san francisco city hall. >> mad cow returns. the disease has not been seen in california for years but the government says the diagnosis is actually good news. >> plenty of showers in the forecast, we will talk about that coming up >> a live look across the san mateo bridge. coming up we will get a check of the east bay >> good morning everyone >> today the united states supreme court hears arguments about the arizona immigration law. >> activists are following this case very closely >> the san francisco immigrants rights committee will be holding a community vigil at a press conference here in san francisco city hall. all coinciding with the supreme court taking up the

controversial law this morning. they're speaking out against the so-called show me your papers law aimed at undocumented immigrants. the supreme court will take up the issue deciding if law infringes on federal authority over immigration policy. it requires police to question the person's immigration status that they believe a person was here illegally >> i believe it is simply too damaging to the economy and dangerous to democracy to have 50 states do in 50 different things with regards to immigration policy. >> other states including alabama georgia indiana south carolina and utah pass similar laws and they're all on hold awaiting the supreme court's decision which is not expected until late june which will be right around the time that the general election is gearing up and you can be sure that will be

a hot button issue. the group says it is holding demonstrations to protest the cost of higher education. they called it a one trillion dollar day estimating that this is the date that the los gatos union school district is expected to close lexington elementary school because of concerns about earthquakes. plans have been abandoned after geologist not confirm the seismic stability of the site. >> the last we heard of mad cow disease was 2006 when 150 people died from the outbreak in the uk. the problem has resurfaced again. an infected dairy cow was found in the central valley.

>> this particular case of mad cow disease was found by a stroke of luck and the usda shows that it system is working. the cow was part of baker commodities, it is taken to a facility is slated to be turned into pet food but it was randomly selected for testing and one day later the disease was discovered. health experts say that humans were never in danger because no dead cow is ever made for human consumption >> this particular animal did not enter the food supply at any time so there's no concern about that. >> testing of a cal is like testing kindergartners for alzheimer's. that is not where you find a >> mad cow disease is fatal to counts and it can be deadly in humans. if they eat the tainted beef.

health officials are stressing and reminding people that this animal never made it into the food chain and before you throw out any products, know that you are safe. >> there could be another try today to remove that large fishing line that is attached to the gray whale. rescuers cut some of the line from the whale but now it has been spotted in monterey county off the coast and it is heading north. this morning is expected to be in the monterey bay. crews hope to get close enough to finally until some of the fishing line and set him free. >> it does not look as impressive today, yesterday we were talking about rain. it does not look like it will

be a big deal. a lot of the energy will stoop to the south of us but if you're headed out the door there are plenty of clouds to be found and there is still a chance of scattered showers. 60 degrees in livermore, 59 in san francisco. low pressure to the south. most of the energy is kicking into the southland. l.a. will see a lot of rain from the system. just a chance of showers here in a better chance as we get into tomorrow. let's check the roadways with elisabeth >> it is nice and dry in pretty quiet on bay area roadways. so far we're off to a great start. this is a live look at the nimitz. northbound and southbound are looking pretty good. everything in the green is

showing speeds at the limit. towards the golden gate bridge everything is pretty good. no delays through southbound 101. another reminder we will be talking about it for the rest of the week, the big bold drive closure, both stretches beginning friday april 27th at 8:00 p.m. and lasting all weekend long. we'll have more coming up. >> new this morning, some incredible news. renewed hope in the case of the missing british girl. u.k. police say it is possible that madeleine mccann is alive. she was almost four years old when she vanished while on a family vacation five years ago and now london police say they will release a new image of that young girl. >> one of the survivors is describing the terror of this month's yachting accident. a 38 year-old says after a huge

wave hit the boat the sales were shredded, the mast snapped and every floatation device had been ripped off. another wave knocked it into the brakes own. he says it was a washing machine filled with boulders. he writes in the marin independent journal that he eventually made it onto the rocks and was rescued with two other sailors but five other people died in an accident. several vallejo based rappers are under arrest in connection with a nationwide drug ring. the justice department says the performers were all a part of this entertainment record label. more than 25 people were arrested for allegedly trafficking from california and as far away as new york city of fans are not convinced of their guilt >> if you are doing wrong you deserve to do the time but if you are being unjustly charged than that is very unfair >> during the investigation more

