unlikely sierra lamar ran away. that story coming up. >> also more on that pilot who had that mid air meltdown. i will tell you where the investigation goes from here coming up. suspected serial killer returns to court this morning. what he is expected to ask a judge for. we give you a life look outside at the golden gate bridge. traffic flowing nice and easy out there with the road wet. meteorologist christina loren will be along to tell us how long this moisture will last on this wednesday, march 28, "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. 5:00 right now. i'm zbloyp good morning. i'm jon kelley. time to get the word from meteorologist christina loren to find out about this wetness and what is happening outside. >> grab the umbrella for now. you won't need it all day long but you will need it for the next couple of hours with

showers streaming onshore. especially in the south bay. that's where the bulk of what's left of the front is concentrated. you can see we held more moisture up to our north and that will pass through the bay area as we head throughout this afternoon. by 4:00 p.m. we are talking about sunshine over the greater bay area. mostly clear conditions before our next system rolls in. time that out for you. let you know what that means for the weekend, after all this is the day we start thinking about it. wednesday. check your drive with mike. >> i think about it any time. we are looking at the golden gate bridge because after the rain we are worried about leftovers and also the next system you are talking about. looking at the sheen on the roadway and slick conditions especially those off ramps, be careful. light in volume. keeps things moving across the san mateo bridge, smooth drive as well. no major issues, even off to the right lit up yesterday with the wind advisories, not today. the san mateo and bay bridges reporting a slow drive. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 5:01 now. volunteers, searchers will be out again this morning looking for morgan hill sierra lamar.

detectives now say that it is highly unlikely the teenager ran away. bob redell is live in morgan hill this morning with the focus of the investigation and how it has changed. good morning, bob. >> yeah, good morning to you. this will be day two of the first ever volume tear search being run out of burnett elementary at morgan hill. as the sheriff's office believes that it is highly unlikely that the 15-year-old girl, sierra lamar, ran away. that instead they believe someone most likely abducted her two friday mornings ago. investigators reached in conclusion after interviewing more than 100 of her family and friends. finding she had a good family life with no reason to leave home. yesterday more than 500 people from the community volunteered to look for evidence surrounding her disappearance. part of that search focused on the reservoir, a few miles from the family home. but so far no clues. >> i was truly taken by all the

efforts, you know, and -- it is definitely -- recognized and -- it is helping me and helping sierra. >> you can help in finding sierra by donating to a brand-new search and rescue fund set up by the family at any chase bank. you can also register to volunteer for the search start thing morning at 8:00 at burn el elementary. you must be 18 years old. the klaas foundation is running this effort under the guidance of the sheriff's office. they plan to do it through sunday. investigators are also asking people who live around here to report any suspicious activity. maybe you know someone that recently all of a sudden changed their appearance. someone who excessively cleaned their car, missed days at work unexpectedly, or maybe they are obsessing over the media coverage of this story or avoiding it altogether. things to look out for is what investigators are asking you to do.

funeral services being held for three members of a gilroy family killed in an appear end murder-suicide. abel, martha and sarah gutierrez all died two weeks ago. police believe abel killed his mother and 11-year-old sister before committing suicide. family members say that the 27-year-old iraq war veteran may have been suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. services being held at st. mary's parish starting at 10:00 this morning. yes, they are open to the public. it could take several weeks before authorities know the cause of death for 16-year-old boy found dead in his cell at the juvenile justice center. he was alone when he was found early monday. a preliminary autopsy was inconclusive. his name was the reason he was being held has not been released. 5:04 now. string of robberies in one east bay city prompting a warning this morning oakland police say they are investigating street robberies in that downtown area. two men riding bikes have robbed at least four people over the past week. no weapons were used, however.

