pouring out of that chimney. if they do not sleblelect a pop the smoke will be black. at noon, the cardinals play in the sistine chapel before running to their hotel. as soon as the pope is chosen, we will bring it to you live and send outbreaking news alerts on our nbc website. we learn more about how this conclave interesting process works. head to our home page entitled conclave. >> 6:02. a toddler tied up for not taking a nap. that is the shocking allegation against an east bay preschool teacher this morning. "today in the bay" eastpoint joins us live from pleasanton. teachers took pictures of the little girl bound with duct tape. >> reporter: it is one of those stories. it certainly makes you shake your head. we are told that the pastor of the church is who ahorrified ans no child deserves to be treated this way. there is a meeting with parents

after this about these disturbing allegations. a little girl had her hands and feet taped up. that was her punishment for refusing to take a nap. the incident happened at centerpointe preschool where a 2-year-old wouldn't go to sleep. the teacher took out the masking tape and taped her up and took a picture. the teacher shared the story and photo with a former colleague at a luncheon. one of the people there included the girl's mom who is a teacher at centerpointe christian school. she went on to tell the police and the school. we immediately listened to her talk to the other teacher and notified licensing of the incident. >> the report from the state licensing department obtained by the pleasanton path states the

allegation is substantiated here. it says the school needs to notify parents and have a meeting to discuss discipline. apparently, we are hearing that letters have already gone home to families explaining what had gone on and we are also told that the school is going to be closed on a friday for retraining and then reopen next wednesday. we are also hearing that the pastor of the church is on his way down here to speak with the media. we are hoping to hear from him soon. as soon as we do, we will let you no he what he had to say. reporting live in pleasanton, christie smith, "today in the bay." free on all counts. this morning, an east bay man free after 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. today, the man is speaking out. nbc bay area will be the first local station to talk to johnny williams this morning, convicted of attempting to rape a 9-year-old girl back in 1998. just this month, a judge overturned his conviction, after dna testing spear headed by the

northern california innocence project proved he did not commit that crime. we will have that interview a little later on city council tackling a tough love approach to get scores of homeless people off the streets and into housing but it is going to take money, your money, lots of it. bob redell live at city hall. how would the city pay for the new proposal? >> reporter: that's a big question. the proposals they are putting out, which i will go over in a minute, they are very preliminary. one suggestion is to help pay for this, ask other counties to help t what is going to happen at city hall. they might every tuesday. they will consider ways to better combat homelessness here in the south bay. the most recent figures from 2011, means there are 7,000 people that have no home. some live in one of the 60 or so

encampments that have sprung up in the woods and along the waterways here in san jose. just this past friday, the city took down one of those large encampments. they evicted dozens of people. about 100 people had set up tents in the area. the problem is where do they go, most likely to other encampments. today, the city will discuss solutions put forward by councilmen, sam lacaro. ideas include building more affordable housing, cracking down on the encampments and steering faith-based groups to encourage to live indoors instead of enabling them to sleep outside on the street. the city council must grapple with a shrinking police force and a tighter budget. they have not put a dollar figure on this. we know how tight times have

been and how much a challenge it will be for the city council. reporting live here outside san jose city hall, bob redell. in redwood city, you can pay for takeout as in plastic. when you carry it out, you are going to have to start using paper. the city approving a plan to ban plastic bags. this goes in effect for six months. businesses will have enough time to use up all their plastic stock. palo alto considering expanding their existing ban on plastic bags and san carlos, requiring reusable bags throughout the city. >> i always forget them. leave them outside. you're going to want to go outside today. the weather is spectacular. >> beautiful.

