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>>pam: we have crews across the bay area and the sierra, here is a live look at the evening commute. on the golden gate, traffic is moving pretty well all the roads are slick. the split conditions and the pummeling of rain water, this storm has already taken one life. j.r stone has more from pleasant hill. >>j.r.: right now we are not seeing the hard rain that we saw and concord early tuesday afternoon. concern about the power of cold your looking at here plowed through as it went off the ramp and into the wooded area. as though with a number of
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haaziq madyun has more from the east bay where the wind and rain or too much foreign overturned tractor trailer on 880. >> this is a noncontact hit- and-run. we do not have any witnesses. >>haaziq: the damage speaks for itself. the front axle on the big rig is separated from the vehicle and was hanging over the sound wall. it is a miracle the truck driver was uninjured. >> people need to be cautious with what weather conditions.
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>>haaziq: an oversized tow truck was called and to clear the road. >>pam: we want to head to the south bay where it has been windy and wet. the heaviest rain is in the santa cruz mountains. that is where rob fladeboe continues our team coverage. >> it was one of those wipers on high kind of days. moderate-heavy rain.
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us the conditions. >>maureen: it was a bad day for umbrella malfunctions but a good day for playing indoors. you received preschoolers' headed for story time at the main library. the droplets came down relentlessly creating sizable puddles in some spots. a saudi commute for drivers and a wet walked for pedestrians.
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>>pam: it is not rain, but snow causing nearly impossible travel conditions. chains are a must tonight to get across the high country. jeff bush's life from the sierra. tax jeff >> the residents know in the sierra all afternoon. driving conditions are horrible serious floods go to video i saw about an hour ago on interstate 80. a three car crash, a bad day for all three drivers. their renown injuries the chp was tending to drivers taking reports and ordering a tow trucks.
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it could be a long time because they were not still the ones. it's i ran into one guy who did not bring his chains and handcuffs of into trouble. >> i drove up here, i was about to turn around and there was nowhere to turn around. i got stuck. now, have to get changed so i can head back home. jeff >> take a look at this. there is a lot of snow here on the ground. it doesn't seem like it will be letting up anytime soon.
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>>pam: we certainly appreciate that many of you are helping us keep an eye and conditions in your neighborhood. we have pictures to show you, the first from livermore, another picture came in from a viewer showing drops on a camera lens. you can see how the rain is affecting the entire bay area. coming up, we continue our coverage with will look at the tools they use to track the weather plus, a live update on changing conditions. >>pam: in san francisco, more education cuts have teachers rallying. kate thompson is joining us from the protest were hundreds of teachers received pink slips this week. kate >> more than five adapting
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third >>pam: there's also a rally taking place in union city. educators are upset about cuts and layoffs. we will tell you how many teachers could be let go and the programs some students depend on. >>grant: it is a virtual dead heat in the mid south. these are live pictures the polls does just closed. >>pam: a big rally on wall street this afternoon, back above 13,000 on the dow. we will tell you what the government says is behind its highest close since the
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ahoy >>pam: take a look at these closing numbers. the dow was up 218 points. that is the highest since the last day of 2007. the nasdaq was also up along with the the s&p 500. joins us to help us understand it all. off >> you would be about even now if you held on to your money. >>pam: even is better than behind. >> the retail sales report
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showed a gain of 1.1%. on top of that the federal reserve said 15 of 19 federal reserve institutions passed the stress test. they expect the unemployed to keep growing. economists say it is too early to tell if the recovery will move full steam ahead. >> we were talking about the possibility of a double-dip recession. the early returns are encouraging but clearly gasoline prices are moving up and fuel prices are rising.
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>> economists say the bottom line is if economists take less out of their pockets for gas they have more to spend in the economy. >>grant: another big tuesday for republicans as voters in three states are deciding on a presidential nominee. alabama, mississippi and hawaii. the vast majority of the 110 delegates up for grabs are in the deep south. artists cold and alabama and this is the clause about 15 minutes ago. romney, santorum and gingrich on or all neck and neck in these seven states.
