country. investigators want to know how a man's body ended up in a freezer. and another rabid bat found just feet away from where hundreds of kids play. good wednesday morning to you. lots of sunshine coming your way. we'll give you your microclimate forecast in moments. plenty of cars out here. well-lit freeway approaching the bay bridge. we have an update from the south bay as well. mike, you have a view of the bay bridge. so do i this morning. it's wednesday, march 18th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and good morning. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are following developing news in the north bay. right now, sonoma sheriffs are looking for a 12-year-old boy

missing from his home on jamison road in santa rosa. deputies say he may have been trying to walk to a nearby safeway store in bennett valley. they say his age and special needs make him at risk. if you have any information, call sonoma county sheriffs. san francisco police will soon answer questions surrounding a deadly officer-involved shooting last night. police say they had a shoot a woman who was driving a car straight towards officers. >> stephanie chuang joins us from where it all started. it went down in a very busy part of town. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning, laura and sam. we're here on pine street. we're right in front of a retirement home. this sidewalk is actually where the car ended up. but this began at that chevron gas station where police say two officers in plain clothes identified themselves, approached what they believed to be a stolen car, and then the female driver took off.

>> crashing into every car. might have to take lethal force. >> reporter: and that is what happened. one witness told us this morning he heard three to six gunshots last night. this, police say, after the woman drove erratically up and down pine the wrong way, hitting parked cars, before driving up on the sidewalk, trying to run down officers. and that's when they opened fire. another woman describes the. >> the of being caught in the middle of it all. >> the glass was shattered and, you know, guns were just going off everywhere. it scared me. i ran for cover inside my van. i have a catering business. and i hit the floor. >> reporter: the female driver died on scene. her car was towed away around 4:00 this morning. one motorcyclist had to ditch in the middle of the seat. police saying this could have been far worse.

we're talking about van ness, a huge road wisconsin here in the city around commute hour. many other lives at risk. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you, steph. investigators are looking for the person who opened fire outside of a stockton grocery store. killing three people and injuring four others. this all happened last night as a large group gathered outside of a store. nf investigators say one of the victims died on scene. the other six were taken to the hospital where two of those people died. detectives say the shooting happened in an area known for drug dealing and gang activity. happening today, two men charged in the death of an oakland mother are expected in court to enter their pleas. police arrested sheldon mcdaniels and jerry harpen over the weekend. police believe they were involved in a shootout that killed shamile pierce last week. she was trying to protect her young children when she was caught in the crossfire. the two men are facing homicide charges. a third man, 19-year-old anthony sims, is also facing charges.

a lot of questions this morning surrounding a gruesome and strange discovery in napa. police say a man's naked body found inside of a freezer there. relatives were going to check on the man yesterday since he hadn't been seen in about a month. police say that there were no signs of a struggle or forced entry, and that the man had a history of mental illness. also, new details on an apparent murder-suicide. the victim was a man from los gatos. an investor met with a wine maker monday at dahl vineyards in napa county. the two men got into an argument over a business deal. dahl shot the other man in the head killing him. dahl then took his own life when deputies surrounded him. it's 6:04. we still don't know why a davis man led police on a high speed chase through four bay area counties and it all ended in an explosive crash. finally, up the peninsula to los altos hills.

take a look at this. it's the end of a 90-minute chase. police say that ramon beral wbe crashed into the exit on northbound 280. surprisingly, he wasn't seriously hurt and casually got out of the suv before he was taken into police custody. he's now accused of felony evasion. a warning this morning to parents and pet owners. another dead bat was found in fremont. this time near an elementary school playground. kris sanchez live at niles elementary school in fremont. we understand health officials say they're going to test this third bat for rabies? >> reporter: yes, and that's in addition to the one that was found on the playground. just yesterday, another bat was found. this one near the niles community park area. and that's in addition to the one that was found here confirmed to have had rabies. and that's the reason why parents will receive notice today from the schools about that mexican bat that was found

