pulled out of the house has died. shy was 92 -- she was 92. neighbors were very traumatized as firefighters were performing cpr on her. flames broke out on chestnut and 18th and when crews arrives, they worked quickly. >> smoke coming heavy in the building. they brought the victim out to

the front here. we put medical teams on her to work on her and she was transported by ambulance to the hospital. >> reporter: the battalion chief says the fire broke out near a heater and the woman had a medical condition and that may have made had difficult for her to get out of the home. back to you. well, the bay area is trying to dry out this morning. but this latest rain has caused some problem. on the storm watch coverage, steve paulson on weather, sal is on track. let's get to christien kafton. >> reporter: hi, claudine.

let's show you san anselmo creek. it's nowhere near a flood stage but we're certainly keeping an eye on it up here. parts. north bay are dealing with the aftermath from yesterday's big, windy storm. for example, in fairfax, at 7:00, a large oak tree came crashing down briefly trapping people. neighbors tell us that when the tree came crashing down, everyone in the neighborhood heard it and they describe it as a jet plane. >> i heard the sound was like a jet plane. i said what the bleep was that? i thought it was an earthquake. i looked out. the neighbors were on the street. the tree was on the ground. >> reporter: the neighbors say they all came out to see what was going on. they stay was like a

neighborhood block party. the tree crushed a car and took down some power lines. now what's left is the cleanup. we're also hearing reports that another tree came down in larkspur. nobody injured in this case. this is expected to impact some of the commutes. sal will have more on that. but we can tell you that highway 101 up in sonoma county is closed down. my photographer and i went up there and by the time we got up there, caltrans said it had been cleared. so now 101 up in sonoma county, clear for people traveling through the area. a lot of the roadways will be wet, not just here in the north bay but here in the bay area. we're live in san anselmo, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> sal and steve are coming up for minutes with traffic and weather and you can -- for

traffic and weather in a few minutes. 7:04. well, grief counselors will be at a hayward middle school this morning after a 14-year-old student died yesterday. the student was an 8th grader at cesar chavez middle school. officials say he was playing basketball in a p.e. class when he hit his head and had a seizure. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. a student who was playing with a gun accidentally fired a shot inside a classroom at oakland high school. the "oakland tribune "said it happened at the end of the school day. luckily, nobody was hurt. but the bullet almost missed a student's leg. there's no word yet on any disciplinary action that will be taken against the student who brought the gun to school. the pleasanton unified school district has been hit

with fees charged to homeowners. some homeowners are claiming the district overcharged them for school impact fees and failed to grant them a refund. the state allocation board set the fees for new home construction. coming up at 7:15, our washington, d.c. reporter is out in front of the supreme court again this morning with the reaction inside and outbuilding the building. well, bikers and pedestrians on the golden gate bridge are gonna have to share the east sidewalk a lot longer than expected. a path improvement project was originally scheduled to be finished by april 1st but the date was pushed back to pay. a spokesperson for the bridge project say this is more labor- intensive than they thought. it's 7:06 and rain always

seems to cause problems on the road. that's why sal is keeping a close eye on them. hey, sal. >> hey, dave and claudine. i want to show you some live pictures. a little bit of wet weather, some traffic there on the peninsula. just give yourself extra time. steve said today's driving will be better than yesterday. but obviously it's still not great with the wet weather. moving along, 10 to 15 had minute wait. no mal -- no major problems. pleasant hill, northbound and southbound near treat bled, not major but slowing -- boulevard not major but slowing. this is video of a van that got stuck in the mud as it went off the freeway earlier this mo morning -- earlier this

morning. the driver said he tried to correct overcorrect -- tried to overcorrect and went off the roadway. the road is clear now. let's go to steve. all right. thank you. mostly cloudy, some rain around and some of that is lighter amounts, nothing compared to what we had yesterday. this is coming in from behind the front. that was a good spring system that went by. it's a warm system. it's a wet snow. most of it is above lake level. it's braining in blue canyon. about 5,000, 5,500 feet you might encounter rain. for us, moisture continues to stream off the pack. i focused on one area here from clayton over to danville, alamo, san ramon, to hayward, so the 680/508 split. there's also some from napa to marin county and also towards the santa clara valley and santa cruz mountains.

not bad rain, not bad. the system came in and left 3- plus. ben lomond. i've not heard from boulder creek but i imagine they were pretty close. there were one or two in the north bay. there was 4 to 6 near ataz adero. some heavy totals up in lake county, middletown, almost 4 inches of rain. ukiah, kentfield had 2 inches of rain. our observer .97 and crockett close at .93. you can see the moisture source continues to take aim at us. so a cloudy, mostly cloudy day. 51 santa rosa. but a lot of 54s in here. see the temperatures are really stuck to the cloud cover. the next system has a lot of moisture with it. it's moving toward northern

california. it will start to slide south. time line for wednesday, the north coast is going to get hammered 8 to 10 inches. but far lesser amounts. after that, most of this will be on saturday. after saturday's system, the next chance of rain is wednesday. light rain minking it gay to light shower activity later today. a little breezy but nothing like yesterday. a break thursday, clouds roll in friday. rain to the north t will spread south and things look okay on sunday. claudine and dave. >> okay, steve. controversy at a san francisco meeting. some say a member the public goes from being critical to threatening. the as and mariners get a warm welcome. and two people rescued from a water treatment plant. how they fell in and why one

