>> reporter: san francisco police make a big announcement regarding five kills at a home -- killings at a home near city college. we'll tell you who they took into custody. also, mitt romney comes to the bay area today. his violent death has outraged the nation. today there will be another bay area demonstration about the killing of trayvon martin. and also, higher education. why enrollment is down. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2". i'm dave clark. >> i'm maureen naylor. tori campbell is off today on

this monday, march 26th. there is a major development in morning in a story we first broke on "mornings on 2." last friday, viewers on newschopper2 flew over the ingleside district where police were investigate the murders of five people. tara moriarty is outside of that home with new information about the victims and their alleged attacker who is now in custody. tara? >> reporter: well, the orange house that you see behind me, what's behind that gate is one of the most violent crime scene san francisco police say they've seen in years. investigators have worked around the clock since friday morning to catch the person responsible. yesterday, morning they arrested bin thai luc in san francisco. police believe luc is responsible for the brutal killings of five people on friday who lished off the home -- who lived off the home on howth. police say he knew his victims.

police say they are looking into a possible gambling debt for a possible motive. one neighbor remembers hearing yelling but he didn't know anything was wrong. >> i heard someone shouting to get on the ground. but after that, it was silent. this is really, really good landlords here. it's not something that you expect to happen here. it's very shocking. >> reporter: its believed the victims are a man and a wife, both chinese immigrants. the couple's daughter, son and the son's girlfriend. police say they all died from blunt force trauma with an edged tool. they've still not located the weapon. we are awaiting official cause of death results from the coroner. we'll receive that later today, along with the identities of the victims. meanwhile, flowers continue to pile up outside the house on

howth street. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a person is dead after being stabbed in san francisco. it happened sometime after 10:00 last night on buchanan and golden gate avenue. the brother of the victim said he was stabbed while visiting relatives. two people were taken into custody last night, including one person who may be a juvenile. still not clear what led up to the stabbing. meantime, a mystery continues to surround an attack at a san francisco b.a.r.t. station earlier this month. an unconscious man was found bleeding from his head right on the floor of the civic says. he's still in the hospital -- civic station. he's still in the hospital in stable condition. the victim is about 6 feet tall, identified as a white man with brown hair and hazel eyes. he was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes. time is 7:03. a new survey shows support for governor brown's proposal to raise taxes on high-income

earners to reduce the budget deficit and raise the schools. 65% of voters surveyed said they support the measure because it would temporarily increase income tax on people who make $250,000 a year or more. among those poll, 87% of democrats support this, compared to the 38% of the republicans. romney will be in the bay area today campaigning for cash. he will appear at a redwood city fund-raiser. tomorrow morning he heads to stockton. tickets for this event start around $1,000. protesters will also be there and will include groups including occupy redwood city. meantime, rick santorum will also be making a visit to the bay area. in louisiana, santorum won 49% of the vote and 150 of that state's 20 -- 10 of that

state's delegates. romney won five delegates. santorum will be in the bay area for a fund-raiser thursday at a private home in alamo. tickets for that event range from $125 to $2500. 7:04. starting today, the u.s. supreme court will hear three days of oral arguments mr. president obama 'healthcare law. people have been camped out, look at this, in front of the supreme court building since friday, hoping to get in and watch the high stakes legal battle. coming up for you at 7:15, our washington, d.c. bureau will bring us the scene of what's happening right now in front of the u.s. supreme court this morning. all right. 7:05. let's turn it over to sal. sal, it seems like this monday morning is not too bad on the roads yet. >> reporter: not yet. and we hope it will stay nice and pretty normal for the monday morning commute. you will see some slowdowns but nothing too much out of the ordinary. as we look at the south bay,

we're having a little bit of slow traffic now. northbound 101 near the 880 interchange, it looks like there's something new that popped up there. there could be a crash on the shoulder. the chp is looking for it, northbound 101 but. but there are no -- 101, but there are no major slowdowns. traffic is moving along nicely passing the coliseum. so far it's not become really slow and the morning drive at the toll plaza, that's backed up for a little bit of a delay. you can see a boat driving right into the drive time traffic sign. the director moved it. nice play. mice work -- nice work. 7:06. did you see that, rosemary? >> that was kind of cool. good morning. today will be a dry day but a moist flow in praise for the weekend -- praise for the weekend. keep that umbrella hany you --

handy you will need it. santa rosa, 34. a little bit of patchy fog reported over santa rosa. so take it easy on the morning drive. low 40s near oakland, hayward, redwood city, mountain view, stanford, mid- to upper 30s as we now see the sun rise. our temperatures will slowly rebound. a little bit of moisture over the sierra. a few scattered showers. that will come to an end with the next storm already on the apropose. take a look here. these high clouds will filter -- will filleter in by the -- will filter in by the afternoon. looking at 2 to 3 inches of rain possible over the north bay. moderate to heavy rain at times. could be gusty. winds 20, 30 miles an hour. snow levels will be rising,,000 feet with the winter storm watch in place for the sierra starting tomorrow afternoon.

today, let's enjoy. increasing clouds. but we'll remain dry. 58 in oakland. 58 in san francisco. 60 in redwood city. running below normal for this time of year. slightly normal than yesterday. there it is. rain moves in on tuesday, lasts all day long. wednesday morning, scattered showers in the forecast, likely to impact the morning drive. we're mainly dry on thursday. friday looks pretty good. a slight warming trend. the rain returns in time for saturday. we'll take a look at that future model and show you when we do expect the rain to arrive on friday morning -- coming up. there may an little bit of snow remaining on the bay area's highest peaks but snow skiers are bees discouraged from visiting -- being discouraged from visiting mount hamilton. there was considerably more snow up in the sierra this.

is what it looked like late yesterday afternoon. those drivers headed back to the bay area on interstate 80. snow for most of the day. 7:08. a bit of backtracking on the campaign trail after pretty harsh words. what rick santorum is saying after calling mitt romney, the worst possible ditt to go up against -- candidate to go up against president obama. and coming down from a high. one reason the number of people studying marijuana in the bay area is dropping. 3q i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your

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beginning to fill into the bay area this morning. 7:11. his violent death has stirred outrage across the nation. today there will be another bay area demonstration tied to the killing of trayvon martin. kristin kafton -- ktvu's christien kafton is joining us live with more. >> reporter: yeah this, is set to take place in front of the police station calling for justice for trayvon martin. eachert weekend, congregations around the bay area wore hooded sweatshirts, the same clothing that martin was wearing when he was shot. faith leaders say they wore the hoodies in solidarity. >> it stirs up a sense of righteous indig in-- indignation.

