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fisherman's wharf and will meet you read this may be the heart of the city for tourist complete but it is also home to plenty of san francisco homeless like the 18 year-old man that was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage tourist that had young women in the area frightened. rob will prompt and paper with, with a critical tour. her every block. and with the case the the suspect with the new bart and members say leaving nearby on binges and homeless in general are a major issue. some from >> and we have this problem with a lot of the homeless that seem to marinate in defecate and hang around. >>reporter: businesses in the improvement districts say they have had several meetings already about the incident. they say they have additional patrols out all the time and they have

security and ambassadors who walked the streets at fisherman's wharf who are their eyes and ears. the mayor ed lee says he is directing the police chief to focus heavily on the attack. >> anytime are used far apart of an effort that expose itself to abuse this is a matter that is very important and we need to take care of it very quickly i do not care where it happens. >>james: city leaders are on the verge of cutting funding for community programs and attractions. this could lead to higher ticket prices at places like the oakland zoo. >>reporter: rent a crisis the two tigers and elephants and giraffes at the most affordable to in california is about to go up that this is oakland city leaders pass

a proposal to cut 40% in city funding from the oakland zoo. >> this will have to come from the missing prices or cut threaten the zoo itself. they used to support it $1 million per year, now they supported five for the thousand dollars per year. if they do a 40 percent cut, that will come from the $500,000. and i believe the price of admission will be highly impacted which mainly affects the working poor. >>reporter: in addition to raising ticket prices to offset a 40% loss in city funding educational programs are expected to be cut as well. >> it will be with the oakland unified school district. >>reporter: they cite a loss of redevelopment dollars. it is not only cutting 40 percent of the izu funding

but the same amount from the jack london aquatics center and children's fairyland. >>justine: the city of compton is also making major budget cuts as well. more than 45 downtown events may go away, but so far the fourth of july parade, the christmas tree lighting ceremony and thursday evening music events are still on for this year but they could be cut next year if the city does not find funding. meanwhile, the mother's day and father's day celebrations and the holiday parade in the eyes of this skating rink have all been eliminated. reggie kumar tells us what the city council is doing about it. >>reporter: the concord city council meeting just ended here and the city council members voted unanimously to become the successor of the redevelopment agency. business owners about after the event they say that the

events held in downtown concord help businesses to grow and they say they want to work on a program to raise money to keep the events going. >> i also liked the mayor's idea of the coastal arts foundation or district, something that will sustain the project for the future. we have proposed planning some benefit concert may be at the concord center or other areas that will allow the community to come in and offer support and donations. kathy and i will be putting together web pages for all of our efforts. >> , these events have made, from a downtown park the honor and viable option and something that we want to continue. this helps us compete with other cities in terms of attracting new tenants and keeping the old ones and just keeping things as vibrant as possible. the

>>james: we will take a break and follow the story replicar report. when we come back the latest from capitol hill, the president delivered the state of the union last night and apple beat expectations. we will talk more about that coming up in a minute.

>> if you can't stop to listen from going up, the funding that you get from taxpayers will go down it is time to stop rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas and rewarding companies that create jobs here in america. >>reporter: the president also talked about business innovation. and wife of weight who the wife of the then and but were found and steve jobs was invited as a good. we will have more on the state of the union coming up. and >>james: speaking of apple it released its first quarter earnings report and that report shows that apple's net income topped $13 billion in just a three month period. that is about 118% improvement from last year.

>>james: we will take a quick break, and live look at your golden gate bridge and not have traffic this hour will be right back.

