you're looking live at the scene of an apparent homicide in san francisco at main and harrison streets. san francisco police have been at the scene for several hours. christie smith is there live. she has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we have been keeping an eye on this. i just saw homicide investigators walking up and down the street looking for potential witnesses. they just spoke with a man who had been sleeping on the street trying to see if he had any information. what we know, police not releasing a lot of details, but what they are telling us is at 2:30 this morning on main street near bryant right under the bay

bridge, they got a call of a body on the street. they came out here and told me they are investigating this as a homicide. they have not said how this person died or whether he was shot. i did speak with a worker who was of the here this morning. he said he didn't hear any gunfire at all. only the response from police. now the medical examiner just left with the victim after having been here for several hours. there were reports earlier that this might have involved a pg&e worker because there were pg&e trucks behind the crime tape, but i spoke with them this morning, and they are telling me that the victim is not a worker. of course, san francisco police asking anyone who might have heard or saw anything suspicious to give them a call. christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you. in the meantime, that investigation and affecting the morning commute. >> we're looking at the map here. this is the san francisco side

of the bay bridge. underneath the elevated skyway, main street is closed between harrison and bryant. harrison is open. but that will close underneath the bridge. take one block in either direction. and one block past that it main street section as well. this will be an issue for surface street traffic, but you can get on to and off of the bridge. let me take you to a live shot. i will update you for the next report. i want to tell you about this. the car at the bottom of your screen and behind the fender, it went off the roadway and hit that pole in the area. wierps are down and repair work is going on, but the latest update is that this roadway in one direction will be closed because of the accident until 5:00. he says the person driving this car was taken to the hospital after registering a 2.6 blood

alcohol level. i didn't know you could be conscious at that level. obviously, you can't drive well. a note for folks. this at san pablo avenue will be closed at 5:00 p.m. >> that's interesting they released that so early. thank you. let's look at our weather with christina loren. >> we have a big weekend in the weather world as well. let's get to your current temperatures. it's mild out there this morning. and by noon today, comfortable conditions in the 60s. 66 degrees at noon in san jose. we have three additional hours of warming. i'll let you know how warm in your city and when the rain arrives. we told you about the homicide. it looks like a homicide in san francis francisco. now this morning berkley police investigating a deadly shooting. a man was found lying in the

street at 7:30 last night. they say the man was apparently shot as he and friends left a nearby store. they were involved in some kind of confrontation. somebody in the group started shooting. police have arrested one person, but they are looking for others in this. this is the city's third homicide of 2012. san francisco police have arrested a man suspect ed of stabbing an occupy protester. the suspect returned to the camp in front of the federal reserve building yesterday. protesters recognized him and held him until police arrived. the man is suspected of stabbing one of the occupiers sunday night leaving him in critical condition. there was a second stabbing the next night, but no arrests have been made in that case. two weeks after sierra lamar disappeared, investigators uncovered new clues. bob redell is live in morgan hill. bob, i guess we're wondering. could this be the break everybody has been waiting for?

>> reporter: investigators don't know what's been found. good morning to you. they found two used condoms and an empty box used to ship handcuffs. they found these items yesterday at the end of palm avenue in a field. the card board box which is used for shipping was labeled "stainless steel handcuffs." the condoms were a few feet away. there's no indication this is related to sierra's disappearance, but because they were found so close to the home, the sheriffs office collected them as evidence. we put this map together for you to show you where the field is in relation to the home. she was supposed to catch her bus at palm. this field is at the end of palm where it dead ends. it's very rural. according to the sheriffs

office, a place where kids congregate. >> at times you see cars parked down there at night. especially now that open space has it. they frequent the road quite a bit. >> reporter: that was a neighbor who lives nearby. this is the first discovery of possible new evidence since just after her disappearance. on the saturday and sunday after she disappeared, searchers found her cell phone and purse with her clothes inside not far from where she lives. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, today in the bay. >> there's a tip line. we'll put an e-mail address up on your screen. take a look at this. we also put that on our website at nbcbayarea.com. once you get there, you just search sierra. 6:06 right now. tomorrow marks one year since the brutal beating of giants fan brian stow. the former paramedic suffered severe brain trauma. he now has trouble speaking. he also has short-term memory

