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this morning on the kron 4 morning news. another big storm is approaching. when the light rain will turn into a downpour -- and possibly ruin your weekend plans. an oakland murder victim is being remembered at a

funeral this morning. how the boy accused of killing her -- her own brother -- is being allowed to attend. and the winter games have begun. we'll get an inside look at security in sochi. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning, i'm james flecther. it may be dry or wet outside, depending on where you are waking up this morning. let's take a look at conditions outside right now. --san mateo bridge. --bay bridge --james lick freeway light rain is falling in pockets. but the real rain comes this afternoon and tonight -- and it'll stick around all weekend. remember -- you can stay up to date on the weather by going to kron 4 dot com. you can check the latest weather conditions and forecasts before heading out. you can also get the latest weather conditions on our mobile app. you can download that from apple's app store or from google play. the bad weather to the east. is affecting us here in california. as residents are asked to cutback on

electricity. the need for heat is increasing the need for natural gas to deal with the cold in the midwest and east, that means less natural gas here in california to operate power plants. specifically the power california. that's why everyone is california is being asked to conserve and cut back on their electricity. yesterday's rare winter flex alert asked californians to cut back on electricity use during the afternoon and evening hours. it's basically the same as a summer flex alert. when air conditioners put a heavy burden on the state's power grid. san jose state university takes an important step to changing the culture on campus following incidents where four white students allegedly tormented a black student. kron-4's jeff bush went to a public meeting at the university last night, and found it was mixed with anger, confusion and hope. it's about a student that had this idea that they were going to call this person 3/5, then it morphed into fraction and this student knew what 3/5 meant. he explained it to the fact finder. retired judge ladoris cordell leads the task force of 18 members who are students, faculty and staff at sjsu. the judge says the abuse of a black student by his white suite mates was the perfect storm of

ignorance, youth and a lack of supervision amongst the dormatory staff at the university. so, we get this whole issue now about students who were activly involved and didn't have a problem with it and others who were told by the victim this is what is happening to me but i don't want you to say anything. the white students stole the black student's shoes, put a u shaped lock around his neck and displayed a confederate flag openly in the common space of the suite. that flag is used as a symbol of intimidation. it's used to threaten people and that is going on now. we need to stop. gary daniels is a student at san jose state and says a lot needs to be done to improve race relations on campus. i would like to see the african american studies department strengthened and i would like to see resource centers specifically targeting the retention and graduation rates of african american and latino students. the next meeting of the task force is scheduled for february 21-st.and the topic will be what can be to address the climate on campus. i'm jeff bush at san jose state university.kron 4 news

the 14-year-old oakland boy accused of killing his sister last month. is expected to attend her funeral later this morning. the funeral for justice toliver will be held at 10 o'clock at the first african methodist episcopal church in oakland. a family friend tells kron 4. justice's brother, mario toliver, will be at the funeral. accompanied by a probation officer. mario toliver is charged with murder. he reportedly killed his sister after a fight over laundry. some bizarre behavior from a fresno man who got into a fight with a police officer in downtown palo alto. ryan goodson was arrested yesterday afternoon. police got several 9-1-1 calls about a suspect being in someone's backyardseen jumpia glass window at a business on university avenue. when an officer tried to stop goodson, the two got into a struggle. with goodson trying to get to the officer's gun. goodson was later tackled to the ground. two officers were also injured but are expected to to be okay

a surprising scene at a let's update you on some of the weather we are seeing around the country. this is out of oregon were snow came down fairly heavy. look like

they're set for another pounding of winter weather both oregon and washington state were just hit with storm yesterday which caused massive pileups on roads. one person was killed. meanwhile some 490 lbs. of businesses and pennsylvania and maryland are still without power from a storm earlier this week. crews are hoping to have everyone back on line in those areas by the end of the day today. they need those heaters back on. a 460 let's find out about our own forecast. erica the morning? >>erica: the morning. most of the bay area waking up to cloudy conditions. temperatures currently and the upper '40's low 50. expect sprinklers and the north bay. by 3 this afternoon and by later on tonight we are talking widespread light showers for most of the bay area. in fact, the rain picks up in intensity over the over nine hours. here's a look at what's happening in satellite and radar. you could see a few scattered

