>> 49 quarterback alex smith takes the right to florida. reports he might not be coming back to play here. sentencing date tomorrow for the san francisco sheriff. what can be expected as he fights for his political life. the bay area makes up one of the largest economies in the world but the picture is not entirely rosy. dayton manning might be the 49ers next quarterback but what about the man who led them to the nfc championship? the sports director joins us now >> it is crazy. the 49ers are one of three finalists in the eight maning sweepstakes and one thing is for sure, alex smith is not waiting around to find out.

>> i have nothing for you. >> that was alex smith this afternoon following a meeting with the miami dolphins. after that meeting smith did not fly home, instead he checked into a hotel. the dolphins have reportedly offered smith a multi-year contract worth $8 million per season. the seahawks signed matt flynn this afternoon. one week ago smith told cbs 5 that he and the 49ers were simply working out the details of a contract. now it is conceivable that they miss out on manning and smith signs a deal with the dolphins. smith enjoyed his best season in 2011 leading decliners 2 a 14-3 record. last year's second round draft pick would be the in house

favorite to be the starting quarterback. there are two other names we think could figure into the picture and we will have those coming up on game day tonight >> ross creamy sentencing is set for tomorrow and tonight there is question about the future of san francisco sheriff and whether he will stay in office. we asked about potential fallout >> life after sentencing won't be easy for the sheriff. city hall observers expect you'll be walking a political tightrope. a guilty plea for false imprisonment of his wife and domestic violence intervention class is. sanders is the state political science professor wonders if he can keep his job >> voters know one thing about the sheriff in this is what they know. people may remind them of that.

it is not going to be easy for him. >> the mayor is considering suspending him before official misconduct. he is troubled by the plea deal the d.a. gave the shares. >> the question i have to ask is if they did this out of legal convenience or if there was some determination made >> to remove him from office would require the ethics commission to go along and nine votes on the board of supervisors. he has friends there but domestic violence is an uncomfortable issue for the ones facing reelection this year. >> i would be surprised if there were not having those conversations about persuading him to step down so that this becomes an issue that is on the table and they can move forward. i don't sense of lot of support among the populace in san francisco for the sheriff >> a domestic violence

consortium has already pledged a recall drive if he does not quit >> we are here to address what we think and what the mayor thinks is a national embarrassment for this beautiful city >> the mayor is in a tough spot and his next move will be closely watched. >> he is facing interest groups and people who care of a lot about domestic violence >> the sheriff has said all along he has no intention of resigning and insists that he could do the job. he did say he would make a public statement after sentencing tomorrow. >> police are asking for help in catching two men who sexually assaulting a woman in oakland. it happened around 1:00 this morning near the intersection of 14th and broadway. the victim said two men grabbed her from behind and took her to a secluded area and then

assaulted her at gunpoint. police described him as wearing black hooded sweat shirts and dark jeans. the one carrying the guns spoke in a distinctively low voice. the u.s. soldier accused in the shooting spree in afghanistan is scheduled to meet with his attorney for the first time tomorrow. he is that a military prison in kansas tonight. it has been one week since the rampage that killed 16 villagers. with johnson on any risk of renewed debate in the war effort >> in colombia south carolina another four dozen groups say their goodbyes. they're off to afghanistan. a battlefield suddenly more dangerous things to the alleged actions of a single soldier >> the relationship between american troops in afghanistan is wonderful and when these things happened it really sets back everything agree felt >> as the polls show in the

american public losing patience with the war, today senator john mccain shot down calls for an early withdrawal >> how about a call for victory >> despite the fall of the white house says the mission has not changed. >> this has been going on for too long >> this week hamid karzai commanded coalition forces leave villages and return to their bases and also that nato speeds up its brought down on the next year, not 2014 >> is the end of the rope >> leaving u.s. officials like general john allen at a loss >> it is too early now to predict what that really means. >> today the afghan ambassador to the u.s. tried to clarify saying that the afghan president was only expressing concerns of his people and remains committed to a strong alliance >> down the road is a bumpy road

