercise themselves. >>> coming up, leading the way or pushing too far? thinking next before you pick up a soda. >>>

costa county, 680. one more thing, that would be b.a.r.t. we have problems in san francisco. we have something new on this? b.a.r.t. says trains stopped between 16 and 24 street because of a robbery suspect that ran in between the two stations on the tracks. b.a.r.t. service in san francisco come to a stop. i just got off the phone with dispatchers, they don't know when it will be cleared up but they can't run trains as they have police officers and a robbery suspects on the tracks between 16 and 24 street stations. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> to the east bay. the rain is what we need. ktvu's allie rasmus tells us it doesn't mean we can stop conserving. >> reporter: right now there is a light sprinkle coming down. as you heard bill mention the storm is still moving. you can see the clouds drifting behind us. everyone we talked to today said the rain is a welcome sight. >> reporter: on highway 24 you could see the storm clouds this afternoon. in the east bay the umbrellas were out and th

for the contra costa county fire protection district the fire inside this house was the last straw. officials say in the past two years they fought 30 fires at grow houses. if they see it is a grow house they won't go in till pg&e turns off the power. >> when they need to escape, everything goes to -- they need out, they need windows. they are trapped. >> reporter: now they will focus on protecting the neighborhood and firefighters want neighbors to look for warning signs that a house could be an indoor pot farm. covered windows and no landscaping. >> they will stay for a few hours and leave. >> reporter: investigators say pot growers by-pass electric meters that start fires. in san francisco two years ago a explosion inside a home sent two people to the hospital, including a 12-year-old boy. the house was used to distill marijuana into hash oil. >> we would like to see more of these grow houses identified before they catch fire and indanger neighborhood -- endanger the neighborhood. >> reporter: if neighbors are concerned about a suspicious house, they say just call authorities so

he has brothers who work at contra costa county fire. i am told that he was a father. he has two adult children. at this point, the c.h.p. is investigating this as an accident but they are still looking into what happened. the berkeley fire department says at sunrise when it is time to raise the flags in with become they will be at half mass. >>> thank you, amy. we town now to weather. >> mike? >> we are tracking fog which is forming. i am looking to the east were span of the bay bridge and it is hard to see the top. the fog is moving that we. we have some in the north bay and along the coast. it is calm. it is quiet. there is no rain falling and no clouds over than the patchy fog that is forming. fog is forming and temperatures are in the mid-40's with total sunshine by noon and low 60's and hang out in the mid-to-upper 60's with hardly any cloud cover by 4:00. we are 56 at 7:00 and inland, the fog is forming in the north bay and around santa rosa there could be areas that are patchy and mid-60's and low 70's. for the coasts it will be calm today, and after some fog t

. >> reporter: they have vaccines available and the university and the city and contra costa county all trying to inform anybody who may have come in contact with the student they might be infected and they are looking at any public place he might have gone because a lot of people have no idea. >> first time i am hearing about it. scaring me, very much. >> reporter: luckily he had had imziization because he may have been exposed to measles when a student road b.a.r.t. tuesday through friday last week. >> scary. coming to the b.a.r.t. station today and hearing about it gives me a fright. >> reporter: measles is highly contagious, it can live for two hours outside the body and may have made its way on to other b.a.r.t. lines during the student's commute. >> they have ventilation systems. >> people may have been exposed to measles. >> reporter: but like many b.a.r.t. riders people who live near the campus are also uninformed. >> i can see what diseases do to you. >> reporter: this about to doesn't know if he is immune -- student doesn't know if he is immune. >> reporter: university of cali

out towards salvano and contra costa county, that is moving out fast, maybe brentwood oakly as well. then south bay things are starting to wind down and there is not a lot left. 50s, although the cool air came in last night and provided instability and that has moved off and there is the one system and when we get a break, that it is dryer air punching in and that's our next system and it looks better than the one we just had. a little breezy, some 50s low- to-mid 60s, here is sal. >>> we are looking at the wet roads you just mentioned and it's dry in some places and oakland, traffic does look good at the bay bridge toll plaza and total drive time just a little less than ten minutes. still a little bit wet and traffic is moving along very well. i want to bring to your attention webster and coming out of alameda until 5:00 and the whole thing is closed until 5:00 so if you want to get on and off alameda, you have to go down -- poured me you have to go down to get across to the island and it is not going to affect too many people since traffic is light. a big-rig is leaking gas south o

. >> bart service through contra costa county was delayed tonight after tree fell right down on to the tracks. happened between concord and pleasant hill at the station at about 5:00 o'clock. sky 7 hd was over the area where that tree came down. train did hit the tree but damage to the train was minimal. the agency says no one on board was hurt. all tracks are now open. tree has been removed. all right more to bring enthusiastic valentine's day. coming up next. pillow fight. we get right in the middle of the annual valentine's day pillow fight in san francisco. >> also. celebrating the lunar new year san francisco style. what you will see this weekend at the very popular parade. >> and ahead at 9:30. new development tonight on the drug arrest of san jose firefighter firefighters. the warning that his partner says he gave police two years ago. 7 news at 9:00 continues in just a moment i'll be ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your pr

