tv KRON 4 News Weekend KRON February 18, 2012 7:00am-10:00am PST
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he all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ (male announcer) live from the bay area news channel, this is the kron 4 news. ♪ >>marty: good morning just one week after her death, a pop icon, whitney houston will be buried today in our home town in the futures see. she was found dead in a hotel room. 1500 mourners expected to attend. we have live coverage. >> the victors he are setting up a huge perimeter run the new hope baptist church. the-police are setting up a huge perimeter
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with a private ceremony but still, 1500 people. it is expected to be a star-studded sent off for whitney houston. friends, family will bid a farewell to whitney houston at a private ceremony where she sang as a child. >> we are going to celebrate her life. in the church that she deserves. >>reporter: friends will always remember whitney houston from the futures the but% off will be fit for a superstar. >>reporter: ♪ >>reporter: kevin costner, is set to speak. the estimated 1500 can expect performances from aretha franklin, alicia
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cookies, and stevie wonder. >> it is not going to be easy. sissy asked me to and i am going to try to do my best. >>reporter: whitney houston was found last saturda beverly hills hotel room. toxicology tests could take several weeks. today will be the celebration of the life, the mother, the star that has been suddenly lost. >> she had a strong faith who loved family. she knew that she had a sense of god that needed to be shared. i think that at this time she deserves to be honored. just honored and remembered in it that way. >>reporter: the ceremony for whitney houston is just under two hours a way. it will take a
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while to get everybody seated. the body has arrived. wire is practicing that is going to last a least three hours. the church choir is practicing >>marty: you can watch that on a kron 4 .com will be streaming it. >>isabel: the bay bridge shutdown. the lanes leaving oakland toward the upper deck of the bridge will close at 8 p.m. friday and remain closed until 5 a.m. tuesday morning. the closure will allow crews to realign the traffic lanes leading from the toll plaza to the bridge, as part of the larger project to construct a new self-anchored east bay to yerba buena island. >> it would have taken upwards of an hour if it was a typical
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friday night. however, with motorists' cooperating in using alternates. >>isabel: :this is a complete live look. and we will keep you updated we will start with craig. he is on the oakland 580. the new eastern spain. good morning, craig? eastern-span. >> craig they appeared to be with 100 from caltran working you can see the activities. to get a sense of the freeway. the off ramp eastbound. however the entire area otherwise is shut down. westbound is shut since 8:00 p.m. last night. the workers showing a better idea of
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what they are dealing. this is looking west. as if you are have a hovering west. this detour will be moving the west to the south. with two-tenths. of 1 mi. and cutting out the old sections of the bridge. so the eastern span can be connected to the 880. the route to the toll rates should be smooth. when a 2013 finnish state delaying configuration should look something like this. however, you can see they are creating that lane shift. and once presidents' day weekend and ends with 100 caltran workers you can see the eastbound but it is not going west on for the rest of this weekend.
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>>isabel: thank you, craig. with that bay bridge. here is a list of the closures. interstate 80. the westbound side. the west grand and the north 880 connector. how do you get around? >>erica: yes. we are following those closures in the traffic center. the bay bridge closure will be until defect 5:00 a.m. tuesday this is the list of alternate routes and traffic implications. motorists will be taking the richmon/rafael bridge. it is only 13 minutes. and the golden gate is smooth. the green is indicating over 50 m.p.h. with people coming off of the nimitz the san mateo bridge,
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or the dunbarton. those to be good alternates getting to the peninsula. you can see traffic is a bit heavy on the westbound. the san mateo bridge coming of hayword towards foster city. just 14 minutes. and the golden gate south on 101 and not too much traffic. with plenty of space between cars. public transport is doing their part. bart = 24 hours but beyond midnight only 14 stations of the 44 will be open with train service once per hour. ac transit will not be using their bus service. there will be rerouting those city buses with a smart station and of course additional ferry service. now the weather. >>janu: the stormtracker 4. the shower activity to the north. we
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have seen some patchy morning drizzle but nothing much to worry about. visibility is pretty low in santa rosa, napa. the red is indicating the visibility less than one-quarter of all models. please be careful in those areas and temperatures? with less than one-quarter in 1 mi. -- with the red. 53 degrees in mountain view. and fremont. these temperatures will also be mild for the afternoon in napa, fairfield, fairfield and 54 degrees expected in half moon bay. wind expected along the coast with low 60s through mountain view. the satellite/ritter is staying to the north of us. i will tell you when we can expect those systems coming up. however, we will be right back. ♪
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>>marty: welcome back. cadaver dogs will be outthe grim search for potential victims of two serial killers moves into its second week as authorities bring in cadaver dogs to assist in the search. shermantine has allowed searchers to uncover 1,000 human bones from an old well in the farming town of linden, which is located about 12 miles east of stockton. shermantine is part of the duo dubbed the 'speed freak killers' suspected of killing nearly two dozen people during the 1980s and 1990s. shermantine and his suspected partner loren herzog were arrested in 1999. herzog committed suicide last month after learning shermantine agreed to disclose the locations of the victims in exchange for $30,000 from a bounty hunter. authorities say searchers are looking at other nearby wells and have brought in cadaver dogs to assist in the search for human remains. the bone fragments found thus far have the california department of justice for dna analysis. to womethere are two women thate been identified from these remains.
