the others gone as soon as possible. san francisco police chief, greg suhr said the situation ing. >> it makes me sick to talk about. >> surh announced the conclusion of an internal investigation sent by officers. 14 cops in all were investigated. >> they made references to white supremacy. the n word. talked about burning crosses. >> suhr said eight sent messages sickening enough to warrant immediate suspension and firing. >> certainly to have a member as high ranking as a captain was particularly disheartening. >> the texts surfaced a couple weeks ago after ian furminger was corrupted -- >> he will resign from the san francisco police department. >> attorney, tony represents a 16 year veteran and michael, a

23 year vet who already resigned. >> he understands that the texts are incompatible with continuing his work as a san francisco police officer. >> now chief suhr says the texts sent by his other officers, including one police sergeant don't warrant immediate firing. on potential discipline. at 6:00, we'll talk about the measures being called for today to weed out alleged racist cops in the department. frank, gasia. >> we heard chief suhr say he is sick about what happened. what has to happen before they are off the force? >> he cannot fire the officers. their cases have to be referred to the police commission. a number of these offices are being represented by lawyers, either found for the association or on their own. it has to go through a hearing process. we expect a couple cases to appear before the police commission next week. >> in san francisco tonight,

thank you. san francisco police police chief said today that the department's crime lab, he spoke about the department's crime lab where allegations of misconduct are prompting the review of hundreds of cases. the lab has come under intense scrutiny for alleged errors including dunbar and her supervisor. they are accused of violating testing standards on dna analysis in a case involving a child molestation suspect. today, chief suhr said they flunked a proficiency exam and have been on personal leave. he assured the public that few, if any convictions are in jeopardy because of the alleged misconduct, and he promised a thorough review. our dna crime lab is sound. our proficiency tests work. they are meant to catch deficiencies. people acted immediately to unplug people who are deficient. >> the latest scandal comes

following an investigation five years ago. >> new developments tonight, an arrest after we showed you the startling video of what police say is an unprovoked attack. that attack happened wednesday night. homeless man was sitting in his usual spot on larkin street. live from the hall of justice. john, the injury here was devastating. >> reporter: gasia, the victim is now in critical condition with a wound that needed more than 50 stitches to close. this video from wednesday night is very disturbing. you can see on the video, the homeless man sitting on the left side as the attacker walks by, pulls something out like a metal pipe, winds up and hits the man in the side of the head and fell to the ground unconscious. he was quickly taken to the hospital where his condition is unstable. arthur lee jones was arrested last night for the attack on the same corner where it happened. police spokesman was personally affected by this case.

>> i know the victim personally. i dealt with the victim. we used to work out there and he is not the kind of person that would be aggressive or violent in any way. he usually keeps to himself. he is very quiet, but if you say hi, he'll be happy to say hi back, and to see such a heinous crime like this take place where somebody struck him in the head like that is uncalled for. i'm glad we are able to apprehend him. >> the suspect, arthur lee jones, is facing two counts. one of attempted murder and one of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. back to you, gasia. >> john, did police give you any indication of any motive in this case? >> at this point, they don't know exactly what motivated him, but we do understand that this did appear to be a preplanned event. as if he was casing that area, watching the man perhaps and plannedded to do this. >> okay, all right, john,

thank you. a crash in the north bay today killed a person who was flying an ultra light airplane. it happened about 12:30 this afternoon near the petaluma municipal airport. a spokesperson for the sheriff's department said the ntsb will investigate the crash. the pilot was the only person on board, the quick silver mxl2. there's no word yet on the pilot's name or what may have caused the crash. there could be rain ahead for the holiday weekend. for that, let's bring in our meteorologist for our chief, bill martin. what are we expecting? >> gasia, the first system won't be a strong one, but enough to remind us what rain looks like. maybe a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch across the region. clear skies over san francisco bay, but by tomorrow afternoon, that will be changing. you can see a few high clouds dropping into the northern parts of the state. but fairly quiet right now, but look at all this cold air developing up into the pacific here, up to the north and west. this will be approaching the bay area.

