everything was completely on fire. a big rig crashes into a funeral home leading to a fire. what happened to the people inside that truck and how this is impacting traffic in the city. >> a shocking crime at a bay area walmart store. police say the victim was a 4-year-old girl. the weapon a crowbar. when will the next major earthquake hit? we are live in daly city and we will tell you what the chances are and how pg and ge is preparing for it. >> people fleeing their homes with just the clothes on their backs. the grueling battle against nine separate wildfires in the san diego area. mornings on 2 begins right now.

we are live francisco this morning where auto big rig crashed into a funeral home on market street touching off a fire. alex savidge has been on the scene since 4:30 this morning. he will tell us why cleaning up the scene is not going to be an easy task. welcome to "mornings on 2". i am tori campbell. i am dave clark. steve, it doesn't feel too bad outside our door? >> it's not too bad. it's cool to mild to warm. the fog is on the mendocino coast and northern sonoma coast. looks like it's really close. it's not here yet and the breeze has not kicked in in the city. clear skies. cool to mild. cooler by the coast today. warm to hot inland but a west wind is on the way. we're just in between. it's hours now before that sea breeze kicks in. the toughest forecast, honestly, is timing of the sea breeze in

the city. by noon 82. it will drop fast. i mean, it will drop really fast by this afternoon because that breeze will kick in. 50s on the 60s. half moon bay 48. 46 and still yesterday, by the way, in westlake it was 75. any breeze yet in not yet. fairfield 15-20 would do it, but sfo says calm. but without a west wind at sfo or sunset, it's not happening yet. it will kick in probably around the noon hour. sometimes 11. sometimes 1:00. sunny and warm. cooler to the hot. breeze kicks in this afternoon. 90s in the interior and 70s and 80s coast and bay. here's sal. steve, the traffic moving along slowly in many areas. we are starting off with the toll plaza, which got heavy at about 5:45 this morning when they turned the metering lights on. the traffic is going to be busy and i think i have the toll plaza here. i went to the wrong line-up.

sorry. i put it in the 8:00 line-up, guys. wow, that's great. this is a look at the east shore freeway. the traffic is moving along very nicely as you head out to the mcarthur maze, but the drive time here is about 25 minutes between the cartinis and the bay. no major issues into francisco. we have a 40-minute drive time between grant line road and the 586/80 interchange. the traffic is going to be pretty busy. as we push into this area near the san mateo bridge a lot of the road sensors are red from 238 as you head down to the fremont area and the drive time is 24 minutes from 238 to thornton. 7:04. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. new this morning, one of san francisco's busiest streets has partially reopened following a bigwig crash into sullivan's funeral home. the accident also sparked a big

fire. ktvu's alex savidge has been live on the scene since 40:00 this morning and a look at the damage from this unusual crash. >> reporter: good morning to, you tori. westbound market street remains closed right now while crews continue the complicated process of removing the wreckage of this big rig from this scene. san francisco police are trying to figure out why the driver of that tractor-trailer lost control and veered off of market street early this morning touching off this fiery crash that happened at sullivan's funeral home. you can see the cab was destroyed in this fire. part of the building burned as well. these photos were taken by a viewer showing huge flames shoot interesting this food delivery truck. everything happened after 12:30 this morning. the driver and the passenger in that big rig, they managed to get out without being seriously hurt and firefighters say it was amazing they survived. it just so happens that the

office manager of sullivan's funeral home lives right above the business on the second floor. she was, of course, sleeping when this all happened. she heard a loud crashing sound. then she saw the truck on fire outside her window and she worried about the people inside. >> that was my concern, because i saw this and i thought they're in there. and there is nothing i could do. >> reporter: so now investigators are trying to figure out if this fire started in the truck before the crash happened. there are reports the driver heard an explosion of some kind coming from the back of the truck while he was still driving. police will be interviewing both the driver and his passenger to try to figure out exactly what may have caused them to lose control. now the other issue this morning is just getting this truck out of the way. it's a complicated process. firefighters say it is too dangerous to toe the big rig right now because there is about 150 gallons of dosele fuel --

diesel fuel still in the tank. they are waiting for a hazardous materials crew to come in and drain that tank. it could take another couple hours before that crew arrives here. i just checked with the police sergeant a couple minutes ago. she didn't know when they were going to get here. meantime, this truck -- meantime, this truck remains blocking several lanes. live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. time 7:07. happening now a very important drill to prepare for the next big earthquake. the experts say there is a 63% chance of a 6.7 magnitude quake or one even bigger will hit the bay area within the next 30 years. ktvu's tara moriarty is at the cow palace in daly city to show us what they're doing. >> reporter: good morning. we are here inside the mobile command unit and this is the vehicle that pg and e puts

close to the epicenter. they can print out big maps in case they need those in the field. in the back is where they can have meetings to come one a game plan. crews had a pep talk this morning a little bit earlier outlining the different mock scenarios they will encounter out in the field. geologists say there is a 62% chance that a 6.6 magnitude quake will hit within the next 30 years. crews will be practicing drills, timing themselves, and seeing how they would react in the aftermath of an earthquake. >> we'll tag an area and then have a map ready for them and then ask our team how would you restore service to this particular customer or this particular -- like a hospital, for example. >> reporter: in the wake of the 1989 prieta earthquake, they wanted to be fully prepared in case another one hit. they are setting up the cow palace as a stage.

utility workers are going to be conducting patrols in the neighborhood for damage assessment and practicing 911 for gas and hazards. we are about to step down into the base camp. the big drills, we are told, will start at 10:00 this morning and we will be, of course, following along as they begin their very long and important day here. there is a new study from uc berkeley that finds the drought may indirectly increase the risk of a earthquake on the san andreas vault. the floor of the san joaquin valley has been sink forge decades. and with the drought, problems are getting worse. that may trigger small earthquakes on the san andreas fault. some of the most devastating earthquakes in california's history have been triggered by

the san andreas fault. gas may be hard to come by on parts of highway 1 in the north bay. the green bridge gas station at point ridge station is closed after a crash there knocked out the gas service. that gas station is not expected to reopen for several more days. the next closest gas station is beau gas. and now we're hearing that's almost out of gas. the other nearby station is on highway 1 in bedaga bay more than 30 miles away. chp is putting up signs warning drivers and asking a aaa to be prepared with tow trucks. it is 7:10. a 4-year-old girl attacked with a crowbar inside a south bay walmart store. at 7:30, how security guards stepped in to help capture the woman suspected of this shocking crime. this there is former new

york mayor michael bloomberg. president obama is expected to be speaking any minute now. we are at the dedication ceremony for the 9/11 memorial in new york. we will show you some of the moments today. another tough commute out there. especially in the east bay as we look at the drive on northbound 280 in san jose. that traffic is also slow. we are going to run it all down for you straight ahead. some fog is filling in on the mendocino coast. fairly warm temperatures in san francisco. we will give you the timing on where we think the sea breeze will kick in.

