tv KRON 4 Evening News KRON March 14, 2012 5:00pm-7:00pm PDT
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>> with the sandy mountain soil reaching the saturation point, morris light activity is possible here and elsewhere. in the santa cruz mountains, rob fladeboe, kron4 news. >>pam: he would not be expecting us to be talking about snow in the sierra, here's a look at caltrans there is no snow along the road. there rain is pouring down. cox fetch
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>> the sky is gray and a rain is falling. let's go to some videotape. rain is actually good news for drivers. the chain requirements were lifted by late morning. vehicles are able to make it up and down and just did it with relative ease. cough >>pam: we will keep you updated on conditions on the road and in the sky.
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>>j.r.: flight delays at sfo are even worse. alitalia how bad they are coming out. >>pam: karan's are burned and civilians slaughtered, we will show you the tense scene as the u.s. defence secretary arrived in afghanistan off in an attempt to calm the situation there. in a surprise departure for the san francisco public school district. the superintendent is leaving after only five years on the job. the changes coming to the district are ahead. getting ready to plant?
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people who were stuck here overnight because their flights are canceled. as the lane number of people earlier today who just got to the airport when they found out there flight had been delayed or canceled out. >> i think i'm going to just get in my car and drive back home at this point. >> our flight was delayed and delayed a little bit more. we call customer service and
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traffic into the roadways here in san francisco. this is a 101, take a look call data and 80, on the bay bridge the traffic is trying to get to the town 80 from the lower deck. you normally see congestion on i 101 headed south on the peninsula, meanwhile, check out the san mateo bridge. it is pretty congested. it's more updates as they come. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside of the mt. tam cam.
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>>pam: >>catherine: the shoulder -- the soldier accused of a deadly shooting spree in afghanistan has been flown out of the country. he is accused of killing 16 afghan civilians serious the secretary of defense leon panetta was in afghanistan trying to decrease tensions there. >> in the midst of growing tensions with afghanistan, leon panetta traveled there to meet with travel leaders, speaking to troops at camp leatherneck, he addressed the killing of afghan civilians by a u.s. household serious first san
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>> we will be challenged by our enemy and by ourselves. /president obama is hosting the british prime minister of david cameron and assess the work in afghanistan remains difficult to. and then a local coffee this mission and would will do it responsibly. nato will maintain an enduring commitment to that afghanistan does not become a haven for al-qaeda.
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freeway at 60 mi. an hour. that usually is not a problem except for the fact that she is not wearing her seat belt. wait until you hear what else she did not have. >>officer: de you have a driver's license? >> i do not have a on me. >>stanley: this driver was caught with one hand on the wheel and the other attached to a cell phone. within the drivers to be of their best behavior in the rain, if that were the case there would not be a need for this edition of people behaving badly. that is coming up at 6:00 p.m..
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in downtown san francisco, nothing reported there. in the north bay we are seeing areas of heavy rain. rainfall in and he is about a 10th of an inch per hour. heavy rain through most of the day today throughout the bay area. we will have a little bit of a lull overnight we will see shermantine as for the morning to meet. into the evening, another round of sprinkles, thursday into a friday temperatures will stay mild, into the afternoon upper 50s and low 60s expected.
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we will talk about the second round of rain that is expected to roll through. >>pam: severe weather damage in the north bay, trees fall -- fell on two different homes. this damage is estimated be very costly, the trees were about 80 ft. tall. one neighbor said he heard the crash. member we were sitting right here in the front room. my fiancee said, i think the tree came down. >>pam: there's no word on exactly what the damage will cost. terisa estacio was also in the north bay where she found flooded streets and frustrated drivers. >>terisa: it was another miserable they feel in the north bay today. the drivers were hammered with brains.
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this is a 101 in petaluma. on the freeway was driving about 15 mi. per hour and most drivers were matching lace the comedy yet slow because of bad weather. on highway one son was there sonomas, and air attack deaths due to a flooded intersection many people have umbrellas, whole and to let let the rain dropped.
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>>pam: iran continue cause concern progress on all of the major roadways. >> in millbrae half- >>grant: kron4 has learned of a serious trouble spot along highway 1 in pacifica. highway 1 is blocked in both directions after a head on collision. highway patrol says at least two vehicles were involved, this happened about a half an hour ago.
