>> justine: good morning top stories he is leaving after intense scrutiny after the gas line explosion pg&e co announces his reassignment. it has happened again, more concerned with the safety on muni after road video service with the will door wide open. today is earth day. we will tell you what several bay area businesses are going to be green. >> live from the bay area new station this is the kron 4 of morning news.

>> justine: more on the stories in just a moment. time for the early check on our weather with james fletcher. >> james: today will be a good day weather wise, this is where we start off 50 san francisco 51 oakland, 46 san rafael, 45 in napa. we are up to nine degrees cooler than yesterday but this afternoon looks great. temperatures you are going to like them. >> justine: big story of the morning, a top executive is stepping down in the wake of this san bruno pipeline explosion. phil darby will leave later this month he is currently the president, and the chairman of the utility company. they will have an interim ceo. he

will have a $35 million retirement package. this thing hurts a surprise visit to dozens of registered offenders in thee south bay. >> reporter: there for stop led to the first arrest of the night. police say this registered offender violating conditions of release, he is now head back to jail. >> we will take the computer to the sheriff's office and have them do with the world search appeared >> reporter: the agency sweep began late thursday afternoon, the sheriff's deputies probation officers per roll pigeons, police, u.s. marshals teamed up to check gone 25 offenders. they wanted to make sure the offenders live where they say

they lived so please can keep track of them. authorities searched their homes to look for things like pornography, and toys that could attract kids. driving under cover cars the first up was the st. francis hotel in santa clara. more than a dozen offenders live here. agents confiscated this laptop, not only did they find porn, they found nude pictures of themselves. he was convicted of the crime involving a minor. the latest crime raises a red flag. >> what is the purpose? is he sharing those images? >> reporter: it wrapped up with three unrest. a halt this type of sweet will prevent these creditors from offending. >> justine: also this morning oakland teenager in stable

condition after somebody shot him several times. this was the scene yesterday in the 2400 block of adeline street. details are not yet known, please tell us the juvenile has been taken into custody. --police--. earlier this month we should show a video that was posted online that showed an open door on me while i was moving through a tunnel. this video here was posted on www.youtube.com. it shows a wide open door while the train is traveling. in his response is they have pulled the train out of service in the are investigating the cause of the malfunction. nobody was injured. president barack obama is waking up in california, he left the bay area at 10:30 a.m.

yesterday made several stops in the reno and las angeles. this is video of him arriving in los angeles. it is a fund-raising blitz for his 2012 campaign, and to talk about reducing the deficit. they rallied at sony pictures where president barack obama talked about the economy. >> the economy is growing again to and half years later we are creating jobs again. two and a half years later the financial system marks again. two and a half years later, small businesses are opening their doors again. >> justine: president barack obama is hoping to raise $1 billion for his reelection campaign, he will wrap up his swing later on this morning full check of your weather forecast

would james fletcher. >> james: the golden gate bridge, we seem mild conditions in chile out there. lets water with their headlines this morning, patchy morning fog, it will be hit or miss. some folks might not even see fog. where it is in the north bay east bay valleys it could hamper your travel today. your highs today upper 50s to mid 60's. then the clouds roll in. 50 in san francisco 51 in san jose, 44 san rosa, once again san rosa chile, 54 in antioch it is a little cooler as you head out the door this morning. this is the temperature change. nine degrees cooler in san rosa, cool 10 degrees cooler in los gatos and

mountain view, at 10 degrees cooler in livermore than this time yesterday chile net in the air but it will warm up this afternoon clearing today, partly cloudy skies this afternoon but those clouds will build as we head into the evening. another round of wet weather into the evening at the first chance may come late tonight into tomorrow morning. 9:00 a.m. saturday showers near point reyes. noon on saturday you will see the light showers move into the heart of the bay little bit. as i push it forward it peters out and goes away. best chance of sprinkles, saturday afternoon, then again sunday evening. sunday morning looks to be ok. your 7 day forecast 20 percent

chance of showers for the weekend, that sunday night system will linger into monday morning. but tuesday, wednesday, thursday warm temperatures inland highs back into the '70s. >> justine: today is earth day, several groups are showing off their efforts to date. the projects include electrical vehicle charging stations in san rafael, by a diesel facility in oakland, organizers hope to remind everyone reducing green house gas emissions needs to be community wide effort. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a secret visit to libya we will tell you who it is and how it's going before we take a break, take a look at this. bay bridge toll plaza is doing ok no back up to reports so far. san mateo

bridge traffic going in both directions just fine, no hot spots here. the golden gate bridge, 4:00 a.m. is the time to trouble the golden gate bridge. we will be right back.

republic >> justine: in sutte >> justine: republican senator it is resigning, there's a crew of about an affair. he will leave his post in may. decision 2012 coverage new mexico gov. jerry johnson announces he will run for president. he will run for the republican nomination. he supports legalization of marijuana and some abortion rights. before governor he grew

01 per cent fix it shop that grew to 1000. mccain is the strongest congressional supporters of the intervention in libya. he says gaddafi's troops are his heroes. top republicans says he is there to assess the situation. the markets are closed to observe good friday. strong earnings this week from blue-chip companies lifted stocks. it finished 52 points higher yesterday, shares in apple rose beating expectations. coming up much more on our top stories and a lookit here weather forecast.

here's a look at walnut creek, no hot spots there.

