new eat ainsdigestive e. tiveultus plus high ber d whole grainshe keep yours. happening now at 6. a man is crushed while operating a tractor in the east bay. rain making a return to the bay area after the driest year in the state's history, two storms are expected this week.

our top story this morning. a man crushed by a tractor in the east bay. happy monday to you. i'm darya fall some. and i'm james fletcher proof of their rights to the water as we start off this hour. erica looking at an nice day but things really start to change moving forward. >>erica: exactly. a tale of two forecast. we're starting things off with a live look from our mount tam cam. we got some areas of low clouds predominantly on the coast line. a boeing dropped into the upper third is for the layout and santa rosa. oakland, you're heading out to 46 degrees. as we head into the 12:00 hour, skies will start to clear. expect temperatures for the upper 50s. 77 and forecast by three this afternoon. as i ran to and rain is definitely on the bay.

>>george: still my turn in pretty good commute. or not mind answering any volume building. christo and to that free. your quick commute check shows the heaviest traffic this morning on interstate 580. backed up through the all to my past and to tracy. on 205 westbound because of problems in their cramped library highway for a little sluggish through antioch is still not that through the low pass or for the west end of the commute the pittsburgh. topics freeway still look good. still problem free for the peninsula and in my >>: our top story this morning. a man crushed by a tractor in the east bay. it happened over the weekend. kron four's will tran is live in berkeley with details. i'm in front of the fire station for it and they are

all in mourning for it happened around 730 last night 3 here's our picture of a firefighter grid he was ordained with the tractor. his tractor goes over an embankment about 200 ft.. were not exactly sure how he was notified to get help or somebody sought but nonetheless, his body was finally removed last night and there is video of that. he saw fire fighters protest and as they got word they all rushed out. we are trying to get reaction from stunned colleague spirit we know his the with the berkeley fire department for years if not decades. and again this is a very sad time especially when a lot of berkeley firefighters are handing over to fresno due to the other two officers were killed in a line of duty.

>>: two california highway patrol officers killed when their car flipped over while responding to a crash near fresno will be remembered today. the memorial for officers brian law and juan gonzalez will be held at the 15,000- seat save mart center in fresno. the two officers will be buried afterward in separate funeral services. govenor jerry brown, state attorney general kamala harris and chp commissioner joseph a. farrow are expected to attend. the concord bart station is up and running this morning. this, after an out of service train derailed friday evening. crews spent the weekend using a crane to remove

four damaged cars from the track - then crews began repairs. tested trains and inspected the tracks. the crossover track still needs repair. but at least the main line is back in service. the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. this morning, bart's police chief is taking on critics of the transit agency. in a memo to employees, chief kenton rainey says a few individuals inside and outside the agency were undermining efforts to improve the force's reputation. he says bart's training on handling warrants and high-

risk operations is adequate, but could be improved. right now, bart is investigating the death of sgt. tom smith. who was shot and killed by a fellow officer. it happened as the two were searching an apartment in dublin last month. the exiled tibetan spiritual leader - the dalai lama will continue his speaking tour around the bay area this morning. his holiness will speak at santa clara university. he's expected to discuss the theme of compassion and business.

he arrived in san francisco friday as you can see from this video. on sunday he spoke at berkeley on how to achieve happiness. blessing ceremony in richmond on saturday for a tibetan community center. today, state senator mark leno will introduce legislation he hopes will avoid more tenant evictions under the controversial ellis act. the law was originally meant to allow landlords to get out of renting apartments. but a loophole in the law is letting property owners evict hundreds of households us in the city. if they take the building off the rental market. leno wants to amend that state law, which would only apply to san francisco. it would give the city the right to require owners to own a building for at least five years before they evict people. a mysterious illness.reminiscent of polio.showing up in california.paralyzing children. state health officials have state health officials have been anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa state health officials have been where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them

