an historic day as the conclave begins, more on what's happening now for the time- honored tradition to pick a pope. police this morning are investigating this pleasantton

preschool after a disturbing accusation against a former teacher, what she's accused of doing to a student. new discoveries on the red planet, the announcement nasa has planned surrounding the rover's mission on mars, all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. tuesday, march 12. i'm brian flores. >> pam cook is off today. we have traffic and weather starting with rosemary orozco. >> another nice day on the way, we're starting with patchy fog, over parts of the north bay valley, along the coastline, temperatures this morning cool but not as cold as expected. they are coming up with the afternoon highs warming up as well. we'll be mostly sunny for the afternoon, and a tad warmer today, the extended forecast remains dry. i'll have details coming up in just a moment. good morning.

right now traffic is doing well around the bay area. this is a look at the san mateo bridge, looking good headed to the highrise, no major problems. the morning commute is looking good on the nimitz freeway, 880 northbound and southbound. 4:29, let's go back to the desk. happening now, the cardinals are scheduled to be resting after just finishing a final mass before conclave. we have more from rome with the process of electing the head of the catholic church. >> reporter: cardinals preparing to embark on the most important day of their spiritual lives, they will enter the papal conclave, elect a leader and set the tone for the future of the catholic church, beginning have a traditional votive mass.

preparations for the papal conclave have been underway since benedict xvi announced he was retiring. all eyes will be on the chimney. black smoke signals an unsuccessful vote. white smoke means there's a new pope. >> it's unlikely that there would be white smoke on the first ballot. >> a contender must get 2/3 of the vote to be elected pontiff. once elected he will choose a name and be vested in papal garments. >> a new thing added this year is when the cardinals and holy father leave the sistine chapel, the first stop is the paulene chapel. >> red carpets are hanging at st.peters's, where the newly elected pope will be announced to the world for the first time. >> a special mass is being held at st. mary's in san francisco

to celebrate the start of conclave which officially starts at 9:00 our time. the archbishop of san francisco is requesting the service, mass begins at 8 a.m. it's being officiated by the archbishop. we're following developing news out of europe, we're learning europe's third busiest airport in frankfurt is shut down because of heavy snow. it could re-open this morning so if you're planning on flying to europe you might want to check your flight status before heading to the airport. a pleasantton high school will have a meeting about an incident where a 2-year-old was tied up. alex, good morning. >> reporter: administrators are appalled, police launched a criminal investigation into center point christian preschool after a complaint against a former teacher here. she's accused of tieing up a 2- year-old girl who apparently refused to take a nap. a complaint filed with the department of social services says the teacher, former

teacher, bound the child's wrists and ankles with tape and took a photo of the girl. the incident came to light much later when the teacher showed off the picture at a social gathering to several staff members of the school. one of them though happened to be the mother of the child in the photo. the allegation was reported to police on march 5, it's unclear exactly when the incident took place. the school will be holding a meeting for parents, that will happen tonight, to answer questions they may have about what took place. meantime in light of the investigation, center point will cancel its preschool classes for five days beginning friday so teachers and staff members can undergo additional training to make sure they are up to speed on the proper procedures. again, this preschool facing a criminal investigation after a disturbing accusation against a former teacher. live in pleasanton, channel 2

news. a house fire led to the discovery of a marijuana grow operation. firefighters had to use a chainsaw to cut through the walls of the home to put the fire out. it started at 11:30 last night on marion avenue. firefighters say it was just being used to grow pot, no one was living in the house. the cause is being investigated. a family's search for a missing relative is expanding after police release new information. 31-year-old erica maskalaris has not been seen since thursday. surveillance shows her on a walk that morning. yesterday it was announced she was seen in west oakland after being reported missing. the family plans to shift and widen the search. the man accused of killing three family members in daly city is due in court this afternoon. he was driving his girlfriend, mother and younger brother to the movies, police say their