anybody with information is asked to please call oakland police. officers are reminding people to be aware of your surroundings and make sure to stay in a well-lit and populated area and always, always be alert to entering and exiting a car. suspected serial killer joseph naso is due back in court this morning to set a trial date. he is expected to ask the judge to dismiss the charge against him. he is accused of killing four women between 1977 and 1994. he's representing himself in the case but does have a lawyer helping him prepare for that trial. this one will be wild scene. jet blue pilot who suffered a mid air meltdown in and now an fbi custody and receiving medical care. today in the bay's mar la tel-- marla tellez. >> he suffered a medical situation in mid air. now the co-pilot of flight 191 is being hailed a hero. the plane was flying from new

york to las vegas when the captain began acting jittery pushing buttons and even at one point screaming, quote, they are going to take us down. the co-pilot able to convince the captain to leave the cockpit so he can lock him out and that's when handful of passengers took control and subdued him. >> just out of his mind. screaming and saying to the passengers, say your prayers are say your prayers. >> the plane made an emergency landing in texas and the passengers hop order another flight. no one was hurt. the pilot right here, medical history now, is under review by the fbi. and the faa. pope benedict xvi in havana with a mass and meeting with fidel castro. the former cuban leader announcing late last night he would happily meet with benedict as he did with john paul ii in 1998. he hopes to revive the catholic faith and communist -- in the communist-run country. take a look at this

explosive video out of thailand. a fireworks factory went up in flames. sending people running for their lives. it took 20 fire trucks several hours to bring the fire under control. hard to believe but officials say that no one died, laura. no one even got hurt. >> that's amazing. luckily no one was hurt. thank you very much. 0:07 p. scandal involving police was bigger than first reported. chief michael me had an apologized herlier this month for sending a sarnlgsent to the home of a reporter in the middle of the night to complain about a story and demand a correction. now the paper roaring two other media outlets got e-mails from them complain being their coverage. 2 it was about a murder of a berkeley hills portion man. letters have been written to the postal service expressing interest in the historic

building on hamilton avenue. the building, one of hundreds around the country, being said off to try to save money. council members will vote on an official sometime next month. leaders say they want to make sure that the landmark building built in 1932 actually stays in the city's hands. 5:08. rainy weather not expected to affect as many flights in san francisco international this morning. airport spokesperson says flights are expected to be on time this morning. same can not be said for yesterday. when there were rival and departure delays of more than an hour. 148 flights were actually canceled. >> wow. that's a lot coming down. christina loren says expect a break today before we get more rain later in the week. >> not just the rain. it was the wind as well. really gusty winds simultaneously while that rain was coming down. so we had 3.5 hour delays on sfo yesterday. we are not talking about rain or wind wind delays today. we have potential for fog to develop. we will be watching for the low ceilings for you.

and continuously check with the faa all morning. let you know how flights coming in and out if they are on time. breezy conditions for us today. not wind write. wind gusts will catch from time to time. 15 to 30 miles per hour. and that means it may get dangerous over your local bridges. you want to keep that in mind. rain showers to continue on shore in the south bay. very light and they are winding down. we are going to see the pattern as we head through the next few hours. by noon today partial clearing and by 5:00 p.m., mostly clear conditions over the greater bay area. just a little built more shower activity to get through that. up to the north at almost south as you head throughout the day today. futurecast tells the story. stop the clock at 5:00 p.m. mostly dry, clear over the greater bay area. cloud cover at that time. and we will have to deal with fog. additional moisture. as you wake up tomorrow morning, hey, we are talking about the mid 60s. 65 degrees today in san jose. and the good news is we are going to dry out just in time for the end of the weekend and next week which is spring break for a lot of kids. you will be able to get them outdoors. i will let you know when the best day will be.

7-day outlook. that's in my next report. first check with mike on your drive. >> all right, christina. up in north bay as a result of all that rain that came down we have flooding reported here. the highway is currently closed. highway 121 between 116 and highway 12. parallel there and should be just fine this time and early commute. closure may lapse until 8:00 a.m. or that's the latest we have now. we will look for more updates local crews but have to clear the roadway of the water so you don't flood out your engine. over here to the 101 and 37. november nice easy drive. live look outside. upper deck, head lights to the left of your screen. moving to the right of your screen. moving smoothly. and light volume there. and lower deck no problems out of the city through treasure island. back to you. >> okay, mike. thank you very much. heads-up for people walking and biking across the golden gate bridge. you are going to have to share the sidewalk a little longer. bridge district says that work on the west sidewalk, take more time than expected.

