we still do have a few projects in the peninsula that are still under construction. again, the bay tunnel, we hold through again last year and the pipe is placed into tunnel and it's pretty exciting to see this tunnel come to shape and it's going to be quite a remarkable accomplishment when we see this go into service this fall. i must say, the biggest challenge of the program going forward is the calaveras damn replacement project. this project you heard about in the past is the largest project in the program one of the most complex. in 2012, we discovered an ancient landslide during construction that increased the amount of volume needs to be excavated by more than 3 million yards and you can see the an excavation being made. there is a large cut that is about 500 feet high that you can see. to date we have another 200 feet to go to the bottom of the valley. in 2012 we also recognized there was another feature called area b which was another suspected landslide but it couldn't be determined until we got to that level. it has been confirmed that there is another anci

we know from the town of two us open in the south of the peninsula in the south of crimea that peaceful pro russian protests that have indeed had taken over the ukrainian naval base. no shots were fired. only minor verbal. scuffles were reports that at the also raised a russian flag of the russian navy flag over the place but nobody supported its just about. i negotiations at the moment the door seems to be a rather festive atmosphere here in the crimean capitalists it all went out last night there were some very rewarding developments with that the jury ministry of the peninsula confirming two people wore shorts dads as a result of a sniper fire. one of those. i was a ukrainian office a korean servicemen another one is a member of the so called self defense also two people were injured alarming info coming from the prime minister of the peninsula with the wilkinson on the fifth of what the shots were taken from the same sports the same weapon in two directions this is the same tactics used only done one single question to both police officers and civilians. which means this is a pro lo

which means to lead the border between the peninsula. ukraine now becomes the russian ukrainian border city of sin us to pull with the russian black sea fleet is based is a separate federal subject within the country. the same mistake this is most convincing peters died. the local population has already been given russian pole sports they can choose to refuse them to keep a ukrainian papers. but of course divorce is said pensions and salaries will soon be raised to russian metals. one of the ukrainian capital kiev crime is reunification with russia was not received well and is a typical cost of an increase in speech where he explained of the two ukrainians would go with him at the new authorities are becoming increasingly vocal please refresh the reports early in the oven and innovation into a sedan that ukraine's new continent. he and his consent to the country's information and techniques. when the resignation until the tops of the town of ukraine's national tv channel hers. well now the forward pass. i'm telling you see them sign your

a smooth flow on both sides that we'll show you the peninsula. first stick with the maps and where there are trouble spots, around broadway another crash. so be careful, there may be slowing and there is a build through downtown north 880, but no lanes blocked from what i understand past that crash. the bay bridge toll plaza t crowd off the maze for 580, slow from the top of the screen west 80 also comes into the 55 miles per hour range through richmond and starting to slow you more. and look at the peninsula with a live look, palo alto, there is a volume northbound, the headlights up into san francisco, 55 to 60 miles per hour so no big concerns. >> thanks so much. the california dmv launched an investigation after a possible computer breach, the dmv says it's looking at the possible breach its on line credit card processing system. the agency has opened an investigation working with state and federal authorities, any affected customers will be notified. >> 6:36. the united states joins the search for african war lord. >> high pitched screams in

it's going to get wet, the peninsula. day wet, sunny on sunday and another system the latter half of the week. a good hit today and on monday as well. >> what time are we going to dry out today? >> until about 4:00. it will dry up first on the north bay an then the south bay. through the day it would be a good idea to have an especially brel la. >>> a woman last a momento. >> it was a necklace that held ashes of her late sister. bianco wore it all the time until she lost it as a jam baa juice store. another woman found it and posted it on facebook hoping to find the owner and someone she saw that post and got her necklace back. >> good for her. that's not something you want to lose. >> certainly not. >>> thank you for joining us this morning. we'll be back tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. again, carry your umbrellas today. >> have a good time with jimmy carter too. >> i will. we'll have that tomorrow at 7 :30. in the meantime, have a great saturday. >> bye-bye. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, announcer: when you see this symbol you know you're watc

