a police officer now accused murderer after he opens fire on a suspect running away. and on the run. an escaped inmate from the bay area caught thousands of miles away. >> tracking a few light showers this morning. and then a warming trend. more on that in just moments. >> a couple accidents in san francisco. we're going to get you out there to let you know what's happening. >> that is a well-lit, nicely reflected bay bridge. >> this is "today in the bay." >> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock.

>> an afghan soldier who is acting as their escort opened fire on american forces. the afghan soldier was tabbed to lead a convoy of delegates to high level talks when he turned on the u.s. delegation and opened fire. they'll say more when it has more information. >> developing at home, san jose are trying to find whoever shot and killed a woman. her body found in the middle of a busy street right next to a south bay high school. bob redell, do they think it's random? >> reporter: they don't. police say that this woman was shot while in a car that she knew her shooter. and this was not a random crime.

just one gunshot wound to the chest. she fell on the asphalt where she ended up dying on the street. tried to safe this woman who police say was 33 years old from the sacramento area but she didn't make it. a man who shot this woman. not clear if the man was the same man who was in that car. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." also developing this morning, a south carolina police officer is charged with murder for shooting and killing a man, and video of the shooting shows that man running away just

before the officer opens fire. the video you are about to see is graphic. a witness captured the whole shooting on camera saturday morning. you can see the victim running before eventually falling to the ground. the officer says scott tried to grab his stun gun. the video later shows slager picking up an object after the shooting, and then dropping it at scott's feet. officer slager was arrested less than an hour after that video was released to city and police officials. >> even if the suspect had taken the officer's stun gun, there wasn't that immediate need for the use of lethal force. and i think that video is the game-changer as to why the prosecution acted so quickly in charging the officer.

nbc's tracie potts is following all the latest developments from this story from washington, d.c., and she'll join us with reaction from the victim's family coming up in 30 minutes. >> this morning, we're going to find out more information about how an escaped inmate from santa clara county ended up all the way down in mississippi. he escaped after attacking a deputy during a check-up. at the time -- deputies will hold a news conference to reveal how they caught carter in mississippi. we'll have all the latest details in our 11:00 newscast. we could learn today when the man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will actually stand trial. a previous hearing was postponed until today. lamar disappeared tle yea eed t ago. prosecutors say her dna was

discovered in antilon garcia torres's car. he has pleaded not guilty. a judge denied the placement of 51 frazier smith into a home in fairfield. that home's proximity to solano college factored into the decision. he is a convicted rapist whose victims have mostly been teenage girls and young women. san jose city leaders are resurrecting a plan to honor its fellow honors. the mercury news reports that the mayor is considering a permanent memorial at city hall to honor police and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. the recent death of san jose police officer michael johnson rekindled that idea. it was brought up first in 2008 and council members green lighted a similar plan, but it was shelved because of financial cut bcss. happening today, the debate over vaccinations heating up in

sacramento. a controversial bill forcing kids to get vaccinated faces a big hurdle, its first hurdle. at the state capital. stephanie chuang joining us from berkley where city leaders have voiced their support and voted on their support for this plan. good morning. >> that's right, good morning to you. if what happened here in berkley is any indication, this really could have a shot at the state level. in fact, today, the berkley city council members are slated to send a letter to sacramento with the results that they do support vaccinations for all except for medical reasons. now, here last night, it was a packed house, as berkley city council members voted 7/1 to adopt a resolution supporting sb-277 that heads to the senate health committee today. it would ban the personal belief exemption and require that in order for kids to attend a school in california, they must first be immunized for diseases like whooping cough, measles, mumps, and chickenpox.

the reactions were split last night. >> this bill wreaks of the very worst knee jerk politics and fear mongering i've seen since 9/11. >> what i have a problem with is when one person's personal freedom encroaches on someone else's freedom. i think it's not a question about personal freedom. it is a question about public health and public safety. >> reporter: similar efforts in both washington and oregon recently failed. and here in california. ultimately, it has to get through both the state senate and assembly. today it does head to the nine-member senate health committee. a mercury news informal survey found that three of them said they would vote yes. one is leaning yes. one is voting no. and the four others are undecided. so you can see it's very close call at this first stage of the game. live in berkley, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> should make for some spirited debate. thank you very much.