showers moving out of the bay area. they still have a winter weather advisory in effect. with the first system we did see a up to about three-quarters of an inch of rain for the bay. however, this next system is going to be real so corporate will last through the entire weekend. we will see several periods of heavy rain. when this one is all said and done on monday we could see between two and 4 in. for the san francisco bay and more for the higher elevations. in fact, the north bay hills could see even more than 6 in. of rain. so would be surprised if some flood advisories are issued over the weekend. of course the impact will be hazardous. driving conditions hopefully you can say off the world. -wrote. at lick level we can see anywhere between four and 10 in. of fresh news now and above 7,000 ft. up to 20 in. of new snow so that's definitely some good news

for all the skiers and borders. here's a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast three us at weather into the weekend. this is going to be a smoker with previous a much rancor if next week, never seems like we may stay mainly on the dry side. taking a look at some of our bridges is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. meter rain lights are on right now. in fact we are scene pretty good conditions working your way into san francisco. if you take your westbound trip you'll see your ok here. we are currently accident free over

at the richmond center fell bridge. currently seen lots of space between cars. over on our traffic maps interstate to 80 moves well. you see smoke conditions if you're driving along the peninsula. in fact the chp is not attending to any accidents there. >>: a surprising seen at the a hayward burger king. as a car burst into flames -- causing the restaurant to catch fire. the fire spread to the restaurant. which was evacuated and remains closed tonight. it happened around 2:30- this afternoon at the burger king on mission boulevard and industrial parkway. the people in the car were able to get out unharmed. and the fast- food restaurant sustained some damage. a restaurant employee says. they will be out of business for a month. members and supporters of the lgbt community will picket the russian consulate today in san francisco.

they're demanding russia end the repression of gays and lesbians. groups like amesty international are hoping the world's focus on russia during the sochi games will help illuminate their cause. the crowd will be outside the consulate from noon to 1 today. and then they plan on holding up banners around the city this evening during the commute. the winter games begin this morning at 8 am. after years of planning, the winter olympic games in sochi russia are underway. all this as security concerns continue to grab headlines ahead of the games. ian lee talked security with some team u-s-a athletes in sochi. "the practice of sport is a human right. every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." -olympic charter

the sign may say welcome but people in oregon are getting ready for another pounding of snow today. both oregon and washington state were just hit with a storm yesterday that caused massive pileups on roads. one person was killed. meanwhile, some 490- thousand homes and businesses in pennsylvania and maryland are still without power from a storm earlier this week. crews hope to have everyone back online in those areas by the end of the day today. president obama is signing the farm bill into law today. he will sign it during a visit to michigan state university. the bill expands federal crop insurance and ends direct government payments to farmers. the bill also cuts food stamps by 800-million dollars a year. which equals 1-percent. a convicted arsonist, accused of setting 13 -fires in san jose last month, could be sentenced to 325- years in prison if convicted. suspect patrick brennan appeared in santa clara county court yesterday.

he waived his right to a speedy trial, and did not enter a plea. his next court appearance is set for march 17th. mountain view police say they've arrested two arson suspects. investigators worked with the mountain view fire department. to identify the two, who they believe set fire to three cars last month. 28- year olds angela rutledge and paul schonhardt. were arrested on charges of arson and drug possession. police released pictures of the cars destroyed in the fires. no one was hurt. san jose police are hoping a new clue. will help solve a cold case murder from 25- years ago. was a mother of two, at the time of her disappearance and murder in 19-89. now. the santa clara county district attorney's office. is releasing a photo of a clue they hope will lead to zimmer's killer. it is a picture of a handmade quilt. that was used to cover zimmer. whose body was found at the san jose aiport. the deputy district attorney is asking the public to take a close look at the quilt. and contact

police, if they recognize any panels within it.

state lawmakers want some high tech solutions to the growing problem of smart phone theft. today, members of the state ice legislature along with representatives from san francisco and oakland will outline a bill that would require theft-deterring devices such as kill switches be added to cell phones.

the kill switches would render the phones inoperable if stolen. are you wearing red today? today is national wear red day. calling attention to women's fight against heart disease. according to the american heart association, the number of women who die each year from heart attacks is six times the number of women who die from breast cancer. heart disease also claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. the most common symptoms for heart problems are shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue. symptoms so common, heart disease is often called the silent killer. two big movies with star- studded casts hit the big screen today: a new george clooney film. and another, more family- friendly movie starring. legos.