watch for that and the peninsula. palo alto, no wet roadways yet on live cams. >> let's hope the rain makes a difference. how nasa's helping us keep an eye on the california drought. >>> new video just in of a crash involving a chicago commuter train earlier this week. take a look. wow, that train running off the tracks and up the escalator. >>> welcome back, everyone. 5:42 right now. live look at the weather radar right here, all of that green is rain, moving from the north bay south. allow extra time this morning. you can see there a couple of trouble spots on the roads. mike is watching that closely. christina will have an update on the rainfall coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> president obama continues his european diplomacy tour this morning. he's in belgium, trying to build a united front against russia. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live on capitol hill with a preview of the president's visit and efforts in washington to deal with the ongoing crisis in ukraine. good morning, tracy. >> good morning. look

they're the origin inhabitants of the peninsula. stalin had them deported during the second world war. in the 1990s many families returned with old wounds and new hopes. those hopes have now faded again. >> we have always been treated badly. for 300 years. now this russian comes along and wants to hurt us again. they live over there as if it is still under stalin. i don't want to hear about russia. i would rather die than become russian. this is my homeland. we've lived in crimea for so long. where are we supposed to go? others may go to ukraine but not us. we don't know anyone there. hopefully they'll leave us in peace here. because they voted against becoming part of russia in the referendum, crimea's tatar's now fear rep cushions. now they only exist in old folk songs. in the evening i leave and head toward the sea. even in soviet times it was a popular tourist destination. the scenery around the town is beautiful. he climate is subtropical. the beaches are peaceful. until now, tourism was the main source of income for the region

westbound 92, moves over toward the peninsula without real delays. the tri-valley this is your typical pattern. backup starts toward the dublin interchange and slowing south out of pleasanton. there you go. a little more yellow south of sernal. looking through the south, that's it new problem. 101 from 680 to 880 and 280, a crash at northbound 28. looks like there are no injuries. we'll look at palo alto, we talked about that and it's moving smoothly. getting more company but the pay shore freeway is at speed. the same for 28. 101 for the north bay. southbound at the curves, there is slowing out of petaluma. you're close to the limit through san rafael. prepare for the dip because of that volume there as well as for westbound 37. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a developing story we are following this morning in the south bay, investigators are on the scene of the ninth homicide of the year. investigators are there, police say a man was found shot to death in a home late last night on epling lane in south san jose west of 101 between silver creek val

all the way to 101 the peninsula clear. the north bay there is some fog through petaluma. >> thanks so much. to a developing story. search planes back home after spending a second day looking for possible debris from the missing malaysia jet. so far searchers have not found the two objects spotted in the indian ocean by satellite earlier this week. in all, five planes are sent to look for the objects and australia says the search will be extended another day. look at the map of the search area. it's a remote part of the indian ocean about a 4-hour flight from australia's southwestern coast. malaysia flights 370 disappeared nearly two weeks ago with 239 people aboard. >> richmond police are trying to figure out how a woman ended up dead blocks from lincoln elementary school. she was shot just before 10:00 last night at south fourth and florida avenue. crews tried to revive the woman but she died. her identity has not been released. >> investigators looking into what started a fire it a san jose restaurant and club. it broke

dry roads on the peninsula. we'll look at the maps and on the left side, the palo alto area, san mateo down to the south bay no problems there. it's on the east bay christie talks about the three fires and the warm springs district of fremont. that's the area. it's south of mission boulevard. not affecting the flow onto or off or the freeway, we'll watch for more activity and christie continues with the updates. we have a smooth flow through the tri-valley. dublin a smooth drive. more traffic. down to 60 miles per hour and no big concern here. the bay bridge toll plaza we have that forming on the lens as the mist comes in. it's disorganized, a little drizzle i stuff. back to you. >> it is 5:12. a bold promise from kick starter ceo, why you'll never be able to own a piece of that company. >> a close call for a bay area surfer. cameras are rolling as the rescue helicopter plucks him from the water. >>> kick starter says it's never going to become part after bigger company. the ceo and co-founder told yahoo! tech he

still ahead on "today in the bay" an explosive problem on the peninsula. what's keeping an entire neighborhood up all night. >> we do continue to monitor the latest developments after this satellite picture that could possibly be wreckage from the missing malaysia airlines jet. our bob redell will have an update after the break. >>> welcome back everyone. a very good thursday morning to you. keeping tabs on the forecast for you. very nice day on tap. first day of spring. we'll talk more about that coming up. it's 4:44. we are following breaking news this morning. australian merchant ships hours from reaching possible debris spotted. the question everyone wants to know is it wreckage from malaysia flights 370? bob redell joins us with new satellite pictures of the large objects out there. >> these are objects that aircraft and vessels are trying to find, and we just got word that a norwegian vessel has arrived in that part of the indian ocean, beating that australian ship. to begin its search. you are looking at commercial satellite i wantagery of what could

