>> james: top stories wet weather bridge in dangerous conditions to protect the bay. will assure you the problems. >> justine: barry bonds trout continues today here in san francisco opening statements are expected to begin. --trial. >> james: more dramatic a video out of libya, we will bring you more. >> live, from the bay area's news station, this is the kron 4 morning news. >> justine: good morning tuesday, march 22nd. >> james: waking up to wet weather this morning let's get right to it.

>> louisa: we're just asking about this piece sprinkles this morning here's a look at your radar. spotty showers left service. the big story will be the rain later today. although your morning commute could be a wet one. later in the day better chance of showers. let's see where we are seeing some showers rain on the peninsula also some showers along the bay bridge this is like oakland, hayward. other than not, it does not look too bad. we're auction drying out up in less araucaria and high surf advisor yesterday, today will i actually see the chance of showers can. we'll take it true, i assure you. notice some showers to the north bay. into the

delta as well we'll continue to see widespread showers toward 8:00, chance of showers heavier at times as the added to the early- morning hours here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. wet weather continues throughout this week granted, thursday heavy rain, strong winds. taking into full gear tonight. we'll continue the chance of showers and to the weekend. tapering off by sunday. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> erica: no major problems for tuesday morning ride certainly not tracking and the hot spots. your prom towards the bay bridge, westbound with a strong wind advisory in effect. they are asking the watch your speeds. it has not caused any accidents or delays. drive time in nine minutes from the meat is towards san francisco. --lay is toward

san francisco. headlights coming towards you making their way east rounded to hayward down to the south bay, a live look at 101 rain near term but the lakers. quiet out here, no back up. drive them of about 14 minutes. if your taking public transit no major problems everything is off to a great start. >> justine: santa cruz county 25 homes remained cut off after an earlier landslide fire officials say there's no immediate hazard to the residence but the only access route remains impossible by car and foot. the homes are located near scotts valley nelson road.

they're looking at similarly dramatic video of the landslide the plan is to clear the roadway details on when crews might begin work is expected today. all homeowners were contacted and have agreed to stay put for now. engineers continue to assess the damage, caused by a large mud slide. heavy rains, a large rins pushed rocks and mud into the road. people live there say they've seen small slides before but nothing has ever completely blocked traffic. once it's been saved cleanup can begin. >> james: in the mountains, the reservoir continues to overflow after receiving for quite 7 2 in. of rain over the weekend. --4.72 in. right now water is being

diverted around the dam, and into a creek some of that excess water will become ground water most of it will be wasted when and ultimately flows into the bay. for more weather. go to our website at www.kron4.com we also have your latest forecast details especially as we go through this week's series of storms. >> justine: world news, we will start and libya u.s. military says the plane has crashed in libya but it was not shot down. one crew member was safely removed now they're trying to remove the other member. both have minor injuries. more explosions, anti-aircraft fire around libya's capital happen overnight it seemed to be coming nearer compound belonging to gaddafi. this is a target of

building to about some of the regime's ability to command and control troops. the focus is shifting to extending the reach of the no-fly zone. officials say that today assault on air defenses has been largely successful and checked out this, heart stopping scene of what appears to be attack on civilians. >> of, of this video service duron www.youtube.com it was reportedly taken two hours east of tripoli. cnn has not verified when or where were shot or who is responsible for that explosion. >> james: the latest set of japan evacuees are anxious to return to their home near power plants but have no idea whether there will

take days months, or possibly even years. workers are busy working up electrical systems to try and repair a damaged cooling system but the restoration of their electricity won't automatically solve the problem. the request a suspension of sales of spinach and for a smoke near the plant. the government's decision was based on readings found in the produce. part of the expressway that lacks the next japan was reopened today. they have restored some real service. we spoke to an official about radiation here in the bay area in the next 30 minutes we will tell you what the epa is doing and whether people with health complications should be concerned. >> justine: opening statements are scheduled today in the barry bonds trial he returned to court

yesterday prosecutors say he lied to a grand jury when he said that he never used steroids. dan kerman tells us what happened just a in court. >> reporter: silver tie, black suit, he arrived in san francisco monday to face charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003 about using performance enhancing drugs. in addition to four counts he also faces one count of justice. monday was spent choosing a jury for what's expected to be a four week trial. after filling out extensive questionnaires the 36 jurors were asked additional questions, prosecutors asked if anyone was a giants fan. most said yes. if anyone thinks bonds was singing about, government's involvement in steroids several jurors said congress should not hold hearings on the issue. defense attorneys told them

they know that heard about the case but asked if they could set aside and focus on the evidence? one said he believed bond had been tried and did not get a fair trial. by afternoon a woman, four-man, two female alternates were selected to sit on the jury. to decide the fate of baseball's home- run king. these people be the true experts. they need to be that, we want them to be that. >> reporter: opening arguments are expected to take place on tuesday at the same time anderson is likely to be called he has refused to testify, said to prison as a result. that is expected to happen again tomorrow. >> james: we'll follow-up story, let's take a quick break only come back the latest from sacramento to grow---sacramento and is to

balance the budget. we have rain coming down we'll get the latest and your forecast coming up.

>> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. we see a few sprinkles mainly in the east bay. some years san jose as well oakland, emeryville, we might have some. but for the most part it is the delta that is getting it. we will up more on the forecast with louisa. >> justine: jerry brown released a www.youtube.com message about the deficit. he urges the public to ask lawmakers to allow voters to decide on the extension of taxes. he says that will help close the budget gap.

