>> a street melee involving s- f-p-d and a suspect caught on tape. authorities are calling it appropriate force but witnesses are claiming police brutality and demanding action! >> bart and it's two biggest unions could be heading back to the bargaining table yet again.because of a contract mistake. riders fear another bart strike. r >> and the new 4th bore in the caldecott tunnel opened this weekend. officals say its supposed to shave off 5 mins of your commute. we'll tell you how it could effect this mornings >> good morning. it is monday, november 18th. i'm james fletcher. >> and im anny hong

>> it is a fairly clear outside. here's a live look from our mount tam cam. we will however see an increase in cloud cover. here's a closer look at vallejo already down to 35 degrees. we're saying upper 40's down the east shore line. as we head into the afternoon it you will notice that will be colder than what we experience. most locations will be in the upper 50's, low 60's. we will see plenty of high clouds 63 for antioch. your headline show that today will be dry but it will therefore rain tomorrow. as for the time it is looking a little iffy.

the heaviest rainfall may be for your morning commute to mark. this will be something that you should watch for. >> we will continue with the rain into wednesday drier conditions by thursday. your 7 day or around the bay highlights and wets weather on the way and we will increase the likelihood that we may see about 2 in.. it is not that much rain for the south but again we will still see some. we would try things out by thursday. take a look at the warm-up for the weekend. i will have more on your forecast coming up. >> we're following a huge accident in oakland. is a confirmed fatality. this actually occurred after midnight and 1 confirmed is

fatal and some serious. the chp did issue a similar bollard.an alert. the chp is mag traffic, at oak street. there is no estimated time when these lines will be open but we are sending a crew to the scene. arrest of the bay area is looking good. all is well at the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights are still off. as for you on the golden gate bridge we do have low clouds. >> new this morning. all lanes of southbound 880 in oakland between fifth and 1oth ave remain closed following an early morning fatal accident.

the c-h-p says the the accident was reported at around 12-50. it is unknown whether anyone else has been hurt in the accident. a sig-alert was issued around 1-20. an estimated time for reopening the roadway is unknown. the cause of the crash remain under investigation. >> bart and it's two biggest unions could be heading back to the barging table. that is because bart says a provision is included in the contract would cost the district too much money! the issue at hand is the family medical leave act. it would allow union members. six weeks of paid family medical leave. if their spouse, child or partner is seriously ill. both union and district negotiators signed off on it, several times during negotiations. but the bart board says they

don't like how much the provision would cost the district. in a statement released over the weekend, union officials slammed bart management saying the provision would coat less then what bart officials claim. >> all of this leaving bart riders, confused, frustrated and wondering what's next. . bart and it's two biggest unions could be heading back to the barging table after bart says a provision is included in the contract would cost the district too much money! >> >> it was supposed to ease traffic. but.the first weekday commute on the fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel might cause delays this morning. the two new lanes carved through the hillside are only expected to lighten traffic for people in the reserve commute direction.

>> those commuters only used to get one bore to travel. now both directions of highway 24 will have two dedicated bores all the time. caltrans spokesperson ivy morrison says the new bore will slow things down in the short term. at least until drivers get used to the new addition. drivers shouldn't get too used to the way things are now. caltrans will soon be starting a new fire safety project installing water lines inside the three older bores. this will require them to be taken out of service one at a time. that will take place sometime in 2014. >> a story you'll only see on kron four. it started when san francisco police stopped a man for riding his bike on the sidewalk. and ended with two officers injured, and four suspects recovering from injuries behind bars. kron four's dan rubin says the nearby residents are outraged and calling for justice following a street fight with police. >> i said excuse may, what is going on? they never said

anything to me. >> pretty soon it was his body on the side of the road. and >> you can see him getting dragged down and get and beaten. >> after her brother started crying for help. >> he cannot breathe. i kept telling them that he could not breathe and to back up. >> the police called for their own back up. >> he was thrown in jail and now he is back at home killing his wounds. christina stated better brothers also at home. >> the police are stating their reasonable force was used for an arrest. they stated that the crowd was tossed out. two suspects-- >> he has never been charged with anything and is live,

and neither of my children have. >> the community is showing their outrage. the family behind these doors are getting answers and they're demanding justice. >> i want my son home, i want this to be over. now this and did happen at all. >> thousands of people in the philippines are still suffering and left homeless after typhoon haiyan hit last week. medical workers are now saying there is a supply shortage in many of the hospitals. those details coming up >> nut beer and football for a good cause. thousands of dollars raised at a local brewery for typhoon victims. we'll tell you how much was raised >> deadly and destructive tornados in the midwest. we have the latest images from the hardest hit areas.