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cloudy skies out there with light rain falling. still, look for a cloudy to mostly cloudy day with off-and- on rain decreasing a little bit in the afternoon. here's claudine! well, today, pakistan's army chief will hold its first meeting with senior u.s. commanders to discuss the u.s. air strikes that killed 24 pakistani sold yers last year. u.s. forces say they launched the -- soemeddiers last year -- soldiers last year. the u.s. would like to get supplies moving again because it costs much more to ship the goods on an alternate route. happening right now, pope

benedict xvi is in havana to -- in havana. this is the pope's second day in cuba. he was treated by fidel castro. we're -- raul castro. he will meet with fidel castro today. the u.s. supreme court began the last of three days hearing arguments on president obama's healthcare reform law. there are two issues before the court today -- can the rest of the law stand if the requirement that everyone has to have health insurance is struck down? the other issue, whether states are being coerced in expanding medicaid programs to the poor? alison burns is live outside of the supreme court and tells us why today's argument are the taking on new urgency. alison? >> reporter: dave, outside everyone is speculating about what the justices will do after a rough day in court for

supporters of the law yesterday. anthony kennedy seems unsure whether this is unconstitutional. this raises the stakes about whether the rest of the law can stand without that mandate. we've talked to a tea party leading marches before the supreme court. >> i hope they overturn the entire law. i hope they overturn the individual mandate. >> reporter: families that would benefit, the medicaid expansion, are telling their stories. >> one man says it would help him pay for care for his home in a nursing home. >> the treatment she's getting, i couldn't do it at home at 80 years old. >> reporter: arguments got underway 15 minutes ago. it's the last time for both sides to make their case.

a student came here to camp out and got a seat inside. i will have more on that coming up in the next hour. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. the federal government says it has a large block of airwaves that could help meet the growing demand for electronic devices. right now, the government says some of them are sharing the band but they could be moved and could free up use. investigators in san mateo county trying now to identify remains found along the shore line in pacifica. now, police say a human foot washed ashore on sunday at rockaway beach. that's the same area volunteers have been out there searching for 27-year-old joseph mchenry. earlier this month, the former marine from san francisco told his family he was going camping but he never came home. police later found his car parked near the sharp park golf

course. his backpack was found near morry point. both areas are close to rockaway beach. two people that had to be rescued from a water treatment plant in san francisco could be facing charges now. police say a man and a woman -- the woman fell into the water. firefighters rescued both of them. they took the woman to the hospital to be treated for hypo hypo therm me -- hypothermia. he suspect the two had been -- they suspect the two had been drinking. several dozen senior level employees are threatening to sue. at issue, a policy adopted by regents in 1999 that would give higher pensions to those earning more than $244,000 a

year. "the chronicle" reports that mark you daff -- mark -- mark yudof has more on this story. unless he comes up with $860,000 of child and spousal support, he will be going to jail. his lawyer says he's broke due to his drinking problem. as you can imagine, ichiro suzuki got the loudest cheers at this 2012 season opener. the two-game series designed to build fan interest in asia. i'm trying not to spoil things for you as fans. we're not gonna announce the score but we posted the

scoreboard on the front of our web page. well, stanford's men's basketball team, they made it to the n.i.t. team. last night, the cardinals beat umass. final score, 74-64. the stanford men will face minnesota tomorrow. great time to be a stanford basketball fan. the stanford women are gonna play in the final now sunday night. your time now is 7:19. it's shill showering outside -- still showering outside. there is a live look outside. that storm is expected to clear out today. another potent storm is heading our way. we'll find out when it is expected to hit. we have new information about the jetblue pilot who caused his own turbulence on a flight. good morning.

traffic on westbound 24 improving a little bit now that the weather has seemed to have passed.

a -- welcome back. we're finding out new information about that frightening disturbance on a jetblue fly from flcking -- from flcking in to florida. a female passenger had reportedly had to be restrained after attacking the crew. she allegedly kicked the flight attendant, spit in their face and knocked them down to the ground. flight attendants say the woman complained of of being afraid to fly before that incident. we're finding out more about the jetblue pilot? >> that's right. he apparently suffered a meltdown in the middle of the flight. cell phone video captured the outburst. the pilot is clayton os bon. he's been a commercial pilot

since 1989. law enforcement says he had a panic attack. the faa is calling all of this a medical emergency. he stormed through the cabins, screaming about bombs, 911 and al qaeda. the flight was diverted to amarillo texas. >> he start to talk about this is because of iran, iraq and israel and then i'm thinking ha there's something wrong with him even though he's kasten -- that there's something wrong with him even though he's captain. >> they are saying that the captain apparently had the medical situation. commercial pilots must pass a physical and mental examination each year if they are under 40 and every six movements if they are older, dave? >> yes. let's talk traffic. sal, there is a lot of wet roads out there.

what do you see? >> well, we do see the roads wet. right now -- we have air delays at sfo expected today as they begin their flow control program. i'm just getting handed this by one our assignment editors. delays at oakland airport. you may want to check with your carrier. no delays at san jose. this morning, we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and the traffic there is going to be light. there's the toll plaza it's not as heavy as it was yesterday. the stormry weather caused -- stormy weather caused delays.

last night on alice, before 11:00, there was an accident and medics took the driver the car hit to the hospital with minor injuries. let's go to steve. okay. thank you. still some light rain. still, a lot of moisture is streaming in across the pacific. occasionally, some light rain. it should decrease in a little -- a little bit in the afternoon. so cloudy, rain, maybe a almost bit of sun around noon but a lot of cloud cover and then decreasing showers. mostly cloudy this afternoon as temperatures stay on the mild side. there goes the system as it roars through. it just continues to rapidly increase. also another line to pittsburg, antioch, back to hayward. still, some light rain around.

