ultimately, the special area plant set up this system of the blue areas are the open water basins, and we have heard a lot about that in the context of the america's cup plan amendments. the green areas, the grand street wharf at the southern end, and the northeast wharf, which we're trying to develop as part of the cruise terminal project here, that are required under the plan. the northernmost that fisherman's wharf is a planning study goal, because that was always an objective, but we were never able to get all of the pieces put into place to create a formal policy. so it was always recognized as something that we needed to come back to. the proposed special area plan policy, as detailed in the staff report, -- actually -- i skip a sly, but what i wanted to focus on west pier 27 and 29, because that is the genesis -- oh, here we are. doing strange things for me. for pier 27 and 29, the cruise terminal in the northeast wharf proposal, this map is from the existing special area plan shows the footprint of the northeast wharf, as it is called out in the plane b. within a gray area, tha

>> yes, we've got the erks around the bay area this morning -- the earthquakes around the bay area this have nicer weather to come. more on that when we come back. >>> we have breaking news to report. we've had two separate earthquakes here in the bay area. the first, at 5:33. it was a 4.0. according to the usgs. and then a second quake at 6:03. a little less, at 2.0. but people really reporting that they felt this one, very strongly, on this monday morning. we're hearing that it happened near richmond. we actually have chopper 5 over the area there. and one of the locations, where a lot of people might have felt it, was the mira vista country club. these are live pictures showing you that area. we are getting phone calls from all over the bay area. as far as napa, and to san francisco, to lafayette, people saying that they did feel it, they described it as a jolt. grace and i did feel it on the set here as we were anchoring. >> we are hearing a lot of pots and pans banging around. a lot of dogs reacting, seconds before this quake hit. and gil diaz is in el cerrito, about a mile away fr

i wanna talk about the idea of the total area, the total area of something. what's the total area of this cube? let's call this one unit. then the area, the total area is one here, two, three, four. can you see there's six sides, okay? so i have a total area here of six. so far, i've been talking about cross-sectional area, just the area through here. let's talk about the total area. the total area-to-weight or to volume. let's call it volume, area-to-volume. okay. here it's six to one. why do i put six to one over here for? because there's six square units compared to one cubic unit, all right? the volume of this, this times this times this, one cubic unit. the area is one times one, but you got six of them, so six. so it's six to one. now, what happens to the ratio of surface area to volume as you scale up? the consequences of that are very important. it turns out there's a mismatch, because as you scale up, the area is gonna increase as the square of the increase, but the volume increases as to what? cube. cube. let me show you what i mean. over here, i've

building in the self. this area would serve as a new visual and visulinkage. the existing drums free walkway, which a line north and south the train tracks in st. and the embarcadero would be really an escaped and widened. and you open space, also known as pacific park would be subject to the north lily site. it would measure approximately 11,500 square feet it is proposed to include grass seating areas, and children's play areas, as well as seating for an adjacent cafe. these bases would strengthen and expand an existing network of richly-landscape pedestrian connections. the project also includes 255 parking spaces within the garages that would be accessible to the general public in order to restore the health club and other resources on the site and to provide parking and other waterfront uses in the vicinity. several other parking facilities have been recently removed or proposed for future removal. therefore the amount of non- residential is appropriate for the project. however, in terms of residential parking,

i wanna talk about the idea of the total area, the total area of something. what's the total area of this cube? let's call this one unit. then the area, the total area is one here, two, three, four. can you see there's six sides, okay? so i have a total area here of six. so far, i've been talking about cross-sectional area, just the area through here. let's talk about the total area. the total area-to-weight or to volume. let's call it volume, area-to-volume. okay. here it's six to one. why do i put six to one over here for? because there's six square units compared to one cubic unit, all right? the volume of this, this times this times this, one cubic unit. the area is one times one, but you got six of them, so six. so it's six to one. now, what happens to the ratio of surface area to volume as you scale up? the consequences of that are very important. it turns out there's a mismatch, because as you scale up, the area is gonna increase as the square of the increase, but the volume increases as to what? cube. cube. let me show you what i mean. over here, i've

