>> reporter: 61-year-old man accused of trying to kill a federal agent is supposed to be back in court this morning to enter a plea. i'm stephanie chuang live in the fremont hall of justice with the latest coming up. >> san jose police are looking into a shooting that killed a man along a highway. we'll have details coming up. >> reporter: and looking for a place to shop, a new neiman-marcus store is opening up in walnut creek. it didn't come without a fight. i'm christie smith. we hear from the mayor coming up. >> a live look that is san francisco from our live cam atop san bruno mountain. we'll check the forecast on this friday, march 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> you made to the friday morning. good morning. thanks for joining us. 6:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez in for jon

kelley. let's get to the weekend forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> we're sharing that friday enthusiasm with you this morning. good morning to you. grab your jacket, grab your sunglasses and you'll probably need the sun screen later on today with a high uv index we're going to see sunshine and your temperatures will creep up from the 30s and 40s into the 70s just about everywhere. i'll take through the forecast, tell you when the rain comes back in the mix. we have a lot of rain on the way but first, let's talk about what's happening on the roads. we don't have problems to report, no major accidents, that's been the case about all morning long so we're starting this friday off light and right. throughout the morning we expect that congestion to stack up with the usual hot spots. things are looking friday light. we don't have flight delays. the earlier incident 101 in the morguen hill area has cleared. back to you two. >> thank you, christina. union city optometrist is

accused of shooting an off-duty federal officer, scheduled to enter his plea. stephanie chuang is live where dennis bagwell will answer to charges of attempted murder. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. dennis bagwell accused of trying to kill a federal agent in front of his newark home. this is that bizarre love triangle story we heard a few weeks ago. i think he is due here at 9:00 this morning. we became nearly obsessed with the victim's wife, which also say that the victim, 61-year-old u.s. customs and border correction agent robert suplik confronted bagwell before the shooting, told him to leave the couple alone after they spotted bagwell lurking in the bushes. bagwell met the wife, iryna smith, when he taught her at union city's optical school. he was to enter a plea but he

got a new public defender. and she needed more time with the case. thomas and the families of both men have been tight-lipped, not speaking with the media. we were here february 10 when they last met in the courtroom. we're not sure if they will be here when bagwell is set to appear. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> a man shot on 0 san jose highway shas died. police responded to reports of a shooting on the 1500 block of monterey highway. they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. he died several hours later. no one has been arrested. >> san jose police are looking for two more suspects in a brutal beating that the victim says was a late crime. emilio somayor is facing charges. the video from the parking lot shows the assault.

police say fingerprints led them to romayor. without audio, not enough. >> the case against sheriff ross mirkarimi takes another step forward today. an appeals court judge will hear arguments on an appeal from mirkarimi's wife. they want a videotape kept out of evidence. it shows bruises on lopez's arm. prosecutors say it was caused by mirkarimi. also decide if a uc violence expert will be allowed to testify. >> 6:04. former deputy sheriff is under arrest. donald atkinson was arrested yesterday. the retired sheriff's deputy is accused of keeping $20,000 meant for the families of four

officers shot and killed by a fugitive in 2009. atkinson is also accused of stealing $100,000 from an elderly person. >> investigators say they know what started that two alarm fire that destroyed an apartment building. a preliminary report says it was sparked by a hot water heater. as many as 50 people were forced to find another mace. the damaged three-story building is in danger of collapse and surrounding buildings. everyone in the sixth you night apartment building did make it out safely. >> there is a battle brewing over the new smoking ban.

more than 1,000 people have signed a feet overthe turn the ordinance. it prohibits smoking twn 25 feet of stores and restaurants. the ban will force people to go into street or dark parking lots which could be dangerous. the new rules take effect in may. >> occupy protesters getting support from the aclu. it's filed courts to overturn stayaway orders. employers say the -- >> 6:06. a high-priced store priced a high-priced battle. that battle is over. christie smith is live in walnut creek where the doors to neiman-marcus will open. tough assignment, my dear. >> reporter: yeah.

