voila it >>james: of live morning thursday morning in is one of the a warm and anyone-- and windy one. it will be morning i am status let jettied who want to morning >>justine: give up and i am justine waldman. crown we have ear hearing more of the details. >>erica: now from iraq could morning and looking is live look and the golden gate bridge is most to clear out there. and notice how when he is especially in

a record high, and in him and you how they feel is queried the national weather service then issued a highly civilized it. down hard line test an ... weather ahead of us all the could reach 73 degrees, and check out san jose the catch

limit 75 degrees clearly in upper 60s i have been they and the same goes for the downtown san francisco getting an afternoon high of 71 new release and is 77 expected over in santa rosa this afternoon. hybrid by we been mentioned as strong and into a heck started now appear to work her seven day around the forecast shows another heading into a look in and then more mild conditions bart directly excluded. craig mccaw, copper and and new report from the approach into toll plaza is looking good are reminded. highway 92 the san mateo bridge is moving well. so far so good is barely any traffic out there. >>justine: hot hand a

developing story the we are watching as of the highly contagious and a row virus has hit dozens of schools in, the cop out to work, but the problem is not as limitless will ask. for a this is not a countywide health concern. >>reporter: with why this letter was in home to parents of an oakland elementary school last week warning them cooling loop virus outbreak kimmelman 3 with continued what school officials believe that and, to one classroom blood gave the entire school a good cleaning. in the last two months, 28 schools in the county have a higher potential consistent will rotavirus--have reported 28 cases of neural virus. health experts and one people to wash away the and with some people and not prepared he will clearly see you're not feeling well. they also say that a wheat

and it is that a flu shot in and got protect against the virus and they say that is not true. rover and recruit all, and >>james: of the university of ca and

new details about man that was shot and wounded by the holder to rent police over jones family said they were not justified when they shot him in that it planned to file a lawsuit., with rick jones is a cousin of oscar grant. now we have information all the family ties. collegial noises with twinkling rowland would shock and will shot here and as as it was armed with a firearm weary it--. her son had no gun is being wrongly accused.

>>reporter: but jones is a cousin of the late oscar grant he was shot and killed by the police at a 2009 clear and films the family attorney said that connection may have caused to jones to run when the police pulled his vehicle over. >> his cousin was killed i team's recent years ago by the police. he had been in an environment where the young kids are afraid a police officers. and maybe he was not thinking properly by running the they had no right to shoot him in the back. >>reporter: corp. of 47 different theory why he ran away. it rocked court documents say a man matching his description brought a man at gunpoint shortly before the van was pulled over. now he has been charged with four felonies, or armed robbery and put-- and expelling with a gun, concealing a firearm, and having a loaded gun in his possession.

>>justine: the search for more human remains has been unsuccessful, investigators are looking for an abandoned well that may hole remains the freak killers convictions. her one says he knows where they are and not a bounty hunter says that he may have some new clues very soon. >> supposedly i got a couple of letters that are coming from him right now. if the sheriff has intercepted them already may have information tightening up the location are the locations that he is talking about. >>justine: we will have much more on the story including a record that is coming up at 4:30 a.m. this morning. >>james: we will take a break and that the james lick freeway as we go. we were talking about erica with the weather stick around will have another update. we will be right

back.

just around the corner, sandra has our story about last night's debate. >>reporter: the polls show mit romney and rick santorum running again to head the new and from the start the gloves off. rick santorum said in iran have is a plant in massachusetts at cricket obama-care new yorker wor --sa burnerme plan--had the

same plan as pre shall hersi >>reporter: 18 turn their attention to president obama. >> i cannot think we have seen in history of this country the kind of attack on religious c

ahead on the kron4 morning news, warm weather is on the way today. if you like yesterday's temperatures for this morning. the us take a live look outside at your ride on 92 towards the san mateo bridge. [music]

the >>james: it has been more than two months since it can ball accidentally shot through to homes and the car. this is video of some damage would look like back in december. this happened during the taping of the tv show missed busters. reggie kumar tells us that two of the show's host return for a special yvette. >>reporter: this high school gym heinie was packed with students, parents and school staff who came to see the host talk to students about engineering and science. they briefly mention the fact that day they are working on shooting something off again but it's going to be done far from the original site.

