during the attack. the cause of death hasn't been released. the suspect was arrested after the s.w.a.t. team executed two search warrants. at this home a woman said he lived here and police knocked in the door looking for him saturday morning. >> reporter: the search is on for the murder weapons. objects that can cause blunt force trauma and cuts. >> till we find the weapons i can't speak to what we are looking for. >> reporter: immigration officials said they had him in custody ready for deportation but were forced by law to release him. more on that at 6:00. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. today call leagues of one of the victims held a memorial

lunch in his honor. he was chef that r&g lounge. it is near the boarder of the financial district. today it was closed for an hour to give employees a chance to remember him. he first started 18 years ago in the kitchen and worked his way up to chef. more help arrived in the search for the teenager missing. ktvu's janine de la vega is here and tells us one of the men is meeting with her family right now. >> reporter: well, we are here inside the school and tomorrow this room will be filled with volunteers. it is being led by the mark clasp kids foundation. he will be here to talk about what will happen tomorrow.

>> reporter: they are hanging signs and seth up a plan of action to bring sierra lamar. they had a team of search specialists flown into help. volunteers to come to help. >> if there is anything suspicious the teams will be thought what to do with that and we will notify law enforcement to come in. >> reporter: the foundation is working with law enforcement to pinpoint areas to be researched. they welcome the help. >> each team has gps tracking devices so we will have a record of what they searched. >> reporter: it was a search volunteer that found the body of his sister. >> feels like my sister is missing again. feels like i want to find her. >> reporter: he lost his

daughter two decades ago and has been behight the family. >> look at -- been helping the family. >> look at jaycee dugard, till something can be proven otherwise, hope remains alive. >> reporter: anyone who wants tohelp bring an i.d -- to help and bring an i.d. and come at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. police are looking for a man accused of trying to kidnap a teenager. the man attacked her friday in the willow glen neighborhood. he used a stun gun on her and tried to drag her into his car but she got away. the man is latino, 30s, 5'7", 200 pounds. he drove away in a red compact car. several new developments in

the case of a florida teen as it has been one month since trayvon martin was shot and killed. demonstrators marched and chanted in florida demanding justish. a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed him. the gunman, george zimmerman said he did it in self-defense. the parents and attorney revealed he was on suspension from school after marijuana was found in his back pack. >> if he and his friends experimented with marijuana that is still irrelevant to george zimmerman killing their son on february 26. even in death they are still disrespecting my son. >> also today they said trayvon martin punched george zimmerman

and slammed his head into the ground before he shot him. protesters took part in a scream out for trayvon martin. demonstrators rallied today, many wore hoodies like he was wearing when heehaws shot and killed. coming up, ktvu's paul chambers will report where protesters are gathering for another rally. to election 2012. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is making a bay area visit right now. ktvu's lorraine blanco is live with the two things he is focusing on during the visit. >> reporter: protesters gathered out here outside hotel sofitel san francisco bay an hour ago. you can see they are chanting, singing and beating a drum, mocking a $1,000 a plate fundraiser for mitt romney's campaign. the dinner isn't just about dinner. >> reporter: this is as close

as most people will get to mitt romney. the reception cost $1,000 a person and $5,000 per couple to take a picture with him. here is a look that invite. money is the main objective. but this it is not just a goal, it is 172 delegates that will make the difference. >> california probably donates 25% of the money for a national campaign but this time it is stretched out and it is likely the june 5 primary will put mitt romney over the top. >> reporter: the event isn't open to the public. mitt romney told an audience in san diego, regulations by the obama administration are crushing dreams. >> we got to make sure we replace president obama with someone who understands what it is that makes america's economy work. who understands the power of

innovation. >> reporter: outside hotel sofitel san francisco bay live right now you can see a group of protesters. they are growing out here, unions, occupy redwood city and some dresses at million airs. they will not break character. mitt romney is set to attend more fundraisers in california. live lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> rick santorum made an appearance outside the supreme court today where he blamed mitt romney for obama administration. this comes as the supreme court began organizes in a case against the healthcare reform legislation. he says the repeal of the act is core of his campaign and he is the only candidate who can do it. >> president obama did follow mitt romney's lead and adopted