and what they're doing right now is because of their presence on the peninsula, the crimean peninsulahey have in essence taken control, completely, and this ultimatum to be prepared for a storm of military actions or be prepared for an attack. i think really is simply a threat that's not necessarily going to have to be followed up. because if you can control a garrison location and if you can control activities in it a port, you don't have to follow up with any type of kinetic activity. it just takes some surveillance and presence on the part of the russians. >> the source of that right now, just to be clear, it's coming from the ukrainian defense ministry, spider. telling that to cnn. ambassador, let me ask you, what are the sense activities right now that the u.s., the united states has to be aware of. we're dealing with a new government just getting on its feet in kiev, dealing with a government in moscow and this crimean peninsula right now, and it's not clear who is in charge there, except for the fact that it's not ukraine. >> the russians have contributed to the formation of es

the peninsula moves smoothly as well. we'll show you the coliseum, an easy flow to the bay bridge toll plaza with metering lights. and the peninsula with a live look for palo alto where you have a pleasant drive. the roads are drying out and some off ramps so be careful coming off freeway speeds. >> new this morning a historic meeting at the vatican as president obama visited pope francis for the first time. president obama bowed as he shook hands with the pontiff before the two sat down at a wooden table in the papal library. the president calls himself a great admirer of the pope. cameras were out of the room so the two could talk. it's unclear what the conversation entailed but officials say pope francis would likely share his views on obama's health care law and contraception coverage mandate. >> searchers looking for victims of saturday's mud slide in washington admitting they may not be able to recover all the bodies they find. the mud slide which took out much of the town of oso, washington, has turned a mile-long p

putin would use it for example when you visited the peninsula. it was most detected -- protected. it was very important to take control of the airbase because putin is going to visit crimea. >> russia is in the process of asserting full military control over crimea. that's clear. what else have you been seeing their? >> after russian troops have taken control of the military base, the soldiers have three choices, three possibilities. they can change sides and serve in the russian army. number two, they can leave and begin another civilian job here on the peninsula. that may be very complicated, generally. for military people in particular. can bethree, they ukrainian soldiers and go into west ukraine. all people i have spoken to should be pretty pleased to have any decision because they have been waiting for three weeks. for the minister of kiev, this is how the government calls them all the time, but foremost, it was a mockery. of theheir escalation ukraine crisis continued on saturday, but un's secretary-general on key moon and the foreign minister held talks -- than key moon and

you have the ukrainian sailors blockaded on their ships, and across the crimea peninsula. the real question is what is going to happen to them? how are they going to square that away if crimea declares independence, what happens to those men who pledged their allegiance to the ukraine. >> we'll take a short break. when we come back we'll focus our discussion on russian president putin, are his motives ad hoc, part of a broader strategy or a bit of both. this is inside story. stay with us. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the whole political crisis in ukraine began when ousted president yanukovych rejected economic help from europe in favor of aid from russia and president vladimir putin. while putin showcased the new russia on the world stage during the olympics, ukraine lurched suddenly back towards the west. we want to continue our discussion on ukraine by trying to understand putin's world-view. joining us now, nadia duke at the national endowment for democracy. in california, kathryn stoner, director of the program international policy studies at stanf

what has people more concerned is not the peninsula. they're convinced that russia has grander designs in the east of the country where there are a lot more russian ethnic russians who speak russian and have ties to the russian federation. the the feeling here in kiev is that russia will try to take that part of the country as well. we've been hearing for quite some time that the intelligence community here in ukraine has evidence or information that there are agent provocators . they're just really deeply concerned about that because that is mainland ukraine. we have heard repeatedly from the government here in kiev that if russia does try to take that part of this country, that that will be unacceptable. that will be one thing too many for the government here in kiev. they say they will fight now. we have seen in the last few days the beating of almost war drums here in kiev. they're calling up reservists. people are going after recruitment centers. there are ads in heavy rowcation on the national television here in which they're urgin

