is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. it's 5:00 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everybody, i'm john kelly. let's get to it and check in with meteorologist christina loren, you said the rain is coming. >> the showers are just now starting to develop. the entire peninsula at this point getting the steady rainfall and it will continue to come down as we head through the next few hours. the activity will continuously ramp up and you see the heavy pocket of rain that developed over oakland, county on slick driving through there. although it spring break for some kids and you man on that lighter-than-normal commute you still want to give yourself plenty of time, right, mike? >> exactly right. the golden gate bridge, some of the lighter green hit and the roadways are slick. and further south we saw the

rain hitting san mateo so watch out there. a live look at the bay bridge, the earlier wind advisory has been conditionsed from the bay bridge but the camera trembles and wet roads and gusty winds could be a factor. smooth drive as you said for now. new this morning firefighters still on the scene of a one alarm fire at a strip mall in san lorenzo, the roof caught fire before 2:00 this morning at the cash for gold store on hesperian boulevard near hasscienda, the fire may he started accidentally by someone trying to steal copper wiring. >> i've seen a few cases come down where there have been people trying to -- for abandoned buildings and other businesses, yes, it's not uncommon. >> pg&e cut off power to the building but expects to turn it on at 9:30 this morning. so far no word on how extensive the damage is or when that shop

will be able to reopen. it was one week ago yesterday when tragedy just gripped an oakland college campus. the shooting rampage at oikos university last monday left seven students dead and another three injured. stephanie truong is live for us. >> reporter: no word on when the boardedup doors will reopen, but banners are hanging saying in memoriam. the school has been hosting daily concerts since friday in honor of the seven victims. ♪ this is yesterday. jennifer zhang performed a song for lydia sims who she considered a big sister.

the noon concerts are open to the public and they'll continue through the end of april. the school is also trying to help fund raise for the victims' families. oikosuniversity.org lists donation information for the foundation that has a wells fargo account. family and friends have also set up individual accounts. right now, in fact, the tibetan association of northern california is trying to collect money for funeral expenses of two of the victims whose families live overseas in india. in the meantime as for the suspect in the shootings, one goh has been charged with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. his next court date is april 30th when he may enter a plea. live at oikos university in oakland, stephanie truong "today in the bay." prosecutors have until 4:30 to file charges or by law the minor must be let go.

police say they need more time to investigate sunday morning's deadly crash in conconsidered. officers say a father and his daughter were on their bikes when the teen lost control of the suv and ran them down. 41-year-old solomon nuri died on impact. his 9-year-old daughter odessa died at the hospital. her 12-year-old sister suffered minor injuries. also this morning a gang member on trial for killing a father and two sons will be back on that stand today. 25-year-old edwin ramos accused of shooting 48-year-old tony bologna and his sons in a case of mistaken identity in 2008. yesterday ramos telling the jury he was driving his car when his passengers spotted the bolognas car. ramos said the shooter is also a gang member who is now in hiding. ramos is expected to face cross-examination later on today. it is 5:04 right now.

new this morning, suicide bombers in afghanistan strike at government offices killing more than a dozen people. we'll following the latest developments from the newsroom. >> good morning. in all officials say 15 people are dead after militants target afghan and nato security forces in southern and western afghanistan. one of the attacks happened just outside police headquarters in the helmand province. at least four officers were killed. five more wounded. a group of suicide bombers blew up a truck outside a district province in the herad province. today is the deadline for syria to withdraw its troops from towns and halt the 13-month crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators but activists do not see any signs of a cease-fire as military attacks are reported in towns across the country. a u.n.-brokered plan called for a cease-fire after the u.n.

estimates more than 9,000 people have been killed in the one-year uprising against al assad. north korea announcing tld it will be ready to launch its controversial long-range rocket as planned. it said all preparations will be made by the end of today. a top government official telling foreign journalists in pyongyang that everything is on track for a launch between april 12th and 16th. the international community is condemning the planned launch, of course. the major concern here is a secret nuclear test. john, though, north korea insifinsift insists it's launching a weather rocket. world famous artist thomas kinkade died in his sleep that according to the painter's girlfriend. amy pinto telling the "mercury news" that he died peacefully last friday morning. pinto said the two had been dating the past 18 months about

six months after the painter's wife filed for legal separation. his autopsy was performed on monday but it could take weeks for the actual cause of death to be determined. a nine-year fight to unionize sonoma county's biggest hospital is set to end today. the national union of health care workers said it's reached a contract agreement with santa rosa memorial hospital. the contract includes wage increases and improved retirement benefits and job security projections for 700 hospital employees. it is 5:07. more delays for california's voter approved high speed rail project. a state congressional committee launching an investigation in to possible conflicts of interest on the multibillion project. the leader ordering the authority to come up with documents and ro records of past communication. it will check for conflict of interest regarding rail officials and contractors. the current estimates that is

