you, a new neiman-marcus store is opening up in walnut creek. it didn't come without a fight. i'll explain coming up. >> also san francisco may have won the bid for the america's cup but now race organizers are considering a plan to move some of the races to new york city. we'll explain still ahead. >> let's take a live look outside, beautiful golden gate bridge. it's friday, march 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley today. let's go straight to the all-important weekend forecast with meteorologist christina loren. it's a chilly start to friday but it's going to shape up to be nice. >> a beautiful day. just a beautiful day. it will be hard to believe we're still in winter at the day's end when temperatures soar into the 80s in some cities. you're 2 degrees above freezing

in santa rosa, 33 in napa so you want to take it easy where you might find some of the frost possible. throughout the next few hours. once the sun comes out we'll warm up nicely. 70s today, then the rain pattern develops. we'll take you through that. we want to check your drive. a live look at the greater bay area, look at all of that green. no areas that are going to slow you down substantially that you need to allot extra time for. we had a couple of incidents that are clearing. we had reports of slowdowns. bay bridge toll plaza. that's not what we're seeing here. you can count the cars this morning. that's what you want. we'll keep you updated all morning. >> thank you. 5:01. a union city optometrist accused of killing an off-duty federal officer is to enter a plea. stephanie chuang is outside the

hall of justice mr. dennis bagwell will answer to charges of attempted murder. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the last time dennis bagwell was here he was supposed to be here february 29 but did not appear. instead a judge granted the d.a.'s office request to bar him from practicing as an optician. he was recently teaching at union city's optical schools. inina was a student of his. her husband also 61 is the man bagwell alleged hi shot back in february in front of suplick's home. they described bagwell's relationship with the 38-year-old wife as an obsession. court records show that suplick confronted bagwell, telling him to leave the couple alone after he was spotted, quote, working in the bushes outside their home. again, he's to answer to charges

of attempted murder an assault with a deadly weapon. he has been behind bars on no bail expected back in court at 9:00 this morning. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> police are investigating a rash of burglaries. officers responded to a reported break-in at a home on hillsborough boulevard on thursday morning. the thief went through an unlocked sliding door, made off with several items. a nearby home was also hit. it was also unlocked. so far no arrests. >> a former sheriff is under arrest for allegedly embezzling from a fun meant for slain police officers. donald atkinson was arrested. the retired deputy sheriff is accused of keeping $20,000 meant for the families of mark

doneagan and john hedge, killed in march 2009. atkinson is accused of stealing $100,000 from an elderly person. >> 5:03. san francisco police looking for victims of a man accused of secretly filming people in a city business. an employee found the camera hidden in a box. there were numerous men and women using the toilet. it captured the suspect setting up the camera. >> a bay area high school student arrested for assaulting a classmate with a stapler is telling his side of the story. 18-year-old sanchez says the whole thing could have been avoided if the intercom system at gavin newsom high school was working properly.

the student accused of stealing a phone became vie hent and threw his back pack. that's when sanchez threw a stapler, facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. >> it's 5:04. after years of debate a high-priced store in the east bay opens for business. christie smith is live where the doors will open later this morning. think it's payday for a lot of people. >> yes. that's right. good morning. i think may be the crown school, there isativeany store and apple store and now deem niemann. you can't miss it. it's big and bright and modern. the first in the east bay. it's good it is payday. they have the shoes and the purses up front in the window. you can't miss them. it's got luxury on top of luxury. 25 dollar lobster rolls.

a salad and cookie bar from artists featured but it didn't come o'sy. it set off a battle between two shopping malls and each went to the ballot box with some worried about parking and traffic, valet parking and the size of the store. 85,000 square feet. but in a rough economy the store is expected to generate about $600,000 a year in tax revenue for walnut creek. the doors open up at 10:00 this morning and even if you don't have a neiman-marcus, this really is quite the beautiful store. they have got people inside still cleaning right now, ready for the 10:00 open. live in walnut creek, "today in the bay." >> this morning monterey county health officials are dealing with a stinky situation. raw sewage on a popular beach.

