we will take a quick break. here is a live look at cityhall, we will be right back.

paul as common a man was shot by taking his dog for a walk,

it happened wednesday night in a quiet east bay neighborhood. this haaziq madyun spoke with a woman who lives near the victim. >> one day after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of an unarmed 17 year-old, george zimmerman led before a judge and large he would remain in custody. >> this is where the bullet went through, after it went through cracks arm. >>haaziq: the bullet was fired on wednesday night hitting this homeowner in the oakland hills, after he was confronted like to send wearing dark hoodies while walking his dog. >> i would say around 70 p.m. i heard a gunshot. >> a close friend and neighbor said she was on the scene shortly after the shooting occurred. >> he comes out and said, i have been shot.

>> the homeowner wrapped his life to these clothing items the ec years. the life of the shooting victim says it was their dog kenya that scare the two men away. >> she would not let them near my husband. >> investigators say they have a limited information on the suspects in this case. >>justine: we do have surveillance video of what police believe is the vehicle of the suspect's record as it was driving away from the scene. oakland investigators say it appears to be a dark two- door sedan. meanwhile, concerned residents are using a group of e-mail accounts to expressed frustration with what they say is a lack of police presence and concern about a spike in crime going on and oakland hills.

>> 1 e-mail in particular just mentions that the police told us a point blank that they just do not have the manpower to come here. >> we want to know what they plan on doing. >> we are secluded appear. we do not get a lot of police protection. >> people thinking about moving and taking up arms to protect themselves and their homes. >> the spokesperson for the oakland police department give us a general response telling us that they are aware of the impact of crime in the oakland hills and have directed resources to address the situation. it is time for a quick break on this friday the 13th. on the upper deck of the bay bridge, traffic is moving nice and light from the east bay and san francisco. hey, your high speed internet here at home...

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appeared in court for the first time, the neighborhood watch volunteers says that he shot treyvon martin in self-defense. >> one day after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of an unarmed 17 year-old, george zimmerman what before a judge and learned that he would remain in custody until his arraignment. >> you will be set for a formal arraignment on may 29th. >> and lawyers from each side reacted. >> we are pleased. the judge is following the law. very basic. >> not much to report. it was a very standard procedure. we have an arraignment set

for the 29. we will attempt for a bond emotions between now and then. >> the special prosecutor announced charges against zimmerman and a wednesday afternoon press conference, 46 days after the death of treyvon martin and a massive outcry for zimmerman to rest. >> we do not soseki because of public pressure or petition. braha would prosecute based on the facts of any given case. >> the mother of treyvon martin said she would like to hear from zimmerman. >> one of the things that i still believe in, a person should apologize when they are remorseful for what they have done. >> is a man turned himself in on wednesday afternoon. if convicted he faces up to life in prison for the death of treyvon martin. >>justine: a judge is refusing to throw out child sex abuse charges against

jerry sandusky. he is accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15 year period of time. his lawyer says the statute of limitations has run out for eight of those victims but a judge has so far rejected that argument. sandusky faces more than 50 criminal counts of sexual abuse. >>erica: we have to get through this morning and this afternoon storm. we're dealing with residual showers. have the intensity for some of our spot. that will continue into the afternoon. with the sun would increase the potential for some thunderstorms. temperatures will be sitting in the upper 50s. as we take things into the evening it looks like we will start to dry things up in clear things out around the bay area. tass today it looks like we will see nothing but sunshine.

heavy rain and a concord and fairfield area. you will see that by noon for the most part things will clear out. spotted showers in the santa rosa and livermore valley and down into san jose. relatively dry for san francisco, the peninsula and the east shores. he will certainly want to keep an umbrella handy. it looks like by 5:00 p.m. we could run into drizzle and a wet road race. for the most part the system is out of our here for your evening commute home. passed today we will be in joint pretty pleasant conditions. because we do have high cloud cover, temperatures are running warmer.