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>> welcome back. taking a

look at wall street this morning. investors are waiting to see if the stock market will begin a new week with a fourth straight say of record highs. futures trading right now shows mixed trading across the board. here's how the numbers closed on friday. the dow up 85 points. the nasdaq up 13. and the s and p 500 added seven and a half. opening bell today at 6:30. >> typhoon haiyan has left thousands homeless in it's path last week. medical workers are making slow progress due to severe loss of water, electricity and medical supplies. in many hospitals the lack of drug and blood supplies has kept doctors from performing most operations that need to be done. some doctors haven't even returned home after the typhoon - working for days without food or rest. according to authorities the typhoon has killed nearly four and a half thousand people. >> the philippine's president is dedicated to bringing relief aid for his typhoon-battered country. "benigno aquin"o the third says he is going camp out in the hardest-hit province of leyte until he sees progress in relief efforts.

this is following complaints from survivors who say they are not receiving proper help. electricity and running water are in critically philippine military officials say people have even been swarming relief helicopters. desperate for supplies. three million people have been displaced by the storm. >> aid has been pouring into the philippines from all over the world. but one of the philippines closest neighbors has been slow to offer any help. now one week after the china says it is ready to send rescue and medical teams to the devastated country."should conditions permit". the late offer follows a pledge of two million dollars in aid. the relatively small offering has been attributed to a dispute over the south china sea islands.which are claimed by both countries.

>> football fans put their a better rivalries aside over the weekend to raise money for victims of a typhoon ha iyan in the philippines. many operators end up 49ers fans were at jack's export pulp and grill in fremont collecting boxes and bags of food, medicine, blankets and more than $3,000 and cash donations. organizers say that they have collected a ton of stuff. and, it is all going to go in the back of this trailer and then be shipped off to the philippines. >> the sampras's go 49ers

organization also donated. tours of levi stadium which were raffled off at the public. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. russian investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a plane crash that killed all 50 people onboard. the boeing 737 jetliner crashed sunday while trying to land at its home port in the russian city of kazan. the son of the provincial governor was among the victims. the head of the local branch of russia's investigative committee says the plane crashed during its second landing attempt. investigators are looking into a possible pilot error or an equipment failure. >> it's a task that will take decades. tokyo electric power company is decommissioning the crippled fukushima dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeastern japan. the utility says workers

will begin removing radioactive fuel rods today from one of four reactors. >> a huge blizzard hit china over the weekend since heavy snowfall began saturday night. the longia international airport service has been crippled due to the storm. crews have been working to clear runways but they still had to cancel over fifty flights leaving two thousand stranded. the snowfall is scheduled to continue this morning. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi says problems with the rollout of the health care reform law will be fixed. the obama administration has faced backlash over millions of canceled health insurance policies and problems with the health- care-dot-gov website. pelosi came to the law's defense on "meet the press." >> what i love about health care professionals is that they are calm. and we must we remain calm when we talk about the health of our country. the affordable care act, as i call it, have always called it, the affordable care act is right up there with social

security, medicare, affordable care for all americans as a right, not a privilege. the rollout of the website, that's terrible. but the fact is that will be fixed." >> a source familiar with the rollout told c-n-n the obama administration is aiming for 80-percent of healthcare-dot-gov users to successfully enroll by the november 30th deadline. the source added the administration expects the website to have problems even after december first, but i-t experts are working to minimize those problems. >> a string of deadly storms and tornadoes ripped through the midwest-- leaving a path of destruction. more than 60 tornadoes were a woman in washington, illinois says her home and business was standing one moment.and gone the next. line"our house was just beyond the deck. and this was my business. and we had bedrooms above the garage.

so-above the car here were our bedrooms. and yeah. i mean, a lot of people have a pile of rubble still.and i mean, i don't have anything! the whole - it's gone. i don't know where it went." >> authorities say at least six people in the state have died as a result of the storms including three in the southern illinois. the illinois national guard is helping in recovery and cleanup. the national weather service's storm prediction center says there may have been as many as 40 tornadoes throughout the midwest sunday. >> two u-s sailors are recovering, after a drone malfunctioned and crashed into a guided missile cruiser off the coast of southern california. the u-s-s chancellors-ville was testing a combat weapons system off the coast of point mugu at the time. officials say the drone was being used to test the ship's radar tracking when it malfunctioned, veered out of control and hit the cruiser. the ship suffered some

damage and will return to san diego for assessment. and - the sailors were treated for minor burns. the navy is investigating how the drone malfunctioned. >> today will be the day that we will see an increase in cloud cover and the temperatures will get cooler. we have a storm that is coming that will last for a couple days. we are going to have to gear are self 04 slick roads. the heaviest rain is expected to fall between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. the high clouds are expected later in the temperatures will only reach the upper 50s. it is only going to be a few degrees warmer before the warmest inland spots.

