it's big friday morning for business news. new numbers on jobs and gasoline. and locking up your valuables in fremont may 23409 be -- may not be enough because of what thieves are

fartherring. also a top-secret space launch. the blast-off -- just hours away. "mornings on 2" begins right now. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's friday, march 4th. topping our news at this hour. a new milestone on the bay bridge. here is a live picture of the tower on the left of your screen, about six hours ago crews completed the latest section ahead of schedule. claudine wong joins us now with new video and to tell us what is next. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes, they are pretty excited they were able to complete in on schedule because we had rain and wind on tuesday that head them think that it might happen. you can see -- that made them think that it might not happen. you can see the scaffolding

structure and the crane at the top. we're at the bay bridge project headquarters. this is an important piece of what you will see on the very, very top of the bridge when it's done. i'm joined by bart nay. tell me where this goes? >> well, this is the top of the bridge, this is our main table saddle. it will sit in here in the steel. >> reporter: you talked about getting -- the significance of getting this tower up. how significant was this overnight work? >> well, a huge milestone and big for the moral of our entire team. we were able to finish it early. but it completes the leg of the school, that is the main tower and the top of this piece, we'll place in april.

>> as far as what people will see, this has been very visual, the legs going um in the towers. you have the same kind of event when this goes up. it's kind of eye level. >> right. when you get to the top of the bridge, they will be 500 feet up, on top of the world. and that should happen around summer. >> reporter: bart nay, thank you for joining us. i want to show you one more thing here. we talk about the scale and the tonnage. look at these bolts in here. they are bigger than softballs. really significant piece of work when they are talking about lifting up this kind of equipment all the way to the top of this self-anchored suspension span. certainly interesting. we're gonna bring you that video that we have of you coming up in our next report.

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:03. about 90 minutes ago, the labor department just released the new jobs report. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9% in february. that's the lowest unemployment point in almost two years. it's almost the third straight month with a drop in unemployment. the economy added 192,000 jobs with manufacturing, healthcare, education, professional and business services, all adding jobs. however, retailers and some state and local governments cut jobs. overnight, gasoline prices went up again, according to triple-a, the prices went up an average of about 3 cents a gallon overnight. overnight here in the bay area. the average price for regular in oakland was $3.86. that's up 7 cents wednesday afternoon. almost a quarter gallon higher

since the middle of last week. fremont police are warning about car thieves and they are talking about the centerville train depot. jade hernandez is live in fremont with what the thieves are going after. >> reporter: good morning. it's hard to imagine being on an ace train passenger, getting off the train and then finding out your car has been broken into. fremont police a -- police alerted the media about a thief or thieves who broke into about 40 cars yesterday morning. we don't know if the cars were broken into at all once. but the thieves said they targeted of what was left in the tarted cars. mainly loose chain. a ktvu camera caught this, a lot of broken glass.

the train is used by amtrack and ace trains. we spoke to several passengers who were shocked to hear about this. one man 234 particular said this was the second time he was -- in particular said this was the second time he was broken into. >> it would be nice to see -- if they had surveillance or something to keep them out of our cars. >> i don't have anything valuable. i have old clothes and shoes. >> my car has been broken into during the day. they stole a backpack. they didn't break the window. they were able to just pull it down. i was amazed just driving around the parking lot, just the numbers, usually there's one. but driving around yesterday, there were 30, 40. >> reporter: we tried contacting the fremont police department this morning but haven't heard back from anyone yet. the passenger broken into said the department told him to file a report online. now, the police department is

warning everyone to do the obvious -- put your valuables out of site and that includes change you might have in your cup holder. back to you. >> thank you, jade. 7:06. classes expected to be back to normal at uc berkeley's wheeler hall this morning after that seven-hour protest shut down the building. [ cheers ] >> you can see eight students let out about 9:30 last night. they took over the fourth floor ledge of the building yesterday afternoon. their demands included getting student conduct charges dropped from the 2009 occupation of wheeler hall. >> i personally have been working for a year and a half on all of these d.o.c. charges. today was a huge accomplishments. we got a lot of sentences reduced so this struggle can continue. >> students say they got the school to agree to a town hall heating to talk about the

proposed budget cuts. as part of the negotiations, they will not face student conduct charges but they were cited for trespassing. all right. 7:07. we want to check in with sal and see how things are moving on the roads and if it's friday night right now. >> hello, tori and dave. for the most part, it's friday light out there, which will be nice forest -- for most of you driving into san francisco. westbound bay bridge, that traffic looks nice. no major problems. there's a small delay but that delay is not severe. looking around and taking a look at 880 northbound and southbound, this traffic looks very nice driving past the coliseum. if you are driving on the commute, a little bit of slow traffic approaching 680. if you are in hayward and union city it looks good. marin county, between novato and san rafael, very light, also going from san francisco to marin looks good. let's go to rose mayy.

>> all right. tgif to you! it's an enjoyable forecast. just a little bit of haze out there. the north bay reporting pochs -- patches the fog. we're cool but dry. increasing clouds expected throughout the afternoon. high clouds begin to filter in ahead of a storm that president bush dry. we'll be dry and mostly cloudy -- of a storm that will be dry. we'll be dry and mostly cloudy. upper 30s in santa rosa at this time. a chilly start this morning. most of us sitting in the 40s. 44 in berkeley. 47 in san francisco and 44 in san francisco. a little bit of a cooler start but our afternoon highs will be warmer, seasonal this time of year and with sunshine, we'll be sitting in the os, kneeling -- feeling pretty good. this storm is gonna bring us some rain. anywhere from .25.

the north bay will see more rain. it could be gusty, saturday night through sunday. sunday looks to be a wash as well. if you do have outdoor plans and the first of your -- the first half of your saturday. 67 san jose. 63 expected in areas right around san mateo for afternoon. if we head north, 63 expected in napa as well as san francisco. your extended forecast -- who are we kidding? we showed you that storm moving in saturday night. our temperatures will remain mild. mid-60s tomorrow. low 6 os on sunday. monday afternoon will be coolest day. 55 expected for the chance of lingering showers. by tuesday, partly cloudy skies and temperatures rebounding into the upper 50s and low 60s. 7:10. new this morning, nasa says a rocket that blasted off but failed to reach orbit crashed

into the pacific ocean. nasa says this glory satellite was launched just after 2:00 a.m. the launch went well first, at first and then a protected nose on the rocket didn't separate as it should have about three minutes after this launch. that left the spacecraft too heavy to make it into orbit. another launch is scheduled for later today, this time in cape canaveral, florida. but we have very little details about this. what we do know is the air force is behind today's launch, it's an experiment. it looks like a mini subtle -- space shuttle. to get more information on the launch go to ktvu.com. 7:11. why apple is giving some customers $100 refund. also -- why the shooting of

u.s. airmen in germany could have been a lot worse. the nfl negotiations are in overtime. why a work stoppage could be good news for one bay area city. can you give up everything high -- give up everything high tech for a whole day? some people are being asked to do that and what it is they should do instead.

