>> reporter: finding out what caused a massive apartment fire that has displaced many people in mountain view. i'll have the latest coming up. >> and we are following breaking news, a second student has been pronounced dead after being shot in yesterday's horrible high school shooting rampage in ohio. i'm marla tellez with that story coming up. >> new details about what led up to san jose's fifth homicide of the year. police still looking for suspects. >> a live look outside, golden gate bridge on this tuesday, february 28, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:00 on tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. she is warning us that it's

going to be cool but enjoy, it's going to get wet. >> yes, it's going to get wet as of tonight. in the bay area we need the rain. we've been talking about what a mild winter we've had. winter only three weeks left at this point. and we are going to get a quick blast of it as of tonight into tomorrow. temperatures are cold this morning. colder than yesterday even at 31 in napa, 39 in san jose. we'll track the showers for you, time them out for your city coming up. first let's see if there are problems on the road with mike. >> with that storm system coming in we do have winds bringing that weather in and we have a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge issued by chp. also a disabled vehicle as you approach the high rise should be off to the shoulder but use cautions a you head westbound. san jose, coming through the middle of the screen, northbound with the headlights, that's where i hear about wires down. we'll follow that. i'll let you know where and what is affected.

>> we begin with breaking news out of ohio. the medical examiner's office is confirming another student has died after being shot at the school yesterday. marla tellez joins us with the new information. >> law remarks 17-year-old russell king jr. is the second student to die from his injuries. doctors pronouncing him brain dead early this morning. king was one of the five students shot at chardon high school by t.j. lane. lane is scheduled to be arraigned in juvenile court this afternoon. that's 12:30 our time. the 17-year-old was a student at a vocational school and today we're learning he reportedly lived with his grandparents. students say he calmly walked into the high school cafeteria yesterday and then began shooting. this morning lane's attorney says he's not sure what sparked the rampage. >> t.j. is a very -- fairly quiet and good kid.

his grades are pretty impressive. he's pretty much sticks to himself but does have some friends and he's never been in trouble. >> this morning two students remain hospitalized. one in critical condition. a second in serious. russell king jr. the student who died this morning was reportedly dating the suspected shooter's ex-girlfriend. chardon high is closed though grief counselors will be on site as a precaution. i can tell you a major candle light vigil is planned for tonight at a local church. laura. >> tragedyics. thank you, marla. it's 5:03. a difficult discussion on the agenda for the san jose city council. members will start looking at whether to pursue a ballot measure that would raise the city's sales tax. the council put off the decision a couple weeks ago to have more time to figure out strategies to solve the budget shortfall. the tax proposal could be part

of a special election to avoid competing in local tax measures on the june and november ballots. >> drug sniffing dogs could roam high school grounds in pleas san on the. the district expected to vote on a new policy f. passed dogs would inspect gym lockers while students are in class and check cars in the lot. there was a rise in drug related suspensions at three high schools. >> the district will consider $5.5 million in cuts tonight. pleasanton schools may be forced to eliminate counselors to try and balance the budget. elementary schools could also lose s some reading support sta. if governor brown's tax initiatives are not passed more cuts could be needed. >> in the dublin the school board will consider a bond measure to help improve schools. $99.9 million bond measure is the second in eight years to build and improve school buildings and equipment.

the board will meet to vote on placing it on the june 5th ballot. it would cost $29 a year per $100 of assessed value. >> a large homeless camp under an overpass will be gone soon. police giving emliving in the area, they have been given 72 hours notice to pack up and leave. caltrans crews will then move in to clean out the area. >> smoke is still rising this morning at a mountain view apartment complex where a four-alarm car destroyed several units. for some they don't know what is left of their apartments. bob redell is joining us live from the dana garden apartments with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. today it's the apartment's duty to try to find out what caused the apartments here in mountain view to go up in flames. this was the kind of fire, one so large, intense, that it kept

firefighters on the scene more than 12 hours later to put out hot spots and make sure nothing lights up again. it did happen last night. a hot spotlighting up. it has been uneventful ever since. a fire investigator will begin their hunt for answers looking for the source of ignition. i mentioned this fire was so intense the fire department had to call for a fourth alarm yesterday afternoon. everyone was able to escape. one firefighter was hurt, a minor injury, at least five units destroyed and five have sustained smoke and water damage. when you do the math that adds up to 25 people without a home. they are either relying 0en the help of family and friends or the red cross which did rush to the scene when they heard about this fire. reporting live in mountain view, rob redell, "today in the bay." >> police this morning looking for the person who shot and killed a man after a brawl outside a bar. officers say anthony salazar was

