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@ñ@ñ continues again today. it looks like we will stay wet while into the weekend. good morning. i am james fletcher. there is the release of the new ipad today, the latest on that coming up. first, let's get to the weather. >>erica: happy friday. it looks like the bay area is looking up to rain fall once again. right now, the rain accumulations are sitting just north of the golden gate. as we zoom in on storm
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tracker 4, you can see itself sitting in the center of the san rafael bridge making its way closer to the east shore freeway. rain along highway 101 down towards assaults a leader, right now really just looks like the north bay is dealing with the rain. for the most part we are dry, but we do have a little bit of drizzle. into the 6:00 hour it looks like the rain chances could stick north of the golden gate. we could see some pretty
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heavy downpour for the entire bay area. the gramm is green indicates 2-5 mi. of the visibility from santa rosa to the golden gate. in terms of temperatures, mid-50s. it is not too cold out there. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows we will hold on for a chance of rain as we head into tomorrow. we could see moderate-heavy downpours. the chance to see sunshine returns on sunday.
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in the traffic center, we do have some minor accidents but we do not have any hot spots to alert you to. lights to deal with. on the golden gate he will see what roadways to contend with. a little bit of fog but no accidents on the entire ride along highway 101. >>james: we have more weather coverage, the weather showing a lot of problems in santa cruz.
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one river has changed course and affecting the boardwalk. >> adapted jack's ira ship is still high and dry. the boardwalk is pretty much deserted the will be open this weekend, weather and water per bedding. you can see how easily the rushing water erodes the sand as if carves a deeper channel here about 300 yds north of where it is supposed to be. this suggests the river is no longer rising but with
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more rain on the way, that could change. most agree this is the most dramatic change that they can remember. >>james: in mill valley, high winds knocked down a lot of trees. now, there is another problem they are living with. those lands are touching power lines. the tree itself is leading severely in the they're worried that it could fall over. some residents are concerned about losing electricity.
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>> we will have to wait for pg&e to trim back some of the branches that are touching the the lions. we will let deal with those of tilth full lines are clear from the beginning. >>james: pg&e says there are looking into this situation and hopefully will find a resolution quickly. >> these storm drains were cleaned out thursday by the department of public works, in this video he can see the crew's going to town.
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they have cleaned it several problematics storm drains out before bed and they have added another shift of workers, a day crude and night for. they are busy and there are concerns about stories at certain locations. >> the main thing is to keep this in its open fifth need the rain but it hinders our capabilities. everything from their rooms and bettors goes into the sewers. fact sometimes we can't keep up with the flow. for >> they do have extra crews coming in this weekend in anticipation of more rain.
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for j.r stone, kron4 news. >>james: stay tuned to kron4 as we continue to track the rain over the bay area and we will have the latest on our broadcast aired check our web site as well, www.kron4.com. there camping out and palo alto and sleeping on sidewalks, waiting for the new apple ipad which will go on sale later this morning. here is video of some of the people camped at. cut cake thompson was with some of the diehard apple fans treat >> how many marches have you gone to? seven. this will be his eight overnight sleep over to snag the latest apple products, this time, the new ipad. >> people do not understand but after and they find out
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>> i have one on order already but i am still going in line to buy one for my son and one from another. >> chris was the first in line. he was here since 10:00 p.m. on wednesday. he will be spending the night on the content with two friends. >> it is definitely time to upgrade. >> of the box is keeping campers' happy giving out food, games and a survival kits. >> we have these kits that include blankets, one of our drop boxes as a beet, poncho, peach bottom of it all cars, just to help them do tonight. hopefully will moderate a lot.
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also shows we're watching a he few heavier of all for tonight. that will bring nothing pretty severe rain friday night and into saturday. there will be doing a shortly with future cast 4 and a breakdown of what we can expect. it looks like next week will have build a great get some sunshine but still a chance of showers, nothing there at 30. we will review quickly with a couple of live look very the golden gate on the left of the favorite of the right. it is a staff of a growth area we're back with more in a minute for.
