plus, almost a dozen people arrested overnight during the protest over school closures. details next. and new police surveillance video is released the night trayvon martin was shot and killed. we'll show that to you plus have reaction from both sides coming up. and how about a live look outside at san francisco, oh, mam majestic shot of the bridge. brace yourselves, it's going to be a nice day out. going to reach some high temperatures so you can soak it up. it is thursday, march 29th, "today in the bay." and good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us, it's 5:00 right now. >> i'm john kelly, we check in with christina loren and feels like mother nature has a.d.d. this week, hot, rainy, cold -- >> i don't like to use the word

moody, but i'm questioning at this point in time. we've got temperature swings and another potent storm system after just getting through two. so this is how it's going to work out for the next couple of days. temperatures in the morning, nice and mild, warmer tomorrow, then the rain arrives. i'll tell you when you can get outdoors this weekend. spring break kicking off for a lot of kids and you want to get them outdoors. let's check your drive with mike. >> yeah, winding up for some of the local colleges after this week. and that's why we had a lighter flow on the bridge and the east bay. the san mateo bridge this morning, no wind advisories, calm like christina said and oakland 880 past high street, that has cleared up, as well. but we have road crews for 680. i'll point those out in the next report. well, new this morning, ten people are facing charges after taking over an oakland school district building. the group was demanding the school board reverse its decision to close five schools. the disruption forced board members to recess the meeting

until today. nine adults and one juvenile were arrested for refusing to leave. nearly two weeks after sierra lamar went missing, investigators are starting to develop a theory about what may have happened. "today in the bay" live with all the developments. good morning. >> good morning, john, here on the third day of the volunteer search, we're getting a better sense of where they stand into the investigation into the disappeadis disappearance of sierra lamar. she's telling us they're not ready to call this a stranger abduction, just not there yet, it's quite possible. whoever took sierra lamar 13 days ago knew her or was at least acquainted with her. investigators do believe this person is familiar with the area. the sheriff points out that 40% of people who abduct children live within a mile of the child's home. and the working theory that this was a crime of opportunity, in other words, that this person didn't plan this, they saw the

15-year-old girl and made a snap decision to take her. now the sheriff's office has already vetted registered sex offenders who live within a couple of miles of her home. they're about to finish with probationers and patrolees and mo parolees. both of her parents have taken polygraphs, but law enforcement will not comment on the results. yesterday the sheriff's office searched the nearby pond and the reservoir for clues surrounding her disappearance while almost 300 volunteers looked through fields in the area. you can still volunteer for the search being run by the foundation by showing up here at burnett elementary on the 85 tilton between 8:00 and 1:00 tom through sunday. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the bay." 5:03 right now. san ramon police are hoping someone will recognize the sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a woman. take a close look at the picture. a man forced his way into the home tuesday morning and attacked the woman.

he took off in a small blue or silver suv. the man appears to be in his 40s with a heavy build, black hair, and brown eyes. a teacher heading to court this morning answering charges of sexually assaulting a student. he's expected to enter a plea today. police said he had a nine-month relationship with a 16-year-old student at james logan high school starting last march and facing 22 counts of sexual assault and free on bail. entering a new phase next week. edwin ramos is accused of opening fire killing anthony balona. prosecutors rested their case tuesday after arguing ramos killed them after mistaking them for rival gang members. the defense begins monday with his attorney claiming he was

driving the car but was not the gunman. it is 6:04, actually 5:04 right now. suspected serial killer returning to court next week to set a trial date asking a judge yesterday to postpone until he could discuss this with the attorney advising him. he'll be back in court on april 4 to set the date. representing himself on charges he killed four northern california women between 1977 and 1994. 5:05 right now. more debate and questions in the trayvon martin case after police release surveillance video after the shooting. in the newsroom with a look at the tape and the reaction. >> this video was taken the night 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed back on february 26th that was obtained exclusively by abc news. it shows the suspected shooter, george zimmerman getting out of a patrol car at sanford police headquarters in florida. zimmerman told police he shot

