take a look in san jose. it is still 61 degrees. as we move into the weather headlines we will see a chance of rain into tomorrow. we will also see a chance of light showers. it will >>pam: the board of supervisors has declared a drought even after last week's downpour. by declaring an emergency the county is eligible for federal money should it become available to help dairy ranchers. those ranchers lost 50 percent during the dry spell. today, the san francisco city attorney served ross mirkirimi with official misconduct charges in a notice of suspension. maureen kelly takes a closer look at the charges. >> here is the document or the merit lays out his case and why he believes mirkirimi is not fit to be shared. scott allegedly grabbed his wife with such force he left a bruise on her arm. in the official targets the mayor reiterates the original charges that the suspended share of the face. estimated domestic violence battery, child endangerment and attempting to dissuade a witness into the charge he eventually pride guilty to. the

also san jose as previously mentioned now seeing light rain showers around santa clara and in san jose. you have new batches of angels into south san francisco three hours and 31-minute delays on arriving flights at sfo. temperatures mild and muggy and the winds are subsiding. here we go with your futurecast. as the rain tapers off this evening, here you have thursday morning. i would keep that umbrella handy. here's thursday afternoon to friday morning and this is just scattered lingering showers from storm number one. that is storm number 2 coming in on friday. it has a lot of wind associated with it and then a push of colder air mass. your saturday will feature more rain showers and we're talking about at least one to three more inches of rain from friday through sunday from this next approaching rain system. so there you have it. a series of storms working into the bay area. tomorrow just a scattered shower. friday, storm number 2 timing is a little off. snow level down to 2500 feet, thunderstorm and hail. and rays of sunshine by tuesday. >> we have basketball and ncaa tomorrow and

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one in milpitas, the second in northeast san jose. len ramirez on the savvy way transit leaders pushed this project through. len. >> reporter: that's right, allen. when voters passed the bart-to- san jose tax measures the grand plan was to have underground bart stations all the way up and downed east santa clara street and alum rock avenue such as we have in san francisco on market street. but the funding for that wasn't coming through and so backers of this plan had to regroup come up with another plan and that's what we have today. bart-to-san jose has a foot in the door now and that's reason enough to celebrate. a few strokes of the pen... >> yeah! [ applause ] >> reporter: -- a popping of the cork. and finally, a solid answer to the bay area's long-running question: when will bart come to san jose? >> segment 1, ten miles from fremont to milpitas and berryessa and san jose will be done by 2016. >> reporter: just four years from now, but decades in the making and for many commuters, way overdue. >> i just want to be able to make it

jose state students are hand-delivering homework to help boost san jose's minimum wage. students and faculty rallied on campus today in support of an initiative that would raise the city's minimum wage from $8 an hour to $10. it all started as a project for a sociology class. the goal was to gather at least 19,000 signatures for the initiative to make it on the november ballot. in a month and a half, the project gained attention from community groups. and now more than 30,000 people have signed on. supporters say the measure puts san jose on par with other local cities. >> if san francisco county can get $10.25, there's no reason san jose cannot pay you $10 an hour. >> the students then hand-delivered the petitions to city hall where they're now being counted. >>> an elderly man critically injured after being hit by a bicyclist is expected to survive. he was always along this intersection in san francisco when witnesses say a cyclist ran a red light and crashed directly into the man. both men ended up on the ground unconscious. so far, no word on the extent of the cyclis

to san jose will soon be finalized. stephanie chuang joins us live from san jose with an update including a ceremony in city hall today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. we're talking about the biggest check ever made to the valley transportation authority for a project, a $100 million check will be cut here at city hall in a few hours. this out of a $900 million commitment from the federal transit authority. construction crews have begun work on the first phase of the extension project. the 10-mile stretch from fremont to north san jose two stations planned. congressman mike honda fought for this funding and calls it a big win. >> this is a dream that the residents of the valley had put here and they voted twice for the -- to make this thing happen, and they put their faith in it so it should be as we say, they should be getting return on their investment. >> reporter: the project cost about $2.3 billion funded by federal and state funds with about $1.2 billion coming from local money. the total extensio

quarter in san francisco. barely anything in san jose. as we head into wednesday morning, keeps adding up. nearly a inch on san francisco. nothing in the south bay as the system stalled. winds, still windy out there tomorrow. as the system approaching near the north bay, oakland, san francisco, winds picking up here, livermore. 20-30 miles per hour gusts continue tomorrow. wind gusts dying down in santa rosa tomorrow night. as for snow we will see heavy snow fall in the sierra tomorrow and wednesday. higher elevations 2 feet, i think we could see more than that. up to that amount above 7,000 feet. lake level 3-7. 3-8 on wednesday. extended forecast. rain extends through much of wednesday in the south bay. a break wednesday night into thursday morning before another system rolls in. this will be more quick moving and widespread. and the weekend, showers and colder temperatures this weekend. >> coming up next, the sharks trying to stay in the playoff hunt, gary has highlights straight ahead, plus randy moss talks about why he selected the 4