>> justine: trains are running for now, but riders will pay more. they voted not to close stations, and maintained its current train schedule until 2012. that means higher fares and parking fees for commuters. they're imposing a 255 increase on the base fare, $1 increase in parking fees. no vote on him posing 10 mi. an hour speed limit on the golden gate bridge. they decided to put off the decision until more input could be gathered the goal is to reduce the amount of by accident on the bridge. ----woman is

accused of prostitution will her two kids are in the car. oakland police arrested 25 year-old until mcveigh during a sting operation. she got into an undercover police car, after her arrest they found her one month- old twins in the car parked several blocks away. they even found the car seats. police say they are relieved the babies were found safe. >> when you open the vehicle and find twins there that are defenseless against the environment they are in, particularly environment which is dangerous. you are thankful you could intervene. >> justine: the twin boy and girl were turned over to job protection services. she is charged with child endangerment and prostitution a man who caught on fire in an adult video

store is still in critical condition. we have video of him on fire. you can see the man here, he is covered in flames. people are trying to put him out. they don't know the man's identity because he has not been able to wake up. he suffered burns on 90 percent of his body. nobody knows how this fire started. a couple of clouds in the forecast today, the question is what will the weekend the like. will thit be sunny for the bunny? >> james: we could be ok for your ease drag on, but keep it tuned here. the closer we get the finer we can to net. our lookout for today, cooler temperatures, 5-10 degrees

cooler than yesterday. this afternoon sun the mild, tonight mostly cloudy but may be a sprinkle. several systems moving through for the weekend the first one scheduled to hit us this weekend. 50 degrees renounce their francisco, 51 in san jose and oakland, 47 and livermore. warming it up nicely by this afternoon your fly around the bay we will talk about the highs in the north bay 67 is where we expect san rosa to talk about, 62 mill valley, downtown san francisco 60 degrees, 16 pacific up, down in palo alto 69, 62 in hayward, 66 in fremont, down in the south

bay we are looking at about 67 in san jose, 68 and santa clara, campbell expected to reach 70 degrees changes on the way we will be enjoying partly to mostly cloudy today. we will build up that cloud layer over night and these clubs may bring us a sprinkler two. >> justine: national news there's an missing north carolina girl who took a turn for the worst. her body was pulled this week for maryland river appeared the police found something nearby. >> reporter: all of us since that fateful day in december have been pouring in hopeful for a different outcome. >> reporter: this search for an

honor student came to a tragic end. 16 year-old found in maryland, it was discovered in a river yesterday 40 mi. from where she was last seen in baltimore. she is visiting family in december when she disappeared their work is far from over. it >> we want to bring closure to the family, figure out what happened. hold those responsible accountable. >> reporter: hours after they found her body a man's body was found several miles away. they don't appear to be linked but they are not ruling it out. the discovery brings closure but also more questions. >> this is the first up, our goal is to find out what happened, why was she there? and what happened? >> reporter: police have not

named as suspects, her father said she didn't know anybody in baltimore. >> justine: toyota says its global car production was disrupted by parts of shortages from japan's earthquake a tsunami, will not return to normal until november or december. threatening it spot is the top auto seller. the disaster has cost of production losses of six to under 60,000 cars. earlier this week it resumed production in japan for the first time since the quake. and these robots are being used inside japan's nuclear plant, they have found a slightly lower levels of radiation in the reactors' buildings. that means repair crews may going soon. right now it is illegal to go within 12 mi. of the plant. they had their last chance today to

get personal belongings and it will be allowed back home now for months. lots more head on the kron 4 morning news, a dramatic scene caught on tape, you will want to see how this woman got out of this boat before tragedy strikes. programming change to let you know about on friday kron4 will air nbc programming, dateline nbc will air at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. followed by a special 90 minutes of the kron4 news cast beginning at 10:00.