>>erica: good morning, we are taking a look at the freeway. we have a clear start your morning. and seasonably mild temperatures out there, a mixture of sun and clouds today. i was looking at the long term models and it does not look like we will see any significant rainfall in the bay area let us take a look

at the numbers right outside the door, bundle up it is actually not too bad. >>erica: it looks like by 7:08 p.m. we will hold on to the upper 40's in the north bay a little more sitting in the low 50s along the coastline, very similar to what we are seeing right now. like many men looks like everyone is mc qeen there will then be sent to the '50s. and look it looks as though all of the green on your screen indicate most locations see some 60 degree readings. oakland to make up 63 degrees, goes we're dealing with traffic is between 03 and 5 degrees warmer compared to what we saw yesterday. we will see some more sunshine as well.

los gatos could be sitting in the low 60s. it looks like 64, from richmond, downtown san francisco and one degree warmer than that for san raphael. >>erica: we have a consistent mild weather system around the bay area. temperatures are in the mid- 60s for the week in and then it will cool off ever so slightly but we will still hold on to the sunshine as the star the next workweek. over and traffic center there are no hot spots crime following a couple accidents around the bay area. at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza we have a handful cars at a oakland or san francisco which is 89 minutes from the foot of the mace, was fremont street. there san mateo bridge ride is good to go in both directions. we do not see

any delays at the toll plaza, and the golden gate bridge ride south bound 101 is pretty quiet for your ride out a marin counties. tweet is not look like we have any compromise and his ability to deal with. as we take it over to the traffic map, looking up into accident, and drew are recorded. south bound to 80 at avalon is is your block. and chp crudes are headed to the scene. fortunately traffic is still like and i have any slowdown who want to this accident. >>james: retain queue erica, and now it on to some news leaves are certain for a man that shot and killed a college a 22 your was sitting in a car when a man ran by shooting at a different passing car as she did then turned and opened fire on martinez car. cars

and car and driver of martinez car on his sister took off but not before he was hit several times the victim's girlfriend has created a memorial at the scene. she says that she cannot believe such a random act of violence took his life. >> he is not a gang member, he is a soccer player that if all he is interested in, he liked working on cars, and we was going to college to get his sentence before automotives. when you meet someone that can finish your words, that is someone that you just cannot let go of and he was >>james: at this point police say they have not identified any suspects. >>justine: 814 your old when accused of raping two women now exist in which charges three men and women have come forward one says she was raped and to say they were attacked and robbed. and it could hurt the matches the suspect's description all three cases o'clock this happened over a four day period movie within

a few blocks of each other. and i want the district attorney wanted to be tried as an adult. he is due back to court on february 3rd crew-we have new details right now and ask the san francisco interior isn't met less than his american league to discuss i back in court on thursday

this is video of him of this is the deal during the inauguration earlier this month his trial for three misdemeanor charges from the alleged abuse starts february 1st. we'll take a quick break at 4:20 a.m. on this wednesday morning. we have our mount tancam and we went to the suns, we have mild to to on the way and have some tech talk when we come right back. car--

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sun and clouds in store but check out how one gets on friday we are flirting with 70 as we approach february that is not bad and mouse for the weekend. we have more weather in just a few minutes. >>gabe: siftio cubes. >> these are for intelligent play games. they are interactive queues with just a little wireless kriendler that has color graphics on top that can sense motion with things all around it. so you get the next to another and they can tell

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video games and this is being used in a totally different way is all about the cube's relationships to each other. it is about using your hands. we have a ton of modern cutting edge technology. >>gabe: these tubes are on the market now, for more information log on to kron4.com and look for my tech page. >>james: all right, we will take a quick break we have a live look at the bay bridge for you. no traffic problems to speak of and we come back some headlines for you including the latest on the rocks live in san francisco. a lot of voters out there. we will tell you this coming up today. more headlines in a minute.

>>erica: we do have a lot of fog out there especially in the north bay. temperatures are running on the warm side we have plenty of upper '40's and low fifties around the bay area. as we head into the afternoon we will see more sunshine compared to what we saw yesterday. temperatures as much as three to five degrees warmer. as we head into the overnight hours will have a light went out there about 5 mi. per hour with partly cloudy conditions. let us check out the numbers neighborhood by neighborhood right outside the door. you may want to bring a jacket. we do not have any locations near the freezing mark in fact some of the colder places like santa rosa and napa that are usually at about 32 degrees there in the upper '40's. we have low 50s for downtown san francisco along the peninsula and it looks like some low '40's are around the bay as well. future

