bracing for more severe weather this weekend. . monster storms pounding parts of the south and midwest, and they are bracing for more severe weather this weekend. the biggest meth bust ever in the south basement the stolen gadget that led police to drugs worth $34 million. plus, the birth control debate and the man who is never afraid to speak his mind. the controversial comments he made about a college student. it is 7:00 on saturday morning, march 3rd. thank you for joining us this morning. i'm anne makovec. we start with deadly tornadoes to our east. huge thunderstorms may be on the way, after a string of tornadoes ripped through areas from the gulf coast to the great lakes. right now, we know that more than 30 people have died and that number is expected to rise

throughout the day, as the search for survivors continues this morning. tornadoes crushed entire blocks of homes, ripping out power lines. we'll have a live report coming up from alabama on the storm damage. that is coming up at 7:05. the jury in the pending trial of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi will not see the video showing a bruise on his wife's arm, at least for now. attorneys for ileana lopez filed what's called a writ of mandate, asking for an appeals court to put an immediate stay in the domestic violence case against the sheriff. they say statements made by lopez to her neighbor should be protected because of attorney-client privilege, because that neighbor, ivory madison, graduated from law school, even though she has never passed the bar. the judge ruled the statements are admissible earlier this week, but agreed to bar them from the trial until the appeals court rules. the trial will go on as planned, but that specific exchange which is really key for the

prosecution, cannot be brought up. one of the largest meth busts in the nation went down in san jose. it all started when palo alto officers followed up on a stolen ipad investigation. that led them to an apartment in san jose, where they found 750 pounds of meth. that's worth $34 million. detectives cleared out all of the evidence from the home yesterday, including a meth lab. three people were arrested on state drug violations. three oakland occupiers arrested for robbery late last month are now also facing hate crime charges. nikita crawford, michael davis and randolph wilkins were arrested for allegedly stealing a woman's wallet on piedmont avenue. police say it may have been their perception of her sexual orientation that contributed to that alleged attack. one of the three men who kidnapped a bus load of south bay school children back in the

'70s could be a free man. richard schoenfeld was originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but in 1980, an appeals court ruled he was eligible for parole. now they say the time has come for him to be released. schoenfeld could be released as soon as may if an appeal to that decision is not filed. for the first time in 10 years, the city of san jose will not have a budget shortfall. kiet do on why the work of city leaders is far from over. >> reporter: after a decade of deficits, finally, a forecasted budget surplus of $10 million. but with an annual budget of around a billion dollars, don't pop the champagne just yet. >> well, it's so much better than negative, so a little bit up goes a long ways, but it's really only a 1% cushion basically. >> reporter: the surplus came at a heavy cost. libraries closed. police officers and firefighters were laid off for the first time ever. and 2000 city employees lost their jobs over the years.

essentially, the city had cut so deep for so long. >> but it came at a high price. we lost a lot of good people and everybody took a 10% pay cut. that was really for our employees. >> reporter: a $10 million surplus is not enough to hire more cops or firefighters, but it is enough to stop the layoffs for a while. the mayor still plans on trying to put pension reform on the june ballot. >> we've cut, cut, cut for 10 years. now, we need to begin to stop the cutting and start restoring services, but pension reform is a critical part of that. >> we always knew things were not as gloomy as the mayor was painting them. >> reporter: hours after news of the surplus hit, police union president announced the latest pension deal sent to the city. police and fire could opt for a new pension plan with higher retirement ages, lower contributions, and triggered pay cuts if they miss enrollment targets. the union says the mayor's pension reform would drive cops and firefighters away. >> they go forward with their plan, they are going to destroy my department. i don't want to be in the position where my department's destroyed and lie and say i told

you so. >> reporter: budget wise, it's unclear if the worst is finally over, but at least the bleeding has stopped for now. in san jose, kiet do, cbs 5. back to our top story, deadly tornadoes have obliterated entire towns to our east, killing at least 32 people. this morning, the damage is widespread. hundreds of homes were destroyed in the midwest and the south. terrell brown is in new market, alabama with a firsthand look at the devastation. good morning, terrell. >> reporter: and good morning to you. typically on the day after the tornado, that's when residents come back, some of them see the damage for the first time and then the cleanup begins. that's exactly what's happening right now in new market, alabama. part of the cleanup happening at this home, and not just here, but even across the street as well. this tornado came up from behind, crossed the street. there's a home over there that doesn't even exist anymore. this is the kind of damage that's seen widespread throughout the middle section of this country and down south. as cleanup efforts continue, search and rescue operations