>> james: quick check and the markets, u.s. stocks rallied for a third day yesterday in a looks like we might see that again today. all three are positive this morning united intercontinental are raising their fares by $10 per trip. they say it's necessary. in some blue cross says it will delay a rate hike its pushing a new interest from april 1st of july 1st. the united auto workers union will be in detroit today. setting goals for contracts the contracts expire this number. the quick look at the average bay area gas prices. san francisco an average price for regular gas $4, san jose through those 98, oakland $3.97. >> justine: jared loughner and will undergo a mental competency hearing. it will

take place said that facility in missouri. he is the suspect in ginneries shooting rampage that killed six people, 13 others injured including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> james: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. up for jury caught on tape, it ought to place inside the church. police are hoping this new piece of video will lead them to the suspect. we will show to you in a moment.

>> justine: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a live look at tahoe, there is snow on the ground. we will follow the weather very closely. this storm has been causing major problems at national park, all tom the road into

yosemite will remain closed. is mudslides come trees, power lines. how is 41, 121, 140 are closed. 200 visitors had to be evacuated. >> james: that is incredible. dramatic footage and a funnel cloud that was taken yesterday, as a dangerous storm passed through. you can see it clearly here. officials issued a tornado warning. according to the national weather service weather spotters reported that cloud of traveling at 15 mi. per hour. thankfully no damage or injuries were reported. on line no let's get over to the weather to permit. >> louisa: good morning

james the pattern will start off with light showers. as we head into the latter part of the day things heat up. the rain starts to become a bit heavy at times that we could see those winds picking up again. light showers to drop. just enough to make you use your way show wipers. here's your radar just giving you an idea of where the wet weather is this morning. just a little light showers into downtown san francisco in the east bay. it's really the livermore bali that seeing a bit more in the wake of this wet weather this morning near a high surf revisory ineffective told the 6:00 hour waves up to the trophy. breaking out about 18 ft.. sneaker waves are a possibility as well. as we had to the day today by the afternoon a better chance of seeing now rain increase.

>> darya: picking up a few showers. by your evening commute they could be a wider commute. 7:00, a bit more widespread most locations rid picking up some showers. at times overnight moderate-heavy downpours. red around 11:00 all of this dealer shows as murray could see this heavier downpours if this continues into the early morning hours on your wednesday then we will start to see things taper off. of him more sharply as we had to wednesday. current temperatures 40's, 48 san francisco. the net amount due and then does it. your afternoon highs into the fifties once again. to get out of 59 degrees and your richmond. temperatures in the south big kids trees of a 60 degree reading. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. wet weather ahead of us heavy rain, strong

wind certainly a big part of the picture. a bit more showers, same for the weekend chance of what weather around for the next few days. >> erica: standard start your tuesday morning commute not too many accidents or incidents. we do have one prom spot for your ride in the east bay regional good to in just a second. strong wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. your ride along the upper deck the california highway patrol is asking you drive with extra caution keep both hands on the wheel. nice, easy conditions still tracking of drive times of 9 minutes. san mateo bridge, a good conditions no problems are incidents to report a live look here traffic is flowing freely in both directions over to our traffic maps and the southbound direction of

the nimitz freeway we have a vehicle overturned california highway patrol is out there it is currently on the shoulder and blocking the off ramp it will be out there for the time being. if this is your commute you how to find your way around it. it looks like public transit is off to a great start. no problems to report. >> justine: >> justine: now fret did on the story writer few minutes ago a u.s. air force strike jet crashed in libya. they're searching for crewmember. the u.s. military says both air and land in the crash are now safe. another centrist their church is the victim of burglars. there's been a series of break-ins or the past four months the most recent happened yesterday at lakeside. as reggie kumar tells us this time

surveillance cameras caught him. >> caller: this time lakeside church behind me, the alleged court on camera. the suspects mashie window 6 office doors looking for money. he got away with electronic keyboarding camera also eating food that is used for homeless. police say there have been up to four churches that have been burglarized in the district. at this point they are now that the same person committing the crime. >> justine: police are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a 14 year-old girl up and just after noon. according to police the suspects to open the door of his car threatens the girl and then ordered her into his car. the girl refused to the suspects drove away the suspect is described as a

white man in his 40's, the man's car was described as an your model craig four door sedan. if you any information please contact lease. >> james: final jury selection is underway in the murder trial of two men accused of murdering black muslim bakery it leader. he was investigating a news story when he was gunned down on the streets in 2007 the alameda county district says up shotgun shells found at the scene match one found in the bedroom of the man. the defense rested in the attempted bombing case at hillsdale high school in 2009. the suspect testified yesterday that he never thought trace about caring are his plan to kill three

of his former teachers. he was tortured to count of attempted murder and other charges stemming from the attack. investigators say he went to that school with 10 homemade bombs, chains are, homemade knife. --chainsaw. >> justine: vocalise also serves a fermenting to the died at the hands of a commitment to the island. one of the worst attacks on police. shot and killed two officers trying to do traffic stop there and kill tumor officers to hours later. they also complained. the longtime owners of an oakland police hang out at a

gathering his friends came to pay respects. >> reporter: they're paying tribute to the four officers were shot and killed two years ago and the standoff. those four officers gave their lives for the safety of the people of oakland. there's a memorial set up inside the restaurant that takes up the entire back wall. in honor of the second anniversary date placed shots of jack daniel's and flowers in front of those pictures. >> to bring it to murdering her---a man who pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend son keypunch and stomped the boy to death in front of his mother. following the murder the transport of the boy to phoenix with a been a treat him and abandon complex. the

murder conviction is his third offense under the three strikes law. the man who fled the scene of a hit and run lead the trail of debris leading rate to his hiding place. a white chevy suburban hit a pickup truck, authorities have closed the intersection because of a busted transformer the driver continued to damage property allowing them to follow a trail of debris to his mobile home park. broken into a mobile home and was coming out of the back window when he was spotted by authorities who chased him down. >> justine: coming up we will find out what's happening on president barack obama street to land america. and live like that sad, traffic is moving. when this seems to be an issue today, as well as rain. your

weather forecast coming out.

>> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. here is a look to your storm tracker 4 for radio, we have some showers, if you driving 580 will be a little wet. company amid him hayward looks like some showers to. we will track it. world news

yemen's president is losing most of his power base he has lost the support of the top military commander and 18 other senior officials. the collapse also falls into doubt the campaign against the al-qaeda away plotting attacks in the united states. he has been a solid u.s. ally. rows of following the u.s. defense get secretary he's there to discuss missile defense, talks are being overshadowed by the u.s.-led bombing campaign against libyan leader. kate is scheduled to meet with the russian president today. he does not have an appointment with the prime minister who was against the strikes on libya. >> reporter: president barack obama ouster of north america shivs to sell the door. he will deal with a sensitive u.s. policy

interest such as immigration, and the carter accord, a gun trafficking. last night the president and the first lady or in chile are the president welcomed him to his president to power was. >> james: we'll take a break, a live look from the south bay, traffic is moving fairly well on 101. we do expect to get wet later on today. maybe some scattered showers to. we will visit with louisa coming up.

>> justine: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a live look from our roof camera, it looks like more rain is on the way. now, here is a look at the weather. >> louisa: good morning, this morning start of using your windshield wipers we're just talking about a very light rain. you can see as we take a closer a few sprinkles along the

peninsula. places like oakland. other than that we're not too bad this morning right to the livermore valley picking up some wet weather. it is really the later part of your day that we see the most activity. high surf advisor for the kurds. keep in mind waves could be rough. as we head toward teheran afternoon that's when it starts to shower again. then it starts to pick up as we head towards the evening hours. we're action getting some fairly moderate downpours. keep that in mind we do have the

wind coupled with the rain, we will continue to see showers, wet weather and your wednesday as well. starting off temperatures and to the '40's, 50 degrees in oakland, afternoon highs up into the 50s. 57 is that, no. in santa rosa, napa, fairfield. temperatures done in the south bay could warming to the low 60s. 60 for san jose, 58 los daughters. now we're watching is a series of storms winding out to run in, you have ... and sitting on the pacific. this is expected to have full impact as you head towards 11:00, overnight is when you see that activity picked up. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. wet weather continues as we had through the rest of your work week. erica? >> erica: thank you, pretty

excellent conditions bay area why. no hot spots,--bay area wide. did conditions getting to the bay bridge traffic is flowing freely from all three approaches. certainly keep in mind strong wind advisory in effect for the upper deck. california highway patrol is asking you drive with extra caution. san mateo bridge, no special traffic advisories issued for this bridge westbound-92. lots of space between cars, the falling moving at the limit. if you're heading to the sierra, you will need to change. --your chains. 80, 50, 88. just seen?

>> justine: let's get updated and the situation in libya. an air force plane that crashed in libya was not shot down. we have find out that both crewmembers have been removed. they are safe with minor injuries. it was more like a mechanical problem we will continue to new to watch the story. more explosions were heard around libya's capital. they seem to be coming from a compound belonging to libyan leader gadhafi. they target a building to wipeout and command of the control of troops. the u.s. military officials say the today

assault on air defenses has been successful. this is herd stopping video that appears to be attacks on civilians. >> james: will get the video for you shirley, evacuees are inches to return to their homes in japan. they have no idea whether could take days, months, years. workers are busy soaking up systems trying to repair a damaged cooling unit. the japanese government also says it will strengthen monitoring of sea water and request a suspension of sales of spinach and fresh milk near the power plants. the government's decision was based on data readings for radioactive substance found in the produce. parts of the expressway that

connects pinocchitokyo to the er more as part of the island has been reopened. strong skepticism expressed in sacramento about the scene the of all nuclear-power plant. they're looking at whether or not more precautions are needed for nuclear-power plant. >> reporter: the history of the power plant is sold with paul's pacific gas and electric company officials were summoned to the capital to defend the safety. >> we're proud of our operating history. i believe we have large margins of safety. >> reporter: he offered detailed insurance is that it has multiple back up systems. those assurances were met with skepticism. they include the plan he questions whether enough is

known about faults to allow for each release date design. >> sometimes we under estimate the fault system like we did in japan. >> cars are in the most seismically active area in the world next to japan. they appear to a been designed for earthquakes or less than the faults are capable of. >> reporter: that could lead to new stricter oversight. >> if the standards used in japan were not adequate we have to find out if our standards are. >> james: their license expires in 20 that 24. the hearing also focused on the other nuclear reactor in san diego. >> justine: lookit at local spokesperson says it is likely that the air monitoring devices will show more radioactive isotopes

