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years in the making. state and local leaders celebrated the start of construction on highway 4. >> traffic will be backed up for miles and i'm in it. >> reporter: it's where you will see a string of brake lights as car after car comes to a halt. the plans will replace the signal with a bridge crossing, loop onramp, and diagonal off ramp. >> people can continue to move instead of shopping at signal lights intersections. >> reporter: it's all about of the $1.3 billion highway 4 widen project. where the population has boomed and over loaded highway 4. >> east county has been facing a headache for many, many years. and this is one of the final legs to totally alleviate that issue. >> reporter: the highway 4 corridor has been named one of the worst commutes in the nation. >> as you take surface streets sometimes. i do. and a lot of people do. freeways is backed up, what do you do? jump off and go to some

boulevard. >> reporter: the primary funding for the $42 million interchange comes from measure j. >> it is heavily paid for my local sales tax measures. local sales tax measures have done a lot for improving transportation will in and around this region and california. >> reporter: crews will mostly be working here at night from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.. construction should be completed by 2019. reporting in brentwood i'm jessica flores kpix 5. people living in santa clara woke up to a loud splash this morning after this car landed in a neighbor's pool it. it happened just before 3:00 a.m.. the driver plowed through a backyard fence before plunging into the deep end of that pool. nobody was hurt but crews are still cleaning up the mess. taking you live outside right now. clouds and some sprinkles around the bay area today. this is a look from our

mantissa coo cam. roberta gonzales is tracking our weather. >> it's more of a nuance. you don't have to wear your rain boots but you do need an umbrella. it's not that kind of a storm. has a lot of weak dynamics associated with it but the bottom line is we are getting wet again. outside this is our live high deaf doppler radar picking up precipitation from vacaville to the east bay area. this is the scene looking out toward the bay bridge. layers on top of layers of clouds same at the coast where it's not clear at this hour. temperature wise into the 50s and 60s. let's play it on out for you. this is the latest in a series of weak disturbances. sure a little bit of a glitch in activity there but you get the feel for it. we do have the rain right there by the evening commute. very light. enough to make the roadways on the slippery side. tomorrow at this time we will look to the north because that right there is a front that will splash through the bay

area producing a quarter of an inch of rain in some locations. a little bit of heftier amounts by thursday to the north. we will talk about the next storm cued up after that one and the impact it will have an the easter weekend. >> thanks. new details on the elementary school shooting that left a student, a teacher, and education stranged husband dead in san bernardino. the family of the teachers says the gunman had threatened her after she moved out. cbs john blackstone has the latest. >> reporter: the shots were fired before 10:30 monday morning. authorities scrambled to secure the area as they quickly evacuated 500 students and found two had been shot. police say 53-year-old cedric anderson entered his wife's classroom. >> it is my understanding he entered the office and he simply said he was there to drop something off with his wife. >> reporter: according to

authorities, his estranged wife karen smith was his target. he aimed a .357 revolver at the 53-year-old and she was shot and killed. >> i saw blood across the room. >> reporter: what did you do? >> i ran as fast as i can. >> reporter: adrian martinez was air lifted to the hospital where he died. a nine-year-old boy is in the hospital where he is in stable condition. he does have a criminal history with drug and weapons charges. >> reporter: the two were married in late january but police say they were recently estranged. >> we do not toe the reasons they were estranged. >> reporter: smith's pastor says she was a compassionate and talented teach tear had a heart for children. crisis counselors will be available today for families, students, and staff.

john blackstone cbs news san bernardino, california. suspected bank robber that was the target of a 30 hour man hunt is due in court this afternoon. cruz vargas ised to enter a -- is expected to enter a plea in about an hour from now. during his getaway he stole at least two cars including an unmarked law enforcement vehicle. a stretch of he highway 17 was shut down for hours while officers tried to find him. he was eventually arrested at a construction site in north san jose. russia's relationship with the u.s. is the worst it's been since the cold car. craig boswell reports the secretary of state is trying to get the white house and the kremlin on the same page. >> reporter: rex tillerson arrived in moscow trying to convince them to get assad out

