ruined the deck. pushed it. all the support beams are crooked. ruined it. no coming back with this one. >> they are lucky, the house is over here. >> very lucky. had a bunch of lucky people this year. there is 5 houses that could have got hit and luckily it went the right way. >> reporter: he says red wood trees are usually stable. to see two go down is s unusual. so we got a closer look. >> reporter: what are we looking at? . >> this is the root ball of the tree, growing on sand stone that has no stability. that is why it fell. we have a water run off through the bottom of it which is weakening it. >> reporter: could more go down? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: they will need a crane to remove the trees. coming up, the potential situations they consider more

dangerous than this one. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. our chief meteorologist bill martin has been tracking the showers. what is to come? >> the scattered showers had winds today. we talked about that. showers are continuing right now. we are basically in the heart of the afternoon commute. it is going on down here. stop the radar. coming up here now on the bridge, this area of rain moving across the bridge, south, into san jose as well. moderate showers. the yellows represent moderate train. scattered showers today. heaviest rainfall was in the north bay, or in the mountains. here is oakland. scattered showers, those showers dying down in oakland. picking up in san jose. we have more pictures.

the wind was blowing. the wind across the bridges, 25- 35 miles per hour. there was flight delays that airports because of the winds. as we look that rainfall totals. the totals were not that heavy. accumulations in the mountains had the most. the rest of us a quarter of the inch when i come back we will look that totals, a chance of more showers. see you back here. the rain and speed are to blame for a single car accident. it happen after 11:00 a.m. randy was one of the first photographers on the scene. the driver lost control of his new car before spinning out and slamming into the guard rail. a medic spotted him and pulled over to help. >> seemed like he lost consciously briefly. i wanted to keep him warm and

make sure he wasn't moving his head around. >> the driver was rushed to the hospital. no word on his condition. the rain system moving through the area prompted the national weather service to issue a hide surface advisory. we will hear about the possible dangerous conditions at beaches. the search for more body will have to wait till tomorrow. for the past several days authorities have been digging and found hundreds of bones along with clothes. all of this is going on at a ranch, east of stockton. ktvu's ken pritchett tells us why crews had to halt their search tonight. >> reporter: let's zoom in. it is a mile from where we are standing right there. that base of that tree.

a few days of digging. they don't know how many remains they will find, how many bodies were dumped here. the contrast could not be greater. a rainbow ending at a mass grave. >> finding bones as well as large bones. >> reporter: today the recovery was halted because of rain. you can see the hole dug into an abandon well. investigators found hundreds of bones and fragments as well as shoes, coats, a ring with initials and a purse. >> right now we are focused on processing the evidence and as well as trying to determine who the items belong to. >> reporter: investigators believe remains of 20 victims can we found here and at two other sites linked to wesley shermantine and loren herzog. life all of committed -- loren

herzogcommitted suicide. >> we thought they were digging at the wrong will. >> reporter: he paid for wesley shermantine for information. says he believes the dig is the start of finding remains. >> i don't know that there is anymore than a couple. i believe in the other well there is a dozen. >> reporter: there are three other wells on this property and they may dig those wells up also. that speaks to the amount of work they have ahead. this dig they expect to take several more days at least. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. discovery of a body today in hayward. police found the body around 4:30 a.m. today. witnesses say they saw red car

speeding away from the area. there has been a lot of problem that house where the body was found neighbors say. >> lot of homeless looking people. i have little kids. 7-year-old and a 2-year-old. >> no arrests have been made and police are looking for a motive. million dollars in damage is what vandals did to a new elementary school. ktvu's patty lee shows us what they did and hallian this will delay the opening. >> reporter: we are live inside the auditorium where you can see why this will not open for the next several months. paint is everywhere. this was paid for by a bond measure passed in 2005. the floor alone, cost more than $150,000 and now it has to be replaced. you can see the paint is everywhere, on the floor, on

the walls, on the projection screen and cameras. those are all new. you can see three dozen windows were shattered. police believe they got into the building by breaking the windows yesterday afternoon. they don't have suspects but are looking at everyone who could benefit. >> we are looking at disgruntled employee, we are not accusing anybody but we are looking at the picture, not just looking at who are the kids that did this. >> this is the second time this happened. somebody is sending a message that they don't like this community, they don't want to see it uplifted and they want to see the kids punished. >> reporter: police haven't ruled out the possibility of this being a random act by kids but given its deliberate nature it is unlikely.

