austin, texas is one of them. it's no coincidence general motors picked the city as a launch market for the volt. it has an educated, eco-friendly workforce. diane eastabrook begins a two- part look at how austin hopes to spread the e.v. gospel. >> would you like to unplug the car, caleb? >> yeah. >> go for it. >> reporter: mike legatt is a self-described evangelist for electric vehicles. >> i wanted to support this technology because, i mean, it's a great first step. >> reporter: the austin, texas, psychologist got his chevy volt less than two weeks ago. since then, he's been tooling around town and preaching the gospel of this green technology. >> austin has a lot of engineers per capita, and so i've had a lot of people looking under the hood of the car and are very interested in the way the technology works. >> reporter: consumers like legatt make austin perhaps the most significant market for electric vehicles. with big employers like dell, austin has a tech savvy workforce-- the target audience for e.v.s. and

austin, texas, is one the first u.s. cities to get electric cars, but as diane eastabrook reports, austin is making sure it can keep the lights on while still charging its cars. >> reporter: mike legatt recently traded in a hybrid for an electric plug-in. the austin, texas psychologist is excited about his new chevy volt, but he also knows the new technology could put pressure on the power grid. >> i hope that one of the things that will happen as part of the electrification of fleet vehicles and general driving... is that as we move into that world, people are going to become more aware of the electricity around them in keeping the grid up and reliable. >> reporter: experts say the first adopters of electric vehicles are very likely to have similar socioeconomic backgrounds, and they may even live in the same neighborhoods. and, if all of those people plug in their cars at the same time every day, that could put stress on the area's power grid. >> onesies and twosies-- a car here, a car there-- the grid is certainly big

austin hasn't been seen since. circulating in spain suggests bice was turned away from a club for being too drunk and decided to walk home alone, but friends and family say it's unclear why he was turned away. >> they're just trying to find if he made a wrong turn. they believe he was not thinking clearly. we don't know if he was drugged or if he was mugged, if he was -- if he fell and hit his head. we just know that he's not thinking clearly. >> reporter: investigators are also examining this city's surveillance video. austin's cell phone signal is still active, but his voice mail is full, and he hasn't checked his e-mail since the day he disappeared, and while the investigation does continue, so does the worry for what it may reveal. >> we have all that great support from madrid, but we -- no one has seen our son, so we just need to keep going and have those people help us look for him so we can get him home. >> reporter: now, a page dedicated to austin on a spanish version of facebook received already around 9,0

austin bias disappeared noern a week ago. his family desperate for news.tudent was in spain as part of an exchange program. his father has flown to the country to help the search near the madrid nightclub where his son was last seen in the early hours of the morning. >> i just want to say thank you for all being here. it's hard for me to talk about it, but thank you. >> my dad is always doing this, and i always wanted to -- i like driving, so i like coming out here and it's fun. >> the 22-year-old here at home a year ago helping out as a driver in a charity effort, left america to look for more experiences. he was writing a blog about his adventures. it talks about school and life in spain. it should be a fun night, he says. that was the evening he vanished. >> the friends decided to go into the discotheque. it was a little late. he decided to go back home, and he decided that he was going to walk home. that was the last time that he was seen heading north. >> he had been drinking and was on his own. he had been in spain for just a few months. he was very

austin hasn't been seen since. theory circulating in spain suggests bice was turned away from a club for being too drunk and decided to walk home alone. but friends and family say it's unclear why he was turned away. >> they're just trying to find if he -- he made a wrong turn. they believe he was not thinking clearly. we don't know if he was drugged or if he was mugged, if he was -- if he fell and hit his head. we just know that he's not thinking clearly. >> reporter: investigators are also examining the city's surveillance video. austin's cell phone signal is still active but his voice mail is full and he hasn't checked his e-mail since the day he disappeared. while the investigation continues, so does the worry for what it may reveal. >> we have all that great support from madrid, but we -- no one has seen our son. so, we just need to keep going and have those people help us look for him so we can get him home. >> can't imagine what those parents are going through. >> heartbreaking. >> you hope there's a happy e

sherman is joining us in austin, texas. caller: my children have enjoyed watching these programs. one is 43 and the other is 30 now. they have used them as educational tools. it should not go private. host: thanks for the call. lashawn in lincoln, neb., your next. caller: i grew up with pbs down the street from me. i disagree with the republicans thinking it is a negative thing to fund. it is a very positive station, someplace to go that is noncommercial. it does not have yammering heads that are talking negatively all the time. disingenuousvery

