an ex-girlfriend takes center stage at the pretrial court battles in the ross mirkarimi domestic abuse allegation. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we have breaking news to start. there is a report now out of the east bay about an elderly man driving his car into a creek. newschopper2 is live over the scene. this happened in alameda county near castro valley.

fire officials say a man in his mid-80s somehow managed to live his lexus down an 80-foot drop into a creek. rescue crews pulled him from the wreckage alive but there's no word yet on his condition. officials say a guardrail above the creek was not damaged so they are really not sure how the car ended up in the creek. here is a map to show you exactly where this accident happened. it's off east castro valley boulevard near five canyons parkway. that's in an unincorporated area of alameda county, near castro valley. if we get any more information on this story during this newscast, we'll bring it to you. our other top story, the ross mirkarimi abuse charges case takes a turn today. allie rasmus joins us live to let us know what we've learned about a decision, whether one

has been made. allie? >> reporter: well, no decision has been made. we just found out about ten minutes ago that the hearing and the decision has been made. christine flores is an ex- girlfriend of ross mirkarimi. she describes herself as a tv actress. and we did research and she was interviewed by ktvu 2 some years ago. prosecutors want flores to testify against the sheriff in his domestic violence trial because flores had said and had been reported that she had been physically abused by mirkarimi when the two had a relationship back in 2007 to 2009. judge wong met privately with flores and the attorneys. the hearing lasted for a couple of hours and the judge was going to decide whether flores could testify in the trial but the hearing was continued.

>> today's hearing was not concluded. there was a need to continue. there was not enough time. the reason, mirkarimi's attorney had to catch a plane to leave town. >> reporter: now, sheriff mirkarimi is facing misdemeanor domestic violence charges. jury selection starts on monday. that's still the plan, we're told. 185 jurors have been told to report for jury. the judge is expected to continue the hearing and make some sort of decision as to whether or not christina flores will be allowed to testify. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. the nevada county coroner

released the name of the man citying who got caught -- who got caught in an avalanche. rescuers found him pinned beneath a tree. he suffered multiple broken bones and other injuries. he later died at the hospital. authorities are stressing safety. a lot of people are expected to head to the mountains. the resorts are expecting big crowds following the first big snowstorm. longs may be long at the lifts but there probably -- >> we've marked down a lot of products. >> i can't wait. it's been a long winter. i haven't been able to use my

pass much. it's been a good winter for golf. that's the problem. >> i've been watching it on the news. everything says this -- everybody says this is the best time to go. >> i've been up there a few times. the snow is not too bad. but there's nothing like a powder day. >> all of the snow is keeping caltrans busy. they are working to keep the mountain passes open. we just checked with them and there are no chain requirements on highway 50 or 80. if you are headed to the snow make sure to check road conditions before you leave. a man was shot twice in east oakland. the man was rushed to the hospital around 12:45 this morning. police say he was shot in the face and shoulder. friends of the victim say he was shot while standing on a sidewalk near the intersection of stone and tippen. witnesses say there's more than one suspect. no word of arrest, or a possible motive. police in antioch are about to get a bast in many -- many

-- boost in manpower. the city gave the police department the green light to hire three full-time officers and as as many as five part- time officers. more officers are needed due to the increase in crime in antioch. some residents in antioch are still waiting to get their power on after a car crashed into a power pole last night on kelly and bayview in the hayward neighborhood. here's more. >> reporter: this morning a fleet of pg&e crews worked to fix damage a late-night accident left behind. >> several vehicles, like three of them, were coming up. two of them had -- they were together, they had stopped. the one in the white car was gonna make a turn. and the struck tried to -- truck tried to go around him, hit him, spun him around, and he hit the pole. >> and just like that, raul

howard and more than 250 ours were in the dark in this hayward neighborhood just -- 250 others were in the dark in this hayward neighborhood. pg&e said it wasn't a hard fix, it just took some time. residents we talked to say this problem, just one of many they see along kelly street. one resident told me kelly street is better known as the kelly speedway. charles pipkin says drivers ignore the posted speed limit all of the time. >> they come down here 50, 60 miles an hour. >> reporter: what's the speed limit? >> 25, 30. >> reporter: 25. >> they come down here pretty good. >> reporter: pipkin says speed burns and extra signs may help but he's not sure that will happen. but what did happen around 8:30, the power turned on. >> we couldn't get anything. >> reporter: the first thing you turned on? >> the heat. >> yeah. [ laughter ]

