>> carolyn: good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. let's get started with the first look at the weather. here is our meteorologist lisa argen. >> lisa: nice break from emeryville. you see clouds, few hints of sun sunshine in the east bay and south bay but right now we have a lull in the activity as most of the energy heading in the sacramento valley and also the sierra nevada and winter storm warning for yosemite until 5:00. few flakes of snow around the northern sierra. we are looking more rain to be generated offshore and move into the bay area this afternoon. so our 24-hour storm totals quite impressive. one inch in livermore. nearly that in concord. nearly an inch in san jose and an inch, maybe an inch and a half before all is said in done? san francisco. more to come mid-week. >> carolyn: people should be prepared for all the usual traffic issues with wet roads. you might come to places where water is pooling. chp reported that westbound 80 on-ramp was flooded from buchanan. >> it happened in a instant right before 7:00 p.m. suv

>>> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. we know you want to get out the door. let's start with a quick first look at the weather. here is our meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. it looks nice and sunny out there but the gusty winds and very spotty like showers mainly along the san mateo coast to santa cruz mountains. then they have really diminished the past couple of hours, the culprit is sliding south and east and not before it spreads a little more snow in the sierra nevada. wind gusts over 30 miles an hour at the airport. it will be breezy and cool, tomorrow spring begins. >> carolyn:, we are getting a break from the rainy weather. you might want to drive to the top of mount hamilton or go to the coast to watch the pounding surf but the danger involved for both locations. >> reporter: atop mount hamilton several inches of snow blanketed the road side. but there is concerns from operations managers that people looking for fresh powder might find trouble instead. >> we had a number of folks to look at the snow or play in it. some of them got stuck. we

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.in the conversation at facebook.com/abc7 news. >> for larry beil and sandhya patel and all of us, we appreciate your time. >> good night, everyone.

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. what started as a investigation into stolen ipads they call one of the largest local methamphetamines busts in history. they are cleaning up an apartment investigators say was turn need a sophisticated meth lab. they found 750 pounds of meth and potent ice form with a street value of $34 million. three suspects are under arrest. police say they also found those missing ipads. >>> in berkeley, three people were shot. it happened between university avenue and dwight way. abc7's thomas roman is at police headquarters live for us. thomas? >> ama, carolyn, police are not saying whether this shooting was gang-related. the five men were specifically targeted as they were shooting ties in front of an apartment building. >> this was the scene at sky 7hd. police stopped the white van that had one of the victims inside. at 6:20 shots were fired here near bancroft way. they heard a barrage of shots on the street. they opened fire on five young men and they were in front of an apartment building s

thrive. >> carolyn: welcome back.ay is one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in japan that wiped out much of the coastline and caused a nuclear disaster at fukishima. they held a moment of silence the exact moment the quake hit. in tokyo they laid white roses at a memorial to the victims. bill weir returned to the heart of the disaster zone one year later. >> considering the magnitude of the quake, biggest ever recorded in this seismic nation, considering the power of the tsunami that took out communities for 200 miles and three nuclear reactors that melted down in the aftermath, it should be no surprise that they are still reeling, still mourning and a long way from rebuilding. >> there were 70,000 pine trees lining this picturesque stretch of coast and now there is one. sadly this is not going to survive. >> there has been talk to grasp saplin governors new symbols of hope. they don't want to talk about trees or symbols. they are still looking for bodies. >> there is a town where 500 people are still mi

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the wet weather has left its mark across the bay area. we have team coverage. leslie brinkley is in lafayette. alan wang is in sonoma. but we begin with ama dates in santa cruz where the san lorenzo river is now threatening the boardwalk there. >> reporter: carolyn, if you look behind me, everything looks great as it normally does. it is what is on the other side of the sign that is causing all of the problems. the san lorenzo river normally goes right by the boardwalk and straight into the ocean. but now it has taken a right turn right behind the boardwalk and on to the beach area, and then it snakes out to the ocean. now, fortunately there is a large retaining wall on this side of the boardwalk, so it is a good situation here. here is where the problem is. this is where the retaining wall ends. what they have done is they have taken a lot of sand and they have built it up and pushed it up against where the retaining wall ends and it uses the sand bar, if you will, to guide the river out to the ocean. basically there is enough sand that

