good evening everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. controversial ads incoming some with anti-gay messages are getting ready to run on buss. rob roth is live in san francisco where he talked with officials and people behind those ads. rob. >> reporter: the new muni bus ads are expected to run in less than two weeks. many are calling them hate speech. anti-gay messages are set to begin running april 1st. this one quotes an islamic cleric. quote, the punishment of homosexuality is the death

penalty." a second ad has iranian president saying "homosexuality is ugly." both end with the statement "that's his jihad, what's yours." >> my ad is designed to save lives. refusing to call attention to the plight of gays is killing people. >> reporter: teresa sparks says geller's ads are trying to pit the gay community against muslims. >> what she's doing is trying to portray muslims and arabs has being anti-gay. and i don't think that's the case. >> reporter: the new ads follow on the heels of current ads running on a handful of buses with anti-muslim messages. last week city leaders denounced those ads. muni says it's forced to run them. >> even though we disagree with the content we don't think it's right to spend the public's

money and resources to litigate over first amendment rights. >> reporter: the new round of ads are slated to run on 6 buses through the month of april. >> you have to make sure you see it for what it is. it's hate speech. it's bias speech. >> reporter: muni is running a peace ad. it's donating the approximately $8000 it's getting for ads to the city's human rights commission. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. one man is dead after a s.w.a.t. standoff shut down a vallejo neighborhood for several hours today. it started about 11:30 this morning. police received calls about a man armed with a rifle outside a home. after a 4 hour standoff the man pointed his weapon at officers who then opened fire. s.w.a.t. team found the man dead inside the home. police say they don't know yet if officers killed him or if he

committed suicide. in antioch police are investigating the killing of a 20-year-old man this afternoon. police say the victim was shot just before 12:30 at the intersection of west medil street and william reed drive. authorities have not released the victim's name. there are no suspects in custody. trader joe's and whole foods announced they will boycott genetically engineered fish. this comes as the food and drug administration is deciding whether to approve a genetically engineered food. bay area shoppers we talked with had reactions. >> i think it's disgusting that it even exists. and i was very disappointed when people voted to -- that it doesn't have to be labeled. so i'm really happy that whole foods is taking a stand. >> reporter: critics say the fish might escape and enter the wild population.

the company says the fish are sterilized and kept in tanks. want fda is taking public comment on this issue until april 26th. we're learning more about the challenges that firefighters face during a house fire on bethel island earlier this morning. noelle walker is here tex plain why there is a fire risk there. >> reporter: one home in this fire was totally destroyed. two of them damaged. that destroyed home is between these two bigger homes. this one pretty heavily damaged. they've already started boarding it up. firefighters are battling slower response times and dwindling resources. today some on bethel island are sifting through a soggy mess. not from rain or floods. it's almost cruel punishment that on this floodplain where water is a constant threat, fire is a real danger too. >> this is the tragedy that happens. nobody can fight a ware. >> reporter: jodi could only

watch as fire gutted her home and firefighters battled the flames from afar. the blaze started next door. >> i feel bad for my neighbors. >> reporter: a downed power line kept firefighters from being more aggressive. most city firefighters would hook into a hydrant. >> we don't have that luxury here. there's no working fire hydrants. >> reporter: the hydrants that exist are relics of a time when there was a working pump to feed them. there hadn't been for years. a new building development went belly up before there were homes built and before it could provide infrastructure. another luxury the island does without, a fire station. the cash strapped fire district closed it. long time resident has been trying to raise money to reopen it. >> i think this may reinvigorate the efforts. >> reporter: the closest truck today was five miles away. those firefighter history to

truck in water and draft it from the slew behind the homes. lucked out with high tide. this is what lucked out looks like. >> if you live in bethel island you better have fire insurance. you're going to need. >> reporter: here's a list of the resources thrown at the fire. 40 firefighters, 10 engines, 4 fire tankers that brought in water. and none of it was enough because if you can't get ahead of the flames in terms of response time, none of that matters. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police are looking for a gunman who shot a 17-year- old boy right in front of a middle school. investigators say the victim was standing on hopkins drive. school officials rushed to help the young man. his wounds are not life threatening. police are investigating whether the shooting was gang

related. more details now about an officer-involved shooting in san jose monday that left one man dead. the officer, bruce bartholomew was involved in another shooting last november. the 5-year veteran shot a suspect during an ambush on police. that suspect survived his injuries and was taken into custody. so far authorities have not released the name of the man who was shot and killed on monday. oakland teachers are critical of a new report on how to improve the city's public schools. the washington, d.c.-based national council on teacher quality released its study today. among the recommendations are improving teacher evaluations linking raises to student achievement and lengthening the teacher's workday to 8 hours. the study reflects the corporate reform agenda of its private backers. the group says better teacher pay, smaller class sizes and clean and safe school would do more to improve education. a judge resumed in favor of

the san francisco 49 earns today saying $30 million in disputed tax money was intended for the new santa clara stadium. schools argued they needed that money for classrooms while the team tried to use it to balance the state budget. the money will stay frozen until the judge decides how it should be allocated. employees at san francisco general hospital rallied in front of the hospital over allegations of workplace bullying. union employees point to the case of a hospital interpreter. she left work to take care of her ailing mother and when she returned her managers harassed her. >> it's not her situation. many workers are being bullied on the job, harassed on the job. many of them go on stress and it's wrong. >> the activists say not only is the harassment illegal. there are specific bullying protections in the union contract. we called sf general for a comment about the allegations but no v not heard back.

