. death and devastation in japan after that monster earthquake and tsunami. as many as 10,000 people are now feared dead. the clean-up at the tsunami- damaged santa cruz harbor is expected to last for days and we'll show you what salvage crews are facing tonight. off-track, big problem for b.a.r.t. riders and the situation fixed in time for the morning commute. complete bay area news coverage starts right now.

this is kutv channel 2 news at 5:00. b.a.r.t. is using buss for shuttle passengers between the pleasant hill and pittsburg-bay point station. kutv's john sasaki has been talking to bart officials will the problem and the solution. john. >> reporter: heather, we're standing outside the concord b.a.r.t. station and look up there and you can see what is still a twisted mess. almost nine hours after this train derailed. although we just learned that crane is too small for this job, so i so a bigger one must be brought in. three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. a san francisco-bound b.a.r.t. train derailed at 9:20 this morning giving 65 passengers a major scare. >> an earthquake, like a bomb. you know what i'm saying? it was scare yes. >> i have ridden b.a.r.t. all my life and something like

this has never happened. a little scary. >> reporter: the ten-car train left the concord station, heading to pleasant hill. at the switch the 8th and 9th cars jumped the tracks. >> the train started to bump around a little bit and you know, it was feeling really awkward and all of a sudden he stopped and the lights went out and he said it derail. >> we can't tell you why it happened and we do have our chief safety officer on cane right now, performing initial evaluations. >> reporter: it certainly seems like the switching had something to do with it, but johnson says that is a safe maneuver. >> the switching out here happens all the time. that is not uncommon at all. >> reporter: crews are to get the affected cars out of the way and fix the tracks. all day train service has been suspended east of pleasant hill. >> we have eight buses that are forming a bus bridge and taking passengers between pleasant hill and pittsburg-bay point and making stops in between. >> reporter: just minutes ago i talked to b.a.r.t.

officials again and they told me they expect this to be cleaned up by morning. if it's not, there will be a bus bridge from the concord station to the pleasant hill station. live in concord, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. now to the unfolding disaster in northern japan. since we began to report on the massive earthquake and tsunami on thursday's 10:00 news the scale of the tragedy has been clearer by the hour. the power of the tsunami alone, check out these incredible pictures, is shown in this new video. about 1600 people are known dead with some officials estimating as many as 10,000 may have died. two nuclear reactors face a partial meltdown and are leaking radiation while four other reactors have suffered major damage. 2 million homes are without power and 1.4 million customers are without water. and all of this has rain and snow moves into the region hit hardest by the disaster.

while the scale of the human tragedy is staggering, concerns over the six nuclear reactors damaged in the quake are riveting the world's attention. japannese engineers are working feverishly to cool down the reactors' cool, but two are atrich of a partial meltdown, which has implications far beyond japan. >> fuel rods fused together, the temperatures get so hot they melt together in eye radioactive molten mass that bursts and could carry to the atmosphere in the united states. >> the international atomic energy agency rates the current darnel at a 4 on a scale of 1-8 with a 7 equal to the chernobyl disaster and a 5 equal to the three mile island accident. daniel to the nuclear plants in japan is raising questions and concerns about similar plants here in the u.s. connecticut senator joe lieberman has advocated for the construction of new nuclear

plants in the us and he addressed the issue this morning on "face the nation." >> i think it calls on us here in the us naturally not to stop building nuclear power-plantss, but to put the brakes on until we understood the ramifications of japan. >> he says the plants in the us have a similar design to the damaged plants there in northern japan. >> the department of fish and wildlife says the vertical daniel in santa cruz is minimal, although the monetary loss is at least $17 million. jim vargas live to show us how the clean-up is going so show c. ken, santa cruz harbor is closed until fire and game and coast guard officials are satisfy there had snow damage to the environment or water hazards here. they may be pulling sunken and damaged boats out of the santa

