attention to your seven day around the bay forecast we have partly cloudy skies as we head to the weekend. we will see a mixture of sun and cloud and temperatures in the low 60s. >>james: let us give you a quick bridge check out there. here's the bay bridge approach the west bound 80 is looking good. the senate to fill its moving nicely this morning.--the san mateo is moving eyes this morning. over at the golden gate bridge, we are checking your ride out of san francisco, so far so good. >>justine: new details

caltrans announce that eastbound and westbound lanes will be open to drivers. will tran originally only one direction was to open market at 2013, the other was supposed to be opened one later. her coming of this coming president today in bridge closure. " >>james: in the last week a string of shootings killed five people have details rhonda--details from the state of the city address. >>reporter: members of the public were not allowed inside of council chambers to watch the state of the city address, mayor quan

focused on the good things happening in the city and never mentioned in the recall against her or the occupy protest she only vaguely alluded to them but never said the word occupy. >> i not care if you're standing at the corner or in frank ogawa plaza we can protect and yet respect the rights of our citizens in this city. i am optimistic that oakland is on the rise despite the cuts, despite distractions, despite redevelopment. >>reporter: she talked about the economy which she spoke of the following. she did mention that 350 city employees were laid off but there was no specific plan mentioned on how to generate revenue to provide services for the people oakland, only this. >> we will work very hard on been their plans in going after federal and state

monies. we will be ready to keep all three of our teams. one per top priorities is reducing homicide and violence in the city. she made a plea for volunteers to work with youth where most of the violent crimes are happening. >> this is something that we must do as a city. if we do it, we would change the cycle of violence in this city forever. >>justine: police are searching the former property of a convicted serial killer they are looking for another possible victim. wesley shermantine says that he knows where a girl is very who disappeared more than 20 years ago. police have expressed doubt about this story. the >>james: more fallout at the elementary school where the

teachers are accused of committing sex crimes against do this. police are investigating a third person a teacher's aide that may have sent letters to a third label it. his mother said she notified the school after the letters were written. because of the allegations the entire staff at the school have been replaced. one of the new teachers would ask if it is difficult taking over in the wake of the scandal. >> not really because all of the riffraff is gone and i feel good about coming in and being a positive influence on these children. >>james: the school that serves about 1400 students plans to reopen with an all new staff today about the old staff there were not involved will be located at other schools. >>justine: much more ahead with a live look outside from our mount tancam. we will talk weather and traffic and we will be right

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>>justine: democrats and republicans are battling over a new white house policy that requires all employees health-care plans to cover birth control. >>reporter: the obama administration decision to make employers including religiously affiliated want to provide insurance coverage for contraception has found itself in a game of political tug-of-war. on the campaign trail republicans are taking aim at policies that will apply to employees is i catholic universities, hospitals, and charities. >> looked at what obama- care has done. >> this is a violation of conscience. >>reporter: the white house press secretary fought back . >> the former governor of

massachusetts and odd message on this given that the services that this rule would provide for women around the country are the same that are provided in massachusetts and were provided when he was governor. >>reporter: senator barbara boxer said that the benefits of the bill to import not to pass. >> new insurance plans will have free preventative benefits such as breast cancer screening, hiv screening, some local cancer screening and free contraception. >>reporter: on the hill, republicans piled on >> john speaker boehner took to the house floor. >> this attack of the federal government on religious freedom must not stand and will not stand. >>reporter: shortly after speaker boehner vowed to repeal the policies and the republicans held a news conference. >> it violates the constitution and it is against what we stand for as

americans. >>reporter: the goal is to chip away at the present support from catholic allies while rallying the republican evangelical base. like followers of rick warren who gave the indication that the president's inauguration he tweeted the following. however these republican leaders may have differing opinions from catholics, a recent poll says 58 percent of catholics believe employers should provide health care that covers contraception. 55 percent of all americans agree. >>james: and will take a quick break and have a live look at the golden gate bridge, traffic is light and visibility is not that it is actually pretty clear at the bridge. we have some lights also. can you see the lights

flashing? we will be right back.

