start north bay, vacaville, check out the golden gate bridge right now. starting to see some moisture there the sunset district, also the peninsula, san bruno, down towards san mateo, redwood city. i'm going to animate this and you can see the trajectory from south towards the west. this this counterclockwise spin with the low centered just off the coast, and you can see the band of moisture. all that in here tonight and tomorrow, and don't be surprised if you hear also thunder as well. >> ama: the california highway patrol is investigating what caused a man to drive his truck off the road and into a body of water this morning on highway 37. here's the story. reporter: caltrans workers equipped with a train struggled to pull the truck out of the water hours after it went airborne and crashed in vallejo. two fairfield men were headed for the recycle yard. darlene's husband was in the passenger seat. >> he didn't want to go today. he was kind of tired, but he said, well, ken is going to drive so i'll go. he wasn't gone but 30 minutes. reporter: the chp says

napa reporting moderate rain, vacaville, the bright yellow and orange moving into the vacaville arean about ten minutes. so also, check out just a little to the west of novato. the orange and yellow, the heavy rain, the dark green showing you some of the moderate rain starting to move in towards san rafael. mill valley, moderate rain, and miles junction, and union city, as well as fremont seeing shower activity. look at this batch of heavy rain. this will be moving towards the palo alto area as well as los altos, in about five minutes. so get ready for moderate rain here. these bans of showers will continue to slide in off and on tonight. but we could possibly get a break tomorrow. temperature-wise, right now we're all generally in the mid-to up er 50s. a live shot here from the high definition east bay cam. santa rosa, 54. so, here's a look at the forecast highlights. showers, isolated thunderstorms tonight, a better chance of seeing those isolated thunderstorms by sunday afternoon. and looks like more april showers in our forecast by the latter past of next week. this this culprit.

. >>> and in vacaville, a four alarm fire today destroyed a trailer. happened about 3:30 this afternoon on maple road near leisure town road. the solano county fire department said the fire started inside the trailer and spread to a near by barn. the trailer's owner told the vacaville reporter newspaper that the fire was sparked by a cutting torch, no one was injured. >>> on this last day of february, state officials have announced we have just been through the driest january and february on record. as ken pritchett explains there's a need for more snow and rain but the outlook is not as bleak as you might think. >> reporter: the snow pack measured by state water officials today near echo summit west of tahoe was low, as expected. even lower than last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have. so our percent of average dropped by 12%. >> reporter: the snow pack measured 66% of historical average. that's the amount of snow pack that can be typically seen on this day. while the snow has been light in the sierr

. >>> and in vacaville, a four alarm fire today destroyed a trailer.ned about 3:30 this afternoon on maple road near leisure town road. the solano county fire department said the fire started inside the trailer and spread to a near by barn. the trailer's owner told the vacaville reporter newspaper that the fire was sparked by a cutting torch, no one was injured. >>> on this last day of february, state officials have announced we have just been through the driest january and february on record. as ken pritchett explains there's a need for more snow and rain but the outlook is not as bleak as you might think. >> reporter: the snow pack measured by state water officials today near echo summit west of tahoe was low, as expected. even lower than last month. >> even though we gained a little snow we didn't gain as much as we should have. so our percent of average dropped by 12%. >> reporter: the snow pack measured 66% of historical average. that's the amount of snow pack that can be typically seen on this day. while the snow has been light in the sierra, the

stores along interstate 80 have been robbed in vacaville. this started on march 11th. two days later, take a look at the map this toys r us good news for job seekers. the u-s unemployment rate dropped to 7- point- 7 percent in february. that's down from 7- point- 9 percent in january. and the lowest it has been in four years! california's jobless rate dropped to 9.6 percent in february - that's down from 9.8 percent in january. and down from 10- point- 8 percent in february of 2012. now here's a closer look at the bay area numbers. marin county has the state's lowest unemployment rate at 5.4 percent. experts say, this is a sign that hiring is consistent. and that the economy is healthier than it has been in years. the highest unemployment rate in the bay area for february. was in solano county at 9.3 percent. and remember you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can also get headlines and live traffic. it's on comcast 193 and you can also watch it live on kron4.com. >> welcome back everyone. the giants