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>>marty: we will continue of the bay bridge shutdown looking at the upper deck closed until tuesday morning. we have a special page to help you navigate on our home site. kron 4 .com and >>gabe: we have a beeper reach closure section is full of visuals. the be-bridge closure the bridge the bay bridge closure. explaining why this is happening and on the bottom there are even links updated
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with public transport agencies. caltran, barred, and another great resource is our traffic section with up-to-the-minute conditions. and icons indicating where an accident has occurred and also let us help you on a or website kron 4 .com >>isabel: continuing team coverage the westbound lanes are shut down with motorists forced to reroute. >> >>janu: good morning >>erica: good morning. right
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now, we have seen it that the on-ramps are currently shut down. the northbound 880 on ramps. no-problems with the lead-free. many people that come down the east shore freeway will take an alternate route. once again, the 101 with no accidents coto contend with. and just 13 minutes. for those of you that come down the 880 it looks like the san mateo/don martin could be the best bet with no delays, whatsoever on the dunbartin of course public transportation is doing their part. bart will be running train service 24 hours per day. after midnight only trains will leave going once per hour and 14 of the 44 stations will be open and operating and ac transit will be regarding
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those to the nearest part stations. additional service will be provided. 7:18. >>janu: good morning. we are looking outside. with overcast conditions we are looking at some of these patchy fog conditions and clouds. we're expecting partly cloudy skies and even windy. a slight chance of showers and our forecast. temperatures are a mixture of 40s and 50s. 49 degrees in redwood city. about 50 degrees in san jose. temperatures are allowed warmer with 24 hours ago because of the be some cloud coverage. temperatures in fairfield, concord, 13 degrees warmer in the last 24 hours. 11 degrees warmer in novado. and also we will see some strong wind gusting up to 28 m.p.h.
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with 24 m.p.h. and son rafael. oakland. it this evening, still a bit windy. with still 20 m.p.h. with possible rainfall overnight. a look at your 7 day around the bay the chance of sprinkles along the coast tomorrow night and north rainfall monday. 7:20. >>marty: there is a three day old baby that is safe back to the hospital after a security
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breach. friday afternoon it the 18 year old baby snatched the newborn baby out of a hospital nursery before it was medically cleared the child's grandfath remember -- returned the baby to the hospital is not considered and abduction. the grandmother returned the baby to a hospital. >>isabel: a deadly shootout between immigrations and enforcement 45 year-old special agent garcia was shot after attacking one of his supervises turn a heated argument. another supervisor intervened and killed garcia. he was anxious about a meeting regarding performance issues. >> one agent fired several rounds when the eight situation
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escalated. at that time of the incident another agent worked by intervened and fired to prevent further injury. this resulted in the death of the shooter. the agency will hospitalize one of the legions who was recovering from six gunshot wounds. >>marty: defiantly declaring "a day of victory," a nigerian man was given a mandatory life sentence thursday for trying to blow up a packed jetliner with a bomb sewn into his underwear. people than two years. they believe that he acted alone. and it was not to a terrorist organization.
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the center of controversy. >>isabel: drivers could see 15 per cent per gallon increase. it is almost under $4. $3.99, oakland, $3.98. san francisco = $4.40. it is the uncertainty wih the middle east and lin, of the palo alto high school has made history for the point guard of new york knicks. calling it linsanity the harvard grad is no dummy. he is already getting a trademark with the phrase "
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road. from what i can see, the tractors and all of the equipment. we will show you what they are going to be ultimately doing. this is looking west. as if you are hovering above the toll plaza the westbound traffic is showing that detour. in the yellow. it will remove it slightly to the self with two counts of 1 mi.. also, this older section of the old bridge will be removed. with eventually traffic rerouted. when this span section is finished in 2013 the new link configuration should look something like this. let me show you the actual bridge. the lane-configuration would look something like this. however, the upper deck again will be
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closed until tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. we will continue to keep you updated but work is well underway. >>marty: thank you, craig. last night the shutdown of the upper deck let some drivers where to go? one apple had to turn around. when they saw those orange construction zone when a motorist had no idea. then what i was coming up from san francisco and i was going to see my son and my doctor in berkeley. my gps kept telling me to take that road. and about one-quarter of 1 mi. it said take a u-turn. i went to the right and it kept saying to take a u-turn. >> they closed at at some of 8:00 p.m. they're going to continue to take a different
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bridge. >> at no idea at this point where to go. >>isabel: this will continue to possibly cause confusion. dan kerman will allay. >>dan: and -- a 11-12 saturday, said the this first area, the three toll bridges surrounding the bay. the golden gate bridge, the richmond and the san mateo bridge. look for congestion in all three locations. next, expect some of 880 through oakland and southbound 880 where it connects with 92. and west 92 where it connects with the 101. traffic is also expected to be congested on the francis boulevard between san quentin in the 101.