cruz harbor for the next week. the spokesperson says so far the virtual damage and harm to wildlife has been minimal. >> we think we dodged a bullet environmentally because most of the vessels damage ready carrying minimum fuel. we're thrilled that the environment was damaged like in many places. >> reporter: like crescent city? >> it doesn't compare to crescent city because most of them were commercial vessels, as compared to 3-4 on a pleasure boat. >> reporter: fir and game and the coast guard continued to look for leaks that could damage the environment. >> the types of pollution would be oil in the tank oanything that might be aboard a boat. >> reporter: 18 boat were sunk, owners and officials are still trying to figure out how many others were damaged in the tsunami from japan that hit here friday. most of the damage in santa

cruz harbor was just beyond this bridge where it builds pressure and widens ago. that is where 26 sunken or damaged boats were hit. jonathan peck says his boat was moved in time to avoid damage to his vessel. >> i saw the video of what happened down there and i am very surprised and very happy we moved our boat. >> reporter: more good news, lucy the goose, who locals say live in the harbor for more than 25 years survived ordeal just fine. live in santa cruz, jim vargas, ktvu, channel 2 news. the national weather service says the website created to warn americans about the tsunami danger was not up to the job. the west coast and alaska tsunami warning websites slowed to a crawl on friday when tens of thousands of people tried to get up-to-date information. they warned that a $124 million in budget cuts proposed by

congress could cripple the weather service's ability to coordinate the complex system of ocean buoys and satellites that provide tsunami information. the japanese stock market in tokyo opened moments ago and the nikkei index has already fallen. the quake hit minutes before the market closed on friday, causing the exchange to lois one per share of its value in a few minutes of trading. banks are expected to pour millions to prevent massive losses in the stock market. fundraising efforts are well underway to help those suffering in japan. as ktvu's allie rasmus explains. >> friday's massive earthquake and tsunami and the many aftershocks are constantly in your heads right now. >> reporter: helping the victims of that disaster was the message before sunday morning prayers at the

congregational church in el cerrito. a major of the church's members have family ties to japan. >> when we see the devastating images we feel so helpless. not being able to go and put sandbags or give a cup of coffee, it's one way to connect. >> reporter: across the bay in san francisco's japan town, a group of community leaders plan to meet together tomorrow morning. they are going to coordinate their fundraising efforts for the earthquake victims. >> because it happened just before the weekend, we haven't been able to gather as a group, as a community to decide what we're going to do in future. so tomorrow we'll get together and discuss what plans we're going to have. >> reporter: the meetings organized by the japanese cultural community center of northern california and san francisco are already accepting donations for relief aid. she says she is looking forward to looking forward to what the community plans while she continues to wait for word on her family's safety. >> my sister is in sendai and

i don't know. we're just waiting. in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> our website kutv.com has information for how you can help under "the help japan" tab. we have more on the unfolding disaster, coming up in a few minutes, including a report from jana katsuyama in japan. rain has been increasing with the greens and even yellows showing up. the coverage mainly focused on the northern half of the bay area. the yellows and reds from

petaluma to novato. there is still more action developing to the south and to the west and, in fact, just to the marin headlands looks like we have more rainfall to talk about, at least increasing in coverage and rainfall rates. forecast models showing more rainfall after the 4:00/5:00 hour. i will give you the san francisco view. nothing too extreme here, but smil some some light to moderate showerses and in fact, moderate showers moving into san francisco, crossing the bay and moving tost east bay. concord, alamo and danville. nothing too extreme here, but still enough to wet the roadways and there, once again, is the live doppler sweep showing you the current pattern. we'll show you the perspective over the entire bay area. not a lot to show you in the south bay, but that will be changing over the next few hours. as far as the forecast with the rainfall this evening, i have more with our updated forecast

model and the change in the overall weather pattern expected for tomorrow. that is coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, mark. why this could be a crucial week form balancing the state budget? governor brown's push for special elections. the budget battle in wisconsin heads in a new direction and mais planned now that that controversial bill has passed. rebels are waging what appears to be a losing fight in libya and we have the latest from the battleground there. you can expect a new reality at the gas pump when you fill up this week.