than 45,000 ecstasy pills were confiscated along with several pounds of air when crack cocaine and marijuana. >> oakland's merritt is calling the 100 blocks program a success. some people in the police department tell us that violent crimes have spiked in other parts of the city but now police are being reassigned to cover the entire city >> we made a decision to put officers back on beats so when people down on 11 we have a better opportunity to respond. >> give them more than 90 days. >> the oakland mayor says the federal government will pay for 25 new officers for about 100 blocks program. today a u.s. senate panel will

questioned janet a polyp on of about the secret service prostitution scandal. this past three more secret service agents have lost their jobs following the scandal in colombia. >> mitt romney is taking another big step forward to clinch the nomination for president. he swept the primaries in five states yesterday. he is now less than 320 delegates away from securing the nomination. here's a look at the latest count, romney has at least 824 delegates. former contender rick santorum is hinting that he is on the verge of endorsing romney. he told cnn yesterday believes romney is the right guy to challenge president obama. he said he will meet with members of romney staff and hopes to meet with himself in the next week or two.

he was running second among public republicans when he suspended his campaign. newt gingrich has not pulled the plug yet. he says he will continue to fight for the nomination through this week but you told physicians over the next few days. >> students in san jose win the first-round >> how ballot measure they created is causing some backlash >> the scary situation forcing a jet blue pilot to make an emergency landing >> with only one day before,,,,,

>> no policy changes are expected from the federal reserve as it wraps up a two day meeting. the fed will put out a statement about any decisions that might make and the chairman

will hold a news conference. most experts think the fed will continue the plan to keep interest rates at record low levels. >> began as a student project at san jose state university and now it is one step closer to being city law. a measure to increase the city's minimum wage now has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. asked the minimum wage would go up to $10 per hour with yearly inflation adjustments >> when you have people here trying to make a change is possible >> city council members will discuss it tuesday and could decide to put it to a citywide vote or voted into law themselves. proponents argue small businesses might need to let go of some of their employees. two dozen occupy protesters arrested yesterday at wells fargo in san francisco.

thousands of the protesters filled the financial district yesterday trying to disrupt the annual shareholders meeting. protesters say they want the bank to stop foreclosures and pay their fair share of taxes and >> a familiar face from the 2010 pipeline glass is retiring. dennis, is hanging up his fire suit and looking towards a life of retirement. his last day on the job will be may 25th. starting today and airline is adding more flights out of oakland airport which means more jobs. they're adding seven more destinations for 60 new jobs. the oakland mayor says her team has been working on the extension four months. >> they are supposed to be used to protect san francisco commuters a we're finding out that new security cameras are catching people breaking the law. at small headquarters from muni

people watch cameras facing out from the buses. the report infractions and then they send out tickets >> is meant to make sure that our buses can get through the system as fast as possible >> our camera is watching things that they shouldn't be doing and if you are not doing it, you will not get a citation >> last year they caught 3000 people breaking the law >> president obama took to late- night tv to lobby for a student loan bill. he was on the jimmy fallon show last night >> what we said is simple, now is not the time to make schools more expensive for young people. the wine >> you should listen to the president. or as i like to call him, the

president of the united states >> the president is pushing for congress to renew the student loan measure to keep interest rates from bubbling >> how does he put the brakes on, he is with congress and then he is on jimmy found. >> lindsey lohan's is going to the big house this weekend >> the white house actually. a publicist says she and her defense attorney will attend a correspondents' association dinner with pride of ancestors who has been known to bring unusual guests to the annual dinner. >> drivers can do it. >> the new bill targeting bicyclist >> he could have come down this hill and crashed into somebody >> have a teenager steered his grandmother to safety without touching the breaks for the gas pedal >> atv station invaded by family of bears.

a weatherman's close call >> around the bay area today, a lot of clouds outside,,,,,,,,,,,

