sport fans. what one lawmaker wants to try. we'll explain coming up. >> and a live look outside at an over cast march 13, this is "today in the bay." >> good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. the time is 5:00 on the nose. i'm jon kelley. i >> i'm glad i'm inside. >> you and me both. have that umbrella. you step out the door we want to look at that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> or else he would be snoring and he's not even an old man. yeah, it's raining out this and it's not pouring but it will be. we're talking about heavy downpours across the greater bay

area. and the showers which started, they are going to intensify. rain in the forecast. you'll have opportunities to get outdoors. first we'll check the drive at 5:00 a.m. >> first we'll take you out to the opposite of rain, we is fire going on now. reports of car fires at adam street at lee. christie smith is getting notes and interviewing folks there at the apartment complex. we'll find out if that affects the city streets and from 580 not causing a major issue. we'll find out more when it comes up. the camera, you'll see it shake from time to time. gusts across high rise. as the rain comes in it's going to get tougher to drive >> an could be an ugly commute. >> when it comes to attracting

business one council man says petalumaers need stay out of the way. a new business friendly strategy being proposed. good morning. >> good morning jon. this is a number for you at any time says 20 to 25% behind me on santa clarence is one of those bay kent buildings. enthusiasm are trying to bring an extremely language long time. tonight council members will take action on streamlining the process. businesses, mainly groceries, deal with the state for lost them a lot less money and time to get the right permit for the city. the city desperate hi needs to make move. >> once people are looking to invest, what are the barriers and what we kept hearing is the

process takes too long. we need to rear the red tape. >> also changing an ordinance that requires use only, renting these empty buildings, they will take that up in about a week. with that rate cowboysle member la cardo saying it doesn't make any sense. live in downtown, stephanie chuang. >> three people from san jose facing charges for the largeers beth bust in u.s. history, they are heading back to court. federal agents seized more than 350 pounds. earlier this month. investigators say the suspects may have ties to mexican drug of courser. they are be held on two million

each. drug companies could be responsible for prescriptions in the east bay. they will vote whether to require to fund the collection of unused drug, the first law like it in the nation. the county provides drop-off boxes in several cities. the response as the drugs often end up in the water describe althe increasing incidents. >> police need help tracking down a pair of thieves. look at these surveillance images at one of the two. the two pried open locked door, streeting electronics there. call livermore police if you have information about these. oak and lay liters name add

putting wells fargo. they will look at ways to suspend some of the contracts with the bank, the same giving council members a chance to argue for lone modification. >> making san francisco even more friendly is before the board. the new law would require owners of commercial buildings to allow bicyclists. letting them bring the belt in the secured forking out side. the same to get -- the vote a final vote before sending to the him. >> a last call at a watering hole. the lald lord has now filed a suit to evict the bars owners.

the gold dust was given until saturday to dialed their own alleges that he was duked. they are seeking land mark data for the lounge. >> 5:06. christina is in the bay area weather center. >> we've got a lot to talk about, not just today but all week long, dealing with the wet pattern that has now started. the front is pushing into santa rosa. as we head throughout next 72 hours. we're on the tomorrow side. make sure you got that umbrella with you. future cast tells the story. you can see rod rat rain into the north bay. as we head throughout afternoon and into the evening hours. you want to keep that in mind.

we're talking about a wet pattern well into this and. we could take a good chunk out of that receideficit. we're at 40% in san francisco, 50% up in santa rosa. so as we pick up potentially three inches of rain in some ci city. >> on the peninsula, southbound 280 at eastbound 380. your connect tear 101, we had that significant alerd. big rig went off the word a kmu incidents has cleared. there is slowing balkly because a number of traffic breaks. now 380 east toward avenue is re

open. you had san brano through the dumbarton bins over the water and cross the came ra. that kicking off the air. you envision it at times and the next few days. back to you. >> 508 now. santa clara leaders expected to goof approval. there will be the final vote on the financing and lease. last week a judge dismissed the suit by opponents who wanted another jot on the project. construction on the $850 tragedy et. keeping the fans safe at --