the blue print for obama care. romney care. this is the most important issue in the election. >> he also criticized him for supporting a government run healthcare program that is in place in massachusetts. >> the arguments were the first of three days of arguments on the healthcare case. they focused on whether the case was premature. but it appeared they were not going to let that derail the case. the question is, whether the government can force people to buy health insurance. coming up, we will is more. president obama spoke out today. north korea is preparing to test fire another missile. president obama warned that a

launch would bring repercussions. >> there will be no rewards for provocations. those days are over. have the courage to pursue peace and give a better life to the people. >> the president also warned iran not taescalate its nuclear power capabilities. in south korea, remarks between the president of russia and president obama. >> the president was discussing the negotiations over the missile defense system in europe. this is an election year for the united states and russia making it a difficult time to solve such an issue. the president said this is the time for the experts to work

out the details. workers walked off the job today. members of the stationary engineer's union said they have been working without a contract for 18 months. they say workers at other hospitals got a better deal. >> we are hoping they want to get a deal done. nobody likes to have a strike. the administration or the workers. we are looking to get it wrapped up as soon as we can. >> a spokeswoman said they believe their offer is fair and competitive. if you drive you know it is getting more expensive to fill up and now the price is a dime away from costing more than last year's high. the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.90.

last year it was $3.98. the highest ever was $4.11 back in july of 2008. it is more expensive in the bay area. drivers in san francisco are paying $4.40 a gallon. $4.32 in san jose. $4.31 in oakland. there could be good news ahead for drivers, some oil industry analysts don't see prices going much higher. the oil supply is up and gas conassumption is down -- consumption is down. >> you look forward and the forces that would have driven the prices up are not there. >> the wildcard here is iran if that country decides to cut off the oil supply to the world, gas prices will spike. good day on wall street. dow posted isthird biggest gain

of -- its third biggest gain of the year. the s&p is up 19 points at 1,416.51. the dow was up 161 points to 13,242. the nasdaq is up 55 at 3,123. some people say this entire bridge should have been made in america but could it have been? i am consumer editor tom vacar that story ahead. >> and the commute tomorrow morning looks west and we have more rain to talk about, back here in a few minutes. see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months.

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dirt. two new billboards showing the chinese flag are raising questions about the bay bridge. ktvu's tom consumer editor tom vacar is live with what is behind the controversy. >> reporter: the question is this: is there too much red and not enough white and blue in this massive structure? >> reporter: has it bay bridge rushes to conclusion, they say all the steal in -- steel in it is foreign. >> you get what you pay for. >> we look at the bay bridge as a total embarrassment. >> reporter: is it all foreign steel? >> 200,000-tons were fabricated right here. >> reporter: the majority is

foreign steel. >> there aren't facilities in the united states that can deliver this much product in time to do a project like this. >> reporter: what could have been done here, should be done here from now on. >> we want to see legislation passed to tighten requirements. >> reporter: they want california lawmakers to merether law. -- mirror the law. making what will be the strongest bridge on worth. 117 of these strands will have been put into place, leaving 20 to go and they will be in place by the end of next week. they insist we could have done better. >> stupid decision and one that we hope is not repeated anywhere at any time. >> reporter: the bridge is scheduled for completion in 18 months from now. reporting live, consumer editor

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in reviewing documents, ktvu found materials and components are coming from far and wide. 7 different countries are supplying materials, including the united states. money is on the way from the state that could be speed ahead for transportation projects. the first project, to get the $5 billion is the highway 4 widening. carpool extension between oakland and san leandro. and the interstate 280-80 interchange and the 580 are also receiving bond money with the bart extension. construction is set to begin next month on the bart

extension. the federal transit administration committed $900 million to the job. it is a 10-mile project and it is expected to be complete by 2016. our wet spring continues. over to our chief meteorologist. >> more rain on the way. sunday, scattered showers and a wet weekend all around. more rain in the forecast. i got rain on the far north coast right now. rain tomorrow morning, looks like it will start raining in the north bay early and then it slowly drifts south into the south bay. the afternoon commute should be wet but i think by 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon, san jose and fremont won't have rain, rain will be slow into the valley. tonight the clouds increase. more rain in the forecast. wet on tuesday. more showers on wednesday. right now the forecast looks unsettled towards the weekend.

