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we will be checking in with erica in just a few minutes but first. we begin this morning with news out of washington, where the u-s supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same sex marriage today -- with the justices listening to oral arguments on california's ban on gay marriage -- known as proposition 8. rene marsh is live from washington, d.c. with more. >> reporter: proposition 8 has been back and forth in california for years to stick, same-sex couples from california are challenging proposition 8. it banned same-sex marriage in 20 08. however, it challenges argue with the 14th amendment to define marriage between a

man and woman violates their equal rights. there are a majority of americans that support americans of same- sex marriage. >> my son came to us and told us that he was gay and that launched an interesting experience >> this is a interesting number of people including a niece of a high-ranking official. who she is an open lesbian. for same-sex couples this comes down to two different issues the definition of marriage and

having the same rights as a heterosexual couple. reporting live, washington d.c.. >> that was renee marsh. reporting. >> ahead of today's historic u-s supreme court hearings on california's voter- approved ban on same sex marriage, thousands of people marched and rallied in san francisco last night. the march started at castro and market streets at about 6:30 and made its way to city hall. activists says they're optimistic that the ultimate ruling of the supreme court will go in their favor. especially now that a new poll finds that the majority of americans support same sex marriage. >> every day i get more and more optimistic. i feel that if there is a momentum across the country and it would be stupid if there ruled against the marriage. >> in support of l-g-b-t residents in many bay area

cities and elsewhere, the rainbow flag is expected to be unfurled today and tomorrow at the city halls of san leandro, berkeley, oakland, hayward, alameda and san francisco. >> here's a look at what will happening at the hearing today. first, the backers of proposition 8. will get 30 minutes to argue for the ban on same- sex marriage. then the opponents of prop 8, which will be the attorneys for the couples that filed the original challenge, will get 20 - minutes to argue that the ban is unconstitutional. the final 10 minutes are reserved for the u-s solicitor general. who will argue against prop 8. on the behalf of the obama administration. a final ruling will be handed down in june. stay with kron four as we continue to follow the same sex marriage hearings in washington today. we will be providing updates on kron4.com. as well as our 24-seven channel comcast 193. you can also check our facebook and twitter pages as well. watching the weather this morning as we take a look from our mount tam cam.

erica is standing by with a look at our forecast, good morning erica. >> good morning, anny we do have unsettled conditions. it is a bit breezy temperatures and 50's. as i mentioned the temperatures are not that bad. although we're off to a cooler start. in an we will see 60s by

lunch. by 8:00 p.m., the temperatures will be in the 50s and as we focus on your afternoon highs. a bit cooler along the coast. 57 degrees in half moon bay. antioch, 62 degrees. and your satellite and ritter we did have this we--weak system that brought sprinkles into the city. that will be the store for the next couple of days. keep in mind the potential for wet weather. friday and saturday we could see widespread rainfall

impacting most of the bay area. temperatures in the 60s. certainly, keeping your umbrella handy. or a hoodie. in the meantime and the traffic center we to have the potential hot spot to talk about. there was a fatal accident on monterey. this is not impacting traffic highway highway-- traffic. we will, the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty decent. sa

>> the new tunnels along devil's slide have officially opened to the public. along the pacific coast near pacifica, there was an official ribbon cutting for two new tunnels that will provide a bypass along highway - one at devil's slide. the area has been plagued for years by rockslides. and a harrowing passage through a narrow stretch of roadway. the total cost of the project was 439- million dollars. police are still looking for the suspect who stole a car in san jose with an 11- month old girl in it this morning. baby gabriela was found hours later in the abandoned s-u-v gabriella has been reunited with her mother. san jose police was tipped off about the stolen jeep and officer responded. that was when they found gabriella inside the car. officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. the youngster was given a toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited

with her mom. >> she started crying but then became very excited when she saw her mother. he was a very dramatic situationan 11-month old girl, taken amber alert cancelled. police discovered baby gabriela hours later in the abandoned s-u-v. today-- the suspect is still on the loose. officer carlos acosta describing the moments when he found 11 month old gabriella quintana late monday morning. gabriella had been missing for several hours a tip was called in about a suspicious jeep and officer acosta responded with his partner. the jeep was parked and the hazard lights were flashing. gabriella was inside. officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited with her mom. police say, the girl's mother, graciella, noticed a woman who she thought was suspicious. near her car shortly before it was stolen. she described the woman as white or hispanic and in her 30s, wearing a dark top and dark pants.

30s, wearing a dark top and new this morning. italy's highest criminal court overturns the acquittal of amanda knox and orders a new trial. an appeals court in florence will now re-hear the case against knox and her former italian boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old meredith kercher. kercher's body was found in november of 2007 in her bedroom of the house she shared with knox as exchange students in italy. we'll be right back on the kron four morning news. and here's a live look and here's a live look thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing.