>> a lawmaker wants to ban lie wednesd wednesday. buying tickets or attending van violence as that brewedle breet beating of strin snow 8 a raiders 49ers game. if passed it would take effect next year. keeping that in force is tougher. >> why can't people mind their p's and q's. in >> the wild weather has been too insiding for a summer test. why experts are concerned about the mosquito population. >> looking to plan smoking. we'll tell you where coming up. >> people as why not highway foots raises ethics questions. >> for the lateg inspiring

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recent wet weather. the west nile has been reported in texas but no one at this point has been infected. i like the sound effects. >> christina is here. >> i want to get that mosquito. good. got it. as we get more rainfall you want to eliminate that standing water outside your house. but i'm not convinced we're not going to see another freeze before all is said and done. this is the last full week of winter. we kick off spring on the 20th. the next few weeks i think we're going to see very active weather in the bay area. we're not going to rule out a cold system. there are several systems on the way. one moving into northern california. the bulk of the moisture is to the north and the first system is slow so it's going to take its time getting more and more intense when it comes to those rainfall totals. we're talking about your most

active weather time between 2:00 and 5:00, in time for the evening drive. multiple storms on the way. the jet stream has taken a dip. it's like a conveyor belt. it's going to stay over us at least for the next seven days, ushering rain each and every day through this weekend. so take a look at your temperatures. not bad. 64 in morgan hill. kind of a nice spring shower feel until the cold blast. tomorrow much colder conditions and the winds, yeah, we're going to have to deal with those all day long. winds sustained between 10 to 15 miles per hour, gusting through the higher elevations. with slick conditions it's a bad combination. you want to take it easy wherever you're commuting as we head through the next few days. windy conditions through thursday. st. patrick's day, green on the radar. mike's doing the dance that leprechauns do. 55 on sunday. 60 on monday. you give him a run for his

money. >> all right. you don't want to see that again. looking to the south bay these sensors are showing yellow from time to time. we have some slowing because of winds, gusty winds as well as drizzle and the rain coming down. so the sensors will be adjusting all around the bay. no major problem, slowing 680 through senole, sensors changing and 14 minutes out of livermore. that will change as more folks come through. we see the commute starting right about now out of the altamont pass. castro valley, 580 moves smoothly at the limit or close to it up to 238. traditional slowing off 880 for that freeway there. we have a nice drive across the st. meat, the dumbarton and the bay bridge have wind advisories. the gusty winds all over the bay. mountain peaks as well.

southbound 880 at fruitvale, a car went off the roadway, out of lanes bought distraction. of course the carport fires, that will not affect your commute as far as i can tell. show you the golden gate bridge, wet roadways, but smooth so far, north bay windy and wet. >> 5:16. wall street investors hoping for good news from the fed. for that and the rest of the news we turn to jackie live at cnbc world head quarters with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher. several economic reports come out. the fed is expected to leave interest rates at historic lows and not make major policy announcements as the officials are trying to keep tabs on how the economy is improving. we're going to get data in the u.s. on retail sales and

business inventories. the the dow rose 37 on monday closing at 12,959. the nasdaq slipping 4 to 2983. retailers hope to see more green on st. patrick's day. 54% of americans man to celebrate the holiday and will spend up to $35. spending on clothes, a third to bars or restaurants and 30% making a special dinner at home. sears is trying to use technology to win back lost shoppers. the retailer has a new loyalty program that offers customers freebies in return for sharing personal shopping data. the "wall street journal" says people who check in at the maul with their smart phone are greeted by a sears employee, and they can pull up web reviews or guide you to stuff you were

looking at. sears has been struggling with sales decline. >> thank you. >> a sneak preview of a possible new direction in california's high speed rail plan. senator joe holding a meeting tonight. experts expected to preview new proposes that will take place later this month. the hearing at the mountain view center for the performing arlts starting at 7:00 tonight. sunnyvale the latest to talk about an outdoor smoking ban. they want the council to ban smoking in parks and outdoor dining areas. sunnyvale received a failing grade from the american lung association for its anti-tobacco efforts or lack there of. the city is thing people to way in on this those bands. >> a program is raising money by the homeless turning them into wi-fi hot spots.

