(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> good morning. top stories we are following on this wednesday march 27th. the last car has gone through and the last toll taker has left the toll plaza as the golden gate bridge is now officially accepting automatic tolls. we'll have a live report coming up. >> and the supreme court will hear arguments today on

whether legally married same-sex couples should be entitled to the same federal benefits available to heterosexual couples. good morning, i am any longer. james fletcher is off this morning. let us check in with erica. i am and the hong. >> good morning, anny. we could see the potential for some showers on and off to out this evening but not a big rainmaker. york temperatures will be similar to yesterday. right now, we are sitting in the 40's and 50's. 49 degrees in oakland the stormtracker 4 also by

noon mainly 50s and 60s. by 2:00 p.m., most of those locations will be in the 60s with upper 50s along the coast. by 8:00 p.m., most of those locations will see the 50s. let us breakdown of the afternoon highs. concord, 57. and your kron 4 7 day around the bay relieve the potential for rainfall is on and off but friday is looking dry. we will see more sunshine. in fact, temperatures could get into the 70's. saturday night the rainfall is expected to the forecast. showers and we could see some isolated thunderstorm activity as we transition into easter sunday. we will continue to monitor your weekend weather but first, the bridge at the

cantilevere section but no major delays from it. into san francisco. the san mateo bridge looking for a good. out towards foster city. and the golden gate, no problems to report as for public transportation? we could see some delays on the muni t line. because of a four- alarm fire we could have delays because of the debt. >> delays because of that -- fire. --thank you, erica. >> on to our top story this morning. the golden gate bridge has *officially gone automatic. as of midnight, the last toll taker has left the toll plaza and the last car to pay a toll. drove through the gates. kron four's jackie sissel joins us live from the golden gate bridge with an update.

jackie? >> good morning, anny. we will see how everything will work out with no stopping! there are no toll takers. i can tell you are around 20- 30 minutes ago and i saw one cargo through. the car did stop. and locked. they have been putting up electronic signs and black tape/paper over the glass sections of the toll collection booths. if you have not signed up? do not worry, they will already have your license plate number and send you

something in the mail. you could see some backups with that is part of the issue today. we are going to be out here all morning long. >> the big test could be this weekend with out-of- towners. thanks, jackie. as you can imagine. it was a very tough day for some of the bridge toll workers. some had started at the district more than twenty years ago. so saying good bye was difficult. there were a lot of hugs and a lot of tears as the workers wrapped up their shifts for the last time. a few toll takers reflected on their jobs and how workers were like a family. >> reporter: is this difficulty? >> id is for all of us. when i was going through the worst times of my life i

have my a employees here to keep me grounded. i could always come back here in favor here for me. they were the ones that kept me sane. when there was no one else. i do not have that option anymore. >> i never thought would caland to my career would and -- wnd.. i started here when i was 16 years old and quite now i am in my early forties i will miss my customers the most. i am a bit angry that i am losing my job. >> the two women say they plan to take a break from the bridge and stay away for awhile. adding that it would be too painful to come back and see the only electronic tolls in action. stay with kron four all morning as we bring you the latest updates from the golden gate bridge.

>> the supreme court is hearing the second of back- to-back gay marriage cases today. yesterday the court heard hearings on california's proposition eight. a section of the defense of marriage act will be taken to the country's highest court. it's a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay couples from collecting federal benefits, generally available to straight married couples. "doma" says marriage may only be a relationship between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law, regardless of state laws that allow same-sex marriage. the hearing is set to begin at 7:15 our time. we are going to be following the second day of hearings in washington all morning long here on the kron four morning news. we will be speaking to political analyst michael yaki at 7:30 and at 8:30 this morning. legal expert jim hammer will also be here at 8:15 to speak about the defense of marriage act hearings today. in addition to our guests, we will be providing updates on our website, kron-four-dot-com, our 27- seven news channel comcast

193. as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. >> fire crews in san francisco are on the scene of a four alarm fire in the bayview district. authorities say the fire started shortly before one this morning near the intersection of mckinnon avenue and third street. the extent of the damage is unknown at this time. here's a live look outside from our nation's capitol. where the supreme court justices face a second round we will be right back. here is a live look outside. partly to mostly sunny with some stray shower to the possible. we will be right back. 97

