his father is a tory. the father throws him out of the house and says he took me by the arm and threw me out of the house. so he stays in the rebel militia for a short time and then thinks better of it and he does something that hundreds of people, young men and some families could eventually. if you look at what happens early in the revolution when the continental army loses the battle of long island, long island becomes a stronghold for speed. it's a magnet for anybody who lives on the other side of long island. although little towns along the fairfield county shoreline are called tory towns by the rebels because all you have to do is get in a boat and wrote or sail across the long island sound, get to long island and the british walker and with open arms, and you will find yourself among friends. so people go across and one of them is stevan. when he gets there, stephen jarvis and lists in the queens rangers. it's one of 150 or more at least 150 military units, formed by tories to fight, not just debate

. >> i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, march 3rd. >>> we're following overnight news in san jose where a fire broke out at a strip mall. janinedelavega is live at the scene where business owners are just starting to arrive. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, tori. other businesses are starting to arrive. you can see this restaurant right here, it's boarded up and it's chained shut. just because -- if you take a look inside its just a mess. just before 1:0 a.m., firefighters were called -- 1:30 a.m., firefighters were called to this strip mall on story road. they saw flames and smoke in the back. firefighters had it under control in about an hour and a half. at this point, they do not believe it's arson. >> it appears there might have been an electrical fire in the back storage. we did have the fire investigators on the scene here. they've been through the rubble. it looks like it's going to be accidental in nature. >> we came yesterday with my daughter and nothing happened. we talked with the lady. oh,

. >> i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, march 17th. >>> in japan, crews are finishing laying a new cable. it will supply more reliable electricity needed to keep the reactors cool at an earthquake- damaged nuclear plant. restoring electricity to the plant is the best way to avoid a meltdown. nuclears have been overheating since the tsunami knocked out the cooling systems and also destroy thed the -- destroyed the generator. crews were flying missions about 40 minutes each to limit their radiation exposure from the helicopters. >>> meanwhile, the united states has authorized the first evacuations of americans. the state department says chartered planes will be brought in to help private american citizens wishing to leave japan. >>> u.s. citizens are also being urged to defer all nonessential travel to any part of that country because unpredictable wind conditions could spread radioactive contamination. and the u.s. is still telling americans living -- living within 50 miles of the damaged plant to leave the ar

dave and tori?> thank you. >>> defense secretary robert gates is testifying on capitol hill this morning about u.s. involvement in libya. how gates says he believes moammar gadhafi will be defeated. >>> also -- punishments this morning for a louisiana police officer who o'ed fire in the -- who opened fire in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. >>> and a new development on that controversial collective bargaining law in wisconsin. what a judge ruled this morning. >>> good morning. skies are clear. it's already warm. 60 in san francisco. and temperatures will be -- will end up in the upper 70s, low to mid-80s. it looks like more record highs today. it will be cooler today. >>> we're coning our coverage this hour of defense secretary robert gates testifying on capitol hill about the u.s. operation in libya. ktvu channel 2 reporter alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how gates is responding to lawmakers' concerns. alison? >> reporter: tori, for more than two hours now, secretary g

i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, march 30th. >>> we want to go straight to sal about a fire that you are calling pesky is keeping roads closed. >> that's right, tori. we do have some closures in the area. these are live pictures of firefighters on the roof. it looks like one of the trucks is up there from truck 28 on the roof of oscar's photo lob. fire was reported at 5:30. they got there and they contained it and they found some extension in the back and they had to rush in their with their ladders and hoses. they weren't able to go home as quickly as they wanted. meanwhile, brandon and 7th, that's a live picture of brandon and 7th there. they are still there and they still have a closure. it's a good area to avoid. we'll have more on this and the rest of the traffic news coming up in a few minutes. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> a neighborhood in the south bay is dealing with a major problem after days of rain. kraig debro is live with more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. in tal

it's beginning to slow down dave and tori. northbound 880, you will see slow traffic there. >> when this slowdown starts, the backup begins to thin out. it's still about a ten-minute delay. looking at the drive here on the nimitz freeway south, i keep refreshing it and i see more and more read showing up, especially in fremont. some slow traffic on 80 and 80 ed hag south as you drive down the milpitas area. >>> some sown sutt there right now. can you make it lass, steve? >>> , i can't. clouds are on way, rain is coming in. there's some parallelling on the san mateo/santa cruz coastline. >> this is what's happening on later on. that will give us light rain and then this will start to move towards -- about cape mendocino by tonight. that means the kind will pick up -- will pick up. it's on its way. it looks like we'll see this probably last all the way until about thursday if things continue to march in. this week looks wet. by the way, water released from shasta dam is up to 50,000 cubic feet per second. that's huge. that means

