>> james: time now 6:00 a.m., a disturbing and discovery in nevada why investigators are calling this a case of murder. after year of debate a decision has been made on the use of taser since then francisco by the police department. the first time since 2004 gm post a profit. the automaker continues its impressive comeback from bankruptcy. >> james: kicking off this hour on february 24th, with the quick check on your forecast. changes are on the way. >> louisa: we are showing showers in the south bay. palo alto and san jose are getting rain, some snow fall near mount

hamilton. we will continue to see a chance of showers increased throughout the day. they will pick up, the colder weather setting later today into tomorrow. all the details come up. >> james: developing story out of novato cars and discover returned the missing persons case into murder investigation. no. 4 quarterback away. the body of dale smith was found in the backyard of a home. a home where he lived with his wife. well has the latest. >> will: no information to pass along. the novato police department are backing off on calling the maihuman remains dae smith. they will exhume it later

this morning, at this time they are not saying whether it's odd man or woman human remains. they ara man or woman. the wife is working with the police department, however she has contacted a attorney but she has not been arrested. they are keeping a close surveillance on her. this is where they found the remains. >> a brick patio was lifted up. remains were found under. >> will: back to life what they will do is bring heavy equipment and dig into the ground. the human remains are 4-5 ft. below. i asked what brought them here. they said this is ongoing investigation,

the bread out cadaver dogs. we ask why. if you go on research why would you bring out the dapper dogs? he refused to elaborate only saying it's part of his investigation. --to the bird dog cadaver dogs--they aret saying at this time whether was dale smith they have backed off on that we will have more later. >> james: 6:03 a.m., police commission votes to allow the department to look into teasers by officers. it comes a year after a proposal will is denied. they will take a thoughtful per approach and will return to the commission within 90 days. in new zealand hope is dwindling

whether they will find any of these 200 people allies. every day that the chances get more remote. so far death toll 98. dozens of students are believed buried. their english language school collapsed. the damaged buildings in and around christ church city number in the thousands. we have video. this is the story inside. these people died under the table. officials from the usgs say it is an aftershock sequence from a larger 7.1 earthquake that struck september of last year. back in the bay area we are looking at our forecast the

possibility of snow in and around the bay. >> louisa: we have a few things going on, shores, cool temperaturesshowers, cool tempee are seeing some cells moving through palo alto, san mateo and san jose. and snow fall through diablo. future cast 4 shows most of the precipitation will move in later this afternoon. we are seeing a few cells working their way southern portions of the peninsula. we could get wet weather in san jose by 2:00 p.m., with the north bay. by year evening commute we will see a better chance of heavier rainfall. we will continue to see widespread showers right through your evening hours. the

evening is one that cold temperatures are expected to set in. better chance of snow fall into the hills, and the north bay whole spirihills. the rain s friday morning bringing snow level 2,000 ftdown to about 1,00 ft.. we could get t3-6 interests at 3,000 ft., 9 in. at 3,000 ft.. current temperatures are warmer than they have been over the last few days. 38 napa, '40's elsewhere. we have a

freeze watch late friday in to saturday the coldest temperatures are expected. that's why we have been talking about the potential of seeing light snow at sea level. it doesn't look like it will stick but temperatures getting into the mid-20s, low 30 spirit below freezing lasting for several hours. wet weather till saturday, trying out sunday, monday. george? >> george: no hot spots. the bay bridge nome meter lights, no backup, no delayed. san mateo bridge the volume is building but no problems. when no one southbound looks good through marin county and as you head across the upper deck. getting word there may be a problem in city streets san francisco 19th avenue near san francisco state.

we will check it out. james? >> james: in the last two minutes toyota it is recalling 2.17 million vehicles in the united states to address gas pedal is entrapment. that is all we have been told. we don't know what makes or models. as soon as we know we will pass along. we will take a break. six 08 a.m., a check on the market and it's not looking too hot for wall street. well prices still $100 a barrel. snow on the ground in the shot. more on our weather, commute, top news stories in a the shot. more on our weather, commute, top news stories in a minute. this is your captain speaking,

