>> in afghanistan, the fallout from a one-man massacre. the lone gunman, just serviceman. >> afghan and american officials in kandahar are investigating after a u.s. soldier weapons on a rampage, killing 16 up armed vicars in the middle of the night. sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: u.s. military officials are still trying to figure out exactly why this soldier left his base, went into a nearby village, shot up three homes, and then returned to his base where he was later arrested. investigators collect shell casings inside one of the homes targeted by the soldier, and in

villages bodies are carted away. most victims were women and chirp. the gunman went house to house, fining victims in three homes. nato allies are trying figure out what set the soldier off. >> all we know is he left the base, returned to the base after the incident, was taken into custody straightaway, and the investigation is ongoing, which will include the reasoning. >> reporter: as villagers mourned the vie left death office the loved ones, president barack obama issued a statement of condolence, saying in part, this incident is tragic and shocking and does not represent the exceptional care of our military and the respect the united states has for the people of afghanistan. >> it was said this adds to an increasingly difficult relationship with afghanistan. >> wherever there's dane injure and exprur you crack, and he goes down the street, enters some homes and kills some locals in their homes. this is an enormous flash point.

again. >> the afghan president hamid karzai condemned the attacks. this is an assassination, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and not be forgiven. she -- he is fromways and says continuing flashpoints like this continue to sour america's presence in the country. >> recently i found that people i talked to in afghanistan, urban people who you would think their fate is all tied up with the american presence, seem to not want americans there anymore. >> reporter: not much information has yet been released about the suspect. we know he is a staff sergeant and is part of a suppression operations group from f lewis, washington, and was in afghanistan as part of a joint green beret and navy seal unit. >> people around the world are observing the anniversary of the

earthquake in japan in the bay area, community members came together in japan town for a remember prance -- remembrance semi, at the ceremony included a moment of silent at the exact moment the disaster struck. there will prayers and flowers for the victims. ''s council general addressed the gathering. japan, people shared memories of the tragedy and their struggles to heal as many signs of the devastation remain. here's a report from japan. >> they spent the last year trying to move forward. on this day, they pause to look back. the country observing a moment of silence the moment the quake struck. and a memorial service in tokyo, vowed to never forget. waves engulfed japan's northeast coach, killed nearly 20,000

people. today those coastal communities are empty fields. the mountains of debris pushed aside. >> this is the spot where the video was shot. you can recall the waves crashing over the wall, tossing the cars aside as the water flooded the city, and when you like around a year later, it's pretty remarkable to see how normal things look. the cleanup has been the easy part. at the elementary school where 74 students died, the grieving hasn't stopped. survivors remain in temporary units, their lives on hold until the rebuilding begins. near the fukushima nuclear plant the 12-mile exclusion zone is off limits and 80,000 people can't return until crews remove nuclear waste from their homes. >> this little boy, bosh a week after the tsunami, is learning to walk now, his father, doctor trapped for days in this hospital by his side.

he says my son gives me the strength to move forward every day. abc news, japan. >> back home in the east bay, more than 4,000 pg&e customers lost power when a woman slammed her vehicle into a power pole today. the collision noakd live electrical wires into the street in concord just before 5:00 a.m. police suspect the woman was driving under the influence. she had a child with her and they tried to run away from the scene but were found a short distance away. pg&e estimates the power will be back on by 6:00 p.m. continue. >> an elderly woman is in critical can after her son rescued her from the family's burning home. they were 92-year-old laura flores and her son. early yesterday morning aguilar returned home from work to find the house on fire. he rushed into the burning building and pulled his mother to safety. he suffered serious burns.

the flames destroyed the home. they don't know what cautioned the fire. in alameda investigators believe an overloaded outlet caused a dadely house fire, man and his dog were found dead inside the home. it took 40 minutes to put out the fire that crews say started in the kitchen 8:30 last night. >> san francisco arson investigators are look booing two suspicious vehicle fire inside golden gate park last night, and both have links to the recreation and park department. a honda ballooning to an loyalee caught fire at 8:30. an hour later, a rec and park truck went up in flames. i police officer reported seeing an explosion lift the truck into the air. investigators say both fires appear to be intentionally set. >> jury selection is scheduled for tomorrow in the domestic violence trial of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. the jury pool was expanded after hundreds of jurors were

released. there's still argument whether pictures will be allowed as evidence. the attorney has filed another appeal in state court to prevent the video from being shown to jurors. lopez is refusing to testify against her husband. that makes thoid hearsay evidence. >> an international push to end syria's con film has stalled. >> what happens in vegas stays in vegas, except for urban sprawl. a bird's eye view of the making of a gambling mecca. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. and saw a few showers today, and clear right now. you have one day to get ready for very stormy conditions expected this upcoming week. we'll look at the seven-day forecast coming

