they identify a driver accused of texting wife drive ifntion, why they by passed normal procedures to terminate her job. >> a price of six dollars a gallon could be coming to a gas pump near you. we will tell you who is making that prediction. >> buying gas can be painful

but one company has an alternate. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon. we begin with new developments concerning the muni driver caught texting behind the wheel. she was supposed to have been suspended but recently she was seen still driving. ktvu's kraig debro joins us live in san francisco to let us know the driver status now. >> reporter: tori, that is the bus drive she drove. we are at the bus stop at 24th and casha. muny says they fired the driver earlier today. we have are at this bus stop because the person who actually recorded the meeting operator texting behind the wheel says the driver forced them off at this entersection after he recorded her texting while driving. >> i can say she is no longer an employee. >> reporter: the customer recorded the video in february but the controversy will breed stories beyond today. he filed a complaint. muny confronted her and

suspended her for three days without pay. she admitted to texas texting but told them she pulled over to respond to a family emergency. when they saw the tape they felt lied to and immediately sought to have her fired. that is not usually the first remedy. >> we frown upon them texting while driving. we wanted to respond as soon as possible and to take immediate action. >> reporter: muny expressed surprise after learning the driver was back behind the wheel as late as yesterday. she came in for her shift this morning, was pulled aside and terminated. in fact the source said she had to be escorted from the property. union officials would not comment for the story but the treasurer walter scott says he

wanted to find out what happened. finally they admit they are procedures but they choice to by pass those under these circumstances and according to union members there will be grievances the woman will file to get her job back. live in san francisco kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we could hear today whether san francisco muny operators have authorized a strike after a week of union voting. it would not mean they would go on strike immediately, just their leadership would have the power to call a walkout if negotiations stall. it came in the mild of contraction negotiations described as contentious, voting ran from last friday through yesterday. another controversy may be brewing about an open door on a moving muny train. muny is asking the person who shot this video to call them. it shows an l-line metro train rolling along with one of its

doors wide open and muny wants to know when this happened. >> what we have done is looked at each vehicle that has gone through that station at forest hill and we have not found any doors that were open, so we asking for the person to contact us and give us more information about when they took that video and what day it was. >> another video appeared on utube of another metro train operating with its doors open. police are searching for suspects at a shooting at a gas station just before midnight. investigators say at least 1 gunman started shooting, wounding two people. both are expected to survive i witnesses saw several young men running from the scene but no arrests have been made. one economists says he believes it is possible the price of gas could hit six dollars by this summer. richard hastings, a strategist for global hunter securities,

says all it would take is a couple of hurricanes to reduce refinery output in some key locations. we talked with some people buying gas at san mateo this morning, they said even at current prices it is tough. >> every week it goes up, i don't know what is going to happen in the summertime. people are staying closer to home. >> especially you know in my age, we have been saving on -- on the social security, i don't think so we can go very far. >> if gas does up to six dollars a gallon it would take $120 to fill up a 20 gallon tank. we talked to a lot of people who say they pay those prices because they don't have any other choice but what if you had a greener and cleaner and cheaper alternative? claudine wong joins us live to explain how one oakland company is trying to save people money. >> reporter: tori, this only effects people who use diesel

but if you look at the board behind me it is the most expensive up there at 4.69 a gallon, it is expensive but you do have another option. matt rolled into the yard today with one request. >> fill it up. i work in oakland and heard about a place selling diesel for less. >> reporter: they have produced it for the last couple of years but shipped it out to retailers. starting today you can buy it direct from their production facility. the process works like this. they send this truck around to restaurants and other companies to pick up this. it is your basic used cooking oil. the oil is treated and washed. after four days it looks like this. and it is ready to go from this truck into this car. he says the demand is there but getting the oil is harder. he donated to the cause. >> yeah, i got used vegetable

oil from local restaurants. >> reporter: bill drove in from castro valley to give 8 try. >> i watched you this morning, i thought for 4.15 i could come down here and get gas. >> reporter: this one concern whether it could run problem free. he says by 0 diesel is an approved fuel and and won't affect warrant. >> the step av after this is walking. >> reporter: it cost him $77 bucks to put 18 gallons in his tank. if he had done it here it would have cost him $84. if you want some get it six days at week. live in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you want to purchase a green gift in honor of earth day, there is a one-of-a-kind storen the bay area and it is a place you may not expect.