50s on the temperatures. 54 has been there for a while por many. our system will continue to mar -- for many. our system will continue to march off. the next system is taking aim at northern california but eventually it will slide south. mostly cloudy, light rain giving way to showers. 60s on the temperatures. the extended -- it looks like we keep this going. a break on sunday, it looks like. >> okay. the rain is almost gone but the problems for air travelers, well, those are not we're gonna give you a situation on the airport delays. >> reporter: a missing morgan hill teenager and now a massive volunteer search. why investigators don't believe sierra lamar ran away. @ c 3q

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last night. nobody was hurt. but the lanes were blocked. crews had to bring out chainsaws and a wood chipper. the roads were clear by 1:00 this morning. stormy weather is still causing travel troubles at sfo. the air duty manager says there are delays of at least one hour due to poor visibility. these are pictures taken earlier this morning during our 4:30 newscast. we did catch a few travelers taking a catnap. some of those people were stuck at the airport for nearly four hours. there are minor air delays in oakland and san jose this morning. and you can go to our website for those delays. go to ktvu.com and click on the storm watch tab. 7:30. just about 30 minutes from now, the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will

continue. alex sav ing savidge has more. >> reporter: volunteers are just beginning to arrive here at burnett school for a second day of searching. roughly 600 people showed up to search for clues of the home of sierra lamar. she was last seen on march 171th. after interviewing friends and family, politicals have ruled out the possibility that she ran away. this search effort is being organized by the kids klass organization. >> i think it will motivate -- i think we saw that yesterday. nowhere in our craziest dreams would we imagine that there would be over 600 people on a work day on tuesday. i think that's a wonderful

testament 209 strength of this community. >> reporter: searchers have located her cell phone, still in fact, in the field and her purse with her clothes neatly folded inside. these searches will happen daily. they are covering about a 20- mile radius. anyone who wants to help out, they can come here to burnett elementary school in morgue be hill. volunteers already arriving. they are getting set up. they are getting their vests on and getting prepared to search the area around sierra's home. this has been classified now as a kidnapping case. back to you. well, the suspect in last week's mass murder in san francisco is due to make his first court appearance this afternoon. cute news was the first to -- ktvu news was the first to tell you that prosecutors are charging binh thai luc with five counts of murder with

special circumstances. that would make him eligible for the death penalty is convicted. police say there's still several critical questions about the killings and there's still no official word about a motive. >> a case we've been able to put together tells us that we have the suspect in custody. but we don't really know the story yet as to why. police found the bodies of five members of the le family in a home near san francisco city college. investigators believe the victims knew their killer. a judge is expected to set a trial date in the joseph naso case. prosecutors want the death penalty against the 78-year-old man, who, by the way, is representing himself in the case. he's indicated he will ask the judge to dismiss all of the

charges. a private funeral will be held in gilroy for three family members who died in an attempted suicide. the mass will begin at 10:00. investigators say he had signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. well, a judge willary arguments about releasing the -- well, a judge will hear arguments about releasing the documents in the pepper spraying incident. police officers claim disclosing their names and confidential information would violate state laws. two weeks ago, the judge ordered those sealed until he

issues a final ruling. trayvon martin was shot and killed last month while going out to buy a package of skittles family. coming up at:45, the arrest warrant -- coming up, the arrest warrant that was almost issued. who stopped it and why. could be soon that we find out about the autopsy for the man who was found dead in his cell. the coroner is waiting for the results of toxicology tests. he did not find anything.

suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is fighting to get his job back. he argues he should be reinstated because the new year's eve incident happened before he was sworn in as sheriff. the mayor is asking the judge to rule before the city's official misconduct hearing and that is set to begin next month. it could soon be illegal for companies to rent apartments in san francisco and use them like hotels. david chu introduced a eb measure he says would increase the number of apartments

available for residents. he says it's more important to provide living space to families. 62-year-old rory moore died arshe fell three stories when the stairs in her san francisco apartment building apparently gave way. well, tenants at the aunt coomb plex have comrinned for years because of the -- we, tenants at the apartment complex have complained for years because of the stairwell. the jackpot, $476 million. it grew. no one matched all six numbers. almost 50 players did come close. they matched 5 of the wins numbers. those tickets worth $250,000.

9, 19, 34, 44, 51. the meganumber, 24. well, down in san jose, the city council has approved they are gonna prioritize certain road imprompt projects. the city is facing a $3million backlog of street affairs. 7:38. and the commute today is a little bit tricky because those wet roads. but sal is watching it for us. while it was as -- while it has been tricky. i think the bay area drivers are used to it. we did have fender-benders as we look at a live picture, 24 in

la fayette. there is a new crash between carson and 580, the exit. a car flipped over several times landed back on its wheels. oakland fire and medics on the way. this is the toll plaza, moderately heavy traffic. not so windy on the upper deck of the been -- of the bay bridge. this is the video of the overturned big rig. it was raining heavy. all lanes reopened at about 12:30 this morning. with you for more than hour hurs -- but for more than four hours, the driver says he lost control after being cut off by another vehicle. in one was seriously -- no one

was seriously injured. here's steve. that was a pretty good testimony. it left some good totals. still some light rain around. most of it will be in the morning but the cloud cover, it will be a cloudy to mostly cloudy. dan ville, san ramon, down on the san mateo bridge. our observer tom this blossom hill, .60. there is a huge difference between the official reading in eau and some of the observers we -- and and some of the

observer ises reporting a big difference. the russian ribber had 5 inches. middletown, ukiah 2.18. kentfield 2 ins plus, vallejo .97 and crockett, .93 and gill ray .50. san francisco only 22 inches of rain they should have 36 51 to 55. santa rosa is at 51. a lot of 54s in there. you can see the cloud cover, the jet stream, the river of air will continue to give us a lot of cloud cover and some light rain today. there is your next system, it's

making -- taking aim toward the turn. mostly cloudy, scattered showers, a little breezy, but nothing compared to what we had yesterday. 60s on the temperatures. boy, if we could get a half- hour of sun. you probably know ised the moisture in the ire. the sierra ski resorts are propertying sale inches of snow -- are propertying several inches of snow. there is a winter weather advisory in effect until noon. we just checked with caltrans. chains are required on the 50 and 80 today. buying -- buying back ipads. why apple is offering to take back all of the new ipads in australia because of what the i-