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this is a famously treacherous portion of highway one. for now, it appears the weather has claimed another accident. we do not have any word on injuries by one is closed, we will keep close to accurate can >> 50 stitches% in to us by viewers. unmolested airtran to unclog a storm drain. hi you can see a small landslide there. for updated weather information, check out our web site. all of the information you need is there. according to how her appeals court off off five
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>>pam: one of the speed freak killers, warned herzog committed suicide earlier this year as his partner was revealing locations were in number of the victims were buried. the san francisco school district superintendent says he will retire in july. carlos garcia started job in 2007 in the sense than the district says many of of changes have taken place including an increase in scores on achievement tests. today, the mayor praised the departing superintended. >> thank you for uniting our city and the progress that
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we made. i look forward to working closely with all of you furiously >>pam: the current deputy superintendent will take his place. >>catherine: a man opened fire outside the courthouse in southeast texas today killing one person and injuring three others. before he was arrested, he held hostages at nearby businesses and had been injured in a shootout with police. officers say he rented his pickup to get a gun. >>pam: >>catherine: in ohio a man armed with knives stabbed treaties wolf fled in columbus ohio. he was shot by a list officers as he tried to leave. free of the victims are in critical condition.
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this happened at a privately run career college. the suspect is also in critical condition. an executive has taken his leave from goldman sacks but has not left quietly. he wrote a blistering editorial in the new york times saying that employees at the investment bank talk openly about ripping of clients. he accuses the banks of losing more of fiber and dismissing customers as much this year in for this >>catherine: in world knows ,, a swiss police said the
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bus driver was not speeding, everyone was rings seat belts, they do not know what happened. rescue workers described the accident as a scene from a war. president obama and britain's prime minister are enjoying their get together. at a news conference at the white house and both say they're committed to the mission in afghanistan. david cameron will also honored at a state department luncheon. >>catherine: actor george clooney was in washington talking to lawmakers about the crisis in the sudan in the south sudan. he described a recent visit and said thousands are forced to hide in caves because of daily bombings. he is urging the u.s. to do
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something about those he is referring to as war criminals. >> let's use the techniques we've found in hunting terrorists. >>catherine: sedan and south sudan have been at war over oil prices. clooney says the u.s. does have a financial interest to get things worked out. stay with us, more news after the break. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?
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wall street as a question of >>rob: yes. we cannot hold this morning. we pulled back as the day went on. that is why i'm calling it a loser, only in context, sideways is not down, little by little things are improving. >>rob: this guy made 4 billion while at goldman sacks. >>catherine: you're saying it took him a long time to leave and say maybe this is not good.
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>>rob: i find it hypocritical. every industry has people that do not like their clients or customers. i think him going to the new york times is slimy. i think it is dirty. he is a stanford graduate, clearly he found some religion and that is a great thing, but i do not lie with the in thing. he earned $4 billion over 12 years. >>catherine: better late than never, many. apple is pushing to a new high. >>rob: apple's stock is over $600.
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>>catherine: does march madness translates to a lot of this? >> yes. really need the business but there are some universities were season tickets are up and enrollment is up. >> local restaurants? >> absolutely. >>rob: d.c. use of royalties up 19% last year. most colleges lose money in basketball. >>catherine: we will see you tomorrow.
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>>jaqueline: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. rain droplets on the screen with a wind blowing. the rain is expected to like not tonight and tomorrow. showers conditions will persist in some areas. the next big wave of rain will start tomorrow and friday. right now a few areas still seeing rain. dry conditions in santa rosa are cattlemen. here is a wider view picture of what is going on. widespread rain has lost to the east. another round of rain coming in tomorrow. here is a look at future cat's as we make our way to the evening.
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>> heavy rain starting to approach the no. 8 if the second wave is going to be very similar to what we saw today. widespread rain that will last for several hours. here's a look at temperatures for tomorrow. upper 50s in los '60s. you may have wondered why it is so warm out there, is just the pattern we are seeing. we have seen quite a bit of rain in the sierra. here is a look at future cast 4 tonight. we will see a little bit of a freight in the sierra overnight.
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here's a look at this year forecast for the next few days. friday and saturday rain and snow next year if let's take a look your extended forecast. showers are persisting through the day tomorrow. the rain will take up again into tomorrow morning, friday morning, friday night in setting monetary if you will see colder air brought in with that friday night waits. temperatures in the low 50s. thundershowers look likely through the weekend. definitely keep that in mind. thunderstorms can pop up anywhere. here's a look at your snowbomb.com ski report.
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track stormy weather, this is a live shot from his mt. tam. the winds are still living. it is heavy rain and dangerous conditions throughout the bay area. it is a slow go on the san mateo. he concede the wet pavement. it is wet and difficult to see. visibility is affected. there is some haunting and flooding on bay area roadways. we want to bring you up to speed, jacqueline is here storm tracker 4. it is still pretty busy tour of the bay area. >>jaqueline: some spots are still seeing showers at this area. here is a look at where the rain is the heaviest. we have had the grain moving through the bay headed toward >>stanley: and.
