good morning. thanks for joining us. >> a pedestrian was struck and killed near southbound 280 at the daly city line. the california highway patrol closed the lanes for about an hour earlier this morning. road reopened at 8:15. the victim has not yet been

identified and an investigation is now underway. two fairfield children are tobacco home with their father this morning, that he had been missing since friday when their mother took them shopping and then disappeared for a day and a half. tomas ramon reports from the solano county sheriff's department. >> the children you see jumping up and down are the stewart children that are now a complete family. they are celebrating their reunion after two of them were taken by their mother and not heard for more than 30 hours. >> she stayed in the area. she was in the car with the kids. ate some fast food and learned that we were looking for her. went to travis air force base. >> we were at the home when the call came in the kids had been found. >> the kids are fine and they

were found and they are okay. >> looks like everybody is okay. it appears to be that way. >> we arrived at the sheriff's department just before deputies led her into the building with her hands cuffed behind her back. >> we interviewed mom and dad to determine what has taken place, to determine what kind of crimes have been exited and if so take appropriate action. >> the sheriff's department had put out a missing person's alert for the two children. they initially thought she would do them harm. >> the family says cps has been involved with the family before. they wanted to find out what happened and what the family dynamic is so they can prevent this from happening again. coastguard has called off a search for a man that disappeared in the waters off san francisco's ocean beach. they searched 44 square mile area for more than eight hours

with three boats and a helicopter but failed to locate the victim. rescuers from the fire department, national park service and coastguard rushed to the scene yesterday afternoon where a man and friend were trying to escape their capsized sailboat by climbing into a rubber dingy. >> watching that boat it came to shore and overturned. what we thought had two people had nobody in it. >> firefighters pulled one man from the water and he told them his friend had been wearing a life jacket. a similar jacket washed ashore about an hour later. rescued man's name has not been released is being treated. >> sheriff's deputies are trying learn more about the deaths of two people inside a cupertino home last night. someone called the sheriff's department to check their welfare. inside the home on west baker drive deputies found the bodies of a man and a woman who appear to be in their early 50s.

the medical examiner has not released the names or the cause of their deaths. the hunt continues for the killers of a popular oakland restaurant owner in the fruitvale district. neighbors marched along international boulevard to honor jesus campos and call for an end of the violence that took his life. police say he was shot during a botched robbery attempt while he opened his mexican restaurant on friday morning. >> we got to do our job, we to have put the people away otherwise there will be other people. >> he was a business leader in the district. he encouraged fellow merchants to create a network of surveillance cameras as a way to deter criminals. detectives are now hoping footage from those cameras will help them identify the suspect. >> now that lawmakers have averted a government shutdown, they need to finance the rest of the year.

a relieved president obama spoke at the lincoln memorial this weekend crediting congress for agreeing to cut $38.35 billion from the budget over the next six months. the deal leaves out federal funding for planned parenthood. now, the 2012 battle is shaping up. >> earlier in week the house budget committee announced a new budget and move the debate from billions in spending cuts to tril yongs. >> lawmakers have to decide by the end of the summer to let the government borrow more money to pay for the country's $14 trillion debt. tickets for distracted driving are soaring. according to our media partner mercury news, officers in the bay area issued more tickets two days last week than they usually write across the entire state. 250 police agencies are taking part in an intensive crackdown

since the hands-free cell law went into effect. 979 tickets were written on monday and tuesday in the bay area and santa cruz and sanbenito counties. last year they issued 800 tickets every two days statewide. it runs through the end of the month. >> still ahead, a small town in iowa gets reduced to ruins by a tornado. it's one of many severe weather incidents around the country. we'll show you more next. >> this morning, we remember the director of films like serpico [ male announcer ] dandruff, meet micro-beads. any last wishes? new selsun blue deep cleansing micro-bead scrub goes to the source wiping out flakes before they flake. new selsun blue deep cleansing.

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>> carolyn: film maker sydney

lumet is being mourned this morning. he died at his malgtd home. he worked during television during the golden age before going into movies. he directed more than 40 films including network with peter finch, 12 angry men and serpico. he was nominated for five oscars but never won when he was recognized for lifetime achievement. >> they are picking up the pieces in parts of the midwest and southeast after an incredible night of weather. tornados, hail, hundreds of reports of severe weather. casey curry followed the storm. >> it's coming back. >> this is what the giant tornado looked like up close. the twister so big, storm chasers had to keep a safe distance. this is the massive destruction

they caused. roots ripped from houses. one estimates more than 60% of the town is damaged or destroyed. throughout the night rescue crews scoured through the debris and damage looking for those injured or trapped. >> we're going door by door. >> it was a massive outbreak across the region, 27 tornado reports in iowa alone overnight. it struck over 14 states from nebraska to virginia. in north carolina the system brought tragedy and most of the people. >> i felt it. >> one dog was killed. >> this massive system plowed through virginia over the weekend. two tornados struck the town of pulaski on friday night. residents finally saw the destruction, car windows shattered, trees uprooted and nearly all the houses

demolished. >> a bunch of frees were flying and people were yelling and screaming. >> oklahoma, they are coming back from this. hail so big equal in size to baseballs. that was casey curry. she was reporting it's not over yet in the midwest or southeast. >> another round of storms from the ohio valley further to the east. one of those tornados was like a mile wide. it was incredible. fortunately known was killed in that. we're talking about beautiful weather here. no storms to speak of. nice shot from the roof cam. plenty of sunshine to go around. still on the cool side but the accu-weather forecast, i'll tell but next storm system heading our direction by tomorrow in a few minutes. >> carolyn: also ahead, it's not too late to enjoy the cherry blossom festival. it's in san francisco's japantown. dry mouth is uncomfortable.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. the northern california cherry blossom is now underway in san francisco's japantown. ♪ >> this was the scene yesterday and it continues today. this is the 44th year. if you go you can enjoy festivities with food, live band bands and performances. this event is supposed to be second large cherry blossom outside of washington, d.c. and weather should be great for that. >> a little windy yesterday but not quite as bad today.