so beginning tomorrow, a drop off in temperatures. big drop off in the readings as we head into the weekend. especially for the morning hour and a stronger storm that will pass through and some heavy rains and gusty winds and possibly a winter storm watch in the sierra. that will be on tuesday, so that will be the headliner storm over the next few days. here's our forecast model for your saturday. partly cloudy skies. in fact, we'll thicken up the clouds throughout the day on saturday. look what happens. first thing sunday morning for easter. the first wave of rain moves into the region. it will be light to a moderate. but then the pattern changes for the afternoon hours. we'll take a closer look at your easter forecast. that shows up in our five-day forecast. >> mark, thank you. this week the governor ordered historic cutbacks for the entire state. and for people looking to garden the spring, that leaves an awful lot of questions. tonight, ktvu's tom vacar looks at where state water policy is looking. >> tis the season to be

planting. gardening, and landscaping. before you dig, dig this. here at the mcdonald nursery and gardening centers everywhere else, easter weekend is the time of year people really get into spring gardening in a big way. >> they are coming in saying, i love my garden, i want to do something. what can i do? >> here, experts assess the customer's current water use. >> a lot of people are over watering generally. you can get by with 2 to 3 times a week generally speaking. water for longer periods of time, but not every day. you want that water to get deeper. >> new plants should be drought tolerant. things such as parenials and shrubs. >> other drought resisters is they have had time to figure out their strategies. >> people are coming to that a lot for the lowest use of water. >> you can let them dry out

inbetween waterings and they are easy care. >> but, there are no guarantees. >> i live out in concorde and it is really hot, and even the moderate to low water plants really need more water than we ever thought they would. >> this is going to be a very hard, long summer. >> east bay mud offers this assessment. >> your established trees and shrubs can withstand this drought two times a week watering. the newer plants, probably aren't going to make it. it's not a good year to be planting new things and that grass is not going to be as green this year. >> looking at my front lawn and deciding how much i will let go. >> for many californians, brown will be the new green. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, thank you. a new report is suggesting that climate change poses a major economic risk to farms and coastal businesses in california. the study was commissioned by a group called the risky business project. it says without immediate action to deal with climate change, increasing temperatures

will drive up energy costs and take a tremendous toll on real estate along the coast and bays. >> california is looking at, of our current coastal property, we're looking at, you know, up to $10 billion of the current property being under water by mid century. an additional 10 billion at high tide. >> the risky business project is led by former new york major, michael bloomberg, and paul who lives here in the bay area. former santa clara supervisor avoided jail time today after he admitted that he was responsible for campaign mail fraud. he was sentenced to 360 hours of community service. he admitted creating a campaign flier to help a friend who was running for a city council seat in san jose. that flier insinuated that the opponent was a communist sympathizer. today, he apologized in court. >> i apologize and i regret.

i should be protecting my community, and i didn't do that. so, for that i apologize and i accept whatever punishment you give me. >> this was his second conviction. last year he served seven months in jail for separate corruption case for misusing public money. as part of that case, he agreed to give up his seat on the board of supervisors. now the woman targeted in the fake campaign flier, carosco sent us this statement. she said i'm hopeful he learned his lesson. as a benefit to the community, he will never be able to hold public office again. he is now a member of the san jose city council. he's a little puppy. he was found tortured here in the east bay and tonight we have his story of survival and the hunt for the person who did this. >> plus, a transportation transformation. >> it is sustainable and it's affordable. >> the huge expansion of a

