>>mark: did morning and think you for joining us on this tuesday morning. it is primary day in florida. the polls opened in the voting is now under way. newt gingrich and mitt romney are fighting a close battle, in the meantime santorum and paul will not be in florida. they're choosing to campaign in colorado and nevada instead. we are going gleiwitz of florida. we have more intense of and the race for the republican presidential nomination. >>reporter: the polls are open and in full swing in florida. mitt romney ended newt gingrich are duking it out for the 50 delegates at stake in this winner takes all state. romney is enjoying a double- digit lead heading into the contest and is hoping for a big win tonight.

>>reporter: mitt romney appears to be on track for his second victory this primary season. a win in florida, a state with a large diverse population will strengthen the argument that he can go all the way in november. >> people realize that if they want to see change in washington, you cannot elect the same people to take different years, you have to have new people come in and take over. >>craig: cassette decks, mean, is closer to thrive in the towel. >> i am in this race what ronald reagan was in 1976. we're going all the way to the convention and we will win in tampa and will be the nominee with your help.

>> here in florida, if you are a part of the housing crisis, we will not be elected president. >> this race is not going to be over any time soon. >>reporter: the contest in nevada is on saturday. there is a large mormon population there. michigan is at the end of february and his father was governor there. newt gingrich is focusing on southern states that vote in march. >>justine: this story just across the wires, italian officials have now called of the underwater search for the people still missing in the cruise ship accident. the cruise ship ran aground

on january 13th. investigators are saying the search is not over because of dangers that the search goes is to rescue workers. 17 bodies have been recovered and 16 people are still listed as missing. we will continue to keep you updated on this developing story. >>darya: and less than an hour, thousands of kaiser permanente workers will be walking off the job. will tran is live in oakland and talking about the reason for the strike. >>will: the reason why is health care workers are complaining about cuts in health care and retirement benefits. look at the security guards in front of waiting for the nurses to rise. this is a psychologist in optical workers' strikes that the nurses make of 17,000 nurses through the entire system and they are lending their sympathy.

they expect a lot of people here. the last of the did this they say they have hundreds of nurses lining the sidewalks, hopefully we will talk to the nurses when they arrive over the next tenders 15 minutes and get their reactions. this is not just a northern california issue, it is also southern california. they will be walking off the job at 7:00 a.m.. >>darya: from the patient's perspective, if someone needs to come to a hospital, is the hospital saying that they will have replacements? >>will: yes. a hospital, they are aware of the strike and they have brought in replacement nurses. also, they're having managers pitching in. its they promised that things should be like any other date. he talked to the nurses they say it will not be normal which is why they are doing this strike, to send a

message to them. i tried ask when is the next time they're headed to the bargaining table but so far, no one knows. >>mark: in walnut creek, bar owners are meeting to discuss ways to deal with the fighting downtown. this has women, nine people were arrested. one man was severely beaten in the city parking garages. these were to of the nine people arrested. the walnut creek police chief says the problem stems from too much drinking and that extra officers will now be on the streets. >> we hoped this will put a large dent into the issues that we have. >> it is over time off but i think the safety of the community is more significant and dollars spent. >> the mayor also says the city council is working to past agreements that would give the city more power to hold bars accountable for serving to much of all. >>darya: this tuesday

morning, things could be changing. >> here is a live look out at walnut creek. visibility is awfully nice. what can we expect over the course of the next 24 hours? it is misty and overcast. partly cloudy this afternoon. we're looking at highs from 55-60. pretty tight rubber to read. upper 50s and low 60s. tomorrow, a slight chance of showers. this afternoon, temperatures in the mid-upper 50s. 58 in oakland, and haber, 59. maybe some 60s, very low 60s in the east bay valleys. across the north bay is

where we see it defied temperature range between 55-60-61 in santa rosa. the wine country is on the cool side again today. we do have a system of rolling in. it is going to be making its presence felt as we headed to tomorrow morning. the next update will break down what we expect and where we expect the light rain to fall. suffice it to say, the 70 forecast shows only one day of rain. the rest of the forecast looks sunny and mild with warm temperatures during the afternoon. >>mark: >>george: traffic is moving slowly into the toll plaza. of the san mateo bridge is an equally good ride with no problems either eastbound or westbound. definitely heavier volume on

the westbound side. a quick check on the golden gate shows an easy trip across the stand. that reflects an easy ride through marin county on 101 southbound. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues until 10:00 a.m.. a live look outside. clouds, fog and drizzle on the golden gate with traffic moving smoothly.

