uprising in libya why the u.s. is pressing europe for sanctions. first, weather, we have some cold temperatures. will these latest temperatures last? now, here is a look at the weather. >> james: good morning, golden gate nice, easy ride. temperatures are cool again this morning. we still have a cold start this morning with the chance of morning frost in the valley. slight chance of north bay showers and is this morning, afternoon. we do have a shot of widespread rain. temperatures right now 43 santa rosa, 39 san rafael, 36 fairfield. chile in the north bay, more like 40 degrees. temperatures this

afternoon warming up, upper 50s-low 60s. 59 concord, 59 oakland, hayward, livermore. 60 fremont, san jose. it will be a nice break from what we had over the weekend. we do have more rain on the way. another system to the north, that will drop down, by wednesday to happen to mature the pacific, to destroy our way. that is what we're expecting. future cast is set for midnight, that is when we see moderate rain off the coast. there will be rain throughout the morning commute. tapering off by the afternoon. most

of the bay will dry out in the evening. 7 then conditions are on and off throughout the week. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. there's a chance of showers, fred is good, we can chance of rain. -- weekend is good. >> erica: no problems to report on the roadways quiet conditions, over narrower still on the fed shutting down the to read him lanes until 5:00. >> still well above 50 m.p.h. drive time of 8 minutes. san mateo quiet, this telex heading towards foster city no accidents or incidents to report. same story at the golden gate.

>> will: the morning commute could be a headache for thousands of drivers bay bridge does not look busy, that will change company and that is because work on the bridges tower will begin. >> reporter: the new eastern span of the bay bridge will be one step closer to completion. the centerpiece of the span this self bankers suspension power is almost done. the terror is made up of five segments, three are placed. on monday workers will begin to add the fourth segment to the tower. it is made of four legs, workers will use heavy machinery to hoist those legs up into position. caltrans says the one thing that could set them back is

high winds, they will monitor that closely. if the weather cooperates the fourth segment should be completed this week. that will bring the tower 248 0 ft. hig480 vitae.feet high. cals officials worry drivers will slow down to look at the operation there asking drivers not to do that because it will cause congestion and possibly fender benders. their mind drivers to keep their eyes on the road. >> will: i am sure you know and have felt saiit, reggie kumar tells us why we will be likely to paint more very

soon for gas. >> reporter: gas prices have spiked dramatically in the last few weeks. aaa says the tension in the middle east is causing gas prices to rise. unrest in egypt and libya is bringing gas prices up. aaa says it does not know if gas will rise above $4 and but this gas station are the hats for a premium. >> will: the u.s. is pressing your for tough sanctions on libyan government to turn up the heat. the obama administration stands ready to eight libyans seeking to oust them longtime dictator. they're a longtime dictator. ir long time dictator. we are lg

that the top prosecutor has as did the egyptian president from traveling abroad. the move today is the latest measure against them. the prosecutor ordered the assets of the ousted president his wife, two sons, their wives to be frozen. he stepped down february 11th at the end of 11 days of massive protests demanding his ouster. he is now believed to be living in seclusion with his family at a high end sea resort. new zealand's leaders as the earthquake that hit the city of christchurch could cost them around $59 billion. the prime minister announced

a package of short-term measures worth about 90 million. analysts said it put the prospect of 12 billion. the trembler destroyed or damaged up to one-third of the buildings in the city. 148 people killed, officials expect the number to go up. sambar in a gas pipeline explosion, federal investigators--san bruno gas pipeline explosion, investigators are holding an investigation including the sworn testimony of 10 workers of pacific gas and electric company. documents are expected to be released including lab tests on the field pipe, transcripts of all interviews. coming up, a

new survey showing some good news about the economy we will give you the details. >> protestors in wisconsin when a small victory. and were allowed to spend the night in the state capital but the budget battle could reach the boiling part today. that is coming out. up.

>> will: welcome back to the kron 4 news. 38 degrees in oakland, high of 59, a little bit warmer. slight warming trend from all we saw over the weekend. enjoy the next day or so, james says the wind is headed our way.y and the rain. the showdown over wisconsin is reaching a boiling point protestors 1 baseball victory spending the night in the state capitol

building. the governor is sticking by his controversial bill where the deadline on its passage looms. >> reporter: a small victory for protesters embattled over wisconsin's budget reform bill. after setting the sunday after noon deadline police said protesters could stay overnight. >> it will be an opportunity for them to remain in the building overnight. there'll be no rest. >> reporter: crews spent the night cleaning up where governors had been for over two weeks. walker showed no signs of backing down over the weekend. >> we are broke, like nearly every other state. it's about time someone stood up, told the truth, here is our

problem, here's the solution. >> reporter: they passed a bill friday prompted a clear response from democrats. the bill is on hold in the senate. 14 democrats fled to illinois. >> is that the more we want to move forward. those democrats need to come back and do their work elected to do. >> will: there's no word on whether not the 14 democrats will return to work. dollars worth of savings. will be lost if it does not pass by tomorrow. new homes fell to 12.6% in january, down from three to 5000 home325 thousand n