i'll check it out and do it. it is early but we're already seeing people stop and do window shopping, take a look inside. this store big, bright, modern. and it's a good thing that it is pay day friday. if you've got the money to send they have eye watching shoes and and bags. this is the first neiman-marcus in the east bay, it is packed with luxury. you get hungry, they have lobster rolls, also local flavor with a walnut creek salad. lots of local artists. there was a battle to make this happen. between two shopping mall giants there was concern for people about parking, the traffic impact. and sadie by 1 thousand square feet it landed at the ballot box. the mayor thinks it's all worked out. >> when we finally realized what

was opening the community got behind the effort and we had to vote on this building which is unusual to have a boat an single. yes to what this will mean for walnut creek. >> reporter: despite the rough economy there are estimates that this could bring about $600,000 a year in sales tax revenue to walnut creek. it really is quite something when you turn the corner. i thought -- they have these wings that move back and forth. they have people out here this morning cleaning, cleaning. inside making sure everything is ready when the doors open up at 10:00. reporting live in walnut creek, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> time is running out for the owners of the gold dust lounge. the owner of the property plans to demolish the building to awe

lou a new clothing retailers. the property designated as an historic landmark. so far no ruling on either issue. >> it's 5:09. for the first time non-ening lish speakers in k. getting recognition from pg&e. utility customers can soon get their bills in spanish or chinese. it marks the first time agreed to supply bills in four languages. it will cost $19 million. the changes start in 2013. >> we are a diverse area. >> very, very. beautiful when it comes to the forecast. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. a little cold start. >> that's why we pay the big pucks to live here. this time of the year people are flying out to enjoy the 70s but we have been spoiled this year and abnormally warm

temperatures. we head throughout the next couple of days, things change, one final taste of winder as we enter in spring. they 9 in concord, 38 in sunnyvale. even in the upper 30s in san mat mateo. you can leave the umbrella home. you need it and we'll tell you when. 68 by noon, 63 by the bay. 59 degrees in pacifica today at noon. rounding out the day in the upper 60s. we're talking about comfortable conditions. open up the windows, give your heater a break. i'll let you know when the rainy pattern starts to develop and when you'll use your umbrella regularly. first let's check the rods. over haul. we have a new incident. an accident in the menlo park area. reportedly we have a distabled vehicle. one of the cars on the side of the road blocking the right

lane. travel costs, delays only at 3 to 5 minutes. we're looking pretty good. the metering lights have been turned on. you can see looking light. we'll let you know as things change. it's friday light but still the bay area. traffic will back up. we'll talk about that coming up. >> we're counting on you. >> coming up, the latest unemployment report is out this morning. find out how it's expected to affect the markets. >> bob redell, live in san francisco where a popular dog rescue is shutting down its storefront. >> in the meantime, taking a live look outside over san francisco, beautiful moon. nice start to the morning. clear, crisp. we'll have a lot more as christina mentioned. >> for the laisest news, traffic

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>> welcome back. 6:14. a popular dog rescue group in san francisco is closing its store front. bob redell is live outside the wonder dog rescue in hayes valley. it's not all bad news. >> they are losing its gathering spot but the rescue will be in operation. you want to come in i can show you cute. you want to see cute? linda beano, hey, good morning to you. >> hi. >> running the rescue. >> absolutely. >> without the store front what does that mean? >> we have the store front for

two years. i did rescue, i mean i ran rescue, the business of rescue from home. and i will do it like that until we get another space when times are better. >> is it going to be harder to adopt out these dogs without a central gathering place? >> we benefitted so much from the visibility. tremendously. so many volunteers have come in. people walk in off the street and say i heard about rescue or i want to rescue dogs that i didn't know where to get one. that surprises me but nothing surprises me really. >> chosing down because of rent. >> yeah. it's 1500 a month. >> are you concerned that this is going to hurt your business. i mean -- >> the business of saving lives. it is a business, it's very much a business. we're a nonprofit organization. well, it will be harder to find new people to foster.

we need foster homes all the time. that's how we save the animals. it's always been like that. >> people can go on line to get information and look at pictures of some of these. >> all of the available dogs. >> wonder dog rescue.org. linda, thank you. >> you're welcome. there is jetta and rosie available for adoption. >> i'd be afraid of him too. don't get too close. >> we have adoption events every saturday. >> you're making somebody feel real good. what are you looking at. >> exactly. >> don't you love dogs. >> what a good boy jetta is. >> thank you, bob. let's check the forecast. good day to get the dog out for a walk. >> bob makes the same noise when you skach him behind the ears. we have comfortable conditions later on but it's cold out there. so let's get to your forecast and current temperatures. we are in the 30s.