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>> james: jobless pay claims dropped by 2222000. it is the chance that the so job market is slowly improving. were coming ouword coming out gm continues o have an impressive comeback from bankruptcy. gm says fourth quarter net income home was fuelled by sales in china and the united states as they continue to recover. crude oil

is about $100 a barrel. they are worried about that keeping an eye on that. the dow gave back 107 points yesterday, nasdaq last 33. nato says it will not intervene with the conflict in libya. this is video coming and, a barricade, and smoke grenades. violence in the streets, not coming down any. nato says it would require separate requests somebody to get involved by the youunited nations. this son of khaddafi denies airstrikes. he is a list the death toll has been limited to. that is despite reports to be contrary. a live

shot out of libya this morning. libya tv eupepsia host, apparently interviewing gaddafi himself. he is on a live phone interview. we will give you more on what the leader is saying as translation is available. last we heard he said he would not leave he would be a martyr before he would step down. we will take a quick break. 6:14 a.m., a look at the bay bridge toll plaza back with more the moment.

welcome back, seeing some raindrops picking up along the peninsula.

>> louisa: welcome back, we're seeing light showers. heavier stuff moving troops into the afternoon today. by about noontime we will see wet weather in the north bay moving south. by evening commute you will see wet weather along the peninsula even moderate to heavy downpours. cells moving through with heavier debt were scared by the evening more widespread rain, colder temperatures will lower snowfall levels. as we head into friday morning, they could drop down to 1,000 ft.. we have a winter weather advisory for the north bay mountains. from 4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. friday. 1 in. of snow fall around 1,000 ft., then through the east bay, the east bay

house, manager of snowfall as well. current temperatures in the 30's this san rosa, napa, '40's elsewhere. we are also keeping an eye on cold temperatures. late friday night into saturday the colder temperatures are expected. we mailemay have cool temperaturest there. we could get rains nomex below 1,000 ft.. at this point it won't stick. mid-20s to low 30's, several hours of below freezing temperatures. wet weather, cool temperatures last three weekend, sunday, monday we dry it out. tuesday a chance of rain. george? >> george: we ended our last report talking about an accident on 19th avenue. we don't know of the hot spot, there are lanes

blocked. we have been checking with the station, and have not been able to confirm whether or not this is still blocking lanes. if it is it is a major commute criteriarea. we continut more information about this crash. a bridge check for you the right to the bay bridge, we could be close to seeing the meter lights activated. san mateo bridge no problems westbound, right side of your screen. golden gate bridge easy ride across the span. james? >> james: oakland police hope this surveillance video will help capture a sexual assault suspect appeared in happened two weeks ago and you see that gentleman walking across

appeared the victim and the witness spoke limited english but they now have a description in matches the man in this video appeare. 6 ft. tall, dark long e shirt, dark hat, blue jeans. he is a person of interest. they release this and hope somebody will recognize him. in alameda judge has decided to listen to more testimony before preventing 40 gang members from gathering in for a bill neighborhood.throe neighborhood. police helicopter,

mounted patrols and game are on the chopping block. a british judge to says wikileaks founder can be extradited to sweden. the judge has said the allegations by the two women are extra bitro send him back to sweden. toyota motor is recalling 2.17 million toyota and lexus vehicles sold in the u.s. for carpet and floor mat flaws that could interfere with the gas pedal, the company's biggest such announcement in a year. the recall includes 769,000 highlanders, highlander hybrids, and lexus rx330s, rx350s and rx400hs sport-utility vehicles, with model years ranging from 2004 to 2007, toyota said today in a statement. the car maker is also expanding its november 2009 recall of suvs to fix floor mats that could shift out of position and jam the accelerator to include 1.38 million more vehicles. we will take a break, alive look out of albany.

headlights headed west bound coming out of the s curve. back with more in a moment.

>> james: snow o del 2,000 ft., 5,000 ft. possibly. in the east bay we could see 9 in. accumulate on the ground. that will impact the north bay mountains and mount diablo as well. it will be interesting to see how much also this weekend. we have more sunshine next week. downtown san francisco, macy's will fall.macy snowfall. they ag

may see snowfall. we are watching and waiting to see. nasa has given the go-ahead for the launch of the space shuttle discovery. the final flight was planned for november, but cracks in the fuel tank postpone that launch. only two more are planned. in denver in april, and then another one in june. then that will be it. 6:27 a.m., alive lea live look at wall str. stock prices are in the dumps. futures trading negative. we