oakland and san jose $4.34. >>> today a long awaited deal to bring bart to san jose was cause to celebrate. >> this is a celebration. >> federal, state and local officials marked the arrival of $900 million in federal funding to extend bart to san jose. ground breaking takes place in a month and should be finished by 2016. coming up, ktvu's robert handa will have a live report on how it will progress and what is next. >>> actions by berkeley police officers have them talking about outrage. >>> and look at this. commute chaos after a train slammed into a truck today in the south bay. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. . >>> a collision involving a dump truck and a suv caused a traffic back up. it happened

we have a 30% deficit here in san jose. we're not expecting as much here but thursday is not tend of the pattern. let's check your drive. >> we'll take you over to the dublin interchange, just in a few minutes ago, an accident westbound 580 at 680. that is your commute direction. that will affect lanes. sounds like four or five vehicles all pushed to the right hand shoulder. tow truck are arriving and that will be an issue. more distraction. 26 minutes out of the altamont pass. we'll see that focus. another focus at the bay bridge with the metering lights turned on. slowing down out of emeryville. let's see how things are shaping up. the stall reported on the incline. the crews heading out. we don't know if this is an accident involving a couple of vehicles there. a quick hook at the golden gate bridge. 121, some tree trimming going on because of pg&e out there. watch that for poll traffic. >> mike, thank you. >> didn't look too bad out there. still to come on "today in the bay," see how people marked the one-year anniversa

. >>> breaking news is in san jose. drivers are being warned to avoid police roadblocks around blossom hill avenue annika man drive where officers believe -- a home invasion robber and carjack holed up. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. >>> and i'm kristen sze. david louie is live at the police command center. >> reporter: as you can see behind me the san jose police have an inter section barricaded blossom avenue at blossom hill road. behind the police cars the s.w.a.t. team believe they are keeping an eye on a house where a suspect may be inside. someone who they are definitely trying to capture. neighbors tell us the house is vacant not visible from our advantage point. the suspect is thought to be involved in a carjacking and possible robberies in the south san jose neighborhood. there's an elementary school inside the roped off area, earl frost. students have been instructed to stay in classrooms. the elementary is part of the oak grove school district it has classes from kindergarten through 7th grade. we sp

overall numbers in the low 40s mere in san jose. and also expecting 38 in santa rosa. you may need to click on the heaters in the morning hours with the rain coming down. 55 in the valley and 54 in alameda. how about the north bay? typically the warmest spot in the map. we'll get close to 60. 56 in vallejo. headed out into the water, not in the best idea tomorrow. high surf advisory. waves could top 14 feet autoof the san francisco peninsula. dry out friday and saturday. look at this jump. by saturday close to 70 degrees. no rainfall coming back as we head into sunday and monday. much drier. well above average. and this trend looks to stay until about tuesday and wednesday of next week. right now we don't have another storm system in the next seven days besides just a few showers for tomorrow. >> have a feeling that road to tahoe is gong to be busy the next several days. >> it might be a good thing to do this weekend then i thought about the nightmare on the roads. >> yeah. thanks so much. >>> still to come, a star powered team. the cause that's bringing lady gaga and

george kiriyama is on the scene at an apartment complex in san jose. george? >> reporter: the last agents left about 90 minutes ago. this huge methamphetamines grab happened, right here. near the woods apartment complex. let's show you a map. this is a large complex, located at the corner of snell and capital expressway. dea agents and san jose police, and palo alto police seized 750 pounds of meth in this apartment unit. you can see the garage has been tagged with signs. notifying the neighbors about this seizure. palo alto detectives have been looking for stolen ipads. and their search led to them the woods apartment. as they were executing a search warrant, they found what appeared to be a huge amount of methamphetamine inside the apartment unit. they uncovered what looked like a meth conversion lab, where meth was being converted to crystal form. the street value for that amount of meth, $34 million. >> it's believed to be one of the largest methamphetamine seizures in u.s. history. basically boxes and boxes filled with bags and bags of methamphetamine. >>

nice shot of san jose. high pollen count. but a lot of rain is on the way, lay down that particulate matter through the weekend. that pollen count will be reduced significantly by tomorrow. gorgeous shot of san jose, see the mountains in the background. possibly getting a dusting of snow. high atop mount hamilton through the weekend, enjoy the 60s and sunshine while it lasts. tonight, 50 in san jose, want to remind you, giants are back on nbc bay area at 7:05 tonight. it is a preseason game, still a chance to see them. 81 in scottsdale. warmer, 7:05 on nbc bay area. temperatures on the cool side through the day, not as warm as typically this time of year. but everything changes tomorrow. april area of low pressure ushers in colder weather and a lot of rain. stop the clock on future cast at 3:00 a.m., starting to see heavy downpours on the coastline, showers moving to the greater bay area. stop in at 3:00 p.m. steady rain for 1 hours straight saturday. 11:00 p.m., lightening up a little. then another wave of moderate to heavy

