. >> the chauncey bailey murder trial will stay in alameda county. a judge deny a request to move the trial. the attorneys argued the defending can't receive a fair trial. they face murder charges in the shooting death of chauncey bailey. their attorneys say they have not decided whether to appeal the ruling. >>> a 42-year-old woman pleaded no contest to four felony sex charges involving two boys. she made the plea as part of a deal to drop the other charges. the boys were 4 years old when she started having sexual relations with him. >>> i mother spoke to ktuv news from her hospital bed about the accident that left here injured and claimed the life of her daughter. >> my body is feeling strong, my heart is more hurt. i always make sure there's no car, and we cross the street. but i didn't see the car. >> in december she was in a crosswalk with her daughter when they were struck by a car. lin's legs were shattered, her daughter was killed. the driver was texting at the time of the crash. >> the district attorney office is reviewing the case. >>> the

. >>> the chauncey bailey trial will stay in alameda county. the judge in the case refusing to grant a change of event you. lawyers for yurks yusef bay iv argued he couldn't get a fair trial because of widespread publicity. prosecutors say bay ordered the death of chauncey bailey because the writer was going to expose internal conflict within the bakery and the impending bankruptcy. >>> a story that will enrage any decent person. you recall matthew miller died last weekend when he drowned in a drainage canal in walnut creek. while the family attended the funeral somebody broke into their home. the walnut creek neighbors are outraged. the millers have received incredible support from the community and are focusing on the outpouring of love rather than the burglary. their son would have turned 17 yesterday. >>> a scandal that shoot the livermore community has closure this morning. a 42-year-old soccer mom accused of having sex with young boys pleaded no contest. christine hubbs pleaded no contest to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, three

we might know what went down with chauncey bailey and the oakland police department, but we do not know how black oakland absorbent the death of the institution that plagued it for 20 years. we do not know that story. >> let's go to another audience member. >> this question is for mr. frank. i am "the new york times" this morning there was an interesting story about the lack of success that the obama and administration had in convincing the public that there are good things about the health care bill. they referred to studies from ann arbor saying that people with his -- specific political opinions, confronted with facts contrary to the opinion, they may be reinforced into the wrong opinion. wrong opinions may be reinforced. you are talking about the amortization of the media, but on a political scale people want to read what they want to read. getting people to read something different is extremely challenging. how do you address that? how much responsibility the media -- responsible to its stockholders, to challenge the leadership to read something different? >> a really good question

prosecutors claim that bay ordered the killing of chauncey bailey in 2007 because bailey was going tornal conflict within the bakery and its impending bankruptcy. bay and mackey are also charged with two other murders. >>> a south bay man is now behind bars charged with killing his wife six years ago. gary swarsky will make his first court appearance today in palo alto. his wife rianna was reported missing in 2005 in sunnyvale. police found her skull in april of 2008 near boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains three years later. police credit the new arrest in part to the santa clara district attorneys newly reestablished cold case unit. >>> it is 6:38 right now. look at that behind us, that's the golden gate bridge. a pretty soggy morning out there with the rain coming down. colder temperatures eventually will lead to snow. let's go to christina. >> just looking at marla tellez over on the 17, wow, it is coming down out there. take a look at this system. it is coming in with a ren vengeance. we are seeing the most rain right now. by noon the showers will taper off. take a look at

. >>> the chauncey bailey trial will stay in alameda county. lawyers argue that the two men associated with the black muslim bakery couldn't get a fair trial because of widespread publicity. they say the killing was ordered because the writer was going to expose the bankruptcy. they are charged with two other murders. >>> a deal for the livermore mom accused of having sex with two teenage boys, she pled no contest to four felony sex charges. 67 other charges against her will be dropped. hobbs will be sentenced to five years in state prison. when she gets out, she could face ten years of parole and will have to register as a sex offender. hobbs was arrested after the mother of one of boys reported finding a nude photograph of hubs on the cell phone. she is the mother of three children herself. >>> governor jerry brown was making rounds at budget commit hearings, ez leaning on democrats to cut on spending and criticizing republicans for signing no tax pledges. both sides should allow voters to weigh in. >> this is drastic stuff. this is not garde