>> i was in austin, texas, for the past few years where the festival was much smaller. this one is more exciting. >> you have people who are in place doing things a certain way. is it difficult when you come in new to a job to say i want to put my stamp on this? >> i think there's a little bit of that. for the most part, our staff is all new. it's exciting for us. we're figuring things out together. we really have been trying to put in our stamp of what we really like. our personal interests. but also we have a legacy within the bay area of having quality films and amazing shows. we want to stick to that and make sure we put an event together that's exciting and new but also has the the legacy there. >> we're going to show a few clips here. this is a place where people can tell their stories. >> this year is great. we have a good tie with her. it's about a mother who is trying to get her daughter to get married. >> it's a wonderful afterlife. >> stereotypes still linger even now. >> the media organization i work for that was our primary when we first started. that was o

tenemos éxito porque todos aquí y los 2 millones que están aquí sin papeles están trabajando. >> en austinaprueben y mientras en otros estados las iniciativas no tuvieron éxito según el último análisis del foro nacional de inmigración. algunos activistas dicen que la llegada de más republicanos a asambleas estatales ha propiciado estas iniciativas. >> la pausa y regresamos desde un campo de refugiado en la frontera libia y últimas amenazas de muamar gadafi. >>> y asesinan a dos soldados en alemania, y el presidente . >> el dictador libio gadafi ordenó contra ofensiva para recuperar ciudades en poder de rebeldes mientras dos buques estadounidenses avanzan para situarse frente a las costas, rodrigo barrera llegó a un campamento de refugiados en un punto fronterizo entre libia y túnez pu. >> y nos muestra la situación de hombres mujeres y niños. >> el campo de refugiado está a 10 kilómetros del paso fronterizo. se desplazan para atender a brigadas urts, el éxodo ha traído a territorio de túnez más de 100.000 personas, empleados petroleros de varias nacionalidades han sido evacuados y son llev

reverend austin has taken that to heart. he's still a young man, but he has accomplished a great deal and he is not one to look back with pride on where he has been, but, rather, to look forward to all that he has left to do. reverend austin earned his degrees from asbury university and asbury theological cemetery and studied at oxford university and here at the nation's capitol. he is the pastor of congressional care at first united methodist church as well as a commissioned elder there. the reverend austin has preached in england, south korea and mexico as well as kentucky and tennessee and several other states an provided spiritual guidance and volunteer work in mexico, guatemala, kentucky and tennessee. while he has gone on to do bigger and bolder things, in 2009, he served as an intern in my office. admiral austin, his grandson, is buried at arlington. our own senate chaplain, barry black, delivered his internment service. i know chaplain black is just as pleased to have reverend austin here as i am. it was a true honor

austin bice disappeared more than a week ago, his family desperate for news.he san diego student was in spain as part of an exchange program. his father has flown to the country to help the search near the madrid nightclub where his son was last seen in the early hours of the morning. >> i just want the say thank you for you all being here. it's hard or the me to talk about it, but thank you. >> reporter: the 22-year-old left america to look for more experiences. he was writing a blog about his adventures. it talks about school and life in spain. it should be a fun night, he says. that was the evening he vanished. >> the friends decided to go into the discotheque. it was a little late. he decided to go back home, and he decided that he was going to walk home. and that was the last time that he was seen, heading north. >> reporter: he had been drinking and was on his own. he had been in spain for just a few months. >> translator: he was very calm, very sociable one of his new spanish friends says. >> no one hears rumors, either with good clues or bad clues says

she lived in japan for many years and joins us now from austin, texas, where she leads the organization, the rite source. maggie, welcome. >> thank you. it's an honor to be here. >> as you see the way the japanese people are responding to these tragedies, what stands out for you? >> i guess one of the things that my mind keeps going to is how they don't ask the question, "why me?" they're not consumed with wondering what put them in harm's way. they know they're in harm's way. they are very attentive to their surroundings and they have a great reverence and fear of nature. >> and so a disaster is just part of life? multiple disasters are just part of life? you accept it and get on with things, pick up and continue your life? >> yes, i believe so. i think that partly comes from their snto tradition ofhis reverence for nature and their understanding of the vicissitudes of nature and capriciousness of nature. it's also part of their buddhist tradition that understands that all things are impermanent and things are subject to change, and they don't see themselves as entitled to good fortune

