>> reporter: is a missing gilroy mother the third victim in an apparent murder-suicide. i'm marla tellez with an update coming up. >> san francisco's district attorney has tough words for sheriff ross mirkarimi. what he plans to tell a judge. >> i'm bob redell. look what we got our hands on. the brand new ipad. we'll take you live to san francisco for a comparison of the new versus the old. >> we give you a live look outside at oakland, that is highway 880, slowing past the coliseum. starting to fill up a little. rain is on the way but the good news, it's friday, march 16, "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 6:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out about all of the rain

on the way. >> two more storm systems, the next one pushing in. good morning to you. let's show you the radar and what we're expecting the bulk of the moisture is on its way to santa rosa. we'll be tracking showers throughout this broadcast and the "today" show for you. make sure you're ready for potentially two additional inches of rain in the south bay, maybe 5 to 6 inches of rain in the north bay. potential for flooding, we've got thunderstorms in the forecast. lots to talk about. mike has a sigalert in the east bay. >> no word on whether or not weather or conditions played a factor in this accident or these accidents, plourl. there might be confusion, they are both there but well, both on 242. one north of concord avenue, locking two left lane, the second to the south of concord avenue blocking two right lanes, with that the folks have to snake between the two. a lot of slowing down to 680.

use 4 over to 680. take 680 south. it's only a little longer. you get away from all of this activity. all of these folks out offant wok. we're watching it. >> thank you. 6:02. first a tragedy, now a mystery. police are searching for a mother after her son kills her daughter, then himself. marla tellez is live outside their apartment where a large mem jal growing. >> reporter: good morning. behind us is the read wood apartments where it all happened and the memorial for lucy luna includes a candle that continues to burn, this is where family and friends cathered last night for her. police say 52-year-old martha gutierrez could be the third victim of this apparent murder-suicide that happened

wednesday night. that is the last time she was seen when abel gutierrez shot and killed his sister lucy who that before turning the gun on himself. evidence shows martha gutierrez was critically injured and may even be dead. friends say they are baffled. >> martha would be here if her daughter was gone. martha would be right here. >> reporter: abel gutierrez may have been suffering post traumatic stress disorder. they were working with him to get in touch with the office of veterans affairs for help. i spoke to gilroy police. they say it's grit cal that they find martha soon. if you have information you are asked to get in kuch with gilroy police. >> a vigil for the victims of

another murder-suicide. earlier this month elizabeth hodgkin's killed her son and then herself. neighbors say she was struggling to take for 22-year-old george who was autistic. friends are asked to gather at 6:00 to pay their respects to the family. >> time for i mania, a fever sweeping the bay area. the new ipad going on sale in a couple of hours. bob has juice, an inside guy, already has his hands on one. bob, you may want to run. >> you do a side-by-side comparison to the original ipad. the same resolution. this is the original. here is the new ipad. i don't know if you can tell. the pixels on the original ipad, the newer ipad not so much.

with at&t's lte network the downhood speeds for surfing much faster, a faste processor in this. you probably look around, one person outside the at&t store lined up waiting for the store to open. you see thew is not ideal but not keeping these come -- about 100 customers are lined up on stockton. awaiting a brand new ipad and a roof over their head. >> i always want to be in line for a apple product. this is the first time. >> i'm going to go to russia, bring a couple of them, wring to the my friends, first day. >> i heard on twitter that the orders were getting back logged.

that 3 weren't going to be delivered on the same day. >> reporter: everyone's got their reasons for lining up instead of getting them onhein or waiting when you can come in at normal business hours. the new ipad around $499 and up from there. better resolution, faster processor and faster possible speeds when you're not on line. >> i think it's interesting we haven't seen women in hein. scott continues our coverage. i understand actual ly. >> he is staying dry. he can get one sent to him. let's talk about the business side of this. apple shares gained $100 in the last 20 some days. $500 back in mid february. $600 briefly yesterday.