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honor of trayvon martin at:00 p.m. berkeley city leaders say a transcript of a 911 call of a case -- in the case of a man beaten to death may not be complete. yesterday, we reported that the city release the transcript due to media request. the transcript shows on february 18th, seater s um km ore had comreed -- february 1 -- february 18th, peter sukore called police and daniel dewet is accused of killing him. he told police he lives here. he wants to come in, which is very strange. he's looking for someone named soy -- zoey. the interim manager says the transcript is not intended to

be a complete and verbatim trains script. a proposed change to liquor laws will not come up with discussions tonight. the ordinance was scheduled to go before the council tonight but has been rescheduled. oakland police are warning people about a rash of street robberies in theian town area -- in the downtown area. police say two suspects on bicycles approached the victims and then robbed them. no one was hurt. anyone with any information asked to contact oakland police. the american civil liberties union accuses the fbi of spying on muslims. the now, the group says federal

agents took down notes on muslim leaders and worshipers that they met at the mock. >> the aclu says the spying took place between 2004 and 2008. and it included mosques in santa clara, antioch and sunnyvale. federal alreadies that -- prosecutors -- federal prosecutors say that kinde durkee embezzled money from political candidates. she's a long-time democratic campaign treasurer. the amount is almost double the amount filed last year. she is expected to plead guilty to five years in fraud and the rest -- -- to five years in prison.

a new strategy to prevent mitt romney from winning the delegates he needs for the nomination. as part of his swing through california, mitt romney made a surprise appearance on the "late" show. >> did youerer think we would be talking about porns? >> i didn't know we were talking about porn. >> i am not. rick santorum is talking about it. you and i were talking -- well, i mean -- [ laughter ] >> well, the next big day is april 3rd, that's when there are primes in -- primaries in washington, d.c., marm and wisconsin. it is starting to look like many -- maryland and wisconsin. it's starting to look like many parks may not have to close afterall. state parks say agreements with

federal and local agencies will allow 11 of them to stay. yesterday a senate panel unanimously approved a bill that would prohibit the military. it c from spreading money until an audit is finished. that bill heads to governor brown's desk. now, the mtc has already spent $93 million buying a buyingg materials. the bay area transcript agency is getting ready hike up prices and the report says riders here are in better shape than her cities across the

nation. we have an update on the wildfire swigs. there's no firefight going on. we will tell you when they say the crews may not the -- my get the -- wildfire situation. there is no firefight going on. we'll tell you when they say they might get the crews going.

900 homes have been evacuate fled colorado and more are being warned to get ready go. a huge wildfire is burning in the rockies in denver. firefighters have struggled to contain that fire. one woman is missing and two people were found dead inside their burned home. >> the coroner's office has identified those two individuals. it was a husband and wife, 77 and 76 years old. that's obviously the biggest tragedy. >> it may take several days before firefighters get the upper hand on that fire. veaf the believe it may have grown from embers left behind following a controlled burn. oakland firefighters rushed

to put out an unusual fire near lake merritt. it was on a powerful -- look at these pictures -- this happened at cleveland street yesterday evening. fire officials say a fire came down during the storm we had, that's -- that's what ignited the poll. electrical wires caused passengers to be stranded after a live wire came down under their bus. firefighters were there. they helped the passengers get off the bus, making sure no one touched the bus

let's go back to sal. even with the wet roads, you say it really has not been as bad as you about expecting. >> no. it was slower yesterday. today, it's doing okay despite the wet weather. let's go outside. i want to show you some things here. 237 a little bit slow traffic which is typical. the valley has not been all that badad 280 has been okay. and this morning's commute on oakland freeways, northbound and southbound 880, moderately heavy. i want to show you livermore to castro valley. slow traffic coming into castro

valley let's go to steve. it will be mostly cloudy today. i think by noon most of it rain should be fon. there could be some light rain hanging on a little bit. we're kind of on the back edge of this and then right over sonoma, slow-noma. 50s on the temperatures. the city has been stuck at 54 along with livermore and also concord down toward san jose. mostly cloudy, a lot of cloud cover out there. there's another system coming in. today's highs will be in the 60s. boy, is it muggy out there. there's so much moisture in the air. partly sunny on thursday. clouds roll in on friday. rain starts in the north on friday night. we get a break on sunday. it looks like another system next -- well, late tuesday or

wednesday. claudine and dave? we're now learning about a disturbing incident. the gunfire on a bay area high school campus. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where a caretaker speaks out about an elderly woman killed in a fire less than three hours ago. >> reporter: we're in the north bay. we're on storm watch and have in view of a house crashed by a tree.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm claudine wong. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, it's march 28th. we're starting our 8:00 hour with developing news coming in from oakland. just an hour ago, tragic news came in from the scene of an early-morning house fire. ktvu's tara moriarty is in oakland now to tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, we just spoke to the woman's care giver who knew the victim for 50 years. she says that she dried to -- tried to save the woman but it was simply too late. around 5:30 this morning, firefighters located the elderly woman inside of her burning house on chestnut street and performed c pm r. she pater -- later died at the

