laura. the alameda county coroner has arrived on the scene of the accident. we've got new information. i just got off the phone with the chp and they are telling more details about the fatal accident, that a huge tree fell. was laying across the southbound lanes of highway 13, and then a car ran right into that. a second car also apparently ran into the first accident here. two people trapped inside one of the cars. one person killed. a second person taken away to the hospital. now, that tree covered all of the southbound lanes when it came crashing down around 4:20 this morning. firefighters were called out. also caltrans. they used chain saws to try to cut the tree away from the car. and they did, of course, try to get those two people out. one of them killed here at the  scene. the car was just taken away on a flatbed truck. we're told at this point it looks like still drivers coming

on the southbound lanes are having to get off the freeway at park boulevard because that's where this accident is. but we're also hearing that neighbors are saying it was so loud, they heard the crash and then screaming coming from the accident scene. so they were the ones to call 911. we're also getting some new information, the chp estimating it will be reopening the southbound lanes in about 45 minutes. earlier they were saying it could take longer than that. but they do caution that one thing that could delay the reopening, they're not sure if there was a collision that led to the tree falling or if perhaps it was the ground that was saturated from all the rain. they want to go ahead and take a look at the ground around these trees and make sure that it's not unstable, of course, if it is, then that could delay the reopening. for now what they are telling us it's about 45 minutes. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> that ground must be saturated out there as we have another tree down very close to where

christie is. >> this is also on highway 13. we're getting more information. christy smith is southbound 13 at park boulevard and five minutes until the freeway will reopen. and we saw the progress there. the deadly accident caused when a tree came down across the roadway. your alternate is eastbound 580 but in the last five minutes i got a report from chp of a tree down northbound 13 right around 35th. that is not far from where christie is, we'll helpfully get more information on that and maybe christie will have to head to the other side of the freeway. we'll see how it develops. be careful in the oakland hills. four trees reported down from yesterday and today. another tree was reported down on the santa cruz mountains affecting both sides of 17. one of your southbound lanes is affected by that tree. the northbound side sounds like folks are getting by and they've been able to trim the branches. one of the southbound lanes will be slow heading out of los gatos

because the tree is sticking out of t . >> and we are not getting any sort of a break from that aftermath. i think we'll probably see a couple more trees go down as the winds are still whipping especially through the higher elevations. the ground is saturated. we're getting light showers as we speak and we have heavy rain on the way as we head through tonight. let me show you what's headed our way. a lot more moisture. we'll take you through the forecast. lot to talk about in the weather department. give yourselves plenty of time this morning and be cautious on our local roadways. we'll have the full update coming up. let's get back to the top stories of the day. we are following developing news out of san jose where a three alarm house fire left a firefighter seriously injured. "today in the bay's" bob redell is on the scene, we're hearing at one point the injured firefighter was actually engulfed entirely in flames. >> reporter: yes, he was according to a fire captain. good morning, john, but he had

his protective gear on. we got an update on his condition, they said he suffered second-degree burns to his hands, it's not life threatening but it's very serious. the fire department escorted us into the apartment building on underwood drive that suffered the most damage. take a look at this new video. if you look up through what used to be the ceiling, you can see where the firefighter fell through. when they arrived at 3:45 this morning one of the priorities on the three alarm fire was to ventilate the fire and smoke out of the attic. to do that the firefighters climbed on top of the roof and cut a hole and that's when he fell through. he was in there for perhaps around 30 seconds before his colleagues were able to pull him off and rush him to valley med. fire department believes this fire was accidental caused by a lit candle. there were eight kids, nine adults, four units either destroyed or damaged. they are out okay. the people who live here tell us this morning they're very thankful for a young man who happened to be walking by their building when this fire started. >> i don't know him. he lives in the neighborhood.

i am so thankful to him. he was walking by i guess and he told me later i was talking to him that his little brother passed in a fire in 2004. and that -- so he just reacted right away. he knocked on the door of the lady of the apartment that was the one on fire and he ran upstairs and knocked on our doors and got us out. >> reporter: again, 17 people live in the four units are out okay. red cross just came by to pick them up and try to find them temporary housing. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." this morning parents, teachers, and students will urge california lawmakers to not blow it when it comes to education funding. they are staging rallies and blowing bubbles to protest the pink slips that start going out today to thousands of teachers statewide. several bubble protests are planned at mckinley school in san francisco, glenview in oakland, lincoln elementary in

