>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 4 starts now. >> good morning and thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. i am james fletcher. >> i am of anny hong . we will get our top stories in a moment, but first let us get a check in with erica out with your morning forecast. >> here is erica good morning. >> good morning to both of you. >> we have a low clouds out there. we have a stray sprinkles in santa rosa an hour ago. that looks to be all of it. waking up to dry and clear conditions from our mount tam camera. >> we are in the upper 50s typical for this time of year. concord 58. the san

vallejo. mid-50s in downtown san francisco. here is a look at fog tracker 4. into the 8:00 hour contending with mostly cloudy skies. putting the clock into motion, 12:00 the cloud cover starts to peel back. be on the side of sunshine for the delta, vallejo, and santa rosa. partly cloudy conditions down the east shore freeway. >> mostly cloudy conditions along the coastline later on this afternoon. by 2:00 p.m. most of us dealing with plenty of sunshine around the area. again, a cloud cover will be relatively persistent along the san mateo county coastline. >> after afternoon highs for today plenty of '60s and mid-70s. >> a antioch 76. upper 60s of the east bay shoreline. >> 74 in sunnyvale. lows 60s in half moon bay. >> your extended forecast, your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast be prepared for warm weather. it will elevate our concerns for

fire danger especially going into saturday. >> very dry conditions. very high heat. temperatures in the mid-90s in the land low '80s a round the bay and low seventies for the coast. >> see breeze kicks in heading into sunday. partly cloudy conditions. temperatures cooler starting the next work week. >> traffic around the bay area looking good no hot spots. >> i want to get you out the door with a bridge check. first at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic moving well from all the approaches. the metering lights and not on. >> we are seeing great speeds from the maize and approaching san francisco. >> a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic moving well in both directions of highway 92. >> last but not least a quick look at the golden gate bridge. south bound 101 no delays as you were away out marin county. guy's. >> that you erica at 402 to update you on the latest

with the easter span of the bay bridge. a decision is expected today on whether the new span will open as planned on labor day. >> right now, caltrans is continuing work on installing a fix for a bad batch of bolts that were discovered a few weeks back some of which snapped when there were tightened of the $6.3 billion project. >> kron 4 has on the new span of the bay bridge yesterday. this is video of the progress of construction work on self anchor bridges. the news bandstands 525 ft. above the water. it is made with between 17 and 18,000 cables. bridge officials said that even with concerns about the integrity of more than 2300 steel was used on the newsstand, it is still more likely to better withstand an earthquake that bridge currently in operation. >> on east bay city so will be charging more for parking during peak hours. and some business owners fear the parking changes drive away

customers. alcecia reicd has the story. >> drivers have to see the meter until six in the evening now. i will be expanded to 8 at night. rates will increase the long gray car is parked in the spot. >> this is causing controversy with business owners. they fear they may lose customers. >> if your intent is to draw people into the area not to drive them away. the parking cost drive away. >> others beg to differ. saying it will not make a difference. if anything it will help customers out. >> one of the number one complaint on telegraph people cannot find parking. there's a lot of parking lot in the garage. >> people are used to expensive grades i would say. >>--people are used to

expensive parking rates. >> this is an in of a way of managing parking--an innovative way of managing parking. >> public feedback will help determine what approach is used for the individual areas. changes take effect in september and will last for two years. >> in berkeley alecia reid kron 4 news . >> friends and family continue to mourn at the curbside more aware three people were killed in a car crash on monday. police found evidence that the home of one of the victims did not give any details. they believe the suspect, paul diaz went there after the crash. he remains in jail on $750,000 bond. he will be

formally charged today. please police beating alcohol played a role in the crash. >> the 12 year-old martinez boy was injured in the boston marathon bombings last month through out the ceremonial first pitch at last night's game between the a's and the giant at the o dot co coliseum. >> aaron hern through the first pitch to brandon moss. his favorite baseball team is the a's. before the game he was able to meet all players in get many autographs. and during his hospital stay in boston, the a's came to visit him at the hospital. his parents said all love and support from the a's is helping him is a recovery. >> this means a lot of as part of his recovery. >> all of this helps them go through all the things he's going through. >> hern is making great

progress in his recovery. yesterday was the first day he was able to walk without his crutches. >> the a say he will get tickets to their games for as long as he likes. >> oakland gave the giants pitcher mike kickham and less than cordial welcome to the major leagues. derrick nor is it a two run homer in the second, jarrod parker big seven strong innings and the oakland athletics beat the san francisco giants 6-3 last night for the fifth straight victory. adam rosales coordinates aid for the a's to snap the 0424 font. nate frieman hit an rbi single and jed lowrie and seth smith each true bases loaded walk is all on one for the 10th game in 11 games to move seven games above 0.500.

>> the ride is over for the sharks. justin williams scored two goals in the second period, and the kings the best of the western conference finals with a 2-1 victory over the sharks in game 7 last night. jonathan quick made 25 saves as the defending stanley cup champions finished off is agonizingly even series with their 14th consecutive home victory over the past two months, including seven straight in the postseason. the home team won all seven games in a thrilling all california series, and the fifth seeded king's belly roberto has the best victory in the first potential elimination game in the last two years. banteti netti stopped at 16 shots, and sand boils or early in the third period for the sharks will fell just short of their third trip to the conference final in four years. >> fog should be fairly minimal this morning. we will talk about the heat wave coming this way. the time now is 408.

