a high wind advisory in effect for two bay area bricks -- bridges this morning. we're gonna tell you where they are and just how windy it is out here. two powerful quakes rocked

japan last night. the tsunami fears that followed. >> reporter: neighbors are telling us about new information in an officer- involved shooting. and a surprise visit from the top man at the pentagon to afghanistan. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm ken wayne. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, march 14th. it's another wet and windy day. flood, downed trees and slick roads. we have team coverage. we start with lorraine blanco with the windy conditions on the richmond/san rafael bridge. >> reporter: good morning. the wind and rain have been pretty consistent. if you table take a look at my

notepad, you can see how -- it's actually not as soaked as it was a couple of minutes ago. there's a high wind advisory right now for the bridges. getting across the bridges can be tricky in these conditions, especially if you are in a high- profile vehicle. the chp is warning drivers to slow down, continue to correct your steering and be on the lookout for any possible flying debris. the roadways are slick and there is a lot of standing water, especially on those entryways and exits. the wind is a lot stronger on the sab ralph fell side of the richmond bridge. so be extra careful driving east to richmond. back out here live. it's cold and wet and slippery. pack your umbrella and your patience on your way to work

this morning. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, lorraine. we'll have more on the rain when we check in with sal and mark in a few minutes. you can always check the "mornings on 2" site. christian kafton is live in oakland with new information on an officer-involved shooting. >> reporter: over the course of the morning, i've confirmed with four different neighbors that this was the scene of the shooting a lot of the neighbors seemed very reluctant to come forward and talk about the officer-involved shooting. you can see some of the evidence here. you can see this is some crime scene tape left from the incident. one neighbor told us that the shooting happened just through this gate right there on those stairs here at burch and 90th avenue. we have video of that suspect being taken to the hospital. witnesses say they heard shots around 9:00 last night and saw

the officers and the suspect. now, oakland police did conconfirm that officers opened fire on a man they say was armed with a shot gun. there's no word if that man raised that shot gun or took aim or not. the man was taken to hot. he's expect -- to the hospital. he's expected to survive. the incident is currently under investigation. we are hearing that police may have been tailing that man for some time before that shooting and he may have been a suspect in another incident. coming out to our live shot, we've learned there was another shooting in this neighborhood about a month ago. a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed just eight blocks down the street in that direction. no word at this point if the two incidents are connected in any way. we've been trying to get into contact with oakland police since that shooting last night. so far have not heard to find out more information about that shooting. in the next hour, we'll be leaving the scene and going to

oakland police headquarters looking for answers. for now we're live, christian kafton. 7:04. leon panetta arrived in afghanistan in an unannounced visit. coming up at 7:15, panetta's message to u.s. troops this morning. san francisco's police chief says he's against a bill that limits the department's relationship with the fbi. the bill would require the department to share more information about its work with the fbi joint terrorism task force. the information comes after interviewing people. a final vote is expected next week, then mayor ed lee has ten days to decide whether to veto it. san francisco's fairmont hotel on nob hill is being sold

for about $00 million. according to bloom -- $200 million. according to bloomberg, a los angeles company is buying it. the buyer is very excited, he says, to own a piece of san francisco history. so far, no word on what he plans to do with the hotel. happening right now, hundreds of customers in san pablo and richmond are without power. the outage is affecting 850 customers. it began at 1:00 a.m. an comim failure is that dash an equipment failure is the cause for the outage. we want to check in with sal. there's a lot of things you are covering. >> yes, including flooding. this is a live picture from our -- or -- yeah. this is a live picture and i forgot to put the live bug up

there. if someone will do that for me. this is highway 12 -- thank you -- at fremont drive near broadway in sonoma. you can see that this is flooding that is so deep that earlier this morning some cars got stuck here so they had to call caltrans to close the road. they can't let people drive on this road in sonoma county. you are gonna come upon a lot of these closures because of the deep standing water. it looks like a little lake there that is cropped up in the middle of this road. highway 12, fremont drive near broadway and sonoma county. let's move along and take a look at the maps here. highway 58 westbound to the 24 ramp. that's shut down. there is an injury accident there. someone was briefly trapped inside the vehicle. paramedics are just arriving there. let's go to a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza. that's backed up for at least a

25-minute delay and a lot of standing water everywhere. 7:07. let's go to mark. >> hi, sal. we're taking a look outside. moderate to heavy downpours. right now on the maps, we can show you some of the activity out there pushing back into the region and the action will continue to be a factor somewhat, at least in the short term with rainfall rates picking, right around the central portions of the bay and the northern portions of the bay. as you can pick out on live stormtracker2 we'll put this into motion and zoom into a few neighborhoods around fairfield and clayton. those yellow cells out towards pittsburg indicating some heavier downpours. also emeryville and oakland, we have accumulating water. san jose at last check reporting some light rain showers and that action will spread to the south. rainfall totals, look at these numbers. these are numbers ending at 5:00 this morning.

santa rosa over 2 inches of rain. look at ben lomond over 5 inches. compare that to the trace apartments in san jose. but we're adding to some of those totals right now. current numbers are in the 50s we're off to a -- 50s. we're off to a mild start. winds out of the south to around 25 miles an hour. the bulk of the rainfall, heavier rain and then more cloud cover and then a chance of a few showers. this is basically illustrated nicely with today's testimony. we have multiple storms. the next one is set for thursday, especially up in the north bay. by friday increasing rainfall and then by saturday more rain and some thunderstorms. so into the afternoon hours for today, we scale back on the coverage and the probability and then into tomorrow, tracking this system moving in from the north that brings in a chance of rain showers. a better bet by thursday night

and then another system comes marching on shore. that will be for friday evening. forecast highs, mainly in the upper 50s to 60s. and multiple rain clouds in this five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. saturday could be the interesting day with the possibility of thunderstorms and low snow levels right here in the bay area. thank you 7:10. a wall street prediction has people buying up apple stock. a morgan stanley analyst is predicting apple stock could reach $960. that's nearly 80% higher than where the shares are currently trading. i just checked wall street. apple's stock is trading at $582. that's up 2.5%. apple recently released the new version of their ipad. many predict there could be a new ipad -- iphone. >> i can't even afford one share. [ laughter ] >> i know. very expensive.

japan was hit with two earthquakes. it sparked some tsunami fears. and movie stars appearing on capitol hill this morning. what george clooney is trying to get congress to do. we did it again. [ cheers ] >> he did do it again. two big wins for rick santorum. how does this change the republican presidential race? we'll talk with washington insider jamie dupree live -- next. okay, people, let's get started.