(male announcer): here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> one might think that if a city adopted a ban on plastic bags images like this would be a thing of the past. but the truth is, if you spend just a small amount of time in san francisco's chinatown you would never know there was a ban on plastic bags. because no matter where i looked, people appeared to using the banned items. in some cases the plastic bags were hanging in plain

view at some of the store but in most cases people were toting them around. now i'm not talking about reusable bags that f closely resemble plastic bags. at the lucky dragon gift shop they sell these cloth like re-usuable bag for 20 cents each and they were quick to show me them. however when i asked if they carried plastic bags they said yes when i asked if i could see them i was asked why did i want to see them. typically if anyone in san francisco and many the surrounding communties goes shopping they have to either bring there own bags or pay up to a quarter for a bag. this does not appear to be the case in chinatown, just for the recored the ban does not include produce bags. just single use bags plastic shopping bags, you know the ones you will often see blowing down the street and hanging from a tree. now there was a loophole in the plastic bag ban, merchants were allowed to finish their existing supply. and it would appear that many of the shops in chinatown stocked up in the banned plastic bags for a very long time.

in san francisco, stanley roberts-kron 4 news we'll be right back here on the kron four morning news.

>> take a look at this. a missouri business will have to patch up a massive hole that was left after part of its roof collapsed. police in kansas city say no one was hurt. officers had to help evacuate the "aspen products" building. this happened a day after heavy snow hit the area. it's unclear if weather is to blame. kansas city's dangerous building department and osha are looking into the collapse. we are looking at some cooler weather. traffic and weather. >> good morning temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. overnight we saw some sprinkles and light rain.

around the sonoma airport. that will pretty much be the fremont we can say 64 on tap for vallejo. you will notice that there will be cooler conditions here is your satellite and radar. this week system passion on through with shower activity. very light rain in

the bay area. but we can see that 5:06 p.m., some light shower activity. and also by 3:00 p.m. it looks like as we continue with the slight potential for thursday at the 6:00 a.m.. mid upper 60s. we do have on several conditions to contend with. in the meantime the traffic on the freeways looking good. here is the approach to the bay

bridge toll plaza with no problems. it is looking easy out of oakland. traffic moving well in both directions. the drive times as 12-13 minutes. the golden gate, no problems out of marin county. as we go towards the east shore freeway. no problems on the westbound number 24 through the caldecott tunnel. in my last report i did mention a fatal accident that happened earlier. this impacting city streets. will tran is on the way. >> the gun control fight is reaching a fever pitch. and this could be the week it all comes to a head. with gun control legislation in deep political trouble,

supporters are pulling out all the stops to save it. tom foreman has the story. >> committee and.. comedian- jim carey is on the scene

go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, as well as our facebook and twitter feed. "it takes a cold dead hand to decide to pull the trigger. it takes a cold dead heart and as near as i can figure." >> reporter: comedian jim carrey is now on the website funny or die. ridiculing the late actor charlton heston, a strong gun rights supporter and national rifle association official. ♪ ".cold dead hand. cold dead hand." .while on a more serious >> reporter: front, new york mayor, michael bloomberg is storming after the issue; going on nbc's "meet the press" to point out that polls favor gun law reform. "i don't think there's ever been an issue where the public has spoken so clearly. where congress hasn't eventually understood and done the right thing." bloomberg is pumping twelve million dollars from his own fortune into ads in thirteen states, pushing senators to make background checks on all gun sales the law. national rifle association boss, wayne lapierre, is hitting back hard. pointing out the mayor's recently failed plan to limit sugary sodas for voters in his own city. "they don't want him telling them what food to eat; they sure don't want him telling

what self-defense firearms to own and he can't buy america." >> reporter: but the assaults on the gun lobby are coming from many fronts. in newtown, connecticut, where that school massacre took place.some families are complaining they've received nra robo calls like this one posted on the huffington post website. >> ".you're state senator, art linares, will play a key the connecticut general assembly will pass legislation restricting your gun rights." >> reporter: and president obama is weighing in too. using his weekly radio address to push a ban on assault weapons, a limit on the size of ammunition magazines, and stepped up background checks. >> "they're supported by a majority of the american people. and i urge the senate and the house to give each of them a vote." return the gun control fight is reaching a fever pitch. and this could be the week it all comes to a head. with gun control legislation in deep political trouble, supporters are pulling out the owner of a tucson gun

store, where former u-s representative gabrielle giffords' husband purchased a semi-automatic rifle. has canceled the transaction. the owner says, a full refund was sent to mark kelly because the former astronaut, did not plan to keep the a-r-15- style rifle for his personal use. kelly bought the gun saying. he wanted to show how easy it is to buy an assault weapon. he planned to turn it in to police. his wife was among 13 people tucson supermarket , that 2011. boeing says a test flight of one of its grounded 787s went "according to plan." the f-a-a pulled all of the 787 dreamliners from the sky in january due to overheating smoking batteries. boeing has been searching for a solution to the battery problem. the jet maker says yesterday's "functional check flight" lasted a little more than two hours out of an airport in everett, washington. a second battery certification flight test is >> there's nothing worse. headache, sore throat, fever and that achy feeling all over. officially, the flu season is winding down. unofficially, you can still catch the flu bug. even now in spring, the chances of coming into contact with the influenza virus are running relatively high. site called flu-tracker, while the flu season is winding down back east. it started later out west and is still with us. you can see by this map that there's a pretty active area around california and the bay area. health officials say a flu vaccine is still the besta new study says that >> parents are feeding their babies solid food way too early. the study was released yesterday in the online issue of pediatrics. it says that forty percent of infants are being fed solid food before the recommended four months. the study also found that early introduction of solid foods can lead to a number of health problems.