asilomar state beach is closed until it's safe for visitors. it was closed down after sewage overflowed. public works say the sewage flowed into tributaries that run into the beach. >> there is a battle brewing over the new smoking ban. more than 1,000 people have signed a petition to overturn the ordinance. the ban prohibits smoking within 25 feet of outdoor patios, windows are 0 work places or restaurants. it will force people into the streets or dark parking lots. the new rules take effect in may. >> the recent deal between nbc and the america's cup could mean scheduling changes. some august racing dates could be moved from san francisco to new york city. the boats are on the east coast,

additional races may be added in early october. next year it's the first time the race has been televised since 1992. organizers hope to attract viewers from -- with coverage from high definition aerial cameras and onboard micro. >> a cool start to the morning. maybe you could shed those layers. let's check in with christina loren. >> good morning. yeah, you can shed those layers, turn off the heater by about 10 chock a.m. in the upper 60s in some cities. strong high pressure, offshore flow is the reason. this morning we're a little warmer than this time yesterday. we'll be warmer this everyone, even with a stronger see breeze as a cold front starts to dig into the area. 68 degrees, instand at 4:00 p.m. as you make your way home. at the coast 68 degrees.

as we head throughout the next couple of days things start to change. it's not just your weather that's changing. the time change. turn that clock ahead one hour, 2:00 a.m. on sunday. we lose an hour and of course your new sun rise at about 6:30, will be at 7:30 a.m. i've got your seven-day in my next report. let's look at the local roadways. the south bay you can see a lot of green on this overview map. no delays, we have no major accidents across the greater bay area. a great way to kick off a friday. live at the san mateo bridge. traffic moving smooth at this point. we don't have delays on any of your local bridges. and no might have delays. we're looking good as well. we'll monitor weather and traffic all morning long. >> 5:09. after more than nine months of

rehab buster posey ready to get back in the game. the manager says posey will catch today against the reads. posey ran the bases and did short sprints in the outfield. he is nearly 100%. he has not played a game since may last year. he broke his ankle during a horrible drigs at home. >> do we have bowlers? brian wilson's latest business venture is getting ready to open. he is part owner of the lucky strike bowling alley and bar in san francisco. it opens down the street from at&t park. in honor of 12 will be renumbered 38. wilson not expected to be on hand. he is in scottsdale for spring training. >> 5:10. cal continues its push.

the semifinal showdown. the quarterfinals likely securing a large bit for the ncaa tournament. hopes of making it to the dig bans f cal wins it's guaranteed a spot in that tournament. >> 5:11. famed east bay sheriff alice waters getting ready to close her fa ta. >> backroom dealing. a new report deal could mean more hope for troubled homeowners. >> and part says it has extra catch. don't expect fares to go down. what the agency plans to do with the money. >> not a lot of traffic to report. pulling double duty, our christina loren. >> for the latest and some good

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>> welcome back and a good friday morning to you. looks like traffic is picking up a little bit out there at 880 in oakland in the east bay this morning. we'll help you get out the door if that is where you're headed and plan your weekend, 5:14 now. >> a popular cafe is serving customers for the final time today. the cafe is co-owned by alice waters, founder and creator of the slow food movement. the cafe was opened 28 years ago. only finding out yesterday the cafe was closing. the operators say it has been

struggling financially for some time. >> a reminder to daylight savings time starts this sunday. the consumer product safety commission wants to remind people to replace batteries in the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. it's a good time of year to do that. two-thirds of fire deaths in homes happen because there are no smoke alarms or the alarms are not working. so always a good practice and reminder. switch time, get it done. >> it's unfortunate that we lose an hour of sleep. >> that's an understatement. >> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. going to be a nice weekend? >> it is. not only do we lose an hour of sleep, we've got another hour of sunlight to sleep through at 7:00. it won't set until 7:10 on sunday. 41 in oakland now. 39 in livermore. 42 in san jose. holding on to the upper 30s even in santa cruz.

