4:31 first. see if there are problems on the highways with mike. >> an issue here bottom of the screen as we take this to you. you can see lights. we have a couple officers hanging out at a the cash lanes between the hov and toll lanes or fast track laneses. crews are doing something. northbound past the colosseum. flashing lights. you lose a lane at high street where folks slow down to get off the highway. watch to the left as well. you lose it going over the hill. back to you. >> new details on a shooting that's shaken a community. two police officers killed in a shootout with a suspect leaving the police department and really the entire community in a state of shock. a memorial forming outside the santa cruz police department headquarters. friends and neighbors expressing

their grief for lives lost. for the record this marks the first time in the department's history an officer has been killed in the line of duty. here's the story. it is with deep, deep sadness that i stand before you this evening to talk about the death of my two officers. >> reporter: 28-year-old sergeant bookbaker and detective elizabeth butler were shot and killed in the line of duty. police chief vogel called baker a longtime friend and mentor. >> i have known both officers for a long time. there aren't words to describe how i feel personally about this and how my department is reacting. >> reporter: according to reports they were investigating a sexual assault case on branson avenue. at some point they got into a fight with the suspect. both officers were hit by shots fired. minutes later detectives found

him on another street. gunfire broke out again. goulet was killed. hillary bryant said her city is in deep mourning. >> it has rocked our community to our foundation. >> reporter: chief vogel said his concern is making sure officers get the support they need during this difficult time. >> this is the darkest day in the history of the department. >> detective butler is survived by her partner and two young boys. sergeant baker leaves behind a wife, two daughters and a son who works for the department as a community service officer. the santa cruz police department holding a news conference to update the on going investigation that will happen at 11:30. >> the suspect was killed in the gun fight. 35-year-old jeremy goulet. report ohedly in 2008 he was found guilty in portland of

peeping at a woman as she showered. he was convicted of carrying a gun without a permit last friday. the sentinel said he was arrested by police for disorderly conduct. an employee of a local coffee shop told the paper goulet was fired saturday from his job after he broke into a co-worker's home friday night and tried to sexually assault her. >> as for the gun fight it happened on a quiet neighborhood surrounded by several preschools. we had the chance to talk to a neighbor who recorded the drama unfolding in front of his home. thomas todd arrived home an a hour earlier when he said police suddenly stormed his street. >> it sounded like the fourth of july. you know, it was six or seven seconds of, i guess, 70 to 80 gunshots. then everything went quiet. then a bunch of police officers were yelling and trying to coordinate position. >> what a terrifying scene

there. meantime, students at two schools had to go into lock down for hours while police conducted a search to make sure there were no other suspects involved. students were put on a city bus and taken to a safe location for parents to pick them up. our coverage of the story continues online at nbc bay area.com. right on the front of the home page we have posted video and new details from last night's briefing. >> it is 4 h:36. this morning las vegas police are identifying a new person of interest in the deadly shooting and crash on the strip last week. 22-year-old tanisha howard seen here was in the black suv with the suspect amare harris when he fired shots at a maserati driven by rapper ken cherry. cherry and a passenger were killed. howard who with also a goes by the name of yanesis al off and

on so has been arrested several times on charges including prostitution, possession of a stolen vehicle and grand larceny. as for amare harris the las vegas review journal is reporting there is a chance he could be out of the country. the journal looked at his schedule for the month of february on twitter. he planned to leave for paris the night of the shooting and then london. his account has been deleted. >> nearly,000 people gathering to witness history. we have a live look where the pope addressed the very large crowd for the last time a little over an hour ago. the pontiff will be stepping down tomorrow. he is the first pope -- we'll

have more from vatican city coming up in a live report at 5:30. >> good morning. it's 4:37. christina loren, you must be tired. you were out late looking gorgeous in pink. >> thank you very much. yeah. it was a great opening night. hopefully we'll have video to show you. it will be 15 days of fun. don't forget. cinequest is in town. air quality looking good. it's so clear out there, even as dark as it is. you can see the mountains in san jose because our air quality is so crystal clear. today, we are going to start out nice and clear. no low clouds at this point. temperatures are chilly, but not bad. we are in the upper 30s and 40s. the only place at freezing is napa. that's normal for them. throughout the afternoon we'll hit 61 degrees in wine country. 58 in oakland. 60 in fremont.