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blasio, governors christie and cuomo and the families and survivors of that day, to all those who responded with such courage, on behalf of michelle and myself and the american people it is honor for us to join in your memories. to recall and reflect but above all, to reaffirm the true spirit of 9/11. love, compassion, sacrifice, and to enshrine it forever in the heart of our nation. michelle and i just had the opportunity to join with others on a visit with some of the survivors and families, men and women who inspire us all, and we had a chance to visit some of

the exhibits. and i think all who come here will find it to be a profound and moving experience. i want to express our deep gratitude to everybody who was involved in this great undertaking for bringing us -- >> you have been listening to president obama speak at the dedication ceremony for a memorial to the 9/11 victims in knock. >> and, tori, the museum contains oral histories from witnesses and thousands of photographs and artifacts. >> today and for the next few days it will only be open to survivors, victims, families, and first responders. then it opens to the public on may 21. >> our reporter steve casten bomb was in manhattan on september 11. he spent weeks reporting from ground zero. he joins us with more on how the victims of the attacks are being remembered. steve. >> reporter: and you heard the president there saying walking through this museum, looking at

the exhibits, is a very profound and moving experience. it truly is. i mean, it evokes all the emotions you felt in the days and weeks after the attacks right here in lower manhattan. in fact, i was standing right up the block when the first tower collapsed on september 11, 2001. right now very little to remind you of the attacks because the world trade center site is very much rebuilt here. one world trade center has reached its height. but down below beneath the memorial plaza, as you are watching there, relative to the victims -- relatives of the victims are watching the dedication ceremony as they see a fitting tribute to the thousands of people who perished on that day. nearly 13 years after the world trade center's twin towers fell a museum opens today honoring those who lost their lives in the attacks. visitors will see an exhibition dedicated to the 2983 people killed on september 11 and in the february 1993 bombing.

>> at the very site where terrorists sought to destroy us, we have rebuilt. >> reporter: the museum tells the story of one of the darkest days in u.s. history through personal artifacts, photos, audio and video and allows visitors to connect with pieces of the twin towers. the survivor stairs still mostly intact from the north tower. the steel beams that formed a cross and became a symbol of hope amid despair. the last column still covered with missing posters and cards, tagged with graffiti, honoring the policemen and firefighters who died heroes. the museum will have thousands of remains from unidentified 9/11 victims. earlier, they were brought to the museum, a decision some family members opposed. >> i waited months for my son to be recovered out of that hell hole, and now they are putting him back in this. >> reporter: they are kept in an area of the museum that is off limits to the public. >> they are not in a dungeon.

>> reporter: engraved with the words of the poet virgil. no day shall erase you from the memory of time. now, this $700 million museum is opening its doors three years behind schedule, but that's because, in part, it was such a complex, complicated construction site, but also the museum's officials really agonized over what to include in the exhibit, every last piece, and he it wanted to tell the story in a way that was very sensitive to the families, the victims, but also in a way that made all americans feel like this is their museum. at the world strayed center, steve ksatenbaum. >> we remember that day so well, and the one thing i heard about this this museum, they have exits spread throughout the exhibit so that if you need to step away and take a break, you can. so, yeah, just a really

powerful thing. >> it is, tori. 7:18. we want to check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads. hopefully, traffic is okay? >> it's just okay. we have had some slow traffic as usual, tori, and dave. let take a look at the east shore freeway. you see the traffic is going to be busy as you head out to the mcarthur maze from the caquinez bridge. there is a big backup, and the backup has been noticeable for some. it has started earlier. it has been longer and has stretched out over to 580 and also to interstate 80 and northbound 880. unfortunately, it seems to be coming the new normal. not sure why. some of the theories are people are slowing down to take a look at the taking down. old bay bridge. i want to mention southbound 101 is a mess. an earlier crash blocked all

lanes southbound 101 near the petaluma bridge. the traffic is okay now. the unintended consequences that traffic through novodo heading southbound 101 to san rafael isn't as bad as it normally is. clear skies. the fog is getting close. i mean, it's really close. but no breeze has kicked in yet. there is parts of the city on the mendocino coast, i should say, there is parts of the city that are already 70 degrees. eureka valley. upper market. north mission. the wind has not turned west yet. we are waiting. it's so close. it is the toughest, toughest forecast because when that wind kicks in, it drops fast. yesterday san francisco 88. oakland 93. there were about 24 record highs. i am just showing you a few. mountain view 91. santa cruz 90 degrees. the old record 1970.

the old mark was june 5, 1903. if you were down there and said, my goodness, it's hot, it was. cooler wind directions on the way. five, ten, maybe 20 degrees cooler for parts of the coast and bay. by 3, 4:00 that west wind kicks in. this is always tough. but a cooler coast forecast. warm, breezy, to hot. clear skies to start the morning. now, again, pay attention here. 82 at noon. 66 at five. so 64 to start. 82 at noon and then 66. if the west wind kicks in it will never see the light of day on that 82. temperatures near 70 right now. if we can get another couple hours, we can make it. 50s or 60s on the temps. 54 half moon bay. they were 46. 60s even in san francisco. ef seen a couple of upper 60s to near 70 already. can't find much of a delta breeze yet. sfo has a west at three. system's on its way. the fog is not there.

it's working its way towards the coast. it's very shallow. once it makes it, then everything starts to kick in. 64 in monterey. it will not be in the 90s in monterey. incredibly warm down there. our system will give us a dramatic cool-down. it starts a little bit today and then really fires in. warm to hot inland. cooling begins today coast and bay and then tomorrow everyone cools off. saturday to sunday we will drop to the 60s or very low 70s. sunny and warm. cooler coast. breeze kicks in late morning, early afternoon. temperatures 80s or 90s. 70s, 80s, or 90s. vacaville 95. sonoma 90 degrees. brentwood oakley 96. alameda 85. berkeley 86. again, just trying to time the sea breeze. santa cruz 100 yesterday. 92 today. 70s for some. 80s for others. it was 86 at the cow palace yesterday. that's pretty warm for them. warm, breezy, cooler on friday. here comes the big cool-down on

the weekend. >> all right. time 7:22. mountain lions, two of them spotted in brentwood. they were seen tuesday night just after 8:00. someone saw two mountain lions in an open field off san juan oates road. the california department of fish and game as well as contra costa animal services rushed out there but they didn't see any mountain lions. by the way, the officials say if you could see a mountain lion call 911. the head of the veterans affairs faces tough questions on capitol hill. how the v.a. is responding to allegations that long delays for healthcare may have contributed to the deaths of more than three dozen veterans. >> the police officer and i spoke, commented, wow, we have never seen a cat do that before. >> some amazing video to show you of an unlikely hero. how the family pet saved the life of a little boy.

a bay area school district backing away from plans to let children with head lies stay in school. the school district board was due to vote on that matter last night, but they abruptly took it off the agenda. they said they need more study. state health department guidelines cite concerns that children with head lies could face bullying if they are sent home. san francisco public schools are moving away from textbooks and towards technology. a tablet at a time. they will provide ipads for classrooms. sales force doumit plans to double its investment and expand the initiative for the 2014- 2015 school year, which means they will provide an extra 1800 tablets for 6th through 8th graders. public school students in san francisco are allowed to

dress a little freely. they have amended the dress code so students can wear hats, caps, and other head coverings. dress code violations will no longer mean a suspension. the new rules take effect this fall. a tabby cat is being called a hero after saving a 4-year- old boy. surveillance video captured the whole thing. you see the boy playing outside of his family's bakersfield home when a dog attacks him. a cat pounces in action and chases the dog off. the little boy's mother says herson needed some stitches but is doing fine thanks to the cat. >> i remember her hitting the dog, but seeing the video and seeing exactly what she did and chased that dog away, seeing her turn to check on jeremy and then returning to him, she is my hero. >> the dog is in the custody of

bakersfield animal control and will be euthanized. the parents of the little boy say the cat has earned herself salmon for life. 7:27. a fire disaster? san diego county. what is happening on the fire lines and the battle to contain nine separate fires. plus, the bay area fire crews heading south to help in the firefight. >> a brutal attack of a child inside walmart has customers shocked and upset. we are live in san jose and we will tell you what we're learning about the suspect. >> slow traffic on 237 heading into the valley. coming up we will show you contra costa and how slow what is. >> fog is getting close. not here yesterday. it's on the mendocino coast. the timing always tough. we will take a look at it. 66 balmy degrees in the city right now. we will look at the forecasted highs coming up.