the insider's kevin frazier talked to all the big stars. this week our favorite childhood toys finally come to life in the lego movie, and george clooney takes us on one of the world's biggest treasure hunts in the monuments men. it's the story about a group of allied soldiers saving art from world war 2, but on set, the pranks between george and matt, almost started world war 3 matt damon: the director, you can delegate responsibility to everybody so he went to the wardrobe department and told them to-he knew i was trying to lose a couple pounds-so he had them take in my pants every few days, just by like an 1/8 of an inch. george clooney: matt and i have been doing horrible things-jokes on each other- for 15 years or something, so he is fun to mess with. matt damon: he's capable of getting very very complex with these things, they can get pretty crazy. if george is going to do something, he is going all in. so it's no surprise for this movie, he decided to take on every single role, from actor, director, writer, and producer. george clooney: i like directing, that's what i like doing. i like writing. this was a movie that i wanted to do cause i wanted to work with these actors as well. we really just laughed; we really had a

great time making the film. now it's the moment kids all over the world have been waiting for the lego movie! so we put some adorable kids in the reporter seat, to see what they could find out from this all-star cast do you like making the lego movie? will ferrell: yes i didi do and i did like making the lego movie. i had a great time. after filming the lego movie, do you think your lego skills have gotten better? chris pratt: what a great question, lucy! yes, i do believe that i have been given some insider tips on lego-building from making this movie and my skills have improved dramatically. who is your favorite superhero? will ferrell: i have an affinity for aquaman in my heart, because he is an obscure superhero who talked to fishes, that was his power. will arnett: obviously, obviously batman. you can catch all your entertainment news here on kron4. the insider starts at 7. followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30.right after the kron 4 news at 8 o'clock.

welcome back. light rain is falling in parts of the bay area right now. but more is coming later this morning. followed by a storm. a big storm is expected to hit this weekend, starting tonight. it'll come on slowly: cloudy with some drizzle this morning, showers in the north bay this afternoon, then rain moving south in the evening. we brought you team coverage of the rain yesterday morning, from the east bay in berkeley. to the south bay and san jose. and the north bay, in marin county. and we'll do the same today. erica is here with more on what's in store -- plus a check on your morning commmute.

by 7:00 it will be cloudy. expect a little drizzle. the rain is going to move and for much of the bay area but it's going to start off pretty light in nature. it will pick up in intensity over the next 48 hours. here's a look at futurecast 4. some communities actually have seen this much rain to fall over the weekend in the past year. we did have a flood advisory in the south bay facade for yesterday's system. in 7 day around the bay for specials the unsettled weather will carry us through the weekend. if

going to linger on and into early monday morning. has that current hot conditions point in the upper 50s low 60s. rainfall totals have been a little difficult to track with the system because we're still try to figure out the timing of it. hopefully i'll have more details on that coming up in a future reports. as the traffic around the bay area at your not looking at any hot spots. the chp currently attending to a few minor accidents. bay bridge however problem free for the westbound a trip. in fact your drive time problem free also at the cemetery bridge. you see space between your cars on the right-hand side of your screen.

>>: remember -- you can stay up to date on the weather by going to kron 4 dot com. you can check the latest weather conditions and forecasts before heading out. you can also get the latest weather conditions on our mobile app. you can download that from apple's app store or from google play. outrage in napa and online. >>will: here's a picture of justice to all over. she was at home at her grandmother's place. she and her brother stayed at her grandmother's apartment in downtown oakland and the chinatown area. police say her young brother for whatever reason. they believe at this point

he shot and killed her over laundry. he was upset that she pour bleach over his clothes so he shot her left the scene. there were concerned that there was surveillance video through but they never recovered the gun permit here's a video of a crime scene i can tell you that the younger brother. they are releasing his name at the time. last week he and his family quietly walked into the oakland police department. before even this whole chain of events started. that kind of set up an arrangement where he was allowed to be at his sister's funeral. he will be accompanied by a parole officer. if the family does not want anybody as far as the media inside the this is open to the public. we will have reaction will people start to arrive at this

location. back to you james 3 >>: growing outrage in napa and on line this morning as a national t-v anchor. uses a controversial and ice while discussing the killing of three-year- old kayleigh slusher of napa. c-n-n's nancy grace used the hashtag "freezer- tot". in her coverage of kayleigh's death. both on t- v and on social media. police say, kayliegh's body was stored in a suitcase, and later in a freezer for days, prior to officers discovering her body. the child's mother -- sara krueger -- and her boyfriend -- ryan warner -- remain in jail, charged with murder and child abuse. reaction to that nancy grace hashtag was swift. r j-p tweeted this. he tells nancy grace #freezertot is not appropriate. you're better than that. and another tweet says this. hey, nancy grace, your freezer-tot you're talking