car had just left the driveway of their daly city home when it was hit by dennis macedas car. the 28-year-old man was fleeing the scene of a hit and run. three were killed, the girlfriend is in critical condition. >> he was loved by a lot of people. really sad. but at least he's with his mom and brother. >> maceo faces homicide and hit and run charges. five u.s. troops have been killed in southern afghanistan, a helicopter went down outside kandahar city where there was no enemy activity. the cause is under investigation. earlier in the day two u.s. troops were killed, making yesterday the deadliest day for u.s. forces this year. a plane went down at 8:45

yesterday morning, 50 miles west of spokane, three people on board were killed, the bodies are expected to be recovered today. navy officials say the plane crashed during a routine training mission. 4:35. later this morning, nasa scientists will reveal what they have learned from the first sample taken from mars. last month curiosity drilled a hole in a flat rock on the surface of the planet. that revealed an unexpected gray interior to the rock, which was in contrast to the red-orange surface of mars. >> very interesting. 4:35. let's take a first look at our traffic with sal. >> our roads are doing well. there's not a lot of people on the road. eastshore freeway, the traffic is moving well on 80 westbound to the macarthur maze. we're off to a good start on 580, and at the toll plaza it's a nice looking drive, a lane that's closed but it's so early, it's not really causing

a delay, they should be opening that soon. the morning commute is moving along well on northbound 280 off to highway 17. let's go to rosemary. three hours into the official sunrise, a live look at the satellite/radar, ridge of high pressure still in place for today. that means temperatures will warm up even more into the afternoon, away from the coast. you can see just a few high clouds passing through. you can't see the fog that has developed over and along the coastline as well as some inland areas. a little bit of a broader view here, you can see the ridge still keeping that storm track well to the north. that's going to be the case, unfortunately, through the end of the week. here is a look at the forecast model for the clouds, by 4:00 you notice we're dealing with. i do expect it will become more widespread. right now it's draining into the bay, could stick around into 9:00, 10:00. about sunrise, people are starting to head out the door,

the morning commute is thick and the fog will be pretty much at its worst. i'll show you when i expect that to burn off coming up in just a little bit. right now 47 degrees in concord, 50 antioch, mid-40s in napa, 39 fairfield, 40's around the bay, 50 oakland. we're mild out there. we're a few degrees warmer in some cases than 24 hours, some of us by 8 or 10 degrees. the afternoon highs for today are going to feel pretty good. 72 san rafael, 70 oakland and berkley 66 san francisco, the patchy fog will stick along the coast for the first half of the day, temperatures remain in the 60s. 63 in half moon bay, 73 at santa cruz, a mild day for you. san jose you're looking at 73. the extended forecast, the warming trend continues into wednesday, with wednesday being the warmest day, even looking at the possibility of near record temperatures for this time of year. thursday, friday, notice we begin a bit of a cooling trend,

it's minimal but we'll continue into the weekend, partly cloudy skies, upper 60s to low 70s in the forecast for the afternoons. back to the desk. >> thanks, rosemary. san jose city council will talk about plans for dealing with homeless camps. the largest encampment was cleared out friday with 60 others in san jose. city leaders are proposing ideas to reduce the number of people living in parks along creeks, and on streets. they hope to increase enforcement, provide affordable housing and help nonprofits move people indoors. caltrans plans to install special fencing to keep homeless people from under a freeway in san francisco. crews cleared a camp on king street near 280 in mission day. city workers offered to take them to a church for assistance and screenings. the fence is expected to cost $300,000. the san francisco symphony is looking to hit a high note with a federal mediator. today the musicians resume

negotiations. if no agreement is reached the symphony is threatening the strike. they are asking for a salary increase, they say managements proposal would cut benefits and freeze wages. 4:39. a possible restart to the tours at the white house, which celebrity is stepping up to front the bill. and new information expected to be released about the ongoing budget battle. scary moments for a skier in montana. why this man said he's lucky to be alive after getting trapped in an avalanche. highway 4 off to a good start from antioch to concord. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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of representatives are lease a budget proposal today. paul ryan said his proposal will balance the federal budget within ten years. some criticized the plan because it keels for a repeal of president obama's health care reform. >> you would repeal obama care? >> yes. >> well, that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. >> the democratic controlled senate is scheduled to propose its first budget plan in four years. it's a plan that would raise taxes on the rich. real estate tycoon donald trump said he's willing to donate the money to keep the white house open for tours. last friday white house tours were cancelled because of across the board sequester cuts prompting a tweet from newt gingrich suggesting trump offer to pay for the tours, the price tag is $74,000 a week, to pay for 37 secret service officers. the white house press secretary said he does not know if it's even technically possible to