on the playground. john davis is the person who found it after he saw that his dog had it in her mouth. this is the second one in fremont in just two weeks and knowing that kids used the niles elementary school playground even when school is out, that's the reason why john davidson carefully picked it up and called authorities. >> reporter: i cut off the end of the water bottle and scooped the bat up and put it inside the water bottle, and then took it home and taped the bottle up. >> reporter: his dog, a jack russell terrier named raven, did get a rabies booster shot yesterday, but she's now in quarantine for the next 30 days, just in case. another bat found on third street near niles community park just yesterday again is being tested for rabies today. a rabid bat can infect someone even without biting that person. that is to say if you come upon it and you touch it and you get saliva from that rabid bat into a cut or into a mucus membrane like your eyes, you could

contract that disease, that virus that is almost always fatal. parents here at niles elementary school will get notices today. so will the people who live around this area to make sure that they know that there have been rabid bats found here. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> got to tell your kids not to touch them and keep those dogs on leashes. thank you, kris. we're going to get a check of your microclimate forecast. first, though, taking a peek outside. seeing what conditions look like. that, of course, the bay bridge from the vantage point of emeryville. >> yeah, what are we in store for today? christina joins us with a look at that forecast. >> a little bit warmer for today. even warmer tomorrow. for the first day of spring, your friday, temperatures take a tumble and we bring in showers. always changing in the forecast. wanted to show you that live look at san jose. we take it to our castro cam. san francisco, crystal clear to start the day. and we've got a good-looking afternoon shaping up. but you do want to dress for the

part. we're waking up at 43 degrees in the north bay. on our way, though, to 77 degrees. so a significant span when it comes to your temperatures in the north bay. 71 degrees on the peninsula. 72 degrees readings for the south bay today. we like to let you know about what's happening across the bay area and the weather that will accommodate. grown-up lego day takes place 12:30 to 1:30 at the public lie brampl conditions will be comfortable for that. grown-ups only. if you want more information, check out my twitter page and i will update that for you. we are going to get into spring with really comfortable weather the next couple days. the first day, march 20th, friday, we hit that equinox. your day, your night will be at equal length. and after that, our days get longer than our nights and we should start to see those

temperatures warm up as we get into the next few weeks, closer to summertime. so we're looking good for that, but we still have a chance for spring showers this weekend. a better chance next week. i'm going to show you your future cast in your next report. did that pique your interest? >> definitely. i grew up in mountain view, so i think i might have had some influence on the grown-ups only for lego day, complaining enough that i didn't get to play when the kids were all trying to get there in front of me. we're looking toward dublin right now. i don't know if you can make it out. flashing lights in the center of your screen just off of the freeway. this is west 580. the bart station is on the left side of your screen. that little awning there. and over on the right. this is on the map, west 580. that that's where that crash will be causing more slowing. also south, toward pleasanton, that's a more significant slowdown because of the crash. in fact, both 680 and 880 as you

travel off of 580, those are the commutes and those are the builds for both of those freeways. a smooth drive and predictable drive. or the slower drive kicking in for your morning commute. better news getting on to the bayshore freeway, a hellyer avenue onramp has opened and a clearing there took quite some time. we do have the north bay in the shot as well. down to mill valley, you're at speeds through san rafael. concord does have a fender bender. that will be a little bit of an issue westbound, and a live look out there. we have all these lanes blocked up because the metering lights were on. no surprises, folks. o car pool has a big advantage. there's the north bay with the build. nothing dramatic, but you do have more company and this is expected as you head down toward the golden gate bridge. >> i think they were well used to it. that standard operating

