troy wolverton with s with the "san jose mercury news." how long have you been coming here? >> i've been coming to c.e.s. for the last seven or eight years. something like that. its importance is, it is basically the showcase or the center piece for the technology industry. it is where many of the major companies come to show off their latest and greatest products. you get a sense of what is going to be on store shelves later in the year. it is a place where commune erms can get a glimpse of where things are going. this is where manufacturers try to sell to the retailers on what they should have on their store shelves later. >> what is the importance of the "san jose mercury news" and c.e.s.? what is the connection? snure business section is on technology, that is what we cover is technology. i'm a technology columnist for "san jose mercury news." >> do you find that washington and silicon valley are on two different planets? >> i think that is fair to say. i think that the ties are probably getting closer. there's a lot more interaction these days than before. but i think i

host: this is "the communicators" on c-span, and we are following troy wolverton of the "san jose mercury news" on his tour at ces international in las vegas. >> this is a brand new system from he novo, available out in the spring. it's called yoga. one of the interesting things about it is not only does it look like a full pc, but it's an ultra book, so it's super thin and light. i can use it like a tablet, and then if i really want to use it like a tablet, i can take and convert it into a full tablet mood. >> guest: when you do that, the keyboard turns off, right? >> it does, so i can rest it on my lap, and i don't have to worry about input happening, and i've got full access to my applications. >> guest: so it's a full pc. >> when i want to bring it back, i convert it back up, my keyboard will turn back on -- >> guest: the keyboard turns on whenever it's more than -- narrower than 180 degrees, correct? >> correct. what's great, too, is you can put it in tent mode where i can have it like this, and you can see the screen automatically reconfigures. so if i'm watching a movie, you put them on

host: this is "the communicators" on c-span and we are following troy wolverton at the "san jose mercury news" on his tour at ces international in las vegas. >> guest: this is a brand-new system available out this spring, it's called you again one of the interesting things about it is not only does it look like a full pc but it also use it like a tablet and then if i really want to use it like like a tablet i can take it and convert it into a full tablet mode. >> the keeper -- the keyboard turns out. steichen rested on my lap and i've got my full access to my applications. it's a full pc. just convert it back up and it goes back in the pc mode. i can turn it back on and type. >> the keyboard turns on whenever it's 180 degrees right? the right, right. what's great about this is you can put in something they called 10 mode where i can have it like this and you can see of the screen reconfigures. i will be watching a movie and with tablet to put them on your lap and you have to look down. this one you can pop up, pop and up on the bed next to you or if you want to show photos and things like tha

according to the mercury news, it's worth lots of money per employee for five years. >> they'll go from employees to 2000 employees over the next couple of years. >> reporter: the deal brings environment environmentally friendly event event event research center. samsung is already in austin where employees are 2500 and is expanding their plant. >> more smaller size company to come to get closer to samsung, to get closer to the cyst co. i think in the long run it's a benefit to san jose. >> the city says it's not giving anything away except future tax breaks. >>> on tuesday the supreme court will hear a challenge to proposition 8. the voter passed initiative defines marriage between a man and a woman. >> when we talk about fund meantlized as related to the constitution we're talking about those sacred of all the rights we have. the united states supreme court describes it as such. >> a challenge to the federal defense of marriage act will be heard this week. there was a rally in new york today. >> reporter: people are camping out in front of the supreme court. tuesday they focus on cali

according to the "san jose mercury news" witnesses saw the two enter the bank waving a gun. it towns out to be a b.b. gun, bank officials say the robbers stole more than $700 in cash. >> man carjacked by an ex-police officer filed a claim for the $1.2 million reward saying that donor approached him on february 12 pointing a firearm and took his truck and he was a camp ranger and called 9-1-1 and alerts the sheriff deputies. donor kills four people and shot him sex. a couple who was tied up by dorner but escaped, they could also file for the reward so some sharing could be necessary here. >> new details about wednesday's fatal lion attack at a wildlife preserve. investigators say the lion that attacked a volunteer worker was out of the enclosure through an unlocked gate. and the county coroner says the 25-year-old woman died of a broken neck when the lion first attacked her from behind. hanson was cleaning a large enclosure alone in an area next to where the african lion was. the investigators had to put the animal down. tests on the health condition of the big cat are due ba

