. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel. authorities found more human remains late today as they continue their grim dig for victims following a tip from a prison inmate. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >> today's chilling discovery was made in the same remote area of san joaquin county, where detectives unearthed human remains in recent days of a convicted serial killer led authorities to this spot where he says a dozen bodies were dumped. ktvu's eric rasmussen now with information about where the remains were found today.

>> reporter: eer we are hearing that they are just wrapping up for the night you can still see the lights where they have been working here down the road a little weighs. that is where they have been searching all day and around 5:30 authorities confirmed they found pay porshe of a skull and bones buried about 35' keep in the same well where they found a woman's remains yesterday. digging continued well after dark in this remote part of san joaquin county with new urgency for the second day in a row investigators found remains believed to be human in an old well on this property. in all that is three victims in three days, turned up since authorities followed directions given by convicted serial killer wesley shermantine, who is still on death-row. >> that is what he was saying is, it's out here, so let's keep going. >> reporter: sacramento bounty hunter says he prosed to pay shermantine

where he and his childhood friend loren herzog buried their victims. >> how many bodies do you think are back there? >> i don't know if it's here, but i know the pair is responsible for 20-30 death. >> reporter: they were known as the speed killers until their capture in 1999 and they are suspected in the disappearance of a9-year-old from 1988. some hope that it can bring an end. >> my dad told me stuff, watch out. you just never thought they had this bad stuff go on out here. >> reporter: now until the latest discovery out hear this afternoon, there was some talk that authorities should be searching another well on the property. but certainly with the possibility of more remains to be found out here, the search

could continue through the weekend. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. authorities have identified human remains in the sierra foothill as one of the shermantine's victims on thursday are those of 25-year-old cyndi vanderheiden. vanderheiden lived in of area and disappeared in 1988. authorities are working to identify another set of remains discovered in the same area. >> at 3:55 p.m. this afternoon whitney houston was pronounced dead at the beverly hilton hotel. >> sad news for the music industry as family, friends and fans mourn the sudden loss of singer whitney houston. ♪ oh, say does that star-spangled banger yet wave ♪ houston was none for her powerful port st. lucies,

such as this one at super bowl xxv. the singer was found dead this afternoon. she was 48 years old. coming up in about four minutes we'll have a live report from los angeles on how the music industry is handling the loss. not a random attack, that is what pleasant hill police are saying tonight about that city's first homicide in two years. ktvu's john sasaki talked to investigators about a possible motive in last night's deadly drive-by shooting. >> reporter: a quiet suburban neighborhood in pleasant hill looks peaceful enough, but last night it was anything but. police swarmed the are area after a drive-by shooting took the life of 21-year-old michael dejuan jones of san pablo. >> they were trying to put the whole lilt fixture and nest

thing you know, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: multiple gunshots at the home. >> hopefully it doesn't happen again. will deguzman had several met the victim when was killed. while police are saying little about the victim if this case, but they say they believe this attack was not random. >> preliminarily investigation points to the fact that the victim knew the suspect. is it's not a random-type thing. >> reporter: regardless, the shoots has left neighbors unsettled. >> he just actually moved in last night and it was quite shocking to know such an incident happened right practice light practically 30' from our house. >> hopefully they don't come

back here. >> reporter: a sentiment shared bit neighborhood. >> in oakland police are investigating that city's 15th hold of the year. it happened just before 6:00 this morning in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 35th and allendale avenues. officers say when when they arrived they found a man and woman inside a parked car with gunshot wounds. the woman died there at the scene. the male victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. no word tonight on arrests or motive. the latest occupy cal protest is holding strong tonight. seven tents are still set and the uc berkeley's sproul plaza. occupiers are calling for an end to tuition hikes at the university. they tell us that they are getting good feedback on the return. >> people are happy to see us back. and that makes it worth it in my mind. i'm glad that people are excited for us to return. >> campus police say they have

