this morning, the search for sierra the family of the missing morgan hill teen, makes an emotional plea for her return. >> a showdown in san francisco's city hall. mayor ed lee gives an ultimatum. ross mirkarimi says he is not going anywhere. >> news out of berkeley where a water main broke down an intersection and part of the road is lifting. i will show you the pictures coming up in a live report. a live look outside. golden gate bridge. we will check your morning foreca forecast. christine is back on this wednesday, march 21.

this is wednesday in the bay. good morning, everyone. just moments before 4:31. >> lots to get to this morning. let's welcome you back. >> i missed you guys as well. we had a couple of nice days. we are going to get another nice day before the rain returns tomorrow. temperatures this morning are mild. sun city touching on the 70s this afternoon. then the rain moves in. we have a lot of rain to talk about. really talk to you about that. let's get you out the front door. >> welcome back, christina. we are looking over here to highway four. overnight road work going on and a disabled vehicle. disabled vehicle pushing off the roadway around summersville. eastbound direction we have road work. closing a stretch from

summersville. it will remain closed until 5:00 a.m. sounds like things are on schedule. slowing as folks get back on the freeway. we don't have anything major for the rest through bay 20. >> lots of issues this morning. we start things off with a big mess in berkeley now. >> water bubbling up through the pavement in several spots. 7th and addison. today christie smith has the latest. how bad is it out there? >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you water has been pouring out of the streets here since 3:00 this morning. at the intersection of 7th and addison. i will pull the tape down so you can get a better look. it is coming from four mall holes in the street. water pouring down the street and down the gutters here on addison. what stands out is there is a section of the street right at the front of all of this where the road is lifting right up. maybe a five-foot long section. will is a utility worker out here trying to cap the line off

going in from power different streets. berkeley police tell me that he basically got three different sections shut down. he has one more to go before the water might stop flowing. exactly when that might happen, though, still unclear. he is here by himself doing the work. another manager just showed up to help him out a couple of minutes ago. tried to ask exactly how big the line is and how many homes or businesses might be affected. don't have an answer for you just yet. i do have calls, though, into east bay trying to get those answered for you. but what's happening is that the water -- it is not completely a gusher as you may have seen in other water main breaks. since we have been here, we got here 4:00 this morning, come back here live. you can see that the water is going right down the gutters in a steady stream. it is doing it in every direction from the intersection. we will keep an eye on it. if anything changes we will let you know. that's the latest. live in berkeley, christie smith, today in the bay.

there is a fight unfolding at city hall in one corner, sheriff ross mirkarimi from san francisco. his suspension begins today. he insists he is not going anywhere. the other corner, mayor ed lee. he wants mirkarimi out and suspended him yesterday. this the first step towards removing him from office permanently. mirkarimi pleading guilty to falsely imprisonment in a domestic abuse case involving his wife. he acknowledges concerns over his anger issues but says he's not guilty of official misconduct. >> i believe that i am still very able to be the sheriff of san francisco. and that -- it is just time, i do in the -- at this time do i not plan to resign. >> his actions and confession of guilt clearly. >> he appointed vickie hennessy

to take mirkarimi's place. here is a look at what's next for sheriff mirkarimi if mayor ed lee files the official misconduct charge today. the city's ethic commission will review the charge first and make a recommendation to the board of supervisors. that could happen as early as next week. without it take nine of the 11 members of the board of supervisors to remove sheriff mirkarimi. 4:35 right now. emotional plea this morning for from the mother of a missing 15-year-old morgan hill girl. sierra lemar has not been seen since leaving for school friday morning. the teen's cell phone was found in a field not far from her home. investigators, however, haven't found any clues in her cell phone or computer to indicate where she may be. last night more 00 family and friends held a candlelight vigil at the morgan hill presbyterian church. the mother changed the community for supporting the family and then she made her tearful plea. >> if you can hear me, how much