tori? >> thank you, steve the we'll keep a close eye on it. >>> why president obama's upcoming trip to south africa will be a family affair. >>> and why donald rumsfeld is criticizing. president's trip and where he  thinks the president should go instead? >>> we'll talk live with the "american idol" cough -- contestant just voted -- voted off the show last night. ♪ >>> well, "american idol" is now down to 11. the contestant booted off last night is singer karen. she joins us live from los angeles this morning. karen, i know you didn't get any sleep but you're up with us this morning. i know. i'm waving at you, too. thank you for being here with us. you're beautiful, you're talented. i gotta ask you this -- do you think they made the right decision and how do you feel this morning? >> i feel great. hi, how are you? >> i'm great. how are you? >> i'm awesome. back to your question, well, i felt that i did, you know, the most that i could this week, you know, i picked a great, powerful song a

a grave mistake by tightening its monetary policy that's according to the tories economist known as dr doom here will be neat claims high interest rates may seriously hit the peripheral european countries that are struggling to restore their export competitiveness but chief economist from russia's pretty west bank says e.c.v. has no other options. well central banks do not take action global inflation and perhaps domestic information in many areas including russia starts to get out of control and then with a very very difficult situation when central banks will have no option but to increase rates. signature comes a moment which definitely would push many economists across standstill because the cost of printing the cost of money would increase and that would be not helpful from the point if you will for coverage. let's look at the markets and most asian stock markets were lower on thursday way by higher priced and he lost nearly one out of the center hang sang was down point eight percent exporters are in the red

dave and tori? >> thank you. >>> a little taste of normal life for the president and the first lady this this morning. why their appearance at a parent/teacher conference was not exactly what most parents experience. >>> and why a hearing about a religious group is raising so much controversy on capitol hill. >>> let's brick you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now because of sky high gasoline prices -- prices, president obama may tap into the nation's oil reserve. >>> robert gates is on a two- day visit to afghanistan and during this question-and-answer session, gates actually got a little choked you. he told the troops his concerns about them keeps him up at night. >>> right now, a high wind advisory is in effect for both the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. the chp hasn't said when that advisory will end. >>> 8:44. a real controversy surroundings a congressional hearing scheduled for this thursday. it looks into the radicalization of the muslim community in

i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, march 9th. >>> a fugitive search is underway this morning for a former pittsburg counselor who disappeared during his child molestation child and never showed up after a dramatic courthouse run-in. ktvu's kraig debro is from martinez -- is in martinez to talk about what happened. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. when he left this courthouse during the last hearing, everybody thought he would be back. that was the last time anyone saw him. a jury convict him. hours before, he had a confrontation with somebody in the case. the girl was in the elevator. she broke down and cry. bedi was working at a facility that counsels children of divorcing parents. other girls testified that he rubbed himself against them. where he wept, it's unclear. he did -- went, it's unclear he has $250,000 bail. we're still trying to contact the d.a.'s office. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're learning new information about the legal fallout from that police video s

tori, dave? >> new rules what the secretary of transportation is ordering after an air traffic fell asleep. >>> elton john gave a touching tribute to his friend elizabeth taylor and why there may be picketers at her funeral. >>> good morning, a really cold rain from napa to highway 3, and highway 80 into marin county as well. it's also stretching -- look at that line back towards hillsburg and santa rosa but beginning to develop and pick up towards the santa cruz mountains and the san mateo coast. >>> we're still following two developing stories at miami international airport. flights were delayed or canceled because of a huge jet fuel file. just over an hour ago part of the airport was evacuated because of a suspicious package found at one of the terminals. the bomb squad is there right now. the police will determine if it's a hazard and detonate it if it's needed. >> i want to show you new video, the huge flames of that jet fuel fire at the miami airport. more than 100 firefighters rushed to th

dave, tori? >>> search and rescue teams said many died after a quake in china near the beard of myanmar. people were buried under a hotel, supermarket and houses that collapsed in the 5.8 tremor. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you more developments. again, a 5.8 quake in china. >>> the federal grand jury has indicted 14 pirates accused on that attack of an american sail boat that left four people dead. the boat's owner from california along with a couple with family members in the bay area were shot to death after pirates captured and shot them. this is the first time that u.s. citizens have been killed in the wave of pirate attacks that have plagued not only the gulf of aiden but indian ocean in recent years. >>> big news over seas why the dalai lama is stepping down from one of his rolls. >>> why some are comparing this to the mccarthy witch-hunt for commune nix. >>> what happened overnight. it's considered a huge loss for republican unions. this is being felt all over the country