>> justine: it is for 20 4:00 a.m. fog earlier this morning, 60 today though local cloudy, a slight chance of showers this

weekend. we warm up next week more details and a moment. jury selection for the second corruption trial is in full swing. he is accused of charges including trying to sell a u.s. senate seat. the 150 possible jurors was dwindled down to 25 yesterday. during a press conference he and them. >> for the men and women who sitting on the jury a one expressed to them, as a citizen of this country my gratitude and her gratitude for exercising what is a cornerstone of our democracy. >> justine: in the first trial he was found guilty of one count providing false statements. they were unable to agree on 23 counts. he says he hopes this

will vindicate him. check out this video from washington state. a boat person to flame, the driver was inside making practice runs on lake washington when the flames came from the back of the bout. you can here and explosion, watch as the driver jumps into the water. of the photographer caught holding on camera. the driver was fined and drove to shore. she got out just in time. no word on what caused the explosion. the countdown is on to the biggest cap down to the biggeswedding. t enough of everything royal, we have smart phone taps. >> reporter: there are few

things that smack of a pomp, circumstance, interdiction is royal wedding. to help with your royal wedding cut dowcountdown e alarm royale up for iphone, which up to a church bell, or god save the queen. something old, something new in the year 960 something is very 2011, there 3-d have lets users take a walk up the royal i'll let the princess bride. following there were oil route google has backed it out in 3-d. while fashion

east is breathlessly await that first glimpse at keep middleton's dress they can address the royals. they can let you take the family portrait when you are done. >> justine: thus save the date for next week's royal wedding. april 29th, we will be you ready bright and early at 2:00 a.m. to bring you every moment of this marriage ceremony. find out who's there, what she's wearing, the cake, all the good stuff. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, we will tell you what our top stories are. we will tell you how layoffs can be coming to the police and fire departments. we

>> justine: 4 2:30 a.m., a live look in san francisco. >> james: traffic is moving all right, kurt tempter in oakland 47, we will warm it up nicely, by this afternoon it will be about 64, not bad as you head out the door and make your way through the day. changes for this weekend, i know a lot of folks have an outdoor plants. i will have a full forecast coming up. >> justine: san francisco police and fire departments facing big cuts. kay thompson reports the massive budget deficit could mean laying off officers. >> reporter: here are the four companies it could be out. when a chil

>> it's difficult and painful. >> reporter: it doesn't mean they fire house would be shot. one truck would be removed from each location >> station to is the most densely populated. based on times because it is close, to station to would be the first company that would look at. deactivating. >> reporter: in has a $11 million in savings to them up with the city. they're thinking about reducing hours, cutting specialized units, and closing district stations. worst-case scenario 171 officers to be led off the want them to for both are raised to avoid layoffs. >> we would love to have the police department and the union

participate in an intelligent choice. officers on the beat hold opinion that they deserve our race but nobody else is getting one. >> justine: we have upbeat news about its teachers hundreds of oakland teachers jobs have been saved. 82% are off the chopping block. when you add adult education programs 95 jobs are on the chopping block. finally off notices are going to be sent out next month. a family mourning the loss of a teenage son who was more murdered. he was shot and killed earlier this month. another team has been charged with his murder. his parents are speaking out. >> reporter: they lost their only child earlier this month. today the father was flanked by

supporters. they were here to ask for money to pay for cremation aunt's funeral services. he indicated he did not want to ask for money he was embarrassed. he has been set but they need money, that's why they were here. he touched on the circumstances surrounding the murder. despite what the attorney says, his son's death was not an accident. >> i don't feel that this is an accident. no way they put out to destroy my dead son. is premeditated. i hope that justice will prevail. this family needs help, financial help now. please spread the word out and help. >> reporter: he is a construction worker who has been

out of work for most year. as with financial issues are so bad. they looted to what the suspects to of his body. it has been reported to neighbors that they spilled krupp gasoline so he doesn't feel the murder was accidental. funeral services saturday morning from 9 until 128 in san francisco >> justine: a man was arrested for suspicion of exposing himself to girls to and from three elementary schools last month. he drove by eight girls between eight and 12 on six different locations. he is accused of honking his horn or waving at them to get their attention. then he would expose himself. one girl told her parents put the car looked like.