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and about 15 minutes, heavy rainfall over san leandro. an half moon bay we are seeing some decent rainfall this hour. about 500 of an inch of rain per hour. some spots are a little bit heavier. here is a wider view of what is going on. the rain has been fairly steady all day. you can see a broken pattern pushing into marketable definitely be cloudy with a chance of showers. let's talk about the rainfall totals, we have seen a lot of rain in the santa cruz mountains. san francisco rainfall
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totals have really increased. over an inch of rain in just today. rainfall totals in san francisco are at an inch and a half. let's get a look at the weather headlines. into tomorrow is going to be a dreary day again but not quite as bad as what we saw today. another round of heavy rain on tap thursday night into friday morning. >>grant: we're tracking a hot spot, highway one and doubles live has reopened. this is in pacifica. a devil's slide was closed for about an hour after a head-on collision. it is a notoriously dangerous portion of the roadway. at least two vehicles were involved. traffic was stalled in both directions. minor-moderate injuries.
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highway one just reopening about five minutes ago. reggie kumar is on his way and we will bring you updates just as soon as we get them. >>pam: the weather also created havoc in orinda. this happened just before noon along tiger tail court. fire officials had to issue a shelter in place in order to keep nearby residents say. pg&e is still working to restore power that was not that when the tree fell. more trees are down and lafayette, next to orinda. you're looking at video from wagner road near happy valley road. it treats its down some power lines there. hundreds were left without power.
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>>charles: right now we are a lot of the downtown, there is a pretty steady rainfall. it has been like this all day. whenever the rain falls like to check on what is happening. had you can see it is pretty maddy. this city keeps track of the depth of the river so that they can see it will flood or not. this is video showing a graph from on-line show you the last 24 hours and actually, in the last few hours the depth has come down. this is not the only place in marin county. this the roadways are slick
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creates dangers of driving conditions were embarcadero meets the 16th avenue bridge. >>haaziq: drivers coming around the curves to fast run the risk of hydroplaning in losing a droll of their vehicles. >> there are multiple places where i have seen people do that. i have done it. >>haaziq: he says he knows the problem all too well. >> because of the water level they do not see the curve is are they do not see the bottle because it looks like the ground. john >>haaziq: it would be easy to lose control of the vehicle if are driving too quickly. softs
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>>pam: tree limbs came off crashing down, luckily no one was hurt. as maureen kelly shows us, this was just one of many obstacles people face around town. >> this was one of many thoroughfares packed with standing water, it is a similar story at this intersection making for slick conditions for drivers. the freeways are no better. in this video you can see what the lower deck of the bay bridge looks like here in if caltrans workers had a busy day dealing with a roadway flooding. because train here created a massive powell.
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it has not been easy for pedestrians either. at this corner, you can see a block of sewer grate is preventing a small stream of water from going down into the gutters. situations like this are making for a saudi walk. >>pam: take a look at this video. nearby at conditions in late talk. ms. is great news for ski resorts or but it is not said for people travelling across the mountains. car >>caller: i am in the sierra along interstate 80, a mother here is quite different and it was on google. house chain requirements were lifted by nucleus the
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only thing drivers had to contend with was the effect of the rain, snow drifts had risen to the top of the three sides and there were vehicles that accumulate lot of snow on the feds. cassin high >>pam: if you're trying to get out of town or have a family friend to get back to the bay area, it will take a lot of extra time. hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled at san francisco international because of the lane. you can see the lines backing out. since those delays are still a major problem. some people walking risks until tomorrow. j.r stone has been at at the airport all safe.
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>>j.r.: i spoke with a few people who got delayed coming year. now they are stuck at missed their flights overseas. they say they are not getting much help in getting to where the need to go to see their spouses to. >> these are to military wives >> it sucks that we can i get a flight. i am tired. >> it has been seven months since i have seen him. we are trying to get their tax. the loss of miss insults a marat they said. >> we got married and then he left. we got married december 1st and select a sucker for a theory cut for >> it has been hectic and bad. if asahara
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>>da: it has been a really long and hectic. they have been trying to help us. everyone has a different answer. no one knows what is going on. tampa is a lot better than the way this is operated here. >> you can see some of the travelers in the distance. flights coming in have already been canceled her today. >>catherine: you could learn a lesson from the mistakes of other drivers. fannie's bid police are handing out tickets. net at 6:00 p.m., hundreds of teachers are preparing thick pink slips the tomorrow. the mayor of san francisco says some of the jobs in the
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>> yes but i do not have it with me. >>gary: she is also missing a driver's license and proof of insurance. >>officer: in this rainy weather you have to wear a seatbelt, your license is suspended. >>stanley: this driver was caught with one hand on the wheel and one hand attached to a cell phone on her ear. >>officer: is dangerous to be talking on your phone. traffic katz's double statistically when it is raining. >>stanley: this driver was tailgating not just with one car but with two separate vehicles. >>officer: you are falling too closely to those cars. >> when it is raining like this have to be extra careful. it will take you over to an added fee to stop your car and dry weather, when it is
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one and a dad and my flat for >> this is a larger picture here. they are doing what they have to do. we were together beginning the process less strenuous. >>pam: 485 school employees for received pink slips. tonight on our newscast at 8:00 p.m. we will tell you which other school districts are bracing for layoffs.