>> yeah, tori, i have been watching. there are so many stories going on obviously and we are covering them and you are hearing about them, but this picture you are seeing right here is the big story in our area. this is tsunami damage that has occurred in the santa cruz harbor. it has been going on multiple tsunami waves. i have been trying to count the surges. what we are doing is every time you see current coming in and out of that bay you basically are talking about another tsunami wave. they are small. they are not big, but what is happening is you are getting this water when it funnels out is ripping boats from moorings. again this is reminiscent of 64 in crescent city, it ripped the boats off their foundings and in tiberon, in 64 boats came off their moorings, similar to santa cruz right now, 64 being the great alaskan earthquake, so what we are seeing is really sort of unprecedented stuff. you are looking at a tsunami not one wave but multiple waves in progress. we are fortunate we are observing it from a position

but as you said earlier, tori, this is being down to address the counter-commute text -- the direction -- counter-commute direction. crews have have already punched a 350-meter long hotel inside, using an australian tunnel device -- >> just imagine you have an arch with the bricks. if you take one brick out of the arch, it will collapse. but if you take care all of the bricks will stay in place, you have the arch itself. >> reporter: the project began last august. it's supposed to take four years to finish. but contrary to popular thought, the extra bore is being put in to ease countercommute traffic. >> i often drive in the countercommute and it takes longer sometimes than the regular commute. >> reporter: some have other ideas about where to put the construction money. >> they can build all bores they want through the hill butful they build bridge -- the hill but until they build bridges, you will still have traffic. >> i would rather see the money go into mass transit. >> reporter: when completed, the two bores will be dedicated to westbound traffic and eastbound traffic. back to yo

friday and saturday, tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. >>> a heartless crime that goes far beyond cruelty, the church theft that has added to the grief of a bay area widow. >>> complaints of drinking, drugs, smoking, some san francisco business owners say they've had enough of their rowdy neighbors. >>> the space shuttle "discovery" is heading home and -- and where you can see this historic landing. >>> a homeless shelter is bad news for their bottom line, one business owner says. jade hernandez is live in san francisco to tell us about some of the complaints. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. the shelter in question is just along the street along cedar. but this business on the corner is van ness bakery and cafe. we spoke to an employee this morning, they hadn't had any problems with the shelter in question. but there is a business that has. it's right down the alley. this business has complained to the city. the business doesn't open until later this morning, until around 11:00. the frustration is over

tori? >> thank you. >>> president obama nominated gary locke this morning to replace john huntsman who is stepping down next month. locke was the first chinese- american to become commerce department. >>> today is ash wednesday, the beginning of lent. [singing] >> while this is a time of fasting and giving up things like meat, sacramento bishop so toe says it's not a time to give up. >> i think it's important as we begin this season of lent to begin it with that sense of hope. >> bishop so toe held an ash wednesday service on the west steps of the state capitol. lent is a period of about 0 days leading up to easter sunday. >>> still ahead -- why general motors just announced a recall for 10,000 cars and as this video shows, getting the math right can be one of the -- mask right can be one of the toughest parts for staging a robbery. >>> this is a developing story just in to us at ktvu. b.a.r.t. is experiencing 0 to 45-minute delays -- 0 to 45-minute delays system wide due to a delay at the

. >> i'm tori campbell. it's march 21st, monday. let's go right to rosemary. >> we're going to continue with this wet, even windy pattern as we move ahead. stormtracker2 showing you light showers falling over the area. we've been watching rainfall in areas right around s an francisco. let's stop the radar and take a look at the latest. areas around millbrae brisbane, just getting out of some showers. we'll continue with light rain through snout -- throughout today. the next system already moving closer to the coast. we'll talk about the -- about the wet weather for the week ahead. sal? >>> at the westbound bay bridge, we have a bigger-than- usual backup because of an earlier crash. it happened about an hour ago. blocking a few lanes near the toll plaza. they had to switch the metering lights on extra slow and that means you will be extra slow trying to get into s an francisco. usually it's not this big. 880 is busy and complete trafficup date minutes away. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> in just about an hour and a half fro

