from cow to cal. the california cal did not get it from ingesting contaminated feed. samsung is >> * all homes in the eye and that this is that for veinous. that is the life if >>justine: knew this morning, a felt the realtor have now defended the sale of u.s. beef and did is confirmed cases of mad cow disease. working to keep the asian tiger official out of the bay area. officials say it right now the bug is in seven california widthwise a large-scale rudderfishes effort is under sis and the

identified by its distinctive black and white markings. residents are they after alert authorities if they see the insects. >>justine: we have much for ahead on this wednesday morning during if we will take a quick break off for a live look outside added that the of the effects of the bay bridge. garneau hot funds to report. whether coming up after this.

>>james: some headlines for you, san francisco teachers are demanding that hundreds of lay out notices be rescinded because the district now has more money than previously thought. teachers made their point outside the school board meeting and dan kerman was there. >> what's this about? >> public education. >> san francisco teachers, parents and students rallied outside of school district headquarters on tuesday demanding that hundreds of

lay out notices be rescinded. >> i am a fit your teacher. this is the figure i have been laid off. >> it is a stressful situation for families. we do not know of our teachers or when to be there in the coming year. teachers for a crucial role for kids and the school community. >> it is hard to watch the teachers to work their tails off and they are rewarded by layoff notices. it is not fair. there is money out there. >> if the teachers say there is 56 million and unrestricted reserves. they will likely get another 6 million in rainy day fund and 11 million from the sale of property to san francisco state and 7 million in transportation funding. >> the rainy day fund is what has kept us alive the past couple of years. now, they have other pieces in place, they should not have to do any kind of cuts. >> dennis kelly says it is not just the future teachers that imbalance but students as well. >> you try to establish

those bonds between teachers and students, when you break it for something like this when you really do not have to, it is a shame. you lose expertise of the teachers in the classroom and continuity of people at the school site and, you undermine the credibility of what the school system is about. >> although the school board is meeting, this item is not on the agenda. finally out notices have to be issued by may 15th. >>justine: we will talk to erica about the wet wednesday forecast. >>erica: certainly keep your umbrella handy. it looks like most of the bay area will be dealing with light and scattered rainfall. right now overlooking our roof camera we are seeing a lot of cloud cover but overall we are drive. you may run into sprinkles and drizzle the other than that, pretty mild conditions bay area wide. into the afternoon we do have some changes, some wet

weather affecting the north bay and starting southward. it looks like temperatures could stay in the upper 60s and has as we head into the evening a brief break in the rain. stand up in terms of temperatures outside the door is not too bad of a morning. we're still holding on to lingering 60s for livermore in fremont. as we check out future cast 4, temperatures are not the big story today, it is the wet weather. as we head into the lunchtime hour, any rain looks to stick north of the golden gate. we still have some offshore. as we advanced the clock to about 2:00 p.m., this is when conditions start to get what. the yellow indicates pretty moderate rainfall approaching the coast line and wet weather in places

like napa, fairfield, concord and the livermore valley, even stretching down into the south bay. as we advance the clock to 8:00 p.m. the rain is pretty spotty at best. and to the 4:00 hour, about 24 hours from now, we could see rain over the bay bridge, richmond center fell and situated along the coastline. we will continue to see scattered showers for the rest of the morning tomorrow. as we focus our attention on temperatures expected for later this afternoon is not too bad. santa clara could reach 69, the same for redwood city. pretty pleasant conditions despite on and off rain for the inland east the valleys. it will be a little bit cooler along the coastline. it looks like the north bay could see the most rain. 64 expected for nevada, the same for san rafael. if you're hanging out in downtown san francisco, an

afternoon high of 63. 62 expected in daly city. your 7 day around the forecast shows the wet weather with us for the next couple of days. as we head into the afternoon we have a slight potential for a thunderstorm activity. into tomorrow the rain will be short-lived. headed into friday and the weekend, mild conditions, plenty of sunshine and temperatures finally back into the '80s. we will keep monitoring your forecast. we do not have any major accidents to report in the traffic center. here is a live look at the bay bridge span. the ride on the san retail bridge, no problems in either direction of highway 92 especially at the interchange. as we take it over to the golden gate on southbound 101, there are no cars within camera shot.