helena, also approaching the vacaville area.nce we move out the maps out, just to the north of fairfield. we still have a chance for a few rain showers for this afternoon. i'm tracking a few weather systems that could produce some thunderstorms. that's coming up. >> thank you. >>> winds and rain knocked down a tree in martinez at an apartment complex. the tree fell on two parked cars. one of the car owners said the damage is serious and she's having to work from home. they hope their landlord will reimburse them for the damage to the vehicles. >>> it's not the bad weather here necessarily but the weather on the east coast. that's what's causing delays at sfo. >>> the public will get their first chance to pay their respects to the two fallen police officers from santa cruz. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us from san jose to explain all of the memorial plans. >> reporter: good afternoon. well, the santa cruz police chief is meeting here at the hp pavilion with other law enforcement agencies to do a walk-through for the funerals to

they go through about 500 ears of corn a week at their vacaville location alone. but not all of us are fortunate enough to have a nice meal out. a growing number of people in need of assistance in the san joaquin valley has prompted the farm to give back to its community. each week, the farm sends truckloads of produce to local food banks as part of the california association of food banks' farm-to-family program. >> we were seein' folks that when we went to the store, you recognize them working in the store, and then all of a sudden, you see them at our doorstep, uh, needing food assistance, needing help. uh, it's not just the single parent, the single mother, single father. you know, it's--it's the working people, uh, that still can't make things--uh, you know, ends meet. >> i think what each of us are given, you know, if we're given much, we're required to give a lot. and i think that's very important. you know, that's the way i was brought up, too. you--you have to give. >> giving back to the community that supported them for more than 70 years now is just one

>> yes, 08 westbound coming in from vacaville fairfield all the way from he berkeley to oakland and that looks good, of course we watch, it affect is the entire eastbound commute. it starts off right through downtown and getting up into the silicone valley. >>> well, i am mostly clear and it is on the way for tuesday and wednesday morning and afternoon and one system is in and out and we can't get everything established as far as a witnesser pattern. everything has been locked in for the longest time. highs today 60s and 70s and inland temperatures will be mild to warm. we will have more on the way to increasing clouds and holding into wednesday morning. this is our forecast and by tuesday afternoon it starts to move. a quarter of an inch is starting to move and there is not much rain. 40s and 50s, novato had rain last time and some of these increasing clouds will filter in. it will be a cool morning for some, 660s to antioch. 68 los gatos, looks good for thursday and temperatures are back to a dry pattern and lows will be on the cool side. >>> 5:08, we do have information in a police sh

>> yes, 08 westbound coming in from vacaville fairfield all the way from he berkeley to oakland and thats good, of course we watch, it affect is the entire eastbound commute. it starts off right through downtown and getting up into the silicone valley. >>> well, i am mostly clear and it is on the way for tuesday and wednesday morning and afternoon and one system is in and out and we can't get everything established as far as a witnesser pattern. everything has been locked in for the longest time. highs today 60s and 70s and inland temperatures will be mild to warm. we will have more on the way to increasing clouds and holding into wednesday morning. this is our forecast and by tuesday afternoon it starts to move. a quarter of an inch is starting to move and there is not much rain. 40s and 50s, novato had rain last time and some of these increasing clouds will filter in. it will be a cool morning for some, 660s to antioch. 68 los gatos, looks good for thursday and temperatures are back to a dry pattern and lows will be on the cool side. >>> 5:08, we do have information in a police shootin

here you can see a representative from the vacaville police department. department also made the trip to remember the two fallen officers. >>> attorney general camella harris says law enforcement is not just a career. police work is not just a job. >> it takes a very special kind of person to get up every day, put on a badge and take on all the problems of a troubled world. >> speaking at today's funeral, sergeant baker and detective butler are two heros who represented the best of a most noble profession and calling. harris says she spoke on behalf of the people of california in thanking law enforcement officers and their families for their sacrifices. >>> one of those who spoke today was a santa cruz county supervisor. >> this has been an extraordinarily trying times in our community. some of the darkest days we've ever faced. but through it all one thing has become clear that a community takes care of its own. we take care of our own like our police take care of us. we look out for each other, and we support each other, especially in times like these.

we have a wind advisory out near the vacaville area. current temperatures we have 67 right now in livermore. 70degrees in walnut creek so it's really very nice out there. the bay area weekend is nice. we're dry through the bay area weekend. temperatures are going to warm southerly as we go into sunday. the wind should die down and we should have a really good looking saturday and sunday. there's some rain in the forecast in the five day. we'll show you that in a little bit. 42degrees tomorrow morning in vallejo. 40 in concord. tomorrow a lot like what we had today. really not a big difference expect big wind tomorrow. mostly clear and slightly breezy tomorrow morning but not as windy. it was really windy out there this morning in san ramon: tomorrow sunny and about that much warmer just a little bit. today was nice. it'll be less wind a little bit warmer. the extended forecast. here's the cool thing we have a shot at showers coming in toward the middle of next week. that will be a really, really good thing. when we come back we will go