>> reporter: yeah, good morning, tori.y waist -- i just just spoke with police and they -- i just spoke with police and they tell me they don't have any witnesses in 24 case. it's kind of strange they don't because -- in this case. it's kind of strange they don't because this is trash day and people would be out putting bins on the curb. the victim told police the assault took less than a minute, 8:00 wednesday night. a man snuck up from behind her while she was jogging and yanked her to the ground. the police we spoke to this morning who exercise on the streets of this city said the would-be robber picked the wrong person. they don't carry anything usually. maybe some i.d. or something -- or something. >> what do you carry when you bike? >> enough to buy these guys coffee. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the victim told police she didn't have any money. that's when the man cut her face with a small knife and tab dash and hit -- and hit her in the face. instead of calling police, she drove to kaiser in terra linda. they treated

tori and dave? >> we'll continue our coverage of the tsunami warning for the west coast and all the details on the damage by the earthquake, including what's happened at their nuclear plant and new pictures of incredible damage as the quake struck in japan. >> we'll also take you live to washington, d.c. you'll hear what president obama is saying. >>> this is a live look at san mateo county. this is a view of chopper 2, known as sky way drive and highway 92. you can see quite a few people have driven out from half moon bay. the highway patrol did call asking people not to park on highway 92. they say they need to keep this open in case of an emergency, so they are asking folks to drive down to kenyata road and park instead. if we pan over just a little bit, you can see how many cars we are talking about. we've seen people get out. as a safety precaution, they're asking people not to block off, kenyata road insaid. >> we're still following that 8.9 magnitude quake in japan. look at the people in the

i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.t's monday, march 14th. >>> now let's go to the latest on what's happening in japan. police say a thousand new bodies have washed up. the estimated death toll because of the tsunami now expected to top 10,000. our reporter, jana, is in tokyo, live on skype. we're gonna catch up with her in just a few minutes and try to get latest on what's happening there and what she's seeing from her perspective. we'll get to her in a couple the of minutes. >>> it's early tuesday morning in japan. right now more than 100,000 people who live near a nuclear power plant remain evacuated their homes as -- from their homes because of a nuclear power plant that lost its cooling capacity earlier today and that could cause an explosion and the partial meltdown of the plant. two other explosions already happened at the plant over the weekend, injuring at least 11 people. officials at the fukishima plant say despite explosions there's no risk of a tornodol style accident. the navy says tests defected on a heli

and -- tori and dave? >> thank youing steve. >>> we're continuing to follow the disaster in japan. >>> we'll hear from a california nuclear power plant official about their safety, their level of safety in the event of a quake. >>> how a six-hour standoff at a marin county bank came to an end last night and why part of the thieves' motives involved president obama. >>> good morning. we have cloudy skies. the front will start too move in. we've had light rain already but most of that has ended. the next band is moving onshore. look for a cloudy day, rain mainly in the north bay, 1 to 2 inches possible in the wettest locations. >>> time turning 7:15. in japan, the concern is growing about a possible nuclear meltdown at an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant. our reporter, martin savage, joining us live from akita, japan, with the very latest on the radiation threat and, martin, what is it like where you are? i know there is a delay while we're talking to each other. but what is it like where you are? >> r

every tory ends up costing them more. same old tory, same old defeat. mr. deputy speaker we needed a budget. we needed a budget to change course on selling too fast and too far. the chancellor said of the weekend with his customary modesty he completed his rescue mission of the british economy. it's not the chancellor who's rescuing the country. it's the country that needs rescuing from this chancellor. mr. deputy speaker, when families look at this budget, look at the squeeze on their living standards, look at their job losses in their communities, they will conclude it's hurting but it isn't working. >> order. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] >> the principle is clear. let's move on mr. andrew tyri herk >> it will provide strategy to prove the long-run performance of the british economy. i'll mention another -- a number of concerns about the growth strategy in a moment. but in my view, we need to be clear, all of us, about one thing. we are living beyond our means as a country. with every 1 pound in every 4 we spend is being foraged. that overshadows

