a true legend of hollywood has died. strong cold front moving through. good news, it should move

through rapidly. good morning. it's wednesday, march 23rd. breaking news. legendary hollywood actress elizabeth taylor has died. she had been suffering from congestive heart failure for a few years. per publicist said she passed a way peacefully with her children, greatgrandchildren by her side. she appeared in over 50 films. she won oscars for her performances in "butterflies 8." and "who'se afraid of virginia woolf?" in her later years she focused

on humanitarian causes. she was 79 years old. 7:01. returning now to our other big story for you. right now, a new round of storms hitting the bay area. ktvu's steve paulson is in the weather center starting our team coverage. >> that's correct, dave. we had that cold front sitting out there. it came in this mo everyoning -- in this morning. we'll show you areas that have been hit hard, lake county. flash flood watch is out there. the rain is decreasing. come out wide. you can see the north bay is on the drier side but still stretching from san rafael to the east side, especially from highway 4 to mount diablo, livermore, altamont pass,

pleasanton, san ramon. good news in the santa cruz mountains, it looks like the rain is lets up a little bit. we'll still have shower activity. another system rolls in tomorrow. over to sal now. it's going to be a tough drive. the bay bridge is under a high wind advisory. the rain has been moving through. we'll we've had a number of accidents. a lot of fender-benders and people losing control and ending up facing the wrong way on the freeway. 280 is moving along okay. there is a lot of sanding water on paul avenue and some other spots that always gets flooded. be careful as you drive through and don't drive into standing water. >> we'll be checking in with

steve and sal this morning. the bay area's barely had time to dry out and already this wet wave of weather has arrived. folks who live on hillsides are especially nervous. a flash flood watch is in effect increasing the potential for landslides. in san rafael, the ground is already saturated after 1.50 of rain fell over the weekend. >> the usgs says it's monitoring sleep slopes that are prone to landslides. >> there's a certain amount of rain that you have to put in the soil to make it moist. we are 180% over that amount. >> in oakland, one lane of park boulevard remains closed after a hillside gave way this weekend. officials with the church that sits above the slide say they are paying close attention. and a john rock pile has

been blocking nelson road since monday. a public works official says the hillside is unstable and it could be weeks now before crews are able to clear the debris. the only way to access 33 homes is a footpath and homes above the slide are still without power. a neighborhood meeting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today. now to the latest in japan. the level of radioactive iodide in tap water is -- iodine in top water is two times the recommended for infants. parents are being told not to give their infants tap water. officials say, how far, the radioactive level in tokyo's tap water is not an immediate health risk for the adults.

and the u.s. just became the first agency to block food, the import of milk, vegetables and fruits, produced in that area near the power plant. japanese food, by the way, the imports make up less than 4% of all imports. new sh morning, a shooting -- new this morning, a shooting investigation. a woman was shot last night around 10:30 on pine street. police say the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck but her injuries are not life- threatening. so far police are not saying anything about the suspects or a possible motive. 7:06. in just 90 minutes from right now, testimony resumes in the barry bonds's perjury trial. the first witness, the key prosecutor will go back on the stand for cross-examination. tara moriarty is live in san francisco outside the

courthouse right now. >> reporter: all he had to do was tell the truth but he couldn't do it. that statement made by barry bonds' pointman. nowitzki will continue testimony in about an hour and a half. the federal drug agent involved in the balco funds said bonds had immunity but still lied. sometime today, steve mosque kins will take the -- hoskins will take the stand. also on the list, mike murphy, the giants' clubhouse manager will testify about his hat size. one of bonds's attorney spoke briefly to the media. >> anything that might be remotely interesting to you we're not gonna talk about. we we're not gonna disrespect the jury or the case.

>> reporter: bonds says his personal trainer, greg anderson, told him he was taking flaxseed oil and arthritis cream. authorities escorted anderson off yesterday. he's off to prison for the fourth time. he will remain behind bars for about four months, the length of the trial. also testifying today, bonds's miss stress. back to you. thank you, tara. we want to check in with sal. >> we've had a lot of accidents, spinouts, injury collisions, noninjury collisions all over the place because of the wet weather moving through. this is 280. you can see it's raining here as you drive through san jose and get up to the valley. i want to bring you a map to the south bay. all of those spots where there's a fender-benders and

slow traffic, according to the sensors on 85, 101. also, 85 heading up to cupertino. we had an earlier -- your -- earlier cash near the ceremony mall. eastbound 92 there is an accident on the bridge. there are high winds on all of the bridges and warnings for the san mateo bridge. 7:09. this is a look at the bay bridge. westbound, you can see there's a backup of about 10 minutes a the toll plaza. let's go to steve. national weather service has just issued a flash flood warning, this just came across. that's a flash flood watch out

for the -- clearlake oaks and also lake port for clearlake. if anybody is up there, please e-mail me or tweet me at spweather and tell me the situation there. very rainy pattern. we're not done yet. today's lane, .25 to over 2 inches. tomorrow, .50 to 2 plus. the system on saturday, there is -- there is an agreement we'll get some rain. there's not an agreement how much. i'm hoping to wish for -- we wish it would lift north and decrease. we don't need any more rape. the good news is it's starting to decrease especially up in mendocino county last check and also lake county and the north bay. but it still continues on the

go. mainly around fairfield, vacaville then to east bay. highway 4, 580, mount diablo back to oakland, heading on highway 24 and then all the way down to san jose, 680, 880 and then into the santa cruz mountains. good news, it looks like it's starting to decrease that heads into the santa cruz mountains. but still rain off and on. ben lomond's had almost 2.50. mill valley, almost 1. sanfrancisco almost .50. cazadero, russian river 2.25. santacruz mountains, the projected five-day total. already 5 inches today. as you know they've had mudslide issues. so potentialed intoing, possible flooding will continue. 40s upper 40s, mid-40s, low 50s. temperatures are cool with the

wind which is gusting 25, 0 miles an hour. we'll get some sunbreaks here in a while. we'll see clouding up, showers possible. thundershowers as that cold, unstable air comes in. then things should come down but this next system, that's the one that's dropping in. tomorrow morning rain and wind, decreasing and then we go partly sunny, partly cloudy. possible showers. end result should be more hail reports but severe weather is possible especially out towards sacramento valley. morning rain, breezy, showers. also, flash flood watch out for anybody heading out to interstate 80 for the yolo causeway. the water is almost up to the bridge. thursday rain, colder, much colder, lowering know shelves which would actually help a little bit. one more system on saturday. it does look like a break on sunday, tori and dave? >> thank you. which local school district

