dozen protesters. on the south side, hundreds of people with tickets are starting to filter their way in to the venue awaiting the president's avival. it has been nothing but support here for president obama. air force one landed at san francisco international airport this afternoon. the mayer and attorney general grated the president. on nob hill a group gathered outside, one stop in a series of high dollar fundraisers that could generate $3 million for president obama's reelection campaign. >> i wish if it was the government that funded the elections and it was a set limit. >> democratic politicians are scared right now that the

republicans will raise money. the president said he is against had unrestricted flow of money but he switched his position. >> the super pacts can raise money. the republicans are ahead of the democrats in raising that money and president obama says given that we got a supreme court decision that says it is okay i got oo be on the train -- to be on the train. >> reporter: this is slated to start at 6:00 p.m. that is the program. the president will not arrive till 7:00 or 7:30. it is the cheapest stop for folks coming in. $100 will get you inside, compared to the dinner for the right thousand dollars. reporting live, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> there were dramatic moments when president obama was in los angeles. two air force fighter jets were

scrambled to intercept a plane that was smuggling marijuana. it entered the same air space as air force one. two fighters from march air reserve base intercepted the plane that land at long beach airport. local police found 40 pounds of american. president obama caused a flurry of excitement today when his motorcade stopped for take out food in china town. >> that was the scene as people were eating at the great eastern. the president walked in and ordered lunch. customers jumped up to greet the president till the secret service asked them to sit down but he made his way around the

restaurant shaking hand and suppose posing for pictures. the president provided a photo up when he picked up a baby. [ cheers and applause ] >> he got caught up in the excitement. he arrived in time to capture the visit on a cell phone. >> president, what? the president is here. i feel so lucky. i started shooting on my camera. look, president obama. i said yea, obama. >> here are a few more pictures from a couple hours ago. taking a picture. you can look and that is a close hug. here he is paying for the food with a smile on his face. $160 was the tab and it fed 14 people. here are a few of the items

from the order. shrimp, red bean balls, stuffed mushrooms and crab clause. as we continue our coverage of the president's visit, log on to www.ktvu.com for a complete slide show of the president surprise visit at that restaurant. to the "speed freak killers" and the search for more bodies into a well. we just shot some pictures showing the excavation of a well where authorities found over a thousand bones. this is leer linden, east of stockton and that is where ktvu's ken pritchett is. >> reporter: outside of a few semifinal checks their work is complete on that dig, on the original abandon well. however, tomorrow they are focus will turn to a second well on it that property which some believe could contain more

remains. >> reporter: acres and acres of ranch land, the dig site is out of view. it take as camera with a extreme zoom or a helicopter to see the work taking place that site where a thousand bones and bone fragments have been unearthed. despite the distance, she had to look. >> no matter what rick was, he loved his son and his son loved him. >> reporter: her ex-husband went missing in 1989. her ex-ran in the same circles as wesley shermantine. who along with loren herzog are believed to commit more than 20 murders. wesley shermantine provided a map to this abandon well. she certain her ex-husband's remains are here. >> i know he is. just from what i am understanding. the last few months of his life, he was dealing with him. >> reporter: that dig site today, they worked to clear out the hole around the abandon

well where a camera will be sent in. next the search begin at a second well where more remains may be located. >> we will bring the dogs in. hopefully by tomorrow. we will bring the dogs in so they help us pinpoint an area to focus on. >> reporter: those dogs especially trained to find remains are from the sheriff's office. the 1,000 plus bones and fragments found in this well, those pieces of evidence have been moved to the coroner's evidence. dna tests are pending. none of the remains from this site have been identified. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the ex-wife of one of the "speed freak killers" is speaking out for the first time. >> he was very violent. he was very hot headed. he was into had drugs when he

started smoking the drugs is when it went down hill. >> that is the ex-wife of wesley shermantine. she is telling the story of her 15 year marriage to a man now on death row. coming up in 20 minutes, her look at the crime sprooe. 250 students are furious. they paid thousands to attend the school and now the state shut the school down. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar tells us what happens now. >> reporter: some students are wondering, was this a school or a ponzi scheme. >> what is going to happen to the people that already graduated. students were arriving for class and the state department shut down the institute of medical education two facilities. >> they are falsely claiming to be accredited and they are not.

