>>mark: thank you for joining us on this wednesday, a live look from the mt. tam on the left scanned the bay bridge on the right. traffic there is light. we are starting with the the one hour -- with the one story everyone is talking about. let's get more on the forecast with james. >>james: it is one to be gorgeous this afternoon in even better tomorrow. really nice conditions on the golden gate. here is a breakdown of what we're expecting for the weather today. this morning we have high clouds and we also have some patchy fog but not near as bad as yesterday. this afternoon, sunday in a mild although mild could be

warm for you. mid-60's-mid-70s. tonight we will be clear and our lows in the low-mid-40s. what is happening right now? the maps show us that temperatures are on the warm side compared to yesterday. a few degrees warmer in a number of spots. in general, mid-upper 40's. we're looking for jurors to increase as we headed to the 10:00 a.m. our teri the faults attrition is a big difference from yesterday. the north bay is not stocked in as bad as a yesterday but we are seeing moderate-heavy fog. the north bay is not near as bad. temperatures this afternoon, take a look. 72 in oakland and hayward. mid-upper 70's in san jose

and morgan hill. across the north bay the temperature ranges from 69 all the way to 75 degrees. it is one to feel beautiful with plenty of sunshine. >>george: everyone is focusing on the bay bridge and metering lights. we're 15-20 minutes away from the normal activation time. yesterday we had a huge backup that have been attributed to the metering lights running in manual mode.

looking at your ride on the golden gate, still very light traffic. >>mark: bill trend is on the scene of a transformer fire, we will check in with him for a live report of the

next few minutes. we are also following the latest in the search for human remains. >> and he said he is not connected to that and he does not think investigator should be looking there. >> the third well, the location was just revealed by shermantine. all three wells are about 1

mi. apart from each other. >> ross mirkirimi is due back in court for a pretrial hearing regarding applications -- allegations of domestic abuse. the 50 year-old was charged last month on domestic violence, battery, child endangerment in the dissuading a witness. he has pled not guilty and requested a speedy trial. >>mark: tonight will be the 20th debate between presidential candidates -- republican presidential candidates. santorum arrived ahead of romney. whole social drama with a solid lead in arizona but in

michigan which is his home state santorum has been surging in a tweet said weeks. >>mark: the obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate, in turn corporations would have to give up dozens of loopholes and subsidies.

>>mark: the president once again is singing joining ms. jagger, b.b. king and buddy guy and of rocking the white house. the white house musical series salutes to blues. we will be right back. here is a live look outside. traffic already building at the bay bridge. we're looking for a warm day. already 50 in oakland. we're looking for a walk high of 72 this afternoon.

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>>mark: agrees is scrambling to adopt emergency laws to further cut in comes into government spending. >>mark: dow futures are down four points ahead of the opening bell. this comes after a milestone date for the dow.

the dow did the slide back down. here is a live look outside at the james lick in san francisco. in nearby transformer fire, we're also watching very warm weather expected today.

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>>mark: will come back. here's the latest on the warm weather forecast. james fletcher has temperatures for your neighborhood. >>james: warm into breezy. winds are something we will deal with it throughout the

day and into this evening. gusty conditions expected otherwise would have high clouds and warmer temperatures than yesterday. mid-upper '40's. this afternoon, sunshine in even worse still, mid-70s. we will advance to noon, a bunch of 70's already beginning to appear. today, widespread 70's. low-mid-70s is the expected high. today, 13 degree warmer than average. in napa, 14 degrees warmer

than average. there is no rain in sight just yet. since sphere >>george: already back of on the bay bridge. as it turns out this is not necessarily the result of a metering lights problem. we will be keeping an eye

on is to see how the metering lights handle the flow of traffic this morning. your ride on the golden gate is delay free southbound added northbound. the south bay freeways are mostly light with no backups or delays.

>>mark: ended this morning of the afghan officials say at least seven people have been killed after police opened fire to disperse anti-american protesters. >> the u.s. has not lost the war on terror but they did not fight terrorism properly. they did not pay attention to the causes of the rising. they did not pay attention to the sanctuary's and the motivational factors, they

did not pay attention to the financial elements. >> the commander of nato forces quickly apologized for diverting of the holy books and ast officials to join the investigation. a spokesperson for the union representing ground workers at frankfurt airport says they will hold a strike ahead of negotiations that could start as soon as tomorrow. the union had planned to strike to friday, the strike at ford for airport has already led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights as well as delays and europe's third busiest airports. >>mark: dan kerman tells us the rehearing decision for robison a lies with the

judge's. panel ruling two-one the proposition 8 was unconstitutional. now, backers have asked and 11 member panels to rehear the case. it will take a majority of judges to agree. see if they do them a new hearing will take place. >> backers say there is no way the entire night circuit was signed off on a decision like this. attorneys say the to same- sex couples tested for the right to marry oppose the rehearing and will continue to fight for the tens of thousands of californians who are being denied basic justice, due process in the quality.

>>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. here is a live look outside of this wednesday morning. in mild start with highs in the '70s.

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the world. i believe that we have achieved many good results for australia. >> they're predicting asia now taking place next week. this announcement came while he was in washington that the middle of the night. the man behind the mecca of blood controversy has been released on bail. a judge has ruled that he is not a flight risk and must remain in come custody. he told reporters that he is looking for to return home to his family. he is facing multiple operative word would charges. an extradition is scheduled for august.

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opening day on wall street. the dow briefly touched the 13,000 market few times during the day yesterday. the dow jones industrial average doubling from the low point under the 6500 market the middle of 2009 ended now flirting once again with 13,000. we will bring you the numbers on wall street drop morning.

