>> terry: good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney. dozens of fire victims of waking up in temporary housing this morning after being burned out of their san francisco homes overnight. three-alarm fire in the bayview district near qin t left 20 people homeless. it started about 9:30 last night in an abandoned building and quickly spread to three attached row houses. >> her neighbor was banging on her door to get out and she woke up her entire family and they ran out into the street. three ambulances were dispatched to the scene as a precaution but no one was hurt. >> minutes after getting that fire under control, crews responded to another blaze. this time in downtown san francisco. residential building at california and hyde street kept firefighters busy through the early morning hours. two people burned out of their

homes there. no injuries, no word on a cause. another bay area fire, this one in the north bay. burned a barn in fairfax. it begin a little after 5:00 at marin stables. barn has been there since 1937. it has two apartments in addition to several horses. they managed to get all the animals out safely. they say an electrical problem may have started that fire. this morning they are cleaning up across the midwest after a series of deadly tornadoes that killed 39 people including 20 in kentucky. you can see one of tornadoes right there. this is in indiana. more than 100 struck across nine states. here is report from one of the hardest hit areas, henryville, indiana. >> the streets and so many homes were empty. a curfew kept the 2,000 residents from a safe distance from the downed power lines and debris. >> at this time we are shifting

gears. we're actually turning what we call the cleanup mode. >> the tornado brought winds 175 miles an hour and ripped the roof off the high school. 11 students that hid in the principal's office survived. so did gina scott who works there. >> really, honestly i didn't expect to look like this when we opened up the door. >> three hours to the east, this is what is left of west liberty kentucky after another twister. >> about a mile and a half came through town. >> a doze tornadoes, part of the same system that brought hundred tornadoes through the midsection through the ohio valley and gulf coast. >> the only thing we have. >> it's an alert. >> cellphone warnings saved people that have to recover from the second tornado in less than a year. back in henryville, a restaurant owner saved himself by going into basement. he came upstairs to find a school bus in the dining room.

>> we're fortunate nobody got hurt. >> but the stories are loss are heart-wrenching. four-year-old boy ripped from his mother's arms died. two-year-old girl also found in a field survived but the family members found with her did not. >> across indiana, police say they haven't counted the number of injuries or the number left homeless. today's forecast calls for cold and maybe snow. >> terry: back in our area, they have identified a fatal shooting in east oakland. after responding to a shooting yesterday morning, they found an 18-year-old dead. he was found with multiple gunshot wounds. this is oakland's 21st homicide of the year. a tracy man credits his training in san francisco for the rescue of a 15-month-old boy. on friday, a wandered into his

backyard through an open door and fell into a family's koi pond. the family found him with the boy in his arms sweemg screaming for help. a neighbor happened to know cpr. >> he wasn't breathing. his pulse came back. >> i can't tell you the story. >> it turns out that kathy who didn't know his neighbor learned cpr as a reserve police officer for the san francisco police department. boy's father says, he is getting rid of that koy pond. >> t-minus two days for super tuesday. mitt romney front-runner is heading into the big day with a victory at hand after winning the washington state caucuses with 38%. david has the latest. >> get out and vote on tuesday. thank you so much.

>> reporter: if it seems like the candidates are moving quicker because they have a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of time until super tuesday. super tuesday. when voters in ten states go to the polls. more delegates delivered in one night than in the entire campaign. what is candidate to do in two days? lots of talking. >> i will never apologize for the greatness of this country. >> and lots of travel. ron paul thinks he is strong out west. newt gingrich ahead of his home state in georgia is at his virginia home today and will bounce into tennessee. romney hits newt's territory, for season it's tennessee, oklahoma and then ohio. ohio, that is the big prize. its swing state where romney could get it. >> if i got the nod of the people of ohio that would send a big statement. >> and santorum has a problem in ohio. he didn't complete all the