the san mateo sheriff's department is warning san carlos residents of home burglaries. suspects broken through unlocked windows. a check gone your forecast with james fletcher, cloudy today but we want and know about the weekend. mike cheesy joke. willoughby said he for the money? >> james. will it be sunny for e bunny? >> james: sunday morning history hunt should be ok. the rain will be light, we're looking for very little accumulation. lets take a look at where temperatures are

today, 49 in san francisco we dropped a degree or two in several spots. san jose 47, santa rosa dropping to 41, you could get the upper surface before the morning to stan.fifte temperatures this morning is temperatures will drop, satellite view shows to the beginning of a mix of partly to mostly sunny skies but decent sunshine. all this cloud cover headed our way. this will bring a series of sprinkles for the weekend. that's what we are watching for. it looks like saturday afternoon best chance of light rain, the clock is set

for 9:00 a.m. we are pushing for to noon. sprinkle or offshore, then saturday not much going on it peters out and disappears. that's what it looks like for saturday, sunday maybe some sprinkles later in the evening. our highs today 67 napa, 69 fairfield, 68 in antioch, 64 in oakland, so the bay 67 san jose. a quick check of your 7 day forecast, be on the weekend temperatures begin to climb nicely, warm conditions set for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. >> justine: president barack obama is waking up in california, when he left the bay area yesterday he stopped at reno and then a late. he talked about the cost of rising gas

prices and what the justice department is due to protect consumers. >> a turtle attorney general is putting together a team whose job it was to root out fraud or a manipulation that might affect gas prices. that includes traders and speculators. we are making sure nobody takes advantage of american consumers. >> justine: kron 4 is jackie sicily's in mill valley with more on rising gas prices. >> reporter: prices continue to go up, the national average is $3.48. that is up over dollar over the last year. california average is at $4.21, the oil prices continue to skyrocket. that is what is driving this whole thing. all the instability

in the middle east. oil prices about a hundred and $10 a barrel. that's what's driving these prices. the national averages $3.84, we have sky rocketed past that. we have the second highest in the united states. only hawaii beats us. >> justine: i don't mind being in second place and something like the spirit to our

community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. >> justine: today's fire fighters have been battling a four or delays at zero where as in watsonville. they are nowhere near putting these flames out. >> reporter: smoke from the apple growers co for storage

facility can see and for our spirit thick black smoke billowed from the warehouse where tons of apples and other programs are stored. every firefighter has come to this place. inside we can see the act of flames are moving from room to room consuming boxes of produce. this fork lift is solving strong replants. most of the apples have and rescued. no fewer than three of these trucks have been brought into service. 3 million gal. of water on this fire. they are fighting the fire from ladders because it is too dangerous inside. collapsing roofs and walls. highly ball

until ammonia it to keep the produce cold is out of harm's way. it has consumed two-thirds of the structure, it was once the center piece of the apple industry. the losses yet to be tallied. there were also jobs that one up in smoke. >> justine: as robert reported you can see and smell the smoke. it led to this morning. >> 3-4 day extended operation. hear, justifies all residents and everybody thought, looks a small will be impacting us 3-4 days. try and stay in door if you have respiratory problems. >> justine: the shelter place is

voluntary. but with these winds and small it comes and goes and causes the fire to flare-up. it will keep pouring water on the grounds around the clock. more on this coming up. still much more had this morning. for 40 5:00 a.m. let's do a bridge check. bay bridge toll plaza is fine, cars are doing okay this friday morning. we will be right back.

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james fletcher. >> james: following what we expect to be a nice day today. this is where we see things right now. this of our roof camera where we see nice conditions this morning. it is a bit chilly as you head out the door. we are 5-11 degrees colder than we were 24 hours ago. patchy morning fog in the north bay and he is a valid but not be surprised if you run into that this warning appearemorning. clt throughout the day, but sprinkel may come interview about midnight tonight and into the weekend. current temperatures outside 49 san francisco, 41 in san rosa, 50 concord, 47 san jose. a look at

the pacific shows the clouds building today, in some spots mostly cloudy and in some spots partly cloudy. but then that will build a towards the afternoon. we will break down more about showers later. this is where your temperatures will be this afternoon, 64 sonoma, san francisco 60 this afternoon, for across the bay in oakland to 64 from 63 union city, into the san ramon valley 68 for walnut creek, 65 in pleasanton. the south bay san jose 67, 68 santa clara, morgan hill 68, 70 in campbell. it will be warm afternoon, coming up i

will break down the timing of the weekend rain, seeing if your easter sunday morning will be wet or dry. >> justine: lindsay lohan will be in court this morning, a judge will decide if there's enough evidence against the actor is to go to trial for felony grand theft. she's accused of stealing the $2,000 necklace in january. she rejected the deal that would have settled the case. she may be in violation of her probation regardless of what happens in the grand felony theft case. the recognized this guy? charlie sheen took to the diamond as a temporary yellow jacket. he did ok on the field, he threw some balls. he didn't say he was winning on the field. >> is this like a jail house

interview. who's in jail near you. i have to give myself a little bit of info not disarm myself i'm an actor the fact that i didn't put one up the light tower anders me. i will come back here launch some bombs some day. >> justine: he's in that plan that as part of his one to date show. sacramento ruled out the welcome mat for relocation officials. they spent the day trying to convince the nba the kings are fine right where they are. >> reporter: this this sacramento, this is what makes this great the nba has seen the

best of sacramento including corporate money. >> we had 9.2 million. we have a court business is coming out of the woodwork. >> reporter: some more divided into the meeting. synergen next western health advantage and underbelly. >> they said we need to know if your hand. our community says a wary and now what do we get? and what assurances do we have? is it a one-year commitment, to your? >> reporter: he says it will all depend on one component. >> if we win today, and get one more year it will be down to if we can build a new sports don't >> justine: 10.

