ktvu's ken pritchett explains the technology police are using, but we begin with ktvu's robert handa who was the first reporter on the scene when the baby was found and he talked to the officer who found the child. robert? >> reporter: the victim's family has been here talking with investigators, because the case is active even though we can show you pictures of a happy recovery. >> the view from news chopper 2 shows the rescue of the girl. police retrieved little gabriela quintero from her mother's stolen car that was spotted by a resident. from the ground ktvu channel 2 news got pictures of the rescue that had family, friends and the officers grateful. little gabriela quintero was the focus of an amber alert. >> she appeared distraught. dazed. she was happy to see us. >> the mother was going in and out of the car this morning with little gabriela quintero in the car seat. when she went inside the vehicle was stolen. >> i heard the screaming. i said what happened. i heard my baby. my baby. then i heard the tires squeal. it was gone. what is going on. someone stole my car with my bab

ktvu's ken pritchett explains the technology police are using, but we begin with ktvu's robert handawho was the first reporter on the scene when the baby was found and he talked to the officer who found the child. robert? >> reporter: the victim's family has been here talking with investigators, because the case is active even though we can show you pictures of a happy recovery. >> the view from news chopper 2 shows the rescue of the girl. police retrieved little gabriela quintero from her mother's stolen car that was spotted by a resident. from the ground ktvu channel 2 news got pictures of the rescue that had family, friends and the officers grateful. little gabriela quintero was the focus of an amber alert. >> she appeared distraught. dazed. she was happy to see us. >> the mother was going in and out of the car this morning with little gabriela quintero in the car seat. when she went inside the vehicle was stolen. >> i heard the screaming. i said what happened. i heard my baby. my baby. then i heard the tires squeal. it was gone. what is going on. someone stole my car with my baby

ken pritchett was with scientists today as they conducted the most important snow survey of the year. >> reporter: there were several cameras this morning. >> april is the most comprehensive of the surveys. >> reporter: it typically happens when the snow pack is at its peak but with snow this low, measuring it takes extra effort. 32% of normal for this date. >> so clearly not good news. >> reporter: statewide the no pack is 52% of normal. this after much of california experienced a record dry january, february, and march. >> how little snow? this is where they did the survey today. the hole where the pole went in. there is the mark last month. you can kilsee it. -- still see it. >> reporter: it marks the beginning of the snow melt. with rising rivers, it is well underway. the upside, reservoirs remain full, below average for this time of year. still officials are urging conservation. >> a lot of the ag users have already been put on notice that they will be cut back. >> reporter: it has been a dry 2013, much of the snow pack fell in november and december. the fear, another dry year co

ktvu's ken pritchett is here with that story, including why the archbishop of san francisco thinks the name the pope picked is significant here. >> ken? we apologize for the difficulties. mike mibach said the conclave was quick. conclaves used to drag on for weeks and months. the longest was from november to september. it took a long time to select the pope because of infighting among those who were given the decision. after three days by the way the cardinals would only get one meal a day. after five days just bread and water. again today's announcement of a new pope is historic. let's go back to ktvu's mike mibach for how it world received the news. >> reporter: the sign of the white smoke ignited a chilling roar from those in vatican city. >> there is a great deal of emotion. [ cheers and applause ] >> the bells of st. peters basilica started ringing. some started prayering. [ music playing ] [ singing ]. >> reporter: at 8:15 p.m. pope francis i emerged from the balcony. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: cardinal jorge mario bergoglio from argentina becomes the first pope from so

and ken pritchett attended that mass and is live from st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. >> reporter: on this first day that a pope was not selected was of course no surprise to the people we talked to. the focus of bay area catholics at mass today was to pray for those who will be making the selection in the coming days. as parishioners gathered for a special mass, the cardinals who will select the new pope were entering the sistine chapel in rome. >> i'm very excited and look forward, because the catholic church needs a pastor, a leader to guide the people. >> and when the black smoke billowed from the sistine chapel this afternoon, signifying no pope was selected on the first vote, again, people were praying at st. mary's. >> we were told at the end of mass that there's a vote and we are to pray because probably at 4:00 a.m. our time, there will be another vote. >> the catholics we talked to had a different take on what kind of man the new pope should be. an administrator or a charismatic leader, or both. >> it's very important we get