police found the body of 22- year-old austin bice early this morning in the madrid river. officers have now removed the body from that river. police say the cause of death is not known but foul play is not suspected. he was a student at san diego state university studying abroad in spain. he was reported missing february 26 by his roommate when he did not come home after a night out. >>> less than four hours ago a bus left san francisco for a most unusual road trip to texas. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live to explain who's on board and who they hope to accomplish. good afternoon, tara. >> good afternoon, tori. they are a team of computer hackers who have just left various cities throughout america and they are trying to come up with the next big start up. here's the crazy part. they will be brainstorming over the next 48 hours while traveling on a bus drinking plenty of coffee. the idea actually sprang from a pub conversation. a group of tech junkies joked and said what if they came up with the next big thing riding from san francisco to austin for a conference. this is

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my concern is austin.at the nightclub can deny entrance to anyone, so whether he was drinking a lot or a little bit, it's, you know -- we're not really concerned about that. we're only concerned about just finding him. sdoo larry, wish you the best. thank you for taking time to talk to us. >> thank you. >> coming up next here on "the early show", a disturbing new survey finds that millions of americans are driving while distracted on a daily basis. we'll tell you what the government is now trying to do about it. this is "the early show" on cbs. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms and works when you need it most. benadryl®. you can't pause life. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. it outperforms in the world's toughest industry tests. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. special k prote

mean particularly when looking ahead to an uncertain future that helps answer this question i go to austin texas where radio host alex jones is. all right alex you and i have spoken about this before and here it is these blaring numbers not nine hundred seventy four have people had this flow of confidence in the system of government and this is the year remember that president nixon resigned just after the most part the unpopular war the vietnam war and here we are today what do you think americans are so worried about. well you notice the tea party shangri and then you've also got the so-called left with the unions who are angry but this is the wages of globalism this is been the globalist plan wall street financed john mccain they financed barack obama barack obama run by wall street openly has called for more taxes because they're going to transfer those taxes offshore to the big mega central banks that are represented here in the u.s. by the private federal reserve so it's going to happen is the government is going to use these giant hordes of people having their wages cut losing their

ryan owens, abc news, austin. >> something to ponder tonight., thank you. >>> and a milestone to mark this evening. more than half of all americans are now on facebook. 51% of us are now on the site, connecting with family and friends. and that's lightning fast, given that facebook has only been around for seven years. we thought we would try to put it in perspective tonight. this old thing called the tv set, it took twice that long after the tv set was invented before 51% of americans had one of these. so, facebook, out-acing the good old tv. we still like the tv, hope you do, too. >>> when we come back here on the broadcast, the bride to be, about to walk down the aisle in a way you will never forget. doubtful, you love me. hey, you can't take allegra with fruit juice. what? yeah, it's on the label. really? here, there's nothing about juice on the zyrtec® label. what? labels are meant to be read. i'd be lost without you. i knew you weren't allergic to me. [ sneezes ] you know, you can't take allegra with orange juice. both: really? fyi. [ male

five without reply austin all demolished lower side late in orienting the apic off to set up a involved watering pool while tie against manchester united. and also to steal the way in atlanta come from behind to beat chicago off to trailing the bulls throughout the game. anguish with both as though we're asking a lot through to the good finals of the f.a. cup after a five nil threshing of league one side laden orient at the emirates stadium in london the lowest ranked side remaining in the competition on they will to resist them or herald looked upon as marwan schumacher opened the store and the gunners in front seven minutes into the match then it's international nicholas now that had to mogo is still in first up to give us a charismatic the full three nil advantage. after the break but the went on to complete a hat trick the merging of pal to get in the sixty second minutes. and finally fifteen minutes from time guiltily she found the back of the net for the fifth time sealing the final score a big win for the gunners and they will now face man united the last aids it's old trafford t

