>> announcer: breaking news. breaking news is in san jose. drivers are being warned to avoid police roadblocks around blossom hill avenue annika man drive where officers believe -- a home invasion robber and carjack holed up. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. david louie is live at the police command center. >> reporter: as you can see behind me the san jose police have an inter section barricaded blossom avenue at blossom hill road. behind the police cars the s.w.a.t. team believe they are keeping an eye on a house where a suspect may be inside. someone who they are definitely trying to capture.

neighbors tell us the house is vacant not visible from our advantage point. the suspect is thought to be involved in a carjacking and possible robberies in the south san jose neighborhood. there's an elementary school inside the roped off area, earl frost. students have been instructed to stay in classrooms. the elementary is part of the oak grove school district it has classes from kindergarten through 7th grade. we spoke to a resident who lives a few houses down from where the suspect may be hiding. >> this is normally very quiet. within the last month we've had the bank robbery, now this >> reporter: what is your concern now? >> i just want to be able to get home. make sure everything is okay at the house. >> reporter: make sure your kids are okay? >> right i have one coming home from college nor -- for lunch. >> reporter: we did hear a short blast across the street

where the house is 20 minutes ago. we think it was a concussion device used to route the suspect from the house. -- to roust the suspect from the house. we have seen no other activity so we do not know whether the suspect tried to leave or not. san jose police where to hold a news conference. we will be covering it and i go you an update on what going on. we are live in south san jose, david louie, abc7 news. other big story is the weather. the next storm is just about here and will dump a lot of rain in a short amount of time. commuters got a taste of it this morning as light rain fell on 101 in san rafael. snow has been falling all morning in the sierra this is i-80 in kingvale where -- severe weather ter storm warning has just kicked in. mike has been franking bottle on doppler. from what i've seen on

twitter 450 and 80 all have chain requirements. here at home winds concerned with the rain right now 10 to 15 miles per hour could get up in the 20 to 30 mile per range during the afternoon and evening. you saw some of the totals obvious the last three hours 1/ 100 redwood city east bay and south bay haven't seen much persistent rain in the north bay snow in the sierra. the heaviest rain will move in through the north bay from 4 to 6, through the bay area from 6 to 8 and south bay from 8 to 10 when the fastest winds will be moving through so we could have downed trees, urban flooding streets, packing lots even some creeks may overflow. warning that he's at the end of the rope over scillian casualties -- over civilian

casualties, excuse me my bad. weather creating problems at is international airport delays of three hours for arriving flights, no major delays for san jose or oakland you can get up to the minute information on days by going to the flight tracker on the front page of our website abc7news.com. >> gilroy police department has just released new information on an apparent murder-suicide. an iraq war vet is suspected of killing his little sister and himself. investigators hope his car will help lead them to his missing mother. katie marzullo is at the police department. >> reporter: the car could prove very important. police are saying they believe abel had a violent fight with his mother inside that car. they are hoping somebody saw something that will lead investigators to martha gutierrez. the scene of the crime, an apartment in gilroy is a somber place. candles, roses, balloons hand

written messages mark the location of a murder-suicide. >> shocking when i heard the news. >> reporter: police say 27-year-old abel gutierrez shot and killed his 11-year-old sister then himself. there's evidence that their mother may have been hurt or killed she has been missing since the bodies were found wednesday night. >> it is sad. who knows she could be wounded somewhere dead. >> reporter: this morning abel's car a 2000 green ford mustang with a washington license plate found at the crime scene could be a clue a >> during a search of the vehicle we've determined the following: there was a firearm that was discharged inside the car. we found evidence to suggest that there was somebody who was a victim of a shooting. and that there was a violent altercation that occurred. >> reporter: police found martha's cell phone in the car. >> we are asking for people's help to identify here abel

gutierrez was prior to this tragedy >> reporter: it is believed abel an iraq war vet was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. martha called police as recently as last month. officers were trying to get help for the family. we have other new information from the national guard. we understand that abel gutierrez joined the washington national guard after being discharred from the army in 2008 and he he was currently in the process of joining the california national guard. of course if you have any information about this crime or martha gutierrez's whereabouts you are asked to call the gilroy police department. this morning afghanistan's president is angrily accusing u.s. of not sharing enough information about how an american soldier allegedly shot and killed 16 after agains in two villages. hamid karzai's comments come after reports the shooter may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress.

