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>>james: the big stories we are following this hour, the coast guard is searching the waters and alameda county after this book crashed on to the shoreline. coming of we will tell you what the coast guard is not sure if there is a person in the marina. >>darya: more remains have been found in calaveras county. we will tell you the connection between those remains and the speed freak killers. >>james: today is the last day of spring. we keep saying that because today is the last of the 70 degree weather. let's get the latest of a forecast of erica. >>erica: the weekend will not be too bad. los '60s around the bay area
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and partly cloudy skies. overnight we will continue to seek a cooling trend with temperatures back down into the forties. here is a look at numbers bay area wide. future cast 4 does predict into lunch time we will see a lot of green indicating most locations already warming into the '60s.
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those 70's will be reserved for inland areas and places like san jose. we will have the breakdown of those numbers coming up in my next report. we will have a full look at your 7 day around the bay forecast coming up. >>erica: time bridge a contract with george. >>george: there are no delays, hot spots or problems for the drive. very light traffic on the bay bridge westbound. it is still pretty light in all lanes and from all the approaches. your ride on the san mateo bridge looks equally good.
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on the right side of the screen is the westbound ride. there are no delays headed over to foster city. in marin county, in easy ride on 101 southbound. on fridays it typically seymour traffic of the northbound direction although that is not the case yet. it is an easy tricks of the oil on to the stand northbound. >>james: now on to a developing story. a 45 ft. boat has crashed into a breakwater. the crews are searching the water right now. this this is at amata island. as we go in, the crash have it right near the lead on all marina. that is where will tran is standing by with the latest on the efforts. any more clarity on whether there is still a person of the water? >>will: they do not know. they have to assume that the story is in fact factual. they are still searching but will make a decision in about 40 minutes from now.
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oakland fire and rescue arrived about 45 minutes ago. we do not know how many gallons of fuel she carries, but you can definitely smell the fumes. the operator is a woman in her mid-late 20's. she claims there was a second source of on the boat and that second course and left the boat in a smaller boat. we will move over here just to show you, you can see the coast guard in the water.
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they have used both in helicopters for the past boracic they have searched everywhere for any indication of the same for some but they have to assume that she is in fact telling the truth. we do know that the serbs will go on for at least the next 40 minutes or so. >>darya: more remains have been found in the central valley. authorities are trying to figure out if they are connected to the speed freak killers. more remains were found yesterday afternoon in san andreas near the site of the well that shermantine drew for a bounty hunter.
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it is where the remains of two victims were identified. the property was once owned by the family of shermantine. this is where the new remains were uncovered. cadaver dogs helped to find the remains. neighbors say shermantine and his partner were always bad news. >> people would go missing in this area a lot. there you go. now they're finding out they had a serial killer in the area. >> i bet if they continue to search the will find more than just the tip. >>darya: more than 1000 bone fragments have been found at the sites that were described by shermantine it is a partner herzog. >>james: we have a wild fire to of the you on. it is burning in napa county. it is up in a soda canyon
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area just outside of the city limits. softs we also have a photo to show you, smoke billowing up into the sky. it has burned 40 a.. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. at this time they think it could have been sparked by resident vernon clippings. >>darya: their recent dry weather could create fire danger. craig skalar is live in san jose's. >>craig: it could happen in napa or here. fasad these are the slopes, the eastern part of set theory. very dry brush. this has been such a dry winter. these conditions led
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themselves to brush fire. we can see how dry this truly is. this is an area that normally in the summertime the san jose fire department my control if things get too dry. if things work to stay like this for any length of time they may start thinking about it. that is how dangerous it can be. there are homes, subdivisions, very expensive homes. look at all of this brushed out here. with when on >>justine: the british airways terminal at jfk was
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evacuated because it a security concern. at o'hare airport in chicago, off hundreds of flights have been canceled because of bad weather fury if fear are pictures live from chicago. there is a lot of snow in the area. for if you are leaving from san jose to sfo, both of those airports are reporting a 90 minute delay. i would check with the airlines if you are about to head anywhere that connects to all here. that is what is happening right now at the kron4 news room. we will taking free in be right back. i can't stand these spots.
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>>james: is small earthquake struck near brisbane last 2 mi. southeast of the city.
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the epicenter with actually in the bay. no reports of any injuries or damage. >>erica: if you're heading to the toss-up area there is a wind advisory later tonight. saturday, the potential for snow showers and partly cloudy skies. a full look at the forecast coming up right after the break. thorn google how did we do it last time?
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>>darya: american, european and arab officials say the friends of syria group will likely impose harsher sanctions if fasad refuses the ceasefire. >>james: thousands of afghans in the streets shouting death to america. this comes out of the burning of qurans at u.s. military base. apologies by the president and afghan u.s. officials have failed to quiet any of that outrage.
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the u.s.-led military coalition says the qurans and other islamic texts were sent to a burn it by mistake. >>darya: as we head into the weekend would have a split decision between today and the rest of the weekend. >>erica: pretty mild conditions and no rainfall for saturday and sunday. as we turn our attention to what is on tap for today, for the afternoon it will be a little bit cooler especially along the coastline. some locations could still reach the low 70's. overnight, light winds with terrorist acts down into the 40's. as we head into the afternoon an abundance of sunshine.