streets paved with gold robert jensen professor in the school of journalism at university of texas at austin well according to some reports the trafficking of minors for prostitution is the third highest moneymaker for organized crime in the united states illegally behind gun and drug sales teenagers are often recruited at the mall in arcades concerts even falls earlier i spoke with tina fronts the founder and executive director of courtney's house and on profit that helps girls who have been victims of sex trafficking and who was also a victim herself here's her story. you know unfortunately my story is very similar to what we hear today when i was thirteen i met a man who was fifteen years my senior who you know didn't kidnap me or for me into anything he'd be for and to me it's like mine from my past and so i changed my tribe and then the trafficking situation started just like the grove now it is still happening here today go on firstly this is nothing new so this has been going on for fifty years here we labeled it a different name and we thought of prostitution and we saw that this is

austin, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me.l us first of all, what did the north koreans say in explaining why they wanted you to come? >> they asked us to come because there is a food shortage and it's affecting really the most vulnerable population in their country. and they site a number-- cite a number of reasons for this. there was a lot of floods this past summer. and there was also a late cold in the springtime last year. the flooding in the summer. and then also this winter they've had more than 60 days of below freezing, really bitter freezing winter cold. >> warner: did they explain that they have lost a lot of their crops. >> they believe they have lost anywhere from 50 to 80% of their winter crops which is what they use to really feed the population from late spring through the fall when they expect their serial crops of corn and rice to come in in the fall. >> warner: now this is such a secretive country what were you able see. >> we are able to see everything we ask for. so we ask that we would be able to go into

. >> austin taylor is an exchange student from san diego university.disappeared more than a week ago while studying in ma -- madrid. his father is handing out fliers while at their home in s an diego, his mother and sister are trying their best to remain hopeful but obviously it's very difficult for me. austin grew up in northern california and went to high school outside of sacramento. >>> tonight, the -- tomorrow the u.s. census bureau will release the first detailed numbers outlining the population growth in california. the data, race and ethnicity will be used by a state commission to redraw congressional and state legislative districts. in october it had reached 30 million since 2010. this is the first time the house won't gain additional seats. >>> some new photos have been posted of kate middleton and these are her of a little girl and the wedding is april 2th. the royal couple has invited 1900 guests to the ceremony. >>> warner brothers fired charlie sheen from his -- from his role in "two and a half men." the studio said it had taken careful c

there's a lot of mystery as to what exactly could have happened to austin bice.here is sure someone or something is preventing the 22-year-old from contacting his family. >> this is completely out of character for him. he would always let someone know where he's going, specially in a foreign country. >> reporter: the student who speaks fluent spanish was seen outside of his nightclub the night of february 25th. according to initial reports, bice was allegedly turned away from the club for being too drunk. however, those who knew him best said bice was never a heavy drinker. >> i've known him over a decade, i've never once seen him drunk and never once seen him intoxicated to the point where he couldn't make a clear decision. >> reporter: alexis knew him since the fourth grade. the two with high school sweethearts. >> he's not a partier. >> reporter: spanish police say bice was last seen at a nearby fast-food restaurant which about is a 20-minute walk from his university. >> they're just trying to find out if he made a wrong turn. they believe he's not thinking cl

they don't know what causerd 22- year-old austin bison's death. he was a student at san diego state university studying abroad in spain. he was reported missing february 26th by his roommate when he failed to return home after a night out. >>> time now 5:02. oakland police are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting. a man sitting in a car was shot to death. two other people in that car were not hurt. witnesses say they saw a black accra legend racing away from that scene. >>> also police in richmond responding to reports of several gunshots being fired. the police are giving us details. we are told more than ten shots were fired in the 400 block of gertrude avenue. police found two vehicles in the area that were hit by the gunfire. no injuries have been reported. the police investigation continues at this hour. >>> some san francisco business owners say a homeless shelter is bad for business. jade hernandez is in san francisco this morning to talk about the complaints. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. the shelter in question is

