>> reporter: a dramatic courthouse confrontation in martinez that may have led to a child molestation suspect fleeing the scene. it's a police scandal tied to a videotape, a major

announcement is just hours away. >> reporter: and thieves are targeting atm users. we'll have that story for you, straight ahead. also, not good news for job seekers. there is a new forecast on when the unemployment tide will turn here in california. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, march 9th. a fugitive search is underway this morning for a former pittsburg counselor who disappeared during his child molestation child and never showed up after a dramatic courthouse run-in. ktvu's kraig debro is from martinez -- is in martinez to talk about what happened. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning,

tori. when he left this courthouse during the last hearing, everybody thought he would be back. that was the last time anyone saw him. a jury convict him. hours before, he had a confrontation with somebody in the case. the girl was in the elevator. she broke down and cry. bedi was working at a facility that counsels children of divorcing parents. other girls testified that he rubbed himself against them. where he wept, it's unclear. he did -- went, it's unclear he

has $250,000 bail. we're still trying to contact the d.a.'s office. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. we're learning new information about the legal fallout from that police video scandal in san francisco. "the chronicle" reports that in a few hours, the district attorney is expected to drop more than 40 criminal cases involving the implicated officers. that's in addition to the 13 criminal cases already dispoliced -- dismissed. this all stems from a surveillance video released by a public defender, jeff adachi. he says that video shows plain- clothes officers conducting searches without warrant. he's asking -- he's asked to look at other cases. preliminary results of

yesterday's special election show voters narrowly approving measure-a. it needs a two- thirds majority to pass. the new tax will replace two current parcel taxes. it's expected to generate about $12 million a year with the revenue going to support local schools. it would take effect on july 1st. and in contra costa county, the mount diablo school district voted late last night to send out preliminary lay-off notices to 180 of its employees next week. the district is facing a $22 million budget deficit. now, we talked with the president of the school board overnight and he says further steps to deal with the deficit will -- largely depend on the tax extension for the june ballot. out this morning, a dim economic forecast that pushes back the estimated recovery time for job growth here in

california. previously, the ucla anderson forecast said the state unemployment rate would finally fall below 10% by the end of the year 2012. now, though, it's predicting that won't happen until the beginning of 201. anderson economists say, however, that the bay area will lead the state's recovery. [opening bell ] today marks the second anniversary of the start of the bull market on wall street. the s&p 500 has nearly doubled since march 9th of 2009, when it hit its lowest point in 12 years and two years ago, the dow, believe it or not, was at 6547. right now, you can see on the bottom of the screen. it's at 12,176. it's down about 38 right now increasing concern about the oil prices. analysts say small investors who had fallen out of the markets appear to be coming back. since the beginning of this

year, investors have put more than $24 billion in u.s. stock funds. san francisco police everyone waking you this morning about a new scam, this one targets atms and these thieves use glue, not guns. jade hernandez is live in san francisco now to tell us what to look out for. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. i just checked in with the san francisco richmond police station that's just around the corner and found out one of these thefts happened last week during the day at a bank of america atm similar to this one. what the customer did, the customer put the card inside of the machine and then typed in the key code. once the key code came up, the customer realized that. enter button had been glued down. thieves are targeting atm users and the customers can't finish the process because the key gets stuck in the machine. the customer goes inside the bank and leaves the information or card back up on the screen.

a local paper report says the police said since january there have been four of these type of thefts in the district. thieves are using glue guns to press the buttons down. the penalty for getting caught for this is a misdemeanor and it's a less violent crime, is why it's believed thieves are doing this. >> it's pretty daft ardly -- dastardly. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you can call inside the bank if you have trouble using your cell phone. they advise not leaving the machine while the information is up. you can use the keypad if you have trouble and that will get

your information on the screen and card back before the thieves can step in. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. 7:07. we want to check in with tara in again for sal. there is a traffic hazard you want to tell us about in napa. >> there is a dead coyote off silverado and polk. a lot of drivers are slam op their brakes. be-- on their brakes. be aware of that. they are trying to remove the carcass now. and gridlock has been growing in the past half hour. >> give yourself an extra 10, 15 minutes to get into san francisco. in pleasanton, we have a car that's been moved to the shoulder. officials say something struck and shattered the back window. it looks like everything is okay. it's not creating a traffic jam. in the south bay, 280 at the 880 split, it look like we have some sunshine and some cobwebs

on cash cash -- on our lens. here's steve. thank you, tear law enforcement we still have a high cloud band kind of moving over us as well as -- thank you, tara. we still have a high cloud bank kind of moving over us. mostly cloudy. clearer later -- later, though. light rain moves in for tomorrow. today, mostly cloudy, patchy fog and then mostly sunny. highs will be in the upper 60s to 70 and also the east bay and santa clara valley. but again tomorrow plan on a cloudy and cooler day with some rain returning. over us are some higher clouds. 40s to right at 50.

temperatures haven't really changed much due to the cloud cover. but santa rosa is 45. speaking of. that's our target forecast today. santarosa targeting at 45. we'll go mostly fair. a high of 67 degrees the system for tomorrow is right there and it's in training. it will be okay. not a great system but it will give us clouds and rain. today looks good. temperatures starting to rebound. we are a getting into the -- we're getting into the 60s. foggy, high clouds for today and then mostly fair. that fog will be burning off today. by this even, 60 to 72 or late this afternoon. fair and warmer. santarosa, napa, fairfield, 67, san rafael, kentfield, 66. along with novato, berkeley, 7 a, though, antioch -- 70, though, antioch. low 70s, san ramon, danville to

pleasanton, upper 60s. same for the peninsula. losgatos, saratoga at 68. some low to mid-60s on the coast. cloudy tomorrow. light rain returns. friday and saturday looks good. sunday we cloud it up. this one looks like a stronger system sunday evening. in less than two hours from right now, the space shuttle "discovery" will land in florida for the last time. ♪ >> good morning, "discovery." >> that song called "coming home" and it's probably the last wakeup call ever heard on the "discovery." and in 40 minutes, the crews will perform the necessary maneuvers to get ready to come home into the earth's atmosphere. and then the "discovery" will go into a museum for a

permanent display. a disturbing message from libya's leader to egypt and his threat to other nations about imposing a no-fly zone. and a bacon fire that happened at a strip mall. and a fire in a farmhouse killed seven people in one family. how the little girl survived and what the parents were doing at the time.

bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. good morning. there's higher clouds and fog and it will be a mostly cloudy morning. temperatures, 40s and 50s and a mostly sunny afternoon. 7:14. president obama is meeting with secretary of state hillary

clinton this morning and presumably that crisis in libya is very high on their agenda. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest threats from the libyan leader, gadhafi. alison? >> reporter: dave, moammar gadhafi says libyan people will take up arms if western countries impose a no-fly zone over his country. he made an address on state tv last night, saying the u.s. and other countries want to get involved just for their own financial interests. >> translator: this is leading to a dangerous plot by those countries in order to fulfill their aspirations to control. >> reporter: the u.s. and britain are discussing an internationally-backed no-fly zone in case gadhafi refuses to step down and continues to its ka late violence against

opposition -- escalate violence against opposition forces. there's still a lot of mystery about the strength of gadhafi's government and that mystery is intensifying this morning as a top libyan government official reportedly arrived at the airport in cairo, egypt, saying he had an important message from gadhafi. no word yet on what that message is. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:15. and new this morning, we are question's following this -- we're following this right now, pirates off the coast of africa, once again approached the -- approached the ship "mersk alabama." it is 7:16.

tragedy in pennsylvania overnight. a devastating farmhouse fire killed seven children in one family. authorities say their mother was in a barn milking cows when the fire started. a 3-year-old girl who is the only child to survive, smelled smoke and ran to get her mom. the father had left for work earlier and was found sleeping in his milk delivery truck. the victims range from 7 months to 11 years old. the children's grandfather said the fire may have started in the kitchen, where the family used a propane heater. in new york, six firefighters suffered minor injuries batting a two-alarm fire at the roseland ballroom. the fire was brought under control an hour later. the roseland ballroom has hosted a number of events, including, movies concerts and

birthday parties. a fire started at the old circuit city building last night. it took about 40 minutes to get the kyle under control. no one was hurt -- to get the fire under control. no one was hurt. firefighters say squatters could have started a fire trying to stay warm. >> people are moving in since circuit city moved out that shouldn't be in there. >> investigators say it looks like it was an accident. the city has been trying to get the building torn down for quite a while now. muni needs to get tough in their talks. scott wiener, supervisor, says when voters approved proposition g last fall, they gave muni the chance to make big changes in the labor agreement.

wiener says now it's up to muni management to negotiate a deal that's fair to workers and muni riders. that comes as muni operators filed a lawsuit saying a portion of prop g virtually guarantees they won't get a new contract. the new law says if the two sides cannot reach an agreement on their own, an independent arbitrator will be called in. it also requires that arbitrator to consider how the contract would affect fares and service. general motors just announced a recall of 10,000 new buicks and cadillacs. gm says a software glitch in the buick la crosse and the cadillac have a software glitch that could prevent -- prevent the defroster from working. you can find a link at

ktvu.com. congressional lawmakers are considering a bill that could make it tougher for teenagers to get their driver's licenses. the legislation would set nationwide standards for teen drivers. it would require a three-stage driver's license program that restricts teens from driving at night or driving with friends in the car. under the measure a driver would have to be 18 years old in order to have full driving privileges. right now, in california, you have to be at least 17. >> that's correct. >> uh-huh. 7:19. well, a surprising move by the former illinois governor, rod blag blagojevich this morning.

. 7:23. new this morning, illinois's former governor, rod blagojevich, is asking a judge to cancel his retrial. papers were filed in u.s. district court saying blagojevich is broke, doesn't have enough money to pay lawyers anymore. the former governor asked the judge to just sentence him on the one conviction from his first trial. that conviction of lying to the fbi carries a maximum five-year prison term. illinois governor pat quinn is expected to sign legislation today that will abolish the death penalty in illinois. the democratic governor was poised last week to do that. yesterday, his aides confirmed he invited several death penalty opponents to his

office. san francisco police are trying to find the thief who used climbing gear to break into a car dealership and steal the lamborghini of celebrity chef, guy fieri. it happened yesterday on van ness avenue. police found bolt cutters. the car is worth more than $200,000. fieri stars on" the food network "on several shows and lives in the north bray. tara's watching traffic. what's going on there? >> we're watching a vehicle stalled on the left side. right now we're gonna head to the toll plaza. traffic is really backed up. it's gridlocked almost all way to the macarthur maze. so give yourself extra time if you are headed into the city. 880, traffic has been rather light this morning along that

stretch. so that, i guess, is some good news. a little further south on the san mateo bridge. we've seen a lot of fog and wind down there. if we could take our san mateo cam. we could show you maybe -- there you can. it's still a little foggy but nothing like we had yesterday. the visibility was still -- was so poor. here's steve. thank you, tara. we do have patchy fog out therthe place and very thick. today it will burn off sooner and it's there. it's late to the party and it's showing up here in the last hour. we have a lot of high clouds just kind of drifting across. they will thin out and we'll end up with a mostly sunny day. those higher clouds -- actually from about sfo, oakland airport, concord south, it's not as bad. we're favoring the north bay more than anywhere else. parts of the peninsula, east bay. that system doesn't have a lot going for it. 40s to right at visit -- right

at 50. that next system coming in on the middle of your screen will come in tomorrow. it looks like rain will return tomorrow. a little warmer, though. temperatures coming up just slightly, some 60s to near 70 degrees or even a few low 70s. antioch in there, san jose, morgan hill. but a lot of mid-60s. cloud cover might make it tougher -- toucher toward the north bay. clouds return tomorrow and then rain as well. we look pretty good friday and saturday. and then rain sunday evening. tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. it's 7:26. the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage heads back to court today. why the list of serious charges is getting longer. also -- a new plan in vallejo to deal with the world's oldest profession. the letter police may be sending to some homes. >> and the -- and secret class list at

stanford. why it's no history.