under way as the death toll rises. the powerful storm picked up a schoolbus and slammed it into this henryville, indiana house. homes and businesses across the small town are gone, blown apart by the storm. kids were evacuated from the high school just 20 minutes before the roof was ripped off. >> i'm just thankful that everybody's safe. >> reporter: in nearby marysville, this entire neighborhood was flattened, leaving homes in pieces. >> that is just amazing. >> reporter: a string of tornadoes ripped through the midwest and south on friday, leaving behind damage in nine states. more than two dozen people are dead, and that number is expected to rise. crews are looking for survivors, but finding more victims. after the storm hit moscow, ohio-- >> sounded like a train coming through. >> reporter: -- jared gorth went down the street to his sister's house. he watched as officers searched the property, hoping to find her alive, but she didn't survive.

in alabama, at least 40 homes were destroyed, another 100 suffered heavy damage. when the storm moved through new market, alabama it, tore this house to shreds. this is a piece of a bathtub, over here is a stove, and this is what's left of the roof. cars are upside down in west liberty, kentucky. buildings along the main street are leveled, and the police station is destroyed. >> unreal, unreal. >> reporter: hundreds are homeless today, but many like the haines family are glad to be alive. >> we're safe! all our friends and family, we're safe. >> we got out. >> reporter: the cleanup is under way and people are returning to their broken homes to recover what they can. it's so unbelievable when you hear the numbers. when we talk about tornado warnings, 289 tornado warnings, that was at 10:00 last night. that was the total for the day yesterday for the middle section of the country and the south. that is more than the entire number for all of last month. just in a day yesterday, so an unbelievable outbreak of tornadoes across the middle

section of this country and the cleanup will take weeks. >> and it isn't really what is considered peak tornado season. terrell, i grew up in the midwest. i know what it's like when the tornado sirens go off. exactly how much warning, how many minutes did these people get when those tornadoes started approaching? >> reporter: you know, it all depends. what is great about this situation is there's a new radar technology out now that's being installed across the middle portion of the united states and in tornado alley. it's this dual polarization, a way to really read the atmosphere differently than ever before. and it's allowing them to give more warning when these storms come up. it's actually what's blamed for actually making it more safe, for saving more lives when these storms came through yesterday. in answerment in technology, helping to warn residents when storms are on the way. >> terrell brown from new market, alabama, thank you t. a 30-year-old georgetown law student received a call of support from the president of the united states yesterday, after being attacked on air by

radio host rush limbaugh. >> that makes her a shut, right? makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> sandra fluke was thrust into the national spotlight amid debate over insurance coverage of contraception. and republican leaders refused to accept her as a witness at a hearing about the issue. >> had anyone ever said anything like that about you before? >> well, certainly not on national air waves. you know, i think that a lot of women unfortunately have heard those types of words and historically, they have always been used to try to silence women. >> limbaugh is now dealing with the fallout from the attack. a number of advertisers, including sleep train, quicken loans and autozone have pulled their commercials from his show. a brutal country club murder from the east bay makes headlines around the country. taking you behind the scenes of a 48-hour mystery, coming up. and cleaning up the flood

damage on the famous crooked street. . >> after that trip, i felt so much more hyped up, i guess, to go out and do stuff. you can't always get a global perspective inside a classroom. the project that's taking bay area students around the world to help other young people tackle local problems. we should se 60s today. roberta . and we can expect sunshine here in the bay area today and all weekend long. taking a live look outside right now, we'll see highs in the 60s today. roberta gonzalez, joining us next with your weekend forecast. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,

