south bay police use video to track down who did it. >> plus t white house takes its first step to sanction rush yaxt pro russian forces take control of a major black sea stronghold. >> san jose firefighters cutting down on water use to put a dent in the drought. >> we had a good amount of rainfall overnight. a lot of that starting to come to an end and we're talking about the return of the 70s for the weekend. we get you straight to the forecast coming up. >> flashing lights and flares may be keeping the metering lights, holding them off for the bay bridge. we'll talk about with your delays coming up through berkeley. >> a live look this morning at the beautiful bay bridge lights. one year since these were turned on. it's thursday, march sixth. this is "today in the bay." straight up 6:00. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker in for laura. >> i'm scott mcgrew. a family dog left to die in a

stolen suv and now gilroy police are trying to track down the two men who they say are responsible. the dog's body found in that suv in the parking lot of a walmart on monterey road in san jose, four days after being taken from another walmart parking lot in gilroy. bob redell joins us live in gilroy. police are trying to track do you know the suspects. >> reporter: good morning. police are hoping you might recognize the images of these two men who they believe are connected to this heartbreaking crime that started here at this gilroy walmart. the image shows two men, both appear in their 20s, possibly 30s. the shorter has a goatee, the taller one a goatee or beard. they call them persons of interest in the theft of this suv we're showing you. this happened about a week and a half ago in this walmart parking

lot. in the back seat was keiko, a 15-year-old dog whose owner and best friend michael mcvey loved dearly. mcvey walked out and realized his vehicle was stolen he and his friends began looking for his dog, thinking that the thieves had no interest in the dog, that they would set her free somewhere. that search went on for four days. until police called and told mcvey they had found his suv in a parking lot walmart in san jose, and in the back seat was keiko dead from thirst and starvation. >> i could care less about the car. the dog, we'd been friends for a long time. but to leave it in a car for four days until it dies, that is probably one of the cruelest tortures you can do to an animal. >> reporter: mcvey tells us he wept for days over the death of his best friend. gilroy police say that those two men again in the surveillance

camera image that they are looking for, if they are connected with this crime which they believe they are, they could face charges of not only grand theft auto, but animal cruelty as well. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> terrible story. a developing story in ukraine. pro russian forces say they control all access to the crimean peninsula. crimea's new leader says more than 11,000 pro russian troops control all access to the peninsula in the black sea. the new leader also says that the forces are blocking off all of the military bases that have not surrendered. this morning lawmakers in crimea voted to separate from ukraine and become part of russia. however, they will hold a public vote in ten days. >> a united nations envoy was forced to evacuate quickly after he was threatened by armed men. this is video of that envoy trapped in a cafe while he waited for help. today the european union is

holding an emergency session in brussels and the u.s. house foreign affairs committee will hold a hearing. we learned the u.s. will begin imposing visa restrictions on russians and crimeans. tracie potts will have more coming up in a live report from washington. >> the state asking people to stop watering lawns and outdoor plants for several weeks. during a news conference the department of water resources will urge people to stop outdoor watering because of recent rain that probably did the job. the storms that washed over california left the ground saturated about but didn't do much to alleviate the crisis as a whole. the agency says california would need a storm every other day through may to even bring us closer to normal. >> the water resources control board was expected to slash water delivery to farmers tomorrow but it's holding off. a letter was also signed by

representatives. it asks the board for a two-week delay in the decision saying there's enough rain to allow extra time to make the decision. stopping water deliveries from the sacramento san joaquin river would basically shut down the california water system. >> san jose firefighters doing what they can. will consider steps to cut back water use. the measures include turning off lawn sprinklers, sweeping instead of washing drive ways and fixing leaky faucets. what about putting out fires, no, no cuts on water. >> though they ask if you have fewer fires. let's take a live look at san jose, the san mateo bridge and san francisco. >> looking pretty nice as we check with anthony slaughter. how are we doing? >> looks good. we had a decent amount of rain.

