san jose down to 41, the system yesterday produced a lot of rain and snowy is good considering we have not had anything like that and here comes that last one, it will give us a little bit of rain. motorcyclistly cloudy, more showering in nature, highs in the 50s, here is tara. >> right now the traffic is looking pretty good on bay area roadways, you can see it is shot in the city lights back there in the westbound portions of your screen make your way towards concord up next san mateo bridge seems like it had fog but it is dissipating so not too bad. we have several cars that have hit each other and they are on the right-hand side of the shoulder on eastbound 80 in

solon know county. claudine wong is in the area where they have shut down a section of the road. >> they are trying to figure out how a man plunged 90 feet to his death. >> reporter: below, you can see investigators now trying to figure out what exactly happened because the victim fell 90 feet to his death here. i want to give you a look from the scene from above, it didn't look like much, just a motorcycle sitting in the middle of the roadway but chp tell me this all happened 3:00 a.m. and they put the driver at the estimated speed of 75 to 80 miles per hour. even though that is slightly above the speed limit he shut have had no problem navigating the curve so they are not sure what caused him to crash sending him over the edge of the

freeway. if you come back out here live you can see they have to go underneath this fence and at this point investigators do not think alcohol was a factor but they just don't know what happened. would be wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. and we are following a story in the east bay area of pittsburgh. paul chambers is on the scene, paul? >> reporter: we can only give you very little details because this is an open investigation. we do know at 9:00 last night police came to this house. we can't show you this house because police say it is an open investigation, they found an unresponsive female. she was pronounced dead on the scene. we dough know she was a 27-year-

old. police say it was a stabbing. they did find the suspect a few blocks away. a 20-year-old pittsburgh man, police tell me they do know each other. this is not a random act and charges are pending. police are out here on the scene. it happened at 9:00 last night. that is about as much as we can tell you. this is an open investigation and there are crime scene units on the premises. we will stay on top and bring you the latest as it develops. it is a day of action statewide as they protest budget cuts and called for education funding to be restored. it is followed by a noontime rally in march. similar demonstrations are planned acs u campuses and even -- at csu campuses. it is all to kickoff the rally

in sacramento which organizers are calling occupy capital. they have approved 485 notices for teachers administrators and other staff but they voted to spare 70 teachers at 14 under performing schools. now the teacher's union is criticizing the move and they are bracing for what could be more than an $80 million loss over the next two years. they sparked a lockdown, nobody was found despite an exhaustive search. maria saw a man holding a rifle after she picked up her 11-year- old daughter for an after school program. for an hour they sat in a locked classroom until the school was cleared. >> it was very stressful

because for me, the thought was what would have happened if he closed the door and you know the worst. >> parents and students were reunited at 7:00 last night. officers scoured the campus and they do believe there is no longer a threat. time now 4:34, today the family of a young victim will gather for a private memorial service. she vanished in 1985 after she cut school. she was last seen with wesley howard shermantine. wesley howard shermantine is now convicted of her murder and is linked to many others. they were led to her body and the teen's mom said the discovery gives her closure in a long nightmare. >> it feels great, it is like giving birth to her all over again.

>> they searched for their daughter for years and they now say there is comfort knowing the mystery surrounding her disappearance has been solved. >> jury selections, yesterday the judge issued two critical rulings both in favor of the prosecution and both involve the tape at the enter of the case. first the judge rejected the tape from eliana lopez. she wanted them to disregard the statement that she said her husband bruised her arm in a fight. >> she could have gone to anybody. >> the judge also ruled about the lawyer's second request to release still photos of the video to the news media.

questions include domestic violence issues, how much they know about the case and whether or not they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife. it includes one man who knows the sheriff quite well. he served alongside sheriff ross mirkarimi on the board of supervisors before he was elected sheriff last year. google say they have less about protecting information than google protecting data about the users. they are not likely to see this, including the google search and you tube. now google will merge data it has compiled, about what your e- mails say and what topics they file. that will allow them to target potential customers. and finally relief from that powerful cruise ship, the

costa allegra was towed to a cruise port. now the lawsuit has been settled. the city approved plans to build a store on shoreline parkway last april. now a group opposing it tried to protest last week. under the settlement, target will help to fun business initiatives. cal trans will vote and raise fares but only for certain people. they call for one way tickets but only for people who pay with cash. riders who use clipper cards will not be affected. they are looking at a ride

discount and was originally going to eliminate the pass all together but changed their minds after a flood of complaints. how is traffic? >> well we have an issue up on eastbound 80 and there are 10 cars on the right-hand side of the shoulder. i'm not sure what caused the accident. the chp report is not very clear. there may have been some debris in the roadway. now we are going to take a live look at 80. traffic is going well as you make your way towards the mcarthur maze. up next, you can see a little bit of low-lying fog but everything is looking good as you make your way towards san francisco. finally not a whole lot of cars out there just yet in san francisco, let's check in with steve. light rain reported to the north, up to ukiah, you can

always tweet me and this is a much weaker system, but still it is set to arrive here and it looks like it will be done as high pressure builds back in. all of that rain is starting to snow also in lake county this will continue snow for the sierra which had a really good blasting yesterday. 40s on the temperatures, mountain view, san jose, also fairfield. our system continues to rotate, it is the last piece of energy rotating high pressure is on the way. we have to get one more system that will clip us. i think by noon things will start to calm down, it will be 4 to 8 inches but if you get below, another 5 to 10 is possible. mostly cloudy rain is beginning to move back in and it will be

another cool and breezy day. highs today will stay in the 50s but there is going to be a warmup here in a second. we still have a high surf advisory. high tide at 5:45 a.m. it will start to go down and be careful if you are heading to the beaches. clearing out friday, the weekend looks like upper 60s to near 70s. back to you, pam. they hope winds does not trigger anymore power outages. in bolder a 150-foot tree fell just yards from a house. >> a tree fell down the street and ripped the power right out of my house. >> 170 customers did not have any power and many are on the

verge of falling and it will not take much to knock them down. bay area bridges could soon follow... >> this is my life taken from me, this is how i feed my two children. the unusual item taken containing thousands of dollars worth of equipment. a look at 101 through san francisco, traffic is great and we will take a look at the bay area road i ways coming up. -- roadways coming up.