rounding out the day with 70s. 67 in fremont. 65 degrees in san francisco. get it while it's warm. we have big time changes on the way. temperatures tumble, clouds increase. we'll sort it out in the next report. what's going on, mike? >> activity changing here at the oakland colosseum. we have a full screen shot here. flashing lights traveling to the top of the screen. crews headed north from high street. one lane cleared seconds ago. we saw the crew at the high rise top move away. we have cars in motion. the southbound side crews are still there. davison marina, early clearing there as well. we are looking at 580 westbound. the zoo exit, we have a minor crash reported there. it doesn't sound like lanes are blocked. we'll track it on the east bay. moving to the city side, san

francisco, the approach off the bay bridge. smooth drive. overnight construction at the 80-101 interchange. we'll zoom in. this is 15 ath and wowona. overnight water main break and a bunch of water there at the intersection. it doesn't sound like it is affecting service or the station itself even though it's only a couple blocks away. we'll get you video coming up. it's spectacular-looking. back to you. >> it's 4:40. the passenger jet could take off soon. the f.a.a. will allow boeing to hold test flights as early as next week. this will let boeing make fixeses to the lithium batteries which forced airlines to ground the plane. an international probe found the battery caused several fires aboard 787s last month. >> we learned thatle millions of dollars could be spent on a grand opening bash for the new bay bridge.

we have live pictures of the bridge. the bay bridge authority will vote today on whether to use 6 million in toll money for the grand celebration. the money would pay for public safety and access during a labor day celebration for the new eastern span. private funding is being raised for what they are calling a spectacular fireworks show during the grand opening. we have seen the new lights. dancing in the darkness. it is beautiful. >> gorgeous. >> coming up, larry ellison spending more of his billions this time. this time on an entire airline. >> good to be larry. and a possible show down at the apple shareholder meeting today. details coming up. >> and new details around the arrest of a former police officer accused of raping women while on duty.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back. a live look at the south bay, san jose all lit up. a little bit of haze out there. we'll have christina in house checking those for you. silicon valley's oracle ceo larry ellison now has a hawaiian airline to go with with his island.

the billionaire bought island air yesterday. details of the deal aren't being disclosed. you will remember in june perhaps ellison purchased 97% of the island of lanai. island air has five flight there is a day. convenient. >> if you're going to buy a hawaiian island it makes sense to buy an airline. nice work, larry. apple shareholders meeting in a few hours deciding what to do with the company's $137 billion in cash. brian shactman has details on the story and a of course he brings us a look at how futures are trading this morning. brian good morning. >> thanks, jon. apple could buy one, too. stock futures right now are crawling back to even or slightly positive. they have been lower for most of the morning. stocks rebounded yesterday. the stocks recovering more than

half of monday's losses thanks to better than expected houszing data. today we get durable goods and earnings from target which came out and were better than expected. ben bernanke is on capitol hill again today testifying about the economy. the dow rose 115 points to 13,900. the nasdaq went to 3129. apple holding its annual shareholders meeting at the headquarters. at the top of the agenda what the iphone maker could do with its $137 billion in cash. that's been in the headlines after a hedge fund manager challenged the company to return more of the money to sar holders. other measures include requiring apple's top executive to hold stock until retirement and creating a committee to examine human rights issues with a focus on some of the dealings in china. back to you.

>> thank you very much. we'll keep an eye on that one and apple's $131 billion plus. thank you. >> cinequest is under way. look at h her. >> ooh, that's what i'm talking about. >> the red carpet gala was last night. there's christina loren. you look stunning. chief meteorologist jeff berneri was there as well. the film festival runs through march 10. who did your hair? >> main salon. >> show stopper. >> did you have a great time? >> we had a really good time. harrison ford didn't show up. >> but you were there. >> a couple ourgs. >> the face you get to witness. i will work on it throughout the morning. we had a great time out there. 4:47. 36 degrees to start the day. we keep the great numbers going.

so the comfortable weather continues. it just makes everything easier. just getting the mail, headeded to the grocery store. you don't have to dodge showers or the cold. we have it coming back into the forecast in a matter of days. 37 in livermore. 41 in san jose. 39 in sunny vail. headed toward a comfortable afternoon. off a shore flow in place at this point. all the winds coming from the northeast. for us that means we'll be warmer today. we continue the early taste of spring. high pressure is stronger and will gain more strength into the end of the week. we have not hit our peak yet. not even close. 70 degrees for livermore. 67 in fremont. 68 degrees in san jose. let's get to the numbers. the weekend, yes. you can go ahead and think about it now. wednesday. we want you to get over the hump. i bet these numbers will get the wheels a churning in your head. so many options for you this weekend. saturday in particular. you can hit the beach, the

slopes. we'll look at your tahoe forecast coming up. temperatures tumble monday into tuesday. we bring in the rain. looks like late tuesday into wednesday and thursday of next week. that wet pattern returns. these great days are short lived. back to you, marla and jon. >> thank you very much. happening now parts of a college in south carolina remain on lock down as police search for a gunman who shot and killed a student outside a residence hall at coastal carolina university around 7:30 last night. the campus is 15 miles west of myrtle beach. police say the suspect took off in a car but the university's residence halls do remain on lockdown as a precaution. school officials say classes will be scheduled and go off a today normal as usual. >> 4:49. authorities in egypt suspended hot air balloon flights while investigators determine what causeded a fiery crash tuesday