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before >>pam: the weather is our big story. in the sierra, the snow has been coming down heavy. jacqueline bennett is here in the forecasts center. things are changing very quickly. >>jaqueline: as we move down south over san francisco, not too heavy, a 10th of an inch of rain in our. in the north bay we are seeing a little bit more than that. in oakland, just under a
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10th of an inch of rain per hour. as we slide into the south bay, palo alto, redwood city and san mateo or mostly in the clear in terms of rain fall. san jose is registering 100th of an inch of rain. not only is it what out there today, it is pretty chilly with temperatures in the '50s. temperatures are not helped by the wind. the winds will died down overnight but we will continue to see rain. here is a live look from the mt. tam cam.
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more rain later this week. details on that coming up. >>pam: the slick roadways have been blamed for a deadly rollover crashes and concord. joseph conway died when his van crashed on an on ramp to highway 680. j.r stone shows us the scene. >>j.r.: right now we do not see the hard rain in a concord area, a fatal wreck ended directly behind me. in the distance you can see the power pole that was taken out.
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>> people have been driving erratically, too fast for the weather conditions and. floyd >> it is like trial and ever be. people get in their cars, a couple accidents on the san rafael this morning. they will learn. it's >>pam: of yours have been sending us pictures, kiberlee sakamoto has a look at the latest pictures. >>kimberlee: here is a picture of livermore. very dark and stormy. dark clouds are blanketing
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the entire sky. this next picture is from jack london square. the concede the rain drops dotting the window. dreary conditions all over the bay area. we are still taking your storm pictures on our web site. while your there check out a slide show. we also post updated video forecasts throughout the day. visit kron4 for continuing with our coverage.
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>>grant: in decision 2012, they are fighting it out in the deep south. republicans are hoping to secure the presidential nomination. you have mississippi, alabama and hawaii also voting. the focus is on these two states. for early indications are that mitt romney is leading and the the wreck santorum is leading in alabama. gingrich is also polling
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fairfield, right of the travis air force base. sliding down into san francisco, it was coming down good just a short while ago but now not registering any rainfall. down into san jose, heavier rainfall. here is a look at current wind speeds. the winds are expected to die down to nine. fixed here is the view from the mt. tam cam. it is overcast and windy. areas of more moderate rainfall will be mixed in
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sporadically to tomorrow. another storm is on tap for thursday into friday. >>pam: the james lick is very heavy in all directions. traffic is at a crawl. in san jose, highway 101, the northbound traffic is moving offs but the guadalupe overpass is slow. j.r stone is all over the bay area keeping an eye on the roads. >>j.r.: the rain is not coming down as hard as it was earlier today, but it's coming down the and it is chilly. if you look at highway 4 you will see the roadways are wet but in a lot of places is pretty snug traveling.
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the shaman died in a fatal car accident of of 680 today. he lost control of his vehicle and went through the light pole and ran into a tree. emergency crews were there for some time trying to get him out but he was dead when they arrived. it was a tragic situation. the emergency crews said they had been busy all day. there were a number of witnesses on the scene. they were there and this is what they had to say.
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>> the roadways are very slick and wednesday. 15 mi. per hour when the guests were i am standing right now. the heavy winds are still a danger for drivers. >>pam: more problems on the road connected to the wet weather, a jackknifed big rig brought traffic to a halt on southbound interstate 80 in oakland earlier today. koss corp. >> the driver claimed a vehicle cut him off and the truck jackknifed turning into the shoulder. we had no suspect information or witnesses to confirm his story. people do need to be
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cautious. >> the truck driver was not injured. the rhineland remained closed for several hours while workers cleaned the diesel fuel in and repaired the retaining wall. >>charles: right now i'm standing just below the summit on mt. tam in marin county. it has been a cold, red, rainy day. right now visibility is about 100 ft.. >> north bay residents face a wet and windy tuesday. this >> is even a simple tasks
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like cooking of groceries was challenging because of conditions fierce >>host: this woman told me she loved her umbrella outside as she slipped into the store but the wind is left it away. >> we need the rain, it is worth it. >> watch as these kids are enjoying themselves. >> as long as driving is safe, we do not mind. since this >>pam: flights arriving at sfo face delays today. windy and wet weather causing problems there. an air force spokespersons as the at risk delay is about two hours.
