101, we're traveling northbound. that's your commute direction, not much just north of 680. that's pretty much the case for the south bay. as we zoom to the south, looking at highway 17 northbound coming into our area. a crash reported and one-car accident up the hillside. a couple hundred feet. we'll have to close one of those lanes as well. watch that just north of the summit on the northbound side. back to you guys. pope benedict xvi is spending his final day as the head of the roman catholic church. right now he's meeting with those who will choose his successor. live pictures from vatican city this morning where the pontiff offered prayers for the cardinals as they work to choose the next pope. pope benedict greeted each cardinal individually thanking them for their service. just a few hours from now, at 8:00 our time, he's going to leave by helicopter for castle

g gandolfo. he's the first pope to resign in 600 years. cardinals will meet monday to set up the rules for the conclave. at 5:00, we'll have live reports from the bay area and from vatican city as catholics from here and around the world react to the pope stepping down. 4:33 now. flags are at half-staff in santa includes and across california as the community mourns the loss of two police officers. funeral plans are now under way for sergeant lauren "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. last night friends, family and strangers came together to honor the officers who will be remembered for their passion, their work and also family. today's jean elie was at that emotional vigil. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: an emotional crowd remembers santa cruz police officers elizabeth butler and butch baker. >> i'll never forget butch

baker. he was a good man. >> reporter: jim howes worked with him for five years. >> he had a passion for excellence and family. >> reporter: he also knew how to make working long hours fun. >> we had 15-hour print sessions at their house where we printed up binders and all the handouts. his wife was a desktop publisher. we had so much fun. >> reporter: hundreds of people smiled through their tears, remembering baker and elizabeth butler. >> she always encouraged us. >> reporter: as co-founder of the santa cruz neighbors, debra worked closely with the department. she says butler was a hardworking detective and mother. >> pretty special mom and, you know, the detective department's pretty special with -- they're doing things so serious and yet they all seem to have a good sense of humor. doz >> reporter: 10-year-old sophia nicholson thanked them for

helping the community. >> i'm feeling kind of sad because, well, it wasn't even their fault. they just thought they were going to be on an everyday call. >> reporter: as the reality of losing two officers sinks in, santa cruz is coming together to grieve. >> they take care of us. this is our time to wrap our hands and arms around them as well. >> that was jean elie reporting. jeremy goulet had a troubled past and with his own family. he texted his twin brother minutes after he killed them saying, quote, i'm in trouble. i love you. he described his son as a ticking time bomb. in 2007, he was caught filming an oregon woman in the shower. he told us he's been living in fear ever since he was released. >> a guy that could have come back. so it's always been in the back of my mind that he could hurt my family. it's really crazy. you hear on tv all the time people getting away with things.

this is just one of those things that hits home because someone got away with something that was pretty bad, only to commit something worse. >> danny thomas bit off part of his ear in that fight. he moved from portland to vancouver after goulet was acquitted and released in 2008. he says he constantly searched the internet for information about him. his father said the incident engaged his son, souring him on the justice system. he calls the killing of the two sfsh officers unforgivable. he added, "my heart goes out to the families of those officers, but i'm grieving, too. we loved him." visit nbcbayarea.com to learn more about the officers including how to help their families. 4:36. new details in a deadly shooting that happened on the campus of a san leandro elementary school. the san francisco chronicle repor reports tahir randall shot

foster after foster refused to make good on a $5 bet. the two were reportedly playing a late-night dice game on the grounds of hillside elementary school on february 13th. randall is charged with murder and is being held without bail. investigators are still looking for two other men in connection with this case. after public outcry from parents in brentwood, the school board last night fired its superintendent, merrill grant. the vote comes a week after the board placed grant on administrative leave for his handling of an incident involving special education teacher deana holder. holder was convicted of kicking a 5-year-old student with autism back in 2010 but allowed to continue teaching. the district also says it is now taking disciplinary actions against three other district employees. final day of february, we made it. good morning to you. spring is in the air. >> it is here. it is here. >> it is gorgeous outside. we thank you so much for this gorgeous forecast. >> and you're welcome. but when the weather turns cold, you can blame mother nature. thank her in that case.

