. >>> a man accused of stomping a yorkshire terrier to death after trying to protect his owner from beingacked. they attacked the dog's owner because they thought he was a member of arrival gang. >>> it was the pepper spraying incident scene around the world. last knee john pike occupied protesters. an incident temporarily blocked its release and in ten days they are considering releasing all or just some of that report. >>> for the second time in two days an occupied protesters has been arrested for the state capital. they will be there but after being released, police say she returned to the capital again yesterday afternoon. she was sneaking into sleeping bags and pillows. >>> time now 450s, it prompted a response for a bomb squad. and it's the end of an era. it is about his future with the colts. . >>> away area man is being blamed for a scare. a bomb squad was called in after somebody saw a suspicious object in a tree. it was a piece of paper with a spiritual message. a man placed it there for a team that was down south for a cheerleading competition. >>> they are not happy about pla

the yorkshire terrier died last month after an attack. police say the suspects thought the dog's owner was in a rival gang. >>> the search is on for three people in a home invasion robbery in east san jose. it happened on the 2100 block of huron drive yesterday afternoon. police say three men broke into a home and tied up a woman who was inside. the victim wasn't hurt. >>> the domestic abuse trial against san francisco's sheriff is on hold. an appeals court is deciding on a video taken by the neighbor of the wife. eliana lopez's attorney says the footage violates attorney/client privilege saying she thought she was talking with a lawyer since madison is a law school graduate. a person needs to be specifically seeking legal advice to ensure confidentiality. >>> did you see the full moon? >> i did as i was coming in. >> lighting the way. >> i know. is it officially a full moon. >> let's ask the man. >> between the winds and the moon -- >> it was beautiful though come in today. a little breezy out there still. looks like the winds are going

i think yorkshire terriers. they cost about $2,500 to $3,000 a pop. >> the suspects tell the family they like the cuddly yorkies and will be back with the money to purchase them. they come back, all right. not with cash, but with guns. >> and as you can see on video, they're trying to get the dogs, and the dogs were running all over the place. they did manage to get, i believe, three or four dogs. >> the victims are forced at gunpoint to lie down on the floor while the suspects scramble around the room, picking up each puppy one by one. >> they took the dogs, and fortunately for the victims and for us, this was captured on surveillance video, which was shown all over the nation. >> the dog nappers steal four purebred yorkshire terriers. police release the video to the media, and it gets a tremendous response from people all over the world. >> we've never seen this before calling all the way from england, inquiring about the dogs. not about the people that were on the floor. about the dogs. >> with all the public

san jose police say 15- and 16-year-old gang members killed a four-pound mini yorkshire terrier named shadow last month. the teens are also charged with beating and robbing the dog's owner, who they say was a rival gang member. two suspects were already in dust custody on unrelated charges. the third is also being held in juvenile hall. >>> more results from super tuesday came in overnight. early this morning nbc news declared mitt romney the winner of the alaska caucuses. he picked up a narrow win in the ohio primary as well as those in massachusetts, vermont, virginia, and idaho. rick santorum won primaries in tennessee and oklahoma and the north dakota caucus. and newt gingrich won big in his home state of georgia. back to ohio, another close race. projections show romney got 38% of the vote. santorum received 37%. just a 1% difference there. romney says he realized -- he says he realizes it is a numbers game. he says he's winning in the category that really counts. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention. it looks good. and we're co

police say two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old stomped the four-pound yorkshire terrier named shadow to death last month while robbing and beating the dog's owner. investigators say the suspects thought the dog's owner was a rival gang member. two of the suspects were already in custody on unrelated charges. the third suspect has been booked into juvenile hall. >>> 4:34. turning to decision 2012. super tuesday appears to have been super for mitt romney. 11 states voted and romney won more than any other candidate, including the tight race in ohio. tracie potts has the numbers for us. >> reporter: it appears mitt romney eked out a very narrow victory over rick santorum in ohio, as little as one percentage point. >> not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. >> reporter: romney realizes it's all about delegates, and he's now got more than 300. it's a numbers game, and he's winning. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention, and it looks good. and we're counting down the days until november, and that looks even better. >> rep

