heart attack, stroke or dementia. ♪ free woman. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. breaking news out of oakland. the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter could soon be a free woman. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. just moments ago, the judge agreed to release her into family custody. noor salman awaits trial on charges of terrorism, however the judge is giving prosecutors two days to appeal that decision.

salman is accused of aiding her husband in the attack that killed 49 people an orlando nightclub in june. the judge says she is not a flight risk ordaining to the public. a rally under way now at san jose state university where students are lobbying against what could be the first tuition hike in years. kpix 5's maria medina is live at sjsu with why students say they can't afford a higher tuition. >> reporter: and this is a walkout at csu campuses statewide. students started gathering here just a few minutes ago at noon and this walkout is scheduled until 2 p.m. they are protesting what would be the first tuition hike in a half decade. the california state university board of trustees is looking at a 5% hike by this fall. that would mean an almost $300 increase for each undergrad student a year even more for grad students. one of the rally organizers announced details of today's walkout at classrooms today because he says not many students know about the

proposal that he describes as simply too much. >> for some students that would be the difference between, um, books or, um, groceries. >> students are already struggling and to ask them to try to give us more because, well, sorry, that's just the way things are, you know, i -- i -- i just don't find that responsible. >> what would be a reasonable increase? >> well, i don't think there should be a reasonable increase. i feel that they should just keep the fees the way they are. >> reporter: and the university says it needs to increase tuition as they scramble to keep up with more students enrolling in college, getting them to graduate faster and hiring more faculty. the hike would generate almost $78 million a year systemwide. but csu has said they will ask for state funding to overcome its $167 million shortfall. the board of trustees will vote on the hike in three weeks. this walkout is until 2:00. i reached out to the spokesperson for sjsu and have yet to hear from them.

live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. an unusual sight. three base jumpers dive off the hilton tower in san francisco. witnesses saw three people parachute off the ledge before midnight last night. two of them were arrested for trespass and conspiracy. police are still searching for the third. a female. hilton tower is one of the tallest towers in the city. it stands at 490 feet. the white house is still celebrating president trump's joint address to congress last night. many are saying that it was the best speech the president has ever given. but whether those good feelings translate into legislative action remains to be seen. don champion is on capitol hill with details. >> reporter: president trump is scheduled to host republican congressional leaders for lunch at the white house this afternoon. the president laid out his vision for the country during his joint address to congress last night. and now he needs the lawmakers' help to make it a reality. >> whether it be with repealing and replacing obamacare, whether it be with tax relief and the economy, whether it be

with immigration, i think the american people heard -- they really heard the president in full. >> reporter: mr. trump is receiving high marks for his speech. a cbs news poll out this morning shows 82% of people who saw the speech called mr. trump presidential including a majority of democrats. and 61% said the president's tone was very positive. republican lawmakers say the positivity was a refreshing change. >> overall the speech was focused, disciplined, and subdued. it was remarkably uneventful in a good way. >> reporter: democrats say the president's speech was different from the presidents they know and they need to see it to believe it. >> speeches have a shelf life just like his inaugural speech. people fort got it and he started getting into mess after mess. same thing is going to happen here. >> reporter: the white house had been planning to release

the revised executive order banning travel to the u.s. from citizens from 7 countries but administration officials say it won't happen today. don champion, cbs news, capitol hill. >> california state lawmakers were quick to criticize the president's speech. representative eric swalwell the cochair of the democratic steering and policy committee wrote: pportunity by a long shot. instead, he continued to offer f bluster about his grandiose pl woman barbara lee also med the president's ad writing... "tonight we saw a de unpopular president r a nationalistic mess gned to frighten the amer e in oning our values. ent trump's address the most pes and divisive mes have ever witness on he few moments of the t that brought both republicans ats together was t nowledgement ficer one of the few moments of the night that brought both republicans and democrats together was the acknowledgement of a fallen hero. officer william ryan owens was killed in a raid in january. his widow karen was in the

stands last night and got special recognition from the president. >> ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. thank you. [ applause ] >> applause went on for more than 90 seconds. according to a white house aide president trump is considering opening an investigation into owens' death. new at noon, another one of president donald trump's cabinet positions is filled. the u.s. senate voted for the head of the department of the interior. zinke is a montana republican and former navy seal. he got strong bipartisan support with a 68-31 vote. today marks groundbreaking for the van ness bus rapid transit project in san francisco. kpix 5's anne makovec on all the improvements expected from the major construction work. >> reporter: right now, van ness is a workhorse thoroughfare under construction. but within three years, it will

become what the city calls a grand boulevard. >> let's get the dirt digging and let's get this project done! >> reporter: today a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of the van ness improvement project which has already started at the end of last year going from three lanes to two in each direction. >> i drive around town, i'm in sales, so getting around the city is a lot harder these days. >> reporter: the only lefts are allowed at broadway and lombard causing traffic headaches. >> having a hard time getting through the intersection. >> reporter: but when it's finished, the city says traffic speeds will be improved by 32% in part because of the bus rapid transit project. while muni buses now pick up passengers on the sidewalk, they will soon have a dedicated lane in the middle of the roadway with medians for passengers to board. >> this is going to be one of the most important transit projects in our city and i cannot wait until this happens because it's going to make a huge difference.

