a flooding in marin county -- how flooding in marin county will effect those who car pool into work. more trouble this morning for japan's power plant. why another evacuation was ordered overnight. barry bonds is expected back in court today. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. good morning, thank you for waking up with on this monday

morning i'm pam cook. what does this week look like? let's choke in with rosemary. >> we are unsettled. scattered showers expected once again. we are looking at the possibility of thunderstorms again. by the afternoon we will be mostly dry. notice i say mostly dry. the extended forecast will be mostly active. sal. all right rosemary, right now traffic on highway 101 looks good in marin county approaching the 580 interchange. also this morning we are looking at the san mateo bridge and traffic moving well over to the peninsula. let's go back to pam. winter weather slammed the bay area over the weekend and more rain is on the way. kraig debro is in marin county where flooding has produced more than a little ponding;

right? >> reporter: more than a little pond. i think this thing has its own tidal wave schedule. that is only part of it. let me toss this rock in there and see what it does. that is a pretty big puzzle right there. i walked end to end it's almost 100 feet. it goes all the way down from that parking lot to two sections of the parking lot. i have been talking to a man that has been parking his cab here for 15 years. around 1:30 cal tran was called out here. both of the lanes were blocked by the flooding. the chp says it is safe to drive through. as far as the parking lot you park at your own risk. people know to park up in the upper section of the parking lot when it gets like that. we will hear a little bit more

from that taxi club driver and experience being here over the years and seeing that much water. reporting live kraig debro. more than 4,000 pg&e customers are still in the dark after storm related outages. we just got off the phone with pg&e they tell us most of the outages are in the north bay with 3700 customers effected. in the east bay it's less than 700 customers. the number is smaller in the south bay with only 40 customers. on the peninsula it's 20 customers without power and in san francisco no customers are on the bunch. the last big winter storm blew through area leaving crews with a lot of cleanup for the first day of spring. this was the scene in berkeley yesterday where city workers work to clear 120-foot pine tree. when it crashed down the train

ripped a gas line over the meter. police evacuated people from nearby homes including wendy that works for pg&e. >> my guess is what we did was jackhammer this open and turn the valve off so it cut off gas to that home. >> now police say no one was injured and the gas leak was quickly urn control. they were also out in oakland. the national weather service says more snow, strong winds and rain with expected for last angeles and santa barbara county. also this morning specific coast highway in malibu is back open. that is after rock slides closed the home. flights out of bay area

airports are expected to be on time today. yesterday heavy rain and strong winds caused cancellations and delays. we were out at san jose airport talking to people trying to get home. >> i got an e-mail from my mother saying due top winds and -- due to winds and everything there is water in the valleys. and i laughed at her. oops. she was right. mom was right. >> mom is always right. we just checked with san jose airport. all morning flights are expected to be on time. many came in late last night to get them back on track. oakland and sfo are also reporting on track flights. we have the latest info from this storm just look for the

storm watch tab on ktvu.com. two police officers had to be taken to the hospital after getting injured during a foot chase. the two officers were per cue suing a start car. the officers injure themselves. the three are still on trial. the trial for barry bonds will start in san francisco. jury selection will take place first thing this morning. if that goes well, opening statements will happen late this afternoon. the is accused of hiring

the gunman that killed bailey because he was writing an letter about -- he's accused of happening track down bailey the day he was killed. convicted gunman is expected to testify at that trial. u.s. defense secretary robert gates say the pents gone will turn over control of the libyan mission. >> we expect to in days turn over the primary responsibility to others. we will continue to support the coalition. we will be a member of the coalition and have a military role in the coalition but not the preeminent role. >> it will be lead by the french or british or nato. president obama feels very strongly about limiting america's role in the operation against moammar gadhafi. the assaults that gab saturday have so far succeeded in