later today, try 76 degrees on for size. what a gorgeous beach day. we're still in winter but not for long. the 20th of this month kicks off the first day of spring. so, it's going to start to warm up. temperatures average about 61 degrees this time of year in san jose. one thing that's dropped off are wind speeds. east-northeast at 5 miles per hour in fairfield, the strongest we have to report this morning. and temperatures today, so good for outdoor activities. 74 in san jose. a high around 70 in pittsburg, holding on to the 70s in san mateo. one more reminder daylight savings time, spring ahead, 2:00 a.m. the best bet is set that clock forward an hour on saturday night before you go to bed. that way you won't be late to church, you won't be late to work if you work on sunday. that way there won't be problems. as i said before our new sunrise will be about 7:30 a.m. the new sunset, 7:10 p.m.

showers next week, really looking like a wet, cold week next week so. if you want the sunshine, you're going to get a couple more days, then things start to change come sunday. let's get to your traffic. it's friday light. no delays to report on this greater map of the bay area. looking good. you have to find your highway. we have no delays. congestion is starting to stack up a little bit at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are still off. the golden gate tells the story. a few cars throughout. back to you ladies. >> thanks, christina. the monthly jobs report is due out in a few minutes that will impact trading this morning. for that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning. futures are mixed as invest terse await the monthly jobs report. economists expect solid hiring with forecasts calling for employers to have added 213,000 jobs. the unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 8.3%.

we're getting data on the trade deficit and whole sale trade and lots of focus on europe. greece appears to have enough agree to its bond swap offer to secure another financial bail-out. today is also the three-year anniversary of when wall street hit the lows or when the current bull market rallied again depending how you look at. the dow rose 70 points thursday to close at 12,907. the nasdaq up 34 to 2970. bank of america reported hi struck a side deal with the government over its mortgage practices. boa was part of the settlement last month with the feds and states attorney generals. reports saying the company will make deeper cuts in mortgage balances potentially helping too 200,000 borrowers. move over keurig. starbucks will sell its own machine. the good news is you'll be able to buy it in time for the

holiday season. it could threaten green mountain coffee roasters makes the keurig brewer. it will supply its k-cups to green mountain as well. >> we could use one of those in the studio right now. >> i don't think we could make it fast enough. 5:19. occupy protesters getting support from the aclu. the civil rights group filed petitions asking alameda courts to overturn stay away orders for approximately 20 protesters. they say it violates the protesters rights. under the order protesters must stay 100 to 300 yards away from the plaza. >> city offices in concord will be closed, taking a furlough day. emergency services will not be affected. >> b.a.r.t. says its finances have improved enough that it should be able to avoid cuts this year. but don't expect to see fares fall.

the board of directors admit running a surplus but riders need to remember the agency needs the money to replace its fleet of ailing cars. some almost 40 years old. $800 million in 25 years to replace that fleet. >> it is 5:20. coming up pg&e changing its bills to a new feature that's going to be available. >> plus, the plot continues to tick for a san francisco landmark. why it could all be over this weekend.

>> welcome back everyone. good friday morning. going to take a look outside and

san francisco this morning, clear skies, making for a cool morning. but things are going to warm up andly. we'll check the forecast with christina coming up. it's 5:22. >> it's not new coke but it is a change in recipes. both coke and pepsi are changing how they make that caramel coloring that gives the soda its tint. levels of a certain chemical in the coloring, put cancer warnings on soda cans. you won't notice a difference in taste and that there's no need to worry about health issues. >> maybe about what was in it before. 5:23. pg&e is changing its bills to make it easier for people who do not speak english. the utility says it will offer bills in spanish and chinese. it's the first time a california regulated company has agreed to provide bills in foreign languages. the changes cost $19 million, it will start in 2013. >> time is running out for the

owners of the historic gold dust lounge. they have until tomorrow to be out of their space in union square. the owner of the property has signed a lease with a clothing retailer and plans to demolish the building. the aging owners of the gold dust claimed elder abuse. they are also seeking historic landmark status. so far there is no ruling on either issue. >> a new business is letting it swing out frustrations one swing at a time. this is the anger room in dallas, texas, a place where you can legally and safely smash office supplies furnitures with a baseball bat. >> sometimes you're at work and you want to throw something against the wall. >> stress and anger will never go away as long as we're human and the human race is alive, i'll never go broke.

