waterfall. the fire department arrived in minutes only to find the car on top of the hydrant. >> it the shut off was under the caruso we had to move the car to shut it down. that was difficult. >> i just bought a new rug for the bathroom and it's complete flooded mess. >> reporter: lisa said she came home from shopping to this. a muddy mess from closets to the bathroom. >> they clean the water. other than that it. the tourists happy as they drove down the street. by late afternoon. live in san francisco. channel 2news. >> sheriffs say this have the people responsible for dos of robberies all over northern

northern california. they arrested a 27-year-old, 18- year-old as well as a 17-year- old during armed robbery at a gas station. at this point the three are suspected in 30 robberies last month of people in stores throughout the bay area and as far as santa cruz county. >> a possible key witness in the case against the san francisco sheriff came to the courthouse today to tell her story to the judge. david stevenson is here and tells you who she is and why there is such a fierce battle. david. >> reporter: the woman who took center stage at the trial today is a former local television personality who said she was abused by the sheriff. >> i'm sorry i have no comment. >> reporter: we were the only news crew to speak to christina flores as they left the hall of justice. flores an actress and ex- girlfriend traveled here from los angeles at the request of the judge. he will determine if she gets

to testify in the misdemeanor case. . >> reporter: she said he had a raging pit bulla greasiness and bruised her arm during an incident at her home. flores filed a police complaint nine days after he was charged with bruising the arm of his wife. >> no never met her. >> reporter: the defense team is fighting to keep her off the stand. they argue that she didn't come forward immediately after the alleged abuse and has no one to back up her claims. >> if it comes in that kind of evidence tens to be so powerful because it say itself he did it once is he probably guilty this time. >> reporter: prosecutors and the defense team questioned floorness a closed court hearing. it continues on monday.

the same day juror selection is set to start. reporting live. david stevenson. >> the city council has approved a plan to put more police officers on the street. so sworn officers can return to patrol. the city took the steps in response to a rising crime in antioch. >> the stock of san francisco based yelp took off like a rocket on its first day of trading. the executives rang the opening bell this morning and the stock rose 64% by the close today. coming up at 5:30 tom will look at why investors buying a company that's never turned a profit in its eight year history. >> on wall street stocks edged lower as investors focused on the european debt crisis.

the market finished down after the leaders of 25 european countries signed a treaty. the dow was down almost 3 point, the nasdaq down about 13 points. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney campaigned in washington state taking aim at president obama. he rallied an excited crowd of sporters at a community center in bellevue. he accused the president of breaking his promise to cut the deficit and rescue the economy. he mocked the president's gulf golf record. >> if i'm lucky enough to get in to the white house i won't be playing -- >> the most recent poll has him leading santorum by five

points followed byron paul and gingrich. >> ron paul also campaigned in washington and issued a warning about the economy. the texas congressman spoke to supporters in spokane and said at the rate the government is spending the dollar will collapse. he said the budget must be cut but not at the expense of those most at risk. >> the people that have -- are depending on the federal government that shouldn't have but they are we shouldn't start with cut that and that's child health care and medical care for the elderly and social security. >> coming up at 5:47 the barnstorming underway in the super tuesday states be. what gingrich had to say. >> a gay rights activist from california has a new post. the 38-year-old chad griffin has been named president of the human rights campaign. that's the nation's largest gay rights organization. he was a key player in the effort to defeat the california prospect significance eight the ban on same sex marriage.

he was also important in the lawsuit that resulted in proper eight being declaredn 't constitutional. he as as constitution manial. >> the union asking syria to give workers access to people who need help. the secretary general made the request after government troops blocked a red cross convoy from delivering aid so to pomp. more people. a large demonstration took place today in the city, a large number of the city's buildings have been damaged or destroyed by government shelling. >> we have new information about the avalanche victim who died last night. richard sharp from station kcra is in the sierra with who he was and why the danger is still great this weekend. >> you can seat excitement for ski and the smile on his face.

he lived for adventure. he died from his injured. these are photographs in the avalanche site. you can see the path of the slide as it goes from the ridge in to the trees. brackett grew up in ham where his track coach still remembers him. >> fun loving, when could what was a cross country practice like it's -- it's perfect and saying think of someone reaching down in your throat and trying to pull out your lungs, so that showed his work ethic. >> reporter: skiers say that they weren't taking any chances. >> absolutely. we were -- a guide as you said and he had all the proper equipment. radar equipment and even though we dent -- we didn't go in too deep. >> reporter: the avalanche danger is still great. a certified back country guide said the sun and warmer temperatures may fool people into thinking it's safe. >> you have concerns there.