>> reporter: back here live, this is where the scream event is going to occur. one of the reasons they want to target the police station is they are targeting what they call complacent police organizations. we'll continue to monitor this story here and we'll be out here at noon so we can get the latest on this action for trayvon martin. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:13. happening right now, the u.s. supreme court beginning three days of oral arguments about president obama's healthcare reform law and this is triggering a lot of emotion on both sides. our washington, d.c. reporter, alison burns, describes the scene outside of the supreme court this morning. alison? >> reporter: dave, there are only 400 seats inside, no cameras allowed, but we can show you some of the press outside to cover it and the demonstrations who are getting louder by the minute. >> healthcare is what we're

marching for! >> reporter: you can see the crowd of demonstrators has gotten larger since our last update. for the most part we're seeing activists who want to see the law upheld. they say it will save people money. now, many camped out to see the hick arguments. we talked to a woman who blogs about the supreme court but she also came here from pasadena as an advocate for her late father. >> healthcare is an incredibly personal issue. my father passed away from lung cancer. one of the reasons it turnts -- turned fatal is because he wasn't able to have it diagnosed earlier because he didn't have health insurance. >> i don't want the law deciding what i need, a pill or surgery. >> reporter: the court is taking the care step today of releasing audio later on of the

arguments. we'll certainly have that for you here on ktvu channel 2 news. for now we're live in washington, d.c. back to you. >> all right, alison. thank you. the supreme court will hear argument opts constitutionality of that law. the big issue is the mandate that requires every american buy a minimum form of health insurance or pay a penalty in 2014. now, 2 states have joined together to say that's un constitutional -- unconstitutional. >> if you put the question of the constitutionality of this statute off for another six months or for another year, is gonna be in complete limbo. >> now, a decision in the case is not expected until late june. your time is now 7:15. in this morning's race for the white house, republican candidate, rick santorum, is accusing the media of

distorting his words against opponent, mitt romney. >> he's the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. why would wisconsin want to vote for sun like that -- someone like that? >> santorum told wisconsin supporters rom sni not a -- romney is not a true conner is va tish. but -- conservative. but afterwards, when asked, he said the media twisted his words. wisconsin congressman paul ryan seems to be leaving the door open for a possible vice presidential run for the gop ticket. >> i would have to consider it. but it's not something i'm even thinking about because i think our job in congress is pretty important. >> when asked if he wanted to run, he didn't say yes, but he didn't say no. in the past, he flatout dismissed the idea saying he wanted to focus on current job

-- on his current job. well, "the times" say the medical need and where you live determine the odds of getting a new heart, not how old you are or how much longer you will probably live. dick cheney's case is reopening the debate and some say the youth should be favored. congress is facing a saturday deadline to pass some type of transpartytation funding measure -- transportation funding measure the republican had controlled house is divided over how to pay on the bill and they haven't voted on it. the house transportation committee says it needs more time to negotiate. however, if fund something not approved by the weekend, thousands of road and bridge construction projects could be

in jeopardy. 7:17. enrollment is down at oakland's oakster dam university. since 2 a 07, 15,000 -- 2007, 15,000 students have studied. the enrollment started to drop lat fall. oakster dam used to have seven classes per semester with 70 in even class the now there's just one -- in each class. now there's just one class with 50 people if it. a deliveryman was take taking marijuana to a home when he was approached by two suspects. the suspects grabbed it and they ran. a rave with a deadly pat is coming to oakland this weekend. two years ago, two people died after taking ecstasy at a rash party at the cow palace. eight other people became sick

and police made dozens of arrests. now supporters are holding a similar event at oakland's arena. on saturday, 12,000 people are expected to attend the party. it's called pop 2012. the promosters say they are working -- promoters say the working -- say they are working with the police to make sure this event a safe one. well, the bay area got a break from the rain but it won't last lock -- last long. also, it's almost tebow time! the controversy for the new jet is already sparking. and this morning's commute in marin county doesn't look all that bad. southbound 101, so far, just a little bit of congestion as you approach the middle of marin.

welcome back. 7:21. a steady rain hit southern

california yesterday. it looks like it -- just like it did in the bay area on saturday. this is video of hollywood. they were due for about an inch of rain and that rain has seen seasonal rainfall of about 6 ins which is less than half of what they get in an average year. >> yeah, we're gonna get some, too. sal, have you a growing commute this morning? >> yeah, we do, dave and maureen. right now, the traffic is getting a little bit busier around the bay area. with the wet weather not being here for today's commute. i think we're doing much better than we could be. this is a look at 237 westbound. you can see traffic is getting a little bit slow in the usual spots. 880 nearby, a little slow as well. but what i look at and i keep track of what the chp is doing. they haven't been called to many chp accidents. when it rapes, we have 3, 4, maybe five times the number of accidents that we normally

have. we look at the peninsula, and 280 still looking pretty good. southbound 880 at 29, there is a crash there on the shoulder. so watch for slow traffic before and after on 880 as you head south. let's go to rosemary. we'll be braving the ret roadways for -- wet roadways, tuesday for some of us. wednesday for most of us. so get outdoors and look at what sunshine is left. crowds are increasing this morning and in the afternoon, the clouds will thicken up. the forecast model showing you that system off the coat is gonna bring us some rain. we may see any where from .50 to 1 inch to 3. today, partly to mostly cloudy. the temperatures will be slightly warmer. on tuesday, the rain arrives in the morning, spread south over the course of the day. let's pick it up. the time stamp says 7:00 a.m. notice rain over the north bay

and by the afternoon/evening drive we are all getting wet. santa rosa reporting about 1.1/3. by breads wednesday morning, most of us will be with scattered showers and our rain amounts look to be anywhere from .50 in the south gate and potentially 2 inches in some of our rainier spots by wednesday afternoon. temperatures this morning, chilly. 30s and 40s at this hour. low 60s. most of us into the upper 50s for the afternoon today. slightly warmer, wednesday, thursday, friday. friday looks to be the warmest day. our best happens for rain, tuesday into wednesday morning and another round will move in. back to you. >> thank you. the new york jets have called a news conference this morning. they are introducing their new member, tim tebow. that reportedly is not sitting well with some of his

teammates. "the new york post" says they are not happy that a backup quarterback is feting a news kf -- getting a news conference. they've even moved the location to a bigger location to -- moved the event to a bigger location to handle all of the hype. the game at:00 tonight -- at 6:00 tonight for stanford. the winert of the stanford duke game will face baylor and tennessee in the final four in denver next saturday. the men's final four is all say. on one side, kentucky and louisville will play for a trip to the game. louisville beat florida on saturday. kansas will play ohio state. the long drought is over

for the tiger. [ cheers ] >> just like that. this weekend, tiger woods won't arnold palmer international gobble tournament. it was his first pga tour in 30 months. the -- golf tournament. it was his first pga tour in 30 month, the first since the sex scandal in 2009. >> quite a roller coaster ride for him. >> yes. he's a bay area man who literally changed the world. now apple cofounder steve jobs is at the top of another list. the search for a missing south bay teenager intensifies. the new plan for this week and how you can help. and a new controversy involving the bay bridge project. the billboard with an angry message.