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good morning. our very strong cold front is moving through. good news/bad news. good news, rain is decreasing in the north bay. but there's really intense rain especially 101 to san marin and gilroy back to watsonville and then stretching to 680, 880,

over to fremont, pleasanton, livermore and the east bay continues to get pretty good rain, especially towards highway 4 and back towards concord -- concord. decreasing rain up to the north bay, mendocino county and lake county. more coming up in five minutes. this morning, federal agents and san francisco police are taling up to investigate a mysterious airline threat. it involves a flight from the phillippines that landed at sfo last night. officers with bomb-sniffing dogs ned every inch of the cargo area of the plane. the search came in response to a telephone threat hours earlier against the phillippines's airline flight from manila to san francisco. the lead singer from the rock band "journey" happened to be on the flight. >> we didn't know anything until we were told there's a bomb threat. i called my wife, and then they said -- you know, there's something going on in our plane. that's the only time i knew

something was going on. >> agents took action the moment the jet touched down at sfo. they evacuated the 337 passengers and 20 crew members and then moved the jet to a remote part of the airport. they searched the luggage for several hours but did not find anything. breaking news. violence breaks out in israel. israeli police are becaming palestinian milliary tants for a -- militants for a bomb attack. militants planted a two-pound device in a bag on the sidewalk. authorities say 25 people were wounded, several critically, in today's attack. there's been no claim of responsibility for the attack, which is the first bombing in jerusalem in years. several new reports of coalition strikes in the libyan air base this morning. and libyan leader, gadhafi,

appeared for the first time since the international air strikes began. alison? >> reporter: in an address on libyan tv, gadhafi sounded as defiant ever. >> translator: we will be victorious in this fight. we will not give up. >> reporter: from a compound bombed by coalition forces, moammar gadhafi mocs the attacks and vows to keep fighting. president obama insists the military operation has saved lives. it's still unclear how the coalition effort will be carried out in the coming days or who will be in charge. but president obama is ex- pressing hope about libya's, pressing hope about -- is expressing hope about libya's future. >> it starts with how they organize themselves and create a government. >> reporter: now, president obama is going to return to d.c. here today to deal with

the crisis. his international forces are growing, as turkey and qatar are joining the operations. back to you. >> thank you, alison. 7:18. well, the price tag for u.s. involvement in libya is topping the hundred-million-dollar mark. there's a lot debate over more funding in washington, d.c. according to the u.s. navy, the u.s. has spent $225 million on tomahawk missiles just to establish that no-fly zone in libya. it will cost $100 million a week to maintain that zone. military officials say they may have to ask congress for more money now but lawmakers on both sides say america cannot afford it. 7:19. this just out, the congress department says new home sales fell by almost 20% last month. that figure represents the sale of 250,000 homes which is lowest level on record. it's also lower than economists

expected. they predicted a 2% rise in sales to 285,000 homes new -- new homes sold. palo alto partners and education, it's a nonprofit foundation, says it will donate a record $3.4 million to city schools. the nonprofit says while parent contributions were up, people without children enrolled in district schools donated 68% more than last year. some of the money will be used to pay for classroom aide, elective courses and guidance counsels remembers. claims of eating cereal for breakfast is good for you, researchers from boston found said, and that lowers the man's chances of hypertension by

almost 20%. adding nuts, raisins and fruit, they say that can help lower your blood pressure. roughly about one in three adults in the u.s. has hypertension. all right. 7:20. another gun-related arrest at berkeley high school. why school districts say texting might help the problem. also -- what's expected to be a popular product is being delayed because of damage from the earthquake in japan.

stewart is being stepped up -- security is being stepped up

at berkeley. school officials are adopting a policy that will help kids report serious situations. >> we'll also have a text messaging servicing that is keked to that where kids can report -- connected to that where kids can report anonymously. >> during their investigation, police say they received a tip that another student also had a gun. police removed that student from class and found an unloaded semi-automatic weapon. all three students were taken to juvenile hall. there is a new report that says several bay area bridge the and overpasses need repair -- bridges and overpasses need repair. 34% of bridges and overpasses are considered deficient in san mateo and alameda county, 22%

are labeled deficient. in santa clara county, 19%. now, caltrans says just because a bridge is considered deficient does not necessarily mean imty meant danger -- imminent danger. toyota had planned to roll out a new version of the prius in april. however, the quake and tsunami in japan disrupted a supply chain. now, toyota says -- says they can't say when that vehicle will make its debut. we want to check in with sal, who is keeping a close eye on the traffic. >> that's right. it seems to have calmed down a little bit. early in the morning, people were getting into more serious crashes. now there are a lot of fender- benders out there. it's windy. even our camera is shaky here on the westbound approach to the incline section.

will see traffic is okay getting onto the bridge. standing water and windy conditions. we're looking at the san mateo bridge. you can see traffic is okay. when you get to the peninsula, 101 is okay. 280 is not that great. it's backing up through daly city heading southbound through san bruno. this morning's commute in san francisco is okay. northbound 101 is a little wet approaching the 80 split. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. sanfrancisco's rainfall yearly average has been surpassed. we're at 22.5 now. theirs more on the way -- there's more on the way. flash flood continues in the the santa cruz mountains. a -- in the santa cruz mountains. a flash flood warning has been issued for clearlake at lake

port up in sacramento county. excepted to go to flood stage today. if not today, then thursday. we have the system moving on through. it's been tense. the weather is decreasing in the north bay. not so bad in the north bay. but we do have towards the east bay, trying to pick up some pretty good rain, especially on 80 back to highway 4 and then over towards 580. but decreasing now. you can see the same for the santa cruz mountains. but on peninsula we're still getting rains. the good news, maybe in another hour we'll be done. lompico up in the santa cruz mountains. 2.75. that's too much rain too soon. there's more on the way. mill valley, 1 inch. sanfrancisco almost .50. oakland's picked up .3. one system will give us shower activity. that next system dropping down looks to be heavier for tomorrow. morning rain, wind gives way to possible showers. a lot of upper 50s.

maybe a few very low 60s. five-day any break, steve? yes. sunday. until then we'll keep you updated on flash floodings and warnings. >> reporter: good morning. i'm jade hernandez. we're live at the tacoma. several advisories for bay area bridges. we'll have a live report for you straight ahead. also, mourning the death of a legendary movie star, elizabeth taylor. how her son is remembering his mother today.

as we've been reporting actress elizabeth taylor died of congestive heart failure this morning at the age of 79. her publicist said she passed away peacefully at cedars-sinai medical center in l.a. with her children by her side. in 1960 she became the highest- paid actress up to that time when she signed a $1 million contract to star in cleopatra. she won three oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. she was parried eight times.