the miniature yorkshire terrier shadow died after the attack at winchester and colonial. police say the suspects thought the dog owner was a rival gang member. that story got a lot of pub. very sad. >>> time now is 4:39. it is now or never in san jose. the fate of the city's pension battle coming up. >>> plus, the day is finally here. the big announcement today about apple's newest ipad. >>> and taking on tinseltown, one man's lawsuit over the high price of popcorn. >>> we' back at 4:41 now. it's faster, sharper and more addictive apps. that's what analysts expect from the new ipad to be unveiled in san francisco this morning. many think it will have a quicker processor plus an option for faster wireless access. no details have been released. one clue is in the product launch invite, apple says, quote, we have something here you really have to see and touch. 5:20 coming up this morning, cnet editor-at-large brian cooley joins us live with more on the announcement. >>> stocks had a big setback, dow down 204 points while the s&p and the nasdaq both dropped by more than 1%.

in somebody's bedroom where this yorkshire terrier is just losing it. check it out.e creature into such a frenzy? it turns out it's this little fella right here. a small, but disturbingly powerful hamster. you see him there? there he is. if he knows that the dog is there, he is showing no sign of it. he's got the mind control. okay, maybe not the mind control. apparently that they will be chasing that there and well, they get kind of worked up. but that is my first idea. it's much sexier. [ laughter ] that's our broadcast for tonight. you have a great evening. we'll see you tomorrow.

. >>> the teens are accused of stomping a yorkshire terrier to death.g was trying to protect his owner to death. the two 15-year-olds and 16- year-olds are suspected gang members. they attacked the dog's owner because they thought he was a member of the gang. >>> robbed and sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman. he weighs about 170 pounds, take a look at the sketch. now early sunday morning, police say a woman was sitting in her car near 99th avenue talking with a friend. that is when the friend forced a woman to drive away and sexually assaulted her. >>> a new surgeon general report cuts ads for smoking. it has been cut in many states with budget problems despite success and savings. the surgeon general's will be out today. >>> indications showing he is general may -- estrogen may -- estrogen may help and lower the risk of breast cancer by 23%. studies have suggested a possible connection between estrogen and -- estrogen and breast cancer. >>> let's go to sal who is checking in on traffic, how is it windy, sal? >>> we have a causeway with no protectio

. >>> and three teens are accused of stomping a yorkshire terrier to death as the dog was trying protectt his owner from being attacked. two gang member attacked the owner because they thought he was a member of a rival gang. >> mayor johnson. last night they approved a $390 million sports downtown arena in sacramento. it it will become the home of the team and they begin next summer. >>> indianapolis with payton manning, the colts have made a news conference, they end their 14 year career which includes 14 years and this clears the way for andrew luck. >>> time now 658, what do you see on the roads? >> we have streets blocked in san francisco. better monitor it because of this 1 alarm fire in a building nearby but 5th is closed between mission and market causing a packet. there is not a big fire but a big closure. let's go to the bay bridge and traffic is backed up for a 15 minute wait. >>> a chance of sunshine for everybody, temperatures starting off cold, decreasing wind and temperatures will warmup, we'll see mid-60s for most locations. >>> coming up, a grim discovery in a quiet sout

the two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old have been charged and police say the owner of the yorkshire terrier was wearing red during a walk. officers say the teens asked if he was in a gang. he said no. and they attacked him anyway. >> community college students in the north bay are learning there likely won't be summer school this year, that is not all. trustees are considering eliminating championship football program. and there is laura anthony live with more on this. >> limb nating football is one of the proposals on the table in a meeting that for this campus tonight. and as for summer school, 300 have now signed a petition saying it must be safed. >> would you like to sign a petition? foreclosing summer school? >> it's a last ditch effort for students to get their administration to reconsider a decision to eliminate summer school. >> this is feblgting my household. >> donna, her disabled husband both attend the college. and this comes in only when enrolled in class autos we get paid to go to school. so that would with cutoff. >> they claim cutting was one of several moves they have to m

small dog are in custody this morning. 15- and 16-year-old gang members killed a four-pound mini yorkshire terrier named shadow last month. the teens are also charged with beating and robbing the dog's owner, who they thought was a rival gang member. two suspects were already in custody on unrelated charges. now the third is being held at juvenile hall. >>> a hayward man accused of running down a pennsylvania boy near at&t park could reach a plea agreement today. 22-year-old andrew vargas was charged with drunk driving and felony hit-and-run. he's accused of running down 9-year-old ryan white last august as white and his family were walking to their hotel from the phillies/giants games at at&t park. white was critically injured, but he's recovering at home in pennsylvania. vargas remains in jail on $455,000 bail. he had originally pleaded not guilty in this case. >>> it is 5:04. talks of leaving the east bay could be coming to an end for all three of oakland's professional sports teams this morning. "today in the bay's" christie smith is in oakland where lawmakers approved $4.5 million to redevelo

