message fr injured giants fan brian stowe flying back to the bay area. the tearful message from his family. count down to blast off. a live look at the space shuttle endeavour. how congress woman gabriel giffords is saying goodbye to her astronaut husband. >> good morning it is monday the 16th of may i am sydnie kohara. >> i almost jumped in there. i cannot wait to get back to work hi everybody i am frank mallicoat. hope you had a good weekend you are ready for another workweek. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> okay. boy. i am assuming cindy is still

enjoying the weekend. >> i am. we will start with a good chance of rain. >> good morning the wet weather is not out the door yet. people were hopeful it would be sunny not quite in the clear yet we will actually see showers as early as this afternoon chance of showers this morning, sprinkles in the north bay temperatures keeping them cold san francisco, 58 today, concord 62, san francisco 63. there is hope in sight we will see it on the extended forecast later. good morning we start the morning off with an accident eastbound 580, fruit vail, injuries reported right lane blocked you have lots of activity on scene. minor delays as you approach the accident. bay bridge toll plaza, not bad. all right thanks very much. it is 4:31 a.m. today brian stowe will move to a hospital closer to home. >> finally coming back home the

san francisco giants fan severely beaten in l.a. on baseball's opening day. elizabeth wenger is at san francisco general where he will arrive some time this morning. >> that's right. doctors told reporters and others at a press conference yesterday brian stowe is no longer in a medically induced coma but still in critical condition. the family spoke at that news conference yesterday, the stowe family said they leave l.a. with no ill feelings there were hugs, tears, gratitude for their new l.a. community. he was severely beaten walking through the parking lot of dodger stadium after the opening day game. for six weeks he has been at usc being treated for injuries to the right and left frontal lobes of his brain he is now stable enough to go home to the bay area he still remains in an unconscious state from time to time he is able the open his eyes the case has gotten

nationwide attention still no arrests billboards show sketches of the two suspects rewards for information is more than $100,000. stowes parents have been keeping vigil by his hospital bed they are thankful for the support they have gotten from strangers but his mom said he still has a very long way to go. we have no illusions it will be a long road to recovery, we are looking at over a year of rehab, so we are prepared. we are prepared to take that next step with brian. definitely. >> his care will continue here at san francisco general's neurosurgery unit specializes in traumatic brain injury. doctors are hopeful but as his mom said it will be a very long road they have to see where he is at a year from now. so again, he is scheduled to arrive here at san francisco general some time between 10:00 a.m.

and noon. they say that could be delayed because of course he is still in critical condition they are just going minute by minute right now. back to you. thanks very much. elizabeth wenger in san francisco. >> you will find continuing updates and coverage on his condition on our website one of the top stories this morning. oakland police are searching for a shooter in the city's latest homicide the victim was shot to death in the 6600 block of ban i don't have the around 10:00 p.m. last night no word on the victim's identity yet and no suspect information. 4:34 a.m. space shuttle endeavour just more than an hour away from the last scheduled lift off this is from cape canaveral florida. it was scheduled to launch two weeks ago that was postponed because of an electrical problem. this morning the weather looking good so far and the shuttle all fueled up ready for lift off 5:56 a.m. our time and we will bring you

that lift off live. mission commander, mark kelly, husband of arizona congress woman gabriel giffords who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. she is back in florida to witness this mornings event. there is only one more shuttle mission scheduled by atlantis in july. parts of louisiana cajun country resemble ghost towns as people seek higher ground to avoid the expected floods. the goal is to save big cities like new orleans and baton rouge as well as chemical plants and oil refineries along the way but will likely flood several smaller towns, flood waters could reach depths of 20 feet in the coming weeks. >> this is a very poor community. it is my choice to live here i have to deal with it. >> the river is swollen with water there the heavy rains and snow melt. up the river president obama

will visit flooded areas in tennessee as part of a trip to the memphis area. the tour of california's bicycle race is about to start after a snow out on day one. they plan to run day two from squaw valley to sacramento. welcome to lake tahoe i guess. stage one was supposed to be around the lake yesterday but several inches of snow made it too dangerous. it is mid-may for crying out loud. wednesday will be liver more to san jose. >> that is always very exciting we were hoping for good weather for that. let's look at traffic and weather for your monday. you might need an umbrella, christy, when will the rain start? >> we have seen showers in the north bay past hour lingering showers in the last system and by this afternoon those showers will start to pick up maybe by noontime definitely for your evening commute satellite showing the clouds that came

in. this last batch will build in bringing the next batch of showers and snow as we see the last couple days temperatures still well below average struggling to get out of the 50s. 58 the high san francisco, over the next several days you will need to hold on to that umbrella we are not in the clear quite yet today seeing showers afternoon to evening, continuing to see lingering showers into tuesday and then wednesday, see those showers taper off a good bump in temperature as we dry out 10 degrees warmer inland spots, however, know, a little bit more sunshine partly cloudy conditions and this weekened, clouds back into the forecast cooler, much nicer than what we will see for the next couple days. we will have a closer look at timing out that storm next time that i see you guys now to giana and look at traffic. >> thank you. don't forget when that rain hits, good news we are nice and

