we might have some stormy weather on the horizon. >> not a bad start so far on the roadways. a full look at the commute coming up >> it is wednesday, really the first day of spring, march 21st. >> police right now are surrounding an apartment building in france where a suspected serial killer has barricaded himself for several hours. the 24 old frenchman of algerian descent is suspected in the killings of three jewish schoolchildren. three police officers were wounded during a firefight at the building today. he says he belongs to al qaeda and committed the murders as revenge for the deaths. >> crews are in the east bay working to clean up a big water

main break in berkeley. kate is are there to bring us the very latest >> unfortunately we do not know very much at this time. we of our initial reports that a water main break happened around 3:00 this morning. utility crews have been on the scene since we arrived trying to shut off water. it has been a steady stream of bubbling water in this intersection of seventh and addison. right now now we are not sure how long this will take to shut the water down. how many homes it will affect or if it will affect any but we just saw another utility worker arrive on the scene and we hope to get you more information and to see how many residents will be affected >> do we know when it broke? >> we heard that it was right before 3:00 this morning. >> ross mirkarimi says he is the

sheriff and the mayor has put someone else in charge. mirkarimi is facing an ethics investigation. >> this could go on for weeks. today the mayor is expected to file its official misconduct charges with the san francisco ethics commission and after five days, that commission will begin the process of making a recommendation to the board of supervisors. we could see weeks of hearings on this. mayor lee suspended ross mirkarimi yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment involving a domestic violence charge with his wife. the mayor met with mirkarimi on monday and asked him to resign but the sheriff refused. >> i do not believe that the concept i have taken constitutes

official misconduct within the meaning of the law and i look forward to making my case to the ethics commission and the board of supervisors >> i've carefully reviewed the city charter and conducted my own review of the evidence and consulted with legal counsel. i also met with sherrif ross mirkarimi yesterday to give him the opportunity to resign. >> though the ethics commission will hold hearings on the misconduct charges within the coming weeks and then make a recommendation, once the misconduct case makes it to the board of supervisors, nine of the 11 members would have to agree to oust mirkarimi officially from his office. we saw a statement, yesterday from the deputies association saying they are disappointed in mirkarimi and that whole situation has affected morale.

i know you have more information on the interim sheriff who is just been appointed. >> a quick question, it did we hear from eliana lopez or from her attorney? >> she put out a couple of statements yesterday through her attorney and she says she would like her husband to say on as sheriff. she feels the whole thing has been blown out of proportion and by all accounts it appears as if the couple is planning to stay together. >> mayor lee selected former chief deputy vicki hennessy. she is coming out of retirement to become the first woman to head the sheriff's department >> i have great respect for all the members of the apartment and truly elite feel honored to lead them as they carry out their duties. i look forward to working with the department's staff and others to best serve the people of san francisco

>> 59 year-old hennessey was recently this the head of the city's department of emergency management. you can watch the news conference on our website. >> investigators are retracing their steps in the search for sierra lamar, the 15 year-old morgan hill girl who has been missing for five days. were the 100 people gathered at a local church for a candlelight vigil. they say what they need now is heightened awareness. >> realize how much i love you and what you back. i love you and i just want you back. >> the santa clara county sheriff's office has 75 people assigned to the case. they can miss the area yesterday interviewing friends family and neighbors. sierra was last seen heading to a bus stop on friday. detectives found herself on the next day about 1 mi. away

>> mitt romney supporters are celebrating a double-digit margin over rick santorum in the illinois presidential primary yesterday. here is susan mcguinness spoke with more >> mitt romney think supporters in illinois for his double digit win over rick santorum >> what a night >> and immediately turned his focus to defeating president obama in november >> it is time to say these words: enough. >> exit polls show the economy was the most important issue among voters in illinois. mitt romney says it is his one and number one priority >> i'm running for president because i have the experience and vision to get us out of this mess >> cbs news estimates that romney will take 41 of illinois 54 delegates. rick santorum is downplaying his second place finish it >> we got the delegates that we

could get and we're feeling good, again, it is a two-person race >> santorum is already looking ahead to the next contest. he will campaign today in louisiana and predicts he will pull off a big victory on saturday. newt gingrich finished fourth last night and is also looking to gain some momentum from the southern states >> i think we have a very good chance to win a lot of delegates in louisiana >> ron paul spent the night in california and joked with jay leno on the tonight show >> i think the other three should just get out of the race >> he finished third yesterday and is in last place but he insists his campaign will go all the way to the convention. >> the next primary is saturday in louisiana. a new poll shows santorum with a lead over romney in there.