>> reporter: toto get their money back, the state closed the schools. >> we had an option to cease the operations so that they could apply for recovery and discharge of loans. >> even if we continue, our teacher wasn't even license. >> reporter: despite the school's assurances, many students can't find facilities that will let them be interns. >> i can't take a test to be accredited. >> there is a lot of wasted time. >> lot of unhappy people. >> reporter: no one from the school could be reached for comment. >> i don't have a agree. i am out of $30,000. and now i have to find another

place to pursue my dreams. >> they are criminal. they took everybody's money, targeted single mothers. >> reporter: prosecutors find this -- if they find this as a scheme, they could be looking at fines and jail. coming up, a connection, reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. some members of congress want toreduce how much of your tax money goes to enroll military veltrens. bills would reduce financial incentives for colleges to recruit veterages. lawmakers contend many schools are offering false promises of career advancement to get more

money from the government. >> we are not going to let this operation go on. and while many of these are legitimate and operating well, some are not. we got to address it. >> they say new funding limits will only hurt the military veterans enrolled in the programs. we are 24 hours away from a partial bay bridge closure that is spected to last till tuesday morning. the westbound roadway will be closed. forcing drivers to find another way to get into san francisco. one thing you could do, head up 580 and take the bridge, cut down through marin, through the golden gate or head south on 580, to 880, cross 92 and up through the peninsula on 101 or

280 there. bay area rapid transit is helping out and it is keeping 14 of its stations open overnight with limited service. trains will leave once every hour. jade hernandez has been driving all the routes and timed out how long it will take and she took a trip on barts. her results at 6:00. police want you to look at 2 pictures. they show a man who robbed the bank of the west branch this morning. he handed a teller a threatening note. he took off two two door toyota sedan. customers said they were surprised when police came in with their guns drawn. >> when i see that, i was like, what are they doing? i don't want bullets come into

me. >> police used dogs to search the area. they hope anyone who recognizes the bank robber will call them. police say an alert former officer helped catch these three bank robbery suspects. he saw three men in hooded sweat shirts go into the wells fargo branch. they say when the men came out, he followed them, took down their license plate number and called police. officers arrested the three. he left the department last year because he was concerned about layoffs. we will hear from him tonight at 6:00. two earthquakes, a wake up call on a bay area fault. back here in 10 minutes, i got clouds in the forecast, maybe sprinkles. i will see you back here. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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two rare earthquakes shook vallejo and john fowler is live where he discovered these may be the first significant quakes on this fault in 11,000 years. >> reporter: we are that bridge and you can see this fault, the franklin fault. runs along the shoreline. towards the downtown vallejo ship yard. both earthquakes took place under this bluff. >> felt a big jolt. sounded like a truck came off the freeway. felt like the ground shook. >> i was going -- they never seen me move that last. >> reporter: she survived the 1989 quake and barely noticed these. >> last night it was nothing to

get excited about. >> reporter: each one magnitude 3.5. narraterred damage. because of sediments people felt them widely. including in berkeley. >> i felt a side to side sway that could have been a large truck. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley seismologist showed showed us the fault. >> it is a smaller fault. possible that it could have an earthquake together with another fault. a fault that could use more investigation. >> reporter: she expects sizelology to dig trenches across this fault, franklin fault to learn more about its history and its potential for damaging earthquakes. in the mean time, be prepared for more earthquakes here. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. a piece of bay area history

went up in flames today. a fire damaged historical kelley house in kelley park. the house once belonged to a san jose pioneer family. firefighters say smoke and flamed damaged 60% of it. part of the front of the house and the roof collapsed. the cause is under investigation. coming up, robert handa will tell us what was rescued and the chances of the building being salvaged. study found bay area residents are dumping trash into the san francisco bay. the report is considered the first comprehensive study of the volume of litter into the bay. there is enough trash to fill 100,000 kitchen barbage bags. half the litter is plastic,

candy wrappers, chip bags, lids lids and straws, paper and foam. the rest are cans, bottles and other debris. they are worried cut backs to the environmental protection agency's water testing program could engager beachgoers. california receives a half million dollars every year and uses that money to pay for monitoring the water. polluted water could cause illness. no more rain but was it a beautiful day. not a cloud in the sky. >> not acting like february and it is confusing. so nice outside. temperatures into the 60s. cloudless sky. chilly this morning. frost. that happens again tomorrow.