>> reporter: construction will be a work in progress with a lot of different phases here on van ness between now and the end of 2019. in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. to find out more about the project and how construction could impact your commute, check out our website, cbssf.com. bay area transportation officials say they are worried that the trump administration may pull the plug on funding to electrify caltrain. they will be traveling to dc this month in order to lobby for the federal money. they are pulling out all the stops to get support even securing the backing of some silicon valley heavyweights from companies like google and facebook. they will be making their case to democrats and republicans to get the project funded. we are learning new details in the fiery san jose-bound plane crash that left three dead. the son of one of the survivors says his mother sensed trouble before take-off. >> before they actually took off to come back, um, my mom called me saying that, you know, the plane is acting a

little weird and the weather is kind of crazy and acting up down there and i told her it's probably not best to take that plane. >> investigators still aren't sure exactly what brought the plane down. a witness says it looked like the tail was shaking as the plane took off. today the ntsb is combing over the crash site looking for clues. >> there's three things we are going to be look at today. we're going to be looking at the machine, the machine and the environment. how all these three things fit together is, um, a part of a much larger holistic process. >> the ntsb will remain at the crash site for four days. the preliminary report of their findings is expected in the next 10 days. shocking new details in the sexual misconduct allegations on uc campuses. newly released documents show that more than 100 uc faculty members are accused of sexual misconduct. the university officials say that they investigated 113 cases over a three-year period. those accused include prominent

researchers, deans and coaches. berkeley faced criticism last year for its handling of sexual harassment cases. new at noon, good news out of the california snow survey. state water officials just announced the snowpack is at 179%. that's almost double what we're used to. and you can thank the wet winter for that according to national oceanic at atmospheric administration. >> i was flying in from oklahoma on sunday look over the sierra nevada and jumping up and down and trying to get people to look at the snowiest place on earth and you know what? more snow is coming to the sierra nevada and we are going to have more rain locally. not today. we have crystal clear skies and as a direct result of the last of a blanket of clouds, temperatures dropped all the way down below freezing in napa early this morning. 33 santa rosa. livermore at 34. it was 38 apiece san jose and

redwood city. and we kick-started this morning in oakland at 42 degrees. three things to remember from now until friday. dry and comfortable with very mild conditions. cloudy, breezy, saturday with light rain developing by sunday and it will not be a washout, no flooding is expected. but check this out. futurecast is now even illustrating the clouds move in a little bit swifter on friday. a little bit sooner on saturday. you start to see the very fringe end of the rain in the far reaches of the north bay. we are going to talk about the impact this will have on your sunday forecast. it will also impact the 39th annual running of the napa marathon. those details, hey, kenny, coming up later in this newscast. >> thank you, roberta. coming up, caught on camera. the uber ceo lashes out at one of his own drivers. how he is responding now to the criticism. >> kevin durant's injury is worse than thought originally. how long he will be off the court. coming up.

leak of argument he had with a driver. bloomberg obtained this video the ceo of uber is working on his rating after a leak of an argument he had with a driver. bloomberg obtained this video showing travis kalanick riding with friends on super bowl sunday. the driver [ non-english name ] of daly city tells kalanick that he is lowering fares and it's hurting drivers like him. and this is what kalanick had to say. >> you drop the prices on black. >> yes, you did. >> $20. [ cursing. >> you know how much the mileage is? >> now what? >> what? >> some people don't like to take responsibility. [ censored ] >> they blame everything in their life on somebody else. >> good luck. >> today, kalanick apologized taking responsibility for his

actions. he says he needs to grow up adding he wants, quote, leadership help. today we should learn more about all the traffic on the peninsula. san francisco recently ranked fourth for the worst traffic congestion in the world. it's especially bad on highway 101. caltrans officials are meeting tonight at 6:30 to try to come up with a solution. a violent storm system pummeled the central part of the united states and now it's heading east. more than 20 tornadoes are reported in five states. at least three people were killed. two in illinois and one in missouri were killed. michelle miller is in illinois with more. >> reporter: multiple tornadoes were spotted across illinois as they carved a path through the state early tuesday evening. in ottawa, powerful winds ripped giant trees from the ground knocking out power in the area, one came down smashing this truck. >> it was scary. it sounded like a freight train like they always say and it was

fast and stuff was blowing around. >> reporter: at least one person was killed here in ottawa by a fallen tree. local police say the damage is extensive. >> portions of houses have been destroyed, you know, front porches and stuff. a lot of power lines down. >> reporter: near the southern tip of illinois, lightning revealed the size of this massive twister. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: right across the river in missouri, a woman was rescued from the rubble of what used to be her home. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: debris littered the streets in the small missouri city and several homes were damaged. at least one person was killed and others were injured. the governor of illinois activated the state's emergency operations center last night to get a jump on helping people through this critical time. michelle miller, cbs news, illinois. >> the east gross atlanta to new york -- coast from atlanta to new york could see storm later today. the san jose water district