tuesday, wet in the bay area. wednesday when in the bay area. thursday and friday could still be wet in the no. 8. looking ahead to next weekend, right now we just a partly cloudy but stay tuned. >> my son's baseball games have both been rained out the past to saturdays. this next one will be rained out? >> yes >> he was going to be a major leaguer! >> the spill will be. >> the final four, >> i am history >> so my. >> the final four, >> i am history >i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. >> normally i think i would be asking about march madness but tiger woods is in the news >> you have to go back to 2009, it is such a shock but it is reality, 924 days since he last won an official

you can see the smoke thick in the area. far as the billion where this fire started this morning, nine people who thrived there were uc-berkeley students. two people are still looking for places to live and the university and the red cross joint effort trying to find them a place to stay at this point. they are hoping to get in soon. firefighters will be on the scene near uc-berkeley for hours. they haven't begun the investigation as to how this fire started. they don't -- do know that it started on the third floor. the main effort is to make sure the building is put out and safe. as far as the status of the building, there's such heavy damage that's done, it's unlikely anyone will be able to live in the building again. >> this is bad timing for the students who had to be evacuated. >> reporter: yeah. it is the middle of midterms. as to a lot of them woken up in the middle of the night how the of their homes. there were some families in the area you just heard from one of those people. the father, but a lot of people who are

after that, what we will get into the different areas. as you can see on this map, there are quite a few planning projects that have been adopted. it focuses on the ones in green. we recently adopted rezoning, which encourages and supports new residential and commercial development. just those four plan areas could accommodate over 18,000 new housing units and 10,000 new jobs over the next 20 years. our work is about making sure in the and the structure is built to support those new residents and employees. >> can you explain why you focus on those key areas and not candlestick, mission bay? >> we do focus on areas that have planning department initiated plans. some of the ones he listed are redevelopment areas and they have tax increment financing. that is a different funding mechanism, and that is up for discussion. you probably know more about the plans for that than i do. we focus on pieces are around development impact fees. one western it is adopted, it will be folded into ipic's work. >> thank you. >> we resound all these areas, the

police spent the day talking to people in the area. 's not clear if he was shot where his body was found. anyone with information is urged to contact the sfpd. >>> a disaster exercise to ensure california's child support system could be run remotely may have turned disastrous. the drill itself went smoothly but four storage computer devices went missing somewhere between traveling of boulder, colorado, and sacramento. the storage cartridges contain the names, social security numbers, and private records of about 800,000 children and adults. the department is recommending those affected by the breach to place a fraud alert on their credit cards and take other appropriate steps to protect their identities. >>> real sunken treasurer. that's what a bunch of sixth graders found in lake merritt. they pulled out two bags submerged under the water each weighing about two pounds. what they found was valuable rings, necklaces, broaches, bracelets, coins, medallions, and silverware. they are working to find the treasurerer's rightful owner. >> if

but that's not the case elsewhere in the bay area. with all the heavy rain last night, it did cause some other problems. take you over to highway 13 last night, it was shut down more than two hours after a tree came down on the highway blocking all the southbound lanes just south of the park avenue exit. no one was seriously injured but it did lead to a pile-up on the highway. >> it looks like they all hit the tree on their own, and then moved out of the way, then other motorists hit it. there's about 3 to 5 collisions. >> and in parts of north bay that are also prone to flooding in the past, residents were very happy it avoid any flooding problems yesterday. while water revels at the creek did rise during the storm it wasn't enough to cause any serious flooding. and back out here live, in west berkeley, one of the workers is here removing some of the sandbags lined up along this garage. and he is just happy to know that everything inside is dry and all the animals are safe. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's expected to be bu

a visit to the bay area. coming up, we will tell ul about the schedule for israeli president simone perez. >>> winter weather could hold a cleanup efforts as deadly tornadoes ravaged the country's midsection. i'm terrell brown in henryville, indiana. the latest coming up. meet personally with mark zuckerberg. cleanup efforts in america's >>> why he wants to meet personally with mark zuckerberg. cleanup efforts in america's heartland now in jeopardy. the new threat as tornado victims try to get back on their feet. >>> great weather here this weekend. but things are cooling down big time. we will talk about that coming up. >>> and we have a dense fog advisory this morning for the golden gate bridge. coming up, a check of other bay area bridges. >> good morning. it is monday, march 5. i'm juliette goodrich. >> frank has the morning off. >> i'm grace lee. it is 4:58. this is the first for the bay area. a sitting president of israel is visiting here this week. lisa washington is in san jose where the visiting presi

