50 cars hanging over the edge near the tracks and it's scary, dangerous. >> a scary train crossing calls another victim. people are now call for change. a 19-year-old woman who police say is responsible for a crime spree is set to enter her plea. a college crime. investigators want to know who tossed two dogs out of a moving car in santa cruz. a live look outside the beautiful bay bridge. you can already see traffic moving across this tuesday, february 24th. this is "today in the bay."

a very good tuesday morning. it's 4:30, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. more stories in a moment. first a check of the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you laura, sam, hello to everyone at home. hopefully had a good monday, we're already past monday so the wind is relaxed, we are at freezing, 32 degrees straight up in santa rosa, beautiful rebound to the day, feeling like spring later on. your full forecast in moments. first welcome in and good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. temperatures up in the north bay potential for frost on smaller bridges. keep that in mind. the bigger bridge, san mateo bridge, we have more of a chance, construction. crews on the move westbound, scheduled until 5:00 but looks like they're picking up right about now. counsel to one lane westbound, eastbound also roadwork but not a major slowdown. smooth flow of traffic across

both bridges and around the bay smooth traffic as well. you might get caught with a gust of wind but not a big deal like yesterday. investigators still on the scene of a deadly caltrain crash on menlo park. an suv got stuck on the track because of traffic. the driver died. the driver has not been identified but traffic kept her from getting off the tracks when the train arrived. >> it's just a basic fundamental rule don't stop across the tracks, don't start across the tracks until you're sure you can get across. >> the train was going about 80 miles an hour. there were 400 passengers on board. none of them were hurt. late last night another person was hit by caltrain. train killed a man in the tunnel south of san francisco, no word on why he was on the tracks. in morgan hill the driver of

this truck ended up stuck on the train tracks. the impact sent his truck flying. union pacific officials say the man drove around the crossing arm. the family says the truck stalled. a san jose woman connected to a crime spree in the south bay will be in court on murder charges later today. 19-year-old gabriele laortiz and another woman using heiser's credit card at a convenience store. investigators say this is another picture of ortiz. last week a man said he hired her through a prostitution website. when she got to his freeh month house investigators say she drugged him and left four men in the victim's house. the men beat and robbed him. a disturbing case of animal cruelty. they found a dead miniature

pinscher puppy friday. someone placed both dogs in a sandbag and threw them from a moving car. shelter workers are now treating the surviving dog. >> if you are in san jose or another city, every joors duction has an animal shelter that's willing to take animals unwanted. who abandon them along the side of the road. >> whoever is responsible for the crime will likely face felony animal cruelty charges. berkeley could become a no drone zone. it would last about two years. many local governments have been krut sn scrutinizing drones over privacy concerns. the sheriff's office is asking for approval to purchase a cell phone tracking system which allows the person to track all phones in a specific area. sheriff's office wants to use it to catch criminals but some legal experts have concerns about privacy. police are already using the technology in san jose, oakland

and fremont. and shocked full of hot button issue action immigration on the agenda for the santa clara county board of supervisors this morning. it will discuss whether to fund legal services for undocumented immigrants in the county, potentially eligible to stay legal in the u.s. under president obama's executive order. texas judge halted that order last week but the administration is appealing. meantime the immigration debate in congress may cause the department of homeland security to run out of funding. the senate could not pass a bill last night to fund the department because the bill also contained limitations for president obama's executive order on immigration. some bay area business and community leaders are calling for better late night transit options. the working transportation group said people who work nights or party late in san francisco need better public transit options. b.a.r.t. and caltrain stop before 1:00 and bus something

