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doesn't remember anything about the accident. joel waldman is at the scene of the crash. >> he was going more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash. as crews to remember the managed train parts much of the attention now turns to the man at the controls during this catastrophe. >> we want to give him an opportunity to to for a day or so. >> reporter: he was knocked out, suffered a concussion and volunteered a blood test. the mayor says they will get to the bottom of why this train was going over 100 miles per hour around the curve. >> when i stand there and i look at that i try to think about what could that have been like as it was going off the track and what are people still experiencing? >> many of those are powerful.

>> you smell the burning rubber and you heard the metal crunching. >> reporter: and the lives lost overwhelming for the family including justin, a mid-shipman head home to new york. >> he was a loving son, nephew and grandson. this tragedy has shocked us all in the worst way. >> reporter: doctors say those who remain are improving. joel waldman, fox news. >> they also worked here in the bay area about five years ago. brandon operated trains on the peninsula line between san francisco. he was a contract worker and not a caltran employee. a cruise ship being disinfected after norovirus on

board. we got this picture of the star princess which arrived from hawaii this morning. you can see workers on board. the cdc says at least 138 passengers got the highly don teenagous stomach virus. 18 crew members became ill. this is the ninth cruise ship to report a norovirus this year. that is the same number reported in all of last year. dramatic surveillance video who searched for thieves who used a stolen suv to break into bloomingdale's. we have more on the investigation into this smash and grab robbery. >> reporter: police don't have much to go on right now from this surveillance video. you can't tell if the burglars are men or women or whatth necessity day are.

they are hoping it might prompt someone to come forward. here is a red jeep cherokee bursting through the front doors of the bloomingdale department store. they run in and start smashing the glass cases. police say they were inside for just under one minute but made off with a lot of loot. the thieves raced away and dumped the jeep. it has been reported stolen the day before. in february a similar crime happened at a camera store on california avenue. someone drove a minivan through the front doors and stole equipment. >> we are surprised they are still at it >> we don't know if it is related to the photography store at this time. we counted six damaged cases. they are taking inventory of how much was stolen. police have combed the car for

evidence and are looking at video to see if it can provide more leads. they could sure use help from the public on this one. ktvu channel 2 news. >> a suspect in a san jose home invasion has turned himself in. he is being held at juvenile hall. the search continues for the second man seen on the surveillance video at a home in the evergreen neighborhood. they armed themselves with knives and went through the home room by room. they tried to kick down a bedroom door and they realized two women and a baby locked inside. one of the women called 911. a rap art itself filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, they claim they were harassed on march 8th. [ shouting ]

>> the lawsuit says every member of the group was subjected to an unreasonable search, seizure and arrest at gunpoint. two men were arrested. he is suspected of being a felon in possession of a loaded weapon. we have reached out about the lawsuit. so far they have not responded. a former san francisco charged with possessing child pornography is due back in court last month. pierce proceeded not guilty to six felony charges. he was taken back into custody after a judge increased his bail to $400,000. they said the images he possessed included children as young as infants. they say the city is taking the case too far and there was no evidence presented that pierce ever had contact with any of the victims.

>> i think it's unfair to raise bail after they reached the scheduled bail, appeared in court as required and obligate. . we'll be fighting the charges. >> conspiracy faces five charges and a sixth fellfully count of -- felony count after a city parking meter was found in his apartment. a natural gas pipeline will operate at lower than normal pressure after deformities were found in the line. according to the daily news pg and e made repairs online 147 last week. the same gas line has had problems in the past. they fined pg and e more than $14 million for failing to notify the commission about errors in the line. the state senate approved a controversial bill that would

make it mandatory for children to be vaccinated. the legislation was approved on a 25-10 vote. it eliminates the personal or religious belief exemption. unvaccinated children would have to be home schooled. they released the updated budget. brown says the record $115 billion budget will focus on the fundamentals including education and bringing down the debt. given a $6.7 billion increase in tax revenue the governor is proposing a new earned income tax credit for the working poor. it would apply to as many as 825,000 families. the average credit would be $460. >> i have always liked the earned income tax credit

because it doesn't have any particular bureaucracy or complexity. it is just a straight deliverance of funding to people who are working very hard and are earning very little money. also today the university of california announced an agreement between the governor and u. c. candidate. tuition hikes could start by the fall of 2017. protests are taking place at u.s. post offices across the country today against postal service cuts. a san francisco native is lending his support. >> the bill supports the solidarity to build awareness. that's what we expect to do today. >> he told us the issues are close to his heart. his brother and sister were postal workers. he is in washington,d.c.

as part of a day of action. it represents about 400,000 mail sorters. the contract is set to expire next wednesday. >> the negotiation around closing down distribution plans. it is centered around closing down actual post offices. it closes out. every time i pass a post office in a small town now it is with me. at any point in time that space, that community space will be gone. >> in the bay area there are demonstrations scheduled in oakland, san jose, santa rosa. if you want to watch an extended interview we posted it on ktvu.com. breaking news. in the east bay a multi-car crash is causing a massive back

up on 580. the crash happened around 10:30. at least five cars were involved. three lanes of westbound and 580 are still blocked as crews work to move the wreckage. they are putting some of those cars on flat bed trucks. you could see there is a huge back up. it goes on for a long time. again, this is westbound 580. so avoid that area if you can. thousands of bay area commuters have ditched their cars to get bikes. it is part of the 21st annual bike to workday. tara was there when the first cyclists hit the road. >> reporter: before the sun came up they were out.

hundred of commuters what swapped their suits for spandex. >> it is kind of a built-in network. it thought it could be a good time to try it. >> reporter: she will pedal 136- miles round trip today. are you try to go lure more people to the sport? >> today is definitely the day. so many people said this is what got them going again. this is something infectious that happens today. >> reporter: cyclists can stop at any set up with drinks, protein snacks and free bells and helmet lights. eight buses will be out today with bigger bike racks that can hold more bikes. even ed lee got behind the handlebars. >> if we didn't do this how many more cars would we see congesting our city?