>>justine: good morning, as you can see you can barely make out the top of the bridge because the fog was just blankets in the area yesterday. this was a huge problem during the morning commute. there was a pile up on highway 37 that involve 31 cars. chp said there were 11 separate crashes in part of the highway had to shut down for about three hours so that all that could be cleared away. there were no major injuries reported and all of them. >>james: erica is keeping an

eye on the latest weather forecast coming in what you see out there? >>erica: we do see some fog. as we take a look at live conditions in walnut creek you can see that it is clear for the most part if you are situated in one of the inland area to look like this morning temperatures for the most part are sitting in the 40's. this we do have in the befall got there but it looks like it will burn off in the next few hours. as we head into the afternoon we will see a lot of sunshine and the potential for some 70 to around the area and in this evening it looks like things will pull back down but we will see mostly clear conditions. here is a look at the fog tracker to show you where that is situated around the bay area. as we bring up the maps, you will see most of that is actually in the north bay area. is about one-half mile visibility just north of santa rosa it becomes more dense in the petaluma area. you can see that there are compromise conditions. in

terms of your temperatures, we are running on the warmer side. >>erica: check out morgan hill. >>erica: we have a nice and sunday--sunny weather on tap. the feature cast for

predict the potential for rainfall in the early morning hours as we advance the clock closer, you can see most of the rain chances sticks in the santa rosa petaluma area so everywhere north of the golden gate bridge and by 12:00 we could see a pop of shower of the bay bridge and maybe along the coastline as well. for the most part we may see a random hit or miss showers in the north bay into the evening hours. your seven day around the forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions as we head into the next string of days. we do see a potential for rain tomorrow. they're partly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the low 60s as we start the next work week. in the traffic to drive not have any hot spots to tell you about and no special advisor it. as you look at the bay bridge toll plaza you see a good decent number of cars making their way out open toward san francisco with no delays to report. this ride is just 89 minutes from the foot of the maze to fremont street. the

san mateo bridge is a problem for in both directions of highway 92. as we looked at the golden gate bridge, we have some flashing lights and the northbound direction. i checked with the united not see anything to report. we do not have any major delays coming out of the north bay. in terms of your traffic maps, be sure freeway looks good. all the green on your screen indicates speeds over 50 mi. per hour. your drive from hercules to berkeley is just 12 minutes at this hour. as we take this down to the south bay north bound 101 is moving easy with no accidents to report. >>james: new details about the man accused of shooting the u.s. customs agent. police say denis shot the agent in front of his new work home--newark home.

>>reporter: the victim has not been identified the police tell me he is here and he is still alive. 61 year old this bagl--61 year old dennis bagwell is the suspect who was arrested yesterday. >> he is one of the nicest people i ever met. from mid >> year campbell he is loyal, his kind, you take-- he a caring, he is a kind and he takes care of people.

>>reporter: rest cope with his daughter and she is said that she cannot leave this happen but she did say that her dad when the demand. i and in--real she said that her dad is a good man. >>justine: while now we cover some of this live yesterday on kron4 morning news curative a body was discovered here and so far it has not been identified and it is not clear how the person died. they're not sure if a guy at the location or if someone took him there. now this man is accused of posing as a doctor and illegally performing medical procedures in san francisco mission district for a third alleged victim has come court--come forward.

>>james: the san francisco shares that is accused of domestic violence will not be able to visit with his young son. yet today a judge ruled that he can see his son for two hours in the week then 86 hours on the weekend. the stay away order preventing him from having contact with his wife is still in effect. prosecutors said they grabbed and bruce his wife are at a new year's eve party. we will take a break with more headlines in just a minute.

>>gabe: this is the first real evidence that we have indicating that an apple tv may be coming out this year. in the survey this to the speculations of the apple tv. >>gabe: the caps and games the use on your ipad you may be able to use on your tv. >>gabe: after listing the speculations, best that act if a customer would be willing to pay $1,500 for an apple tv? that is a lot of money. best buy it missed a private survey did happen and if it was a routine offer that affected the survey and that it was only hypothetical. they told journalists and tech analysts not to read into this or assume that it meant

anything. apple does not seem to discuss product into the biggest--discuss product until the day that they are unveiled. for now we do not know anything but i do believe there is an apple tv coming out soon. steve jobs told his buyer that he cracked the code for a revolutionary television that would imply that apple has been working on a tv for a while. i would like to hear from you, would you pay $5,000 for tv? send me a tweet or e-mail her--i am gabe slate with kron4 news. >>justine: state to, we have information about job cuts