her son michael wilding issued this statement about his mother -- we'll have a live report from cedars-sinai report in los angeles coming up in about 15 minutes. all right. we have a flash flood watch out. that's today and tomorrow for the oat coast. santacruz mountains down towards selena -- salinas valley. flash flood posted for lake port at clearlake and the national weather service might issue a warning for the causeway. we have the system coming in. the rain's decreased up in mendocino county, lake county and sonoma county. it's still on the go for parts of interstate 80, back to 24, 680, highway 4. let me just

give you the latest image right there starting to wind down. but still some scattered areas of moderate to heavy rain. down towards -- let me go down towards morgan hill and gilroy, there's been moderate rain stretching there. it looks like -- even though they've had a few inches of we're starting to see a decrease there, especially the san mateo bridge, and starts to decrease as you get towards sfo and daly city. steve, right now traffic is not doing all that well. we have high wind advisories for several of the bay area bridges, including this one, the san mateo ridge. as you might imagine, driving around the bay area is not great right now. we've had a lot of fender- benders, a lot of accidents and a lot of spinouts. jade hernandez has been cover everything the storm. she's right near the bay bridge right now with this report. >> good morning, sal. we were at sfo a couple of

hours, heavy rains there. then we traveled into the city and now we are live near the bay bridge tacoma. you can see we've been monitoring the roadways this morning and california highway patrol activities. high wind advisories as you mentioned on several bay area bridges. i want you to take a look at the electronic message board that you hit just before you get on the bay bridge, a high wind advisory was issued around 3:15 this morning, minutes before a similar advisory was issued for the san mateo bridge. at mit need an advisory warned drivers on the san rafael bridge when they crossed as well. the california highway patrol responded to this accident in the northbound rains of -- lanes of 280, just over the boulevard. that was about two and a half hours ago. someone aren'ted the two-car accident just before 5:00 this morning. the driver and passenger were hurt. they were in one of the

vehicles involved. we don't know how serious but paramedics were involved in the scene. it appears one of the vehicles involved was a pickup truck. heavy rains cause accidents and the chp warns about the dangers of hydroplaning. in the hast hour, 15 accidents were reported. drivers in san francisco and oakland have also experienced flooding in several areas in the bay area. we're gonna keep an eye out on the roads. you can check back in on -- in on us. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning oakland police are out there searching for suspects in a double homicide at 61st and harmon avenue. it hooped last night just before 8:00. police say both members were shot several times and died right there at the scene. several witnesses heard the gunshots but so far, police say

they have no description of the shooters or the getaway car. if you have any information, contact oakland police. it is 7:35. sanjose police are asking for your help in finding a missing at-risk teenager. 17-year-old jacob mcneilly was last seen on monday. he was being dropped off at his grandmother's home. but his grandmother bass not -- was not home at the time. mcneilly suffers from autism. he was wearing a black and maroon sweatshirt, maroon jeans and maroon shoes when he i disappear. governor brown considering an alternative plan just in case state lawmakers don't come to an agreement on the special election for the june ballot by the end of this week. reportedly the governor may announce a november initiative instead to try to extend taxes. that scenario would bypass the republican opposition, because it would require a signature drive to get that on the ballot.

today, the board of supervisors are expected to decide whether some small businesses in the midcorridor should get a boost. supervisors decided to try to keep twitter in san francisco by offering a payroll tax break if it moved to a different location in twitter. twitter is looking -- is looking at the old -- moving into the old furniture mart. no one matched all six millions for the -- for the megajackpot >> that pushes friday's jackpot pass the $300 million. the cash option is almost $200 million, the largest jackpot ever was $390 million with two

winning tickets in georgia and in new jersey. good luck. >> yeah, good luck. 7:37. we've got a wet morning. sal, we don't mean to work you hard but we have to do it. >> i know. it's one of those things, dave, whenever it's raining we have these conditions that aren't great and people have been getting into figureses -- clerkses there. 101 has dried off a little bit. the system moved through rather quickly and the early-morning commute seemed to be worse than it is now, especially marin county as you move back, you can see traffic will be busy. let's take a look at the bay bridge. it looks like a stall up there on incline, right here in the -- right there in the middle lane. you see that -- the flashing lights? there's the chp with some sort of vehicle with the incline it's windy on bridges. this stall is going to slow traffic down at metering lights

and also at the toll plaza. moving along and taking a look a the hayward to union city to fremont commute, some busy -- pretty busy traffic there. the slow traffic -- the slowest traffic is 101. i think 280 should be avoided from ceremonial mall area. it's pretty slow. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. we'll start to see a break in this rain. tomorrow afternoon,/evening heavy rain returns. a flash flood warning has been issued for clearlake and lake port and also clearlake oaks. i wouldn't be surprised if they update the cause along the yolo

causeway to a warning. it's a watch now. there's so much snow up there, they are releasing water like crazy. 57,000 cubic feet per second. all of that is coming down. incredible amounts of water. nordon has had over 500 inches. normally in an entire year they get 450. and san francisco has passed their yearliage for the rain. i would say we're doing pretty well. the own location under 100% is san jose. and i think's will make that up in the next 46 to 8 hurts. everyone else is over 100%. the good news is starting to decrease on the peninsula but there's still rain, parts of the east bay, on the peninsula, over the bridges, dam burton and out to the carquinez straight. but the next hour, this should start to move but the pattern

is not changing until maybe sunday. we'll see some rain on saturday. a break on sunday. there's not a consensus on how much rain we'll see. the other one says, no, no. we're gonna cone on. we'll see what's on friday. the low continues to spin off eureka and that will funnel in showers and possible thunderstorms today. there are some breaks here but that will just help juice the atmosphere up. lompico, sergey, 2.75. ben lomond has had 2. lake county valley mill valley, 1. the projected amount for the five-day -- and the projected rainfall amount, 2 to 5. we've already had flooding and also out to the sacramento

valley and lake county. these will be areas that we watch very closely. cazadero 2 inches. sfo .3 and jay picked up .45. one system will get bumped along but we'll keep shower activity going. this will drop it and then intensify it. just like every other system coming in, that will be the source of our system. sun, clouds, shower. 50s for a lot of temperatures, or very low os. the five-day no real break until sunday. then it looks like things finally calm down a little bit. we need it. obviously rain here, more snow is expected to the -- expected in the sierra as more storms blow through. brian hickey joins us from blue canyon now to show us what it look like up there. looks like a lot of snow.

