. come home, baby, please come home. >> an emotional pleaa from a south bay father as authorities look for his missing teenaged daughter. the clues discovered during today's search. >> friends and neighbors serve for a missing gilroy woman and why they felt they needed to do a search on they are own, rather than letting police handle it. trees down and power cut to hundreds, the result of the recent weather and where

showers are developing right now. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is kutv channel 2 news at 6:00. and i'm ken wayne. a search is on for a teenaged girl missing in the south bay. ktvu's debora villalon is at the family home where 15-year- old sierra lamar was last seen. debora. >> reporter: where her family waits for word when they are not passing out fliers. sierra was last seen yesterday leaving here for school. >> i talked to her, said goodbye and gave her a hug and things were good and i told her i loved her. >> reporter: marlene lamar had no idea her 15-year-old daughter, sierra, didn't make it to school friday until getting an e-mail from sobrato high school that evening. alarming because sierra usually walks to a school bus before dawn, but the bus driver saw no sign of her and neither did her friends, all day. >> i can't believe that she would not contact her friends and let them know she is okay,

and do this. she would never want us to go through all of this pain. >> reporter: search teams have been probing creeks and fields near the lamar home and scanning for clues from above in the sheriff's helicopter. >> we have searched most of these fields, all the way up to the foothills as well. >> reporter: working oval her scent, the dogs have traced sierra's half- mile walk to her bus stop, but the trail goes cold beyond her driveway, suggesting she was pecked up. investigators are mining her laptop for recent contacts, but sierra is described as "happy at home and school." no relationship trouble or history of running away. >> did she purposely run away or does something happen on the way from her house to school? that is what wear looking at and still not sure. sierra's cell phone charger was left behind in her room and calls go straight to voicemail. her family is blanketing local shops with her picture, doing all that they can to bring her

home safely. >> come home, baby. please come home. you are not in trouble. everyone wants to see you. >> reporter: another look now at 15-year-old sierra lamar. she may be wearing a gray sharks sweatshirt and carries a pink and blue juicy purse. tonight's search will continue at least until dark. we're live in morgan hill, debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. the search for sierra wasn't the only one today in the south bay. coming up in two minutes, the dual efforts today to find a missing gilroy woman. a stormwatch coverage tonight, a large tree crashed down onto highway 13 in oakland just before 10:00 last neat. it happened south of the park avenue exit. the tree completely blocked all of the southbound lanes of the highway, and even damaged some

cars. when the ktvu crew went by this morning, the roadway had been cleared. it happened though in the same area where a tree fell earlier this week, causing an accident that killed a 19-year-old uc berkeley student. this is what it looks like today on highway 101 in gilroy. cars with their headlights and wipers going. awn a viewer sent us these pictures of a huge oak tree that fell onto a house in oakland. the house is located near morningstar in the montclair neighborhood and as you can see from the pictures, that tree did some serious damage to the home. santa cruz's beach boardwalk survived last night's heavy rain. people came out to see the latest changes to the mouth of the river. earlier this week the river damaged part of the popular boardwalk. workers used heavy equipment to divert the river back on course and send it straight into the ocean. it appears to have worked. meanwhile the surf is up about

10' and the storms have made mountain driving especially dangerous with two fatal crashes this week. the rain has indeed returned to parts of the bay area tonight. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking where the rain is hitting. >> we had a little bit of sunshine, some clouds, some passing showers, a few thunderstorms, some hail and even a dusting across the bay area peaks of snowfall. right now in the maps i can show you on live stormtracker 2 the bulk of the action focused on the east bay and south bay. as we take a closer inspection to hayward and pleasanton, you will see the coverage here closer to concord and also fairfield. some rainshowers heading out to the northeast of napa and around st. helena. those yellows and reds do correspond to heavier thunderstorms and we'll come in

closer. these areas right now up towards buchanan road and east leland road. the activity beginning to diminish. we have clearing skies across parts the region, at least clearing on the radar. coming up, i will highlight shower chances as we head into the second half of your weekend. people at ocean beach in san francisco should avoid swimming or having any contact with the ocean because of high bacteria levels. the heavy rains with a power outage last night caused partially treated wastewater to flow into the ocean. warnings are now posted and samples were collected for more testing. there is also a high-surf advisory starting tonight at 9:00 and lasting through tomorrow afternoon. the wet weather in the bay area means more snow in the sierra. coming up in 12 minutes the conditions along the highways heading into the mountains, plus the bay area mountaintop that got a little dusting of

seminole for the latest on the bare weather, click on ktvu.com and click on the stormtracker tab. will you find live weather radar for the area you live. search teams fanned out across gilroy looking for a missing woman feared dead. they fear that the woman's son, iraq war veteran shot his sister and then himself. janine de la vega. >> 40 members of the county's search-and-rescue looked for gutierrez near mount madonna. meantime, neighbors did they are own search. dozens met at redwoods apartment, armed with umbrellas and a lot of determination. all of them want to find 52- year-old martha gutierrez. >> it's raining and cold and they don't feel the rain. they don't feel the pain.

they don't feel nothing, just the heart, because they help to look for her. >> reporter: friends and neighbors searched an area near bolsa road near bloomfield avenue and trudged through the mud, looking for any sign of gutierrez. with the steady rain falling some searchers worried that the rising levels might hide the evidence. police say they believe gut's 27-year-old son seriously hurt or killed her. today the county search-and- rescue team hiked into the mountains and covered 45 miles along with cadaver and police dogs. >> they are large canyons and it's mountainous and very, very rugged terrain. so it's not something that is off the beaten path where people might be walking by and find someone who needs help help. >> reporter: police say there is no specific evidence that led them to search that evidence. gutierrez's friends say searching on their own is the least they can do. >> everyone pray for her and pray for us to try to find her.

>> reporter: police told me late this afternoon that they have exhausted all of their leads and at this point they do not plan on sending andt out their search-and-rescue teams tomorrow because they don't nowhere else to work. two carjacking and robbery suspects were arrested today after leading police on a brief chase. officers the two this afternoon in san josi at lincoln and cutler avenues. authorities say during the police pursuit, ramirez hit two cars and a building before he allegedly attempted to carjack another motorist. today's arrests comes after an hours long standoff with police and s.w.a.t. officers yesterday, where the pair had managed to elude police. authorities are trying to identify a body that washed ashore oat the berkeley marina. the alameda alameda county coroner is

conducting ainvestigation. . new at 6:00 pg&e says equipment failure is likely the cause of an underground explosion in san francisco that sent a manhole cover flying in the air. it happened just after 10:00 this morning at the intersection of grant avenue and california street in the city's financial district. pg&e says when crews arrived, they could see smoke rising from the underground. nobody was hurt and no cars were damaged. cause of the blast is under investigation. crowds with out in san francisco to celebrate st. patrick's day. marching bands and floats were part of the action for the 161st st. patrick's day parade down market street. and with the luck of irish, of course, are famous for, the

rain held off. families turned out to watch the procession, which ended with a big festival at civic center plaza. in dublin, ireland, the sound of bagpipes filled the air. an estimated half million people filled the streets of dublin. elsewhere in ireland, two towns competed for the record of the having the most people dressed up as leprechauns. earlier returns put the city of bandon on top, with 12060 people crowding into the town's square with red beards, green vests and buckle the hats and shoes, don't you know? republican presidential candidate rick santorum stumping in michigan. >> more violence rockses syria and who the u.s. government says s behind the deadly bombings. and raw milk and a new study raises questions about how safe it really.

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. in election 2012 news, rick santorum campaigns with more rhetoric than cash. we're being outspent 10:1 and money isn't going to pie this election, vision and character and authenticity and trust will buy this election. missouri began it's g.o.p. caucuses. the senator won the early beauty contest, which doesn't count. mitt romney, who is in puerto rico, campaigned in missouri as did ron paul. >> newt gingrich has been concentrating on louisiana. >> here is what is coming up in the g.o.p. races, delegates eventually

commit at the state assists june convention. tomorrow, puerto rico holds its grow up primary for 23 delegates and on tuesday illinois conducts its primary. louisiana has 46 delegates up for grabs at the premierery next saturday. nationwide right now romney leads sacramento, 495 to 252 delegates. president obama appeared to teak a swipe at his republican rivals today during his weekly address? >> any politician that promises that for gas isn't looking for a solution, but your vote. >> the president says the high gas prices are a result of unrest in the middle east and the increasing demand for oiled overseas. he says long-term solutions involve alternative sources of energy and raising fuel economy standards. we're getting a more detailed picture of the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. his attorney says staff

sergeant robert bales has never demonstrated any animosity towards the afghan people and has said bales is "very mild manners." bales was on husband fourth combat mission when he was arrested. he arrived at the prison in fort leavenworth, kansas last night. so far bales has not been charged in those killings. in the syrian capital of damascus, at least 27 people died and another 140 were wounded in two separate bombings. car bombs exploded outside of government intelligence and security buildings. the government says the opposition is responsible, while rebels say the government staged the bombings to cast blame only the current uprising. u.s. intelligence officials say al-qaida in iraq is likely behind the attacks. friends of raw milk are growing despite warnings from top health officials. the vendor has been selling quarts and half-gallons of raw milk for the past three years and says he sells four times the amount of raw milk he used to when he first started?

>> in 13 years i have never found a bad pathogen at the dairy at organic pastures is that is because the cows are eating grass. >> i have always my life been allergic to milk and i am not allergic to this milk at all. >> raw milk is legal in california, but prohibited for sales in more than two dozen states. many health officials including those at the centers for disease control warn against drinking it. the ray milk vendor we takes to said as long as dairy farms feed and caretor their cows properly l-raw milk is safe. we're back on stormwatch tonight in the wet and windy weather knocked out powers to hundreds of people in walnut creek. pg&e crews were in the city's lakewood neighborhoods were nearly 400 customers were without power. crews repaired the downed lines and had restored power to nearly allpt customers.

