. now from ktvu fox 2, this is the 10:00 news. a foot of snow falling into the sierra, giving a much- needed boot to the snow pack. lightning cracks in the bay area as thunderstorms roll throe. we even saw hail hit the ground in some cities. good evening i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne and this was the look across san josi 6:00 tonight, thick storm clouds and even a few cracks of lightning out there. >> the system british hail to the south and north bay and viewers in san josi and south san francisco sent us these pictures and some people got enough hail to build a snowman. >> in palo alto, how they felt

about the rain seemed to fend on where they were from. >> bay area residents welcomed their wet weather. folks from identity of town, not so much. >> i am not happy about the rain it's been raining and cold and horrible in new york for week and weeks and i game came to sunny california hoping to see my daughter and some sunshine. i got rain. >> because of the drought i'm happy about it, but i did promise sunny skies. >> i want a refund [ laughter ] >> well, all in all it didn't seem as if today's wet weather dampened anyone's spirits too much. >> let's bring in our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> very active day with strong storms developing. especially in the afternoon you probably noticed the cumulus clouds producing the hail, the hailstorms and as a result we had widespread hail across parts of region. wrapping up february very active. this is the scene looking out

towards the foothills of the east of the san josi and look at that hail accumulating on the hills. as far as the strongest storm of the day, we'll take the radar back to 6:00 and we're tracking this cell during the 6:00 news and around brisbane and south san francisco. this triggered a severe thunderstorm warning warning from the national weather service, producing hail and numerous lightning strikes that eventually moved out to the pacific and that warning expired at about 7:00 this evening a. here is the radar you can see over the past few hours. look at all of the activity really favoring first the northern parts of north bay this morning into the afternoon hours and things started to pop up in the south bay towards san josi, out towards parts of san francisco as well as we saw the thunderstorms for that part of the bay area. right now as you can see, not a lot of action out there. the live doppler sweeps, partly cloudy skies and lingering snow

showers in the sierra. so tomorrow, much different than today. it will be dry in your sunday forecast. i am tracking another system that can produce a few showers in the five-day. we have more coming up in a few minutes. thank you, mark. snow fell across much of the northern sierra, road crews worked to keep highway 80 open and some ski resorts report as much as 18" of snow. ed as the day wore on, the snow turned to rain, making it somewhat easier for drivers heading over the mountains. >> we started to put the chains on and were told by a driver you don't have to change up any knorr. so we lucked out big time. >> a check at the caltrans website show drivers need to have chains with them tonight on highway 80 while on highway 50 chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires from 5 miles east of meyers.

>> mark will be later in the newscast with his extended forecast. you can turn to the ktvu fox 2 weather team all weekend long, on-air and ontwitter and on fashion. the breaks in the weather brought out the hikers, but some of them got into trouble on some coastal bluffs. san francisco fire crews to rescue a man and his dog. the owner was trying to save miz pet when the cliff crumbled underneath him. >> she went over, i came to stand at the edge, and the ground just underneath me and i fell right behind. >> once they were safe, the owner and the dog reunite with the kiss as you see there. neither of them were hurt. crews performed two other rescues in the north day at .bonita and the headlands a. pair of hikers climbed and cun couldn't get back up. the hoist was used a marin

county and fire assisted in the rescue. >> at point reyes a 24-year- old man from gilroy suffered major injuries after falling off a cliff. there the chp said he fell 60- 80 feet on to the rock below and ricocheted into the surf. two good samaritans tried to help unwith w trapped by the surfment a chp helicopter ended up save all three. officials advise people to be careful on any cliff edge and instead of trying to rescue a pet or person who falls be sure to call 911. >> a young mother in yolo county is behind bars on suspicion of murder. she was arrested after her newborn was found dead earlier this week. as christian samos reports even hardened authorities are call this case a tough one are," yolo county investigators who have spent the past several days trying to make sense of the tragic and mysterious death of 20-day-old justice reis arrested the infant's mother in

the early morning hours. >> we have come to the conclusion that miss samantha green was the sole individual responsible for the death of her child. >> reporter: 23-year-old sam than green and her baby were initially reported missing on monday. following day she was found frantic and confused near a slew in knight's land without her child. on wednesday's morning the baby's lifeless body was discovered along the banks of that same slew. early reports indicate that the baby drowned of hyperthermia or drowning. it has been an emotional investigation for yolo investigators. samantha green told they she was abducted and assaulted before the arrest. >> detectives have done their due diligence and we haven this

