kristen roundtree noticed sunday that her specially equipped van was missing from her family's driveway. police found the van after it from my collar. it was parked a few blocks from ground troops home in vallejo. >> the police called me and said the ban was on sixth street and i needed someone to pick it up and as soon as i called my sister, i told her, it's on sixth street, hurry up and get there. >> as you can imagine, roundtree said she was preparing for life without that car and she says now she will be able to go to water therapy and school. >> bertone is down and that means you're listening. >> and about 10 second warning is still it dot mac they wanted. >> and the heads up for college applicants, schools are searching for you. what are your online post could mean for your future. >> from the cbs5 weather center, still wind advisory in effect for many places in the bay area. now, the new weather element you need to know about work tonight as eyewitness news continues on the cw. [ male announcer ] technology accelerates at a relentless pace. anything not moving forward is moving b

christian roundtree noticed sunday her specially equipped van was missing from her family's driveway. police found the van after a tip from a caller. it was parked a few blocks from roundtree's home in south vallejo. >> the police called me and say the van was on 6th street and i needed someone to come to get up and as soon as i called my sister, called her and told her, it's on 6th street, get your butt there. hurry up. i want my van! >> simple. as that. she said she was preparing for life without her car and says she is once again going to be able to goschool and water therapy and if she had to replace it i guess it's $40,000. so good thing though found it nearby. >> she seems to have a great attitude. >>> a bomb square at disneyland. >> the connection two that right here in the bay area with the suspect. >> and we have all paid for the high price of movie popcorn. this morning, how one man is trying to change that. >>> and a 14-year marriage may be over for peyton manning. what he is saying about the colts coming up. >>> still breezy around the bay area. temperatures not too bad 30

. >>> christian roundtree now has her especially fitted van.ne spotted the van a few blocks from her home. the ramp had been damaged but her friends were able to fix the problem. now roundtree says she can get back to classes and pursue her dream of becoming a teacher. there's still no word who took the van in the first place. >>> a 700-pound man from livermore is expecting a visitor tomorrow. the tv show that is responding to his call for help. >>> up first, a big welcome home for a south bay soldier why his tame with his family and friends may only be a short visit. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. at toyota's #1 for everyone sales event. why? 'cause people know toyota's the best. toyota has the most fuel-efficient and longest lasting vehicles of any full-line automaker. plu

. >>> christian roundtree now has her especially fitted van.potted the van a few blocks from her home. the ramp had been damaged but her friends were able to fix the problem. now roundtree says she can get back to classes and pursue her dream of becoming a teacher. there's still no word who took the van in the first place. >>> a 700-pound man from livermore is expecting a visitor tomorrow. the tv show that is responding to his call for help. >>> up first, a big mom, i'm getting married. who's the girl?! it's not a girl. it's bacon. if you love bacon, make it official- bacon, you look beautiful. -with my new blt cheeseburger. a 100% beef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> a young soldier from the south bay received a surprise welcome home today from afghanistan. eric rasmussen found out why his time out of the harms way could be short lived. >> reporter: it was a heros welcome for 22-year-old jeff hollis. home from a war some have called forgotten. a group of veterans vete

someone stole christian roundtree's wheelchair accessible van on sunday from her family's driveway inallejo. the college student and former athlete was paralyzed in a car crash. and she depends on that van to get around. she says whoever stole it surely knows that. >> once anyone looked at the van will see that it's wheelchair accessible. the passenger seat's no longer there, where i sat. there is a ramp to get in. >> the family filed a police report and the van is on the vallejo police stolen car hot sheet but the department doesn't have the manpower to launch a search. if it is not recovered, a new van could cost the family as much as $40,000. >>> gas prices have gone down just a little bit for the first time in nearly a month. the national average fell three- tenths of a cent yesterday. 3.76 nationwide. california prices are still topping 4 bucks a gallon. the slight decline yesterday followed 27 straight days of price increases. >> i have been trying to hold out. >> have you? >> you're walking a lot. >> parking my car. i don't want to pay. >> i drove up to tahoe. it's like $65 to