welcome back. good morning to you. marin, around 39 degrees. a little bit of haze there and a nice light breeze. all right. our time is now 7:14. anti-government protests continue to happen in libya. in fact, they are happening in tripoli right now, one of the areas still controlled by libyan leader, moammar gadhafi.

forces loyal to him boosted security last night preparing for today's forecast. this morning, there are reports that more than 1500 people are demonstrating there. the libyan government has cut off internet access in some areas trying to limit the protests. also, we're getting new information right now about that 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing two american airmen at the frankfurt, germany airport. the investigators say the suspect told them he went to the airport specifically to kill americans as a mission in afghanistan. when he saw one of the buses parked outside, he asked if they were on their way to afghanistan, one man said yes. he shot him. he went on the bus and shot them. investigators say he tried to keep shooting but his gun

jammed. it is 7:15. wisconsin governor scott walker says he will send out 1500 pink slips today if senate democrats protesting a controversial union bill don't return to the seat. >> in this tough, economic time, the last thing i want is anybody laid off, much less 1500 additional worker. >> scott walker says if one of the 14 state democrats doesn't show up today, he will send out pink slips. today's deadline comes hours after pro-union supporters were forced to leave wisconsin's capital in madison. a judge ruled yesterday, police officers could clear the building. san jose firefighters are taking a 10% cut in pay in benefits over the next two years. >> i want to acknowledge the sacrifices that they are

prepared to make to save the jobs so their coworkers and to preserve services for the city of san jose to help keep the people say -- keep the people safe. >> as part of the deal, no firefighters will be laid off. the union must still ratify the deal and the city council must approve it on tuesday. 7:16. well, you pro-football fans may have some reason for hope this morning. the nfl players and owners have alerted -- have averted a lockout, at least for now. but there is another deadline looming tonight. alison burns is live in washington, d.c. where those talks continue today. alison? >> reporter: dave, the labor deal that was set to expire last night now expires tonight. that means that the nfl players' reps and owners returned -- return to the

office in d.c. today. this time they will are sitting down separately with the mediator, they have been talking about a plan that would shift profits and a major lockout is looming and the 2011 season is still in jeopardy. president obama is making clear, he will not intervene. >> i'm a big football fan. but i also think for an industry that's making $9 billion a year in revenue, they can figure out how to divide it up in a sensible way. >> reporter: the players' union estimates more than $160 million in revenue would be lost in cities with teams and more than 3700 jobs lost. not to mention the of the lost -- not to mention the lost sales tax revenues on game days in oakland and san francisco. there's one interesting local note here. the oakland alameda county coliseum authority actually

spends more than it makes on game day. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. it is 7:18. apple is giving some of its customers $100 refunds. anyone who bought a first- generation ipad between february 16th and march 2nd, the date the price cut was announced is eligible. customers will need to request the refund by the 16th of this month and have their original receipts. the cupertino-based company has a policy of making the refunds when it permanently reduces the price for any of its products. this weekend you are being asked to put down your laptop, ipod, turn off your tv. from sunset tonight, to sunset tomorrow, it's being call a national day of unplugging. people across the country are being asked to avoid most technology and instead connect with loved ones.

a new york-based group called rebutte is behind the effort -- reboot is behind the effort. we talked to some people about whether they could unplug for a whole day. >> i can because i don't do it to begin it. i know some people who it will be quite difficult for. >> oh, no. i won't have a problem. it's just like when we used to have the old rotary phones. it wouldn't be a problem for me. >> remember those? [ laughter ] >> this national day is inspired by the sabbath. jews actually believe that god commanded the sabbath so his people would stop every once in a while to be a human being, instead of a human doing. >> that's actually a good idea. it will be a withdrawal for some people. >> for some, yes. and new information is coming in about the suspect used --ed of robbing grocery

stores. -- about the suspect accused of robbing grocery stores. good morning, some -- slowing in san jose even though none of the lanes are block.

a bizarre court appearance of a man accused of driving object freeway with his wife on the hood. christopher carroll reportedly refused help from a public defender yesterday and then told the judge, "i did that all to my wife. i'm guilty." police say his wife suffered hypothermia after he drove from manteca to pleasanton with her on the hood of the van. he's expected to return to court on tuesday and is held without bail. a man accused of robbing grocery store customers reportedly committed these crimes after he was let out of

jail. he is suspected of robbing at least nine shoppers as they arrived home from the safeway this year. "the oakland tribune" report these crimes occurred after the judge released him on his own recognizance. 7:23. some teen criminals, they are apparently using twitter to plan their crimes. take a look at this flash mob left video posted on youtube. -- youtube. about 50 teenagers grabbed what they wanted and then left. this is also happening in chicago, it's a problem there. police say three stores have been targeted in recent weeks. police say teenagers are lanking -- are planning their crimes through twitter. 7:4. we want to check in with sal. sal, we did earlier a story about unplugging for 24 hours. >> not a chance. not a chance. [ laughter ] >> let's go on the record.

not a chance. >> okay. all right. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. if you are driving on 101 northbound as you come up to the tully road overcrossing, there a big rig apparently carrying a huge satellite dish that was not able to make it over the cross -- the crossing. traffic is slowing down. it's kind of a big backup here, unexpected one in san jose. also this morning's commute is going to be okay westbound as you come up to the toll plaza. it is light. and this morning's commute on interstate 880 north and southbound, that traffic is moving along very nicely. here's rosemary. we've made it to the last business day of the week and we have great weather in store. hopefully that puts you in a good mood. just a little bit of haze, a little bit of pog for some of our -- patchy fog for some of our bay area low cases. that's about it. chillier start for the

afternoon. 60s. high clouds rolling in, again, ahead of the next pacific storm expected for saturday. upper 40s right around san francisco as well as oakland. by noontime, mid-50s to low 60s. if you are outdoors for your friday evening, maybe out for the evening we're looking at pretty mild conditions and our overall highs from the 50s to the mid up ir60s. the rain -- the middle upper 60s. we could be mostly cloudy. we know how it goes. we'll be sitting in the mid-60s for tomorrow afternoon. saturday night into sunday, the rain moves in and we're all wet come sunday. it looks like scattered showers throughout the evening hours all the way into monday before we begin to dry out. our coolest afternoon will be monday. we're dry on tuesday and hitting 60 in the afternoon. time now, 7:26. this just in, a major announcement in florida. it could put high-speed rail in that state off track.

what the government is -- governor has permission to do and how it could affect us in california. and the body found in the marin county backyard. the purchases his wife made around the time he was last seen. >> reporter: a woman is assaulted. what the neighbors did immediately following the attack. that story's ahead when "mornings on 2" continues.

