good morning. it is 4:00. we begin this morning with an update on decision 12. right now the polls are are opening in the republican primary. that gingrich and mitt -- newt and mitt romney are in a battle. >> with a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel we might win tomorrow. what do you think if >> i don't believe the republican party is going to nominate a liberal who is pro

abortion, pro tax increase, pro gay rights, and i don't think that he can raise enough money to sustain the falsehoods that are the base of his campaign. >> well, it was? bad news for gingrich. that song in the background there. then co-author of the song eye of the tiger wants him to stop using that song at campaign events. thousands of nurses are are threatening to walk off the job

right now. we look at why they are protesting these proposed cuts to employee benefits. >> reporter: the california nurses association prepared for a one-day strike against kiser hospitals in northern california. this is to show support for the national union of healthcare workers who are in contract negotiations with kiser. they say that they want to make cuts in benefits. >> this is about kaiser still making millions of dollars as a nonprofit. >> reporter: kaiser hospital released a statement saying that patient care will not be affected. we are prepared for this work stoppage and continue to provide our members and patients with high-quality healthcare and service from a fully staffed team. two rallies have been proposed

for one here at kaiser hospital, and one at kaiser in sacramento. a clear start to the morning. temperatures slightly cooler compared to what we had yesterday. it's a pretty mild start out there, as we head into the afternoon. we'll see partly cloudy conditions, breaks of sunshine. the temperatures have really trailed off, most locations really struggling to see any 60s today. temperatures could return into the 30s tonight. the potential for some wet weather, but that potential sticks north of the golden gate bridge. highway 101 through santa rosa, that gray on your screen indicates between two and five miles of visibility. you can see some of that fog product really beginning to form over the coastline, so

places like san francisco, half moon pay, could shortly be impacted. wide spread 40s for the most part. however free month, san jose, coming in -- freenont, san jose coming in in the 30s. a little warmer for places like san francisco, and as we dance closer to lunchtime, all of that blue on your screen does indicate most locations making it into the 50s. as we advance closer to afternoon highs, check that out. we don't see much in the way of green here in the bay area. potentially some south bay locations could actually see some 60ed. here is the breakdown for you neighborhood by neighborhood. oakland only getting up to 58

today. same goes for redwood city. we'll stay in the mid-50s for places like half moon bay. san rafael and downtown san francisco predicted to stay in the upper 50s, lower 60s for this afternoon. upper 60s as we head into thursday and friday. overall plenty of sunny skies as we head into the weekend. >> let's do a quick bridge check. looks like we do have the camera that shows us the bay bridge. no slowdowns in the toll plaza. both rides on 92, not slow this morning, moving pretty fast, cars in each direction. and final lay quick check on

what's happening on 101. the golden gate bridge. 4:05 on a tuesday morning, not a lot of people out there to slow dow you down. >> we go to san francisco where people are up in arms when they say the city failed to notify them about a plan to install 5,000 new parking meters in their neighborhoods. the city has put the plan on hold for now, but the fight has just started. >> reporter: here is where some of the proposed meters are would go. this, like the other neighborhoods of dog patch and mission by a that are also supposed to get meters were traditionally industrial and how have become much more residential. >> most people wouldn't realize if you live in a house without a garage, and have to go out every single day to feed the meter how ridiculous that is.

>> reporter: the city says commuters come in and park on the street all day, and then park downtown, using the area like a free parking lot. it hopes meters are free up more spaces and get rid of commuters. residents say it just creates a headache for them. >> having these meters operate on saturday is going to go to an owners burden, from fines and what not, having to manage meters. >> reporter: there will be several months of public comment before any decision is made, except for mission bay. posts for parking meters are already in place. the city will go on installing the meters there next week. kate thompson, kron 4 news. the city of oakland is preparing for another planned occupy movement. police arrested more than 350