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>> 410 is the time. in arizona woman locked up in prison for drug smuggling will be in court today. a judge is expected to hear the case against the 41 year-old mother of seven and decide whether she will go free or remain behind bars. andrew spencer reports. >> i have to see my wife today for about 15 minutes. we said we loved each other and are hoping for the best. >> the husband says he is more hopeful his wife also toll-free. mexican authorities took a 41 year- old mother of seven into custody a week ago while making their way home after attending a family funeral. the bus they were on stopped at a military checkpoint. officials initially said they found 12 lbs. of marijuana under her husband's seat. they freed him saying the pot was under his wife's seat

arrested her. the families worked feverishly for freedom. >> in the night states they would argue let her go. . family members have been allowed brief visit at the woman's prison in mexico and have shared with her the outpouring of support. >> i tell her about all the support she had a big>> with ths testified tuesday on her behalf that she did not bring the drugs on board. >> we think she was framed. she went to a funeral. she is a good person. she is a church lady and this is unfair. >> the judges expect to hand down a decision whether to free the arizona mom by friday evening. love ones are hoping for an immediate release and an end to the nightmare. >> hi andrew spencer reporting. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. disneyland there is an explosion will

talk more about that. also a live look from our roof camera. temperatures should stay dry. we will have partly to mostly sunny conditions. right now is 55 in downtown tavern disco expecting a high and lower '60s. >> the--55 in downtown san francisco. >> more on that disneyland story would come back.

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♪ >> good morning. the time is 415 . an explosion caused panic in toon town and evacuates part of disneyland. something burst inside a trash can at disneyland yesterday evening around 530. police say the blast was caused by dry ice inside a plastic bottle. it was placed inside a trash can and that was where the small explosion happened. no one was hurt a whole area was evacuated. the orange county bomb squad was called to disneyland and led the investigation. no word on if there are any suspects. this

led officials have not commented on the blast. >> crews are working to gain control of the wildfire in santa barbara. the fire burning is known as the white fire. it covers more than 2,000 a.. as of tuesday afternoon it was 65 percent contained. the blaze started monday afternoon in los padres national forest. more than a thousand most threatened by fire were evacuated. officially allowing people to return. >> the midwest find itself, once again, the target of tornadoes. multiple twisters touched down all across kansas last night. we have video one that formed over the city of tescott and move toward bennington. it reportedly stayed on the ground to more two than an hour. it is the latest round of severe weather to settle the country's heartland as warm gulf are still saturates the area. a powerful source have been

dumping heavy rains across the region. the special importance of kansas, missouri, south dakota, illinois and indiana. >> and we will get to our bay area weather. >> we have warm weather on tap for friday, saturday and even sunday. today on the mild side temperatures below the seasonal average. as we take a live look outside we have high clouds above no grounds of is expected to form today. temperatures, you are waking up to fifties. 57 in san jose and santa rosa. 56 in the city. >> as we talk about your afternoon highs for today. starting with the state inland spots. redwood 79. 72 for san ramon. mid-70s in concord. of seventies in martinez. >> turning to the east bay shoreline a good range of '60s here. 69 for fremont. 68 for both oakland and san leandro. >> the warmer weather will be in the south bay taking a look at upper seventies for

cupertino, los gatos. >> 75% clara. 72 for san jose. mid peninsula will see quite a range with lows '60s for downtown san francisco stretching to the mid-70s for those of you in palo alto. >> last but not least look to the north bay. plenty of seventies to go around. napa 77 and 74 expected in sonoma. >> looking at your baseball forecast battle of the bays. bay bridge series in san francisco. first pitch at 715 expect temperatures in the upper 50s. if you are heading to at&t park it will start of sunny with an increase of cloud cover. it will get dark grout the duration of the game. bring a jacket with wind in the forecast approaching from the west at 21 m.p.h.. >> in terms of your forecast, your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a expect gradually warmer weather. high- pressure in from the pacific. we will see more of an offshore breeze. the sea

breeze return getting into sunday. cooler conditions in to monday and tuesday. expect partly cloudy conditions by next week with your inland spots warning in the '80s. >> traffic around the bay area looking good not monitoring any hot spots. a great time to leave the house if you are heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. the majority of the cars are coming from the east shore freeway. no problems for those of you using the nimitz freeway. >> as and mattel bridge traffic moving well in both directions working your way out towards foster city. >> south bound 101, the golden gate bridge not as foggy as yesterday's. clear conditions coming out of marin county. a lot of green on the road way censors. not tracking any incidents for the mid peninsula right. all green for interstate 280 and no accidents to report according to chp if you are using the bayshore freeway. >> a pretty dramatic video

there. a huge explosion caught on video after its cargo train collided with a truck and derailed near baltimore yesterday's. the blast was felt up to a half mile away. it was not immediately clear what kind of chemicals were being carried on the train. haz mat crews evacuate a half mile area later determine that nothing talks it was burning. the truck driver was badly hurt, no details yet on other injuries. no details on anyone else will may have been injured we are looking for more information to comment throughout the morning. stay tuned we will give you updates as we learn them. >> of oklahoma gov. mary fallin toward the damage left by last week's tornado. to visit was left of the neighborhood surrounding plaza towers elementary school and town of moore . seven children were killed

at the school last monday with a torn metal shredded building. there were among a total of 24 died in storm and more than 375 others injured. >> president obama and new jersey gov. chris christie was brought together by super storm sandy last october. today they teamed up again to see the results of billions of dollars in federal disaster aid. since the federal government has poured more than 3 billion into the state for a governor facing reelection the visit is the chance to highlight progress rebuilding after the storming get some publicity for the shore. >> it is pretty amazing what they have done. >> welcome back to the jersey shore. the jersey shore is back in is open for business. >> so far since sandy, christie's poll numbers have risen 15. now at 69 percent approval in the latest survey. the president also had something to gain from this visit. it gave him a chance to give it away from the controversy in

washington focus on example of government working. >> tea party favorite michelle bachmann says she would not be seeking a fifth term in congress. the minnesota republican made the announcement in a video posted this morning on youtube her official website. she said her decision was not influenced by any concerns that she would not win reelection. and she said it was not based on any concerns over an ongoing congressional ethics inquiry. nor was it related to federal election commission complaint about her former presidential campaign. she's giving an indication of what she may do after leaving congress and says she's not ruling out a future run for a political office. >> another vacation at sea is cut short for more than morning fire erupted on a royal caribbean cruise ship. >> this is a look at the damage on the grandeur of

the seas. you can see the serieious fire damage. the entire back in the the huge ship is scorched. but safely on land passengers describe their experiences. >> when an emergency happens like that you go to a musters station and have to wait until your friends and family get there. >> the crew was great. there were looking out for our safety all the time. >> the 2200 passengers are now being flown into baltimore where the crews originated. they will get refunds and a certificate for free crews and future. no word on how the fire started investigation just getting underway. >> a soyuz capsule is docked into the international space station. it took six hours of the

soyuz to reach the space station after blasting off from,. the russian rocket brought three new crew members. a nasa astronaut, a european space agency astronauts and russian federal space agency cosmonaut. this will join three other crew members already there is been about six months aboard the orbiting space station. there will conduct six spacewalks, including one in which the olympic torch will be taken outside in space. >> will be back with