chauncey bailey was gunned down in oakland while working on a story about problems inside a community organization run by the bay family. >>> right now parents, teachers and students are rallying in concord. mount diablo trustees will vote to close glen brook middle and holbrook elementary schools and also may close silverwood elementary to save $1.5 million a year. the district is struggling with declining enrollment and state budget cuts. the meeting begins at 7:30 at monte gardens elementary in concord. >>> still ahead at 6:00, meet the new generation. bay area teens building a robot to take on the world. >>> and plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s from san jose right into san francisco. not too bad today with some much-needed drying after all that wet weather recently and temperatures dropping in the low to mid-50s from the east bay down to san jose and it's going to be cold in the east bay with plenty of 30s. i'll have detain whehi ts when ow sn cw ould arrive and rain returning in a few minutes. ou >>> you might like this one. your commute might get a who

. >>> the chauncey bailey case will stay in alameda county. refused to grant a change of venue. lawyers for antoine mackey and yusef bay iv argue they could not get a fair trial due to widespread publicity. they say bay ordered the killing of chauncey bailey in 2007 because the writer was going to expose internal conflict within the bakery and its impending bankruptcy. bay and mackey are also charged with two other murders. >>> shocking news for the walnut creek family who had to lay their teenager son to rest after he drowned in a drainage canal. as the family attended the funeral for matthew miller somebody robbed their home. thieves broke down the front door and stole several personal items. the family's neighbors are outraged. the millers say they have received incredible support from the community so they are trying to focus on the outpouring of love rather than on the burglary. their son matthew would have turned 17 yesterday. >>> 5:37 right now. the fate of b.a.r.t.'s general manager is up in the air after b.a.r.t. directors admit to ou

. >>> the man accused of killing chauncey bailey wants the hearing moved out of the county. yusef bay iv could be charged with three murders including the deadly shooting of bailey. a third suspect in the case agreed to plea bargain in exchange for testimony. >>> this morning ten people under arrest after a raid in a tough oakland neighborhood. police targeting 59 different locations where those on probation live or visit. the area is known as b-26 bordered by 54th avenue and san leandro street. this area has more burglaries than any other area of the same size. parents complain that their children walk through prostitution and drug-dealing hot spots. >>> a sex offender will find out today if he'll spend the rest of his life in jail, cary verse. he is accused of sexually a what racing somebody from his therapy class. you may remember verse assaulted four young men between '88 and '92. he was chemically castrated and then found it difficult to find a place to live. he was met with opposition, few wanted him living in their area. >>> the future of california's high-speed rail

. >>>-- jury selection is set to begin next month in the chauncey bailey trial. >>> in the nevado wet weather is slowing the recovery of a body buried in the backyard of a home. ktvu's debra villalon is at the scene, where she has learned that it'll be until noon tomorrow until those bones are excavated. >> reporter: remains presume to be 48-year-old dale smith buried here in his own yard. still unclear how he died, and his wife's role. it's a construction job, shoring up the 6-foot square trench, four feet deep where the body lies. from the mast on our news van, 50 feet up we see progress made by an fbi forensic team. but rain hasn't helped. >> puts water in the soil which then makes the soil -- raises the risk of soil falling into the hole. >> reporter: so technicians stopped their excavation, packing up what they can to resume tomorrow, when the digging may be more stable. >> we want to make sure that we cover all the bases and we do everything proper so that we preserve all evidence as we move forward. >> reporter: evidence along with more found inside the home this afternoon afte