they are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a panel from the court heard a push to bring affirmative action back. ktvu's rob roth is live with why some say it is creating a new system. >> reporter: supporters of affirmative action say there is little diversity here at university of california at berkeley, a direct result of proposition 209. >> reporter: if you look at the students on the university of california at berkeley campus, it is what you don't see, few african american and latino students. according to statistics, the freshman class is 3% black. 11% latino, 27% white and 42% asian. many african american students say the numbers prove

affirmative action is necessary. >> we need more representation to show that we can success as much as anybody else can. >> reporter: others aren't sure that is the answer. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> reporter: dozens of students rallied outside the court in san francisco this morning, inside those in favor asked a panel of the court of appeals to overturn a portion of proposition 209. the portion that bands using race when granting admissions. >> when we say this is going to create a new apartheid system, we mean that. >> reporter: supporters argue applicants should be treated equally regardless of race. >> guarantees everyone's right to be treated fairly. >> reporter: a ruling is

expected within 3-4 months but the case could be decided by the u.s. supreme court. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now. voters passed it in 1996 and challenges began immediately. 1997, the court upheld the law. 1998, the university of california enforced a ban on the use for admission. 2003, the supreme court allowed the use in a university of michigan case. the latest lawsuit was filed in january of 2010. president obama sent his budge toot congress and warned the plan calls for painful decisions. >> we will have to make tough choices to put the country back. >> the president budget increases spending on infrastructure and education

and to pay for it the president wants to raise taxes on those with higher incomes. the republican response was swift and negative. >> somebody asked me if the budget was dead on arrival, it is dead on arrival. >> the president said congress adopts the budget and you add in cuts in place, the u.s. will reduce its deficit by $4 trillion by 2022. president obama plans toivate san francisco this week. this is video of his last trip. he is scheduled to attend a fundraiser on thursday. after that the president will appear at another center. tickets range from $100 to $7,500. apple hit another milestone today with its shares breaking the $500 mark for the first

time. apple reached its record high in the middle of a rally that lasted for two weeks. it started after the company reported profits for the 4th quarter. at the close today, stock was trading at $502. apple can make reclame that it is the most valuable company in the world. its stock is worth $465 billion. compare that to exon, $400 billion. coming up, maureen naylor will show us how their success has been like a pot of gold for a certain company. wall street ended on the up side with news out of greece. they -- the dow is up 73 points to 12,874. the nasdaq was up 28 to 2,931.

a high surf advisory is in effect. what had to be done to keep people safe. rain and there is more in the forecast with snow in the mountains. back here in 10 minutes. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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sheriff -- the chronicle is quoting the sheriff's wife saying she might not get immunity. the mayor and lopez denied any abuse took place. students are upset over the decision to close all but one

rest room for each gender. the cool where they put together this teach in in response to furlough days. the times is reporting the closure was in response to a fitiproblem and the principal opened a second rest room each for the boys and the girls. students organized a protest and took it to the school board. there are indications it might violate state health laws. the storm that brought rain to the bay area delivered snow to the sierra. several trucks got stuck on interstate 80 this morning. that forced the chp to close 80. a winter weather advisory above 4,000 feet expired over an hour ago. we want to show you a live picture from the scales. the roads right now look clear

and traffic is moving smoothly. 2 hours ago a high surface advisory took effect. 23478 jade ktvu channel 2 news jade hernandez is live now. >> reporter: our first point of action was to show you what it was like out there but rangers had other ideas. they had to shut down the peer. we spoke to visitors who day was cut short. >> i think it is for our safety, right? >> reporter: they drove up to try their hand at crabbing but -- >> felt like there was an earthquake. >> reporter: high tide and big swells forced them to close the area. >> what i did today was a judgment call due to the weather and the tides hitting the peer. >> reporter: inside the peer's

cafe this employee said she worked here for a year and today surprised her. she is preparing to close early. >> this is the first time i have seen the peer closed. >> reporter: a mile away, they had more than just her dog. >> it has been really wild today. the winds were bad. seeing an rv and it just -- constantly rolling and rocking. >> reporter: surfers and beach lovers, it is inspiration. >> feels like my soul is being taken out. i welcome it. >> reporter: ktvu's bill martin is in the weather center and he has been tracking the high surf