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back. soon.an empty lot in san francisco will house the tallest building on the west coast. this is a rendering of what it'll look like.a 60 story office building at mason and first streets. it's expected to be the 7th tallest building in the country at one-thousand- seventy feet and 1-point-4 the transbay transit tower will be designed next to the transbay transit center - that is also being constructed. the project was approved back in october. construction is expected to start as soon as this summer, and wrap up by 2016.

more trouble for the new span of the bay bridge. this time at least 30 of the giant bolts that hold together the new bay bridge have snapped. caltrans is considering replacing all 288 of the bolts on the new bridge. engineers believe that the problem is with the bolts themselves and not with the while they don't have a timeline on fixingow how much replacing the bolts will cost, caltrans insists the plans to open it the day after labor day are still on track. summer, and wrap up by 2016. the city of sacramento is not giving up on the kings. led by mayor kevin johnson, the city council voted 7-2 in favor of a plan to build a new 18-thousand seat arena in downtown sacramento. the deal contributes 258 million dollars to the 447 million dollar project. the city plans to use money earned from leasing parking garages for events at the arena to help pay the public that was justice anthony kennedy who spoke

yesterday's prop eight hearings. and this morning we are listening at what was discussed yesterday. we'll listen to the "audio tapes" in full, when the kron four morning news continues. we'll be right back here on the kron four morning news outside. roof cam ♪

>> the supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the first of two appeals to state and federal laws restricting same-sex marriage. tuesday, the court tackled an appeal of california's ban on same-sex marriage, known as proposition 8. during the proceedings, justice anthony kennedy - who's considered the possible swing vote - discussed arguments from both sides. take a listen.

, i think that there is substance to go against 2000 years of history on the other hand, there is what could be legal entry and that is the voice of these children. there are 4000 children that are living with same-sex parents. i think they want their parents in full recognition. the voice of those children is important in this case, don't you think? >> decisions on these cases may not come until june or later. we are also tracking the possibility of showers. erica? >> it looks like it's the

showers are probably the best bet is on easter sunday. we are dealing with pretty mild temperatures. 40's and 50's but the chance for spotty showers increases but mainly 60s. partly to mostly conditions with stray showers in the forecast. mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the 50s. here is a closer look at palo alto. the satellite and radar monitoring the forecast from of of with high-level clothes and shower activity to the north. there is a low pressure system with a spotty showers later on today. fitch chance would be minimal. and the rainfall will be light and isolated. nothing substantial. as far

as afternoon highs it will be pretty similar. 60s in milpitas. 60s in concord. your kron 4 7 day around the bay showing what weather iceland. we will continue to monitor the four are is

overnight roadwork however it is not slowing you down. no problems coming out of the nimitz freeway. the golden gate also there is 82 car crash with a vehicle facing the wrong way to keep that in mind if you are traveling along the peninsula was down 580 is looking good coming out of the all fall to month pass. >> coming out of the altamont pass... looking

good. >> police will ramp up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside the richmond bart station earlier this month this is video of the shooting scene. bart police will have one of three officers who patrol the line form richmond to berkeley at the richmond station during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. no arrest have been made in the shooting. >> police ramp up patrols after killing at bart stop police say they are ramping up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside a bay area rapid transit station earlier this month. bart police lt. steve coontz tells the contra costa times that one of three officers who patrol the line form richmond to berkeley will be at the richmond station during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. the additional police presence comes after 34- year-old raymond harris was richmond bart station on march 14. bart police say witnesses reported seeing one or two men running from the

station. no arrests have been made. a man suspected of committing at least five commercial burglaries in san leandro was arrested in oakland. after reviewing surveillance video footage, police say they suspected 48-year-old frederick bush was one of the burglars in a series of bush was arrested last thursday. police searched his home and said they found stolen property from the burlglaries. a man suspected of committing at least five commercial burglaries thursday, the arrest stemmed from an of leandro over the past few months, after reviewing surveillance footage from some of the burglaries, police said that they suspected that frederick burglars. burglaries. bush was booked into jail on suspicion of burglary and possessing another community meeting was held yesterday on proposals to re-vamp san francisco's polk street. the city wants to take away about 200 parking spaces to make way for a new bike lane. other proposals to upgrade polk street include adding parklets and curbthe city says the changes are necessary because there between bikes and cars in the area. residents in the area say they already have a big issue with finding parking and getting rid of existing spots would worsen the in national news. he's been quiet after resigning because of an affair with his biographer.but last night former c-i-a director david petraeus returned to say."i'm sorry." ed payne tells us what this

