it happened at centerpointe christian preschool. the woman that taught here since the school opened in 2008 and left earlier this year, apparently took a picture of the girl bound sitting on a cot. the ordeal went unreported until march 1st. that's when the former teacher shared the story at a luncheon with other employees here and shared the picture of the little girl. one of the people she showed it to was the girl's mother who teaches at the school. >> we immediately listened to her, talked to the other teacher and notified licensing about the incident. >> now, the reports from the state community licensing chair department state that the allegation is substantiated and that the school needs to notify all the parents and have a meeting to discuss the discipline. the church tied to the school

reported this on their own to the department of social services. we are told the school will cloth close this friday for that retraining and open again next wednesday. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." the mother who used her daughter to help her shoplift and ditched her outside a morgan hills safeway will serve 60 days for her crime. marcy erika also known as marcy keeland was sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years probation. she has already served 12 days. a judge has ruled she can serve the remaineder on public work detail. she is currently in the custody of her grandmother. >> the family of the missing oakland woman is widening that search later on today. the 31-year-old erika mascarelas disappeared thursday morning of last week. she was seen in this surveillance video walking outside on telegraph avenue. her family now wants the public to take a very close look at this video hoping somebody will

remember seeing her. controversial changes coming to san jose with the way they deal with the homeless population. proposed plans mean less money for other services in the budget. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with a look at the proposals and where the money is coming from to pay for them. good morning, bob. >> reporter: no dollar figure has been put on these proposals as of yet. good morning, laura. the city council will later today discuss the proposals to help improve the homelessness situation in the south bay. the most recent figures estimate there are 7,000 people that do not have homes. some living in one of these 60 or so encampments that have sprung up in wooded areas and along waterways. the city took down one of the largest encampments. they evicted dozens of people from a camp that had been set up on city-owned land. about 100 people had set up

their tents in that area. the problem is, where do they go? most likely to other encampments. today, the city council will discuss solutions put forward by counselman sam lacaro. they report that ideas include building more affordable housing, cracking down harder on those encampments and steering faith based groups to encourage more to live inside in shelters. two opposing forces that they must grapple with, shrinking police forces and tighter budgets. that brings up the issue you were alluding to when you were tossing out to me, laura. how much is this going to cost and where is it going to come from? we are speaking from the director of housing encampments on friday. he was pointing out the time has tremendously limited resources. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." it is time to bag the bags.

new this morning, a pair of bay area cities deciding to move forward with banning the plastic bans. the redwood city council voting to improve this bag. businesses will have time to use up their plastic bag stock. in the meantime, palo alto decided to expand its existing bans to include a restaurant. it will require stores to charge ten cents per paper bag. >> all right. time to check that forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. >> good-looking forecast. >> oh, my goodness. spectacular. it is going to be so nice not just today but the next couple of days. beautiful san jose. a little bit of fog. visibility right here is looking okay. you are going to find some thick pockets up in the north bay of that fog. nap ta napa to santa rosa, travel really carefully. by about 9:00 a.m., we are done with it. 46 to start the day.

42, livermore. as we head through lunchtime, look at how comfortable it is going to be. at noon, mid-60s. places like san jose, 65 degrees. at noon in antioch, rounding out the day close to 80 degrees. warmest day we have had in four months. only to be trumped by tomorrow. i will let you know how much warmer it is going to get in your city. we have changes just around the corner as well. i want to take you to those. first, let's get your mind set on the road. we are looking towards the east shore freeway, heavier volume of traffic bumping up over the last half hour. you have the speed limit down over berkeley. we show you the same area heading down towards the bay bridge. road crews blocking a couple of lanes. no real slowing. we have this issue, west 24. your commute in either direction, coming out through oakland toward telegraph avenue. we have reports of four cars over it sounds like over on the

shoulder. not sure if there was a crash there. chp is still sorting out what's going on. a number of cars on the shoulder with their flashers on. they are out of lanes. big distraction as you are approaching telegraph. minor slowing past the scene because of the light volume of traffic. north bay, increase of traffic coming through the north bay. we have a smooth drive. we are going to end with this map it is 5:08. a south bay hot spot could get hotter and more hectic if you are looking for a place to park. san jose's santana row is considering a new plan to attract silicon valley tech companies. mar marla tallez is live along the row with more details. >> reporter: you know how busy this area is already, santana row. on the other side on stephens creek boulevard, valley fair mall. parking comes at a premium.