>> reporter: and it keeps coming down. 5,000 feet. we're not even up there yet. you will need those chains to get over the top of the mountains or through the ski areas. with the storms lined up and ready to come in and bury the sierra. you can see here at 5,000 feet. signs are getting buried. the snow markers are getting buried. get up to the summit. the snow depths are completely buried. some say they've received over 600 inches so far this season and coo start pushing 700 by the end of next weekend. , by the end of the season. it will be amazing snow totals. we could be skiing up there. i think the snowpack is gonna be around for quite sometime. as people here continue to dig

out in a very snowy weather. back to you. >> it looks like a lot of fun skiing. thank you, brian hickey. shocking numbers, the new estimate for the cost of the damage caused by the quake and tsunami in japan. what's being done in san francisco later today to help.

gina silva is live outside of cedars-sinai hospital, where elizabeth was treated the last six weeks. >> reporter: good morning. she did lose her battle early it morning at cedars-sinai medical center. she was 79. she had been here for the last six weeks being treated for congestive heart failure. hospital officials are confirming that she passed away. at one point her condition stabilized and there was hope that she would be able to go home but she sufficiented a number of complications and her health deteriorated. she had been unhealthy for quite sometime. she underwent numerous surgeries, up to 40 different surgeries for her hearts, lungs, hip and brain. now, this morning she was surrounded by her family. taylor is survived by her children, ten grand children

and and four greatgrandchildren. i had just this weekend read the article on resident taylor and richard burton. i was very moved by that article. i hope -- i hope in the afterlife they are reunited. >> have you heard anything about funeral plans for her? >> reporter: no, that's too early. her son has issued a statement, as you know. but other than that it's -- there's talk about controversy where will she be buried. in japan today, they've been able to restore power at one of the damaged rye actorses

at a -- reactors at a nuclear plan. they plan to test a cooling pickup at the number 3 reactor today. it's the first reactor to have electricity stored since the quake and tsunami cut off electricity to that plant. they've been trying to keep them cool by spraying them with sea water. but radiation has still been leaking. the government says the cost of this could reach $309 billion. that would make it the world's most expensive natural disaster on record. and the death toll continues to rise with more than 9400 bodies counted and more that 14,700 people listed as missing. tonight, the san francisco board of supervisors is hosting a fund razor for the relief efforts in -- fund-raiser for the relief efforts in japan. they will action off tickets to sporting events and also spending time one on one with

them. this begins at 5:30. ktvu.com has more on the japan crisis, including addish nal stories and how you -- additional stories and how you can help. 7:49. it's been a year now since the passing of president obama's landmark healthcare reform legislation and there's a new poll that shows the public opinion has not changed. mr.obama assigned the affordable healthcare act to make medical care accessible to everyone. but according to a cnn poll, 59% oppose it and 37 support it. a florida mayor is recovering this morning after being knocked out at a town council meeting. it started last night when gary brune of windy mere, florida, got into a shouting match.

the two men were separated. someone knocked the mayor to the ground. he was taken to the hospital but suffered no injuries. 7:50. four "new york times" journalists are talking about ring a -- being held captive in lib ba -- libya.

7:53. a washington, d.c. museum is asking the public's help in finding out the fate of more than 1,000 children uprooted by the nazis in world war ii. the holocaust museum calls -- calls it "the remember me project." they hope by posting pictures on website, it can help reconnect children. you will find a link at ktvu.com under web links. an injured northern california teenager who invented the "note to god app" for the iphone just came out of an eight-day coma. this is allen wright of fair oaks last year. allen was hit by a hit-and-run driver on march 13th. doctors say he's now responding to questions and commands by sticking out his tongue. his family's asking everyone to

pray for him using the very app that he created. different story about a different app. four u.s. senators say a certain kind of app could lead to lives being lost. drunk drivers are using several apps to help them avoid dui checkpoints and stay out of jail, the senators say. now, the senators are asking google, and blackberry to disable these apps that pinpoint the expect location of these checkpoints. so far no comment from the companies. let's go right to sal. too much to talk about in traffic today. >> we've had a lot of -- we've had a lot. let's take a look at the bay bridge. still a little bit of wet weather here. you can see the sign "high winds." there are wind advisories for the richmond, the bay and the san mateo bridge. we've also had reports on the

dumbarton and some of the causeways, such as the area near the park. northbound 101 is busy coming up to the 80 split. a lot of fender-benders. livermore, look at that slow traffic coming out of the altamont pass. look at 880, from hayward down to fremont. the road sensors are showing less than 15 miles an hour for the trip heading down south. and the south bay, if you are in the south bay, you might want to give me a tweet, which freeway has been consistently the worst? i would bet it would be 280 or 101 getting up to the midair ya of the valley. 7:56. and it looks leaf towards crystal springs reservoir. we just heard from erin, she tweeted me and said heavy rain in half moon bay. we'll take a look at that in a second. but first, you know, the front is going through, that's the good news. the rain is decreasing for

some. it will continue to decrease. some of the updated information brings in very heavy rain. flash flood watch is out from wednesday, thursday, santa cruz mountains to the sa lien valleys. it's-- salinas valley. it's a warning for the yolo bypass or the yolo causeway has been upupgraded to a warning. if you are heading out 80, be advised. we expect these to crest tomorrow. the system that went through half moan bay is sitting -- moon way is hitting there. rain is decreasing. you can see there are breaks in the rain. but we're getting some rain. the south bay's had some heavy- duty rain, especially down santa clara valley, come out to the east bay. there's still pockets of heavy rain right along 4. that looks like a -- along 4. that looks

like a mess. the good news in the north bay, things have definitely calmed down a little bit. and really good news. we can see a little decrease in the rain. our system is not going anywhere. this system will spin in showers and thundershowers. santacruz mountains -- almost -- not almost, it was 2.51 in lom pea -- lompico. sanfrancisco has exceeded their yearly average. the next system dropping in, it will intensify. the wind will pick up and the rain will pick up. what's the good news, steve? well, it looks like we'll get a break by sunday. morning rain, breezy and showers, 50s on your temps. stay tuned to the latest because the rain will be heavy. one more system on saturday.

that should lift north and it looks like everybody should calm down by sunday and monday. steve just mentioned, with little time to dry out between the storms, there's concern about flooding and mudslides around the bay area. where the ground is being closely monitored by geologists.