loss and needs around the clock care. the family will mark the anniversary by joining a walk for thoughts event in san jose tomorrow. organizers hope to raise $50,000 for the brain injury association of california. the walk starts at 10:00 a.m. at almaden lake park. a rave party with a deadly history returning to the bay area after a two-year absence. pop 2012 will be held. about 12,000 people are expected to show up. this year they are committed to safety and will work closely with police. lawmakers have been working to ban this event and ones like it since 2010. that's when two people died after taking ecstasy. a total of 70 drug arrests were also made. are you feeling lucky? the lotto pool keeps growing. the jackpot an estimated $540 million this morning. that is a $389 million one-time

cash payout if you win. >> that's not too bad. >> as fever grows, the jackpot just keeps getting larger which means it's the largest lotto draw ever could be worth a lot more before the drawing tonight. what do you got? >> i owe you 60 cents. keep the change. >> did you just put a dollar in your shirt? did that just happen? good morning to you. we have a really nice-looking forecast for today. it's going to be a little cooler in the north bay where the fog is starting to settle in. we're in the 50s for now. but that fog is going to limit your sunshine up in the north bay in the peninsula as well. you will see that fog. so this is what we're expecting throughout the day. temperatures will be on the climb as of noon. we'll hit the 60s just about everywhere because of the mild

start. 69 degrees at 4:00 p.m. really comfortable. our highs come in at about 3:00 p.m. only dropping off to 69 at 4:00 p.m. not a lot of sunshine for today. high pressure still in control of our forecast. hence the warming. who is going to get the most rain? santa rosa will get an inch. we're expecting half an inch in san jose. we need the rain. i'll time out the storm system. that's in my next report. but first, mike is really busy this morning on a friday. >> good morning. i'm busy reporting it, but these folks are busy getting through it. this is westbound. your commute direction at g street. a multicar accident is still in the lanes here. that's providing a problem and a benefit depending on which side of the roadway you're on. if you're before you get to g, you have worse traffic off the bridge.

this is right after the accident. a little lighter flow now. there's the breaking point. now we'll move out to the roadways south of there. we're looking at a better flow for 580 as well. it's a 17-minute drive. that's slower than we saw. that's evening out the traffic. let's get a look at 880. some will end up here in a nice flow. 60 through downtown. back to you. 6:10 right now. the first lady dropping in on the bay area on a fundraising mission. we'll let you know where she'll be coming up. and overnight raids result in the arrest of 19 people in france. find out why police are making theonnection to the shootings that killed seven people this month. a live look outside at san francisco. you can see the clouds out there. christina loren tells us it's pretty mild. a smooth start to your day.

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romney up by eight points after picking up a big endorsement from the first president bush. how budget chair paul ryan will throw his support behind romney as well today. now the focus on tuesday in wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c. >> i hope to get a good number of delegates from those three contests. and be on my way to securing the nomination and taking on the president. >> i like the former president's sock there is. got a little style to him. some saying the primaries could be the last chance for rick santorum and newt gingrich to prove their campaigns can survive. >> rick santorum will be in wisconsin today after attending a fundraising dinner in the bay area last night. santorum says if he becomes president, he will slash taxes on manufacturers and processors like jelly belly from 35% to 0.

>> the first lady will be in the bay area this weekend. michelle obama will be in san francisco today raising money for the president's reelection campaign and the democratic party. she'll host a fundraising event at the california academy of sciences in golden gate park. tickets there running between $500 and $5,000 to attend. the oakland band will be there to perform. tomorrow the first lady traveling to the coast guard island in alameda to commission a new coast guard vessel. >> let's see if the secret service will have to get out the umbrellas. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> we have a really good-looking forecast for today. if you're trying to get outdoors, you have today to take care of any plans without the rain drops falling over your head. as of tonight, we're talking about the bulk of the moisture

between about 3:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. saturday after which time the rain will turn shower ri and spotty and will have limited options to get outside. but sunday looking better for outdoor activities. a lot of kids out from school for spring break as of this afternoon. 52 degrees in san mateo. a good-looking day shaping up. fog out there. that's going to make tr some cloudy conditions. it's really going to have to breakthrough the clouds. you will see some sunshine at the very least. by 11:00 a.m. then that storm system moves in. clouding us back up by noon. 69 degrees by 4:00 p.m. inland with the nice, mild start. let's time the system out for you and help you make the weekend plans after all. you made it to friday. 9:00 p.m. friday we get the showers at the coast. the bulkover the moisture comes through. by noon, the whole thing races into the central valley.

