agunfire outside of a bay area gas station. what witnesses saw shortly after the shooting. it's an effort to clear up bay area traffic. >> it is earth day. we'll tell you how this can help

you go green. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. the case of the muni driver has taken a strange turn. why she is still on the job and what's happening today. >> when we last heard about this driver, muni said what happened nobody knows. muni is confirming that the driver is not only working but still on the job. they've been talking to people and so far only talked to one of the drivers. he didn't defend while driving on the job. he said sometimes drivers have emergencies. this shows a muni operator. a passenger reported the

incidents. eventually the muni driver was suspended for three days. following that, they said they would move to fire that driver. the chief of operations said he would seek to have that happen today. according to a contract the firing might take longer. before pan operator is terminated, the operator shall have the right to be heard and the right to face his or her accusers and scheduled at a time that the witnesses can attend. they realize how serious the offense is. in another accident 16 people hurt. texting while driving wasn't ill local until january the following year. that driver was fired from that incident. we reached union officials.

we're supposed to speak to him this morning. kraig debro reporting for ktvu 2 news. oakland police are searching for the suspect in an overnight shoot being at a gas station. it happened at 73rd and bancroft. at least one gunman started shooting and wounded two people. both victims are expected to survive. witnesses saw several gunmen running from that scene. so far, police have made no arrest. san francisco police are busy looking for a man who exposed himself to one woman and assaulted another. they believe one man is responsible for both attacks even though the sketches appear to be different. both happened last saturday about 2 a.m. police say the man first exposed

himself to a woman. minutes later he followed another woman into the lobby of her apartment on carl street and began sexual assaults her, but she was able to fight him off. >> a new medical marijuana dispensary is open in antioch. some people who work next door say the pot shot is nothing -- is not a good neighbor. they are complaining about the smell and smoke . tigertreasury sect tim geithner took some time off. his daughter is a student at stanford. he said he didn't realize at

first who the stud was. the instructor said it's kind of cool that the treasury secretary is a surfer. recent shark deaths have caught the eye of researchers. leopard sharks have been found dead. they were found in bay front lagune. researchers say the deaths may be caused by an infection. the deaths include both juvenile and adult sharks. researchers say there have been several large dieoffs in the past five years. a series of collisions caused a traffic jam after a car rolled into the freeway. this started about 12:30 yesterday on northbound highway 101. a 73-year-old man stopped his car on the shoulder of the road, wasn't feeling well, and got out, but the car drifted across

the free way. two cars slowed down to avoid hitting it but then one of those cars was rear ended by a 17-year-old girl who was reading a text message while driving. flip are cars have replaced old muni cards. the examiner reports this morning that most officers in the police department don't have the necessary standards needed to check passenger flipper cards to make sure riders aren't riding for free. muni said they are working to get the scanners, however, they admit they don't have a timetable to mick that happen. we want to check in with sal. it's light in some areas it seems because it's good friday. >> that's right. some people have the day off. a lot of people don't. what ends up happening, a percentage of people have the

day off. look at 237. it's completely light. no slowing down at all at the merge. southbound 880, the same thing goes, 880 near the coliseum is looking good. you don't have to worry about traffic around that area. westbound bay bridge is light. the giants are in town this weekend for a three-game set against the atlanta braves. you can expect a lot of people at at&t park tonight, tomorrow and sunday. we've got a mex of low and high clouds. the high clouds increasing. they're not going away. the leading edge of what will bring us rain into the weekend. you notice we've got plenty of high clouds. we're going to have the leet --

light. winds generally leet. san jose 48. we're doling with fog. 50 in san francisco. oakland a little bit of a rebound. 42 in napa. a chilly start there. this, again, going to be what we see over the course of the weekend. it's enough to get us a little wet. looks like saturday, a better chance for sunday. good news if you have outdoor plans. high clouds beginning to thicken, even scattered showers over parts of the sierras. for the weekend on and off showers. saturday morning a few sprinkles. with all this gray, all these clouds, we could see sprinkles on and off. sunday morning we are partly, mostly cloudy and improving conditions. the latest models show improving

conditions for your sunday afternoon, so not going to be rained out. will we see a few sprinkles, possibly. it will be enough to keep the ground wrote. we continue with the unsettled pattern. 49 san francisco right now. 64 in oakland. 67 in free month. santa rosa 68 with partly sunny skies. extended forecast. our numbers aren't going to change much. scattered showers on saturday. slight chance on sunday. monday foggy. a ridge of high pressure building in. >> all right. today is earth day and there's several projects open to the public. two new electric car charging stations will be available bang at 5:00 tonight.

those stations are inside the public park garage at c and third street in san rafael. drivers won't have to pay for the electricity that you use, but you do have to pay a dollar an hour to park in that garage. a company is celebrating earth day with a unique type of fuel. that could save drivers from sky high gas prices. claudine wong has more. good morning. >> reporter: the biodiesel looks like this what it comes from is actually cooking oil. this morning we're out here because for the first time they're letting people come here and get it straight from the source. they produce it here, the only bay area ability and you can drive up to get it. they go around and collect it in this truck. we'll show you what it looks like when they get it.

it's basic cooking oil that you find in a restaurant or anything like that. they go around pick it up, process it. it takes about four days and it's something you can put in your diesel truck. you've been telling us how the process works. demand is high. you're offering it for $4.15. >> we're actually set up today to fuel all vehicles directly from our plant. so people can come down. we're at 49 and san lee andrew. >> reporter: you've been around for a couple of years. why now?

it's earth day. >> with prices this high and a lot of bay area restaurants recycling their oil i have a chance to help. >> reporter: so we're talking a savings of maybe 50 cents on the gallon. >> yes. >> reporter: people who haven't used biofuel, if they've got diesel truck, they can come done and really -- >> we'll fill you up and get you on your way. >> reporter: at this point we don't know how many will show up. this is new. so what they're doing is a trial run, seeing what it means for people and how much they're willing to do to save money on their tank. claudine wong reporting. a state audit of teacher misconduct found several flaws.

what state lawmakers are now demanding. plus, overnight, john mccain arrived in libya. and why one coffee giant is giving away free coffee today.