. 7:29. police have issued an important warning for walkers and jo joggers. police are describing a violent attack right in front of a residential neighborhood. that's where ktvu's kraig debro is now to tell us exactly what happened. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, story. i just spoke with the police. i have some new information. we're on san anselmo avenue. police have releed information -- released new information. she tells me there are no witnesses to the crime. the res didn't said the suspect came up from behind her, pulled on her color and -- collar and when she told him she didn't

have any money, he hit her with a rock. everything we've talked to was surprised to hear such a violent crime in an area not known for much of any kind of crime. >> you carry a phone because you think about what happens if your bike breaks down. but you never think about being assaulted by another human being. >> i have never heard of anything like that happening there. i didn't hear about it over here. this story is really surprising. it seems awfully safe around here. >> reporter: following the attack, the neighbors put together a flier to warn people to be careful. the victim walked home and drove herself to kaiser hospital in terra linda. the hospital then called police. a number of people around here say that that part of the town, greenfield avenue, is not only a residential area but it's also a bike route. so in addition to neighbors out there, many people are wondering if a piker -- biker may have seen what happened. we're gonna try to get that

question answered. reporting live in san anselmo, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:31. overnight a rollover crash on highway 4 in antioch sent the driver to the hospital. the highway patrol says a car heading eastbound on highway 4 left the roadway, rolled over several times and ended up on the westbound side of the highway near the hillcrest avenue exit. the woman driving the car had to be extracted using the jaws of life. she was taken to the hospital. all of this happened just after 11:00 last night. still not clear yet what caused the car to leave the roadway. time now, 7:32. a homeless man has died after a hit-and-run crash in vallejo. police say the driver is still on the loose. this happened wednesday night. the 63-year-old victim was hit by a truck while riding his bike on driveway near tualamie street. the truck match, the description was later found

abandoned nearby. police are searchth truck for evidence and have some leads, they say. also, marin county investigators want to know what killed a novato man whose body was found buried in his own backyard. now, the man's wife, 55-year- old evelyn smith remains a person in this case -- a person of interest in this case. she reportedly bought 300 pounds of september, about the time her husband was last seen by neighbors. but her attorney is not saying whether it was used for patio area where the body was found. yesterday, the coroner confirmed that the body is that of dale smith. investigators are not saying if there's signs of foul play. the investigation continues into the latest frightening attack at napa state hospital. it happened earlier this week. hospital workers tell yous here at ktvu news that a patient -- tell us here at ktvu news that a patient ripped off the

clothing of a female and tried to rape her. >> it took five staff members to contain him and get him off this woman while he continued to attempt to rape her. >> they say the suspect was not -- they say the patient was not particularly considered dangerous. this is the third attack on a napa county state worker in recent months, including an attack that took a nurse's life. a san jose school could become part of the protests. the church is protesting the production of the play "the

laramie project. "that play is about gay student, mathew shepherd. new this morning, florida governor, rick scott, has just been given permission to turn down federal money for a high- speed rail project. scott has the authority to say no to the more than $2 billion in federal funds for the project. scott's final decision is expected sometime today. if he does decide to pass on accepting the funding, it will go to other states pursuing high-speed rail and that includes california. caltrain is getting help from the transportation valley authority. last night, the vta board approved five resolutions that will help provide financial support for caltrain. caltrain face as $30 billion shortfull and declared a fiscal emergency yesterday. caltrain does not have its own dedicated source of money and depends on money from other agencies. b.a.r.t.

says the number of passengers has been going up since july. officials believe the rise in gasoline prices are one big reason but they also say more riders mean the economy may be recovering because more people are finding jobs and taking the trains to work. >> i took b.a.r.t. the first day i got this job. and i -- it's easy. is really convenient. >> b.a.r.t. officials also say the portion of their revenue that comes from sales tax has been 10% higher than expected since last july. that, they believe, means more people are spending money. >> yep. all right. speaking of the commute, we want to economic in with sal for an cut -- for anian day. sal, you have breaking news -- for anian date -- for an update. sal, you have breaking news. >> yes. this bridges truck has

overturned -- brinks truck has overturned. the backup is already stretching out. it's stretching out and as we see this truck just flipped over the last 15 minutes or so. not only is someone hurt but they are probably gonna have to send out police to get the money out of there. so it will be under heavy guard. westbound 92 traffic is gonna be backed up here getting up to the clawiter road, at least to clawiter. the westbound bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a short delay coming in san francisco. and the morning drive passing the coliseum will be okay. filling in for steve is rosemary. >> good morning. you can see what a beautiful

start today is. calm conditions out there, very quiet out there, you can see a little bit of patchy cloud and nothing out there. that's really about it. our temperatures are sitting in the 40s. we're tolder but dry. anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees chillier than where we started yesterday. 44 in oakland, 46 san francisco, 39 degrees palo alto, so maybe check before you head out. you might need a light jacket. 37 in santa rosa. we're just above a few des of freezing. a chilly start there. with calm conditions and blue sky we're feeling pretty good. your satellite view, here we are with the trough, out in the gulf of alaska. this time bringing in more subtropical moisture. so this is gonna bring us rain saturday night into sunday. it's gonna leave us soggy. the next storm expected by the evening hours on saturday it will linger for most of our sunday. so today we'll be dry. that means get out doors.

.25 expected for most of us. .50 to 1 for the north bay. it could be gusty. afternoon highs, seasonal. but maybe the warmest day of the entire week. 63 expected. santarosa for today, 64 san rafael. low 50s, san francisco. 67 in san jose, lucky, lucky, san jose. your five-day forecast here of course we want to know what's going on for the weekend. there you have it we'll be wet by saturday evening through sunday. our temperatures don't really fall so much. by sunday, it will be cool. overnight lows not too bad. monday lingering showers. the core of the storm will be pushing east. that will bring us our cooler day. partly cloudy skies. 60degrees on tuesday. >> thank you, rosemary. it's 7:39. ♪

>> kathy warren and brian solari got married on the beach and because of bad weather on the beach they returned a couple of days later to take pictures. they've gotten offers to sell their video but they are not interested in making money off of it. organizers say more than 41,000 people have already signed for the beta breakers, a record for this time of year. there are only enough spaces for 50,000 participants. the popularity is being attributed to the 100th anniversary and the newly- approved van on alcohol and floats and also the possibility, some saying this could be the last one. this beta breakers is scheduled for the 15th. why the giant retailer target is paying the state $15

million. and 84-year-old grandmother describes how she scared an intruder out of her house. and why the ex-- -- why the ex-miss stress of scott peterson is facing a lawsuit.