limited. they say it's good for business. >> i can't remember the last time i went out in oakland because i don't want to have to hop on a b.a.r.t. at 12:30 and come back, that's early for us late night folks and i don't want to deal with a $40 cab ride home. it's not worth it. >> b.a.r.t. cannot operate 24 hours a day until it has a second trans bay too. one b.a.r.t. board member said he'd like to study the possibility friday and saturday night. >> we're advancing this week right along. cold and chilly start to your tuesday morning. >> maybe grab an extra layer before you head out the door. here's a look at the microclimate forecast. >> we'll see a gorgeous day after we get rid of the cold air. we're at 32 degrees in san martin and same for santa rosa. 43 degrees in the south bay, not too bad. 37 in concord and starting out the day at 38 degrees in livermore so your isolated inland valley spot, san martin,

santa rosa, a little patchy frost to start the day. we'll warm you up nicely 3 to 5 degrees and continue as we head throughout wednesday and thursday and getting into friday, big pattern change on the way. it's really pretty out there. lot of those cherry blossoms starting to bloom and seeing plum blossoms, the sign of spring. cold start, mild finish. temperatures in the 60s as of lunch time. we were in the 50s at noon yesterday and we'll round out the day in mid to upper 60s. i'll time out the area of low pressure with showers coming up in my next report. good morning, mike inouye. >> looks like we timed this perfectly. take a look at the screen bottom right above where it says "nbc bay area" this is what goes on when crews clear construction. the cones are picked up by hand with other trucks escorting them. that's why we ask you to slow for them. be careful, just about cleared

as you are facing away toward the san mateo bridge. same section with the arrow is westbound. eastbound just a little yellow there, there may be another crew clearing lanes. i think they only had one close overnight from the peninsula to the east bay, that should be picking up as well and south 84 the dumbarton bridge clear, no overnight crew there is. anywhere north of the san mateo bridge we see a smooth flow of traffic. highway 4, no lanes blocked, a smooth drive off the carquinez bridge and bay bridge. to the south bay the silicon valley the peninsula no slows or delays. we'll get a live look at 580 the dublin area westbound shows a good volume of traffic, this is almost always here even at 4:38 in the morning, this is westbound out of the altamont through dublin and the dublin interchange. an easy drive, construction at hacienda in the eastbound

direction. westbound they've been picked up. a vip appearance at the debut of a new bay area event. former secretary of state hillary clinton will deliver a keynote address at the watermark silicon valley conference for women. this is the first time the event has been held, taking place at the santa clara convention center. the line-up is set to include several women touted as female role models for millions around the globe. getting that campaign motor started as well possibly, grab the pop cosh. a south bay film event returns for its silver anniversary tonight. >> cinequest will kick off with a documentary "bat kid begins." >> there's myles, the movie revisits a wild day in 2013, san francisco stopped for a day to honor a boy with leukemia's wish. coming up, fifth shades of

grade offense, a college kid said he was only copying what he saw in the movie. >> a couple in the sidewalk disappears from underneath them. one of the stories you cannot make up. when we come back, how a pod of manatees managed to get stuck in a storm drain. a live look outside right now, fremont, we mentioned it a second ago, it's 4:40 in the morning and yes, lots of people starting their day already. we are, too. we'll be right back with more news, traffic and weather after this break.

a very good tuesday morning to you. dark look at san jose this morning, waiting for the sun's arrival. no clouds out there. that means a cool start as well. we'll check the forecast coming up. 4:43 right now. happening today a decision that may lead to lower gas prices at the pump. california's board of equalization will need to consider reducing the gas tax by 7.5 cents per gallon. if approved drivers won't necessarily see any change in gas prices because suppliers are notúé%i to pass that savings on to consumers. kaleicalians pay about 54 cents per gallon in taxes.

google is timing up with a major cell phone company in the hopes of keeping up with bay area based apple. >> for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hey guys, good morning to you. google is keeping up with at&t, verizon and t-mobile to get people to use its mobile payment service instead of apple pay. it will be installed on android phones, currently you have to download and install the google wallette app. tgi friday's is bringing back its popular endless appetizers. are between $12 you can have mozzarella sticks and buffalo wings. analysts say it's an easy win for fridays as apps cost less to make and typically paired with popular drink orders.