paperwork and is at risk of being ineligible for more than a quarter of the delegates. romney's campaign pounced. >> the test that you are going to have to have to battle president obama is a test of rick santorum and this campaign. >> so senator santorum, did you flung? >> that is only problem with my candidacy, we're in pretty good shape. >> it's the battle state of ohio where romney and santorum will finish up the mad dash to super tuesday. >> terry: in the overall race for tell delegates, romney has 185, santorum has 90. gingrich, 33. ron paul has 23. please keep in mind it takes 1144 delegates to get that nomination. >> with just two days until the big super tuesday showdown, newt gingrich joined george

stephanopolous to see if he can back in contention. >> you took a blow in tennessee. your coach, state senator, he said i like newt and i think he is a great leader but i don't think it's it's high school time. think rick santorum is the best chance we can get to have a conservative president. some conservatives think you need one person running against mitt romney. >> at the time he was doing that we were winning a conservative caucus vote in tennessee. two days earlier we one the national business survey, beating both romney and santorum. there are differences of opinion. >> terry: gingrich also criticized president obama for apologizing for the burning of the quran in afghanistan saying he didn't think the president's apology saved lives. rush limbaugh has apologized

to a law student for calling her a slut and prostitute. she testified on capital hill. she was supporting the policy for employers to offer birth control in their health care plans. lame but a announced yesterday he had had chosen the wrong words and didn't intend a personal attack on her. >> coming up next, historic bay area visit by shimon peres rearrives tonight as a day of service to offset the impact of conflict in the middle east. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪ ♪ i say i love you and i'll say it more ♪ ♪ my one and only ♪ oh i can't lose ♪ so don't stop doing what you do ♪

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>> terry: israeli president shimon peres will be flying into bay area tonight for historic visit. it will be first time a sitting president has visited the bay area. >> they will host israeli president, signs have sprung up warning are parking restrictions when he is scheduled to peek here. >> i think it's great. it's acknowledging the importance of the israeli president. silicon valley where he has a big presence. >> his tour will include a public address at temple but most of the trip will be visits with giants, mark zuckerberg,

john chambers bers. he is mostly a figurehead but highly respected statesman. >> if shimon peres is here, it wouldn't matter, everybody would be interested in hearing him. >> and rising tensions with iran. >> these are very perilous times. world is in danger of the iranian nuclear threat. >> he spoke with barbara walters about the iranian situation and concerns the u.s. government has about what israel might do. >> all options are on the table. >> includes bombing. >> all options. we don't have to specify. >> the visit is going to be lasting through thursday. they say peres wants to connect

with why young people to advance the cause of peace in the middle east. >> against a backdrop, log iranian americans gave a day of service to community. the work at san francisco food bank was part of the event sponsored in the bay area by the national iranian bay area council. it was in stark contrast to events in their homeland. they are moving ahead with the nuclear program and israel may strike iran on its own. >> they have of an issue, as well. iran has talked about wiping israel off the map and that obviously trouble. i think israel and america and all the other countries can come to a diplomatic solution. >> terry: elections in iran favor the conservative opposition, meaning that tehran will continue with their nuclear program the folks say they are hoping for peace. educators, parents and students in the sanity clare

unified school district has kicked off a campaign to protect their schools from state cuts. if approved by voters in may, the measure "a" parcel tax $2.3 million per year in local funding for the next five years. district is facing a budget shortfall of more than $8 million for the current school year. >> we've been able to pass our measures in this community. we have wonderful facilities and the community has been supportive. but we need them to step up a little bit more. it's only $7 a month. a trip to starbucks. >> terry: if it is approved, it will be added to the property tax bill. the district has lost $35 million in the last ten years. lisa argen is joining us now. we've got sunshine out there and it's going to be better an good day. >> lisa: already 56 downtown. 15-20 degrees warming on top of mild numbers. this is emeryville. it's 49 out in livermore valley.

that is the coolest spot so far. but we will end in the mid to upper 70s today. full details next. >> terry: as americans deal with severe weather, look what is happening in australia. more on the flooding down under coming up next. [ girl ] to protect against dental problems, my dentist said use act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> terry: down to the city we go. as you can see, i can count three people on the beach and one bug in the spider web which a spider put over our lens, right in the middle.