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>>erica: we did anticipate more sunshine and warmer temperatures compared to yesterday. we have limited visibility over the petaluma area. we have compromised conditions on highway 101. in terms of your temperatures we are off to a relatively warm start. we are holding on to some low 40's for santa rosa and a bottle. we have a mixture

of the upper '40's for places like san jose and los gatos. it looks like everyone for the most part will make it into the 50s. we could squeeze out some low 60 for the coastal areas. closer into your afternoon, we have an end to the upper 60s around the day and that dan of yellow in the south bay does indicate some locations that could have 1670 degree weather. we have a lot of sunshine on tap in this is expected to be the warmest day of the week. >>erica: now, satellite and

radar data show will weather activity and some cloud coverage headed our way. right now we're in the northernmost portion of northern california. we could see some strength was in the north bay as the wicked are morning. in the meantime we have a lot of sunshine to go around, temperatures will be in the mid-60s for the next couple days and then we do have the potential for some rain as we headed to sunday and then we have a mixture of sun and clouds for the start of the next work week. >>james: thank you erica, we have a quick traffic check with no hot spots out there. traffic is moving well. the bay bridge approaches looking good. no issues. and the san mateo bridge is moving without any problems. chp has been out there. our final bridge of the morning, the golden gate bridge we have had a nice

ride out of marin county. no reports of any problems we will let you know of any pop up. >>justine: caltrans has announced that both the eastbound and westbound direction will be open to drivers on labor day of 2013. one direction was plan to be open in 2013 and the other slated to open one year later. caltrain is crediting the rich culture and all the work that is eating up. it >>james: oakland mayor jean quan is looking towards the ec's future. there are too considerable problems, one is a budget deficit and then a continuing crime problem. in the last week along, the string of shootings killed five people. reggie kumar has details of the address to. >>reporter: mayor quan

delivered her address, members only of the cabinet were able to watch the speech. she only vaguely alluding to the job layoffs and the occupy protesters she never said the word occupy. >> we can protect and respect the rights of our citizens. i am optimistic that opened on the rise despite the cuts, despite distractions, despite potential redevelopment. >>reporter: she did mention that employees were laid off

but there were no specific plans to provide services for the people open. she only said the following. >> we will work very hard in blending our plans. >>reporter: she said one of her top priorities was reducing violence in the city. >> this is something that we must do as a city and if we do we can change the cycle of violence. >>justine: 2 news stories, facebook top executives that includes the theo are not eligible for twice a year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings. the company said that it paid him a salary of $500,000 per year

and so his 45% target bonus would be a bit on his performance. bankamerica said that it will cut 450 jobs in concord. the company said this to the part of a shutdown of the baking giants units in the city. the closing expected to happen in may of this year. employees will lose their job is in the bank's customer service and operations units. those people can apply for the jobs that are available. corporate review >>james: california and new with a majority of the state and five of the banks or foreclosure abuse. a few states are still undecided because they fear that this bill could cripple their own investment into mortgages. and changes in the way students are tested

on academic performance are in effect. president obama is expected to remove a requirement that all students must be proficient in reading and math by the year 2014. this comes from the bush and ronald shaw left behind a lot. his actions to the way that in exchange for a substitute plan. >>justine: much more ahead on the kron4 morning news with a quick break on the kron4 morning news, here is a live look outside from our mount tancam shall when the city, we have a nice warm weather on the way we will talk about that when we come right back.

>>justine: the fbi is searching for the six men. we have details of this huge narcotics bust. >>reporter: these are photos of a drug rent take down.

fdr officers have taken significant amount of cocaine, methamphetamine and weapons off the street in the bay area. >> we are making it very clear and we will continue that no one takes over our neighborhoods with crime. >>james: in national news, washington state may soon become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to win. the state house passed a bill to legalize map for getting in lesbian couples, the state senate approved a measure last week now the bill moves

over to the governor's desk and once signed, that will go into effect in junior and this comes after a federal skills court struck down the california ban on all the same-sex marriage. you a ticket quick break and much more straight ahead when come back. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge.

>>james: we are back and still talking about the super bowl. take a look. >>reporter: the salsa of victory, the mockery of the feet and superbowl may be over the patriots in the giants' left behind to moves that they cannot quite moving beyond. the giants wide receiver victor cruz celebrated touchdown desalts

up. now it is spreading like internet virus. >>reporter: >>reporter: even madonna was not amused, but the most courageous was when a giant fans surrounded by patriots fans broke and out in a salsa. it turned out to be a right. with just a few seconds, but the answer has got sucker punched. the die had been rescued and dance it right out of there. the giants' super bowl victory party is a safer place to salsa.