really with the rain that we saw last week coupled with a few days we've seen this past week, the good news we went from about 20% of average for the water year to 40%. so we are improving though saying that we're not going to make up a complete recovery but things are improving. that is the really good news. let's start off with the radar. the rain that moved through pushed out so we have a few light showers, a little bit of drizzle but visibilities have improved. that's going to make for a better drive. we'll talk to mike in a little while. a little cooler from where they were. back in the mid-60s. you can see, there is that accident i was talking b. as i mentioned very comfortable today. a little cooler but nice. 60 degrees or close to that in san francisco. mid-60s for the south bay and east bay valleys, same for our

north bay valleys. you can pick out your zone and 60 close to that. the peninsula warmer and in the south bay that's the warmest, same for the north bay at 67 and 66 in santa rosa. i promise, more rain in the forecast comes in sunday night into monday. as you make plans try to enjoy it because we are talking about another shot of rain as we head into monday. here is mike. >> looking at the east shore freeway. i see one, two, three, four, five vehicles currently hooked up on the tow truck. a couple of flat beds. one has two cars pulled behind it. once those clear i think we should have the lanes clearing. the rainer of 7 vehicles, there is one tow truck. and there is a notable slowing.

approachi approaching pal. we have enough vehicles there, we have to clear them. we'll look at the map, no major injuries but this is a major impact on your commute. the direction for the freeway. so you're jammed from golden git powell street. the berkeley curve remains clearer. the metering lights off but turned on any second. those lanes are about to clear. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. nothing of note for the wednesday wednesday and the south bay we will zoom in, we'll look at the speed for the try valley and a slower drive out of the altamont pass. dublin interchange moves smoothly. we'll give you a live look as well as we show you the south bay. san jose picking up the value. this is 101 at 680. then we have the bill here, typical of a thursday at 6:08. we're looking toward the north

bay. at the limit, santa rosa, san rafael we're taking a live look, 101 is getting commute in the southbound we're picking up the volume. >> word of a possible deal between palo alto and its largest employee union. according to the "mercury news" under the deal all 570 members of the seiu would get a 4.5% cost of living increase, several others would get raises. the deal has been ratified by the union. the council is scheduled to vote on the contract later this month. >> a huge -- the 93 unit building called mayfair court located on mcqueary avenue off alum rock avenue. to qualify families must make no more than half the santa clara income. a family of four could earn 50

thousand dollars a year and be considered low income. rents range to over 1300. depending on the family's monthly income. >> santa clara county superintendent of schools could leave his post as soon as this m. last night he was approved to head a school board in el paso, texas. he has been the top official for over a year and a half. in a phone interview with the el paso times he says he could start as early as march 17. details are being worked on right now. >> well, it's 6:10. a man who sacrificed his life to save others. >> the surprise reaction after sinking a basket from 47 feet away. >> a live look at the bay bridge

toll plaza. we have everything we need to know for mike. a little sheen on the ground.

good thursday morning to you. here are today's top stories. voters in crimea will have a chance later this month to vote whether they want to become part of russia or remain part of ukraine. ukraine's central government has not responded since the local crimean government made that announcement. yesterday the country's prime minister said crimea will remain part of the ukraine. >> police say these two men are persons of interest in the case of severe animal cruelty a. man's suv was stolen from a

walmart parking lot, his beloved dog still in the back seat. the suv found several days later, the dog was dead inside. >> the latest witness to testify in oscar pistorius' murder trial says he knelt next to his girlfriend praying as he tried to help her breathe. he was one of the first to the scene saying pistorius's first words were i shot her i thought she was a burglar i shot her. >> the story the bay area remembers with pride and also much sadness, los gatos native mark bingham became a hero when he stormed the cook bit a group of others on flight 93 sacrificing his life to save those on the plane. the story will make its debut in san jose. christie smith is live outside the camera 12 theater in downtown san jose with a look at the documentary which is a remarkable work about his life. >> reporter: yes, good did morning to you, peggy.

it may not seem like it on the surface but this documentary is really uplifting and inspiring. of course he is known as one of the heroes of 9/11. in the film you also learn that he had a complex and interesting history of his own. >> clear that mark and other people on flight 93 knew their flight wasn't intended to land and mark was not a passive person. >> this feeling i know to be true, marks did something. >> reporter: that's one of the ways that friends remember bingham who helped storm the cockpit of flight 93. but this documentary called the rugby player shows his own footage, a really big personality, another side of him from his child 4dhood to his days at uc-berkeley, a man who stood his ground, stood up, came out as a gay man, the filmmaker hopes that it sheds stereotypes

