complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> a man in an elevator shaft crushed to death, how did he get there? hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasia mikaelian. >> bart says it never seen anything like this before and now authorities are trying to figure out how it happened. new information on the death of a man crushed we turn to ktvu's jade hernandez and the tool investigators are turning to for some answers. jade? >> reporter: this took place at san francisco bart station and bart doesn't know who the man was but they are hoping surveillance cameras will explain how long he was inside the station. >> reporter: commuters use bart as they normally do today,

service continues on schedule. but last night bart police made a discovery after a rider tried to take this elevate. >> nun of us ever heard that. >> reporter: it crushed the man who was on top of the car. this happened around 9:30 p.m. last night after police sweep stations, clearing out anyone inside. >> dangerous. very unusual. upsetting and disturbing. these circumstances. >> reporter: there are two ways to access that area, the ventilation shaft that was still secure and a elevating hatch. police are focusing on that hatch that is usually secured. there is hopes surveillance cameras might provide clues as to when he snuck inside. >> it is tress passing to stay in the -- trespassing to stay

inside the station. >> reporter: they hired someone to monitor homeless individuals. reporting live in san francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. the body of a woman was found this morning on cal train tracks. the spokeswoman said the woman may have been hit by train 228 but the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. one train was held at the station after the body was found, afternoon and evening train service was not effected. in san jose police are investigating the 9th homicide this year. a man was found shot to death 40:30 a.m -- 4:30 a.m. this morning within walking distance of a school. police say the victim lived in the neighborhood and they say the shooting was related to an earlier fight that neighbors reported hearing.

>> there was an argument about 2:00 a.m. and now we find a body. >> no arrests have been made and police haven't identified any suspected. the california highway patrol is investigating a head on crash. it caused highway 92 to be shut down after 6:00 a.m. a driver westbound tried to pass a big rig but the driver didn't see a on coming truck and crashed into it. the driver was killed. police charnelled a man in -- charged a man in connection with this crash that killed three people. denis pereirade macedo was booked into the county jail on murder and hit and run charges. he was found uninjured near the crash site. his car broad sided the victim's car. all three were pronounced dead

tea scene. -- at the scene. high school was placed on lock down this afternoon. the school was on lock down for an hour after police say there was a report someone was locked in the bath room with a knife. investigators didn't find anything. all students and staff are safe. the work to restore a san francisco neighborhood damaged by a burst water pipe could take months. crews were working in the area today, they have closed the turn off to reduce traffic on 15th street and they will remain clued during the work. that work could take 3-6 months. >> hopefully we don't have a full 3-6 months of active construction but there will be work in the street, for the

several months coming. >> the burst on february 27 and opened up several sink holes. three holes remain head tagged and three homes are yellow tagged. as for the cause of the break, that is still under investigation. investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire. neighbors called 911 after seeing smoke coming from the home this morning. firefighters say the home was vacant. san joses were busy putting out a fire at a mobile home park. firefighters kept flames from spreading. everybody did get out okay and no injuries were reported. after serving 14 years in prison for sex crime as man is now free. on march 8 the court over

turned the wrongful conviction of johnny williams after new dna evidence proved he was innocent. the northern california innocence project and the california dna project at the santa clara university school of law cleared his name. minimum wage went up to $10, ktvu's robert handa is here to tell us for some workers it is a big story. >> reporter: san jose is a different place to work and run a business. while it is too early to gauge the over all impact some people have a sense of what is to come. >> reporter: one of many san jose businesses that raised minimum wage from $8 to $10. an increase approved by voters in november an a campaign led by san jose state students. for workers it has almost an

immediate impact. >> i have enough to help my dad out. i am help with groceries and rent. >> make rent. make ends meet and know i have more of a cushion. nicer food on the weekends and live more. >> reporter: getting the 63 tothousand workers to spend that money -- thousand workers to spend that money will help. >> we will have extra money of spending in the city of san jose. it will lift up the economy. >> reporter: some business owners expressed it would hurt their bottom line but he says it boosts the positive atmosphere. >> workers are working harder. they are more positive. greater customer service and business increased. >> it makes employees better

employees. >> i mean, yeah, morale is higher. for sure. >> reporter: to make sure the positive atmosphere extends to consumers they will encourage people to support the shops. the test will be if and when some raise prices. >> reporter: robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. washington, d.c. is gearing up for a battle of the budget. the house is expected to release its proposal tomorrow, it promises to balance the budget in 10 years and repeal president obama's healthcare reform plan. >> we believe obama care will lead it hospitals hospitals and doctors turns people away. >> on wednesday the democrats plan to propose their first budget in four years. it would raise taxes on the rich. the white house says it will offer its own budget as well.