i'm carolyn johnson jie. and i'm dan ashley. we certainly need the rain, just not the problems it brings. we have live storm watch coverage from around the bay. >> let's begin with sandhya patel. >> let me should show you live doppler 7hd. it has quieted down, and we still have gusty winds along the coast. gusting to 20 miles an hour. you can see that the rainfall is definitely diminishing. right now we do have some rain around morgan hill and gilroy. it is light to moderate along highway 101 as we take you into the east bay. very light returns around the fremont area and out toward 84 and looking up to the north this is what we are watching. we still have some rainfall, and this is heading down toward the santa rosa area. it is about 38 miles away. the rain has been coming down and it has been heavy in some spots. as you look here, the river has exceeded its flood stage. it surpassed the flood stage, and it is 24.42 feet. the flood state stage is 24 feet. it is expected to peak as more rain is coming. your morning commute is go

. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. apparently an undercover gun buy went bad sending patrons diving for cover. it happened in richmond around 3:00 this afternoon near the hilltop mall. that's where alan wang is live for us tonight. alan? >> this is where it happened in the chevy's restaurant. apparently the undercover operations go down all the time, but they don't always fall apart and put the public in harm's way. >> i just got here. i was coming to have lunch and a little happy hour and study. >> they didn't realize an undercover atf operation was going down in the parking lot and it was about to go sour. >> the suspect posed a definite threat to the agent. the agent called for the cover team, and the cover team came in and shots were fired. >> i life on the ground, and i ran into the back of the restaurant for more protection and more cover. >> one suspect dropped what appeared to be a handgun. alcohol, tobacco and firearm officials say the undercover agent was attempting to buy illegal firearms from three suspect

. >> i'm carolyn.cials wanted mass murder suspect luck deport the years ago after he served time at san quentin prison but the efforts blocked. lillian is live at the san francisco home where the 5 bodies were found. lillian. >>reporter: carolyn, friends of the murder victims started gathering in front of the home about an hour ago. they set a fire and performed small ceremony in honor of the 5 people killed here friday. mourners continue to flock to the san francisco home where 5 people were found murdered. luck is under arrest for the gruesome killings and tonight we learn more about the 35-year-old from vietnam. immigration and custom enforcement also known as ice took luck into custody 6 years ago. tried to have him deported as soon as he finished serving time for robbery conviction. immigration judge ordered him removed from the country. but because vietnamese officials failed to provide the proper travel documents ice by law had to release luck in december of 2006. immigration attorney the says i

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. >> i'm carolyn johnson. new developments tonight in a shocking abuse scandal of a bay area school. >> we have learned that more adults at the school are in serious trouble. abc7's ama dates is in the newsroom with more on a story you will see only on 7 tonight. >> the redwood city school district completed its review in the alleged child review scandal that has a teacher facing charges. we learned six other employees will now face disciplinary action. >> how could this have ever been allowed to happen, and why did six people stand eye dilly sh -- idly by as a child was being abused. >> reporter: this is the attorney of this five-year-old autistic boy enrolled in a special preschool class at roosevelt elementary school. his teacher is accused of abusing him and another four-year-old boy. the abuse reportedly happened in december and january. >> he is acting out in ways that appear to mirror the abuse that was netted out to him. >> reporter: with the arrest, the redwood city school district investigated whethe

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. what started as a investigation into stolen ipads they call one of the largest local methamphetamines busts in history. they are cleaning up an apartment investigators say was turn need a sophisticated meth lab. they found 750 pounds of meth and potent ice form with a street value of $34 million. three suspects are under arrest. police say they also found those missing ipads. >>> in berkeley, three people were shot. it happened between university avenue and dwight way. abc7's thomas roman is at police headquarters live for us. thomas? >> ama, carolyn, police are not saying whether this shooting was gang-related. the five men were specifically targeted as they were shooting ties in front of an apartment building. >> this was the scene at sky 7hd. police stopped the white van that had one of the victims inside. at 6:20 shots were fired here near bancroft way. they heard a barrage of shots on the street. they opened fire on five young men and they were in front of an apartment building s