a quick check from the traffic maps shows all is well in the south bay. the green on the road with sensors indicate speeds over 50 mi. an hour. if you are taking public transit your good to go so far for ac transit, bart and ace train #one. >>justine: the good news for people who thought that their favorite chinese restaurant in san francisco was shutting down. the legendary resident -- the legendary restaurant, with some changes may be allowed to stay open. >> the city said enough is enough and one of the most popular restaurants in san francisco said its stores on friday. >> read dropping contamination with food products, improper hand washing because of incorrect equipment. >> the list goes on and on including some serious fire department violations. the owners announced they were calling it quits last week but had a change of heart and asked the city

with needed to be done. >> we need them to get it has control operator, proper road and cruising, we need the sinks to be upgraded and we will provide them with training. >> this is not just any restaurant, this is an icon and despite the stack of violations its popularity existed all weapons of the closings. people in san francisco love the restaurant and cannot wait for it to open back up again. easily, tens of thousands of dollars in upgrades are needed. that seems to be the price the owners are willing to pay. this man has been coming here for 30 years. >> it has been here for 100 years. tourists come here. they know about it. it will open again. >> you can see by the condition of the kitchen, it will take a lot of work to get up to code. >> a nationwide drug wang

has been vice vegas -- a nationwide drug will ring has been busted. 45,000 ecstasy killed along with crack, heroin and other drugs were seized during a recent drug trafficking operation. >> a san francisco man accused of posing as a doctor is facing record is. call some women are staying there were sexually assaulted. we will take a break and we will be back with more headlines in a moment. here's another look outside your door to suited is light at the golden gate. it is right at the moment that could change their of the day.

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connection from the global account. if you of the documents stored can access the document on your computer, smart phone, tablet or laptop. you only need web access his sins physicists, seals is yes yes if it is a digital is candy store or access serious it is also a place where you can create, share and collaborate in real time with other people. 4g mail users it is a great way to stick by to balky e- mail attachments. you can send a link in the e-mail and everyone has the same file and the same person to be. it offers a lot. i suggest you sign up and play around with it. and >>justine: much more ahead on the kron4 morning news. we will do our top stories

and when we believe it will rain plus what is in store for the weekend weather wise.

>>james: three months after launching a new crime- fighting plan, the city of oakland may be changing course once again. the 100 block plan is being touted by the police chief and mayor as a success. it may have been affected in the 100 blocks it focused on, crime and other areas have skyrocketed. the department has 280 officers on patrol throughout the city but the president of the police

union says the 100 blocks for the rest of the city. >> i cannot stay till the 100 blocks but if you look across the city crime is up more than 20%. that is not a good thing for citizens. you have to bring in hundreds of officers to continue to plan and deal with the levels of service that we are asking for and all levels of are we deal with on a daily basis. the bottom line in oakland is we do not have enough police officers. >>james: but she says, the blocks has been reduced the overall climate in this city

has gone up. >> i would call it a success so because we accomplished what we wanted to. where we were focused we saw a reduction -- reduction, now we have to adjust. >> it is based on data, not a motion. it is based on taking the resources we have and focusing the them and a smart way. holding us and the police accountable. >> take a look at the crime statistics. they compare the same time. this year to the same time. last year.

>>erica: we have a wet weather on the way however right now it is mainly drive around the bay area. along 680 there are no problems to contend with. temperatures are running on a mild side.

we will experience ran with temperatures in the '60s. you will need an umbrella and the north bay. by 8:00 p.m. we will still have lingering showers but for the most part we are catching a dry break around a.m. tomorrow morning that we see light and scattered

showers over the bay bridge, the richmond center felt, really hugging the coast line. that will continue to push south and east as we head into a a.m. tomorrow. definitely keep an umbrella handy. >>james: no issues on the san mateo getting from the east bay on to the peninsula. our final stop is the golden gate bridge, as expected, an easy commute on 101. no problems reporter for the chp from nevada to san

francisco fury if >>justine: the parent notification system at the school of sierra lamar is being called into question regarding her disappearance. pfft her school did not notify her parents until 6:00 p.m. the night that she disappeared. that was almost 10 hours after she vanished. now, as rob fladeboe tells us, the school is thinking about changing that policy. >>rob: the new policy effective immediately applies to the high school where sierra lamar is a sophomore and all other schools in the district. parents received a letter notifying them that the district is changing its default automated notifications for unverified absences from just once at 6:00 p.m. in the evenings to twice a day by phone.

once at 10:00 a.m. and again at 6:00 p.m.. if the change is coming after parents complained about one notice at the end of the date is unacceptable. >> we need to know where our kids are, even if there has been an accident. if kids are driving. if something has happened in the do not make it to school, it would be nice if we could work together. >> even for kids that are doing things that are not supposed to be doing and cutting glasses, parents need to be informed as much as possible to know when our kids are missed beating. >> the district also has an online health access center where parents could check on attendance in real time. since many families do not have engineered access, the district is working on a new system for next year that will provide parents with more frequent notification via phone, text and e-mail when there is an unexplained or unverified absence.