>> do you consider what you do science or determine curiosity? >> i was told this last week, the only difference between science and screwing around it is when you write it down. [laughter] >>justine: now we will talk about the weather forecast, eric live looks like we have some heat. >>erica: yes justine and because today is all about the temperatures let us take it where we currently are. we have a lot of upper 50s, and not coming in at 59 degrees, 51 for downtown san francisco, 54 in fairfield.

it is already relatively warm start to the morning. temperatures will skyrocket as we head into the afternoon. here's a look at the upper 20s. not only are we expecting mostly seventies around the bay area but we have a lot of sunshine with very few clouds out there. today will be the last really warm day around the bay area. it is expected to dip to 73 degrees, 75 over in san jose. as we turn our attention to the north bay, check out santa rosa, they could reach 77 degrees as the head into the afternoon. so the future forecast does predict not only do we have warm temperatures we have some gusty wind. and by 5:00, we have a high wind advisory already in effect. the wind gust could get up to 27 miles per hour. as we head

into the rest of the morning, it looks like the conditions will only increase. fairfield get up to 31 mi. per hour wind speeds. we will continue to hold on to these gusty conditions through the afternoon. your seven day around the forecast shows mostly sunny conditions as we head into the weekend. temperatures really will drop off check out thursday and then compare this to saturday. we will continue to see partly cloudy conditions in to the start of the next work week. there is a slight potential for what weather on tuesday heading into wednesday. gear is a live your weather in the traffic center, no hot spots. here at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza we have a small weight in one of the cash lands, but traffic is moving well. if you are heading over to the

san mateo bridge, you will see pretty easy conditions in the west bound directions out towards foster city. your drive is just 14 minutes from in to end. a quick check of the golden gate bridge shows south bound 101 there is a lot of space in between cars with your ride coming out of the north bay. turning our attention towards the traffic maps. north bound 101 looks pretty well. there are no problems or major accidents to report there. and for your ride catamaran, all of that green on your screen show speeds are at 50 miles per hour. >>justine: three men are behind bars suspected in a botched burglary. they forced the school to go on lock down. the suspects were captured following a police manhunt. >>reporter: this was the scene one block from the high school was dozens of

police officers swarmed into the neighborhood just after a 11:30 p.m. on wednesday. police say was a brazen robbery attempt. the owners of this home near sure would drive in stanley avenue arrived to find three male suspects inside their home. >> there was a scuffle at which time the owner was injured. the suspects left prior to our arrival. >>reporter: at the same time both schools were locked down. all three suspects caught and arrested. >> the method seems to be with burgers to go and knock on the door and wait for a response if no one answers, did not give a response inside and then they go inside lately they have been

stealing cash and jewelry. >>james: the suspect accused of beating an elderly man to death appeared in court for the first time on wednesday. this as we are learning much more about what happened the night of that deadly attack. the attack happens that tonight . the victim's wife says that she witnessed her husband's murder. she says he is a paranoid schizophrenic that has not taken his medication since last july. >> i this one to come here to support him. he is sick, he is very sick. when you have a sick child is tough.

we love him. it is a tragedy and it is terrible for those with this has happened to. i just want him to know that we are here and we love him. >>james: berkeley authorities have been criticized for not responding to his home and the couple first call the police. >>justine: the san francisco sheriff who was facing domestic violence charges was in court on wednesday. his attorney filed a motion. >>james: we will take a quick break in we come back, we have more headlines. here's a live look at walnut creek. pam

>>james: we are back with a quick update on whether, here is what it looks like right now carry if--it is going to be a warm afternoon and windy. >>justine: are tech reporter dave slate explains how an avalanche bareback works.

>>reporter: since it was credited with saving the life for one of the washington skiers caught in an avalanche of the weekend, the backpack airbag is the talk of the town. this is a new high-tech safety device that can save lives. these are very new and just catching on. for now you can order them on line i cannot find a retailer or store that had them in the bay area. they cost about $1,000, they are very expensive but they might be worth it. they show the airbags with dummies who are thrown into an avalanche wearing one of these that have a 90 percent chance of surviving. here is how works, a quick tug on the straps releases the ear back. the point is to add value to the user--and volume to the user. this is

the simple lot of emotions, and went in motion and you shall always move to the top. and of course, like an air bag in the car, this can protect your head and neck. they are always a bright color to help a rescue party find someone quick. there have been 17 in the western mountains in the u.s. alone. if you or someone you know the us ski boarding you may want to check into one. for more information log on to kron4.com look for my tech page. >>james: we will be right back will take a live look outside traffic is moving pretty well.

