family members break down over the lack of information boils over. we are getting into the final full day of winter. thanks for waking up with us. i'm christina loren. peak warmth. we'll tell you when it moves into your neighborhood. >> waiting for the rain but i have flooding that's over the east bay and reroute caused by police activity, that's what i understand now, for the south bay. those both coming up. >> no one matched all of the numbers in last nights big megamillions draw but someone won more than $1 million yet again. where that winning ticket was sold. live look outside. wednesday morning, along the embarcadero, looks like one of the love boats made an appearance. wednesday, march 19th. this is "today in the bay." >> straight up 5:00, good morning to you. thank you for joining us.

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are following a couple of developing international stories this morning. family members of missing malaysian airline passengers are removed from a meeting. first, the russian flag flying above the navy headquarters in the crimean capital. but not all ukrainians are giving up. "today in the bay's" chase cain digging into both stories. >> the first soldier has died in the conflict surrounding crimea, that happened as a group of soldiers stormed a ukrainian military office near the crimean capital. clearly tensions are rising in that region. also overnight a group of russian military and militia seized the headquarters of the ukrainian navy though they forced their way in through the front gate, reportedly no shots fired and no one hurt. the white house continues to use language suggesting there will be repercussions for the russian government, and vice president biden remains in eastern europe

working with nato allies. we have major developments with the missing plane in malaysia. that's the sound of a family member thrown out of a press conference in kuala lumpur after she protested, saying that the malaysian government is lying about what happened to the plane. understandably the families frustrated. frustration growing as the story continues to change. now, malaysian officials say when the co-pilot said the final words "all right, good night" to air traffic control the plane made a turn offcourse and the flight simulator taken from the pilot's home had data which had been deleted weeks before the missing flight. we do not know what the data was or who deleted it, but it's certainly raising suspicion about the pilot's involvement as authorities continue investigating everyone on board. >> all passengers, crew, and staff handling the aircraft are

being investigated. we are sharing all information relevant to the case with all relevant international investigative agencies that require it. we have received passengers' background check apart from ukraine and russia, which had nationals on board. >> it's full circle with ukraine and russia, being two that haven't provided background checks yet. the search for the boeing jet continues with 26 countries involved scouring a massive area. the core focusing on the southern route into the indian ocean west of australia. laura, you have to wonder what's going on. story changes every day. >> mystery remains, where is it? thank you. san jose police are looking for answers after the city's ninth homicide of the year. the body of a man found inside the home on eppling road monday. the man was shot. there was a marijuana grow operation inside the home.

no word if there's a connection to the homicide. 5:03. there will be a public hearing in sacramento today to address crude oil shipments to the state. many of which are coming to the bay area. a joint public hearing by two committees address emergency response procedures to rail accidents, especially when crude oil is involved. lawmakers are concerned about something that happened in quebec will happen here. last july a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, killing 47 people. california reportedly received more than 1 million barrels of crude oil by train in december. there are four oil refineries in contra costa county and a fifth in benicia. san jose appears to be at a crossroads in a quest to transform itself into a good downtown to a great one. a nonprofit made up of bay area businesses and government leaders. it's advising the city to approve high density housing and office buildings downtown.

the group says the key to the city's survival is getting more people into a sparsely populated urban core. the housing should be near future b.a.r.t. stations and transit hubs. there are 39,000 jobs in the downtown area dpicompared to 380 in oakland. have you checked your lotto ticket? people rushed out to pick up their tickets last night. >> i didn't get the meganumber. someone in the bay area matched 5 out of 6 numbers. "today in the bay's" christie smith, where the winning ticket was sold. bay area people we pretty lucky. >> reporter: imagine being told you are not the big megamillions winner but you still got a ticket with a face value of $1.9 million? that's what happened to someone who bought a ticket here from huntington liquors in san bruno. winning numbers are, 11, 19, 24,