to look good morning. sprinkles and partly cloudy conditions. tomorrow could be cloudy with a mixture of 60s. the light rain is back into the forecast. pretty

much each and every day. nothing that much organized it is difficult to track. keeping your umbrella handy. temperatures in the upper 30's 50s in hayward. and for the afternoon plenty of 60s and some areas are a bit warmer than a guest today. 53 in daly city. they've been a former fan even -- yesterday. sprinkles over night. with high clouds streaming through. as we take a look get your extended forecast cloudy and cool. the potential with your rain >> new jersey lottery officials say, the lone winning ticket for a 338- million- dollar powerball jackpot. has been validated. workers at a liquor store where the ticket was sold say, pedro quezada-- an immigrant from- the

dominican republic. was the winner. but lottery officials have yet to confirm that. after taxes, the cash value, is about 152-million- dollars if the winner chooses a lump- sum payment of 221- million-dollars. instead of an annuity. this lottery jackpot is the fourth largest powerball jackpot on record. we will be right back on the kron 4 morning news. here is a live look from the nation's capital. they will hear arguments on same-sex marriage. it will be in this case 4:26.

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the u-s supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same sex marriage today -- with the justices listening to oral arguments on california's ban on gay marriage -- known as proposition 8. ne marsh is in washington, d.c. with more. >> offered to temperatures it did not stop with frigid temperatures not stopping people trying to get a spot to listen to the developments of proposition 8 in the supreme court, today. challengers argued the 14th amendment guarantees equal protection. according to a cnn poll.

the majority of americans support the marriage. more politicians are shifting their stand. >> my son came to my wife and i and said that he was gay. >> from personal experience it could also become a pivotal role. she has an uncle that is a lawmaker and she is an openly gay activist. >> we do not need to state solution when our democratic has indicated otherwise. >> this comes down to the definition of marriage and having the same rights as heterosexual couples. more

americans than ever before say they have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian. and that corresponds with an increase in the number of americans who now support gay marriage. a new c-n-n / o-r-c international survey finds 57-percent of americans report someone close to them is gay or lesbian. that's 12-points higher than poll results from 2007. the number of people supporting same-sex marriage has jumped from 40- percent in 2007 to 53- percent today. here's a look at what will if this does not go our way? the country will change forever. >> the reference to say that this is good for all faiths and organizations to come together 57 percent of

americans report that somebody that they know is gay or lesbian. that as 12 points higher from the year, 20 07 the number of people supporting same-sex marriage has a jump from 40% to now 53%. happening at the hearing today. first, the backers of proposition 8. will get 30 minutes to argue for the ban on same- sex marriage. then the opponents of prop 8, which will be the attorneys for the couples that filed the original challenge, will get 20 - minutes to argue that the ban is unconstitutional. the final 10 minutes are reserved for the u-s solicitor general. who will argue against prop 8. on the behalf of the obama administration. a final ruling will be

handed down in june. we are watching weather this morning as we take a look at your morning conditions. >> some sprinkles even downtown san francisco. some people are saying that we did see some life the futurecast showing that by noon, 60s will gradually

start to fill and. for this afternoon partly sunny conditions. temperatures slightly warmer. it looks like the 70's will be contained to the central valley here is your satellite we will stay with unsettled conditions with 20-30 percent chance. wednesday and thursday some activity and again on friday there is a solo

vehicle accident on monterey. please use cost and caution --. use caution in this area and also, no problems otherwise through foster's city and here is a live look at the golden gate. out of marin county 23 minutes from novato to san

francisco. >> a one alarm fire at a san jose apartment complex has left 21 people without a home this morning. the fire broke out late last night. in the 31-hundred block of landess avenue. when authorities arrived they found fire between two united and in the attic space above. fire fighters were able to knock down the fire within minutes and believe the fire is cooking related. the red cross is helping with food, shelter and clothing to the 21 residents. no injuries have been reported. points points.

police are still looking for the suspect who stole a car in san jose with an 11-month old girl in it this morning. baby gabriela was found hours later in the abandoned s-u-v gabriella has been reunited with her mother. san jose police was tipped off about the stolen jeep and officer responded. that was when they found gabriella inside the car. officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. the youngster was given a toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited with her mom. an 11-month old girl, taken in the back seat of a stolen car, is safe tonight. the amber alert cancelled. police discovered baby gabriela hours later in the abandoned s-u-v. today-- the suspect is still on the loose. officer carlos acosta describing the moments when he found 11 month old gabriella quintana late monday morning. gabriella had been missing for several hours a tip was called in about a suspicious jeep and officer acosta responded with his partner. the jeep was parked and the hazard lights were flashing. officer acosta rode with gabriella to the hospital. the youngster was given a toy to play with during the ride. then she was reunited with her mom. police say, the girl's mother, graciella, noticed a woman who she thought was suspicious. near her car shortly before it was she described the woman as white or hispanic and in her 30s, wearing a dark top and dark pants.

police say, the girl's mother, graciella, noticed a guntown, mississippi before killing himself.

