>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. with the rain returning. some areas are already preparing for what's to come. see if the rain will help our state's drought emergency. >> and -- a unanimous vote to reduce water consumption in the santa clara valley. what this means for you. >> the kron 4 morning news starts right now. >> good morning. i'm james fletcher. >> and im anny hong >> we sought a few raindrops in the east bay this morning. let's bring erica into this because we have activity. and >> if this is just the first wave of rain. it is working its way south. we're picking

up a few showers for places like san francisco in daly city. the rain will return over the next couple of hours so we will see dry breaks for the morning commute. here is a look at the north bay you can see highway 1 01 is still light rain. it intensifies as you cross the richmond san rafael bridge. right around the twin peaks of the entire ride over the bay bridge. this rain is moving to the east so we are seeing light rain for interstate 58880 corridor. we are dealing with the very light rain right now if you're heading out the door. here is a look at arrest of the day. a few showers expected by 8:00 a.m.. by noon, we will see light rain for the north. by 3:00 p.m. the rain will intensify and that will carry us into the evening. >> here is a look at future

cast 4 by noon, light rain along the coastline for places like free my. take a look at what happens later on in the day by 3:00 p.m. intense rain for napa and petaluma. we will catch a dry break in the rain will pick up by 7:00 p.m.. we're looking at the possibility of severe weather. we may see thunderstorms along the coastline and a dan local flooding is a possibility. >> as you wake up on thursday we will continue with scattered showers before the most part rain will taper off but as we head into the afternoon plenty of low 60's. hayward will have a high of 61 and your 7 day around the bay shows unsettled weather for the weekend. stormed no. 2 will arrive on friday with gust of wind. light rain for

early saturday morning. we may see a dry day on sunday. just a slight chance for the next work week. more details on your forecast coming up. >> we have a few minor accidents but nothing to slow you down. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have construction that is underway. the san mateo bridge is problem free in both directions of highway 92. incident free of the golden gate bridge and your drive time is at 23 minutes into the city. the richmond san rafael bridge is just a couple of cars into marin county. >> hthe santa clara valley water district is now asking residents to cut their water usage by 20- percent. up from ten percent. kron-4's jeff bush attended last night's meeting. where that decision was made.

he learned. the action could become mandatory. if things get worse. >> it was unanimous. the santa clara valley water district voted to reduce the amount of water usage by 20%. marty grimes >> over the next few weeks you will see that utility companies will be implementing measures that are mandatory. >> >> .which is a goal that can be obtained easily if people simply cut down on watering >> nmarty grimes santa clara valley water district about half our water is used outsideso, if you were to reduce your water useage by about half outside this year, starting now, then you would reduce your overall water usage by 25%. so, that is just an example of something that people can do and is probably doable for a lot of people. >> the problem is that the

district gets water from several different sources and those sources are not producing as much water as they do in normal years. so, the district passed the water reduction measure and it will be up to individual water companies to tell their customers to cut down water consumption. >> the district says there are several incentives available for people who change to a less water dependent yard or change out old, water guzzling devices, like their toilet. i'm jeff bush at the santa clara valley water district headquarter, kron four news. >> the arrival of the rain is good news for california's ongoing drought emergency. but will it be enough to end the dry conditions? kron-4's charles clifford has some answers. lime this >> this will take a and another storm for us to get this and tmay be another storm r this to end the drought. in the central part of the state they would have to

have released 50 to 20 in. of moisture. along the coastline between san francisco bay and the mexican border that would it to have 20 in. to end the drought in just 30 days. currently the level is as 61%. the snow pack is only about 19%. california's rainy season does not peak until april 1st so we still have several weeks for big storms to come through. >> charles clifford kron 4 news. >> coming up on kron 4 news. an oakland elementary school is fighting back against the in confrontations like this one at this elementary school. >> we now know about a

prison fight that involved former nfl player karen hernandeaaron hernandez. >> in marin county, a couple out on a walk discovers on goldegold. more all what they found coming up.

>> welcome back. big trouble for several central california police officials this morning, at least five of them have been arrested. accused of impounding cars from poor hispanic owners. and then selling them if the owners couldn't pay the fees. the officials include the acting police chief, former police chief, a sergeant and two officers with king city. >> the district attorney calls the case an organized scheme. with the sergeant as the ringleader. impounding dozens of cars and then taking them to a tow yard owned by the acting police chief's brother. some of the officials would also keep a few vehicles for themselves. the d-a says those arrested dishonored their badge.