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guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. good morning. rain showers continue to pay us a visit. you can see highway 12 closed in sonoma county due to flooding. that's about 10 miles past the

infineon raceway. we'll have more on the forecast coming up. all right. thank you, mark. 7:13. a series of strong earthquakes rattled japan overnight prompting a small tsunami. the first one, a 6.8 magnitude quake hit at 2:00 a.m. our time, about 150 miles off hikado. that was followed by a 6.1 about 60 miles off the coast of tokyo. there are no reports of damage. however, some small coastal communities were evacuated, including one damaged by last year's 9.0 quake and tsunami. the 2011 tsunami in santa cruz is one reason six new senators are worried about a new proposal by president obama. in the proposed 2013 budget, the obama administration is calling for almost $5 million in cuts to the national tsunami program. the group of senators says this jeopardizes safety and economic stability.

an was reported in -- an earthquake was reported in lake county. the 3.1 magnitude quake struck near clearlake oaks about 11:30 last night. the earthquake jolted some residents but there are no reports of damage or injury. lee on panetta has arrived in afghanistan on an -- lee on -- leon panetta has arrived in afghanistan. alison burns has more on his message to the u.s. troops. >> reporter: the bottom line from secretary panetta is the u.s. strategy is unchanged. he says it's important to stick to the plan of gradual troop withdrawals to bring a responsible end to the war. the trip has been planned for more than a month but it's taken on more urgency in the wake of the massacre of afghan

civilians, allegedly carried out by a u.s. soldier. he's telling afghan soldiers the u.s. soldier will be pushed. >> the reason you are here is to make damn sure that never happens again. and we have day in and day out -- there's been sacrifices. we've made significant progress in that effort. >> reporter: the u.s. soldier accused in the shooting spree was caught on surveillance video walking alone up to his base in afghanistan and allegedly surrendering. there are also more reports this morning that involve was involved -- that alcohol was involved. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:16. happening right now -- movie stafer george clooney is --

star george comroonny is expected to testify in front of a committee about the ongoing violence in sudan. these are live pictures from washington. that's senator lugar speaking now. clooney is president of the organization trying to return the full scale. this will be clooney's third appearance to talk about sudan. clooney has punishly visited sudan and says it's very difficult to see people living in clear. he's there. unfortunately, the camera does not show him. republican presidential candidate rick santorum pulled off surprise wins in the alabama and mississippi primaries yesterday. jamie did you -- jamie dupree has more. >> reporter: hi, tori.

ive just want into one of mississippi's -- i just ran into one of mississippi's senators. i asked him what he thought about this. he said is definitely blindsided him. on the ground in both state, i didn't feel it either. i was in become -- i was in montgomery, alabama. it seems like the late-deciding voters went rick santorum's way. a win is a win is a win. and it certainly gives him mom moving toward -- momentum moving forward. >> what about mitt romney? obviously still the front- runner but does santorum's win hurt him at all? >> reporter: know, the romney people are -- now, the romney people are -- when you sort it

all out, romney will probably have a little edge, a couple of delegates. but it raises questions about why he cannot connect in the states and why he is not winning down south. illinois is next tuesday. that will be a tough one for romney. the polls are close and he may win as well in puerto rico on sunday. look for rick santorum to argue this is a two-man race between him and mitt romney. >> do you think that -- think newt gingrich has hinted that he and santorum should try to grab the vote. do you think there is a chance that they could become a president! vice president ticket. >> reporter: i would say this, the -- they would rather have

neither in the race. gingrich wanted to win badly in those two states last night. he won only two others. when you start looking at the state-by-state scoreboard, you start to look at the heat on newt gingrich to get out of the race. as of right now, he says he's in for the con-- convention. we'll see. >> thank you. you can find jamie's blog on our website. 7:20. it's still raining out there. in some places pretty hard. meteorologist, mark tamayo, is following this storm rolling through the bay area. up next, he will let us know when the rain will start to let up a little bit. and a loud cry from fathers result in a big change in a ditcher campaign. good morning. in sonoma county, heavy rain

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wednesday. >> that's right. this is a look at the commute that's very, very wet all over the place. let's go to sonoma county first and start off with the roadway flooded here on highway 12 near 121 at the y here. this is actually closed because of that flooding, and you can see that no one is getting through here on highway 121 at 12. this is pretty torrential rain and very big flooding. so again, this is -- as our photographer said, looks down the road there, just down that road is the shellville grill if you know the area. just stay away from that area. until the water recedes, you won't be able to get back. this is 880 in oakland. we've had a lot of fender- benders in oakland and berkeley. accidents that pop up and then clear rather quickly.

but the damage is done. we have a new one 980 just after highway 24. we had one on 24 near 580. we had one near 880 up to the macarthur maze. too many to keep track of, the peninsula traffic is looking pretty good but flights at san francisco airport will be delayed again today. they are already talking about a ground delay program of two hours and 50 minutes. that's according to flight advisorier which is a website -- adviser which is a website that tracks air delays across the country. let's go to mark. >> hi, sal. the radar, moderate to heavy downpours paying us a visit. the timing not feat for the morning commute -- great for the morning commute. i'm watching this area -- i lut p a boundary there -- i will put a boundary there. rounding the pacifica out

toward the bay and concord, right now heading into the fairfield area as well. i will clear that out and we'll come in tighter. we'll show you some downpours closer. this will shift to the mans and zoom into emeryville and oakland. as we back the maps out in the south bay, not as much rain but san jose now reporting light rain. here is the system we've been watching. you will notice it's a continue use stream of moisture. one thick we need to happen is have the moisture move to the south. that's expected to gradually happen. in ben lomond, over 3 inches, and 2.25 for santa rosa. we still have to hold onto showers in the afternoon.

the highest chance will be in the north bay. rainfall redevelops friday. it could be legally heavy late in the afternoon. this is all set up for a cold episode into saturday with a -- with the possibility of low snow levels and thunderstorms as we head into the first half of the weekend. so the active weather pattern will continue over the next couple of days. >> thank you, mark. 7:26. overnight gun violence in the east bay, how it's tied to other crimes. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where the weather has been creating some hazardous conditions for drivers. we'll tell you some hot spots to watch out for. also, important news for anyone heading off to san francisco airport this morning. we'll tell you what we learned just a few minutes ago.

live storm tracker radar covered with rain. downpours have been increasing. you will notice really targeting the central portion of the bay and also up in parts of the north bay as we come in tighter. we have accumulating water on the roadways and strong, gusty winds. for more on the commute, we'll check in with sal. he's standing by.