>> so funny. the anger room costs $25 to $75. for a few dollars more you can make it look like your workplace. nothing like that in the bay area. you have to deal with your anger the old fashioned way at a batting cage or maybe a little therapy. >> therapy, deep breathing? >> i can't breathe anyway. >> 5:25. still ahead on "today in the bay," we'll update you on breaking news we followed all morning yesterday, the latest details on the fire that gutted a berkeley apartment building. >> and you'll need your sunshine today. we've got 70-degree temperatures on the way. but you're pulling out the umbrella very soon. i'll tell you when the rain moves back in the forecast and traffic and weather together. we'll tell you where the congestion is stacking up right now after the break. >> a live look, hp pavilion, downtown san jose. the home of the sharks, sharks are currently on the road. unfortunately they lost last

night in dallas.

>> police still looking for suspects connected to a beating death the victim calls a hate crime. >> reporter: a man accused of trying to kill a federal agent in front of his home is due in court this morning. i'm live with the latest coming up. >> a live look that is san francisco, dark and early on this friday, march 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. 5:28 now.

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off today. we do want to get straight to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. what can we expect this weekend? >> well, the ladies are holding it down this morning so we'll start with what we can expect. pull out the open-toed shoes. the sun dress, you can wear that. we're talking about the 70s today. it's cold out there. you need jacket first. 33 in napa, 34 in santa rosa and 39 degrees in livermore. and guys, yeah, you can wear that muscle shirt later today. let's take to the your traffic. mike gets the day off. he hasn't had one in a while. he deserves it as you can see from this live look at the south bay. we don't have major delays through here, but traffic is starting to stack up in your usual hot spots. you can see both directions picking up volume at this time. actually, a little bit heavier than usual for a friday. give yourself extra time. no major accidents. we'll let you know as things happen. right now back to you.

>> thank you. 5:29. union city optometrist accused of shooting an officer is scheduled to enter a plea. stephanie chuang is live where dennis bagwell will answer to charges of attempted murder. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. dennis bagwell was 61 years old, he has a limp. the last time we saw him was on february 10 when he was assigned a new public defender. entering a plea has been postponed a couple of times. the last time he was supposed to be here was february 29. he didn't show. a judge granted the d.a. office's request to bar bagwell from practicing as an optician. he was teaching at union city's bay area optical schools where he met iryna smith, a student, a woman he became obsessed with according to court documents. her husband agent robert suplik also 61 is the man that bagwell

allegedly shot back in february in front of the couple's home. suplik did survive but was seriously hurt. suplik confronted bagwell before the shooting telling him to leave the couple alone after he was spotted lurking in the bushes outside their home. the families of both men have remained tight-lipped, very private in this. not sure if they will be here as he is expected to be back in court at 9:00. live at the hall of justice, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> 5:31 a. man shot multiple times on a highway has died marking the city's sixth homicide of the year. last night police responded to reports of a shooting on the 500 block of monterey highway. when they arrived they found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds. he died several hours later. no one has been arrested. >> one man in custody but this morning san jose police are still looking for two others in a brutal attack that the victim

claims was a hate crime. emilio romayor was arrested friday when three men caught by surveillance cameras surrounding the man's car and hitting him. they were calling him a terrorist and other racial slurs. prosecutors say without audio there is no -- not enough evidence to add a hate crime enhancement. >> i firmly believe it was a hate crime, i was called racial slurs while i was beaten. i think that constitute as hate crime. >> fingerprints on the bottle led them to romayor. it appears there was a traffic dispute. >> the case against ross mirkarimi takes another step forward. an appeals court judge will hear arguments on an appeal from attorneys for mirkarimi's wife. they want a videotape kept out of evidence. it shows lopez displaying

bruises that prosecutors say were caused by mirkarimi. the hearing will decide if a domestic violence expert will be allowed to testify. >> as many as 50 people, many cal students, are spending the night away from homes in berkeley after a fire. this is an update to breaking news yesterday. the structure is charred down to its beams and in danger of collapse. fire investigators say the fire began with a hot water heater in a ground floor closet. all three floors went up in flames. people in surrounding buildings, this is west of people's park, they had to evacuate. one shot these videos. they have to stay out until crews can shore up the walls of the burned out building. >> hard to believe it's a year but sunday will mark the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. it washed away entire towns along japan's coast.