roundtree is a quadriplegic, and without the van she has no way to get around. it was stolen from her driveway early sunday morning. still no word on who may have taken that van. >>> it's been a challenge to find a suitable jury in the high-profile domestic abuse case of sheriff ross mercarimi. there was a large group of prospective jurors that was dismissed. 100 more people will have to report to san francisco's superior court tomorrow. 2/3 of the 300 prospective jurors have been cut since the selection process began last week, including san francisco's soup visor, eric mar. many have claimed economic hardship and con flifts of special. mercarimi is accused of boozing h -- of abusing his wife and leaving these marks on her arm. the judge will return to court friday to continue haggling over motions including a request to move the trial another county. >>> calm at the state capitol following hours of chaos yesterday. tonight, the majority of the protesters arrested have been released. officers did handcuff 72 people in all. most for refusing to leave the rotunda

a tip led police to that van a couple of blocks from roundtree's home.n who took the van. >>> it is a real cliff hanger. ken wayne is updating the return and has some updated numbers for us. >> reporter: the polls are closed in eight of the 10 super tuesday states. the big battle as you mentioned is in ohio where it's been back and forth between mitt romney and rick santorum. right now with 23% of the vote in the two are close but santorum has moved ahead with 38% of the vote, romney has 36%. now to oklahoma where rick santorum has just been declared the winner. he has 35% of the vote there. newt gingrich and romney each have 27%. so, romney, santorum, gingrich all have victories tonight. we'll continue tracking the results as they come in. we'll bring you an update coming up in this newscast. >>> the stock market's rally took a hit today with the dow jones industrial average. dropping more than 1-1/2%. the dow closed down 203 points it's biggest drop of the year. the nasdaq was off 40 points to a climb of 1-1/3 point. >>> the first of three coast guard

roundtree says a few items were missing but she's happy to have the freedom back. no word on any arrests. good news. >> great news there. >> great end to that story. >>> still ahead, getting a lifeline. a livermore man's plea for help is being answered by a prominent tv host. find out who next. >>> and paying off the bills. california high-speed rail may be more difficult than originally thought. why that cost is getting higher. >>> and google taking on itunes. the latest move in the google/apple rivalry coming up. >>> for all your news, weather, and traffic updates, check us out on bay ea. >>> welcome back, everyone. taking a live look outside. not a lot of cloud cover to keep us warm this morning. quite cool before you head out the door. full forecast coming up. >>> california's bullet train could be ballooning again. a report by a nonpartisan government group says the state will have to set aside more than $700 million each year just to repay billions of dollars in loans to construct the first phase of the bullet train. that figure is higher than past estimates

little closer to home, a local marine lance corporal gary roundtree's family is having a prayer service tonight. they are worried about retaliation for the shootings. >> word can't describe the sadness of knowing i could be here today and gone tomorrow. >> reporter: that prayer vigil will be held tonight at 7:45 at fire filled full gospel church in baltimore. and we will continue to follow the breaking news out of southern afghanistan on air and online at a. c2 news.com and click in the -- abc2news.com and click in the breaking news at the top of the page. >>> the today's primaries in alabama and mississippi could help determine if newt gingrich stays in the race or drops out. mitt romney is working to seal his status as the republican presidential front-runner with a illusive victory in the deep south with the exception of florida. polls show an unexpectedly tight race in the bellwether states between romney and gingrich and santorum. if you want to vote or change party affiliation before the presidential primary in maryland, the deadline to register for that primary is tonight at nine

closer to home, the family of a local marine lance corporal gary roundtree is having a prayer vigil worried about retaliation for the shootings. now the prayer service. >> it's good and bad in every organization. and i don't think that one person can speak for the entire marine corps or the army. >> reporter: the prayer service is planned for tonight at fire filled full gospel church in baltimore starting at 7:45 p.m. we will stay on the breaking news out of southern afghanistan. back to you. >>> news time 6:04. time to talk democracy 2012. in less than two hours voting polls in alabama and mississippi will open. four candidates remain in the race but right now the focus is on two. mitt romney and rick santorum. there's speculation if newt gingrich does poorly today he could be dropping out of the presidential race and polls are showing an unexpectedly tight race throughout the south. a 3-way tie between santorum, romney and once again newt gingrich. and a reminder today is the last day to register in the vote for the april primary election in maryland. you can head to the mba where they ar