cu ---en san jose la policia busca a un hombre que con una pistola electrica intento secuestrar a una adolescente el pasado viernes en el vecindario de willow glenn.. ---la victima logro repeler la agresion y escapo... ---el sospechoso, un hombre latino de unos treinta anos de edad, se escapo en un automovil compacto de color rojo y con vidrios polarizados... cu ---una mujer de 28 anos muere tras ser atropellada esta madrugada en la ciudad de sunnyvale... take vo ---de acuerdo al departamento de policia la tragedia ocurrio sobre la avenida socorro... ---la mujer fue encontrada tirada sobre el pavimento y aunque fue hospitalizada mas tarde murio... ---ahora se busca al conductor de una camioneta deportiva de color ligero quien se dio a la fuga tras arrollar a la victima... topvo ---mientras que en san francisco, tambien un hombre perdio la vida luego de que fuera atropellado por un automovil sobre la calle lombard, entre van ness y franklin... ---la policia informo que el sujeto quedo atrapado debajo del vehiculo y que murio en el lugar de los hechos... ---se investigan las causas... s

---en contraste, en san jose solamente se han registrado .07 pulgadas de precipitacion... ---vamos con ariel rodriguez que nos tiene lo mas reciente sobre la lluvia... topvo ---el entarimado del paseo maritimo de santa cruz esta en riesgo de colapsar por las intensas lluvias que han afectado esa region... ---el agua proveniente del rio san lorenzo se ha desbordado en algunas partes y podria alcanzar la estructura de madera... ---equipos de trabajadores han acumulado barreras de arena para protegerla... cu ---el fiscal de san francisco, george gascon, dijo hoy en una entrevista concedida al diario "san francisco chronicle" take vo ---que no esta convencido de que el alguacil ross mirkarimi haya sido sincero al haberse declarado culpable del delito menor a principios de esta semana... ---gascon agrega que tiene la impresion de que mirkarimi intenta negar que haya hecho algo malo y que esta siendo forzado a declararse... ---el fiscal agrego que si una persona cree que no es culpable de algun delito, deberia de realizarse un juicio... topvo ---continuan las repercusiones hacia

seeing some investment in san jose without public dollars attached to it is always good news. we're thankful to the folks on the private side making an investment in san jose. >> reporter: but he agrees more needs to be done to ease the traffic mess but he'll gladly accept that problem if it means san jose is adding business. i also spoke with the local neighborhood association. they like the idea but would also like to see a pedestrian bridge along the development. that, however, is not in the general plan. live in south san jose, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> now let's take you to the east bay. look at this, the flames dramatic. tonight an apartment building next to the uc berkeley campus is a burned-out shell. so dangerous it's threatening neighboring buildings. the predawn fire gutted the three-story complex on dwight way just a few blocks from the cal campus. even now it's so unstable that the two buildings next door are red tagged. four more buildings have yellow tags, which limits access. that leaves about 50 residents, many of them students, all of them n

liquor tobacco and more in sunnyvale and al's liquor in san rafael and 7-eleven in san jose and fox liquors in san francisco. fox liquors is in the tenderloin on larkin. the store manager and he calls his place the luckiest place in san francisco. >> we want whoever won it. you buy it from the right place. come over here and get your money. >> terry: being happy for others. lottery officials 29 tickets sold had five of six. each of those tickets will split a pool, about $130,000 apiece for second place. >>> we have another winner from winner, california school systems. here is nannette miranda with that part of the story. >> reporter: record mega millions jackpot brought out regular lottery players that bought more tickets than usual. >> this is for me. >> and even novices. it's racking up sales. just the lunch hour alone saw 5 million tickets statewide. for every dollar consumers responded a ticket, 32 cents go to california's financially strapped public schools. if estimates hold up they could get more than a $100 million just from this jackpot alone. >> with this run. we're going to be c

a live look at san jose now. you can see we do have haze. and it's a little bit hazy everywhere across the bay area. as of tomorrow when we get shower activity that will not be the case. taking a live look now at san francisco. air quality's better off. we have high clouds hanging out. let's get to your forecast for today. temperatures climbing into the upper 60s and 70s. 69 degrees in san jose. 69 in santa cruz today. about 70 degrees in santa rosa whereas yesterday we were closer to 80 degrees in the warmest cities across the bay. today we'll touch on low 70s and the cold front arrives through tonight. when we step out of the way and clock this for you. 12:00 a.m. tuesday, yeah, tonight at midnight things get active. we'll see showers start especially up in the north bay midnight. front will slide to the south midnight 4:00 a.m. bringing good shower activity to the south bay. it's going to move through quickly. a bigger component to the storm than shower is et vethe i have conditions. winds 25 to 35 miles per hour, gusting to 55. you want

san jose, gilroy 49. 48 in san francisco. i think some of our north bay valleys by tomorrow morning will easily see some 30s. it is a little breezy too around marin county, san francisco. yes, the rain has moved on for now. other than a few freeng anksprig the coast it's going to be dry. the exception northern sonoma county might see showers along the hilltops. the main event tuesday, wind and more rain. as the sun sets, the atmosphere stabilized, as the sun set big showers popping up in the east bay hills. that's no longer the case. here is the break in between systems. you could see the clouds spilling toward the coast. during the day tomorrow, we'll see some of those high clouds moving into the bay area. this time tomorrow night, we'll probably start to see some of those showers hitting the northern fringe of sonoma county. as we go into tuesday morning, you're watching that rain drop out of the north bay. rolling through midday tuesday with showers to follow into wednesday. the second half of the week, not bad in terms of

