. sentencing for sheriff ross mirkarimi may end his court battle today but that will not guarantee he can keep his job, we will have reaction from the mayor. an american soldier accused of gunning down several people, the problems he was reportedly

facing before that shooting spree. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> complete bay area coverage starts right now. we are ready, good morning, it is monday march 19th, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, rosemary orozco is in for steve to tell us about the weather. good morning to you, final hours of 2012 going to be dry and cool, this morning we are off to a chilly start, clouds are thickening up once again. we will look at those numbers and in the extend forecast, as early as tomorrow, i will have that coming up. you can see traffic is slowing well as you make your way towards there so make sure you drive slowly across area

bridges this morning. 6:01 let's head back to the desk. we have a story we first told you about and we just learned that water has been shut off located at sharon park and a few people there walking through the area, this is a live picture from the scene of the break. the water-main broke just before 3:00 a.m. this morning. crews say, look at how it left earlier, water is gushing from the pipe at a rate of 3,000 gallons per minute. some areas have been shut down. >> we don't know where it is at, at this point, they are shutting some of the areas that lead into it to alleviate the water coming into it and hopefully they can find exactly where the break is. >> crews tell us people in the area are waking up to little or

no water pressure. traffic in the area was also blocked off where the exact location of the break was located. people are finding a temporary place to live after a morning fire in oakland. it happened there at this house on elmhurst avenue. firefighters are telling us several people got out safely but we hear reports that the family's small dog may have been trapped and did not get out but that has not been confirmed yet. they say the fire started in the back of the house but out cause of it has not been determined. it has now been three days since a morgan hill teen has disappeared on her way to school. allie rasmus is there in morgan hill where crews have found new clues in a field. >> reporter: they found the ming teen's cell phone in a field a few miles from home.

sierra lamar was last seen on friday, supposedly to make it to school and by friday evening, they started looking for her. her family lives in a rural area of morgan hill. it was near the side of the road and appeared to have been tossed from a car because there were no other crews or personal belongings found near that. her mother said this is not something she would do and she was very close to her sister and did not tell her sister about any plans to meet up with a boyfriend or anything else. >> my gut feeling is something is not right. she would not intentionally leave us in limbo and leave us worrying about her. something is not normal about the situation. it does not make sense.

>> reporter: friends and family has posted fliers and they will turn to the teen's friends. she attended two high schools in the last couple of years and is enrolled at morgan hill but last year she was a freshman in fremont so they plan to go to both to talk. it is sentencing day for sheriff ross mirkarimi, he is planning on taking a plea deal one week after the domestic violence charges. lorraine blanco is here to tell us what we can expect in court this morning. sheriff ross mirkarimi expected a plea deal accepting a lesser charge of false imprisonment. the sheriff initially faced

domestic violence battery and he said he made the deal so he and his family can move forward. the key piece of evidence is eliana lopez showing a bruise on her arm. it will help him decide if he should start the process of removing him from office. >> it will give me the factual evidence of what i have to do. 5 two weeks of domestic violence classes with more, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. prime minister of france is calling for security at all schools and religious buildings to be tightened after a jewish

school shooting. we see nicolas sarkozy in the area where a gunman killed a rabbi his two small sons and another child. nicolas sarkozy quickly denounced that attack. >> today is a day of national tragedy because children were assassinated while at school. this is a tragedy at all communities. >> the gun mass was on a motor bike. three were killed in the same area on a motor bike. they are accused and they will be meeting for the first time. sergeant bails will have that meeting at fort levon worth in kansas. we will tell you how family and friends are describing the

sergeant. admission guidelines will be discussed at the first of three public hearings. they are considering ending the pref fence to -- preference to local application cans. -- applicants. the school is trying to cope with limited stuff. the silicone giant released a press conference showing apple will offer $2.65. last week the stock climbed $600 per share. time now 6:08 let's go back to tara, she said you will notice some windiness wherever you go. >> it is affecting the drive dumbarton and the bay bridge, let's look at the toll plaza.

