a tragic ending tonight and the search for two missing east bay teenagers who set off on a rafting adventure. good evening everyone i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. there is sadness tonight in walnut creek following the deaths of two teenage boys who tried to raft down a rain filled canal. their bodies and a small raft they were using was found after

a desperate search. patti lee spoke to some of the boy's friends. >> reporter: friends described them as adventurous but responsible, and this rafting trip had been planned for months. >> reporter: his friend, 16- year-old matthew miller had similar diverse interests. a track star who was also in the model un. >> matt was a great artist. totally amazing. cal was just one of the nicest people you would ever meet. doesn't seem fair. >> reporter: this community is struggling to deal with the death of these talented teenagers while lending support to their grieving families. >> i can hardly brief thinking

of what they were going to. >> reporter: the teenagers went rafting. by 1:00 a.m. sunday morning the byes were reported missing by their frantic families. by 1:30 this afternoon the rafts and bodies of the boys had been located in three different areas. >> that's where they would have cast off. >> reporter: aden harris, gavin's oldest friend tells us that the rafting trip had been planned for months, after they found an old raft in their garage. >> i helped them plan a route. they do all kinds of stuff like that. >> i heard the idea of going rafting a few times and it sounded like fun. but nobody had any idea. >> reporter: i talked with

contra costa county officials and they said the boys were wearing bicycle type helmets. from libya tonight, words of warning deadly clashes in the capital and street celebrations in the second largest city of bengazi. where protesters there say they have seized weapons and control of army barracks. tonight anti government protests spread to libya's capital where riot police fought with protesters. earlier in the day in bengazi at least 15 people were reported lid killed in clashes between military forces and mourners in a funeral procession for victims of yesterday's violence. human rights officials say over the last few days 350 people have been killed. protesters say, the ruling must

be gone. >> who can rule over 42 years, isn't that enough? >> reporter: tonight one of gadafi's sons says libya is not tenesia and not egypt and he warned of civil war. he says the army still supported his father. and a libyan military official reportedly announced he was stepping down to join -- >> reporter: more than 750 people gathered to do what they said they couldn't be able to do freely in iran, protest. people waving flags calling for

basic human rights for the people of iran. >> we want to see people to be able to go in the street and voice their opinions and pick their own governments whoever they wish to have. >> reporter: in iran today, videos showed government forces on motorcycles to quail anti government protests. the motor units used tear gas to drive people from the streets. one witness told the international campaign for human rights, that the forces used bombs to break up the people. iranian protests no longer are solely of student movement. >> right now, after 11 years it's the whole nation. all the teachers, women, all the different groups in iran they are ready for change, it's the time right now. >> reporter: this woman says

she was in iran following the 2010 election and the biggest challenge continues to be limited communication with those in iran. >> i know a lot of people say it's not going to change. i'm not going to go out to these protests. when i saw in san francisco that people were gathered it brought tears to my eyes. >> reporter: the group of the entire region calling this an historic moment. maureen naylor, ktvu. the protests are widespread in the middle east and north africa. in yemen one man was killed today. julie banderas has more. >> reporter: in yemen, many

angry demonstrators say -- >> it won't change. we want to topple the corrupt regime who's taking away our rights. there's no dialogue. >> reporter: many bahrain hundreds of doctors and nurses joining the protest calling for the health minister to step down. opposition leaders are now examining officers from the government to begin talks after deadly confrontations of sharply divided the nation. and in morocco about 10,000 people marched through the streets calling for freedom. susan rice says washington is urging arab leaders to embrace the demands for democracy. julie band eras. officials say the spikes were illegal and that the utility should have inspected for damage afterwards. bg & e has admitted to spiking the san bruno pipeline twice in

2003 and 2008, but it told the paper that temporary pressure increases were safe and legal. federal investigators suspect a bad weld ruptured causing the september explosion. and pg & e is making new efforts to reach out to customers. they're conducting a listening tool to hear complaints and concerns from the public. the tour started in san francisco and will continue through april. it's clear the cpuc has work to do. the public utility's commission is leading the investigation of the san bruno disaster. for the second time in three days, the beach at fort funston had to be evacuated today after visitors discovered a box of flairs and the bomb

squad was called in to detonate them. those flairs were detonated inside a hole in the sand. today's incident closed down the beach from around 10:45 to 1:15. according to park police, flairs are found in the area a couple of times a year. heavy fog may have played a role in a single car crash that killed a man on northbound highway 101 in santa rosa. the 29-year-old man was driving a nissan exterra when he veered off the street. there was heavy fog at the time cutting visibility to an estimated 75 feet. police arrested a san bruno man accused of driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in pacifica. 57-year-old leopoldo padilla allegedly drove off after