just about everywhere this morning. we're holding on to the 40s at the coast, even expecting oakland now at 40 degrees to drop in the upper 30s. over the next 15, 20 minutes. then once the sun comes up going to warm us up into the 70s. you wanted to hit the marina. look what you get to hit it with, 63 degrees by noon, sunshine and calm winds. we expect glassy conditions on the bay. we have a front on the way, change as of tomorrow. the clouds as we head through tomorrow, rain starts on sunday. you want to make outdoor plans you get better opportunities to get out, the better weather, on saturday. 72 for morgan hill. 80 in gilroy. we are still in winter. we are at the end of winter, the first day of spring less than two weeks away. 67 in pacifica. i want to remind you, monday it

will be 7:17 in terms of the dark outside. it's going to be dark but you get an extra hour in the afternoon. the sunset at 7:10 p.m. a lot of rain on the way. we need that rain. you'll want to enjoy the time as things start to change starting on sunday. >> we told you about an accident in the menlo park area, 101 at university avenue. we still have a disabled vehicle blocking the lane and backups are starting to stack up. we have a new one, this is i- -- approaching 680. where the two come together, major delays in the dublin area. that is blocking two lanes, should start clearing soon. >> 6:18 now. the monthly jobless record is due out in a few minutes. for more on that actually it came out, this is old.

let's turn to jackie and check in with those numbers. they kind of stayed flat, didn't they. >> that's right. good morning. the futures turned higher, they were a little bit better than expected so february non-farm pay rolls versus expectations of 213,000. the unemployment rate helped steady at 8.3%. a lot of focus still on europe. greece appears to have had enough agree to it's offer to secure another bailout. we'll be watching degrees as more information develops. today is the anniversary of when the current bull market rally began. we saw the dow rise 70 on thursday to 12,907 t nasdaq up they 4 to 2970. bank of america struck a deal over mortgage practices. doa was part of the settlement last month.

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technology isn't in the clear just yet. the national oceanic and atmospheric association says the storm shook the earth magnetic field yesterday. hasn't affected anything so far but power disruption sometimes happens after the storm. >> b.a.r.t. says it has enough to avoid cuts but don't expect fares to fall. the board admits it's running a surplus but the agency needs the money to replace its fleet of ailing cars. many of them are almost 40 years old. it will take about $800 million for 25 years to replace the fleet. any surplus will be used for new cars and rail improvement. >> monterey county dealing with a situation, raw sewage on a beach. the beach was closed yesterday after 800 gallons of sewage overflowed from a manhole. public work employees say the

sewage flowed into a tributary that runs into the beach. it will remain closed until water samples show that the beach is safe. >> 6:24. the ront tv deal between nbc and the america's cup could mean changes for the race. some august racing dates could be moved in new york to help generate interest in yacht racing. they are looking to hold race days during fleet week. next year's america's cup will be the first time the race has been televised in the u.s. since 1992. >> it is 6:25. cal continues its push for a pac-12 title. the bears play colorado 18 semifinal showdown. last night cal beat stanford in the quarterfinals, likely securing a bid for the ncaa tournament. also dashed stanford's hopes. cal wins the tournament it is guaranteed a spot. >> still to come, a man accused

of shooting a federal agent over the agent's wife goes to court. >> the east bay gets a new high end store today. see the long fight that ended up to the opening of this new neiman-marcus. >> there's a lot of traffic around the new neiman-marcus and two incidents on 580 you want to know about this morning. in addition to that, the time change this weekend. don't forget to set those clocks forward one hour. >> a live look at the current conditions right now. of course that is the stunning golden gate bridge. traffic moving fine in and out of the city so far on this friday. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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>> reporter: happy friday. are you looking for a new place to shop? a new neiman-marcus is opening in walnut creek. it didn't come without a fight. we'll explain that and hear from

the mayor coming up in a live report. >> reporter: accused of trying to kill a federal agent, a 61-year-old man is expected to enter a plea. i'm stephanie chuang live at the fremont hall of justice with that story. >> bay area groups will mark the one-year anniversary of the tsunami in japan. find out how you can take part. >> taking a live look outside, beautiful bay bridge. the sun is up on this friday, march 9th. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. seconds away from 6:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. let's get straight to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. looks gorgeous outside. >> you saw that water. glassy on the bay. we lost that wind which is great news for your hair today, ladies. you want to grab those shades on the way out the front door.