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>> former united nations chief kofi annan has left syria without a deal to end the conflict but says he is not giving up. he met with the syrian president and religious and opposition leaders in damascus. syrian force have launched a new offensive against rebel strongholds and shell neighborhoods in holmes. >> i told the president that my main preoccupation is the welfare of the syrian people and that we should put their interests at the center of all our endeavors. >> despite annan's visit, the assad regime and opposition are refusing to hold talks. thun estimates more than 7,000 people have been killed and at least 100,000 have fled the

country. >> croosh border fighting between palestinians and gaza and israeli forces are showing no signs of letting up after three days. gaza militants fired dozened of rockets at israeli up toes, hitting an empty school. israel continued its air strikes, killing three gazan. air strikes have killed 16 militants and two civilians, deepening the worst round of violence between the israelis and palestinians in a jeer. >> nasa released satellite videos showing the growth of a town known as the gambling capital of the nation. this 30-second time lapse video flips through nearly 30 years of growth in las vegas, starting in 1972 when 300,000 people lived in the area and ending with the year 2010 when the population neared two million. nasa was looking for a place with rapid growth in a short time frame to highlight a

program that was launched 40 years ago. the satellites use sensor to document changes in the earth's surface. >> volunteers plant a living library in san francisco. we'll have a look at that next. >> san francisco's first street street -- "sunday streets" of the season was a bit soggy. >> alan: clouds and light showers. meteorologist leigh glaser is coming up with her forecast.

>> alan: the valley transportation authority is going to receive a federal grant to be used for the b.a.r.t. extension plan. it's the last step before the next phase of working begin. local money was used to begin construction on the project. the extension will run from fremont to the berryessa area of san jose and trains could be running four years from now.

>> san francisco is a bit greener tonight. the san francisco rotary club sponsored a tree-planting. it's the city's old oldest 'housing site. it's part of the bruno heights living library that links public housing, schools, streets, and other open spaces leading to the park. tenants have taken over carrying for the trees. >> hope you changed your clocks forward. san francisco sprang forward with the first "sunday streets" event of the season. today was on the embarcadero which was flooded with people all afternoon. >> enjoying it. we try to get out to each one, whether it's in the mission or over on the -- wherever they happen to be at, we're going

there. >> organizers say the event is a boon to local businesses because of the increased foot traffic, giving people a chance to enjoy the street and explore the neighborhood. >> that little girl looks cute riding behind day. >> the storm system didn't bring much snow to the sierra. the tahoe camera captured dark clouds and flight flurries. just a dusting of snow was expected today. a heavier system is expected to hit sunday night and snow levels dropping to 5,000 feet. there are no chain restresksz right now, but good to keep them in the trunk. >> and to see where all the rain is going to fall, let's go to leigh glaser. >> leigh: speaking of tahoe, tuesday night through wednesday, two to three feet expected of snow above the 7,000-foot level. so, keep that in mind. it's going to be a crazy travel week across the state, with storm after storm, starting to move in. today's system just kind of fell

apart. if you were in the north bay you saw a few sprinkles. this is shot from the high definition mt. tamalpais camera. lingering clouds producing a little mississippi and drizzle near the coast, and you can see on live doppler 7 hd, most of what fell has evaporated and the front has fall 'apart. well keep a chance of mist and drizzle in the forecast tonight. one to two inches along the north coast, but as the frontal -- it fell apart. we have a little moisture coastside and a few clouds so keep it in the forecast. much stronger system already setting up well out to the west, and we'll look at that in a moment. and i'll let you know when to expect it. right now, 50s. 55, san francisco, napa, 59. 69, antioch, a touch of sun. 60, san jose. sunset this evening, because of the time change, 7:14.

