>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. an exclusive interview you'll only see here. more from a former bart officer who is critical of the agency's training. and says that played a crucial part the recent shooting death of one bart officer, by another. line >> and taking a look at the mount tam cam--- much-needed rain is expected to arrive soon be arriving in the bay area. when our best chances are to get some rain. and where you'll likely see the first drizzle. >> good morning. it is tuesday, january 28th. i'm james fletcher. >> and im anny hong >> i am happy to finally see it rained..

>> the best chance is wednesday into thursday. right now we are dealing with a cloudy conditions. we have low cloud cover along the bay and the coastline. we are in the 40's and 50's. 49 degrees out the door in san jose. into the afternoon you can expect low 60's. yesterday we did not break any highs. oakland will have a high of 64 degrees. upper 50s for those of you in daly city. satellite and radar shows of rain for northern california. also we are seeing rain right now in the sierra nevada. it is not quite here in the bay area but we may see a few light rain drops later on. >> the seven day are around

the bay shows at the temperatures will continue to cool. we will see the possibility of unsettled weather. we will dry things out by friday afternoon. the temperatures will start to warm for the weekend. >> the traffic around the bay, the bridges are looking good. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. for those of you go on to the san mateo bridge you will have great conditions at your drive time is just 12 minutes. as we take it over to the traffic maps the 580, 680 interchange has no problems. we are seeing the green on the sensors for those of you drive around. >> the bart police department, if they are born to start to execute. ".officers need training".

>> kron 4's investigation into the friendly fire shooting death of bart police sergeant tommy smith. is focused on bart's training practices. on friday, kron 4 first told you the details of what happened last week, inside a dublin apartment. and how officer smith was killed by fellow bart officer michael maes. now-- new developments. a former bart police officer says, this tragic incident shows, bart police are lacking the training needed to properly conduct residential searches. kron- 4 specifically asked the current bart police chief. to talk about his department's training procedures. linein this exclusive interview. a former bart officer asked us not to reveal his identity for this story. kron 4's haaziq madyun. in a story that you will only see on kron4. >> basically, he was untrained. he saw the threat, he shot the threat. unfortunately it was an officer. >> he stated that this is

the issue that led to this officers and death. >> a fatal shot was fired. this was an untrained officer. since they do not practice this on a daily basis, those skills can go to the wayside. >> this is not uncommon across the country. >> it is not as common to bart officers. >> what about the present officers wore their. a lot of them tell me that they're uncomfortable executing these type of situations. they just do not have the proper training. >> bart police chief announced that he would make changes. he stated that he

would not change the way the officers receive training. he had this to say about previous training. >> every officer receives training. depending on what job they are assigned to, you also get additional training. >> from 2012, all of our personnel under went active shooting training which involves the bill would searches. >> those 18 searchers were for the entire department and all the officers however, a former within a year's time was not enough in terms of baker care for life or death situations. >> this is when they were

way out of practice. there are very familiar with rendering. you are not born into residences rare. >> he stated that being out a practice or clearing a building led to this debt. >> because they have not practiced this skill often, this tragedy occurred. >> we're learning more about the bart officer who accidentally killed sergeant smith. bart police say, detective michael maes has spent 26- years with law enforcement-- 14 of those years have been spent with bart. though questions have been raised about the level of training for bart officers. the agency's police chief says, a lack of training does not apply to maes. >> detective has a good

background in criminal investigations. he has received training and experience to conduct these searches. during his time with the bart police a parted he has been a field officer and it act tough sergeant. he is actively certified. ".rifle operations." >> the shooting has led to at least one policy change for bart. the deputy chief of operations is now required to sign off on searches. a public viewing for officer tom smith. will be held today at the chapel of chimes in hayward. line >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news-- looking forward to the state of the union speech, as president barack obama goes into a "year of action." we'll tell you what's expected. >> and the south is gearing up and getting ready for the snow. we'll show you the latest video coming down in the

newsroom.

>> the belmont police need your help finding a 16-year- old autistic boy. tyler edward simmons was last seen yesterday around 7:00pm at ralston middle school. tyler is six feet tall and 140 pounds. he has brown, curly hair, green eyes and a thin goatee. he was last seen wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, black jeans, black beanie and white shoes. he is carrying an orange backpack, a dell laptop computer with a black cover and a purple nintendo ds. tyler is developmentally equilavent to an 8 year old and is somewhat anti-social. investigators do not suspect foul play at this time. >> a registered sex offender is behind bars. accused of

being on school property. and violating his sex offender status requirements. authorities say, theodore lorigo. who dresses as a woman. walked onto the sunnyvale hebrew day school campus. back in december. after school employees identified lorigo. authorities arrested him. he is being held at santa clara county jail. >> the president is expected to highlight his plans for a "year of action" in tonight's state of the union speech. andrew spencer reports lawmakers are expecting the president to press congress on the minimum wage and immigration reform, among other issues. >> president barack obama

will step up for his speech and some lawmakers expect that stashed >> we or ward wealth more than worth. >> increasing the minimum wage, the was something about emigration. >> immigration reform and the minimum wage will carry on from his 2013 speech. >> it expresses fofrustration. we finally have a budget. >> 2014 is a your action. >> it is time to restore opportunity. >> he will try to do executive orders. >> he should use every tool available to him. >> i have a pen, and i have

a phone. that is all that i need. >> they will deliver this in english and spanish. a tea party was also be given later. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> live in the weather center we finally have rain to talk about. i will walk you through the time line on what we should expect when we return.