>>erica: we concede monday showers, a 20 percent chance of showers as a head into thursday. in the traffic center we do have since been out because of the weather. drive with extra caution and allow yourself extra time including the bridge which is under a high wind advisory. right now it is 8-9 minutes from the foot of the mes to fremont. for the most part, all is well on the san mateo bridge. we do not have any accidents or problems getting to the average from the 880 approach.

we have reports of a mudslide on highway one. conditions in the east bay are slow on highway 4 in both directions. >>justine: a democratic strategist is now in damage control, apologizing and clarifying over and over again 1/5 after a cnn contributor made a comment about the life of mitt romney. mary ellen hawkins has the story it all started when hilary rosen question of qualifications of the wife of mitt romney >> at his wife has never worked a day in her life.

phnom >> my career choice was to be a mother and i think all of us need to know we need to respect the choices that women make. other women and make other choices. >> we have to respect women and all of those choices. >> there is no tougher job than being a mother. i do not have a lot of patience about the commentary of spouses of political candidates. my general view is, those of us in public life, our families are civilians. >> rose and apologize in a statement and appeared on cnn several times to backpedal. >> i have kids. the new mother is one of the hardest jobs. working mothers, they are extremely hard jobs. i know. i have assured them both.

>> this is not about an army or anything else other than let's talk about what women's opportunities are and what president will serve them best. >>justine: a very wet golden gate, a lot of people waking up to rain. we will be tracking the forecasts and we will design and is with vicki liviakis. half

sunshine, we have a relatively nice weekend ahead. concord at 56.

the rain is really coming down. overnight there was a steady rainfall. traffic is light. once traffic picks up, be careful out there. yesterday, even at normal speeds, people lost control of their cars.

construction in san fransisco caused a major backup on the bay bridge. >>george: we have been watching things steadily deteriorated. >> eventually the traffic jam extended into the macarthur maze. only the westbound lanes were affected. the metering lights at the toll plazas or turn on and the delays lasted until early afternoon. as for what may have caused the backup, there was construction along fremont street. that is where the crews are building the new trans bay terminal. that may have slowed down drivers trying to exit at fremont.

one construction worker said similar work is planned for friday morning. anyone planning on driving into the city should check traffic reports. >>justine: some are delivered signals of an unidentified object at the bottom of a lake, searchers for sierra lamar went under water. >> each packing more than 115 lbs. of gear and about an hour's worth of air, a sheriff's divers weeded into the murky water early thursday in the ongoing search for sierra lamar. >> weaver here two days ago searching with ourselves

are, looking for anything they could be associated with a case. the device is shaped like a torpedo, it is towed behind the dive team vote. operators then interpret those images and direct divers to that location. similar technology was used in a lacy peterson case. one object they found appears to be in a submerged vehicle. >> the divers are expected to resume their search on friday and from there they will will on to another

reservoir further south. when one of the

>>justine: st. louis what did the regular series since the first time since 1994-'95.

it is opening day for the giants jamie moyer failed in his second attempt to become the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. today is the home opener for the giants at at&t park. kiberlee sakamoto have a look at how much you have to pay. >>kimberlee: no matter where you get your tickets, they

will cost you some big bucks. he can still get tickets on the giants' official page, they are not sold out yet the the ones left are pretty pricey. on stubhub the cheapest ones will be standing room only or the seeds for this away from the field and even those will set you back going anywhere from $60-$200 per ticket. if you want to sit close to the field or in a comfortable clubbable section, be ready to shell out a lot. you'll find it better deals on cragslist.

>>justine: here is another live picture into the newsroom. this is at&t park in the dark. they have already opened up the stadium for the media. we're going to be taking a tore a little bit later on. whether coming up after this.

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>>gabe: airbuses and san francisco that have video cameras built into them. as there are driving through the city, they have a camera at street level into one of the side of the bus to captured license plates. the parking ticket that i received said one of the video cameras on a bus captain did parking illegally ended now have to pay this ticket. off i was amazed by this technology, i called it set up the applied to the video and they showed it to me. take a look at my vehicle. it was my car and it was my license plate. >> i pulled over when i got a phone call while driving. i was pulled over for one man did it in admitted a buses drove by at that video of me sitting there.

i pulled into a meter is thought it was a no parking spot between 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.. the rock video footage is down loaded into the servers and and parking enforcement agents and watch the video looking for parking violations. they use their experience in new-line local parking lots and there is built-in gps at a time code. the muni vehicle is a law enforcement entities. it is running around in the discount tickets. >>justine: we will take a quick break with a live look outside on the upper deck of

the bay bridge. a lot of places are getting pounded with rain this morning. we will show you radar and talk about the maccaroni lady when we come back.

