a somber ceremony japan marks one year more than 19,000 people were killed in an earthquake and tsunami. a u.s. soldier accused of going on a shooting spree. the target afghan civilians. members of california's air national guard are on their way to the coast of new mexico for an international mission. beckly's police chief in hot water over a newspaper

article. how he's responding to actions he took against a local reporter. and good morning. welcome to mornings on 2 i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. we are expecting a bit of a cloudy day today with a chance of rain in some areas. rosemary orozco has a quick look at your weather. >> sort of a dark start to the 7:00 a.m.. sun officially rising at 7:26 and will set at 7:15. mostly cloudy skies outside our door. relatively mild because of the clouds. 49 degrees reported at sfo. 47 santa rosa. a few degrees warmer where we started. it is working its way toward the bay area. i will show you when we do expect it to arrive and what you can expect for your sunday coming up. throughout the pacific room today people are observer the first anniversary of the japanese earthquake and

tsunami. sirens went off to mark the moment in a town devastated by that disasters. as residence pray the sound serves as a reminder of the sirens that warned them of the disaster. the country also hill a memorial of science at 2:46 local time the moment when that mag any tide 9.0 quake hit. >> i feel the grieving families pain and i cannot express my sorrow enough. >> more than 19,000 people died in that disaster. because of damage and fears of a meltdown only two of japan's running.

the philippines held a traditional japanese dance to observe the disaster. san francisco will hold a community vigil for japanese disaster victims today. the interface service will take place in japantown from 2:00 to 4:00 today there will be a moment of silence at 2:46 pacific time. new this morning the air national guard is about to conduct a rescue mission 700 miles off the mexican coast. the mission to save two sailors severely injured in a desill -- see sill fire -- diesel fire on a chinese vessel. >> reporter: they got the call about helping these two injured fishermen on friday.

this morning about 6:00 their plane took off from moffett field to start that mission. we were here when it took off. in that plane is a crew of 20 guards members. this boat is 700 miles off the coast. these are pictures of some of the rescue wings prior missions. this is not the work they will doing this morning. it gives you a visual idea of what they will be doing. the 129th rescue wing their helicopters can rescue people off of vessels in the middle of the ocean. that is where they are going. in this case the fishing boat with the two injured fishermen is located 700 miles off the coast of mexico. >> we are going to drop four guardian pareira rescue men. they will get on an inflatable raft. go to the vessels location. and then start providing life saving medical treatment to the

two burn victims. >> reporter: even though the two injured fishermen are chinese residence -- why the 129th rescue wing? it's one of just three air guard units in the entire country that has the ability to go out in the middle of the education and do the rescues. how do they do it? off in the distance here that if the helicopter they use to go to over the water. to the left they have the refueling planes that go alongside the helicopters. they can do these lengthy missions because they have access to these refueling planes. so we are told that this refueling plane is the second plane that is will be taking cough this morning. they are supposed to take off about 8:00.

live at moffett field allie rasmus. a u.s. soldier is in custody after walking off his base and firing his weapon at afghan civilians. afghan official says people were both killed and wounded during the shooting. nato spokesperson says they have not confirmed that anyone has died but an ap photographer says he has seen 15 bodies. the shooting comes after tense relations between the u.s. and afghan. overnight dozens of san francisco firefighters worked to put out a fire in the castro district. that fire started just before 4:00 this morning on market between sanchez and church street. it started in a basement but the flames worked their way up into joe's barbershop on first floor. it took firefighters 15 minutes to put that fire out. overnight crash in san jose killed an 1-year-old girl. the car she was a -- killed an

18-year-old girl. the teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene. the 19-year-old male driver and 31-year-old female passenger were injured and taken to the hospital. they are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in that crash. a man is in jail after a road rejoins accident in oakland. it started just after midnight. a driver ran a red light and hit the vehicle she and her boyfriend were in. there was an altercation and the woman says she and her boyfriend were assaulted by the driver and his female passenger that left the scene. officer later pulled that vehicle over at 54th and chaddick. a pilot and his two passengers walked away from a plane crash in sacramento county. the twin engine aircraft went down last night in a field just a few miles from the airport. planes wings were ripped off and propellers were pent

backwards. all three men on board suffered cuts to their faces. federal investigators believe the men were traveling to sacramento when both engines apparently failed. a newspaper reporter said he will not sue berkeley police chief after an article be rewritten in a night. emotions ran high during this public meeting. at that meeting he was peppered with questions about his departments response to the beating deaths of residence. oakland tribune online story misrepresented his comments so a chief sent a sergeant to reporter doug oakley's home at 12:45 in the morning to insist he change the story. >> i have seen this article come in lates at night after 11:20. i think hey i'm going to deal with it right now instead of taking it deeper like i should have. taking a deep breath relaxing a little bit. thinking it through. >> it was intimidating.

i think he did overstep his bounds. the chief of the berkeley police. >> the chief has e-mailed oakley a letter of apology. oakley says he's taking it at face value. o.k.ly says he has never experience -- oakley says he has never experienced something like this. chris teen dan -- christine daniel released a statement. there was no justification for contacting the reporter in this way and the chief understands that more appropriate response to his concerns about inaccurate statements in the article should have been to wait until the following day and make contact by phone or e- mail. meanwhile the councilman says she plans to discuss the chiefs behavior with the city manager tomorrow. we know the name of a man killed at a fire in alameda. it started just before 9:00 last night on a home on helm

street. when firefighters arrived they found 54-year-old kenneth chase in the hallway. he was having a heart attack. >> when the patient was removed from the home. cpr was initiated and immediately transported to highland hospital. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. his dog was also killed in that fire. they say the fire started in the kitchen and may have been caused by an overloaded outlet where a drier and microwave were plugged in. a man is behind bars after a large drug bust. police gave us these pictures of more than 500 plants in this home which is on 33rd street. marijuana was not being grown for medical purposes. officers estimate the value at $400,000. 49-year-old lin tang was arrested on wednesday with suspension of illegal marijuana.

the man who was taking wildlife photos called his family on the cell phone to tell them he was trying to find his way out of the park. highway patrol sent a helicopter up around midnight and ten minutes later the officers were able to spot the light from a head lamp the hiker was wearing. the man was not hurt but he complained about being cold. temperatures dropped to 39- degrees while he was there. good morning, to you. cloudy cool and a little bit of wet weather in the forecast for your sunday. giving you a live look this morning at san jose. the official sunrise about 7:25, 7:26 this morning. mostly gray skies out there. lighting up just a little bit. it will feel very seasonal. we welcome that rain because it's much needed. today will be a prelude of what is to come. a few scattered showers in the forecast. we do have light to south

easterly breeze. right now 49-degrees sfo. 50 in oakland. 40s in san jose. mid upper 40s near the north bay. santa rosa checking in at 47 degrees. the numbers a few degrees warmer. santa rosa even ten degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. backing it up a little bit you can see rain over northern california still about 90 miles north of our area. north of ukiah and fort bragg reporting a little bit of light drizzle. we've got over the sierra as well. a look at the satellite radar. mostly gray skies again over our area. areas along the sierra picking up a little bit of moisture for us. still to the north. it will begin to slide south. by 8:30 or 9:00 a few sprinkles. satellite radar to you see this trough? it will park itself here for the week ahead. we will have disturbances drop into the area bringing us a

chance for rain it looks like almost every day with us. some days looking to be more wet than others. here we are about 7:00 or so. or 9:00 it -- 8:00 or 9:00 it moves into north bay. meantime by the peninsula we have light rain. takes until early afternoon it moves into the east bay. we will continue with scattered showers by the afternoon. a few .10 is what we expect with this. not a big rainmaker. mostly gray skies will continue throughout the afternoon. the westerly breeze and south westerly. afternoon highs 50s to low 60s. even cooler than yesterday. 55-degrees expected for san francisco. 58 in oakland as well as santa rosa. into the south bay we have 60 degrees mountain view. the extended forecast are you ready for this? we have scattered showers in the forecast for tomorrow. rain will develop and continue to be moderate to heavier at times on tuesday. rain in the forecast on wednesday and thursday. if i can take you out to the

weekend it looks like we may continue with this wet pattern all the way into next weekend. i have a look at your lunchtime numbers coming up. your time now is 7:13. don't forget we sprang forward this morning. how protected is facebook in terms of privacy? the lawsuit being filed after a school district goes through a 12-year-old girls account. the search for four fishermen that disappeared after sending out a distressed signal. still no clear front runner after gop runners split. let's give you a live look outside at the traffic on bay bridge. a few vehicles out there going in both directions. so far no major incidents to report. time is 7:14. you are watching mornings on 2. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry

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good morning, to you. a live look from san rafael. a blanket of clouds over the area. a few sprinkles in the forecast for your sunday. news helicopters captured a high speed chase in california overnight. police pursued a truck for about a half hour. that chase ended when a police cruiser rear ended the suspects vehicle causing it to spin out and crash into a light post. right now an extense i search is under way for four fisherman missing off the washington coast. after the -- a helicopter crew tracked it down and found a fishing boat and lifeboat on board but no one on board. >> people are very concerned and from the coast guard standpoint i'm telling the community we are looking as hard as we can. we are putting a lot of

resources to bare to try to find these individuals. >> search and rescue effort includes two coast guard helicopters, two lifeboats and a plane. in our election 2012 coverage the race to win the republican presidential nomination heads to alabama and mississippi this week. that is after rick santorum and mitt romney split a pair of caucuses. alicia has more. >> reporter: conservative voters in the heart land handing a victory to rick santorum in kansas. santorum easily winning saturday's caucuses there and taking a shot at romney. >> we are not electing a ceo we are electing a commander and chief. >> reporter: the latest numbers show he has 51% of the vote. romney came in second with 21%. gingrich with 14% and ron paul with 13%. santorum's rivals skipping kansas instead focusing on

tuesday's primary states. mitt romney taking up victory in wise. romney not getting much traction in the southern states at all. rivals saying romney has a southern charisma problem. never dining on a popular dish of grit. >> i'm learning to say y'all. and i like frits and things are strange things are happening to me. >> unlike one of my competitors i have had grits before. if you don't understand grits it's like lily you don't understand the rest of the south. >> reporter: after primary and caucuses mitt romney holds a commanding lead in delegates. he has more delegates than all three of his rivals combined. our election coverage continues on ktvu.com just look for our politics page. >> president obama plans a big push for women voters. tomorrow his reelection

campaign will send out a million leaflets regarding the issues of birth control and abortion rights. there will be three different mailings. one version for mothers, one for younger women and one for older women. some political analysts say they need women to get reelected. world leaders and the hollywood elite came together for the women in the world summit. the three-they conference wrapped up yesterday in new york. they discussed the challenges facing women in the world today. hillary clinton and actress meryl streep were two of the featured speakers. >> now we know that the higher the education and the involvement of women in a culture and economy the more secure the nation. >> other speakers at the

conference include former secretary of state madeline al bright. dozens of young undocumented immigrants are taking cross in a cross country march in support of the dream act. they set off yesterday from the marin side of the bridge and they are on to a 3,000-mile march to washington. >> i'm fighting for them because i believe that they deserve a future. because my siblings you know they have worked so hard to get where they are at. >> congress failed to pass the dream act in 2010 but this group says it hopes to change lawmakers minds. a minnesota middle school student is suing her school

district for searching her facebook and e-mail accounts. the 12-year-old girl who has not been identified says she was pressured to give her pass words to school officials. lawsuit says she was scared and crying while watching school employees go through her private messages. the aclu is backing her lawsuit saying this is a violation of the first amendment rights. the district says it did nothing wrong. the 18-year-old son of arnold schwarzenegger and susan -- he said he was taken to the hospital where he did get stitches for a cut on his back. he also says he has a lot of bruises but did not provide any details of that accident. dr. oz pays a visit right here to the bay area. his message and why he says northern california is the perfect place to get it done. unsettled weather is migrating toward the bay area. what you can expect for your sunday coming up.