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family members are remembering a marine from the bay area who was shot and killed at a base in virginia last week. the mother and sister of lance corporal sara castromata, of oakley, says the 19-year-old joined the marines in part to pay her own way through college. military officials say castromata was killed thursday by 25-year-old sergeant eusebio lopez, of pacifica at the marine corps base in quantico. lopez also fatally shot 23- year-old jacob wooley, of guntown, mississippi before killing himself. new this morning. italy's highest criminal court overturns the acquittal of amanda knox and orders a new trial.

an appeals court in florence will now re-hear the case against knox and her italian boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old meredith kercher. kercher's body was found in november of 2007 in her bedroom of the house she shared with knox in perugia, italy. taking a look at the stock market this morning. futures trading shows. all three indexes in positive territory this morning. u-s stocks fall yesterday. despite a bailout deal for the european island of cyprus. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow fell 64 points to 14-thousand-447 the nasdaq slipped nine points the s & p 500 fell five points. the securities and exchange commission has approved a plan by the nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment firms that lost money because of technical problems during facebook's initial public offering last year. facebook went public may 18 amid great fanfare, but computer glitches at the nasdaq delayed the start of trading and threw the debut into chaos. technical problems kept many investors from buying shares that morning, selling them later in the day or even from knowing whether their orders went through. nasdaq has said that it was embarrassed by the glitches, but that they didn't contribute to the underwhelming returns. facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. zuckerberg will be joining with other high-tech executives and has already

signed up several high- profile consultants. high-tech companies have stepped-up their lobbying on immigration to get more visas for high-tech workers, but the people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here illegally. we will take a quick break this live look from the nation's capital. the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments. proposition 8 the ban on same-sex marriage. 4:43..

>> the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments on proposition 8. people have

been waiting in line since thursday we are also waking up to some sprinkles. >> good morning. if that is mainly in the north bay. people are already using their windshield wipers in livermore. keep that in mind and keep your umbrella handy. 50s and oakland. as rick take a look of these numbers plenty of 60s in the north bay. we will see partly sunny conditions. temperatures will be a bit

warmer than what we saw with 57 degrees expected and 62 degrees expected in castro valley. downtown also mild. here is your satellite and radar with clouds streaming and with patchy fog. and we did see some sprinkles continues for the afternoon hours. the futurecast shows nothing quite that organized. unsettled conditions. the easter sunday, still the potential for some showers many people are concerned keep in mind they will leave that out and taking a look

at traffic to run the bay area. monterey road and of course it will expand the end of of the that it is looking good run the bay area. the approach to the bay bridge no problems to alert you to. and the southbound 101 also all the traffic is building coming out of san francisco. as we turn our attention to the traffic maps no problems. >> bart will be partially closing the transbay tube. three nights per week. for the next 14 -months. it is part of the ongoing work to make the light rail system more earthquake safe. from 10pm to about 4am every tuesday, wednesday and thursday evening for the next 14 months, bart will

limit train travel through the tube to just one track. >> the evening commuters for the next 14 months will experience a 20 minute delay. >> the price tag for bart's entire seismic retro fit project, including the tube work, is 1-point- 2 billion dollars. most of the funding comes from bond measure a- a, which was approved by voters in 2004. the new tunnels along devil's slide have officially opened to the public. along the pacific coast near pacifica, there was an official ribbon cutting for two new tunnels that will provide a bypass along highway - one at devil's slide. the area has been plagued for years by rockslides. and a harrowing passage through a narrow stretch of roadway. the total cost of the project was 439- million dollars. tomorrow toll takers will be gone for good from the golden gate bridge. and all- electronic tolling will be in place. officials plan to begin the

conversion by midnight this wednesday. if you have fastrak, you save a little money. crossing the bridge will cost 5 - dollars instead of six. other options -. you can register your license plate online. make a one-time payment at one of the many kiosks around the bay area. or do nothing and the bill will be sent to your house. san francisco police have made an arrest in the 2010 golden gate park murder investigation of michael ponder. daniel hill, of reno, has been arrested in connection with the murder of ponder-- who was stabbed to death. ponder's body was found in golden gate park, by an officer who was patrolling the area. detectives developed information that linked hill to the murder. after he was arrested for an unrelated murder investigation in reno. hill is currently being held in reno on that local murder charge. santa clara's second gun buyback event on saturday. brought in more than 600 fire arms. the event-- held by santa clara county -- paid out a

