many questions remain after the killing of five people in a bay area home. what's being said today about the weapon and the man arrested. good afternoon. and thank you for joining us. i'm maureen naylor. tori campbell is off today. we first reported his arrest during yesterday's 5:00 newscast. today, ktvu's allie rasmus is live outside the crime scene about what police have revealed about the weapon used.

good afternoon. >> reporter: well, ma rhine, police have not recovered the weapon yet but they believe the weapon used was some sort of sharp object. the crime scene is still roped off and there has been an officer posted on guard at the house 24 hours a day and people are still coming to leave flowers and cards where the five people were killed. the man accused of this is binh thai luc. he's being held in jail in a special isolation unit. a spokesperson for the police department said she cannot say why he's being held in a special identificationlation unit -- special identification unit. based on what police and neighbors have told us, all of the victims were from the same

family, the four of them, and then the fifth person was the son's girlfriend. police say this is not a random attack. neighbors are still on edge. >> i don't know if i'm in fear. i don't think that living in sphere gonna get anything done. >> reporter: a district attorney spokesperson said luc could be arraigned on the five murder charges as early as tomorrow. luc's brother has been arrested as well but he's not been charged. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. a volunteer search failed to turn up any new evidence for sierra lamar's disappearance. she disappeared ten days ago now. so far police have turned up hundreds of tips but none them have turned out to be credible.

>> we're offering the commune they a viable way to recover sierra. number two we're trying to take the burden off the shoulders of law enforcement, knowing that they have a full investigative menu. >> anyone who wants to join in the subpoena for sierra is asked to meet at 8:00 tomorrow morning at burnett elementary school in morgan hill. you must be at least 18 and have a photo i.d. to participate that's valid. police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 1- year-old girl. police say she was approached i by a man -- approached by a man in willow glen. she managed to get away. he tried to grab her. she's about 5'7", weighing 200 pounds and drove away in a red compact car with tinted

windows. this morning, the supreme court started hearings on healthcare reform. alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: maureen, it's been two years since democrats here at the u.s. capitol led by san francisco congressman nancy pelosi pushed through the health reform law. now the justices are considering its fate. with supporters rallying outside of the court -- >> care for every family! -- inside the justices -- family! >> reporter: -- inside the justices are deciding can you be forced to buy health insurance. some wonder whether that question was brought too early because the law does not take effect until 2014. justice sonya sonya so sonya

-- sonya so toe mayer -- sonya soto mayer. >> healthcare is an incredibly personal issue. my father passed away from lung cancer. one of the reasons it turned fatal for him was because they weren't able to catch it early enough because he didn't have health insurance. >> i don't want somebody else deciding whether linda dorr has surgery or takes a pill. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alley sop burns -- alison burns, ktvu

channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. an open microphone caught president obama in a candid moment with russia's president. president obama asked russia's president for flexibility over nato's planned -- [inaudible] >> president obama also met with korean leaders also to talk about weapon control. on the campaign watch the republican front-runner mitt romney is scheduled to arrive in the bay area just a few from now -- a few hours from now. romney is expected to arrive at redwood city this afternoon for a fund-raiser at the sofitel

hotel. purk the event is -- hotel. the event is being hosted by meg whitman. rick santorum won 49% of the vote and half of louisiana '20 delegates. romney garnered 2% of the vote and five delegates. a bay area fund-raiser will be held on thursday at a private home. tickets for that event range from $125 to $2500. >> there's more outrage across the -- there's more outrage over the shooting of trayvon martin. a lot of people showed up for a rally led by jesse jackson and al sharpton. members of the aclu attended. the 17-year-old was shot a month ago today by george zimmerman. he said he was acting in self-

defense and his lawyer denies any racial motivation for the shooting. a total screamout here is set to support this hour to show support for the slain teenager. christien kafton is live with more. >> reporter: that screamout now underway. organizers started showing up just about a half an hour ago. they pinged the hall -- picked the hall of justice. they say that they are also complacent when it comes to the death of young men of color. they say they are holding this emergency screamout for justice, calling for justice calling for -- calling for justice for trayvon martin. they are wearing hoodies, what trayvon martin was wearing when he was shot. even though he was shot 2500 miles away, they say, hess story resonates resonates --

his story resonates here. >> this is not just happening in florida, it's happening in the midwest and california as well. so the conflict of the suspicious black or brown young person has now almost almost popular culture. >> reporter: when we checked the emergency screamout's facebook earlier today, about 50 feel responded they were going to be here. today's screamout coincides with similar events going on in california. we'll have continuing coverage on this screamout and the continuing situation. we'll have the latest details at 5:00. if you want more details you can always go to ktvu.com. for now we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the chp is investigating a deadly freeway crash in

pleasanton. it happened shortly before 9:00 lat night on highway 68 -- last night on highway 680. the chp says one car ended up off the freeway after the crash involving three vehicles. a man in his 60s was killed and at least one other person was seriously injured. it's still not clear what led up to the dead a -- deadly crash but investigators say there is no sign that alcohol was a factor. caltrans are cleaning up a mess that closed two lanes on the approach to the dumbarton bridge. no one was hurt. the paseo padre onramp remains closed. crews are still trying to get the truck upright and clean up the mess. the ramp should be opened in about an hour and a half from now, it's reported. if we ever get deployed, it would be nice to see a real-

life scenario, what to expect. >> ahead, the reason behind this morning's emergency drill at a south bay airport. also, rosemary orozco says enjoy today. rain is returning. and bridge building complaints.