this storm is stalling over the bay area. orecast model, it's aggressive with the clearing of this out but we still have rain downpours in the forecast. and still showers likely into the afternoon hours. but we should begin to scale back by mid afternoon. we won't go completely dry, in fact, we had more laning -- lining up. san francisco, forecasted high, 59. san jose, 62. santa rosa, 61 and look at all of those rain clouds on the five-day forecast, with your weekend always in view. there is a chance of a shower for your thursday. highs will be in the north bay. we burn up the probability by thursday night. rainfall redevelops by friday and then we could be tracking some thunderstorms as we head into the first half of the weekend. another weather check in a few minute. >> thank you, mark. >>> an overnight development tied to that shooting in afghanistan. >>> it happened overnight, new trouble for a troubled hollywood star. try lysol dual action wipes and see the cleaning difference. because unlike ordinary wipes lysol dual act

mid to upper 50s across the area. plenty mild to start the day. 57 degrees, reagan national airport. meanwhile, again it's going to be a little wet. we've got the rain advancing east and southeast. showers coming our way, maybe even a thunderstorm or two. here's a look at your day planner forecast at 9 clock a.m. showers, 52 to 55 degree. meanwhile, by the time we get to the noon hour, clouds, more clouds, and continuation of those showers around the area. 64 to 68. we'll hit a high of 75 degrees. danella, we've got the seven-day forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >> sounds good. >>> right now we've got to take a live look at i-270. if that's your commute traveling southbound, are you going to hit slow spots. i'll show you together. right now, meeting your way southbound at urbana, 27 miles per hour. slow through clarksburg. you're at 32 miles per hour. passing clarks pittsburgh road, not bad. 61 in germantown. 66 in gaithersburg. no issues in rockville. but i'll give you a live look from chopper 4 there at mon

tracking the storm that is hitting the bay area. another round. we have rain showing up this morning. and live looks here on the bottom right where you see a traffic moving. but the rain is coming down. and this is santa cruz and causing problems on the the board walk. let's get more on the forecast. >> we're live here and we want to pinpoint where it is raining. >> and that's where we have seen the showers over concord and walnut creek. we'll push in tighter and the rain is light. that's the way it is coming down. and that's been a wet spot. and and expect that to be wet for you. >> and it looks like san ramone. this a dry one we'll hold on to the chance of showers for the remainer of the day. things will increase. here is the south way. and i don't very that this will hold together by the time it reaches san jose, you will get it later on tonight. and we'll show you that in a moment. and pretty good, no rain falling although there is that mist and drizz until the air floating around. that's the same story for the ride along 101 from the golden ga

mostly clear around the bay area. gets cloudy and then declares off during the day and then a high clouds advance right before more rain begins to show up in the north bay after sunset marron night. that rain will spread south during the day on tuesday. tomorrow temperatures will be in the low 60s and and then we will increase the clouds which will lead to a chance of rain by monday night. tuesday the rain over spreads the rest of the bay area and on wednesday the showers will begin to clear out but it still looks wet for the west of the week. on saturday, a chance of more rain. we will get wet again but it will not put a significant dent in a dry year. >> thousands of runners hitting the streets today. why the east bay marathon is more than just erase the >> coming up on game day, the giants' center fielder will join us and we will go to fresno for a preview of stanford's big basketball game. dan will join us in the studio, who gets in the championship game? >> kentucky and ohio state and i have kentucky winning >>,,

they combed through the fields within a two miles area of her house. as in one of those fields where they found her cell phone. it appeared to have been thrown. >> the dog did not pick up the scent and there was no sign of a struggle in the field. >> reporter: there were no other clues or personal belongings found near the phone and that field. lamar said her daughter is not the type of teen to run away and she is also close to her sister and did not tell her sister about any plans to meet with a boyfriend or anybody else the morning she disappeared. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:37 and it is busy out there, tara. >>> this is the first area where we start to see it getting busy so take mass transit if you can. give yourself extra 15 minutes to get into san francisco and be aware of the span. and warriors take on or call arena, we expect heavy traffic and when the sharks play anaheim in the pavilion at 7:00. >>> good morning, grab a jacket, it is chilly out there, some areas are reporting freezing conditions, fairfield 32 degrees, 47 in san