the unarmed teenager in self-defense claiming martin attacked him, broke his nose, and cut the back of his head. while taking into consideration this does not provide any direct close-ups, this video allows you to be the judge. speaking for the first time to fox 35 in orlando, we hear from zimmerman's father who says martin threatened his son, the martin's family attorney has his own take on this video. >> in doing so, his firearm was shelved. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're going to die now or you're going to die tonight, something to that effect. >> we know this here that there absolutely was some misleading the public when they said his nose was broke and there was blood on the back of his head. there's no blood on his clothes. >> zimmerman was on duty as the neighborhood watch captain the night of martin's death. martin was walking home carrying an iced tea and a bag of

skittles. zimmerman has still not been charged for any sort of crime. >> thank you so much for the update. the bay area city putting new parking meters in today designed to make paying a little bit easier. walnut creek installing 1,000 new meters you can pay with coins, credit cards and eventually through mobile devices. it should take about a week to complete. special parking sensors will be installed giving realtime information on available spots around the city. developing story we're following right now, a man planning to board a flight to san francisco was arrested at philadelphia international airport this morning. a live look at the airport where a bomb disposal unit was called in to inspect some sort of firework in the man's carry-on luggage happened just after 6:00 a.m. thursday philadelphia time this morning. he's 29 years old, this is all we know. he was headed for san francisco. he's being detained by the

transportation safety administration at that airport this morning. he was planning on boarding a u.s. airways flight to san francisco. the plane we're told is not in any danger. but we'll continue to monitor this. 5:07 right now, meteorologist christina loren in the bay area weather center with an update on the forecast. >> kind of rainy. we are going to get the best of both worlds, winter and spring through the next 72 hours. today spring-like, temperatures warm in the 50s in san francisco and san jose starting out at 50 degrees, in the 70s across the bay today and even warmer as we head through your friday. all works out like this. 1:00 p.m. today, touching the upper 60s, south bay, looks like the most sunshine today, hence we'll see the warmest conditions, a little bit on the limited side when it comes to sunshine, up in the north bay for the first part of the day. fog and low cloud cover. you'll still hit about 70

degrees later on today, 67 in fremont and 70 today in san jose. our next system drops in over the course of the weekend. we'll time that out for you, let you know when you can get outdoors and what next week holds. we're getting into easter weekend next week. 5:08, let's check your drive with mike. >> we'll take you to that construction i told you about for 680. this is not a major concern as far as the flow of traffic but a few onramps. this will be the road onramp, at the bottom of your screen. top your screen, you have red gear road and between those construction spots, we have both north and southbound 680 reporting one or two lanes at times with road crews still there for the next 45 minutes. no slowing on our sensors, but that's great news. 680 itself coming off the dublin interchange. this is early for the start, we should see some slowing out of the altamont pass over the next 15 minutes. we'll track that and get a live look outside, as well and see how things are across the bay. the camera holding steady for

our san francisco mountain. and things are pretty cool over there as you're coming over from the oakland side. a smooth flow and no major issues on the bay area bridges. >> if we hit that lotto, we can buy one. the plan to electrify caltrans slowly inching forward right now. the transportation commission approving a fund deal to upgrade and electrify those tracks. the rail authority and five bay area transit agencies agreeing to split up that $1.4 billion cost. caltrains wants to finish the project by 2019, hoping to share the tracks with the state's high-speed rail line. a stretch of roadway in need of repair will be fixed before this year's california bike race. it will be used to repair cracks and holes near danville. the repair job is supposed to

make it safer for racers and fans. the engine tour starts on may 13th. well, here's something pretty cool, east bay students a chance to put their artistic stamp on the tunnel, holding a contest to design several 36-inch tall art pieces on display hanging over the entrance to that tunnel. k-12 students can all compete in this. 1920s style art deco is this theme. the deadline, may 7th. >> that'll be cool. see what will be chosen. >> jazz it up. bay area sports legend is about to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. we'll have details next. plus, a budget battle is starting to brew. republicans moving forward with the federal budget regardless if the democratic has any support on that side. details in a live report. and where you can find parking in san francisco for just a quarter an hour. and why. and come check us out.