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. a wet day turn need a wet night. no major problems, but there are a number of hassles john will start our coverage. >> the news sense -- the nuisance range starts our coverage. the likes of which we haven't seen in awhile. san an sal mow is something we haven't seen in awhile. 24r* are no flood advisories tonight. today is ending just how it began, wet and miserable. with water moving fast and cars going slowly in the night rain, and there was no fun for monte who didn't get the leisurely walk he was expecting. >> she a little princess at first with the wet weather, but he likes to go for walks. i had no choice. >> there was no walk in the park for roger becker who was outside his home. at about 3:00 this afternoon he was reading the newspaper when the wind knocked an oak tree right on to his house. >> i thought it was an earthquake to begin with, and then it came right back. i knew it was the tree. >> there was trouble near windsor. one stretch of the pavement was under a foot of water. they were lucky to make it to

i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm dan ashley. a wet day turn need a wet night. no major problems, but there are a number of hassles john will start our coverage. >> the news sense -- the nuisance range starts our coverage. the likes of which we haven't seen in awhile. san an sal mow is something we haven't seen in awhile. 24r* are no flood advisories tonight. today is ending just how it began, wet and miserable. with water moving fast and cars going slowly in the night rain, and there was no fun for monte who didn't get the leisurely walk he was expecting. >> she a little princess at first with the wet weather, but he likes to go for walks. i had no choice. >> there was no walk in the park for roger becker who was outside his home. at about 3:00 this afternoon he was reading the newspaper when the wind knocked an oak tree right on to his house. >> i thought it was an earthquake to begin with, and then it came right back. i knew it was the tree. >> there was trouble near windsor. one stretch of the pavement was under a foot of water. they were lucky to make it to

i'm carolyn johnson jie. and i'm dan ashley. we certainly need the rain, just not the problems it brings. we have live storm watch coverage from around the bay. >> let's begin with sandhya patel. >> let me should show you live doppler 7hd. it has quieted down, and we still have gusty winds along the coast. gusting to 20 miles an hour. you can see that the rainfall is definitely diminishing. right now we do have some rain around morgan hill and gilroy. it is light to moderate along highway 101 as we take you into the east bay. very light returns around the fremont area and out toward 84 and looking up to the north this is what we are watching. we still have some rainfall, and this is heading down toward the santa rosa area. it is about 38 miles away. the rain has been coming down and it has been heavy in some spots. as you look here, the river has exceeded its flood stage. it surpassed the flood stage, and it is 24.42 feet. the flood state stage is 24 feet. it is expected to peak as more rain is coming. your morning commute is go

. >> i'm carolyn. immigration officials wanted mass murder suspect luck deport the years ago after he served time at san quentin prison but the efforts blocked. lillian is live at the san francisco home where the 5 bodies were found. lillian. >>reporter: carolyn, friends of the murder victims started gathering in front of the home about an hour ago. they set a fire and performed small ceremony in honor of the 5 people killed here friday. mourners continue to flock to the san francisco home where 5 people were found murdered. luck is under arrest for the gruesome killings and tonight we learn more about the 35-year-old from vietnam. immigration and custom enforcement also known as ice took luck into custody 6 years ago. tried to have him deported as soon as he finished serving time for robbery conviction. immigration judge ordered him removed from the country. but because vietnamese officials failed to provide the proper travel documents ice by law had to release luck in december of 2006. immigration at

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.eep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> check us out. for larry beil and sandhya patel, thank you for watching and we appreciate your time. >> good night,ve