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. guess spite good news out this morning -- despite good news about jobs, the numbers are still down. there was a big jump yesterday, where there was the hope, the expectation of these numbers.

also, crude oil is trading above $103 a barrel. that's bringing the markets down. dow is down 15, the nasdaq down 10. s&p, down 6. target,s nation's second large -- target, the nation's second largest retailer agreed to pay for illegal dumping. the state of california, the cities of los angeles and san diego sued target claiming 240 of their stores violated california law when it disposed of many pesticides, pool chemicals, paints and other hazardous -- other hazardous waste. local companies are alameda, contra costa, solano. pg&e is promising to take two very concrete steps to improve safety as well as public awareness about the public pipelines. all customers living within 2,000 feet of pipelines will now get a safety letter from

pg&e. and in populated areas, the company will start to install safety valves inside those pipes that can be shut off remotely. pg&e is the new pg&e and i think it can become the golden standard for this country that all other operators should follow. >> those changes come after pg&e got really slammed at the ntsb hearing in washington this week investigating the san bruno pipeline disaster. pg&e was criticized for failing to let the public and city officials know about the pipelines in na community -- in that community. ktvu news has obtained controversial video of another drug bust in san francisco. this latest tape was taken new year's eve. it shows plain-clothes officers serving a warrant at the hotel iran on va len see entertainment they kicked in the door and arrested a suspect. two officers in this video have

already been put on leave and are investigated for excessive force investigation. >> two officers have been given certain assignments while this investigation continues. >> legal experts say more san francisco drug cases could be affected. 7:45. in richmond, a gun-packing grandmother chased off a would- be robber, had him running for the door after she pulled out her .38 caliber resolver -- revolver. >> i was scared but not too scared to do what i did. >> granny is 84, lives alone, said she was not about to become a victim. she grabbed the -- grabbed the gun from her night stand. she came face to face with intruder and fired the shot. the bullet shut the -- hit the wall but she said she would have been fine if she hit that

intruder. >> it would have been okay. i wouldn't feel sorry. no. >> the suspect did escape and ran out the back door. police say he kicked in that door earlier. there's a new security door that's been installed. as for the gun, it's right where it needs to be. ready if she needs it again. 7:46. doctors say zsa zsa gabor needs to have her remaining regular amputated. the 94-year-old actress has decided not to have the surgevy, though, and is expected to leave the hospital today. most of gabor's right leg was amputated in january because of gangrene. her husband said she's taking medication and that she was a 50/50 chance of surviving another year without surgery. the former mistris of convicted killer company company is -- killer scott peterson is facing legal trouble. she's being sued by a lawyer

accusing of her -- accusing her of breach of contract seeking didn't 200,000. :47. well, there are now -- 7:47. there are now 13 contestants left compete be to be the next "american idol." >> and two people are among the finalists from northern california, they are james durbin and thia magia. they will perform next wednesday right here at 8:00 -- right here on channel 2 at 8:00 p.m. if you are not feeling rested this morning, you -- you are not alone. it's reported that one in six americans get -- one in three americans get less than seven hours of sleep at night.

doctors say they may suffer memory problems and delayed response time when driving. they recommend getting at least seven to eight hours of sleep a night, which is really hard to do. >> that's a lot of people. >> yeah. 7:48. a real scandal at big -- at brigham young university. why a star basketball player will sit out the rest of the season. and one of the world's rarest animals caught on camera.

welcome back. a retired fbi agent who vanished four years ago in iran is now believed to be alive.

just last night, state department said they have evidence that robert levinson is some place in southwest asia. it's believed the iranian got captured the 62-year-old man in 200. his family said he was in the country investigating a cigarette smuggling operation. efforts to get that former fbi agent out of iran may be underway right now. nine minutes before 8:00. starting next month people in france will not be allowed to wear burkas or any other head wear that covers their face in public. lawmakers approved this for security reasons. anyone who does not comply will face a fine of 150 euros. that's about $190. burkas are traditionally worn by women of certain traditions. the bigham young basketball team will have to finish the season without one of its

players. byu has sus spended center brandon davies because he violated the university's rule banning premarital sex. the mormon church operates the university and they have strict rules about this. he's apologized. the university is considering kicking him of school as well. and florida firefighters are battling a pair of brush fires this morning. this is new video out of miami, where the fires were reported early this morning. 400 acres have burned. high winds and low humidity have been keeping the fires alive. as of right now, the fires are not -- are not threatening any homes. the cause is still under investigation. time now, 7:53. a warning in woodside. a mountain lion has been spotted there. it was spotted near preston home yesterday evening. residents in the area, you are advised to avoid being outdoors

at dawn, dusk and night. that's when mountain lions are most active. some of the rarest animals in the world have been caught on camera. we're talking about foyer rhinos captured in -- forerhinos captured -- for rhinos captured in indonesia. we wanted to show you video. we don't have it. it's been posted on youtube. these rhinos are believed to be among the most endangered suppose shies in the world. report i -- species in the world. reportedly-- there it, we found you -- reportedly only 40 exist on earth. >> wow. we want to check back in with sal who has been telling us about an overturned brinks truck. >> it's at the san mateo toll plaza. >> pardon me. >> san mateo bridge, westbound 92. let's go right to newschopper2. this happened within the last 45 minutes. we were there first to show it to you. i'm gonna show you the brinks truck has been -- the people

have been taken out of the truck and someone was slightly injured. but another armored car from brinks has shown up and they are gonna do the money transfer under heavy guard. westbound 92 just past the san mateo bridge toll plaza and it does look like another truck -- in fact, i did see another truck, another brinks truck on the scene a while ago. maybe they've taken the money. they've made the situation a little safer. a tow truck is there. westbound 92 is backed up. there's the other bridge truck. westbound 92 is backed up for at least two miles approaching the san mateo bridge. so i would advice you -- advise you to use the dumbarton bridge instead. let's take a look at the westbound bay bridge. that's a good alternate for you. it's a small delay. in san jose gosh -- in san jose, there was a truck on the side carrying a wide load. it couldn't get by. everyone slowed to take a look at this. that's why traffic is backed up almost to highway 85.

let's go to rosemary. we are dry. that shouldn't cause -- that shouldn't cause you any trouble. maybe check and -- you may need a light jacket. slipping into the 30s for some of us in our valley locations -- locations. you can see plenty of sunshine, but we will have increasing clouds for the afternoon. mostly cloudy for tonight. we'll be mild for today as well as this evening. the rain is going to arrive by tomorrow night. in fact, i want to run you through this. notice friday, no problems. just a few clouds moving through. but by saturday evening, the north bay sees it first through the overnight hours while we're sleeping and wagging up sunday morning with rain. it's-- sleeping and waking up sunday morning with rain. it will stay with us through monday, finally tapering off in the afternoon. if this is your getaway for the mountains, we're expecting snow up there tomorrow. snow levels above 5,000 feet. carry those chains, you may

need them, over the passes. your extended forecast. even with the rape, our temperatures won't be -- with the reign -- the rain our temperatures won't be bad at all. 7:56. dozens of break-ins at a bay area train station parking lot. what the thieves are going after and what's being done to deep it -- done to keep it from happening again. a milestone on bay bridge project. what happened early this morning.

