merkin said tuesday afternoon that raymond clark iii will change his not- guilty plea at a scheduledng thursday in superior court. raymond clark iii is accused of strangling 24-year- old annie le, of placerville, calif., in september, five days before her planned wedding.clark, 24, has been jailed in lieu of $3 million bail on the murder charge.le's body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall in september on the day she was supposed to get married on long island.an autopsy concluded she was strangled. >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. alive look at the golden gate bridge. more people are waking up so we have heavier traffic at the bridge. we also know because of the wet road ways, we are looking at delays of 15 minutes to rivals at sfo right now. ♪ [ male announcer ] unrestrained. unexpected. and unlike any hybrid you have ever known. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. ♪ the radically new, 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ welcome to the darker side of green. >> mark: showers tapering off by the afternoon best they sho

raymond clark the third is charged with strangling the woman and, the guilty plea is part of a plea dealher body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall of the day she was supposed to get married back in december of 2009. >>catherine: in national news, a bill to keep the governor float for another three weeks has cleared the house. this was passed by a vote of 2 to 71 to 158. it now heads to the senate, at current spending plan expires this friday without a new when the nation does face a government shutdown. the bill passed today would only fund the government until april 8th. please tell looking into the wreckage of another bus crash in new jersey. it crashed last night on the new jersey turnpike setting more than 40 people to the hospital. this is days after a bus from connecticut casino crashed as it was returning to new york's chinatown can think 15 people. for people found dead in this area north of tampa florida. police say it appears it was a triple murder-suicide. the deaths could be connected to a fire that destroyed a gun shop a mile away. authorities say an elderly woman

police arrested raymond clark, the third after 24-year-old annie lay of placerville was found dead, stuffed behind a wall in a research building. she vanish inked five days earlier. authorities under to lay's body on what would have been her wedding day. clark entered his plea as part of a deal with prosecutors to receive a 44-year sentence. today potential jury members for the barry bonds trial are filling out de tailed questionnaires -- detailed questionnaires. it could last several weeks. the former giant star is accused of lying to a federal grand jury and obstruction of justice. 63y questions for potential jurors, which websites do you visit regularly? have you attended a san francisco giants game in the past five years? are you familiar with recent charges concerning balco's involvement with steroids? our legal analyst says finding potential jurors will be difficult. >> yeah, one thing everybody understands is that this trial really is a home game for barry bonds. a lot of potential jurors will be big giants fans. and by inference, big barry bonds fans. >> once it starts, they will be

for the man charged with killing 24-year-old yale graduate student annie le back in 2009 said raymond clarkii will plead guilty as part of a plea deal in a connecticut courtroom today. j. >>> investors stung by a surprising jump in wholesale prices in february are crossing fingers that today's consumer data won't be quite as disappointed. >>> on this st. patrick's day, when stocks could use a little bit of luck, the cereal mascot lucky the leprechaun will ring the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. ann curry reports live from japan as officials there scramble to cool those damaged nuclear reactors. >>> and tips on making the perfect irish feast, whipping up last-minute snacks and paring the best beers on this st. patrick's day. plus, a special holiday performance. >>> now keep it on this channel for con

police arrested raymond clark, the third after 24-year-old annie lay of placerville was found dead, stuffed behind a wall in a research building. she vanish inked five days earlier. authorities under to lay's body on what would have been her wedding day. clark entered his plea as part of a deal with prosecutors to receive a 44-year sentence. today potential jury members for the barry bonds trial are filling out de tailed questionnaires -- detailed questionnaires. it could last several weeks. the former giant star is accused of lying to a federal grand jury and obstruction of justice. 63y questions for potential jurors, which websites do you visit regularly? have you attended a san francisco giants game in the past five years? are you familiar with recent charges concerning balco's involvement with steroids? our legal analyst says finding potential jurors will be difficult. >> yeah, one thing everybody understands is that this trial really is a home game for barry bonds. a lot of potential jurors will be big giants fans. and by inference, big barry bonds fans. >> once it starts, they will be

raymond clark iii pled guilty to murder and attempted sexual assault. prosecutors say he strangled 24- year-old annie lay before hiding her in a wall at her research lab. it happened days before her planned marriage. it is part of a deal that gives clark a 44 year prison sentence. an attorney for lay's family says they are satisfied with the punishment. >>> i never thought this would happen. >> he once worked at the crippled nuclear plant in japan. tonight, his recollections about what he saw inside of those wallsism the beauty of the coastline near big sir is marred from highway 1. it will cause a lot of problems before it will be repaired. that story, coming up. >>> another storm racing towards the bay area. coming up, when the heaviest rain is expected for tomorrow. the timing of a second storm th . >>> caltrans says it is working on the long awaited tunnel from the oakland side boring. >> the crews have been working from the other side. when our cameras went to that site the boring machine was not operating. these photos show it is a third of the wa

