claudine wong will join us live shortly -- shortly with an update at one of the rallies. >>> and san francisco state is also one of the locations for a day of action protests today. [chanting] >> what do we do! >> fight back! >> this is video within the past hour. students and faculty marched to protest reductions in moneys for schools. they say the classes are overcrowded and it's hurting the quality of education. one reck chur -- one lecturer called it dismantling of public education in california. >>> in washington, d.c., it's the second day of hearings on the san bruno pipeline explosion. today's focus is about how much san francisco knew about the dangerous pipeline running under their city. earlier, the fire chief testified he did not know of the existence of the transmission line untilty -- line until it blew up. >> they had no idea. they were on -- they had no idea they were under a pipeline. there's something that has to be done to make that right. >> reporter: the chief acknowledged that his department has not made use of a federal website that provides first responders wit

now, ktvu aclaudine wong is in oakland, she's -- ktvu's claudine wong is in oakland covering the details. we'll have details from her in just a few minutes. >>> 7:0 4. some uc santa cruz students bared it all to protest cutbacks. it happened on the east field of the campus yesterday where they used to their bodies to spell out the words "free education." some demonstrators took it a step further and they actually stripped off interest -- stripped off their clothing. >> we have a bit of a reputation at uc santa cruz. i think that's okay. i think if the rest of the world was as open minded as people send to be here, it might be a more peaceful place. students and a faculty are planning a noontime rally today. >>> 7:05. as' owner, lew wolff, says he cannot wait to hire a van and move to san jose. he can move to san jose in three years once he gets permission from mlb. he's aghast that the giants propose a move. there's a major -- that the as oppose the move. >>> drivers in dublin staying away from one gas station in particular because of the price listed on the sign outside. the sign says r

claudine wong is live at the east beach at christy field. what is it like out there? >> reporter: it's still pretty quiet. we are waiting for things to change. 8:08 is the time we should some kind of change in the water. you can take a look at it now, it's very quiet. we have seen joggers out here and people using this area as they normally have. talking about the tsunami and what it could mean for this area in a few hours. we did talk to mary curry about the golden gate bridge district. she talked about the ferries. they are just planning to slow down if they see the current start to change. they are warning their passengers to remain seated on the trip over. we also were up at fort point a short time ago. we want to show you video from there. they do have that area gated off. it's normally gated from sunset to sunrise. that is not unusual. i will say when we tried to come out to fort point we have tried to get past those gates. that is where they expect to see some of the biggest swells out here. really only a couple feet according to steve paulson. that is right un

right now we want to go back to san francisco where claudine wong has been standing by near 4 points and seeing the water that is certainly you said acting a bit unusual there. >> reporter: certainly that is the way it characterized. i am actually -- larry come over here. larry, you have been surfing out here for decades you said. >> about 35 years or longer. >> we saw you earlier, we put that video of you coming out of the water because i know you were out there. tell me what you see that makes you think this is a little unusual and that is not what we are used to seeing. >> right now the tide is coming in and higher than it should be and it was surging, you could not tell if was low tide coming in or -- >> you guys know these waters well. you spend a lot of time studying -- >> all the time. huge. >> when someone tells to you coman you you, when can you tell they are hitting. >> when the tide is going out it is actually coming in and it keeps changing, coming in and going out and usually the tide is every six hours, 7 hours. >> do you think you will go back out given what you kind o

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. go to ktvu for more on the huge bridge construction. you will fee photo slide shows and also information on the bridge traffic due tier that will be coming up in -- detour that will be coming up in may. >>> this morning, ktvu has received a statement from the fbi that has been investigating the san francisco police department. agents did not elaborate on whether they were called in or automatically stepped in. the officers are the target of several misconduct investigations following the arrests of several drug dealers. ktvu obtained the video of one drug arrest. >>> traffic is flowing on san mateo bridge shortly after a brinks truck overturned. it happened on the westbound lanes on the toll plaza. the highway patrol says that the brinks truck hit the curb causing it to overturn. a large tow truck had to be brought in to upright the truck. before the scene could be completely clear, the cargo aboard the truck had to be unloaded. >> again, it's brinks truck. they did have money on boar

