he will concentrate on spending high-tech investment in israel, meeting with silicon valley companies. >> we're a center, we're cutting edge. the technologies are developed and there's good relationship between the two centers. i think president peres is going to broaden the relationship and call for more companies allocated over their invest and open research and development centers in israel. >> president peres has visited the u.s. several times in the past but this is the first time a sitting president has visited the bay area, the last visit by a top israeli government official was in 1975 when golda meir visit san francisco. he will sit with 200 venture capitalists this week to lure some of the high-tech investment to israel. and he will be at temple emanuel

to talk to and answer questions from the public. >> arson investigators are still combing chow clues after a fire in the bayview -- district last night. >> right now there are four row houses that are pretty badly damaged in the fire from last night. the blue one where is the fire started, and that's where neighborstle us it's actually been an abandoned house for years, and also been a trouble spot. at the calgary churchs morning services were called off. the church was not damaged by flames but the smoke was unbearable. >> we call all the members, let them know service is cancelled for tonight, with another church across town. >> it was fear fire when crews arrived and a neighbor talk about it. >> it scared me. the whole block was lit up like it was daylight, and the fire

was intense. you could feel it on our skin. >> outside the church, maria waits to get into her house. she has been displaced. [speaking spanish] >> she says she has her plastic bags ready to correct clothes. she lived right next door the hope that first caught fire saturday night. then spread and damaged three other homes. pastor williams says the house where the fire started has been abandoned for some time and has become a big concern. >> when it is empty, it attract other things that shouldn't be there. so we have one concerned about at it long time. and the fire department and police know about it, too. >> as the fire was blazing, one neighbor said he was not surprised because he has called city authorities to complain about bat bat and -- squatters t

the property. >> it's something the city has failed to act on. there are hundreds of blighted buildings in the neighborhood. >> arson investigators spend the day collecting clues from the backyard. from the alley you can see it's crammed with stuff, including a trailer rv that looks like it was recently uses. fire crews are not saying where the fire start or how it was sparked. >> my understanding, not. things take time. investigators will be out here all day working on it. >> reporter: when we arrived on scene last night, we were told neighbors may have seen someone running from the house as the fire started, and this afternoon police officers were in the neighborhood, asking neighbors if they may have seen anything and could share the details with them. but so fashion fire investigators and police investigators have not commented on that part of their investigation. reporting live in the bayview, abc-7 news.

>> a family in sausolito is happy to be alive after flames ripped through their motorhome this morning. arnie and his two kids were headed to fill the rv with water but when he tried to started, smoke began coming from the engine and was fully engulfed after a few minutes. everything inside was toy steroid. >> they've got other toys. but i like to think their values are with people and that's where mine were so i was glad to get them out. >> they even escaped scooping up their four-legged family member. he said it was months before the started the engine and had to pump it a few times before it started. >> a gas leak was brought under control. at 2:30 a construction worker cut the natural gasline, near the corny of geary and hyde street. pg&e crews arrived on scene and capped the line. >> 51-year-old man was fatally hot and run over by the suspect's car in east oakland

this morning. it happened just after 3:00 a.m. on 88th avenue. officers saw several cars speeding away from the scene and they discovered the man on the ground. he had been shot in the head. was pronounced dead at the scene. >> the city of millbrae is being patrolled by the san mateo county sheriff's department. the sheriff took over one minute after midnight this morning to transfer is designed to save the so i money while providing the same level of service. millbrae's 14 police officers will be partnered with sheriff's deputies and will save mel bray $1.5 million. >> jury selection begins in the trial of sheriff mark mark mark hurricane rim my. he is accused of physically abusing his wife during an argument on new year's. a neighbor videotaped bruises on

lopez's arms and the prosecution wants the video shown to jurors. >> arguments are scheduled for whether a financial deal for a new 49ers stadium should have voter approval. stadium constructions is contingent on a loan that opponents say is too risky for the estimate voters approved the stadium in a referendum for two years ago that notice fill out funding proposal. >> ronnie month terrorist the san francisco rock guitar legend has died at age 64. here's video of montrose from a dvd produced prior to launching an upcoming tour. he got his start in the bay area music scene in the earl 1960s, performing at landmark venues like the fillmore west. >> the first montrose album was a completely unknown singer named sammy hagar, and an absolute classic track called

"rock candy." i mean, he establishes bona fides early in life. >> montrose, who played with van morrison and edgar winter, had been in declining health for some time. he died yesterday in millbrae from possess -- prostate cancer. n the g.o.p. battle ground heats up ahead of supertuesday. >> while you could be reaching for your phone the next time you get pulled over by chp. >> leigh: it has just been another terrific day across the bay area. hi, everyone. 70s, even a few low 80s reported across the bay area. i'm glad you enjoyed it because tomorrow, back to arrest it's still winter. colder tomorrow, and a chance of showers. the forecast is coming up. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected.

