be inspired to go out and improve their communities. >> caesar chavez is playing across the nation. >>> a lot going on weather wise up here. a little shaker in southern california. >> act i. and we have the rain. this is the time of year when we have baseball practice, weddings. lots of events, and now it decides to rain. well saturday will be a washout. this will be over us tomorrow morning of the it is up to the north right now. let see how far south it has gone. the best clarity. you can see the detail there. with kpix5 high definition doppler. it is almost to you in clover dale. almost to you in clear lake. has been raining the past three hours in ukiah and all of this the leading edge inching its way to the south while we are sleeping. here's a look at what's going on. this is a very wet pattern for us and it is not going to change any time soon. it's not going to pour, but what we will see is wave after wave of rainfall. here it is. the moisture you follow it back. it goes all the way back to hawaii. it is tropical moisture. lots of rain. san francisco, oakland, san jose. half o

the three left lanes of southbound 101 at caesar chavez blocked because of police activity. the struck is stopped in the middle of one of the lanes. the driver of the box truck was taken into custody after leading the chp on a short pursuit across the upper deck of the bay bridge. chp says it's searching that truck on southbound 101. no word on how that pursuit started. >> let check in with mike on the latest on what lanes are blocked. >> good morning. we now have learned from chp golden gate and chp san francisco two left lanes are blocked, one better than before. but look at all of this backup. looking at on the right side of your screen southbound 101, coming off of the bay bridge approach as they merge interstate 80 and 101 towards caesar chavez scene of where the rig is block two lanes. a tow truck has arrived. the tow truck arriving on scene. hopefully they'll hook it up. once they do that should clear the lanes and give you a relief valve. so far this caused a ripple back on to the approach off the bay bridge from the stop of the screen, west 80 off of treasure island

this day was declared caesar chavez day. he was praised for tireless efforts in advancing the cause of all people. but especially farm workers. all state and government offices are closed in honor of the late labor leader. >>> another round of wet weather is hitting the bay area today. >> roberta gonzalez at the alamo with a live look at the storm. >> reporter: it's currently 55 degrees. occasionally a stronger gust up to 25 miles per hour. yes the rain just started in the east bay. but it was the north bay that's been just slammed all morning long. let's take a look at the live high-definition doppler radar. and we clear she heavy precipitation around the northern portion of the bay area. look at the line indicated in yellow and orange outside the golden gate bridge. that will be pushing on shore within the next 20 minutes. look at oakland there. that's the scene of all the activity later tonight. it's opening night for major league baseball. a's playing host to the cleveland indians. if you have a ticket, lucky you, you're

women who worked in factories during world war ii. >>> for the first time the life and legacy of caesar chavezbeing celebrated in a hollywood movie. we have a look at the film and what it took to get it made. >> i'm angry too. i'm angry that -- >> cease star chavez tells the story of the labor rights leader who made life better for american farm workers. his own parents came from mexico. he believes that it is a lesson that all students should learn. >> here is a man who led one of the greatest nonviolent movements in the history of america. >> reporter: the film was hard to finance and had difficult moments. but the director was on a mission. >> it took four years. it's been the toughest project ever. the most intense one, for sure. it was a rough journey. but i had the right people around. i had a fantastic cast and crew. and they treated us nicely in sonora where we shot. and i was -- yeah, i was very lucky. and to be part of such an amazing project. >> reporter: the cast felt the same way working with such a passionate director. >> i love his intention was to humanize the icon and the hero

. >>> hundreds of students filled the street in san jose this morning in honor of caesar chavez. students and families started their annual march at dorsett elementary and ended up at the mexican heritage plaza. this year's march coincides with the release of a new biopic. >>> a map is accused of trying to sell stolen puppies on craigslist. a woman noticed that her stolen german shepherd puppies were for sale on craigslist. the puppies are doing just fine this morning. >>> new details about president obama's conversation with the pope encolliding the custom made gift from the white house. >> plus the dramatic rescue caught on camera. the building ablaze. we'll hear from the man that escaped that massive fire. >> i'm christina loren. we're looking at light showers right now. let me show you what's coming our way into friday night and saturday. heavy rainfall right here in the we could be measuring it in inches before we get another heavy round monday into tuesday. >>> welcome back, 11:14 right now. president obama met with the pope, pope francis for the first time today. chuck tod

tonight a conversation with award-winning journalist miriam auto -- aboutr her biography of caesar chavez. her tome is called "the crusades of cesar chavez." then stanley jordan. we will close with a song from his latest cd, "friends." we are glad you joined us. those conversations are coming up now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: march 31 is the birthday of one of the most charismatic and important leaders, cesar chavez. he got a nice farm workers and took on big agriculture, demanding fair play for those in the field. the movement he created remains a touchstone for many and the nation. "the crusades of cesar chavez" is a new meticulously researched biography. let's take a look first at news chavez of shop as -- announcing a strike. >> they will not recognize the association. i?is: a pretty charismatic >> in a very untraditional way. he was not a very good speaker. he was not comfortable speaking. he was not charismatic in the way we think of martin luther king, bobby kennedy, yet he exudes real power over people. charismatic,s cer