>> school adminitrators in oakland. have responded to a set of videos. showing students fighting at fruitvale elementary school. kron-4's haaziq madyun spoke to a school official -- as well as a parent volunteer -- and they say, these videos do not adequately show what the school is all about. >> this video ,this cellphone video recently made available to the media that shows students fighting at fruitvale elementary school in oaklandas difficult as it is to watch is not a common occurrence according to the school director of instruction monica thomas >> are fights frequent on this campus? >> "no!" >> in fact the video was recorded back in december of 2013 >> "that is not a recent incident that happened here at allit was taken care of" >> and that is why the

president of the parent teacher organization shani brown says the video is an unfair representation of school >> "on no i am here everyday for 5 or more hours a day spending time with the kids on the yard, in the classroom, helping teachers with homework preparation, helping out with substitutes. i pretty much know the ends and outs of what is going on here. just because one incident was spotlighted it doesn't mean that this is a negative school and that bad things happen here everyday" >> she says the public should know some pretty good things are happening here at fruitvale elementary >> "we had a 5th grader that just won the district spelling bee and she is going on to the national spelling bee" >> just the same the recent media attention gives school administrators a chance to go over their efforts to keep students safe >> "regardless of what happened or what didn't happen it is always a good opportunity to look at school culture and school safety" >> in oakland haaziq madyun

kron4news >> live in the weather center storm tracker 4 is lit up because we are seeing light to moderate rain. if we have heavy rain that is moving across the richmond san rafael bridge. for more details on how long this wet weather is expected to last when kron 4 news continues. h,z/

a line >> welcome back. you would nature umbrellas because the first of two storms are coming. >> you can see on storm tracker 4 we are starting to see light rain not only in the north bay but crossing the san mateo bridge. we are picking up light rain for that interior valid. you can see the areas of yellow, pockets of heavy rain and just north of petaluma. you

can see that heavier rain is crossing the san rafael bridge. as we zoom in here all is contending with light rain that is crossing the bay. light rain is also for the dublin interchange in pleasanton as far east as brent what. this is just the first wave of rain that we are dealing with. we cut actually catch a break but more rain is on the way for your evening commute. future cast 4 shows that by noon and mostly just light rain and the mid peninsula. as we put the clock and the motion, by 3:00 p.m. the rain will intensify. by 7:00 p.m. we are dealing with the possibility of severe weather and we may see a line of thunderstorms. >> all of the ingredients

are in place but you will notice the rain will start to taper off and become scattered as we wake up early thursday morning. thursday morning, we will be dealing with wet roads but we wis will see dry rose a letter on the day. there is a winter weather advisory letter on this afternoon and the snow levels are expected at 7,008 ft.. if we may see 3 to 6 in.. above 7,000 ft. more impressive amounts about 18 in. of snow. you should breyer chains if you're born in that direction. >> the 7 day around the bay shows storm number two for friday morning and that will carry us into the weekend. mostly cloudy conditions up to 40 mi. per hour and partly cloudy conditions and just a slight chance for the next work week. more details on this. >> if your head into the bay bridge, off we have overbite

construction in effect until 6:30 a.m.. there will be lane closures. we're not seeing any delays or backups. if you are making your way via the san mateo bridge so far, the golden gate bridge currently is problem free however you may need to use your windshield wipers. as we take a live look at the richmond center fell bridge and there are no cars as you work your way into marin. >> nearly two dozen former new york city police officers and firefighters face charges in a disability fraud investigation. they're accused of claiming social security payments while they were still able to work. prosecutors said they faked mental health issues like depression in order to collect disability on top of their regular pension. some of them claimed trauma from the 9/11 attacks. this is the second roundup

of people accused of being involved in the decades-long scheme. >> convicted killer michael taylor was executed early this morning in missouri. the missouri corrections department confirms taylor was executed at the eastern reception, diagnostic and correctional center in bonne terre. taylor was convicted and sentenced to death for the 19-89 abduction, rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in kansas city. the execution came after the u-s supreme court denied a stay of execution and missouri governor jay nixon denied a petition for clemency. >> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been involved in a prison altercation. the bristol county sheriff department says that the former new england patriots tight end is being kept away from the general prison population, in a segregated housing unit. not much details are being released on the altercation. the 24-year-old has pleade

>> in napa, a mother and her boyfriend each entered a tearful 'not guilty' plea in connection with the death of her three-year-old daughter. kayleigh slusher was found at the home shared with her mother sara krueger, and her mothers boyfriend, scott warner. prosecutors say, kayleigh died of blunt force trauma. and said, the child was previously hospitalized at two different hospitals in the area. kron-4 was at the hearing, where krueger's family had an angry response to questions about the charges. line >> krueger and warner will remain in jail. they'll both be back in court in april for a preliminary hearing. >> president barack obama is ordering the pentagon to accelerate planning for a full u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan by the end of this year. the white house has become increasingly frustrated with afghan president hamid karzai's refusal to sign a security pact that is crucial to keeping a u.s. troop presence in afghanistan past the end of this year. mr. obama spoke directly to karzai yesterday for the first time since june.