the district attorney's office is now looking at past seismic upgrade work as part of an investigation into pg&e's

overall pipeline operations. that could lead to criminal negligence charges. also, the state p.u.c. may impose hefty fines if pg&e does not meet next tuesday's deadline to hand over delayed -- detailed pipeline records. u.s. parks police made a gruesome discovery in san francisco. a body -- a body washed ashore, very close to aquatic work in fort mason. we don't know whether it's the body of a man or a woman. investigators are trying to gather the evidence from the scene to try to figure out how that person died. san jose police just released a graphic surveillance tape. they are hoping this will help track down the person wanted in juan of that city's most -- one of that city's most violent crimes ever. three people were killed during a terrifying attack at the mexicali plant on old san jose back in january. the video shows a man fighting with the bar owner,s as he

tryings to -- owner,' tries to -- owner as he tries to force him out. >> they believe narcotics are involved. >> that bar owner was shot during the struggle but he did survive. three others were killed during the shootout. you can get more look at that surveillance video by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. just look for the bay area news tab on the front page. it's 7:30. today, san jose city leaders will discuss limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed to operate in the city. right now, there are more than 100 pot clubs and some members say the city cannot keep up with the complaints. they propose limiting the number of marijuana dispensaries to 10. the city of vallejo is coming up with new ideas to deal with the world's oldest

profession. claudine wong is lie to tell us more about a letter to crack down on prostitution. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we've been talking to people out here in vale. most people we talk to say prostitution is a problem out here all day and all night long. they've also told us, however, that the prostitutes know we're out here. know our cameras are out here and they have been avoiding us. we've seen someone woman out here apparently working the street this morning. she uses part of a growing problem that the mayor -- she is part of a growing problem that the mayor is trying to stop. among the proposed solutions, more cameras, more sting operations and a shaming campaign of sorts, sending letters to the homes of johns and even putting the faces of convicted johns on billboards. people we talked to said it may not make a long-term difference because this problem is so different. we talked to a man who runs a

gas station along sonoma boulevard and he sees this problem 4 hours a day -- 24 hours a day. >> it's really busy. >> as many as -- >> 25. >> what time of day? >> any given time. >> reporter: that man doesn't see prostitution as a big problem. he sees panhandling as a bigger problem for businesses. others say they think prostitution is out of control and they hope a crackdown is coming. our time now, 7:3. jared loughner the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage will be arraigned today on additional charges. he's accused of killing six people and rounding others,

including congresswoman giffords. he faces new charges related to that shooting rampage. an arraignment hearing is scheduled for a napa state hospital patient accused of sexually assaulting a worker. prosecutors say 0-year-old jesus hernandez toe bar attacked a female worker one week ago beating her and tearing off her clothes. this was the third alleged attack at the hospital in less than six months. in one case in october, a nurse was strangled to death. a substitute custodian in vallejo is facing child molestation charges. johnson was -- johnson was was arrested yesterday at everett academy. police say he molested two girls when they were 8 and 11. the alleged victims are now 18 and 22. they were not associated with the school. 7:34. an atherton teacher may find out soon if he will be disciplined after a student claimed he rattled a desk and

cursed at the class. the 8th grade student said she was scared after that incident last tuesday so we left the -- so she left the classroom and tall called the police. tonight, the redwood city school board will take up this issue. the teacher has been placed on -- has been placed on paid leave. it was widely known as the easy class list that included courses such as improvised drama and social dancers of north america. the list was designed to accommodate the number of athletes but stanford dropped those classes last week following complaints. governor brown wants to cut

off redevelopment money for cities and is suggesting the 49ers play at stadium or cow's memorial stadium. >> which is being rebuilt. >> yes. >> we want to chick in with tara again -- check in with -- check in with tara. >> if we take a look at our maps in the livermore area, you can see sluggish traffic on 58 a westbound. also southbound and northbound 85 as well as lumen ton where we had an accident. all right. it's bumper-to-bumper on 237. mur milpitas traffic has been inching along westbound as you drive towards sunnyvale. at the bay bridge toll plaza, the only people moving are those in the carpool lanes or fastrack. metering lights are on. here's steve. thank you, tara. some patchy fog out there. not as thick as we had yesterday. still, there are pockets where

it's around. the higher clouds have generally formed a line from about sfo, oakland airport, concord north. south of that, it's mostly clear. the rain stays to the north. you won't -- you don't have to worry about anything like that. the system is right there. right there. today it's the higher clouds that will stretch out, thin out, lose out. 45 santa rosa, 45 san jose. sanjose under mostly clear skies. santarosa is reporting some mostly cloudy skies. 48 concord, 50 oakland, hayward, san francisco, 47 in redwood city, santa rosa starting off at 45. we will go 58 and then a high of 67. some of those higher -- higher clouds have to thin out. you can see that system when they -- when they come in like this and they topple over -- they've lost everything. there's no worst or -- there's

no support. the system behind this one is gathering in moisture there. that's the one that willive go -- that will give us a -- that will give us a cooler pattern and fog. high pressure then will be our fair-weather friend. so clouds give way to mostly sunny skies. it will be a little warmer. temperatures starting off 45 to 50. fog and high clouds to start off with. then we go 56 to 66, mostly fair. the warmest temperatures will be in areas that have the least amount of clouds and that's towards the santa clara county. but still we'll go with upper 60s. hayward, 66. sanrafael, napa, 67 degrees. sanramon, danville, pleasanton, livermore, all pushing the 60s. losaltos, 68 but 71 morgan hill and gilroy at 7. 60s on the coast. the rest of friday and saturday look good. we cloud it up sunday. rain comes back sunday evening.

in japan, no damage is being reported this morning after a strong earthquake and small tsunami. video shows buildings swaying the moment the 7.3 quake hit. there are no reports of injuries but there was a small tsunami about 30 minutes after the quake but it did not cause any damage. scientists know what killed about a million sardines inside a southern california marina. beachgoers found 12 to 18-inch piles of fish along the coast at redondo beach yesterday. marin biologists say the fish probably swam in and used up all of the oxygen and died. the u.s. commander in afghanistan is predicting a long and difficult summer. and what was found at a local dog park that is prompting a warning to dog owners.

taking a live look at the big board on wall street, stocks are mix. this is the second anniversary of the start of the bull market this week. two years ago, the dow was at 6500. right now, you can see it's up 5 at 12,220. still some concerns about oil prices, which right now, are at $105 a barrel and concern about portugal's debt. the nasdaq is down 10. s&p is down 2. a new report shows more than 11 million families owe more on their homes than the property is worth and that

translates to nearly one quarter of all homes with a mortgage. underwater mortgages rose in december as home prices could -- prices dropped to their lowest point in the housing bust. about 2.5 million have 5 or less equity in their homes making them vulnerable if the home prices continue to follow. the top commander in afghanistan says the war coming this summer may be worse than last year. david petraeus said even with increased fighting u.s. forces may still be reduced in july. petraeus will present president obama with varying levels of troop reduction to meet the president's july target for starting the troop withdrawals. general petraeus is due to testify on capitol hill next week. an international intelligence official says that nato forces have now seized the most power iranian-made rocket ever smuggled into -- rockets

ever smuggled into iron. it's believed the -- into afghanistan. is believed the tap were planning to use those rockets against american and nato troops. two oakland police officers will not face charges for shooting an unarmed man last year. the district attorney said the officers had reason to fear to their safety when they fired at derrick jones in november. the d.a. found that jones repeatedly ignored the officers' commands to show his hands and he reached for his waistband which may have indicated to officers that he may have been reaching for a within. jones's mother is appalled and is filling a lawsuit against the city. the antioch city approved new contract with the police

officers. we are a's -- we're now learning three men all facing narcotic charges are all former antioch police officers. norman wielsh, the one-time commander of the contra costa county narcotics task force is facing charges for allegedly selling drugs. christopher butler is accused along with wielsh and danville police officer, steven tanabe, has been arrested on drugs weapons and is charged with drug cases. now, all worked as police officers in the late 1990s. 7:5. dog owners in sunnyvale are being warned to keep an eye on their pets after rat poison was discovered at a dog park.