san jose, upper 50s, close to 60 near pleasanton. near the coast, 50s in san francisco, 57 in santa rosa. showers coming in early tomorrow, mainly light rain, yes, first day of spring. temperatures not springing up. wednesday is the warmest day of the week, getting close to 70 in a few spots wednesday. a few more showers thursday, and the timing here is not that great. you get into saturday and sunday, that's when the wettest part of the week arrives, saturday into sunday. spring arriving. temperatures are lagging behind in the seven-day forecast. back to you. >> thank you so much, rob. >>> one of the bay areas's largest universities announces a big change. coming up, we'll show you how san jose state's new plans could impact thousands of local high school graduates. >>> and let you know why marine experts are keeping the best whale watching locations in san francisco bay a secret. >>> and to join the discussion, check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area. >>> give you a live look outside. oh, yes, downtown oakland looks nice. kin

san jose, 3-0, in toronto. that is sports, sharks and warriors tonight at 10:00. >>> and tonight on the 10:00 news, we are back on storm watch as more wet weather moves into the bay area. and this could be just the beginning of the series of storm system, find out which places can expect the most rain, and also the impact of this weekend storm. >>> thank you for joining us on ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >>> our coverage also continues tonight with the 10:00 news on ktvu. remember, we're always here for you on line at ktvu

san francisco isn't the only on the list. san jose came in at number 4. boulder, colorado second, and the happiest city in the nation, all of those politicians must love it in washington, d.c. >> that's surprising, actually. >> gas prices keep going up and giving more fuel for candidates on the campaign trail. coming up, why republicans are lashing out at president obama. >> can't afford an ipad? that could change. why the company might be keeping the ipad 2 on the market for a lower price. >> what kind of germs are on your cell phone? would you believe it's dirtier than your toilet? i hope not. the results of a new study. coming up. >> for all of your news, weather, traffic. check us out on facebook. >> good morning everybody. welcome back. here is a live look at hp pavilion near downtown san jose. shaping up to be a good looking friday. time now 4:44. >> gas prices certainly dominating the presidential campaign in the run-up to super tuesday. pump prices average almost $3.75 nation wide and it's well above $4 here in the bay area. president obama says t

. >>> in just a few wieks, a flashy and modern new casino will open up in san jose. at the same time, a not so flashy card house that's been part of the city's landscape for more than 60 years will close its doors. nbc bay area's marianne favre row joins us. marianne, what next? >> reporter: well, when i talk to people here who go to garden city, they say what they're going to remember most is not the money they won or lost here but the food and friendships they found at the card tables. when the doors to the new casino matrix in san jose open in april, garden city will close and with it a lot of history. >> it's a lantd mark to me. i mean, my parents used to go there when i was a kid, have dinner, have -- best prime rib in town. >> reporter: garden city opened in 1946 at another location on south market street before moving here to saratoga avenue in the early '70s. dan jeppson's unkelz both worked at garden city and he's been playing poker here the past 12 years. >> it's fun. it's exciting. they've got good food here. it's just somewhere i can come and get away fro

with that said, san jose city leaders want to make a west coast version of grand central station. they're moving forward with big plans for the train station. here's nbc bay area's damian trujillo. >>> we'll be making stops -- >> reporter: this is where families come to say hello and good-bye. granted the transit center is no grand central, not yet. >> but the station has a wonderful opportunity to develop into really a grand station for san jose and silicon valley. >> reporter: the city is still banking on the as moving next door to the train station. add retail space and housing in the adjacent parking lot next to the h.p. pavillion and all of a sudden -- >> really creating something like a times square that's really a celebration zone that people around san jose and silicon valley would come to. and where you'd have your new year's eve celebration or hopefully a celebration of stanley cup victory for the sharks. >> reporter: a new santana rose says the city's transportation director, then there's a planned 49ers stadium in neighboring santa clara linked by light rail. projects

they were sold in san francisco, san rafael, fremont, sunnyvale and san jose. no word on which stores. cheryl hurd is live with more on the lotto mania. cheryl? >> if you performed the ticket in any of those five cities, check your tickets. you could be a winner. social media is all a buzz saying that the mega winner hails from maryland or maybe even kansas city. i talked to lottery officials and they can't confirm it. hundreds or thousands of people lined up here at cavanaugh's liquor hoping to buy the winning ticket here. five minutes to go, the line at cavanaugh's was still out the door. >> winner, winner, chicken dinner. >> long last couple of days. >> you were behind me. >> tensions were high among last minute players. >> i hope i win the lottery. i can help my daughter go to college. i help my family. i lost my job and my house and everything i had. i live with my family. if i win, i will be lucky. >> i could not get here in time. the lines were too long. >> they only gave me $40 worth. it shut down. security is right here. >> if you win? >> where are we