>> let be read confirm hoa this caused so much pain for my supporters and family. let me continue to apologize. experts say that this is a step in the right direction. >> he is a tremendously talented. he is only 60 years old it is a disservice if he does not return and helps serve his country. >> reporter: ed paynbe reporting. president obama has appointed a woman to head up the secret service. julia pierson is the first female director of the agency. she's been the chief of staff to the director since

pierson replaces mark sullivan, who retired in february. >> north korea says it's cutting off a key military hotline with the south that allows workers to travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the north. north korea recently cut a red cross hotline between the koreas, but there's still a hotline linking aviation authorities in both koreas. the hotline is important because the koreas use it to communicate as hundreds of workers travel back and forth to the kaesong industrial complex. officials say more than 900 south korean workers were in kaesong on wednesday. north korea is angry over routine u.s.-south korean drills and recent u.n. sanctions punishing it for its feb. 12 nuclear test. we'll be right back here on the kron four morning news. ♪

>> welcome back. this is a live look outside looking at the san francisco skyline. temperatures not that bad. 57, no rain to contend with. nothing to organized and nothing let me walk you through futurecast. by lunch, some light showers through the livermore valley and the mid peninsula the showers will continue to press east. the chance of you've seeing a shower is minimal. certainly, keep that in mind and we will see those

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>> welcome back, our top story this morning. the golden gate bridge has *officially gone automatic. as of midnight, the last toll taker has left the toll plaza and the last car to pay a toll drove through the gates. kron four's jackie sissel joins us live from the golden gate bridge with an update on how. >> good morning. we can see that if you to stop and if you are confused. there is a loud voice that comes over the overhead that that says do not stop keep going. that did confuse one driver this is expected to save the breach and $90 million. many people are looking to the past. there is only one person to say that they were the last week caught that

person at midnight. here is what they said. >> there is some sentiment associated. but that car has seen it all law. >> reporter: it is in and of an era of for the toll collectors there are 28 of them have been relocated to other jobs are then the district. or simply to a severance package it was very emotional they say that their dna is embedded we will hear more fro >> thank-you.

and let us get a check of your forecast there are some low pressure systems that we are seeing with the mid high level clouds. a 20 percent chance of showers for tomorrow, some of rain but temperatures on friday looks to be a on settled day that could provide a rainy weekend. napa, 44 degrees. 50s in fairfield. 56 degrees in antioch. 40's in daly city. look for mostly cloudy

conditions and breaks of sunshine. by 8:00 p.m., later tonight temperatures will be in the 50s. 60s expected also this afternoon. campbell and the east bay the same story the satellite and radar is showing some cloud coverage with an area of law over the oregon coast. however, keep your umbrella handy. friday is the warmest day. we could

see isolated storms southbound 1 0 1 at third in san material there is a lane blocking with an injury. and here is a live look to the bay bridge toll plaza. it is easy enough no delays with under 12 finance. also the golden gate looking good no accidents to report with plenty of space between the cars. >> we are following developing news out of san francisco where fire crews are on the scene of a four alarm fire in the bayview district. kron four's mike pelton joins us live from the scene. good morning mike.

>> reporter: this this first street with the fire crews in the last 10 minutes just got this fire under control. it was quickly a for alarm fire engulfing this single story home. it's stretched just across other structures. and the buildings on the right let me show you some video of it broke out just before 1:00 p.m. they heard a large explosion what sounded like gunshots. the cruise began battling these flames everybody is okay. but there is one lady that is upset because her cats are inside. two dozen people are displaced spoke with one of them.

>> we heard an explosion we thought that it was a gunshot. but i looked outside and i saw sparkles and i saw the fire next door. i woke up my wife. >> reporter: how big was the fire for? billy it was pretty high up. >> this building on the right side is difficult to see because it is so dark but the top of that building is that slanted. it is red tagged and that is a bit of a difficult building because of the structure shape. >> thank-you

fire crews in san francisco are on the scene of a four alarm fire in the bayview district. started shortly before one this morning near the intersection of mckinnonthe extent of the damage is unknown at this time. it's day two at the supreme court concerning same-sex marriage. and it's another opportunity to give political and legal clarity to a contentious issue. rene marsh is in washington, d.c. with more. >> so why does it matter if the government recognizes it is because of d o ma they are denied social security and other financial benefits. >> marriage is a civil right. >> this is a large and passion that message. >> my family, like everyone else's demand the full fundamental rights. >> proponents of gay marriage not as vocal but they are also in the crowd. tuesdayhey were outside

