>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 4 start now. >> we are taking a live look at our roof camera from van ness ave.

>> good morning i am james fletcher. >> good morning i am anny hong. we have erica this morning with our forecast. >> good morning. we could see a surprise as we approach sunrise. because he fought for some of our north bay valley. now we are mostly clear. --because we can se macy's some fal -- >> 41 in navato. 34 in vallejo. future cast 4 shows at 12:00 p.m. and fifties

across the board. >> into your afternoon highs. we could see 60s trickled in. by 8:00 p.m. down to the '40's and 50's coast side. >> oakland 59 degrees. 574 hayward and fremont. 59 in pleasanton. >> satellite and radar shows we are clear but a cold front will drop down coming from north to south for a light rain to our area. the rain will develop during the morning commute tomorrow. allow yourself extra time on your alarm clocks we are anticipating light rain something we have not seen for quite some time. >> this will not be a huge rain maker but we have the potential for lingering showers into friday. >> into the weekend however, mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. >> we will gain a couple of

degrees as we start the next work weeks. >> inland lows hovering above the freezing mark. >> more on your weather. in the meantime over to the traffic center. >> according to the chp a vehicle is on fire on the right-hand shoulder on the northbound 880 . it is not obstructing traffic lanes but it is a visual hazard. a stalled vehicle west bound 80 at the bay bridge currently blocking the slow lane. >> the toll plaza is looking good for the west bound trip out of oakland into the city. >> off the san mateo bridge the drive 12 minutes from end to end. >> south bound 101, the golden gate looking good for those of you coming out lynne county. >> thank you erica. we will begin the news. police find three men shot to death in a home. we have video of the

crime scene it happen at a house on ross station road just outside of sebopol. >> at this point, investigators say they do not believe this was a murder-suicide adding to a least one of the victims is connected to the home or the shooting happened. police said a brother of one of the victims of the bodies. we spoke to investigators here's what they had to say. >> we spoare not releasing the victims' names. this is not a random crime. i do not believe there is any danger to the sonoma county citizens. >> there are three homes and a cabin on that property which is located near the iron horse vineyards. the bodies were found inside the cabin at this point, police have no suspect or motive. >> in san francisco a man is

recovering this morning after being shot multiple times. he was attacked last night around 8:00 on the first block of turk street. that is in the city's tenderloin district. >> the victim is 37 years old. police say was shot several times in his torso. doctors are treating him now for what they describe as nonthreatening injuries. >> police and powell are searching for a man attempted to grab an 11 year-old girl's arm as she rode her bicycle past him. it happened on emerson street monday afternoon. the girl told police the man began to curse at her right before he attempted to grab are on as she rode by him. police said the girl was able to escape as the girl roadway she said the suspect threatened her. here is a sketch of the suspect he is described as a white male in his '30's between 5 ft. 9 in. tall. an wang between 101 hundred--141 to

60 lbs.. he has light- colored hair with a receding hairline. >> investigators have released a new photograph of a 13 year-old girl was naked her body was found in a fearful park last friday. authorities believe the image of gennelle conway allen was captured minutes before she went missing. the image was taken from police cameras located at east tabor avenue and grand circle. the manager of a nearby liquor store says he believes it has seen her in the store before she was found dead. >> she was reported missing around 545 thursday afternoon by her guardian at the foster home in nearby suisun city where she lived. >> police say her naked body

was found a little before 7:00 a.m. friday. the park is about 3 mi. or she was last seen. >> police have not said how the girl died, and have not released any suspect information. >> the city of richmond is in the running for $1 million federal grant to star in neighborhood revitalization program. the goal is to target neighborhood struggling with theft, prostitution and a blight. >> richmond police say the city is in good position to be one of the six cities nationwide that will win the grant. targeted never meant for the program include buildieldoing woods, the 23rd street corridor, and the area of route richmond high school. >> the san francisco board of supervisors has introduced legislation

calling for theseismic retrofitting a wood frame buildings in the city. the proposed legislation would require retrofitting within seven years of buildings built before 1978 that the first floor not made fully of supported walls. >> californianias fish and game commission will consider today whether to classify great white sharks as endangered species. if approved, the giant charts will be protected for year during the review process. the latest estimates have a number of sharks is that only 220. there may cause of death is fishing nets. >> will be back with more on

>> taking a look at the stock market this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes and the

positive. stocks gave back most of what they lost during monday's sell-off yesterday. thanks to several strong earnings report. and a surge in home prices. on wall street the dow picked up 99 points to close to shy of 14,000. >> the nasdaq gained 40. . the s&p 500 rose 15 to close above 1500. >> silicone valley bounced out of the recession last year, adding jobs, income an initial public offerings. but the 2013 silicon valley index also finds that hispanics and african- americans in the world's high-tech center became increasingly immortalized. joint venture president russell hancock says while silicon valley's resilience is impressive, the rebound has not been a cure all for everyone. african-americans per-capita income fell 18% in 2012, while hispanics income dropped 5%. overall, in comes in silicon valley rose 2.2% last year.