>> why wait until friday, landon? >> thank you very much. crucial pairing there. some amazing video now out of south korea this morning. two people disappearing into a sirng hole while jusink hole wa down the street. the concrete tiles just collapse beneath them. firefighters rescued that man and woman and both victims suffered just minor injuries. >> frightening. 4:45, new this morning rescuers in florida worked into the morning hours to free a pod of manatees from a storm drain. you heard that right. wildlife rescuers and firefighters pulled 19 manatees out of a drainage pipe. crews loaded them onto tarps and released them into safer waters. the fire chief says cold weather causes manatee pods to come into canals in search of warmer weather. they're so large, they can get stuck. >> that is a very large mammal. 4:45 right now. i'm getting a nod from our

production assistant. over to christina for your microclimate forecast. >> it certainly is a mammal. they are spectacular if you get a chance to see a pod. in san jose 43 degrees and 34 degrees to kick off the new day in san martin. little bit of patchy frost out there this morning, keep that in mind especially if you're parked outside and live in one of the isolated inland valley spots, so lir more, santa rosa and san martin only spots seeing the frost so far. as we get into the next couple of days we'll warm you up gradually. three to five degrees warmer tomorrow and a big pattern change on friday with the inclusion of those showers we promised you. first let's talk about today and take you through the day part forecast. cool to start, a mild finish. temperatures mostly in the 60s. at lunch time today a warmer day coming your way even though it's cooler to start we'll see a beautiful rebound under the

influence of high pressure. then as we get into the 3:00 hour, warmest point of the day, temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 60s. we will see upper 60s as we head throughout your wednesday. let's talk about the showers. this is definitely high interest, you' hav've been postn my facebook page, when are showers going to begin. around 1:00 on friday. by saturday at 4:00 still keeping thatwt rain in the forecast and if you want to get outdoors for sunday looking more promising for that. temperatures will be nice and comfortable for the next few days and drop like a rock friday into saturday. temperatures are looking good as well as we head throughout the first week of march with a better chance for shower activity. we'll talk about that as we head throughout the morning together. back to you, sam and laura. >> thank you very much, christina. trouble in paradise as a boat slams into a packed restaurant. amazingly, though, everybody's okay. >> i've seen a lot of crazy

stuff but this definitely takes the cake. >> this is beyond words. happened south of tampa, florida, yesterday. the boat carried seven people. witnesses say it was speeding in some dense fog when it slammed into a crowded restaurant. other than a few terrifying moments no customers or passengers were hurt. investigators are trying to figure out the speed of the boat and if they'll file charges. >> had to go through all that sand. a chicago college student faces several sexual assault charges this morning for something he claims was just a "fifty grades of grey" re-enactment. the victim told investigators the encounter began as consensual but took a violent turn. the 19-year-old university of illinois student reportedly tied up,6jur blindfolded and used a to beat a female student. then investigators say he sexually assaulted her. she said she asked him to stop but he didn't. the suspect says the whole thing was consensual. after a month of silence, the controversial french

magazine "charlie hebdo"á6ñ hit newsstands again tomorrow. the magazine revealed its latest cover, a pack of political and cultural characters chasing a dog with a copy of "charlie hebdo" in its mouth. again." two islamic gunmen attacked the offices last month. they printed a survivors issue the week after the attack but has not printed one since. police in paris wants to know who is flying drones near landmarks. they spotted five drones flying over locations like the eiffel tower, the louvre and the french-american embassy. prosecutors say they will not file charges against three lapd officers who shot a car chase suspect. the whole thing aired live on tv. they shot the unarmed suspect more than a dozen times in 2013. the district attorney's office says it's hard to prove the

officers did not act in self-defense but the lapd chief says the officers violated department rules and will likely hand down a punishment of its own. people who would like to smoke pot in alaska can simply light up without worried about breaking the law. voters approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana. they become the third state along with washington state and colorado. super bowl l only a year away. why they're trying to woo football fans this early in the game. a look at the roadway a smooth drive for the nimitz. we'll give you an update on the san mateo bridge and the rest of your bay, coming up.