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vallejo police are investigating the deaths of a man and womanan apartment. about 9:25 this morning, officers were called to an officer near roline drive. neighbors told police they heard at least two gunshots. when arrests arrived they found a dead woman and man inside. the circumstances of their deaths have not been released. >>> we have an update now on a story we first brought you last week in claims that bud waters down its beers. today the beer company fired back at the claim. today they released this ad saying they must have tested cans of water. and that beer is the best beer they know how to brew. former employees came forward claiming that the company adds water right before bottling lowering the alcohol content that's on the label. >>> a new light art installation is under way. you can look at the beautiful pictures of the lights. 25,000 lights are strung on the northern side of the suspension span of the bridge. the artist responsible has been putting the final touches on the project tonight. christien kafton tells us the bay lights p

in calav era s county, ken pritchett. >>> police in capitola say they think they know why two brazenink it's a little bit more than just a coincidence they picked today. >> it's very difficult to put into words what it really feels like. it's very disrespectful. >> the two robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>> police say a man in his 30s was shot in the torso while she was inside a car at bryant and main. the driver kept going until he got to market and davis where he flagged down help. all of this happened just before 4:00 this afternoon. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital and is he expected to survive. police say they are still looking for the shooter who took off running. >>> at the same time that was happening a stolen rental box truck drove into three cars as the driver led police on a child chase throughout the city. the truck kept going even after it ran over some spike strips put down by police. even with those blown tires we're told that the truck hit speeds of 60 miles per hour and went the wrong way down a one way street. >> this ryde

ktvu's ken pritchett continues our coverage live in fran and tells us -- in san francisco and tells us what they plan to mark the day. >> the selection of a pope is a historic event, as big as they come but for catholics there is a connection to the voting that begins tomorrow. [ singing ] >> reporter: this is monday afternoon mass. a ordinary service. >> big day, especially for catholics. >> i had choose the boston cardinal. he is a san franciscan and humble. >> reporter: tomorrow the papal conclave meets to begin the process of picking a new pope. >> there is no headliner. nobody that is favored going into the papal conclave. >> reporter: he says this papal conclave holds more meaning for bay area catholics with former san francisco archbishop and now retired cardinal among those electing the pope. >> he is one of 115 people. so it is a tremendous honor for us and for him. >> reporter: he says his participation may bring more attention to american cardinals. some who found their names discussedads possible candidates. >> i would -- discussed possible candidates. now it is looking lik

ktvu's ken pritchett is live with the push to make sure the program is ready. . >> reporter: at locations around the state people rallied, including here at san francisco city hall, to celebrate the implementation of the affordable care act and they are urging leaders to do more to make sure it works. >> okay. so continue -- >> reporter: at the clinic the doctor treats patients for free, people who don't have insurance and welcomes the affordable care act. >> i think there will be a number of years where there will be lot of working through the glitches. >> reporter: in 2014, 6 million uninsured will be covered. >> 50% of our patients won't be eligible because of issues. >> we came, we saw. we passed healthcare. >> dave: they celebrated celebrated the affordable care act three year anniversary. >> when people have access to a doctor or clinic they use emergency services less. >> the challenge is getting the word out about covered california, where people will sign up. >> california is ahead of the game. >> reporter: while advocates give california good marks they say they need to finish t

in calav era s county, ken pritchett. >>> police in capitola say they think they know why two brazento words what it really feels like. it's very disrespectful. >> the two robbers got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>> police say a man in his 30s was shot in the torso while she was inside a car at bryant and main. the driver kept going until he got to market and davis where he flagged down help. all of this happened just before 4:00 this afternoon. the victim was taken to san francisco general hospital and is he expected to survive. police say they are still looking for the shooter who took off running. >>> at the same time that was happening a stolen rental box truck drove into three cars as the driver led police on a child chase throughout the city. the truck kept going even after it ran over some spike strips put down by police. even with those blown tires we're told that the truck hit speeds of 60 miles per hour and went the wrong way down a one way street. >> this ryder rental struck was driving on the wrong side of the street and plowed into my car and hit the car in