out of san jose, up the peninsula. the oregon expressway off-ramp, still there, going to be there for another half hour, eastbound heading over to the newark and fremont side, blocking two lanes. typical overnight construction, recommended over the bridges over the bridge anyway. no advisories for the san mateo bridge. and 101, continuing into the city, a smooth drive coming from the north bay, a nice smooth drive, as well. crossing the golden gate bridge, low clouds hovering around but the visibility just fine, we can see the lights all the way across the bridge. and the lighting right now matches the color of the bridge itself. that's appropriate. >> it's a beautiful thing, mike. thank you very much. >>> the markets and wall street trying to get back into the positive after two straight days of losses. for a look at the futures and the rest of the news before the bell, jackie deangelos at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, john. the futures are lower right now after the markets fell for a second day on

live in west san jose. >>> thank you, stephanie. we'll be right back with sports and a look at tahoe in the forecast. >>> welcome the exfinity sports desk. the 49ers were one game away from the super bowl last year and making moves this year to ensure they will have another chance to compete for the lombardi trophy. they agreed to terms on a two year deal with free agent wide receiver mariel manningham, an instrumental part of the super bowl run including this huge touchdown reception against the 49ers in the nfc championship game, and the championship chronicle is reporting that alex smith is considering changing agents. he is currently represented by the same agent who worked for peyton manning. the 49ers have said a deal is on the table for smith though the teamworked out manning earlier this week. manning is believed to be deciding between the broncos, tithe anz and 49ers. how about the sharks. they begin one point out of the playoff picture and hosting the red wings. martin is only second game back from injury and scores and pu

. >>> son 5 las presuntas victgimas de san josé. >>> >> la policía de san josé dio información de un maestro que ha cometido actos lacivos en menores, con religion y filosofia, para expertos hay explicacion. >> aumentan los problemas para un mawerteo en san josé, ya que 3 alumnas dicen que fueron víctimas del profesor richard chardler, vemos el problema sicologico. >> cuestiones infanitles interiorizadas en la persona y que no logra sobrepasar el estado de desarrollo. >> quiénes cometen estoe abusos son por cosasa en su niñez. >> primero es llevarlos a una orientación sicologica, y esta enla evaluacion de signos positivo de abuso entonces tratamiento. >> por lo general son estudiantes menores de 10 años de edad. >> diagnostico de lo que puede ser conductas anormales y otroas normales en el crecimiento sicosexual. >> es necesario tener comunicación franca y sin prejuicios religiosos, para ganarse la confianza de iun menor, usted tiene la ultima palabra es mi reporte en vivo. >> la autoridades de california removieron unas 20 mil camas en las carceles, por la trasnferencia de de

over an inch of rain in san francisco and not a bad day for you in san jose though. it's within the last few minutes. >>> we'll continue to track the hot spots as a result of the storm and here along the bridge. they ran out of gas almost 45 minutes ago, taking this long for us to get cleared. it's not until it managed to push that drive time up to 21 minutes. normally it is at 13 minutes from hayward to foster city. and there is a stall right here but it has not had much of an imabout for you on the drive either westbound or eastbound. that stall will be cleared shortly once they finish hooking up to it. the freeway here is a hot spot this morning. take a live look at this view for us. that is 880 northbound. heading up past the coliseum for you. and the traffic there, they are heading northbound. that will be on the right side of your screen. heading into downtown. let's pick it up on the traffic maps now. we'll show you the extent of that backup. look at it. it is backed up to highway 238. thankfully that they are moronner backed up. but that won't save you any ti

san jose. now word yet on which stores yet. attendants were busy last night as the mega millions players snapped up tickets. in san lo ren zoe the door was open and the line was around the block. many have until tuesday to realize their dreams. >> i had hopes and dreams of putting my daughter through the private school, buy myself a home and retire my mother. but next time, it will happen. >> again, 29 california tickets have five of the six winning numbers. how much money does that equal? on the website it says just under $228,000 a piece. not a bad payday. >>> in other news this morning, parents, teachers and students are holding a march and rally this morning in union city to help new haven schools. they are marching to show support for measure h. a $180 parcel tax that will be on the june ballot. if this passes the measure will raise $3 million for the school district each year. supporters will march from james logan high school to union landing shopping center. it starts at 9:00 this morni

sign of economic turn around in san jose. for the first time in ten years, the bay area's biggest city has a budget surplus. more tax revenues are coming in. and sick leave and workers comp costs coming down giving them a $10 million surplus. this year's good news won't last too much longer. more deficits are expected in the next two years because of retirement costs and how they escalate. >> more charges filed against a san jose teacher accused of sex abuse. xr three more children have come forward. three elementary girls told police that he molested them, prompting the district attorney to fuel new charges. chandler faces, lewd and lascivious acts in connect, with five victims, students at the elementary in ever green school district. chandler on paid administrative leave. next court appearance in two weeks. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. >> new at 6:00. details from the deadly lake tahoe avalanche. took two skiers three minutes to dig their friend out of a mountain of snow. despite their efforts the friend did

san jose has not seen many storms this week. as a result, take a look over here at the guadalupe river, it is so low, it is moving at a slow trickle. the creeks are almost dry. even if you get a big dumping tonight, experts say they were are not expecting much of flooding at all. >>pam: the heavy rain has caused a big problem at the santa cruz beach boardwalk. that has been happening all week. the san lorenzo river is threatening to flood. craig skalar was in santa cruz as crews tried to get to the san lorenzo river back where it belongs. the boardwalk is in fact open to the public again. the hope is the work will be enough in the will shortly be put to the test. >>pam: looking at friday traffic on the bay bridge toll plaza, look at the incline. you can see how heavy traffic is westbound. the rain is about to move and which will make things worse. a standstill on 80 as people try to get home before the storm's fury of at the bottom of the screen, southbound 101, also very happy right now. we will be back. honey...? [ mom ] yes.