>>justine: good morning one this thursday it is going to

really warm across the bay area today. >>erica: good morning justine, we actually broke some record yesterday and around the bay area. as we take a live look at the james lick freeway we have clear conditions and looking forward to a nice warm and sunny day around the bay area. that is walking through the weather headlines. we have some windy spots, a high wind advisories in effect by the national weather service. as we head into the afternoon it will certainly feel like summer. your forecast temperatures are between 69 and 77 degrees believe or not. tonight we will see mostly to their conditions with temperatures are back down into the '40's. today is all about the numbers. a show you this right outside the door. right now we have a good mixture of 40 than fifties. santa rosa is coming in at 53 degrees, 55 for those in the bottle, we have upper 50s along the delta, 51 for downtown san

francisco, 45 for those in los gatos. as we take it that your average temperatures of for this time in february, it looks like for the most part most locations are set in the north 60--in the low 60s. livermore expect between 12 degrees warmer. it really does not matter where you are located around the bay area, you are really in for a warming trend. so, along with the warm temperatures we have strong wind around the bay area although conditions will be mostly sunny. san jose is checking in at 75 degrees. it looks like santa rosa could see the warmer spot around the bay area coming in at 77 degrees. one degree cooler and napa and 71 expected for downtown san francisco. i did mention we have gusty winds on tap for today the

wind advisories in effect from now stretching into 6:00 p.m. later this evening. the wind is averaging between 20 and 30 mi. per hour. the wind gusts could get up to the '50s. we will see the strongest wind in the north and east bay hills. down trees and power lines are certainly a possibility. warm conditions are expected for today. as we head into the next couple of days it looks like the temperatures will begin to trail off. today we are expected to get up to 77 degrees. as we head into the weekend by saturday will be a bit cooler. we have upper 50s candlestick expected for walnut creek in san jose. now let us take a look at your seven day around the bay forecast. >>justine: we will do a quick bridge check for everyone the bay bridge, not a lot out there right now. we will also check out your

ride on 92. the san mateo bridge looks just fine this morning. there is a big gap of traffic there. and of course your ride on 101 going off from ran into san francisco. just a few people out there this morning. we will keep you updated right here on kron4 morning news. >>james: two men are behind bars after shooting at a tourist hot spot. police say it was during an altercation with a man pulled out a gun and shot another man. the shooting victim was taken to hospital and reportedly in stable condition this morning. the two suspects involved in the fire have also been arrested. >>justine: the highly contagious virus has hit number of schools. kay thompson tells us this is now being considered a countywide health concern.

>>reporter: this letter was sent home to parents warning them of it possible virus outbreak. school officials believe that this outbreak was contained to one classroom but gave the entire school a good cleaning. in the last few months, 28 schools in the county have reported potential cases of the virus. the county health department says that 20 long-term care facilities has also reported outbreaks. the martinez veteran affairs center had to be quarantined for more than one week after the potential virus outbreak. health experts warn people to wash their hands with soap and water often. do not prepare people's food if you're not feeling well. they also say that a big myth is that the flu shot will protect against the virus and they say that is not true. >>james: let us get down to the south bay here. we have a live shot. craig is

standing by with the latest from the scene that looks like a fire is that a residential home? >>reporter: san jose fire officials tell me that this blaze happened about 1:00 a.m.. the fire itself is out, you can see the smoke above the vessel. a disturbing note, you can see the cars in the front yard here. they're telling me they cannot know whether or not the people who live there even know. maybe they're out on ski week and not home. again, they are conducting an investigation to find out the cause. that is all i know at this point. i know the area is sealed off while they do and investigation. >>james: that is the big question this morning. i suppose at some point may be

a structural engineer will come out and give the ok for the firefighters to come in is that the next step? >>reporter: it is a little early to tell. but this is the front part of the house. the bacteria goes back a good ways. they will have to still go in there and take a look. >>james: thank you let us continue to follow the story we will keep you posted. >>justine: now a student is accused of pulling out a gun on one of his classmates in seattle. the little girl was shot in the stomach and had to be flown to hospital she's in critical condition after the shots were fired the school went to lock down in the league. parents picked up their kids from early dismissal wants the suspect was arrested.

>> they had the kids get underneath their desk and then made sure that the kids were accounted for. i was sitting on the side of the desk making sure that all the kids were calm. >>justine: school officials say when school reopens counselors will be on hand to talk with the students. >>james: we will give you a live look at the roof camera as we go. this is going to be a beautiful day today. we will be right back.