$68 billion. let's check the forecast with christina loren. how we looking? >> we've got showers on the radar this morning. the first wave is right now moving through. we'll get a little bit of a break later on with spotty on-and-off showers. but take a look at what could slow you down this morning. we've got showers coming down almost over the entire peninsula. i wanted to zoom in over the heavier pockets and time out the system and show you where the showers are headed. half moon bay is getting rainfall. and it's on its way to palo alto in 55 minutes. we'll see some pretty heavy rainfall. you want to keep it in mind. travel cautiously. and another pocket situated over berkeley on its way to walnut creek in 57 minutes. we'll track the showers all morning long. you can see spotty activity throughout the day today, highs only ending up in the low 60s, even the warmer cities across

the bay. and i in san jose. 63 for fremont and 57 degrees in stark contrast from yesterday. we'll get breaks in the rain in the forecast every day this week. i'll leapt you know when you can get outdoors. want this to check your drive with mike. >> we'll look at the south bay where the rain hasn't hit here. a smooth drive so far, the northbound route. but i do want to call out since last night we've had the accident scene at wright avenue and north shoreline boulevard. it sounds like a deadly accident happened overnight. we're still getting more details and bob redell is headed to the scene to fill us in on the rest. but so far know that the intersection north of central expressway could be an issue. a light volume on surface streets. 101 itself coming through palo alto getting the rain in the next hour as christina said. right now it's moving smoothly past highway 84 and continuing up towards san mateo. the bridge might get a gust or two of wind on the high-rise and

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welcome back, everyone. and a good tuesday morning to you. rain going to come down in the morning commute as we take a live look outside 880 in oakland. we're minutes away from checking in with christina loren with a look at the forecast. 5:13 right now. and speaking of forecasts, weather warning for you hipsters out there, you might want to leave the tank tops and the cutoff jeans at home this weekend because it will be a little chilly at the coachella music festival, storm systems could bring showers and high winds and low temperatures to the town of indio this weekend. people typically, you know, camp out there in the sweltering desert heat to check out acts like the black keys and radiohead and snoop dogg, but the forecast this time around showing gusty winds and cooler temperatures not exactly tankini weather. christina loren, it's a little bit different this year around. you won't see as much skin.

>> i grew up there, you'll still see skin. >> that's part of the attraction, right? >> indeed it is. we've got the same storm system that will bring the cooler weather impacting us. we'll show you where the showers are coming down, hard to see from this live picture of the bay bridge but your roadway is slick across the board. and let's take you live with the radar and show you the heaviest rain. it's the coast that's seeing the heavy showers. your temperatures are nice and mild. but take a look at all this rain that just developed, a really heavy pocket here about to slam 280, i wanted to time that out for you. the yellow and orange embedded in the green, that's rain coming down at a pretty substantial rate about half of an inch per hour that's on its way to menlo park, 44 minutes away from redwood city and 37 minutes away from emerald lakes. it will slow you down especially if you are headed from san jose up to san francisco, give yourself plenty of extra time. we had another pretty good

looking cell over berkeley. it's fallen apart. we saw lighter showers headed through lafayette, and stop the clock on your futurecast at noon. we'll get a little bit of a break. the heaviest wave is moving through until midmorning and by noon we'll get spotty, lighter activity and tonight another round moves through starting at midnight and making for another slow drive as you make up wednesday. we'll get a nice break for the second half your wednesday. you'll be able to get outdoors from time to time and another wave moves through on thursday, it's a colder system, and it will move through quickly but it will impact the outdoor conditions at at&t park as we head for the home opener. 61 in fremont. as we head through tomorrow holding on to the low 60s, on-and-off showers for thursday, rain on friday, but not all day. we'll take an in-depth look at the forecast for the giants coming up. a few showers early saturday. you'll be able to get outdoors by 10:00 a.m. and sunday great for outdoor activity you can hit

