the neighbor never passed the law exam isn't a real lawyer, i thought it was a stretch to begin with. >> at worse they had an argument as all couples had arguments. and then apparently she reacted to their argument and escalated it by making a video tape that really doesn't accurately reflect at all the scope of the argument. >> reporter: and a spokesman for the district attorney's office told us quote, we're pleased with the court's ruling and look forward to moving ahead with the trial. but there's yet another battle brewing over that piece of video. mirkarimi argued that since his wife does not testify, he

cannot argue the case. we'll introduce you to the domestic violence expert that the prosecution is hoping to use to prove their case against the sheriff. a 44-year-old woman from placer county led police on a high speed chase that went on for more than 100 miles until it finally ended this morning in the bay area. authorities say they tried to pull over jennifer zen for speeding but they said she took off at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour going west on interstate 80, south on interstate 680 then turning around at auto park highway in fremont and heading back north on 680. authorities finally took zen into custody after she ran over a spike strip that blew out her tires on her ford expedition. our cameras were there as tried to ask her why she was running from police. >> because, police are giving

me directions here. >> we were able to successfully use the spike strip, that's the 84th there. she slammed on the tires and she pulled over without incident. moved into the right shoulder and conducted our stop and took her into custody. investigator s say they will test to check if zen was under the influence. we received pictures of a man who cause add major s.w.a.t. operation at a store. this picture was taken by store surveillance camera. the second picture was taken just second later. police surrounded the cvs pharmacy after that man was seen inside the store. it all happened at 6:30 this morning before the store opened. the man approached several employees and they weren't sure if he was armed but they immediately left the building saying they feared it was a robbery attempt.

the s.w.a.t. team searched the store around 11:00 but found no one inside. >> the man asked for where the manager was and that was it. the associate played naive, took the other associate and left the man in there. >> reporter: police still don't know why motivated the man to walk in there with a ski mask, they say it appears he didn't take anything. the unemployment rate stayed the same at 8.3%. but in california the state's jobless rate in january was the lowest in three years at 10.9%. that's down 3/10 of a point since november. tom vacar is live where construction is creating pace for a growing number of high tech companies. tom. >> reporter: frank the giant economic engine that the world knows as california is beginning to show real signs of growth sustainability. at a huge biotech company the

governor had plenty to crow about. >> california is a place that's attracting more than half the venture in the entire country. >> you go on sales board, there's 300, 400 jobs listed. you go on zynga, there are 200 to 300 jobs listed. >> my friend who are in the technology space, yes absolutely. they are going out on interviews and getting hired. >> i see it with the people i work with. i see it with the hires i see in our industry and other high tech industries. >> a couple of people, i know a couple of people getting jobbed now. it's getting easier. >> reporter: start ups may well accelerate california's recovery. >> we are seeing the entrepreneur companies digging us out of this recession. that's everything from the truck drivers that are

delivering, the agents, lab supplys to the facilities, lawyers, accountants and facilities folks. referee: that continues to benefit other parts of the economy. >> the restaurants are busier than they've ever been. at least where i live in citrus heights. >> there's a will the of great community college programs and retraining programs to help develop our work force. >> reporter: now coming up at 6:00. how california compares to the u.s. unemployment picture and who's gaining and losing the most ground. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. and coming up at 5:38, we'll take a look at one industry that's still struggling and losing jobs despite today's discouraging reports. the president toured a rolls royce plant that makes jet engine parts. he told the crowd there that the technology is getting

stronger. >> we just found out that last month in february we added 233,000 private-sector jobs. more companies are bringing jobs back and investing in america. and manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s. >> the president also said he wants to use government funds to set up institutes where academics work with the private- sector to come up with invasions in manufacturing. the jobs report was balanced out by news that some banks could take big losses because of a write down from the debt crisis in greece. the market posted modest gains today. the dow added 14 points but is still below the 13,000 level. the nasdaq was 17 points higher at the close. today republican presidential candidate mitt romney campaigned in alabama where he persuaded one star to

sing that state's unofficial anthem. >> ♪ sweet home alabama, where the skies are so blue ♪ >> reporter: country singer owen belted out a few lines from a linard skinard song. >> with this president we have fewer jobs, we have more debt and we have bigger government. that's what's wrong with this president. that's why we have to get him out of office. >> both mississippi and alabama hold primaries on tuesday. rick santorum was also campaigning in alabama today. he held a rally in mobile and visited the uss alabama. santorum said he might be behind in the delegate count, but it does not matter if he wins election after election. one reporter asked if he would like gingrich to drop out of the race. >> >> i would like everybody to drop out. i hope romney drops out. i hope i get up against president obama he drops out.