for 24/7 since we discovered mrs. green was missing. it's an extraordinarily tragic story, we know that and it affects all of us, officers included. >> reporter: while there are still many questions left unanswered the sheriff says she is proud of the work his investigators have done in a case involving the youngest of victims. now as christian samos is reporting the sheriff says the district attorney will decide what exact homicide charges samantha green will face. in the north bay a suspected drunk driver led two deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash and that driver died at the scene. it happened on southbound highway 101 in santa rosa just off the hern avenue exist. that is where kutv's debora villalon is live where the driver was surprisingly young, just 17. yes, heather and her fathers both injured are teenagers as well. we have noticed that people have put a few bouquets to

morning the young driver. why she didn't just pull over is something that investigators are trying to figure out. the end of a wild ride for the toyota compact that barreled into brush alongside the freeway. >> the driver died at scene. she was still in the car. >> reporter: chp responded to the high-speed crash after the driver lost control on an exit ramp, trying to lose a sheriff's deputies on her tail. >> they were aware that a deputy was behind them with their light on and to avoid being stopped. >> reporter: it was 1:30 a.m. and 12 miles to the north when the pursuit began. a sheriff's deputy tried to pull the toyota over for speeding, and off it went. waving and hitting speeds topping 100 miles per hour. a second sheriff's cruiser joined the chase in santa rosa. >> there is nothing routine or predictable about anything pursuit thats had ever

occurred. >> reporter: chp wasn't involved in the pursuit, but it's investigation afterwards that the driver was unlicensed with an open beer at her feet. there were other open containers and passengers said they were drinking. as to why they took out trying to out flashing red light. >> they were trying to evade lawsuit and it could have been avoid, this girl would is have been alive. >> reporter: car went out of control and into a ditch. neither the driver or her friend alongside her wore seat belts. >> a young man merchant back seat was belted. >> very young people, very young driver, very inexperienced drivers. >> reporter: the two girls are from ukiah and man from santa rosa. he has a neck fracture, but is expected to survive. a girl was ejected with cuts and broken arms, but given the

circumstances she is lucky to be alive. >> she is, but such a sad story all the way around. president obama has donedemmed the murder of a senior russian opposition leader and called on the russian government to conduct i approach and transparent investigation. r borisis nemtsov was gunned down. in the interview nemtsov denounced russin president vladimir putin for his "mad aggressive policies." activists blame mr. putin for creating an atmosphere of hate. >> i doubt it was a direct order from putin, but this toxic atmosphere of hatred that has been promulgate by russian television, 24/7, russian mass media has been spreading hatred. >> the 55-year-old nemtsovs with a former deputy russian prime minister and one of the

president putin's most vocal and visible opponents. police are looking at a variety of motives for the attack. >> in the million east kiddish forces retook the city in the northeastern corner of syria, seen as a major victory against isis. >> barbaric criminal terrorists are trying to destroy the heritage of mankind and iraq's civilization. >> in iraq, two suicide car bombers attacked checkpoints near the city of samarav, killing 16 and wounding 30 others. fighting is ongoing in and around samarra, although iraqi force say they are regaining ground there j. accused boston marathon bomber desperado haf tsarnaev has lost

dzhokhar tsarnaev has lost his appeal. the dissenting judge said keeping the trial in boston damaged the credibility of the american courts and that 23 of the prospective jury jurors have said that they thought tsarnaev was guilty. the trial is set to begin wednesday. panic over ebola has died down, but the hard work to stop the its spread isn't over the what voters are doing now to help make a difference and be prepared when another outbreak happens. plus, talk about a surprise visitor? take a look. camera were rolling in a big cat slowly makes his way through this man's backyard. >> they start speeding over there and they just don't stop. >> broken glass and debris is all that is left after a deadly crash in san josi. the two factors police say led to the crash that ejected three people from a car. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds from

. san josi police continue to look for two drivers who were have racing that killed a young passenger and injured two others. that hit-and-run crash happened after 3:00 this morning near hillsdale and meridian avenue. ktvu's cristina rendon talk to neighbors who tell her they want to see changes on the street. >> reporter: the shattered glatt and debris at the intersection has a lot of people talking about what happened here? >> it's so sad. it's just so, so sad. >> reporter:

police say two drivers were racing westbound on hillsdale avenue earlier saturday mornings they approached meridian avenue, one car lost control, spun sideways and hit a light pole coming to a stop near this ride; right? aid. a teenaged boy died and two other minors were seriously hurt. police say after the crash the driver of the car left the three victims behind and took off long with the second driver, both of them are at- large. >> runningaway, it's like oh, my god, if the other individuals were conscious, they are going to see that. >> this neighbor keeps her two boys close outside. >> it's a pretty dangerous crosswalk. >> worried about street racers and careless drivers. >> there is a lot of speeding, i mean people coming from capitol expressway, they start speeding over there and just don't stop. >> reporter: annabelle says moving forward surveillance cameras should be

installed to deter the problem. >> we have lived here three year and we have known of four racing accidents that have happened, which is one too many accident. >> reporter: she is equipping her home with cameras in a few weeks. >> i think had we had the cameras up a little sooner we could have been able to help in some way. >> reporter: police a alcohol and speed were factors in the crash and are not release anything descriptions of the drivers who left the scene. >> we feel sorry for the families and the kids that were involved. >> reporter: in san josi, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. new jersey governor christi is on the fundraising trail in california. he. his main theme expressed complaining what he calls the hard truths to the american people, among them the economy. >> americans at the middle ladder of our income now earn less adjusted for inflation than they did in the year 2000.

>> christie did not do well at the cpac convention straw poll. he placed 10th in a field of 13 potential gop candidates. kentucky senator paul won that straw poll and governor walker placed second followed by ted cruz and jeb bush. rand promised to make the gop a bigger, better and bolder party. in a speech yesterday to the conservative action conference he threatened to pale obamacare. researchers say if the human trials prove successful it will be the second vaccine from the uk sent to africa for testing. dr. walker is one of7 volunteer taking part in the trial. he says the experiments will help make a difference. >> this is a very small amount of risk involved, but as i say, i put my trust in the science.

it will be nice to know at the end the study, that i have contributed in a very small way to getting this vaccine out in the real world. >> the world health organization says there are four promising ebola vaccines being developed and more manufacturers get involved the better it will be if another outbreak occurs. friend as you family of an oakland teenager gunned down two years ago garnered to remember him on what would have been his 15th birthday he was killed as he walked to his east island home. less than three weeks later his 19-year-old brother and his childhood friend were both shot and killeds they sat in a car near the family home. their mother told us today she could either be depressed about her two sons or keep on fighting for her children. >> not a day, not an hour, not a second goes by that i don't think of them, but getting up

every day and honoring them and speaking abouthir live and legacies and what they meant not only to people, but the community and the people who knew them, it keeps me going. it keepses me going. >> police say they have a strong suspicion of who killed weathersby, but they don't have enough evidence to take the case to court. carolinas is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. a man from santa cruz county sent us surveillance video of a pretty big mountain lion. tom scully says that the images are from february 12th. can you see -- watch here -- the big cat just walk alongside the home on pine flat road. the animal doesn't seem to be in my hurry, going back and forth and moving long in the darkness. experts say if you see a mountain lion, do not approach

it. the animals are most active around dawn and dusk. 70 years after his service he has earned frances a highest military honor. fighting battle on two continents and with the help of his family, this american vet is retelling the stories for everyone. a very active weather day in our storm system is moving to the south. coming up, highlights the dry sunday forecast and shower chances could resurface in our five-day outlook. ♪

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a 95-year-old world war ii veteran has been award a medal almost 70 years after his service in the army. charles brun of illinois received france' highest medal, the legion of honor. besides freeing the french from

hitler's grip, during the awards ceremony yesterday, the french consul general of chicago expressed his nation's gratitude. >> thank you to your courage, to france and american friends and allies, france and western europe have been living in peace for 70 years [ applause ] >> there are many and many and many other soldiers that are more deserving than i -- i will take it anyhow [ laughter ]. >> sense of humor, is he only about a million world war ii veteran as livept he kept a diary during the war and he is sharing his amazing stories on- line. hundreds of bay area teenagers helped out the homeless today in a very practical way, gathering at temple hill church to assembly hygiene kits containing toothpaste, sun block, socks and other essential items. it's the third year for the project that has distributed thousand of these kids on bay area streets. the project spokesperson says it's not only good for the

homeless, it provides life lessons for these teens. >> how it to approach life? how to serve? how to think about others, just a chance to turn off the cell phones and do something good. >> one of the teens actually saw a holmes man using one of the kit and the teen says it showed him value of helping others. >> today the san jose earthquakes played their first- ever game in their brand-new home. the 18,000-seat stadium opened across the street from san josi airport. about 10,000 people headed to today's game to get their first feel of what the stadium is like. the stadium features an open concourse, wi-fi, ground-level seating and what is called the largest outdoor bar in america. >> all the different areas of the stadium are designed to have a fun experience. you don't even need to be a supersoccer fan to enjoy it. >> the stadium took two years and $100 million of private

money to build. single-game tickets for the season-opener are march 2nd are sold out, but there are still a few hundred season ticket as valuable. they start at around $300. it's hard to belove, but it's been 50 years since a small town in alabama made headlines across the world. >> we take a look back at iconic images that helped to push the civil rights movement and people who played role.