the beach and do so on monday. let's check your drive with mike. we see the effect on the traffic from your reports. so far it's a smooth drive coming over the bay bridge. but the golden gate bridge got hit with rain and overnight construction is slowing the sensors slowing a bit. 280 coming around the bend and toward the area where the rain was coming through a few minutes ago will be a factor. san francisco into daly city. no major issues as far as the traffic getting into san francisco. we'll watch for the effects on palo alto, you showed the cells coming over. walnut creek will get a dose. but light volume 24 and 680 interchange and the overnight wind advisory has cleared from the bridges. bottom of your screen, 880 through oakland. the volume will be a concern as well as the glowing lights, the moisture coming through from the peninsula to the east bay, no

major problems yet but the volume is building. the south bay, we're look at shoreline boulevard the closure between wright avenue before central and central expressway itself. overnight deadly accident being investigated there. the scene still active and there will be an issue. 101 and shoreline heading over to google and the main campuses there are fine as far as that goes, it's further south on the roadway that is the concerned. the rest of the south bay moves slowly. commutes a little adjustment for 17. just a blip. don't worry, i'll check it out, coming up. it's 5:17 right now. a san jose man who promised investors he was creating the next google faces federal charges. benedict van is accused of collecting $7 million for web-based start-ups he founded. he told investors he was taking the companies public but he was using the cash to keep the companies afloat and shut them down within a year. most of the investors are from sacramento and stockton. almost hard to believe but

it's true, apple stock could skyrocket to another record level. this apple stock is definitely going to keep the doctor away, for that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to jackie deangelis, good morning, jackie. >> good morning, john. the futures will start a little bit lower after stocks sold off on monday. investors were mostly reacting to friday's disappointing jobs report and they were using that as an excuse to take some money off the table. it was the worst day in more than a month but on light volume. the asian markets were lower overnight and europe which was off for easter monday in the red today. here in the u.s. we got data on wholesale trade and earnings season officially kicks off tonight when alcoa reports first quarter results. the dow dropped to 12,929 yesterday. the nasdaq losing 33 points to 3 3047. if apple reaches $643, the market value will top $600

billion becomie ing company to so, microsoft hit the mark in 1999. it has only taken them six weeks to go from 500 to $600 billion, and that's amid rumors that a new tv. panel i-panel is coming. aol are on the rise this morning after selling over 800 patents to microsoft. patents are for internet technology including searches and mapping. microsoft paid over $1 billion for them at auction. following the sale aol shares rose 43%, their highest level in more than a year. palo alto-based hewlett-packard jumping into the cloud commuting ring this morning. hp going up against amazon and microsoft and other companies that offer cloud services. the move is under ceo's meg whitman's strategy to try to take advantage of the new computing trend that businesses

and consumers use more and more every day. spending on cloud computing within the next three years estimated to be $73 billion. it is 5:19 right now. coming up, you want wiggle room when it comes to filing taxes, we'll show you why procrastinators can be right on time this year. ♪

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welcome back, everybody, tuesday morning, as we look live at san rafael. the traffic not too bad out there. going out the door, it's not too bad on the temperature but christina loren is warning you might want to take the umbrella. a new study finds president obama's landmark health care bill could result in an even larger ballooning budget

deficit. the study claims the health care overhaul would add more than $340 billion to the deficit over the next decade. administration officials dismiss the study saying it does not use conventional cost measurements. the study was directed by a republican member of the board that oversees medicare financing. the supreme court is currently considering the constitutionality of that law. president obama in florida pushing for a new tax proposal called the buffett rule named after billionaire warren buffett will have people that make over $1 million pay more in taxes. many wealthy taxpayers only pay 15% of their income. the new proposal would raise the tax up to 30%. the plan is not expected to pass through congress but senate democrats argue the new rule is needed for economic fairness. some breathing room for all you tax procrastinators, this year's federal and state deadline has been extended to