is this because of the display? no. because we have just begun to sue the proliferation of ipads. they call it consumer -- using their ipads and it's a few. in the next few years it will be much more and companies will be buying them. >> in nols as well. we do have breaking news. checking out a champus. according to the campus alert, students are advised to stay inside. we'll continue to monitor this. >> it has become a theme little has gone according to plan in the case against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. monday's sentencing may be no different. the sheriff pleading guilty in a

plea deal to have three charges dropped. now george is telling the chronicle he wants to address the court. he says that he doesn't think that mirkarimi believes he's guilty of the false imprison. mirkarimi must attend domestic violence practice and serve three years probation. mayor he will remu the case, and then decide whether he gets to keep his job. >> former police officer must now register as a sex offender. patrick d'arrigo was accused of having parties in his gilroy home back in 2008 and giving the boys alcohol before having sex with them. he could be sentenced to almost four years in prison. d'arrigo left the san jose police department at the end of

hast month. >> lots happening in the weather center. over to christina to tell us what is happening with the rain. >> the good news is we're getting the light rain. the heavy rain is on its way but not until later. if you're getting ready for the morning rush usually mike has a couple of incidents w. this wet weather you want to give yours plenty of time. already tracking several things. we've got showers into the coast shore and we take you out wide. up north you can see the showers, this heavy rain in the system getting together. getting more and more organized as it moves on shore which usually is not the case. that's going to maintain its organization as it slides to the south so we're talking a lot of rain not just in the north bay and north of the golden gate bridge. in san jose. that's later on tonight. getting ready to hit the front door, get on the road, he might

be slick. showers will intensity. we're talking moderate rain even in the south day. the heaviest rain pours in. and then we've got snow on the way. the seven-day forecast in my next report. right now let's look at the roads with mike. >> some of the accidents, a sigalert because of two. southbound 242. this is north and south of concord avenue. a knock two left. the folks are snaking through. the other part of the triangle, westbound 4 to southbound 680, get around it. it only has a shors distance. a lighter volume at 680. we'll watch as this shifts your commute. potentially. we're hooking at another

accident. this is westbound highway 4 off of 680. the walnut creek interchange. this may be affected by weather though these do not show any problems. just watch out. as you approach the bay bridge, that's enough smoother. friday generally sees a lighter community. we'll get a live look at the golden gate bridge. slick roadways build. we have a report of an incident, a tree down old. yet we're still following because trees continue to be reported down around the bay area. >> upping up we're learning more about the column her opposed of going on a killy degree.

>> also, we're learning more about the man killed in oakland. we'll t okay, people, let's get started.

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>> wx welcome back. we're learning more about the accident blamed on weather. this a follow-up to a story breaking this time yesterday. kevin lacanlale died on highway 13. he hit a tree that had fallen across the road but it was a second vehicle that ended up killing him as he stood outside his car. lacanlale's hit the tree, then a driver of a truck also hit it and hit the student. lacanlale was from washington

state. >> in the meantime, san jose firefighter is in the hospital after suffering serious burns fighting a house fire. this is an update to news rebrought you yesterday. firefighter has burns on his hands, waist and lower body. he fell through the roof of that building while battling an apartment fire. 17 people were displaced. investigators think the fire was caused by a burning candle. >> caught a few people by surprise, a shark sighting, a great white off santa cruz beach. someone spotted it attacking an elephant seal. they say it is common to see seals and sharks in the area. >> we're getting a look at the damage created by a tornado in michigan that destroyed 13 homes causing significant damage to 105 other homes index ter,

michigan near ann arbor. no injuries have been reported so far. check out this. cameras caught one of the tornados as it approached dexter. you can hear the shrieks of excitement. well, there was. maybe you can't hear it. the twister never got to them so no one was injured. high risks taking that video. >> being in the eye of that is terrifying. i lived in the midwest long time. like a vacuum. it's freaky. you're talking about the weather. christina is telling us about the rain. >> what's really dangerous we're still in winter, talking about the spring, the first day of spring is tuesday, that's when it's go withing to ramp up when it comes to tornado season's

peek. right now we're mild. and this system, this potent system packing so much energy is going to push into tornado alley and this could wreak havoc next week. wednesday into thursday we'll be very active. two days to watch out there especially if you'll be flying into the area. midwest and the deep south, i'd sigh check ahead. this system is going to ap pli fi. so this is what we're looking at. heavy downpours coming down. up in the northern most portion of the state you can see a lot of this green turning to red and orange, this is heavy rain hammering eureka on its way toward the bay area. it's going to time out like this. by noon more moderate rain. not so much of the light stuff in the north bay. through 4:00 p.m. we'll get some of the rain down in the south bay. through tonight things start to