47 degrees in san francisco. we are so spoiled here in the bay area. it is the most beautiful time of year. you have the plum blossoms, cherry blossoms. the weather is going to be so nice. the weather will be beckoning you outdoors. the temperatures are going to be temperatures that we haven't seen so far this year. upper 70s, low 80s. warmup continues today as we head throughout tomorrow into thursday. we are talking about the warmest conditions of the year so far. we are hopefully going to keep you nice and mild through the end of the week. we do have this little disturbance we are watching for you. things are going to change. temperaturewise, 79 england. i will tell you more about that disturbance, who might get some rain as we head to the weekend. it's st. patrick's day.

our favorite leprechaun of the road. 280 at 17. northbound side with all these head lights. we will show you the same view on our map. northbound coming at us right here. that's where you see the slowdown. the orange right there. we will rotate around, though. a little farther south, we have a crash. north 280, north of 27. north of downtown for that slowing. past the park, watch that slowdown crash. we will give you another look outside. 101 in the northbound direction showing that second burst. that is going to hit and stick for the morning commute. we expect those northbound routes to really kick in. we are looking to south 680 as you come down. the live look shows you things really slowing down around the bends. the golf course here.

there is a crash at southbound have 680 past this shot of the screen. that crash should clear lanes shortly. we will get another live look out. we are shooting from our emeryville camara cross the junction. the backup continues from the lithsz lights. it is 6:10 right now. coming up, city streets turning into the back drop of a tv series. we'll tell you how hollywood might create a roadblock during your peninsula commute. an iphone app will help you track your favorite hollywood star. is it effective? yes. we'll take a look.

tuesday morning. we take you live to san francisco. traffic starts to pick up. mike will be along to tell us what's happening on the road. christina loren says, get ready for a very nice day outside. it is 6:13. the mother that used her young daughter to help her shoplift and left the young daughter outside of a safeway will serve 60 days for her crime. she is sentenced to 60 days of jail for one count of commercial burglary and contributing to the dell ling quincy of a minor. she will also serve three years probation. her daughter is currently in the custody of her grandmother. a quick check of the other top stories. cardinals electing the next pope. getting to worse in the vatican's sistine chapel. one vote today. no front-runner that we know of. no indication of how long that voting will last. today, at nasa headquarters,

scientists revealing what the curiosity rover found after drilling into a rock one month ago. >> the fbi investigating a website that appears to be private financial information of got leaders and celebrities. the victims include jay-z, ashton ku asht ashton kutcher and kim kardashian. just introduced, star sputter, an app to tell other star sputter users that george clooney is at whole foods. when you see angelina jolie, you can alert other fans nearby. once she has left the area, other people logon and update as they see her. after a while, you have a record of where she has been and where to find her now. is this creepy? yeah. you bet. is it effective? well, we will see.

lol lots of app developers are going to drag themselves back into the office today as the south by southwest international festival winds down in texas. it attracted nearly 30,000 people over the weekend. on monday, the company said it would delay manufacture of it model suv to concentrate on the model sedan we are not sure how many people have put down deposits on the model "x." the dow will open up 10% this year alone. everybody trying to develop a theory as to why the market is so bullish. notice i said bullish there. china said it would be willing to work with the united states on cracking down on hacking after monday's lip in the sand when the u.s. national security adviser demanded the attacks stop. china said it is willing to have

direct negotiations to silt dt and talk over the matter. they continue to deny their army is hyped some of the attacks. yes, they will talk. but it wasn't them. >> a lot to be hashed out. hbo film crews, like it or not, could get in the way of your drive tonight in palo alto. hbo filming a pilot about silicon valley on university avenue between webster and waverley from 4:00 to 8:00. we're being told no business will be closed during this shoot. apparently, a group of programmers trying to strike it rich. being directed by a guy by the name of beavis and butthead and king of the hills. we are guessing, likely, a comedy. >> throw if alittle fup as well. >> a good day to head outdoors. bring it op.

you will have plenty of days to watch the tv indoors, movies later on as we head throughout this week kentd inweekend into next week shall the pattern changes. 37, in pet ta lupul ma. want to thank you for waking up with us each and every day. the great thing about the time change, when things are nice, you get temperatures until about 7:15. upper 40s, low 50s. we have some fog out there although your visibility is going in and out. overall, we are looking good. this high pressure moves in, forces the moisture today surface. that's why we have those low clouds. they are not going to last long. clearing, between 9:00 and 11:00. just wanted to point out winds are going to pick up as we head through about 4:00 p.m.