. 50 years ago on march 7th a tiny town in alabama would make headlines across the world. hundreds of black americans demanding civil rights would leave selma to walk to the montgomery but at bridge blocks from the start, police

attacks with billy clubs, whip and pepper-spray, but it's what happened two years earlier that touched off revolutions. >> here is the americans americans. >> reporter: in 1965 peaceful marchers demanding their right to vote are attacked by police in selma, alabama, this year marks the 50-year anniversary of what is known as bloody sunday. there is a hollywood movie playing and the media will surely swarm to selma like ants on a pile. we instead go north to birmingham, alabama, where two years earlier a desperate martin luther king whose most has stalled sends thousand of black teenagers and young adults into the streets to protest segregation. authorities responded with fire

hoses and attack dogs. this image runs on nearly every front page in the country the it's considered one of the most iconic photographs of the era. black teenager, white corporation vicious dog. photo is said to make president kennedy sick in and a nation is forced to confront itself. >> the police were running at us with the dogs, and i was always taught you are never supposed to run from a dog. so we ran across and pushed and the water hoses were so powerful, it would knock you down. a lot of people got knocked down, pinned up against a wall. and i lost my hearing in my right ear on account of the water pressure -- the pressure of the water hose. it was just that powerful. >> of all the ones that they arrested they didn't have enough room for thimand they had him at a fence outside the

city jail and they had to be fingerprinted before they would be bond out and that was my job. >> my brother were younger and they had a large wall and people would buy balloney sandwich and chips and cookies and throw them over the fence to them, the children. >> i have no reason to apologize, because in my eyes i had done nothing wrong while i was working. i was just doing a job. ♪[ music ]♪ ♪ sometime in the fire ♪ a week later the city of birmingham agrees to segregate and four months after a bomb planted in a church by the ku klux klan kills four schoolgirls. ♪ sometimes in the water ♪

♪[ music ]♪ [ applause ] >> this marks the turning point in america, the civil rights act is soon enacted making segregation illegal. no birmingham, no photo, no march on washington, and no selma. i wanted to find the men in the photograph, ask them how far the country has come? the teen's name is walter gadsden, i couldn't locate him. he seemed to have evaporred into the history. the cop has been identified to for years as dick middleton and he told his story that the photo didn't bother him. middleton's old colleague remembers him, too. >> yes, i have seen it, and that is officer middleton. and i don't know -- the dog is on the leash, but i got no

answer, because i wasn't there. >> reporter: dick middleton is still alive, living in birmingham, alabama. >> it's not him. >> reporter: he was a birmingham police officer, yeah? >> that is not him. >> reporter: he told the washington post it was him. >> no, no, that is not. >> reporter: would you ask him? did you show him this? >> yes, it's not him. >> reporter: people have brought it before? >> yes, they have done it before. it's not him. >> reporter: who is that? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: >> reporter: some other birmingham cop? >> yes. >> it's a buddy's co-worker said it was. >> i know -- but what is that in 40 years ago? 50 years ago? >> reporter: yes. >> i didn't think it was him when i looked at him. it's not him. >> reporter: so you knew about it, too, huh? >> the picture. >> reporter: yes? >> everybody in the world has known about it. >> reporter:

that is rue. are you his son? >> no, son-in-law. >> reporter: not him, huh? >> no. >> reporter: nobody wants to be that cop, eternal symbol of o'presentation and no matter who he is, remember it was the children of birmingham who fill his jail cell and fulfilled the promise of one person, one vote. it's a twist we should all accept and put to use. ♪[ music ]♪ . that was charlie la duff reporting starting tomorrow some seniors and disabled people who are san francisco residents including people 65 years or older with an annual income less than $68,000 a year and anyone who has a disability. san francisco transportation officials approved the free passes to muni in january. >> we do this because the need is so great. you see it all the time in the

city, that low-income and moderate income folks struggling to make it and we're very aware of that and wanted to do our part to help. >> it expected to cost $4.5 million a year and a similar program for students was was approved about a year ago. 17" of snow fell at top of squaw valley and more is expected. a great sight not just for skis, but the ski resorts who haven't had a big storm for week. >> how much more snow could fall and will we see rain in the bay area? mark tamayo and the full forecast is coming up next

