flames tear through a san jose home overnight killing one person. now investigators are sifting through the damage. good tuesday morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. that fire broke out after midnight at a home on south willard avenue not far from meridian avenue. it took crews about 2 1/2 hours to put out the flames. that's when they found a body inside. it's unclear at this time how that person died. investigators have not released the victim's identity. the red cross is helping a family including six adults and one child find a place to stay. it's too soon to tell how the

fire started. >> our own bob redell is at the scene gathering information as we speak. he'll have a livepdate coming up. >> turning to our microclimate forecast, things are calm. it was beautiful yesterday. come tomorrow, though, the entire bay area could be soaked. we're talking about rain, some cities have not seen for years. a look at the timing of it all. good morning. >> hey, good morning. yeah, we need this rainfall and it looks like we're going to see impressive totals here in the south bay. this morning we're waking up chilly, it's clear, 48 degrees to kick off the day in the east bay. 50 in san francisco, 50 along the peninsula headed to the 70s for a final day, then changes move in. i'll time everything out coming up. first, let's say good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. looking toward the mission boulevard off ramp which just opened. quite a bit of excitement, well,

4: 4:30, so that's a lot for that area, still got it closed getting on the northbound side of 880 from mission. farther south we do have no construction on the maps, however, bob redell where he is now getting set up, we have the fire reported that scott and laura told you about. this is the san carlos, meridian area, major shopping area if you go through groceries, mcdonald's at the intersection. the the flow toward the freeway looks open. the on ramp are open for 280 but bob will give us more details. a smooth flow past 880 through oakland as well. a flow on 880 not a problem. getting there off alameda is an issue. back to you guys. >> 4:32, new detail what is doctors call a rare polio-like illness has left several children including many in the bay area partly paralyzed. doctors have seen about 20 cases

state wide. it resembles polio but it's not same illness. at a news conference dr. keith van heron talked about five cases he studied from the bay area. including 4-year-old sophia jarvis. sophia began kaufg and wheezing in 2012 and two days later her left arnl was paralyzed. >> she went to the treasure box to grab her toy after seeing the doctor and i saw her left hand mid grasp stop working. >> doctors have not found common causes to suggest the cases are linked but hope paub la sizing cases will alert pediatricians across the country. dr. van heron said there are similar outbreaks in asia and australia. >> the napa couple accused of killing a 3-year-old girl will face a judge for the first time today. 23-year-old sarah kruger and 26-year-old ryan warner are

charged with assault and murder in the death of kruger's daughter kaly. kaly was found beaten to death in her bed. her mother and warner were arrested a few days later. they will be arraigned this morning. according to documents warner and krueger says they stored her in a suit case and freezer before police found her. >> police looking for a man stuck a gun in the face after clerk and robbed him. it happened near the intersection of north white and mckee roads. take a look at shsurveillance video. you can see the suspect in the hooded sweatshirt before he pulled out a silver gun and demanded money from the clerk. he made it out with some cash but police are not saying how much. >> neighbors and police are teaming up to combat a new burglary trend in one neighborhood. our cameras were rolling when police nabbed three suspects they say hit a house on west

view drive in the evergreen neighborhood. one of the men had to be taken to the hospital after being bitten by a police dog. neighbors say they heard the suspects breaking into a house and called police who got there in time. in this neighborhood alone there are 176 burglaries in the past three months. many of those are what officers call kick-ins where a suspect kicks in a door to get inside. >> the family of two santa cruz police officers who died last year in the line of duty will attend a special ceremony in their honor tonight. tomorrow marks one year since lauren baker and elizabeth butler were shot to death while responding to a call. it was the first time santa cruz history that officers were killed in the line of duty. the man suspected of shooting them was killed by police after a door-to-door search. the city will honor baker and butler today with a ceremony, tomorrow a new garden at santa cruz city hall will be dedicated in their names. >> tonight city council leaders in san mateo will talk about