forecast shows that by 8:00 a.m. we will still be holding on to some of the upper '40's and portions of the north bay are a little bit longer along the coastline. as we advance the caught closer to lunch time we will see a lot of fifties out there will morning into the low 60s and south bay for places like santa rosa and petaluma. as we advance the cockles of to the afternoon high temperatures all the green on your screen indicate for the most part most places are actually making it into the '60s. this is like open and redwood city could make it to 63 degrees. mid-60's for places like los gatos, morgan hill, and a half has 62 degrees on tap, 65 for those in santa rosa and for the most part with the low 60s in marin county. 61 for san raphael and 60 for downtown san francisco. the satellite and radar shows what with activity situated in the pacific northwest. as you will see a mixture of rain and snow. places like

redding is actually dealing with some wet weather. in the bay area will continue to see sunshine, high clouds and temperatures are above the seasonal average. you will see that on your seven day around the forecast, and the wet weather in fight. i have a mixture of sun and clouds. temperatures are on an upward trend as we heading closer to the weekend. monday and tuesday for the most part we will see sunshine but it looks like we have a slight potential for weather. if we see any sprinkles it looked like a chance to will be seen at the golden gate bridge. and the traffic to drive cubing 99--in the traffic center i'm keeping my eye on a hot spot. fortunately we see all grin on your screen and needs are still over 50 mi. per hour. now the approach to the bay bridge toll

plaza traffic is moving well. the san mateo bridge ride is smooth and easy coming out of hayward and foster city just 14 minutes from an end to end. as we take a live look at conditions at the golden gate bridge, south bound 101 no problems for visit-- visibility. and so far so good for ac transit. >>justine: we have new details this morning after a homeless man is now to use of sexually assaulting a teenage tourist in san francisco. police catch the suspect 18 year old christopher duttell in the act. they say he is known in that area. >>reporter: the you see a lot of homeless? >> yes, that is all there

is. >>reporter: fishermans wharf is home to plenty of homeless like the 18 year- old man that was arrested for sexually assaulting a female to risk. a quick tour shows homeless people on every block. the attack happened outside the headquarters of the longshoremen's union and members say they have seen the suspects sleeping nearby on benches and homeless in general are a major issue. >>pam: we did have this problem with a lot of the homeless they seem to urinate, defecate in in just hang around here. >>reporter: a spokesperson for the fisherman's wharf businesses and improvement district say they have had several incidents is already but they're calling this an isolated incident. they say they have additional patrols out all the time they have security and bastards that walk the street in fishermans wharf who are their eyes and ears. mayor

ed lee says that he is the wrecking the police chief to focus heavily on the attack. >> anytime our youth are a part of an effort that expose themselves to abuse this needs to be handled very quickly and i did not care where it happens. >>james: and crew will be back out a telegraph hill to continue to cleanup efforts. these are some of the aerial shots that we showed yesterday you can see a car damaged by that debris. residents were evacuated and yesterday they were allowed back in last night. engineers suspect that there would be further rock that would fall. that car that you saw earlier was crushed.

>>reporter: her new around the bay, pleasant school board approves drug sniffing dogs on campus. this program will not be implemented until february and also this morning fire crews responded to a one alarm blaze at a coffee shop in the san francisco bay view district is happened along the 2000 block of the bayshore boulevards at the bayside coffeeshops. no one was inside the building and the cause of the fire is still under investigation this morning. a common >>james: the concord city council finalize its mission. rob but council approved a blueprint for more than 12,000 housing units, 28,000 people and

38,000 a. of open space to the city next year. they could also open road south including hiking passes. and almost 70 percent of the land will remain open space. there will build a park that is three times larger than golden gate park. burn meanwhile, a ferris wheel, and his reno and all malls, and just about the only things not closed. the city finally decide the fate of that 330 a. site just south of the bay bridge. the--oakland and its courts are deciding to turn the property into a freight transfer area for ships. >>justine: much more ahead on the kron4 morning news, we will take a quick break

and we come back we will talk about what was said at last night's state of the union address. here's a look outside the mount tancam we have not temperatures today and we will do weather and traffic in just a few minutes.