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>>justine: the latest social media craze is a pair of 80 year old women named frankie and doddy. >> they are charming the pants off of the internet by the coolest. they may not sell and ipad from april have thought frankie and doddy took over kraft macaroni and cheese social media for three days, monopolizing facebook and terrorizing twitter.

they posted photos on facebook of themselves at 16. by the end of their three days social meteor train frankie described as a mind- boggling and heartwarming.

there are critics that said the women are being exploited. another person says it is ridiculous. >>justine: we have a much more ahead on this friday the 13th. we will have weather and

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>> they get it done in as of friday april 13th. ominous the weather around the bay area. the rain is coming down and strong thunderstorms over night. let's get the latest on the forecasted erica. >>erica: here is a live look at storm tracker 4. it is running around the entire theory of with the heaviest rain in linden ended down in the south bay. as resumed in it is dry along highway 101. heavy rain coming down the east shore freeway. it is not as intense for interstate 580 or the 80 corridor.

the heaviest rain is situated in some of the inland in the east bay spots. expect hazardous driving conditions coming down to 42 through walnut creek. looks like the wet weather will be with us for the next couple of hours. intense downpours for highway 101 and 880. it looks like we're dealing with light rain.

the wide use shows more wet weather to come sitting offshore. still looks like we will start to try things out as we head into the evening hours. >>mark: we continue team coverage of bay area weather.

>> the rain is getting heavier and commuters are picking up speeds of maybe, they should not be if. there was a lot of drug out of water. hopefully that will not happen again today. >>yoli: i have already seen that some people walking around in their giants care.

>>mark: we will keep covering the rain as we're watching conditions around the bay. will tran is on the 80 in hayward. so hydroplaning is a major concern. the rain is so hard, i fancy she is of water. you have to be careful.

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>>erica: welcome back to the kron4 news. we are taking a look at storm tracker 4. it looks like we do see dry breaks in the marin county however check out concord it fairfield. a heavy dose of wet weather coming down the east shore freeway. as we take a wider view of the east the inland spots, the heavy rain over concord and walnut creek, pretty much the same story for those of the driving along highway 4 out of the antioch towards its board. we have been dealing with a

moderate-heavy downpours so if this is your commute this morning, definitely be aware of cuddling and that could take place. allow yourself extra time and keep a safe distance between you and the car in front of you. it looks like the rain is pretty light in nature. it looks like things are starting to dry out.

dry conditions for the delta and fairfield. this as we advance the clock into the 1:00 hour, a little bit of sunshine and not too much in a way of cloud cover for downtown san francisco. tomorrow we will see mild conditions and temperatures in the '60s and a warming trend on sunday. it looks like high pressure will be with us through most of next week. a 20 percent chance of showers as we head into thursday. >> the mudslide was 2 ft. high does it is not fully

blocking lanes. a chp cruiser has been parked in front of the mudslide with its lights flashing so that as traffic has no. they will slow down past the scene. traffic is living slowly past the scene to protect motorists. the backup on the bay bridge yesterday did not end until the noon hour. decorative as a result of road work in san francisco. we are watching that pretty closely today. the ride on the san mateo bridge is problem free. your ride on the golden gate, no reports of flooding.

we still have pretty light traffic conditions but even as this early hour there are a couple spots where you'll find yellow on the roadway sensors. that is likely the result of motorists slowing down because of the heavy rainfall. in the north bay there are no delays for 101 southbound. >>mark: there will be no city services in oakland. this is a part of a scheduled business closer. police, fire and other emergency services will not be affected. the first public statement is expected from the family of a man who was beaten to

death at his east bay home near the two months ago. >> with this ordinance would do not know what is going on. >> with building codes and a high rent in walnut creek, if someone wanted to come

into this city, telling them to have to close at 11:00 p.m., will they ever recovering their investment. >> city leaders began discussing the ordinance after increase in violent brawls and other public disturbances earlier this year. >> the u.n. security council scheduled an emergency meeting after the field rocket launch and north korea. north korea claims the launch was meant to send a satellite to study crops and the weather patterns although most nations including the u.s. are skeptical and say it was testing missile technology and a violation of resolutions will be right back as the kron4 news continues. more on bay area weather coming up.

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>>mark: will come back. we're watching very heavy rain right now in the east bay on 680 and walnut creek. from concord stretching to livermore into downtown san jose coffee as the line is this into the bay with a last gasp of heavy rains. things are starting to wrap up around petaluma and san jose.