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of the damage. fear is a look at what is left from all of those floors of if officials say this with a part of a larger system that brought hail off and heavy rains. there are no reports of any injuries or deaths the f fredericks as the crews are still sifting through rubble trying to assess damage and make a proper account of everyone who was there. for 20 a touchdown near the university of michigan in ann arbor. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is light. the fifth fifth >>erica: we have a lot of what weather to speak of in the north bay. on the bay bridge incline we are seeing the ball out there. along with a bid for the we have fog and rain.
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and look what we will see a light drizzle along the peninsula and the coast line at the range which is in. later this after the fifth of the critique moderate rainfall fury if like 80 of we expect the heaviest rain for the if we visit the area. more of that and that forecast. right now from for a portion of the event of wet weather making its way closest to the area. the rain has not yet crossed the golden gate. the light green indicate for the light wave of year if a lot of communities are dealing with heavy drizzle right now.
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for say, you may need you here with jill wipers a couple of times. a lot of cloud cover is situated over the bay area for e.f. we have another cold front headed our way for the moderate rainfall as we head into the morning hours. and it looks like the north bay, the cold wind and fortunes of the for the fluff did not even have heavy fog. half half the areas of yellow and gave visibility daphnis a mile. for the most part, for fifties in downtown san fill ferry off vallejo and fairfield.
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your 7 day around the forecast shows the rain sticking around into the weekend with pretty heavy showers from morning. it will start to lighten up as we headed to the active and. we do have the potential to season sunshine as we head into the latter part of the weekend but we did keep the transfer on and off showers, between 10-30 percent chance of rain fall for the next work week. we will keep you apprised of the timing. all is well on the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic moving well from all three of the approaches. this and the tail is drive for now but we do have some rain-approached the coast on within the next couple of hours. no problems at the 101-92 interchange purify over at the golden gate you will see it light conditions and traffic moving at the limit. as we take it over to the traffic maps you will see
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interstate 580 moving well coming of the of the mob has. no accidents on the nimitz and conditions are looking pretty good along the peninsula. no accidents on the bayshore freeway. in germany and slowing along to a difficult directions. >>james: we are learning more this morning about the victims of the deadly accident on highway 13 and a plan yesterday. we brought you the story line. the accident was caused by a tree that fell nearby highway. the driver of the vehicle was 18 year old, he and his passengers got into the car and were standing near the shoulder of the road. the second vehicle hit the tree in full leaf the tea leaves of of less than half the size of the roof if meanwhile, several trees also fell in san francisco. one came crashing down near
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hyde and washington streets, pretty intense damage. the tree also off the cable car line for a couple of hours. fortunately, no one was hurt. in other news around the bay, emeryville police are asking for the public's help to find a man they say is armed and dangerous. the suspect attempted to rape a woman. they say he pretended to be security guard and followed the female employee to her car in the parking garage near powell streets. he then pulled out a weston and pressed it against trotsky cukes >> he qr to the trunk of the car and we believe the he was attempting to move her to another location of. >>james: he is also wanted
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in a restaurant robbery few days earlier where he also tried to recently there. hicks >>james: in california 20,000 teachers jobs are on the chopping block in many of those jobs are right in and. . dan kerman spoke with teachers about the impact on students. could abandoned teaching is who i am. with each thinks that i have received it is like my life is being taken. >> for the fourth year in a row this teacher has received notice that she might be laid off. >> what are we teaching our children? they do not value education? >> nearly 25 percent of this district teaching staff have received pink slips. >> it means i do not have the security of having a job, instead of planning for teaching third grade next week, i do not know what to plan for other than looking for a job.