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a veteran firefighter injuredded in a horrifying fall is in critical condition tonight. captain pete duran was walking along the roof in fresno last weekend. and you'll see what happens. he fell right inside. there it is right there. the fire chief in fresno said that duran was burned over 70% of his body and most of those burns are serious enough that they will require skin grafts. he is set to have more surgery on monday. an online fund raising page has

raised $90,000 so far. their original goal was $2,000. and we do have a link to that page on our website, ktvu.com. 35 new police officers are heading to the streets of oakland. after today, police academy graduation. you hear friends and family cheering at the ceremony. family members are very proud to see their loved ones join the force. >> when i found out he was coming to the academy to go into oakland, i thought oh my gosh. the worst of the worst. but, he can handle it. you know, he's done four years in the service and he went through his boot camps. so, he's going to be fine. >> this is oakland's 171st police academy. the new officers will begin training. the oakland police department said boosts the number of sworn offices to 724. >> big news today involving the san francisco giants, the

team said today the general manager brian sabian is being promoted. >> ktvu's sports director is here now. what do you think of sabean being promoted? >> one of the things about the giants, you can list 50 things about their success in the last five years with three world championships. continuity and stability. and they want to make sure that formula for winning and hopefully bringing home championships continues. a little footage of the annual chamber of commerce. they hope the formula continues with the same people and place, while at the same time, acknowledging the great accomplishment. bruce bochy, for instance, is under contract to manage the team until 2019. he can barely basically call his own shots, which is rare for a big league man. brian sabean, who is the longest tenured general manager is promoted to a newly titled position of executive vice

president of baseball operations. while bobby evans has been with the organization going into his 22nd season in many different capacities is now the team's general manager. >> think on balance, what i'm excited about, is that bobby is more than ready. we've continually put more and more on his plate as the years have progressed and he has come through with flying colors with every assignment. and you know, he's more than ready to be there. i said it on a number of occasions. i am extremely proud that i can pass the torch. >> all right, so all in all, the giants remain in tact and good news all the way around. they improved their play on the field, that we have seen so far in the exhibition season. they will be placing the a's and giants today. how unusual is it to create this position for someone like brian sabean and what will he do now? >> it's basically a new

position for the giants. but what we're seeing is a will the of big market teams, they are creating this position and what it does is it frees up brian sabean to travel the world. it has become a global game. the giants have been short in signs players from cuba and south america and what he is going to do is travel and take care of quality control within the entire organization. and you're seeing a lot of the big teams do this and right now, it's just part of the growing of the game itself. you have to get global or you're going to get left behind and what he said today, we want to find out if we're keeping up with the jones' or we are the jones'. >> we are the jones'. >> flex a little muscle. thanks, we'll see you coming up at 6:00 as well. a favorite 1980s and 90s sitcom could be making a comeback. ♪ whatever happened ♪ >> uncle jesse, netflix is

close to offering a 13 episode spinoff of full house called fuller house. the original full house ran for eight seasons. candace cameron will be the eldest daughter, you see right there, d.j. andrea barber will be back as kimy gibbler. they could be making some guest appearances. >> getting the gang back together. as far as our weather today, we have mostly clear skies across the region. but get ready, you heard about the change we talked about. some rain showers making a comeback. you can see right now on live storm tracker 2, you can pick out a few clouds in parts of mendocino county. it's knocking on the door of yukia. you see the clouds there, the scattered cloud nature. that cold air will be moving into the bare area over the weekend. current numbers right now are in the 70s. livermore, 73 degrees. san jose 68. san francisco in the upper 50s

and santa rosa 72. winds up there as well around 15 to 20 miles an hour. once again, a cooler pattern developing. the first system set to move into the region on sunday and then a stronger storm, that moves into the area on tuesday. talk about that in a little bit. as far as the overnight lows, first thing tomorrow morning, want to bundle up again, we're talking about 30s for santa rosa and napa. widespread 40s. here's our forecast headlines right now. we do have this with the fair skies for this evening. a few high clouds will be approaching late tonight. tomorrow, partly cloudy and cooler and then on sunday, cloudy and some rain showers. if you want to wake up early saturday morning, you can see we're going to have a total lunar eclipse in the partial eclipse begins at 3:16. the total eclipse, 4:58, only running until 5:03. i think we're going to have a few clouds leading up to this around midnight, but hopefully the clouds will gradually clear out. beautiful sight to be seen if you want to head out early saturday morning. definitely want to bundle up.