>>james: president obama is kicking off a three day swing through some key american states. we have some key moments in last night's speech. >> members of congress i have high privilege and distinct honor to present to you the president of the united states. >>reporter: in his third state of the union address president obama laid out his political road map and state of the union for 2012. >> fin meet these tax reforms and i will find them right away, so put them in a

bill and get on my desk this year. as in me a bill that create these jobs. >>reporter: called on congressional leaders from both parties to support his plan for fixing the economy. >> i attend--i plan to fight obstruction that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. raw >>reporter: he insisted his policy to up to turn around the struggling economy that he inherited. >> the state of our union is getting stronger and have come too far to turn back now. >>reporter: republicans blame the president for making it that situation worse. >> and three short years, we have borrowed money and added trillions to an already unaffordable national debt work and give the president has an atomic war jamaican radically worse in the years ahead. >>reporter: the one thing

both sides agree on was honoring congresswoman gabriel giffords. she is resigning today to continue to recover from a gunshot in. all wore a royal >>james: meanwhile the president had to iowa, arizona and nevada as part of his five stations were. --and his five state court. we >>justine: joe paterno will be laid to rest today. and of the viewing is scheduled for this morning ahead of the private service he died sunday after a battle with lung cancer, he was 85 years old. much more ahead on the kron4 morning news we have a live look outside showing traffic conditions along highway one dealer one and redwood city. we have new pictures into the newsroom see no traffic problems here and we will get an update on the roads and the weather when we come right back.

>>james: we are back and let us talk about world news, today marks one year since the egyptians took to the street and an uprising that will force the longtime leader out of power. this was january of last year. you may remember them demanding a more democratic government, and one year later many activists say that they're still frustrated with the slow pace of reform since the uprising. heavy rain is swamping the pacific island nation of fiji. one resource are being forced to leave linarias as flood waters continue to rise. seeing these pictures just how ferocious some of that water is the hardest hit are in the town where these pictures are coming from. at least two people have died and authorities said that the victims' reformers who were trying to save their livestock through. fiji is under a state of emergency rather rain and flooding continues.

>>justine: back here at home, it took a few weeks longer than usual but winter has finally arrived. risky area it was taken--the picture of this here was taken back in january and then look at right now. there is a big difference. >>reporter: right now i am standing near the donner summit here yet and you can see the lake behind me and there's a lot of snow up there. >>reporter: this is cisco growth, it was pretty dried then this is how look tuesday afternoon.

>>reporter: i want to show you one more thing, interstate 80 was very clear. catherine was still pushing snow off the side of the road in some areas of for most part the interstate was very clear. >>erica: we are taking a live look at conditions right outside the door. it is a pretty clear start of the morning. in downtown san francisco temperatures are running on a mile side. we do have areas of localized fog but it is not particularly dense so it is not causing any problems of visibility. it looks like we can see seasonably mild temperatures as we head into the afternoon we have a mixture of sun and clouds as well. we will continue with the dry and stagnant weather pattern for the rest of january. it looks like our

next good chance of wet weather is the first week of february. we want to that on the kron4 morning news, as we focus in on the temperatures, check out navato. we see a mixture of the upper 40's for the inland areas. 47 degrees in concord, 45 in fairfield and low 40 seem to be the case in the south bay. now, as we check out where the charges will go into the afternoon it is going to be warmer compared to what we saw it is today. places along the coastline could actually make it into the 60s contending with mid-60's los gatos, morgan hill and as we turn our attention to the north bay, we have plenty of '60s here as well. 63 is the common number for nafta and a bottle. 63 for richmond and downtown san francisco. satellite and radar showed wet weather activity as a