people over the weekend, and yesterday some called for harsher penalties to maintain law and order. >> the reality, we have allowed them to play the game. we have allowed them to have us chasing them all overrule the place. >> if we -- all over the place. >> if we can make sure there's a place to pay for the insanity that we've seen this saturday, we need to make them pay the price. >> i think we need to look at really utilizing all aspects of the law to try and address this problem. >> oakland police say they have identified some of the protesters who are repeat offenders, and those people have been issued restraining orders to keep them from participating in future demonstrations. >> we have to take a quick break. they're is a quick look at the freeway before we go. an easy ride out there this morning, but we could be in store for some showers come

tomorrow. another look at the forecast coming up in just a little bit. 0ñ@ñ

president gerald ford's long time home in southern california is now on the market. grant takes us on the tour. >> reporter: a never before seen look need is the gerald ford home. it has plenty of amenities. >> i love the floor plan. i love the way it's decorated. i love the green. >> reporter: it's also located on a golf course. hole 13 at the thunderbird country club. the price? almost $1.7 million. >> there's six bathrooms and one half bath. >> reporter: the president's

favorite place on the property was outdoors, the pool. >> he swam twice a day. >> reporter: top security was always a must. infrared technology is also included. agents lived just a few steps across the lawn. >> we also have the secret service house listed, and we put that in escrow. >> reporter: that shack was sold separately. it once belonged to ginger rogers before agents moved in. the furniture is included, but not the artwork. the listing agent and their partner hope that the city buys the home to make it a landmark. >> i'm so afraid someone is going to buy it and make changes, and i hope that

doesn't happen. >> for $1 million, you can also purchase the former car owned by president barack oh bah ma, the 2005 chrysler 300 would normally sell for about $20,000, and the seller on ebay is justifying this price tag because a car owned by a president of iran sold for $500,000. we'll take a quick break here on the kron 4 morning news. much more ahead, including people living in freeways in the bay area. here is a live look outside of what's happening on 101 on the golden gate bridge. one taxi cab going across right now. back with much more after this.

conditions at the golden gate bridge. you can see some instances of fog. but it's really not affecting visibility too much. visibility between two and five miles for stretches of 101, and we actually do expect temperatures a little bit cooler compared to what we saw yesterday. most locations will be in the 50s. chance for sprinkles, a slight chance, 20% north of the golden gate bridge. as we head into the weekend, though, we could see some upper 60s to low 70s for friday and into the weekend. most locations presently holding on to some 40s. upper 40s for concord, 48 for down town san francisco. as we head into the afternoon,

most live cloudy conditions, breaks of sunshine here or there, and most locations actually quite a few degrees cooler compared to what we saw yesterday. so half moon by a really struggles to get out of the mid- 50s. we'll see an abundance of 59- degree weather for places like san jose. but as we turn to santa rosa, they could make it up to 61, and 55 expected for downtown san francisco. satellite and radar does show wet weather activity situated if the pacific northwest right now. we're actually going to see a lot more cloud cover headed our way. we do have the potential for some sprinkles into the overnight hour. that light green on your screen does indicate some pretty light rainfall. as we advance closer to 6:00 a.m., it's really not going to affect the freeways, maybe a

pop-up shower here along the coast line, so we could see some sprinkles south of the golden gate bridge, but that's a slim chance. a mix of sun and clouds for the next couple of days, where temperatures could actually reach the upper 60s as we head into friday and the weekend. a quick check any traffic. san mateo bridge, no problems to report there. on the nimitz freeway, no problems. in fact, 14 minutes from end to end. we do have some fog out there, but it's not really affecting visibility. in fact, no accidents to report from your entire ride coming out of the north bay. a smooth ride out of the coyote

valley. northbound 85, all of that green on your screen does indicate speeds over 50 miles per hour. 4:18 is the time. new day tails against the san francisco sheriff -- new details in the case against the san francisco sheriff. the prosecutors argue in favor of why film should be allowed as evidence. they say it has him talking to an neighbor about the alleged abuse. the sheriff calls this latest

also absurd. >> we now look at an accident where a worker was buried alive. >> this is the area where the worker was killed on saturday. city officials say the worker was crushed by soil inside a 10 to 12-foot deep tens where cement was going to be poured for construction of a home. people rushed to the mans age, but could not save his life. the authorities have been coming and going all day. emergency responders are had to wait until monday to remove the worker's body, because the soil around it was just too dangerous to send rescuers in to retrieve it. the worker's death some say could have been prevented.