burling game. today is the state mandated deadline for schools to issue notices for positions that won't be funded next year. new this morning, laura, a south san francisco girl back home after police say her mother kidnapped her. here's the deal. police say 5-year-old jon joseph has found in southern california, police say paducah per reside was visez was visiti father when she stole the girl and took his car. fbi is looking for a gunman suspected in a string of violent gun robberies across the state. take a look at the surveillance photos. a ba the man robbed a bank in vacaville on monday, and investigators think he robbed several banks in southern california and has tried to rob a sacramento bank a few days ago. an elderly oakland woman is safe with her relatives this

morning of a she was involved in a violent home invasion robbery. the attack happened tuesday morning at a home near thorn hill drive and mountain boulevard. police say two men broke through the rear door and forced the 89-year-old resident into a bathroom before taking off with cash and jewelry. this just the latest in a string of home robberies and burglaries in montclair and oakland hills neighborhood. the oakland tribune are reporting that they or four are happening every day out there. police do not think multiple people are involved in the robberies. work crews are expected to be back at a home in san jose removing mountains of debris. crews started hauling junk off the home on claremont avenue in east san jose on tuesday. it was declared a public nuisance by the board of supervi supervisors. the crews still have not made their way to the backyard. bad weather delaying the opening of the new southbound

express lane. it will be delayed until tuesday. when it does open solo commuters will be able to drive in the carpool lanes in milpitas provided they pay a toll using their fastrak account. i want to check the forecast with christina loren, we are seeing so many trees down, the ground is saturated and more rain to come. >> more rain to come and more severe will be the wind we are expecting. already wind-battered trees weakened by the first storm, two more storms on the way. and it's the next storm that is really giving me a headache, because this storm is potent. it's packing a lot of moisture. we're going to see very gusty winds on friday. overall tomorrow looks like a complete washout. right now we actually have just a few light spotty showers streaming onshore. nothing heavy. but we're expecting aftermath and the winds start to pick up ahead of the next system. if you are headed over 17, you

want too ta take it easy. 4 to 6 inches of rain over the past 48 hours and we're expecting an additional four to six inches as we head through the next 48 hours. so, we're talking about a lot more rain on the ray. your futurecast tells the story. most active time period? friday night. take a look what's headed towards the south bay. we haven't picked up much down here yet. everything changes heading through tomorrow. we've got a lot to talk about. your full forecast and the seven-day coming up and i'll let you know what it means for the sierra nevada. and we've got low snow levels. let's talk to mike about your drive. >> even though the active rain is easing off a tad bit like you said, we've got the rain-soaked hills and we're watching for more reports coming in. southbound highway 13 we have about another half hour until 40 minutes until the roadway will reopen. the deadly accident on park boulevard because of the tree down on top of a car. christie smith continues to be there giving us updates for the southbound side. and the northbound side has a

tree down reported at 35th avenue over the last few minutes. before 6:00 reports of a large tree blocking the slow lane. vehicles reportedly swerving to get by that. no chp cruisers on scene yet and we don't know about how long it will take to clear. be careful before the split on 5 580. 580 will be your alternate. that will force you over to take 24 a little bit over towards the caldecott to rejoin with the freeway. it may be worth it at least right now. we'll see slowing, though, connecting the two for highway 24 that could be an issue if it doesn't clear by 7:00 for either or both incidents. we'll get a live look at the toll plaza, and it's a thursday, the volume steadily building throughout the east bay. typical spots. we'll show you those coming up, but the big focus is highway 13, the warren freeway. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," rick santorum's campaign

heading even further south after picking up primary wins in mississippi and alabama. and afghanistan's leader demanding changes after a u.s. soldier's killing spree. we'll have that story coming up next. plus, the chp just gave us an update on the accident that killed one person in oakland. we'll have a live update for you coming up. and for the latest news, traffic, weather and all sorts of spectacular conversation, make sure to come find us on facebook at nbc bay area.