welcome back. tgif to you. starting out partly and mostly cloudy, a cool start to the day. it is 7:15. overnight u.s. drones fired missiles into an area of pakistan close to the border with afghanistan, killing 25 people, that's according to pakistani officials. the strike comes one day after the army chief spoke out against

attacks. the area is considered a hideout for members of the taliban. this morning arizona senator john mccain, one of the strongest supporters of u.s. intervention in libya is in that country. the u.s. is now helping the rebels with a new weapon. >> reporter: senator john mccain calls libyan rebels his heroes but he himself got a hero's welcome in the capital of benghazi. he has been pushing for military intervention to remove moammar gadhafi from power. the purpose was to see for himself what's happening. >> obviously, i came here to get an on ground assessment of the situation. we'll be doing a press thing later this afternoon. we're meeting with council. we're meeting with the military. we're meeting with lot the of

people. >> reporter: in the meantime, rebels are getting more u.s. help. president obama has green lighted the use of armed predator drones. we're sending in the drones, but the defense secretary says it does not mean we're sending in u.s. troops. gates said it does not signal a deeper military commitment in libya. live in washington, reporting. in toronto, canada, a man's been charged with first-degree-murder in the death of a chinese exchange student. the young woman was chatting with her boyfriend by web cam when the boyfriend said she let a man into her apartment and started struggling with that man. the young woman was later found dead in her apartment. the suspect is a 29-year-old man who once attended the same university as the slain woman. the number of illegal immigrants in california's jails and prisons jumped 17%.

more than 100,000 illegal immigrants were jailed in scale in 2009 it. cost more to house an inmate in california than other states. here in california it's $34,000 a year. in texas it's only 12,000. california has repeatedly tried to get more federal reimbursement to cover the cost. florida pastor terry jones, a very controversial pastor will stage a protest outside of a mosque. that's after a mishap with his own gun. police were called to the parking lot of a detroit news station after pastor jones accidently discharged his gun. they say that gunshot went into the floor board of the car. luckily no one was hurt. you may remember pastor jones is the pastor who set fire to a copy of the koran last month. that incited deadly riots in

afghanistan. california lawmakers are calling for changes to crack down on teacher misconduct. that's after a recent audit of the commission called it quote, one of the worst run organizations, they had seen in a long time. in one case a teacher was charged with exposing middle school students to important if i. however, the commission took 17 months to ask for documents from police. well, he hosted the oscars with actress anne hathaway. now he wants to earn his phd. franco has been accepted for the doctoral program. he will enroll in the fall of next year. he's also been studying english at yale. one northern california man could restore your faith in human nature. he was walking to church in up a burn when he spotted an envelope. he picked it up and later made a

stunning discovery. >> i opened it in the kitchen and i find out 17 bills, hundred dollars and fake bills $50. so my wife said you going to keep this? >> so he called down limits he said this never -- it never crossed his mind to keep the cash. if you bring in a travel mug to starbucks you'll be given fresh brewed cof fee. customers who want to get in on the deal and you don't have a travel mug, you can buy one for 20% off. starbucks wants toen courage their customers to stop using so many of those paper cups every day eye normally have a mug but it broke yesterday.

all right. it is 7:20. a lot of people enjoyed the snow. now there's a warning all the snow could mack for a dangerous spring. it was a long shot a week ago. now there's new hope for sacramento to keep their king in town. the traffic is doing good, especially along highway 4. there's one little glitch where things are not doing so well.

you're looking at live pictures from the lawrence livermore lab tory. the annual good friday protest has been going on. it also happens to be earth day. it's being held by several organization's. the target is always protesting

nuclear power and weapons, but organizers say that there is a special significance this year because of the ongoing nuclear disaster in japan in which several reactors were damaged after that country's devastating earthquake and tsunami last month. the deep sierra snow pack could make northern california reservoirs and rivers especially dangerous this year. when all that snow melts it will make rivers cold, fast and treacherous. experts are reminding boaters to always use life jackets and that cold water can make you tired more easily. texas governor rick perry is asking people to turn to their faith in an evident to bring relief from massive wildfires. wildfires have burned more than 1 1/2 million acres. now the governor is asking people to pray for rain this weekend to help ease the flames.

some rain has arrived but forecasters say it will not be enough. 200 homes have been destroyed and two firefighters have been killed. they're praying in sacramento, but for something else. sacramento may be winning the fight to save the sacramento kings and keep them in town. mayor kevin johnson said the nba may be ready to stop the team from moving to anaheim. and he says there's plenty of hometown support from corporate sponsors. >> our goal was $7 million. we ended up getting $9.2 million. >> nba executives will be in sacramento for a special meeting on monday. they will be looking at ways to drum up more support to keep the kings in sacramento. we want to check in once again with sal. the nba playoffs are going on. nhl playoffs are going on.

we'll update the sharks. a lot have people have the day off. you can tell it is light coming into san francisco you'll see traffic moving well along the bridge and all bay area bridges. no problems. no major problems on interstate 880. the oakland a's are in seattle. you won't have to deal with traffic but you will in sphraps as the giants are in town. we've been watching highway 4. it's one of the only spots we had an earlier crash. it's slow heading west. the rest of the traffic is nice. 7:26. let's go to rose mary. >> partly cloudy skies. low clouds along the coast and sunshine fighting to burn that off as well as fog.

concord this morning 49 degrees, a light breeze and we're dealing with a mex of clouds, high clouds in the forecast for today. we're going to be mild. we're going to be dry. we're going to have the diffused sunlight. a mild afternoon in store. these clouds are associated with the weak impulses and bring us a possibility of light rain for your easter sunday. a trans chance for rain -- chance for rain in the sierras. you may need your chains getting up over the passes. we have a lack for you for today. widespread 40s this morning. we'll be sitting right about 43 degrees along the inland areas. the coast 57 will be the lunchtime number, low 60s inland. for the afternoon widespread 60s, warmer than yesterday, but the sunshine won't be as bright.