advisory. >> ineffect through tomorrow, not just for the next 24 hours, the long range, it will be large every day. very big. through the weekend. every day that coast, 4-5 days nasty. plus early morning high tides. over 6 feet early in the morning. south lot in san francisco, ocean beach, 3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. we will watch that for you. live storm tracker two. showers out there too. in the south bay, santa clara valley. rain right now on the san mateo bridge, it is the afternoon commute. if you are driving around on the bridge, on the west side, heavier to moderate rain. it is moving quickly. the cells are moving in and out of the area. as they did today. the rainfall accumulations, because it wasn't one front,

scattered showers, in napa, 2/10 of rain. 3 essentially 10 in mountain view. -- 3/10 in mountain view. this was not a great rain producer. sadly enough. .07 in livermore. should be a inch in the north bay. the pacific is skill active. that is why the swells will keep coming. the next system has a chance to bring more showers as well. and in the mountains, perhaps more snow. when i come back, we will go to that and look that seven-day forecast, a chance of showers in that as well, the big surf and valley fog. tomorrow morning, it will be clear and poof! the fog forms. i will see you in a few minutes. a earthquake hit humboldt

county this afternoon, 5.6. it hit after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. so far no reports of damage or injuries. picking up speed, the new plans that could change how caltrans are powers and what that would mean for commuters. [ singing ] what the coroner's office said was in the hotel room where whitney houston died. [ singing ] ñ!g

[ singing ] jennifer hudson paid tribute to to whitney houston at last night's grammy awards. she died saturday hours before she was supposed to sing at a pre-grammy awards event. as hollywood mourn whitney houston. police are saying her death is not part of a criminal investigation and they are trying to control the media rumor mill. >> our intent is not to fuel the speculation for the rumors

that are circulating right now. >> investigators say whitney houston's body was found in a bath tub and there are reports she was underwater and unconscious and unresponsive. and she was pronounced dead on saturday afternoon. a small amount of prescription drugs were found in her hotel room but police saying they are conducting what they are calling a death investigation. >> it is not prompted by her celebrity, we would do this in the case of any unexpected death of somebody her age. we will follow the evidence wherever it leads us. >> the case is in the hands of the los angeles county coroner who will determine a cause of death. he said the toxicology tests are underway and results will take a few weeks and police said once the investigation into whitney houston's

designate complete they expect to release recordings of the 911 calls. tonight her body will be flown home to new jersey where they are planning her funeral as early as this friday. it is valentine's day tomorrow and the world will get a double dose of tony bennett starting when they log on to google. [ singing ] >> google will have a animated google. it ends with images of couples, including same-sex marriage and a princess and a frog. [ singing ] >> san francisco will have its own valentine's day party tomorrow to mark the anversry of the young i left my heart in san francisco.

he will sing at noon at city hall. it is free and open to the public. tomorrow at noon, stop what you are doing and sing san francisco's favorite song. if you need the lyrics, log on to www.ktvu.com. and scroll to web links. a plan to turn this trail to electric, what it will mean for commuters. who reached a stock milestone today and one business benefiting. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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discussed for these trains. caltrains is considering changing the way it powers its cars. david stevenson is live with why the switch is getting closer to reality. >> reporter: i am at the train station in san francisco. you can't see it. caltrains says the plan has been in the works for decades but there is now an opportunity to bring it into the 21st century. >> reporter: they carry 45,000 commuters. >> the energy part of it. keeping people out of cars. >> reporter: but the system dates back to the 1950s and they are trying to speed up a plan to modernize it by going electric. >> caltrains will become more smoother, cost efficient, better for the environment and

could accominate commuter rail and high-speed rail. the costs, from 750 million to a billion dollars for 51 miles of track. the hope is some of the money will come in april after they vote on funding for the high- speed rail system from los angeles is a to san francisco. it means more trains to transport and reduce its yearly deficit. >> allowing us to meet the population, growth demands and increases the revenue for the caltrains system. >> i think is a cost analysis thing. but we need and we want it go cleaner if we can. >> reporter: caltrain and agencies are still crafting a plan but governments are

already talking about it. the city counsel will have a hearing tonight on high-speed rail and caltrains. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. google took two giants steps today in its effort to buy motorola mobility. hours after they approved the deal, u.s. regulatorrers approved it. motorola split in two last year. the deal still needs approval from china, taiwan and israel. 1346 of the secret details about the expansion of google is being revealed. the $120 million project includes a series of secret hardware testing labs. one will test a new google project that will scream music.

another part is a facility which will be a private museum for google's most important clients. if the first time, shares of apple closed above a major milestone. ktvu's maureen naylor is live with how share holders are feeling the effects. >> reporter: apple wendt public in 1980 at $20 a share. today they past the $500 mark for the first time. >> reporter: apple stock price, $500 this morning. some predict the stock could go higher. >> they are still concerned -- keep thinking it could all end when we are seeing the opposite it is getting stronger. >> reporter: stronger from sales of project and growth into new markets, in a company he call as clear leader.