right now dr. oz is outaging unsuspecting bay area residence blood pressure screenings as part of his message of healthy living. yesterday the star was at the lions club in redwood city. most people know what to do in order to live a healthier lifestyle but lack the motivation to do it. the bay area is the perfect place to kick start healthy habits. >> if we can build a model here. we can get folks to change the wealth here. you can't be a wealthy country if you don't have a healthy country. >> dr. oz is practicing heart surgeon and goes to the operating room once a week to work with patients. he says 30% of our long jevity is genes. this includes physical, spiritual, and emotional health. reminder you can watch dr. oz

right here on ktvu channel 2. your time is 7:25. >> we did it. we are here. >> we did it. we lost an hour. now we will get rain, spring, all sorts of good things. right? >> yeah it's on our way. we'll have a few scattered showers in the forecast for sunday. shouldn't really ruin your plans. it will be mostly cloudy and cool. but getting outside just a few scatter showers in the forecast for today. looks like favoring the north baby 9:00 or 10:00 we should begin to feel it falling and continue to move south over the course of the afternoon. early afternoon for parts of the east bay as well as the south bay. mostly cloudy right now. temperatures mid 40s to low 50s outside our door. the winds are generally light out there. a few sprinkles in the forecast for the afternoon. a low mid 50s for your lunch hour. the second half of the day not a big warmup in store. most of us not even hitting 60 for the afternoon.

who will? fremont 60 degrees for you. mid 60s expected in the city. the extended forecast shows you we have rain and more rain. scattered showers in the forecast monday. bigger storm developing on tuesday. we will continue that wet pattern wednesday and thursday. back to you. police in the east bay searching for a suspected kidnapper after authorities say he tried to snatch a four-year- old boy from a gym day care. anniversary in japan one year after a earthquake and tsunami devastated that area. time is running out for a local bowling alley about to close. we'll tell you about the fight trying to keep it open. getting ready to plant?

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one year ago this is what northeast japan looked like. this morning the down country is marking the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the area. >> today on the anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami japanese leaders are pledging to rebuild their nation better than before. the entire country held a moment of silence at 2:46 local time to observe the moment the earthquake hit one year ago. a national memorial service included japan's emperor and

prime minister. they joined mourners laying flowers to mourn the more than 19,000 people killed in that devastation. some wore masks and held signs that read in japanese no nukes. it cause the worst nuclear tragic. a year later due to damage only two of japan's 54 reactors are running. afghanistan's president says a u.s. serviceman killed 19 men and four women. a nato spokesperson has not confirmed anyone has died. the shooting comes weeks after a tense relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan. right now air national guardsmen are conducting a long range over water rescue mission

about 90 minutes ago crews left moffett airfield headed to a fishing boat about 700 miles off the coast of mexico. more are expected to leave in a half hour. the mission is to provide life saving treatment to two sailors injured in a diesel fire. they will parachute into the ocean medical supplies and attempt to stabilize the men. allie rasmus is live at mofette and will have a -- moffett and will have a live report coming up at 8:00 a.m.. let me show you the hayward home where loren toe was taking care of his mother. early in the morning an explosion was heard and the house burst into flames. they started calling hospitals. >> we got news that something happened but couldn't get ahold of him. they didn't know what hospital he was at or what happened. >> neighbors say they saw gear

drag his mother from the burning home and called out to firefighters for help. right now he's in serious condition. his mother is in extremely critical condition and there is a chance she may not survive her injuries. after that house fire firefighters were called to a factory fire. firefighters worked to prevent the fire from reaching a nearby strip mall. the cause of both fires are under investigation. antioch man is killed after crashing his motorcycle. the 23-year-old was riding an off ride motorcycle when he lost control around 9:00 last night. he went over the sidewalk and into bushes before crashing into a tree and fence. officers say the man later died at the hospital. the victims name has not been released. livermore police are looking for a man that may have been trying to kidnap a child. police say a man resembling this sketch walked into a day

care center at 12:15 yesterday afternoon. he pointed at a four-year-old boy and said he was there to pick up his son. when an employee asked him for verification and identification he was unable to produce it and he left. the boy's mother said she did not authorize anyone to pick up her son. the man is described as in his 40s, six feet tall, 250 pounds with blond hair and long side burns. a panel of 144 possible jurors are scheduled to be questioned. sheriff mirkarimi is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment. amid controversy he spoke at the african black coalition conference about 600 african american students from colleges across the state attended that

conference. farrah cane told them to depend on themselves. >> that jews control the media. that to me that was so hateful and horrible. >> we are look for the minister statements in terms of how to empower the black community. not all of the controversial things he may have said in the past. >> members of berkeley's -- the overall message was encouraging and inspiring. follow farrahkhan's speech uc president said farrahkhan is a provocative figure with a long with history of racist and anti- semitic and homophobic. it says city records show

overtime costs have reached $2.9 million as of february 27th. the website also found the city spent about $82,000 in overtime for the public works department. the department in charge of maintenance work at frank ogawa plaza. two san jose teenagers expected of five armed robberies and a police chase that injured an officer will be arraigned this week. 18-year-old xavier were arrested friday night after police say they went on a robbery spree. the suspects lead police on a chase that ended when their car crashed into a front of a patrol car. the officer in the car was treated and released from the hospital. people that live in pittsburgh may notice the smell of gas tomorrow but should not be too alarmed. pg&e will be venting a gas pipeline in that area as part of a pressure test. there is no reason for concern because the gas is not harmful and should dispate pretty quickly. a ceremony to celebrate federal funding for the bart

expansion project is planned for tomorrow. the federal government committed $900 million to begin construction on that project. bart hopes to have the project completed by 2016. tomorrow's signing ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. at city hall. changing to the cities municipal code to lure businesses to downtown. san jose officials say right now there is a 25% vacancy rate downtown. the proposal under consideration would allow street level space previously reserved for retail stores to be leased to offices. another calls for streamlining the permit process for businesses to sell alcohol. parks department will finalize plans turning a parking lot into a park. park officials say the park will improve the environment and provide city residence with more open space.

people that live in that area are invited to today's meeting to give their input. it's being held at marshal elementary school at 3:00 p.m.. good morning, to you. it is a cloudy, calm, mild start to the morning. we are mainly dry. that is going to change over the course of the next few days. if you do have outdoor activities anything that needs to get done. today may be the day. we do have a few scattered showers in the forecast with more rain on the way. giving you a live look there at highway 4. the winds generally light. southeast ahead of the system. it looks like it's still the bulk of it. at least over northern california. a little bit of rain reported in ukiah and will ets. 50-degrees in oakland. 48 san francisco. 48 in livermore. 46 until san jose. numbers up from yesterday. 48 in napa. 46 in santa rosa. holding steady here now that the sun is up.

we should see temperatures climb even though we are not looking for a big warmup. there it is the rain on the way. more than 90 miles still out of the area. i want to get in closer this is where we have a report of a light sprinkle going on. you can see the radar not necessarily picking it up. a few scattered showers will remain in the forecast through the afternoon. the morning hours is when most of this will arrive. your satellite radar review a little bit of moisture parked over the area. advisory there. if you are headed in that direction. we've got mostly cloudy skies. the rain here will eventually get to us. we will be wet at some point. it looks like the north bay will get the brunt of this. it fizzles out as it moves across the golden gate and i- 80. this pattern set upright here will bring us the wet weather all the way through thursday perhaps friday and into next weekend. let's take a look at the time line here for the afternoon by about 10:00 or so not get into the afternoon. a couple hours away we have

light rain falling over the north bay. by noontime or 1:00 thinking about doing sunny streets. you may feel a few sprinkles by 1:00. notice it's falling apart as it does. we are looking at a few .1 with this. the models are backing off bringing us race for most of monday. tuesday morning could be a bit wet. tuesday night into wednesday more rain in the forecast. some of the bigger storms look to appear wednesday and maybe thursday. your forecasted highs for today. 58 for berkeley. 56 san rafael. more of the same as we head south. 59 redwood city. low 60s mountain view and san jose. 58-degrees. extended forecast shows you all that rain on the way and snow for the mountains. i'll talk more about that lake wind advisory coming up. popular san francisco

watering hole threw itself a victory party of sorts. a big crowd gathered yesterday at the gold dust lounge in union square. people were celebrating that the 79-year-old bar will remain open at least for now. it was supposed to close this weekend after the building landlord exercised an early termination cause to the lease but the case is now in court. >> for tourism it has a big appeal. a lot of people love it. and what it means to the city it reflects the character of san francisco. it's like getting rid of a cable car in union square. >> the bar owners are misleading the public and enlists the gold dust owners knew their lease had the cancellation clause. dozens of people rallied outside the bowling alley to try to save it. managers say they are shutting down april 15th because the lease is set to expire and the

landlord won't renew it. if the landlord does not change its mind they will find somewhere else to set up shop. >> we are hoping he will see how many people this effects and how many people in the community are effected and change his mind. >> general manager mike leong says the 51-year-old business is a important part of the community providing job and recreation. more than 3,000 people visit that bowling alley each week. 7:42. coming up texas police think they know who robbed a group of girl scouts that were selling cookies. a man that won a purple heart for his service in vietnam is honored in a very special way by his community. why he received a new medal. first let's take you outside. a little bit of haziness over by the golden gate bridge. traffic moving along just fine.