>> you can see very clear there in the distance as the sun starts the lighten up the morning sky. >> and this morning, meteorologist christina loren tracking some flickers of green on her doppler radar. not all those deep colors we saw yesterday, christina. >> yeah, what a difference a day makes. good morning to you, chris and sam. everybody at home. and we are expecting a warming trend in your very near future. right now, temperatures at 49 degrees in the south bay. 51 degrees to kick off the new day in the peninsula. it's a little bit chilly in the north bay, but let me take you through your forecast and show you what to expect. at noon today, temperatures climbing into the upper 50s, rounding out the day in the mid 60s. low 60s for today in san francisco. and right around 65 degrees in the north bay. so a really nice rebound coming your way where you are in the

30s this morning. let me show you some good news. we picked up over two inches of rain in some parts of the bay area. over two feet of fresh powder up in tahoe. and as a result of that system coming through, we have good air quality all across the board, and that will continue into tomorrow. also lower pollen levels for those of you who have been suffering from the allergies of the season. few showers for today. sunshine later on this afternoon. that warming trend will really start to kick in as we head throughout tomorrow into your friday. and then we have an unsettled pattern to talk about in my next report for your weekend. i'll still be able to get you outdoors. stick around. that's coming up in just moments. right now, though, we want to check your drive. >> things are much more quiet this morning. we're not looking at highway closures. we want to zoom in to san francisco. this is one of those shots that jams up just because the highway is kind of switched.

just keep in mind you could run into some slowing. also 380 connecter and 180 northbound. just about five minutes ago, an 880, there was an accident in the slow lane. 880 southbound to be precise. just typical slowing that we usually get. 680 northbound was closed. not the case this morning. it's always slow this morning. before and after the storm. what the sierra looked like last week. what it looks like today, coming up next. plus, silicon valley gets yet another reality tv show. we'll give you a preview coming up. and let's look out our window over the bay bridge this morning, and the water looks nice and calm. your commute is feeling calm. we'll have more on your weather, traffic, and news coming up right after the break.

good wednesday morning to you. after picking up over two inches of rainfall in parts of the bay area yesterday, now we have a warming trend in store for the remainder of your week. temperatures dropping a touch, bringing in some clouds. we'll let you know if we are expecting some more shower activity in your microclimate in just moments.

police looking for the person who shot and killed a woman late last night. her body was found in the middle of the street just about a block from delmar high school in san jose. a bill to ban california families from opting out of vaccinations for children gets its first real test today. that measure will be debated for the first time by legislators in sacramento. a police officer now charged with murder is being held without bail. that officer is accused in the shooting of a black man on a cell phone camera, running away from the officer. so the question this morning, one of the questions is can we trust law enforcement to use spy devices that track us? >> the sheriff's office, as you well know, in santa clara county asked for and got money and approval to buy a stingray. it's a machine put in the back of squad cars, it's really a fake cell phone tower. your cell phone connects to it and now law enforcement can track you.

not just talking about the bad guys. it tracks everybody's cell phone within range. the santa clara board of supervisors approved the idea, but only after the sheriff promised it will only be used in two cases. with court approval, or in the most extreme of emergencies. >> i think if we use it judiciously, which we plan to do and the people who will be ov overseeing it will, i think we'll be okay. we're dedicated to preserving people's rights. >> the aclu this morning has uncovered a case in new york state where a sheriff's office using the very same device, which also promised to use it with a court order, used the stingray 48 times and 47 of those times did not get a court order. didn't even tell anybody, in fact. now, obviously, we can't condemn santa clara county for something erie county in new york state did. but it is a cautionary tale. the people in erie county took the sheriff's word for it and granted the stingray request.