>> their value is clear. they are defining a number of things going forward. >> i am happy with the customer service. >> reporter: he bought this ipad today. she also has apple stock. >> i wish i got in earlier when the stock was lower. i see it creeping up. is this still a good deal? >> reporter: apple's success has been like a pot of gold. he says a $400,000 model occupied this space till saturday. a google leader bought it and an apple executive has one onorder. >> we see who is walking in the door. our number one customer is apple and google and facebook is down the road. apple is number one by far. >> reporter: the company stock has been hurt by the fact apple

keeps its cash rather than pay a dividend. reporting live, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. the stock offering from facebook appears to be having a ripple effect. a number of publications are carrying stories saying home prices around palo alto has renewed strength. sellers wonder if they should hold out till the stock goes on the market. the date hasn't been set for the public offering. samsung showed off its galaxy note today. it has a 5.3 high resolution screen and 4g service. we asked smartphone users what they think about it. >> i think it will be successful but, you know, i just -- i think, you know,

depends on people are able to carry -- lug it around. [ laughter ] >> needs to be shorter. too long. you can see the screen well, here. you can see the screen. >> it will be available at at&t on sunday. the new jersey state senate passed a bill to legalize same- sex marriage. new jersey governor promised to veto the bill. today washington state became the 7th state to legalize same-sex marriage. >> it is signed! [ cheers and applause ] >> they signed the bill today and lawmakers celebrated that state capital. >> my friends, welcome to the other side of the rainbow. [ cheers and applause ] >> years from now our kids will

wonder what all the fuss was about. but we appreciate how challenging the change has been. >> the law takes effect in june but the fight is far from over for supporters. opponents say they will take the issue to the voters in november. the moves being made to make life easier for the middle class. also, your mortgage bill will be getting a makeover. who is doing it and what it means for you. and two new studies that could mean a healthier brain and a smaller chance ofdwe dementia. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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a san francisco committee discussed the middle class. they focused on how to make housing more affordable and how it effects job creation. city departments including the planning department. home mortgage bills are getting a make over now. this week they will unveil two examples of simplify home mortgage statements. they must include the principal n rest rate and a description of fees in plain language.

it will help understand what people owe. >> the current mortgage melt down, the mortgages that ignited it, that sparked it were mortgages that had hiddal risks and costs. >> the new mortgage bills will need to contain a telephone number and e-mail address so homeowners can contact the lenders. decision on whether to close a nursing home. leaders say the care facility is outdated and they recommended closing it. dozens of workers protested friday saying it would be traumat frequent patients and cost 200 jobs. they will discuss the possible closure tomorrow morning. in health news, new research is suggesting exercise over a life time can cut the risk of dementia. they categorized 60,000 people

into three categories, low, middle and high. more people in the low ended up buying from dementia but more study is needed before they can reach a conclusion. olive oil with whole grains and fruits and vegetables may help protect your brain. that is the word from researchers who studied diets. those who ate higher ratio had less damage. an incredible moment for a teen in turkey today. he got a first look at his new face. he is the first person in his country to receive a face transplant. he was injured in a house fire as a child. doctors say he still has a lot of recovering to do and won't be out for another six weeks. she was six months pregnant

and forced to jump from her burning home a year ago. how she is now doing. we will look at live storm tracker two. and the five-day forecast looking for more rain through this week. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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escaped a fire by jumping from a second story window into the arms of her husband. we caught up with the couple one year later in union city. >> a fire. everything is burn. >> fran tick 911 call from a woman trapped by flames. what the operator doesn't know is the victim is pregnant and in a second story apartment. >> can you get out of your apartment? >> reporter: several seconds go by the operator doesn't get a response and then -- >> i just jumped from a two story building. >> you jumped from the building? >> yeah. >> reporter: out of the window and into the arms of her husband. >> he is my hero. he saves me and my child. >> reporter: a year later they are the proud parents of jacob. he is happy and healthy, much