>> good morning. the time is 426 . let us check in with erica at a look at our forecast. >> good morning. >> good morning anny. >> we are waking up to

mostly cloudy conditions. it does not look like fog will form today. looking at your extended forecast of a the next couple of days. by friday low 90s for your warmest inland spots. the days around the bay and upper 60s for the coast. if you think that is warm white until you see the weekend. for the tfull details on your 7y around they coming up in just minutes. >> a teenage girl injured in the boston bombings have something more unique in just a marathon finish his medal last night. she got a crown, which was named prom queen. >> cnn's mary dalanda has the story of our journey from a hospital to the prom. >> she is enjoying every second of her moment. >> i feel like i'm going to cry. i am happy to be back. see now i am going to start crying. >> it is really good to see everyone. >> it is a long way from the boston marathon finish

line and a hospital room she shared with her mother as they recover from the blast that forever changed him and gave new meaning to their family model. >> on this night sydney proved with a little help from her date ryan she persevered crutches, down and all. i did not think this was going to be possible. i got to rehab and i was up and doing stuff it felt more like i could do it. it was a goal. this and graduation is a goal. >> this is what graduation is about the senior of its and being with your class. >> from our friends and nothing but love and support. >> she is loyal, a trustworthy, and honest and an amazing friend. >> i don't know if i'll have the energy to stay till the end of of being here is as the energy to stay till the end of of being here is as good enough.

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>> we are back. 430 . our top story and an out and is expected today on whether the new span of the bay bridge will open on labor day. for mike pelton joins us from treasure island the latest on good morning. >> good morning james. caltrans crews continue to work on the new eastern span to determine and make sure it is a seismically safe. the problem with the broken bolts on the bike that is new. it runs from the east shore to your burgoyne island. it isn't expected to open later this year. according to the san francisco chronicle the bolts to anchor along the bike path failed in the to be replaced. it is a problem caltrans officials notice last year. the articles notice crews create a basic mistake was in the bolts in place within allowing when

grown. because of that many of the boylelts shared off. >> caltran is expected to abate as later today. we should hear the bridge opened up on labor day weekend that his previously scheduled. that is been that big question james. there are readily planning to update us on all the bolts that affect the size and structure. they are likely going to take a lot of questions about the bike paths bolts as well. >> the way to see what they say. thank you for the update. >> one east bay city will soon be charging more for parking during peak hours. some business owners fear that the parking changes will drive away customers kron 4 alecia reid a story. >> parking in berkeley can be a nightmare depending on where you are looking for a

spot. >> party has always been a problem in berkeley. >> to help alleviate the problem in downtown, telegraph and ellwood, the city will make meter parking more of a challenge. drivers now have to see the meter until six in the evening. that will be extended to 8 at night. rates will increase along with a car is parked in a spots. >> this is causing controversy with some business owners. they fear they may lose customers. >> your intent is to draw people into the area not to drive away. the parking cause i think will drive away. >> others beg to differ saying it will not make a difference. if anything it will help customers out. >> one of the number one complaint we have on telegraphs people cannot find parking. there is a lot of parking lot in the garage. >> i think that people are kind of used expensive parking rates. >> if they stick around the will be more parking for the

customers because the students take a parking. >> this is an innovative way of managing parting i think the really serve as a model for the other communities as well. >> this is being and ongoing discussion for some time. they're committed meetings help educate the public about a plan. one tomorrow evening and the other on june 3rd. public feedback will help determine what approach is used for the individual areas. changes take effect in september and will last for two years. >> in berkeley alecia reid kron 4 news. >> in other bay area news friends and family continue to mourn at the curbside memorial or three people were killed in a crash on monday. police found evidence that the home of one of the victims did not give any details. that leave the suspect, paul diaz , went there after the crash. he remains in jail on $750,000 bail. it will be charged today. police police beating and out of lead role in the crash.

>> the time is 434 . we're tracking your forecast and the temperatures here is erica to look at that. good morning. >> good morning anny. temperatures mainly in the upper 50s right now. no shots are surprises. waking up to most exotic conditions but was it sunshine later today. into the 7:00 hour around not tie we at the morning lows will still be in the '50s. climbing to the upper 50s rather for your afternoon highs along the coastline. upper 60s around the bay in mid-70s for your warmest inland spots. >> by 8:00 p.m. expect cloudy conditions did back in the '50s and lows '60s. here's a closer look at the numbers for you today. san jose's 72. 74 in some--and sunnyvale. >> upper seventies for pittsburgh and antioch. upper 60s in castro valley. >> downtown san francisco ran in and lows '60s. napa today with an afternoon high

of 77 degrees. >> satellite and radar shows wet weather pushing east. we had a bit of this system in the bay area. we did wake of the morning showers in santa rosa. that is the extent of it. a clouds are lingering into the afternoon. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows gradually warmer weather. it will kick in on friday. saturday expected to be the warmest day with mid-90s for your warmest inland spots. see breeze back and forecast look for the onshore flow sunday and as we start the next work weeks. >> i checked with the chp no major accidents to talk about. here is a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. >> traffic building. the volume is increasing compared to just 10 minutes ago. >> most of the traffic coming from west bound 580 also the east shore freeway. the meter lights are still often tops speeds up the incline and across the upper deck. >> it is shaping up to be a