about has a name, kayleigh. how insensitive can you be? you can see more on this story by going to our website -- kron 4 dot com. you can leave your own comment on nancy grace's use of the "freezer-tot" hashtag. and we invite you to comment on our facebook page and twitter feed. major controversy at a concord private school. after a black history month menu announcement. is seen as promoting racial sterotypes. the menu that was announced over the public address system at carondelet high school. included fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon. school officials have since apologized for the incident. saying, it was a communications breakdown between faculty and students the interim president of

the school also said, the incident shows the need to educate students about stereotypes. the school held a diversity assembly yesterday to help ease any possible tensions. vallejo high school's controversial mascot is history.

time for the kron4 tech reporter with gabe slate. >>: good morning. the rain has arrived in the bay area the natural enemy of our favorite devices to what you do if the blanket to your tablet or device a way to treat me tell you about the great local bay area service that would drive to you and fix your water damaged device. they are very affordable and very convenient. >>: i crack is a nationwide network of what we call high-tech which are on demand iphone repair technicians. >>: the high-tech comes to

pick up the device. >>: the water damage device we will never turn on. the logic board is essentially the brain of the device. so what we do is open it up take it apart and then run the logic board through an ultrasonic cleaner which low frequency ultrasound at that we put it in a package that sucks all moisture away from the device and then we test each part one at a time. the suit were the functionality is were affected by the water damage. if successful which is 70 percent of the time we provide the customer with a new battery toward top connector for the two most effective parts of the device 3 it is unsuccessful we put the device ride back together and return it to the customer. it ranges anywhere from $80 successfully for 4 s to of course $120 for five iphones.

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as a bank robbery suspect is on the loose this morning and please need your help tracking him down. these are video surveillance pictures taken from the wells fargo branch on the sale padre parkway in fremont. a man walked in and handed an employee a note demanding money. he got away with cash and fled. the suspect is described as a black man and his late 20s 5 ft. 10 with a thin build. he was wearing a black knit to the knee with a white bandana underneath and a half a sweatshirt with an orange 8 on it and on his

jeans. >>: the google ferry will make its last voyage as today. the ferry has been offering google employees and east bay and san francisco ferry service to redwood city. the pilot program began last month with the company offering free ferry rides to employees. and the last week the company began the same service to the east bay. employees would then take a shuttle from the dock to the google campus in mountain view. >>: >>erica: we will continue with heavy rain for the overnight hours per it is going to stick with us waking up on saturday ever expect to rain throughout the day. it will carry on. the system is very impressive compared to the one yesterday. in fact on this one is all said and done we could see up to 6 in. of rain so some spots will actually see more rain

over this weekend the they have seen in the past year. winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings in effect in the sierra nevada. or talking very heavy snow. at lake level alone were talking 4 to 10 in. of new snow and about 7,000 ft. piquancy up to 20 in.. hazardous driving conditions to be expected dry by next week under partly cloudy conditions. a 10% chance for showers as we head into next thursday. that is something we will continue to monitor. as for traffic around the bay area a few minor incidents up there but most of them are actually in the not a commute direction for those of you heading to the bay bridge street nothing to report. you'll see traffic flowing freely. really crossing our fingers for

friday night light. once a major way to the 1 0192 interchange we are seeing top speeds over 50 mi. an hour. i have been checking and over with the chp. the rich and san rafael bridge. still tracking lots of space between cars. drive time under 23 minutes from about and to the city. >>: >>james: thank you erica. a 26 year-old man was arrested tuesday after several growers claimed he exposed himself at a middle school in watsonville. andres arias gonzales was taken into custody after one of the victims identified him. after resting gonzales police found that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for indecent exposure in august 2013 had

a second prior arrest on suspicion of the offense and an arrest on suspicion of sexual battery. police booked the gonzales into santa cruz county jail and contacted a judge to increased gonzales bill due to his prior record >>:an east bay youth pastor is out on bail this morning. he is accused of hiding two, 17-year old runaways in his home. and having a sexual relationship with one of them. hyo bin im. also known as 'pastor john'. was arrested last wednesday. he is facing several charges, including sex with a minor. im has worked at the contra costa korean presbyterian church in san ramon, since 20- 12. im has resigned from the church. and police are investigating the possibility that he may have victimized other young people. we have new video showing marin county teenager max wade. pulling off his most