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>> traffic is expected to be heavier than normal in these locations. but if it should not be anything in the bay iran the we cannot handle. >>dan: there is no guarantee that these will be free-flowing. however, previous closures have indicated that these could be a problem areas. this is a westbound closure. >> ericka:you could encounter more income fell cars than usual. as we take it over a two hour traffic maps just a little bit of a slowdown. that toll plaza speed is below 25 m.p.h. with just 13 minutes from one
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end to the other. if you are going down to the golden gate bridge? remember that your going to pay double the pole. half towards the san mateo bridge, a little bit of a heavy back up. on the right side of this is after the bridge. most people will be taking this towards the peninsula. we are not seeing any delays with that green indicating speeds over 15 m.p.h. for those of you living in the fremont area. it could to be your best bet with using the dunbarton and. bart will be doing its part with 24 or service. beyond midnight, there will be 14 of the 44 stations open. using additional ferry
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service to get to where you need to go. 7:35. >>janu: good morning the stormtracker 4 is shown this wet weather to the north. light drizzle. anything beyond this will be inland and short-lived. visibility is also showing some like conditions with napa is what nearly one half mile visibility. there have been delays and arrivals at sfo of 42 minutes temperatures are still 40's in santa rosa. 50's and mountain view, san jose. 47 degrees in los gatos. a mild today with 52 degrees in santa rosa. and fairfield, oakland, 57
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the hope baptist church will host 1500 guests. kevin costner is scheduled to speak. her co- star from " the bodyguard ". dionne warwick, bobby brown has been invited. performances by the godmother, aretha franklin, of the chickees and stevie wonder this service is being held at the new hope baptist church in new jersey. this is where she first showed her angelic voice and sang with her mother, cissy houston this memorial has constantly been growing. since last saturday. >>marty: the family is not referring to the singer's burial as a funeral but a home going.
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tuesday morning by a a.m. however caltran could wrap up a list of bit ahead of schedule. possibly from oaklandon towards san francisco possibly monday. we will have to wait and see are showing great conditions. as we take a look at our live cameras, the san mateo bridge showing a lot of but in heavier than usual. the traffic on the right and the drive time is about normal. expect 14-15 minutes between the 880 and the 101. the golden gate could encounter more cars in the southbound. towards san francisco. and a reminder if you're coming down the east shore freeway. towards the toll plaza, you will take that
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unfortunate twice charges. >> part is going to have to compensate with 14 stations will be run a limited all-night starting of 1:00 a.m. on saturday until early monday morning. the bridge is scheduled to reopen monday morning. once per hour at these stations. s f o, daly city, the embarcadero, downtown berkeley, concord, walnut creek. macarthur. the coliseum. and dublin/pleasanton. these will have overnight service but just once per hour. grant lodes, kron 4. >>isabel: about checking in with the weather i hope that it could cooperate. a live look and the san francisco downtown from our
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roof cam. >>marty: how about getting the forecast? >>janu: good morning. overcast with high clouds. areas of patchy, dense fog. this afternoon, partly cloudy conditions and pretty when these. the chance for sprinkles tomorrow along the coast and possibly monday morning. temperatures in the 40's and 50's. 50 in san francisco 48 degrees in redwood city. concord, mountain view as well as in san jose. because of that increasing cloud coverage temperatures iare a bit warmer with 40 degrees warmer in concord. 10 degrees warmer in hayward. as well as mountain view. however, the wind speed with 14 m.p.h. at the 8:00 a.m. our 24 in the sun rafael. 35
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m.p.h. and san francisco, and some rafae -- san rafael good te stronger winds. as we take a look to the afternoon high is. s expected to see 60s. 54 in mountain view and half moon bay. 60 in oakland. upper 50s in san francisco. taking a look a look at your 7 day around the bay some drizzle for the coastline tomorrow night with a patchy showers in the north bay on monday with dry conditions on tuesday. >>marty: a disturbing story from southern california a 12 year-old girl was found naked and eating out of a trash can. the girl's mother is a teacher's assistant at an elementary school she left her daughter in the car wash went to work.
