the 7th grader was missing for a day before her body was found in court. the accused killer did not enter a plea when he was in court but now he is charged with murder and they added kidnapping, rape, and lewd acts on a child. because of the special circumstances he could be sentenced to death if he is convicted. he is due in court at 8:30 this morning and is being held in jail without bail. thank you very much. new this morning the lead investigator in the oscar pistorius case is facing attempted murder charges of his own. we could find out today if oscar pistorius is granted bail. katie marzullo has the latest from the newsroom. yesterday was not a good day for the prosecution. no, bombshell and a real blow to the case and also happening right now, cnn is reporting there was a threat in the courtroom and the judge cleared the courtroom because of that but moments later everyone was blot back in and the judge, oscar pistorius, with no mention of the threat. on we go with
we re going to follow breaking news for you this morning where police are on the scene of a fatal accident. we ll tell you what s been happening in the last 20 minutes and what we learned about how big this accident scene is. a road is still closed off in a bay area neighborhood after a car crash late last night. what investigators didn t find at the scene that has them expanding their investigation. right now the eyes of the world in south africa. we are listening in live waiting for the big announcement involving the olympic track star charged with murder. also the bay area connection to a deadly shooting on the las vegas strip. all ahead on channel 2 morning news. good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday morning, february 22nd, i m pam cook. i knew you could go it. good morning, i m dave clark. let s check your weather and traffic first. let s go to steve. he knows all about your weather. cool to cold for some. 30s and 40s. sunny and nice. temper
there were no injuries. engineers looked for possible damage to the new span. the crane tipping over only caused some cosmetic damage too one of the crossbeams of the new eastern span. it just scraped some paint. there is no apparent damage to the structural integrity of the bridge. reporter: the weight of the bridge has already been transferred to the cable system. and the supports are no longer needed. so they are going to be looking safety issues? absolutely. reporter: how long will it take? we don t know. reporter: but as each day happens, they are not going back to work, it will eventually impact yes. that is true. but again, my understanding is that this should not have any significant impact on the work schedule. reporter: so what they are going to do is other work on the bridge will resume tomorrow. all other construction work removing some of the support systems that could take a while but as the caltrans officials said, they don t expect that this
control of the budget. city college spokesperson says the school cannot afford to take on more loan autos san francisco city attorney herera is front and center in the potentially landmark case of same-sex marriage rights. herera arguing proposition 8 is unconstitution skbral should be overturned. the state ballot measure passed in 2008 banning marriage for same-sex couples, advocates hope the case will pave the way for full equality across the country. the supreme court scheduled to heart case march 26th. couples that are committed i think should have the same rights everyone has. she wants that clip removed from an ad by a gay marriage add vos voe cassy group. it features other prominent political figures making public comments. the group says it will remove the comments from the ad campaign. the same cold front that brought stormy weather to the bay area is making people miserable in the mid west. the governor of missouri hundreds of flights have been cancel add
is open to the public. reporting live from benicia for abc7 news. new this morning, south san francisco police are looking for a man who assault add 19-year-old exchange student from japan near the bart station at 5:45 yesterday afternoon. the victim got east rain and grabbed on the arm by a man in his 30 s. she break free and ran away. the victim was not hurt. the suspect is described as hispanic or asian at 5 7 with medium build. the santa clara man under arrest for making threats against state senator yee will be in court for a hearing. the 45-year-old everett basham faces ten felony counts and two misdemeanors. he is accused of e-mailing a death threat to senator yee because of efforts to tighten gun control laws. authorities found three assault weapons and explosives during a search of his house last week. they say everett basham was building home-made bombs. the shooter whose caused a deadly scene on the las vegas strip are still loose. police are searching for