the current supreme court as they heard oral arguments of the constitutionality of same- sex marriage kno known as proposition 8 purify. >> there are 40,000 children in california that live with same-sex parents. the voice of those children are important in this case. >> you want us to step in and render a decision based on assessment of the facts of this institution that is north and cellphones in the internet. >> there will focus shifts to the defensive marriage act. do they say that one couple has certain rights but another couple does not. >> the justice department will not defend the defensive marriage active today. renee marsh, thank

you. give upwe are going to be following the second day of hearings in washington all morning long here on the kron four morning news. we will be speaking to political analyst michael yaki at 7:30 and at 8:30 this morning. legal expert jim hammer will also be here at 8:15 to speak about the defense of marriage act hearings today. in addition to our guests, will be providing updates on our website, kron-four-dot- com, our 27-seven news channel comcast 193. as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. we will be right back on this wednesday morning. here is a live look. everything is automatic. 4:39. [ female announcer ] the one for all.

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>> taking a look at the stock markets this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes the dow and the nasdaq in positive trading this morning, while the s-and-p is negative. there another strong report on the housing market. lifting stocks yesterday.

housing prices rose in january, at the fastest pace since the summer of 2006. before the housing bubble burst. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow had its biggest gain in three weeks. it rose 111 points to close at 14-thousand-559. the nasdaq rose 17 points. and the s-and-p 500 gained 12 points. to close within just one point of its all- time high. >> google has started to notify eight- thousand people. who will be invited to buy a test version of the company's much- anticipated internet- connected glasses.google glass is supposed to perform many of the same tasks as smartphones -- except, the glasses would respond to voice commands. instead of fingers touching a display screen. this is video showing a glimpse of what it looks like. through the glasses. the price tag is an eye- popping 15-hundred dollars. >> the space-x dragon cargo

capsule. splashed into the pacific after a trip to the international space station. parachutes were used. to slow the capsule's landing. recovery boats met the dragon off the baja california coast. according to the space-x twitter feed, it was loaded with more than three- thousand- pounds of cargo and packaging from the i-s- s. the unmanned dragon traveled to the space outpost earlier this month. to deliver more than 12- hundred pounds of supplies to the crew. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. 4:43. ♪

t mobile comeback- >> welcome back. our top stories top stories we are following on this wednesday march 27th. drivers approaching the golden gate bridge will experience something new for the first time in 76 years-- no human toll collectors. the toll takers were removed yesterday in favor of cheaper and faster electronic transponders. a camera system photographs every license plate that comes through, mailing an invoice to each motorist who doesn't prepay. and the supreme court will hear arguments today on whether legally married same-sex couples should be entitled to the same federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples. a section of the 1996 defense of marriage act says marriage may only be a relationship between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law, regardless of a state's law. >> good a mild start. we do

have the chance for showers however, there will be very light in nature. some areas of light pressure the satellite and radar with clouds we did have some light rain to the north. that area of light pressure is off the coast. redwood city and mountain view. we could see some pop up showers on thursday. your

kron 47 day your kron 4 7 day around the bay with rainfall. friday will be nice. 70's. isolated thunderstorms as we go towards a easter sunday. southbound near san mateo there is an accident. also the approach to the bay plaza the traffic is really in the westbound direction. pretty much the same story of. the golden gate with no accidents to report. the

muni t line will start but delays could be associated. >> its been more than two years since the september 9th gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in san bruno. and pg-and- e announced tuesday that there has been progress on safety recommendations. p-g- and e officials say they finished implementing seven of the 12 federal investigators recommendations to fix its network. they assure that all gas transmission lines in urban areas have been checked for safe operating pressures. the company additionally updated its contingency

plans for work on its transmission system. a san francisco night club is closing for good. after three people were shot over the weekend. it happened at the three- 30 ritch nightclub, in the city's south of market neighborhood. officials revoked the club's permit on monday. the nightclub has had trouble in the past, and neighbors have been fighting to shut it down. police say, saturday's initial shooting happened inside the club, after an argument. and more shots were later fired in a nearby parking lot. all three victims are expected to be okay. police say no arrests have been made. a five thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who is accused of molesting and trying to kidnap a nine - year old girl in oakland. this is surveillance video showing images of the suspect walking on the sidewalk.