austin, texas.a supuestamente controlada de mÁs de 1700 armas a organizaciones criminales. >> agentes federales estadounidenses arrestaron hoy a mÁs alto de los funcionarios pÚblicos en nuevo mÉxico, incluyendo el alcalde y al jefe de policÍa. los arrestados son el alcalde, el jefe de policÍa, el concejal y al menos otras 11 personas. >> vamos a una pasa comercial y enseguida el presidente juan manuel santos amenaza con expulsar a empresas extranjeras que excedan a la extorsiÓn. >> mÁs adelante, nadie sabe dÓnde estÁ pero la revista parece si saber cuÁnto dinero tiene como uno de los narcotraficantes mÁs buscados, volvemos. segÚn la revista, 52 de los 1210 multimillonarios son latinoamericanos. (informaciÓn en pantallas) ( ♪ música ) >>> la primera dama de watguatea sandra torres de colón quiere reemplazar a su espacoso en la presidencia del país, pero tiene que superar un escollo, porque un pariente no puede aspirar a este cargo, torres lanzó su candidatura >>> qué nos preocupa si la estrategia de

i'm in austin, texas. i'm here to offer my services. >> no riding your bike on the sidewalk.you seen any crime? have you seen any crimes being committed in the area? no smoking on the grounds, please. >> oh, you got it. >> any crimes today? >> there was something happening at my apartment complex. >> what's the address? >> i don't see any crimes. i think i hear something. can i have a virgin shirley temple with extra cherries? here's to fighting crime. >> jimmy: that's the problem with crime. it's never around when you need it. >> it's hard to find crime. >> jimmy: it really is. liv tyler is your love interest in this film, as is ellen taylor -- ellen page. only in hollywood, my life is liv taylor and my love interest is ellen page. >> jimmy: they're your wagon women. >> yeah, they are. oh, for a moment of pleasure. >> jimmy: yeah. we have a clip. this is actually from the movie. you need to set this up? >> basically, my character, frank, adopting this persona of the crimson bolt. he's getting dressed and he's looking for a catch phrase to use in order to fight crime. >> jimm

se cono vo so a una maya multitudinaria en austin para protestar en contra de esta y otras 40 medidasna que es atacada no puedes ayudarle. >>> y no quita la ley. >>> valdés la primera sheriff huj mis han en contra de la ley asegura que las cárceles no tienen ni la capacidad ni el dinero para ejecutar estas leyes. no tengo lugar. mi cárcel no puede manejar si la ahí es aprobada permite a la policía actuar como agentes de inmigración arrestando a cualquier persona sin documentoeds en texas. >>> es la propuesta es aprobada pasará al comité de la cámara de representantes y al senado y el gobernador del estado para que con su firma la convierta en ley rick perry dice que su prioridad es eliminar las ciudades sesenzo tua río. josé. >>>josé: gracias vanessa el término de ciudad santuario incómoda a muchos y asusta a otros. >>> protección a in ddocumentad que denuncian un crimen y no quieren que se leía pe ciudad santuario porque podrían verse enfrentados al gobierno federal por no aplicarse las leyes migratorias. vamos a otra sobre ve pausa de la capital estadounidense. una diputada venezola

the victims were luke and austin and cecilia. teresa broke down in tears as details she inflicted on her own children were set out in court. each child was stabbed repeatedly and died of stab wounds to the chest. the children's father appeared outside court in a statement was read on his behalf. >> it was an overwhelming tragedy. i and my extended family love them dearly. they lived in the minds and hearts superior - -forever. -- forever. >> bid followed the breakdown of her marriage. she sent her children to early graves because she could not bear the thought of losing custody of them in the divorce courts. her lawyer said that she loved them too much. psychiatrists think that she suffers paranoia and other personality disorders that cause the woman who gave life to three children to cut those lives a short period -- lives short. >> the have you with us, the headlines this hour. contemplating a possible military response to fighting in libya. president obama is introducing military charges despite the promise to close the prison

the body of 22-year-old austin bice was found in a river in madrid, spain. he had been missing for more than a week. >>> in st. louis this morning. you can see a lot of police around this morning. that's because two federal marshals and a police officer were shot during a gunfight that left another man wounded inside that house they are standing outside of. the police officers were hit in his bullet proof vest. we're told he only suffered a graze wound. the details are still coming in about the conditions of two u.s. marshals. we are waiting for more details. a lot of police activity helping at this moment as we look at the live pictures from st. louis. we will bring you more details as they come in. >>> also this morning in libya. the opposition is saying libyan leader moammar gadhafi has offered a deal he will step down if he's allowed to leave the country and not be prosecuted. libyan government sources are saying that report of a deal is not true. >>> this morning the pakistan any taliban is -- pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility for a car bombi