april 17th. the usual cutoff day falls on sunday and the following monday is a legal holiday in washington, d.c., and the lines at the post office may not be too crowded. three-quarters of all taxpayers filed electronically last year. >> not exactly the favorite time of the year, got to be done and make sure you do it out there. let's make sure you get an umbrella on the way out, christina loren says rain, rain coming. >> sounds like the tax man has gotten you before, john kelly, me, too, you don't want to get caught by him. you might get caught by a few heavy downpours over the peni u peninsu peninsula. in fact, all of 280 pretty much getting slammed and we'll continue to see the showers zoom onshore. as we zoom out you can see the bulk concentrated over the peninsula. san jose dry for now but about

two hours away from light showers and three hours away from the moderate rain moving into our neck of the woods. we'll continuously pinpoint the radar. and it's spring break for some kids, but nonetheless you want to leave early, right, mike? >> april showers is also a term we use. what's going on over here. we know the traffic starts to back up on the tuesday in livermore, but westbound slowing approaching north flynn and then the 14 minute drive will turn to 15 and 16 minutes over the dublin interchange. highway 4 shows the yellow chicklets, and we've got slowing approaching "l" street. the west of the east bay looks good approaching the bay bridge. no issues through the caldecott or eastshore freeway. watch for the gusts, they might affect your drive and the rain making things slick through the north bay, the golden gate bridge, the bay bridge having been hit earlier, sorting themselves out as far as speeds, 280 through pacifica and a

smooth drive through san mateo although we do have the rain that just hit. we'll watch for the effects. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. the next woman is not old she's merely experienced. >> one of the bay area's most experienced residents, she blew out a lot of candles this week. meet maria madrid. yesterday was her 102 birthday. >> wow. >> born in texas in 1910, she moved to california two years later. she looks great! >> absolutely. >> hey, to give you a little perspective at the time maria was born william howard taft was president. women didn't have the right to vote. and television, pure fantasy. it looks like she got a happy birthday from barack obama. she doesn't have a secret to living a long life, but we certainly want to know the secret because there's got to be one. beautiful skin as well. well, happy birthday, maria. >> so great to see. actually looking like she had a lot of energy left, more than i do on most mornings. still to come on "today in

the bay," cracking down on lighting up how the bay area's largest city is snuffing out smoking ahead. and the golden gate talking about the rain coming down, could spoil your morning commute, but not if you've got mike and christina on the lookout for you. we'll have a look at traffic a . 5:27 right now.

good morning, i'm bob redell, live here in the south bay where a fatal accident has shut down a major commute thoroughfare through mountain view, that story coming up. >> reporter: and just minutes ago the setup and preparations began for a memorial service at oikos university this morning. i'm stephanie truong live. and you think it's tough to get into college, it's about to get even harder. it is decision day on a controversial admissions policy in the south bay. a live look outside the bay bridge this morning, rain going

to come down this morning for your commute. when and where, we'll find out in a matter of minutes. it's tuesday, april 10th, this is "today in the bay." good morning to you, and thanks so much for joining us. 5:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. we get to christina loren and i took a sneak look at your forecast i saw a lot of raindrops on a lot of days. >> and it paints a more ominous picture just looking at the icons, so i'll time out the two systems heading to the bay area throughout the week. but right now take a look at some of the heavy cells situated over san mateo and south san francisco and watch out for heavy rain on 280 and 101, you want to give yourself plenty of time even though it is spring break for many students. still it will be a tough commute. let's check on that right now with mike inoue.

>> let's let looks because the rain will affect the speeds. north of the golden gate bridge, watch the off-ramps and another live look outside and show you oakland on the other side of the bay. the glowing lights here, the rain having passed through and more rain coming over as christina's maps showed you, so that will be a factor. a lot of spring break folks and it will affect surface street traffic. we're going to check in with bob redell right now because new this morning an extensive investigation is under way in mountain view after a car struck and killed a pedestrian. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the scene this morning. what does it look like right now? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura, we're off of central expressway on shoreline near wright avenue and you can see the mountain view police department is still working on the scene here doing their investigation. there was somebody, a body, that was located where that man is over there.