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>> nearly 20,000 teachers statewide have received preliminary layoff notices. 1400 of which are in the bay area. in past years the number of teachers laid off was significantly less than those notified but this year could be different basic. >> the federal government and of want to see this anymore. soft end is hard to use the past as a critical for the future. off than the teachers and parents call on californians funding because they say be devastated. >> these are just preliminary layoff notices to the final notices have to go out by may 15th.
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>>james: here is a live look at the golden gate. >>erica: on pvc most of the rainfall is situated to the north. mountain town deep scanned sonoma county are getting hit with a wet weather right now. flick we're picking up some rain fall on highway 101. as a ticket wider view of the north bay, even some of
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we could start to dry thins out for portions of the no. 8 before the most part, on and off showers even into the overnight. here is a look at current temperatures. coupled with the drizzle, a little bit of fog in slightly windy conditions. as we take a look at your 7 day around the base forecast, rain in the forecast as we head into the weekend. we could pick up some intense showers tomorrow morning. it will become more scattered in nature as we head into the afternoon. the first chance for sunshine is actually sunday.
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cost >> suddenly there was a gigantic noise and the tree fell and hit the windows. >>haaziq: this massive train followed -- this a massive tree fell right on top of this home and the room that was occupied by her 76 year-old mother. >> i saw the green and my window. it completely blocked the window. i thought it was going to come through, but it did not.
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even apple co-founder steve was the act is camped out in front of a store and lots and list. >> i did not get a high memory i've had in the past, i have a good reason to upgrade. >>james: gabe slate has more. some >> 924 hour wal-mart's will be opening at regular hours and apple stores will be opening early at 8:00 a.m.. verizon stores are also opening early at 8:00 a.m.. at&t stores are opening at
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9:00 a.m.. best buy, radio shack and target will not be opening early. apple stores have traditionally have the longest lines. you may want to try a non apple store, but they tend to sell out fast because they do not get as much inventory. if you know a radio shack hidden from the foot traffic, that could be your best bet. i recommend the web site gesell for treating all the gadgets, they give you the most money back. for more information on a
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here is a quick look coming up in a little bit. we have a new story out of afghanistan, a deadly nato chopper crash crashed into a house near the capital of kabul killing 12 soldiers on board and to people on the ground. nato has already said that no enemy activity was in the area at the time of the crash gruden the lawyer for the u.s. soldier accused of killing afghan citizens says that he saw a close friend lose his leg today before. the suspect had been injured twice during his previous deployments to rock and did
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with rainfall just south of canal the looks like a greater portion of the bay area dealing with the rain fall. this has resumed out, you can see most of the north be dealing with fog. even though it is raining in our area, if you are in some of our east bay spots, you may still need to use your windshield wipers into a manly. there is a lot of cloud cover is situated over the area. we have another call from sliding its way closer to great area fox crinkled or
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driving up the cost of jet fuel. airlines have raised ticket prices twice already this year. earlier this week, southwest has said they will not post a profit for january-march because of fuel prices. back to california and a major school cuts on the horizon, across the state 20,000 teaching jobs are on the chopping block. many of those in jeopardy are right here in the bay area. there is also growing zinsser among paris. >> less teachers mean less education. >> that is the feeling across the board among parents at james logan high school in union city. nearly 10 teachers at this school received pink slips. >> it is in foreign debt they have the same teachers
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throughout the years that there is some type of consistency with what they're morning. >> parents say they are worried about how their children will perform one class size ratios increased. a district spokesperson told me the district could be forced to close after selective these like football, band and forensics at a high schools because they do not have the money to contribute for those extracurricular programs. >> some people want ross mirkirimi out of office after pleading guilty for false imprisonment. in exchange he had his three misdemeanor domestic violence charges dropped. groups advocating against domestic violence say they do not trust the sheriff. >> we would like for him to step down and do his work at
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batterers' intervention, he may not want to do that. he has not shown himself to be someone who would do that. i think it will be on the city leadership to do that. >>james: mayor ed lee says he has not decided whether or not he will try to remove the sheriff from office. in the national news, but locally a bitch is now a federal prison inmate. we have video of him enjoying his last few moments of freedom yesterday.