i love you and i want you back. i want you back. i love you and i just want you back. >> investigators say they have received numerous tips and possible sightings but so far nothing concrete has come up. officially they say she's missing but there is not enough evidence to say she was abducted or ran away. authorities looking for a burglary suspect tuesday as they tried to run down a sheriff's deputy. investigators say that this man is responsible for a series of locker burglaries at the fitness club. the club is located on alpine road just west of 280. had to jump out of the way as the man sped away from the club. driving a tan or salmon colored four-door nissan maxima or toyota camera. people that live in montclair district say police need to do a better job of patrolling their neighborhood and not just concentrating on high-crime areas. community meeting last night many expressed concern about a rash of burglaries in that area

last week. the 89-year-old woman was attacked in her montclair home and locked in her bathroom for hours while thieves just ransacked her place. the residents say that the focus on oakland's more violent neighbor hds is leaving them vulnerable. >> we all know that there is a lot more violence going on in different parties of the city. that doesn't mean somehow you shouldn't have police presence in all areas of oakland. >> i think it is something that we need. everybody has to be transparent about. if you are taking resources from one area to another, you have to tell us. if you are not, then you need to tell us that. we have a plan. >> some people already have taken security into their own hands by installing security cameras. ryan's family can move forward with their lawsuit against the dodgers. the family is suing the team for failing to provide adequate security the day he was beaten in the parking lot outside of dodger stadium last year. lawsuit has been on hold since

the dodgers declared bankruptcy. this week a judge agreeing to allow the lawsuit to move forward as soon as next month. it is 4:37 now. officials in alameda county dealing with major budget cuts and want residents to understand what's going on. a member of the board of supervisors will meet with community members tonight to talk about how looming budget cuts will affect residents. the oakland tribune reports the county has been hit hard by funding cuts programs like medical and adult daycare. alameda county officials hope by letting residents know what's at stake they will be able to come up with a solution. parents will rally today in support of several popular school principals who were demoted. school board members decided to remove seven principals earlier this month because of poor student performance. several top administrators also lost some of their duties. parents are wrup set. they were not told about the decision. they will attend tonight's school board meeting. it will be held at hayward city hall. meteorologist christine

lauren is back in our midst for milder weather. looking and feeling good. >> it is going to be a really nice day. good morning to you. we have interesting weather developing for tomorrow and this weekend. more sierra snow as well. this morning, something we haven't had to deal with all that often. for the past couple of months, fog. thick fog, as a matter of fact. creeping in. we are expecting numbers to drop off in the morning hours. good morning to you. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. it works out like this for today, 55 degrees inland at noon by the bay. same for you. cooler at the coast today. temperatures climbing in the mid 60s. sunsome cities touching on the 70s as we round out the day. mostly in the south bay, most sunshine. as we head throughout the day today high pressure still in control. we have a couple of systems on the way. one arrives tomorrow. that's going to bring showers throughout at the time day. probably have to drive through slick conditions tomorrow. keep that in mind.

mild today. showers tomorrow. heavy rain on the way for the weekend. you will still be able to get outdoors. it is wednesday. start to think about the weekend right about now. let's get you out the front door to work on time on a good note. >> i start thinking about the weekend sunday might. all right. looking over now. this is coming through discovery. we have yet another incident to go with that 4 on it. sounds like a car went off the road and no injuries are reported. i think they are going to let that car stay there in the ditch off the roadway until daylight comes and go through the area. clearly no one is injured. that's the good news. there will be a distraction in that portion of highway 4 mad to that closure for eastbound still going on another 20 minutes or so for that to open at somersville. the detour is in place now. the next 20 minutes. smooth drive, though, past the 680 interchange coming off the vent esche a bridge. then no problems down to east shore freeway. off the east shore freeway,

christie myth told us the water main broke. addison, major street. one block to the north is clear. berkeley university, you are okay on university avenue. thank you very much. speaking of uc berkeley, students looking to take local plastic back bans to the next level. this morning, students teaming up with local and state lawmakers calling for legislation that would institute use on plastic bags. they will be holding a news conference at 9:30. bay area home of the nation's first practices particular bag bans. san jose, just lost its own at the beginning of the year. >> 4:41 now. french police in a stand-off this morning with a man they believe is behind the deadly shooting at a jewish school. when they are say being his motive. also apple taking heat for its new ipad which some say is giving off too much heat. we will explain coming up. new clue in one of the great mysteries of the 20th century.

