>> new this morning protesters in afghanistan demand the immediate withdrawal of troops from the country. the latest details next. >> reporter: clearing the red tape, how the city of san jose is trying to attract and keep businesses here. i'm stephanie chuang live with the details. >> plus, almost a done deal, santa clara taking a step to clear the way for the 49ers to start their move south. >> a live look outside, that is san francisco, the rain is starting to fall on this tuesday, march 13th. this is "today in the bay."

>> good morning everyone. it is almost 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. it started to drizzle on my way in. >> we have a lot of rain over the greater bay area. we're going to see these showers throughout the day. it has begun, now that the showers are coming down they are going to get more severe and we've got a lot more rain on the way tonight, tomorrow into the weekend. in addition to the rain, very gusty winds. you could get caught by a very strong wind gust over our local bridges so take it easy. mike has a situation, an incident, could slow you down. >> the wind of course will be the issue you're talking about over the bridges, but on city streets in oakland, a fire a. car fire, sounds like a couple

of them at an apartment building, adams street at lee. this is a good distance away from grand avenue. this will be an issue if you are local to that intersection and also an apartment building. christie smith is heading throughout and we'll see but there is a proximity to 980 and 580, and we'll give you those details and the wind advisories and more. >> thank you, mike. hundreds of students in eastern afghanistan held a protest this morning calling for a public trial of the u.s. soldier who went on that deadly shooting rampage. they carried banners shouting death to america. they called for u.s. forces to leave the country, and burning american flags. defense secretary leon panetta stead soldier accused of killing 16 could face the death penalty.

reports are that 38-year-old staff sergeant is a trained sniper. he may have recently suffered a head injury in a vehicle accident. >> we the american people who love and support our country are now being viewed as supporting war crimes. >> the massacre has sparked outrage in the bay area and around the world. it prompted a candlelight vigil at uc-berkeley organized by the afghan student association. >> everything i thought is we need change. what we're doing there is not helping. innocent people are dying day by day. >> the taliban has called for revenge. the secretary of defense says the u.s. must resist froosh change course in afghanistan in the wake of the shooting. >> san jose looking to bring life it's the downtown by making it easier for businesses to set up shop. stephanie chuang joins us live

from downtown san jose with more on the city council's plan. >> reporter: good morning. here's a number. at any time the vacancy vat 20 to 25%. it's trying to nax at tonight's meeting. one of the ordinances up for changes is making it easier for grocery stores to get liquor licenses. here where we're standing is where our fresh and easy is set to come but it's been very difficult for the businesses to come because the process needs to be stream lined. we spoke with the council member whose district encompasses downtown san jose. >> it's all about how we can make it easier for business, to be able to hire in the stixt we recognize we're making progress but we've got a long way to go. this is an important step to accelerate job growth. >> reporter: back here live, another ordinance up for discussion tonight is you see

these spaces in that picture. it's been reserved for retailers making it difficult for companies that want to use these as office space to do so. and with that vacancy rate, the council member saying it doesn't make sense so. they are going to try to make it that offices can use these spaces. more in the next half hour. >> deadly for a bay area woman. 58-year-old from sunnyvale was crossing a rain swollen stream on the island of kauai saturday when she was swept into the ocean. recent rain caused the river to wide. it made the path dangerous. >> there is no place for the rain to go so its making the ocean turbulent. people try to cross these twil hiking it can be very dangerous.

>> she was a teacher in hawaii for a group conference. she is the third person from the bay area to die while vacationing in hawaii in the past eight months. >> police need your help finding a pair of thieves. look at these surveillance images. it happened saturday night on contractor street. duo stole computers, printers and other electronics. you are asked to call livermore police. >> san francisco could be looking for a new sheriff as early as next week. ross mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment. mayor ed lee now has the option of pursuing official misconduct charge. the sheriff is scheduled to be sentenced monday.