>> they ignored the warning, and there were 7 or 8 people that the contractor told me have been working on the site. one other guy was working at the bottom of this trench, so the whole thing caved in on him. >> reporter: could the contractor face criminal charges? >> i don't know what charges the contractor -- obviously the contractor, why he ignored the rules and regulations. he ignored the order 0er and decided to continue to work. well, the mayor of wall nut creek is calling for more police officers on the street. bar owners are meeting to look at ways they can deal with the troublesome customers.

this comes after late night fights which have seemingly become problems in that area. we look at how the city is taking steps to make the sir rounding -- the surrounding area safer there. >> there have been people who have had too much to drink, they've been overserved. >> reporter: and because of that, the police chief says extra officers will be working the streets of walnut creek this weekend. >> it's a number of officers we hope will put a huge dent into the issues we're seeing. >> reporter: police say early sunday morning, as the bars were closing, a fight broke out in this parking lot directly above lark creek restaurant. officers found a semiconscious victim bleeding from the head. later another fire broke out at a restaurant, and then a diner nearby. >> we have no intention of

violating anyone's rights, or doing anything wrong. that doesn't mean we won't hold people and/or businesses that break the lay accountable. >> reporter: the mayor is working on passing an ordinance on cracking down on bars that overserve, something they believe is the main problem here, but that's an ordinance that wouldn't go into effect for another couple of months. >> we'll take a quick break here on the kron 4 morning news. when we come back, we'll talk about facebook's timeline, and what the time lynn is for you to have to have it. no fog this morning, and temperatures are really heating up. more on that when we come right back.

facebook will start requiring people to switch to the new profile format known as

timeline. it is essentially a scrap book of your whole life on facebook compared wait snapshot of you today found on facebook's traditional page. once activated, it replaces the current profile. and people have already voluntarily switched to timeline. originally was not mandatory, but we know now that all users will have to switch over to timeline within a couple of weeks. fake will contact you through your profile and tell you to do the take -- facebook will contact you through your profile and tell you to do the change. for a direct link, log on to kron4.com and look at my my tech page as i tell you how to prepare for the change.

all right. we'll take a quick break at 4:27, a live look at the san mateo bridge when we come back. and florida republicans going to the polls at this very hour to decide their primary choice for president. gingrich or romney, those are the two big contenders. we'll have the breakdown in just a minute.

the polls have been opened for about 30 minutes now in florida now, the stakes really high in today's primary. the win her not only get all of

the state's 50 delegates, but also will have a chance for a candidate to identify himself, as there have been three winners in three primaries so far. >> reporter: most recent polls suggest it's a two-man race with mitt romney way ahead. >> with a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel like we might win. >> reporter: and newt gingrich trying to catch up. gingrich claimed a come-from- behind victory in the last contest in south carolina. then the moment jim was going for him, but romney says the tides have turned in florida. >> in south carolina, the crowds were good, but we could sense it wasn't going our way. here the crowds are good, but they're going our way. >> reporter: romney says he benefit presumed strong performance in their last debate, while gingrich admit his didn't do so well.

he blamed that, too, on romney. >> the reason i seemed flat in the second debait in florida is i have never seen a candidate for president that methodically dishonest. >> reporter: gingrich's campaign has already signaled it's looking beyond florida to several southern states that have contests in march. >> more than 632,000 voters have already cast their blots as part of florida's early voting. we'll have continuing coverage on this story throughout the morning, and then this evening the latest with the exit polls. and now a developing story. a budget battle in the bay area has thousands of nurses setsing the stage for soothe strike today. employees at several northern california kaiser hospitals are planning to walk off the job this morning. on monday at union headquarters in oakland, union members were making signs and loading supplies on to trucks. you can see that here. was there that kron 4 spoke to