let's talk about something a little lighter, shall we? there's a new reality show in the works, based on the start-up school in san mateo called draper university. the show will be called "start-up u." you can find it on abc family. not the first time we've seen a silicon valley reality show. there was one called "silicon valley." it was universally panned. this one was a silicon valley that none of us had ever seen. one of the characters said silicon valley is like high school, but it's only the smart kids and everybody has a lot of money. >> fairly accurate. >> maybe it did exist, we just weren't invited. >> certainly not inviting you to the party. >> i've never been invited either. in order to tray to deal with the historic draught, state officials are considering punishing water wasters while rewarding the communities that are already conserving.

next month, the state board will vote on a new plan to save water and communities that aren't doing enough to conserve will have to cut back their water use by 35%. resourceful communities already doing the right thing would only have to cut back 10%. it was revealed in february that people only cut back their water use by about 3% statewide, far less than we were supposed to. >> certainly trying to raise the standards there. a much different picture in the sierra this morning. take a look, on the left side of your screen, video from last week when governor brown was touring the sierra. not a snowflake in sight. on the right, that same area, what it looks like this morning. close to two feet of fresh powder blanketing the meadow thanks to yesterday's storm. while the new snow won't do a whole lot to help the drought, it will keep some ski resorts running a little bit longer this season. squaw valley was planning to close on sunday, but this new round of snow means a couple more weeks of fun on the slopes. >> mother nature said, what? me? from snow in the sierras to

funnel clouds near sacramento, this funnel cloud spotted yesterday afternoon and was one of several reports across the state. the national weather services say that none of the funnel clouds actually touched down. let's get local now. time to check the microclimate forecast in san jose as we give you a live look outside this morning. some fog and clouds, but improving conditions from yesterday, and we are still looking at some light showers. >> yeah, just a little bit of activity this morning. you might actually have to use your windshield wipers for maybe five to ten minutes at a time. but you know what, two feet of snow and tahoe, that is a good scenario. we picked up over an inch of rain just about everywhere across the bay area. let me talk about some of the totals for you. hayward, .8 of an inch. over an inch in belmont. same for oakland. picked up over an inch and .3 in

navado. looking good in napa. the big winner was the santa cruz mountains at two inches. and just some light activity. there's nothing really on radar this morning. a little soupy out there. you might want to use your windshield wipers from time to time. i don't think you'll need to for more than ten minutes. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s to start. i just want to thank all of you who sent me your pictures yesterday, who gave me your updates. we did have that hailstorm. with about a dime-sized hail yesterday. and that was through the fair field area. as we head throughout the day today, tranquil conditions will persist later on. we'll be at 51 degrees to start in san francisco. into the upper 50s by lunchtime. and the mid 60s by 4:00 p.m., the warmest time of the day. so you have to love social media and how much it connects it. i'm always posting on my facebook and twitter page throughout the day, letting you know what your microclimate can expect. temperatures will be much warmer, back to the 70s for us

in the south bay. we're talking about the low 70s for saturday, into sunday. across the bay area. and we might see a little bit of drizzle sunday night into monday. slight chance for shower activity. but not before we have beautiful conditions for the first round of the cherry blossom festival, which takes place this weekend and next weekend in japan town, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. a good time out there. temperatures will be comfortable this year, into the low to mid 60s. and then, of course, we have the giants home opener on monday. that's also looking good. we might have a little drizzle, not expecting much. we'll have full details on that coming up. we're excited to have our boys back in town for opening day. let's find out how your drive is shaping up this morning. here's our very own anthony slaughter. >> oh, yes. everybody in the bay loves the sports. let's talk about traffic. you can see we're starting to see traffic build. no accidents here. just want to show you what's happening as we're starting to see our sunrise come up. we want to show you the maps.

you'll notice the slowing here coming through dublin that i was just showing you right there. once you head down 680, that's when we start to see more slowing, but no accidents coming through any of those locations. we have one accident on 880 southbound. and past that, you can see how it really slows headed down towards fremont. so that's one area that's slow, but a little bit earlier than usual today. let's head up towards the bay bridge. you can see we're starting to see some slowing, especially coming towards the maze. let's show you what it's looking like outside. cars are starting to hit those brake lights as we're getting more traffic. the metering lights have been on now for about an hour, as we get a little bit closer to the toll plaza, you can see for yourself, it's really just stop and go here once you actually get towards the metering lights. but at least you've got a beautiful sunrise to keep you company this morning. back to you guys. >> glass half full. we love it. we are just two days into the regular season, and already the injuries are mowning for the defending world champs. >> a tough start so far. and a live look outside right now from san jose.

those conditions clearing up, maybe a couple more showers this morning. christina keeping a close eye on that. we'll have much manufacture right after this break.