it happened on the 12- hundred block of 94th avenue. monday evening. police say, the man picked the girl up in a bear hug, touched her inappropiately and tried to carry her away. the girl was able to get away. the attacker is described as a latino male in his 20's, with ears that stick out prominently he has short black hair, spiked in the front and long in the back. five- feet- eight inches tall. and 170 pounds. the suspect description also matches that of the getaway driver. in a similar daylight attack on a 14 year old girl last november. also in oakland. in that incident, the victim was able to escape unharmed. >> an 8 year old girl who was shot by an arrow outside a u-c berkeley science center is recovering this morning. but a suspect is still on the loose. doctors removed the arrow from her leg yesterday. the eight year old girl was climbing on a large whale sculpture at the lawrence hall of science when she was shot. it was part of a school trip at the science center.

witnesses say there were other students in the play area when the incident happened. >> there wore a lot of school kids there were a lot of the school kids. >> it was a regular size bow and she was pretty calm >> investigators are trying to figure out where this came from. preliminary statements say that this could have been north of the science center but she is going to be okay. investigators are now trying to figure out where the arrow came from. preliminary witness statements suggest it may have been shot from somewhere north of the science center. >> the morgan hill pre- school teacher. accused of drugging at least five students, in order to get them to take a nap, pleaded not guilty. debbie gratz is facing 10 - counts of child endangerment and assault. there were a number angry parents in attendance

during the hearing. they are worried about the long- term health effects their children face, after being drugged. police say gratz put sominex in the sippy cups. she has been fired from the 'kiddie academy' preschool. the school says, it took appropriate action. and is cooperating with the police investigation. >> we are watching the automatic toll systems to not stop ♪ thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry.

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>> welcome back. friday is expected to be the warmest day but on settled with this

system towards the weekend. mid 40's for vallejo 40's in santa rosa. the satellite and radar showing clear skies and off the oregon coast. it will stay to the north. plenty of 60s. fairfield. fright is expected to be warm with temperatures in the '70s. your kron 4 7 day around the bay a flow the in the next report. >> coming up. it is the edge

of an era. at the last toll taker walks away. coming up on the kron four morning news. the last toll taker walks last car drives through to pay their toll on the goldenwe'll have a live reportand the defense of marriage little over two hours in washington, d.c. yesterday supreme court sides on california's prop eight. a decision is expected later. we'll have an update from stay with us here on the kron four morning news. lucky charms?!

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(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.top stories we are following on this wednesday march 27th. the last car has gone through and the last toll taker has left the toll plaza as the golden gate bridge is now officially accepting automatic tolls. we'll have a live report coming up. a four alarm fire breaks out overnight in san francisco's bayview district, a live report on how this could impact your commute. and we are just hours away from another historic supreme court hearing. today the high court will hear the defense of marriage act. on to our top story this morning. we are looking at light traffic even for interstate 580. the south bay peninsula also very light. >> the golden gate bridge

has *officially gone automatic. as of midnight, the last toll taker has left the toll plaza and the last car to pay a toll drove through the gates. kron four's will tran joins us live from the golden gate bridge with an update on how. good morning will. i can tell you that if you to stop there is going to be a honk from the car behind you and there is a pa anouncedment if you do stop, there is an automated message that will play. however, this is a sad time for thitoll collectors.

thanks, will. >> we are following developing news out of san francisco where fire crews are on the scene of a four alarm fire in the bayview district. kron four's mike pelton joins us live from the scene. good morning mike. >> this is near third street at the good news is that the fire is under control. some of the cruz will remain on the scene. this involved several buildings with a simple story home. it also spread to other buildings this top floor and several units there is a night club and other right side other

buildings impact it. this happened just before 1:00 a.m. with over 100 responded. many of these firefighters placed water on this fire from the truck and from around the surrounding buildings. the red cross is helping. >> we do not know how much damage is there. >> i know that you can help to red cross. >> yes. to see where we could spend the rest of the night. >> this has seemed to a taken the bulk of this fire but no one can coincid the top o

this that fell one can go inside is red tagge. there are two fire fighters that have been injured. there is an arson team on the scene. >> thanks mike. more trouble for the new span of the bay bridge. this time at least 30 of the giant bolts that hold together the new bay bridge have snapped. caltrans is considering replacing all 288 of the bolts on the new bridge. engineers believe that the problem is with the bolts themselves and not with the bridge design. while they don't have a timeline on fixing the problem, or know how much replacing the bolts will cost, caltrans insists the new span is safe and that plans to open it the day after labor day are still on track.

