a new court appearance by the suspect accused of killing five people in san francisco and a decision just announced by the judge. good afternoon. i'm claudine wong in today for tori campbell. the man accused of killing five people in san francisco went to court today to be normally charged with their -- formally charged with their

deaths. christien kafton has more. >> reporter: i was in the courtroom when the judge barred -- ruled that our cameras were allowed to record the proceedings but not our face. the public defender requested that his office represent them. but the prosecutor objected because the prosecutor represented luc's brother and the judge removed adachi from the case. >> we believe the judge's decision was wrong and she didn't follow the law. >> reporter: luc is still face -- is still facing homicide

charges. >> i'm very new to the case. based upon the charges, the initial concern would be that he's charged with a multiple homicide. she's charged with special circumstances which make him eligible for the death penalty. >> reporter: luc is scheduled to be formally charged and will be entering a not guilty plea on april 5th. meanwhile, jeff adachi said at a news conference immediately following the hearing that he will be appealing the judge's decision. that appeal is expected to come within a week. now david stevenson is following all of these rapid new developments on this case and we'll have the latest for you at 5:00 and 6:00. if you are still looking for updates throughout the day, check out ktvu.com and mobile ktvu for updates, again,

throughout the day. back to you. >> thank you. a pennsylvania man is under arrest after he allegedly tried to bring fireworks aboard a flight to san francisco. authorities say he tried to bring them through the airport and that he told the screeners he forgot the bottle was in the back with the fireworks. >> i think tsa did its job. i think the extra security was great. sew actually i felt very com-- so actually, i felt very comfortable. >> it is a violation to try to bring that item through the checkpoint, whether it is intentionlal or -- intensional or accidental -- intentional or accidental. right now, volunteers in morgan hill are taking part in the search for a missing teen, sierra lamar. today marks 13 days since her

appearance. the sheriff's office is if he cussing on areas -- office is focusing on areas near her home. the k-9 dogs plan to scour the lake for many volunteers who want to find the girl. this case hits home for some. >> this case just tricks you -- strikes you in the heart. you need to help in some way. >> investigators say sierra was likely abducted by someone from or familiar with the morgan hill area. another vigil is scheduled for the missing teen tonight. san francisco police are investigating a serious accident that accident a bicyclist and a pedestrian to the hospital. this was in the castro district. witnesses told police the bicyclist may have run a red light. the bicyclist was also hurt but is expected to survive. authorities are still trying to determine how a woman was

seriously injured in downtown san francisco. she was lying in the street at howard and beale streets. officers say witnesses saw a muni bus go through the intersection right before the woman was found. the victim was in her 60s. she's hospitalized with life- threatening injuries. at least three people were arrested during a u cl. regents meeting in san francisco. >> there's more than 100,000 workers out here and -- [ cheers ] >> almost 50 demonstrators attended today's meeting. many blasting the uc leaders during the public comment portion of the meeting. the "l.a. times" reports some of the demonstrators tussled with officers before the arrest. [chanting] >> protests and arrests at a bay area school board meeting. ktvu had the only camera there when this all happened around

midnight. a full report coming up later in the newscast. well, it's official. within the past hour, paperwork was filed in the last half-hour to raise minimum rage. here's more. >> reporter: a short time ago, a group of students took a major step toward increasing the minimum wage in this city and they say they've collected enough signatures for the ballot. they say it's a civil rights issue and that's why they gathered around the statues, who -- who raised their fists during the olympics. and following in the footsteps of myth and carlos, the students took off their shoes and marched toward city hall about an hour ago.