you can see the none fast track lanes, metering lights and traffic is looking good, you might see some congestion at the or call arena. and finally in fremont, we have an accident two cars on the right hand shoulder, let's go back to rosemary. we are helping to offset some of our cooling although we are freezing, fairfield 36 in napa and that's actually an improvement. napa was 36 in the last hour. 36 concord down to livermore, upper 30s to low mid-40s , fso 43 degrees. let's look at what is going on

from up above, you will need chains getting up the hill and we are not looking at any rain, in fact, what is bringing those high clouds. by tomorrow we have a chance at maybe a few more sprinkles. this week not as stormy but we will remain a little unsettled. into the next few hours, we will have a few scattered showers and as we progress through the afternoon, it doesn't sink much further than that. slim chance for the rest of us. tomorrow will be the first full day of spring. we are typically in the mid- 50s. 58 in oakland 57 for hayward. heading in san jose, 61

expected, the extend forecast always in view. we have the equinox arriving and tomorrow will be the first full day of spring. in to the rest of the week mostly cloudy into the weekend, sun and clouds maybe a print kill on saturday and we will be tracking that for you, back to you desk. speaking of winter, folks in arizona, a late winter storm, we have 10 to 14 inches of snow and some of the schools will be closed today. 180 miles of interstate 40 closed down until further notice because of all that snow and high winds. 11 minutes after 6:00, a deadly tornado ripped apart an indiana town. a new video shows as it happened. it led police to issue a

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. oakland police are warning the public after a sexual assault in the downtown area. officers say two men with a gun grabbed a 25-year-old woman and led her to a secluded area nearby. that is where the woman said she was assaulted. the men are described as 18 to

25 years old. they were wearing black hooded sweatshirts and one spoke in a low voice. they are claiming to have killed an american teacher because he tried to convert them to christianity. the school where he worked denies he was trying to convert anybody. he highly respected islam. he had been living there with his wife and two children. charges are expected against the american soldier accused in a massacre of a began civilians. as allison burns reports, the family issued a statement about this tragedy, allison? >> reporter: the family members of staff sergeant robert bails say they are stunned in the face of the tragedy but stand beside him. he is in an isolated cell at the prison while some of his friends are talking to the

press about what they knew about the father of two. >> big smile, i mean he was just a very personable guy. >> he was super fun to hang around with, life of the party guy, super loving, great with his kids, great with everybody he met. >> he is meeting with his legal team. they say marital and financial problems caused him to snap. it does not tell the whole story, we'll see what his defense might look like during my next hour allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. it marks 9 years since the u.s. invasion. last american troops left in december. they are demanding better living conditions in iraq. they want them to provide

better services and fight corruption now that american troops have left iraq. new this morning, prince william's wife made her first official speech at the opening of a children's hospice facility. >> i'm sorry, you would love it here. [inaudible] >> with team working, so much can be achieved... >> a lot of people are waiting to hear her words. the hospice was there, she planned a tree at the center. a deadly tornado ripped apart an indiana school earlier this month. it shows the tornado hitting

the junior senior high school. you can see what it looked like before and despite all of that dama gebody is seriously hurt in the storm. officials are, woulding on a long term plan to get students back into the classroom. back here at home, a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing away area girl in the 1970s is due to appear in court today. police arrested 63-year-old curtis tucker earlier this month for the killing in 1974. investigators say dna evidence found on the girl's clothing were found. he has previous arrested for sexual assault and burglary. if you are a book lover in berkeley, the main public library is scheduled to open this morning following a weekend fire. it started in the bathroom.

investigators still have not figured out how the fire began. they are hoping a designation of a landmark will save their bar from closing down. on wednesday the historic commission is set to vote, however according to a commission report, they would only protect the physical structure. the buildings owner terminated the lease to make room for a new clothing store. >> as usual, starting to get busier at the bay bridge. give yourself an extra 25 minutes to make it across the span. not far from here we have a three car crash on main street.