that new plan to attract silicon valley tech companies mean they build more office space. one would go right here. we have the movie theater behind me to give you a little bit of perspective. if you thought parking was tough already. more than 100 shops and eateries with just five designated parking areas. the plan is to add three office buildings that equal about 700,000 square feet to accommodate 3,000 or more workers. one would be built at the corner of winchester boulevard and olson across the street from the winchester mystery house. another would go up on the other side of the movie theater. that office space would require the dudley apartments on the other side to be completely demolished. reportedly, the plan also includes more restaurants and retail shops. what about parking. well, the developer says they

would build underground parking garages that provide more spaces than some of the current surface lots. the hope is that the high-tech company or two would be at tracked tracted to santana rowand come here. keep in mind, the city of san jose still has to approve these plans. live in san jose, marla tallez, "today in the bay." >> marla, thank you very much. >> it is 5:10 right now. super steal. thiefs took off with two super bowl rings. we have the details coming up next. plus, google glasses banned. how about the cafe that says the glasses just are not welcome. >> they are not even out yet. more success for

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a live look at beautiful st. peter's square in rome. pope benedict xvi stepped down. the conclave about to start the selection process. 115 cardinals are there to get the job done. we should have that first vote later on today. we will keep you posted. 5:13. google glasses are not even out yet. they are already causing controversy. seattle cafe says it will kick out any patron that wear these google glasses inside the cafe. the owner of five-point cafe, he admits it is partly a joke to get a reaction but it is also serious because he doesn't want people in his cafe to be filmed or have their picture taken without permission. they don't go on sale until

later this year. yes. good morning. is he has a lot going on. speaking of busy, many people who headed out to the south bay southwest festival over the weekend are headed back this morning as the interactive segment ends. a lot of talk about apps. a lot of california companies that make iphone apps going to texas to call to other californians. californian elon musk was there showing off this video. the latest in the tests of the grasshopper. a system where launched rocket stages can actually return to earth on their own. they were able to whoever this around return it back safely to earth. spacex is not publicly traded but tesla is. tesla said it would delay its model x suv to concentrate on

the sedan. let's check in with bertha coombs. good morning. we have the futures a touch lower today. yesterday, these markets just don't seem to want to go down. we ended up closing higher at the close. the dow extended its winning streak to seven days, the longest in more than a year. the dow hasn't been up eight days in a row in over two years. we will see if today we make it eight. another record high for the dow and another record high for the broader s&p 500 index, which is what a lot of investors watch more closely. about nine points away from its all-time closing high. the dow rising to 14444. the nasdaq up 8 to 3252. the s&p adding five to 1556. it is not just overall index. transport and biotech and a lot of health care at an all-time

high. this markets wants to move higher. who would have thunk it with all the problems in washington we have been talking about this earlier. you can listen to the voices of cnbc reporters. they are smart people. if she is saying, i don't know what's going on, take that into can account. cnb this. is not quite sure why the markets are higher. none of us are. >> scott, thank you very much. >> we will keep a close eye on it. as the market keeps going up, so does the weather. >> you are right here to that. we have a really good day shaping up. what is a little tricky to forecast is rain, whether or not we are going to get any, specially south of the golden gate bridge. as we head out through sunday, monday, tuesday, not looking too good. >> this morning, temperatures are chilly enough for a jacket. we have fog out there as well. you might want to give yourself

some extra time in napa. overall, grab your coat, something you can take off later on today. dress in layers. you can hit the pool today if you wanted to and it is heated. temperatures this morning are chilly without fog. i think it is going to stay kind of cold up in napa until about 9:30 when we are expecting all the fog to clear. it will burn off quickly with strong high pressure. the sun out in full force for most of the bay area. storm track way to our north. high pressure going to amplify today. it is going to gain some strength. for us, warmer temperatures by about 5 degrees in some cases. you will notice the difference. yesterday was down right perfect. today might be a little bit too warm for you unless you are waking up with us near the beach. it is going to be beautiful. that's the place to be today. 71 degrees at 4:00 p.m. highs elsewhere are going to be on the warm side. this will be the warmest day we have had in four months, since back in november. get it while it is warm. temperatures changing as we head through the end of the week.