that would be great. but that's not the way it works. you have to go out and earn it. that's what we're doing. >> santorum pitched himself to voters as the true conservative in the state. gasoline prices remain largely unchanged this week after a 39 days of increases. the national average on the aaa fuel gauge report is $3.76. that's up 2-cents from one week ago and up 18-cents from one month ago. analysts say prices have stabilized to make room for the upcoming summertime formulas. work on the long awaited phase three of a highway widening project in the east bay is finally officially underway. ground was broken today in antioch for the largest part of the highway 4 expansion. this will center in the contra loma boulevard and the g street. being widened to increase a car pool lane. it also includes e b.a.r.t.

which will run diesel planes in the median. today they are one segment closer to realizing a decades long dream of being easily connected to the county and region by a state of the art freeway and by the b.a.r.t. system. >> reporter: financing comes from voter approved transportation measures and state and federal funding. this happened about 9:30 on the northbound tracks near ravenswood avenue. the caltrans stopped four trains while authorities investigated and cleared up the scene. the tracks reopened around 11:30, a caltrain spokesperson said it's not clear why the man was on the tracks. pope benedict called on catholic bishops to step up their teaching against homo

sexuality. he said the widespread rejection of marriage as only between man and women has led to grave social problems baring an immense human economic cause. we asked what you think of the pope's statement. in one of our viewers chris mendoza writes, i'm a proud catholic but i think everybody should be allowed to get married. chris writes, he must be confused, in the u.s. we have democracy not thoecrayc. a mystery dog is clinging to life tonight after being rescued from a burning shed in san pablo this morning. mike mibac has why that dog could not escape. >> reporter: if dog was tied to

the shed. the firefighters helped him, if it wasn't for them, he would not be here today. >> reporter: he has no name,. >> apparently there was some singed hair. >> reporter: and tonight doctors say he has to battle to stay alive. >> also depending on the heat that the dog was exposed to. you can also have thermal injuries to the air way that could be a problem and something we'll be monitoring for. >> reporter: it was right here where this dog was found. inside this shed or what used to be a shed when firefighters arrived they saw that black male pit bull laying on the ground. >> this dog was restrained. it has no way of getting away at the time. >> reporter: the shed caught fire around 2:45 this morning and when firefighters arrived they rescued and revived the dog using oxygen. so far no one is claiming to be

its owner. >> animals have suffocated when they've been thetered in such a way. that's a potential violation to the thetering. whether there's intent, we don't know. >> reporter: what we know is that veterans said they've done all they can. so now they wait and they watch to see if he will respond to the treatment he's received. >> that's always something that has to be taken on a day by day basis. >> reporter: animal control says it has received some calls from people inquiring about adoption if the dog survives. one of those calls includes one of the firemen who played a role in the rescue. live tonight in richmond, mike mibach, ktvu. it's hard to forget these pictures. how the bay area is getting readsty -- ready right now to mark the day after that massive earthquake and tsunami. we're heading to your bay area weekend and there are big

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these are just some of the unforgettable images that came out of japan on march 11, 2011. more than 15,000 people were killed in what was the fourth largest earthquake in history. two days before that anniversary an unsettling reminder a moderate quake with a magnitude of 4.0. so far no reports of injuries or damage. tonight the bay area is preparing to mark the day that one year ago that massive earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of japan.