. >> estamos en la ciudad de san josé donde sigue lluviendo, tuvimos la oportunidad de recoger impresiones además de imágenes, advertencias de inundaciones en varios condados . >> el primer sistema de baja rpresion arribo en el norte de california , condiciones con lluvias, y cond que se convierten en el clima ideal para mejorar las ventas . >> la gente consume bebidas calientes. >> autoridades han emitido advertencias, una temporada donde aumenta la posibilidad de más accidentes . >> no me gusta experimentarlo otra vez, es peligroso . >> estos días de lluvias llegan acompañados de bajas temperaturas, disminuyendo la visibilidad, para que los conductores se mantengan a la defensiva . >> trato de salir lo menos posible, para no estar en el tráfico . >> otra sugerencia de autoridades es usar el auto en casos necesarios, conducir debidamente e reducir las velocidades, la lluvia impide visibilidad en transeúntes . >> una vez más le recordamos que el servicio metereologico nacional pronostica lluvias. >> gracias, entre tanto, investiga que causo un apagon que dejo sin electricidad a mil

you'll be at 67 in san jose. a great day to head out. take advantage. 57 in novato. it will be cooler, temperatures starting to drop as we have a cold air mass on the way. and that means we're going to see a colder week on average. the seven-day forecast ready in my next report. first, let's get you out the front door with mike. >> good morning, folks. we'll take you to an accident in the process of getting addressed. this is westbound 24 as folks come off of the warren freeway. highway 13 and merging traffic, sounds like the off ramp was a launch point where a car went off the road. the car is down the ravine on the side but the driver called chp. sounds like at least one unit is on scene. the person, no major injuries but you might see an ambulance arrive and we may see tow trucks and other vehicles. i'll track this but no slowing shows up there passing the 24/13 interchange. 880 past oakland coliseum, the volume very light. a clear view here in contrast with the fog for the golden gate bridge. keep in mind the pockets of very dense fog through the north bay and ap

a friend was driving it in san jose. she lost control and spun it into a guardrail it was a complete loss. brand new, complete loss. >> this accident report from patrol confirms the story. a letter from his insurance company indicates a corvette was reported as a total loss but the following year, the state sent a bill. >> saying registration is due. i sent letters and release of liability saying i no longer have the car it's been totaled. and a copy of the police report. >> none worked because he received this notice from the franchise tax board. a lien placed on his refund and $27 had been deducted to pay for the car registration. and brian talked to everyone to get the money back. >> i could get no help. and they took money and didn't want to give it back. >> this went on four years. and at one point hoiz driver's license was briefly suspended. then, he saw something on television. >> i saw 7 on your side ask said wow. i think i'm going to try this, waits probably the best call i made. >> we contacted dmv it backed ou

look at san jose, still under that rain shadow effect. light precipitation in the east bay, that's what remains around the san ramon area. over 9 inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains since the storm began. this is your futurecast, a linger leftover shower tomorrow, painly cloudy, few sunny breaks, then this is the second system working its way in this time tomorrow night. then watch what happens with the third system, right there on friday night, hit and miss showers all weekend long. tomorrow, mainly cloudy, few showers, saturday, spotty cold showers with thunderstorms, hail, and a lowering snow level over the weekend at 2500 feet. tonight overnight 40s and 50s. tomorrow your daytime highs up to about 67 degrees. extended forecast, it's pretty unsettled all the way through sunday with cloud cover on sunday with cloud cover on monday all the way,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ bird chirping ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not gonna cry, am i? only if you don't believe in the power of friend

meet the san jose man recognized by a winner at sunday's oscars. we'll tell you the one thing he did that got him mentioned on hollywood's biggest night. that's tonight at 11:00 after law and order svu. >>> frank is here to let us know what's coming up at 7:00. >> the battle that's been going on for more than 1200 years. what do you do with the het hetch hetchy water system? if you use google and who doesn't? a big change goes into effect tonight at midnight. what it means for your privacy and what you can do. that's coming up in a few more minutes. an invitation to join us on our google plus hangout. >> we have no google privacy? >> they're all watching you opinion hi, raj. >> thanks a lot. have a great night ahead of you p.m. hope you see you back here at 11:00. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey.