scattering an isolated gadhafi's forces. now to our continuing coverage of the crisis in japan. over night an evacuation order is in place at one of the nuclear reactor plants. the reactor could be overheating. over the weekend a sudden surge of pressure almost lead to the release of radio active gas in the atmosphere. we are getting our first look at a miraculous rescue nine days after the earthquake and tsunami. we first tole you on mornings on two about the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and teenage grandson. the 16-year-old was able to pull himself out of a flattened home and called out for help. he lead rescuers inside to his grandmother. current estimates 18,000 people killed in that earthquake and

tsunami. the time is 4:38 on mismonday -- on this monday morning. let's check in with sal. the traffic is doing well to start off on a monday morning. let's go to the east bay first. this is a look at interstate 880 oakland. traffic is moving well in both directions here. the morning commute will be okay. westbound on the bay bridge coming into san francisco with no major problems there. no issues on the lower deck. this morning if you are driving on 280 northbound getting up to highway 17 that traffic is moving along very nicely in the south bay. filling in for steve is rosemary. good morning, to you. storm tracker showing you a few sprinkles as well and dealing with a little bit of fog. take a look at where we are seeing light showers. a little bit of sprinkle activity going on right around

sausalito and around areas coming into mill valley in the next few minutes or so. really not drying out until the overnight hours. that dry weather will be temporary. we are starting out ten degrees chillier than yesterday. santa rosa 37 degrees. and san jose reporting 44. the winds generally light. could pick up a little bit in the afternoon. on to our satellite and radar you can see how unsettled we continue to be and with the afternoon heating perhaps a few thunderstorms. monday rolling through by 6:00 we may notice an increase in shower activity. really doesn't let up. noontime dealing with a few scattered showers. again we will leave in the possibility of a few lingering showers for your monday. mid to upper 50s is all we get for today. the first full day of spring and we will be below average for this time of year.

so few scattered showers. maybe bring along that umbrella. tomorrow looks to be mainly dry before the next storm rolls in. we are wet on thursday. we are wet on friday. over the course of the next seven days we are looking at wet weather ahead. pam. the public weighs in on a new proposal to limit the pages of yellow pages. the directory would be only available at distribution centers or by request. business leaders say the move would cost jobs and hurt small businesses. a public hearing at city hall is scheduled for today at 1:00. at & t expects it to take at least until the end of the year to wrap up its $39 billion deal for the u.s. version of t-

mobile. the purchase gives at & t 34 million sub crippers. celebrating in 140 characters or less. the big anniversary twitter is marking today. good morning, westbound 24 getting up to the tunnel there. no major problems heading up to oakland. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

welcome back. good morning, to you. 2.5 hours until sunrise. a little light rain outside your door this morning. some of us in the 30s. southern california was the site of a dramatic coast guard rescue during the weekend storm. a family was stranded yesterday after their sailboat broke free from its high waves. take a look at this. this is video from camera attached to the helmet of a coast guard rescue swimmer. you can see the two adults and two children including a six- month-old baby were on board that boat. a patrol boat picked them up and took them safely to shore. we have learned the identity of a pedestrian killed in a hit and run crash in san

francisco. david henderson was found lying in the road near market and eighth streets saturday night. he was pronounced dead at the scene. so far police have not identified any vehicles in the case. if you have any information please contact san francisco police. tensions of libya drive up the prices of oil. right now they are 70 cents higher. bay area prices are much higher. $4.02. in oakland $3.97. in san jose it's $3.98. this morning people in louisiana are fearing an oily substance washing up. >> i wanted to break out crying. this will probably happen the rest of our lives. >> the coast guard has confirmed that the substance is not related to last years

massive bp oil spill. they say it came from a separate oil project. the source has been secured but it's still worrying people in louisiana who were hoping to attract more tourists. >> this is very disappointing. we worked hard to bring our community back. to see the tourists come in and get in our businesses and getting everybody off the ground this is a great summer we were expected. >> the coast guard is also watching a mile long patch of sludge in the gulf of mexico. but they say that was likely caused by river sediment. the santa clara city council is voting tonight to give money to the san francisco. it would help build a new stadium. city leaders say giving the money to a private group like the 49ers will better protect the money from the state as governor brown beginning to

eliminate redevelopment agencies. a bill to get rid of the agencies will be coming up. governor brown still faces the challenge of getting a handful of republicans to put $11 billion worth of tax extensions before voters on the june ballot. a bay area man says he's ready to lead california republicans to victory after a tough year at the ballot box. yesterday republicans voted at their state convention in sacramento to elect tom dell be car row as -- dell beck car row. now the new gop leader is urging governor jerry brown to follow the lead of his east coast counterpart.