>> welcome back. the deep south is getting ready for a deep freeze. ice and snow are expected to fall from south carolina to the gulf coast. in charleston, highway patrol workers were out prepping the streets with salt to avoid slippery driving conditions. even the big easy.new orleans.is shutting down. >> the last time they received snow was five years ago. >> and in kansas city, cold weather isn't stopping this 92-year-old crossing guard.

he's staying at his post despite freezing temperatures. thomas estes says he enjoys helping make sure children get to school safely. he puts on a couple pair of pants and two pair of gloves to stay warm, occasionaly running to his car to heat up a bit. estes has been on the job 18 years and doesn't have plans to retire any time soon. >> this colder than usual winter in the east and the midwest has been driving up demand.and prices.for propane. in montana, the price of heating fuel has gone up more than a dollar fifty per gallon since last winter. the current price is more than three dollars a gallon. propane suppliers say they don't see anyone rationing yet.just the price increase. wholesale suppliers think prices will stabilize once temperatures rise. >> good morning. we have much needed rains finally to are rise. later on this evening the best chance will

be wednesday into thursday. here is a live look at the current temperatures. we are mainly in the upper 40's, low 50's. thanks to all the cloud cover. hayward said 50 degrees. mid to upper 40's currently in the south. 51 out the door in livermore. as we head to the afternoon we will see the low clouds start to lift about lunch time. take a look at 3:00 p.m. your highs will arrange to mid to low 60's. by later on tonight we have the possibility of showers. >> breaking down your afternoon high we are not set to break records. we did yesterday. today will be a touch cooler and the sun will now make an appearance. santa clara will have a high of 64 degrees. fremont will have a high of 63. 65 degrees for paula out to. mid 60's for castro

valley and low to mid 60's through the valleys. downtown san francisco will be checking in at 63 degrees. 64 degrees for napa. daly city will stay in the upper 50s. >> satellite and radar shows a dry conditions right now but again we have rain infiltrating no. california. it looks like rain is definitely on the horizon and you will see when said that the showers will move in. thursday about half a bus will be affected. the seven day around the bay shows cloud conditions and unsettled weather pretty much for rest of the week. the good news is that if you do like dry weather it will be warmer and sunshine will, as we transition into the weekend. >> the traffic or around the bay, i just checked with the chp we're not looking at any hot spots but we do have the usual suspects, the area of

construction. there is overnight construction that generally wraps up at 5:00 a.m.. if you're going to the bay bridge you will see easy conditions and the metering lights are currently off. >> the san mateo bridge, highway 92 is going well. overall, on the traffic maps we're not seeing any and the top speeds are 50 m.p.h. approaching the golden gate bridge. the east bay freeway is looking good. it looks like small sailing westbound highway 24 approach and caldecott tunnel. >> it's a question that continues to follow hillary clinton everywhere, will she run for president in 2016? and recent public appearances are only adding to the speculation. over the weekend, the group "ready for hillary" was busy laying the groundwork in iowa to try an win in the state's first in the nation caucus. clinton also laughed off the idea of a presidential run in front of an audience at the national automobile dealers association.

>> i have to say, i do not know. it is not a very satisfactory answer, i know. i am not thinking about it and i tried to get other people still not think about it. >> clinton also said her biggest regret as secretary of state was losing four americans in the 2012 attack in benghazi, libya. she has rarely addressed the issue publicly. linehouse speaker john boehner is encouraging colleagues to vote wednesday in favor of a five-year farm bill that would renew federal land payments for western states, boost money for crop insurance and ease cuts to the food stamp program. the full house rejected a farm bill in june after conservative republicans said cuts to food stamps weren't big enough. line >> a u.s. cargo ship is headed for the mediterranean where it'll destroy deadly chemical weapons being removed from syria. the cape ray is carrying two massive machines that will help break down toxic weapons.

the ship is taking part in international efforts to dismantle syria's poison gas and nerve agent program. >> two cantalope farmers from colorado are scheduled to be sentenced today for a 2011 listeria outbreak. the outbreak caused 33 deaths and sent many others to hospitals. last year, brothers eric and ryan jensen pleaded guilty to introducing the tainted food to the public. each could receive a sentence of up to six years in prison. and a fine of one-point-five million dollars. the two brothers owned and operated jensen farms in holly, colorado. lineoklahoma won't review its lethal injection protocol.even after two inmates complained while being executed. one inmate said he felt his whole body burning. the other complained of a metallic taste. the department of corrections says their procedure is fine and they don't plan to change it. the state uses a sedative. a drug to stop breathing.and one to stop the heart. >> a lawmaker in utah is introducing a new bill that aims at easing up the rules on selling liquor in utah. the propsed bill would let

restaurants mix alcoholic drinks in plain sight.not behind partitions. customers could also drink without needing to order food. this comes just days after the mormon church urged legislators to keep the existing regulations in place. the representative introducing the bill is also mormon. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. google glasses is now adding a new feature to its internet got goals-- prescription frames. details on how much a pair will cost you.