what researchers think they have discovered about the fate of amelia earhart. for your news, weather and traffic updates, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news.

this is a beautiful live look outside at that time bay bridge this morning. look. >> love it. >> take a look at the morning

commute coming up in a little bit. picking up. police in france dealing with a stand-off situation with a suspect wanted in connection to this week's deadly shooting at a jewish school. heavily armed police raiding a home this morning and they came under heavy fire from that suspect. total of three police officers were injured. officials say the suspect is a member of al qaeda and is a french citizen. now according to the french interior -- minister the suspect wanted revenge for palestinian children killed in the middle east. people in southern mexico cleaning up right now after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake damaged at least 800 homes. that shock was felt in mexico city where people were forced to rush out of buildings and try to get safely into the streets. a pedestrian bridge collapsed there. fortunately nobody was injured. that quake lasted about a minute and disrupted phone service and snarled up traffic. incredibly, no deaths have been reported.

>> decision 2012. mitt romney is celebrating a decisive victory in one of the biggest primary races to date. illinois. >> together we are going to ensure that america's greatest days are still ahead. thank you. >> romney taking the maelg of the 54 delegates. rick santorum already looking ahead to louisiana on saturday. here's how the republican race stands right now. romney well ahead of his rivals. more than doubling the number of delegates by his competitor santorum. he is taking in 191 delegates. newt gingrich with 137. ron paul has 34 delegates. candidates who will represent the gop in the november election need a total of 1,144 delegates from all state primaries. time to get a check of the markets this morning. for that we turn to jackie.

good morning. >> good morning. futures are high they are morning. after markets took a breather tuesday. stocks fell on fresh concerns about a slowdown in china's economy. china raised fuel prices for the second time in less than six weeks. chinese demand for iron or could flatten out this year. investors took note of a surprise drop in new home construction last month and will get more housing data today. existing home sales this morning. dow fell 68 points to 13,170. mass dakota losing four to 3074. new ipad is hot literally. the tablet hit temperatures of 116 degrees after people played a video game for 45 minutes. that's about 13 degrees hotter than the ipad 2 under similar conditions. consumer reports has been investigating claims that the new ipad gets uncomfortably warm after the heavy use. but the watchdog group says it is not so blazing hot it warrants a recall. soda sales are fizzling.

consumption fell about 1% last year to levels not seen since 1996. it is even lower if you strip out energy drinks. consumers have been shifting away from soda and sugary drinks over the past few years. seeking healthier options, bottled water, juice and tea. >> thank you very much for the update. here is a refreshing treat for you. christine is back from a couple of days off. she was sleeping in. refreshing treat. >> that would be it. good morning to you. we are going to see a really nice day today. that's refreshing. we had so much rain lately. we need that rain and we have a lot more on the way as of this weekend, tomorrow as well. we are talking about the next four days. get out today. not so much tomorrow, friday looks really good. saturday we get hammered yet again. 46 degrees in livermore. 47 degrees this morning in sunnyvale. you might not even need that heavy coat this morning. you can probably get by wetter