>> reporter: in hayward, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. and the nation's largest gay rights group, the human rights campaign, has named a key figure in the right against came's proposition 8 as its new president. 38-year-old chad griffin was brought in to lead the no on 8 campaign and later spearheaded the legal challenge. he worked for clinton's campaign and served in the white house for two years before he head a charitable foundation for rob reiner. supporters of same-sex marriage have asked a federal court to turn down the request for a second look at the ruling that threwout proposition 8. the three-judge panel -- that through out proposition 8.

there was an appeal before an 11-judge panel. they file the paperwork and asked the judges to reject the call for a new hearing. talks have broken down between the mt. diablo school district and its teachers' union. an impasse was declared after negotiations field. union leaders had proposed a one-time 3% payment with no furloughs. but the district offered less than half of that amount and only if the governor's tax proposal passed. san jose's veterans memorial is getting ready to reopen. this video show esthe memorial near the city's -- shows the memorial near the city. the memorial closed down after vandals caused $25,000 worth of damage to it. but thanks to a $5,000 donation from the police officers association, the memorial is expected to reopen soon.

it's unbelievable to have -- how the wind can do this in a tornado. >> the dumpster weighs probably a thousand pounds. it was lifted over and carried to another's yard. >> more tornadoes hit the nation's midsection this morning. the weather in the bay area, though, this weekend -- picture-perfect. and rosemary will have the details. you have to toss in 15 cents. >> he meant what he said and said what he meant. why the top cop of san francisco was speaking in rhymes this morning. [ crickets chirping ]

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schedule. the $1.1 billion-dollar golden gate bridge approach project has a $54 million defcy. the shortfall is due to anticipated state and federal funding which failed to come true. under a tentative agreement, the mtc will contribute ding 34 million. the san francisco transporttation authority will chip in $10 million for sales tax revenue and caltrans will add another $10 million to project. the alameda county coroner has identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash in oakland. the 22-year-old, jessie boyer, of el sobrante was thrown off a connector ramp between 80 and 880 and he land on the road below. he was reportedly speeding and lost control of the motorcycle prior to the crash. two days after tornadoes killed 13 people in the west, possible

tornadoes errorred through alabama this morning. the stormstroyed homes and a maximum security prison. there are reports of injuries about you -- storms destroyed homes and a maximum security prison. there are reports of injuries. >> it kind of gave me the idea that this definitely was deja vu of what occurred last year. >> alabama released school children early today because of the threat of more tornadoes. president obama says he means it when he says it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. the president made 4eus most exspannive -- his most expansive remarks and he said, i don't bluff, and he says i will not advertise any u.s. plans for iran but has refused to renounce the use of military force. president obama meets with israel 'prime minister on --

israel's prime minister on monday and will try to postpone any plans he has about attacking the nuclear facility. shim men peres launched his new book in hebrew. he says he wants -- shimen peres launched his new facebook in hebrew. he wants to give an interview which will be streamed life on facebook. there is another challenge to san francisco's ban on plastic bags. the industry is suing saying san francisco did not do an environmental impact report when it expanded the ban to all businesses. the lawsuit also claims the city does not have the right to regulate restaurants since the state overseas them. now it wants the en-- oversees

them. now it wants the entire law flown out. support escall this an -- thrown out. supporters call this an end. it's worth more to recycle. the state raised the bulk rate. now recycling centers will pay $1 a pound for plastic boughtles. that's up 7 cents. the rate -- bottles. that's up 7 cents and the rate for aluminum goes up 3 cents to $1.57 a pound. the recent lack of rainfall forced water officials to do something they haven't done in 20 years. the marin municipal water district is pumping water from the phoenix lake reservoir for the first time since 1992. water levels across marin are below average despite this week's rainfall and despite the low levels, water restrictions are not expected. and dry, mild weather in the forecast. we're looking at temperatures