they will be at their strongest, when you want to open up the windows in your home and let that good air quality in. it is going to be a little bit warm today. 80 degrees on the way to fairfield. 74, free monday, 72, redwood city. nice and warm. the warmest weather we have had since november. upper 70s. we're going to drop you off as we head through monday, tuesday, wednesday, significant changes ahead. temperatures falling back into the low 60s. by tuesday, a little bit more rain. enjoy it while it lasts. lits find out how we are doing on a traffic tuesday it ace i very trafficy tuesday. that's the field as well as the golf course as you pass as you are coming around the ben up toward the truck scales. a little dark and also a little slow. traffic s.t.a.r.t.ing traffic starting to recover.

chp on scene. still, spectators slowing it. a smoother drive up in the hill toward fremont. this is just around this bend coming out of pleasanton. fremont, okay to head into the south bay. north 101, showing the second burst starting to check in right now. from cerner into downtown, okay. a good deal of traffic, palo alto, 101, a nice, easy drive. up the peninsula. the southbound side, light volume. the north side, passing by highway 92 and the san mateo bridge. they are the high-rise, a little glow. also, the camera lens is a little dirty. i will be honest with you. this isn't quite this cloudy through the area.

there are low clouds drifting around. our camera turned towards berkeley. university avenue. these cars filling all lanes. starts in rich montd, comes down towards university and the build around the berkeley curve. traffic ties kicking in. it looks like ale bit lighter than now. that should lamb it over the next hour. >> up and out the door. it is 6:20. coming up, the alex smith era coming to a close. we'll tell you what we are learning about the deal the kicker ripped off by chiefs. we are going to tell you what thieves the super bowl history was taken. >> we take you live to vatican city in proem, the most famous chimney on the entire planet.

the cardinals will be announcing to 1.2 billion catholics to find out who will be the next pope. back in minutes.

burglars ripping off two super bowl rings from mike cofer

while he was out watching his son's high school basketball game. they also took a coin collection and xbox came and several other games. they did leave a diamond ring. they took his super bowl diamond rings. cofer played eight seasons in the nfl. he was on the 49ers team that won the super bowl in 1989 and back to back in 1990. >> 49 quarterback, alex smith, will have a new home by this afternoon. free agency starts at 1:00 p.m., when the niners will officially trade smith to the kansas city chiefs. in exchange, the niners are expected to get a second round pick this year and a conditional pick in 2014. smith spent eight years with the 49. many of them as a starting quarterback before he was eventually colin kaepernicked in the middle of last season. santa clara looking to give

its new football stadium a distinct 49ers flavor. today sha today, the city council will be talking about two names for streets around there. one will be walsh drive named after famed head coach, bill walsh, who led the team to three super bowl victories. the other one will be marie p.d bartilo. we are still officially in winter but it feels like spring. we are just a week away from the official start of spring. the day and night of equal length, next wednesday, the 20th. today, very springlike. we are going to be rivalling temperature records as we head through tomorrow.

79 degrees inland. bayside, 76. at the coast, 72 degrees. now, changes are on the horizon. we are going to bring the rain back in the forecast. stick around. if you missed that seven-day forecast, with he will have it for you coming up. a traffic tuesday. let's see what mike is tracking. >> we are tracking the traffic right here. west 80 slows down right now off of the merge and heading down towards university avenue. continuing to build. this isn't so bad for a traffic tuesday. we are looking at heavier volume for today. the bay bridge. up the incline. back up at the toll plaza. west 37, a crash there as you are heading over towards sears point. also slow because of the commute out of vallejo. low clouds and fog might affect your visibility. sonoma slow after two earlier

crashes had to clear. starting to recover. coming in, guys. back to you. 6:26. still ahead, the new law in san francisco that's putting dog walkers oen a leash. >> i bet some dogs would like to see that. plus, new office buildings in an area where parking is already at a big-time premium. we will tell you what's slated to open at santana row and how it could affect your next shopping excursion. >> a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge. tra traffic is picking up out there. the beautiful forecast from a lot of news ahead. 6:27. stick around.

