ktvu's alex savidge live in rohnert park. there is some light rain out there, sal of course watching the roads for you, but first let's start with steve pallson, what do you see? >> i see a little bit of rain towards santa rosa and the russian river. otherwise it's cloudy. most locations say cloudy, a little bit of rain, some of it not showing up on the radar. it's below the radar beam and we'll continue to see just -- forestville has picked up 15/100 and santa rosa a tenth in 24 hours. it's a little bit. there is good rain to the north. it's definitely up towards the northern part of the state and there's a good stream of moisture taking aim at us today. a lot of that has to work its way in. favor the north bay maybe for the morning even though that's not much. you can see this cloud cover streaming in. later on for the morning commute, most people will not get rain on them. 50s on the temps and i don't expect those to change at all. there's plenty of moisture moving in. i wish there was a little more forcing or lift in the

alex savidge got a closeup look at the work and joins us live. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. i'm standing on the lower deck of the old eastern span. right now, up above us, there are crews busy at work and they are tearing apart a portion of the upper deck. while there's a lot of heavy machinery busy and working up there on the upper deck, drivers coming across the new

katie utehs alex savidge is joining us live -- ktvu alex savidge is joining us live. >> reporter: this could be the first step to moving the oakland a's out of the bay area all together. of course a's fans that i have talked to this morning don't like that idea. and they can't stomach the thought of their hometown team playing here at at & t park in san francisco. the home of the giants. but according to am report in the san francisco chronicle its possible the two teams might be sharing the ballpark for the next two seasons. now the issue here is that coliseum officials haven't been able to reach am short term lease agreement with the a's in oakland. and if no deal is reached, major league baseball is apparently promising that they will step in and help the a's make the move to at & t park. the league is apparently playing hardball here and demanding the coliseum authority give the a's a two- year lease extension and not a longer deal that will lock them in for a number of years beyond that two year time frame. this report suggests that a shorter lease will give the a's owners more fl

ktvu tea alex savidge is live in -- ktvu's alex savidge is live in sonoma county where there's been off-and-on showers for the last few hours. what is the weather like right now? >> reporter: i haven't taken any measurements but it feels like the raindrops coming down are bigger than the ones throughout the morning, at least so far. we're here in rohnert park. on-and-off showers is what we've had all morning long. as we take a peek at highway 101, you can looking at southbound traffic. the roadway is certainly wet which means if you are ifl driving through -- if you are driving through this area, you want to take it slow. let me show you some light showers. any time we get any decent amount of rain, it tends to lead to a lot of accidents with slick roads. as this storm moves into the bay area, the chp is asking everyone to take it slower as they head out the door. leave some extra room between you and that car in front of you so you have time to stop. more rain expected later today. that's why one commuter told me he's worried about the ride home this afternoon. >> absolutely we need it. even

live this morning in rohnert park, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thanks alex. rain in the bay area usually means snow in the sierra and a winter storm is now making its way towards the lake tahoe area. 5 to 10 inches of snow is expected in the sierra over the next few days. great news for skiers. this is video from the last time heavy snow fell in the mountains a few days before halloween. steve is tracking the rain and we'll have updates throughout the morning. you can get the latest weather information on our web site at ktvu.com. you'll find links to our storm tracker 2 radar on the front page. >>> time now 6:07. a standoff in the north bay has ended. deputies found the body inside a rental cabin. this is a still developing story and ktvu's tara moriarty is live in guerneville with the details of this. good morning tara. >> reporter: we're here near the river lane cabins where police have extended the perimeter within the last couple of minutes and petaluma police have arrived on scene. we're not sure why. if you take a look behind me, you can see sonoma cou

alex savidge is -- well good morning. san francisco's police department gang -- now they are trying to track down a group of young men who left this 18-year- old man with several stab wounds. the assault happened last night. this victim was found on gardener avenue. this is right behind lawrence cook middle school. this young man was rushed to santa rosa memorial hospital although police are telling us that he is expected to survive his injuries. the teenager told police he was confronted by this group and then attacked. punched, kicked, and stabbed by a group of seven or eight people. police say they were all gang members. >> he reported that seven to eight subjects had more or less jumped him and challenged him about his gang affiliation and proceeded to punch, kick, and stab him multiple times. >> reporter: that group drove away in an older model silver honda odyssey. its a van that is similar to the one we are showing you right now. the young men behind the attack is one that is in their 20s. the sergeant in this -- a