7:31. you are looking live at livermore where firefighters from all over the bay area are loading up and heading to the fire lines in southern california. lots of crews there where some people have had to flee their homes with just the clothes on their backs. in a few minutes brian flores will have the latest on nine separate wildfires in the san diego area. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2". i am tori campbell. >> good morning. i am dave clark.

nice outside, steve. i just stepped outside the door. how's it look? >> it better look clear. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> foggy is on the mendocino coast. it's getting very, very close. once it start, it being the sea breeze, temperatures will take a tumble here. it's always the timing on this. it's still going to be warm. again, a lot of these temperatures will be set before noon or 2:00. 86 in oakland. by 5- 72. inland temps in the 90s. we have 50s and 60s. 76 sfo. 66 in the city. 67 redwood city. it's really warm and there is very mild conditions in the city and still a little hint in hayward. sfo is to showing a west at 3. last hour it was calm. maybe things are picking up. the fog is inching towards the soapioma coast. it will get here, but probably noon or 1:00. that sea breeze will really start to kick up. sunny and warm to hot. collar coast. the breeze will kick in.

70s and 80s closer to the coast and bay. here's sal. steve, we have bad news for a crash in contra costa county. this is just off highway 4, although it is not affecting highway 4 traffic. it's on willow pass road near avilla, which is right off highway 4. this is highway 4 that you see going west into concord. but there is a fatal motorcycle crash just off the freeway on willow pass road and the chp is handling it. this is outside of concord in unincorporated contra costa county and it's going to be there for a bit now that we have learned it is a fatal crash. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. 35-minute drive time into san francisco. we have also had slow traffic in the livermore valley as it normally is slow. i want to show you the traffic is going to be busy. no major problems, but the drive time is 40 minutes. it has been worse.

it's not the worst in the world, but that's a significant drive i am. santa clara 101. 280 and 85 are also very slow. back to the desk. time now 7:33. a woman is behind bars this morning accused in a brutal attack on a little girl inside of a san jose walmart. police say the 4-year-old girl was hit in the head with a crowbar right in front of her father. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose. you have reaction from a store manager and a customer? good morning. >> reporter: walmart customers are just shaking their heads in disbelief over what happened. i spoke with a walmart spokeswoman this morning who tells me the thoughts and prayers are with the child and her family as she recovers. police say 18-year-old maria garate entered the walmart on story road and approached a father and his 4-year-old daughter when was riding in the shopping cart. officers say she took a crowbar out of her handbag and struck the girl in the head.

her father tried to stop the woman and was hit, too. walmart security guards rushed over and garate laid down on the ground. police arrested had her for assault with a deadly weapon. customers have been reacting with sadness and disgust when i have shown them the booking photo of maria garate. >> it's abnormal. i mean, you don't do something like that and then have to suffer some consequences and not have no concern. something's wrong. >> if it's my kid, i'm going after them, you know. i don't care where it's at either. yeah, it's disgusting. i wonder about the little girl. the metal is solid steel. i mean, five years up the road somewhere, i mean, does she have any type of brain damage that's going to affect her later in life? that's what i would be wondering about. >> reporter: the little girl was treated at valley medical center and is recovering from her injuries, which are non-life threatening.

fertilizer say garate is a transient and they suspect she had been living in the large homeless encampment known as the jungle. law enforcement source says show told investigators she was upset the child did not die. police have not issued a motive in this case. 7:35. police in pacifica searching for a man accused of trying to lure a 10-year-old girl in his van. here is a sketch of the suspect released by investigators. described as 40 years old with a ponytail. he was driving a white delivery van. it this happened about 1:00 last friday afternoon at johnson and nelson avenues near ocean shores school. the girl told police that man approached her, tried to convince her to accept a ride home. the girl said no and went back to the school to report what happened. 7:36. happening now bay area fire crews are mobilizing and heading down to the fire lines of southern california.

this is new video from will livermore where our cameras captured firefighters from all over alameda county. they are meeting up before driving down south. >> we are geared up. we are trained and ready to go. our resources are ready and we are anticipating a very busy season. it started early. that's why we're heading down south right now. >> ktvu has also learned that seven cal fire engines from northern california have already gone to san diego. meanwhile, the firefight is continuing earnestly at this hour across san diego county. nine major fires have so far burned more than 9,000 acres as well as dozens of homes and businesses. you can see on the map how widespread it is. and with hot temperatures and unpredictable wind conditions today is shaping up to become another grueling day for firefighters. ktvu's brian flores is in the newsroom with the battle to contain these raging fires. good morning, brian. >> reporter: yeah, we got an update from the upon set a fire

that continues to burn in cams bad. as you saw on that map, plenty of work ahead. you hear those strong santa ana winds. nine total fires burning in san diego county. it's 60% contained but several homes were damned. the latest we are hearing 18 condominiums and four single faply homes are destroyed. 300 firefighters are battling this fire. while progress was made they are keeping an eye on the santa ana winds that could bring flair ups. with nine fires going on at the same time there are suspicions being raised on the cause of these fires. >> any time we have windy vents like we have seen in the last several days, there are numerous potential for downed power lines. 95% of the fires are started by people.

that could be pulling a car off into a dry brush. it can be anything. >> reporter: now, east of carlsbad is the city of san marcos. the cocoas fire has so far destroyed eight buildings and burned 700 acres. there is 0% containment at this hour. some 22,000 people have been told to evacuate. three structures have been destroyed and cal state san marcos was evacuated this afternoon. this weekend's graduation ceremonies have been canceled. extra police patrols are out as well keeping an eye on looters who could take advantage of the situation. in the camp pendleton area in northern san diego county has burned more than 6,000 acres. a housing complex remains evacuated. there are 40 found power lines. in our next hour we will be talking with one resident from san diego who is directly in the path of one of those fires. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. it is 7:39.

temperatures are expected to be cooler today, it was 96 degrees in san jose yesterday with 11% humid. that has cre oughted ideal conditions for wildfires so they are closing the park as a precaution. also a close eye on the fire danger posed by a homeless encampment. they have been called out to three grass fires this week near the encampment on highway 280 known as the jungle. firefighters kept a fire from spreading to homes yesterday, but they say the fair danger is high due to the heat, dry humidity and dry brush in the area. firefighters are warning people in the homeless encampment to be careful. one of the fires this week was started by a cooking fire. meantime, the firefighters with sonoma, lake, and napa cal fire, they are going through a week of training getting ready for the wildfire season.

the training is very difficult but necessary. the firefighters worry this could be one of the worst fire seasons in recent mem are you. this was the final training for new recruits and the veterans before their unit reaches peak staffing on monday. there are 23 extra seasonal firefighters in this particular group with 300 extra firefighters hired all over the state because of the drought. also new this morning, it may take at least a day to clean up a huge oil leak near downtown los angeles. here's a video of the staging area down there. workers and an oil tanker behind them. an oil pipeline burst about 1:00 this morning. 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilled over a half mile near griffith park. at one point the fear was that spill was between .5 million to 1 million gallons of oil. the sludge out there was up to your knees. it affected several businesses in the area. two workers at a nearby industrial plant had to be

hospitalized. they had breathing problems. they were breathing in fumes from that big oil spill. 7:41. the dirtiest alley in san francisco is not in the tenderloin or in the mission. it's actually if the financial district. the "san francisco chronicle" reports there were more than 4600 requests to power wash st. george alley at bush and kearney over nine months and most of those requests were to clean up human waste. city officials say cleaning up human waste is a priority but budget cuts have taken a toll on staffing levels for cleaning crews. san francisco supervisor scott weiner is expected to announce an effort today to try to persuade the mayor's office to add $7 million in funding for cleaning up streets and parks. a semi smashes through a san francisco funeral home and then catches fire. the impact this accident is having on traffic. allegations of a coverup. the tough questions facing the v.a. this morning following the deaths of as many as 40

veterans while they were reportedly waiting to receive care. good morning. right now we have slow traffic if you are driving in many areas. san mateo 11-minute drive time. we will tell you more about the drive times across the bay. >> the fog is on the northern sonoma coast now. in the city it's a mild 66. we will look at those cooler coastal temps coming up.