. >> one person was arrested and just a short time ago, the mercury news reported that he is, in factsuspect in those shootings. the second victim is in serious condition. >>> law enforcement agencies are out in force trying to keep drunk drivers off the record. nbc bay area monty francis has that story. >> reporter: you can expect a number of dui checkpoints across the bay area, including two here in san jose. the reality is, today for many people is a day devoted to drinking. in fact, just about an hour ago, we stopped by rosey mccann's at santana road where people were enjoying st. patrick's day with friends, drinking a lot of green beer and taking shots of whiskey. south bay police department, santa clara county sheriff's department and the highway patrol are on high alert, making sure those folks and others like them don't get behind the wheel. a few of the people out celebrating tonight told us along with the fun comes an obligation to be responsible. >> definitely call a taxi, get a friend to drive you home. call your mom, whatever you need to do to be safe. >> for the most par

the vigilance of the metro and "mercury news," it's something we ought to remember the next time we say, gosh, what are they doing. something to learn here. >> people say, oh, the reporters again. this investigation revealed that some of the allegations date back a little while. why now? >> yeah, that's a good question. county managers have said that they were asking george questions for a long time for support documents, things like that, and that they had been denied many of the reimbursement requests. still, george apparently had failed to throw out lots of expense forms. for years and years. so when all is said and done, it appears there may be some changes necessary for the county's monitoring practices. a lesson learned for a lot of people. >> nobody likes to fill out expense reports. we all do it in our businesses. it's one of the parts of the job. but if dow that, it opens gaps in record keeping. >> the whole idea is to provide transparency. once that transparency is gone, that's when the questions arise. >> now we have a vacancy on the santa clara county board of supervisors. t

. >>> in the san jose mercury news, catholics hope pope francis can change the chump. the first pontiff being from the americas, signaling the return to the apostolic mission. >>> and in "the washington post," nra money helped reshape gun law. three decades changing perception of the second amendment. >>> and now to a little bit of pope trivia. wednesday cardinal jorge mario bergoglio assumed the new role and new name pope francis. which makes us wonder why do popes take on new names? apparently, the first pope to do so was named mercuius had to change because of its pagan roots. so he chose john ii. what are the most common names. john has been used 23 times. benedict and gregory are tied at number two, both used 16 times. the most recent being pope benedict xvi. a few notable selections that have not been repeated, pope linus spelled like the peanuts character and pope lando. all humor aside it was a historic day. let's take one more look at the sights and sounds from the last 24 hours. ♪ [ speaking foreign language ] habemus papam. [ speaking foreign language ] [ be

tonight on the news panel are paul rogers, science and environment reporter for the "san jose mercury news." tom vacar, consumer editor for ktvu news. and martha mendoza, reporter for the "associated press" based in santa cruz. welcome, everyone. yesterday, thousands of law enforcement officers came together in honor of santa cruz police sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler, shot dead last week by a suspect they were questioning bo

our media partners at the san jose mercury news report that the team has sold three-fourths of the seats at the new stadium totaling $300 million. that's roughly equal to the cost spent to build the stadium so far. the team says they are on track to sell outcome pleatly before the start -- out completely when the niners start playing in the south bay. >> and meantime, the 49ers' quarterback may not have come home with the super bowl and judging by the number of people who came out to greet him, he is still a winner. the faithful turned out by the hundreds for an autograph and to have their pictures taken at the danville safe way. >> any girl would love to have him. i am telling you. he is a doll. too bad i am grandma. >> she was impressed. >> she was. >> despite the team's loss to the baltimore ravens, kaepernick has not lost his star power. the lines stretch out the front door to the corner and down the street. >> new at 11:00, a dive bar in washington state is saying if you want to drink, take off the new google glasses. the bar in seattle is warning people they must remove the glasses

our media partners at the san jose mercury news report that the team has sold three-fourths of the seatsw stadium totaling $300 million. that's roughly equal to the cost spent to build the stadium so far. the team says they are on track to sell outcome pleatly before the start -- out completely when the niners start playing in the south bay. >> and meantime, the 49ers' quarterback may not have come home with the super bowl and judging by the number of people who came out to greet him, he is still a winner. the faithful turned out by the hundreds for an autograph and to have their pictures taken at the danville safe way. >> any girl would love to have him. i am telling you. he is a doll. too bad i am grandma. >> she was impressed. >> she was. >> despite the team's loss to the baltimore ravens, kaepernick has not lost his star power. the lines stretch out the front door to the corner and down the street. >> new at 11:00, a dive bar in washington state is saying if you want to drink, take off the new google glasses. the bar in seattle is warning people they must remove the glasses when they

the mercury news reports the toll lanes on interstate 80 and highway 287 are bringing in 58% more money than expected. the toll charge ranges from 30 cents to more than 5 bucks. cal transis converting to toll ways over the next five years. >>> for many of us green means red. as in red noses and eyes. the grass pollens this year are out much earlier than usual. marianne favro joins us with why this could be an exceptionally painful season. >> reporter: i talked to an allergist who said ten years ago she'd see grass allergies in mid-april. now she's seeing them in mid-march. and here's why. because the pollens are in full bloom. he's dealt with grass allergies since he was a kid. but this season the suffering begins early. >> sometimes i'll sneeze about ten times in a row and i can't see. breathing gets kind of hard. it's hard to get air. >> reporter: that's tough because reed works in property management and has a hard time avoiding the enemy. grass. >> when i mow the lawn, it's probably the worst. my face can swell up, eyes get kind of itchy, scratchy throat. >> reporter: he's not alone