>>james: consumers have gotten used to extra charges. will we may have not gotten used to it but it is nothing that we are not unfamiliar of any more. hazmat reports, the new

government wants to soften the impact of all these fees. >>reporter: balancing your checkbook can be boring or time consuming but anyone that has bounced a check or put too much money on your day car knows that it's worth it. banks over a draft fees save customers the embarrassment but is saving that were 30 to $35 each time? that is how much the consumer financial protection bureau said the overdraft penalties cost. now the agency said it will investigate the impact of the fees. it also listens to public input about how banks can make this easier for the customers to see and recognize information about their accounts and overdraft policies. they say part of the problem is that banks often clear the large purchases first. that often means that consumers to not have enough in their accounts to cover the big some, and each small purchase afterwards will incur a separate fee. a 2008

report says that almost half of the young adults in the study have been charged overdraft fees. and 15% face more than 10 overdrafts in one year. >>justine: working to keep jobs on u.s. soil, more specifically silicon valley. the top immigration official was here to looked at ways to keep foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs in the bay area this comes with the growing complaints that non-citizens that come to silicon valley often hit immigration obstacles when it tried to start new companies. now the government is looking at business experts to help explore better ways to apply existing immigration laws. it >>james: bonuses have been approved to a handful of employees at solyndra.

solyndra says that it needs to retain employees with the expertise needed for an orderly liquidation of its assets. attorneys for solyndra workers laid off of course of object to this. >>justine: much more ahead on the kron4 morning news will take a quick break with a live look outside. we want to show you the temperatures in san francisco it is 50 degrees kind of warm today. a high of 71 in san francisco, we do not even see those temperatures until like september and it is february. i like it. we will talk more about the weather when we come right back.

>>justine: firefighters battled a large blaze at a bp oil refinery in washington. the show you how firefighters are trying to keep the place down because of black smoke and flame were bursting out can see it for miles. no word on how the fire started. the spokesperson for the key said he is not aware of any injuries at the time. they supply about 85 percent of the fuel for planes at the seattle airport. >>james: about other news, some areas and were swamped with flooded waters. at least one home was destroyed and another was banished-- damage. there was a flood of trees and debris all packed into the mud slide. no

injuries have been reported so that is the latest out of washington. as the check of her own whether this is a much different story. it is dry and windy. good morning erica. >>erica: good morning james, we have the combination of a dry and windy weather. it is windy in the higher elevations, but as we head into the afternoon naps in the sunshine on tap. he will certainly feel like summer. most locations will actually see '70s that includes the bay and in the spot. and into the overnight hours, we continue with clear and mild conditions with temperatures back down to the '40's. here's a look at the numbers right outside the door. we have '40's and '50's all around the bay area, check out antioch, they're coming in at 60 degrees. it is a relatively warm start to the morning, we have '50s in the north bay, upper 40's along the peninsula, fairfield is coming in at 52 degrees and 50 over in concord at this hour. so, into the afternoon we do anticipate mostly

sunny conditions however it will be windy in the north and east bay hills. the national weather service has issued a high wind advisory. check out some of the temperatures, san jose could reach 75 degrees, 74 expected for morgan hill and the same goes for fremont this afternoon. up into the north bay, it looks like santa rosa could be the warmest on the map. it looks like san raphael in downtown san francisco could see some low '70s, yes this is in february, we have 69 degrees expected in richmond this afternoon. and a look at conditions in the tahoe area. no change pearly required. if you're headed that way we will see partly cloudy skies. as we head into friday the men back our streets and into saturday there is a chance for snow showers so certainly be aware that. your seven day around the forecast shows sunshine as we wrap up the work week. temperatures will slide down as we head into the weekend. we have mostly mild conditions in a mixture

of sun and clouds on tap. we will be monitored and that for you on the kron4 morning news. as we switch over to traffic there are no high spots. as we wrap up the hour, traffic is getting a little more busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. fortunately have no metering lights to deal with. traffic is moving smoothly up the incline across the upper deck. the cemetery ridge ride is good to go on those sections of highway 92. as we take this over to the golden gate bridge, you will see a relatively empty stand right now for your ride coming out of the north bay. turning over to our traffic maps, you'll see the south bay looks good. no problems on interstate 280 robe or north bound 101. over in the space south bound 680 moves well. if you are coming down the shore freeway, that drive time from hercules to berkeley coming in at just 11 minutes