a group of citizens are preparing an attempt to recall the county sheriff following a vote of no confidence. sheriff frank rive row says he is not planning to step down. allegations against the sheriff include lawsuits, mismanagement of staff, and the district attorney's conclusion that sheriff rivoro lied about a 2008 shooting. a recall requires voter signatures on a petition followed by a county vote. up in at 6, a community meeting is stirring up controversy tonight. we're seeing protesters and a big police presence outside. >> reporter: it's just a community forum tonight. you can see san rafel added extra officers tonight to keep the peace. there are more than 100 protesters with signs outside the community center right now.

this is in response to a flier trying to get people to speak out. this rally flier has started a contentious conversation in marin county. >> it should be inclusive of everyone that contributes here which includes the dishwashers, waiters, teachers, waitresses, everyone that has to do with our quality of life. >> reporter: the group who created this flier is rallying for more affordable housing. they say a forum being held at this community center by citizen marin doesn't address the needs of lower income people. >> there are legitimate concerns about environmental impacts, pollution, traffic. we want to say to them that no, it's not a solution to affordable housing. >> it's free, it's for everyone to come. >> reporter: but the co-founder tells us they're not against all affordable housing. the meeting aims to discuss

possible alternatives. really meeting needs and not being -- working with mandates coming just from the state or from regional agencies. >> reporter: the forum will include time for public comment. >> we are urging our participants to be very civil. to be respectful. we ask questions and hope they can walk away feeling more include. >> reporter: the meeting is expected to last several hours. and san rafael police expect so stay here for the duration. bay area high-tech companies are working to help the homeless in san francisco. project homeless connect brought together all under one roof, medical, social and housing services to aid the city's estimated 6400 homeless people today. the organization is now partnering with the san francisco citizens initiative for technology. that's a group of 500 tech

companies representing 25,000 employees. >> the hope is we can generate thousands of dollars of resources that will go into direct services to help people on the streets. >> they hope tech companies will help streamline the process for the homeless to get services. there is currently a backlog for section 8 and public housing lists. two california oil refineries are going off the market. valero has been searching for a buyer for the refineries. the company's ceo says there is little interest due to california's stringent regulations on emissions. the company says it will upgrade the facility. bart is battling pigeons with a lot of money and little success. the agency is spending about $7 million trying to fight the pigeon problem and keep the birds from nesting inside of stations. at this point nothing seems to be working. spike strips have been put down.

bart officials say the birds are pretty clever and they've learned to adapt and roost around the stakes. >> i can see them spending some money. $7million may or may not be too much. yeah, i'd say to clean up would be an issue of concern for any traveler. >> the pigeon problem is of particular concern near the oakland coliseum. from wet back to dry. i'll outline how long the transition will take and if the temperatures will bounce back. spring in the sierra. why the snowy start to the season was bad news for a championship. they used to hang people for it, now they just get a slap on the wrist. the proposed change to a law that california ranchers were wrangling over today.

today is national ag day. one state law maker using this day to introduce a new bill that would make tougher penalties for cattle rustling. ken pritchett is live in liver more. he talked to one cattle owner who has been hit hard by he's. >> reporter: not too long ago cattle rustlers took two heifers. nobody was caught. thigh are animals that are accustomed to people. it likely wasn't difficult when cattle rustlers made off with a dozen of them. >> those animals were worth well over $22,000 on that day. >> reporter: we talked with ranch owner by phone. he says the heifers were a month away from dropping

calves. $22,000 doesn't even covert loss. >> worth many times that if you consider the number of calves they will produce. >> reporter: the value of cattle has gone up by as many as 50% in recent years, making theft more tempting and the consequences if caught are light. frank has a bill to change that. >> the people convicted of stealing will stay in jail. not get a slap on the hand and be turned out the next day. they will be sent straight to jail. >> reporter: in the case of the ranch the theft took planning, a trailer large enough to carry off a dozen cattle. >> they weren't amateurs. they're people who have been around cattle before. >> reporter: the loss of profit felt by the rancher, a crime that goes beyond just cattle rustling. >> it happens to the bunny industry. it happens to the poultry industry, the pork industry, the goat and sheep industry. all of us are feeling the same