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officers. testing a bat this morning, found yesterday in fremont. testing it for rabies. two other bats found in the city over the past two weeks have tested positive for the deadly disease. a professional service is under fire for monitoring state of the unions' twitter accounts. >> two sides of an argument, both making some pretty reasonable points. >> yeah, pearson, the company that provides the standardized tests, says of course it keeps an eye on the internet for evidence the kids are publishing copies of their tests to the internet. but schools are pushing back this morning, saying, hey, don't spy on our kids. the testing questions are called parc. in new jersey, a student posted something about the test, twitter asked the superintendent to ask the child to take it down. the superintendent instead asked the testing company to stop

watching your students' twitter accounts. both sides have a pretty good argument. monitoring social media in kids is not unusual. this high school pays an outside company to watch for posts that may indicate a student may hurt himself or others. a statement today should give us some kind of indication when it intends to raise interest rates. it's especially news now because the fed habsn't raised rates in nearly ten years. the economy is going along swimmingly. consumer spending, for some reason, americans are not spending as much as economists think they should. it could be because wages haven't risen or it could be because of this. we forget most of the united states until very recently. boston got 106 inches of snow this year.

tahoe got around 70. know. what a difference there. >> and nobody's spending any money in boston. >> that's right. >> we're bragging kind of. thank you very much, scott. people across the state have about two months before tougher water restrictions go into effect. california's waterboard took emergency action yesterday. among the new regulations, customers must ask for a glass of water at restaurants and hotels will now be required to ask if guests want towel s washd daily. also, no watering lawns within two days of rain. some people might be considering switching out their green grass for something more drought-friendly. >> a little green spray paint? bob redell had ideas from the flower and garden show. the show is shifting a lot of its focus on drought tolerant

plants. >> reporter: they're not required to, but it's the obvious thing to do. you can make a drought resistant garden without just relying on rocks, which is the most drought resistant material i think known to man. we're inside antithesis. one of the 12 garden showcases here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: what was your idea for putting this together? >> i think our goal is to combine a garden with modern architecture, textural plant material, something vibrant, three-dimensional, and inspiring, while also keeping in mind that we want low maintenance and we don't want to be watering our garden every day. >> has that been part of your philosophy in your career as far as water resistance? >> yes, from the get-go, my firm has always been partial to

keeping things native. drought tolerant, acidic, making sure that landscapes are beyond the lawn. >> reporter: how hard is it for the average guy to have a drought resistance or drought tolerant landscape? >> it's within grasp of everyone. you just have to go to your local nursery and speak to a seasoned horticultural specialist and say hey, i don't want a lawn anymore. i want something that's interesting, that i don't want to have to irrigate that often. >> reporter: once these plants are established, how often would you have to water them? >> the key thing is to make sure that your plant material is watered less frequently but deeper. and that way, the roots, the plants, if they water everything every day, the roots stay fairly shallow. that if you water it less

frequently, you'll get a better plant over time. if you have to turn the water off over a week or two, everything should be fine. >> so you're saying if i drink more water, i'll grow taller? >> you could try that. >> reporter: i appreciate it, man. congratulations on your wonderful creation here. this is the 30th sf flower and garden show, it's here at the san mateo county events center. opens its ten-day run through sunday. the idea as you come here, this is a competition for gardeners like rich, but it's also a place for anyone like myself. y >> that's where the phrase a tall drink of water comes from. >> by the way, thank you very much, bob. i tha i drank a lot of water as a kid. >> i must not. >> christina loren joining us now for your microclimate forecast. and you're saying by the end of the week, we might have another chance for showers. >> slight chance, slight chance. but it's a snow pack that we need so desperately to get out

of this drought. we've had a pretty decent rainy season. 2015 has been pretty good to us. but even with the last of mother nature bringing in those storms, we're still doing okay. squaw valley and alpine meadows still working with 49 inches at the base. and here's the deal. they're able to steadily make that snow as long as the overnight lows fall below freezing. temperatures are going to be nice the next couple days. they still have over 30 trails open at squaw and alpine. you're at 23 degrees right now in truckee, so it is cold enough to make that snow. they try to get it done as much as they can possibly make before we get above freezing. for the next few hours, they'll be making that snowfall for you if you want to head up there. but hoping to stay open through mid april. keeping our fingers crossed. 47 degrees in livermore. 48 degrees in mountain view. i'm going to show you that in