no big changes for tomorrow. just a few extra clouds out there. then on sunday, the first front moves on shore. a system rain showers likely possibly for the easter egg hunt first thing sunday morning and definitely cooling off. and then monday, it will be a chance of a shower by tuesday. here's the deal. this area of low pressure drops down the coast. could be tracking moderate to heavy rain fall. i have not talked about that in quite some time. sierra snow and possibly we could have a dusting in the bay area hills. so get ready for that big change. here's our forecast model. these numbers will change quite a bit. you can see numbers adding up. so welcome rain fall through tuesday, 5:00 p.m. looks like the bulls eye will be along the north coast. here's our forecast model. tomorrow, just partly cloudy skies and then we'll take this into sunday morning for easter. you can see some scattered rain showers paying us a visit. it could be moderate at times and still the chance of a few showers, but scale back on the coverage and the chances out there for sunday afternoon.

temperatures for tomorrow, mainly in the 60s for afternoon highs. the cooldown will begin saturday, but it really drops off sunday and into monday. we'll keep an eye on that tuesday storm. tuesday could be act i have. thunderstorms, possibly a dusting, some gusty winds and afternoon highs on tuesday, only 54 degrees. so a sharp change in the weather pattern. >> now the snow you mentioned up in the sierra, enough to ski on or make a snowball? >> a good 5 to 10 inches from the system. so possibly chain controls on 80 and 50. >> wow, a little late, but we'll take it. >> thanks, mark. a big upgrade for oakland a's fans. plus -- >> i was praying to god, please protect me. >> how a sailor survived more than two months at sea after his boat capsized. >> and now to julie haener in the newsroom with what we are working on new at 6:00. >> many drivers, fast track is a convenient way to pay bridge tolls without having to carry cash. but coming up at 6:00, the

clerical error that forced one woman to transfer her car's title to her friend's name and cost her hundreds of dollars in fines. also, it is that time of year for exceptional whale watching along the california coast. how the changing environment is creating even better viewing this year. these stories and more are coming up at 6:00.

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thing you're going to notice is a major upgrade for the score board. during the offseason, the a's replaced the old 23 by 31-foot score boards with ones that now measure 36 by 145 feet. there are new rib born boards and the team showed off the suite. the a's home opener is scheduled for next monday against the texas rangers. the nfl is about to make history by hiring its first female referees. replace four who retired after last season. all of them will have to pass a physical exam. she worked college football games starting in 2007 and the first woman to officiate a bull game in 2009. she's been in the officiating development program and works a preseason game last season. french investigators said today that the co-pilot of the germanwings passenger jet deliberately sped up just before crashing that plane into the alps. investigators say co-pilot,

andreas lubitz used the auto pilot and then he adjusted it to speed up. this comes after the first examination of the black box flight data recorder that was found in the wreckage yesterday. all 150 people on board died instantly when that plane slammed into the mountainside and desin grated on impact. >> we are hearing an incredible story of survival from a sailor who went missing more than two months ago. louis jordan was found yesterday. crew members from a german flag ship found him on the overturned hull of his boat. jordan was dehydrated and he had injured his shoulder. the 37-year-old south carolina man said his boat capsized when he headed out back in january. >> i woke up and the whole boat had turned around and i was flying through the air, sommer somersaulting.

i was rolling around. >> jordan tells the coast guard he rationed the food he packed with him and survived on rainwater and raw fish he caught with a net. still ahead here, a lot of people wondering how someone could do this. a little puppy found tortured in the east bay. they even tried to burn its ears off. tonight, the effort to save the tiny dog. >> and walking free after 30 years on beth row. his message for the people who put him there. >> and the bay area bike share pilot program was so successful, that now they are trying to get several thousand more bikes and they say it won't cost taxpayers a thing.