>> southwest rolled out a fare sale in which the price of its flights are based on distance. bargain hunters can snag roundtrip fares as low as $98 on short routes. regardless of the length of the flight, however, deal seekers will have to act fast to lock in these prices. southwest sales run only through the end of tomorrow. here's what to expect to pay. $49 each way for 500 mi. or less. >> $89 each way for 501 mi. to 1,000 mi.. >> $119 each way for 1001 to 1,500 mi.. >> $149 each way for more than 1,500 mi.. the sale covers nonstop flights from april 3rd thru june 8th. >> of the cheapest sale fares will disappear from flight as they began to sell

out. all sunday flights are excluded. >> monopoly is set for its most significant change in decades after fans voted to add a new token to replace the shoe, will barrel or higher. those pieces receive the latest support in an on- line contest. hasbro will announce the new token lineup today after fans cast their final ballot. the new edition will be a robot, a diamond ring, cat, a helicopter or a guitar. >> still ahead looking for ways to save on gas prices start to increase? >> will have some tips for you plus will be looking at the price is around the bay area on the kron 4 morning news continues

>> welcome back. the timing is 4:15.

>> watching gas prices this morning as they continue to rise. the state average right now sitting at $3.95 for regular telecasts. >> around the bay area, prices are also continuing to rise. >> in san francisco gas is up one penny from yesterday's at $3.94 a gallon. across the bay area in oakland it is $3.88. >> that is up 3¢ from yesterday's. >> and in san jose, the average price is $3.89 for regular gallon of gas up 2¢ from yesterday's. >> triple a reports the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded up a penny from the previous week, to $3.53. it marks the 19th straight week increased. during the stretch, the average price jumped to 4¢. so what can you do to get the most out of your pricy tank of gas?. >> carl azuz has five kids.

>> a lot of clout cars are driving on the slated tires which increases friction and decreases fuel efficiency. . >> keep the ties that the recommended pound per square inch. >> make sure your wheels are aligned properly that will save your tires and on gas your engine will not have to work so hard. >> golf clubs, horse shoes, gardening and equipment. that stuff ways and slows your car down. make sure your spare tire is one of the heaviest things you have an the back. >> smoothed it out. accelerating and breaking unnecessarily is a downer on your gas tank. keep a steady speed as much as possible. use cruise control when it makes sense. use your brakes only to slow down resting your foot on the pedal could

ruin everything. >> shut your car off do not idle your car. it is burning gas and is running. power down. that can keep your costs down and your wallet and gas tank to build up. >> it is 4:15. let us turn our attention to weather and traffic. >> good morning. we are waking up to clear skies. we have some clouds but visibility is not a factor. because of the absence of clouds cover temperatures are cooler. upper '30's in concord and livermore. 40 in oakland. mild in downtown san francisco at 46 degrees. >> into the afternoon expected mid to upper 50s. >> san jose at 58. an afternoon high of 57 in santa clara. >> mainly clear skies. we did see cloud cover yesterday's it lingered into the afternoon hours.

>> we did see clear skies for the late afternoon at 4 the evening. >> today we will mostly see blue skies and sunshine. walnut creek 59. 59 expected in castro valley. >> downtown san francisco at 56. >> the same for navato . >> 58 in san mateo. >> satellite and radar shows clear skies but a cold front will drop down and track its way from north to south. >> the shower activity will develop in time for your morning commute. it will be along the coast and maybe around the heart of the bay. the green indicates relatively light rain. >> rainfall amounts will not be impressive with this system. order of an inch of rain potentially more along the coastal ranges. >> by 2:00 p.m. daily light rain in the livermore valley. in the south bay you

will see cloud cover associated with the system. cool air which will make temperatures dip. >> contending with light rain into friday. the system could linger waking up friday morning. >> into the weekend it will be clear and dry. as we start the next work week temperatures back into the low 60s. stable weather as we start the next work week. warnings will get chilly. we will see temperatures of around the freezing mark. >> we have a lot of changes in your extended forecast. i will have more details in my next report. >> in the traffic center i alerted you of two accidents and my last report. both of them have been cleared. nothing to talk about but road work. no problems at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. the meter lights are off. >> the santa tail bridge is

an easy ride no problems in the west bound direction out toward foster city--san mateo >> the golden gate is problem free no problems with visibility. >> the east bay as well northbound 101 coming out of downtown san jose looking good. >> interstate 280 problem free tops speeds approaching cupertino on northbound a five. >> thank you erica on to more headlines on the national front the voice of america have come under fire for a policy that bans openly gay members of troop leaders. this week organization leaders are discussing that stance and could make a decision today about whether to keep it. >> ed payne has the story. >> the boys got national executive board wraps up meetings in dallas on the agenda on whether to lift the ban on gay members. >> the current policy came

under fire last year after an ohio and then later was dismissed for being a lesbian. >> in 2000 the court ruled the boy scouts have a constitutional right to withhold membership from people who're openly gay. >> the president weighed in in an interview saying it is time for a change. >> my attitude is that gay and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everyone else does in every institution and walk of life. >> some criticized the change. the boy scouts is a history based on a timely family about use. >> if they choose to continue the policy. if they do not that will lose heart and soul of their membership. >> 4 eagle scouts and founders it is not just about rules. >> it is about them, try to advance an agenda and promotes an ex specific way