repeatedly asked demonstrators to clear out their camp because it's illegal to set up tents o campus. so far officers have not taken any action. occupy sf protester stopped traffic during a march through union square. dozens of demonstrators blocked the intersection of geary and powell streets before being cleared out by police. the group went into the westfield mall on market street. police say this were some could be frontations between officers and protesters. no one was seriously hurt. at left least one person was arrested, accusing of vandalizing a police car. in election 2012 news, mitt romney barry won the maine beat ron paul by 194 votes. rick santorum picked 18%, newt gingrich 6%. neither of those candidates campaigned there. earlier today, romney stresses his message that he is the one that can win

in november. >> i come to you asking for your support today. i want to be your nominee. i want to beat president obama. i believe i can. i believe i am the one person in this race could who can actually beat the president. >> for his part, ron paul tonight described the results as a near-tie and promised to control maine's dells come the republican convention. mitt romney scored a symbolic victory by winning a conservative strawple polwinning 38% at the conservative political action conference in washington, d.c.. the big surprise was the poll selection for a vice- presidential candidate. florida senator marco rubio won with 34%. he spoke to the convention on thursday night. tonight's keynote speaking at the cpac conference sarah palin repeatedly blasted president

obama sometimes with wisecracks and sometimes with dire warnings. that future of the country hangs in the balance. the former vice-presidential candidate is confident that conservatives will win in 2012. >> it's about one country united under god. we aren't red americans, we're not blue americans, we're red-white-and-blue and president obama, we are through with you. >> palin urged crowd to support whoever wins the g.o.p. nomination. the next primaries are are held february 28th in michigan and arizona. a hit-and-run crash in oakland sent a woman to the hospital witness say a red chevy suburban ran her down on international boulevard at 80th boulevard. she was apparently in the crosswalk and police caught up with the driver a few blocks away and arrested him. he may face felony charges depend on the victim's condition. right now clean-up crews are going strong to clean up after a parade, which is

expected to have pulled a half a million people together to celebrate the new lunar year. we have that story straight ahead. could the 49ers proposed stadium for santa clara open earlier than expected? the move the city is making to bring football to the south bay much sooner. a very special dog here with a long story goes up for adoption today. we'll tell you about him coming up. [ male announcer ] technology accelerates at a relentless pace. anything not moving forward is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite,

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. now to l.a. after the death today of celebrated singer whitney houston. a special tribute is now being plan portland houston during tomorrow night's grammy awards. hal eisner is there tonight. >> reporter: that large crowd you are talking about right behind me. they have been singing whitney houston songs. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: there is a real sense of sadness, but then a sense of joy in the sense of the music that whitney houston has left. inside the clive davis pre- grammy party we went into, celebrities were shocked as well and here is some of what they had to tell me. >> an enormous sadness, that tremendous talent has died far

too young. >> she was one of the greatest singers i ever heard. i called clive davis and i said you have the best singer i have ever heard in my life and for her to die like this is an unbelievable tragedy. >> she was an enormous talent, you know her voice was extraordinary and the joy she sang with a, you know? she is one of the greatest. >> she was a magnificent singer, brilliant, brilliant sicker and she was also a superb actress, which i think a lot of people forget how good she was. >> i fell in love with her voice long before my life as a musician and just as a lover of beauty and her voice had this quality to uplift you have. >> i feel terrible. i would have canceled this, but i'm in the minority. i think this is supposed to be a gala occasion. it's not, and not to me.

i thought she was a great talent. >> very shocking and actually didn't believe it was real, but you know, we look on the brighter side of things and try to celebrate what she has left for us. >> just talking to you guys and thinking about i'm not going to see her in there. i know she is one of the girls that i would see and talk about the babies and things like that. she was a wonderful person. she was a great friend, and i remember just recently came to the last two performances i had here in l.a.. she was having a great time, and she wanted to come up and play and i gave her my stick. i'm going to miss her. >> reporter: from sheila e. to the fans of

whitney houston outside of the beverly hilton hotel a lot of people saying that they are going to miss whitney houston. reporting live from los angeles, hal eisner, ktvu channel 2 news. and more details now on whitney houston's career. the singer released her debut album back in 1958-she with go on to release six albums after that, setting more than 200 million albums singles world war. she was a 6-time grammy winner and we have seen a huge response on the ktvu fashion page. we have a post "the world lost a great singer. may her music life on forever. rest in peace:00 and this post from terry mackenzie," so sad. she had a beautiful voice and was a beautiful person. sometimes that isn't enough or can be too much." you can join the conversation