. >>> it was a major landslide that damaged 7 homes in contra costa county, why homeowners claim that they are in danger today. >>> they are hijacked by one of its pilots, why he claimed he did it, it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. complete bay area coverage starts right now. >>> good morning, we want to take you back out to the westfield shopping center and it was a very scary scene, police shooting right outside the mall, alex savage has more on the investigation and we have some morning information about the scene and the murder victim. it is president's day, let's talk about weather and traffic anyway, steve has your forecast. >>> i do, we will have some patchy fog, maybe a few high clouds, so far not too bad yet, about 6 to 8 things pick up a little bit and so far we are good to go and we have a little bit of fog and nothing in reduced visibility and that

the second case this season in contra costa county. anyone who hasn't received the measles vaccine and who road b.a.r.t. to be aware they may have been expose. >> measles is a very contagious disease. we really want to make sure that if people have these symptoms they let their healthcare provider know it could be measles. >> symptoms usually show up 7 to 14 days including high fever, cough, and runny nose, red spots, and that start at the head of the body. >>> after last month, an inspection turned up led, and mercury, and concluded there is no evidence people using the building breathed in any toxic materials. breathe suggest generally the way -- breathing is generally the way toxics enter the body and cause health problems. >>> a neighborhood security guard used his gun in a crime in progress. neighbors hired a security guard because they were tired of being targeted. >> incidents like the burglary here, what they're trying to present, residents say they're glad the guard took action. >> reporter: it was a burglary in progress are.

. >>> surviving the storm, tonight as kron 4 continues our team coverage, reporting in contra costa county where they are checking under bridges and overpasses offering those without shelter help. >> reporter: this is a popular place for the homeless to try and seek shelter from the wind and rain. but as doug explains, this is also a very dangerous area and it's prone to flooding. >> you can see down there this is much lower so the water only has to go from there to there, talking 12 or 15 feet, and that's about a matter of an hour. it just comes up and goes up on the wall. i've seen the water touch this before. you can obviously see this is where this person is laying, and there's their wind block. this is where they're at, so this is where they've been sleeping. this is their plastic. you can see he's sleeping right here and the water is literally right there, 12 or family feet, if that. once the storms start coming, this is all we will do is the creeks. i want to make sure they are safe out h here. i care about them. so we'll leave these items, fresh socks, a hygiene kit and breakfast i

. >> a former contra costa county sheriff deputy is going jail for his real roel in a law enforcement scandal putting five officers behind bars. a judge sentenced him to prison. he said he didn't think he was doing anything illegal. the judge says he was concern concerned the former deputy is not accepting responsible for actions. >> people have a difficult time saying they're sorry. >> the case only part of a larger scheme by other officers. >> latest enrollment figures in for covered california. the state part of the affordable care act. >> problems people have enrolling under affordable care act have been well documented including here in california. but with six weeks left in this enrollment, covered california says it's already exceeded it's goals. 1.6 million californians enrolled or expanded medical program. 38% of those enrolled are la teen yoez a jump from 32% at the end of last year. those who don't enroll by march 31st have to wait until next period which begins october 1st. good news for those who work at gap stores. the retailer says it's raising minimum hourly wage to $n

. >> of the 15 cases one is in alameda county z two in contra costa county. one is a uc berkeley may have exposed bart riders to downtown berkeley >> a san jose state university police officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife today starting on campus and ended a block away. abc7 news is live with the story. vic? >> that is where it happened. 8th street is now back to normal. you can see they've just removed the yellow crime scene tape. there is a lot of unanswered questions in this case. this shooting played havoc with students trying to get to and from apartments. police walked off the streets around 8th and where it happened. cindy martinez trying to get back to her place. >> i haven't been able to get in. but i had class. that killed time. >> the first call came in at 11:00 this morning. man with a knife on campus. university police went looking for him and they say they found a person wielding a large knife. public information officer told reporters the officers tried to get him to drop his weapon. >> the suspect charged at the officers with a kni

. >> garbage role in central contra costa county. there is a meeting, tonight >> reporter: there is, cheryl this, is where a group will present findings tonight. they say that data shows the company supposed to be xofting tens of thousands of tons of green waste is not doing its on. separated food waste for composting. but now some are worried. >> it shows green waste collections. >> one orinda resident is with the california compost coalition, examining data that contracts with republic services for green waste services. >> after reviewing california coalition found the vast majority of the yard waste is being sent to landfills. >> according to the report the state for 2011 of the 40392 tons, 0 was sent for composting the contract requires 75%. >> it's really upsetting to find out that the company you're expecting to do their job hasn't been. >> we don't agree with them. >> the executive director produced his own internal document showing 75% of the waste regularly goes to three different facilities. >> when we investigate, our repo