>> the exit date remains firm and the administration is still nailing down the logistics' for leaving. the massacre is now reigniting the debate over how many troops the mom and how fast. >> a area lawmaker is planning to step in. pg&e ask companies to charge more. assemblyman jerry hill and utility reform network will urge the public utilities commission to reject the plan at the hearing. the proposal charges customers 95 percent of the cost to upgrade pipelines that failed during the 2010 explosion. >> what i want to see is fairness. a fair sentiment. they should not profit from any of this. >> pg&e says they will meet the new state standards. it has been a long road but the

bay area economy is in recovery mode from the recession. so much so that it has become one of the best economies in the world. that ranking might be and a bit misleading. >> welcome to california's bay area. by itself the 19th largest economy in the world. >> good news is that the economy has recovered from the big recession and it has recovered very strongly. >> the reasons, international trade, the bay area is the fourth largest exporting region in the u.s.. air travel, and hotels are doing real well. but rand paul says the real driver is innovation. that ross technology, biotech, social media, clean technology, and because of the creative

capacity we're seeing tremendous growth in those industries. >> 7 of the top-10 social media companies are here but not everyone is in on the moon, especially blue-collar workers and the already unemployed. productivity means fewer workers are generating products and there is another downside, randolph says a crumbling infrastructure and a decade of cuts is taking a toll. >> we have to find ways to invest in our base in our human capital and physical capital or all five were 10 years from now we might not be in the position we are in today >> he says one way california could rebuild infrastructure is with private investment and public facilities. he says there is a trillion dollars waiting to be invested but the financing method remains controversial.

>> hypothetically if you had $100 billion to spend what would you do? tomorrow apples show us how it has done. it will announce tomorrow how it plans to spend its cash reserves. items are all bringing in record profits. apple executives will share how they will spend the money tomorrow morning at 6:00. we have heard threats before but it never materialized. what we could end up paying $5 per gallon. another win for republican presidential hopeful mr. romney. white challenger rick santorum says it does not mean anything >> breezy and cool across the bay area today. we will start the week with cool weather and unsettled conditions as the spring forecast is coming up next.

>> irani got back in the win column today claiming victory in the border region primary. he dominated with 83 percent of the vote. rick santorum finish second in new gingrich and wrong all came in third and fourth respectively. candidates are already focused on the next primary. >> that is good news, thank you. >> that romney picked up another 20 delegates with his hummer of arming victory in pr sunday >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look

in pr >> the gop front runner is already in illinois. he emphasized his business experience and took a shot at president obama >> i am convinced that america was the best chance of replacing an economic light weight if we nominate an economic heavyweight >> rick santorum finish second in pr. he spoke with churchgoers in louisiana >> it was really good. he is my man >> rick santorum says despite ms. romney lead in the race he has less than half the number needed to win the nomination. he says those numbers show of his opponent's weakness >> this is a process where somebody had a huge money advantage, a huge advantage of the established support and he has not been able to close the deal. >> the republican national chairman says there will be a nominee before the convention.

>> i think this process will play itself out. we will have a nominee fairly soon >> as they spend sunday courting voters in new gingrich was in washington d.c. with his wife strolling among the cherry blossoms. >> it has been a deadly weekend in syria. one year to the day after the uprising. two people were killed near a government security building in the northern part of the country. the state news agency says 13 people were killed in the central province. those deaths follow three suicide bombings in the capitol yesterday that killed 27 people. the government has stop rallies against the president >> for the moment he is hanging tough but with increasingly overstretch forces, he can hold on but not the entire country >> more than 8000 people have

been killed in the past year. >> dozens in the bay area are showing their support for the uprising in syria. syria and americans commemorated the first anniversary of the anti- government movement. the demonstrators reenacted portrayals of the military crackdown. gas prices went up another 7¢ in the past week and they're expected to keep climbing the spice of oil is skyrocketing so a lot of refiners are losing money and it is forcing many of them to close. gas prices jumped 6% last month and there is talk at $5 gas could be on the horizon. president obama said there's no quick fix. >> any career politician that promises a three-point plan are not looking for a solution, they

