shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were detained in iraq and charged with espionage. bauer and fattal pleaded not guilty. shourd was released on bail in september and has been back in the bay area. >>> coming up, the rain is falling tonight. up next, what to expect in the next few days. meteorologist. >> leigh: he has the answer. >> mike: selection sunday in men's ncaa basketball. 68 teams filling out the bracket. st. mary's was not one of them. we hear from >> alan: the tokyo stock exchange was down 5.5% in the opening minutes of trading. the start of the first day of traigd -- trading since the earthquake. japan's central bank announced it haips jected 7 trillion yen into the money markets. >> google is providing before and after picturesle the first shows the sendai region. the region's lush green landscape has been transform interest a brown canvas of destruction. and this is the coastal fishing village from the green farmland to the left, after the tsunami, the village is virtually flattened. engulfed by the raw power of the with with waves. incredible. we're goi

sarah shourd was released in september after another letter muhammad ali wrote to iran. he asks the leader as a brother in islam to show the same mercy for the two men. >>> a movement takes aim autobahns in an effort to help troubled homeowners. >>> lawmakers are voting on jerry brown's budget plan but will he have the vote he understand. >>> partnership between two coffee chains and a break from the rain this afternoon. but another weather system coming in. i will show you what day it gets here and how long it will last. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. . >>> there were 8 rallies across the state today with homeowners calling for foreclosier reform. this one began in front of a bank of america. organizers say californians are paying the price for the greed of big banks. >> we bailed them out. our economy bailed them out. we are collapsing. the poor have been targeted. >> demonstrato

sarah shourd was released in september after ali wrote a similar letter. the next court date is set for may. >>> the state and senate both have votes on -- have both ons the governor's -- have both have votes on the governor's plan on the budget proposal today. >>> we've just learned in the past few minutes that the victim of a shooting in oakland this morning has die. it happened about 8:0 and west and 37th -- 8:0 at west and 37th street. when police arrived, they found a man and woman were injured. both were taken to the hospital. but the man died a short time ago. >>> an update on a story we've been following here on channel 2. right now, members of a richmond church are staging a sit-in to fight what it calls a fraudulent evacuation. no one knows exactly when authorities will give parishioners the boot. about a dozen people at bibleway community church are waiting for contra costa county sheriff deputies. a sheriff's spokesman told ktvu the conviction could come any time between now and next week. the church's pastor is fighting what he calls a predato

he also wrote a letter to hamny last year before sarah shourd was released. >>> another drop for your money today as reports from japan and the middle east frighten investors. scott budman joins us here. how long is this going to go with the money dropping? >> as long as the uncertainty lasts possibly. we had bad news from japan and the middle east. a 2% drop on the dow jones industrial average. 3 50 points down on nasdaq. big losses for ibm and apple. and the s&p 500 down 25. tough to find any stocks that did well today, but we have one here in the baya. peet's coffee apparently getting attention from starbucks. starbucks has been making moves lately to fine its coffee in shopping centers and peet's, which has a presence there, would be a chance for starbucks to get in there. about a 2% pop on a day where everything else was lower. netflix today answering the question, what will it do next? announcing plans to try and buy the rights to original tv programming. this has been tried in the past by cable networks. netflix is being charged by providers who want more of the cash netflix is

muhammad ali septa similar letter before sarah shourd was released last september. it's not known if there was a connection between that letter and her release. >>> four journalists are missing in libya. they were last heard from yesterday as they covered the retreat of rebels. officials told the times they are trying to locate the four. >>> we learned that two real estate developers were among five people killed in a crash. the plane went down this morning as it took off from long beach airport. it was taking off for salt lake city when it crashed and burned. five people died. the cause of this crash is under investigation. >>> hundreds of people got hair cuts, eye exams and many other services. these parks were reserved for those who rarely get such vep treatment. crowds of homeless people, even their pets found a warm welcome at the homeless connect. this event brings volunteers from corporations, small businesses and the community to provide help to the homeless. there were chair massages. wheelchair repair and counseling. this was the first homeless connect for