a new pope waiting in the wings. who will be chosen. office at santana row. we will tell you why an already congested area might get a

little more crowded just ahead. oh, yeah. a of good vibrations out on the new york stock exchange. the dow has been jumping for days and days of record highs. we'll keep on that for you. tuesday, march 12th. "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." it is 6:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. i'm laura garcia cannon. the catholic church on the cusp of a conclave o to elect a new pope. we have a live look at the vatican where one round of voting will be held today. all of the cardinals attended mass earlier to set the spiritual tone. a total of 115 cardinals will enter the conclave, all under the age of 80. upon entering, cardinals and staff take a vow of secrecy.

only one ballot is held today. after today, as many as four votes a day can be held. it takes two-thirds of the vote to be elected pope. >> after each vote, smoke will billow from the two stoves at the sistine chapel. one of the stoves was built in 1938, used to burn the paper ballots each time they vote pd the other was used to create the proper smoke. the wit for the new pope. black if not chosen. they use special cartridges for the smoke but what chemicals are used is a secret. the vatican will also ring the bells at st. peter's basilica church. the new pope, they set up a

website called popealarm.com. the site let's people register to receive a text or e-mail when the pope has officially been chosen. so much demand for this one. texts can't be guaranteed anymore. the site says there are no real issues with the e-mail alerts as soon as the pope is officially chosen, we will bring it to you live. check us out on our website, nbc bay area.com. to learn more about the conclave, head to our home page and type in conclave. >> very big week for the catholic church. a very big week for folks throughout the bay area. the weather, can't stop talking about it, spectacular. >> spring arrives about a week early. good morning to you. we are going to talk about records as we head through the next couple of days. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. sunnyvale, 53. 51, oakland. 44 to start the day.

in concord, a really comfortable day. temperatures are going to climb from the upper 50s into the 70s. we are talking about 70s in san francisco. that's a rare treat any time of year. bayside, 79 degrees inland. your full forecast in 15 minutes. first, want to check your drive. good morning, mike. northbound 680, you see the yellow kicking in, speeds down in the 50s. coming down towards the upper 40s as well. 87 northbound through downtown slows the volume as well as the earlier motorcycle crash is over on the shoulder. flashing lights, a little bit of a distraction. not a problem now. the volume starts to build now.

we had a couple of earlier crashes, both over on the shoulder. the one with the most activity still at androtti. as far as the volume of traffic, hi here is 880 past the coliseum. the headlights southbound, taillights. starting to bog down around hayward. >> gets busy there. gets busy here. a high-brow shopping center about to become a high-tech haven. 700,000 square feet of office space may soon be built at santana row for silicon valley business. "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us live at the proposed sign on winchester boulevard and olin avenue. >> this is a congested area. where will people park?

>> reporter: it is hard to imagine the parking situation getting even tougher. we are standing in one of the five parking lots that they offer, winchester boulevard and olin drive. the movie theater is right behind us. this could completely be demolished and become an office building. they would add three new buildings, 700,000 square feet. the oakland tribune reports it would come date 25 hin to 3500 employees. as mentioned, one building would reportedly wipe out the parking lot along winchester and olsen. another building would go up on the south side of the theater. that space would require the developer to bulldoze an apartment class on dudley avenue. as it stands stan tan na row already has hundreds of shops

and restaurants. >> reporter: don't forget. people actually live here. the developer has a plan to build an underground parking garage. people would have the option to park below. this plan is not set in stone just yet, because the city of san jose has to improve it. we can tell you new law where san francisco dog walkers are taking effect sometime very soon. anybody walking more than four dogs all at once. walking more than eight at a single time. it requires each dog to have its own leash no longer than eight feet. the law amims to curb people walking too many dogs and not

cleaning up after them. still ahead, on as scar winning movie about a hostage crisis targets why iran is targeting hollywood in a lawsuit. you may want to leave those google classes once they come to the store. they are already banning the gadget before it is available to buy.