. good morning, one more system moving in, rain in the morning, decreasing in the afternoon. >> we have new information this morning on the strong storms and tornadoes that came across the u.s. 12 people were killed including three in tennessee. scientists say it flattened in harrisberg illinois, that is the second highest tornado rating based on damage. six people were killed in harrisberg alone. that disabled italian cruise ship has been towed to say shells. a fire in the engine room

caused the luxury liner to drift at sea without power. the captain was on the verge of ordering everyone to abandon ship. >> excuse me, we went to our room to get our life jackets and we went to the master station. >> reporter: many of the 1,000 people on board slept on deck to escape the heat from the fire. they are offering a 15 day vacation on the island and by the way, the allegra is the sister ship of costa concordia killing 25 people leaving several others missing and resumed dead -- resumed dead. maryland lawmakers approve the measure one week ago, the

state will become the 8th to legalize same sex marriage. they are putting up a referendum to oppose the ballot. two american soldiers were shot by two afghanistan soldiers. it is latest case where they were disguised in uniforms killing u.s. troops. this is video of the caskets arriving on monday, two other military advisers were shot in the head at the afghanistan ministry. six have been killed for the retaliation for the burning of the copies of the koran in u.s. bay. the students are going to walk together back to school for the first time since the shooting that killed three

students. the students will meet at the town's main square and walk through the community together. the school is opening its doors to provide grieve counseling and they are formally charging thomas "tj" lane who has admitted to the shootings and is expected to be charged as an adult. they are going to seek the death penalty for joseph naso. he has pled not guilty to murdering four california women between 1977 and 1994. joseph naso is acting as his own attorney and he told the judge he needs more time to prepare his case. the judge asked for a progress report in four weeks. they are trying solve the death of a bay go-kart store.

they used a truck to pull it away. the trailer is needed to service customers at race tracks as far away as oklahoma. >> this is not my car stolen out of my driveway, this is my life taken from me and this is how i feed my two children and in the middle of the night it walked away. >> it contains $100,000 worth of power equipment. the toll bridges could see a major change starting next year. >> it happened when the bridge opened and it is being phased out on the golden gate bridge. they are fast tracking it hooked into and people will be photographed by cameras that

will match license plates to send the bill. >> right now wrote jokes are once we are up and running we will save $16 million over 10 years. >> the bay area's 7th state could convert a year or so later. one transit system said they could be gone from the toll booth by 2014. the first visible signs on a new fire station in palo alto are set for this afternoon. it was built more than 55 years ago and today will be the groundbreaking ceremony for a replacement at that location. it will be three times as big for people who work and live at the station. fire station two is the busiest between san jose and san francisco. a new temple near walnut creek won approval for the costa concordia board of

supervisors. this is an artist's rendering and it will include an elaborate garden. 60,000 square foot temple, its size was a delay the with neighbors along with concerns about parking and traffic. they are paying tribute to the monkey's lead singer. >> jones died yesterday in florida. they had a number one album and one man said joan's talent -- jones' talons will be missed -- talent will be missed but his fans will live forever. the man he is playing not far from a giant's ballpark. plus recruiting allows them

to make some pocket money while staying out of trouble at the same time.

. welcome back time now 4:53 the city of oakland is hiring teens. a similar fair will take place today from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in east oakland and there will be another event at wilkins park. oakland mayor jean quan hopes to find 750 city jobs for teens. brian well son is known -- brian wilson is known for trying his luck on the baseball field. workers are putting the finishing touches on the business which is expected to

open on the 9th. lane number 12 will be renamed lane 38 which wilson's number with the giants. back to tara, how is traffic? well, let's see, we have chp issuing a sig alert and a big-rig went off the roadway off of alamo drive. it's now resting on its side. it looks like one of those big green traffic signs where vacaville exit sign was hit and it is lying on its side but it looks like they were able to move it quickly. it is a bit windy and our

camera has been bobbing around but no delays to speak of. 4:55 let's check in with steve. >> tara, thank you very much. a very good storm and it is pretty impressive but there is still one more piece of energy which is giving us light rain to the north. not a lot. napa, this is the leading edge of that system with will sweep over the area, it is different than yesterday and it is still going to give us some rain. 40s on the temperatures, everyone in there, low, mid-to- upper san jose is cool, 41 degrees san rafael, until this afternoon, high pressure is building in and that last little guy coming down, puff in a roman candle.

below 5,000 feet there will be 5 to 6,000 and snow levels are very low, really low levels yesterday. mostly cloudy today, cool and breezy, the wind has picked up for some. low-to-mid, everyone is close, not much of a difference, 57 santa cruz livermore fremont, san mateo, clouds and rain, clearing on friday, probably a lot of fog but then the weekend looks sunnyside up. pamela? it could be treacherous conditions, several pin outs and accidents will happen yesterday. chains are required on both 50 and 80 at least right now. all the snow is increasing the threat of avalanches and the danger is facing north, 35 degrees or steeper. they are advised to stay clear

of the back country terrain. coming up, we have developing news out of pittsburgh. police are investigating an overnight homicide. we will tell you what officers told us minutes ago between the suspect and the victim. motorcycle rider is dead after flying off an overpass, we will be right back.