hospital. one of her tear givers ran into the home when she discovered that the house was on fire. but the smoke was overwhelming. >> she was 92 years old. everybody on the block knew her. very nice lady. i saw her and she said she went to church. very sweet lady. she didn't have any can children so she was very nurturing. >> reporter: now, the ba tal yum chief tells -- battalion chief says the fire broke out where there was a floor heater. later, the investigators will try to pinpoint if that was the cause. the medical examiner still has to determine the cause of death whether it's smoke inhalation. at this point, firefighters say it looks like there's $125,000 damage to the home. live from oakland, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. our time no is -- our time is now 8:01. the bay area is trying to dry out this morning but the latest

rain we have is causing problems. steve paulson is here to tell you about your weather. sal is watching the roads for you. but first, let's go to christien kafton. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're here in san anselmo. up around 25 minutes ago, we were up near the home where the tree was. now, the sun has come up. you can see the damage that the oak tree did when it crashed into the home. it all happened around 7:00 last night. the oak tree came crashing down, briefly trapping three people inside. everyone was okay. but firefighters had to help get the residents out of the house. the home's owner came to check out the damage about 45 minutes ago. while we were ordering, inspectors were preparing to

inspect the home. >> this one visually now does not look safe. we'll be making that determination in the next few minutes. >> reporter: that inspection is still underway. while we were on scene, we saw the only way in and out of that house is through a ladder loo leading up to a searkd -- ladder leading up. as you can see, the creek is nowhere near the flood stage now. you can see that yesterday's rains have certainly filled the creek here. it's running fast and deep. again, nowhere near flood stage but we're keeping an eye on san anselmo creek. for now we're live in san anselmo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> make sure you stay right here with ktvu for continuing storm coverage. sal and steve, they are coming back to you in just a couple of minutes. you can track flight delays and czech on the radar. just go to ktvu.com -- check on

the radar just go to ktvu.com. a student playing with a gun accidentally fired a shot inside a classroom at oakland hoop "-- at oakland high school. 15 people were in the classroom. no one was hurt but someone said the bullet came close to a student's leg. no word on what disciplinary action will be taken against that student who brought the gun to school. well, the pleasanton school district is being sued over fees charged to homeowners. some homeowners claim they were overcharged for school impact fees and they were failed to get a refund. right now now, the -- right now, the u.s. supreme court is hearing arguments on president

obama's healthcare reform law. our reporter is out there and she will bring all of the action inside as well as outside the supreme court -- coming up. santa rosa an petaluma police, "the press democrats report" drivers just left the courthouse. they were told not to drive because of expired licenses. the officers followed them and arrested them in a sting.

sal says it's just plain slow. >> yes. one the good things, we haven't had a lot of serious crashes. so we'll take comfort in that, i guess. let's take a look at southbound 101. slow traffic now coming out of sonoma county into marin down to highway 37. it's -- bay bridge toll plaza, that has cleared out. so we do have some bright spots here on the commute. that looks pretty good on the toll plaza and the metering lights may still be on. there comes the boat again. westbound highway 4, antioch, some slow traffic there. bay point as well. the road sensors are -- i want to move this down to castro valley, where we have slow traffic near eden canyon road. and then on 880, some slow traffic as well.

both directions of 880 and hayward of union city. let's go to steven. all right. thank you, sir. a very good morning. well, things are calming down a lot compared to last evening. decent totals. i will show you in a second. cloudy with rain here in the morning but this is minely late remember -- mainly later. now, the system that came bay last night is marching off to the east. wet snow, wet snow. the next system won't be here until late friday or saturday. from bethel island. back to danville, san ramon,

livermore, pleasanton. it looks like most everyone is kind of winding down. some of the rain totals pretty good. san rafael over an inch. kentfield had 2. cazadero had 5. they really got a lot. san jose, that's our observer, tom. .60. san jose only had .19. what in the sam hill is going on out there in san jose? you are just not getting any rain. mountain view .25. ben lomond had 3 inches. west of morgan hill had the .83. middletown you, 4 inches -- middletown, 4 inches of rain. kentfield, kenwood, 1 point 0 and vallejo had .97. 55 oakland.

550 in -- 55 in crockett. there's the next system up there. this is gonna take aim and go into extreme nail. look at the projections from wednesday through -- wedday -- wednesday. [ laughter ] >> 8 to 10 inches on the west coast. and then after that things will tail off. mostly cloudy, light rain, turning scattered showers. mostly cloudy. >> a few showers. breezy, 60s on your temperatures. we will see a descent day on thursday. and rain and win for everybody on saturday. sunday looks good, dave and claudine. well, first lady michelle obama is coming to the bay area. she has two events scheduled. she will be attending a national committee event on friday night in san francisco. on saturday morning,ing, the

first lady is scheduled to -- morning, the first lady is scheduled to take part in a ship cyst -- christianing. well, san francisco state university researchers say music can help students learn math. the "chronicle" reports they used music to teach frack cheungs -- frack chuns insh -- fractions. they want to expand the program. well, new details are emerging in the sheeting death

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to mid-60s. 8:13. new details now coming out in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager in florida who went out to buy a bag of skittles candy. our reporter martin savage is live in florida to let us know about some inconsistencies in the police investigation. martin? >> reporter: dave, the focus seems to be on reports that a lead investigator for the stanford police department on the night that trayvon martin was shot actually wanted charges to be filed against the shooter, george zimmerman, manslaughter charges the those charges were never filed. that's raised some eyebrows. if he wanted them filed, why weren't they? well, once george zimmerman says it was self, he was fighting for his life, it changes the shift of the burden of proof. they are continuing to investigate.

