. in a year where we really need some rain, we will have an update on some pretty good snow up in the sierra valley. today, raising fares, why this proposal is considered a compromise and how riders are reacting, that is where the morning news continues. complete bay area news coverage

starts right now, this is channel 2 morning news. well good morning to you, welcome, it is thursday, the first day of march, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, let's check in with steve paulson, i see some tweeting there is blasting going on up in the sierra. >> yes, there continues to be pretty good snow up there, let's go into the afternoon hours. this system is clipping the north bay but there is still snow and pretty good wind up in the high country. you can see on live storm tracker 2, some of that rain is picking up so look for that rain in the morning, highs in the 50s, here is tara. here is 110 through san rafael, headlights are southbound as you make your way towards the golden gate bridge, near 880, we see a lot of winds out there for some reason this morning so take it easy, so far we have no delays to speak of.

6:01 let's head back to the desk. we have developing news in the east bay, police are developing a deadly stabbing that happened in pittsburgh. it happened around 9:00 last night. the victim, a 27-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man is now in custody. investigators say the suspect knew the victim. we are getting further details, paul chambers is there to bring us our next update in the next half hour. budget cuts are planning to demonstrate throughout california today. a gathering is expected to start on uc berkeley campus in just a few hours. >> reporter: in just a few hours, they will end circle california hall in crime scene tape. they will hold teach outs all

across and the chancellors sent out an e-mail supporting them. you can see it right here fighting for exactly what they believe should be a statewide effort to draw attention to a millionaires tax and stop cuts to school. students will be joined by faculty members and this is what it looked like last year for the day of action. even a few elementary schools are planning a few walk outs across the bay area and usc berkeley will plan a noontime rally. we will be here throughout the day to show you what is going on in these day of action

rallies. >> they are wroting to aimed a rolling back president barack obama's poll -- they are aiming to roll back president barack obama's cost of birth control policies to shift it to their ensurers but they say it does not go far enough. coming up how senators are leading the fight to save mandatory birth control coverage. critics say it is less about pro texting information. goingel will not show a different including goingel search and u.s. you tube. it includes what your e-mails say, which topics they file and that will allow companies to target potential customers. if you pay cash to ride cal

train, you will have to pay bit more. claudine wong is live in san francisco to tell us about the breakdown on the fair hike that is taking place, claudine? >> reporter: well a vote is set scheduled to take place but it is considered a compromise. the proposal has changed from its original one and they will actually take a look at this new proposal and vote on it. it suggests it was going on but remember depending on how far somebody could travel, they could pass through several zones, and this new proposal says it is going up 25 cents a doesn't or 25 cents on a jaun way tuck -- one-way ticket no matter how far you go. and we will not be surprised if

people are still unhappy. >> i know it is a problem and i know cal train has problems with their budget, so... something has to be done. >> reporter: back out here live, the other change deals with the clipper card and their used to be a discount card but if they ride 8 times every two months they get a 15% discount. they were looking into eliminating it but instead of giving you 15% discount again trying to immediate in the middle with fares. let's check in for her, she is in for sal today.

it is because of that heavy snow and you must have chains on you and you will also be needing chains on highway 50 so if you plan on doing some skiing, make sure you are prepared. this is highway 24 through lafayette. you can see traffic is flowing well as you make your way through the called could the -- through the tunnel. we expect the metering lights to be going on within the next 20 minutes or so. finally at the san mateo bridge, traffic is flowing nicely as you make your way towards foster city and on the other side towards hayward. let's go to steve. a very good morning, by this afternoon things will start to clear out, snow continues to go up in the sierra valley and the wind we are getting is light but it is increasing in intensity. stretching from north napa,

sweeping over towards san pablo bay, nothing too heavy but it's there and a sign of things to come. but we have one little system through 7:00, you can see that system beginning to move south, there are breaks in the clouds further south you go. it looks like on the drier side, by noon we are done, mostly done, there could be stray showers, we'll see mostly cloudy conditions and tomorrow looks good and that's what we will be tackling. 40s, mid-40s, although san jose, with the breaks in the temperatures, that system right there, high pressure is on its way, it will be here starting tomorrow, sierra nevada will continue around 4 to 12 inches, they will see a little more, it is not a stormer part of the system. one more kicks in and it takes us into a warmer weekend.

i get one and done, mostly cloudy, dry sunny and warmer as we go into the weekend, pam, dave? a weekend storm is dumping some much needed snow, reporter brian hickey is at one of my favorite places, sugar bowl, brian? and mine too, you can see behind me here, what a beautiful morning it is shaping up to be in sierra. still getting a huge dump but not a crazy wind blowing it all over the place. if you like sugar bowl, you will like this, check it out. does it get any lighter? >> nice powder. >> oh, my gosh, it is unbelievable, we have john munsen, what is the total?