of understanding the world at expense of people of the country. >> a spokesperson says the ban--if the ban is lifted there will be full forcing the truce on parents are members. >> the department of justice announcing is sticking by decisions, not to pursue any charges against cyclist lance armstrong. >> it was in february of 2012 after two years of investigations that prosecutors announced they were dropping the case against the united states postal service bike squad. the post office had been a sponsor of the team. at the time, prosecutors did not give any reason for dropping the case. armstrong's attorney said, despite the fact that armstrong was stripped of his tour de france titles, he does not have to pay back his bonus

money. >> the army corp of engineers says to of the great lakes have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded in. measurements of lake huron and lake michigan were taken last month and a cap more than a rain, snow fall and higher temperatures than boost evaporation. the corpse says water levels could go even lower over the next few months. >> we will be right back. 0ñ@ñ

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>> welcome back. the timing is 4:25. >> chris brown may have some community service to fulfil, and donald trump's as bill maher for charity. carl azuz is back with today's hollywood been it. >> chris brown has not proven he has served his

court-ordered community service. stemming from a 2009 sentence for assaulting his former girlfriend rhianna . he was ordered to compllete community service. >> his documentation was sloppy and fraudulent regarding his community service work. >> donald trump has filed a lawsuit contending that build maher owes a lot of money. >> trump's except in writing a provide the relevant documentation. >> kristin whig is gearing up to join the cast of anchor man to. >> the call riders city cannot be more excited that she is on board. it will start christinll open in decemb

>> for hollywood minute i am carl azuz . >> disney plans to make a series of new spinoff films based on existing star wars characters. these new sam will be in addition to the forthcoming episode 7 is a slave for possible 2015 release, and two subsequent full star wars sequels. the spinoff family produced alongside the full star wars sickles. no word yet on which characters will be featured in the standalone movies. >> still ahead police are investigating what they're calling a triple murder in sonoma county. more details

>> top stories were following this morning. police in sonoma county are investigating a shooting that has left three men dead by police are really not possible murder-suicide and more details on the investigation coming up. the 49ers are moving on. hearty thinking and planning ahead to next season. we will hear from the players as they clean out their training facilities for the season. and as prices continue rising on bay area. >> we're talking '30's and '40's out the door. temperatures will continue to drop as we move in closer to sunrise. tomorrow, however, big changes. wet weather is on the way.

lingering showers could continue into friday. >> sunny conditions antipater's will start to climb into the weekend. >>--sunny content addition- >> with a c 60 degrees around santa rosa and maybe napa. haywood 57. low 50s expect for daly city. satellite and radar picture shows clear skies now. again a cold front is going to drive down from north to south bring some light rain to our area. >> this will not be a big watch out not a huge rain maker. maybe to tenths of an inch of rain for everyone. maybe more along the coastal ranges. futurecast 4 i walked into the timing of your day tomorrow and into

friday. by 7:00 a.m. a lot of people on the road. we will see rain along the coastline potentially impacting highway 1. the rain is sitting over the bay bridge and right around the heart of the bay. >> there is a chance will remain dry by this time for places like the delta, and the livermore valley. maybe around san jose maneta . by 2:00 p.m. showers pushing east out toward livermore and san jose. >> this could be dry around the golden gate bridge in for the north bay. >> passing showers will continue overnight and the possibility we will see lingering showers friday morning. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows wet weather is on the way. a lot of cool air associated with the system. it will not be a big rainmaker. it is an unimpressive system. into

the weekend mostly clear skies. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. temperatures will continue to climb as we start the next work week. >> in the traffic center it is quiet. we started the morning with a couple of incidents that is not the case now. >> the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is building in the west bound direction however, no wait at the toll plaza. the same story at the san mateo bridge. >> the drive is 12 minutes from end to in. >> south bound 101, the golden gate doing fine coming out of the north bay. >> thank you erica. >> we began with news this morning out of sonoma county were please find three men shot to death in a home. it happened and a house on ross station road just outside of sebastopol road. >> at this point, investigators say they do

not believe this was a murder-suicide adding at least one of the victim is connected to the home where the shooting happened. police said the brother of one of the victims discovered the bodies inside the bedroom. here's what they had to say. >> we are in the process of interviewing people associated with the three deceased's. we're not releasing their name. this is not a random crime. i do not believe there is danger to the residents of sonoma county. >> there are three homes in a cabin on that property. the bodies were located inside the cabin. at this point police have no suspect or motive let you know when we find out more. >> police have released a new photograph of a 13 year- old girl is naked body was found in a fairfield park last friday. the parties believe this image of genelle conway allen was captured minutes before she went missing. the picture was taken from police

cameras located on east tnbor avenue and grand circle. the manager of a nearby liquor store says he believes he may have seen during the store before she was found dead. >> she said she was waiting for a ride. i cannot remember if it was hurt or someone who looked like her. >> she was courtereported missig around 545 thursday afternoon by her guardian that the foster home in nearby suisun city where she lived. >> police not said where she died--how she died and have not released any suspect information. >> some drivers near concord encountered a strange traffic hazard on the road way tuesday. a camel named