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>> james: alive look we're waiting to see futures trading. that unrest in libya is transferring to higher oil prices. the dow yesterday ended at12105 we could dip below the 12,000 mark we will see what happens. as expected it is off the mark seven points to the downside. we will see where wall street goes with each passing hour. topping the news, a developing story out of novato appeared a gruesome discovery has turned a missing persons investigation on its head. this

is the area we are talking about, the body, believed to be that of dale smith, was found in a home where he lived with his wife. police are not sure yet, there is much more that needs to be done with this investigation. will it is live with more. >> will: it is still surrounded by yellow tape, they are waiting for the excavation team to come at 9:00 a.m., to exhume the body. you said carefully, this may be the body of dale smith. they don't know for sure. it is still underground with some of it sticking out. that was discovered by cadaver dogs. i ask the police department why they brought the dogs out here in the first place. he has been missing this for two months. the

police officer refused to elaborate. at this point they are not saying it still smith. simply because they don't know how long the remains have been behind the home, and whether not it is male or female. well they conduct their investigation. court of public opinion has already weighing in. >> she stopped walking her dog that was the first thing. she's to walk it 5-6 times a day. she let the police then, they interviewed her, she left with the attorney. >> will: so right now she is not in custody, she is a person of interest. i ask the police department if she is free to move about. she says yes at this point. i can tell you they will

have a news release at 9:00 a.m., there should be a full team here in a few hours to remove the body that is still in the back patio area. it looks like a newly constructed area. hopefully we will get more information once they remove the remains. at that point we can say whether not is dale smith. he has been missing two months now. >> james: all lot of questions yet to be answered. we will stay in touch with well. let's go over to the traffic desk. >> george: hot spot in san francisco southbound 19th, all lanes are blocked with an overturned pickup truck appeared police department and are handling this diverting traffic off of 19th avenue in the southbound direction. they have to get the flat bed tow truck

out there to clear this. it may be awhile before the habit out of the way. at this hour traffic is not as badly back up if this were occurring an hour later. sunset will get your round this without any inconvenience. the bay bridge. they turn the meter lights on, even with that there's only back up to the middle of the east parking lot. 1 01 northbound still looks good now delays towards santa clara from downtown. 634, a weather check now. >> louisa: a shot of mt. tam, all the clouds moving into the shop right now. some sprinkles at this hour. shellers throughout the day, rain switches to snow. rain levels

dropped down to 1,000 ft. on friday. quite a bit of activity from san rafael southward. we will choose some raindrops through san rafael down for the golden gate bridge as well. break through the bay bridge and the east bay as well. very light showers but you may need your windshield wipers. from sam taylor sent word through palo alto and into san jose wet weather continues. into the afternoon the better chance of seeing showers pick up. the bulk of the activity around noon time. by year evening commute we will bring us plenty of rainfall along the peninsula, you'll notice how it fills and becoming more widespread by the evening. that's when snow levels crop. into early friday morning snow levels dropped even lower than that. winter warning advisory

for the north bay hills, and the east bay hill as well. 1 in. of snow fall red arounone way withd 1,000 ft.. current temperatures 30's, '40's. over the next couple of days temperatures will plummet. in fact by saturday your afternoon high not expecting to escape the '40's. james? >> james: san jose may add silicon valley to its struggling airport. >> the city council and san was a is looking to add this silicon valley, the airport's needs more reputation enhanced in an area that is the vibrant business

location and the united states. this terminal has been seeing a drop in the number passengers and airlines coming through. the city hopes adding silicon valley will help remind people this is a place to be. >> james: we will take a break at 6:37 a.m., hot spot in san francisco, 19th avenue cars are being detoured, avoid that area if you can. we will get updates on the situation as it develops. back with more moment.

>> james: it will be an interesting weekend the first of half of it anyway. the bay area company that owns jiffy lubes have been charged for violating it environmental issues. 29 specific violations including failing to label tanks, and storing toxic without lead spirilaids. union leaders t tens of thousands of workers to turn out in madison today and other cities from the state. teachers, state employees are

all out there. they have been marching for wheat and great over gov. scott walker's wanting to implement cuts to benefits and ending collective bargaining. democrats say they are trying to union bust. following hot spot on the maps. our world over accident traffic been turned around. we will visit with george who has delayed this more in a minute.