welcome back. 7:29. new searches are start tomorrow to find the missing morgan hill teenage who vanished while walking to her school bus stop. allie rasmus is live at the intersection this morning that sierra lamar never made it to and she has more on the latest effort to bring her home. >> reporter: well, 15-year-old sierra lamar was last seen on march 1th. she was supposed to to walk to this intersection to catch the bus to school. but she never made it to the high school. it's been ten days since she

first disappeared. there are pictures and fliers of her posted throughout the town of morgan hill. people continue to look for her and disappearance has captured national attention. the search continues. over the weekend, sheriff officials set up a search and command center. they unfurled maps and notes and searched open fields and roads within a 12-mile radius of her home in morgue be hill. volunteers took part in roadside search as well and there are more planned for tomorrow. they are organized by the class kids foundation. we talked to the founder of that organization a short time ago about planning shows efforts, he says they are willing to take as many volunteers as they can to come out and help. >> our church director flew in from florida yesterday and we'll be having many of those meetings today. we'll be meeting with the family and law enforcement and we'll try to devise specific strategies ms but what i can tell -- strategies. but what i can tell you is we'll be able to give viable

search areas to absolutely every volunteer. >> reporter: now, friends and family members say they are determined not to give up hope that cor will come home safely. last night more than 200 people in the community came together for a candlelight vigil to support sierra's family. there's a lot of ground for volunteers to cover, as mark klass said. so the new search efforts start at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. anyone who wants to help is encouraged to come at 8:00 tomorrow. you have to be 18 and have a photo i.d. with you. they will be doing the volunteer efforts every day starting tomorrow until next week. san jose police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a girl in broad daylight. police say a 16-year-old was approached by a man and they say he attacked her with a stun gun-type weapon and tried to

drag her in his car. police describe the man as an hispanic in his 30s at 5'7", and weighing 200 pounds. he drove away in a car with tinted windows. a man is in jail this morning for accusing five people in san francisco. 45-year-old bin thai luc is facing five counts of murder. he was arrested yesterday and police say he did not surrender peacefully. investigators are still determining the cause of death of the firn murders. the victims were not shot -- five murders. the victims were not shot. they were killed with blunt force trauma. coming up we'll tell you about the type of weapon used in one of the bloody of the attacks san francisco police say they'ver ever seen. a fatal crash happened last nighten 6 -- on 680.

the chp says one car flew off the freeway. one nan his os was -- one man in his 60s was killed. it's still not clear what lead up to the crash but there's no sign alcohol was a factor. and the new bay bridge construction project officials say relies heavily on components in china. they will have a news conference at the garden hilton inn. they want to push elected leaders to make sure infrastructure projects are built with an american seal and mred materials. >> we should support our own country, stop, else out. they are not helping us really. we're helping ourselves -- we should support ourselves with our own bridge. >> the nation's trade deficit with china has caused $2.8 million jobs in the united

states in the past decade alone. 7:33. well, police officers firefighters paramedics, they will all be at mineta san jose airport this morning. we are we're looking at the airport live. now, they are gonna be out there worn working with -- out there working with the red cross staging a drill between 9:00 and noon. the fbi requires a full response exercise every three years. that's one of the vehicles there already on the scene. one of the things they will test is how well different agencies communicate with each other and how they -- and how they work together. we'll keep you posted. well, a costco store in concord will be opened today after a potentially deadly leak shut down the store for several hours. that leak caused a cloud in the back of the store on monument boulevard, about 11:30 yesterday morning. shoppers and employees were evacuated. hazmat teams were called in. the leaking gas was determined

to be a dangerous refrigerant. no injuries reported. 7:34. sunnyvale soccer coach accused of sexually assaulting a 13- year-old girl is expected to enter a plea in court today. the 3-year-old was arrested last wednesday at his apartment. he's charged with lewd acts with a minor and sexual assault of a minor. he's also a coach with the west valleyly youth soccer league. he's in jail on $1 million bail. new this morning, nato reports another deadly attack inside a military base insiding a. it happened early this morning at a base in southern afghanistan. nato says a man dressed in an afghan army uniform shot and killed two international service members. it appears to be the latest of strings where afghan security forces will turn against

foreign soldiers. well, the wife of the man accused of killing 17 afghans earlier this month is now depend -- defending her husband publicly. she says her husband is a brave, heroic man who joined the army after the september 11th attacks to try to protect the country. the pentagon says bales randomly killed nine children and eight adults. the main suspect, muhammed mehra, died last week in a shootout with police. investigators will now charge his younger brother, the 29- year-old, for his involvement in the murder and in terrorism. he key my -- he denies accusations but says his brother was there when his brother stole a scooter. rescue personnel are in

china trying to pump out toxic gases in the damaged mine. the explosion last thursday killed five miners. chinese investigators say the mine was operating illegally. well, utility companies and other states have now dash crash now moving towards installing smart meters. as you know, some california customers resist what utility companies call the wave of the future. coming up at 7:45, the other states that are getting ready install more than 1 million smart meters. well, ford's dot-com named steve jobs the greatest entrepreneur of this nation. the website called steve jogs visionary, inspiring and brilliant. they say jobs' disdain made apple and him stand out from other businesses.

