>> thank you for joining us. in an hour from now we will hear opening opinions for proposition 8. >> there is good news for your opening commute. 880 freeway makeover in the south bay is complete. what is being added and how much time it will save you on your drive. >> started things off in the weather center this morning, rain is here. >> storm tracker 4-to-not all of this is touching the ground. we are seeing this right around vacaville. we

see sprinkles in the north bay right now. here is my drive from santa rosa. as you can see the green on your screen the rain is a little bit heavier. take a look at the alta mount pass way the rain is a little bit more intense. as we focus our attention on the south bay we do see light rain as you head out to work or school. >> here is a look at the temperatures are on the mild side. we are holding on to low 60's out in san jose. i will talk about how long the rent will last and i will walk you through this coming up and my next report. >> there is a pretty good ride and we are not tracking any hot spots. chp have a little bit of a problem. here is your quick

commute check there is heavy traffic confine to the east bay where highway 4 is a little bit sluggish this morning. they have a high wind advisory for westbound ride. >> get ready to save some time off of your weekend commute now that caltran $64,000,000.88 for what makeover in the south bay is complete. carpool lanes have been added to each direction of interstate 880 between 237 in milpitas and highway 101 in san jose, and they are now open. caltran 67 drivers up to 40 minutes off of their drive time. >> today could be the that when the u.s. supreme court

will issue a ruling on proposition 8. kron4 will tran is live in san francisco city hall with more. >> if there is a ruling you will see people coming down here and they are ready to go. if there is a ruling one way or another the city attorney will come down and hold a news conference. a lot of people are hoping that it is overturned because they do not want this to happen again. back in 2008 that were 18,000 same-sex couples that were allowed to get married. this slammed the window and that is when the appeal process started and has been more than four to five years since this all started. there is a lot on the plate for the justices to decide. they stated that they may wait until thursday because this is the last day that they can do that. it wants to get as much time men before they come down with

their decision. you never know when they can come down with their decision. this is why we are awaiting and as soon as a ruling has been announced we will let you know and get reactions. >> we are only days away until the contract between bart and its biggest union expires. union members and the company's continued to fight over a pay raise, pension plans and safety concerns. july 1st is the target date as the current union contract ends and if there is a strike, hundreds of thousands of people will have to find an alternate way to get around the bay area. is it appears that a strike is was to have an expected bart and other transit agencies will make adjustments to their routes and service schedules to accommodate the commuters.

>> tonight, residents and passport will get a chance to learn more about closure of a fire station there. station 87 on west at leland road is set to close next week, as part of a service reduction plan for the contra costa county fire protection district. fire stations and lafayette, martinez and walnut creek close in january, and hours were reduced at clayton's only fire station. tonight's meeting starts a 7:00 p.m. at his third city hall. >> a kidnap attempt in sonoma valley has police on the hunt for a suspect. authority say a 50 year-old girl, was walking near the area of highway 12 and veramp avenue just after 6:00 p.m. on saturday night. that is one police say four

black men in a green lexus pulled up, got of the car and confronted her. they try to convince her to get in the car. eventually one of the suspects grabbed arm to try to get her in the car. that is when she broke free and ran to a nearby park. anyone with information is asked to call police. >> opening statements this morning in the murder trial of george zimmerman. this is a live look out of stanford, florida. zimmerman is the former neighborhood watch a volunteer who says that he shot and killed 17 year-old treyvon martin in self- defense. coffee mill jury will be sequestered, which the prosecution and the defense say is necessary to eliminate jurors exposure to outside influences. right before opening statements got under way, the family of martin made some comments about the trial. >> we want to try to get

justice for my son. i ask that you preferably and my family because i do not want any other mother to have to experience what i am going right now. thank you. >> so again, the trial is getting underway. the jurors will only be allowed to read newspapers that have been censored of anything bill with the case. a big question for this trial, wilt zimmerman testify? we will find out in the coming days. >> still ahead of the kron 4 morning news coming up 6:10 a.m.. national security agency at bleecker edward snowden boards a plane from south america, but so far, no sign of him. >> at 6:20 a.m.. the price

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foreign minister government receive an asylum request from him, and they are considering his application. >> the national transportation safety board said it could take up to a year off to issue findings into saturday spirit plane crash at the airshow in dayton, ohio. the crash was captured on a video and was a witness by tulsa's. 44 year-old today and wicker sat helplessly on the plane's wing as aircraft piloted by 64 year-old charlie s schwenker suddenly turned and slammed into the ground, exploded on impact. the virginia woman becomes the third wing walker to die in two years. from 1975 to 2010 just to win the walkers were killed in the united states.