it looks like the bay area is looking up to rain fall once again. ght now, the rain accumulations are sitting just north of the golden gate. as we zoom in on storm tracker 4, you can see itself sitting in the center of the san rafael bridge making its way closer to the east shore freeway. rain along highway 101 down towards assaults a leader, right now really just looks like the north bay is dealing with the rain. for the most part we are dry, but we do have a little bit of drizzle. into the 6:00 hour it looks like the rain chances could stick north of the golden gate. we could see some pretty heavy downpour for the entire bay area. the gramm is green indicates 2-5 mi. of the visibility from santa rosa to the golden gate. in terms of temperatures, mid-50s. it is not too cold out there. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows we will hold on for a chance of rain as we head into tomorrow. we could see moderate-heavy downpours. the chance to see sunshine returns on sunday. in the traffic center, we do have some minor accidents but we do not have any ho

upper 50s to low 60s, increasing clouds across the bay area. e first batch of heavy rain moves in tuesday night, look for rain, heavy at times, very strong winds developing on wednesday, a little break thursday morning, more rain, heavy at times, thursday night and friday, and then everything turns cold, very low snow levels next weekend. >> thank you, leigh. >> the dates have been chosen for the big dance. >> mike: like prom night in the ncaa basketball. the cal bears lost three of their last four games about ended the year with 24 wins. that turned out to be enough. they got their insatellite big dance. they'll be in facing south florida in a play yip game for the 12th seed. there's 68 teams. the bears struggled with offense the last four games but it's a new season and they're ready to roll. >> i just up to us to prove we belong and we are a decent basketball team, and that the league is good, and going to be up to us and colorado to make some hay. >> i think it just says a lot about how you finish the year. we didn't finish as strongly as we

the government expanded the no go area to 20 kilometers. the reconstructed minutes from the task force meetings offer no details on how decisions were made on crucial matters. for example, the review of the evacuation zone. this makes it difficult to examine the government's decision making process during the disaster. experts have estimated that 80% of the people living near the fukushima daiichi plant at the time of the accident were exposed to radioactive iodine. scientists at a university conducted checkups of 65 residents of the surrounding regions last april. they found radioactive iodine in the thyroid glands of 50 of them. the team then calculated the amount of substance each resident had been exposed to. the residents with the highest dosage had received -- that person has stayed within 30 kilometers of the nuclear plant for more than two weeks after the accident. japan marks the first anniversary of the march 11th disaster. what lessons have been learned. find out on our special program. >> the u.s. economy is showing signs of reco

then there is the high profile area which is the masonic avenue streetscape improvements. there was reason signal work approved on this. some signal work on this. they will have this by the end of the year. i made two tables and we chose to highlight this -- basically there are two color codes. there is a significant risk of delay, on using the grant funds, and things are happening and we are a bit concerned and keeping an eye on this. with the projects and the delivery concerns, it goes on the prop k. list. some of the delays or issues of getting force a cow or ahead of the grants. the feds are very interesting in jobs right now. with the required public interest findings -- findings. even if the project is competitively bid out. we will be working with the metropolitan transportation commission in a way to speed this process up. this is a little bit nebulous but due to the lack of the federal transportation bill -- there is a risk that funds can be lost if this is not moving soon. we would like to make that not happen. this other project -- the facility maintenance has p

then there is the high profile area which is the

better markings for people to make their way around the area, abide by the station area plans. all these are considerations to move forward, making sure that our departments are going to be accountable in the movie got a schedule that really works for the stationary at -- and moving on a schedule that really works for the station area. supervisor kim: any questions or discussion on this item? i am happy to support this resolution before us today. it is incredible to get members of the community together, we have many advisory committees in district 6. we really truly engaged in meaningful input, and i am happy to support this resolution today. supervisor campos: thank you. i make a motion to move this forward with positive recommendation. supervisor kim: without opposition, we move forward item number one with positive recommendation to the full board. >> item two, and indeed the administrative code to declare said francisco to be a right to civil council city can't declare the intent of the board of supervisors to create a sentences go right to civil council pilot program. supe