33, 51, with a meg dpa baaball . big winners from florida and maryland with $400 million jackpot. the san bruno winner matched 5 of 6. sales went up with the size of the jackpot, as it grew. the latest bay area millionaire last month, someone won $425 million powerball jackpot in milpitas. yesterday officials told me it was still unclaimed. in december, winning megamillions ticket purchased at a gift shop in san jose. retailer gets a cut, too. one of those millionaire made here signs, hoping to talk with the retailer when they come in later this morning. reporting live in san bruno, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> chp is teaming up with caltrans for the don't trash california campaign. workers will be along several bay area freeways picking up

litter. chp will be out there looking for litter bugs and issuing citations. fines for littering can start at $480 and go you as $1,000. >> don't litter. we all have that -- who does that anymore? >> an expensive piece of paper. checking in with meteorologist christina loren with a look at forecast. can you imagine, who litters in who tosses something out the car window? >> not smart people, you will get fined. they've got signs posted up and down. funny when you put a monetary value, people respond. good way to respond to cold temperatures with a nice jacket. but something you can ditch by 11:00 a.m. because it's going to be so nice. i love these days as we transition from winter into springtime. spring arrives tomorrow. it's so nice here. we don't have the may gray. none of the june gloom we know is coming.

it's going to be fantastic. part of the reason, winds are moving offshore. you see all of the arrows. what we're expecting today, clear conditions, dry north wind going to pick up. offshore flow going to boost temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. as we head into tonight, high clouds near sunset. and that's at 7:20. it's going to be really pretty tonight. high cirrus clouds able to get into the ridge of high pressure. 77 in south bay. peninsula at 77. 75 east bay. san francisco, 70s as well. mike, that means more people on bikes, foot traffic and motorcyclists will come out as well when the weather's this nice. what else are you watching. >> first, great warning. smaller vehicles like two-wheel bike or motorcycle watch out, tougher to see in the mirror and glancing to the side. better weather means smaller vehicles. that's a tough issue sometimes. toward oakland, though, and that's a smooth drive on this live shot.

let me show you this. look, folks, this is a geyser on marina boulevard. all of the water spewing out on to the roadway. cars driving through it. it's deep but they're letting folks drive through. marina bofld just on the east side of the freeway. you see the on ramp, this is the marina auto mall, it's across the street from factory stores. don't worry, talbots and ann taylor okay. that side is dry. just letting folks know. here, that's where we have a look at camera. flooding here, marina boulevard on-ramp, you'll have the flooding on the approach but the on-ramp open. traffic slow in the area. morning commute starting to get started for the east bay. rest of the area, both sides of the bay smooth north of the san mateo bridge. south bay we have police activity. freeways, they're okay, typical road crews. but japan town to convention center bus line rerouted. you can't use -- i should say

the light rails recruited due to police activity near st. james park. there are going to be delays because of that. toward the peninsula, smooth drive for 101 and 280. oscar pistorius trial is postponed. before the trial is adjourned a gun expert took the stand. he says reeva steenkamp was in the bathroom facing the closed door when hit by the first of bullets fired at her by pistorius. steenkamp fell back on to a magazine holder. one bullet missed her, she was hit in the hip, arm and head as expert went into graphic detail. pistorius put his fingers in his ears in an attempt to block out testimony. >> the fight over kim kardashian and kanye west's engagement video will play out in court. a judge set a trial date in the

lawsuit filed by the couple against youtube founder chad hurley who you see on the right. hurley recorded west's proposal last year and released it on its website. lawyers for kardashian and west say hurley signed a confidentiality agreement barring him from releasing the video. no word on how much the couple's seeking in damages but lawyers say hurley could end up paying millions. right now, 5:11. changes coming to your neighborhood starbucks. researchers finally figured out why dark chocolate is so good for you.