from japan. the epa says the amount is very small. the public should not be alarmed. kron4 spoke with administrator to find out more reformation. >> very simplistically, look at this on a scale from 1- 100, at the moment are not even know one. we're really at every blunt when you see it. we're taking a very cautious approach. we sent monitors out to the furthest western reach of the united states. the elderly and children, people with a deficiency in if the readings were high, they would be the first

populations we want to make sure we protect. the were not at that stage yet. we're very far from it. >> justine: the expert added the data collected by the air monitoring devices is available to the public. using the www.kron4.com, we put a link right there for you. >> james: in santa cruz cruz couple last of the boats from the harbor. this is just one of 10 boats submerge by the search for a week ago last friday. the sale but--this sailboat was called though yesterday afternoon. the north harbor remains closed. esteban are about continues to scan the bottom of the harbor. >> we are searching the entire harbor to verify

their deaths. and try to locate any obstructions if there are any. what you will see is a profile view of the bottom. if anything sticks out you will see the bump up. if it gets deeper you will see a good deed. is tracking the bottom the hallway. >> mark: no new hazards were found. damage to their are bridge is estimated to more than $26 million. the california geological survey is working on maps the will help the coastal communities prepare for tsunamis. those maps are similar to the flood it maps that are put out these will only got potential salamis. >> justine: we will be right

back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. here is a live a good side at the james lick freeway on this tuesday morning. traffic seems to be picking up. rain could become a problem.

>> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. opening statements are scheduled today in the barry bonds jury selection was completed yesterday. bonds is accused of lying when he told the grand jury that he never knowingly received steroids from his trainer. he faces a terrible four counts of false statements. --four counts of false statements.

>> reporter: this is kimberly belton, if you don't know who she is, you will likely hear all about her and barry bonds very soon. she's a former minister is set to testify during the perjury trial. she said in past interviews bonds knew exactly what he was doing. speak-e told me. >> reporter: she hit the playboys in to 2007. she says " steroids build up the muscles faster than the jury can handle. spoke he told me he was taking steroids. >> i really fast athlete to the size of a linebacker, bloating, acting on his back. >> reporter: it is likely his lawyers will do his best to discredit bell.

>> james: stay with kron4 for continuing coverage of barry bonds trial, we have reporters that the court has given as the updates. you can find it all at www.kron4.com. >> justine: coming up we will find out what is happening weather wise, things look a little shady at there. i live look from our roof camera. --a live. it looks like a great day. we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> justine: strong winds are the reason that at least 12 but broke loose, on sunday morning. --some. it ended up running aground across the water, we spoke with to be both say they had to rescue their friend who was trapped inside this about. >> became over,--came over,

we got close enough to see he was still tied. the pope was closed up. >> we couldn't get up, we ran aground, i put my wet suit on and i swam over. we yelled for him a couple of times. we thought he was knocked out. >> a it was blocking the exits, take up the boat opened and went in. he was still in there, alive and kicking strapped into his seabird. >> i think he was in shock. he was up and did not want to move. >> he guided opened, pulled them out, put him in his own area. >> he just wanted coffee. >> justine: those are some good friends. the coast guard has put things around

them to stop them from leaking. they say the boat owners have been notified and they are working to remove them. >> james: dramatic evidence of the wet weekend in the south bay, there's more on the way. here's a look at why is it simply can't hold another job. >> reporter: this is what happens when reservoirs' get full and simply spill over. what you are looking at is a concrete that simply diverts water around the dam. it is doing exactly what it was designed to do santa clara valley water district says this section received 4.72 in. of rain since friday. more than enough to take the reservoir from 97% up over the top and then some. it

provides drinking water to the community and of gilroy and farmers and ranchers. much of this water will eventually percolated to the ground water but a good share will be wasted. it will hand and the watershed and then finding its way to the bay. water officials tell me the reservoir will continue to spill over for least another week. >> james: a live look from tahoe, this is 550 they have done a pretty good job of clearing their roads. we do have more snow on the way. now, here is a look at the weather. >> louisa: we will story of with a shot of the sierra, we at the list of snowfall totals over the past 24 hours. alpine, over 2 ft. of snow. after 21 in. in

squall, 16 in heavenly. much more on the way. radar, we do have a winter storm warning in effect. 7:00 p.m. until 05 o'clock in the morning on friday. this is a good amount of time. f expected to stay above 3,000 ft.. and your from 1-2 ft. of snow. the snow levels are surly dropping down. we're expecting heavy snow, wind there is a possibility of some danger of this week. all that wet weather the ball could just shifting to the east. as we take a closer and just a few sprinkles light enough to create a mist. your prole

need your windshield wipers if you're heading over the bay bridge to oakland or hayward. livermore is also picking up some showers. nothing too bad. we still have high surf advisory in effect until about 6:00, another hour or so is-and getting up to 12 ft. every 12 seconds. it should start to come down as they headed to the afternoon. not the case for the wet weather that's when things are expected to intensify. notice the shares to the north bay, east bay. widespread shares to your evening commute, the intense and the level starts to pick up. as we head towards 11:00, nor does all of this year low in indicates moderate-to heavy downfalls. widespread rain and potential to be very heavy.