lesson snowfall. we have a lot of cloud coverage headed that way as well. because we have high pressure, this is situated over and it will continue to show us a few clouds out there. we have temperatures actually in the '60s. is to be the good weather in the next three days, to retrieve our climbing closer to private. we have an enjoyable pleasant weekend on tap. we continue to see sunshine as we start next work week. one last brief check of this hour the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza looks good for your ride out oakland and san francisco we have known during like to deal with and traffic is moving well across the upper deck. your cemetery ridge drive problems in active in free. this ride is just 14 minutes from an end to end. the quick check of the golden gate bridge south bound it is coming at a north bay. in a quick check on the traffic that we will show

you what is going on in the east bay. earlier i spoke about problem south bound 280. south bound 680 is smooth and easy to the san ramon valley. west bound 24 has no accidents to report. safety regulators are no longer pacifying this project as a dangerous, so they have relaxed restrictions and this is scheduled to open in late 2013. it will be a full closure open underneath interstate 880 and open this

morning. that is a part of the interchange retrofit project. that closure starts at 8:00 a.m.. >>james: currently this oceanfront course has come under fire. the board feels there should be a way to protect the habitat for the endangered species. also said the to the board of supervisors are standing by their overriding some environmental and community groups concerned. ron they cited concerns about pollution and other aspects. the board unanimously certified are

the environmental impact group. date not guess this will generate about 8000 jobs at put $8 billion into the local economy. >>justine: facebook is now making its time line future for all users want to goes live you only have seven days to hide any photos, videos or things you do not want the people to see. in a few weeks you will not have a choice and then you'll have to go to the timeline. that explains why join twitter this week. now right here at the coliseum you want to give you an look at what the traffic is like if you are heading out in this area. very light at this hour. we will get traffic and weather and also find out who is behaving badly when we come right back.

>>justine: if you want to read stanley, you can at its e-mail address that people behaving badly. and let us talk sports, the two-time nfl--cy young winner has reached a verbal agreement is worth more than $40

million. that comes in at a little bit less than he asked for and he remained eligible for free agency following the 200012 season. oakland sources say that dennis allen will be the first defensive coach that will be hired. here he held denver quince the afc west title a year after they finish with the were scoring defense. now here's a look at the seven day around a, we have mild temperatures it feels like spring out there. we have no rain in sight for quite some time. much more ahead on the kron4 morning news one of the developing stories that we are falling comes to us from san francisco, we have live pictures into our news room right now out of telegraph

hill were cleanup is expected to begin after a rock slide for several evacuation's. you will have the latest in a live report in just minutes.

>>erica: the morning we have a check on what it on tap for the next 24 hours this money. we have a mixture of high clouds and out temperatures. as we head into the afternoon we will see more sunshine. we have warmer conditions about three to five degrees. in her court worker here is a look at the temperatures run

outside court. like i mentioned, a lot of places are around the freezing mark actually sitting in the upper '40's whose morning. 49 degrees in santa rosa, 50 over navato and look like 47 is a common never for concord. we see low 40's in the south bay at this hour. coming up in my next report i will have a look at your seven day around the forecast and what to expect it looking into the now we have a time for a check on traffic here is george. >> george: in our banking erica, we have clear spot and we do not have any other hot spots or problems. and looking at 101, the golden gate bridge on your ride from over and town eager--on your ride from lin counted their ad in the fourth lane in the south about the

regular will report record in >>james: on to our developing story this morning crew will be back out to continue the cleanup efforts, and you can see the damage that was done one car was smashed by falling boulders. residence for also evacuate for a time. there were allowed back home last night device to sleep in rooms that did not experience the slope. boulders tumbled down. cars were crushed and this caused partial evacuation. we want to go back out there today revisit the scene and to see if there are any updates. jackie is giving us an update and the latest. good morning. >>reporter: the morning james, the rockslide action up behind that robe. what is news today? the hope is

is that the department of public works will be able to get back out here and start the cleanup process. right now they're looking for the right equipment to go in there and remove most of the small rocks, that is the plan for right now. we want to take a small rock out so that bigger rocks do not have anything to boulder down on. now a geologist in engineers were out here yesterday surveying and basically determined that it was able at this point. there is no new evidence that would begin to believe that for the rock slides are in it and that is good news. as you said some residents were able to come back to the yellow tag condominiums. but the big news today is that they're hopeful that they can get some equipment in there. it is a very tight space that they will be working in an obvious the a lot of rocks in precarious positions. they want to be extra careful right now. >>james: any idea when the