they delivered about 30,000 signatures. it's a plan that would set the minimum wage at $10 in san jose. that would push it up from the state's requirement of $8 an hour. this all started and then community and labor groups jointed the effort. students decided working groups need too earn too -- need to earn more. >> amazing. empowering. we need to make this a reality. >> that's what teachers are advocating. get out there. did what you learn in your education and make a difference. it's really inspiring to see that we were able to see -- you know, reach the number within the short amount of time. >> this is not just a student issue. this is a community issue. >> it is. >> but of course, there's some opposition to this plan. a short time ago, the silly done valley -- silicon valley

council believes it would drive up operating costs. still, they've collected the signatures and they hope to get it on the campaign ballot. back to you. republican presidential candidate, mitt romney, is picking up more high-profile endorsements. today, former president herbert walker bush will publicly endorse romney as his choice for the republican nomination. and mar key rubio also endorsed romney. that happened last night. rubio has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate. rick santorum will be in the bay area in a few hours. he is due to deliver what his campaign calls a major foreign policy speech in fairfield. that's at the jelly belly factory. they are a major supporter of

conservative causes. arthat, there -- after that, there will be a $1,000 a head event. and he will attend another fund- raiser in alamo tonight. president obama.commed on congress to a -- to repeal the tax subsidies. >> it's not as if these companies can't stand on their own. last year, the three biggest u.s. oil companies took home more than $80 billion in profits. the president said his administration has presided over an unprecedented increase in domestic oil production. he also called for energy independence through clean technologies. republicans say he's trying to push up gas prices to force americans off oil. well, the golden state

warriors will be encouraging going green on b.a.r.t. three players and coach jackson will be part of a green mob at 2:30. they are gonna ride b.a.r.t. and will be passing out prepaid clippers cards, all to convince people to ride public transportation. >> reporter: protesters managed to shut down an oakland school board meeting and get arrested. find out what made them so angry. mark tamayo is up soon to tell you about the next time you are gonna see rain, and he says you are not gonna have to wait very soon. also, surveillance video just released that may impact the national debate over the killing of a florida teenager.

this is gorge zimmerman being taken into a sanford, florida police station. the martin's lawyer says there's no signs of injury on him. martin said he slammed his head in the ground. there is outrage across the

nation because zimmerman has not been arrested for that shooting. police have a description of a man they say assaulted a woman in her home. the attacker is described as middle eastern in his 40s, around 5'9" with a heavy build, black hair and brown eyes. the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff mirkarimi is in swen vary law -- venezuela caring for her father. lopez has found it very comforting to be with her friends and family. lopez gave up a very successful career as an actress to live with her husband. tara moriarty has exclusive video of the sit-ins that

landed protesters behind bars in this school board meeting. >> reporter: around midnight, oakland school police swooped in. >> no more closeth! >> reporter: they arrested ten protesters, including two teachers and a -- >> this is not legitimate! we do not acknowledge or recognize this! >> reporter: one parent says they've been trying to purposely keep them in the dark. >> we're trying to find another solution. they don't work with us at -- at all. >> it's closing. >> how do you feel about that? >> bad! >> reporter: protesters, many of whom are with the group b.a.m. say the board was going to vote on the superintendent's plan to lease santa fe elementary to the emeryville school district and whether to turn over

another elementary school to a private charter. that never happened. >> we have other things to do, even though we've been here six hours. >> reporter: after board members left, protesters continued to yep and chant and that's when they were arrested -- yell and chant and that's when they were arrested. because of the interruptions, in about one hour, the school board says they will reconvene here. we spoke to one protester by phone who says he was charged with unauthorityizing stay, in a school zone. they expect to pack the meeting at 1:00. back to you. police are investigating three shootings. one them deadly after a night of violence in oakland. three men were shot in the head at three separate locations. police say they could not -- they do not believe the incidents are related -- are

related. a man was shot in the head on the 1900 block of 2th avenue and died the at scene. his family identified the victim as 36-year-old tyrone raswell. so far police have no suspects. many bay area people have $500 billion on the brain. that's the new jackpot for the megamillions. convenience stores are telling the -- are selling a lot more tickets than usual. tomorrow's jackpot will be the biggest in human history. the largest megamillions payoff before this one was $390 million. winners in georgia and new jersey split 245 mott back in -- pot -- split that pot back in 2007. maybe we'll have the winning numbers in your forecast. at least a nice forecast. mild start this morning. taking a live look outside. in san jose, we have overcast out there, some haze, a few