. a helicopter pilot is in serious condition right now after crashing into a building in southern california this morning. the pilot was lifting an air conditioning unit from the top of a defense contractor plant near los angeles international airports when he lost control and crashed, triggering a three- alarm fire. no one else was injured in the

fire at the raytheon systems plan caltrans says a closure is part of the 8ole seismic retrofit project. the closure is scheduled from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow more coliseum way between 45th avenue and hyde street. detours signs will be set up. will it happen or won't it? as of tonight governor brown doesn't have enough republican support for a special election extending tax hikes. ktvu's claudine wong talked with one bay area lawmaker where it stands now. >> reporter: take away half by just cutting and make up the other half by extending expiring taxes. to make theself of that equation happen, he needs voter approval. but to get to the ballot box, he needs two-thirds of lawmakers on board. >> we have strong majorities

of democrats in both houses. it means with two-thirds threshold, the minority is in control and that would be the republicans. >> reporter: deadlines are already passed and looming. governor brown set last thursday has his deadline, but then extended it. the state law requires a decision to be made soon if this election is going to happen in june. >> if we do get our work done by tomorrow, that we can still make the first tuesday, june 7th ballot. if we go much longer, it may push it to june 14th. >> reporter: leno says republicans are still legs. >> of. how do you compromise on this. how do you find middle ground to get them on board? >> the republicans need some cover to cast their vote and not to maintain or increase taxes, but just to let the voters have a say in the midst of this crisis. >> reporter: leno says this will come down to a give and take, if the republicans give the governor his special

election he they want to take leeway on some other reforms. leno hopes for tomorrow or tuesday at the latest. now for the budget battle in wisconsin. and it a much quieter day in madison, in sharp contrast to yesterday's massive prolabor demonstration. tens of thousands of people rallied in capitol square yesterday. they welcomed home a group of democratic lawmakers who left of the state for 22 days in an effort to bloke a vote to limit collective bargaining rights for state employees. republican senates though found a way to get the bill passed saying, "it's needed to close the state's budget deficit." >> thursday, they were aided and abetted by the assembly republicans to steal democracy from the people of wisconsin. we are back to unite and fight. >> reporter: the democratic

lawmakers say they are shifting their energy towards recall efforts saying that some of those republican lawmakers. the sonoma valley museum of art is offering a $5,000 reward for missing sculpture as apparently stolen. five sculptures disappeared sometime during an exhibition that ended february 6th. police believe someone may have just put them in their backpack. security improvements are being made at the museum in sonoma. the sculptures are worth about $40,000. a new report by the san francisco chamber of commerce suggests fighting homelessness is the top priority for city voters. now the 500 registers voters suffer have ad 3, 2% say they see homelessness as the most pressing issue facing the city. that was followed by jobs and the economy. the city budget, education and then muni. last year, the economy topped that list. coming up on ktvu, channel 2 news at 5:00, rebels continue to lose ground in libya as pro-

gaddafi forces push east and regain control of oil fields. we have a view from the battle ground, next. also the deadly results of a police crack kown on anti- government protesters in yemen. and tuesday marks a deadline, hundreds of bay area teachers wish would never come as school districts put stamps on layoff notices.

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the forces of muammar gaddafi. government troops have recaptured two oil port and are pressing east to take back the rebel center of benghazi. nic robertson reports from the battle ground. >> reporter: drive east, mile upon mile of rocketed vehicles, discarded rockets and ammission littering the roadside, evidence of a rapid rebel rea treat, outgunned and outsmarted from government forces advancing from the west. the first stop on this government-organized trip, this is the police station and it's not clear exactly what happened here. it's the first signs of any real battle that we have seen. we have been driving on the highway, coming along from the west, we have seen occasionally checkpoints manned by sometime a dozen or more soldiers or

policemen and some stores close and signs of looting. the police station is the real first sign of battle we have come across. it's pretty smashed up. the windows destroyed and blown out. shots being fired by soldiers there, just come back from what appears to be the direction of the front line. some sort of impromptu celebration for the cameras here. this looks like the tail fins from a rocket buried in the front of this house here and underneath, children's shoes. few houses hit, most by rockets fired from the west and advancing government forces. driving on eastwards another 40 miles, the sky fills with