>> >> a canadian doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting sedated women during surgeries. the judge said 65-year-old anesthesiologist george doodnaught exploited the trust the patients placed in him and his conduct. many of doodnaught's victims were in court ontario superior court for the sentencing. >> it appears joaquin "el chapo" guzman will remain in mexico's highest-security prison for the foreseeable future. two federal judges ruled that the alleged drug kingpin will have to stand trial on separate drug- trafficking and organized- crime charges in mexico, putting off extradition to the u.s. mexican government says guzman will not have a repeat of his 2001 prison escape that allowed him to continue his drug deals. >>

fewer air marshals are flying the friendly skies. the department of homeland security has cut the number of federal air marshals on commercial flights over the past three years. $150-million in budget cuts are the main reason for the reduction. the agency is reducing the staff through attrition but declined to say how many positions have been eliminated. >> there s gold in the hills!! at least for one california couple. they stumbled upon a treasure literally buried in their own back yard kron 4's scott rates shows us the coins, and how much the find is worth! >> you're looking at $28,000 in legal tender however it's true value is significantly higher. sot >> keeping there identity private the lucky couple that stumbled upon these cans in california's sirrera foothills is sitting pretty. they found the gold while walking their dog in their yard, that's when they noticed a can sticking up out of the ground, so naturally they dug it up sot >> they it looked down and they could see acorn sticking out through dirt. >> coin sticking out through

the dirt. >> quickly the couple went back to the site where they found the can and they dug more. sot >> 8 cans. packed with 1400 $20 gold coin pieces, dating back to 1892 a collection that today is worth $10 million the couple took their treasure to kagin inc. a firm in tiburon that deals with rare coins david mccarthy is the senior numismatist for the company. he has spent the past few months restoring the loot. sot sot sot >> if you found a secure spot. you can take them, buried them in the ground. >> the lucky couple in there mid- 40's says they to donate some of the proceeds to the homeless in their area, most of the coins will be put up some sale on amazon in june also plan on keeping a few of the coins >>

coming up on the kron 4 news. the oakland a's and the giants face off in the cactus league today. the giants or rebuild some opening date details.retail somy details.

>> welcome back. a former boxing champion from pittsburg -- james page -- is now a two time convicted felon. after pleading guilty to a series of bank robberies throughout the east bay last year. page was called the "button down bandit" by the f-b-i. for the types of shirts he wore during the robberies. the agency was able to connect him with eight bank heists in the east bay. from march of last year through june. page became the w-b-a

welterweight champion back in 1998, and seemed on a path to stardom, when he failed to show up for a fight in 2000. he later robbed a bank in atlanta. and spent 11 years in federal prison. >> giants kick off their spring training schedule against the a's this afternoon in scottsdale. in regular season news. madison bumgarner has ben named the giants opening day starter. he takes the torch from matt cain who started the opener last season tim lincecum was the year before. bumgarner was the giants best pitcher last season earning his first all-star appearance he will be the team's number two starter likely followed by tim hudson, lincecum and ryan vogelsong the giants open the season march 31st at the arizona diamondbacks. >>

>> when the 49ers new home opens later this year, it is thought at least one in five people heading for a game, concert or other event. will be taking public transportation. beginning tomorrow, v-t-a's transit program committee. will be holding a series of strategy sessions. designed to make sure those riders have a positive experience with plenty of options. that could mean some changes to the light rail and bus schedules in the months ahead. >> we're want to be looking at all other types of policies. we're also going to be beefing up the bus service. >> easy access to public transportation was one of the selling points for locating levi's stadium in north santa clara. eventually, there will be another option for patrons. when the south bay extension of bart is completed. >> coming up on the the kron

4 news. we will introduce you to a number one of the children in our state who are now dealing with what researchers call a polio like syndrome. >> a family takes action after their boy died from a wrecked by it. find out who they are suing. rat bite. find y are so in.e suing .

>> we're coming up on 4-30. here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. the bay area is getting ready to see some stormy weather today. there's a good chance of severe thunderstorms after seven p-m. this would bring heavy rain and gusty winds. there is also slight chance of a waterspout, which is tornadoes over water or even a brief tornado near the coast. we will be tracking the severe weather threat all morning. >> a meeting was held last night in the south bay to assess the impact of the drought emergency. so despite the coming rain-- the city of santa clara is now asking residents to cut

their water usage by 20- percent-- that's up from ten percent. it was unanimous decision by the santa clara valley water district. over the next few weeks you will see water retail companies like san jose water company implementing measures that are mandatory. >> and the arrival of any rain is good news for california's ongoing drought emergency. this is a graphic by n-o-a-a and the climate central. it shows how much rain is needed, in order to end the drought in california. along the north coast 10 to 15- inches of rain is needed. in the central part of the state, 15 to 20- inches of moisture is needed. the southeastern portion of the state would need only 5 to 10- inches. and along the coastline between the san francisco bay area and the mexican border 20- inches of rain is needed. >> we could expect storms later on tonight. we will

talk more about that. there is still rain falling right now. >> i have been speaking to several people on facebook and they stated that they are seen rain and right now. storm tracker 4 shows that this rain is continuing as we zoom in, light rain on highway 1 01. it looks like it has left san francisco but it is dry for the most part. we are dealing with rain as far east as brentwood. it really just depends on where you are. we are looking at dry and rather currently there. future cast 4 shows more wet weather is coming. >> take a look at what happens by 3:00 p.m. the rain will pick up in intensity north of the golden gate bridge and we will continue to see heavy rain by 7:00 p.m. tonight.