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>> welcome back everyone on a misty and rainy tuesday morning. that's a live look at the bay bridge out of san francisco. meteorologist christina loren telling you to brace yourselves. the time now 5:21. >> a british company is turning homeless people into wi-fi hot spots. bbh labs advertising is behind the experimental program during the south by southwest tech conference in texas. the company gives the homeless portable wi-fi device, people nearby can use the signal to connect to the internet and make

a due net to the homeless provider through pay pal. critics question the ethics. >> scott talked to a number of people about the marketing move. scott, sounds like mixed feelings. >> lots of bloggers horrified by the idea of using human antennas. you know who isn't against it are the homeless. they say it's an honest job and they like it a great deal. also the director of the homeless shelter was partly his idea. he compared it a bit to newspapers that homeless hand out. it's a job. the gadgetry that uses cell phones uses special metal, rare earth, well, this morning the chinese which own the biggest rare earth mines in the world say they will reduce the amount of rare earth production. this has the high tech industry

and the observe administration very concerned. president obama has threatened to take the chinese to the world trade organization, something that's rarely done, and could spark a trade war. rare serth critical to the american economy. there is a rare earth mine in california in southern california. here is some video that the company shot from a helicopter. the the mine is called project phoenix and its ceo tells me the phrase rare earth is a bit of a misnomer. rare serth everywhere but in really small quantities so it's unusual to find it concentrated. when you do that's where you put your mind. unfortunately those are almost entirely in china. something like 95% of all rare earth comes out of china but we need it here. >> okay. thank you, scott.

5:23. the home alone home is now sold at a steal. the 4 bedroom home in the chicago suburb of winnetka sold for a third off of its asking price at 1.5 million. the house is on a half acre lot and has been on the market for about a year. the sellers had only lived in the home for a year and a half and the director asked to use their house in the 1990 movie. >> maybe they could have gotten more if they had macaulay culkin come out and do his scream and slap his face. >> are you going to do that? >> i'm not going to do that. >> severe storms in hawaii take the life of a bay area woman. how search crews found her, next. >> and we've got three systems on the way in the next 72 hours. we're going to go from the pitter-patter of light showers to pounding rain. we'll time that out for you

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>> ross mirkarimi take as plea deal in his domestic violence case. will that allow him to keep his job? what's next for san francisco's sheriff. >> a scathing report on pg&e's record keeping before and after the san bruno disaster. we'll have the findings. >> a live look at the bay bridge. meteorologist christina loren warning you, you're going to need an umbrella. the roads are slick. be careful out there. can i get a fry with that shake? it's tuesday, march 13. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. it is 5:27 on this wet tuesday. i'm marla tellez in for laura

garcia-cannon. >> good morning everyone. i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. they say let the rain begin. >> bring on the rain, it has been so dry we need that rain, although the timing could be a little better. the showers have started right in the heart of your morning commute and are going to intensify through your evening commute. give yourself time and travel cautiously. the showers continue. we're not going to have a good drying out period until early thursday. we'll let you know how long they are expected to last, then we've got low snow levels on the way. let's check your drive. >> watching the maps, we're looking to the bay bridge with a live shot first. the camera shaking. look at the camera shaking, you notice the misty conditions, rain, slick roads and the wind will be a factor across the bay

area bridge. another viz rye for the richmond/san rafael bridge. we have fruitvale an accident there. the car has gone off of the roadway. but now the crew is on the scene. weed that car fire in oakland as well. christie smith is there. >> a lot going on. thank you, mike. 5:29. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi's criminal case is over but his future employment remains in doubt. mirkarimi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in exchange for having three charges dropped and agreed to a sentence of three years probation, 100 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic violence glasses. mayor ed lee says the guilty plea has him reviewing his options. >> there has been distractions to be candid, but i think now i