then we get the spotty activity. big snow levels down to 3,500 feet. 7:00 a.m. sunday getting a nice, dry break. i want to also point out, it's going to be very windy with that rain coming down. we're watching for the potential for mud slides and downed trees. i stopped it at 4:00 p.m. on saturday. we're on the high end of the key. it's going to be a blustery saturday. as we head through sunday, the winds will start to decrease and we'll get kind of a quiet pattern that lasts into wednesday. then the rain returns on thursday. so spring so far has been very active. it looks like it will stay that way. let's check your drive. mike is busy this morning. >> it's not too bad, but it's busier for a friday, that's for sure. we're looking at the volume of traffic. now my maps look frozen. let's show you the bay bridge. the live shot of the bay bridge.

as we head over to the maps, we're looking at a couple issues for the upper deck. there's a stall that's reported somewhere around fifth as you're getting off into the city. and then at treasure island, the off ramp, there may be an accident in just a few minutes. they didn't sound too concerned, but anything across the bay is an issue. let's get back to your maps. we're looking at the 17-minute drive westbound. that's your commute direction. things have smoothed out. you notice it's much more green than the last time we saw. 50s throughout the entire area coming into livermore. heading out of the area, this is what we're concerned with. folks should start to build up. spring break for a lot of folks next week. bring the chains. we're looking to the south bay. a smooth drive northbound. not a concern. no incidents for san jose.

the construction has cleared from that section. we're going up to the city where we have main street. it's closed from harrison to bryant. that's coming underneath the skyway because of the police activity. christie smith continues to update that for us. the approach out of the east bay, a smooth drive. back to you. >> thank you very much. after five straight years of cuts, fremont superintendent says the next round will involve more difficult decisions. they are talking about cutting school bus service impacting about 800 students. the district is trying to cope with a projected loss in state funding of $12 million. it says if it decides to cut the service, drivers and mechanics would lose their jobs. bussing for special education students would continue. here's a story that would make captain jack sparro very proud. the oakland tribune says an

11-year-old girl was cleaning a lake when she spotted two canvas bags. inside those bags was a cachet of jewelry, coins and silver candle stix. about 10 pounds worth. police confiscated the loot in hopes of returning the items to their it rightful owners. the sharks have signed a bay area kid to an entry level contract. the team signed matt tenison. he learned to play in the junior sharks program. pretty cool. living a lot of the dreams of those kids. the 21-year-old just finished his junior season out of western michigan. >> when you're old like me, 21 is a kid. the stan form women's basketball team getting ready to take on baylor on sunday night. the winner goes to the ncaa championship. baylor the favorite because of

their star brittney griener. tipoff is at 5:30. the stanford men just wrapped up their season with a victory in new york city. it's not the ncaa tournament, but it's the next best thing. they beat minnesota by a final of 75-51. this marks the second nit win ever. the first since 1991. 6:21 right now. coming up, an update on the breaks news. san francisco police are at the scene of a homicide right now. we'll have details coming up in a live report. we'll take a look at the week's ipos. that's ahead in business.

