Good morning. Were ready. Its tuesday. Its march 12. Lets go. Lets get to weather and traffic with Rosemary Orozco who is in for steve. Another gorgeous day. Sunny skies, temperatures will be warmer than what we saw yesterday, away from the coastline. At the coastline this morning, the fog is back. Its not only at the coast, im seeing it in the inland valley locations as well. Weve got fog to talk about this morning. Temperatures are cool but not as cold as they have been. Im going to show you the temperatures and your afternoon highs coming up. Good morning, sal. Were looking at westbound 237, its light but its only 5 00 in the morning, not likely to stay this light. Looking at the san mateo bridge, a little bit of mist as you drive to foster city, it should be okay. Police in pleasanton launching a criminal investigation after a 2year old girl was allegedly tied up at a preschool. How was this discovered and is the preschool saying, alex . Reporter good morning. This school will be holding a meeting tonight for parents to talk with them about what may have taken place here. Pleasanton police opened a criminal investigation into nter point Christian Preschool after a complaint against a former teacher, accused of tieing up a 2year old girl who apparently refused to take a nap. A complaint filed with the department of social Services Says that former teacher bound the childs wrists and ankles with masking tape and took a photo of the girl. The incident first came to light months later, when the teacher showed off the picture at a social gathering to several Staff Members of the school and one of them happened to be the mother of the child in the photo. The allegation was first reported to police on march 5, although it is unclear exactly when the incident took place. Of course administrators are appalled by the accusations and in light of the Investigation Center point will be suspending its preschool classes for five days so staff with undergo training. Police plan on holding a news conference, they plan to talk more about the case and offer more details about what may have taken place. Were live in pleasanton, alex savage, ktvu news. Happening now in rome the process of selecting a pope starts today, the college of cardinals is gathering in a hotel preparing for the start of the conclave a short time from now. The cardinals will head to paulene chapel for a prayer. Mass was held to pray for the election of the pope. At 8 30 they will walk into the Sistine Chapel, the doors will be locked and the conclave will begin. Once the pope is selected, he will be dressed in papal garment. After a solo prayer, the pope will appear on a balcony, the first vote could happen as early as 9 00 this morning. Two americans are being mentioned as candidates, one of them is new york Cardinal Timothy dolan, the other is boston Cardinal Sean omalley, he has been credited with taking a hard approach to priests accused of abusing children. Stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. And check out the papal conclave tab on our home page. 5 03. A house fire in novato led to the discovery of a marijuana growing operation. You see firefighters used a chainsaw to cut through the walls on marion avenue to put the fire out. It started about 11 30 last night. Officials say no one was living there. It was just being used to grow marijuana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. A 15yearold boy in vallejo was shot and wounded trying to help his sister last night on alabama street. Police say a group of men started shooting at a person who was standing near the boy and his sister. A stray bullet hit the boy in the leg as he was trying to rush his sister inside their apartment. The boy was taken to the hospital, were told hes recovering. No arrests have been made. 5 04. San Jose City Council will debate a homeless proposal days after clearing out a large encampment. We are live with a look at what the leaders will be considering. Some people cleared out of the encampment near the airport have moved down to the creek beds, like this one here, near the guadelupe river. City officials are going to take this issue headon after last weeks cleanup of the encampment near coleman and heading, members of the city council have been coming up with ways to stop encampments else there. Only a small portion of those there accepted help from outreach agencies. A plan has been described as a tough love approach when it comes to enforcing a no trespassing policy, the city is hiring a Security Company to patrol the encampment. We looked to see if anyone had come back but the land was clear. Youre looking at a live picture in downtown san jose, very close to the hp pavilion with Homeless People sleeping on the bench. Some moved to the creek beds, they have scattered, but at 6 00 well talk about the cost of the cleanups and the way the city wants to help fund directing this issue. 5 06. San franciscos laws about walking dogs will be enforced, walking more than four at a time will need a permit. Dog walkers must have 1 million insurance and leashes cannot be longer than 8 feet. San francisco passed the laws more than a year ago but they have not been enforced. That will change on july 1. 