your extended forecast zeroing in on the week. scattered showers in the forecast. it's not going to be a lot. we haven't even put them on the map. we'll have a few sprinkles on saturday. partly cloudy skies, could be a little soggy outdoors and maybe a sprinkle in the forecast. monday scattered showers looks like for the morning hours. tuesday drying out, mostly sunny skies. back to you. >> look at what's happening right now. happening at this moment, demolition work is underway. this is mop pit field's hangar one. you see the cameras. the first step is they're going to take down the panels. the crews have already removed contaminated material from inside this very historic navy hang gamplet the hangar is owned by nasa. nasa is planning to put up new panels as they decide what

they're going to do next with this historic structure but news chopper 2 is giving us a few of the work. >> it's amazing how big it is. it's quite a sight there. you think you're paying sky high prices now. wait until you hear the latest prediction about prices at the pump. san rafael city council voted to allow a store to come to town but one person vows to fight against it. going door to door looking for sex offender. agents look for sex offenders breaking the law.

good morning. week week. a new target store is coming to san rafael. the city council approved it in the middle of the night, about 1:00. that followed a marathon debate that dragged on for seven hours. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: the owner of the grocery store, united market, wants the shall you put before voters. target now sells groceries. some say that could take a chunk out of mom and pop shops like

this one. protesters said a big chain store would crush stores and cause traffic. a spokesperson for target said it would create jobs. more than 100 people signed up to speak. in the end council voted 3-2 to allow the chain come to town eye felt the frustration. i felt we weren't really being heard like the target group was. they were on the podium for probably an hour and a half. we got, at the most, 15 minutes. so it isn't fair. >> i do support target. i believe if more money can come into the community it can help my pisness. >> reporter: the nearest target is in novato. it would be billed near the old

home depot. target plans to hire and donate to the downtown library and the pickle weed lie brair rism the store will open in 2015. we're live in san rafael, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu news. police are looking for a man with unusual pierces who sexually assaulted a woman. he has a black piercing in his lower lip, nostrils and ears. it happened near the medical school at lincoln way and 3rd avenue. he groped an employee who was walking to her car. there's a warning for san mateo residents after two home burglaries. investigators say the burglars got into the homes through

unlocked windows and in both cases computers were stolen. therings what also an attempt -- there was also an attempted break-in. a little league team in vallejo is being credited for helping nab a man suspected of stealing league property. on wednesday a father and son were practicing drills when they noticed a man removing scaffolding. the son wrote done the license plate number from the getaway car and called police. a short time later a league police spotted the car and police found the isn't and arrested him. in the south bay local, state and federal agents wrapped up a surprise sweep of registered sex offenders. >> sheriff's office. >> i think they went door to door looking for sex offenders violating their probation or parole.

our ktvu cameras were rolling as agents made one arrest. important if i was found on his laptop computer. that alone is a violation because he had been convicted of a sex offense against a child. >> we'll take the computer to the sheriff's office and see if it will lead to something else. >> overnight we learned the agents ended up making three arrests. 14 were living in one hotel in santa clara. the president of the ross valley sanitary district is make new accusations against the mayor of san rafael. marcia johnson said he grabbed her during a board meeting but he says that isn't true. the 75-year-old said he never touched johnson and had no contact with her during that

meeting. johnson revealed the accusations wednesday night at the ross valley district board. a berkeley high school student is accusing her former academic counselor of harassment. she said the counselor made unwanted sexual advances in the spring of last year according to the contra costa county times. the district said the behavior was unprofessional but not harassment. funeral services will take place for 16-year-old andy zing. he was found dead inside his home earlier this month. the young man's father said that shooting was not an accident. the father said his son's death was premeditated. two teenagers face charges for the death. an attorney for one of the teenagers is saying that shooting was an accident. a georgia computer hacker has pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft after stealing

675,000 stolen credit card numbers. a 26-year-old hacker made that guilty plea yesterday. the plea comes after a spes investigation found -- secret service investigation found the man's credit card number on the computer. it is believed that millions can be traced back to that hacker. the j.c. penney's store at cotingtown mall in santa rosa may reopen after a small fire there. it happened yesterday morning in a utility room. the store was closed at the time. no employees were hurt. firefighters are blaming an electrical malfunction. a huge warehouse fire in watsonville that started wednesday afternoon is still burning. in fact, it could be sunday before it's completely out. piles of burned product could be seen through the doorway.

the martinelli family stored apples and products there. people with respiratory problems who live next door should stay indoors because of the smoke. well, another "american idol" hopeful says bye-bye to the competition. millions of voters voted. but for stefano langone, it wasn't enough for him. sorry. coming up in 15 minutes we're going to talk to him about his elimination. that's coming up at 7:48. one economist said it's possible the price of gasoline could hit $6 this summer. he says all it takes is a couple of hurricanes to hit refineries.

some said -- >> just like every day it goes up. i don't know what's going to happen in the summertime. people are staying closer to home. >> especially at my age, we're saving on social security. i don't think we can go very far. >> if gasoline does rise to $6. it would take $120 to fill up a $20-gallon tank. upupat 7:45, who the president said is to blame. >> that ruined my day, $120. okay. not too many drivers out there. so that means less idling and less gas burning. >> here at ktvu we're a team. the boss called on his way to work. he saw a crash at 24 near the

caldecott tunnel. we're all a team. we're trying to get you the best information. he saw this before chp knew about it. that's the way reroll here at ktvu. there's a backup on eastbound 24. take a look at the westbound bay bridge. you can see traffic is moving well. workmen are up here. i hope this construction project doesn't block our view of the bay bridge toll plaza, but it mie. the morning commute on northbound 280 at 880, that traffic is moving along well. this traffic shot makes me happy. rose mary, how do you feel about it? >> feeling good. giving you a live look at how calm it is. the flags having a hard time. what we do have, widespread clouds. we have high clouds, low clouds by the coastline, fog over the

north bay but the sun helping to burn off that low cloud deck. 42 in santa rosa. a chilly start in some areas. san francisco, oakland and hayward, hayward dealing with mostly cloudy skies president. we're within a few degrees of yesterday. we started earlier this morning from five to 10 degrees cooler. temperatures starting to rebound. low 40s at redwood city. high clouds will pull in ahead of this, scattered showers in time for the weekend. we've been talking about it all week long. saturday looks to be the better belt sunday looks to be dryer. the ground is soggy for the easter egg hunt. notice into the afternoon, evening hours, a few 1/100ths over the north bay and just with the gray skies a little cool. today we're going to be dry. we're going to be mie.d 68 around napa, mid-60s oklahoma.