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>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> the death toll now stand at 39 after a string of tornado ripped across the south and method. >> hundreds of homes and buildings are now a pile of rubble and recovery efforts are shifting in high gear. here's a look how residents are coping with the disaster. >> reporter: millions of people from indiana to georgia war affected by the deadly outbreak of storms at that time hit friday and lasted through saturday in henryville, indiana, it was sunday mass as usual.

next door, the public school in rubes. a preschool teaches was among a few dozen still inside the school when the toward hit. >> we hutled together. we sang to keep the kid calm and brave. >> and they're certainly not the only ones facing the daunting prospect of rebuilding. dozens of fatilities and scores of injuries have been recorded, including a 20-month-old girl found in field just outside of henryville. her immediate family, killed by the tornado. >> lost everything. and anyone can imagine. >> now the focus is on cleanup and care for survivors. along with safety and security for displaced residents trying to rebuild their communities. >> we can look out at the desolation and see just desolation. or see a new beginning. >> the congregation at st. francis is choosing the latter. ♪

>> reporting from henryville, indiana, chris welch. >> the toddler found in an indiana field near her home has died. the little girl had been the only survivor in her family. she was taken off life support this morning. >> just ahead, the super tuesday battle ground, and the presidential elections in russia. we'll tell you who came out on top. >> more wet weather on the way. leigh glaser has the forecast. >> mike: a bigup set in the big game at stafford, at what cost for cal. and the a's get cespedes in camp and strucks up an instant friendship with manny ramirez. we'll tack to hum and h@

>> vladimir putin has claimed victory in russia's presidential election. he made a claim at a rally of tens of thousands of supporters, tallying 58% of the vote according to state television exit polls. opposition and independent observers say the election was marred by widespread violation. >> just a day and a half until super tuesday, when ten states vote in republican presidential primary. the race's front runner, mott mitt romney, told a georgia audience he will reverse

policies. >> i'll keep america strong, i will link arms with our allies and promote our values around the world. >> the second place becomes to rick santorum, who spoke at a tennessee barbecue restaurant today. newt gingrich was in ohio yesterday but chose today to appear on tv network talk shows. >> if we don't have somebody who can win the debates in october, we're going to have a very hard time winning the election. i think that's an area where almost everything think is have a better ability to communicate our values. >> ron paul is in alaska tonight, the only candidate who will visit the state in the primaries. >> i don't know why there has to be an either/or. >> supertuesday has 419 delegates up for grabs. >> "occupy" ookayed prognosis testers are in sacramento. they're rallying against rising tuition. a mass march and rally at the state capital building is scheduled for the morning,

followed by a general assembly, nonviolent direct action training, and another rally in the evening, marking the end of a 99-mile march that began here in the bay on friday. >> california drivers seeing flashing lights in their right-hands may soon be reaching for the smart phone. a bill introduced would give drivers the option of presenting their proof of insurance on a handheld device. insurance companies already have that option but it's currently not allowed in the vehicle code. >> the oreo cookie is turn 1-g hundred years old. on texas kraft foods willset celebrate with flash mock birthday parties. 100 participants will sing happy birthday to the cookie. the first chocolate flavored way wafer in 1912 and has been popular with kids and adults.

>> we love it. >> leigh: today we had couple of records. salinas and santa cruz, 83 degrees. can you believe it? march 4th. but things are going to start to change for us. back to winter as we head into our monday, tuesday, even into wednesday. enjoy what's left of our fabulous weekend with a nice setting sun shot from the east bay camera. let's get to these numbers for you. 77 today in ukiah. 70 in san francisco. 64, half moon bay. your high today. we had a string of 72s. fairfield, concord, antioch, livermore. the record high, santa cruz, 83 degrees. and san hey -- san jose, 75. temperatures starting to come down. san rafael, 70s there. 72 in redwood city. 70 in fremont. 60 in san francisco. half moon bay, 60. los gatos, 71.