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good morning. sad news that came in just two hours ago. a true legend of hollywood has died. moderate to heavy rain has moved through. we're not done yet. it looks like another system is poised to roll in here tomorrow. >> reporter: how heavy rain and high tides force some carpoolers in marin county to make alternative plans. testimony in the barry bonds's trial resumes in just 30 minutes. who will be on the witness stand today. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.

it's march 23rd. we're still following developing news. hollywood legend elizabeth taylor died just a couplele of hours ago in -- couple of hours ago in los angeles. ms.taylor had been suffering from congestive heart failure and per publicist said she died peacefully. her four children were at her side. she appeared in more than 50 films over her lifetime. she won oscars for performances in "butter field 8" and "who'se afraid of virginia woolf." she was a major spokesperson as well. 8:02. to the other big story, a new round of storms for the bay area. steve paulson is in the weather center tracking the storm. he begins our team coverage. >> tori, no doubt about it. the system took its time getting here but then it finally came in early in the morning. it's moving through.

the good news, the rain has decreased in the north bay is starting to decrease on the peninsula. but we're still not done yet. the system, the low sitting out there spinning will send in more rain later today, more showery in nature around the possibility of some thundershowers. but what's going on right now, is this system is taking aim with moderate to heavy rain. there are other areas where the rain continues to just pick up in intensity, especially out towards pittsburg and antioch. but it's starting to decrease in the north bay. it looks like things are starting to calm down. you can see dry air beginning to come in. same for on the peninsula as well. santacruz mountains, not taking the brunt anymore. there's still rain on 280 and also 1001 from about san francisco south. real quick, i want to take this down to the santa cruz mountains where there's been some real heavy rain, about 2 to 3 inches where they don't

need it. there's some flood warnings out. we'll get to that in our regular weather segment. let's get to sal. >> we have a big backup at the bay bridge tacoma -- toll plaza. the winds are gusting on the bay bridge. advisories have been issued for the richmond, san mateo bridge. it's still tough driving to a very crowded 101. the wet weather has caused commute problems for people who par a -- who carpool and park their cars in certain locations. less go to kraig debro for more on that. >> reporter: when that happens, people tend not to carpool. that's not so good for the commute. you're not seeing a lot of rain. traffic moving very slowly oned

about. when you look west, ominous rain clouds. if i had to guess, i would say it's pouring there. back to the parking lot in mill valley, the situation can change very quickly. now, we were just there two days ago when high tide an relative rain flooded the lot. that's what you had overnight. the tide was higher. we had a bigger problem. it was nothing like it was two days ago. most sections were closed. golden gate transit officials closed the parking lot effectively for the morning. that situation changed later on because just as quickly as the tide was in, it moved out just as quickly. it's not just the parking lot, one lane of the road was closed down there as well. the situation forced commuters there to make other plans. >> it happens frequently here. they have it poved had all around here that the areas that are flooded from the flooding. >> there's a certain amount of rain that you have to have -- that you have to put in the oil

to make it moist before additional rainfall will generate and we are over that amount. >> reporter: some places reached their tipping point before today, looking at videotape of park boulevard in oakland, where part of a hillside gave way. that was over the weekend. as of last night, that lane was still closed. the u.s. geological survey is monitoring devices in sleep slopes that are prone to landslides and that way they can give people warnings or a heads up before it happens. we're awaiting more rain in marin county. we've had about an hour and a half of dry weather here. that's due to change at any moment. reporting live in marin county, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. well, the rain could make that rock slide in scotts valley even worse. it's a giant rock pile. it's been blocking nelson's road since wednesday. the hillside is unstable. it could be weeks before the debris is cleared out.

the only way to get to 33 homes in the area is a food path and four homes above the slide, they don't have power. a neighborhood meet something set for 4:00 p.m. today. now, our channel 2 website, ktvu.com has live radar available for you. you can track the storm in your neighborhood. there's also a slide show of the best storm pictures that you have -- that you viewers have set in. in just 30 minutes, system resumes in the barry bonds 'perjury trial. you are looking at live pictures of the federal courthouse in san francisco. no sign of the former baseball star yet. a jury is deciding whether bonds committed perjury when he tested under oath that he never knowingly took steroids. jeff za kin ski will return to the stand. yesterday, he will testify that

the irs found evidence during a raid. tara moriarty is live there and will have a report for you at 8:30. concord police say a woman is in the hospital after being shot on pine street. police say the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck but her injuries are not life- threatening. so far police are not saying anything about a suspect or a possible motive. 8:08. now the latest in japan. jess officials say the iodine in tap water is -- japanese officials say the iodine in tap water is above the level that's safe. parents are being told not to give their babies tap water base of the levels of radiation

level of iodine. they do say it's not a risk for adults. also, the united states became the first country to block food impours -- food imports from there, milk, produce, all -- all produced near the plant. japanese imports make up less than 4% of all of the food imported. >> you look at your food differently now. >> yeah. it's 8:08. >> we've been here in the traffic center. pretty busy with fender-benders and all kinds of stalled vehicles and people having trouble because of the wet weather. i want to show you the bay bridge. it looks like it's been raining here. there's a big backup at the toll plaza, at least 10, 15 minutes. you get on the bridge and it's slow. there are high winds heading

west and a wind advisory for this bridge and the san mateo but also windy on some of the causeways and other bridges. moving to the south bay our maps -- when we look at maps, this one looks like it's lit up well and the red one means slow traffic up to the airport. up to the nimitz freeway. i want to move it here up to livermore. to the nimitz. let's move back up and move it to the left. look at all of the red. it's very, very slow heading south from 238 all the way down to 237. that's a long line of traffic. good news/bad news. good news we're seeing the rainfall decrease. don in vallejo says icky, heavy rain. next system are start too move in tomorrow. the low responsible for our system is still going to rotate

in. at least we'll turn more showery and not rain. i just heard that the flash flood watch was cancelled for the bay area but there are warnings out up into lake county and also a -- and also along the yolo causeway. on western edge of this for the peninsula, still some rain but now it's hit and miss and not a general rain for everybody. but some of this has let up around benicia, vallejo. >> back to concord, walnut creek, 680 split with concord. livermore, altamont pass and to san jose. again, the flash flood watch looks like it was just cancelled. i will -- i will had just mention that because i would be surprised if they did it for santa cruz mountains. but a warning is out for clearlake -- excuse me, lake port at clearlake in lake ports and also for the yolo causeway, as the water has come up to the bridge level. the river of air is definitely

a river. it's been funneled right into us, so 2.25 today. i think .50 to 2, 2.25. there's not a consensus on how much we'll get. one forecast model takes it north and decreases it. santa cruz mountains today and tomorrow, really keep an eye on things. five-day total could be another 2 to 4 inches of rain. so again, i think tomorrow is the main day. after that, then the jet stream should start to lift north. cazadero, 2 plus, santa cruz 2.15. sanjose just checked in .44. tom near blossom hill had .60.