>> for anyone affected by the tsunami it's still hard to believe it happened. that right there was a fire station. and of course this tour bus right here was deposited by the water. in san francisco tonight we learned someone who visited japan after the earthquake and tsunami. >> the spirit of the japanese people is incredible. their city lay in ruins, towns, and villages and fisheries. yet they had an incredible spirit that they're going to rebuild. they'll be okay. >> reporter: even today the

tsunami looks surreal. it lay waste to 13,000 miles of coastline and killed 19,000 people. in japan's town peace plaza a sunny afternoon. on sunday there's a community remembrance to remember those lost. >> it means the spring has come. so please help the blood future. so try and we could have the god future. so try. >> reporter: this man's affordable housing organization also raised money for the relief effort. >> we hope this doesn't happen too many more times. but apparently nature's way and really can't do too much.

>> reporter: the tsunami remembrance event. today officials gathered to commemorate the effort. the cost of the damage ran about $26 million. coming up on kdvu channel two news at 6:00. robert handa checking in on some locals in the marina for a progress update. this comes after the costa concorida sank in italy. bookings fell off so much it suffered a first quarter loss of $139 million. that's compared to a $152 million profit in the first quarter of last year. even so carnival says it does not plan to offer discounts to get customers to come back and those who are waiting for a cut rate prices will likely be disappointed. space weather forecasters continue to keep an eye on a solar storm.

the same area of the sun erupted again. no disruptions have been reported. a milder storm is expected in the early hours of early sunday. this is one of those days that you have to go, is it still winter, really. it was just beautiful out there. what more can you say bill? >> it's still winter and you're right. that's how i felt today too. the trees are blooming, it really does feel like april or may as opposed to late winter where you would expect serious weather around here. flexion -- next week it's going to rain. next week is going to feel like winter. winds right now blowing at 18 miles per hour to the northwest offshore. we have temperatures of 68 degrees in napa and santa rosa. it was a beautiful day. temperatures are going to trend downright into the bay area weekend. your weekend best day right now looks like it's going to be saturday. sunday we'll get close in here, maybe a sprinkle.

rain returns next week. it looks like a significant productive wet weather pattern for the bay area. all next week, perhaps into the following week. so winter may make a real gust here. overnight lows will be in the 30s. it'll cool off rapidly. there's the weather system out in the pacific. this one has got a lot of tropical moisture. that's warmer air. this next series of storms comes in and it's coming from a lower latitude. it's going to be warm and it's going to be wet. that's next week. tomorrow temperatures are going to cool off a few degrees. today was nice. temperatures are going to come down a few degrees. 11degrees in san francisco, 10 degrees in livermore. a big drop off. you will notice that tomorrow. with that said you're still doing mid-60s in the warm spots. so your bay area saturday is going to be really, really nice. overnight lows in the upper 30s, low 40s. daytime highs are going to be in the mid-60s. here's the weather system offshore. everything is kind of coming

together here. it's a cool gulf of alaska air, meeting warm air. as they move up in our direction there'll be a series of ripples that form. those will be our storms as they form we'll be able to point them out. right now they haven't even formed yet. we can see the mechanisms coming together to form a series of events. in the meantime, your weekend looks great. we're going to go look at the 5:00 forecast. we'll find a bunch of rain for you and we'll get specific with your temperatures for tomorrow and sunday. >> bill, thank you. two wayward whales are out and will be out this weekend. the mother and calf were spotted near alcatraz. this weekend the two may be seen from san francisco up to tamales bay. the whales are believed to be migrating to alaska. they were last spotted on thursday, and the coast guard is warning boaters to steer

away from it. boaters must stay at least 300 feet away. those are pictures we took for you throughout the beginning of the week. we have a live picture now. this is a patch of the bay i'm told just two minutes ago there was actually a whale siting. we're going to stay focused here, my fingers are crossed hoping something pops up. but again they were spotted in this area just two minutes ago. our news chopper 2 is out ahead. we also sent eric rasmussen to the area. you know what. bottom left side of your screen is that -- what frank and i believe could be one of the whales. >> it's hard to tell. >> i would like to think it is. but until i see a fluke or something i'm not going to call it. i think we'll leave news chopper 2 up over. if news chopper 2 sees the whales he will let us know. it'll be quite a sight if we