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welcome back. the time is 4:53 right now. as we take a wide shot, a good lookout side this morning on a crisp morning of the bay bridge. as spring training kicks into high gear, giants players apeer to be developing their own past time. >> owning pickup trucks. big trucks are everywhere at the giants complex in arizona. ford is a favorite vehicles for buster posey, madison baumgartner. they traded up after the world series selling his four trucks to hunter strickland on the

account of a bet. >> i tell you if we go to the world series i'll sell you my truck. i then had to call my wife and let her know that i had lost a bet and i'm not sure she was really smiling about that. >> it was priceless. baumgartner won a chevy truck as mvp but he upgraded to a ford f-450. >> whoa, bigger. 4:54 right now. any giant sized trucks out there holding things up, mike? >> look at this. on the golden gate bridge, the timing was perfect, the zipper truck. we move this to full screen folks can see that big caterpillar like truck slowly sliding the center dividers over getting ready for the morning commute. everything is moving smoothly

there. as we look at your map north of the golden gate bridge easy drive through mill valley. christina showed you the temperatures 32 in santa rosa. with the temperatures close to freezing smaller bridges in inland valleys might get a little frost. keep that in mind. the rest of the bay looks good here, south bay at the bottom of your screen no delays and construction picking up for 580 in livermore. san mateo bridge a quick look there tracking this all morning westbound away from us all flashing lights, all lanes seem to have cleared. one flashing light on the shoulder and there you go, they cleared as well. >> everything's happening right on time today, mike, thank you. they're preparing for super bowl l at levi's stadium. may be 50 odd weeks away but never too early to pull out a page from the promotion playbook. >> volunteers showed up at santa clara town center to dole out gifts as part of a surprise super bowl promotion. free gifts included $50 gas cards, $50 itune gift cards and

free passes to great america and the 49ers museum. businesses around levi's hope to get an early start on the growing excitement. >> i think there's a lot of spillover effect for niners games the red zone rally, up to 1800 people for a tailgate, the hotels are booked when the niners are playing, you have to anticipate something like that would happen as well for the super bowl. >> yesterday in san francisco coy tower lit up to honor next year's game. san francisco's mosconi center will host the nfl experience during super bowl week as well. they have had planned out to the "t." >> better start planning. we're ready. >> only 350 days left. one of the famous quotes from super bowl xlix have to be trademarks. >> i'm here so i won't get finded. i'm here so i won't get fined. i'm here so i won't get fined. >> you remember marshawn lynch answered every question during

media day with the eight little words. he fired a formal trademark for that sentence. if approved he'd be the only one allowed to use the phrase on merchandise and shirts and hats which already has a trademark for beast mode. >> he's clever. did he come up with this going into nfl media day? i want to take this phrase and make money on it. i'm not here so i won't get fined, so i can do the people's business here. more ralt clausality causes inappropriate pamphlets. details on the story coming up next. plus what's next for the former south bay supervisor who pleaded no contoast corruption charges.

the santa clara county votes on the controversial plan to track potential criminals through their cell phones. a disgraced santa clara supervisor will soon find out his punishment for corruption charges. and good tuesday morning to you.

i'm meteorologist christina loren. patchy morning frost makes way for a beautiful afternoon. and the tri valley is starting to build for the morning commute. we'll show you a crash i'm tracking a little farther north from there. >> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, things nice and clear at this point. you are watching "today in the bay." today is february 24th. good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. crash on caltrain tracks killed one woman and tied up traffic for hours. stephanie chuang is live in menlo park. crews are still out there this morning fixing the tracks. >> reporter: that's right good morning, laura. it's blocked off from el camino reale to about