victim, another boy, as he undressed in a bathroom. he is currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this caters to high school boys. he also owns a batting cage in san leandro, calls it triple play usa. now, i mentioned the coach here at palo alto high school in 2006. prior to that, he coached six seasons at bishop o'dowd in oakland until 2005. investigators this morning are not saying if his victims actually play for him. they are doing their best to protect their identities. they are not releasing their names. if you have any information about these cases or know where joe kaufman is, you are asked to call orinda police. for now, live in palo alto, marla tallez, "today in the bay." new this morning, day two of president obama's visit to israel. we have a live look at mahmoud

abbas, the palestinian president, is speaking. no major moves in israelis or pat stinians palestinians as a result of this visit. mr. obama reviewed the dead sea skroe scrolls of 972 texts discovered in what is now known as the west bank. president obama is expected to speak later today to the israeli people in jerusalem. coming up at 5:40, a live report on what this visit means for the u.s. and for the president it is home away from home for tens of thousands of californians. now, this morning, a proposal underway bringing some big-time changes to yo simty. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in san francisco with a look at what might soon be banned there.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. some people go to yosemite for the granite peaks, the highs. a lot go to ride bikes. they go to ride horses. all of those type of activities could soon be eliminated because of a lawsuit that was failed more than a decade ago a new proposal could end things like biking, rafting and horse rentals. remove swimming pools and the sugar pine bridge and the ice rink at curry pine village. all of this will be discussed. the merced river plan comes after lawsuits over what should really be inside of yosemite national park, more retail and activities or nature at its best? they haven't push ford an end to the recreational activities. proposed changes are more of an ongoing attempt to protect the merced river. they are more concerned with dams that were being erected

than recreation. tom mcclintock says he may introduce an amendment to block the removal of these kind of activities saying it amounts to hanging a tourist's go home sign at the entrance to the park. that meeting is from 5:00 to 8:00 at fort mason center in san francisco, room 370. even if these are approved, you can still go ahead and bring in bikes and horses and rafts. you just couldn't rent them inside the park. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." 5:05, new this morning. fog is being blamed for an overnight crash that sent two people in san francisco to the hospital. it happened near west partportai station. it played a role in a number of crashes last night. >> it has been quite a foggy evening. we have had a few accidents

earlier in the evening. nothing with any serious injuries. it was mostly all property damage. it has been quite foggy and a little drizzly. >> police say the man will be okay. the elderly woman's condition is still unknown. >> rain, fog out there. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren, to find out the latest have. sgood morning, jon and laura. good morning to those at home. a live look at san jose. we can see for 5-7 miles. most low cloud cover hovering above the surface. you will find thick patches of fog. mike and i will be tracking that out there. it will get worse before it gets better. 43, 48 in sunnyville. mostly upper 40s, low 50s to start. we are going to round out the day close to 70 degrees. you can already peel off a layer

as you break. temperatures really comfortable in the upper 50s, low 60s. 67 in gilroy and 64 in san jose. the weekend, yes, we kick that off tomorrow. weather will be great. we have great things to point out. we are going to take you to tahoe coming up. we will talk about what beaches will be best. 5:07. let's check your drive as promised. here is mike inouye. we are looking to fremont. 880 moves very nicely. over on the right side of your screen, you are can looking over the at the lights with the tail lights passing by them. you see the trucks there. those aren't the trucks i'm talking about. farther north, through the corridor. a smooth flow of traffic around the fremont funnel. north 880, a pickup truck that is on the off ramp. it is being addressed right now. just one lane affected and flashing lights. folks getting off for highway 84 at thornton.

now, as you are getting 84 across the bay, that's a little farther north. that's the dunbarton bridge. looking smoothly. let's get a quick look at the east shore freeway coming down through emeryville and into berkeley. we are looking at a smooth drive west with the headlights. no slowing. back to you. things are heating up for madness today. the ncaa tournament begins. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live at the hp pavilion with all the details. >> reporter: good morning. several games nationwide. four of them right here in that building behind me at the hp pavilion. the first game starting a little bit later this morning. the game of most interest locally is going to be not until this afternoon, when number 12 seed, cal, will take on number 5 seed, unlv. both teams seen yesterday during the practice. this will be a rematch for both