for now, reporting live in emeryville, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2news. gasia, back to you. >> alex, it's a great start. >>> shoppers aren't the only ones in san francisco's union square today. new at 5:30, why these protesters say sometimes fake is actually better than the real thing. >> and later, a mother's wish, five years after her son's killing at a popular bay area park. how she hopes to keep his case from getting cold. >> right there in black and white, the words of one bay area man. tonight, his story about what is now missing and why he wants them back so much. . >> most of the bay area in the clear right now. coming up, the neighborhoods that will be in the upper 30s overnight, and we'll also highlight the warmest day of the weekend. . >>> in san francisco, a woman struck by a truck on interstate 80 this morning has died from her injuries. police say she was crossing the freeway near 7th street about 5:30 this morning when she was hit. the victim was taken to sf general hospital where she died later. at this point, police haven't released her n

alex savidge is live in san francisco. you have a complete rundown of the president's schedule today. alex? >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. the president will be here in san francisco in just about three hours or so. already behind me, you can see a pretty good-sized crowd outside of the betty ong center in san francisco's china town. this is both volunteers helping out with today's event as well as bests who will be attending today's speech. let me show you some video from a short time ago because some of the people attending this event have already been lined up for quite sometime waiting to get inside. president obama will be speaking inside the gym here at the community center at 11:30 this morning. he will be calling on congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. the white house says the immigration issue is also critical to the asian-american community because an estimated 1.3 million of this country's documents are from asia. president obama is pushing for an earned path to citizenship coupled with tig

alex savidge here now with a look at the safety plans in place today. alex. >> reporter: the three existing bores of the caldecott tunnel have a series of safety features including a complex ventilation system and also warning signs for drivers. all of this put in place after that deadly fire 30 years ago. today a spokesman for cal trans told me the tunnel safety system steams to have done the job today. [ inaudible ] it was a frightening scene for drivers today as smoke filled the caldecott tunnel after a car burst into flames. the air was quickly cleared thanks to a ventilation system that blew the smoke out of the east side of the tunnel. cal trans was able to reverse the air flow. >> we needed to get the smoke blowing the opposite direction. >> reporter: the fans are part of a series of safety features inside the three existing bores. they also have surveillance cameras, external warning signs to let drivers know about emergencies. right now crews are installing a new water line for firefighters to use inside the tunnel. all of these changes were pr

we're live this afternoon in dublin, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alex. >>> five san francisco firefighters now face possible suspensions regated to allegations that one -- related to allegations that one firefighter hit a motorcyclist with a ladder truck while driving drunk. michael quinn was arrested on dui charges after the june 29th crash. ktvu has learned two assistant chiefs could be suspended for up to ten days along with three other firefighters who were at the crash scene. >>> three pedestrians have been hit and killed in san jose over the past two days in three different accidents. police say the rate of auto verses pedestrian accidents is alarming. janine de la vega joins us live to tell us what she has learned about the investigations. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. well, we're here at this high school, a 15-year-old girl who was in 9th grade was hit by a car, she was crossing the road. now, grief counselors are on campus to help her classmates cope. the principal of the high school tells us a fresh

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> and san francisco police are investigating an accident that killed a man in a wheelchair. it happened overnight in the area of market street and octavia boulevard, considered one of the busiest and dangerous intersections in the city. brian flores is at that intersection with what we've learned about the victim. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we've been keeping in touch with the medical examiner's office. at this point, they have yet to positively identify the victim. they are currently looking at fingerprints to obtain a positive i.d. an intersection considered one of the busiest, if not the most dangerous, many say despite recent changes that they are not surprised that this continues to happen. this accident happened harnd midnight. the man in a wheelchair was trying to cross market when police say the driver of a car hit him as he was making a right turn from southbound 101 to market. the driver stayed at the scene for several hours and from video he appeared shaken up and coherent. he lee -- he