will be on the scene today? >>reporter: we heard that maybe they would be in around 7:00 a.m. but like i said they're looking for the right equipment and that may take about. it may be as early as this morning or maybe much later than that. >> darya: all right then, and knew this morning in american aid worker taken hostage by pirates and criminals in somalia and was rescued by u.s. forces yesterday morning. they are said to be doing well. the two were taken hostage three months ago while working for a humanitarian group focused on keeping civilian safe from land mines. according to white house, buchanan is now on her way home. here, you can to present obama calling just could buchanan father to give him the good news for rick harper progress president made that phone call shortly after he

wrapped lawup his state of the should program-- the state of the union addres alls--union address. >> darya: today the occupy all dingell is expected to announce a massive building take your plan and is adamant january 88 out here live rent high and france will--it is planned for this saturday january 28th here liv--they will have a to a

takeover. city hall's the were work shortly--we do have new you tell this morning in san francisco sheriff ross mikarimi is not leaving his job despite the recent charge with domestic violence. the newly elected sheriff met with the san francisco share in the in said the meeting was cordial after he said you asked mikarimi to consider to take the leave of absence. the mayor has the power to suspend him, but he said he would leave the decision up to him. mikarimi has pled not guilty and said he will not take a while he is on trial. coming up in the next half hour, we will look more into mikarimi and the charges against him and his efforts to stay on the job. >> darya: run of the residential care facilities that experienced an outbreak

in marin county has now reopened. they say the living center of san raphael had recently been opened that this of a reported 25 cases of gastrointestinal illness. let us take a look at the other aging center, this one is still closed after reporting 62 cases starting on january 18th. and 17 cases of the neural virus have been reported at a preschool in marin county. this started from january 13th. that affected 16 children and an adult. that school will remain closed it was closed as of yesterday. >>james: we are following the latest with apple, shares of that company skyrocketed overnight. we have broken down some of the information out of that report. take a look. first off, apple is worth $13 billion.

>>james: we are also taking a look at stock futures. investors are still looking for the latest interest rate decision. yesterday's trading saw continued muted moves on wall street. >> darya: the federal reserve will release its economic forecast it will show where members of the policy committee expect short-term interest rates to be at the end her of each of

the next three years in and signal when each member expect the first rate hike to occur. some economists say could lead to further fed action that try to invigorate the they expect this to show that the fed is unlikely to increase the rate before 2014. it is eight minutes after 5:00 a.m. and will be back with more in just a couple of minutes now let us get a live look at the approach to the debris. all is very quiet and clear. you will notice the one starts to the morning around the bay, we have no rain, no wind, it is not freezing or anything. we will be right back.

when approved the use of drug sniffing dogs. this will allow pleasanton police to conduct random searches and

school parking lots and locker rooms when students are not there to. the policy began after a rise in drug- related problems at a high school. the program will not start until february. >>mark: a quick break, we have much more straight ahead. a complete check on weather and traffic coming up in a couple of minutes. stay with us. fifth kept

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>>george: we are not tracking any hot spot. there are no problems or delays. the bay bridge westbound is still very light with no delays on the approach or this band. >>george: here is a look at least a traffic.

>>darya: the president will be headed to i want to begin a five state 3d tore to sell its economic policy goals. today, he will visit a conveyor belts and maker in iowa and in into a computer plant in arizona. on friday he will push education and training proposals at the university of michigan. the president pressure congress to pass payroll tax cut extensions as he spoke in the state of the union address.