we're going to be seeing subtle changes tonight, with a few passing clouds overhead. maybe a little bit of fog near the coast. and then a much cooler day. the wind picks up to more onshore, which is a cool wind direction for us, for monday and tuesday, and there is a system to the north that can possibly bring us a few showers overnight and monday night. this is the closeup satellite. we're clear but check out the last few frames. you'll notice a little bit of fog starting to venture back. that's because the winds are starting to shift. this weekend they were offshore, and brought us the hit. they're starting to shift to onshore, which is a cooler wind direction so definitely things will be changing for us. 43 the expected low in san rafael. 40 livermore, 43 for san jose. high pressure responsible for such delightful weekend. start took weaken, and we'll watch the tail end of this cold front. this is going slide south, and it might be able to wring out a

few light showers over the bay area. in fact here's a look at the timing beginning at 11:00 tonight. we're clear, but you'll notice some of the fog may venture close by. right near the coast, that is. overnight tonight, increasing clouds throughout the day. on monday. 10:00 tomorrow night, possibly start to see rain bands move into the north bay. 1:00, 2:00 a.m. tuesday morning, shot of showers moving across the bay area. maybe just a few sprinkles. very light. by 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning, just in time for the commute, it's out of here, and then we'll start to clear up. we have to deal with very gusty winds by tuesday afternoon. here's a look at the highs. we'll come down as much as ten degrees. we'll look for mid-to-upper 60s. interior east bay, 67 for watsonville, and monterey tomorrow, 63. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. much cooler for your monday. breezy as well. chance of showers overnight.

windy, and downright cold on tuesday. highs in the 50s. warm up thursday, friday, and next weekend, we return to -- we turn to daylight savings time so we have to spring forward. time to move the clock ahead one hour. >> all right. thank you, leigh. >> okay, the waiting is over for the as. >> mike: a lot of curiosity. the new face of the a's arrived, yoenis cespedes. he comes with a four-year deal, $36 million, and after he put on the green and gold, said he is willing to play anywhere in the outfield. he is a center fielder. he and manny ramirez, who are hoping will be joanown necessary's mentor. >> when he was in cuba, he had an opportunity city him once. is an honor for him to be in the same team as manny. >> most players usually on

available to us and he is awe -- unique. >> mike: while he was getting the attention, the a's took on the cubs. a's hold on for the 12-10 vibe. >> big game sunday on the farm where standard ends the regular season and final game at maples with an upset of cal, costing them a share of the pac-12 tiedle. senior day at maples and the cardinal came out on fire. randall, with 17. zimmerman, 13 for the senior. cal answers with a 13-2 run. allen with the three. cal down five. bears within three. cal gets it back. great chance to pull closer. but it's turned over. 42 second left. bright misses the free-throw. cal couldn't get the reefnltd come on. cardinal never trailed in this upset victory. cal will be the two-seed in the

pac-12 tournament which starts on wednesday, and after werds a visibly upset camp. >> i don't think we realized what's on the line. it's not acceptable. guys got put aside whatever else is going on right now and realize they worked too hard to just let this slide. >> they came in thinking it meant more to them, but as a program it meant a lot to us, too. we needed to come in and build some momentum. prove to ourselves we're one of the better teams in the conference. we have been up and down, and it takes beating the better teams to put yourself in that category. >> mike: warriors in toronto, led by nine at the half. discovered just 11 points in the third. thompson turns it over. bayliss to deroseen. raptors by two warriors trying to claw back. lee, behind the back. the 360 finish. 22 for lee. 20 for ellis but couldn't close the gap.

raptors win 83-75. back east, "linsanity" verse rondo mania, two minutes left, lin for the three. got it. three of his 14. knicks take the lead. less than ten second left. paul pierce, hits the three. he had 34. overtime. and the star of the game, rajon ron development behind the back to allen. rondo, 18 points, 17 rebound, 20 assists. temporary "linsanity", winning 115, 111. a passing of the torch in florida at the honda classic, tiger fires a final round 62 and waited for rory mcilroy to falter. woods ended the day on a tear. check out this approach on 18. doesn't get much better than that. six feet away. he'll then drop that for an eagle. in the includinghouse after the lowest final round of his career with a 6 2. mcilroy has a two-shot lead in trouble on the par-4 14th. first shot from the stuff. buff. roll in the four footer.

then on 15, needs a seven footer to save par. he was scrambling. 18 for the win, the second numberrest player ranked number one behind tiger. >> cal stanford tonight. >> thank you, shu. >> a very exciting birthday

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dr. seuss' birthday. the comedy earned more than $70 million in its opening weekend to score the biggs box office debut of the year. >> project x was in second place, act of power was third, safe house fourth, and good deeds fifth. >> that's it for this edition of abc-7 news. >> thanks for joining us. captioned by closed captioning services inc.