several nurses who talked about why they continue to hold these strikes. >> this is a sympathy strike. it's about kaiser still making millions of dollars as a nonprofit, and we want to put the money with the patients. >> now, in response to the work stoppage, kaiser hospital released a statement saying that they are prepared for the strike and patient care will not be affected. we'll have more on this developing story throughout the morning right here on kron 4. and a quick check of weather here, 4:32. let's hand it over to erica. good morning. >> good morning to you, james. we do have the potential for some wet weather as we head into the overnight hours, but looks like most of that rain chance will stay north of the golden gate bridge, so for the most part, just dialing with high clouds out there, technologies in the 40s. we'll see mostly cloudy conditions out there, but temperatures really struggle to make it into the 60s. so most locations actually

hovering right around that 58 degree mark. in terms of your temperatures righteoused the door, we're seeing wide spread 40s for the most part. however, free month, and upon -- freemont and -- san francisco is at 49 degrees, 47 in napa, about a degree cooler than that for those in novado. you dan see that gray on a your screen does indicate between two and five miles of visibility for 101 past santa rosa, stretching over to napa, vallejo, and also seeing some of that fog form along the coastline, so that could be impacts san francisco shortly. by the 8:00 hour, that purple on your screen does indicate some of our north bay areas could drop into the 30s.

seeing wide spread 40s everyone. by 12:00 p.m. lunchtime, all of that blue does indicate most locations making it up into the low 50s, upper 40s for the coast. all of that light blue does indicate we will probably make it into the upper 50s, potentially squeezing in some low 60s in some areas. oakland yesterday came in at 63 degrees. expect it to get to 58 today. same for redwood city. upper 50s in the south bay. 55 on tap for half moon pay, and looks like santa rosa could make it to 61, a degree cooler than that for those in napa. your seven-day forecast shows a mix of sun and clouds as we head into the middle of the

she was just very grounded. always willing to help, and, more importantly, she just had an incredible rapport with the people we serve here. >> reporter: steven allen was susan's patient for the last 15 years. he says she helped him get off drugs. >> you know, she's been a very important part of the reason i'm still alive. when i heard this news this morning, it really hurt. was like a loss. >> it's one of these things that's impossible to wrap your arms around. >> reporter: bob cayman's co- workers are having trouble dealing with the loss of their friend and colleague. he's a clinical psychologist, who has treated people in the criminal justice system. >> he has worked with people

underserved, underprivileged, and helping to make the world a better place, and it's a really sadder world with both of them gone. the suspect charged in connection with the a police officer's shooting will be in court today. henry albert smith jr. will have a preliminary hearing. he has been charged with murdering an on-duty police officer. in the south pay, a san jose elementary school teacher charged with lewd acts on a child will be in court today. 35-year-old craig chandler will be having his plea hearing the morning. prosecutors say multiple victims have been identified, and that at least one is in the 7 to 8-year age range. no knew this morning, pg & e has unveiled a new way to prevent any future gas leak

disasters. a detecter will be able to pick up trace gas amounts. the device was developed by a santa clara based company that specializes in green house gas and air quality measurements. governor brown wants to roll back a major portion of a state law aimed at protecting stray and abandoned animals from death. a 1998 law extended the required number of days that animal shelters must hold dogs and cats before they can be euthanized from three days to six. , the shelters have to pay for those additional days, and brown says his plan will help the state's deficit, while critics say shelters will now be rewarded for killing animals. >> a live look to show you quickly as we go. it's a little misty out there this morning. a live look at the golden gate bridge doesn't show too much in the way of fog. there is the possibility of a

sprinkle or two tomorrow. we'll be exploring that in the more detail in just a little bit.

after making more than 350 arrests, police were stretched this weekend. hundreds of other emergency calls were pushed back due to the chaos created by protesters. >> reporter: behind me is the 911 call center for the oakland police department. police say about 500 of the 1700 calls for service were delayed because officers were too busy dealing with occupy oakland. there were five homicides this

past weekend. however, officials tell kron 4 news that the delay was long enough to trigger a review of what happened and how to prevent delays in the future. this is opd spokesperson jonna watson. >> anytime you have a large group of individuals who are conducting themselves in illegal activity, vandalism, we have people getting hurt, that's always going to draw resources. it's always a concern if we are not able to provide any service to our community in a timely fashion. so absolutely. and that's something that we're, as a department and a city, very sensitive, and that's why we are looking and creating and changing our strategies as we move forward, so we can provide that top quality service. we're going to take a quick break here at 4:42. much more ahead. in fact, the latest out of occupy oakland when we come

back. here is a view of 680, where we have traffic pretty light here through the valley.