typical commute as and the tail bridge. the drive 12 to 13 minutes. >> south bound 101, the golden gate bridge hardly any cars within camera shot. the ride pretty good coming out of novato into the city. drive time running 23 minutes. >> anny . >> the 12 year-old martinez boyle's injured in the boston marathon bombings last month throughout the ceremonial first pitch at last night's games between the a's in the diet at a o dot co coliseum. >> era hern out to aaron moss his favorite player. before the game aaron was able to meet all the players in get many autographs. during his hospital stay in boston, the a's came to visit him at a hospital. his parents say all this love and support from the a's is helping him in his recovery. >> it means a lot right now especially there are so many things he cannot do. there are so many everyday little things he still cannot do. to be able to a have treat

like this it meant a lot. it is a big part of his recovery. >> all this helps him work for all the things he had gone through. >> parent is making great progress in his recovery. yesterday was the first day he was able to walk without crutches. the aides say hern will get tickets to the games for as long as it likes. >>---aaron is making great progress in his recovery. >> oakland to gave giants pitcher mike kickham and less than cordial welcome to the major leagues. derrick norris hit it ttwo run homer in the second, jarrod parker pitched seven strong innings and the oakland athletics beat the san francisco giants 6-3 last night for

their fifth straight victory. adam rosales homered in the eighth and the a's to snap a 0424 phone call. >> the series now moves across the bay to the at&t park. first pitch is set of 15 tonight.

>> it is 440 . watching was wall street. >> future is treading shows all three indexes in the negative this morning. trading began this week in a rally mode once again after pushing last week. a run that brought the stock market to record highs this year came back to life after consumer commerce risen five-year high in u.s. income prices rose the most in seven years. the closing numbers. the dow rose one under six points to close at another record high. the nasdaq rose 29 points. and is in the 500 rose 10 points. futures trading slightly negative again we will see how things happen at the opening bell rings is morning. >> a called bottle is

seeing increasing the number of children accidently exposed to medical marijuana. this according to a new study in the journal pediatrics journal of american metal association. causally allies of the zero marijuana in 2000, and voters approved legal recreational pot last year. the study found a significant increase in medical marijuana exposure and children after the 2009 edict . in most cases the mayor of a lot to grandparents. the study examined 14 other patients from eight months all to 12 years old, from 2005 to 2011. >> mercedes-benz is taking steps to help emergency responders rescue accident victims. the luxury car making is putting high-tech bar codes in its vehicles. paramedics and firefighters will be able to use their smart phones to ring the coast of by the best way rescue injured people from damaged cars. code will

include information out to buy the vehicle part in a region accident victim. >> retirement used to becausbe a type of relaxation ad fewer bills. but more and more people over the age of 65 for struggling with mounting debt levels. according to federal reserve data crunched by the employee benefit research institute, the average debt held by senior citizens along to $50,000 in 2010. that is a bigger present since 2001. experts blame increases in housing related debt and the number of senior citizens relying on credit cards for the rise. >> nike is ending a partnership with lance armstrong live strong charity. a statement by nike said it will stop producing new with strong products after 2013 holiday season. live strong issue a statement that the nike for helping to raise more than $100 million to advance the foundation's mission. nike

will continue to support live strong by funding the charity directly. >> a new wall app is helping rural families through hard times. give galaxy is an iphone game where players buy goods to help feed villagers and provide them with medicine. for every dollar spent on goods and the game, 25¢ goes to someone in need for food, shelter or health care. the app is free to download and is available on i tunes. it is already been down loaded more than 50 countries. >> we will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news.

>> we're back at 446 this morning. >> wal-mart officials were in a court room entering to charges that they dump hazardous waste across california. a company spokesperson pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of dumping pollutants from wal- mart stores into sanitation trains across the state. the company will have to pay $81 million as part of a plea. but this is not the first time wal-mart has been accused of this behavior. back in 2010 the company agreed to pay almost $28

million to settle allegations that it improperly disposed of pesticides, fertilizers and paint. >> five businesses have been destroyed in a to alarm fire in a strip mall and antioch. it happen yesterday at buchanan wrote in gentry town drive. you can see the flames shooting of the roof. the fire raced through every shop in the complex. and the intense heat caused small explosions from propane tanks inside one of the stores. most of the this is not open yet at the time of the fires of very few people were evacuated. no one was hurt. >> santa cruz police are looking for a man who they say robbed a bank yesterday afternoon. police say this man you see here into the bank of the west on pacific avenue and demanded cash from the teller. the suspect read in the tell but police say no weapon was actually seen. >> he also demanded a teller not give him any bills with a dye packs or gps device.

>> the suspect described as a white male, about 20 to 25 years old. he stands 5 ft. 7 in. tall and is one- hundredth 60 lbs.. >> east palo alto police declared a crime emergency last week after eight people were shot in 14 days. >> and now officers are fighting back. since then, they have made more than two dozen arrest. they are targeting the norteno gang members. police said the gangs in not only coming rise in east palo alto, but also in surrounding cities. since january the city had least five murders and 50 shootings. the crime emergency allows the department to cancel days off. this will last another three days. >> we're midway through the week on wednesday let us see what is in store. >> good morning james we are waking up to miles temperatures would cloud cover above. a mild start. upper 50s in san jose

livermore. 56 in oakland and downtown san francisco. >> following the numbers in to this afternoon. holding on to the '50s indicated by the blue at 12:00. pacifica, have moved a filling in the '60s inside the bay. that includes the east bay shoreline and those of you along the peninsula. the inland spots fairfield, napa in the '70s by lunchtime. >> 3:00 p.m. today we will see more yellow. we will see a few more seventies and what we saw yesterday. >> by 8:00 p.m. tonight expect partly cloudy conditions to reduce back in the '50s and lows '60s. >> i want to talk more about the afternoon highs for today. starting in the east bay interior spots. redwood 79. low seventies down the san ramon valley. >> turning to the east bay shore line upper 60s all round. berkeley 66. 68 for both oakland and castro valley. >> to the south bay will see