"the mercury news" is reporting a woman may have been living in that shed. >>> coming up next at 11:00, the president is headed back to the bay area. we'll show you exactly where he's headed and why. >>> we'll introduce you to parents who say they were at a loss about what to do with their autistic son literally running away from school until they found the program, good dog. >>> the latest trend in long distance racing is extreme putting it mildly. take a look. what's driving hundreds to put their lives at risk in the name of fitness. >>> the weather around the bay area might be nice for that as we've been watching sunshine. right now, still breezy as we look at temperatures in the 50s in a and low 60s outside. take a look at the satellite and radar. you'll see more clouds to the west, increasing our chances of rain in the seven-day forecast. >>> here we are four months after the presidential election and we have results of the first straw poll for the 2016 republican presidential contest. the poll was taken at the conservative political action conference near washington and kentucky

our media park, the "san jose mercury news" says the city has received complaints about high level of smoking at those areas. if smoking is banned at the three parks it could pave the way for an ordinance to include all of palo alto parks. >> a gay slur made at a famous nightclub when the singer went on a rant. as abc7 news reports more than half the audience walked out and the nightclub pulled the club on her show. ♪ there is one thing >> in the 80's, she built a reputation as alternative folk singer who became a born again christian. she was on the stage in san francisco and she develop add new reputation in just minutes. >> i attended. >> james was among the 200 patrons who watched the sing are launch into an antigay rant. >> when they stop proposition 8 and priests are forced at gunpoint to marry gay people, that will lead to the downfall of civilization and jesus will return. >> employees were stunned. the marketing director got a call at home about what she was saying. >> hypocrisy of the bible, talking about the rapture coming, the end of days are here and she said god hates. >

our media partner, the "san jose mercury news" reports a 33 year oat katrina fritz was a main girl among a string of prostitutes. documents show that the cell phone records show she and her brother were in contact with each other during the home invasion that ended with the death of the entrepreneurial. fritz and her brother and three others face murder charges in his death. >> a woman hit by a muni bus in san francisco is recovering from life-threatening injuries. the accident happened yesterday afternoon around 3:00 near 19th avenue. a spokesman said the woman, in her 20's, was in the right-of-way of the light rail train and no one else was hurt. >> sheriff deputies and dogs will search a union city creek for more clues after the discovery of a human skull. a teenager playing in the creek found the bones. officials say the skull is not native american because it has fillings. if more bones are found officials could consider a full excavation. >> it is exciting morning for students at three high schools who will watch their science experiments be launched into space. the space rocket wi

the santa cruz sheriff's office telling the mercury news, eric dean garcia may have been with membersof another motorcycle gang when he was last seen alive. he was a member of the mongols motorcycle club was reported missing last september after leaving a party in san jose. detectives say he was spotted with members of the ghost mountain riders club before he disappeared. his body was found three weeks later in the santa cruz mountains >>> police are still looking for answers after a deadly shooting near the richmond b.a.r.t. station. a man was shot and killed near the mcdonald and 19th street entrance to the station aren't 6:00 last night. no one else was injured. so far, no motive or arrest. >>> a former san francisco crime lab technician accused of stealing cocaine is now expected to change her plea. debra maddon expected to plead guilty to a less sore charge of misdemeanor cocaine possession. she has gone to trial twice on j(jt(r'e from the lab by means of fraud or deception. both ended in hung injuries. her arrest in 2010 forced the district attorney to drop hundreds of criminal

the mercury news reporting that clerk noticed a possible forged signature on a city council campaign form. the former santa clara county supervisor has resigned, agreeing onto plead guilty of charges he used campaign funds to support his gambling conviction. shirawaka served two terms as a city councilman and on a local school board before becoming a supervisor. >>> a southbay hot spot could get hotter and more hectic if you're looking for a punishinging space. city of san jose is considering a plan to build office space on santana road. three new buildings that total 700,000 square feet. the space would accommodate between 2500 and 3500 employees. the plans would require building on an existing parking lot along with chester boulevard and acknowledging this nearby apartment complex. reportedly the developer would build an underground parking garage. the city of san jose still has to approve the proposal. >>> house republicans releasing a plan today attempting to show it is possible to balance that budget within 10 years by simply cutting spending. even though the plan paul ryan is r

tonight on the news panel are paul rogers, science and environment reporter for the "san jose mercury news." tom vacar, consumer editor for ktvu news. and martha mendoza, reporter for the "associated press" based in santa cruz. welcome, everyone. yesterday, thousands of law enforcement officers came together in honor of santa cruz police sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler, shot dead last week by a suspect they were questioning about a sexual assault. the memorial was so big, organizers moved it to hp pavilion in san jose. mm martha, you were at the event. what struck you about it? >> it was really a sad, sad day. it was shakingly sad. there came a moment when one of the officers' partners picked up their son, 5-year-old waukeen. he has his mom's hat over his eyes and holding a teddy bear. you just see this is a kid who's never going to have his mom again. and, you know, her longtime boyfriend just said that he had promised her when he had seen her body that he would always take care of these kids. there were so many people who just loved both of these officers. >>