total of 61-thousand- dollars. in exchange for 610 firearms. the guns collected included. 17 assault weapons, 225 handguns, 237 rifles, 123 shotguns and eight other weapons -- such as b-b guns-- which did not receive pay outs. the buyback event also included a peace walk. and a resource fair, where 150 gang- related items were collected. president obama is coming to the bay area for four separate fundraising events. the president will be visiting the house of democratic fundraiser tom steyer for a reception on april 3, followed by a dinner that night at the home of philanthropists ann and gordon getty. on april 4, the president will travel down the peninsula to atherton for a brunch at the home of liz simons and mark heising, with tickets costing $32,400. his last fundraising event

will be a lunch at the home of marcia and john goldman, which will cost $1,000 for the cheapest tickets. obama last visited the bay area in october. the mars rover curiosity is in action again after being sidelined by back-to-back computer problems. the six-wheel rover fired up its onboard laboratories and analyzed a sample of rock dust over the weekend. it had been unable to perform science experiments since late last month after experiencing a computer memory problem. mission managers say curiosity will work for a week before it takes another break. in sports. tiger woods is the world's number one golfer again after completing another victory at bay hill. woods captured the weather- delayed arnold palmer invitational. closing with a two under 70 for a 13- under total. this marks woods' eighth victory at bay hill. including a u-s open. the victory puts him back at the top of the world rankings for the first time since 2010.

up next is the masters in two weeks. may be his new girlfriend is giving him some good luck. coming up on the kron four morning news. we continue coming up on the kron four morning news. we continue to thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing.

>> good morning plenty of 60s in fairfield. and as we take a look at the satellite and radar. overnight we did see some sprinkles. your kron 47 day or around the bay with unsettled conditions. >> coming up washington where the supreme court will hear arguments on proposition eight today and the defense of marriage act tomorrow. we will be following the latest all morning long here on the kron four morning news. we'll be right back.

(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.the u.s supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same sex marriage today -- with the justices listening to oral arguments on known as proposition 8. we'll break down what we can expect from the high court. good morning, it is tuesday march 26th. we are taking a live look outside at the nation's capitol where today the supreme court will hear cases on same sex marriage. we begin this morning with news out of washington, where the u-s supreme court takes up the first of two cases about same sex marriage today -- with the justices listening to oral arguments on california's ban on gay marriage -- known as proposition 8. despite the frigid temperatures, the line of people waiting outside the u-s supreme court continues to grow as same-sex marriage advocates look to witness supreme court justices take up the issue of gay marriage. rene marsh is live from washington, dc with more. halaccording to a.c. and and

pole just last weekend the majority of americans support the marriage >> power sun came to my wife and i. and he said--my son came to my wife and i had said that he was gay and that changed our decision. when it comes to same-sex couples it comes down to two key points that definition of marriage and will they

get the same rights as heterosexual couples. reporting live, renee marsh. ahead of today's historic u- >> s supreme court hearings on california's voter - approved ban on same sex marriage, thousands of people marched and rallied in san francisco monday evening. the march started at castro and market streets at about 6:30 and made its way to city hall. activists says they're optimistic that the ultimate ruling of the supreme court will go in their favor. especially now that a new poll finds that the majority of americans support same sex marriage. in support of l-g-b-t residents in many bay area cities and elsewhere, the rainbow flag is expected to be unfurled today and tomorrow at the city halls of san leandro, berkeley, oakland, hayward, alameda

and san francisco. here's a look at what will happening at the hearing today. first, the backers of proposition 8. will get 30 minutes to argue for the ban then the opponents of prop 8, which will be the attorneys for the couples that filed the original challenge, will get 20 - minutes to argue that the ban is unconstitutional. the final 10 minutes are reserved for the u-s solicitor general. who will argue against prop 8. on the behalf of the obama administration. a final ruling will be handed down in june. stay with kron four as we continue to follow the same sex marriage hearings in washington today. we will be providing updates on kron-four-dot-com. as well as our 24-seven channel comcast 193. you can also check our facebook and twitter pages as well.

>> the san jose police department is investigating a fatal traffic accident that happened on city streets just after 2 this morning. kron 4's will tran just arrived on scene and has the details,, will? >> it is difficult to believe that that that one time was a car. >> in d. this is a main golin deed -- this is the haazig madyun rei this is main l crash w so horrific that the died at the scene. they did not even have a chance to take cam to the hospital. you can see that thisouthbound and the northbound should be fine. as far as the cause? speed

possibly played a role this was a single vehicle accident. >> new this morning. italy's highest criminal court has overturned the acquittal of amanda knox and has ordered a new trial. an appeals court in florence will now re-hear the case against knox and her italian boyfriend for the murder of 21-year-old meredith kercher. kercher's body was found in november of 2007 in her bedroom of the house she shared with knox in perugia, italy. knox spent four years in prison before a court overturned her murder conviction. she returned to the u-s in 20-11, and was not in italy for today's hearing. an attorney for knox says that she is shocked and saddened by the news.