>> in a little over two hours from the supreme court will consider the defense of marriage act, the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases yesterday the court heard hearings on california's prop eight. the voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. a section of the federal defense of marriage act will be taken to the country's highest court. it's a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay couples from collecting federal benefits, generally available to straight married couples. the defense of marriage act says marriage may only be a relationship between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law, regardless of state laws that allow same- sex marriage. the hearing is set to begin at 7:15 our time. we are going to be following the second day of hearings in washington all morning long here on the kron four morning news. we will be speaking to political analyst michael yaki at 7:30 and at 8:30 this morning. legal expert jim hammer will also be here at 8:15 to speak about the defense of marriage act hearings today. in addition to our guests, we will be providing updates on our website, kron-four- dot-com, our 24-seven news channel comcast 193. as well as our facebook and twitter

feeds. >> it is 5:05 let us take a quick live look. we will be back with more of your temperatures and expecting some rain. concord, looking decent ♪ well, well, well.

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>> welcome back. the golden gate as you should recall, there are no toll takers it could cause a back up but if

you just go through they will send you a bill to the mail. and also, the defensive marriage act and the supreme court. for the will be listening arguments against and four speaking with our legal analyst and also police are going to be wrapping up patrol this from a shooting police will ramp up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside the richmond bart station earlier this month this is video of the shooting scene. bart police will have one of three officers who patrol the line form richmond to berkeley at the richmond

station during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. no arrest have been made in police ramp up patrols after killing at bart stop police say they are ramping up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside a bay area rapid transit station earlier this month. bart police lt. steve coontz that one of three officers richmond to berkeley will be during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. shot and killed in a barrage of gunfire outside thebart police say witnesses reported seeing one or two men running from theno arrests have been made. o also, there has been an arrest made with a man associated with a string of burglaries. stolen items were found inside of his home. >> soon.an empty lot in san francisco will house the tallest building on the west coast. this is a rendering of what it'll look like.a 60 story office building at mason and first streets. it's expected to be the 7th tallest building in the country at one-thousand-

seventy feet and 1-point-4 million square feet. the transbay transit tower will be designed next to the transbay transit center - that is also being constructed. the project was approved back in october. construction is expected to start as soon as this summer, and wrap up by 2016. the november 6th earthquake near oklahoma and injured two people and damaged 14 homes. they are possibly pointing towards fracking... however others argue that this was a natural occurrence of the globe. >> 40,000 children have parents that are same-sex parents. should there needs be concerned? >> that was justice anthony kennedy who spoke at yesterday's prop eight

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and here's a live look outside. as you can imagine. it was a very tough day for some of the bridge toll workers. some had started at the district more than twenty years ago. so saying good bye was difficult. there were a lot of hugs and a lot of tears shed as the workers wrapped up their shifts for the last time. we already heard from the last toll taker. but a few others reflected on their jobs and how workers were like a family.

>> reporter: is this a difficult day? >> it is for all of us. i grew up here. and i've got a through the worst times in my life and they helped me get through it they kept me grounded. they were here for me. they were the ones that kept me sane. when that there was no one else. i do not have that option anymore. >> i have been here since i was 16. i am now 43. i recently had my anniversary this month i am a bit angry and sad. >> i am going to miss my customers the most and angry i am losing my job. >> the two women say they plan to take a break from the bridge and stay away for awhile. adding that it would be too painful to come back and see the only electronic

tolls in action. >> we are starting off in the mild side. 50s to start. in terms of temperatures the futurecast showing mainly 60s or over fairfield. naturally it is going to be cooler along the coast. mostly cloudy conditions but breaks of sunshine here and there. yesterday we did see fifties. and some '60s and '70s. similar today as the go for the afternoon a

expect the potential for mild precipitation. 60s and fairfield, pleasanton's 66 degrees in napa. here is a look at the satellite and radar with high clouds streaming and. wet weather may lead to the north but some patchy fog showers keeping your umbrella and nothing substantial just isolated. that will be the same story. it the rain is a possibility. but friday is expected to beat the nicest