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>> the time is 6:15 a.m.. widespread flooding and alberto has killed a least three people and forced thousands of evacuation's throughout the canadian province. and cal gary, the hometown of the nhl team has been flooded out of its stadium. this is what the inside of the sotia bank saddled home looks like. outside the sports menu the scene is just as hard bragging, as waters around the saddle down completely. >> meanwhile, tropical storm cosme has formed in the pacific southwest of mexico and is expected to stay away

from the country's coast. the storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mi. an hour this morning. the u.s. national hurricane center says that some street and is expected and that the storm could become a hurricane by tomorrow night. >> it is a little ugly outside because the visibility is not too great. we have some sprinkles and storm tracker 4 is showing the entire bay area is seen this. you could expect light rain and you will have to use your windshield wipers for highway 1 01 from santa rosa down to the golden gate bridge. we have had the graiheavy rain just north of back a bill. there is light to moderate rain over baltimore pass way. you will need to use your when shall walkers and your umbrellas. it will start to taper off

in fact, we will see breaks of sunshine. future cast 4 is showing currently we are just still light rain. we will not have very much to track. you can see light rain will pick up in intensity overnight. tomorrow, will be a real ticker. will see the heaviest of downpours. the tools that ride will have heavy rain from santa rosa and napa. >> when this is awesome and done we will have portions of the north bay was see upwards of 2 in. of rain to accumulate for the bay area. trace amounts for the south bay will not see too much. in addition to the wet weather we have low clouds that are in place. this is

impacting your visibility at sfo. there is a slight bit of a delay. you should check with your carrier. >> we are wing kin of the upper 50s and low 60's and the temperatures will not go that far into the afternoon. 70 is the common number for fremont.your extended forecast shows the seven day of around the bay has unsettled weather into tuesday and then we have warmer weather with low 90s inland. the time was 6:18 a.m.. >> there are no hot spot right now and no areas of unusually heavy congestion to slow your ride down. there is a look pitcher bay bridge where westbound traffic is moving smoothly, and then from the mimic freeway. there are no backups of 80 web. even though there was an accident reported it has not slowed the mineralized. your

ride to the san mateo bridges looking good and so does the golden gate bridge. there are no problems coming out of the walnut grave. as we update the drive time the commute to the san ramon valley is 18 minutes. 16 minutes for hercules to berkeley. the alta mount pass way is still under wind advisory and the traffic is a little bit easier west of the 2 05 interchange. the south bay freeway is still looking good and we're still problem free through marin county. you will see a little bit of sluggish traffic coming out up sonoma into the marsh wren 411 this morning. >> mercury news has bragging attention to what is says is a costly and little known perk of public employment, having some or all of the employees' pension contributions covered by taxpayers. the

newspaper says nearly 64,000 government workers had at least part of what was supposed to be their share of their retirement plans picked up last year by public funds. to the tune of more than to love and a $20 million. the practice is legal, but it is being phased out as some instances to curb personnel costs. >> president obama is headed after cut this week, and there is one notable omission from his itinerary. the president will not be travelling to kenya, the birthplace of his father and home to many of his relatives. the president will instead visit senegal, south africa, and tanzania. mr. obama and the first lady will leave washington d.c. on wednesday. >> the senate will hold a key test vote on border

security at mimic to emigrate over all today. but before the vote, president obama will meet the ceos and business leaders to underscore the economic benefits of the bill. supporters hope that the border security measure helps garner more republican support. >> south african president jake up uma says doctors are doing everything possible for former leader nelson mandela, who is in critical condition with a recurring lung infection. the 94 year- old has been the hospital since june the eighth. doctors say that his condition is deteriorating. this is mandela's fourth out civilization since december. >> emmy award winning actor james gandolfini, famous for his role on the soprano's will be buried on thursday. his family sestet a public funeral service will be held

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gained 41 points to close at 14,799. the nasdaq dropped seven points, ending the day at 3357. the s&p 504 points, to close at 1592. we will be watching the stock market all morning long here on kron 4 morning news started at 6:30 a.m. with the opening bell. >> a sweet comeback for twinkies when the product returns to store shelves next month. the company plans to have twinkies and other snack cakes on the shelves started july 15th. twinkies it went bankrupt following a dispute with their union workers last year. now, the company is under new ownership and a leaner structure. twinkies access that the cakes will taste the same, but the boxes will get a makeover. >> starbucks wants to charge you a little bit more for

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overwhelming news is that will slow down in china and they have concerns due to a banking crisis. dow futures are down 102 points ahead of the opening bell. >> the time is 6:29 a.m.. will turn our attention to whether.weather perry >> storm tracker 4 is showing the green on your screen. take a look at the yellow which will bring moderate rain. i do want to resume men so you concede that santa rosa down to the golden gate bridge has a merging sprinkles. you can see the yellow on your screen writer on alta mount pass way. you may have to put your windshield wipers up a notch. we are contended

would shower activity down to the south that is impacted the freeway. we have split conditions as you head out to work or school. in fact, tomorrow rain will be a little bit heavier and we may actually save standing water. looking ahead hot weather is on the way and i will have a full of detail what to expect as 6:45 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor a pretty good commute and we're not tracking any hot spots. we are keeping our eyes on a new accident in hayward. it has not been reported that a lanes are blocked the there is a yellow or the traffic map indicating that things are starting to slow down. we will keep an eye out for this so this does not become a hot spot. >> you can save time on your

commute if you take 880. the $64,000,000.8080 freeway makeover in the south is complete. kron4 jackie sissel is live in san jose were the lanes and just opened this hour. >> they have a little bit of a relief. i am actually in a milky just before you get to san jose. the new carpool lanes have opened and is justified mile stretch from 237 to 1 01. they are saying that they hope that this will relieve congestion and help the traffic flow better. this will save you from 15 to 20 minutes. the commute time is going to be a normal from 5 the 9:00 a.m. and then from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and after note.

