live picture. there is a helicopter making water drops. the fire is pretty much contained. we talked about it yesterday, warmest bay area -- california on record. third driest california on record. this is what you get. the first day of spring and you have a brush fire in a marsh land. shows you how dry conditions are. winds from the west. that means towards the east the fire is moving. towards the bay. the delta. with the winds light, temperatures in the low 70s. humidity is 30% it is not killing the firefighters. the weather is not having a huge impact on the fire. if you watch firefighters, they are standing out on the walkways. the wood planks, and they are keeping the fire contained. impressive site. you have seen the smoke. the smoke is blowing towards

the north and east. >> and we have heard from firefighters on the scene who say pg&e is there advising firefighters about the potential danger because the fire is burning close to the power lines. at this point we are not aware of power outages. we will follow this and we have crews on the scene. as soon as they have more information we will bring that to you. this fire continuing to burn now since 3:15 p.m. this afternoon in pittsburg. the san jose police department lost hundreds of officers in the past few years and today ktvu channel 2 news. >> david: broke the story they are project -- ktvu channel 2 news broke the story they will lose more officers in the next two years despite plans to restore staffing. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose with the numbers that have people alarmed. >> reporter: we are hear at a san jose community center where in an hour a meth will take place with public safety unions and the numbers about future

staffing of the police department is already generating strong emotions. >> reporter: public safety is the top concern according to a survey. people attending a meeting with the police union today are not reacting well to police department numbers showing a drop in officers. >> we are on a downward cycle. too many accidents, robberies, stabbings. >> ktvu saw the documents that show there are 904 actual officers but that number will fall to 809 by 2016 if the financial picture doesn't change. >> retirement-disability, wages. we need to be more competitive with our benefit package. that would help retention and recruiting. >> the union says the city has been misleading the public. >> the police department is aware that we will be going backwards in numbers.

having less police officers each year, 2015, 2016. that is in contrast to memos and promises from the city counsel saying we will add 200 police officers. >> he points out cops have pay levels restored and said in two weeks they will unveil an improved disability plan. >> speculating if nothing happens, that is depending on a false premise. nothing is going to change. >> the police, the fire and the city counsel should go into a room with leaders, lock the door and come out waive results -- when they have results. >> the city and unions have been meeting but so far it hasn't been resolved. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. police say seatbelts helped save the lives of 7 people today involved in a crash. two suv collided in front of

dana plaza. the crash was so violent a suv was flipped over. police say four of the seven victims are juveniles. they were all wearing seatbelts. six were taken to the hospital. tonight san francisco police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a driver this morning. the victim was walking when she was struck by a truck. the driver did a u-turn and drove off. ktvu's david stevenson is near the scene and says neighbors say something has to be done here. david? >> reporter: police reopened this intersection 2-1/2 hours ago but the hit and run death brought out a lot of emotion about the safety of the crosswalk. >> reporter: police responded at 11:15 p.m. to the intersection. investigators say the driver ran over and killed a woman in the crosswalk and continued 100

feet up the street. >> the driver made a u-turn and drove southbound on bay shore, slowly driving by as he passed the victim. >> the suspect is a hispanic or african american man. police are checking surveillance cameras for clues. cause for concern among law enforcement. >> we have had more vehicles versus pedestrian deaths than homicides in san francisco this year. >> they don't watch. just cross like i am going. >> reporter: neighbors say pedestrians and drivers ignore the dangers here. >> people don't slow down. they don't give you the right of way. >> reporter: they said they did not know the elderly victim but worry about crossing here. >> they don't want this to happen again. it is a community here and a lot of seniors. >> police don't believe the victim was crossing the street

to catch a bus but neighbors would like to see the sign moved to make pedestrians feel safer. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a short time later san francisco police responded to another collision involving a vehicle and a person in the street. this happened -- a elderly man was struck. the driver of an suv remained on the scene and sited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. the 85-year-old victim was brought to a hospital. police say he is in serious but stable condition. a man who is accused of killing his wife was arraigned today. feng mi is charged with shooting his wife friday. his hearing was postponed till today so they could get a

interpreter. a firefighter appeared in court today on drug charges. he was set to enter a plea with the help of a attorney but he is getting a new attorney so the judge postponed the hearing till april 24. he was accused of child abuse but the charges were dropped. developing news now in the search for the missing malaysia airlines flight 370. a massive search is underway in the indian ocean after satellite spotted debry in the open water that could possibly be linked to the jet. the images are being called called called the best lead since it meant missing. it -- it went missing. it was found 1500 miles from australia. we want to show you the image