killed sunday morning. they say it's not gang related but will not officially state a motive. the san jose "mercury news" reporting the fight was over a woman and escalated into a brawl involving more than 30 people. two other people were shot but will survive. it was the city's fifth homicide of the year. >> 5:07. the america's cup in san francisco almost a done deal. supervisors will vote on a final agreement. to make sure things get done on time organizers are ditching plans to renovate piers 30 to 32. instead they will be at pier 80. exhibition races start in august. the main event next year. >> santa clara county cracking down on salt, fat and sugar. today, county leaders could approve new nutritional standards for food or drink ordered at county facilities.

the rules wouldn't ban junk foods but would require healthy options at the state fair, how do you do that. the rules would go into effect july 1. >> one elementary school has a hole in it after an suv rammed into the building. palo alto weekly report the teenage driver backed into a tree on saturday and then panicked and hit the gas. engineers are brought in to assess the structural damage there. no one was injured and the teen will not be charged. >> it is 5:08. meteorologist christina loren joins us in the weather center to tell us about a cool and eventually wet day. >> yeah, you know, we're not going to see the showers until tonight. but this time tomorrow morning we're talking about a sloppy commute. so, this morning, a little frost out there, patchy fog. but nothing that's going to slow you down that much when it comes to the weather.

a little bit after breeze on some of the local bridges so take it easy in your high-profile vehicle. we have an unstable air mass that is indicative of the winds pick up. throughout the day today we're going to see temperatures about as cool as they were yesterday. not warming you up until the end of the week and the weekend. make sure you keep that jacket with you. you can probably leave the umbrella home if you live south of the golden gate bridge. tomorrow you need it. we'll tell you when for your city coming up. >> i want to take folks to the south bay because we're talking about lighter winds, breezes at times and maybe a gust over the water. but these power lines are reported down and i don't have a cause for that. all i can tell you is i know that they closed saratoga avenue for a short distance. it's between via monte drive and saratoga. we're finding out how many homes this affects, if you have friends in the area and not showing up, give them a call

hopefully on their cellular phone. at the top of the screen we have construction on 101 near ranksdorf. no slowing past that scene. a live look past oakland, 880, a light easy drive up to the bay bridge. >> mike, thank you. help is on the way for some pet owners. in an effort to kick off world spay and neuter month they will provide 100 free procedures today. families can get dogs and cats fixed. all surgeries include free vaccinations, pain medication and e-collar. pet owners should bring proof of income. >> rolling out the red carpet. the kickoff of the annual film festival. earlier this month our christina loren walked the red carpet at

the media kickoff. tonight the show actually starts with the ladies. it's about chu te. it starts, runs through march 11. >> broken laws but hopefully not a broken heart. hook at this marriage proposal. would you marry me now written across newspaper racks. the department of public works saw it. while he is for romance, rules are rules and the proposal could not stay up on public property. no word on if the intended recipient saw it or if the intended recipient accepted said proposal. >> don't even know. >> i guess it's the thought that counts. now. and on this paper stand. >> now hiring, two national

companies looking for hundreds of inyou employees. we'll have details. >> the case for the state senate. the lawmakers trying to stop the plan to move. >> we'll tell yhere you nee to out as you head in to work. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

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third snow survey of the winter. the good news is that snow fell last night, padding it a little bit. so far the snow survey hasn't been great. we are below average this year but at least it's not like the ground that they saw. >> they pumped in fake snow, right. the question is, this rain going to help the snowfall? >> it is. this is looking very optimistic for all of you skiers and snowboarders. so that's looking promising. it's a cold storm and we're cold throughout so that cold air in place is going to help to bring the snow levels down to maybe 3,000 feet come thursday morning. maybe high atop our own mt. hamilton a little custing. we'll be able to see that. 45 in oakland, 45 in san mateo on the way to the mid-50s again, low pressure on the way. it's going to drag the cold front through the area.