>>mark: a new details in the case against ross mirkirimi, the assistant d.a. is alleging the sheriff kept his wife in the house and she could not tell police that he physically abused her. the claim, while arguing that video of his life

should be allowed into evidence the prosecution says the video shows a conversation he had it with a neighbor and alleges she left the house while margaret mead was showering. the sheriff's the defense attorney calls the latest allegations absurd. >>darya: 6:12 a.m., we are back with more in a couple minutes. do not go away. offs sphere if fan

>>darya: we have sunshine to deal with. james, you mention your tracking something? >> it is supposed to be here probably early tomorrow morning while you are sleeping. it may be gone before you get out of the door for work. as for today, mild temperatures in the 40's, partly cloudy and slightly cooler than yesterday. temperatures are going to be on the mild side. a.m., we are still dealing with forties and fifties. by noon, more fifties and upper 50s to very low 60s by

2:00 p.m.. the greed is where we could see 60-61. as for the rain, future cast 4, you will be fast asleep when no rain drops start to fall in santa rosa. the of the storm system will move across the north bay, by 3:00 a.m. a few bits and pieces near richmond and end by 6:00 a.m. and things break down, maybe light rain in hayward, dublin or pleasanton. maybe few more struggles across the north bay. we will hold onto chances scattered showers throughout the morning and by noon, better conditions. thursday, friday and into the weekend, a lot of sunshine and sunny conditions with temperatures flirted with the 70 degree

mark. >>george: it has been an easy job of the traffic center. a hot spot free, light and easy ride. you can see how life is at the bay bridge. we are near the time of typical activation of the metering lights. of the san mateo bridge, delay free on the approach and across the span. there ride through marin county and with a nice trip across the golden gate with no problems for the southbound 101 ride. the traffic sensors, you can see pretty smooth ride for it to state 580 as the head westbound. it is starting to slow just a little bit of interstate 80 westbound and 680 headed into walnut creek is also

doing pretty well. in the south bay, a little slow in on a 101 northbound. mostly we will be at the limit would speeds in the high 60s. is right after the 280 interchange and around julien were refined traffic bogging down. that is the case this morning. at 11 minute drive time. 23 minutes from novato to the golden gate. >>darya: the 15 year old oakland boy who was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents is said to be arraigned today. the bodies of the parents, susan poff and robert kamin were found inside the car outside of their home on friday night. one of the employers of the parents became concerned about their well-being because they did not show up for work. the police were called to this house and check on the parents. they visited twice in the

the first time they said everything seemed ok and the second time, the bodies were discovered. >>darya: a suspect charged in connection with the shooting of james capoot is going to be in court today. 38 year-old henry out for smith jr. has eight preliminary hearing in is charged with murdering the on duty police officer after committing a robbery. he was shot as he chased the bank robbery suspects back in november. he was a 19 year veteran of the vallejo police aren't. >>mark: we could find out today at a construction company could face criminal charges after a carpenter was killed in a mud slide. he was crushed when a hillside collapsed on home construction site in milipitas on saturday. inspectors ordered that all work should be halted three days for the accident.

this city determined that recent rains may decide unsafe but the contractor did not comply. >>mark: a san jose teacher charged with lewd acts on a child will be in court today. readers say that multiple victims had now been identified yet one of the victims is 7 or 8 years old. >>justine: u.s. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by this major index. the s&p index shows that prices in november from october and 19 of the 20 cities tracked all went down. those biggest declines were in atlanta, chicago and detroit. phoenix was the only city to

show an increase. >>darya: we will be back in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. walnut creek is 49. this afternoon, a high of 50 and expected. everyone will see temperatures warming as a get towards the end of the week. we will be right back.

>>mark: of voting is underway in florida this morning. a live look around to the orlando area. a very light turnout usually for primaries. the race for the most part is between romney and gingrich. 500,000 votes have already been cast in early voting over the past two weeks.

>>darya: the florida everglades mammal population is of a big because of the enormous appetites of the dead snakes. a new study shows that anaconda's and burmese pythons have been multiplying it now eating everything in sight. researchers with the u.s. geological survey found raccoons and opossums in the everglades have dropped almost 100 percent since 2000. officials say the six began taking over after a pet owners released them into the wild. >>mark: we're watching the weather forecast. high temperatures in the low 60s today. fog and drizzle expected tomorrow morning. things will warm up as we head towards thursday and friday. highs in the upper 60s, close to 70 degrees as we break our way through the weekend. dry weather on tap for the week. >>mark: we are waiting for

the opening bell on wall street. we will be right back after the break. dow futures are of 51 points ahead of the opening bell.