he also said he's opposed to a june special election. a san jose republican activist died while attending the gop convention. he collapsed on the dance floor saturday night. they used a defibrillator to perform cpr but he died at the hospital. he ran for state assembly last year and ran for congress back in 2002. he was also active in the taxpayers association. boeing is waving about how the new test flight of the newest and largest passenger plane went. the newest version of the 747 is wider than a football field and six stories tall. two pilots flew the jet. the jet has a new wing design and can fly up to # thousand

miles. the jet will fly more than 600 hours before it will carry passengers. he thinks it's ready now. >> it's one of the cleanest first flight airplanes of a new design that i have seen and it just went perfectly. >> it plans to put them into service by early next year. san francisco company is celebrating its fifth anniversary this morning. five years ago today the first of what would become many billions of tweets was posted on twitter. since founder jack dorothy tweeted the inviting coworkers more than 175 million users have shared their ideas using 140 characters or less. they set of record of 6, 939

tweets per second immediately after that earthquake hit in japan. $26 million. z and lining up to help out. how locals are giving time and part of themselves for a chance to save a life.

welcome back to the morning news. a california senate committee will hold a hearing on the earthquake and tsunami. it's part of tsunami awareness and preparedness week. representatives from the santa nofre will testify along with nuclear safety experts. now the response to the tsunami along california's coastline will also be discussed.

santa cruz officials will be talking about their response to the tsunami. that will be held tonight at the police department it's from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. a physicist all talk about the science of tsunamis and they might effect people who live in the area. they will have the latest maps of which neighborhoods would be effected if another serge hits. intellect a portion of the tsunami damage reopened to boat traffic for a short time this weekend but rough weather yet the serge that hit on march 11th caused more than $46 million in damage. it's coming up on 5:00 let's check in with sal. >> traffic is moving along

realtively well. there are no major problems here as you drive up on the tunnel. we are finding out they just recently issued a heavy fog advisory for the richmond business. we won't be able to show it to you. let's move along and take a look at the commute here on 80 westbound. that traffic is moving along nicely. this mornings is a already. today filling in for steve is rosemary. that lingering moisture out there and the scattering showers we have clearing and fog. santa rosa including that bridge. light rain falling over the santa cruz mountains. most of us just seeing a few sprinkles. ? and out of san francisco and daly city. scattered showers in the forecast throughout most of the day. we do begin to dry out.

we will leave in that possibility there. bring along that umbrella. you will need it. sitting in the low 40s by 9:00. 50 at noontime and 56 expected in the afternoon. don't put away that raincoat. we are dealing with the scattered showers throughout the next seven days. today we have the scattered showers. tuesday looks to be mainly dry. the first half of the day but the next storm rolling in on tuesday night that keep the rain going on wednesday. thursday the showers keep going. saturday looks to be iffy. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. the rain move -- our temperatures well below normal. mid upper 50s is what we get. hundreds of people came out

to help a 13-year-old boy. the deadly blood disorder prevents the formation of red and white blood cells. many say they don't know bryce personally but feel the need to help. if you want to be donor, you can go to our website ktvu.com and look for be the match on our web links. >> the bad combination for parts of marin county. trouble spots caused by the wet weather and this mornings high tide. new troubles in japan. why workers were told to evacuate just hours ago.

nearly eight years after the start of his legal problems former giants baseball player barry bonds is expected to be back in federal court today here in san francisco. we will tell you what's on the agenda today. early this morning a police car crash sent two officers to the hospital. we'll have details. after am wild weekend of rain and -- after a wild weekend of rain and strong winds. we will have the very latest on is