>> it has been a good couple of inches beyond that. on top of 14 before that, 5 two- inch storm total, we would be up towards 5 feet when it is all said and done, temperatures are warming, it will be a great weekend on tap. >> if i am not mistaken this is the biggest storm of the year so far. we have made it through putting on a good product but for skiing you can't beat this. >> i have seen across the board, a lot of the resorts have lifted the restrictions and you can now go seven days a week. they were simply trying to get people to come up here, more than this, right here, pam, a little more. >> you are killing me, i was up there and steve just confirmed it's going to be sunny this

weekend, i am dying to get back up there. >> you got her crying brian. >> thank you brian hickey up in sugar bowl. >> you will get there. >> there is trouble behind jail bars for convicted joseph naso, the reason he is now in solitary confinement. what students are doing to help them get back after three of their classmates were shot and killed. we have new video that scared the day lights out of some people (car horn)

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. all right, we have new amazing video of grizzly bears chasing hikers. the grizzly bears were roaming nearby and one of those grizzly's charged at them. the bear got so close they lost their breath. they knew what to do, they sat still and the bear left. they 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 commune community together. they will provide grieve counseling and they are formally charging thomas "tj" lane who add admitted to the shootings and he is expected to be charged as an adult. they are voting and bill to allow them to opt out of mandatory healthcare coverage if they disagree for religious reasons, telling us what california senators are saying about this, allison? dave, the senate comes in just about 15 minutes and we are expecting some contentious debates. barbara boxer and die and finestein are accusing them of an assault on women's healthcare. it is the republican response to president barack obama's mandate that employers offer free birth control coverage and

they will allow them to opt out if it violates their religious believes. >> this is not about religious freedom, it is about allowing employers the right to deny access to care for autism screening. std and well screening for any reason. >> it is becoming a big issue on the campaign trail. romney caused a big uproar when he opposed it but his aides said he misunderstood the question. we will have live coverage in about an hour. for now live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. a bribery for joseph bay the 4th, they say bay offered a guard money and sports tickets in exchange for a cell phone.

bay is a former leader of the black muslim bakery. he is charged three consecutive life sentences after ordering the killing of three men. sheriff ross mirkarimi's 0 domestic violence trial, yesterday the judge issued three critical rulings. the judge denied a request from eliana lopez, she wanted the judge to dismiss the videotaped statement eliana lopez made to the neighbor that her husband harmed her during a fight. they are punishing the prosecution for releasing still photos to the media. jurors are filling out questionnaires. it includes how much they know about the case and asks whether they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife eliana

lopez. the jury pool contains one person who knows sheriff ross mirkarimi quite well. he served alongside the board of directors before sheriff ross mirkarimi was elected sheriff last year. the none pointing presidential -- nonbinding presidential straw poll, the state's delegate will be elected next week. mitt romney won 31% followed by rick santorum 32%, rand paul 28%. in the meantime rick santorum said rick santorum survival in the race may depend on newt gingrich getting out. advisers believe rick santorum would win the nomination if all the tea party conservatives

backed him as the one candidate against mitt romney. they appeal to the more conservative side but newt gingrich has no plans of dropping out of the race. they are issuing an unprecedented warning, it risks forfeiting playoff plans if anybody wears or displays the fighting soon nickname originnian head logo. the logo is offensive to american indians but has never mentioned the possibility of forfeiting the game. known for his skill, now he is trying his luck in bowling. he just became the newest partner of the lucky strikes bowling alley and it is just across the ballpark. they are out there putting the finishing touches which is open on march 9th. we are here to report lane 12

will be renamed lane 38, that is brian wilson's number with the san francisco giants. >> love it, that is great idea. you are quite a bowler, i hear. >> i am a little bit of a bowler. 19 minutes after 6:00, tara says there is a backup of the bay bridge. >> yes, the metering lights went on. do expect some delays. unless of course you have fast track but the others are inching along but give yourself 15 minutes. in san francisco, there are no delays, towards the airport looking good and finally in the south bay, 237 near milpitas, the top portion on the screen after the off ramp actually, but no major problems to speak