> two busloads of bay area entrepreneurs are on their way to the south by southwest conference in austin, texas. they are there to brainstorm ideas for new technology companies. about 30 startup bus participants left san francisco this morning. organizers say last years riders came up with two ideas that turned into real world businesses. >>> a rare bird at the monterey aquarium. it's all about baby steps. >>> they may be more wet weather by the end of the week. the bay area should get a warm- up tomorrow. meteorologist rosemary orozco will tell us which neighborhoods will be the warmest. >>> if there is no tv nearby, you can watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. >> san francisco light rail service is back on schedule tonight after overhead power cable problem led to problems. it slowed up on service from the financial district. muni says that crews had to wait for the morning rush hour to and around 10:00 a.m. to get to the area. meteorologist rosemary orozco is here with some news that we are going to like. >> we are looking at a ni

john austin has the latest on this developing situation. john? >> reporter: in the past few hours another emergency is reported at the same nuclear power plant where there was a large explosion earlier in the day. this type japanese authorities say a cooling system has malfunctioned in a second reactor. the government says there's a possibility that at least nine people have now been exposed to radiation. >> this was today's explosion at the fukushima nuclear plant now leading to fears of a possible meltdown and raid radiation release. it blew off the roof and walls but not break into the reactor. the full extent of the damage is unknown. >> seawater has been filled in. and at least the fill fuel rods are underwear. >> it was thought the explosion was a result of trying to power water over the fuel rods to claim them. officials claim radiation decrease after the explosion but it's too early to know the full effects. >> the major result indicates that things are getting better. but this is such a complicated system, and the damage, we do not know

. >> reporter: they announced an expansion of 500 jobs in oregon and power is adding 500 jobs in austin, texas. silicon valley is growing. the region added the second highest number of jobs in california last year, more than 14,000 behind san diego. sacramento lost the most jobs. stay right with the silicon valley leadership group says the hiring outlook is positive but he worries that more companies are being enticed to expand elsewhere. >> we know of several companies with the difference between incentives between the states and the low cost of living in the states means the company can hire instead of three people, for people. >> reporter: the group's number 1 agenda item in sacramento is to get governor brown to assign a cabinet level position to keep california competitive. marie nailer, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the jackpot for the mega millions lottery has grown to $244 million. the odds of winning tonight's jackpot is one and 175 million. >>> coming up, how you could be the voice of one of america's most famous bird. >>> meteorologist rosemary orozco is tracking the storm's futur

police found the body of 22- year-old austin bise this morning in a ma rid river.fficers have -- madrid river. the officers have removed the body. they say cause of death is not known but foul play is not suspected. he was a student studying abroad in spay. was reported february 26th by his roommate when he did not come home after a night out. >>> for the first time we're hearing after possible deal in libya for libyan's leader, moammar gadhafi, to step down. now an opposition leader says colonel gadhafi has agreed to resign if he's guaranteed safe passage out of the country and immunity from prosecution for him and his family. we'll bring you a live report from washington, d.c. with a response from the libyan government. >>> overnight, crude oil futures well just a bit and they now stand just under $-- $105. the analysts say traders are trying to balance the chances for increased production. kuwait, the united arab em rites in nigeria are considering more production. saudi arabia has already said it will increase it's output. >>> this moving, toyota announced it's

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. >>> and in spain, austin taylor bice from san diego has not been seen since he left a nightclub in madrid on february 25th. missing person posters are going up and friends are stoiching for him but so far there's no -- searching for him but so far there's no trace of him. >>> a powerful 4.8 aftershock has rocked christchurch, new zealand today just 11 days after the first earthquake claimed the lives of 166 people. locally, a group of brentwood residents is reaching out to help the victims of the quake. for more information, please go to ktvu.com and click on web links. >>> tornadoes in the south killed at least one person today and injured more than another. a twister tore through rayne, louisiana, destroying buildings, trees, gas lines and national gas lines. a woman died when a tree fell on the house. at least 11 people were injured. another three were hurt when a second tornado hit the town of crowley. >>> log like that we are -- nothing like that here. let's check in with mark tamayo. you said we might need those umbrellas tomorrow? >> yeah, that's a pretty good bet. rainfall