it will be a cool, blustery day and we'll have some sunbreaks until the next system drops in. i know it doesn't look like much here but by tomorrow, you will go wow. it will start to develop and you will see another low -- they intense tie off the -- intensify off the coast. could be severe weather out to the valley. wouldn't surprise me. days are longer. angle of sun is a little higher. mor rain on saturday. a break on sunday. 8:13. a very tense situation at sfo a couple of hours ago. a security scare. this one involving an international flight with a well-known passenger on board. a new sign of defiance from libyan leader moammar gadhafi. why questions are being raised about whether the military operation against libya is working.

the rain has been decreasing though, north bay, peninsula and also south bay. but we're in line for showers today. >> we'll continue to follow the weather for you. also we're continuing to follow developing news out of israel where within the last ten minutes there are reports a woman has died from a bomb attack at a bus stop in

jerusalem today. it's the first death reported in the explosion which also injured more than 20 other people. israeli authorities are blaming palestinian millie taints for the attack. the first in jerusalem in several years. the attack comes as tensions have been escalating between israel and palestinian militants in the gaza strip. moammar gadhafi said western powers attacking libya will end up in the dust bin of mystery -- history. as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, there are new questions about the effectiveness of those strikes. allison? >> reporter: that's right. gadhafi's forces are still advancing the civilian death toll is riding and now there are some serious questions about whether the coalition effort against him is working.

as coalition forces continue to pound libyan target, moammar gadhafi sounds as deffant as ever. he made his first appearance since the attacks reported -- started. >> translator: we are making fun of their tacts -- of their tactics. >> reporter: president obama is facing questions about the scope and leadership. he says it's saving lives but many are wondering how long the u.s. will go to help rebels under siege by gadhafi. >> we'll be examining our all of our options. >> reporter: hillary clinton says she's been told people close to him are reaching out to others around the world asking for help. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alleyson. 8:18. well, federal agents and fix police are jointly

investigating a mysterious airline bomb threat. now, it involves a flight from the phillippines that landed last night at sfo. officers with bomb-sniffing dogs ned every inch of the cargo part of that plane. the search followed a telephone threat hours earlier against the airline flight from manila to san francisco. the lead singer of the rock band "journey" was on that flight. >> we didn't know anything until we were told there was a bomb threat. i called my wife. that's the openly time i knew -- only time i knew something was going on. >> the jet touched down at sfo. . they advocated the 337 passengers and 20 crew members and then moved the jet to a remote part of the airport. they searched luggage for several hours but they didn't find anything.

new this morning, the commerce department says new home sales fell by almost 20% last month. that figure represents the sale of 250,000 homes which is the lowest record. it's also lower than economists expected. they predicted a 2% rise in sales to 285,000 homes sold. builders are -- builders are completing on low prices on previously occupied homes because the foreclosures and short sales. a lot of get weather and salvage crews have been very busy in the san francisco may. the mission -- to find and recover boats that broke loose. for the first time the royal wedding is going digital. how you can listen to the ceremony over and over again.

8:23. several marin county salvage services plan to bring more grounded boats out of the water today. they are hoping to get the damaged boats out of the way between the rounds of strong storms. at least 20 boats broke free during the heavy rains, high tides and strong winds last weekend. salvage operators say there is a chance many more boats could break loose in the next few

days. boat owners are responsible for the cleanup needed. a santa rosa man, leon stansbury was sentenced to two years, eight months. he filed thousands of dollars in claims for hotel rooms and car rentals. he will also have to reimburse pg&e for paying his bills. pg&e says it needs more time to locate key safety documents. hast week, state regulators threatened to fine pg&e a million dollars a day after it turned over incomplete records. pg&e says some of those documents won't be ready until the end of the year. 8:24. for the first time in history, a royal wedding will be available on itunes. royal officials say the april 29th -- april 29th wedding of prince william and kate middleton will be digitally released within hours of the

service. it will be in stores about a week later. the audio recording is being recorded by the same company that produced princess diana and prince charles. i have a lot feel -- i have a feeling a lot of people will be getting that. let's see what's sal is seeing in the commute. any better or is it getting worse? >> well, i think we have a little bit of improvement, dave and torpry, but it's still bad out there. westbound bay bridge, you can see there's about a 10-minute delay. it's crowded getting onto the bridge as well. look at 880. definitely been raining there in the last few months. >> traffic is slowing down. the south bay really has not been in great shape at all, 17, 85, 101 from 280 all the way up to sunnyvale is slow. prangs the slowest traffic in the bay area is dean -- perhaps

the slowest pacific is in fremont and hey word -- traffic is in fremont and hayward. the situation is improving but guess what. tomorrow we'll bring in more heavy rain. the low responsible for our rain this morning is still spinning right off eureka. as it does, we'll see some sunbreaks and cloud up and get more showers. there's a system that will bump that out of the way. some of the rain hasn't -- it was heavy up towards lake county into the santa cruz mountains. put this into motion. we are seeing a decrease turning more showery na nature towards the north bay also on the peninsula but parts of the north bay, decreasing rapidly, the east bay, that's not the case, that's stretching from fairfield to bay point to concord. that's pretty good rain there.

that's pretty good rain. south bay. there is the line forming between milpitas out towards pleasanton. santa clara valley had really heavy rain turning showery in nature. right by tess ka zer row -- pescadero. i think the warning is out for -- has been dropped for the coast but a warning is out at clearlake and lake port and also the yolo causeway. this rain will not end until maybe sunday. so with that in mind, keep advised to the latest advisories because through saturday, dave, we'll have off- and-on rain. >> reporter: good morning. i'm jade hernandez. we're live at the bay bridge tampa this morning -- toll

plaza this morning -- we've been gauging the weather. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty in san francisco, where barry bonds just arrived for his trial. we'll test you who is set to take the -- tell you who is set to take the stand first when we come back.