the death toll stands at nearly 16,000. more than 3300 were missing. the disaster was felt across the ocean. here you may recall in santa cruz it triggered boats crashing, damaged several docks. this morning local and federal officials will be at santa clus harbor reviewing the recovery efforts there. we invite you to watch our special we'll hear from those who lived through the tragedy and talk about the lessons learned, plus the millions of tons of debris floating in our direction. >> it's 5:34. a popular dog rescue group in san francisco is closing its store front. bob is live outside the wonder dog rescue in hays valley. this is not good news. >> reporter: well, it's not because the rent here has gotten too high that the owner, the founder of the wonder dog rescue can't afford to keep her

location here. the storefront location has become a gathering place for people here in the valley, where they can come and check out some of these little guys and see who is up for adoption. linda, how are you. good morning to you. >> good morning. hi. >> so the fact you are closing your orefront does not mean you're shutting down the rescue. >> right. that is correct. >> and the word you want to get out to people? >> we're still here. we'll continue doing rescue. like every rescue in san francisco, san francisco's very pro dog, we'll just work from home. vile a home office, the dogs will continue to be fostered out. and what we'll do instead of doing adoption events here we'll go back to doing mobile adoptions. that's where you take the dogs out on a street corner, we'll go back to the animal house, 157 fillmore street. we did mobile adoptions there over 10 years. >> how is the rescue dog

business going? obviously you want to have as few dogs as possible. >> wrong. if i adopted every dog here this weekend we would go and save more. having foster homes is what enables us to pull dogs from shelters every day we get e-mails and calls from shelters and individuals, so many animals are euthanized. when we have foster homes we can pull them out of the shelter and save their lives. >> thank you very much for being up early. i got a guy behind you. how about this guy? >> we're kind of falling in love with all of them. >> i want to know the name of the one on her lap. >> who is the one on your lap? >> this is little boy. >> he has a drunken puppy syndrome. he can't coordinate but they adapt. >> they adapt. part of their brain --

>> up for rescue? >> we have two of these. they are pure bred cocker spain yells. >> rescue.org. >> we're having a garage sale on saturday. tomorrow. garage sale. and mobile adoption right here. >> they like bob. look at that. >> they are a little afraid of the camera. >> they smell cat. >> that's right. we need a few newsroom mascots. bring them all back. >> that one has a dress on. very cute. >> let's check the forecast. meteorologist christina loren. >> the dog days of winter continue today. good morning to you. it's cold right now but we're headed toward mid-70s, a couple of 80s later on today. so you want to dress for both parts of the day b. 10:00 a.m. you probably want to shed your first layer as temperatures will

climb into the 50s. we're in the 30s and 40s, it's cold this morning. up to 68 by noon. 63 by the bay. in the upper 50s at noon by the coast. half moon bay and pacifica. 68 degrees pacifica, 4:00 p.m., great beach day if you have the opportunity to do so. we'll hold onto pretty good weather over the weekend. saturday looks much better. we have rain on the way. we'll take through the forecast, a lot of rain on the way for next week. and the seven-day is coming up in my next report. i'm doing double duty. mike has the day off. he'll be back on monday. we have an incident to tell you about if you are heading out of the morgan hill area. 101 southbound at san martin avenue. blocking the shoulder there on the off ramp so give yourself extra time or travel through the area. that should be clearing in the next 10 to 15 minutes. live to the bay bridge toll

massa. very light traffic. we have delays, so the only place we're noticing those delays is 880 near the column see come, both directions in oakland. right now back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:38. the monthly jobless vort out. we'll get the details in a live report. >> berkeley facing harsh criticism after the beating death of a berkeley hills man. >> amtrak facing a discrimination lawsuit. >> for the latest, come find us on facebook @nbcbayarea. ok, guys-- what's next ?