january. bad winter weather likely camera sales. experts are forecasting growth as far as the economy is shown. according to a quarterly survey from the national association from business and economics. it will be driven by demand from consumers are ready to start spending again. jobless numbers are demanding high. wall street looking to rebound from a vault full week of trainingtrading. the dow gained 62 points on friday s and p 14, nasdaq 43. full economic reports are due out this week, manufacturing, personal income, spending, or sales. groupon.com

has launched a state in china. --site. coming up, the latest in the d.c. league to guard case we will tell you what's happening. clear, cold, and no problems or is getting around the bay. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> will: that is the sound of help coming down, severe weather brought hail to which taught kansas. fortunately no reports of major damage. funnel clouds in oklahoma, this is video,

not a pretty sight quite scary. funnel cloud descended from thunder clouds near the kansas and oklahoma state line north of tulsa. you can see them right here, 11 counties under a tornado watch. luckily no one was hurt. i'm sure a lot of people were scared. although i'm sure if you live there you're used to it. here is 89 at squaw valley, you can see snow on the ground. i don't think snow will come down there this morning. we're taking a break from the rainfall. i know will come back on wednesday. today it feels nice. over the weekend i was in the senate cruz mountains, coming out of 45 degrees i was almost running. >> james: by comparison is much warmer than saturday. tahoe is expecting more snow come wednesday. this

morning the heavy wind advisory desk at 2 35 mi. are. cloudy, mild today, may be the chance of a sprinkler to. more than likely not much will fall. tuesday sunny and warm. when state rain and print. -- wednesday rain and snow. mild start this morning, it will feel cool, just not as cool as saturday. 43 santa rosa, 36 napa, 39 san rafael, 36 fairfield. to answer the early morning frost but it will molto for the quick. *--chance of early morning frost. it will

warm up this afternoon after noon highs, 57 santa rosa, napa, fairfield, 59 oakland, hayward, concord. 67 jose. 62 last gatos.los gatos. there'a system diving down bringing cold air mixing with some pacific moisture, funneling into the bay area. wednesday in the morning we are expecting a moderate-heavy showers tapered off. with the ground wet, winds expected, don't be surprised if we have trees coming down. beyond wednesday thursday, it is ok a chance of sprinkles. friday looks better, more sunshine, by next time we hit the reset

button and bring in a chance for more rain. 4: 6:00 p now, hs a look at the traffic. >> erica: if your heading at the bay bridge just a few cars headed towards san francisco. no problems getting to the bridge, what you make your way up the incline we do have road closures and the fed to lift to right-hand lanes are shut down until 5:00 a.m.. speeds well above 50 mi. per hour. westbound, east bound to 92 no problems, drive times 13 minutes from end to end. golden gate = nice, clear. moving well, no problems. no hot spots in the south bay, a live look northbound-101,

easy conditions there. now back up. back up. >> will: a hearing is scheduled for the jaycee lee dugard case, a judge decided phillip teredthey are, o stand trial. a trees the man convicted of torturing a teenage boy two years ago is scheduled to be sentenced today in stockton. 31 you're the anthony waiters was convicted of torture for physically abusing a child ramirez. --cahill ramirez.

if the judge denies the the quest for new trial the court will go ahead with the sentencing. deputies are on the lookout for a 15 year- old boy who went missing in alameda county and who may be considered taking his own life. he left town, said his girlfriend text message saying he wanted to kill himself. he may be armed with his father is black roller. the boy is described 5 ft. 7 in. tall, 13 0 lbs. coming from here, brown eyes, scar on his left doggo.alto. san jose is going to take a step towards fixing their money problems by putting a tax on medical marijuana. it has led the city's mayor to propose letting loss hundreds of officers, the marijuana tax plan could help reduce the severity of those cuts.

>> maureen: starting this tuesday the same stash will cost $4 more, the city is going to begin taxing medical marijuana dispensaries an additional 7%. it will be passed on to the consumer on top of the sales tax this is part of measure-you passed overwhelmingly by voters as a way to correct more revenue. >> i clearly think it will be over a million dollars, whether it is much market is tough to stay. >> maureen: he sponsored the measure which will clear up the haze over how much the city stands to make pop pop. law requires close to submit to an audit which she says is also a good way to make sure these pop purveyors are following their roles. >> to the financial profits

we will figure everything out. >> maureen: some support the new tax. >> it goes a long ways words the to minimizing the it industry. >> maureen: his club finds no sales tax on saturdays some speculate paying more green for green was a quiet spot are underground but clubs like this one the offertories and safe surroundings will find the tax on small price to play. >> people understand the value from getting it from a qualified collected. >> will: coming up wields a look at the big winners at last night's oscars. --we will. rainout is there, but it will not rain for the next couple of days. we will beh

the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> will: welcome back to the kron 4 news. 47 degrees in san jose, a few days ago he live down there you were shivering. not this morning. 59 degrees is the high. the good part is is not going to rain. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. showers in the north, a chance of that, tuesday