prepare yourself for tomorrow morning. a lot of folks have friday, saturday and sunday and monday off. wind long the coast. winds blowing about 22 miles per hour off san francisco. clouds to the north. we can check out the golden gate bridge, san francisco international airport. not a february like day. we get clear visibilities with wind. that is the golden gate bridge. 730 feet. and you can see clear skies. as far as you can see. beautiful day. good air quality. overnight lows, the winds die down. mid-30s. freezing temperatures. 35 napa. up the trail, you look around, you will get 32. fost forms. tomorrow morning, if -- frost forms tomorrow morning. why is there no fog? because the air is dry.

there is not a lot of moisture. the air and the wind keep it dry out there. you get fog on a cool night when there is lots of moisture, right after a rain. overnight lows chilly. last night will be colder than tonight. 60s tomorrow when you get going. that is the greens. 50s on the hills long the peninsula. weak weather system. another west system tomorrow. it shouldn't do much to impact our day. few clouds. main energy is going north. that is the kind of year it is been. good ski weekend. they got a foot of snow. weak system is going through there. energy driving to the north, the weekend will be nice. big holiday weekend coming up. when i come back, five-day forecast, weekend in view, there is a chance of a few

sprinkles. >> thank you. a white house tour is always exciting but today's tour brought a huge surprise. the first lady popped in while they were touring. first she said there would be a test at the end of tour and then said she was just kidding. she hugged most of the children. some telling words. welt, we interviewed today the ex-wife of one of the "speed freak killers" and what she says is very chilling, including what she wonders about all the time. tonight, this billboard is sending a message. why it is getting so much attention in san francisco. for hours and hours.

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amanda knox has a book deal. she signed a contract with harper collins to write a book telling her story. the book is scheduled for release next year. the search continues for victims of the "speed freak killers." and now the ex-wife of one of the killers is telling the story of her marriage and wondering why she wasn't a victim.

>> he was violent, hot headed. he was into the drugs. when he started smoking the drugs it went down hill. >> wesley shermantine's ex-wife is named sherry. they married in 1988. had two sons and divorce in 2003. wesley shermantine is on death row. his partner in crime, loren herzog was patrolled in 2010 and committed suicide two months ago. >> i believe he was intimidated by wes. once the first murder happened there was no stopping it. >> sheehy never admitted to the killings but she eventually put 2 and 2 together. >> they will find more remains than what they have already found but i don't know why i was the chosen one not to be one of them. >> she hopes when all the

remains have been unearthed that the victims families will be at peace. the number of interracial marriages is at a record high. 4.8million. that is 8.4% of all u.s. marriages. up 5.2%. asians and hispanics are most likely to marry someone from another race. a mystery. where is stevep coal bear. the show canceled tapings for yesterday and today. it might be because his mother is ill they say. this could mean bad news for the san francisco sheriff. why this sign may be unfair to him. the historical kelley house in kelley park may now be

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complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. a new billboard in san francisco is getting a lot of attention because how it is related to san francisco sheiff ross mirkarimi. it takes issue with something he said before he was charged with abusing his wife. ktvu's david stevenson tells us the message it is trying to get across. >> private family matter. we want it trust the system. >> reporter: san francisco sheiff ross mirkarimi said that

in january. today groups unveiled this billboard, inspired by the sheriffmous words and a few blocks from where his trial will take place. >> the message that we are putting out, domestic violence is never a private matter. >> steve: prime ross mirkarimi pleaded not guilty. his attorney said this is unfair. >> he never said this should not be investigated. >> reporter: eliana lopez has insisted there was no abuse. her attorney said eliana lopez will comply with the subpoena but she may not testify over illegally obtained communication she says. >> occasionally we have cases

where even when the victim is refusing to cooperate, we have sufficient evidence to try had case and prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: they said it take four dize raise the money to display this -- four days to raise the money for this display. ktvu channel 2 news. we are live a couple block away from the home where president obama will arrive. there is a lot of security. barricades. you see one car after another being inspected. people looking under the hood, in the trunk, dog searching the car as well. we have seen this scene played out over and over again as more and more people filter into the

home for that dinner tonight. the home is belonging to robert anderson. there are 70 people expected to be there. each paying $35,000 for that event. president obama's trip is a quick one. one fundraiser after another. after this, he heads to the nob hill masonic center, tickets there start at $100. the president's mission is fund raising. ktvu's mike mibach is live and we will have a report soon. police are issuing a warning about a attempted sexual assault that happened as a woman walked into her home. the man approached the woman from behind with a knife. the victim screamed and the suspect ran off. the suspect is a his manic male in his 20s with a heavy build. police are offering a reward in