stunning crime - stealing celebrity chef guy fieri's lamborghini. out of a dealership in san francisco. back in 20-11. wade rapelled into the van ness avenue business. by a rope. once inside. you can see wade. then just 16- years old -- walking around the showroom floor. finally, he finds the yellow lamborghini. and cuts the pad-lock to the garage door, and then drives right out. wade was arrested in 20-12. and last month, he was sentenced for this crime and a separate attempted murder conviction. he is in san quentin -- serving a life term. plus 21- years. a san leandro homeowner can consider herself a victim -- and a hero. she caught a man burglarizing her home. kron four's philippe djegal reports. this comes as police say crime is on the rise there. since the first of the year. the san le police

department says some 20 street robberies and 40 home burglaries have been reported. an alarming trend that lt. randall brandt says the department is trying to slow down by reaching out to the community. he's talking about a foiled home burglary from late in the morning. right away, lt. brandt says the woman left her home here on west merle court, went to a neighbor and called police. the 20-year-old suspect, bernard curry from richmond, was caught minutes later. eagan irish lives across the street from the victim. he says his family is taking extra steps to protect their home. police say you should too. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron 4 news. san francisco beer week begins today

talk a little bit about the event, what's happening and where barrel tasting to food parents to lessons and growing bury yourself 3 there's something for the beer lover and everyone. the fund kicks off tonight at the concourse exhibition center in san francisco and check out s f beer week on kron4's web site for a full calendar. >>: piper th mwholwheatoas♪

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how the boy accused of killing her -- her own brother -- is being allowed to attend. nancy grace under fire after using a hashtag that is upsetting a lot of people. we will tell you what she said coming up. >>: begun. kron 4 news at five starts now. >>: >>darya: good morning and happy friday to you. i'm darya fulsome and got james fletcher. today the big thing coming our way is --folsom. >>erica: it will rise in the afternoon for the north bay. right now we're still dealing with a few overnight showers. most of a system with claude conditions and fog. here's the bigger picture on satellite and radar. to do with some small and the sierra nevada. but like some rain some rain

as arriving. by about six or seven this evening looks like most of us will be dealing with some light rain. it will continue on route the weekend. this is a real soccer that could bring between two and 4 in. for the san francisco bay. over 6 in. for a debate. the impact will be hazardous driving over for the weekend. on be surprising to see some localized flooding as well. next week looks to be dry for the most part. full details on what to expect in the picture extended forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>george: no major incidents or hot spot to slow your trip yet. the >>:

kron4's will tran is live location of the funeral where the 17 year-old girl who was shot by her brother will be buried today. a >>: the asking the judge could he attend her funeral and the judge said okay. right now mario call for is a big is sitting in juvenile hall but he will be accompanied by a probation officer. here's a picture of justice oliver. two weeks ago she and her brother who lives and down with their grandmother lives have not released a motive for the shooting but they believe that this point the brother was upset for at the sister for pouring bleach over his laundry. if the thieves shot her. they're not saying who's gonna and belongs to. the younger brother left the

apartment complex for more than a week. this search for him and made pleas out to the public hoping that he somewhere near a television set to turn himself in. here's video of the crime scene. i can tell you that last week he and his family he will be tried as a juvenile. he will spend as much time behind bars if he was tried and convicted as an adult. we're waiting for people to arrive and we'll get reaction from the people who are here to mourn justice oliver not only his older sister but also the mother of a toddler girl. back to james. >>james: thank you will for the update. san jose state university

takes an important step to changing the culture on campus following incidents where four white students allegedly tormented a black student. kron-4's jeff bush went to a public meeting at the university last night, and found it was mixed with anger, confusion and hope. kron4's mike pelton is live now. >>: the first of six meetings was held here last night. . into endeavour's group of 18 members. the group is charged with discussing cultural issues after four white students are accused of terrorizing their black roommate last year confining him to a bike lock calling him 3/5 a derogatory term was used on african-americans and hanging a confederate flag. >>: i would like to see the african-american studies department strengthened i like to see research centers

specifically targeted the retention and graduation rates of african-american and latino students. >>: the four students involved in this incident happened charged with misdemeanor battery for that there will hold five more meetings between now and april 17th. at that point it will present their recommendations to the university president. darya? >>: thanks allot mike. alive >>: victim this is what is some bizarre behavior from a fresno man who got into a fight with a police officer in downtown palo alto. ryan goodson was arrested yesterday afternoon. police got several 9-1-1 calls about a suspect being

in someone's backyard and a man seen jumping through a glass window at a business on university avenue. when an officer tried to stop goodson, the two got into a struggle. with goodson trying to get to the officer's gun. goodson was later tackled to the ground. two officers were also injured but are expected to be o-k. return to index of stories...