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welcome back, everybody on this friday eve also known as thursday. and look at that shot, downtown san francisco, majestic, full of color, and a little bit of fog out there. hang in there, it's going to get nice for the rain this weekend. it is 5:14. the nba will announce its 2012 hall of fame class monday, but one inductee already talking. don nelson told espn, the league hasn't formed him, he will be inducted in the hall in september. nelson's the nba's all-time

winningest coach but never won a championship. he said it's a great honor to cap my career. i don't need to be rewarded for anything, but i'm very proud of my family and they are very proud of this award. very nice. >> huge honor, very nice to see. well, it's 5:15 right now. meteorologist christina loren deserves to be in some form of hall of fame. you're in my personal one. >> i'm in the dog house hall of fame because i've got showers to report over the weekend, unfortunately. and this weekend, a lot of kids start spring break. the good news, though, it's not going to rain all weekend long. saturday, you want to make the indoor plans, though, make it a netflix night. drizzle out there, as well, especially at the coast and that chance for drizzle will continue until 9:00 a.m. pretty strong ridge is going to build in and quickly clear all that cloud cover out of the way. we're talking about sunshine by about noon in the south bay, you're going to have to wait until about 2:00 in the north bay, highs in the 70s up there. weekend storm arrives as we head through tomorrow night into

saturday. but nonetheless, that's my word of the day. we're actually going to hit about 72 degrees before that storm system rushes in. that's the good news, the quick-moving system too. it's going to come in over the course of saturday and move out of here with the bulk of moisture coming through saturday morning probably while you're sleeping. here it is quickly approaching the coast, pushing that ridge of high pressure out of the way. for us, we're going to see nice conditions before that area of low pressure arrives. 70s today, 72 degrees in san jose tomorrow and then we get those showers by about 6:00 p.m. stop the clock on your future cast, you can see, greater bay area starting to get wet. bulk of the moisture at about 7:00 a.m., you can see the deep green over san mateo through napa. look at the cold blast that sets in overnight, little snow high atop mt. hamilton. thing moves in quickly and moves out just as fast. and by sunday afternoon, though, lots of sunshine, and temperatures will climb into the

low 60s. not quite as warm as today. 70 in san jose, 70 in fairfield, 69 degrees in livermore, becoming sunny throughout the day. showers arrive late tomorrow, but look at your inland temps, 72 degrees. we're going to drop you to 56 on saturday. you'll need the umbrella and jacket. 60s return. let's check your drive with mike. >> well, right now the roadways obviously dry. we're looking for that change you're talking about, but not yet. and that means there's just this minor change. the accident northbound 101 is the only thing for the south bay. sounds like everything should be moving off to the shoulders. haven't seen slowing in the last five minutes since it happened. a great flow of traffic from there. out of san jose, up the peninsula. the oregon expressway off-ramp, still there, going to be there for another half hour, eastbound heading over to the newark and fremont side, blocking two lanes. typical overnight construction, recommended over the bridges over the bridge anyway.

no advisories for the san mateo bridge. and 101, continuing into the city, a smooth drive coming from the north bay, a nice smooth drive, as well. crossing the golden gate bridge, low clouds hovering around but the visibility just fine, we can see the lights all the way across the bridge. and the lighting right now matches the color of the bridge itself. that's appropriate. >> it's a beautiful thing, mike. thank you very much. the markets and wall street trying to get back into the positive after two straight days of losses. for a look at the futures and the rest of the news before the bell, jackie deangelos at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, john. the futures are lower right now after the markets fell for a second day on wednesday. we saw investors dumping some energy in other stocks more closely tagged to the global economy. this on renewed concerns about growth following a disappointing report on demand for durable goods. and in the u.s. this morning, we're going to get data on unemployment. and that final report on fourth quarter gdp. economists are saying they're

going to be looking for clues on whether consumers are spending more. the dow fell yesterday, the nasdaq losing 15 points to 3,104. the house is set to vote on the republicans' $3.5 trillion budget plan, it would slash spending by government agencies, overhaul medicare and reject president obama's call for higher taxes on the wealthy. on wednesday, the house rejected both a compromised budget and the president's plan. the gop budget is expected to pass the house, but will likely die in the democrat-controlled senate. and news corp. reportedly considering a u.s. cable sports channel to rival espn. they've been discussing the option for months but it wouldn't launch this year. news corp. has 20 regional fox sports networks and about 75% of u.s. homes. the company would likely convert an existing channel like fox soccer or fuel tv. back over to you. >> okay, jackie. thank you very much for the update. it'll take a few more weeks for administrators at a south