good morning. decrease in some of the rain but there's still off-and-on rain showers. occasionally moderate to heavy. one just went through parts of concord. there are breaks in the clouds. more showers will come in this afternoon and tomorrow, more heavy rain comes in in the afternoon. traffic this morning has

been busy. it's getting a little bit better. but one of the reasons it's so slow is the bay bridge toll plaza backing up trying to get on the bridge. ktvu's jade hernandez is standing on the other side of those metering lights and she's going to show us about the traffic on the bridge and tell us more. >> reporter: sal, that's right. you can see traffic is moving very slowly at this hour. within the past hour, chp officers stopped by and said they were just starting a shift and monitoring traffic. we also wanted to show you this morning, this caltrans tow truck pulled up, obviously waiting to be called out just in case this morning. we've been watching the roadway and the highway patrol activities from sfo to san francisco to here to near the bay bridge toll plaza. high wind advisories on several bay bridge bridges. here's a closeup of what drivers see when they get on

the bridge. there's a message board barning of the winds. the-- warning of the winds. at midnight an advisory washed drivers on the s an rafael/richmond bridge about strong winds. now to accidents this morning, this is one of the more serious ones reported. the california highway patrol responded to this accident in the northbound lanes of 280 just north of hickey boulevard about two and a half hours ago. someone reformed -- report the two-car accident just after 5 :00. the driver and passenger were hurt. they were one of the vehicles involved. we don't know how serious but paramedics were called to the scene. now, heavy rain has caused slick roadways and the chp warns drivers about the dangers of hydroplaning. drivers in san francisco and 0 oak -- and oakland have experienced flooding during this commute. so just be careful when you head out this morning and take a little patience with you and time. reporting live near the bay

bridge toll plaza, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. just moments ago, barry bonds arrived at the federal courthouse in san francisco. ktvu's tara moriarty is out there and is telling us what's happening today in his perjury trial. >> reporter: well, at exactly eight minutes after 8:00, barry bonds arrived here at the courthouse off turk street. let's get to the video so we can show you what he looked likes. the home run king was all business, dressed in a suit. he did not smile or wave at onlookers as he quickly hurried inside and out of the rain. this is day three of his trial to determine if he lied to a grand jury 2003. jeff nowitzki will see sum testifying. prosecutors told the jury yesterday that barry bonds lied. >> we're definitely going to

try our case in the reform, not on sidewalk. >> reporter: bonds has admitted to using steroids but unknowingly. he said his trainer, greg anderson, told him he was taking flaxseed oil and cream for arthritis. anderson refused to testify and was off to prison again for the fourth time. he will remain behind bars for the duration of the trial, about one month. we did receive a list of witnesses set to appear. steve hosskins, mike murphy, clubhouse manager for the giants and an individual from balco. we'll be -- balco. we will be heading inside and will have an update at noon. back to you. >> thank you. 8:34. this morning, oakland police are looking for suspects involved in a double homicide. two men and a dog were shot and killed while sitting on the porch of a home on harmon

avenue in east oakland. it happened last night just after 8:00. police say both men were shot multiple times and died at the scene. several witnesses heard the gunshots. so far police have no description of the shooters or the getaway car. if you have any information, you are asked to call oakland police. 8:34. security much tighter this morning at berkeley high school after three gun-related arrests. yesterday, three students were arrested when police found two guns on campus after one gun went off in a boys' bathroom. the bullet went through the bathroom wall but luckily nobody washy. now, school officials are adopting a policy that they hope will encourage students to report serious situations. >> we'll also have a text messaging service where kids can report weapons on campus aupon none mustily via text message and that should be up and running in the next couple of weeks. >> now, during the

investigation police say he got a tip that another student also had a gun. police removed that student from the class. they found an unloaded, semi- automatic weapon. all three students were taken to juvenile hall. san francisco's board of supervisors are expected to testify if some businesses in the mid market corridor should get an update. supervisors decided to keep the microblob company here. 8:36. well, no one of matched all six numbers for the megamillions jackpot. so it's rolled over again. the winning numbers for last night's 244 million drawing are, 1, 14, 35, 50, 53. the meganumber 43. now, that's pushing

friday's jackpot past the $300 million mark. that's close to a new record. the cash option is almost $200 million. the largest jackpot ever was $390 bucks. that was in 2007 with two winning tickets in georgia and new jersey. it is 8:36. we want to check in with sal. a lot of people having a tough time tote -- tough time getting to work and school. already. you can see the 237, some stop- and-go traffic. all over the south bay it's slowle although it seems to be settling down, the worst of it was earlier. it was raining then and it was dark. people were going faster and we had a lot more spinouts. now things are more slow because of the crowded condition and fewer accidents that are serious. let's move to 808 northbound, it looks like traffic will be slow passing the coliseum heading north on the right-hand

side. when you get to the bay bridge tom toll plaza there's about a 15 minute wait as you drive across. all right, we're seeing a slight decrease in some of the rain but the updated information brings in heavy rain tomorrow afternoon, evening showers on fry and then another system on saturday. looks like a break on sunday. let's hope so because we'll need it by then. some of the five-day outlooks for rain are in the 4 to 5-inch category. i don't want to get too technical on you, but liquid precipitation up near the sierra nevada, 7.5. if you translate that into snow, that's another five feet. there's already areas that have 5 to 6 inches and it keeps track -- stacking up. our low will couldn't to spin in showers, possible thundershowers. the front came through, but the next system is going to intensify off the coast

tomorrow. and therein lies the challenge. these don't look like much coming off the pacific. by the timety get off the coast, they really ramp it up. front is moving to the sacramento -- the front is moving to the the sacramento valley. santacruz mountains, i think the watch has been cancelled along coast. but a warn something out for clearlake and oaks. we expect that system to arrive tomorrow. and also at the yolo causeway, a warn something out. a friend of mine who travels that way tweeted me and said the water is heading to the bridge. if you are heading to that direction, you might want to find an alternate route by tomorrow. this rainy patio should lift. but until then, we's in the

middle. i think ben lomond's had 2.25. we've exceeded our yearly average for san francisco. there is he more on the way -- there's more on the way. santa cruz mountains, as you saw, lompico, 2.75. another 2 to 4 is possible between know and saturday morning. so that means with already mudslides in place and the ground saturated, additional mudslides are possible. ka did remember row, 2, napa and petaluma, 2. sfo .3. sanjose .44. but not too far away .723 has

fallen -- .23 has fallen. this little guy will look really impressive. he will ramp up and we'll see a strong system move in here. sun, clouds, showers and thundershowers, just kind of a really cool day. a lot of 50s on your temperatures. the snow will continue with the winter storm warnings. now, the good news for thursday on though we're gonna get heavy rain, some really cold air is moving in, which will lower the snow level, you don't get rain you get snow. snow levels will come down 2500 feet. showers on friday, one more system saturday and then sunday a break. tomorrow could be really heavy rain for the afternoon and evening. 8:41. a screen legend has died. we'll go to cedars-sinai where actress elizabeth taylor passed away this morning. an out-of-control city council meeting. a city council official is knocked out cold.