morning. a balloon caught fire midair and plunged to the ground near the ancient city of luxor killing 19 tourists on board. the pilot and a british tourist were the only survivors. aviation officials say the balloon was inspected and the pilot may be to blame for the crash. >> the west sacramento police officer accused of raping women while he was on duty is set to appear in court for the first time this afternoon. sergio alvarez charged with 35 counts including kidnapping, sexual assault and burglary. he would pull women over while on a patrol and assault them. at least six victims have been identified. he was arrested and fired this week after a five-month investigation. >> hayward will have a new place to honor the lives of children killed by violence in the city. gail steele is donating a statue

dedicated to the memory of the children. steele says she wants to give parents and people in the community a place to come together and remember the young victims. the new statue will be placed near hayward citile hall. she wants to donate a statue to oakland as well. >> and the city will likely be p a major talking point in the state of the city address taking place tonight. the mayor will have a variety of topics to cover important to the life and business of the city including public safety, job creation and economic development. the state of the city address starts tonight at oakland city hall. violence will be one of the top priorities out there. >> 4:51. why the former head coach of the packers could find himself working for the raiders. details next. >> and the warriors throw down in indy. we'll let you know how this one went down. >> whoa. we are looking at san jose,

northbound 101. south bay is fine. we'll give you an update and interesting video coming from san francisco and the issue there.

busy for pre5:00 time. wednesday, hump day. everybody humping back to work.

4:54 and the warriors from the nba got nasty in indianapolis. both teams did. down in the fourth quarter, the pacers and warriors here. david lee exchanging shoves with roy hibbert. stefan curry is tossed to the ground here. that is a melee. i never can use that wor enough. the pacers say they were sticking up for their teammate. curry wrote it off as a physical-type encounter saying teams are gearing up for the playoffs. unfortunately the warriors lose the game 108-97. >> the raiders could be getting help in the front office. espn is reporting that silver and black are in talks with former packers and seahawks head coach mike holmgren about a possible leadership position in the organization. he's from san francisco and started his professional coaching career with the 49ers back in 1986. e he also worked with the raiders general manager reggie

mckenzie and was the president of the cleveland browns for the last three seasons. >> holmgren has a good history winning a championship and nfl lombardi trophy with the packers. >> they could use him. >> mike, what could we use on the roads? >> maybe a little faster moving vehicle here. they are moving the cones getting out of the city. getting off the bay bridge span toward 101. the big issue is here in west port of the san francisco area. this is 15th and wolona. that's a gusher. water main break overnight flooding the roadway. it's at an incline. 15th is getting flooded. all the mud and silt. i want you to stick on it long enough to see this poor owner's driveway. watch this car, yeah, that will be an issue for the house as

well. many houses on the street. let's get to the maps. this is 15th and wowona. the freeways in the area, okay. and the major roads not a commute issue. the peninsula, smooth except for construction. even that's moving lightly because of the light flow of traffic. >> poor families waking up to that. >> 4:57. a shootout ends in tragedy. two officers dead and the community trying to make sense of it all. we'll have live team coverage coming up.

good morning. i'm bob riddell. we'll take you live to santa cruz. investigators still on the scene of the double shooting of two santa cruz police officers. we'll have the latest on the investigation. that story coming up. >> and we are learning more about the suspect, his criminal history, his ties to the city of berkeley and why at least one

neighbor here describes him as creepy. i'm kristy smith and i'll have the story coming up. >> we are serving up more sunshine and 70s later today. it's a cold start. the full forecast is in just a few moments. >> this crew holding out for extra camera time. we'll talk about what will hold you up a little bit through san francisco and give them visuals as well. >> giving you a visual of san francisco. you can make it out. that's our famous golden gate bridge palace of fine arts in the foreground on wednesday, february 27. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> it is 5:00 on the nose. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. we have new details in the shooting deaths of two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty. this morning their colleagues are grieving and the fbi is

joining this investigation. "today in the bay's" bob riddell is live at the scene in santa cruz where investigators have been processing evidence all night long. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, marla. it doesn't give us any indication as far as when they will be finished. santa cruz fire department has been assisting by providing light on the scene. ten minutes ago investigators did remove what looked like a black suv from the scene. it could be possible given the fact that the santa cruz fire department is showing their lights and wrapping up this part of the investigation. police will will hold a news conference to update us on the shooting yesterday. this is a day that the santa cruz police chief calls the darkest day in the history of the police department. this is the first time they have lost officers in the line of duty. sergeant lauren baker, 28 years with the force leaves behind a wife, two daughters and