things get to be warmer. already thinking about the weekend, rainy weekend into a little colder come sunday. a british historical film won big at the historic oscars. >> vicki: this year's host to james franco and anne hathaway kept the mood light. >> what you get if you win? >> an oscar. >> three years after horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail and that is wrong. (cheering & applause) >> reporter: writer of the social network won for best

adapted screenplay. the top movie went to three story 3. >> it is the most awesome place on the planet to make movies. >> reporter: supporting actors went to the fighter. leo had an interesting read in with kirk douglas. >> he pinched me. >> you are much more beautiful than you were in the fighter. >> you to, what are you doing later on? >> natalie portman to come the winner for the black swan. >> reporter: best actor

went to colin firth. >> i have a feeling my career has just peaked. >> reporter: this year's best director was also from the king's speech. >> it is a triangle of man love. i am only here because if you guys. i hope that reference does not make you jealous. >> reporter: the picture of the year.... >> the king's speech! >> will: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. why you might want to give yourself extra time on the bay bridge? we will tell you why coming out.

>> will: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a live look from our roof camera cloudy,

mild, it is cell loyal warmer than what we have seen over the past couple of days. i was out yesterday, a lot of people were wearing shorts. (laughter) >> will: hopefully this is a trend? >> james: actually we will see temperatures warm towards wednesday but it will dip back down. this is the bay bridge, not bad looking out there. in terms of what we expect to see over the next 24 hours let's break down the day, mostly cloudy chance of frost in the morning in the valley. cloudy in the afternoon, a chance of showers. slight chance of north bay showers probably nothing. there's enough moisture to we can roll about overnight mostly cloudy conditions getting better tomorrow. 39 san

rafael, fairly chile, when you consider '20s on saturday this is quite a bit warmer. 40 degrees redwood city. after noon highs, up for 50s-low 60s. 57 santa rosa, 59 concord, oakland, hayward, livermore. 59 is the general tend. maybe a few degrees warmer tomorrow, quite a bit of energy coming down from alaska mixing in with moisture that is going to give is rain on wednesday fairly moderate as a matter of fact. midnight wednesday moderate, by 4:00 a.m. widespread threat debate with even heavier stuff offshore. staying with

us to the morning commute. the heart of the commute moderate rain thread most of the bay. turning to scattered showers. but the chances still with us into the evening. 9:00 p.m., most of the basters to dryout but then we only have a couple days relief before more rain. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. chances hovering right around that 60 degree mark. still fairly mild in the evenings where we get into the upper thirties, low 40's. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> erica: no hot spots to contend with all those watching an accident i will get to than in a moment. bay bridge toll plaza, no problems come easy conditions westbound towards san francisco. a couple of lanes are closed until 5:00.

speed still above 50 mi. per hour golden gate, southbound, 101 very quiet just a couple of cars approaching san francisco a drive times of about 23 minutes out of novato into city limits. i in keeping a close eye on an accident but it is not a hot spot, south bound-2802 car crash it was blocking to lanes for 20 minutes now only blocking one green on your maps indicating speeds above 50 mi. per hour. >> will: we cannot avoid it and it is deftly painful i am talking about gas prices supreme is $4.10 looks like this might be a onbargain. jackie sissel is out there he's going to tell us how much more we could be

paying. >> reporter: you might as well get used to read this is for the supreme you're talking about $4.90 but the lex novelette is $3.99 or not that far away from $4 gas and gas prices continue to escalate. let's talk about some of the numbers nationally $3.36 that is nowhere near the california california's average is $3.76. that is up 20¢ over the last week. 40¢ over the last month. these prices seem to continue to grow up. bay area, san francisco $3.82. oakland to $3.72. san jose $3.78. all that has to do with the price of oil. all of the instability in

the middle east is playing a role. some analysts say we might see this continue even another 20-25¢ before all seven done. the price of oil was at its high last week we may not see the top just yet. >> will: it is quite scary, you see people something like $7 just of numbers because people are using whatever they can. save your money you need it. the morning commute could be a headache for thousands of drivers bay bridge does not look too busy at this hour that will change from 10:00 as a lot of people hopped across from the state into san francisco. there is work being done on the tower kron4 it will show us what is being done. >> reporter: that for the

segment will be added to the new span monday morning. take a look at this information, you can see there are four pieces. workers are going to bring this is up and into place they should have that done sometime this week. after that, workers will put in the fifth and final segment to complete that tower. the entire eastern span is thought to be done in 2013. >> will: the u.s. is pressing your for tough sanctions on the libyan government to turn up the heat. sanctions would convinced that loyalists to abandon his regime. the obama administration is ready to name libyans seeking to oust their dictator. secretary of state secretary of state hillary

clinton is having high-level talks with foreign ministers. the top prosecutor has the band as did the egyptian president from traveling with his family abroad and ordered their funds in pounded. the prosecutor ordered the assets of the president his wife, two sons and their wives to be frozen. he is believed to be living in seclusion with his family at the high yen to see resort. new zealand's leader says the earthquake hitting the city last week cross-country around $15 billion. the prime minister announced a package of short-term measures worth about $90 million. is hoping to pay