like to start your day with tunes, pandora raising the price of its ad-free music option hoping to keep up with royalty costs. new users will pay $4.99. investors appear to be happy with the price change. shares of the oakland company rose 1% in extended trading yesterday. sequels to the movies the incredibles in part ii in the work. no word on the story line or date. release dates for the finding nemo sequel, findy dori and the good dinosaur pushed back. meaning 2014 the first year pixar not releasing a feature film in eight years. whatever will our households do? >> 5:14. today we'll get an idea if the fed will continue to cut back on stimulus efforts. courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning. futures are flat, after stocks

rose for a second day tuesday. investors were optimistic as the crisis in ukraine appeared to be de-escalating following comments from putin. the fed wraps up its two-day meeting, expected to continue cutting back on its efforts. it could change its outlook when interest rates may rise. scrapping a threshold. dow rising 88 points. the nasdaq, 53 to 4333. starbucks expected to unveil new features today. these include a shake to pay function and ability to order ahead. last week starbucks said the app would let you leave a virtual tip for your barista. california water officials say the recent storms boosted the water supply but not enough to pull us through the drought. communities are being told to pull back on water use. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san mateo where the

flower and garden show kicks off today. big emphasis on drought resistant plants. >> reporter: and land escape design. good morning, peggy. here we are in the san mateo expo center, concrete floor has been transformed into this wonderful world here. this is one of 14 of 16 gardens that have been built out of the blue over the past five days here to be judged for the 29th annual san francisco flower and garden show. nathan beck landscape designer, good morning. welcome to your world. >> thank you. >> what do you call this? >> this is cap taken nemo's garden, his retreat. >> reporter: your inspiration? you look like a steam pump works. >> nautilus, this is from burning man, this is captain nemo's submarine. >> reporter: given the fact we're in a drought now, when you think of drought and you think of drought resistant plants,

these regoing to be boring. but you say what? >> i would say drought tolerant plants can be incredible plants. we have amazing al lows. amazing palm trees. we have amazing succulents, the colors, textures. these plants, you know, the theme of the show is to inspire. these plants i've selected for the garden are inspirational plants, plants you've never seen before. >> reporter: drought resistant plants don't take as much water as regular plant but was people out there, i like the regular plants, they have more color to them. you know really, how much water am i going to save anyways. what would you say? >> people look for flower color. >> reporter: right. >> as a designer, people are saying i want flower color. but i'm trying to educate people and show people a lot of the plants can be amazing within themselves. look at some of the succulents

and the textures, colors, interest. and there's other ways to add color. look the amazing sculptural glass piece, they add color, texture. flowers in themselves. amazing colors textures. >> reporter: quite a creation he came up with here. this is one that we're judged they had a few days to do this. they had until noon yesterday. he ended up with the gold medal. we'll catch up with best of show. i'm going back to take my nap before next live shot. by the way, the show runs through sunday here. go to sfgardenshow.com for more information. >> noted. have a good nap. >> i would do the same zpling where did he go? what was that in. >> a space capsule. >> good morning to you. that's a fun way to wake up.

you want to grab your glasses as well as you head out the front door this morning. it it is going to be a warm day and sunshine coming in right off the bat. it's going to be nice out there. yeah, that's a great story. to be honest, you've got to be creative when it comes to combatting the drought. good news, i'm looking 15 days out, i want to find out what's coming down the pike. looks active next week and the first week of april as well. i do believe we're going to tap into the atmospheric river. that provides significant rainfall totals. but between now and then, warm-up headed our way. tomorrow's first day of spring and it's going to feel springlike around the bay area starting today. look at these numbers. upper 70s in the south bay. peninsula at 77. 7 1 in san francisco. 75 north bay. beautiful conditions up in wine country. 73 east bay. it's going to be breezy in the

tri-valley. 77 is comfortable. next five days, peak warmth today, tomorrow, then drop off a touch as we get into that weekend. holding off on showers until tuesday into wednesday on next week. let me give you a preview of what the models are hinting at the this point. right now looks like we could pick upwards of 3 inches of rainfall between tuesday and thursday of next week. that's a good sign because it's still days out. when the models bring storm systems in heavily about seven days out, i can tell you now, that's a promising sign. so this looks good for next week. we'll keep you updated. mike's tracking the drive. good morning. >> good morning. looking over here toward the flow of traffic. this is no surprise for 101 through san jose. let me show you the south bay map. overall look around the bay, green all over the place. slowing for the tri-valley. but i want to draw your attention to san jose. road crews not a concern. st. james park, light rail is disrupted through the area. police investigation in full now