>> justine: good friday morning hear sure 7 day around bay. we are tracking a slight chance of showers on saturday, and sunday. james will fill us in on the rain chances later. the other big news today, one week away from the royal wedding. this time next week we will watch her walk down the aisle. royal wedding planners are going to great length to keep the secret of her dress from getting out to the public. that has not stop the guessing game. we take a look at the mr. redress. >> reporter: a big wedding in a big church requires address. that's why the design and the designer of the down is a big

secret. it is generating big buzz. names have come and gone, there remains a mystery. >> more embellish detail to a down, nothing is as clean is plane lace. >> reporter: some brides are waiting on kate. many of the 2012 bridal collections that debuted in new york head of royal ball downfield. >> some getting on top attaches to the dress. the gowns were in is fired by hurt called the catherine. >> reporter: once her dress is unveiled, boutiques will get

requests for that down fit for princess. >> it's a royal wedding we are excited to see it. it will change the bridal tried for years to come. it will be and new refresh in feel. >> reporter: kron 4 morning news. >> justine: next week's royal wedding is on april 29th, we will be ready at 2:00 a.m. to bring you every moment of this marriage ceremony. you don't want to miss the spirit still ahead, and updated on the gas prices going up in the bay area. programming note, exclusive coverage of the 100 zazzle, bay to breakers on kron4 that will be sunday, may 15th, beginning at 8:00 a.m.

>> darya: top stories at 5:00 a.m. after intense scrutiny since this san bruno gas line explosion at pg&e ceo announces retirement. >> mark: more concerned with the safety aboard muni. a month after a video with the train with an open door it happens again. we will have the latest. >> darya: law-enforcement making arrests after surprise visits to dozens of offenders in the south bay. >> mark: an update on weather and traffic, a live look over golden gate bridge. let's start with weather. >> james: here is a quick check gone temperatures, 49 in san francisco, 47 oakland, 50 in concord, 52 manioc, 41 in san

rosa. --52 antioch--. this afternoon we have sun shine on tap but some sprinkles for the weekend. >> darya: 5:01 a.m. top pg&e executive is stepping down in the wake of this san bruno gas pipeline explosion. phil darbee will leave this month. he is chairman, chief executive and president of pg&e. darbee will step down at the end of the month. pg&e board member lee cox will serve as interim chairman, ceo and president until the board finds a permanent replacement. he will have a $35,000 retirement package. on muni earlier this month we showed a video posted online showing an open door enemy in

the train will was the knee through a tunnel. now lookit this video. this same situation. on the l line they recorded this video and the doors wide open while the train is traveling. they have pulled that train out of service investigating this malfunction. >> mark: all warning from the sheriff's office in san carlos, there has been a series of home burglaries this month, two burglaries and one attempted one. the to burglaries' they broke into the victims' homes through unlocked windows that were out of view of the street. the third case he abandoned his attempts after encountering a lot would appear surprise

flocked window. >> reporter: law enforcement has been looking in on sexual offenders. they search their homes looking for pornography and toys that can attract children. the operation wrapped up with three arrests appeared they hope this we will prevent creditors from refunding. at the santa clara county sheriff's department kron 4 news. >> darya: double live shots, and dry and clear, the approach to the bay bridge and this in detail bridge. >> james: san jose another shot for you we have nice conditions although it is a bit chilly. will walk you through the whether headlines. patchy morning fog and low cloud here and there are primarily the east bay. you might run into that.

partly sunny this afternoon temperatures in to the upper 60s for some spots. we will keep that mostly to partly cloudy sky for today though. your highs upper 50s to mid 60's. temperatures looking ok right now 49 san francisco, '50s for concord, mountain view, cooler the south bay 47 in san jose. as for how much cooler today. 11 degrees colder in los gatos and san jose. everybody in between that, the journal of the miss it is cooler today. partly cloudy today, right now we have nice skies. but clouds are coming in. by this afternoon mostly cloudy, we to stand a chance of sprinkles late tonight as we

