oklahoma painted us for a slight risk of thunderstorms. there goes our rain right there. behind that we are getting clearing. 51 or 52 expect for santa rosa at 46. that is moffett at 53. highs today 50 and very, very low 60s. it won't take much. a few sun breaks. that will get the sun break juicy and bubbling up. the low dives in for friday. showers cooler. some one breaks today. possible thunderstorms off to the east. highs today will stay on the cool side with 50s and very, very low 60s. traffic is a little dicey because of the wet roads. it's not raining hard but you will see water all over the place and possibly standing water. slow it down and take it easy.

our very own dave clark said he was driving through the tunnel and found himself going a little fast. >> i slowed down though. >> slow down as you drive to work. this is a look at 80 westbound. dave will be out of my hair in a half hour. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split that traffic looks good. there are no major problems here. southbound 101 also looks good to the airport. it's 4:30 let's go back to the desk. there is developing news from southeast asia. a magnitude 8.6 earthquake hit indonesia. indonesian's president say there is are no reports of casualties or damage. tsunami warning has been issued for the entire indian ocean.

there was a magnitude 8.1 after shock a half harrowing e.g.. these earthquakes hit the general area. a quart every of a million people were killed. the president of oikos university says the future of that school is in doubt. alex savidge tells us why students may never return to that oakland campus. alex. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. oikos university students will continue their studies away from that campus. crass will likely be held temporarily at two east bay colleges. one of them is this school. the other is unitech college from fremont. classes have been dismissed indefinitely since the shooting

rampage. during a memorial service yesterday the schools president was optimistic about the future viability of the college. but later in an interview with the local inspect the president expressed concern whether the college can survive. he is worried the negative publicity will deter perspective students. again we don't know when classes will continue. the president was unclear when that will happen. we do understand according to reports out this morning when the classes will continue they will not happen at their oakland campus. they will be moved temporarily to two east bay colleges. overnight news a driver is

dead after being hate by a -- being hit by a freight train. you can tell by the damage to the vehicle that it was a violent collision. the train smashed into the back end of the car which is now more than half the original size. this doesn't seem to be a decide attempt. investigators are trying to determine if or how the driver lost control. overnight we have learned a missing alzheimer's patient has been found. patricia tyler was found safely on monday. police tell us tyler's family was the one that found her. in several hours another search is going to get under way for a missing morgan hill teenager sierra l'amour.

the class kids foundation which agains at 8:00 this morning. searches are also planned for saturday and sunday. san mateo police are concerned there may be other alleged victims. he was arrested four weeks ago after police say two students two females ages nine and 11 came forward with allegations wong worked there from 1991 to 2001. san mateo police are asking parents to contact them if they have any concerns. the father and daughter that were hit while riding their bikes will be laid to rest today. they were hit by a speeding suv that jumped the curb on saturday. the 17-year-old driver was released from juvenile hall yesterday. he could be rearrested and

charged if police determine distracted driving caused that crash. >> we don't have any legal aspect to hole him on any charges or put any restrictions on him. >> so he can drive. >> whatever his license is at this time he's still within those per ramates. >> the nuri family released a statement saying quote we know this country has a justice system put in place and respect it. that is why our families moved here over 27 years ago. police in santa rosa have pictures of a suspected arsonist. the man in these pictures may have set six vehicles on fire on the night of april 1st. he targeted unlocked vehicles, took valuables from them before setting them on fire. those orson -- arsons took place between west valley west and west 3rd street and full son. rick santorum drops out of

the republican presidential race clearing the way for front runner midrom -- mitt romney. >> this has been a good day for me. >> coming up in eight minutes why newt gingrich says santorum's pullout will benefit him and not romney. the reason why gingrich needs to make an urgent trip to the bank today. in the past few weeks several dog walkers say they have come across aggress i coyotes in that part. they are defenning their territory because it is pupping season. one dog walker tole us he reason into a coyote. >> park officials say a quarter mile of jfk drive will be off