5 06. Sonoma county supervisors will debate an ordinance to make it easier for bicyclists and pedestrians to File Lawsuits against people they say harass them. Bicyclists say the ordinance will allow them to take action against aggressive drivers who threaten their safety. Berkeley and sunnyvale passed similar legislation. If this is approved sonoma would become the first county in the nation with such an ordinance. Looking at cars on the roads, well see if traffic is picking up as we toss to sal. Good morning. Theres a report of an accident on oakland city streets on 27th street, Martin Luther king way. That is right outside the hospital there, so well see whats going on, but thats just the first report on their way to check it out. Lets take a look at the commute on 80 westbound, it looks good as you drive through. No major problems getting out to the macarthur maze into the toll plaza. Its light. No problems starting the morning. Traffic continues to look good. This mornings drive in san jose off to a good start, northbound 280 traffic is moving nicely. Now here is rosemary. Good morning. Be prepared for perhaps a slow drive through santa rosa, sonoma, petaluma, visibility is down to 1 4 of a mile this morning. Seeing it along the coastline as well. What do you notice . No 30s this morning 41 in napa, 5 to 7 degrees warmer than yesterday. Santa rosa 41, 50 in oakland. 50 Half Moon Bay. Half moon bay overcast skies, fog, visibility about 5 miles outside your door. If i back this up, im going to show you the ridge of High Pressure that continues over the state moving closer to us, that will drive our temperatures up for your afternoon, going to keep that rain away, unfortunately. We could use it, right . Were not going to see any. Well be mostly sunny, patchy fog along the coast for the first half of the day, some patchy fog is actually again making it tough at times for us to see out and about. Winds are calm, but again im watching a bit of an onshore breeze at sfo, the weak breeze allowing some fog to spread inland, even seeing it inside the bay. Its going to grow worse as we move into the 7 00 hour, ill be tracking that between now and then. Here is a look at your extended forecast. For today we will be slightly warmer, tomorrow still on track to be the warmest day, perhaps of the year. A few 80s around the bay area, temperatures will begin to cool, remaining above average and on the mild side all the way into the weekend. Back to you. 5 09. Dueling budget plans on capitol hill, one part of the republican plan that democrats say will go nowhere. Why one lawmaker said the tragic shooting of two Santa Cruz Police officers could have been prevented. Good morning, traffic on 280 looks good up to highway 17. Well tell you more about the morning commute and bay area weather. Welcome back. The defense secretary chuck hagel said a case of Sexual Assault in the air force will be reviewed at the top levels of the pentagon. Hagel back from visiting afghanistan sent a letter to california senator barbara boxer, who had asked hagel to look into a case where an air force general dismissed charges against a Lieutenant Colonel convicted of Sexual Assault. But in his letter, hagel said he doesnt have the authority to reverse the generals ruling. Last week at the Memorial Service for the two Santa Cruz Police officers killed by a former soldier, former defense secretary panetta acknowledgeeled military sex offenders are not always prosecuted. He said in the case of jeremy goulet, the military looked the other way. The Army Court Martial in 2006 accused of two rapes ended with a plea bargain. Had he been convicted, he likely would have landed in a military prison for life. Councilwoman jackie spears wants a capitol hill hearing on why the military dropped rape charges against Jeremy Peter Goulet and said goulet faced the possibility of a life sentence if he was court martialed. The charges whether dropped after he accepted a less than honorable discharge. In two hours, House Republicans in washington, d. C. Will lay out their plan for a new budget the republicans released some details. What did they say . Reporter paul ryan is leading House Republicans on this spending plan, but democrats are expected to put up a fight. Thats because in part republicans are taking aim at obama care, they believe billions would be saved by repealing the law. Ryan says reforming aid programs would save billions more. The g. O. P. Plan promises to balance the budget in ten years without raising taxes. But they say they are on board with tax reform, closing loopholes and consolidating rates. Senate democrats will unveil their budget this week. They plan on raising taxes. The automatic cuts that became law on march 1 are now hitting the military. The demand issued by top marines, when i see you next. 5 14. President obamas nominee to be chairwoman of the securities and Exchange Commission is expected to face some tough confirmation questions from senators. In two hours Mary Jo White goes before the Senate Banking the economy. She will probably be asked about her legal work representing the nations biggest banks. More bad signatures may have been uncovered in the probe investigating forged signatures just found on campaign forms from 2001. Shir irkkawa plans to plead gety to several felonies. Potential candidates can begin the process tomorrow. 5 15. Top celebrities in hollywood and washington have been hacked and their Financial Information shared online. The website published private Financial Information, Social Security numbers and credit records of ashton kutcher, jay z and others. Lapd and fbi are reportedly investigating. Michael vicks book signing tour was cancelled after credible death threats. He was scheduled to sign copies in atlanta, new jersey and pennsylvania. The publisher said the threats were against vick and the book stores. He spent 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to dog fighting charges in 2007. 