welcome back, everyone. 6:13 right now. new this morning, if afghanistan's president has his way nato will transfer power to afghan troops sooner than expected. we've got the latest developments from the newsroom. >> afghan president hamid karzai said his troops should take the

lead for countrywide security in 2013. that's one year ahead of the current target date. karzai just making these statements after meeting with defense secretary leon panetta in kabul. he said in the meantime the international troops should pull back from the villages to the main bases. the panetta/karzai meeting comes as the suspect in sunday's deadly shooting rampage that killed 16 afghan civilians is flown out of afghanistan to kuwait today. the staff sergeant is to be tried in the u.s. it's mourning in belgium for the deadly bus crash. the memorial is growing outside of the schools where the children went. also above the tunnel in switzerland where the crash happened. belgium's prime minister says he is hoping all the victims will be identified by the end of the day. the cause of that accident

continues to be investigated. well, rod blagojevich, he's no longer a free man. the former illinois governor left his chicago home about 4:15 pacific time this morning to report to federal prison in colorado today. blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years after he was found guilty of corruption for trying to sell barack obama's senate seat after obama was elected president in 2008. the associated press is reporting right now blagojevich is on a regular flight to denver. he's not in first class, and he's actually said to be in good spirits. >> marla, thank you very much. interesting story there. but more interesting right now is the weather happening around here. a lot of rain causing saturated trees falling and one fatality and it will get worse you say. >> we'll get half of our average winter rainfall in the course of four days. take a look at the totals so far. san rafael picked up almost eight inches over the past 48 hours and that's metropolitan

san rafael. we take you to the higher elevations, ben lomond picked up almost six inches worth of rain. and i talked to people that live in the santa cruz mountains and they said it really poured. take it easy out there. and right now it's at the driest. this is the driest point of the day. as we progress throughout we're going to continuously see the showers stream onshore. your temperatures are nice and mild. but we're still on the warm side. the next system a cold one is going to usher in some very cold air and potentially drop our snow levels to 1,000 feet. so, we're getting a quick blast of winter. we were slated to see this go down as the driest winter on record for the bay area. that is not going to be the case. we head throughout this week, we'll have a lot more moisture on the way especially as we head through friday. that's the day you want to try to plan your indoor activities all day long. showers on the way. third storm moves in. let me time it out for you and show you how much moisture we're expecting. and the santa cruz mountains

have sheltered san jose from the rain. everything changes as of tomorrow. today, spotty showers. they continue throughout the day. we've stopped the clock on your futurecast at 9:00 p.m. and the heavier rain moves into the north bay and by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow the activity ramps up big time. rain all day long. light to moderate rain, but then the heaviest stuff comes in by about 10:00 p.m. take a look at the south bay just getting slammed. we could see 2 inches of rain come down over the course of maybe seven or eight hours in san jose. flooding definitely likely. take a look at what happens next. the cold air moves in. 5:00 p.m. saturday, the snow levels drop. really cold conditions. we're talking about 1,000-foot snow level. that means the foothills getting a dusting of the white stuff. so, it's going to get a little bit more active before finally calming down monday into tuesday. a few clouds wednesday. warming back up into the mid-60s. let's check your drive. a lot to talk about in that department with mike. most definitely, folks, we want to remind you that

southbound 13 is still closed at park boulevard. let me give you the live shots out there as they progress. the deadly accident on the southbound side because of the tree came down across the roadway and onto a car. we just got an update from chp. we'll bring you that information as soon as that finishes coming into the newsroom. we have, though, the cleanup that continues here as well. and we were originally looking at a 6:45 reopening. looks like they're well on that progress. there's a crew here. now, this is the southbound side at park boulevard. back to the maps, let's look to the northbound side now, just a couple miles away. the maps will show you what we're talking about as we're looking at northbound 13 at 35th. another tree reported there sticking out into the freeway. both sides of highway 13 having an issue for the short section of highway. 580 is a good alternate for you to stay completely clear and it should be completely cleared by 7:00. we're hoping that is the case. if it is then we should have relatively smooth traffic flow through the area. it's relatively light through the east bay and the south bay. pretty much not a problem for

flowing out of los gatos but we've got the second tree down or the third tree i guess now down over at summit road. just south of there, southbound 17 has one lane that is blocked as you're heading out of los gatos and in towards santa cruz. the rest of your southbound commute looking all right. this is 56 on highway 87 shows a little slowing there. expect that for 101 and the fire in san jose, bob redell continues to give us updates. there was a firefighter injured but it shouldn't affect your drive, but it affects a lot of lives. we'll send it back to you guys. we continue to follow breaking news, you mentioned the tree that went down on highway 17 this morning. we're just getting in details from the chp that said that tree fell, it was close to park boulevard, and a car hit it. three people got out of the car, moving to the side, but then a second car came along and hit one of those three people. one of which was killed. christie smith is live at the scene. we're now hearing reports of  another tree that has gone down