in the sierra, we are accustomed to seeing more snow than we've gotten so far this year. we have some video to show you from the storm's last week, which doubled the snow pack in just one weekend, but the snow pac is still only 38% of average. fortunately reservoirs remain high because of last year's wet weather. the second snow survey of the season will take place tomorrow. we'll check in with erica for weather and traffic. james is getting slighted about this very slight chance of 0 rain for wednesday. >> looks like it will rain, but unfortunately, james, think we'll be sleeping when we see

those showers, and i really don't think it will cross the golden gate bridge. as we look live at conditions, we're seeing a little bit of misa little bit of -- a little bit of mist, a little bit of fog. as we head into the afternoon, colder conditions, most locations really struggle to make it out of the 50s. we do have that potential for some sprinkles, but looking forward to temperature it is that could actually reach the upper 60s, possibly low 70s as we move in closer to friday. take a look at the numbers right outside the door. nowhere near that freezing mark. some of our usually cooler spots, the usual suspects like santa rosa at 44 degrees. 47 in napa. downtown san francisco. so into the afternoon, temperatures will for the most

part hover around that 58- degree mark. oakland and redwood city coming in at 58 degrees. 59 expected for mountain view. mid-50s along the coastline, however places like santa rosa could reach 61. now your satellite and radar picture does show some wet weather activity situated in the pacific northwest, and some of that could actually slide a bit southward and we could see some sprinkles into the overnight hours. by the 2:00 hour, probably sleeping. it looks like it will stay that way into the overnight hours. 6:00 waking up for your morning commute. we could actually see some light rain just north of fairfield along the coastline, maybe a little sprinkle down in hayward along the nimitz freeway, but for the most part, that wet weather will be out of our hair as we wake up tomorrow

morning. a mix of sun and clouds as we head into the middle of the week. temperatures will be in the mid- 60s, but then they'll jump ever so slide slightly as we head into the weekend where we could reach that 70-degree mark. the bay bridge ride looks good. here at the san mateo bridge, you'll see traffic building in the westbound direction. fortunately, though, the ride still 14 minutes from end to end. the golden gate bridge does show a little fog on the deck itself. lots of space between cars. as we take it over to our traffic map, all of that green on your screen does indicate speed is over 50 miles per hour. i have been checking with the chp. we don't have a single accident to report, so great conditions coming out past highway 37. in fact, that ride just 22 minutes this hour. >> 4:48, headlines around the bay this morning.

an 81-year-old woman is in the hospital following a beating and possible sexual assault in richmond. she was found in the parking lot of big-0 tires. police have no suspect or a motive. the victim remains in critical condition this in the morning. >> family and friends of a young girl last seen 23 years ago are honoring her with a special remembrance. a victim was held for eileen missilehoff. he was last seen walking home from school in dublin when she was just 13 years old. the vigil retraces the route that she walked. her family has held this vigil every year since she has been missing.

a $30 million donation will set up a joint media laboratory coast to coast at stanford and palo alto and columbia university in new york. monday helen girly brown, the long-time head for of cosmopolitan magazine donated $30 million to the schools to set up the program. brown says it will create an innovative laboratory to help generate progressive technology. google plans to share the information across it's on-line sites that includes g mail, you tube. critics say it could become a problem if the site is ever

compromised. spirit airlines is speaking out against those new rules that force airlines to include fees and taxes in their advertised prices. spirit says the new regulations require the company to hide taxes in the price tag. spirit said the government is -- the requirement is not consumer-friendly, and not in the best interests of its customers. spirit, southwest, and aladies and gentlemenient air have all made -- allegient air have all made protests against the measure. we'll take a quick break here on the kron 4 morning news. right after this, stanley

roberts shows us people who are living underneath bay area freeways. it's a story you have to see, and it's right after this break as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge, showing us the current temperatures in san francisco in this hour. almost at 50 degrees, at 48. ahigh today of 55. by 8:00 tonight, cooling down to 50 degrees. could be one of the coldest days of the week. temperatures are approaching 70 degrees in some parts of the bay area. we'll walk about that coming up. stay with us.