good morning to you. yeah. spring is in the air. and temperatures are downright perfect for outdoor activities today. the caveat is pollen is in the air as well. got that high pollen count, that's the case all the way through the weekend. what i can tell you is these warm-up, these records we're going to touch on today, highly unusual for this time of year. in fact, i think we're going to break quite a few records as we head throughout this afternoon. 74 degrees in fairfield. gilroy yesterday hit 75. i'm forecasting 76 degrees there today. and 66 in san francisco. so now it's thursday. you're thinking about the weekend. you want to make outdoor plans, and we want to help you do so. stick around. 4:38, my next report. let's check that drive. pretty busy this morning. >> good number of cars. looks like the bay area, a little more congested, people trying to shift around the commute. 4:30 when people are finding clearer roadways. 92, looking toward the peninsula and looking at a clear drive

right here on the flat section. over toward the peninsula maps. how people are approaching 101 from 92. still no problems there. a little flashing light session here over at 92 westbound. just off of 280. at the highway 35, the interchange just off of 280, that had a crash car went up a hillside there as well. doing final paperwork, clearing the scene. this is not the skyline interchange which is a little further to the west. this will be cleared hopefully in the next few minutes. west 80 coming out of hercules. it's near commute direction. sounds like there's debris and maybe a car on the side of the road. we see some slowing eastbound, but westbound marked with your arrow, that's the direction we're watching. and looking at oakland, 880 past the coliseum, just seconds ago, we had a tap of the brake. that means they are clearing the crews north of 66 heading up toward fruitville, we'll watch as crews start to clear there as well. back to you. it is 4:39. and sergei's slipup. the comments from the google co-founder that has people

raising their eyebrows this morning. problem solved. the head of boeing says the grounded dreamliners will hit the skies soon. the face of one of california's best anti-smoking campaigns dies.

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welcome back. giving you a live look at like city, san francisco international airport which stands to get hurt if the sequester happens, if -- we are now just one day away from $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kicking in. and there's no sign of compromise on capitol hill. in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal, the president will meet with congressional leaders at the white house tomorrow. meanwhile, today, the senate is expected to vote on two possible alternatives. republicans want the president to decide which programs would get cut while democrats are pushing a 30% tax on millionaires. neither is expected to pass. the public is bracing to lose that $85 billion, which will affect everything from meals on wheels to airports to border security. >> go ahead and give it to us. we're adults. we're big people. this is a big country. we can take whatever comes our way. >> the president has until 11:59

tomorrow night to sign off on the cuts. white house officials say he will not do so until after that meeting with congressional leaders. speaking of cuts, oakland is doing away with its adult education program. school board approved the move last night which is in accordance with jerry brown's budget plan to shift adult education programs from k-12 schools to community colleges. the board's vote affects hundreds of students and employees but will save the district an estimated $1 million. google's co-founder, sergey brin, is getting heat for comments he made about smartphones. during a presentation at the ted conference in long beach yesterday, bryn called smartphones emasculating and said, quote, you're just rubbing a featureless piece of glass, end quote. now, bryn made the comments in an effort to showcase google's new glasses which he's wearing. which can connect to the internet, snap photos and also record video. pandora is closing its free music box. just a little bit. the internet radio site says it

will limit the number of hours mobile users can listen to free songs to 40 per month. pandora which relies mainly on advertising is struggling to grow amid fierce competition from the likes of sirius xm and faces rising costs for song royalties. users who top 40 hours a month can then pay 99 cents for unlimited listening for the rest of the month or opt to sign up for the premium ad-free service. terry mcsweeney joins us. you said a little mist in the valley. >> at 2:38 this morning. this just in. >> thank you, terry. you may recognize this face, terry mcsweeney. i hope so. good morning. 4:45. really happy to have him on the team. and you're going to get all the terry mcsweeney you want this morning. he's with us all day long. hey, there's never enough, if you ask me. taking a live look at san jose, just a beautiful day.