and share your thoughts by going to the ktvu channel 2 facebook page. to other news, dragons ruled the streets of san francisco. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in the city with highlights from this year's chinese new year's parade. >> reporter: we began this parade at 2nd and market and ended at union square where crews are working very hard to clean up after what some expect to be a chinese new year parade with attendance nearing half a million person. audrey vernick brought her sons to see mythical creatures up close. was it form you to see the chinese new year parade? >> yes. >> reporter: why was it important? >> because it's the year of the dragon. >> reporter: this particular one made it's debut, 168' long, a number symbolizing for the chinese continuous wealth and strength. >> we have the first asian- american mayor in the city and dragon year is supposed to be

the strongest year. >> reporter: mayor ed lee. >> this is special because of the history of chinese- americans, but it's also a time to share our culture just like the parade does. >> reporter: for the family driving this float it's a day of firsts. >> i have never come, not even to look before and i have been here for 23 years. so this is my first time and lucky me i get to participate. >> we have a big shopping cart going down the road. >> wow. >> what is your favorite part? >> all the dragons. >> reporter: visitors lined the streets to see about 100 floats with more than 5,000 participants tonight. we understand about half a million people were expected to attend. i want to bring you back live to union square. we understand that the number of people who attended this parade may grow due to a rain- free event. if you attended or watched last

year you might remember it was quite rainy back then. today everyone commented on how easy it was to get into the city and how much they enjoyed the beautiful weather reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu . >> besides being colorful the parade brings in a lot of business and we'll look at the economic effects coming up at 10:30. well it's a rush to the end zone for the 49ers. team is now aiming to play in santa clara as early as the 2014 season. santa clara's mayor says he has no doubt that the city can open the new stadium a year earlier than second. the nfl award $200 million fortune project last week and the contract for a new completion date of 2014 is up for approval tuesday before the stadium authority. the deal includes huge fines for each game the contractor misses if the stadium isn't ready to go in time. well a third american city

has entered the competition to host the 2022 winter games. all bets are underway in lake tahoe and denver and now salt lake city wants to be considered. it hosted the game ten years ago and still has the infrastructure to host the olympics. an elderly woman struck by a car is san josi's second traffic-related death within is it hours and fourth so far this year. county coroner's office identified the victim as 77 kim tran. say she was robbing near rock avenue when she was hit by a honda civic this morning. the driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with police. police say there is no indication that the driver was intoxicated. last night another woman was struck and killed by a car also in san josi. police say she was jaywalking across meridian avenue at west san carlo street and was struck by an acura. investigators say that driver

also stopped and is cooperating. this woman's name has not been released. two people are recovering from minor injuries after a four-vehicle pile-up at redwood city on highway 101. the accident blocked all northbound lanes near whipple avenue for about an hour. the highway patrol says the driver of a pickup lost control while enter the freeway. a big rig then struck the pickup and ore turned. two other vehicles rammed right into the big rig. he is a little dog with a big story of survival. ktvu's noelle walker introduces us to van winkle, the family who brought it back to health and the efforts to find him a new home. >> reporter: kay and saffa's visit to oakland animal services is bittersweet. care-free cocker spaniel they have been fostering is going up for adoption. van winkel is special of his big paws mast a big heart with a capacity to love people despite an horrific past.

>> he is the most loveable dog. there is something about him i could see. >> reporter: hard to believe this is the same dog. >> your ears are huge. >> reporter: ' rived at oakland animal services last april, bruised, emaciated and his farr matted beyond belief. they called him because he was mummified. >> the dog plays like a puppy and years of neglect left him totally deaf and blind in one eye. >> so to see him like this running around and having a fantastic time and not being in pain is truly incredible and this is why i love my work. >> reporter:

so winky goes up for adoption today. they are taking applications and it goes without saying that the ability and willingness to groom is a must. it took ten months of operations, therapy and foster care, but winky is ready for a loving home and a happy ending. in oakland, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. and if you are interested in adopting van winkle you can find details how to apply on our website, ktvu.com. go to the web links section towards the bottom of our home page. questions remain tonight about a standoff in vallejo and what moissto say about how a fire started inside a home as the search for the suspect goes on. also all eyes tonight on greece as that country teeters on defaulting and the dire warning from its prime minister. i'm still tracking lingering clouds and the areas that will start sunday in the upper 30s and areas that could produce a few showers. ♪