that could-be lingering showers but w tim we start the next workweek. >> the golden gate bridge will be our focus as they switched to automatic toll collection. no longer are you going to stop and pay a toll. just drive through. the cameras will take a picture of your license plate and will be mailed a bill so far, no problems yet. for the ride to the bay bridge the be 3 lights have not been activated. the right to the san mateo bridge also looking decent. in the east bay still good conditions on the east shore freeway. even the 580 are

slow. the westbound also looking good towards castro. for ride to the golden gate is also easy on the 101 south bound. >> the supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the first of two appeals to state and federal laws restricting same-sex marriage. tuesday, the court tackled an appeal of california's ban on same-sex marriage, known as proposition 8. during the proceedings, justice anthony kennedy - who's considered the possible swing vote - discussed arguments from both sides. take a listen. >> i think that there are substantial adverse substance to the point where there is enough information to go against 2000 histories of tradition. however, there

is also what could be a legal and that is the voice of these children 40,000 children according to this brief that live with same- sex parents. they want their parents to have a full recognition. the voice of those children is important in this case. >> decisions on these cases may not come until june or later. >> north korea says it's cutting off a key military hotline with the south that allows workers to travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the north. north korea recently cut a red cross hotline between the koreas, but there's still a hotline linking aviation authorities in both koreas. the hotline is important because the koreas use it to communicate as hundreds of workers travel back and forth to the kaesong industrial complex. officials say more than 900 south korean workers were in kaesong on wednesday. north korea is angry over routine u.s.-south korean drills and recent u.n.

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5:29 a.m.. here is a live look in san jose. the traffic is so light here on 1 01. >> we do have light winds. the temperatures are currently in the 40's and '50's. it will be clear this afternoon. it really just depends on where you are. and looks like the chances may continue into tomorrow. friday looks to be the warmest day of the week. we do have unsettled weather that will last into the weekend. i will have full details of your extended weather coming up. >> we are problem free at the golden gate bridge. the southbound ride changes as all of the toll takers are gone from the golden gate bridge. they are not in transition to a automatic toll collection. it has not been a problem for highway 1 01 and the traffic seems to

be moving okay. if you do not have a fast track you can drive through or register and be automatically built. >> the conditions are great for the east bay area except for 580. there is light traffic for the south bay peninsula. >> we are waiting for the supreme court for their second day of hearings. we will speak with michael daugherty with the latest perry ed we will cover the difference of marriage act. we will be following the latest.

>> because of the defense of marriage act the same sex couples are denied social security and other spousal benefits. >> the crawl outside of the u.s. supreme court is long. >> my family like everyone else has a fundamental rights. >> opponents are not as vocal but there in the crowds. to stay, they converted outside of the supreme urt as the nine justices heard comments. the justices a decision can impact families nationwide. >> some 40,000 children in california that live with

same-sex parents the bulk of these children is important. >> you want us to step ban and render a decision based on an assessment of the fax of this institution. >> wednesday, the justices will shift focus to defend back. they will decide if congress has the right to say what couple has the right and a another does not. >> reporting and washington. >> we will talk to our live coming up with the latest. this afternoon we will have an update of the hearing and

we will put this up on our facebook as well as our web site. >> we are following a developing story out of san francisco were fire crews are on the scene of a four alarm fire in the bay view district. kron4 as mike pelton joins us live. >> you concede there are a few firefighters are still out on the roof. that want to make sure that none of the house spots will pop up. there is a single store home on the left-hand side that is completely burned. take a look as some cell phone bills that was taken by a resident earlier. the fire broke out before 1:00 a.m.. 129 firemen responded. many of them sprayed water from their letter and the roof of surrounding buildings.

