. >>> john cota serves time for causing the 2007 accident that spilled 53,000-gallons of oil into san francisco bay. he was never tested for legal drug use. today pilots are skill screened for marijuana and other illegal drugs but not for prescriptions. the national transportation safety board is considering whether to change that policy. >>> president obama is in california to raise money. house speaker nancy pelosi is also scheduled to be at tonight's event. president obama leaves tomorrow morning to seattle. >>> and in san francisco, school got off to a loud start: the target is john yu, a former member of president bush's administration. the justice department investigation found that although yu and his former colleagues showed poor judgment, they did not commit professional misconduct. >>> star test results came out this afternoon with scores for school districts all across the state. students statewide improved by two points in verbal skills and two points in math. california public school officials say it's the eighth year of improvement. the program measures performance by se

. >> and john cota is finishing a seven for environmental misdemeanors he was guiding ship when he struck one of the itself towers. spilling fuel into the bay. they cited his use of prescription drugs for the accident. they do get tested for marijuana and other narcotics. >> demolition of the old transbay terminal. crews finished tearing down a ramp near the temporary terminal. a portion of howard street was closed until it will be finished. >> paying to fill up your car is costing more. according to the latest survey the national average is 2.77. that is up nearly 4 cents in the last few weeks. california's average price is 3.13 a gallon. bakersfield has the cheapest gas in the state averaging 3.06. >> a preliminary survey has found that afghanistan may have 2 billion barrels of oil in the north of the country. >> last year afghan official says they believe the country has nearly one trillion dollars in mineral resources. with more financial news, hear is rob nelson. >> good morning. we begin money scope report with a major shift in the global economy. numbers out this morning showed chi

john cota served a it ten-month -- served a ten-month accident that served 53,000 gallons of oil intoay. cota was never tested for using medications. they blame heavy fog before the accident. >>> solano county sheriff officials say the woman accused of causing a fire at a vallejo courthouse has committed suicide. the 40-year-old was one of two people arrested in connection with the june fire. she was found dead in her cell on sunday. authorities say she used bandages from a preexisting medical condition to hang herself. she pleaded not guilty to to arson and other charges. she was due in court this friday. >>> alameda county sheriff deputies are looking through missing person reports this morning after human remains were found in the east bay hills. a hiker diovered a human skull sunday afternoon on dublin canyon road near pleasanton. a jacket and blanket were also found near the bones. police are trying to figure out if foul play was involved. >>> the wife of a slain virginia man is expected to be in oakland tomorrow night for a fund-raiser and to thank community members for their su