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>>mark: welcome back. we're watching the area weather. we're outside at&t part waiting for the home opener this afternoon. we're watching heavy rain coming down. and anarchy

>>erica: to address in the upper 50s ended this evening we will be trying things out making the way for critical and conditions as we head into the weekend. it looks like our drive to the western half of the bay area.

hans future cast 4, you'll see it to the the clock our media with residual showers. as for your 7 day around the bay forecast we will continue to see rate for the first half of today and into the weekend mild conditions for temperatures in the '60s. check out monday. it could actually be the warmest day of the week.

this was a huge hot spot yesterday and lasted until noon. we will be watching this morning to see if there are construction issues causing backups. looking at your ride on the san mateo bridge we are delayed free with critique light traffic. the flooding that was around 92 in hayward appears to have cleared a bit.

>>george: on the peninsula we have flooding reported all >> the same intensity for the last half hour-45 minutes. the rate has been steady and the roads treacherous.

there is traveling northbound but there rain is consistent. there's always a risk of flooding.

>>will: here i am on the bay bridge going westbound and it's an francisco. traffic is light. there are puddles everywhere. hydroplaning will be an issue, especially for those who refuse to go slower than the speed limit. fortunately, you can see on my windshield there is not a drop of rain. it has stopped raining for now. according to a toll booth workers she told me that most of the rain is south of us in the hayward and oakland area. we are good to go for now.

>>justine: we're watching the kron4 newsroom, the actress of yours have said as highlighting the weather in the area. you see happening with the pictures, send them to us.

>> in the oakland hills will have thunder, lightning and a big down for. we have a tree down in the middle of the road. power was knocked out to many homes in the area but pg&e was able to restore power within an hour or so to most of the homes.

>>mark: we have more on our weather story after the break.

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>>erica: heavy-a moderate downpours coming down martinez hit a 242 through concord and along interstate 680. hazardous driving conditions along highway 4 out of antioch towards its birth. if if that is due to meet this morning, especially the 7 day at the milipitas area.

as we advance into the afternoon, future test shows by the noon hour lingering showers in the south bay. as for later tonight, the rain is pretty much out of our here. the 7 day around the bay forecast shows a nice and sunny conditions slated for this weekend. we will continue to see high pressure for the start of the work week but we will notice a slight cool down and a 20 percent chance of showers as we move into thursday. >>george: a lot of reported

flooding this morning, more than any other rain date this week. there is a big problem at the oakland airport. first, a bridge check. here's a look on the upper deck westbound in san francisco. delay free. the san mateo bridge ride has been no case of far this morning. no problems reported here and no wind advisories for any of the bay area bridges. the golden gate bridge looks good as well. as d.c. we're problem free with light traffic. typically the ranking it is a lighter is the leader commute. did not forget it is still spring break. let's take you through to the oakland airport. there are two ways to get to the airport.

third from the 98th avenue scanned on airport drive that there is sufficient flooding. the oakland police department has shut down 98 avenue at airport drive. looking at the rest of your ride in the east bay, we still have no problems reported for interstate 580. flooding on interstate 680 of the northbound side, that is the reason for the yellow that you see on the map. flooding on the peninsula, the seized reports at the flooding over my shoulder,

you can see the marin ride with no delays for 101 southbound. >> today mitt romney speaks to the national rifle association in misery. it is considered a big chance for him to city leaders in san francisco are pushing to get more high school students to go to college.

that stands for friday successful college options. college officials say if the trend continues in said francisco, 27 percent of current tankers will get a post secondary education. the drivers in san francisco have something else to watch out for. some muni buses are armed with cameras are ready to report violations. >>gabe: there are buses in san francisco with a built- in video cameras. they have two cameras, one at street level and one is on the side of the bus at least level to captured license plates.

this parking ticket said one of these video cameras captured the parking illegally and it now, i have to pay this ticket. i was amazed by the technology, i set up an appointment to view the video that the bus got. take a look at my car here. it was my car and it was my license plate. the video dropped my memory. i pulled over while got a call when i was driving to respected handsfree lot.

the video software has a built-in gps and time code. the muni vehicle is a law enforcement entities remain around ended dishing out tickets. >>mark: that is quite a story. we will be right back as the kron4 is continues. bay area !

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