jane bauer, josh patal and sarah shourd have been charged with espionage.wo pleaded not guilty in the first hearing. shored was released on bail back here last september in the bay area. she pleaded not guilty. >> state department spokesman p. j. crowley is out of a job after criticizing the handling of the wikileaks case. he said it was ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid. manning is held in solitary confinement and stripped naked each night before bed. he said manning's attention is appropriate. he submitted his resignation to secretary of state hillary clinton. >> you have three extra days to file your taxes this year. the deadline is april 18th but if you want to get free help early, "7 on your side" will hold a tax hotline today from 5:00 to 8 p.m.. we'll have a live online pack chat. send your questions to abc7news.com or send us a tweet. >> 5:17 now. mike's gonna take us on a little excursion outside to see the fog and the rain when wet pavement. >> absolutely. whatever else you can find. let's take a look. mild temperatures to it. you won't see

their companion, sarah shourd was freed.ran's foreign minister compared their case to those of two german journalists. >>> the supreme court ruled today, a victim's dying statement when given at a crime scene can be used in a court of law. the decision stems from a 2001 detroit case where a man dying from a gunshot wound named the alleged gunman and told police where that man lived. the man was later arrested and convicted. on appeal, his lawyers argued successfully their client could not cross-examine the witness. in this case, the victim. today's decision reinstates that conviction. >>> a man named frank buccholz of west virginia has died at the age of 110. he was the last surviving veteran of world war one, known as the war to end all wars. frank buccholz lied about his age to enlist in the army in 1917 when he was just 16 years old. in recent years, buccholz campaigned for greater recognition for his former comrades. the 4.7 million americans who served in world war i. >>> walk by your favorite store and get an advertise

shane bauer, josh visit tal and sarah shourd were detained in july, 2009, after crossing into iran, the three say they were hiking in iraq and inadvertently crossed the border. bauer and visit tal pleaded not guilty during the first trial session in february. shourd pleaded not guilty in absentia, she was released on bail in september and is now back in the united states. >>> california students braved the rain to call on lawmakers to rein in their cuts on education. . >>> i'm back in about 7. the storm track shows rain to the north. look at the long-range computer model that shows a lot of rain headed our way through the preparing your federal taxes can be...taxing. the forms, the math... uh, that one. but with free file from the irs, it can be far less taxing. because free file does all the hard work for you, with brand-name tax software or online fillable forms. even better, free file is free. and it's exclusively from the irs at freefile.irs.gov. she's done. give it a shot. >>> there was steady drumming and rain today as demonstrators were at the capitol to protest cuts to education

the third hiker sarah shourd of oakland was released last year.ks them to show mercy and compassion to the hikers. >> a narrow escape for two police officers in st. louis, missouri. watch this tape. police were called in to direct traffic after two separate freeway accidents. a third scent happene accidentn a motorist flowed into the patrol car. >> there was poor drainage and water bubbles up on the pavement and we have a lot of hydroplaning and it gets real slick and there is water usually always on the pavement. >> the patrol car was empty at the time. one officer jumped over the center median to get out of the way and the other ran down the highway as the patrol car spun around wildly. out of the three accidents one person is hurt and expected to be okay. very close call. >> when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight. snowfall now in japan. tonight the search for survivors six days after massive earthquake there. a new look for at the potential for a catastrophic earthquake in the bay area and the city that has done the most preparation for

their companion, sarah shourd was freed.n's foreign minister compared their case to those of two german journalists. >>> the supreme court ruled today, a victim's dying statement when given at a crime scene can be used in a court of law. the decision stems from a 2001 detroit case where a man dying from a gunshot wound named the alleged gunman and told police where that man lived. the man was later arrested and convicted. on appeal, his lawyers argued successfully their client could not cross-examine the witness. in this case, the victim. today's decision reinstates that conviction. >>> a man named frank buccholz of west virginia has died at the age of 110. he was the last surviving veteran of world war one, known as the war to end all wars. frank buccholz lied about his age to enlist in the army in 1917 when he was just 16 years old. in recent years, buccholz campaigned for greater recognition for his former comrades. the 4.7 million americans who served in world war i. >>> walk by your favorite store and get an advertiseme