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another blast of winter headed our way and also check out or again. the sign may say welcome but people in oregon are getting ready for another pounding of snow today. both oregon and washington state were just hit with a storm yesterday that caused massive pileups on roads. one person was killed. meanwhile, some 490- thousand homes and businesses in pennsylvania and maryland are still without power from a storm earlier this week. crews hope to have everyone back online in those areas by the end of the day today. we are going to hit some big snow and to house the let's get the scoop. erica

>>erica: this is a pretty significant system. in fact some spots here in the bay area could receive more rain to what we've seen for the past we could see some pretty oppressive rainfall totals. thanks to the cloud cover temperatures are in the upper 40's low 50s. looks like the first few sprinkles will live in the north bay by 3 this afternoon and then the rain will spread south. it will push into the rest of the bay area by about 8:00 tonight so expect light rain for your evening commute home. you'll see just that of futurecast 4 to buy three this afternoon looks like we will get a start of the rain for the north bay. as the clock and the motion take a look at 6:00. light rain starts to spread through the heart of the bay. slick roads definitely of a possibility. by 9:00 a friday. it take a look as the rain fix up an intensity. that story will

continue overnight. even waking up on saturday morning. heavy rain will be with us throughout most of the day on saturday again, be prepared to have your umbrella have before at least the next 72 hours. up in the sierra, we do have a winter storm warning going into effect due to the heavy storm following. at lick level 4 to 10 in.. we could sit up to 20 in. of new snow so that's definitely good news for all of our skiers and borders. your 7 day around the bay forecast highlights of subtle whether to carry us into the weekend. this is going to be in pretty impressive so corporate dry conditions as we head into next week. partly cloudy skies will carry you through thursday. time now is 517. here is george. >>george: of monterey pretty lights ride throughout the bay. no hot spots delays are major

incidents 3 that a look at your bay bridge ride. an easy trip coming in from the macarthur maze with no delays from the nimitz e- shore freeway or from highway 583 and 92 commute looks good as well looking at the midday transit 13 minutes your drive time as you head hayward over to foster city. thus check the traffic map st 80 westbound looks good. no problems for the ride on 24. the san ramon valley commute is clear. 580 much better ride today. take a look very light traffic even threw the ball to mop pastorate south a few is our clear with no delays. milan >>:president obama is signing the farm bill into law today.

he will sign it during a visit to michigan state university. the bill expands federal crop insurance and ends direct government payments to farmers. the bill also cuts food stamps by 800-million dollars a year. which equals 1-percent. a convicted arsonist, accused of setting 13 - fires in san jose last month, could be sentenced to 325-years in prison if convicted. suspect patrick brennan appeared in santa clara county court yesterday. he waived his right to a speedy trial, and did not enter a plea. his next court appearance is set for march 17th. mountain view police say they've arrested two arson suspects. investigators worked with the mountain view fire

department. to identify the two, who they believe set fire to three cars last month. 28- year olds angela rutledge and paul schonhardt. were arrested on charges of arson and drug possession. police released pictures of the cars destroyed in the fires. no one was hurt. san jose police are hoping a new clue. will help solve a cold case murder from 25- years ago. 38- year old cathy zimmer was a mother of two, at the time of her disappearance and murder in 19-89. now. the santa clara county district attorney's office. is releasing a photo of a clue they hope will lead to zimmer's killer. offit is a picture of a handmade quilt. that was used to cover zimmer. whose body was found at the san jose aiport.