of. 6:20 steve? how is it going? >> it is going well. we have light rain pushing through. this system is nothing compared to yesterday. this is light of -- this is light rain, live storm tracker 2, you can see the intensity building over marin county and parts of the east bay, kathy? up in napa, i like to wake up to the sounds of rain. most should move through by light morning and things are starting to calm down, it is our light system. cool and breezy in some of the higher elevations. inin san mateo they have allowed their temperatures to drop and the winter storm warning goes until 4:00. it is pretty good in shaft

terrible, four to 12 pretty good in other areas, four to 12 inches, the weekend looks really nice, mostly cloudy, rain developing up in the hills, 50s on the temperatures mid-to-upper, this is not a cold, cold system, but we will be cool, below normal temperatures, it will be sunny and warmer into your weekend, dave, pam? the number of people filing for unemployment benefits continues to slip. it is down 2000 from the week before and it's the lowest level in four years. now applications have fallen 15% since october and applications are below 37 5,000 and it signals, hiring is strong enough to lower the unemployment rate.

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. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, this is the heaviest traffic we are seeing at the moment. 6:25 let's head back to the desk. common flu drugs are showing potential treatment for brain injury. flu medicine could help speed up help, researchers say there are still questions about whether it also improves long- term outcomes for people with brain injuries. don't expect to see it, they would have forced tobacco companies to put these images on their products.

it would violate free speech rights and the government is expected to reveal a decision. bay area toll bridgeels could see a major change, drivers started paying tolls when the bridge opened but the first steps are being taken to phase out the human toll takers on the bay bridge. drivers with fast track will sneak through and they will be sent toll bills in the mail. the winner of this year's daytona 500 makes a pit stop in san francisco today. matt won the victory in nascar's biggest race and today he will take a victory lap in san francisco in a motorized cable car as a coast to coast campaign. he arrives at the north vista

point at the golden gate bridge at the square. entire communities wiped out. up next we will take you to illinois, it is left behind those deadly storms. investigating a homicide, i will show you the latest in this investigation.

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morning news, it is thursday, the very first day of march, i am dave clark. >> good morning i am pam cook, time now is 6:30. we are following overnight news from the east bay. police are investigating a deadly stabbing and paul chambers is on the scene with information about the victim and the suspect, paul? >> reporter: good morning, pam, about the last ten minutes police released the scene behind us. we will not show you the house because the victim's family has yet to be notified. here is what we do know, officers responding to a 911 call they found an unresponsive 27-year-old who had been stabbed. they tried to revive her but they were unsuccessful. she was pronounced dead on the scene. officers have a suspect and they say the two knew each other and officers say it is

not random act of violence. charges are still pending. now people are waking up here in the neighborhood and we will talk to neighbors to find out if they knew anything about it. i did see some neighbors talking to police and we will bring you the latest coming up on mornings on 2. live in pittsburgh paul chambers ktvu channel 2 morning news. a three hour lockdown at a middle school, no gunman was ever found despite an exhaustive search. maria said she saw a man in the hallway holding a rifle as she was picking up her 11-year-old daughter. for the next three hours, she and 16 students were locked in a classroom until the stool was cleared. today the family of a young victim of a serial killer will

gather. chevy wheeler vanished after her mother dropped her off at school. she cut class and was last seen with wesley howard shermantine. he was convicted of her murder and wesley howard shermantine recently led investigators to chevy's body. the teen's mother said that discovery gives her closure in a long nightmare. >> it feels great. >> chevy a parents searched for their daughter for years and there is some comfort knowing the mystery surrounding her disappearance has been solved. finally some relief for passengers stranded in the indian ocean. costa allegra was towed back to port just hours ago and we will hear from an emotional passenger about her ordeal. why many on board that luxury liner ended up sleeping on the

deck. also in a half hour, a congressional hearing to review concerning regulations -- concerning regulations -- current regulations. the hearing comes in the wake of the costa concordia where the ship struck a wreathe and capsized killing more than 25 people. and fair for cal trans is going up. claudine wong is live at a train station in san francisco to tell us who is affected and how much they have to play, claudine? >> reporter: we are at the cal trans steaks and the vote takes place at 10:00 a.m. and cal trans modified this proposal where nearly 185 people spoke out about the

original plan. the new plan is a compromise. here is what is proposed. they are going to have half the discounts and instead of a two month deal it will be a 1 month deal and instead of 15% off only 7% off. upgrade goes up 25-cents. the to go pass does not change, it goes up by $10. >> i can understand, not a lot of people take transportation anymore and i can imagine the cost to operate as we progress, go higher and higher. so i could definitely understand that. >> back out here live, the agency wants everyone to switch over to the clipper card, that is the universal card that