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good morning, to you. a live look at the clouds hanging over the city this morning. a few light showers in the forecast with series of storms lined up for the week ahead. a 700 year castle in slovakia has been nearly destroyed by the huge fire. it was ignited by sparks of the illegal burning of dry grass. it had only recent by been opened to tourist after a multimillion dollar

restoration. nearly 1600 people homeless after a fire. firefighters struggled to control the flames yesterday. both communities are if a desert area and lack running water and electricity. more than 500 homes were destroyed but no deaths have been reported. people are setting up camps for the victims to sleep in temporarily and the cause of that fire is still being in facted. a mass grave has been found in new mexico where bodies may have been dumped there years ago. authorities are trying to determine the age and gender of the victims and the cause of death. investigators say there were no signs of violence, but the advance decomposition suggests they have been there for decades. in the past hour former u.n. secretary general said he is optimistic the crack down on government protestors will end. he just wrapped up two meetings this weekend with syrian

president assad. but there is still no deal for a cease fire. he is currently serving as united nations envoy while negotiations took place in damascus. time now 7:46. hundreds of volunteers cleaned up neighborhoods hit by a tornado in georgia. it touched down last week destroying dozens of homes. many neighborhoods are cluttered with trees and debris. church groups organized a cleanup. 300 people signed up to volunteer. >> we don't necessarily know who lives here. we know they need help. >> an assembly line of people coming together meeting people from other churches. just becoming connected. you become what you are connected to. we became connected out here today. >> organizers say cleanup efforts will continue through the week. stray pets from recent tornadoes in indiana are getting help. the humane society in indianapolis took in dozens of strays that are in need of

adoption. the animals belong to people's who's homes have been destroyed. organization plans to find new homes for all of them. we have an update to a story we first told you about a group of girl scouts being robbed in texas. two teenagers are under arrest in connection to stealing the girl scouts cookie money. it happened when the girls were selling cookies outside of a walmart. the robbers got away with 200- dollars. . the scouts were going to have to pay the money back on their own but donations poured in. >> we have had calls as far away as hollywood, california. a number of people locally have also sent in money to compensate their girl scouts for their loss. it goes a long way to say what kind of community we have. >> security footage and vehicle description lead them to the two suspects. they are facing aggravated robbery charges. for the second time a

vietnam veteran has received a purple heart. during the vietnam war he served as a radio operator. he was awarded a purple heart for his service. but then in 2004 it was stolen by a family member. yesterday he was surprised with a new one. >> on behalf of american legion post 1111 it gives me a thrill and a great honor for me to present you with another one. >> the choir and members of the local post 1111 heard about the stolen medal they joined forces to get him a new one. he said he is touched by their generosity. it's an important reminder what he survived. east bay homeowners hoping to review foreclosures. the city of hayward sponsored an event where counselors offered advice to homeowners. presenting a budget that shows

your cash flow and to keep asking for help. >> be persistent. if you don't play you can't win. you have to be persistent. if you want to keep your house. >> california's keep your home program may also provide relief to strapped homeowners recently bay area home sales are up but prices have yet to climb. if you ordered apples new ipad online, it's not going to be sent out by friday as promised. a surge in dedemand has push -- in demand has pushed back the delivery date. apple unvails a third generation ipad in san francisco on wednesday. it promised shipping for online orders by friday march 16th but ipad orders from the website won't be shipped until march 19th. the devices will still be available in stores on friday. protest is planned for tomorrow outside an apple store in palo alto.

this is from last month. the raging grannies will be outside to protest the companies alleged sweat shops in china. the group says every apple product has the blood of wers on it. at the protest they will be dressed all in white and doing a dance called the robot. disney's movie john carter is in the top box office spot but may not last the weekend. by the end of the day friday john carter brought in $9.8 million critics say the syfy movie will be pumped to number two and lorax will win the weekend. increase in family audiences yesterday and today will bring in a total of $40 million for the lorax. 7:51. it's selection sunday. one bay area basketball team has a ticket to the big dance. one is on the bubble. find out who is going to the ncaa tournament.

the bay area has another pro hockey team. we'll introduce you to the bulls and tell you where they are going to play. outside our doors we've got unsettled weather beginning to take hold of the bay area. what you can expect for your sunday coming up. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud.

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houston sister-in-law and her daughter sat down with the talk show host. the official cause of death has not been released. and a partial transcript released ahead of tonights interview. houston feared drugs would end her sisters-in-law life. whitney houston had a history of substance abuse. from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the embarcadero will be closed from fisherman's wharf to mariposa street. >> if you are going go early. rain is going to make its way south down into the bay area. looks like right around noontime. scattered showers in the forecast. this system will be dispating as it moves south. into areas like san jose struggling to get that far but we will leave in an opportunity for the bay area to see a light

sprinkle. for sunday if you are highwayed to the sierra a lake wind advisory. this lasting until tomorrow morning. gusts to 40 miles an hour. that chance for scattered showers for the sierra today 30%. snow levels right about 5,000 feet. here at home temperatures cooling off over yesterday. looking at mid 50s for the city this morning. 54 in pacifica. 59 redwood city. 61 for morgan hill. we head to the north 58 degrees this afternoon in santa rosa. it looks like the north bay will get the best chance at seeing rain by 9:00 or 10:00. could become a little more wide spread through the morning hours. then it will be left with just a chance for the afternoon. more rain is on the way. a series of systems that could bring us anywhere from 3-6 inches of rain by weeks end over parts of the north bay. definitely could use it and we are going to get it. monday looks mainly dry. keeps going wednesday as well

as thursday. back to you. >> thanks rosemary. today is selection sunday. and the st. mary gails are waiting the announcement. they received a bid to the tournament. you are invited to join the team as they watch the selection show live this afternoon to find out their seed. and who they will meet in their first game. the doors open at 1:15 and the live selection show is at 3:00. the cal bears will also be watching to see if they make it into the field. many consider the team to be on the bubble. as san jose sharks battle for a spot in the stanley cup playoff there is is another pro ice hockey team in the bay area. san francisco bulls will start skating this october at the cal palace. they unvailed the team jersey. the bulls will play in a developmental league for the nhl. >> i stopped playing professionally in 2001. i coached and have been

management ever since. it has been my dream to our own team. >> it the cow pal has last has been the past home of other teams. the new team will bring jobs to the area. a man was killed in a home fire. plus berkeley police chief apologizes to his response to a newspaper article but its trouble might not be over.

members of the california air national guard are on their way to the coast of mexico for an international mission. i'll tell you what they are doing and why they were called in to help. and it's been one year since an earthquake triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster in japan. why the days are being remembered and recovery is still ahead. a public apology from a police cop to a journalist. good morning, everyone. welcome to the second hours of mornings on 2 i'm mike mibach.

>> and i'm claudine wong. we want to get over to rosemary orozco for a look at your period of time which could include rain. >> yes, good morning, to you. the week ahead could be one of the wettest of the season. so far waking up with gray skies holding in the 40s. backing it up we have a trough that will station itself over the west coast. the pacific northwest for the coming weekend. we will continue to send storms our way. it's a weak one. the more powerful ones will come midweek or so. a little light rain down near cent city and eureka. ukiah reporting a little bit of rain. it's still well north of us. it will be moving toward the bay area. we will continue to see this chance for rain. i will narrow what we can expect for today and show you the models coming up. we are following developing news out of afghanistan where a u.s. soldier is accused of opening fire on afghan

civilians. the countries president says 16 people including nine children and three women were killed. nato has apologized for the shootings but not confirmed that anyone was killed. the soldier is being detained by nato forces. the air national guard is preparing to conduct a long range rescue mission out on the mexican coast. allie rasmus is there. >> reporter: those sailors were injured in a diesel fire on their fishing boat and stuck out in the middle of the pacific ocean 700 miles away from the coast of mexico. their location is what makes it difficult for a rescue to happen. that's exact exactly why they were called in to help. they will be flying over that fishing boat and rescuing the two injured sailors. here's how they will do it. we're here at moffett field. you can see one of the helicopters. they use helicopters like this that are able to refuel while

they are suspended in midair over that fishing vessel. offshore left here on the tarmac. they are able to refuel because there are planes like this that will be carrying fuel for that rescue mission. it could take several hours and days. >> they will jump out of the back of it into the water. there they will board an inflatable life raft or inflatable boat. they will take that boat position next to the sailing vessel and board the vessel and provide medical treatment for the injured sailors. >> reporter: the plane left early this morning just before 6:00. the injured sailors are chinese citizens but it's not uncommon for different governments to call on each other to help their citizens in emergency situations like this. this gives you a visual idea of the type of work they do going over out in the middle of the ocean and doing the rescues over the different types of boats. in this case it's a fishing boat that the two injured

sailors are stuck on and need to be helped with. back out here live, you can see crew members are checking one of the refueling planes. this is the plane that will be heading down to the pacific ocean. that plane off in the distance will be helping the helicopter the rescue helicopters in that area refuel as they conduct this mission. live at moffett field allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. from tokyo to the bay area observances are being held for the japanese earthquake and tsunami. sirens went off to mark the moment in a japanese town devastated by the disaster as residence prayed the sound served as a reminder of the emergency sirens that warned people to evacuate last march 11th. in tokyo japanese president placed flowers at a ceremony.

>> and i feel the grieving families pain and i cannot express my sorrow enough. >> mar than 19,000 people died in the disaster. a year later 325,000 survivors are living in temporary housing. because of damage and fears of meltdown only two of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are now running. the philippines honored victims with a traditional japanese dance to mark the anniversary. the ambassador thanked the audience for their friendship. they said they will never forget the kindness to the philippine people. this inner face surface will take place in japantown from 2:00 to 4:00. there will be a moment of silence at 2:46 pacific time.