. >> i'm carolyn johnson. new developments tonight in a shocking abuse scandal of a bay area school. >> we have learned that more adults at the school are in serious trouble. abc7's ama dates is in the newsroom with more on a story you will see only on 7 tonight. >> the redwood city school district completed its review in the alleged child review scandal that has a teacher facing charges. we learned six other employees will now face disciplinary action. >> how could this have ever been allowed to happen, and why did six people stand eye dilly sh -- idly by as a child was being abused. >> reporter: this is the attorney of this five-year-old autistic boy enrolled in a special preschool class at roosevelt elementary school. his teacher is accused of abusing him and another four-year-old boy. the abuse reportedly happened in december and january. >> he is acting out in ways that appear to mirror the abuse that was netted out to him. >> reporter: with the arrest, the redwood city school district investigated whethe

good evening i'm carolyn scn son.an has the night off. >> it all began after man driving a luxury car was shot and killed and then crashed his car into another vehicle. allen woping is live from children's hospital oakland tonight for us. allen? >> the 2 children were lucky to escape from this nasty wreck with only minor injuries tonight. violence on the streets of oakland have claimed the lives of 3 children this past year and it almost happened again. the driver of the blue newer model pwntly was shot but as 24 inch rim manage to take him a block down bancroft avenue where he plowed into this monte carlo carrying 2 mothers and their 2 children. >> they were going home. right around the corner from the house. and someone got shot. they heard some gun shots and the car just ran into them. innocent bystander. nothing to do with the shooting or anything. >>reporter: driver died at the hospital. firefighters had to use the jaw of life to cut open the roof and rescue the 6-year-old son, the passenger 25-year-old and her 8

an open letter to carolyn bales, wife of staff sergeant robert bales, accused of the killing. >> when i thought of my own husband and children and how devastating it would be, i sat at my own dinner table with my mother, another military wife, and we cried for you tonight. >> lori wanted to console kerry. >> that's what military spouses do, they rally around each other, especially in difficult times. >> military wives are the silent rank, strangers with much in common. separation from spouses, raising children alone, and fear of that knock on the door. lori vokeman watched her husband deploy three times, like carolyn bales, she has two young children and also kept a blog. after posting her letter to carey, a network of military wives came to support one of their own. >> the spouses are here for you. we have your back. there are many out here supporting her and praying for her family. >> i received an e-mail from a friend of hers, a couple different friends and asked them to relay to me that she felt the outpouring of support and she was grateful for it. and that she cried. >> allison

lori volkman watched her husband deploy three times, like carolyn bales, she has two young children and also kept a blog. after posting her letter to carey, a network of military wives came to support one of their own. >> the spouses are here for you. we have your back. there are many out here supporting her and praying for her family. >> volekman believes bales read them all. >> i received an e-mail from a friend of hers, a couple different friends and asked them to relay to me that she felt the outpouring of support and she was grateful for it. and that she cried. >> allison is a fellow military wife, author, and blogger. >> i see over and over again on the internet people saying this could have been me, this could have happened to me. i could have had a husband in this situation. >> to the victims in afghanistan, carolyn bales felt compelled to write. their families are all in my prayers as is my husband who i love very much. >> we're part of our husband's service and we do sacrifice. >> the silent ranks who with their husbands forever live with the burden of war. miguel almaguer, nb

carolyn bales says she, too, wants to know what happened. how this could be. bales says she is not concerned for her own family's safety but does appreciate the effort the military has put forth. as for sergeant bales, charges haven't been filed yet but it's expected to be a death penalty case. the first time since 1961. neal karlinsky,news, tacoma, washington. >>> there were some initial reports he was drinking and that could maybe have led to the tragedy here. his lawyer says he had a few sips but was not drunk. alcohol was not a factor in why he did this. >> and he has an early memory of the evening but just has really no recollection at all about what happened. and if you keep hearing interviews of folks that knew him when he was -- "my bobby," the neighborhood folks and mark edwards, part of the super bowl patriots back in '02 says, i knew him growing up. they played high school football together. he was actually bales was the best man at his wedding. he was a man of tremendous character. tremendous integrity. it's just really -- you are seeing a totally