pro russian forces say they control all access to the crimean peninsula. crimea's new leader says more than 11,000 pro russian troops control all access to the peninsula in the black sea. the new leader also says that the forces are blocking off all of the military bases that have not surrendered. this morning lawmakers in crimea voted to separate from ukraine and become part of russia. however, they will hold a public vote in ten days. >> a united nations envoy was forced to evacuate quickly after he was threatened by armed men. this is video of that envoy trapped in a cafe while he waited for help. today the european union is holding an emergency session in brussels and the u.s. house foreign affairs committee will hold a hearing. we learned the u.s. will begin imposing visa restrictions on russians and crimeans. tracie potts will have more coming up in a live report from washington. >> the state asking people to stop watering lawns and outdoor plants for several weeks. during a news conference the department of water resources will urge people to stop ou

they are the original inhabitants of the peninsula. in stall and had them deported during the second world war. in the 1990's, many families returned with old wounds and new hope. the hopes have faded again. we tartar's have always been treated badly. for 300 years. now this russian comes along and wants to hurt us again. they live under there as if it is still under stalin. aboutt want to hear russia. i would rather die then become russian. this is my homeland. >> we have lived in crimea for so long. we're supposed to go -- where are we supposed to go? other people know people in ukraine, but we don't. hopefully they will leave us in peace here. >> because they voted against becoming part of russia, they fear repercussions. there crimea only exists an old folk songs. their crimea only exists in old folk songs. ♪ >> in the evening, i leave the capitol and headed towards the sea. a resort town is on the southeastern coast. even in soviet times, it was a popular tourist destination. the scenery around the town is beautiful. the climate is

we'll get a look at the peninsula. e at the limit. 280 shows slowing northbound but that's typical as more hit the road. we'll track that. no big problems. we're looking across the bay, the earlier stalled vehicle, chp reports but we don't have slowing as you travel westbound through treasure island. the rest of the bay looking good. in the green zone. see that yellow for 280, i'll check on that. back to you. >> thank you. >> right now 5:27. we continue to follow two breaking news stories, one a toddler tossed from a two-story apartment to escape a fire. a second blaze broke out in the same area behind that apartment he was thrown from. pretty incredible. >> then second, two people burned as flames rip through a san jose home. investigators calling this a crime scene. we're live with the details coming up. >> it was scary. they said fire, fire, all of a sudden i see the top of the roof. it was terrible and the people jumped out the window. there was a baby. >> an update to breaking news, a 3-year-old thrown out of a sec

you have the ukrainian sailors blockaded on their ships, and across the crimea peninsula. the real question is what is going to happen to them? how are they going to square that away if crimea declares independence, what happens to those men who pledged their allegiance to the ukraine. >> we'll take a short break. when we come back we'll focus our discussion on russian president putin, are his motives ad hoc, part of a broader strategy or a bit of both. this is inside story. stay with us. real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the whole po

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so patchy clouds, rapid warming along the peninsula. ght find a little bit of fog, ragged patches, overall we're looking g. a nice warm day across the bay area for the tri-valley. a clear and cold start leads to a 30-degree jump in your temperatures. and i want to show you your day part forecast for dublin as that sun starts to come up. gorgeous out here this morning. we are going to see st. patrick's day monday. temperatures are going to stay warm for st. patrick's day and all of the irish people who like to enjoy it even if you're not irish so a good time. don't get caught punching the wrong person. 69 in san francisco, 72 along the peninsula and yes, i have been caught, scott. i saw that eyebrow go right up. today comfortable. these are -- our air quality is good. open up the windows and let it in. it's going to be beautiful out there. and that wind will get things moving. warming trend begins today, really kicks in. here is san francisco and san jose. to show you the difference, our temperatures are going to be close until about thur

two days from sunday's vote of the crimean peninsula. secretary of state john kerry is in london trying to stop the referendum that would separate the region from the rest of the country. tracie potts is live on capitol hill and with russia showing no signs of backing off is there any hope that this crisis can be solved peacefully? >> reporter: you know, if it is solved it may be through diplomacy. secretary kerry has two meetings today in london, one with the british and looks like the europeans may go on monday and do the same thing president obama did announcing individual sanctions against russians involved in this. the other meeting with foreign minister lavrov of russia. they met in paris, in italy, in rome, now in london. and our folks on the ground there describe this meeting as formal and not unfriendly. interesting that the two are warming up to each other if that may lead to some sort of resolution here. that's happening today. also today we've got eight senators from here on capitol hill, in kiev, in the capital of ukraine get