this hour. now, i just checked public transportation and everything looks good. >>justine: we have a traffic alert for drivers headed towards its bird and antioch, a portion of highway 4 will be close between these two roads, there will be close for the next two nights. it did start last night. what is happening is that all four lanes west bound be closed. this is from 10:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.. now those are the times. not only was it last night but also thursday. and then friday from 11 until 5:00 in the morning. again, this is west bound, some of the road will be close overnight. the work is a part of the highway for widening project. all east bound closed will happen at a later date in the known happens. >>james: to toll takers rob

at the parking is bridge. they say they're following up several strong leads in the case. they're taking a close look at a tool that the investigators are using to crack down on the suspects. >>reporter: this flashing light means that your face has just been recorded if you drove through the toll plaza. this is one of release five of the surveillance cameras that was set up. we have learned that the california highway patrol investigators are now following up strongly from surveillance meal reported of a recent toll booths on raw grief year. in addition to recording the identity of drivers, the cameras are positioned to record license plates as well as the overall and once you will have passed through the toll plaza, and a two-year

reprieve will but the driver continued their way through y .. but

>>james: and the san jose planning commission are will unanimously denied an appeal the stadium is a go. iraq i caught one of >>justine: out much more then kron4 and her running in sklar in hamilton and the banking industry when syria i and my rent now. and by how he can have a high of seven is warm and bright as britain, this could mean seven weren't high for february than out bacteria or might have more weather and traffic and will find out who is behaving badly need come right back very

>>justine: stanley roberts has more on this edition of the people behaving badly. >>stanley: this is a short story about people being valley. and this story involves many characters. from this naked guy in the castro were a loophole allows people to be but naked on city streets. then you can see the lady selling food at seventh and market street. this one means and not for resale. and >> they go and get the food from the basement and then they come and selling here. >>stanley: is when the weather warms up, you will

see more likely to on the street and let us remember to follow move of the mohawk or elephant--let us follow rules of the result or else. room enough you have --now if you have tickets on your car is important to know that they will boo you. >>stanley: they had installed been signed a around the park. this your

--we hit this guy was a fishing of is bottle of miller lite. while i expect them to see that designed and they deny it is seen as an elephant know that about. >>justine: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley you can always e- mail him and they are literally rolling out the red carpet corp. hon oscar of on sunday in hollywood, and if it was set up outside of rome was formerly known as the quebec leader. her it was a cover with plastic to keep it nice and shiny into the stars arrive on sunday to renew in hollywood is now called the hollywood and highlands in turn into law a bill of human the awards ceremony will air a live this sunday. who tried to calm we have much more

headlines for more news, and when the agreement not update of the will track all of the timber cut and all split seventh it really be right back e-reader

>> darya: is that you good morning and the the stories we are working on, it is february and the temperatures will hit the high seventies around the bay area in a warm this house today. and the wind advisories in effect. we will take a look at the forecast. a >>james: we are on the scene of a house fire in sunnyvale. details of the story straight ahead. but first let us get to mother covered. good morning ladies. please >> darya: good morning, we are live with erica and with a century could not be more gorgeous khomeini will be today.

>>erica: check out antioch, they're already at 60 degrees. we see some low sixties around the bay area, upper 50s for portions of the north bay. wherever you are you see warmer than usual conditions. this trend will continue as he had to the afternoon to give expected to be the warmest day of the week carried we actually broke several records is a clear yet check out oakland, they're anticipating senate to decrease, 75 over in san jose. and some of the coastal locations along the peninsula will keep the family of a 60 for. there are warm conditions for most locations around the bay area. santa rosa is expected to be the warmest on the map coming in at 77 degrees, 76 in napa and places like san raphael in downtown san francisco will be fought the cold with and low '70s there. we also have a high midsize we in effect. that in fact is the 4:00 hour. it is stretching across the bay. her we have wind gusts

up to 50. we will see the strongest winds and the north and east bay hills to read there are some down trees and power line that are a possibility. i wanted to bring this up to show you how long it will be in some select costs and how much cooler it will get into the weekend. santa rosa is coming in at 77 degrees this afternoon, but check this out clearly it is only meant to get into the upper 50s by saturday. we will see those temperatures survive for places like on american san jose as well. i will have a look at your seven day around the forecast coming up in my next record. now it is time for a check on traffic, good morning george. >> george: could morning america, we're keeping eye on any traffic advisories. right now we are looking at a quiet start to the morning commute, we are not tracking in hot spots or the latest. they're starting with a breach, and the bay bridge has light traffic in the westbound direction. at the san mateo bridge, highway 92