hitting the pedestrian after 1:30 this morning. padilla later returned to the scene and admitted his involvement. the name of the man hit has not been released. these are pictures from news chopper 2, at an elevation of 3,800 feet the top of the mountain is well above yesterday's snow level. in some area it is snow is measured at more than a foot deep there's also snow in the santa cruz mountains. the sierra has a lot of snow, the alpine meadows ski resort is estimates 9 feet of snow since the recent winter storms began on monday. most mountain sierra reports are -- the highway patrol says road conditions also look good as you can see from these

pictures in the sierra. there are no traffic restrictions on the major highways. the body of alex guthrow was found at 11:30 this morning. the 23-year-old reddingman last called his family on thursday and told them he was going to take one last run down the mountain. a southern california hiker remains missing tonight. dr.ryan carrico vanished during a hike in the mount san jacinto wilderness. searchers found his car last night and looked for him again. conditions are rough with temperatures in the 20s. family members are optimistic saying he has proper food,

clothing and equipment. it's been almost a week ago that someone opened fire inside a richmond church. see how things have changed and how an outreach program is making the streets there safer. and sunday services with a twist. >> your most obedient and very humble servant, g.

when gunfire erupted inside a church, the community there took a stand. john sasaki shows us that their renewed commitment to end the violence has paid off. >> reporter: the early sunday service was filled with hope and joy. a far cry from valentine's day last year when two gunmen opened fire injurying two teenage brothers. that event started an outcry from community leaders. >> the people have found out that god is real. >> reporter: last year there were 21 homicides in richmond, less than half the previous year. and while last january there were five killings, in the first month and a half of this year there's been only one. >> brought a lot of people together and it encouraged the

relationships here with the police department and the community. we're all working together to get this crime problem solved. >> reporter: this young man says the streets feel safer. >> it does feel better on the streets, you approach the streets differently. it's kind of like more respect going around. >> reporter: at independ community church, pastor landry has been leading the struggle here to end violence. >> we don't see as many drug dealers on the corner anymore. we don't hear as many shots fired. much safer area to come to. >> reporter: in richmond i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. two armed gunmen are accused of robbing several partygoers this morning outside a fraternity house at uc davis.

started at 8:00 p.m. when two uninvited guests showed up at the new alpha kappa fraternity house. when the men were asked to leave, the two went outside and robbed four people at gunpoint. the two then took off in a car only to crash into a fence at a day care center. police caught one suspect while the other ran away. police found a loaded handgun at the center's handgun. >> needles to say had that gun been spotted by the children when the day care opened who knows what could have happened. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as 19-year-old daniel chavez of soledad. they believe chavez and the other suspect are gang members. if you drive you've probably noticed prices are going up at the pump. according to a new survey released today, it's due to events in the middle east and africa. the average price of gas is up

3-cents to $3.18. the highest average gas price in san francisco is $3.62. and $3.57 in both oakland and san jose. nathaniel ford, spokesman confirmed that ford is being considered to head washington's airport authority. ford is the city's highest paid authority. his departure comes as a very difficult time for nummi. preaching education, cal state official took to the pulpit on this super sunday to talk about preparing for college. as ktvu's jim vargas explains it's all in an effort to reach out to african american students. >> reporter: csu officials were at a dozen african american churches on what they call super sunday. reaching out to students and

trying to direct them into college. >> csu's commitment to earn a university degree is stronger than. >> reporter: they offer counseling and show the way to financial aid. james barraco spoke to the community and said the churches are a way to get the word out. >> stay in school, stay on course, take rigorous courses. >> reporter: there is talk of advanced courses in lots of english, math and science classes. >> i got the message a long time ago. my mom works at a college and i've been looking at colleges. >> if you go to college you can reach more goals and be more

successful in time. >> they are suffering financially, but their willingness to have this relationship helps our kids. we're willing to open the doors and make sure our kids are actually in school. >> reporter: the supersunday program seems to be working. here at cal state, the number of african american students enrolling has been increasing. jim vargas. on this president's day, people in the bay area have the chance to peak at the writings of all 43 men who have served as the president of the united states. the presidential signature exhibit comes courtesy of retired wall street executive george baldwin. he pointed to errors and words crossed out as to why the memorabilia is so fascinated to him. >> it's the humanity of these things. the realist of the people that have always impressed me. the fact that you can look at this, it's not a big piece of