that person has since been removed. we don't know who that person was, whether it was a man or a woman. and we see a wrecker here, it looks like they are getting ready to tow a black pickup truck involved in this accident and it gives us an indication that maybe they are wrapping up this part of the investigation and that this road should be opening up sooner perhaps, sooner than within the next hour or so, although they won't give us information as far as an eta and mountain view police isn't telling exactly what the circumstances are surrounding the accident, all we know is somebody was killed and as we can see shoreline at wright avenue is still shut down. this is a major artery for people trying to get to and from their jobs here in mountain view, so it is an inconvenience. if you are planning today, use central expressway. reporting live here in mountain view, bob redell "today in the bay." san francisco police meeting with residents wiabout a recent

mass murder. bin look in jail right now facing five counts of murder. later on today, police chief will hold a town hall meeting to discuss public safety in the ingleside neighborhood. 5:33 in the morning right now. oikos university will be reaching out to the families of victims of last week's mass killing. the christian college will hold a memorial service. "today in the bay's" stephanie stro truong live what is happening. >> reporter: you can see that there are four people from the university who have come to do some maintenance work. they've been trimming the weeds and trimming trees and setting up chairs for the memorial service in honor of the seven victims. the school is trying to help fund raise for the victims' families, oikosuniversity.org

lists account information. and family and friends have set up individual accounts. the tibeten association of northern california is trying to collect money for funeral expenses for two students whose families live overseas in india. ♪ and the school has tried to heal through music with daily 30-minute memorial concerts happening every day except sunday. the concerts are open to the public and they'll continue through april 30th. and that date april 30th is also when we expect the suspect one goh to show up in court and maybe enter a plea to the seven charges of murder and three charges of attempted murder. live at oikos university in oakland, stephanie truong, "today in the bay." the former modesto high school teacher that made headlines is due in court.

41-year-old james hooker made headlines in february for abandoning his family and quitting his job to live with 18-year-old student jordan powers. hooker now facing charges of sexual misconduct with a different teenager 14 years ago. he has a hearing that starts today. powers says she ended that relationship following hooker's arrest on friday. the days of smoking in front of a movie theater may be over. san jose city council will decide today whether they should add more to the list of places where you can no longer light up. they'll consider a plan to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas and lines where people wait for services and in the common areas of apartment complexes. supporters say the goal is to reduce people's exposure to secondhand smoke. the vote on the proposed ban is set for this afternoon. it is 5:35 right now and those looking to attend san jose state university may soon face some new hurdles. the university president will

announce his decision on changes and guaranteeing admission for local students. there are plans to only give preference to the locals. overcrowding and budget cuts are major reasons for the proposal and currently santa clara county high school and community college students are guaranteed a mission if they meet the requirements. talking about the rain coming down could spoil the commute for some but not if you're on tom p of it. >> it's hard to stay on top of it with so much coming down and some very interesting cells. you have light rain just about everywhere except for the peninsu peninsula, and light to moderate rain is moving into oakland. this is a slow moving system, we'll be dealing with the first wave of the more moderate rain, through midmorning and then we'll see the activity turn more spotty and widespread. by 1:00 p.m. we're talking about a little bit of a break. you'll be able to get outdoors

and you still have time to get objections outside in san jose inside before they get drenched because we are going to see pretty heavy downpours for the first part of the day and lightening up for the second half of the day and another wave moves through overnight. and we'll get a little bit of a break second half of wednesday. thursday kind of a washout. more rain on the way to the bay area. you see the yellow drifting into the north bay. this is another system altogether, a colder system and we are expecting thunderstorms out of this one as well. i'll show you the seven-day forecast on the next report and we'll pinpoint the showers and show you where they are headed minute by minute. let's check the drive with mike. >> christina you report the rain on the peninsula and then reports of an accident 101 at broadway. northbound side reports of a car going off of the roadway and hitting a pole but the back of the car hit the pole so it sounds like the car may have spun off the shoulder, may be slick conditions. this car is off the roadway.

no major injuries reported but we'll let you know as things progress. the bay bridge, a smooth drive across the bay. no major issues but a smooth driving approaching the area and throughout the east bay. mapss are showing slowdowns coming in through antioch. a lighter flow through the south bay and antioch gets no relief today. back to you. >> not a lot of drama in the traffic department. call him the facebook fugitive. how a suspect on the run still found time to update his status. >> interesting. plus, balancing the state's budget on the backs of its smallest students. we'll take a preeek at pre-k funding.