>> welcome back. google glass is now adding prescription frames 2 is internet gobbles. the company will also feature new styles of a detachable sunglasses. the move comes as the global prepares to make glass available to the general population this year. currently, it is available to a few thousand people who are testing and

creating apps for. google glass lets users go on line, and take photos and videos. it will cost $1,500. >> the obama administration says that tech companies can release more information about the government's snooping request. microsoft, google, yahoo, facebook and link in sue the government last summer. they wanted to be able to tell customers how many government request they receive. under the agreement, internet companies will be able to tell customers when they have been forced to hand out information to the government. this means customers will have a better idea of how often the government is demanding affirmation and how many users are impacted. >> southwest is spreading its wings and fly out of the diners states. the airline is unveiling its

first international destinations. some boys begin selling tickets monday for flights to or roebuck, the bahamas, and jamaica. the new flights are a result of its integration with air trans air ways. southwest has been talking about going international for years. it has been held back by technical college c technical limits to its reservation system. the new international flights will start of july 1st. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. we would check in on if there are any airport delays at sfo.

>> welcome back. taking a live look at our s-f-o cam-- no delays at s-f-o. or any of the other major airports around the country right now. the airport's renovated terminal 3 boarding area e will open for passenger service today. the $138 million remodel includes free wi-fi and nearly 400 power outlets for travelers. line >> here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. we're learning more about

the bart officer who accidentally killed sergeant smith. bart police say, detective michael maes has spent 26- years with law enforcement-- 14 of those years have been spent with bart. though questions have been raised about the level of training for bart officers. bart's police chief says, a lack of training does not apply to maes. >> belmont police need your help finding a 16-year-old autistic boy. tyler edward simmons was last seen yesterday around 7:00pm at ralston middle school. tyler is six feet tall and 140 pounds. he has brown, curly hair, green eyes and a thin goatee. >> in sunnyvale-- a registered sex offender is behind bars. accused of being on school property. and violating his sex offender status requirements. authorities say, theodore lorigo. who dresses as a woman. walked onto the sunnyvale hebrew day school campus. back in december. >> we are tracking your forecast. we are tried right now but we will see rain finally. >> we are finally looking at

the possibility of showers. the best chance for widespread rain will be wednesday and thursday. if you are just leaving the home we have areas of low clouds. the temperatures are trending. richmond is at 52 degrees. we are saying mid to upper 50s for the south. as we head into the afternoon we will continue to be overcast. we are expecting similar weather today. we're not looking at the possibility to break records. oakland will have a high of 64 and 63 for san francisco. later on tonight we will have cloudy conditions and we still have a 10% chance for showers north of the golden gate bridge. most locations will stay in the mid to upper 50s. >> when this is all said and

done after the storm passes we will see over an inch or rain. perhaps, a half an inch around the south. the seven day around the bay highlights temperatures will tumble and unsettled weather will continue for the rest of the work with. we're on the dry in once again as we head into saturday and sunday. >> quickly looking at the bridges, we're not monitoring any hot spots. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. over at the san mateo bridge you will not encounter any problems coming down the nimitz. what you are on the span and you will see a lot of space between cars. the golden gate bridge is looking good. as we take it over to the traffic maps usually, we will start to see backups, westbound 580. as of right now, we're still a top speeds for your ride out of tracy from to 05. >>

the shooting on thursday killed 17 year old justice toliver, she leaves behind a 3 year old daughter. family members told us the brother and sister got in to an argument about laundry. they lived with their grandmother in oakland's chinatown. police do still consider the suspect armed and dangerous because they have not recovered a weapon. believing the brother used a handgun to kill his sister. mario is 5-5, 140 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. and the chief tells me it is time for the suspect to give himself up. line he is obviously with some one. we are propelling upon who he is with to persuade him to turn himself in. >> police are still getting tips about mario's whereabouts and following up on those leads. there were reports over the weekend that the teen was seen on an a-c transit bus, police now believe it was just someone who looked similar to him and not

mario. opd are offering a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. >> belmont police are asking for your help in locating a missing autistic teenager. 16 at your old tyler simmons was last seen yesterday at 7:00 p.m.. kron4 will tran is joining us live with more information. >> the police have not been able to find him. take a look at your screen. if you see him, you should call the

police. he is 6 ft. tall. he has brown curly hair. he was wearing a light jacket at the time and he had a backpack. he is 16 years old and biological but because he is optimistic he has the mental capacity of an 8 year-old child. you should be able to speak to him if you see him. also, the police department is stated that they do not believe it is time this fall play. >oul play. >> an alert this morning for one bay area community that has seen a rash of male deaths. belmont police said the pieces of mail have been found in the areas of terence drive, hillman avenue and harbor ave. it appears as someone is taking mail, keeping what

they want and then throwing away the rest. police want residents to pay attention to any suspicious activity and report it immediately. >> first it was a target, that it was at neiman- marcus, now my clomichael's migt be the next national retailer to be hit by hackers. the company says that it is not certain that a breach happen, but security for the store detected several fraudulent charges. this sounded a alarm. the head of communications say that the company wanted to get ahead of the problem. credit experts said that the reason this is happening, is because stolen credit card information is very valuable tooperating on the black market. >> officials at michaels say

they have hired an independent security firm to help them figure out if the company has been hacked and what to expect. >> ridesharing company, uber, is being slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit, by the family of a little girl who was killed in a crosswalk on new year's eve. six-year old sophia lui was killed. and her mother and 5 -year old brother were injured. at the intersection of polk and ellis streets. uber has said, the driver who was allegedly involved syed muzzafar was not working for them at the time the accident occurred. because he did not have a passenger. but the family's lawyer says, that should *not let the company off the hook. >> he went on a app, making it available for people to pick him as a driver. we have no business with him. for them to say that they are not

responsible but to have the benefit on one hand but to leave this family with a dead child, is reprehensible. >> uber is not commenting on the lawsuit. eariler this month, uber deactivated the 57- year old driver involved. he was arrested on suspiscion of vehicilar manslaughter and is out on bail. so far, he has not been officially charged with a crime. >> coming up on the the kron 4 news. we will have more information about the bulls shutdown.