steven jobs says it was hard for people to know what they want. now, jobs finished ahead of bill gates well as as fred smith. the founder of maim an -- of ama on.com -- amazon.com next on the list. let's check in with sal. it has not been that bad. >> no, it's not been that dad. we're gonna start -- bad. we're gonna start off with the east bay. i think we'll start all over again. i can do that. let's start it there. 880 southbound, busy traffic from 238 down to about union city. on your way to the south bay, it's not all that bad. if you are driving on 101 a little slow. northbound slow at 17, which is

typical, you don't have to worry about 101 or 280 heading up to san francisco or the other way around. it's been a decent morning. let's go to live pictures now. i want to show you 880 northbound looking good showing the -- passing the coliseum. 7:38. let's go to rosemary. good morning to you. an additional beneficial rain in store for your week ahead. that also means it can be a little hectic for you at times. giving you a look at the mostly sunny skies. seeping into the area and eventually lowering. first we have the high clouds that bring us the translucent sun. that's what we're seeing outdoors. 34 santa rosa, a little bit of fog over santa rosa this morning. 38 and napa visibility down to about an hour. sfo reporting 45, 46. in oakland, backing it up for

you. there it is. all of those clouds ahead of the rain that will start as early as tomorrow morning. fit for the north bay and it will swing south by the afternoon. it looks like the evening drive. all of us are going to be wet. i'm going to show you the lock-range model. we're cueing it up tomorrow morning. north of the golden gate and by the afternoon, the evening drive home is a little bit wet for all of us. the rain continues tuesday night. we still have scattered showers when we wake up. we're dry thursday. we're mainly dry on friday. for today we're dry, we're seasonably cool. it's a chilly morning out there increasing clouds in the afternoon. afternoon highs, 5 for the city. 57 san rafael. 60 degrees mountain view, san jose. 1 morgan hill. the extended forecast, notice that even with the rain, the storms are gonna be warmer. our temperatures will be -- will be warming in the low 60s by friday. the weekend we cool back a

little bit and again that chance of rain will come on saturday. maureen? >> 7:40. foster city police are investigate egg the shooting of a -- investigating the shooting of a man yesterday morning. investigators found a 24-year- old man with a gunshot wound and say that he -- who said he had been shot by a house get. the shooting victim was taken to the hospital. at this point, no one was been arrested. a san jose man is accused of firing a bb gun. cesare lazzarino was arrested at a home on snowberry court k police were called by family members who say cesare lazzarino had a gun and threatened to kill them. he fired a gun. one officer returned fire. no one was hit. 7:41. a new report just came out in the last hour. what it reveals about pending home sales and the bigger economic picture. plus -- from mexico to

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welcome back. new this morning, about 45 minutes ago, latest report on pending home seams was released. it -- sales was release. it said the report fell. that signifies the number of people to buy a new home or previously-used home. analysts say this home is more volatile than new home sales because people can still back out of the deal or can be canceled. they say pending sales should increase over the spring and

summer. and stocks have been up so far today. currently, the dow is up 135 points after some positive figures have come out and some hopes based on europe and the debt crisis there. also if we want to look at the other indexes, we saw the -- we see the dow up 135. nasdaq is up 33 points. s&p is also up 13. there are three new members on yahoo's board of directors. the company rejected the candidate's push. this set thes the stage for at proxy -- for a proxy battle at the next meeting. whichever side wins is likely to determine the future of yahoo!. well, at&t is saying, i told you so, to the fcc. at&t says it warned the government. it mobile might have to cut jobs if its buyout offer was not approved. the deal faced strong

regulatory opposition. so at&t and t mobile did not move forward. last week, t-mobile announced, it was cutting 1900 jobs. at&t says it promised to preserve those jobs when they promised to buy t-mobile. mb energy is rolling out about 1.3 million smart meeters to their customers around the state. and like here in california, some of those customers don't like it. they claim the technology is a violation of their privacy and they are worried about energy given off. >> long-term exposure to them, you just don't know when that is gonna -- how long that will last. >> they can tell who is in your home, when you are in your home, when you are not. they can tell when your toter comes on, your -- everything.

>> pg&e customers can opt out of the program by paying a one- time fee of $75 plus $10 a month. 87:46. in just about 15 minutes -- 7:4. in just about 15 minute, the pope will begin his historic trip to europe. final preparations are in the city where the pope will celebrate an outdoor mass today. president obama is in south korea for the opening of a two- day summit on nuclear security today. world leaders from 50 countries are gathering in seoul. this is new video from the site of the summit. ahead of that summit, president obama spoke to students at the university 234 seoul. the president said time is running out for iran to cooperate with the international community on its

nuclear program. >> it's time to solve this diplomatically. it's always my preference to solve these issues diplomatically. iran must meet its obligations. >> while at the summit, president obama is also having side meetings with other leaders, including this one with president's -- with the president of china. police have launched an internal investigation into the arrest of a man at an airport. look at this video. officers made the arrest on february 20th. police say the man tried to sneak past a security checkpoint so they tased him. at one point, you can see officers dragging the man by his feet. his face down on the ground. charges against the man arrested have been dismissed. it's not easy to rattle

simon cowell but it did happen after somebody broke into his home in london. simon cowell told police he heard a loud bang on saturday night. he went and there was a woman in his bathroom holding a bring. simon's security team captured the woman until police got there. she was charged with breaking into simon cowell's house. she's due in court today. here is an excuse to eat more popcorn. a new study found it's good for your health. researchers in pennsylvania say the crunchy hole of popcorn has good nutritional value. they say it has antioxidants that prevent damage to cells and disease had fighting properties.

but -- >> you and i are just talking about popcorn? >> i love it! going to the deepest part of the earth. why james cameron made this very dangerous trek more than 35,000 feet down.

welcome back. the oakland running festival started with a bang and ended with the limbo. >> chris marco! >> what an ending. he finished the marathon in 2:28. in total -- >> you have economic impacts which is very si. you have the charitable pen fits and the great prnlts r.