. >> reporter: tori, that's right. there was a shake-up in the lineup this morning. we were expecting to hear from mike murphy, giants' equipment manager. but right now we have an anti- doping doctor on the stand, and his testimony could be particularly damaging to bonds. now his name is larry bowers, and hess with the u.s. anti- doping agency. he is expected to testify that illegal anabolic steroids were found in bonds' urine sample a couple years ago. here's bonds arriving this morning. it was supposed to be an anonymous test, but we know they did keep records of those samples. steve hoses kings, bonds' former business partner, wrapped up his testimony this morning. he provided a secret audiotape of a conversation between him and greg anderson, bonds' personal trainer. the prosecution says it proves that bonds lied about his steroid use. now, during one of our earlier breaks, there was talk kimberly bell, bonds' ex-mistress, will take the stand next, and this makes sense because bowers talked about the side effects of steroids, and bell is supposed to corroborate t

these are good 15 or 20 degrees above average, tory, so you know it can't last.morrow, we will transition to breezy and sunny. it looks warmer on monday. however, cold and rainy again next week. >> really? wow. >> there are signs of it happening middle into next week. >> a little teaser of summer. >> yes, we are. last day of march. >> okay, thank you, steve. >> you bet. >>> the champions of major league baseball open their new season this evening. the san francisco giants play the dodgers in los angeles starting at 5:00. however, you can catch the excitement of opening day right here at home with hundreds of your fellow giants fans. you can go to at&t park and watch on the big screen if you're willing to pay $45. the money will go to charity. the oakland as open at home tomorrow night against the seattle mariners. >>> giants pitcher zito plans to be with the team for tonight's season-opener. he was released from a los angeles hospital after being injured in a crash last night in west hollywood. police have not yet released details of the crash but said zito was n

. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> breaking news. we begin with breaking news from the east bay. the crews are still out there battling a fire at the evergreen refinery plant in new ark. cal social security social security is watching the -- sal castanedo is watching the traffic. allie rasmus has more from the scene. >> reporter: the fire has been contained of they are still working on getting out all of the flames. if we zoom out, we can show you where the fence is to the evergreen oil company. that's where this explosion and subsequent fire happened. they have us cordoned -- cordened off here. we can see a haze in the air. that's left over from the explosion and the fire. we do have newschopper2 overhead who can give us an aerial view. there was heavy smoke out there and a large emergency presence out here. we just talked with a plant manager who explained what happened. the plant manager says what happened was an equipment failure on a piece of equipment called a heat exchanger. the heat exchanger failed, that resulted in a fire and that fire caused hydrochloric acid to be rel

. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. when the pipeline explosion happened eight people lost their lives, 38 homes were destroyed. and taking a look out here onto glenview drive the focal point of that explosion, you can see that none of those 38 homes have been rebuilt. but san bruno city manager tells me that the owners of this home are in the final stages of the permit process to rebuild. they have some st. patrick's day decorations to celebrate. three others are about to get permits to rebuild and about half are going through the process to rebuild their homes again. >> we're estimating the latter part of april, beginning of may there's activities the homeowner needs to undertake in getting contractors ready to go. >> reporter: crews on other sites here in san bruno were out here this morning surveying the land and repairing the smoke and fire damage to other homes. the city also had construction crews working in the area. they're working on a retaining wall to prevent some erosion. some neighbors we talk today this m

every tory ends up costing them more. same old tory, same old defeat. mr. deputy speaker, we needed a budget that changed the direction of economic policy. we needed a budget that protected the promise of britain so the next generation does better than the last. we needed a budget that changed course on cutting too far and too fast. the chancellor said over the weekend with his customary modesty he completed his rescue mission of the british economy. after this budget it's not the chancellor who's rescuing the country it's a country that needs rescuing from this chancellor. mr. deputy speaker, when families look at this budget, look at the squeeze on their living standards, look at their job losses in that community, they will conclude it's hurting but it isn't working. >> order! [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> put statements to this house first before going -- >> get on with the debate. >> we must move on. mr. andrew tirid. this budget will be judged on whether it keeps up on course to tackle the deficit and whether it provides the s