. >>> a lab technician pled guilty, raymond clark iii also pled guilty to attempted rape. he will be sentenced to 44 years in prison. >>> a possible plea deal for nancy garrido didn't come together today as her attorney expected in a place rville court. she and her husband are accused of kid -p thatting jaycee due -- of kidnapping jaycee dugard. >>> it's a story ktvu's rita williams has been following since 2003 when we first learned of the balco scandal. >> reporter: if you didn't get a summons to appear here at the san francisco federal building today, forget it you won't be on barry bond's jury. about 100 people from 15 counties did. and filled out these 19 pages of questions designed to root out strong opinions or biases. here's one. do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of barry bonds or no opinion. >> it's always the mush in the middle that ends up mostly on juries with a few exceptions. you will have a couple of leaders. sometimes in opposite directions. >> reporter: attorneys and jury consultants on both sides will pour other the completed questionnaires t

. >>> a lab technician pled guilty, raymond clark iii also pled guilty to attempted rape. he will be sentenced to 44 years in prison. >>> a possible plea deal for nancy garrido didn't come together today as her attorney expected in a place rville court. she and her husband are accused of kid -p thatting jaycee due -- of kidnapping jaycee dugard. >>> it's a story ktvu's rita williams has been following since 2003 when we first learned of the balco scandal. >> reporter: if you didn't get a summons to appear here at the san francisco federal building today, forget it you won't be on barry bond's jury. about 100 people from 15 counties did. and filled out these 19 pages of questions designed to root out strong opinions or biases. here's one. do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of barry bonds or no opinion. >> it's always the mush in the middle that ends up mostly on juries with a few exceptions. you will have a couple of leaders. sometimes in opposite directions. >> reporter: attorneys and jury consultants on both sides will pour other the completed questionnaires t

raymond clark is charged with strangling annie le in 2009. her body was found behind a wall on the yale campus on the same day that she was supposed to get married. clark is charged with murder, and felony murder. he is expected to return to court this thursday. >>> we have an update on a story we've been following for some time about some disputed photographs. one man claimed they were by ansel adams, it turns out they were not. he bought some glass negatives, but as ktvu view learned, they were really the work of an oakland man named earl brooks. now he has reached an agreement with the ansel adams trust, to sell copies, but not use ansel adams's name. >>> a winter rain didn't deter more than 4,000 people from celebrating the persian new year in berkely tonight. live in berkely, officials closed off durant avenue at shaddic to accommodate that party. >> reporter: just wrapping up that party here to celebrate new ruse. the persian new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is

raymond clark is charged with strangling annie le in 2009. her body was found behind a wall on the yale campus on the same day that she was supposed to get married. clark is charged with murder, and felony murder. he is expected to return to court this thursday. >>> we have an update on a story we've been following for some time about some disputed photographs. one man claimed they were by ansel adams, it turns out they were not. he bought some glass negatives, but as ktvu view learned, they were really the work of an oakland man named earl brooks. now he has reached an agreement with the ansel adams trust, to sell copies, but not use ansel adams's name. >>> a winter rain didn't deter more than 4,000 people from celebrating the persian new year in berkely tonight. live in berkely, officials closed off durant avenue at shaddic to accommodate that party. >> reporter: just wrapping up that party here to celebrate new ruse. the persian new year. one of the traditions is to jump the fire. >> whoa. >> reporter: young and old, jumped the fire. it is

raymond clark is charged with strangling 24-year-old anne lee. her body was found behind a wall on the yale campus the same day she was supposed to be getting married. clark is charged with murder. >>> american astronaut scott kelly and others have landed back here on earth. here is russian video of kelly there he is moments after the capsule carrying him and carrying his crew mates landed. the wind was so strong it pushed the capsule on to its side and it was rolling. the crew wasn't hurt. they were quickly wrapped up in the blankets you see there put on stretchers while they readjust to gravity back here on earth. >>> big names in hollywood are calling on president obama to take a stand on same sex marriage. talk show host ellen deerest. it thanks the obama administration to no longer support the marriage act. and now they want him to take the same act and approve the act. >>> the governor has signed new immigration legislation that has -- one of the bill requires police to check the immigration status of anyone stopped for a felony or serious d