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neighbors spotted the girl. she was trying to cover herself from one of the formats.-floor mats m the car. the mother has of course been arrested. >>isabel: this occupy demonstration has sparked student protesters at point- blank with pepper spray. the uc davis academic whether or not this faculty support this pepper spray incident. it will impact the future. >> more of the search for the london cadaver dogs. linden --
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rob fladeboe spoke with a cousin of one of the serial killers. >> keep it into account that i was a kid and he was already schering me. and >> what -- schering me. >> what justin remembers most is-schering towards carinsc scaring, >> when my father bought me a new nintendo, i did not let him play it. and then he took me out and choked me. >> everything was a mild confrontation but his anchor always escalated into a physical
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his anger, escalated into a physical confrontation. >>reporter: plenty of signs that shermans was drug-related and getting worse all the time. >> and later, their home was some sun under its and he was much worse on the drugs, then. sundrethe suif --the home in san andreas was always the center for more substance abuse. he remembered finding tackle boxes found syringes and the servile drug uses. he was always fighting and with family members. >> in modesto, kron 4.
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>> a special section on our website for the interviews, news conference. and also stories for the past several days on a or website, w w w . kron 4 . com. how women are getting pregnant without the benefits of a waiting list >> and a live look outside. the upper deck of the bay bridge. remember it is closed westbound until tuesday morning four f
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out of wedlock. and caucasian women are the fastest-growing having children with non- traditional approaches. >>marty: with cold and flu season is a very slow start. one of the slowest in a 25 years. this signals usually in december into january. often we see this season one half over by february. buthe bay bridge updas coming up. pismo almost one hour away from the whitney houston funeral.
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(male announcer) live from the bay area news channel, this is the kron 4 news. >>isabel: welcome back. our to top stories for the whitney houston funeral the two top stories that we are covering for the whitney houston trial and the closure of the bay bridge. >>marty: we will keep an eye on the traffic around the bay. because the president's day holiday to close the upper deck westbound. we have a team coverage on this including a check of the traffic with other bridges. >> good morning. on " waiting to exhale ". whitney houston wanted also to to " annie get your gun
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". she did a great job. in any way will talk about this great nightclub. silo's in napa. and we are doing a big event for the oscar event. and the new woody harrelson movie. >>henry: if you loved to travel we have an adventure show. he has been at 400 different cities to an amazing tastings of the strangest food. we will do that and a sushi chef. we have youth well covered. >>isabel: great! we have you -- will covered. the complete coverage of the bay bridge closure. what areas are expected to have the most traffic and to
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avoid that traffic. let us start with craig. >>craig: good morning. you can the c 100 workers. with serious work to go with these tractors. i also can see some asphalt. that is where they are putting these detour planes that will be in place after the president's day weekend. to show you exactly. this animation this westbound. as they build this short detour. they will remove that to the self. they are also going to cut out the other portions of the bridge. to connected to the interstate 880.
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he eventually all the reroute will be connecting aha in 2013, this lane configuration but look something like this. you can see this expansive area that has been closed to traffic again with the tractors and asphalt. as i show you to the left the full extent one half mile. ron the bridge spanned itself on the upper deck again is closed from 5:00 a.m. until tuesday morning. we will continue to keep you updated with this progress. to get this ready for tuesday morning. >>isabel: he too, craig thank you, craig. we will wait to
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hear. and with the bay bridge shutdown. here is a last. the poll street on ramp in oakland, the westbound 580 connector, the maritime on ramp and the northbound 880 connector. how do you get around these closures? erica? >> good morning. >>erica: good morning. these will be isolated pockets between 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. right now, not too much right now. however, heavier traffic because of the bay bridge closure. as i take you are round the maps. most people that use the east shore freeway could probably use the richmond/san rafael. just a little bit of yellow with speeds indicating 30 m.p.h.. right at the toll plaza. once you get onto the highway
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101. s the speeds are over 50 m.p.h. and only 13 minute commute time. however, these bridges will be a double pole. the people coming down the nimitz freeway. ---toll. >>erica: also, the highway interchange 880 is looking pretty good. fremont will be taking the dumbarton with heavier-than-usual on the westbound. that is traffic on the right side. small delays at the toll plaza. we are not seeing it that bad of a drive with no accidents reported at concord city. of course it looks good now with no problems. 20 each car. w plent of space -- between each car. bart to in their service. however, 14 of
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the 44 stations will be open and only once per hour after midnight. transit service but they will be rerouting those buses to the close of sport service. and also additional ferry service. >>janu: good morning. the stormtracker 4 is showing shower activity stain to the north. temperatures outside are slowly starting to warm up with 50s along the coast. 48 degrees in fairfield. as we go towards 10:00 a.m., more widespread 50s indicated by the light blue. towards the afternoon, a mixture of 50s/60s. tonight by eight p m. a chilly with only 40's. overnight, we could see the 30's become more widespread.