dense, black smoke. as we get closer, unmistakably clear, an oil tanker burning out of control. officials blaming it on rebels. exactly how far government forces have advanced beyond the oil fire, exactly where the frontline is, remains unclear, but what is clear is that the government is on a roll, and the rebels are recoiling, retreating it seems, almost as fast as they can. in other news of the world tonight a crack doub on student protesters in yemen killed one and injured at least 100 people. it was chaos in the streets near sana'a university. fights between out between pro and anti-government demonstrators. today's violence came after multiple attacks yesterday that killed seven protesters around

the country. the us continues to urge yemeni officials to end the violence. in beirut a traditional celebration turned political when pro-western demonstrators demanded that hezbollah give up armed control of lebanon. the crowd was marking the sixth anniversary riff independence from syria. the ousted improvement caud on hezbollah to lay down its weapons. hezbollah considered a terrorist organization by the  united states, holding more fire power than the lebanese national army. people in jerusalem crowded a funeral for a family killed in their sleep. late friday the 1-year-old daughter included her parents and three siblings, including a baby, with their throats slashed. israel is condemning the act as "murderous terrorism." in spite of the violence, today the government approved expansion of four more settlements into the west bank. secretary of state hillary

clinton's chief spokesperson suddenly quit today following controversial remarks about the military's wikileaks case. p.j. crowley stepped down under pressure from the white house. last week while speaking to students at mit, he called the treatment of private bradley manning." >> ridiculous and stupid." manning is in solitary confinement and most recently forced to sleep naked, which the military described as a precaution to keep the 23-year- old soldier from hurting himself. still ahead on ktvu, channel 2 news at 5:00, the suffering in japan is brought home by the dozens of villages devastated bit earthquake and tsunami. pump prices did crossed the thresh hold and we'll tell you which bay area city now has gas averaging $4 a gallon. in one north bay city it's art for art's sake. in the absence of the budget money for school programs. it's not too early to apply

for a summer job at one of the bay area's summer fun spots.

. rescue crews from around the world are still arriving in japan. this was the scene at tokyo's narita airport. first-responders from germany and taiwan checked in, ready to assist local crews with search- and-rescue efforts. and a team from los angeles is there with doctors, building expects, firefighters and search dogs. the towns and cities along japan's northeast coast boor the terrifying budget of the earthquake and tsunami and

shows the devastation that they endured. >> we arrived on the outskirts of ishinomaki with the japanese military and they going through this neighborhood to see if they can find any survivors. >> reporter: but it quakily become apparent this wasn't a search-and-rescue operation. they were here to recover bodies. this neighborhood just 500 meters from the coast caught the full force of the devastating tsunami. every single home was damaged by the 10-meter wall of water, most beyond repair. this man scrambled on top of his house, holding on to his roof to stay alive. you are very lucky to be alive. >> i'm very lucky. >> reporter: there was less than 30 minutes between the quake hitting and the monster

wave devouring the coast. this is your house? this man managed to drive out just in time, but says his neighbors weren't so lucky. this is the scene of complete and utter devastation. the power of the tsunami it just speaks for itself. the wall of water that roared through here in seconds clerked everything in its path and from the rescue workers we have spoken to, the bodies that they are retrieving are those of the elderly people who could not get out in time. now for the survivors who are returning to see what is left of their homes, when you stand here and witness the devastation, you have to wonder where these people start to rebuild their lives? anna coren, ishinomaki. >> the japannese stock market began to immediately fall after markets opened in tokyo about half an hour ago. the first day of trading since the massive earthquake. in the last few minutes the

nikkei index has fallen 573 point, losing nearly 6% of its value. a lot of people have predictioned this. the loss is expected to affect marketses around the bo globe, including at the new york stock exchange. ktvu reporter jana katsuyama is in japan and talked to us this morning about the people in the country waiting for word on their loved ones? people were looking for family members, people who have seen their houses swept down by water, you know? people just torn up by what you are seeing. they are experiencing it right here and it's just very difficult to watch. >> jana also says traveling in the country is very difficult right now, because of all the damage left by the earthquake and tsunami. stay with ktvu, channel 2 news and ktvu.com as jana continues to file reports from japan. she will have a live report tonight during our 10:00 news. get ready to get to dig even deeper as pump prices sore. triple-a reports that the