terry, you're right. it's a little misty out there. a little drizzle right at the immediate coast, in particular. and especially up in the north bay. watch out for that. let's get right to the numbers this morning because these are the kind of numbers you want in wintertime. gilroy, 75 degrees yesterday. 73 degrees. it was a beautiful day yesterday in places like pleasanton. south san jose at 73 as well. sunnyvale, 70. that goes for walnut creek as well. hour-by-hour detail for today. you want to get outdoors today especially if you can break for lunch and hit the water. 52 in oakland. 43 degrees right now. those are current readings in livermore. by noon today, look at this. we're going to be in the mid to upper 60s, already bypassing seasonal averages at lunchtime. then we'll round out the day in the low 70s. and most cities across the bay area. look at gilroy, 76 degrees today. and this is the last day of february. so it looks like even warmer weather on the way for tomorrow. march is going to come in like a

lion. we'll take you through your full forecast coming up. right now i'm going to send it back to you guys. >> thanks so much. 4:46. investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly house explosion in michigan. the blast killed a 58-year-old man at a home just outside detroit. the explosion shattered windows on dozens of other nearby homes and cars. utility crews had been working in this area earlier in the day, and investigators think natural gas might have played a role in that blast. the man known as stormin' norman will be buried today. funeral services will be held for general norman schwarzkopf. the 78-year-old died in december from complications from pneumonia. he's best known for thinks no-nonsense approach during the first gulf war. schwarzkopf will be buried at u.s. military academy at west point. his family delayed the funeral due to potential conflicts with the presidential inauguration and martin luther king jr. day events. the woman at the center of one of the most shocking

anti-smoking campaigns of all time has died. the family of debbie austin says she died of cancer on friday at a hospital in southern california. austin first appeared on tv in 1996, smoking a cigarette through a hole in her throat. the anti-smoking ad was designed to illustrate just how addicting smoking can be. austin started smoking at age 13 and never quit. her larynx was removed when she was 42 to allow her to breathe. debbie austin was 62 years old. meanwhile, sacramento lawmakers considering a new law that would prohibit smoking in all multifamily homes. the measure would prohibit smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes and condos, duplexes and apartments. new this morning, boeing says it has come up with a permanent fix for its 787 dreamliner. the company's president made the announcement in tokyo this morning.

>> solution takes into account any possible event that occur, any factor, causal factor, that could cause an event, and we are very confident that we have this fix that will be permanent and will allow us to continue with the technology. >> all 50 of boeing's dreamliners have been grounded since mid-january when there was a battery fire on a flight in boston and a second one on a flight in japan. it is 4:49. what will life be like for the 49ers without alex smith? his former teammates have plenty to say. plus, stephen curry's record-setting night. the warriors' number 30 does something that hasn't been done by any team or player this year. we're looking at the bay bridge. i just saw some flashing lights. crews clear from the upper deck here. i also saw slowing for that 17 crash. we'll bring you the latest coming up.

welcome back. at 4:52, looking at that live picture of the city by the bay. san francisco. going to be a real nice day. unseasonably warm. more from christina on that in just a couple minutes. well, nothing but good vibes for alex smith after news he was being traded and broke. 49ers' tackle joe staley posted on twitter, "best of luck to alex in kc."

going to the chiefs. "amazing teammate, friend and person. i know he'll do great things there." dante whitner, "good luck, alex smith, i know you'll do great under andy reid in k.c., the ultimate pro." the 49ers will send smith to the chiefs on march 12th. that's the soonest they could do it. in return, san francisco will receive a second round pick this year and a conditional pick in 2014. well, it was bittersweet night for the warriors. sef pho stephon curry scoring a career high 54 points against the knicks. setting a warriors record of 11 threes in one game. he was on fire. >> but -- >> the downer, yeah. there's always the but, right? the warriors ended up losing 109-105. even so, curry all smiles after the game. >> i think when i get good looks and see the ball go in a couple times and you start to find yourself open each possession, i had confidence and just rise up and take it. no matter where i was on the floor. i'm just blessed to have played