>>reporter: have these are people that are doing the tom brady. kron even a sports anchor can be reduced to look brading and it is enough to make you want to drown your sorrows in salt so-in salsa.

>>erica: air and we are taking a look it weather conditions right outside the door here yet have clear conditions and no rainier as much fog at the experience yesterday morning. we have limited visibility in the north bay as we head into the afternoon and will see mostly sunshine albeit warm conditions in fact some locations could actually make it into the 70 and then into the overnight hours we will continue with mostly clear condition and temperatures in the '40's and 30. fog tracker for shows a ban of read between petaluma and san raphael and kidding about a quarter mile visibility. and here this is contained to the north bay area is renouncing too much in the way of fog for the

inland and and its location. for the most part we see widespread '40's and a couple of '50s for downtown san francisco 41 degrees in santa rosa 45 in half moon bay and into the afternoon we will see a lot of sunshine out there. in fact this is expected to be the warmest day of the week. morgan hill could reach 71 degrees. and check out santa rosa, they could hit 70 degrees. we have 69 on tap in napa and 66 expected in vallejo this afternoon. if you are heading up to taco for a long weekend looked like to not having problems getting there. there are no change required and we will see mostly sunny conditions for the next couple days. however they have the potential for showers as they headed saturday evening. your seven day around the forecastle mostly sunny conditions on tap for today. the potential for north bay sprinkled as we head into tomorrow morning and other than that we will

see a mixture of sun and clouds. today's potential for more widespread rain as we head into sunday evening and then a mixture of sun and clouds begin with temperatures in the lower 64 monday, tuesday, and wednesday. and traffic center we have one last bridge check and not looking in the hot spots whatsoever. the approach to the bay bridge looks good out oakland for san francisco. and do not have any meaning like to deal with in the traffic is moving well up the incline and across the upper deck. your san until bridge ride is good to go in both directions and no problems getting to the bridge along the nimitz freeway. a live check from the golden gate bridge camera shows a lot of space in between cars and no major delays for your ride coming out of the north bay. we have some traffic maps for you, highway 4 looks good south bound 680 is a problem for you currently no accidents to report for west bound 24 and as we turn our attention to the peninsula, you will see all of that green on your screen from the bayshore freeway and no problems or delays for

interstate 280. for those of you taking public and it looks like you're good to go right now for ec transit, bart, as well as caltrain. reporter >>james: thank you erica and some headlines around the base and as if a man was arrested after he allegedly hit a muni bus driver in the head with his cane. now, and deputy: became i rate--now he became irate because people were coming in the bus before he was able to get out. he struck a windchill twice with his cane and then came around instruct the bus driver with it came through the open window. >>justine: hutu men buster stars are planned to turn-- 2 miss the bus turned--

>>stanley: metal theft has reached a whole new low in open--new low in oakland. normally historic pieces and works of art around the city were off-limits that was then and this is now. back in 1913 this was erected in the city of oakland. rathenau it is a hundred pounds lighter due to metal teeth. how this happened not once, but twice. but the first time someone tried to get quiberon flowers but an ac transit driver noticed it and it was repaired. however, the key is returned and told to of the broad declarations from the bottom

here are the remaining two that were removed by the city and the way. each one weighs about 200 lbs.. see this piece of concrete? this was the home of the piece that was from the u.s.s. maine. it was stolen but the city to the word out and it was recovered one year ago. now the city has put it away. matt here is your chance to behave nicely and find these pieces before the end up in a metal recycling yard. it is pretty bad year when people are still in historical pieces it just to make a quick bottle--buck. >>justine: if you have any information about those missing parts your axe to contact the police department. we will be back with a check of our top stories, weather and traffic