>> welcome back. a former raiderette for the oakland raiders cheerleader squad. is speaking out in support of the team --- and against allegations made by another cheerleader, who claims the young women are taken advantage of by the team. kron 4's j.r. stone has the new details. >> the girls from the past are just upset.

>> she has cheered for them for six seasons stated that they are upset about the lawsuit that has been filed. >> it takes so much for them to give us a lot more than what people think. >> the lawsuit filed claims that the girls were taken advantage of and that their pay was limited. she last cheered in 2006 stated that that cannot be farther from the truth. >> for years in a row i went to photo shoots. i went to four-star hotels. i went to japan. we also have a calendar signings and commercials. it was one of the calendar signings where one girl-- >> each promotion event pays hundreds of dollars but not

everyone takes advantage. she admits that the salary could be more but no one has ever had an issue with that and many times the cheerleader's cannot believe that a lawsuit has been filed. >> just one person. just one fish in the sea. it is not like people are now getting compensated. i really do not know where she is coming from. >> j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> just a year- and- half in existence. the san francisco's professional hockey team is calling it quits. the head coach anounced monday, that all operations by the san francisco bulls have been stopped and the rest of the season has been cancelled. coach pat curcio says, the team had a great opportunity they ran out of time to complete a deal. so the best thing to do financially is to end the season. >> fans say, the team just didn't have enough of a following. >> it is just not the spot

to have a sports team. there's just not enough. .not enough following. >> with 32 games left in the season, fans who purchased tickets for future games can request refunds from the teams website through the end of february. season ticket holders and single game ticket holders can contact their ticket reps. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. with a another winter storm on the way, nfl officials are anxiously monitoring the weather. we will tell you if there is a chance for snow for super bowl.

line >> welcome back. the last week of january is shaping up to be just as brutally cold as the first. another round of frigid arctic air is already gripping the midwest. today it flows into the deep south. the bitter cold system brings another round of sub-

zero temperatures. schools in chicago, milwaukee and parts of minnesota and iowa closing their doors and asking parents to keep their kids home. >> the menacing winter weather has nfl officials anxiously monitoring the forecast. they need to decide by the end of the week whether to move up the date of the game or change its time. as of today, the forecast has a chance of snow for the weekend but just cloudy conditions during game time. >> we are keeping our eyes on our local weather. >> here is erica with the forecast. >> we are finally going to see rain later on. it is just a little difficult to pinpoint how much we will receive. we may receive an inch if not more. the rest of us will see anywhere from a quarter of an inch. right now, we have dry conditions and we do not have as many

low clouds as we dealt with yesterday. the visibility is currently not a factor. 49 degrees for san jose. as we carry into the afternoon we are holding on to barely mild conditions. i do not think we will actually break any records today. remember, we saw our record-breaking highs for 14 consecutive days. 65 degrees for paula out so. the temperatures are mainly in the ultimate success of the san ramon valley. >> san francisco state into the low 60's. oakland will hit--here is of the bigger you can see rain will finally or ride if and a ridge of high pressure starting to break down. we're not seeing any rain in the bay area but that could

change later on tonight. we have the best bet for widespread showers and by 3:00 p.m. wednesday it will not see one but the system will continue. perhaps a midnight thursday we will start to see light rain. we will continue with the possibility of light rain. here is a look pitcher 7 day around the bay. >> unsettled weather for the next couple of days. we are still facing a drought. we will need at least 20 in. of rain in certain spots to be where we should be. dry weather will return saturday and sunday and the temperatures will start to warm-up for the next work week. >> the traffic around the bay we are not looking at any hot spots. the construction is in the process of wrapping up. at the bay bridge toll plaza we

just have a handful of cars. if you are on westbound truck for san mattel the traffic is going to start to move. >> the golden gate bridge is looking good and we are saying top speeds as you work your way out of marin county. northbound 85 is an easy ride approaching cupertino interstate 280 is the life free. i mentioned and the north bay is looking good and it was a green on the sensors. if your taking a public transit you are good to go. >> new this morning-- as the drought continues to get worse, the santa clara valley water district is considering some drastic measures. kron 4's scott rates spoke to the district, and a local restaurant. which says , it is doing everything it can to help. during this dry >> here at this place in san jose you will find them on washington districwashing disheg

up water because their tap is shut off. he knows the saving more is critical. >> we do not do too much as a dishwashing. everything is recyclable. we do our best to just use what we need. >> so how bad is it? >> locally, we are looking at very low reservoir. >> this agency provides drinking water to 1.8 million people. the drop is so bad that the district is considering a $500 plan just to get their message across. >> we will advertise programs. >> in addition, part of the district's plan is to double the rebates for water equipment such as height

efficiency washers or toilets. that also look at creating new conservation policies. >> at this piece a shop he stated that they will continue to look for ways to save. >> if every home does their part and only use what they need that is what we're trying to do here. >> the district will vote on this $500 measure tomorrow. >> scott rates, kron 4 news. >> the napa valley plans to announce how they plan to do this. maligned >> san francisco's recreation and parks department. is one of the city's largest water users.