temperatures are going to climb. we're going to see sunshine just about all day long. the clouds increase and rain over the weekend. i'll take you through the forecast but we have a traffic alert in the richmond area. this is 580 westbound at canal boulevard on the off ramp but involving an overturned big rig. you can imagine the cleanup will last over a half hour, give yourself extra time. we'll continue to update you. we told you about another one, i-580 westbound approaching 680 where the two come together causing serious delays westbound 580 before you hit that 680 intersection. it's blocking the right lane in the dublin area. give yourself extra time. though it's friday light more people are hitting the highway so that could become a traffic alert. your weather and bring you updates. >> an up scale department store expected to bring millions in

sales tax revenue opens for business. christie smith is live where the doors to neiman-marcus will open later this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. looking around here, this is becoming quite the shopper's row. i wanted to point out. we've got the apple store here. next to that is tiffany and company. and now the new tenant moving in, opening up this morning, of course neiman-marcus. we spoke with the mayor of walnut creek who says this really seals the deal for walnut creek as a shopping destination for the region. the city has a really low 3% vacancy rate and the new niemann didn't come without a battle. two shopping mall giants went head-to-head. residents were concerned about parking and traffic. even the size. it landed at the balance hot box. now two years later it's set to open. >> this is a magnet store that will draw other stores and

really will cement walnut creek, one of the top 10 retail sections in the u.s. this will make not just walnut creek, it's good for the county as well. >> the store is 85,000 square feet, it's modern, bright, it's got local artists inside. even a walnut creek salad and cookie bar to give you local flavor. there's even public art outside the building. wind fins done by a local artist. and i wanted to show you these before we go. they have got the sparkly stuff up front. we've seen a lot of women with their coffee and little dogs to look at these. the doors open this morning at 10:00. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a man who was shot on the south san jose highway died marking the city's sixth

homicide of the year. last night police responded to reports of a shooting on the 5100 block of monterey highway. when they arrived they found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds. no one was arrested. a union city optometrist accused of shooting a federal agent is set to enter a plea. stephanie is live outside the hall of justice where dennis bagwell will answer to charges of premedicated attempted murder. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the 61-year-old was supposed to enter a plea twice before but it was postponed. that was about a month ago. dennis bagwell was teaching at bay area optical schools where he taught 38-year-old iryna smith. her husband, robert suplik, also 61, is the man that bagwell allegedly shot in february in front of the couple's home. court documents described

bagwell's relationship with the wife, with iryna smith, as a sort of obsession. court records show that suplik confronted him, telling him to leave the couple alone after he was spotted, quote, lurking in the pushes outside their home. for the last weeks bagwell has been behind bars on no bail. he is expected to be here in court at 9:00 this morning. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> the case against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi takes another step forward. an appeals court judge will hear arguments on an appeal from attorneys for mirkarimi's wife, eliana lopez. they want a videotape kept out of evidence that shows bruises on lopez's arm. prosecutors say -- the hearing will decide if the domestic violence expert will be allowed to testify. >> a group of amtrak workers

file add racial discrimination suit. 11 current and former employees from the oakland yard say they were conditioned promotions and training and forced to work in a hostile environment. zw in some instances if people are hired off the treat and given positions that my clients have been applying for for years. >> spokesperson for amtrak cities company does not come pending litigation. >> sunday the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated japan. the earthquake lasted six minutes and triggered a massive tsunami that washed away towns along company's coast. the death toll stands at 16,000 and more than they 300 are still missing. >> hundreds of thousands more were displaced. here in california santa cruz, tsunami triggered by the quake

sent boats crashing into each other. local and federal officials will be at santa cruz harbor checking on progress there. there will be a vigil for those who lost their lives in this tsunami. it will be tomorrow evening from 5 to 6:00 at the yuhaikai senior center. we invite to you watch our tsunami special, disaster in japan one year later. we 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. >> i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. see if things are warming up. >> they are. we're going to see the best weather of the week this friday so. as we get ready to kick off the weekend, spectacular conditions, beach weather again. we're going to go from the very frigid start to a fantastic

finish with 70-degree meetings. hook how warm we're going to be. by noon up to 68. so well above our highs afternoon for this time of year at noon. climbing into the 70s by 4:00 p.m. a little cooler by the bay. still in the 70s. 68 degrees by the coast. great beach day. things change for the weekend. a cold front starts to move in. it's not only going to cool your temperatures, it's going to take that brilliant sunshine. sunday for the second half of the day we've got rain on the way. and the wet pattern stays with us all the way through next week. we'll talk about that when i get to my seven-day forecast. if you are trying to make plans for this weekend wur going to get much better conditions on saturday than sunday. let's get to your traffic. on 580, in richmond, 580 westbound at canal boulevard

this is reported hi on the off ramp but involving an overturned big rig. give yourself extra time. we have reports now that it is starting to clear. our next accident, 580 and westbound in the dublin area, just before you get to 680. same deal here, starting to clear that crash. we should see that congestion starting to ease. congestion not easing here. it's getting more severe as time draws on. this is heavier than we typically see on a friday horning. back to you. >> it is. thank you. 6:they ate. we have an update on the investigation into the fire that destroyed a berkeley apartment building. >> the latest jobs report is out. >> a beautiful live look