we'll see our first showers but it's a cold system. low snow levels starting tonight i think at about 5500 feet. they will come down to 3,000 feet. wednesday is the washout day. probably the best day to avoid doing so. you can see showers come in, the front arrives at about 11:00. showers move to the south, 5:00 a.m. when we meet back here your roads will be slick but mike and i will be here to guide you. showers continue all day long tomorrow by 5:00 p.m. starting theget clearing. you'll have to deal with the sloppy commute home, another round of rain, then we clear out friday through the weekend and warm up to 70 degrees by monday. we'll talk more about snow, which cities are expecting the most. first let's check your drive. >> folks, talk about local roads we have construction improving the situation for the al costa

area. the northbound side, had construction. at al costa they cheered. the movement all the way up to the road. no slowing shows up along especially the san ramon tl. a little lighter. we're starting to see the build. and yok shows one of these blips. it will build from hill crest over to somersville. northbound all the way through san jose and mountain view, the off ramp had construction crews. the road work is being wrapped up. these are the fires that are down. that's just between those two intersections that road is blocked. reroute by the power lines down. a quick look to show you the drive, a few moks coming into

the city. >> thanks a lot. the dow continues doing a dance bouncing back and forth. having trouble with this. bouncing back and forth over the 13 thou. we turn to kay la. good morning. >> good morning. if it's any indication as far as how our stocks are playeding futures are edging higher. the dow tried to close above the 13,000 mark. it fell back at the final bell. a rise in pending home sales helped offset concerns. ashian and european markets are higher. we get data on demand for dushl goods and consumer confidence. the dow, the nasdaq ending up

2266. home depot and lowes are hiring thousands of temp workers. home depot is hiring 70,000 people across all departments. lows is adding 40 thousand. these are temporary, they are often the foot in the door to a full time position. about half of the seasonal hires stayed on full time. regulators will be required to install rear view cameras in all vehicles by 2014. the national highway safety administration will spend the new rule to congress. estimate s will cost $200 per vehicle. i'm not sure the that's something we're watching. back to you. >> my guess is it will and more det get passed back to us. >> mess are on the hunt for an arsonist who set fire to the

public library. the man started the floor on sunday, then took off. he pulled ot pamphlets and purned them. >> a state lawmaker telling a transit agency do not pack your bags yet. mark has introduce add new bill in sacramento to block the metropolitan plan to move. the bill would forgid the ftc spending morelogical an audit can determine if this is legal. >> commuters passing through san carlos will want to may extra attention. the sheriff's office will patrol city streets. deputies will not only target drivers, bicyclists violating the law. >> pg&e drawing new krit sim for how it mans to reduce activity

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>> welcome back. christina loren tells us a cool morning out there as we give you a live look at the hp pavilion. sharks taking on the philadelphia flyers tonight. the sharks trying to get their act back together after stumbling on the road. >> a battle over safety versus beauty in wine country. pg&e says it needs to cut down thousands of trees under its lines in sonoma county.

it will protect from blackouts but people say it's overkill and threatens to create a scar on the line. until recently pg&e trimmed the trees but the federal government is fining utilities for outages caused by vegetation so pg&e wants to cut the trees to avoid the fine. >> it's been an eye sore. something might be done about the house. the board expected to order the homeowner to clean up the mountain of garbage. that is not pretty the property lit erd with just about anything you can think of the junk so high you can, no joke, see it from satellite in space. that's a big pile. the owner can defend himself on march 12. >> it is 5:24.

yahoo! is on the attack. scott joins us, facebook has been around for years. why did yahoo! wait? >> that's the multi-million-dollar question, the theory is it's part of the new yahoo!'s ceo's strategy to find money where he can. the tech world let out a collective groan. patent fights are generally considered to be a low blow. just about anybody could claim they own an idea. that said just about every company engages in those fights. facebook can't launch a pr push to address these because it's in its quiet period before its ipo. the state of california tried to figure out how much it might make from the ipot best guess in half a billion for this fiscal year. all collected from the new facebook millionaire, not enough to make a dent in the state

debt. where the government won't make money, is taxing profits. the company is profitable is going to transfer so much belt it may declare a loss. perfectly legal. haves and have nots. the picture of the 1% tip went viral. this bad tipper left 1.they $3 at a southern california restaurant, one of his customers posted it. the restaurant checked its roshds. what is posted on line on that tip doesn't match their records. this may be a bit of a fakery. >> it is 5:26. still to come on "today in the bay." a man accused of groping women. we'll have the details. >> residents in coastal cities

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>> reporter: in a few hours the fire department will begin its search for clues as to what destroyed a mountain view apartment complex. i'm bob redell. we'll have that coming up. >> plus, we could get a better idea today when all of the debris from the earthquake in japan will arrive on the pacific coast. >> the trial against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi expected to continue.