teams. cal having lost to the rebels in december by one point. it will also be an tuntd for cal to redeem themselves from last year's poor showing in the ncaa tournament. coach montgomery says they were not mentally prepared for it. bars in san jose are ready for back to basketball fans. we know of one that will be opening bright and early at 9:00 this morning. >> it will be wall to walk. looking at past years, we anticipate doing a couple more thousand people every day for the next four days in a row. you can take a look off your screen and get an idea of the four games that will be taking place today. the first is at 11:10, new mexico state versus st. louis. oregon versus oklahoma state. tip-off for cal versus unlv. montana and syracuse surrounding with a game around 7:00 this evening. the winner of those games, those four teams, will play on saturday. those two winners will head off

to the sweet 16. tickets are still available for today's game play. keep in mind if you want to see cal versus unlv, the selection is limited. we just heard that from the folks here at the hp pavilion this morning. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." among the other teams playing at hp, montana, the point guard is an oakland native that graduated from mcclemons high school, will cherry. he will be playing close to his hometown but wishes more of his fans from mizzou would be here to watch the team play. he takes on the orange men at 6:57 tonight. i love this time of year. let the madness begin. it is 5:10. big news for apple. we will tell you about the new client that they could soon have coming up next. a bay area man is asking for action after a run-in with police. what he says police did with his

phone that he wants to stop them from doing to yours.

the tech blog, electranista reports the department is switching to the iphone. the order will be a combination of iphones, ipad minis and ipod touches. it reportedly hinges on the end of the is the sequester cuts 3-d to the next level. no glasses required. the picture changes with one simple move. the company will publish its findings in the scientific journal "nature." researchers have not only made the 3-d video glasses free but

they have also made it so you can see more of that image just by tilting your screen. that's pretty cool. for instance, if you see a person's face and one ear is blocked from the view, you can reveal it by just swiveling the screen slightly. the division of google says more than 1 billion people now visit its site every month. youtube. that was reached just five months after facebook reached the milestone. huge increase from 15 months ago when the site had 800 million. >> 1 billion per month, that's mind-blowing the market is getting ready to response to the profits in bay area's oracle. we turn things over to seema mody. good morning good morning, jon. wednesday, u.s. stocks finished strong after the federal reserve announced its plans to continue

its bond-buying stimulus program. dow hitting a high. svmt&p snapping a three-day losing streak, up ten. the nasdaq, up 256789 s futures if are in the red. a big earnings for one of the world's top software makers, oracle blaming its expanding sales force for a severe miss in the third quarter. revenues down as much as 8% in after-hours trading. oracle giving some weak fourth quarter guidance saying it expects revenue to be down 1% to 4%. >> live at cnbc world headquarters, thank you very much. we are through the rain. we needed that rain. it was nice. it wasn't too cold yesterday. this morning, it is a little bit chilly. one of the coldest starts we have had all week long. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. good morning. 47 in san jose. 50s by the coast. i wanted to point out we just

told you about that fog. it looks like we do have some ragged patches of fog, kind of sticking to the coastal mountains. overall, your visibility in most metropolitan cities is looking good. travel cautiously, specially along the north end of the peninsula. once you get north of 92, you get into the patches of fog. this is what we're looking ad for today. winds are going to play more of a factor than anything else. they are really rather strong. strong enough to knock you around on the open water bridges. take it easy out there. you see the key where you get those reds, oranges and yellows. we are going to start to get very gusty by about 4:00 p.m. dress for the two different parts of date. cold to start, up to 67 later on today in livermore. 69 for fairfield. low 60s at the immediate coast. not too bad. we are out of the 50s for today. we are going to keep on climbing

as we get through the next couple of days. 78 for sunday. those high pollen levels return. not for long, though. rain is going to wash away all that pollen tuesday into wednesday. when we could pick up another inch of rain up in the north bay. let's check that drive. >> good morning. >> good morning. we are all going the right direction on the freeway. we had to report a wrong-way driver who is heading southbound on your northbound side of 280. that was the big issue. traveling along the peninsula. here is the airport. chp has made an arrest there. that's the good news. no more issues for the roadway. we have seen a little slowing south of 380. keep that in mind. there may be some activity, a little distraction there. everybody going the right direction in their flow of traffic. the flow of traffic was slowing a bit. south 101 heading down towards 85. that's the same zone where we have overnight construction crews. that would be the southbound side heading to the area.