>> amanda thought is up set. >> the court said the retrial will take place at the appeals court in florence. knox will *not face trial again on a charge of defamation. knox's family has previously said she would not return to italy if the conviction was overturned. the new tunnels along devil's slide have officially opened to the public. along the pacific coast near pacifica, there was an official ribbon cutting for two new tunnels that will provide a bypass along highway - one at devil's slide. the area has been plagued for years by rockslides. and a harrowing passage through a narrow stretch of roadway. the total cost of the project was 439- million dollars. >> a one alarm fire at a san jose apartment complex has left 21 people without a home this morning. the fire broke out late last night. in the 31-hundred

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>> bart will be partially closing the transbay tube. three nights per week. for the next 14 -months. it is part of the ongoing work to make the light rail system more earthquake safe. from 10pm to about 4am every tuesday, wednesday and thursday evening for the next 14 months, bart will limit train travel through the tube to just one track. >> i evening commuters will experience a 15 the 20

minute delay for three nights for the next 14 months. >> the price tag for bart's entire seismic retro fit project, including the tube work, is 1-point- 2 billion dollars. most of the funding comes from bond measure a- a, which was approved by voters in 2004. >> san francisco police have made an arrest in the 2010 golden gate park murder investigation of michael ponder. daniel hill, of reno, has been arrested in connection with the murder of ponder-- who was stabbed to death. ponder's body was found in golden gate park, by an officer who was patrolling the area. detectives developed information that linked hill to the murder. after he was arrested for an unrelated murder investigation in reno. hill is currently being held in reno on that local murder charge.

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>> welcome back. the supreme court is wading into the fight over same- sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. the court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins today with a hearing on california's ban on same-sex marriage. people have been waiting in line since thursday for coveted seats for the argument over prop eight. there is a live shot. when it comes to the numbers many people say that there is a family member or close friend that is okay and that also corresponds with the number of people that

support the marriage of these and lesbians and gays. in 2007 pit bulls 40% and now he is aware 50%. in washington dc, the u-s supreme court is taking up the first of two cases about same sex marriage today. >> good morning wheat to wake up to some sprinkles and downtown san francisco. that will be the case for the rest of the morning and temperatures are not that bad. oakland, 52 degrees. plenty of 60s expected for this afternoon. lots of 60s in the east today. low 60s expected in richmond. 63 and

petaluma. the satellite and radar showing that this is streaming and now. unsettled weather for the next couple of weeks. and 4:06 a.m., not much over the bay area we can see that it is not quite organized. 3:00 p.m., mid-week. with possible rainfall in the mid valley. keeping your umbrella handy a 20%-30 percent chance. there rainfall will pick up a friday night/saturday. we will continue to showers on and off. >> good morning it is a decent drive. there are no hotspots we will start with the bay bridge and the westbound is a light.

looking good from the macarthur maze. even from 24. the rod from the san mateo bridge is aalso-light. the golden gate, no problems coming from a marin county. starting with traffics in the east bay. off on interstate 80. just 12 minutes. from hercules to berkeley. 60 minutes-17 minutes as we go towards it dublin coming out of walnut creek. traffic looking good out of the interstate 80. fed to monterey is in the non commute direction for that monterey accident. to prepare for possible strikes on u-s bases.

the latest threats comes among renewed anger by north korea over tougher u-n sanctions and joint military exercises by the u- s and south korea. >> secretary of state john kerry has had another meeting with afghan president hamid karzai, a day after they put on a show of unity following karzai's recent anti- american comments. this is video of the meeting yesterday. kerry also met today with participants in a u.s.- backed women's entrepreneurship program. businesswomen expressed concerns about what the 2014 transition will mean for not only for women and girls but for afghanistan's commerce in general. >> the owner of a tucson gun store, where former u-s representative gabrielle giffords' husband purchased

a semi-automatic rifle. has canceled the transaction. the owner says, a full refund was sent to mark kelly because the former astronaut, did not plan to keep the a-r-15- style rifle for his personal use. kelly bought the gun saying. he wanted to show how easy it is to buy an assault weapon. he planned to turn it in to his wife was among 13 people hurt in a shooting outside a tucson supermarket , that left six others dead back in 2011. >> boeing says a test flight of one of its grounded 787s went "according to plan." the f-a-a pulled all of the 787 dreamliners from the sky in january due to overheating smoking batteries. boeing has been searching for a solution to the battery problem. the jet maker says yesterday's "functional check flight" lasted a little more than two hours out of an airport in everett, washington. a second battery certification flight test is planned in the coming days. >> president obama is coming to the bay area for four separate fundraising events. the president will be visiting the house of democratic fundraiser tom steyer for a reception on april 3, followed by a dinner that night at the home of philanthropists ann and gordon getty. on april 4, the president will travel down the peninsula to atherton for a brunch at the home of liz simons and mark heising,