. >>> ktvu's ken pritchett is live to explain why that area has a ample water supply even though it hasht. we have fog off the pacific. we had rain come in too this year but it is not welcome news but it is what happened before the start of the year that saved the day. >> reporter: before the measure was taken it was known the snow pack would be low, even low compared to last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have so our percent of average dropped. >> reporter: the snow pack is 57% of average for this itime- of -- this time of year. in marin county there has been little rain. >> we had a dry january and february. we have had a record low for january and february, 2.07 inches. our records go back to 1879. >> reporter: she says it is reservoirs are 97% capacity after heavy rain in november and december. statewide three of california's reservoirs are above normal. 107% of average, 113% and 100% of the average for this day. in marin county, despite a record dry start to the year the outlook is good. >> we have april we will look good. >> repor

ktvu's ken pritchett is live where they conducted the survey. cut back on their water use. ken? >> reporter: to see snow from our location you have to look off to distant peaks. there is not much snow to speak of. >>> there were several cameras today. >> april is the most comprehensive. >> reporter: it typically happens when it is at its peak. with snow this low, it takes extra effort. the snow pack is 32% of normal for this date. >> so clearly not good news. >> reporter: statewide the snow pack is 52% of normal. this after much of california experienced a record dry january. february and march. this is where they did the survey today. there is the mark that pole left last night. you can still see it. the survey for april is important because it marks the beginning of the snow melt. with rising rivers it is well under way. the upside, reservoirs remain relatively full. still officials are urging conservation. >> a lot of the ag users have been put on notice they will be cut back. >> reporter: with that almost no snow in 2013, our snow pack is abo

as ken pritchett explains there's a need for more snow and rain but the outlook is not as bleak as you might think. >> reporter: the snow pack measured by state water officials today near echo summit west of tahoe was low, as expected. even lower than last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have. so our percent of average dropped by 12%. >> reporter: the snow pack measured 66% of historical average. that's the amount of snow pack that can be typically seen on this day. while the snow has been light in the sierra, the same can also be said of the rain such as in marin county. >> we have had a dry january and february as well. in fact, we have had a record low this year for january and february of 2.07-inches. and our records go back to 1879. >> reporter: michelle with the municipal water district says its reservoirs are at 97% capacity after heavy rainfall. statewide three of californians reservoirs are at normal. fulsome lake is 100% of the historical average for this day. in marin despite a record dry start to the year the outlook is good

as ken pritchett explains there's a need for more snow and rain but the outlook is not as bleak as you think. >> reporter: the snow pack measured by state water officials today near echo summit west of tahoe was low, as expected. even lower than last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have. so our percent of average dropped by 12%. >> reporter: the snow pack measured 66% of historical average. that's the amount of snow pack that can be typically seen on this day. while the snow has been light in the sierra, the same can also be said of the rain such as in marin county. >> we have had a dry january and february as well. in fact, we have had a record low this year for january and february of 2.07-inches. and our records go back to 1879. >> reporter: michelle with the municipal water district says its reservoirs are at 97% capacity after heavy rainfall. statewide three of californians reservoirs are at normal. fulsome lake is 100% of the historical average for this day. in marin despite a record dry start to the year the outlook is good. >> i

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> apple stock has hit the lowest level in more than a year.o $720. that is a drop of 40% in the last six months. over all u.s. markets started the week with gains. the dow rose 38 points, and closed within 37 points of its all time high. nasdaq gained 12. the markets had been lower for most of the day on concerns china's booming housing market is cooling. >>> jamba juice says it's looking for young folks to fill some 3,500 summer jobs and 500 of those jobs will be right here in the bay area. jamba juice says it supports the obama administration's effort to find summer jobs for low income and disadvantaged youth. >>> wildlife officials revised their rules to include a response guidance team to find a nonviolent way to remove wild animals out of residential areas. fish and game officials have said they were a threat to public safety. >>> a retirement home death with ramifications reaching to the bay area. we'll hear from the dispatcher disparate to get someone to do cpr. >> and in news of the world, the process of selecting a new pope has been d