rudy escaped the wire in closed and wandered on to bailey road. these pictures from clay courcord.com. >> off the camera was hit by a mini van driver but he got up and started walking around again. people got out of the road for several hours trying to get routed back to safety. no motors were injured. this was the second time the camel escaped the enclosure. >> a san jose city council voted to consider joining san francisco and urging the u.s. supreme court ruled that proposition 8 banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. >> accounts will agree to all members at its meeting next week on whether san jose should lend its name to san francisco friend of the court brief to be argued at the supreme court hearing in march. joining san francisco supreme court brief with a

san jose the expense of drawing up its own brief. >> president barack obama will bring an urgent peacemaking agenda to israel on his upcoming visit, focusing on the region and the resumption of talks between israel and palestine. >> the white house is not released the date of obamas trip for details about his itinerary but israel media reported it had been scheduled for march 20th. >> the visit raises expectations that peace talks between israel and palestinians, which collapsed about 4 years ago, can be rekindled. >> this just into the kron 4 morning news the financially strapped u.s. postal service says it plans to stop delivering mail on saturdays, but will continue delivering packages six days a week. in announcements scheduled for later this morning the services expect to say the cut would mean a cost of saving of about $2

billion annually. the post office says the service will began in august. the the delivery of letters and other male has declined with the increasing use of e-mail and other internet use. >> we will return to the upper 50s close to the 60 degrees more details on the next storm coming up

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>> 4:40 is the time. the 49ers are moving on already thinking and planning ahead to next season. they're cleaning out their lockers at team headquarters in santa clara. >> quarterback colin kaepernick and his teammates to be seen trading autographs and swapping stories about their superbowl odyssey. it may take a while, but the players to try to shake off their disappointing end. to an otherwise fine season and looking for to some time off. >> we have been through a

lot together we have been here with each other. we are one big family. >> i will be out of the bahamas somewhere celebrating. but it was not our time. >> it gives up something to work for in the off season. hopefully we will get back and get back on track in be ready for next year. >> we will get to the off season do what we can to be in a position next season and come out victorious. >> coach harbaugh also talking to reporters. last asked about his side like etiquette here's what he had to say. >> my etiquette? is it an etiquette question? are you asking if my personal and kidneys to be changed more

catatonic of the sidelines. i don't anticipate that happening. sometimes it get emotional. the game is coached by emotional people like i said. >> by most accounts the 49ers core players and coaching staff are expected to return next year, with the possible exception of former starting quarterback alex smith, who may be headed for a new team. >> in your lenew orleans . outse experts and now being brought in to get to the bottom of the 35 men and black out right in the middle of the superbowl. >> newly released documents show the stadium managers were as concerned about our lives feeding into the stadium. replacement work was done just weeks before the superbowl. still no word on exactly what caused the outage. >> still ahead and made a

earthquake rocked the south pacific leading areas dealing with tsunami warnings this morning. will have an update from the solomon islands on the kron 4 morning news continues. >> we have a chilly start to the morning we will have >> we have a chilly start to the morning we will have more ever since mom and dad have been working with viva, people have been daring them to clean up tough messes. my fans think a paper towel can't handle this. that is tough when wet. (peggy) grab viva, and break the rules on all your tough messes.

>> we are backed. >> a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a tsunami that killed at least five people in remote part of solomon islands on wednesday and triggered evacuation's across the south pacific as island nations issued sonometer alerts. >> a tsunami about 3 ft. high has been measured in the area. a tsunami warning is in effect for the solomon islands, but that morning which is cancelled elsewhere in south pacific. >> the tsunami watch remains in effect for fiji , australia, new zealand, in eastern indonesia. no threat to the hawaiian islands,

alaska, or the west coast. >> it is a little chilly in some locations. erica will give us the weather. >> good morning erica. today skies are clear we have no fog or cloud cover to contend with. it is cold. vallejo at 34. th36 in napa. the morning lows will occur around sunrise. temperatures will continue to fall then the rise in the afternoon. clear skies and sunshine. >> mid to upper 50s to the south bay. san jose at 58. 57 in sunnyvale. east bay similar plenty of fifties. pittsburgh at 59. 58 in livermore. downtown san francisco at 56 degrees and 57 for petaluma. >> satellite and radar hold the key to the weather we are clear we are a dry for now. a cold front is going to drive down from north to

south. that will bring a lot of cole, are to care to the bay area and the potential for rain-special schoo- cool anc air to the bay area. >> be prepared for a messy ride along highway one tomorrow the rain sitting over the heart of the bay impacting the bay bridge toll plaza. we will continue to see showers out of the north bay. >> there is the potential we will be dry for the livermore valley and the delta. later in the afternoon as we put the clock into motion overnight we will contend with showers. >> we will see moderate to heavy rain. friday morning 7:00 a.m., the potential exists for some lingering showers along the coast. >> this will not be a huge rain maker. maybe to tens of