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quick check from the bay bridge toll plaza were the metering lights had been activated for just about 30 minutes and were already seen a back the beginning here. your drive time in 60 minutes. out of the macarthur maze. >>: a warrant was issued for ukrainian president viktor yanukovych officials say yanukovych arrived in crimea yetserday and relinquished his official security detail then drove off to an unknown location. a warrant is out for yanukovych and several other officials suspected in mass killings of civilians.

calls are mounting in ukraine to put yanukovych on trial, after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed powers, enriched his allies and cracked down on protesters. here in san francisco. at least 100 people gathered over the weekend in support of anti-government protesters in venezuela. they wore white to show solidarity with the opposition movement. the group organized by "s-o- s venezuela" marched across the golden gate bridge. the protestors say they want to raise the public's awareness of what's going on in the politically divided country. according to the organization's facebook page, they plan events worldwide to bring attention to the quote " violence and corruption taking over the country."

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has 650 let's find out it will get any decent rain here in the near future. >>: the strongest form of the season heading our way. palo ride on friday. a significant rainmaker will bring up to 4 in. of rain. recon up to dry mostly clear conditions. we're talking total sunshine. highs in the '60s and '70s. so once again it will sell like springtime with campbell heading 7172 in santa clara. in terms of

a rain deficit. we are all for 15 and 1/2 inches high where we should be for this time of year. over 9 in. of rain and oakland. like i mentioned at the storm is heading our way. will start to see some sprinkles will continue with the showers. looks like we will need a umbrella of throughout the weekend. here's a look at a 7 day around the bay forecast three also whether definitely on the horizon looks like skies start to clear as we wrap up the weekend on sunday. the time now 616 and the morning george. >>george: the morning erica. still a pretty good right. though the volume of the bay bridge is really building up. wheat and to that free.

for the loss of 92 commute on the san mateo bridge, the drive time still holding at 11 minutes it building up toward 13 and of 580 the rich and san rafael bridge. of the volume of building up but no back up yet on your approach to the toll plaza. and checking the traffic maps of data to drive times for you. 90 minutes for your westbound trips from hercules to berkeley. south 68024 still look good with normal commute 3580, especially heavy for your ride this morning through the all to my past three back up toward 2 05. theft of a free was just picking up a little bit of slowing for 101 in the northbound direction but when all southbound for the marin county is still an under 25 minute drive time from the bottle down to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: thanks a lot the george street 617 right now. happening today: nearly three-thousand olympic athletes are packing up and heading home.

the sochi games ended last night. the final medal for the u-s was a bronze in the men's four-man bobsled. the us came in second in the overall medal tally with 28 medals. nine gold, seven silver and 12 bronze. russia had the most medals. the next winter games will be south korea in 20-18. a memorial service to remember cal football player ted agu is tonight at u-c berkeley. the 21-year-old junior defensive lineman died after a routine training run with his teammates february

seventh. university officials say members of agu's family from bakersfield and nigeria will attend the service. the ceremony starts at 6:30 in the hass pavilion. and miley cyrus brings her provacative "bangerz tour" to oakland's oracle arena tonight. stub hub says her concert is selling well in the bay area. with around 700 tickets still up for sale for tonight's show. but parents we talked to over the weekend say they won't let their teens and tweens go to a concert that features a parental advisory sign. after her show tonight in oakland.she has one

tomorrow in san jose.where some parents say they're planning a protest. watching wall street. trading resumes this morning after last week's poor stock market performance. the dow slipped 30 points. the nasdaq fell 4 points. and the s and p 500 also down three and a half points. a sign of the times. moviefones phone line is going dark for the past 25 years, callers to 777-film in major cities across america have been greeted by the boisterous greeting: "hello, and welcome to moviefone!" but over the weekend a new voice came on the line, advising callers that "the 777-film numbers will no longer be in service

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623 is the time. here are the top stories on kron 4 dot com right now: a warrant was issued for ukrainian president viktor yanukovych.