-- the great p.r. for the city -- benefits and the great pr for the city. >> the woman who ran won -- had just given birth like six days prior. >> she's my hero. >> i can barely walk a half an hour and she's -- >> that's pretty great. >> that's pretty great. good morning, everyone. i strive to be like that one day. but it will take a while. let's take a look at the commute. it's not a marathon this morning. it's actually doing pretty well. it's not bad here in oakland as you drive on 888 -- on 880 northbound. i'm sure that's gonna change. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it will be backed up for a steady delay. those metering lights are on. this morning's commute on the

peninsula, san mateo, dumbarton bridge looking pretty good. some slow track this morning on the san mateo bridge heading up to the high rise. a little bit there, a little bit there. not a huge delay but it's a little bit more than what we would like to see as you drive out to san mateo. let's go to rosemary. good morning to you. in between storms, the clouds associated with that system will filter into the bay area. we're seeing some of that this morning. a live look outside. sun and cloud and then mostly cloudy skies. the winds will also turn into a moderate breeze by the afternoon between 5 to 10 to 15 miles per hour. expect that for the second half of your day. temperatures will be cool. 0s for some of our inland areas. widespread 40s around the bay area. low to mid-50s your lunchtime hour and then for the afternoon, we'll remain below average. this storm moving in will bridge us .50 to 1 inch of rain. the north bay will get hit the

hardest. one to two, maybe three inches by wednesday. the winds will be gusty at times. the snow levels are rising. today, again, a dry day, 60 degrees r, the average for the afternoon, slightly warmer that -- degrees, the average for the afternoon, slightly warmer than yesterday. mid- to upper 60s by the second half of the business week and then into the weekend, another shot of rain will come on saturday. back to you. all right. 7:55. well the fourth phase to remove trails starts today. the project started in 2009 as a way to protect the environment, minimize erosion and also redefine permanent trails so hikers won't get lost. well, movie director james cameron did it. he completed his record dive to

the deepest point on earth. he used a specially used camera, going down 35,000 feet exploring the mariana trench. it's southwest of guam. he stayed down there a few hours and took some tam am cam -- some camera photos. this movie took in $155 million, making it the bet nonsummer holiday ever. producers expect to launch the next movie in the franchise in november of next year. a newly wed couple in britton said it's a -- britain

said it's a wedding gift they will never forget. queen elizabeth and her husband crashed the sweeding. the between and her husband -- wedding. the queen and her husband were at a luncheon. >> they came over and said hello. >> it turned out, it was a crashed planning. when the couple booked the date, they were told they would be sharing the venue with a vip and when they discovered it was her, they decided to arrange the surprise. >> they said, sure, you, you can come. well, the leading republican candidate is coming here today. we'll tell you why. san francisco make an eight and we find out -- arrest and we'll find out what kind of weapon was used in the killings

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i'm maureen naylor. tori campbell is off. >> i'm dave clark. we have new information on about the -- about the weapon used in that gruesome killing on friday. newschopper2 was flying over the house where five people were murdered. ktvu's tara moriarty is live outside that house right now. what did you just find out about the weapon, tara? >> reporter: well, we are hearing from source eswithin the police department is it's possible the weapon they are looking for is a machete. now, it's not been found yet, as far as we know. behind me is an orange house and inside is one of the most sashage crime scenes investigators say they've seen in years. yesterday, they wasted -- they arrested binh thai luc.

police won't say what led them to luc but apparently he knew all five victims and has a criminal record. police say they are looking into a possible gambling debt as a motive. neighbors say they are relieved an arrest has been made but they are still shaken up. it's hard to focus at work. it's hard to do anything. it's very tragic. people die in accidents. it's an accident. this is an intensional. much -- intentional. much scarier. it's believed the victims are a man and his wife, both chinese immigrants. the police say all died from blunt force trauma but we're waiting for official cause of death results. hopefully we'll see the information later today. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. the time is now 8:01. one person is dead after a stabbing in san francisco. it happened sometime after 10:00 lat night at buchanan street and golden gate avenue.

the brother of the victim said the man was stabbed while vitting relatives. two people were taken into custody last night. but it's not clear exactly led up to the stabbing. police are having trouble finding witnesses after an attack at a b.a.r.t. station. an unconscious man was found bleeding from his head on march 9th. he remain in the hospital listed in critical condition. police are asking b.a.r.t. riders who may have witnessed the incident to step forward. the victim is described as 6 feet tall, white, with brown hair and hazel eyes and he wore a red shirt, blue jeans and white shoes. there is a new survey that shows widespread support for governor brun's proposal to raise taxes on high income earners to help fund schools and reduce the budget deficit. 64% of voters surveyed say they support the measure. it would temporarily raise the state's sales tax. it would also increase income

on people who make $250,000 a year or more. among those polled, 80% of democrats support the plan compared to 38% of republicans. well, mitt romney will be raising money here in the bay area today. this afternoon, romney will appear at an eslept redwood city -- event in redwood city and then tomorrow he will head to stock ton for a fund-raising breakfast -- to stockton for a fund-raise breakfast. occupy redwood city will be there as well as the raging grannies. now, rick santorum is also heading here. he's a republican presidential candidate, fresh off the win in louisiana. he won 49% of the vote and 10 of louisiana's 20 delegates.

now on thursday, a fund- raiser for rick santorum will be held at a private home in alamo. tickets range from $125 to $2500. well, right now as we speak, the u.s. supreme court is hearing the first of three days of oral arguments on president obama's healthcare law. coming up at 8:15, our washington, d.c. bureau will take us right there to the supreme court. we'll see the scene out in front of the supreme court this morning. 8:04. his death has outraged people here in the bay area and across the nation. today there will be another demonstration tied to the killing of the florida teenager. christian of ka ton joins us live -- christien kafton joins us with more about a scream protest. >> reporter: part of what they are protests is called complacent police departments. that's one. reasons they will be out here

at this police department. today at noon, they will be calling for justice following the shooting death of trayvon martin. over the weekend, congregations around the bay area wore hooded sweatshirt, the same clothing the teen was wearing when shot last month. people of faith say they wore the hoodies out of solidarity. >> just hit the people where he lived. it hit people in oakland. it hit people like me. >> reporter: now, taking a look at the facebook page, we have found that about 50 people will be attending the rally. that's out of 1200 who were invited. we'll be out here to monitor what's going on. today's protest here in front of the hall of justice in san francisco is part of a coordinated effort. there will also be similar screamouts for justice in florida. >> will all right. thank you -- >> back to you. >> all right. thank you. sal, have you to help the

drivers out there. >> yeah, it's getting slow out there. a little slow traffic on 237. a little slow traffic on 101. getting there is slow. heation not unusual but it is slow, just in case you thought you were gonna sneak. work without slow traffic. i hate to tell you, that's not gonna happen today. this is 880 northbound. it's looking a little bit better than it is normally for this time. at the bay bridge, it has been se-- it has been steady and slow. although we're seeing some improvement. now we're closer to 15. 8:6. let's go to rosemary. >> good morning. rain-free monday. a live look outside our doors. we have a mix of clouds. those high level clouds associated with the storm out over the pacific. we have a light breeze out there. it will be increasing throughout the afternoon ahead of the front.