are red flags. >> there are red flags. they say the top two and a half feet of snow along the slope, basically came down the side of the mountain. ktvu channel 2news. >> the snow in the sierra keeping caltrans busy. crews working to keep the mountain passes open. we just checked caltrans and there are no chain requirements. if are you heading to the snow make sure to check road conditions. coming up in five minutes we have a live report from the sierra. >> and this is what it looks

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when his car plunged in to iatric. family members released a photograph of him. this morning he drove up from the drive -- from his home to pick up newspaper but this time he missed a driveway and rolled 80 feet down in to the creek. his wife reported him missing but it wasn't until four hours later a neighbor saw him. >> i saw the door was open and i saw his legs in the water and -- water was up to his chest. was in the water and he managed to keep his upper part of the body out of the water. >> that neighbor called for help and he was pulled from the wreck. he was put in the hospital with hypothermia but just died a few hours ago.

>> after hours of being in the dark the power is back on in way wood. it was knocked out when a car crashed into a power pole. it happened in the kelley hill neighborhood. it left 250 in the dark. crews worked through the night to replace it and fix the line. the car that hit it was speeding through the neighborhood. >> several vehicles like three of them -- they were together. . >> pg&e said all of the power was back on by 11. >> rarely do things go this right. so many factors, people in the sierra snow today say it does get any better than this it. . >> i can't tell you how many times i heard the word perfect

come out of skiers mouths. perfect dry conditions, the roads are clear, perfect weather conditions, it was about mid50s. perfect snow also. we needed a few supplies before hitting the slopes. socks, check, gloves check. >> 24-13. . >> it's about the best weather you could hope for. >> reporter: what is what they are betting on. they don't make their own snow and business fell 60% according to the general manager. >> you know we missed christmas. missed a lot of the holidays. it's here now so we will take

advantage of it. >> reporter: there will be a battle between resorts, lots of two for deals offered bym. the pitch, relatively low weekday pass prices for equipment, plus a unrestricted lift ticket. >> people are out and hitting powder and we will save plenty for this weekend. >> reporter: the importance of a weekend like this one isn't loss on the watson. >> 51 degrees and no wind and blue bird skies, perfect. kind of day you hope for. it's good for the economy, it'll get people up here. put those people to work. >> reporter: just 15 minutes ago. caltrans cleared snow from the received received side of the road. i bought gloves and socks, i haven't needed them. it's that perfect.

reporting live. >> . >> a tornado outbreak left eight people dead today and forecasters say there could be more. earlier in the day twisters hit alabama and tennessee. we are in nashville where authorities are assessing the damage. >> reporter: good evening. that's right. the storm passed just a few hours ago. we are talking about hail, heavy wind and rain. this is round two. we are talking about another tornado outbreak just following the steadily twisters from earlier this week. sadly, five more people have been killed. millions of people have been race bracing for the worst. >> i know it's crazy, just nuts right here.

there are people that their lives in danger, these rotating storms and tornadoes. >> reporter: the fury unleashed early. ripping off roofs and snapping power lines. as the day went on so did the storm, gaining in strength. from indiana to kentucky and into ohio, watches turned to warnings and people took cover. storms brought heavy rain. golfball sized hail and wind. there are multiple reports of twisters touching down and extensive damage. >> this is a huge outbreak going on in kentucky and across the midsouth. >> reporter: in hamilton tennessee dozens of injuries are reported. the storm sheared trees and ripped through buildings. one man returned to find his home of 30 years reduced to a pile of rubble. >> this is real life. >> reporter: it's a race to clear blocked roads so vehicles can get to the people who need help. >> we are just working at this hour to try to make sure everybody is accounted for.

>> reporter: in harrisburg already beaten down by the twister days ago they can only hope they will be spared a second blow. . >> here in the bay area a lot of people very excited for the weekend and here is bill martin to tell us why. >> a great looking weekend ahead. we had the rain earlier in the week. we win begin to warm up. the storms are still going off. we will look at the current images and you will see the line of storms moving off through the -- the central ohio valley, northern eastern ohio and it's -- there are a lost tornado warnings and watches in this area.