officials say yanukovych arrived in crimea yesterday and relinquished his official security detail then drove off to an unknown location. a warrant is out for yanukovych and several other officials suspected in mass killings of civilians. calls are mounting in ukraine to put yanukovych on trial, after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed powers, enriched his allies and cracked down on protesters. one person was injured in a home invasion robbery over the weekend in concord. police received a call about the robbery on via doble near highlands park. when they arrived, the occupants of the home say three suspects entered the home and robbed them. and that two of the three suspects had guns. all three suspects are described to be hispanic men in their 20 and 30's. the person injured suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital. no people sufferend major injuries when there car was struck by an amtrak train over the weekend.

the car was on the train tracks near dusterbery way around 10 last night. the train hit the car; flipping it over. the two men inside the car are in critical condition. no one was injured on the train. for more on these stories. go to kron four dot com. >>mark: developed a small modular they call cuff link that will slide into and locked inside any of their jury pieces. >>: cuff link is powered by low energy blue tooth technology. so you do need your phone up. it can be up to 100 ft. away from you. >>: users of cuff a jury sign up for the free cough app for smart phones. >>: when you press your button and a bart goes out to everybody in your protective circle that you designate on our app so when you're really in trouble so people you love or need the most can get the help you need as soon as possible. so somebody really need you and the press their cause, an alarm goes out of their entire protective circle. if

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welcome back to the kron4 morning news. the opening bell what street on this monday morning. down futures up 14 points ahead of the opening bell. most experts are blaming it on a very cold and snowy weather for the eastern half of the nation. that's part of the slowdown for the u.s. economy. we'll be following the numbers i have more with our financial expert rob black and about 15 minutes. >>darya: thanks a lot mark. essex thirty. we want to check weather and traffic. hi erica 3 >>dan: here's a live look from mount tam cam three we have some called along the coastline. most of us seem clear skies and that's why most of the temperatures are on the upper side. in fact, oakland right now 45 degrees and 41 in fairfield street as we head into the afternoon expect total sunshine. it will be a pretty warm afternoon. plenty of '60s and '70s out there. it will definitely

feel like springtime for it looks like upper 60s along the peninsula and 69 year high in santa rosa. by 8 this evening, were talking temperatures in the low to mid 50's with an increasing cloud cover as we head into tomorrow. a big rig it on your 7 day forecast three and a rain expected heading our way and just a couple of minutes. the morning george. >>george: if you're headed to the bay bridge this morning you're going to want to avoid the 58024 an approach to the bridge and use the nimitz if you can't read the drive time is backed up to 24 minutes now coming out of the macarthur maze and from highway 24. whereas the the 880 approach is about half that this morning for it no good reason for why the macarthur maze approaches as badly backed up as it is buried within incident free. july

>>: >>mark: federal transportation officials have extended the deadline that the state's high speed rail off 40 cast start spending state money on the project. the use of state money is a condition of a federal grants. the debt one change from april 1st to july 1, 2003 delays and the start of construction and acquisition of property and the central valley have said the project behind schedule.

the project is estimated to cost $60 billion that would connect southern california to the bay area. >>james: happening today. families of those who lost loved ones to suicide of the golden gate bridge will call for measures to prevent such tragedies. among their solutions will be calling for the construction of a suicide safety net. speakers this morning will include retired marin county coroner can homes in golden gate bridge survivor kevin hines. >>darya: it will soon be easier for people who receive food stamps and alameda county to the fresh fruits and vegetables. a farm stand for food stamp recipients is scheduled to open today in east oakland. health officials hope the farmers market will lp cut rates of obesity and diabetes. children in oakland have a one in three chance of developing diabetes in their lifetimes. the pilot of an bi-plane is lucky to be alive this morning, after his plane

flipped over during a high speed test over the weekend in concord. the incident happened at buchanan field yetserday afternoon. the world war one replica aircraft was on a taxiway when it flipped over. firefighters quickly got it back on its wheels so the plane would not catch on fire. the plane did sustain major damage. the pilot was the only person on board at the time and walked away with no injuries. concord rescue crews responded to a plane crash at a private airport today. kron 4's alecia reid brings us the scene and the latest on the pilot's condition. emergency services rushed to buchanan field airport after this world war one replica aircraft flipped over during a high speed test. a san francisco community is once again being warned about poisonous meatballs targeting pets. kron 4 first told you about this story when it happened last year. poisonous meatballs have now been found in the twin peaks and diamond heights neighborhoods. the meatballs are laced with rat poison.