our media partners at the san jose mercury news report that the team has sold three-fourths of the seats at the new stadium totaling $300 million. that's roughly equal to the cost spent to build the stadium so far. the team says they are on track to sell outcome pleatly before the start -- out completely when the niners start playing in the south bay. >> and meantime, the 49ers' quarterback may not have come home with the super bowl and judging by the number of people who came out to greet him, he is still a winner. the faithful turned out by the hundreds for an autograph and to have their pictures taken at the danville safe way. >> any girl would love to have him. i am telling you. he is a doll. too bad i am grandma. >> >> she was impressed. >> she was. >> despite the team's loss to the baltimore ravens, kaepernick has not lost his star power. the lines stretch out the front door to the corner and down the street. >> new at 11:00, a dive bar in washington state is saying if you want to drink, take off the new google glasses. the bar in seattle is warning people they must remove the glas

san jose police do tell the mercury news there hasn't been any noticeable uptick in this area. the city also fears by not taking action and not clearing this out, it will only encourage more campsites to pop up. there are lrp more than 50 homeless encampments in the city limits but many are along waterways hidden by thick brush not in the wide open like this one is here on spring street. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> what started as a missing persons case is now a homicide investigation. this morning san jose police are trying to figure out how a missing elderly san jose man ended up dead in his own apartment. the 69 year old was found stabbed to death hyde inside the hill top manor senior hill apartments near highway 87. this morning police say they do have someone in custody related to the death of stanley jacobson but they're not saying who it is or how they might be related to the killing. a few weeks ago when jacobson was first reported missing, police were reportedly looking for regina butler. neighbors say butler was jacobson's girlf

>> reporter: well, there are reports the san jose "mercury news" reporting mr. shirakawa operated a secret slush fund used for gambling junkets in excess of $130,000 or that large figure was announced by the paper this afternoon. that has not been confirmed by anyone here at the district attorney's office. but again, they will be making statements later on this afternoon. so we should get clarification on that. >> okay. len ramirez live in san jose, thank you. >>> and we are also following some developing news now out of moraga. the st. mary's men's basketball program has been hit with tough sanctions. hit hard here. the ncaa has placed st. mary's on four years probation following an investigation into alleged recruiting violations. their head coach randy bennett also won't be allowed to recruit off campus and will serve a five-game suspension. that will happen next season. ncaa says he acted unethically in recruiting international players for the team but the school says they are standing behind their coach. >> randy bennett has he pitted might see what we look

the "mercury news" says prosecutors are looking into another possibility of a forged signature, this time in connection with a race for san jose city council. shirakawa resigned march 1 when he was charged with several felony counts including misuse of public funds and campaign donations. he is expected to plead guilty to all charges next week. >>> on the bay area watch this tuesday a morgan hill woman gets 60 days in jail for a crime involving her 10-year-old daughter. 38-year-old marcy erico had the girl put a cart of stolen groceries out of a safeway last year. she left the girl behind when she got caught. she was arrested a week later in nevada and pleaded guilty. >>> palo alto is expanding a ban on plastic bags to cover all retailers including restaurants. the original ban was grocery stores. the new restriction on restaurants approved last night will go into effect on november 1. >>> time now 4:40. coming up, the accused gunman in the colorado theater massacre is expected to to enter a plea today. >> plus, what do you do when your wildest dreams come true? the new bay area comp

. >> reporter: castro mata's family told the mercury news they had no indication of trouble at the baseas friends with lopez but they had not heard of the other marine. he has been identified as 23- year-old corporal jacob wolley of mississippi. wolley was also a staff member at the school. he was just a few months away from returning home. >>> a heartbreaking loss led to a huge turn out today in sonoma. deborah villalon live now in santa rosa where 14-year-old marcus johnson was remembered today. >> reporter: heather this message at rincon valley middle school will greet students returning tomorrow from spring break. expressing the sorrow many of them shared today. >> reporter: when he was 3 years old he started watching his cousin chase race. >> reporter: both racers both champions until a freak accident with a steering wheel sent one teenager's car careening out of control hitting and killing his own cousin. >> marcus was watching a race in marysville when a freak unforseen, unavoidable accident took place. >> reporter: that was the only mention of the crash as a crowd filled this ch

the san josi mercury news that future of the airfield has been uncertain since toxins were discovered in 2003. google co-founders larry page and sergey brin have previously offered to pay the cost in exchange for storing their airplanes at the site. >>> we're learning more about what was behind yahoo!'s decision to end employee telecommutes. ceo marissa mayer checked yahoo!'s virtual network logs and remote workers use that to securely log into yahoo!'s network and apparently employees were not willing in enough. player announced that telecommuting will end in june adding that yahoo! needs a moor collaborative work environment. >> the problem that the spacex dragon ran into mathat put it behind scheduled. >> and get the umbrella ready, meteorologist mark tamayo has more on our forecast coming up. >>> you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone, download the ktvu apple and click the lie icon and watch our news catches live. be connected anytime, anywhere. ♪ roundup ♪ i want a weed free season, that's how i roll ♪ ♪ so i reach for roundup extended control ♪ ♪ with the all-new, no pum