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it looks like the east shores which for sitting in the '70s will only see upper 60s. los 60s for places like half moon bay. 71 over in los gatos. tsk looking ahead and starting next week we have the potential for rainfall. we will continue to story -- we will continue to see widespread rainfall overnight wednesday. these chances look to remain no. of the golden gate. light rain fall into wednesday afternoon. your 7 day around the forecast shows mild conditions with the potential for wet weather tuesday into wednesday.
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so it is time for a check of the morning commute with george. >>george: a great ride around the bay area. there is only a minor backup if any for the westbound bay bridge. in easy ride getting to the upper deck and across the upper deck. the volume is up a bit but no increase in the drive time either eastbound or westbound. the golden gate bridge is a problem free out of marin county and into it. in the south bay on the
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freeways 101 northbound, delay free, so is the ride on 85 through the west valley. >>justine: , this is what gas prices are going for right now in one city in california, nearly $5. gas prices have gained 125 this past week alone as oil prices keep moving higher. >>james: oakland police are investigating the death of a
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man who was found on zachary drive. police say it appears to have been there for days. investigators say they are not ruling out foul play but his cousin says he does not know why someone would hurt him. >> many of us have an enemy. many of us, you can look around and say maybe, but i cannot think of anyone who would want to hurt him. >>darya: a judge is scheduled to be assigned to the trial of mirkirimi.
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his lawyers argue that a video that shows his wife describing bruises that she got on new year's eve, that video should be inadmissible and considered hearsay. >>james: 64 this afternoon. we will be right back after this break. sites
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she said she turned on what she thought was a road and ended of stocks on the tracks. she tried to accelerate but that did not work. the two men helping her question the car out of the way. they heard the train coming. the driver was more concerned about getting her car out of the ways. they did call her to safety. a few moments later that freight train slammed into the car. >>darya: police in riot gear at a mall trying to contain a crowd that was angry. these people were waiting for the new nike galaxy. this happened in orlando florida. this video shows you police in riot gear.
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>>james: you're looking at a live shot of the nasdaq as they are ringing the opening bell. trading beginning this morning after finishing positive yesterday. maybe we will and the day above 13,000. >>darya: the big stories we are following, the coast guard's are searching the waters and alameda county where a person is believed to be missing after a 45 ft. boats crashed into the breakwater. new remains were found in san andres and calaveras county near the site where wesley shermantine told authorities they would find human remains. also, it is the last warm
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day of the warm-up that we have seen. enjoy the heat. tomorrow, during the weekend we have the return of cold weather. >>erica: overall pretty pleasant conditions. we are often a pretty good start already. widespread '40's and '50's. santa rosa checking in at 43. 54 for downtown san francisco. a mixture of the '50s in the south bay. mountain view is warming up nicely to 61. let's take a look at the wind speeds.
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by lunchtime it looks like everyone will be in the '60s. we will keep it in the '60s as we head into the afternoon with potential 70's for some of the north bay spots. here is a breakdown for you. upper 60s for the east shore. it looks like santa rosa anticipates a lot of sunshine. >>george: an easy ride around the bay area and a great ride on the bay bridge.
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felt little bit of slowing for the center lanes. the traffic does not even stop there. it just keeps moving. the westbound ride to the san mateo bridge looks pretty get as well. we have had no delays, no problems across the span. your ride on the golden gate is easy through marin county as well as across the bridge. i have checked the traffic maps around the area, and no major slowing. even with an accident on highway for the westbound ride is actually lighter than usual periods in >>darya: a developing story out of the east bay, a 45 ft. boat has crashed into breakwater. the crews are out searching thing will tran has been there all morning long. now that the light is of it
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is easier to assess the situation. >>will: of this bill ran onto the shore at 1:48 a.m.. i have learned that this boat probably cost about $400,000. the woman's story keeps changing. they are not completely sure if another person left this vote on a smaller boat.
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now that the sun is that they will search for a little bit longer before making a decision on efforts story is true or not. the gas is a big problem. i will put another phone call into the coast guard to see how long it will continue searching. the woman arrested is in her late-mid-20s. >> three people were arrested for downloading child pornography. multiple search warrants were served and arrests were made in san rafael, fairfax and nevada. police say they found the worst of the worst images as well as video of children and infants.
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they say more arrests could be on the way. >>james: a little more math teacher has exceeded not guilty to charges that she had sex with a boy under the age of 15. she is facing 24 counts in connection with what authorities say is a sexual relationship with a boy. she is a teacher at or not i school in was arrested in january. authorities say her relationship began with text messages and facebook listings. >>darya: in oakland far fewer employees have been laid off than originally anticipated. 80 were expected to be laid off. the city originally sent notices to 1500 full-time and one dozen part-time employees after an estimated 28 billion was cut in
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redevelopment funding. this city was able to avoid the additional layoffs and >>justine: an update on one of the big stories we're watching, a fire in napa county. 60 a. has of burns. only 50 percent of the fire is contained. there are no injuries but cal fire is not giving as a time or date on when the fire will be fully contained. the fire is down in the canyon. what they're waiting for now is daylights' of that in find the best access point. the fire is only 50 percent contained in has now burned up to 60 a..