>>mark: yesterday the dow was down 100 points but only ended up closing down six and three-quarters of a point. it looks like greece could be closer to reaching a deal with private creditors. we have seen a turn around on wall street with dow futures up to 89 points ahead of the opening bell. >>darya: the big stories this hour, the polls are open in florida. they are choosing the republican candidate for the election. top political contenders

mitt romney and newt gingrich are in a close battle with romney in the lead. thousands of kaiser permanente workers will be walking off the job in the largest one day strike in hmo history. they are upset over proposed cuts to employee benefits. officials have called of the underwater search for people still missing from the cruise ship disaster. investigators say it is because of dangerous rescue operations. 16 people are still listed as missing. >>mark: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam.

today, partly-mostly cloudy. tomorrow is going to be a light storm. showers mostly in the north bay. thursday-sunday looks fantastic. sunny and mild. let's take a look at what is happening outside right now. temperatures in the upper 40's and low 50s. this afternoon we're looking for 58 in oakland and redwood city, warming to 59 in san jose. across the north bay, a 5 degree spread.

we have clouds building for tonight in advance of the system on wednesday that should bring morning showers. >>george: your ride on the bay bridge looks good. the metering lights reactivated 12 minutes ago. the san mateo bridge ride, no problems, just a little slowing on the approach to the toll plaza.

looking at the freeways we are seeing a little bit of congestion here and there. allman nimitz speeds have dropped below '60s. drive times are not too adversely affected. a 12 minute drive time heading up from san leandro. continuing to the south bay light conditions on the freeway. they little bit of slowing between the two freeways of 101 northbound ended the marin right. it is still easy come in and out of nevada for the golden gate bridge south out. >>darya: mitt romney is predicting that he is going to win today's primary in

florida, but newt gingrich promises to keep fighting until the republican convention this summer. >> i am in this race where ronald reagan was in 1976. we're going all the way to the convention and we will win in tampa. we will be the nominee with your help in the republican party. >> santorum and paul have ceded today's florida primary to romney into the breach in favor of smaller, less-expensive contests. they're spending the day campaigning across colorado and nevada for. >> thousands of kaiser permanente of employees throughout the state are going on a one day strike in just a few minutes. they have been at the bargaining table since 2010.

>> this is a sympathy strike. it is about kaiser still making millions of dollars as a nonprofit. >> kaiser hospital is putting out a statement saying that patient care will not be affected saying that they are prepared for the work stoppage and will provide members and patients with high quality health care and service from a fully staffed team. we will have a live report as the strike gets under way. >>darya: walnut creek bar owners are meeting to talk about ways to deal with late night fighting. nine people were arrested over this past weekend after three fights broke out around the city with one man being beaten severely in the city parking garage. walnut creek police chief says the problem stems from people drinking too much. these two men were arrested over the weekend.

>>justine: in a statement on their web site, occupy d.c. says they will defend public space used as a center for activists. you can see that occupy d.c. protesters are still out there this morning. we will keep you updated. >>mark: the dow jones closed down six and three-quarters yesterday. today there is a little more optimism regarding a deal getting done in europe for greece to receive their bill of funds. >>darya: exxon says fourth

quarter earnings rose 2 percent as higher oil prices made up for a drop in production. their income totaled almost nine and a half billion. oil production has declined as the invest heavily in u.s. natural gas. for the year x of 14-desk exxon earned 41.1 million. >>mark: drop is beginning to back up a little bit in the cash lanes of the bay bridge, we are back after the break.

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break and we will be back in to minutes. we are following the latest live in florida as the voting is underway in the republican presidential primary.

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factory workers are not about seven of the thousands of calls a year. >>darya: let's take a look at the 7 day around the bay forecast. we are in for another gorgeous day. then, we start warming up. wednesday a little turning point. the real change happens on thursday. for the next foreseeable seven days after that it's just gorgeous. 68 with full sunshine through the weekend. >>mark: the dow jones is up 41 points to 12,695. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes to get going on this tuesday morning. here is a live look outside from the roof on van ness ave. yesterday we started off warm and clear.