bay high school to determine how many students were involved in a cheating scandal. san jose unified school district has suspended eight seniors and one junior for allegedly stealing test information in december. the student got his hands on a master key, downloaded data on his test and then sold it to his classmates. administrators are interviewing other students to see if anyone else is involved. students and parents say there's a lot of pressure attending an academically top-notch school. >> it's very competitive. everyone wants to be on top. they want to be the one that the teachers notice. but, i guesses right now, it's a bad notice. >> administrators say the scandal will likely lead to revoked college admissions. we can tell you san francisco has a plan, one to set parking meter rates based on demand. the price of some of the meters near the civic center can be found for only a quarter per

hour according to the chronicle. however, if you want to park in the financial district, it gets heavier, about $4.75 per hour. this is the fifth rate adjustment since the program started back in july. the idea is to lure drivers to places where there's a lot of parking and keep them from adding in the more popular areas. coming up, a possible professional golf tradition could be changed next month all because of the bay area company. plus, efforts to raise that minimum wage in one bay area city taking a big step forward today. and yet another ipo, the third for a bay area company this week. we'll take a look coming up. ♪

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well, this one started out as a simple class project. and now an effort to raise san jose's minimum wage is headed for the november ballot all because of some pretty strong students in a sociology class at san jose state. they developed this initiative and with the help of labor unions and community groups, the students have gathered more than 30,000 signatures and got this one to put it on the ballot. the students will deliver that petition to city hall to be verified. it's 5:24 right now. one of the most prestigious and exclusive golf courses in the world will be forced to break with tradition. the golf club in georgia is home to the masters golf tournament. the club has not admitted a woman as a member since its founding eight decades ago. but historically, the club invites the chief executive officer of ibm to join the organization, but the dilemma, of course, is that ibm's chief officer is a woman. so far the club has not revealed

if it will give her green jacket privileges. well, we go from green jackets to just good old green. by the end of the day today three bay area companies will have ipos and that makes for quite a week. >> annie's food yesterday, john, today cafe press, they'll start trading on the nasdaq some time after the opening time on that market. cafe press, it's that site that lets you create t-srts and coffee mugs with your design on them. it's been around forever in internet time since 1999 and is just now going public. now, wednesday's big ipos both had good days of trading. vocera which makes hospital communication devices, a lot like the badges on star trek, trades under the symbol bnnny exploded up 89%. now, you would think companies would be thrilled when their stock rises 89% in the first few moments of trading. actually, someone at the company or a banker totally misjudged

the pricing. the company only gets the cash from the very first trade, the initial public offering, every trade after that is a trade between private individuals. if i buy share of a company at $10 from the company, sure, the company gets $10. if the stock rises to $100 and i sell it, i keep that money. the company should've priced its ipo higher. tim cook seen here visiting with the chinese government has visited the plants in shenzen. hardly his first visit. cook pretty much invented apple's manufacturing process. he was the man who moved apple away from making its own stuff in its own factories to consolidating one massive contract factory. >> so interesting to see him there. >> really is. it is 5:26 right now. still to come on "today in the bay." what they're trying to do to cut costs. and it's not the time of year when you normally think about food donations, but the alameda county community food

bank needs your help. their shelves are nearly tbare. i'm christie smith. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. and the sun will breakthrough those clouds later on today bringing your temperatures into the 70s today and tomorrow. then we travel to the 50s. allrereca. on the y,lalalttor i

new this morning, oakland police on the scene of an overnight homicide. we'll have the latest details coming up. and good morning, i'm bob redell, taking you live to morgan hill with the latest on the investigation. into the disappearance of sierra lamar. and the man accused of a mass murder in san francisco returns to court this morning. why he may not be allowed to have a public defender. and a live look outside, love that shot in the morning, all illuminated like that. orange and picturesque, it is thursday, march 29th, "today in

the bay." thursday morning, already. good morning, thank you for joining us, it's 5:30. >> and we get you right to the weather and christina loren, and today, a nice one this weekend, i don't know what you want to call it. wet, rainy. >> not so nice. well, if you want to get outdoors. kids are off, they're starting spring break, many of them as we head through next week. after sunday we settle in for a stretch of weather that stretches through easter weekend. this morning, temperatures are cold, still slated to hit the 70s. i'll tell you where. 5:30. we have construction to show as well as slowing on the maps for highway 4 through antioch, eastbound highway 4 is where there's a closure or at least chp helping out with the remnants of a closure.