in that area. it is been really a traffic mess out there. but also the danger and it shows the saturated land that we're having across the bay area. so many trees going down. this on the heels of numerous storms headed our way as well, so please be very careful as you head out there. these are live pictures from oakland this morning. we'll continue to bring you live reports all morning long. we turn to politics, the republican presidential campaign moving off of the mainland. puerto rico holding a primary on sunday, 20 delegates up for grabs there. rick santorum arriving this morning telling residents he'll push for statehood if they want it. now, ob yuls obviously soaring after surprise victories in mississippi and alabama. he said he's not pushing newt gingrich out of the race. >> i'm not going to ask him to get out of the race. in the meantime mitt romney spent upwards of a million dollars for advertising in illinois, the primary happens on

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e-mail. and it's our understanding that best buy and radioshack will also have the new version. david pogue of "the new york times" one of the few people in the world to get apple products early, there you see his kids have the apple ipad 2, yeah, there was a fight over that one. pogue published his review of the new ipad this morning, kids, come on, and said really the new ipad should have been called ipad 2-s because it's incremental step forward. he points out that the apps that look great on the new retina display take up far more memory than the old apps. and old apps which right now is pretty much everything on the apple store tend not to look all that different at all. my opinion has always been if you don't have an ipad at all, buy any of them, it doesn't make any difference. you'll really enjoy it. it doesn't matter which one it is. >> you'll become addicted no doubt. >> they are great tools. it is 6:25 right now, coming

up on "today in the bay," a san jose firefighter injured after falling through the roof of a burning apartment building overnight. the latest in a live report. an update to our breaking news. one person dead after an accident that started with a tree falling across highway 13 in oakland. we'll have a live report next. and that's the first of the trees. i'm looking at 580 as an alternate around two trees for the same highway and we have more from the aftermath and the storms, we'll show you what's going on for the morning commute. yeah, more rain on the way, in addition to heavy downpours, strong thunderstorms and low snow levels. we'll time it all out for whenen "totoday y in t the b b when "toy in the bay" cos rit back. whatcha lookin' for hon?

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a busy morning out there, good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. we start with breaking news, a lot of trees have fallen into roadways affecting the morning commute, in one case sadly a

person has been killed. >> christie smith is live at the scene of that fatality in oakland. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i can tell you that the alameda county coroner left the scene on southbound highway 13. the scene of this fatal accident. right now crews are out here trying to clear the roadway. and i spoke with the chp and they're giving us a clearer picture of exactly how this deadly accident happened after a tree fell across the southbound lanes around 4:20 this morning. they say a car carrying four people inside hit the tree that was across all of the lanes southbound. they all apparently got out of the car and then went to the shoulder. that's when another car, a truck, came up and hit the tree as well and that truck went airborne and killed the driver of the first car who was out of the vehicle. now, identi just asked the chp they think the southbound lanes right reopen and here's what

they told me caltrans still has to do. >> have to clear the roadway, get the remaining debris up, if they open it right now, it's too slick from leaves and other things on the roadway, they'll probably have to bring a washer truck to wash the debris out. >> reporter: three people were taken to highland hospital here in oakland. the good news, they had nonlife threatening injuries. it's not raining right now, but it really is wet up here. the chp also telling us that another tree fell this morning in the northbound lane. i wanted to see if steve could swing the camera around this way. this is clark boulevard, and you can see where people are being directed off the freeway. they basically go around where we are and get back on the other side. it does look like they're moving the cones to one side, so maybe, maybe, they might be opening up one lane. but they're working hard out here to get it reopened. earlier they told us maybe 30 to 45 minutes, but we'll keep an eye on it for you and check back in when it does reopen. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the

bay." >> thank you very much, christy. let's turn to mike to find out how the other accident and others are affectening t enining commute. >> the full closure, we'll put it on the map. she's on highway 13 at park boulevard. we saw the situation is fluid. they may be reopening one lane but the other lane has remained closed as cleanup crews are still there. trying to clean the debris off the roadway because the leaves themself being wet are making it an extra slick roadway southbound. northbound the other tree that laura was talking about blocking at least one lane as you are approaching 35th avenue on the northbound side coming off of 580. both directions are affected by downed trees and that will be an issue for at least the next half hour to 45 minutes. looking at 580 eastbound as your alternate to get around the closure but 580 is just clearer this morning. yesterday saw a couple of trees down on the on ramp and rain sho soaked hills could be playing a factor.