pretty windy. we are expected to see that continue right here a good portion of your work week. but vietnam looks like your eyes will stay in to low 60s. wet weather, heavy rain, strong wind wednesday, thursday, friday. the weekend will be wet, not as strong as the system expected to move in. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> erica: thank you, at close eye on the weather and the impact is having on your morning commute. so far. so good. certainly keep in mind that the wind advisory on the upper deck not tracking any problems traffic is flowing freely. metering lights are off. drive time of 9 minutes. we're also tracking those

conditions at the san mateo bridge westbound, you can see lots of space between kurds. --cars. one last camera westbound 80, the upper east shore freeway looks good. i just checked the logs, we're free of accidents and incidents. giving a bit busy to those eskers,--getting a bit busy through the s-curve. no problems reported four public transit. >> justine: a mound letting --a mountain lininlie in deciding,--a mountain lion sitting, residents are advised to avoid hiking or

jogging at dusk. in the event of a counter appear large, make noise, notify the showers office immediately. san francisco board of supervisors voted to send the legislation that would restrict the distribution of yellow pages and the city. this were require distributors to ask businesses and people if they want a copy before leaving them on doorsteps. the full board will consider this proposal at a meeting on march rain and. >> james: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live look outside, taking the view from albany camera. headlights headed westbound. so far your commute is fine. weather wise there's a few sprinkles that should diminish as we head towards the afternoon. more

headlines, weather, traffic straight ahead.

>> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. the showers, sprinkles, it really build later on this evening in to tomorrow, thursday-saturday more rain. when will lead to end? we will see. >> justine: 60 today, not bad. a former nfl star

lawrence taylor will go back to court today. he's expected to be sentenced for having sex with an underage girl. he will be required to register as a sex offender. he thought the girl was 19. lindsay lohan's bother it has been arrested for allegations that he hauled his girlfriend captives and refused to let her call police. he was taken to hospital for a medical condition then released. are unrelated to his arrest. bill has been said to hundred thousand dollars. --bell has been set. if you think you look like to ta2pac,

get your head shot ready they're holding an on-line casting call to help fund an actor to play this music icon. the movie is slated to begin production this spring. hbo says there's a miniseries about dick cheney and the works. it will be based on the documentary on cheney and the dark side another book was written about him. it will chase his long career in washington. a lot still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, darya and mark are getting set to bring all the latest coming up at 5:00. your traffic report is coming up, and live look at the bay bridge george klaus up when to seems to be an issue. we

will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments.

>> mark: 5:00 a.m., a top stories for a landslide leaving residents with major problems getting enough of their neighborhood. >> darya: u.s. fighter jet is down in libya, we'll have the details. >> mark: the crippled power plant in japan is facing more issues. >> live, from the bay area's news station, this is the kron 4 morning news. >> darya: good morning, happy tuesday, i am darya. >> mark: we'll start this hour with the weather. >> james: it is a conveyor belt of wet weather head of our ways storm tracker 4 is

relatively light. as these salmon we have some over san francisco and oakland. --we have some. we will reset for some heavier showers come later on this evening. there is some rain just east of livermore. such big, not much, in the hills to the east may be down towards morgan hill seeing some light showers. there is a high surf advisory in effect this is all part of that storm system. we're looking for the surf to be 10-rob feet high. sneaker waves is a possibility be careful. future cast for sharing is where we expect the shares to play out. that is where the storm system is expected to arrive. 3:00 p.m. is for the clock is set. widespread

light showers around the bay. the showers pretty more later on tonight. more intensity with more moderate cells running about. we will all see it relatively intent showers from time to time. by 11 on tuesday even more intensity on the map. we expect this to grow through the air on wednesday. like all of these pockets of moderate-heavy showers. you are going to get a matter where you are. it is just as powerful as one over the weekend. we expect a good bit of rain evidence as well. 45 san as a is a cold start. will that coal there. you can see how it is training in. this is what we're dealing with overnight. into all day tomorrow. tuesday,

wednesday, thursday, while expected to be fairly wet. temperatures in the upper 50s may be a 60 in a couple of locations. we all got to that pattern to and through the weekend. >> george: we're hoping to a better start for the commute yesterday we had rough ride, it was a hot spot rate from the 5:00 hour. take a look, it does not look bad. there is a wind advisory for temporary was issued amid gang. whether it is winds will still be as much in evidence is still a question. very light traffic. for the san mateo bridge. i think it's available year, light traffic on the right side of your screen. not much land

traffic the ride down 101 at 92 is pretty good. you may recall yesterday was a rough ride that is not the case this morning. san francisco, heading towards sfo, no problems reported. and no problems getting there. currently an easy ride, bart is off to a good start moving train said systemwide. no delays reported. >> mark: weatherly the crumbs around the bay santa cruz county 25 homes cut off after an earlier landslide. fire officials say there's no immediate hazard but 57 homes are cut off by the roadway. the roads are impossible. bonds are

located near scotts valley. a plan to clear their roadway and details on when crews might begin work is expected today. all homeowners were contacted many staying put. the reservoir is continuing to overflow check at the scene they received four and three-quarters inches of rain officials say they expected to continue all week before the strike is a reservoir was 30 and 974% of capacity. some of that excess water will become groundwater but most will be wasted when it all to believe flows into the bay. >> darya: the military's as an air force clean house crustal lea but it was not shot down. both crewmembers were rejected. the plane a thing suffered a mechanical problem and the pilot ejected. more explosions and

anti-aircraft fire around the capital you see it here. the solution seems to becoming your compound belonging to gaddafi. forces say they targeted a building to was about some of the ability--ability to command and control troops. u.s. military officials say that today assaults on the air defenses has been largely successful. this is a heart stopping scene of what appeared to be an attack on civilians. >> (screaming) (foreign language) >> darya: you can see this video just service duron www.youtube.com yesterday. it was reportedly taken a good two hours east of tripoli. cnn has not been able to verify when or where