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> apple stock has hit the lowest level in more than a year. in the cupertino company fell to $720. that is a drop of 40% in the last six months. over all u.s. markets started the week with gains. the dow rose 38 points, and closed within 37 points of its all time high. nasdaq gained 12. the markets had been lower for most of the day on concerns china's booming housing market is cooling. >>> jamba juice says it's looking for young folks to fill some 3,500 summer jobs and 500 of those jobs will be right here in the bay area. jamba juice says it supports the obama administration's effort to find summer jobs for low income and disadvantaged youth. >>> wildlife officials revised their rules to include a response guidance team to find a nonviolent way to remove wild animals out of residential areas. fish and game officials have said they were a threat to public safety. >>> a retirement home death with ramifications reaching to the bay area. we'll hear from the dispatcher disparate to get someone to do cpr. >> and in news of the >>> evacuations in th

ken pritchett is live in farm country near dixon with the stagger numbers of just how much food is wastedreporter: you may have heard the phrase farm to fork, that is the chain from where food is grown in the field to when consumers eat that food. but too often some people say that that chain ends not with a fork but in a dumpster. when it comes to growing food american farmers are incredibly productive but when it comes to making good use of that food. >> an astonishing amount of food is being wasted. up to 40% of all the food in this country does not get eaten. >> reporter: 40% of food along the way from farm to grocery to a consumer's home ends up in the trash. that's according to dana gunders with the defenses council. >> it's happening everywhere. it's happening on our farms because we as consumers don't want to buy a slightly bent carrot or not quite red apple that product never even makes it to market. >> reporter: gunder is set to testify today. lindsay cole is with ag against hunger that takes food and delivers it to food banks. >> before we came along in 1990 about 20% of the pr

ken pritchett is gathering information at one of the most shootings in union city that left a man dead. >> union city police say this all started last night at the traffic stop here on dyer street and somewhere south of this intersection the traffic stop ended up to a foot chase. shots were fired. all of this resulted in a suspect dead. >> reporter: in the traffic lane there's one. another on the curb. red dots from a spray paint cab also marked the glass. and the parking lot of this apartment building. these indicated areas of interest to investigators. the only remaining sign of the officer involved shooting near the intersection of dyer street. she heard it happen about 10:00 last night. >> i was just in my living room watching tv. i heard some shots. i thought they were fire cracks so i ignored it. >> reporter: when she heard more shots she went upstairs to look out of her window. >> i saw there was this green colored car with the door open. and behind that there were two police cars. >> reporter: union city police say two of their officers tried to pull the suspect over for a traf

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in the city where there was a lot of anticipation about what is happening in rome. >> reporter: that's true. no one we talked to expected to see white smoke today. hopes differ on what kind of pope people would like to see. it was a special mass this morning at st. mary's cathedral to pray for the cardinals in rome as the church wades through an unusual and historic time. >> i was kind of amazed at pope benedict, at his presence in the united states a few years ago inspired me to enter the priesthood. >> seminary hopes the cardinals will pick a pope that keeps with tradition. parisher would like to see them move on issues. >> diplomatic, and i would hope someone who is brave enough to make some changes. >> during the afternoon mass, the signal was sent above the sistine chapel, black smoke signifying no one gathered enough. >> anna says she has been watching the coverage live when she is not in church. she does not have a pick for pope. confident it will all work out. >> i'm sure any one of them is up to the task. we'll see what the holy spirit does. >> the

. >>> in the sierra tonight, between 12 and 20 inches of new snow and ken pritchett live at luke canyon. so what are the conditions like this evening, ken? >> reporter: well, frank, right now it is just a couple of flurries coming down here and there. it was harder earlier today. and it looks like this, a ton of snow. but it is deceptive if you dig down just a little bit, you can see it is about 6, 7 inches of snow here at blue canyon. all of that came overnight. as for the roadways, they are mostly clear, but as you will see, a little tricky. at one moment you faced rain and ice. miles later it was snow. at times blue skies were overhead which would give way to gray storm crowds dropping flurries on the road ahead. >> classic spring storm, the classic march storm. >> chris has worked this interstate for 33 years installing chains and he said what makes it classic is how it snows and stops and then snows again. and the chain controls move with it. we met chris at nyac. >> we were a mile pass the chain controls when we came across this. a pickup truck that skidded off the road. >> a litt