>>mark: tonight will be the 20th in debate between republican presidential candidates. santorum is looking for another up said mitt romney is looking to keep his lead rival at bay. arizona and michigan are holding primaries this coming tuesday. another hot spot of the bay bridge. >>george: install was reported at top of the hour of the westbound direction. since the drive times already running 16 minutes of the west on direction. the cycle rate is still pretty good. it is not nearly as low as it was yesterday. it is possible that we could see somewhat better backup today.

if you are headed out the door you are already caught in a 16 minute wait. the backup is still growing on the ramp from 880. on the san mateo bridge highway 92 we will see a good commute both eastbound and westbound traffic volumes are building the the drive times are still running 13 minutes. 101 into the san mateo bridge, an easy ride in both directions. let's have to the weather center and check in with james. >>james: we're going to take a look at current conditions. high clouds but otherwise visibility is pretty good. here is where temperatures are all around the bay.

already we are off to a warmer start did yesterday. here is what fog tracker 4 is showing us on our visibility map. the north bay is much better than yesterday. we have some fall along the peninsula coastline but it is not a factor. in general, low-mid-70s for the afternoon. mid-70s in san jose. los gatos will comment at 70. a lot of the san ramon valley will be right at 75- 76.

first >>mark: we're continuing to follow a story out of san francisco. here is where the fire is. will tran is joining us now with more information. is the fire out? >> in yes. here is video that i shot around 5:15 a.m.. the transformer was fully engulfed in flames. at this point they do not know what caused the transformer to burst like that. i can tell you that power has been restored according to pg&e. according to pg&e they do not believe there will be able to restore full power of the short section of the street until possibly dinner time tonight.

there are no injuries. >> the shooting appeared to be inside of the basketball court area.

he was located behind the center in the park. this park has a community center where young kids go to. obviously you have to try and the careful with where you are at. this was an unfortunate incident. >>mark: police say they have no indication whether or not the shooting was gang- related. we're watching a hot spot. a big backup after an earlier stall on the bay bridge.

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>>george: a hot spot this morning on the bay bridge westbound.

in early stalls that metering lights were triggered at 6:00 a.m.. traffic is already backing up towards the macarthur maze. >>mark: sitting in that backup is costing people time via the more money as the price of gasoline continues to climb. the national average up to $3.57 a gallon. the state average is now up to $4.40.

off >>erica: it looks like we are all in the same boat. i have been talking with facebook friends asking how they're dealing with rising gas prices and cutting corners. take a look at some of the comment coming in. if you'd like to leave year- old comment check out our

facebook fan page. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news continues. we're with you until today of. we are continuing to follow a hot spot at a big backup of the bay bridge.

>>george: we're tracking a hot spot on the bay bridge westbound. we had a tremendous backup yesterday is that things start badly this morning because of an early stock. the lights are cycling at a very quickly.

cars are not city as metering lights for very long. they are really trying to move this back up al from the bay bridge toll plaza. a look at your other bridges as we continue on. the ride on 92 is still a little lighter than usual. no problems were delays. , golden gate is a delay free but the volume is up since our last track.

the south bay freeways, we're picking up the first slowdowns on a one-to-one northbound but still not a bad ride with a 13 minute drive time for the montague expressway from the capitol expressway. james fletcher is telling me that it is going to get warmer. sunrise is five minutes from now.

by 2:00 p.m. the definitely widespread 70 or origin from 70-75 maybe even 76. it will be unseasonably warm. every city will see warmer temperatures. we have a handful of cities that could very well break records this afternoon. for now your 7 day around the bay shows sunny weather. as we head into the weekend clouds will build that it will still be nice and mild.

>>mark: an american journalist has been killed in the fighting in syria. she was killed along with a french journalist when syrian government forces shelled a building in homes. she was from new york and worked for the sunday times for 20 years. she lost her eyes when she was ambushed while covering the war in shriveled up. a virginia man suspected of plotting to blow up a bomb inside the u.s. capital is expected back in court today. he was arrested friday after a yearlong fbi sting. they say he volunteered to where a suicide best. agents outfitted it with explosives. documents say he was a moroccan native in the u.s. legally.

>>gabe: barnes and noble is heating up tablet and e. reeder wars by lowering the price of their net tablet and nook color your reader. this news comes a week or two before apple is expected to introduce the

ipad 3. at the lower price they could steal away the better from amazon. ford's a noble was selling only a minute tablet for $250, and now is offering in a gigabyte model. that matches the kindle fire in memory, specks in price. the $50 difference was really hurting sales of the nook tablet. barnes and noble hopes this will help them compete with the amazon kindle fire fifth forms of also announced a $30 price drop for the color e-reader which will now cost one of the $69. this device is a lot like the nook tablet but without the bells and whistles. off i would like to hear from you. does this price drop increase your interest or is it too little too late for barnes and noble?

>>mark: all eyes on wall street as we're waiting to see if the dow will get above in this day above the 13,000 mark. the last time it was there was may 2008. erica >> you may have noticed that gloom free products are just about everywhere and have almost become sort of a trend. new research suggests if you do not suffer from celiac disease, buying these products are a waste of your money. there are more expensive and

there is a common misconception that they are healthier and lower in calories but that does not necessarily the case. to read more on these developments i have a league of my facebook fan page. >>mark: lindsay lohan is back in court. the actress will see a judge to check on the progress of her probation. she is on track to finish her community service which has been cleaning the l.a. county morgue. once she is dead she will be released from the probation requirements she has been on the started five years ago

following to drunk driving convictions. we will be right back on the kron4 news. bay area weather is the big story. no rain in sight for the next seven days. more on the traffic would george with the kron4 news continues.