the warmer temperatures. upper seventies in cupertino and los gatos. >> 75 for santa clara low seventies in san ave. >> will see quite the rain along the peninsula starting with lows '60s for downtown san francisco. mid-60s by san mateo. we are in the '70s about so by 3:00 p.m. today. >> want to finish with north bay temperatures. plenty of seventies. napa 77. sonoma at 74. >> your extended forecast, your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast expect more whether on the way in high- pressure will rebuild back into the state over the pacific heading into friday. expect warmer weather. saturday is expected to be the warmest day of the week. partly cloudy conditions. the sea breeze in the forecast starting the next work week. >> traffic around the bay area will easily. no incidents. a great time to leave your house. >> do not be surprised if you run into overnight construction. the typical

closures nothing out of the ordinary. >> a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic moving well from all the approaches. i have not seen a way to pay gates with the meter lights off. >> here at the san mateo bridge the typical ride in both directions of highway 92. the tail lights heading toward foster city and out space between cars. >> not monitoring any problems here neither the golden gate bridge. >> and little bit of activity flashing light to they are reconfiguring the lanes for your southbound trip. >> turning to the traffic maps all is well for the bay shore freeway no incidents for interstate 280 . >> for those of you taking public transit good to go for ac transit, bart as well as caltran this morning. >> anny @ thank you erica. and 18 year-old man is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a 13 year-old girl in a north bay park. the alleged assault happen at navato park back in march. the 13 year-old

girl was drinking with several people including some young men at the park. police arrested 18 year-old san rafeal resident salvador's arias . they're not releasing any details including the name of the park or the incident happened. that is because they believe there could be more suspect out there. they also explain why the arrest was just made. >> it was a very complicated investigation. it was one of our local parks in navato. as we said we're still exploring a lead. we want to make sure we cover our base is in contact witnesses, a potential suspect at explore any leads that could help locate additional people. >> police say they have credible evidence in the case, such as informations taken from confiscated cellphone. bail for arias has been set at $100,000. is scheduled to be back in court next month.

>> sex offender parolees or move their ankle gps tracking device could face tougher penalties under a bill approved by the state senate. >> lawmakers say that carly offenders face little punishment for moving their gps ankle bracelets. many of the violators are of little or no time because jails are overcrowded. the new bill would said offenders to county jail for six months if it a first offense. and repeat offenders could face up to three years in state prison. the bill passed unanimously and is headed to the assembly. >> we will take a break 453 is the time. will have more news coming up in just a moment.

the good morning and thank you for waking up or getting up with kron 4 morning news. >> if you're heading to the oakland burris is a dire as the battle of the bays. opening pitch at 715. >> the wind west at 25--1 mi. an hour. >> 3 bay area students are competing in the scripps national spelling bee, which kicked off yesterday in maryland. they're among 281 computers from around the world, all below the age of 16. this is video from last year's competition. the three local students competing this year are neha lonakalla a seventh grader at sam h. lawson middle school in cupertino. cilia trujillo , an eighth grader at chua lar school in monterey county. and audrey

bantung , an eighth grader in iron horse middle school in san ramon. the the initial round started yesterday and will call maculminate thursday with the championship. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news a decision expected to be made on whether the new span of the bay bridge will be open on labor day weekend. will have details. and were learning for the annual chevron's zeroth reading at their san ramon headquarters. protestors or at expected again, calling for the firing of several on ceo john watson. will have a live report coming up. and the sharks are getting out of game 7 loss to los angeles kings last night. will ♪ [ man ] get the 20 piece mcnuggets. what? that lovely girl, caught your eye? 20 piece mcnuggets are only $4.99.

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are waiting another and now some of the progress of the new span of the bay bridge. officials are expected to decide whether or not it will open on labor day. >> chevron will hold their annual shareholders meeting today. however process is plan for the morning following controversy that has around the company lately. details ahead. >> the season has come to an end for the san jose sharks read will give your recap of last night's game 7. and we are looking at a jack of forecast with erica. >> to a legitimate upper 50s. we are talking sunny skies later today. >> it will remain breezy and forecast. expect partly cloudy conditions by later tonight. >> we have warmer weather on the way. saturday is expected to be the warmest day of the week. full details on what to expect at the 7 day around they coming up in just a couple

of minutes. 500 but such a contract with george. >> thank you erica. looking at a pretty good ride around the bay no hot spots. a quick commute check from the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is so light right now there no delays or back of in any of the lanes. no problems reported on the upper deck. a tow truck there with flashing lights here. he is not affecting your ride. >> light traffic for highway 4 and interstate 580. so far no delays for the east bay commute and the rest of the bay area freeways are tracking pretty live as well. darya. >> thank you george. >> it has been a long time waiting, but a decision is expected today whether on the new eastern span of the bay bridge will meet the planned opening for labor day. kron fours mike pelton is live on treasure island taking a look at the details. >> good morning mike. >> could morning darya. caltrans is working to fix the 32 failed bolts in back

to the size and stability of the bridge. in the wake the san francisco chronicle has uncovered a new problem with the bolts on the bike path. it will run from the eastern shore out t it is supposed to open welthe bypass was to open well after the bridge itself. this problem was discovered last year. the article says that proves to build the railing called a basic mistake welding both firmly in place whether the leaving some wiggle room. all of the biolts need to be expected and potentially replaced. they also tell the people of this is not a bolt problem is that welding problem as above bolts are not able to fly free.