cherry blossoms means allergies for some people. pollen count is high. first of all. can't beat this shot. beautiful shot of golden gate from sutro cam in high definition. few clouds earlier this morning but everything is clearing out nicely. thanks for tuning in on this sunday morning. hope you are having a great morning so far. temperature-wise we were kind of cool, lots of 40s to go around. warming up a little bit to oakland 51 degrees. livermore, 50 degrees. we're going to be few degrees warmer than where we were yesterday. lots of sunshine, just a beautiful weekend and we'll say goodbye to all the storms for now. still breezy by the afternoon, 10-15 mile-an-hour winds. we have a weak storm system heading our direction by tomorrow. speaking about the sneezing and sniffling, pollen count very high, all the rain we've had, definitely making everything bloom and bud and very high pollen counts. hang in there if you have

allergies. weather wise, we're looking good. next storm system, very weak system and stay to the north of us. north bay few sprinkles by tomorrow morning. you can see forecast right here. 9:00, we'll take you through the day and few clouds. breezy by the afternoon and the storm arrives by tomorrow morning, mostly it will impact northern california into oregon and washington. tends of an inch at most in the north bay. not a big deal and nothing to get in the way of your sunday weather with temperatures in the 60s. it's going to be great down in san jose, sunnyvale, 63 degrees. few clouds earlier in the day along the coast. half moon bay. winds will be breezy. onshore flow, gusting up to 15-20 miles an hour. really had the winds cranking yesterday around downtown union square.

today not as strong wind wise and temperatures will be couple degrees warmer than where we were yesterday. temperatures out in the north bay, upper 60s. we're looking at 60s oakland down to castro valley, 63 degrees. maybe upper 60s out toward the east, dublin and pleasanton and santa cruz and monterey, low 60s. a little breeze in the air. we'll see beautiful accu-weather forecast, slight chance for few sprinkles in the north bay. after that clear sailing. 60s and even 70s by thursday and friday. that will be nice to warm things back up. >> just a slight chance tomorrow. >> i bet we won't see anything in the city but further up in the north bay. let's check out sports. 21-year-old golfer is leading the masters going into the final round today. and the giants pull off a last

inning win against the cardinals after picking up their world series rings. here is rick quan with your sunday sports. >> giants home opener was a raising of the world championship banner and dramatic victory. last night they may have stopped themselves. tim lincecum received their rings. garcia did his best to put a damper on the celebration. mat cane was sharp pitching five shutout winnings. miguel tejada back and makes the catch. they took 1-0 lead in the fifth. derosa drops a base hit in front of lance berkman. st. louis would tie the contest and take the lead in the 7th. it was 2-1 cardinals.

tejada sends this deep to left center. he gets a glove on it but can't hang on and walk off double and san francisco wins 3-2. >> the a's were at minnesota, gonzalez was on pitching six strong innings. gonzalez allowed no rubs and striking out four including all star catcher joe mallard. ellis grounds to garcia and suzuki scores to make it 1-0. puen test gets him to end the game and a's win it 1-0 and now 3-5. >> sharks close out regular season by hosting phoenix. another big sellout crowd. ian white with a slap shot gets a second goal in two nights. late in the period, takes the pass to thorton and scores.

made it 2-0, 3-1 would be the final. they clinch in the western conference. 21 years old so far the pressure of leading the masters hasn't gotten to rory mcilroy. after shooting a 66 on friday tiger tried to keep the momentum going. four bogeys. he any isz this one. he is now 7 strokes back. choy putting for par. it drops in. masters channel cabrera got a 57. he is 8 under, just four back, playing in his first masters, 23-year-old jason day makes a run to the lead. day settled for even par but died for second. mcilroy and he let the crowd

roaring with this birdie putt. makes it 12 under for the tournament. his four-shot lead after 54 holes is the largest since tiger led in 1997. many are expecting stanford to be top ten football season next season. after being leading stanford to a 12-1, andrew lutz figured to be the heisman favorite. he threw three touchdowns all to his tight end and left out a chance of being number one in the draft but decided to return. cardinals win had 12-3. >> last night -- 42-3. >> the fight was for the interim

wba lightweight titles. >> carolyn: we'll be right back. rprp

dry mouth is uncomfortable. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. you can get a taste of baseball em you in san francisco you can also satisfy your baseball cravings at an art gallery. it's the someth year of fine art of baseball at the gallery. there is art paying homage to the past. that was the giants' parade there. there is lot recognizing the giants. so the next time you think about baseball there is an art to the game. >> there is also to the weather,

jeff martinez filling in for lisa argen. >> beautiful conditions this morning. sunny skies, just a few clouds. it's going to be great day today. temperatures will be warming up nicely. we're looking at highs in the mid to upper 50s. i think we'll do 60 degrees in the city with partly to mostly sunny conditions. a little breezy around the coast. winds will be gusting around 15-20 miles an hour. not as bad as yesterday. definitely beautiful weather. weak storm system hits by tomorrow morning in the north bay, a few sprinkles possible. maybe a tend of an inch and few raindrops. temperatures move back up in the 60s. storm system will move out tuesday and wednesday, rest of the week looking great. how about 70s by the end of the week. mid to upper 70s. springtime is back. looking pretty good out there. baseball game, cherry blossom

festival. >> it will be a good one. >> thank you for joining us. we're off early because of n.b.a. action, chicago bulls versus orlando magic. i'm carolyn tyler, next newscast cast starts at 5:00. have a great sunday.

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