overnight dozens of san francisco firefighters worked to put out a fire in the castro district. fire investigators say it started in a basement but the flames worked their way up into joe's bearberry shop on the -- barbershop on the first floor. overnight crash in san jose killed an 18-year-old girl. the car she was in as a passenger struck a tree around 1:00 this morning. the teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene. the 19-year-old male driver and 31-year-old female passenger were take ton the hospital. they are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in that crash. a man is in jail after a road rage incident in oakland. a driver ran a red light at 17th and castro seats and hit the vehicle she and her boyfriend were in. there was some kind of

altercation. she and her boyfriend were assaulted by the driver and female passenger that left the scene. an officer later pulled that vehicle over. the victims identified the driver as the man who hit their car. a pilot and two passengers suffer only a few cuts rob their faces after a plane crash in sacramento county. the twin engine aircraft went down last night in a field. just a few miles from the airport. the planes wings were ripped off and propellers were bent off backwards. a newspaper reporter will not sue berkeley's police chief at the chief demanded an article be rewritten in the middle of the night. emotions ran high during this public meeting last thursday. he was peppered with questions at that meeting about his department's response to the beating death of a resident last month. meehan thought the online story

misrepresented his comments so the chief sent a sergeant to the reporters home at 12:45 in the morning to suggest that he change the story. >> i saw this article come out late at night and i think hey, you know i'm going to deal with it right now instead of taking a deep breath like i should have. taking a deep breath, relaxing a little bit. thinking it through. >> it was intimidating, you know. i think he did over step his bounds and his power the chief of the berkeley police. >> the chief has e-mailed oakley a letter of apology. oakley says he's taking at face value. however he also says he's never experienced antics accident like this in his 23 years as a journalist. the fallout of the chiefs actions may not be over. christine daniel released a statement saying quote there was no justification for contacting the reporter if this way and the chief understands that the more appropriate response to his concerns about

inaccurate statements in the article should have been to wait until the following day and make contact by phone or e- mail. meanwhile berkeley city council woman says she plans to discuss the chiefs behavior with the city manager tomorrow. alameda firefighters may have determined a cause of a fire that killed a man and his dog. the fire started just before 9:00 last night on the home on elm street. they found 54-year-old kenneth chase in the hallway. he was having a heart attack as he was trying to get out of the house. >> the patient was removed from the home. cpr was initiated and immediately transported to highland hospital. >> he died at the hospital. the body of his dog was found inside the home. firefighter says the fire started in the kitchen and may have been caused by an overloaded outlet where a drier and microwave was plugged in. a man is behind bars of a

drug bust. police provided these plans. police say the marijuana was not being grown for medical purposes. officers estimated the value of that marijuana at $400,000. and 49-year-old lynn tang was arrested on thursday for illegal marijuana cultivation. good morning, to you. we've got mostly cloudy skies and a chance for a little bit of rain coming today. giving you a live look over the city where you can see that blanket overhead. temperatures loading in the 40s at this hour. your satellite showing you what is happening from above. we do have clouds over our area but we have rain to the north. this is beginning to slide south. it's taking its time. by 10:00 it should be over the north bay. the sierra reporting a little bit of light snow. thus will be the pattern for the week to come and it will turn stormy by tuesday, wednesday and it looks like it could extend into next weekend. here's your forecast for today.

a weak disturbance in comparison. we have gray skies out there. by 10:00 it looks like over areas of clear lake. we had expected to see light rain already going on. it becomes a little bit more wide spread by 10:00. by noontime it's sliding down the coast seeing light rain. 1:00 it's crossing the bay into the east bay and then 2:00 it looks like southeast into areas of fremont down into san jose. it begins to fall apart as it moves south and east. the best bet will be for the north bay and chance for scattered showers for the afternoon. light showers expected for today. that chance will remain into the afternoon and then into the extended forecast. monday at this point looks like et should be mainly dry. 49 degrees san francisco right now. 50-degrees in oakland. 49 hayward. 49 for napa. but without that sunshine it

may feel cool especially if you have a breeze outside your door. 58 degrees expected for san francisco. 58 in oakland. 58 hayward. a little damp outside our doors for today. 60 degrees mountain view. 60 degrees expected san jose. mid 50s and low 50s for the coast. your extended forecast unsettled weather in store for monday. we should remain mostly dry. tuesday rain will be developing. it could be as early as the morning drive. it will not let up wednesday into thursday we've got rain more rain. several feet of snow expected for the mountains. if you are going out to the sunday streets in san francisco i will take a look at that forecast for you coming up. a distress call and wreckage but this morning still no sign of four fishermen from washington. the latest on the search still under way. a 12-year-old girl said she was forced to give up her facebook and e-mail pass words to her school districts. the lawsuit now being filed. first let's give you a live

look outside. that is the east shore freeway. smooth sailing on interstate 80 through berkeley and emeryville. if you haven't done so already, change those clocks. the time 18: 12. 12 -- the time is 8:12.

good morning, to you. a live look over the bay area where our weather will be tushing -- turning wet later today. an extensive search is under way for four fishermen missing off the washington coast. the search began early

yesterday morning as they picked up a distressed symbol. a helicopter tracked it down and saw a debris feel. the coast guard says it has been working nonstop to find the men. >> people are very concerned and from the coast guard standpoint i'm telling the community we are looking as hard as we can. we are putting a lot of resources to bear to try to find these individuals. >> the coast guard says it has launched two helicopters, two lifeboats, and a search plane to find the fishermen. a hike tear got lost in point rays is safe this morning. the man that was taking wildlife photos called -- highway patrol sent a helicopter up around midnight. they were able to spot the light from a head lamp the hiker was wearing. he wasn't hurt but he was complaining about being cold. the battle for the

republican presidential nomination will be sought in the deep south this week. alabama and mississippi will hold primaries on tuesday. last night mitt romney won the wyoming caucuses while santorum took the kansas caucuses. he clicked with social conservatives that share his views against abortion rights and same sex marriages. >> we're not electing a ceo we are electing a commander and chief. and there is one person that experience doing that. >> this hot president has not suck -- this president has not succeeded it. this president has failed. >> an aid to newt gingrich says the former house speaker needs to win alabama and mississippi to justify staying in the race. polls show a close race in both states and imparticular alabama. 90 delegates will be up for grabs on tuesday night. president obama might be pinning his reelection hopes on women voters. tomorrow his campaign will send out a million leaf it wills focusing on birth control and

abortion rights. there will be three different mailings. one version for mothers, one for young women, and one for older women. analysts say the president needs women to get reelection. 56% voted for him in 2008. world leaders and the hollywood elite came together for the women in the world summit. the three-day conference wrapped up sunday in new york. they discussed the challenges facing women in the world today. secretary of state hillary clinton and actress meryl streep were two of the featured speakers. streep talked about the importance of education. >> we know the higher the education and involvement of women in a culture and economy, the more secure the nation. >> other speakers at the conference conference included former secretary of state and actress angelina jolie. many are heading to the capitol in support of the dream act.

they set off yesterday from the marin county side of the golden gate bridge and are now on a 3,000-mile walk to washington to urge congress to pass the measure. it grants legal status to undocumented immigrants that attend college or join the military. some of the marchers say they are college students living here legally on a crew said for loved ones. >> i'm fighting for them because i believe that they deserve a future. because my siblings, you know, they have worked so hard to get where they are at. >> congress did not pass the dream act in 2010 but this group says it hopes to change lawmakers minds. the march concludes in washington in october. the 18-year-old son of arnold schwarzenegger and ann

maria shriver is recovering in the hospital. he was take ton the hospital where he received stitches for a cut on his back. he also says he has a lot of bruises but he did not provide details of the accident. we now have an update to a story we first told you about last weekend about a group of girl scouts being robbed in texas. two teenagers are now under arrest in connection with stealing the girl scout's cookie mown. it happened last sat when they were selling the cookies outside of a walmart. the robbers at the time got away with about $200. the scouts were going to have to pay that money back on their own but donations have poured in from across the country. security footage and a vehicle description lead police to those suspects. a 12-year-old minnesota girl is taking their school district to court. the middle school student that has not been identified said she was pressured to give her facebook and e-mail pass words to school officials. the lawsuit said she was scared and crying while watching school employees go through her

private message. the district said it did nothing wrong. dr. oz is out and about this morning where he's been and his message to the bay area. cloudy skies outside our door this morning with rain moving in. we'll take a look at what is expected for your area in just five minutes. ♪

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watering hole threw itself a victory party of sorts. big crowd gathered yesterday at the gold dust lounge in union square. folks were celebrating that the 79-year-old bar will remain open at least for now. it was supposed to close this weekend after the buildings landlord exercised an early termination cause to the lease. the case is now in court. supporters of serra bowl are fighting to keep it open. people gathered outside the bowling alley to try to save it. the manager said they are shutting down april 15th because their lease is set to expire and the landlord will not renew it. we've been talking about needing the rain. it's finally on the way. rosemary sayst it's look -- says it's looking like a wet

week for for us. >> yes. that much needed rain is on the way. i have a feeling some of the afternoon softball practices may be canceled. other outdoor activities as well. especially tuesday on. giving you a look at the sunday streets events for today on the embarcadero starts at 11:00. afternoon showers in the forecast they will be light on and off for the afternoon. starting right about noontime and going through. not to be aware but this is your place to be for today. low to mid 50s in the forecast. it will be cool as well. 58 in oakland for the afternoon. 60 in fremont. 60 san jose. we've been talking about it this morning if you are joining us the north bay likely to see the showers arrive between 9:00 and 10:00. it will become a little more wide spread passing over the bay area and into the afternoon. as it sinks south it will be weakening. just a very slight chance for a light shower over parts of the south bay. extended forecast monday looks mainly dry. once we start that rain on

tuesday it will be dry. back to you. about an hour ago tv dr. oz began giving unsuspecting bay area residence blood pressure screenings. it's all part of his mission to promote a healthy lifestyle. he says most people know what to do in order to live a healthier lifestyle but lack the motivation to do it. and he says the bay area is a perfect place to kick start healthy habits. >> if we can build a model here. if we can get folks to change their wealth here and health here and they are wealthier. >> dr. oz is a practicing heart surgeon and goes to the operating room once a week to work with patiences. dr. oz says this includes physical, spiritual and emotional health. as a reminder you can watch dr. oz every weekend at 4 -- every

weekday at 4:00. we are continuing to follow a developing story out of afghanistan. the u.s. soldier accused of killing more than a dozen afghan civilians. what president karzai is saying about that shooting. the search is under way for a man that tried to kidnap a young boy from a livermore day care center. we will go back live to moffett field. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪ and they'll all know that it's kevin's awesome car. ♪ bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.

new this morning bay area national guardsman right now on an international rescue mission to help save injured sailors. time is 8:29 i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong.

the guardsmen left about two hours ago. >> allie rasmus joining us live with more on the complex operation now under way. >> reporter: there are two planes that will be used in this rescue mission. one departed add 6:00. this is the second one. it's on the tarmac. the engines are going. it's about to take off. now they are going to rescue two sailors who were severely burned in a diesel fire on their fishing boat. the problem is the coast guard and the rescue groups can't get to that fishing boat because their boat is 700 miles off the coast of mexico. that is why the 129th rescue wing was called in to help. they are one of three air guard units in the country that can do the rescues out in the middle of the ocean. the other two are in alaska and new york. obviously california is the closest to that fishing boat. what they are going to do they will be using a helicopter like one of the ones they have out here on the tarmac to go over

into the middle of the pacific ocean. that helicopter will be used to lower some of the para rescue members out into the middle of the water. now that helicopter has the ability to be refueled while it's suspended in midair. that's what this other plane will be doing. this is the plane that is taking the fuel that will be part of the rescue mission flying alongside that helicopter. it could take several hours and days to do this mission. this is video we got just in the last 30 minutes of some of the pilots and crew members loading that refueling plane that is about to take off that will be used in this mission. >> we are going to drop four rescue men into the water. they will then get on an inflatable raft. board the raft, go to the vessels location, board the vessel and start providing life saving medical treatment to the two burn victims. >> reporter: now the rescue

men's plane left moffett field just before 6:00 this morning. that was the first plane to take off. now the second plane is about to get going. the injured sailors are chinese citizens. it's not uncommon for different governments to call on each other to help their citizens in emergency situations like this. as we mentioned 129th rescue wing of the california air national guard is uniquely positioned and able to take part and do this rescue mission. right now that plane the refueling plane that will be part of the mission is getting ready to take off here at moffett feel. live at moffett field allie rasmus. new this morning there are reports that 16 afghanistan civilians are today after a u.s. soldier opened fire. that shooting happened outside of an american base in the kandahar area. karzai said?