limit to dogs through the pupping season. the oakland a's hope mother nature will ease up for their matchuppedness the city royals. they whats -- it delay the sister of the game for 48 minutes. it's 4:37. it's still early but sal is watching the roads for us and the tunnel because dave said it was slow going through there. >> it's still wet out there. we want to let you know you should drive slower. that is the safe thing to do. you don't want to get into any hassles. when it rains we see more traffic collisions. that's what the chp always tells us. right now it looks good on 880. if you are driving to the toll

plaza westbound traffic the light so far. and no major issues in the southbound on northbound 280. at 4:38 let's go to steve. >> cars are building up through there. our system going through here. wintertime we couldn't get any rain in here. even if we tried and did a dance. i tried. i did some dances. it finally shows up here. we are not done yet. our rain is moving off toward the east. we will see calmer conditions here. also a few sun breaks. pretty good rain. just a sea di -- just a steady rain. napa almost an inch of rain. redwood city picked up a half inch of rain. same for oakland and san francisco had two-thirds.

today the rain moves off and turns to showers. it will be cooler as that cooler air comes through. i would think napa county and solano would be the main window. you can see the rain ending moving off there. could be drizzle around or low clouds. mainly 50s. 51 and 52. highs today upper 60s for a few or excuse me upper 50s to a few low 60s. it will be another cool day with temperatures below average. the low is finally spinning in. as it does that will destabilize the weather. next system is roaring in. it will curve itself out. this is a rain fall prefor. tomorrow morning i'll be talking about rain and not showers. through the afternoon pretty

decent totals come in. napa over anarchal in concord. so if i was to say all the way into friday keep the rain gear handy. some sun breaks. thunderstorms possible to the east. temperatures upper 50s or very, very low 60s. there will be a fine line on the high temperatures today. here is claudine. your time is 4:40. the verdict is in what a jury had to say about discrimination charges against richmond top cop. >> the star power behind sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> a medesto teacher accuse of having a relationship with an urn age student gets his. >> traffic still looks good to the middle of the county.

our rain is finally moving off. then you will see some sun breaks for awhile. possible showers and thundershowers popping up later today. north korea is moving ahead with preparations to launch a controversial rocket. engineers are finishing the fueling of the rocket that could be launched as early as tomorrow. u.s., japan, and south korea believe north korea is using

the launch to test its long range u.s. capabilities. the three remaining republican presidential candidates are hoping rick santorum's withdraw from the race will give their campaign a boost. >> this presidential race for us is over for me we will suspend our campaign effective today. we are not done fighting. >> mitt romney says he has spoken with santorum and look forward to working with him. both ron paul and newt gingrich say they are staying in the race. >> obviously we would like to get his delegates and frankly on values and conservatism i'm much more closer to santorum's delegates. >> gingrich is also urging gingrich supporters to donate to his campaign which is about

$4.5 million in debt. officials in utah say gingrich's $500 check to get on the ballot for utah's primary bounced. bay area republicans say with rick santorum out of the race it's time for the party to unit behind mitt romney. >> we are focus on beating barack obama now. >> the san francisco republican party held its annual fundraiser last night at a private club in the financial district. shows president obama leading myth romney in a head to -- mitt romney in a highway to head match. the washington post survey was conducted last weekend. this morning president obama will once again call on congress to raise taxes on millionaires. at the white house this morning the president will repeat his call for congress to pass the buffet rule. in florida yesterday the president says it's only fair for millionaire to pay the same

tax rate as middle class. police packed opening day at dodgers stadium a year after bryan stow was beaten into a coma at that park. police presence to prevent the one stow suffered. 79 people were kicked out for being drunk or rowdy. suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has hired two attorneys if. mirkarimi has added los angeles attorney shepard cops to his legal team. he is also the son of quentin cop. the medesto teacher that quit his job to live with an 18-

year-old student is without his passport. james hooker appeared in court for sexual assault charges involving a different teenager. the allege victim came forward after seeing him flaunting his relationship with josh dab powers. they ordered hooker to turn over his passport. a choir director has been arrested accused of spying on female students while on a field trip. the alleged incident happened while he was working with the choir from san jose. he has been suspended from the chorus. occupy oakland protestors are vowing to carry on their message. >> it's the three weeks i was living in a broke down car. >> there were plenty there