ken pritchett is live in liver more. he talked to one cattle owner who has been hit hard by he's. >> reporter: not too long ago cattle rustlers took two heifers. nobody was caught. thigh are animals that are accustomed to people. it likely wasn't difficult when cattle rustlers made off with a dozen of them. >> those animals were worth well over $22,000 on that day. >> reporter: we talked with ranch owner by phone. he says the heifers were a month away from dropping calves. $22,000 doesn't even covert loss. >> worth many times that if you consider the number of calves they will produce. >> reporter: the value of cattle has gone up by as many as 50% in recent years, making theft more tempting and the consequences if caught are light. frank has a bill to change that. >> the people convicted of stealing will stay in jail. not get a slap on the hand and be turned out the next day. they will be sent straight to jail. >> reporter: in the case of the ranch the theft took planning, a trailer large enough to carry off a dozen catt

good evening i'm ken pritchett in tonight top ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes.rs took off with cash from the ashkenaz, but not before shooting two employees. this violence has shaken workers. ktvu's nicole walker is live. >> reporter: the music fills the club and the club says it's their mission to offer healing, even to the suspects. there is something comforting in ritual at ashkenaz in berkeley they are leaning on both. >> we all share something and the drumming brings it to the floor. >> reporter: the heartbeat, a crum central at the quintessential berkeley club was meant to pump positive energy back into this space. >> we all have people we l and people would love us and the people last night somehow fert that. >> reporter: last night berkeley police s.w.a.t. surrounded the neighborhood after two armed robbers shot and injured two employees at the popular club. >> i thought i wasdae. >> reporter: she was behind the bar. >> i heard pop, pop and i hear somebody say gun. >> reporter: he saw them close up. >> one put a gun in both sighs. >> we need peace in the

in hayward, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> turning on the charm. president obama reached out to republicans in an effort to end the sequester cuts. coming up in seven minutes, the president is preparing to raise the stakes in an effort to reach a compromise. >>> a show stopping sight tonight. the significance behind this performance from an iron breathing contraption with a cult following. >>> the new safety measure now in place after an assault rifle is stolen right from a san francisco police car. >>> san francisco's exploritorium attracted quite a crowd. the museum held the event as a way to connect with the public while it moves through the new facility. as you can remember, it closed and plans to reopen in april. the events they just finished with a big finale from a fire breathing octopus. deborah villalon is live now where a bit of burning man lit up the night sky. >> reporter: a 25-foot contraption a fixture at burning man flamed out in san francisco. it's el grupo mecanico the mechanical octopus. and today it entertained this crowd. >> you

ktvu's ken pritchett explains the technology police are using, but we begin with ktvu's robert handas the first reporter on the scene when the baby was found and he talked to the officer who found the child. robert? >> reporter: the victim's family has been here talking with investigators, because the case is active even though we can show you pictures of a happy recovery. >> the view from news chopper 2 shows the rescue of the girl. police retrieved little gabriela quintero from her mother's stolen car that was spotted by a resident. from the ground ktvu channel 2 news got pictures of the rescue that had family, friends and the officers grateful. little gabriela quintero was the focus of an amber alert. >> she appeared distraught. dazed. she was happy to see us. >> the mother was going in and out of the car this morning with little gabriela quintero in the car seat. when she went inside the vehicle was stolen. >> i heard the screaming. i said what happened. i heard my baby. my baby. then i heard the tires squeal. it was gone. what is going on. someone stole my car with my baby. >> r

good evening i'm ken pritchett in for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. invest -- investigators say they've never seen a case like this and they credit an alert bank. >> reporter: the case happened here at this citibank. customers needing access to their money after hours must skim their card on this device to open the door. last sunday morning, a man noticed something unusual. >> when i pulled the card out, this whole device came out on any hand. >> reporter: a realistic copy attached to the face of original. but the photo card reader has those two bars. the man talked to us exclusive by -- exclusively. >> most people are not going to be thinking about that. they just think it's a way to unlock the door. >> reporter: investigators say this is the first time they're ever seen a -- they've seen the scamming device at a bank door. police are looking to see if any information was taken. one customer was upset that she learned about the potential scam from us. >> citibank never told me that there was a possible scam going on. i was never told. >> reporter: ci