contra costa county, eastbound 24 is slow. so is 680 and slow traffic on highway 4. double the amount of time. people are slowing down. we had a lot of fender benders but not a lot of serious accidents. eastbound interstate 88. you can see what you are dealing with here. especially on the first day after it hasn't rained for a while. we will see a lot of slow traffic. whenever it is raining at the same time as the commute you got to know it won't be doing well. b.a.r.t. is recovering after earlier problems. b.a.r.t. has major delays. back to you. >> san francisco is bracing for the stormy weather by tackling problem spots that pop up during heavy down pours. ktvu's david stevenson is in union scare and got a look at the flood prevention efforts underway tonight. >> reporter: while people rush to get out of the rain or get out of town there is a lot of work going on to keep the streets flowing with traffic instead of rain water. corner by corn, drain by drain. >> getting worse. >> reporter: they rushed to clear the city's 25,000 storm basins ahead of the rain. >> it i

contra costa county health services says there are no other measles infection related to this case that they know of. >>> 5:03. happening today, president obama is talking drought down in fresno. he and governor jerry brown are expected to outline strategies on state recovery. president obama will visit farms to see the devastation. farmers say only a third of their land can be harvested this season because of the drought. >>> a ruptured sewer main dumped about 100,000 gams of raw sewage into the russian river. the santa rosa "pressdemocrat" says it happened yesterday in guerneville and the repair work is expected to be finished up sometime this morning. the problems haven't affected drinking water or sewer services but the sweetwater springs water district has shut off its wells in the mont e rio area as a precaution. >>> in an oakland neighborhood on waterhouse road in the city's oakmore neighborhood, witnesses told kpix 5's joe vazquez a getaway driver of a burglary abandoned the suspect who tripped over his baggy trousers while trying to run away. >>> reporter: this is the suspected

the water district that serves half a million people in central and eastern contra costa county use the federal allotment as part of their main supply but also get half the normal amount. and santa clara valley which serves the entire county of 1.8 million says it has little surface and reservoir water locally and worries of a water shortage that have spread across the bay area. >> the hardest part about this whole situation is the not knowing. >> reporter: stephanie truong, nbc bay area news. >>> and we'll be right back. >>> an annual day of remembrance will be held in san francisco's japan town today marking a somber note in history for many bay area residents. today's event commemorates the signing of executive order 9066 which sent 120,000 japanese americans to internment camps during world war ii. president franklin roosevelt signed that order on february 19th, 1942, shortly after the attack on pearl harbor. the day of remembrance will take place at the kabuki theater at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> the park superintendent who let lady gaga film her music video at hearst castle may hav

we called the contra costa county water district who said the number of people ripping out their lawns quadrupled over last year. they have a incentive program that pays $1 for every square foot of lawn. last february 27 people took advantage. this february it is 109 and the month still isn't over. january had similar increases. >> a lot of people going this direction. >> reporter: it needs no water. he says more and more customers are replacing their lawns with it or other designs. >> a lot of people will go down this direction over the next 5 to 10 years. we don't know where the water will be. >> reporter: they are planning on replacing with rose bushes, plants and flag stone. they said it will lighten the water bill and less work to maintain. >> give me part of my weekend back. >> reporter: in san jose, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> another warm day out there. temperatures into the 60s and 70s. the drought, they have been extending the exceptional drought area. that area down here. i will highlight it. a week ago that is where we are. now look where we are. north into the morga

. >>> and there's been another flew death in contra costa county. a woman in her 40s has died. her death brings the total there to seven. so far, we've counted nine, and santa clara has the highest with 15 reported. >>> students at uc berkeley filed a legal complaint against the university saying their school is not doing enough to protect female students from sexual assault. ktvu john is a sack i reports -- sasaki reports, attackers are being left to roam free. >>> uc berkeley is known as one of the best public universities in the world. >> last year i was assaulted in the resident's hall. >> now current and former students is arguing where sexual assault isn't taken siersiously. >> there isn't one -- seriously. >> there's hundreds of rapists watching around campus. >> 31 women are making charges because of what they suffered. >> we were being told there weren't any witnesses or being told you don't have a case because there isn't anyone to corroborate what you're saying and he's such a nice day. >> to support survivors and start making change. >> this student says she and thr

. >> contra costa county authorities say a smoky house fire killed a man today appears to be an accident the blaze broke out just after 9:00 this morning on mountain view avenue. investigators believe combustible materials left on a floor furnace started this fire. authorities did not find smoke detectors in this house. >> gas main break in san francisco forced homes and businesses to evacuate today about 9:00 this morning near third street. a construction crew accidentally dropped a pipe into the >> everybody came and closed the neighborhood. it sounded like, like a jet engine. so much smell coming out the smell, the smell was gas everywhere. i don't mind losing a day boy mind losing a building. right? as long as nobody is injured everything is fine. >> wonderful right? a view kroou had the gas capped an hour late scombrer began to work to repair the pipe. >> in the meantime classes at skyline high school after pg&e finished repairing there. a contractor hit that line yesterday while working nearby. it forced the school to be closed for today, staffers on hand to tell people who did not