we're looking at the bay bridge where a wind advisory has issued by the chp and the metering lights are on. and i'll warn folks about wind on the richmond bridge and slick conditions, and puddles and slick roadways around the bay. and we're considering it a break, the rain soaked hills and the rain could play a factor through the day and the weekend as well, right? >> we won't get much of a break. unfortunately we've got spotty showers streaming onshore right now and the activity will ramp heading throughout the day. today does not look as quite active as we're expecting tomorrow to be. my goodness, take a look at what is headed our way, especially down in the south bay. we've got 2 inches of rain over the course of an eight-hour period. flooding possible, low snow levels and thunderstorms and in addition to the rain already saturated soils, gusty winds on the way in excess of 50 miles per hour. we'll time everything out for you and let you know when the most treacherous driving conditions will take place and we'll help you get around the storms. when we finally clear out, you

can get a break. overall it will be pretty active for the next two days. we are following developing news right now out of san jose where a three alarm apartment fire left a firefighter seriously injured. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live on the scene. we understand at one point the firefighter was engulfed in flames? >> reporter: it was his protective outfit that saved him according to one of his colleagues, a fire captain we spoke to, earlier this morning. that firefighter is at valley med, at the burn center, is going to be okay, but he did suffer second-degree burns on his hand, so it's very serious. if you look up to the building to your right. this is the four-unit building that caught fire. when firefighters arrived at 3:45 this morning, one of the priorities was to get up on the roof, cut a hole so they could ventilate out the smoke and fire that was racing through the attic. they cut a hole. and then one woman standing on her front lawn saw what happened next. >> all we saw was his hand

coming like this, help me out. oh, my god, help him, help him! and they got him out and hauled him all the way to the end with another ladder coming up and they got him off the roof. what i hear is he's okay. so, thank god. >> reporter: and she heard correctly according, again, to the fire captain we spoke with. fire department believes this fire was accidental. caused by a lit candle that someone perhaps fell asleep next to. there are 17 people who live in these 4 units, 8 of them are children. within the past hour or so red cross arrived. they are now interviewing these people, trying to get them back to some sort of housing for the time being because these units right now are uninhabitable. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." this morning teachers, parents and students urging california lawmakers not to blow it when it comes to education funding. and they're using that theme as they'll stage rallies and blow bubbles to protest the pink slips that begin going out today

to thousands of teachers statewide. several bubble protests planned today at mckinley school in san francisco, glenview elementary in oakland, lincoln elementary in burlingame is another one, today is the state mandated deadline for schools to issue the notices for positions that may not be funded the next school year, but the cuts won't become permanent until after may 15th. an effort to replenish funding for schools has prompted the governor to change his november ballot initiative. the governor is joining forces with the california federation of teachers in support of the so-called millionaires tax. both will now support efforts to raise the tax rate on high income earners for an additional two years. the governor has also agreed to reduce the proposed four-year sales tax increase from a half cent to a quarter of a percent. schools will have a choice this fall whether to skip the stuff called pink slime. the usda will announce the new policy -- that just looks gross -- this morning over the

controversial meat additive that is used in some schools, groshlgry stogroshlg grocery stores and restaurants. it prompted even mcdonald's to stop using the pink slime. the filler is a compressed parts of several beef cuts sprayed with ammonia to kill bacteria. sounds tasty. the usda says schools can continue to receive the leaner meat including those that have the pink slime or a more bulked-up fattier ground beef which is not treated. >> i think we're causing a lot of people to become vegetarians this morning. >> yeah. 6:36, oakland ready to cash in on pot clubs while other cities are kicking them out. the city set to hand out permits allowing four new pot clubs to set up shop including one in a vacant bank at 21st and broadway. the neighborhood response, however, is mixed. >> i just don't want to see the whole downtown solely based on cannabis, do you know what i'm saying? i want to see more coffee shops, clothing stores. >> i tend to think of crime being associated more with

illegal drug distribution. so, i don't think there would be a problem with having one right here. >> the four existing pot clubs in oakland generate more than $1.6 million for the city. not clear how the new clubs will be impacted by the recent federal crackdown on such operations. it is 6:37 right now. obviously we need all this rain that's coming but the rain is also causing a lot of problems. meteorologist christina loren is here to tell us to expect a lot more to come. >> a lot more to come down all at once. the busiest time frame looks to be friday night. so, that's when you want to try to stay off the highways if you can, especially through the higher elevations. this morning we still have some light spotty showers across the greater bay area. they're very light, kind of pesky showers. a lot of it is evaporating before it hits the ground, but the thick stuff, the heavy rain is on later on today. 55 degrees inland and the same for the bay and the coast. temperatures in the mid-50s. uniform conditions and that's because the cloud cover overhead.