salaries for people who cannot work because of the quake. the magnitude 6.3 struck the city last tuesday destroyed or damaged up to one-third of the buildings in the city alleys 148 people were killed. that number could unfortunately go up. the latest on the pipeline gas explosion in san bruno investigators will hold a three day public hearing on the deadly blast. it will include a sworn testimony of pacific gas and electric company's top 10 employees. they plan to release thousands of pages of documents that they have gathered since the blast. the documents are expected to include lab tests on the field pipe and transcripts of all interviews. santa clara is investigating its first murder of the year end

happened yesterday morning on the 2200 block of the monroe. someone walking by and reported an unconscious person in the middle of the street. when police arrived they found him dead the wound looked very suspicious. please do not have many motives at this time. mountain view police are examining a stalled murder investigation and are looking for help from the public. 17 year-old alex fernandez was fatally shot while riding his bicycle is believed gang-related $10,000 reward was set up in 2004 the money is still available to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and prosecution of his killer or killers. the man rescued near a cosign after falling off a cliff may have been drinking alcohol. the 25 drug man climbed above clift

saturday night to watch the sunset, fell down, broke his ankle. the rescue proved to be difficult and this man spent more than 12 hours in the cold weather. he was rescued by 930 sunday night taken to hospital. coming up, much more weather, traffic, news. it is mild today, they will get warmer tomorrow, the rain is headed back our way. we will be right back.

>> will: welcome back to the kron 4 news. traffic has picked up, it is moving along plenty of space in between the cars, a lot of people will avoid the bay bridge instead going to the san mateo bridge where it could be a little busier than normal. work will begin on the bay bridge and tunnel and golden gate, nice, no problems. 20

minutes from novato into the city. if it does rain you'll want uses windshield wipers here is cool technology being made. now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >> gabe: i want to give you a glimpse into the future, there is really interesting new technology being developed, a technology that could make driving a lot safer. high-tech wind chills will someday be in cars, they're more like a computer. gm is developing what it calls enhanced vision systems. similar to what a pilot sees in the cockpit of an airplane they see their real world like they're looking through a window. but is also numbers and symbols over the display. the idea is to increase the visibility for drivers using gps ultraviolet lasers, high- tech sensors and augmented reality, this car windshield

can up you see better and warn you of danger. it is transformed into a display. when activated a virtual image is layered over top. the edge of driving lanes could be eliminated city could stack the shoulder when driving in the country at night. fog, rain, snow can create potential dangers but the system can help drivers navigate. enhanced vision when chilled features object detection alerting roadside animals, children, motorcycles. it allows drivers to focus on their roadway. we should see it in the next five years. gabe slate, kron4 news. >> will: if you get your e- mail to google you might be missing some of it, google is investigating a system problem. all of their old messages were erased, google

posted an notice on sunday. it affects less than a point to 9%. coming up, a full look it weather and traffic. let's have outside, they bridge, where it will begin to install the tower at 10:00 a.m. so you might see some back up a little bit before then.

>> james: it will be a one day and then, most of the man in the morning. beyond that, of an on-again there's day. his here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. the weekend looks good but rain returning. erica? >> erica: we're starting off

with a look at the san mateo bridge, and no problems, easy conditions you can still see lots of space between cars. upwarpno problems getting to the bridge along highway-101, a drive time of just 13 minutes. golden gate, assessed bound, look smith. traffic is flowing freely. --looks smooth. i did tell you about a hot spot in my last report, same story as last time such down-280 we heavy to car crash still blocking one of the lanes, it looks like a tow truck is making its way to the scene still seeing speeds in the green. not hot not a hspot. public transit= great. >> will: we could see a hot

spot later this morning on the bay bridge as the crews will be back up to install the last section of the tower. it will begin in several hours. even though it's often roadway, the concern is that people crossing could look over and see what's going on causing them to slow down. for more on the work that's being done, let's have it to yoli, to monitor the bay bridge. so far, so good. >> reporter: work has not started yet it is expected to start today. sometime this morning. as you mentioned caltrans always start off warning drivers try to keep your eyes on the road, try not to look at the big elephant on the right- hand side of your bridge, this is the fourth section

edified. we're almost there this will bring this tower at 248 0 ft. to 480 feet. this e fourth section, again there's always the issue is rain, wind, that will also determine whether they start the work or not today. we know it will be pretty good for the next couple of days. but once they get this going its nonstop they cannot stop. once their motion and not to finish it. they also ought to be very careful it is one thing that will always determine if they go for were not is the wind. >> will: are the adding extra officers to make sure everything is going smith? a lot of people will look over and that may cause of that debt. they always have

highway patrol about here. >> reporter: i think what the staff that they have is probably all that they need really no word on whether they're going to add additional california highway patrol officers. the interest and to get the word if you see movement it's just the fourth section being placed try to keep your eyes on the road. >> will: thank you, yoli is at the bay bridge she will tell us the words that will be done at 10:00 a.m. when caltrans is out there adding that fifth section so give yourself extra time. now let's talk about what's going on in oakland press conference against the gang in georgia and is scheduled after months of battles community members have organized what they call a week of action to stand