what could happen today in court. >> the live look outside, embarcadero in san francisco. change in the weather department. we'll check in with christina loren on this tuesday, february 28th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. it's 5:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren and the winds of change literally blowing all the way around. >> exactly. they are changing out of the northwest at this moment, jon. very nice call. we actually have cold conditions in addition to that wind so a windchill factor out there. two reasons why you want your heavy winter coat this morning. 31 in napa, 43 in livermore and at 39 this morning in san jose. we've got rain on the way. i've been tracking this storm basically all night so i have a pretty good handle on it.

i'll let you know when those showers drop over your house. >> we'll take our friends to the san mateo bridge. we had a wind advisory, guys working on the bridge saying it's not so maryland. just a warning. week going to extend it. cleared from the roadway, that's better news. we'll show even more slowing. highway 4 shows the first signs of slowing and probably a heavier flow approaching the pay ridge. prepare for a slow one. >> good to know. it's 5:31. it is a frightening idea for people in earthquake country. the tsunami system could be a victim of budget cuts. christie has more on the proposal floated by the white house. >> reporter: good morning. do you remember that day, it was early in the morning and at

coastal towns were waiting for the waves, the water drew back. then the waves hit. places like santa cruz and crescent city hit hard. boats and har bers crushed. now the white house is consider ing cutting from the tsunami preparedness program. one area that concerns scientists is cuts to funding for a collection of early detection buoys out in the ocean. they provide some important information for things like when waves might hit land and how big those might be. one exert says it's nothing about earthquake preparedness that our memory isn't that long. another potential cut, programs that educate the p public on critical things like evacuation

routes. the buoys are anchored to the ocean floor. under this it might take longer to repair them if damaged. this is all part of the proposed budget for 2013. hive at sogs beach. "today in the bay.." >> we should learn today how far debris traveled. scientists bheev ogs currents are carrying pieces and appliances across the pacific. a researcher says one to two million at anies of debris are on ocean. that's mind blowing. researchers want to announce latest forecasts today. >> police are looking for more victims of a man who allegedly groped three teens. officers arrested the 18-year-old after they say he

attacked again on wednesday. he is due in court tomorrow. >> 5 clo 33, jury selection could start as early as today. the judge dealing a setback ruling jurors will be allowed to see his wife showing those bruises on her arms. the video was shot by a neighbor 18 hours after an alleged fight took place on new year's eve. the judge also planned to interview an ex-girlfriend of mirkarimi's who claims she also was abused by him. the trial of six men accused of killing a snermen tourist set to start. they were caught in the middle of a gang shoot-out. the woman died in her husband's arms. they were celebrating their

wedding anniversary. >> police are looking for a man. police released this sketch. the woman says he rear-ended here and then beat her up and stole her purse. when she reached to get insurance info. >> fire crews still at the scene of a four alarm apartment complex. at least five units were destroyed, displacing several families there. some people are waiting to go comb. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the mountain view fire department is yeeping an eye on possible hot spots. nothing has flared up in the fft several hours. it wan day light to send in the investigator to try to get an idea of what caused the lightning to light up. firefighters realize it that

this fire was serious that they were going to have to up their response. that's why they called for a fourth larm. water and smoke damaged at least five kmu knits. around 45 forced out to seek health or from family and friends. >> ba what my passport. it's a pain. >> everyone escaped. one firefighter was hurt, a minor injury we're told. rolding live, today in the bay. >> i want to check the forecast with meteorologist chris chris. >> ken, our director's golden vase in my ear. >> here's wye matter. >> napa, 31 chilly degrees, 45

in oakland and 43 degrees in livermore. right at fazing in gilroy. yesterday morning we were gold that the time but 3 or 4 degrees cooler. area of low pressure is going to bring us rainfall. we're talking potentially an inch, maybe inch and a half in some cities over wednesday into thursday. we need the rain. something else we haven't seen so far, low snow levels, possibly down to 2,000 feet because this is not only a noosy system, it's also a cold system too that's good news. probably going to get more snow out of this. you can see by 5:00 a.m. wednesday, steady rain all the way through 1:00 p.m. then a nice dry break as we head through wednesday night. i'll let you know how much rain we expect in your city, how much snow we expect in the error in

my next report along with your seven-day forecast. >> a road crew on the scene. the off ramp has a crew, blocking the off ramp. starting to move 40 the north side. south side might see construction but no slowing through. bigger volume out of the altamont pass. you see the yellow ticket is over where it des livermore. the cut toward 680 watch the surface street and start to ping up the value. it continues, you see the red, that's typical but earlier than we've seen. and a live look we'll show you what things are at oakland. picking up the volume but still close to the limit, back to you. >> mike, they say there is no such thing as a free lunch.