after that mayor lee says he will make a decision. >> there has been distractions to be candid, but i think now i have to focus on this charge because there's been a plea, an admission of guilt and therefore i've got to go forward with that assessment. >> under the plea deal mirkarimi will get three years probation, serve 100 hours of community service and attend 52 weeks of domestic violence classes and must publicly apologize to ivy madison and her family. >> people being arraigned for their part in a protest at uc-berkeley. the district attorney says four students and one professor will be charged. the charges stem from the november 9 protest when occupiers refused to remove their tents. urngs c berkeley used batons to remove them. the defendants accuse officers

of using excessive force. the d.a. would not comment on why only five were charged. >> amtrak is back to normal after a major crash. it took more than seven hours to repair the tracks. around 11:00 yesterday a train traveling from seattle to los angeles hit a truck on the tracks. the engine was damaged but no one on the train was hurt. the driver was taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. >> santa clara expected to 5 approval the 49ers project. the council holding a final vote on that budget, the financing plan and lease. last week a judge dismissed a suit demanding another vote on this project. construction on the stadium could begin this spring or early this summer and it should be ready for the 2014 season. >> 4:38.

good morning. she said the rain would come and it has. let's check it in and out with meteorologist christina loren. hi. >> yi, now that it has started it has begun, we going to see these showers just about every morning this week. this is what your drive looks like. the rain showers are confined to the north bay now. we're getting a steady mist or a drizzle in the south bay. it's enough to get your highways wet. if that wasn't dangerous enough with the split conditions we also have very gusty winds. so you want to take it easy in your high-profile vehicles. you can see where the bulk of the moisture is to our north. look at these reds and yellows. this is going to slide to the south so we're looking toward an active day. you need the umbrella giving you a healthy workout and blustery from time to time. we're still holding on to the 60s, though. mild temperaturewise.

kind of warm spring shower feel. you hit a high of 69 in san francisco. 61 in san mateo and 51 in oakland. we've got several systems on the way throughout the week so we'll update you and track those showers as the action is starting to ramp up. let's see if that's the case on your drive this morning. the two go hand in hand. >> the mist, the drizzle and the rain factors this morning. no accident it but one to watch. we have an accident brewing here at sig ahurt from southbound 280 to eastbound 380 a. big rig jackknifed. it's possible that the wind or the roads could have played a part in that. it does say another 10 minutes remain while they try to pull that rig with one wheel over the ridge and clear thatment it has the connectioner blocked. use san brun or or 101 and don't plan on that for the next 10 to

15 minutes. crossing the bay we're looking here, at the san mateo bridge, high wind advisory. center screen, there you go. back to you. >> 4:41. the latest city to talk about an outdoor smoking ban. >> a terminally ill cancer patient ordered to leave. we'll tell you why. >> another bay area company entering. >> also, suing theory t man who taking the apple feature to court. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets.

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>> hello and good morning. a live look at the highways in the south bay. 280 and the 17 interchange, traffic moving smoothly. the roads are wet. drive safely. 4:44. >> the city of san bruno receiving a record breaking $70 million restitution payment from pg&e for the 2010 pipe line explosion. it will be used to help the community heal and rebuild. on the heels of the announcement a preliminary report on the utility's record keeping calling the books, quote, a mess. information is scattered and accuses pg&e not knowing about

pipe locations and leaks. >> how can you deep pipe line safe if you don't know what they are made of or how old they are. we're concerned about every inch. >> the reports call part of the cpu investigation into whether pg&e's record keeping violated laws and contributed to the san bruno disaster. >> there is a lot of public outcry over a program that uses homeless people to create wi-fi hot spots. during a conference in texas people can log onto a wireless 4g network supported by homeless people carrying the equipment. the tern advertises the service on the street. a british taxpayer labs is behind the program. >> you ready for this.

suring is getting sued. he bought an iphone last fall and is not happy with his assistant. he says apple's commercials convey a misleading message and that it's far less responsive in real life. the storn stepping up and representing the disgruntled iphone user. the federal reserve meets, watching what comes out of those meetings. we herein to squaky deangeles. >> good morning. the futures are higher as investors await today's rate decision and several other economic report this is week as well. the fed is widely expected to leave them at record lows as the officials are trying to keep taps on how the european is improving.