most of us now in the low 40s. santa rosa trailing, 35 degrees. 41 in napa. the sun's been up for about an hour. 45 concord, 45 livermore, the clouds will be thickening tonight and the rain will start tonight. areas around palo alto and stanford, a chilly start this morning. i'm gonna back it up and show you this next system. there's the leading edge. eventually we get to the rain. tomorrow morning, the north bay, it looks like the morning rain could be a bit soggy. some of us could escape it. time stamp. the evening dry will be slick and wet. wednesday morning we're all filled with scattered showers. one, two, maybe three inches before all is said and down. quite a bit of beneficial rain.

we use it, right? we're still well below average. partly cloudy, turning mostly cloudy. dry and cool for today. wet and breezy conditions excepted for tomorrow, maybe even an advisory for the coach. the national weather service is kind of debating it. 59 in oakland. 59 for hayward. we're typically in the 60s 0l -- 60s. a gradual warming trend for the business week with and without the rain. a slight possibility of sprinkles on friday. and then unsettled weather returns in time for saturday. back to you. >> thank you. there may an little bit of snow on the top of -- there may be a little bit of snow on top of the mountain areas. visitors park on the sides of the narrow road that winds its way up to the lake observatory and that could cause hazardous

conditions so they shut that down. look at this picture. this was late afternoon as drivers headed back here to the bay area, on interstate 80. it snowed up there for most of the day. 8:08. it's a local center for higher education. why enroll month is down -- enrollment is down. and the grim, new discovery in the italian cruise ship tragedy.

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good morning to you. cool, cloudy, a break from the rain for your monday. the bay area returns for wet weather tomorrow. time is now 8:11. new this morning, italian rescue divers have recovered three bodies from inside the costa concordia cruise ship. they are also working on retrieving two goid that is were spotted a few days ago. the total death toll, 30. the ship struck a reef on saturday arauthoritys say the canton -- captain -- authorities say the captain dear-- deviated off course. well, rick santorum is augusting you the media of distorting the words he said about mitt romney. >> he's the worst republican in the country to put up against

barack obama. >> what would biswanath want to vote -- wisconsin want to vote for someone like that? >> after wards, rick santorum said the media is distorting his speech. he said he was only referring to mitt romney having trouble campaigning against the health law championed by the president and other democrats. well, paul ryan seems to be leaving the door open to a possible vice president's republican on the republican ticket. >> i would have to consider it but right now, it's not something i'm thinking about right now. right now i think my job in congress is pretty important. >> he was asked if he wanted to run for vice president and on sunday on "forks news." he didn't say -- "fox news" he didn't say yes and he didn't say no, only that he wanted to

focus on his current job. dick check nip's heart -- dick cheney's heart transplant is fueling questions about who should be first on the list for a transplant. right now, more than 3100 americans are waiting for a new hurt. 8:14. happening right now, the u.s. supreme court is hearing arguments about president obama's health reform law. our washington, d.c. bureau reporter, alison burns, has been talking to people all morning who have been gathering there and joins us live. alison? >> reporter: for those of -- for those of us outside the court, it's a waiting game. we know that within the next hour or so, the lawyers who argued the case will come down

the supreme court and step in front of the 450eu crow phones to -- microphones to tell us what happened. there were just a few seats in the court for the general public. we talked to those camped out. one of them was a woman from atlanta whose kids have chronic healthcare problems and she says without the new law that requires coverage of preexisting conditions, her kids could not get insured. this is a problem our -- >> this is a problem our kids could not fix. >> others are confident the courts will find the law that health insurance for everyone goes too far. >> it's unconstitutional. it infringes on rights. >> reporter: we'll have more coming up. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. the supreme court will hear arguments and the main issues is the many date requiring --

mandate requiring everyone to buy a minimum form of health insurance or pay a penalty in 2014. 2 state evacuation joined together to say that's unconstitutional. today's arguments will focus on whether it's too early for the justices to consider the law since the require for people to buy health insurance does not kick in for more than two years. >> if you put the question of the constitutionality of the statute over for six months or a year, everybody is gonna be in complete limbo. >> a decision is not expected until late june. the deadline is looming for congress to pass some kind of transportation funding measure. >> the democrat-led senate has already passed a two-year, $109 billion bill. but the republican-controlled house, they are divided over how to pay for the bill and haven't voted on it. the house transportation committee says it wants more time to negotiate. but funding is not approved.

oakland's oakster dam university encolement is -- enrollment is down. the number of students started dropping last fall, with california u.s. attorneys cracking down on medical dispensaries. they used to have seven sclases per semester with 70 students -- classes per semester with 70 students. now there's just one class with 50 students. in southern california, police are looking for two men who robbed a medical marijuana deliver ciman and police say the men were -- deliveryman and police say the men were dressed as ninjas. a man was delivering marijuana when he was aproposed by two men in costumes. the man dropped the marijuana, the suspects grabbed it and ran off. 8:17. a news conference about a man who always attracts tosh. it involves the -- controversy. it involves the newest member of the jets. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help.

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sick and others died from ecstasy. and there were arrests. on saturday, 12,000 people are expected to attend the party called "pop 2012." promoters say they are working with police to shake -- to make sure this weekend's rave is safe. let's go to sal. >> we do see track getting a little slower. but it's actually -- now it's even improved a little bit more. i'm a little bit surprised it's not slow. but we will not ask questions. also the morning commute looks good here in san francisco. along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. if you are driving in contra costa county, highway 4 has become nice and light through antioch which is very unusual on 80 westbound. still some signs of slow traffic in richmond. a moist flow will be parked over the bay area for the weekend a -- for the week

ahead. today we're in between storms. the next storm approaching the coast bringing high clouds not area -- bringing high clouds to the area. patchy fog is reported over the north bay, especially near santa rosa, burning off, though, this morning. the clouds are not going away. there's that storm over the pack and migrating toward the southeast. not much, though. then slide the south over the course of the afternoon. most of us will have a very slick an evening drive tomorrow morning. it looks like it's remaining north of the golden gate. winter storm watch lasts through wednesday afternoon. snow lels are rising. we saw them fall down over the weekend. ,000 feet by tomorrow. one to two feet of fresh snow with this next system.