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♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you... ♪ >>darya: chicago could get a lot of snow. that is affecting flights. >> we are starting to see some blood effects. we have had four aircraft cancel that were departing from chicago to san francisco. we are seeing some delays on flights going to san francisco 15-16 minutes otherwise everything in san francisco, the weather is beautiful.
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>>james: thank you for that update. only a handful of flights impacted. we will let you know if it clears up. some severe snow and chicago right now. >>darya: enjoyed this friday. cooler today but warmer than the weekend. we will be right back.
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>>darya: we're starting off in this friday morning not cold, but just waiting for things to warm up a little bit. >>erica: right now we are relatively mild. warm conditions into the afternoon but nowhere near as high as what we saw yesterday or the day before. yesterday, we broke some records. today, i do not think we will be breaking any records. mostly clear conditions, conditions into the afternoon however some spots could make it into the low 70's. overnight, light winds with temperatures back down into the 40's. we have plenty of all forties outside the door. for downtown san francisco is a little bit warmer coming in at 54. monday is at 61.
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56 is the current temperature in antioch. let's take a look at where the members will go into the afternoon. sunny conditions and plenty of upper 60s. we could squeeze out the low 70's in portions of the south bay. santa rosa could reach 71. a degree cooler than that in napa. looking past the weekend in and into the next work week we have potential for rainfall. the the first possibility of rainfall is 6:00 p.m. tuesday evening. becomes more widespread in the north bay overnight. the light green does indicates pretty light rainfall. deerfield, santa rosa, down for december fell, what weather. it looks like the rain chances will stick north of
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the golden gate however we could see sprinkled along the coast. your 7 day around the forecast shows mild conditions with temperatures trailing off as we head into the weekend and partly cloudy skies as we start the next work week. >>george: we are keeping our eyes on a developing hot spot on interstate 580 and pleasanton. it was eastbound at santa rita. it was reported that a pedestrian was struck. this is now being called a fatal accident. the chp will be issuing a sig alert. the bigger concern is what that means you for the westbound ride were traffic is typically slow but perhaps a little heavier than you would expect on a friday. the problem is expected to be that onlookers will be looking across the center divider and a slowing past the scene. that could end up backing up traffic to the baltimore and pass on a 580 westbound. we will be keeping a close
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eye on this one. a quick bridge check as look at the bay bridge right. there was a stall on the upper deck. it will cost 12-14 minutes for the bay bridge westbound. this all has already been cleared of of the incline section. your ride on the san mateo bridge has been unimpeded. no issues on the approach or across the stand. the golden gate bridge ride 101 southbound, no delays. in easy rider marin county for the 101 southbound commute. >>darya: to helicopters
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collided in midair. >>justine: opening statements have started for a student who use a web him to spy on his gay roommate. we have life pictures of the court proceedings. the guy on trial, deer and gravity, he faces 15 criminal charges including invasion of privacy and by is intimidation. we will keep posted as soon as new information comes into the kron4 news room. >>james: federal authorities could be forming their own investigation into penn state and a jury sandusky who is accused of abusing boys over the past 15 years. he is already being investigated by the pennsylvania state
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attorney's office. information has been requested about sandusky and other school officials as well as his charity. >>james: fewer people are being deported from the west. >>darya: we're back with more weather and the traffic in a couple of minutes.
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theft for for if >>george: the chp is confirming a fatality.
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the eastbound and non commute direction is also affected. you may want to use 152 as an alternate in headed south and said it east. the chp says lanes will be blocked for some time. the bigger concern is what this will do for the westbound 580 commute. >>officer: who is the owner of the car? >> my boyfriend. >>officer: does he know you do not have a license? >> he does not. >>stanley: the officer is talking to a driver that as far if she can remember
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never had a driver's license. she was stopped because she had unrestrained children in the back of the suv. i am out with the california highway patrol in richmond looking for driver's beating badly. when the chp stops a driver for a violation easily as for a license, registration improve of insurance. many times the people they stop are missing one primary elements, their license. when this happens they get a cetacean. >>officer: how old are you? you have never had a license? >> 39. >>officer: you know the should be driving without a license. we are going to tow the car but we will not the day 30 day hold on it. >>stanley: the officer has the option to tow the vehicle or in town for 30 days or for just one day. >>officer: have you ever had a license?
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how old are you? >> 23. >>stanley: this driver was stopped for not wearing a seatbelt. it turns out he was on probation and a passenger on parole. >> i do not know many people who are 21 and never had a driver's license before. he told the officer fizzles as first-time driver but he told me this is the time. it turns out his girlfriend let him use the car. >>officer: this is a citation for driving without a license and for not wearing a seatbelt. >>stanley: there are a lot of drivers that have never had a license. >>officer: do you have a license? >> no license. >>darya: the time is 60 7:00
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a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look from the roof on van ness ave. a lot of sunshine. not as warm as yesterday ended the day before but it will be better than the weekend. we will be right back with details. clefts it docked week gunman
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