an inch of rain. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows dry weather and the return to sunshine as we head into the weekend. >> that is a forecast. >> in the traffic desk it is quiet. there was a couple of earlier incidents. it is not the case. and out over not construction is wrapping up. >> the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza a traffic is moving in the west bound direction the meter lights are not active. >> the san mateo bridge is a typical commute. no accidents to report. no problems getting to the bridge coming down the nimitz freeway. >> south bound 101, the golden gate. the drive 23 minutes out of it navato into the city. >> no accidents or delays for the nimitz freeway. >> those of you use the interstate 580. >> over to the peninsula speeds are over 50 mi. per hour. >> public transit is doing good no delays for ac

transit, bart or caltran at this hour. >> the time is 4:49. >> watching gas prices this morning as they continue to rise. the state average right now is $3.95 for a regular gallon of gas. >> bay area prices also continue to rise. in san francisco gas is up one penny from yesterday's $3.94 a gallon. in oakland $3.88 that is up 3¢ from yesterday's. >> at this san jose, the average price is $3.89 for regular gallon of gas up 2¢ from yesterday's. >> a crash and oakland has killed a woman was driving a stolen s u v. it was all caught on camera. the video was taken from a surveillance camera at the age and our market on the corner of foothill boulevard and 36th ave. here now is a closer look. the driver of a stolen suvs loss control

smashing into another car. and you can see a man standing on the side of the road just seconds before the accident. >> the impact narrowly missed him before he is seen running off. >> police have not identified the woman who died in the crash. but they say the s u b was stolen his mama's before the crash from a nearby driveway. we're told the driver in the of the car is going to be ok. >> police say they know how some suspected these men have got hold of a newspaper's subscriber vacation list. these fees then used the list to break into people's homes. morgan scales and patrick piazza both were arrested for vehicle thefts. investigators still piecing this crime ring together but believe the two stolen

honda c r be from in walnut creek home. they knew the resident was shot down, because they got a hold the news pepyses our vacation hold list. the newspaper launched an investigation that narrow down the possible scenarios about how the list got into the wrong hands. police say in the past few months, there been an increase in home burglaries, and an undisclosed amount of items stolen from the homes. >> two men have been arrested in connection with the burglary and laws altos. a witness called police after he says he saw the suspect burn right store unit. the suspect of the dark colored pickup truck. both officers located the vehicle shortly afterward. both men are facing a number of deaths related charges included conspiracy and possession of stolen property. >> palo alto police are investigating an attentive kidnapping of one of the city's quiet neighborhoods. police say an 11 year-old girl was riding her bike monday afternoon on emerson street with a man was

yelling obscenities at her. after that, the man ran out into the streets and tried to grab her. the girl was at a to get away on my bike and went home to tell her parents. palo alto police said they are taking the incident very seriously. police have released this suspect sketch. he is described as a white male in his '30's, about 140 to 160 lb with balding, light colored hair and round glasses. >> the time is 4:52. we will be right back on the kron 4 morning news with a live look at the nine states post office is announcing no more mail deliveries on saturday starting in august. >> vallejo is at 34 degrees. also you can catch dr. phil a bit later after our news at 10:00.

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>> here is your 7 day around the bay forecast as we take a quick look at the weather. we should warm up to the upper 50s this afternoon. mild weather although it is a cold start to the morning. >> thursday and friday a chance of rain for both days. it could be wet here as we round out the week. then saturday and sunday forecast looks good. we bounced back with mild temperatures mid to upper 50s and nice weather continuing into next week. >> will have a complete look and timing on the range with erica in just a moment. >> the new town children's choir will synch on this year's grammy pre shelow . >> the children would be interviewed by american idahos rye and seacrest via satellite. and will collaborate with singer carly gray jepson.

>> the grammy performance follows sunday's appearance by another part of new town children after superbowl. jennifer hudson joined a chorus from sandy hook elementary school to sing america the beautiful before the game. >> a some could dcapoers got their big surprise in the waters ofmaui and it all caught on video. a couple of arizona were out canoeing with their friends a few hundred yards offshore suddenly, a humpback whale came out of nowhere and bumped into their canoe . >> the canoers save the whale did not appear to be as its slam off. >> but some the ride turned into a trip they will never forget.

>> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news police are investigating a triple shooting in sonoma county that has left three men in bed this morning. an update on the investigation, coming up. >> plus the boy scouts of america organization leaders are discussing the policy that bans openly gay members and troop leaders. we will have more on the decision, coming up. >> and we're watching your bay area weather and traffic this morning. we will be checking in with erica was a look at our forecast, as was chatting with george will has a look at our work commute. we will be right back on the

>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5 starts now. >> thank you for joining us on this wednesday, february 6th. >> forget about having to your mailbox on saturday. the postal service dropped saturday delivery we will have details and tell you when it will start. >> three men in one home found dead in the north bay will have the latest on the investigation. >> and 8.0 earthquake

triggers a tsunami in the solomon islands that leaves at least five people dead this morning. >> we will start this hour with our forecast. the morning erica. >> good morning james. >> a quick check of the weather headlines it is a chilly start to the morning. into the afternoon expected sunshine and july-dead and dry weather mid to upper 50s. >>--sunshine and dry. >> here's a quick commute check around the bay it is light traffic for your ride on the east bay freeways including highway 4, interstate 580. no delays along the peninsula. >> the north bay commute looks good and problem free at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> thank you george.