sometime 7:45. a senate committee is currently investigating the scandal at the v.a. department. this is a live picture from washington, d.c. that's eric

shensecki who has been criticized by members of congress and veterans groups about the backlog of healthcare cases. critics, in fact, have called for shensecki to resign. so far, he says he is staying on and he says he is committed to helping the nation's veterans. ktvu's pam cook is in the newsroom with more on the accusations reading up to this hearing. >> reporter: good morning. there is new pressure on president obama to do something after serious allegations about three dozen vets who died while waiting for medical care. the investigation covers at least six dates, including v.a. facilities in wyoming, missouri, texas, and arizona. the head of veterans affairs is expected to address reports that a v.a. facility in arizona may have tried to cover up the deaths of as many as 40 veterans who were waiting for care. arizona senator john mccain's home state, and he is also a

veteran. >> the administration is now reacting to what is a burgeoning scandal. literally every day there is a new allegations from some v.a. facility anywhere in the country. >> reporter: now, back again live to the hearing that is going on right now, senator mccain was just wrapping up his questioning and his comments. now we're listening to somebody else. a live look at this right now. members of congress, i have been listening in all morning long and most of them want to know what should have been done ahead of time to prevent this and what needs to be done now to make sure that our veterans get the best possible care. a lot of concern in that room this morning. there is a call for the president to appoint an outside commission to investigate the claims further, and again for the secretary of veterans affairs who is being questioned right now, to resign. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news.

7:47. this afternoon a small section of downtown palo alto will be dedicated as a memorial to police killed in the line of duty. a plaque will be set up in a group of redwood trees remembering the three palo alto police officers killed since 1969. now, the ceremony coincides with national peace officers memorial day. it's also the 20th anniversary of the death of reserve police officer theodore bresena. he was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer if 1994. it happened during a training exercise during an amtrak train. it was in preparation for a 1994 world cup soccer game at stanford stadium. it is 7:48. want to check in with sal. things are getting pretty busy out there right now, sal? >> yeah, it is pretty busy. a crash approaching the bay bridge. this is westbound 580 just before the macarthur maze and

driving to the bay bridge this week has been terrible. first of all let's take a look at the south bay commute, which has also been slow on 85 northbound from 87 all the way up to saratoga. 280 is very slow out of downtown and so is 1-0 one. this has become a somewhat normal commute through this area. we are also looking at live pictures. 880 has not become quite as slow as we will get in the 8:00 hour, but it's definitely slow after 66 getting up to the brick wall in oakland. as i mentioned, the bay bridge at 35-minute delay. a new crash 580 westbound right before the macarthur maze. that's going to figure into people trying to get to the bridge. this is a 30 to 35-minute drive time. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. lots of clear skies. some fog is on parts of the northern sonoma coast, mendocino coast. has not made the turn yet towards san francisco. outer sunset, it's turned

west-southwest. other parts of the city are already 70 degrees. so hasn't kicked in yet. the timing on this is brutal from a forecasting standpoint. it's on its way, it being the cooler west wind for some. it will be warm to hot today. a good five, ten, 15 degrees cooler coast and bay. clear skies. cool to mild. cooler by the coast. some fog will work its way back. it's happening now. once it starts coming underneath the golden gate you know it's here. a west wind kicks in for some this afternoon. again i'll go for 82 by noon. by 5:00 it will be 66. the fog will be in. so you know the drill if you live in the city. 50s, 60s, to near 70 degrees for some. half moon bay 57. sfo 66. redwood city 67. some areas are out of the gate quick on warm temps.

very warm air allot. it is a sign of things come with that fog. sunny, warm to hot. cooler coast and bay. it may start off warm but by 1 or 2:00 most areas pick up that sea breeze. 80s and 90s but some 70s by the coast. a lot of these may be set by 11 or 12 and by 2:00 they will drop 10, 15 degrees. not inland. that's closer to the beaches. 90s for pane. still warm to hot. probably not as hot as yesterday. 70s, 80s, 90 for some on the peninsula. and tomorrow we really cool it down and then i think temperatures just really fall off the table towards sunday. >> all right. time now 7:51. very special museum honoring those who lost their lives on 9/11. coming up just 20 minutes from now we're live in new york. the special dedication ceremony taking place at ground zero. and happening right now dozens of people with signs in hands at an oakland mcdonald's. their demands from this and other fast food chains around

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happening now some fast food workers are protesting in oakland this morning. this is video from in front of a mcdonald's on 12th street taken by a protesting worker with his cellphone. more than 100 workers started marching about two hours ago. this he say they want to be paid $15 an hour and be allowed to form a union. this group not alone. in fact, fast food workers in cities all around the world are also marching in protests today. a call to a south bay teenager has exposed a troubling new phone scam. yesterday a senior at san jose high school told school administrators she received a suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be with the cal grant program. the caller asked her to wire money for a security deposit or face losing her state-funded grant. the scam has outraged many

people at san jose high. >> it infuriateds me. to have somebody to prey on them like that, it makes me upset. >> san jose police are looking to whether other students are being targeted and are urging anyone who received a similar iphone call to not wire money and to contact police right away. 7:55. if you are headed to the ocean to cool off today know there is a beach advisory in effect until tonight. the national weather service says sneaker waves and those rip currents are possible along the coast between sonoma and monterey counties. san francisco firefighters go through special training to rescue a rising number of swimmers in distress, and we had an exclusive look at this week's training session. last year san francisco firefighters responded to 170 water rescues compared to only 36 rescues in 2001.

>> numbers have definitely gone up. there is more people doing water sports. they are boarding at ocean beach, which they weren't doing four, five years ago. >> the most common water rescue calls? san francisco a swimmer in distress, especially with dangerous rip currents. they learn how to get to the victims and get those victims to safety in all kinds of situations. the city of oakland didn't look far to find their new permanent police chive. sean went sworn in yesterday. he has served as interim police chief for the past year. under his batch homicides have dropped 18% along with a dramatic drop in other violent drapes. but says there is skill a lot of hard work to do in this campaign to make oakland a safer city. >> this year we're down almost 40% in robberies for the year. we're down about 75% in

non-fatal shootings for the year. we are making good progress. that's good, but obviously we have quite a ways to go. >> now, mayor kwan says he was chosen from other strong candidates around the country. getting ready for the big one. what pg&e is doing to prepare for the next disastrous quake. >> and a fiery crash at a san francisco funeral home. we will show you what things look like after a big rig slammed into this building. right now we are looking at a commute that's busier and busier by the moment on 24 westbound. the traffic may be affected by a crash on the way to the tunnel. we'll tell you about that and the rest of the commute. just had a nice message from judy up east of ukiah. she said the fog is creeping into the valley and it's 51 degrees. it's on its way. we will give you the timing

coming up.