supposed to be done april 1 but now looks like it won't be at least until mid may. recent rain partly to blame. until then bicyclists and walklers have to share that east sidewalk. >> boy from alaska has the zubious distinction of the stinkiest sneakners the country. >> nice. >> panel of master sniffers including a specialist from nasa sniffed out mason bennett's sneakers during the 37th annual odor eaters sneakers contest in vermont. he plays a lot of soccer. goes hiking and fishing and has naturally stinky feet. >> i seem to have some sort of natural curse where i can ruin a good pair of shoes in about a year. i have no idea how i manage to do it but by the end of the year my shoes are looking like this or worse. >> what a thing to be proud of. he won $2,500, trip to new york city, and a place in the odor

eaters hall of fumes. >> boy, congratulations on that. i'm sure his girlfriends in high school are big fans. 5:11. sierra covered in snow. a look at how to get your future forecast from christina loren. >> how to deal with miles of substandard roads. >> shocking case of animal cruelty. investigators now looking for your help in finding the person responsible. could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

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and winter storm warning in effect this morning. we did check with caltrans and chains right now are being required for use on 80 and on 50. the snow is coming fast and furious. >> no kidding. let's see how long. checking in with christina loren. >> that system that came through here, takes its time traveling over to the sierra nevada. it will dump snow in the higher elevations pretty much all day long. take a look at the temperatures. something i have almost never seen since i have been here in the bay area. micro climate, you know, they definitely distinguish themselves in the morning hours but this morning, take a look at your temperatures. 54 degrees, between 52 and 54. that's because of the cloud cover. cold air that moves in yesterday. uniformed conditions across the bay area. warm in san francisco as it is in places like concord now. very unusual to see that. smours will linger for the morning hours. sierra snow travel very treacherous for today.

as we told you, the snow will be falling just about all day long. you want to take it easy if you are going to be headed up there to enjoy fresh powder. make sure have you the chains. travel cautiously. another storm on the way. more rain to the bay area. more snow to tahoe as we head through this weekend. you can see right now we still have light scattered showers. especially through san jose. some of the hours are starting to develop up in the east bay now as well. you may find slick conditions along 80 as you wake up this morning. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination of the highways still nice and slick from this system that came through yesterday. so we are going to see the residual showers the first part of the day. clearing the second half of the day. tomorrow some cities will hit 70 degrees. high pressure builds in quickly. so few 70s tomorrow. even warmer as we kick off friday. good news because it also kicks off spring break for a lot of kids across the bay area. 62 degrees by sunday. that's when you can get them outdoors comfortably. 66 by monday. 68 degrees, climbing slowly all the way through next week. let's check your drive. i'm sure mike will be busy this

morning. >> we are busy. scattered showers but those scattered spring breaks now for the next month or so around the bay area so that's also making things lighter in some of your commute spots. that's what some folks are asking yesterday. north down south bay, easy drive. we have tree down. on the west side of stevens creek reservoir. not major commute spot. downed trees and rocks on roadway which is where -- report here may be more common as far as the reports do coming in as more folks hit the roadway. north of saratoga. 101 and 280, smooth drive up and down. 84, dunbarton bridge. no overnight work because of the rain. we will jump the maps over to livermore. looking at the commute time. 14 minutes ute of the pass. rain hitting portions of your east bay. 680 moves slowly as far as the speed senors go. moving closer to the cass

traffic valley, 880, smooth drive. live look outside. not actively raining. still may need to use the windshield wipers. >> thank you so much, mike. markets looking to bounce back after a tough tuesday for a look at how your futures are trading. rest of your news before the bell. good morning, jackie. >> touch higher this morning important the futures after the market ran out of p steam yesterday. muted reaction to some of the economic data we saw on home prices and consumer confidence. deciding to take a bit of a rest from the recent rally. asian markets lower overnight. european markets and in the red this morning. here in the u.s. we are going get a report today on demand for durable goods. big ticket items like planes, trains, automobiles. we saw the dow lose 43 points

tuesday. the nasdaq within two points. on the same day the online retailer began selling digital versions of the harry potter series the buy buttons in the kindle e store disappeared for several hours. instead of people being able to purchase the book, people saw green buttons saying this title is not available for customers in the united states. amazon wasn't commenting but post on the kindle publishing forum says a website issued definitely. >> thanks important the update. investigators right now looking for your help solving one of the worst cases of animal abuse ever seen right here in the bay area. two severely neglected dogs discovered friday morning in a carport at the p an apartment complex on cherry avenue in san bruno. the dogs being described as terrier mixes. they had to be euthanized because they were so badly abused. one dog had a broken front leg and the other was also injured and severely malnourished.

