>> alan: good evening. it's been a fierce day of fighting and massive protests in the middle east and north africa. the up rest has -- unrest has stretched. protesters are grabbing official documents which they believe show evidence of human rights abuses. in bahrain, itshiite protesters are

making a human chain around the capital in yemen, protesters streamed through the city, and in libya, rebels and government force have made gains in fierce fighting. here's more from benghazi. >> reporter: today clashes erupted between forces loyal to gadhafi and the rebels in the key oil port town. it was clear who won. the flag that has become the rebel's symbol was hoisted high. they succeeded in driving gadhafi's forces out. further west just 30 miles from tripoli, government troops launched a counterattack trying to recapture a town from the rebels. there are reports gadhafi forces were firing indescrim natalie in a civil yap area. they will not stop.

in the eastern city of ben gas -- ben benghazi, an ammunitions dump exploded killing 26 people. tens of thousands of displaced foreign workers are strand at border towns. two u.s. air force cargo planes brought water and blankets to the refugees. the red cross is asking the u.s. for more help. >> what we need mainly are airplanes to bring these people home. >> reporter: there is no sign the battle for control of the city or the humanitarian crisis in libya will end anytime soon. abc news. benghazi. eastern libya. >> alan: back in the bay area police are asking for the public's help in catching a large group of suspects they say assaulted and robbed a man at the redwood city caltrain station-leaving him in critical

condition. the attack happened at 7:30 last night at the station on james avenue. investigators say a group of nine to 15 suspects carried out a strong-arm robbery of a 47-year-old san jose resident while he was waiting for a southbound caltrain. the suspects fled before police arrived. but investigators are following up on potential leads. inch. pg&e is launching a grueling round the clock search for every document related to the gas transmission pipeline system. 300 fulltime workers are sifting through thousands of boxes of paperwork, some dating back to the 1920s. the california pentagon utilities commission issued the order after last september's pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. workers are sorting at several locations, including this one at the cow palace in daly city. they have a deadline of march 15th.

>> we are busy collecting scrapping, and -- scanning and indexing 1.25 million individual records from our hard copy records and but them in an electronic database. it's an example of the level of commitment put towards this effort to make sure it's tour expo complete. >> alan: a preliminary report on the explosion uncovered a poorly welded seam on a main pipe. >> nancy pelosi is in the bay area. she talked about job creation, but she also addressed the obama administration's recent announcement that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act. the act defines marriage as being only between a man and a woman. yesterday, pelosi said she learned speaker john boehner is planning to form a group to defend the defense of marriage act. >> the speaker is talking bat diminishment of a freedom, or

perpetuating of discrimination. i don't think that's what the american people have as their priority. >> alan: pelosi was at pier 70 with ed lee to emphasis the importance of investing in shipping ports to create more jobs. >> hundreds of dog owners had their say on a plan to restrict where their pets can roam in the golden gate gallon recreation area. right now dogs can rome off leash in nearly the buyer area, but the park system wants to limit that area to protect the wildlife. one idea calls for banning dogs all together from muir beach in marin. dog owners say it punishes everybody for the bad behavior of a few. >> several areas where dogs would not be allowed and those are designed to protect resources. >> the plan is almost dramatic

conan -- draconian in its restricts. >> the open house was at san francisco state university. the second of four events for the public. the next one is monday at fort mason. now to an abc-7 exclusive that has gone viral. a cat burglar caught on surveillance cameras stealing hundreds of items from his neighbors is now returning everything today. lisa amin gulezian caught up with dusty, a.k.a. klepto the cat. >> dusty brought all these things and we're hoping for the owners to come and claim it. >> reporter: this stuff is out and the signs are up. it's time to return all of dusty's stolen goods. dusty, a.k.a. klepto the cat, was featured on animal planet where his late knight rendezvouses with his neighbors towels and undergarments were

caught on tape. >> i'd like to met the cat. >> reporter: the cat is famous, and animal planet is back to film his giveback. >> he had a pull bath cloth in his mouth, and the cat has a little mouth. >> reporter: his owners would return things piecemeal. soon even they couldn't keep up. >> i think i asked you guys if you were missing things. >> reporter: so for the first time, the neighbors are coming to dusty's house. >> underwear. >> reporter: rather than the other way around. >> oh, that is ours. >> a cat burglar and didn't know it. >> reporter: a common theme. >> i didn't know it was missing. >> reporter: all along eight-year-old saidy summers new all of her missing things -- >> he had them. and it's my top.