carolyn? >> thank you. >>> pacifica police say they shot and killed a pittbull after it lunged at an officer. this happened yesterday morning on adobe drive. a homeowner called 9-1-1 after the pittbull entered through an open door and then attacked customer corgi. when they arrived police say the pittbull let go of the smaller dog. that officer then fired at the dog killing it. according to the humane society, the dog had no prior history of problems. >>> another local college is forced to cut classes. they cut their successful football and aquatic programs. alan wang is live in fairfield. alan, students are not happy about this. >> not happy at all. dan oftentimes the first to suffer from education cuts are the smaller city and community colleges. tonight a room full of former and current students fought to explain the importance of their athletics program. many of the students and community members packed the solano college boardroom to save the football and aquatics program. >> i don't feel

i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. us on twitter and talk about on facebook.com/abc7 news. good morning america is up next.

carolyn? >> thank you. >>> pacifica police say they shot and killed a pittbull after it lunged at an officer. this happened yesterday morning on adobe drive. a homeowner called 9-1-1 after the pittbull entered through an open door and then attacked customer corgi. when they arrived police say the pittbull let go of the smaller dog. that officer then fired at the dog killing it. according to the humane society, the dog had no prior history of problems. >>> another local college is forced to cut classes. they cut their successful football and aquatic programs. alan wang is live in fairfield. alan, students are not happy about this. >> not happy at all. dan oftentimes the first to suffer from education cuts are the smaller city and community colleges. tonight a room full of former and current students fought to explain the importance of their athletics program. many of the students and community members packed the solano college boardroom to save the football and aquatics program. >> i don't feel

carolyn? >> thanks, john. john alston president aring. if you would like a closer look, get the numbers on abc7news.com/politics. >>> perez followed a visit to the silicon valley with a speech tonight in san francisco. the know pell -- the nobel peace prize winner received a key to the city from mayor ed leigh. in his speech he described israel and california as places where hard work can make dreams come true. >> california has the people to the land. it will come in many ways with strengths of our time. >> outside the synagogue, the pro israeli demonstrators squared off against the protestors. earlier today president perez visited silicon valley. he took questions at the menlo park campus and started his own facebook page that is dedicated to addressing problems in the middle east. he then sat down with 19 silicon valley venture capitalists with a goal of forging stronger ties with israel's tech industry. >>> the jury selection continues in the domestic violence case. the judge ordered a new pool of 100 perspective jurors to make up for

carolyn and her two kids are under federal protection right now. sergeant bales is locked up in ft. leavenworth kansas where he is expected to meet with his lawyer tomorrow. >>> an american teacher shot to death in yemen this morning where the teacher was working at a language institute. joel wesley was in his car when two gunmen riding a motorcycle sped up next to him and opened fire. the yemeni governor says he doesn't know who the killers might be. an investigation is now underway. >>> police and kurdish demonstrators clash in turkey. police fired pepper spray in water cannons trying to disperse the crowd of throwing stones. the kurds were gathering to celebrate a traditional spring festival marking the new year, but authorities declared any celebrations held on sunday illegal telling kurds they must celebrate on wednesday, march 21st, in stead. >>> a st. patrick's day celebration in indiana turning violent, at least five people injured when gunfire broke out. one person this is critical conditions and others in serious condition. all of the victims were teenagers. the cause of t

carolyn? >> thanks, john. john alston president aring. if you would like a closer look, get the numbers on abc7news.com/politics. >>> perez followed a visit to the silicon valley with a speech tonight in san francisco. the know pell -- the nobel peace prize winner received a key to the city from mayor ed leigh. in his speech he described israel and california as places where hard work can make dreams come true. >> california has the people to the land. it will come in many ways with strengths of our time. >> outside the synagogue, the pro israeli demonstrators squared off against the protestors. earlier today president perez visited silicon valley. he took questions at the menlo park campus and started his own facebook page that is dedicated to addressing problems in the middle east. he then sat down with 19 silicon valley venture capitalists with a goal of forging stronger ties with israel's tech industry. >>> the jury selection continues in the domestic violence case. the judge ordered a new pool of 100 perspective jurors to make up for