if you have any information you are asked to please call the peninsula human society. there is a $5,000 reward being offered. >> poor little innocent things. 5:19 now. slowly but surely san jose working to improve its roads. city council now designated some 400 miles of streets as high priority for repairs. small part of the $p 3 00 million worth of maintenance. among the improvement projects, the alameda, streets around major job and retail centers, rail and bus corridors, six-lane roads like camden avenue. street work will include ceiling and repaving. lots of potholes. >> yeah. want to get those fixed. 5:20. coming up efforts to make caltrans tracks electric. facing a key vote this morning. >> plus plea for help. bay area nonprofits that say they are in desperate need of donations. >> another silicon valley ipo in the works. ♪

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welcome back, everyone. live look at the supreme court in washington, d.c., this morning. keeping our eyes on there. and health care reform as it has been in the limelight lately. more coming up. plans to . very first vote today. the commission deciding whether to recommend spending $467 million in practical funds for this project. that's about a third of the total cost. the rest of the money will then have to come from the state. they want to finish the project by 2019 in anticipation of sharing the tracks with the bullet train. >> it is 5:23 right now.

desperate plea for your help from bay area food banks this morning. they say their reply from holiday food drives will only last them through the end of this week. what's worse, demand is expected to spike next month when kids are home from spring break. the next major food drive is not until mid may. the national letter carriers drive. the alameda county food bank says it needs nonperishable items. in particular, such as canned goods. there is a little help on the way. california egg farmers donating more than 64,000 eggs to local food banks today. most of them will go to the second harvest of santa clara and san mateo county. the fresh eggs will be donated this morning. 5:24 now. another ipo on tap this morning. scott mcgrew, living like it is 1999. >> yeah, ipos move in two steps. pricing and then the actual frayed. price of shares last night above expected range. this morning expected executives

will ring the opening bell on wall street. and trading in that stock will begin shortly thereafter. new shares don't necessarily begin trading right at the start of the trading day. makes communications systems for hospitals. cook continues his swing through client a this morning. one headline says chinese workers complaining mr. cook doesn't give them enough -- gives they too much time off making ipads and iphones. factories which build apple products have been criticized for working peopleing to hard but many workers actually ask for more time on the line. waiting for the president to sign the jobs act passed by the house for the second time on tuesday, the house adopted some of the consumer protections added by the senate. and as we have discussed before the jobs act radically change it is way the businesses raise money. speaking of the president he just joined pinterest. he is a member of facebook and twitter. one of things he has pinned is the family recipe for chili.

nothing any president does is without controversy. so among the comments about the president's chili, this is not how you make chili, said one. some are upset the obamas serve it over rice which transform it is dish according to one critic and there is controversy over the president's use of beans. the president does use beans in his chili. i personally do not. but i welcome the debate. >> oh, will you be posting your recipe, too? >> sure, i will do that. >> sounds good. we will whip up a little something. >> mcgrew stew, i like it. all right. it is 5:26 now. still to come on "today in the bay," judge getting to rule on whether to release details about the investigation into the uc pepper spraying incident. from a wet wednesdays, sunshine and 70s. then we have another system coming on to the bay area. wild weather ride continues. >> as we follow 580 through oakland for reports of trees down here yet. we had a few last storms.

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new this morning. man accused of killing san francisco family getting red write to make his first appear nance court. what investigators are now saying about the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. bob redell. we will take you live to morgan hill. plus, san jose man in jail this morning in connection with a deadly accident involving a group of basketball players. >> we give you a live look outside. that's overlooking san francisco before the sun comes up. congratulations. you cleared major hurdle towrads the weekend. it is wednesday, march 28 p. "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this wednesday morning. 5:29 right now.

laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. let's get to and it check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> yeah. get right to it is right. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely this morning as we still have slick highways and the winds have calmed down substantially overnight. they are still rather gusty from time to time. keep that in mind as your high profile vehicle as you get ready to hit the highway. san jose getting the bulk of the moisture of what's left of the front that came through. more rain on the way as we head through the weekend. we will hit the 70s first. we will check the drive. >> with that rain we have the leftovers. that is what's the issue for the north bay. sonoma county, flooding, closed the freeway. just reopened. 121, again reopened between highway 16 and highway 12. i thought it was going to be another couple of hours and so did road crews out there. surprised us all. great work up there. again, open. live look. golden gate bridge, sheen on the

roadway, wet roads continue off ramps an issue this morning. slow down as you exit the freeway even though you are excited to get to work. >> exactly. take it easy. thank you very much. 5:30. man accused in a brutal mass murder in san francisco is due to make his first court appearance today. prosecutors have charged bin ti luk with five murders with special circumstances. that means he could face the death penalty if convicted. we now have pictures of two of the five people he is us expected of killing. hua shun lei and his daughter, highly regarded software engineer. police still have not revealed a motive for the killings but say luc knew the victims. a san jose man turned himself in for allegedly causing an accident that called a college basketball player. the 19-year-old gaines died last november when the car he was riding in was hit on the 101 in milbrae.

prosecutors now charging dennis lefew with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. he's expected to enter his plea next week. volunteer searches resume in a few hours for sierra lamar. the teenager disappeared 12 days ago. bob redell is live in morgan hill where police are now characterizing the case as an abduction. >> yes. good morning to you. after interrug more than 100 of her family and friends, investigators now believe that it is highly unlikely that sierra lamar ran away. instead they believe it was more likely the 15-year-old was abducted 12 days ago before she ever made it to school. here's where investigators say they now need your help. they are asking to report any suspicious activity. this could be someone who obsesses over media coverage of the case or just avoids it altogether. maybe you know someone who missed work unexpectedly, suddenly changed their appearance, or excessively cleaned their car. you can also help by coming here to burnett elementary to

volunteer in the search for sierra lamar. yesterday more than 500 people showed up to search areas not searched before or to give some places a once-over. many of these people don't know the lamar family personally but have children of their own and would hope strangers would help them if their kid disappeared. the klaas foundation is running this operation under the guidance of the santa clara county sheriff's office. they will be doing it from roughly 8:00 to 1:00. you have to register here before being sent out to the field. you must be 18 years old or older. and also, the family set up a brand-new search and rescue fund for sierra lamar. so if you want to donate money you can donate to any chase bank. they have the funds set up there. reporting live in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we could be moving a step closer in learning the contents of an investigative report into that now infamous pepper spray incident at uc davis.

alameda county judge hearing more arguments today on whether to release all of the findings. the judge previously decided the university can release only parts of that report. the campus police union trying to keep it under wraps. claiming there's personal information in it about the officers involved. >> 5:34 now. palo alto police will reach out to the community today to help combat a rash of burglaries. police will talk to community members about recent burglary arrests and ways to protect their homes. more than 50 homes in palo alto have been broken into this year alone. tonight's meeting is at walter hayes elementary at 7:00 it is 5:34 now. meteorologist christina loren telling us, yes, the umbrellas may get a break but keep them handy. >> yeah. keep them handy. you also want to keep the shades handy. we are going to see sunshine and 70s. not just tomorrow. friday as well. hen we get another round of rain as we head through saturday. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see the highway nice and slick this morning in addition

to the rain. and we also have winds. they have calmed down quite a bit from last night. they were just whipping through the south bay. and at this point we are still sustained at 10 miles per hour. oakland, for example, east-southeast. nine miles per hour in san jose. still on the breezy side with gusts to 15. 30 miles per hours from time to time. juan to keep that in mind when you get the 30 miles per hour wind gusts. could be dangerous over the local high-profile vehicles. travel slowly, that's best way to stay safe. you can see we have spotty showers. not a lot of action but enough to get your highways are slick. even more so than they already are. one of those mornings you still want to leave early even though we are not getting major downpours at this point. we have active cells. you see that yellow embedded within the green moving through hayward. as you head throughout the day, stop the clock on the future cast at noon. getting partial clearing over the greater bay area. breaks of sun in the south bay. stop that clock at 5:00 p.m. mostly clear and mostly sunny over the greater bay area. all works out like this for today. up to 63 degrees at 4:00 p.m.

