raymond clark iii is accused of strangling 24-year- old annie le, of placerville, calif., in september days before her planned wedding.clark, 24, has been jailed in lieu of $3 million bail on the murder charge.le's body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall in september on the day she was supposed to get married on long island.an autopsy concluded she was strangled. >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. alive look at the golden gate bridge. more people are waking up so we have heavier traffic at the bridge. we also know because of the wet road ways, we are looking at delays of 15 minutes to rivals at sfo right now. ♪ [ male announcer ] unrestrained. unexpected. and unlike any hybrid you have ever known. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. ♪ the radically new, 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ welcome to the darker side of green. >> mark: showers tapering off by the afternoon best they should be thursday, heavy rain and heavier storm friday, a chance of our sunday and monday. >> darya: senators will vote on governor brown's p

a few days after annie le disappeared, on what should have been her wedding day, investigators found herald body hidden in the -- found her body hidden in the wall where they worked. >>> jury selection is to begin in the barry bonds perjury trial case. bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury when he knowingly used steroids. they are also asked to sign a statement acknowledging a court- ordered ban including about the tats, via texting, twitter, facebook or other social media. >>> yesterday, prosecutors released dozens of voice mails that bonds met for his former mistress, kimberly bell. bonds angrily demands to know her location. prosecutors say it's evidence of rage brought on by steroid abuse. the defense says it's a lover's spat. >>> the chp has an important warning for anyone driving down to big sur on monterey county, a huge stretch of highway 1 near hurricane point is now closed indefinitely. the chp ordered the closure last night as after a massive mudslide took out 40 feet of highway 1 and pushed it 23450 the pacific colleges. at this -- pushed it into the pacific ocean. at

an attorney for the man charged with killing 24-year-old yale graduate student annie le back in 2009aid raymond clark iii will plead guilty as part of a plea deal in a connecticut courtroom today. j. >>> investors stung by a surprising jump in wholesale prices in february are crossing fingers that today's consumer data won't be quite as disappointed. >>> on this st. patrick's day, when stocks could use a little bit of luck, the cereal mascot lucky the leprechaun will ring the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. ann curry reports live from japan as officials there scramble to cool those damaged nuclear reactors. >>> and tips on making the perfect irish feast, whipping up last-minute snacks and paring the best beers on this st. patrick's day. plus, a special holiday performance. >>> now keep it on t

raymond clark is charged with strangling annie le in 2009. her body was found behind a wall on the yale campus on the same day that she was supposed to get married. clark is charged with murder, and felony murder. he is expected to return to court this thursday. >>> we have an update on a story we've been following for some time about some disputed photographs. one man claimed they were by ansel adams, it turns out they were not. he bought some glass negatives, but as ktvu view learned, they were really the work of an oakland man named earl brooks. now he has reached an agreement with the ansel adams trust, to sell copies, but not use ansel adams's name. >>> a winter rain didn't deter more than 4,000 people from celebrating the persian new year in berkely tonight. live in berkely, officials closed off durant avenue at shaddic to accommodate that party. >> reporter: just wrapping up that party here to celebrate new ruse. the persian new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is

raymond clark is charged with strangling annie le in 2009. her body was found behind a wall on the yale campus on the same day that she was supposed to get married. clark is charged with murder, and felony murder. he is expected to return to court this thursday. >>> we have an update on a story we've been following for some time about some disputed photographs. one man claimed they were by ansel adams, it turns out they were not. he bought some glass negatives, but as ktvu view learned, they were really the work of an oakland man named earl brooks. now he has reached an agreement with the ansel adams trust, to sell copies, but not use ansel adams's name. >>> a winter rain didn't deter more than 4,000 people from celebrating the persian new year in berkely tonight. live in berkely, officials closed off durant avenue at shaddic to accommodate that party. >> reporter: just wrapping up that party here to celebrate new ruse. the persian new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is

raymond clark iii is accused of strangling 24- year-old annie le, of placerville, calif., in septembernned wedding.clark, 24, has been jailed in lieu of $3 million bail on the murder charge.le's body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall in september on the day she was supposed to get married on long island.an autopsy concluded she was strangled. his attorney will not specify the church is but he said it is part of a clean deal. >> darya: will be back with more in just a couple of minutes here's a live look from our roof, you can see the gray skies, if clubs. but the rain has moved out. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on

clark originally had plead guilty last fall to the murder of 24-year-old annie le, a yale graduate studenttuffed behind a research lab on yale's campus. >>> family and friend also gather to celebrate the life of a soldier killed in afghanistan. mark wells died earlier this month in the hellman province. there will be a funeral today where his wife's family lives. he leaves behind a pregnant w and a toddler. >>> weather and traffic, right after this. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. grab a jacket on the way out the door but leave the umbrella at home. if we see any activity in terms of rainfall today, it will be very light in nature and pass very quickly. the bulk of the moisture from the next system doesn't arrive until tonight into tomorrow morning. enjoy today. st. patrick's day. temperatures will be in the 50s. luck of the irish on the roadways? >> travel times approaching that area, highway 24, the worst of it out of walnut creek and lafayette. live look out there. smooth here. on the highways, reports of a port-a-potty in lane number two. not a joke. >> all right. thanks a lot,