have to po discuss on this charge sthxt a plea, an administration of guilt. therefore i have to go fort with that assessment. >> if mayor lee decides to pursue a charge mirkarimi could lose his job. mirkarimi will not take a decision until he is sentenced. >> five people il will be arraign later this month for their part in a violent occupy at berkeley. there are several charges including resisting adres after a confrontation when they refused to remove tents. police used batons. the defendants accuse police of using excessive force. >> we have developing news out of the east bay, crews on the scene at a one-alarm fire at an

apartment complex in oakland. christie smith is there right now, has all of the latest details. >> good morning. the damage looks a lot bigger. residents are walking around in robes and blankets, staring at their apartment building where near the lake merit area, adams street, this mainly affected the front side of the building, at least six cars burned including one cab. on the front side you can see two apartment units are pretty badly damaged as well. i did speak with a neighbor who shot some neighbor off of her eye phonement she saw flames pouring out of the bottom front of the building. they have an investigator here but one that it is cars burn. it could have spread to the other. i spoke with one woman who ran

out to see her far boat burning. firefighters say main concern was making sure everyone was out. this is a high density area with quite a few apartment buildings. the red cross is out here. they are saying that five units were affected. 18 adults and 6 to 8 children. firefighters tell me they will be on scene maybe an hour or so but at this point the good news at least no injuries. that's the latest, live in oakland, tob. >> sadly, a trip to hawaii turned tragic for a bay area woman. sanchez shing died after he was swept out in the ocean crossing a rain super bowlen stream. hikers say heavy rains mate their path unstable and dangerous. >> it's making the ocean

turbulent and when people try to cross some of these river pathways while hiking it can be very dangerous. >> sheng was a spiritual leader for the crimson circle a. group det caded to spiritual development. she is the third person from the bay area in the last eight months to die vacationing in poxt. >> the record breaking restitution payment for the 2010 explosion. on the heels of the announcement the utility commission released a preliminary report on the utilities alleged record keeping failures. pg&e does not know the location of reused pipes, insurance and oth every information critical to pipe line safety. >> how can you keep the pipe line safe if you don't know what the pipe lines are may of or how old they are?

we're concerned about every inch of the worry. >> the report part of the cpuc's investigation whether their record keeping violated the law. >> san jose putting out the welcome mat. stephanie chuang joins us with details of a new business friend i proposal. >> good morning. here in downtown san toy as has been presoybed for retail use. companies wanting to use empty space as office space. this happens attine team is 2 to 25 period to set the rules. this is on the agenda but those will likely come in as early as a wek. since 2000 t city wanted to build an active environment and

enkurnled ellegal buildings, that type of use. with such a high sick rate the city as to get out of its own way. >> its how we can make it easier to hire. we have a long way to go. this is an important step in the city. >> reporter: tonight targeting how the city deals with businesses trying to apply for a permit to sell liquor. council members add knit process has cost of time and a lot of money. this building used to abgrocery store. they have been trying to get a fresh and easy but it's there an extremely long time. live in downtown san jose, stephanie trong, thank you.

>> 5:35 now. if you haven't noticed, yes the rain as arrived. here to kel us how long and how much. >> those are very difficult questions to answer right now. what i can tell you we've got rain in the forecast every day through the weekend. some cities are going to pak up three inches of rain before all is done. our totals come monday or tuesday, could end up in the 4 to 5 inch range in some cities. it's going to be ugly around here for the next few days. we need rain. every drop add to our winter sos and the snow pack. temperatures in the 50s. throughout the afternoon, 55 by the bay, 557 inland. as we head throughout tomorrow we're going to get more rain showers. i'm going to time those out.