along the way as people see it. he ran a pr firm, ran with the bulls in pamplona, lived to the fullest, very tight with his mother who is now a champion of equal rights on her own. she said of the film, i have learned an awful lot from my son and what i hope the audience will take away is that we are all members of a very large community, the human family. she said that's what her son would have wanted. she also says that she is very grateful for the fact that it's being shown here in her own back yard so family, friends, even his old teachers, have a chance to see it. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. again, the rugby player will debut at cinequest film festi fl tonight and 5:45 saturday afternoon. tickets $5-10. >> the san jose giants found a special way to honor the local war veteran who became a viral

sensation during the race in san jose. he will be the first in the team's salute to the trading card set. you might remember this. when runners veered off course there to shake his hand he stepped outside in front of his home to greet them when people realized that they wanted to say hello so he now will be honored in that manner. very cool. >> isn't that exciting, let's give you a live look this morning as we check the weather around the bay. we have san jose and oakland. finally anthony, the sun is getting up enough early enough that we can see pretty pictures. >> then it will go away. >> spring forward one hour on sunday or saturday. yes, sunrise is going to be different. at 7:10 as opposed to right now around 6:20. it is time for your tahoe toyota ski report. let's get on the moan with

colleen moore and she's joining us live on the phone. you got a little rain and snow overnight. how is that impacting the conditions up there? >> conditions have been great recently. we received 37 inches in the past week, we got some snow last night. so it should be a nice day and beautiful weekend. >> you are expecting more rain and possibly snow into sunday. you guys looking forward to that? are you expecting a lot? >> like i said it's going to be a great weekend. we got snow last night and we might get a few inches today. we got a great weekend coming up, the bonzai tour and it's going to be a great weekend here. >> thank you so much for joining us. waking up very early. to talk to us. let's get you into the forecast, they had snow and now we expect a little more rain sunday evening. i do think this is going to be high up for the snow levels. you have to go up 7,000 feet to

get them snow. if you have the weekend off, really good weekend to make plans to head up toward tahoe. as you erd earlier we had snow. rain here and over 150 lightning strikes across the california sky overnight. across the bay area we had a few lightning strikes. we have cleared out. a few lingering areas of drizzle. as we head thorough the day i think we're going to see a deepening amount of sunshine. temperatures not overly warm. we get into the 70s. very warm conditions. you'll notice skies are beginning to clear. we are eventually going to see our sunrise again about an hour later because of daylight saving time. today temperatures comfortable. low to mid-60s across the board.

that coming with plenty of sunshine. pick out your microclimate region, close to 70, cooler in the peninsula. san francisco near 60s. and again close to 70 as you head toward the tri-valley. we have a beautiful weekend ahead. pick out your area and you'll find close to 70 degrees both days with the rain returning by sunday night. the next couple days looking good. make sure you take advantage and get outside. let's turn things over to mike. >> this is how quickly things can change. we're looking toward powell that was a reference. in these lanes this is not seven-car pileup. it's a smooth drive, cleared here a couple minutes ago. the backup because of three separate crashes at the same site involving a total of seven they -- there is the gold gate all the way down to powell and

now that's sending a first of traffic. let's get you a look at the toll plaza. we see these fast track lanes. with the burst of traffic, time for the metering lights to go on a. slower drive building at the toll plaza. slower for that build. watch it out of the maze you'll meet more folks. back to the maps, things are starting to build. 24 moves smoothly. slowing out of pittsburgh, and the antioch as well. the tri-valley, 580 and 84 south in toward 680. no problems for 680. northbound around stoneridge that's more folks hitting, changing that data. the south bay looking pleasant. from 680 to the airport. and 87 into downtown. nothing unusual throughout the

south bay. the peninsula, palo alto moves smoothly. a nice easy drive on the bay shore freeway. all the way through san francisco. 101 and 280. back to you. >> thank you, nike. still ahead "today in the bay," we'll explain. >> i am asking you, will ferrell, will you please chaperone the senior ball with me? >> he's asking will fair tool the prom. a bay area teacher trying to get him to the prom. >> and nothing but net. the surprise reaction after coach jim harbaugh sinks a shot from half court.