here is a quick look at what's happening outside. temperatures will be in the 50s in san francisco this morning. erica and james are getting a little excited about a slight chance of rain in the north bay for wednesday. we'll be following that and much more. but first, stanley roberts. you've heard of people living under the freeway, and

even alongside the freeway. i'm willing to bet you haven't seen anything like this before. this man is actually living inside the 280 freeway. yes, you heard me, inside the 280 freeway in san francisco. in fact, you may have driven over him numerous times. but he is not the only one. >> come on out. >> reporter: this man is living inside the caesar chavez off ramp, but he's not a lone. in fact, he's living there with his dog. believe it or not, there may be more than 50 such locations like this in san francisco alone. but if you're like me, you want to see what's inside. first of all, most of them are dark, cold, and have a strong odor of mildew but many have whatever they can fit inside.

how did you get that mattress in there? >> tied it up nice and tight and shoved it through the whole. >> reporter: you can see shelfing and a pan tree way in the back. back. if you look carefully, you can see fives in the ceiling. and while you may say, hey, at least they have a home, the fact is, this is state property, and the people that live here be doing so illegally. they preyed open welded shut panels that were made for a retrofitting of bay bridges. the state security patrol allowed me unprecedented access to this area. and trust me, i have more things to show you in upcoming edition of people behaving

badly. >> if you have a comment or a story for stanley, you can always e-mail hip at people behaving badly at kron4.com. here is a look at the top stories. it is florida primary day, and the republican presidential candidates are ready to face off. we will be following all of the developments. also, nurses around the bay area are holding a one-day strike. we'll have live reports from kaiser hospital. and an investigation underway into why a construction worker was buried alive on the job. much more ahead. we'll, back with more in just a few minutes. stay with us.

a cool afternoon with highs in the upper 50s.

bar owners are meeting to discuss ways to deal with late-night fighting in downtown walnut creek. nine people were arrested in the latest incident over the weekend. one man was beaten severely in a city parking garage.

the walnut creek police chief says the problem stems from people drinking too much and that extra officers will now be on the streets during overnight weekend hours. significant numbers will slip a large dent into the issues that we have late at night. its overtime, but i think the safety of the community is more significant than dollars spent. >>mark: the city council is also looking to pass an ordinance that would give the city more power to hold bars accountable for over serving. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the golden gate. traffic is quiet and visibility is pretty good. right now, san francisco is at 49 degrees, yesterday this time was at about 52. we are looking at a high of 55.

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>>mark: it is voting day in florida. the republican presidential primary. over 500,000 boats have already been cast it.

but a.m., a good mix of forties and fifties. by this afternoon, by 2:00 p.m., a couple occasions likely to see 60 degrees. around 2:00 p.m. tomorrow light showers for santa rosa. 3:00 p.m. it will still be spotty at best. most of it will be north of the golden gate. we will hold onto a slight chance, a 10% to 20 percent chance for a call tomorrow morning. be on the morning things dry out nicely. this weekend looks fantastic with plenty of sunshine, upper 60s near 70

degrees for the weekend. >>george: a good ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any problems, hot spots or slow spots. the bridges look good. the south bay freeways look good with green showing which means speeds above 50

mi. for our and the commute on 85 as you head out for the west valley is also a smooth one with no delays for your drive through mountain view into the connection with 101 northbound. >>darya: a developing story in east palo alto, a shooting injured a teenager, it happened yesterday afternoon in the 100 block of a verbena drive. there were reports of the shooting. when police got there they found an 18 year-old man who had been shot in his foot. the identified the suspect's vehicle as a green 1996 pontiac grand am with 20 and chrome wheels. it may have taken some shots as well. san francisco police are investigating a kidnapping of the weekend. a woman called police on saturday to said she sought to amend beating up a woman on portland avenue in bay view. the woman told police that

the suspect forced the woman into a room of land rover and drove off. police say there are two black men between 20-30, athletic builds. the victim is between 18-22. she was wearing a red hooded sweat shirt at the time.