our media partner, san jose mercury news, reports the team sold three quarters of seats at the new stadiumor $403 million and that's roughly equal for the cost spent to build the stadium so far. the team said it's on to be to sell out completely before the start of the 2014 season when the niners will begin playing in the south bay. >>> and speaking of the niners quarterback collin kaepernick may not have come home with a ring, but judge being by the people who came out to greet him yesterday, he's still a winner. hundreds of 49er faithful turned out for an autograph and to have their picture taken with collin kaepernick. >> he's so sweet oh, my god any girl would love to have him. i'm telling you, he's a doll! i love you kaepernick. and i'm grandma. >> that cracks me up. despite the team's loss to the baltimore ravens last month, cap he were neck has not lost his star power, as you just heard. the line stretched out the front door, around the corner and down the street. he does have a nice smile. very cute. >> we are look agent beautiful dale today. clouds lingering the south bay but ever

"mercury news" looked at crime stats. 28,000 property crimes were reported in 2012 and that is nearly 30% increase over 2011 and the highest figure since 1995. it is generally a reflection of statewide trends for more property crimes. san jose ranks fifth among biggest large cities. >>> berkeley restaurant owner is hoping to be back in business after spending the night making repairs at chez panisse. an electrical fire was racing through the ground floor. john alston shows understanding the main upstairs dining room is still intact. >> reporter: instead of dleigtd the friday night dinner crowd. they were boarding up windows and among the disappointed was jamie drake that was planning to have a birthday dinner here. >> the reservations are tough to get. yeah, what better place to go to chez panisse for your birthday. that was the plan. we are lucky we live down the street. we will come back. >> reporter: the fire started just after 3:00 in the morning. the apparent cause was a faulty electrical box. the main dining room is fine thanks to a sprinkle system but the front porch will need

the executive director tells the mercury news shall the crooked house will include a safer slide, new fun house mirrors and new furniture. i guess not some goats. those are in the zoo part. >> the pet willing stozoo. >> it was created to mimic the mother goose rhyme of the man that owned a crooked house and lived in a crooked place. >>> cooking for triplets takes a lot of work. scott mcgrew may have a good gadget. >> i feel like i'm on one of those cooking shows. what this is, you would think this is a mixer. the folks at kenwood who actually make this say it is n n all-encompassing precision kitchen machine. what makes this unique is it actually has a heating element at the bottom. i am going to walk around and turn it on. i am going to be on youtube with me getting sucked into the blender or the mixer. what happens is, you can see the temperature gauge here, this will cook. there is a heating element down here. this will go to a full boil. only available at williams sonoma. this could cook risotto. have you cooked risotto? >> you have to stir forever and ever. it is going to set you

our media partner, the san jose mercury news, reports more than 425,000 citations were issued to violatorstewide last year alone. that's 41% higher than the first year of the law in 2009. >> coming up next, if you have too much snail mail we will show you a way to outsource your in box here in the bay area. and a live look from the roof cam. just a stunning beginning to our sunday morning. low 60s expected in san francisco today. breezy but mostly sunny conditions. meteorologist lisa argen will meteorologist lisa argen will have your accuweather forecast [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. to deposit checks from anywhere. [ wind howling ] easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> welcome back. our electronic lives are moving further into the cloud and good old-fashioned snail mail is getting further behind. a start-up in san francisco started up aiming to change th

our media partner, the san jose mercury news, reports more than 425,000 citations were issued to violatorstewide last year alone. that's 41% higher than the first year of the law in 2009. >> coming up next, do you have too much snail mail? we will show you a way to outsource your in box. and we have a live lack from our photographer, kathy. enjoying a beautiful morning on treasure island, looking at the even more beautiful san francisco skyline. both treasure island and san francisco will enjoy temperatures in the 60s. between the low 60s to upper 60s. a bit breezy today. lisa argen will have your forecast in just a few minutes. look at that. >> welcome back. as our electronic lives move further into the cloud, there is something being left behind. old-fashioned snail mail. earlier this month a start-up launch in san francisco is aiming to change that. here's abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom. >> he's not the mailman and he doesn't live here so why does frances sanchez have a key to the mailbox? the answer is hard to miss once you see his car. >> you know the flag, the flag on this car, th