but it is raising concerns on the part of the attorney for trayvon martin's curve. he says -- family. they say this just proves that there is a conspiracy action on the authorities. the authorities deny that. trayvon's rnt as were on capitol hill yesterday meeting with lawmakers. they also got a great deal of support from those lawmakers as they spoke about their son. back to you. >> thank you, martin, for that report from washington, d.c. the supreme court is hearing the last three days of argument about president obama's health reform law. alison burns is live outside with more. >> reporter: the fit round of argument the today wraps up in -- argument today wraps up in about 15 minutes and then the court will take up the medicaid

issue. the law could be in trouble after justices expressed serious reservations yesterday about the requirement that everyone get health insurance. we found a student from stanford who camped out overnight with his mom to get into the court this morning. >> it will be interesting to see if this happens. >> reporter: the requirements about preexisting conditions and free contraceptive services could be in jeopardy. we're gonna have more live coverage throughout the day. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:16. well, in san francisco, a comment from a member of the

public whose known as a needle during meetings feels threatened. according to "the examiner" harts says "maybe what you should do is elect ms. gomez to the position dictator for life and at least the rest of us would have to hope an assassination might result in a change of leadership." gomez called police and said she felt her life was threatened. we now know who put mountain winning bid for the dodgers. magic johnson and several other investors agreed to pay $2 billion. a bankruptcy judge must still approve the deal. a group of retired football players want to throw the nfl

for a loop. mark ribbon is in a class- action lawsuit over concussions. he says he still suffers from neurological conditions related to hits to the head. the suit includes 12 other players. a major food producer says the demand for beef and beef products is down. tie son foods is blaming the beef filler pink slime. this will result in a 2% to 3% smaller supply. trued a supermarket -- today, a supermarket is holding

a big swap meat. they are allowing customers to allow the swap for its be. critics call the products an unappetizing example of industrialized production. however, it's reported that additive has been around for years and meets all safety precautions. we're looking outside our window. that's what the sky looks like. another wet, windy morning. steve is coming back. he will tell you when the bay area will start to dry out. good morning. if you are driving on the contra costa freeway, still a little bit slow but we've seen some vast improvements on some commutes. they have names like idle time books and smash records

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now? >> i think so. this morning we've had a better commute than the past few days. as we move the maps, highway 4 being stubborn with traffic. and let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's become a lot better. the first time we've had a little bit a break. we'll take a break on a wednesday, don't you think? no problem. not as breezy as it was yesterday on the spans. and one more live picture, this is 237. of court, this traffic is still there. once you get past zanker, it's a nice drive. generally in the south bay it's been uneventful. and thank you, sal. we do have cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. there are a couple of sunbreaks around. that was a strong early-spring

system. no doubt about it. i think 5 1/3 up at cazadero. there's some light rain going through right now. strepping from the east way scattered through the santa cruz mountains. the biggest looks to be neat of livermore. there's not a lot left. there's also a few scattered showers around. i think we're seeing a decrease in this. everyone is really close due to the cloud cover. there will be a lot of cloud cover moving in. now, the next system will paint them with some's rain. there will be less -- some heavy rain. there will be less amounts. some kind light rain. this is coming in lower latitude. partly sunny on thursday. then cloudy on friday. rain to the north. that will sweep south on saturday and then sunday,

monday, most of tuesday looking good. >> 8:24. this is a sad day at one bay area middle school. we have video from this campus where students are mourning the loss of a classmate. ?ú??b??? ???c??@?????c:ow

the first group of volunteers just headed out the door. they headed out into the field for their first round of searching this morning. while at the same time, other members of the community are coming in to check in and are

being issued their orange vest. volunteers are briefed about where to search and how to spot suspicious items and tag those. meantime, the investigation into sierra lamar -- sierra lamar is now being called a kidnapping. they don't believe the 15-year- old ran away. the teen has not been teen since march 1th. the fact that is -- that this is considered an abduction is giving search volunteers a renewed sense of urgency. >> the faster we find her, the -- maybe the better the outcome. >> we can only hope and pray and miracles happen. >> reporter: and this volunteer search effort is organized by the klass kids foundation. the founder of that group is marc klass whose daughter was kidnapped and killed.

the turnout yesterday was impressive. nearly 600 people showed up yesterday. anyone who wants to help volunteer should show up here. they are all heading out to the field. this would appear to be the second group of volunteers heading out to the field trying to look for clues in the disappearance of sierra lamar. >> well -- well, grief counselors will be at a hayward middle school following the death of a 14- year-old student. students arer wear -- students are wearing blue. the student was an 8th grader at cesar chavez. school officials say he was playing basketball in a p.e. class yesterday morning when he hit his head and suffered a seizure. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the suspects in last week's mass murder is expected to make

his first court appearance. prosecutors are charging the convicted felon with five counts of murder with special circumstances. that would make him eligible for the death penalty if found guilty. police found five members of the family inside the home friday morning. investigators believe the victim knew the suspects and let him into their house. 8:30. at 10:00 this morning, joseph naso is scheduled to return to marin county court. a judge is expected to set a trial date. naso is accused of killing four northern california women between 1977 and 1994. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the 78- year-old naso who is

representing himself in the case. he's indicated to the judge that he will ask the judge to dismiss all charges. the funeral for martha gutierrez and her daughter begins this morning. police say her son killed his mother and his sister. he was an iraq war veteran. investigators say he had signs of poet-traumatic stress disorder -- post-traumatic stress disorder. lass measure campus police were caught on tape spraying occupier protesters there. the group wants the whole report. but police say it's a violation