inland 60 by the bay. just a little bit cooler at the coast today. 59 degrees because of that mild start out there. let's check your drive. downed tree earlier. what's going on now? >> we do still have that downed tree in the south bay. i will show folks that issue. one to call out. right now we have a new accident. eastbound 80 heading away from the bay bridge. right around pal o. i saw the slowing for highway 24 away from 580 and the maze. only one lane open. that's a lot of slowing. likely more folks hitting the roadway and sensors adjusting. rain and wet roads may be playing with our sensors as well. watch the area around the bay. you are leaving the area because of the accidents around powell and highway 4 as we do for antioch, westbound direction. look at that down to the 20 as you are passing that l street sensor. into the 50s as you head bay point. an early start or a heavier commute coming off of highway 4. got my eyes on this. live look at 880. we always have our eyes on 880.

nimitz freeway. moves smoothly despite some sections of it that will be slick after overnight rains. things are calming down now and the winds not so much of an issue right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:36 now. supreme court entering the final day of arguments over obama care. we will have a live report from washington. the brae area company offering to take the pink slime out your hands. packing up and shipping out. bay area dogs headed out of town. we will tell you where they are heading. >> for the latest news, traffic, weather, good conversation. find us on facebook.

welcome back. this is like right out of a movie. scary scene but beautiful one up in san francisco. i love the mix of colors there. clouds still out there. meteorologist christina loren will let you know if they will be dumping rain today.

she said get sunglasses ready. 5:39. new details this morning in the case against the campaign treasurer accused of stealing millions from california politicians. federal prosecutors have filed additional charges. they say she defrauded at least 50 candidates, office holders and political organizations, stealing $7 million. u.s. senator diane fine sfin estimates she may have stolen as much as $5 million from accounts alone. a judge making a decision about the suspected shooter in that deadly high school rampage that left three students dead in ohio. today >> good morning. you may recall 17-year-old t.j. lane is accused of opening fire inside the cafeteria on february 27. that shooting killed three students and seriously wounded two others. just minutes ago, a judge ordering a mental competency exam for him. this ruling could postpone next week's hearing set to determine

if this case should move to adult court. lane is facing six counts and including three counts of aggravated murder. that wind-driven wildfire just west of denver, colorado, continues to burn and threaten 6500 homes this morning. flames already blamed for at least two deaths. one person is reported missing and so far 4500 acres have burned. at least 16 homes have been destroyed. it all started as a prescribed burn in confer. close to 500 firefighters, john, are on the scene hoping the winds die down today. hopefully mother nature will help out. thank you very much. today marking the final day of arguments before the u.s. supreme court on the nation's health care reform law. tracie potts is on the steps of the supreme court right now live out there in d.c. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. the latest is that today we have arguments on two different issues. you me and everything else.

health insurance in this country. talked about it yesterday. today's issue is if you take it out of the health law, can the rest of the law stand? more popular provisions like covering young people up to age 26 or people with pre-existing conditions, that will be argued today. the other big portion argued later this afternoon is medicaid. a big expansion coming under the new health law but even though the federal government will initially bear the cost it will turn over the next decade to states for california and that can mean over $19 billion. 26 states will argue the federal government doesn't have the authority to do that. those are the arguments the justices will hear today. we are looking for a decision from them by june which, of course, is going to come right in the middle of a heated campaign season, jon. >> you got that right. thank you very much. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich watching donations dry up and now dumping staff members as a result. gingrich also fired his campaign

manager and then scaled back on appearances. the candidate adopteding a new strategy of using voters to choose anybody, simply anybody, but mitt romney. and he will focus on blocking his opponent from gathering the more than 1100 delegates that are needed for that nomination. he is using twitter, youtube, and other social media to try to get this message out. romney is wrapping up his california trip. last night he appeared on "the tonight show" to talk about the possibility of a romney/santorum ticket. >> santorum is a good guy. running a good campaign. we have some differences in background and differences on some issues but basically a good guy. you know, i'm -- happy with him saying he would like to be part of an administration with me. nothing wrong with that. if he is the vp that's better. >> romney talked about plans to reduce taxes for middle income americans and do away with the president's health care law. he also jokingly offered to help leno out by picking david letterman as his running mate. >> i didn't see it but word on