>> right now we're looking at a live picture of 80. you can see the rain is picking -- coming down. the traffic is very slow as a result of the rain and the wind that's actually making it very tough driving across the bay. numerous accidents. i say we've had three times the amount of accidents on a normal morning. this is just two and a half hours into the commute. so drive carefully. we've been on the mood tracking weather-related traffic problems. tara moriarty is right near interstate 880 in oakland. tara? >> reporter: well, good morning there, sal. you are exactly right. there have been a lot of crashes. none of them very serious. we have standing water and this seems to be the story all morning long, standing water and high winds, making for a treacherous morning commute. we did talk with the chp within the last past 15 minutes. they say luckily there's no serious incidents. a lot of fender-benders and

spinouts because of this weather. we found a large puddle of standing water off harrison street and 580. it's so deep but it's messing up people's cars. one driver had to call the chp to push his car off the road because the engine would not start. and just before 5:00 a.m. in berkeley, we had a four-car crash near gilman where several cars hydroplaned. one driver we took to was pretty shaken up. >> i hit a puddle like i was on ice skates. i hit that vehicle. scary. >> reporter: kind of scary that moment, when you don't have any control? >> oh, yeah, always a sense of panic comes with that. but luckily everything is -- just minor damage. nothing major, no injuries. >> reporter: now, around 3:00 this morning, high winds and rain top med a -- toppled a

tree no. one hurt. caltrans removed the tree. you can see the cars -- it's usually on the side of the roadway when you are coming on the onramp and and -- this car is gonna be hitting it. so slow down before you hit the patches of water or just in general go slower. the chp is advising that you go below 50 miles an hour this morning. live from oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. if you have any weather photos we would love to see them. upload them at ktvu.com. you can go to our facebook page and post the photos on the wall. we may share some of them during the newscast. a man was killed around 12:30 this morning just south of the poplar exit. all lanes were reopened at

12:00 a.m. multiple calls came in of a man straggerring in the road. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. it's unclear why the man was on the freeway. >> at this time, we don't know if drugs or alcohol played a factor. if any impairment was involved, we do not know at this time. >> the officers say the victim is a 22-year-old from san jose but they did not release his name. the driver involved in the crash is cooperating with investigators. oakland police are looking for four suspects wanted for the latest violent incident involving craigslist. one man was wounded in a shooting last night in an apparent setup. the victim drove himself to a wall green's following a robbery and a shooting a few miles away. police say he was shot in the shoulder after meeting with four men on a street corner. witnesses say the victim wanted to buy some cell phones he saw

advertised on craigslist. the new stadium in santa clara is a big step closer to ryalty. a lease agreement was approved last night. the team will pay $30 million to the authority. the city council also give its okay to a financing deal for $1 billion to build the stadium and the surrounding areas. the chief of the central contra costa fire district says without a $90 annual property tax, six of the district's 28 fire stations would have to sat -- would have that shut down. that fire district includes parts of antioch west through walnut creek and a small section of western contra costa county. 7:35, a convicted serial killer has sent out another chilling letter.

wetly shermantine is believed -- wesley shermantine is believed to be responsible form serial muferredz. he's now sent a letter to a sacramento tv station. he writes about a possible other location where another body is buried. a bounty hunter says it's a lead investigators cannot afford to remove. >> has the sheriff gone out there and looked over that property? i don't know. but i tend to believe wes shermantine. >> so far, investigators have not formally responded to shermantine's latest claims. the full flight schedule at sfo began about an hour ago and already heavy rains and -- winds have cre ated details -- created lays.

anyone -- delays. anyone and anyone heading out there should call ahead. and ken, you are a pilot. the reason why there's so many delays is the runways run very close together. >> yeah, and they institute flow control. instead of a plane landing every 30 seconds, they land every minute. >> okay. >> the good news, you don't have to rush to the airport. you might want to give yourself extra time, though, because it's messy out there. >> in addition to the flow control -- ken, you are a pilot, you know this -- they come in on different runways instead of coming in on runway 2-8. they come in on 19. the pilots are not as familiar so you notice if you are a resident in the area, the planes are coming in a

different way, yes, they are. >> this is a live picture. the roadway is flooded here in recall sonoma county near the y. this isen on highway -- this is on highway 21 near 112. just about a half-mile down from the shellville grill, completely shut down because of deep wanding water. if we -- standing water. if we zoom in, you can see a couple of people didn't see it. that's when caltrans initiated a hard closure. this is a look at highway 4. some pretty slow traffic as you come up to the willow pass grade. it's so all the way from antioch. one solid line of traffic here and heading south because of the wet weather. pretty tough driving over the santa cruz mountains. back into the valley, 101 is very slow in san jose. if you are on the peninsula,

101 is slow near san mateo. 280 is your better bet on 280 coming down to the san mateo county down to redwood city and woodside. >> hi there, sal. we have mostly cloudy skies. the intensity has been picking up over the next our or so -- hour or so. we're basically covered over the entire area. darker shades of green, there's heavy cells in the middle of the bay, just moving across. they are reporting light rain. backing this out once again, you can see more development in the pacifica. this will be marching onshore. the band of moisture is working its way into the bay area.

that's the biggest issue now. temperatures are and winds have been increasing. we still have the gusty winds, especially for the bay bridge and also the richmond/san rafael bridge. any bridge that crosses the bay with the winds coming out of the south. the rain could be heavy at times into the afternoon hours. mostly cloudy skies. showers likely. she could scale back in the last couple of hours. currently, in fact, in the bay area, more storms lining up offshore. here is the sequence. rain develops up in the north bay, this could be mid to late afternoon. another storm moves in. and by saturday we could be tracking it. thursday we're tracking the system moving to the north.