that afternoon highs a gain would mainly be in the '60s. san jose will have a high of 64 degrees. 64 degrees for vallejo. downtown san francisco will stay in the '50s. 62 degrees expected for novoto. >> take a look at just how widespread the showers will be for tomorrow. most of bay area cities will be impacted by this. the clouds will stick around and we will see a lot more rain than anywhere else in the south bay. some of the higher elevations to the north may see 2 in.. most of us will see less than half of an inch. your 7 day around the

bay shows that we will start to drag things out by thursday and you can expect sunshine and then pass that we will continue with the dry weather especially for the weekend. >> sunday will be back into the low 70's. for those of you making it thanks giving it plans it will still be dry weather until around next thursday. >> the traffic around the bay, we are following a hot spot on 880 riding 16th street. it is now confirmed as a double fatality. the traffic has been reduced to one lane along the nimitz freeway and chp has no estimated time of when these roles will open. this is a very lengthy investigation. >> there's really no good alternate around this you should just plan ahead take eastbound 580 and then after that you will have to do city streets to get to

wherever you need to go. we have a live crew on the scene in which it had more information coming up. >> the bridges are all looking good and here's a live look at the bay bridge. all the approaches--the drive time is 12 to 13 minutes across the san mateo bridge but again if you are headed in the southbound out oakland you will encounter these delays due to this accident. the golden gate bridge is looking good with no problems or delays. we do have low clouds in the north that could impact visibility. >> a concord boy scout has rounded up volunteers and donations to send care packages to military personal stationed in afghanistan. the 17 year old and other volunteers spent a weekend at a local sam's club store items that the marines needed. colin, his friends and family packed up 250 boxes filled with food and comfort items, like hand

warmers. he chose the project as he works toward attaining the rank of eagle scout. he said he was inspired after learning that many of those serving in remote locations don't have essential supplies. >> they are being starved, basically. they're burning furniture to keep warm in the winter. i think it is shocking that our service men are going through this. >> the supplies are expected to arrive in two to three weeks. >> police in san rafael have arrested three people, including this man, alphonso pazos, in connection with a bank robbery. you can see in the video, pazos is fumbling with his hood allowing his face to be recorded on surveillance video. this robbery happened friday morning at a citibank on northgate drive. police also arrested another man and a woman at a santa rosa hotel. they're

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>> welcome back. this week the obama and clinton families will visit the grave site of president john f. kennedy. a wreath laying ceremony will be held in j-f-k's honor. this friday will mark fifty years since the president's assassination in dallas. kron 4 will broadcast live

reports from arlington national cemetary starting friday morning. >> a senate proposal to give military victims of rape and sexual assault a chance to go outside the chain of command for prosecutions is short of the needed votes. senator kirsten gillibrand has support from nearly half the senate. but her proposal is stalled. the pentagon opposes the plan. opponents insist that commanders, not an outside military lawyer, must be accountable in such cases. the senate is expected to take up the bill this week. >> >> it has only been on the market for a couple of days but already, sony is reporting that they have sold more than 1 million of the new place station 4 a game consoles. the ps 4 went

on sale friday and the united states and canada. sony says that it expects to sell 5 million of them by the end of march next year. the place station 4 is sony's first new video game system in seven years. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils a san francisco icon will close today. what the future will look like. >> video that you only see on kron 4 of san francisco police officers in a street fight with local residents. why witnesses are out reached.aged. reached.aged. to those who've worried...

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>> happening right now, investigators are on the scene of a fatal crash in oakland it happened overnight on the southbound 880. will tran is live on the scene. >> this is what you will need to know. this situation will last a another hour or so. i am just south of the broadway exit. you can see all of the headlights coming. we're between fifth and 10th. this is southbound 880 and the traffic is backed up all the way to the macarthur mayes. this took place about 1:00 a.m. and they have just removed both cars. you will not believe this, i spoke with the chp and they stated that the force of this act impact was so horrific that both of these cars were crushed.

driver one was in a bmw going north and they believe that's be played a role. he lost control of his bmw and he bounced on 880 and went across the center median and then smashed right into the front of a honda. he was traveling south bound and the force was so hard that this is where the accident took place and you see where these people are standing this is where the cars ended up. >> i asked, how is this possible? the chp officers told me that that is because when you are going faster that the force can be hard and not only did it stop the honda but it actually pushed both cars back on south bond 880. we have learned that there were two men, the driver of the honda was in his late sixties or early '70s and

the bmw driver was in his late '40's. there are looking into obviously feed and whether not alcohol played a role. they just removed the cars and at 5:00 a.m. i will show you just talk horrific these cars look. i will try to get more information from the chp. if you're driving southbound 88 they stated that it may be another hour. when you get to this direction, only one lane is being used at this time. >> this is the latest from the scene. >> despite the early hour we are seeing big backups on the nimitz freeway. you can see areas of read what the traffic is that a stall. the backup reaches about 980 and is good news for those of you on the southbound direction. you can crossover

at 980 and take interstate 580 eastbound as an alternate. i am not sure if the chp will allow you to use this. 580 is definitely a best alternative. the speeds are over 50 mi. per hour and some people are getting off the is southbound 880 at oak street. they're just detouring around the crash. we will have more information and that is really the latest. >> the rest of the bay area is looking okay and we do not have any problems. if for those of you going to the san mateo bridge, coming out oakland you may encounter some delays but once you pass this, highway 92, you are good to go. the golden gate bridge, southbound 101 has no incidents to report. they do have areas of poor visibility.