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welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful live look outside. 6:24 right now. we tell you about a man who is running 16,000 miles to raise awareness about mental illness. his next stop is in the bay area. wayne cho will speak about anxiety and depression on monday. cho has been out running a long time. since 2008. he set out from theast coast of canada and will end his run in british columbia. cho says his cause very close to home. he suffered severe anxiety before taking up long distance running. a misplaced shipman may have led to a security breach. four storage devices for the california department of child

support services disappeared earlier this month. they contained the private records of 800,000 californians. the device has vanished while being shipped between colorado and california. ibm was returning them after testing whether it could run the support services remotely. the department is recommending people affected by the breach to take steps to protect their identity. a new independent investigation into apple's overseas contract factory finds employees work too many hours. but scott mcgrew says they do it because they want the cash. >> good morning. apple said it tries to discourage employees from working so many hours trying to up their pay. so the owner of the factory is going to try a different strategy. raising pay without increasing hours. now this is by my count the third major raise for assembly line workers in the past year or so. it's been estimated it costs apple $8 in labor to make a

single iphone. the third ipo this week from the bay area ended its first day of public trading 11% lower on thursday. annie's foods gained 5%. it added another 18%. some of the original investors in zynga are taking an early exit. hoffman has been working together for years. hoffman was creating linked in. the two of them bought a patent back then that described the acceptance of friends on social network i networking. when you think about that, that's one of the most powerful patents in silicon valley history. >> it was coming up on auction. we were worried this industry might get shut down if a patent

was bought by a large company. it was a lot of money so we said why don't we split it and buy it together. >> the most important patent. reed is also an investor in facebook. he'll be my guest this weekend. still to come on today in the bay, volunteers will search again today for sierra lamar. they have made new discoveries near her home. we'll have a live report coming up. also san francisco police right now at the scene of what looks like an apparent homicide. we'll have an update on our breaking news coming up. and in addition to the gusty winds and heavy rain on the way this it weekend, we're talking about almost a 20-degree drop in temperature between today and tomorrow. we'll sort is out for you in in the full forecast. as we watch the commute build, i have a new issue in

oakland. a car fire. more coming up.

developing news this morning. homicide investigators just cleared out after a body was found on the streets. i'm christie smith. i'll have a live report coming up. the mavericks big wave surf contest not happening this year but the party goes on. you can go to half-moon bay for some fun this weekend. details coming up. a taking a live look outside. what's in store for the forecast? we have a look across the bay yier. it's friday, march 30th, today in the bay. good morning to you. thanks for joining us.

i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning to you. let's check in with christina loren. by the way i'm jon kelley. what's happening for the weather? >> good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. we have a good-looking day. it's nice and mild to start. we're in the 50s just about everywhere. 54 in santa rosa. grab the umbrella. we're headed towards a nice afternoon. showers arrive by 9:00 p.m. i'll time the system out and let you know when you can get outdoors and what all the rain means for snow in the sierra nevada. first, let's check the drive with mike. >> an earlier accident seemed like a minor issue for 880. it has turned into a car fire situation. the off ramp has a car that sounds like it's catching a pretty good fire there. no injuries reported.

now we're worried about trees in the area. we don't see any major slowing past the scene. i will track that. meanwhile, another accident on the upper deck at treasure island. it sounds like ridge crews have to get over there. that means the lights have been turned on getting into the city. main street is closed underneath the bridge under the skyway. harrison to bryant. harrison is open but this is because of an investigation going on. >> mike, we start off with breaking news in san francisco. police remain at the scene of a homicide which appears to have happened just hours ago. christie smith is live on the scene with the latest details. good morning. what's happening out there? >> reporter: good morning. i want to step aside real quickly and show you where the body was found this morning. up under the tree that's mid-way on the block on the sidewalk. just wanted to mention too. main street is back open. they just pulled down the police

tape that had been up here all night. but two homicide inspectors keep coming and going. we saw them question a man sleeping in a tent across the street from where the victim was found. police say they got a call of a body on main street near bryant and harrison. this is right under the bay bridge. they are investigating this as a homicide but have not said how the man died. we did have a chance to walk closer to the crime scene. there is broken close nearby on the ground. there were reports that this could have been a pg&e worker involved. there was a pg&e truck near where the victim was found, but i had a chance to speak with pg&e this morning and they say the victim does not work for them. police are asking anyone who saw anything to give them a call. christie smith, today in the bay. also new this morning, police investigating a homicide