chp units are on the way. high wind advisory in effect for the san mateo bridge, make sure you grip your steering wheel firmly as you make your way across and folks are making their way to foster city. extremely gridlocked over the pass. also a high wind advisory out of the dumbarton, let's head back to rosemary. it is tough to tell but we are making up mostly cloudy 45 minutes or so. totals from the last week, fit impressive, -- pretty impressive, 16 and 17 / 100th, almost 3 inches in san francisco, san francisco picking up some rain, but still

barely making a dent. take a look at the stats, 48% of average in santa rosa, 48% in san francisco. looks like 27% for san jose. temperatures sitting in the low- to-mid 40s. it will be cool, we are looking at 52 degrees around the bay area and then for the afternoon partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures sitting in the low 60s at best. most of us struggling in the 50s. santa rosa for the afternoon, your e-s continued forecast, first day of spring, scattered showers, not a lot of rain is expected, but we could be damp

and we cool down a bit as we head to the weekend. back to you. . well the remake of 21 jump street, the comedy brought in $35 million. that brought the lore racks to number 2 and john carter and project x rounded out the top 5 over the weekend. another dog attack prompted community action. somebody else will get hurt, something needs to be done. >> well what she is doing about it after recovering from her injuries. and details on -- look at that, a live bomb which forced people to evacuate their home.

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. we have heavy traffic near milpitas and towards moffett field. we do have quite a bit of backup once you get to the plaza, metering lights are on and you are looking at a 15 minute wait. 6:25, let's go back to the desk. 25 people were evacuated after finding a live bomb in the south of france. the bomb was placed thereby germans during world war ii. they fear it might explode and it was generally lifted out and taken to a military camp where it was destroyed. a woman was attack by a dog in san francisco and is now fighting back. her name is kim ferguson san she is warning about a 50-pound

mass city of that attack her her -- mass stiff that attacked her and her little dog. >> she called for the dog one time and that was it and just stood there. i was fighting for my life. >> reporter: they have enough leads to identify who the woman is, but this is the 4th time a dog attacked somebody in san francisco. no trespassing to protect endangered species. it is a sensitive habitat for the san francisco guarder snake and red legged frog. they recently they the lent -- let them know people could be seated while trespassing. police hope to generate new

leads in that case today. they will still be out here for several hours, i will tell you why coming up. and a big announcement coming from apple, no, it is not a new damage jet, -- new gadget, they will tell you how they expect to spend more than $80 million in cash. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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. welcome back, the prime minister is there wearing a lovely green tie, a very nice shade of green. it looks like a nice day, big apple has an announcement, it is money going out to share holders. they have some extra cash sitting around, apple does so they will share some of that

with their stockholders, a lot of money. thank you for joining you, i am -- thank you for joining us, i am dave clark. crews have been out there trying to fix a broken water main and on sharon park drive, paul chambers has been out there for hours and he says the crews finally turned the water off, right paul? >> reporter: that is so true, they were able to successfully stop it and the break which is a 16-inch pipe which runs underneath the ground, we need to take a look at some video, crews say it could be a stress ground movement that caused the rupture. when we arrived at 4:00 this morning it was still flowing at 25 gallons per minute.

firefighters say they used almost half that when they were bat ago fire. at this time, people have little to no water pressure. crews had to battle for three hours and there are four valves that would have made it easier to shut it sooner but it was just too hard to get to them. >> we couldn't get the valves to we had to get the areas to be shut off so i had to go to the third section to bring us out 15 valves to get the shut down. >> reporter: once it starts getting light outside, another crew will be out here cleaning up the water coming out all morning. then the initial valves will be turned on the hope is to have the water restored in the next

few hours. live in the park, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> paul, before you go, so the water pressure is still little or no water pressure, even though you stopped it, the homeowners are still expecting that? >> yes, because 12 to 15 valves are safe. now that they have those, they have to clean the ones behind me which will restore the water back in the area. >> thank you, paul. stepping up a battle with pg&e, they are angry about plans to like pg&e bills for customers in order to pay for pipeline repairs. coming up at 5:45, we will find out about what this group plans to do this morning. tonight in berkeley, a community will focus on six

shootings. somebody shot and wounded three men. two days later, three other men were wounded on 7th and addison. nobody has been arrested in either case.$♪ now tonight's meeting is at 7:00 at the berkeley youth alternative gym at olson way. a woman believed to have been killed, they did not turn up any clues. police believe martha gutierrez was shot and killed by her son iraq war veteran, who killed his sister and then himself. it appears to be one of oklahoma's first tornadoes of the season. we have not heard of any reports of damage and this is what storm chasers found for us. in nebraska, at least two

tornadoes damaged homes and railed some train cars. and firefighters almost contained winds field grass fire one that destroyed two homes in the town of he cannily. and it was evacuated after flames quickly spread. firefighters are hoping to get a better idea of how much damage was caused today. two people died on california ski slopes over the weekend. he died after going head first, north of fresno at the sierra tahoe resupreme court. it was create by an under flow of water and in kirkwood, another skier was taken to the hospital but there is no word on his condition.