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new at 5:00, a puppy was burned to his ears and stomach. people who saved him say he was tortured and because of the terrible injuries, veterinarians say the puppy will have to have his ears amputated. as ktvu fox 2's mike says, the person who burned the dog hasn't been found. >> about six to eight weeks. >> curled up in a wicker basket, a little gray, tan, and white puppy named fireman. behind those big eyes, little fireman is hurting. >> the dog is in extreme

amounts of pain. somebody did something really awful. >> allen garland said he was tortured. allen garland is one of many caring for fireman at the well pet clinic in pittsburgh. >> it's either a severe chemical burn or someone tried to light his ears on fire. >> as you see here, fireman's name is on the board and slated to have surgery soon on those ears. he wasn't found in a street or some dark alley. he was located at animal services in their dog run surrounded by a 6-foot fence. it's not known if the person who dropped him off is someone who found him or tortured him. >> his ears get itchy. >> a volunteer at antioch animal services is fostering fireman. he appears to be frightened two days after being found. >> come here, buddy. >> is he scared?

>> another reason i think that he might have been tortured because he goes into a defense mode and he starts to bite as soon as i try to pick him up. >> teamed up with umbrella of hope. saved more than 500 cats and dogs to help in fireman's recovery. the chihuahua mix will have to have his ears amputated. the exact cause, still not known. >> i can't figure it out because it's his ears and under tummy and if he were to stand or fall into a chemical, it would affect his paws and his paws are not affected. i feel like somebody tortured him. >> fireman should be able to live out a great life. she also says $1,000 reward is being offered by fido alert for information that leads to an arrest. >> you kind of wonder about the people that are out there walking among us willing to harm an animal. >> fireman, little pup with a lot of fight and hoping some day to find a loving, full-time

home. in pittsburgh, ktvu fox 2 news. >> in san jose, a settlement was reached today in the audrey polt wrongful death case against two teenagers. audrey pot hung herself in 2012 after boys took pictures of her. she was afraid pictures would be spread around school. one teen settled and the trial was just beginning against the other two and today, their families agreed to pay audrey pot's family $950,000. the teens also stood up in court and apologized to her parents and they agreed to speak publicly about the dangers of alcohol and sexting. >> now to the south bay where the bomb squad today exploded a suspicious package found on a sidewalk in san jose. the package was spotted 7:45 this morning near the intersection of stockton and taylor, and the college park cal train station.

police cordenned off the area, but did not order anyone to evacuate. explosive experts said the package contained batteries wrapped in tape with some wires exposed. >> a major expansion is in the works for people who use the bay area's bike share service. officials say that a pilot program in san francisco is so successful, they are planning to add thousands more bikes and expand into the east bay. ktvu's christina rendoan tells us which areas will get the bikes in the future. >> reporter: plans in the works to roll out up to 7,000 more bikes in the bay area bike share program. a big increase from the 700 bikes in the pilot program now. >> peter lives in oakland and is excited to hear the proposed expansion would be oakland, berkeley, would get bikes for the first time. >> we need shared bikes in berkeley, oakland, there's not a lot of bikes over there. >> the san francisco pilot program was so successful, the

metropolitan transportation commission says more bikes make sense. it won't cost taxpayers a dime with the private company called motivate behind the push to get the bay area going. >> the private guys are going to come in, they will find a name, sponsor, that will sponsor the bikes. you'll see advertising on the bikes in the bike stations. in return, we get an expansion of the program. >> it's sustainable and affordable. >> advocates with the san francisco bike coalition says their group is excited, too. >> we're expecting up to 4500 bikes and this would give us the density and convenience that the system really needs for it to be successful. >> at $9 a day or $8 88 for an annual membership, another major form of transportation, getting you to places that buses and trains can't. >> it's such a nice way to interact with the city as compared to getting in a cab or getting on a bus. i love it. >> consider the expansion next wednesday and vote later this

spring. if approved, more of these bikes will start being in style between 2016 and 2017. in san francisco, christina rendoan, ktvu fox 2 news. it's a threat to california water supply and the state is taking action. what is being done to stop waste water from getting into aqua firs. >> plus, keeping what happens on the court on the court. the new message from the warriors. >> also, new details on a fire so large, offduty fire fights were called in to help.