a statement -- car psi said -- karzai said in a statement this is a assassination. the anniversary of the japanese earthquake and tsunami the entire country held a moment of silence at 2:46:00 p.m. local time to observe the moment the earthquake hit one year ago. it included the emperor and prime minister. they are pledging to rebuild their nation better than before. they joined mourners laying flowers. nuclear protestors observed the anniversary with a demonstration at the nuclear power plant. some wear masks and hill no nukes -- and held signs that said no more nukes. livermore police are

looking for a man that tried to kidnap a child. this man walked into a day care center at about 12:15 yesterday afternoon. he pointed at a four-year-old boy and said he was there to pick up his son. when an employee asked him for the verification required for pick up he was unable to produce it and left. the boy's mother said she did not authorize anyone to pick up her son. the man is described in his 40s. six feet tall. 250 pounds with blond hair and long side burns. we are hearing a 92-year-old woman pulled from a burning building might not survive her injuries. this is the hayward home where lorenzo was taking care of his mother. early yesterday morning neighbors reported hearing an explosion before the house burst into flames. he was supposed to meet them in sacramento when he never showed up they started calling hospitals. >> we got news something happened but we couldn't get ahold of him and didn't know what hospital he was at or what

happened. >> neighbors say they saw him drag his mother from a burning home and called out for firefighter for help. now he's in serious condition at st. maries hospital. doctors say his mother is in extremely critical condition and family members are holding a vigil outside of the hospital. two hours after that house fire, hayward firefighters were called to this warehouse on jackson street. we first brought you the pictures of flames and smoke yesterday morning on morning osen 2. firefighters had to work fast to prevent the fire from reaching a nearby strip mall. the cause of both fires are still under investigation. two san jose teenagers suspected of five armed robberies and a police chase that injured an officer will be arraigned this week. 18-year-old recollection ave year was arrested friday night after police say they went on a robbery spree. the suspects lead police on a chase that ended when their car crashed into the front of a patrol car. the officer in the car was

treated and released from the hospital. san jose city council is getting ready to consider changes to the municipal code to lower businesses to downtown. there is a 25% vacancy rate downtown. the proposal under consideration would allow street level space previously reserved for retail stores to be leased for offices. a ceremony to celebrate federal funding for the bart expansion into san jose is planned for tomorrow. the federal government committed $900 million to begin construction of the project. ground breaking on the ten mile $2.1 billion line is slated for next month. they hope to have the project completed by 2016. tomorrow's signing ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. at city hall. lewis farrahkhan spoke to students add uc berkeley students. he took the podium at the black

international conference. stay with ktvu mornings on 2. coming up in minutes the book that he told students to read that is causing controversy and the response from uc president from mark yew doff. the city of hayward sponsored a community event yesterday where counselors offered advice to homeowners. this tips involve -- keep asking for help. >> be persistent. if you don't play, you can't win. you have to be persistent if you want to keep your house. >> besides federal loan modifications california's keep your home loan program recently bay area home sales went up by price -- but prices have yet to decline. good morning, to you. a live lack at san jose. we've got clouds overhead. a little bit of sunshine attempting to pour through. a little bit of a filtered sun.

wide spread high clouds in the forecast associated with wet weather on the way. calm conditions in most cases just a light breeze in some areas. 50 degrees oakland. 49 san francisco. 48 for livermore. holding in the 40s. this is where we started this morning. 49 in concord. 49 in napa. warmer than yesterday by a few degrees. 47 in santa rosa which is ten degrees warmer than where we were. turning on the radar for you. backing up from cent city down into redding. eureka and down into ukiah. a few light sprinkles reported as well as the sierra take a look at that areaen. areas over tahoe reporting a little bit of light snow. our weather pattern is turning active. it will continue for the week ahead. your satellite radar. we have a trough that will park itself over the pacific northwest and continue to send storms our way. we know we can use it but could

be inconvenient at times. your satellite radar here i showed you that a moment ago. a little bit of moisture over the sierra. we have some over the northern california area. it will be sliding over the course of the morning hours and afternoon. the systems will continue for the next several days. maybe even into next week. today looks to be one of the weakest of the next several days. we are looking at heaviest rain coming in tuesday and lasting into wednesday and thursday. your forecast here by 9:00 or 10:00 it looks like over the north bay it will fizzle out as it continues to slide through the course of the afternoon. the north bay at getting the best bet of seeing this rain. it begins to slide south and east over the east baby 1:00 and areas of san jose into the south maybe just a few sprinkles. that will really be about it. sunsetting at 7:15. we may see a little bit of sunshine before the sunsets. light showers possible throughout the afternoon. 58 in oakland. mid 50s san francisco.

60-degrees expected for mountain view. the extended forecast tomorrow mainly dry. a little unsettled. tuesday the rain will be moving in. it will last wednesday and thursday. even out through friday and into the weekend. we have a few estimated rain totals expected over the next several days. i'll have those for you coming up. hundreds of volunteers spent the weekend covering up neighborhoods in georgia. destroying dozens of homes. many neighborhoods are still cluttered with trees and debris. yesterday church groups organized a cleanup and about 300 people signed up to volunteer. >> we don't necessarily know who lives here. we know they need help. >> assembly line of people coming together. meeting people from other churches. just becoming connected. you become what you connected to. we became connected out here today. >> organizers say cleanup efforts will continue through the week. jaycee dugard has made their first appearance at a

public event. she was in new york on friday night to receive the inspiration award from fashion designer and philanthropist at the dvf awards. at the ceremony she hopes she is remembered for what she does and not for what happened to her. the 31-year-old was kidnapped at age 11 and held captive in antioch for nearly 18 years. phillip and nancy garrido were charged with kidnapping and sexual assault and sent to life in prison. one month after whitney houston's sudden death will air an interview with her sister-in- law. the 48-year-old houston was found dead in her beverly hills hotel room. her official cause of death has not been released. just ahead the seven digit price tag for the city of oakland deal with the occupy movement. and this isn't a fairy tale

the real life castle going up into flames. >> let's give you a live look outside. all is good on 237 if you haven't done so already remember turn those clocks ahighway an hour. our clock says 8:41 and you're watching mornings on 2. ♪

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waking up to gray skies this morning over the bay area. active weather pattern is on the way. i'll have what you can expect for sunday coming up. your time is 8:44. and let's recap the top stories we waking up to this sunday morning. people across japan remember the victims of a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck one year ago. mourners placed candles and flower on the degree. the disaster killed more than 19,000 people. firefighters say an overloaded kitchen outlet is the cause of a fatal house fire. 59-year-old kenneth chase suffered a heart apack because of the fire. a berkeley city councilman will meet with the manager to discuss the behavior of police chief michael meehan. he is apologizing now sending an officer to the home of an

oakland tribune journalist in the middle of the night. jury selection is scheduled for tomorrow morning in the trial of sheriff mirkarimi. sheriff mirkarimi is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence battery charges and child endangerment. people who live in pittsburgh may notice the smell of gas tomorrow. you shouldn't be too alarmed. pg&e will be verbatimming a gas pipeline in that area as part of a pressure test. there is no reason for concern because the gas is not harmful and should dispate quickly. the city of oakland has spent nearly $3 million on police overtime related to the occupy protest. that is according to the oakland local website. city records show overtime costs have reached $2.9 million as of february 27th. the website also found the city

spent $82 million over time. they can weigh in on the final designs of turning a parking lot into a park. the area being converted at located at 17th and folsom streets. making this is a park will improve the environment and provide city residence with more open space. anyone that wants to give their input can attend today's meeting. amid controversy farrahkhan spoke at the african black coalition conference yesterday. about 600 african american students from college ace cross the state attended that conference. farrahkhan encouraged the students to depend on themselves for jobs and learn more about black history. he also pushed a book which does make controversial remarks about jewish people. >> and jews control the government and you need to be their friends in order to be successful. that jews control the media. to me that was so hateful and

horrible. >> we are liking for the minister statements in terms on how to empower the black community. not the controversial things he said in the past. >> despite the controversy the message was encouraging and inspiring. following his speech uc president said he is a provocative devicive figure be but he also added we cannot retreat from the cherished value of free speech. new this morning former un secretary general said he is optimistic syrian crack down on government protestors will end. he wrapped up two meetings this weekend with syrian president al assad. a new round of violence erupted in the capitol city.

clashes broke out between the syrian army and rebel fighters. >> in peru more than -- after a fire. firefighters struggled for four hours to control the flames. both communities are in a desert area and lack running water and electricity. more than 500 homes were destroyed. no deaths have been reported. people are setting up camps for victims. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. 500-year-old castle in slovakia was destroyed by a fire there. the gothic castle had only recently been opened to tourist after a multimillion dollar restoration. a mass grave has been found in mexico with bodies that may have been dumped there 50 years ago. remains of 167 people were found in the kay cave of aequat malian boarer. they are trying to determine

the age and gender of the victims and the cause of death. investigators say there was no signs of violence but advanced decomposition says they have been there for decades. the pope lead the ceremony at the vatican alongside archbishop rhone williams yesterday. there have been tensions between the two churches in the past but the leaders focused more on unit. prince harry is continuing his world tour in honor of his grandmothers 60 years on the thrown. his latest stop took him to rio deey near row, brazil. he completed that race wearing a mask of his older brother. a vietnam veteran is thanking his community for giving him another chance at a

purple heart. this is robert roach. during the vietnam war he served as a radio operator for an arty yarr operator. yesterday he was surprised with a new one. >> on behalf of american legion post 1111 it gives me a thrill and a great honor for me to present you with another one. when roach's choir and local post of 1111 heard about the stolen medal they joined forces to get him a new one. it's an important reminderover what he survived -- reminder what he survived while serving his country. selection sunday for the st. mary gales how you can take part in the selection. the new protest that is about to take place against apple. cool cloudy weather in the forecast for your sunday. a few passing showers as well. we'll take a look at what you can expect coming up.