>> 9ers head coach jim harbaugh reverted back to his basketball days at palo alto high school, harbaugh draining half court shot. he was there to give the athlete as pep talk before the match-up between texas tech and kansas. the most impressive thing he made it in his look wearing his khakis, black crew neck shirt and of course the 49ers cap. >> sort of a thing now. we know his wife doesn't like it. >> it's the steve jobs of football. >> when arnold schwarzenegger said i'll be back, bay area

probably didn't take him literally. >> a spokesperson from the san francisco film commission confirmed to the blog sfs that the terminator is coming back to san francisco. scenes from the latest film will be shot in the city this summer. >> outstanding. >> a teacher at san ramon valley high in danville has a serious question for actor will ferrell. would he like to go to prom? >> in a video chad points out he is a happily married man but his wife can't go so he needs a fellow chaperone. >> i've got a lot of good reasons. there is a chocolate fountain. we could ride on a school bus all the way there with a bunch of teenagers. i promise to buy you a boutonniere from a chain grocery store. i hear there might be a photo booth and we could take pictures together. here is a picture of what i think the two of us will look like. >> his list continues on for 45 more seconds. the video posted monday has

about 4,000 views but it's on the edge, i'm sure. >> well done. nice video there. time 6:26. still ahead, words become action as the white house sanctions russia. the new details about the crisis in ukraine changing in the past hour. >> a half million dollar gamble moves from a casino to a courtroom in las vegas. we'll tell you why the man who lost it says he is not to blame for his bets. >> taking a live look outside san jose, nice when you see the light come up. you can see the mountains and the clouds in the distance. a little bit muggy today. we'll be back with an update. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents -- awesome.

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let's check in coming up with mike and also anthony. they have the details. >> here is the opening bell on wall street, over on the nasdaq as well. today is thursday, march 6th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker in for laura this morning. a developing story in ukraine to tell you about pro russian forces say they now control all access to ukraine's crimean peninsula. lawmakers in crimea voted to separate from ukraine and become part of russia. they will hold a public vote in ten days. meantime, this a united nations envoy visiting crimea left after he was threatened by armed men. tracie potts joining us live from washington, d.c. interesting this vote as a

parliament there says they no longer want to be part of ukraine, however, you're saying there is still a public vote yet to take place. >> reporter: exactly. that's a week from sunday. meantime, the u.s. is moving ahead with sanctions against some of those involved. the white house announced just about an hour and a half ago that they are going to deny visas and impose sanctions on people, russians, threatening the sovereignty of ukraine. we're seeing protests not only in the southern region in crimea but also in eastern ukraine, that's another very heavily pro russian area. the russian flag has been raised over the parliament building there as well. here in washington, the house is the going to be voting on funding to help ukraine, loan guarantees up to $1 billion, money that had already been set aside for other nations, they are adding ukraine to the list. they are also looking at possible sanctions against

russia, something that congress might approve but something that the white house as of this morning started to move ahead with. >> thanks so much. white house is going to move some fighter jets closer to the ukraine, something that we'll let you know about as more becomes available. >> in the meantime t european yoon john holding an emergency summit in brussels. the eu considering sanctions such as suspending talks with russia on economic development. the eu may stop talks with russia r5rding travel visa policies. eu told russia to withdraw its troops from the crimean peninsula. >> here on your thursday, time to check in with the forecast as we take a look outside on your left there you see san jose. on the right san francisco. looking similar there, anthony. >> in fact, a lot of the rain we saw overnight continues to clear out. but it's going to be a slow clearing. you can see the rain just about

25 miles from the south bay. so we just ended this rainy morning but overall what we're finding is that live doppler radar is showing that things cleared out. we still have the cloud cover that will hang around the next two to three hours. after about 9:00 skies will part and we'll see a deep amount of sfrnlt cooler from where they were yesterday but you'll find again lots of cloud cover hanging on tightly right now by this afternoon as i mentioned close to 60 degrees in places like san francisco, so not overly warm, not a hot day. close to 66 on the north bay. same for the south bay. east bay, the tri-valley, will get close to 70 degrees later today. as mentioned as we head into the weekend, your first time joining or at least if you are joining us now, first time hearing about it daylight saving time begins on sunday. keep in mind you have to fast forward the clock one hour right