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regulators set a deadline for shutting down more oil field wells. they are trying to protect water supplies from oil waste water. regulators will begin shutting down hundreds more of these wells by october 15. the move follows state and federal probes that found california's natural resources agency had allowed oil companies to inject waste water into protected aquafirs. the state has already shut down more than 20 of these improperly permitted injection wells. >> after reports of a strong odor in san jose, police discovered a meth lab in an empty apartment. located in the cherry woods apartments. once officers got inside, they found materials and chemicals used to make methamphetamine. a hazardous material's crew responded to remove the chemicals.

police haven't yet identified or found the tenant. a group in san francisco is planning a major trash cleanup at a park tomorrow. they call themselves the friends of delores park. on their facebook page, the creator of the group is asking people to take responsibility to keep delores park clean. this comes after a string of vandalism there. he also has started a trash photo bomb movement to remind people to pick up their garbage. the group is hoping this cleanup will become a regular thing. palo alto based tessla has good news. rose 55% in the first quarter compared to the same time one year ago. sales totaled more than 10,000 cars and tessla is on track. the base price, about $80,000. the company plans to launch an suv version later this year. the golden state warriors have joined a movement to try to stop bullying here in the bay area. >> bullying should never be tolerated. >> not on our ground. >> not in our town.

>> stef currie, not in our town. its mission is to end bullying of all kinds. cyber, verbal, and physical. in the promo, the warriors admit there's a lot said on the court during a game, but that's where it stays. because real life is not a game. not in our town strives to build safe and inclusive communities for all. >> a man who spent 30 years locked in a tiny 5 by 8-foot cell walked free today. >> everybody plays a part. >> just ahead, his powerful message for the victim's family. >> and a local company making a belt to help you get through airport security faster. the interesting way that this belt got its name. another round of sunshine for today. get ready for big changes this weekend. coming up, a closer look at your easter forecast, which will include a few rain clouds

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a six alarm fire destroyed a warehouse at the general electric park. it may take days before they can get inside to figure out how it all started. all employees have been accounted for. most of them were off for good friday. ge told some 3,000 workers to stay home for the next week because it doesn't know when

operations can return to normal. investigators today were on the scene of the house that collapsed in oakland yesterday. building officials tell us that they are looking for any obvious causes for the collapse, including possible structural support failure. the house was under construction. officials say they are looking into whether the builder had the proper permit. a man was inside the home when it suddenly came crashing down. he was pulled to safety and barely had a scratch on him. cal osha a conducting its own investigation. a man who spent 30 years on death row is free tonight. he walked out earlier today and right afterward, he had this powerful message. >> i had every intention of executing me for something i didn't do. but for all you all snapping the cameras, i want you to know those years are gone. i want to say to the victim's family, i will continue to pray for you just as i have for 30

years. >> 58-year-old, roy henton was convicted of murdering two people in a fast food restaurant in 1985. the only piece of evidence linking him to the crime were bullets found at the scene. but modern forensics later showed those bullets did not come from any gun that hinton owned. those will have to answer to god. there was a dedication ceremony for a giant american flag at the antioch american legion this afternoon. it's one stop by an artist traveling through all 50 states. he is painting the stars and stripes on one vfw or american legion in each state. noelle talked to the artist about why he is doing that. >> with each brush stroke, antioch is seeing red, white, and blue. >> you know, i can do some orange. >> and orange? >> wow, there's no orange in the flag. >> it's like the country it

represents. a melting pot of color. >> grays, orange, and purple, that's not the american flag. you turn around and walk to the end of that parking lot and turn around. >> and it's something you can't miss. >> old glory in all her glory. >> putting the final detail touches on my latest masterpiece. >> over the last two days -- >> to see he has really come a long way since noontime. >> artist -- >> he is a speedy painter. >> has transformed american legion post. >> it was awesome to see the stars painted. >> into a 30 by 50-foot star spangled banner. >> the american flag my favorite work of art. >> it's art with an audience. >> i'm the middle child, i love the a attention. >> part of a project called painting flags across america. he's painting a flag on one veteran's post in each state.