a bug has been captured by that spider's web. mid-70s. lisa argen is moments away will have your forecast coming up. one man is dead, thousands of people stranded as devastating floods move across parts of southeastern australia. this morning, the body of a 43-year-old man was found in new south wales after washed out swollen river. a man and his friend tried to drive across and they didn't make it. a creek burst and forced people to higher ground. water levels are expected to remain high for the next 24 hours before they start backing off. we're at the other spectrum noovy drop in the forecast for a few days. >> but we do have a drop monday night into tuesday. >> a drop? >> yeah, but i don't think the rainy season is over but warmer

than normal temperatures. we're talking about temperatures in the sierra nevada, 54, 55 degrees. right now, tahoe valley airport, 32. truckee is at 25. imagine that, mid 50s today and tomorrow in the sierra and 30s with snow showers on tuesday, wednesday time period. that is winter scenario. perhaps more rain beyond that. right now from mount tam you can see that it is pretty clear out there. the wind is still easterly components. that is why we're quite mild again. we're starting much more mild than yesterday. 55 in oakland as well as mountain view. 58 in los gatos. 50 in santa rosa. not near freezing temperatures this morning because the atmosphere was a little bit warmer. we are as much 5-8 degrees warmer at this time than we were yesterday in oakland and san

francisco. at the coast, northerly winds have backed off a bit so it's a little cooler there. up by point reyes, spending any time, stinson beach sea breeze could kick in and 60s there. sunny and warmer with cool and breezy weather arriving tomorrow. that is right. we've got showers in the forecast. maybe tenth of an inch of rain overnight monday into tuesday. here is a look high pressure firmly in control. jetstream well into canada. that is why away we are looking at easterly components. salinas, monterey could see records but bay area, low and mid-70s today. you can see the records to be beat would be around 80 degrees. so probably not going to happen today but today the warmest day out of next seven. high pressure still to the east and west of us. with that we have northerly,

northeasterly winds. it is going to slide off to the east and be replaced with a trough tomorrow. today, more 70s, even milder around the bay. but here is a look at computer animation as we put it through the monday afternoon time period and into monday night. here is midnight. notice we've got rain showers from marin county down through san mateo coast and right through the early morning hours. santa cruz could get wet and welcome precip in sierra nevada. 80s in southern california. above normal temperatures. back home, low to mid-70s should do it for most everyone. right at the coast sea breeze could keep nut 60s except we could see warmer weather. nice and mild today. much cooler, breezy, a few raindrops and back up to 60s and 70s, wednesday, thursday and friday cooler next weekend. >> terry: and at the end of

seven-day? >> it looks like it by the end. owner of oakland a's is dismissing a report would end the a's drive to build a new ballpark in san jose. they reported that major league baseball commissioner bud selig is likely to uphold the territorial giants rights to san jose blocking them from moving there. article didn't cite any sources. they spoke with selig yesterday and commissioner didn't say anything about it and selig would have told the a's and giants if a decision had been made. >> still ahead polar bear cub that was an internet star and now you can see, he canosos

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m=tade with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredients. what's in your spread ? >> a sea otter considered the most important in the aquarium has died. he was rescued on pismo beach in 2001 despite a brain condition that prevented her from being released back in the ocean. she was a surrogate mom for stranded pups. a baby polar bear has become an internet sensation. take a look. and listen, i might add. he is bit wobbly. he took a few steps.

sea cue was born in november. they are caring for the cub until he sleeps with his keepers and right there on a stuffed polar bear. >> i can watch that over and over, he is so cute. >> terry: surf and sea forecast. >> no new snow today and tomorrow. snow showers wednesday. three to four-foot here with user friendly waves. should be beautiful. 75 degrees and 72 in san francisco. 74 in livermore. few records here and near 80, much cooler and breezier tomorrow and tuesday. >> from the mountains and beaches, she has it all. thanks for joining us. get ready for lin sanity next. new york knicks against the boss celtics.