78, livermore. 72, room temperature in oak town. 74 for san rafael and 76 on the way to santa rosa. make those plans outdoors. you are going to get some great conditions. camping even. it is that time of year. things change monday and tuesday. i'm going to say sunday night into tuesday morning, we have about a 10-20% shot at showers. we will let you know if that improves. we will check your drive. >> we set our clocks ahead an hour and i think you set yours ahead a season. 80 in some spots. we are looking over here towards west 92. san mateo bridge. traffic flows smoothly on the span. we will show you the maps. over on the hayward side, if you are getting on to the freeway heading eastbound, industrial boulevard, on ramp closed. you can head east. no problem if you are heading over toward hayward and cutting over towards 580. westbound, that commute direction is moving smoothly over towards the foster city

boulevard. a live look at 101 through palo alto. very light right now northbound with the headlights. southbound with the taillights past university avenue. still early in the commute. we will look to the south bay where things are just gently starting to build. we looked for an earlier start tuesday. the heavier build, no problems. north 280, we have this construction blocking the connector. we will track that. that fog, christina told you about, road, weather index, traffic and weather tied in today. the orange here showing you that petaluma south and napa west, you are going to have the fog this is a ridiculous new fad. when i say ridiculous, i mean that in a bad way. a 12-year-old boy admitting to swatting ashton kutcher's home. he admits to making a false 911 call to try and get police or

s.w.a.t. teams out to the actor's home. the boy fessing up to making false 911 calls involving justin bieber's house and the bank. those charges will likely be dismissed. the district torn says they will have or be considered when the boy is sentenced burglars have stolen two super bowl rings from former san francisco 49ers kicker, mike cover. the break-in occurred at his las vegas home on thursday while he was watching his son's high school baseball game. thieves also took a coin collection and an "x" box consul. he played in '89 and in '90 and moved to southern nevada in 2001 where he is an assistant high school football coach. an east bay man is freed cleared of a heinous climb he did not commit. johnny williams was convicted of trying to rape a 9-year-old girl back in 1998.

after serving 14 years in prison e was on parole when a judge overturned his conviction last week. dna testing speerd by the innocence project and the california dna project proved his innocence. lawyers say the next step is to get williams' name off the sex offender registry. later on this morning, we will have a chance to speak to him about what it now feels like to finally after so many years to finally be cleared. it is 5:21 right now. the plans to honor bill walsh in santa clara.

>> we are closely watching vatican city this morning where

the popes, the cardinals are convening to elect another pope. they have never had one go past five days. it officially starts today. something we will closely be watching for you. 5:24. diners will have to wait a little longer before seeing calorie counts show up on menus. the head of the fda says writing a new menu label law has become extremely thorny. the issue is figuring out who should be covered by that law. the 2010 health care law will require restaurants and other establishments that serve foods to put calorie counts on menus and vending machines. they issued a proposed rule as some nonrestaurant establishments lobby to be exempt. the fda says the final rule may come out this spring santa clara is now looking to give its brand new football stadium a distinct 49ers feel.

they are talking about naming two streets after key members. one will be bill walsh drive, famed head coach that led them to three super bowl victories. the other will be marie t.bartilo. the team's headquarters building has already been named after miss marie t. bartilo. >> got to take care of mom. >> she took care of them. >> meteorologist, christina loren, really amazing. temperatures are going to warm into the upper 70s, a couple low 80s. stick around. wait until i show you your seven-day forecast. you have major changes to get through. that's coming up.