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his vehicle that hand a police officer between the vehicle and the unmarked police car. >> darya: the suspect was shot by officer bulky and officer that were pinned between the cars. >>reporter: is a reason why we are here is because the suspect was rushed from the scene. at this point we do not know the victim or his name. i can tell you that he is a live that it's good news his family. >>reporter: as far as the officer, we also do not know his name, it is highly unlikely that he is in the same hospital at the suspect he is serious

injuries to his legs and his hands considered not life- threatening. why they are pursuing him in the first place is still not known. >> darya: we will check in with you later thanks a lot. >> mark: california reportedly is joining 48 other states in the settlement with five of the nation's biggest banks over foreclosure abused. this bill includes people that own mortgages with bank of america, j.p. morgan chase, wells fargo, citibank, an ally. this $37 million deal will help about 1 million home owners that are under water. it will help them to refinance, and some who were foreclosed upon will receive a $5,000 check. this settlement grants immunity from civil lawsuits brought by state. there is word

that bankamerica said that they will be cutting 450 jobs in concord. the closing is expected to happen in may. employees who lose their jobs in the bank's concern--can apply for other jobs or may be able to get a settlement. >> darya: we will have information on new claims for jobless benefits. later freddie mac reports and the opening bell is just about an hour-and-a-half away. we are keeping our eye on the stock futures they are now mixed. political parties and greece are negotiating and yesterday's stocks managed to close higher. the dow rose almost 6 points.

>> mark: new this morning, 1400's do dental be greeted by new teachers when they return to class today. this comes after the arrest of two longtime teachers the school has been closed for two days. they are hiring a brand new staff that includes a retired principal and 88 teachers. and some support staff. they found 200 additional bonded stock photographs that they believe for taking in one teacher is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children. pajama now time for weather, enjoy it and today is in most decent weather or where we will have before things change on us. now we have high clouds out there and the north bay and we see some fog at the morning--at the moment. this

evening we will seek it mostly clear at first was a close dropping down into the 40's and we could see a change in wind direction and temperature and all that is setting up for a cooler tomorrow. and here is where the fog is, you can see the entire area in red. when it is pretty much affect navato. now the rest of the bay area is fairly nice. here is a look at the temperatures, we have 52 in san francisco that is the warm spot everyone else is cooler than that. then, this afternoon we will change to the mid to upper 60. we have 68 on tap for oakland, 67 hayward, 69 san jose and across the north bay again we have the upper 60 for the most part. we will have your seven day around the bay coming up in my next

update. we do have a series of rainy days ahead of us and we will walking through that coming up in just a little bit. here is a quick check of traffic. >> george: 80 james and good morning. we are not tracking any hot spot this morning we will start with the bridge check. take it could be with down bay bridge ride it looks pretty good. we are problem free on all of the approaches. we have a much better start today. your ride to the san mateo bridge looks good. take a look at highway 92 we have an easy trip here and you're golden gate bridge ride 101 looks well. >> mark: a quick break as the kron4 morning news and tweet until 10:00 a.m.. we have a pretty nice start to this thursday morning.

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>>darya: oakland faces a budget deficit and a continued crime problem, mayor quan focused on positive things in her speech. >> i am optimistic that oakland is on the rise despite cuts, distractions and redevelopment. >>darya: the mayor also mentions her accomplishments

but did not mention the recall. >> we want to focus on the positive. she has done a good job in addressing the issues. >> tonight is a night to celebrate. we have lived here for 30-40 years. her message about being on the rise is the right message for tonight. it is time for oakland to focus on the positive. >>darya: kron4 also spoke with scott olson, the iraq veteran who was injured in clashes here is what he had

to say about last night's speech. >> there are many issues. if you pay attention to occupy oakland, you will hear about them. >>darya: the mayor says she is playing for volunteers to work with youth. >>mark: the violence continues with the uprising in assyria.

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>>mark: in syria, at least 20 people have been killed. the latest round of violence continues a week-long assault by forces who fired mortars and rockets on the city. in the latest operation, government forces have been trying to root out resistance. activists say hundreds are believed to have been killed. it is day four of flight cancellations and delays at airports in france because of a strike. air france has canceled as a 35 long distance flights.

it's >>darya: we are taking a look at the weather. we have a big change. >>james: we are not saying much of a wave of cloud cover year. the temperature read and let me see if outside right now is for these-'50s. this afternoon sunny with highs in the low 60s.