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>> our top stories are the rain. in the east a quarter of an inch of rain. showers are continuing over the bay area but they are lightening us a little thin. share conditions should persist tomorrow in some places. we will keep the showers in the forecast called for the day. '50s and '60s and the date. shark conditions tomorrow and the next round of rain tomorrow night into friday morning. another round of rain friday night and saturday morning. that will bring a blast of
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cold air. temperatures as we get our only in the low 50s. thundershowers are likely. even though you may see a few breaks in son you definitely want to keep the umbrella handy. cynthia >>grant: traffic is a jet on 80 headed towards the lower deck of the bay bridge. it had been very congested on my long. as we look at the san mateo bridge, traffic is a bit more sparse. it's in the rain and fog conditions can really be seen. the headlights are eastbound from foster city headed into hayward. it has been a rough evening commute and we are not done yet.
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>> here in the north bay the rain has caused several problems like this closure of highway 12 towards sonoma. officials close to the area early in the day due to flooding. in the north bay, terisa estacio kron4 news. >> another wednesday in marin county. x right now the creek is at 4.5 ft. of depth, it would
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have to be over 12 ft. to be a flooding hazard. at the moment, the creek is safe. elsewhere in marin county there is minor flooding making a very slick for drivers in some of the lower elevation areas. you ran >> smart phone feathers are on the rise. san francisco police are saying there are around 180 smart phone robberies a month. santa allows six a day. the lees are revising the do
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you can see rick santorum in the green. you can see from the placement that he is doing well in some of the southern states where romney has been struggling. but santorum has come out on top in nine steps so forth. call me to the rescinded gingrich there in the yellow. sources at south carolina. camp is shrugging off the victories yesterday saying that their candidate is way ahead in the delegate count and that is all that matters. the british prime minister seems to be having och
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>>catherine: a transformer fire caused a mass in boston. the hall was a lot of darkness and traffic lights. it really was a problem. nearby hotel guests were evacuated because of heavy smoke. others were told to stay inside with windows closed. the problems extended to several neighborhoods. >>pam: coming up gary radnich with sports and buster cozy busts out with his first hit of the spring and is a big one. gary has that story and all of the sport's next curious
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innings. >>gary: the 49ers loss and offensive linemen. he has signed it the arizona cardinals. manning tam was one of the great stars. a sideline over the shoulder catch in mystical, a very key moment in the game. he will be visiting the 49ers tomorrow. the richest receiver in nfl history, eight years, 132 million for calvin johnson from detroit free 60 million
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>> it is a risky move, on this dan cox and -- on the part of the war years. i understand why they did it the big question i have is if it could not have waited until the offseason to do this deal? >>gary: de think sometimes you look at a player and technology is a great individual, you're just tired of looking at them and you feel like he can do better? >> as a player, his time has run its course as a warrior.
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i believe the party was neutral. he needed a fresh start. i do not think he had been treated correctly by the organization. he needed a fresh start. i understand why they made them both. i would have felt better if they would've gotten something more secure in terms of getting it back. when police in >>gary: deep think they could have swung something better? >> they could of done something better before the trade deadline. depending on where they are in the draft or who they can pick up, this is a draft that is mostly power forwards, not centers.
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if they were to look into any davis, it changes the template of what you're going after. it seems like the owner wanted eight the man at any cost and made a little more of a gamble that he needed to make. adam suspect i cannot believe this deal would not have still been there even after the draft lottery day some cahow xi 1/2 hall head
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george clooney's dangerous new mission. how close was he to getting attacked? and lindsay lohan's new alleged hit and run, could she go back to jail? plus, our daily dose of "pop culture intelligence." i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. "the insider" is on. new trouble for lindsay lohan this morning. >> before her late-night car crash and after. >> did she drive away and switch seats with her passenger? >> if she's guilty she could go straight to jail. then -- clooney escapes danger in the war zone. zwl how close was the rocket to you? >> it was close enough to feel it. >> the oscar winner today on the rocket launch that could have killed him. was bobbi kristina's winfrey interview a mistake? >> her inter
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