kron 4's charles clifford spoke with the department's general manager. about what they are doing to meet the governor's call to reduce water use. >> over the past few years they have been working to reduce water usage but the governor's drought declaration is looking for deeper cuts. >> we are currently conducting these. >> they're also working on a system within the maintenance problems. they know the landscaping can bounce back and they stated that part of visitors can also help. >> you should be mindful of their water consumption and the amount of time you are at a water fountain. you should be mindful of how long you leave the water on and if you see a leak or a problem where the water is slowing when it should not,

you should call 311 and let us know. >> so far they have no plans to reduce their services or close the park's but they stated that if the drought conditions get worse that we have to adjust accordingly. >> we need to keep our trees alive. this is even during the drought. we're very focused on water conservation. we're monitoring the situation. >> jonathan quick earned his third shutout of the season to help the kings snap a five-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the san jose sharks. they did it with defense as quick needed to make only 23 saves, stopping a flurry in the final seconds to seal the win. the game ended a streak of 15 straight games between the california rivals that were won by the home team, including all seven contests in last year's second-round playoff series won by the kings. >> coming up on the kron4

nils. fans are mourning the loss of legendary folk singer pete seeger. that story is next.

align >> thyou may have seen this on your facebook feed this morning. folksinger and activist pete seeger has died at the age of 94. his hits include " turn, turn, turn " and " if i had a hammer ". he influenced bruce springsteen, joan baez, and dave matthews. those three performed at his 90th birthday party at madison square garden. that sold-out show was also a fundraiser for his favorite

local calls, cleaning up new york's hudson river. >> another marlboro man.dead because of a condition caused by smoking. eric lawson's wife says her husband died at their home in san louis obispo earlier this month. he was 72. lawson appeared in print ads for the cigarette conpany in the late 70's and early 80's. in 2006, he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.or c-o-p- d. up until then.he was a marlboro smoker.up to three packs a day. in his later years.lawson because a anti-smoking advocate. he acted in the tv show "the streets of san francisco" and baywatch.and other productions. >> two san francisco big band leaders are celebrating their grammy wins this morning. the leaders of pacific mambro orchestra walked away with a grammy for best tropical latin album. the 19 piece band plays salsa, memo, a chop

chop and latin jazz. because of the 2012 kickstart campaign, that were able to fund the award winning album. >> coming up on the kron 4 news at 5:00 a.m.. the bart police who shot and killed a fellow officer will be at his colleagues at funeral. we will have more information about detective michael maes. >> google glasses could be a michael maes. >> google glasses could be a part of your for over 60,000 california foster children, michael maes. >> google glasses could be a part of nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a foster child's night a little cozier.

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>> this morning on the kron4 morning news. more information about the bart officer shot and killed by another officer while on duty. why officials say lack of training is not the problem. >> plus an autistic teen, reported missing from belmont. we have on the latest on the search. >> taking a look at mount tam. much-needed rain is expected to arrive soon in the bay area. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. >> the big story is when the rain is cornstarch. >>going to start.

>> it is dry outside but it is cloudy. satellite and radar shows the rain is currently in northern california. it is impacting down to the ukiah. it is really for you to prepare for overcast conditions. by 3:00 p.m. we will see low to mid 60's. later on tonight the temperatures will drop and we will see mostly cloudy conditions. are the talk more about the upcoming rain drops coming up. >> the time right now is 5:00 a.m.. >> we are seen slowing on interstate 580 in the westbound direction and your trip to livermore. this is normally combine to the eastbound lanes. here is

your quick commute check. light traffic as you can see coming in from the macarthur mayes. at the 580 overwise highway 4 is looking great for the westbound ride. south a peninsula and the north bay ride is still light. >> the developing news this morning. the belmont police are asking for your help to locate a missing autistic teenager. 16 year-old tyler simmons was last seen yesterday at 7:00 p.m.. kron4 will tran is joining us live with more information. >> last check, they are still searching for him. here last saying at his middle school. the police department came out and by the time they arrived, he was gone. take a look at your screen. we want to show you his picture. his six- foot tall, 140 lbs. would

likely your and green eyes. he was wearing a light sweater and also a backpack. his father was supposed to pick him up in the afternoon at a high-school but he was not there and the family tried to search for him. after several hours, they gave up, called the police. >> the police department came out at about 1:00 a.m. with search dogs but there were unable to find him. i will have an update coming up. one thing they do know for sure, they do not believe that this was foul play. just a case of a child when a rip-off. >>when drilling off.andering of >> a university of san francisco student is missing

after his family reported that they have not heard from him in over three weeks. 32 year-old bradley been it was last seen in fresno and bear valley on january 8th and january 13th. he was wearing dirty clothes, police say he may look homeless. there is a request for a mental health evaluation for bennett. he is 6 ft. tall and weighs 175 lbs.. bennett has three tackles, a cross on his abdomen, a dragon on his left shoulder and an anchor on his calf. >> the bart police officer who shot and killed his colleagues during a probation search in dublin is going to the funeral services. bart police chief says the detective michael maes will absolutely attend the funeral for sergeant tom smith. smith was shot last with wall officers were searching an apartment in

dublin. investigators are not saying whether his gun fire was by accident or if he thought smith was someone else. >> he has been in a field training officer and he is currently certified to be a licensed operator. >> the shooting has led to a least one policy change for bart's. the deputy chief of operations is now required to sign off on searches. >> water utilities staff in santa clara county is proposing a 10% reduction in water consumption. this is based on last year's record- breaking dry. the county is going to was third dry year in a row, accommodating less than 4 in. of rain last year, the lowest since 18