>> caltrans will update the bay area toll authority to talk about therogress made on the new eastern span. in the wake of this new articles from the severance go chronicle you could imagine they're likely going to take questions on the bike path bolts as well. >> you wonder if worse came to worse with a allowed to open to traffic because that is the bulk of what people are waiting for. and work on the bike thing later. >> the bike path is not supposed to open until 2015. certainly a question. the mtc will talk to caltrans about yet another problem. but according to the san francisco chronicle this is a barely a problem caltran discovered last year and say will be 100% fixed by the time the bike path opens. >> thank you mike. >> new this morning just a few hours from right now we will as we get to the wal- mart store in a minute. but a few hours and now hundreds of protesters will be outside of chevron's annual

shareholders meeting and this group is getting support a local politician. kron fours will trans is live outside of chevron quarters in san ramon with the latest on this. will the morning. >> good morning james. they to this. look behind me getting into chevron you have to pass security. they already have security on hand. several of the devotees and security officers waiting for the protests to arrive. is it happen around 645 in the morning. once they get here they hope to have a pink slip to chevron's ceo as well as petitions signed by 20,000 people demanding that chevron stock interest in the local elections and local politicians. >> here is video another thing they are very upset about. back in 2012 there was a fire at the chevron refinery in richmond that sent 15,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems. richmond's mayor, she is upset that chevron, she claims spent $1.2

million in richmond collection during that particular time. she hopes they stop spending $1 to any local campaigns because she says they're not being objective. >> also, she wants chevron to continue working with richmond to reimburse the city as well as taking measures moving forward at this point they're still talking about it. she is not very happy with what is going on to the point where they are considering hiring a law firm that is representing the san bruno resident during the san bruno gas line explosion. they have not gotten there yet because many of the council members want to continue to work with chevron. they say if this does not happen we plan to hire this high-powered law firm to represent us. in the meantime, there's a good chance there will be out here with the protesters. is quite a scene they are very loud. chevron for their response they say they are a good member of the community. they are one of the largest employers in the

bay area. they think they're doing everything okay. will get a response from both sides as the morning progresses. >> back to you james. very good will thank you. >> let us talk hockey. the ride is over for the san jose sharks. justin williams scored two goals and three minutes in the second period, and the king's the best of the western conference finals with a 2-1 victory over the sharks in game 7 last night. not a quick made 25 saves and the defending stanley cup champions in his office agonizingly even series with their 14th consecutive home victory over the past two months, including seven straight in the postseason. the home team won all seven games in the series. antti niemi stopped 16 shots can an boyle score early in the

third period for the sharks, also short of their third trip to the conference final in the last four years. >> let us head to baseball. oakland giving giants pitcher mike kickham less than cordial welcome to the big leagues. he called the diet to replace ryanbvogelsong who is out with a broken finger. eric norris hit a two run homer in the second, jarrod pocket seven strong innings and oakland athletics beat the san francisco giants 6-spree last night for their fifth straight victory. adam rodales homered in the eight for the a's to snap a zero for 24 funk . nate fdrieman hit an rbi single and jed lowrie and set smith each

true bases loaded walk as oakland won for the 10th game in 11 games to move seven series above 0.500. the series now moves across the bay to at&t park. first pitch at 715. >> current tibbets risen san francisco 55. should move of to lows 60s thiafternoon. will be right back. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet.

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>> 511 is the time right now. >> we're following a wildfire in santa barbara. the fire is known as the white fire. according to controcrews are working to control. it covers more than 2,000 a.. as a tuesday afternoon it was 65 percent contained. the blaze started monday afternoon in los padres national forest. more than a hundred hosted by the fire were evacuated.

officially allowing people to return. >> an explosion caused panic into town and that it is part of this land. something burst into flames inside a trash can add is milan yesterday evening around 530 or so. police said was caused by a dry sense out of a plastic bottle. no one was hurt but the whole area was evacuated. >> regards county bomb squad was called to investigate. no word very suspect but this was a deliberate act. disneyland officials have not commented on the blast. we will be looking for that may be some time today. >> 512 now. >> thank you for waking up with kron 4 morning news. walking up so early. to be the traffic that is one benefit. look at the san mateo bridge is an easy ride. it is almost worth, if you sleep in... we will keep you posted on developing news and weather and traffic. >> palo alto 66---56

degrees. later this afternoon 74. remember this week ended it did it really knockehot

>> welcome back. it is 515 . >> this storm prompted the closure of a section of the freeway. it was close in both directions during rush hour. it was a series of accidents that happen. according to the chp there was a 20 vehicle crash in one spot and a five the crash and anothevehicle crash a. conditions prompted police to were gogol's and mask. wind up to 65 mi.---60 m.p.h. reported. visibility was reduced to 50 ft. at times. >> will talk about our own weather which is nothing compared to that. it will

start to feel more like summer come later this week. erica following the forecast. good morning erica. >> good morning james. >> we have hot days ahead of us. the weekend looking toasty. >> 90s for some of our warmest inland areas. we're not there yet. >> we're the upper 50s or should be for this time of year. oakland 57. the same for the city by the bay. 58 in pleasant. lows 60s and nail. e a look at the tenders into the afternoon coming up in just a minute. first we want to talk about cloud cover. by 5:00 a.m. we are dealing with cloudy conditions. take a look into the afternoon we will see a break in the clouds. plenty of sunshine to go around the entire bay area. looking for a nice, mild afternoon. plenty of mid-70s in the south bay. including santa clara, sunnyvale. campbell 76.

>> mid to upper 60s a possibility for places like antioch, fairfield. 75 in concord. upper 60s in castro valley. turning to downtown san francisco a cold day ahead of us with a high of 62 degrees. . '60s for novato and 66 in berkeley. >> your kron 4 7 dy foayrocast e prepared for wet weather. friday temperatures will jump. we are seeing low 90s in the forecast. >> mid-90s by saturday that is slated to be the warmest day of the week. the sea breeze kicks in by sunday. this is a short live heat wave. >> partly cloudy conditions. inland highs climbing into the '80s into monday and tuesday. >> 518 here is traffic with george. >> not only are we not tracking any hot spots for the driver on the bay area. the chp is not attending any accidents or rather incidents. is a really quiet morning. good for you if your driving around the bay.