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sunday streets program returns to san francisco today from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. the embarcadero will be closed from fisherman's wharf all the way to marapos street. i dig that rock climbing. always fun. >> yes very fun. and as you said get out there early. things are changing. they have good weather for some of those activities. >> it will be cool and cloudy.

i don't know if could be called great weather. they will come right about the noontime last into the afternoon. an umbrella will do you good. maybe a rain jacket for the kids it's going to be a little damp. this system is a weak one but definitely enough to drop a few sprinkles. northern california seeing light rain this morning. as we get in a little closer picking up a few returns over areas right near clear lake, down into maybe calistoga. the rest of us mostly gray. mainly dry. this will continue working south and east over the course of today and it looks like again right about noontime over the peninsula and then early afternoon for areas east bay on to the south bay. storms will be developing over the course of the next week or so and by weeks end we are looking at significant rain. 3-6 inches of rain for the north bay. 1-4.5 inches for elsewhere.

gusts of 40 miles an hour. 30% chance for scattered showers in the forecast snow levels down to about 5,000 feet. and the sierra is also going to receive several feet of snow over the next several days. extended forecast shows you a soggy one. mainly dry tomorrow but then turn wet by tuesday morning and remain wet for the rest of the workweek. tomorrow the raging grannies will take their anger to a palo alto apple store. i want to show you video of the last apple protest. they are holding theirs to protest apples alleged use of sweat shops. every apple product has the group of -- if you did order apples in new ipad online it won't be sent out by friday as promised. a surge in demand has pushed back the delivery date for online orders. apple unvailed the third generation ipad in san francisco on wednesday. at that time it promised shipping for online orders by

friday march 16th. now apple says ipads ordered from its website won't be shipped until march 19th. the devices however are still going to be available in stores on friday. today is selection sunday. the st. mary gales are awaiting this afternoons announcement. they received an automatic bid to the 2a tournament when they beat gonzaga. you are invited to joins team as you watch the selections show live this afternoon to find out their seat and who they will be meeting in their first game. the doors open at 1:15 and the live selection show is at 3:00 today. the cal bears that lost to the buffaloes of colorado and the pac 12 tourney will be watching to see if they make it in the field. many consider that team to be on the bubble. pro hockey is returning to the cow palace. the san francisco bulls will hit the ice starting in october. this week the team unvailed its jersey. the bulls will play in a

developmental league for the nhl. >> stopped playing professionally in 2001. i coached and been management ever since. it has been a dream to have our own team. >> the cow palace has been home of past hockey teams. the sharks played there for the teams first two seasons before moving to san jose and daly city's mayor says the new team will bring jobs to the area. 8:58. in the third hour of ktvu morning on 2 is ahead. a u.s. soldier is in custody after being accused of opening fire on afghan civilians. we will hear from the ktvu reporter now on the ground in kabul. the action on the slopes claiming the life of a free style skier. shop until you drop the new prediction the u.s. economy could be rebounding.

right now member of the california air national guard are on their way to the taste of mexico for an international rescue mission. we just watched their plane take off. a kitchen fire turns deadly in alameda. the household appliances that could be responsible. from tokyo to the bay area, remembering the japanese earthquake and tsunami one year later. those stories and much more on the third hour of "mornings on 2".

good sunday morning. thank you for staying with us right here on "mornings on 2". >> i'm claudine wong. wet weather is moving into the bay area. rosemary orozco is watching it for you. here's your forecast. good morning to you. winter is making a comeback. do you remember what that feels like? you are going to. we have a number of systems that will be brought on by this trough that will hang off the west coast for the week ahead. today's system is weak. a few scattered showers, mostly cloudy, cooler than yesterday. we've been watch thing rain over northern california for most of the morning. it's beginning to shift just a bit and head our way. areas near clear lake perhaps seeing a few light showers, down into calistoga, santa rosa maybe light drizzle. it will continue to fill in and become more widespread over the north bay. most of us are still dry with

gray skies and light winds. back to you. bay area national guardsmen are on a plane as part of an international rescue mission 700 miles off the coast of mexico. they're going to try to save two injured sailors. >> reporter: the sailors are from china. they were severely burned in a diesel fire that happened on their fishing boat. their fishing boat is stuck in the middle of the pacific ocean 700 miles away from the coast of mexico. why are we here at moffett field? month of etd field is where the 129th rescue wing of the california air national guard is based. they're one of the few groups in the country with the ability to do rescues that far out at sea. this morning they were called out to help and two planes left moffett field for that mission.

the last plane left just 20 minutes ago. on board the planes are rescue helicopters, a crew of 30 people, and lots of fuel. they'll parachute off the helicopters on to a raft next to that stranded fishing boat to get to the injured fishermen. these are pictures of the 129th rescue wing's prior missions. this does give you a visual idea of the type of work they do, rescuing people from out in the middle of the ocean. their helicopters can refuel in mid-air and that makes it possible to conduct these rescue missions without stopping on land. >> the helicopters can then hoist an individual off in this case a vessel over water, they can hoist the two individuals off this fishing vessel and then transport them to mexico for continued medical treatment. >> reporter: the rescuers have very advanced medical training.

they'll be treating those severely burned fishermen on that stranded boat. the first plane left moffett field just before 6:00 a.m. the last one left about a half- hour ago. the injured sailors are chinese citizens. it's not uncommon for different governments to call on each other for help in these type of situations rescuing their citizens. this is one of three units in the air marble guard that has the ability to do these far out at sea rescue missions. the other two are in alaska and new york. so the one here at moffett field is the closest to where this stranded fishing boat is. back to you. overnight, a man? jail after a road rage incident in oakland. this started just after midnight. a woman says a driver ran a red light at 17th and castro streets and hit the vehicle she and her boyfriend were in. there was an altercation. the woman says she and her boyfriend were assaulted by the

drive and his female passenger who then left the scene. a police officer later pulled that vehicle over. police say the victims identified the driver as the man who hit their car. dozens of san francisco firefighters worked to put out a fire in the castro. the fire started just before 4:00 a.m. on market between sanchez and church streets. it started in the basement. it took about 15 minutes to put that fire out. we know the name of the man killed during a fire at his home in alameda. the fire started just before 9:00 last night at a home on elm street. the fire was first reported by a neighbor. when firefighters got there, they found kenneth chase in the hallway. they say he was having a heart attack. >> the the patient was removed from the home. cpr of initiated. he was taken to the hospital. >> he was pronounced dead at the hospital. his dog was killed in the fire.

the fire started in the kitchen. a pilot and his two passengers walked away from plane crash in sacramento county. the twin engine aircraft went down last night in a field a few miles from the rio linda airport. the plane's wings were ripped off. all three men on board suffered cuts to their faces. a newspaper reporter won't see berkeley's mess chief after the chief demanded an article be rewritten in the middle of the night. the chief says emotions ran high during a public meeting held last thursday. at that meeting he was peppered with questions about his department's response to the beating death of a resident last month. he thought the oakland tribune online story misrepresented his comments, so the chief sent a

sergeant to the reporter's home at 12:45 a.m. to insist he change the story. >> i saw this article come out late at night after 11:00 p.m. evening, hey, i'm going to deal with it right now, instead of taking a deep breath like i should have, relaxing a bit, thinking it through. >> it was intimidating, you know. i think he did over step his bounds and use his power as a chief of the berkeley police. >> the chief has emailed oakley a letter of apology. oakley says he's taking it at face value. oakley also says he has never experienced an intint like this in his 23 years as a journalist. fallout from the chief's actions may not be over. berkeley's interim city manager christine daniel released a statement denouncing the chief's actions saying, there was no justification for contacting the reporter in this way. the chief understands that the

more appropriate response to his concerns about inaccurate statements in the article should have been to wait until the following day and make contact by phone or email. berkeley city councilwoman susan windgrass plans to discuss the chief's behavior with the city manager tomorrow. from afghanistan a u.s. soldier is now in custody after afghan authorities say opened fire on civilians. stay with "mornings on 2". ahead, what nato is now saying about this alleged incident and we'll hear from former ktvu reporter now on the ground in kabul. throughout the pacific rim, people are observing the anniversary of the japanese earthquake and tsunami. sirens went off to mark the moment in a town devastateed by the disaster as residents prayed. the sound served as a reminder of the emergency sirens what warned people to evacuate last

march 11th. in tokyo japan's prime minister bowed and placed flowers at a national memorial. the country held a moment of silence, the moment when that earthquake hit. >> and i feel the grieving families pain and i can not express my sorrow enough. >> more than 19,000 people died in the disaster. 325,000 survivors are still living in temporary housing. because of damage and fears of a meltdown, only two of japan's 54 nuclear reactors are now running. san francisco will hold a community vigil for japanese disaster victims today. that interfaith service will be in japantown from 2:00 do 4:00 p.m. there is going to be a moment silence at 2:46 pacific time. the title of that even is a community remembrance, our

hearts to japan. good morning to you. a gloomy start to the day. look at this shot, just a blanket of clouds overhead. we have rain on the way. it will be a weak system, a few scattered showers. most of us a good chance, south bay not so much. this system will be the first in a series. fable weak, we're seeing some light snow pop up over areas of the sierra. south lake tahoe reporting a bit of light snowed in to a lake wind advisory. now we're seeing a little bit of light rain pop up near areas near santa rosa and it looks likes near clear lake. this will weak weaken as it continues a acro the bay area.

gilroy, morgan hill maybe a spritz. we have this in line with this trough that will be with us for the entire week sending us round and rounds of rain. for today we've got gray skies, mainly dry. by 10:00 or so this system taking its time getting here. we figured by 8:00 we'd see some pretty widespread scattered showers over the north bay. it looks like now 10:00. 11:00 o'clock it's finally crossing the golden gate. by noon, 1:00, along the peninsula. 1:00, 2:00 into the east bay. 2:00, 3:00, still we never really reach the south bay. maybe a few sprinkles here. by 7:00, sunsets at 7:15, we may see a little sunshine before it goes away. tuesday morning will be the next shot at some real rain. we could wake up a little wet. the morning drive could be a bear. tuesday afternoon will be wet. wednesday morning, the rain is still coming. a number of storms on the way.

today one of the weakest, mostly cloudy, cool, maybe a few light showers for late morning, early afternoon. 57 degrees novato for the afternoon, 56 expected san rafael, 58 in oakland, mid-50s san francisco, 60 fremont. all that rain on the way, we'll take it. we could use it. temperatures will stay in the low 60s. snow level forth sierra about 5,000 feet. a weekend accident sends the son of california's former governor to the hospital. the details patrick schwarzenegger is now sharing online. the race for the white house turns to mississippi and alabama. is one candidate having trouble relating to southern voters? it's a whose who list of some of the country's most high profile women. the special event bringing them together this weekend. ughhh.