we will watch that. here is the system i am tracking. it is a good looking weather system. 1-2 inches of rain responsible into the next 36 hours. latest computer model. 5:00, clouds. here we are tonight at midnight. usually the systems get going and they are easy to time. this is midnight, right? that look goods. 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., so 8:00 a.m. we have showers in santa rosa, oakland, nothing. watch here. lingers in the north bay till noon. hangs up there. interesting scenario. 2 inches in some of the areas of the north bay. noon starts to move over the bay area. we will watch how that goes. morning commute, north bay wet, everybody else dry. afternoon looks like it will be

wet. i will have the late and say the five-day forecast with the weekend in view, i have one that goes 72 hours so we will look at that as well. >> thank you. figures are out on the debut of the "hunger games." they say the muni pulled in $152.5 million. that is lower than the earlier estimates. the movie places third for all time biggest film debuts and sets a record for largesh domestic opening for a film that is not a squel. they plan to release a squel this november. "hunger games" is boosting interest for a japanese movie released in 2000. coming up, details about why

this movie is so controversial. the state lawmaker who pleaded no cost to trying to carry a loaded gun on to an airplane. the penality he will now have to pay. >> that is james james cameron. we will tell you what he did and where he went in his deep dive under the sea. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature

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airfares are taking off again. southwest announced it is raising ticket prices $10 per round trip. the entreats is to off set jets rule. -- the increase is to off set jet fuel. a law maker plead no contest to carrying a loaded gun while loading a plane. tim donnelly was fined and placed on three years court probation. tim donnelly was arrested in january after airport security discovered a loaded gun in his brief case. he said he made an honest mistake and he looked forward to putting the issue behind him. the san jose airport carried out a disaster drill to test

its emergency preparedness. >> the drill simulated a plane crash. the faa requires airports to test every three years. >> we have a lot of strengths. there are gaps and we do full scale exercises to identify the gaps. >> the drill examines how well various emergency agencies are likely to communicate during a disaster. james cameron completed the world's first solo dive to the deepest known spot on earth. [ cheers and applause ] >> james cameron as he emerged.

it david 7 miles down to the bottom of the pacific ocean. he is taking part in a project to explore the marina trench. he described the ocean as bleak, like the surface of the moon. >> heck of a ride. you just screaming down. >> you are still only, you know, half way there. >> this wasn't his first under water trip. he took dives to the wreckage of the titanic. he collected sampful research and took video and photos. it. the only other human expedition to the bottom of the trench happened 50 years ago when a

swiss researcher went. the team's loss and their struggle to understand why straight ahead. >> ihistoric arguments on the healthcare reform law going on. people protesting for and against. you will hear from them coming up.

. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. the stanford's women's

volleyball team, is morning the loss of a teammate today. ktvu's jade hernandez is live and tells us what the coach is saying tonight. . >> reporter: the family isn't actually releasing the reason on why the 19-year-old died but her friends did decorate this tree to celebrate her life and her coach reflected on that life and athlete's career cut too short. >> reporter: there she is. 19-year-old samantha wopat standing smiling. the coach says as a parent he can't imagine how hard this must be. >> everybody just wants to help them but there is only so much we can do. the team's first practice back had been scheduled for monday, he remembers his last conversation with her two weeks

ago saying she was a hard working athlete and student. >> she was someone who i think was looking to find exactly what she wanted to study here. there were a lot of things that appealed to her. wonderful writer. >> reporter: above all else she was an athlete. her twin sister has slowly been emerging as a stand out on the court. >> i can't imagine what they are going through. going through a lot. really strong, her sister has been amazingly strong. >> reporter: we have got many happy pictures on the facebook page. asking for privacy the family would only say she landed that

hospital on st. patrick's day after a medical emergency. we were asked not ointerview students. they will only release the cause of death to next of kin for now. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. membersmembers of dick cheney's family says he was awake and talking yesterday. he was on the waiting list for a heart transplant for two years. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments over the healthcare reform bill. ktvu's scot m is -- scott mcfarland has more. >> reporter: leaguey speaking today was the quiet before the storm, it was anything but