. >>> that specialized van that vanished from christian roundtree's driveway is back. someone spotted the van this morning and called police. it was found three blocks from her home in vallejo. she is a quadriplegic. and without the van, she has no way to get around. >>> painkillers and painful memories from iraq and afghanistan are not a good combination. veterans are at high risk for mental health problems. and a new study says doctors need to use care when describing painkillers. the study published today in "the journal of the american medical association," finds that veterans suffer more posttraumatic stress and pain. and that makes them more likely to be prescribed painkillers. research shows doctors need to use caution when treating veterans. >>> this was no ordinary visit to the dentist. a south bay mother was shocked to discover how many cavities her 3-year-old boy had. the cavities led to a root canal. and the most alarming part of the story, this is a growing trend for kids. >> you can see where it was fixed. >> reporter: open up and say ah. for 4-year-old l

closer to home, the family of a local marine gary roundtree is having a prayer service worried about more retaliation from the shootings over the weekend. >> there's good and bad in every organization. and i don't think one person can speak for the entire marine corps or the army. >> reporter: the prayer service is planned for tonight at the fire filled full gospel church in baltimore starting at 7:45 p.m. we will stay on the breaking news out of southern afghanistan after militants attacked an afghan delegation visiting the site in one of the two villages in southern afghanistan war u.s. soldier is suspect of killing 15 civilians. charley. >> >>> to iraq where there's growing concern about killings there. apparently young men are targeted based on their appearance. the senior iraqi entierior ministry official says 14 young men are believed to have been gay or dressed in a style that was stoned to death. it's not clear exactly who is killing the young men. >>> gop contenders are battlingit out for voters in the south. they are today in the latest polls show a 3-way tie virtually neck

lance corporal gary roundtree junior went on his first deployment and now there's fear of retaliation. they haven't heard from him 15 days much longer than before. >> words can't describe the feeling of knowing that he could be here today and gone tomorrow. >> we don't know what's going through the minds of the soldiers who have to pick up the pieces from what he did. >> the prayer service planned for tonight. >> i am doing this for everybody. >> again that service is tonight at the full gospel church on bentonlow street in baltimore at 7:45. everyone is welcomed to attend. >>> 6:34. new this morning 911 tapes were release fraud stolen bus chase that happened in albuquerque. it lasted 70 miles down a highway and end with a suspect shot by cops. abc2 news linda so is here in the studio with what's release now with the -- released now with the new audio. >> reporter: police received several warning calls about the school bus tearing down highway at high speeds. take a listen. >> it has a flat tire and officers are in pursuit of it right now. >> reporter: about a half dozen police office

it was stolen from roundtree's driveway in vallejo.omeone spotted it three blocks away and called the police. she was left a kraudry pleenlic after a car accident but uses the van to go to school. >>> we want to check our forecast with christina loren. what is in store for us? >> we have a pretty nice stretch of weather as we head into the weekend. good morning, ladieladies. good morning to you at home. we have to get through breezy conditions this morning. the winds will continue to subside throughout the day, and by tomorrow morning we're talking about calm, light wind at this time. one more day of breezy conditions. we're cold this morning. you'll need that jacket but only until about noon. then temperatures will soar to the upper 50s and 60s under strong high pressure. we'll stay breezy at least for the first part of the day. by tonight, the winds start to relax. a little cooler by the water. as you make your way home from work, one by-product of the gusty conditions, a high pollen count. we're in the moderate to high range. as you

someone spotted christian roundtree's wheelchair equipped van yesterday a few blocks from her home andpolice. she said a few items were missing but she's happy to have her freedom back. >>> it could be just the ticket to keeping oakland's sports teams at home. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with city leaders are offering up millions for a makeover of the coliseum complex. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. you know, there's been talk of an uptown stadium, a stadium over near jack london square that would sit on the water. now the original coliseum location here along 880 is getting a second look, and $3.5 million afwrooufed by the oakland city council to look into how a new stadium major overhaul and upgrades would work. the city points out that it's close to the airport, freeway, and the b.a.r.t. airport connector will be done next year. the coliseum website, i chus just checked that, it says the raiders played their first game here against the kansas city chiefs way back in 1966. the raiders and the oakland a's, they want knew nu stadiums. a