building a new apartment complex reshaping the downtown area. real estate giant essex property trust wants to build the complex. right now the area is a parking lot. to get the green light the company needs to ease concerns about traffic congestion and get special permission to build above the city height limit of 55 feet. the the 117-unit building would be the biggest project in downtown san mateo in more than a decade. >> the biggest water provider in the south bay will again ask people to cut back. today the santa clara valley water district is expected to propose a 20% water use reduction plan that's double what the district asked of its nearly 2 million customers last month. if the district adopts the resolution the reductions would last through the end of the year and could mean anything from temporary restrictions on lawn watering to hikes in water rates. it is the largest requested cut in 12 years. coming up in the next half hour,

we're going to break down to you what 20% water reduction actually means for you and your home. >> on that note, two storms are making a beeline toward the bay area. could help ease drought concerns a little. here's a live look at palo alto where we can see some low clouds ceiling and further south in san jose, looks much more clear. we have a nice day ahead. the clouds are going to roll in late this afternoon. >> they certainly are, scott mcgrew. good morning to you, laura, everybody at home. you made it to tuesday, that means monday a thing of the past. 48 degrees in the east bay. 50 degrees. thanks for waking up with us in san francisco and 48 degrees right here in beautiful san jose. we're headed toward the 70s again today. it's going to be nice out there. look at the difference between today and tomorrow. temperatures are going to tumble. tomorrow is when you'll need to pull out the umbrella and keep with it you because we've got a lot of rain on the way. in addition to the rain we're expecting, gusty wind, gotsing

to be very wild around here. wednesday and friday look to be the worst. we have three storm systems on the way to the bay area. impacting us all the way through next week. bring on the rain, we need it. 65 degrees tomorrow in san jose, redwood city in the mid-60s, the storm system is going to take its time into the south bay so you want to keep that in mind. once we're in the thick of it we stay in the thick of it all the way throughout this upcoming weekend. today is our last dry day, last day of 70-degree readings. enjoy it while it lasts. look what's coming. could be measuring this rain in inches. i'll tell you how much we're expecting where you live coming up. let's check your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. >> that's right. we expect a burst of traffic. yesterday we saw a return of the commute around the bay, a lot of trouble spots especially oakland so i'm watching 880, we'll start with 101 in southbound side with the headlights, few of them. a glow of the lights. there's a lot of moisture in the air and look at our maps of this

area from novato to san rafael. the orange, remember that traffic and weather tied together, that's our road weather index saying a chance you might get fog. not in that shot but we're letting you know about the possibility in the north bay. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay and smooth flow means green sensors for the most part. to the tri-valley slowing over on the right out of the altamont pass, a smooth drive. livermore westbound passing by north livermore slows but eastbound there was a crash that might be enough distraction to cause that slowing there. we'll track it for you. the bay bridge, a live look shows you low clouds above the towers. not a problem for the drivers. not yet. back to you. >> thanks, mike. still ahead, google's barge may have a new place to set up shop. >> san jose's newest celebrity heads back to high school. we hear from polina edmunds coming up. >> and dozens pose for a family photo. you won't believe what happens next.

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nation's capital this morning. a live look from washington, d.c. at 4:42, defense secretary chuck hagel heads to norfolk to explain billions in cuts, shrinking the military to the smallest since world war ii. under the proposed cuts the army would lose up to 80,000 soldiers but special operation forces would grow. army training helicopters would be retired and drones replace the cold war spy plane. some lawmakers say scaling back the military would be risky and worry it would weak at any national guard. this morning crews will give a tour and update on the bay bridge construction project. we have a live look at the bay bridge. in hours the toll bridge program oversight committee will give a briefing. updates should include the latest results and the efforts to remove water from inside the suspension span as well as the progress made on dismantling the original eastern span. >> richmond city leaders will

talk about google's barge tonight, decide whether to invite to the dock in the port of richmond. construction on the floating four-story structure stopped earlier this month after the san francisco bay conservation and development commission found the company didn't have the proper permits for building near treasure island. the barge will reportedly be a floating store. >> mountain view based linkedin doing what google, facebook can't expanding in china. launching a chinese version in hopes of reaching 140 million additional people. until now the site in china has been in english and has about 4 million users. the company says the site will comply with china's censorship rules. those forced google to shut down its search engine in 2010 and chinese authorities blocked access to twitter and facebook. speaking of facebook, a new report out this morning says the social networking giant will