we'll keep the clouds, the drizzle overnight. thickening clouds expected for your monday and rain just a stormy scenario as we head into tuesday night and wednesday. temperatures this evening, breaks in the clouds and we'll bring them down, 37, santa rosa. 46, san francisco. livermore, 40. morgan hill, 42. this is what you need to take a look at. tomorrow we get a little bit of a break. this low is going to stay to the north of us. clearly you can see the jet stream, the system where the storms travel, starting to dive towards the south. so we'll get a break tomorrow, and i mean check on your roof, get stuff ready for some heavy rain because this next system right here is going to move in, bringing us high winds, and heavy periods of rain tuesday night and wednesday, and beyond that, another low now forming, and this is poised to move in

thursday and friday. so, quite a bit of rainfall expected in the next three to four days. this is our forecast animation. 6:00 more than, we'll keep monday dry. the cloud starts to thicken up. this is 2:00 a.m. tuesday morning. this is what it looks like for the 5:00 tuesday afternoon. look at the heavy rain starting to move into the north bay and then by 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning, just a lot of heavy rain expected across the bay area, and it is really going to start to add up. we need the rain and rainfall estimates in the north bay mountains, tuesday and wednesday, as much as five inches expected. north bay, east bay, maybe one to two inches. lesser amounts as we head towards the peninsula and the south bay. here's the highs for tomorrow. thickening clouds, temperatures upper 50s to low 60s across the bay area. we all feel the same temperature spread down towards morgan hill, gilroy, mid-60s there.

the accuweather seven-day forecast. rain on tuesday. heavy winds, heavy rain expected on wednesday, also break thursday morning. more rain thursday night and friday. and then we look for some very cold temperatures next weekend. low snow levels as well. >> finally getting what we need. >> alan: it is selection sunday for the big march madness dance. >> mike: like high school, waiting around for the call for the date to the prom. sorry to bring that up. we have two local teams going the big dance, cal gets the invite as a playin team and st. mary's gets the same call for the same [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients

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>> mike: the cal bears lost three of their last four games but had 24 wins and the got the the invite to the big dance, they're facing south florida for a play-in game. the bears struggled with their offense but it's a new season and the coach and the cal bears are ready to roll. >> i was just up to us to prove we do belong and we are a decent basketball team and that the league is good, and it's going to be up to us and colorado to go in and make some hay. >> kind of nerve-racking. we get in but the 11s go by. so let's going to happen? finally last weekend, california and florida. so i was excited. >> mike: cal fans set your dvr to wednesday at 6:00 p.m. the bears and south florida bulls playing. st. mary's is the seventh seed in the midwest, facing purdue in

omaha. a touch matchup. and gonzaga gets west virginia. here's the top seeds, kentucky in the south, syracuse in the east, north carolina in the midwest, and michigan state in the west. today's action sec title game, kentucky on a win streak, taking on vandy. wildcats up five. but vandy would tie it. then with 90 seconds left, johnson explodes for the reverse they stun kentucky for their first conference title in 61 years. my seminoles get duke today. 11-22 from downtown. michael snare had four threes, carolina had chance to tie it. hairston for three. it's a brick. seminoles win their first acc tournament title. >> ohio state and michigan state for the big ten title. brandon wood with 21 points, puts the spartans up for good. then draymond green, the big

triple. michigan state wins the big ten tournament, 68-64. >> the stanford women will find out their seeding tomorrow. only one loss all season while cal is hoping to get an at, large bid. 49ers getting a jump on the 2012 season as espn is reporting. the niners will work out randy moss. the 35-year-old was out of the league last year and says he is rejuvenated and wants to finish his career on a high rote. he would be the deep throw it the 49ers are looking for. he is at least work a look because you can't coach speed. what a wild finish on the pga tour. the blue monster, tiger woods had to withdraw in the middle of his round. he was limping on the tenth and 11th and pulled out after saving par. soreless in the left achilles ten ton, the one he injured rory mcilroy made a run. from the beach on 12. nothing but net. finishes third.

dustin rose on 18. bogeys, in the clubhouse at 16-under. one up on bubba watson. bubba struggling all day. from the trees on 18. ripped it to 10 feet to force sudden death, and rose and bubba misses, justin rose, your winner by a stroke with a 2-under 70. and peyton manning has met with arizona and denver before heading back to his offseason home in miami. he could be in a new uniform by tuesday. >> up next, the real life sea lion version of

>> coming up in a half hour at 6:00, the search for a bay area man missing for more than a

week. plus, mail theft on the rise. dips on how to protect yourself and your identity. join us at 6:00. >> freedom tonight for a sea lion known as dartman. >> these pictures show dartman's return to the ocean just this afternoon. he was discovered at pier 39 with a packing strap imbedded around his net. >> dartman weighs more than 400 pounds and took more than two weeks and dart with a mild sed fifth to capture him. >> marine biology ises removed the strap and now dartman is back in the water tonight. happy trails. captioned by closed captioning services inc.