shane bauer, josh visit tal and sarah shourd were detained in july, 2009, after crossing into iran, the three say they were hiking in iraq and inadvertently crossed the border. bauer and visit tal pleaded not guilty during the first trial session in february. shourd pleaded not guilty in absentia, she was released on bail in september and is now back in the united states. >>> california students braved the rain to call on lawmakers to rein in their cuts on education. . >>> i'm back in about 7. the storm track shows rain to the north. look at the long-range computer model that shows a lot of rain headed our way through the next four or five gays. >> who is winning in the fight to out of the moammar kadafi? depends who you are talking to. >>> there was steady drumming and rain today as demonstrators were at the capitol to protest cuts to education. governor brown has proposed cuts. california is facing an estimated $25 billion budget gap. >>> san francisco assemblyman tom amiyano introduced bullying in bullying legislation called seth's law foresight l zest walsh, he was reportedly taunte

shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd were hiking in northern iraq near the iranian border in julyan forces detained accused them of spying for the u.s., but the americans and their families say the espionage charges are untrue. bauer and fattal pleaded not guilty in the february session. shourd was released on bail last september and pleaded not guilty in absentia. we'll be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues red after the break.right after this break. >> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. the new to the school grads at a plant in japan appear to be melting inside of three other reactors some experts to reconsider that a partial meltdown of the reactor others say that term is used tear for when it melts through. but not to the ever containment shell. it does not breach yet. 11 workers or injured in another explosion to hygienist fortunes, at three reactors at this plant. with the disaster in japan raising incensing questions about our facilities here in california the closest one in the bay area as the diablo. training is now to tackle the issue as a spokesperson o

fattal and bauer were arrested with their friend, sarah shourd, along the border of iran and iraq in june of 2009. shourd was released last september on humanitarian grounds due to her health. she came back here to the bay area. she will not attend the trial in may. >>> while some iffy moments on a flight today while jewish men praying caused a cockpit lockdown today. passengers on an alaska airlines flight from mexico city to los angeles became alarmed when three jewish businessmen started praying out loud. according to the airline spokeswoman, the men, all mexican nationals, were praying in hebrew and appeared to have something strapped under their clothing. the jewish prayer ritual involves tying leather straps and small wooden boxes to the body. the men were escorted from the plane, where they were searched and questioned by the fbi. they were then let go without being charged. >>> still ahead, it's common after a tragedy. scammers taking advantage of people just trying to help the victims in japan. >>> plus, we're going to check in with our own george kiriyama who is in tokyo to

say raw shourd was released -- sarah shourd was released last year and is being tried in absentia. >>> the names of the jurors will be kept secret untille barry bonds' trial is over. bonds is scheduled to go on trial next monday in a federal courtroom in san francisco. he's accused of lying under oath when he testified he never knowingly took steroids. >>> today, the february reserve could decide to change interest -- the federal reserve could decide to change interest rates. ben bernanke says the fed is taking a broad approach to that and that means food and gasoline prices will be under discussion. the fed does not usually consider those items during policy meetings because they tend to change frequently. >>> demand for the new ipad is still outstripping availability. people lined up with reservations to purchase ipads. this is sa live picture of that line. that's after both stores sold out of ipads on sunday. online orders are also -- are also back locked. there are reports that apple sold as many as 1 million ipads and that's three times the number of original ipads sold during th

several occasions, most recently they helped get one of the american hikers that's in jail in iran, sarah shourd got her freed from jail in iran. iran also historically has had good ties with dubai which has a large iranian expatriot population. and the uae is still the largest source of iranian imports. in 2009 it was about $9 billion worth. that figure is coming down a bit. turkey is now taking over a lot of the re-export trade. but it's still substantial, i think it's about $6 billion worth of re-exports from the uae to iran just this last year. is iran the winner from all of these intifadas? obviously, iran is benefiting from the increase in oil prices. this is a tremendous boon. it allows it to pay off its loyal supporters, its revolutionary guard corps. but it's still far too soon to say that iran is somehow the great victor of this. in the brief i compare iran to a porcupine which tries to project an image of bristling strength in large part to hide the internal vulnerabilities, the soft inner core of the country. the protests in the arab world have boomeranged back to iran. we don't see