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good morning to you. this is a lee look from san rafael. rain clouds migrating into the bay area. light sprirchgings over santa rosa this hour. new, a u.s. soldier is now in custody after being accused of opening fire on civilians in afghanistan. an afghan official says several people were killed in the shooting in the kandahar province. nato will not confirm that anyone has died. former can, tvu reporter sarah

sidener is on the ground in kabul and were the sight of the shooting is in an area where the taliban has a significant presence ?ooch what we do not know is any motive behind this. no one knows why this soldier opened fire but i thought the -- very regrettable especially because civilians have been wounded. >> this shooting comes after weeks of intense relations between the u.s. and afghanistan. it began with the burning of a koran at an american base. the fatal crash african aidian skier is being called a freak accident. the 29-year-old succeeder died yesterday in switzerland during a practice run for the ski cross world cup event. team officials say he landed wide off a jump and crashed into safety netting. his death comes two months after x games champion sara burke crashed in utah. she died nine days lateer from her injuries. the 18-year-old son of arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver is recovering after a ski accident. this is a photo of patrick

schwarzenegger that he tweeted after his accident in sun valley, idaho. he says he was taken to the hospital where he received stechs for a cut on his back. he says he has a lot of brews but did not provide any other details of that accident. in our election 2012 coverage, rick santorum and mitt romney are both win theres morning. they each won a gop caucus yesterday. the big focus now is on the southern states holding contests this tuesday. >> conservative voters in the heartland handing a victory to rick santorum in kansas, rick santorum easily winning saturday's caucuses there and taking a shot at mitt romney. >> we're not elegging a c.e.o. we're elecialging a commander in chief. there's one person with experience doing that. >> the latette numbers from the associated press show he got 51% of the vote. mitt romney came in second with 21%. newt gingrich had 14%, ron poling 13%. rick santorum's rivals largely

skipping kansas focusing on tuesday's primary there's alabama and mississippi. mitt romney picking up a victory in wyoming saturday, mitt romney also winning in guam. mitt romney, not getting much traction in the southern states so far. >> morning. good to be with you. >> rivals saying mitt romney has a southern charisma problem. never dining on a popular dish of grit grits. >> i'm learning to say yall and i like grits. >> unlike one of my competitors, i have had grits before. if you don't understand grits, it's a pretty high likelihood you don't understand the rest of the south eats. >> after primaries or caucuses in 26 states or territory, mitt romney holds a expanding lead in delegates. he now has more delegates than all three of his rivals combined. back to you. our election coverage continues on ktvu.com. just look for our politics

page. this week president barack obama plans a big push for women voters. tomorrow his re-election campaign will send out a million leaflets regarding birth control and abortion rights. there will be three different mailings, one for mothers, one for young member and another for older member. 56% voted for mr. obama in 2008. world leaders and the hollywood elite came together for the women in the world summit. the three day conference wrapped up yesterday in new york. women discussed the challenges facing women in the world today. secretary of state hillary clinton and actress meryl streep, two of the featured speakers. strep stressed the importance of education. >> now, we know that the higher the education and the involvement of women in a culture and economy, the more

secure the nation. >> other speakers at the conference included former secretary of state madeleine albright and angelina jolie. it looks like american consumers are opening up their pocketbooks a bit more. government figures out tuesday are expected to show retail sales in february rose by the most it has in five months. economists credit a strong demand for cars and in addition retailers like the gap beat estimates last month. it's a sign that the improving job market is bolstering consumer spend something. still ahead, a possible child kidnapping attempt at a bay area day care center. first you see him every weekday right here. dr. oz brings his message of healthy living to the bay area. a few light showers over santa rosa at this hour is an indication of what most of us will see for your sunday.

hundreds of volunteer spent the weekend cleaning up neighborhoods hit by a tornado in georgia. it touched down last week destroying dozens of homes. many neighborhoods are still cluttered with trees and debriefly yesterday church groups organize add cleanup. >> we don't necessarily know who lives here. we just know they need help. >> people coming together meeting people from other churches just becoming connected. you become what you connected to. we became connected out here today. >> organizers say cleanup efforts will continue through the week. we sprung forward this morning. we have rain coming. rosemary orozco is following it all for us. how much time before we get wet? >> if you are in santa rosa you are already getting wet. we have a little light rain falling over the north bay. it will continue sliding east over the course of the morning

and into the afternoon of the by tonight we're drying out. monday looks like we get a break. stormier weather coming tuesday, wednesday, maybe thursday and friday. today will be a little damp but nothing like what we'll see by mid-week. a few sprinkles recorded over santa rosa, maybe a few light rain cells. the north bay is definitely the favored area for this storm or do we call it a storm, this front that's moving through, this weak disturbance asm few light showers in the forecast along the peninsula by noon, 1:00. it will continue to shift east. so early afternoon for the east barks inland, east bay. for the south bay maybe just a sprinkle. it looks like it dies out by the time it reaches you. chance of a shower in the forecast for the afternoon. low 50s for the the coast, upper 50s, low 60s around the bay and inland.

mainly dry for monday. tuesday the rain looks to develop early and it will last. we're talking several inches of rain by the end of the week and several feet of snow for the sierra. right now disney's new movie "john carter" is in the top spot at the box office. that's expected to change as the weekend continues. >> by the end of the day friday it had brought in $9.8 million. critics say it's a short lived victory and will be burned to number two under "the lorax." for the past two hours tv's dr. oz has been giving unsuspecting bay area residents blood pressure readings. it's part of the healthy living message the star is bringing to the bay area. yesterday he was at the lion's club in redwood city. dr. oz says most people know

with you to do to live a healthy are lifestyle but lack the meet veges to do it. he says the bay area is the perfect place to kick start healthy habits. >> if you can build a model here, if we can get folks to change their health here, it will spread around the country. you can't be a wealthy country if you're not a healthy country. >> dr. oz is a practicing heart surgeon and goes to the operating room once a week with patients. he says 30% of our longevity is genes. the other 70% is lifestyle. this includes physical, spiritual, and emotional health. you can watch dr. oz every weekday at 4:00 right here on ktvu. new from overnight, a hot pursuit in southern california, the quick thinking from police that brings that chase to an end. the search underway for the man who may have tried to kidnap a young child from a bay

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good morning. thank you for staying with us right here on "mornings on 2". >> i'm claudine wong. new, japan is marking the first anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami. the entire country held a moment of silent at 2:46 p.m. local time two observe the exact moment that earthquake

hit one year ago. a national memorial service included japan's emperor and prime minister. they're pledging to rebuild their nation better than before. nuclear protesters observed the anniversary with a demonstration at the tokyo electric power company. some wore masks and held signs that read, no nukes. the magnitude # .0 earthquake triggered the worst nuclear crisis sin the 1986 chernobyl disaster. only two of japan's 54 reekers are running a year later. the philippines honored victims with a traditional japanese dance to observe the anniversary. the japanese ambassador to the philippines thanked the audience for their friendship. he told them, japan will never forget the kindness the filipino people showed to them during their time of need. right now a long iraq water mission is underway by crews

from the local air national guard. they're on their way to faishing boat 700 miles off the coast of mexico. we'll go live to moffett field for more on what they are doing and how long this mission will take. an extensive search is underway for four fishermen missing off the coast of washington. the search began early yesterday morning after the coast guard picked up a distress signal from a 70-foot fishing boat. a helicopter crew tracked it down and found a debris field and a lifeboat but with no one on board. the fishing boat is part of a northwest trawl fleet which scoops up fish with nets drawn from behind the boats. >> people are very concerned and from the coast guard stand point, i'm just telling the community that we're looking as hard as we can. we're putting a lot of resources to bear to try to find these individuals. >> that search and rescue effort includes two coast guard helicopters two, lifeboats and a plane. news helicopters captured a high speed chase in southern california overnight. police pursued a truck through the streets of southern los

angeles for about a half-hour. that chase ended when a police cruiser rear ended the suspect's vehicle causing it to spin out and crash into a light post. the suspect crawled out of the truck and surrendered. back here if the bay area, livermore police are looking for man who may have been trying to kidnap a child. police say a man resembling this sketch walk into a day care center at the livermore valley tennis club about 1:15 yesterday. he .ed at a four-year-old boy and said threfs to pick up his son. but when an employee asked him for verification, he was unable to produce it and he left. the boy's mother said she did not authorize anyone to pick up her son. the man is described as in his 40s, 6 feet tall, 250 pounds, blond hair and long sideburns. family members are holding vigil for a 92-year-old-year- old woman pulled out of the her burning home by her son.

this is the hayward home where it happened. early yesterday morning an explosion was heard in the house burst into flames. family members sea he was supposed to meet with them in sacramento. >> we got news that something happened but we couldn't get ahold of him. they did not know what hospital he was at or what had happened. >> neighbors say they saw him drag his mother from the burning home and called out to five fees for help -- firefighters for help. he is in serious condition in the hospital. doctors say his mother is in extremely critical condition and there is a chance she may not survive her injuries. two hours after that house fire, hayward firefighters were called to a warehouse on jackson street. firefighters worked to prevent the fire from reaching a nearby strip mall. the cause of both fires are under investigation. it was delayed for days. tomorrow morning jury selection is set to begin in the trial of

san francisco sheriff ross mirkirimi. a panel of 144 possible jurors are scheduled to be questioned. sheriff ross mirkirimi is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. a judge is considering a change in venue for that trial. a popular san francisco watering hole threw itself a victory party of sorts. >> a big crowd gathered yesterday at the gold dust lounge in union square. folks were celebrating that the 79-year-old bar will remain open at least for now. it was supposed to close this weekend after the building's landlord exercised an early termination clause to the lease. the case is now in court. >> for tourism it has a big appeal. a lot of people love it. it reflects the character of san francisco. >> the landlord says the bar

owners are misleading the public and insist that the owners knew their lease had the cancellation clause. supporters of sarah bowl and daly city are fighting to keep it open. dozens of people rallied outside the bowling alley yesterday to try to save it. managers say they're shutting down april 15th. the lease is set to expire and the landlord won't renew it. >> we're hoping that it's not final. we're hoping that he will see how many people this affects and how many different groups in the community that it affects and change his mind. >> general manager mike leon says the 51-year-old business is an important part of the community by providing jobs and recreation. he says 3,000 people visit that bowling alley each week. the san jose city council is getting ready to consider changes to the city's municipal code to lure businesses to downtown. officials say there is a 25% vacancy rate downtown.