taking a look at the commute headed across day, no problems here. the rise of your screen shows the west bound commute. and the golden gate bridge, and 101 south bound has a light and easy ride with no delays. and i have checked the freeways around the area and the all look good. >>james: crew take you george, now let us get to our top stories this morning, this news coming out of the south bay in sunnyvale, 82 alarm fire damaged a house that broke out about 1:00 a.m. this morning. it escalated, played without a live with us this morning. >>reporter: in how it is a quiet neighborhood here, you can see the damage to the house. but once we're there arrived at about 1:00 a.m., and the fire department tells and then you can see the cars over here and it is

possible the couple will live here and there are about 4 people, and that's how they may still be inside, a building is not structurally sound. they're telling me that they cannot go to that part of the house and the deadline until they get an engineer out into the end live in the could be later in the morning. in the meantime we are conducting an investigation to see the cause of the fire. they're hoping because it was to root or something that may have gone to the mountains. well let me show you the theaters if we have an from earlier when labor going to this legal right year with a flashlight try to find any identification and anything to get an idea of how to contact round of people to see it there are perhaps in another place and not his clothing. right now investigators are hoping that there is no one in the back bedrooms of this house. carol-- >>james: i assume the entire street has been blocked off by emergencies when it?

>>reporter: 1 block has been because they have to use it for these vehicles. >>james: thank you so much we will stay in touch with you for the update. >> darya: two men are behind bars after a shooting near a tourist spot. it happened last night there was an altercation with a small income people a man pulled out a gun and fired at another man. the victim was taken to hospital and is in stable condition the two suspects involved in the white were arrested. in other news this morning, police are investigating what they call a kron. you --they call a hate crime. crude will be on the scene to clean up seen in church.

>>reporter: here are two of the statues that were vandalized. copper they messed up the virgin mary but not touch the baby jesus. someone spray- painted a satanic symbol and then inland a row word is he's good night. and this point not know when the church plans to clean this up. and the past we have heard stories like this before. they may be using this as a team of the moment. also there ronald suspects in the case, but just to be safe repair it you can schools get a they have planned in union city police officer or at least his car veered just to protect the church. it >>james: the surge of more human remains connected to the us food freak killers.

>>james: one of the speed freak killers map out both of those wells that are less an amount from the first one where they get all the bidding meantime the bounty hunter at leonard says that he may have been more to lose it very soon. and human remains uncovered earlier this month have been identified as to victims of was the sherman time. the dna test identified the remains as those of the following to women. he led authorities to the property where the remains were found. >> darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes to get you going on this 31. it is going to be the warmest day of the week in a crazy day for people in san francisco and everyone around the bay.

here is a live look from our roof in san francisco. it is just clear. we will be right back.

>>darya: international news police are looking for whoever shot and killed a washington state trooper. the shooting happened early this morning just hours ago. the trooper stopped a vehicle in and take a look at the license plate number, he was radioing back in if and when the trooper did not check back another officer was sent to the scene and found the trooper wounded. and eight year old girl is in critical condition after being shot in her classroom. this happened at an elementary school in washington. police say the gun was brought on campus by a 9 year old boy who had it in

his backpack. school officials say the girl was shot in the abdomen when the gun accidentally went off at the end of the school day. the boy was booked into juvenile detention center for investigation of unlawful possession of a gun. >>mark: we will be right back after this break.

>>darya: stentorian irani are turning their attention towards the mission give primary following this bitter debate.

romney was expected to run away if with the election but santorum has closed the gap by appealing to more conservative voters. last night they were involved in some heated exchanges. >> let's not forget, four years ago and not only endorsed me, and he said this is a guy that is really conservative in we can trust him. >>darya: 10 states will cast ballots on super tuesday. >>erica: a lot of locations temperatures are warmer the

what we see in june and july. temperatures are already off to a warm start. as we take a look at some of their record highs yesterday, we broke quite a few records.

livermore also broke a record. we are anticipating warmer conditions today. it will be the warmest day of the week. sunshine as we wrap up the the work week.