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with 52 degrees this afternoon. napa, fairfield, 57. 54 in half moon bay. 59 degrees in san jose. that wet weather to the north but a weak system coming our way. more coming up. and >>marty: just one week after the death of pop icon, whitney houston will be laid to rest in her home state of new jersey. on the left is the church were dignitaries, celebrities are riding th 48 year-old -- was found dead. celebrities are still arriving. with 1500 people in attendance expected. you can watch that service on
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>>isabel: welcome back. the grim search for potential victims of two serial killers moves into its second week as authorities bring in cadaver dogs to assist in the search. officials from the san joaquin county sheriff's department say information provided by san quentin death row inmate wesley shermantine has allowed searchers to uncover 1,000 human bones from an old well in the farming town of linden, which is located about 12 miles east of stockton. shermantine is part of the duo dubbed the 'speed freak killers' suspected of killing nearly two dozen people during the 1980s and 1990s. shermantine and his suspected
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partner loren herzog were arrested in 1999. herzog committed suicide last month after learning shermantine agreed to disclose the locations of the victims in exchange for $30,000 from a bounty hunter. authorities say searchers are looking at other nearby wells and have brought in cadaver dogs to assist in the search for human remains. the bone fragments found thus far have been sent to forensic experts at the california department of justice for dna analysis. >>marty: after a security breach the 18 year-old father of the newborn baby snatched it from the hospital's nursery before it was medically cleared to be released. the child's grandmother return to the baby to the hospital. it is not considered a child abduction and they're not are wresting the father. they're not-taking the father into custody >> as we continue our coverage this morning. the shutdown of the west side of the bay bridge.
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>>marty: we have a special segment on a website, w w w . kron 4 . com to help you navigate through the bridge closure. >>gabe: this is packed full of visual and information. you can see our life track bactraffic cameras with a live look at the bay bridge. and why is this happening? and there are even a traffic lights with updated information. bart, a unit,
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caltran, ac transit are also updated with information. and ever traffic icons will show you any accidents. for complete coverage, let us hope you on kron 4 .com >>isabel: let us show you right now from ericka. >>erica: good morning, isabel. not only is the bay bridge westbound direction closed but also the connecting ramps. the westbound 580 connector and the powell street on ramp. and as we show you are around the bay many people will try to probably cut across to the richmond/san rafael. if they normally use the
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eastbound short freeway. however, yellow on the sensors indicating speeds at only 40 m.p.h. in some areas. the reminder that you are going to be pain that whol pane that whot toll twice. this san mateo could be the most troubled. major delays at the 880. for those coming out of the fremont the dunbarton and is probably the best bet. as we take it over towards a public transfer, public transit will be running past midnight. with only 14 stations of the 44 opened. as far is the ac transit? they will not be using that but they will
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be rerouted to the sports stations. 8:18. janu. >>janu: good morning. from our roof camera you can see overcast skies. with just cloud coverage and patchy fog. with partly cloudy conditions. as well as the wind picking up. the chance of sprinkles heading away. taking a look at temperatures. 43 degrees. upper 40's and redwood city. 40s in antioch. because of the increase and cloud coverage. about 10 degrees warmer. let us take a look if the wind speed. gusting at 28 mph. 24 and san rafael. by 3:00
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p.m., the gusting overly pick up with 35 m.p.h.. 22 in oakland. it could stay windy into the overnight hours. san francisco and it is not until overnight that those winds are going to be calm winds. but still, windy. as for this afternoon, pretty mild. 60 in mountain view. and livermore, oakland. chilly 54 in happen bay. low 50s for the most part with upper 50s through some appel. your 7 day around the bay with just a little bit of patchy drizzle. tomorrow night. drive by to stay with plenty of sunshine. workers in china are
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getting a much rated wheat increase. between $285-$400 per month. that is twice what they earned before. they are the largest provider of apple electronics. they have several massive assembly plants and china. this poor working conditions led to an investigation. >>marty: henry. >> imagine with 400 cities and over 1000 meals. that stomach belongs to mark carroll - karl with a fork on the road and in going to make some beari meringe
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half >>marty: welcome back the upper deck of the bay bridge is of course closed. taking a live look. the are making a western closure until the early tuesday. this continues with craig sklar. good morning. >>craig: good morning. with the 100 or so caltran workers excavating everything they are using too late on the asphalt. this area is 82 releasing so that you can see even after presidents say they are putting and -- 80 totalling. using eight detour lane while the main body of the bridge the traffic on the
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lower deck and nothing on the upper deck closed until 5:00 a.m. this work continues. for the latest and they could possibly end early before the scheduled time. for the time being, please stay away from the bridge, the approach, the west on is not prohibited until tuesday at 5:00 a.m. >> so far, cloudy and dry. thank you, craig. >>isabel: marty, more traffic
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backups expected. dan kerman and shows you details. >>dan: the bay area traffic experts expect the bulk of the congestion between 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. saturday/sunday the first three toll surrounding plazas. the richmond. and the oakland-with congestions in all three locations. and expect congestion on the south 8802 oakland. other potential areas could be the southbound 8802 oakland. and the 92 connector. and the 880 through oakland. and also on the sir francis drake boulevard between san quentin and 101. >> traffic is going to be heavier than usual. it is going to take longer than usual.
