america branch, 663 tamalpais drive. heather holmes is on the scene. we are going to get to her in a minute. right now she is gathering information. as soon as she is ready we will go to her. the death count in japan, 1900. some officials 10,000 people are dead from the earthquake and tsunami, which they upgrated today to a 9.0. a japanese news agency said 2,000 bodies washed up. 3,000 other are reported missing and 450,000 more are staying in shelters. tonight concerns over a melt down at one of the nuclear plants in japan are mounting following a hydrogen explosion

that fukushima daiichi plants. all of the plants lost their cooling system in the earthquake and tsunami last friday. a travel warning today for u.s. citizens, not to go to japan unless absolutely necessary. flights have resume in japan. 1200 american citizens are in the northeastern part of the country. >> in the bay area, the red cross and san francisco leaders are coordinating fund raising efforts for earthquake and tsunami victims in japan. they have met with a representative from the japanese consulate who told them there is an immediate need. the red cross say the best way to help is donating money. >> the best way to help is to provide a donation so we could purchase the supplies on the

ground in japan. >> the red cross says an easy way to donate is text red cross to 90999 and that will donate $10 to that relief fund. a crew arrived in tokyo late saturday night. ktvu's janet is live via skype where it is 10:00 a.m. in the morning there. what is it like in tokyo and is there a sense in tokyo that country is ipcrisis? >> reporter: absolutely. as soon as we touched down on sunday, one day ahead here, it was everywhere. you saw people going through, it was crowded and on the streets in tokyo, this had a ripple effect, effecting transportation, personally. you see people coming back from

the areas, everybody is talking about it here. as i mentioned, 5:00, we are feeling aftershocks. so far today we haven't felt one but this time yesterday, you know, we were having an aftershock, 5.0. it's still very tense here. according to some of the news reports, they are is about a 70% chance of a 7.0 aftershock in the next few days. this is from some of the experts. you know, with that -- hearing that kind of information, you can understand it's unsettling here. >> are people from the effected areas flooding into tokyo? >> reporter: i haven't seen so much of that yet. what we are hearing are reports of people going to staging areas. the red cross set up a hospital up north of sendai. there are other places where they have been trying to

evacuate people from the fukushima area because of the nuclear threat, the power plant there, there are people going but transportation is difficult. here in tokyo we are kind of in the capitol hill section, if you will, and let me tell you, i got a unique opportunity to go inside the foreign affairs yesterday and do interviews and it was dark because they are trying to conserve power to help the power needs. >> can you hear me? if the people are milling about, there is so much devastation, what is it like just getting basic necessities, food and water? how are people coping? >> reporter: that has been a dig problem -- big problem up there. -- one of the really deb stated

areas, doing hill copter drops. this is hard to imagine just from the pictures, you know, thousands of people found dead. oceanally a glimmer of hope when you hear of a rescue. that's something i think everybody is needing. you know, i was speaking with someone, 91 countries offered help. they are just trying to figure out ways to get them in to help these people. that's a concern as we are trying to get up there to cover this that we don't add a burden. lack of gas, lack of water, lack of food. >> thank you. we want to let you know, she will post her experiences on www.ktvu.com. you can find them by clicking

on the japan quake tab. it's part of our continuing coverage. the crisis hit wall street today. nuclear power stocks fell. down lost 51 points. nasdaq dropped 14. >> reporter: clean up crews have been working to recover damaged boats from the santa cruz harbor where the surge caused $17 million in damage. ktvu's robert handa is there now as the boat owners assess their losses. >> reporter: it has been a long recovery process for every boat that needed to be retrieved. there are a lot of boat owners here that do more than just cruise for enjoyment. some lost just about everything. >> reporter: work crews spent hours today trying to pull out this sea ray power boat. one of 17 or 18 that sank from

the surges on friday. for the owner, the operation is painful because he lived on the boat and ran his business from it. he knows the boat itself is a total loss. >> so, you know, hopefully my computers will be in there and i will be able to recover a hard drive. at this point, i am going to have to start over. >> reporter: agencies plan to scan for a dozen other boats that remain underwater. because of the fuel, each operation will be deliberate. >> when they are upside down like this water goes in, but when they pull it out, a lot flows down. we had a spill on the first boat we pulled. had a spill that was contained. >> reporter: boat owners appreciate the hard work being

done but still question if it enough was before defer the tsunami. >> that doesn't give people time to do anything. >> reporter: according to officials, his boat is the fifth vessel pulled out since friday. live in santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. there is still no sign of man swept out to sea by the tsunami. he is believed to have been swept out to see, he was taking pictures of waves when he was pulled into the ocean. we saw what a tsunami could do on friday. what if waves rolled in to san francisco bay. david stevenson learned what

would happen to treasure island in the event of a tsunami and what is being done to prevent a disaster. >> reporter: even as officials how they handled the threat of flooding, global warmer are a bigger threat to this island in the middle of the bay. >> reporter: officials tell us they use special maps created to help prepare for tsunami waves. >> from a coordination standpoint and from an emergency management standpoint it went well. >> reporter: low lying neighborhoods that could see waves up to 19 feet. in the event of an earthquake. >> tsunamis provide more risk to the coast line within the bay, the shallowness of the bay. but sea level rise is something we are all thinking about. the land use held a

lerring on the redevelopment of treasure island. >> we wouldn't be doing this if we thought it would be swamped. the plan includes creating new high raises. >> we dropped heavy weights on the soil and compack the soil so we drive out all of the liquid. >> new buildings will be set back 350 feet from the shore and it will be built up with dirt to prepare for higher seas caused by global warming. renovatingrenovating and raising treasure island is expected to begin this year and take $5 billion. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. bart says it could take weeks or months to determine

what caused the train detrailment. crews worked over night to repair tracks. their car was derail yesterday morning. 65 passengers were on board. there were no serious injuries. however three people complained of back pain. pg&e is facing a deadline of tomorrow footoo prove it set safe pressure levels for its pipelines. if it cannot prove it meets standards regulator may order it to undertake pipeline tests and replacements. pg&e must provide records. last month it admitted it was missing important information. bay area commute college students and thousands more gathered to rally against

college funding cuts. 20,000 people representing 91 community colleges participate -- participated to avoid any more budget cuts to education. it includes a 5% cut to funding and a increase in tuition from $26 to $96. we will show you how japan's warning systems worked worked and a similar development here in california. the neighborhoods san francisco plans to take its sunday streets events to for the first time. light scattered showers in the santa clara valley. it's going to be a wet week. i will show you which days will be the wettest.