66 novato. 62 san francisco. san hoe sparkes mountain view, morgan hill 60s. back to the weekend. notice the temperatures similar to where we've been. scattered showers for saturday. sunday looks to be partly cloudy, mostly cloudy. weir -- we're leaving in the possibility of a few sprinkles. maybe a light sweater or jacket. monday we continue with the rain. tuesday finely giving us -- finally giving us a break. >> finally. thank you. disappointing news for mcdonald's and how it might affect you even if you don't eat there. and probe into gas prices. how the justice department is getting a role. it's now down to six. the latest singer to leave

"american idol" joins us next.

the stock market is closed because of the good friday holiday. mcdonald's said increasing costs mean they will have to charge higher prices. they could raise prices 4 1/2% by the end of the year. that may mean all food prices are going up because mcdonald's

often influences the rest of the industry. it is the largest hamburger chain. bp will provide $1 billion for restoration according to a voluntary agreement with the federal government and five states. it's the largest of its kind. the money will be used to rebuild coastal marshes, clean up beaches and restore barrier islands. overnight aaa updated its gas price averages. a gallon of reg costs $4.21 in san francisco. the president announced a new justice department investigation that will try and figure out if oil market manipulation is behind t sudden high prices seen in the bay area and across the nation. gas prices have risen 25-cents in the last month.

the president says he feels your pain. in fact, he's doing something about the high gas prices. >> the attorney general is putting to the a theme whose job this is to route out cases of fraud and manipulation in the oil market. that includes the role of traders and speculators. we want to make sure that nobody's taking advantage of american consumers for their own short-term game. >> the president said he will also address oil and gas company subsidies. today is the 41st annual earth day. if you're looking for something green to help celebrate, you may want to go to sfo. destination green. they only sell recycled products, toys, jewelry and a messenger bag made out of old bike tires. >> usually customers are very

excited about the new lines of product, seeing things being reused in a different way. i think most of the customers are excited about reusing products that would otherwise be thrown in a landfill. biodegradable sandals that only take 20 years to dissolve. the store manager said they usually take 1,000 years. destination green opened about a year ago. it is down toll six on "american idol." 52million people voted and one person learned he did not get votes to stay. >> the person who is leaving us tonight is -- stefano. >> stefano langone joins us live

from los angeles. you're still miling. you were standing there smiling the whole time in what had to be the moist intense moments of your life. what were you thinking? >> intense moments of my life, i don't think so. i was really at ease. i felt good. i felt really good. you know, i had done everything i set tout do on this show and that's to get a foot in the music industry. >> looks like you had a thing with j lo from the very beginning. you got to meet so many big, big names in the business from current performers to old time favorites. what was your faifortd moment -- favorite moment? >> will i am, game mi fox, the producerrers, people that we worked with. it's so unbelievable. we got to work with the best

producers in the world. the tour's going to be hot. i'm so thankful to be a part of this season and really the best season ever. there will never be a season like season 10. >> it has been a great season. i know you're such an upbeat positive person, smiling. what was maybe the toughest moment. aside from being voted off, what was the toughest moment. >> being voted off wasn't tough. what was tough was trying to learn the endurance and trying to get your mind right for each of these performances. i mean, there's very few people in the world that get to get on a stage of that magnitude. the whole world is watching. that was hard to get used to. once i started getting in that groove and getting in the rhythm, i started to pull out.

i'm really excited to, again, move forward and start getting in the music industry. >> speaking of that, i saw in your exit interview from the show you said pointing to your fans you're going to be hearing my music soon. are you recording? what's going on? >> oh, yeah. you'll be hearing it soon. i will be doing collaborations. you will hear stefano langone. i'm looking forward to getting behind that piano and showing oorts side of my performance and who i am as a musician, as a person. that's great. >> well, your smile and youroptimism -- optimist imis huge as well stefano langone voted off but we'll see more, i'm sure. there's a new usc study that says botox may help you look

better but affect your ability to understand people. this stops certain movements like fruns that can cause wrinkles. psychologists say that can be a problem. people read emotions partly by mimicking facial expressions. if muscle signals are reduced, you're much less able to read the emotions of people. a bank in india is out hundreds of thousands of dollars this morning but it'sment because of a robbery. also, the break in a cold case that came from a man's chest. how a gang tattoo led to a murder conviction.

here's a story for you. a bank in india is missing hundreds of thousands this morning all because of ter milts. they ate up to $220,000 worth

sprif paper -- of paper money, cash, kept in a safe. police are looking at this cass a case of negligence. prosecutors say a gang tattoo have led to a murder conviction in a cold case in los angeles county. a jury has found 22-year-old anthony garcia dpel ti of first-degree-murder for a fatal shooting in 2004. the break in the case came after investigators reviewed photos of suspected gang members and spotted a tattoo on garcia's chest. it showed an image of the liquor store where the killing took place. the that too had the words "rivera kills" referring to the gangs and helicopter, referring to the gang nickname of chopper. >> interesting. let's check in with sal. do we have a commute, sal. a little one, 21 eastbound.

it's causing slow traffic on highway 13. a lot of it coming up to the 24 interchange. the rest of the eastbound traffic looks okay. let's go to rosemary. waking up with a few low clouds, a little fog to the north bay burning off as we speak and some of us dealing with high clouds giving us a butte dahl day -- beautiful day. slightly warmer today. with the high clouds it may feel similar to yesterday, and your weekend forecast -- saturday a slight chance for scattered showers. easter sunday looks to be drier. we'll leave in a slight chance. a few of us could see a few sprinkles. temperature wise we're going to be near normal, sleetly below and feel cool with the gray sky. monday we return to work, soggy as well. 73 in the forecast for the

afternoon. >> thank you. developing news on this good friday. an annual protest outside the bay area's weapons lab in livermore taking a new twist this year. a muni operator already suspended for texting is back in a hearing. and another alternative for diesel drivers. we'll tell you what they're doing coming up.