the street is romney did -- could as far as personality out for a change. let christina loren out with the weather. >> we have some weather to tell you about. could slow you down on the way out the front door in addition to showers. picked up overnight. and the gusty winds. still rather breezy out there. we have some very light pesky showers as i like to think of them. wind out of the southeast 10 miles per hour. in oakland, yes, strong enough to knock you you a around over the local bridges, higher elevations. take it easy. winds are gusting from time to time between 15 to 30 miles per hour. as you head throughout the morning hours, wind direction will shift and we are also going to see all these pesky showers hightail it out of here. take a look at how fast they are moving as we speak. mostly inland cities seeing the moisture. enough to get the highways slick. take it easy this morning. as we head throughout the day today, all works out like this. about 57 degree. few very light showers at noon inland. 55 by the bay. and then not going to see too

much temperatures separation between what we see at your inland city versus those by the water. micro climate usually distinguished themselves this time of year. that's not going to be the case. lot of kids getting ready to enjoy spring break. we have great weather for them to do so. slow moving system finally moves out of here by tonight. and as it moves out, high pressure is going to be able to build in. the thing is, though, jet stream will hover just to our north. we could actually get a few showers tomorrow. and even with 70s in the south bay and north bay might be doing a little bit of rainfall. but the next significant rainfall doesn't arrive until 6:00 p.m. friday. time that on the futurecast, stop the clock at 2:00 a.m. saturday. starts to get dicey around here. heavy rain from time to time between 2:00 a.m. saturday all the way through about noon and then partial clearing. we are expecting another one to two inches in the city. pick up the most rain as we head through the weekend. take a look at what happened after this weekend. sunday, monday, tuesday, warming you up. getting that shine, springlike pattern that we have been

craving. finally develop just in time for spring break for many kids. they kicked that off on monday. talk to mike about your drive now. >> christine a hey, you know, looking at the accident i reported coming off of the maze. westbound 580, new details coming in. debris across the lane. that may some of the reason for slowing p as i check further to find out what's going on, if we have a fire that's now reported in chp asked to do traffic control locally as well. chestnut street off of west grand, moving smoothly. this is an issue we are sending our crew to find out more about that. it is a structure one alarm. not like a house is involved in this. more details to come. more as it develops as you check out the stories. looking over here to 580. smooth drive out of the pass. both directions, we check out the eastbound side. no incidents reported just yet. following folks to the dublin interchange, moving smoothly. sl earlier start than most spots we see on a wednesday.

the rain and sluk roads might be an issue. that's why you should slow down even if you don't have to because of the volume of traffic. right here we are seeing slowdowns from 101, 880 and right here. end with the map because the tree i just got the update has been cleared from stevens canyon road. better news but more crews around the area. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 5:47. counselors at east bay middle school helping students deal with the sudden death of a class mate. the 14-year-old collapsed playing basketball during pe class. the emergency call reported a seizure. fire fighters say they were unable to revive the eighth grader. friends say he was a standout athlete with a promising future on the football field. >> very athletic. he could have played for any school. lot of coaches was actually looking at him. he was only in middle scoot but being looked at by a lot of high school coaches. i'm sure as he got into high school he would have been looked at by a lot of colleges. >> family members say he was the

youngest of ten children. friends will wear his favorite color, blue, to school today in his honor. an autopsy may reveal what caused his sudden death. >> so very sad there. it is 5:47 now. southern california nuclear plant is shutting down indefinitely. u.s. nuclear regulatory commission says serious concerns about the equipment failure on a plant, nuclear plant, there. the plant right now is not allowed to reopen until the problems are fixed. the plant has been shut down for two months after a tube leak in one of its stream generators the. releasing a very small amount of radioactive steam. since then investigators found hundreds of tubes with similar amounts of wear. >> it is 5:48 now. san francisco church joining the dial nothing the shooting death of florida teen trayvon martin. glide memorial church holding a special rally at 6:00 p.m. in honor of martin. church leaders are inviting community members to come share

their thoughts and solutions for what they call breaking the cycle of racism in the u.s. martin was shot and killed in florida last month by a neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. zimmerman claims it was in self-defense. and has not been charged with a crime. >> if you want to swap out the pink slime in your fridge, any other kind of slime you might have in there, today is your chance. the fresh and easy grocery chain says you can bring in its competitor's ground beef for theirs. you can just trade it in. the chain guarantees their product is fresh. never frozen and never pink slimed. pink slime-free. there is a limit of one package per customer. up to two pounds in this deal. only good while supplies last. pink slime, of course, is the now infamous ammonia treated filler made from faty bits of leftover beef trimmings. delicious. several grocery stores, including safeway, banned the slime from their store shelves.