everyone that lived inside waited out safely. two dozen people are displaced due to this fire. they are receiving help from the local red cross. >> the challenges that we faced was the fire spreading. this building was engulfed. the yellow building. >> this center building is red tag and this means that no one is allowed to go inside. they stated that the top of this building may collapse. 2 firefighters were injured and they are expected to be okay. an arson team is on the scene to determine what the cole's is.causes is. at long lif

many musicians have played their including tina turner. is devastated at what happened and he is eager to get inside to survey the damage. we will hear from him coming up next hour. >> we would check in with the golden gate bridge to see how things are going. the first commit without toll takers. kron4 will tran is live on the scene. >> this is the first time in 76 years that they're not collecting cash at the toll plaza. the high may you can see a new era. i spoke to a spokesperson of the british stated that this is the honeymoon. because 86 percent of the cars across at this time have fasttrack already. for those of you do not have fasttrack they may be confused. this will

happen pretty much all day over the next several weeks as people get used to this. speaking of getting used to this, there are people who'll have to be used to not coming because they no longer have a job. i had a chance to talk to a toll taker this morning this is what they had to say about leaving the job out grovels years. >> it is a big change. >> obviously this, we were not able this speak to him that much. this was the last person that drove higher pay

cash. coming up a 6:00 a.m. we will tell you what to do if you do not have fasttrack and if your license plate is are registered. you want to make sure that the person behind you does not halt at you. >> we will be right back as kron 4 morning news continues. continues. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant.

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expected to save the bridge district $16.8 million over eight years. >> firefighters have contained a for alarm fire in san francisco this morning. it was first reported just before 1:00 a.m. and was contained shortly after 3:00 a.m.. the red cross responded to the scene to assist at least seven residents were displaced. >> police will ramp up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside a richmond bart station earlier this month. bart police have one of the station earlier this month. bart police have one of the three officers who patrol mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new grilled onion cheddar burger topped with caramelized onions and melted white cheddar. everyday, as always, there's a lot to love for a little

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contained a for alarm fire in san francisco's bayview district this morning. the fire at 1600 mccann in avenue near third street, it happened just before 1:00 a.m.. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. muni was not affected. >> at a 7:15 a.m. the supreme court will hear arguments today on whether legally married same-sex couples should be entitled to the same federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples. a section of the 1996 defense the marriage act says that marriage may only be a relationship between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law, regardless of the state's law. >> we are tracking an area of low pressure. this will stick to our north and the shower activity maybe later on. we may see straight

sprinkles later on this afternoon. we are contending with a weak system that will not bring substantial rain. i will have the full details coming up in your 7 day or around the bay. i do want to show you future cast 4 that by 12 noon we will see some light showers. the range chances will diminish later on tonight. keep your umbrellas handy just in case and you should definitely bring pay hoody. in terms of your temperature we had the upper 50s. we can expect very similar conditions this afternoon with fairfield as 68 degrees and 62 in san

rafael. your kron 47 day around the bay highlights that friday would be the warmest day of the week. we're talking about 70 degrees. there is a slow- moving system that may bring rain into saturday night into sunday. you should keep this in mind if you have easter plans. easter looks like it will be rainy. >> remember you can get your forecast any time at our 24- 7 channel on comcast 193. >> with the change to electronic toll at taking at the golden gate bridge we are keeping a eye on it. we're not saying any problems yet although the commute is my get into full swing until 8:00 a.m.. right

now, it is problem free. the bay bridge is starting to see the cash lanes back up but it has not filled them because the meeting with allies have not been activated. the san mateo bridges still light. we will update drive times a 16 minutes from hercules to berkeley. no delays for west 24 or so the 680. this means that the south bay freeway still looks good and we have picked up just a little bit of slowing for 18 minutes for the coyote valley. spots 1 01 to the marin is still under 25 minutes. >> the time is 5:50 a.m.. former cia chief david portray as says that he is sorry. the apology came in his first public appearance

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>> welcome back to kron 4 morning news. we are watching the forecast. we will have a high in the mid 60's. the best weather looks like to be on friday. we do have rain for saturday and possible for easter sunday. >> justin timberlakes comeback album, " to the 20/20 experience, " has sold nearly 1 million copies in on the first week out. it is the 19th album in the nielsen ratings 22 year history that has sold more

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washington d.c.. yesterday's supreme court justices heard different sides on california's proposition 8. we will have an update from washington coming up. that''s too much bacon.

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are following this wins the march 27th. the toll takers are gone and everything is all automatic. we will have the latest on the change coming up. >> a for alarm fire breaks out over nine san francisco's bayview district. we are live on the scene. >> we're also just hours away from another historic supreme court hearing today the high court will hear the defense the marriage act. >> friday will be the warmest of the week and we may see 70's. there is unsettled weather for this afternoon and also on to the weekend. i will have full details coming up. >> it is still a lighted easy ride the golden gate bridge. we have no backups yet despite the c