police say open boxes of rat poison were found at the las palma dog park and someone scrawled "all dogs must die" in blue ink. some dog owners are not sure they will go to the park. >> this is a unique place. i'm really sad. i'm worrying now that he's -- the ball is tainted with rat poisoning. >> common symptoms of poisoning include loss of apty tight, paralysis and even seizures. attorneys for hundreds of go watt mall lanes who were -- guatemalans who were the subject of those being tested

for sill phyllis. the obama administration apologized. the attorneys want a settlement by friday or they will be file a lawsuit. the u.s. conference of catholic bishops is releasing an updated version of the new american bible. it's been four decades since that occurred and today, the new bible has a version of the old testament that uses more modern language. several word swaps have raised some eyebrows. "booty" and "vir yin jury --" virgin ." facebook users you can watch movies through facebook. warner mother brothers is trying out -- warner brothers is trying this and you can go to the individual movies have -- movies page. users click on the watch

button. they pay 30 facebook credits worth about $3, see the movie as many times as they want in 48 hours. also some sony -- sony movevies through apple's itune store have extra features. sony says users can search scenes by typing into their computers. you can check what songs are in the movie and get a link to buy the songs. sony says this will invees cease the value and make them collective. london is starting to get into the spirit as the wedding date gets close to the 50-day mark. people can toast to the couple's big day with terrorisms that have been named after the special couple. the top 13 finalists on

"american idol" are planning to take the stage. we're used to hearing them sing but the contestants showed us some of their unique talents. >> wow. all right, two contestants from northern california are among the 13 finalists they are 22- year-old james did you lin of santa cruz and 16-year-old -- james did you lin of santa cruz and 16-year-old young lady from mountainhouse. you can watch it live here. moyer today about the very unusual 911 call that came from a burglar while the criminal was the one to call cops. and the new, free tool designed to help people in berkeley fight junk mail.

:52. want to show you -- 7:56789 want to show you some new -- 7:52. want to show you some video where folks went out to celebrate mardi gras. fat tuesday celebrations were in full swing overnight. there were more cops out there an extra 200 police officers out there. er some were detain. there was some -- there were some detained. there's a convenient new way for berkeley residents to stop junk mail. a free on-line service launched yesterday that allows users to opt out of unsolicited mail. the city is sponsor egg the service whoa sided by catalogue choice. you can choose to -- service provided by catalogue choice. you can choose to opt out on group's website. >> we record all of the choices that you've made overtime. so if you have an issue and the

mail comes back, you simply come into your account, click on the details and you can actually file a complaint. after selecting companies from a list, catalogue choice does the notification. berkeley's mayor says the service will help reduce a lot of waste. to sign up for the program, go to ktvu.com and click on webb links. 7:52. we are talking about the broadway show spiderman. it's suffered another setback. now there's several reports that the show's scheduled march 15th open something being pushed back three months more so changes can be made. there also speculation that the play's director is being replaced. that $65 million musical has suffered a lot of problems over the last couple of months, including those well-reported injuries to actors and some cast members who just quit the show. it's 7:53. we want to check in with tara. the commute was going really

well for a while but you now say there's accidents down ton peninsula. >> that's rifle we have a -- down on the peninsula. >> that's right. we have a cluster of them. an overturned car in the bushes. here it is right now. 280 northbound at farmhill boulevard. the slow lane is blocked off at the moment. hopefully traffic can get around for the time being. we'll keep an eye on that for you. also 101 southbound at the henderson road overcrossing, we have a fender-bender. we'll monitor those accidents for you. the one on 101 does seem to be causing some problems. 10-- 101 through san francisco it's a little slow going as you -- as you make your way to the bay area. finally, 280 in san jose, this is getting really backed up here on the northbound side as you make your way toward 17. right now, it's actually not looking too bad. 7:54. here's steve. mostly sunny as you can

see. we have a lot of clouds and there is a distinct dividing line. some patchy fog, not as widespread as we had yesterday. there's still some around. sanfrancisco looking for some clouds and sun. a little warmer. a high of 63. in the -- and the bay area forecast calls for some of that patchy fog and high clouds hanging out for the morning hours. we'll have warmer afternoon temperatures. clouds return tomorrow for cooler temperatures. -- temperatures. saturday looks okay. sunday we cloud it up. here's our system. there's not a lot left. there are higher clouds. we have this system will fall apart. as it does, it stays to the north. that means in the south, we'll see warmer temperatures. watch out for the patchy fog. we can't get rid of that yet. it will be warmer. 45 to 50 with some fog and high clouds. by noon. most of that fog is gone but the higher clouds will hang out

and we'll have upper 60s to near 70 for some. novato, 66. fremont, 66. santacruz at 66. temperatures coming up will come down tomorrow. friday, saturday looked good. sunday cloudy rape returns. we want to take you live to the white house, president obama is making what the white house is calling a personnel announcement about the gentleman next to him. let's listen in. >> a century later, his grandson will return to china. in the years between these milestones, he's distinguished himself as one of our most respected and admired public servant. he worked tirelessly to attract jobs and businesses to washington, d.c. and double the exports to china. two years aig -- ago i asked jerry to continue his work as

commerce secretary, to advocate for american businesses and american exports all over the world. he's done all of that and more. and last year his department led an historic amount of work. he's overseen american exports -- exports and particularly exports to china. that country are now support 235,000 american jobs. he oversaw the census process that ended on time and returning $2 billion to american taxpayers. he's earned the trust of business leaders of america by listening to their concerns and

making it easier for -- for them -- >> the president has just named commerce secretary gary locke as u.s. ambassador to china. if locke is confirmed by the senate, he will become the first chinese-american to hold one of the most important diplomats. locke would succeed huntsman. he's seen as a potential challenger to president obama. and china is one of the most critical places in the world today. all right. 7:58. blooming news this morning. if you don't have a -- gloomy news this morning if you don't have a job. but there's one poss prediction for the -- one positive prediction for the bay area. and how thieves are using glue to steal your money from as.