we'll have rain all day on tuesday. scattered showers in the forecast wednesday morning. tapering and drying out. thursday, a slight chance for a sprinkle overnight. temperatures are mild and then into the weekend, slipping back once again and unsettled weather for saturday. dab -- dave? >> thank you. the new york jets have called a news conference to introduce their newest member, tim tebow. some of his teammates reportedly don't like it. the "new york post get" says they are angry that -- "the new york post" says they are angry that a backup quarterback is getting a news conference. well, the stanford women's basketball team is due to face off in fresno tonight. the winner of the stanford/duke

game faces pay loor or tennessee -- baylor or tennessee in the final four. the men's is all set. will -- they will play for a trip to the kentucky game. louisville beat florida on saturday. kansas beat north carolina and they are gonna play ohio state in the other semifinal game. well, the long drought is over for the tig -- for the tiger. [ cheers ] >> made it look easy. this weekend, tiger woods would be the arnold palmer event. this was his first win in 30 months since his lie was turned

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-- a big search failed to turn up any new evidence about what happened to her. allie rasmus has more about the sech efforts and how you can -- search efforts and how you can help. >> reporter: good morning. the sheriff's spokesman said they've received hundreds of tips from the last week from people calling and thinking they have seen sierra, including a call from a guy who said he saw a girl fitting her description hitchhiking in santa cruz. but they say that tip and none of the others have been credible. sierra lamar has been missing for ten days so far. she was lat seen on march 1th on her way to catch the bus to school. efforts to find her ramped upperrer the ockd -- up over the weekend. they fanned out across a 12- mile area across her home to

look for clues. as of saturday night, they had not found anything of significance. volunteers did roadside searches and a volunteer nonprofit search organization, they are launching a volunteer launch effort starting tomorrow that will be happening from now until sunday. we're doing a couple of things. we're trying to take the murder off the shoulders of law enforcement knowing they have a full investigative menu. >> reporter: now, the klass foundation organized dozens of search parties to help find mish she le. it was one of their -- michelle le. it was one of their volunteers who did find the nursing student's body. anyone who wants to help for the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar tomorrow should show up at burnett elementary

school in morgan hill. they are starting at 8:00 a.m. in order to participate you to have to be 18 and have a valid i.d. back to you. 8:30. san jose police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a teenaged girl in broad daylight. police say a 1-year-old was approached by a man in the willow glen neighborhood on friday. they say he attacked her on a stun gun and tried to blab her into the car. she -- grab her into the car. police say the man drove away in a red compact car with tinted windows. >> we received new information about the weapon that may have been used in the brutal attack in san francisco. 35-year-old binh thai luc is behind bars. police believe the weapon used in the deaths was possibly a

machete. although the cause of death has not been determined, police say the killer used an edged weapon with the victims sufficienting blunt force trauma. we'll have -- suffering blunt oos force trauma. well, the chp is investigating a deadly police accident on pleasanton. it happened on highway 680 just south of stoneridge drive. look at these pictures. the chp says one car flew off the freeway ara crash involving three cars. at least one other person was seriously hurt. it's still not clear what led up to this deadly crash but investigators say there was no sign for alcohol as a factor. >> they claim the new bay bridge construction project relies heavily on materials made in china. the protesters will hold a noontime news conference at the

hilton garden inn with a view of the bridge. two billboards, like the one you see here, will also be unveiled, encouraging people to push their leaders to make sure the infrastructure projects in the nation are billed with american-made steel and manufactured materials. >> we should support our own country, you know, stop helping everybody else out. 8:32. in about 30 minutes, police, ifs and paramedics were begin an emergency drill at mineta san jose international airport. they will be working with the red cross to test their alby toy handle an -- albyty to handle an -- albyty to handle an -- ability to handle an

incident involving an airplane. >> it allow us the players or the fire department or the police department and outside is agencies to work together before the actual incident happens. it's a really, really good ex- exercise. >> the drill is -- really good exercise. >> the drill is expected to start at 9:00. a sunnyvale soccer coach accused of sex u will -- sexually assaulting a 13-year- old girl is due to enter a plea in court. he was arrested last wednesday

at his apartment. now, he's charged with lewd acts with a minor and sexual assault with a minor. he's a coach with the west valley youth soccer league. he's in jail on $1 million bail. 8:33. new this morning, nato's reporting another deadly attack inside a military base in afghanistan. it happened early this morning at a base in the southern part of the country. the wife of the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghans earlier this month is now publicly defending her husband. carolyn bales says her husband is a brave a, heroic man who joined the army after the anyone attacks -- after the 9/11 attacks to help protect

the country. 8:34. the brother of the islamic militant who confessed to killing seven people in france has now been charged in the case. the main suspect, muhammed mehra, died last week in a shootout with police. investigators are now charging his younger brother for his involvement in the murders and in terrorism. now, he denies the accusations but admits he was there when his brother stole his scooter that was used in that attack on a jewish school. 17 miners are trapped today in china. rescue teams are trying to pump out toxic gases in the damaged mine. >> the explosion happened last thursday. it's already killed five miners. the 17 survivors are believed to have found some kind of shelter on a platform about 200 feet down. chinese investigators say the

mine was operating legally. some customers here in california with resisted the smart meters, what the company calls the wave of the future. coming up at 5:00, what other state is getting ready install 1 million of those devices. well, steve jobs is the greatest entrepreneur of this generation, according to forbes.com. the magazine and website.commed him visionary, inspiring and brilliant. they say that jobs is success f.m. because he told customers what they wanted even if they didn't know it yet. 8:36. a new york city woman suing apple for a million dollars. she claims the design of apple's stores is dangerous for the elderly. 83-year-older lin passwall claims the glass doors at the front of the stores -- evelyn

passwall claims the glass doors at the front of the stores is a problem. we want to toss it over to sa -- dash over to sal. let's show you the bay bridge. it's backed up for about a 10 to 15-minute delay. things are improving a little bit as you drive to san francisco. we've seen a lot of improvement in the east bay. this is now a look at the commute on interstate 880 northbound. finally getting a lot -- a almost bit of congestion here. this morning on the east shore freeway, that traffic moves well, i want to move the maps

down. we do have a little bit of slowing as you drive toward the fremont. let's go to rosemary. >> good morning. it's chilly in some cases. the breeze is not that strong. the winds will increase a little bit in the afternoon and with cool conditions in place and gray skies it will feel cool. santa rosa, still 35 degrees and, 41 napa. scattered showers remain for the day. this is the next system already beginning to see the