with tickets costing $32,400. his last fundraising event will be a lunch at the home of marcia and john goldman, which will cost $1,000 for the cheapest tickets. obama last visited the bay area in october. >> santa clara's second gun buyback event on saturday. brought in more than 600 fire arms. the event-- held by santa clara county -- paid out a total of 61-thousand- dollars. in exchange for 610 firearms. the guns collected included. 17 assault weapons, 225 handguns, 237 rifles, 123 shotguns and eight other weapons -- such as b-b guns-- which did not receive pay outs. the buyback event also included a peace walk. and a resource fair, where 150 gang- related items were collected. >> 5:21 this is a live look at walnut creek fior.

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>> taking a look at the stock market this morning. futures trading shows. all three indexes in positive territory this morning. u-s stocks fall yesterday. despite a bailout deal for the european island of cyprus. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow fell 64 points to 14-thousand-447 the nasdaq slipped nine points the s & p 500 fell five points. >> the securities and exchange commission has approved a plan by the nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment firms that lost money because of technical problems during facebook's initial public offering last year. facebook went public may 18 amid great fanfare, but computer glitches at the nasdaq delayed the start of trading and threw the debut into chaos.

technical problems kept many investors from buying shares that morning, selling them later in the day or even from knowing whether their orders went through. nasdaq has said that it was embarrassed by the glitches, but that they didn't contribute to the underwhelming returns. facebook founder mark zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy. zuckerberg will be joining with other high-tech executives and has already signed up several high- profile consultants. high-tech companies have stepped-up their lobbying on immigration to get more visas for high-tech workers, but the people involved say zuckerberg's interest is broader and includes citizenship for those here illegally.

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>> welcome back. the supreme court is awaiting into a fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly. is it is cold outside. there is about 100 seats that are reserved. challengers are

arguing that the 14th amendment gives equal protection. they state that this is violating their equal rights. >> my son came to me and told me and my wife that he was gay. one of many it lawmakers have shifted their positions and we will see where the supreme court stands on this. that will take up the issue and decide in june. they believed that the court will rule in their favor. the voters who voted should be the ones to decide not the high court as to whether not same-sex marriage should be legal.

>> san francisco city hall in 2004 was when i was married. >> store we have seen the video that is coming then. there are tons of people who are there. are you at least in line? >> we are speaking at the rally and this is just as exciting for all of us. this will be history in the making. but momentum is amazing. this is just

whether not give the justices was then on the side of the spirit >> we believe that the case is just untrue and that all americans deserve to marry the person the state are in love with. this will be a huge when to have the most popular state in america on the side and this will be the tip the point that we will believe will bring this to life in later. >> it looks like we will hear today will have to wait until june. after nine years i am sure that you are ready. >> we have just celebrated

26 years together and we're tired of waiting. we feel that we have the celebration already planned. >> joining us live from washington. >> we will bring new na affirmation because they have decided not to televise this. >> it is amazing. as word of mouth. there are no electronics inside. >> the time is 5:33 a.m.. >> we are waking up to some sprinkles and there are cloudy conditions. we are in the 40's and '50's as you step out the door. it is unsettled weather for every

day and i will have a full look coming up in just a bit. >> from the san mateo bridge we are still looking at pretty good conditions around the bay. we're not tracking any hot spots. the drive time is at 11 minutes. there are confined to the east bay. the conditions are still pretty light. >> we want to update you on an accident in san jose. this happened about 2:00 a.m. on monterey road. will tran is on the scene with the latest on this investigation. >> nope. the make is a ford model car. other than that the investigators are not talking with me. this is what you need to know is that this man got into a accident and loss control of

his car. there no skid marks. he's done several times and took out a light pole. he also took out a tree. sadly, he died on the same. his body is still here and we're waiting for corner to come to identify his body. this is northbound on monterey highway. on the other side of monterrey it will be shutdown for at least another couple of hours. investigators are more to take measurements and looking into several factors as to how the single car crash occurred. >> this wednesday the toll takers will be gone. the electronic polling at all

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afternoon highs. there'll be a couple of spots that will be warmer than yesterday. you can expect partly sunny conditions. downtown san francisco will be coming in at 59 degrees. it will be 62 degrees in berkeley. a weak system will pass by through the north and we will see sprinkles or around the airport. keep your umbrellas handy because unsettled weather is on the way. by 3:00 p.m. when said it will be light rain for the livermore valley area. we will continue with unsettled whether into the weekend. >> here's a look at your 7 day or around the bay. wet weather will be friday night and saturday. your afternoon high will still be in the '60s. >>

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:40 a.m.. >> a shift in same-sex marriage news is due in part to a general change. younger generations express higher levels of support for same-sex marriage. and every sense of pew research center pole, millennials are more than twice as likely as the silent generation to support same-sex marriage.