on wall street stocks continue their slow steady climb. the dow is up 50 to 14,447., the nasdaq is up 8 at 3,252. the s&p is up 5 to 1,556. and now just 9 points short of its all time high. the numbers mark the 7th straight day of increases on wall street. ahead, how that is effecting even though who don't have money invested in the markets. u.s. defense secretary is headed home. the trip included a war of words. >> reporter: u.s. defense secretary wrapped up a trip to afghanistan where he spent time with troops, received military briefings and met with afghanistan's president. karzai is accusing the u.s. of coordinating attacks with the taliban. >> they are trying to fighten

us into thinking it was -- frighten us into thinking it was the foreigners. >> the u.s. supported the afghan people. >> reporter: chuck hagel down played the comments. u.s. officials said for security reasons the conference was canceled. forces prepare to pull out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> he concluded the united states is leaving and he is trying to position himself for what comes next. >> reporter: two bombing saturday and reports today two u.s. troops were killed at the hands of a afghan police officer. when he was a senator chuck

hagel opposed the surge into afghanistan, now he will over see the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from that country over the next year. someone today hacked the facebook page promoting colin powell's latest book. targeting the former secretary of state and geroge w. bush. he apologized for the content. >> tensions on the peninsula are increasing as the north korean army -- he has been threatening to scrap the treaty after the u.n. passed tough sanctions in response to a nuclear test last night. >> it will achieve nothing by threats that will further isolate north korea and undermine effort to instill

peace. >> north korea's tough talk comes as they are conducting military drills. they are set to last for 11 days. they claim the drills are a preparation for an invasion. cardinals all hours -- are hours away from beginning the conclave for the selection of the new pope. live in rome in which america is being called a real possibility. >> reporter: this is the first time we had the possibility of a american pope, cardinal timothy dolan is being tossed out as a contender. 24 hours till we have black smoke or white smoke out of st. peters basilica, where they will hold the first vote and as of now on the streets of rome there is a sense of uncertainty of who the next pope will be. >> the 115 cardinals charged

seem focused on the task ahead. the surprise resignation of pope benedict xvi left a leaderless church with challenges ahead. >> there is no perfect candidate because that was jesus himself. even the first pope that jesus chose turned out to deny him three times. >> reporter: he says the cardinals are at the point of discussing names. the pros and cons of someone like the archbishop of malon and the real possibility of a american pope although cardinal timothy dolan laughs off the possibility. till the new pope walks out over looking st. peter's square

no one will know how the voting is happened as it happens in st. peters basilica where the cardinals take a vow of secrecy. >> no one knows how it will end up but they know how it will start. >> reporter: in the past the papal conclaves have gone on for years in the middle ages. in recent times they be take an matter of days. there is a possibility we will have a pope before the end of the week. tomorrow there will be one ballot and four times a day after that. in the bay area catholics are anticipating the new pope, coming up, how they feel about the possibility of a american pope. on the second anniversary of the japanese earthquake,

what the counsel general had to say. >> back here in 10 minutes, patchy fog outside the golden gate bridge, it will come back and we are looking at a significant warm up. how warm will it get? i will give you the day time highs for your city for tuesday. well, well, well.

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. memorials in japan marking two years since the japan earthquake and tsunami. people remembered the thousands of lives lost in japan's worst natural disaster. it left 19,000 dead or missing and 300,000 people are still displaced. that tsunami forced a nuclear reactor into a melt down and they took their message to the

japanese consulate in san francisco and ktvu's rob roth was there tonight. >> reporter: it just wrapped up in downtown san francisco. on the second anniversary of the japan earthquake and tsunami, demonstrators say the melt down that followed must serve as a lesson. >> reporter: 30 protesters rallied demanding the closure of all nuclear power plants. >> people should know how they are so deadly dangerous because so many people, so many people are still suffering. >> reporter: two years ago a 9.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami and left 400 people homeless. the tsunami forced the nuclear power plant into melt down. today two of their 50 plants are operating. the government is still devising a new strategy.

we spoke today with the general. >> we may but i don't know how long it will take. >> we have to stop it. enough is enough. >> reporter: many are concerned about long term health consequences, especially for the children. he is optimistic about the outcome. >> i don't expect any ill effect for the population in japan. >> joel: two years later -- >> reporter: two years later getting people in housing is the biggest challenge. >> elevated area, not the area where used to live but maybe everybody like to stay where they used to live. >> reporter: protesters are sending a letter to the japanese government, the government committed $270 billion for the recovery from

the disaster. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco police released more details about a woman who held officers at bay earlier this month. the police chief said a woman was high on bath salts. police say the woman broke into a house on march 3, found a shotgun and threatened to kill herself. after two officers officers shot her with a bean bag. woman has been charged with manslaughter for hitting a killing a skateboarder. she ran a red light before striking him with her vehicle. he was riding his skateboard when he was hit.