as they found a dead body at the park and investigation continues. crew heading out there. light rail, japan town air and convention center stations you have a bus bridge in place rerouted around the park but now the activity in the park is the main focus of our newsroom. looking here toward the tri-valley where there's your typical slowing out of the altamont pass. 580 not a surprise toward livermore and dublin and 84, pleasanton, livermore moves smoothly. despite the flooding on the marina boulevard approach to the freeway, on-ramp is open and the freeway in the green zone. smooth drive. heading up towards the bay bridge toll plaza, a few folks waiting. live look the toll plaza, traffic moving smoothly off the berkeley curve, volume increases. cash lanes with a pickup and a wait next few minutes. san rafael, southbound 101 nice.

no major problems for the north bay or peninsula. >> thank you so much. 5:21. breaking news out of downtown san jose. police investigating the city's tenth homicide of the year. officers arrived at intersection of second and john streets before 3:00 this morning. after reports there of a person down. when they arrived they found a man's body. police are still on scene investigating right now. chase cain is headed at this moment. we will have a live report coming up shortly. a new study out finds women are far more likely to contract alzheimer's than men. the alzheimer's association says 1 in 6 women over age 65 will get alzheimer's compared to 1 inform 11 men. the study points out women in 60s twice as likely to develop alzheimer's in that life as they are to develop breast cancer. multiple studies about the benefits of dark chocolate but now researchers at louisiana state university say they've figured out and why it's so good for us. compounds in the chocolate

absorbed by good bacteria in the stomach. microbes grow and creating anti-inflammatory compounds. when the compounds are absorbed by the body they reduce inflammation of the card cardiovascular tissue and decrease the risk of long-term stroke. >> i'll still eat it. prince. surprise benefit concert in san francisco next.

he must love the bay area. prince getting ready for two surprise concerts in san francisco tonight. he'll be performing shows with third eye girl as part of a benefit for tipping point which fights poverty in the area. general admission tickets, sold out. but we checked this morning and there are tickets vip section for 11:00 p.m. but cost you

$2500 each. >> that's all? >> that's it. >> get them through live nation. >> we'll take ten, right? you know, ellen, remember this, linda, linda, linda. >> right. >> made that boy's dreams come true. >> since you flew here to see me, we're going to give you cupcakes. >> all of those cupcakes for one boy, as promised. 3-year-old mateo and his mom appeared on ellen. the two gains international fame after this video of mateo arguing with his mom about a cupcake. >> you're not listening to me. >> linda, linda, linda. so cute. mateo got his cupcake, his mom received a spa retreat and get this $10,000 courtesy of shutterfly. >> goodness. >> cute. >> all moms deserve that. cute little boy. great. >> pa 5:26. what peninsula, after a police

officer shoots a suspect. >> the futuristic looking pod cars. decision has been made. we've got a live crew already at the scene this morning of san jose's tenth homicide of the year. 911 call sparked it all. homicide of the year. 911 call sparked it all. details coming up. with te ingre. to mix in however your heart desires. go on. spoon me. mixim - from the ehrmann family. it's love, your way.

newwith two unique ingredients. to mix in however your heart desires. go on. spoon me. mixim - from the ehrmann family. it's love, your way. new video, a roadway flooded after a car slams into a fire hydrant. details on this next. >> not what you want to see in the middle of a drought. good morning. good news, rain in the forecast. temperatures chilly. warm you up today into the first day of spring tomorrow and then talk about the rain coming up. so the rain coming up, flooding we're talking about. that may be affecting your drive with a closure for some light rail lines in san jose. we'll have that coming up. bay area city that could have the highest minimum wage in california. >> taking a live look outside

now, on this wednesday, march 19th. beautiful lights along the embarcadero. cruise ship there as ferries get ready to shuttle in commuters. this is "today in the bay." >> this is "today in the bay." 5:30 straight up. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we have breaking news out of downtown san jose to tell you about. police investigating the city's tenth homicide of the year. take a look at these live pictures, as you can see, officers have arrived at intersection of second and john streets before 3:00 this morning. receiving a 911 call about a person down in the road. when they arrived they found a man's body. police are investigating the scene. chase cain is on his way there. a live report coming up. also new, take a look at this. water gushing, dozens of feet into the air, causing some problems for drivers in san leandro this morning. a car took out a fire hydrant