it will be a slow mover. and then friday, another piece of energy moves to the north. forecast highs mainly in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. and a look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. as we do aapproach the -- approach the weekend, especially friday and saturday, we could be tracking some rain and some thunderstorms. all of this rain needs more snow in the mountains up in the sierra. we could be measuring the voefl snowfall and -- total snowfall. let's go to brian hickey. >> reporter: goornl. we've been up here for six hours. you can see this is the situation. it's been like this the entire doom we've been here with this much snow accumulating on the ground. we picked up about .506 to 10 -- about .50, 6 to 10 inches

maybe. 18 inches for squaw valley. a good dump last night. it continues to dump tonight. looks like it won't let up all day long and the resorts have their eyes set on this weekend where if everything stays the way it is right now in the forecast. they could be looking at as much as 6 feet of additional snow on top of what falls today. that will be saturday's system. if you are heading up interstate 80, there will be winter driving with chain combs around my -- controls around nyack. we've had occasional gusts around 20, 30 miles an hour. up on the ridges, it will be

more. as this next some moves in some of the forecasted ways around 100 miles or so. but today, right now, you can see the snow going a little sideways under a light breeze with an occasional gust. >> thank you, brian. reporting live up in winter springs. the winter storm warning should expire at 11:00 this morning. tori? thank you, mark. in napa two men are nationing charges pauked of stealing thousands of dollars worth of bronze railings -- accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of bronze railings. plain-clothes officers saked out the area -- starked out the area -- staked out the area. >> they have to know that they are buying stolen property or have a good idea but they ignore that. >> transients charles rose and justin warner were arrested for

grand theft over several weeks. police estimate the men stole $30,000 worth of railings. coming up, what's moving the markets and why the federal government wants to know more about the relationship between apple and google. plus -- a shortage of toilet paper is forcing entire office buildings -- buildings to shut down.

the federal trade commission subpoenaed apple. there are reports that they are specifically interested in how apple incore rates google on its iphone and ipad. the sources say the agency wants to know how google became the search engine of choice on apple's electronic devices. a judge has approved a plan that could keep the city of hercules out of bankruptcy. the city owes more than $4 million to its insurance company and can't repay it all at once t will put up two commercial lots as collateral in thele money is repaid. that city-owned property is worth about $10 million. city buildings in trenton, new jersey are filled with

toilet paper once again. late yesterday, officials approved an emergency purchase of toilet paper and other paper products. supplies have been ginnedling over a disagreement with a contract to supply the building. some city council members thought they were too expensive. 7:48. this morning, president obama gave david cameron a formal welcoming at the white house. president obama tried to make his guest feel at home by speaking some british/english. >> we americans and brits speak the same language most of the time. so let me say we are happy you are here.

president obama and the prime minister will hold talks today at the white house and that will be followed by a formal dinner tonight. and today, students at santa clara ufrt will join with other schools across the country -- university will join with other schools across the country to hear about staying with it when it comes to pursuing an engineering degree. it's part of the effort to address the country's shortage of ecnears. jaycee dugard says she's making progress but will continue to live in seclusion to protect her own daughters. she made her first public appearance in new york city this weekend where oprah winfrey presented her with an inspiration award. despite the public appearance, dugard told diane sawyer in an interview that she plans to stay in hiding because she wants her girls to have a normal life.

>> i'm angry but on the other hand, i have two beautiful daughters that i can never be sorry about. >> dugard, who survived being kidnapped and held captive in a backyard in antioch for 18 years, has been living in seclusion since she was found in 2009. phillip garrido and his wife nancy are serving life sentences. the father of jonbenet ramsey says he thinks it's a bad idea to put chick on display. he made the comments while prometting his new book. he also -- promoting his new book. he also says his mother-in-law told him a strike man approached a car carrying jonbenet during a christmas parade. the case remains unsolved. ten minutes before 8:00. menlo park police are warning residents about a man they say has a history of conning people

out of money. police say simon gann has returned to the bay area after sitings in arizona, washington and oregon. they say he poses as a mass genous and business tycoon and convinces witnesses he lost his passport. he was sentenced to 16 keys in prison for -- years in prison for conning a woman out of hundreds of dollars. 7:51. there's a plea from the oakland animal shelter as the bunny population reaches capacity.

and oakland makes a big trade involving one of their best players.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." it's 7:53. three san leandro high school students have ended their hunger strike, least for know. they stopped eating a week ago to protest a $1.4 million cut over the budget. the students ended their strike after the school board agreed to use some of its reserves. the students say they could begin fasting again if the situation changes. the oakland animal shelter is in desperate need of good homes for more than two dozen rabbits. the shelter is over the limits after 20 bunnies were dropped off the first of the month. some have been placed in foster care. the remaining bunnies include five pure white ones that are known to be especially friendly with people. it is 7:54. the golden state warriors finally have the big man they've wanted for years. but they gave up their best

player to get him. they trayed monta ellis to the bucs. in ecchanges they get -- in exchange they get jackson and andrew bogut. college basketball fans here in the bay area are now getting ready for march madness n a few hours, st. mary's basketball team will catch a flight to omaha, nebraska for the ncaa tournament. the gaels are number 7 in the seeding. they face perdue in omaha. president obama and cameron flew to dayton, ohio to watch the ncaa. cameron said the action was so fast it was hard for him to figure out what the players

were doing but he said president obama explained it all to him. >> a little quicker pace than cricket. >> yes, yes, absolutely. >> which is like watching paint dry. let's hope it has calmed down out there. sal? >> it's a tough one out there. as a matter of fact, i'll gonna show you some pictures, just to kind of demonstrate what you have to drive in if you haven't left the house. this is san rafael. you can see heavy traffic and wind and rain. it's kind of hard to tell the wind in this pick. quickly moving along to 880 in oakland, you can see both drictions here -- directions here. you can tell our camera is shaking. on the san mateo bridge adventure, driving across the high rise, very slow traffic. let's get the weather from mark. hi, sal. we have some cloud cover and rain showers. as you look outside, you can see and take a look at the

roads. just be extra careful. moderate to heavy downpours paid us a visit. on live stormtracker2, we have this -- the action showing up nicely with all of the dark shades of green. we'll come in tighter and we do have the readings in the 50s. right now, the heavier downpours are focused right around san francisco up in the north bay for san rafael and the oakland area as well. and watch out for the winds. winds are out of the south, gusting to right around 25 miles an hour. so across the bay area bridges this morning will be an extra challenge. heaviest rain that's focused for this morning. showers likely but we scale back. that's reacted -- reflected

here. more storms are lining up. the next one will take its time getting here. a better bet, thursday night. another one for friday and then by saturday, some very cold rain and some thunderstorms. in fact, here's the forecast model showing you the rain showers from this morning. this might be a little too aggressive on the clearing. we're not seeing the clearing happening just yet. but we do scale back on the coverage. thursday approaches the region as you can see by thursday night, mainly up in the north bay and falling apart over the central portions of the bay. and then that friday system could be impacting another punch by friday night. forecast highs this afternoon, upper 50s to lower 60s. san jose right around 62. a look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, multiple rain clouds here. the biggest deal could be by saturday with some very cold rain, thunderstorms and low snow levels down to around 2,000 feet here in the bay

area. another forecast check in a few minutes. 7:58. she's a county supervisor at the center of a scandal. we're now hearing she is a no- show at many board meetings. >> reporter: windy and wet on your morning commute. we'll show you where there is a wind advisory in effect right now. also, the latest on a police shooting in oakland. the new information we've learned just minutes ago. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back.