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>>dan: of course there are no guarantees that there will not be any congestion but they are basing their prediction on previous week and bridge closures. this is the first time that only the westbound has been closed. in oakland, kron 4. dan kerman. >>isabel: erica has even more. >>erica: good morning. we have not reached the peak of heavy traffic. in fact pretty decent conditions at the golden gate. we will see more cellphone approach from the northbound. as we see more southbound -- volume record most of those people are going to be coming down towards the richmond/san rafael. that drive is only 13 minutes across the span. the 101
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is also looking pretty decent. as a reminder, if this is your route to? please remember to the painthat pay toll will be impacted due twice. the 92/nimitz enter tinges also expected to be busy but right now, conditions for 10 minutes to end to end. if you're coming out of the fremont area? the dunbarton and is probably your best bet. and of course, public transportation is going to help a company everybody. and part will be running 24 hours. however, 14 of the 244 stations. after midnight. that list will be on our website. and once per hour, at the top of each hour. ac transit are going to take the buses to the bart station. of course, you can count on additional ferry service all
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weekend. towards san francisco. a:35. janu. >>janu: good morning. this live look at the golden gate. it is 8:35. this is a live look. and chilly. it is only 50 degrees in san francisco only 54 degrees by noon. 287 degrees and cooling at 52-it is on the going to get to 57 degrees. to that shower activity will stay to the north with just light and short lived. this ability is still pretty low. giving yourself extra time if you're heading out. and low 60s for santa rosa, napa, fairfield.
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and 54 degrees expected in half moon bay. the same in livermore. a:36. more coverage of the whitney houston trial. this is another live look at the new hope baptist church in new jersey. we will be right back. >> coming up on the report is president's day weekend! big sales. at airport home appliance. $600 on despair, $ 700, save $800. they have a special website just for today. bay area bargains specialist .com and all of those details and the pricing comparison with the big boxes they will beat it coming up at 10:00 a.m. ♪
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inn. mark is a great jazz musician. your new cd is " the best things in life ". >> yes. >>jan: we love with you on piano, we have done events with fund-raisers. and so many other great things. welcome >> it is a pleasure to be here. >>jan: @ silo's >> it is great it is in the middle at wine country.
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>> i saw louis prima jr there we are talking about more music that could possibly be seen in their. and the oscars are amazing. i have heard stories of people that saw you during the oscars and the type of music and behind the scenes. what are we going to be hearing? >> one of the famous duets is " things for the memories " song by bob hope. thanks for the memories -- doris day. from 1938. and i was looking up some
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behind-the-scenes information of bob hope. and bob hope never owned an oscar. or what is known as my house, passed over because he never won a one he referred to the oscars as " passover ". >> my beloved era is the swing songs. not the one from 2003. these are many from the great 1930's and 1940's. pinnacle porter, gershwin. >> yes. and here harry warrin d the great johnny mertzer not
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only " harley for hollywood " but other songs he is famous for. that you may not know. and look for us. it is at silos. w w w .silosnapa.com or call the napa river inn. this amazing performance and the people vs. larry flint. woody harrelson is terrific! one of the most memorable performance but unfortunately, this movie is repetitive. this still is a difficult movie but his performance is good. it is relentlessly depressing it is difficult to reminding but only
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interchange. but there are 14-15 minutes from and to end. many people coming down the east shore wfreeway. so far, the 880 and the 101 is also building. we have not been tracking any major events but as a reminder if you take the golden gate? the richmond/rafael you are going to pay that poll, twice tolll. with part accommodating with 14 of the 44 services parof the worst public transportation call park, pa
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provided video for a lane shift. >> first and foremost we of had a successful closure of the bay bridge last night. we close it down and only 12 minutes. thank you to bay area motorists for their cooperation. a lot of our construction efforts started early. we are off to a great start. overnight we completed the grinding operation and we're working on pre-paving right now. the biggest is the weather. we are starting to see some wet conditions. we are hoping for a storm delay. but as we are standing right now we've got a lot of work done with the pre-
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demolition for the largest demolition will start at 6:00 p.m. tonight we have even started with the extra items. for maintenance on the bay bridge. later tonight, perhaps 10:00 p.m. you could see them with the striking effort to depending on the safety. striping -- >> regional traffic has also been good we are off to a fantastic start. i would like to introduce and give you an opportunity and introduce said. >> thank you. all of this work that we've done last night is best mentioned, ahead of schedule. the only anticipation