>> reporter: would wine up -- wind up here. her house seems to be at the top of dusty's hit list, and there's more. >> daddy, are these mine? >> reporter: after several hours, dusty still has a mountain of loot, and his owners have some advice for neighbors. >> don't leave anything outside you don't want gone. and if you're missing something come to our house. >> reporter: even after all of this dusty will still about in the spotlight, the city of redwood city has asked him to be the grand marshal in the pet parade. >> alan: is he reformed? stay tuned. now, do you really know what you're sitting on when you ride b.a.r.t.? a look at what it takes to clean these fabric seats and why the transit agency says it wants to do away with them. why amber frye, the mistress of

scott peterson, is being sued. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. we have seen some sunshine today. north bay locations a few sprinkles. get ready for rain developing overnight. could be heavy a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

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that we're going to invest more in the cleanliness of the trains. >> alan: all of this comes after the bay guardian conducted an experiment with a biology lab. they discovered mold and antibiotic resistant back bacteria on the cloth cushions. a b.a.r.t. spokesman says the findings are not surprising considering 330,000 commuters ride b.a.r.t. every day. >> the former mistress of convicted wife killer scott peterson is being sued. amber frey dated speederson and testified for the prosecution at his trial. now frey is being saud by -- sued by an author for breach of contract. and they're asking for frey to pay $250,000 or renew her cooperation on two books.

frey has not responded but her father claims it's an attempt to cash in on her name. >> just ahead, the price fixing scandal that cost air travelers millions of dollars. details on how widespread it is. >> here comes more rain. leigh glaser is coming up to tell you more about that.

>> alan: federal prosecutors say u.s. consumers and businesses lost hundreds of millions of dollars in a massive

price-fixing scheme among international airlines. prosecutors claim airlines conspired to inplate fuel century charges between 2000 and 2006 to make up for lost profits. to date, 21 airlines have paid more than $1.7 billion in fines. 19 executives have been charged with wrong-doing, including four who have gone to prison. the airlines include british airline, korean air and air france klm. no major u.s. carriers have been charged. >> a tornado caused major damage in louisiana. officials say at least 100 homes and a dozen businesses were destroyed this morning in the town. 1500 other residents have been evacuated until at least tomorrow because of a ruptured gas line. a 21-year-old woman was killed while trying to protect her daughter when a tree found on their house. the tornado cut a swath of destruction at least a quarter

mile wide and three miles long. >> back here with leigh glaser and started out sunny this morning. >> leigh: ed did. clouds moving in, and parts of the north barracks even -- north bay, even some sprinkles. this is a live shot from the high definition golden gate bridge cam. the clouds have been on the increase all afternoon long and get ready for rain to develop overnight tonight. we're at 59 right now in napa. 64 in antioch. temperatures warmed nicely today. mid-to-upper 60s. livermore, 63. 58, san francisco. oakland, 61. mountain view and san jose. rain developing overnight. some could be heavy at times. we have rain tomorrow morning turning to showers by tomorrow afternoon, and then a much cooler day is expected as we head into monday. live doppler 7hd getting active right now.