>> all the rain around the bay area came in the form of snow. here is a picture of the lick observatory at the peak of mount hamilton. the summit picked up snow. an observatory employee tells us it was .5", maybe a little more. the mountain has picked up more snow during the day. more snow is a welcome sight in the sierra. you can see a big icicle on the camera lens. at donner summit traffic was moving smoothly u-although we heard about delays earlier. the fresh snow comes on 3-4' fa fell earlier this week. >> we got a little bit of a break this morning, but i looked out the window on the way to the studio and raining again. let's check in again with mark and going to be more wet weather throughout the night? >> yes, it almost seems the weather pattern is change big the minute. one minute you have clear skies bush well not clear skies, but partly cloudy conditions and even some hail and it goes away. right now on live stormtracker

tu can see the coverage out there. not everybody covered. if you head to the north and east you find more interesting weather. to the north of bay point, heavier showers, possibly a thunderstorm and also i have been tracking some of the act in the north bay, to the east of napa and also st. helena. so still some rain showerses in the forecast for this evening with the unstable weather apparent in place, and we could have the possibility of a thunderstorm and with that, the possibility of some hail. snow levels will continue to come down, down to around 200 to 2400'. so we could have a little more dust for the overnight hours. first thing tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, a chance of a shower and temperatures start out the day in the 30s to the 40s. san josi around 40 and fairfield, 38 degrees. it has been an active weather pattern over the past 24 hours. remember yesterday at this time we had that strong cold front move across the region? look at the circulation

developing. this is responsibility for the showers and thunderstorms for today. here is the pattern as we show it to you graphically. ally. and as a result some some spotty showers. tomorrow we'll have a little bit of everything once again. some sunshine, some breaks and then a passing shower. it's not a complete washout, but still, we can't remove that shower chance completely. and like i said, snow levels coming down to around 2000'. it's that cold out there. our cloud and rainfall model showing you some activity after 10:00 tonight, to the east of san josi, and also around the delta region as well. notice we're not completely covered into sunday, but still some breaks in the clouds, some clouds and even a few pop up showers throughout the day on sunday. still talking about more sierra snow with a winter weather advisory in place until 11:00 tomorrow morning. snowfall will add additional-6" to the sierra forecast over of

the next 4 hours. temps tomorrow mainly in the low to mid-50s. readings around 54 in half moon bay, san josi, 56 and pleasanton, 54. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast with the remainder of your weekend in view. monday we're going to thicken up the cloud cover and those clouds could eventually produce spotty showers by tuesday, especially in the north bay. we wednesday, the chance of showers and by thursday, mostly cloudy skies. so heather and kep, the upcoming week doesn't look near hi as stormy. still the possibility of a few rain showers least in the long- range outlook. thank you, mark. thank you, mark. a bay area girl dreams of the perfect dress for prom night, but can't afford it got thur wish today. san francisco's princess project left them choose a dress and accessory from thousands of outfits. project collections new and nearly-new clothing and since 2002 the project has given away 18,000 tress.

the girls get another chance next week. they need to bring an id and arrive for a shopping appointment. looks like fun. the latest on the peyton manning sweepstakes. sports is next. taking it all off for a good cause and we'll take you to the annual st. patrick's day event that helps cancer patients.

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. check it out, dozen people sat down to get their heads shavedded to raise money for children's cancer research and honor young papers going through chemotherapy st. baldrick's foundation organized. we talked to one father- daughter team who said how important it for them. >> he care because my daughter was diagnosed a year ago with leukemia and she is still in active treatment, but we decided right away, that we wanted to help and do something to help change the state of children's cancer funding in this country. >> organizers tell ktvu the event today raised at least $150,000. good for them.

>> sometimes we just stake stanford women's basketball program for granted and we expect vanderveer's team to reach the final 4 and today they started the ncaa tournament in norfolk virginia and hammered virginia. necka ogwumike player of the year candidate, stanford led by 15 at intermission. stanford wins its school record 29th straight game, 73-51 your final. stanford faced 8 th-ranked-seed west virginia. in the men's ncaa tournament, the most dramatic in west region. the badgers ahead of vanderbilt, but vandy with one

desperate chance to tie it. no chance. no 4 wisconsin outlasts 5th- seeded vanderbilt. >> the peyton manage sweepstakes is partly down to three times, san francisco, denver and tennessee and, in fact, manningworked out for the titans today. all indications that he looked great. peyton will make his decision no sooner than tuesday, so alex smith, your future won't be decided until then. in scottsdale, san francisco led in the 4th. a 2-run homerr over a's pitcher malone. 7-2 your final today. and stay tuned to ktvu because right after this newscast, we will present this year's legends of the bay. we profiles four new members of

the bay area sports hall of fame. gene washington, tom flores and late golfer george archer next on ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, fred. coming up on the 10:00 news we remain on stormwatch with more rain showing up on stormtrack 2. in fact, take a look at the live picture of the cloudy conditions in concord. meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the latest round of wet weather and will tell us just how much rain the bay area has received over of the past week. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news on ktvu and remember we're always here for you on-line at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. we'll see you back here tonight at 10:00