6:39. iranian authorities are planning to sue hollywood over the oscar-winning film "argo" because of the unrealistic portrayal of the country. it is based on the release of six american hostages in 1979. a french lawyer is reportedly in iran for talks over how and where to file the lawsuit. >> good luck on that one. google glasses are not even out and, guess what, they are also causing controversy. a cafe says they will kick out anybody that wears them. the owner of five point cafe admits it is partly a joke to get a reaction but also kind of sort of serious, because he doesn't want people to be filmed without their knowledge or have their picture taken without permission. the google glasses glow on sale

later this year. a balance of silence and a secret vote. the process to elect a new pope gets underway at the vatican. a toddler tied up with masking tape during a nap time. we have shocking allegations against a local pre-school teacher. what do all these celebrities have in common besides fame. >> they are rich. >> why there is a link between them. >> the dow slips a little bit after days and days of records. >> grab your shades and fair weathered friends. 7:24 sets at 7:14. your seven-day forecast up next grab your stuff if you have to get to work. i'll give you the update on the crashes for san jose. no slowing get together area.

we will give you that warning coming up.

welcome back. in the past 15 minutes, we have learned a criminal investigation has been launched against an east bay teacher accused of tying up a 2-year-old student because she would not take a nap. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in pleasanton where she just spoke with school administrators. christie, what are they telling you? >> reporter: shocked and stunned are the words they used in describing their reaction to this incident after a former teacher is now being accused of taping up a young students hands and feet all because the little girl didn't want to take a nap.

this was at centerpointe christian preschool. this came to light march 4th. although they don't know when the incident occurred. the former teacher was at a luncheon with current teachers and showed a photo of the child actually bound. in the group at the luncheon, the girl's mom who is a teacher at the preschool. alarmed, she notified the school and pleasanton police. the pastor at the school's church just shared his reaction. >> this preschool is a part of our ministry to our church to love and care for people of all ages. it is absolutely deplorable to us that any person, including the children under our care would in any way do something so terrible as this incident. children are made in the image of god and deserve to be fully respected. this is a dehumanizing incident that we are greatly grieved

over. we are speaking to minister to the families of our preschool who are tremendously upset, as any parent would be and to our church community as well. the incident was report ed to the state department of social services. of course, pleasanton police have also launched their own investigation. they also have vints with staff here. i am told basically what's going to happen, they have letters and that i are going to have a meeting with parents only tonight at 6:30. they are also going to shut the school down on friday for intensive retraining and then reopen on wednesday. reporting live in pleasanton, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> what a story that is. meteorologist, christina loren joins us. it feels like spring. >> camping weather. camping has returned. it is still wintertime. >> you know what the best part

is? locals plan their trip to the san francisco bay area. usually, they do it deeper in the spring. so they have april, may, and june. for us, we are going to get the beaches all to ourselves. some of the choice camping spots over the course of the weekend, i would highly advice yse you t check in and get some of those reserved. if you are someone like me who cherishes a little privacy, 6:47. a live look here. we have fog developing up in the north bay. we are going to check on that drive with mike. he is standing by. 50 degrees in san jose. temperatures the warmest here in the east bay and down in the south bay. livermore today, 44 degrees to start. you are going to jump by about 35 degrees. we have a big ridge of high pressure, lots of energy in this thing. as it continues to gain a little bit of strength today,

temperatures are going to be warmer by about 5 degrees in some cases than yesterday. we are going to keep on climbing through your wins. we head through the end of the week. we are not going to drop your temperatures by much. another great part about this pattern, the winds pick up for the second half of the day. by 4:00 p.m. when we hit our high temperatures, you are going to get a nice cooling breeze to make it a little bit more comfortable to get that fresh air into your home if you want to open up your windows. 74, santa teresa. 79, a little bit warm in gilroy. getting into the weekend, this is what i'm talking about, camping conditions. 76 degrees on saturday will be a little bit warmer on sunday. we bring in the rain, not a lot. enough cloud cover to cool our temperatures down. tuesday and wednesday, we drop into the 60s. let's check that drive. >> folks, yesterday, we saw an earlier commute kick in and stick around the bay area. this morning, it looks like it