around the station area. the community center calls for employment uses only. now i want to talk about the station alternative that the study developed. we develop three alternatives. in the final report, chapter 3 -- >> who are the drivers between the land use plan these are the concepts that they put forward or is this something different? >> this is happening within the city of brisbane. >> two scenarios were developed. one was a proposal that comes from the landowner. our understanding is that there are some components of the committee that prefer a different plan. this is done through a community process. currently, there are two scenarios that are under consideration. >> where is the college to line up in terms of this? >> this is a separate proposal. as you talk about this, it is pretty complicated and there are several moving parts. there is a proposal that a separate it from the developer'' proposal and i believe it is separate from the committee proposal. there might be some accountability between wh

we begin with the stormy weather in the bay area. the rain has been steadily falling all morning. it's creating numerous problems for travelers and residents in flood-prone areas. we have team storm coverage. mark tamayo is in the weather center. we're tracking problems in the north bay. we begin in the east bay. there is flooding damage there. >> reporter: obviously a great day to carry an umbrella. we had several spinouts on bay area roads, fender benders and flooding in unexpected places. water dripped through the ceiling of this candy store this morning. >> as you can see, it's flooded all over. >> the roof appeared in danger of collapsing. the rain soaking through computers, new hardwood floors and nearly $50,000 of high end chocolate. >> it's tough. this economy is very tough. we'll survive. we hope so. >> just before 10:30 in oakland, a tree fell at the fruitvale off-ramp from 580 landing on top of a car. the driver was not hurt. during the commute in berkeley, large puddles caused vehicles to vehicles to hydroplane. >> was it scary? >> oh, yeah. >> it resulted in a four-car

. >>> a new economic report shows how the bay area is recovering from the recession, the bay area boast0s strong $535 billion economy, the 19th 19th largest economy in the world. the report just released from the economic institute of the bay area comes out every two years. sir overquintana has a breakdown of the report. >> trains and towers rising over mission bay in san francisco. this is one of the most obvious visuals of the powerful economic rebound the bay area is experiencing. >> we are, if nothing else, innovation economy here in the bay area. you see is in the tech sector. >> these towers will soon house biotech labs and ecommerce companies, key components in the innovation economy. a report by the bay area council of economic institute lays our strong stats. 40% of all venture capital in the country is invested here. 15% of the country's patents come from the bay area, and more than half of the 100 top ten clean tech companies call the bay area home. >> we are the world's leading innovation economy, and that's what is helping to differentiate us now, and to drive growth. >> seve

jp&ong bay area roads as cold wet weather continues to pummel the bay area. in oakland a 70-foot tree crashed to the ground earlier this morning, temporarily blocking the coolidge on-ramp to i-80. road crews had to ramp within working hour within a couple hours. tumbling rocks and a tree slid right down a hillside in the north bay crushing a house below. this is in monta rio. a power and utility pole reportedly dragged down by a tree, but so far no word of any injuries. in the south bay slick roads may have been a factor in a deadly crash overnight in highway 101. witnesses say a man was out walking or running in lanes near third avenue in san mateo. that was around 12:30 this morning. that's when he was struck and killed by at least one car. >> we have our team in place this morning to tell you what you need to know before your lunch break this afternoon. mike inouye has a look at the roads. but first we begin with meteorologist christina loren with a look at where the rain will hit next. christina? >> where is the rain not hitting is probably an easier quest

they worry about the kids that play in the area. i know that public art worked, part of the central aspect is to create a filipino and lgbt cultural heritage peace. is there reason that we pick these potentially for the public art work? >> i think that i can ask paul to come and address that question. he has been closest to the development of those cultural heritage districts. i will ask him to correct me if i am wrong, but it has to do with the relocation specific history of the area. i understand ringold to be specifically important in the history of lgbt as a meeting place. it is an actual site that i think people come to visit in san francisco. and it historically has high populations of filipino's. does that do it? >> that was great. there was a significant, historic with significant portion of the filipino community there, but i would not know where it was for the lgbt community. thank you. supervisor olague: i wanted to again talked about it and acknowledging all the work that has been done over the years. i am also really hap