claudine wong has been talking to police and residents about ways to crack down on prostitution. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we're here at sacramento and louisiana. this is actually a park in the city. but we're here because locals tell us this is also a prime spot for prostitutes looking for johns. it's an age-old problem that the city wants to attack with new solutions. >> reporter: we talked to two women today who admit they spent a lot of time on the street. they say a -- they see a lot of girls and women who make their living selling sex. >> go to school! , you are 16, 15, 14. go! >> reporter: the problem of prostitution is rampant in the city of vallejo. >> it's quite busy. >> reporter: how many do you usually see -- >> on an average there's always ten plus, minimum. >> reporter: minimum. as many as 25? >> as many as 25. >> reporter: what time of day? >> any given time. >> reporter: but the city wants it stopped and last night the mayor who heads a newly-formed task force introduced a man with proposals to shame johns by putting their faces

claudine wong is live with some reaction from commuters. good afternoon, claudine. >> 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

live in vallejo, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:03. we're learning three men all right now facing criminal narcotics charges are all former antioch police officers. the one time commander of the contra costa narcotics task force is facing charges for allegedly selling confiscated drugs. private investigator christopher butler accused along with him. and danville police officer has been arrested on drug, weapons and conspiracy charges. he's also suspected of making drunk drives arrests of men involved in divorce cases that butler was working on. they all worked as antioch police officers in the late 1990s. >>> a teacher could soon find out whether or not he'll be disciplined after a student said he knocked over a desk and cursed at his class. the eighth grade student says she was scared after that incident last tuesday so she left the classroom and called the police. tonight the redwood city school board will take up this issue. that teacher by the way has been placed on paid leave. >>> well, it has been six months today that the gas pi

. >>> good morning, i'm claudine wong in for pam cook this morning. it's monday march 14th let's get a quick check of your weather with steve paulson. >> thank you. good morning. we have light rain drizzling and moving through. we're on the back edge of most of all this. occasionally light rain if you're taking off in the next hour or so. then later in the day we'll see partly sunny skies. i believe it, sal. >> yes, steve good morning. westbound highway 4 looks good. traffic is moving well up to the concord area. >>> we begin with important news with monday morning bart riders regarding the train derailment. allie rasmus joins us live with an update we received 30 minutes ago. >> reporter: bart service to san francisco from this concord bart station has been restored. it's certainly good news for a lot of commuters that depend on this ride to get to work. the platform is behind us. there is a few people gathering there getting ready waiting for the next train. the first train has already come through. we watched the first train another morning pull in

claudine wong is at four point. first, let's go to jade hernandez standing by in pacifica. >> reporter: good morning. all eyes are on the water. residents, neighbors, watching and waiting. emergency responders are prepared. one bay area resident drove from san bruno to pacifica. >> i read about the earthquake in japan and saw we might get residual effects out here. i thought i would come down to see if there's anyway i could help. >> reporter: we've been checking in with pacifica police. a volunteer evacuation is still in place at this hour for the tsunami inundation zone west of highway one and in the del mar in pacifica, el granada and half moon bay. no mandatory evacuations have been issued. waves are expected to crest at no more than four feet, maybe two feet. our crews caught this video just about an hour ago. classes have been canceled at all pacifica schools. we spoke to oceana's vice principal. >> we want to make sure there are no students here. >> we want special areas where people will register. we'll have

through songs and fundraising for food, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to brian wongt do? amazing. congratulations, brian. >>> well, at last it for the cbs 5 news at noon. >> and take a look at the newest member of the san francisco zoo! ,,

claudine wong has the latest on what the police chief said. >> reporter: tory, it appears gauntlet is down between the public defender's office and police headquarters. there was a news conference and by the police chief and said he will defend his officers. he said the department is unfairly under attack and he won't take it anymore. this video was released yesterday in a press conference by the public defender. it shows undercover narcotic officers on a drug bust. that led to the dismissal of the case and the public defender said it's evidence that the officers lied about how that search was conducted. but the chief said he saw nothing wrong with the video and he disagrees with the judge's decision and said the public defender is trying to paint the whole department with a broad brush of misconduct. today the chief took a stand. >> i'm not going to stand here and not defend the people that work on this department. i refuse to do that from this point. as long as i'm chief of this position, it could be for another hour. i don't know. i'm going to stand up here and defend this departme