>>darya: governor brown wants to roll back major portions of the state law aimed at protecting straight and abandoned animals from debt. a 1998 law extended the required number of days that animal shelters have to hold dogs and cats before they can be euthanize. the shelters pay for those additional days. brown says his plan would help the state's deficit. opponents say shelters would

be rewarded for killing animals. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look for walnut creek. dark skies and a lot of fault with traffic moving smoothly on 680. take a look at temperatures and walnut creek. 49 degrees. a cool afternoon with high temperatures only in the upper 50s.

>>justine: exxon just put out fourth quarter earnings showing it they rose 2 percent as higher oil prices made every drop in oil production. the largest u.s. oil company for the fourth quarter, 9.4 billion and for all of last year, exxon will wolf earned $41 billion. >>mark: investors are not happy with that 41 billion. they traded down three- quarters of a percentage of point in pre-market trading.

dow futures are up 61 points ahead of the opening bell. the dow was down close to 100 and over 100 at some points yesterday morning but only closed down 1/7. >>darya: in the sierra we are accustomed to seeing more snow. take a look at the video from the last storms that doubled the snowpack. still, the snowpack is still only 30% of average. the reservoir levels remain high because last winter was exceptionally wet. water officials are hoping that a normal weather pattern will return and to bring more snow. the second snow survey of the season will happen tomorrow. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge on this tuesday morning. in san jose is a nice 50 degrees on this tuesday morning, looking for a high

of 59.

>>darya: the big stories we are following this hour, the polls are open in florida for today's gop presidential primary. top political pretenders-- top political contenders are gingrich and mitt romney. this is the biggest states have the primary so far with 50 delegates up for grabs. it is winner takes all. at 7:00 a.m., thousands of kaiser permanente workers will be walking off the job for a one day strike. it is supposed to be the biggest in the hmo history. they're protesting cuts to employee benefits. >>darya: walnut creek bar owners are meeting to deal with ways of fighting late night violence.

three fights broke out last night. >>mark: let's get more on the forecast it james fletcher. >>james: here is a live look at the james lick freeway. pretty clear visibility. let's take a long-term look at the forecast. today, partly-mostly cloudy skies the getting heavy as we head into the evening hours. tomorrow we stand a 10-20 percent chance of showers, mainly confined in the north bay but we could have a struggle or to around the north bay off until the late morning, noon at the very latest and then things will dry out. thursday-sunday, sunny and mild weather. it will get down right hot as we headed to the weekend. let's take a look at what we see outside door.

this afternoon temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. name the 5 degree spread. you can see here most of the east bay and south bay locations we're looking at 55-61. partly cloudy this afternoon. as we head into the overnight hours we're looking at a system rolling through the should impact as by tomorrow morning. we will take a look at the 7 day around the bay coming up in our next update. >>george: a quick and easy check. we have no problems, hot spots or delays. here is a quick look at the bridges. the bay bridge westbound is it like an easy ride. no backup, delay or metering lights. and our toll plaza at the camera looks or westward.

there are no delays eastbound or westbound. on the golden gate the commute is moved through marin county. as you can see there are no delays across the stand. public transit is enjoying an equally good start this morning with no delays or problems report for a's, caltrain or bart. >>darya: 5:31 a.m., taking a look at decisions 2012, florida voters are deciding which republican to choose. their presidential primary is this morning. mitt romney has all but predicting victory in today's contest. newt gingrich promises to keep fighting until the republican convention this summer this year if he says, in the long run the gop will not nominee romney. he calls him a liberal republican. >> i am, in this race, what ronald reagan was in 1976. we are going all the way to the convention and we will win in tampa. we will be the nominee of with your help in the republican party.