not a lot of problem as far as the flow of traffic. easy drive. they are able to get through whatever cones remain for the time being. the south bay in general is looking really nice. your northbound directions flowing at the limit. hp pavilion, remember, we have that march madness going on. we have the playoffs going on over here for ncaa tournament. activity starting at 11:00 for the afternoon and keep it in mind throughout downtown. as we're looking toward the tri-valley, we also have a smooth flow of traffic south. starting to build already. livermore, 580 over towards dublin. we have a smooth drive. i will track these sections carefully. that is a morning troubled spot. bay bridge toll plaza, no big deal. no issues as you are heading over. a smooth drive up towards treasure island. a smooth flow. no backup at the toll plaza, back to you. bay area man leading a legal fight to protect information on the cell phone from police. if you are under arrest, police

can legally search your phone without obtaining a warrant. if the aclu argues your cell phone is like a home office and police should be required to obtain a warrant. fraens polince police arres activist when they starting going through the personal information on their phone. >> they read my text messages and i asked, what are you doing? they said they were reading my messages. i said i don't consent to that. they said, they were going to do it anyway and started reading them outloud. >> the police did not break the law but they have filed a civil lawsuit and they say the search violated his constitutional rights. the city attorney's office not commenting a follow-up to a fire we reported as breaking news yesterday. investigators still not sure what sparked these flames that

destroyed two homes and damaged another one on bethel island. firefighters say they had to wait an hour and a half for pg&e crews to get there to deal with downed fire lines before they could move in and put out the flame. in san francisco, prosecutors say they do not have enough evidence to charge a man arrested in the killing of a 77-year-old newspaper vendor. they believe he lifted dallas heirs and dropped him on the pavement without warning in january and he later died from his injuries. three weeks later, prosecutors say it is possible he could be charged later. both singer michelle stockton apologizing after using a gay slur during a performance in san francisco. she says her comments about gay people and gay marriage were misinterpreted. she says she does not judge gay people and was simply trying to point out how some people feel with the issue. venues all across the country have canceled most of the

singer's upcoming performances as a result of her comments. 5:21. america's cop rocking out. details on the concert series that comes with the race. a live look at the bay bridge in san francisco. it is a lovely site early in the morning. the night dancing with the lights. stick around. "today in the bay" rollsen o.

welcome back on a friday eve, also known as thursday. this is a live look over san francisco's international airport as traffic starts to slowly fill up out there on the rhodes. mike inouye will be along to tell you what's happening with that. christina loren has your weather forecast. it is 5:23. contra costa county's oldest working police dog retiring tonight. dar has been patrolling the streets of san ramon for more

than a decade now. apparently, you can teach old dogs new tricks. he has apprehended more than three dozen suspects and located dozens more in need. he was born in the czech republic. the name, dar, means gift. >> he gets a big bone now. a community meeting will be held in san francisco to discuss the upcoming america's cup concert sear advice. america's cup and live nation officials will address community concerns over noise, traffic and security surrounding the concert set to take place on piers 27 and 29. it will include concerts featuring sting, train and jason more raz. the american cup pavilion is the city's first outdoor concert venue. $3.99, a free loaf of sourdough bread each and every day for the entire year, the

first 100 customers of the brand new bu dean bakery will get this morning. it is located in the cupertino crossroads shopping center. those doors, if you want to get some bread for a year every day, the doors open up at 9:00 this morning. dozens of people have been camping out all night long. it might be too late by now. >> that's pretty good bread. >> one loaf a day for a year. serious carb loading. >> a lot of bread to go through. good day for a picnic? >> sounds like a sweet and sour dough deal to me. a good-looking day shaping up. rainfall picked up yesterday. santa rosa, well over .66 of an inch. mountain view, .22. san jose, .16.