just a minute. that's what sam is talking about. sunny and warmer. temps will be in the mid 60s. good air quality. the only thing is we've got some high pollen levels. we'll talk about when that will start to relax. looking better the second half of your weekend. for today, mid 70s coming your way. 77 in the north bay. getting nice and comfortable for the next couple days. brief warming trend. and then those numbers fall right back down as we jump into spring. 72 degrees on saturday. some light shower activity in the morning hours. mostly up in the north bay. we'll see a little bit of drizzle, though. that's good news, because as you know, fire season is right around the corner and we need our hillside to stay nice and moist as long as possible. better chance as we head throughout monday of next week to get some precipitation that's a little bit more widespread. forecasting that at about 12:00 p.m. on monday. and just to our north next week, which looks good. let him clear his throat before

he begins. mike inouye, good morning to you. >> that's right. i'm sorry about that, christina. didn't mean to jump into your report there. she also forecasts how well i breathe. right now, okay after i cleared that up. get a chance to take a breather. look at the map, though. nothing unusual about the backup we have. the metering lights on. there was a fender bender that's cleared some lanes in the last couple of minutes. the approach to the maze starting to build in the last few minutes. as we zoom out, you see it's a pretty organize pleasant drive. we're looking at the north bay with no delays for 101, all the way down toward the golden gate bridge. over here, westbound highway 4 as we move toward concord. the crash should be clear from the roadway itself. same thing for westbound 580 at dub line. our camera shows it over there just off the camera. you can see the crash moved over toward the globe point, but also sticking out into the slow lane. continue that slow lane right now. no real additional slowing right now. back to your map as the traffic

moves slowly. and your northbound routes through the south bay, typical pattern. you're going to want to stick around for this next report coming up after this break.

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scott mcgrew coming up next. and not the white house, but white houses, as in two. why the secret service says it's necessary.

good wednesday morning to you. morning clouds, sunny and warm afternoon coming your way, and just days away from the new season. spring is in the air. you may be suffering from allergies. as a result we'll have your pollen levels coming up. and the jam is on.

look again. the san mateo bridge, that's been a bad one as well. we'll look at your commute and the change. and we'll be looking at the fed this morning as we go out to the nyse and the opening bell there. and now over to the nasdaq as business gets under way. a golden day on the way? perhaps. a live look outside right now, downtown san jose. it is wednesday, march 18th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. more testing is under way right now on an envelope. that tested positive for cyanide twice. tracie potts joining us live from washington, d.c. with more on this developing story. good morning. >> hey, good morning, everyone. initially it tested negative. they sent it out for more tests after an initial second positive

test after that. the bottom line is the secret service is trying to verify what was inside this letter. we have reports that it was a milky substance in plastic. it showed up not at the white house. an off site screening facility several miles away from the white house. never made it anywhere near president obama or his staff. but it was intercepted, and we have information this morning from the initial report which came out on an online publication called intercept. they were the first to report this and they said the return address on that envelope was someone that the secret service was already familiar with. someone who has sent several packages over the years to the white house, dating become as far as 1995. sometimes the curious substances back in 2012, the last one apparently that was sent according to that report, it contained alcohol. now they're trying to track down where it came from. why it was sent. and of course, the substance that was inside. you're not getting a lot more

information from the secret service while the investigation is under way. >> a little reminiscent of previous scares. thank you very much, tracie. in order to better protect the white house, the secret service says it wants $8 million to build another white house for training purposes. this one would be in maryland. director joseph clancy says right now his agents basically train in a parking lot with a makeshift fence. that request comes six months after an intruder scaled a wrought iron fence and managed to make it well into the white house before ultimately being tackled. >> today the u.s. army could be destroying the country's largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons. the defense department gave the go-ahead to start getting rid of nearly 3,000 tons of mustard agents. if the weather cooperates, this will happen in an airtight structure at the army's chemical depot in southern colorado. the whole process will take about four years. it appears that benjamin netanyahu will remain israel's