his attorney says his client witnessed a friend's leg being blown off less than 24 hours before the shootings. karzai says relatives of the victims are convinced there was more than one shooter. >> in his family, in four rooms children and women were killed and then they were all brought together in one room and then put on fire. that one man cannot do. >> today president obama call the afghan leader to discuss karzai's call for nato troops to withdraw from rural villages. both agree to talk further about the demand. now an oakland judge is holding hearing to decide whether to release a report on a police pepper spraying incident at uc davis. the judge released a tentive ruling saying he was leaning toward releasing the report. the police union argued releasing it and the names of the officers would violate state law. campus police sprayed peaceful protesters in the face with pepper spray last november

during an occupy demonstration. attorneys for the union are expected to appeal any decision releasing the report. apple tells us it still possible to walk in and get a new ipad despite big crowds who camped out overnight. some of those customers were joined by protesters who were not as concerned about the device as they were about the people who make them. >> reporter: seconds before the front doors opened and scott minor is the first guy in line. he's greeted by khaoeurs from inside the downtown san francisco appletore as open with a couple hundred other streeted kursten what is a tradition wait in line, plunk down a few hundred bucks and walk out with -- >> i use it everyday, i love everything that apple comes out with. >> reporter: joining the apple faithful are a few hoping to draw attention to the warningers who make these hering new tablets.

>> i want my iphone to be reduced without blood that's all we are asking. we are hoping that will cause apple to listen. >> reporter: sanjay is among a few demonstrators who passed out fliers to customers waiting in line today. their hope to drew attention to the flight of factory workers employed by foxconn who an stem pull parts of the -- assemble parts of the ipad. [ unintelligible ] conrad and his son were among those in line in san francisco who one of the demonstrators' fliers. they support the goals of the demonstrators. >> i think apple has taken good steps to improve awareness and working conditions in their factories. still ahead, a jury reaches a mixed verdict in the webcam spy case. actor george clooney and

his father in handcuffs today. as we get rain in the bay area the sierra gets snow. get to heavenly to get more on the conditions and what you ...with a two-year-old at home. i have two daughters. we have five boys and a large family. i couldn't imagine not having at&t u-verse. like, if we're watching a movie in mom's room, and mom doesn't want us in her room, we just go in the living room and continue watching it. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only 25 a month

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live ammunition inside this burning napa county home forced fires to let it burn to the ground. the fire beganmow4 last night on mustang road.

when firefighters started to hear ammunition they were forced to back off. the fire was snuffed out before 7:00 this morning. no one was injured. an elderly man was displaced. investigators are look into what started the fire and what kind of ammunition was in the home. a rutgers university student has been found guilty of hate crime and intimidation charges after he bullied his gay roommate into committing suicide. a jury convicted him on invasion of privacy. in september of 2010 ravi used a webcam to spy on his roommate during an intimate incounter with another gay man. ravi then shared the video and began bullying his roommate about the encounter. sraf very faces up to 10 years and could be -- deported to his native india. actor george clooney and his father were among several arrested this morning during a

protease -- protest outside the sudanese embassy in washington, d.c.. he was there to bring awareness to alleged war crimes in south sudan. police handcuffed him and others after officers say they warned them three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy. protests are accusing the sedan -- the sudan's president of blocking -- humanitarian efforts. >> the we are here to ask a simple thing, for the government in khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. >> clooney met with president obama thursday day to talk about his concerns. he testified earlier this week on capitol hill. a powerful winter storm is now bringing major snow to the lake tahoe area which is what skiers and the resorts have been waiting for all season >> we take you live in

heavenly. russ i see you are covered up. how much snow are you expecting from today's storm? >> we've already reached six to eight inches since 3:00 this morning they are expecting this time tomorrow to have two or three feet of snow on the ground. i'm seeing skiers all over the place getting all over the resort having a great time we excited it is going to be an awesome weekend. >> russ is this too little too late or in time to extend the ski season. >> this is get, miracle march, came in like a lion going out like something tougher than a lion we hope this will allow us to have a great spring season we have a lot of stuff scheduled hopefully this will spur people could come out. >> russ, thank you we appreciate it. russ joins us live from heavenly. breaking news just in, in the south bay on northbound

