it was vetoed by former governor arnold schwarzenegger. >>> another place in the bay mayor could -- daily city plans to propose an ordnance in two weeks banning plastic bags at super markets and stores with more than 10,000 square feet. the measure would force shoppers to pay 10 cents for a paper grocery bag. >>> it's coming up on 7:00. sal has traffic this morning. sal. >> all right and work begins today in union square for muni subway project. crews will dig up utility lines and moving them out of the way of the central subway right of way which is right here. stockton street will be effected toward market. the central subway project will connect hewn nigh streetcars to the south of market. most of the way it will go under ground. let's move along and take a look at northbound 101 coming up to the 80 split there that traffic moving along nicely. this morning if you are driving in san jose so far so good right through downtown. let's go to rosemary. >>> partly cloudy as we start the morning. calm and cold out there. we are going to have a return a dry mild weather as we make our way thro

a law was signed by governor schwarzenegger last year but did not take effect. this time around the helmet law is a stand alone measure. it could reduce the number of injuries and deaths on the slopes. >>> seven san francisco middle school students are expected to be okay but that is after ingesting rat poison. investigators say the sixth grade children found the poison on top of a tall filing cabinet. they apparently mistook it for candy. >> two kids bit it. one was a dime size piece and one was a nickel size piece. the next two chewed it and spit it out. the last two just slicked it. >> the last two who chewed it knew something was wrong and called their father who called 911. >>> time now 5:24. pam, there has been explosion in the rat population in the bay area. the unusual weather we have seen the past few months is to blame. several exterminators started seeing an increase in business after our late fall warm spell was followed by winter rains. the problem is not isolated to one neighborhood or one city. this increase is being seen all over the bay area. >>

on his last day in office, schwarzenegger reduced the sentence to seven years. his father told the southern california radio station that in a letter schwarzenegger "tried to give some excuses for his actions." fred also says he believes the action was 100% politics. >>> time now 6:18. a new bill in the state assembly would end a legal loophole one that allows some state employees to get away with not paying tolls and not paying red light tickets. the 33 year old law was originally intended to keep the home addresses of judges and police officers confidential. however, some allege they are abusing the system and not paying the fines simply because they never get a ticket in the mail. well, this new law proposed would require anyone who applies for a confidentiality to provide the dmv with a current employment address. >>> the commute usually getting a bit busier at this time. sal is watching everything. how does it look, sal? >>> things are doing okay. as a matter of fact, we're doing for the most part we're doing okay. let's go out and take a look at some of th

it came off after former governor schwarzenegger and jerry brown repealed a judges decision striking down the ban. uc law professor jesse chopper says this is an unusual legal issue. >> any decision they reach if it will be overturned it will billion overturned on the merits and not because they don't have standing. >> yesterday's decision delays any federal ruling. ktvu.com has continuing coverage of proposition 8 including background on this legal case. >>> time now 5:26. stanford students are being told to be careful when they are walking to class. the crime behind that warning. >>> why raider fans are saying the team should not have fired tom cable. >>> also a cell phone video. this one giving us a look at an officer involved shooting in san francisco. the man shot was in a wheelchair. >>> and westbound bay bridge that traffic looks good head into san francisco. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather straight ahead. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. steve paulson it

it came up after federal governor schwarzenegger and jerry brown decided to appeal the decision. uc law professor says this is a very unusual legal issue. >> they are going to make sure that any decision they reach if it's going to be overturned it will be overturned on the merits and not because they don't have standing. >> the decision stands they don't have any ruling. our channel 2 website ktvu.com has continuing coverage of the prop 8 issue. just look for the gay marriage tab. >>> police in oakland are searching for suspects in a horrifying shooting. an innocent man is shooting at -- an innocent man sitting at home is one of the six victims. >>> flames ignite inside one of the homes. details into the investigation straight ahead. >>> good news on the job front. we go live to new york for the opening bell next. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert

in the final hours of office governor schwarzenegger commuted a prison sentence. esteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty for his involvement in the 2008 stabbing death of lewis santos in san diego. the governor reduced that sentence to seven years yesterday. he says the sentence was excessive because his codefendant committed to stabbing nunez. the father of the victim told the los angeles times they only found out about the commutation from reporters. we are totally outrage. this is dirty politics making outdoor deals. governor schwarzenegger reduced the prison sentence of a woman when she was 16 years old killed her former pimp. sarah kruzan was given life without the possibility of parole. bay area state senator lee readvocated for kruzan saying she turned her life around for prison and could be a role model for abused children if released. >>> there is still no word when gavin nu some will be sworn in as lieutenant governor. his office says that's when his inaugural celebration will take place and he's set to be formerly sworn i

schwarzenegger became the governor afterth reelection in 2003 and he was reelected in 2006. if you want to watch the inauguration this morning ktvu plans to stream it to you live. you can find a history of jerry brown's last stint in governor under the right now system. >>> police in nevada are looking for suspects in an overnight shooting outside a safeway store. it's still an active crime scene right now. we want to go to kraig debro who is there with more on the story. >> reporter: yeah good morning. th crime scene investigators have been out here -- the crime scene investigators have been out here since it has opened. i just spoke to an employee a person that works here at the safeway. she has two roommates that work here that were here last night. they were in the parking lot when this all happened and they heard one of the shooters say get out of the car get out of the car. we have to look into that further. that is new information about what happened here. now obviously bigger cities you would have crime scene technicians that are dedicated to that here in nevada. not