average price in san francisco is now just over $4 a gallon and keep in mind that is the average price. that is up $0.06 from a week ago. a gallon of regular is running $3.96 in oakland and $3.98 in san jose. if you are looking to save a couple of cents at the pump or a couple of dollars, aaa has tips, including avoiding making quick stops and starts. drive at a more casual speed and clean out your car, because carrying less weight saves gas. look for lower places, but don't burn up more than you say. it's not worth it to drive across town for a few cents. tuesday is the deadline for california school districts to send out layoff notices to their staff. here there is the bay area hundreds of teachers are expected to be notified that they could lose their jobs. the oakland school district is expected to mail more than 500 layoff notices while 180 jobs could be on the line at the

cash-strapped mount diablo unified school district. state laws requires schools to give out the notices by march 15th. the ongoing budget crisis made survival tough for many art programs. >> reporter: on the waul of this gallery, organizers say you can get a glimpse of the work. there are 208 works of art from kindergarten-aged kids through middle school and an exhibit that hasn't been seen here in eight years. the reality of budget cuts has been tough for school programs everywhere. the non-profit group here is not immune, their funding cut almost in half, but district court says the talent on the walls shows us just how much is at stake. >> the schools are under a lot of pressure for testing and they are under financial strain as well. so the money is not there.

parent groups are doing great jobs stepping in trying to do their best, but people need to understand how important art for children really is. >> reporter: the exhibit is dedicated to madeleine seely a benicia student and budding artist who died in her sleep last year. the director says they want to celebrate her life through her art and hope her art continues to serve as an inspiration to other kids. claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 news. organizers say the future of this exhibit depends on the response. the show runs through april 30th and we posted information and pictures from the exhibit on our website, kutv.com. strait liquor regulators say 140 people were arrested in north california in a decoy operation known as "shoulder tap." the spokesperson for the department of alcoholic beverage control said 140 people were arrested in 17

counties, including six people in santa claraa county. the penalty for furnishing automobile to a minor is fine and 24 hours of community service. a report shows pge created its own pipe safety rule three years ago that may not have met federal standards. the san francisco chronicle reports that according to internal documents pge tested for problems on older pipelines only if pressure spiked to a level 10% above the federal standards. federal regulations require pge to inspect eld older pipelines any time the pressure goes up even in the slightest amount. well, just ahead we'll have an update for you on the b.a.r.t. erailment in the east bay and also west weather and worries about flooding and how family northeast are coping after getting drenched. and rain returns to the bay area. if you have looked out, ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking what is heading our

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. . heavy rains and overflowing rivers have please, go ahead parts of northern new jersey. julie banderas shows us the soggy mess. >> reporter: a state of emergency remains here in little falls, new jersey, one of the hardest hit areas in northern new jersey, inundated by floodwaters. residents were told to get out and many spent last night with no heat no, hot water and in this case, for this homeowner as you sea the car in their front driveway, they didn't quette out in time. in paterson, some 1500 residents have to be evacuated today. the mayor saying six fire departments rescue boats will be available to help, if

needed. five of seven bridges across the river in the northwestern part of the city are closed and numerous roads are flooded. the river is expected to drop to 10.2 and it rose to just under 12' and that means residents are urged to find temporary housing either with family or friends or at one of the area shelters. again, the flood stage is above 4' above flood stage and that means it could be up until maybe wednesday before residents are allowed back into this area and as you see me walking through the street with strong currents, evacuees are told don't come back until it's absolutely safe and right now, this is not a place to be living. electricity completely shut off for these pel when will eventually returned to water- logged basements and quite a mess. in new jersey, julie banderas. >> it's been some times we have seen pictures like that in the bay area, but it's raining

out there. let's check in with meteorologist mark tamayo. >> right now you can see with all the yellows and reds, this is moving to the south and east in this fashion and the overall check here is that you can see this approaching livermore. across the bay for oakland and into richmond, and in fact, we'll come in really tight to show you the roadways being impacted around the richmond area. the yellows and reds beginning to move out of town. as we widen out the perspective, there is the activity from daly city. heavy downpours towards the embarcadero and moving across the bay and across the bay bridge towards emeryville and oakland. is this is pretty much a widespread area of heavy rainfall. those yellows and reds showing up for emeryville and for the