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm ken wayne. dave clark is off today. it's wednesday, mar 14th -- march 14th. stormy weather creating a rough commute for bay area drivers this morning. the roads are slick and wind is an issue this morning. we have live team coverage. we first start with lorraine blanco with the conditions on the richmond/sab ralph fell bridge -- san rafael bridge. >> reporter: it's been windy and wet. if you take a look at my shoes, you can see there is a lot of standing water. on the roadway, traffic is

moving quite smoothly now. there is a high wind advisory still in effect, also on the bay bridge. if you take a look at the toll plaza, you can see up there, the stars and stripes and the tree below it, they are swaying in the wind right now. a reminder, getting across area bridges can be tricky in these conditions, especially if you are in a high-profile vehicle. the chp is warning drivers to slow down, continue to correct your steering and be on the lookout for any flying debris as well as any puddles. if you see standing water, try to avoid it. and if you hit a slippery spot, do not slam on your brakes. turn your steering wheel into the skids. it's very wet and windy. so give yourself extra time this morning. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we'll have more on the rain when we check in with sal and mark in a couple of minutes. you can always check the latest traffic and weather conditions online at ktvu.com.

8:02. an 8 exwrld richmond by is recovering -- an 8-year-old richmond boy is recovering after being shot. [ sound of gunfire ] >> the shooting happened monday night following a traffic dispute near the hilltop drive exit of interstate 80. investigators say the boy's father made an abrupt lane change which apparently outraged another driver. police say the irate driver then followed the family's car for about a mile before firing several rounds striking the child in the back seat. >> when you have an 8-year-old innocent victim that's, you know, impacted by a stupid road rage incident, it pulls at the heartstrings of the officers. >> the boy is listed in good condition. no one else in the car was hurt. police say the gunman was driving an older model black crown victoria, similar to a police squad car. san francisco police are

looking for a man who shot and wounded a 17-year-old boy in an apparent gang-related attack. it happened on monday afternoon near garrison avenue. police say the suspect and teen victim had an argument while riding the number 9 muni bus. when the teen went to step off the bus, the shooter opened fire. the suspect ran off. in overnight news, the investigation is underway into a police shooting in oakland. christien kafton just received new information. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we came here to oakland police headquarters looking for more information, more answers about that officer-involved shooting. and in the last 20 minutes we got more details about that officer-involved shooting. we have video of the suspect in this case being taken to the hospital following that shooting. witnesses say they heard shots at about 9:00 last night and saw the officers and suspects. police now tell us that a pair

of officers were looking for a suspect in the area of 90th and burch here in oakland. investigators say when they found the suspect, he ran and the officers chased him. at some point they say the suspect produced a shot gun. the suspect was taken to highland hospital here in oakland in stable condition. he's expected to survive. they've recovered the shot gun. a public information officer is look to talk to witnesses. when we have more information we'll bring it to you. we will continue to dig for more information about the officer-involved shooting here in oakland. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. in petaluma a third teenager is accused of abusing

kennelworth high school. police say students sprayed graffiti that portrayed gang symbols and had racial slurs. they arrested a student on monday. but they say he did not spray- paint the messages. other teens were arrested last week. three schools were locked down in brentwood after an aattempted -- attempted home invasion was reported nearby yesterday afternoon. the suspect ran off in the direction of two schools in a child care facility. after police searched the facility, classes resumed. the suspect has not been caught. an 81-year-old woman beaten and assaulted is still unable to describe the attack. on january 28th, the woman left her home for an earl walk.

she was found a few hours later in the -- early walk of she was found a few hours -- early walk. she was found a few hours later. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. this girl was found near her school last tuesday. police are working around the clock to find her killer. police say two psychics have contacted authorities say they can help solve the case. alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer's continued absence from the board of supervisors could have an effect on upcoming key votes. she entered a rehab accidenter for chemical -- center for

chemical dependency. she's missed four meetings since then. no other board members can miss a meeting. she's mare rirred to little bock -- bill lock -- she's married to bill lockyer and checked herself into a rehab center and called police saying her ex-perfect was stalking her. let's check in with sal. what's happening in the south bay? >> it's very slow there, tori. it's very slow because of the wet weather and it always leads to more crashes on the road. flooding and stalled vehicles. let's go to south bay. i want to show you that 101 northbound has been slow. an earlier crash near de la cruz showed thick. 280 -- slowed things. we've had a lot of problems with the wet weather.

just the traffic is going to be slow everywhere you look there. let's move along and take a look at interstate 880. this kind of thing in oakland, also windy. 580 is very slow from san leandro all -- all the way out to the lakeshore curve. and highway 4 very slow. southbound 680 at north main street. there is a crash there. on 80 it's backed up from pinole to richmond. i want to -- we have a crew there. driving in sonoma county is also treacherous pause of the standing walter. let's go to mark tamayo. >> hi there, sal. remember last week we had record heat and temperatures in the 70s.