good morning to you. taking a live look outside

golden gate bridge, you can see the sheen on the roadway, which is rain coming down. kind of scattered in parts. let's check in with christina. 5:40 right now. this morning we can tell you enrollment is up but funding is down for pre-k programs statewide. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., with a look at the number numbers just released this morning. >> reporter: they came from the national institute for early education research. every year they take a look at what are states doing to get 3 and 4-year-olds into school so that they're ready for kindergarten. for california, 20% drop in the number of kids who are in those programs. take a look at the numbers. california is spending $746 million on 3 and 4-year-old pre-k programs about $4,900 per child but down over $500 from the year before. in terms of resources dedicated to this, california is in the top third ranking 13 out of the

39 states that actually have the programs. advocates say they are concerned about the money going away because there's danger in not getting these kids into school programs earlier than kindergarten. here's what the director had to say about it -- >> they don't behave well. they don't learn much. they don't get rewarded by the school. before you know it, they're on a path to high school dropout. that's a pathway to prison. >> reporter: now, besides the money, besides the number of kids, they also take a look at quality. things like are the teachers in these programs highly educated. do they have meals, do they have screenings. are the class sizes small enough for the younger children. only 12 of the 39 states with pre-k programs actually met those standards, john? >> all right, tracie potts from washington, d.c., thank you very much for the report. now to decision 2012. this morning republican candidate rick santorum is back on the presidential campaign trail. santorum's 3-year-old daughter

bella had been in the hospital since friday but is now back home. bella has trosomy 18, it causes severe developmental disabilities. morning campaign events scheduled for santorum are canceled but he'll add an extra stop in gettysburg this afternoon. he's a distant second to mitt romney for the republican nomination. mitt romney may be the front-runner, but when it comes to the popularity contest against president obama the gop candidate has a little bit of work to do. a new poll shows 64% of voters say mr. obama is more likable and friendlier than romly. the president and gop front-runner about evenly matched when it comes to the issue of creating jobs but the republican actually has a lead on the president when it comes to handling the budget deficit. if the election were held today according to the poll 51% would vote for mr. obama and 44% would vote for romney. new this morning, today is

the day syria is expected to cease fire after thousands have died in the uprising against the government. >> good morning, according to activists it does not like any sort of cease-fire or withdrawal is happening there. syrian activists reporting military attacks on two towns. the video showing central fighting in homs, for instance. it should be noted nbc news cannot independently verify the authenticity of this video. the twist is government officials are saying its military forces have begun pulling out and they are comply with the truce deal brokered by the united nations. the u.n. estimates more than 9,000 people have been killed in the past year. north korean space officials announcing today all preparations for this week's planned satellite launch have been completed. officials also denying the rocket launch is a cover for a

missile test. the international community having a hard time believing this, russia is the latest country to denounce the planned launch. and new video in to our newsroom of the aftermath following one of two suicide bombing attacks in afghanistan today. a suicide bomber in western afghanistan blowing up an suv during rush hour killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 20 others. at least three of the dead are afghan policemen. another attack in the helmand province just outside police headquarters killed at least four officers there. now, laura and john, the taliban is claiming responsibility in both attacks. >> okay, marla, thanks a lot. the man that shot and killed trayvon martin breaking his silence and asking for donations through a new website. the realgeorgezimmerman.com is

owned by zimmerman. he admits to kill the unarmed teenager and is asking supporters to donate money for legal defenses and living expenses through paypal, he says he can no longer work because of the publicity. the special prosecutor said she will not involve a grand jury. that means two things, one, there's no possibility of first-degree murder charges and, two, it's now solely up to the special prosecutor to press charges. it's 5:46 this morning. security is especially tight at dodgers stadium leading up to the home opener. l.a. police started patrols in the stadium parking lot and close to the stadium. the goal is to keep fans from arriving early and drinking before today's game. the increased security comes in response to the beating of giants' fan bryan stow which happened in a dodger stadium parking lot after last year's season opener. the major league baseball

manager returns to miami trying to explain controversial comments regarding fidel castro. marlins' manager ozzie guillen flying to miami to apologize. in an interview he gave to "time" magazine, guillen, a venezuelan, says that he loves castro and he respects him for staying in power for so long. of course, that did not go over very well with south florida's very large population of cuban exiles. guillen says he has had sleepless nights since then and he wants to make amends and apologize. it's 5:47 right now. fugitive on the run needs time for facebook. 26-year-old travis nicola has been evading washington state police since wednesday, his first day on the run, a friend posted to his account cops all over you. the next day, he responded, yeah, got away, thanks bro. he's accused of five felonies and assaulting his