>>president obama: right now our priority is stopping a tax hike while the economy is still fragile. people cannot afford losing $4 of each paycheck this year. there are plenty of ways to get this done. if and when it's every right here, right now, push aside issues, no drama, past the payroll tax cut without delay. >>darya: here he is before taking the stage, he hugged their real difference, it has been an incredible year for difference who recovered from being sought in the head, they're calling it an

assassination attempt. that happened a year ago, someone opened fire killing six people and wounding deferreds and 12 others. she announced yesterday that she was stepping down from congress to focus on her recovery. >>james: we have many more stores to get to this morning, still with us. here is a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. we will be back with more in just a minute. softs it's

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>>james: it new details about the teenagers charged with raping two women in oakland. police have said additional victims came forward and using a 14 year- old of attacking them. the d.a.'s office says there are five elected victims that were attacked but not all of them were sexually assaulted. glass bart has already been charged in connection with two of those incidents. >>darya: a homeless man was accused of sexually

assaulting a teenage tourist in san francisco. the tyrol was captured in the act of assaulting a girl along north point st. at fisherman's wharf. kate thompson reports. kate >> impressions of fisherman's wharf, do you see a lot of homeless? >> yes. that is all it is. >>gabe: it may be the heart of the city for tourists but it is home to plenty san francisco homeless like the 18 year-old who was molested for sexually assaulting a teenage tourist. young woman in the area are frightened. >> there should be more cops around. >>vicki: homeless are on almost every block. the attack happened outside the headquarters of the longshoremen's union. members say they have seen the suspect nearby and homeless in general are a major issue. >> if we have a problem with a lot of the homeless this seemed to urinate, defecate

in and hang around here. kate have had several meetings already since this incident. they're calling it an isolated incident but say they do have additional patrols out all the time is a part of this district. they have security and ambassadors to walk the streets of fisherman's wharf. the mayor says he is directing the police chief to focus heavily on the attack. >> anytime our youth are exposed themselves or are a part of an effort that expose them to abuse, it is something we get on quickly. i do not care where it happened. >>james: coming up, the latest from san francisco. we will get the latest on a landslide we had yesterday.

>>darya: and american aid worker was taken hostage by pirates in somalia. she is safe this morning and on her way home. >>justine: 9 of the kidnappers were killed in the helicopter raid.

>>erica: it does not feel like january. as we head into the afternoon, plenty of '60s. 63 on tap for oakland. in the north bay, low 60s here. it looks like tomorrow we will see warm and sunny conditions with temperatures in the '60s.

>>george: an easy trip to and from the bridge. the san mateo bridge, 92 is also a good one. an easy trip across the span. the golden gate is a problem free for 101.

>>jackie: this is on private property. the rocks are creating an unsafe situation. yesterday, engineers and geologists determined that the hillside is basically stabilized. they say there are known as threats of new slides happening, now it is about cleanup and the issue is the need to get some equipment in there. right now we're

waiting for workers from the department of public works define equipment and come back out here and start to work. >>darya: new this morning, drug sniffing dogs will soon be used at three high schools and pleasanton. last night, trustees voted

unanimously to start using police dogs after seeing a dramatic rise in drug- related suspensions and expulsions. will tran is live where dogs will be on patrol in he takes a look at how this new system will take police to do their work. >>will: the dogs will only be used in parking lots and locker rooms when students are not present. the school has already had 29 suspensions and expulsions this year. that is three more than all of last year. the drug sniffing dogs are already used as tools in the livermore, dublin and castro valley with varying degrees of success.

>>darya: mirkirimi has assured the mayor that his domestic violence trial will not distract from the job. >> i am on the job. i am here early in by the late. all cylinders are running on a full steam. i am going to fight this. i miss my family. >>darya: mirkirimi will be back in court tomorrow to fight a stay away order that prevents him from being near his family, his wife and to their to year-old son. the trial is for three misdemeanor charges and accused him of domestic violence. the trial starts february 24th.

>>james: city leaders in san jose are looking to end their own state run pension plans. the unanimous the voted that it intends to end to the pension plan for council members. >>darya: this morning we are keeping a close eye on apple shares after stunning results from their first quarter earning results. their net income topped $13 billion. that is a 118% improvement over last year. stockholders' shares aren't nearly $14, more than doubling last year. the boosted earnings may be because of iphone sales. apple said they sold 37

million iphones. they say they could have sold more if they had enough, they ran out. >>james: here is a live look outside and north star. we will be right back.