we will have that story for you coming up in seven minutes. a huge warehouse fire in watsonville that started on wednesday afternoon is still burning. it could be sunday before it is out. piles of burned products can be seen through an open door. the family stored its apples, juices and ciders at the warehouse there. they expect shortages in the summer and probably into the fall. people with respiratory problems who live nearby should stay indoors because of all the smoke. there is a sad mystery in the lagoons off a bay area city. ♪ [ music ] >> one annual good friday tradition takes on special meaning today. a lot of people wondering if their easter bonnets will get week? mark tamayo has the answer. also -- >> after a marathon debate that

stretched into the wee hours of the morning they give approval but some say they are not willing to give up the fight just yet. ;

[ singing ] >> this is good friday, when

christians around the globe commemorate the death of jesus christ, in jerusalem pilgrims carried a cross along the path he took to his crucifixion. the pope celebrated good friday mass and appeared in a prerecorded program on suffering on italian state tv today. he talked with a little girl in japan about her experiences after the earthquake and tsunami. senator john mccain met with rebel leaders in libya today. chanting thank you america, many people waved american flags as they greeted the arizona republican in been ben

gazi. >> the total disaster could reach 305 billion dollars. toyota said its worldwide car production won't return to normal until november or december. toyota's president today apologized to customers for the delays. it says the shut down of factories in japan and elsewhere means 250,000 fewer vehicles will be made this year. the number what nuclear disaster that followed japan has brought another protest. they gather to call for an end to nuclear weapons. [ singing ] >> 50 people came to sing

traditional hymns, engage in symbolic gestures and march to the gates. the guards kept an eye on them. >> f if i don't be here, we do nothing it changes us. >> i declare this to be an unlawful assembly. >> as is the case they stepped on their property and they arrested them. after years of debate and study the council approved a new target store but the fight against it is still not over. [ singing ] >> reporter: it is a marathon debate that dragged on until 1:00 in the morning. >> that is like the dumbest

thing i have ever heard in my entire life. >> reporter: opponents of target made their case. >> it doesn't take a brain surgeon that if target is going to generate $55 million in sales it is going to come at someone else's expense. >> reporter: the counsel votessed 3-2 to allow target arget set up shop. >> that is a good thing. >> he isn't buying. >> i felt we were being heard. >> now that target sales grocerys that could hurt his business and he says downtown merchants would also feel the brunt. >> that is going to put a lot of those people under. >> he said there could be a lawsuit but supporters argue it would generate more than half a million in sales tax revenue each year. the nearest is in navato, the new store would be built on an old landfill.

they promised to hire 200 local workers and donate $2 50,000 over the next 10 years to the downtown library and the pickle weed library, the city council meets to make sure they follow through with that promise. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> local, state and federal agents have wrapped up a surprise sweep of registered sex offenders in the south bay. >> sheriff's office. >> they went door to door looking for sex offenders violating their probation or parole. a ktvu camera was rolling as agents made one arrest. authorities say porn was found on the man's laptop computer and that alone is a parole violation because he had already been convicted of a sex offense against a child. >> we are going to take the computer to the sheriff's office and then have them do a more thorough search to see if there is anything child related which may lead to something else. >> overnight we learned they made three arrests after

checking 2 dozen registered sex offenders. 14 were living in one hotel in santa clara. if you are looking for something green to help celebrate earth day you may want to go to sfo. destination green is a first of its store that only sells recycled and eco-friendly products like these. >> you know usually customers are very excited about the new lines of product, you know being able to see things that are reused in a different way but i think most of the customers are very excited about you know reusing products that would otherwise be thrown you know in a landfill. >> another unique item biodegradable sandals that only take 20 years to dissolve. the store manager says regular shoes usually take 1000 years. today starbuck's is giving free coffee to customers in honor of earth day.