earthquake hit southern california this morning but there are no reports of damage or injuries. the usgs said it around 10:00 a.m. and centered 12-miles to the east ofanza. it came in at 5.1 but was down graded. the shaking was felt from san diego up the coast to north of los angeles. in the bay area, nice mild day. how long will the nice conditions last? >> it is feeling -- [ talking at the same time ] >> 60s today. 70s. this week i will show it to you, we will hit 80 degrees. other areas low 90s, south towards morgan hill and beyond. outside right now, you can see we got fog -- you can't see it. golden gate bridge right there. fog. fog trying to come in. coastal fog that will be back again tomorrow morning and we

will show you that. the fog long the coast dense at times. as you travel along the great highway, san francisco, tonight, tomorrow morning, you can see it right there, you can see the fog, be prepared. coastal fog represents -- may slow you down tomorrow. for the rest of us, the current temperatures. because it is warm, right? 72 in antioch. 72 livermore. that is right now. late, late in the day. 60s and 70s. tomorrow night, mid-70s. we are seeing a warm up around here. the model picks up on the fog. this picks up rain. i use it to show rain but it also shows clouds. tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m., there is the coastal fog. dense fog, as i know it is warming up the high is compressing, that warms us up and also squishes the fog into a shallow inversion along the

coast. visibilities in areas where there is coastal fog could be very low. that is my concern for you for tomorrow. dense coastal fog. for the rest of us, it will be warm. as you see, morning hours t clears. the off shore flow kicks in and pulls the fog away. numbers are going to get near record in some places. when i come back, we will look for the warmest cities, the warmest day of the week and your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. they apologized for problems with the launch of its new game sin city. the service couldn't handle the demand last week. they log jam was so bad users couldn't access the game for days. they are adding servers and expects the problems to be solved by the end of the week.

if you missed seeing the comment that passed within earth last week now is your chance to check it out. here is a live look outside at the comet. it will be visible. you will find it above the western horizon next to the moon. however the glare of the sun will make it difficult to see. why a big city mayor is looking up to 20 years behind bars and you can't learn if you can't see and this bus is providing free eye care for kids. parents are surprised by the results. >> facebook, you are what you "like." [ male announcer ] subway introduces the new $3 six-inch select!

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. a terrible car crash in ohio claimed the lives of six teens yesterday morning. a sport utility vehicle crashed into a guard rail and flipped over into a pond. two teens escaped and called for help. toxicology reports a pending. the former mayor of detroit is facing up to 20 years in prison after she was found aguilty of corruption. kwame kilpatrick was charged.

prosecutors claim kwame kilpatrick along with his father and a contractor conducted a scheme of extortion and contract rigging. he was also accused of stealing funds from a non-profit to help the poor. program brought its vision bus to a preschool today providing free eye care to young kids. >> not a lot of people know eye exam is needed. this age effects their learning ability. >> the eye exams focus on kids in san francisco and oakland. parents aren't always aware of when their child sees poorly. >> they are surprised. my kids can see fine. >> the program is operated by the organization prevent

blindness northern california. clicking the "like" button could reveal perm information about -- personal information about your personality. they say "likes" that have less obvious connections reveal more information. they compared 4 million personalities with facebook "likes." the archbishop of san francisco is calling for a special mass to mark the beginning of the papal conclave. >> even those lost money on the market today, the red hot market could be great news at the cash register.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> tomorrow the papal conclave begins when cardinals meet in rome behind closed doors till a new pope is elected. this papal conclave holds special meaning to catholics in the bay area. ktvu's ken pritchett continues our coverage live in fran and tells us -- in san francisco and tells us what they plan to mark the day. >> the selection of a pope is a historic event, as big as they come but for catholics there is a connection to the voting that begins tomorrow. [ singing ] >> reporter: this is monday afternoon mass. a ordinary service. >> big day, especially for

catholics. >> i had choose the boston cardinal. he is a san franciscan and humble. >> reporter: tomorrow the papal conclave meets to begin the process of picking a new pope. >> there is no headliner. nobody that is favored going into the papal conclave. >> reporter: he says this papal conclave holds more meaning for bay area catholics with former san francisco archbishop and now retired cardinal among those electing the pope. >> he is one of 115 people. so it is a tremendous honor for us and for him. >> reporter: he says his participation may bring more attention to american cardinals. some who found their names discussedads possible candidates. >> i would -- discussed possible candidates. now it is looking like there is a possibility. slim one, perhaps but a

possibility. >> reporter: the archbishop of the san francisco diocese ask that all perishes hold a special mass tomorrow to mark the start of the papal conclave, this mass begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland police released the name of a man shot and killed yesterday morning. someone opened fire on a vehicle driven by him. while the occupies were still shooting they chased him before he jumped out and ran. he collapsed and died. so far police haven't arrested anyone and they don't know the motive. the stock market did more than set another record, now it is looking like a fall back. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with more on what this means.