carolyn bales says she too wants to know what happened, how this could be. carolyn bales says she's not concerned for her own family's safety, but she appreciates the effort the military has put forth. charges haven't been filed yet, but it is expected to be a dealt penalty case for the first time since 1961. >> and the charges are expected soon. thank you, neal. >>> another big story tonight, winter officially ends tonight. tomorrow is the first day of spring, but as so many of us know, this is spring gone wild. overnight, twisters were tearing through the heartland. in the east, more than 1,300 heat records were broken in the east and in the southwest, a rampaging snowstorm. ginger zee is tracking the weather from waco, texas. >> reporter: a wild weekend -- 18 reported tornadoes overnight from oklahoma to nebraska and south dakota. so far, there have been close to 250 tornadoes this year, twice the normal number. they're fueled in part by the bizarre heat wave that's spread across much of the country. in just this week, more then 1,000 record high temperat

i'm carolyn tyler. tomorrow a berkeley councilwoman plans to meet with the city manager to discuss the controversy involving the police chief. the chief is publicly apologizing for ordering one of his officers to pay a midnight visit to an oakland tribune reporter to try to get him to make changes that a reported story. abc7 reports on the backlash the chief faces, even after apologizing for what he calls an error in judgment. >> it happened thursday night after a raucous meeting in berkeley put together by city leaders. police chief michael meehan took pointed questions by the audience about the way his department responded to an attack last month. the oakland tribune reporter filed his story online about 11:00 p.m. about the meeting. about two hours later sgt. mare kusmiss, the police department's spokesperson, showed up at his house. >> she said she was mortified that she had to be there but she was very apologetic but we will -- she had to come over there and tell me that the chief wanted me to imme

carolyn maloney has been able to join us in between critical votes. and so we are switching the order of time. your flexibility is greatly appreciated. we are going to start the seller to congresswoman carolyn maloney was probably the youngest feminist here today, isabella. [applause] >> hello, everyone. i've isabella golf fan and i am a student and later at the gross international chapter was about intermediate school in new jersey. [cheers and applause] i am thrilled that we are honoring congresswoman carolyn maloney. our chapter has studied about the taliban's cruel treatment of afghan women and girls and how they did not allow girls to go to school. although today they could go to school, girls still face that's from extremists. gross walking to school have had acid thrown in their faces and hundred of girls schools have been burned down. we know about this because our chapter has partnered with entering a case of the abdullah bin omar school outside of kabul. we raised funds to support girls education. the afghan girls tell us despite these threa

congressman darrell issa has apologized for accusing fellow lawmaker carolyn maloney of lying.ay john boehner suggested mitt romney had not spoken in turn when he criticized president obama. is this -- are these signs that cats and dogs may get along in the end in. >> nope. they're two one offs i think for the most part. members of you know, tworps pretty -- by not using such strong language about their colleagues. the boehner thing is more interesting. for speaker baner to speak out that way about mitt romney is pretty significant. i don't see him regularly policing republicans critical of the president while he's overseas, there was pretty much nonstop criticism. interesting he singled out romney. i don't think it's a sign of a big change. >> the letter officially said i agree with your point, carolyn maloney's point and regret my choice of words in an interview with a community newspaper did not reflect the open communication you and i have long enjoyed. this is response to carolyn maloney's question, where are the women when talking about these panels hearing -- >> ps, act

carolyn? >> the argument is that conduct he has pleaded guilty to and been suspended for took place december 24. and is not related to duties of running that department. san francisco suspended sheriff followed through on a promise to fight for his job, his attorney filed this petition, asking a supreme court judge to intervene. the mayor suspended him citing official misconduct following a not guilty plea in connection with a domestic violence incident on new year's eve. attorney david wagner argued mirkarimi should be reinstated because the language in the city charter is unconstitutionally vague. >> as others have pointed out someone can drive a truck through that clause, it's broad and big. standard of decency? whose standard? >> he says suspending the sheriff violates his due process rights and causing immediate harm. >> there is no investigation. there is no findings of fact. and there is simply the sheriff having pled guilty to a misdemeanor for conduct related to before he had been she