anyone who brings in a travel mug will be given up to 31 ounces of fresh brewed coffee. customers who want to get in can buy 1 for 20% off. starbuck's wants to encourage customers to stop using paper cups every day. ♪ [ music ] >> and a look outside for your earth day. walnut creek, where you can't pick out the cloud cover out there. clouds have been marching in over the past few hours and light showers detected on live storm tracker 2 radar. not a lot of this reaching the ground. we could have a few sprinkles out there as we zoom in. the main moisture back is offshore. a few hours out here. the possibility of sprinkles moving into the north bay and also closer just to the south of san francisco, also right around san mateo county this morning into the afternoon as well. so here we go for today. we do have this with the clouds out there, partly to mostly cloudy, this weekend the chance

for a sprinkle tomorrow. sunday partly cloudy, the extended forecast, clearing skies and temperatures warming up, after a monday. there is another chance we have to deal with as we do head into monday. as far as current numbers updated. santa rosa 58. fairfield 60 and livermore 59. you can see the cloud cover and more energy to our north and west. most of the systems, at least the many brunt heading up to the northern california cost line toward eureka, the clouds in place right and our forecast model picking up on that. 12:00 showing you cloudy skies, a few breaks. there is a chance of a few sprinkles through the afternoon. not a big deal. still fairly nearby. we just showed you that batch of showers offshore. we will take this into saturday morning, when we bring in the chance of sprinkles or light shower across the bay area tomorrow morning, then by 3:00

tomorrow afternoon still lingering clouds into sunday. this model backs off on the shower potential for easter sunday. we will have partly cloudy skies and the high clouds on the increase in advance of another system that will move into the region monday. 4:00 this afternoon the temperature range from the upper 50s to upper 60s, chance of a sprinkle. by 7:00 cloudy skies, 55 to 60 degrees. we will hold on to that cloudy theme, temperatures 50s. santa rosa 65, san francisco 60, antioch 67. these temps will check right around 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon. keeping it cool for the beaches. half moon bay 59, fremont 66. giants back in town this evening playing the braves. mostly cloudy skies, winds out of the west around 10 miles an hour and temperatures at the ballpark mid-50s. your five-day-forecast, there that is chance of a sprinkle into saturday or a very light

shower. easter sunday partly cloudy skies then clouds by mid to late afternoon. possibly a few showers for monday of next week, so tori pretty good news at least for the weekend forecast. the models have backed off on the rain rainfall intensity. >> okay. the deep sierra snow pack could make california reservoirs and rivers dangerous. it will make them cold, fast and treacherous for every one on or near the water. they remind people to always wear life jackets and let them know cold water can make you tired more quickly. six leopard sharks have been found dead. video of them shows you what they look like.

researchers say the deaths of both juvenile and adult sharks may be caused by an infection or toxic discharge in san francisco bay. one northern california man was walking to church on sunday when he spotted an envelope. he picked it up then later made a stunning discovery. >> i opened it in the kitchen and i find out 17 bills, 100 dollars. and fakes. bills, 50s dollars, so my wife say it is too much money. you can't keep this. >> so he called police who tracked down the owner. the man says it never crossed his mind to keep the 2000 dollars in cash. it may cost you more to get some of your favorite burgers. and what is going on with lindsey lohan said. she is back in any l.a. courtroom.

mcdonalds customers should expect to pay more for burgers and fries before the end of the year. the fast food giant says increasing costs for beef, dairy products and vegetables means it will have to charge higher prices. mcdonalds says it could raise prices 4.5% and it influences how the rest of the industry copies. lindsey lohan is back in an

l.a. courtroom today. prosecutors are trying to convince a judge the actress judd go on trial for stealing a necklace from a jewelry store. she has pleaded not guilty to grand theft and has rejected two plea deals that carried guaranteed jail sentences. the hearing is expected to last all day. the first witness was a worker at the jewelry store. he hosted the oscars with actress anne hathaway in february. now james franco wants to earn ph.d. he has been studying english at yale. the sharks are heading back to san jose, now just one win away from moving on to the next round of the nhl playoffs. last night they beat the los angeles kings 6-3 to take a 3-1

lead in the first round series. game 5 is tomorrow night at the shark tank k, if you are going make sure to wear teal. that will do it for us. our next newscast is at 5:00. have a great weekend. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.