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>> good morning. tgif. look at this gorgeous live shot. i don't think that's a full moon. kind ever looks like it from here but still, a stunning shot of san francisco. it's 5:41. >> new this morning, the u.s. military signed a last-minute

deal with afghanistan to transfer control of its main detention center in the country to afghan authorities. the two governments have been discussing a strategic partnership agreement for more than a year. it will be the framework for u.s. involvement in afghanistan beyond 2014. the issue how to handle the transfer of u.s. detention facilities has threatened to derail relationships between the two countries. >> new documents show the new york police department kept secret files on certain businesses simply because they were owned by second and third generation muslims. the associated press reports police secretly monitored mosques, groups and muslim-owned businesses in the northeast. michael bloomberg has suspended the department saying its efforts were legal and not based on reledgen. >> moments ago the labor department released its jobs report. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with a look at the unemployment rate. what it means for the overall

economic picture. good morning. >> reporter: 8.3% is the unemployment rate in this country, that was last month, it's the same this month. no change there. but we did create 227,000 new jobs last month. that's less than the month before. but the month before was huge. this is more than economists predicted, more than what they say is necessary to support a robust recovery. where were the jobs, professional and business, health care, leisure, hotels, amusement, things like that. and manufacturing as well. we saw a decrease in construction and retail jobs, a few thousand retail jobs as well. the other important things, revisions as there always are in december and january and increase of another 61 thousand dollars jobs. plus, the labor participation rate, to determine how many are really working or looking for work, that went up too.

so over all this is likely to be considered a pretty positive jobs report. not a month ago but a continuing of what we've seen the last few months. the number of jobs created over 200,000 for the last three months. >> at least it's maintaining. how do you think it's going to play out on the campaign tail. what are we going to hear? >> what's the spin spin. because it's left of january, are we starting to go back. but because it is much more than a necessary to support a robust recovery when the president goes to virginia today to talk about manufacturing jobs he's likely to highlight what the trend has been and probably point out as we saw, 13,000 new manufacturing jobs last month. >> tracie potts live from washington.

thank you. >> today is a dubious anniversary in the stock market. the dow hit its lowest point at the height of the recession. today it has regained the lost ground and more. financial advisers say it's a good reminder to have patience and remember what goes up must come down and vice versa. >> if people have the time to have patience. toddlers and tiara will be a tough sell in france. a lawmaker didn't call forge a ban on the show but is demanding a ban on beauty pa jects for girls under 16 and a ban on padded bras and high heels in children sizes. she wants to stop the sexualization of young children. >> this week is national sleep awareness week. the annual event is to educate people on the importance of a good night's rest. the focus is on transportation and fatigue on the road.

the sheriff will hold a meeting to talk about browsy driving. sleep awareness week goes through this weekend. we spring forward on sunday. >> more deprivation. >> rub it in. the nice thing is that the forecast is going to be good. >> today is good, tomorrow it will be good as well. you tho they say when it's cold throughout it's easier to maintain that solid sleep. 39 in livermore, we'll have another cold night tonight, then when you wake up on sunday morning, temperatures will be mild. we'll have a full deck of clouds and showers on the way. so enjoy the sunshine the next couple of days. 41 in concord. at 36 in fairfield. napa, you dropped off to 1 degree above the freezing mark. san mateo, you too have joined the 30-degree cloud.

rare for the peninsula to see such cold readings. things start to change. an area of low pressure will tried our north. that's going to drive a weak cold front through the area. it's going to take your temperatures from mid-70s today into the mid-60s tomorrow. so even with the cold air coming in our temperatures are going to be so warm we're going to hold on to 60s for saturday. hook at some of these. 74 degrees today, 74 for livermore. about with 68 in san francisco, and even in places like pacifica we're talking the upper 60s. as we continue through the remainder of the work week, mild for today. things start to change. we have a cloudy forecast for sunday, the showers starting between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. let's get to your traffic. we have a couple of things to point out. if you head out on 101 southbound we have an issue, san martin avenue.