welcome back. "mornings on 2". we have been following the aftermath of this fiery crash just hours ago in san francisco. this is what it looked like after a big rig crashed into a funeral home this morning near

market and noe streets. these are live pictures. this is what that scene looks like at it very moment. ktvu's alex savidge has been out there since 4:30 this morning. he is still there. in two minutes -- alex will an update. thursday, may 15. i am dave clark. >> good morning. i am tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic as steve dashes over from his computer. the twitter nation going crazy today, steve? >> yes, they are, tori. yes, they are. there is fog on the mendocino coast and on the northern sonoma coast. i have been saying all morning long it's on the mendocino coast. but it's not here yet. it will get here and when it does it will really drop temps on the coast and also the bay. can you see some of that. these are also higher clouds. it's starting to fill in. it's very shallow and i think it's going to start to make contact with the marin coast quick. still not a west wind in the city yet but that could change on a dime. the forecast is tough for

coast, bay, san francisco and oakland your temperature might hit by one or two and then it will drop fast. once that fog kicks in it really flies. 60s to 70s near some. 71 in san francisco. so, i mean, it's already low 70s for many. i can't find a delta breeze yet. sfo just gets calm. it's not there yet. but up on the north coast it's already there. it's just not here. but it will get here. temperatures today will be all over the map though. be anywhere maybe from upper 60s or 70s to 90s. warm to hot inland. the cooling begins today and really drops as we go into the weekend. 70s to 90s here. here's sal. has been another one of those days in the east bay. let me take a look at the biggest east bay commute, which obviously would be the bay bridge. it is backed up. there is a crash they're clearing on 580 westbound right before the macarthur maze and there has been some slow traffic all over the place.

we have also had a lot of slow traffic this morning on the bridge. 35-minute drive time. 880 northbound past the coliseum, that is packed up as you drive past the coliseum all the way up to the brick wall. if you are driving on 580, it is backed up beyond high 13 getting up into the main part of oakland. westbound 580 and livermore is slow. a new crash on the witten avenue on-ramp to northbound 880. the south bay commute continues. we don't have a lot of crashes, but 280 is backed up from 101. 101 from the expressway and 85 from 87 all the way to saratoga. these commutes these days, i think that the month of may really is super busy all over the place. 8:02. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. new this morning part of market street in san francisco is still shut down at this hour following a big rig crash that sparked a fire at a funeral home. alex savidge has been live at the scene since 40:00 this

morning and -- 4:30 this morning and joins us to let us know when the roadway could reopen and what one of the business owners is saying about the crash. >> reporter: good morning to you. an employee with the company told me a short time ago this truck was on its way to make deliveries when it crashed. you can see the result here behind me. for some reason, the driver of this tractor-trailer veered off market street and slammed right into sullivan's funeral home. and that crash led to a huge fire that destroyed the cab of that truck. it also burned part of the building as well. 12:30 this morning sullivan's home. the driver and passenger inside that big rig managed to escape without being seriously hurt, and firefighters say that is simply amazing that they survived. and it also just so happens that the office manager of this

funeral home lives right above the business on the second floor. she was able to get out okay, thankfully. the co-owner of sullivans says she is glad this fire didn't destroy her family business. >> it was just wonderful that it's not gone and that it's not any more than it is. we are very thankful. with the look of that cab, you'd think that those drivers were killed. >> san francisco police now are trying to figure out if this fire may have started in the truck before the crash itself or if the crash led to the fire. there are some reports the driver heard an explosion coming from the back of the truck while he was still driving. police will be interviewing the driver of the truck who has been released from the hospital and also his passenger, who remains hospitalized this morning, to try to get a better sense of what happened. now, the other big problem getting this tractor-trailer cleared from market street. that's going to take a long time. it's a complicated process,

from what we understand. they have to bring in a hazardous materials team to siphon off 150 gallons of diesel fuel from the tank before tow trucks can come and clear this big rig out of the way. we understand that hazardous materials team is on its way right now, but it may be several more hours before they get here and complete that process. and a battalion chief with the fire department says with that in mind market street, the westbound lanes of market street may not reopen to traffic until at least noon today. live in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:05. both law enforcement and protesters in the santa rosa area are taking steps to keep the peace and prevent violent protests after a crucial decision is announced in the andy lopez case. prosecutors still deciding if they are going to file criminal charges against a sonoma county sheriff's deputy who shot and killed 13-year-old andy lopez last year. that deputy said that lopez

ignored orders to put down what looked like a real gun. this decision could come at any time. about 35 volunteers have been trained as goodwill ambassadors. they are focusing on reducing the potential for violence. a teenager in richmond is recovering after being shot yesterday across the street from kennedy high school. we first brought you this breaking news yesterday during mornings on 2, and police are still searching for the shooter. they do think that the shooter and the victim knew each other. this was not a random shooting. and the incident may have started with an argument off campus. several includes, including kennedy high, were briefly locked down. 8:06. a mountain view police officer facing criminal charges after being accused of possessing child pornography. police say kevin nguyen was arrested in a child pornography sweep after sexual images of children were found on his home computer. he is a patrol officer.

he is also a sketch artist. we talked to him back in february here at ktvu after his detailed drawings of suspects were praised for their realism. police are now trying to identify the children in those images found at his home. >> the detectives, obviously, would always like to know can we identify these victims? how was this pornography obtained? and hopefully they will be able to determine that. >> now, nguyen has been released from custody. he posted bail. he has been placed on paid administrative leave. it is 8:07. uc regents are demanding investigations into the way college campuses statewide respond to sexual assault cases. the regents say a group will be formed to investigate complaints that victims of sexual assaults are discouraged from reporting them and that students accused of committing the attacks are allowed to remain on campus. this comes after uc berkeley was placed on the department of education's list of 50 schools

being investigated for their response to sexual assault investigations. the white house has also created the task force and says 1 out of 5 women become victims of sexual assault in college. time is 8:07. the city of oakland going after graph ita. crews started painting over the illegal markings and buildings and sign on the san leandro corridor in east oakland yesterday. bart, union pacific railroad, and neighbors are working with the east oakland beatification council to clean up the area, but they are also setting up an area where people can legally create graffiti. the so-called graffiti cove is between 77th and 81st avenue. 8:08. happening now an important drill to prepare for the next big earthquake. experts say there is a 62% chance that a magnitude 6.7 quake or greater will hit the bay area within the next 30

years. tara moriarty is live at cow palace to show us the safety exercise spearheaded by pg&e. >> reporter: we are in the gas leak detection vehicle for pg&e. on top there is an an ten. that antenna detects any gas leaks in your neighborhood. this is obviously a tool that pg&e would want to use. crews just had breakfast, sort of running around looking at this list of mock emergencies that they will have to respond to later today. crews had a pep talk early this morning out lining the different scenarios they will encounter in the field. geologists say there is a likely chance that a 6.7 magnitude quake or greater will hit the bay area in the next three decades. utility workers won't be responding to actual gas lines or electrical wires down today. instead, they will be receiving a note about what the problem

could be. >> we put like tags out in the field. so we simulate, hey, if this facility was down what would you do? so we try to have injects into an exercise like this. >> reporter: in the walk of the 1989 loma prieta earthquake pg&e wanted to be fully prepared in case another one hit. they are setting up this cow palace as a base camp to stage their vehicles, their equipment and workers. those workers are going to be patrols in neighborhoods for mock damage assessment. the big drill will start at 10:00 this morning and we will be here live to let you know of course how they do. live if it daly city, tara moriarty. >> thank you. time now 8:10. a brutal crowbar attack on a 4-year-old girl at a san jose walmart. coming up 21 minutes from now, the shocking statement the alleged attacker told police. plus, how customers are reacting. but first we'll go live to new york city where they are

honoring those who lost their lives on 9/11. plus, a look at a special museum opening to the public next week. good morning. we are still looking at a commute that's very busy as we are at the peak of the morning drive. 280 is one of those freeways that's very slow. we will tell you more coming up. warm temperatures in san francisco. some low 70s. but the fog is very close to the arena. we will talk about the timing and the temps coming up.