adam: we need a good night's sleep. 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.

why a pittsburg man accused of molesting teenagers may have

fled just before his conviction. it's been two years since wall street hit its lowest point of this financial crisis. we'll find out what's happening. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, march 9th. well, a manhunt to for a fugitive is happening right now for a former pittsburg counselor who disappeared during his child molestation trial. kraig debro is in martinez right now to explain what happened. good morning kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the 38-year-old brentwood man was granted $250,000 bail. but one of the key factors and whether or not they were able to catch up with him is whether he was asked to forfeit his passport before the trial.

if he did, he might still be in the country. bedi was convicted in this courthouse in early march. but after the 28th nobody saw him, that was after he was convicted. just hours before that, he had a chance encounter with -- with one of his victims. he was in the elevator and when he got out, the little girl was standing out there waiting for the elevator. she broke down and cried. bedi was working as a counselor, at a facility that provides counseling to children whose parents are divorcing. other girls say he rubbed himself up against them. right now there's no word of

where he is. reporting live in martinez, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:0 it -- 8:02. we are about to get new information about a growing police scandal. jade hernandez joins us live from san francisco to tell us what is expected to happen in a few hours. good morning, jade. >> reporter: well, good morning. this is being investigated by the fbi, the san francisco police department internal affairs unit and the d.a.'s office. more than 40 court cases are in jeopardy today. maybe even more. this case surrounding -- surrounds eight san francisco police officers under scrutiny. jeff adachi says he has video that shows officers illegally busting into apartments without warrants or properly identifying themselves. you are taking a look -- you are taking a look at those videos right now.

chief gascon was chief of police at the time. there's controversy involving his involvement now that he's district attorney. now, district attorney gorge gascon will be available for -- george gascon will be available for questions. joining us in morning is jeff adachi. he's here m san francisco this morning. he is wanting to give us a little more information about what's going on. now, jeff joins us now to give us an update of what exactly you will be looking in to. jeff, thank you for joining us. i know you just ran awas the street -- across the street. what are your clients saying? >> well. district attorney has announced today they are gonna dismiss as many as 40 cases, maybe more. we've seen 13 cases dishe missed already. this-- dismissed already. this is the investigation a started at the hotel.

there's videotape that shows police officers were engaged in illegal entries of hospitals, violating constitutional rights. these are the cases that will be dismissed. >> and how far reaching is this case? >> i think everybody is scratching their head because for many, many years people have said that this kind of activity has gone on, we've never had proof. but here we have officers on tape violating the law and this is very, very serious and i think the district attorney's decision to make this decision reflects that. thank you so much public defender jeff adachi. this morning, district attorney gascon will speak and we'll have more information for you at noon. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. it's 8:05. san francisco police have an important warning for atm customers it involves a sticky situation that could cost them some cash. some crafty crooks are glueing

down the enter, cancel and clear buttons on the atm keypad. they then wait until the cuss mirror goes into the bank for -- customer goes into the bank for help and then withdraws moi from that -- withdraws money from that account. >> it's pretty dastardly -- daft ardly. since january there have been four thefts. 8:06 in alameda, a ballot measure that would impose new knack taxes on alameda homeowners -- new taxes on amendment homeowners and business owners. measure a needs a two-thirds majority to pass.

this new tax is expected to generate about $12 million a year with revenue going to support schools. it would take effect on july 1st. and in contra costa county, the mount diablo school district voted late last night to send out preliminary layoff notices to 180 of its employees next week. the district face as $22 million budget deficit. now, we spoke with the head of the school board overnight. he tells us even more may have to be done to deal with the deficit. it will largely depending on whether state lawmakers approve the tax extension for the june ballot. 8:07. a dim economic forecast that pushes back the estimated recovery time for job growth in california. prely, the ucla anderson -- previously the ucla anderson forecast said the unemployment rate would fall below 12% at

the end of 2012. now it's predicted that won't happen until the end of 2013. they say, however, the bay area will lead the state's recovery. analysts say small investors who fell out of the falling parks -- markets appear to be coming back. investors have put more than $24 billion into u.s. stock mutual funds. it's hard to believe two years ago -- >> wow. >> remember how frightening it was when the do you was plummeting. what just happened in daly city, tara? >> we have a four-car crash on john daly boulevard. the vehicles are blocking the

onramp right about here. it looks like three cars have minor injuries. if you live in westlake this area gets backed out. i would cut through the neighborhood over to eastmoore and get on the freeway near the in and out burger there. what a difference a couple of minutes makes. no delays now as you head into san francisco. ninely down in the south bay, 280 -- finally down in the south bay, 280, and 880 sluggish as you drive towards airport. here's steve. thank you, tear restaurant we have filtered sunshine. a little bit more sunshine towards the south bay. a little bit of fog hanging out. not as thick as yesterday. temperatures today will start to rebound from these lows. rye now we're looking for temperatures that go from -- right now we're looking for temperatures that go from the 40 and and 50s.

sanfrancisco slightly warmer today. we'll go for a high of 63 degrees. mostly cloudy and you will have mostly fair weather. fair and warner, though. those clouds will thin out. tomorrow we cloud it up again. it will be cooler and then rain makes it in the north. the weekend saturday looks good, sunday we bring in some clouds. today it's 40s and right at 50. fairfield, concord, oakland. hayward, mountain view, san jose but still 40s towards the north bay. a little bit more cloud cover up there. as that system begins to move out, we'll start to see one more system move in. today, it's pog and then once that fog gives way, it's mostly sunny. slightly warmer temperatures. 45 to 50. fog and high clouds and then 56 to 66 by noon by this evening or late this afternoon. 60 to 72. some of these temperatures, coming in around mid-60s for oakland. also, san rafael and san mateo. but then upper 60s, livermore,

dublin, antioch, san jose 0. napa and santa rosa, 67 but the cloud cover, if you didn't have the cloud cover it would be warmer. tomorrow we cloud it up. rain will start in the north bay. friday and saturday look good. and then sunday rain moves in. in less than one hour the space shuttle "discovery" will land in florida for the -- will land for the last time. ♪ >> the song called "coming home" he and it's likely the last wakeup call heard for the "discovery." after landing, discovery will be delivered to the smithsonian for permanent display. 8:11. a very expensive prize -- price for a a small piece of land to expand a fire station.