>> i will have more traffic coming up but we are focusing on the weather. today will be a transition day. we do have a storm on the horizon and wet weather is expected for a couple of days. today will be dry. the temperatures are already on the cool side santa rosa is at 37 and 45 in livermore. it is milder in san francisco. you will see on satellite and radar there are high clouds working their way in and this is associated with this storm from the pacific. the clouds will ramp up and the temperatures will be disqualified to 10 degrees cooler. with that, pleasanton only have a high of 63 and 61 degrees in hayward. hope >> futurecast 4 is showing widespread rain for 7:00

a.m. tomorrow. this will definitely be allowed war on the roadway and you should drive with extra caution. your lunch hour commute should have a dry breaks. there 7 day around the bay shows a drier weather by thursday and take a look at how the temperatures will warm-up for saturday and sunday. >> >> it was supposed to ease traffic. but.the first weekday commute on the 4th bore of the caldecott tunnel might be causing delays this morning. the two new lanes carved

through the hillside are only expected to lighten traffic for people in the reserve commute direction. those commuters only used to get one bore to travel now both directions of highway 24 will have two dedicated bores all the time. caltrans spokesperson ivy will slow things down in the short term. at least until drivers get used to the new addition. caltrans will soon be starting a new fire safety project installing water lines inside the three older bores. this will require them to be taken out of service one at a time that will take place sometime in 2014. >> bart's and its two biggest unions could be heading back to the bargaining table. bart's board of directors says that provision in the contract will cost the district too much money. the issue at hand is a the " family medical leave act. " it would allow you member six weeks of paid families if their spouse, child or partner is seriously ill.

both union and district negotiators signed off on it. in a statement released over the weekend, union officials slammed the bart management sang the provision would cost less than what the bart officials claim. that is when we will know if both sides will have to go back to the drawing board. >> a san francisco landmark is closing its doors this morning. coit tower, which overlooks the city will close for five months to undergo renovation. it was first opened 80 years ago. park officials say that it has become worn down. over the coming months crewmembers and will work on electrical and upgrades. they repair cracks in walls

and work to conserve murals. >> the renovation work will cost $1.7 million spread money will be coming from the city budget. you can expect the tower to reopen in mid april. >> a storage will only see on kron 4. it's started when san francisco police stopped a man for riding his bike on the sidewalk. it ended with two officers injured, four suspects recovering from injuries. kron4 dan rubin says that nearby residents are outraged and they're calling for justice. >> to see their uncle get

dragged out of the house and get beat, i would be afraid also. >> her brother started crying for help. he stated that he cannot breathe. i kept telling them that he cannot breathe and to back up. >> the planes clothes police officers called for backup. >> he was thrown in jail and now he is back home killing his wounds. christina, stated that her brother is also at home. >> san francisco police stated that reasonable force was used because they had to do our rest. they stated that the crowd was tossed out. four of those angry residents were arrested. >> he has never been charged with anything in his life. neither one of my children have records. >> the families behind the doors are demanding answers and there also demanding

justice. >> i just want this ought to be over. none of this needed to happen at all. >> zçzçzçtó

>> welcome back. here is a live look at what is a fatal accident in oakland. this is in the southbound direction of interstate 880. the traffic is crawling and with this accident we're still dealing with the lengthy clean up. the accident started and the northbound direction and across--your best bet is to come down the nimitz freeway. you should come over on 980 and get on to the east bound direction of 580 or was see mostly green. this accident, although there is no estimated reopening time is

still may be out there for another 90 minutes. a 880 will be the freeway for you to avoid and will have much more information coming up.

>> still no decision on whether or not tolls will go as high as eight dols the goldee in 2018. the golden gate bridge board's proposal to raise the tolls would make up for a projected budget

shortfall. toll increases are expected to come to a vote next february and could take effect by april. >> fastrak users should expect to continue to receive a discount. proposals call for fastrak tolls to rise to as much as seven dollars. those who dont have fastrak could see tolls increase by as much as $2 over the next five years to $8, according to bridge district staff. >> those parking at the larkspur ferry terminal will now have to pay a fee. the golden gate bridge, highway and transportation district board voted to start charging a $2 daily fee or a $20 monthly fee. the lot has been free since the 1970s. the district hopes to expand a free shuttle service from the ross valley area to the terminal. the fee, which will apply on weekdays only from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., will help generate an estimated 400-thousand dollars a year to help offset the costs of operating ferries. commuters will be able to pay for a parking space using a smart phone app, or by calling a toll free number and

paying with a credit card. >> deadly storms with tornadoes and high winds slammed the midwest yesterday leaving massive damage in their wake. sunlen serfaty reports from one of the most affected areas of illinois. >> illinois emergency management stated that this storm has destroyed at least 70 homes. rescuers worked to get people who were trapped, hiding in their basements. >> i looked over my was and i saw debris coming in. these and news anchors have to cut their coverage and evacuate. >> wheat may need to hit shelter, we need to go off the air. we will be back on we can. >> the high winds to