police say they don't know what caused 22-year-old austin's death but there was no sign of foul play. now he was a student at san diego state university studying abroad in spain was recently reported missing february 26th by his roommate when he failed to return home after a night out. >>> this morning oakland police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. investigators say a man sitting in a car was shot to death an 37th avenue last night. two other people in the car were not hurt. witnesses spotted a black accra legend racing away from that scene. >>> a grieving bay area widow is expressing her shock, grief, and outrage over a truly heartless crime. it happened inside a church in alameda on saturday just moments before the funeral was set to begin for 74-year-old kent hockabout. now his widow says a thief made it inside the church and stole a backpack containing her husband's remains. >> what went through their head? going into a church. going into a church and thinking they can take things from there. >> the family is now asking that the remains be returned to the church o

. >> the nickname for flights san jose to austin.outh bay southwest which is sxsw, that's hard to say, they expanded to the interactive, the websites and what not. that part gets under way the end of this week. that's where a lot of silicon valley start-ups show the world. single biggest refuse knew event for austin, more than 1 hundred million. united is changing plans, it's not going to expand its fleet or flights because of high fuel prices. in fact, it may make further cuts though it's vague about what those may be. united is one of the largest single employers in san mateo county. >> here is a new start-up, it's zite, a new ipad app available today. it tries to figure out what news you find interesting and then gets that news and then presents it in a magazine format. if the you are familiar at all with flip board, if you're not you should be, it's somewhat similar but available in the app store as of today. >> we have a similar thing called today in the bay. >> thanks, scott. >> convicted child molester is on the loose in the e

there's austin rivers, his dad is watching. that would be doc. he played the game back in 1980. half, anthony davis, he's going to kentucky. the hard throwdown there. under two minutes to go in the first. rivers switching lanes in traffic. gets the reverse to go right there. take another look. so pretty. east wins 111 to 96. michael gilchrist, going to kentucky, james mcadoo, he's going to north carolina. they were co-mvps. that is all for your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> well, the winners of that whopping $319 million megamillions jackpot are coming forward today. >> upstate new york co-workers have an ethical dilemma on their hands, however. a fellow employee who usually pays into the office pool decided to skip it this time. so should they give him a cut anyway? we'll have to wait and see how generous his co-workers might be. i know you would do the right thing, you would hand over that cash. >> you snooze you lose. that's why you play, you play to win. huh-uh. sorry. sorry. >> can't wait to see it, though. >>> up next, the fertility mystery, why are fewer americans h

. >> austin thinks his losses could be in the millions and he is not alone. thursday's rain flooded the drainage pipe. two days later following saturday's storm, most of the village was underwater. it was a one-two punch and now the clean up begins. >> i think somebody should be liable. they have been flooded two days in a row and the damage could have been preventable. >> they are used to living with floods, but they have never seen anything like this. it still remains to be seen whether what happened to capitola will be classified a flood or casualty caused by an over burdened, aging pipe. >> it could be days before they have an official estimate how much damage this water in downtown capitola cost. it could reach $1 million. city crews are working around the clock to get that fixed before it starts raining again. cecilia vega, abc7 news. >>> and inspectors were in san pablo monitoring six homes threatened by a sland slide since -- by a land slide since thursday. the soil may be shifting, but so far the homes are sound. three homes on hillcrest road have be

they upset texas in austin. they won their fifth straight, 75-70.'s your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the latest from charlie sheen. coming up, meet his so-called goddesses. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, the story of one women's bebl coach's ultimate dedication to her team. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday. heavy rain in the portland area. snow up into the hills and the mountains. the rain will move back in today in seattle. a significant plume of moisture continuing in this region, and by tomorrow that storm system will move on shore and bringing the rain further to the south. even san francisco is going to get back into the wet stuff. kind of cloudy from l.a. to vegas tomorrow. phoenix holds on for one more day. >>> well, if you are watching us on news channel 8, portland, oregon, learn what american's service to the world has accomplished through artifacts and photography at peace corps 50shgs years of service at the oregon history museum. that's your