heavy rain for san francisco. we are looking at the possibility of severe weather and we may see thunderstorms. this could push into the bay area. we are looking at the possibility of urban flooding. this is something we will continue to monitor. the rain become scattered in the nature. most of this will be swept road ways but it will not be as bad. >> here is a look at the rainfall totals. we may see over two bridges for santa rosa. along the coast the national weather service is calling for three to 6 in. of rain. your 7 day around the bay shows unsettled weather for the weekend. gusty winds. what ever we see, we will get snow also in the sierra. there's a

slight chance for rain for the next work week. we have a lot of changes in the forecast. usually, one we have active water in the bag that resorts and traffic problems. >> here's a look at the the bay bridge. there are no problems. of course we have overnight construction. there is lane closures currently in effect. we have been tracking problems heading to the bay bridge affecting both west and east bound. we had some debris blocking lanes. you should i run into any problems or delays. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge to the drive time is at 12 to 30 minutes. the golden gate bridge is currently trouble- free. here is a live look to the rich december fell bridge again, you may be dealing with a few sprinkles but overall it is an easy ride. >> parts of the bay area are gearing up for the storms.

in mill valley, the city is offering sand bags to help people protect their homes. kron 4 jackie sissel is that one of those sandbags locations. >> they have san backs out here. you have to do the work yourself. they do have shovels out here. this is all preventive measures for right now but obviously before its starts to rain, a lot of businesses and homeowners obviously experience flooding. in fact, in mill valley we saw several businesses that flooded. now is the time for you to get the sandbags. they're making them available to residents and several locations spread

usually this means that when you come out here they have a limit. they also have shovels. you have to do the work as i stated earlier. the rain is coming. it may be too late so if you need these sandbags they are making them available. storm tracker foreshore lybrand in the north, is there a line where you are ed? >> >> do you see any rain were you are ed? >> snow. so far it is dry. if i am waiting for just like everyone else. >> in oakland, a school is

taking measures to keep the students say. >> there is a meeting that is wanted be held today of a video the surface of students fighting. will tran is live with more. >> we are talking about fruit unveil an elementary. this is the video that we want to show you. you can say schoolgirls are fighting and apparently it went on before any teacher or administrator came to break this up. i can tell you that the school district will have a staff meeting to go over the plans. initially, they did not think anything was wrong and they stated that this incident is isolated. as 5:30 a.m., we receive reaction from parents will bring you information on what they have to say. >> the time is for 30 7:00 a.m.4:37 a.m.. we also have

information on fleet week.

>> researchers believe a rare virus may be linked to a polio-like syndrome which has caused weakness and paralysis in about 20 children in california. a link between all of the cases hasn't been confirmed yet. even among the confirmed cases, andrew spencer reports neurologists aren't sure what's causing the illness. linevikash seems to be one of the luckier ones, having regained some of the strength in his left arm. he's still weak, though, and going through physical >> "i'll do fine-motor skills. i go into the water every day. i work on the floor trying to lift up and down." >> "we are just keeping our fingers crossed and staying positive and continuing to do this whatever recovery he gains is going to be a huge help for him." vikash is among about 20

children in california researchers believe have been stricken with a polio- like syndrome in the last 18 months. sofia is another, though her arm remains paralyzed. even among the five early cases that have been confirmed, researchers aren't entirely sure what's causing the illnesses. >> "two of the children, they were able to find a particular virus known as enterovirus 68. you don't need to remember the name, but that's one of the viruses that's in the same family of polio." >> dr. keith van haren has written a report on five of the early cases. he plans to present that report in april at the american academy of neurology's annual meeting. he, his colleagues, and the parents of some of the affected children are trying to raise awareness to perhaps find other cases and, eventually, better treatment. >> "health officials say, 'look, we don't think this is a risk of becoming some find out other clustsers of cases like this around the country that may better pinpoint what's happening here.'"

>> for now, vikash and the others living with this rare syndrome will continue treatment and make do with what strength they have left. i'm andrew spencer, reporting >> a family in san diego is suing petco after their 10- year-old son died from a bacterial infection they say he contracted from a pet rat bite. aidan pankey died in june of last year, hours after he was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pains. petco says it's in the process of investigating the claim. >> we will be right back. there is a strong storm that is moving in. we're just seeing light rain. here is a

live look outside from the bay bridge. we are tracking a light rain and the north and for parts of the east. more details coming up.