i haven't seen any slowing, but chp says they're still onscene. slowing already kicking in. actually just a few minutes before 5:30. and thursday, we expect to see an earlier start for many spots. the north bay picking up the volume, as well. but no drama as far as the weather, not right now, but as christina's forecast is telling you, things are changing. new this morning, oakland police right now investigating a shooting that left one man dead. a woman on the scene tells us that victim is her son. she gave us a photo of him -- the shooting happened around 12:30 this morning near 20th street. details are still coming in at this point. and we know at least one man has been killed and homicide democr detectives have been called to that scene. it is 5:31 right now and the search for sierra lamar is taking a new direction as investigators reveal a new theory about what might have happened to the teenager. live in morgan hill with

preparations for another day of searching for sierra. good morning, bob. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura. we're at burnett elementary where in a few hours from now organizers will begin their third day in the effort to find sierra lamar, the 15-year-old girl who disappeared two friday mornings ago before ever making it to school. the sheriff's office is still looking for her kidnapper. they believe it's quite possible that he or she is familiar with this area. especially when you consider the statistics. sheriff lori smith pointing this out to us. 40% of people who abduct children live within a mile of the child's home. investigators are also working on a theory this person didn't plan this abduction instead it was a crime of opportunity. >> we believe in cases of stranger abduction, and we're not there yet. we don't know if this was an acquaintance or a stranger, but in cases of stranger abduction, we know that it's usually an impulsive act. >> the sheriff's office has

already vetted registered sex offenders who live within a couple of miles of the lamar home. they're about to if they haven't already finished with probationers and parolees and moving on to people who just have criminal records. both parents have taken polygraphs, but law enforcement will not comment on the results. yesterday the sheriff's office searched several nearby ponds and reservoir for clues surrounding sierra's disappearance while almost 300 volunteers look through fields in the area. you can still volunteer for the search that is being coordinated by the klaas kids foundation with guidance from the sheriff's office by coming here to burnett elementary off 85 tilton between 8:00 and 1:00 today through sunday. reporting live in morgan hill, "today in the bay." the man accused of killing five people in a san francisco home will be back in court today. the arraignment continuing this morning. police say he committed the murders inside a house across from city college on friday. that was during a robbery, they

suspect. the public defender's office asking to represent him in this case, but a possible conflict of interest has to be settled first. the office recently represented his brother in another case and he is a potential witness in this murder trial. it is 5:34 right now. this morning, the debate over using public money to pad the wallets of u.c.'s best paid employees is headed to san francisco. u.c. regents will talk about a threatened lawsuit by 36 top executives. they say the regents are legally required to increase their pensions because of a policy approved back in 1999 to lift limits if a federal waiver was approved. that happened in 2007. today the u.c. system president will ask regents to rescind that policy. a report on the pepper spraying of students will soon be released. a judge told the task force investigating to release the report about what happened after it removes the police officers'

names. the officers have 21 days to appeal that ruling. if there's no appeal, the report can be released. empty shells and short on funds. a food bank needs some help and a lot of it. "today in the bay" live in oakland right now where the alameda county community food bank says the shelves are deeply depleted. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. yeah, and if all were well, this area we're standing in would be completely full of food, all of these bins would be full of food. that's not the case. normally they'd go almost wall to wall, but this is what they have left. and a lot of this is the donations that came through over the holidays and just to prove the point, i wanted to show you what they've got in this bin. the whole thing is nearly cranberry sauce. the donations that came in through the holiday, of course, they were great, they're thinking by the end of the week they're going to completely run out. and here with me this morning is michael felton. good morning.