>> my name is larry wong. i represent the collective bargaining unit for the engineer's and technical people. the past couple of months, kerin has approached local 21. at two of the meetings, we gave presentations. last week, we talked about the work scope. at this point, local 21 supports the rfp conditionally. it was involved in the resources of the puc staff, equipment, a final review of plans, reviewing training requirements, but making sure things are up to snuff, preparing a manual and policies, identifying staging areas. the one thing the union has a problem with is that you already have staff on board. they have the capability to do many of these items. the thing i find stressful is not interesting -- this was developed with the program. the program manager is being asked again to develop it. so does that mean we are throwing good money after bad? so i am wondering, last year, the commission had a panel to make a series of recommendations. one was a plan. another was a transfer of technology. so the st

now claudine wong has obtained surveillance video that shows the problem goes on. it is a story you will see only on two. >> look closely at this video, it's tough to see what's happening and that's the problem. >> it's extremely difficult, mostly it's most difficult in the bay view hunters point neighborhood of san francisco, because it's a vast area with a lot of industrial properties. >> reporter: ktvu obtained this surveillance videos which gives us four different views of illegal dumping on bay viewpoint. this is january 18 around 11:30 in the morning. we're going to show you this video several times because it is difficult to see. you can see a truck pull up. the lights go off and the gate opens then a large amount of debris falls out. >> someone can get in, it's very dark. industrial area it's difficult to see and get witnesses. >> reporter: three new cameras can help. one shows the truck approaching the scene, and the back, that shows one light is off. claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> the deadline is closing on pg & e to collect the data it needs to prove it's

live on half-moon bay, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a radioactive plume is forecast to hit near alaska today, then southern california tomorrow. scientists say that radiation will be diluted and would have only extremely minor health consequences. in japan helicopters continue dropping thousands of gallons of sea water in a continuing effort to prevent a meltdown. they're also trying to restore power to the plant so they can reactivate the cooling system. the u.s. government is now chartering airplanes to help u.s. citizens who want to leave japan because of the elevated radiation levels. the state department is offering voluntary evacuations to family members of government employees. >>> well, the fear of radiation is only adding to the daily stress faced by survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in japan. more than 450,000 people are now crammed into temporary shelters. they have no privacy and very few showers and toilets. meantime, rescue crews from around the world continue to help with the search for survivors. >> obviously you can see very, very difficult conditions

live here in san francisco claudine wong. >> we want to go over to tara moriarty. >> listen to this. we have been tole by bart they will be making a decision whether it will cancel train service because of the possibility of a tsunami. it would effect trains running between west oakland and daly city. this precaution is under consideration because these trains are below sea level. we have cancellations on flights out of japan. a united and a & a flight out of tokyo were canceled after the quake struck. there is a double flight that will be arriving around 7:00 this morning. that left before the quake hit. once it arrives here it will not be heading back to japan. all hawaii flights are on time. in hayward we have a car in the ditch. this is 92 eastbound. right as you get off the san mateo bridge. in oakland traffic along 880 near the oakland coliseum flowing nicely. and in the east bay pittsburgh area westbound traffic on highway 4 those are the highlights you see there heading toward concord no problems. here is steve. >>> thank you very much tara. by the way the san francisco polic

let's go to claudine wong at the scene. what's happening, claudine?> reporter: it's a mess out here. we're at park presidio between clement and california. the problem is right behind me. you can see the san francisco police officer who just walked up there. taking a look -- if you take a look at the pole from this angle, you can see it's kind of leaking towards us -- leaning toward us. traffic has been shut down two, three blocks in the directions. you can see how this is reining -- how this is leaning. the big problem is we haven't seen any crews to fix it or do anything about it. that's why they have traffic moving around here. newschopper2 gave us a look from above. this is a very busy thoroughfare for people going to the golden gate bridge and people coming down to park presidio. we come back out here live again, you can see that the pole in question that is leaning and that -- that really we don't know what's gonna happen with the next. sanfrancisco police out here on the scene. no repair crews and that's the biggest problem that's gonna make th