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from tahoe is that skiing in the sierra is fantastic this weekend. more than a foot of fresh snow and northern star received 16". a few more inches may be added tonight. skiers and boarders are taking advantage of the prime conditions on the slopes. >> it's been about three years, four years since we actually have good snow. it's about time, about time. >> boreal says 90% of the terrain is open and resorts are hoping had this is not the last big storm of the season. we all are. >> timing it perfectly and all of the fresh snow, huh mark? it's amazing what one storm could do and i was up there a couple of week ago and it's great to see the images. a little bit of a controversy and people thought we actually had snow out there.

anything is possibles, but snow levels locally here were up above 4,000'. so what we saw today was mostly in the form of hail. this is the thunderstorm cloud in the south bay, taken from sunnyvale this afternoon. what is happening, when you look at clouds, you have that updraft pushing air up. as you can see that is why it's called an "updraft." worker's comp the cloud we have basically circulating motion come up for you, and with that, the circulating motion we do have in fact, we're going to put this into motion for you now. here is what is happening. we have that ice growing and that updraft keeps the hail suspended. once they grow large enough they ran through the updraft and it falls to the ground as hail that. was the case for today. we also had some rainfall scattered across the bay area, but locally-heavy at times. pacifickia .36 and petaluma nearly' 25" and look at at

rainfall today across the bay area with at least the heavy downpours and lightning strikes out there. you can see on live stormtracker radar the circulation now basically heading towards southern california. it will be an active weather day tonight and into tomorrow across southern california. as you can see on live stormtracker 2, a closer look with a slight chance of a lingering shower but for the most part we're expecting mostly cloudy skies as that main energy does move to the south of region out towards the sierra, you can see all the snow showers from earlier today, the heavy snowfall, the winter weather advisory has expired out in the sierra. so things will be calming down down point in and expecting great conditions tomorrow. 1-2'. as far as overnight lows we're talking about 30s and 40s san

josi 45 degrees, san francisco 48. very unsettled for today, that area of low pressure diving to the south. with that decreasing shoulders and overnight lows will be in the 30s and 40s and then for tomorrow, that system moves out. so with that partly sunny skies. there is another very weak system on monday; that could generate a few pop-up showerses. it's only a chance now, but nothing like what we experienced today, that main energy moving outside of the bay area. that will be in the monday forecast. so here we go, we'll take a look at our five-day forecast cast model. into sunday we'll have basically partly cloudy skies, and then for the rest of the day, we're tracking some showers to the south and to the east. and then monday morning, there we go with more clouds the forecast model not too aggressive and temperatures will be in the 70s for afternoon highs for tomorrow. so san josi 63 degrees and morgan hill, 64 and look ahead, your five-day forecast, there is that slight chance of

showers and morning fog returns for tuesday and wednesday. tomorrow a completely different story from today. you didn't see me on-camera, because my clicker needs a little work. you get the idea tomorrow is going to be sunny. >> thank you, mark. a job fair at south bay drew more than 200 people look san josi municipal stadium home the san josi farm team, handling everything from parking lot security and customer service to operating cameras at the ballpark. the team's president says the minor league team is much more affordable than major league teams. >> our cheapest tickets are single-digit and highest prices are $15. it's very affordable, a family of four could come out here and have a good time for $40. >> and the home-opener for the san josi giants is set for april 16th. coming up next, rivals face off as santa clara and st.

mariy's battle to the buzzer. >> and san jose sharks host the oat wow senators, sportswrap with scott reiss is next

. hi everybody and welcome to sportswrap. i'm scott reiss and the sharks cannot wait to take the february calendar page and rip it iss.l.e.d.es with just three win and the playoff prognosis went from solid to suspect. the chance to end the month on a high note against the senators scary movement here, he would be okay and walk off the ice. sharks on a power-play, burnes to the front of the net, deflection, patrick marleau got

it, his 4th and 2-1 san josi. 3rd period coming up. mark stone a a couple of defensemen on him, but he follows through and scores to tie the game at 2. this one is starting to slip away. 4 minutes later, deflection off the back of the boards, everybody kind of loses psych of the puck, including antti niemi. empty net are and the senators win. st. mary's playing to keep slim hope as live and santa clara playing for its seniors including one who survived that unthinkable orderrial. he had brain surgery and played only four minutes, but got the start on senior night. he made the impact early. he will give it up to