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the delays are expected until 11:00 p.m.. here, you can see some preschoolers dress for the weather. settings this all this is the first in a series of storms we are expecting. >> both of basements are flooding right now. we have 20 sandbags. it is probably not enough but that is all we are allowed to get. >> we have about 20 residents come by. we expect more residents to
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>>pam: kay thompson is live in san francisco as protests against the teacher layoffs has been under way. kate >> the board meeting will be starting in a couple of minutes. there are protesting these layoffs. there are special a controversy of this year. this is the first of his district will skip 14 schools, the teachers at these 14 schools will be steered from any layoffs. we can show you video of the teachers rallying outside of headquarters is moments ago. the teachers say it is unfair because these 14 schools are some of the lowest performing in the district. there are other schools that are just as low performing that are not on the list.
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>> what they're doing does not make sense. the problem is underfunding in general. >> teachers will be at the board meeting tonight speaking to the public, hoping to get the board to reverse their decision. this is not only in san francisco that teachers are struggling with layoffs and budget cuts, alajandra cerball is in union city tonight with more on what the schools are doing there. >> this kindergarten teacher called a pink slip out of her purse. >> your services will not be required for 2012-2013. >> she has been laid off every hired time and time again. >> i and tighten it with i am tired of seeing the cuts,
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i am tired of the pink slips. i am tired of opening half my stock cabinets and not fly defenseless for my students. >> she perceived in precautionary layoff notice in an effort to close a $10.7 million deficit for the next school year. >> this will have walked into my classroom with six live sitting on my desk and 37 children waiting for my instruction. >> teachers and staff put on pink shorts -- tinctures to protest the cuts. they're taking aim at san francisco. >> every time they withhold money or play with funding formulas, every time these things happen, children suffer. >>pam: still ahead, we are watching the south as the republicans fight for delegates.
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meanwhile the mississippi the numbers are very similar. >>grant: only a couple percentages of precincts have reported. another update in the next half hour. >>jaqueline: the rain continues with lighter showers over san francisco and san rafael. plenty of cloud cover to fall off shore. let's take a look at our forecast for tomorrow. continue rain into the morning hours.
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sice sphere areas of more moderate rainfall spreading into the no. 8 in. and by the 3:00 our house we will still see rainfall over the santa cruz mountains. notice how it is pushing south of the golden gate. as for snow in the sierra, here's a look at overnight numbers into 2:00 a.m.. heavy rainfall and the lower elevations. the snow levels will go up into tomorrow afternoon. we will see more rainfall for tomorrow afternoon. as we head into wednesday afternoon, a little bit less
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traffic is moving well but nonetheless the pavement is a wet. today, stanley roberts joined the chp officers form of a close look on driver's beating badly xi >>stanley: went rain, some drivers talked of driving skills out the window career and >>stanley: for some reason, when it rains people seemed to think that means speed up. this car was clocked at 80 mi. per hour on the san mateo bridge.
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but when the officer tried to pull her over, everything she should have learned about pulling over, she forgot. it is hard to see, there is a black lincoln town car doing 70 while weaving in and out of traffic in the rain. then, there was this driver in the jeep in the mud. she needed a tow truck to get the vehicle out, customers to attend dollars. when he see a sign that reads slippery road way, reduce speed, i might suggest you do just that or better yet, make it the norm, if reagan's down, slow death.
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kitty over fairfield and the delta. of the highest short continuing in debate will be fairly widespread. we will also see areas of more moderate marine albeit it is if some of it when he threw 3:00 hour, the fee in of the stick is mounts. in the morning hours as you head out the door, that iran must going with the areas of modern rain mixed in. by 9:00, south of the golden gate with the north bay seeing it a little bit of a break. we will continue to see showers into 2:00 in 3:00. more rain will be on tap thursday to friday. that will bring significant rainfall. another round of showers this weekend, possibly thundershowers. temperatures will be topping out in the low 50s. >> in martina's it is wet,
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chilly and wind gusts are in the neighborhood of 20 mi. per hour. into the distance you can see highway 4 is in pretty good shape. do not let that fool you. off earlier this afternoon we're in an area of four-5 mi. from here and there were a number of different racks including a fatal rife fed took the life of a 45 year- old man. with more rain in the forecast, officers have said the careful on the roadways and try to slow down. haugh fox >> i imagine a hurricane is something like this.