alex savidge got a closeup look at the work and joins us live. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. i'm standing on the lower deck of the old eastern span. right now, up above us, there are crews busy at work and they are tearing apart a portion of the upper deck. while there's a lot of heavy machinery busy and working up there on the upper deck, drivers coming across the new bay bridge probably won't even notice what's going on. caltrans led a tour on the old eastern span of the bay bridge, where crews have started dismantling the 14-long foot section of roadway. jack hammers, saws and excavators are removing concrete and rebar. this portion of the upper deck is between the two steel peaks. the work will take six weeks to complete. as they tear this apart, it's possible rebar and concrete could fall. but the contractors have put in place a containment system to catch all of the debris. >> obviously the bottom deck is there to catch anything that falls but also to avoid any of it could fall in the bay. >> reporter: clearing away thi

let's check in with ktvu's alex savidge, standing by on bay street in emeryville. alex? >> reporter: hi, julie. i want to show this first of all. this is a donated coat we received a short time ago, direct from the dry cleaners. we want to thank this person for their generosity. we're here at bay street in emeryville. behind me we have the girl scouts from oakland and fremont, working hard. actually, what they have just started is take these big bags full of all the donated coats we received today and they are walking them over to a truck parked nearby. the truck is going to take them directly to an organization in the east bay that helps people who live on the streets. so these coats will be going to those folks in need. i want to bring in one of the girl scouts, 11-year-old mackenzie. are you having fun? >> yeah, i'm having so much fun. >> reporter: you are? and you decided to donate this coat today. why? >> yeah, i decide dodd donate my coat because i wanted kids who don't have coats to have coats for the winter. >> reporter: very sweet of you. you're encouraging othe

alex savidge is joining us live from police headquarters with what we have learned about the suspects. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. santa rosa police found this 18- year-old victim down in the street last night with several stab wounds and this morning investigators are working hard to try to track down a group of young men who attacked him. it was around 8:00 last night when this all happened. it happened on gardener avenue in the roseland area of santa rosa. the victim was found right behind lawrence cook middle school. the young man was rushed to the hospital although police are telling us his wounds are not considered life threatening. this teenager told police he was attacked by a group of seven or eight people. possible gang members that asked about his affiliation. >> he reported that seven or eight subjects jumped him and challenged him about his gang affiliation and proceeded to punch, kick, and stab him multiple times. >> reporter: the group then drove off in an older model silver honda odyssey. the young men are described as hispanic all in their late te

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. >>> 8:37. the man who is credited with saving a woman's life at the oakland coliseum on sunday disagrees with almost everyone else. donnie navadod says he's not a hero. ktvu news spoke with him yesterday shortly after he got out of the hospital. he was hurt white breaking the fall of a woman who jumped from the third deck of the oakland coliseum after sunday's raiders's' game. he says it was his experience as a marine in vietnam that made him respond to this life- or-death situation. >> without even thinking, you just automatically do what you gotta do. had i not done anything or witnessed her, that would have etched in my mind until i died. >> he says he still has not heard from the family of the woman he saved. she's still listed in critical condition. still no word on why she jumped. >>> hundreds of people are expected to attend a candlelight vigil in fremont taunt to honor a popular -- tonight to honor a popular teacher and coach. john webb was killed over the weekend while driving on 680 i

alex savidge is getting ready as well. he joins us live and begins our team coverage on storm watch? sonoma county. >> reporter: we're up here in northern park off 101 this morning, not much coming down as we speak. you can see if you look here across the parking lot, the ground is kind of wet here, and so clearly we had a cell that just moved through this area not that long ago. the road's slightly wet this morning, and of course that means you want to take it easy out there as you head out to work this morning. this will be the first significant rain in about two months here in the pay area, and we're expecting -- bay area and we're expecting maybe a half inch or so over the next couple of days. it is badly needed. they're hoping for a wet winter to ensure there doesn't have to be rationing next year. water agencies are ready for the rainfall. this past year has been a dry one. it was one of the driest calendar year on record in the bay area. although meteorologists measure rain from july to july and by that standard thi