our media partner, the san jose mercury news, reports more than 425,000 citations were issued to violatorsde last year alone. that's 41% higher than the first year of the law in 2009. >>> an oregon community is lending a hand to some girl scouts duped by a customer. the troop thought they had sold 6,000 boxes of cookies to a corporate sponsor but it turn out the person behind the order didn't even work at the company. it was all a hoax. >> makes me so tad because i thought somebody really bought 6,000 cookies but they really didn't. >> well, get this one. the town heard about it and they began lining up to help out. you can see there the orders are still coming in. the group thinks they may actually sell all the boxes. a very happy ending. >>> coming up next, too much snail mail? we will show you a way to outsource your in box. and at 5:38 a live look from our rooftop camera. take a look at that. are we in the best location? look at that beautiful shot of the bay bring on this sunday morning. meteorologist lisa argen has our forecast, which has highs in the 60s, some sun, some beautiful da

our media partner, the "san jose mercury news" reports the city has received numerous complaints of theigh legal of smoking at those three areas. if no smoking restrictions at the three parks are approved it could pave the way for an ordinance for all parks. >> and a folk singer went on a hue rant an a show using antigay slur in the midst of giving hero lidgous beliefs about gay people. half the audience walked out and the managers at the restaurant pulled the plug on her performance. >> hypocrisy of the bible, talking about the rapture is coming. the end of days are here. she said god hates. she said you can re-tweet that. encouraged the audience. >> my reaction was, turn on the lights, town off the microphone and get her off the stage. this cannot happen anywhere especially in this day and age most assuredly in san francisco. ♪ there's one thing >> her show at the tavern in novato has been canceled along with shows in santa cruz, portland and chicago. >> fremont police looking for a brazen thief who made off with $25,000 worth of copper wire taken from a storage yard early sunday. pol

. >> the fire, though, spread from a shed to the main building and the mercury news is reporting that a woman may have been living in the shed. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," the debate over capital punishment across the country is once again heating up, but can we expect another change in california. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us next. >> a quick live view of san francisco. you can see mostly clear. we're watching increasing high clouds out of a chance of rain in the seven-day forecast and we'll look at that when we come right back. >>> just four months after the presidential election we have results of the first straw poll from the 2016 republican presidential contest. believe it or not, the poll was taken at cpac, the conservative political action conference near washington. kentucky senator rand paul came out on top of 25% of the vote. he was then followed by florida senator marco rubio with 23%. the gop is wrestling with how it will recast itself to connect with voters. >> the face of the republican party needs to be the face of every american and we

our media partner, the "san jose mercury news" reporters they expect to award $19.5 million in grants to the dream act students. here in the bay area, for example, san jose state has already given campus grants and waivers for 83 students. east bay awarded 50. another college in cupertino has waived fees for 139 students. >> concert tour in jeopardy, and more than 100 musicians in the san francisco symphony may have to cancel an east coast tour that includes a performance at carney hall. >> now, for walnut creek area, traffic is moving fine. >> live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet and the rain has ended. you can put away the umbrellas. well look at dry and milder conditions. in southern california, it is a mess from southern california into the mountains with chain rolls. back home we are talking cool numbers in the upper 50's and low-to-mid 50's at the coast and breezy here but lower 60's and, then, the sunshine breaking out around the bay. this morning it is cool. we have some holes in the overcast, with the numbers dropping in the 30's and a warming trend over the weekend of the. >>

the mercury news reported that they noticed a possible forged signature on a city council campaign form. the former supervisor has already resigned and agreed to plead guilty to charges he used campaign funds to support his gambling addiction. he served two terms as a san jose city councilman on a local school board before becoming a supervisor. >>> the santa clara county board of supervisors will meet today to determine who will fill his vacated seat. they will set a june 4th special election to fill that seat. >>> maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks. contra costa county's oldest police dog is retiring this month. the german shepherd named dar has been patrolling the streets for more than a decade, has helped apprehend more than three dozen suspects, located 23 lost children and elderly people suffering from dementia. the name, actually dar means gift and dar will be honored at tonight's san ramon's city council meeting. maybe they will give him a golden bone. a retirement ceremony will be scheduled for march 21st. >>> a good day to take the dog out for a walk. no excuses today.

in his mercury news column, he explains how his doctor told him he couldn't drive a car for six to eight months. richards was diagnosed with charcot foot, a disease that can sometimes cause bones in the feet to deteriorate. he was given a special boot and a walker and told not to walk for six to eight months as well. the 61-year-old has been covering bay area roadways for 22 years. he knows them inside and out and won't be driving them. >> we wish him well. >> very much so. >>> we hope you enjoy the gorgeous weekend because the rain is on the way. meteorologist, christina loren, tricky forecast. >> the only reason why is because it is hard to dictate when these showers will come through. jetstream hovering to our north, makes for an unsettled bapatter. 68 on the way to san jose. let's check your drive with mike >>> our live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems. very light volume of traffic. we may see a shift as more folks are off toward spring break. we are looking at a smooth drive down through berkeley. no delays approaching the maze. one issue. christina has talked about so