tom? >> reporter: by itself this is just a great big number but what it is doing is driving people towards retailers like this. >> reporter: since its ran begin the dow rose 3% in 7 trading days. hundreds of stocks have been making highs every day. >> market looks very healthy. you see a lot of reports showing the economy is strengthening. >> reporter: we haven't seen this on the dow jones since april 2007. almost six years. >> you had them say we will to revise our estimates. >> reporter: low interest rates, strong home sales, growing consumer confidence and profits are driving billions of dollars into the stock market,

that is money that sat. >> more people get in, drives the market higher. people on the sidelines think now i really must make my move so they do. >> reporter: that is why many are telling their clients this. >> you need to be in the market. it is time to get that money put to work. >> this good news, i think it all at adds up -- all adds up. >> reporter: just so you know the all time record is 13 in a row back in 1986. only happened one time. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. new york mayor promised to uphold the ban on sugary drinks. a judge struck down the ban it

was set to take effect tomorrow. businesses faced a $200 fine for not complying. the judge ruled the loopholes defeat the purpose. a record number of americans are receiving food stamps from the government. the latest figures show 47 million americans used food stamps in november of 2012. the average benefit is $135.72. california is one of three states with the most food stamp recipients. at&t will begin taking preorders for the phone tomorrow with sales beginning on march 22. the phone is selling in canada and other countries but required longer testing in the

united states. the phone is expected in stores this may. blackberry stock bolted higher on news of the launch. shares were up 14%. zynga stock surged today on rumors that the game company could be snatched up by yahoo. they listed them as a candidate for a yahoo takeover and that sent stock up by 10%. among other things they make farmville. standing by their decision to allow travelers to bring small knives on airplanes despite strong oppositions. they were banned following september 11 attacks.

the hearing is set for thursday in washington. rules to prevent back over accidents are installed that u.s. transportation department, 110 children are killed every day by driver whose don't see them while backing up. they are still gathering information. new developments in the murder trial of a olympic athlete and a super bowl ring stolen from a former 49er. when it happened and what was left behind. >> a non-profit reveals new statistics in the battle over gun control, which side is winning according to the numbers.

some hotel guests were forced to jump from windows to escape a fire in san diego. three were injured when they jumped to escape the flames. it took firefighters an hour to put out the fire. police say burglars made off with two super bowl rings from the home of mike cofer. he was with the 99ers from 1998 -- 9ers from 1998 to 1990.

it happened last thursday near las vegas. they also took a coin collection and a video game consul. a spokesperson for olympic sprinter and double amputee oscar pistorius says he is asking for more lenient bail restrictions. oscar pistorius had to give up his passport after he was charged with shooting his girlfriend to death. a friend said over the weekend he thought he might be suicidal but today the family said he is not suicidal. he goes back to court in june. a partial apology for searching the dean's e-mail. leaders went through the e-mail to find out how information about a cheating scandal was leaked. news broke last fall. harvard searched searched the e- mail accounts of 16 deans. harvard said it is motivated by

the goals of protecting the faculty processes and privacy of students. case of double pneumonia forced him to canc albay area forms -- cancel a bay area performance over the weekend. saturday's cancert in san francisco has been re-- concert in san francisco has been rescheduled for may 1. the tour will resume next week in mexico. bay area non-profit breaks the gun debate down to numbers. why the research shows it is a lopsided fight. >> tracking the heat, temperatures will warm up into the 80s, which cities will make that mark.