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. vallejo investigators have yet to make any arrests in an armed robbery that led it a police sand standoff and house fire last night. ktvu's allie rasmus. >> reporter: he prepared to board up windows after a police standoff and fire happened here. he say their tenants are devastated. >> they lost everything. >> reporter: it started around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. police were looking for six armed suspects wanted for robbing a beating a man who responded to a bogus conversation ad. an officer reports seeing the six suspects walk into this home and a standoff ensued. a while later the fire started inside the house and vohra insists that

his tenants have no connection to the six people. >>. >> reporter: did they say they knew when the people were? >> no, they say they don't know anything. >> reporter: there are still many unanswered questions. what happened to the six suspects still on the loose? why did they come to the home and were they ever inside the house in the first place? >> we don't understand what is going on. it's very unusual. >> reporter: vallejo police say the fire was not caused by their tear gas canisters. this next door neighbor wants answers about what happened? >> something started that fire. there was no one in that house, man of the it's crazy. >> reporter: a jal vow police lieutenant told me fire investigator will determine how the fire began. so far no arrests have been made and police won't have any updates until monday. . in news of the world tonight in syria, government troops shelled buildings in the rebel stronghold of ho m's.

elsewhered at least 17 other people at the end of thed in clashes between government troops and rebels. in italy, snowplows were out in rome. the cold snap and snowstorms have buried parts of central europe with snow. the italian city of rimini on the shores of the adriatic sea is filled with snow. in montnegoin montenegro an avalanche killed a family of three. in greece, thousands of jobs stand to be cut along with the

nation's minimum wage. prime minister papademos says if the plan isn't approved it will be chaos. and an emotion yam farewell for two boys killed by their father in an murder arson. hundreds of people attained memorial service in tacoma this morning for 5-year-old braden powell and his 7-year-old brother charlie. the boys died last sunday during a scheduled visit with their father. >> this moment is about two beautiful boys. there have been all kinds of things said, surrounding those boys and how we got here is a story well-known. but what we do here and the spirit that we do have here is up to us. official say the boy's father, josh powell brought his sons into his home and then tacked them with a hatchet and

set the house on fire. all three of them died. businesses say the big crowds that turned out for this year's chinese new year's parade would not have come at a better time. sweets and suds, the unique festival taking place northeast bay and who is benefiting from it?

. there is a lot more to the chinese new year's parade than dragon firecrackers. ktvu's christien kafton shows us how the hundreds of thousands of visitors are helping businesses. >> reporter: the sights and sounds of new year's festivities fill the year. chinatown restaurants is looking to fill the bellies of the tourists who flow in annually. >> all the restaurants are by

why. ana wong says the flood of customers couldn't control at a better time of year. >> january/february is a slow time of season in san francisco, so it's good to have something to do, you know? >> reporter: the influx of visitors is also music to the ears of hotels in the area. the chinatown hilton sits on the parade route and management here says a busy lobby means full rooms. >> it gets probably 99%, in terms of our occupancy. so that is the chinese new year coupled with a few other things going on in the city right now, but chinese new year's bumps it up. >> reporter: these two came from bogata, colombia and say not only are they watch, the parade, but will spend the weekend shopping. >> in colombia, the good brands are expensive. so it's better to buy here and spend the money here. >> reporter: we're talking about big bucks here. visitors we spoke with today

said they were looking to spend between $1500 and $,000 this weekend. and for more on the chinese new year parade go to ktvu.com and we put together a slide show of the colorful moments of today. golden gate officials are looking to eliminate toll takers. the move is expected by the end of this year. it would eliminate about 35 jobs at a saves of $1.5 million a year. the golden gate bridge district has a projected five-year deficit of $8million. drivers who do not use fast- track transponders who have their license plate photographed and then a bill sent to them in the mail. >> if you are waiting for perhaps thin mints or peanut butter patties, you are in luck. this year is the 100th anniversary of the girl scout cookies that raises money for