after pet owners called police, animal control found at least 21 contaminated meatballs. animal control says there could be more of the deadly meatballs out there and they are encouraging people to keep a close eye on their pets while police try to hunt down who is responsible arizona legislators have passed a very controversial bill. it allows business owners with strongly held religious beliefs - to refuse service to people who are gay. supporters say, it protects religious freedom. but critics say. it simply allows discrimination against the gay community. the arizona legislator who helped create the bill says. that is not the intent. and here's a live look outside.bay bridge approach. in livermore, temperatures today.

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come back to the kron4 morning news. tracking a bigger than normal backup for the bay bridge westbound but only on highway 24 and interstate 580. if you're approaching from the e shore freeway or the nimitz, you have an easy ride over already over 20 minutes coming down from highway 24 through the maze to get to the bay bridge.

>>: happening now. the coast guard says an oil spill is closing a 65 mi. stretch of the mississippi river. this bill was due to a barge that hit a towboat between baton rouge and new orleans. the bodies are and all barges remained secured.

president barack obama meets today with governors of both parties at the white house. he told state leaders during a sunday white house dinner that their cooperation is vital. republicans want fewer federal regulations and freedom from key provisions of obamas health care overhaul. no >>james: the u.s. military is shrinking so much so it may be the smallest defense for the country in decades. the pentagon tried to cut costs and today, pentagon chief chuck hegel will be talking about the country's defense budget. he is proposing to cut 70 to 80,000 active-duty members. coming up on the kron4 morning news, heavy rain is coming to the bay area. here's a look at the 34 cash rain on wednesday.

give you a sneak peek of when the rain is going to roll land. erica has much more. >>erica: that's right the darya predicted is going to be gorgeous. it will sell like springtime throughout the bay. the rain is set to arrive by the middle of this week. stepping up the door

though '30's and 40's. temperatures have a long way to go because we are talking about sixties and seventies into the after know. los gatos a high of 3680 are high in fremont. 72 expected an evergreen. temperatures naturally will be cooler along the coast line 30 60s expected there and 70 are high in napa. we do have a series of storms heading our way. it could see up to an ad for most a bus. not too long before storm number two approaches. in fact, we're talking when the conditions by friday. store no. 2 expected to be one of the strongest of the season thus far and this is all said and done very early saturday morning, we could see accumulations of up to 4 in.

3 here's your 7 day around the bay forecast. again, the unsettled weather around the bay grid of a looks like we will start to try things out on sunday. as six third 44 years of george. >>george: of the bay bridge back up out of the macarthur maze is much more that what it should be. as you look here, this is your approach coming from 83 here is your approach coming from 883 those are all very light trade easy access to the bridges this morning. but 580 backed up to 24 and 24 is backed up for about 1/8 of a mile or so. that drive time is over 20 minutes where this is about. fear commute to the rich man's-- golden gate bridge you'll find a pretty easy ride. in other ways as you head south bound 101. westbound 580 looks good for your trip to

the rich and san rafael bridge. starting to back up in the left-hand lane for it will take a quick look at the traffic of maps as his boat around the bay. the e shore freeway ride has got a pretty heavy where the drive time now has a brand of ball 19 to 21 minutes are ready for the westbound commute hercules to berkeley. following up on 680 southbound at a san ramon valley ride softbound is now 21 minutes. starting to see some slow traffic for the dublin interchange in the westbound direction and 880 the fremont milpitas corridor backed up as well. so does an 18 minute drive time up to the montague expressway for what no one end of marin county drive to under 28 minutes from the bottle down to the golden gate bridge. >>james: new this morning e tips military-backed government resign today. the prime minister making that announcement on television. according to the new constitution was approved last month, elections must take place by mid april. the army chief is widely

expected to run for if >>darya: new details are emerging of the arrest of one of the world's most wanted drug lords. cellphone intercepts lead to joaquin el chapo guzman's arrest saturday. the official said u.s. and mexican off artists found itself all belong to the aid of february 60 that house where drugs were stored. another wire tap run by immigration and customs enforcement leopardi's to the condo where he was taken into custody. guzman was arrested that is armed with a military-style assault rifle when he was arrested. he faces at least seven federal indictments in the u.s..