against the injunction it kicks off this morning at the fremont federation of schools. rescuers said the east bay spca are concerned about these trussing number of puppies suffering from malnutrition. good samaritans have been bringing in dogs abandoned in oakland, dublin. some are carrying a deadly canine virus which can cause severe diarrhea, fever, vomiting according to the spca east eight shelters have seen a 30% increase dogs. a popular oakland recreational center could shut down as early as today the future of that jack london aquatics center is in limbo after the nonprofit group says it will hand over management to oakland because of a lack of

funding they serve everyone from borrowing cruz to low- income youth. the center is working with the nonprofit group to try and keep the doors open. it is likely that it will have serious fsx. panhandling will be banned as san francisco international airport will be banned. that includes in and outside of the terminals. travelers are tired of being misled and hassled will tran to cut their flights. currently l.a., lax has a similar bill. the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to announce his candidacy for mayor today. currently he represents district 3 and set from cisco including chinatown he was picked to become the

president of the board shortly after his 2000 election when. he has also held positions as a san francisco prosecutor. coming up, much more weather, traffic, news.

>> will: old course everyone wants to win the oscar but there is an award that no one wants to win the worst of the year. >> reporter: the night before the best films were honored the year's worst from scott recognition the biggest winner, loser was the last air bender. it was awarded a worse picture, director, screenplay, supporting actor it also took top honors in a new worst miss use of 3 d. sex in the city awarded worst

actress, remake, rep role,. asked to enter sure was awarded worst actor for killers and drug times. kolkhoz during colin wilson debuted second to. not was trees number one film unknown where to place, this thriller cleared 12.4 million. >> will: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> darya: good morning, a top stories the morning to meet to be a bit of a headache for the thousands

of drivers why you might want to give extra time. >> will: gas prices on the rise we will tell you why you might hit record prices soon. >> darya: a lot of hangovers in hollywood as they hit the academy awards will tell you more coming up. >> james: forecast, temperatures in the 30's, 40's slight chance of showers bigger chance for all of us to get wet in the middle of the week. >> darya: a warning for drivers about construction on the new bay bridge it could cause a distraction for your morning commute yoli is live looking at the bridge with a look at what's going on. >> reporter: this is going to be the fourth section they're placing on to the bay bridge remember there's five sections this is for the new bridge, they're replacing the fourth one

which will basically be right about here. basically, the word is keep your eyes, road. try not to get distracted. it is always a very difficult thing, because when you're on the bridge you can't help but look. they're asking commuters when you're coming over to keep your eyes on the road, this is all happening right before you hit the eskers, we know we have to take the s curve slowly and be careful. this is not supposed to start until 10:00 they are trying to started on the off hours of commute. once they get it going is nonstop. they have to finish at. that app to place the last part once they start. >> darya: what they are saying is is there's too much wind they may not be able to do it, what are we looking at? >> louisa: today not so bad.

the half to get this done before wednesday. >> james: today it will be ok, winds are 10 mi. an hour or less. headlines, cold start, a possibility of morning frost it will last year along. slight chance of north bay showers. we are talking upper sonoma county. not much. widespread rain real possibility on wednesday. moderate-heavy in terms of the degree of rain. we're in the 40's, where these come a chilly start this morning. colder in the north bay. this afternoon we will warm up to the upper 50s, low 60s. 56 and san

francisco, 59 concord. 59 down from oakland-hayward, warming up in san jose. 55 half moon bay, 59 livermore, 58 antioch. their changes, storm system just as the pacific causing the cold air to die down wednesday. bring in some western curious chance of fairly heavy rain. they will taper off by the afternoon. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. wet, dry, wet, dry all week long. were you driving said thursday, friday, brae said again for saturday, sunday. check on the commute with george. >> george: there was an incident on 280 is cleared

up. at the bridge, and light traffic in the westbound no problems here for the bay bridge much later than usual for this westbound ride very few cars. san mateo, no problems, light traffic in the westbound direction. golden gate, 101 problem foeight free. >> darya: if you have not noticed, a look at this, gas prices are going in the wrong direction. >> will: 8 could be the price for regular grass very soon jackie sissel is live at chevron in mill valley to tell us why the prices continue to head in the wrong direction. >> reporter: people buying gas will have to get used to seeing men #4, this gas

prices continue to go up. the middle grade is $3.99 were not that far away from $4 for a gallon of regular gas. in fact gas prices are as high as they've been since october of 2008. california is $3.76. that is up 20¢ in just seven days. 40¢ over the last month let's take a look at some of the numbers, see what they're paying in bigger cities, san francisco $3.82. san jose rounds event at $3.78. this all has to do with the price of while. the instability in the middle east has skyrocketing oil prices up to and over a hundred dollars a barrel. some analysts say we haven't even seen the top yet, those

gas prices lagged behind the the oil prices they say it wheat may see them escalate up this week we don't know where the topic is yet but you should problem get used to pay $4 and a gallon. >> will: it is scary when we don't see the ceiling. >> darya: the united states is pressing your for tough sanctions on the libyan government. u.s. officials say sanctions would convince their remaining loyalist to abandon his regime. the obama administration is seeking to aid libyans ousting their leader. hillary clinton is in geneva to make the case for stronger action at a series of high-level talks. >> will: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. the latest of wisconsin and why

leaders there are still very mad at the government. here is a live look in san jose clear today, mild, and joy the next couple of days it will be sunny then the rain is back our way. it's really delicious, mom.