as we speak. officers found a man lying in the street near sacramento and oregon at 7:30 last night. the man was apparently shot as he and friends left a nearby store and then they were involved in some kind of confrontation. somebody in the group encountered started shooting. police have arrested one person, but they are still looking for others. this this marks the city's third homicide of 2012. it's 6:34 right now. two weeks after sierra lamar disappeared, investigators have uncovered possible new clues. bob redell joins us live in morgan hill. could this be a break that investigators have been waiting for? >> reporter: good morning. investigators don't know yet, but it's certainly piqued their interest. a volunteer with the search effort made this discovery yesterday afternoon in the field at the end of palm avenue, not far from the lamar home. they came across two used

condoms and a few feet away from those an empty card board box labeled "stainless steel handcuffs." the manufacturer is unknown. there's no indication that these items are related to the disappearance of sierra lamar baa=ssible evidence, sent themf to a lab for dna testing. results are due back within a week. to give you an idea of where this field is in relation to the home, she was supposed to catch her school bus two weeks ago this morning down the street from her home at palm. this field is at the end of palm where it dead ends. it's a very rural location. we understand this is also the first discovery of possible new evidence since the disappearance. searchers found her cell phone and purse with her clothes inside the saturday after she went missing. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, today in the bay. >> in the wake of her

disappearance, police are asking parents to be vigilant after a man tried to grab a young girl. the suspect is a white male in his 50s with gray hair wearing a polo shirt and jeans. he lunged at a 9-year-old girl yesterday morning at bub elementary school. the girl was returning from class from the restroom and was fortunately able to just run away. police now asking people to report anybody they have seen suspicious loitering around schools. it's 6:36 right now. the date for a showdown between the san francisco sheriff and mayor ed lee is set. a judge is set to hear the challenge of his suspension april 18th. the sheriff's lawyer filed court papers saying the suspension is a denial of his right to due process. they also say a public official

cannot be removed for misconduct unless the crime occurred while they were in office. and he was not yet sworn in. he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment to settle a domestic abuse case involving his wife. with 24 hours until the mavericks window officially closes, some downer news for surfers. the competition will not happen again this year. organizers say the right conditions just never came together here, but they are still planning on putting on a big time party. tomorrow they are holding a festival in half-moon bay with live bands and surfing videos and food and then an awards show. the plan is to hold the festival each year whether or not that competition actually happens. let's see what the forecast will hold for the weekend. checking in with meteorologist christina loren. >> we'll have some pretty large swells this w7bd rksz but clearly not enough. the criteria does not fit.

throughout the day today, the swells will start to increase. we're talking about some pretty large swells tomorrow as the storm moves on shore. we'll get a nice, dry break. temperatures will had climb into the 70s. high pressure still in control. the further south you live, the warmer it will be for you. the warmest conditions down in the south bay. the most sunshine to start you out. 69 by 4:00 p.m. by the water, not too shabby. 63 degrees in san francisco as you break for lunch. you'll hold on to that temperature at 4:00 p.m. we are expecting the showers to start dropping over the bay and the coast at 4:00. it looks like the bulk of the moisture arrives later on. 5:00 a.m. friday, start to get a little dicey in the north bay at that point. not great news for your evening commute home. by 9:00 p.m., starting to get that steady rain right at the coastline. we'll time it out in my next report. i'll let you know when we get a break from the rain. we have another system on the

way. so we're making up some of the totals. first, let's check your drive. >> folks, as we heard christie smith report, we do have main street, which has just reopened minutes ago. that's good news between harrison and bryant. your connecter under the bridge. but i have to replace that with another accident icon. this is getting off the bridge at fifth. the earlier disabled vehicle, we have an accident reported at the same scene. that's what's going on at fifth. and the upper deck still has the accident clearing. the slowdown up the incline has been cleared because of the folks held back at the meet. ering lights. a live look outside shows you 880. continuing up towards oak street, we have the car fire reported at the off ramp. you have a number of other exits that should be all right. back to you guys. 6:39 right now. still to come on today in the bay, there are several events in