60, though, by 4:00 p.m. you'll get a few breaking of sunshine in the south bay but elsewhere overcast conditions as the next storm moves in. for friday things start to change. this is going to be the juiciest of the three systems that we've been dealing with. this one will bring heavy rain through the south bay as of 11:00 p.m. friday night. it's not just the rain we're concerned about. take a look at your wind. this is your projected wind. we stop the clock on your futurecast at 10:00 p.m. friday. you look at the key. we're at the high end of this key with the pink. that's an indication of 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts from time to time even here in the south bay. with the heavy rain coming down and an already saturated soil. you want to keep it in mind. travel cautiously. we're expecting a lot more aftermath and if you are headed to tahoe make sure you have the chains because over the course of the next 24 hours, we could pick up an additional 2 feet and then the next 48 hours, an additional 6 feet above 7,000 feet, so, yeah, a lot more snow

on the way. highway 17, this is where it gets interesting. on saturday after we get through the heavy rainfall, saturday the snow levels drop. the cold air settles in. and so we could see a dusting over the local foothills. i'll show you how this all works out in your seven-day forecast. that's in my next report. 6:38, letourneau g's get you ou front door. we continue to follow the on highway 13, two trees down for highway 13. let's get a live look from chrischris christie smith's camera, they are cleaning up the roadway and activity still going on trying to clear the tree from the side of the road and leaves across the lanes provide for slick roadways. reports from chp that they had to get a washer truck even though it's already wet and slippery, they had to clean off some of the tree and debris. we'll follow that for lanes opening. back to the maps we'll show you that 580 is your alternate to get through both of the areas, but no slowing on the approach. 580 still relatively light, but

the metering lights are on the toll plaza, and the backup is forming back towards west grand avenue. antioch the slowdown hits hard and i wanted to show this to you anyway but in the last few minutes, accident at love ridge, and all the way to love ridge, and then holding steady for pittsburg and bay point. and i wanted to show you live mo livermore, and i'll show that to you in a few minutes. >> all right. we'll have another update on the breaking news, as mike pointed out, the southbound lanes of highway 13 closed in oakland after the deadly accident. the details of a firefighter that was injured in san jose. and a new anti-smoking campaign featuring some graphic photos starts today. a live report from washington is

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we can tell you the case against smoking is about to get extremely graphic. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington with the new details on the new national campaign. good morning. >> reporter: hey, john, good morning. the government tried this last year with the warning labels on cigarettes. that didn't fly. it got crossed in court. but now they are trying it on a new psa ad on tv and print and even some on the radio talking about the health effects, the devastating health effects of smoking. they're going to show real people who have had arms and legs amputated. they'll be talking about how it

was linked to their addiction. they are trying, the government is, the cdc rolling this out today, trying to target not only adult smokers and in california that's over 3 million people. but only about 14% which is less than other states. but they're also going to be targeting teenagers. the surgeon general just reported 3 million high schoolers, 600,000 middle schoolers in this country are smoking. it amounts to just under 7% of california kids. those are the ones they're trying to stop because statistics have shown us that most adults started smoking when they were under 18 years old. also the government says that they're trying to fight the tobacco companies spending $1 million an hour promoting their products, john? >> tracie potts, a very controversial situation. thank you very much for the update. coming up on "today in the bay," 15 minutes of uninterrupted news. >> including a live update on a fatal accident being blamed on the weather. plus excitement over apple stock yet n.agocl

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we continue following breaking news in the east bay right now. a fatal crash in oakland likely the result of days of just continued rain. "today in the bay's" christie smith live on the scene where a tree fell right onto highway 13. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. and caltrans have been working very hard to try to clear the lanes of southbound highway 13. i can tell you within the last 30 seconds literally, the left lane here has reopened. you can see they are still doing work in the right lane after this deadly accident. i did speak with the chp this morning. and they're giving us a clearer picture of what happened. a tree fell across the southbound lanes in the rain about 4:20 this morning.