prime minister. the challenger conceded defeat in the country's election last night. that vote count is still not final and exit results still show a very close race. if netanyahu is confirmed to be the winner, he would become the longest serving leader of israel. everyone in the bay area is beginning to be a winner today, with a look at our microclimate forecast, let's take a peek outside. the sun beginning to cast a little glow. temperatures are going to warm up this afternoon. >> yeah, it's beginning to be nice out there. good morning to you. a warming trend for today. even warmer for tomorrow. for the first official day of spring, which is friday, we're beginning to see those numbers fall right back down. now here's where we're headed for today. nice clear start. if you're waking up with us on the east side of the bay area, starting to see a little sliver of sun out there. but your sun is beginning to rise as we head throughout the next hour or so. we don't even get daylight until after 7:30 this time of year. then after we hit friday in that equinox, we are going to see our

days get longer in the northern hemisphere. we will start to warm up. san francisco is still feeling like winter to start the day. we're going to see temperatures way beyond average as we get into this afternoon. that will be the case for tomorrow as well. by about lunchtime today, getting to your average temperature in the north bay for this time of year. that's 66. as you break for lunch on the east shore, beautiful conditions comie ining your way. 64 on the peninsula at lunchtime. and we'll level off as we head throughout this afternoon at 72 degrees. in the east bay 73 in the tri-valley. depends on where you live. about 3:00 this afternoon. that is the warmest time of the day for you. a lot of people have been inquiring, when are these pollen levels going to drop off? not for a little while. we've got those high pollen levels for today. they will peak on friday. you want to keep your allergy medicine handy if you suffer

from the allergies of the season. we do have some good news for you. starting on sunday, specifically, those levels should drop off with some shower activity in the forecast. better chance at the beginning of next week. i'll take you through the changes in your microclimate. really depends on where you live as for the timing of our next showers. that's coming up. want to check your drive wednesday, mike, but we're almost, almost to a bad weekend. >> we'll take you to the san mateo bridge. got to get over that high-rise. look at this big slowdown. it's been really significant since the beginning of this week. westbound really clamping down, about 6:00 in the morning. cones on either side of that direction as well, but no lanes are blocked. slowing down even a bit. what caused a significant delay on the hayward side. we have no problems on the peninsula just yet. but folks are still getting over there via 92. folks down the san mateo bridge

out of san leandro and continuing toward the dakota area. the crash at west 580, just a truck sticking out into the slow lane. nothing major, but it's adding to the slowdown, which is already building through the tri-valley. also slowing for westbound highway through concord and south 680 toward the walnut interchange. the upper east shore building through richmond and into berkley, no surprises there. or the north bay, which is moving pretty smoothly. we do have a slower drive developing and coming down in towards san rafael because of that volume. we talk about the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on. in the south bay, the northbound routes continue to build a bit. 280 just starting now. the accident on the left side of your screen is a crash. southbound 280 at magdelena. looks like it went off the roadway and is now part of the hill. no major injuries.

>> near where that chase ended last night. >> nearby, but totally unrelated. we're awaiting word from the fed. the markets have been open for a few moments right now. >> scott mcgrew is back. >> good morning to you. mostly negative this morning, but absolutely right. they're waiting on the fed. dow industrials down 79 points. there's rumors that pandora may be like spotify with on demand music. that's helping pandora. let's talk about the fed. the federal open markets committee concludes its two-day meeting today. janet yellen testifying before congress earlier. we do expect, sam and laura, that the fed will say or at least hint that it is beginning to raise interest rates sooner rather than later. the big question is, are we talking like summer, or are we talking fall? we'll find that out this afternoon. >> and if so, first time in ten years. >> first time for an interest rate hike. >> 6:37 right now. still ahead, a u.s. military

veteran accused of trying to join isis. the disturbing evidence investigators found on his laptop, next.