we needed the rain to purify our air quality. we are in a good air quality range. pollen levels have dropped off. today, highs are going to be comfortable for the first thursday of spring. 67, livermore, 67, gilroy. 65 in redwood city. we want to check your drive irs if with mike. we look athe san mateo bridge because we are bumping up the volume of traffic a little bit. westbound with the taillights, your commute typically over towards the peninsula. we have a smooth drive right now and a little slowing as you are approaching the toll plaza. the crowd is building a little bit. why not a problem for 580 and 238. we have the red showing up already as you are passing by hillcrest. it is slow there. the brinl, over towards lone tree and as it starts to clear in towards pittsburg and bay point. still to come, san jose police looking for the teenager

responsible for a pair of armed robberies late last night. we'll have the details. we're letting you know why oakland school district has voted to close a well-performing charter school.

a warrant out for his arrest. i'm marla tallez with that story live in palo alto coming up. >> plus, a peninsula high school on edge after a threat of violence posted online. what police are telling us about that threat. spl. >> we are done with the rain. now, it's time to spring it on. we have a warming trend headed our way. i will let you know how nice it is going to be in your city come this weekend. a smooth start. now, i have a new report from chp. the pass, 580, coming up. we'll show you what's going on around san francisco. a wide shot there. you can see the palace of fine

arts and traffic there flowing in the background on this thursday, march 21st. this is "today in the bay." this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. thank you very much for joining us, everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia county. a baseball coach that has worked with teens all over the bay area is charged with molesting a teenage boy and videotaping another in the bathroom. marla tallez joins us live in palo all toe where joe kaufman once coached. >> reporter: joe kaufman coached here for one season, palo alto high school, back in 2006. it is important to note right away that authorities are not saying whether his victims actually played for him, because authorities not releasing these boys names as they are trying to protect him.

he is facing a slew of charges including misdemeanors. he lives in orinda. this is his mug shot taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing, charges were not filed then because police had not finished their investigation. the contra costa district attorney's office says he molested one teen boy younger than 14 over a span of seven years, from '05 to 2012, accused of drugging this boy with an unknown substance and having sex with him. the da's office says he secretly taped another victim, another boi boy, as he undressed in the bathroom. he is currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this club is based in san jose and caters to high school boys. he also owns a batting cage in

san leandro called triple play usa. prior to coaching here in palo alto, he spent six sieasons in oakland. if you have any information about this case or know where joel kaufman is, you are asked to get in touch with orinda police. live in palo alto, marla tallez, "today in the bay." >> extra police will be on hand following a threat of violence posted online. that was posted anonymously on the facebook confession page where students go to post their problems and wait to hear back from other students about potential solutions. clifford knauss is a leading expert on how people interact with technology. he says one possible cause for this type of behavior is facebook and other social media sites reduce the need for face to face interactions among young people. >> those interactions become extremely stressful. there is pressure on social media to be more positive on things like facebook pages.

in some sense, the only place they can express their negative feelings become anonymous sites. >> police at this point, not releasing the exact content of the threat. some parents nbc news, they are considering keeping their children out of school today because of the anonymous post on facebook. argon high school says it is taking the hoax very seriously. the woman accused of kicking a toddler in golden gate park will be back in court today. sabrina bell was supposed to be arraigned but police say she could not appear because she was yelling and screaming in her holding cell. police say bell kicked a young girl in the chest on march 11th, knocking her to the pavement. the girl was not seriously injured. she allegedly threatened a young mother at that park. >> the cyclist accused of hitting and killing a ped in san francisco ace castro district facing felony vehicular manslaughter charges today.

prosecutors say chris bushare ran multiple red lights. a san francisco judge will decided to if the man accused of stealing a taxi last friday morning and ramming a police car should be released without bail and placed in a rehab facility. police say, peter russell was drunk when he ran the police car, forcing officers to shoot at him. russell was not hurt and remains in jail. a teenage robbery suspect on the run this morning after attacking two people near downtown san jose. police say last night, a teenage boy approached a man at 19th and san antonio streets, not too far from san jose high school and demanded money and then stabbed that man. a few minutes later, the suspect confronted another man three blocks away and demanded money. the suspect hit that man in the head with some sort of object. both victims were treated for my juror injuries. the suspect was able to escape with cash.