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i've dave clark. it's friday, april 22nd. well, the case of the muni driver took a strange new turn. she is still on president job. however, a special meeting today to mean the end of the road for this driver. kraig debro joins us in san francisco with the details. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: there are work rules as to whether someone can be fired, especially in the case have you public workers. irspoke to the spokesperson.

he said the woman will be at a hearing today. you're looking at the muni at 18th and petraro. he said she will attend the hearing on her future with muni. muni drivers wouldn't talk to me. one operator told me there are times, particularly during family emergencies when they like to use their cell phone. another one said he was almost disciplined while parking on the cell phone while this was parked. earlier this year muni suspended a driver for texting behind the wheel. at the time muni said this had not seen this video that shows the same driver texting. when ktvu aired the video with the story. muni said the driver told them she had not been driving but

instead pulled over. when muni saw the video, they said they who fire the driver. that was back in april. today they admitted the woman was still employed and driving as of last night. the muni spokesperson paul rose said he doesn't know what time the hearing will take place but said the woman will attend the hearing today. reporting live in kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. the family of prien stow -- bryan stow is hoping to return. he was brutally attacked outside dodger stadium two weeks ago. the family wants to bring him here but it could be weeks, maybe months away. last night san jose sharks gave his family meme where hes --

members free tickets. police are searching for suspects in an overnight shooting at a gas station. it happened at 73rd and bancroft. investigators said at least one person started shooting wounding two people. witnesses saw several young men running from the scene. so far, police have not made any arrests. san francisco police are looking for a man who exposed himself to one woman and sexually assaulted another. police released two sketches. they believe one man is responsible for both attacks. both incidents happened at the inner sunset around a.m. a man first exposed a woman. minutes later he followed a wrom to the lobby of her apartments on carl street and began sexually assaulting her. he is was able to fight him off.

the antioch city council may soon take action against medical marijuana dispensaries after a new shop opened up in town. it opened on the hillcrest plaza. now neighboring businesses are complaining about the smell and the smoke coming from that dispensary. as a result, the antioch city council will consider a 45-day moore tore rum on new dispensaries. timothy guider in -- geithner hired a surf instructor to give lessons to his daughter. the instructor said he didn't realize who the student was until he saw secret service on the beach and then saw geithner

nearby. recent shark deaths that caught the high of bay area researchers. six lepard sharks have been found in pay front lagoon in redwood city. experts say the deaths may be caused by some kind of infection or toxic discharge. the deaths include both juvenile and adult sharks. researchers say there have been several large dieoffs of sharks in the last five years. in san rafael a car without a driver rolled across the freeway causing several collisions. it started about 12:30 p.m. on highway 101 near smith ranch road. a 73-year-old man stopped the car and got out. he didn't put it in park so it drifted across the freeway. two other cars slowed down to avoid it but one of those cars was rear ended by a 17-year-old

girl who was reading a text message while driving in the fast lane. san francisco police are lacking an important tool when it comes to fare cheats. the examiner reports most officers don't have the necessary scanners needed to check passenger clipper cards to make sure commuters are not riding for free. they are working to get scanners, but the agency admits it does not have a timetable for that. the examiner reports that transit ascreen sigh has reported a five-year program that with raise fares every year for five years. the final decision is expected to be made today. officials say the fare hikes are needed to close an $89 million deficit projected over the next five years.

>> we were talking possibly gas up to $6 a gallon whether people would look at buses and ferries. all right. let's check in with sal. >> i already heard that from some of the statistics that more people go to transit as gas prices get higher. today it's a pretty good drive around the bay. it's a holiday for some. some businesses are closed and the markets are closed for good friday. so it's helping us out on the morning commute. idling kills your gas mileage. this is a look at the bay bridge westbound. it looks good driving into france. also, this morning we're being looing at -- looking at 280 and kings street. three games starting tonight. then saturday and sunday at at&t park. let's go to rosemary. last business day of the

week. going to be a pleasant look. plenty of gray in san francisco. low clouds and high clouds. we'll have a combination through the morning hours. sun will be burning off the low clouds. the high clouds, they're going to stick around. giving you a look at how calm we are just a light southwesterly breeze. san jose 49 degrees. temperatures slowly rebounding. we woke up a lot cooler than yesterday in some areas. 51 san francisco. our temperatures are beginning to turn around. 48 in napa, just a few degrees above freezing. well, 38 to be exact. 10 drrgs warmer -- degrees warmer at this hour. all this cloud cover still to come. it's the system behind it that will bring us scattered showers. it doesn't look like much. we're not going to get rained out, but we may need the

umbrella for the kids. your rain and cloud forecast. notice we've got the gray skies but it's the filtered clouds, white and hazy. they do begin to thicken up. tonight into tomorrow perhaps a few scattered showers. notice right off the coastline. i'm sure we've got moisture embed. by sunday our conditions improving. by the afternoon partly cloudy skies. doesn't did away alling to the. we could be soggy as we get back to work. dry and mild, temperatures in the 60s. 68 expected in santa rosa. getting back to the weekend our temperatures will be similar to where we are today. partly mostly cloudy skies, just a slight chance on sunday. mostly cloudy, rainy on monday. sunny and dry on tuesday.

gasoline prices, as you know, keep going up, but an east bay company this morning said they may have a solution and this one involves cooking oil. ktvu's claudine wong has a look at some possible savings. >> reporter: they go to restaurants and place using cooking oil, get them from the fryers and turn them into fuel. after that they sell it to retailers and distributors. that gets out to you. they've got the table set up, cones set up. they want people to go directly to the plant, buy it from here as a way to save money. biodiesel has been around. it's been as expensive or more expensive than regular diesel. now it's saving -- changing.