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the medical examiner identified a man hit and killed today. a train hit a man today. he was from palo alto. it happened at 6:45 a.m. this morning and closed the tracks for an hour causing major delays. >>> good samaritan tried to pull two people from an suv after the driver crashed into a canal this morning. several drivers and emergency responders worked to pull the couple out but they were pronounced dead at the scene. the chp hasn't released their names. witnesses say four feet of water filled the ditch. >> we were trying to help them out. >> reporter: what did you try to do? >> we tried -- i got a bar here in the truck, i handed it over to those guys trying to open the door. >> the chp is investigating the cause of the crash. officers don't know why the driver veered off the road. >>> a san francisco nightclub is closing down for good after a gunfire erupted over the weekend. police say three people were wounded in the shooting at the 330 rich club saturday morning. now there is road tonight from the san francisco entertainment commission

ken pritchett spoke with bay area catholics today, as they are eagerly learning all they can about theirreporter: the sounds of bells ringing could be heard. signifying a pope had been elected. in the back, they watched as a new pope was revealed. >> just amazing. >> we have some very difficult times, and he has a lot to deal with. >> i was hoping that it would be a latin american. not an argentinian, i was hoping maybe brazilian. >> reporter: it brought pride to gustavo calderon. >> with the time comes the cross. we had to work with the crisis in the catholic church right now. >> reporter: the choice of the name francis was unprecedented and a surprise. the archbishop says choosing the name suggests pope francis is not afraid to try something new. >> it is as pope benedict did in resigning. we may see more of that sort of thinking and approach with pope francis. >> reporter: the diocese announced there will be a special mass here at st. mary's cathedral tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in thanksgiving of pope francis. >>> more details now. california governor jerry brown said he was pleased that

ken pritchett spoke with bay area catholics today, as they are eagerly learning all they can about theirtual leader. >> reporter: the sounds of bells ringing could be heard. signifying a pope had been elected. in the back, they watched as a new pope was revealed. >> just amazing. >> we have some very difficult times, and he has a lot to deal with. >> i was hoping that it would be a latin american. not an argentinian, i was hoping maybe brazilian. >> reporter: it brought pride to gustavo calderon. >> with the time comes the cross. we had to work with the crisis in the catholic church right now. >> reporter: the choice of the name francis was unprecedented and a surprise. the archbishop says choosing the name suggests pope francis is not afraid to try something new. >> it is as pope benedict did in resigning. we may see more of that sort of thinking and approach with pope francis. >> reporter: the diocese announced there will be a special mass here at st. mary's cathedral tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in thanksgiving of pope francis. >>> more details now. california governor jerry brown said he w

good evening i'm ken pritchett in for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. invest -- investigators say they've never seen a case like this and they credit an alert bank. >> reporter: the case happened here at this citibank. customers needing access to their money after hours must skim their card on this device to open the door. last sunday morning, a man noticed something unusual. >> when i pulled the card out, this whole device came out on any hand. >> reporter: a realistic copy attached to the face of original. but the photo card reader has those two bars. the man talked to us exclusive by -- exclusively. >> most people are not going to be thinking about that. they just think it's a way to unlock the door. >> reporter: investigators say this is the first time they're ever seen a -- they've seen the scamming device at a bank door. police are looking to see if any information was taken. one customer was upset that she learned about the potential scam from us. >> citibank never told me that there was a possible scam going on. i was never told. >> reporter: ci

ken pritchett reports with the conditions on the slope and for people trying to get there.t one point you faced rain and ice. miles later, it was snow. at times, blue skies were overhead. dropping flurries on the road ahead. >> classic spring storm. a classic march form. >> reporter: he says what makes it a classic storm is how it snows, and stops, and snows again. the chains move with it. >> they just moved it down. back down around 3,000 feet again. >> reporter: we were about a mile past the chain controls, when we came across this. a pickup truck that skidded off the road. >> four wheel drive. carrying chains, but they didn't stop us to put chains on. >> reporter: on his way to reno, his spinout, an example of how even a 4 x 4, can help but not save. >> reporter: a payout can be felt. a foot of new snow fell. >> it's beautiful. it's beautiful. a lot of snow. a lot of fresh powder. >> reporter: at noon on our way up, we put our chains on. at 2:00, on our way down, we had to take them off. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to martinez, where heavy wind and rain is blamed for b