>> the oakland auditor has released a report showing some sit ty couns city council members inappropriately affecting operations. 14 different times they interfered in administrative affairs. one interfering with city recreation centers and another threatening a work assignment and a council aid improperly asking staff to reduce the parking fees. they will have to decide what punishment, if any, they will face the american indian charter school says it will appeal the school district's decision to shut down the schools at the end of the year. they made the decision to revoke the chort ter saying the schools are financially mismanaged and engaging in illegal acist it. parents with children at the school say they are upset because of the school's high performance track record. they have the highest academic performance in that district.

5:36. following rain around the bay area. christina loren telling us day two of spring. >> it looks like it is going o feel like spring? >> it is. we have winds we will have to deal with, anywhere from 3-15 miles an hour. take it easy if you drive a high-profile vike. we don't have a lot of fog to tell you about. at the coast, you might encounter thick patches. take it easy overall. leave the umbrella home and pull out the shades. 14 in livermore. 50 to start the day. in gilroy, 48 degrees. in santa cruz, we needed the rain. we received a pretty good amount. some places, picked up over an inch. 56 at noon. temperatures comfortable to ditch that coat, put on those shades, something short sleeve underneath and enjoy, 67 degrees

in livermore. have 64, fremont. 61, san francisco. you made it to thursday. congratulations for that! you are probably thinking about making those weekend plans. this time of year is so nice around the bay area. wait until you show you just how nice it is going to be. your seven-day fracorecast in m next report pretty pleasant. the bay bridge with a little backup for the cash lanes. they don't have all the cash lanes over off to the left of your fast-track lanesus the yet. they will open them just before 6:00, coming up in a few minutes. we see a bursting of volume. a thursday. a little more traffic. we'll track it. looking at the approach out of the maze. the map shows no real issues as you are coming off of the berkeley curve down the east shore freeway. a smooth drive approaching so far. another big commute area, your tri-valley, slowing west 580 at the dublin interchange, through

pleasanton and livermore. the volume built here. it really held up. grant line road westbound gumming up off the merge with 205. sounds like a stalled-out vehicle in the middle of the freeway. all that traffic could provide a little break. a quick look at san jose. the south bay building. we will show you that coming up the golden gate bridge is about to go cashless. the new electronic to youing system set to go into effect in less than a week. it will affect these folks crossing the bridge live. this morning, the bridge district will hold a public hearing to discuss raising the speed limit for the toll plaza from 15 miles per hour to 25. other bridges have limits of 25 miles per hour in the fast-track only lane. it would take effect with the electronic toeing system that goes online next wednesday. very good head's up there. we have live coverage of the

president ace historic trip to israel where he has just wrapped up a meeting with mahmoud abbas. palestinian leader.

less than an hour ago, president obama and palestinian president just wrapping up a press conference. tracie potts is tracking the president's trip. good morning. this game amidst the president's five-hour trip into palestinian territory to meet with abbas and talk about some of these issues. they spoke to the media afterwards. a couple of takeaways. number one. president obama said the palestinians deserve a sovereign state. he also said that the israeli settlements within the west bank

are not conducive to peace. but, this is a big butt, that they can't wait to get conditions perfect before restarting direct talks. that, from the president's comments this morning. meantime, earlier, hours before the president arrived, a couple of rockets landed in southern israel. no one was hurt, police say. one landed in a courtyard and the other in an open field. president obama has visited as a candidate back in 2008. today, he was 50 miles away, safe, when those rockets landed. earlier, in jerusalem, the president got a chance to see israel's historic dead sea scrolls. he will be back in jerusalem later today for what is a hallmark for this visit. a keynote speech to israel's youth. san jose taking center stage today as march madness gets underway at hp pavilion.

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live with all the action. bob, what is happening? good morning to you, john and marla, whichever two teams survive the competition, san jose's hp pavilion will eventually go on to the sweet 16. locally, all eyes are on number 12 seeded cal, which will be taking on number five seeded unlv later this afternoon. both teams seen here practicing yesterday. this is a rematch for both teams. last time they played the rebels, in december, cal lost by just one point. there is pressure to answer to that loss and pressure to make up for the poor showing during last year ace ncaa tourney when cal was taken out early on. coach montgomery even admits they were not mentally prepared back then. with cal and unlv and three