you may save up to 50-cents. you're not sure how many people jump onboard with this. is there some rete tip sent not -- reticent. who do you sell to? >> a lot of retailers, transportation companies. a number of transportation companies are rung 100bilities bio-- running 100% biodiesel. >> reporter: it's cleaner, greener. you have a bunch of information. we were got an email from a viewer who said what about car warranties because that's been in the news with controversy whether you have a new vehicle like a volkswagen who takes diesel whether your car warranty

will be voided. >> biodiesel is approved fuels. so when you run approved fuel, no vehicle warranty covers fuel related problems, so if you run bad diesel fuel, it's also not going to be covered. >> reporter: but clearly, you're talking about people getting on board getting used to the idea of using alternative fuel. any kind of controversy may make people hesitant. >> absolutely. that's one of the things you need to overcome. one way is by gradually introducing biodealsle into the tank. it still qualifies as decemberable fuel, 5%, 20% and go from there. >> reporter: baby steps? >> baby steps. >> reporter: let me tell you where we are. 49th and san leandro.

if you're talking strictly dollars, diesel costs around 430 to $4.70 in someplaces. you can buy this for $4.15. a new smartphone privacy controversy. this one involves another high tech giant in silly chon valley. new comments from senator john mccain. he's spending this good friday in one of the hot spots overseas. a frightening foot fetish.

welcome back. a few -- view of at&t park. overnight, u.s. drone planes over pakistan fired missiles close to the afghan border and killed 25 people. that's according to the pakistani intelligence officials. it comes one day after the army chief criticized those attacks. senator john mccain is in libya today. he's meeting with rebel leaders. senator mccain was greeted by a lot of people there. they care rid american flags. this is the reb bell stronghold of benghazi. the senator said he is there to

get on-ground assessment of the situation. he urged more military support for libyan rebels, primarily in the forms of weapons and trading. he said he calls the rebels his heroes. a police investigation continues into a shooting in the city of pittsburg. two people were wounded and stray bullets littered the street. investigators have not released information about the arrest. in toronto, canada, a man has been charged with first-degree-murder in the death of a chinese exchange student. the girl was chatting with her boyfriend in china by web cam when the boyfriend said she let a man into her apartment and began struggling with him the woman was later found dead. the suspect is a 29-year-old man who once attended the same university as the victim. the number of illegal immigrants in california's jails

and prisons jumped 17% in 2003. a new federal audit said more than 100,000 illegal immigrant inmates were jailed in 2009 and it cost more to house an inmate in california than any other state. california it's $34,000 a year. in texas, for example, it's $12,000. california tried to get more federal reimbursement to cover the cost of illegal immigrant inmates. pastor terry jones will hold a protest outside of a detroit mosque but following a bizarre mishap with his own gun. police were called to a parking lot after pastor jones accidentally discharged his gun. the shot went into the floor board of his car. luckily, no one was hurt. you may remember the name terry jones. he's the pastor who set fire to a copy of the core -- koran.

a new report this morning says google is keeping tabs on smartphone users. the "wall street journal" reportings that google and the phones keep track of users and send information back to google, in including nearby wi-fi networks. we told you that apple also keeps track. state lawmakers are calling for changes to a commission charged with cracking done on teacher misconduct. that's after a recent audit called it quote one of the worst run organizations. in one instance a teacher was charged with exposing middle school students to pornography, but the commission took 17 months to request documents from police. police at the university of kentucky are searching for someone with a frightening foot

tettish. a lot of the students walk around in flip-flops and the suspect notices that. he has been going to the library, crawling under the desk and stabbing the feet of people studying. >> if you're in the library stabbing feet, i don't know what business you have in there. >> this suspect has snuck up on two women so far. today starbucks is giving free coffee to customers in honor of earth day. anyone who brings in a travel mug, you will be given 31 ounces of fresh brewed coffee. starbucks said they want to encourage customers to stop using some paper cups every day. >> yes, they do add up. do you believe in true love?

weight until you hear about the event this oakland couple is celebrating. also, something went terribly wrong right there at this boating event. we'll tell you what happened to the driver. traffic is looking good in front of the coliseum. i'll tell you more about the morning commute and where the trouble spots are.

the practice for big boat race almost turned deadly when the boat burst into flames. the driver quickly jumped autism. rescue came and put out the flames and the driver swam to shore. an oakland couple celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary today. this is horace and freddy mae williams. they first met in school inner that hometown of gum ridge, louisiana. mr. and mrs. williams married in 1936. they've beening to the ever since and they still look good. >> that's fabulous. your parents over 50 years. >> 60.

>> amazing. sal, you're moving in on number one, right, first anniversary? >> yes, am. >> hey, you've got it start somewhere. take a look at the commute now. the traffic is going to be lighter than usual today because it's good friday. you will see the bay bridge looking good. san mateo bridge, the same thing goes, westbound 92, traffic is moving along nicely. if you're driving to oakland we had an earlier crash. look what it did to highway 13. see where i circled there? it's a big mess because of an earlier crash. 24 is still recovering even though the accident is gone. so a delayed reaction to that two-car crash. let's go to rosemary. >> a cool start, partly cloudy skies, mostly cloudy for the afternoon high clouds. that will bring us rain for the weekend. giving you a look at well, we've

got a mix. we've got low clouds really hugging the coast. a little bit of fog, high clouds overhead. our afternoon highs will be mild. oir air mass will be warmer. it will be mixed with those high clouds. tomorrow mostly cloudy, a slight chance for scattered showers in the forecast. our easter sunday looks partly to mostly cloudy with a slim chance, 20% to 33% -- 30%. mostly cloudy in the sierra. a chance for rain and snow. snow levels above 6500 feet, light winds. here at home we've got a mild delay in store, widespread 40s and low 50s at this hour. our noontime hours closer to the coast. inland 63. for the afternoon widespread cities. san jose, santa rosa will warm

to 68. running cool in some areas but our weekend forecast temperatures will remain the same. partly, mostly cloudy skies. easter sunday not a washout but a few sprinkles. monday morning looks to be sog gi. on tuesday if you enjoy mostly sunny skies and 73, we finally get it on tuesday. get ready for more pain at the gasoline pump. an expert makes gloomy predictions. a book before prince william's big day. we'll take a look at his parents, diana and charles.