millenials, people born 1981 or later and the higher support of gays at 70%. then that generation x from 1965 to 1980 favor same-sex marriage by 49 percent. baby boomers born between 1946 to 1964 are at 38%. silent generation which is 1928 to 1945 is that 31 percent. >> yahoo is buying london start up summly, the maker of a mobile application. that offers an easier way for you to read your news stories and other contents on the smaller screens of smart phones. the deal is

yahoo's said small acquisition in the past five months. all of them have been part of ceo marissa mayers effort to attract more engineers and expertise to the building services for smart phones and tablet computers, and increasing important area of technology that she believes the internet company has been neglecting. as with this other recent acquisitions, y'all who did not disclose how much they are paying for it summly. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. the time is 5:45 a.m.. here is a look as some of the top stories that we are following this morning. >> the u.s. supreme court hears arguments today on california's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. gay marriage was legal in california for 142 days and 2008 until voters passed proposition 8. >> police are also investigating a fatal traffic collision in san jose this morning. it happened in the vicinity of monterey highway and coroner avenue, near oak hill memorial park. the driver died on the scene. based on

the preliminary investigation, the driver was speeding and lost control of his vehicle. >> into the afternoon will have plenty of 60's and the temperatures will be slightly warmer than what we saw yesterday. redwood city will be coming in at 64 degrees and 66 degrees for milpitas. it will be a upper 60s for redwood city. upper 60s possible for napa up perry ed 62 will be your high for oakland and here is your satellite and radar perspective. we did have a weak system that passed through our no. overnight. we did have light sprinkles. this will be the story throughout the weekend we will have light rain. it is

very hard to track because it is not organized. my 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning we will not be seen much but by noon we make a good light ran for the livermore valley area. a gang, in the shower activity will be like. there will be a stronger system into the weekend. the chance for showers will continue into easter sunday. the temperatures will not be to bed and we will climb into the mid 60's. >> the time i was 5:47 a.m.. >> as we continue to monitor the hot spots around the area. there is nothing extreme and the metering lights have not been activated. on 90 to the san mateo bridge is still a light ride and problem free.

the golden gate bridge ride looks good and the crews are off the stand. they finished setting up the bridge for the morning commute. of the east shore freeway is 14 minutes and it is getting just a little bit slower but no delays. and there's not much in the way of slowing for the south bay freeway. your ride through marin looks good with no delays. it is 23 minutes from your ride from novato down to the golden gate bridge. >> there is nothing worse than a headache, sore throat, fever and 80 filling all over officially, the flu season is winding down.

unofficially, you can still catch the flu bug. he even now in the spring, the chances of coming into contact with influenza viruses are running a relatively high. according to the cdc and a site called flu and tracker, while the flu season is winding down its back east, it started later out west and it is still with us. you can see by the map that there is a pretty active area around california and the bay area. health officials say that a flu vaccine is still the best defense. >> and new study says that parents are feeding their babies solid food too early. the study was released yesterday in the online issue of pediatrics. it says that 40 percent of infants are being fed solid food before their recommended four months. the study also found the early introduction of solid foods can lead to a number of health problems,

including diabetes, obesity, and even x,eczema. >> new jersey officials say, bad bill lone winner ticket for a $338 million power ball jackpot has been validated. workers at a liquor store where the ticket was sold say, that pedro quezada an emigrant from the dominican republic was the winner. lottery officials have yet to confirm that. after taxes, the cash value, is about $152 million it the winner choose is a lump-sum payment of $221 million instead of an annuity. the lottery

jackpot is the fourth largest power project on record. >> the warriors played their best first half of the season. taking on the lakers at the oracle or ring up. stefan curry despite his spot sprained ankle is ready to go. second quarter currie scored three points from the corner 44 to 24 warriors at that point. curry then scored 25 points. early in the fourth quarter curry with the family group to david lee for the dock 98 to 76 the warriors are rolling perry ed but here is curry with a another assist this time to andrew bohgut down to the lan 1 07 to 98 warriors. the final score was 109 to

103 warriors, who are one game ahead of the rockets for the sixth playoff spot. for a half games ahead of the lakers who are eighth by one game over utah. >> and cal women on the sweet 16 but that almost led to get away. when men's ncaa cal and south florida. linseed gottleib , the cal coach. in the second inlayjuh cloarennon drives and puts in the touched lay up and she is filed. the score is now at 62 to 47 cal. but up by three cal files of south florida's cal. but up by three cal files of south florida's inga orekhova

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>> welcome back.

>> there will be a chance of showers on thursday and we do have all in an offering for the weekend. >> the mars rover curiosity is an action again after being sidelined by back-to- back computer problems. the six will rover fired up its onboard laboratories and analyzed a sample of rock dust over the weekend. if it had been unable to perform science experiments since last month after experiencing a computer memory problem. mission managers said that curiosity will work for a week before it takes a another break. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. if we will continue to follow the lakes is out of washington were the supreme court will hear arguments on proposition