. >> of course out west we don't have problems like that. we have wind out of the northwest now and those winds are going to start to come out of the north, northeast, westerly coming on shore, north northeast going off shore. off shore means warmer. that's where it comes from. you can see the big broad ridge of high pressure. goes out past the dateline. that's probably a couple thousand miles wide. this is a really wide ridge. they are hard to break down. we will be warm through the day area weekend. we will see one of the nicer weekends, saturday and sunday. we will show temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. it'll be cold in the morning, i don't know about fog but i think frost is a possibility. it'll be chilly, daytime highs today. quite nice. look at tomorrow.

saturday, 73 in santa rosa, up a few degrees, san francisco near 70. it's downtown. early march. these are really warm daytime highs, forecast high in san jose. sunday even warmer. we are going to a nice warm period. a nice looking weekend. i know you have kids -- i don't know you have kids but i know many people have kids and have golf dates early in the morning . the early morning hours tomorrow you will find the mid- 30s. you may get a frost delay on some of the fairways and some of the greens. so be prepared for that it. be prepared for a patchy valley fog. starts off cold and then warms up rapidly. you will notice temperatures in to the 60s and 70s. yellows represent the 70s. look at the santa clara valley. they will have the bulk of those. sunday -- i come back. longng range forecast in to the bay area weekend looking for a chance of rain in the five-day.

>> the closely followed wandering wolf is now back in oregon. the wolf wandered in eyeworm months ago but now it's collar shows he is in oregon. he has trekked more than a thousand miles since september. >> new information coming out today about the sudden death of davey jones. where he was when he suffer that fatal heart attack. and the president spurred in to action. the kind gesture he made toward a woman who was called a horrible name by limbaugh. >> and new fall out of this picture of the fish and game president holding up a mountain lion he hunted. the tough questions he is being asked about the ranch where he shot that lion.

floor senate fish and game president under fire for this picture now facing an ethics complaint. the fair political practices commission claims that dan richards i richards illegally took a gift from a ranch where's killed a mountain lion in january. while it's legal in idaho it's banned here in california. several state officials and animal rights groups have called for him to resign due to the mountain lion incident.

richard said he won't step down. >> the president today once again stepped in to the fray over birth control insurance coverage. the president was spurred to action after rush limbaugh made explosive and controversial remarks. >> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke who goes before a committee and said she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut right? >> he was referring to a georgetown student who testified in support of the policy requiring insurance coverage for beneficiary control. the words triggered an angry backlash. he was called a hate monger. >> initially hurt and then very quickly upset and just outraged because someone is

trying to silence you. i didn't say i should be paid for anything. what we were talking about is private insurance covering a medical need. >> and today the president stepped in to the fray and called her to offer his support and to thank her for speaking out. >> he wanted to express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks. >> this up roar comes one day after the mandate for birth control coverage survived republican attack. so far at least three advertisers have pulled their ads. >> our question is if the president should have been involved in the controversy. one viewer said i think that he should not have been involved. a private call to the woman

involved would have been a great gesture. i don't believe that we should give rush anymore attention. we can be clear where we, the government stands without bringing again -- as he write that id," ot into the mix. another viewer had a different take. she writes, absolutely. i don't care what his motivation as. you can join the conversation on ktvu. >> the funeral for davie jones will be private but a public memorial will be held in new york and england later on. >> jones rose to fame as part of the 1690s band put together for a tv show. he was with his horses at his stable when he had a massive heart attack that killed him wednesday. he was 66 years old. >> as buildings go it may not

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unmarked high-rise became millionaires today. high marks on yelp. >> it's increased my business, a lot of people check yelp for restaurants, barbers, car repair. >> i do use it because i think -- it can be a good place to go for an agreement on a place. >> reporter: john like that but said the ad sales people were to aggressive and he questioned ethical issues. >> it lets you change your reviews so you can hide bad reviews. >> reporter: if you pay. >> yes. >> reporter: they do create excitement, that creates investors and that's something the stock market has been lacking since the recession. >> it's on a new high today. facebook is, the big thing about the facebook ipo. then we have yelp going public

and it just kind of builds confidence in investors. >> reporter: the fact that yelp has yet to make money is trumped by other factors. >> we have a revenue stream and an identitiable business model. we are -- hopeful hopeful that it'll be like amazon. >> everybody is be looking for the next thing. >> reporter: don't forget one day doesn't a google make as many ipo's do well in the first days and then struggle later on. reporting live from san francisco. tkvu channel 2news. >> google may soon be the subject of a hearing offer it's new privacy. they are concerned about the privacy of google. he said he will investigate it as chairman of a technology