the vote is in but the fight not be over. at 1:00 this morning, fail team city council approved plans to open -- san rafael city council approved plans to open a new target store. >> reporter: the owner of this store, united market said they will be filing a lawsuit. they're against the big box store. target sells groceries among other things. some say that would crush small businesses. protesters said the big chain store would pay poor wages and cause traffic. spores claim it would create jobs and bring in sales tax

revenue. the council voted 3-2 to aout chain to come to town. >> i'm really defending the businesses. >> reporter: you think they will be hurt. >> they will definitely be hurt. they're saying it could affect those stores, the privately owned stores by 3% or 4%. >> if it's local jobs, that's a very good thing. it saves on greenhouse gas, saves on commutes, good for the community. >> reporter: the current target is in in-- in novato. the new store would be billed near the home depost target has promised to hire 200 local workers and donate $250,000 over the next 10 years to the downtown library and pickle weed library. the store will hope in 2015 unless it fails it meet those conditions. we're live in san rafael, tara

moriarty no police at ucsf are looking for a plan with unusual piercings who assaulted a woman. he has a black piercing in the bridge of his nose, lower lip, nostril and ears are also pierced. it happened friday night at lincoln way and 3rd avenue. he groped an employee who was walking to her collar. lock your doors. lock your windows. that's the message from the san mateo office after two home burglaries this month. this happened in san carlos. investigators said the burglars got in through unlocked windows and stole computers. it was also an attempted break-in. the suspects removed the window screen but they escaped after they found president window --

the window locked. a little league team is getting credit for catching a man for stealing. a father and son were practicing drills when they noticed a man removing scaffolding from the storage uniony. the son wrote down the license plate number from the getaway car and called police. the man was spotted and was arrested. a huge warehouse fire in watsonville, one that started wednesday afternoon, this is still burning this morning. it may not be put out until sunday. piles of burned products could be seen through an hope doorway. the martinelli family stores their apple and juices and ciders at the warehouse on west beach street. they expect shortages in the summer, probably fall as well. meantime, residents with breathing problems should stay indoors because of all that

smoke. happening right now, some live pictures from the lawrence livermore laboratory in livermore. right now an annual good friday protest against nuclear power and weapons isunder way. what you're looking at right now is the gate at the lab and those are, obviously, some security forces that are being prepared to meet the protesters who are marching to that location. once the protesters get there, it is suspected they will be arrested. today's protest also happens to fall on earth day. several protesters are taking part. they said this year's protest holds special significance because of the ongoing nuclear disaster in japan after that country's devastating earthquake and tsunami. one economist said it's possible the price of gas could hit $6 a gallon by this summer. the strategies for global hunters said all it would take

is a couple of hurricanes to lower refinery outputs. we talked to some people said even at current price it's tough. >> i don't like it. it's one of those things given the situation in the middle east, i suppose i can understand this, but with the speculators, it's something we'll have to put up with in the short term. >> it affects everything. we need fuel to get our food and to distribute products. it take as toll. it is a part of every product and commodity we by. >> if gas does go up to $6 a gallon it would take $120 just to fill up a 20-gallon thank. >> we cop find out the results today of a muni strike authorization vote. all week they've been voting on

whether to authorize a strike. if enough operators support it that doesn't mean they would hit the picket line. it's just in case contract talks break down. at issue $50 million. that includes hiring part-time drivers and cutting back on overtime. we want to check in with sal who's telling us it's mostly pretty light. we love looking at you, sal, unfortunately, we need to hear you, too. >> he likes to test me from time to time. you're working on it. >> still technical problems get in the way sometimes. >> the battery's dead. we'll go back to sal. it is mostly light at the bay bridge toll plaza, but let's check in with rosemary on the

forecast. we have those changes in store, scattered showers. this morning partly to mostly cloudy skies, a little bit of fog over the north bay, high clouds for most of us. 50 san francisco. 52 in oakland. it as a -- it's a nice rebound. northbound hear slipped into the upper 30s in some cases. we have light winds. we'll have light winds for the afternoon. high clouds already ahead of this. this is the suburbs -- disturbance. improving conditions for sunday. i'll show it to you. friday morning high clouds by the phone, evening, begin to thicken up, maybe mt. hamilton to morgan hill. you have to get a little bit west. i want to take you to saturday morning. we're dealing with plenty of

cloud cover and a little bit of moisture whoever the coast. this means we could see a few scattered showers and we stay mostly cloudy. take a look at what's happening here. we could actually wake up with partly cloudy skies taking you into the afternoon. we'll continue to watch this. this is a big switch from what we've seen recently. looks like monday we continue with the unsettled weather. improving conditions for sunday, still going to leave the possibility of a few scattered showers. 68 for vallejo with dry conditions. 65 in oakland. 65 in areas around hayward. looking at 67 for the afternoon. our weekend temperatures will be similar, mid to upper 60s. with the gray skies we will need some sweaters for those springtime easter dresses, mom.

monday into tuesday we begin to see a transition. monday looks to be a wet start. by the afternoon we dry out. 73 on tuesday. dave? a georgia computer hacker just pled guilty to fraud and identity theft after stealing 675,000 credit card numbers. the 26-year-old man made that guilty plea yesterday. this follows a secret service investigation that led to the credit card numbers on that man's home computer. it's believed that millions of dollars in fraudulent transactions can be traced back to this hacker. he now faces up to 12 years in prison. the j.c. penney's store at cotingtown may reopen today after a small fire started yesterday in the you tell the room. the store was closed at the time. no employees were hurt. firefighters are blaming an electrical ma'am financial. a new covers in the north

bay involving the president of the ross valley sanitary district and the mayor of fail fea. marcia johnson said al bore prograbbed her during a board meeting but he says that isn't true. he said he never touched johnson and had no contact with her. johnson revealed the accusation during a wednesday night board meeting. a berkeley high school student is accusing her former academic counselor of law enforcement. she says the cons splorp made unwanted sexual advances in the spring of last year. the district said the counselor's behavior was unprofessional but that it was not harassment. it was a week ago that we told you about a man who ran out of an adult bach store. he was on fire. now a tape of that by disparp in-- bizarre incident is making

rounds on the internet.