a complete reversal. still the rain coming down and showing up fliesly on storm track radar. i'm looking closer at the different changes in patterns here. the darker shades, and some yellows closing in on tiburon and around richmond -- around the richmond bridge. some more activities. some heavier downpours right around pacifica. we'll back the maps out and show you this. the south bay is not really picking um in the way of rainfall the past 24 hours. san jose just .01 inches. we'll add more to the rain bucket over the next couple of hours as the activity begins to shift to the south. as far as rainfall totals. ben lomond. over 5 inches. santa rosaer other 2 -- santa rosa, over 2 inches. for this morning we'll continue to hold onto the rain and some gusty winds out there into the

afternoon hours. more cloud cover, showers likely but we gradually scale back on the coverage as we do head into the afternoon hours. here is a look at the system. you get an idea of what's been happening. this storm is stalling over the bay area. it forecast model, it's aggressive with the clearing of this out but we still have rain downpours in the forecast. and still showers likely into the afternoon hours. but we should begin to scale back by mid afternoon. we won't go completely dry, in fact, we had more laning -- lining up. san francisco, forecasted high, 59. san jose, 62. santa rosa, 61 and look at all of those rain clouds on the five-day forecast, with your weekend always in view. there is a chance of a shower for your thursday. highs will be in the north bay. we burn up the probability by

thursday night. rainfall redevelops by friday and then we could be tracking some thunderstorms as we head into the first half of the weekend. another weather check in a few minute. >> thank you, mark. an overnight development tied to that shooting in afghanistan. it happened overnight, new trouble for a troubled hollywood star. try lysol dual action wipes and see the cleaning difference. because unlike ordinary wipes lysol dual action wipes have two sides. a scrubbing side that cleans tough stains better than clorox. and a smooth side for everyday touchups. all while killing 99.9% of germs. now you can take the lysol dual action wipes challenge for free. check for coupons in this sunday's paper.

good wednesday morning. it's been a wet commute so far. as you can see our camera, we have a -- look at all of the coverage out there. darker shades of green corresponding to more moderate downpours centered to the bay area. george clooney is testifying before a senate committee about the ongoing violence in sudan. clooney is co-founder of the satellite sentinel project, the organization that's trying to prevent the civil war in sudan. let's listen in a little bit here. >> there's a trend here. >> exactly. >> john, are you gonna -- >> for better or worse, i'm with him. >> i'm just here for the q and a. >> jonathan? >> chairman -- >> obviously, we just missed

clooney's comments. but he's personally visited sue dab. defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan amid the uproar over the massacre of some afghan civilians. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more. alison? >> reporter: u.s. marines waiting to hear from defense secretary leon panetta were told to leave their weapons outside the tent where he was speaking. they usually keep them. when secretary panetta arrived in afghanistan this morning, three bombs exploding, killing eight afghans. there have been a number of retaliation attacks since an american soldier allegedly killed 16 afghan over the weekend. secretary panetta is assuring afghan officials that the soldier is being punished while emphasizing the importance there. he says the ins dent will not change the -- incident will not

change the situation there. >> as we draw downing we'll continue to -- down, we'll continue to be here to advise, train, assist. >> there are more reports that chool might have been involved in the massacre. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:1. new this morning, iran's parliament questioned president mahmoud ahmadinejad over accusations including mismanaging the economy and challenging the country's supreme leader. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is being questioned on state radio. the president responded defiantly to the lawmakers questioning him and his

disrespect drew strong condemnation from the lawmakers. meanwhile, an expert says he's studied satellite photos as iran and has identified a building that's suspected of containing high-tech test chambers. later, iran said they would be allowed access to the site. the first time they were not. that's led to speculation that roifern is trying to clean the site of any incriminating evidence. concord is releasing last year's crime statistics. four increased from 2010 to 2011. they are murder, robbery, assault and arson. he also said the department is creating its own facebook page to help keep the public informed. a 28-year-old hiker is recovering after getting stranded on mount tam in cold and windy conditions. the man was backpacking when he

pam disoriented -- became disoriented in the stormy weather. he was able to call for help yesterday morning. they found him in a few hours. he's lucky, they say, he only suffered mild hypo then me -- hypothermia, given the conditions. tonight, there will be a new vote on a proposal to close doyle park elementary school in santa rosa. the santa rosa city school board took a similar vote just three weeks ago but it failed to pass. the district has previously said test scores are poor and school endolement is declining. but critics say they want to close the doyle park so they can use the site for a french

charter school. michael hossick of the doobie brothers has died. he was one of the group's early members but he left the band in 1973. he rejoined the doobie brothers 14 years later and stopped performing four years ago because of his health. he died of cancer at his home in wyoming. he was 65 years old. lindsay lohan's driving is back in the spotlight after a man says she dwrazzed him with her -- grazed him with her -- him with her her -- with her porsche. she was trying to leave and she said she grazed his knee. the tmz says the club manager went to the emergency room and plans to file charges.

8:20. a high-speed chase on a california highway that involved a suspected drunk driver, police and a toddler. also another stormy morning in the bay area. mark tamayo will be back to tell us when all of this rain might let up a little bit. northbound 280, it looks like the south bay traffickism proving a little bit. but some areas -- traffic improving a little bit. but some areas are still slow.

8:23. a high-speed clays in los angeles ended with -- chase in los angeles ended with a toddler being taken to the hospital. it all started last night when police tried to pull over a suspected drunk driver. they say the driver took off on and got on several freeways before officers rammed into the truck, as you see there. the driver and a female passenger surrendered and that's when police saw a toddler in the car seat. no one was injure bud paramedics took the child not hospital as a pre -- injured but paramedics took the child not hospital. child to the hospital. 8:24. let's go back to sal and see how the roads are looking out there. sal r it's been -- sal, it's

been pretty rough. >> yeah. as you know, it's been raining throughout most of the commute. and with the rain comes more crashes. this is right near the y on highway 12 near 121. right -- this is about half a block away from the shellville grill. a lot of people see it on the way to sonoma. this is flooded. highway 12 is closed. you have to go another way around. it will not reopen and to have a hard closure in place, i mean, it will be there for a while until the waters recede, it stops raining and the trains can catch up. if you are on 580, most of that ride is going to be under the speed limit. and moving along to the

east shore freeway on our maps, you can see red, very slow traffic from pinole. still, heading out to richmond we've had a lot of fender- benders in the area and then the nimitz freeway, northbound, i told you it's slow. it's backed up from hayward to oakland and from fremont heading south. let's get to mark. >> just in time, moderate to heavy cells purring across the bay area. this is our camera in bay point. the rain downpours are kind of moving in occasionally and some gusty winds. in fact, winds out of the south from 20 to 25 miles an hour. here's a closer leak at the radar and basically we have the motion from the pacific. the celling moving in. as a result, they are really not moving. that's why we've had the wet commute. you will notice more intense cells closing in in the green for san rafael and also right around the richmond area.

