a lot of force. >> reporter: how about the deck? >> it didn't even -- went through it like nothing. >> reporter: he was surprised to see red woods come down. fur trees are more unstable. these trees were in sand stone which made it shift. >> fur trees, you can look around the root ball and see if it is cracked. sometimes they lift up and sit back down and then you know it has to come out. people should definitely have someone look at their trees. especially if it is a fur tree. >> reporter: they are lucky, though. the house is here. >> very lucky. we had a bunch of lucky people this year. there is five houses here that could have got hit and luckily it went the right way. >> reporter: his main concern, wind. >> if you get a lot of wind, the trees will come down. crazy. >> reporter: at this point, they plan to use a crane to

remove the tree but would like the storm to ease up for safety. let's go to ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin. >> scattered showers headed your way right now. picking out what is left of the weather system that moved through last night and this afternoon. you see the showers. we will go to the latest shower activity that is dying down. mountain view, palo alto, showers out here along the highway. south of crystal springs. showers are dying down. rainfall accumulations are pretty light for this time of year. we did get lot of wind. i expect that is what happened to the trees. winds gusting to 35 miles per hour and we had airport issues. when i come back, there is a chance for more showers this

week. see you back here. the rain caused traffic problems. a car ran off the road on highway 24 this morning and ended up facing the wrong direction. they slowed traffic while emergency crews helped the driver. he braved the rain downtown while others as you see simply made a run for it. police have uncovered new information about a robbery suspect who was barricaded into a home that caught fire friday night. smoke began rising from the house. ktvu's paul chambers is live with the link investigators found between the house and one of the suspects. >> reporter: there is two new pieces of information. the first one had to do with the robbery victim. the second is a link that is

between one of the suspects and this home. >> reporter: we were here today as the red cross met with one of the two people that rented this home. friday police surrounded the house, leaving several men involved in a armed robbery was inside. >> there is evidence that links the suspects to the robbery. the car is linked to the house. >> reporter: according to police the suspect beat up and robbed a man that came here to mumps american. investigators say after that, the suspects came back. >> they went out the back. we were in surveillance of the house the entire time. >> reporter: investigators say male clothing connects one of the suspects to the car and to the robbery and the home. a home that caught fire after police shot gas inside.

people who live in the area blame police for the fire. however investigators say the gas used is nonflammable. >> we don't know what caused it. we don't know if it was a candled inside, there were a couple of dogs inside. >> reporter: police have several leads on the suspects. so far there are no arrests made. live, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. rain hampered crews today in their search for more human remains. ktvu's ken pritchett is there with the reason they believe there is a lot more to find. ken? >> reporter: we are starting to lose our light here. investigators would be working at that dig site right now but for the rain. we are looking now, zooming in on the search location, which

is a mile from here, underneath a tree. the past three days, hundreds of bones have been found. how many victims and how many other sites may exist that remains unknown. >> reporter: it is flood road that leads to the dig site, an appropriate name given the rain. >> flooded. puddled. slippery. >> reporter: this is what the site looked like yesterday where you see this 45-foot deep hole there was an abandon well. investigators shifted dirt, finding bones. as well as shoes, coats and a ring. investigators were led to this and two other sites by mapped drawn by wesley shermantine. he and loren herzog were accused of a drug killing spree. investigators believe 20 women may have fallen victim. >> wesley shermantine said one

of the wells is on loren herzog's property that holds 12 bodies. >> reporter: he paid wesley shermantine for information that led investigators to the dig. loren herzog killed himself after learning about the maps. he believes another well on this property holds more bodies. they will investigate. >> if it means digging it up like this one, that may occur. >> reporter: the family has property nearby. the sheriff's department didn't indication if the search will move except right here. the extent of the dig, it will be several days before they have the site cleared. at the very least we will be here and bring you the results. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. stay with us on www.ktvu.com as well for the latest developments on the search for

more remains. a man suspected of killing his roommate and dumping the body has turned himself in. he was found dead wednesday near his home. his roommate, michael wyatt surrendered yesterday. he served deafen years for killing a former roommate 15 years ago. investigators are trying to figure out what led to a shooting that left one man dead. police received reports of shots fired. they found a man's body in a driveway. authorities haven't identified the victim but say he was in his 20s. >> reporter: police have arrested an adult care taker suspected of defrauding elderly clients. he was arrest -- she was arrested on saturday. police found financial information that they say was

stolen. a 5.6 earthquake shoot northern california this afternoon. it hit after 1:00 p.m. in hum but county. the shaking lasted 45 seconds. no reports of damage or injuries. regulators are reviewing claims there are flaws in pg&e's pipelines. they reported the flows to the california public utilities commission last week. the report says some pg&e pipelines are corroded, have welding flaws. workers wanted to make sure the company heard their voices today. >> they held a rally this afternoon000 facility.

there were about 100 protesters. they are upset with contract negotiations. the union wants better benefits. >> we are out here to send a message to management, not just here but across the nation that their employees deserve better. >> we called for comment but were unable to reach anyone. theeft to bring bay area rapid transit to san francisco is about to get a boost. they are set to announce a grant of $150 million for the project. the total cost of the project is $2 billion. construction is set to begin in april. the pac 12 is expanding again into a new home in san francisco. it broke ground today on new offices and studio. they are launching a new

television network. several sports figures with ties to the consen for were on hand, including certain champion who went to usc. >> i get a chance to see more great athletes. i think it is a great opportunity for san francisco and the country. >> it is set to go live in august. >> reporter: many same sex couples plan to celebrate valentine's day tomorrow by applying for marriage license. they plan to do it tomorrow. he tells us, when the order to issue licenses come down they will be ready to comply. pg&e is issuing a warning about the valentine's day balloons. they gave us this video of a power line after a balloon got

tangled in the line. this could cause serious injuries and they caused 300 power outages last year in northern california. operation safe pass subject underway. law enforcement is enforcing traffic laws around school zones. this means speeding is, failing to stop for school buses and not yielding to pedestrians and they will make sure children are wearing bike helmets. the is a limit to the unlimited data plan. the catch. affirmative action on trial. the cost and benefits when you apply to college.