transmission. those high clouds associated with the next storm. it will take until tomorrow morning before we finally see the steady rain. it looks about 6:00 it's north of the golden gate, so the north way could be a treacherous ride. it looks like for at least the morning drive, most of us will remain dry. maybe a almost bit of drizzle. but the evening commute tomorrow night will be wet and a bit hazardous. it's gonna rain most of the evening and then we wake up we have -- and we have ponding on the roadways and scattered showers. today, we're dry. 58 for oakland todayp. 57 san -- today. 57 san rafael. again, between storms today, the next arrive tomorrow anywhere from .50 to 1 inch. one to three inches. the brunt of this moisture will be over the north bay. a warmup, even into the mid- to upper 60s by friday and then we

cool it back down in time for the weekend and the models indicate the slight chance for a few showers come saturday. happening right now. pope benedict just about to leave mexico and then head for cuba. now, this is obviously one of the reception areas that are taking place surrounding where the mope is. this is not pope benedict but this is the scene. a huge crowd has gathered in mexico. as you know, the -- the poep is scheduled to arrive later today -- pope is scheduled to arrive later today in cuba. they will be heading to sawnty agua -- santiago, cue beua --

cuba. wele will check back -- we'll check ba back later. investigators are investigating the shooting of a man who was shot on crane avenue. around 4:30 yesterday yrng, police say a -- police found a 24-year-old man who had been shot. a man shot a bb gun at police on saturday. investigators say cesare lazzarino shot at police and they shot at him. nobody was hurt. the deal the government blocked for concern of anti- trust violations. >> reporter: san francisco police are still guarding a gruesome crime scene where

people people -- where five people were killed. we'll tell you who they believe is responsibility. responsibility-- is responsible.

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weekend. right now, the leader of the roman catholic church is scheduled to leave mexico. you can see the crowd there. here's the hope. there are pictures of him in mexico will be arriving in cuba. and final prep pralths are -- preparations are underway in santee -- santiago. this is video just into the ktvu newsroom. but again, over the weekend, he had huge crowds there. this is part of his troop he's been doing for several days and he will be leaving there shortly, any minute now. new this morning, just under two hours ago, the latest report on pending home sales. and it found they seats fell to 96.5%. that signifies the number of people who have signed a contract to buy a new or previously owned home. analysts say the number is more

volatile than other sales because people can still back out of the deal or panic. they say pending sheales should increase in the spring and summer. currently, the dow is up 128 points right now. fed chairman, says the u.s. job market remains week despite three months of hiring. he made this during a seech yesterday in virginia. -- during a speech yesterday in virginia. the dow is up 127. as for the nasdaq, it's up 39. s&p is up 13. at&t is criticize egg the fcc after its rival team mobile said it will close seven of its call members. at&t had offered to buy t-

mobile for $39 million last year but it faced anti-trust confidentials. 8:46. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. today, the u.s. supreme court is beginning three days of oral arguments about president obama 'healthcare reform law. 26 states are challenging the president. mitt romney will be right here in the bay area today. he will be heeling two fund raisers. one this afternoon in redwood city. tickets to both events start at $1,000. san francisco police may now have a numb about and the at this time, last friday morning,

newschopper2 was flying over the bodies of five people -- of where five people were found. tara ormy artie has more -- tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: we're hearing within the sources of the police department -- of the police department has been a machete. so far, that's what we're did -- we know. police are still gaumpding the orange -- guarding the orange house. yesterday morning, they arrested 35-year-old bin thai luc in san francisco. he's being charged with five charges of murder. the people lived in a home off howth street. now, investigators wont say what led him. but apifernt i he knew all

different victims -- but apparently, he knew all different victims. it's believed the victims are a man and his wife, both chinese immigrants. the couple's daughter and son and the son's girlfriend. >> the police say they died as a medical examiner koraner in. 8:49. smart meters are now moving to nevada. nv energy is rolling out the controversial decisions -- devices to the united states. some are not happy. they same the technology is a violation of their privacy and are concerned about the radioactivity being given off.

they can tell i when your fridge comes on, your toaster, your walking machine. they know who is at home, too much. >> reporter: you can opt out by paying a one-time $75 and then $10 every month. world leaders are meeting today. the goal of the meet something to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. ahead of the summit, president obama addressed students at the unin -- at the university in

seoul. >> the time is short. iran must act and meet its obligations now, while at this -- obligations. >> now, while at this time, president obama held side meetings with leaders. the president urged north korea to meet its international obligations. police in o'city have launched the eight of a man at an airport. newly released video shows officers take making the arrest on october 30s. police say they tased him. at one point you see officers tracking him by -- dragging him by his feet. the charges again the man have been dismissed. most people in california pay on average 4.36. but some students say they have

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good morning. 8:54. students have created a car which they say can travel 3,000 miles on a gallon of fuel. cal poly supermilage team has created this sleek car. they say the car was inspired by a kitchen knife. it's built with carbon fiber, bike parts and it can go up to 120 miles an hour. they will compete against 50 other teams in a kos -- contest designed to promote low fuel. ♪ >> it did get. it took in $155 million this morning. set a record for the opening of a movie that's not a see cell. the movie 21 jump street came in two.

it's not easy to rattle simon cowell but did happen when someone broke into his london home. simon cowell told police he heard a loud bang on saturday night and rent to check it out and reported a woman was standing in his bathroom holding a bring. cowell's security team happen churred this back. >> all right. simon had a sper -- captured this. >> all right. speaking of simon, another susan boyles sensation. ♪ >> that's 17-year-old jonathan an ton. blew away -- anton. blew away everybody but simon

advised him to drop his knee male -- female part of the act. he said no, she was always his friend. >> you start to wonder if people are gonna grow their hair out and be the next susan boils. time to check a -- susan boyle. time to check in with sal. ♪ >> you hear that? people are still singing about it. it's been dry. rosemary will tell us if it will be bet tomorrow. northbound traffic looks good on 880. getting to the -- be wet tomorrow. northbound traffic looks good on 880. if you are leaving oakland for san francisco, pretty good. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split, that traffic looks good in san francisco.

now, hello rosemary. enjoy that dry, dry. we're learning wet as early as tomorrow. increasing clouds for today, cool, breezy for the afternoon -- cool, breezy for the afternoon. rain returns in time for saturday. >> all right. thank you. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for truflth the news. we'll tell you the next -- we thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll tell you -- we'll see you next time. >> thank you for joining us. have a good day.