and on the final lap of the daytona 500 and major pile up with a number of cars pretty looks like everyone made it out o.k. but then the and it was dale earnhardt jr. came through with the checkered flag. he snapped a 55 race winless streak dating back to 2012. dale earnhards jr. is the 11th driver to a multiple dates on a 500 street to a historic moment in pro sports over the weekend. jason collins became the first openly gay pro basketball player. there's no shortage of support for the stanford alumni here in the bay area. spectators at high top sports bar in san francisco's castro district paul collins inspiring. palin started his pro career

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welcome back to the kron4 morning news for it what you wall street with our financial expert rob black. the dow on a run a 16,233. s&p 500 at its all-time record high once again career in this seems that even though we have some weak economic reports people seem optimistic police investors do about the economy. >>: yes, the stock market seems up. economic data we've been blaming it on the polar vortexes as it kind of subsides and the sprinkler should see more hiring if we play into that story and more spending out there as

well. >>: pro icon announcing 2.15% stake in the bay. >>: this does happen all that often produce an active investor in basically calling out ceo john down the hall up about mismanaging the board that the bay. he basically says of and that its conflicts. ebay sold to the man for $4.1 billion pipe. this guide was sold to microsoft. so the big get a good deal or did they get a good deal buying it for it brings up a pretty good question. the

two big story. -judge it is a big story. >>: what about what's going on with netflix. los gatos based company. is it good for netflix. that should we see a merger between these two technologies. >>: basically what they did is comcast we know that one- third of internet traffic tonight is because of us.

it's bad for the consumer but good for netflix because it helps keep the competition away. and it's very good for comcast as well. >>: thanks very much. we'll check back with robert for today's winners tell losers on wall street. >>anny: bay area pro scouts may be inspiring other girl scouts to set up shop in unusual places targeting customers with the munchies. >>: we are going to work on getting that video free of but made while an aide year- old girl named aleksei of the next set up shop outside the medical marijuana dispensary. the idea came from her mom and she was told that it's a doctor's office of the shoes on her pro scout cookies in front of courage to help return goal of the dispensary bought a box for each customer and cells are going well for it >>darya: thanks a lot anny. s 655 heading into our 7:00

hour we have some great video we want to show you. this is video coming out of washington's allies, county or a foot of snow fell at less than 24 hours 3--wat com county. you could see trees and i was covered in snow. some residents even got the chance to go out and play and this now. >>: and check out this road rage, of video and las vegas at a gas station. this surveillance video shows the victim getting clipped by a gray car and then you see him down on the ground there. police say it right before of the hit-and-run the victim back into it with the driver. the victim received serious injuries to his legs and is still recovering in hospital. police are still searching for the other driver. and also fast-moving flames produce seven bolts to charred rubble and washington state marina. the first bricks so fast that the local club volunteer fire department couldn't begin to contain the fire

and had to call for help from other agencies. luckily, no one was injured and the time three >>james: 657 is the time. when returning to the bag for it will tell you exactly how much when and where coming up critic of some residents want ojustin b ieber out. some people and a neighborhood say they don't want these celebrity to loaf near them. --move.

federal services are today for the two chp officers who were killed and the line of duty. >>: and ran making a return to the bay area. we will tell you when and how much to expect. >>: this is the bay area new station. kron 4 news at seven starts now. >>: the morning i'm darya fulsome and don james fletcher. let's begin our half-hour with that forecast the morning erica 3 >>dan: the morning james. fills a like spring got out there with temperatures expected and the '60s. here's a live look from our real cameras overlooking cathedral hill. temperatures ranging from the upper thirties to low or four days. by lunchtime skies bright blue. warm weather on go away by three this afternoon.