right in front of the honda dealership on marina boulevard near 880. the water caused minor flooding. cars are allowed to drive through the area as crews clean up the wet mess. >> some in the bay area is a new millionaire. megamillions ticket sold with55a of 6 winning numbers drawn. christie smith by the store where the winning ticket was sold. we're having a streak of millionaires in the bay area. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. me and steve, my photographer, noting that out. seems to be moving up from the south bay. we're keeping an eye on that. not bad for a dollar investment. someone walked out of here winning $1.9 million jackpot from the megamillions lottery. a couple of workers walked by, checked their numbers, they didn't win. i checked mine, i didn't win. winning numbers, 11, 19, 24, 33,

51, with a megaball number of 7. 5 of the 6 numbers matched here at huntington liquors in san bruno. it's a small, tucked away location. odds of matching all numbers, though, 1 in 259 million but somehow, two people did do that for the $400 million megamillions jackpot in florida at a convenience store on merit island and also in maryland, apparently someone picked those numbers by hand. those were special numbers to them. i do have calls into the california lottery to try to get more information on this jackpot, the jackpot winner and how much the retailer will get for selling this. but not bad for a day's work. reporting live in san bruno, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> not bad at all. thank you. 5:32. a developing story, strong video out of malaysia as families forcibly removed from a news conference for holding up a sign

calling malaysia airlines a liar. you can see her grief and anguish. that woman was among other family members of missing passengers who demanded answer and the troou. ma labor shaps defensb files were delighted from the home flight simulator from the pilot. the pilot is considered innocent until proven guilty of wrongdoing. crimea's self-defense force stormed a headquarters taking control and raising a russian flag without resistance at all. a.p. reporter made it inside and said he saw ukrainian troops packing up and leaving. the ukraine government has authorized its soldiers to shoot to kill its pro-russian forces threaten their lives. this comes after a ukrainian soldier was killed when pro-russian protesters and troops stormed a facility in

crimea. the militia man was also killed joe biden visiting countries neighboring russia, calling the annexation of crimea a land grab and promising the u.s. will step up land patrol over estonia, latvia, lithuania. >> they will be costs elsewhere in the world. >> yesterday president putin said he was not interested in other parts of ukraine. officers shot and killed a pacific man who stabbed a s.w.a.t. team member following a six-hour stand-off. police went to the house yesterday afternoon because family members said the man armed with an ax acting erratically. s.w.a.t. team was called out when the man would not come out. after waiting six hours they tossed a flash bang grenade and rushed the house. he stabbed a s.w.a.t. team member with a knife, several

officers opened fire killing the man. a man accused of setting more than a dozen fires is expected to enter a plea today. patrick brennan set 13 fires, causing $6 million in damage. fires include a five-alarm warehouse fire and six houses with people inside. mayor reed and city council honored several people credited with helping to kratch brennan. they organized neighborhood watches, posted flyers and turned in video during the string of arsons. san jose's one major step closer to moving homeless off the streets and into hotels and motels. voted to take a closer look at pilot program that would give rooms to people with housing vouchers who cannot find a place to live because housing in the area is too high. it will add kitchenettes to 100 rooms. a lot of details to be worked out including which nonprofit would run the program, which

motels would participate and how much this would cost in total. council will revisit the plan in two months. mountain view city council will not move forward with futuristic pod car projects for now. leaders want more time to research the driverless cars that would run on rails 20 feet above the ground before dedicating money or resources to it. sky tran was hoping mountain view would dedicate $750,000 to the project. richmond could have the highest minimum wage in the entire state. city council's voted to raise the minimum wage to 12.30. a second vote will take place next month. then crease would span three years and make it the highest minimum wage in the country. richmond's wage is at 8 an hour. it decided it had the authority to make that decision on its own. san francisco cracking down on e-cigarettes. the board of supervisors has unanimously approved a plan to ban electronic cigarettes from