>> the financially struggling u.s. postal service says it plans to stop delivering mail on saturdays, but continue delivering packages six days a week. in an announcement scheduled for later today, the service is expected to say a cut, beginning in august, would mean a cost saving of about 2 million--2 billion annually. why does packages package delivery has increased by 40 percent since 2010. the delivery of letters and other male has declined with the increasing use of e-mail and other internet use. the financial crisis at the post office was actually created by congress. they passed a bill in 2006. the last year the post office was profitable which forces them to refupre fund the retirement benefits of future retirees.

something no other government agency in a very few businesses even do. it is costing the post office 5.5 billion a year. >> another developing story were police are investigating a triple homicide that happened in sonoma county. we have video of the scene. police are on the street. it happen that a house on ross station road. >> at this point investigators say they do not believe it was a murder- suicide. they added that at least one of the victims' is connected to the home where the shooting happened. the brother of one of the victims discovered the bodies inside a bedroom. or spoke with investigators here's what they have to say. >> we are in the process of interviewing people associated to the three deceased subject. we are not releasing their names. this is not a random crime. i do not believe that there is a danger to any of the citizens of sonoma county or anywhere else.

>> there are three houses and a cabin on that property which is located near the iron horse vineyards. the bodies were found inside the cabin. >> a. hearing is set today forantolin garcia, rorres . this is video of him at his last court appearance. he has been charged with murder and kidnapping and the disappearance of 15 year old sierra or mar in morgan hill last march 16th. he is also charged with three counts of carjacking inattentive kidnapper related to a tax on three women into gross restores parking lots and morgan hill in 2009. >> he is been held without bail since his arrest last may when investigators discovered dna evidence in his car. >> in san francisco man is recovering this morning after being shot multiple times. he was attacked last night around 8:00 on the

first block of the turks street. that is in the city's tenderloin district. the victim is 37 years old. >> president obama will meet the senate democrats today to sell his strategy for tackling immigration, gun control and a host of fiscal dilemmas. >> obama is hoping for unified front among senate democrats. almost everything on his to do list faces opposition from senate and house republicans. today's meeting will also be obamas first chance to press senators directly on his proposal for a quick fix to avert a sweeping spending cuts set to take effect on march 1st. >> the u.s. ambassador to israel says president obama will bring an urgent peacemaking agenda to israel on his upcoming visit in the spring. ambassador-and shapiro says talks will focus on iran , syria and the need to get israel and the palestinians back to negotiating tables.

>> relations between israel and the u.s. have been frosty lately, partly because of the failed talks with the palestinians. mr. obamas visited israel while running for president in 2008, but has not been back since, prompting criticism from some pro-israel groups. >> a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake set off a phenomena that killed at least five people in a remote part of the solomon islands on wednesday and triggered evacuation's across the south pacific as island nations issued sonometer alerts. >> a tsunami about 3 ft. high has been measured in the area. a tsunami warning it is in effect for the solomon islands, but that morning was just cancelled elsewhere in the south pacific. a tsunami watch remains in effect for fiji , australia, new zealand and eastern indonesia.

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benefits. >> british lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. the bill will have to go through some more detailed parliament terry debates. if it becomes law, the proposed bill would enable same-sex couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies, provided that the religious institution consent. >> the bill would also allow couples live previously entered into several partnerships to convert their relationship into marriage. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news good news for jobs and the silicon valley. will talk about a new report that shows the region's economy is headed to the right direction. plus watching bay area weather and traffic and full of your forecast and the morning you can't move the tv there.

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francisco. 41 in oakland. >> looking at the numbers in to the afternoon we are talking mid to upper 50s. we will see more sunshine compared to yesterday's. it will be chilly. oakland and afternoon high of 59. 58 in richmond. san francisco at 56. 594 pleasanton. >> satellite and radar shows dry conditions clear conditions now. a cold front will drive down from north to south. it will bring light rain to our area with the instability which could see a pop up thunderstorm. there could be small hail over the coastal waters. it will not be a huge rain maker. >> faug7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning your commute on the road looks like light rain along the coastline. we could potentially pick up rain over the bay bridge toll plaza. >> rain will linger in the north bay potentially dry for the livermore valley. some clouds and wet weather

us. cool weather by 10:00 p.m. to the east bay and the south bay. it pop up when the shower into the overnight hours heading into friday. >> off the yellow indicates moderate to heavy rain. 7:00 a.m. friday morning we could see lingering showers along the coast. >> we are talking maybe a quarter of an inch of rain a bit more for the coastal ranges. >> according to the national weather service tomorrow if we do not pick of an aids of hundred and inch of rain this will be the driest part--and eighth of a hundred injured righch of rain.