an overturned truck turns a good commute into a terrible one. we'll tell what you they are doing to clear the lanes right now. >> a major milestone on the bay bridge project is complete overnight. coming up, we'll show you now video and give you an upclose look at what's next. this is a big friday morning for business news. new numbers about gasoline. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. a brinks truck is causing problems on the san mateo bridge. what's happening there, sal? >> well, this truck flipped over about 40 minutes ago. you saw live pictures here as the crews were tending to the injured. now they are trying to right the truck on westbound 92 just past the toll plaza. so a couple of lanes are blocked. in fact, now -- in fact it's balloon from -- gone from two lanes blocked to more. as they have a cable up to the truck. it looks like they might -- it might be getting righted up. the truck is -- the lanes are closed and the backup is almost back all the way to interstate 880. so we do not recommend using

the san mateo bridge if you can avoid it. i think you should avoid -- you should use the dumbarton. this commute had been pretty light. if we can tilt back down to the truck, i want to see if they made any progress here. have they righted it? no. it's gonna be a tough operation. as you know, an armored truck is very heavy. it looks like it's still on its side. we'll keep watching it for you. the injured people have been taken away. we'll have more coming up in traffic. it's 8:01. bark to the desk. also topping our news right now. a major milestone involving the bay area's bay bridge. here is a live look at the tower. we are kind of back a littleby. we want to show you what we're talking about. about seven hours ago. crews finished the latest section ahead of the new bay bridge schedule. claudine wong joining us now with new video to tell us what is next and what's been going on. claudine? >> yes. we're at project headquarters. we're gonna give you a look at

the latest on the bridge. we can zoom in and you can see the scaffolding up in the crane. how it's been explained to me if you consider the tower like a stool what, this latest completion means all of the regulars -- all of the legs of the stool are complete. we want to show you the video that we got from trance. there is a couple of things to note when you are looking at this video. first, it's time lapse video of the work started monday. see how that tower leg is shaking. keep in mind, it's 500 tons. any wind does make a difference. you watch that and it becomes a little more clearer why they stop work on tuesday then rain and -- when rain and -- rain and wind swept through the hour. this allowed the 525-foot tower to move even when it's bolted in. that's part of the earthquake design. >> it's huge. the bay bridge is a very long project. we're finally in years where everything is extremely visual. everything is happening at

once. we're coming to completion. we're just two years away from opening the bridge to traffic. you will see a lot of things in the next two years. okay. come back out here live to project headquarters. take a look at your screen. if you consider this the tower a stool, it's kind of connecting them together. and this is going to be on the very top. we had 4 one cable going through this whole thing i want to show you this one part. knowing in april, when this goes up, this is gonna be 525 feet in the air. just to give you a little bit of perspective, take a look at the bolts that go on this, just for size. as big as softballs. this is what they are working with in terms of them getting this all up when it's all above

there. ! -- you are talking about working with pretty big pieces. the labor department released the february jobs report and it shows the unemployment rate in the country is going down. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9% last month, the hoe he -- the lowest point in almost two years. it's the third straight month with a drop in unemployment. the economy added $192,000 jobs with manufacturing, healthcare, education, professional and business solves, all adding new jobs but retailers and some state and lock -- local governments cut jobs. overnight gas prices jumped again. according to trip aaa, they -- according to aaa, they jumped overnight. they are up 7 cents since

wasn't afternoon. -- since last week. you are being warned about dozens of car break-ins. the primary target, believe it or not, loose change. police say more than 40 vehicles were broken into thursday morning. the passengers wee tucked to said they -- we talked to said they think there's more to this. we spoke to one man who had his windows smashed out. it's not the first time it's happened to him. >> there is a contingent and you know they are getting -- they are getting in it and veeping in it and that -- and sleeping in it and that gives you a creepy feeling. the parking lot is owned by the

city. 8:05. classes are expected to return to normal at uc berkeley's wheeler hall this morning after a seven-hour protest shut down the building. >> we got people coming out. [ cheers ] >> eight students were let out around 9:30 last night. they took over the fourth floor ledge in these dramatic pictures. their demand to get the student charges dropped from the 2009 occupation of wheeler -- from the 2009 protests of wheeler hall. >> today was a huge accomplishment. we got a lot of sentences reduced so this struggle can continue. >> students say they got the school to afree -- to agree to a town hall meeting. as part of their negotiations they will not face consequences

but they were cited for trespassing. sal, you're still following that overnight truck? >> yes. when a truck like this flips over, it's a delicate process, not only because it's loaded with money and they had to get the money out of there. but also it's a heavy truck. they are -- look at the traffic. they are letting people through the toll plaza but then they have to go around as they try and rectify the situation. so in total four lanes are blocked. but it's widened out there. so give yourself plenty of time if you use the san mateo bridge. you might want to think about that. traffic is busy on 880. it's causing a chain reaction. let's go to the bay bridge. it's backing up. i think people have figured this out. more people are showing up at the bay bridge. some of these may be avoiding the san mateo.

sanjose northbound 101 near tully. there was a truck that was carrying a wide load. couldn't make it under one of the overpasses. it's on the shoulder. this is causing people to slow down from about the yerba buena exist. northbound 10 circumstances have you about a mile and a half of slow traffic -- northbound 10, you have about a mile and a half of slow traffic. let's go to rosemary. >> yes. giving you a look at the bridge there and the city in the backdrop. just a little bit of haze out there. we have calm conditions. a light breeze. our numbers are colder than where we started yesterday with the dry conditions and fair skies. finally crime climbing out of the 30s -- ceiling out of the 30s. a look from up above, the satellite view showing you the next storm that's beginning to roll in. that trough just continues to send the storms our way.

there's the subtropical moisture bridges us -- bridging us rain saturday and sunday. by saturday night, the rain will by ginn to come in -- will begin to come in. .25 expected for most of us. .50 to an inch for areas north of the golden gate. plan on for the second half of your weekend maybe pull out that big book you are wanting to read. 60s in oakland, 66 fremont. 64, livermore. mid-toupper 60s in areas right around mountain view, gilroy, san jose. your extended it -- you correction trended forecast here, zeroing in -- your extended forecast, zeroing in on the weekend. we're expecting some scattered showers as we get back to work

on monday. the coldest afternoon will be on monday. we're dry on tuesday, 60 peg expected in the afternoon. tori-- 60 degrees expected in the afternoon. new this morning, nasa says a rocket that plotted -- that blasted off but failed to reach orbit crashed in the pacific ocean. the glory satellite was launched just after 2:00 this morning. the launch went well at first but then 0 protected nose part did not perform as expected. and that made it too heavy to reach orbit. this next launch in four hours in cape canaveral, florida. but little information is being released about the project. we do know the air force is

behind the launch as what's being called an experimental spacecraft, it looks like a miniature version of the space shuttle. some space experts say it could be a prototype for an orbiting weapon. to live the -- to watch the launch, go to ktvu.com. 8:10. well, the nfl labor dispute has gone into overtime. how about the bay area be affected if the 49ers and raiders don't get to play. senatorren jo mccain is back -- senator john mccain is back from a trip.