this evening will keep things clear with lows in the mid-upper forties. we will be setting the stage for cooler conditions come tomorrow. right now, the temperatures mailing in the forties theory eighths for widespread 60s as early as an end. we have the possibility of mid-upper 60s and low 70's. we have a system coming in that will start to impact us come friday. we have light ranges coming into view. fleet will become scattered

by an aunt. there is a chance of a sour here or there on friday. it is a very mild system. >>george: we are not tracking and in hot spots, problems or delays. the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. take a look at the golden gate bridge. there's hardly any traffic here this morning. as you might expect, interstate 80 looks great westbound heading from hercules to berkeley. the drive time is just 11 minutes right now. traffic is doing pretty well

for the south bay. 101 northbound, no delays. 85 and 280 is pretty clear. >>mark: the owner of the oakland a's expects a decision soon on whether or not he can move his team to san jose. he spoke for a loss of our at our road record of the in the south bay yesterday. the giants hold a territorial right to the south bay and its waiting for a verdict from major- league baseball. he also discussed a possible name change to the athletics. >> if and when we move, we will change the name.

if >>mark: in november, san jose sold the oakland a's eight year auction decreed a stadium downtown. wolfe says the oakland a's are not exploring a move to any other city and selling the team is not an option. >>darya: a stanford student can sue the government over her erroneously small domino flightless. back in 2005 on a return flight she was detained for one day at sfo before being released without explanation. she says that she has since

been prevented from flying to the u.s. to complete her doctoral studies because she is on the government blocked list. she is suing. >>darya: the san francisco sheriff accused of domestic violence will be able to visit his son. yesterday, a judge ruled that he can see his son for two hours during each weekday and for six hours on each weekend. flickr for the sale will order preventing him from seeing his wife is still is in effect. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge on this thursday morning. traffic is moving smoothly.

a lot of sunshine and a high of 60.

>>mark: here is a live look in the sierra. it looks like some great ski weather. james fletcher as more. >>james: here is another shot, there is some snow here into the air. sunny today, light rain on friday and a chance of showers on saturday with temperatures in the '50s over the next couple days off and then drop the down to the forties. we have a system coming in on friday that will bring cool air and snow sunday into monday. there's nothing too much to talk about right now but that could change by the end of the week. >>darya: a college student

who tried to throw glitter on mitt romney faces charges. the 20 year-old is charged with causing a disturbance, throwing a missile and unlawful acts. he tried to throw glitter on mitt romney on tuesday night at this event. security called romany back from the crowd and smith was immediately taken away. >>darya: washington state could become the seventh to allow same-sex couples to marry. the state house passed a bill to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. the senate approved the measure last week and now has the governor. the law would go into effect in june.

>>mark: today, 10 states will be freed from the notes of left behind a lot. white house officials say those states are colorado, florida, georgia, indiana, kentucky, minnesota and there, you see the rest. the no trout left behind law requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014 but teachers complain it involves too much testing. the president's actions strips away the requirement in exchange for a substitute plan. >>darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. do not go away.

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>>darya: we want to show you the big stores this hour. california has come to a summit with five of the nation's biggest banks over for closure abuses. it is a $37 billion deal. it would help homeowners refinance or lower principles on the mortgages. 1400 students at miramar elementary will get all new teachers when they come to school this morning. the berkeley officer is in a hospital right now, so is the suspect who was shot by police. >>mark: here is a live look in san francisco.

a beautiful start to the morning. james fletcher has more on a forecast. >>james: clear conditions. here is a quick look at where it is at its worst. the area in russia's visibility under a quarter of a mile. it is bad. remember, highway 37 is where we have that really bad acting yesterday.

aside from the fog we're doing pretty good. here's a look at your temperatures. to date will be the warmest day of the next seven. everyone i still plenty of sunshine this afternoon. here is your 7 day around the bay. a chance of rain to mop. it will be light and scattered.

the next comes sunday and monday. let's get a quick check of traffic with george. >>george: there are no problems, hot spots or delays. your ride on the sensitive bridge looks good eastbound and westbound. the golden gate is the late free. >>mark: a suspect shot and a police officer injured. authorities in the berkeley

tried to arrest a man and tracked him here. >> in castro valley a suspect shot and police officer injured. police said the berkeley police were following the suspect in castro valley with a full them over. a police officer got out of a car in the that is when the suspect reverse, pitting the officer between his unmarked police car and the suspect's car. that is one another police officer opened fire striking the suspect. the bolt of the suspect in police officer or of transported to the hospital. >>justine: here is what is happening right and the newsroom, new unemployment numbers just crossed wires. they are showing that benefit applications dropped 3 to 50,000. that is the second lowest level in nearly four years. another breaking news story

is that greek politicians have reached an austerity deal. both of these stories will impact what happens on the stock market in one hour from now. >>darya: we're getting new information about facebook. top executives including north zuckerburg are now eligible for twice a year bonuses up to 45 percent of their base salaries. zuckerburg base salary is five habit thousand dollars. >>darya: if you grow coffee at home, you will want to listen to this. more than 1 million coffeemakers are being recalled in the recall

involves brewers they carry these brand names. so far there have been 140 reports of problems. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. we're watching wall street and watching one bay area stock that is down 44 percent right now. air