it's so gorgeous yesterday. 77 on the peninsula. san francisco at 71. 77 in the tri-valley. 73 for the east bay. hey, 75, not a bad day, up there in wine country. high pressure's in control. this is going to push winds offshore, negating the marine influence. peak warmth as we head through tomorrow, first day of spring. that doesn't traditionally happen where we warm up as we connect off spring. we've got spring showers coming in wednesday, 9:00 a.m. this is next week. i want to put that on your radar, though. we're going to get into the pattern. storm system after storm system coming into the bay area. take a look at this. i'm so happy to show you this this morning. look what models are bringing in as we head throughout thursday. rich moisture and hopefully this could produce four inches of rainfall. four inches in the north bay with more on its heels. back to you, peggy and laura. >>> the mayor of seattle says officials will review rules for helicopter pads, this following yesterday's news helicopter crash that killed two people. n

that will give the russians a permanent foothold now that they have annexed the peninsula. will be able to continue to resupply, reinforce and move anything they want to in there. that's the big concern. no sign, at the moment, of anybody stopping them. john? >> what do the ukrainian leaders think about this? there aren't going to be u.s. troops there. there won't be nato troops there to stop the russians from moving, if they want to. what would ukraine do if russia did something more provocative? >> well, they have announced the partial mobilization of their military. they are calling for 40,000 new recruits to the armed forces and newly constituted national guard. we have been to the training for the reservists they have signed up. they have earmarked $700 million to help pay for the modernization and mobilization of the armed forces. they announced they put the troops on high alert. they say they are fortifying the borders. one of the measures we heard within the last hour is that on the land borders between the ukrainian peninsula and mainland ukraine, they stepped up s

we know from the town of sevastopol in the south of the peninsula in the south of crimea that peaceful pro russian protesters have indeed taken over the ukrainian naval base no shots were fired only minor verbal scuffles were reported and they also raised a russian flag of the russian navy flying over the base but no violence reported it's just about negotiations at the moment i mean what seems to be a rather festive atmosphere here in the crimean capital of simferopol last night there were some very warring developments with the interior ministry of the peninsula confirming two people wore short to dead as a result of a sniper fire one of those was a ukrainian officer servicemen another one is a member of the so-called self-defense also two people were injured alarming info coming from the prime minister of the been in. the water shots were taken from the same sport with the same weapon in two directions this is the same tactics used in my done where a single person shot to both police officers and civilians which means this is a provocation and then several intercepted phone calls sh

the crimean peninsula is called syndicated on the back seat. and now it too has landed in the hands of the russian president. she will look at new brushes and is not to escalate to an armed conflict with the aim is to send a clear warning to the west against its ideological and defacto expansion to the east and south in ukraine in russian naval ships in the wallet is up crying and eric hansen been a fractious by stiff and its ga political interests the business news now on the european central bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at zero point two five percent. ecb representatives have been meeting in frankfurt to decide on monetary policy aimed at boosting the european economy. now why the two raised its growth forecast for the yes like the ecb also trimmed its prediction of what inflation in the eurozone is currently the no one percent rate. he describes as the danger sale the market reaction it's good to combine with the stunning but those are the frankfurt stock exchange and that kong likely to have to ask you that dax coming behin

the weather today. low 70s around san jose. peninsula and san francisco seeing highs in the 60s, and low 70s in the north bay. this after the patchy fog clears which at least in a few spots could slow the commute around santa rosa. >> there you go. we look at the same data but different way. you look at the effects on the temperature, i look at it for the drive. we don't see any effect. there is no fog in our san rafael camera. a couple more cars but traffic still very smooth. look at the top left, a little orange square there. let's zoom in, zoom out i guess, what rob's talking about. over a quarter mile visibility. southbound 101 your commute, may be an issue in patches as you travel through the area. the earlier crash at 12 at arnold, that's a triangle there off to the right. that has cleared. we got more fog reported by our sensors. traffic and weather are tied together with the same system and we get same data displayed. here the rest of the bay moves smoothly no. big surprises. the tri-valley moves smoothly. 580 moving close to the