change. we've got a lot more. getting hammered along the marin county coast and then all of that rain potentially 1 to 2 inches moves into the south bay between 7:00 and 11:00. if you're out tonight make sure you're ready for that. a bad night for the open-toed shoe. 1,000 to 2,000 feet on saturday. the same for sunday because we haven't dealt with the cold blast. we're down to 52. 53 on sunday. rain for monday. then the first official day of spring, tuesday, we get a dry break. betterw on the way next week. check your drive. mike is busy this morning. >> we're going to get busier but right now the maze at least moving over to the bay bridge, that commute is looking fine so lighter volume. i mean we have this significant

alert. we had two separate accidents. blocking the two right lanes off of 4. my alternate is westbound highway 4 over to the 680 southbound that will take you past the accident completely avoiding 242, where all of that slowdown continues there. no major injuries, working on getting that cleared. here while this is clear, clearing up as far as livermore goes, an easy drive for 580, 16 minutes all the way to the dublin interchange. a little slowing around hopper. that's traditional as you approach that 680. just traditional blip for 238, holding steady. off of the san mateo bridge, there is an accident. we'll get a live look. a far in the -- near the toll plazao the eastern side. on this side of the freeway after of the bridge.

the car itself is began and there are no injuries. they may have to do repair work later in the day. no major issues. highway 87 starting to show slowing. >> thank you very much. we could soon learn the name of the soldier who allegedly massacred 16 civilians. nbc news reporting his name will be released today. we've learned the 38-year-old staff sergeant is married with two small children, his lawyer says reports of marital problems are not true. >> he says the 11-year veteran did not want to return to the war zone for a fourth tour. he points out the soldier saw fellow soldier's leg being blown off the day before he allegedly killed 16 civilians. the staff sergeant is being held at a u.s. base in kuwait. >> coming up you can be there to watch olympic opposefuls on the road to london.

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has. these are just in so go to the website and they are not up yet they will be. >> other news, the ceo of san francisco's yammer says he will give $25,000 to any yahoo! employee who joins his company. telling the "wall street journal" he's trying to punish yahoo! for its patent attacks on facebook. yahoo! sued saying it invented many of theed request s behind facebook. the house passed a bill called jump start our business start up or jobs act. it makes it easier for small businesses to kind of go public. they could raise money like they would in an ipo by selling shares on line but without all of the regulation set down by sarbanes oxley. this bill is headed to the

senate. >> crowd funding will be the law of the land. >> in exsang for equity. >> yes. >> you make it easier for start-ups to raise a few bucks. >> sarbanes oxley is designed to protect you and crack down on the fraud of the 90s and 2000. enron ond world com. smaller companies say all of the rules, they spend too much time on rules, not making the product. this will make it easier. very controversial. >> interesting too. >> 6:26. still to come on "today in the bay," a home burns to the ground. why fire crews had to stay back and watch it burn. police are looking for a missing mother after her son kills his sister and himself. >> after the relentless rain a

lot more on the way. this is on the way to our city. i'll let you know when it's slated to arrive and tomorrow is st. patrick's day. i've got that forecast as well. >> as we look at highway 24, things are moving smoothly but i have a sigalert for 242 and another accident and fence taken out a car on a bridgen a car one

>> reporter: a gilroy mother is still missing after her daughter is shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide. i'm marla tellez. why police say it's absolutely critical they find martha gutierrez soon. >> fire crews forced to stand clear let a fire destroy a house in napa. we'll tell you why this happened. >> reporter: why are so many people waiting overnight in the rain? for this of course. we've got our hands on the brand

new ipad. we'll have a live demonstration for you coming up. >> we're taking a live look outside. big storms headed our way. christina has all of the details for this friday, march 16, "today in the bay." >> good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. 6:00 right now -- 6:30 right now. >> i'm jon kelley. we get to meteorologist christina loren. a lot of action in the weather center. you have it in high gear. >> i do. i don't know what's going to be worse, the heavy rain or the gusty winds. they will be combined and creating havoc later on, especially because we have a saturated ground in many cities, especially the higher elevations. so if you will be traveling along 17 you want to be so careful. look at the front and the way. we'll talk about the wind and thunderstorms.