>> james: top stories in the body of the man has been believed to be found in the back of his family home. the wife

gave them permission to check the backyard. they don't know who that is in the backyard. they still have to excavated today. the police commission voted to allow the department to lookit to taser. the san francisco police commission voted 6-to-1 on wednesday night to allow the police department to look into the use of tasers by officers. the commission's approval to move the issue forward comes nearly a year after shooting down a similar proposal. last march, the commission voted 4-3 against a request by then police chief george gascon to study the use of tasers. gascon is now the district attorney, and the police commission has three new members on the panel. interim sfpd chief jeff godown says the department will study the taser issue and present its findings to the commission in 90 days. there have been counter attacks today on a mosque west of the capitol and the airport. american support the ferry can not least because the seas are too rough. more on this as it develops. >> george: hot spot in san francisco 19th avenue in the

southbound direction at hallway, down by san francisco state, traffic backed up with all lanes blocked by an overturned pickup truck. we don't know the word about injuries, the biggest delay is going to be in writing the vehicle and getting in on to a tow truck. the police department has been diverting traffic off of 19th avenue in the southbound direction. you could use sun set getting your on the problem without any delay, all the traffic there is heavy. the westbound ride on the bay bridge meter lights have been active for half an hour. not much traffic but i meter and light back up, slow from the end of the east parking lot. san mateo bridge ride no delays on the approach, intermittent showers here, you are looking at a wet deck for westbound ride.

to find out more about showers let's get a weather check. >> louisa: we have light showers, light showers heading towards the afternoon into the evening we will see pick up. the wet start your morning commute, overcast conditions route. we will see temperatures dropping as well, which will lower snow levels. we will show you where the bulk of it is right now right around the media bay appeared richmond san rafael bridge through the golden gate bridge, downtown san francisco piggin up rain, also oakland. palo alto, and san jose as well. by the afternoon we will continue to see the activity picked up. bringing and a few cells and producing heavy to moderate downfalls at times. by the evening commute plenty of

wet weather. becoming more widespread by the evening hours. this is when the cold air will settle and lauren most all levels. the suit it could get down to 3,000 ft.. even lower torture friday. we have a winter weather advisories in effect for the north bay, also the south bay. winter advisory's from 4:00 p.m. this afternoon until 10:00 p.m., 1 in. of snowfall of around 1,000 ft. level. these bay hills, 1 in. of snowfall right around 1,000 ft. if you had about 3,000 ft. 9 in. of snowfall. right now 30's, '40's we are warmer them we have been and wore them we will be. with temperatures expected to drop, freeze what in effect for early saturday

temperatures getting down to mid 20's, low 30's. 7 day around the bay, wet weather continues until saturday, bring back the rain on tuesday. >> james: a major policy reversal they will no longer defend the defense of marriage act in court. the administration says the federal law is on its constitutional, we spoke with an expert about what this might mean about the legal battle to overturn prop. 8. >> it's the game changer in the overall effort to strike down the distinction. that is the game changer, is it that game changer to propagate not really. this is a federal statute they are unrelated. >> james: the spokesperson says president barack obama is

grappling with his personal view. but as always it ithe gove widely allow same-sex marriages. this will be the seventh state. five other states allow same-sex marriages. back in california a major fire destroys a pipeline company appeared in sacramento. dozens of firefighters were called last night, they tried to fight the flames from last night but it was too big and too hot. they're forced to back out and fighting from outside. no injuries were reported the causes under investigation. in southern california more search warrants involved. to homes

connected to a former top official. erica is one of several of them who earned bloated salaries. he was director of general services. he at this point is not accused of wrongdoing. the man suspected of masterminding and robert russo has been hospitalized after becoming ill. he complained of chest pains during a lunch break yesterday, the hearing was set to determine whether he should stand trial. it was adjourned for the day. he's been been put into the back of the ambulance. he is expected of taking five and a half million dollars from bell. a break not 652. much more straight ahead. clothing gate bridge, wet and as you make your way into marin county a good system headed your way. we're

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>> james: 6:55 a.m., you can see those clouds canvassing the bay. rainfall in right now. it will turn to snow later tonight. mt. diablo could see 1 in. of snow to stimulate.accumulate. it wile interesting to see what comes down and how long it sticks around appeared warmer temperatures for sunday. the social network has blocked a new act called break up notify appeared it will notify you if your favoritfacebook friends tum

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