mild conditions with temperatures dropping back down into the low 60s. looking at the right to the san ramon valley west on 580 into dublin in the livermore, the conditions

here are great. on the south bay freeways no problems or delays northbound as you head up out of the coyote valley hinted towards santa clara. public transit, no delays or problems reported. >>mark: 50 people are dead after a series of bombings and shootings in baghdad. the tax unfolded over four hours for most of the deaths occurred. the president has sent a letter formally apologizing for the burning of crimes

outside of the nato military base. also this morning, afghan police shot and killed three protesters following riots. the shootings happened in two separate locations. >>darya: the san jose earthquakes have been cleared to build a new home. the san jose planning commission voted unanimously to deny an appeal by a local resident who is arguing about noising of light.

>>darya: the attorney for ross mirkirimi as a judge to exclude statements that his wife made to the need for that dealt with an alleged frizzing on her arms on new year's eve. the sheriff has pled not guilty to domestic violence in dissuading a witness. he will be back in court tomorrow. >>mark: a suspect accused of beating an elderly man to death appeared in court for the first time wednesday. this comes as we're learning more of what happened the night of that attack. the suspect was officially charged with murder. the attack happened saturday night after he was confronted from working outside of his home. the victim's wife stays she witnessed her victims -- her husband's murder. >> we just want them to know that we're here to support

them. he is very sick. when you have a sick child it is tough. my sister has been to a lot, daniel has interlock, we love him into it is a tragedy. if it is terrible for the family that this happened to. we all feel for them. we just want to know we're here and we love them. >>mark: berkeley authorities have been >>darya: here is a look at the golden gate, everything is looking pretty good. visibility is good. if we are in for another great date. the warmest day of the week. we will be right back.

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>>mark: a quick update on current conditions right now. temperatures on a screen so far are in the upper '40's

and low 50s. intel already at 60 degrees. that is a hint on how warm it is willing to give. and >>darya: let's take a look at the weather elsewhere like in new york. cook and no one was hurt but the plane did get off of the runway. the plane slid about 50 ft of of the runway.

>> we are of course disappointed with this verdict. we have been proud to represent george in his fight for fairness of the last couple of years. he is hopeful and spiritual. we look forward to some corrections in what happened here. his girlfriend was found dead in her apartment in 2010. authorities say he beat her to death and a drop in a jealous rage. he argues he did not intend to kill her. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside al doffs recal.

>>mark: a 5:30 a.m..

the big stories we are following, it is only february but temperatures are going to look like spring in december. we're talking high 70's in the bay area. there is also some wind out there to talk about. the highly contagious new- line virus has had dozens of school in contra costa county. fifth problem is not just limited to the schools. >>darya: let's get back to the big story which is the weather. it is incredible.

>>erica: we are well above the seasonal average. most locations are between 10 degrees and 12 degrees warmer compared to what we're used to. this morning, mostly clear conditions in the windy. as we head into the afternoon it will feel like summer in february. highs are forecast between 69 and 77. mostly clear conditions with temperatures in the '40's. today it is all about the numbers. widespread '50s and '60s among the delta. future test shows by 9:00 a.m. the light blue indicates upper 50s for a good portion of the bay area. the green indicates 60s for places like napa, vallejo, antioch and concord. as we head into the afternoon you will want to head outdoors. we will continue to see '60s there almost of the bay in

the '70s for the north bay. it is shaping up to the court is afternoon. we did anticipate 70's and most of the bay area locations. we do have a high winds advisory in effect highlighted by the blue on your screen. it is stretching all the way in to 6:00 p.m.. we could see gusty conditions up to 50 mi. per hour strongest in the north in the east bay hills. down trees and power lines are possible. a look at the 7 day around the forecast coming up in my next report. >>darya: yoli aceves is in the oakland hills. have you felt the wind getting stronger?

>>yoli: it has been a very gradual. it is still right now, but every once in awhile we will see a big gust of wind come in. this is how the wind is creeping up their of the morning. about an hour ago when i was driving around here, it was still, but in the time i have been here it is starting to sit south. we can only guess that it is going to get even stronger. be on the alert, especially for high profile cars.

offs upper 70's and the warmest spots. >>george: there are no windy advisories for any of the bay area bridges. i just checked with the chp. light traffic and no hot spots. the bay bridge westbound, the volume has been building a bit in the last half hour but no delays for the trip across the upper deck. the golden gate to and from marin county looks great. it is a light commute northbound. there are still problems on the freeways. a light and easy rights.