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welcome back. it's 6:46 right now. it is friday. it feels good out there. a mild start. but expect the rain to come. >> it is okay. we need it. maybe you want your car washed for free. mother nature is going to put that shine on it. let's look at what's going on out there. you don't need the heavy coat. the clouds from the live picture of san francisco, that's the reason why. serving as a blanket over the bay area. trapping in some of the warmth we accumulated yesterday. we are on par to do the same today. and it's the nice, mild start courtesy of those clouds. high pressure is still in control of the weather. those microclimates going to kick into high gear throughout the afternoon. 67 degrees by noon. mostly cloudy conditions inland. you'll have showers at the coast at that time. the showers will start to ramp up as we head through this evening. future cast telling the story. we stop the clock at 5:00 p.m.

looks like we'll start to see steady rainfall over the greater bay area. the bulk of the moisture will come through between 3:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. we will see some breaks of dry weather throughout the day tomorrow. they will just be limited. it looks like the best opportunity to get outdoors if you have to do something outside. between 3:00 and 5:00. sunday much better for outdoors. clear conditions over the greater bay area. your soil will be nice and moist. that's a great time to start the spring garden. so in addition to the rain, we're talking about gusty winds. from the key, the high end of the key, you get the bright pinks. it's going to be blustery. tomorrow evening in the south bay, just about every whether where. they are going to see the highest wind gusts. the mountains could be treacherous for travel. tomorrow evening, you want to take it very cautiously. there's the next system

wednesday into thursday. temperatures staying in the 60s. friends in the south bay, we have your slowing starting here. the expressway past the airport. speeds into the 50s and below. already 30s around 680 and 880. and here the parkway showing the 50s. . there's your friday commute. but no accidents blocking your way. we have a smooth drive. slowing a little bit as you head towards the dublin interchange. getting out of town, that will start at 3:00 out of livermore. spring break for a lot of folks. 580 moves smoothly. 238 shows the slowing north of the y. 880 south, we're looking at speeds into the 40s and 50s. a typical build there. and north past oak street, we don't see any slowing although there's that report of the car fire. a smooth drive through the toll

plaza and the earlier accident has cleared. a smooth drive into the city. just the slowing and the backup at the toll plaz is a. a live look at the north bay. southbound 101. the curves, this is really good as you're coming through. no slowing do the bridge. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:50 right now. san francisco police officers are actively investigating a scene where a found was found dead on a sidewalk underneath the bay bridge. christie smith has been following this live for us all morning long in san francisco. she joins us with an update. what did you find out now? >> reporter: good morning. after a four-hour long investigation overnight, main street is back open here at bryant. the crime scene tape is down so we had a chance to walk closer. the victim was found underneath a tree about halfway up the block. there was broken glass on the ground there. detectives not saying how he died, but i spoke with a worker who was out here overnight who

said he didn't hear any gunfire. police got a call of a body on main street at 2:30 this morning and they are treating it like a homicide. this was right under the bay bridge. we have seen them interview potential witnesses including a few homeless people. police have not released any suspect information. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, today in the bay. the man accuse of killing five people in san francisco will not be represented by the public defenders office. that's because a judge says it could be a conflict of interest for the office to represent ben thai look because he previously represented his brother in another case. he manned up a as witness in his brother's murder trial. he was appointed another attorney and is due back in court next week. san francisco police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing an occupy protesters. the suspect returned to the camp in front of the federal reserve

building on market street yesterday. protesters recognized him and held him until police arrived. they say he was the man who stabbed one of their fellow protesters sunday night leaving him with critical injuries. there was a second stabbing at the same camp the next night, but no arrests have been made in that case. peninsula police are looking for this man in connection with a stabbing near the menlo park station on monday. a man was approached by two men and he was robbed and stabbed. he is recovering, but the two men took off. two weeks after sierra lamar disappeared, investigators uncovering a couple possible clues. bob redell is live with more on what's been found. what do you have out there? >> reporter: good morning. two used condoms and an empty box used to ship handcuffs. a volunteer with the search effort here in morgan hill found

the items yesterday afternoon in a field all the the end of palm avenue. that's a mile away from the home. the card board box, which is used for shipping, was labeled with the words "stainless steel handcuffs." the condoms were a few feet away. investigators say there's no indication right now as to whether or not this is related to sierra's disappearance, but because they were found so close to her home, the sheriffs office did collect them as evidence. results are due back within a week. we put this map together to give you an idea of where this field is. sierra was supposed to catch her bus two weeks ago this morning. the field is at the end of palm where it dead ends. it's a very rural location. it's a place where young people congregate. >> at times you see cars parked down there at night. they frequent the road quite a bit. >> reporter: that was a neighbor who lives in that area.