committee. google started pooling information about registered users yesterday including youtube and g mail. >> budget cuts forcing a school to take action right now. we are live with the shock some students at city college got when they showed up for class. >> reporter: here in city college administrators say they are in a budget crisis to severe they have had to cancel yeses in the middle of this semester. she couldn't believe it when she came to school. >> it hurt me because i want to -- get ready for a good job and the job market is bad. >> reporter: that computer class is one of 70 city college discontinued, usually they make their cuts before a term, not during. >> the cut of this size in the middle of the term is unheard of. . >> reporter: city college officials say they only just

learned the state would cut it's budget by $3.6 million. that's on top of a 14 million- dollar cut earlier this school year on top of previous cuts. >> our resources keep going down at the same time our communities need us more than ever. >> reporter: the computer classes the biggest problem was english as a second language courts. >> i thought -- immigration -- so, i go to school every day so my english can -- speak english is hard to find a job here so is a big problem. >> reporter: it also means a loss of jobs and income for part time teachers. >> one person i worked for 27 years, a part time teacher, so, its been devastating. >> reporter: all the reductions are forcing students to compete for classes. >> cancel more and more classes so definitely we are upset. >> reporter: many students and staff say they will go to

sacramento monday as part of a statewide grass roots effort to draw attention to the plight of public education. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth. > talks between a school district and it's teachers union have broken down. the two groups declared an impasse after several negotiations failed. union leaders propose aid one time 3% payment without furloughs. the district said it ored less than half that and only if the governor's tax proposal passes. >> subway add in the capitol that targets the president has sparked controversy go to hell. it's about the health reform law. a congressman has demanded it be removed. subway riders divided about if the ad should stay. >> freedom of speech. so, you have the right to say what you want.

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will likely lead to recommendations for workplace improvement. they say it'll drive up the price worldwide. many say they don't mind paying more to feel better about how their prodetects were made. >> if you drive you know it's more and more expensive to fill up the tank. the price is the highest it's ever been this time of year. the national average is $3.74. according to aaa it costs even more to tim up here in the bay area. drivers in san francisco paying about $4.39 a gallon. that's up five cent since just monday. a gallon of regular is $4.33 and $4.32 in oak lapped movement despite that the economy seems to be on the up swing but at 5:51 be will show you why economists are still concerned . >> the faa is proposing a 153,000-dollar fine for the airline involved in a deadly

crash near buffalo new york three years ago. they blamed pilot fatigue for this crash involving regional carrier colgan air. they say they failed to give other pilots enough rest in the months leading up to the crash. they operated the flight for continental, 50 people died. >> united will start flights, they will operate for the summer seven day days a week. it lies at the foot of a mountain range and is inside the park. >> the federal trade commission is over over a waiver of wave a complaints about four loco. they are looking at the amount of alcohol in the drink and the way it's marketed. the amount of alcohol is one can is equal to five beers. two years ago the maker removed

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. ♪ [ music ] >> that voice and that performance has this san jose man one step closer to becoming america's next idol. last night he was picked to stay on the show becoming one of the top 13 finalists in the hit singing competition we brought you here on channel 2. we spent the day at the teen's high school and they held a rally in his honor today. >> reporter: yeah. they did. he attends oak grove here in south san jose and they have never had anyone from the school become famous so they are beyond excited. >> we need to do a better job of voting. >> reporter: cheering students were egged on by teachers today to pick up the phone and vote for their fellow student. final lift on american idol.

♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the senior did not receive enough votes to make the top ten but was saved as a wild card selection. >> you can let your hair down one more time. [cheering] >> reporter: a pep rally was held at noon in his honor with students showing support with science m had t-shirts made with his face. >> it's so surreal seeing him on there. i wish he was back back. >> reporter: he was homecoming king and is involved in the musical theater department. he can often be found playing around campus with friends. his family and friends hope his music and and talent will keep him on the show.

his teacher jennifer davis beamed pride talking about him. >> he deserves it so much. he is a great preformer and i hope they see what an amazing person he is. >> reporter: he will preform next wednesday on american idol. the school is trying to determine whether or not they will have a viewing party on campus for that night. reporting live. ktvu channel 2news. >> next week the male contestants will sing stevie wonder songs and the females will sing songs by the late whitney houston. you can see them here and on thursday night someone gets voted off. remember you can always find more photographs and information on the website ktvu.com. >> it appears two of the nation's happiest cities are here in the bay area. the daily beast ranks san francisco as the third happiest city behind washington dc and