in gingrich's third and ron paul trails badly with 3 percent of the vote >> president obama is kicking off a tour to talk about american energy policy. as for stop will be at a solar facility in boulder nevada. the state is trying to screen energy job to spur growth. other stops will include in mexico oklahoma and ohio. the president appears to be altering his stance on the keystone pipeline proposal. in january the administration denied a permit for the oil pipeline that would stretch from alberta to the texas gulf coast. a fast track for the permit process could be announced tomorrow for the southern portion of the project. pipeline supporters say it will create jobs and lower gas prices. >> there is widespread criticism of a decision by california state university to give raises to two top

administrators. the board of trustees approved 10 percent hike for the presidents of csu east bay and csu fullerton coming at a time of cuts and halting spring admissions next year. legislators say the trusties have misplaced priorities. state senator leave leave wants to prohibit raises during bad budget years. today second public hearing on the proposed changes to admissions at san jose state. the university is moving to end a promise to ignore all qualified high school graduates from santa clara county. the school would still give preference but not a guarantee. it is all the result of increasing budget pressure there. >> san jose's new branch libraries may soon reopen now that the council has approved the mayor's latest budget plan. experts projected modest $10

million surplus next year after several years of deficits. the new plan includes restoring services and they could open new libraries, reopening a community center and increase spending on gang prevention. he had a word of caution predicting another deficit for the following year >> it is time to introduce lawrence. >> and good morning. we have partly cloudy skies out there right now and it looks like some places will get your 70 degrees as we head to the afternoon. let's get you out there right now, we do have clouds that are lingering just off the coast line. we will see more of that along the coastline throughout the day today. temperatures running in the 40's and 50's. a lot of clouds, we could see a couple of showers in the north bay. temperatures are warming up

very nicely, 70 degrees today in san jose. 62 degrees in san rafael. tomorrow i think we have a better chance of rain moving in a especially early in the morning. a more impressive stoker looks like it will move in saturday with a chance of showers continuing on sunday and monday. let's talk to elizabeth about the traffic >> let's take to outside, a live look at the dublin interchange where everything is moving at top speeds. the headlights are westbound 580. on our next map is about 15 minutes or so between the altamont pass and 680. green through livermore dublin and pleasanton. eastbound highway 4, ongoing road work between summers will grow and contra loma us and they

have all the lanes blocked in the east bound direction. in the meantime is sluggish in that area and we're even picking up a few brake lights already. his morning, there is a live look at 83 oakland. this time it is the southbound lanes of 880 where you'll find roadwork close to the downtown axis. breaking news out of berkeley, seventh and addison, a water main break and streets are blocked off. back to you. >> the changes being made right now two on-line dating. >> mexico is rocked by a massive earthquake. >> outraged is rising in the shooting death of a florida teenager. how demonstrators are turning to social media to garner some support. >> is the new ipad too hot to

handle? what apple is saying about overheating complaints.

>> in mexico there have been several aftershocks. the largest was a 5.1. dozens of homes have collapsed and another 800 are damaged after yesterday's powerful earthquake was a 7.4. hardest hit was the coastal area city. several people have been injured but there are no reports of any deaths. the president's oldest daughter was vacationing in mexico with a school group the white house says she was never in any danger. >> a florida teenager called his girlfriend shortly before he was shot to death last month. it told her he was being followed. the man who followed him was a neighborhood watch person. he ended up shooting martin but

an attorney for martin's family wants to arrested >> he had a 9 mm gun and martin had a bad of skills. where is the self-defense in that? >> there were rallies for martin in florida yesterday and one is planned in new york city tonight >> the lawyers for american soldiers accused of killing 16 afghan civilians will travel to afghanistan. john henry browne says he has questions about the government's evidence about his client so he will gather his own information during the visit. the staff sergeant has not confessed and told lawyers he does not remember the massacre. charges against him are expected before the end of the week. the department of defense is releasing numbers on its military recruiting efforts so far in 2012. they have been listed almost 56,000 servicemen and women through february. the pentagon says this winds up

with their goals. >> the time right now is for 46, the latest cancer treatment could be in your medicine cabinet. the common pain reliever that might stop the disease from spreading. >> how your skin could soon vibrate when you get a call. >> talk about a close call, what happened to women who decided to test text while walking on a pier. >> a crown gas station and an impatient driver. what happened next that sent people running from the gas station. >> partly cloudy skies around the bay area, some temperatures could get your 70 by the afternoon. we will tell you where coming up.