have a series of light rain headed our way for the weekend. breaking that down throughout the morning. your highs this afternoon look good, 67 san rosa, 62 mill valley, 68 in vallejo. san francisco 64 you, likewise for san bruno, cool air on the coast for half moon bay. oakland 64 for you, 63 union city, 60 in alameda, walnut creek topping out at 68 today, 67 pittsburgh, livermore 66. in the south bay temperatures writer on the upper 60s as well, campbell 70 degrees. your next update we will break down when we will see the rain. >> george: good friday morning. luckily we will see light traffic loads this morning. hot

spot free with a bridge check your ride to the bay bridge westbound, light traffic no delays or backups. the right to the san mateo bridge, equally light with no problems in either direction. the golden gate bridge ride 101 southbound problem free in for marin county, and through marin county no delays reported. bart is quiet this morning all running on normal schedule. >> mark: we will be back as a morning news continues, alive look at mill valley we are tracking bay area gas prices. ♪

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charging and rainwater collection system in san francisco. organizers hope to remind people reducing greenhouse gas emissions needs to be a community wide effort. president barack obama is waking up once again in california. when he left the bay area yesterday morning he made a stop in reno, now he is in los angeles. this is video of him in reno where he talked about the rising price of gas. >> the attorney general is putting together a team whose job is to root root out any cases of fraud or manipulation that might affect gas prices including traders and speculators. we make sure that nobody is taking advantage of consumers. >> darya: the national average is $3.84, up 305 higher than a month ago, almost $1 more than

your golf. >> mark: i wish we were playing the national average. jackie sizzle has more on the pain at the pump. >> reporter: $3.84 sounds good, unfortunately that's not what we are paying. as usual, we are almost at the top. $4.21, that is over 205 in the past month. that puts us second only behind hawaii for gas prices. we consume 400 million gal. of gas on a daily basis according to some sources. that is the fuel that drives our economy and those prices go up. i say the average is $4.21, look get some of the prices according to aaa. san francisco $4.27, oakland

$4.21, san jose $4.22. we have been talking about four weeks and months. it has to do with the price of oil which is $110 a barrel. in is all the guns stability in the middle east is driving those prices up words appeare. i went on gas but the y tell you the most expensive and least expensive. the least expensive was $4.70 at a couple of stations in redwood city. the most expensive by the airport $4.59. >> mark: let's go to james what the weather. >> james: the weekend will be a bit dicey, this is san

francisco current conditions 49 degrees. 58 by lunchtime, warming it up to 60 you're expected high today. as i said we have a mixed bag for your weekend keep it tuned here i will break it down for you. we will be right back.

>> mark: the second day of their to day hunger strike in protest of what they claim is the and fair firing of hundreds of workers. the workers a 300 employes were abruptly fired in january. the company said they were being fired because of slow sales. meantime open a new store in seaside. they say it was only half the number the were fired.

three year-old child ok after her mother left her inside of a parked car washes when into a casino. police a 25 year-old was arrested yesterday for felony child abuse after security guards found the child in the car. they estimate the girl was at in the car for about 45 minutes. she was hot when they rescued her. they are investigating the case. they may charge her with child endangerment. a man on fire in a san francisco adult bookstore. he is in critical condition this morning. it was caught and security cameras. you can see him running through the store. police don't know the man's identity because he is still unconscious. he suffered burns over 90 percent of this body.

>> darya: we wanted to look at the weather as we head into the weekend. >> james: we will end if the week on a good note. whether pretty good, sunshine out there. on our roof camera patchy fog, cool temperatures out there will show you that in a second. low 40's in some spots. chilly start this morning. this afternoon more sunshine, mild temperatures near 70 degrees. tonight a different story clouds moving and mostly cloudy and a chance of seeing our for sprinkle or greater on the midnight hour. kern temperatures 49 in san francisco, 47 in san jose, 43 napa, 41 san rosa, 52 out in

antioch. this afternoon temperatures will be 67 san rosa, 67 concord, 67 san jose. not bad. that changes tomorrow we will cool off and introduce sprinkle spirit this is the system moving in. we will see clouds build, the timing is about saturday afternoon, it will be light, and widespread as it will be. as we advance through saturday clears out. as for easter sunday, the morning will be falling, and the showers will be later in the day sunday. keep your fingers crossed that

is a good thing if you're planning an easter egg hunt in the morning. 7 day forecast high pressure builds to tuesday, wednesday, thursday into the '70s. >> george: still looking at a hot spot free ride probably lighter than usual traffic today throughout the commute. the bay bridge this morning it is light, no delays in the westbound direction. san mateo bridge looks good for you. the ride on 92 is westbound no problems here. your drive to the golden gate bridge, an easy trip as well no delays or problems. picking up another camera the shot of 280 in san jose, the good news is it is plenty dark, that means not a lot of