plus -- who firefighters say is likely to blame for a fire at a former circuit city building in newark.

good morning. temperatures toward the south bay will be in the upper 50s

low 60s. it is 8:14. president obama meets this hour with secretary of state hillary clinton to discuss a possible military response to the crisis in libya. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what secretary clinton said this morning the u.s. should not do. alison? >> tori, first we do have some other new developments this morning. a u.n. special investigator is now launching a probe into allegations of torture by moammar gadhafi human rights groups saying more than 100,000 people have been killed since the uprising began there three weeks ago and there are several reports this morning that gadhafi is intensifying attacks on rebel forces today. this is the latest video of the libyan leader. he arrived for what reporters thought would be a press conference last night but he did not take any questionings and did one interview. gadhafi says his forces will

strike back if western countries impose a no -- impose a no-fly zone. but hillary clinton made clear in an interview this morning, it won't be a u.s.-led effort because that would only play into the propaganda. "the washington post" is reporting that the u.s. and other countries are likely to use nato to bring in humanitarian aid as they weigh the legality of a no-fly zone. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 8:16. in london today, activists occupied a mansion owned by one of moammar gadhafi's sons. the group calls itself "topple the tyrant." and they say they will stay until the property can be returned to the people. the house has swimming pools and a sauna. reportedly is it -- it's worth

more than $16 million. new this morning, vivian schiller is -- was forced out by the board this is after a hidden camera video surfaced yesterday and showed an npr fund-raising executive criticizing tea party members as racists an saying that np -- npr would be better off without federal funding. muni needs to get tough during its new round of contract talks with the transoperator union. that's according to one san francisco supervisor. scott wiener says when voters approved proposition g last fall, they gave muni the chance

to make big changes in the agreement. muni operators filed a lawsuit saying a portion of prop g virtually guarantees they will not get a new contract. the new law says if the two sides cannot reach agreement on their own, an independent arbitrator will be called in. it also requires that arbitrator to consider how the contract would affect fares an surface -- and service -- fares and service. authorities say seven family members were killed in a farmhouse fire in pennsylvania. a little 3-year-old girl, the only child who survived this, smelled the smoke and ran to get her mother. their father left for work earlier. he was sleeping in the milk delivery truck. the little kids that died range

from 7 months old to and on up ward. and investigators say the fire may have started in the kitchen where the family was using a propane fire. there was a fire in roseland ballroom at about 150:20 last night. he-- 10: 30 last night. they got it under control about an hour later. investigators are saying a late- night fire may have been started by squatters. about 50 firefighters rushed to the circuit city building on mowry avenue around 9:30 last nye. it took them about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. no one was hurt. firefighters say it appears squatters lit campfires to keep warm. there's a lot of damage inside

and a lot of things like that. investigators say it looks like the fire was accidental. firefighters say the city has been working to get the building torn down for some time now. 8:19. new report this morning that the city of san mateo has reportedly agreed to pay more than a million dollars in a very contentious dispute over $500 million property. the city has been negotiating for the parcel of land on humboldt street in order to expand a fire station. it's been a battle that drew into threats of an eminent domain seizure. but reportedly to avoid a costly legal battle, the city has now agreed to pay the property owner $1.35 million. 8:20. a celebrity chef becomes the target of a bold crime. how a thief made off with his fancy car from a san francisco showroom. it's a plan that some parents love but some teenagers may not. very tough driver's license

restrictions may be considered in congress. traffic on 24 westbound near the caldecott tunnel moving along nicely. we'll tell you what's happening on your bay bridges -- next.

san francisco police are looking for a thief who stole

climbing equipment to steal the lamborghini owned by guy fieri. police found rope and bolt cutters at the scene. that car, worth more than $200,000. guy fieri stars on several shows on "the food network went and he lives in the -- the food network" and he lives in the north bay. a bizarre story. a man calls for help, calls 911 after breaking into a house. >> 911? >> i just broke into a house. >> you broke into a house? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> what do you say? now, tori police say after he break into the house, he was attacking a shower and he called 911 because he was afraid the owner came home and the owner had a gun. the homeowner called 911 while the accused intruder locked himself in the bathroom while taking a shower. the man has been arrested on

suspicion of trespassing -- trespassling. palo alto police say a driver could face charges for speeding. a woman says the man drove up and threatened her because she had cut him off. police say the man drove toward the woman but stopped short of striking her. he then drove off. police are treating the case as assault with a deadly weapon. congressional lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it tougher for teenagers to get their driver's licenses. the legislation would set nationwide standards for teen drivers, it would require a three-stage driver's license program that restricts teens from things like driving at night and under the measure, a driver would have to be 18 years old in order to have the full driving privileges. >> and we know all about that. >> yes. let's see what the drivers

are doing right now. tara, what are you watching now? >> we're looking at your bay area bridges. if you take a look at our live cameras, we can show you, we have them mounted. the bay bridge, a little more backup. it's been stop and go. sanmateo bridge still a little bit of fog out there. richmond san rafael same thing. here's steve. we have a little bit of clouds to the south and the north. temperatures will get in the 60s, 70s. also fog out there. yesterday the fog was really thick. that's not the case today. there's the system. it's not much left of it there -- that's not much of it left there. it's just sort of hanging out. the system is screaming to the north and falling apart but that next one in the middle of your screen coming in right there. that's the one that will come in on thursday. today, some morning clouds, fog

and then mostly fair, some fun -- some sun, more to the south. we're looking for mid-60s, upper 60s and a few low 70s. 60s on the coast. tomorrow will be cooler as the clouds come in. we'll get some rain in the north bay and maybe a little bit farther to the south. clearing and nice on friday and saturday. it looks like rain returns sunday evening. we have new information about that growing police scandal in san francisco. we just talked to s an francisco's public defender. how do you stop the growing problem of prostitution in the city of vallejo. the mayor has some controversial ideas. we'll tell you what's happening next. also, the secret list at stanford university that is now no more.