>>darya: in world and is, it is one year since egyptians first took to the streets in the uprising that would force their longtime leader from power before if you are looking at video from the protests that began the revolution in egypt in january of last year in cairo's career square demanding a more democratic government and forcing mubarak out. he left power in one year later activists

say they're frustrated with the slow pace of reform. >>james: in the pacific island nation of the fiji, heavy rains are swamping much of that country. tourists in the locals have been forced to leave low- lying areas. at least two people have died. authorities say the victims were farmers trying to save livestock. fiji is under a state of emergency while the rain and flooding continues. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at 880 near the oakland coliseum. everything is moving at the limit.

>>justine: we're taking a live look at conditions from

the mt. tam cam. we can see the lights in the background, we have high clouds and areas of localized fog. as we head into the afternoon we will only see improving conditions, sunny conditions compared to yesterday. it looks like most locations will actually reach the '60s. overnight, light winds and partly cloudy conditions. some locations will drop into the mid 30 siri f as we check our temperatures code drop the rest of the day, the navy on the screen does indicate upper 40's to portions of the north and south bay as well as for some of our inland corridors. warmer along the coast line. by lunchtime, light blue on the screen

indicating temperatures in the '50s and squeezing out 60s for the north and south bay locations. the green on the screen indicates most places will make it into the '60s. satellite and radar shows a wet weather activity situated in the pacific northwest. it is actually sackings out for. it looks like friday could be the warmest day of the week. we will continue to see the sunshine as we head into the weekend. >>george: we're looking at a good ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots or problems.

their ride on the san mateo bridge on hayward across 92 looks good on the nimitz. the ride on the golden gate bridge is a problem free for 101 southbound. drastic sensors look good for 680, 24, the san ramon valley, the livermore commute, the limits freeway, the sunol grade, the south bay freeways without the late. on the peninsula, 101 into 880, an easy trip your ride through no bottle, 101 southbound is without delay hitting from 37 down to the golden gate. >>justine: we are falling

while weather in texas. these are light fixtures out of dallas showing as storms that are now settling in for. you can see the dark clouds and rain. streets are under water for. we will monitor this situation and keep you updated right here from kron4 news arm. >>darya: two-man went into a restaurant and demanded money from a cashier. one of the man is described as 5 ft. 5 in.. there's no

details on the second man. >>james: the san mateo county board of supervisors is currently operated by the city of san francisco. the ocean from course has recently come under fire from environmental groups that contend that golfing activities are threatening an important habitat. >>darya: the board of supervisors is standing by the environmental

>>james: riding your bike illegally in san francisco could cost more money. fines have doubled. stanley roberts has more in this edition of people behaving badly. >>stanley: this man is getting a ticket for riding his bike on the sidewalk. i spent a few hours on the streets to see how many people identified breaking the law. unicycles are also included. only children 14 and under can ride. the fee still insist on riding a bike illegally, the fines have just doubled. it was 50. now it is a cool $100. there are been numerous

complaints from people who have been hit by writers darting through busy sidewalks. now, police are giving out warnings to bike riders. >> i do not have the money for this. >>stanley: this is this bike riders second ticket. the first was for writing-just a first was for running a red light.

>>james: this afternoon temperatures in the mid- upper 60s. mild weather continued into the weekend and beyond. >>darya: in looks like tim lincecum will be a giant for at least two more years. the two-time cy young winner reached a verbal deal with san francisco on a two-year contract for more than $40 million. this, select less than the record amount he was asking for in salary arbitration. he remains eligible for free agency following the 2013 season. >>james: the oakland

raiders are looking at dennis allen from the denver broncos. he would be the first defensive-just a first raiders closed with a defensive back rod. >>darya: facebook is making its timeline feature mandatory. you have seven days to get in there and hide anything the he did not one shared in the time line. the new layout or visually display the archive of content for each user.

>>george: there could be as many as three lanes blocked.