all the green is actually reaching the ground but suffice to say things are getting a little more moisture -- moist out there. petaluma also, novato a few sprinkles earlier today. sausolito, most of it is obviously north of the golden gate bridge but overnight tonight i -- it will spread across the bay area. tonight, upper 40s to low 50s across much of the bay area. here's a look at the system. today it was high pressure really bringing a nice ridge, keeping the moisture band to the north. this system moves in overnight. rain could be heavy at times special early tomorrow morning and then this sim system will move out and the rain will turn to scatters showers. 5:00 this afternoon, most of the moisture is north of the golden gate.

by 4:00 5:00 6:00 tomorrow morning, the band of rain thickens up and moves in. could be heavy, and then turns to scattered showers by late in the day, and tomorrow night it will move out. here's a look at the rainfall potential. anywhere from an inch, maybe as much as an inch and a half. higher elevations, and elsewhere, maybe a half inch to maybe three-quarters of an inch out of this shim that moves in. the high -- snow levels very high above he 6500 level lake level, two to five inches. and a winter weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. looking at the highs tomorrow, maybe a few degrees cooler. some showers could be heavy. 59 for san jose. san francisco maybe a little filtered snipe -- sunshine late in the day. petaluma, 57. on the east bay oakland, 59

tomorrow. 60 for fremont. 59 for pittsburg and concord. and watsonville 59. my accuweather seven-day forecast. wed -- wet tomorrow, highs in the 50s, and then rebound back up. tuesday and wednesday sunshine, mild numbers. next chance of rain mainly thursday and friday. >> alan: can you feel march madness creeping? rick is here to talk about that. >> we're talking basketball. longtime rivals cal and stanford, are going at it. we have the highlights. and after winning a share of the wcc title for the first time since ♪ ♪

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>> the giants have had a great spring training but today they played their cross-town rivals. bumgarner pitched well. gets taylor swinging. allowed just one earned run in three innings. brett anderson was better. he struck out five in three shutout innings although brandon bell gets him for a single. barton grounds out. didn't get any video of the a's highlights but the did win 6-0. >> it's been an off year for cal and stanford men's basketball teams, but whenever they play

each other, there's plenty of excitement. senior day for the lone senior. sol craft driving, twisting scoring, the three-point play made it 19-4. bears. cal kept pouring it on. the jump hook. bears on top 29-13. but stanford would close the half on an 8-2 run. jeremy green with the pretty fadaway, we had 14 in the first half. now early in the second half, cal leads it 42-28. >> the west coast conference tournament tonights with usf and pepperdine, and santa clary the gaels are now in the big dance bubble so if st. mary's gets an invite. it will likely have to win the wcc tourney and get the

automatic bid. that's their goal in las vegas. >> you know we had a little slipup towards the end of the season, the automatic bid shot. >> we have been on the bubble since i've been here, and i think in our situation, you're always on the cusp of getting in and not getting in. so last year we took care of all the doubt and won it. >> the grizzlies have added depth by adding leon poe. he was waived by cleveland last month. >> now to golf. rory sabbatini switched to a new putter, and it's paying off. after three rounds of the honda classic, he has a commanding five stroke lead. >> another windy day at the pga national in florida. matt kuchar is out of contention but had one of the best shots on the day from the sand. his ball goes in for birdie. jerry kelly is in a tie for

second with y.e. yang. he is going to run it in. 68 today puts him at 4-under for the tournament. >> one day after shooting a 64, sabbatini fired a 66. he made four birdie putts over ten feet today. sabbatini is 9-under and has a five-stroke lead entering tomorrow's final round. that will do it for now. we'll show you how cal and stanford wiped up at 6:00. >> alan: coming up next, the surprising discovery at a bay area construction site and what wildlife

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>> alan: coming up at 6:00, the navy corpsman returns home to the bay area to an outpouring of community support and case of possible carbon monoxide poisoning in san francisco. two people had to be hospitalized. >> a surprising discovery at a construction site in southern santa clara county. construction workers noticed a large bird flying from an alcove, and they found several small eggs belonging to the barn oil. -- owl. the eggs stand a better chance of survival in an incubator and are expected to hatch in 30 days. we'll keep you up to date on those baby