highway 17 at laurel in the santa cruz mountains a big rig and another vehicle just had a head on crash. all northbound lanes are closed now. at least one person has been critically injured. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you more as we get it. >> a lot of accidents today. >> indeed a lot traced to the storm we've had with the wet roads. >> we'll have more during the evening with the heavy rain we'll look at the sierra and tell you when maybe it is a good time to drive up there. the weekend is starting to look dryer. don't cancel any

we showed you the snow on heavenly now it is worth mentioning folks are going to need chains right? >> all of them, already if you are headinging that way through at least tomorrow maybe tomorrow -- tomorrow afternoon if you are trying to go up there now it is going to be one of those long evenings getting there. rain is going to move through -- going to move through quickly could cause problems hours after it moves through that's the problem when you have blooding it occurs when it is happening to a couple of hours after the rain ends and the aren't off moves into our creeks. right now quiet on the about, golden gate getting wet weather right now. live doppler you can see the

most intense radar returns across the north bay where they are going to dance over the next couple of hours. the last six hours we've had almost 4/10 in santa rosa, three napa and novato a couple hundredths around concord nothing in livermore, san jose, 13/100 in san francisco. looks like we just haven't had much everywhere else as the cells have been falling apart as they move into the lower lying areas after climbing up the mountains we call that the rain -- over the past three hours lows starting to get closer to the coast going to ride down the coast and bring enhancement of rain during the afternoon our first highlight. weekend showers continue to trend as being less and less of a nuisance don't cancel any plans, spring warmth, dry weather possible next week. today low 60s around the bay into the south bay low to mid 60s east bay valleys upper along the coast mid to

upper 50s north bay valleys 59 santa cruz low to mid 60s the rest of the bay and inland neighborhoods. tonight we clear quickly. look at this, cooler from the upper 30s clear lake, detail, santa rosa 40s for the rest of us, 50° high in the rear view mirror. cold front moving east. this low this short wave will kick the storm by energizing it, bringing it more moisture and starting to accelerate its forward motion. 12:00 the best rain across the north bay heaviest moving into the north bay from 4 to 6:00. 6 to 8:00 through the heart of the bay from 8 to 10 from the south bay when we'll have the fastest winds and potential for flooding. as we move into saturday, it looks clear the best chance of showers to our south a few will dance around our higher elevations it looks like sunday a tapering in the

weather. up to half an inch to an inch in the south bay one to two around the bay, up to three inches in our mountains. temperatures in the 50s for all of us tomorrow and sunday. 60s with dry weather next week, spring starts monday evening. it may actually feel like it. pope benedict xvi wears custom made shoes, tailor made robes and soon his own brand of cologne. in italy reports he has commissioned a celebrity shoemaker to come up with a scent. the exact fragrance is protected by secrecy. reportedly it contains lime wood, and grass if you are wondering where you can buy some, don't bother it won't be for sale. >> i'm sure it will be divine. >> very nice. >> next friday's perfect pet. >> mike will introduce us to chloe.

update. in the santa cruz mountains fatal head-on collision has shutdown the freeway in both directions. chp said t this involved a big rig they now say it is two cars. highway 92 has been shutdown between half moon bay and 280 after an accident involving a garbage truck and big rig no fatalities there. we'll update both on

abc7news.com. >> this afternoon on abc7 news, we are tracking the big storm moving in all afternoon we'll bring you live updates on its progress every half hour with live team coverage at 4, 5 and 6:00, right here on abc7 news. time for friday's perfect pet. >> mike who do you have? >> i have chloe with laurie. nice to see you again. >> thank you for having chloe and i today. >> tell us about chloe. >> chloe in my opinion is the perfect cat. i fall in love with a lot of cats at the shelter only a few catch my heart. chloe has done that. she is probably the sweetest lap cat you could meet she has been in the shelter longer than any of the other cats. as you can tell she is chill and just needs a family to love and warm laps. >> sorry we are a little short on time chloe we are going to find you a home.

call the san francisco spca. nice seeing you both. >> thank you so much. from all of us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> stay dry, see you monday >> stay dry, see you monday morning. now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only $25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever -- with a total home dvr included. plus get hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] with u-verse tv, you can record four shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play back, pause, or rewind your shows from any room. [ female announcer ] so call at&t to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only $25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever -- with a total home dvr included. plus get hbo and cinemax free for three months.

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