>>justine: marc klaas says the new policy makes a lot of sense. he says the first three hours after a child goes missing is critical. he says such a policy could have been a game changer in his words. he says a one wish is the policy could have been in place before sierra lamar went missing. >>mark: we will take a break, here is a quick look at the san mateo bridge, traffic is light and as we have been saying it is fairly dry but that could change. rain on the way. if you missed the forecast, stick around.

>>james: occupy protests it -- occupy protesters blocked

streets downtown trying to send a message to wells fargo bank. >>charles: hundreds of occupy san francisco protesters filled the streets near california and the montgomery. the focus of their attention was the annual wells fargo shareholders meeting inside the margin exchange building. the police department and the sheriff's department were on seen but for the most part kept a low profile. dozens of officers waited next to the exchange building and the motorcycle units blocked traffic. there were 24 arrests. there were four people taken into custody and another 20 detained for trespassing. >> a policeman came and escorted me, telling them was under arrest. >> one shareholder said she tried to speak at today's meeting but was escorted out of the building. >> my purpose was to really stay that people who are protesting wells fargo, and all shapes and sizes and ages. i am very concerned grandmother. i am not going to have that

legacy of wells fargo and the other banks that have foreclosed on a 11 million people in the past two years get away with it. >> protesters ended their demonstration here and marched down california's towards a market street. >>justine: here is a live look outside on the upper deck of the bay bridge. we will check in with erica to see what is happening on the roads and take a look at the wet wednesday forecast after this.

the >>justine: three more secret service agents have been forced out of their jobs and bringing the total to nine in the colombian prostitution scandal. there are accused of bringing prostitutes back to their hotel while in colombia. to have resigned and a third

is having his national security clearance revolt. two others have been cleared out of a mysterious misconduct. the president called the incident distracting but said a couple of knuckleheads could not distract from what services generally does. this service >> in the days after the deep hotter horizon rate exploded, a 11 men working were killed.

>>erica: we have the potential for rainfall but it will be light in nature. glue will experience rainfall as we had over night. in terms of temperatures right outside the door, a pretty mild morning.

>> scattered showers ranging from light-moderate. with could detect a break for most of the bay area, maybe some lingering and scattered showers in the market. after that overnight we do increase the probability for rain over the bay bridge.

we could reach an afternoon high of 70 for those of you and walnut creek. your 7 day around the bay forecast does show the potential for thunderstorms.

>> the primary alternative for the closure of the oil drive is to take interstate 80 across the bay bridge and neck-and-neck with interested 580.

>>james: matt leto's finally got his first win for the reds tossing seven shutout innings against the san francisco. buster cozy hit a two-year run shot in the ninth by that it was too late. the second game of the series is this afternoon. meanwhile the oakland base fare better. oakland beat the chicago white sox 2-0.

tatami malone received the wind. three hits over eight innings. play again this afternoon at the coliseum. >>justine: a shooting in oakland of 40 and market. as soon as we learn more information we will update you on this developing story. we will take a break from our cameras showing us 101, the golden gate is nice and clear. we will be right back.

>>justine: there will be no criminal charges stemming from a fatal yacht accident that left five people dead. the attorney's office agreed with police and investigators that say there is no proof of criminal negligence. a coast guard investigation into the cause of the accented is still under way.

the yacht was removed from the crash site and flown by helicopter to the half moon bay web site. -- half moon bay airport. >> the 38 ft. yacht was dangling in the air, its main sale cut off. the 15,000 lb. boat is supported by yellow robes and a massive crane as salvage workers secure it to a flat bread truck -- flatbed truck. look at some of the damage caused when roe waves swept the crew from the deck. their brother was banned in the bottom of the boat is badly scraped with big chunks of fiberglass missing. that probably happened after the bill was pushed on to the rocks at the fair lawn islands. a spokesperson with the

company hired to move the boats as they are under court order not to comment on where the yacht is headed. >>justine: here is what is coming up on the kron4 news, a california cal is not testing positive for mad cow disease and what health officials say about the finding in how other countries are reacting to the news. there is big news from apple, the company squashed is light and the stock price, all of that plus a look at the wet weather when we come back into minutes. hey, i'm joey aragon.

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>>james: mad cow disease discovered california. >>darya: a crackdown for the most dangerous areas of the city, we will tell you how it will impact residents. >>james: the approach to the golden gate, the will drive is shut down -- is shutting down, we'll have the latest. >>darya: rain in the forecast. >>james: here is a look at the golden gate. today is the day were the weather begins to change. this morning, a few showers here and there but nothing into the afternoon. that is when the rain is expected to go widespread and break up as we go into the evening hours and reinvigorate itself come to our. that is a good example of what we are expecting. a full and complete forecast coming up. >>george: we're starting a