quiet outside the court today. >> reporter: he traveled hundreds of miles to be here. he, his wife and daughter don't have health insurance. >> what happens if we get sick? i mean, what will we do. >> reporter: standing, singing. waving signs. side by side. >> if the government can tell us what insurance we be to buy, what stops them from expanding that to other realms of our life. >> reporter: they indicated they don't think the tax issue should cause a delay. >> what it says is penality. why is this a tax. >> congress -- the bigger legal fire works tomorrow when the court

hears arguments on the law's requirement that all americans get healthcare. >> this bill that was passed is going to impact each and every state and the taxpayers in each and every state. >> reporter: 90 minutes of arguments today, two hours tomorrow and two hours on wednesday. that is the longest in 50 years. a ruling by summer. scott mcfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. . foundation that works on healthcare issues for poor people issued a statement, the statement the affordable care act will be 54% less effective in california without the minimal care requirement with 1 million fewer people obtaining healthcare. a individual today in oakland. they handed out flyers opposing

any mill tear action against iran. support for the bill calling for diplomacy with iran. >> i don't agree with the analysis iran is trying to get nuclear weapon. and also history shows that they have never -- there is no reason to believe they will start now. we are trying to support it. >> the protesters hold a vigil every monday. in afghanistan one american and two british soldiers died llbides rogue afghan forces. -- by rogue afghan forces. later a gunman believed to be a afghan police officer shot and

killed an american solder. officials say they are investigating the two attacks. the company that makes pink slime we have been telling you about is stopping its production at three plants for now. they are suspending operations in texas, kansas and iowa where it is made. pink slime is made from beef scraps and connective tissue treated with ammonium hydroxide it comes amid public outcry over concern about the ingredient. . costco in concord is open after a chemical leak shut it down yesterday. coolant leaked from a broken pipe around 11:00 a.m., it formed a visible cloud, shoppers and employees were told to get out.

no one was hurt. the pipe was fixed and the store reopened. who fortune magazine just named and the battle over who owns facebook and what facebook's attorney is asking a judge to do. >> and stealing from the dead, what thieves are taking taking and why.

. are the glass doors at apple stores a hazard. is in she is suing because she says she smack into the doors because she didn't see them. she wants a million dollars because she says they didn't make the door's elderly proof. the post says white stripes were on the door yesterday but it is not clear if it is a new edition. facebook's attorneys asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit by a man who claims he owns half. they accused him of fabricating e-mails. he said he gave mark zuckerberg a thousand dollars to start facebook in turn for half

ownership. forbes named jobs as the greatest entrepreneur. forbes say he distained from market research and focus groups made apple stand out from other companies. he finished ahead of bill gates, fred smith, and google's larry page. research says weight loss surgery can cure diabetes. we brought you the story in 2010. the surgery helped more patients allev more than drugs alone did. in time for allergy season,

the first dry aerosol nasal spray to treat allergy symptoms. itwill be available next month. what leaders say must happen by officials to prevent a shooting like this in the bay area. >> rain in the forecast for tuesday. afternoon commute looks wet, rain on wednesday as well. i will have the specifics and the timing coming up. jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005.

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pope benedict xvi is in cuba tonight. he arrived after a three day visit to mexico. he will celebrate a mass tonight and travel to havana tomorrow to meet with the president. he expressed hopes for a better relationship. there is new information in the killing of trayvon martin. there are reports that trayvon martin attacked george zimmerman before jordan george zimmerman shot -- george zimmerman shot and killed him. ktvu's paul chambers is here with more and the protest against the shooting that is getting underway in oakland. >> reporter: cities are joining with cities across the nation, people here for trayvon martin. this started 15 minutes ago. what they are doing is wearing hooded sweat shirts like this this is what trayvon martin was wearing the night he was

killed. this rally is just one of many across the nation. the goal is to bring awareness to the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> in one voice, one nation, the killings of our children will not be tolerated. >> reporter: it was one month ago trayvon martin was shot by george zimmerman. reports released state george zimmerman fired his gun after trayvon martin hit him, smashed his head on the ground before trying to take his gun away. but after george zimmerman somewhat trayvon martin, he was never -- shot trayvon martin he was never arrested. >> unjustly treated, profiled. >> reporter: as momentum continues to build, some say it sarace issue and the fact that -- say it is a race issue and