5:25. we'll check your drive. we talked about the foster city boulevard off ramp. you see the traffic flowing off the bridge heading toward there. a smooth drive but a pretty good volume of traffic heading westbound in your commute direction. we will continue to track that side of the bay. the peninsula side. the east bay can looking at 880 past the coliseum. nice to show a nice volume of traffic. no problems north and south. picking up a little volume. 580 westbound off of the altamont pass. toward livermore, you are okay. beginning a new trend for the last few weeks. north 680, some slowing there. that typically happens. no incidents so far. >> 5:26. still to come, a taste of hollywood hitting the peninsula. the movie that could put the brakes on traffic in one bay area city. right now, a live look, kind

of an ominous look over san francisco. the light-colored clouds with dark sky back there. >> it feels like gotham city. we need a bat signal up there to complete that package. we are back on "today in the bay" in a matter of minutes. well, well, well.

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>> a call for answers. a local congressman wants to know why the man that killed two santa cruz police officers wasn't already in prison. the new charges that could soon be charged against a disgraced south bay politician. welcome to the warmest day of the year so far. it is cold to start. grab your coat. something you can peel off by mid-morning. we are headed towards the 80s. your forecast in moments. we are also headed towards that traffic tuesday commute. i have a new crash. disabled vehicle, or maybe both going on in walnut creek. we will show you where. >> let's take a live look outside. you made it to tuesday, march

12th, easing into that time change probably by now. it is 5:29. this is "today in the bay" good morning. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. right now, we have a live look at vatican where the cardinals have finished a final mass before entering the sistine chapel for conclave. all of the cardinals will take an oath of secrecy as they enter the chapel shortly before 9:00 a.m. ourtime. we could see our very first vote sometime after that. a little later on today. we will have a live report from rome with more details on this historic event coming up in about 15 minutes. in the meantime, back in the bay area, parents will get answers from the school where a teacher is accused of tying up a 2-year-old with duct tape all because she wouldn't take a nap. christie smith live in

pleasanton this morning with the school's reaction to that incident. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. appalled, shocked and stunned, those were the exact words from the preschool spokesperson when we spoke to him about this. the allegations were disturbing. a little girl, just two years old, had her hands and feet taped up, because she refused to take a nap when she was expected to. the teacher taught here at centerpointe christian school since 2008. she left earlier this year. she took a picture of the 2-year-old bound with masking tape sitting on a cot. the incident went unreported until march 1st when current and former employees had a luncheon. the former teacher shared the photo with the people that were there, including the girl's mom that teaches at the school. she went to the police and the school who notified the state licensing company.

they say the allegations are substantiated. it suggested the school needed to have a staff meeting and discuss discipline. >> operations we suspended friday, monday, tuesday and resume on wednesday, march 20th. fully retrain the staff during that time. the school apparently sent a letter to parents at the school and has scheduled a meeting with parents and teachers tonight. that's exacted around 6:30 this evening. what he was mentioning there, is that the preschool will clothes on close on a friday. they are going to have retraining going on and then reopen on wednesday. reporting live in police saintton, christie smith, "today in the bay." a bay area investigation into the dropped rape case against jeremy goulet. representative, jackie spear, says he should not have been able to do what he did. he should have been in jail and

not granted and other than honorable discharge for allegedly raping two female officers. senator spear planning to introduce the judicial reform act that would strip commander's of the power to overturn judges and juries' in court-martials. new details in the case against disgraced south bay politician, george shirakawa. the mercury news reported that they noticed a possible forged signature on a city council campaign form. the former supervisor has already resigned and agreed to plead guilty to charges he used campaign funds to support his gambling addiction. he served two terms as a san jose city councilman on a local school board before becoming a supervisor.