granite sitting inside a building some where, it's a person. >> for those who plan to call us and say we got it wrong. the uss has had 40%s. grover cleveland served two consecutive termless. both the 22nd and 24th presidencies. a jack russell terrier is safe tonight after it got stuck under ground for 19 hours. the dogs owner is a truck driver and often takes his dog with him on deliveries. during one stop in boise the young dog got trapped inside an irrigation pipe. here he comes out of the hole. animal control workers and construction crews were able to rescue the little dog yesterday morning. his owner said he couldn't wait to take him home and give him a bath. >> glad to see a happy ending

there. the amazing run of a man is about to start. and what he hopes to achieve when he comes to the finish line. and this bounce house comes to some dangerous conseque

a marin county ultra marathon runner is about to step out on a cross country oddesy. he plans to run from new york to miami and says he hopes it certains as an inspiration for kids. >> why are you doing this. >> i just felt like running. >> reporter: dean canassi is

getting used to the forest gump comparison. unlike forest, he has a reason for his cross country marathon. >> we have an epidemic of childhood obesity in this country and i think we have to change it because that's our future. >> reporter: cannasi plans to run the equivalent of two marathons a day every day for 75 days straight. when it's over, he'll have run from disneyland to new york city. along the way, he hopes to get kids interested in more than video games and junk food. >> there's about 25 schools along the way and i'm going to give a talk about the importance of physical activity and a good diet. they're going to run with me a mile down the road and i'll keep going. i'm really trying to inspire this nation to get healthy. >> reporter: he's run across the south pole, the gobi desert and the sahara. he says he'll burn about 7,000-

calories a day. >> no longer about me, kind of doing these incredible physical feats on my own but inspiring other people to take up a challenge no matter what that is. >> if carnases can inspire a slug like me he can get just about anybody motivated. you can track his run on our website, we've posted a link on ktvu.com. he starts his cross country run on saturday. details about the conversations president obama had during his recent bay area visit have begun to spill out. thursday night in wood side the president toasted silican valley stars from apple, google, oracle and facebook. the president's budget includes billions of the dollars for new r & d spending, those present also talked about education, work visas and taxes. well there is good news

tonight for venture capitalism. the venture group saw growth last year after three years of declining investment. venture funds collectively increased their investment by 19% from 2009, the number of deals also grew by 12% from the year before. this is the industry's first year to year growth since 2007. industry insiders said they are in recovery mode but hope the trends continues through this year. jail officials say norman welsh made bond on friday after a judge reduced his bail. welsh's codefendant and friend christopher butler remains behind bars. welsh is accused of stealing and selling drugs. he was the head of the state's central contra costa's narcotics team. two girls were injured yesterday when strong winds carried them away in a bounce

house. this is the metal framing from that bounce house. the girls were at a birthday party when the wind picked up the inflatable house. the violent wind dumped one of the girls out on a yard. the other girl was carried two houses away before landing on a roof. firefighters rescued her from that roof and she was taken to a trauma center. she suffered a t to her head. the other girl sustained minor injuries. >> what an incredible story. a funding fight to tell you about. how stimulus money for an emergency communications network is putting the bay area's largest city against the sher ♪

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well the money is there, an agreement is in place, but a plan to increase communications between bay area law enforcement agencies has hit a wall. as lloyd lacuesta explains, it's how that deal was made that's coming under fire. it happened during the 9/11 terrorists attacks almost ten years ago. and as recently as the mehserle verdict riots last year. there are communication break downs, lack of a unified system allowing agencies to talk to each other. the alameda county sheriff is trying to change that. >> we're trying to create a broad band 4g lt system. >> reporter: motorala received an opportunities program grant detop to construct the network for the bay area. >> unfortunately that money has been diverted to a different

approach. doesn't involve the city of san jose, doesn't include the city of oakland, doesn't even involve the city of san francisco. we're kind of upset about that. >> reporter: san francisco mayor chuck reed and the san jose city council have so far voted against joining the system called bay web. it would connect the nine bay area counties and santa cruz. >> miss representations were made to the u.s. government in order to get funding from the federal government, so a grant was given directly to motorola and it's going in a direction that we think is not a good use of the public funds and will interfere with our inability to public safety and violates the rights of the residents of san jose. >> i've never misrepresented anything we're trying to do here. >> reporter: some staff members including the executive director are former motorola employees.