accept outside funding for secret service operations. this morning a senate committee again takes up gun control measures. the senate judiciary committee will debate a bill calling for universal background checks for gun buyers. two weeks ago the committee heard emotional testimony in support of more stringent gun laws from a man whose 6-year- old son died in the connecticut school shooting. the committee is considering dianne feinstein's assault weapons ban. >> the head of the t.s.a. will defend a decision to allow small knives on airplanes next month. he will testify thursday. pilots, flight attendants, and even the union representing t.s.a. screeners criticized the decision. he said the change in policy would free t.s.a. screeners to look for more serious threats such as explosives. we're learning details about how much the jerry sandusky scandal could cost penn state. penn state released a document

detailing the agreement with louis freeh to investigate the scandal. it's a review the school says cost them $8.1 million. since the end of december the school said total costs associate the with the scandal topped $41 million. just hours before set to take effect, a new york supreme court judge struck down new york city's ban on large sugary drinks. the ruling means super-sized sodas, sweetened tea and other beverages can be sold in restaurants, theaters and other venues. a report shows america's school buildings are in bad shape. schools across the country are in such bad shape it would cost a quarter trillion dollars to return them to their original conditions. it would cost twice that much to get them up to date. the center for green schools said it's more difficult for students to learn when classroom roofs leak or it's

too hot or cold. 4:46. sal, it takes us a week to get used to the time change, but it's not as bad as yesterday. >> every day gets better. right now traffic is doing well. as rosemary mentioned, we're three hours away from sunrise. you'll be driving in the dark if you're an early commuter. let's take a look at 80 westbound, it still looks good. no major problems driving through. it has been a nice drive. the morning drive continues to look good, westbound bay bridge, more cars, they have picked up the road work that we saw last time. no major problems on 280 or 101 or 85, south bay off to a good start. 4:46, let's go to rosemary. >> good morning to you. i want to point out the winds this morning. they are calm but notice the direction of this arrow. a bit onshore. as i point you to sfo, 9 miles an hour, that has allowed the pacific air, moist air i need to point out, into the area. it's pushed it in and allowed the fog to redevelop. a ridge of high pressure, the

flow tends to be north- northwest, even northeast at times. it's that little micro wind that we're seeing, and continues to bring us the fog. where are we seeing it this morning? along the coastline, half moon bay reporting visibility between 2 and 4 miles, i'm seeing it slip into the bay this morning over parts of the north bay, into the valley. marin, as well as sonoma county. petaluma, you're the hot spot, reduced visibility. it doesn't dissipate, it will become more widespread right around sunrise, close to 7:30 this morning. by 11:00 it's mixed up well. we could see maybe a few patches inside the bay along the coastline, holding on until noon and for the second half of the day it will clear out like we saw yesterday. 50degrees in oakland, 45 napa, 49 san francisco. warmer this morning in many areas, so chances are you're going to notice this as you step outside your door, not as

cold. 70degrees for heyward, 66 san francisco. 73 in mountain view, budging numbers up just a bit from yesterday afternoon, 73 san jose, mid-70's in fairfield and santa rosa. the extended forecast showing you we're going warmer in time for wednesday. even nearing 80 degrees in some warmer spots. the temperatures are expected to trail thursday, friday, into the weekend. we remain dry, temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, still above average for this time of year but the 80 degrees, i'll show you who i expect may hit that coming up. a man is lucky to be alive after getting caught in an avalanche. the whole thing was caught on video, it happened at a resort in boseman, montana. he was carried for a thousand feet. he could feel the snow building up before he was pushed into a tree, luckily, friends saw it happened and were able to dig him out. he suffered a dislocated shoulder.