stay tuned for. that let's check your drive. >> highway 4 where we see your traditional pattern. this is not as heavy as i thought it would be. we also had the windy and wet conditions so folks might be more cautious. still we see 28, below, no problems with pittsburg or concord. wills through the diablo range and the carquinez bridge. we'll get a live look at the oakland camera, we'll see the camera shaking from time to time. we see the glowing lights, moist air, water rain, mist all factors for your morning drive. richmond bay bridge dumbarton bridge have -- we look north

southbound 101 look at those flowing lights. slick roads and gusty condition. the commute at teara linda. >> thanks. 5:38 now. bay area high school band gets the opportunity of a lifetime this weekend. ♪ >> the benicia high panthers are off to new york city to perform in the st. patrick's day parade on saturday featuring between 150 to and 200,000 marchers every year and more than two million people down out along the route. the event will be streamed. >> all the high school kids. 5:38. primary under way in the -- the focus on the south. a look at what's at stake and how the candidates are faring in

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and bank of america is going to be there with us every step of the way. >> good morning everybody. a nice shot, kind of ominous on this tuesday, that is san francisco, overcast skies, the rain has started to fall. it's 5:41. >> great array of colors. in politics it's a southern showdown. we'll soon find out if mitt romney can capture his party's conservative base as mississippi and alabama head to the polls. tracie potts joining us live on capitol hill. she has a look at the tight presidential primary. good morning. >> reporter: it is tight, jon.

good morning. what will the voters in alabama and mississippi say today, their primaries are going to be a key part of this presidential race. what we're seeing is mitt romney doing better than expected, he had challenges before in other states with the conservative base. evangelical voters but he's running pretty strong with newt gingrich, both of them near the top, depending on the poll. in fact, they are in most major polls within striking distance of each other. rick santorum who had that southern evangelical vote for some time doesn't seem to be doing as well at least in these two states according to the polling we've seen before election day. both of them, all of them, have been in alabama and mississippi campaigning, gingrich and santorum yesterday talking about gas prices. that's something that the voters say they want to hear more about. all of the candidates have been there talking about grits and

gravy. voters tell us they want to here more about the economy. which is the most electable. that has been in the last few months. mitt romney against president obama. the president's popularity numbers have slipped down to 41% in one major poll. analysts think that's because of gas prices. >> tracie potts, thank you. >> 5:43. we're getting new details of the american soldier accused of that deadly shooting rampage in afghanistan. the 38-year-old staff sergeant was involved in a 2010 vehicle rollover accident. he was later given a clean bill of health. the reports say he has not shone behavior problems since. he also has been deployed three times in iraq. the sergeant is accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. the shootings sparked outrage including here in the bay area.

>> we the american people who love and support our country are now being viewed as supporting war crimes. >> students at uc-berkeley held a vigil last night organized by the afghan student association. >> we need to try a different path. what we're doing is not helping. innocent people are dying day by day. >> the taliban has called for revenge. the the secretary of defense says the u.s. will resist pressure to change course because of the anti-american sentiments over the shooting. >> 5:44. the federal government has formalized its $25 billion settlement with five mortgage lenders. details chuding penalties were released yesterday. the banks agreed to establish a $20 billion fund to help

homeowners whose mortgages are under water and 5 billion to the co-sponsoring states. the the majority of this will go to bowerers in california and florida. the two states hit hardest. the mortgage applies to mortgages not held by fanny may and freddie mac. thieves going after laundry soap, tide. tide thefts are so rampant that they are setting up special task forces. one stole 25,000 dtds of the product before being arrested. the retail price of tide is higher than other brands and very popular. and thieves liked so it much they can take it and resell it on the black market. sometimes even resell it to the

store. >> if it's got to be clean it's gotta be tied. >> cha-ching. >> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. i don't think he liked my -- >> i liked it. >> we don't believe you, jon. no. good morning to you. it smells like rain out there just about everywhere. you don't have to worry about washing your car, the rain will do it for you. doppler radar shows the front coming in to santa rosa, san francisco getting light rain, but the bulk of the moisture, the steady rain is still north of the golden gate bridge. that little be a different scenario, looking like it's going to be in the peninsula area through probably 10:00 am, an active day with the wind, we stop the clock at noon, more moisture. you see some of the blue in the korean. that is moderate rain on the way to the bay area.