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we have a firefighter in the back of the building, walk in his direction. if you are able to get up and walk away, please do so now. >> this is an emergency drill at mineta san jose. volunteers acted as victims. the faa require them to test every three years. >> we have a lot of strengths, certainly there's some gaps and we do full-scale exercises to identify those gaps because it's through doing the exering size that we can fix the gap -- exercise that we can fix the gap. >> he says he's confident that santa clara county is ready to respond due to the relationship and good communication between all of the agencies involved. we have some new information to bring you since we first brought you our top story on the mass murder in san

francisco. this just into the ktvu newsroom. the medical examiner has just released the names and ages of the victims in the mass killings. they are hua hun, lei. the victims include a couple of in their 60s, their two adult children and their son's girlfriend. we are we're continuing to work every angle of this story and will have much more coming up at 5:00. one person is dead after a stabbing in san francisco. it happened sometime after 10:00 lat night at buchanan and geg avenue. the brother of the victim said the man was stabbed while visiting relatives. two people were taken into custody last night. it's not clear whacketly what led up to the shooting. a rave is coming to oakland

this weekend. two years ago people died at the cow palace. eight others were sick and people were arrested. now a similar event is being held at oakland's arena. 12,000 people are expected to attend the party called pops 2012. promoters say they are working with police. more than 300 cuban americans are in santee santiago at this hour waiting for the hope -- in santiago at this hour raitt waiting for the hope. he plans to meet with president fidel castro and presumably raul's brother, fi. an afghan army soldier

snuck on the base and shot two british soldiers. he was shot and killed. there's no word yet on the nashality. -- nashality -- nationality. "a los angeles times" poll said they support governor braun's measure to -- brown's measure to raise the state tax 80% of testimonies support the proposal compared to 38% of republicans. money is on wait to the state to help keep bay area transportation projects on track. some of the first projects to get part of the $5 billion in say bond money are the highway 4 widening plan in contra costa

county, carpool extensions on 880 between oakland and san leandro and extensions from milpitas to san jose. the interstate 280, 880 interchange next to valley fair and i-508 in the livermore valley are feting -- are getting fund. also some major transit projects are about to get started. groundbreaking is set for next month. along the state highway bond money, $900 million has been committed to the job. the project is expected to be completed by 2016. union activists have hired in the bay area for the construction project here. they claim the project relies heavily on parts in china.

two oakland billboards "to be made in america." >> it's hard in america right now. times are hard. people don't have jobs. why are spend thousands, millions in dollars buying from another country when we can get it right from america. >> we should support our own country. the activists say similar ads are in place near dozens of other projects nationwide. good afternoon. a moist pattern in place for the week ahead. today we're dry. we're cool. we're in between storms. but outside our doors, you can see a shoot of high clouds and a little bit of -- sheet of high clouds and a little bit of buildup. the winds could pick up a little more in the afternoon as the front approaches. you can see the high cloud

cover over the area increase, to the second half of the day. 51, santa rosa. 56 in napa. these numbers recollection a few degrees warmer than yesterday. it may not feel like it out there. it's cool. 56 livermore and it's mostly cloudy. 55 along the peninsula, palo alto, 55 in redwood city and widespread mid-50s near san francisco as well as oakland. backing this up, there are areas sweeping through. this is where the rain sits. it will hit us in time for the early-morning drive in the north bay. tuesday morning, 6:00, we're getting on the roadway. we've got steady light rain over the north bay. if you notice a few sprinkles, south of i-80 as well as the golden gate, it takes until about 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. but in time for the evening drive home. it's now tuesday, 6:00. we're all getting wet.

it will be a slick ride, a slow ride. it could be breezy. wednesday morning we're still dealing with the rain in the overnight hours. storm impacts anywhere from .50 to 1 inch for southern areas of the bay area. 1 to 3 inches. the north bay going to get the brunt of the system and it could be windy at times. snow levels will be rising, tuesday afternoon to wednesday afternoon, we do have a winter storm watch 1 to 2 feet of snow. afternoon highs for today, 57, san rafael. 58 san francisco. 59 in hayward. we're typically warming into the mid- to upper 60s, 60 mountain view and now onto the exended ited -- extended forecast here. the rain lasts through at least wednesday morning. we do taper out and dry off by

wednesday afternoon. a little unsettledded on -- unsettleled -- unsettled. it looks like rain is in store for saturday. >> strong spring showers. >> yes. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. james cameron has completed his record dish to the earth's deepest point. his submarine went 35,000 feet below the surface to approach the mariana. he stayed down there for three hours capturing video and photos. there are a lot of smiles on wall street today. you will see exactly why when we get back and find out the latest honor announced for the late steve jobs. ñsxóxgñ

it's been a strong start for the final trading week. stocks have been up across the board. currently the dow is up 115. nasdaq is up 51. s&p up 17. well the chairman of the federal reserve gave strong indications that the fed will keep interest rates low for now. in a speech to banking officials, bernanke said he expects the economy to keep growing but he said three months of strong hiring has failed to strength be the job market. he says it will take a boost in consumer and business demand to

improve the employment picture. forbes.com named steve jobs, the greatest entrepreneur of this generation. the magazine's website today called jobs visionary, inspiring and brilliant. they say jobs is disdain for market research and -- jobs' disfor market research -- jobs's disdain for market research. the man who came up with the amazon.com was next. a leak in costco had shoppers and employees evacuated from the store and hazardous material teams were called in. the leaking gas was derm -- was

determined to be fluid for refridgerrant -- refrigerant. coming up at 5:00 we're closely following the bay area visit of presidential candidate mitt romney. where both supporters and protesters are expected to show up today. and thanks so much for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. have a good day.

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