around 2:00 in the morning. speaking of sunday, here comes our next chance of rain sunday night into monday. a storm system will pass to the north. this does not look impressive so we may get about a tenth of an inch in places across the north bay. every drop helps as we continue in this ongoing drought. looking pretty good the next couple of days. 70s return by the weekend. let's talk about that drive. >> looking here to the south bay folks are heading to their work week, northbound 101 under 680. slower drive, some slicker roadways. not a major concern. excuse me. had to cough. that was a concern. back to the maps, the drive north there is 101 slows a bit as you pass by capital expressway, bogging down for the cameras north of 680 and 87 more folks heading into downtown around kirtner we see slowing down to the 50s a typical

pattern around the bay, a nice easy drive, no delays, san mateo, menlo park. pacifica moves smoothly. southbound 880 through hayward and union city slowing because of the build out of castro valley. over here we're looking at a slower drive, this is the worst spot we had a series of seven vehicles involved in three crashes at powell. they cleared from the road but we have one called car. we have a slower drive heading down so your speeds look dramatic. down to 19 miles per hour on average, really it's once you pass by golden gate fields you come down from the 50s into about the 10 to 15 miles per hour range, until you pass by university avenue. then things loosen up, by powell you're clear for the bay bridge where you are met by this. a party waiting for you. metering lights were turned on.

all of these folks, making the in bridge itself move smoothly. back to you. >> thank you. >> 6:35. still ahead, we're going to tell you how a man trying to get off the hook after gambling away $500,000. >> let's take to you marin county. a look at san rafael. some cloud cover seems to be all over the bay area. we'll be back after the break. ♪

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good morning to you. as we look over the bay bridge, a little cloudy there. nice and foggy a little bit. >> indeed in the cameras in oakland we're seeing much the same as we see the coliseum as well. we'll check in with anthony in just a minute. >> this morning a southern california man is suing a las vegas casino after he gambled away $500,000. he says it's not his fault. the man says he lost $5 hun thou on table games super bowl weekend but he says he shouldn't have to pay because he was in a blackout situation he was so drunk. he is suing for loaning him the cash and serving him the drinks.

law does not allow kanscasino tt complimentary drinks. >> a man who took cell phone photos up the skirts of women in the subway in boston didn't break the law. that is the ruling of the massachusetts high court, the state court says so called peeping tom laws protect people from being photographed in dressing rooms and bathrooms when they are naked or partly nude but the way the law is written, the court says it doesn't protect people who are wearing clothing. from being photographed in public areas. massachusetts lawmakers say they will work to update the law. >> the time now is 6:40. coming up a family pet left for dead 18 stolen suv, we are live with new evidence that could help police track down who did this. >> plus, the special honor for a south bay man who sacrificed his life to save others on september 11.

>> rain is beginning to clear and skies will part. we'll see sunshine today and 70s return as we head into the weekend. we'll talk about the morning forecast coming up. ♪

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trying to track down two men in connection to a an animal cruelty case. the pet was found in a stolen suv where it was left four days and eventually died. the dog's body was found in the car in the parking lot of the walmart on monterey road in san jose days after being taken from another walmart parking lot in gilroy. bob redell joins us from that parking lot. from what i understand the man who owned this dog absolutely adored him. this must be heartwrenching for

him. >> it is. fortunately, police might have a lead. they have an image from a surveillance camera from this walmart in gilroy. police hope you might recognize the two men in this image they believe are connected to this heartbreaking crime. you can see in the image the two men, they appear in their 20s, possibly 30s, the shorter one has a goatee, the taller one in the back a goatee or a beard. police call them persons of interest in this theft of this man's suv, this happened about a week and a half ago in this walmart parking lot. in the back seat of the suv at the time cass keiko, a 15-year-old dog whose owner and best friend michael mcvey loved dearly. when mcvey walked out of the walmart and realized his vehicle was stolen he and his friends began looking for keiko thinking the thieves had no interest and would set her free. that search went on for four days until police called and

told mcvey they found his suv in the parking lot of a walmart in san jose and in the back seat was keiko, dead from thirst and starvation. >> i could care less about the car. the dog we'd been friends for a long time. but to leave it in a car for four days until it dies, that is probably one of the cruelest tortures you can do to an animal. >> reporter: mcvey tells us he wept for days after the death of his best friend. gilroy police, again, would like to find the two men in that image from the surveillance camera. they are persons of interest. they could face charges of not only grand theft auto but also animal cruelty. reporting live in gilroy, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> the investigators say the driver who hit and killed a man with his car in san jose is cooperating with police. around 9:00 last night police found a man unconscious on the ground.