other matchups, a lot of competition. tickets are still available. if you are trying to get into that cal and unlv game, keep an eye out that those tiblckets ar very limited. this event, unlike any other, is one that you find the underdog really has an opportunity to come in and make a splash and become that cinderella story. it is always fun. there are always great buzzer beaters in the first and second round. it is something you want to be a part of. >> take a look on your tv screen. a lineup. tip-off at 11:10, new mexico versus st. louis. 1:40, ducks versus oklahoma state. cal and unlv, 4:27. montana and syracuse will wrap up at 6:57, their tip-off. the four winners will move on to saturday here at the hp pavilion. the winners of those games will be going on to the sweet 16. reporting live at hp pavilion,

bob redell, tuz in the bay st. mary's will also be playing today but all the way in auburn hills, michigan, they play numberle six seed, memphis at 11:45. gaels fans can go to st. mary's to cheer on their men. the u.s. alpine championships getting underway in tahoe. the first races will start in squaw valley this morning. today, the women's giant slalom at 8:45. the men's giant slalom will take place then. some powder-packed snow, whatever they call it out there. >> we got that, didn't we? >> in fact, we are going to take you live to squaw valley. >> what's the price of admission? >> indeed. if you can hold up, i can gl to

tell you what is happening right around 6:17. we are going to talk about what is happening out there. an exclusive interview from squaw. stick around. 47 degrees. we are at 39 to start the day in napa. haven't seen the 30s for the past couple of days. pull out your coat. your sunglasses instead of that umbrella. you are not going to need it today. we have more on the way towards the end of your seven-day forecast. for livermore, 46. concord, upper 40s and low 50s. not too frigid south of the golden gate bridge. you will find pockets of the upper 30s. they are going to pick up today. if you want to keep that in mind, we have a dry north/northwesterly wind at 15 miles per hour sustained in gilroy. that is strong enough to buffet you a little bit in your high-profile vehicle. take it easy out there this morning and hold on tight. mike is going to have an update in just a minute. high pressure builds in quickly. boost of storm track way back to the north. beautiful, clear skies.

warmer temperatures as we get into the all-important weekend. you are so close now. it is right around the corner. can't wait to kick off friday tomorrow. 67 for livermore. 67 in gilroy and 64 degrees. good morning to you, san jose. that's a good-looking day if you ask me. getting into the weekend, with he get better if you are looking for warmth. 72 on saturday. we will peek on sunday at 73. starting to drop off a little bit. things change monday into tuesday. a storm system approaches. next round of showers, tuesday into wednesday. it is looking good for now. we are also looking at another opportunity for the first part of april. i want to point out, this sunday is palm sunday. easter this year on the 31st of this month. the following sunday, usually. that occurs in april. we might be watching rain at that point. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> we are looking to the south bay right now. we have a smooth drive. we do have the northbound 101 kicking in. stronger than we see on a thursday.

280 towards the 880. the expressways, lawrence and capital expressway over here, things are moving pretty smoothly. that build is just going on all over the south bay. we are looking over towards fremont with the 680 and 880s looking pretty smooth. folks are funneling down to the crossing. mission boulevard moves smoothly. palo alto, 101 picks up the volume. going northbound with these head lights past university into san mateo. 101 and 280, the limit throughout the peninsula. really bumping it up in the last 15 minutes. no problems yet. back to you. it is 5:49. long-time bay area lawmaker,

nicholas petris has died. he represented oaklandant other cities for 37 years. during his political coor reaar was considered a major advocate for environmental protection and other things. he died early yesterday morning in an oakland nursing home. he was 90 years old. new this morning, the nation's leading pediatrician's group has come out in support of gay marriage. the american academy of pediatrics citing research showing a stable relationship between parents is the key contributing to a child's well-being, while parent's sexual orientation has no effect at all on a child's development. the group publishing the new research findings online just this morning. this report coming out as the u.s. supreme court prepares to hear two gay marriage cases next week.

a bay area landmark community has a special landmark. 50 years ago that alcatraz closed as a federal penitentiary. they are opening an exhibit of never before seen photos. a former prisoner along with guards will be on hand for the event. nbc bay area will also be there. some tense and scary moments as a commuter plane is forced to make an emergency landing with only one engine working. you can see one of those prop pel larars is not spinning. the plane was carrying two dozen passengers. it landed safely in toronto. nobody was hurt. the twin engine plane was also having some hydraulic problems. the pilot stepping into action managing to touch down without a single issue. >> it looks smooth. the people inside maybe didn't know what was happening, having

their drinks and peanuts one san francisco giant now talking about why he won't be joining the team in arizona even if he is asked. also, we'll show you some designer gowns for the first lady and how it helped this bay area guy or actually helped out a bay area charity. we will tell you about the runway show for a very good cause coming up.