we're getting new information about a growing -- police scandal tied to videotape. jade hernandez just talked to san francisco's public defender a -- ahead of today's big news conference. what do you know now? we just learned that -- from the public defender that they will be reviewing anywhere from 2,000 to,000 cases because officers involved in this investigation made -- to 3,000 cases because officers involved in this investigation made several arrests a day. this case involves eight san francisco police officers under scrutiny. we're showing you surveillance video. one of the busts. the officers are under investigation for misconduct

and perjury. jeff adachi says the officers illegally busted into apartments without warrants or properly identifying themselves. 13 cases have already been dropped. we expecting -- we're expecting this is just the tip of the iceberg. these are cases where people are in jail, the pending cases, where they have a pending matter before the court. in some cases, people have faced as much as 30, 35 years in prison. these cases are being dismissed because the district attorney's office has no confidence in these officers. >> reporter: district attorney gorge gascon -- george gas con will be available for questions today. we'll have a full report for you at noon. 8:316789 san jose police just released -- 8:31.

sanjose police just released a very graphic tape. look at this. they are hoping this will help track down the people responsible for this. three people were killed on old oakland road in san jose this past january. the man ott -- the man with the bulletproof vest is fiing with the bar owner as he tries to force him out of the club into an suv. >> it's definitely an intense videotape to watch. it's not common for to us do that but by believe the person in the video is armed and dangerous. he's out with public. it's important for us to get him off the streets. three other people that were killed during the shootout, two of them are believed to have been working with the suspect. now, if you want to see more, get another look at that surveillance video, go to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. look for the bay area news tab on the front page. it is 8:32. today, san jose city leaders

will discuss limiting the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed to operate in the city. right now there are more than 100 pot clubs and some council members say the city cannot keep up with the complaints. they proposed limiting the number of marijuana dispensaries to 10. if approved, the city's rules committee will send the proposal to the full council. the city of vallejo has controversial new ideas to fight one of its problems. police say this is a rampant problem. this still needs to be looked over by the attorney general to see if it's feasible. things like putting faces or -- faces on billboards. those are just a couple of the options being considered by the

city. they were introduced by the naylor last nye. the question is will those type of things stop prostitution. one man said he used to live a life of crime in the world of prostitution, he says maybe. >> it would make me uncomfortable if they did that to me. i'm not in to that. it would make me uncomfortable so i imagine it would make them uncomfortable. >> you think it's a good idea? >> maybe, yeah. anything's worth it. >> reporter: one business we talked to said they see no less than 10 to 20 prostitutes walking around. they say crackdowns make a difference in the short-term. >> crackdowns make a difference but whenever that is happening, they go into hiding and they come out when they are gone. >> you don't see this as a big problem with you? >> no. it's a problem for the city of not for the other businesses. >> thirteen people have been arrested this year on prostitution-related charges. four people just last friday. no more stings are being blanked right now. but-- are being planned right

now. back to you. our time is now 8:34. this morning an arraignment hear something set for a napa state hospital patient accused of sexually assaulting a hospital employee. propers say 30-year-old hey hughes hernandez toe bar attacked a female worker a week ago -- jesus hernandez tobar attacked a female worker a week ago. this is the third attack in less than six months. in one case, back in october, a nurse was strangled. a substitute custodian at a special needs school in vallejo is facing child molestation charges. this man was arrested yesterday at everett academy. police say he molested two girls several years ago, when they were 8 and 11 years old. the alleged victims are now 18 and 22 years old. they were not associated with that school. an atherton teacher may find out soon if he will be

disciplined after a student claimed he rattled the desk and cursed at his class. the 8th grade student at selby lane said she was scared after the incident last tuesday so though -- so she left the classroom and called police. no other students were apparently bothered by the incident. tonight the redwood city school board will take up the issue. the teacher has been played -- has been placed on paid leave. sanford university has dropped a closely guarded list of classes handed out only to a serb list that was de -- certain list that was designed to accommodate the demands of certain people. we want to check in with tara. there's police activity there in sunnyvale?

>> we just got off phone with police. they said they were running a traffic break but it's cancelled. right now, this is in fremont. we have an ambulance at 680 southbound at the mission boulevard exits. there is an -- exit. there is an 8-month-old pregnant woman in there. . so that he probably precautionary. at the bay bridge t oll plaza. >> it's been sort of a crazy morning. at times it's very backed up and then it doesn't seem too bad. right now it's kind of in between. 8:27. here's steve. we have mostly sunny to the south. mostly cloudy to the north. kind of a dividing line around sfo, oakland, concord. fog, some patchy fog, some of it is thick. we'll end up with a mostly sunny day. we see some of these clouds from a dissipating system.

not much left. some of those higher clouds. we do have some fog. sanfrancisco forecast, mixed bag of sun and clouds again. a little warmer 63. that fog will be burning off. a mostly cloudy, partly sunny morning. patchy fog. we'll end up with a mostly sunny day and it will be warner. can we carry that into tomorrow? no. we'll cloud it up and it looks like light rain returns. our system, there's not much left of it. but it's enough to give us a mostly cloudy reading on the conditions. 40s and 50s. 46 santa rosa. sanjose, is already at 54. our target forecast is 70 degrees. year's out of gate, looking good. 52 concord, 52 hayward. one system just -- just falls apart as it moves east and it runs into the ridge of high pressure. this system is showing a little more strength there. our system right now, though, patchy fog underneath some of

those clouds. once that gives wayened a it will -- and it will -- once that gives way it will give way to sunshine. now, the south bay is not having a problem because they -- you because they have a little more sun. we'll go 72 in dwell gilroy. 70 in anti -- 27 in gilroy. 70 in antioch. if it weren't for the cloud cover, north bay would probably see 70. clouds return and rain on thursday. friday is, saturday look good. we cloud it up on sunday. the rain returns on sunday evening. a new study shows a startling decline in the great white shark population off the coast. in a first-ever census, biologists are estimating that just 19 sharks populate coastal waters off northern california each year. they use photos.

the great whites are typically along the coast from august through december. the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage will be back in court today and the list of charges against him has grown. plus -- what was found at a sunnyvale dog park that has some people thinking twice about the safety of their pets.

a search for a fugitive continues for a former pittsburg counselor convicted of child molestation. authorities say tajinder singh, bedi disappeared before his trial. there will be an arraignment for the arizona shooting rampage suspect for additional charges. just about 45 minutes ago, president obama announced the nomination of commerce secretary gary locke to become the u.s. next -- to become the u.s. ambassador to chinese. if confirmed, he would be the

first chinese-american ambassador to china. rod blagojevich is asking a judge to cancel his retrial. papers were filed saying blagojevich is broke and doesn't have enough money to pay lawyers. the former governor asked the judge to sentence him on the one conviction from his first trial. that conviction of lying to the fbi carries a maximum five-year prison term. it appears that illinois governor pat quinn is about to sign legislation that will abolish the death penalty in his state. the democratic governor was poised to make a decision on the bill last week but has continued answering questions. if he signs the bill, illinois will join 15 other states that have banned the death penalty. 8:44. today is ash wednesday.