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>> on the eve of his departure from prison he held a farewell conference. >> you can understand what the years ahead will entail. a former lobbyist served four years in prison for defrauding clients and bribing lawmakers had this advice. >> he basically has to keep his head down, if he plays to the celebrity and all of
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finally its overlapping and portions of san francisco and the north bay as well from sausalito to santa rosa. your 7 day around the bay shows wet weather today and tomorrow but particularly tonight and over by tomorrow we have heavy rain expected around the bay. we have some quick headlines and back with more in just a moment. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. half
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this are watching the next round of storms in the bay area. rain moving from san francisco to the north bay and this time it looks like it is headed for the south bay as well. like traffic on the bay bridge so far. let's get a check on whether. >>darya: it seems like it is just sliding in this morning. >> days. >>james: we have reports coming in that rain is getting heavier as he pushed in fact he was the raid.
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as the host to the north how let's take a closer look and get a sample of the rainfall rates in some of the darker areas. if the rain is steady and widespread. extra all of that green is tracking to the east toward the peninsula. a scattered showers forecast for most of the morning he and into the afternoon and then tonight, we will expect
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quite a bit of rain. severe thunderstorm potential for this evening. >>george: so far a good start to the morning commute. we're not tracking any hot thoughts, problems or delays. we could see another rough commute this morning. here is the bay bridge westbound. light traffic headed into the clause of. no delays or wind advisories so far for this or other state area bridges gearhart some of what
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>>darya: here is a live look outside, 80 at truckee is a little bit wet. we will be right back. >>james: the new ipad goes on sale in less than three hours during apple is opening its doors after fade a.m.. long lines are already forming. here's a look at tents the chair outside. the first person started camping out at 10:00 p.m. on wednesday. if you do not want to wait here are eight views
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francisco and has not made its way to the south bay yet. >>mark: investigators say one man fatally shot his sister in a murder/suicide. family members told police they believe he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. police say they found clues in the home vindicating that the mother could be in danger. >>darya: a jury is said to hear details on the pepper spray incident at uc-davis. a task force investigation was done into the november 18th crackdown. you can see video of where police were spring teargassed. the findings were published
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>>craig: this is the amount of the san lorenzo river. he conceded concrete and a man down below. they say they have done the job and it is safe and with all the rain coming in of the next few days the river could be rising again. off what they did out there with a big tobacco at the mouth of the river leading into the ocean hentoff's they are hoping that is close to be all right. they're planning is on opening the full loss to the public today. they think they're confident enough that the work they have done will be enough that the area down below will not be undercut by the river and cause more damage.
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>>darya: how is the commute going? >>george: so far, we are still asleep and we have not been woken from our slumbers. it is possible that because it is friday we will see a little less congestion. the ride on the bay bridge is still pretty light with no backups delays or problems. you're right on highway 80, the east shore freeway has been a pretty good commute. fast as we pick up the traffic maps he'll see if
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the ride going through san leandro. things are pretty wacky this morning. before the ride on 80 looks good westbound. phi pham the marin county ride is a 22-23 minute drive time. >>darya: an update on a story that we brought you live yesterday morning, we're learning more about the victims of a downed tree that cause a deadly accident in oakland. the tree fell at 4:00 a.m. near the park boulevard turn off. in 18 year-old crashed into the tree. he and his passengers got out of the car and another vehicle came by hitting a tree and the vehicle then
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careened into the drive for killing him instantly. he was a student at uc- berkeley. several trees came down in san francisco today. one tree fell down and smashed a car and also blocked a cable line for a couple hours or air. in that case, no one was hurt. khmer >> we will be right track as kron4 news continues.