troop activities and teaches girls business skill. volunteers worked all kay to sort and distribute those cookies to bay area troop leaders and their scuts. this just a fabulous effort by voters. the kids are working hard and leaders are working hard and we do quite a huge amount of work in one day and faze fun to be part of. >> the cookies officially go on sale monday and they cost $4 a box and the scouts now accept debit and considerates. and crasheds. in richmond, tonight an event featured sweet-makers and brewers from around the bay area. the participants say it's a combination that just seems to go together. >> there is chicagos that have beer in them. there is beer that has chocolate in them and usually during the brewing process you add cocoa nibs that dissolves

into the beer to give it those flavors. >> ticket sales went to benefit the children's learning center. the center helps children with social or behavioral needs, transition into public schools. just released state figures show just how hard mother nature hit wine grape growers. initial crush report shows grape tonnage fell 3% from 2010 to 3.9 million tons throughout the state your full name while the price of grapes rose, the total value fell because of fewer grapes. a ton of napa cabernet grapes last year cost an average of more than $4600 a ton. it remains to be seen how the weather affects this year's crop. thousands of bird loverrers gathered at the event center at the former naval shipyard showing off new exhibiting as well as the latest in bird-

watching equipment. organizers say the event aims to educate people about the 1 million shorebirds and waterfowl migrating in the area. >> the migrating birds from south america to the bay area stop here and feed. this is a very rich wetlands area and probably the most -- the best feeding ground that they can have. and without it, they wouldn't make their trip. >> this is the 16th year for the flyway festival. the free event continues tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. well, the lin-sanity continues and see the latest jeremy lin exploits and his clutch performance coming up in sportswrap. meteorologist mark tamayo says rain is in the forecast for tomorrow night. which places could see the most?

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. well, we had some stubborn clouds across parts of the bay area and even lingering drizzle and a few sprinkles, but for the most part pretty quiet out there. live stormtracker 2, just a little bit of action showing offshore, but most of this should remain to our west and as a result, just some clouds building as we head into the overnight hours. the low clouds really thickening up over the past few hours. you can see with the sunset, around the coast and around the bay, overnight lows tomorrow morning will be in the upper 30s to the 40s. so pretty chilly out this with partly to mostly cloudy skies. some patchy fog. santa rosa, 38 and morgan hill at 40

degrees. there is another system developing in the pacific. you can count on more cloud cover and high clouds on the increase. there is that rain couldn't your, it will contour. this is not a major deal with rain expectations only a few hundredth of a inch and winds do crank up a bit tomorrow night into monday. could be from 20 to 30 miles per hour, especially as we head into monday. our rain, what little there is will be a snow producer and a winter weather advisory begins until 4:00 monday. snow levels come down to 4000'. tomorrow morning at 8:00, patchy fog and mid to upper clouds to start the day. notice by 3:00 the rain showers

approaching, but still some cloud cover out there. by this time tomorrow night the rainfall does pick up, but once again this is not a major storm. into monday we're going to hold onto position of a few lingering showers. the active begins to scoot to the south and east. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon, mainly in the upper 50s to right around the 60- degree mark. so a narrow range from 58-62 degrees. morgan hill around 62 and san mateo, 58. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, chance a shower into monday, mostly for the morning hours. another system we're going to be track and looks like timing we brick in a slight chance of showers by tuesday afternoon, but a better bet tuesday night and another break, looks like that for health and ken for wednesday and thursday. these all just classified as baby rain clouds and, in fact, next week could be fairly quiet

as well. so i'm sticking to the same weather story, it seems like-be want the mother, the bigger rain. >> hopefully the second half. we really need it. >> absolutely. >> thank you, mark. coming up next, cal basketball does something it hasn't done since 1959. >> and also hijinks at pebble, including an impressive surge by tiger wooded. sportswrap is next. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs,

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