boy, they are going to get punched in the next 90 minutes around the peninsula. so that's down in the south bay as you can see the showers for the rest. we just got a drizzle at this hour, but that will change over the next three to four hours, showers from time to time. up in the north bay, widespread light rain this morning. more for the way. we'll have what to expect this weekend as it will continue to look unsettled today with a complete forecast a few minutes from now. >> thank you. and it rained so hard over the past 24 hours. the roof collapsed under the weight of all the water as you can see workers covered that large hole with the tarp. the storm left behind a big mess in san francisco's mission district. the tree came down at around 7:00 last night in parts of the valley, turning into the lake. cars were stopped in their tracks. this is a low lying area as you can see a lot of storm runoff and high tides. >>> well drivers also had to deal with flooding, but it's not because of the rain. how they brought copper to the standstill on highway 87. >> reporter

low 70s around san jose. 60s around belmont and the peninsula with patchy low clouds. san francisco in the low to mid-60s. highs in the low 70s and low 70s around the tri-valley, a trend that should continue for the beginning of the seven-day forecast. starting tuesday should see much-needed rain. >> we'll start in the north bay. one of the issues we have a couple for drivers, one you pointed out, a live camera shows you a light volume of traffic southbound 101, but we'll look at the maps, the same area marked with the arrow down toward that richmond/san rafael bridge. we have a crash, though, southbound highway 12, actually both directions probably affected, reports of a crash between a garbage truck and prius, that is a mismatch and there are some injuries reported. don't know how severe and we don't know how long this is going to affect the flow but it's light through glen ellyn. we're tracking that. what rob was talking about the orange blob on the map our sensors tied in with the traffic. low visibility as rob said over a quarter mile through santa rosa and maybe p

the move has been prompted by the highly disputed referendum in the crimean peninsula where according to officials. some ninety five percent of the electorate that voted to join russia. the group in the gaza strip is comprised of russian nationals living in the palestinian territory reportedly some fifty thousand women who had married palestinian man. and since most guys say they will protect erections anywhere in the world group members feel they deserve protection from israel which threatens their safety and asthma the annexation of crimea on the grounds of protecting ethnic russians sets a precedent that could be followed elsewhere including well known russian neighborhoods in london and new york city's brighton beach. moscow's behavior however has worried the baltic states which all have sizeable ration minorities left over from the days of the soviet union however while visiting lithuanian us vice president joe biden who moved to reassure americans baltic allies. already clear. we stand resolutely with our balding guy lives in support of creepy people and against russian aggressi

picking up a little bit on the peninsula. d the showers throughout the rest of the afternoon for most of you snow in the sierra. right now it's pretty mild but we will look for the snow to move down to lake level by the afternoon. and then a sunny second half of the weekend. here's the first system heading over us right now. and another stronger and colder system will move into the bay area. looks like maybe after the morning commute on monday. so we have several to track. but this one right now is a slow mover. as we go through the next couple of hours you will notice that it is going to take its time. here is 6:00. by 10:00 this morning we still have some rain around berkeley and san ramon valley. finally into livermore. nothing in san jose. but burlingame and woodacre, looking at the wet weather. eye going to take until 3:00. here is when things get going from the santa cruz mountains into the south bay right on through the early evening hours and scattered showers throughout the evening hours in the north bay as well. so r

i want to call up the peninsula. east 380 off 280, at the connector ramp, sounds like there is a crash involved no. details yet but with slick conditions i'm always warning folks in the early morning hours watch it even though it's clear t spin-outs are a risk because you're not focusing on speed so much. the bay krogs at san mateo and dumbarton bridges smoothly, westbound with the arrow, your commute direction to the peninsula. no problem. early for the commute. on the east bay, north 880 approaching mission boulevard. there is a stalled big rig. we'll look at the tri-valley for the live look, smoothly moving. a lot of company but the lanes, not too packed so easy drive. back to you. >> thanks, mike. still ahead "today in the bay," two men rob a bay area store at gunpoint. we'll tell hue police are on the lookout for. >> plus, is a california couple's treasure part of a century old heist? details about the gold coins found worth millions. >>> welcome back. breaking news for you. a body found on an off ramp to 280 in

no big surprises for the peninsula over there via the san mateo or the dumbarton bridge. the dumbarton bridge eastbound 84, decoto road, we have the closure t deadly crash. christie smith followed the details. that affects getting off the bridge, use the first off ramp, takes you around or tonight bridge, knew thornton from the south. the parking lot you have to reroute getting to the parking lot on surface streets. we have slowing as you approach the dublin interchange. a heavier volume. no surprises. the south bay, you're all in the green as far as speeds are concerned. to the north bay for live looks, a little more company but no big surprises. back to you. >> thank you. this morning the navy says it will soon test the nearly 1,000 homes on treasure island for dangerous levels of radiation. the testing comes after concerns over the discovery of radioactive items under ground. catherine happens to be the president and founder of the treasure island health network and has been pushing the navy to clean up the island for years but she says she is a little leary about this