attorneys for raymond clark iii sap he struck a deal with prosecutors and is planning on changing hisot guilty plea in a court hearing today. clark pleaded not guilty last fall to the murder of 24-year-old annie lei, a yale grad yit student. her body found stuffed behind a research lab wall on campus. >>> trying to reach a budget deal. approving a $7.4 billion in new cuts yesterday. those affect welfare work programs, services for the developmentally disabled and the state's health insurance for the poor. a plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies fell shy by about one vote. lawmakers have not decided wther to have a special election on extending taxes, tax hikes said to expire in june. >>> 5:46 now. uc students could see tuition hikes of 18% according to a new report. looking at a $1.5 billion budget gap over the next few years. without a state funded increase, the school system will have to combine cuts and tuition hikes to close that gap. uc regions say only an annual tuition hike of 18% will do. the region approved an 18% increase in november and a 32% increase last year. >>> time

merkin said tuesday afternoon that raymond clark iii will change his not- guilty plea at a scheduledior court. raymond clark iii is accused of strangling 24- year-old annie le, of placerville, calif., in september, five days before her planned wedding.clark, 24, has been jailed in lieu of $3 million bail on the murder charge.le's body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall in september on the day she was supposed to get married on long island.an autopsy concluded she was strangled. his attorney will not specify the church is but he said it is part of a clean deal. >> darya: will be back with more in just a couple of minutes here's a live look from our roof, you can see the gray skies, if clubs. but the rain has moved out. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done.

raymond clark the third has been charged with strangling in the league. video of his court appearance in 2009 his attorney will not specify the charges, saying it is part of a clean deal. lay's body was found behind a researcher on the issue is supposed to get married. >> mark: according to any environmental protection agency in san francisco suits has leaked from treatment facilities in the spray and now federal court is ordering seven sets sewage systems in the bay area to be upgraded. it covers richmond-oakland, the sewer districts must make substantial improvements to reduce sewage spills and the bay. a lawyer for six san francisco and oppose the rate trees and voting system argued before a federal court sing it deprives them of their rights. they took the case under submission, they have no deadline as to when they will issue a ruling. it was adopted by san francisco voters in 2002, coming into effect 2004. >> darya: will be back with more in just a couple of minutes, a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, it is pretty wet out there this morn

now there's word tomorrow the man accused of her murder, raymond clark, will plead guilty, part of a urning to politics now, our new poll of republican-leaning voters shows favorable impressions of sarah palin have fallen to a new low. 58% say they favor palin but those who say they have an unfavorable impression of her grew to 37%. 60% say they have a favorable opinion of another presidential candidate, mitt romney. 21% had an unfavorable view of him. mike huckabee ranked the highest with 61% saying they liked him. 18% say they did not like him. even more, they said they had no opinion of him whatsoever. those polls. all over the place. >> all right. everyone loves a poll. >> yes, they do. >>> here's your wednesday weather. morning showers in the northeast before temperatures climb well into the 50s. meanwhile, rain from seattle down to san francisco, heavy mountain snow in the northern rockies and cascades, warming up in the midwest. >> 47 in minneapolis. 67 in kansas city. and 70 in dallas. miami gets up to 81. new york, 55. and boston, 46. just shy of 90 degrees in phoenix. 70s in

there's raymond clark iii. he entered that plea in court. this is part of the deal with prosecutors. he's accused of strangling anmy le of placerville. >>> in japan, they are racing, trying to restore power to that damaged nuclear plant. it was damaged by last week's earthquake and tsunami. nuclear reactors at that plant have been overheing since the power was knocked out. they are trying to cool down the reactorrers by dumping water on -- reactors by dumping water on them. it doesn't appear to be working so far. >>> scientists here are closely watching the movement of the radioactive plume that's coming from those crippled japanese nuclear reactors. it's churning across the pacific ocean. it's expected to sit the -- hit the aleutian islands some time today and then the museum is expected to reach southern california late tomorrow. >>> the fear of radiation is only adding to the daily stress faced by survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. more than 450,000 people are crammed into temporary shelters. they have no privacy. very few

expected to change his plea today, attorneys for raymond clark iii say he struck a deal with prosecutorslea during the hearing today. clark originally had plead guilty last fall to the murder of 24-year-old annie le, a yale graduate student. her body was found stuffed behind a research lab on yale's campus. >>> family and friend also gather to celebrate the life of a soldier killed in afghanistan. mark wells died earlier this month in the hellman province. there will be a funeral today where his wife's family lives. he leaves behind a pregnant w and a toddler. >>> weather and traffic, right after this. >>> good morning to you. welcome back. grab a jacket on the way out the door but leave the umbrella at home. if we see any activity in terms of rainfall today, it will be very light in nature and pass very quickly. the bulk of the moisture from the next system doesn't arrive until tonight into tomorrow morning. enjoy today. st. patrick's day. temperatures will be in the 50s. luck of the irish on the roadways? >> travel times approaching that area, highway 24, the worst of it out of walnut