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>> will: here are some numbers we want to pass along stock futures are down as gas prices are going up + investors will shift their focus to the u.s. drop market with the government's all-important monthly report out this week markets were down most of last week but the dow closed friday up 61 points, nasdaq 43. experts are still forecasting growth as far as the economy is concerned, say the economy will grow moderately through 2012 that's according to a survey from the national association of business economics. it will be driven by demand from consumers are ready to start spending again jobless numbers are

still expected to remain high. >> darya: the latest in wisconsin organizers about they will be back in a protest today. police backed away from threats to close the probing and let the protesters tuesday. the demonstration started two weeks ago in an effort to fight legislation proposed by the republican governor that was stripped of most public employees of their right to collective bargaining. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. less alive looking at the golden gate bridge nice, quiet, always clear.

>> darya: 515 a m deputies are on the lookout for a boy who was reported missing and may be considering taking his life. hernandez left thompson and his girlfriend text messages saying he wanted to kill himself. he may be armed with his father

is black or over he's described 5 ft. 7, 1 30 lbs., brown hairs, brown eyes. this is according to the sheriff's office they want to keep an eye out. the treaty man convicted of torturing a teenage boy two years ago is said to be sentenced today. in the waiters was convicted of torture and several other charges for physically abusing kyle ramirez. kyle was 15 when he is gate the home. waiters attorney up additional paperwork including a motion for new trial he expects the motion to be heard today if the judge denies the request, the court will proceed with the sentencing. >> will: a hearing is scheduled today in the jaycee lee dugard case. a

judge decided philip is competent to stand trial for j.c. the two guards objection. they're accused of kidnapping a jaycee lee dugard which was 11 holding her captive 18 years. santa clara is investigating the first murder of the year it happened 7:25 a.m. yesterday. someone walking along reported an unconscious person in the middle of the street when police arrived they found a 31 year-old man. there once were suspicious, no motives at this time. >> darya: i want to get a look at the weather, it was chilly. what is at this week? >> james: things will change as we had into wednesday here's a breakdown, the next 24 hours mostly cloudy, slight chance of valley frost. it will not be too

bad, in the afternoon we have a chance of showers. i'm talking upper sonoma county. it will not last very long. mostly cloudy into the evening. another chilichilly night. storm tracker 4 is showing nothing rain now so far, so good. temperature rise, we're in the 40's, 30's. north, east bay you will see temperatures in the 30 degree range. this afternoon warming up the upper 50s-low 60s. 56 vallejo, 59 concord, oakland, hayward, livermore. 60 san jose, 55 half moon

bay, upper 50s for the delta. the changes over the next three days, this system is certainly sitting of the alaska it will die down and it will channel our way. we are expecting it to happen early wednesday. widespread water jars it will stay with us during the morning commute. it will tran too scattered showers in the afternoon, 9:00 p.m. most of the bay area will dry up. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. may be some mellowing out thursday, they hit the reset button to get their shares into the mix for saturday, sunday. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> george: there are no problems rain now, no hot spots, light traffic at the bay bridge even light from

monday morning. no delays here on the french. caltrans not scheduled to begin their work until after the commute this morning. your ride to the san mateo bridge looks good, if no problems here the right side of your screen is the westbound driver, the marin ride is still an easy one. no problems across the golden gate. san francisco, in bound central freeway traffic is re light, no delays. >> darya: taking a look at our world news, heavy rains causing a hilltop to collapse. this is in support neighborhood in the libyan capital. roads cracked, 400 homes destroyed. people's

belongings buried under mud and debris including their homes, cars, everything. no one was killed. which is amazing from all of this damage. the city leaders are calling this the worst they have seen. new zealand's leader says the earthquake that hit the city of christchurch could cost the country $15 billion . the prime minister announced a package worth $90 million to help out. that would help pay for the salaries for some of the 50,000 people who cannot work. 148 people were killed, officials expect that toll to rise. >> will: 4 americans were killed when their private plan e crashed. the four were enroute to saudi arabia. no other details

about the fork, their twin engine plane went down moments after being airborne. we're learning this morning at the top prosecutor has been and the ousted and egyptian president and his family from traveling abroad. the move is the latest measure against the mubaraks. this step down at the end of 18 days of massive protests demanding his ouster. mubarak is now believed to be living in exclusion in the high end see resort. >> darya: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. due to sit and watch the oscars? everyone has their work this morning. there the house. this was a new fresh idea. we will see the one we will be read back.right back..