can show them to your. but we've shown them to you several times throughout the week. >> maybe those are just white caps. >> we'll see if we can get lucky and show you some views during the newscast. >> in the meantime. the reason these coast guard officers are getting a heros welcome. and you may have seen this video calling for the worldwide movement to arrest a rebel leader in uganda. tonight the tough questions that are being asked about the message and the motive. new at 6:00, recently the san francisco zoo has lost beloved animals all in their golden years. we're looking into the challenges of maintaining the aging wildlife. and changing california law books, the word some say is offensive and outdated and the replacement they would like to make. plus it's been almost a year since a tsunami struck japan and reached our coast. now we'll show you what's been fixed and the repairs still to come. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news

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the crew of an alameda cruise cutter arrived to a heros welcome. they just returned from a successful mission fighting drug trafficking. >> very successful mission. we're very proud. >> family and friends lined the dock holding homemade signs to welcome home the 165 crew members. as soon as the cutter tied off, family members raced up the gang way to reunite with their loved ones. they spent 72 days at sea working chosely with the panamanian navy to stop drug trafficking. >> these missions are very important. it keeps drugs off the streets of america.

they seized $63 million of contraband from the waters. >> the cutter seized nine vessels, a ton of cocaine and hundreds of pounds of marijuana. they also arrested 10 undocumented immigrants. the crew of the morgan will have some well earned time off with their family they've been granted a one week vacation known as a stand down. one of the cofounders of facebook has taken over the magazine new republic. chris hughes bought a majority interest in the liberal publication then installed himself as publisher and editor in chief. hughes was mark zuckerberg's roommate at harvard. >> a video that became an internet sensation is now being scrutinized. we'll tell you what's driving

the controversy. a brand new neimam marcus store opened in walnut creek. we'll tell you what analysts think this means for the economy.

we first showed you last night this video of an african leader wanted for horrible crimes against children. it has gone viral. but tonight there's a backlash against the organization behind that film called kony2012. some students at santa clara are having second thoughts about inviting the group that posted the video. >> reporter: this video has gotten 68 million hits. after watching the video many college students wanted to help

the cause to arrest this rebel leader. but the barrage of criticism is causing some of them to take a step back. it's eye catching and flashy. many have taken time to watch the video. it asks viewers to cover their city with posters and get the government to take action. >> i think the message just stop kony is important. but there's a lot more to it than that. just kind of the political situation in africa. >> reporter: people are criticizing the video saying the nonprofit agency behind it invisible children is simplifying a dangerous problem. the agency does not address the risks of going after kony. >> it's not clear that the best way to arrest a person like joseph kony is through a

massive military intervention which might just militarize the region further. >> reporter: many call the video inaccurate. leading people to believe kony is still committing crimes in uganda. >> right now kony is no longer in uganda. the video was five years ago. >> reporter: investigators believe kony is roaming in eastern africa but his power has dwindled. invisible children has responded to all these accusations on their websites they stand by their video and have released their financial records. now they're rethinking a rally, they want invisible children to come here so that they can ask them questions about the campaign. reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. it was a long battle but tonight a new high end department store is open for business bringing in a lot of new jobs and also a lot of

money for taxes. claudine wong was there and talked to the first person in line who's wife sent him there with very clear instructions. >> reporter: the doors opened to clearing as people flooded the high end retailer. at the front of the line, this man on a mission sent by his wife. >> she told me to be here early enough to get in, to be the first 100 and i think they are giving away a handbag or something. >> you're here to get the handbag. are you buying anything else in there? >> yes, i am. >> you have a list? >> i have some things that she provided me. >> is that a sample so you don't get it wrong. >> that's so i don't get it wrong. >> reporter: until now the closest neimam marcus was in san francisco but getting it here was a long and hard fought battle. >> i was on the side to have it here. >> this is a magnet store that will draw other stores of this

nature and really cement walnut creek's destination. this will not just make walnut creek but central contra costa as well. >> reporter: tax revenue will bring 300 300 new jobs. and these cheering people, some of the new people with jobs. as for joe egan mission accomplished. make up, the free bag. >> i'm out of my element. >> reporter: but you're getting points from your wife. >> we'll see later. >> reporter: well his wife has committed giving back to the economy, even if he's the one doing the shopping. >> this is like the brooklyn dodgers leaving. a lot of tears. >> i'm incredibly sad because