scrap its e-mail service. for that and the rest of the news before the bell let's turn to morgan brennan. good morning. >> futures are lower, that's after stocks rallied on monday as investors continue to shrug off disappointing economic data. chalking it up to the impact of all of the bad winter weather. the markets did fade by the close and the s&p 500 ended shy of a new record high. we get data today on home prices and consumer confidence, plus we're getting earnings from home depot and macy's. the dow rising 103 to 16207 t nasdaq is up 29 to 4292. jpmorgan reportedly plans to cut several thousand more jobs from its mortgage business. the financial times says that's on top of the 13 to 15,000 set to be slashed due to plunging demand for home loans. the announcement could come at the annual investor day in new york. jpmorgan is looking to cut at local branches but most will be

through attrition. facebook is dropping its e-mail service. very few people are actually using it. nbc universal is an investor and partner. facebook caused a stir when it replaced users' regular e-mail on the home page with a default address. scott, back to you. >> thank you much. >> i want to check in with christina loren. we made it through monday. >> yeah, and we have major changes to talk about. i want to make sure you're aware so it doesn't catch you offguard if you spend any duration outdoors for the day. maybe you work outside, maybe you like to go for a run. well, i'm going to help you out. 50 in san francisco, the east bay at 48, 48 in the south bay, you can do whatever you need to take care of today but this is the last dry day. showers about 12 hours away from the bay area. mostly up in sonoma county. it will be light to start, then we have heavy downpours on the way as of tomorrow evening.

62 degrees, though, for today, last dry day in san francisco, clouds increasing, we'll keep your temperatures down. 72 in the east bay. 70 degrees here in beautiful san jose. let's take you through the changes. as we head throughout day today, we'll start to see a little low cloud cover developing at the coast. afternoon clouds will build. talking about p the high and mid level clouds, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. you notice the breeze picking up. throughout this evening overcast and drizzle begin. we're not expecting the heavy rain until tomorrow. we'll show you your futurecast. heading into tomorrow morning, at about 7:00 a.m. the front starts to move in and this is when we get into the hairy zone as i like to call. 3:00 p.m., the bay area just getting slammed with heavy rainfall. that will continue all the way throughout your evening commute tomorrow night. you want to keep in mind it's going to be a rough one, good request idea to not ride the bike to work tomorrow. we stop the clock getting into friday. this is when we get our next

round of significant rainfall. before all is said and done, we've got three storm systems on the way to the bay area. let me show you what we expect because they are pretty significant. stop that clock through tuesday, yes, all three storms combined producing potentially over 3.25 inch of rain in the south bay where we typically get the rain. hopefully everything will pan out. back to you, scott and laura. >> thanks so much. 4:48. continuing coverage now, you crane still without a permanent government. the country's interim leader said a new government should be in place by thursday instead of today as he had earlier indicated. officials are still looking for former president victktor yanukovych who is wanted for the killing of 82 people. mostly protesters who died in violent clashes with police. >> a family posing for a photo

plunged to the ground when the deck collapsed. the family says it's suing the builder and the homeowners association. here is the photo. the builder says -- there they go. the builder says it cannot be held liable because the deck is more than 10 years old. no one seriously hurt. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," the giants and a's square off. why buster posey will not be taking the field. >> from olympic ice to the classroom. we hear from polina edmunds before she returns to school in a few hours. >> we're looking here to the golden gate bridge. the cones returned to the morning commute position. glowing lights but not a problem.