it is the version of a greeting card. >> you can go to hallmark and get a card that says thank you, but that's too small for me. >> his gratitude to veterans is bigger than his canvas. >> i get to thank the men and women who have given me this unbelievable gift to express myself. >> it's more than just paint on a wall. >> we are blessed. one in california and antioch gets him. >> it's a message to veterans young and old. >> go say thank you to him. you're going to make his day and it's -- >> a labor of love from a patriot -- >> it's rewarding. i made that. >> in a paint splattered uniform. >> i'm trying to soak it in,

but i'm also looking at all my mistakes. oh, i have to fix that tomorrow. i have to touch that up tomorrow. >> are you kidding? it's perfect. noelle found scott on his 11th stop in his 50 state tour. his next stop up in oregon. he hopes hope to finish all 50 murals in september. >> i spoke to noelle last night about that story, and as great as that looks on tv, she said it looks even more outstanding when you see it in person. she said it's just huge, beautiful mural. okay, let's talk about our weather. we have some real weather to talk about, including a dusting of snow possibly? >> yeah, we're going straight back to winter as we head into next week. a big drop off in temperatures. actually tracking two systems. the first one is going to remind us what rain looks like and push into the region on tuesday. so here's your headline map, a cooler pattern on the way. two systems. first one on sunday and the second one is going to pack a

punch on tuesday. much cooler with temperatures only in the mid to upper 50s for afternoon highs. and low snow levels in the sierra. they could have chain controls and a dusting as frank mentioned here in the bay area. right now, not too much happening. mostly clear skies over here. you can see a few high clouds approaching parts of mend mendocino county. this is the very cold air that will be moving into the region. you'll notice it beginning tomorrow, but especially by sunday. as far as winds, a bit of a breeze out there on average, around 10 to 15 miles per hour. napa, a wind gust of 24 miles an hour at last check and more reports with san jose 16. sfo, that's sustained at 25. gusting to 36 miles an hour. tomorrow, the transition day. partly cloudy for your saturday as that cool air begins to approach the region. the first round of rain moves into the region. sunday for easter with some scattered rain showers. this is not a big storm at all. rain fall amounts will probably be on the order of a tenth to

two tenths of an inch. and then, monday increasing clouds. a chance of rain showers, but tuesday as that area of low pressure drops to the south, we'll boost the rain fall rates in the bay area. possibly some thunderstorms and some sierra snow. they could have a winter storm watch kick in for that time frame. here's our forecast model, partly cloudy skies. here we go with that first round of rain pushed into the region sunday morning. keep that in mind for the easter egg hunt on sunday. skies becoming partly cloudy. a chance of a shower throughout the day. we scale back on the coverage and then monday, the chance of a rain shower, especially in the north bay. monday night into tuesday, we could be tracking more rain drops. definitely on tuesday. even a chance on monday night. temperatures for tomorrow, lots of 60 s out there. mainly upper 50s near the immediate shoreline. san jose 66. half-moon bay 59 degrees. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast and a changing

five-day forecast. tomorrow, a few clouds out there and then on sunday for easter sunday, we'll break up the time line for you as you can see, this is what i do between shows. i make graphics like this. look at that. rain likely first thing sunday. >> take that, bill martin. >> 12:00, and then a sun cloud mix for the afternoon hours, but the main deal, that will be on tuesday, with heavier rain back in the forecast. so possibly some spring showers, especially for the easter egg hunt sunday. >> ahead of your local company getting you through the airport security line faster. we'll show you how they redesigned bells and why they give them along with a fist pump. >> now to julie haener. >> coming up, fast track troubles for one commuter. the mistake she says got her car impounded and the unusual step she had to take to get it back. also, some are calling it the best whale watching season up and down the california coast they have seen in years.