anywhere from 5 to 7 degrees. warm just 24 hours ago. by the end of the day 5 to 10 degrees what we saw thursday afternoon. a live look at mostly blue skies and just a beautiful day. winds may strengthen a little bit. we have a northwesterly flow that's strengthening over the course of the afternoon. a northerly breeze reported near fairfield and santa rosa. livermore reporting a bit of a gust, anywhere from 10 to 25 miles an hour. the winds are coming in from the north. let's head to where we're seeing 60s. 61 santa rosa. 63 in napa. widespread mid- to upper 50s around the bay and inland east bay 57, livermore. 59 concord. off to the south bay we're looking at 59 san jose, can't see it with the 2 marked there but we're looking at mid- to upper 50s along the peninsula. 55 redwood city, 59 menlo park. mid-50s, san francisco as well as oakland. mostly clear skies.

your satellite radar giving you an idea, ridge of high pressure is in place and will control our weather for the next few days. for now the rain is out of here. by we could surely use a little bit more. but at least we'll have nice weather for the weekend. by saturday, low 70s in the forecast and perhaps a bit warmer than that in time for sunday. a few areas flirting with record temperatures. 63 expected for vallejo. 62 in berkeley. 63 in berkeley. mid-60s for novato. mid-60s in san jose. 66 morgan hill and around the curve along the peninsula, 64 wed road city. 64 san mateo. low 60s for half moon bay for the afternoon. it's a qoer jigs weekend to head to the seer raw. a bit gusty and then mostly

cloudy and calm in time for the weekend. a chilly start for the morning. our extended forecast again here with your weekend in view. temperatures will continue to warm well above average for this time of year following the chilly start to the morning, sitting in the low 30s tomorrow morning and then as we saw the -- start the workweek, cooler conditions and the possibility of unsettled weather returning r to the area -- rumping for the area -- returning for the area. san francisco police chief greg sur sur celebrated -- greg circle brated -- sur celebrated reading week with rhymes. sur read from the dr. seuss classic at sunset elementary. read across america is held every year on dr. seuss's

birthday and today would have been his 108th birthday. he was excited to pread this -- excited to read this to the kids because he wanted to read the book before he went out and saw the movie. honoring "american idol" finalists. you can let your hair down one more time, deandre! [ cheers ] >> he's moving on in the competition. family, friends and teachers gathered at a local teacher to cheer on the oak grove senior. >> all of a sudden, he's doing this. it's like wow! thankfully, some people get to see what real people can do. >> this is the second time on american idol. last year he did not qualify for the top 24. next week the male contestants will sing stevie wonder songs and the ladies will sing songs

sung by the late whitney houston. you can watch american idol on weapedz night and on thursday -- wednesday night and on thursday, someone gets voted off. for more information go to our website and click on the top of the page. when we come back, a look at how wall street is doing. and a company that's never made a profit is making big news on wall street.

stocks down slightly as the session dave investors little reason to push indexes higher. oil fell 1.7% down below $107 a barrel of a iranian media reported an explosion at a saudi arabia pipeline. the dow is on track for its third losing week this year. taking a live look at the big board, the dow down just 4, 12,976. nasdaq is down 12. s&p down 4. san francisco-based yelp went public today and immediately the stock price soared. yelp employees helped open the new york stock exchange. shares jumped 65% since going on sale. they started at $15 this morning. right now it's trading at about $24.85. yelp's ipo is expected to raise $96 million. people who demanded apple pay more attention to working conditions at its assembly plants in china may soon be

saving -- pay -- paying the price. the audit of assembly plants in china will drive up the price of apple products. they say the inspections are very likely to enkurk workplace improvements -- encourage workplace improvements. many fans say they would rather pay more and feel good about their apple devices. there are now more than 200 colleges offering degrees in video game design. that's up from 50 just two years ago and the school remains the same, one northern california school is starting to move up the ranks. the university of southern california has been number one for both undergraduate and graduate degrees in design for all tree years, the princeton review compiled its list. m.i.t. is second in undergrad and third in graduate degrees and uc santa cruz is 9th for graduate degrees and earned an honorable mention for its undergrad program.

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