>> happening today: we'll learn more about a bay area-based bill going before california lawmakers that would increase the availability of medical interpreters for people who don't speak much english. it's being called the "asiana airlines" medical interpreter bill. organizers say the asiana crash highlighted the need to bridge the language barrier in medical emergencies. >> another place to help keep our kids safe opens today. the san francisco children's advocacy center officially opens this morning at 8-30. the new center on third street near cargo way hopes to provide a support system for families wanting to stop the cycle of child abuse. services include education and training for parents. and a place where police, doctors, social workers and family members can come together to investigate

abuse. the c-a-c hopes to serve two-thousand children in just it's first five years. >> the blue angels fly in to the bay area to talk about coming back to fleet week. a rep from the u-s navy jet team will land at oakland international airport around noon. that's where the blue angels will call home for the big event. mark your calendars.san francisco fleet week is october tenth through the 13th. tickets went on sale february first. >> i am so glad that they are coming back. >> also back is the range. we have to storms are going to come through. >> we are mostly seeing light rain along the coastline. storm tracker 4 shows a lot of green on the

screen. not all of this is necessarily hitting the ground. it is a little misty. you can see for your ride on high 11. heavier rain is going to make its way into san francisco. it is dry however across market street. light rain for san leandro and alameda. it looks like you may need to use your windshield wipers for the east bay interior spots. not all that rain is hitting the ground and we are starting to see just a few showers for the sierra nevada. there is a winter weather advisory for this afternoon. you will see on future cast 4 that by noon, the rain, we may seek rain for hayward and fremont. for the afternoon, the rent will start to run above and will

pick up in intensity. by 7:00 p.m. we are looking at the chance for a few thunderstorms. >> heavy rain will be anticipated for places like napa and livermore. have your brain will be in the forecast. we're already seen lightning strikes. as will wake up early thursday morning the rain will become scattered in nature and in fact we may see perhaps dry weather for the rest of the day. >> for the afternoon the temperatures were mainly in the '60s and that will be the trend for the weekend. storm no. 2 will arrive early strike the morning and continue into saturday. just a slight chance of rain for sunday. >> more details on that coming up. >> right now, if you are hitting the road we're not looking at any major hot spots. nothing this show you're ride down. we have

overnight construction at the bay bridge. you also notice that the volume has increased. if you're heading to the san mateo bridge. the headlights will be shown in the bright lights are coming forth. >> the golden gate bridge is problem free and again, you may need to use your windshield wipers because we have sprinkles in the area. as we take it over to the traffic maps, was found a we are seeing on rain on the roadway sensors. there was a debris that was blocking some of the lanes. all of that activity has been pushed over to the center divider so the lanes are not clear. >> a south bay firefighter accused of selling drugs and molesting a 17 year old boy will be in court today to enter a plea. 53-year-old mario enrique questas was arraigned last week on three felony drug charges. he is alleged to have sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer with the state and county enforcement task force.

questas also faces charges in connection with the alleged molestation of a 17- year-old boy. investigators say the sex abuse allegations resulted from a tip connected to the drug case. >> in the south bay, two people are in jail in connection with the murder of a 23-year- old earlier this month. police arrested andrew reynoso and davinna mariscal. investigators say, two groups got into an argument at the capitol flea market. that continued onto snell avenue, near capitol expressway. that's where eric vallejo was hit by a car and killed. police are still looking for a car. a silver mercedes benz, with rear end damage. police also say, they think the confrontation was gang- related. >> today marks the one year anniversary where two santa cruz police officers were killed investigating a sexual suspect on february 26th, 2013, detective sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler were shot and killed while investigating jeremy goulet in santa cruz. butler left behind two young children and worked for the

department for 10 years. baker was a 19 year veteran with the santa cruz police department. he left behind three children, including a son who works at the santa cruz police department. goulet was killed in a shoot-out with police. on february 26th, 2013, detective sergeant butch baker and detective elizabeth butler were shot and killed while investigating a sexual assault suspect in santa cruz. line >> demonstrators around the country will be wearing hoodies today in remembrance of trayvon martin. it's been two years since the florida teen was shot and killed during an altercation with george zimmerman. >> in oakland, demonstrators will rally at the fruitvale bart plaza at 4 this afternoon. >> in san francisco today. protestors will hold what they're calling a "march on greed." they're protesting a san francisco landlord they're dubbed a "serial evictor." and who they say has had a direct affect on the displacement of the city's lower and middle income renters.

that march begins this morning at 11:30 at the 24th street bart station. president obama says about 4 million people have signed up for health insurance through federal or state marketplaces set up under his health care law. march 31st is the deadline for americans to sign up if they don't want to wait until open enrollment in the fall. >> general motors has doubled to 1.6 million the number of cars it is recalling to fix faulty ignition switches that have been linked to multiple fatal crashes. g-m is adding 842-thousand saturn ion compacts, chevrolet hhr suvs, pontiac solstice and saturn sky sports cars to its earlier recalled. gm says a heavy key ring or jarring from rough roads can cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position and shut off the engine and electrical power. >> a man in new orleans is on the run this morning. with a piece of art created after hurricane katrina. police say he attempted to steal a chunk of a cinderblock wall with a painting by the infamous graffiti artist banksy.

a neighbor says he asked the man for proof of a permit to remove the painting. but later that afternoon, the man was gone. part of the wall is now missing. the painting is known to locals as the umbrella girl or the rain girl. >> coming up next. a leopard is on los, caught on camera. we will let to know where he is dead. >> how to docs took a truck on a joyride down on the river.

