we have no information, no suspect vehicles, nothing. if anyone saw anything, anyone has any information, please call highway patrol at the san jose office. >> chp trying to get any help from people who might have been driving southbound 280 around 3:15 probably a little bit before that, this morning. maybe 3:10. somewhere in that time frame to see if they saw anything, anyone, any idea of who hit this woman. again, she is between the number 3 and number 4 lanes not far from the on ramp to southbound 280. no idea why she was here on the road. there is a witness, a person that chp is talking to. someone who has been crying with them. the chp won't tell us what relation that might be. a driver that pulled over and saw the body or whether or not it is someone else. the eta could be as much as 45

minutes, a little bit longer. whether or not that's going to affect the commute, it is hard to say. mike has a little bit more on that. that is truly the worst part of our jobs in talking about someone who is killed. we are looking over where bob was talking about. this is a little confusing camera 101 at the 682 interchange. that's the direction the camera was pointing over my shoulder. this is southbound 280 as it transitions over to northbound 680 around the 101 interchange. this is basically 280 going to 680 as you are heading through san jose and making your bend around. two lanes are currently blocked. you don't see a lot of slowing at the scene but you did see all the flashing lights. the corner from chp as bob was on the camera there, they are say the coroner should be there about 4:45 and we're guessing another 45 minutes after that. probably 5:30 as we are looking at the lanes to reopen if there

are no further issues. the light volume of traffic and, of course, friday, should mean things are moving relatively smoothly, slow for that zone as you approach the 101/680 interchange. we'll track this. back to you. good morning. a good-looking day shaping up. a little bit of wind out there and those winds are going to pick up. right now, rather calm compared to where we are headed. wind right now in the west/northwest at 5 miles per hour. nova doe at 10. highs are going to be down. wind advisory in place for the north bay as we head throughout the evening. we are going to detail everything for you. we have your weekend numbers coming up. stick around for that. the good news is, guys, we made it to friday. now, back to you and the top stories of the day. >> new this morning, after putting himself in the middle of historic tensions between israelis and palestinians, president obama will wrap up his first trip to israel in a few hours. he will move on to another of

america's closest allies in the region, jordan, a military and intelligence partner facing troubled times. "today in the bay" tracie potts has the latest on the president's visit. >> unto them, i will give my house and within my walls, a memorial and a name. >> president obama begins day three of his trip in jordan after paying tribute to israel's history. last night, he received the medal of distinction, israel's highest extinction. >> the diplomatic bond have reached an unprecedented level. >> our presence here tonight is a testament that all things are possible. >> protests in the west bay prove america is not popular with everyone here. president obama walking a bit of a tight rope between supporting statehood or israel and the palestinians. >> make no mistake, those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting israel's right to

exist, they might as well reject the earth beneath them or the sky above, because israel is not going anywhere. just as israelis built a home state in their home lane, palestinians have a right to be free in their homeland. today, he will meet to talk about the spillover. we will hear from both leaders later this morning. tracie potts, nbc news. findings against two oakland county city council members could result in a misdemeanor and cost them their seat. the report claims council president, larry reads and descy brooks interfered with a $2 million construction track. courtney rubie says her audit proofs reed and brooks broke the

law when they directed staff to push a $2 million demolition track at the oakland army base toward turner group construction. this report claims brook had violated the city charter 12 times, read one time and another by one of his staff members. >> this is clearly coercing and influencing the contracting project. >> i should have voted on it. now, i'm bearing the brunt of the city auditor's report. the city attorney forwarded the audit to the allamet da district attorney's office. it is very important to note, no charges have been filed with these allegations. south bay residents have another chance to turn in guns for cash. santa clara county hosting its second gun buy back event starting tomorrow morning in east san jose. the first one was held earlier this month. it was pretty successful, paid out $114,000 to residents bringing in handguns, rifles and

assault weapons. tomorrow's event is set to run from 8:00 a.m. until noon at reed hill view airport in east san jose. guns should be unloaded in the trunk of a car or a bed of a truck. san jose city leaders hope a new program will help bring more business downtown. start-up san jose is a proposal by three city council members aimed at filling vacant storefronts in the downtown area. the city would wave permanency for small businesses if landlords agree to least space. residents can come preview some local vendors. additional vendors will set up shop at the legacy city tower from 5:00 to 8:00 tonight. bay area police taking to twitter to give people a taste of what officers go through each and every day. this is all part of a 24-hour global police tweet-a-on this.