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redemption after falling to the rangers 3-1 last night. first pitch at 7:05. it appears a's could be close to signing a familiar face. you might remember him from the orange. the team is reportedly talking with veteran cody ross, who would add depth to the a's outfield. hit hard by injuries of coco crisp and josh reddick. giants fans are familiar with ross. he was the mvp during the nlcs in the team's 2010 championship season. last night was a bit of a rough one for the giants in arizona. the offense came alive, blasting two long three-run homers off of ryan vogelsong. the giants chipped and clawed their way back into the contest, but they ended up short, losing to arizona. brandon belt will undergo an mri today. he strained his groin last night

in this play in the fourth inning. he left the game and is listed day-to-day. >> they can ill afford to lose belt for a long period of time. today we could learn whether jake peavy is feeling well enough to make his scheduled start. peavy has a back issue that flaired up during a recent bullpen session.red up during a bullpen session. and matt cain has a tendon strain. >> time right now 6:26. the opening bell just a few minutes away. we're going to check the markets coming up next with scott mcgraw. and up in flames. how firefighters managed to save people trapped inside this burning high-rise. a live look this morning from the san bruno mountains. a little bit of cloud out there, but conditions are warming up. christina has your full forecast. anthony watching the roadways.

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a police officer charged with murder. shocking video that shows that officer shooting a man as he ran away. >> and we'll see a few morning showers, making way to abundant sunshine this afternoon. getting into the next couple of days, we have a stark warm-up your way. details in moments. >> tracking your morning commute, things are starting to pick up. we'll get you outside and let

you know what's happening on those bay area roads this morning. plus, the market's opening up this morning. let's take you out to the nyse. over at the nasdaq, as business gets under way. there's the chiming we are looking at this morning. the cloud cover still sticking around, but not the drenching kind of rain that we got yesterday, on this wednesday, april 8th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. a developing story this morning. south carolina judge ordered a police officer held in jail with bail for shooting and killing a man. video of the shooting shows that man running away before the officer opened fire eight times.

tracie potts is live in washington, d.c., and the victim's family says that they are thankful that a witness was there to catch the whole thing on video. >> exactly. they say it could have been a completely different situation. that officer sits in jail today, charged with murder, and we want to warn you that the video can be disturbing for some viewers. it is certainly graphic, depicting what you just described. the fbi and the justice department are now investigating. this is officer michael slager appearing via video at a court hearing. he's charged with murder. it happened saturday morning in north charleston, south carolina. a traffic stop, a brief scuffle, then this. walter scott shot at eight times as he was running away. >> he had some child support charges on him and i believe he didn't want to go to jail again and he just ran away. >> reporter: officer michael

slager says he felt threatened. >> shots fired. subject down. he grabbed my taser. >> reporter: the video shows the officer picking up an object after the shooting and dropped it at scott's feet. >> we've got 343 police officers in our department. this was a bad decision by one of those 343. >> we've all seen the video. if there wasn't a video, would we know the truth? >> reporter: scott's family is planning to file a civil rights lawsuit. and the family attorney says that the person who recorded that video was cooperating with authorities, and plans to speak out publicly about this sometime soon. >> so it seems like the disturbing part is not only that the man was running away from the officer, but that the officer was also seen almost planting evidence, it would appear. is anybody talking about that? >> people are talking about it, but we don't know what that was at this point, kris. you see him pick up something,