dry. accident clear, 580, fruit vail, things are moving pretty nicely. elsewhere if you plan on taking880, not a bad drive, south, san mateo bridge, no major snags, 14 minutes between foster city and hayward. south 101 and the south bay, 280, 682, capital expressway. road construction in effect, closed until 5:00 p.m., do plan for that. we have more road construction to report right now back to the news desk. 438 amuses texts in the murder of a german tourist in san fran -- suspects in the murder of a german tourist in san francisco court. they were arrested last month for a shooting that happened last august they are accused of being in a gang related gun feet near union square a shot from that fight killed a 58- year-old woman from germany. witnesses now say it was a

birthday party brawl that lead to the killing of two men in san francisco's berno heights area this weekend officers arrived saturday night to find the three men shot in the courtyard of holly courts housing project. two died at the scene. several people were detained but no word on charges. 4:39 a.m. in 20 minutes pg&e will start testing gas lines in antioch the hydro static pressure testing involving testing it at a high level and monitoring it for 8 hours, any pipe sections that do not meet acceptable standards will be replaced. all to assess safety of the pipelines after last year's explosion of fire in san bruno. >> an ancient oak tree one of the last survivors of the peninsula forest may not be around much longer. it is slated to be cut down today but one woman said she

will not let it go without a fight. a stretch of new pipeline to bring water from the reservoir to two and a half million residents heading right for this tree, 250 to 300-year- old oak and could be hit with chain saws starting today. that woman from men low park pushing for alternatives such as a zigzag. under ground or tunnel. she is urging neighbors to take a stand beneath the tree if necessary. >> i have never done anything like this in my life. ever. >> why are you doing this? >> i don't want to see her cut down. >> did you get a notice? >> about the tree. yeah. >> an arbourist hired by the neighbourhood closest to the tree said a tunnel would only have to be placed 6 feet under ground by the state puc said its arbourists rejected a tunnel because it would compromise the roots. >> that is too bad what a beautiful tree.

>> too bad they can't find some middle ground there. sex, power and politics, the arrest that is shaking up a major presidential election in europe. taking away the booze from bay to breakers how this year's tough new rules helped keep the pace and the peace. new twist in california's governor battle. governor brown's strategy to pass controversial tax increases ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we are seeing lingering showers out there in the north bay. more rain in store later on the tell you. i will tell you when you need to pull out that umbrella later on. thank you much. 4:43 a.m. a man is in the hospital with critical injuries he was watching the bay to breakers when he fell off the roof of a house on cell street as for the

race itself police say they arrested 25 people most for public drunkenness and also removed about two floats from the race. floats and alcohol were banned this year. some of the people living on the race route were pleased. >> i am enjoying the fact that there is no alcohol and the parade. >> we have seen tonnes of alcohol. >> really? >> i thought that was prohibited. >> yeah. >> i have had my beer taken away but i keep getting another beer. >> easy to get? >> very. >> the winner was from morocco and then a kenyan runner won the women's race for the third straight year. congratulations. all lanes are back open on the golden gate bridge after a head on collision shut down traffic last night four cars collided mid-span just after 8:00 p.m., one reportedly over turned injuries were minor traffic backed up well into san

francisco, up into marin county chp got the cars cleared and traffic moving about an hour ago. 4:45 a.m. governor brown set to release a new spending package hoping to inject new life into the plan to fix the state budget deficit. the plan is expected to include higher state income tax rates for 4 years instead of the 5 the governor initially wanted also speculation he will ask state lawmakers to improve tax increases before putting the question to voters he failed to get enough republican support to put those tax measures on the june ballot. >> thousands of california teachers know for sure whether they will have jobs for the next school year yesterday was the deadline for the state school districts to give final notice to employees about to be laid off they have to submit balanced budgets by the end of

next month. >> taxi rides could soon be more expensive than any where else in the united states tomorrow muni's board of directors are considering raising rates for the first time in more than seven years. they want a 10¢ increase on the meter rates to 55¢s for every 1/5th of a mile a fuel surcharge would be dropped if gas prices go down. >> sony is now rebuilding its global playstation network. >> the service shut down for more than a month after a security breech effected more than a hundred million online accounts a lot of angry gamers. operations have begun now in the u.s. and europe but they are limited to online gaming, chat and music streaming they hope to have place station network fully restored by end of may. imagine an on and off switch that controls whether you are over weight how one of your parents could be passing it on to you.