mopping up the mess from all this flooding on the most cr . well, people in san francisco are mopping up the mess from all of this flooding. the most famous crooked street on earth, lumbard street, a tourist drove into a fire hydrant yesterday, flooding the street. at one point, water was shooting out 10 feet into the air. can't get distracted when you're driving down that road. two north bay brothers are changing the world, one young person and one garden at a time. sharon chen headed outdoors with this week's jefferson award winners. >> redo it? >> reporter: lucas and jasper ocean are helping students dig

an organic vegetable garden. the brothers say lessons on sustainable agriculture and leadership take root in the outdoor classroom. >> they are able to collaborate together and impact meaningful change in their community. >> reporter: the drake high school garden sprout out of global student embassy, a local student nonprofit. the brothers formed the group in 2008. it brings high school and college students together to improve the world's environment and access to food. lucas says global student embassy grew after several months spent volunteering. he taught english in argentina. jasper planted trees in ecuador. >> we figured since we benefited so much from those experiences traveling and that helped to develop our world view that we really value, that we should work and help to provide that opportunity to more students. >> reporter: global student embassy planted its first

community garden four years ago. it harvested more than a thousand pounds of organic produce last year for families in food banks. jasper says their work has branched out overseas. >> it's incredibly rewarding to work that hard on something and then see it accomplished. >> reporter: in argentina, the ocean brothers and volunteers refurbished a school and planted an organic garden in a poor neighborhood. in peru, they built a mile-long canal to give farmers year round irrigation. in tanzania, they started a youth technology training center with 20 computers. in ecuador, the group planted more than 4000 native trees. drake high school junior maya normandy says the reforestation experience proved she can make a difference in the world. >> that totally changed my perspective. after that trip, i felt so much more hyped up, i guess, to go out and do stuff. >> reporter: through global student embassy, not only do bay area young people travel overseas, but they also raise money to bring exchange students

here. today, more than 200 volunteers dig into the nonprofit work grounded in the team of two. >> i think lou brings relentless energy. he's tireless in his work and passionate. >> jasper brings strong organizational capacity, also determination. >> reporter: for bringing young leaders together to change their world, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to lucas and jasper ocean. sharon chen, cbs 5. .... the . we are looking forward to sunny skies and warm temperatures today, warmer than normal. taking a live look right now at the transamerica building in downtown san francisco, temperatures right now at 43 around here in the city. oakland at 40. san jose is hitting 39 degrees. roberta gonzalez shows us where people will see it warm up and when we may also see some showers in today's pinpoint forecast. good morning, everybody.

we have a warming trend, kick starting with yesterday actually with additional warming taking place today. by night fall tonight, we'll have clear and cool conditions, and then another warmer day for your sunday. a chance of rain returns to the bay area on tuesday and friday. and we certainly need the rain. as far as stats are concerned, san francisco's only 40% of normal for this time of the year compared to last year at 101%. and check out san jose. that's a dire situation there. so far this rainy season, 27% of where we should be. last year, we were at 80%. here's the situation. we have this area of high pressure. it's diverting the storm track well to the north of the bay area. so we are going to be basking in unseasonably mild conditions, as high pressure system settles into the entire state of california and we have sunshine from top to bottom. let's pinpoint some areas. the capital in the upper 60s. meanwhile, upper 60s common from

fresno, stockton, modesto. upper 60s around the monterrey bay. 72 degrees in redding. if you are heading to the high sierra this weekend, lucky you! make sure you have the sun block. temperatures each day into the mid-50s. winds will be slight and the sunshine will be abundant. now, meanwhile, your pinpoint forecast, kick starting with the coast into the 60s, 70s for today and tomorrow. very similar readings if not just a couple of degrees warmer for your sunday. 73 degrees in morgan hill as well. east of the bay, northwest winds 5 to 10 miles per hour today number wise, into the upper 60s. 74 in brentwood, tracy and oakley. 73 in santa rosa. check out san francisco, average high temperature this time of the year is 61 and we're forecasting a high of 67 degrees. now, as the temperatures go up, the air mass dries out. therefore, if you are suffering from allergies, blame it on the pollen. it happens to be the juniper,