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investigators are on the scene after a naval jet crashed in washington state. officials believe all three on board were killed. sheriff's deputies say the plane went down before 9:00 a.m. a officials said the aircraft was an ea-6b prowler. no word on the cause of the crash. the suspect in the colorado theater massacre can be drugged for a exam if he wants to plead not guilty. the judge issued the ruling today and confirmed he asked to

enter an insanity plea. he faces 166 felony counts. he is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. as lawmakers consider new bills involving gun control in washington, d.c., a local non- profit is tracking the money. ktvu's eric rasmussen found out california, including the bay area, is playing a big role. >> reporter: the arguments on both sides of the gun control debate are as loud as ever. >> it is coming from one side. >> reporter: he is president and co-founder of the non- profit research group in berkeley. the national rifle association gave $1.5 million to members of congress. the brady campaign to prevent conviolence contributed less than -- gun violence

contributed less than $6,000. >> you will never hear it is influencing what i am doing but it does. >> reporter: he received more money from the nra than any other representative from california. he received the fifth most money among all members of congress. >> $14,400 during the last four years from the nra. >> reporter: they referred us to his website. he says the current debate in washington is nothing new. >> it is the same rhetoric you hear all the time. i mean, this fight says this, this fight says that. >> reporter: they tracked money given to the nra and found californians donated the second most behind texas. he says the nra is getting support from those who don't have deep pockets.

>> they have a huge faction of members that donate small amounts. that is what america is about. >> reporter: eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. the government is giving up paper social security checks but 200,000 californians are still getting them. it is to give them the choice, continue to get paper check or electronic deposit. paper checks are still being mailed out to 7800 people in alameda county. 5600 in contra costa county. our weather, man, you couldn't ask for anything better than this. >> really nice out there. you expect for early march but that is what we are getting. 60s and 70s and warmer into the week. let's find the weather, on the east coast. if you are traveling, there will be flight delays, new york, washington, boston. strong series of storms.

they are getting wet and windy. for us, we are in this area, the high pressure goes over the top of us. rain in portland. it is away from here. we are not seeing rain. we are seeing fog along the coast there. patchy fog. see all the fog, it will pull in the post and that will give osfoggy beach -- give us a foggy beach tomorrow. these are the temperatures. impressive. 72 concord. right now. highs tomorrow, warmer. fog out there right now. you see how it is compressed. against the water. looking at low visibilities tomorrow morning, early tomorrow morning. tuesday morning fog and warmer. warming trend with the extended forecast, showing temperatures into the mid-70s, and low 80s by wednesday. it will be dry for a while.

through march. right? next week, dry, january, february, and march, this high- pressure system sticks off our coast and keeps us dry. gives us fog too and keeps us dry too. highs tomorrow, yellows are 70s. lots of yellows. most we have seen in a long time. greens, mid-60s, yellows are 70s. lot of 70s tomorrow. 76 in napa. 76 fairfield. 75 brentwood. numbers above the average for this time of year. some areas around the bay what you might expect. we are kind of -- we went away from winter. looking like it. 74 livermore. one thing i will notice and you will notice is the tree pollen. notice them on the car. they are probably -- feels like it is three weeks early. people with these increasing, you know, temperatures, they will start to be bothered by

them. try pollen. no -- free pollen. no rain. >> a lot of people got the kleenex out. >> it is low l over my -- all over my car. >> thank you. teens this weekend in washington, d.c. are competing against the brightest young minds in science. the bay area is 6-40 in the science talent search. it identifies some of the top young scientists in the country and some have won the nobel prize. she is from arenda, her project is to create tiny particles that would paint cancerous tumors with bright cullers to identify them -- colors to identify them. . >> you can't see individual cells and that is a big challenge for the surgeon because they don't know what to

take out. >> the talent search winners will be announced tomorrow night. the top prize is $100,000. new develops in the sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky. plus san francisco counting down to the opening of its new cruise ship tournament, the excite being shared by businesses and residents. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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attorneys for former assistant penn state coach jerry sandusky say he didn't get a fair trial. jerry sandusky's attorneys filed paper work explains what arguments they plan to raise. morning other things they say they didn't -- morning other things they say they didn't have enough time to prepare. the cruiseship count down is o-- cruise ship count down is on. they hope it will provide a big boost for the local economy. >> anything that drives commerce is good, yeah. >> the cruise terminal will be able to accommodate ships that carry 6,000 passengers and offer facilities for ocean liners. the terminal will give stunning

viewsf the city -- views of the city. >> this is our location. so we hope the tourists will come our direction, definitely. >> the grand princess pledged to be based there year round for trips to alaska, hawaii and mexico. turns out more and more americans are taking public transportation. americans took 10.5 billion trips on buses, trains and light rail last year. that is the second highest number since 1957. in the bay area rail systems saw a increase of 7.8% and trips through san carlos was the top gose spot, 13% jump. gash gross spot, 13% jump. hear why these adds on muni

buses are causing an outcry. >> and researchers found a link between aspirin and preventing a certain type of cancer, hear why doctors are so encouraged by the findings.