those are in the forecast for st. patrick's day. let's check your drive. >> thank you 3 things are holding up for the most part. but we do have the significant alerts that we're continuing to follow. southbound 242 has cleared. they should chancel that any minute. i told folks, use highway 4 to 680 and they are using that. another 20 minutes for the traffic to smooth out. 680 you should be all right. then continuing down into walnut creek. eastbound coming toward wisconsin the headlights, an accident near the toll plaza and a car fire. as you can see quite a volume of traffic gets by. slowing out of foster city. gh thank you, mike. >> a murder, a suicide and now a missing mother. this morning gilroy police searching for the mother of an

iraq war veteran. marla tellez is live outside the home where the shootings happened. just a tragic and sad scene there. >> reporter: yeah, jon, good morning. it is a heart breaking story, very tragic. it's baffling and mysterious. friends and family building this candlelight vigil for lucy luna, in front of the redwood apartments. they left flowers notes. one says may god enjoy your company. they left plenty of tears. >> she passed away and that is a shock to me. >> reporter: this is where police say it appears that lucy was shot and killed by her brother abel gutierrez. he is an iraq war veteran. the baffling part is lucy's mom,

52-year-old marta was here that night and has not been seen since. they have evidence that this is a chance she's thot even alive. police say they have sent out a memo to law enforcement state wide and open that -- if she is alive that she needs medical attention and needs that now. if you know anything call gilroy police. live in gilroy, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> dangerous situation for napa firefighters as a home filled with weapons and ammunition goes up in flames. the fire started in the garage of a house on mustang road. it quickly spread. firefighters had to keep their distance as they fought flames because so much ammunition in the home was exploding. the homeowner, a man in his 70s, managed to get out.

>> the tenants of a fire will have to find a new place to stay. the manager says damage to the system has made this property uninhabitable. the tuesday fire destroyed six cars and damaged several units there. the manager says it could take up to 90 days. >> ifever is sweeping the bay area. the ipad goes on sale in less than -- this is a look at the crowd at downtown san francisco. bob redell has his hot little hands on one. let's see the ipad three. pretty fast? >> reporter: it is. good morning. one thing you'll notice about the ipad 3, the ipad 1 and 2 have the same resolution.

i don't know if you can tell. there is a difference in resolution. if you go on line, the original ipad you can see the pixelation, you can't see it as much on the new ipad. we've got john brit within at&t. you've been testing out the new ipad. right? >> absolutely. >> what's the one thing? >> it's fast. it's about speed. absolutely. at&t gourflte. these images come up fast. you're doing youtube so. this is really fast. >> i wanted to search porches, you wanted to search care bears. you're the guest so care bears. you've got cats up. i'm ahead of you. >> yours is quick. >> it is there. it's loading. it's ready to go.

>> it's noticeably faster. i don't know how to turn this down. >> it has great sound. >> it does. >> people want entertainment. you can see on that came up, 20, 25 seconds. what people want, people are using these for mymusic, for streaming audio, e-mail. that's yesterday's stuff. it's all about streaming video, about streaming, uphooding to your base look pages. we know people are going to love. >> reporter: they have people heined up. they go on sale at 9:00. starting at around 499 a pop.

>> bob treating us to care bears and swimming cats. bad news for anybody out in the rain for the ipads. you could have had one hours ago. walmart started selling those late midnight. it said it couldn't specify which version. stores would have a limited norm ber. >> filing a complaint with the city, he received dmfgs that shows that olson was hit in the head with a bean bag during the demonstration. not a tear gas canister as thought. olson says if that is true someone should be arrested. his lawyer is considering a civil rights suit against oakland and the oakland police department. the chief says the investigation issen going and will be completed at the end of april. >> after this winter started

slow and quiet, what's happening? >> she worked hard for the money. you better treat her right we're looking pretty good. some showers on the radar, coming down very lightly. you don't need an umbrella, the showers over the san francisco north bay area. more on the way the next 10 to 15 minutes. about 1 check p.m., heavy rain in the north bay, then we get our heavy rain in the south bay where we've been lacking the moisture. between the hours of about 7:00 and 11:00 tonight. and tomorrow of course is st. patrick's day. usually it falls on a week day. this year it falls on a weekend that's going to be very active weather white wise. in san francisco on st. patrick's day as thousands will, cold and showery, 51 ges,

45 degrees, cloudy and cold. winds are a factor. i'll show you are 7-day. first get you on the way to work. >> getting some of that rain you're talking about. it will be a factor for the roads. as you pass by that richmond/san rafael bridge. northbound 101 as you pass by 580, this is blocking one lane. there was slowing approaching the area but seems to have sorted out. it's possible they hooked it up the last minutes. we'll get a live look at south of this as the golden gate bridge. there is that sheen on the roadway. moisture an issue. there will be slick on and off ramps. a little water off the tires as well. we'll look at a live shot. the bay bridge. metering lights turned on to the

880 overcrossing. >> 6:39. coming up on today. we continue ipad mania. another live report coming up. >> president observe officially inpa cammoign de. campaign mode.