this shot or even who's responsible. >> mark: the latest set of japan of pull this used this store spent fuel rods is heating up up to the boiling point. the high temperatures are believed to been causing this team that has been drifting since yesterday. it is another complication in bringing this plant under control. if water bobbles away more radiation would be thrown off. if they're completely exposed to the air. workers are returning to the troubled plant after being evacuated they've now connected power lines to all six power lines. hopefully it will pop the motors, voss, searches there will help deliver the cooling water. it is too soon to tell if the other systems were damaged. power

is now marked up and not restored. but rojas will alar lawmakers questioned whether the utilities have been dragging their feet in conducting seismic studies pacific gas and electric company has applied to renew its license to operate its two reactors. those expire and 2024 and 2025. the license for the other power plant near san diego expires in 2022. california gets a term electra% of its power from these two plants. >> darya: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. let's take a live look get side, this is tricky-i 8080 has some snow on there. we'll

have a checked on the forecast and the town of seven tahoe we will talk to louisa about that in a couple of minutes.

>> louisa: welcome back to the kron 4 news. we have low-interest from morning in the fact we're expecting that snow to start picking up in is in effect from 7:00 today rate down to 5:00. you're talking about a good long stretch in a series of storms expected to drop above the 3,000 ft. level. one-2 ft. is expected above 7,000 ft. it could even get a foot of snow below that 7000 level. heavy snow, wind even the potential for avalanche danger. we rush shot in the sierra we're talking about the snow falling 5 and the past 24 hours the scene more than 2 ft. in places like alpine, eckerd corp., a sugar bowl.

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in the network there are no hard choices. >> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. watching storm tracker 4 showers are selling at, and drizzle, james is tracking your arrival. >> james: here's a quick look sharing interstate 80 so far the roads are dry. we're seeing some drizzle down towards oakland. breakdown of the headlines light showers this morning that will taper off by noon near expecting heavy rain overnight we'll see some of their showers genevan in time building into the overnight hours we're also looking for gusty winds steady around 30-35 mi. an hour could guess to 46 mi. an hour it will be breezy on the coastal range. not a whole lot going on dairy area wide wheels newman see

if we can pick any showers. bay bridge, oakland not a lot falling but there is some of their though forced to turn in your wiper's well east of livermore we have another light sell moving its way through. down by gilroy's seeing some sprinkles san as in the clear for now. future cast, mapping out when will see some of the heavier showers the clock is set at 3:00 p.m. light scattered showers activity throughout the day. then we see it intensified as super staccato seven more intense char's pop up. this is not the end of it as we advance more moderate shells begin to impact will move from west-east from north- south we'll get a lot of movement with this rain. the overnight hours, that is when it really begins to pall. this'll be the

scenario that extends into wednesday. 1:00 a.m. wednesday still dealing with isolated moderate heavy showers moving their way around. it doesn't matter where you are you will get wet. they will be a breezy one as well. we're looking for mid-upper 50s for most of the bay. 58 in hayward and morgan hill. 16 san jose. most of us in the mid-upper 50s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. this storm system is not cost you will see it will rain all day wednesday. another system thursday. friday. even unstable into the weekend they might not be in town next week so we finally get along an ostrich there will start drying out. >> george: are to approve a good start free of hot spots, no delays or problems

reported our work at the bridge is no promise for the westbound bay bridge and early-morning wind advisory is issued. no problems have been reported by viewers driving across the span. san mateo bridge looks good. the right side of your skiing is the 92 heading westbound. let's take about at the right here on 580 in the westbound direction, as you head down towards the richmond san rafael bridge. traffic is moving smoothly. no real problem is. a look at your ride and 80 as you head down to the albany eskers you can see the traffic here works fine. no problems in the western direction. light traffic from the opera to the lower a short freeway. still an

easy ride for public transit. darya? >> darya: thornhill drive remains closed as engineers continue to assess the damage caused by a mud slide. heavy rains, harsh winds pushed crop, mud into the road leading a complete and passable. people who live in the area say they see in small slides before but nothing like this that is completely blocked road and foot traffic. once it's been saved than the cleanup can begin. for the first time in over a decade the national park is close to the public because of a snowstorm it caused mudslides there. down trees, power lines the highways entering the park are closed. 200 visitors had to be evacuated its dropped more than 3 1/2 feet of snow throughout the park in

a matter of 24 hours. officials are not sure when the reds will be reopened. a section of highway one was closed when a portion of three car models. it is expected to remain closed remainder of april. the will stabilize was left of the crumbling roadway the closure runs from north of the commute to 15 mi. cells of caramel >> mark: . the effort perjury trial of barry bonds resumes today opening arguments expected this morning and bonds personal trainer is likely to be called to the stand. he has refused to testify and husband sent to federal prison during the trial as a result the same thing is expected to happen today. yesterday's 12 jurors were

chosen after a day of questions. he's accused of lying when he told the grand jury they never knowingly received steroids. pacific gas and electric company is asking for more time to complete verification of their pipelines. they missed a march 15th deadline set by the california public utilities commission. some of the documents requested will be available till the end of the year. fines could exceed $1 million per day against pacific gas and electric company for non compliance. >> darya: p r b we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. still looks like roadway is a little wet, i know louisa was talking about a windshield wiper here or there we will be right back.

>> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. pansy is

roasting significant gains, they were closed yesterday, holiday. -nikkei-. reports of weather rector polls is bustling again. the nikkei jumped 4.4%. closing at 96 a. futures are positive as we're expecting another rally today fears about japan's damaged nuclear- power plant has eased a bit. the acquisition of team mobil has investors cheering. the dow is up 178 yesterday. settling among the 12,000 market 12,037. the nasdaq surged 49 points we will keep rising in the opening bell. >> darya: bay area gas prices, in case your develop, the average price and san francisco for regular is $4.10 san jose

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>> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. a few scattered charge rain now live slicks on the right-hand side, they bridge is quiet. --now. waiting for another storm, and then another, and then another, if james has the latest. >> james: we're starting to sound like a broken record are we? the pavement that strike at the moment. not too much rain is falling rain now. here's a quick look at where we are seeing the rain. there's a cell just offshore, not a lot falling in the city or oakland as we saw earlier this morning. we'll keep tabs on that cell. east bay,

showers, nothing really to work a bit of worry about. --to worry about. these early morning sprinkles, dissipating making way for dry afternoon. we to expand trying to start falling. charles began to and, in an north bay overall 7:00 p.m. showers bay area wide. pretty impressive cells and the north bay, you can see the yellow on the map. by 11:00 widespread moderate- heavy showers. you concede these intense cells, that is the way will be wednesday morning. all day wednesday were expecting this activity to continue. it

will be a wet evening, temperatures in the upper 40's, low 50s. oakland 50 degrees, everyone else is the 40's. cool start. and the pacific this the storm system that will give is our rain this evening another system that will give us our rain for thursday. thursday, one state, back- to-back series of storms that will keep us wet friday we hold the chances of some showers the weekend still looks to be about one with rain saturday. it will not be in town may be the there will finally get a couple of days of dry weather. now, here is a look at the traffic. >> george: pretty good so far, as we continue to enjoy a good writer and the bay area are not tracking in the hot spots or delays. westbound is still an easy ride incident free heading towards the toll plaza san

mateo bridge is a good one though the volume here is deftly building especially the right side of restraint which is the commute direction. a look to try to san jose high 101 as we pick up a live south bay camera this is the committee passed the guadalupe parkway. up towards bars trade america. pretty smooth ride an easy drive time at of the valley of 12 minutes up to the expressway. and the ride on the upper east shore freeway interstate 80 still looks good from hercules down to berkeley that drive time 11-12 minutes. no delays for the richmond center fell bridge. market >> mark: ? japanese nuclear safety officials say not pull the story of the fuel rods at the power plant is heating up up to the boiling point. the high temperatures

are expected to the cause of the steam that's been drifting from reactor no. 2. the hot storage pool is another complication of trying to bring the reactors are under control. more radiation could be thrown out. crews returning to the plant after being evacuated yesterday power lines are now being connected all six reactors are hoping to restore power sometime today. that in theory will power the motors, balls, switches that will deliver a cooling water if they were not damaged too badly. we're giving word about the death toll officially at 9000, another 13,500 are missing a >> darya: . o local spokesperson says it is likely that air monitoring devices will show more radioactive isotopes from japan. the amount is very

small the public should not be alarmed. kron4 spoke with the administrator he told us what has been found so far. , and whether those with compromised health conditions should be concerned. >> if you look at this on a scale from 1-100, the number would not even be a white one. we are able and when you see what we're approaching. we send monitors to out to the furthest reaches of the united states. in terms of law hon. people the elderly, the children people with immune deficiencies. if the readings were significantly higher two or three orders of magnitude higher they would be the first it would make sure we protect. we're certainly not at that stage yet. >> darya: he locked the

scene across did is available to the public. we'll link rate their for you. the devastating quake is serving as a painful reminder that california has struggled to protect the state. california's five- year program for helping cash strapped public schools size really retrofit their most ground roll buildings has disbursed on only a small portion of the two trillion dollars set- aside. >> mark: the u.s. military is saying and air force fighter jet crashed in libya, it was not shut down about crewmembers rejected, and they're now say. the weapons officer was rescued by rebels, he is now back in u.s. hands. they're saying it was a mechanical problem that brought this jet down.

more explosions were heard around the capital of libya. the explosions seem to be coming near the compound belonging to gaddafi. allied forces say they are targeting a building where they hoped to write about some of the ability to command the troops. they're shifting to extending the reach of a no-fly zone. the today assault on the air defenses have been largely successful. we have some video, heart stopping scene of what appears to be an attack on libyan civilians pardon me we'll have that later on. >> darya: 2:00 there is going to undergo a mental competency exam. --dirt logger--the jared loughner or is the suspects in the january shooting range in tucson that killed six

people injuring 13 including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we'll be back with more in just a couple of minutes, here's a live look from our tahoe camera this is highly 89, you can see all of the road covered with snow. you need change. of your back.