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not much changed. the unemployment rate stayed at 8.3%. presidential candidates hoping to use it to their own advantage. tracie potts is live in washington this morning. any indication how these numbers will affect the campaign? >> it's a good question, what is the spin, the fact we saw less job growth than january or more than is necessary for a robust recovery. here's what we know. 8.3% was and still is the unemployment rate. there were 227,000 jobs created last month according to the labor department. we had a huge january, 243, but this is more than what was predicted so the general thinking from economists in washington is that this is pretty good. also, revisions from the last two months added another 61,000 jobs. most of the job growth we saw was in these areas, professional and business jobs, leisure, like hospitality, hotels, health care and manufacturing went up about

13,000. there were hits in construction and retail. part of that you would imagine came because it was a month after these -- the holiday shopping season. the labor participation rate, how many people out there of working age are working or looking to work, that went up, too. economists like to see that. so over all moving forward, not where we need to be but definitely moving forward. on the campaign trail, president obama talking about manufacturing and so are some of his rifles. they think they can get these jobs going faster and better. >> thank you, tracie. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news including details on a hearing for a man accused of shooting a federal agency. a live report coming up. >> a beautiful live look outside. gorgeous bay bridge.

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>> good morning. welcome back. it's 6:46. meteorologist christina loren working double duty. mike is off. >> wouldn't you know it, mike's off and we get a couple of serious incidents on 580. we'll get to those. you'll want to stay tuned about your highway. right now we're watching 34 in fairfield. 34 in santa rosa. 33 degrees at napa. take a look at noon. in the 70s in the south bay. rounding out closer to 80. in places like gilroy,

comfortable. warm for this time of year. we're still in winter so enjoy it because it will start to change this weekend. if you want to make outdoor plans even something as simple as yard work or painting the house you get better weather on saturday than what we expect on sunday. it won't be as warm and sunny but temperatures will be comfortable. things start to change when we head through sunday and the rain arrives. sunday another change, we want to let you know about don't forget to turn the clock ahead. the new sun rise at 7:30 a.m. seven-day outlook tells the story. we start to drop off and that rain pattern kicks in. we're talking about potentially a series of storms bringing in one to two inches of rain up in the north bay. so a lot of moisture on the way to the bay area. as you know, we need it. let's get to the traffic alert. this is dublin. 580 westbound approaching 680.

the lanes are at about five miles. give yourself extra time. we told you about 580 westbound, canal boulevard involving an overturned big rig. you have to exit harbor way. no heavy delays. the main line moves smooth. >> thank you, christina. >> union city optometrist accused of shooting an off-duty federal agent in his yard is set to enter a plea. stephanie chuang is live where dennis bagwell will answer to charges of attempted murder. good morning. >> good morning. bagwell has a slight limp. we saw him february 10 when he got a new public defender. entering a plea has been postponed a couple of times already. bagwell was a teacher at an

optical school where he met iryna smith. a student he was obsessed with according to court documents, her husband, a federal agent, robert also 61, is the man shot. suplik survived. 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 been quiet. not sure if they will be here. live at the fremont hall of justice, stephanie chuang. >> one man is in custody but police are still looking for two others in a brutal attack that the victim claim was a hate crime. emilio was arrested, one of three caught by cameras.

hitting the man, they were calling him terrorist and other racial slurs. without audio there is not enough to had a hate crime enhancement. >> you heave it was a hate crime. i think that constitutes a hate crime. >> it appears from the video that the attack was from a traffics in den. >> after a massive fire destroyed a berkeley apartment building, this is an update to breaking news yesterday. the three-story structure on dwight way charred down to its beams is still in danger of collapsing. nine people lived there. even the surrounding apartments. >> the first began with a hot water heater and a ground floor closet.