ski resorts in lake tahoe hoe the winter games will come to the sierra, squaw valley and heavenly will focus to bring the olympics to the area. the games would bring 20,000 people each day to the region. 4:49. coming up, controversial surrounding ads on muni buses in san francisco, were the transit agency says they have no plans to take them down. the nfl year begins any afternoon, we'll tell you what's in store for the 49'ers. clear 97

controversial ads depicting osama bin laden and the fort hood shooter are on buses in san francisco. the freedom defense initiative paid for the antiislam ads, they have been labeled as a hate group. >> the campaign focuses on how jihaddists use this. >> muni said the ads are protected by free speech. a wrongly convicted oakland

man plans to talk about his life today. the california dna project tested the victim's t-shirt for dna and profit williams did not commit the crime. >> he's exhibited great strength and continues to now, he's committed to rebuilding his life. >> williams' case is the northern california innocence project's 16th victory since 2001. police are looking for five suspects in a robbery attempt across from police headquarters. the suspects demanded cash from the victim in the parking lot of a 7-eleven earlier this month. they did not seem to care that they were just a few feet from alameda police headquarters. two suspects can be seen in the video. police are looking for two other men and another woman. 4:53. marin county deputies found a marijuana growing operation in inverness park, there were 700 plants in the home.

deputies investigated reports a woman hit her roommate with a baseball bat while she was asleep. 27-year-old kelsey wintercorn is w want the for attempted murder, she's 5'9" and weighs 135 pounds and described to have an orange and white mohawk with hazel eyes, last seen driving this orange van with the words biohazard battle cruiser on the side. 4:53. let's take a look at traffic. >> we're doing pretty well. we don't have a lot going on. i've been looking at the chp list, not finding anything major. we're off to a decent start for this tuesday. let's go out to pictures, san francisco, northbound 101 that looks good approaching the 80 split. we've had nice traffic getting across the bridge to the city as well. we had a stalled vehicle on the upper deck of the bay bridge but caltrans got out there and

removed it. on the san mateo bridge, misty and foggy but it looks good. let's go to rosemary. gearing up for patchy fog, by the afternoon plenty of sunshine, warming up over yesterday's highs. the pacific satellite view, look beneath the banner where the rain continues to stay over washington. a few high clouds, that's about it. a little bit of moisture coming from the pacific, and with that warm sinking air associated with the ridge of high pressure that's over the state at this point, really helping to pin it closer to the ground. patchy fog that's dense over parts of the coast and the valley floor, over parts of the north bay. please take it easy out there as you step outside. chances are if you had it

yesterday you'll see it this morning, creeping into the bay as well. patchy fog and temperatures in the upper 30s to 50 degrees this morning, off to a warmer start. mild for your lunch time, upper 50s to low to mid-60s for the warmest spots, and here is a look at the afternoon. 75 in santa rosa, 76 in napa. napa, you're one of the spots that may hit 80 tomorrow. who else may hit 80? livermore, maybe concord, maybe walnut creek. today we'll call it 73 in san jose, 75 morgan hill, 73 sunnyvale, 74 palo alto, 76 in san francisco, the patchy fog for the first half of the day. today is going to be a warmer day, tomorrow is going to be the warmest day. as we get into thursday, friday, saturday, into your weekend, with your weekend in

view, notice the numbers begin to cool off, but still very nice and mild. back to you. 4:56. plastic bags are no longer welcome in palo alto, the ban was expended to include retailers and restaurants. that means if you shop, you'll have to bring your own or be charged for a paper bag. most cities in california charge for paper bags, few, if any, restrict restaurants from using plastic bags. the 49'ers have picked up a player who helped the ravens beat them in the super bowl. wide receiver anquon boldin has been trade, the deal can't will be official until 1:00 today. a ground breaking law for bicyclists, the new authority bike riders may have in one bay area county. the conclave is now