. >> it is tori heartland. a red squirrel as a red rosette. the county council has announced cuts of 140 million pounds with youth clubs, libraries and daycare centers, familiar public services may disappear. one of the key questions for the coalition is whether serious opposition to the cuts will extend beyond their familiar political opponents to become a wide-ranging broad movement involving their own traditional supporters. in this village necessary willing in the world, the -- nestling in the world the answer is yes. some of the ladies of gloucester will be those marching through london tomorrow. >> i'm scared of going on a political march. i haven't done it before. and i don't want to be cattled. i'm not going to pea on the street in public -- pee on the street in public for any cause. >> how do you think it's gone? >> brilliantly. >> the tori council is looking to the big society to save services, ken urging volunteers to run -- encouraging volunteers to run threatened libraries and youth clubs. behind me, people working hard for their

every tory ends up costing them more. same old tory, same old defeat. mr. deputy speaker, we needed a budget that changed the direction of economic policy. we needed a budget that protected the promise of britain so the next generation does better than the last. we needed a budget that changed course on cutting too far and too fast. the chancellor said over the weekend with his customary modesty he completed his rescue mission of the british economy. after this budget it's not the chancellor who's rescuing the country it's a country that needs rescuing from this chancellor. mr. deputy speaker, when families look at this budget, look at the squeeze on their living standards, look at their job losses in that community, they will conclude it's hurting but it isn't working. >> order! [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> put statements to this house first before going -- >> get on with the debate. >> we must move on. mr. andrew tirid. this budget will be judged on whether it keeps up on course to tackle the deficit and whether it provides the s

so they were the tories and when the revolution begins they inherit that name. and the rebels or the patriots or sons of liberty all get their own name and that is the way a lot of the politics starts but then when the guns are fired you have people who are sticking up guns. >> that was a preview of thomas allen's new book cory's:fighting for the king in america's first civil war. booktv covered mr. allen in a logger event. if you would like to watch the event go to booktv.org. use the search function in the upper left-hand corner and you can watch the full event on line. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. forty-eight hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> from new york city, the story of the migration from the king and higher in world war ii. they listed as the chinese educational missions and to the united states to learn the innovations of the west and return to china with new ideas. this is 35 minutes. >> before i start to tell you the story of these remarkable men, i would like to tell a short story of a far less remarkable man, myself.

it does look like a break on sunday, tori and dave? >> thank you. >>> which local school district is getting a record donation including a large amount for residents without school-aged kids. >>> good morning. our very strong cold front is moving through. good news/bad news. good news, rain is decreasing in the north bay. but there's really intense rain especially 101 to san marin and gilroy back to watsonville and then stretching to 680, 880, over to fremont, pleasanton, livermore and the east bay continues to get pretty good rain, especially towards highway 4 and back towards concord -- concord. decreasing rain up to the north bay, mendocino county and lake county. more coming up in five minutes. >>> this morning, federal agents and san francisco police are taling up to investigate a mysterious airline threat. it involves a flight from the phillippines that landed at sfo last night. officers with bomb-sniffing dogs ned every inch of the cargo area of the plane. the search came in response to a telephone threat hours earlier against t

tori? >> thank you steve. >>> japan's disaster could never happen here in the u.s. why america's top nuclear regulator will make that claim when he appears before congress this congress. >>> and gap wants to make a deal with you but the promotion ends today. 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. >>> traffic is going to be affected by a crash on 24 at st. stevens. 4 is backed up all the way to walnut creek. we'll keep an eye on this update. another traffic update, minutes ahead. >>> 7:15. all this morning and you know, we're focusing on the dangers and big questions around nuclear safety and what's happening with nuclear reactors and what could happen in this country. that's what congress will be talking about. alison burns has more. >> reporter: energy secretary, steve be chu, is testifying before a house co

. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> scattered rain? let's check in with steve right knew. >>> you can see this area keeps -- there it is. it is nothing too heavy. you can see some light rain. most of the system has gone by. some of the scattered showers especially out towards bethel island and brentwood. the-- brentwood. the south bay is getting rain. for other areas, it's windy. for others, it's raining. for an update on the traffic, here's sal. >>> steve, driving around the bay area is very tough. it's windy. almost all of the freeways are affected by wind. it's still wet and we have a big problem in marin county. southbound 101, a lumber still -- a lumber spill has blocked two lanes. let's go to jade hernandez along southbound 101. jade? >> reporter: i was initially told this accident would be cleared up in 20 minutes. it's a slow process. a tow truck has actually just pulled up a second big rig. what they are trying to do, this big rig lost its trailer around 5:40 this morning. luckily, the driver was into the hurt. but it's causin