on the peninsula, 101 at third into san francisco reports of a car that went off the road into a ditch. no major issue but that's on the report so i'm going to shout it out. there is not a lot else. >> thanks a lot. still ahead we're tracking an australian ship headed for debris spotted in the indian ocean, the latest lead in the search for the missing malaysian airlines plane. >> a train jumps the track at chicago-o'hare, hear from passengers who were on the train coming up next. >>> breaking news. a commuter train goes off the rails and into an escalator in chicago. we'll have the latest details. >> what pg&e is now doing about a controversial gas pipeline on the peninsula. >> you can give your heater a break this morning in most cities, close to the 50s except for santa rosa upper 30s there. today's nice, we have rainfall and a lot in the forecast. i'll time out three systems in moments. >> we have three trucks here. it's pretty light so far for fremont. that's what it is around the bay. we'll look at slowing in livermore. >> let's take a live look outside. beautiful span of the bay

russian soldiers control the peninsula. ssia is weighing requests on intervening in eastern ukraine. three have died in clashes there. at the u.n. russia flexed its muscle on a revolution that would have declared the crimean vote illegal. we go to our troops on the ground. jennifer glasse is in sevastopol. which start in simferepol, with nick schifrin. what is the mood there today? >> we are seeing the russian stranglehold getting tighter militarily across the penninesual la. you can't go to a ukrainian military base without it being occupied or surrounded by russian troops. you can't go to a government building across the peninsula without it, also, being surrounded or occupied by government troops - sorry, russian troops. on the political side a lot of people believe the vote is preor daned. there's a lot of intimidation who is pro-ukrainian, leading to a lot of boycotts of the referendum by anyone who opposes joining russia. there are pro-russians out in force, getting the out to vote efforts. they are the only ones pushi

we did see like rain coming down over the bay bridge as well faw has to look down toward the peninsulaht showers. the rain will dry out before it hit the ground. >> reporter: >> jacqueline: that is where we find scott rates what does it look like up there scott? >> reporter: run around highway 37 discovery can double peaceful along vallejo have their umbrellas out. very consistent all the way all around. if so it is no flooding so everything is a good. need the water and the rain. we will keep marching de situation. >> reporter: phewspring is just over two weeks away but you wouldn't country. the latest wave of winter weather blanketed parts of the north-east forcing some government offices to close. >> reporter:it's the third time in what seems to be an endless winter. >> reporter: >> >> reporter: supreme court was an exception as temperatures took a tumble one of the only open monuments. >> this is not the weather i like to live man. live in indianan >> reporter: were troubles return on the east coast. over 2000 flights were canceled. locals may be tired of the snow they are making t

i need a chance to sign it the peninsula is now part of russia. when come to find out what that means ordinary crime units. and how their day to day diets of being affected by the crisis. it's the morning. anton is applying for pa sport the new russian passports the twenty eight year old is one of the first people to do this for you. he tells me that all he needs to apply news is that certificate. a copy of his current passports and two hundred the russian rubles it. how skinny he has the money flowing to pieces anton is a taxi driver. he's doing great business crippled the media in crime and amendments. i asked him about the russian annexation. it's the crimea is now part of russian tea sets. he hasn't called me on a trip into that means paying my taxes to russia. all of you. i've already paid taxes for this quarter to ukraine. lori you i should get theirs. i sure hope so. those tiny defense and to my new passport. and then. but palace of culture is now a business center the talk of is also doing ongoing trade in the moments come true says the wom

after the peninsula was an expired russia. osce observers are already held back from entering crimea earlier this month. then i think the us team's previous experience in the ukraine in crimea means they can be better able to understand the complex regional politics and other international bodies motherwell news two weeks old this those from missing the nation passenger jet continues to lie to him makes three seven zero of the national radar screens of march the eighth with two hundred and thirty nine people aboard. since then has been no confirmed sighting of debris from the boeing triple seven on south h i never use the grainy new satellite image of a large object in the southern indian ocean which authorities say could be connected to the croft potential kerry and the son of mine to meet the seventy eight. which is yet to deal with the new snow. explains current state of the art surveillance equipment to count the new mission for st day. commissioner turned a little. my frustration and fresh questions the god of four thousan