you see him put something there. that's obviously all going to come out in the trial. and before the trial, frankly, we'll probably get some better idea. but you can bet they're going to be examining that video over and over, blowing it up, trying to see what exactly was going on when the officer shot this victim. and, you know, any sort of motive or reason why it happened the way it did. >> thank you very much, tracie. one to watch for sure. let's lighten up your day a little bit, check your microclimate forecast as we give you a live look outside the bay bridge. the sunrise, the warming temperatures. what's to come plplain about? >> no complaints, especially after we had that much-needed rainfall yesterday. good wednesday morning to you. right now, just some light activity. want to show you what to expect as you head throughout the day today. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50s. a couple 30s in the north bay. by noon, we'll be in the upper 50s and then we will round out

the day pretty comfortably at 65 degrees in the north bay today. 65 for the south bay. right around 66 degrees for this afternoon in the tri-valley. a few showers, abundant afternoon sunshine today. that warming trend will really kick in as we head throughout the final two days of the week. you are halfway there. happy wednesday to you. and as we head throughout this weekend, unsettled pattern will be back. and that's because we have the jet stream sitting just to our north. more on that in just a few moments. mike has the day off, but we are happy to have anthony slaughter and your morning drive. >> and i'm happy to be here. setting that alarm at 3:30 in the morning. let's talk about that drive. you can see what i'm talking about. as we get down towards oakland. it's what you can't see in the distance heading towards hayward, on 880. there's an accident. it's blocking the slow lane. you can see it on the traffic map. it continues to remain slow over toward 92. and eventually down towards

fremont. so that's one spot you want to avoid if you have the power to do so. 880 is very busy. so it's beginning to be slow as we head through the rest of the morning hours. we do have a stall right at 80 westbound at the 101 split. that seems to be cleared. otherwise, typical flowing for the bay this morning. even minor accidents seem to be small this morning. great news out there. >> keep that morning mojo going. thank you, anthony. the markets have been open for a few minutes. >> let's check the numbers with scott mcgrew. we were hoping for a good day. >> the numbers are generally trending higher. we're watching twitter move higher on some takeover rumors. we've heard those rumors before. dow industrial is up 56 points. we're just under 18,000. let's talk about virgin america. the san francisco-based company says it will start flying to

hawaii on a-320s that it's going to lease. this will start this winter. we were talking earlier, that yes, there are some flash sales on hawaii, but it looks as if their general trend will be slightly more expensive than the average flight. that's consistent with virgin america. they sell more quality than they do price. >> yeah. sometimes people pay for that little bit of quality. >> ei think they should. i think you ought to say to the airlines it's worth it. still ahead, tar catching some california beach goers by surprise. what's causing this natural phenomenon, next. some of this caught the giants by surprise. the injury bug. they're fighting through that right now. a live look, of course, at mccovey cove. we'll be right back with more news, traffic, and weather right after this break.

welcome back. that's a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, and a picture-perfect sunrise. always a good way to start out your day. this morning, investigators in los angeles are trying to figure out what sparked a massive fire at a commercial building not far from downtown l.a. firefighters used ladders to rescue two people from the upper floors of that six-story building. one person was burned but will be all right. that building was built in 1966 and did not have a build-in sprinkler system. the problem, tar balls. farther nor in pla-- north like

santa barbara. all those black blobs are catching people by surprise. >> first i thought it was some marine something. then i picked one up and i smelled it. and it was sticky and really bad smell. >> experts say this is a natural occurrence called seepage. the oil rises from the sea floor and then turns to tar as it degrades. talking about trying to keep things clean, a pilot program aimed at keeping the streets of san francisco cleaner is now drawing the attention of other u.s. cities. san francisco recently started bringing guarded mobile toilets into the tenderloin districts four days a week. since then streets have been cleaner. they're now trying to mimic san francisco's program. coming up, on the run no more. an escaped inmate from the bay area is caught thousands of miles away.

and developing right now, a woman shot to death. her body found lying in the middle of a busy south bay intersection. and take a live look from our san bruno mountain camera. looks very chilly from that altitude, but we are expecting a warming trend. especially later in the week. we are back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic, and weather after the break.