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:30 a.m.. this is our roof cam are off the ban as ave. i want to bring up the weather because although it seems like it is mild, things are about to change. >> what we received was just a little bit spot gold. >> this is a very significant system. more rain is coming over the weekend. when this next

system is all said and done we may see a up to 6 in. of rain. here is the current look at satellite and radar. some rain is moving into your rica. in the bay, we're just dealing with cloudy conditions. futurecast 4 shows that by 3:00 p.m. on saturday we may already see 2 1/2 inches of rain for oakland. 2 in. have already accumulated in downtown san francisco and almost--one with put the clock into motion and we won't see these numbers or rise. over 4 in. for vallejo and 5 in. for napa. >> all of our outdoor events will be a total washout for saturday and sunday. i will have the full extension of this when we return. >> we are enjoying light

traffic conditions and there are no hot spots for the driver around the bay. it is an easy commute to the bridges. we have added interstate 580 to the list of freeways that have slowing. it is a much lighter ride today than yesterday. >> a bank robbery suspect is on the loose this morning and police major help to track him down. these are video surveillance pictures that were taken from the wells fargo branch on paseo padre parkway in fremont. a man walked then handed an employee a note and demanded money. he got away with cash and fled. the suspect is described as a black man in his late 20s, 5 ft. 10 in. with a been built. he was wearing a black knit b the

knee with a white bandana underneath, a hooded sweatshirt with an orange a on the chest and on his jeans. >> as surprise as seen at a hayward burger king. a car burst into flames cause a restaurant to catch fire. the fire spread to the restaurant, which was evacuated and remains close. it happened around 2:30 p.m. after. the people on the car were able to get out of harm. the fast food restaurants sustained some damage. and restaurant employees says the that will be out of business for a least a month. >> san jose police are hoping that a new clue will help solve the cold case murder from 25 years ago. 38 year-old cathy zimmer was a

mother of two, at the time of her disappearance in 1989. now, the santa clara county district attorney's office is releasing a photo of a clue that they hope will lead to the killer. it is a picture of a handmade quilts, that was used to cover up her body. >> the deputy district attorney is asking that the public take a close look at the quilts and contact police if they recognize any panels with that. >> a convicted arsonist, accused of setting 13 fires in san jose last month, could be sentenced to 325 years in prison if convicted. suspect patrick brennan appeared in santa clara county courthouse yesterday. he waived his right to a speedy trial, and did not enter a plea. his

next court appearance is set for march 17th. >> mountain view police said they have arrested two arson suspects. investigators worked with the mountain view fire department to identify the two, who they believe set fire to these cars last month. 28 year old in july and rutledge and paul schonhardt were arrested on charges of arson and drug possession. police released these pictures of the both of them in the cars they destroyed. no one was hurt. >> major controversy at all gross private high school in concord. after a black history month menu announced. it is seen as promoting racial stereotypes. the menu that was announced over the p a system at a high-school

included fried chicken, corn bread and watermelon. school officials have since apologized for the incident, saying that it was a communication breakdown between faculty and students. the in term president of the school also said, that the incident shows the need to educate students about stereotypes. >> the school held a diversity assembly yesterday to help ease the possible tensions that have flared. >> and east bay youth pastor is out on bail this morning. he is accused of hiding two, 17 year-old runaways and his home and having sexual relationships with one of them pripet hyo bin also known as pastor john was arrested last wednesday. he is facing several charges, including sex with a minor pripet im has worked at the contra costa the korean

presbyterian church in san ramon, since 2012. >> im has resigned from the church and police are investigating the possibility that he may have victimize other young people. >> u.s. employers added 113,000 jobs, a modest gain , jobless rates false a five-year low at 6.6%. another measure of unemployment that includes a discouraged and underemployed workers slid from 13.1% to 12.7%, its lowest since november 2008. >> coming up on kron 4 news. the weekend is almost here and some of you will probably be heading up north to hit the slopes. we will have your snow forecast. >> coming up in the 6:00 a.m. hour. the funeral for justice toliver is this

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strong winds. we may see gust at about a hundred miles per hour for the weekend. >> that is pretty impressive. we are looking for to rain, we needed. >> the same system that will bring snow also bring rain to the bay area. we are talking about a very impressive system. this is nothing compared to what is on tap for the weekend. a around 7:00 p.m. most of us will see light rain. so try to get home early. the rain won't pick up in intensity. it will continue and then taper off early monday. in terms of rainfall totals, there has been some disagreement but it looks like we have an estimate of two to 4 in. of for the hills. the impacts will be hazardous driving so you should plan around them. i would not be surprised if we see flooding. with even more