fair >>darya: rick santorum and on call have ceded today's primary to romney and gingrich. they are spending the day fixating across colorado. >>mark: a developing story, thousands of kaiser permanente employees throughout the state are going on a one day strike happening in less than two hours. the national union of health-care workers are in dispute over contract. nurses who are going on maze of the strike say that kaiser wants to make cuts to health care coverage in retirement benefits for those union workers. >> this is a sympathy strike. it is about kaiser still making millions of dollars as a nonprofit. >>mark: kaiser hospitals are releasing a statement saying that patient care will not be affected. they are saying we are procured for this work stoppage and we'll continue to provide members and

patients high quality care and service. >>darya: an arraignment is set for today for a 15 year- old oakland boy who will be appearing in court and charged as an adult. he was arrested for allegedly murdering his parents. friends and co-workers of the couple are mourning the loss of this married couple. their bodies were found inside their call on friday night. it's >> they were the kind this most sensitive people i have met. >>maureen: he is speaking about susan off. >> she was very grounded. she was always willing to help ended more informally, she has an incredible work

for with the people that we serve year. >>maureen: he was a patient of hers the last 15 years and he says she helped him get off of drugs. >> she is an important part of what i am still alive. when i heard the news this morning, it really hurt. it was like a lost. >> it is one of those things that is impossible director at around. >>maureen: a co-worker of bob caveman, he worked as a clinical psychologist treating inmates. >> both susan and bob were amazing human beings, dedicating their life to working with people who were underserved and helping to make the world a better place. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look at the golden gate on this tuesday morning.

>>justine: here is what we are falling right now in the kron4 is arm. prince william is about to leave his wife behind as he joined his royal air force unit in the balkan islands of of the coast of argentina. he will serve a six week tour of duty as a rescue pilot. >>darya: a $30 million donation set up a joint media laboratory coast-to-

coast at stanford and columbia. on monday, helen brown, the longtime editor of cosmopolitan magazine donated $30 million to the school to set this program up. it will be on both campuses and it will create an innovative laboratory system to help with journalism and other media classis alongside the progress of technology that we are seeing. >> global plans to change how it stores user's data. the new sign on he will see this page. they want you to know what they are doing. that is sharing information with their online sites. that includes g mail, google plus, you too, it is all shared information. critics say the sheer volume of the information collected by blow gulf could become a problem if the site is ever

compromise. fact >>mark: and national news, spirit airlines is speaking out against new rules that require the company to include taxes and fees. spirit, southwest said allegiant have all made legal appeals to overturn those new rules. >> said mcdonald's plans to remove food additives regarded as things line. this year before trimmings are treated with a filler in its burgers. >>darya: we're back with more in a call and all. here is a live look at the

papers toll plaza and see what it is like out there. it is 49 right now in san francisco, a high of 55 this afternoon.

>>justine: a thai officials have called off the search for people killed in that cruise ship accident. the reason is because of dangers to their rescue workers. 16 people are still listed as missing. >>darya: we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. we are monitoring what is on in oakland with the kaiser permanente workers. thousands of them are walking off the job.

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>>mark: 50 ft high today, cooler with more cloud cover. >>darya: let's take a look at what is one to happen of the next seven days. morning fog and it may be drizzle. by thursday we are warming things up in the clearing things out. thursday, friday and into the weekend, look at those temperatures. 68 and 40 of sunshine.

>>erica: a new study has found, the more narcissistic a person is, the more likely they are to suffer from heart disease and hypertension. the more concede the you are, it is like having your body under constant stress, very similar to those with anxiety order. if you want to read about how they came to these conclusions, i have more of a study on our facebook fan page. >>mark: the longtime home of president gerald ford is now on the market. grant lodes takes us on a tour. >>grant: with a never before seen the look at the home for sale. the listing agent says it has plenty of amenities. >> the master is on one side, i love the way it is decorated. >> it is also located on a golf course.

the price is almost $1.7 million. >> five bedrooms plus a sitting room for the staff. there are six bathrooms and one half that. i love this woman cool. the president design to the pool. he swims twice a day, while he did. >> the president was always protected so top security was a must. there is infrared technology. agents lived just a few steps across the lawn. >> we also have the secret service house listed. >> it is sold separately had once belonged to ginger rogers. the furnishings are also for sale.

the listing agent and her partner hope that the city buys the home to make a landmark.

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