hey the sun has yet to rise here but the a's are replying baseball. they are officially kicking off the regular season in tokyo against the seattle mariners. game started at 3:00 a.m. here in the bay area. still going. they are into extra innings. score 1-1. bottom of the tenth. we are going to let you know how it ends. >> got to set you an alarm to take you out to the ball game. 82 chihuahuas from here in the south bay being shipped north. this all part of a nationwide march madness adoption event. the doss being driven to vancouver, washington, this morning. shelter operators say that there are too many of them at the san jose animal shelter. so they are happy to send them where there is still a big-time demand. looks like bunk beds. >> so many chihuahua dogs in our facility. healthy, friendly, wonderful pet dogs. there are not enough homes for them here in our community. >> little guys are like let me out. the chihuahuas are heading to

washington. about 20 minutes ago. that drive expected to take a total of 12 hours. >> image tin potty breaks. >> i would not want to clean up that for the next 12 hours. >> put them all back in. >> air freshener, please. >> coming up, a record setting mega-millions jackpot now up for grabs. once again. we are going to tell what you it is coming up next. >> get your tickets now. now hiring. bay area company looking for dozens of new workers. >> how much do we spend onok faboce? numbers may astound you. gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car.

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sunglasses handy. >> one of the biggest films of the 1990s returning to the silver screen. >> why you look like a bodyguard. >> classic. "the bodyguard" will be shown in bay area theaters tonight at 7:30. part of a special one-night event and marks the 20th anniversary of the film co-starring kevin costner and whitney houston. the film soundtrack, bestselling movie album in history. houston, of course, made huge headlines, accidentally drowning in her hotel bathtub last month. the autopsy revealing she died of a heart attack brought on by years of drug abuse. >> so sad. it is 5:54. biggest mega-millions jackpot now is up for grabs. >> here we go. >> unbelievable to me. no one matched all six number last night. that jackpot, it is rolling over to friday. it is now worth an estimated

$476 million. that's a cash payout of $341 million. >> i like it. no one won last night. someone in marin county did buy a ticket worth $300,000. winning numbers on the scene, 9, 19, 34, 44, 51, mega-number, 24. that ticket was sold in mill valley. >> good luck, everybody. hopefully the lotto gods are smiling on you. if you can stomach a job in a sweet environment, guess what. we have a job for you. krispy kreme coming back to concord and the company is on the search for 85 new hires. i love the smell when you walk into one of those stores. a job fair will be held today at its store and at the willows shopping center on diamond boulevard. krispy kreme closed its doors in 2007. the good news, it will reopen april 24. today's job fair runs from 9:00 to 4:00. >> that made my mouth water. much more than that pink slime story. the world spends more than

10 billion minutes a day on facebook. scott mcgrew. >> a lot of minutes. added together in a single day. if you did it the other way and said what would it take for one person to spend that much time on facebook, i have done the math for you. each day, the world spends the equivalent of one person using facebook for 19,000 years. facebook giving us the 10 billion minute statistic in an updated filing of the ipo paperwork. speaking of time spent, this is an important statistic. microsoft says people spend more time watching media on their x box than playing games. you can watch netflix, hulu on xbox. this has been central to microsoft strategy of taking over your living room. this is a big wind for microsoft. comcast announced you can watch video on its -- xbox through their ap as well. you can watch as much video as you want. a bit of a gasp through those who are worried about -- it is an example of a private company

giving special preference to its own data. netflix counts against you. xfinity and it doesn't. the tv station is also owned by comcast. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:57. still to come, everybody assumes stanford quarterback andrew luck will go first in the draft. one team says hey, not so fast. >> major vote today that will decide the fate of efforts to electri electrify caltrain tracks. >> showers still streaming onshore for now. roads are nice and slick. give yourself plenty of time. hey, 70s in the forecast tomorrow. we will take through through that coming up. >> 50s in the map where you see the yellows. slower still and other parts of the bay. accidentatching a couple of e down. we will give thaw update coming up. ♪

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