ktvu's claudine wong has more. >> reporter: let's show you from the ground what we're looking at. you can see the motorcycle involved in the crash is in the back of a tow truck. we're minutes away from seeing the scene cleared and things sort of getting back to normal. you can see it's going to take a long time for this to all get back to normal because this traffic has been shut down since just after 5:00 this morning. it is a mess all the way back here. we are getting new information about how all of this started. the officer is a highway patrol. we have a couple of different accidents. can you tell me how this all started? >> around 5:10 this morning a toyota corolla crashed and became disabled. >> reporter: that woman, you said, fell lay sleep at the wheel -- asleep at the wheel and crashed. >> that's based on her statement. she fell asleep and hit the wall. a good samaritan stopped. we believe a couple minutes later is when the second collision happened between a motorcycle, truck tractor and a honda crv. >> reporter: you have the honda with rear end damage, the motorcycle dr

live here in pacifica, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:37. today the judge in the barry bonds perjury case will review several final legal issues before the trial starts next week. yesterday prosecutors released transcripts of voice mail messages barry bonds left for his former mistress. most of them show barry bonds angerly demanding to know where kimberly bell was. prosecutors claim those recordings are evidence of so- called roid rage. barry bonds' lawyers say they're simply lovers spats caught on tape. >>> 6:38 is the time right now. sal is checking in on a traffic in oakland. how does it look, sal? >>> getting a little busier but still looks okay especially for those of you who drive through the tunnel getting from oaring da to oakland. this is a live look at westbound 24 coming on down the hill towards interstate 580 and eventually to the bay bridge toll plaza where a lot of people end up at the toll plaza. it's getting more crowded but nothing too major. at the golden gate bridge toll southbound traffic looks good coming from marin cou

time has expired, senator wong.an she outline any alternative approaches to putting a price on carbon and what risks these alternative proposals may epgender? -- engender? >> wait a minute. when there is silence -- the minister. >> mr. president, really there are no real alternatives from that side. the only alternative is more risk, more uncertainty, more fluxing. they brought an action on climate change, they brought a no to reform but they do not how to do it. perhaps they should take some heed of what what was said in recent times and on the record as saying first their policy to deliver fossil reductions is a recipe for fiscal recklessly. and it's a recipe for fiscal recklessness. but we also -- >> senator wong just resume your seat. when there's silence -- when there's silence, we'll proceed. senator wong. >> we also had recent revelations suggested in the media that it was prepared -- for him it would support the carbon prize if that was reform in the last election. what an indication of the political -- >> t

. >> commissioner wong? >> ay pefrpblt the vote is 4-0. this matter is continued until 4-11. >> thank you. excuse me? >> 25 years of my life, this is the -- >> this city should be ashamed of itself. >> this meeting should be adjourned. >> we're adjourned. >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city incl

claudine wong has more on what went wrong and the efforts to try to save him. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tory. yes. we're getting daylight out here. we've actually seen one surfer make his way into the surf. we were at the maverick but came here for two reasons. first because of the large community here and second while the elite surfers, many surf here and if the surfers didn't know the surfer who died personally, they knew of him. now, he was in hawaii with his two young daughters but has friends here and had just come to town to surf the mavericks. he was out at pillar pint and the accident happened -- pillar point and the accident happened at what seemed to be a very successful day of surfing. the last day proved to be too much and he went under. the waves that came in after that made two of them difficult. he was into the pulled out of the water -- he was not pulled out of the water for 20 minutes. he talked about his love of surfing. and we've been playing this for you -- for you so you can hear him. >> for me, i love being out in