the proposal under consideration would allow street level space previously reserved for retail stores to be leased for offices. another proposal calls for stream lining the permit process for businesses such as liquor stores to sell alcohol. dozens of young undocumented immigrants are taking part in a cross country march in support of the dream act. they set off yesterday from the marin county side of the golden gate bridge. they're on a 3,000-mile walk to washington, d.c. to urge congress to pass the measure. it grants legal stat to us undocumented immigrants who attend college or join the military. some of the marchers say they're college students living here legally on a crusade for luffed ones. >> i believe they deserve a future. because my siblings, you know, they worked so hard to get

where they're at. >> congress failed to pass the dream act in 2010. amid controversy, nation of islam leader louis farrakhan delivered a speech at uc berkeley. he spoke at the afrikan black coalition conference yesterday. about 600 african-american students from colleges across the state attended that conference. louis farrakhan encouraged the students to depend on themselves for jobs and to learn more about black history. the minister also push add book which makes controversial statements about jewish people. >> and that jews control the government and that you need to be their friends in order to be successful. that jews control the media. to me that was just so hateful and horrible. >> we're looking for minister's statements in terms of how to empower the black community, not all of the other controversial things he mae said in the past. >> members of berkeley's black student union say despite the controversy, the minister's

overall message was encouraging and inspiring. following louis farrakhan's speech, uc president said in a statement, louis farrakhan is a provocative, divisive figure with a long history of racist, anti-semetic and homophobic speech. he said, we cannot retreat value of cherished free speech. good morning to you. this is a live look at san jose. we'll remean mostly dry for san jose until late afternoon. a few sprinkles in the forecast for you. the north bay already seeing a little bit of light rain over northern california. it started early this morning. we were watching it now beginning to see a few returns near calistoga, santa rosa reporting a few light sprinkles at this hour. winds are generally light. temperatures are up a bit from yesterday with all those clouds out there. we have stinson beach lit up with a few light showers. this will continue to move

onshore. it will continue to track southeast over the course of the morning and this afternoon. that opportunity for rain will begin to shift. it looks like for san francisco could be as early as about noontime, then it will shift to the east bay about 1:00 or so. the weakest of several storms on the way today. we have showers in the north bay, a few sprinkles elsewhere. as this continues to shift, it's really going to fizzle out and bring a slight chance for areas near san jose into the south. storms will be developing over the course of the next couple of days. monday looks mainly dry. by tuesday we have weather developing in the morning. we'll see heaviest rain over parts of the north bay. it could be an all day event. heavy rain definitely a possibility for wednesday and thursday. we have gray skies outside today. we have light rain over the north bay. it's pretty widespread. by noontime, the peninsula will have rain by then.

then 1:00 or so it shifts east. san jose at 2:00, it's over fremont but not necessarily getting far enough south. we may see some sunshine this afternoon. 5 for the high in santa rosa today, 58 berkeley, upper 50s in oakland, mid-50s in the city, low 50s for parts of the coast. monday we'll be mostly dry. the next system beginning to move in early tuesday. then we are wet throughout. friday and even into the weekend could be just as soggy. new, former united nations secretary-general kofi anan has left syria without brokering a peace deal. he had meetings with the syrian president this weekend. he said he optimistic the

crackdown on government protesters will end. a new round of violence erupted in the capital city and across the country. clashes broke out between the syrian army and rebel fighters. pope benedict xvi welcomed ahead of the anglican church to rome this weekend. he led a ceremony at the vatican alongside archbishop rowan williams yesterday. the two also held private talks. prince harry's world tour in honor of his grandmother's 60 years on the throne is continuing. his latest stop took him to rio where he visit add poverty ridden area. he watch add children's choir perform and played with some local kids. he completed a mile race wearing a mask of his older brother which was given to him by another runner. still ahead, reaction from capitol hill after a u.s. soldier is accused of opening fire on afghan civilians.

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good morning to you. a live look at the golden gate, light rain spreading over parts of the north bay moving south and southeast over the course of the afternoon. herer some of the top stories we're watching. people across japan remembered the victims of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck one year ago today. mourners placed plowrs and candles on the debris that

still remains. the disaster killed more than 19,000 people. there is a memorial in san francisco's japantown beginning at 2:00 p.m. gentleman firefighters say an overloaded kitchen out lee is the likely cause of a fatal house fire in alameda. 59-year-old ken chase suffered a heart attack during the fire. he died at the hospital. his dog was also killed. his body was found inside the home by firefighters. three people escaped serious injury after their plane crashed last night in sacramento county. a plane's wings were ripped off and the propel erpz bent backwards. early this morning members of the 129th rescue wing of the california air national guard left for a rescue mission off of the coast of mexico. we were at moffett field when they took off. we're live with more on their mission. >> reporter: they're going to rescue two injured fishermen

from china. the fishermen were severely burned in a diesel fire that happened on their boat on friday. the problem is that boat is stuck in the middle of the pacific ocean 700 miles from the coast of mexico. so what are we doing here at moffett field? this is where the 129th rescue wing of the california air national guard is based. they're one of the few rescue groups in the country with the ability and the resources to do rescues that far out at sea. that's why they were called to help. we watched two planes leave moffett field for their mission. the last plane left about an hour ago and on boar the two planes are helicopters, a crew of 42 people and loot lots of fuel. pararescuemen will parachute from the rescue planes into the ocean to get to the injured fishermen. they use the helicopters to hoist up the patients and medevac them to the nearest hospital on land. these are pictures of the 129th

rescue wing's prior missions. this does give you an idea of the work they've done in the past rescuing people out from the middle of the ocean. their helicopters can refuel in mid-air. that's what makes it possible to conduct these rescue missions without stopping on land. >> the guardian angel pararescuemen will jump out of the back of it into the water. they'll board an inflatable boat. they'll take that boat, position it next to the sailing vessel, then board the vessel, then provide medical treatment for the injured sailors. >> reporter: the first plane with the pararescuemen on board left just before 6:00 a.m. the injured sailors are chinese citizens. the california air national guard said it's not uncommon for different governments to call on each other for help rescuing their citizens in emergency situations like this. the 129th rescue wing based here at moffett field is one of only three air national guard units with the ability to do these middle of the ocean rescues. the other two are in alaska and

one in new york. so obviously the one based here at moffett field is the closest to where this fishing boat is off the coast of mexico. back to you. a man? jail after a lateral drug bust in san mateo. police provided these pictures of more than 500 plants found inside a home on 31st avenue near west hillsdale boulevard. police said the marijuana was not being grown for medical purposes. officers estimated the value at $400,000. 49-year-old lynn tang was arrested thursday on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation. a man visiting the bay area from new york is facing dui charges in connection to a crash that knocked out power to a san leandro neighborhood. the man's car slam into a power pole around 4:00 a.m. yesterday on manor boulevard and jupiter street. power was knocked out to about 600 customers. the majority of the customers had their power restored by late yesterday morning.

the driver suffered minor injuries and was arrested on suspicion of dui. the city of oakland has spent nearly -- go ahead. >> $3 million on police overtime related to the occupy protests. that's according to the local oakland website. they say city records show overtime costs of reached $2.9 million as of february 27th. they found the city spent $82,000 in overtime for the public works department, the department in chft maintenance work at frank ogawa plaza. people who live in pittsburg may notice the smell of gas tomorrow. don't be alarmed. pg&e is venting a gas pipeline in that area as part of a pressure test. the company says there's no reason for concern because the gas is not harmful and it should dissipate quickly. a ceremony to celebrate federal funding for the bart expansion to san jose project is planned for tomorrow. the federal government committed $900 million to begin construction of the project. ground breaking on the ten-mile line is slated for next month. bart hopes the project will be

completed by 2016. tomorrow's signing ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. at city hall. tomorrow apple will again be the target of a protest. this is video of the last apple protest in san francisco. tomorrow' event is being held by the raging grannies. they say they're protesting apple's alleged use of sweat shops. the group says every apple product has the blood of workers on it. they plan to get more attention to the cause by dressing all in white and doing a dance called the robot. if you ordered the new ipad online, it won't be sent out by friday as promised. a surge in demand has pushed back the delivery date for online orders. apple unveiled the they are generation ipad in san francisco on wednesday. it promised shipping for online orders by friday, march 16th. now apple says ipads ordered from its website won't be shipped until march 19th. they'll still be available in stores on friday.

new, senate majority leader harry reid is reacting to news a u.s. soldier opened fire in afghanistan killing at least 16 civilians. >> one of our soldiers went into a a couple homes and killed people at random, version very sad. it's a war like no other war we've been involved in, but no one can condone or make any suggestion that what he did was right because it was absolutely wrong. >> president karzai were the death toll includes nine children and three women. he is calling it an assassination and demanding an explanation. nato has not confirmed those killings. the soldier is being detained by nato forces. senator john mccain is sticking to his word about not watching game change. the hbo movie is based on his and sarah palin a's 2008 run for the white house. >> of course i'm not going to watch it. it's based on a book that's completely biased and with unattributed quotes, etc. what i don't understand and even in the tough world of

politics, why there continues to be such assault on a good and decent person. >> "game change" premiered last night. mccain says the movie is part of a continued attack on sarah palin's character. one month after whitney houston's death, oprah will air a special interview with her family. houston's sister-in-law and 1- year-old daughter sat down for the interview with oprah. houston was found dead inside her beverly hills hotel room on the eve of the grammy awards last month. her official cause of death has not been released. a partial transcript released ahead of tonight's interview, the sister-in-law says she feared drugs would end her sister-in-law's life. ahead, the five hour long street closure happening today in san francisco that could force to you take a detour. it's selection sunday for the gails of st. mary's.

how you can take part in the excitement. outside our doors, the bay area is slowly turning wet. coming up, where the rain is falling and when you can expect it to hit your neighborhoods.

let's look at your lye drivetime traffic. there is the golden gate bridge. my favor bridge. traffic is moving along smoothly this morning. sunday streets in san francisco, so it could get slower as people head in for the great event. the bay bridge looks good. it's been a good morning in terms of traffic. maybe people still sleeping in as the clocks spring forward this morning. check your clocks. one day streets returns to san francisco today from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the embarcadero will shut down from fisherman's wharf to mariposa street. that's so everyone can enjoy getting out there, the live music, rock climbing, free bike

rentals and much more. today selection sunday. the st. mary's gails are awaiting who their first opponent will be. they received an automatic bit bid to the ncaa tournament when they beat gone zagga. you are invited to join team as they watch the selection show live this afternoon. the doors to mckeen pal union open at 1:15. the live selection show starts at 3:00. as the sharks battle for a spot in the stanley cup playoffs, there is another pro ice hockey team in the bay area. the san francisco bulls will drop the puck starting in october. this past week the team unveiled its jerseys which hockey players call sweaters. the bulls will play in a developmental league for the nhl. >> i stopped playing professional flee 2001. i've coached and been part of management ever since. it's been my dream to have our own team. >> the bulls will play to the cow palace.

the sharks also played there for the team's first two seasons before moving to san jose. it's already raining in some parts of the bay area. row he row is watching that for us. rosemary orozco is watching that. >> we have that green finally lighting up the screen. a few light scattered showers for today. they're popping up near stinson beach, san rafael, mill valley, sausalito. it's coming soon. areas near calistoga, santa rosa reporting light rain this morning. this system will be weakening as it progresses over the rest of the bay area. we're leaveing in the possibility of a few scattered showers today. it won't be a lot. this system is dry in comparison to what is on the way. we have 50s and low 60s for the afternoon. most of us only warming five to ten degrees over the entire course of the day. we're waking up in the 40s and 50s. most of us will end the day in the 50s.

tomorrow looks mainly dry. tuesday morning the rain begins to develop. it looks looks we're in for a wet one. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, maybe into the week en. we'll get some much-needed rain, snow for the sierra. >> good. that's ok. >> we need it. >> thank you. that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu, channel 2 news. >> join us for our next news cay at 5:00. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. we're on facebook and twitter. thank you for joining us. have a great sunday.