moving the maps around. you can see -- actually, we'll shift this to the south and you will notice more action around oakland and san leandro. rainfall totals over the past 24 hours. look at ben lomond, over 5 inches. santa rosa, over 2 inches. san jose, the complete opposite. barely measurable at .01. you can see what's happening. the moisture is sort of soughting out over the -- sort of spreading out over the area. some showers in the forecast for this afternoon. but the heaviest stuff should be following this morning. a winter storm warning in place for the winter slopes. i have an idea that would be

extended into the afternoon hours bayed upon what we're seeing right now with the current radar and satellite. upper 50s and lower 60s. 8:27. two powerful earthquakes rocked japan overnight. the tsunami fears that followed. >> reporter: your bay area morning commute, a little bit dicey because of the weather. there is a silver line, however. we'll tell you what it is coming up. and more on our storm watch, it's another day of long doe lays at sfo. long delays at sfo. [ male announcer ] yep, subway broke the 200-calorie breakfast barrier. with delicious fresh fit mornin' melt breakfast sandwiches. subway. eat fresh.

we have been tracking moderate to heavy rainfall across parts of the bay area since we started our morning shows at 4:30 this morning. still a big factor. this is a raider loop -- radar loop. still, the darker shades of grown indicating the heavier downpours having a big impact on the commute this morning. mark, right now, we have some pretty tough driving conditions and the bay area, as you can see. in snow na county, we have -- as you can see, in sonoma county, we have -- the entire section here is closed off. a lot of people obviously trying to get to the main part of sonoma. the actually city there, the town of sonoma. but they can't. you need to come up with another route. this is 121 near highway 12. it looks like the waters will be there for a while. in fact, earlier this morning, the cars got stuck. the chp had to come get them out. speaking of bad problems around

the bay area, let's go to tara moriarty who has been following problems related to the storm. tara? >> reporter: well, you know, sal, it seems like every 10, 15 minutes we hear sirens from the fire engines, chp and the ambulances. we're here at the 880 connector and there's standing water on the roadway. a lot of fender-benders. the wind has died down over the past hour. that's the good news. but solo spinouts and other accidents because of this weather, luckily, nothing too serious so far this morning. now this was so -- now, this was so deep, it was messing up people's cars. the driver had to call the chp to help -- to have them help him push the car. several cars hydroplaned.

one common muter said -- one commuter said it took him 15 minutes. >> there was a lot of water. >> reporter: did you find you had to tailor your ciching? >> oh, yeah. people weren't -- driving. >> oh, yeah. people weren't driving as fast as i expected. people are wising up. >> reporter: around 2:00 this morning, high winds and rained toppled a tree at the coolidge offramp. no one was hurt and caltrans was able to remove the tree within a few hours. give yourself some extra time before you head out the door. the chp recommends that you travel below the posted speed little its today -- spim today -- speed limit. >> you can post weather

pictures on our facebook wall. we may share some of those pictures during the broadcast. the stormy weather is causing huge delays at the san francisco airport. the full flight schedule began a few hours ago and heavy rains and powerful winds have keated -- created delays so far there are only minor delays in oakland and san jose. but that could change throughout the day. a new 49er stadium in santa clara is a big step closer to authority. a stadium lease agreement was eye approved last -- approved last night. it says the team will pay $30 million to the stadium authority. the city county gave its okay to a $1.7 billion financing deal to build the stadium and surrounding property. a series of strong earthquakes rattled japan

overnight, prompting a small tsunami. the first quake, a 6.8 hit about 2:00 a.m. our time. about 150 miles off hokido. that was followed by the 6.1 quake about 60 miles off tokyo. there are no reports of any damage but some coastal communities were evacuated including one damaged by last year's 1 point -- 9.0 earthquake. 2001 of the reasons why u.s. senators are reefing out to president obama, the obama administration is calling for almost $5 million in cuts to the supervisor program. an earthquake was also reported in lake county north of the bay area last night. the 3.1 quake struck here near clack oaks around 11:30. the earthquake jolted some locals lzs but there -- clear

oaks around 11:30. the earthquake volted some locals but no one was injured. we now know more about the man what was hit and killed on highway 101 in san mateo overnight. the man has been identified as 22-year-old jose mineses. the accident happened at about 12:30 this morning south of the exit. there were several cars about a man staggering in the freeway and then the calls came in that

the man had been hit. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. it's unclear why he was on the freeway. >> we don't know if drugs and alcohol played a factor at this point. >> the driver involved in the crash is cooperating with the investigation. all lanes of 101 reopened just after 2:00 a.m. oakland police are looking for for four suspects wanted for the latest incident involving craigslist. one man was wounded in a shooting. the victim drove himself to a wall green's drugstore at 82nd and innarcotic after -- international after a robbery a few mile away. witnesses say the victim wanted to buy some cell phones he saw advertised on craigslist. 8:3 7. we want to check in with sal again. how are things going on? >> things are going better now, tori, finally as some of the

wettest weather has moved through. let's take a look at interstate 880. it's still a little bit wet and windy and very slow from san leandro all the way up to downtown oakland. that's a lot slower than it normally is. also this morning's commute is going to be backed up at the bay bridge. picked backed up to the tab -- it's backed up to the maze. and this morning on the nimitz freeway we've had very heavy traffic. it's improving a little bit on thewy to fremont. but still tough driving across the san mateo bridge. today is pie day. 3.14. >> sal, 3.14, incident numbers after that? >> the -- the next are the 1, 2. >> i used to have that that poster that would go on forever. we're wadding more raindrops to

the camera lens. showing up nicely on green, linking with moderate to halfier -- to heavier amounts. this is one change i've been looking for. here is the back edge of that rainband de -- begiveing to move up to cloverdale. this will gradually shift to the south by early afternoon. as a result, we'll gradually have rainfall. periods of rain today, it will be breezy. this afternoon, more cloud cover. hours showers likely but still more occasional showers. it shows up nicely here with

the forecast. we have three more storms that will be a big factor in our forecast. so for thursday, rainfall developments. chance of rain up in the north bay, it looks like the rainfall -- it won't be a big deal but that moves into the region thursday evening. the cold pool of air. right now we're in the that -- the cool part will move in on saturday. we could be tracking thunderstorms and slow thunderstorms here in the bay area. as we head into the later tonight into the -- morning in the ych hours, scattered showers. but in forecast is pretty aggressive with the clearing. but we'll still have scattered showers into the evening hours. keep the umbrella today and right on through the weekend. forecast highs 50s to the lower 60s. san jose, 62. santa cruz right around 61 degrees. around a look ahead, your five-

day forecast with your weekend always in view, chance of a shower for your thursday, we could actually have a bit of a break for at least the first half of the day on thursday. the rainfall redevelops on friday. there's the thunderstorm icon going off for friday. overnight news involving both wall street and silicon valley. the prediction that has investors buying up apple's stock. and big news involving san francisco's most famous hotel. 3q