why experts say conservation efforts are paying off. that's coming up next at 6:00.

california's dmv says the number of undocumented immigrants has exceeded expectations. the dmv started taking applications in january when a new law went into effect granting licenses to people without proper licenses.

dmv says it didn't expect to reach that number until the end of july. some 200,000 have received their driver's licenses. president obama today announced a new jobs initiative to help put veterans to work in the solar energy sector. the president made his announcement at a solar panel farm on hill air force base in utah. he said his new solar ready vets program will allow thousands of former service members to be trained to install, operate, and develop solar technologies. under the initiative solar training programs will be established at ten military bases across our country. >> what i'm doing here today is highlight the fact that the solar industry is actually adding jobs ten times faster than the rest of the economy. >> president obama says expanding the solar industry will strengthen national security by reducing the country's dependence on foreign oil. today's announcement comes days after the obama administration cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third over the next decade. spring break is coming and that means a lot of folks will be headed to the airport.

once you get there, you all know the drill. you have to go through security lines. in tonight's made in the bay segment, our fox 2 reporter, claudine wong tells us about a belt that is designed to help get you through those security points a lit faster. travelers know getting through airport security can take awhile. which makes what you wear even more important. >> what do you think people should wear to the airport? >> as little as possible. >> the less you wear, the less you have to take off, right? >> airport prep is huge. >> taking off the jacket, the belt, the shoes. it can all take time. >> usually, it's shoes, belt, is very annoying as well. especially it depends on the belt. that's why i always wear the nylon belt. >> these two bay area inventors have a better solution. meet the booya belt. lionel and tom are friends who

started humus apparel together and started making t-shirts. >> nobody bought it. even our friends would not buy it. we felt miserable. >> they gave up on the t- shirts and then friends asked tom to design a belt. >> i was like oh yeah, i'll give that a shot. i made a couple of prototypes. >> when lionel took a look. >> his design was such that the buckle would come off really quickly. >> which could make getting through the airport a whole lot easier. >> what if you could remove the metallic part that is the problem. >> it's about function and for nontravelers, about form. >> swap your collars. >> the belts are made in the bay. the buckles are made in santa clara. the straps are stitched in oakland, and these two men sold thousands to women and men. >> i like that. >> hopes to make that trek through security easier and a lot faster. and if you're wondering about that name -- >> that's what you say when you go through airport security, that's what you tell

the airport security agent, booya. >> ktvu, fox 2 news. that belt starts at $29.99 and if you want to check it out, we put a link on our website, ktvu.com. and if you have someone or a company you'd like to nominate for a made in the bay story, you can send us your ideas to ktvu.com. the submission form is on the home page. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 starts now. >> the san francisco police chief is now recommending eight officers who are accused of sending racist and homophobic text messages be fired. >> chief greg suhr said what happened makes him sick. he doesn't have the power to fire them himself. david stevenson with what happened next. >> reporter: the investigation goes to the police commission, which will have the final say on whose behavior may merit the

loss of their jobs. san francisco -- racist and messages that shaken the department. >> high ranking as a captain, was particularly disheartening. >> 14 officers in all were the subject of an internal investigation. suhr says eight sent messages sickening enough to warrant firing. the texts surfaced a couple weeks ago after ian furminnger texts were shared. >> there is a lot of pressure to put the circle in trust. someone at the hub of this and everyone knows that. >> in a statement, the president of the san francisco police officers association said these officers need to be afforded their due process. if these allegations are proven to be true, there is no place for this type of behavior within the san francisco police officer's association