now, 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, and traffic on "today in the bay." >> 6:43 now, and an update to breaking news. one american soldier is dead and two others are hurt after an afghan soldier escorting them turned and opened fire. a u.s. official says the afghan soldier was leading a convoy of delegates to high level talks in kabul when he turned on the u.s. delegation and opened fire. u.s. troops returned fire, killing that shooter. the incident is under investigation. developing here at home, a woman is shot and killed and her body left in a south bay street. this happened near the corner of stoke street and south bascom avenue near delmar high school. that's where we find bob redell, who is live in san jose this morning. bob, police were out there all night long investigating. do we know what they uncovered? >> reporter: we're getting a better idea of what led up to this shooting. good morning to you.

as you can see behind me, the scene here is now clear, but we have been speaking with a man who witnessed at least part of the shooting last night. he said that he saw a white car that stopped here at this street corner around 10:00 last night. he heard about three gunshots from inside that car, and then a horrible sight as a woman exited the vehicle with at least one gunshot wound to her chest. a man and ott woman with a baby also came out to help the victim. the woman with the baby was screaming, identifying who pulled the trigger, which we're not going to do since the police have yet to make an arrest. the victim according to police was a 34-year-old woman from the sacramento area. she was declared dead on the scene. the driver of that car did stick around for a little bit after the shooting. then drove off. police have told us that they have since recovered that vehicle. they are processing it for evidence. investigators did interview the other people who were in the cars as well as at least one of the witnesses. sjpd confirms that this does not appear to be a random crime.

that the woman did know her shooter. >> more information to come. thank you very much, bob. and time to take a look at our microclimate forecast. as we first peer out our window at downtown san jose. i like when the clouds roll in because it makes the orange really pop. >> it's all about the color coordination. christina joining us now. we've got to fight through a cooler start. >> a cooler start. not too bad, though. definitely not like the showers we had to fight through yesterday. the time now 6:46. we have some light activity out there to kick off the new day. happy to report two inches of rainfall came down over the santa cruz mountains, and just about everywhere across the bay area. picked up an inch of rain. everybody did receive three quarters of an inch or more. we have some lingering activity working its way down.

watch out for that, from fremont all the way up toward hayward. you may have the use your windshield wipers. otherwise we're going to see a nice sunny finish to the day. a few showers early, clearing out by about 10:00 to noon. once you make your way home from work, temperatures will still be cool. we're still under the influence of a cold front that came through, but really, not seeing any more shower activity. that's when everything will come to a close. let me take you through your forecast for today. cold to start. mid to upper 50s by lunchtime. then by 4:00 p.m., the warmest time of the day, temperatures are going to climb into the low to mid 60s. so a good five degrees warmer today than it was yesterday. let me show you what to expect as we head deeper into the week. which is finally, finally coming to a close as well after today. we want to help you get through the midsection. air quality looks good for today. tomorrow, in fact, all the way through the end of the week. and that's when we are expecting our warmest temperatures into the 70s for thursday and friday in the south bay.

looking good to hit the mid 60s in san francisco, meanwhile. and we're going to hold on to the 70s this weekend, but a little bit of drizzle expected both saturday and sunday morning. could see a little bit of light shower activity late sunday into monday. so keep that in mind. but we're looking good if you want to head out to san francisco this weekend for the cherry blossom festival. temperatures in the low 60s. this is 10:00 to 5:00 p.m. in japan town. also the 2015 berkley bay festival. keep that in mind if you are going to be traveling this weekend. 65 degrees at noon. if you're headed to the event, really spectacular conditions this year. let's check on that drive. here's anthony slaughter. >> that sounds nice. maybe take the boat over to san francisco. check out the cherry blossoms. there you go. let's talk about this traffic. look at this. stop and go right now. this is 101 in san jose, coming through past 280. this is a typical spot that

always slows and it's already starting to slow. you can see what i'm talking about. there is the camera, but you can see what we were looking at. that slow down. it does start to improve, but this is always one of those spots that is slow this time of morning. let's hop over to the area we were concerned about. yesterday, 680 not looking at bad, but we just had an accident. it doesn't look like it's affecting traffic all that much. the one i'm really concerned about is on 880 this morning. this is always a slow spot. we had an accident right at lou ellen avenue. it continues to remain slow. we're just getting started with parts of rush hour. we're starting to see some slowing on the bay bridge, but it's not all that bad, especially considering yesterday when we had this part of the highway just -- littered. you can see cars are actually moving this morning, so that's some great news. but stop and go once you get towards the metering lights.