starting with a look at your ride to the bay bridge westbound commute is lighting up. the drive either 9 to 11 minutes out of the macarthur maize. >> highway 92, the sale bridge and the trip here 11 minutes whether east west bound. >> your golden gate bridge ride looks good both north and south bound. >> not nearly as all this morning as i saw yesterday. you can see the overage. >> public transit doing so far this morning. not tracking in the delays were barred, muni, cow train or h train of the central valley. >> train number one in three out ok so far this morning. >> taking a look in your ride around the bay as we update the commute here in marin county. 101 and this southbound direction looked good with no delays coming down toward highway 37. as you passed 37 and come down to interstate 580 the turn of potential san raphael and

easy trick for the rest of your ride to the golden gate bridge. james. >> thank you james. muni is releasing their new website. the new design is expect to be more user-friendly providing information that has been lacking to san francisco commuters of to this point. >> jackie sissel is live with the details good morning jackie. >> good morning james. you would think of a world-class city and the industry capital of the world that the web sites would be off the charts. >> that is not been the case for muni. a lot of people have complained about it since 2007. >> starting today they get a new website. i went to the web site this morning, so far they have not changed over. they are expected to change it. it is all about being more user-friendly. it will be a lot more places to go to. it will be as i said user-friendly. you will be able to plan your trip is better. they get about 3

million people per year on the web site. it is an important part of their toll. anyone who visits the muni website and has had a hard time, started today things will get a lot easier for you. james. >> we will see. we will see. thank you jackie. mark. >> thank you james. >> new this morning, tom and michelle bachmann says she would not run for a fifth term in the u.s. house. the party favorite, 0 read for the republican presidential nomination last year, announced a decision on the web site. she says service her decision---not to run again in to dublin 14 was not influenced by any concerned about being reelected. she also says risen requires inpto her to

dozens of residents of campaign did not affect the decision. >> this is our shot of san francisco. will have a complete the the forecast ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪ the 2013 volt. charge ahead of the rest in the hov lane. ♪

>> welcome back. things get a little while on wall street. we had our first losing week lasteekfter five consecutive weeks of game. dow future is down big. down almost 100 points. a crazy day is today the dow was of over to london points. over the 15,005 one more. they lost 100 points to that game. did finish up 1 06 for the dow jones industrial average and a new record high of 15,409. the nasdaq up 30 and the s&p up 10 and half. we had a rise in our home prices across the u.s.. off a jump in consumer confidence. we may give back all the gains from yesterday's. the dow future is down close to 100 points now. >> apple ceo tim cook a stay true to form during an on-

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welcome back. >> a nice looking shot of the san mateo bridge. >> you were saying we have some fog but most of the shots look nice. >> we have a little fog along the coastline. we do not expect cloud cover we saw yesterday. we have high clouds in the background as we take this live look from our roof cameras overlooking the san francisco skyline. mostly caught but dry conditions now. sun and cloud as we head into the afternoon. temperatures mainly in the sixties to low to mid-70s. >> big changes will warm weather on the way. full details on your extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> george. >> and eyes look at the

golden gate bridge a bit of a drive across spanish and head south bound. >> so as a drifter marin county. >> in fact, a quick commute check shows the only slow traffic this morning is confined to interstate 580. the drive to the altamonte pass and highway 4 as you head through antioch. james. >> thank you george. the 53. 1 new this morning is just a few hours hundreds of protesters will be outside of chevron's annual shareholders meeting. this year the group is getting support from local politician. kron fours will trans is live outside chevron's headquarters in san ramon to explain. keeping an eye on the situation there waiting for the crowds to show up. well good morning. >> good morning james. the meeting will start at 8:00 in the morning. they expect a lot of people, so much so they have already beefed up security. as you can see cars are slowly coming in. there should be hundreds of protesters here. what they hope to do is to hand the ceo of chevron a pink slip. he makes in the neighborhood

of 7 $2 million. they're very upset hiat him. >> they want to tell chevron not to pander to any local politicians or political campaigns. they will be joined by richmond's mayor. here is video of the richmond refinery fire in 2012. she and many others still upset over what happened it was a ruptured pipe that sent the smoke and chemicals into the air. ultimately, 15,000 people went to the hospital that night and the following days because of respiratory issues. they are still working with chevron over that. richmond's mayor says chevron is to do better. they want chevron to compensate risen for that as well as work on taking measures moving forward. >> also, she wants to tell chevron personally do not control to local elections because it impacts occur. she claims that chevron's interest it $1.2 million to

richmond's race in that particular city. >> as far as chevron is concerned they are saying they're a good member of the community they contributed $200 million in taxes over the past three years and have created jobs. they think they are doing everything okay. will get response from both sides. from the protesters as well as chevron throughout the morning. it will be quite a hassle as far as traffic. people will be choking up the sidewalk as close a crosswalk. this is a very busy area. >> thank you will. >> in other headlines a decision could come today as to whether the new eastern span of the bay bridge will meet its plan lever to open. caltran is continuing to work on the insulation and fixes for all the best bolts some of which snapped when there were tightened on the $6.3 billion project. >> kron 4 was on the newsstand of the bridge

yesterday we have some video of the progress of construction work on that so angered bridge. >> the news bandstands 525 ft. above the water is made with between 17 to 18,000 cable. bridge officials say with concerns about the integrity of more than 23 months still what used in the span it is still more likely to be better able to withstand an are quite in the bridge were currently running on now. >> wal-mart officials were in san francisco and federal court yesterday answer to charges that the company dumped hazardous waste in california. >> a spokesperson for wal- mart pleaded guilty four misdemeanor counts of dumping pollutants from wal- mart stores into sanitation trains across the state. >> wal-mart's will pay $81 million as part of this guilty plea. this is not the first time wal-mart has been accused of doing is back in 2010. >> the company also agreed to pay almost $28 million to settle allegations that it

improperly disposed of pesticides, fertilizers and pate. >> to homes and four cars were destroyed after fire broke out at a mobile home in marin county. fire crews responding to the scene on to francis drake boulevard near point reyes national seashore. when firefighters arrived they found two mobile homes and four cars fully engulfed in flames. all the residents were evacuated. everyone is all right. cruz said the red cross is providing emergency shelter and supplies for six adults and six children were displace by the fire. again, no enters were reported. >> wow! a huge explosion was caught on video after a ed with a truck and derailed near baltimore yesterday's. the glass was felt up to half a mile away. it was not immediately clear what kind of chemicals were being carried on the train. haz mat crews evacuate and a half mile area. a fire

official as saying nothing toxic is burning, and after allowing it to burn, firefighters and out tinted to put out the fire. >> the had to stand back for a time. the truck driver was badly hurt, no details yet on other injuries. >> court documents say in argentina accused of planning and a solid ties cool wrote a detailed plan to shoot and throw bombs throughout the school, and then killed himself. police said the plans are written in no books hidden beneath the floor boards and the teenager is dead wrong, along with two pipe bombs, to molotov cocktails and at least to drain obamas. >> 17 year-old grant accord faces charges including attempted aggravated murder. his bail was set tuesday at $2 million. >> charities around the country continue to provide relief to residents of torn and ravaged neighborhoods in oklahoma. >> several country music stars with all of kaiser