after several hours investigators left the area but did not say what if anything was found. volunteers carrying walking sticks and golf clubs continue to come and go at the search headquarters. one team concentrated on a field where yesterday and empty handcuffed boxed and to condoms were found nearby. search coordinator marked class downplayed this potential significance >> it almost represents what happened in paulis case. the thing that finally got the killer was a crime scene that included duct tape that was used to bind her hands and a condom. i think maybe that is too much coincidence. i think perhaps this stuff was planted, perhaps it appeared there after the previous searches. i don't think there's anything that is necessarily pointing to it being involved with this case. >> there are well over 1000 registered volunteer searchers and the search will continue through the weekend. >> authorities have identified two more likely victims of the speed freak killers. 19 year-old kimberly billy and 16 year-old joanna hobson went missing in the '80s when wesley sherman tyne an

>> a chance to dry out after heavy rain pelted the bay area. the damage left behind by the storms in a new warning for bay area beaches >> the vigil for victims of a shooting attack in afghanistan and the demand for change from one of the largest afghan groups in america >> keeping tabs on all of the delegates. republican candidates stumping in the midwest ahead of another big presidential contest. thanks for joining us. >> we have a lot of news to cover. the sheriff, what is next after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge >> we have been missing teenager to tell you about but the weather is very much on our mind right now because we don't even know how to address any more. >> the coast line is under a heavy surf advisory right now. >> the national weather service says we may see breakers as high as 17 ft. by this afternoon which means the possibility of strong recurrent and sneaker waves. do not turn your back on the ocean. some beaches may be further eroded as strong waves hit the shore. we're finally drying out after days of heavy ra

which led her to start acap in the bay area. the accounting career awareness program has helped introduce local high school students to the world of accounting. but more importantly exposed them to the professional world. >> what they will see is what they will be and that's something that really resonated with me. and even within myself -- >> and it resonated with students at stephanie afranco. she attended the program last summer. for a week she and 30 classmates got to live on the uc berkeley campus for free. >> really opened my mind to see like what's really out there. like nicole was saying, beyond my blog. >> take them into the classroom and give them classroom exposure. we go on field trips to different companies like facebook and google. and we just show those students the path that they took in order to work in that industry. >> she now wants to go to berkeley and major in bypo chemistry. >> discipline i learned from acap i carry it throughout my life. >> in order to reach younger children, nicole also started the nonpro

friday afternoon police were forced to shut down the area. we're told several residents noticed an unattended back pack near the post office. the back pack was deemed safe and the area has been reopened. >> in "session 2012," a rare saturday workday planned for the house and senate. yesterday the house approved a balanced budget plan different from the one that past the senate. it includes personal tax increases and shifting the cost to teacher pensions. friday's vote sets the stage for the two chambers to hammer out an agreement. >> number one, the budget is balanced. number two, for the 51st year in a row, i believe we will have a triple a bond rating. number three, hopefully for the fifth year in a row, we will have the best public school system in the united states of america. >> the house also passed a measure to double the tax from $30 to $60. >> state senators voted in favor of moving baltimore city's local electrics into presidential election years. the plan will begin with the 2015 elections. right now the mayor and council members ar

a 54 year-old man from the sacramento area became trapped under the snow yesterday. he was found at sierra at taos ski resort. he was in an expert ski area when he fell into a deep hole created by and under flow of water. a search continues for a morgan hill teenager who has been missing for three days. sierra will mark was last seen early friday morning around the area of her home. she never made it to a class at a high-school. authorities are not sure she is a runaway or a kidnapping victim. >> an airliner bound for hawaii had to turn around and land in san francisco after an engine failed on the airplane. the flight took off from oakland yesterday morning the reverse course over the pacific. an airport spokeswoman says the left engine failed on the boeing 767300. passengers were put on a bus and had to go back to oakland. >> let's check in with the weather. >> a little bit brisk and breezy over the weekend. >> i saw a gorgeous rainbow >> if you're headed around the bay area we have a lot of clouds outside right now. no rain but a little cold and spots. 36 degrees i