after they got into a fight in a parking lot in east san jose. what you're looking at is surveillance video of the night. the victim was able to get away and call police, and treated for his injuries at a hospital. investigators say they got a tip about him, and then were able to match a partial fingerprint to the bottle left behind. that's how they were able to identify him. >>> an audit of the national cemeteries where millions of u.s. people are buried shows hundreds of mistakes were made when those service people were buried. most of the mistakes, happened here in the bay area. more than 100 misplaced head stones and 21 graves missing all together. the golden gate national cemetery in san bruno were singled out as being one of the worst offenders. the veterans affairs department says most of the mistakes happened during renovation projects or when head stones were temporarily remored so family members could be buried alongside a veteran. lawmakers today say they're changing protocol to prevent future errors. >>> pandemonium at a psych clinic.

and it's really a hassle because fremont is far from san jose. so it would be nice if we went straight to san jose. >> the doctor is an economics professor who lives in berkeley, but works at santa clara university. the project will shave more than 20 minutes off his commute every day. >> i'm sure it's costly to the state, but good news for me. >> the extension should be done by 2016. and they are talking about the next phase, the next big challenge. that's getting the funding to dig a tunnel five miles all the way into downtown san jose. cbs 5. >>> coming up, a trip into no man's land. one year after the meltdown of japan's nuclear reactor. we'll see what is left and meet one family who refused to leave. >> look out from above the popular hiking trail where a dive bombing owl has put bay area dog owners on alert. >>> and you've heard it said, soda isn't very good for you. but tonight comes word on how many sugary drinks you can have before it causes real ,,,,,,,,,, leaving 12 miles around the plant a no-man's land. bill >>> one year ago tonight,

the san jose firefighter is, in fact, recovering. he fell through the roof of a four-unit home that was on fire. we've on this story since 4:30 this morning. tara moriarty joins us live. you just got word about his condition? >> reporter: yes. that's right. tonight we know he suffered third-degree burns to one hand, second-degree burns to the other hand and his waist. the fire started in this bottom unit where it's boarded up. the fire was so intense it melted the paint off one side of the building. and if you can see the whole there, that's where it shot through the roof. the veteran firefighter severely burned his hand when his glove slipped off and the only thing that saved him -- >> this was the ventilation hole, where our firefighter went in. we were able to grab him. >> reporter: when the fire broke out at 3 3::00 this -- 3:00 this morning -- >> the window broke. flames everywhere. >> he saved her life. that's where the fire started. if no one got her out -- she was asleep or unconscious. >> reporter: the man mock -- knocked on

san jose, san rafael you have light showers, about 1:00 look where it lingers right there. scattered showers and then around 10:00 you see the showers drop in to the valley. this looks like low grade, light scattered showers for the bay area tomorrow. with that said you will look up the roadways in the north bay and we could see drizzle around the peninsula tomorrow, midmorning as well and that will slow you down. that's how it go. here is how it goes no wednesday morning, that looks wet. doesn't look like a big deal but it's there. with that said it will slow you down. here is the next one thursday and we will watch it as it heads up in to the mountains. snow levels starting to lower. these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. they will be cooler than they wered to with the cloud cover and the chance for showers. low 60s down in santa clara and the five day forecast, you know just showed you on the model that -- the weak eastbound that storm. five and six. we will still see scattered showers but it has backed off on the intensity. tomorrow morning, authority bay showers, a

with that heading north, we will see filtered sun, 65 in san mateo, 68 in san jose. we'll look for number as approaching 70 along the central coast. >>> good morning. nice to see those warmer numbers and temperatures. also this morning if you planning on taking the vallejo baylink ferry they continue to have problems once again buses for the 7:00 departure out of vallejo and the 8:30 departure from san francisco the ferry building. elsewhere on bay area freeways, good this morning, no problems this is southbound 680 heading through walnut creek. problem-free now in contra costa county. across the san mateo bridge traffic fine across the span in is westbound past the toll, 880 fine in hayward, 101 good on the peninsula. south bay another check headlights moving northbound out of the downtown area, no problems, we lost the shot it came back out of the santa cruz mountains, get the latest by going to abc7news.com. go to waze to download the free traffic app that will help with your commute. >>> 4:39. >>> we've heard very little from her until this point. trying to expla

here is a live look in san jose. it is a little bit windy in san jose, 42 with high of 64. >>darya: here is a look at top stories we're covering. police are trying to figure out the motive behind a shooting that happened in sunnyvale. there were two bodies found inside of that home. from the and santorum are each claiming a victory after the big super tuesday vote yesterday. today, and a couple of hours, apple will be unveiling the next generation i've had at the above 1 the center for the arts. >>mark: a beautiful day from ocean beach, and a lot of sunshine and a bit windy. >>james: here is a quick snapshot of what we're expecting weather wise. we have selected three cities. san francisco, oakland it san jose. >> currently temperatures are still in the 40's although there are a couple spots at 38. goldsmith the we should see highs in the low-mid-60s. i will have a detailed look at your afternoon forecast coming up. >>george: as a monitor conditions around the bay, we have not tracked any hot spots. at the bay bridge toll plaza, a pretty good-sized backup. we're lucky added