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to all those who responded with such courage, on pav of michelle and -- on behalf of michelle and myself and the american people, it is honor for us to join if your memories. to recall and to reflect, but above all to reaffirm the true spirit of 9/11. >> happening today, president obama remembering the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. the president spoke just within the last hour after touring the new museum in new york opening today after years of planning, debate, and delays. the president was introduced by former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. today and for the next few days, the measles will only be -- the museum will only be open to families, victims and first responders.

it will open to the general public next week on may 21st. steve kastenbaum was in new york on september 11 and spent weeks reporting on ground zero. he joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am standing here listening and watching the ceremony and remembering how literally one block away from where i am now, at the opposite corner is when i was standing when the first tower fell. all throughout the morning we watched as commuters emerged from the subway. you could see on some of their faces the people were feeling the emotional weight of today. a lot of those folks were also down here on 9/11. you know, watching the videos from inside the museum during the dedication ceremony, it really brings it all back as if it just happened yesterday. and you can't help but be in awe of this fitting tribute to the thousands of people who

perished on that day. fearly 13 years after the world trade center's twin towers fell, a museum opens today honoring those who lost their lives in the attacks. the visitors will see an exhibition dedicated to the 2983 people killed on september 11 and in the february 1993 bombing. >> at the very site where terrorists sought to destroy us, we have rebuilt. >> reporter: the museum tells the story of one of the darkest days in u.s. history through personal artifacts, photos, audio, and video. and it allows visitors to connect with pieces of the twin towers. the survivors stairs still mostly intact from the north tower. a stairwell so many used to run for safety. the steel beams that formed a cross and became a symbol of hope amid despair. the last column still covered with missing posters and cards tagged with graffiti, honoring the police officers and

firefighters who died heroes. historical your, they were brought to the museum, a decision some family members opposed. >> i waited months for my son to be recovered out of that hell hole and now they're putting him back in there. >> reporter: they are kept in an why are of the museum that's off limits to the public. >> they are not in a dunigan. they are not in a basement. they are in a beautiful space that is reverent and respectful. >> reporter: the remains lie behind a wall engraved of the words of the poet the virgil." no day shall he erase you from the memory of time." now, it this $700 million museum is opening three years behind schedule. part of the reason is it was such a complex and complicated construction project. they built the memorial plaza, which is essentially the roof of the museum first, with the reflecting pools and then built the museum beneath. it it's like building a structure from the top down. it was also taking so long because the museum officials

really agonized over every last item that they were including in the museum because they wanted to be sensitive to everybody impacted by the events of 9/11 as they put together the exhibits inside the museum. at the world trade center, steve kastenbaum. back to you. >> steve, thank you so much for that live report. time is just about 8:18. let's check in with sal. can you help the folks on 280 and around the bay area? >> you know, the laugh is more like probably not. well, i can give you a little bit of advice, though. northbound 280 is very slow getting up into the valley. now, we've seen a little bit of improvement. i can help you by saying if you have the time to put off the trip in the last two days, we've had traffic clear up after 9:00. but this is the peak of the morning commute and you will see a lot of slow traffic through the area. also looking at 101 and 85, they are not very good alternates as you drive into the valley.

this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and that is a 25- to 30-minute drive into san francisco. highway 4 has been slow. a crash off highway 4, willow pass road underneath the freeway. a serious motorcycle crash. if you are driving on 80, pockets of slow traffic from richmond and hercules to the bay bridge toll plaza area. and 580 is still very slow. 8:19. let's go to steve. thank you, steve. good morning, everybody. fog is on the mendocino coast. rather solid. half of sonoma coast. it's not the point yet, but i can see it. it's on its way. a couple of reports now coming in from the city that, oh, the wind just turned a little westerly. higher clouds in the north. fog again. it's very shallow, but it's not this. we will not set records yesterday. it is hot on this day in 2008. the records from yesterday 88 in san francisco, the 91 sfo,

oakland 93. there were 24 record highs and bliss ring hot in southern california. santa cruz hit 100 degrees. not only a record, that's the earliest 100-degree reading ever. the earlier mark was 1983. the west wind is on its way. it will get here. parts of the city in the mid 70s. but outer sunset, inner richmond and close to, i think, san francisco state, i've seen that wind turn a little westerly. it's just a matter of time now. five, ten, 15 degrees cooler for some by the coast. some areas have to wait a little bit, especially and san mateo and santa cruz. 82 at noon. 66 at 5:00. if you live in san francisco or work, you know what i am talking about. it can be warm and it will turn on a dime. there is the fog. right there. starting to creep in right there. paint reyes, a ways to go yet. when it gets that close it's just a matter of time. 70s for some.

60s for others. half moon bay 63. 62 pavano. there is not a delta breeze yet. it's trying but nothing at oakland airport or sfo. 49 up in tahoe. 70 in sacramento. 71 monterey. 57 ukiah. fog creeping in on the mendocino coast. for us temperatures on their way down. inland temps will be warm to hot. the cooling begins today and will it ever as we go into the weekend. especially by sunday. we will drop into the upper 60s and low 70s. i am splitting the difference. warm to hot but cooler by the coast as that breeze kicks in. 70s, 80s and also 90s for some here. clear lake 95. walnut creek the 94. alameda 84. these are really tough to time on these. inland warm to hot. but the coast begins to cool down today. we will have to watch as a big drop on the weekend. there could be rain and snow in

the sierra late monday into tuesday. >> wow, all right, steve. 8:21. congress holding a hearing about the growing scandal involving veterans who may have died while waiting for a doctor's appointment. the reason the top veterans affairs officials won't acknowledge there is a problem. >> and next a mysterious sign in san francisco saying the city is closed today. but the reason given is making drivers on a busy street take notice.

welcome back. 8:24. a bay area school district backing away from plans to let children with head lies stay in school. as we told you yesterday, the mount diablo unified school district board planned to vote last night on that matter but it was abruptly pulled off the agenda saying the matter needs further study. state health depth guidelines cite concerns that children with head lice may be bullied if sent home into a proposal to name a new middle school after a bay area civil rights activist is creating controversy in contra costa county. the new school will replace the old middle school in el sorerito. the school is still under construction but people in the community are taking sides over what to maim it. at a west contra costa county school board meeting last night. the frame fred coramatsu was

suggested. he took his fight toover turn his criminal record all the way to the u.s. supreme court and won. >> my father's fight for justice wasn't just for himself. and not just for the japanese-american people. it was for all americans. >> i would like to propose another outstanding citizen's name for consideration for the renaming of portula. >> several members of the audience made suggestions for names they think should also be considered. the school board will now form a committee to listen to all the ideas and narrow down the choices. it will then make a recommendation to the full board in the coming months. all right, tori, time now 8:26. new this morning a mysterious sign in san francisco getting a lot of attention from drivers. it says, you can see it, the city is closed due to the heat

wave. a few expletives thrown in there. new video came into our newsroom from ktvu's social media director. now, we're still not sure who is responsible for this message or if it's a prank or not. just wanted to show you. time's 8:26. we're still following this morning's developing news coming in from san diego. several wildfires forcing thousands of people out of their homes. it's incredible. the new details we just found out from an eye witness near these fast-moving fire lines. we are live in san jose where a 4-year-old was attacked with a crowbar inside a walmart. we'll tell you the details i am learning about the suspect and you will also hear reaction from walmart. good morning. we are still looking at traffic that is getting busy. in some places it's getting busier like interstate 880 as you head into oakland. >> the fog is getting oh so