the santa clara county board of supervisors will meet today to determine who will fill his vacated seat. they will set a june 4th special election to fill that seat. maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks. contra costa county's oldest police dog is retiring this month. the german shepherd named dar has been patrolling the streets for more than a decade, has helped apprehend more than three dozen suspects, located 23 lost children and elderly people suffering from dementia. the name, actually dar means gift and dar will be honored at tonight's san ramon's city council meeting. maybe they will give him a golden bone. a retirement ceremony will be scheduled for march 21st. a good day to take the dog out for a walk. no excuses today. >> no excuses. they do a lot for us. good to recognize our furry

friends. 5:34. a beautiful day and week ahead as temperatures are going to warm up to levels we have not yet experienced this year. this morning, it is cool enough for a jacket. something you can peel off by about 10:00 a.m. as your numbers are going to climb from the upper 40s, low 50s right now into the upper 50s and low 60s by 10:00 and at noon, mid to upper 60s. rounding out the day, close to 80 degrees. lucky devil 7 for concord. 77 in concord today. we do have changes. i will show you that coming up. check that drive. a little fog out there this morning. that's the warning for the north bay as you have been giving. n napa, santa rosa, navato. it is not impeding our view of the bay bridge. it looks like our camera froze. let's take you to the map.

no delays across the bay. as we show you west 24 we had four cars that were over on the shoulder. it sounds like all the activity just about wrapped up. no details on what happened. no crash. maybe some debris. chp has no further advisories. no meteor slowing as you are heading over towards oakland, past telegraph. farther east, looking south. this sounds like one that crashed there or a stall or both. still, details coming in. in any case, there are two cars and that will impede your on ramp. a live look at the south bay. we should see an earlier start. you have been talking about this one throughout the day. brace yourself. the bright lights of hollywood could affect your commute. hbo is in palo alto to fill the pilot about the silicon valley. they say filming will be done on

university avenue between webster and waverley tonight. no businesses will be closed. film crews keeping a tight lip on what the pilot is about. it is being called untitled silicon valley project. it is by mike judd, the creator of beaver and butt head and office classic. st. mary's basketball team will have to wait if they get an at-large bid to the ncaa tournament. they couldn't seem to sink a basket against gonzaga. matthew deladova had points. >> now, they can go in there and shock the world. >> i like it. the world's cardinals are

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san jose's santana row is known for luxury shopping and traffic. soon, it could be known for its silicon valley tech company. "today in the bay's" marla tallez is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning. you know it just as well as i do. on any given day, santana row is such a hot spot. apparently, this is the time to get that coveted parking space right now. 5:45 in the morning. no one is here. this is very unusual, of course.

this place always so busy on the other side. on stevens creek boulevard. you have valley fair shopping center, finding a place to park can be so difficult. this proposal to attract some high-tech companies would require to build more office space. that would equate to adding three buildings, totalling about 700,000 square feet. the oakland tribune reports we would see 2800 to 3500 more workers here. it would reportedly wipe out the parking lot. that's where we are standing this morning. another building would go up on the south side of the theater. that space would acquire the apartment complex on dudley avenue to be torn down all together. as is, santana row has just five designated parking lots for 100 shops and restaurants. it also has condos here as well.

reportedly, they would build an underground parking garage. this plan is not set in stone just yet. that's because the city of san jose still has to approve it. live in san jose, marla tallez shall "today in the bay." >> thank you very much for the report. right there, santana row, some great outdoor restaurants. a great week for that. >> even when it is not nice, it is always jam-packed on santana row. today, i think it will be even harder to find those parking spots. just that kind of weather that urges you to get outdoors. it is going to be perfect today. let's talk about where we ended up yesterday. we are going to be even warmer today. i want to show you these. 77 degrees in walnut creek, for example. three degrees away from 80 yesterday making yesterday the warmest day of the year so far only to be trumped by today and tomorrow when we peak.

79 in livermore is the warmest we have seen since november 5th. highs average around 65 degrees. much warmer than average have the that's going to persist as we head through the next couple of days. 70s and close to 80 just about all week long. 48 for san francisco. 43, napa. temperatures are cold enough for a jacket. you might have to use your a.c. in your car. the only place we are having any trouble for your morning drive is up in the north bay. you shall going to find some pockets of fog. you may want to be a little more cautious. fog will not last long. we are expecting clearing by about 9:00 a.m. if you can get down there, 73 degrees at 4:00 p.m. highs are coming in at 4:00 p.m. with the time change. your getting sunlight until 7:15