mercury news reports. erik lynch, his first hockey came ever.harks scored three goals in the first ten minutes. they went on to win it 4-0. that let them to speculate lynch, who lives in sacramento, i may be the lucky charms. lynch won't be there tonight. he will be over in san francisco. >> being the lucky charm for the giants. >>> we are keeping an eye on connecticut where new details about adam lanza are expected to be released any minute now. following the story. live update coming up. the rule is whenever i get something new, i have to get rid of something. shop like a fashionista. today i got these amazing designer heels. save like a maxxinista. what to get rid of this time? designer brands at t.j. prices. t.j.maxx. >>> new details about the shooting massacre at sandy hook. what they found inside adam lanza's house the day of the attack >>> on trial for murder. a big decision that is affecting the freedom of oscar pistorius >>> cash crunch in cyprus leads to long lines as banks reopen for the first time in two weeks. >>> our unsettled subt

in an interview with our media partner, san jose mercury news, the president of the powerful californiaepublican assembly said, quote, granted the percentage of pregnancies due to rape is small because it's an act of violence because the body is traumatized her statement was made while she was being critical of the same type of comment made last year by republican senate candidate todd aken of missouri. >>> new this morning the vietnamese-american community in santa clara county is finally going to unavailable new agreeing signs this afternoon, showing drivers where san hoe's little little saigon community is located. this after a five year struggle. it was a battle to get the name "little siagon" adopted. this afternoon a celebration begins at the center located on story road. there will be speeches, a ribbon cutting ceremony and even lion dances to celebrate signs going up on 101 and 280 to guide tourists and the culturally diverse story community. >>> we may know why yahoo has banned working from home, a policy change she announced last week. a new website business insider said myer

in an interview with our media partner, san jose mercury news, the president of the powerful california republican assembly said granted the percentage of pregnancies due to rape is small because it's an act of violence because the body is traumatized. her statement was made while she was being critical of the same type of comment made last year by republican senate candidate todd aken of missouri. >>> new this morning the vietnamese-american community will unavailable new freeway signs this afternoon showing where san jose's little saigon community is located. this after a five year struggle. it was a battle to get the name "little sigh gone" adopted. this afternoon a celebration begins at the center located on story road. there will be speeches, a ribbon cutting ceremony and even lie on dances to celebrate growing up on 101 and 280 to guide tourists and the culture rally diverse story community. >>> we may know why yahoo has banned working from home, a policy change she announced last week. a new website business insider said myer data to help with the decision. she got tired of seein

that's because, according to "the mercury news," miami is not agreeing to the conditions the nfl hasout for them. the league will announce its final decision on may 22nd. live in santa clara. >> our turn. >> i'm putting my vote in right now. i'm going to fire it off to the nfl. >>> christina loren is here to tell us about tuesday. >> no roof in miami. and it rain there's mos there m. throwing that out there. good day shaping up. a gorgeous sunrise over san jose. you can see the stratus clouds. plenty of high and mid-level clouds overhead. but a lot of low cloud cover. not a lot of fog. that's good news for the morning drive. we're going to hold off on the showers until the second half of the day. 47 in livermore. 49 in san jose. 48 degrees along the peninsula and san mateo. santa rosa looking good at 44. still need a jacket. tropical moisture continues to pump in. that's why it feels so mild out there. rain on the way. in the second half of the day, the area of low pressure is going to ride to our north as it lifts, we'll see the weak end of that front come through. for us, we're not

. >> the san jose mercury news technology columnist is touring the consumer electronics show, tonight at 8:00 eastern on c- span2. >> year standing by for president obama's announcement of sylvia burwell to be his next budget director. he is also expected to announce his georchoice of ernest duenezr the energy department. and gina mccarthy to take the top spot of the environmental protection agency. that is scheduled to take place in about 10 minutes from the east room of the white house if. until then, a discussion of the automatic budget cuts that took place on friday. host: we want to talk this morning about the logistics of sequestration. what is happening in washington? guest: right now there's still a lot of confusion. agencies are trying to figure out how they're going to present their plans to employees. we have only heard from a couple to federal agencies. the defense department of about how they would work cladistics, couple weeks back. the internal revenue service last week. the informant to protect an agency talked about it a little. i was struck talking to people inside a

the mercury news is reporting that goulet was a former black hawk helicopter pilot and the army dropped two separate rape charges against him in hawaii. and he was able to beat those charges that would have landed him in military prison in life instead he served two years in jail. the chp and sheriffs department have been patrolling but officers are expected to be back here and start showing up at 7:00 a.m.. now coming up later we will tell you about another victim that was involved in the shooting. that we haven't heard about before. that is coming up in the next hour. reporting live from santa cruz janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:06. support for the santa cruz police department is coming in from all over the country. the man in missouri established a facebook page in memory of the two fallen police detectives. it has photos and messages of sympathy. already there are more than 7100 facebook followers ifen the missouri man has created about a dozen facebook pages for officers killed in the line of duty just since last christmas. we have also set up a special secti