investigators say he was hit by a car. emergency crews were not able to save him. the driver stayed at the scene. the crash and investigation closed the south bound lanes for hours. those lanes have since been reopened. >> time to check in on your forecast as we go out, give you a live look at san jose, dublin and san francisco. kind of a good scope of all of the areas around the bay area. how are we doing? >> good. got the rain overnight so got that out of the way. now we expect 70s to return. and the weekend, 70s, it is -- that's great news. expect the 70s to return and another shot of rain to return as we head into sunday night. we're going to keep this rainy pattern going, making up for the def sth deficit. you can see we're starting to clear out and that will be the story. gradual clearing, the temperatures close to 70.

we'll get in the 70s tomorrow. just in time for friday. again you can see that live radar does show over the past few hours rain moving through. even snowfall. about a couple inches above 7,000 feet. you can see right now clouds, that's our cold front moving through the band of cloud cover. once this moves through you'll be done with low clouds and sunshine is expected to return. today temperatures not overly warm, close to 60 degrees in san francisco, over toward the east bay. back in the mid-60s and in the south bay a mix of sun and clouds. 66 degrees will do it for your average. plenty of sunshine as we get into the weekend. tomorrow we begin our warming trend close to 70. by saturday and sunday lots of 70s. we'll see low to mid 70s both days. the chance of rain does return and that looks like it's going to arrive into monday morning.

in time to start the next work week. enjoy the next couple days. let's check that drive. here is mike. >> folks down the east shore freeway bogged down. things are continuing to shift. there is university avenue, the owe veer crossing. past south thereof i think starting to moosen up but approaching we'll show you on the map. due to three crashes that happened at the same time on powell blocking lanes early ther they cleared, now a slower build. it's rippling back all the way in san pablo out of hercules. a little heavier past golden gate field. approaching the bay bridge toll plaza no. problems out of the maze. here in the tri-valley a typical build. slowing into the 50s out of the altamont pass. closer to 60 approaching. we'll give you a live look. there you see the traffic moves with good spacing.

watch at curbs that aren't this gentle. we haven't seen a lot of spinouts. you see from this area we're seeing a slower southbound drive in toward pleasanton and sunol. your northbound routes. 87 kicking in harter from capitally way up into downtown san jose. starting to develop north 280 around 880 and 17 interchange. around the rest of the bay, we did hear about a crash south 880 at a street approaching the san mateo bridge. i'll track that, bring you more. if there is smig of note there. we'll give you a live look, show you palo alto. there is some haze. visibility along 101 and in and out of san francisco. >> a new documentary premiers on

mark bingham one of the passengers on united flight 93 who fought back against hijackers during the 9/11 attacks. christie smith joins us live by camera 12 in downtown san jose where the film is being held at the film festival. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. mark bingham became a national hero on 9/11 but it discusses his bold and interesting life before that and how he had a history of standing up for himself and other people. >> he was gregarious and charming, i described him as a human labrador retriever bounding around wanting to be happy and have other people happy. >> reporter: friends recall the lighter side of mark with the footage that was actually his own. the same man who helped save countless lives in flight 93. the film pays tribute to the man as a fun loving fearless big man

who always stood up to bullies. the president of his fraternity at cal who apparently came out as gay man at a graduation party. they are hoping that it shows how complex he was and that it may even shatter stereo tooips. his mom now a champion of equal rights says i learned a lot from my son. what i hope the audience takes away we are all members of a large community, the human family. this film "the rugby player" premiers tonight at 6:45 here at sin ta ma 12. you also have a chance to see it twice on saturday, it will play at the california theater, definitely you don't want to miss. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. developing now in the ukraine. pro russian forces say they control all access to the crimean peninsula. the new leader says more than 11,000 control access to the

peninsula in the black sea. the new leader says the fors are blocking off all military bases that have not surrendered. they will hold a public vote in 10 days. >> the white house is now imposing visa restrictions on russians and crimeans. about an hour ago president obama signed an order authoring sanctions. the foreign afavors committee will hold a hearing on the conflict. we understand a vote will taken on an aid package for ukraine with loan guarantees >> the latest to testify in oscar pistorius's trial says he knelt next to his girlfriend praying she would breathe. the neighbor says he was one of the first on the scene and his first words were, quote, i shot her, i thought she was a burglar, i shot her. he put his hands over his face and then to his ears during