welcome back to you at 4:52 as we take a live look outside. we are going to expect mike to tell us all kinds of traffic, should be okay today. in the next couple days not sure. there is san jose as well. a live look this morning. turns out american skier gus kenworthy isn't the only one returning home with more than memories. >> hockey player david backus and his wife couldn't leave behind stray dogs they met. they named the pups sochi jr. and sochi jake. >> these two lives are going to make a huge impact on the stray population of sochi, we're aware of that. you shed light on the issue that's not just there, it's a

global issue. >> yesterday after getting the paperwork he tweeted one flight left to st. louis and mission accomplished. he and his wife are going to an animal shelter where will be given shots and handed out for adoption. no doubt quickly. back to reality for polina edmun edmunds. she is going to head back to class at middy high school. >> the 15-year-old got back from sochi yesterday. she wants to catch up with rest and relaxation but edmunds is going to go back to school. she finished ninth overall. she is motivated now more than ever to make it to south korea in four years. >> it's just crazy. but it's definitely inspiring and you know what the olympic experience is about now and it's really motivating to try to get to another one. i'm going to be working hard these next four years building up for korea. >> back to school today but in a

few days edmunds will be back on the ice training for the world championships in japan next month. >> giants will be without key players tomorrow when the team squares off against the a's in the spring training opener. the manager bruce bochy says former mvp buster posey will not be behind the dish. he is trying to find posey breaks during the spring, to keep him fresh. also, on the bench second baseman marco scutaro. he dealt with back trouble and the team says he is being eased into workouts slowly. got to preserve the team. >> i'm also easing into work outs. >> i need to ease it. >> very, very slowly. >> see if the commute is slowly getting back in the swing of things. >> scott and i have a plan to work on a plan. 580 westbound, with the headlights through danville, smooth drive. not danville, this is dublin. yeah. i'm easing in. crazy. a smooth flow of traffic.

these folks nowhere they are going. we're looking at the map. the same area i showed you, the map, it's westbound in toward the dublin interchange. that's not the problem. i did show you slowing westbound and indeed the updated, the crash itself was not indicated. westbound approaching east first street in livermore. there is a big backup. a big rig in the center divide. another car involved in this crash on the shoulder that's blocking the slow lane. so folks are getting through the middle as crews arrive. distraction on both sides. we expect maybe 20 minutes until the crews arrive and hopefully move that. if not it's going to be more backup out of the altamont. that means relief for folks if you start on freeway west of there. looking to the south bay, traffic flows smoothly. not as much construction as we often see. we are watching this issue, san carlos at meridian. we talked about the fire there. bob redell is there getting more details. we'll get a live report coming up. you see slowing on north 280

approaching the meridian off ramp. as far as i know this is far enough away. but again, i'll let you know anything we see on this here. a live look also at the bay bridge. it i want to point out something, cool, this is the span moving smoothly. you see the tower well lit on the right side. and the clouds are so low at times you can see the lights bouncing off the top. so we missed that a couple seconds ago. we'll watch for that again. back to you guys. >> sticking to it. >> 4:56. still ahead an overnight fire kills one person and now investigators are sifting through what is left of a burned out home in san jose. we'll have a live update. >> south bay water officials say cut back, cut back, cut back. they will tell you how much you are asked to conserve. >> look at that, bay bridge. folks up and about making their way across the span as we take

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breaking news this morning. early morning fire turns deadly. san jose firefighters arrive to find flames shooting out of the home. one person killed in that fire. bob redell will have a live update coming up next. >> stricter water restrictions about to go into effect in the south bay. how many people are asked the to cut back. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. last warm day, the clouds will increase, winds pick up as an area of low pressure gets closer to the bay area. i'll tell you how much rainfall we're expecting, where you live, and your mind might be blown away coming up. >> it's traffic tuesday. we're seeing a tractor-trailer crash on 580.

now a wrong way driver for the same area. what is going on? the latest coming up. >> a live look outside, beautiful span of the bay bridge, folks up and about including you we hope, on this tuesday, february 25th, this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. we start with breaking news in san jose. firefighters still on the scene of a deadly house fire, started after midnight on willard avenue a few blocks from that midtown safeway there. bob redell is just talked to firefighters on the scene and bob, give us the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. you can see the van over my left shoulder t coroner van here to remove the body of the person who was killed in this house fire here. it is actually taking place in a back building behind the home here. because they don't know whether this is intentional or accid