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said there were prescription drugs bottles found in whitney houston hotel room saturday. the number was not unusual. and police said whitney houston was found underwater in a bath tub. an autopsy was performed yesterday. officials say the cause of death will take several weeks since the toxicology test are still outstanding. [ singing ] >> that is jennifer hudson paying tribute to whitney houston last night at the grammy awards. the host ll cool j said we had a death in our family. whitney houston's body was flown to new jersey today for a funeral on friday. a court is considering whether to overturn the ban on

affirmative action in uc admissions. they want popsition 209 that bans using race as a factor in admissions appeals. it has students split. >> we need more representations inosculates like university of california at berkeley. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> the court is expected to issue a ruling in 3-4 months. some at&t customers are complaining about limits being put on their unlimited data plans. ktvu's tom vacar is live with the battle going on. >> reporter: you know, smart phones revolutionized mobile communications. but increasingly the sky is no longer the limit. >> reporter: at&t has become the third to put limits on

unlimited wireless plans. once you go over 2 gigabits, at&t slows service. >> most customers won't be effected. we made it to protect the user experience for everybody. >> reporter: at&t argues less than 5% of customers hog so much space, normal users suffers. >> there is a million apps out there, people are streaming video, streaming audio. they are using more mobile data than ever before. >> don't sell it as unlimited. >> reporter: customers say wireless companies need to be more honest. >> unlimited. >> why are we paying for a great service when my service

is slower than at home. >> running ads, showing people streaming songs, watching movies on their phones and penalizing customers for using their phones as intended. >> reporter: with more and more people -- >> pricing schemes from 2007 doesn't hold up to today's world. >> reporter: so only one major scarier, sprint still sells unlimit said plans. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. google cleared two battles to buy motorola mobility. they gave their approval of the $12.5 billion deal. they still need three to sign off before takeover is complete. they hope to finish the deal in the next couple of months. shares of apple stock broke

$500 today. they have been on a roll since it reported sales. apple surpassed exon as the most valuable company in the world. some say it could become the first trillion dollars company. apple shares are up 9 dollars a share. dow and nasdaq started on a positive note, the dow is up 73 points to 12,874. the nasdaq was up 28 to 2,931. the numbers reflect relief after greek lawmakers approved cuts to stabilize the financial crisis there. concerns rainy weather might bring down a tree in oakland forced the closure of a ramp but it was too wet to take down the tree so they will do it tomorrow. our chief meteorologist

bill martin is joining us now. >> my surf advisory tonight. we will see large waves into the weekend, where it could reach 20-foot on saturday. you can see west of mountain views, little going on. that is it. the winds are dying down. the skies are clearing. you see the system rolling through and when the skies clear and the winds die down, what do you get? frank? >> fog. >> sorry. light winds, wet grounds, valley fog. back in the forecast comes the valley fog. we are looking for that to linger through the next couple mornings. high surf advisory, it is up tomorrow, through 3:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m. forget that, high surf all week. they will keep reissuing this. fog will be an issue early morning hours. widely scattered. not a big dome of fog that lingers, it will be patches by black point, clayton area. as we go into wednesday, another weak weather system heads our way. will it bring drizzle? hopefully. that is all we got. tuesday, wednesday, nothing yet. thursday. friday. clouds. saturday, rain north. sunday, that is it. more of the same. more dry weather. that can change, certainly but it is looking dry. forecast, through time here, 68 in san jose. 60 morgan hill. 60 in gilroy. five-day forecast, bay area weekend in view, i don't know,

what -- little bit of rain. when you look that rainfall totals, quarter inch. nothing. most of us got 2/10 of rain. >> seems like it was more. >> yeah. felt like a real winter storm. not a real strong rain producer. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 a school campus is targeted by vandals. we are learning more about the damage estimates and how close it was to opening and a report on the death of whitney houston, including what friends are saying. joins at bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. cycling team on a mission, the reason they received applaused as they paddled to the state -- applause as they paddled to the state capital

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way. it started in 2004. it is named for a wild who was diagnosed with kidney cancer. the a's got grief for the players they let go but tonight they are signing a big name. >> they have shown they will spend money avenue once in a while. the signing, outbidding the yankees, the marlins. yoenis cespedes. he is 26 years old. signed him to a 4 year, $36 million deal. and he is projected to be ready to play right now. he can absolutely do it all. and he will be in spring training with the a's as soon as he gets his visa taken care of. we will see how he does. mean time, one of the original super bowl winners with the

49ers freddy solomon passed away. a gentleman, he truly was one. he had cancer, colon and liver cancer and he was just 59 years old, passed away in florida today. one of the great friends of the 49ers organization to say the least. in 1979, when i got this job, he was one of the first guys i ever met, he would ask you your name, how your family was doing and you don't see that too often, truly to be missed by not just the 49ers organization, a great athlete, i will miss him. freddy solomon. happy to call him a friend. >> neat story. >> yeah. athletes, do the interview, get out of here, move on, but he would be like, how is the famy doing, made sure he knew your

name. >> far too young. thank you. half a million people watched it live, if you missed it, the chinese new year parade. go to www.ktvu.com. >> and the beautiful night for that parade, so many people out there. stay with www.ktvu.com for the latest news updates, 24 hours a day and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.