the miniature yorkshire terrier shadow died. the suspects thought the dog's owner was in a rival gang. >>> 6:12 now. all eyes on apple this morning. cnet's molly wood has a preview of the much-anticipated ipad announcement coming up. >>> and it is helping ease traffic for bay area commuters. why a $125 million carpool lane may now be torn apart. >>> another storm left some snowflakes in the sierra nevada yesterday. if you are head up the high country looking good. the roads nice and clear at least the first part of the weekend but clouds roll in late in the weekend and bring with it another chance of snow. we'll have more on your weather coming up. it's getting crowded ata's #1 for everyone sales event. why? 'cause people know toyota's the best. toyota has the most fuel-efficient and longest lasting vehicles of any full-line automaker. plus, every new toyota comes with the peace-of-mind of toyota care, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. so from camry to tundra, this is your chance to save big on our most

san jose police say shadow a yorkshire terrier died while trying to protect his owner from suspecteds last month. three teens have been arrested in connection with the attack. 32-year-old dog owner says he still is coping with the loss of his best friend. he anded up with the puppy brother of shadow just days after the attack. they shared the same name until recently when the owner decided to call him chubba. >> sad. >>> it is 5:40 now. the plan to build a 49ers stadium in santa clara is getting even higher. price wise. >> plus if you behave badly you could be banned. blacklisting fans who cause trouble at pro games. >> snow plows working overtime in the sierra. a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> play nice or stay out. that's the message from state lawmakers on fan violence. the bill proposed and the state assembly calls for the nation's first sports ban list. unruly fans will be blocked from going to pro games anywhere in california for up to five years. but there are a couple of loopholes here. a convict could skirt the law by having a friend buy his ticket and a sheriff

yorkshire terrier came i >>> this morning on "world news now" -- in shambles. more common in the summer than the winter wipes towns right off the map. >> killer tornadoes leave behind a path of destruction and heartache from kansas to illinois to tennessee. it's thursday march 1st. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. and look who is back this morning. >> back from my bronchitis. i'm not contagious. >> we'll give you some lysol. are you kidding me? welcome back. are you feeling better? >> feeling a bit better. just trying to acclimate with the shift. with kids it's kind of impossible. i'm sure for all you third shifters out there. it takes while to get acclimated and my body was saying no more. good to be back. i'm paula far sxis i am glad to be back. >>> the severe weather claimed at least a dozen lives and at least three of those victims were killed overnight in tennessee. to the north after a snowless winter the upper midwest and new england are getting hammered. >>> also this morning a scandal in northern california involving a 41-year-old teacher w

. >>> three teenagers were arrested accused of stomping to death a yorkshire terrier who was try -- terriering to protect the dog's owner. police say they attacked the dog's owner because they thought he was a member of a lival gang -- rival gang. >>> police need your help. this man is missing. he has alzheimer's. he was last seen leaving his home on santa rosa avenue monday night. he's known to go to mission street between 16th and 24th. he's about 5'7", weighs about 170 pounds. look at the picture. if you have any information about him, call san francisco police. >>> 8:05. oakland city leaders say the game is far from over in this efart to save oakland's three changer league sports teams. the city council is pushing ahead with the plan to stop the as raiders and rare yers -- as, raiders and warriors from whacking up and moving to another -- packing up and moving to another city. the teams have been calling this coliseum home for more than 40 years. >>> "the examiner" reports that mayor lee wants to ensure the district is getting enough revenue from surplus property before the city steps i

in somebody's bedroom where this yorkshire terrier is just losing it. check it out. what would drive it this lovable creature into such a frenzy? it turns out it's this little fella right here. a small, but disturbingly powerful hamster. you see him there? there he is. if he knows that the dog is there, he is showing no sign of it. he's got the mind control. okay, maybe not the mind control. apparently that they will be chasing that there and well, they get kind of worked up. but that is my first idea. it's much sexier. [ laughter ] that's our broadcast for tonight. you have a great evening. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze remove it. [ moderator ] describe the smell. it's very pleasant. some kind of flower maybe? awww, oh yuck! [ male