are looking for your vote. >> according to aaa the national average is $3.84. drivers in hawaii and new york are paying well more than $4 per gallon. the wind is dying down tonight. the strong gusts came on the tail end of a storm system that drenched us last week. we did not see the sun again for the first time in days but the weather is still cold and unsettled and be careful you if you are on the shoreline or you might get soaked. a high surf advisor has expired but the swells are still big. people on the shore line should be aware of possible sneaker waves and strong rip currents. the first day of spring comes tomorrow >> winter did show up for the last week of the season. 1014 is the official vernal equinoxes and that will mean

spring and the pattern will remain on the cool side. the pink indicates freezing precipitation, it could be freezing rain or snow in the local high country here. snow levels down to about 2,000 ft. here today. taking a look at the week in review, here are the polls. a very productive week, close to what the models were forecasting. things did validate here and we have a good bit of rain across the area. it is a good time of year to pick up rain fall and snow in the high country. breezy and cool tonight and it will continue into spring tomorrow. the chance of showers is winding down as we speak.

cool and the unsettled prove much of the week. cloudy at the coast with cold temperatures in the interior. patchy frost with temperatures near the freezing mark for some of the north and south bay valleys. the rain is off to the southeast. we will see a few systems pass to the north bringing a slight chance of rain into the north bay. otherwise it will be cloudy and cool across the bay area. the chance of showers is winding down and will be gone by the morning. for most locations lows in the mid to upper 30's. could be patchy frost with low '40's around the bay. 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year will put us in the mid to upper 50s. we will look for the cool trend to continue through the week with a slight chance of showers

shown up on tuesday and during the week we could get clipped by activity as temperatures remain below normal for the foreseeable future. so far this year we have only had one week of this the we're getting off light. >> >> i will never look at riding shotgun in my car ever the same again >> that is because a miracle happened,

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top of the box office. it took in $35 million over the weekend, the best opening ever for a non summer r rated comedy. dr. seuss is movie drop to second place with $22.8 million. john carter, project next and 1000 words round out the rest. he is only a few days old but he already has the story of a lifetime. a newborn coming into this world in a toyota. >> it feels like i'm talking about someone else >> but it was a family who did >> it was primal >> she started feeling contractions at 1220 friday morning and she and her husband wayne added to the hospital. >> i said he is coming out, his head is down >> key said get in the car,

we're not having the baby here >> it soon became a maternity ward on wheels. wayne never stopped but thinking they had time, their first child took 23 hours >> honolulu saying he is coming, i can feel his head. and i thought she was talking about the head in the birth canal but by the time hit the freight freeway his head was out. >> at a shopping center they heard the baby's first cry. within about one minute they arrive at hospital >> i was very calm, completely the field general but that went away and i stood there >> the son has been in the hospital since with a bruised head >> we just realized that that is what happens when your mother tries to keep you win

>> he is looking better and is expected home on wednesday. >> i will never look at riding shotgun in my car ever the same again >> it win at what cost. a top seed is in trouble tonight. how the 49ers could end up the big losers in the quarterback shuffle.

>> while the 49ers wait for an answer from peyton manning they may lose out on the quarterback that led them to the playoffs. alex smith was meeting with the miami dolphins and they have reportedly offered him a multi-

year contract worth $8 million per year. five bears scored in double figures and they be i want to take on notre dame on tuesday. the costly victory for north carolina when the point guard fell and broke his right wrist. he is a lefty and no word on if or how long he will be out. n.c. state is headed to the sweet 16. the wolf pack upset georgetown. lou donnell wins a four way playoff at the transition's championship. he reclaim is the world's no. 1 ranking. in nascar, brad has allowed steve let more than half the race at bristol taking the checkered flag. coming up on game day, the warriors' new center, the a's second baseman, and hopefully alex smith. we will see.

>> we will see you at 11 on cbs five. good night.

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