works on bart and cal trans. if people done move over at least 50%, they will consider raising that cost again so this may not be over but again this vote happens at 10:00 this morning and if it is approved the fair increase will go into effect on october 1st. >> people are heading out the door, let's check in on traffic. near 580 near grant line road, three car crash, seems like everybody is okay it has been moved over and hopefully it will not cause any problems trafficwise. we do have a traffic hazard, we have a car having its hazards on and earlier caesar chavez northbound 101, it seems the accident has been cleared but it is very slow going so be

aware of that as you are headed around hospital curve. at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on and you are looking at a 15 minute backup as you head into san francisco this morning and those metering lights are on. southbound as you make your way towards the golden gate bridge so far no major hiccups. let's check in with steve. rain is beginning to move through going to ukiah, over towards san pablo bay, this is the last part coming by and yesterday's front was stronger. it will be decreasing throughout the afternoon there is not a lot of rain but it is taking us through the morning hours and now it is cloudy, this system is moving in, here is our computer forecast, there

will still be rain right before noon things should really decrease, here we are tailing off, this afternoon is long gone and the rain looks like it is ending for a few days. 40s on the temperatures, it will go up with the cloud cover starting to come in. i have seen gusts up to 30 miles per hour. the system will keep it going and winter storm warnings going until 4:00 and new levels, one to maybe 16 inches of new know. the wind is not as strong but still it is there, one more system today and high pressure moves in starting later today more likely tomorrow and that will give us sunshine as we head into the weekend. mostly cloudy, cool and breezy to blustery, highs in the 50s

for everybody. maybe there are some hints on the 7 to 10 day, sunshine and warmer weather to near 70 degrees, pam? thank you steve, 12 people are dead after those deadly storms that tore through the midwest. a state of emergency has been declared. winds of up to 170 miles per hour tore through the town flattening homes and businesses. joining us from harrisberg, sandra you are in the middle of what is left of a horrific scene. >> reporter: yes, we are standing inside of what was a sporting good store. you mentioned wind power, and the latest update was that the winds were listed as strong as 180 miles per hour. you can see the devastation, basically leveling this store

and also inside like shoes here, athletic clothing, they are strewn about in piles and piles of debris. this is one example of the after math of this deadly storm. all these twisters killing 12 people in several states. >> after the tragedy will come recovery. >> i don't ever want to go through it again, it is horrible. devastating. >> residents of harrisberg illinois will spend thursday and likely many more days and weeks ahead dealing with the after math of a deadly tornado wednesday. many lost their homes and property and are left with a terrifying memory. >> i have never been so close to death in my life, it was scary. >> i felt the tray lore shaking and i -- tray lore shaking -- trailer shaking and i woke up

underneath the trailer. >> reporter: the impact was filled in kansas, tennessee and missouri. a tornado dealt severe damage to the tourist town of brandon. >> we are working with them to make sure they are backed up and operating. >> reporter: getting back up in the midst of the disextradition and -- destruction and hoping they never see anything like it again. >> it is the worst experience waking up to ever. >> reporter: the severe weather is not completely over yet, another storm system is forecast which could trigger more tornadoes from the ohio river valley. i am sandra back to you. a horrible story, a motorcyclist flies off a

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. good morning, welcome back, chp cleared the scene of a deadly motorcycle crash in oakland, it happened after 3:00 this morning. they think the cyclist was speeding to eastbound i-80 when he lost control and lost his life. police in the east bay are investigating a deadly stabbing in pittsburgh. this happened last night at 9:00, the victim a 27-year-old woman. a 20-year-old man is now in custody. investigators say the suspect knew the victim. and this morning in washington, a u.s. senate will allow employers to opt out of mandatory healthcare coverage, it is the republicans response

that employers offer free birth control coverage. budget cuts are planning to demonstrate throughout california today. lorraine blanco is on the uc campus where a gathering is expected this morning, lorraine? >> you can see the front coverage showing the planned process this morning at 8:00 a.m., professors will hold teach outs bringing them outside and if you take a look here, that is what houses the chancellors office and they will end circle that to demonstrate the resources with activism. the november clash between campus police, you can see it right here sets up an e-mail showing the school support for today's day of action rallies. they will help pay for buses that will take some students to the state capital. this is what the day of action

looked like last year. today's focus will defend the human right to a decent public education and they will stop cuts to public schools in general. they will hold a noontime rally and head to frank ogawa plaza just before 1:00 p.m. they are set to start at 7:30 and you can see right there, protesters are marking all overcomes campus telling people -- campus here occupying the rally, we will be here live all morning, for now reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. the san francisco unified school district has approved layoff notices for teachers according to the examiner but they voting to spare it even