. >> my name is benni wong, i'm a director for golden gate bay health.ry touching story related to the health center. we have a spanish-speaking senior who has been diagnosed with mental delay, dimentia, and other medical problems. when he comes to the center, we monitor his health condition including medication management. we also coordinate this medical care. because he was sleeping in a very comfortable hotel, one day, he disappeared. he was missing. on sunday, they came to the center and told

that is where claudine wong is this morning on storm watch. how are the waves and the weather right now? >> well, it's all picking up. we're getting a little bit of a break from the rain right now. the wind is starting to pick up a little bit. take a look at the surf out here. it's crashing along fort point. tide is beginning to rise out here. we do expect a high tide in a few hours. and really the high surf advisory kicks in this afternoon. this is one of the days we are looking at the very beginning of what is to come. this morning we're out on the roads. saw wet roads. saw people running to get out of the rain and the intermittent spots we have seen. if you are heading up to the mountain there is is a winter weather advisory. just something to keep in mind if you are starting your day. the weather is coming. the weather will stay for awhile it appears. so we are going to keep an eye on conditions as they change and as the surf continues to crash in as the rain continues to come. as the wind continues to come. live here in san francisco clau

. >> my name is benni wong, i'm a director for golden gate bay health. i want to tell you a very touching story related to the health center. we have a spanish-speaking senior who has been diagnosed with mental delay, dimentia, and other medical problems. when he comes to the center, we monitor his health condition including medication management. we also coordinate this medical care. because he was sleeping in a very comfortable hotel, one day, he disappeared. he was missing. on sunday, they came to the center and told us they were missing. our social worker filed a police report. they found him on the street, he was sitting on a sofa. i immediately called a police officer and they came. they told the police officer that he did not eat for seven days. and that he did not take the medication. that is what they were very concerned about. he was put in a hospital. let me tell you. when they wanted to discharge him, they would discharge him back to the hotel. right now, he is sleeping in a home. he is still coming to our center. [chime] president chiu: next

. >> and i'm claudine wong. let's start off with a quick look at your weather and traffic. >> good morning. we do have cloudage skies -- cloudy skies and rain. parts of the south bay and peninsula. highs will be in the mid to upper 60s. watch some of this rain starting to increase. if you are stepping out see that line forming from clayton to dan vail. here is an update on your traffic from sal. >>> the toll plaza we are getting a little bit of a delay as we get into the 6:00 hour. the metering lights are usually turned on in the next few minutes. it will be wet and rainy for your commute. also a problem in the santa cruz mountains with highway 17. at least one lane is blocked northbound. southbound is blocked if you're a highway 17 driver you should give yourself extra time. this morning bart is back on track after am serious accident in the east bay and ktvu allie rasmus tells us about the important announcement that came a few hours ago. >> that is right. bart service is back to normal here at the concord sta

ktvu's claudine wong talked with one bay area lawmaker where it stands now. >> reporter: take away half by just cutting and make up the other half by extending expiring taxes. to make theself of that equation happen, he needs voter approval. but to get to the ballot box, he needs two-thirds of lawmakers on board. >> we have strong majorities of democrats in both houses. it means with two-thirds threshold, the minority is in control and that would be the republicans. >> reporter: deadlines are already passed and looming. governor brown set last thursday has his deadline, but then extended it. the state law requires a decision to be made soon if this election is going to happen in june. >> if we do get our work done by tomorrow, that we can still make the first tuesday, june 7th ballot. if we go much longer, it may push it to june 14th. >> reporter: leno says republicans are still legs. >> of. how do you compromise on this. how do you find middle ground to get them on board? >> the republicans need some cover to cast their vote and not to maintain or increase taxes, but just to let the vo