is a little bit later, about a half hour later than we typically see. if it is the same at their house as it is with mine, we feel timing things on the second day of work. we are looking towards northbound 101. starting to see the slowdown kick in. we are showing you the south bay in general. here is a slowing from 680 up. as you get up towards 880, checking the fog. 87 itself, not a big deal. we have the earlier crash, the motorcycle crash has cleared. no major injuries there. 85 finally starting to show the slowdown. it extends. it will calm down to about here over the next 40 minutes. we will look over here toward your roadways. south 680 out of pleasanton around the bend, a slower drive. recovering after two other crashes cleared the roadway. all activity is cleared but you still have the slowdown as the

traffic continues to feed in. pretty standard drive through livermore over towards dublin. south 680 shows volume down. westbound, in towards cass strol valley, a little heavier slowdown. everybody is meeting here at the castro valley wide. slow between the bridges. expect the northbound side to kick in over the next 20-30 minutes. heading over to the bay bridge, metering lights are on. no big deal. we have that build coming off of the east shore freeway. we have the volume of traffic and the glow. that extends up to the north bay, santa rosa. could cause an issue and maybe fog through there as well. 6:50 this morning. it is a new era for the catholic church. as we look live at the vatican where 115 cardinals will take

their first secret vote to eleblth a new pope. we don't know how long it take or ultimately, who will be chosen. we do know the process is already underway. "today in the bay" tracie potts joins us live in vatican city this morning. tracy, expecting any white smoke today? >> we could see it. it would not be likely frankly with the downpour we just had happen in the last few minutes. it will be interesting if we can see any smoke at all. that's why if there is white smoke, they ring the bells as a backup. what we will see, what we have already seen, take a look. earlier in the day, all of the cardinals, the 115 voting and the 40 or so others celebrated mass here at saint peter's basilica. after that, they have lunch. this afternoon, rome time, is whether we will really start to see the beginning of this process. we will see them line up, head

in reverse order of seniority into the sistine chapel. after the voting, we will either see white smoke indicating we have a pope as they say here in italy or black smoke meaning we will be right back here again looking for the same thing tomorrow. >> thank you very much. tracie potts, live from vatican city. we have a developing story to tell you about from afghanistan where five u.s. troops are dead after a nighttime helicopter crashed. that black hawk chopper going down outside kandahar city in central afghanistan. all five of the soldiers dead, all five americans. initial reports show no enemy activity in that area during this time. this crash brings the total number of u.s. troops killed monday to seven making it the deadliest day for u.s. forces so far this year. two u.s. special operation forces were shot and killed hours earlier yesterday in an insider attack by an afghan policeman in eastern afghanistan. north korea's leader, kim

jong-un, is telling his troops to be on maximum alert for a potential war. he reportedly said, quote, war can break out right now. state media reports kim is following through on threats to cancel the 1953 armistice that ended the korean war. south korea says there are no signs that north korea would attack or conduct more nuclear or missile tests any time soon today, we may hear the plea of the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. many expect 25-year-old james holmes will enter a plea of not guilty. that could be the only way he could avoid life in prison or execution. prosecutors say he planned the mass shooting for months and built up an arsenal of weapons congresswoman jackie spear is calling for a federal investigation into the army's dropped rape charges against santa cruz cop killer, jeremy

goulet. she says goulet should have been in jail and not been granted an other than honorable discharge for allegedly raping two female officers. instead, he went on to oregon and eventually santa cruz. now, later today representative spear plans to introduce the military judicial reform act which would strip commander's of their power to overturn decisions of judges and juries of court-martial. the family of a missing oakland woman is widening its search. 31-year-old erika macarelas has been missing since march 7th, last spotted at a bakery on telegraph avenue. family and friends have been canvassing bus stops and mcartur bart station. they will reveal more at a press conference this morning. court hearings set in several high-profile bay area

cases starting in sonoma county, two men will be arraigned in connection with the killing of three men in a forestville cabin. they are being charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy. investigators say that three men were killed as a result of a marijuana deal. today, a judge could decide whether a san francisco couple will go to trial on charges of killing a man who was allegedly pimping out their teenage daughter. they are accused of plotting with two other people in the shooting of calvin sneed in san francisco's bayview district back in june of 2012. they believe that barry gillson is the one that pulled the trigger in redwood city, sentencing set for a man who killed his neighbor's poodle with a brick. he killed the dog a year ago because it wondered over on to his property too many times.