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morning. president obama and vice president joe biden officially begin their push this week for re-election. they are lashing out against the republican rivals. tracie potts joins us live from washington this morning with more on the race for the white house. here we go, tracie. >> reporter: here we go. this is really sort of the first time we heard them address them by name directly on some of these issues. vice president biden yesterday speaking with auto workers, union workers in toledo, ohio said that mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich have given the keys to the white house as he put it would drive not only the auto industry but the middle class along with it into bankruptcy, referring likely to mitt romney talking about the auto industry going into managed bankruptcy. they have a different idea how to fix the economy. we heard mr. obama talking about newt gingrich and how he promised to drive down gas

prices to $2.50. the president defending his own energy policy saying you can't wave a magic wand and make gas cheaper. he chided him for not going with a number of clean energy proposals. he has been called the algae president a number of times by t the candidate. he called interlex you'll nonsense the idea that we're drilling more. that's what the white house report said. >> as i said, here we go. >> it is on. 6:44 now. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news including the latest on a mother missing after an apparent murder suicide in gilroy. we'll have a live report coming up. up a way to keep your fami switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me!

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>> welcome back. 6:47 now. we are bracing for these storms headed to the bay area. >> a lot of rain, a lot of wind. so more downed trees, mudslides and rock slides are likely. let me tell you why. we're getting a dry break but your ground is saturated. there's a lot more on the way. no two storm systems are exactly the same. the difference between this one and the last one that came through, it's packing about as much moisture but the winds are going to be so much stronger. we're talking about a lot of instability tomorrow capable of generating strong thunderstorms so this system is packing a lot of energy. you can see that hammering the coastline up in northern

california. this is headed our way. spotty showers until about 1:00 p.m. we stop the clock you see it's getting active. saturated and soaked in santa rosa. more rain, two to four inches by 7:00 p.m. heavy rain over the city of san francisco moving south along the peninsula making for a rough commute home. then by 9:00 p.m., look at the south bay, the heaviest of the rain out of the system at about 9:00 p.m. santa cruz mountains saturated. look at the wind. we stop the clock at 9:00 p.m. when you get the heavy rain. gusty winds, very heavy rain, at the same time very dangerous conditions. you probably want to avoid the area all night saturday. all the way through sunday and monday with more rain in the forecast. by 5:00 a.m. st. patrick's day the winds are gusty. look at the key. we're on the high end of that key with 60 miles per hour wind gusts. starting to lighten up.

throughout the remainder of the day pretty strong winds so it's going to be cold and showery with the windchill factor. because it will be cold our snow levels are going to potentially drop to 1,000 feet. that means we could see snow over the summit in addition to the heavy rain and the gusty winds. interesting setup. by monday we get rain showers. tuesday, first official day of spring we get a dry break. 6 they degrees. by wednesday, nice, 67. warmer days ahead. we've got to get through this system. another one on its heels. getting out of the woods late monday into spring. let's talk to mike about your drive. >> highway 4, we have a typical build through antioch. the earlier accident here on 242 stirred things up. that sigalert and the three accidents in the area, not like they all cleared. i know 242 is clear, concord had

an earlier accident. these folks using westbound highway 4. thank you for using the alternate i suggested. now stop because we want flow to what people expect. 242 is again open. slowing through walnut creek. an earlier accident for 24 off the interchange has cleared. the east shore freeway, 40s and 50s off the richmond bridge. not so bad. 22 minute drive off the carquinez bridge. the metering heights are on at the bridge. a stall around treasure island. one or both will be affected by crews heading to the bridge. no slowing there. further south, the san mateo bridge we talk about eastbound direction. following this, reports of a car far along the high rise, haven't seen major slowing. we're looking at the hayward side, those are some typical