>>mark: stock futures are now positive ahead of the opening bell. a drop in the number of americans filing for unemployment. >>mark: emerald foods is naming a new ceo. some analysts speculate the move was to make the company look more profitable. they are in the process of trying to buy prickles from procter and gamble. right now, diamond foods are

down big. >>darya: of passengers on the crown princess arriving from the caribbean are getting home today's early. this is all because of a nasty outbreak of a stomach virus. the trip was cut short. 60 crewmembers and 114 passengers on board got sick. och and >>darya: prince harry is now qualify for combat after 18 months of intense training.

third his older brother prince william has into kuwait to the balkan islands as a search and rescue pilot. >>mark: here is a live look at the approach to the bay bridge. it is quiet for now. we also have new information on the date for the opening of the new eastern stand.

third >>james: we will really have springlike weather today, but in chile because things change. tonight, we have a system to the north that is headed our way and expected to impact us by five or so tomorrow morning. light rain coming into view at that hour, as it advanced

the clock, by 10:00 a.m. more of the bay area dealing with very light rain. like green indicating a light shower activity. showers will be mostly confined to the north bay. it will be one of those hit in this type of showers. saturday is looking okay. it is sunday and monday were we have another system rolling through that will give us widespread rain. let's get the latest on traffic with george. >>george: still a pretty good ride and quiet around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots or delays. it easy commute regardless of where you are headed. the westbound ride looks good with no delays coming from the maze or at the toll plaza.

the metering lights have not been activated. , san mateo bridge, that is the commute direction. for the golden gate is a problem free and delay free with light traffic southdown. only a few cars in the north-south direction. in the east bay, 680 south into walnut creek, that is a good ride. the south bay freeways look good. >>mark: it is official. a date has been set for the opening of this eastern stand of the bay bridge. both eastbound and westbound lanes will open a labor day weekend of 2013. that is only 19 months away.

>>darya: thieves in oakland are targeting something officials thought was safe and off of their radar, historical monuments. stanley roberts has details. >>stanley: metal fast have reached a new low. we know that people are stealing storm drains, we even heard reports that there were stealing railings from oakland city hall. yes, they are even stealing water bathroom valves like this one. normally, his store leases or off limits. that was then and this is now. in 1913, this memorial was erected in oakland and donated in the memory for humanitarian efforts for the

prevention of cruelty to animals. now, it is 800 lbs. lighter because of metal seeds. this happened not once, but twice. someone tried to pry off these flowers, but someone noticed and it was repaired. the thieves returned and stole two of the ornamental bronze decorations from the bottom. in fact the other two were removed from the city in kuwait. each one with 200 lbs.. this piece of concrete was stolen a year ago but it was recovered and now is in storage. this city is asking for your help again. they need to find the missing on replaceable pieces of oakland history. here is your chance to behave nicely and help find

these pieces. it is for the that when people resort to stealing historical pieces just to make a quick buck. in oakland, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >>darya: if you have a story idea or comments, you can always reach him on our fan page or e-mail him your ideas directly. >>darya: 2 of the stars for mythbusters are planning a return to double its nearly two months after an accident sent a cannonball careening through a neighborhood.

they are planning to appear at dublin high school on february 22nd as a part of the national engineers week. it teaches students about their passion for engineering and science. it will hold a moderate a panel discussion talking about questions that doubled students may have. the event is free and open to the public. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. here's a live look from the james lick freeway.

>>erica: a new study says consuming too many soft drinks can make a person more vulnerable and asthma. it was also revealed that

>>mark: good news for the organizers of the pebble beach pro. tiger was returned for the first time but in 10 years. temperatures will be in the low 60s and there is no rain expected. the course is in pristine condition and ready for today's first round. awhile >>mark: yesterday tiger woods was practicing yesterday. he is making his u.s. tour debut after finishing third in the of gaddafi

championship. some great weather this weekend. but >>darya: here is a look at the san mateo bridge. crystal clear visibility and traffic is nice and polite. cox wasts for fifth phi

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