>> the fact that they had worked for motorola who was given the grant does not seem that much of a problem to me. >> reporter: the sheriff's role has come to a question. >> the sheriff is leading us in a path to commitment with motorola. technology that hasn't been proven. >> all i'm trying to do is build the program for the future. >> reporter: how complete is a bay area communications system without involving the largest city, san jose with its 1 million residents. both san jose and santa clara county are calling for a federal investigation. >> the people that have reviewed our process at both the state and federal agencies have indicated that we've done everything above and beyond what needs to be done. >> i don't think i'm going to get angry but i am going to get it fixed. >> reporter: one thing both men agree on is that the current communication system needs to be upgraded. mayor reed says he will be in washington next month and is

prepared to speak to president obama directly. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. you'll find lloyd's story along with other recent ktvu reports by going to our website ktvu.com and clicking on the tab near the top of the home page. santa clara city leaders are working behind the scenes to try to make sure that redevelopment funds don't disappear under governor jerry brown's watch. on tuesday the santa clara city council plans to meet to look at ways to ensure that $40 million promised for the project is not cut from the state's budget. brown says he wants to do away with redevelopment agencies and funnel that money to education and local governments. tomorrow could be a pivotal day in wisconsin with thousands of state workers expected to stage a huge protest the seventh one in a row.

>> today's cold weather forced a smaller crowd of protesters into the capital rotunda there in madison. they are furious the governor wants to produce a bill cutting negotiating. >> we need to make sure that as loud as the voices are at the capital, we don't let them overpower the voices of the taxpayers i was elected to represent. >> reporter: 14 minority democrats have yet to come back. today the republican majority leader threatened to convene without them on tuesday. >> if they give me the days i've been sick. >> last thursday. >> okay. >> reporter: meanwhile doctors who wrote medical notes excusing wisconsin protesters are getting slammed with calls. yesterday doctors in lab coats expassed out the notes.

one doctor says the stress on protesters is very real, teacher absences were so widespread last week that some schools actually had to shut down. in news of the world tonight, off the coast of somalia. a u.s. navy worship has confirmed a yacht. a couple from southern california and two people from seattle were on board. the yacht is heading closer to northern somalia. in mexico, the last three days mark one of the deadliest time spans in the country with more than 50 people killed. president felipe calderon declared war on the drug cartel. violence has been increased in

the resort city of acapulco. in response, president calderon announced armed forces will strengthen their presence. and in brazil, dancers are prepping for carnaval season. a wearhouse fire destroyed costumes. even so one of the schools says it will still perform in the annual parade. thousands came out the students finish their technical performance. rio's parade season culminates with parades. carnivals are viewed by millions on brazilian television.

take a look at this. today was the break in the storm that many people in the bay area had been eagerly anticipating and at fort funst oh, n, hand gliders to take the magnificent view of ocean. any time you go out there for a walk, take some time to look at the hand gliders. >> absolutely. and mark tamayo has been following the weather, what do we have coming up. >> right now on the maps i can show you this on live storm tracker two, i'm been tracking

clouds. we'll come in and look at some of the numbers. san jose currently 39 degrees. napa at last check reporting 40. here's a look at the overall weather story for tonight. we do have this partly cloudy skies, chilly numbers out there. tomorrow, a lot more clouds, we reintroduce a good bet of showers. temperatures the coolest locations right around freezing for santa rosa 32. san jose a forecast of 36 degrees. pretty chilly for tomorrow morning. today a batch of high clouds moving across the bay area. even a few sprinkles but nothing too significant. here's the activity i'm watching for tomorrow. an area of low pressure, in fact, here's the forecast track and you'll note the bulk of the rainfall continues offshore. with that we're going to bring in more clouds and the

possibility of a few scattered low showers. it may only be a chance, but there's not a lot to show you in the bay area. mainly just clouds out there tomorrow morning. as we continue to put this into motion, i'll have to step out of the way. there you can pick out some activity offshore. close enough to the bay area, it warrants that chance into tomorrow afternoon. by the evening hours, this time tomorrow night we could already have clearing skies. 7:00 tomorrow morning, mid-30s to mid-40s with your bay area forecast. scattered cloud, by tuesday night mostly cloudy. temperatures 50 to 55 degrees. san francisco 53, fremont in the mid-50s as well. here is a look ahead. your five day forecast you will notice this into tuesday. another very cold morning out there. we could be talking about freezing temperatures. partly cloudy skies on wednesday. there's a slight chance of a shower on thursday.

rain likely into friday and we're already thinking about next weekend. and plan on more cold weather. we'll be talking so much about the snow in the bay area hills, could have a repeat occurrence as we head into next week. look at those snow covered mountains. and get the camera ready for next week. >> so is it going to melt or accumulate up there. >> it's mainly beginning to melt. but next weekend more accumulating snow. the daytona 500 has its youngest winner yet. and a familiar name wins the nba all star most valuable player award. and we'll show you a career