boulder colorado. sanious is 4th. the report used data from a well being index and unemployment rates, family income, and the number of clear, sunny days per year. >> rick santorum campaigned in ohio a key state next week. today he took aim at his gop rival. >> we don't need a choice between tweedledumxdee. we need a clear choice. >> he said he would vote for any of his republican rivals over the president. he called his campaign a grass roots movement providing an alternative to it the old boy network. santorum has a five point lead over romney in ohio. >> in georgia 46 delegates at stake on super tuesday and the real clear politics average of polls has gingrich up by 12

points offer romney and santorum who are both tied for second. gingrich said that the merge are you secretary should be fired. >> he wants to make gas so expensive we can't afford cars and trucks. he is succeeding. if you measure it from a left wing, european socialist model he is great. >> gingrich accused the secretary of blocking the development of energy. he is the former director of the national lab and at a hearing this week he said the obama administration is doing what it can to try to reduce high gas prices and he said tapping in to the oil reserves is on the table. >> the san francisco fire department teamed up with marines for a day long rescue drill on treasure island. >> stabilizing the ball. there is another slab of concrete farther. >> they worked inside a

concrete bunker. they were simulating conditions inside a building collapse. 30 took part came aimed to hone rescue skills that may be used in natural disasters. >> we were talking about how san francisco and san jose are two of the happiest cities in the country. there are a lost happy people here because this weather is you standing and sounds like it'll get better. >> it'll be real nice. it's neat to see san francisco and san jose on that list. i feel like we are pretty happy, especially when the weather is like this. temperatures in the 60s today. 70s tomorrow. we go out received show you what we have on the storm tracker. some of the winds up by forth. they are blowing to 22, santa rosa 65, you know yesterday was raining. hard -- back that far but it was raining yesterday morning into the midafternoon or midmorning. whole different thing today. back into a spring type weather pattern that will bring temperatures in to the 70s into saturday and sunday. very weak, it'll be one of the nicer combined saturday and

sunday weekends we have had. i don't think any fog at all. no coastal fog or valley fog. minimal if ney. these are the highs tomorrow. they will be in the 70 a. look for temperatures tomorrow in places like santa rosa into the low 70s. high pressure in charge. it's not happening. the mountains dry. if are you driving up to see, chains aren't an issue. the roads will be fine. warming continues through the weekend. the winds clock off shore in the east bay hills, not a lot. no wind advisories, into saturday, sunday, monday, just running the computer model so you can see the next closest storm is through monday afternoon and it fizzles out. some of the long range models keep us dry for the next five to ten days. we are heading to spring quickly. the forecast highs, santa rosa 73 for the daytime high for saturday. napa saturday.

71 brentwood. its winter still. here we are early march. we are looking for weekend temperatures in the mid-70s. friday forecast looks like that with the weekend firmly in view. what can you say? you are right about the happy thing. it has to do with the weather. it's just great weather around here even in the winter months. >> there is a giddiness in the newsroom. >> thank you. >> the economy is recovering right? car sales and home sales up. why are some so glum? >> and the astounding amount that americans spend on their pets. for a living will tell ya... a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six straight months. want this result? gotta start with this soil. miracle-gro potting mix.

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consumers may have a negative view when they gas up. gingrich released this ad saying the prices would drop to $2.50 if he were president. some say another recession is looming if americans can't afford gas. today a top white house economist said the president's payroll tax cut that allows workers to keep about $40 more a paycheck should soften the blow. >> because it more than off sets all of the extra costs from higher gas prices. >> the white house said there is plenty of reason for optimism. americans are spending more unretail sales were at a four year high. also weekly jobless claims are at a four year low and existing home sales up. investors are also reaping economic rewards after a strong month in february. >> coming up more on the mishap on lombard. how a action by a tourist led

to water rushing down the street flooding some nearby homes. >> and state prisons hit a milestone. how the symbol is a thing of the past.

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coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> san francisco's most famous crooked street turns in to a river. the mishap that caused it to be a water slide. good evening. >> water rushing down the street creating quite a stir along that famous stretch of road. mike is live on the street with how the action of a tourist is what led to the mess. >> reporter: talk about a tale of two stories, on one side you had tourives taking pictures, the other side residents scratching their head saying what happened and the focus of this story was right here at this one hydrant. it's the only hydrant on this block. it was a tourist driving her car that knocked it over spraying water ten to 15 feet into the air and it had to go somewhere so it wound down into a couple of homes. >> never seen so much water at the same time.

>> reporter: 12:30, lombard, here where sections of the famous street turned in to a slip and slide. >> gushing pretty good. >> next thing you knat