>>mark: they give for joining us on this thursday february 16th, the search for more human remains in connection with the speed freak killers is continuing this morning. investigators have reached the bottom of the first well at a property in linden. wesley shermantine, one of the killers, provided the location to authorities. investigators have found about 1000 bone fragments in now well along.

what is next? >> our plans are to send a camera down there, we want to make absolutely sure before we reseal the well. we pulled everything out. there was the debris, washing machines, the pieces of concrete, we brought all of that up. once we got past that, we started getting to the human remains. now, we are below that. >>mark: investigators also searched a second well as they continue to follow leads provided by shermantine. >>darya: officials are saying it the way this scene is being processed is destroying critical evidence. forensic experts say instead of creating a large hit using a back hoe, they say they should have made smaller teams of a forensic

archaeologists examined as well before any large invasive machinery was brought in. experts always also say if bones were discovered the equipment should be immediately turned off and parked far away and that pedestrian walkovers should be cut down to protect the ground underneath. they also seek women to protect evidence should be brought in so that it is not completely exposed. we ask authorities about their methods and here is what they said. >> bones are not getting crushed. we are digging them up and bring them to the surface. third we are handed sifting through these. >>darya: again, the search continues today in linden. stay with kron4 for our continuing coverage of the speed freak killers.

>>mark: on the bay bridge, just one day on the showdown as the upper deck will be closed. the closure at the toll plaza is starting at 8:00 p.m. and close to presidents day on monday reopening early on tuesday morning. other bay area transportation agencies are unveiling plans to help you get from the east bay into san francisco. will tran is live with more. >>will: we brought the news conference you live at 5:00 p.m.. bart says, do not pay your money at the toll plaza, give it to them. they say they plan to run trains 24 hours a day in most of the trans, this is unusual to them furious they say they're able to run the trains for three days, after

that they have to shut down. nonetheless, you have bart at your disposal. we spoke with the assistant general manager, here is what he had to say >> the big issue is tuesday morning. because we opened so early, at 4:00 a.m., we run shorter trains in the early morning and then a maximum length during the morning rush hour. tuesday morning we will come out of the box at 4:00 a.m. with maximum length train and we will have some extra capacity if need be. >>will: basically longer trains, more service and more security. if your or your car at a bart station at 3:00 a.m. they plan to have offices there as well as on the trains to make sure that you are safe.

>>mark: gerge rask has more on the morning commute. >>george: we are looking at a hot spot free ride around the bay area. pretty light traffic as well. the chp has not been busy with many incidents. i have a hunch we will see a commute something like what we saw yesterday. i am somewhat hopeful that it will be lighter as we approach the holiday weekend. your ride on the san mateo bridge still looks good. a quick check on the golden gate shows the ride in and out of marin county is a very light this morning. let's get a check on the weather center james fletcher.

>>james: clear skies means cold. there is no cloud cover to insulate us. we are seeing some pretty chilly temperatures but it is on the cold side into breezy, especially in the hills. temperatures right now are in the 30's and '40's. this afternoon, sunshine, it will feel like spring with temperatures in the mid- upper 60s. tonight, we will keep things clear and cold which are dropping into the forties. let's take a look at where the traders are right now. for the most part '40's and 30's with a few exceptions. look at santa rosa. it feels like 37. ante up feeling like 31. again it is the hills to the

north in east where we see temperatures cooling off quite a bit. this afternoon, we are looking for a nice day. probably the nicest of the next several. as we slide the maps of the north san francisco will come in at about 60 degrees. aho carl r. here is a quick check on your 7 day around the bay. a great looking holiday coming up with mild weather. >>justine: here is what is just in, two stories are just crossing wires. weekly unemployment numbers that just came out. first-time claims dropped 3

to 48,000. that is the lowest level in three years. we also have new the numbers about foreclosures. filings were up 3 percent last month. realttrac is reporting that one out of every 624 u.s. homes was hit with a foreclosure filing in january. the number of homes and tran foreclosure was down almost 20 percent compared to the same time last year. >>mark: the president is arriving in the bay area today from los angeles. he is expected to arrive at sfo had a full 50 p.m. poorhouse he is raising money for his presidential reelection campaign your all at our call on, all of

law and court when it went and got caught in and crack are more >> we will be read dead as the kron4 news continues.

here is a live look outside on this thursday morning. a warm afternoon on tap. third is not the

>>darya: and general motors earned its highest profit ever last year. the company made 7.6 billion into the 11th. that is up 62% from the year before. almost all of those profits were in the usf dallas 700 million before taxes in europe in and another 100 million in south america. inf's >>mark: we are with you until 10:00 a.m., here is a live check high fury if clear skies and filariasis it fifth it should be a nice afternoon with highs and lows '60s.

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>>justine: and the wall street journal is reporting that the new macintosh operating system will have several features from the software that hours apple's iphone. how this new version to ready by late summer. >>darya: a bay area medical college is being shut down by state regulators over accreditations high. craig skalar has more.

>> there is no sign at the front door of the school announcing the shutdown. regulators are telling students and not dictated tuition cost that was already cut in half by students. comments from students are in line are very poignant. one parent says the school lost its accreditation and now her daughter cannot finish for courses because they have lost their accreditation. the school has three days to answer questions about accreditation issues. >>james: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. it is kind of a breezy. temperatures are not a terrible but they are cool. there is the view. pretty shocking.

here is where temperatures are at the moment. we have a mix of 30's, '40's and '50's. the rest of the bay area is dealing with forties and upper '30's. does

>>george: we're getting word of an accident that has the potential to become a hot spot. it is on 880 in the southbound direction. three-four cars are involved. the chp says the two lanes of traffic are blocked and likely to be for a while. sensors indicate absolutely no delays but the potential is for the northbound ride

to be slow. that is the commute direction. it could be a visual hazard. your ride on the san mateo bridge looks good. no delays with volume definitely building.