. >>> firefighters are on the scene of a fire burning in vacaville. smoke could be seen. the fire started after 3:30 p.m. this afternoon east of interstate 80. the fire started inside a trailer and spread to a barn. there were reports of explosions as well but no injuries have been reported. the owner says it was sparked by cutting torch. >> in rome, pope benedict xvi stepped down. ktvu's mike mibach is here and shows thus pope's final moments as he left the vatican. >> reporter: it is lent and it is known as one of the holiest seasons in the church and tonight there is no pope as pope benedict xvi is gone. >> reporter: catholics stood in silence and watched as pope benedict xvi left his residence for the last time. >> reporter: earlier pope benedict xvi embraced his cardinals one by one, saying he would pray for them. >> reporter: there is the future pope to whom already today i promise my reverence and obedience. >> reporter: outside the cardinals responded. >> he greeted us like brothers. >> very emotional. i will always remember the way he showed us serenity. >> the p

then during the overnight hours late night hours might see a spot of precipitation out near vacavilleinto sunday more clouds and by midday or early afternoon we could see couple areas of sprechbing el. after that all over. we start to clear out late sunday. now let's move on to the tonight low as the cloud increase. we won't see much of a temperature. low mainly in the mid upper 40's overnight. probably just in the low 50's san francisco and richmond. then tomorrow under partly to mainly cloudy skies south bay mild. with high in the low 70's. 70 degrees at san jose. on the peninsula look for upper 60's palo alto mountain view downtown san francisco high of 64 tomorrow up in the north bay. we see upper 60's. 69 at santa rosa. sonoma at napa. east bay high 67 and oakland 64 in newark. inland east bay upper 60's to low 70's. and here's the accu-weather 7 day forecast. start to consolidate down sharply on monday. for most of next week high pressure will barely reach 60 degrees. look like the middle of the week tuesday wednesday thursda thursday. rain sought wet weather is making a return

system clears out and then friday at 4:00, more wrap around moisture and maybe something out there by vacavillea lot of 50. the five-day forecast, shaking out like this. the thunderstorms -- this is the type of pattern, that if it does move on shore, we'll get thunderstorms. so we'll watch it, right now it looks like it will stay off shore. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. thanks, bill. >>> a new opportunity, the push to bring more -- more housing to the area. >>> star wars fans say they can't wait for episode 7, 8 and 9 of the famous film series and tonight there is more excitement because of news from the ceo of disney. he told shareholders that disney is developing some stand- alone movies, focused on individual star wars characters. however he did not say which specific characters would be in those films. >>> and a non-profit group announced today it it is helping to keep affordable housing in san francisco. jane king and the san francisco land trust held a news conference this morning. they purchasing a building south of the market neighborhood. >> this is a small success but they add up in

the largest family-owned global producer of dried fruit in the world--the mariani fruit company in vacaville. >> my grandfaher came here when he was only 16 years old and decided that he had an opportunity to have a better living here in california. and he came from yugoslavia and got into the agricultural business. so, that was over 104 years ago. >> and now more than a century later, and it's mark mariani and his children michael, christopher, and natalie, who literally have grown up in the dried fruit business, that are carrying on the family tradition of marketing some of the golden state's best fruit. at their headquarters, trained personnel inspect the fruit, rate it for size, and then package it. and speaking of which, mark's dad was ac

. >> the vacaville farm has the feel and the charm of a rustic garden. but make no mistake.most farms, the work is often 24/7. rose says planting 200 flats of one herb in a week is not unusual. >> makes it interesting, definitely. >> always busy? >> always busy. >> every plant sold on the farm is actually grown right here on this land. about 70% comes from cuttings. the rest is harvested from seeds. >> so, a lot of these plants that you see with the colorful leaves, these are all chukras. >> the farm has 8 greenhouses, and you can find at least 12 different types of basil and more than 5 dozen types of sage plus a whole range of unusual echinaceas and salvias. now, many of these herbs and plants are sold direct to customers. >> i think it's been really helpful, because before i started coming here, i didn't have any gardening experience at all. and so, i really learned a lot about what kind of growing conditions, how much water, how much sun, even where to put things in my yard, because of how my house is oriented. so, they've given me so much great information. >> rose says