guys, back over to you. 6:49 right now. this morning, we will find out about how an escaped inmate ended up in mississippi. he escaped last month after attacking a deputy while he was at a check-up at santa clara valley medical center. at the time he was in custody on suspicion of child molestation. deputies will hold a news conference to reveal how he was caught and we'll have the latest details for you in our 11:00 a.m. newscast. we could learn more about the man accused of killing sierra lamar will be standing trial. a previous hearing was postponed until today. lamar disappeared three years ago while walking to his school bus stop. her body still has not been found, but prosecutors say her dna was discovered in his car. he has pleaded not guilty. the release of a convicted sexual predator to a neighborhood near solano college won't happen after all.

a judge denied the placement of frazier smith into a home in fair field. that home's proximity to solano college factored into that decision. residents held a passionate meeting to voice their concerns over the plan because smith is a convicted rapist whose victims have been mostly teenage girls and young women. a convicted felon will face new charges after investigators link him to two east bay cold cases. william huff, also known as wild bill, is accused of killing two women, one in 1987, the other in 1993. investigators say dna evidence linked huff to those murders. both victims were sexually assaulted and asphyxiated. huff is currently behind bars in vaccaville for auto theft. police in the south bay arrested a man in connection with a fiery crash on highway 101. investigators say this man was under the influence when he hit a car in san jose just after midnight yesterday. police say he slammed into that

car and then drove off. moments later, that car was hit by a truck. the car burst into flames, and the driver was killed. the suspect now faces several charges, including dui and view hi -- vehicular manslaughter. the mercury news reporting that the mayor is considering a permanent memorial at city hall to honor police and firefighters who died in the line of duty. the recent death of michael johnson rekindled that idea. back in 2008, council members green lighted a similar plan that was later shelved due to fiscal cutbacks. happening today, the debate over vaccinations is heating up in sacramento. a controversial bill forcing kids to get vaccinated faces a big hurdle at the state capital. stephanie chuang is live in berkley this morning where city leaders are backing that plan, which seems to go a bit contrary to what you might expect from berkley. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. maybe a little surprising for

some, but it was definitely a heated debate in berkley. is this an issue of a parent's right to decide for his or her own child, or is it a matter of public health? and berkley city council members last night voting for the latter 7-1 to support senate bill 277. authored by richard penn, a pediatrician from sacramento. this would require immunizations for diseases like chickenpox, mumps, measles, and whooping cough in order for a child to be admitted to a california school. stanford hoover institute expert phil whalen says he's not so sure it will pass here in california. >> here we have debate over vaccines, which is ultimately a debate over science. do you trust science to do the right thing for your children. it's not conservatives who have a problem with this, but actually progressives. >> similar efforts recently by washington and oregon fail edfa. today it hits the senate level.

an informal survey by the "mercury news" showed that three said they would vote yes. one is leaning yes. when would vote no. and the other four are undecided. so a very slows call so far. live in berkley, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> all right, we'll wait to see what happens there. thank you very much, steph. the president has been here a bunch. now the bidens are coming to the bay area. vice president joe biden and his wife jill will be here tomorrow and on friday. the couple will stop at the pg&e center in oakland to talk about job training programs. dr. jill biden also beginning to visit the college in cupertino to talk about the obama administration's commitment to community colleges. the election to determine who will fill san jose's open city council seat will go to a runoff. so far, 86% of the ballots have been tallied. tim orozco is leading the race to replace councilman chu on the council. however, because he only collected 22% of the vote,