>> class will be in session this morning at skyline high school in oakland. classes were canceled yesterday and students were sent home, after another gas leak there. a heavy, natural gas odor. forced the evacuation of the 19- hundred students at the school. for a while, they were moved out to the athletic fields. >> >> it turns out. the gas

leak was coming from an open valve, used to light bunsen burners in the science classroom. p-g-and-e located the problem. and the valve was sealed. this latest problem comes just one week after a work crew ruptured a nearby gas line. also keeping the campus closed for a day. >> >> heading into the 5:00 hour. we have some the video we want to show you. a 17 year-old boy near sacramento is recovering at home this morning after he felt too much as 50 ft. down a cliff.

tyler green the and a friend were moving a picnic table when all of a sudden, tyler slipped sending him and the table tumbling down an embankment. tyler's mother says that she cannot believe that he is alive. >> it is usually no big deal to go on a nice car ride. but what if you are a dog. that is what happened tulsa, okla. guest today. two dogs and took their own struck for a drive down a hill. the vehicle finally landed in a river bank. emergency crews were expecting a person was driving but that was not the case. >> here are some pictures of a leopard that has been running loose in an indian city since sunday. the big cat was found in a local timber shop before being cornered in a nearby hospital. animal control experts were called to tranquilize the animal, which made a daring escape, breaking a window in the room to make its getaway. after breaking out of the hospital it "snuck" into a movie theater.

>> coming up on kron 4 news. we are looking at how much snow will fall in the tahoe area. >> we are live in the north bay, where businesses and homes are preparing for rain.

>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. storms is headed our way. we have your complete weather coverage. >> and preparations are underway for the storms. what you need to know to get ready for the rain. the wet weather will help the severe drought we are experiencing. but is it enough? >> all that and more right now on the kron 4 morning news. >> good morning. we are talking about the rain. it is finally here. >> storm tracker for shows

like grain blanketing the bay area. and not all of this is actually reaching the ground. i heard reports of sprinkles out towards santa rosa. there is light rain in the concord area. dry weather in the south bay but we may see sprinkles and the next 20 to 25 minutes. you'll notice that light rain will follow you for highway 1 01 and crossing the golden gate bridge we may pick up some heavier rain. most of this will continue east, we are anticipating more for the east bay. satellite and radar shows the rain currently in the bay but we're not seeing too much for the sierra nevada. the temperatures are in the '50s and it will remain this way into a.m.. light rain is expected for lunch time. by 3:00 p.m. the rain will pick up in intensity. i will walk you through future cast 4 and your 7 day around the

bay coming up. >> we have been watching the east shore freeway where an accident occurred at pinole valley road and also there is one and you can and. vehicles heading eastbound struck the center divider. that is why we have concrete debris. the chp mold this over the caltran still needs to come out and investigate and clean it up. there is a possibility that we may see center divider activity on the east shore freeway later on and will keep an eye on that. >> in the meantime your ride round the bay is still pretty light with no impact on the east shore. interstate 580 is slow through the alta mount pass for the westbound ride. no unusual delays. >> the city of san mateo is preparing for the series of storms headed our way.

they are working to improve storm readiness. joining us live with more is kron 4's mike pelton. mike? >> there is a small amount of sandbags. you can come down here if you are a resident and pick up to at least 10 beck's. they tell me that they do have an extra stock available. there also want to be out in force to make sure the storm drains are not clogged so that water can easily drain. a gang, if you need a sense that if you can come down anytime and this address is 1949 pacific boulevard. they have a location's all across the bay. we have posted a link on our web site. >>

>> in mill valley, the city is offering sandbags to help people protect their homes and businesses from flooding in this coming storm. residents or business owners may pick up sand bags at fire stations on 1 hamilton ave and 26 on corte madera ave. there is a limit of ten sandbags per household or business. the hauke park parking lot, the thaila parking lot and parking area on molino ave have a stock pile of sand that residents can use to make their own sand bags. and coming up at 5:30, we will talk to kron 4's jackie sissel who is live in mill valley. he will have more on how to protect your home during these storms. >> the arrival of any rain is good news for california's ongoing drought emergency. this is a graphic by noaa and the climate central. which shows how much rain is needed n order to end the drought in california. >> along the north coast 10 -to 15- inches of rain would need to fall. in order