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city he was on a plane back to france when officers pulled him off a plane and arrested him. the maid pulled him out of a line up. today a prosecutor for international criminal court asked judges to issue arrest warrants for moammar gadhafi the request also includes two senior members of his regime the three accused of committing crimes against humanity targeting civilians in a crackdown against rebels. gadhafi's forces attacked civilians in their home and shot at demonstrators with live ammunition. that e let navy team that took down osama bin laden is now a registered trademark. seal team six now belongs to the folks at disney, disney holds exclusive rights to their name on toys, games, clothing and entertainment so far the navy has not challenged their claim as the pentagon has never

publicly acknowledged their existence. >> an interesting weekend weather wise definitely saw cool conditions, scattered showers and even some thunder out there. the day we are going to see more wet wealth -- today we are going to see more wet weather in store. cool conditions 40s and 50s still seeing a slight chance of showers we saw showers in the north bay in the past hour this afternoon that is when we will start to see the rain pick up by lunchtime showers move into the north baby this afternoon a little bit more moderate and steady rain, temperatures struggling to get out of the 50s. into the 60s. breezy conditions bay shores and the coast. another wet day satellite showing us that low bringing us those cool temperatures that means hold on to that umbrella it will bring us showers. time out here on that pinpoint forecast. lingering showers, north bay, later morning hours and we see by noontime scattered showers enter the picture and make their way into more moderate

rain even seeing moderate cells indicated by that yellow on the screen. we continue to see wet weather into tuesday and wednesday. slightly warmer some locations, fairfield, liver more. 58 san francisco and san jose will top out 63 our extended forecast seeing plenty of clouds and rain over the next several days we finally start the dry out wednesday afternoon going into thursday a bump up in temperature mostly sunny skies by that point a little bit more cloud cover friday and next weekend cooler but at least a little bit of sunshine which you can look forward to with all this wet weather we have had. that is a look at your weather conditions. thank you christy. we start with a troubled spot, 101 plan on taking southbound 101, palo alto to mountain view. a vehicle hit the center divide, was blocking two left lanes i checked with chp everything is to the right shoulder. sluggish as you past the scene.

slight delays elsewhere, headed into south bay, heads up south 101, 280, 680, capital expressway. hoping to have everything wrapped up within the next 5 to 10 minutes meantime expect delays detours in place as you work your way through there. traffic moving nicely, guadalupe parkway, checking in problem free as well road construction in the east bay, eastbound highway 4, lanes blocked, full freeway closure, that should be wrapped up by 5:30. westbound highway 4, so far so good no major delays there. live look at 880 things looking pretty nice both directions headed northbound, only 15 minutes, 238 to the maze. hayward, live look at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are off. traffic looks good as you head across the upper deck into san francisco, no delays coming in as you work your way into oakland golden gate bridge as

youwork your way through southbound 101, -- as you work your way through sound bound 101, mass transit always a good choice. bart, ace, muni, cal train, all checking in problem free. that is the traffic back to you. thanks very much. 4:54 a.m. >> budget shortages forces bay area cities to layoff firefighters, they will hire crews. they are expecting an active wild fire season. >> santa clara county's battle against west nile virus picks up today. vector control conducts a aerial search, focussing on neglected swimming pools one poorly maintained pool can have

millions of mosquitoes. there is a genetic master switch, that will determine whether a person will be over weight. scientists found a gene that directs other genes that control body fat and it is inherited from a person's mother there are hopes if doctors can't control the gene they can better treat obesity, heart disease and diabetes. >> not such a great start for the sharks and western conference finals of the stanley cup playoffs. >> they lost not much fun on the road vancouver, yesterday evening, san jose goal tender starting off on a good night. just not enough for san jose's the canucks came back to win game one, 3-2. >> we were like dogs chasing cars on the freeway we just weren't catching anybody we put the pucks into very poor spots and they eventually beat us at the type of became we want to

play. >> game two set to go vancouver, game three and four, back friday and sunday coming up this week. come on sharks. >> time 4:56 a.m. next hour space shuttle endeavour blasting off for the final time. >> live report on the final goodbye of gabriel giffords to her husband. >> hugs and tears as the family of a beaten giants fan prepares to bring him back to the bay area. neighbors getting ready for a show down here in men low park against crews who want to cut down a 300-year-old tree i am kit do with a live report coming up. plus a freak spring snow storm throws a big wrench in the tour of california. change of plans after cyclists snowed in up at lake tahoe ,,

morning. his family's tearful thanks.. and the challenges still ahead for his recovery. a tug of war ove injured giants fan brian

stowe coming home. a tug-of-war over a bay area neighbourhood's 300-year- old tree the desperate fight to keep it standing, it is monday may 16th. i am frank mallicoat. >> i am sydnie kohara thanks for joining us here. time 5:00 a.m. let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. understand we need to keep the umbrella handy. good morning. >> good morning yeah, we are continuing to see lingering showers san jose area s the wet weather and not out of the forecast entirely another system will hit us later on today i will time that out for you in just a bit first let's look at the driving conditions with giana. we head to 880, snag, 880 through san leandro, two cars involved right shoulder, the rest of 880 looks like this, no major snags you are clear both directions as you work your way through oakland. we update you on a trouble spot to 101. >> thank