5 16. Morgan hill mother was sentenced to 60 days in jail for using her 10yearold daughter to help steal groceries. The 38yearold will be allowed to serve time in public works detail because of her life criminal record and must take parenting class. She left her daughter with stolen groceries last september after getting caught by a security guard. She was later arrested in nevada. 5 16. A fight to renew a lease in point reyes could have implications for National Parks. A court could issue a ruling that expands, contracts or gets rid of commercial activity on federal land. That could affect ranches, timber and Mining Operations at National Parks like yosemite, yellowstone and grand canyon. The 9th Circuit Court of appeals agreed to hear the drakes bay case in may. Some bright young Scientific Minds from the bay area with in washington, d. C. Well tell you why at 5 25. Sal, youre looking into an injury crash in oakland maybe . 27th street at Martin Luther king way on the corner there, i want to let you know to avoid the area near highway 24. On the freeways, 880 oakland, that traffic looks good. 580, 980, the oakland drive on the freeways looks good but 27th street at Martin Luther king way, very close to childrens hospital, there is an injury crash. Watch out for some traffic here, or actually its not even showing up at the toll plaza, traffic is light coming up to the pay gates. We had a stall on the bridge but that was cleared rather quickly. On the peninsula were off to a decent start. Some fog has begun to move in. I was looking at my San Francisco camera, which i didnt show you this time because its going in and out of fog, and for the fog update lets bring in Rosemary Orozco. Good morning. A little bit more widespread, along the coast, and inland once again, from Sonoma County into marin county, and im seeing it kind of bleed into the bay area. This is going to continue for the next couple hours, between sal and me, well, i think well have you covered. Well continue to watch that for you and track it. Tracking this ridge of High Pressure, continuing to move east, and that means shifting closer to us, it is going to continue to drive our afternoon highs up. Its also responsible for that patchy dense fog were beginning to see out there because the warm sinking air associated with that High Pressure helping to pin that moisture and right down to the ground, visibility down to 1 4 of a mile petaluma. Santa rosa. And novato. Temperatures are up this morning. 49 heyward, 50 antioch, 44 livermore. So feeling good out there. Still a bit of a cool start, fairfield, napa, santa rose in the low 40s but not as cold as we have been. This is the first morning since i can remember that i dont see 30s out there. 76 in napa for your afternoon today. 70 in berkeley. 70 heyward. Mid70s for antioch. The warmest spot on that map looks to be napa for the afternoon. 76. 73 santa jose, 74 los gatos. Who has the day off . Go to santa cruz, 73 with mostly sunny extended forecast, warmest day is wednesday. The weekend we cool back but remain on the up and up with temperatures above the seasonal norm, upper 60s to low 70s in the forecast, overnight lows in the low 40s. Back to you. Thanks, rosemary. 5 20. European markets are mixed and trading in a narrow range this morning. Nearly all the asian markets closed lower, hong kong fell almost 1 . Taiwan, south korea and japan fell in reaction to weaker markets in europe. Here are the numbers from yesterday, another winning day, dow up 50, nasdaq up 8, s p up 5. The price of crude oil has fallen below 92 a barrel this morning, traders reacting to disappointing french industrial protection along the weaker indicators on chinese retail sales. Analysts say the large supply of u. S. Oil is keeping a lid on Global Crude Oil prices. Right now in rome, catholic cardinals are starting the final rituals for the conclave to elect a pope, and the tradition is going high tech. A close call after a car burst into flames, the heroic actions taken to save the drivers life. Hey did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol . And it tastes good . Sure does wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Bee happy. Bee healthy. With clusters of flakes and os. Oh, ho ho. Its the honey sweetness. I. I mean, you. Love. Take a look at this rescue from a burning car in iowa. Officers were able to pull an 18yearold out just in time. Police say the man had been doing doughnuts in an icy Church Parking lot and when the car crashed into an air conditioning unit it caught fire. The driver is expected to survive but he will face charges when hes released from the hospital. 5 24. Two women who were mistaken by shot by Los Angeles Police in the hunt for Christopher Dorner are waiting for lapd to get them a new truck. Officers opened fire on the Newspaper Delivery women last month theirsing the truck with 100 bullet holes. The police chief said the officers thought the truck was being driven by dorner and promised the women would get a new truck. An attorney for the women say they were offered a used truck that they would have to pay a sales tax on so they turned it down. This morning in washington, d. C. Six Bay Area High School students who are very smart are there for a major competition in the intel science contest. The top prize, a 100,000 scholarship. One is working on technology that would allow surgeons to spot cancer cells during an operation. Before surgery, you often get mris or ct scans, but they only get the main shape of the tumor. You cant see individual cells. Thats a big challenge for the surgeon because they dont know what exactly to take out. Boy, shes smart other bay area students are kevin chen of fremont. I may have messed up the names because im not as smart as them. But im proud of each one of them,