to end the drought. in the central part of the state. 15- to 20- inches of moisture is needed. the southeastern portion of the state would need only 5 -to 10- inches of rain. and along the coastline. between the san francisco bay area and the mexican border. 20- inches of rain is needed. >> currently , the water levels for california's reservoirs. are at about 61- percent of average for this time of year. >> stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage. you can go on our web site, we have more information on the timing of the storms. you can also leave your feedback and post pictures of the weather on our facebook and

twitter feeds. >> developing news this morning. disturbing video surfacing of kids fighitng at fruitvale elementary school in oakland. kron 4's will tran is live with more on what is happening. and a look at the video. >> this has gotten to the point where they will have to have a staff meeting and parents also be there because of this video that has came to light. it is not that they're just fighting but the fact that it takes too long for any teacher all adult comes in to break it up. the people that are watching this stating that this is a common occurrence. they stated that a lot of times they have no supervision on the playground because they are short staffed. they stated that the students are not always monitored. >> the school claims a this is an isolated incident that does not happen all the time. in fact, a teacher

stated that this is not going on and that teachers and administrators here are just fine in fact, one student just won a spelling bee and they're so upset that this can to light. the school district initially denied this but more and more people are talking about this and now they are looking at establishing a program. >> new this morning. a south bay mental health counselor has been indicted on charges of child sex trafficking. the counselor, 27-year-old justin crutchfield, was named in an indictment in u.s. district court in san jose, and he is accused of using his position to lure two teenagers to work as prostitutes. crutchfield - who was arrested in june - worked for the santa clara valley mental health department as a peer counselor for minors and young adults. san jose police say he convinced the teens to sell their bodies on busy

streets and on websites like my red book. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. storms are coming to the bay area. we will have complete coverage on what to expect all morning long. and the rain here means snow in tahoe. >> we'll have a look at just how much snow is going to fall. ♪

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>> we are tracking the storm that is coming. we do have light rain already. there is a winter weather advisory for the sierra for later on this afternoon till tomorrow morning. the last one was shorter. this one would changeover to snow at lake level. we may see six or more inches. there may be over a foot over seven cows

and foot. any plans to travel there we are going to have chain requirements. we will keep tracking the storm for you. >> in the weather center we are seeing light rain and blanketing the bay area. i will talk about when rain is expected to intensify coming up.

>> welcome back. we are talking about the storms. >> about noon we are anticipating heavier rain. it doesn't look too bad right now. that is it just light things that are falling right now. most people stated that it feels like drizzles. you may need to use your windshield wipers. as we zoom in, you will see that is the case of highway 1 01 down to the golden gate bridge. we are

pretty much dry and san francisco. light brand in san leandro and alameda. this is something that we will continue to monitor. off the rest of us are not dealing with any rain. >> as for future cast, what you through the timing, by noon iran will start to pick up.the rain will start to pick up. that would be the case north of the golden gate bridge but heavier rain for later on tonight. we will not have too many words for the morning commute but the evening commute may be in jeopardy. we're looking at the possibility of thunderstorms. this is expected to mo vaughn and we may continue with the rain overnight just scatterethere wif

rain expected and this will not put too much of a dent in the drought status. stronger system is on the way by friday that will carry a sentence saturday. we're looking at the possibility of unsettled weather. >> i just want to let everyone know that we have a special section on our web site. on the front page you will see a banner for you to click on. we have the latest information about the storms. when you scroll down you will see the latest video. you also have more headlines. we have lied radar as welllive rate are as w >> we're not tracking any

hot spots. we have not seen any major impacts with the weather. we will start with the bridges, the westbound bay bridge has a smooth commute. there are no delays and we are looking at a 9 to 11 minute drive time. for 92, it is an easy drive time with 11 minutes with no delays. on the golden gate bridge there is a small strip across the span. there are no problems on the parkway. >> the richmond center fell bridge traffic is doing okay with no backups for delays. the traffic maps shows a drive times, first of the east shore freeway westbound is still looking good despite problems with debris and lane. the chp

cleared this to the center divider and caltran has not dispatched their crew. it is still looking good just 14 minutes. the westward ride down interstate 580 is not delayed in the right to san ramon is 16 minutes and to dublin. it is an easy trip into 1 0114 minutes to the montague expressway. >> happening today: in san francisco, tenants' groups will hold "march on greed" in protest of local landlord kaushik dattani dattani, has been receiving increased notoriety as a "serial evictor." he has recently been added to the "dirty dozen" by the anti eviction mapping project, for being one of the worst ellis- act evictors in san francisco. the march aims to make mr. dattani an example of real estate speculation that has been directly affecting the displacement of the city's lower and middle income renters. the march will be held at the 24th street bart station in the city's mission district. it will be from 11:30 untill