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>> will: here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. showers in the north bay, things get warmer, you might want to enjoy the next couple of days wednesday, thursday, not to strain but showers headed our way clearing up on friday. -- rain. the weekend = rain. keep your eyes on the weather and get out there enjoying it. >> darya: you have a long week security thinking about the weekend. it was all about the king's speech at the academy awards. talon force winds that for the king's speech. --colin firth. the king's speech won four oscars, best picture, actor, a couple others.

there they are doing that cheek kiss. i love him, everyone does. natalie portman won for best actress, this was a tough one, both were tough. a lot heavy hitting competition. she went on stage, this is the guy she's having the baby with the help to rep.ped hr up. she lost 20 lbs. for a barrel, she skinnier ready but she had to be a ballerina. >> will: and the set performance install word it maka performance in stalwarts. (laughter) >> will: social network won for best adapted

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>> will: the less that is the san francisco skyline, it is still dark. when the sun comes up is will bring some warmth compared to what we saw over the weekend. on the rights that there is

600, no problems if you need to get through. we're following the conditions in walnut creek, also what's going on as far as the paper it. there is the morning of two drivers all because of some construction taking place. >> reporter: the fourth segment of the suspension tower will be added monday morning. look at this animation, you can see there are four pieces workers are going to have eahoist those pies into place this week. after that, workers will put in the fifth and final segment to complete that suspension tower. the entire span is projected to be done in 2013. >> will: i will not live

normally i would complain about how cold it is but i was in the santa cruz mountains on saturday it was 29 degrees, see 45 by almost forgot my jacket and had my teacher on. >> james: what is everyone's complaining about? traffic is fine. " the next three days things will change, today not but cloudy, mild, slight chance of a shark. everyone is clear today. -- shower. temperatures warmed up, wednesday, the rain come the clowns, the wind back in the mix. temperatures during the forties, they're going to 56 san francisco, 59 concord, oakland, hayward. 55 half moon bay. 60 san

jose. antioch 58. auklet check on what we expect all of the next couple of days, unstable air, called coming out of alaska it will start to track south road, tapping into moisture. you can see where these crowds are tracking, the bay area lands in the bull's-eye. that is where we see the rain. it will head into wednesday after noon. we will have a pretty unstable week on and off showers you can see rain on wednesday. thursday, a chance of showers, friday we warm up, try it out not very long. saturday chance of rain in the next sunday looks like our best shot of more widespread rain. we're deathly still in the winter pattern temperatures hovering. overnight for the bay and the coast reed around upper 30 low 40 mix.

george? >> george: thank you, we're not tracking and the hot spots this morning, no problems yet, traffic is still pretty light. the bay bridge toll plaza, a bit of a back up in the cash lanes in the left-hand side. no leading lights active at the bay bridge. san mateo looks good, low volume building. then headlights with jet the east bound, a town of love still pretty legs golden gate bridge problem free. --still pretty light golden gate problem free. 101 northbound, taillights having passed the cruz pretty good. darya? >> darya: before you go to

the traffic queue up to fill up prices are really putting the squeeze on drivers gas prices rose 4% to an average of $3.29. that is the highest level for this time of year. prices are typically pretty low. but the unrest in the middle east the price of oil,. the price at the pump is likely to head even higher. this is a rise of the bay area san francisco, $3.81 a gallon. last week it was $3.61. that is 20¢ an hour week. last month it was $3.44. last year was 3 04. basically, $3.40-$3.81 a difference. last week at $3.57. last

year, $2.99 in makes you want to cry. oakland 3 on 76. same thing $2.99 this time last year. >> will: the latest in libya, the u.s. is pressing europe for talks sanctions to turn the heat on the dictator mark khaddafi. secretary of state hillary clinton is in geneva to make the administration's case but stronger action at this series of high-level talks with foreign ministers from britain, france, and germany, italy. the top human rights official appealed to back the popular revolts shaking the arab world and to do zero quickly before decades along bridge scenes like those of their leader can be gained

their fighting. >> darya: federal investigators will hold 838 public hearing this week on the deadly natural gas explosion. the--three datey. it will include the testimony of three top people at pacific gas and electric company. the documents are expected to include a lot test on the field pipe and a transcript of interview. if you give your e-mail through google you might be missing some of it. google is investigating as backfill filing complaints, they say that all of their old messages were erased. cool posted a notice on sunday the company says it affects less than 29% of its user base. coming