noon. it has been a year in the works and it completes basically a 20 mi. corridor from san jose to alameda county. this is car pulled the entire way. it appears but it is working and there's absolutely no traffic out here. >> there is a big drop expected and the dow is up 123. city of 14,606. on the web site they will be posting their opinion for the items in the last session. >> we're also waiting to see if proposition 8 will be in favor or against it. there will be a 25 day period

before the court's final decision is entered. >> there's only one peaceful way and this is if the five justices ruled that it is unconstitutional. no one they said they will do this. they think that would just vote against it. >> though today is the last day of the term, it is highly unlikely that the supreme court will make a decision. since this is the biggest decision of the term, a verdict is expected to come down sometime later this week. >> i was just told that the market is about 139 points. >> serial car thief and burglar james prouty also

known s dimitri storm will be a court today in oakland. he has been charged with nine counts including a six attempts of auto burglary after his arrest may 7th in berkeley. hiss was in five of the bay area counties on a variety of charges related to burglaries and carpets says marge. >> we're also learning more about the minivan has sagged in the san francisco bay on friday. the woman who died inside of the vehicle has been identified. police say debra crenshaw was among several people who were inside the vehicle when it plunged into the water at the marino green. everyone except crenshaw was able to

get out from the ban. dive teams found the vehicle friday night, but dangerous conditions postponed but the rescue operation. >> a santa rosa taxi driver drove to the sonoma county jail for help, while he was being attacked by a passenger. it happened around 12:30 p.m., the driver picked up three people. the driver says a the passengers got into an argument so he told them to get out of the cab. police said that is what a passengers started attacking the driver from the back seat. in hopes of finding help, the driver drove to the sonoma county jail. when he pulled into the children are blocked three ran from the area polic. >> we will be right back.

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are speaking with our kron 4 expert. do you think maybe it will be today or thursday? >> they normally hold this to the a.m.. they may also had a when say. >> we have been talking about the county clerk's offices get ready for this. they're ready to start immediately issuing licenses. if this decision was to come down. this will be how the chips will fall. we were waiting for national health care and we did not know where it was coined to go. you can come on five

boatvotes to make it invalid or dismiss it. the lower court will have to make a decision. >> this mayes said it will be legal in california but not nationwide? >> it probably not be a nationwide figure brought would just be limited to california. right now no one knows. i think the voters are prepared to abolish it. >> does this mean that all come to close will have to abide by this. this is the first time around in the southern portion where they will not honor it. >> there are over 50 county clerks and california and they do have some type of independence. they have already prepared a memo that will go out after this

decision is made. this is what they will say they will have to do. they will have to follow the direction of this but they stated that they will not do this and that they may have to go back to court. >> if they strike about proposition 8 which is likely that the ruling is that the proposition is invalid and the you have a supreme court case says stated that for it to be allowed this may have to come back then. >> the shift in public affairs and give the justice was are due back in april is molding and dramatically. >> you are thinking,

>> you'll sav >> we want to quickly turn our attention over to the weather now. let's find out about this forecast. >> this is just some light rain storm tracker 4. it looks like there is a lot of moisture in and air. i do want to resume men to show you on the north bay where allied rain and sleet roadways are down to the

golden gate bridge. this is pretty much to same for wine country. in fact it will be a long haul to not pass way. if you are using highway 1 01 or interstate 280. this system is pretty complex and the dynamics are not there. you consider the size of this and how big it is on satellite and radar. when this is all said and done when the rain comes will are talking about about 2 in. of rain. we will see anywhere from a half-inch of rain inside the bay area. we could actually breaks some rainfall and there's a lot of moisture that is associated with this. we're in the '50s and '60s and we will not warm-up much as we head into the afternoon.

there is unsettled weather through tuesday evening. we're talking mid to upper 70's around the bay. the time is 6:50 a.m.. >> we continue to monitor a pretty good ride around the bay area. this is, even out of the macarthur mayes the san mattel bridge has problems were traffic is still pretty light in the southbound direction. we are of that drive times for you getting a little bit slower for the shore freeway. 80 minutes from hercules to berkeley we still have the weather advisory that is in affect for all to my pass

way with heavy traffic coming from the 2 05 and interchange. the south bay freeway is still looking great. 1 01 southbound and more when a county is looking good as we head down to central december fell. the total drive time is only 28 minutes. >> this was the save from sonoma where he snapped a 218 straight. this is part of the spread cup series. she had all all and had a blowout. >> on to bay area baseball they lead the marlins did the best of them. the

defending world champions dropped three of the four at home. they scored just eight runs. hunters spence had the first home run. the giants' head south to play the dodgers. >> the oakland a's had a good end. the score was 6 to 3. they dropped three of four and the a's take a break and it will host the cincinnati reds tomorrow. >> we knew it was going to happen. the dow is doubt 178

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