we have a look at the san mateo bridge. four lanes were shut down. they were trying to right this brinks truck but they couldn't do it. now they need to come with another option. the truck is still flipped over. this is a big problem for westbound 92. if you are trying to get across to the peninsula, we do not recommend the san mateo bridge. we will have another report. we have a drew who just arrived on the scene. we'll have a live report from them -- straight ahead. 8:14. in other news, anti-government protests continue to happen in libya right now. it's happening in tripoli, one of the areas still controlled by libyan leader, moammar gadhafi. now, the forces loyal to

gadhafi tightened security last night. they were preparing for the protests today. the protests started just after the noon protests ended in libya. some forces coming out of there say gadhafi's forces are opening fire on demonstrators. we also have new information right now about the 21-year-old gunman accused of shooting and killing two american airmen at the frankfurt, germany airport. investigators say the suspect told them he went to the airport specifically to kill americans. as revenge for the american admission in after. investigators say when the suspect saw a bus load of american troops parked outside the airport, he asked one of them if they were going to afghanistan. when the airman said yes, the suspect reportedly shot him in the head and then he stormed on the bus and shot and killed the bus driver. then he shot two more airman on the bus, wounding them. investigators say he tried to keep shooting but his gun

jammed. well, senator john mccain just came back from a trip from the middle east and said that mark zuckerberg is a hero in that region to pro-democracy supporters. senator mccain was the driving force in those uprisings in the middle east and the middle east. it is 816. the labor battle between football players and team owners is now in overtime. the two sides agreed to override the deadlines and extend talks in washington, d.c. today. ktvu's alison burns has been take -- starking out the mediator's office where the -- taking out the mediator's office where the negotiations are taking place. what's happening now? >> reporter: well, nfl players and owners are facing another

midnight dead rhine and -- deadline and a player lockout is looming. both sides left the table without a deal. they are deadlocked over a plan that would shift more profits to owners and extend the season. neither side seems to be budging. >> for no football to be playing this september, that would be -- that would be a travesty for a lot of businesses, unfortunately, especially in this economy. >> reporter: no football would have a big impact on the local economy. the players' union estimates that in cities like oakland and san francisco, 2345 games would mean more than $160 million lost in the local economy and more than 3700 jobs lost. now, no raiders' games could actually save the stadium authority some money. it reportedly spends about about a million more dollars a game than it brings in.

reporting live from alison bushes, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:17. in wisconsin, 1500 state employees could possibly be laid off today. governor scott walker says the layoffs can be avoided if senate democrats protesting a controversy union bill finally returned to the state. in these tough times the last thing i want is anybody laid off, let alone state workers. >> governor walker said yesterday if at least one of the 14 senate democrat -- 14 senate democrats does not come back, he will send out the notices. they are refusing to voten a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights. today's deadline comes hours after the -- comes hours after the pro-union leaders were forced to leave the capitol building in wisconsin. a judge ruled that the police

could clear the building. in san jose, firefighters are taking a 10% pay cut in their benefits as well over the next two years. >> it would acknowledge sacrifices that they are prepared to make to save the jobs of their coworkers and to preserve services for the city of san jose, to help keep the people safe. now, ktvu just spoke with san jose city managers. he says some firefighters will still be laid off despite this new deal. before anything hams, the union has to ratify it and the city council must approve it in a vote on tuesday. sanjose has called on all of its unions to take pay cuts or face layoffs. that city is dealing with a $1 -- is dealing with a $110 million budget deficit. passengers who carry their luggage on board a plane to save on buggage -- on baggage peas are costing taxpayers about $250 billion a year. the security of -- the security of homeland security says it's

costing that much for tsa officers to screen all of that luggage. secretary janet napolitano says congress should consider increasing airplane security fees to cover the costs. if you are flying continental airlines, you might want to include food in that carry on. they are no longer going to be offering free peanuts and pretzels. it now has the same service as united does. american has stopped offering snacks. this could save each airline about $2.5 million a year. who has more money? a new financial disclosure reports how lieutenant-governor gavin newsom ranked in terms of his personal wealth among other state elected officials.

good news about congresswoman giffords. she is showing emotion and she can grasp everything from legislative business to the

lyrics of songs. musical therapy a big part of her recovery as doctors try to improve her brain. well, newly-released political disclosure documents have come out to show the california -- to show that california lieutenant-governor newsom is a lot el wealthier than brown. governor brown and his wife's assets totaled $4 million but for gavin newsom, the fair political practices included $23 million including some investments for him in 2010 and also holdings for his wife. 8:24. a young man accused of robbing oakland grocery shoppers

reportedly committed the crimes after the -- after a judge had released him from jail. 20-year-old corey barnett is suspected of robbing as many as nine shoppers. the oakland tribune reports the crimes occurred after a judge had released him on his own recognizance. barnett's earlier arrest was related for anian -- was for an unrelated robbery. this is a flash-mob video posted on youtube. 15 teens ran into a store and grabbed what they wanted and left. 8:25. sal, watching a lot of things. you're still focused on the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 just before you

get on the bridge. we have an overturned brinks truck. it's a truck that was fully loaded with money obviously and now they got the money. the first thing, of course, is that they took care of the injured people. there were some minor injuries there. but they couldn't right truck using a regular tow truck so they had to get a big truck there. almost all of the left lanes are closed. the traffic is going to be backed up. the traffic is going to be backed you. it's a big backup from at least industry heading out west from 880. it's gonna be a couple of miles of backup before you get to the toll plaza. we have a live report from jade hernandez who is on the scene. let's take a look at the bay bridge. that traffic isbacked up for a small de -- that traffic isbacked up for a small delay -- that traffic is backed up for a small delay.

northbound 101 at tully, traffic is backed up for at least a mile stop and go. let's go to rosemary. >> good morning. we're off to a chilly start in many cases. you can see we have a gorgeous day ahead of us and wow. we've got some rowers out there this morning. it's not that warm just yet. bring along a light jacket, especially if -- especially in our valley locations where we sank to the 30s. for the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds, highs will be sitting in the 60s, get out and enjoy this weather because it's not going to last. by saturday night into sunday, the next storm is going to roll in, anywhere from .50 for the -- for the north bay and .25 for the rest of us. and then we may have some lingering showers on our commute to work on monday. at 8:00 a.m.