the san jose mercury news reports that the city council will approve a $7 million incentive package tomorrow for samsung semi-conductor, a subsidiary of samsung electronics to expand on north 1st street. san jose is competing with austin, texas, where they have a plant. the drawings show where they are planning but they could bring thousands of new jobs to silicon valley. >> video creators are here in san francisco for the convention for key players in the $21 billion gaming industry. there are more than 22,000 people from around the globe at mascone center this week. this year the buzz is about the industry shift from game console like the xbox to mobile gaming on the smartphone. the event is estimated to deliver $31 million to san francisco's economy. >> so there could be parking issues in san francisco, right? >> that is right, downtown. >> still ahead in our 6:00 hour, the hearing underway in italy that could end with american amanda knox return dog percent. >> three people are shot at a san francisco nightclub over the weekend and now a decision will be made about the future of the club

the santa cruz county sheriff's office telling the mercury news erik dean garcia may have been with members of another motorcycle gang when he was last seen alive. garcia, a member of the mongolss motorcycle club was reported missing last the september after leaving a party in san jose. detectives say he was possibly spotted with members of the ghost mountain riders club before he disappeared. his body was found three weeks later in the santa cruz mountains. >>> a former san francisco crime lab technician accused of stealing cocaine is expected to change her plea. debra maddon is expected to plead guilty to a lessor charge of misdemeanor cocaine possession. she has already gone to trial twice on charges of obtaining cocaine from a lab by means of fraud or deception. both ended and hung injures. her arrest in 2010 forced a district attorney to drop hundreds of criminal cases. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the disappearance of morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar. she left for school in the morning and has never been seen or heard from since. "today in the bay," marla tallez, is live in fre

the "mercury news" says prosecutors are looking into another possibility of a forged signature this timeith a race for san jose city council. shirakawa resigned march 1 and is expected to plead guilty next week to several felony counts including misuse of public funds and campaign donations. >>> and today the city council in san jose will discuss what steps to take on the issue of the homeless there. this follows the clearing out of a large tent city near the guadalupe river last week near the airport. proposals include building more affordable housing and also cracking down on outdoor encampments. >>> time now 6:39. the next big thing, cnet's brian cooley is here with a sneak peek after samsung's latest smartphone. >> you are what you like, apparently. how facebook is revealing more about you and that you may believe. >> and -- than you may believe. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the early numbers. so far not looking great. coming up we get an updated from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. [ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just

the "mercury news" says prosecutors are looking into another possibility of forged signature this timea race for san jose city council. he is expected to plead guilty next week to several felony counts including misuse of public funds and campaign donations. >>> today the city council in san jose will discuss what steps to take on the issue of the homeless after the clearing out of a large tent city near the guadalupe river last week. proposals include building more affordable housing while also cracking down on outdoor encampments. >>> five u.s. troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. initial reports show no enemy activity in the area at the time. a source tells cbs news weather may have been a factor. yesterday was the deadliest day for american troops in afghanistan this year. two u.s. special operations forces were gunned down in a possible insider attack. >>> coming up, a driver leaves a giant hole in a dunkin' donuts store. the close call for customers inside. >> a bay area clothing company too successful to keep up. the secret behind the best hoodi

i know that i am in serious trouble that is part of the mercury news today and it is just we are this way. wiki leaks was a reminder of that. but the issue of secrecy is your privacy, generally. my argument has to do with the. >> i would like to think that there is, but i argue that. privacy is being used as a currency because you can buy your way to more customized services using or giving up privacy. i argue that you must be more transparent. there's a lot of informed consent. you have now to subscribe to all kinds of things mostly for benign or pieces. and we have allowed, especially my age, a lot of folks, learning this language, we would rather spend the extra dollar and not give up that privacy. but i do believe privacy have become less elegant. it is your taxpayer dollars. not our information. you subsidize it, you pay for. it reminded me years ago that one of the fathers of this movement may have been unknowingly ronald reagan. in the 80s when he gave up all that satellite information, every single one of our beneficiaries. that information is public information that is being

. >> reporter: the police have told the mercury news they have not seen an uptick of crime with these people moving into this area, this patch of land. nonprofits reportedly have been out here to offer them help. as you can see scott daniel who we just heard from is packing up right now. i asked him why don't you go to a shelter. he said shelters are too rigid when it comes to rules. you don't have as much freedom and you can't bring all your stuff in there. you can see he's got a lot of items and if you want to go to a shelter you have to get rid of that and that's not what he wants to do. he says i'll get to a point it's too cold out here. he's almost 60 years old. he doesn't want to be uncomfortable trying to get to sleep. there are more than 50 homeless encampments here in the city of san jose. one reason why the city is focusing so hard on this one as you can see with sun coming up, it's in the wide open. it's an eyesore. it's not hidden in the bush like a lot of other ones. that's one reason they are focusing on this. at 9:00 they'll force people to move to another place. bob re