of power. but those talks just got tougher. tuesday russian president vladimir putin denied syria was behind the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 civilians and says russia has evidence that the u.s. is planning more strikes in syria. >> russia has really aligned itself with the assad regime, the iranians and hezebollah. is that a long-term alliance that serves russia's interest? >> reporter: secretary tillerson will address growing concerns over north korea's nuclear program. another topic where the two countries disagree. moscow is very concerned the u.s. will take action against north korea without the support of the world. the military is carrying out military exercises against north korea. >> we are prepared to take

whatever action is necessary to make sure north korea does not engage in a deliberate attack. >> reporter: president trump tweeted north korea is looking for trouble if china decides to help, that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them. usa. craig boswell cbs news the white house. >> former defense secretary leon panetta says north korea usually uses april 15th as a chance to take provocative actions. and this year may be no different. air fares are taking a nose dive after a video of a passenger being dragged by security off an over booked flight. you probably have seen this incident left the man bloodied and bruised. united says it was trying to make room for four passengers of a partner airline. the ceo has apologized but at

last check united stock was down about 3%. and now here's a look at the over all picture on wall street today. the dow is down right now about 42 points. still ahead claims that dogs are getting sick after visiting a san francisco park. >> these dog owners are frustrated with the rec and parks department. they want some answer from the city and they want more transparency. >> plus a bright light in the sky. hundreds of people report seeing a fire ball and one woman says she captured it on camera. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

shot across the skies over parts of the southwest last night. this woman was live new video of a fire ball

that shot across the southwest last night. this woman was live streaming video from her home when it happened. the american meteor society says it received at least 260 reports of the fire ball event. now most were from san diego. people from los angeles, arizona, nevada, and new mexico also reported seeing something green and very bright in the sky. some dog owners say their dogs have gotten sick after spending time in a popular san francisco park. the sick dogs have recently visited press feet park in the vernal heights neighborhood. jackie ward on why pet owners are pointing the finger at the city. for six days, nine-year-old char welcome ita sick with diarrhea and so has monte and they don't think it's any coincidence. >> i've seen her eat grass here. >> reporter: earlier this week some dog owners say their pets got violently ill. throwing up and even foaming at

the mouth. these concerned dog owners think there is something in the grass. >> whether or not they put anything on the grass, i don't think they have found a conclusive answer. >> reporter: rec and parks department told us some of the park has been newly seeded but nonfertilizers or chemicals were used. >> and look at this. playground. elementary school. little kids come to his park all the time and what do little kids do? they feel the grass. they feel the grass and then they put their hand in their mouth. it's a wonderful facility for the people to use, but we'd like to know. we just want to be informed. >> reporter: with recent reports of a coyote sighting, this is the only neighborhood park option for these people to take their dogs. so they are asking the city to put on the rec and parks website an image of the grass mix they are using here. and for now they will be even more aware of what their dog is sniffing or eating or avoid the

park all together. this is an on leash dog park. they will be back out here to investigate sometime later this week. jackie ward kpix 5. to the health watch now. fewer than one-third of men are getting screened for prostate cancer. now a national task force is making a major shift in its recommendation for screening. men between the ages of 59 and 69 should talk to their doctors about the pros and cons of a psa blood testing screening. concern is psa testing over treats cancers. earlier today i spoke with the chair of the task force from ucsf. >> these are complex decisions. the decision about whether to be screened for prostate cancer. but we really want to empower men with this information so that they, together with their doctor, can really make the best decision for themselves. >> the task force continues to recommend against prostate cancer screening for men 70 and older.

one day san francisco based twitter may be owned by twitter users themselves. next month shareholder loss vote on whether to explore a plan to turn the company into a co-op owned by its users. people used use their credit cards only for large purchases but a new survey finds more and more consumers are carjacking the smallest transactions. creditcards.com show 17% use purchases under $5. one analyst says that people use credit cards when they feel more confident about their financial situation. and some consumers say it helps them keep track of what they are buying. while others say it's about taking advantage of travel reward points. creditcard.com says others are motivated by safety since they