we'll hit 40-49. your exed -- extended forecast, rain, lasting through the first half of monday. the storm coming in. look at our temperatures, not too bad. lows will be in the 40s. low 60s for the afternoon highs. the coolest day had be monday afternoon, 55 degrees expected. >> all right, rosemary. we've been telling you about this story for the past hour. sal just told you, look at this, the a ktvu news crew just arrived at the scene of an overturned brinks truck. also this morning, police in san san -- police in san anselmo warning joggers. and why apple customers could soon be getting $100. we'll tell you why.

right now, we have developing news, you can see the actual traffic on the bridge, looks pretty good, out to hayward. but it's a different matter entirely trying to get through the toll plaza. ktvu's jade hernandez is live at the toll plaza with an overturned truck blocking several lanes. jade? >> reporter: commuters have an obstacle. -- i'm told there are -- there are fire trucks -- tire tracks. it looks -- it appears that

these tire tracks belong to the brinks armored truck. what we're told is that brinks truck hit the curb at the end of the toll plaza and flipped over. that source tells me the brinks driver may have been going too fast. there's four lanes closed. you have the squad cars, the brinks truck and a tow truck trying to right the truck. right now, traffic is being diverted. once it gets past the toll plaza where the truck is, it's smooth sailing. but it's getting past that toll plaza. newschopper2 was out here and can really give you a better idea of what this accident tooked like -- looked like for computers above. again, this happened around 7:15. we know there were two

passengers. i want to bring you back out live. they are righting this truck. we understand there were two passengers in the armored truck. they were taken away before begot here. we don't know the extent -- before we got here. we don't know the extent of the injuries at this point. but they've been able to right this brinks truck this morning. that's good news because the sooner they can right it, the tow truck can pull it away and it can no longer be an obstacle for drivers this morning -- be an obstacle for drivers this morning. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. time now, 8:33. overnight, a rollover crash on highway 4 in antioch injured the driver. now, this car heading eastbound on highway 4 flew off the road, rolled over several times. it ended up on the westbound side of the highway near the hillcrest avenue exit the -- exit. firefighters used the jaws of life to get that female driver

out of the wreckage. she was rushed to the hospital. all of this happened just after 11:00 last night. it's still not clear what caused the -- what caused the crash. police in san anselmo, are issuing an important warning to joggers. that's following a bizarre attack on a residential street. kraig debro says it involves a violent man who was wearing a mask. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, tori. gy waist -- i just just spoke with police and they -- i just spoke with police and they tell me they don't have any witnesses in 24 case. it's kind of strange they don't because -- in this case. it's kind of strange they don't because this is trash day and people would be out putting bins on the curb. the victim told police the assault took less than a minute, 8:00 wednesday night. a man snuck up from behind her while she was jogging and yanked her to the ground. the police we spoke to this morning who exercise on the

streets of this city said the would-be robber picked the wrong person. they don't carry anything usually. maybe some i.d. or something -- or something. >> what do you carry when you bike? >> enough to buy these guys coffee. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the victim told police she didn't have any money. that's when the man cut her face with a small knife and tab dash and hit -- and hit her in the face. instead of calling police, she drove to kaiser in terra linda. they treated her there. the hospital called police to tell them about the attack. there's very little information on the suspect other than he's 6 feet and was wearing a ski mask. this morning, the investigation continues into the latest frightening attack at napa state hospital. it happened earlier this week.

hospital workers -- workers tell us at ktvu news that a patient ripped off the clothing after female employee and tried to raper -- and tried to rape her. >> it took five -- it took five staff members to contain him and get him off this woman while he continued to try to rape her. >> witnesses say the patient was not considered particularly a dangerous patient. he is now -- he is in napa county jail. this is the third inmate attack at a napa state hospital. florida's governor has been given permission to turn down the offer of more than $2 billion in federal money for a high speed rail project. a florida supreme court ruled that governor scott has the authority to say no to that money. the governor's final decision

is expected some time today. if he decides to pass on the money, it will go to other states, chasing high-speed rail including california. caltrain is getting some help from the santa clara valley transportation authority. last night, the vta board approved five resolutions that will help provide financial support to caltrain. caltrain is facing a $30 billion budget. they declared a fiscal emergency yesterday. caltrain does not have their own source of money. they depend on other money from transit answers. apple is giving some of its customers $100 refunds. anyone who bought a first- generation ipad between february 16th and march 2nd, which is when the price cut was announced is eligible. customers will need to request the refund by the 16th of this month and have their original receipts. the cupertino company has a policy of doing this with

receipts when the products are reduced. this weekend you are being asked to put down your ipad, smart phone, laptop and even avoid watching tv. from sunset tonight to sunset tomorrow, 24 is being called a national day of unplugging. people across the country are being asked to avoid most technology and instead connect with loved ones. a new york-based group calmed reboot is behind the effort. we taked to some people about whether they could unplug for a whole day. >> i could do that since i don't do it to begin with. >> i know -- i know people that would be quite difficult with. >> oh, no. i wouldn't have problem. it's just like when we used to have the old rotary phone. it wouldn't an problem for me. >> this day is inspired by the sabbath jewish tradition. on days like this, you -- with traffic like this, you really need to feel like you are

plugged in. >> yes and sal's plugged in to this armedor truck -- armored truck. what's happening now? >> that's trite. there is a truck being flipped over now and there will be delayed at the san mateo bridge. another car is truck, it's a big rig on the tully road ramp. it's a truck with a huge load that could not make it forker dash cab over the freeway under- - make make it over the freeway underpassing. northbound 101 traffic is backed up from at least yerba buena getting up to tully road and that tully road offramp looks like it's closed. chp is wondering what to do with this truck because it's not going to make it underneath and this could be a traffic problem for things to come. these are live pictures from newschopper2. again, if you are driving from the blossom hill road area, up to san jose, plan for delays

even though as you see all of the lanes are opened. it's kind of a big distraction. let's take a look at westbound bay bridge. that's backed up for about a ten-minute delay coming in westbound. this morning's commute is going to be okay if you are driving in san francisco. but if you can remove that -- if you can remove that up there, i want to look at 101 friend, it's a little bit slow coming up from -- i guess from about at least cesar chavez getting up to the 80 split. yes-- thank you, j.j. he's mooing the camera -- moving the camera back here. rosemary? >> good morning. take a look at that morning drive. we don't have stormy weather to deal with. it will be back. we're calm. most of us, in the low 40s. we've got active weather on the

way. that storm is going to continue to roll through saturday night into sunday. the trough is still hanging out off the gulf of alaska. that storm will bring us anywhere from .25 to .1-inch of rain -- to 1 inch of rain. we have the high clouds and tomorrow morning it looks like we'll be mostly gray. but the rain takes until about 6:00 in the evening. now over the north bay, santa rosa, north of the golden gate for saturday evening and then for sunday, it looks like overnight into the sunday morning hours. the scattered showers arrive and they just don't foe -- they just don't go away. snow levels over the sierra down to about 5,000 feet if you plan on traveling this weekend, carry the chains. for the afternoon today, we'll be dry, we'll be mild. we seal some of the warmest temperatures -- we'll see some of the warmest temperatures in days.