bars, restaurants and businesses. it will basically treat the products like the traditional cigarette. the board will vote again next week for final approval. the ban could become law as soon as next month. and 5:36 now. on your wednesday morning checking in with meteorologist christina loren. getting a look at forecast. >> you know, it's the last day of winter, peggy and laura. kick off spring tomorrow. it's going to be pretty warm today, i can tell you that off the bat. getting winter-like readings. final day, 45 in concord. 57 oakland. look at this, fallen into the upper 30s in livermore. and it's a chilly start right on the ocean, 41 degrees down in half moon bay. if you're heading outdoors this wednesday, this is what you can expect on your way to work. mostly clear, chilly to start. dress in layers. afternoon temperatures are going to warm 10 to 15 degrees above average. by 10:00, 11:00, you can probably peel off your first layer across the bay area. microclimates are going to be very warm.

as a result of the clear sky, beautiful conditions, add high clouds. as you make your way home from work, clear tonight be starting out with another nice mild start tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be as warm with the warmer start tomorrow. what we're expecting today, peak warmth today and tomorrow, then numbers drop off with rain in the near future. today, look at these numbers, 77 in south bay. peninsula 71 in san francisco. sunny, nice conditions. beautiful day to drive over bridges. golden gate clear as well as bay bridge. 73 in the east bay. 77 in the tri-valley. warm here, warmer tomorrow in some places, just about level, and then numbers drop off. talking showers in my next report. mike inouye. >> two of the top stories we told you about might be affecting drivers for the east bay and the south bay. first, the build, that's affecting many folks through the tri-valley, 580 westbound. we saw a set of trackers and

equipment pull over to the shoulder to the construct zone. they cleared the area but that's going to disrupt you a little bit. we'll show you west 580, the same area marked with the arrow, you see slowing. dra crash on the right, that's north of 5 0. another crash 680 past 580 moving to the shoulder. you see the shift in the yellow, slowing north of the interchange. here, where we have the flooding reworthed in the northbound 880 getting on at marina boulevard. the reason why there was a concern. this in geyser, a car took out a hydrant in the area by the honda dealership toward the freeway. there's the on-ramp and flooding. you see the lane, at least one is open, but more may be as they turned off the hydrant. so a soggy commute on to the freeway but it's open near the marina auto mall and shops on the other side of the roadway. back to the map. talk about the south bay.

service for light rail reinstated for san jose. you cannot drive through st. james park. the bus service is going through the area but minor reroute because of the park closure. 5:39. early morning deal between toyota and the federal government. how much the automaker will pay after the sudden acceleration problems that led to the death of a southern california family into how california's drought could affect what you pay during your next trip to the grocery store. might be watching bills go up san jose police investigating the tenth homicide of the year. a look at the investigation, a live report, coming up in two minu minutes.

brake news out of san jose. investigators have part of the area sounding st. james park blocked off, looking for evidence in the city. tenth homicide of the year, the second in the past 48 hours. "today in the bay's" chase cain arrived on scene.

>> reporter: so far they are not saying how this man died. they are just saying, though, he was found face-down in the street, this is st. john's street at first where we are. looking a block down near second street and st. john, a couple of san jose police cars, lights off, but on the other side of there, that's where the man was found face-down in the street before 3:00 a.m. this morning. they're saying it does not look like the man was hit by a car. instead, it looks like this man was killed. they are investigating it as a homicide. you see actually a vta light rail train moving through the shot there, they just told us that the train service as you see is moving as normal. they are not stopping at st. john. they also say bus service impact in the area. but as for the homicide investigation, san jose police say they're not sure if the man was shot or if he may have been stabbed. they just found a lot of blood around this man. adult male, that's all of the information they're giving us.

this is close to the park which is known to have a rather large transient population, not sure if at all that may have factored into what happened here. but homicide detectives on the scene, trying to see what they can figure out about this tenth homicide so far of the year in san jose. of course, we'll keep you updated all morning. >> thank you. >> 5:44 now. toyota reported reached $1 billion settlement ending a criminal probe into how the automaker handled case of sudden acceleration. this would be the largest fine against an automaker. the issue gained national attention in 2009 when a california highway pa tralman and his family were kill when their lexus ran off the highway at 120 miles per hour. toyota will avoid criminal charges if it's showing it's making improvements. the drought caused some food prices to spike and exer. s say it's about to get worse.