. >> reporter: in yolo county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama son the way to the middle east. he's scheduled to sit down with palestinian leader on the west bay. for a few minutes there was an unusual situation. both president obama and vice president joe biden were out of the country. as biden was returning from the vatican. >>> a mother and toddler were in this car when it went down an embankment. >>> it's one of san francisco's most popular events. the organization that runs it is missing in action. how the mission is trying to >>> emergency crews rescued a mother and her young daughter after their vehicle went down an embankment. fire officials tell us the 29- year-old mother suffered broken bones and cuts but her 3-year- old daughter only suffered minor injuries because she was strapped into her car seat. >>> a popular san francisco celebration could be in danger. carnaval is having money problems. >> reporter: every year for the past 34 years hundreds of thousands of people have been blocking to the mission to watch this, carnaval. but this year's carnav

. >> reporter: in yolo county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama son the way tohe's scheduled to sit down with palestinian leader on the west bay. for a few minutes there was an unusual situation. both president obama and vice president joe biden were out of the country. as biden was returning from the vatican. >>> a mother and toddler were in this car when it went down an embankment. >>> it's one of san francisco's most popular events. the organization that runs it is missing in action. how the mission is trying to save carnaval. >>> live storm tracker 2 is lit up tonight. when and where to expect the heaviest rain and how long this system will stick around. >>> emergency crews rescued a mother and her young daughter after their vehicle went down an embankment. fire officials tell us the 29- year-old mother suffered broken bones and cuts but her 3-year- old daughter only suffered minor injuries because she was strapped into her car seat. >>> a popular san francisco celebration could be in danger. carnaval is having money problems. >> reporter: every year for the

ktvu's ken pritchett tell us who's now being told to conserve. >> reporter: there were several camerasscientists this morning and for a reason. april is the most comprehensive of the surveys. >> reporter: the april snow survey typically happens when the snow pack is at its peak. measuring it takes extra effort. the snow pack is just 32% of normal for the state. >> so clearly not good news. >> reporter: statewide the sierra snow pack is only 52% of normal. this after much of california experienced a record dry january, february and march. how little snow have we had in the last month. this is where they did the snow survey today. there's the mark the pole left last month. you can still see it. the snow survey for april is also important because it mark it is beginning of the snow melt. with rising rivers, it is well under way. the upside, a reservoirs remain relatively full. just above average for this time of year. still state officials are urging con -- conservation. >> a lot of the particular egg users have already put on alert that they're going to be cut back. >>> more details now

ken pritchett, ktvu. >>> a few clouds out there today. a few spots got into the 70s. temperatures tomorrow a little cooler, more clouds. here's how the computer model sees it. it's partly cloudy, full cloud cover moving in late tonight. look at some of these areas of blue pop up. that's a chance of light sprinkles and drizzle. this is why there's a slight chance. it looks like it's no big deal but there's moisture in the area. more clouds. clearing up a little in concord and still scattered sprinkles. when we come back we will break down the weekend. >>> a new report suggests steep cuts in education funding are driving students away from california community colleges resulting in the lowest enrollment rates in two decades. according to reports, since $15 billion for cuts since 2008. community colleges have reduced classes and staff. the report found the community college system has lost a half a million students since 2009. >>> hp pavilion may get a new name. why city leaders are looking for a new corporate responser. >>> a monumental business deal the concessions mad