in the evening. really comfortable conditions will continue. 77 degrees for yours this. temperatures mild all week lodge. we will hold on to the sunshine late sunday into monday. we might get our next round of rain. he is always updating you on the roads, find out what's new with mike inouye. >> traffic is always changing is this time of day. 101 north, toward mckie exits, you see things starting to bog down. this is the first area north of 680 where we physically see this. the first verse. maps, just about the only slowing we have. here is 280 show ag little bit of a slowdown. we may see a change over the next couple of minutes. meanwhile, the rest of your northbound commute is just found. north 280 over at 85, we have

that connector ramp. you are okay to northbound 85. up toward the east bay, we see some slowing coming over towards the interchange. a good burst of traffic through livermore and over towards dublin. no incidents there. a quick look at emoryville. the toll plaza has no problems. a smooth drive once you get over there. nov va toe and petaluma. cardinals from all over the world in just a few hours will begin a secret vote to choose the next pope for the catholic church. tracie potts joins us with what is in store good morning from

rome where it is afternoon. the cardinals have had their lunch and will soon be beginning this process. what will you do if you are a cardinal before the conclave? they had mass here in rome, celebrated mass for about two hours before they came out around lunchtime. this was an opportunity actually for the public to see some of these cardinals, one of whom may become the next pope. take a live look at what we're calling here the smokestack. this is the chimney above the sistine chapel where these 115 voting cardinals will enter and vote. we expect later today. a pretty ceremonial procession from an order of reversal of seniority as they move toward the chapel later this afternoon, a couple of hours from now. they will be sworn in. then, the voting begins. what will they be looking for? whom might they elect?

what we do know, no conclave has taken more than five days in the last century. the last one, just a day and a half. >> it will be so interesting what will develop this week. tracie potts, live this morning. new developments we are following this morning out of afghanistan. that's where military officials tell us a black hawk helicopter has crashed killing five more americans. this brings monday's death toll to seven, making it the deadliest day for u.s. forces so far this year. two u.s. special operations forces were also shot to death hours earlier yesterday in eastern afghanistan. 5:47. the man accused of the aurora theater massacre heads back to court today. james holmes charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 others during a showing of "the dark knight" rises. court documents show he might plead not guilty by reasons of insanity. holmes' attorneys are concerned

sch a plea would force them to turn over potentially incriminating evidence a new report painting a troubling picture of american schools. the scepter for green schools says it will cost more than a half trillion dollars to get elementary and secondary school buildings up to date over the next decade, to get them back to their original condition would cost $271 billion. former presidents, bill clinton and the green schools group urging the government's accountability office to assess what it would take. house republicans plan to release a blueprint attempting to show it is possible to balance a budget within ten years by cutting spending. even though the plan paul ryan is releasing has little chance of going anywhere with the white house or the senate. the house gop sticking to its guns and promising to try to appeal so-called obama care.

cutting medicare programs and requiring them to bear more of the program's cost. president obama is scheduled to meet with the senate democratic caucus leader this afternoon. it is 5:49 right now. coming up, the 49ers making a few moves for the field. the team's new wide receiver. we will tell you about imhad. plus, alex smith heading down to kcmo. new records on the stock market. apple stock. we will take a look at what's behind it. >> let's take a live look outside. san francisco, this morning, boy, some great temperatures this week. one of the warmest coming our way. we're going to check in with meteorologist, christina loren, and a lot more news ahead as well. 5:49. lucky charms?!

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you are watching "today in the bay." welcome back. a good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look outside. traffic picking up a little bit. hazy start. clear skies. fabulous forecast. we will check in with christina. 5:52. >> the 49ers, alex smith, is soon to become former 49er alex smith. the free agency period starting at 1:00 p.m. when the niners will officially trade smith down to the kansas city chiefs. in exchange, the niners expect to get a second-round pick this year. a conditional pick in 2014. smith spent eight years with the 49ers, most of them as a starting quarterback before he was replaced by colin kaepernick. he got kaepernicked in the middle of the season. the niners will gain some cap room allowing them to acquire a new wide receiver.