. >> [speaking foreign language] as it is with our wonderful teachers including violeta wong. thank you. >> my name is -- [speaking spanish] >> good evening, everybody. my name is marie. i have one boy at brian elementary in fourth grade. everything we do as parents, we do it for our children. >> [speaking spanish] >> i came to talk about in particular one of my worries, which in the past, you have not taken us in consideration. brian is going through a difficult situation and the decisions that have been taking place have been done by a group of parents that do not represent the minority of us. >> [speaking spanish] >> and lately the administration, what they have created is a hostile climate. teachers, parents, also our students. this is not a healthy environment for them to go to. >> [speaking spanish] >> so therefore right now, we suggest that immediately the administration should be removed. everybody within the administration should be removed. >> [speaking spanish] >> and we would like to request a process for teachers and staff and us parents so when the moment comes t

i want to commend sues and wong who contacted the school board association for this project. and the team is rationalizing hundreds of policies and procedures and board resolutions. so there is measurable progress on that. and that concludes my report. >> can i add something about the policies that was really interesting to me. one of the things that happened, we all know we didn't have the capability of computer rising these things but subsequent to the meeting, what i found out, the reason that we have so many policies that are not in our policy book at all is that this responsibility is to be centralized in the legal office and years ago was decentralized into departments and nothing happened after that. all the policies went into the can after that. and the huge job that susan described to us is taking what is in the policy manual and putting it in a sensible fashion, then there will be an enormous thing of going through everything that the board passed that never made it into the manual. president mendoza: thank you, we are reporting back on any of the conferences and ev

ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is out in the elements this morning. is it raining where you are right now? >> reporter: you know it has been intermittent. we are getting a bit of a break. things will change quickly out here. we're at four point in san francisco. i want to show you the surf out here. this is one of the mornings you are waiting for everything to change. the surf out here is not so bad. it's pretty close to low tide. we know there is a high surf advisory for later on this afternoon. you are being warned to stay off the beaches later on today because the waves will be crashing. also if you are heading on the road this morning roads are wet. if you're heading up to tahoe there is a winter weather advisory. we have been out here this morning. we have seen the wet roads. we have seen the rain intermittent. this is one of the mornings where it's heading our way. it's only going to get worse. live here in san francisco claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> within the last hour japan's prime minister in a national television address called on

. >> howard wong from teh board of next sf. we all know that the increasing demands of the growing senior population are growing institutions which are all facing increasing financial strains in the coming years. meanwhile, all surveys, most seniors would like to stay connected at present in their own homes and communities for very obvious reasons. the existing services that we have now are geared much more for those that are eligible and those that can afford better services. so, we have many fine facilities for low-income people. and very loud uraeus senior residential buildings. as well as many other fine amenities. they are often left to their own resources, which are increasing the declining. income levels may be stable and dropping. the broad middle class is not well equipped as senior living approaches quickly. what we do need, obviously, is a much more neighborhood by neighborhood, village by village, neighbor to neighbor culture of caring. traditional networks that are lower cost -- thank you. supervisor mar: thank you

then in terms of board tols and administrative regulations, we heard a progress report from susan wong. we are in contract with the california board of education to do just that. we discussed the charter amendment, which has been moved by the board of supervisors to appear in a possible june election, and we also discussed the student assignment policy statement for the june ballot. >> thank you. just one correction. it wasn't unanimous on the vote. but you weren't here. we needed a report from the augmented budget and commissioner services committee. commissioner fewer? >> sorry. we did not hear the action item, and i think we will be hearing it at our next budget meeting, which will be held on march 30th at 5:00 p.m. >> and we heard a couple of informational items. the informational technology department came and spoke about their budget, and i think we had mr. hall there that commented tonight on our i.t. budget, and also commented that night on our i.t. budget also. and we had an update about the state budget. we discussed reinstating the one hour for t-10 security aids and got a f

for an up state of what's going on and conditions on the wind it's claudine wong. >> reporter: good morning, steve. we are over here at four point in san francisco because we know the high surf advisory is coming here today. they are crashing here this morning. sometimes it felt like it was really coming down. we are getting a little bit of a break from it this morning. as you said this is just the start of it. what we will do is keep an eye out on how things look whether it be on the roadways or ocean. certainly it will be a wet morning. we are driving through the city. we saw lots of people sticking garbage bags on their head. getting caught in the rain. we will keep an eye out on that for you. >>> today japan increased the rating of the nuclear crisis it's facing from a level four to a level five on a seven level international scale. the level five put the incident in japan at the same one at three mile island. still trying to prevent a meltdown. they are frantically working to lay a new power line to the plant hoping to restore the cooling systems that way. meantime the radio active plu