is preparing a flood control plan to prevent another disaster like the flooding in san jose. meanwhile the water is going down at the anderson reservoir. for the first time in 10 days officials say it is no longer overflowing. city leaders scheduled a public hearing to talk about what went wrong set for march 9. time for a check of our weather with roberta. >> boy, the skies are just pristine, blue skies, visibility is unlimited at this hour. take a little bit of a closer look, you can see the flag on the fly at the embarcadero right out there this morning at one of the piers. can you see that it's fluctuating? current air temperature with a slight wind happens to be in the 50s for the most part. the winds are up to 3 in san francisco. 8 across the bay westerly fashion in oakland. for the most part of the winds will be north-northwest increasing 20 miles an hour during the afternoon hours. that's why it makes it feel brisk. this is from our mount vaca looking out. we have a camera about 2800

feet up looking past lake curry. look muddy, doesn't it? a little bit of debris from recent storms. again, unlimited visibility there, as well. redwood city now in the high 50s. oakland at 56. 58 san francisco. everybody is in the mid- to high 50s at this hour. hey, dana, she is reporting in from novato. she says it's 66 degrees there. but the temperature in the shade is about 7 degrees cooler. beautiful conditions. hey, dana, thanks for playing along with us at kpix 5, one of our weather watchers. bright sunshine. changes on the weekend. here you have a clear slot along the entire coastline of the state of california. out west, we do have some clouds gathering. high pressure huge blocking ridge of high pressure divert, storms well to the north of us that. little bad boy is ejecting to the east, as well. buttoned result is that high pressure is going to begin to flatten by friday with increasing clouds. here come the clouds according

to our futurecast. a little bit of earlier, more of an onshore push you will feel cool conditions on saturday and then the rain, windy, saturday night in the north bay into sunday, half inch across the santa cruz mountains. 43 degrees on the south shore after starting at 9 degrees. springtime skiing through thursday and boarding, as well. our temperatures today 50s and 60s. the sun sets at 6:03. if you have a chance go outside take a look at the moon it's about 11% crescent moon and we do have venus hanging out next to the moon. it's really pretty. temperatures tonight overnight 30s and 40s. here's your extended forecast. >> 68 on thursday. >> time to go outside. >> you're calling in sick? >> no. near 70! that's going to be in gilroy. there's that minimal rain on sunday. it will not hamper the plans of the 39th annual napa marathon, which we have seen worse

conditions out there. it's going to be a little hydration for the runners. >> we were paying attention. lake curry had a peanut butter tinge to it. >> national peanut butter lovers day! >> have to mention that. >> chucky and salty. >> you love food. all right. we are taking a look at the big board right now. look at that. the dow is up 336 points! it hit 21,000 this morning for the first time ever!! >> right now, bay area home sales are losing steam but that's not stopping prices from slowly climbing. in january, the median price of a single family house once again rose up 3.8% from january of last year. overall sales though were sluggish. only up 1.4% from the year before. 37% of january sales were concentrated in the bay area's most affordable counties, contra costa, napa and solano. still ahead, the fight to keep the raiders in oakland heats up. the latest effort to keep the team from skipping town. you ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

after a first quarter knee injury against the wizards last ni new at noon kevin durant is out indefinitely from the golden state warriors. after a 1st quarter knee injury against the wizards last night he limped off the court but the problem is serious. an mri showed he had a sprain and bruised tibial bone.

he is out indefinitely but doctors will reevaluate him in four weeks. the investment group looking to keep the raiders in oakland has submitted a formal plan to the nfl. the proposal calls for a $1.3 billion stadium development at the current site of the coliseum. the league's owners will have the final say on whether to approve a move to vegas when they meet at the end of the month. we'll be right back. durant... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

golden state warriors unfortunate injury. plus... the worry from fans about the tory and durant's down for the count. doctors go in depth about the golden state warriors' unfortunate injury plus the worry from fans about the play- offs. that and more at 5:00. hopefully he will be ready for the play-offs. >> i still believe! i still believe! we have klay thompson and steph curry and "dub nation"! >> no worries.

♪ >> rick: r.j., are you sure you're ready to take this on? >> r.j.: it's babysitting interns -- how hard can it be? >> rick: well, i think it's a little more than just babysitting interns. you got to show leadership, you got to show them the ropes, make sure they're having a good time, make sure it stays professional, right, thomas? >> nicole: hey! >> maya: you're back! oh! >> rick: hey! >> zende: hey! >> maya: how was your honeymoon? >> nicole: amazing. >> maya: yeah? >> nicole: mm-hmm. >> thomas: that's great. where'd you guys go? >> zende: virgin islands, man! >> thomas: ohhh! >> rick: did my boy hook you up? >> zende: he did. we had this beautiful yacht. it was amazing. >> nicole: hotel was amazing, too. >> zende: nightlife -- i mean, the clubs... spectacular. >> maya: well, marrying a forrester does have its perks. >> rick: [ chuckles ] >> maya: [ giggles ]