>> not looking at hot spots. the bay bridge looks good and all the approaches are five. currently and 11 minute drive--r finare fine. >> problem 34101 southbound. >> and easy ride 14 minute drive times on the shore freeway. >> in the south bay good conditions on 101 northbound. on 85 to the west valley no delays or north bay traffic on 101 southbound marin county. >> watching wall street. the dow was up 99 points yesterday's the nasdaq up 40 in the s and p up over the 1500 mark. >> there was a surge in home prices that helped the stock market bounced back tuesday. yesterday's advance was driven by new data showing

that u.s. home prices rose in december at the fastest pace in more than six years. >> off wall street journal owner rupert murdoch says the chinese hackers are still attacking his newspaper, suggesting that spying campaign against the u.s. journalists. the new york times and the washington post also reported that the computer systems were breached and similar incidents, while bloomberg news said it managed to deflect a hacking the tent. >> south korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from sam's song smart phone caught fire in his trouser pocket. >> the lithium ion battery was not in the fall when caught fire. such batteries are quick to charge but prone to overheating. the man suffered second-degree burns. off the battery was from a 2011 galaxy note. >> this is the second reported time in south korea they samsung smart phone battery has caught fire.

lithium ion batteries are also behind the world wide grounding of boeing's 787. >> silicon valley bounced out of the recession last year, adding jobs, in coming initial public offerings. but the 2013 silicon valley index also finds that hispanics and african- americans and the world's high-tech center became increasingly marginalized. >> joint venture president russell hancock says while silicon valley it resilience is impressive, the rebound has not been a cure all for everyone. african-americans per-capita income fell 18% in 2012, while hispanics income dropped 5%. overall, in comes a silicon valley rose 2.2% last year. >> southwest rolled out a fare sale in which the price of its flights are based on distance. bargain hunters can snag roundtrip fares as low as $98 or short routes.

regardless of a link of the flight, however, deal seekers will have to act fast to lock in these prices. southwest sale runs only through the end of thursday. $49 each way to 500 mi. or less. >> $89 each way 501 to 1,000 mi.. >> $119 each way 1,001 mi. to 1,500 mi.. >> $149 each way more than 1,500 mi.. the sales cover nonstop flights from april 3rd through june 8th. the cheapest sale fayetres will disappear from flights as they began to sell out. all sunday flights are excluded. >> the san francisco board of supervisors has introduced legislation calling for the seismic retrofitting of wood frame

buildings in the city. >> the proposed legislation would require retrofitting within seven years. of buildings which browere built before 1978 that have the first floor not made of fully support walls. >> this would include a number of restaurants and storefronts. it also includes all wood frame construction buildings that have five or more residential units and more than three stories. the retrofit or it is part of the city's earthquake safety implementation program. >> there is a decline in carbon pollution power plants. in by mel protection agency says he trapping gases from u.s. power plants fell 4.6% to about 11 of the previous year. >> they say this connected to plants burning less coal, the biggest source of greenhouse gas pollution. >> the reduction reflects the relative decline in the use of cole, the dominant usyou as interestinu s energy s

powerful plant produced roughly one-third of total u.s. emissions, followed by petroleum and natural gas systems. >> california fish and game commission will consider today whether to classify great white sharks as an endangered species. if approved, the giants are to be protected for your door in the review process. the latest estimates have the numbers of the sharks and only 220. their main cause of death is fishing nets. >> adjusted to the kron 4 morning news room toy company has broke has announced changes to the monopoly game tokens. they will eliminate the ironed token and at a cat peace. fans were able to vote between the iron, shoe and will barrel in an on-line contest. is the first time the fans were able to weigh

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>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. we're learning more this morning about the gunman, jimmy lee affect dykes , who kidnap a five-year old boy and held him hostage for nearly a week in an underground bunker in alabama. >> the fbi says dykes was involved in a firefight with swat agent for he was killed during the child's risk operation. >> bomb technicians also found to explosive devices on the property. >> authorities say one expose of was found inside the bunker and the other was located inside a plastic pipe, which he used to communicate with neighbors. >> off the little boy, ehaan turns six years old today s- ethan . >> bp is objecting to 34

million--34 billion oil spill claims sought by state and local governments. >> the company said that amount is over estimated. >> bp has trouble with political, financial and legal fallout ever since the april 2010 explosion, which caused the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. the 34 billion total is based on claims made last month by alabama, mississippi and florida as well as claims made by louisiana and others from local government. >> the oil company said it considers the methods used to calculate them to be seriously flawed. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news a vote could come today on the boy scout badge on gay members. >> the latest details of their three day meeting. >> plus, that you're taking a break from face book? >> a new study says you are not alone. >> that is coming up.

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>> the boy scouts of america's policy excluding gay members and leaders could be up for a boat is soon as today, when the organization's national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides. at a b s eight announced

last week that it was cthe boy scouts of america announced last week that it was considering a line of tre whether it will allow gay membership. a boy scout of america spokesman said last week that the board could take a boat to date where the site to discuss the policy, but the organization will issue a statement either way. >> palo alto police are investigating an attempted kidnapping and one of the city's quiet neighborhoods. police say that an 11 year- old girl was riding her bike monday afternoon on emerson street when a man was yelling obscenities at her. after that, the man ran out into the street and tried to grab her. the girl was able to get away on her bike and

went home to tell her parents. palo alto police said they are taking this incident very seriously. >> investigators have released a new photograph of its 13 year old girl whose naked body was found in a fairfield park last friday. authorities believe that this image of genelle conway allen was captured minutes before she went missing. the image was taken from police cameras located at ease tabor avenue and the grand circle. the manager of a nearby liquor store says that he believes that he may have seen her in the store before she was found dead. >> genelle was reported

missing run 5:45 p.m. thursday afternoon by her guardian at the foster home in nearby suisun city where she lived. police say that her naked body was found a little before 7:00 a.m. on friday. the park is about 3 mi. from where she was last seen. police have not said how the girl died, and they have not release any suspect information. >> the san jose city council voted to consider joining san francisco and urging the u.s. supreme court to rule that proposition 8 banning gay marriage is unconstitutional. the council agreed to poll members at its meeting next week on whether san jose should lend its name to san francisco's friend of the court brief to be argued at