. >> good evening, my name is tori martinez. of the many points that were made, many being very easy to support, the one. and think was left out is that support for this part is the holistic design taken into account, and there are not really a lot of opportunities in san francisco where there is a benefit on a regional level. being familiar with the design and with the developer and their other projects, their commitment is without equal. thank you. >> good evening. my name is sylvia. the statistics of unemployment. it will help us to have a job. i am a single mother. it is very hard for me for the last seven years with a job. i think this is a really great opportunity. thank you. >> hi, tom murphy. thank you. i grew up in san francisco, and i am a loan officer. the last families that i have approved are from san francisco. the city and families, it has all been said. housing, families, jobs. president chiu: next speaker, and there are seats up here. >> good evening, supervisors. i was born and raised in san francisco. pretty m

they can do any sort of labora tory science preparation. >> they are among our highest. our biology numbers overall is 355 students, or 14%. the aspect breakdown, the numbers are even higher, the percentage of failures. >> thank you. director mendoza. commissioner maufasmendoza: i jt wanted to share as an advocate who has expressed very strong concerns about this particular area and a day later we met with the chancellor and the president at the city college. some of the work we are going to be doing together with the school district and in collaboration is looking to see how we can serve this very targeted group of students who are doing better at night great. we are looking at two options. one would be to have the ninth grade come to the sites that the school district would have open anyway. the second option was provided by the president and the chancellor but the opportunity to be on campus. we would hire our own high school teachers, but we would have an opportunity to be on campus. we would be working through those options. those services would be going specificall

tory, good morning. >> hey, david. down to five "cs." the first one is clean. laura has a teeny infant. no matter how cheap this stroller is, if it's not clean, you're not buying it. use some elbow grease. clean brings you the green. that's what this is about, perfect cleaning. also, clearly label. if you're thinking about selling your kids' clothes, ultimately, don't cut the labels out. we're joking. let the kids itch if they have to. pricilla, it was really important you find the labels. you have an unbelievable score because the labels are here. and don't get them all rumpled. a little febreze does the trick. the third "c," complete. it's so important that you keep the original boxes of your kids' stuff. what are they going to do when they see this stuff? they're so excited to see all this. the fourth "c," is cheap. cheap. it's not important how much you paid. this original thing was 50 bucks here. here, it's $5. all because it has the original box. so, when it's cheap, what does it mean for all of us? >> cha-ching.

tori campbell pinestori >>> the ncaa women's basketball tournament promises to be a furious race to the finish with stanford named as a top seed this evening. stanford ended connecticut's 90 game winning streak on december 30. but they fell to uconn in saturday's opening round. they face uc davis. >>> still ahead. an update on a bank stand off. plus questions regarding a bart train derailment. and don't put away the umbrellas just yet. we are in for another round of wet weather this week. watch bay area news at 7:00 on your computer at www.ktvu.com. . >>> it could be months before we know what caused a bart train to derail. a huge crane moved the cars back on to the tracks this morning in time for the morning commute. three people suffered backiaries when two cars came off the tracks sunday morning. >>> this weather -- >> we are going to need an umbrella. what is going on. we have moist flow moving in, that brings scattered showers today. at this moment we are mostly dry and we are not too bad when it comes to the temperatures. 50s in some cases and wide- spread low 60s. we are dry at t

all the tory team and she wouldn't talk much. but. when. we were at school and the girls told me her father drank poison i couldn't understand what he drank and when it was. he will be believe me the seeds they give us that is the main cause of suicide they put annihilators inside. in the past any tree that gave seeds if we kept them and preserve them for the whole season and planted a tree the next year it would grow just like the one before but it would be cool if we keep the seeds from this one nothing will grow and no one told the farmers this will go eventually the village learns that this person cannot produce anything. why then not even the loner will lend him money the bank won't lend him money to pay. it he gets depressed. the day comes when he will do something. and that is why our situation has become so tragic because of the seeds. but even if the farmers keep the seeds for the following year they risk being sued by the company the seeds are patent protected which means they are the intellectual property of monsanto. as strange

. >> good afternoon, i am maureen naylor, in today for tori campbell. we begin today with a break in the rain for the most part. scattered showers are still in the area but today residents have a chance to dry out after a week filled with heavy rain. ktvu cameras spotted this look sight, a rainbow this morning. the rain left a lot of cleaning up to do. mark tamayo is in the weather center, allie rasmus is in san pablo, but we begin with janine delainvestigate de la vega de la vega. good afternoon. >> reporter: hi rainwater flooded into the treats and stores. take a look at this video. >> this is flowing really fast. >> reporter: this is what it looked like yesterday the street turned into a rushing river bringing a couple of feet of water into the businesses and homes along the street. public works officials say drainage pipes failed. all the residents were evacuated there because of the danger and now a huge sinkhole is left in the street because of the damage. police were on the scene again 82 assessing that damage. >> we secured the road and there is

. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. you can just get everything here at the bill graham civic auditorium, homeless can get services, and they can even get services for their pets. there's vet services here. today the need stretched down grove street and around the corner on hyde. there's no telling when people started to line up. passersby might have mistaken the line for people seeking concert tickets or a chance to get an app phone. >> we're giving them an opportunity to talk with us, where are they going? what do they need to get off the streets. >> hopefully, as we have this opportunity to work with them, to provide them with the service, i think we'll be able to turn a few heads and say if you want to get off the streets, we can tell you -- help you do that. >> reporter: this provides sal ruable services for -- valuable services that are hard to find elsewhere. eye exams and dollars, at least a $200 value, here, both are free. wheelchair repairs are free here. the one thing that's difficult is housing. >> i need sh

. >> reporter: good afternoon,er tory. within the past hour i've learned from federal agents that there's another card club raided this morning, as part of the same action. this one is artichoke joe's. you can see this is the oak's card club. state and federal law enforcement agents poring over card club documents just after they rushed the place heavily armed. >> yeah, fbi. >> several, several fbi agents came in with machine guns, machine -- machine guns drawn, told us to show our arms up. >> reporter: federal authorities stormed the card club. an irs agent would not tell us the reason for the aid. agents questioned employees and patron. >> do i know, you know, wrongdoing going on in the casino? i actually don't. >> they asked did i seek any cleating or loan sharking or did anybody -- or did anybody ask if i needed a loan? i told them know. >> reporter: authorities said an outside group may be involved. a dealer of the drub club -- of the club that hosts asian games, such as pai gwot is being sought. >> my gut feeling is

. >> reporter: good evening, tory. yes, the plan was to have the crew working at this hour on the tower but if you are looking, there are no crews working right now and that's because the last leg is already in place. that project wrapped up around 1:30 this among, 30 hours ahead of schedule. we are now getting an up close look at what's next. this is new video begin to us today by cal tran. >> if you think of the main tower as a school with four legs, we have completed a leg. >> there were four pieces of this last leg, each weighing 400 tons, each hanging 400 feet in the air. >> if you see them, you can see how much they are. on tuesday, the schedule was threatened by wind and rain but the weather improved enough to get the work done ahead of schedule. the tower now stands at 480 feet. by april, it will be 425. and this is the stool, this is the top of the stool, something known as a saddle. >> the cable that will hold up this entire rig will be housed in there and then the scale. this bolt right here is as big as a s

. >> reporter: good afternoon tori. the jury selection process started at 8:30 this morning. in this federal bidding. on the 18th floor. barry bonds is in that courtroom watching the proceedings. he pulled up to the courthouse just before 8:00 this morning in a black suv and walked in and cleared security just like everyone else. they started out with 100 perspective jurors and so far 42 have been dismissed either because some of the attorneys felt they heard or knew too much about the case. one was dismiss because of a recent death in the family. the ones left were asked to stand up and say what city that lived in, if they were married, their profession. most said yes they could be fair. there were a couple statements said that raised a few eyebrows. a couple people said no. it gave an impression just how difficult it can be to find totally impartial jurors. one juror from san francisco said i would be reluctant to render a judgment against a great athlete like mr. bonds so yes that would cloud my judgment. another potential juror said she could not be impartial saying i wor

. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we're at amtrak station here in oakland, where we've got a couple trains just pulling in, one headed to san jose, the other to sacramento. these are part of the captor corridor and when my agencies are cutting service and raising fares, amtrak says this line is enjoying double digit increases in ridership and they can thank the soaring gas prices. amtrak rider john did the math and ditched his car this morning for a cheaper ride on amtrak. >> gas prices is the reason why i travel on amtrak. >> he is one of the reasons why amtrak is being such an increase in ridership, and 2011 has been a big year for the 170- mile long capitol corridor. >> it was 13 1/2% increase for february. we had 11% increase for january. we've seen over the last 12 months a consecutive increase in ridership over the prior year. >> routes attached to amtrak are seeing an increase too. >> we're seeing our ridership even come up as the gas prices -- about $55 for a ticket from santa barbara to oakland. >> other agen