70's. the cut is being proposed tonight to the santa clara valley water district board of directors. the bourse as a they can only make suggestions to the cities. the last recommended water reduction was successful, it ran from 2007 to 2009. >> the chinese company that underwent scrutiny for cracks and welds on the new bay bridge apparently has a history of making mistakes. a california senate report says that the company's supply hundreds of thousands of bolts of the wrong size for the systematic retrofitting. too much and 50,000 and correctly sized bolts were rejected and remade, but the report characterized as the problem as a near disaster. the report mainly addresses concerns with the new san francisco-oakland bay

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morning, police want anyone who has recently been in contact with him to contact them. >> an update now to a story that we first brought you want the weekend. a deadly stabbing at a san jose birthday party, now twin brothers are now under arrest. 18 year-old anh and duc tong, are being charged with murder. police say, that this incident happened outside of a house on sun crest ave. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. another round of winter weather is making for dangerous road conditions across the midwest. in illinois monday, this was the scene. road covered with ice and snow. cars were stranded on the side of the highway. tow trucks kept busy trying to pull drivers out of snowbanks. >> businesses are telling

their workers to just a home because it is too dangerous. >> this colder than usual weather in the east and midwest has been a driving up demand and prices for propane. in montana, the price of heating fuel has gone up more than a dollar and 50¢ per gallon since last winter. the current price is more than $3 a gallon. propane suppliers say they do not see any one rationing yet, just the price increasing. wholesale suppliers in prices will stabilize once the temperatures rise. >> we will focus on our drought conditions. and possible brain. >> we are finally looking at rain which is much

anticipated. in fact we may see up to 1 in. in the north bay hills. we're still talking about the drought because we would need to 18 1/2 inches and that is definitely not likely. here's a look at current conditions. we don't have the fog that we had yesterday. the visibility is looking good. 49 degrees carli for san jose. as we follow these numbers into the afternoon we will see plenty of success. 63 degrees for fremont. evergreen is very mild with a high of 65 degrees. you can expect mainly overcast conditions. castro valley is checking in at 65. low 60's anticipated for downtown san francisco daly city is in the upper 50s. although today will be dry, later on tonight we will increase the

likelihood for rain. >> and the chance for everyone to see rain will probably register tomorrow. feature cast 4 is shown by wednesday, was a light to moderate conditions and that will continue southward. by about midnight, we will see light rain for pretty much everyone and we will continue with the probability of unsettled weather perr. we are talking about slick road race due to the locker rain and unsettled weather will be for the rest of the work week. we have big changes on the horizon and i will look at your 7 day around the bay coming up. >> there is not much change in the traffic department. it is slowly unfolding. this is good news and we are not tracking any hot spots or major incidents. at the toll plaza, the bay bridge is light traffic for the

westbound commute. there are no delays from the shore or the macarthur mayes. the golden gate bridge is looking good and here is a look of 92 and the san mateo bridge. we are problem free headed over to foster city. there are no delays or problems on this approach. the spare ride is also looking good with a 14 minute hercules to berkeley drive time. i mention slowing for 580 west but it is not severe. 101 and 85 is looking good and 101 through marin has no delays. >> the time is 5:17 a.m.. the president is expected to highlight his plans for a year on auction--actioof actio's

state of the union speech. andrew spencer reports the law makers are expecting the president to press conference on the minimum wage and immigration reform, among other issues. >> our system clearly rewards or wealth than worth. >> we need an increase in the unemployment benefits and the minimum wage. >> all these split the party down the middle. >> the ship carried over from a 2013 speech. neither issues got much. the >> it has been some breaks, we finally have a budget. >> the white house says that 2014 is the your action. >> the president may try to bypass some congressional

gridlocks through executive orders. >> he should use every tool available to him. >> i have a pan, i have a phone. that is all that i need. >> this will be delivered in english and spanish. >> a tea party was also be given later. >> andrew spencer, reporting. >> tonight, you will not see any men from the republican party responded to the president's state of the union address. for the first time, the gop has axed to women to deliver the responses. washington congresswoman and katcathy mcmo rris rogers is giving the

rebuttal to the president's speech. then florida congresswoman ileana ros- lehtinen will provide the response in spanish. >> sampras's go mayor ed lee will rub shoulders with first lady michelle obama tonight in washington. merely will be in the viewing box for the speech. you come watch the entire state of the union tonight kron4 6:00 p.m.. >> word from the white house that president obama will be raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour. the president will be doing this through executive order. the president is going to do this ahead of his state of the union address this evening, where he is expected to push congress to waraise the

national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour right now it is a $7.25 an hour. >> the government is quietly funded research to prevent eavesdroppers from scene who the u.s. is final. five research teams across the country are working to develop a system for high volume, in cryptic searches of the electronic records kept outside the government's possession. the project is among several ideas that could allow the government to store americans phone records with phone companies or a third- party organization. >> the obama administration says that tech companies can release more information that the government snooping request. microsoft, up google, yahoo, facebook and linked-in sued the

government last summer. it wanted to be able to tell customers how many government request were received. >> senate candidate paul broun is given away a semi automatic ar-15 rifle in a raffle contest to the congress men's website. the georgia republican says it is a way of standing up for his second amendment right. the ar-15 is a military- style weapons. there was a push to ban the gun after similar styles were used in mass shootings. the contest is february 27th. >> the bills aimed at making more concrete defense plants and schools are heading to the senate. one of the bills require school districts to make a detailed child abuse policy. if this would give the staff a protocol on reporting abuse. and never bill requires districts to