there is the first discovery of possible new evidence since just after the disappearance. on the saturday after she disappeared, searchers found her cell phone and a purse with her clothes inside not far from her home. bob redell, today in the bay. we want to let you know there's a tip line. we have the e-mail address on your screen. take a moment to get it down. we also put the e-mail address on our website at nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is search sierra. police are investigating a sexual assault on an east bay high school campus. it happened around 2:30 yesterday afternoon at deer valley high in antioch. a girl was assaulted in one of the bathrooms. police are conducting intervi s interviews. so far, no arrest have been made. a pilot died in a crash of his fighter jet. the defense department says

captain francis imlay was killed when his plane went down in asia yesterday. he leaves behind a wife and two children. this um summer the government will close hundreds of deportation cases. the news group reports attorneys will sift through the entire case load all the san francisco's immigration court to try to look for a low priority case to drop. the san francisco court has about 17,000 pending cases right now. the process will begin in san francisco in june and then in los angeles starting in july. a fundraiser will mark the one-year anniversary of the beating of brian stow. the former paramedic is still recovering after being attacked outside dodger stadium. stow is hiv living in a rehab center and needs around the clock care. his family will mark the anniversary by joining hundreds of people at the walk for thought event. organizers hope to raise $50,000

for the brain injury association of california. the walk starts at 10:00 a.m. at almaden lake park. several bay area events planned today in support of trayvon martin. he's the florida teen who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer last month. public outrage has focused on the fact that the man who killed the unarmed teen has not been arrested or charged. today in oakland, there will be a march at 4:00 p.m. at 14th and broadway. at noon in san francisco, religious leaders will hold a news conference protesting the handling of the case and are calling for clergy to wear hoodies. "the today show" is next. here's ann curry. >> good morning. coming up on a friday morning on "today", mega millions mania reaches a fever pitch as it grows to $540 million. it there a trick to picking the winning numbers? also this question on a serious note. should andrea yates, the mother

who drown her children in a bathtub, be allowed to leave a mental hospital to attend church. also we'll take you to the home of "the hunger games." and also there's new hope for a young bride who was paralyzed at her bachelorette party. she'll be along to share the latest on her recovery when we get started here on a friday morning. now back to you. >> thanks so much, ann. have you bought your ticket yet? have you thought about how you spend that $540 million jackpot? wishful thinking never hurts. one popular place for locals to buy lottery tickets is jolly king liquor. that's where 12 workers from a pizza shop recently got their winning ticket. they pitched in $100 each and they won $308,000. it works out to about $25,000 a

person. not enough to quit, but now they can afford to put $200 each for this mega jackpot and they are hoping lady luck strikes again. by the way, some guidelines they say if you're sharing tickets. there have been a few problems with office pools in the past. your best friend and coworkers now enemies. make a list of the names and phone numbers of everyone in the pool. give everyone a copy of the tickets. legitimate. they say make provisions for coworkers who are absent. or they haven't paid the money. >> i would break them off something. part of the team. >> nice. >> we have that on tape. everyone heard it. the latest internet star guy in the back of a cop car singing the blues. >> this is a funny story. he's singing classic rock queen's 1976 hit "bo heem yan

rap so day." and he did the whole thing. ♪ mama life has just begun ♪ mama mee ya >> i wish we had time to play the whole thing. wayne's world would be proud. this is from his arrest. it made its way to youtube earlier this month and it exploded yesterday. the guy uploaded the video himself after prosecutors gave it to him when he decided to defend himself on a drunk driving charge. look at the passion. >> i'd say. scott mcgrew says you can play queen straight from your what? >> i can see we have barely any