will reimburse any fraudulent charges. oakland a's will remove some of the tarps from the upper level seats of the coliseum for the home stand against the astros. that will add 12,000 seats. those tickets will sell for $15 each. and half of the proceeds will two toward oakland promise. roberta we know you're a big a's fan. >> yes i am and i have sat in the seats before and you get completely different weather forecast. that is some altitude up there in those seats. this is our live weather camera. we're looking out from our kpix studios in an easterly direction past pier 9 where the flags are on a bit of a fly. winds have been up to 10. gusts up to 30 miles per hour. that is the view from mount va coo. we those rain drops on the

camera lens. spotty scattered showers have been notable all morning. temperature wise 57-degrees in santa rosa. a little cool at 66 in the livermore area. picking up spotty, wide spread scatter showers. right now you can look out toward the rio vista area where we have a bunch of rain showers moving in. and traverse over to that 580- 680 corridor. slippery when wet. we had the light rain showers trying to make tracks out toward stanley yesterday. it's definitely raining at the at mont pass. this is all associated with a weak disturbance that will slam up to california. backing up a bit we have is a series of storms. that one there. this is the next one that will impact us. so we will be in and out of the light rain showers all the way to the evening commute. there you have it. once the clouds tick on by. this time tomorrow afternoon a little bit of a break but look what happens upstream. that is the front from the

secondary system. offshore it will impact us wednesday through the evening commute until about 9:00 at night and spotty scattered showers and awake all the way through thursday. when all said and done about a half an inch of rain. but generally a quarter inch of rain. traveling across the state 60- 70 central valley. 48 high sierra. our numbers where they should be for this time of the year in the 60s. sun goes down at 7:42. not going to see much of it due to the layers of clouds. i've got to tell you we are in and out of the showers through thursday and then another system comes in on easter sunday night. so the daytime for that easter egg hunt will be fine. >> you promise? >> i promise your little girl. >> she'll be happy. >> that means something. >> thank you. still ahead an honor for a student who has a knack for words. how she is over coming challenges at home to succeed. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

e "visionary a next month the students rising above scholar will be accepting the visionary award. >> sherry who reports it is the world she never thought she would be a part of.

>> three, two, one. >> reporter: in debate she talks 100 words a minute. christine harris a senior is a national championship debater. quite an accomplishment. and quite a turn around. christine says in middle school she hang out with the wrong crowd and her grades reflected her choices. >> i had the thought of dropping out and joining the navy even because i was never motivated to be in school. >> reporter: home life in oakland then and now is also a challenge. only her mom is able to work. >> she works a lot of hours and it's hard. my dad he's sick and has to two to the hospital. >> reporter: christine took debate as an elective and attended her first tournament for the extra credit and free

food. her dad talked her into joining the bay area urban debate league and her life changed. >> they just gave me that outlet of community that believed in me. that made me think i was capable of succeeding in life. >> she's ably rating the odds. >> reporter: now christine's focus is to be the first in her family to graduate from college and become an attorney. >> it is my responsibility to be that positive representation of oakland and be the chase that i talk about. >> i couldn't have really predicted christine harris given the circumstances of her life. couldn't have seen it coming until there she was. just rising. just shooting. like a star. >> reporter: christine is one of many sra class of '17 scholars. go to o you are website cbssf.com/sra to meet other scholars and grads. for students rising above, i'm

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drdd nusual illness fro coming up tonight at 5:00 a bay area couple has their dream wedding in hawaii but unusual illness from the island has made the time spent a real nightmare. their story and more coming up at 5:00. we want to give love to our animal friends on this national pets day.

>> yeah. kpix viewers have been spending us their pet pictures. that is adorable. i need to get a hat like that for mine. guy on the right is real. >> we need to have representation from the cat world. >> your dog is so cute. if she has a pup, i'm on the wait list. >> there you go. >> a lot of dogs in the shelter. go out there and get yourself one.

>> aunt sally: attention! attention! all hands on deck! i want the entire crew outside my office pronto! >> saul: hey, sally. my grandpa saul always told me how your great-aunt would, um, get on this microphone and rally the troops. >> sally: yeah. i used it a couple of times, and it broke. it's kind of poetic. >> saul: i fixed it for you. see, if i figure since we're ramping up production and everything, you might want to... rally the troops. >> sally: thanks, saul. that's -- that's very sweet of you. but i'm just -- i'm really not in the mood. >> coco: sally, i just heard the good news. you're doing another fashion show? that's awesome. you're an amazing designer. n'