good morning. traffic is moving along on the san mateo bridge heading to the high rise. we've had pretty good

conditions. will this morning we're looking at 237, never developed a slowdown here. that speaks to how light traffic is on this good friday. evens like this are being held all over the world as christians observe good friday. they are row enacting -- reenacting jesus carrying the cross. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. muni will be holding a special meeting to determine what's next for that muni operator caught texting while driving. the female driver was behind the wheel as late as yesterday,

despite being suspended. a hopeful example of what a free libya could be, a place where the dignity and the desires of all people for freedom, opportunity are respected. >> that, of course, is senator john mccain. he's meeting today with libyan rebels in benghazi. he wants increased military support for the rebels. oakland police are searching for suspects after an overnight shooting at a gas station. at least one gunman was firing shots and wounded two people. royal wedding planners are going to great lengths to keep the decision of kate middleton's wedding dress a secret but karen caifa tells us how the mystery dress is already inspiring some brides. >> yes, that mystery dress, the pure speculation about what kate

middleton will be wearing, who she will be wearing has set off some trendses of its own. a big wedding in a big church requires a beg dress. that's why the design and designers are a secret. the world's most famous bride-to-be is inspiring trends and sparking imagination. >> a little bit more embellished detailed work. >> reporter: she has some of the biggest names in bridal fashions, and some brides are waiting on kate. many of the spring 2012 bridal collections had a royal ball gown people and design and some even in name. >> a little bit of net being at the top, a little bit of

chantilly lace. a percentage that ended their collection with gowns inspired by her. >> reporter: machining all the speclation one thing is certain, once it's unveiled, pew teaks -- boutiques will get requests for that gown. >> this is a royal wedding. it doesn't come every day. we're excited to see it. i'm excited to see it. i think it will change the bride am trend for years to come. >> reporter: well, a lot of names have been mentioned, but a few have floated to the top. as far as the field for make mack's dress sara burton of mcqueen. bruce olefield and sophie cranston who has designed for young british actresses. emma watson has worn her as well

as kate middleton. i'm karen caifa. back to you. >> they even have decoy dresses. the wedding of prince william and kate middleton is just one week away but this morning we're taking a look back at another big royal ceremony. it was a fairy tail wedding. sadly for diana and charles it did not turn into a fairy tell marriage, but on that day it was a lot of splendor. >> so long as you both shall live. >> i will. >> to see more of charles and diana's wedding, tune in to ktvu sunday night for a second look. we'll retrace not only that wedding but the wedding of princess liz -- elizabeth and

her father. our coverage starts at 2 a.m. on friday april 29th. we now have the video of the man who caught on fire at a san francisco porn shop last week. watch it from the sectionth and mission -- sixth and missions district. he runs outside and starts taking his clothes off. he suffered life-threatening burns. we have no word on how it started. nevada's republican senator john ensign announced he will resign because of annette thicks investigation -- an ethics investigation. he is resigning because of an affair he had with a member of his staff.

last month ensign said he would not run for reelection. >> pg&e's chief is stepping down. peter darbee will leave with a $35 million retirement package. it comes six months after the deadly san bruno explosion. for more on the resignation, go to ktvu.com and click on the pipeline tab. after eight years, san francisco's supervisors will finally get to have their say on a treasure island development. this a-- they approved the development for 8,000 new homes, a park and shopping. a lot of people wanted to testify, including who said it would bring in badly needed jobs. there are others who worry about treasure island safety and how traffic on the bay bridge would be affected. >> they can't bring more.

>> this is an opportunity we have to put carpenters to work. >> now the final vote was 4-3 to send the project on to the supervisors for their approval. it could still take another 15 years to finish all the work they have in mind, even if the supervisors give their okay right away. the break in a cold case, it came from a man's chest. how a gang tattoo led to a murder conviction here in california. also, yes, there she is again, a troubled actress going to court again this morning. she could possibly be in jail tonight.

lindsay lohan is dawe for another court hearing in los angeles. a judge will decide whether there's enough evidence to go forward with the jewelry theft case. she is accused of walking out of the store with a $2500 necklace. she could be sent to jail if the judge says there's enough proof she violated her probation. the young actress is on probation from a previous drunk driving case. emergency crews responded yesterday afternoon and said a pilot was the only one on board. he was not hurt. the faa said the plane was exiting a runway when this was

blown over. both runways were is shut down for awhile. police in an thy okay have three people in custody for the shooting death of a suspected marijuana dealer. however, the suspected shooter is still on the loose. police are searching for 21-year-old michael pull yam banks and he is considered armed and dangerous. he is wanted for the shooting of arnold muckle roy. he was shot in the head mapped pushed out of the car. police say he was killed after the four suspects tried to steal his marijuana along with his money. a historic hotel is being used to help firefighters learn to navigate high rise fires. the cathedral hill hotel opened as at jack tar hotel in the 1960s. france firefighters train there

free of charge. they rake through walls. the hope is to have all 1500 san francisco firefighters trained at the former hotel before it is torn down. prosecutors say a gang tattoo has led to a murder conviction. a jury found 22-year-old anthony garcia guilty of first-degree-murder for a fatal shooting back in 2004. the break in the case came after investigators looked at foe toes of suspected gang members and they spotted a tattoo on garcia's chest. this shows an image of the liquor store where the killing happened seven years ago and had the words rivera kills and an image of a helicopter. that refers to garcia's nickname, chopper. >> cal train riders will have to

pay more. the board approved the raise and approved taking money from the capital fund and using it in the current operating budget. the metropolitan transportation commission must still approve it. >> sal what are you seeing? >> we're seeing traffic is doing pretty well. the a's don't play in town. they're in seattle. looking at the toll plaza, it's light coming into san francisco. the giants play. it looks good on 101 but you can expect crowds for the three-game series at at&t park. they play the braves let's go to rosemary. >> a last opportunity to get a look at the forecast. we're mild, dry, temperatures in the 40s, low 50s.

widespread 60s. high clouds overhead. it will bring us scattered showers on saturday. improvements for sunday. partly to mostly cloudy, a slight chance for sprinkles. it will be cool for the most part. monday scattered showers remain. tuesday we dry out and back into the 70s. >> 70s. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching.

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