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good evening everyone, welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. it has to be right up there with the new york jets winning super bowl iii or buster douglas beating mike douglas in the second sprint cup race of his life. dayne won the daytona 500. jimmy johnson among the big names favored. they called it a silent lap, recognizing the 10 year anniversary of the death of dale earnhart. fans saluted with their own version of number three. when you race on the speedway, you drive with the thought of the big one.

all said 14 cars were either damaged or forced out of the race. three were from hendricks motor sports. marcus ambrose heads for the pits. new surface at daytona, the drivers tried to pair up on the fly and then draft. with four laps to go, kurt boyer and reagan smith get tangled up. they set up a green checker situation on the first lap of the green start. newman involved in another accident, this one taking out dale earnhart jr. any thoughts of earnhart winning in the anniversary of his dad's death were gown. they go green checker one last time. and carl edwards pushing from behind. but, bayne got to the finish line first. he was heard on the radio

saying, are you kidding me. bayne's life about to change big time as he goes on a tour this week that includes a stop in san francisco. >> it's insane, because we were kidding around saying, did you bring enough clothes to go if you win. and i was saying, yeah i got two t-shirts. so i guess i have to call somebody up to make a suit for me and a few t-shirts. but i'm pretty picky, so we'll see how it goes. and i still can't believe i'm up here, so sorry if i jump around answering questions. but i figure it's a dream any way so i can do whatever i want to. the east team going lebron james at the start. and kobe with words for a

recent medal of freedom honoree. kobe taking advantage on the way to scoring 21 points in the first half. more of that to come in the second half. a pretty little pass. the west was up by 17 after three. but the east came charging back, lebron james part of that effort with two of his 29. and it was down to a one point game. durant had 34, it's a two point game with less than a minute to play. kobe comes out empty but his friend gets it at the end of the game. the cal bears have lost heartbreaking games this year, including one at the buzzard to ucla. jorge gutierrez would have a big night. cal putting it to the bruinses

bruins at the start. the bruins don't go down easily. final seconds, malcolm lee fires up desperation. gutierrez steps it up. cal clinging to a one point lead. cal makes it a two possession game. the bears hang on 76-72. and stanford shanai picks up the slack. the bruins hang on for a tie. but stanford turned it up a

notch. and carla always a presence inside. agumicke a presence under the hoop as well. stanford stays a step above the rest to seal the pack 10. 57-53 the final. stanford now 17 over three in all. and perfect in three pack 10 games. cal not able to do it today at usc. still to come tonight on sports wrap. the battle between an old veteran favorite and a younger player trying to regain his form on the golf tour. we'll take you [ male announcer it's a rule of nature.

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the final round of the northern trust open to be completed. couples went front. the story of the young golf season. but the wheels came off on number seven. couples tee shot went out to the very tall grass. he didn't threaten again, finishing five strokes back. while couples was fading,badd ley was making his move. another veteran 49-year-old v.j singh was battling for a while. this was probably the best shot of the day for baddley, he had the right touch and very tricky

put for birdie at 13. baddley closing out his run of 49. they call it the heritage classic, an outdoor hockey game. the flames hosting calgary in this one. more flames in the second, this time it's borqe on the break away. he skates in on cary price. finally tonight depending on the treatment and the particular movie, cheer leaders have been characterized as everything that's right and everything that's wrong about high school life. at dublin high they've spent this school year defying cheer

leading stereo types. >> reporter: at dublin you will not just find cheer leaders at a football game, you will find them even at a girl's lacrosse game. look around and you will find rachel. >> when christine opened up the cheer program, it was just so perfect for rachel. >> reporter: christine is cheer coach christine cousins. in her first year at dublin high after accomplishing an award winning program in the middle school program. >> since day one i've always had a program of inclusion. this year is nothing new, nothing different. but we're really happy that rachel is part of our team. >> reporter: that goes for the ore girls in the -- for the other girls in the program as well. >> rachel is a big part of this

team. she always comes in with a big smile. she's very positive, she's amazing. >> it's inspiring to know that she's up here smiling and doing her best that we all should too. >> reporter: while rachel does her best to learn the choreography, they do let her do some free style from time to time. >> she knows she has something called down syndrome, but i don't think it really registers with her that she's developmentally or just even appearance wise any different from the next teenage girl. >> that's a feeling shared by the other students at dublin high. another highlight of rachel's incredible senior year is the fact she was voted homecoming queen back during football season. >> reporter: that's it for this

late sunday night edition of sports wrap. have a good week everybody. >> what a fantastic story. >> it really is. >> thanks, joe. >> be sure to join ktvu morning news starting at 4:30 in the morning.