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decision as is the today on whether or not the newly span of the bay bridge will be is planning a reopening. right now, caltrans is continue to work on installing and a fix for a bad batch of bolts. >> today is the annual shareholders meeting for chevron. protesters are expected at the meeting in san ramon. there are denouncing the energy diazo political clout risen calling on the firing of several ceo john watson. >> the ride is over the san jose sharks. the kings beat the sharks to to one last night in los angeles last night. the king allowed as to the western conference. >> erica is watching the forecast for things to hit up by week's end. erica. >> that is right james barrett to they will be a mild day. not talking extreme heat. climbing into the mid-70s. waking up to cloudy conditions. we do not have the ground fog we had yesterday. we do not have any problems with visibility heading out to work or school. >> by 7:00 temperatures will

remain in the '50s. will climb to the upper 50s along the coastline by your afternoon highs. >> upper 60s around the bay. mid-70s for your warmest inland spots. expect partly cloudy conditions we are back in the '50s and lows 60s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. >> your the closer look at the numbers right now. if you are headed out bring a jacket. 57 san francisco. low 50s for daly city. temperatures will not fall in the upper '40's. temperatures are where they should be for this time of year. a bit cooler than the seasonal average by later this afternoon. >> brentwood 79. 74 in walnut creek. turning to the east bay shoreline plenty of '60s to go around. fremont 69. 68 for both oakland and san leandro. >> the warmest weather in the south bay. upper seventies for cupertino, los gatos. >> 75 in santa clara low seventies and san jose. >> we will see quite the right along the mid peninsula starting with san francisco in the low 60s.

climbing to the mid-60s san mateo, san bruno. upper 60s in redwood city. >> palo alto a pleasant day with an afternoon high of 74. >> last but not least turning our to to to the north bay. '60s and '70s here. napa 77. low seventies for santa rosa. >> your extended forecast, your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows plenty of sunshine for the next couple days. >> today, expect morning clouds and sunshine into the afternoon. >> for those of you heading to the giants game. the battle of the bay. posted at at&t park. first pitch at 715. for expect temperatures in the upper 50s. >> the rest of your extended forecast shows the warming trend starts on friday. saturday expected to be the warmest day of the week. mid-90s inland. latest round of a low seventies for the coast. >> george. >> still he had a good ride around the bay area. a

different commute to that yesterday. a lot easier. the bay bridge westbound not bacmuch of a back up. >> highway 92 look great caught in the 11 minutes whether east west bound. >> the golden gate bridge ride looks good southbound no. about is light traffic for both directions. updating drive times your east shore freeway commute 14 minutes from hercules berkeley. for the san ramon valley. 70 minutes walnut creek south to san ramon. still an easy ride for 580 but heavy traffic through the altamonte. >> south bay freeway to a greater northbound 101 drive is 17 minutes from the capitol expressway up to the montague expressway. we are under 25 minutes from the bottle to the golden gate bridge for 101 south brown. darya. >> thank you george perry of 54. 9 santa cruz police are looking for a man who robbed a bank. look at the surveillance picture from the bank of the west on pacific avenue. it was held

yesterday. this guy with sunglasses and a hat. is that some kind of symbol? >> white sox they tell me. the great white sox cap. he did not fully gun. he did not show any type of weapon. the teller says he's threatened them at also wanted he did not want a gps tracker or a guy pack. he got away. a white male 2225 years ago he stands about 5 ft. 7 and one of the ticket counter. >> five businesses have been destroyed and alarm fire in district politic in a two alarm fire at a

strip mall in antioch. it happen yesterday at buchanan wrote in gentry down drive. you can see the flames shooting out roof. the fire raced through every shop and a complex. the intense heat cause of small explosions from propane tanks inside the shots hit was of the businesses have not opened at the time in the fire so there you before evacuating no one was hurt. >> an 18 year-old man is behind bars this morning, accused of sexually assaulting a 13 year-old girl and a north bay park. >> the alleged assault happen at in the ballpark back in march. the 13 year- old girl was stricken with several people including some young men at the part. off police arrested 18 year- old san raphael president salvador arias . >> they're not releasing any details including the name of the park oriented it happen that is because they believe there could be more suspect out there. they explain why they had made an

arrest. >> we are exploring leave. you want to make sure we cover base is in contact all potential suspects witnesses and explore any needs that would help locate additional people. >> police say they have credible evidence in the case like informations taking from confiscated cellphone. the bail is set at $100,000 he is back in court next week. >> east palo alto police a caredeclared a crime emergency last week after eight people were shot in 14 days. and officers are fighting back. since then, they made more in two dozen arrests. they're targeting norteno

gang members. police said the danger not only committing crime is palo alto also in surrounding cities. since january the city has in the least five murders of the issue is. >> the gunman still has a private counsel days of this will last another three weeks. >> a live look for oral camera san francisco clear start to the

>> we are back. it is 556 here is your seven thereof before casting a look at the weather for the day and the rest of the week. it is wind's a midweek. 73 expected inland today. 68 around the bay. 62 along the coast. looking at the trend going for the next few days gets warmer and warmer and warmer. >> saturday we could be looking at mid-90s for our warmest inland spots. 82 will be the high ground they on saturday. come this weekend will be a whole lot like summer. >> warmer, toasty you cannot think of some fancy way to save you got nothing. >> this is what they do at

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