a car carrying four people they say hit it. all four got out and went to the shoulder of the road. then they say a truck crashed into the tree and flew into the air and killed the driver of the first car. again, who was outside of the vehicle. another person they say was trapped for a short time and the branches and debris on the side of the road. three people taken to highland hospital. the good news, if any, in this is that those three people had nonlife threatening injuries. they're not giving us an eta of when this right lane will reopen. they're out here. they're working hard trying to clear the leaves that are still out here, but the left lane as you can see, that has reopened. that's the latest from here, reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> okay, christie, thank you very much. keep talking about how saturated the ground is because the trees are coming down and we've got more rain coming our way. >> it's not just the rain. the ground is saturated. it's the wind. you need that force to topple a

tree and we have some really strong winds on the way. those winds, oh, we've got trees already that have just been battered over the past two days. with more gusty wind on the way. in fact, we're going to see the heaviest rain and the strongest wind on friday. take a look at some of the impressive totals of the past 48 hours. almost 8 inches of rain in san rafael. that is very significant. i do believe before all is said and done, we will be right back at average when it comes to our rainfall totals for this time of year up in the north bay where we've just been getting slammed for the past 48 hours. right now we're getting a little bit of a break, but take a look at what just developed offshore, half moon bay, a pretty good batch of rain. it will ramp up throughout the day today and through tomorrow. tomorrow night, oh, we have a lot of rain on the way. wait until i show you are futurecast. what is happening is the jet stream is taking a dip, a significant dip to the south, for us that's ushering in system after system. we've got two more to get through.

a few showers today between systems. by friday the most potent system of the three moves onshore and it all works out like this. spotty showers for today. the heavier rain starts moving at 9:00 p.m. stop the clock on your futurecast at 6:00 a.m. on friday. when we meet back here tomorrow, we'll have a lot of rain to track for you. mike and i will be able to get you through the showers safely. raining all the way from your morning commute into your evening commute and not even the heaviest stuff just yet. that arrives at 11:00 p.m. in the south bay. look at the orange and yellow, that's heavy to moderate rain coming down over san jose and we could pick up 2 inches overnight friday. then the cold blast moves in and our snow levels fall potentially to 1,000 feet, so we're talking about snow over the 17 summit. snow on mt. hamilton and you just really need to take it easy out there if you are traveling through the mountain passes over the course of saturday into sunday. things clear out monday through wednesday. keep the umbrella handy. mike has a lot to tell you

about. want to make sure you get to the latest update for the accident. one lane is open now southbound highway 13 at park boulevard. christie smith was out there. i don't know if we can still get her camera shot. we cannot. because she's had to move actually because they are clearing the roadway. one lane is open on the southbound side because of the deadly accident on park boulevard that we've been telling you about. tree came down and caused an accident or helped cause an accident that caused one death and three people injured and taken to the hospital. northbound 13 at 35th. the other tree down in the area has one lane open but the second lane sounds like it's closed. you can cross over at park boulevard and traffic flowing smoothly right now but the build is going on for the east bay. look at this, slowing down the eastshore freeway coming down the berkeley curve and the top of your screen around san pablo and richmond, typical build pattern for interstate 80, the eastshore freeway. as we move south, southbound 880 coming out of san leandro towards hayward, typical pattern

for the san mateo bridge, and an earlier accident at jackson had lanes tied up that caused more slowing and southbound 680 at bernal an accident there caused a slowing out of pleasanton heading into sunol, and there's a jam off the roadway. we are following developing news out of san jose where a three alarm apartment fire left a firefighter seriously hurt. "today in the bay's" bob redell is on the scene with the very latest on the firefighter's condition. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. fortunately his injuries are not life threatening but they are situation, he is being treated for second-degree burns to his hand. if you were to look through the ceiling of this corner unit of this apartment building on underwood drive you would see where the firefighter fell through and was burned. when arrived at 3:45, one of the priorities was to ventilate the roof, that's when the firefighter fell through the attic that was fully engulfed in flames at the time we're told.

his colleagues were able to yank him out pretty fast, that quick action prevented serious injuries. the fire department believes it was accidental started by a candle, eight kids, nine adults who live in this building. the people who live here are very thank tlful for a young man that was walking by the building. >> his little brother passed in a fire in 2004. and that -- so he just reacted right away. he knocked on the door of the lady in the downstairs one, one on fire, and he ran upstairs and knocked on all our doors and got us out. >> reporter: there were four units in this building, some of them very severely damaged, others not so much, but the bottom line is they can't be lived in right now, that's why the red cross is here taking care of the 17 people that live here, finding another place to live in the meantime. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." there are more possible victims coming forward after the arrest of a south bay nanny.