trying to find parking in the area isn't the easiest thing. high crime rate, but downtown it's pretty hard to find an area that's not a high crime rate. the big thing that we're looking at is the community input. ms. garland has talked about different people that have come up, and i've gotten input on both sides. and i want to share that with the commission. as far as from the crown tower apartments, pat, i believe she's here. she's going to speak in front of you as well. thought it would interfere with the quiet enjoyment of the neighboring residents. she sent out a letter. and then also, there was -- i went over to the different hotels in the area, because i wanted to get their input, the ones right across the street that could be impacted by this. i talked to people there, and they had no opinion either way. they said they were neutral on this. i went to tower 737. i got a mixed -- i talked to the manager there. she said it's kind of mixed. she said some people were afraid as far as what it would bring and some people were for it. u.s.a. hos

returning to the bay area. then it looks like this afternoon, the fog continuing out to the beaches. and the temperatures there in the 50s and the 60s. mid-60s inside the bay. and you will still see some warm temperatures inland. but it is much cooler than it was a day ago. and high pressure moving out of the way now. and low pressure from the north. and sacking to the south. that will usher in some much cooler air and a chance of scattered showers. and low clouds and fog gathering along the coastline and it looks like a chance of showers overnight tonight, in tomorrow morning. and once the system moves on by, the system will be cooking. 69 and sunny in san jose. 70 and very nice in morgan hill. and 59 and cool, a little breezy in pacifica. and the numbers in the east bay, in the 60s and low 70s. and as you get inside the bay, 50s and 60s around the bay area. we are going to keep things cool, with that sea breeze around. so over the next few days, we are looking at what looks like some -- a chance of showers an

keep an eye on the bay area peaks. we are told there could be some snow on them by the end of this weekend. >>> outside our doors at this hour, storm tracker showing you that rain is very widespread, just littered with green around the area. we have winds picking up as well, we'll turn breezy at times. 61 degrees right now, san jose, 56 in oakland, livermore dry at the moment but you can see that is about to change. scattered showers on the way to the area. the north bay continues with light rain starting early this morning and we are already seen quite a bit of accumulation in areas like santa rosa, .45. farther south you go, the less. san jose could use some rain, not picking much at all with this last week forth of storms. san francisco, 13. again, the heaviest rain is on its way. looks like it could hit us in time for the evening drive home. we'll take a look at that model to show you what to expect. >> rosemary, thank you. >>> the recent rainy weather washed out the works on muni and transit line. they were suppose

the roads in the area, the immediate area, surrounding the 3800 block are closed. again, they're removing the suv from the scene now. we're hoping to get an update later on this morning. reporting live in annandale, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thank you very much. >>> some students in northern virginia will see a heavy police presence when they get to school this morning. prince william county police say extra officers will be at potomac initial response to threat of a gun. robo call warnings went out to parents of students at the school last night. police say it all started with graffiti found on a bathroom stall friday. indicated a student planned to bring a gun to school today. right now, police say they have no evidence that the graffiti is a credible threat. >>> police are searching for the man who tried to abduct a 14-year-old girl in loudoun county. this happened near meadowlands elementary school in the sug sugarrun area of sterling. the girl ran when the man approached her. they separate searched but did not find anyone suspicious. >>> right now president oba

a lot of rain in the monterey area. for the bay area, definitely a different picture than what we saw yesterday. scattered rains sells through the south bay. as for the afternoon we are expecting scattered showers. hah there is also a highs of the advisory taking into night lasting until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. swells of 12-50 ft expected. >>ysabel: here is a look at what the storms caused around the bay area. this is now the park boulevard exit, the tree blocked both lanes of highway for several hours. it's it does not appear that there were any injuries. earlier this week on highway 13, severe weather led to a fatal accident on thursday. a teenager was killed shortly after hitting a tree and the road. following the crash, the team pulled over to the median while he and his passengers got out and another driver had the same tree in and struck the victim. the teenager was identified as an 18 year-old. he is a uc-berkeley student. we will turn to one of our reporters, craig skalar is joining me live from the oaklan