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stocks opened higher on wall street this morning a day after the market had the best day of the year. but there's risks right now. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 12, 13,190. the nasdaq has turned around. negative 2. and subpoena also down 1.5. a wall street prediction has people buying up apple stock. a morgan stanley analyst predicts apple's stock could reach $960. that's up 60% compared to where stocks are currently trading today. right now i'm czeching and apple is trading at $583. that's up about 2.5%. apple recently released the new

version of its ipad and many believe there could be an updated phone. let's get you updated on some. other top stories we're following right now. oakland police are investigating an officer- involved shooting last night. investigators say a police officer shot and wounded a suspect. the suspect is in stable condition at highlands hospital. leon panetta is in afghanistan on an unannounced visit. he's meeting there to try to calm things after that soldier went in and killed 16 afghan civilians. and here is a live look at some flooding in sonoma county at the intersection of highway 12 and 121 near the shellville grill south of the town of sonoma. weather problems all over the bay area this morning.

8:45 san francisco's iconic fair mount hotel is being sold for about $200 million. according to bloomberg news, the owners are selling their hotel to a los angeles-based real estate developer. this comes after the city rejected an idea to turn part of the property into condos. the buyer says he's very excite the to own a -- excited to own a piece of history. a judge has approved the plan that could keep the city of hercules out of bankruptcy. the city owes more than $4 million to its ins company and cannot repay it all at once. so it will put up two commercial lots as collateral until the money is repaid. that city property is worth about $10 -- $10 million. late yesterday, city officials in new jersey approved an emergency purchase of toilet paper and other paper

products. supplies have been dwindling since september because of a disagreement over a contract to reply the buildings. at issue, the price of paper cuts. some found them too expensive. menlo park police are warning rads about a man when he say -- residents about a man they say has a history of conning women out of money. they say that simon gann has returned to the bay area. they say he poses as a math genous and business tycoon and convinces victims he's lost his passport and wall -- and wallet. a convicted serial killer has sent out another disturbing letter. wesley shermantine is believed to be responsible for at least 20 murders in the '80s. he's sent a letter to a sacramento tv station. he writes about a possible new

location where another body is buried. leonard padillo says it is a lead investigators can't afford to ignore. >> has the sheriff gone over there and looked over that property? i don't know. but i tend to believe wes shermantine. >> so far, investigators have not formally responded to shermantine's latest claim. san francisco police chief says he's against a bill that limits the conversations with the fbi. the legislation comes after officers interviewed people about their religious practices and political speech without any crime. a final vote is expected next weeknd then -- next week and then ed lee has ten days to decide whether he wants to veto

it. two women want to open a lies removal -- lice removal salon. the city can't dedied -- can't decide if this falls in pest control or beauty and health. police in las vegas are getting in the st. patrick's day celebration. they are ticketing drivers who don't stop for peds or in this case, leprechauns. california's high-speeled rail authority is giving previews of -- high-speed rail authority is giving repreviews and -- previews.

state lawmakers will decide in june if work on the $100 billion project should start. 8:49. republican presidential candidate rick santorum pulled off a surprising southern sweep winning the primaries in billion become and mississippi. he was expected to come in third. instead, he took 30% of the vote in billion become followed by 29% by newt gingrich and mitt romney. in mississippi -- >> the clouds that we had in alabama and mississippi. i just what have to tell you i was so incuraged. all of the -- encouraged. all of the poles showed us us -- they said we believe you. >> there was speculation that

if he did not are -- did not win in alabama or mississippi but he plans to press on to the caucus in florida. >> i emphasize goes to tampa is because of the things that rove is the elite -- because of the elite. >> next up is missouri which holds its caucus on saturday. we'll continue to follow the gop race for president on the ktvu website. just look for our politics page. 8:51. faircompare says airline ticket prices are up 4% so far this year and will continue to grow at least through the summer. this week southwest airlines which is cont stin -- which is consistently the most

profitable. it plains fuel prices. last year all of the major airlines except maryland rolled in profits. $ta earl say -- delta airlines say they were testing brakes when there was a problem and the plane has significant damage. a long-time pittsburg movie theater will soon close but it won't be empty for lodge. brandon theaters closes next month of a 22 years. the -- for long. brandon theaters closes next month after 23 years. the ther -- the theater could open after memorial weekend.

♪ music could be coming to an end for "american idol" contestant jermaine jones. tmz is reporting that he lied to producers about his alleged criminal past. last year he was reportedly charged with two crimes but both times gave police a fake name. jones was confronted about the charges. multiple reports say he will be disqualified. you can catch all of the drama here at 8:00. >> that will be reality show moment right there. >> yes, it will. a piece of the world trade center has made its way to the russian river. also -- a former secretary of state helped honor some

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a piece of the world trade center is now in healdsburg. a portion of the steel i-beam arrived monday afternoon. a former healdsburg firefighter requested the piece from new york city's fire department. it's in the display case at the healdsburg fire department and they hope to get approval to

install it in the healdsburg plaza. former secretary of state condoleezza rice was on hand for last night's induction ceremony for the hall of fail. she honored wide receiver jean washington who was a star at stanford before his years with the 49ers. washington was just one of the local sports stars honored last night. the others included tom flores, former cal star kevin johnson, who is now the mayor of sacramento and the late golfer, george archer. you can watch the ceremony right here on ktvu channel 2. it will air saturday night at 6:30 with an encore presentation sunday at 6:00 p.m. right to sal. what's happening on the san mateo bridge? >> we have a big problem. we don't know what it is. westbound 92. you can see traffic is at a standstill. the chp is heading out to see what the problem is. don't use the san mateo bridge. use the bay bridge. even though it's more slow, i

think it's normal or the dumbarton bridge. let's go to mark. >> yeah, tracking quite a bit of rainfall as you can see on the radar. right now some moderate to heavy downpours. as we head into the afternoon, we'll gradually scale back on some of the coverage or the probability. but the bulk of the action over the next few hours. a chance of a shower for thursday and rainfall redevelops by friday and into saturday. a busy day. bay area weather. >> certainly was. thank you mark. that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> thanks for watching. the 200-calorie breakfast barrier. with delicious fresh fit ches. subway. eat fresh.