ken pritchett reports with the conditions on the slope and for people trying to get there.t one point you faced rain and ice. miles later, it was snow. at times, blue skies were overhead. dropping flurries on the road ahead. >> classic spring storm. a classic march form. >> reporter: he says what makes it a classic storm is how it snows, and stops, and snows again. the chains move with it. >> they just moved it down. back down around 3,000 feet again. >> reporter: we were about a mile past the chain controls, when we came across this. a pickup truck that skidded off the road. >> four wheel drive. carrying chains, but they didn't stop us to put chains on. >> reporter: on his way to reno, his spinout, an example of how even a 4 x 4, can help but not save. >> reporter: a payout can be felt. a foot of new snow fell. >> it's beautiful. it's beautiful. a lot of snow. a lot of fresh powder. >> reporter: at noon on our way up, we put our chains on. at 2:00, on our way down, we had to take them off. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now to martinez, where heavy wind and rain is blamed for b

ktvu's ken pritchett tell us who's now being told to conserve. >> reporter: there were several camerased on the snow survey scientists this morning and for a reason. april is the most comprehensive of the surveys. >> reporter: the april snow survey typically happens when the snow pack is at its peak. measuring it takes extra effort. the snow pack is just 32% of normal for the state. >> so clearly not good news. >> reporter: statewide the sierra snow pack is only 52% of normal. this after much of california experienced a record dry january, february and march. how little snow have we had in the last month. this is where they did the snow survey today. there's the mark the pole left last month. you can still see it. the snow survey for april is also important because it mark it is beginning of the snow melt. with rising rivers, it is well under way. the upside, a reservoirs remain relatively full. just above average for this time of year. still state officials are urging con -- conservation. >> a lot of the particular egg users have already put on alert that they're going to be cut back.

ken pritchett is live in liver more. he talked to one cattle owner who has been hit hard by he's. >> reporter: not too long ago cattle rustlers took two heifers. nobody was caught. thigh are animals that are accustomed to people. it likely wasn't difficult when cattle rustlers made off with a dozen of them. >> those animals were worth well over $22,000 on that day. >> reporter: we talked with ranch owner by phone. he says the heifers were a month away from dropping calves. $22,000 doesn't even covert loss. >> worth many times that if you consider the number of calves they will produce. >> reporter: the value of cattle has gone up by as many as 50% in recent years, making theft more tempting and the consequences if caught are light. frank has a bill to change that. >> the people convicted of stealing will stay in jail. not get a slap on the hand and be turned out the next day. they will be sent straight to jail. >> reporter: in the case of the ranch the theft took planning, a trailer large enough to carry off a dozen catt

ken pritchett, ktvu. >>> a few clouds out there today. a few spots got into the 70s. temperatures tomorrow a little cooler, more clouds. here's how the computer model sees it. it's partly cloudy, full cloud cover moving in late tonight. look at some of these areas of blue pop up. that's a chance of light sprinkles and drizzle. this is why there's a slight chance. it looks like it's no big deal but there's moisture in the area. more clouds. clearing up a little in concord and still scattered sprinkles. when we come back we will break down the weekend. >>> a new report suggests steep cuts in education funding are driving students away from california community colleges resulting in the lowest enrollment rates in two decades. according to reports, since $15 billion for cuts since 2008. community colleges have reduced classes and staff. the report found the community college system has lost a half a million students since 2009. >>> hp pavilion may get a new name. why city leaders are looking for a new corporate responser. >>> a monumental business deal the concessions mad

. >>> good evening i'm ken pritchett. >> i'm heather holmes. >>> we learned today that both the driver involved and one of the young victims of that crash at a raceway near sacramento yesterday were family. we get new information about the two young men involved. alley talked with the victim's father and joins us live where the driver is very well-known, ally? >> >> reporter: the speed way is his home track but his uncle say s he's not sure if chase will get behind the wheel of a race car again after the accident that claimed his cousin's life. they were more that has cousins but best friends. >> two of them were just peas in a pod. they do everything, enjoy every minute of life together. >> reporter: 14-year-old marcus was in the pit area of the racetrack last night helping his cousin prepare for a race while chase was doing warm up laps he tried to make a turn and lost control of the vehicle. >> straight out the ticket and probably 90 miles an hour and flew in the air and marcus left my side to go to the bathroom and was walking back from the restroom and the car flew in the air and