of state law as it protects the rights of peace officers. two weeks ago, the judge ordered that those sections be sealed until he issues a ruling. san ramon police are schg for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her home. that attack -- are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her home. police say the man rang the doorbell and forced his way inside when the woman ooeped the door. the man is described as middle eastern, about 5'9", short, plaque hair, brown eyes and clean shaven. suspended sheriff mirror

mirror cau rimly is -- mirkarimi is fighting to get his job back. he's arguing he should be reinstated because that incident happened before he was sworn in as sheriff. mirkarimi is asking a judge to rule before the city'sful misconduct -- the city's misconduct hearing. it may be illegal to rent out apts and use them like hotels in san francisco. david chu introduced a measure that he says would increase the number of apartments available to residents. he wants to keep corporations from renting these apartments and have employees stay there. there a development to a -- there is a development to a story about rory moore. rory moore died earlier this month after she fell three stories on the stairs in her

san francisco apartment building apparently, they gave way. tenants say they've complained for years about the condition of that staircase. the san francisco building department has ordered the owner of the blling to replace all of the -- blling to replace all of the dag dag building to replace all of the -- of the building to replace all of the stairs. purblg megamillions jackpot winners will be competing for a record-breaking jackpot. the jackpot grew to $476 million after no one matched all six numbers in last night's

drawing. almost 50 players did come close, though, matching five of the winning numbers. evil of those tickets is worth at least $250,000. well, there are your winning numbers. they are 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and that meganumber, 24. right now, a group of chihuahuas from san jose and monterey are on their way to vancouver, washington. 82 dogs boarded a van about three hours ago to find a new home. they are being driven to a shelter in washington. it's similar to a mission in february when someone homeless dogs flew to new york a few months ago. how is the commute? >> i think we've had some improvement this morning when we first started on the air -- about 4:30 we go on the air.

the morning drive in -- the morning drive in contra costa county is still slow. southbound -- southbound 880 near a street is a brand-new crash. it was raining heavily when this 18-wheeler flipped over last night in castro valley. all lanes reopened at about 12:30 this morning. but for more than four hours, three lanes were blocked while crews righted the truck and cleaned up the fuel. no one was seriously hurt. the truck was carrying medical

supplies. let's go to steve. we're in union square and we do have mostly cloudy skies. cloudy skies. there's still a lot of cloud cover streaming in off the pacific. i just heard from willie diaz on twitter. he sent me four photos. he's up near tahoe city, around 6500 feet. very wet snow. he says it's kind of a weird, squishy, wet snow. you can see some of the light rain continuing to move around a little bit. there is not a lot left after last night. one to three inches up towards the north bay. san rafael over an inch. santa rosa an inch and a half.

santa cruz mountains about 1 to 3. redwood city, 1.1/4. morgan hill to gilroy about .50 to .75. middletown, greta, our observer, 4 inches. ukiah with a record rain of 2.81 to date. kentfield had over 2 inches. vallejo had .97. the rain will be winding down. the jet stream aimed at california. it will rain a little bit. it's a mild, mild system. the next system is right there. this hold as lot more moi. this almost will get its act together and swing in -- and a

little breezy. could be a few mid-50s. if we could get a little bit of sun there. rain to the north will sweep south on saturday along with another round of rain and wind. it looks a lot quieter on sunday. claudine and dave. 8:38. it's the worse thing that could happen at a fireworks factory. the big fire that had workers running for their lives. now! >> we have new information about the jetblue pilot who caused his own turbulence on a flight. we are i've in oakland where -- we're live in oakland where firefighters are unable to save a woman from her burning hoe,sh -- burning home. find out what firefighters say caused the fire. whatcha lookin' for hon?

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luckily, no one was hurt. the inspector says it appears the home is not safe for anyone to lish in. today is the last of three days for the u.s. supreme court to hear arguments on president obama's healthcare reform law. a ruling from the court is not expected until june time. and the investigation is underway into a fatal fire in oakland. it happened a few hours ago this morning. tara moriarty has been there for the past couple of hours. she's back now with the tragic update. >> reporter: we've spoke to the caregiver this morning who has known this victim for 50 years. she was quite distraught. she tried to help the woman out of her house but it was simply too late. around 5:30, firefighters located the elderly woman inside the home on chestnut street which was engulled in heavy smoke. crews performed cpr but she died at -- engulfed in heavy

smoke. crews performed cpr but she died at the scene. >> there was smoke coming out. so i ran with the key. he was already there. i proceeded anyway to hope the door and it was swollen and i gave it a push. >> reporter: he says the woman never had any children but was well-liked by everyone on the block. they say the flames broke out near the living room and kitchen, where there was a floor heater. now, investigators will try to pinpoint if that is indeed the cause. at this point, the firefighters say it looks like $125,000 in damage to the home. we're like in oakland -- we're live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. we're learning about a frightening disturbance on board a flight from north carolina to florida. a female passenger reportedly had to be restrained yesterday

after attacking the crew of a u.s. airways flight. she allegedly kicked the flight attendant, spit in their face and knocked them to the ground. >> this morning we are learning more about the jetblue pilot who suffered a meltdown in the middle of the flight. >> now! >> you are looking at cell phone video captured yesterday. the pilot has been identified as clayton osbon. he's been a commercial pilot since 12989. law enforcement says he -- since 1989. law enforcement says he had a panic attack. the faa is calling it a medical examiner. he storms through the cockpit screaming about bombs and al qaeda. the flight had to be diverted to amarillo. >> we heard the word they are gonna bomb us. others heard something about