wisconsin, ohio knocked out power for hundreds of homes and businesses. most notable, 390,000 in michigan alone. the focus will now be of recovery and rebuilding. >> much, whether here but we will finally get much-needed rain. here is erica with the forecast. >> let's take a look at the traffic maps. you can see long stretch of delays, yellow and red for south bound of the nimitz freeway. the traffic, the cars were traveling northbound and flipped over the center divider. you can see lengthy delays to about 980 so for those of you coming--are you taking the nimitz it your

best bet is to hop on 980 or you would not see any delays and then take eastbound of interstate 580. you did see in this live camera shot that the traffic was reduced. we are looking at 25 minute delays from the nimitz. as of right now we're hearing that this accident may be gone within the next 70 to 90 minutes. you will definitely need an alternate. >> we have will tran on the scene and we will have a live report coming from him shortly. >> the bay bridge toll plaza is moving okay. the san mateo bridge if you are coming out oakland you may encounter delays. when she did on highway 92 your drive times as 12 to 13 minutes. as for the golden gate bridge you are looking

good and southbound 1 01-- you wil/. >> today is a transitional day because we are gearing up for a storm that will last for a couple of days. all signs are pointing to rain. here's a live look from our mount tam cam. grabbed a jacket, santa rosa is at 34 degrees. if the temperatures are in the mid to upper 40's. satellite and radar shows the high clouds coming our way. these are expected to arrive for the late morning, early afternoon and the temperatures will be much cooler than what we saw yesterday. we are talking low 60's. fremont will have a high of 62 and 63 for sunnyvale. concord will have a high of 62 degrees. >> downtown san francisco

was then the upper 50s. low 60's for the mid peninsula. your 7 day around the bay highlights what whether for some of the higher elevations and a rain will continue for a person morning and dry weather in sunshine for saturday and sunday. >> vallejo high is considering changing the name of their school mascot. the administrators are set to recommend that the school board approve a name change for the high school's apache mascot at wednesday night's board meeting. the mascot has been a source of tension between people who believe the name honors the apache and those who feel it is offensive to american indians. a staff report by vallejo city unified school district says the u-s commission on civil rights recommends avoiding the use of native american images and nicknames. specific replacement for the apache mascot. officials say the school will likely retain its colors even if the board

approves the mascot change. >> 49ers and their fans can't help but feeling they got robbed in the big easy yesterday. late in the 4th quarter. up by three. 49ers linebacker sacks drew brees. forcing a fumble that the 49ers recover. only that's not what the referees see. brooks gets flagged for a personal foul. judge for yourself here. the referees say brooks hit brees in the neck. the result is saints ball and they would kick not only the tying field goal. but also a game winner just moments later for the 23-20 win. colin kaepernick completed 17 of 31 passes for only 127 yards and was sacked three times as the niners lost their second straight. >> the road is treating the

raiders a little better. rookie matt mcgloin threw three touchdown passes in his first nfl start and the oakland raiders and extended the houston texas franchise records get to eight games with a 28-23 victory. >> we will be right back. here are live pictures from interstate 880 near fifth avenue. there is a fatal accident all but one lane is blocked. this is our hot spot and will be right back.

>> on welcome back. we have been delays on the nimitz freeway and the southbound direction where we have a double fatal accident. there

is a lengthy investigation of traffic is reduced to one lane. use it definitely- steps the chp stated that will be out there longer and we will have more information coming up. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. no more lane switching through the caldecott tunnel. all of the four boards are now open. >> a scuffle between the san francisco police department and a suspect is caught on tape. we will show you the rest next. >> we also have stanley roberts with people behaving >> we also have stanley roberts with people behaving badly. ózçwó

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monday, november 18th. a fatal crash shut down the lanes of interstate 880. we will have a live report coming up. >> the wait is over. the new for the bore of the caldecott tunnel is open. we will see how much time it will save on your morning commute. >> bart and its two biggest unions could be heading back to the bargaining table again. riders are fearing another bart's strike. >> happening now, investigators are on the scene of a fatal crash in oakland it happened overnight, on southbound 880. kron4 will tran is live. >> there is a massive cleanup that that will have to do before they can reopen these lanes. here is

video of the crash and that took place before 1:00 a.m.. this accident was in the northbound direction and the chp stated that the driver ave the m w was speeding and lost control and he clips of the back of a semi truck and flipped over the center median and slammed into this on the. this other car was traveling south bound and the impact on was hard that it pushed both of the cars south for maybe 20 to 30 ft.. this is almost like a baseball coming at you. >> i cannot believe it when i saw this. the chp officer stated that that is what happened and that's what happened when you have a lot of force and that the bmw was traveling a hundred miles per hour is. both drivers died on the scene.