to their relief. he walked through fire to escape but the smoke was too much for her. >> he was just telling me to jump and the way he looked, it was -- it was hard because he was just -- the look on your face was i need you tajump. >> reporter: pall got a concussion. >> we saw we lost each other. >> reporter: his birth was a miracle to them. they lost everything in the fire but crews found her wedding ring completely in tact. >> amazing because it -- the symbol of our love. we lost everything. >> at least we have each other. the most important thing. >> reporter: they are staying with his family for now. but they are looking for their own home. someday they will tell their

son the incredible story about how he came into the world. ktvu channel 2 news. the fire chief is retiring but that doesn't mean he is leaving the job. he grohed to stay on for a a year while they look for a new chief. water officials say today's rain storm is not enough to ease concerns about low water levels. san jose is experiencing a record dry year, water levels at historic lows. reservoirs are at 67% of their 20 year average. the forecast right now does not look good. >> we are not expecting lot of rain from this system. and we are looking at drying pattern over the next couple weeks. it is looking like this will be a dry year.

>> san jose would need 8 inches of rain to get to an average year. we are in a situation we will take what we can get, let's go over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> the truth is, we are not going to get to 100%. it would be hard to. every day we don't catch up, even today, you are gettering further and further behind. we expect a lot of rain. the percentages are dropping for the bay area. good thing we had a lot of rain last year. showers outside right now. towards redwood city, menlow park. showers. we have rain showers on all the major highways. that will impact your drive. it will be slow. the tunnel slow. the bridge, when it gets wet, slow.

dry in the extended forecast. chance of showers through time but right now high surf advisory. we get this all the amount to. this is standard. high surf advisories not unusual. this drops tomorrow to three. they will reissue it again. it will be big all week, through the weekend. weekend will be the largest. weather looks good. areas of dense fog tomorrow morning. that is because the ground is wet. the winds are there. there will be wind. in the valleys, you know where you are, there is a good chance of very dense valley fog. tomorrow, and wednesday, looking for another system, tomorrow night and wednesday, weak weather system. it will maybe deliver drizzle. main impact is clouds. tuesday night into wednesday. not much to what is going on outside. as we go through time,

tomorrow, tuesday, no rain. wednesday, no rain. thursday, no rain. friday, no rain. saturday, something tries but that is is. dry weathers pattern. this could change. things could evolve. five-day forecast, coming up, temperatures tomorrow, upper 50s, low 60s. there is your five-day forecast. we will lead lots of rain over the next few days -- or months to be close to catching up. the valley has underground water storage, those are full from last year. that is why people aren't freaking out because they know we have a lot of reserves. >> can you imagine if we didn't get a lot of rain next year. not good. thank you. nasa unveiled its budget

request. timing $310 million from its science division. if approvalled that would be a 20% cut. it could effect missions to mars and lunar science and cut afunding for projects to study the outer planet. there is an app for that, how the girl scouts are stepping up their game and going high tech this year. ♪

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today is the kickoff for the girl scout cookie sales and this year many troops are using new software that lets people pay for their cookies through their smartphones. yes, there is an app for that. over the weekend, volunteers sorted 90,000 boxes of cookies and districts them. san francisco could soon require bike storage. it would force buildings to provide secure bike parking in their building or allow them to bring bikes inside. the committee will take up the issue thursday. with the america's cup race hits next year, it won't be the only event, the art festival rolled out their plans to

coincide with the cup. their event will brick more people to san francisco and keeping them here. >> a family of four, probably only one person -- we have to create something for them to do. stay longer. stay in the hotels. police found a connection between six armed robbers and a house they hit. coming up in 5 minutes, you watched it live, the key evidence that sheds light on why the suspects may have chosen this help. it took a lot of rain and wind to topple these trees. the clean up happening at this hour as we track the weather across the bay area.

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toppled by the storm. it wasn't much but the rain brought down these trees, clipping a home. and even the most seasoned investigators say it is a crewsome search -- gruesome search. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

>> i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. ocean swells are surging. a high surf advisory took effect at 3:00 this afternoon prompted by a storm front. we have live team coverage. we begin with ktvu's robert handa where rain brought down a couple of trees today. robert? >> reporter: the storm that hit the mountains was big enough to create dangerous situations and workers who work with fallen trees say things could and probably will get worse. >> reporter: it didn't take much, rain and strong wind and bob found himself inspecting a home where the storm knocked down a 120-foot red wood. >> when it hit, it broke this tree off like it was