law enforcement agencies from all over the world participating in this. official police release twitter pages will post update throughout the day followed by the hash tag pol-twt. police tweet, get it. taking part in the bay area, san mateo, palo alto, east palo alto, mountainview, sunnyvale, los gatos and fremont. >> keep an eye on it. keep an eye on the forecast because it is friday. >> checking it with meteorologist, christina loren. temperatures in the 70s all weekend long. the only issue we have are winds. they are going to be rather strong in the higher elevations and right at the immediate coast for today. they will drop off just in time for the all-important weekend. as we head throughout the day, clear and breezy, turning windy

and warm later on this weekend. the winds subside. we get beautiful conditions outdoors. just wait until i show you that seven-day outlook in my next report. ahead, we have rain and cold. we want you to enjoy it while it lasts, 72 in santa teresa. 69 in fremont and 66 degrees in san francisco. your full forecast in just a few moments. first, i want to take a look at that traffic alert with mike inouye. >> christine is talking about the san ho sdwla issue. 101 at 680, 280. all the freeways come together. 280 from a slightly different direction approaching the same interchange. it is southbound 280 approaching 101/680 around mclaughlin. a dead body is basically blocking the roadway and an investigation. two of your lanes as you are heading up to the scene, there are only four available, are blocked. not a lot of slowing, a light volume of traffic. it may be 5:30 until they have

the lanes cleared. the coroner has yet to arrive on the scene for the investigation. fremont, light volume of traffic for 880. nice, easy flow for the nimitz freeway all the way through oakland. it is 4:41. time to check in on the march madness. the ncaa tournament, some good news and bad news. >> i know, i know, i was going to have to face the story today. we are going to start with the bad news. my st. mary's gaels lost out in the first round. they sure did fight hard but they couldn't get that last-minute basket they really needed to win it. they lost to memphis, 54-52. >> still, a great season. should be proud. now, to the good news locally here, the cal bears putting on a show in front of the hometown at the h.p. pavilion. the bears holding off a last-minute rally to knock off for a 64-61 victory.

>> so happy we were able to win the tournament game. being the tournament, the last two minutes were two of the most excruciating minutes ever. >> top 32, though. >> we'll take it. >> cal here. sharing the love. cal will play number four ranked syracuse at 6:40. that will be tomorrow night at hp pavilion. looking for more magic there. the winner advancing to the ncaa team. we shifted from the gales to the bears. >> sounds good. 4:42. why san jose may be striking out on a plan to bring the a's to town. >> three people dead after a marine shoots another marine. the latest details next.

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a setback from the controllers office is not stopping the mayor from trying to brings oakland a's.

the mayor says he is disappointed but the setback is only temporary. san jose remains the best omgs for them for a new home. sunday, the city's annual running festival. marks the fourth year, including a 5 k, half marathon and full marathon. 26 bands and d.j.s signed up to line the course and be along the street to help the runners with music, keep the motivation going. race organizers particularly excited this time around because the weather is scheduled to be sunny. the that will mark the first time ever bad weather the past three years forced a lot of the runners and a lot of the musicians to pull out last minute. should be fun. >> there we go. let the running season begin. speaking of running, nike stock on the upswing after a great earnings report.

a major shakeup at the fcc. we turn to seema mody live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> very good morning. we start with the markets. major stock indexes posted their biggest losses yesterday. increasing concerns about the ongoing banking saga in cyprus. nasdaq ending lower by 31. s&p 500 losing 13 points. the sec will soon have a new leader at its helm. the current chairman will announce he is stepping down as the head regulator of the top companies. it happens just days after another scc commissioner announced his resignation from the agency. nike stocks, company posting a quarterly profit up some. future demand for shoes and clothing is higher. shares closed up more than 8% in after-hours trading. we will have to watch stock when they open at 9:30 eastern.

back to you. >> it is safe to say public reaction to changes proposed to yosemite park is mixed. are they going to start saying, well, we got rid of all this, now, let's start tearing this down. let's get rid of all of this. >> they did a tremendous amount of really good work. standing room only at the national park meeting. public expressing their feelings. environmentalists want to get rid of the ice rink and swimming pools at the lodge and hotel. the yosemite arts center is also in jeopardy. they say it is important to restore the areas natural setting. coming after decades between

environmentalists and the park. >> one thing everyone can agree on, it is beautiful there. >> breathtaking, spectacular. >> what about our weekend? you can taste it. we are on the cusp. i have never been more happy about a friday, 4:49. good morning. hopefully, you are in the boat as well. great-looking weekend. that's part of the reason why. if you let the weekend get passed you, you might be kick yourself next weekend when we have a little rain coming our way. 47 degrees to start in san francisco. we've got a good-looking day shaping up, except for the fact that we are going to have to deal with the winds throughout the day today. they are really going to pump as we head throughout the second half of the day. rather strong. in santa rosa, north at 10 miles an hour. it is a dry wind as well. you will probably feel the dryness. when you couple that with the gusty winds, not great when it comes to fire danger. you want to keep that in mind. on the best of fire safety. people will be camping this weekend.