ex-girlfriend. he changed his relationship status to single on saturday. just keeping us, you know, posted on whereabouts. >> pal, brilliant. the power of facebook. the guy is running for his life, hold on a second. >> status updates. let's check in on the weather with christina. >> i'll be posting just about all day long so check in for the latest updates. we're tracking pretty significant rainfall right now especially in the oakland area. the east bay, eastshore as a matter of fact starting to get your first heavy downpours of the morning. we will lighten up as we head through the second half of your day, light scattered showers. the first wave is coming through just in time for your morning drive. right now we've got pretty good looking cells headed to alameda and then right rain making its way very slowly to san jose. still nice and dry for your highways in most of the south bay cities but just about 56 minutes away from the light rain moving in and three hours away

from moderate rain. stop the clock at futurecast at noon when the activity will lighten up, scattered showers throughout the day. by midnight we're talking about heavier downpours that will continue throughout your morning commute. by 4:00 p.m. getting a break for your wednesday. you can get outdoors it looks like for the second half of wednesday and the first part of thursday, but take a look at what moves in. by midmorning thursday the next stronger, colder system, this one has a punch through it, it will move through quickly and it will bring quite a bit of rain to the greater bay area. today we're talking maybe half of an inch to three-quarters in the north bay. the second system will allow another half of an inch to an inch of rain in the north bay. we need the totals, we're still running a deficit. 60 in san jose. 60 in livermore. temperatures only climbing 3 to 5 additional degrees from right now. it's mild to start, but rain in the forecast, rain-cooled air throughout the day. wednesday we'll get a break for the second half of the day.

thursday on-and-off showers start by midmorning and lasting through thursday night. friday rain early and scattered showers throughout the day. and then we get a break 10:00 a.m. saturday and staying nice for the second half of your weekend, 74 come monday as many of the kids will be headed back to school. mike, let's check the drive. i bet there are slowdown areas out there. >> light traffic, and slowing because of the conditions not because of the crowding for the south bay just yet. the drive is moving pretty smooth as well because the northbound route being relatively dry but christina showed us in the next hour that will change. mountain view this should change over the next few minutes but shoreline still closed north of central expressway through central and wright. bob redell told us about a deadly accident on city streets and if you want to go north from central expressway, take moffett or rengstorff and that will get you to the same general area of mountain view in the time being.

we're looking for a nice easy drive for 101 and 280 but they've been hit with rain. christina showed that coming through the area. we've got one accident to report northbound at broadway a car went off the roadway and hit a pole on the side of the road so there may have been slippage as a result of that as well because it sounds like the back of the car may have hit the pole and slid to the side. that may have been a factorer. a pretty smooth drive on your roadways. a look at the oakland and the east bay, picking up volume a little bit, the southbound looks more dramatic because the mist on the roadway makes the light bounce around, and that will be a factor even if it's not raining but it probably will be guys, back to you. a battle is being waged in southern california trying to wipe out a tiny little bug which could prove fatal to fruit trees. pesticide spraying continues in the san gabriel valley to save the $2 billion citrus industry. they are trying to kill an asian

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good morning to you, 5:55 right now. on the heels of the test of the emergency broadcast system don't be alarmed if you smell some gas and hear loud noises in the south bay. pg&e will vent natural gas from the 20-mile stretch of pipeline that it will be pressure testing with water in the alum rock

area. pg&e started pressure testing pipes after the deadly 2010 san bruno blast. the utility says there's no need to worry, it will dissipate into the air and will not be harmful. gas service is not expected to be affected. good news and help on the way for homeowners trying to avoid bankruptcy. the federal governmeproposing n to help with foreclosure and get accounting of monthly mortgage payments. the new rules would require all borrowers to get standardized monthly statements and warn about interest rates or insurance changes and it also would require mortgage lenders to give borrowers options to avoid losing their homes. some mega millionaires have finally surfaced, maryland lottery director said three school employee have come forward to claim their share of that $656 million jackpot. a few teachers and a school

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good morning, i'm bob redell where a fatal accident involving a pedestrian shuts down a major commute route through mountain view, we'll have that story coming up.