>> louisa: welcome back to the kron 4 news. most piling up, we have winter storm warning in effect for the sierra. that's when the next round of storms is expected overnight tonight, when a storm warning is in effect all the way in through early on your friday. snow levels are fairly low. we could get one-2 ft. above the 1,000 ft. level. we are expecting some heavy snow, wind. and becky could see

the potential for some avalanches. those arrested be pretty messy over the next key days a list of the snowfall totals places like alpine meadows, that more than 2 ft. of snow. 16-22 in. said heavenly, 14-18. >> darya: thank you, governor jerry brown believes that www.youtube.com message about the state budget deficit, he urges the public to ask lawmakers to allow voters to decide on the extension of income, a vehicle, sales taxes. close the budget gap. , optimism as they admitted little progress on how to address

the remainder of the state's court fall. >> mark: united and continental are raising fares $10 per trip. and the blue cross says it will delay a planned rate hike, it was pushing a 16.4% premium increase. they're reducing that to 9.1%, united auto workers is meeting today in detroit, setting goals for contract talks, their contracts expire at the no. 14. >> darya: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live look inside, this is emeryville, you can see traffic is nice, light. this is westbound 80 the road is dry. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] unrestrained. unexpected. and unlike any hybrid you have ever known. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. ♪

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>> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. they bridge is moving smoothly, as few sprinkles around the bay area, let's check on the

forecast. >> james: is a handful as >> james: sprinkles nothing much more than that should be gone by noon. clouds building, 3-4:00 this afternoon will start to see some sprinkles that is a breakdown of what we're expecting over the course of the day today we have a cell just up the shoreline, another one right now over oakland. nothing to major. still light rain. it's enough that it could be a problem. right there at the macarthur maze looks like it's about to get wet. rather to the east, that system is now well past tracy. light-moderate share activity. south bay, we're

tracking showers it has pledged to the east. the other bit of rain that we're seeing over the senators lights up, nothing major. it is what's happening tonight because of that storm system that we're watching. it's in effect until about 6:00 may be other 15 minutes. we have one rough surf up there. the upper 40's, are a couple of degrees cooler them wary yesterday many parts are dry although like you saw up there is a sprinkle or to up there. they will all intensify this evening. it will bring us rain, wind, not as intense but strong enough there will see gust possibly up to the mid-40s. keep that in mind. here's the rain for tonight, wednesday, thursday. friday

it looks like with a sprinkler to more rain saturday possible char on sunday. let's check your ride with church. >> gary george. >> george: it is pretty quiet. take a look at the bay bridge, westbound a pretty smith commute had a much buildup in volume to eight men looks a little wet. san mateo bridge, still looks good. no problems to can see some reflections indicating a wet deck no problems to east bound or westbound. i check, ride to the sierra, as we look at your commute here on interstate 80 you will need chains. firefighters here

from twin bridges to my heirs. you will need them in the car and on their re if you're heading towards the sierra. a little closer to home public transit is still a good ride. but thomas >> darya: strong winds from the weekend storm of the reason that at least 12 but broke loose in the regions in bay. here you see one of them and ended up running aground in tehran. we spoke to people who say they had to rescue their friend who was trapped inside about. >> we came over by about, we get close enough to read that we could see that is was still tied but the vote was close. >> we couldn't get up, so i ran about a grant, i put my wet suit on and i swam over.

we have a couple of times there was their response. >> the masthead broken and that was blocking access. we get the boat and that, we went in, the was still in there all live in kicking the was distracted in. >> he was out of it, i think he was in shock. he did not want to move. he did not want move about. >> egad open them, call them up, put a man is own boat. >> he is one of coffee, he didn't want to go to moscow. >> darya: because debt has put booms around to keep it from leaking into the bay. both runners have been notified. --boat owners have been notified. >> mark: ssi testified yesterday that he never thought twice about caring and is planned to kill three of his former teachers. he

was tricked into counts of attempted murder. investigators say he went to the school at 10 homemade pipe bombs and a chain saw and a 10 in. knife. no one was injured after the principal sticking to the ground. >> darya: there been a series of break-ins in the richmond district, the most recent happened earliest men morning at lakeside church. >> reporter: and san francisco and other churches procure rise this time lakeside, caught the alleged crook on camera with its surveillance system. the suspects smashed a window six office doors looking for money. the suspects got away with an electronic keyboard in camera. he also ate food is usually given to the homeless. police say there have been up to four churches that have been burglarized in the district,

at this point they don't know if it's the same person committing the crime. san san francisco, reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> mark: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. cemetery bridge traffic is picking up and moving close to the speed limit. lñóñ

>> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. showers over oakland, scattered showers showing up around the bay even some heavier drizzle fell as we wait for the next turn to come in. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. rain is heavy at times. overnight rain, wind will be heavy at times wednesday, thursday scattered showers friday. another storm coming in saturday and sunday even a chance of showers on sunday. >> darya: san francisco

border supervisors' committee has voted to send legislation to the board that would restrict the distribution of yellow pages, the phone books. they would be restricted to just been handed out. it would require the distributors to ask you first if you want a copy before they leave that giant book on your doorsteps are you configure underway. they will consider the proposal on march 29th. the idea with the internet that no one uses the yellow pages. >> mark: we're following the trip to moscow with the missile defense talks, they're being overshadowed by the bombing campaign. each is expected to meet with the defense minister he does not have an appointment with the prime minister who was against the strikes and libya. they abstained of the vote allowing it to go forward but not agreeing to.

>> darya: president obama as a tour of north american ships to rows salvador today. well he's been all salvador he is going to deal with sensitive u.s. policies like immigration, narcotics and gun trafficking. last night the president, the first lady were in santiago chile. he was welcomed at the palace, then how it goes to conceive look we're coasting. >> mark: we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. more than 500 family members to voluntary departure of japan will be arriving in the bay area this morning. yoli is there we will have a live report and the latest on the bay area forecast.

>> mark: