11:00 this morning. the stand off continues around an apartment to the west of that intersection up there on chrysler road. beyond the stand off taking place, as you said for many hours, there are few answers. >> reporter: the sheriff's deputy believes the suspect is still inside his apartment, a building surrounded by officers. >> we don't know anything about him, we don't know what the motive is. all we know is we have two people dead, one of my valued members of my team is dead. >> reporter: two of his deputies were serving eviction notices, one of the deputies was shot. and one civilian. s.w.a.t. team members arrived to surround the apartment building. including the bomb squad. >> we are deploying the bomb

team because we believe there are explosives inside the apartment. >> reporter: the name of the suspect hasn't been released. one neighbor knows who the sheriffs is looking for. >> he was discharged from the military. he seemed nice. >> reporter: again, the name of the sheriff's deputy and the civilian have not been released yet. we are expecting a briefing tonight. however, while we are told it will take place, it will not happen till the situation here revolves itself. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> residence were shocked and scared to hear of the violence. it happened in a complex, small 2 story apartment building. some residents saw the shooting after math. >> a guy they were trying to resuscitate him. they were doing that for a good

5 minutes. the other guy was the officer because as they were running him towards the car, they had another car shielding him. >> they say gang activity is common. stay with us on www.ktvu.com for the latest on this developing news story and you will find a link to video from the scene. turning to storm watch, rains caused a partial roof collapse this morning at the good will stor. this happened about 10:45. standing water caused a portion of the roof to cave in. further investigation found more standing water. >> while up there they found other blocked drains and in those areas they cleared the debris to let the roof drain properly. >> the store was not effected

by the collapse. no injuries were reported. this is video taken by a ktvu channel 2 news viewer this morning. this was taken about 10:00 when a thunderstorm rolled through. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us where the conditions were seen today. >> unsettled weather today and yesterday and tomorrow and right now. to the central valley. live storm tracker 2. i show you this. i know it is east of the area but it applies to our weather. this air is triggering more severe weather. we have severe thunderstorm in the central valley. you see the watch boxes. you see this spinner out here, that is the doppler rader saying we had rotation on this cell. that means the top could be going up to 25,000 feet. that is a big cell. that is the kind of weather we are expecting tomorrow. showers are back in the

forecast. tonight with the morning commute showers, the afternoon, the ground gets hot, air rises and we will see weather. when i come back, we will look that five-day forecast. the heavy rain overwhelmed san francisco's sewer system. ktvu's david stevenson is live where residents are taking recautions tonight -- precautions tonight. >> reporter: the crews are expected to be out here doing clean up. they brought in sand bags to help people prepare for another night of heavy rain and possibly more flooding but for some the damage is already done. >> insane. >> reporter: flooding costs him several new pieces that were set to be exhibited tomorrow. >> my paintings. ready to be crewed for

tomorrow. lost. >> reporter: 2 dozen businesses and residents suffered damage last night. thousands of gallons of rain water crashed the sewer system. >> throwing out the equipment because of the contamination. >> came up through the man holes and the drains and went into the low lying areas. a lot of these places are under the street level. they are effected the worst. >> this is 2009. >> reporter: he says the flooding is the cost of doing business in a creek and natural drainage basin. >> this is the old mission creek. and we are a flood zone. >> reporter: others say the cities haven't done enough to help. >> we are launching our improvement program this spring and summer and that is a project that will look at the

system and replace pipes. >> reporter: the show must go on. even without several of his art works. >> i have to file a claim with the city. >> reporter: back out here live. a live look that clean up and sand bagging going on. officials are encouraging victims to file claims for damage that has been suffered. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you see a weather related problem, e-mail us a picture or video. e-mail photos @ktvu.com. downtown oakland says this drove away business for months and now this is breaking it back. after months of police conflict with occupy protests calm has been restored. ktvu's paul chambers joins us

live with the shift happening downtown. >> reporter: this weekend will mark 5 months since police rated the plaza. they are restoring frank ogawa plaza. surprisingly, some businesses are thankful the occupy movement happened here. >> reporter: for 9 months, opening three months before the occupy movement began. giving the store full perspective. >> stressful. people were nervous. people of occupy oakland camped out last fall. businessbusinesses in the area say it has some positive

effects. >> gave home. >> all the businesses teamed up and tried to bring positive energy. >> many said they saw business down, business deals that had been moving towards completion, dying away. >> reporter: they were almost one of those businesses. two weeks ago that changed when they had their grand opening. >> occupy did delay some of our building here, couple times but that didn't stop us. >> reporter: a few other stores opened up. the managers say they have no problem with the occupy movement as long as the protests remained peaceful. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police say they arrested two men suspected in 7 armed robberies. they are accused of a series of

robberies between march 8 and april 6. both men are held at the main jail. investigators say a fire at a apartment building may have been an act of arson. it was reported this morning. firefighters say the fire spread into the attic of the storage unit but didn't reach any apartments. witnesses saw someone light something on fire and throw it into the storage unit. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi asked a judge to rumove the city's attorney's office against the case against him. they have a conflict of interest because they are representing mayor ed lee in the proceedings. a hearing is set for april 19. the california supreme court ruled employers do not have to make workers take breaks. a group of workers sued saying

abuses are widespread. but the court sided with the businesses, saying requiring companies is unmanageable. >> we are pleased with the decision. we believe it is a common sense ruling to the issue. >> california is one of a few states that impose as penality for not providing breaks. they scrapped a plan for initial public offering last night. bright source energy blamed the move on adverse market conditions. the cancellation is sparked concern other solar companies will have a difficult time going public. regulator issued a manning later. dan richards was criticized after this photo was published of him holding a shot mountain

lion he killed. the commission says he violated the gift limit when he accepted the trip. he has since repaid the ranch. despite the scope of the company, no one says he is a bad neighbor, the problem is, he had it with the county on a new project. >> search for sierra lamar goes underwater. the unusual images that brought divers back out today. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no!

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dozens of leaders in san jose for the ground breaking ceremony for the new bart

system there. the project is paid for by local, state and federal dollars. it is the first phase of the extension from fremont to san jose and santa clara. divers were out searching for clues in the sierra lamar disappearance. there were areas of interest in images picked up earlier this week. they did not elaperate on what was found -- elaborate on what was found. the man arrested in the shooting of trayvon martin faced second degree murder in court today. george zimmerman said only two words as he appeared with his attorney this morning in a courtroom. >> you are appearing for your first appearance at this time for charge of second degree murder, and you are represented by counsel? >> yes, sir.

>> george zimmerman is held in confinement. if convicted he faces 25 years to life in prison. >> the attorney for trayvon martin's family called the second degree murder charge very brave. >> they could have charged it as a manslaughter and she didn't. she did what prosecutors do. >> the family praised the charge saying it was over do. the mother said she is still waiting for an apology for george zimmerman. a battle is bubbling to a broil now that he is backing out of the project. ktvu's tom vacar has more. >> reporter: after 16 years george george lucas gave up an

expanding his empire. they wants to save the project. >> it is unfortunate a small handful of neighbors could create this situation. >> reporter: he is one of the neighbors being blamed. >> really has been federal, state and regional. authorities who have asked for a delay while they continue to redo the details. >> reporter: we couldn't find anyone that says lucas or his company is a bad neighbor. the opinion is quite the opposite. even among those at the homeowners association. >> i don't think there is a better neighbor. >> reporter: such a project is an issue on a two lane road. >> it seemed different with the size of it. i think it scared a lot of people. >> it won't have an impact on

the community. >> reporter: she says silicon valley, emeryville and san francisco will try to lure him. >> they have a big presence in san francisco, i would think that might be a obvious choice. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. dozens of letter carriers rallied to protest cuts to the u.s. postal service. they say a bill in the senate would dismantle the service. the cuts include ending weekend deliveries. one says that would put certain people at risk who depend on their medication delivered by mail. >> important for seniors because having to wait an extra day for medicine could effect people. >> mail carriers say the cuts would moynihans of lay -- mean

hundreds of lay offs. they are set to open on earth day, april 22. it is located on schmitt lane. a group is calling for more transparency from the department of toxance substance control. they say officials are not tough enough on facilities who handle waste. we have had a lot going on with the weather. bill martin will tell us about wild weather we have to be worried about. >> that's right. this cold air is what can happen and what might happen tomorrow as more cold air fills in. this is current image, doppler

imagery, you see that spinner there, i know it is merced, that is a rotating cloud. a funnel cloud when it touches down is considered a tornado. we will be following this all night and more unstable weather tonight and tomorrow. a wild weather period. this is not unusual. this time of year in the central valley you get cold air and this activity. so it is striking. like this morning's hail and tonight as the cold air gets closer, the thunderstorms will drift south towards the north bay. at 10:00 we will show you reds and yellows. i don't think we will see rotation. but by tomorrow morning, in the bay area, we could see some severe weather. we will be watching it. we will be watching it for you

tomorrow. tomorrow is the earmark of a wild weather day. the forecast tomorrow, you see the evening forecast, rain showers 10:00, 11:00 in the north bay. you see these cells. that is the type of activity it will get you a thunderstorm. they create that environment that will get you lightning, thunder and hail, and even a funnel cloud. friday morning will be wet. out of the north bay by 4:00 a.m. out of the rest of the area by 7:00 a.m. more scattered showers by 9:00 a.m. check out mornings on 2. your forecast, winter storm warning tomorrow. day time highs tomorrow in the 60s. baseball weather, opening day, not the greatest. it is not going to be the kind

of opening day you might want to see. wet. dry during the game but chilly. there is your five-day forecast with the weekend in view. tomorrow will be interesting. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 the stand off continues where a sheriff's deputy has been shot and killed along with a civilian. we will have the latest for you. >> water on the floor means one thing, how the good will is doing. >> join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. not something you see every day. a gurney being lowered from the top of city hall.

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a fire department hosted a mini fair to help people get ready for a major earthquake. it took place at frank ogawa plaza. it included a dummy being lowered in a gurney from the top of city hall. >> how to turn off your gas to your house, turn the water off.

>> for more on gety ready visit -- getting ready visit www.ktvu.com. mark ibanez joins us now. >> 2/3 of the way through it. st. louis for the sharks, it has been a disaster. they haven't even scored a single goal and there wasn't much scoring till the 2nd period. power play situation. sharks 1-15 on the power play against st. louis this year. watch closely. and that is the only goal. they are headed to the 3rd period, sharks 1-0 in game one of the first playoff series. the giants had to get better than last night in colorado. giving up 17 runs. madison bumgarner is on the mound facing 49-year-old, yes, you heard right, jamie moyer.

pill dumps a single. scoring sandoval. and later in the 6th, they didn't drill him but they get to him here. pagan, two out rbi single. making it 3-0 and the hits keep coming. cabrera with a shot to deep right center. they lead at that point 4-0. bum garner took a no hitter into the sixth. here is the hit that broke it up. he goes 7, gives up 1 run, 4 hits, his first win of the year and melky says sorry, couldn't that get one. 4-2. giants come home tomorrow for opening day. they areoping for a win, the -- hoping for a win. the pirates are in town. >> thank you.

we continue to monitor the stand off. sheriff's deputy tried to serve a eviction notice and a sheriff's deputy and civilian has been killed. we will have the latest tonight on the 10:00 news.