alex savidge is live to tell us what we've learned about the young victim and his attackers. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we understand this teen remains in the hospital this morning with several stab wounds to his upper body. police here in santa rosa say he was attacked last night. it happened right where we are, right behind lawrence cook middle school. police say a group of young men ganged up on this 18-year-old, punching him, kicking him and stabbing him. the victim was found along gardner avenue around 8:00 last night. this is in the roselynn area. paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital. he's expected to survive his injuries. this teen told police he was attacked by a group of seven or eight people. police say they were all gang members. >> he reported that seven to eight subjects had more or less jumped him and challenged him about his gang affiliation and proceeded to punch, kick and stab him multiple times. >> reporter: the group drove off in an older model silver honda odyssey. the young men behind the stabbing are described as hispani

in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it was 35 years ago that the father of a 2-year-old took the boy from his mother and brought him to mexico without her knowledge. well, for years the woman searched for her son, but to no avail and today in southern california at the airport there, the two were reunited. cameras surrounded the two as they hugged each other for the very first time for decades david amaya doesn't speak english and his mother doesn't speak spanish, the mother and son exchanged kisses and i-love-yous. >> i was very overwhelmed because i was never out-of- state and moved to see my state i haven't seen in so many years awesome. >> i feel greater. >> david says his father told him he was abandoned by his mother. he was raised by his grand parents and rarely saw his father. >>> this next story might make you think twice about checking out a library copy off "fifty shades of gray." a study found in antwerp library. the researchers say that the traces were too small to pose any risks to the reader. >>> very interest. the anatomy of a happy couple and how book wr

live this morning in mountain view, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> 7:07. continuing coverage now of typhoon haiyan. earlier this morning, the deadly storm hit vietnam. there are reports at least six people have been killed there. winds up to 70 miles an hour were reported before it weakened into a tropical storm and began moving toward china. the vietnamese government says more than 800,000 people were evacuated from the areas the storm was expected to hit. and typhoon haiyan hit the philippines over the weekend and just devastated that country. now the u.s. military is in the philippines and president obama is promising more aid if necessary. u.s. marines in manila are working with soldiers unloading supplies. they will be flown to tacloban, one of the worst-hit areas in the country. the u.s. marines are the first outside help in what's expected to become a major international relief mission. >> it's a whole government approach. the embassy has asked for not just military but international relief organizations who are here. i've seen the military having c

alex savidge joining us live. he's outside at&t park. you just got reaction from the oakland as. what did they say? >> reporter: just got that not long ago, the oakland as managing partner is confident the team will be staying put in oakland despite reports that have come out about the team possibly coming across the bay here to at&t park. a lot of as fans, they don't like this idea. we've been talking to them. they can't stomach the idea. their hometown team playing across the bay in san francisco. and sharing this ballpark with the giants. but according to a report in the san francisco chronicle, it's possible the two teams might be sharing the park for the next two season-- two seasons. the coliseums have not been able to work out a short-term lease agreement with the as. if no deal is reached, mlb is promising to step in and make a move. the league is apparently playing hard ball and are demanding the kol lee low -- coliseum give them a two-year extension. a shorter lease would give as owner more flexibility t

live this morning on yerba buena island, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> 7:35. also happening today, two powerful technology giants will go head to head in a federal courtroom. a new trial between apple and samsung begins. it's all about money. janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us what we can expect. good morning, janine. >> reporter: goorl, tori. well -- good morning, tori. jury selection begins in the next hour and a half at the federal courthouse in san jose. once chosen, that jury will make a look at 350 13 of samsung's -- at 13 of samsung's phones and tablets and then determine how much apple should be awarded because previously the court determined that samsung copied some of apple's design. this is the second time they faced off in a federal courthouse in san jose. last august, a jury found samsung infringed on several of apple's patents to create more than two dozen phones and tablets. the juriarded them to pay $2 billion. a -- the jury awarded them to pay $2 million. we asked technology analysts if the jury will try to send a mes

alex savidge is joining us live. he is at at & t park to tell us what is behind this stunning news for bay area baseball fans. >> i have to tell you we already choked in with oakland a's fans and they do not like the idea of watching their team move across the bay to play their games here at at & t park in san francisco. but according to a report from the san francisco chronicle there is a very real possibility that this could happen in the next couple of years. now the issue here is coliseum officials haven't been able to reach a short-term lease agreement with the a's. if no deal is reached major league baseball would help the a's make a move to at & t park for the next two seasons. the league is demanding that the coliseum authority in oakland give the a's just a two- year lease extension and not a longer deal. this report that is out suggests that am shorter lease would give the a's owners more flexibility to move the team possibly to san jose or out of the bay area to another city. now this morning a's pan phans