weather i like to call this. 50 degrees in san francisco. 51 in santa rosa. visibility dropping off and will continue to do so as you head throughout the next few hours. seeing visibility go up and down especially in the east bay where that fog is seeping in from the delta. fog is back. you know, we picked up a lot of moisture, central valley. high pressure with that moisture forced to is surface. as a result we have fog. 65 degrees. it changes tomorrow. if you have to get outdoor activities taken care of, today is your day to do so. by 9:00 tonight, showers in north bay. that front slides to the south. going back to tomorrow morning at this time. likely have good showers on the radar. no threat. mike and i will be here to guide you through those. by 10:00 a.m., bulk of the moisture confined over the south bay and whole thing blows out of here. a cool, dreary day. take a look at what heads our way as we head towards the weekend. potent cold front. picking up and additional inch

to two inches of rain up in the north bay. after we just got soaked. there is more on the way. we are going to get another round a late monday into tuesday as well. an active spring pattern. very typical for this time of year. take a look at the drop-off between your temperatures today and tomorrow p. you will notice the difference. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you very much. this is inning. one of the great mysteries of aviation history. now a new clue could shed light on the fate of amelia ear pahar. researchers analyzed a photo taken months after the plane vanished over the south pacific. the photo shows what experts think may be the landing gear of the aircraft. sticking out of the water. a privately funded project is being launched to search the area with the support of the u.s. government. earhart and navigator fred noonan were lost over the pacific 75 years ago. >> amazing store write.

here's good news. online dating sites looking to get safer. california attorney general harris announce thing week e-harmony and match.com will help protect from you identity theft by, financial scams and sexual predators. new safety tools include checking subscribers against national sex offender registries. the sites will now provide fraud prevention guidance and tips for safely meeting people online. bring a sigh of relief this morning. looks like alex smith will stay with the team. we are going to learn about his new contract. >> plus how many cars doing doughnuts to set a world record. we will show you how they pulled off this peel-out move in sonoma next. >> cars. i mean, doughnuts. i mean cars. we are looking at the 24. smooth drive. we have crews out there. i will show what you the latest is going on the roads. and below. coming up.

49ers fans can rest a little easier this morning. word from sports insiders is alex smith is coming back. nothing is official from the team right now. the nfl network is reporting that alex smith will return to the 49ers.

terms of the deal have not been disclosed but the team had already a lee-year deal worth $24 million on the table. peyton man sing making it official as well. free agent quarterback appeared alongside john elway to make his debut as a denver bronco. at a news conference manning said he felt the bron yoes the best fit. >> yeah, for that money. >> don't go there. gave manning a five-year contract worth about $96 million. >> real nice in that bank account. >> hey, it is sonoma. this is an event we were talking about that would happen. now it is in the record books. >> right. every 18-year-old dream here. 73 drivers out in the raceway trying to set a record for the most cars as you see performing doughnuts simultaneously. yes. they did set a brand-new world record. lot of experienced racers out

will and some, well, they were just there to enjoy the thrill. >> from what they told me turn the wheel left and hit the pedal. it worked. >> dump the clutch and hit the go pedal. words to live by. little dirt rubber. lot of burnt rubber out there. transmission, shredded tires. believe it or not, in the middle of the chaos and the -- no accidents. >> i can't believe they didn't get my minivan out there. >> i thought you were out there. >> let's check the weather. >> that looked like a total reason for -- all that smoke. looking over here. they are working. actually picking up the work. construction embarcadero road on ramp to 101 should just about be clear. crew on the road a few minutes ago p. no slowing but may have to hit the highway as they go north or south from their likely won't be a problem because of the light volume of traffic. flashing lights over the next

pew. other side of the bay, 880, smooth in across the coliseum. easy drive for the northbound taillights. past high street. southbound side headlights also. you may find a couple of spots much construction. i haven't seen any slowing for oakland and nimitz down to the san mateo bridge. >> thank you very much. >> if you have never done it but got to imagine paraglide sing very scary. we are not doing that right now are we? still ahead on "today in the bay," i think we are going to break. search for a missing teenager in morgan hill. how her mother is now spreading the word. for all your news, weather, ceaffic updates, check us out on .okfa search nbc bay area news.

bob redell. we will tell you where investigators are in the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. new appeal to find gilroy woman they think wasil