you were saying it's something people don't think about. but we've got spring break coming up and a lot of people have their kids at home. >> coming in the next couple of months or so, we're going to see a big uptick in the amount of need in our community. those usually happen in times where children aren't in school and aren't receiving their school lunches. it's a big time for us as is summer. >> and i wanted to show you, these are all the bins you might see out during the holidays. they're just sitting here right now completely empty. and so the need is up, and, you know, you're just not getting what you need. what can people do if they want to help? >> the quickest most efficient way for people to help is a cash donation. go to our website accfb.org. a fun way to do that is to click on our virtual food drive link and you can virtually shop to help us purchase the items we need most and we're actually able to take every dollar that we get and turn that into $5 worth of food to distribute to the community. >> that's great. and really quickly, if people

have a couple of cans on their shelves and bring those down, where can they bring them? >> we're located at 7900 edgewater in oakland. we've got barrels out in the community or if they know of an agency like a food bank or soup kitchen, they can drop them off there. >> thanks for being up with us at this hour. the need is there. if you can make that cash donation, you can go ahead and do it online. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> get out and help if you can. >> people hungry year round. i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. get the sunglasses out? >> yeah, but only for a couple of days. more rain on the way. good morning to you. let's start with your current temperatures and some fog out there. only half mile visibility in gilroy this morning. elsewhere, the fog is starting to develop. expecting more before we hit 9:00 a.m. we'll continue to monitor your visibility all morning long, but if you are headed to the pass, watch out for thick fog, could

be dangerous there. 46 degrees in livermore, 50 in san jose, up to 65 degrees by noon. the good news is, we're going to see a lot of sunshine here in the south bay today. so our temperatures will climb quickly. meanwhile up in santa rosa, you're going to be in the 50s, upper 50s at noon and that's because of the fog out there. it's going to take a while for the sun to breakthrough, but nonetheless, we're talking about 70s today in santa rosa and san jose. 66 for oakland, and 64 in san francisco. as we head through the second half of your weekend, we're going to get a break from the rain, but we've got a lot of rain on the way for saturday, pretty much a washout. the bulk of the moisture comes through over the course of the morning. today and tomorrow, 70s, before that system arrives. tomorrow night, we have that rain coming in at the coast. i'll time it out for you, let you know how much we're expecting, what it means for the sierra nevada and about a 20-degree drop between friday and saturday's temps. hey, folks, we've got a lot to sort out on this map. we'll start with the accident in

the middle of your screen here. an accident westbound 580. your commute direction, sounds like all the activity has moved off the roadway. but we'll see if they have cleared. slowing already where i've circled coming out of the altamont pass and so you have a 15-minute travel time all the way past the accident in toward the dublin interchange. north of there, top corner of your screen, let's zoom in. we have construction still going on for 680. the off-ramps, diablo blocked, construction crews starting to move from both sides of the freeway and no slowing right now. they should be cleared in the next 20 minutes or so. and a live look, we'll show you things are moving steadily past the coliseum. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:39 right now. one of the gop candidates for president makes a stop in the bay area today. >> another candidate about to get a key endorsement from a former president. details coming up in a live

report. and london taking a look at the past as it gets ready for the 2012 summer games. >> it's going to be hot over there. and for the latest news, weather, traffic, and all sorts check us in out on facebook, nbc bay area.

happy thursday, everybody. welcome back. republican presidential candidate rick santorum dropping in on the bay area today. santorum expected to attend a public rally at the jelly belly factory in fairfield this afternoon at 4:00. he'll then hold a private reception inside the factory for campaign donors. i would imagine they get to sample all the jelly bellies too. he'll also attend a fundraiser in alamo where supporters will pay $2,500. it's been a long road so far on the presidential campaign trail. and now republican candidates trying to stretch those dollars to get them through to the next round. "today in the bay's" tracie

potts is live in washington. good morning. >> reporter: -- also all the candidates are focused there that could be a big one. newt gingrich, we're talking about stretching the dollars, he's scaled his campaign way back, replacing his campaign manager, cutting back his campaign events from four or five a day to just one. he also, gingrich says is laying off about a third of his staff. he says he wants to focus more on efforts online and on two states to try to get that nomination. meantime, money personally not an issue for mitt romney, but keeps popping up on the campaign trail, his wealth. now questions about a garbage he was building in a san diego home. four cars with elevators, elevator lifts for each one of those cars on the campaign trail. biden took aim at romney yesterday calling him out of touch. you talk about santorum in the area, he's been up in wisconsin

the last four days, criticizing romney calling him completely out of sync with america but then he also said he would certainly run if romney chose him as a running mate. >> thanks for the details, tracie. california women are earning degrees at a higher rate than men. but women apparently still trail men when it comes to earning power and proficiency in science and math. i didn't say it, that's according to a news analyst by mt. st. marys college. >> different than our st. marys. >> you got it. women are more likely to graduate than men. now, in the business world, the studies show and i remind you that's the study, laura. women are sole owners of 30% of the state's businesses. only 30%. but they represent just 3% of chief executive officers in california's top public companies. >> and behind every good man. >> you know that's right.