carolyn tyler explains.ge. >> they are called popos, privately owned public open places. plaza's and small parks that dot small town san francisco. >> i have a map and keep it on my desktop at work, and if i have time at lunch i go and visit one. i bring my lunn were. >> you might need a map to find the popo he is enjoying. it's on the roof of the mechanics bank building in the financial district. there's a plaque on the outside of the building inviting you up, as there are signs for all the privately-owned public open spaces. but you have to know where to look. >> i don't want to say they have deliberately tried to hide the spaces, but the fact of the matter is if you go around the downtown area it's just not easy to find the spaces. we want to make it easier for the public. >> supervisor david chu is working on a measure to increase the size and placement of the signs. since 1985 city law has required downtown develop efforts to include these spaces and they are responsible for the upkeep. the buildings ow

. >> carolyn and i. >> who is a bieber fan. >> rainfall total from today.really varied quite a grit few hundred in redwood city up to 3 quarters of an inch. mt. st. helens that area and san francisco two-tenths and up to $600 of an inch in livermore. this all added up to snow in the sierra 2 day total over 3 feet soda springs. alpine meadow, squaw valley 36 inches. tahoe 2 day total over 24 inches south lake tahoe was 12 inches f.going up there to enjoy the fresh powder and you just want toen jit weather up there just a word of caution. the sierra avalanche center reminding you gays there is considerable danger in the back country area did you to the recent snow. weak snow pack and still a lake wind advisory for the tahoe area. so just keep that in mine. all right. we fast forward now to what it looked like as the sun was going down. this photo posted by ent to my face book. sunset from mare island and absolutely gone tonight as the sky cleared up. with the clearing trend temperatures falling. numbers in the 40's except napa. 37 degrees. you know we are in

>> i'm carolyn johnson. there is a development in the domestic violence trial against a san francisco sheriff. >> that is right. ross mirkarimi's wife hoping to convince a judge to keep evidence against her husband out of the trial. it's that videotape of her bruised arm. vic lee is live to explain the legal argument. vic? >> this was her day in court. her attorney filed several motions but the important one was the motion to block that video. lopez and her lawyers are fighting to keep the 50 second video out of court. she appears to be in an emotional state. the video taken by a neighbor. lopez twont her home after she and her husband argued new year's eve. lopez now says she went to madison because she wanted legal advise for her husband who has a law degree. paula is lopez's lawyer. >> i am here to assert my client's privilege, her right as a client to restrain who she believes to be her attorney from disclosing things. >> lopez refused to cooperate with the d.a.and denounced domestic violence charges as

good evening i'm carolyn scn son. dan has the night off. >> it all began after man driving a luxury car was shot and killed and then crashed his car into another vehicle. allen woping is live from children's hospital toght for us. allen? >> the 2 children were lucky to escape from this nasty wreck with only minor injuries tonight. violence on the streets of oakland have claimed the lives of 3 children this past year and it almost happened again. the driver of the blue newer model pwntly was shot but as 24 inch rim manage to take him a block down bancroft avenue where he plowed into this monte carlo carrying 2 mothers and their 2 children. >> they were going home. right around the corner from the house. and someone got shot. they heard some gun shots and the car just ran into them. innocent bystander. nothing to do with the shooting or anything. >>reporter: driver died at the hospital. firefighters had to use the jaw of life to cut open the roof and rescue the 6-year-old son, the passenger 25-year-old and her 8-year-ol

carolyn bea carolyn bales writes, it is very disappointing after all of the sack kri faces that he has made for the love of his country. i only want the days to go by fast when it m coulds to bob coming back home. we got this statement from bales' defense attorneys saying, this, sergeant bales' family is stunned in the face of this tragedy but they stand behind the man they know as a devoted husband, father, and dedicated member of the armed services. >>> we're going to show you a lot of people enjoyed the st. paddy's day weekend. it got way out of hand in canada. people set fires, threw stuff at the police, and officials say it looked like a war zone. full details next. >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. after 40 years, he finally saved enough to enjoy retirement. angie, the waitress at jack's favorite diner, is also enjoying his retirement. with just a little information, she's opened up a credit line, draining