the way i did and have a chance to wear it down the stretch. i can't be mad at that. try to get them when they come out to oracle next time. >> that's what you call being in the zone. the warriors are on their way to boston. they play the celtics tomorrow night. >> he scored more than half their points. >> love it. >> one more like him, we would have won by 40. check in with mike, see what's going on trafficwise. >> i once had a game like that. nintendo. loved that gaming system. looking over to fremont, southbound side with the headlights past the animal park sign. actually both directions. 880 into the south bay moves nicely as well. we see the san jose proper, no incidents except for the sharks playing the avalanche -- red wings tonight. that will be the case. right now nothing going on on the freeways. 17 coming up into the area, though, i just saw slowing right around redwood estates and now farther north past barrett creek

and lohse gs gatos. there's a distraction but a light flow of traffic should keep things moving for the time being. we'll track that and we're looking over here toward the tri-valley. no issues for 580 or coming off that double interchange south into pleasanton. easy flow. peninsula, quick check as well. your eyes will tell you that it's moving smoothly. that continues all the way up into and out of san francisco. back to you. >> all right, mike. "the new york times" is teaming up with starbucks. starbucks customers can access 15 times articles for free every day through the coffee shop's wi-fi network. the articles will be selected by the paper and will include articles from news, business and technology sections. 4:55. we continue to keep an eye on the vatican this morning where the pope is getting ready to officially step down. we'll tell you what's next for him coming up. plus, a new twist as police try to find the man who

allegedly killed an oakland rapper on the las vegas strip. >> and give you a live look at the south bay. that is san jose. a little bit of haze out there. we are in for quite the day. some warming temperatures. we'll get it all with christina when we come back. it's 4:56. stay with us.

live in santa cruz, new information on the suspect who shot and killed those two police officers. we'll have the latest from police headquarters coming up. >> reporter: and what's next for a san francisco neighborhood after a sinkhole opened up caused by a ruptured water main? that water flooded homes in the area. i'm christie smith. we'll show you what it looks like this morning. and while christie follows that, i've got an update on the crash for the east shore freeway coming up. and we've got a beautiful day shaping up. get ready for some weather whiplash. temperatures rising towards record levels today, then they tumble. we bring in the rain.

lots to sort out. we'll give you the time line and your full forecast. right now we'll give you a live look at the golden gate bridge as we begin this thursday, february 28th. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us. time right now, 4:59. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm marta telez. ♪ amazing grace it was an emotional night in santa cruz as hundreds of people gathered to honor the lives of the two police officers killed in the line of duty. funeral plans are under way for sergeant lauren "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler. bob riddell joins us from santa cruz where officers are expected to return to the job today. bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, terry. the santa cruz sheriff's office

has been covering the patrols and answering calls on behalf of the police department to give the officers here in santa cruz a little breathing room after what happened tuesday afternoon. today p.d. will go back out onto the streets and resume their normal duties. last night the community joined the department at a vigil to mourn the losses of officers elizabeth butler and sergeant lauren "butch" baker. some even took the time to write letters of support to those families. now, there are new details about the suspect, jeremy goulet. just after he shot and killed the two officers tuesday afternoon, goulet texted his twin brother, "i'm in big trouble, i love you." law enforcement cornered him a short time later. as you can hear in this exclusive cell phone video, they fired many rounds hitting and killing him. we have since heard from his father who described his son as having been a ticking time bomb. and we've heard from another man who had a run-in with goulet years back. in 2007, danny thomas fought goulet after catching him taped

his girlfriend in the shower in portland. when goulet was acquitted, thomas ended up moving to vancouver out of fear goulet would retaliate against him. >> a guy that could come back. it's always been in the back of my mind that he could hurt my family. >> reporter: goulet had sworn he'd never go back to the jail. when officers visited his home tuesday afternoon because he had been breaking into a woman's home. he shot and killed sergeant baker and detective butler on his doorstep. both officers were veterans of this police department who leave behind families. back out here live on the steps of the police headquarters, if there's any measure of how much support there is from the community for this department, you can judge it by just the number of flowers and candles that have been placed out here on the front steps. a little later this morning at 11:30, the police department will be holding a news conference to update us on the latest in the investigation. we could also get information as far as when the memorials for os