traffic, could ride for downtown 280 in san jose. >> mark: despite budget troubles at its full steam ahead for cal train, board of directors not closing stations and maintaining the schedule at least through 2012 fiscal year. in means higher fares. they impose a 255 increase on the base fare, $1 increase for parking. no votes yet on imposing a 10 mi. an hour speed limit on bikers on the golden gate bridge. they're putting it off until they get more input. the goal of the speed limit is to reduce by accidents. >> darya: san francisco's deficit could bring cuts to of police and fire departments. they have already cut $10 million from its budget. now it

has $11 million in savings to come up with. 171 please officers could see layoffs. the department is considering reducing or eliminating foot patrols, cutting specialized units like community relations, narcotics. enclosing district stations. the want police officers to forgo pay raises to avoid the layoffs. the fire department for injuns might have to be cut down. --injunfor firet down. >> mark:programming change to let you know about on friday kron4 will air nbc programming, dateline nbc will air at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. followed by a special 90 minutes of the kron4 news cast beginning at 10:00. we

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>> darya: 5:25 a.m. it is currently 49 degrees, 60 today, we have to get through school weekend and then sunshine and warm temperatures. >> mark: unman creditors are over libya as president barack obama approves armed drones for the first time since it turned over operations to nato. libyans in thai government rebels have been complaining here strikes have been largely ineffective. robert gate saying the creditors will limit the role but will provide help.

sen. john mccain, one of the strongest proponents in congress of the u.s. military intervention in libya, is heading to the rebel stronghold of benghazi for a meeting with forces fighting to overthrow moammar gadhafi. mccain was scheduled to arrive in benghazi on friday. the visit by mccain was shrouded in secrecy due to heightened security for the top republican on the senate armed services committee in a country fiercely divided by the 2-month- old anti-gadhafi rebellion. >> darya: japan's parliament is passing the bulletin. they work all locate a quarter of the budget to fix roads and ports of damage. the cost of the tsunami disaster could be $309 billion the world's most expensive natural disaster travises global car car production won't return to normal until november or december. it is running its spot of the top selling motor maker. it has caused a loss of 260,000 cars. earlier this way it

resumed production in japan for the first time since the quake. >> mark: we will be right back as the morning news continues until 11:00 a.m.. next week aprl 29th the royal wedding. we begin coverage at 2:00 a.m. to bring you coverage of the marriage ceremony. get up early or stay up late.

>> mark: of a quiet bay bridge for now. we have fog around the bay, not bad highs rum mid-60s. >> darya: 0 warning forcing carlows residence after a series of burglaries. so far it has happened west of royal. >> reporter: their burglar broke

into to homes this month. he didn't need any tools. that he went through unlocked windows that were not seen from the street, in both cases nobody was home, a third case the burglar gave up after removing the screen, not realizing the window behind it was locked. so far no description of the suspect, please are warning residents to lock your windows when you leave. in san carlos will trim kron 4 news. >> mark: 3 offenders have been rearrested after violating their release. there was some malt state agency sting yesterday, they were visiting homes to make sure they live there and search for pornography and toys that could attract children. former girlfriend of your black moslem bakery took the stand yesterday.

she said she did not remember him telling her to watch a report about the murder. according to prosecutor bay is girlfriend asked her to watch the report after bailey's death. and he said that would teach him to expletive >> darya: former sheriff's deputy in a private investigator plead not guilty to charges they set up man for drunk driving arrests. they are suspected of conspiracy, they say he hired women to get has been strong and had them arrested once they drove away. the idea was to but the man at a disadvantage during divorce proceedings.

>> mark: let's get back to whether with james. >> james: of good friday. george will be up in a moment with your ride. for the weekend a lot of holiday plans in the making as wet weather could put a damper on some of them. several systems have been our way. the best chance of rain saturday afternoon and sunday night. sunday morning looks like it should be nice enough to do distrait. rain will be light and very brief. that is the way your holiday forecast looks right now. 49 in san francisco, 45 and livermore, 41 in san rosa a chilly start this morning but we do good job warming up this afternoon. temperatures this

afternoon should be right around the upper 50s, potentially upper 60s. all in all it will be a nice day. chance of early morning fog so that will be in the mix, but we are seeing that only in the north bay in east bay hills. this is where temperatures will be this afternoon, warm conditions north, 67 san rosa, 61 san rafael, 68 in vallejo. 56 on the oceanside, 63 in some detail, he shore freeway we are in the low to mid 60 degree range. san ramon valley 68 walnut creek, 65 san ramon. all the way to the south bay 67 for san jose, 70 in

campbell. all in all of a warm afternoon. in the pacific those clouds will bring us the showers for the weekend. next week looks fantastic more in your 7 day in a moment. >> george: still looking at a good right, light traffic around the bay area, no hot spots to slow your drive. a bridge check westbound ride very light traffic no delays on approaches. san mateo bridge commute also light one. looking good here as you see in the westbound direction. no problems for the golden gate in the way of letter traffic. >> darya:

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grow grass anywhere. >> james: a quick tahoe forecast, it will be rain-snow mix. if you are at lake level it will mean more rain for you. same-store for saturday, sunday temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. getting up there not bad no roads are blocked. >> darya: no but it will cost you $350. gas prices are almost $5 a gallon. jackie is a live in mill valley, it is hard jackie, it's hard even to go to topcoat. >> reporter: 21 the good news

or that news? there is no good news so it is all bad. it doesn't matter gas prices continued to go up. it feels like for months now the national averages at $3.84 that is up $1 since the same time last year appeared good luck trying to find something that blow in california.low in california. oi has us beat. these are numbers according to aaa. san francisco $4.27. that is the average. san jose $4.22. it all has to do with the price of oil rig around $110 a barrel. as long as those

are all, our prices will be out. memorial day is five weeks away that is traditionally the drive time of the year. and prices go up. >> darya: so they can kill us when we need to go camping. thank you jackie. >> mark: republican senator is resigning today. he had been the subject of an ethics probe after having an affair with a former staffer. he is accused of helping the husband of that former staffer get a lot the job. he says the program will resort assault in wear and tear on him and his family. new mexico gov. announcing he is running for president. republican nomination, he

supports legalization of marijuana and some abortion- rights. he was ran all one person to fix the business that grew to 1000 employees. >> mark: we wil >> darya: we will be back in a couple of minutes.

>> james: the roof view showing you patchy fog and cold temperatures. some spots are 5- 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. this afternoon sunday, and mild. we will get enough sun shine in their warming it up nicely. this evening it will be cloudy, a chance of rain comes into tomorrow. that is part of our wet weather. current temperatures at the moment 49 in

san francisco, 41 san rosa, 47 in san jose, 44 out in livermore. all and all it is a cold start, this afternoon increasing into the upper 50s, upper 60s in some spots. here you see the color chart, warmer part of the day '60s and the north bay, down into the south bay that is where we will see warmer temperatures. let's show you the satellite view, the changes on the way coming into view all of these bits and pieces of cloud cover headed our way. we have a chance of seeing sprinkle saturday, and on sunday. i know you have holiday plans. saturday looks like saturday afternoon a brief sprinkle. sunday if you have any

plans in the morning, in looks like you'll be okay. if they do come they will probably happen in the evening hours. next week warm temperatures on tap, los '70s inland and a lot more sunshine. let's check your morning commute. >> george: there are no hot spots out there, could traffic all around the bay area even for the 580 ride. looking at the right to the bay bridge toll plaza westbound we see no backup or delayed. no metering lights yet, if this is the normal commute they should get activated at 6:30 a.m. your ride to the san mateo bridge, also a good one light traffic on the right-hand side of your screen no delays on the approach from the toll plaza. golden gate bridge right still looks good, set out traffic coming towards the toll plaza, those are the

headlights' easy ride for marin county. >> darya: news around the bay suspects have been charged with murder, in connection with the shooting in antioch back in december. these are the pictures of the suspects. police are searching for a fourth suspect 19 year-old michael he is from antioch and they are looking for him. that thinking might be in san francisco or sacramento. they are asking anyone who knows where he is tell police. >> mark: police releases man suspected of videotaping it underneath the women's skirts. officials say they discovered he touched a young girl in a

properly. a man was arrested for suspicion of exposing himself to growth last month. 36 year-old the end route dropped by eight different girls between eight and 12. on six different occasions he honked his horn and waved to get their attention and then he exposed themselves. one of the girls told the parents what he looked like >> darya: we will be back with more a couple of minutes. san jose, traffic is moving o.k. but you have company northbound on their right hand side, curly 51 of 567 this afternoon. >> zazzle state the breaker is fast approaching send pictures to kron 4 of you getting ready for the race. here's a look at

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>> mark: inland spot should be a nice afternoon sunshine high temperatures 67 inland, have a few showers we get into warm weather by the middle part of next week. bay when now to vance. advance.

>> darya: look who's wearing mound as a temporary yellow jacket. he says i'm an actor, i'm in my '40's, i didn't think i would do that well. custody and that put him behind bars. fact that i didn't put one up the light tower that angers me.

>> darya: the violent torpedo of truth to are and that's why he was in atlanta. backing court this morning. she is accused of stealing $2,000 necklace from the jewelry store. actors might be found in violation of their 2007 thank you probation. school companies to perform

are some of the events. >> mark: a break and we will right back.