a plane leaving oakland for hawaii. they headed there and one of the plain's engines failed. the passengers were put on buses back to oakland and put on other flights for hawaii. new concern for a missing morgan hill teen after her cell phone was found. allie rasmus joins us with more with how investigators hope to generate new leads today. >> reporter: good morning, today investigations will turn to the ming teen's friends. she was here at more again hill high school -- morgan hill high school. they plan to go to both schools and we will tell you what happened to her. she never arrived at the school

and by friday is evening, search crews began looking for her. they combed through the fields within a two miles area of her house. it was in one of those fields where they found her cell phone. it appeared to have been thrown. >> the dog did not pick up the scent and there was no sign of a struggle in the field. >> reporter: there were no other clues or personal belongings found near the phone and that field. lamar said her daughter is not the type of teen to run away and she is also close to her sister and did not tell her sister about any plans to meet with a boyfriend or anybody else the morning she disappeared. ktvu channel 2 morning news.

time now 6:37 and it is busy out there, tara. this is the first area where we start to see it getting busy so take mass transit if you can. give yourself extra 15 minutes to get into san francisco and be aware of the span. and warriors take on or call arena, we expect heavy traffic and when the sharks play anaheim in the pavilion at 7:00. good morning, grab a jacket, it is chilly out there, some areas are reporting freezing conditions, fairfield 32 degrees, 47 in san france and looking at fremont as well

as san jose. you can see light gusts, northwesterly breeze blowing across the breeze facing east to west so the bay bridge and the san mateo and dumbarton can be concerning. so take it easy out there. they will increase throughout the afternoon today, dry cool light winds in the forecast for your monday and by tuesday, it looks like a weak system will brush the area bringing a slight chance over the north bay. we will leave it in the forecast. but the first full day of spring is on the horse are horizon. 56 expected in napa, 57 in hayward, 59 in red wood city, 59 in san jose, mid-to-upper 50s right around the city your

extended forecast shows you sprinkles coming tuesday and it looks like mainly dry, thursday, friday into the weekend back to the you upper 50s and a slight chance of rain on saturday, back to you. ski rescored featuring 6 to 8 feet of snow over the past week. alpine meadows, they have seen almost 7 feet of new snow this past week. the race for the republican presidential nomination now moves to illinois. >> we appreciate that you will be out voting but i need you to vote multiple times. he will win in illinois.

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monterey drive, residents have little to no water pressure and we are not sure when this problem will be fixed. authorities want some help. they are trying find a 15-year- old morgan hill girl who disappeared on her way to school friday. sierra lamar's cell phone was found in a field and the teen does not have a history of running away. the army sergeant who is accused of killing 16 afghan sill civilians will meet with her new lawyer for the first time. he is being held in an isolated cell in kansas. it is sentencing day for san francisco's sheriff ross mirkarimi who is set to appear before a judge one week after accepting a plea deal. lorraine blanco tells us it is not the end of the case against the sheriff, lorraine? >> reporter: you are right, in

just a couple of hours, san francisco sheriff will be sentenced. sheriff ross mirkarimi agreed to a lesser charge saying he wanted to end the worry for his department and family. the domestic violence charges ended with a bruise on his arm. they raised doubts about his guilty plea because of remarks outside the courtroom. the d.a. says the comments are okay under the law and it is actually quite common. >> this has been part of his background and he has not been a prosecutor.