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welcome back. we are live in san jose right now. we are at a walmart. we are here because a 4-year- old girl was attacked by a stranger who hit her with a crowbar. in two minutes, janine de la vega will tell us what people are telling her about that bizarre and violent attack and how this relates to a widespread problem. stay tuned for that. thursday morning, may 15. i am dave clark. let's talk about weather. steve, a rock and roll up and

down forecast today? >> for some, yeah. no doubt about it. thanks to all the ladies who like today's tie. i appreciate the comments. thank you. if they say interesting, that's not good. if they say i like it, that's good. we are getting likes today. the fog is getting close. it's been on the mendocino close. it's getting on parts or most of the sonoma coast. i can't find any on the marin coast yet, but it's getting close. a couple of observers in san francisco said a little breeze picking up. 86 for oakland, but that's maybe 1, 2:00. by 5:00 it will be 72. we are going to ramp up really fast. san francisco, oakland, coast and bay, and then it will francesco schettino. you see the will cool down. the wind has not turned yet. 74 in san francisco already. 60s and 70s. it will be warm to hot inland. but i think once that breeze starts, noon, 1:00, then i think everybody will feel that. sunny and warm to hot away from the coast but much cooler by

it. even though your high temp may happen by 10 or 11:00 in the morning, that breeze is kicking in. 70s, 80s and 90s. but the cooling begins today. here's sal. steve, traffic is still pretty heavy in many areas. we've seen some improvement. i am looking at highway 24 now getting from pleasant hill to the cauldecott tunnel. drive time is 13 minutes. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a 25-minute drive time in san francisco. it's not all that bad. 680 and all the freeways around the bay in the last three or four weeks have been pretty slow. this is the big rush before people go on their june and july summer vacations and before graduation. everyone's in town. everyone's going to work and the roads are surely showing signs of traffic that's just a mess. yes, i know. i wouldn't call you shirley any more. 580 westbound through livermore

25 to 30-minute drive time. at 8:32. back to the desk. a woman is behind bars this morning accused of a brutal attack on a little girl inside a san jose walmart. now, police say the 4-year-old girl was hit in the head with a crowbar right in front of her father. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose. you have reaction from a store manager and a customer? >> reporter: good morning, dave. customers are disturbed about this attack. they are creeped out when they looked at the suspect's booking photo because she is smiling. walmart manager that i spoke to this morning says that employees are aware that the attack happened. they talked to the employees about safety and handling situations like this. it was all captured on security cameras, which should be valuable evidence for authorities. police released this photo of 18-year-old maria garate who is at the santa clara county jail for assault with a deadly weapon. officers say she entered the walmart on story road at

11:00 a.m. tuesday and took a crowbar out of her handbag and forcefully hit a 4-year-old girl in the head who was siting in a shopping car. the child's father intervened and she struck him, too. security guards came over and she laid down on the ground with her hands behind her back. police took her into custody. they say she is a transient. >> i think that would be very devastating if it was to happen to me and my daughter. you know, i empathize with the father. but i think that we have to do something about the homelessness because there is a lot of mental illness over there. those people are -- i mean, nobody cares about them, so they don't care about themselves. >> reporter: the little girl was taken to valley medical center and was treated for her injuries. they are non-life threatening. it's unknown what the motive was, but law enforcement sources tell me the suspect told investigators she was upset the

child didn't die. officers think she had been living in the jungle. a large homeless encampment near walmart. a corporate spokeswoman from walmart says they are cooperating with police and their thoughts and prayers are with the little girl and her family. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega. police in pacifica search forge a man accused of man trying to lure a 10-year-old girl in his van. v investigators released this sketch of the suspect. the girl told police the man was driving a white delivery van. now, this happened last friday about 1:00 at johnson and nelson avenues near ocean shores school. the man approached her, tried to convince her to accept a ride home. the girl said no and went back to school to report what happened? 8:35. bay area fire crews are mobilizing and heading down to the fire lines of southern california. this is new video from

livermore where our cameras captured firefighters from all over alameda county. they are meeting up at that location before driving down south. >> we're geared up. we're rained and ready to go. our resources are ready and we're anticipating a very busy seen, yes. but it started early and that's why we're heading down south right now. >> ktvu has also learned that seven cal fire engines from northern california are going to san diego. meanwhile, the firefight is still going strong at this hour across san diego county. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency in the county to free up additional resources. these fires have caused all public schools throughout the san diego area to be closed today. so far nine major fires have burned 14 square miles along with dozens of homes and businesses. today's forecast calls for more scorching temperatures and unpredictable wind conditions. ktvu's brian flores now joins us from the newsroom. brian, you have a special

connection to san diego? you used to live and work there and you still have family there? >> born and raised there, tori. reported there as well. my media family is there as well. i have been through several wildfires there. several family and friends that i talked to were also evacuated. the good news is that fire crews have been making progress, but obviously still a lot of work left. now, unfortunately, this is a home that was destroyed overnight from what's called the cocoas fire in the city of san marcos in northern san diego county. this is a fire that continues to burn strong. at least 800 acres have burned so far. 5% containment this morning. eight other buildings have also been destroyed. we spoke with a woman who can see the fire on the hillside. she sent us pictures of the smoke and fire and she says she is ready to evacuate just in case. >> we have horses and dogs and everything else. i have three horses and

trailers are hitched up. i think we all know what we're taking because it's what we took the last time. valuables and some artwork and, you know, personal stuff. but other than that just make insuring that everybody gets out safely. >> reporter: as for some of the other fires, the poinsettia fire in carlsbad is 60% contained but several homes were damaged. 18 condominiums, four single family homes and two commercial buildings were destroyed. and the bernnardo fire in northern san diego county and a mile from any sister's house is 75% contained. luckily, no homes damaged there. evacuations do remain in place for hundreds of people in the san marcos area. as you mentioned, tori, several schools remain closed, including cal state san marcos. a graduation ceremony is canceled. pendleton has burned 6,000 acres. temperatures in san diego expected to be dry and the temperatures in the 90s to 100s today.

>> wishing your family and friends well, thank you, brian. 8:38. it's expected to take the entire day to clean up a massive oil leak near downtown los angeles. this is video of the staging area with workers and an oil tanker behind them. an oil pipeline burst open around 1:00 this morning. 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilled over a half mile area near griffeth park. it was knee-deep at one time. two workers at a nearby industrial plant had to be taken to the hospital after breathing in the oil fumes. most of the oil has now been vacuumed up. crews are using absorbent materials to soak up the rest of the oil. time is 8:39. happening now some fast food workers are protesting in oakland this morning. here is some of the new video we just got in front of a mcdonald's on 12th street. this was taken by one of the protesting workers using his cellphone. now, more than 100 fast food workers started march being 6:00 this morning -- marching

about 6:00 this morning. they are demanding to be paid $15 an hour. a tabby cat is being called a hero after literally saving a 4-year-old boy. on this surveillance video you can see the boy playing outside his family's bakersfield home when a dog attacks him. luckily, the family's brave cat quickly pounces into action, chases off the dog. the cat even followed the dog to make sure it left. the little boy's mother says her son needed some is stitches but is doing fine thanks to the cat. >> i remember her hitting the dog but seeing the video and seeing exactly what she did and chase that dog away, seeing her turn to check on jeremy and then returning to him, she is my hero. >> the dog is in the custody of bakersfield animal control and will be euthanized. the parents of the little boy

say that cat has earned herself salmon for life. the cat kind of body slams the dog to get him out. >> i have never seen anything like that. all right. tori, time is 8:40. we are hearing from oakland's new police chief. in 15 minutes, the information he has about violent crime in oakland and what he plans to do about it. >> and a big rig slams into a san francisco funeral home early this morning leading to a huge fire. we'll tell you what happened to the people who were inside that truck and the impact this is having on traffic here in the city. good morning. we are still looking at traffic that is very slow getting down to the bay bridge toll plaza, although we are seeing some improvement. coming up we will take a look at some of the south bay drive and show you how slow that is? sunny here, but we have been fog-free most of the week. not today. it's in parts of the mendocino and sonoma coast and it's getting closer here.