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>> watching gas prices this morning as they continue to rise. the state average right now is sitting at

$3.95 for a regular gallon of gas. a round the bay area, prices are also continuing to rise. in san francisco, gas is up a penny from yesterday. he is at $3.94 a gallon. across the bay in oakland, it is sitting at $3.88. that is up 3¢ from yesterday. in san jose, the average price of gas is $3.89 for a regular gallon of gas, up 2¢ from yesterday. >> a new survey by the pew research center finds a more than half of all facebook users have taken a break from the social network for several weeks along the. while the survey found facebook remains the top social network in the united states, 61 percent say that they voluntarily step away from facebook for a period of time. some of the reasons? 21 percent said

that they took a break because they simply did not have time to check their facebook. about 10 percent said that they were not interested in checking in, while another 10 percent said that facebook was a waste of time. the survey offers an interesting perspective and to users activity as facebook push is to beef up their mobile offerings. >> watching the bay area weather, the current temperature in walnut creek is 39 degrees. we will be right back. [ ste sfan ]n with a cold or flu, nightgtime nasal congestionn

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>> will come back, the time is 5:45 a.m.. the top stories that we are following at this hour. the u.s. postal service has announced the that will start delivering mail on saturday. they will continue to deliver packages six days a week. the cut will begin in august and it will save abou 2 milliont $2 billion annually.about $2 billion annua >> police are investigating a triple homicide that happen in sonoma county. it

happened at a house on cross station road, just outside of is sebastopol. investigators do not believe that it was a murder- suicide. they said least one of the victims is connected to the home where the shooting happened. >> the men charged with murdering a kidnapping morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will be back in court today. antolin garcia torres has also been charged with three counts of carjacking and attempted kidnapping three women in to gross restore parking lots in morgan hill in 2009. garcia-torees has been held without bail since his arrest last may. >> we're also watching the bay area weather, the

current temperature in palo alto it's 38 degrees. ennead has a high of 59 degrees. 58 degrees is expected for antioch peppers character satellite and radar picture size for. this will bring instability and ball cover. this is not one be a huge rainmaker. 7:00 a.m. this is just a peak of your morning commute. putting the clock into motion the range of to the east and we will still be holding on to cults later when showers will be in the overnight hour. we're talking maybe 2 tenths of a grain. thursday and friday

we are expected to see some wet weather dependent on where you are located. your afternoon high is struggling to make it into the 50s. there'll be nothing but sunshine unstable weather as we go to the next work with. >> there it is as quiet commuting right now. the meeting with allies have not yet been activated. you're ride across the san mateo bridge has the same drive time whether you're born east and west. the golden gate bridge has an easy ride at 1 01 southbound. first will look at the shore freeway and check the conditions. it is still an easy ride for the east shore freeway. there is 14 minutes. through the san mon valley is a 16 minute drive time. the only slowing that we see is the 580 westbound and the south bay freeway

looks great. we are delay free through marin county. >> the stories that we are following in sports related. they're not going to pursue any charges against lance armstrong. they'll announce that there were born t drop the cas against the bike squad. they stated that they were responsible. they stated even though he admitted that he was guilty and they will not follow this case. armstrong's attorney stated that even though he admitted he did not have to give back the bonus money that he received. >> a lot of people are talking about the golden state warriors' getting blown out. they stated that it was a switch towards the end of the game. they stated that jeremy levin and the

rockets. they knocked down 143 points perry ed s 14 three-e rockets tied an nba record with 23 three-pointers. the warriors would not allow it. they did three hard files in the last second to prevent any of a three-point shots to be attempted. s work will win. they lost 140 to 109. >> we also know all about the bobudweiser super bowl

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map for energy across the country. an area that is burned by wild fires will double. >> there is big moves against the five for cancer. it has dropped 2.4 annually from 1999. dr. stated that the decline is greater for black males because they have a higher risk of death. it is 5:52 a.m.. we are looking at wednesday that will hold sunshine. here is a shot of the bay bridge. oakland is that 40 degrees but that will get high as 59

degrees. we will be right back.

>> disney will be doing some spin-off sam's. there's no word yet on which characters will be sam. it may be dull return of obi wanfilms. they have not yet

announced which simms and they will do spinoffs for perry . >> coming up next we will have more from the u.s. postal service about why they're stopping delivering mail on saturdays. >> was also have the latest details on the teenage girl that was found dead. >> we also have a video to show you coming up next on kron 4 morning news.