a great woman. a field trip today to the center of the debate. leaders in several states will make a trip to the only place the beef filler is still made in nebraska. the group wants to show the support for the embattled manufacturing beef products incorporated. other plants have shut down in the wake of the criticism and the ban of the meat additive. >> that means i've been eating more of that. people flock to london for the 2012 summer games, they're going to find something a little different on the underground. london changing the underground maps to honor past olympians. the stops will be named after some of the biggest medal winners in history. included on that map, track and field star jessie owens and carl lewis. there's also michael phelps, muhammad ali, and u.s. soccer star mia hamm. also some of them off the map.

olympic officials say they're happy to defend their choices. there's always controversy when you name stuff. the summer games just 120 days away. nbc bay area, of course, your home for the london olympics. >> it'll be interesting. >> all right. 5:46 right now. a little bit of something for everyone this week with the forecast, christina. >> yeah, today, tomorrow, looking fantastic for outdoor activities. good morning to you. you want to get your sunglasses ready to go, but grab that jacket on the way out the front door. a little bit of drizzle, as well, by the coast. it's a cool start-up, but we're going to see a nice afternoon, not just today, but tomorrow, as well. if you've been craving 70-degree weather, barbecue weather, we've got that for you. it's going to be a little bit overcast north of the golden gate bridge for the first part of the day today with the jet stream lingering to our north. the storm track is to our north. we might see a few stray showers. overall, warming nicely, we've got that potent weather system.

we'll time that out for you right now. visibility shows you, onshore flow is kicking in, 3/4 mile down in gilroy. meanwhile, doing okay everywhere else, but i'm expecting flight delays out of sfo. everything's reported on time from the faa. so as we head throughout the day today, it all works out like this. up in the mid-60s by noon in san jose. and 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night right at the coast, this steady rain. looks like the bulk of the moisture over the course of saturday morning, we stop the clock on your future cast. you see the yellow, the deep green, yeah, this will be a north bay event, but we're still going to get rain here in the south bay, maybe 1/2 inch, maybe 2 inches up in places like santa rosa and napa. we stop the clock again for you at noon on saturday, turning showery but steady light rain moving over the greater bay area. that continues until about 9:00 when the coast blast comes and the pink, it's snow, a mix of

snow and rain over mt. hamilton. we might pick up an inch, pretty good news as we head into spring, staying nice and mild, we need that moisture to replenish our summer months water supply. so the good news is, we are getting that moisture, still running about a 50% deficit, though. so we'll continue to update you on the status of our rainfall amounts. 70 in livermore, i love saying 72 for tomorrow and rain on the way for saturday. take a look at the difference. temperature swing down to 56 degrees. but you'll be able to get outdoors on sunday. 62, nice and mild. let's check your drive at 5:48 with mike. >> the south bay where we do have this accident. they're looking fine, but just as you're approaching the expressway sensor, we have slowing because of the earlier accident i told you about right around guadalupe parkway. cars literally stuck together. the fenders or bumpers or locked, got stuck together.

and they have been removed from the roadways. we do have slowing as things clear from that scene. meanwhile further up the peninsula, a smoother drive. we have the off-ramp closed another few minutes until the crews completely clear from there, but you can use the university off-ramp. dumbarton bridge, smooth drive, as well. and a live look at that bridge, northbound two lanes heading into the north bay, into the city, a smoother, heavier flow. it's very early for that commute, but already the build happening through san rafael and coming out of navado. all the way for 580, 880, heading to the toll plaza with no metering lights. back to you. it's 5:49 right now. north ameri navado police need your help finding a bank robber. this man entered the bank passing a note to the teller demanding money. he took off after getting an