62 in san francisco. how about we slide south where we'll see temperatures warmer that that -- warmer than that? 66 in los gatos. 67 looks to be -- than that in. 66 in lot gate toes. the core of this system will be rolling through -- lott got toes. it the score of this -- los gatos. the score of this system will roll true and -- and we'll have 65 degrees. the pacific orchid expedition kicks off in san francisco. organizers say you will see thousands of orchids from every continental around the world -- continent around the world. and for the first time this year, there will be orchid and wine pairings. the expedition runs through sunday. for more information go to ktvu.com and look for web

links. i went there last year. we had a wonderful time. >> they are beautiful. >> yeah, they are. >> it's a nye -- it's a nice day to celebrate the arrival of spring. we're still following all of the trouble at the toll plaza at the san mateo bridge. that overturned brinks armored truck and there is a huge backup. we just learned this morning that the unemployment rate has gone down. b.a.r.t. officials will say they predicted that rate. a good ni'. kim: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over the top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty night.

we have developing news. the truck that flipped over on the san mateo bridge, they've righted it. you can see the chp officers are getting ready to open all of the lanes. that's good news on westbound 2. it looks like they temporarily held this lane but now all lanes are open. let's go to san jose now. northbound 101, there is a stuck big rig. it's a satellite truck. it's actually -- they are bringing a satellite to lockheed martin, according to chp. that satellite was on its way up to the facility in sunnyvale. couldn't make it underneath the tully road crossing.

now they are trying to figure out what to do with it. it's caused a big traffic jam. back to the desk. let's bring you up to date on tom of the other top stories we're following for you right now. a huge milestone for the bay bridge. look. about 1:3 this morning, the crews finished lifting that fourth segment of the tower of the new eastern span and they are doing it ahead of schedule. we're also hearing that forces loyal to moammar gadhafi have fired tear gas and live all munition breaking up protesters in -- ammunition breaking up protesters in tripoli. we're getting word that 15 anti- government protesters have been killed in the closest-rebel held city to tripoli. this morning, the labor department released the new february jobs. it shows the unemployment rate

dropping to 8.1%. that's the lowest unemployment rate in almost two years. b.a.r.t. says the number of passengers has gone up since july. officials believe the soaring gas prices are one reason but they also say more riders usually mean the economy is recovering. with more people finding jobs and taking the train to work. >> i took b.a.r.t. the first time to work. it's easy. it's convenient. >> b.a.r.t. says the revenue from sales tax has been 10% higher since last july and that means more people are targeting. thieves are targeting a fremont train station. police say dozens of cars were broken into at the center point depot thursday morning. look at this. you are seeing some of the damage we found this morning. a couple of altamont computer

ex-press employees came over on their own to clean up. even though the parking lot is owned by the city. train passengers we spoke to said they've had their doubts about the safety of the parking lot. >> ace leave the car, i try not to leave a purse or a -- as i leave the car, i try not to leave a purse or change. >> police say the thieves actually were targeting loose change left inside cars. police say make sure you look up -- you lock up your value, take all of your valuables with you. they also say it's better to park in well-lighted areas. if you see anything suspicious, report it. in richmond, a gun-backing grandmother chased off a would- be robber, chased him right out the door as she pull -- as she pulled out her .38 revolver. >> i was scared but not too scared to do what i did.

>> she's 84 years old and lives alone and says i'm not about to become a victim. she grabbed her gun from her night stand. she came face to face with that intruder and fired the shot. it hit the hall. she said she would have been fine in she hit the intruder. >> it would have been okay. i don't even say i'm sorry. no. >> well, that suspect ran, escaped through a back door, the same back door that he kicked in earlier. there is now a security door installed -- security door installed. as for the guns, she it ready if she needs it again. if you want to take part in this -- in this year's breakers race, they say 41,000 people have signed up already, this a -- a record this year. there's only room for 50,000. the popularity is being

attributed to its 100th anniversary, the ban on alcohol and also the possibility this could be the last one. the event is scheduled for may 15. a rogue wave has made a couple famous on youtube. >> whoa! >> kathy moore and brian solani got mared on october 23rd -- married on october 23rd. because of bad weather they returned to the beach a few days later to take pictures. they have offers from youtube for them to sell the video but they are not -- but they are not interested in selling it. there are 12 contestants to to become next idol. ♪ i'm gonna live it up >> oh, yeah! and james durbin of santa cruz is a finalist and 16-year-old

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received a statement it -- just minutes ago, we received a statement from the fbi. the agency has joined the allegations against san francisco police officers, they are the target of the investigation of excessive force in a drug -- in a drug arrest. our time is now 8:54. the former mistress of convicted killer scott peterson has new legal problems this morning. amber frey is being sighed sash sash dued sash sash -- sued by a lawyer accused of breech -- breaching her of contract. amber frey dated s&p before she testified -- dated scott peterson before she testified in his murder trial. the website for westboro church lists gunderson high school the site of a protest

tonight at 7:00. but protesters don't airlines show up. the church is against the school's projection of the laramie project. that's the mathew shepherd story. counterdemonstrators say they will be at the school definitely to support the students. there is a new study out that finds out fewer younger people are sexually active. the number is down 78% a decade ago. the reason, that's still a mystery. maybe more emphasis on abstinence may be a factor. the makers of purina cat chow are looking for a cat and humane pair who love to travel. auditions are held on sunday march 19th between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. purina wants someone to take a

feline friend to what the company calls interesting places and blog about t the company will pay all travel expenses along with a salary. you can find a link at ktvu.com for more details. have you to have a -- you have to have a cat willing to take part. sal, you've been busy this morning. what's happening out there? >> we have new information on this truck stuck. we have new video of northbound 101 at tully road, this truck carrying the satellite up to the lockheed martin facility could not make it to the overcrossing. and now we're finding out that the chp will have to close the highway 101, turn the truck around and get it off the freeway. he are gonna do this in about 15 minutes. they are gonna shut down all of the lanes of 101. so there's a big traffic tieup expected when they do that. we also have a look the a the san mateo bridge toll plaza here -- look at the san mateo bridge taupe here. all of the lanes have been opened after an armored car

blocked four lanes. bay bridge, you see a little bit of a backup, of about a ten- minute delay at toll plaza. let's go to rosemary. we have changes on the way so don't change the weather for vantage. your five-day forecast -- focusing on the weekend by tomorrow into the weekend, the north bay starts to get some rain, the rest of us saturday night into sunday. so the second half of our weekend is going to be wet. thankfully, not too chilly. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> appreciate that. >> have a great weekend, everyone. >> bye now.