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time is 8:44. let bring you up to date on some of the top stories right now. and he is holding an earthquake preparedness drill this morning at the cow palace in daly city so get ready for a catastrophic earthquake. this drill is simulating the damage a big quake could do to

gas and electric lines. part of market street in san francisco still shut down at this hour after this big rig crash into a funeral home just several hours ago. it also sparked a major fire. ktvu's alex savidge has been on the story since 4:30. you are still there and you have new video of the crash and info and when the street may reopen? >> reporter: good morning to you. market street, the westbound lanes at least, may not reopen for several more hours. it could be at least noon today. that's what the fire department is saying. it's a complicated process to remove this tractor-trailer or the wreckage of this tractor-trailer out of the roadway here. what i'm it told is this big rig was making deliveries at starbucks locations here in the city this morning, dropping off food and other items, when for some reason the driver of this truck lost control and the truck veered off the street and slammed right into sullivan's funeral home. and that triggered a huge fire. take a look here. it was a massive fire that

destroyed the truck's cab. it burned part of the funeral home as well. this is cellphone video sent in by a viewer showing the huge flames shooting from the tractor-trailer. this happened around 12:30 this morning. this is on market street right near noe street. the driver and the passenger inside that big rig managed to get out without being seriously hurt. one still in the hospital. the passenger still in the hospital this morning. firefighters, though, say it was amazing that both of them survived. it just so happens that the office manager of this funeral home lives above the business on the second story. she told us she woke up to a loud crashing sound. >> hearing the glass breaking. i thought i better see if anybody needs any help. on the other side of the front windows i was looking down and didn't see anything. all of a sudden the room lit up orange and i looked through this window here and everything was

completely on fire. >> it was very challenging. but the firefighters did a great job. we had fuel flowing down market street that was burning. we had fire extending to the trailer of the vehicle at the same time. and also fire extended into the building itself. >> reporter: and mainly the damage was just to the outside of the building, according to firefighters. no structural issues with sullivan's funeral home. so investigators trying to figure out if this fire may have started in the truck before the crash or if it was the crash that then led to this fire because there are some reports the driver heard an explosion of some kind coming from the back of the truck while he was still driving. police looking into that, planning to interview both the driver and the passenger to try to get a better sense of what happened. but now the bigger su in terms of traffic here in this area along market street, the westbound lanes remain closed right now on market street. eastbound lanes are open. you see traffic moving through right there. now they have to get this tract are trailer out of the way and to do that a hazardous

materials team has to come in and remove about 150 gallons of diesel fuel still inside the tank of this truck. that team has not yet arrived here at the scene. once they do it's probably going to take a couple of hours for them to remove that fuel and then at that point this tractor-trailer can be towed out of the roadway. we are told that market street, the westbound lanes, may not reopen until at least noon today. we're live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu. 8:48. serious allegations of poor treatment of veterans healthcare. ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom with the important hearing that is happening right now. good morning, pam. >> good morning. the hearing is addressing allegations of mistreatment and cover-up, including more than three dozen vets who died while waiting for medical care. the investigation covers at least six states, including v.a. facilities in wyoming, missouri, texas, and arizona. at the hearing that's going on

right now the head of veterans affairs is expected to address reports. he is talking about the v.a. facility in phoenix, arizona, and how it may have tried to cover up the deaths of as many as 40 veterans who were waiting for care. now, just moments ago questions about eight pages of listing of inappropriate scheduling practices that could have led to the delay that need to be addressed. >> we have been working continuously to try to identify where those sites are and what we need to do to prevent that from happening. it's absolutely in, cuesable. >> we only have one mission, is taking care of these veterans and not these veterans. i'm one of them. 100,000 of our employees at the v.a. are veterans. >> reporter: now, eric shensecki is the secretary of veterans affairs. there is a call for him to resign. right now the white house announced that one of president obama's most trusted advisors

will work with the v.a. to try to figure out how to better care for the veterans. we're going to continue to monitor this hearing and have more throughout the day here on the ktvu channel 2 news. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook. let's go back to the studio. >> pam, thank you. time is now 8:49. let's bring back sal and get everybody where they need to go. highway 101? >> still pretty slow out there, as a matter of fact. san jose northbound 101 traffic is busy. all the freeways, by the way, in the south bay are slow. 101, 280, 85. they are finally getting better. if you want to wait around you might do yourself a favor by doing so. the traffic continues to move along into the too poorly as you drive through. as a matter of fact, if you are on 280 or 85 we are seeing a little bit of improvement there as well. let's move along and take a look at the rest of the south bay commute. i talked about one 0-1 just now. you see 280, 85 are slow.

over to the east bay, 580 webb is slow at livermore. then the time on 580 has improved. mean high street and 580 about a 12-minute drive. the toll plaza is about a 25-minute drive time. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. fog on the mendocino line. >> all right. well, we'll get with steve in just a second. a little technical difficulty there. 8:51. we want to let you know about a dream come true. roommates were shocked to find thousands of dollars in a couch. >> our neighbors thought we won the lottery or something because we were just screaming. >> the reason their happiness was short lived and how the money ended up inside the couch in the first place. to a better night's sleep ♪ ♪ your tickt

welcome back. sometime 8:54. the city of oakland found a new permanent police chief. sean whent was sworn in as oakland's top law enforcement officer by the mayor at oakland city hall yesterday. under his watch homicides have dropped 18% along with a dramatic drop in other violent crimes. but chief whent says there is a lot of hard work do in this campaign to make oakland a safer city. >> this year we are down almost 40% in robberies for the year. with are 'down about 35% in non

fatal shootings for the year. we are making good progress along that way. that's good, but obviously we have quite a ways to go. >> the mayor says whent was chosen over a number of other strong candidates from around the country. happening today the city of oakland showcases its pothole blitz. the seven-week blitz began in week in east oakland and will start in a new district each week through june. the city hopes to repair 2,500 potholes. time is 8:55. for the first time google will release a report on the diversity of its work force. all major u.s. employers have to report that info to the federal government but companies don't have to make that information public. in the past, google resisted calls to share their diversity of information, but it announced the about-face yesterday at a shareholder meeting. reverend jesse jackson was there at that meeting as part of a

effort to hire more women and minorities. finding loose change under a couch cushion is common. but three roommates in new york found a lot more in a used couch they acquired. they discovered nearly $41,000 in cash. look at it all stuffed in two cushions. but before they thought about spending the small fortune they found an envelope with a name on it. they tracked the person down. turns out the money belonged to an elderly woman who stashed her life savings in the cushions without telling her family. relatives that donated the couch to the salvation army. >> our neighbors thought that we won the lottery or something because we were just screaming. >> i am like, oh, i found a coupe. she is like, oh my god. i am like, so what? she is like, i left a lot of money in that couch. >> the roommates did return all of the money. the grateful woman gave them a $1,000 reward. time is now 8:56. new this morning we just received some new photos of a reported attempted burglary at

this anitoch drugstore. we are told someone tried to steal the atm, crashing a car into the cvs pharmacy on somersville road. the atm machine was knocked to the floor. we are getting a report the police captured a suspect. this just happened a little while ago. we will keep following this story and bring you more details on ktvu news at noon, tori. >> yes, we will. just turned to 8:57. sal, how is the toll plaza looking? >> it's going to be slow, tori. the traffic is busy as you drive into san francisco. 30-minute delay at the toll plaza. it has improved a little bit. also looking at interstate 880, the traffic there is very slow out of marina boulevard all the way up to downtown oakland. and if you are driving on 580 the line of slow traffic a 40-minute drive from livermore out to castro valley. for some still one more hot day. especially away from the coast. by the coast already fog is coming down the mendocino coast and parts of the sonoma coast.

it's just a matter of time here. i have seen inner richmond, sunset district and golden gate bridge the wind has turned westerly. it's on its way. it will take another day for inland areas. cooler by the coast. much cooler friday and especially the weekend. >> we are bowing to the west wind. >> yes, we are. >> be patient. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news for more on the big rig crash and a fire at a san francisco funeral home. we will see how it's affecting traffic. thanks for watching.

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