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bill >>erica: if you're heading in that direction for the weekend, chains for interstate 80 and highway 50. as with but at future cast we could actually get another foot of snow as we head into 2:00 p.m. today. as we begin to advance the clock check out the 10:00 hour. there is certainly a lot of snow fall to look forward to. >>darya: in national news a string of tornadoes has damaged more than 100 homes in southern michigan.
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they have agreed directed the water to the south. this is the retaining wall and on the boardwalk. they're trying to cut san underneath. the problem is as the river looks calm, there is more rain coming in the next 48 hours. it is a plane earlier in the week that caused the problems that we see. right now hangs are calm. >>darya: so far so good will traffic? >>george: so far we have no hot spots, problems were delays. how he went--we may see a rough commute. no problems
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they did not plan on opening the door and silica clock. all of these people will continue to be in the rain waiting for the doors to open. many of them have been here over night. i asked some of these people why come here when they could have led to a wal- mart. they say it is more fun when they gather with all of these people. >>mark: a quick break as the kron4 news is with you until 10:00 p.m..
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>>darya: we are tracking a storm in the east bay, yoli aceves is in oakland right now on interstate 80 to take a look at conditions there. the morning. >>yoli: this morning. since if the dry statement will not last for too long. already there was quite a bit of a heavy rain. for now at the moment, it is drive. cajon >>darya: hotels in let's see when things will get wet. >>james: phil is a year look at the bay area's in lindsay if this we're starting off a light drizzle and fog. there are areas of moderate rainfall afternoon, col hon
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from interstate 80 to the carquinez and into the san ramon valley we are seeing rain. in dublin and pleasanton, light rain falling at the moment. in the north bay, rain is ending as the head towards novato. rain is not too far out and trekking towards the city. interstate 80 from a vallejo past vacaville towards sacramento is seen light rain falling. xi flight rain expected
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through the north bay. for lunch, maybe some pockets of clearing. by 5:00 p.m. the rain will be solidly over the north bay. hail will be a possibility and strong winds. 9:09 p.m. it will set over the heart of the day. while you are sleeping it will push through. by 2:00 a.m. we could finally see some clearing.
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saturday we will have the chance of scattered showers but we could be done by early saturday morning. by sunday, a little more sunshine. monday, tuesday and into next week a 10-20 percent chance of scattered showers here and there. for the most part generally dry conditions with more sunshine. >>george: we are not yet tracking any problems or hot spots for the westbound ride. is it did commute with no delays leading to the bay bridge. this on highway one now
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wynans to and from marin county, rain as predicted. the deck is let the traffic is the delay. cost their ride on 580 west still looks good. no delays as you head south on 83 were. >>darya: the recent storm caused damage in san francisco. take a look at video from the marina. a tree smashed into the car. no one was in a car when it happened. says yesterday's break in
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the rain gave cruise a chance to do some clean-up, this is the difference in francisco. >>mark: the lawyer for the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians said his clients of his friend get his leg blown off the day before and was against being deployed. he had been injured twice and iraq and did not want to go to afghan ethnic--and did not want to go to afghanistan. details have not been independently verified serious >> it is a tragedy all the way around. this soldier has an exemplary record. he had injuries to his brain and body.
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i think that is an issue, it is a concern. >>mark: hamid karzai is accusing the u.s. of not cooperating with the investigation. this soldier is expected to be flown to the military prison as early as today. >>darya: the death toll in bangladesh has climbed to one of the 42 after police have found three more bodies. the ferry carried more than two of the people when it sank on tuesday after colliding with a heart of los as if the authorities said that 35 people were rescued and another for a swim to shore. police have identified the 22 children and six adults killed in this of us crash and switzerland on tuesday. the bus went into the wall of a tunnel and smashed into
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the wall telling all of these children kif for for fast pfft the bus hit a wall less than an hour after heading home from a ski vacation in the swiss alps. according to run at >>mark: north korea has plans to launch a satellite into space. capoot workforce when of talk faugh >>darya: it has started pouring along 101.
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