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yesterday's close in numbers. the dow dropped by 41 points. the nasdaq was down 44 points. the s&p 500 lost eight points. future points to a bounce back ahead of the opening bell as 6:30 a.m.. >> apple came out with revenue that beaded expectations. they had a disappointing iphone sales. according to analysts that were expecting 56 million i phones to base sold. they're down 7 1/2%. the stock is down $42 a share. >> the ceo of bitcoin co. has been arrested. 24 year- old charlie shrem is the

chief executive officer of bit in san and vice chairman of a foundation that promotes the currency system. he was arrested sunday at kennedy airport. prosecutors said that he conspired to commit money laundering by selling more than $1 million to silk road lawyers. they say that he personally bought drugs on the website. silk road will shut down by the feds and its founder. >> google glasses now adding prescription frames to their lineup. the company will have feature new styles of detachable sunglasses. the move will come as they prepare for their sales this year. currently, it is available to a few thousand people. google glass lets users go on line, and take photos and videos. it will cost you $1,500 for the base model. if you want the

sunglasses or the prescription version, it will cost you $150 to $225 spread >> first it was target, then it was neiman-marcus, announced michaels might be the next national retailer to hit by hackers. the company says that they're not certain that a breach happens but security for the store detected several fraudulent charges. the head of communications sestet the company wanted to get ahead of the problem. credit experts say that the reason this is happening is because stolen credit card information is valuable on the black market. >> coming up on the kron4 new is. our top story this morning. a teenager is missing from belmont. will have the latest in a live report.

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seen yesterday at 7:00 p.m.. kron4 will tran joins us live with more. >> the police department came out within a couple of minutes but he was gone. here is picture of him as well as a description. they want to find him as soon as possible. hopefully, they are able to locate him before the sun comes up. obviously, they have been out here at 1:00 a.m. with search dogs. >> his six-foot tall, 140 lbs. with light curly brown hair. he has green eyes and a light goatee. he had a back pack at the time. his father was supposed to pick him up in the afternoon at the library but he was not there, the family's search for him several hours. when they could not find him, they called the police and that is why they have been involved for about seven hours. i do know that

talking to the watch commander they have not been able to find him. he cannot tell me actively whether or not they have searched cruise looking for him other than the patrol officers at this time. >> the time is 5:32 a.m.. we would change gears and look at the weather. >> we have been waiting patiently and we may see rain as early as tonight. however, anything that we see will remain north of the golden gate bridge. here is a live look from our mount tam cam. the temperatures are mainly in the 40's and 50's. as we head into the afternoon we will see very mild readings. oakland will have a high of 64 degrees. mid 60's for livermore valley. the bigger whether sensor is around the rain

that is expected to come. light rain for your we cut down to ukiah. the high pressure is starting to break down. >> the chance for widespread rain will be wednesday night into thursday. when this storm is all done, we may see an inch or two for the north bay hills. it looks like even a quarter of an inch for those of you to the south. we are still below where we should be for this time of year. a again, rain will arrive in a wide spread capacity. it looks like we will see it continue into thursday and friday. past that warmer conditions and dry weather will stick around. >> the time now is 5:33 a.m.. >> we are still looking at great conditions around the

bay we have not tracked any hot spots. there are no problems for the westbound ride. the quick commute check shows in the east bay is where we have a problem at 580. their work early morning incidents with closures that back things up but that has been cleared. it is just a normal pattern. we should see things slow for highway 4. the north bay ride traffic is very light. >> the time is 5 t 30 4:00 5:34 a.m.. and jackie and sissel live outside with the weather. >> there is a little change in normally we are talking about places like new york. that is not the case. here is video from the terminal

from about half an hour ago. there's not a huge line out here but we have about 3000 cancellations and most of these are for flights that are going to atlanta, ga., a houston, texas, dallas tx. places like atlanta are experiencing six to 800 cancellations. you are really going to have to look around and make sure that if you are traveling especially to these areas that your flight is want to be on time. i spoke with the duty manager and they did not have any real numbers but i did see three or four on the board. that may change as the day goes on. >> places like houston, i said about 600 cancellations due to the bad weather. it

is still road for right now in fact, they are expecting ice storms in louisiana and new orleans and even mississippi. if you're flying anyway in the south we should be aware of this. stamp are places like chicago where today is expected to be higher than 10 degrees. that weather just keeps playing havoc. >> thank you jacket. you should call your carrier to make sure that your flight is okay. >> oakland police are still on the hunt for a 14 year- old boy accused of killing his sister. investigators are looking for mario toliver. he is said to have killed his 17 year-old sister justice toliver on thursday. family members tell kron4 that his sister was shot after an argument or laundry. police consider him to be armed and

dangerous, because they have not found the gun that was used in the shooting. the oakland she says it is time for him to give himself up. >> he is obviously with someone. we do not believe that he is hanging out on street corners. we are trying to find whoever he is with to persuade him to turn himself in. >> police are still receiving a lot of tips. they are following up on these leads. over the weekend they it received a call that he was single and ac transit bus but police now believe that it was just someone who looked similar to him. the oakland police department is offering a $10,000 reward. >> a san francisco police officer is now facing child pornography and molestation charges. richard hastings is