the case. famous 100-year-old home that is part of the history of san jose went up in flames today. it is in kelley park. ktvu's rock r shows us -- rob roth shows -- robert handa shows us what happened. >> reporter: it all started with land from the kelly family and today the symbol went up in flames. the fire roared through the historical kelley house this morning. it was viz problem miles. >> i saw -- it was visible for miles. >> i saw it from 101. immediately, oh, no. >> reporter: 60 firefighters responded. the 100-year-old building's designed forced crews to fight from the outside. >> basement, into the at

icquickly. >> reporter: the head of the famy was mayor of san jose in the 1800s and they provided 100 achers to the city. as long as it was used -- acres to the city as long as it was used for children. >> if they didn't leave the property for us to enjoy, you know, this could be condos or something like that right now. >> reporter: the winds were blowing away from the zoo and firefighters rescued historic maps and other documents. >> we have pictures that go back to when the park opened. it is historical value, everything that happened over the last, you know, 50 years. irreplaceable. >> reporter: nose cause has been determined and they may not be able to salvage the building, it would cost millions of dollars.

saving history is probably too expensive. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. sparks are flying on capitol hill. republicans held a committee hearing today on a new rule that requires employers to provide ensure coverage for birth control. several leaders were invited to speak on the issue. >> whatever it takes not to violate, that is what we will do. >> female democrats walked out as a protest because the only people invited to testify were men. a new poll shows the country is divided on the issue, half of americans saying they oppose the new policy. 44% approve it. two other surveys show stronger support for the coverage.

the two leading republican candidates for president barn stormed for votes in michigan. rick santorum has been surging in the polls, threatening to take michigan from mitt romney. rick santorum criticized president obama. >> this president is not interested in providing jobs. he is interested in redistributing wealth. >> rick santorum said he believes in economics. mitt romney also scored up a big endorsement from the governor. he apaired with the governor at a lunch -- he appeared with the governor at a lunch inn. the former governor grew up in the detroit area and his father was a three term michigan

governor. earlier today mitt romney took aim at president obama. >> i was shocked to see the president come out with a budget this week which once again has a trillion dollars deficit, projecting -- by the way, he said he will cut the budget in half. it doubled from where president bush had it. >> mitt romney is slipping behind rick santorum. a poll shows rick santorum is leading mitt romney 34% to 30.4%. the number of new claims for unemployment benefits hit the lowest level in four years. 348,000 people filed for first time jobless benefits. that is the smallest number since march of 2008 and the fourth drop in five weeks.

when chams fall below 375,000 it leads to a drop in the unemployment rate. the number of home sales in the bay area hit a 5 year high. a steam drop in housing prices and mortgage rates and most of the sales were foreclosed homes or short sales. the mortgage bankers association says few americans homeowners are in danger of foreclosures. the encouraging news about jobs and housing pushed stocks to their highest level so far this year. the dow came within 100 points of the 13,000 level. the dow is up 123 points to 12,904. the nasdaq is up 44 to 2,960. cracking down the move the

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the government is taking its antidistract stracted driver campaign to a new level. they are designing dashboard technology that disable when the car is moving. in recent years high end cars have been loaded with lots of features. warning systems that alert drivers for collisions would not be effected. according to a new report, there was an 11% increase in 16 and 17 driver deaths in the first half of last year. the increase could be tied to the benefits of graduated driver licensing laws wearing off. >> the numbers are still low and good but it is alarming to see them edge up again. >> the report says there were

17 driver deaths here in california in the first six months of last year. parents are being warned that companies may be collecting private information about their children through their smartphones. mobile apps can capture a child's location, phone number and contacts. they want app developers to give parents more information about the products and they say developers should tell buyers if their apps connect to social media services. the mars candy company is slimming down snickers bars. they will stop making products that exceed 250-calories by the end of next year. the king size versions will disappear from candy shelves. mars says this is part of an effort to improve the nutritional value of their product and they plan to reduce

sodium levels by 25%. research suggests viral infections over a life time can damage brain cells and lead to diseases. researchers say even something like the flu can leave brain cells vulnerable. ever wonder why wind mills are not turning sometimes even though the wind is blowing? i am tom consumer editor tom vacar, the answer ahead. chance for a few sprinkles, i will see you back here in a few minutes. .