our drought combined with dry weather in texas could trigger the biggest food price hike in three years. food prices are expected to jump 3.5%. in addition, bad weather in brazil could cause the cost of coffee and fruit to jump as well. central valley farmers will testify in front of a congressional committee in fresno. farmers, leaders and officials plan to explain the need for immediate and long-term solutions. fresno at the heart of the state's agricultural region and president obama visited that region last month to see the crisis firsthand. recent rain amounts helped the state's water supply but not enough to get us out of the drought. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live at the flower and garden show where drought-resistant plants are in the spotlight, not surprisingly. >> reporter: good morning. the cool thing you can come here, get ideas on plans you can

use that don't take up water and how to design your garden. 16 landscape designers that have created these vignettes, scenes, and they range from what we're at, rooftop garden. you can see herbs built into the patio bench there. walk next door, you find a garden that's kind of got a mediterranean feel, something you find in los gados or somewhere in the south bay. here we're in the north bay all of a sudden, you've got a napa theme. if you have any, by the way, old vineyards laying around, old vines, this works out well. i'm making one of these at home from -- i'm kidding. you walk over here. and now we're in asia. so it's quite inspiring. that is the theme of this year's 29th annual sf flower and garden show. come here, get ideas about, hey, i could take sole of that, take some of this, put it in my own backyard. chris woods the show director. talking about the drought

resistant plants. >> good morning. >> our area is particularly well suited for that. >> absolutely. i mean we are -- california is one of the five mediterranean regions of the swoworld have a similar climate. we can take plants from south wes western australia, california, and grow them and grow them well. there are thousands to choose from. >> how much water do you save percentage wise. >> on a garden like this 50% to 60% of water. this garden here has storm water retention that so storm water basins collect rainwater and it's put in semi permable paving so the water goes through to the ground and doesn't drain off and stored under the semi permable

paving, it can be pumped up and used. the planting itself can be drought tolerant. saves a huge amount of water and huge amount of effort and looks beautiful. >> thank you. show starts at 10:00 today here at san mateo expo center. go to sfgardenshow.com. isn't this tempting? take a dip now but it's not deep enough for my head. >> i don't think that's the idea of the show. >> it would make a great live shot. go for it, bob. >> you know, getting a look at forecast, so beautiful yesterday. i was out there in the backyard thinking about gardening. >> hard not to get outside yesterday. >> very nice. >> warmer today. warmer. but you know what? not by much. you'll enjoy it, es sfepecially immediate coast. san francisco a treat when you hit the 70s. crystal clear conditions, lovely once that sun starts to make an appearance over the next hour. for today, what you can expect.

nice and clear, don't worry about fog anywhere this morning with the dry north wind. starting to pick up as we head throughout the day today. wind is going to be a factor and it will bill as we head throughout the evening hours. but offshore flow, 10 to 15 degrees above average this afternoon. about 3 to 5 degrees warmer than where we ended up yesterday. high clouds stream in around sunset which occurs at 7:20. tomorrow is the first official day of spring. so, we're going to go out with a bang. last day of winter. look at these numbers. 77 agree in the south bay. 77 peninsula. 71 degrees, san francisco. beautiful, clear day especially if you live in a high-rise. you'll be able to see for miles. sunny and mile in the east bay. north bay 75. 77 out in the tri-valley. wine country will warm up rapidly between the hours of noon and 3:00 p.m. san jose looking good for the next five days as well as san francisco. we'll hold on to the 70s until

tomorrow. then start to drop off friday into the upcoming weekend with a pattern change around the corner. peak warmth for the next two days and then rain moves in. talking about some significant totals. bull's-eyeing this for tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week. could produce up to 3 inches, maybe more, up in santa rosa. backing off a little bit because there's a question mark surrounding showers. will we tap into the atmospheric river? i believe we will. first, check your drive. good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. b.a.r.t. riders hang on for a second. we got an alert, there's a 15-minute delay reported by the b.a.r.t. system. san bruno out of the station heading to sfo or pittsburg east bay. we'll track delays. the build start for 101 northbound through san jose. just north of 680. on the map, we'll talk about that. overall bay area looks predictable. but we'll zoom into the south bay. see the orange? that's slow drive we saw