that lead to the massive search. officials say one of the objects is 24 meters long. that is about 78 feet. that is almost as big as two greyhound buses lined up together. the second object is 5 meters or 16 feet. that is as big as a car. authorities are warning though it is possible these objects, if they are found, will have nothing at all to do with the missing jet. today four military search planes were sent to try to find the objects to see if they are part of the missing flight. the 10 hour search today didn't turn up any signs of the missing jet. [ indiscernible ] >> we would like it find something to give closure to the family and relatives of the people on board. >> military planes from the

u.s., osrailia and new -- osrailia and new zealand -- australia and new zealand continues tomorrow. online we are updating with new information. go to www.ktvu.com and go to hot topics. you will find the latest details on the search. . we are learning more about the sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed and about the man who did it. we just received this video into the ktvu channel 2 news room. it shows the stop where authorities say the suspect ricardo anthony chaney got into a shoot out with jon mills. >> i was able to see the barrel of the gun before i rolled in and i just made it in to the spot where it wouldn't get me. >> that all happened before joshua cooper shot and killed -- ricardo anthony chaney shot and killed fallen veteran mendocino county sheriff's

deputy rick del fiorentino. he has family that remember his laugh and big personality. a memorial service for rick del fiorentino is planned for next wednesday in fort bragg. san$10 billion if investment talks come true. it is a website where people can rent out rooms or their homes or apartments to travelers. the funding could raise 400 and $500 million for the company. san francisco broke ground on a memorial to the military veterans. mayor ed lee, willie brown and george shalts -- schultz. brown referred to the idea for the memorial is 82 years old. >> san francisco is notorious

for taking a long time to do anything. i am certain the person in 1932 that made this commitment actually assumed that he or she was going to be here to shovel the sand. >> mayor ed lee said the city is committed to having a new memorial finished by october. new at 6:00 p.m. one price on the shelf but a different price at the check out. how technology could stop you from being ripped off. >> the reason why international criminals want to do business in the golden state. >> we are continuing to monitor the breaking news out of the east bay where crews are working to contain a grass fire that has been burning for three hours. >> after the break, the bay area weekend. which is in view. which day will be the warmest. female announcer: what will you get with your new sleep train mattress?

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are you in? returning 92 the -- now to the breaking news. cru-- crews are working to contain the brush fire in pittsburg. these are pictures from news chopper 2. they asked cal fire for air support in battling the fire that grown to 20 acres. no homes are threatened. the flames have been burning under neath pg&e lines. pg&e are monitoring the situation. the fire also come close to the power plant. that plant is not operational and we are continuing to monitor the developing situation. as soon as we get new information we will let you know. new at 6:00 p.m. it may have happened to you. the price on the shelf

different from what was wrung up. -- rung up. earlier this month safeway was ordered to pay a fine after they were over charging customers and now one company is doing something about this. ktvu's tom vacar got a look at how they are using technology to make sure the price on the shelf always matches the price at the register. >> reporter: raising a lot of trust issues. >> higher price. i try get my rebate. >> if you don't catch them they get the extra money. sale not a sales. >> reporter: pricing errors are 2%, but some changes are

higher. major changes could make 10,000 price change as week, done manually by clerks. they have a solution, popular over seas but just beginning to catch on in the u.s. >> we wanted to bring the internet down the aisle to every object. >> reporter: they have a system that displays exactly what the cash register will ring up when you check out. >> if you show $2.99 on the shelf it will be guaranteed to be what is wrung up -- rung up. >> reporter: it also allows price matching, sales and displays of special information. >> some things we leapfrog we lead the world, some others we live in the dark ages.