accused of molesting a 15 year-old boy in concord. hasting claims that the sex was consensual and that the victim was not 15, but 18 years old at the time. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. hastings bell has also been reduced from 900,000 to $100,000. despite objections from the prosecutor. >> an alert this morning for one bay area community that has seen a rash of male deaths. belmont police said the pieces of mail have been found in the areas of terence drive, hillman avenue in our revenue. it appears as someone is taking mail, keeping what they want and then to on the rest away. police one residence to pay attention to any suspicious activity and reported. >> just a year and half in its existence, san francisco's minor league

hockey team is calling it quits. the head coach announced on monday that all their operations will be stopped and the rest of the season has been cancelled. with 32 games left in the season, fans who have purchased tickets for future games can get a refund. >> coming up on the kron4 news. a former raiderette at odds with another cheerleader who is taking the team to court. she tells us why she does not want to the team to court. she tells us why she does not want to have a part check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left.

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>>darya: a former raider red for the oakland raiders cheerleading squad is speaking out in support of the team and against all allegations made by another

cheerleader who claims the young women are taking advantage of by the team. kron4's to our stock has the details. >>: they are upset. >>: and according to former redirected more rain who cheered for the raiders for six seasons is upset with lawsuit that has been filed against the raiders by another former cheerleader. >>: the raiders have done so much to really give us a lot more than people think. >>: but the lawsuit filed by former raider red lacy p claims that girls were taken advantage of and pay was limited loren hall last year for the raiders in 2006 says that couldn't be farther from the truth. >>: for years and a route i went to hawaii just for the calendar photo shoot. all expenses paid. a four-star hotel for it went to japan to represent a raiders with a few other cheerleaders as well. we also have calendar signing to and paid promotional events. and it was one of the calendar

signees. one woman petty down payment on her car. another woman to correct itself to hawaii. >>: she's just not everyone took advantage of them. she said the yearly salary could be reworked but no one has ever had an issue with it many times cheerleaders can believe that a lawsuit has been filed to deal with it. >>: this is one little fishy and deceit. it's not like people are getting compensated so i really don't understand where she is coming up with all of this. >>: j.r. stone kron4 news. >>james: 548 is the time. let's get an update with the weather. erica has a change in the forecast bridge >>erica: finally perhaps in some rain and area. we may see wi showers. just a matter of how much we may see. the first instance flew maybe later on tonight for the north bay. his here's a

look at afternoon highs for today we are also looking at any record-breaking highs. clotted conditions will persist even into the evening and we are going to look at the possibility for some of north bay sprinkle. i think some rain likelihood will increase and i think will see widespread showers into thursday. when this is all said and done. maybe an ad for the higher elevations. 50 of rain in eureka and ukiah. also starting to see some sprinkles and the sierra nevada. we are very dry. it's not until wednesday evening. rain and full tray to the bay area. a walking to the rest of your

forecast time now is 5493 on to traffic with the george street >>george: as we continue to monitor pretty good conditions but the commute warming up now. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. starting to back up and up lefthand cash lanes. highway 92 and the problems there. it's a smooth ride as we head westbound grid again the volume is up. drive time running. the golden gate bridge is clear. let's take a look at what's happening for the ride through the east bay. still good conditions for the e shore freeway for 680 south. we haven't seen any problems yet for the san ramon valley at. west highway 4. both started to show some signs of slowing down. south bay freeway still look good. still just picking up the first bit of congestion on 11 northbound no. of the 280. and here and room marin

it's an easy ride still. for the golden gate bridge. 550 right now southwest is spreading its wings on the failing its first international destinations. southwest began selling tickets on monday to a roebuck the bahamas and jamaica. the new flights are a result of its integration with air tram airways. southwest has been talking about going international for years but it has been held back by technological limits to its reservation system. the new international flights start july 1st. >>james: one of the biggest rock bands of the eighties could be calling it quits today. motley crue announced on its facebook patent members will make " the biggest announcement of their career called this afternoon. it's been widely reported on my group will announce its breakup after

more than 30 years with a farewell tour in the works. the band is scheduled to record a performance for " jimmy campbell live " this afternoon following the announcement. motley crue is now for several '80s rock classics including " girls girls girls " doctor phil good " and home sweet home. >>darya: the super bowl is this coming sunday and there will be a lot of security. homeland's security and the fbi will work with state and local law enforcement for the events. more than 700 state troopers will be in and around the stadium complex but they won't be the only people guarding the game. state, local, federal and county law enforcement will also be there along with 3000 private security guards. there will be extra security patrol in mass transit. even real passengers who are going to the game will be subject to baggage screening and random checks at subway stops around the area. coming up on the kron4 morning news a study reveals

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happening right now belmont police are searching for a 16 year-old autistic boy who's been missing since 7:00 last night. i'm at the location where he was last spotted. i have the details coming up in the live report. >>james: more information about the

by another officer while on duty. why officials say lack of training is *not the problem. and taking a look at the mount tam cam--- much-needed rain is expected to arrive soon in the bay area. when our best chances are to get some rain. and where you'll likely see the first drizzle. >>erica: looks like we could see the first bring those later on tonight james but that's coming north of the golden gate bridge. the rest of us still have to wait. don't think will see widespread showers until wednesday night at the thursday. was a pretty dicey conditions for your morning commute to the right now we are on the dry side. in fact temperatures are in the forties to low 50s. san francisco 53 degrees 349 currently in napa.