a grand jury is accusing a u.s. air force veteran of trying to join isis. the jury indicted tyrod nathan webster pew for attempting to provide support to a terror organization. pew is a u.s. citizen who lived

overseas. court documents say he tried to enter turkey in january with the goal of crossing into syria ultimately to join isis. >> new this morning, the u.s. embassy in japan is on alert after receiving phone calls from someone threatening to kill ambassador caroline kennedy. according to japanese media, the calls came last month from a person who spoke english. police in japan are investigating the threat as a case of blackmail. a fraternity caught up in a racist video scandal at the university of oklahoma is now launching an investigation into all of its chapters nationwide. sigma alpha epsilon, that fraternity says it's going to unveil a plan to combat racial intolerance. a video surfaced showing ou fraternity members engaging in a chant that used racial slurs. coming up, chaos on busy san francisco streets. police shoot and kill a woman they say was driving a car right towards officers. and another rabid bat found just feet away from where hundreds of kids play.

we'll have more. and we're also keeping an eye on the forecast on this wednesday morning. taking a live look outside. we're back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic, and weather. you won't want to miss it, after the break.

now, 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, and traffic on "today in the bay." >> a major street through san francisco is back open after police say they were forced to shoot a woman. they say that woman was driving a car erratically up and down the busy street before heading straight towards officers.

>> stephanie chuang joining us live now from van ness and pine near where this all started, and stephanie, police say it began as a stolen car investigation, and then took off from there. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, sam and laura. you can see how busy it is now. that's what it's like around van ness. >> unfortunately, we lost that live shot. but it all started yesterday i think late in the afternoon there at van ness and pine. the woman driving the wrong way, attempting to almost take out some people. >> actually, collided with other motorists there and there was a scary situation. ended up in the fatal shooting of that driver. trying to check back with stephanie in the next 15 minutes, see if we can get her live. time to check that microclimate forecast. the golden gate bridge always standing sturdy out there. folks making their way across. we're anticipating a pretty nice

day. spring is around the corner. >> quite literally. or at least a couple days away. >> got a reality check. 6:45. if you don't know what i'm talking about, you've got to check out our evening news. he has a great segment on the evening. can't get enough sam brown in the evenings. 6:46 is the time right now. 48 degrees on the peninsula. 53 in san francisco. and the man works hard, i'll tell you. i left at about 2:00. not yesterday, but the day before, and he was still here. 44 degrees in the north bay. getting into this afternoon. we have a beautiful day coming your way. one of those days where you want to get outdoors, if you do not suffer from the allergies of this season. they've been rather high, the pollen levels. they're going to stay high for today. tomorrow staying high as well. 73 degrees in the tri-valley. you can see which cameras are facing east and west. the sunrises in the east, sets

in the west. we have a warm, sunny day once that sun comes up over the greater bay area. three to five degrees warmer as we get into tomorrow. and then spectacular conditions to finish off the week. light showers in the forecast. that's always a good thing this time of year in particular. we're talking about a mix of sun and clouds for the next couple of days to start. sunny finishes. and then by friday night, we get our next chance for showers. going to show you that future cast if just one moment. temperatures stay nice and comfortable, in the low to mid 70s. so let's talk about those showers. this is the latest projection from the gfs. so this is what we like to look at. al roker calls it the american model. usually pretty accurate for us. friday at 11:00 p.m., showers trying to get into sonoma county. i think we will see a little bit of light activity. everybody expecting a little bit of drizzle at that point. then watch what happened. a little bit of that rain headed to the north of california. right there on the oregon border, we're going to see a little bit of activity when it

comes to the heavy stuff. for us, i think we could get some of the yellow in sonoma county. better chance for showers as we head through your monday at 11:00 a.m. overall, looking towards maybe a quarter of an inch, if the system stays on track and organized. we're watching this for you. going to bring you updates every single chance that i get to watch these new models come in and do my best assessment. i've been forecasting weather here in southern california for ten years now. let's face it. how are we looking out there? >> expert analysis. i don't know if you can see this, but it's slow. i shouldn't joke about this. this is the slowdown at the coliseum. i just saw this develop in the last five minutes. flowing from just north of high street, between 29th. reports of a crash. two, three other vehicles blocking the two right lanes. i don't see exactly where it is, but it is just past that mcdonald's sign. folks who travel in oakland know that. as for the maps, you see the