that man facing up to three years behind bars it is 3:55. a website posting private financial information of top government leaders and celebrities. now, the fbi is joining in on that investigation. the justice department says the website has posted the social security numbers, address, and credit reports of fbi director, robert mullen and apparently posted personal information belonging to jay-z, beyonce, ashton kutcher, kim kardashian and paris hilton to name a few. days and days of hot records, the dow finally taking a break this morning. >> scott mcgrew is watching the numbers for us. the stock market is in the red but in the red by about 1.5 or 1/100th percent to the lower. we have rick smith of taser. he and his brother started that company a few years ago.

that thing has taken off. apple spiked peculiarly yesterday and it is up again today. meanwhile, everyone trying to figure out why the markets have become so complacent, so happy. one idea is that the growth in the economy will pick up speed faster than we expect at a time when the fed is still easing monetary policy. this is sort of like the dentist still giving you gas even after she is finished drilling. that's the best analogy i could come up with. tomorrow, we'll get ucla's anderson forecast. we will go through that looking for evidence to kind of support this theory. back to you. scott, if you have the phone number of that dentist, i would love it. >> you can get a little high on life these days with the

forecast. those numbers are up. don't breath in too deep. we have a lot of pollen out there. spring fever on the horizon. 75, inland, 76 bayside at the coast. 72 degrees. what i can tell you is we are not done climbing. we have one more day to go before we peak. 6:58. let's check your drive once more. what are we watching. >> everybody is happy, killjoy. it is a lot better than before. low clouds. fog will be an issue mostly in the north bay. down through pleasanton, still very slow. all lanes cleared. 101 slow up to the airport. capital expressway, 87 into downtown. a new crash right at 17. back to you. >> 6:58.

a final check of today's top stories. nasa will reveal the contents of a martian rock that the curiosity rover drilled into a month ago. scientists hope that by analyzing the minerals and chemicals, they will be able to tell whether that region of the planet ever supported life. house republicans planning to release a brand new plan today to balance the nation's budget. though say it can happen in ten years by simply cutting spending. the house gop boupd to repeal so-called obama care and cut domestic programs and medicare. >> catholic cardinals making final preparation to enter the conclave to elect a new pope. they are expected to take a vow of secrecy and feel themselves inso seal themselves inside the sistine chapel. everybody will be watching this very closely. a live look, in fact, at vatican city this morning. we'll be watching the chimney and waiting for the black smoke.

it has been an intriguing process. it will be great. >> back at 7:25 with i alive, local news update. good morning. breaking news. five american service members killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan on what is now the deadliest day for u.s. forces there this year. down to business, catholic cardinals attending a morning mass to set the spiritual stage for electing a new pope. we're there live. and invasion of privacy. what appears to be the financial information of big names in politics and entertainment posted online for all to see. vice president joe biden, hillary clinton, and beyonce among those targeted. as a major investigation gets underway today, tuesday, march 12th, 2013.

this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah gurthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, morning, everybody. i'm savannah gurthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. we're following that breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. a black hawk helicopter went down near kandahar city. reports are everyone onboard were killed. >> the cause of the crash is under investigation. we want to get straight to mike taibbi in kabul this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. it's been raining on and off in kabul all day here. it's raining very heavily in kandahar province last night about 300 miles southwest of kabul when this black hack helicopter went down with five crew members aboard. all five crew members, american service members were killed. a coalition spokesman told us there was no hint of activity at the time of the incident. the taliban have not claimed credit for the deaths as has been the case very often in the past. now, add it to the two deaths of