campbell police say they've received numerous phone calls about 41-year-old john walker, also known as mr. johnny. walker was charged with 14 counts of lewd acts with children yesterday. he did not enter a plea to charges he molested more than five children. walker will be back in court next week. 6:54. the fbi is looking for a gunman suspected in a string of violent bank robberies across the state. take a look at these surveillance photos of the man in the ski mask carrying an assault rifle. the man robbed a bank in vacaville on monday, he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. investigators think he robbed banks in southern california and tried to rob a sacramento bank a few days ago. an elderly oakland woman safe with a relative this morning after a violent home invasion robbery. the attack happened tuesday morning at a home near thornhill drive and mountain boulevard. police say two men broke through the rear door and forced the 89-year-old resident into a bathroom before making off with cash and jewelry.

this is just the latest in a string of home robberies and burglaries in the montclair and oakland hills neighborhoods. the "oakland tribune" reporting three or four are happening just about every day. police at this point do not think multiple people are involved in the robberies. bad water deleather delayin express lane. the opening of a four mile stretch of highway 237 in milpitas will be delayed until tuesday. when it does open, solo commuters can drive in the carpool lane if they pay a toll using their fastrak account. a 7-year-old vallejo girl recovering after a lifesaving surgery. this video was shot hours after michaela received a liver transplant. she was born with a genetic malformation that caused her liver to fail and only had months to live. but on tuesday morning her mom and dad received a phone call telling them they had received a

donor. it came from a healthy 2-year-old child recently killed in an accident. wilson and her husband say they are grateful and looking forward to meeting t at family who saved mcha michaela's live. >> be able to thank them for the decision, because they are suffering a tremendous loss, because of their decision, they saved our child. >> wow, what a touching story there. michaela's family hoping to have her back home in vallejo by next month. in the meantime, they are planning a golf tournament and a lua fund raiser to help pay off very expensive medical bills. new this morning, last month's deadly soccer riots in egypt, murder charges are now filed. marla has the latest developments. >> the riot happened february 1st and just this morning egypt's top prosecutor has charged dozens of people. prosecutors say they are charging 75 people with murder and negligence in connection with the riot that killed at least 74 people.

this happened at the end of a soccer match. prosecutors say the charges were based on video and suspects' confessions. they say the suspects actually planned the violence. nine police officers and two minors are among those charged. and the besieged see of homs syrian activists standing in the dark chanting in unity as they mark the one-year anniversary against embattled al assad today. the united nations says some 800 civilians have died in that crackdown. activists say that number is much higher. okay, you have to see this video out of russia where more than 3,000 fishermen were sent drifting at sea after a solid sheet of ice carried them away from shore. they were stranded for several hours before finally getting rescued by a firefighting unit. some of the fishermen had to wade their way to shore in waist-deep water because there

was just not enough room in the boats. by all accounts the good news here is no one was hurt and everyone made it to shore okay. laura? >> all right, hopefully warming up now, too. the "today" show is coming up next, ann curry shows us what they are working on this morning. >> coming up here on a thursday morning on "today," fallout from the blistering resignation letter of a vice president from goldman sachs published in "the new york times." we're going to get the latest on this story. also ahead a key hearing today in the case of a suburban soccer mom accused of running a high-end escort service. her attorney who wants her to serve house arrest at his apartment speaks out in the exclusive live interview this morning. also the death of three horses that has led to the sudden cancellation of hbo's show "luck" amid calls for a criminal investigation. we have details on that. is there a fascination about looking younger finally changing? we'll meet the new face of max

cosmetics and she's 90 years old. that's when we get started on a this thursday morning on "today." back to you two. >> ann, thank you. recently apple shares crossed the $500 dollar mark, and scott mcgrew said that it was so last month. >> $500, that was in february, 23 days ago, and now apple near $600 a share. we were talking yesterday about one analyst talking about $900 a share. at this rate we'll hit the price target in may. right now apple trading at $595.97. the bay area's myth busters in chicago this morning ready to cut the ribbon on a myth busters exhibit at the chicago museum of science and industry, runs through september. includes an exact mock-up of the set in san francisco. so, our bay area boys gone big in chicago. >> hopefully no cannons included in that one. >> no wild balls flying anywhere. thanks so much for joining us this morning, we'll be back with a local news update to keep