extent of the slowing. we've got three separate reports as we look at that map. it's that stretch right there from the coliseum up to 29, somewhere in between there. all the details seem to line up as one single incident there. traffic held up in oakland for 880. it will mean a lighter volume to the maze. but so far, a typical commute. and travel down the east shore freeway. there's the build for west 80 around highway 4. there's the north bay. typical there as the volume starts to build for that freeway. nothing unusual about the pattern. as we turn our attention toward concord. the earlier crash may still have a little activity on the shoulder. no lanes blocked. the walnut creek interchange as well. that crash has cleared. 680 shows a slowdown on that side of the screen. toward the san mateo bridge, a

heavy volume of traffic. it's a little bit of slowing, but not so bad as down towards union city. as we get a look at the rest of the maps, you see a pretty smooth drive. a typical build. 280, that crash south 280 and magdelena, but i do hear about some serious injuries. that car did go into a tree on the side of the road. and there might be a restriction for that off ramp as well. we'll get a live look at this camera in san jose. northbound 101 does show that build kicking in. back to you. >> thank you very much. investigators right now are looking for the suspect wanted for a deadly drive-by shooting in stockton. authorities say someone opened fire on a crowd outside of a busy grocery store last night. three people were killed. four others injured. detectives say that shooting happened in an area known for drug dealing and gang activity.

no word on a possible motive. two men charged in the death of an oakland murder are expected to enter their pleas in court. police arrested sheldon mcdaniels and jerry harbin over the weekend. police believe they were involved in the shooting of shamille pierce. she was caught in the crossfire. the two men are facing homicide charges. the third man, 19-year-old anthony sims, is also facing charges. the fallout continues to grow this morning over racist and homophobic texts reportedly sent between some san francisco police officers. yesterday the city's public defender said every case involving the five officers will be revowe ereviewed. the text messages were discovered on the phone of former san francisco officer ian firminger. he was convicted on federal corruption charges. a lot of questions surrounding a gruesome and strange discovery in napa. police say a man's naked body

was found inside a freezer. relatives went to check on the man yesterday, since he hadn't been seen since last month. police say there were no science of struggle or forced entry and that the man had a history of mental problems. new details on an apparent murder-suicide. the victim, a man from los gatos. the authorities say a man met with robert dahl at dahl vineyards. the two men got into an argument over a business deal. dahl shot the man in the head, killing him. dahl then took his own life when deputies surrounded him. we still don't know why a davis man led police on a high speed chase through four bay area counties, but it all ended up in an explosive crash. police say it started in vacaville, then went south into san jose. finally up the peninsula to los altos hills. take a look at this. the end of a 90-minute chase. police say ramon bernall was driving at speeds topping at 100

miles per hour before crashing on northbound 280. he wasn't seriously hurt, surprisingly, and got out of the suv before he was eventually taken into police custody. he's now accused of felony evasion. it is 6:53. happening right now, the city of martinez deciding whether to join several other california cities pushing for better rail safety. the mercury news reports that shipments of crude oil are expected to increase on two rail lines running through martinez. city leaders are concerned that that oil could pose a hazard to the community. other california cities want the federal government to start cracking down on trains carrying oil, calling for more efficient breaks and lower speed limit. another dead bat found in fremont. this time right next to an area where hundreds of school kids play. kris sanchez live in fremont. we understand a third bat will soon be tested for rabies as well. >> reporter: yes, laura, we have confirmed that there is a third

bat that is now going to undergo testing to see if it is a rabid bat, but we do know that the one that was found here on the playground at niles elementary school did test positive for that virus, that is almost always fatal. it was found on friday here at the playground by don davidson. he found it as his dog picked it up in her mouth. knowing that kids often use the niles elementary school playground even when school is out, he carefully picked it up and called authorities. >> i cut off the end of the water bottle and scooped the eet up and put it inside the water bottle and took it home and taped the bottle up. >> his dog did get a rabies booster shot and is now under quarantine for 30 days just in case. that is the second confirmed case in just the last two weeks, but authorities are also testing a third bat that was found yesterday. it is a good day to remind your