pretty good ride from marin county, 101 heading across the golden gate he will find no delays northbound or southbound. here is a quick commute check. it is light traffic all around the bay area with your traveling in the east bay, south bay, cancel or north bay. >>mark: a developing story overnight, there are two major career retailers that have stopped the sale of u.s. beef following the discovery of mad cow disease. of official said the cow was never a threat to the u.s. food supply. >> first of all this is only

the fourth case reported worldwide. we have seen a substantial reduction and a number of cases. we have notified canadian and mexican partners and we have also taken a look at our top 20 trading partners and we have reassured that that this is the way the system is a postal clerk. we are supposed to identify these circumstances so that they did i get into the food supply. the usda said the disease will not be transmitted through counsel. this cow was not for slaughter. does one cal and california scare you? visit our facebook fan page and leave your comments. >>darya: changes are coming to how the local police department stores fights crime. they launched the 100 blocks

plan three months ago. >> the main topic was that oakland does not have enough officers. the police force is made up of just over 600 officers, there's not enough to go around. the police chief said that the response time for a 911 phone call is now more than 70 minutes and it should be somewhere around seven minutes. he says also that it is extremely difficult erin unsustainable to put officers towards the mayor's a 100 block planned. he says there's not enough officers to concentrate on those areas and also take care and rest of the city.

>>mark: right now dow futures are up 38 points. nasdaq futures are up 2% fuelled by apple. apple is the world's most valuable company announcing a record first quarter revenue. apple has sold 35 million iphones in january-march, almost twice as many as it sold last year during the same period of time. 11.8 million ipad have been sold. apple's talks are now at $6.11 a share.

>>darya: researchers are resuming their search for clues in the disappearance of sierra lamar. will tran is live with the latest. >>will: researchers are rechecking areas as well as expanding. >>will: i am at the bus stop of sierra lamar. the size has not stopped years since the day before she vanished. what makes the case more difficult is that she walks along and kisses the bus alone. >>darya: a story that happened as he slept, london

police say it is possible that this missing girl is alive. they released a new image of what the little girl would look like now. she went missing during a family vacation in portugal back in may of 2007.

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>>darya: here is a live look from that as evidence it and cisco. things are pretty clear in quiet. we are tracking a storm that is not quite here yet if if mad cow disease has been discovered in california.

oakland police are on the scene of a shooting that happened overnight at 40th and market. we will bring you the latest on the investigation. london police say it is possible that a missing girl is still alive. she was 4 years old when she disappeared. >>mark: a chance of rain coming up. >>james: here is a live look at the golden gate to point out the fact that we have a dry death. a conflict look at your

forecast coming up. here is a quick check on traffic. >>george: we're taking a look at what is happening on the bridge. this is the bay bridge westbound. the upper deck looks good. no problems to the east bay, interested city looks fit so does the write-downs its 8580 is also a clear shot. there was a shooting, more on that later. >>mark: this morning, to retailers have announced they are suspending sales of united states beef fallen mad cow disease is covered

in one cal in california. the cal was never voice and to the u.s. it said. >>mark: the animal has been euthanize them a carcass will be destroyed. >> this cal, evidence shows it gave people a sense of concern, we routinely test throughout the country. we then went to two different than for toward tests.

we want to make sure that everyone understands the very transparent process is and that we are doe would are solicited to. >>justine: married yours are uneasy about this. take a look at what some of the viewers had to say.

>>darya: police are gathering on the scene in are not releasing any new information. >>mark: closure of the golden gate on ramp the begins friday night. we will show you some of the alternate routes.

>> during this weekend's closure of the oil drive, the primary alternative for drivers traveling between texas is go and amaranth is to take interstate 80 across and then connect with 580. ferry services are available in san francisco. within the city, a major delays and congestion are expected on surface streets. 101 is closed down and don't try feared sweetheart. we need to talk.

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he let her go. he indicated that there was a bomb-inside or outside the bank officers did not find anything. >>darya: maryland was infatuated man in the street closed. no littlest her.

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>>mark: by 2:00 p.m. with the picture changes quite a bit. more rain in the state with pockets of intent showers beginning to form. by 5:00 p.m., widespread light rain will be the likely scenario with pockets of intense showers in the north bay. ferias anyone indicate moderate rain. as we head towards the evening, by 8:00 p.m. things clear out a little bit. more rain tomorrow morning. at 4:00 a.m. future cast 4 shows the showers coming in from the north. by 8:00 p.m. -- by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, scattered showers here and there. we will be what this afternoon and we will stay wet to out at least the first half of tomorrow. once we get past thursday,

things look great. >>george: the only slow traffic is through antioch on highway 4. islam on 580 west but it is a better than usual right. it's on the upper deck of the bay bridge, a smooth commute with no delays from the east bay. the san mateo bridge is likewise would know all forms. traffic on the right is headed west towards the horizon and foster city. on the golden gate, the fourth lane southbound is completed.

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