high clouds. right now on live stormtracker2, you can see the action. today is supposed to be a dry day. we cannot rule out the chance of a few sprinkles in the north bay. you can see some -- you can see some some activity but mainly up toward mendocino county right around ukiah. as far as current temperatures, take a look at these, already in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. san jose right now checking in 62 degreesian ton -- downtown san francisco in the upper 50s. currently 5 reporting mostly cloudy. forecast headlines we have this partly to mostly cloudy skies. we do bling a chance for a few showers. so rainfall becoming likely especially first thing saturday morning. temperatures will be cooling off for the weekend as well. here is the setup for today. you can see all of this cloud cover. the rain confined to the north. we do have a sun/cloud mix. this is close enough that we

cannot rule out a shower in the north bay. we have the fronts here. so the warm front is here. that's warm air moving through the area. so some mild air sticks around. in add vance of our next storm and that moves in first thing next thing on saturday morning. a few high clouds into the why afternoon -- a few high clouds. we could have a few high showers. the bigger perspective, as can you see, is the rain. here is the system moving onshore first thing saturday morning. scattered showers into the afternoon with even the possibility of a thunderstorm. that's all saturday. sunday we'll be dry. forecast highs this afternoon, mainly in the 60s. warmest location, pretty warm, right around 70 degrees in

morgan hill and gilroy. look ahead to your five-day forecast with your weekend in view. there is a chance of a sprinkle or a shower for your friday. there you can pick out saturday morning, off and on showers. it looks like sunday will be the best -- latino the best day -- will be the best day of the weekend. so if you were planning any outdoor parties, keep that in mind for saturday with the rainfall. a class action lawsuit was filed against -- against apple's new phone. the voice is called siri and some say siri is not as easy to use as some commercials suggest. the city of walnut creek is considering cracking down on crimes related to the sale of booze. the planning commission will hold a public hearing tonight

to examine a nuisance space ordinance. the city is concerned about people walking out of restaurants drunk and getting into fights. we want to correct a story about an an ins sent -- an incident this morning. we said that melvin kibby was found dead from his cell but he was found unresponsive and taken into surgery. he's alive and out surgery. we are told he's in critical but stable condition. how the bay area's most famous city ranks when it comes to walkable places to live? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together.

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taking a look at the numbers for you, the dow is down almost 10 points. it looks like we could be headed for a third week of job losses and the labor department had a sign of a strengthening job market. the number of people filing for first-time unemployment benefits is down 5,000 from the week before and keeps those jobless numbers at their lowest level in four years. economists say when the job numbers fall below 350,000 consistently, it's a tine companies are hiring instead of

laying off. chopper 2 is over this situation in the eat bay. developing news. this is grown avenue. this is in newark. officers tell us that a s.w.a.t. team is there in a police action that involves officers from new arc, fremont and the -- newark, fremont and the highway patrol. one man has been arrested. there's now a search for a second man in that same neighborhood. that's why there is still a lot of police activity. again this, is still a developing situation. we'll have more on this online at ktvu.com. of course, we'll update you during our 5:00 newscast. well, this afternoon grocery hand retail workers will hold a rally. hun drerdz of workers and retirees from safeway, raley's and save-mart are demanding belter healthcare. they've been in contract

negotiations with the supermarkets since january and they say there's been little progress toward as new krmt. criticism for starbucks to remove artificial coloring in one of the drinks, they decided to stop using red dye in their frappuccino. instead they are using beetles. the fda has certified those beetles as a safe food additives. it's also used in yoplait yogurts and pop tarts. if you would like to walk a lock and you -- lot and cambridge, massachusetts, followed by new york and then san francisco ranked fourth and then berkeley. those are the best cities to walk in. tonight at 5:00, we're going on a search for sierra

lamar. it's been 13 days since she disappeared. the new plans to try to find her. well, thank you for joining us. be sure to join us again at 5:00 and also we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. have a great day.