this is the last day of this cafe. >> reporter: cafe served their last meal today. you just saw the opener, who opened the eatery 28 years ago, the same year her daughter was born. the cafe was an instant hit. dewaters says now it's time to move on. >> it's a very bittersweet moment and i know that something beautiful is going to happen in this space. but there's no word yet exactly what will be filling the space left behind by cafe fanny. republican presidential candidate newt gingrich campaigned in the deep south today. gingrich and wife calista campaigned in mississippi rallying supporters in gulf port. the former house speaker also appeared in meridian where he

quoted scripture. >> i can summarize while we're running. it goes back to proverbs. without vision the people perish. we've been through a period where both parties have lacked vision. >> gingrich is a distant third in the delegate count. >> the texas congressman attended a tea party convention in wichita where he promised to fight big government. >> 40,000 new laws went into effect on january 1st. so i'm looking for the opportunity if i am to be your president, i would like to eliminate 40,000 laws off the books. that's what i would like to do. >> reporter: paul also spoke to supporters in topeka. there he said a report showing the economy added hundreds of jobs is quote very, very token good news. we have late word tonight involving that huge apartment fire in berkeley. people are now being allowed

back into near by buildings after inspectors removed yellow tags from them. the fire broke out early yesterday morning in an apartment building on dwight way and burn for four hours. it left the six unit building too unstable for people to go into as a result about a dozen people have been displaced from their homes. we told you earlier about all the new jobs created but there is a flip side. when we come back the one industry that is losing jobs. what you are hearing is a flight attendant who for most accounts launched a lenghty tirade. and how the crew and passengers finally stopped her. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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while apple computer has its main campus in cupertino it announced it is expanding it's presence in austin texas. it announced it is planning to build a new campus. it plans to add 3,600 more employees doubling their workers there. the jobs report released today was very encouraging for february expect for construction workers. over all 200,000 plus jobs were added nationwide last month.

but the u.s. labor department says the construction industry remains flat. the secretary of labor says that's due in part to stalled plans in congress to spend billions on new roads and bridges. she added there's not a big demand for new homes. >> i don't see that that's going to come back as soon as everyone would hope because we haven't fully recovered but you see other segments of the economy that are starting to pick up. >> reporter: despite alling all those new jobs, the nation's unemployment rate remains at 8.3%. the nation's largest prison company is asking to purchase prisons. in exchange the company says the state's must keep the prisons mostly full and pay the firm to operate the prisons for 20 years. the prison departments in california, texas and georgia have all dismissed the idea. a foster city woman's

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a bizarre and unusual situation on a flight in dallas. a flight attendant made a ranting speech, she spoke for 15 minutes then started screaming that the plane was going to crash. some of her rant was caught on cell phone. >> get out of the plane. get out of the plane.

>> reporter: passengers and passengers were finally able to subdue the woman. two flight attendants were injured and taken to the hospital. our health and science editor john fowler live for us in fowler with the dangers and one thing you can do to help get back on track. >> reporter: in airplanes big and small mistakes in the cockpit can be dangerous, deadly, and there with new studies you may be rethinking your early morning or late night flights. about one in five airline pilots report that within the previous week they made a serious cockpit mistake because of sleepiness. it's especially critical at night or early morning when pilots rhythms are disrupted like they will be beginning sunday. >> you're fatigued and your brain doesn't work as well. sometimes your body doesn't work as well. >> reporter: the ntsb blamed this 2009 crash in new york that killed 50 on pilot error from fatigue.