we had an accident reportedly blocking the shoulder, now in clearing stages. keep your eyes peeled there. traffic moving good here. a little bit of a delay. give yourself extra time. we don't have incidents here. back to you. >> 5:48. california is going to give some counties money to help with prison alignment. bay counties will not see any. 11 will split $600 million. inmates start moving out of state prisons into county lock hups. riverside and orange counties get most of that money. started shipping criminals last month. >> tempers flair. focus on the death of a man. a man answers why police could not respond immediately when

they were called. peter cukor called the line to report a man trespassing. minutes later his wife called 911 to say the man was beating her husband from a flour spot. the chief says if cukor conveyed an emergency situation would have responded. while the incident was tragic he bheefs the call was handled correctly. >> we looked at the timelines, the messaging, a review of what other agencies do to see if we're doing something that is outside of the norm. >> police arrested daniel dewitt minutes after the attack. his family says he has a difficult of mental illness. >> 5:49. a group of amtrak workers filed

suit. 11 current and former employees from the oakland maintenance yard say they were denied promotion and forced to work in a hostile environment. >> if people are hired off the street as new employees and given positions that my clients have been applying for, for years. zm the spokesperson says the dew point does not comment on pending litigation. >> the epa is trying to figure out what to do about a taxic mess. divers have been investigating where tests show high levels of a dangerous chemical, ddt. back in the phone mr.s. but went test shows it's still there. they are trying to term the source a. meeting is scheduled. >> san francisco civic plaza is about to get a new large work of

art. a retin lotus floyer will be placed in the massa in may. it will hook at whoic this one in sydney. it will be on display through september as a promotion for the asian art museum's phantoms ever asia exhibit. pretty cool. >> 5:51. the bay area women making the list of fearless women in the world. >> you heard of fantasy football. what about fantasy politics. the new gamet u unveiled in confran. target scalp itch rong itch-fighters while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue.

>> welcome back. good friday morning to you. clear start to the morning. that means a cold start. things are going to warm up rapidly. we'll check that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> newsweek getting ready to release a new issue honoring 150 to fearless women of the world. and a number of bay area politicians and news makers are on the list. jaycee dugard spent two decades in captivity. she was rescued in 2009. last year she released a memoir. also on the list, california attorney general and former san francisco district attorney kamala harris, jennifer newsom, facebook's sheryl sandberg and jackie speier. >> san francisco mayor ed lee wants to make sure his city

stays tech savvy. he announced a grant to train or retrain about 1700 workers for tech jobs. san francisco's already home to companies like zynga and twitter. the new program will ensure residents have the skills to qualify for future jobs. >> people play fantasy sports but why not fantasy politics. a tech start-up called fantasy politics unjailed an on line game for political junkies. just like in fantasy sports you get to draft real life politicians. each member has a card. the site has developed a way to measure power rafrnings with power numbers, facebook and so on. the game will officially go on line in a week or two. >> 5:55. disney goes to mars with its latest. out in theaters today. >> when i saw you, i believed.

i come into this world. >> john carter tells the story of a civil war captain who winds up in a different war when he wakes up on mars and as to help save inhabit tants. >> eddie murphy nearly talks himself to death. his fate ends up tied to a magic tree. one leaf falls for every word he speaks. when the leaves run out murphy will run out of breath. >> a father and daughter find themselves unable to escape their house. and press secretary tries to balance bad news in the middle east with a feel good feature in yemen. the film opens in limited release. it's rated pg. >> angry birds go to space.

astronaut made a model, then worked to calculate the trajectory of launching angry bird in space. the fun experiment was to celebrate the release of angry birds, which will be available march 22. >> boy, having fun. it is 5:57. still to come, the aclu jumping to the defense of occupy protesters. >> a warmer deputy accused of stealing money from the families of four oakland officers killed in the hein of duty. >> beach weather, then things change for the weekend. which day is better for outdoor activities. hurry up and wait is stacking up. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself and so, college was a dream, when i was a kid.

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