is. more on the breaking news in corte madera where police surrounded a bank of america. heather -- heather holmes is on the scene. >> reporter: an armed bank robber remained held up inside the bank of america on tamalpais drive. if you are familiar with this area, we are in the shopping mall. this happened about an hour ago. a man walked in to the bank of america and demanded money. since then all of the employees are now safe. there are multiple agencies here. about 10 minutes ago we watched several members of the s.w.a.t. team suit up and move in.

taking position behind a vehicle that is parked there on the corner. officials say they have made contact with the suspect. again, who is held up inside the bank of america here. i am told he has been posting notes on the bank windows offering reasons for his actions this afternoon. all of this unfolding here right now in corte madera. i have yet to get a briefing from officials. but right now they are trying to negotiate with the suspect to bring a peaceful end to this situation. heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we will keep following that story. if we get more information we will bring it to you. a system in japan gave people a few seconds to react. ktvu's christian is live where a similar system is being

developed here in california. >> reporter: let's show you how japan's system works. it picks up an earthquake already in process and warns people before the wave from that earthquake can reach them. that might be the difference to finding cover. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: that alert saved a number of lives. japan's automatic warning systems alerted viewers an earthquake was coming. he explains the alert system detects past moving waves. >> s waves occur 1.8 times slower. >> reporter: the warnings can be turned around to an alert system on television or mobile

phones. it may comes seconds before the shaking starts. but it could save lives. >> you could have elevators go to the next floor. you can stop people from entering, say, bridges that you think are at risk like the bay bridge. >> reporter: japan launched the system in 2007. the government invested 15 million in california's system but they need 80 million to complete it. money which could pay for a network of censors to match japans. >> these are maps of japan and california and the dots are the locations of the stations. >> reporter: the earthquake warning system for here in california is still 5 years away and costs between 10 and $20 million aiance to monitor

the system. salmon fisherman, april 2, that's when they approved the start of the salmon season. this is the first time in four years they are allowing for a normal season. they dates for river salmon fishing will be determined next month. the bay area is tarting the week with rain. we found people dodging rain drops as best they could. more than a 10th of an inch has falling. let's go to chief meteorologist bill martin. >> light showers tonight and more rain tomorrow for the afternoon commute. here is where the activity has been. santa clara valley, a consistent light rain or drizzle. it is making a mess of the

evening commute. doesn't take a lot of rain to slow things down. with that in mind, as we roll into the next five days, the commutes will have wet on them, on the roads, wiper activity. one of those weeks, you may want to plan accordingly. be prepared for slow traffic. just one of those deals. here is the next system, tuesday. could see up to an inch of rain. that's a nice looking weather system. gets here tomorrow. wednesday a few lingering showers and a new one arrives on friday. here is the loop. all the clouds streaming in. those clouds give way to showers tuesday. here we are tuesday, 7:00 a.m., light showers. morning commute, glaze on the roadway. it's enough to get the roads wet and make things difficult.

that's tomorrow morning. tomorrow 9:00 a.m. it picks up in the north bay. 10:00 a.m. hits in the east bay, fremont and heyward and wallimate creek and concord. and then later, 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., that's the heaviest rain. scattered showers into the afternoon commute. tomorrow afternoon commute will be like what we are experiencing right now. 62 in vallejo. 62 antioch. notice the warmth? warmer air holds more water. in santa rosa area tomorrow mid- morning. you will notice the rain. hillsburg. 5 day forecast. you see it here. you can see tomorrow,

definitely a wet day. wednesday clouds. a wet period. it doesn't feel like late winter, early spring. >> thank you. san francisco's sunday streets program is expanding. parts of two more neighborhoods will be car free for the block party series. the new route will be in china town and north beach. sunday streets feature diverse activities that highlights each neighborhood's unique character. the first one is this sunday along the embarcadero. and we will be back with much more right after this.

shawn getting a picture there off to the side. sports now and the a's, not a good day. >> i mean, the a's just year in, year out, they have got injury problems that crop up about this time of year every year. coco crisp is doing well. great spring training for him.

two run triple. 15 for 29 in the cactus league. a's down 2 runs and they tie it against the indians. chris carter with a shot deep. his second home run of the day. here is the bad news. andrew bailey, clutching his elbow after that pitch. he was obviously not able to continue. he had surgery on his elbow to remove bone chips and he will receive further tests tomorrow. a's lose and so do the giants. but matt cain throws three scoreless innings. yesterday was all about the men in the ncaa basketball tournament bracket. today, it's all about the women. you see the committee. stanford is the number one seed in the spokane region and

stanford's cardinal will take on uc davis. and that will take place at maple's pavilion on saturday. aggies against the cardinals. hopefully the a's will get decent news with regard to their closer tomorrow. before we go. an update on a situation in corte madera. a man held up inside a bank of america on tamalpais drive. more coming up on bay area news at 7:00.