the faa this week fined colgin air for violating reglation. because of that crash, the faa has regulated new rules on the cockpit crew. but those rules don't go into effect for another year and half. >> i think the rules are well overdue. they probably should have gone in effect 10, 15, 20 years ago. >> when it comes to sleep loss and fatigue we know that those kill, injure and cause billions of the dollars. >> reporter: mark rosken spoke in san jose today. he said 49 people died in this 2006 crash because the pilot, co-pilot and controller were all sleep deprived. a pilot study revealed the hours between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. were the most dangerous. >> one out of six truck drivers, one out of six train engineers say they've almost

had an accident because of being sleep deprived. >> reporter: and re searchers say look in the sky in the morning to get your body used to this new schedule. the fda is considering waving some prescription requirements in the hopes that better access to certain medications could help under treated epidemics. the fda says the idea is still in its early stages. a new study finds that people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis face a higher risk of heart problemsful the research involved almost the entire population -- of heart

problems. the research involved almost the entire population -- director james cameron is taking his love for sea exploration to a whole new level. the avatar and titanic director broke the record for the longest deepest dive. and he's not done yet, cameron says he plans to take his submarine now to the deepest place on earth later this month. 6.8miles down into the pacific ocean. 200miles southwest of guam. well they are an odd pair, meet samantha and panda. samantha there's the 47-year- old gorilla and she's been alone at the erie pennsylvania zoo since the only other gorilla there died in 2005.

now samantha is too old to be partnered with another gorilla. but meet panda the bunny. the zoo keeper introduced them little by little and now they're great friends. it was a beautiful day, it's going to change though. let's go out to that area, of course here's san francisco. here's golden gate park right here. here's the great highway where all that sand was blowing earlier in the week. it's clear out there right now. we go out to the golden gate bridge near the legion of honor. you can see the winds blowing there 40 miles per hour. winds are changing around. we have a north-northeast wind today. that's changing around. a little bit of wind this afternoon. the wind set down. here's obviously one of the pretty -- the prettiest bridge in the world the golden gate bridge. we will start to see patchy fog coming in. these were the highs from today significant and they will be

cooling significantly tomorrow as we go into your saturday. with this weather system getting closer to us. it starts with increasing clouds on saturday. best day on the weekend. and then sunday the dynamics, the weak front gets closer to them. don't change the plans. you're going to get away with baseball plans. swim meets going on, baseball. sunday more clouds than saturday. here's saturday, noon. saturday night into sunday. here comes sunday morning. here comes sunday afternoon that's not much is it. there's sunday afternoon. so maybe a sprinkle or drizzle. it's not going to measure up in the rain buckets but look at lake tahoe. they're going to get some snow from this. they're going to get some snow next week too because we're headed to a very wet period as we get into next week. we'll worry about that later. forecast highs tomorrowment. 59 in san francisco, these are down 10 degrees from where we

were today. 67 in morgan hill. so a nice day today. tomorrow still nice, bay area weekend looks nice. we do get into a pattern next week frank and gasia with a series of systems. they are moist, wet, we mentioned it here earlier. it will be rainy and it will be snowy and we're going to feel like february again. not february because it's going to be cold but we're going to be wet like february. >> we'll still take it. >> next week get ready for it. two former playerss from a 49ers super bowl years is giving back to san francisco today. they are stepping up for an organization that was a big part of their childhood. it's a feel good story and it's coming up next. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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our schools and libraries and other organizations so that kids time is well used. the fundraiser drew a wide range of supporters and many said the ymca was a big part of their own childhood. that included former players, paolu and mcinentire as well as police chief greg suhr. >> my sons were members of the y out in stones town. we went to the y when i was a kid. >> everything that keeps kids safe and on track. the schools and ymca with the truancy programs, with their life skill programs are definitely a great way to do that. >> i encourage everybody to go out to the y. it is packed, they are having fun. it is safe, it's what it's all about. >> reporter: that facility will soon get help. the 49ers have announced they've raised $1 million for the ymca. the recovery is still on

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oh, no. it was a sight to see. boats toppled one by one like dominoes as a tsunami surged from 5,000 miles away arrived here in california one year ago. good evening i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm frank somerville. julie haener has the night off. the earthquake hit in japan on march 11, 2011. but its impact hit all over the world. >> reporter: boat owner joseph rogers says today's weather at the santa cruz boat damaging an even sinking boats. >> to see my boat going up and down so much and hits the bottom then falling ov