rain expected that will definitely be knocked out of the question. future cast 4 shows by 3:00 p.m. the rain will start to touch the north. take a look at what happens when we put the clock into motion. by 6:00 p.m. light rain for all of us. >> the rain will pick up in intensity by 9:00 p.m.. keep in mind that the rain is want to get pretty heavy at times and will continue over night and last into saturday morning. a heavy rain will be off and on saturday and we may catch a dry breaks for the south as we head into your sunday. be prepared for that. a winter storm warnings and affect the we're talking heavy snow, 4 to 10 in. is expected. if you should bring your chains if you're going there for the weekend. >> your extended forecasts

shows unsettled weather but we will start to dry things up as we head into next week. the time right now is 5:47 a.m.. let's talk about the chain requirements. there and placey are in place. s an accident at the toll plaza. they are in lane number five and it has been a lot a conversation of what appears to be a very minor accident. traffic is backing up and it is not a major problem but it is interesting to watch. looking at your ride to the san mateo bridge, pretty good conditions. there are no problems for the 92 ride, pretty light at about

30 minutes. your trip to the marin county across the san rafael bridge is light traffic heading into the toll plaza. >> there are only two of them on this bridge but they back up more than the cash lanes. traffic conditions starting first in the east bay, we still have a great ride through 680 southbound just 15 minutes for hercules to berkeley. about 19 minister the san ramon valley down to dublin. it was 26 minutes for westbound 580 and that was a few minutes ahead of schedule. south bay freeway is looking great we are picking of slowing on 1 01 northbound. it is still 25 minute drive time down to the golden gate bridge. >> are you wearing red today? today's national where a red today, calling

attention to women who are fight teen heart disease. according to the american heart association, the number of women who die each year from heart attacks is six times the number of women who die from breast cancer. heart disease also claims more lives and all forms of cancer combined. the most common symptoms for heart problems are shortness of breath, dizziness. today also marks a moment in music history. 50 years ago the beatles or ride february 7th, 1964, two days before their performance on the ed sullivan show. they came superstars. when they came to the united states for the first time that are already at the top of the charts with their first hit. a lot of people did not know how they look or much about them. 73 americans watch the eight sullivan show. more than a third of all

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nearly one in five amid to posting negative comments on the web by the time they were the 11. >> stephen curry, who will start in the nba all-star game, is also participated in the three-point contest during the all-star weekend. the warriors, harrison barnes is one of six participants in the nba slam dunk contest. he was also participate in the rockies on vs sophomore's game. joining bars will be oakland native damian lillard of the portland trailblazers. he will be the first player to compete in all five events during the all-star weekend. >> stephen curry had 34 points and 9 assists, clay thompson scored 22 points and the undermanned the golden state warriors rallied from 16 down in the first half to beat the chicago bulls 1 02-87 last

first half to beat the chicago bulls 1 02-87 last night. th mwholwheatoas♪ wita da of lt, one loveou mt ♪ >> coming up on kron 4 news. beer week is kicking off in san francisco today. we will tell you just some of the festivities that are going on and how you can take part.

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they checked into expensive hotels only to find them decorate with shirtless portraits of russian president vladimir putin. the portraits show him writing a variety of animals and engage in other outdoor activities. there were placed in hotel rooms at a cost of more than $2 million. he has been dismissive of the complaints, calling the hotel guests at babies who cry. >> people have been paying a lot a money for these places and this is bart work their seen. >> what they are seeing. >> to people who are complaining, that's that's

>>san francisco beer week is kicking off today all over the city. for the next nine days every type of beer you could imagine will be on tap some more in the city. with dozens of the dance scheduled each day from barrel tasting to food pairing adolescents and durinto food pairings to lessons in brewing and beer yourself, there's something for the beer lover in everyone. the fund kicks off tonight at the concourse exhibition center in san francisco. check out our website kron4.com and we

have an even to page for more on their week. >> coming up on the kron 4 news app. san jose state is >> coming up on the kron 4 news app. san jose state is try towhatoes at first spooul tte le? ok. hoy bunches oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mm! it's thoats. honey. yeah. hoy bunches oats. yes today is gorgeous seem like a drizzle compared to what is ahead.

>> in just a few hours there will be services for a girl who was shot. i will tell you which keys family member will be in attendance. >> nancy grace is under fire this morning after using a hash attag that upset a lot of people. >> we're also tracking in the next rain that is expected and the bay. >> good morning and thanks for joining us on this friday february 7th. i'm darya folsom. >> and i'm james fletcher. the first storm has passed th