one of the tenants shot this video as he evacuated. they have to stay out of the homes until crews can shore up the walls. >> tempers flare at a meeting focused on the beating death of a berkeley man. they demanded why police didn't respond immediately when they were called. peter reported a man on his property. minutes later his wife called to say the man was beating her husband. he died tom his injuries. police didn't get to the house until 14 minutes after first call. the chief said if the he conveyed an emergency situation officers would have responded. they give an incident where he believes the call was handled correctly. >> we looked at the messaging, we've done a review of what other do and how think -- that

it's outside of the norm, to this point we haven't found it. >> police arrested daniel dewitt machines after the attack. >> a palo alto student arrested for assaulting a classmate with a stapler is telling his side of the story. 18-year-old blame as broken intercom for allowing a confrontation. he tells the pennsylvania pennsylvania weekly during a delay delay. he threw a stapler in response. he is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. >> police in hillsborough are investigating a rash of burglaries. officers reported to a break-in on hillside near sea brae road. a home on marl borl road was also hit. it was also unlocked.

no arrests. >> hundreds of millions to help counties with prison realignment but noun to the bay area. 11 counties will pledge $600 million to build or expand county jails as inmates. los angeles, riverside and orange counties will get most of the money. the state began moving as part of a court order to reduce prison. >> until tomorrow to be out of their space in union square. the owner plans to demolish the building to allow a new clothing retailer to build on site. the aging owners of the lounge are saying they were duped by tactics that -- they are trying to have the properties designated as historic land marks so. far no ruling on either issue. >> a popular dog rescue group is

closing. bob redell is outside the wonder dog rescue. >> reporter: good morning. this place has been a little bit community gathering spot. for the ladies who run this, the rent has gotten too expensive so she has to cut down on the store front. linda, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what's the word if you want to get out there? >> boy. the office is closing, the space where women come in and play with dogs and walk dogs. this space will cease to exist. we'll be out doing adoption events. it will be on our webpage. people can find out where we'll be, they can see the available dogs. >> you've been doing this 10 years. wonder dogs have been around.

>> this is our tenth year. >> congratulations. is it harder or easier? >> it has changed so much. >> for the better or worse? >> for the worst in that more people are abonding their bogs? >> the economy. they foreclosed. they move out and lose their cogs. >> you haven't seen that even recently. >> i thought i changed it. more animals than ever in shelters. when we have foster homes. that would be my message. consider fostering a dog. we'll give you all of the supplies you need, the -- >> thank you for what you do and thanks for having us.

marla and laura, go to wonder dog rescue. i know i have the same reaction when rob the photographer does that to me with a camera. >> have a distinguish weekend. >> you too. good luck to them. >> some bay area leaders and lawmakers make "newsweek" as list of 150 fearless women of the world. nasy did you guard, at theant nuke home. last year she release add memoir chronicling her ordeal. also on the list how the attorney general and former san francisco district attorney, former san francisco first lady jennifer newsom and sheryl sandberg. also jackie spire. >> 85% of people in a survey say

the president and congress should do something to lower gas prices. the average proos in california, $4.35. national average is $3.75 and that is expected to climb above $4 by memorial day. >> non-english speakers in california are getting recognition from pg&e. the customers can get bills in spanish or chinese. this marks the first time that california regulated energy company agreed to provide bills in foreign languages. it will cost $19 million. the new changes will begin in 2013. >> it's not new coats but it's a change. both coke and pepsi are changing howy that make that caramel coloring. they are reducing levels of a chemical so that they won't have to put cancer warnings on the

label as required by a new california law. sort of saying you won't notice the difference in taste. >> giants catcher buster posey will take planing. it will be his first game action since his season ending injury last may. bruce bochy says that posey will catch during today's game against the reds. posey ran the bases and did the outfield. he is almost 100%. he hasn't played since may last year when he broke his regular at home plate. san francisco's bowling alley opened. brian wilson is part owner and lucky strike renamed lane 12 in his honor. to lanes 38, that's wilson's number. >> a winner who got a tip from

peyton manning is going to need the cash. the man used to work at a steak house until he posted this receipt on the internet. it showed that manny left a $200 tip on top of the 18% added. the restaurant fired the waiter for violating his privacy policy. >> angry birds in space. nasa is helping to test the game in zero gravity conditions. they work to calculate the trajectory of launching angry bird in space. it was to celebrate the release of the latest version of angry birds, march 22. >> let me take the forecast for meteorologist christina loren. >> it's hit the beach today. changes on the way. saturday, cloudier and cooler. don't forget to set that clock forward.