you probably remember this guy. anquan boldin. very painful loss to the ravens. he will be wearing a 49ers uniform next fall. san francisco gives up a sixth round pick in the pending trade. a special treat for some junior giants that get to spend some time with the world series trophy. between 4:00 and 6:00 today, fans can take their pictures with the trophy at hayward city hall. the event is free through a donation to the junior giants baseball fund. it would be appreciated. scott mcgrew says, watch shares in apple this morning. >> scott, a weird spike in that stock. >> shares were sort of muddling along on monday. all of the sudden, absolutely

spiked in the last half hour. why, you ask? we don't know. there are a couple of possibilities. one could be that apple is getting ready to get rid of all that money they have been talking about. the billions and billions. maybe through a stock buyback. so we shall see. apple, one worth watching this morning as that share trades at about 400 and some dollars. $437 a share, up $6.15. apple hasn't enjoyed the same spike the rest of the stock market has. there is talk they will announce another dividend, perhaps another buy back. certainly, pricewise, now would be the time of such a move. also, watch zenga. they are worth watching. it is hard to tell what's going on as we watch the dow clothes at yet another record high on monday. we were talking earlier about cnbc's reporters kind of

bewilderment over why the market has moved so higher. one theory is that the economy will grow very quickly at the same time the fed begins to ease to keep interest rates low. the patient is getting better but the medicine is still flowing before doctors can turn it off. it's a theory. tomorrow shall we will hear from something called the anderson forecast. if we hear about the prediction of a big spike, maybe that is right. >> sounds like a market utopia. >> for the moment. >> how quickly things can change. >> we must remain very pragmatic. >> very positive when it comes to the forecast. we are getting spoiled. we are the envy of the nation. when we are talking about 80s here in the bay area, that typically translates to 90s in l.a. temperatures this morning are chilly. by noon, 40s and 50s into the 60s. low 60s at lunchtime rounding

out the day close to 80 degrees. inland, close to 70. we are nowhere near the end. we'll take you through that forecast coming up. we will check your drive. good morning, mike. >> hey, folks, we are kicking into our traffic tuesday. here is the east shore freeway westbound. good news as you are heading down out of richmond and toward the bay bridge. maps, we will show you where there is good slowing. west 580. a crash on the shoulder. check area. we have a distraction. some slowing heading over towards the dublin intersection. 680 remains clear. parking at the nation's capital is becoming big business. washington, d.c. pocketed $90 million worth of parking fines last year. 90 million. aaa says nearly 2 million parking tickets were handed out.

one ticket every eight seconds. only 10% of those that receive tickets ask for a court hearing to appeal the fine. it does not include four diplomates that have immunity. from russia to the vatican to iraq, they owe the district millions of in unpaid fines. >> those ticket are painful. buzzkill. it is 5:57. still ahead, the shocking allegations leveled against a woman charged with taking care of toddlers. >> he always maintained his innocence. now, the world knows he is. the east bay man that spent 14 years in jail is cleared of all charges against him. for your first day? yeah.

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violence and secret vote. a toddler bound during nap time. the shocking allegations at a local preschool. we'll tell you why the south bay's largest city wants to use your money to find shelter for the homeless as we cross the bridge between winter and spring, we are talking about near record warmth. i'll let you know how much longer we will be in this territory. >> i will check your bridges crossing the bay. i'll let you know what's going on for 280. updated with a live look of san francisco this morning. a beautiful day on tap for this tuesday, march 12th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. new this morning, the catholic church on the brink of a new era as cardinals all across the

world coming together at the vatican to elect a new pope. give you a live look where just one vote will be held today. the spiritual stage all set as all 115 cardinals attended mass at st. peter's basilica. later on today, they will walk, single file line into that sistine chapel in reverse order of seniority. upon entering the conclave, cardinals and staff taking a vow of secrecy. the vatican seemed very can have dependent the process won't take too long. >> the past 100 years, no conclave has lasted more than five days. >> most of that action will be taking place this morning starting at 8:30 our time. that's when the cardinals will head into the sistine chapel. between 8:45 and noon, each cardinal will take an oath and then most likely, they will take their very first vote. if a new pope is, in fact,