orozco is short of the majority needed to win it outright. the race fielded ten candidates and the top two will meet in a runoff election on june 23rd. starting next year, bart riders are going to have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to catch a train. late yesterday, bart quietly announcing a 3.4% hike across the board effective january 1st. that increase is part of a gradual fare hike rolling out every other year through 2020. the hike is expected to generate $15 million in revenue for bart. bart is accepting public comment on that plan over the course of the next three weeks. want to get away to texas of all places? it just got easier to fly from the south bay to the lone star state. starting today, southwest launches nonstop service. love field is also southwest's major hub. to celebrate, southwest is hosting a texas-themed kickoff

celebration this afternoon. be there or be square. >> say it. yee-haw. >> yee-haw. >> the apple watch goes on presale on friday, but this morning we're starting to see the first reviews of the device. scott mcgrew, apple gave that watch to a certain select number of tech reporters and we've been waiting. >> and it wasn't me. they have published their reviews. they've been using the watch for about a week now. "the wall street journal's" jeffrey fowler likes the new watch. he says it saves you time and effort because you're not constantly taking your cell phone out of your pocket all the time. he says if you can tolerate single-day battery life, half-baked apps and inevitable obsolescence, you can wear it on your wrist. another reviewer says for a digit call addict like me, getting updates on the watch are little hits of methadone, just enough to contact the digital world to whet my appetite.

not nearly as immersive and socially disruptive as reaching for my phone. both reviewers said it does take a bit of getting used to. there are so many features that you don't quite know all of them. that's why apple is taking appointments. people can go to an apple store starting this friday and try it on and learn about it, because it really is -- there's a lot going on. >> this is not the first watch on the market. i did see one review, and that writer said that of all of the ones that are already out there, this one is the best. >> right, and smart phones -- or smart watches themselves are still sort of a shaky industry. so it is the best of sort of a brand-new industry where we're not quite sure where we're going. but we'll find out what regular people think when they get it at the end of the month. >> you have to order online. >> cannot wait. >> thank you very much, scott. one final check of the day's top stories.

>> a south carolina police officer charged with murder is being held without bail. that officer accused of shooting and killing a black man who started running away from him at the time. that same officer was accused of using excessive force in 2013. a bill to ban california families from opting out of vaccinations for their kids will be debated for the first time by legislators in sacramento. we want to check your forecast one last time before you head out the door. so sweater, no sweater, or do we need a slicker? >> definitely seeing the sunrise over the bay area. really pretty this morning. temps mostly in the 40s and 50s. we're on our way to the mid 60s. we do have some very light precipitation for the first part of the day, but that will be clearing by about 10:00 a.m. >> drivers not having to deal with the rain this morning, but

anthony you were saying 880 still tightening up a little bit. >> we had one accident at 880. you can't actually see it from this perspective, but i'm going to show you on the map. you can see it's starting the slow there. a stall just past the toll plaza, so keep that in mind. it will add some extra slowing there. talking about 880, starting to slow at llewellyn. just in the last five minutes on 101 in san jose, just past where our camera is at the 280 camera, there was an accident. we the show you that outside. this is already a slow spot. if you can avoid the area, do so. >> we have good news. weather, traffic, and now a little extra good news. a little puppy led to a happy reunion with his family after it was trapped in a well. >> family members could hear him crying before he was saved. the 6-week-old dog fell through a small hole in the well. firefightered threaded a makeshift harness and they had

to coax him. >> got a new puppy, got to keep your eye on that dog. can't go wandering off into a well. we'll be back with more news in 25 minutes. good morning. breaking news. one u.s. soldier killed, two wounded in what's described as an ambush attack by an afghan soldier. the latest live from the pentagon. murder? a white police officer in south carolina shoots and kills a an unarmed black suspect as he runs away. the officer under arrest in the wake of this shocking video. this morning we'll talk to the victim's family. >> >> rand's run. >> we've come to take our country back. >> senator rand paul throws his hat in the presidential ring and joins us live for an exclusi