kids no matter where you live that if they see a bat, they should never touch it. a rabid bat can infect someone even without biting that person. it's just enough to come into contact with saliva, and for that saliva to get into a cut or perhaps in some other mucus membrane. parents will get notices about that rabid bat here in the campus and the surrounding area. the neighbors will be notified because it can be very dangerous. bats are good for the environment, however it's a good reminder for kids today. >> thank you very much, kris. maybe it's time for a health check. the new bay bridge going under the microscope, or many microscopes to gauge the severity of cracks in its anchor rod. a live look right now at the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the mercury news reporting that caltrans will bring in microscopes to examine tiny

cracks in the rods imbedded in the tower. those rods connect to the bridge's foundation. last month, caltrans discovered a connecter rod exposed to fresh water during construction. happening today, we'll find out just how much progress governor brown and janet napolitano made in the budget. they were members of a committee charged with examining how the uc system spends its money. napolitano has recommended upping student fees some 5% over the next five years, which governor brown opposes. we've already gotten a bit of a review. we know it's just a matter of time before cars will be able to drive themselves. >> some people still want to take their wheels no matter what. >> people like driving. but what if sometime in the future, computers were just better drivers than we were. what if your insurance company charged you more if your car hit a steering wheel? elon musk even wonders, what if cars in the future are so safe,

some politician somewhere tries to make taking the wheel illegal? it's an interesting question. must raise the idea tuesday. quickly adding on twitter that tesla could always have a steering wheel, no matter how smart they got. waiting on the fed to release its plan on interest rates. a hike would be the first one in ten years. this is the building company wix on the nasdaq, bised in israel. like a lot of software companies, a lot of developers in ukraine. the -- scott walker's media director resigned this morning after she made fun of the state of iowa on twitter. she had only been on the job officially for one day. and nintendo will start publishing games for smart phones like the apple iphone. this is our interpretation of what a mario game might look like. don't go looking for this in the

apple app store. that was purely our creation. >> a lot of people will be tweeting you trying to look for it. >> that explains everything. i was very frustrated earlier today. final check of the day's top stories. deputies are looking for a 12-year-old boy with special needs missing from his home on jamison road in santa rosa. he may have been trying to walk to a nearby store. >> san francisco police officers shot and killed a woman driving a possibly stolen car. police say she tried to run officers over near pine and van ness last night before they opened fire. >> the secret service trying to figure out who st a letter with cyanide to the white house. the letter showed up monday at a secret service facility that screens mail for the white house. okay, the party is over. block parties from yesterday, st. patrick's day. we have a lot to look forward to. >> yeah, hopefully some leftovers. we've got a great-looking day coming your way. no matter what you're going to have for lunch. san francisco looks good. we'll be in the mid 60s. you

this live picture as the sun is making an appearance. as we head throughout the day today, jumping out of the 40s and 50s into the 70s. room temperature reading for today in the south bay. 72 for us and 67 in san francisco. >> looks nice there. what about the roadways. >> oakland -- oh, no. for 880 northbound. actually moving better. the bottom of your screen was solid all the way up to the top. consolidated just around 29th. only one lane is blocked. improvements, but westbound 580 still a much better flow of traffic heading up toward the maze. that's a bad drive north past the coliseum. there's your east shore freeway. and southbound 101 respectively. getting across that san mateo bridge has been tough for the beginning part of this week. holding steady with a heavy volume toward the peninsula. but the rest of your bay looks

pretty typical. a new crash north 280 just around downtown. >> all right, we'll check back with mike. we have a local news update in half an hour. >> in the meantime, we'll be springing forward into spring in just two days. looking forward to that. >> buenas días, noticias de good morning. breaking overnight, u.s. ambassador to japan caroline kennedy the target of death threats. this morning the race to find whoever is behind the disturbing phone calls. cyanide scare, a letter mailed to the white house. the secret service investigates. is it somebody they have their eye on? on the move, robert durst transferred to a mental health facility in louisiana overnight. officials carry out a search of his home. what could they be looking for? and royal reception. prince charles and camilla kick off their first visit to the