. >>> caesar chavez, today marks the 30th annual day of service and people are expected to sort and donate and pack and food for people in need and one in six people rely on the food bank for assistance. let's check in with sal, sal, how was your weekend? >> it was great, brian, how was yourings yours. -- how was yours? >> it was good >> some people might be volunteering and some people may have the day off, we'll see what happened and traffic is moving along in both directions. traffic continues to look good, westbound in san francisco all the way across and if you are driving on northbound 101 and 208 in san jose, that is a nice drive although we do have a little bit of roadwork, northbound 101, also seeing a little bit of slow traffic but i would not worry about it too much. let's go to steve. >>> we have rain but it is on its way, there might be light rain early and a possibility of thunder showers and no doubt about it, some cold air is and coming in and they will be dropsing as well on -- dropping as well on tuesday. it will take the spring and i fell you march is going out like a li

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a driver involved in a slow speed chase across the bay bridge ended near the caesar chavez exit. a van was involved in a workplace dispute in fairfield. he was finally pulled over but traffic remains a mess. a look at the traffic computer shows southbound lanes are backed up on to the bay bridge. two lanes are still closed as police investigated. a live picture showing the slow traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. usually at noon it is smooth sailing. as you can see from this picture, not today. more of the fallout from that slow speed chase. we're getting word the southbound lanes on 101 are open. we'll keep an eye on it. >>> a sad day on a middle school campus in the east bay. 14-year-old jenna betty is being mourned after she was killed on the train tracks while trying to retrieve her cell phone. it happened near old orchard and howell roads at 5:00 yesterday afternoon. classmates are honoring jenna in a very special way. >> yes they are, i spoke a close family friend who says this is absolutely devastating to the family. they say jenna was such a bright and energetic young w

>> my name is fran taylor the cochair of the community group that sphere headed the changes on caesar chavez and celebrated in the press by some of you and i'm here to support the changes on the potrero avenue. i know this is somewhat controversial because it's moving along faster and it doesn't have the benefit of the an organization of community groups and some of that opposition has taken the form of an online petition which has some misleading language in it. the original one said this was a proposal to have a high speed transit link to 101 and i even had some comments from that petition to read. it should not be a high speed link to 101. would you like your grandkids playing other than this street as dangerous as it is now. a high speed transit would cause more across the corridor. you are concerned with those traveling outside the city than those living in the city. no one is proposing that anyone go over the 25 miles per hour speed limit. none of the buses on potrero even go on 101. they go on bay shore. they take people to public housing. this is not rich people in the peninsula bein

even in downtown san jose, children use the fountains at the caesar chavez plaza to cool off. this is typically a scene in july, not in march. let's check in with rob mayeda for more. >> nice day. san jose close to 80 degrees a bit earlier. 79 both san jose and morgan hill. san francisco, of course, and dublin had the st. patrick's day parades. you can see close to 80 in livermore. san rafael 80 degrees. we're getting summer-like pattern right now, late day sea breeze picks up. the low clouds coming into san francisco, what you do see when you get the sea breeze. that is starting to move into san francisco right now. but as our weather stays warm, what you'll have to watch out for is large swells heading toward the seashore. this is something we're watching in addition to the warm weather. high surf advisory. if you head out to the seashore and enjoy the upper 70s to 80s in santa cruz, waves up to 18 feet. we'll talk more about that, and mid-80s in the forecast for parts of the bay tomorrow. >>> thanks a lot, rob. >>> tomorrow marks two years since sierra lamar disappeared in