it might be visible in the bay area. oe rosato jr. >> reporter: at some point in everyone's childhood, someone will warn them ton look at the sun. when you're born with a name like jim solar, it's a rule that bears breaking. >> i think i had my first telescope when i was 8 years old. >> reporter: today solar, the amateur astronomer, was busy keeping tabs on his solar namesake, the sun. >> it's a grouping of at least four of them. >> reporter: like many, solar was buzzing about yesterday's explosion on the sun's surface. >> with the activity on the sun, it's been rather spectacular with the flare that just went. >> reporter: the eruption of a massive solar flare has ignited the curiosity of the science world. >> that bursts you saw right there perhaps is an enormous explosion on the sun caused by this intense magnetic activity. >> reporter: while solar flares happen every day, astronomer ben burris says we're entering a period of heightened solar activity that occurs every 11 years. gases build up on the sun's surface unti

the scene. we might see road closures in and around that area. menlo park, mount rose drive and sherry park drive. elsewhere we're getting first reports of wind advisory conditions continuing for the dumbarton bridge. we do have reports of an accident east bound 92. no word yet if any plans are blocked but wind advisory is in effect for the san mateo bridge. still about a 14 minute drive between 8101. here is a live look at the bay area toll plaza. the cardenas bridge only 18 minutes to the maze. it wind advisory continues for the bay bridge so careful as you work your way across the upper deck into san francisco. the golden gate bridge, there is no wind advisory for this portion of the bay area. looking good all the way into san francisco. no delays as you work your way northbound into 11. though delays long to 80. 85 and highway 17 also checking in problem free. no delays on public transportation and looking good as you make your way to to 37. >> some new signs of life for a hayward hospital that was in danger of shutting its doors. it will rece

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the crash knocked out power to a few people in the area. it will take several hours before all the wiring and cables are restored. 6:08, let's go to steve. >>> thanks, sal. a happy friday. mostly cloudy skies. most of the clouds will be clearing out by noon and sunny and warm later today. the system is there packing a lot of moisture, but it's lefting northward until it slides south on sunday. it's holding a plum of moisture extending out into the pacific. today, some rain way to the north, but mostly sunny, partly cloudy and kind of muggy, humid today for us until that system cranks up on saturday. rain will develop and wind will be developing rapidly by tomorrow morning. 50s to start off w. it's 55 in downtown oakland, so temperatures mid-60s, upper 60s, low 70s up in the yellow showing up today. looks like a pretty good deal. you can see it in the last few frames. that system is getting out of rain. rainfall projections for saturday and sunday. guess what? santa cruz mountains and everyone will get in on the rain. there will be rain befor

upper 60s today in the forecast for areas like santa rosa. s for san francisco, as well as oakland, 70 degrees for san jose. 71 expected for morgan hill. the extended forecast for your weekend is always in view, and there it is. it shows you the coastal clouds that will be with us tomorrow morning. temperatures may not be as cold, but by sunday it looks like a few sprinkles. >> feeling a little more like winter, sounds like. >>> the state fish and game president who was caught up in a mountain lion controversy may be removed from office. opposed with this photo with one he shot and killed. it has prompted a discussion and vote. there's another vote in may that could allow them to appeal and remove him from office. >>> this is video of wishbone playing with another bear back in 2007. zoo keepers say the 25-year-old bear was euthanized because his hind legs had stopped working. he was born in los angeles, but lived at the zoo for years. >>> a huge drug bust. we'll tell you how much they confiscated and where they found it. great! at progressive,

the rain will move out of the area. it's going to be cold and blustery to start the day off tomorrow. we're talking about temperatures near freezing. good news is spring is one day away. we're looking at springlike temperatures coming up. we'll detail that for you in a bit. >> thanks a loss, anthony. >>> coming up at 6:00, reaction to the results of today's puerto rico primary. >>> plus, ah, the price of gas. how the bay area compares to the latest national average. can you guess? >>> and -- >> it was to me like a scene out of "jaws" where the girl's getting sucked under. >> how this florida mom literally pulled her daughter from the jaws of a shark and one of three attacks in just the past two days. >>> nbc news is projecting mitt romney has another win under his belt tonight, thanks to voters in puerto rico. in the u.s. territory, any candidate who wins at least half of the popular vote wins all 20 of the delegates. today's victory padded romney's lead over rick santorum. nbc bay area's brian mooar shows us the fight f