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is for the asphalt to start. to create that hot mixture. however it is going very well and we're anticipating the paving, maintenance and repair of the toll plaza. if this weather holds out we will continue to see possible early completion. at this time, with the weather cooperating, we are expected to be on the schedule. >> that is what like to hear from our contractor but as we've mentioned, the number of operations that caltran is doing this weekend. we are correctly and currently on schedule for tuesday at 5:00 a.m. we use 5114 local media of states. if it
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opens up early? 511 = local media updates. questions? >>isabel: that is the spokesperson for caltran and showing us the updates. erica? >>erica: good morning. we have all of these bridges looking good. anticipating the peak of the commute between of 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. today. the bay bridge closure is in effect until tuesday at 5 pm hopefully, however according to them they could still continue to open things, early. if you take the east shore freeway? you probably will want to cut over to use the richmond/san rafael bridge
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with speeds corelli 40 m.p.h. the 101 is also looking good. really, no problems to contend with. if you to use those bridges you will have to pay that will twice. and the mets could also be very heavily traveled. in fact, also yellow indicating speeds of 40 m.p.h. fremont towards the peninsula near the dumbarton and is probably your best bet. we have some live cameras and traffic is pretty thick and the westbound direction. the san mateo bridge and the golden gate bridge, no problems to contend with for the southbound. of course, public transportation is doing its part with board to in the 24 hour service with 14th of the 44 stations open after midnight with trains warning once per
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hour on the hour. the expanded ferry service. 9:06. >>janu: this live look a stormtracker 4. the sprinkles to the north we are waking up to a lot of cloud coverage this moisture could continue to be light but nothing that major. temperatures? 46 degrees. and 50's with 48 degrees in fairfield and 49 degrees in los gatos. as we go towards 10:00 a.m., the light blue is indicating 50's. a mixture of 50s and 60s for this afternoon. i expect mostly 40's from the bay. bring a light coat. and
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those 30's could be more widespread. 54 degrees and have one day. and upper 50s expected in fremont as well as the san jose. 9:08. >>marty: we're covering the whitney houston funeral. it is in newark, new jersey hometown. this is the whitney houston hearst is on its way to this church. we will speak to the reporter coming up.
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>>marty: the 40 year-old whitney houston was found last saturday. the beverly hilton. >> joining us is chris live in a newark, new jersey. this is a coming home. not a funeral service that is what is referred to s on the invitation. what is the mood? >> that is exactly what we can see is a celebration. this is already the church choir is singing, already. whitney houston was involved with this trip to acquire before she was made famous. 1005 connor people in the church. oprah winfrey winfrey has arrived. carole king, stevie wonder will be performing in. mary j. blige is
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also a ride. however aretha franklin will not be performing. she was scheduled to be performing " the greatest love of all " but she is not going to perform today. >> what is it like outside the church? many people have gathered. >>reporter: marty, the public is being held back. there is a very tight security to remember. two blocks north, two blocks south. east, west, is also blocked. there are two different public staging areas that have been also set up. the public is expected to surround these areas. several blocks away. they also gathered since in some
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and time for the bridge. the best that could be the richmond/a pile bridge. that bit of yellow indicating speeds of 35 m.p.h. from the toll plaza. that is 13 minutes from the span to stand. so far, no future delays expected. as reach the golden gate traffic is a bit heavier than usual but still, no delays as the code towards san francisco. for those coming up the nimitz freeway the best bet would be the san mateo. and it is probably the most troubled. we are seeing that band of yellow at 5:30. that is not scheduled until 11:00 p.m. -- 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. is the heaviest time scheduled. of course, public transportation is also doing its part. for those
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they usually take the bay bridge port will be running service 24 hours per day. just one train per hour. beyond midnight 14 of the 44 stations. trans. rich buses will be routed to smart stations for bart. with expanded ferry service. janu? >>janu: thank you. a live look with overcast conditions but it is starting to break up. we will cut too high clouds and areas of dense fog. we are expecting partly cloudy conditions with the wind picking up. even sprinkles. possible. temperatures? 40's. 50's along the coast. and as well as the east bayshore. 40s in napa.