marking a milestone. it was six weeks ago when they began but stay away owners -- however occupy ier -- occupiers say they remain as committed as necessary. >> it's things like the housing that have been foreclosed on. that is able to resinate in different places. >> on may 1st occupiers plan a nation-wide prop test dubbed may day. they will try to close down the port of oakland. at noon the ktvu website will have a link to the long awaited report on the pepper spray incident at uc davis. campus police pepper sprayed students demonstrating against bunt cuts. police wanted to protect the officers identities. under a settlement the report will be posted online without the names of the officers

involved. the report was scheduled to be released on march 6th and yesterday as well. critical questions remain in the gruesome mass killing. police found the bodies of five family members inside the home last month. police arrested a suspect two days later but they are still looking for two weapons believed to be used in those killings. there is still no official word on a motive. police and prosecutors updated the public on the investigation. richmond's police chief has been cleared of all charges of racial bias and harassment. >> a jury unanimously cleared the city of richmond. seven high ranking african american police officers filed a lawsuit in 2007. they claim chief magnus and the deputy chief racially discriminated against them. they had asked for $18 million

in compensation. >> i bare no animosity toward anyone. i want us to move forward. >> i heard the bad guys won. we are used to this in rich mono. i'm not going to identify who. >> one of the officers that filed the lawsuit collapsed as the verdict was being read and needed medical attention. a federal case is still pending. george zimmerman the florida neighborhood watchman that fatally shot trayvon martin after his attorneys drop z his case. they say they have not been able to reach zimmerman so they could no longer represent them. the attorneys noted they concerned about zimmerman's mental state but added they are willing to represent him again if that he decides to contact them. meanwhile the special prosecutor handling the case

says she will announce new information in the next couple of days. angela quarry is trying to disease whether to charge zimmerman. zimmerman says he was acting in self-defense when he shot the unarm the sen ager. there. making the treats of san francisco safer. >> and we now know the family of the hit show tv show the simpsons live in springfield and we have never known which one until now. we'll tell you which city actually inspired that comedy.

san francisco city officials are going after unsafe bicycle riders following a deadly accident. they plan to increase sting operations at key

intersections. some offenders would be allowed to o ten a safe -- attend a safety course instead of getting a ticket. he could face criminal charges. starting next month spokers will have a tougher time lighting up in outdoor areas of san jose. the city council passed a ordnance. line where is people wait for service and common areas of apartments and condos. that new law goes into effect at the end of may. let's go back out to sal castaneda who is watching the wet roads tombing sure everyone is getting to work safely and quickly. >> exactly that. we are still doing pretty well as we look at some of these pecktures you will like what you see. westbound 92 traffic is moving along nicely with no major problems on the san mateo bridge. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. the common denominator is it's

wet out there. let's go to steve. our system is finally moving off toward the east. as it does we will get breaks here for awhile. the maim rain has moved toward the sacramento valley. some of the rain totals half inch of rain. napa almost an everybody of rain. ben low ma has had an inch and ha half. so today the rain ends. possible thundershowers this afternoon. but there goes our system. it's moving off and as it does temperatures left behind in the 50s almost for everybody. low 50s expect santa rosa at 47. there could probably be fog forms. upper 50s very, very low 60s on the high today. now cold, unstable air works its way in. even even though we get a break

we will see possible showers and thundershowers. nothing too crazy on the rainfall today. tonight and tomorrow we start to ramp things up again. the next front comes in. showers today. rain tomorrow. some of the amounts could be decent here as we go into friday. showers cooler. we will see some sun here. partly sunny to mostly cloudy here. 50s upper to 60s low on temperatures and extended outlook. rain returns thursday. showers cooler on friday. things will calm down and be warmer on the weekend. we now know the inspiration beline the hometown of the simpsons. they have made a long running joke of hiding the exact location of springfield. but creator matt says smithsonian magazine spring

feel, oregon is the setting. the new video from right after the quake and the surprisingly positive damage report. >> plus getsing a -- getting a glimpse of future transit plans. bart expansion mile tone.