>> the bay area finally getting a chance to dry out. how unpeople made the most of it and the problems caused by the rain left behind >> more is on the way and we will have details and a few minutes >> the u.s. soldier accused of killing women and children in afghanistan is back in the u.s.. how his neighbors described the decorated staff sgt. , finally break in the clouds. and found out that people were taking advantage of a drier weather >> luckily for this boy scout troop, it is not raining in the regional park at this moment after days on end of this. for that is best for the ground

to be dry. in many parts of the bay area, especially the santa cruz mountains, the ground is still wet >> there's some much moisture in the soil that any wind will bring the trees over. the soil is very unstable right now >> early this morning at 100 ft. redwood tree fell across highway 9 taking power cables and telephone lines with it. all lanes of the highway were shut down for about six hours, power was knocked out almost 1000 customers >> it was like, what is going on? we were not expecting that >> on the north side of the day people are finally feeling productive >> we're waiting for a break in the range >> so she could finally bring home her brand new refrigerator >> we could not put it on the trailer until the rain stopped so it has been sitting here for two weeks.

this is a good thing >> the boy scouts do not need a refrigerator, they are ready to rough it. >> anyway i'm almost sorry it is not raining but we might get some rain after all. >> in the east, north, and south bay. >> it was raining in santa cruz today but that did not stop crews from shore and off the boardwalk. days of rain cut through the sandy banks that normally buy for the boardwalk from the san lorenzo river. the flooding took out one staircase earlier this week and damaged some pipes but so far, no further damage. will we continue to dry out or will we get more rain? >> when i was here three weeks ago we were despairing of the fact that it is so dry and now we are beginning to complain. at least we get a chance to dry

out but there is a little bit on the way in the middle of the week but the brunt of the action has moved south, you can see by radar most of it is out of the bay area. maybe a few sprinkles tonight but on the time lapse, low pressure has spun into, this is just perfect. there are winter weather visors posted in the sierra. high surf advisories posted along the shoreline. swells as 17 ft. so be careful if your clothes to the ocean tomorrow. we will get a chance to exhale. tomorrow looks cold and windy but not very wet. we will cover the weather in detail in a few minutes from now

>> more fresh snow fell in parts of the sierra today on top of the 3 ft. or more that fell yesterday and another three-4 ft. from earlier in the week. the accumulation was not as much, just a few inches. a man and woman accused of carjacking and robbery are in jail tonight, and they're also the subjects of several and hours long standoff with police. officers say a 39 year-old stole and escalade from the gas station and the next day swat teams called out to a home where he and his friend were thought to be. this afternoon they say they spotted premiere's driving a stolen s-u-v. during a short chase he hit two cars. officers arrested him and his girlfriend. the american soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan is back in the u.s.

awaiting formal charges. many people in afghanistan are angry that he was taken out of the country were the crimes are committed. >> crowds marched through the streets demanding the u.s. soldier accused of killing women and children stand trial in afghanistan. the u.s. perpetrator must be put on trial according to our laws, this man says. the staff sergeant is being held at fort leavenworth in kansas. the 30 year-old will undergo a physical and psychological exam. military officials say he left his base last sunday and killed 16 civilians, nine of them children. a defense department official says he was drinking before the attack. neighbors in his home town are shocked >> a good guy, fun to be with. >> the military moved his family to a nearby base where he was stationed.