undisclosed amount of cash. anyone with information about the robbery should call navado police. and a spike in home robberies in palo alto has police trying to calm fears. dozens attending a community meeting to learn how to protect themselves. lock your doors, windows, and report all suspicious behavior. now, one recent victim says thieves do know what they want. >> i could see the door was open. and i said to my husband for some reason i said go look -- go see if the tv's still here. and he said it is and i went to my jewelry box. and it wasn't. and they had taken all the gold. just gold. >> palo alto police say there have been 71 daytime burglaries this year alone compared to the 31 in the first three months of 2011 and 22 in 2010. now they say cities like redwood city are also seeing a spike. spoiler alert, we're about to tell you how the a's did in

their second game of the season. oakland and seattle play in game two of their three-game series in tokyo. they wrapped up play just about an hour ago. a's getting a win in this one thanks to home runs from three different players. oakland won it 4-1. >> i like that baseball music. well, curry may not play for the rest of the season even if he is healthy. he'll miss a few more weeks while he rests that right ankle. even when he's better, the warriors may keep him on the sidelines because they want to protect his ankle and hold on to a 2012 first-round draft pick they initially traded for the utah jazz. if the warriors finish too high in the standings, then the jazz get that pick. it is 5:51 right now. coming up, turns out subway's $5 foot long doesn't apply to everyone in the bay area. a look at the exception to the rule. plus, the website trying to connect you to all of your favorite takeout restaurants. robots that can get you tacos, right?

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we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. okay. sure, it's got a catchy tune and it's also a bargain, but subway's famed $5 footlong campaign doesn't apply everywhere in the bay area. signs now posted inside many subway locations in san francisco tell patrons all subway restaurants in the county do not participate in the national $5 promotions. published reports blaming the high cost of doing business inside san francisco county and the city's $10.24 minimum wage. the exception is the sub of the month. you can always get that still for $5. hey, there's a website offering you a chance to ditch those takeout menus. living social is launching an online food delivery service today. participating restaurants in in 26 cities including san

francisco will offer online delivery service. you need a living social account to participate. living social doesn't charge the restaurant, but they do get a cut of the sales. all right. here we go. stay classy, sequel lovers, ron 'burron burgundy is back. >> paramount pictures and myself have come to terms on a sequel to "anchorman." >> yes, music to our ears, you heard correctly, will ferrell bringing because his role as ron burgundy in the long awaited sequel to 2004's "anchorman," he loves scotch. ferrell made the announcement last night on the conan o'brien show. he appeared in character. working that flute. under that mustache. yeah, dropping a bombshell, the sequel set for -- go, ron, go. the sequel is set for next month. >> little do people know that you play the oboe.

>> i do play the oboe. who's not staying classy? rupert murdoch and his critics. >> good morning. there are accusations this morning that one of murdoch's companies deliberately leaked special codes that would allow people in europe to decrypt pay tv signals in europe and watch for free. why would anyone do that? well, because murdoch's company owned the pay tv system and how better to wreck a competing company than to tell people how to get it for free. they deny the accusations made by the bbc. there's a strange local tie. the subsidiary accused of leaking these codes is called nds and it was just purchased by san jose's cisco systems for $5 billion. cisco's biggest acquisition in seven years. here's some great video for you from google. the self-driving car, remember this? the prius? it can now drive through the

drive-thru. it can navigate -- here's the taco bell, outstanding. >> how do you get that job? >> i know, right? and eating a taco while driving. further, let's see -- now there's even a better punch line to this and that is the driver himself as he gets out of the car and grabs his cane -- >> beautiful. >> i know, right. >> we live in the future. a blind man eating a taco with both hands while driving a prius. it is so cool. >> that is mind-blowing. >> that is amazing. >> blind man with a taco driving a car. through a drive-thru. impressive. 5:56 right now. a high school rocked by a cheating scandal. all the details coming up. how the morning commute could become a little more pleasant thanks to east bay. and low clouds forcing slight delays out of sfo this morning at about an hour right now, we'll update you on visibility, let you know when our next system arrives, but the good news is, 70 today, full

forecast coming up. 580 has the typical slowing, we'll show you where else that commute is inic.ng. and the latest thing to watch for on your east bay freeways. in