>>darya: the death certificate for whitney houston has the cause of death listed as a deferred. the quarter's office has issued subpoenas for medical records and prescriptions. >>erica: darya, you mentioned her funeral will be strained online. a lot of people are pretty upset about this. take a look at some of the comments we are receiving

about her funeral being strained. sachs >>erica: we will take a quick break into be right back.

>>mark: family members of missing people have ways that they can help with identification. >> a hot line has been established. there are a number of families that have been calling. we may already have the dna for some, but for some we do not. if a family has a missing person's report, called the

authorities where the missing prisoners report was to place in and you can donate dna to the data base. >>mark: coming up, the ex- wife of one of the speed freak killers is speaking out. we will have that for you at 7:00 p.m.. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. traffic heading into xanthan cisco, it is 51. we are looking for a high this afternoon of 60. we will be right facts. as to

>>mark: we are watching wall street. the dow jones of 33 points as we get its uprising drop in the number of americans filing for unemployment last week if 13,000 fewer than a week before.

that is a sign, and the number under 375,000 means job growth is happening, leading to a cut in unemployment. some of the world's largest veins are facing a downgrade. moody's have said they will take action because of long- term prospects for profitability and growth may be shrinking. banks include citicorp, bank of america, goldman sacks, j.p. morgan chase in the morgan >>stanley: . >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. a pretty nice morning out there. here's a look at the metering lights on the bay bridge.

the >>justine: we are following a live pictures out of new jersey. a pretty bad accident between a school bus and a dump truck. this is in chesterfield, new

jersey. the school bus is now off the road and partly on the median. we do know that kids are hurt. we do not know the extent of the injuries. it appears that the collision caused the back end of the school bus to crash into that utility pole. the dump truck went off the side of the road and is on a grassy patch. again, there are several injuries. we will keep you posted as soon as new information comes into the newsroom. >>darya: from the nigerian man who attempted to blow up an airplane on christmas day in 2009 will be sentenced today. this so-called underwear bomber faces a mandatory life sentence. he pled guilty.

the man says he was on a suicide mission for al- qaeda. >>mark: a new report revealed there is enough trash in san francisco bay to fill 1000 garbage bags. this is the first comprehensive study on the amount of trash going into the bay. san jose and oakland are the worst offenders. state regulators are ordering cities and counties to reduce trash by 40 percent by 2014 or face fines. >>darya: we want to get a look at traffic. are there any hot spots. >>george: accidents southbound of the 880 and alameda are now being determined as a fatal crash. that means the lanes are going to be closed for a while. we have to wait for the coroner to arrive on scene.

an axa investigation will be conducted. southbound 880, that is the non commute side. the concern is for the northbound traffic. here is a live look at the accident scene. you can see how the cars are spun around. again, the traffic lanes closest to us are in the northbound direction. here is the location of the accident. northbound traffic has not begun to back up yet. if this stays out there for as long as two hours which is how long the chp has requested, we could be looking at a major traffic jam that could affect not wholly edt northbound, it could also affect traffic here at the 280 interchange and could have an impact at the 101 880 interchange as well.

>>james: we are seeing quite a bit of clear skies. along the bay shore, a 33-55 right now. this afternoon he will warm up to the mid-60s with sunny skies overhead. this evening things will will back down. clear conditions the temperatures in the upper 30's and 40's.

the temperatures will evolve like this. in nice day with plenty of sunshine. this >>mark: in syria, a regime forces have launched new waves were the uprising

started 11 months ago. we have new video harass syria showing where human rights activists there have been random shootings in raids by security forces. this well over 5000 syrians have been killed. israeli officials say they're stepping up security for diplomats overseas following a string of attempted attacks on israeli personnel. here is video out of thailand. israel's foreign ministry says some diplomats are working under their homes to avoid travelling to local embassies. >>darya: and oliver koppell had been missing for days after going on a trip to

eldorado county that have been found alive. authorities say they were rescued yesterday after did. you can see them being taken to hospital after schroeder managed to hiked several miles through the snow. he then guided search crews to his girlfriend who stayed behind in their stranded car. their family says they are relieved. >> we are feeling so elated. i cannot wait to see them. >> i told them i am thankful to see a live, i'm going to give you a big hug off but as soon as you are better you're going for to get this biggest ice but kick you have ever seen. >>mark: legal be right back off, a live check outside on this thursday morning. the sun coming up and temperatures a little bit on the mild side.

but >>darya: a new study shows that people with a hard time sleeping baby at higher risk for developing. they're interested in discovering is manipulating sleep habits could slow the progression of the disease. of an ingredient that sometimes contains arsenate has been found in infant formula. two of 17 infant formulas tested twisted organic brown rice seraph as a primary ingredient. that is apparently we need to look for as the ingredient that could contain arsenic. one of the baby formulas have a concentration level up to six times the u.s. federal limit.

arsenic has been recognized as a contaminant in drinking water but there are currently no federal thresholds for juices or fluty if >>erica: a new health steady this morning suggest that traffic related air pollution could see a vast increase in persons short- term risk of stroke. strokes are more likely to occur immediately fallen 24 hour period in which air quality drops into what is considered a moderate range. to read this entire study i have a link on my facebook fan page. >>mark: "lin-sanity" continues. jeremy lin had only 10 points in the game last night but had a career high 13 assists stick he scored the last few hours. . a white hostile person says the president is among basketball fans tracking the

former the [cheering] has been going on is incredible. he is the best-selling jersey in the nba. >>darya: this from a guy who whistled and and not of a former. >>mark: i got to meet him in the studios with gary lester. it is not. >>darya: we will be right back with more.

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