oakland area. as we back the maps out closer to the south bay and we'll show you the coverage here. there is not a lot to show you in san josi, but more development beginning to move closer to san mateo county coastline for pacifica and half moon bay. the yellows and reds contador to heavier downpours that will be in forecast at least for the short-term. with the overall weather story for tonight we do have clouds and rain out there. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies and some mild numbers. the extended forecast off and on rain and temperatures definitely cooling off. you can see the approach of today's weather system. this is mainly for this evening with showers on the increase and some periods of pockets of heavy rain. as we do take this into your monday, it will be dry. that front moves out and there is a possibility still of a few lingering sprinkles tomorrow morning, but definitely clouds and temperatures mainly in the 60s. also want to warn you, this is

a high-surf advisory that begins tomorrow morning at 11:00 and lasting until 11:00 p.m. waves building 10-15', so that will be a certain along the immediate shoreline. into the overnight overnight hours, we could a few leftover sprinkles. by noontime, mostly cloudy skies, 57-62 and by 4:00, scattered clouds and upper 50s to the low to mid-60s. san francisco 6, san josi, 6 and morgan hills around 6. and here is a look ahead. your extended forecast will be a busy week. rainfall redevelops as we head into tuesday. we could have a few lingering sprinkles wednesday morning. increasing clouds on thursday. that friday deal, that could be packing quite a punch with some moderate to heavy rainfall and taking a look at the weekend. we could be talking about some more cold showers and very low

snow levels here in the bay area. so still an active weather pattern across the bay area. >> a week of winter left and it's not giving up. >> it's not giving up yet. >> i want both of you to think about summer, because those looking for a place in the sun and a way to make some money this summer, water world in concord held a job fair at the concolder hilton. the waterpark is looking to hire 500 workers for the upcoming season. the jobs include everything from marketing and sales coordinators to lifeguards and emergency medical technicians. central valley hockey team is riding the charlie sheen bandwagon. the bakers field condors had a "sheen theme night." >> reporter: what is it all about. sabrina rodriguez reports? >> reporter: not just a good crowd, but a winning crowd. >> we had some pints of tiger blood. >> reporter: it was quite the

scene for sheen. >> i'm a tiger blood fan. >> reporter: they hosted "charlie sheen night. the team went out all out for him. >> i said let's go use our fedoras. >> i have a nice bowling shirt and the hat. >> he is always kicking around the house with that kind of style. >> i have just enough odonas dna. >> winning, duh. >> winning, duh. >> reporter: and they are not the only ones. >> you get the people out to the game and more community involvement. >> anything we can do to promote the condors. >> we lover thes on-yards. >> they are so fun out there. you have got to see them. >> that was sabrina rodriguez reporting and apparently that tiger blood thing must have done the trick.

they won the game 5,-4. >> an update on the b.a.r.t. derailment. earlier today two cars derailed in concord, causing at least three passengers to suffer minor injuries. it happened during a switch, which b.a.r.t. officials say is normally a safe procedure. tonight b.a.r.t. is busing passengers between the pleasant hill and pittsburg- bay point stations. as of tonight that derailment is till there. cruises have to fix the track and get those drains out of the way. it's going to be a mess for a while. coming up, collection sunday. did the st. mary's gales get their tickets punched to the big dance. joe fonzi has your answer coming up next on sportswrap.

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. good evening everyone and welcome to this early sunday night sportswrap. when it comes knot ncaa basketball tournament you never want to leave things in the hands of the salt lake committee. that is something that st. mary's experienced firsthand with a record of 25-8, gaels had to wait and see if they were chosen as an at-large team even though they were regular co-championships. they gathered at mckeon pavilion, but because the gaels lost to gonzaga in the conference tournament they had to hope the body of work throughout the season was enough to impress the committee. it was not. 6 teams were announced and st. mary's not one of them. head coach randy bennett. >> it's tough as a program to have do what they have done not