there are looking into possible factors of speeding and out of all. we head back, you concede caltran is still picking up some of the liquids and the royal and answer freeze that was built. the driver of the honda, his name has not been released but he's in his late 60s, early '70s. we will monitor this situation and you might want to delay this to because its is very slow possibly backed up to the macarthur mayes. it took me a long time to get here. >> this is already have an impact on the early morning commute. >> let's talk about how bad the delay is. >> this is a big problem

early in the morning because there's only one lane available. no matter how light the traffic is is still will be backed up. it is backed up 1880 south bond not quite to the macarthur mayes but the 980 interchange. your best bet is to just avoid the nimitz southbound and instead use interstate 580. you cut bell off at broadway and continues of about 1/7. this will at least vigil or around the problem. if you are leaving the house shortly your best bet is to just avoid the nimitz and the current estimated time for it to reopen is a soft time and that may be a while. >> you should use 580, the macarthur freeway to save you time. >>

>> we have limited visibility in the north but the rest of us are waking up to partly cloudy conditions. today is a transition that would cooler temperatures and plenty of clouds. we do have a storm system added that may bring this about 2 in. of rain and i will break down the details coming up. >> it was supposed ease the traffic. but, the first weekday commute of the for the bore of the caldecott tunnel might cause the delays. the two new lanes card through the hills are only expected to light traffic for people in the reserved commute direction. those commuters only used to

get one more to travel. now both directions of highway 24 will have to dedicate a boards all the time. caltran spokesperson ivy morrison says the the new board will slow things down in the short term. >> drivers should not get too used to the way that things are right now. caltran will soon be starting a new fire safety project installing water lines inside the three older boards. that will take place sometime in 2014. >> family and friends of a 61 year-old woman who was shot and killed by a santa clara county sheriff's deputy are questioning why deadly force was used. the shooting happened just after midnight on saturday. deputies were responding to reports of breaking glass. this is in san jose is a

burbank neighborhood. one of the deputies opened fire when the woman, who was holding a knife, refused to drop the weapon. she died at the scene. officials have not released for name, but friends and family identified torreher as andrandra najarro. >> martin is to unions could be heading back to the bargaining table. that is because bart's says a provision is included in the contract will cost of the district to much money. the issue at hand is the family medical leave act. it would allow union members to have six weeks of paid family medical leave. both union

industry negotiators signed off on it, several times during negotiations. in a statement released over the weekend, and the officials slammed on bart management sang that the provision would cost less than what they are claiming. >> the bart board is expected to vote on the contract on thursday. that is when we will know if both sides will have to go back to the drawing board. >> a story that you only see on kron4. it's started when san francisco police stopped a man for riding his bike on the sidewalk. it ended with two officers being injured, and four suspects are now recovering from injuries. officers say that 21 year-old d-j williams fled when they try to stop them. when friends of williams intervened on

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:15 a.m.. a string of the deadly storms and tornadoes ripped through the midwest leaving a path of destruction. more than 60 tornadoes were reported through the area. on the left you concede video from a chicago suburb, on the right, a small town and central illinois. and one in washington, illinois says at her home in this is was standing one moment and gone the next. >> our house was just beyond the deck. this was my business. we had a bed rooms

above the garage. so above the car here were our bedrooms. and at yale, i mean, a lot of people have a pile of rubble still and i mean, i do not have any thing! the whole--is gone. i do not know where it went. >> authority say that at least six people in the state have died. the illinois national guard is helping in their recovery efforts. >> and you just heard the nfl broadcasters same bed stands at the soldier field stadium had to be evacuate adorned the bears and a ravens game yesterday because of a tornado warning. ravens were up 10-0

over the bears when this happened. the game was delayed one hour and 45 minutes. >> typhoon haiyan has left dozens homeless in its path last week. medical workers are making slow progress due to severe loss of water, electricity and medical supplies. in many hospitals of the lack of a drug and blood supplies have camp doctors from performing their operations. some doctors have not even been able to return home after the typhoon. according to authorities the typhoon has killed nearly 4 and 1/2 thousand people. >> football fans put their bitter rivalries aside over the weekend to raise money for victims of the typhoon. many raiders and 49er fans were ed jaat jack's sports

pub and grill in fremont collecting boxes and bags of food, medicine, blankets and more than $3,000 in donations. organizers say that they have collected a ton of stuff. it is all going to go in the back of this trailer then shipped to the philippines. >> the san francisco 49ers organization also donated free tours of levi stadium which work raffled off at the pub. >> we are tracking a problem 1880, the nimitz freeway due to a fatal accident. there are still three lanes that are shutdown and you should avoid the nimitz freeway. let's take a live look at

the scene and you concede that the operation is still continuing. if you squeeze all of this traffic to one lane, it creates a traffic jam on 880. we have kron4 will tran at the scene to keep this updated on the operations. we will speak with him shortly. in the meantime, interstate 5 they will be your best bet. the backup has now grown beyond 980. it very soon, we will start tracking the drive from 980 and that it may impact the macarthur mayes. >> there is a bright spot and that is with they for the bore of the caldecott tunnel. this is the first