>> talk about panic at the pump

in south florida after a vehicle slams into a gas pump and then burst into flames. surveillance video at the station's shows the yellow hummer waiting for a gas pump. the s-u-v pulls in and cuts in front, it's the pomp and goes up in flames. no one was hurt. is the new ipad too hot to handle? >> consumer reports ran a series of tests to find out. customers flocked to apple on- line discussion boards to complain about the new cabinet that is overheating. to show it runs about 13 degrees hotter than the previous model but not hot enough to be dangerous. that did not stop apple stock from continuing to climb another 1% yesterday. three of the leading online dating services are taking steps to protect its members. it will screen for sex

offenders and make it easier to report complaints as a part of an agreement they struck with the california attorney general. in 2010 and allie woman was assaulted by a man she met through match got on. what would you think of a tattoo that vibrates if someone tries to call you? it is called a ring town tattoo. the l.a. times says that nokia has filed a patent for the tattoo. it is also working on a sticker version of the device. >> what is in the middle of the night? >> what you get a lot of calls? a woman in michigan had to be rescued after she fell into the river while textile >> she was walking with her husband and son on a pier in she was detecting when she fell into the frigid st. joseph river. fortunately in 19 year-old woman happen to see the accident

>> i didn't think about it, i saw her and i jumped in >> thankfully miller did not need to go to the hospital. she was shaken up but she went back to work yesterday. >> i forgot my phone today and i feel little bit naked today. >> around the bay area we do have clouds starting to gather '40's and '50's right now and by the afternoon it will be a gorgeous day in parts of the bay area. partly cloudy and it looks like more clouds towards the coast line. still, high pressure holding on. this one likely to move in as early as tomorrow morning. it could bring more significant showers to the bay area. for today, dry mild weather

continues. throughout the day today we will see some clouds moving in along the coastline. late tonight that system drop since so maybe tomorrow morning a bit of a wet commute. 70 degrees in san jose, 68 degrees in milpitas. we plan on temperatures soaring into 70 degrees in brentwood. 65 degrees in vallejo. the north bay will be cooler but not bad. 57 degrees in bodega bay. looking out over the next few days, a chance of rain returns. i think a break on friday and at the saturday storm looks like it could be a pretty good soakers. not a total rainout for the

weekend although i think the first part of that weekend will be very wet. >> we're going to enjoy the dry commute while we have it. for right now, things are pretty quiet. the right side of your screen is the commute direction. we do have some road work this morning, this time in antioch. all eastbound lanes of highway four are completely closed. drivers are having to use the on and off ramps to get by. eastbound and westbound for are pretty sluggish. kind of usual stuff passed the

coliseum. a couple of southbound lanes blocked on 880. they should be wrapping that up pretty shortly. there were lane changes going on across the golden gate bridge so we saw the trucks to move past and right now and everything is pretty much good to go. we are following in developing story that since 3:00 this morning, a water main break in berkeley. there are streets closed by seventh and had a sense of coming up we will get a live report from the scene from our own reporter. in the meantime the south bay looks pretty good. no major delays on 280 or 101. mass transit is all on time. >> new studies suggest a daily low dose of aspirin can prevent and possibly treat cancer. in the study experts point out

there's still not enough proof to recommend a daily aspirin routine for that purpose. a bone marrow drive gets under way with the hope of saving several young lives. potential donors must be half chinese and have caucasian. the drive will be held at st. francis hospital from 11 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the cafeteria in the emergency room. a dog proving he is not just man's best friend, he is also a mathematician. >> a math professor says his dogs always feel it figures out the quickest way to get his ball out of the lake. he runs along the beach and goes at an angle. >> when i did all the math calculations to figure out exactly where he should jump in the water in order to get there

in the shortest time, it turns out he jumps into the water within about one fight >> other scientists have written about the same thing. >> fighting finds, who pg&e wants to have picked up the tab for the pipeline disaster. >> there is a new sheriff in town but the old one is fighting for his job. coming up, the latest on the new charges expected to be filed today.

>> he says he accepts the responsibility but can still do his job. the finance chair standing that is grounded face of losing his career