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>> , for southbound interstate 80 in oakland, a big rig drivers says while driving on the wet road and other motorists cut him off if and caused his big rig to go crashing into this retaining wall. >> i broke in front axle, it plunged a hole in the motor and fuel cell. caltrans crews are on hand to help but the fluids from running into the trading system. >> in the north bay residents will gupta wet and windy conditions. those conditions made it pretty treacherous to try and get around. and san rafael there were several accidents fans on the 101 there were pockets of flooding including the on health is and where felt- richmond bridge. as >> in san francisco people are walking around with rain heads and umbrellas as the first in a series of storms
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and it's the city and, somewhere between one-1.5 in. is expected to fall by wednesday. the precipitation is one needed. as of monday for 27 in. ivorian a kopp >> emergency crews are keeping an eye out for downed trees and how lines that can accompany weather storms. they are also looking for rising streams and rivers. >> in this year is now has been coming down like crazy.
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it in there with the challenge. caltrans crews were busy trying to keep the road we cleared. that is not easy thing to do when the snow is coming down like this. as of several car crash hunter interest in having. it looked like everyone was ok, but third it was definitely ruined. >> on wall street, a big rattling, the dow is up more than july did points. this is the first time they have close at this number since the end of 2007. nasdaq invidious and he were also up because retail sales were up. the fed issued any pause about about the economy in canada as jobs. there is a concern -- could the eighth and it didn't consider sending an but will and the unrest is
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it called on his 40 and a bit more tonight defined pieces of jewelry from 14th retailers in the '60s. retailers that worked really popular. of the jewelry analyze, nearly 50 percent had detectable levels of lead in 47 percent had detectable levels of cadmium which is a toxic metal that can build up in the kidneys and it appeared kidney function in contributory productive abnormalities and lung cancer. the report showed 27 percent contained levels greater than the limit for lead that is supposed to be in children's jewelry set by the consumer product safety commission. here are some pictures of the jewelry posted online. if you are hot in checking out the report for yourself, visit the kron4 facebook fan page. we will be back here is
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are searching for a man who stabbed a woman last night. police say the man approached from behind in this chapter in the net before running off. gas prices are up 515 since february 14th. >>pam: the u.s. soldiers suspected of killing 16 afghan civilians could face execution. the secretary of defense says capital punishment would not be ruled out.
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he is suspected a mile down 16 people including nine children. the attack sparked outrage across the middle east and the talent and says they will retaliate in. copper haag >>grant: 33 percent of voters in alabama say that rick santorum is there guys. hi while all really is not competing in alabama or mississippi. santorum is also in lead, it is a three horse race. nearly one-third of racing's reporting in mississippi, even fewer in alabama. the race is far from over. we will.
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>>gary: says this may be month ellis did not have as much value as we thought. monticello's is gone, they have gotten it a guy who is injured in stephen jackson. the nfl free agency is going fast and furious. jason campbell will be a backup to jay cutler in chicago. he broke his collarbone and was replaced by carlson palmer. how about josh morgan?
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what are the feelings on randy moss? vern >> its 24 hours after the fact, here is a sampling of some of the reviews on the acquisition of grandma's. >> he is in shape, motivated and if we get him on a winning team, that could be a lethal combination. >> when your best defense is a tight end, you are in trouble. >>vern: now that they have lost joshua morgan to the redskins, a case could be made that the opposition is weaker today than yesterday. >> they have lost every young player for all of it clear. in general was a bit of a loss for the 49ers. they will have to get more wide receivers or else they
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markets colton testified a five-year deal it to return to the normans and spit sit when the allstate plays of south florida in the ncaa game tomorrow night. >> we are happy to have the opportunity. will i told our team there are over 280 teams that are not planning. we have to relish this a bit. i do not think anything we have done recently has been from a lack of effort. we have to go out and put our best foot forward. >>gary: i hope they use all what we did.
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the real deal on reports that whitney houston's daughter bobbi kristina is dating the man she calls "her brother." i'm kevin frazier. "the insider" is on. the new photo of bobbi kristina with the man that whitney houston called her son. >> he reportedly lived with the family since the age of 12. although he was never formal ll adopted. >> his new message that fueled the sister dating rumors. trump today on his kids coming under fire for these photos, smiling and proudly posing with animals that they shot and killed. the star outraged. >> killing these animals for sport shows how much of an ego trip these young millionaires were on. >> i'm not a big fan of anything having to do with hunting. the buzz huge over "the
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