testimony. prosecutors say it was on purpose. >> psychologists will be at a bay area middle school if students need talk about one of their teachers arrested in the middle of glass. ron is facing charges of sexual misconduct with a student. officers arrested him in his 7th grade classroom yesterday. the charges stem from his time at a different school making waves academy also in richmond. guinto left that school in the fall, hired while the investigation was ongoing. >> i do have a neighbor who has a seventh trader here and i have one coming up and we need to make sure that the people we hire are legitimate and trustworthy. we leave our kids here all day. we have to be able to trust who

they are with. >> neither would answer questions about this investigation. >> this morning deputies in san francisco are on the look out bound man suspected of punching several women all near san francisco general hospital. the latest attack the man reportedly punched a woman, the suspect a black man with a partly amputated right leg. he has been treated for psych local problems. >> it's illegal for gun owners in sunnyvale to own magazines that hold more than 10 grounds. a federal judge denied a last-ditch effort to put it on hold. the judge citing an nra report saying americans who have to use guns for self defense fire an average of two shots. a lawyer for the nra says he

will take that case to an appeals court. >> the superintendent of schools in santa clara could take a new job out of state as early as march 17. last night xavier dell a tory was approved for a school board in el paso. he has been the top official in santa clara county over a year and a half. less than halfway into his four year term. >> he says he can start in a couple of week, details of his if you krort are being worked on now. >> ceo of east bay dropped plans for a full campus in concord. they wanted to build on the formal naval station but it couldn't meet the conditions. for 22 years the csu campus has had a branch in the city with limited classes. contra costa county is the only county in california with a pop ligs over $1 million without a

state university campus. >> the back and forth is heating up, igone calling it whether they missed out on millions and the leadership is in his words asleep. emay's ceo is responding saying the company is on solid ground. the two are not talking face-to-face. carl icahn is making his comments. from a messaging point of view this is a problem according knew kneel sen nielsen rating. >> google giving an in-depth look at the history of silicon valley. the cultural institute made three exhibits from history san jose museum available on line including in the exhibit, pictures of china town and the civic auditorium. google cultural institute based

in paris works with nearly 400 museums to exhibit pieces of art and history on line. >> you can see it all an line. checking in with anthony and a look at the forecast. >> good morning, we're looking at the skies clearing. we saw a decent amount of rainfall. that's continuing to push eventually into southern california. for us skies will clear up. we're mostly sunny look as we head toward the afternoon. 60 degrees in san francisco. and the south bay mid-60s. we're entering into a little bit of a warming period. 70s return. take advantage of the weekend. more rain arrives into sunday night. >> good morning w. rains that we had we still have slicker roadways. the possibility of slick offramps as well so. far we're looking at a smoother

drive northbound. low clouds not a problem but there may be fog so we continue to watch that. a smooth drive over to the peninsula side. talking about over the east bay. a crash 880 at eighth street. still in your second lane as crews arrive. we should see a good backup. that could be a sticking point heading down to the san mateo bridge. here a smooth drive for 880 and 580 t east shore freeway continues with a slow drive herk lease. a series of crashes at powell but they cleared the rest looks good. you have typical south bay build. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >> time 6:58. a final check of the day's top stories. gilroy police say these two men are persons of interest in a case of severe animal cruelty.

a man's suv was stolen from a walmart parking lot and in that his belived dog. he was found several days later, the dog was dead in the car. >> the film festival in san jose will honor mark bingham. the documentary will be screened at camera 12 in downtown. bingham became an american hero when he stormed the cockpit of flight 93. >> tonight all 25,000 lights on the western span of the bay bridge will go torque for te10. yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the light debut. >> this morning a new survey says the cost of college is keeping a lot of students from going to dream schools. the survey says the percentage of college freshmen going to top choice at the lowest number in

40 years. about 3/4 of the students get into their top choice. but they don't end up going. >> expensive. that's what's happening today in the bay. good morning. gnaw a surprise vote to rejoin russia. as hillary clinton blasts putin over the crisis. >> i know we are dealing with a tough guy with a thin skin. emergency in midair. an american eagle plane forced to land after pilots report smoke in the cockpit. this morning, a firsthand account from one of the panicked passengers. how could it happen? disturbing new questions about the pregnant woman who drove her kids into the ocean leading to a dramatic rescue.