we're going to get data on retail sales and business inventories. we saw the dow rise on light traiting value, the nasdaq slipping to 2982. intel has been developing an internet tv base. intel would provide a set top box and want it is to start the service by the end of the year. u.s. airways is reportedly registering several due main names that may come in handy if it tries to merge with us airways. american filed for bankruptcy in november. u.s. airways says the step is to ensure that no one grabs the sites to negatively affect their brand. >> yesterday here let the rain

flow. >> here we go. today starts the first of seven consecutive days of substantial rain chances. we're not talking a 30, 40%. that means it's going to rain every day this week and this weekend. a lot of rein on the radar so keep that in mind. the front is starting to move into the north bay. you can see that draped across santa rosas as we head through next 15, 20 minute, ready for the highs to be slick. throughout the morning hours the fluk will cannot to push in. it's going to take its time. this is not a past moving system. you can see most of the luck concentrated over the north bay. we advance that 12 hours, 2clock a.m. wednesday, still getting

ready rain. we continue that future cast, stop the clock on thursday, getting a little break. looks like it might not be quite as booed. over all rough, tomorrow and when we add more moisture, gets dangerous. tee behave breezy conditions. 64 in san jose. 62 at dub plin. kind of cold in fron son frant but these are kind with our averages. that's an indication that the first system is not all that cold. it's powerful and kicking up gusty winds. 63 by thursday. we'll get periods of rain thursday, evening storms on friday. saturday and sunday, those two days as we head through the weekend. we could see strong thunderstorms develop. what this means for the sierra nevada. i'm going to send it back to you zblmt thank you.

a major bay area hospital facing handling. angel raich was told to leave the medical center after she tried to skok inside. she was admitted for theft. a pharmacist told her to put it out. but remains upset over the decision. >> to not use my cannabis f i stay it's giving me a death nnts. >> raich is a leading advocate for medical marijuana twice to fight for the right to use cannabis. >> smokers will not be allowed to drive even if passengers have trace amounts. it released the power to issue a dui to anybody with spot in

their system. critics show it can remain in the mud for weeks. >> sunnyvale becoming the latest to consider an outdoor smoking ban. witness the city smoking in parks and out door dining. city received a mailing trade for its anti-tobacco efforts. the city asking people to weigh in. with funding secured work can begin on the man to bring part to san jose. the government committed to $900 million in grants for the project yesterday. ground breaking on the existing track behind the flee market. the extension will bring shouses of jobs for the bay area and expected to be heated by 2016. >> a tool band.

>> the 49ers adding a new threat to their offense. >> well, windy conditions. the wind farms doing a lot of work. what you are going to concentrate a lot. we'll show you the latest.

>> welcome back. aft aftera monster run landing one game from the super bowl the 49ers going old school to try to get back in the playoffs, signing randy moss to a one-year deal. he worked out for 15 minutes before the niners decided to offer him a 1-year deal. moss, 35, did not play last season but the niners say they like what they see. >> a couple of bay area teams making it into the tournament. stanford is number one seed in the fresno region. they went 31 and 1 this season. the cal bears getting an invitation to the dance, the number 8 seed in the raleigh region. the colden bears play their first round on sunday against iowa. >> it's a big time honor for a bay area high school band. ♪ there they are the benicia high

panthers off to new york city for the st. patrick's day parade, 150 to 200,000 marchers and more than two million people. the first band at 10:00. >> serious talent there. you have a look at the roads. roads are wet. >> serious talent over there. wet, windy conditions, made more bet by a diesel fuel. that happened, you got talked about it yesterday and we heard about the reopening for coming sky way. better news you can make that cut through from highway 4 to interstate 80. we'll move to construction eastbound at gee street. speeds are fine though the rain

and the win add wul would be an issue over that antioch bridge. 880, we see this camera shake t blurry diet and there is mist and drizzle. getting throughout the rest of the week is going to be an issue as well. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. the new plan to make cycling in the city easier. >> of course for all of your news, weather and good updates make sure to check us outn on facebook, search nbc bay area news. ♪

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>> reporter: changing the rules. i'm stephanie chuang live in san jose where city council members are trying to clear the red tape to attract and keep new busine