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>> welcome back. it's 5:41. a reality of the digital world. the sale of illegal drugs online is increasing. the united nations says illegal internet pharmacies selling drugs on the internet and targeting young people. the the u.n. urging governments to shut down the sites and seize substances ordered on line or smuggled through the mail. >> today could be a game changer in the republican race for president. voters in michigan and arizona head to the polls. arizona looks like a shoo-in for mitt romney. his home state of michigan another story. tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning. if romney loses we could look at a real fight until spring or summer, even the convention in august. that's his home state. >> reporter: we could. a lot of insiders are saying he's got to pull out michigan, if not we could be in this for some time. arizona today not the biggest

concern, romney has a comfortable lead averaging about 13 points ahead there. he is expected to win. that's a win or take all state. 29 delegates. the 30 delegates in michigan are going to be proportioned so he could get some action santorum could get some. gingrich and ron paul aren't big contenders but they could get delegates as well. the polls have been back and forth. they had romney and santorum up and down, they are tied at this point although the latest polls looking at yesterday and sunday are skewing more toward mitt romney. again, that's what the pundits are saying. he needs to win this. the candidates themselves have been back and forth at each other. romney saying that santorum hasn't had experience in the private sector. santorum pulled out an op-ed in "the wall street journal" calling romney's tax plan obama style class warfare. making calls to democrats to come out and vote. keep in mind this is an opry

mary. and before the polls even close today guess where santorum is headed, to ohio, focusing on super tuesday. romney is outspending him almost 3 to 1. >> tracie potts, thank you. meantime, president obama getting a boost in the polls from female voters. women viewing the president with a positive outlook as the economy improves and social issues including birkt control dominated. i'm sure his crooning of al green didn't hurt. the poll suggests that more women than men are giving the president credit for turning the economy around since december the president's approval rating on how he handled the economy and unemployment has jumped 10 percentage points. >> 5:44. london counting down the days to opening ceremonies. this giant olympic rings late last night. the rings are 36 feet tall, 82 feet wide, they will be prominently displayed on the river thames until the end of

the games in august. summer games start in 150 days. you can see it all here on nbc bay area. >> put a ring on it. >> several of them. >> it's 5:45. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. i love her because she laughs at my bad jokes. >> your excellent segways as i like to call that. it's chilly, grab your jacket. 31 in napa. we saw the 20s yesterday, will we see 20s again, likely the case as we head through the next hour. only up in santa rosa, napa, maybe gilroy. most of the inland valleys will bottom out at 35. low pressure is bring clouds in, as we head throughout day it's also going to reinforce the cold air in place. the temperatures today yet again only ending up in the mid-50s. even in the warmest cities acro across the bay. we're going to turn cloudy, then a little rain as of tonight especially in the north bay.

starting at 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, intermittent shower, tomorrow a wash-out. look at how much snow we're expecting out of this system in the sierra nevada. 44 inches in king dale. you do the math, divide by 12, 3 1/2 feet of snow potentially in tahoe so. get ready skiers, snowboarders. haven't had a chance to use the pass, you want to make plans this weekend. temperatures today will warrant a jacket all day long. only about with 57 degrees in san jose. tomorrow staying cool, we have to deal with rain. thursday, showers for the first part of the day, clearing by noon. friday cool with a fair amount of cloud cover. saturday, sunday, the warm-up is on, up to 70 degrees by monday. let's check your drive. >> folks, we'll take to you the south bay, an idea of how things are shaping up. a nice drive off of the 85 split. not a problem all the way

through mountain view, sunnyvale, looking at a nice flow. saratoga, still the concern. power outage and a closure. saratoga avenue, just one block but still that's closed because of road work. pg&e doesn't know when the power will be restored. 2500 customers are affected. that could affect your drive because the lights may be out or intersections may have a problem with flashing lights as well. keep that in mind. call your friends if they aren't showing up for the carpool. their alarm clocks might not be working. these folks are done working, the crews cleared from embarcadero and 280 moving between the peninsula and the city. no delays on that side of the water. traditional blip northbound off of the splixt moving smoothly along 238. out of the altamont pass, 22 at north flynn, 17 minutes over to the dublin interchange. a look, we'll end with a view of

the toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you. pedestrian rights advocates want shuttle bus driver slapped with criminal charges. watch the right side of the screen. a man walking in the crosswalk with a cane, the shuttle driver doesn't see him there. just takes him out. that was at eddy and leavenworth in san francisco as the van turns and hits him. typically drivers only face criminal charges when the accident results in death. this man was seriously hurt but he is expected to survive. the driver was only cited for failure to field. >> berkeley police are deciding whether to pursue a criminal investigation after a freshman student was injured in what appears to be a stunt fueled by alcohol. andrew crowley was climbing down a drain pipe saturday night when it broke. he fell three stories and suffered severe head trauma. he is in a medically induced

coma to try to bring the brain swelling down. police believe he was drunk and they call the case an accident. however, investigators could open a criminal investigation if crowley is permanently disabled or dies. >> san jose state turning a 180 backing down from a controversial change to its admissions. the university was considering doing away with a practice of giving preferred status to santa clara county applicants as a way to cut expenses. after back lash announcing the policy will stay in place. now the university must find other ways to deal with cuts in state funding. >> one of the last steps for the 49ers can start construction on their stadium will take place tonight, leaders expected to approve a ground lease. the 40-year lease is expected to pour more than $40 million into the general fund. santa clara will get half of all

profit from non-football events such as concerts. >> facing an uncertain future the san leandro school district preparing for the worst. board members will discuss a proposed parcel tax and more cuts. the district planning ahead in case voters reject a statewide tax initiative. the the board says it needs to cut $1.5 myion from the budget. >> preparing for more than 3,000 mile run across america. get some good shoes. john pile in the north bay getting ready for that cross country run. he is going to dip his toe in the ocean. it's the symbolic start on his trip. on thursday he will start from san francisco to key west hoping to raise money and awareness for the wounded warrior trip. >> great project. reminds me of the forest gump

run. >> a former cal quarterback can add record holder. he made it in the guiness bo"gu of world records" for paper airplane throwing. a monster heave. the paper airplane flies 226 feet 10 inches. that is a world record. he beat the old mark by 19 1/2 feet. chest bumps all around. one more time. the designer gets credit, too, john collins of marin. look at this. oh, yeah. the place goes crazy. >> boys will be boys. >> that is awesome. >> 5:51. a major celebrity spotted in the north bay. >> plus, the international space

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>> welcome back. beautiful live look outside bay bridge this morning. gorgeous start to the day. change in the weather department. we'll check in with christina. 5:54. >> brace yourselves, a pop superstar could call the bay area home. lady gaga and her boyfriend in the north bay this past weekend. gaga, that's what her close friends call her, lady gaga spent time in sonoma valley. there is some talk of course all unconfirmed that she is house

shopping in the area. people who met lady gaga say she was gracious and willing to sit for photos with fans and apparently is a good tipper. nice work. >> you could get a glimpse of the international space station tonight. space station and its crew will pass over the bay around 7:30 tonight's. if you go out and look in the northwest sky you may see. the spacetation will look like a bright star. if you miss it you get a second glimpse tomorrow night around 7:15. >> here's a question. what do you do on the space station to pass time? scott steps in to answer. you build another space station. >> right. the pictures and video being posted. it's the astronaut who built the international space station out of legos while on the international space station. using a special containment box, the kind where you stick your hands in gloves. that prevented the pieces from

flying. he says that is a wouldable let him take it out to show everyone for a few seconds because they were afraid that the plastic in the oxygen environment would burst into flames. >> at&t tells the "wall street journal" it's thinking about charging app developers for data instead of customers. if you wanted to watch movies on your iphone it's netflix that would be on the hook for the data, not you. of course netflixes would probably pass that on to the customer. app makers generally hate that idea. wall street, it's all grease and oil. standard & poor's downgrading greece, oil prices falling a bit yesterday. that's pushed futures higher. going to be a pretty good day on the market. back to you. >> all right. still to come, a bizarre purse snatching has police issuing a warning this morning. we'll have details. >> and the bay area's biggest city talking taxes. why you could soon be paying

more for what you buy. >> if you planned on getting a car wash today, hold that thought. we've got a free car wash on the way. i'll let you know how much we expect in your city coming up. >> i have a no free ride not free of slowing. highway 4 shows that. i'll show you what is devth of n .wepeak sts of the bay even as we spe. ♪

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