the family has put their house up for sale. a neighbor says he used to watch your kids >> i am completely blown away and i can't believe he would of done that. i'm waiting for something to come out that there is more involved >> court documents show that he was arrested 10 years ago for assaulting a girlfriend and had to attending your management class is. he enlisted in the military after the 911 attacks. he was deployed to iraq three times. he was suffered from a head injury army recruiter when he learned he was being sent to afghanistan. >> one of the largest communities of afghan at immigrants and americans is in the east bay and today many of them turned out at a rally to express their outrage at the massacre. >> afghan americans meeting here

were looking for ways not only to express outrage but trying to find ways to challenge with meaningful activism and pressure u.s. politicians to listen to voices. even in the endless suffering in the war in afghanistan the deliberate killing of children allegedly by an american soldier has post bay area afghans to a new depth of anger and pain >> these people, that is the reason we are here >> they rallied to call for action. for afghanistan from the president of the u.s. >> tell us " what is your solution and strategy to not let these acts of real terrorism to take place again >> the army staff sgt allegedly been on a killing spree in and an afghan village the running down nine children for men and three women. his attorney says he was suffering from post of dramatic stress disorder before he was

sent to afghanistan. hours before the rampage he saw a fellow soldier lose a leg in an explosion >> we have a soldier with an exemplary record, a decorated soldier who was injured and iraq to his brain and his body and despite that, he was sent back. >> posttraumatic stress disorder is also blamed in a murder- suicide in gilroy one week ago. who remains missing. talk of posttraumatic stress disorder defense does not play well with bay area afghans who have lost too many countrymen. they call for u.s. afghans to get involved in politics and make their voices heard. >> the cold-blooded murder of nine children split open my

heart i'm ready to join you my brothers and sisters in a unified movement to stop the killing of innocent afghans. >> she says the next up is to organize and campaign for afghan men and women. >> it is happening again, an explosion in an underground pg&e ball. it happened around 1015 this morning. the manhole cover was contained by the casting structure that holds it in place. >> when we got here there was a manhole cover about 10 ft. away from whole and it was in at least two pieces >> there were no power outages connected to the explosion. pg&e is still trying to find out what happened. there have been more than a dozen of these incidents since 2005. search crews up on the wreckage

of a small plane that disappeared on the way to san jose. the pilot was flying from arizona to san jose wednesday night and was found dead inside the wreckage. more deadly bombings in the yearlong anti-government revolt in syria. this time outside intelligence buildings. the people they blame for the attacks they could not have done it. it has made some brave souls laugh and some others cry, beats the roulette.

>> a retired u.s. auto worker and former nazi prison guard convicted for his part in the deaths of thousands of jews during world war two has died. he was convicted last year by a german court at a death camp in poland. he died of natural causes. he was extradited from his home in ohio in 2009 to stand trial. he was sentenced to five years in prison but was freed because of his age. he claimed he was innocent, he was 91 years old. a series of suicide car bombings killed dozens of people in the syrian capital. to attack struck heavily

guarded intelligence. at least 27 people were killed and more wounded. the state news agency reports a third blast at a refugee camp bombers were the only casualties. explosions are latest in a string of attacks targeting the government. the republican presidential candidates are in illinois tonight ahead of the critical primary. mitt romney cut short a campaign trip to pr which holds its primary tomorrow. rick santorum spent the morning in missouri. he won that state's non-binding primary last month. polls show ms. romney ahead. while the republican candidates spent the work they worried about the results, the president grabbed a beer. president obama's jacket was

only moss green but its pilot was guinness. he drank a glass of beer observing st. patrick's day at a pub in washington d.c.. his ancestral cousin was there for the festivities. at the white house, the main fountain was green in honor of the holiday. workers are preparing for a visit from the irish prime minister. >> it would not be st. patrick's day without the chicago river going green. this is the 50th year a group of people got together to die the river green. it is really orange but it turns green once it hits the water. i was not sure i would wear these glasses on the air. a neighbor who is irish gave these to me but ryan is completely void of all st. patrick's day at tire so i figured somebody had to

represent. >> i did drink some green tea before we went on the air. we will be coming cold tonight, temperatures are already down in the '40's. then we look for things to finally cleared out. the rain is mostly ending, gusty winds will take their place out of the northwest and it looks for the potential in the north bay for more rain in the middle of the week. high-definition doppler radar shows activity moving out of the bay area. there is still snow on mount hamilton by the observatory where james lick is buried. we are looking for the rain totals from this week, look at ben lomond, it picks up more than 1 ft. of rain and just about 25 mi. away san jose can