as you know, the season of lent is a time of reflection for christians. our reporter is at the state capitol where ash wednesday services started just a short time ago. good morning, mike. >> reporter: yes. it was a about a 15, 20 minute service. here on the steps of the west -- the west steps of the state capitol the service just wrapped up. ♪ >> reporter: the service marks the beginning of lent. lent is a span of 46 days in which christians traditionally fast, repent and give up meat. but during this morning's service, a number of questions are asked not only to give up meat, the bishop is asking people to quote/unquote, give up. >> a lot of time lent becomes giving -- lent becomes giving up and making sacrifices. particularly here in california, there is a the low of people without hope.

i think it's important as we begin this season of lent to begin it with that season the hope. now, several dozen folks attended this ash wednesday service here on the west steps of the capitol. there will be another one tonight in sacramento at the federal cuthouse -- court -- federal courthouse. easter this year is a pril 24th. live in sacramento, i'm turning it back to you. >> thank you. a lot of people came out for one last party this is video from downtown san jose. people were celebrating the official start of mardi gras. fat tuesday celebrations were really in full swing overnight. there were a lot of extra police officers, about 200 more on the streets to control the crowds. police say some were detained. there was some fighting but no arrests were made. dog owners in sunnyvale are being warned to keep an eye on

their pets after rat poisoning was discovered at -- was discovered at a dog park. police say pat royceen was found at the las palmas park and someone scrawled in blue "all dogs must die." dog owners are shocked and upsit and some are not sure they will go back. >> this is a unique place and i'm really sad, actually. now i'm worrying that he's gonna -- the ball is tainted with rat poisoning. >> common symptoms include loss of appetite, paralysis and even seizures. london is starting to get into that wedding spirit now. the countdown to prince william and kate middleton's wedding gets close to that 50-day mark. the wedding date, there it is, displayed at picky dillly circus -- piccadilly circus.

and there's special drinks named off -- at couple. they will get married on april 29th at westminster abbey. it was a good deed that made one chicago couple very happy. she lost her wedding ring. they thought they would never see it again after losing it on the golf course. another golf golfer had considered cashing it in but decided to do the right thing and turn it in. we're used to hearing the "american idol" contestants sing. but the contestants really showed -- showed us some of their more unique talents. >> i don't know. parents give me their kids and they just go to sleep.

>> okay. the two contestants -- two of the contestants are from northern california. they are james durbin of santa cruz and 16-year-old thia majia of mountain house. you can take the contestants take the stage right here at 8:00. facebook user can now watch movies through face book. warnerbros. is trying out a service that lets u.s. members rent rent movies. members will go to the public pages. the studio is using batman, the dark knight for the test. they pay credits about $to see the movie as many -- about $3 to see the movie as many time as they -- times as they want. sony has a new movie feature. they can search scenes. they can also check what songs are used in the movie and get a

quick link to buy that music from itune. well, while we're watching you, we're also watching the progress of the space shuttle "discovery." look at this screen here. "discovery" is headed for landing on its final last mission at kennedy space center, just about seven minutes from right now. and how people in one bay area city can now stop unwanted junk mail by just going online.

these are live pictures of the space shuttle "discovery" preparing to land at the space center in florida for the last time. nasa said touchdown should happen around five minutes from now. everything is going smoothly. they've flown 39 missions over nearly 27 years. after this, the "discovery" will be delivered to the smithsonian museum for permanent display. there are only two mere missions planned before the space shuttle program comes to an end. "endeavour" will fly in april, followed by june, with "atlantis." pirates off the coast of africa approached the "mersk alabama" but turned back after

warning shots were fired. you may remember when the pirates boarded the ship and took american hostages for five days. u.s. parks police made a gruesome discovery in san francisco. a body washed ashore yesterday. we don't know yet if it was the body of a man or a woman. investigators are collecting evidence from the scene to determine how that person died. six months ago today, a devastating gas pipeline explosion in san bruno killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. you aring look right there at a live -- you're looking right there at a live picture from the disaster site. later on today -- tonight a vigil will be held to remember the victims. in the meantime the district attorney's office is reviewing seismic upgrade work. is part of the overall investigation. that could possibly lead to

criminal negligence charges. also the state p.u.c. may impose hefty fines if pg&e does not meet next tuesday's deadline to hand over very detailed pipeline records. any report shows more than 11 million families owe more on their homes than the property is worth. that translates to nearly all one quarter of homes in the housing market. about 2.5 million people have 5% or less equity in their homes making them vulnerable if home prices continue to follow. general motors announced this morning a recall of 10,000 new buicks and cadillacs. a software glitch in the buick la crosse and cadillac srx could prevent the defroster from working. no word of accidents related to the problem. if you have one of the cars you can have the software for free.

there's now a convenient new way for berkeley residents to stop junk mail. there's a free on-line service that was launched yesterday that allows users to opt out of unsolicited mail. the city is sponsoring it from cad log choice -- catalogue choice. >> we record all of the choices you've made over time. so if you have an issue and the mail comes back, you simply come into your account, click on the details and you can actually file a complaint. and after you select companies from a list, catalogue choice does the notification. berkeley's mayor hopes the service will help reduce the waste. to sign up for the program, click on "web links." and today is the last chance for you dog owners to speak out on the plan to limit offleash areas in the golden gate recreational area. park officials want to limit

offleash access at 21 locations including san francisco's ocean beach, crissy field and fort mason. today, you can testify at the final open-house meeting that starts at 4:00 p.m. at cabrillo in pacifica. we want to check in one more time with tara. a couple of problems -- your mic is not on, tara? >> every once in a while -- you have to flip the switch. >> she said she flipped it but it looks like the battery is dead. >> it's one of those things. a couple of accidents in the south bay you. you can get more -- south bay. but you can get more information at ktvu.com. about you you look good, tara. it -- but you look good tara. we want to go to florida right now. just touching down, the space

shuttle "discovery" landing for the very last time in kennedy space center in florida. the parachute has -- has been taken out -- that was good timing. of course, after it gets demissioned will head to the smithsonian for display. it was a very successful mission. they want up to the international space station installing a new storage compartment. and there will be two more shuttle missions in april and june and that's it. >> we got a chance to see a beautiful and safe landing. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye, now.