weekend were all the boards will be open. we call this the counter commute but if if is your commute in it is the commute. and this is the day that you have been waiting for. >> the bay bridge ride westbound is light traffic as you head towards the new eastern span. the san mateo bridge is problem free with no delays. the golden gate bridge is looking good for the southbound ride coming from marin county. interstate 580, if your using the downtown oakland. you will say big rigs who have been authorized to use it until 6:00 a.m.. >> take a look at the temperatures we are cold this morning. 38 degrees out the door and apple. the temperatures are about 10 degrees cooler for places

like oakland and hayward. here is a look at satellite and radar we are seem mostly clear conditions. you could see all the high clouds streaming then and today is a transitional day. the temperatures will cool. we will have more on this coming up but let's focus on the afternoon. today, will be cooler by about 5 degrees. 63 degrees expected for sunnyvale and mostly cloudy conditions, low 60's for concord and vallejo. 61 for richmond. >> there will be a good mixture of low 60's north of the golden gate bridge. satellite and radar shows off future cast 4 had reigned. take a look their rush hour tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. we will have widespread showers. if this

will be a potential concern. the rain will start to break up for the afternoon but quite ready for the north bay. most of the rain is like a nature until we reach wednesday. we will continue with this pattern to about thursday morning and passed that we will see saturday and sy could bring low 70's for some of the warmest spots. the time right now is 5:23 a.m.. >> we will be right

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:26 a.m.. the scene of the fatal accident at the 880. will tran has more. >> there is great news, caltran has just wrapped up and you can see the lights

are up today just after picking up all the debris. they're ready to open a all lanes of southbound 880 perry ed before that, let me show you video of accidents that happen before 1:00 a.m.. it involved a bmw and honda. the driver of the bmw was corn northbound and they believe that he was going a hundred miles per hour and he lost control. he clipped the back of a semi truck and slipped over the center comedienne and slammed into a honda. >> the driver of the hunt was on southbound and this is a south of broadway. the collision was so perfect that it pushed the, the about 50 ft. and both of the drivers died on the scene. the drivers' names

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just fully recovered from the southbound backup which is now reaching beyond the 980 connector ramp. it is backing up but it has not yet slowed down of the macarthur mayes. for a while laundered you may still want to use westbound 580 and said the south bond 880. in the east, both boards of the caldecott tunnel are open. this will take a lot of pressure off to ride heading from berkeley and rock ridge. this should be a great day for thousands of commuters. >> the temperatures are in the 30's and rest of us are waking up to 40's. we will see an increasing clouds and

this is all in advance of a storm system that is headed our way. we may see upwards of 2 in.. most of us will see probably a half inch. here is a look its satellite and radar. the called cover is headed our way and we will track this coming up. >> union leaders and bart officials are back at it again arguing over a contract dispute. kron4 jackie sissel is live at the end el cerrito del norte bart station with more. >> just when you thought it was going to be okay we thought we had an agreement and both of them agreed on the contract but when it went back to the board of directors for approval they found a provision that will cost too much money. we may

be back at ground zero. obviously, the contract that was negotiated, this provision for family medical leave. this will allow the employees to take up to six weeks off to take care of their family members, the board of directors stated that make cost about $44 million to the district and the union spokesperson stated that it is far less, closer to just a million. but either way, the board of directors are expected to not approve the contract. they want to go back to the negotiation table. the union stated no and that this is already in the contract and it has already been approved. >> here we are a again and we thought we had everything assault. there are a lot of

travelers out there who are scratching their heads saying that they thought this was all over. i will talk with some of them to see what they think. >> do they have a meeting scheduled for this week? >> there is no negotiations stated for right now more right now is in the board of directors' hands and that will meet on thursday and they can suggest to go back to the bargaining table but there is no indication that they are willing to do that. >> a concord of boy scout has a round of the volunteers and donations to send care packages to the military personnel stationed in afghanistan the 17 year-old mother of volunteers spent a weekend at a local sam's club stores soliciting shoppers to buy items for the marines. his friends and his family packed up 250 boxes filled with food and comfort items,

like handwarmers. he chose the project as he works toward attaining the rank of eagle scout. he said that he was inspired after learning that many of those surveyed in remote locations do not have essential supplies. >> the supplies are expected to arrive in two to three weeks. >> the jury that found three school girls and their parents liable for defaming a catholic church school teacher branded as a " perv ", will decide how much one of the students should pay in punitive damages. the santa clara county jury found the defendants and damaged his reputation by spreading false statements. the san jose mercury news reported a 49 year-old teacher was awarded at

least $362,000 in compensatory damages the jury also found one of the girls, now 14 years old, acted with malice and is liable for punitive damages. the second phase of the trial is to determine how much she will have to pay to set. >> the uc has reached a tentative agreement with the california nurses association. the agreement proposes a 4% annual rates for the 11,000 nurses who work at the uc hospital. the four year contract also had a no-strike provision prohibiting the nurses from striking during the lifetime of the contract. >> a bay area yvettes' is

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>> welcome back. caroline kennedy begins her new role as the u.s. ambassador to japan today. she arrived in tokyo on friday. kennedy is the first woman to serve in the post. her swearing in last week, came just 10 days before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of her father, president john f. kennedy. >> we are monitoring a backup on 880 after a fatal accident has just been cleared. we will show you how to get around the back up when we continue.