>> we stayed in the bike lanes, obeyed traffic laws. it was a beautiful chill nice morning. it was off the hook. >> reporter: they feel good knowing they cutting down on car emission and helping their hearts. next year you have to wear spandex, you know that, right? [laughter] still to come, life behind bars or the death penalty? the penalty phase of the boston marathon trial. we'll be back with the complete bay area forecast. the winner of american idol. >> another american idol has been crowned, the new winner and how to become a big music star. this is not ice cream. this is not ice cream in an ice cream cone. this is not ice cream in an ice cream cone in the hand of a tall man.

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the panel began deliberations yesterday afternoon for the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. the jurors will decide whether 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev should spend life in prison or be put to death.

the same jury convicted him which killed three people and injured 260 others. season 14 of american idol is officially over. america chose nick as their winner. we have more on the idol finale. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: it was 29-year-old nick fraudiani winning american idol. >> the whole thing was insane. >> we talked about who is the most ready to go to radio tomorrow. i felt nick was and apparently america did too. i'm taking him back with me. >> reporter: coming in second wasn't a bad way to finish his journey. >> i feel with all of my heart, that i'm exactly where i need

to be. i cannot possibly explain how grateful i am for american idol and the judges and this platform. [ music ] >> reporter: the two hour celebration had acts sharing the stage with the top 12 including pit bull and ricky martin. the judges got in on the action with keith urban before recruiting with jennifer -- uniting with jennifer lopez. >> when i was showing clips from this year i said when this happens this time next year i'll probably be bawling my eyes out. [ music ] >> reporter: but it was nick's night and it came pouring in. it's all about the songs.

i think if he has an album of songs like that he'll be fine. >> if you want a long career start writing a billion songs every day. >> he comes from a band. he already had this, but that's what keeps you going. adam housely, fox news. and now we want to check in with mark. will people get wet? >> yeah. rain showers have been developing. very widely scattered out there. also tracking lightning strikes as well. nothing really over san francisco bay yet but the clouds have been marching in from the south and the west. rain showers targeting southern california towards los angeles. here is a closer look. that's a coverage on the increase just offshore. you begin to swing in from the south and the east as well. right now southwest and

southeast. you'll see lightning strikes detected. it is right around the concord region. thunderstorms developing as we expect it throughout the day today. you can see the radar coverage out towards redwood city near sunnyvale. of course the scattered lightning strikes as well. one storm developing to the south and to the east. there's a live doppler sweep picking up rainfall pattern. this is out towards concord in the martinez area. shifting the maps up to the north bay you can see out around nevada you can see around 37 and at black point as well. so just as we expected. we thought the rain would develop earlier this morning but still rain pushing into the region. santa rosa 64. livermore 66. next system is basically moving in right now.

possibility of thunderstorms. we'll show you that right now. rainfall a few hundreds of an inch. a winter storm warning in place for the sierra. scattered thunderstorms and then the rainfall developing throughout the afternoon hours into the evening hours. there is a slight chance for tomorrow. here is our forecast model this afternoon. i think we'll have more coverage throughout the afternoon hours. still, scattered rain showers with a possibility of a thunderstorm. there is a chance of a pop-up shower. we do have the winter storm warning in place right now until 5:00 a.m. friday. it has not developed too much but it will be an increase in coverage throughout the afternoon hours. temperatures this afternoon not the big story but mainly in the 60s for afternoon highs. here is a look ahead. your afternoon forecast, rainfall developing throughout the day. a chance of a shower for your

friday and into the weekend. it will be dry, just morning fog with skies becoming partly sunny. today could be steveing. it -- deceiving. don't be surprised. >> i have done that you walk out and turn around and it's pouring. >> yeah. >> all right. thank you. a bay area landmark is turning into a pile of rubble. it is happening than many bay area sports fans had hoped. we flew over what's left of candle stick park. about half the stadium is still missing. the area missing is what use to be behind home plate. an outlet mall, homes and hotel are expected to be constructed on that spot in 2017. back on the road after their latest victory moved them within one game of advancing to the conference finals.

an average of four weeks is 272,000, the lowest in 15 years. it is considered evidence that americans are enjoying solid job security and employer wills confident enough. how are the markets reacting to this report? the dow is currently up 190. s&p up 21.

after a big win at home the golden state warriors getting a chance to close out their series with the grizzlies. we saw them boarding the team's charter jet. game six is tomorrow in memphis. warriors won it 8-78. thompson lead with 21 points. >> i felt like i was pressing a little bit in the first quarter. i was nice and relaxed and kept my mind right. >> warriors can move onto the western conference final with a win in game six. tonight a mother and son reunite with the person who rescued them. they told us their heroing story. now we go back to the apartment

as they get to thank the man who helped them escape the fire. thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always on ktvu.com. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day.

>> coming up next on "eco-company." >> get ready for an eco challenge. >> so if you can see, these are a theme! how one kid met the challenge and made a different at home and at school. >> then, sustainability on the farm. >> just as the orchid has three million plant also year. >> we visit a mystery that puts some green into the word greenhouse. >> plus we visit a recycled paper mill. and look at the size of these rolls. >> the rolls are right here and average about two tons each.