slowing but no major issues. back to you. >> thank you very much. this morning police still searching for a gilroy mother who may be injured, possible hi dead. martha gutierrez hasn't been seen since wednesday when her son killed her daughter and then himself. marla tellez is live outside the home where a large memorial has been growing. i got to imagine one of those things you can't imagine. >> reporter: so sad. just breaks your authority to see the memorials mr martha gutierrez's 11-year-old daughter lucy luna build out here, people heaving behind balloons, even this bike and notes. one helps to explain. lucy huvs the color purple and loved riding bikes. where is martha and is she arrive. police say the 52-year-old mother was here the night her

son shot and killed his sister lucy. that was the last time she was season. they have forensic evidence that martha was injured and may be dead. neighbors say abel was an iraq war veteran. police were working with the family to get him help through the office of veterans affairs. in the meantime this morning the search for the mother martha gutierrez continues and the candlelight vigil remains. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> san francisco police need your help right now finding two men who brutally beat a hayward man. police releasing these pictures, the suspects beat the 23-year-old, then knocked him to the ground causing him to who's

consciousness. the victim remains in serious condition and may not recover. >> a judge may decide today to release a report on the pepper spray incident that took place at uc davis. the judge indicated he plans to deny a request to keep the report under wraps. the union wanted it sealed saying it contained confidential information about the officers involved. the judge could stay his decision for two week the union wants to file an additional appeal. >> the wreckage of a helicopter is in a pond. it experienced engine problems on the way to the palo alto airport and had to make an emergency landing in a marshy area. the pilot suffered minor injuries. there was no one else on board. the faa and safety board are both investigating.

>> 6:53 now. the "today" show is next. matt lauer is here to show us what they are working on. >> rare and powerful tornados rip through parts of michigan damaging more than 100. the alleged murder of 16 civilians, the attorney who spoke to his client for the first time speaks out to us 18en exclusive live interview. a man accused of murdering a father outside a daycare center sentenced to life without parole. the victim's family believe his wife may have played a role in the crime as well. they will join us. and stunning images of marilyn mon renever seen by the public before. we'll show you those and talk about much more as we get started here on "today." >> thank you. palo alto dispatch system taking what you may saul a weekend road

trip. being moved out of the basement of city hall starting today while retrofitting work is done. moving into the state-of-the-art communication center inside a 40-foot long trailer. >> 6:55. imania sweeping the bay area. the new ipad goes on sale in about an hour. bob redell has his hands on one. let's see it again. ipad 3 right there. >> some things you'll not notice, a faster processor. when you turn it you'll get a better picture on the new ilad. it's much better than the previous versions. and it's probably heart for you to tell at home you can see less

pixelation, not 4g, 3g. so you have a much faster down loading up who hadding speed. there are some people, looks look one, maybe two waiting for the ipads to go on sale. down in stockton, they had at least 100 people out there, we were there a couple of hours. they are waiting for the star at 8:00. some have been there since 10:30 last night waiting to get their hands on the latest and greats from apple. >> never have done it before. so i want to kye it out. bring with it to my friends. if they want it first day. >> i heard on twitter that the orders were getting back logged. that they weren't going to be able to be delivered on the same

day. >> those are different reasons for lining up instead of getting the opal ipad on line or perhaps waiting for a more convenient time when it's not park or rainy. going on sale in the hour or so here in san francisco and throughout the west coast region. it's already been on sale at clock arena time so it's just us on the west coast. around $499 and up from there. come on, who needs the new ibad when we have scott. >> i could be the new ipad. on stockton street there are hike 100 people in line. where bob is down the street there are two people in line. somebody tweet and say move to the at&t store. let's talk about gadget friday.

this is an emergency cell phone. it's $50 and runs on a curveball battery. i think this swould be great. the judged you never thak out of the package. they will keep for 15 years. in an emergency you open up the package, you hurricane it an and even the onen your drawer will call 911 without any tort of some chip. this do it more easily. think elder hi would understand this better. for nrs. i think it's a great idea. >> being prepared. >> also get you prepared when it comes to the forecast. keep that umbrella handy. >> keep that umbrella handy. keep your guard up as we head through this and.

this afternoon and tonight look at the moisture. tomorrow st. patrick's day it's going to be cold. if you wit be out an about. cold and cloudy. cloudy and cold, that evening. >> we had mostly -- 101 and 85 and 87 all showing blips from time to time. the lower deck there are some tires at treasure island over to the oakland side, some slowing. a traffic break. the earlier, there is the slowdown. >> here's your ban tear celebrate. or st. mary will stay in the tournament. >> i wish i knew the night song. >> the bells of st. mary's. they will play the