only imagine a management manages two-thirds of an inch. san francisco picks up almost 3 in.. out to livermore, only 85 hundredths of an inch. this is all driven by low pressure that slammed into california. it was cold enough to produce no. 25 degrees in south lake tahoe. cold and clearing for our part of the state. it is snowing as you go over the grape vine so they could have some problems in the mountains above the loss angeles basin. we got a lot of rain had of this. high surf the visors are posted offshore and the breakers to about 20 ft. tomorrow so surf is

up. temperatures right now is mostly in the mid-40s. 44 degrees in fairfield. on future cast this is how we start out, scattered showers around the hills and mountains of the bay area. as time goes by we get popcorn clouds but not much rain. we will look for it to dry out. we did not do much in terms of the rainfall percentage, 50 percent is as good as we can do. pinpoint forecasts for tomorrow shows clearing, just a sec chance of a shower or two. as time goes on, a chance of rain on tuesday. same for wednesday. thursday we bring out of the sign. we will get a better idea as we

get towards next week and what will happen but most of the rain is gone in the middle of the week. >> going out for pizza can be fun unless you get the pizza from hell. it is a pizza chain has a new marketing stunt that is catching on fire. it is not a game for those with weak stomachs. >> who would want a pizza that makes you feel like this? pizza from hell, literally a pizza chain called hell, and their latest offering is pizza roulette. only one of the eight slices is laced with hottest chile known to man. the lucky slice gets a couple of drops of something called three a m reserve which contains extracts from chiles like a ghost pepper which does things like this to a person. imagine that in your pizza.

the idea is for a group to buy a pizza and see who gets a slice. only this guy played all by himself. >> it is so hot! >> it comes in a box that can be turned into a coffin. the chain started in new zealand which is where the marketing gimmick has been introduced. the compulsion to in just something you know will make you miserable as inspired something called the cinnamon challenge. people are trying to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon. not even mary poplins can make this go down. the cinnamon challenge has been put to music.

the skype plan to sing his way through the challenge. do we really need to say, don't try this at home? it blocks were passages >> if you put it in water it stays in a clump >> dr. say it can cause spasms and you can even end up on a ventilator >> i could not stop throwing up and had to go to the urgent treatment center, it was a nightmare >> next thing you know they will combine the cinnamon challenge with pizza roulette. >> shout out to my girl. >> he shouted like a girl. >> we still have a chance at winning tickets but not for the mega millions.

three people matched five out of six. how much the jackpot will be worked on tuesday.

>> you could say the luck of the irish kept it from raining on the annual st. patrick's day parade. a cold and the threat of rain did not stop thousands from celebrating. this was the 160th edition of the parade starting at market and second street. the procession was led by a band of bagpipers. a spectacular sight from the international space station. nasa released a series of videos showing a light show of the northern lights. one video shows a moving star field in the other, the city lights of the northern u.s. and canada. three lucky people in the golden state, 3 mega million

tickets sold in california matched by that of six numbers makes each ticket worth $326,000. they were sold in santa isabel, natomas, and l.a.. they all missed the main number seven. since no one hit the jackpot, $249 million will be up for grabs. >> had been no spring training is almost over? tim lincecum is starting to pitch well.

>> the 49ers have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with former giants wide receiver mario manning am. stanford beat pat can 73-51 in the opening round of the women's tournament. ohio state beat gonzaga, and there are no teams from the wcc or the pac 12 left in the tournament. the warriors led with 30 seconds left but the jazz tied it on a three-point play and that won the game by seven whites. tim lincecum and the giants wearing their green hats in honor of st. patrick's day. tim lincecum gave up one run in six innings. the giants beat the a's 7-2. san jose gets back to the

eighth and final playoff spot with 11 games left. >> have a good night.

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