this year, but the last four years. i felt we were snubbed three years ago and this year to have it happen again is just tough. >> it's a slap in the face, obviously, because you think you should be in. but you kind of have to take it how it is and focus on the conference. >> some conferences find a way to get 65-70rpi and others don't. let's just go by the number. >> some conference tournament business to finish up today before the selections were made. in the big 10, top-ranked ohio state squared off against penn state. ohio state in front by 6. buckeyes with the heralded freshman jared sullinger with an old-fashioned 3, with the hoop and foul. buckeyes win 71-60 and the tournament with their 32-2

record. they get the no. 1 seed in the region. north carolina is the no. 2 seed. >> syracuse, 3 and kentucky 4. washington heads to the east. >> two iconic coaches, krzyzewski and williams in the final. nolan smith banks one in on the way to a 1-point first half lead on sixth-ranked north carolina. stephcurrys a little brother with 6 of his points. 75-58 and carolina denied its third straight title. it means the top-seed in the west forever duke with the 30-4 record. other top-seeds in the west, san diego state with no. 2, connecticut is seeded 3rd and texas, 4th, arizona gets a 5-seed in the west. and yesterday's big 12 title game, kansas got things started against texas with a big time

rejection by marcus moore. the jayhawks take care of the long horns, 85-73 and finish the season, 32-2. that earned them a no. 1 seed in the southwest, notre dame, no. 3 and purdue 3rd and louisville 4th and usc with a spot in the southwest. connecticut's kemba walker finished off pittsburgh on thursday. uconn beat louisville and that conference lands eleven teams in the tournament field of 6. pitt the no. 1 seed in the southeast. where florida gets 2, brigham young university 3 and wisconsin, 4. ucla the 4th with a 7th seed. and stanford will be a no. 1 seed when the women's needle is a announced tomorrow. still to come tonight on sportswrap, one of the guys

that the a's acquired in the off-season for some punch was doing some punching today in the cactus league. we'll be right back.

. he was there for the bleak years and for the billy-ball revival. mitchell paige died yesterday. he was second to eddie murray for american league rookie of the year in 1957 was just 59. the cause of his death not yet closed. a's most high-profile off- season acquisition doing what he was hired to do against former athletic houston street of colorado. that is a no doubter for hideki matsui to gift a's the 4-2 lead. and it started a power surge in three straight innings. barton in the 4th. >> that was hit well. >> that is his first spring

homer and how about another new acquisition? cliff pennington in the 5th? this is the first time penningtion went deep. the 9-4 win and trevor cahill did the honors oned mound. >> the giants keep rolling in the cactus league. the 11-8 wins and giants sent seven pitchers to the mound and have a major league best 14-4 spring record. two years ago golfer's nick watney loss in the battle with phil mickelson and this year-to- date 29-year-old showed how the golfing landscape has changed since then. despite the appearances, this tournament not held in the galapagos, but near miami. back in the pack, tiger woods put together his best final round since september, 2009. watch how close he comes to eagle the ball. a good piece of the cup, but it doesn't go in. a round of 66 that left him 8

strokes back. dustin johnson had a two-stroke lead and he is on the 14th fairway. the ball hits the flag stick and johnson made his birdie on the way to the 71 and tied for the lead with watney. watt nihad a nerve-tester at 15. this is for par to retain his share of the lead and watney on the way to a 6 and made sure he didn't open the door for johnson the. watney in front by a stroke and closed it out at 91118 to win by 2. it's his third win, worth $1.4 million. that is it for this early edition of sports wrap. we'll update you on cal's st. mar yesterday's status and we have our legends of bay special, featuring the few recent inductions to the bay area hall of fame, coming up next. >> thank you, joe. >> sure. tonight on the 10:00 news we'll

have a live report from ktvu's jana katsuyama on the ground now in japan. also coming up tonight at 10:00 a potential commuter headache for b.a.r.t. riders, when service will be restored and it will it happen in time for the all-important morning commuter? those stories and more coming up on the 10:00 news. that is our report. >> i'm ken wayne. >> fresh from spring training you didn't bring your beard. >> i have my tan. >> we'll take that. >> thanks for joining us of everyone. i'm heather holmes. we'll see you back here at 10:00.