university will hear from chavez's grandson and later tonight at 7:00 there will be a screening of caesar chavez, an american hero. >> governor brown will be in sausalito for an environmental conference, he will deliver the key note speech at the council of the states spring meeting. this will start this morning. the three-day event focuses on improving state environmental agencies to protect humans and the environment. >> turning to our microclimate forecast, a live look outside at san francisco and over to the east bay as well for a live look at fremont. things looking relatively calm. that's going to change in the next couple hours. we're talking strong winds and heavy rain. >> we are checking in with meteorologist christina loren right now who is watching that. happy monday. >> happy monday to you. the good news is all of the activity is going to hold off until after the morning commute which is good news because hey, it's monday after all. mike is watching that. we're going to check with him in a moment. you can see the showers are way north of the bay area but this front is coming in and i

even in downtown san jose, children use the fountains at the caesar chavez plaza to cool off.s is typically a scene in july, not in march. let's check in with rob mayeda for more. >> nice day. san jose close to 80 degrees a bit earlier. 79 both san jose and morgan hill. san francisco, of course, and dublin had the st. patrick's day parades. you can see close to

we will talk but shooting at a town hall tonight at leonard flynn on caesar chavez street. >>> sonoma county task force is being tested. it follows the shooting death of 13-year-old andy lopez. last night they were able to take a look at the devices and see how they were restored. the goal is to have them all wearing the patrol devices during the end of the year. they are trying to enforce laws against underage drinking. they will receive 300,000 over four years. the grant comes after police responded to a party whereas many as 150 underage teens were drinking while the host parents were upstairs. the host parents were cited. now the funds will be used to enforce the order maps which holds adults responsible for extra alcohol use. but this will host their day. >>> and president barack obama is expected to ask them to change the electronic surveillance program. they want phone companies to continue to keep bulk records for 18 months however they want court approval to access records. with the exception of russia, they are meeting in the internet they are lands -- net they are lands. th

. >>> how i met your mother is trending, also trending, caesar chavez.ll state offices are closed today , honoring the leader. >>> also trending, oakland a's. the homeowner is today. >>> busted brackets, upsets yesterday when kansas beat much much. >>> and black death, skeletons found in london suggestion humans spread the plague in the 14th century. remember, you can follow us on twitter. >>> paisley harper's mom expected her daughter to be excited when she turned 4. >> she was apparently mistaken [ crying ]. >> why are you crying? >> because i don't want to turn 4. >> [ laughter ] >> that's how i feel about 38. paisley's mom reported after she asked her kids about her favorite moments about turning 3, the video went viral. >> love it. >>> it never gets any easier. i know. let's go out to -- what do we have to start out with? let's start off with the altamont pass. a lot of state offices are closed, so we're seeing lighter than usual traffic, even on 516. we're not seeing any yellow yet. this is a pretty good start to the monday morning back to work com

. >>> governor jerry brown declared it caesar chavez day.tate court and state offices will be closed. many public schools will be closed. banks and federal offices and the post office will remain open. leigh glaser has the latest on the rain to come. >> live doppler 7hd is not picking up much in the way of activity. you can see just the first bands of this next cold front. it is strong this time of year. it is starting to push toward the north coast. this is what is going to be moving in our direction by around midmorning tomorrow. exploratorium camera is showing the clouds over san fransisco. san francisco is 52. we had 52 in san jose. here is another great shot pr our sutro cam. santa rosa 44 and it is 49 in concord and our forecast highlights, we will continue with scattered clouds overnight and it will be a breezy night. heavy rain will enter into our picture and also some thunderstorm activity for your monday. winds are gusting as well with some gusts close to 40 miles per hour. the first day of april on tuesday and we will bring more s

. >>> governor jerry brown declared it caesar chavez day. state court and state offices will be closed. many public schools will be closed. banks and federal offices and the post office will remain open. leigh glaser has the latest on the rain to come. >> live doppler 7hd is not picking up much in the way of activity. you can see just the first bands of this next cold front. it is strong this time of year. it is starting to push toward the north coast. this is what is going to be moving in our direction by around midmorning tomorrow. exploratorium camera is showing the clouds over san fransisco. san francisco is 52. we had 52 in san jose. here is another great shot pr our sutro cam. santa rosa 44 and it is 49 in concord and our forecast highlights, we will continue with scattered clouds overnight and it will be a breezy night. heavy rain will enter into our picture and also some thunderstorm activity for your monday. winds are gusting as well with some gusts close to 40 miles per hour. the first day of april on tuesday and we will bring more

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the three left lanes of southbound 101 at caesar chavez blocked because of police activity.pursuit started. >> let check in with mike on the latest on what lanes are blocked. >> good morning. we now have learned from chp golden gate and chp san francisco two left lanes are blocked, one better than before. but look at all of this backup.