developing for north 101 that will back up and clear up and back up again a half hour from now. circled area, st. james park continuing with closure for second street as they investigate the tenth murder for the city over the year. we have that closure for the roadway, bus and light rail services standard just not serving the saint james station. tri-valley moves smoothly. earlier crash is over on the shoulder. there's your build for the tri-valley. extra slow westbound through dublin off the grade and dward castro valley. canyon roadblocked by a crash. that's early slowing and a lot of traffic in toward castro valley. bay bridge, live look. traffic's backing up for the cash lanes. they have may turned metering lights on. i'll double-check that. san mateo bridge moves smoothly. 5:51. in the south bay you may see and smell smoke in the area.

cal fire conducting a controlled burn in the isabel valley. not far from the lake observatory in mt. hamilton. crews plan to burn 250 acres. it will start 9:00 this morning. the story that makes laura very happy, st. mary's stunned utah tout make it to the second round of the n.i. t. st. mary's pulled off 13-point run with minutes left winning 70-58. they'll play sunday against the number one seed, minnesota. >> full disclosure, i'm an alum. sharks sign a new player for one day. his amazing and emotional night. .

pauliolina edmunds received a special honor. the city council recognizes the 15-year-old for her outstanding work. >> i think the entire bay area for their support and belief in me throughout the olympic games and everything else. thank you. >> so composed. terrific job. the sophomore came in ninth overall in women's figure skating in sochi. she told us she's ready for the next olympic winter games in 2018. >> while receiving the accommodation her teammates were in los angeles for the premiere of the movie "divergent" you see jason brown, gracie gold, ashley wagner sporting medals, joined by other olympians as well. "divergent" based on the first box of a best-selling trilogy. hits theaters friday. the sharks did something

they've never done before, signed a 17-year-old hockey player to one-day contract. >> sam has a life-threatening heart condition, but last night he skated through the shark mouth with the team, even stood on the ice for the national anthem. the martinez team got the opportunity, thanks to make-a-wish foundation. quite emotional. look at that. despite warnings from doctors, he's been playing hockey since he was 6. he received a standing ovation from the crowd. the sharks weren't able to get a win for him but no doubt, such a memorable night. moving experience for all. >> goodness. every time you see that video, it makes you well up with tears. so ma happy for him to see that wish come true. nice weather, a wish come true. christina loren standing by. rain coming up. >> we really need it. it's a great sign. it's not just one opportunity for rain, peggy and laura. we have one next week and a robust area of low pressure on the way for the first week of

april. hopefully we'll keep showers coming in. 48 along the peninsula. 50 in san francisco. this afternoon, it's going to be perfect. if you can make outdoor lunch plans, you will not be disappointed. gorgeous conditions. 75 in the east bay. 77 south bay. 76 in the north bay. talking about atmospheric river coming up. >> 5:57. what we are learning after a late night house fire in san francisco. >> we continue to get new details after a tragic helicopter crash involving a seattle news team. we'll get a live report from seattle coming up. plus, we continue to keep an eye on the latest developments out of russia. ukraine telling forces shoot to kill.

right now, 6:00, breaking news. streets in downtown san jose shut down as police investigate

the city's tenth homicide of the year. live at the scene, next. and also streets soaked as water gushes out of a busted fire hydrant overnight. which intersection is flooded. a warming trend today, tomorrow, first official day of spring. numbers creep up in the south bay. then start to drop off. we've got rain in the forecast. cooler weather as the storm system approaches. we'll time that out, coming up. >> talked about police activity in south bay, flooding in the east bay. problem for b.a.r.t. lines and slowing as you come toward 580. that's unusual. we'll point that out. last day of winter, a warm one across the bay area. you made it to wednesday, march 19th. this is "today in the bay." very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm peggy bunker. breaking news in south bay. investigators there in san jose are looking into the