. >>>-- jury selection is set to begin next month in the chauncey bailey trial. >>> in the nevado wet weather is slowing the recovery of a body buried in the backyard of a home. ktvu's debra villalon is at the scene, where she has learned that it'll be until noon tomorrow until those bones are excavated. >> reporter: remains presume to be 48-year-old dale smith buried here in his own yard. still unclear how he died, and his wife's role. it's a construction job, shoring up the 6-foot square trench, four feet deep where the body lies. from the mast on our news van, 50 feet up we see progress made by an fbi forensic team. but rain hasn't helped. >> puts water in the soil which then makes the soil -- raises the risk of soil falling into the hole. >> reporter: so technicians stopped their excavation, packing up what they can to resume tomorrow, when the digging may be more stable. >> we want to make sure that we cover all the bases and we do everything proper so that we preserve all evidence as we move forward. >> reporter: evidence along with more found inside the home this afternoon afte

. >>> the man accused of killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey wants the trial moved out of alamedaearing today will decide if former yusef bay iv and co-defendant antoine macey will be granted their change of venue request. they are charged with three murders including the death of bailey. a third suspect agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for testimony in the case. >>> california senator dianne feinstein will follow president obama's lead to try to end the law defining marriage. senator feinstein will introduce the bill to repeal the defensive marriage act. the obama administration asked the justice department not to defend the act yesterday. senator feinstein and senator boxer joined 12 others to vote against that act back in 1996. that law defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. >>> unrest in libya is leading to higher gas prices all over the country. the fear is that the protests are going to spread to more arab countries and that has prices very close to $4 a gallon already. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland. the bad news here is $4 a gall

. >>> the man accused of killing oakland journalist chauncey bailey wants the hearing to be moved outty. yusef bay iv and antoine mackey are charged with three murders including the shooting of bailey. a third suspect in the case agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for testimony in the case. >>> california senator dianne feinstein will follow president obama's lead and try to end the law to defining marriage. senator feinstein will introduce a bill to repeal the defensive marriage act. the obama administration has asked the justice department not to defend that act because of a changing legal landscape. california senators barbara boxer and feinstein joined 12 others to vote against that act back in 1996. the law defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. >>> another year, another toll hike for the golden gate transit agency. the examiner reports fairs could rise for those who ride the transit buses and ferries. one-way fares increase for 10 cents a year for buss passengers going to mill valley and 55 cents for those coming from santa rosa. a one-way ticket on the ferry g

prosecutors claim bay ordered the killing of journalist chauncey bailey because he was going to exposeding bankruptcy. they are also charged with two other murders. more local news an half hour. the "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great friday. see you back here in a bit! >>> that is not a chair. that is st. edwards' chair. >> people carved their names on it. >> listen to me. >> by what right? >> because i have a right and i have a voice! >> yes, you do. >> a scene from "the king's speech," the acclaimed film up for no less than 12 academy awards nominations including best actor for colin firth and best director. will it take home the coveted oscar for best picture? that's the question and this monday on "today" meredith and al will be live from los angeles with a complete wrap-up of the 83rd annual academy awards. now joined by jenna wolfe we'll talk about what's coming up in this half hour. what about what's in the big, bulk stores like costco, target, sam's. you were talking about this earlier. >> love it. >> we get excited to go but how do we prevent ourselves fr

the man accused of killing chauncey bailey wants the trial moved out of alameda county.e if former black muslim bakery leader yusef bay iv and antoine mackey will be allowed their venue request. >>> bay point resident cary verse is accused of sexually accusing somebody from his therapy class. if the accusations are true he would have violated his probation. he was convicted of assaulting four men between 1988 and 1992. he served time and was chemically castrated. >>> 7:56 right now. i want to check the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you, laura. good morning to you at home. we have showers coming down over the bay area right now. light scattered showers, this is all ahead of a system that is going to bring more steady rain to us later on today. in fact, by about noon the steady rain starts up in the north bay spreading south as we head throughout the day. and it is a very, very cold system. so snow levels tonight at 10:00 p.m. falling to 1,000 feet, even colder friday into saturday. a snow level of 500 feet if the system lingers. showers early on saturday. an