alex savidge is joining us live from santa rosa with what we know from this attack. >> reporter: good morning. the department's gang crimes team is investigating this attack and trying to find the group of young men who left an 18-year-old with several stab wounds. that victim was found here where we are right here right along gardener avenue. and the victim was found right behind lawrence cook middle school. this is in the roseland area. this young man last night was rushed to santa rosa memorial hospital although police say that his injuries are not life threatening and he is expected to survive. that teenage aerotold police he was attack -- teenager told police he was attacked, punched by several people. >> he had a couple friends in the area that did not participate. it was more or less seven on one. >> reporter: that group drove off in an older model silver honda odyssey. similar to the one we are showing you right now. the young men behind this attack are described as hispanic in their late teens or early 20s. i asked why this particular victim may have been targeted and he told

that's coming up from alex savidge. let's move along and take a look at the police activity southbound 680 at gold hill. some sort of arrest and some sort of cash crash there on 680 southbound. 680 itself is a mess from concord all the way to walnut creek. we also had a report of a grass fire on highway 4. the fire department checking that. and then there is a school bus incident. newschopper2 is on the way to check that out. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. thank you. sunrise over the big city. we have clear skies. cold for some. mild for others. there are 20-degree differences. today will be -- after everything is said and done, some low to mid 70s. the weekend getting cooler. next week, we hope rain makes it. there's an old weather saying that all signs fail in dry weather. we've had ten months of dry weather. forecast models are wrestling trying to bring us rain. but they are not in sync. we'll see what happens. i'm hoping because we need it. we desperate lit need it. things are -- desperately need it. things

alex savidge now with the neighbor's concerns and response from the bar's owner. >> reporter: this popular hang out in piedmont's neighborhood is taking heat from neighbors who says suseiz is a mag innocent for crime. >> just shutting it down probably is the best way to save our neighborhood. >> reporter: city councilman dan cob told me today a number of neighbors have sent him letters asking that something be done about the bar. todd will be looking at various options. >> there's a bit of distrust and a lot of quick judgments that have been happening. >> reporter: the owners own son feels his family's business is being scapegoated. since taking over the bar four years ago, edward souez says they've hired guards and no one under 25 is allowed inside on friday and saturday night. >> definitely concerns me. i mean it's people's lives and safety at stake. in addition, it hurts the reputation of the bar. hurts the reputation of the neighborhood. >> reporter: two shootings in the span of a week in a part of the city where this kind of violence is rare. neighbors are worried about the next stray

in santa rosa, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> justice for andy! >> more details now, a few hundred people in oakland also marched in support of andy lopez, some carrying signs saying that "we are oscar grant," recalling the shooting death of oscar grant at the fruitvale station. >>> a few dozen protesters gathering at the federal courthouse in sacramento. they called for a federal investigation into the shooting. >>> can we send our 10-year- old, 11, 12, 13-year-old kids out for them to do what they play society? they make these guns for the kids to play with, to do things with. >> other rallies took place in san francisco's mission district and in los angeles. protesters in the mission called police brutality an epidemic across the country. >>> there was training with a dose of inspiration at a free sports clinic in san francisco today. ucsf hosted the event for those who lost a limb with their prosthetics and trainers offered techniques to improve speed and balance. >> i met so many awesome people and they have taught me so many things and i hav

alex savidge has more. but first paul chambers. >> reporter: this evening's commute is in full swing. this morning's fire was a good reminder why it pays to stay calm in an emergency situation. you can hear a firefighter yelling out commands, leading people to safety. this is what it looked like inside the caldecott tunnel this morning. heavy smoke and people trying to escape a fire inside. >> we got everybody out of their cars and out of the tunnel as fast as we could. >> reporter: as people walked out of the tunnel to safety, you could see the smoke rolling out behind them. oakland fire says just before 10:00 this morning the call came in that a vehicle was on fire inside the eastbound bore. the exact cause still unknown. the heavy smoke was the reason that paramedics had to transport seven people to the hospital. many of which were children workers were carried to safety by paramedics. >> some of the people that were in the tunnel during the incident suffered some minor smoke inhalation. they're being tr