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u.s. wine exports hit a all time high last year. $1.4billion in revenue in 2011. that is up 22%. exports to china grew 42% last year. if wind power is a big part of our future, why are there so many idle wind mills. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar looked into the mystery of a changing source of power. >> reporter: replacing 255 of these old turbines with 50 of these. and what a difference that is going to make. >> we will be capable of

generating four times more electricity. >> reporter: so this will produce 100 clean, green, more reliable mega watts. as with all power sources, the fuel, wind and sun light are free, there are problems. one, many wind turbines areide tool protect birds that get hit. two, sometimes they are down for maintenance or repair or worn out. most important, here and everywhere else -- >> dependent on mother nature. >> if the wind doesn't show up, we have to make up for that or the lights go out. >> reporter: there is not going to be one solution, one silver bullet. it is going to come from multiple solution. >> reporter: to keep the power

grid reliable, power plants are essentially to jump in -- essential to jump in. >> we are seeing the disappearance of wind power within an hour. that is a large power plant. >> reporter: so the more renewables we put online, the more subject we are to radical swings. pg&e and the power grid completely modernized their control centers. i am tom consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. how it sought to teach global warning doubt to school kids. one of the biggest organizations denying man made

global warning. they planned to use millions of dollars in donations, some of it would be used to design a curriculum for students. it would teach that it was in dispute. they claim the papers were stolen. back now to our bay area weather. something for everything according to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> beautiful air quality. no rain to speak. no rain coming and no more snow coming. we have a few brush by systems but nothing that should shut down plans down. we go outside and show you what we have. temperatures, i guess what is impressive, santa rosa is 67 degrees right now. 65 in san jose. note that san jose -- or santa rosa was 70s degrees. it was well above the average.

67 in antioch. these are not february numbers in northern california. they are not. they will continue. not quite as warm. low 60s through the bay area weekend. cold this morning. cold again tomorrow morning. possible frost. tonight, breezy, breezy off shore. high clouds. hazy snipe on friday. and on the -- hazy sunshine on friday and on the weekend, sprinkle sunday night into monday. tomorrow these clouds move over the top of us. maybe a little drizzle along the coast. afternoon hours, this system will drop the temperatures and just maybe some evening sprinkles into friday night. not a big deal. friday morning. here come the clouds. rains north. friday afternoon. friday later in the day, 6:00. and friday, saturday, 4:00 a.m. in the morning. what do you make of that?

that is not something you change your plans for. don't change your plans. not a big deal. not much of an impact other than clouds. temperatures on the cool side. tomorrow, 65. down 5 degrees in santa rosa. santa clar a, 60s. santa clara, 60s. bay area weekend, weekend looks good. big holiday week. a lot of people have friday and monday off. the weather looks nice. >> and the upper deck of the bay bridge will be closed. >> thank you. auditions are getting underway for the x factor, including a stop in the bay area. the start of online audition on march 1. april 20 they arrive in daley city. singers with preexisting

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a sacramento couple is feeling fortunate today after three cold, snowy nights stuck in their car. it they say it started as a day of sightseeing but turned into a battle with freezing water, no cell service and little food, water or clothes. >> i didn't know the weathers, i didn't see the weather the night before. i didn't know a storm was coming in and then it started snowing. when it snowed we go, we are stuck here now. now we got to figure out what we are going to do. >> they spoke out today saying the storm moved in after they got stuck on a snow drift. when they did want show up on sunday, a search effort began. finally he decided to walk for help through deep snow. >> you are going going to see me again or you are not. once i got going i couldn't turn around and say i decided

not ogo. >> first, you know -- decided not to go. >> first, you know, i was like, he is going for it. >> they were rescued after he made it to a ridge and called 911. coming up, president obama gripped the city by the bay. the surprise stop the president made in chinatown and we talked to customerred who were enjoy -- customerred who were enjoying their -- customers who were enjoying their lunch when the president walked in. @@1 8

the president's surprise stop, the frenzy he caused in chinatown. students shut out of school, the problems that led authorities to lock up this nusing school. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening. i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. president obama's stop in san francisco is causing quite a stir. this is a live look where the president is set to attend a