as we head home, going to be rough but not as rough as the evening. we expect a lot of rain so ponding on your local highways and it doesn't het up until 3:00 a.m. wednesday. on thursday morning, a little bit of a break. but then late thursday another strong storm moves in. bringing periods of rain. it works like this. we've got one front on the way with several behind. the first cold front moves in, on the warm sigh. that's why it's so mild. as we head throughout the day. the second system moves in throughout tomorrow. and that means it may takens wet. your outlook tells the story. back on the seven-day forecast, showering all week long. the longest stretch of wet weather that we had all weekend long. saturday and sunday when we get

the cold air, snow levels fall as low as 3500 feet potentially so we're talking about snow, dusting, on our foothills. we'll talk more about that. it's coming down in tahoe. let's get you out the door with mike. >> folks heading to livermore, we have a light and just 16 minute drive. with the wind the gusty conditions through what i call the wind farms. going to play a factor on your commute. 580 smooth through the dublin interchange with a bit of slowing as you approach 680. pretty traditional pattern. no problems through senole to mill pete. the north bound showing a shooth flow, right here we're hooking at slowing. no drama as far as incidents go. it's more making the adjust.

both get this wind advisory so that will be an issue for you crossing over the water. no problem for 101 along the peninsula or to the golden gate bridge. 101 across the golden gate bridge, the wet roads will play a factor. through the ned bay. heading toward tahoe, remember to bring chains. if you're lucky enough to go on a tuesday, take your time. >> thanks. a bay area hospital fating criticism how it handled a terminal her skriped medical marijuana. angel raich was told to leave the medical center after he tried to smoke inside the building. she suffers from an inoperable brain. she remains upset over the decision. >> no wait, you're asking me to

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good morning, everybody, on this rainy tuesday, you can see slick roads out there, 280, highway 17 interchange in the south bay. it is 5:33. >> a little football and guess who's coming back to the bay after showing his stuff during a 15-minute workout, randy moss agreeing to a one year deal with the 49ers, moss, third all time in receiving touchdowns, ninth in receptions but guess what, he didn't play football all of last year. the former raider known for being a little bit of a wild card in locker rooms, nevertheless, both sides agreed this would be a good fit for the ball club. march madness tipping off later on today and fans plan on watching a whole lot of basketball. that's according to a survey from coupon cabin or common sense. a third of u.s. adults plan on watching one game this year. of those who bet on hoops, more than 30% will take a bigger chance with their cash. as for lost productivity, nearly

40% of the people responded to the online survey. they plan on catching games while at work. i would never do that. nearly a quarter said they would actually skip work to watch the ball games. >> i don't believe it. >> you shouldn't. >> 5:55 now, a woman in norway got quite a surprise when a meteorite smashed through her roof. she thought there was something strange about the one-pound rock. she called in some experts who said it came from space. one astro physicist said it's rare any meteors hit the earth but there have been two that hit norway twn the past six years. >> she thought there was something strange about a huge rock that went through her roof. speaking of science, scott mcgrew says one of the most valuable scientists is leaving public service to do work for google. >> regina dugan, ahead of advanced research agency. darpa researches state of the art weapons and other ideas like

the self-driving cars that race. google also maekz self-driving cars. wired reporting that dugan will take a senior position at google. we told you this would happen a few weeks ago, yahoo! made it official. it is suing facebook, of stealing several ideas, mostly related to internet advertising. now critics of the move point out it's not clear what yahoo! ever did with its ideas and speculate yahoo! is trying to make money off the facebook ipo. yahoo! indicates it had a network called 360 long before facebook and some of the ideas belonged to yahoo!. if you don't do something with your idea or it doesn't succeed and someone else does, is that really their fault? >> the war of the major websites. good question. >> the time is 5:56. we'll get you information on a car port fire in oakland. christie smith live on the scene has new details.

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breaking news out of oakland, more than a dozen apartment residents are out on the street after a fire overnight in a car port that burned six cars. i'm christie smith and i'll have the story in a live report. nitrate contamination spreading in drinking water in california. details next. >> reporter: changing the rules to clear the red tape. i'm