jose but planning under way for an additional 6 mile extension into downtown san jose. milpitas gets a station. bear ease station built alongside existing rail line. mayor reid says bart will boost san jose economic vitality. >> company looking at the long-term can see that they are going to have a way to get the employee to work different than now and part of the optimism of the valley that we are investing in this kind of infrastructure help people make decision to keep the jobs here. >>reporter: booster say bart to san jose will ease traffic congestion and pollution. average daily ridership on the extension opening year is expected to be 23,000 riders. ridership is projected to more than double by 2035. ground breaking ceremony is scheduled for april 12 with first passengers riding the extension by 2018. in san jose, david lou abc 7 news. >>> city of san bruno will receiveÑv] restitution from pacific gas and electric for the september 2010 paper line explosion and fire. now under the deal announced today pg&e will pay the money in the next 30 days. city will manage

francisco and 46 here in san jose as well. as we head through the afternoon hours, showers will become more widespread so keep the umbrellas handy from gilroy up towards palo alto and off to the east bay. fairfield and fremont and san francisco you'll be a little cooler today with that strong onshore flow. 56 there, and, again, rain will be that motto that probably see rain about a billion times today. looks like it will be present for the next seven days. >> definitely think people will be talking about that all day, all week. >> i'm pretty sure. >> what do you do? you talk about the weather. >> thank you very much, anthony. >> this morning, people across japan observed a moment of silence to mark the moment a powerful earthquake struck last year off the country's northeast coast. japan's emperor and empress stood in silence with hundreds of people at a memorial service in tokyo marking the first anniversary of the disaster. the 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit at 2:46 in the afternoon local time and triggered a massive tsunami t

but san jose had something even san francisco didn't have. a defining landmark. there was no golden great bridge or coyt tower, not yet but san jose had an electric light tower for all to see. >> you find it in the postcards, the stuff were sent back east featured the light tower and how progressive california was. >> reporter: owens persuaded readers that california could save money by eliminating the street light. he suggested building several tower lamps to light the city. >> it symbolized moving toward a whole new era of electricity. >> for all those who were against it there were at least an equal number for it. so i would hardly call it a mistake. >> reporter: but could a tower light a town? the debate went on as the tower was built in 1881. here it is under construction and at last it was ready made out of iron pipe. more than 20 stories tall. powered by carbon arch lamps which were state of the art at a time. popular lamps that would later be popular at movie premiers. >> what they were doing is throwing a spark between two electrodes. it simply wasn't en

lighter here over san jose. although it registers as moderate rainfall. campbell seeing a courter inch inch -- quarter inch of rain. in the hills, 2/3 per power. we are seeing -- per hour. we were seeing it heavy earlier. on the east bay shores, just a couple hundredth inches of rain. cloudy conditions. san francisco, condition have greatly improved here. right now just seeing -- actually no rain hitting the ground. must be drying up. improving conditions out there at this hour. we can see the pattern of the storm has pushed through. look at all that yellow, moving through on your screen. snow in the sierra and thal continues. the core of the storm to the north ear and spotty showers long the coast line. this fills in tomorrow, bringing us a chance of thundershowers. >> thank you. >> hour team coverage moves to oakland. kron 4's kate thompson has been all over the bay area today and tonight in the east bay. >> reporter: i am. i have checked out the rain everywhere today. north bay, east bay and finally a break, reprieve. the rain isn't coming down. it jus

this is the view in san jose, most lieu cloudy. san jose has only picked up a a few hundredths of an inch of rain. so they still have to play catchup. san francisco, oakland and san rafael, darker green there, more moderate downpours. even in the south bay san jose is roaring light rain at last check. closer to santa cruz, santa cruz mountains picking up significant rainfall over five inches up toward the bend lomand area over the past 24 hours. you will see more action up toward marin county, around sonoma and napa. you will & notice that back edge beginning to move into parts of the northern portions of sonoma county. decreasing rainfall rates up in this area, that will gradually be the trend for the northern half of the bay area the mid- afternoon. as far as current temperatures, we have most spots in the 50s to 60 degrees. san francisco at 56, san jose upper 50s, livermore around 59 degrees. this is amazing. you can see the storm. is this basically like a garden hose being pointed at the bay area. this is not moving. this has b

there you go, high temperatures tomorrow back in the mid-60s around san jose. 65 degrees. livermore, 60, then 50s to the inner bay as temperatures cool for your saturday, they are going to cooldown more sunday. then you'll notice the seven-day forecast, looking at the last full week of winter. i'd say that's the wettest week we've seen so far. good news. going into this pattern dry, but by the time we get to thursday and friday, could see some localized run-off issues. we'll watch that towards the end of next week. yes, you're still losing the hour of sleep this weekend, sunday, roll the clocks forward one hour. >> non-negotiable. >>> a coast guard crew is back in san jose today. seizing cocaine and marijuana from the east pacific waters. the coast guard cutter morganthal intercepted nine vessels carrying drugs and trafficking money. they seized more than a ton of cocaine and detained 15 suspected smugglers. that mission lasted 72 days. >>> 70 million hits and growing. there could be more behind an internet video focusing on the invisible children of uganda. shwedolphinsns