>> a passenger plane had to make an emergency landing after something unexpected smack into the windshield >> we need to come back, we hit two geese >> dear plane turned back and landed in york where it had just taken off yesterday. luckily no passengers were injured >> one state senator wants to extend the ban on cell phone use to bicyclist as well. he has proposed a new law that would find cyclists $20 if

they're caught using mobile device while riding bikes. that increases $10 for a second offense. local writers are divided on the issue >> you can ride a bike with no hands. i remember i would ride all the way down the block so on and think one hand as bad >> people are on cell phones and little keyboards, too many distractions >> everybody has an opinion. the state bicycle coalition supports the proposal because it will increase for all riders. the bill is now up for debate. a trio of visionary entrepreneur ours has unveiled and out of this world plan to mine precious-metals. it is a new venture backed by james cameron. it would extract gold and platinum from nearby asteroids. it would use rockets launched robots to mind the materials and transport them back down to earth >> asteroids coming from the

early part of the solar system have existed for literally billions of years and have some of the most interesting and valuable materials that we will need >> andersson said within four years prospecting for precious metals to begin on some near earth astroids but skeptics say that type of technology is still a long way from development. it sounds like a movie. >> it was unbearable forecast in pennsylvania >> three black bears invaded the backyard weather set at a local tv station. the meteorologist went out to do the report when he saw the bears. >> you guys are always trying to put the weather guy in danger.

get him out there in the lightning and everything were great. a lot of clouds outside but no rain yet. be prepared for a change. a mild star, '50s and '60s right now with cloudy skies all around. towards the afternoon, at least a chance of a few showers. the best chance will come in the southern parts of the bay area. temperatures still in the low 60's and '70's. a very wet day in disneyland if you're heading in that direction. some moisture trailing into the bay area which will allow at least a chance of showers. tomorrow, another chance of rain. computer models show a lot of clouds but not much rain. in the afternoon we see some working into the bay area but not much. it looks like as we head towards the afternoon hours, the

temperatures will stay rather mild. 70 degrees in san jose. the next couple of days it looks like it could be on and off again. as we get into friday we turned the boat around bringing some warmer weather. near 80 degrees this weekend. very muggy outside >> i was not outside much this morning. it looks like we have a warming trend >> let's take you outside and show you what conditions are like. here is a live look at conditions across the golden gate bridge. southbound commuter traffic is produced mood. the big coil drive closure will be happening this weekend. still in the green in the east

bay so we're not dealing with any major incidents. westbound 580 is still looking pretty good coming out of the altamont pass. it continues that way all the way to the dublin interchange. in antioch, this is usually the first thought to back up. so far it looks pretty good all the way out towards the pittsburgh eight. area. here is a live look at conditions across the upper and lower deck of the bay bridge. it is a pretty smooth ride right now. you might find some road work approaching the incline but it will be wrapping up shortly. >> he has not even signed a

professional contract yet but stanford star quarterback is already dealing with legal problems. andrew luck is expected to be the first pick in tomorrow's draft but he's being sued by a trading card company that claims it has the rights to a picture of him from a high-school all- star game. luks lawyer is trying to block the sale of those cards. the lakers have suspended world peace for seven games. world peace, formerly known as ron artest, could miss six games as a result. he apologized yesterday. on to baseball, the a's are hanging onto second place in the american league west >> werke pictures continued to amaze. tom malone pitched eight shutout innings against the white sox last night. kurt suzuki broke a scoreless ball game with the oakland to a

2-0 victory. the giants got hammered by cincinnati last night >> a woman and her grandson were out for a drive when things got dangerous >> the grandmother passed out behind the wheel. the car was headed straight for historic downtown folsom when the grandson jumped into action and tried to wake up the grandmother but she was unresponsive so he jumped in and took the wheel >> i pulled the emergency brake. the car went this way and went right into the ditch. i was at the top in my grandma was at the bottom. when i first got out my legs were shaking >> we could have ended up down this hill and crashed into somebody so he saved my life >> folsom police honored him for his heroic actions. the bat attack caught on tape

at a fast-food restaurant >> some new hope in the case of madeleine mccann. what investigators plan to release about the bureau has been missing for four years. >> arizona vs. the u.s., a supreme court case that has implications in california >> the first case of mad cow disease,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> immigration is the number-one issue before the supreme court today. how bay area cities have already weighed in >> from the central valley, the first case of mad cow disease in years. where the cow was heading and why the fed say it is good news >> will we