quite a bit of activity along the peninsula. all of this headed toward two major highways, 280, 101, tracking that. >>> and that rain is coming in as we're starting to effects of the morning commute, kicking in around the bias well. follow the slowdowns and a warning what to watch, coming up. >>> a live look san mateo bridge for you this morning on this wednesday, march 26th. this is "today in the bay." >>> very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm peggy bunker. time to check in on the forecast as we get wednesday rolling with rain. a live look outside, san jose, san francisco, fremont. rain returned on time for the commute. taking alook at radar, started in the north bay, it's making the rainfall making its way south. a team in place, watching the weather. mike inouye, bob redell, checking out conditions on the road. let's begin with meteorologist christina loren, live in the weather center. >> good morning to you, laura, peggy. it's one of those mornings make sure you have an ext

they continue to have the army and navy blocking across the peninsula. the ukrainian military even when they have control of their bases they can't moorfowl of them because russians are blocking them. >> more warnings from president vladimir putin. tell us about those. >> reporter: that's right. we saw on sunday angela merkel, the german chancellor had a phone call with vladimir putin. they said thershe said the refef crimea secession is illegal, and if russia continues, they will introduce sanctions. >> crimea is and should remain a part of ukraine. discussion over. that said, i have been encouraged to see comments were prime minister and others indicating that the government, the ukrainian government is open to enhanced levels of autonomy for the people in crimea. >> reporter: now the prime minister will be in washington this week meeting with president obama and vice president biden. many wonder if the russians already have control of the pen, peninsula. is the election a forgone conclusion. manthe majority in crimea want o be part of russia. >> the pr

tomorrow we'll hit 67 along the peninsula and 63 in san francisco. as promised i'll show you the rainfall totals coming up and what to expect from the next round of rain in your seven-day forecast. right now send it back to you, kris. >> all right, thanks, christina. this storm extended beyond the bay area. this is a dramatic picture of a fun cloud near sacramento. it was spotted crossing interstate 515 miles northwest of capital. >>> the rain, the wind, the fog definitely making their mark in the last 24 hours slowing things dunn all around the bay area. here's what drivers were looking at at highway 17 at the summit where the fog joined the rain and made for very dangerous visibilities. it was a white knuckle drive because the wind was whipping as well. one gust strong enough to knock over that highway sign. a lot of drivers did heed the warning of the electronic billboards, however, urging everyone to slow down. however, this driver clearly lost control on the wet roadway and ended up a muddy embankment off northbound 101 near bailey avenue. some d

tensions are very high out in the peninsula. anger is very high in the ukrainian capital. del. >> phil et ner for us live in kiev. >>> the european union is offering ukraine $1.4 billion in an effort to help to stabilize the country. the eu's vice president unveiled the details in brussels a short while ago. he said that the loan will help to improve the overall management of ukraine's finances and help ramp up the battle there against corruption. >>> it has been 12 days since flight 370 disappeared, and this day tensions boiled over. here's the latest. malaysian officials are trying to recover files from the pilot's flight simulator found inside his home, but some of those files have been deleted. meanwhile, 26 countries now joining the search for that missing flight. this as chinese relatives of the missing lash out at authorities they say over their lack of progress. the woman you are seeing there traveled from china to the press briefing in malaysia. she had to be dragged from the room. others now say there should be hunger strikes. most of those passengers are chinese

the peninsula we see a smooth drive for 101 through palo alto, no major problems. there you go, but the southbound side t sunlight at about 8:00. >> thanks, mike. >> washington all nighter. the talk-a-thon by d.c. senators. >> a player collapses on the bench shocking players and fans. we'll get the latest on his condition. >>> now to the developing story of the missing malaysia airlines jet. right now nine krarkt, 24 ships from nine countries searching off the coast of malaysia for any sign of the plane, still no luck. tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning for how the u.s. is helping. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the u.s. is heavily involved in the search. let's start with the pentagon t navy sent a couple of destroyers to the region to help. they have helicopters on board to help with the search and hopefully rescue effort, at least a recovery effort if nothing else. we've also sent a surveillance aircraft to try to help with what is now a widening search in that area because there was so much fuel on the plane they really aren't sure what area