the first official weekend of spring. winds will relax but not before this crank today. we stopped the clock at 2:00 p.m. you see hot pink and red, very gusty winds across the bay area. it is not just higher elevations offer immediate coastline that will be impacted. keep that in mind. offshore winds mean beautiful readings. look at these numbers, 71, livermore, 72, fairfield. 69 on the east shore in fremont. the next couple of days, we are going to hold on to beautiful conditions. rain on the way for three consecutive days. starting late tuesday that continues into wednesday and thursday. the showers could come up to a total of one inch in the north bay. we're not expecting a lot, just on and off spotty activity but enough to come through and clean our air quality out. it was just perfect yesterday. that will suffer over the course of the weekend. we are going to take you through your full forecast and show you the best beaches and what we have got for you. 4:51 right now.

back to you. three people are dead after a shooting at a marine base in virginia. a marine shot and killed another marine late last night. that led to a standoff between authorities and the suspect who hid in the barracks at the bay. authorities went inside the barracks early this morning. they found that suspect and another victim dead. a bay spokesperson said the second victim was also a marine. it is unclear what prompted that shooting. south korea is apologizing saying it mistakenly accused china as the origin of a recent cyberattack. the attack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six south korean companies came from a chinese internet address. now, they say the address actually belonged to a computer at one of the south korean companies that was his. they still think it originated from somewhere but they don't know where. some expect pyong gang. >> teaching an old dog some new

tricks. why legal marijuana is causing big-time problems for police dogs. just announced this morning, chris is about to make a bay area comeback. we continue to follow this deadly situation here. southbound 280, half your freeway is blocked. bob redell and i are both covering the impact on your day and your commute.

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yourself. his purple hin ghness is comingo town, prince. two nights at the dna lounge in san francisco. that should be hot. prince expected to perform two shows on april 23rd and 24th. he knows how to perform and is slated to appear in anaheim. ticket information not out just yet. will be released sometime next week. i'm going to plan to be there. one of my all-time favorite. you are wearing purple right now. so i'm feeling the magic. >> in tribute. who no. 4:55 right now. kind of already a tough way to start that morning commute. mike is keeping tabs on a big accident. it was a mystery for a while. we have a few more details. it was a ped on the roadway that was hit. bob redell is following this crash. if you are just joining this, this look here at all the activity. half your freeway is blocked. two of your four lanes there

emergency vehicles. bob redell called and the coroner has arrived on scene. so it looks like our 5:30 estimate is still on schedule for reopening the lanes. the impact on traffic, with he will show you. we zoom into south 180. two of the four lanes are blocked. you don't see any slowing there. we will track that and have a live report coming up on the other side of the hour. we're looking over here toward your tri-valley commute which is smooth except for cop struction. it is 4:56 right now. it looks like police in washington will have to start teaching some old dogs new tricks since the state recently legalized marijuana. they have to retrain canine cops to ignore marijuana they come in contact with. now that pot is legal, an alert from pot-sniffing dogs is not enough for a search warrant. washington has not said when it will start retraining the dogs. >> i'm guessing a lot less cases of dogs with the munchies.

4:57. we are going to update you on the breaking news we have been following in the south bay. mike had just mentioned it moments ago. bob redell is on the scene. we will have the details for you. a child's plea. we will tell you about one bay area boy's letter to the chief justice as the court gets ready to hear the fight over proposition 8.

good morning. i'm bob redell. a live update on when the lanes will reopen. >> that block on the freeway will have an impact on your commute. we will show you what's developing early on this friday already. a pretty good-looking start to the day weatherwise. we have fierce winds that will whip through the north bay and higher elevations. we will let you know when at your household. >> the fight over gay marriage is about to be heard by the

united states supreme court. one bay area kid reached out to the court on his own. eel tell you what he had to say and why. >> port of oakland all lit up. you made it to friday morning, march 22 nnd. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we are following breaking news in the south bay. a deadly hitting and run shutting down parts of 280 in san jose. bob redell live on the scene, there moments after the crash happened. a lot going on. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. it cob another 30, 20 minutes before all lanes of southbound 280 reopen. only one lane is open right now. you see three right lanes are shut down. this is southbound 280 near the mclaughlin on ramp. it is because of a body of a

woman lying in the middle of the freeway. chp believes she was a ped, not clear what she was doing up here. coroner arrived within the past 10, 15 minutes. that means that they are going to be wrapping up here pretty soon according to chp. again, we are looking at possible complete reopening by 5:30. people driving object the freeway, you saw the body. called 911. this was around 3:15 this morning. officers are classifying this as a hit and run. they have no witnesses. this he need your help. if you saw anything in this area around that time, around 3:15. one man was released from the scene. he is upset. not clear what kind of information he might have had about what happened here. it is possible he is one of the drivers that came upon this and is distraught of what he saw. this is a pre-heavy commute time so it is not