>> sheriff ross mirkarimi includes 5 two weeks of domestic violence classes and 102 hours of community service. he will be in court at 10:00 a.m. and they will hold a press conference after that sentencing. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. the campaign raised $45 million last month which brings the total to 300 million for the cycle. they stepped up their fundraising for a couple of weeks and they will hold another fundraiser in washington d.c. tonight. the candidates are now focused on illinois with 54 delegates at stake. rick santorum is predicting

another surprise upset because he says mitt romney is a weak front-runner. >> i would love to be able to get one-on-one with governor mitt romney and expose the record that would be the weakest record we could probably put up against president barack obama. >> rick santorum has the same characteristics as his president, but right now we need somebody who understands the economy fundamentally. >> now here is the delegate count, mitt romney's lead grows to 521, rick san reverend bartley sorensen 233 and rand paul has 50. republican candidates need 1144 delegates to clinch the nomination. a consulter watchdog group

plans a meeting in san francisco. they will be urging them to reject pg&e's controversial plan involving upgrading its natural pipeline system and the group says it is not fair. pg&e said higher bills are necessary to make sure every gas line is safe after the disaster in san bruno. back over to tara in for sal this morning and how is it going? you will need chains on 880 and interstate 80 as well. no delays in san francisco, there is a high win advisory for other bridges including san mateo dumbarton and bay bridge and you can see just how bad

the traffic is. those metering lights are on and you are looking at a 15 to 20 minute delay. folks at the bottom portion of your screen, all those headlights are headed westbound. no big delays to speak of so you might want to give yourself extra time. we will remain a little unsettled high mid-level clouds spilling into the bay area, shifting off to the east, as tara mentioned, it is still snowy over the sierra and we have high clouds associated with a ridge of high pressure you can see back behind me. it's going to be temporary because we have weak system that will brush the areas as early as today. a mix of fun and clouds, a chilly start and afternoon

highs, mid-to-upper 50s. and i am running a little cool this time of year freezing in fairfield. upper 80s hayward, 40 degrees so bring that jacket out, bundle up the kids they are on their way to school. 57 expected in berkeley 58 in oakland. 56 expected in half-moon bay as well as santa cruz. 61 expected for morgan hill for the afternoon spring arrives late tonight and the first full day of spring will bring the possibility of a few scattered showers. thursday into friday, a your weekend cooler and a few possibilities on saturday. they are holding a

conference call. they reeved what it plans to do with 78 million in cash. it will make a lot of people happy. they plan a $2.65 shared dividends and they authorized a $10 billion shares repurchase program. we are watching apple's stock right now and i am looking at it to see where it is trading because it had it straight under which is almost $10 per share this morning. high tech gadgets are going upside down. they find 27% of americans will get it from them. that includes tablets and many people are using their phones and tablets are canceling their

newspaper subscriptions. don't forget, ktvu channel 2 morning news, we give all of you your latest news and also our web page and on your phone. >> sure. >> time now 6:51, occupied protesters are marking the 6 month mark of their movement, and we will give you the online threat that is being investigated. another spotting in the bay, why the location of another gray whale is not being revealed. traffic is getting heavy, we will have more hot spots with regard to traffic coming up. as a fashion blogger,

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. all right, welcome back, dow jones industrial average up and shares are up 9 dollars per share. they moved in after protesters gathered to mark six months of the occupied movement. all together, police made 73 arrests and now the new york post is reporting, they sent a threatening tweet that very same night saying and i am

quoting, we won't make a difference if we don't kill a cop or two. the occupied protest as you can see due to be arraigned today at the county clerk including obstructing a police officer and blocking a sidewalk. they are demanding the charges be dropped. his i am in will join five others at or calls arena. tonight's game against the minute sewed wolfs -- minnesota, last year he was inducted into the hall of fame. they spotted a whale and her calf near the golden gate bridge, they say it is not unusual for whales to swim into the bay on their own.

experts would not say where the latest whale was seen because they want to keep curious boaters away. another accident, right? this one is in marin county, they are blocking the roads on southbound 101. here is a look at 101 through san rafael, and at the bay bridge, look at the backup, wow. give yourself an extra 15 to 20 minutes, and high winds advisory in effect for the span. back to you. we are looking at mostly gray skies. we could definitely use it. it is a nice break as well. your noontime numbers, remaining cool, upper 50s and 60s in the forecast. high clouds will begin to thicken and we have a weak

system approaching the coast. light winds and tomorrow we could wake up with a few sprinkles over the north bay and a slight chance for rain in the forecast for the rest of us. back to you. coming up on mornings on 2, a south bay teen missing since friday and they have a new clue to help solve the mystery. and a soggy start, we will have an update on the cleanup efforts, stay with us.