the fact george zimmerman is latino doesn't matter. >> he is automatically suspect. >> i don't think it is a total race thing but it had to do with him being black. >> reporter: leaders say what happened to trayvon martin could happen in the bay area, they are talking about that situation and there will be a candlelight vigil tonight in honor of trayvon martin, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. tim tebow was traded to the jets from the broncos last week in exchange for two picks in the nfl draft. he is expected to back up mark sanchez but says he is grateful and excited to be with the team. >> i am excited to be a jet. you know too, go out there and help the team and whatever my role is, however i can expand that role, i will try to do that. >> tim tebow led denver to the

playoffs but became expendable when they signed peyton manning. andrew luck will be headed for indianapolis for a work out. the colts say they plan to bring him in during the next couple of weeks. the gm says this is only an evaluation. and he hasn't decided to pick andrew luck. the divers recovered 5 bodies from the crews ship after it capsized. 30 bodies have now been found. two people remain missing. a man whose father is buried in rolling hills memorial park says he think metal thieves have been hitting the drives there. he said flower vases have been taken. >> flower vases have been gone

for 8-9 months. paying to get a flower face -- >> we called them to see if there were reports of problems with the flower vases but at this point we have not heard back from them. forcast -- a forecast tonight to pay attention to. >> yeah. the south bay commute in the afternoon and heavy at times and a return to winter like last weekend. we had a nice winter and now we are getting rain. rain north t slowly slides south. slowly. over night lows in the 40s. mild out for the. clouds increase tonight. showers start in the north bay, and they stay up there all

morning and don't make a move till lunchtime. i will show you that. just know, wet tomorrow. more showers into the bay area weekend. that is an active pacific. this activity, all season i have been showing you storms up here, finally they are dropping down. mountains, winter storm warning tuesday and wednesday. snow levels are high. the model forecasting 3 inches of rain, 20-30 miles an hour winds. tuesday through wednesday. down towards the south bay you don't see the yells. here -- yellows. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, look where it hangs. as we get into lunchtime it starts to move but dry in

oakland, fremont, mountain view. now it gets wet. 6:00, and then that is the afternoon commute. everybody has showers. when you are watching mornings on two, rain in the north bay and you will be in the valley, what are you talking about? five-day forecast, plenty of rain, tuesday looks significant in the hills, and then wednesday morning scattered showers. >> you will be tracking this? >> yes. >> thank you. the release of the "hunger games" is gearing of fame for another movie. "battle royale," it was released in 2000 and was released on dvd this week. like "hunger games," it is based on an oppressive government that forces teens to fight for the death. it is more vilength which has

sparked controversy. -- violent which has sparked controversy. it is number one on amazon for foreign blu-ray movies. the british version of the show america's got talent. [ singing ] >> after the break, the act that left simon cowell almost speechless.

. simon cowell was speechless on a episode of the show britain's got talent. a young teen duo took to the stage and two new stars were born. [ singing ] >> they stunned the judges and the audience. simon cowell, who is famous for his comments, said he had an oststandingly good voice and -- out standingly good voice. >> i whether whether you will hold him back. >> we have come on as a doo and

we will -- duo and we will stay as a duo. >> he says he has been bullied because of his weight but she helped him. >> she has been a big help in terms of confidence and making me a better performance. [ singing ] >> they all gave them a thumbs up. the man behind bars for killing 5 people should never have been in san francisco, why he wasn't deported and sky rocketing gas prices are enticing thieves to the wine country.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening. i am gasia mikaelian. >> i am frank somerville. julie haener is off. we learned the man police say killed 5 people should have been deported from this country years ago. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in

san francisco with the killer's criminal record. ken? >> reporter: as you can see here, police are still stationed here, the tape is till up, outside this home where the bodies of five people were found. the arrest of a suspect yesterday, today raised more questions. >> reporter: it took 48 hours from discovering the crime scene to the arrest of binh tai luc. >> the team work if you will, got a unbelievably dangerous criminal in jail as quickly as we could have gotten done. >> reporter: we obtained a photo of the father of the family. also named were three other family members and a son's girlfriend. they suffered blunt force trau