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>> will: and live look at the golden gate bridge, traffic is not a problem, current temperatures in san rafael 39 degrees, a little colder there, not as cold as the past few days. a high of 55 degrees today in san rafael enjoy the next couple of days, the clock is ticking, come wednesday we could see heavy showers. san are felt to space, it is day five for the space shuttle discovery their wake-up call was a beautiful morning, today's in japan and its a six hour space walk installing a power extension cable. some of the

astronauts plan on attaching a module to the space station. >> darya: 20 homes have burned in wildfires and parts of the panhandle of texas. to one of the players joined together about 5 mi. south of amarillo destroying or damaging to a dozen homes. this is the video from last night, you can see the line of fire. it prompted the investigation of the area northeast of amarillo. a child was killed in a car pileup after that in the state was covered in smoke. and natural gas leak in cleveland sparked an explosion, fire crews responded to that leaked yesterday afternoon. it ignited shriving flames 30

ft. into the air. no one was hurt. >> will: from cleveland to the southern plains, hail came down yesterday, it possible the area south of which topped there were no reports of major damage. severe storms ripped through st. louis causing major damage and knocking out power the areas with the most out it is our washington, louis county, north county, james and ferguson. >> darya: this is the year from our rodeo in north carolina, global it comes into the stands, over the real, rodeo workers are trying to round up the bill. the bullet just went for it. that is a five-foot fence that he made it over. at

couple was injured by this, they were able to drive themselves to the hospital. officials offered assistance in their medical bills. as they should. ed of limited tickets, but who would want to go after this? we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> darya: welcome back to the kron 4 news. this justin, there has been a transformer explosion in the west of kioakland. yoli is on her way she spotted the explosion it was visible from across the bay. we'll have live critic of the update, it is affecting about 2100 customers. power was not good to mostly berkeley. because of this explosion. >> will: panhandling at san

francisco international airport will be banned. the commission that oversees sfo will enact a complete ban on all solicitor's inside and outside the terminals. travelers are tired of being misled and household will try to cut their flights. currently allows angeles international airport has a similar bans. san francisco board of supervisors is expected to announce the candidacy for mayor. chu represents chinatown in adjacent neighborhoods. he was picked to become the president shortly after his 2008 election win. he's also held positions as a prosecutor and a staff attorney for the lawyers committee for civil rights. >> james: quick check on the weather, looking at said from our roof camera, conditions are ok for now. --san francisco. today

mostly cloudy, mild temperatures tomorrow, mostly sunny, warm temperatures. wednesday, the clouds roll in, rain back in the forecast. fairly strong winds. 30-40 mi. an hour winds. as we easier temperatures rain now, fairly mild, 30s, forties. --right now. possibility of morning frost, shower to, we're talking northern sonoma. right now not sure anything yet on the radar. this afternoon, temperatures upper 50s for a good number of spots, 56 san francisco, 59 concord, oakland, hayward, livermore. mid-50s along the coast. 62 loss gatos, though the upper 50s. things will change as

we say heading into wednesday. here's the storm system, as it dies down it will send mr. to the bay bringing the chance of rain wednesday morning. future cast at a midnight heavy showers just for north by 4:00 a.m. bay area wide moderate-heavy showers even at the heart of the commute to widespread showers expected morning drive to be rather tense. the forecast changes to scattered showers in the afternoon late evening the showers move off. the relief does not last long, we set the stage once more for rain in saturday. what weekend ahead. --what we get ahead. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> george: freeways are still pretty quiet no problems, hot spots, public transit a stream-one is behind schedule. but train no. 3 got off okay. at the

bridges still a good ride. this is still that left can catch a plane back up that often occurs between 530 a m-6:30 a.m.. no problems for the upper deck westbound. san mateo good ride, the right side of your screen is that the direction towards foster city no back up or delayed. golden gate still problem free in from marin county on 101. a strain, bart, caltrans on time. >> darya: hall of fame baseball player in duke snider has died, the center fielder's them most of his time with the dodgers helping them win their only world series title. he played for the giants in his last major league season he

played in the world series six times, won two titles. his family says he died of natural causes he was 84 years old. >> will: if he went to bed last night and did not cut to one the major awards at the oscars we will tell you who took home the oscar last night. i live look in san jose traffic has picked up over the past 30 minutes but still no problems to san jose.

>> darya: member5:45 a.m. a lot of people are heading to a bed as your waking up, they went on with oscar parties on my lawnall night lon >> reporter: the glitz, glamour, the stars, there were handed out into style.

james frank go in and half way start as host. >> you look so beautiful. >> you looked very appealing to young demographic as well. >> best supporting actress went to the fighter. >> carol fuller talented people with my doing here? it is such an honor. >> reporter: natalie portman turned her performance in blacks want to an oscar. >> i wish that the price was to get to work with my fellow nominees i am so when off with you. >> reporter: king speech took home four awards. >> i feel that my career has just peaked. (laughter) >> reporter: the film was crowned with the top honor, the best pitcher.

>> to be with those other films, is incredible. >> darya: other films, in session to come for oscars, many were surprised it wasn't a big night for the facebook catholic the famovie the social network. it went best adapted screenplay. >> will: walt disney's gnomeo and juliet took an 14.2 million, all past 13.4 million, and i know 12.4 million.an unknown earned 12.4 million. >> darya: we are working on

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>> darya: good morning 6:00 a.m., this monday morning the commute could be a bit of a headache for thousands of drivers he might want to allow some extra time. the commute is going to cost you more, gas prices on the rise, we're talking about record highs, already your paint. hollywood hits the red carpet, why were they >> mark: first we want to talk

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