>> the system pays for itself in three years but so far kohls is the only u.s. retailer using it. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose mayor confirms a tech giant plans to move to a massive complex. the huge 2 million square foot office park will be built on 31 acres near the san jose airport. the mayor says he can't say who the company is but he is -- here surrendering of the -- rendering of the project. the project will bring 10,000 jobs to the city. construction is expected to begin later this year. a black about to filed a $5 million claim against san jose state university university over racial discrimination. reports brought an internal

investigation and an apology. the attorney says the claim accuses the university of breach of contract, negligence and violations of the fair housing act. the attorney says if the university rejects the claim he will file a lawsuit. a shooting at a beach campground today claimed the life of a teenager. investigators say around 2:30 a.m. this morning they were called to a trailer where they found a 19-year-old man dead. investigators detained two men who lived in the trailer with the victim. they also say they are trying to determine the relationship between the victim and the two men. california attorney general kamala harris says cybercriminals are targeting businesses here. they are attacking california

businesses. the report says they laundered 30 billion dollars a year through businesses in california. dianne feinstein is against legalizing the sale of marijuana for recreerational use in california. the -- recreational use in california. her comments come after governor jerry brown expressed his opposition in approving marijuana. california became the first state to legalize pot in 1996. but in 2010 voters rejected an initiative for full legalization. clouds out there today. temperatures got into the low 70s and mid-70s. these are high clouds that moved linday. you have been seeing them. that trimmed temperatures down over yesterday. what we will see will be coastal fog trying to show up

along the beaches. look for coastal fog tomorrow morning. all day tomorrow is foggy at the beach. partly cloudy skies with coastal fog tonight. it will be a nice night. temperatures warmer. that is the beginning of fog trying to form. morning fog cooler tomorrow and then the weekend temperatures start to warm up. so there is the clouds off shore. not much of a weather system. not going to impact us with rain. high pressure sticks around through the week. back into the mid-70s. here comes next week and here comes this. maybe showers. models are consistent in bringing a weak system into the area. this would show up on tuesday, tuesday night. we will track that for you. bay area weekend will be great. the clouds, high clouds move out. here is the coastal fog. see how it makes it through the

gap. san bruno gap. the fog pushes in the gap. you can see that. by tomorrow morning we will see fog and low clouds. inland and along the coast. cooling tomorrow, couple degrees cooler. 70 fairfield. 71 antioch. friday 69 in san jose. and warmer for the weekend. tree pollens are out there. pine pollen is trending high. cypress as well. morning fog tomorrow. more on saturday but the weekend looks nice. sunday will be the best day on the bay area weekend. sunday the running festival. that is in oakland. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> that will be this sunday. we are excited about that.

>> the weather looks fantastic. thank you. march madness has begun, the first day of the ncaa men's basketball tournament. >> and mark is up next with the upset today. bulldog: look at that!

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on. you know, just starting the tournament, the main event. our first upset. the biggest upset so far. who says you can't play ivy league basketball and come up with a upset. harvard beats cincinnati. ivy league sweetness there. a dozen for the crimson. 61-57 the final. the second ever ncaa tournament victory for harvard. congratulations to them. >> mean time football news. the 49ers have signed bruce miller, the fullback to a three year extension. he will be back for a while. mean time you have to say don't believe everything you hear on tv. all day long. one of those all sports stations is reporting jared allen formerly of minnesota, now a free agent, he was signed to seattle but he has left

seattle with no deal. he now says he will make his decision this weekend whether or not to go with the world champion seahawks. >> this video has to come with a warning but the good news is, there is good news after this -- just -- look at it and see for yourself. tough to see. but he was nailed in the face with a live drive. broken bone above his eye and a mild concussion. he is all right today and he is -- he is alert today and he is in the hospital and he will be able to resume his pitching year in 8 weeks. a mild concussion. a lot of the players said it was the worse they have ever seen. it left me speechless. it was brutal. >> thank you. more breaking news. >> there has been a shooting on

highway 4 in martinez. you can see the authorities there on the scene. it looks like traffic is going by at the moment. earlier lanes were blocked. we understand a suspect is in custody. there was a shooting incident. bier not aware -- we are not aware if anyone was hit. we will have more information on ktvu channel 2 news at 7:00 p.m. and on the 10:00 p.m. news tonight. have a good evening everyone. >> good night.

jay: come on, let's go. we're gonna need a little extra time at airport security, 'cause i'm pretty sure they're gonna want to pat you down. manny's with his father for the weekend, so jay and i are flying to vegas. i'm a little torn because i want alone time with gloria, but i also like rubbing manny's head for good luck. i just need to send this e-mail to claire why i'm not working on the bake sale next week, but i can't say the real reason. why not? because she drives me crazy when she's in charge of these things. okay. we got a flight to catch, so let me help you out here. you tell me what you want to say to her, and i'll help you find a nice way to say it. i want to say... i can't work on the bake sale because you're a bossy control freak that looks down on my cupcakes, even though your lemon squares were very dry.