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southbound 880 as far as that accident that was blocking three lines. it has now been cleared and it is even better news because the chp have completely cleared the scene. the backup is still fairly heavy. because of the early hour we may still see this a rob before the commute gets into full swing. >> we want to also mention that there is much better news for those of you driving eastbound on 24 in the morning. no. no. 13 will be an easier ride connecting to a highway 24. of course, that will be some back up because even with both the bourse opened there is always slowing because of the merging. there will be

some backups but not nearly as severe as what we are used to sing. >>eeing. >> a the temperatures are pretty chilly and we are seen widespread 30's and oakland is coming in at 47 degrees. 48 degrees for san francisco. as we head into afternoon it was the advancement of high clouds and temperatures cooler than it yesterday. you could expect a 5 degree temperature drop compared to yesterday. as we had to the east, high clouds will be on tap and walnut creek or how high--downtown san francisco was that the upper 50s and low 60's. satellite and radar shows of the clouds are born to command and this is considered a transitional day. brand

models appoint to widespread rain for the rush hour commute. by 7:00 a.m. he was see light rain for just about everyone there will . >> the reigned was startup break apart by the afternoon and in fact it may it ran up in intensity for wednesday morning. your 7 day or around the bay shows rain and to about thursday and dendrite weather, plenty of sunshine for thanksgiving. >> the time is 5:48 a.m.. a san francisco landmark is closing its doors this morning. coit tower which overlooks the city will close for five months to undergo extensive renovation. park officials say it has become worn down.

over the coming months, crew members to work on electric co and a bath room upgrades, repairing cracks in walls and working to conserve the murals inside the building. >> this is a great opportunity. this is one of the icons of san francisco and hundreds of thousands of visitors each year all around the globe come out to see the spreathis. this is whate need to do to keep this looking great. >> the renovation work will cost $1.7 million spread the money will be coming from the city budget. >> (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> this driver in this car was paced at 80 mi. per hour and a 45 mi. per hour construction zone on

interstate 880 in oakland. >> she has a paper plates and apparently one of her tail lights are out but what happens in the next few minutes will put to the driver into the people behaving badly history books. >> i already got a ticket for the lights. >> officer tells her about her speeding as she claims she was not going that fast. >> white house says were you going then like 72, 72, do you know what the speed limit is? >> right here is 45, 45 where? >> on the for wet when i was behind you when you say you were doing 72 how is the speed limit 45 right there because there are black and white signs saying so. >> the ticket she showed the officer was from july. >> you still do not have license plate on this park

what is going on with that? >> apparently she has a place just never got around to putting them on. >> also, she was missing something else. >> do you have current car insurance, this is from february 2012? you got stopped in july and he cited you for no assurance as well, no, no, no insurance. >> she was also missing the registration paperwork but she was talking-- >> i only get pulled over in oakland, for a city that has much going on how do they have so much time to pull me over. >> oh, i almost forgot to mention in her back seat was a three year old. >> how come he is not a car seat? >> in the issue was cited for speeding, a broken

windshield, and no insurance, no place, and no child seat. >> operation after notification what that means is that we told to put plates on your car and you receive a citation for and still have not done it. >> don't i have an option to put the on-or not? >> yes, you have an option, don't be k bailey. >> in oakland, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> 49ers and their fans can't help but feel that they were robbed in the big easy yesterday. late in the fourth quarter, up by 3 points, the 49ers' linebacker ahmad brooks sex drew gs sacjs drew breesm

forcing a fumble that the 49ers are recovered. brooks gets flat for a personal foul. the referees say that he grabbed brees the net. the result in a sense of all and it would take not only the timing still go but also a game winner. the score was 23-20. >> how about a raiders new quarterback. rookie matt mcgloin threw three touchdown passes in his first nfl start and the oakland raiders beat the houston tx 28-23. houston had a chance to take the lead late. matt's sc haubs pass to andre johnson

on fourth down from the aid was broken up in the end zone to give oakland win. >> the sharks on the road in chicago. this one was all blackhawks. everyone in a black college jersey found the net. chicago dropped san jose 5-1. joe pavelski connected for san jose is lone goal in a matchup of two of the western conference top teams. >> we will be right back. you got to love the weekend.

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:56 a.m.. here is a live look at your weekend box office winners. thor was the

big winner. this was the second week at no. 1. the movie brought in a hefty $38.5 million. the no. 2 spot was the romantic comedy " the best man holiday. " it took an $30.6 million. in the distant third was " lost vegas " $8.9 million. >> coming up on the the kron4 morning nils will have more information on the tornadoes that hit the midwest. >> also we will have more word on the fatal car crash on 880. >> also it is the 35th anniversary of jonestown.