though they don't have seniority. the district is bracing for what could be a more than $80 million loss over the next two years. the antioch school district is blocking several positions. they could be cut along with a dozen school counselors. they are required to give notice by march 15th and some of those pink slips can be rescinded. aboard the disabled italian cruise ship costa allegra call it the trip from hell. earlier the costa allegra was towed to an area in the indian ocean. a fire in the power room caused it to drift for days. they were close to or ordering

everyone to abandon ship. >> excuse me... we went out to our room to get our life jackets and we went up to the master station. >> now many of the 1,000 people on board slept on the deck to try to escape the smoke and the heat from the fire but they are describing the conditions inside the cab bins as beyond horrific. again because there was no running water. the costa concordia which as you know hit a wreathe off italy last month, 25 people were killed 7 others are missing or resumed dead. a to the to your case in santa cruz -- a torture case in santa cruz county, a major role a store security tape is playing in the investigation, we will have more on that. the time now is 9:49, a problem in hayward, traffic

accident? >> yes, if we take a look at the maps, you can see an accident and a couple of trave if i can accident -- traffic accidents. it is causing slowing there as you can notice by the yellow and also we have a disabled car that is occupied on 880 southbound, same story right on the bridge there on the san mattei bridge -- san mate tie yes bridge. -- san mateo bridge. let's head over to highway 4. it is getting windy out there and you can see the traffic is slow going as you make your way towards concord and 880. definitely give yourselves some extra time.

good idea to carpool if you can swing it. 6:50 let's check in with steve. >> some light winds, this is a much, much weaker system than we had and will decrease. last time storm tracker is starting to increase heading over to the peninsular and also to the south bay and in the north bay there are some breaks but definite showers activity. this is our cloud and rain forecast, not as organized as yesterday more as bright on the color, by 10:00 most of the rain is moving south and by noon it will be gone, by 1:00 we should be done except for a stray shower. fog some nights and mornings but the trends are to say goodbye to the rain and we'll see high pressure building back

in. some high totals, 1.5 inches of rain, st. marys, 1.30. danville, picked up 1.93. not bad for a year when we don't see much. the last system is like a spoke in the wheel going through wind developing cool breezy in the higher elevations up in the sierra, 40s on the temperatures, i don't expect those to change but after the system goes by, high pressure is building and it will in a big way and as it does, they will have another four to 12 inches. it is moving through right now but our fair weather friend mr. high pressure is on its way back in. took a couple of days off, calabrese i to windy at times, higher elevations not so bad at the surface like it was

yesterday. mid-50s to upper 50s, extended outlook with warmer conditions for your weekend. thank you very much. weekend reporting better than expected sales people spend more on food and healthcare products, macy's had 4.6% and the gap was expected to see a 1% drop posted a 4% increase in sales. let's look at stocks, dow jones industrial average up 73 points back up above that mark, we had some decent economic news coming in on jobless claims and sales numbers coming in that we are talking about on retail and cars, not bad. time now punishment for an open raiders star accused of shoving a woman, what he will have to do after working out a

deal with prosecutors. and it is simply out of this world. bay area scientists are now looking frivol tears. . -- now looking for volunteers.

. happening right now, an emotional scene, take a look at this, these are chardon high school students gathering and

marching with families and students in a symbolic return to school and they will walk where there will be grieve counselors and this is the first day they will be reopened since that fatal shooting where three fellow students were killed by another student. an oakland radar student is accused of shoving a woman at a nightclub in 2010. they agreed to drop a count if he agrees to go into their program. it is for people who are interested in life on other planets. they are looking for volunteers to sort signals that come in to the telescopes used to listen for signs on other planets. they say the sky is filled with so many signals that no

computers can process them all. we are getting signals from tara, there is snow up in the sierra and you need chains? >> yes, it's really coming down, you will need chains after auburn and after highway 50s, those are the usual places and there is a backup give yourself an extra 10 to 15 minutes to make your way into san francisco. highway 4 is worse, you can see it is inching along there. at 6:58 let's head to steve. >> from connect kit over to san francisco, david in novato said the winds have picked up, nothing too heavy, a breezy day and we will have more coming up on mornings on 2.

a deadly stabbing in the east bay overnight, what investigators are telling us about the victim and the suspect. plus cal trans riders, it involves more cash. stay right here with us. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