the small vil con valley start-up, jive, recommending movies or restaurants based on your personal interest or that of your friends will bring back five employees that once worked for yahoo! and help the company build better mobile app pli kagss. this deal marks the company's fourth application of a small start-up. former giant, ryan theriot,

now explaining why he is not down at spring training in arizona. the second baseman telling the san francisco chronicle he doesn't want to be anybody's backup. the giants have marco scutaro locked in for a long-term deal. he and theriot played the same position. he has talked to some other teams. he will only play if he is the number one guy. if there are no options to get back into baseball, he says, guess what? he is happy being a full-time dad and maybe changing him over to the player agent. >> the man who created first lady michelle obama's well-known inauguration gowns using a bay area backup. proceeds will benefit the san francisco rocket guild. he rocketed to fame after the first lady wore one of his designs to the 2009 inaugural ball and she chose another wu dress for the 2013 inauguration.

it begins at six whenever the event is sold out. >> a little al green. a beautiful look for a great cause right there. >> quite a talented designer. >> great stuff. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren. always looking sharp herself. i love watching the love they experience, the obamas, the beautiful couple. we have a good-looking day shaping up. temperatures are chilly. you will need your coat probably until about noon up in the north bay where winds will be pumping. windy at the coast this evening. we are talking breezy conditions inland later on. today's highs work out like this, upper 60s, 69 for fairfield. 68 in santa rosa and 61 in san francisco. stay tuned. your seven-day outlook, weekend numbers coming in. first, a look at your drive. that commute is coming in very quickly as well. the bay bridge toll plaza, we have the cash lane.

i saw things get back a little bit lighter. there was a little bit of a break. it continues to build for the karyn payercash payers. pleasanton and livermore. both routes building up as we approach 6:00. the earlier disabled vehicle has also cleared. that's unleashing a lot of folks out of that area over towards dublin. 5:56. >> a pennsylvania high school is asking students to cut back on the cologne. a student at freedom high school in bethlehem, pennsylvania, had to be taken to the hospital after being exposed to axe body spray. he had a severe allergic reaction to this spray. administrators asking students to stop using colon at the school. the makers of axe are looking into this report. >> young high school guys think

it is sexy to put that on. >> they should put a little but they put a lot. >> way too much. >> axe, very strong. 5:57. still ahead, a special homecoming for a bay area basketball player. the local guy playing the ncaa tournament at hp pavilion. more details on the planned changes. the rule is whenever i get something new,

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two rockets blast across the gaza border as president obama visits israel. the new violence that could tear apart any hope of a new truce secret videos and sexual assault charges. the search for a bay area baseball coach turned child molestation suspect accused of drugging a young boy. no rafts, no bikes, no pools, no ice-skating. big changes could be on the way to yosemite.

a beautiful first thursday of spring headed our way. more rain headed our way as well. a lot to talk about in your full forecast. the commute kicking in as folks are heading up over the incline here at the bay bridge. a new crash affecting folks headed over the summit for 17. following your lead, another look at the bay bridge. a little bounce to the ounce. some fries with the shake. an early look at san francisco as we move closer to the weekend an traffic moves across the bridge on this thursday, march 21st. this is "today in the bay." good morning, thanks for joining us president obama continues his visit to the middle east with a visit to ramallah, a palestinian city in the central west bay. he is focusing on the importance of reaching an israeli

palestinian peace deal as he meets with president mahmoud abbas. the message did not reach gaza where palestinian militants fired at least two rockets causing damage but so far no injury reports at a town near the border. president obama addressing that attack. he had harsh words for the militant group, hamas. we condemn this violation of the important cease-fire that protects israelis and palestinians. we should mention, at the time of the rocket attack, president obama was in israel, miles away from where it hit at the israeli museum in jerusalem to see the dead sea skroels. we will have mu we will have much more coming up ahead. a bay area baseball coach is a wanted man. joe kaufman has