iraq and afghanistan. >> an off-duty pilot who was a passenger helped safely land the plane. the faa says the pilot had a mental situation pilots who are under 40 have to pass a mental and physical once a year and if they are over 40 the pilots have to take the physicals twice a year. these pictures are incredible. those explosions caused several buildings at the fireworks compound to cap fire. now, no one was hurt but you can smell sulfer in the air for several hours. the factory assembles fireworks. investigators believe it was all an accident. back in this country, 900 homes have been evacuated in colorado and 6,000 more are being warned

they should be ready to leave. huge wires burning in the rockies about 25 miles southwest of denver. at least one woman is missing. two people were found. an elderly couple in their home. firefighters have been struggling to contain the flames because of high winds and dry conditions. investigators in san mateo county are trying to identify remains along the pacifica shore line. police say a human foot washed ashore along 0 rockaway beach. this is the same area searchers have been searching for mchenry. he told his family he was going camping but never came back. his backpack was found near morey point. both areas are very close to rockaway beach. two people who had to be rescued from a water treatment plant in san francisco could face charges. police say a man and woman jumped over the fence and found

an open door. the woman somehow fell in. the woman had to be treated for hypothermia. the man was taken to jail. police suspect the two were drinking. the uc board of regents meeting right now. they are beating behind closed doors later today to talk about several dozen senior level employees threatening to sue. the issue, a policy adopted by regents -- regents in 1999 that would give higher pensions for those who earned more than $244,000 a year. "the chronicle" reports that mark yudof will ask the regents to rescind that policy. one of pro basketball's flamboyant stars may be going to jail. dennis rodman may go to jail for 20 days. that is unless he comes up with

$860,000 in chilt and spousal support -- in child and spousal support within the next couple of months. his lawyer says dennis is flat broke due in part to a very serious drinking problem. the oakland as traveled a long way to play a home game. they did finish a game with the seattle mariners in tokyo, japan. it was major league baseball's 2012 season opener. the two-game season is designed to to start the season. we're not go -- to start the season. we're not gonna announce the score. but we've posted it on the front of our web page. just go to ktvu.com. and stanford's men's basketball team has made it to the n.i. trnlts team -- n.i.t. team. stanford men face minnesota in

the n.i.t. championship game. it's a great time to be a stanford player. 8:49. a proposed change to walnut creek's liquor laws will not come up for discussion tonight. the plan would have cracked down on businesses that serve liquor. bar and restaurant owners are against the idea. they think they -- they think they can't be responsible for the behavior of everyone who drinks. the ordy next was scheduled to go -- ordinance was scheduled to go before the planning commission tonight. the meeting has been rescheduled for next month. police in oakland warning people about a rash of street robberies in the downtown area. the incidents were reported last week on telegraph avenue, clay street, 9th street and oak street. police say two suspects on bicycles approached the victims and then robbed them. luckily no one was hurt. if you have any information

contact oakland police. 8:50. the american civil liberties union accuses the fbi on spying on bay area muslims. they say the fbi gathered information about bay area mosques during visits that have been called friendly community outreach meetings. the aclu says the spying took place between 2004 and 2008 and included moves in santa clara, antioch and sunnyvale. federal prosecutors filed paperwork saying kinde durkee em bess ldz money -- during the past ten years -- embezzled money during the past ten years. there are reports durkee will plead guilty of five counts of fraud and faces up to 14 years in prison. 8:51. it appears that counting

mistakes are costing the city of oakland. what's in a new report coming from the city auditor's office. and sal is going to have an update on slow had morning traffic in the east bay this morning.

new this morning, we just got a press release from the oakland city auditor identifying some costly mistakes the city has made in

issuing payments to vendors the out of a sample of 63 payments tested, 1 duplicate payments were identified. that -- 16 duplicate payments were identified. that represents more than $100,000. they found some of the duplicates were the result of data entry errors and the lack of procedures to identify the payments when they occur, the duplicate payments. firefighters rush to put out an unusual fire at lake merritt. this happened at cleveland street. firefighters say a wire ape came down during the storm and that's what started the fire. once pg&e turned off the electricity, firefighters were able to put the flames out. now, electrical fires also caused problems, three transit passengers were briefly stranded. a live wire came down on top of their bus. it happened on state drive.

passengers were given assistance to get off the bus making sure no one touched the bus and the ground at the same time. the san jose city council has agreed to prioritize projects. last night, the council passed a measure to begun ups on -- upgrades on certain areas. someone in the north bay has a ticket worth $250,000. no one picked all six numbers in last night's drawing, but there are 47 tickets across the country that picked five numbers correctly. there was a winning ticket bought in mill valley, redding and sacramento. well, there are the winning numbers on the screen, 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and that meganumber is 24. the $250,000 just missed that meganumber. so friday's jackpot will now reach an estimated 476 million.

we can split it. >> is that all? recover. [ [ laughter ] hey, sal, we have a crash in hayward. >> involving a motorcyclist. this crash on the maps here. you can see it right there. southbound, blocking a lane and traffic is slow approaching hayward. now this morning's commute on 880 northbound. not all that bad. but you will see slow traffic. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. rain is winding down here. some in the morning, but we do have snow in the mountains. it's a very wet snow. willie diaz tweeted this. he's up near tahoe city around 6500 fight. he says it's very, very wet, the see rather -- by the cement pond. very wet snow up there and a wiper weather advisory goes in effectful 11:00. clouds roll in on friday. another system, a strong one, maybe saturday morning. >> all right. thank you, steven. >> uh-huh. we thank you for trusting

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