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turning your attention to the wind speeds. gusting. 24 m.p.h. and san rafael. and they will really pickup in san francisco at 35 m.p.h. with 20's in san francisco. for those of you also showing some wind speeds even stronger, overnight. let us take a look at the afternoon high 59 degrees in san jose for this afternoon in. fifty's in morgan hill, livermore, 60 in oakland. 54 degrees in happen bay. and low 60s along the santa rosa, novado. fairfield and 57 degrees expected for a san francisco. your 7 day lebraun the day showing apostle possible-showers
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[ male announcer ] what happened when ford owners compared their trucks to a chevy silverado? i can see myself driving in this for hours and hours. i like it. man: i would definitely consider a silverado trade-up from the pick-up truck that i've got right now. [ male announcer ] we dare you to compare your truck to a chevy silverado, the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pick-ups on the road. celebrate president's day. get 0% financing for 60 months on all 2012 silverados. if you trade in an eligible vehicle, get an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. offer ends february 29th. >> welcome back. we will keep you updated on this latest bridge. caltran will continue to do its work making its way for the eastern is banned. it looks
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like it is closed until the scheduled tuesday a.m.. we want to get the latest from craig. good morning. >> good morning. they have been working very hard. they want to do this striping, later. they're hoping that this weather will hold up. you can see it is sunny. the lower deck is open but the upper deck is closed. there will not make any guarantees. let me show you some animation provided by caltran exactly what they are doing. you can see if you were near the toll plaza. right in this section of the yellow. with to
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tens of 1 mi.. they are showing the old section of the breach being removed. the eastern and span of the 880. eventually, this will be rerouted. and with the new eastern stand finished by 2013 the slain configuration could look something like this. we are receiving plenty of information that they are on schedule. from the point after the approach has they are trying to get this completed by the end of president's day weekend. and the final day will be labor day, 2013. >> the weather for this weekend. blue sky >> yes. they're hoping it will stay just like this. >> craig, thank you. >> the shutdown left drivers
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what were they going to do. they had to actually turn around. one man had no idea this was happening. >> i was just coming up from san francisco. and i was going to get my son, daughter and my gps to kept telling me. and it kept saying to make a u-turn. make a u-turn. and i had to take a different road. they are going to do work on the bay bridge. >> i had no idea! >> {laughter} >> let us take a look with more details with erica. >> good morning. i have been monitoring these and since the last 10 minutes the volume has
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been increasing. i saw some heavy conditions of the golden gate. even heavier than the weekday mornings. we could expect minor delays. however, not much of an accumulation just yet. from the east bay, you will see the son of irl bridge. however 101 it does look good. speeds are down to only 35 m.p.h. some of you will also be taking this and the tail bridge coming up. and pretty good conditions. and for those of you that are going out of fremont? across the don martin, it is only 12 minutes this hour. of course if you do not want to
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drive you can take the -- duabartn, or bart public transportation of course is available. bart and ac transit will not be using their service there will be reroute in all of their services. for those of you that would like to take the ferry? 9:35. a check of the weather. >>janu: good morning. if live look at the golden gate. with some cloud coverage and some of places for sunshine. chilly. 46- 50 by noon. with 60s this afternoon. temperatures with upper 50s along the coast. and
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48 degrees. this afternoon could be pretty mild. a cooler 54 degrees expected in half moon bay. when the along the coast so keep that in mind. 62 degrees. the same in napa. and also 57 degrees expected and san francisco. the stormtracker is showing some patchy, light sprinkles. time = 9:36. >> isabel good morning. we are looking at the whitney houston federal. they are calling this a coming home service. at the hope baptist church.
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a.m. but if they could be ahead of schedule i am talking perhaps monday afternoon it is a possibility. here, live on the kron 4. and currently, it is not a possibility as i show you some of these cameras most people will be taking the san mateo bridge. you can see traffic is rental effect. taking some slight delays traffic actually looks heavier. than a regular weekday morning. so right now, it is 16 minutes. of course, the dumbarton is an alternate. the golden gate is also an alternate. but it is expected to be heavy. we are picking up heavier conditions on 101. it looks like the east shore freeway could be towards the
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golden gate. and the final look a your weather. >>janu: good morning. we will go to some clouds and patchy fog. we are expecting pearl a cloudy conditions with windy conditions in the chance for more rain. currently, still seeing 46 degrees and 40's and in napa. 54 in novado. oakland, hayward, looking at the eventually 50s. how about those winds? 24 and san rafael. by 3:00 p.m., if overly pick up. with 35 m.p.h., 20's in santa rosa. and it will remain windy this evening. really, overnight will it help calm winds but we will still see windy conditions in san
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(cheers & applause) praise to-whitney. when whitney houston and i were getting ready to our headlines were she said that we had to come over. we came over to the house and she said. we will take a look into my closet. and i'm going to tell you what we're going to do. i had some uniforms made. >> this is remembrances. thank
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