>>vicki: this letter was sent home from an oakland elementary school last week warning them of a possible moral virus outbreak. school officials believe that the outbreak at the elementary school was contained to one classroom to give the entire school a good cleaning. in the last two months 28 schools have reported potential cases of moral violence. the county health department says 20 long-term care facilities have also reported nor virus outbreaks. health experts are warning people to wash their hands with soap and water often ended do not prepare if someone's food if you're not feeling well. they also say a big myth is that the flu shot protect against the perot virus. they are saying that is not true.

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>>darya: taking a look at gas prices in the bay area, there are just out of sight. oakland, $4.14. i did not work yesterday. the day before it was up $4.80. $4.30. >>mark: the nursing prices will not come down until after memorial day. >> that is crazy. >>justine: of this story just crossing wires, it is thursday, that means weekly unemployment numbers are coming out.

applications are staying at a four year low of three to 51,000. gas prices are high, that could hurt the recovery but this should help a little bit. we will be right back but

>>erica: temperatures will be warmer today than average. but partly cloudy skies for

today. sunny conditions for tomorrow but we do have potential for some showers into saturday morning. temperatures range from the '40's to the '60s. he will certainly want to bundle up overnight as temperatures could drop down to the single digits. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows plenty of sunshine as we wrap up the work week. mostly mild conditions. partly cloudy skies into monday in the tuesday. we do have the potential for showers tuesday into wednesday. >>george: as we move closer to 6 a.m. we are starting to see more traffic of the bay bridge but so far, no backups or delays. there are no stalls reported. so far it is an easy ride up the incline. on the san mateo bridge no problems to. maybe transit looks good. on the right is westbound direction. looking at the ride on the

golden gate, 101 northbound and southbound the crews are off the stand and have finished the reconfiguration of the bridge. third >>james: here is devastation in syria. activists say the situation is getting worse with food,

water and medical supplies running dangerously low. a panel of united nations experts have put together a list of top syrian officials that could face criminal investigations in the wake of the violence. leaders from a round world are meeting in london to talk about the ongoing crisis in somalia. top officials including secretary of state hillary clinton. they hope to turn a long- term solution to strengthen the somalian government and work towards democracy. >>justine: defense officials are now saying that seven u.s. marines were killed when two helicopters collided last night near yuma arizona. we are learning that those marines were based in miramar in southern california. will have an update coming up in about 50 minutes. >>darya: in national news other parts of washington state are swamped after

heavy rains triggered mudslides in the flooding. at least one home was destroyed. beachside homes did not stand a chance. nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution. no injuries have been reported. let's take a look at a car crash in tampa, florida. it happened while the reporter was live on the air. she was talking about the high cost of gas prices in right behind hurt their it was. a car into a taxicab collided right behind her. no one suffered any major injuries. she resists turning around which i think is funny.

she wanted to but she did not turn around. >>james: let's head back outside. walnut creek, here is the shot along 680 as traffic streams northbound. so far, the commute looks good there.

>>darya: of the avalanche that killed three skiers in washington state over the weekend is highlighting a new high-tech safety device that likely saved the life of the fourth skier. gabe slate takes a look at how they did it.

>>gabe: since it was credited with saving the life of one of the skiers caught in an avalanche it is now the talk of the tech world. a high-tech safety device that can really save lives. these are new and just catching on. for now you can only order them online. i could not find a retailer or store that had any in the bay area. because around $1,000 but could be worth it. a lot of testing has been done on the backpack avalanche air bags. the dummies are thrown into an avalanche wearing one of these and have a 98 chance of surviving the avalanche. the idea is simple. thick skull of the activation strapped in and it instantly inflate the air bag. it adds a volume to the user to make a purse of larger. the extra volume helps someone not become buried alive. it is based on a physical

law, when in motion, larger objects will always moved to the top. this also applies in an avalanche. it generates the lifting affect you need to stay on top of hopefully survive. like in air bag in the car, the bad with air can protect your head into the neck and are a bright color. avalanche deaths seem rare but they do happen. 17 so far in the u.s. alone this winter season. if you or someone you know does extreme snowboarding or skiing, check into one of these. >>darya: the time dallas by 50 7:00 a.m.. we are back on this warmus today of the weekend. we are looking at upper seventies today. here is a shot at the golden gate. it is nice in and clear. traffic is light.