pinch. even the horse industry. >> reporter: this bill has yet to group for a vote. if passed it would limit probation for those who steal livestock. yosemite may face drastic changes in an effort to restore the park's natural setting. environmental activists say some of the current activities harm the river. potential changes will be discussed at a public meeting tomorrow in san francisco. today the first day of spring started out like the first days of winter. wet. but overall this past winter was a dry one. snow pack for the season is currently below average, but even so the state's big central and northern california reservoirs are very near or over seasonal levels. that's because water levels were held after early season storms. >> we had great rain last year and runoff. so we came into the season

really full. excessively almost. >> as the season changes we can look forward to more daylight. the first day of spring is when night and day are of equal length. from now on the days will grow longer. this rain system is bringing snow to the sierra. the extra powder postponed the first day of the u.s. alpine ski championships. the men's giant slalom was expected for this morning. about 500 skiers are at squaw to compete at that competition. rainfall accumulations were light. let's take a look at what we had. we needed the rain. we had light amounts. depended where you were. you can see the showers as they move through. still some sprinkles out there now. left behind a few light rainfall accumulations. 0.22 in mountain view. not enough to really make a big

dent. boy, anything helps. right now what we have in the mountains is some activity still occurring. this system gets hung up in the west slope. around the bay we have light sprinkles. i'm getting reports of some very light shower activity. drizzle. kind of like what we saw most of the day today. we'll see more clearing. probably some valley fog. overnight lows in the upper 30s, low 40s. watch for the valley fog. dew points are running high too. valley fog kind of a concern for the morning commute. we start off at 10:00, this is the computer model. you see by freemont a few sprinkles. before midnight we'll see light sprinkles. in is the deal where the wipers are on intermittent. 2:00 a.m., a few sprinkles in san jose. your day tomorrow looks nice. warms up and clears up quickly.

so the forecast calls for high pressure to build back in. temperatures increase. just at the coast, at the bay and inland. not a major jump. some areas could be 10 degrees warmer tomorrow than they were today. warming trend takes us to the weekend. here we go. forecast highs tomorrow. 67 in fairfield. so numbers certainly warmer than the 50s we saw today. couple low 60s. as we head to santa clara valley. good air quality. warming daytime highs. we're looking at 66 in morgan hill. nice looking weather. i'm not super thrilled with that last weather event. it would be nice to get a couple of inches. just checking the rainfall percents of average for the 10:00 news. some areas are down to 65, 68%. we don't see a lot of rain in the five day. so -- >> are you seeing anything beyond that? >> there is something next week that might be productive for

us. hopefully that will work out. >> keep watching it. thank you, bill. coming up at 7 on tv 36. >> it's not something which police should have access to without a warrant. >> he says his rights were violated when police took his cell phone. the new lawsuit that may redefine california search and seizure laws. an aid yes clip that seems to confirm inflammatory comments made at a san francisco show. actor warren beatty and joe montana are gathering in sacramento now. we'll tell you about event bringing such different california celebrities together.

governor jerry brown will induct californians into the hall of fame this evening. based on leadership and contributions to the golden state. actor warren beatty and civil right vests are also on the list.

the san francisco bread company is opening a new store tomorrow. the first 100 people in line will get one free loaf of bread every day for a year. this is video from december of another store opening. organizers expect people to begin camping out tonight to reserve their spot in line. mark is here now. getting a chance to meet the 49ers newest receiver today. >> also on hand was their new place kicker. mr. dawson. they're excited about this new receiver giving the 49ers another legitimate threat for their quarterback to throw to. this guy, boldin is a true professional. showed up today. now he is officially is 49er. he's actually called his quarterback to make sure the two are on the same page. all is good, although he admits initially didn't know what to make of the deal when it was first announced. >> initially was shocking.

but i think once all of that wears off you get to examine the situation. for me it's great. the one thing i can say is that a very talented team. a team i played against in the super bowl. it's a team that's right there. a team that's going ton competitive. >> can't wait to see colin kaepernick hit that guy as a target. the nfl finally abolishes the so-called tuck rule. raider fans remember in 2002, a fumble which would have clinched the victory for oakland only to have officials overturn the decision. now if a quarterback loses control of the ball before he has it fully protected after opting not to throw it is a fumble. that's hard to follow, but it makes sense. another major rule change that will just open a huge can

of worms. ball carriers now can no longer use the crown of their heads to make contact with the defender in the open field. there are so many questions concerning this convoluted new rule. all it is is a thinly disguised attempt by the nfl to cover their rear ends in future lawsuits. that is going to cause a lot of controversy in the upcoming season. valentine's day 1997, that was the last time the warriors beat the spurs in san antonio. they're there tonight. we'll tell you at 10 if they can pull it off. 1997. 28 straight losses down there. mark, thank you. >> we are learning more about a young man who was struck and killed by a train. the promising musician whose life was taken far too early.