actress elizabeth taylor has died. her publicist said she died of congestive heart failure at

cedars-sinai hospital in los angeles. eric spillman is live outside that hospital, where tailor was treated for the last six weeks. eric? >> reporter: good morning,er to -- tori. elizabeth taylor had been suffering. she checked in here six weeks ago, this time for congestive heart fail lieu. she first got that diagnosis in 2004. it's a condition in which the heart cannot pump another blood to the other organs. the heart has to work a whole lot harder. the symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue and the buildup of fluid, weakness. she had this condition for seven years. her publicist says her condition did stabilize. she did improve even though there were mean complications. they thought she would be able to return but that was not what happened here. taylor died peacefully this morning, surrounded by her family, her children, michael

and christopher, liza and maria burton. she's survived by ten grand children and four greatgrandchildren. her son released a statement. she's what he had to say -- back here live the family is making plans for a funeral for later this week. they say that service will be private. they are saying that in lieu of flowers, they are asking the contributions be made to the elizabeth taylor a.i.d.s. foundation. they also are making plans for a more public memorial service. the details on that we expect to hear about later today. >> eric, so many young people might not understand the

importance of a legacy like elizabeth taylor. they just remember her as an older woman with a lot of makeup, who supported a.i.d.s. she has a star very young and married young. talk a little bit about her really colorful life. >> reporter: well, she became a movie star at the age of 14 in "national velvet" and that was really just the beginning of her movie career. but really she -- a lot of people say she was sort of the first real genuine movie star who has had a career as a humanitarian and businesswoman. nowadays, we take sad yang that movie stars -- advantage that movie stars market themselves. well, she did that, marketing her own perfume. she was very active in the a.i.d.s. and h.i.v. causes. michael jackson a very good

friend in later years. eight separate marriages. two to the same man. so she had quite a colorful life. >> yeah. absolutely. all right. eric spillman live for us in los angeles. thank you. 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. a flood watch is in effect for parts of the bay area as a new round of storms is rolling in. there is a lot of concern about the potential for mudslides. the us geological survey is monitoring very saturated hillsides. in japan, they've been able to restore power to at least one of the reactors at that damaged nuclear plant. they hope to restart the electrical cooling system and hopefully prevent a nuclear meltdown. radioactivity has been detected here in the bay area. scientists are saying those amounts are so small, there's riley no public health --

really no public health risk. 17-year-old james mcneilly was last seen on monday. he was being dropped off at his grand mother's home on engelwide drive. but she was not home at the time. he was wearing a marine jeans, marine shoes, when he disappeared. the mayor of windy mere, florida was knocked out cold. there was a fight that started when mayor gary brune got into a shouting match with the husband of the town manager. the room was cleared. but somebody knocked the mayor to the floor. he was rushed to a hospital but suffered no major injuries. there's more fallout from the former head of the narcotics tea. froms have troped their first

days in which forewarn wielsh was supposed to be -- in which norman wielsh was supposed to be a witness. the d.a. is reviewing as many as 40 days involving wielsh. a stockton man who may be linked to several bank robberies is in custody in arizona in -- in arizona. he was arrested during a traffic stop in arizona last week -- last week after officersdy covered he had warrants for his arrest. police say he may be linked to other bay area robberies and will be extradited to california soon. palo alto public schools are getting a big financial boost. a nonprofit foundation will donate a record $3.4 million to city schools. now, this nonprofit says while parent contributions increase,

people without children enrolled in district schoolsty donated 63% more than last year. some of that money will be used for classroom aides, elective courses and for guidance classes. if cereal is part of your daily routine, you might be doing a really good thing for your help. researchers out of boston claim eating one or more serves of serial a day. reduces a man's risk of hypertension by almost 20%. in this study, whole grains were found to be slightly more beneficial to refined grains. the study involved 13,000 men. more studies are needed on women. chuck e. cheese are teaming up with a partner. purell will provide hand sanitizeers at their -- sanitizers at the kid check

scene. probably a good idea. probably a lot of germs at their entrance to the games. yes. this is rain and a lot of water in oakland. sal is checking all of the trouble spots on the roads. we'll check in one more time with steve for the weather. a new warning when it comes to getting physical. why sex may be bad for your heart.

8:54. japan's government now says the

cost of the earthquake and it up could reach $309 billion. that would make it the world's most expensive -- expensive natural disaster on record. the death toll continues to rise. more than 9100 bodies counting and another 16,000 people are still missing. tonight, the san francisco board of supervisors are hosting a relief fund auction, they will auction sporting event tickets and spending one on one time with some of them. this starts at 5:30 at the bar on 16th street. ktvu.com has more on the crisis, include additional stories and how you can donate to help the victims. click on the japan quake top at the top of the page. toyota just announced a delay in the premiere of its newest hybrid vehicle. toyota originally pronounced an april relee, however the shake

and tsunami disrupted that -- april release, however the quake and tsunami disrupted that release state. it's been one year since the passing of president obama's health care package. he signed this to make healthcare accessible to everyone. but according to a new cnn poll, 59% of americans still oppose it, 37% support it. last march, the same amount were against it and slightly more supported it. there is a new warning for anyone engaging in exercise or sex. according to the american medical association journal, the risk of a heart attack triples in the hours immediately after exercise or sex, especially p you don't participate in these activities very often. researchers say even toe the results sound -- even though the results sound alarming, the

odds are 1 in 3 million. well, "american idol" contestant james durbin is getting a big thumbs up from his hometown santa cruz. one of his former teachers says while he's great at singing rock, he's also good at broadway too. you can watch "american idol" tonight right here on ktvu channel 2, beginning at 8:00. way to go, james! >> all right. one more time, let's check in with sal, to see if traffic is winding down. things are getting better. although we have still have some slowing there. the storms seem to have pass through. it's still wet on the san mateo bridge and still windy on the san mateo bay bridge. the toll plaza is backed under for a ten-minute wait. that's improved. if you are driving in san francisco along 101, we have slowing approaching the 08

split. let's go to steve. we're still seeing some rain but the front that roared through this morning is still receiving moderate rain. oakland picked up .50. 2 plus in lake county. there are some flood warnings in lake county and clearlake, also the yolo causeway, flood warnings in the sacramento area. showers the rest of the day. possible showers, heavier rain moves in on thursday. s-- it looks like noon. one more system on saturday. >> we're ready. we're ready for a little bit of sunshine. all right. that will do it for us. thank you for joining us. >> bye now.