alder and poplar tree count that is extremely high all weekend long. 36 degrees with clear skies in santa rosa overnight, 46 in san francisco. extended forecast calls for another sunshiny day monday, albeit cooler. chance of rain tuesday and fri. by the way, on sunday, 38th annual running of the napa valley marathon. cbs 5, a very proud sponsor. we want to wish all of you athletes good luck, hydrate with an afternoon high of 70 degrees! that is your pinpoint forecast. >> thanks, roberta. 48 hours takes us behind the scenes tonight of a brutal murder investigation in a posh east bay neighborhood. ernest and charlene shearer were found beaten to death in their home in pleasantton back in 2008. evidence led to the couple's son, ernie, a professional poker player and playboy. grace lee interviewed reporter peter vanzandt about this 48 hours mystery. >> what burglar is going to

leave ultimately over $9000 sticking out of somebody's jeans? >> there's no way that a professional killer would have left that type of evidence at the scene unless it was an attempt to sort of throw authorities off the track. >> you just can't make this stuff up. it's like a screen writer put this hour together. it's fascinating. >> what about him makes it so that he is able to pull off this murder of his own parents for money? i mean, you would have to go to extremes to be able to do that. >> this is what a classic sociopath does. they know the difference between right and wrong and they don't care. ernie shearer, according to investigators, became a cold hearted desperate man when he had these gambling debts, had all of these relationships across the country, women he was seeing and supporting and traveling to, and he just needed cash. and his parents, their estate was worth several million dollars and they were beaten to death. you hear the details of it in the course of our hour, with a baseball bat. and it was a horrible, savage

crime. i mean, he could have gone in and shot his parents while they were sleeping, but instead, he chose to kill them in a very personal, horrible way. >> well, you can watch peter's report on country club murders tonight on 48 hours. that starts at 10:00 p.m. here on cbs 5. t college basketball event of the year. for manny ramire . the usf domes may be invited to the biggest college basketball event of the year in a new uniform for manny ramirez, making his a's debut at the cactus league opener, coming up next in sports. s-f dons adv ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the . in college basketball, the usf doms advance in the tournament. and in baseball, the a's open their cactus league season with manny ramirez in the lineup. next fall, the number of baseball teams in the playoffs will expand. whew! kim coyle has a lot of news in sports! . good morning, everyone. major league baseball will expand its post season from 8 to 10 teams beginning this season. each league will now have two wild card teams. cactus league opener, manny's first swing in an a's uniform results in a 6-4-3 double placement he went 0 for 2, and the mariners beat the a's. elton brand with a big two-hand jam, philly wins 105-83. usf advanced to the finals of the tournament after a 76-60

win against lmu. mikey williams knocked down five of the 11 threes. they will play top seed st. mary's later tonight. city championship, mission taking on marshall. bears senior miles prescott gets the steal and almost throws it down. mission wins 89-76. second round of the honda classic in florida, tiger woods had a much better day with the putter and shot a 68. but he remains seven strokes back. tom gillis and gun rose are tied for the lead at 8-under. and that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. 7:24. coming up, one more look at today's top stories, including the latest on those deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest and the south. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the star of a hit c-b-s t-v drama showed he's more than just an actor . do you recognize that guitar player? the star of a hit cbs tv drama show, more than just an actor. gary seniece's musical group, lieutenant dan band headlined a benefit concert at coastguard island in alameda. the free concert was dedicated to military members, veterans and their families. he moonlights as a bass player in that band.

lieutenant dan is a character from forest gump. tornadoes crushed entire blocks of homes in several states. 32 people are confirmed dead right now. that number is expected to rie.z the states hit include indiana, kentucky and ohio. the investigation into stolen ipads leads police to a huge meth bust in san jose. police found 750 pounds of meth worth about $34 million. three people were arrested. the state of washington is voting today in republican presidential caucus. all four of the remaining candidates have campaigned there, eying the state's 40 delegates. a little snowfall won't stop surfers in the midwest. apparently this week they braved the cold waters of lake superior in minnesota to catch some waves. getting to the water requires a trek through the snow on the beach, though, and enduring temperatures in the 20s. time for us to call it a morning. thank you for joining us today. we'll be back tomorrow morning at 7:30 to talk politics.

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