12:30. >> a governor jerry brown will meet with peru's ambassador to the united states harold forsyth-- to sign an agreement to expand california's partnership with peru. this meeting is at 10 a-m this morning. and then right after the governor brown will meet with portugal's president cavaco silva. both of the meetings are happening at the farimont hotel in san francisco. >> today marks the two-year anniversary of the killing of trayvon martin by neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. in remembrance of martin, today has been named nationwide "hoodie's up day." a rally and march will be held today at the fruitvale bart plaza in oakland. the protest will be from four p-m until six p-m. >> this morning president barack obama is pushing get u-s troops out of afghanistan by the end of the year. he's giving the pentagon marching orders to accelerate troop withdrawels. the president spoke to afghan president hamid karzai yesterd.the first time since since june. and the white house says

he's frustrated at karzai's refusal to sign a security pact that would keep u-s troops in his country into 20-15. >> shhfewer air marshals are flying the friendly skies. the department of homeland security has cut the number of federal air marshals on commercial flights over the past three years. 150-million dollar in budget cuts are the main reason for the reduction. the agency is reducing the staff through attrition but declined to say how many positions have been eliminated. >> there's more evidence of vulnerability this morning on the state's health insurance exchange. covered california. an e-mail from a federal cybersecurity official says the marketplace had a lingering security concern in its system more than three months after it opened. the security flaw was noted and posted publicly but was not fixed. there is no indication that any consumer information was compromised. a spokesman for the health exchange denies the system ever had a vulnerability and that no consumer information was breached. >> looks like bieber isn't the only one getting into

trouble! both justin bieber's security guard *and driver have been arrested and charged with stealing a photographer's camera. atlanta police say it happened at an entertainment complex yesterday evening. bieber's bodyguard got into a confrontation with a photographer who he said had gotten too close to the singer. police say that's when the bodyguard and driver followed the photographer to a parking lot and took his camera. the two were caught as they were pulling up to a house bieber is renting in the area. luckily for bieber, he was not involved in this case. >> former n-f-l star aaron hernandez was in a jail fight overnight. the bristol county sheriff's department says the former new england patriots tight end got into an altercation with another inmate. but neither man was seriously hurt. hernandez is now being is being kept in a segregated prison population. hernandez is charged with murder and weapons charges in the june death of odin lloyd last june. >> big trouble for several central california police officials this morning, at least five of them have been arrested. accused of impounding cars from poor hispanic owners. and then selling them if the owners couldn't pay the fees.

the officials include the acting police chief, former police chief, a sergeant and two officers with king city. the district attorney calls the case an organized scheme. with the sergeant as the ringleader. impounding dozens of cars and then taking them to a tow yard owned by the acting police chief's brother. some of the officials would also keep a few vehicles for themselves. the d-a says those arrested dishonored their badge. >> federal officials have launched a criminal probe of a petaluma slaughterhouse that recently recalled more than 8.7 million pounds of beef. the u=s=d=a says rancho feeding corporation processed diseased and unhealthy animals and did not follow federal inspection rules. the recalled beef was sold at walmart and other national chains and used in products, including hot pockets. a partner at the company has denied the allegations and said he was unaware of a criminal investigation.

>> here is a live look as storm tracker 4. light rain is falling in certain parts. it is a little more intense towards central valley towards stockton. we do have more on the way. keep it here and we will break ♪

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is 5:30 a.m.. we have rain that is falling. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. we have a dry surface. there richmond simmer fell bridge, here is your approach to the toll plaza. it is really not the morning commute that this will impact you. it will be an afternoon event. erica will not break that down for you. >> a storm tracker 4--all the green and yellow. it is not all of this moisture that is heading the kron. people have been stating that it is more like a drizzle. more rain is picking up in the fairfield area along the delta stretching out to livermore. it will take some time for it to reach us. we will sit around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. very heavy rain. we may pick up thunderstorms

by 7:00 p.m.. the rain in the bay, we have now seen much in the sierra nevada but as we look at to rainfall totals through saturday we may see over 2 in.. about an inch and a half for san francisco. the national weather service is calling 3 to 6 in. for those of you along the coastal ranges. we have active rather to talk about and i will have a look at the extended forecast coming up. >> we are still tracking a pretty good ride or around the bay. we are not looking at any hot spots. the traffic is still pretty smolt. the bay bridge, as we start the bridge and check the westbound ride has no problems for the commute from the macarthur mayes. the quick commute check shows like rain for most freeways except for interstate 580 westbound direction. bids are sluggish through the alta mount has about the ride through

livermore is problem free. there are problems near patterson 580 westbound. this has been shut down due to overturn a truck. >> we continue our team covers this morning for preparations for rain. kron4 jackie sissel is live in mill valley with more. >> this is preparation for what is to come. they have sand bags and set up out here. i am at fire station number one, there are several locations that are set up for people who made san vexed. here is video from the last rain storm that we received. it was about 8 in. of rain and a three day. a lot of people needed sandbags and they are available less several locations. this includes

fire station 1, on hamilton drive and also fire station 26. some stipulations is that you have to be a resident of that city and they have a 10 bag limit. if you do have to fill the sandbags yourself. this is a preventive measure. this is the time to do it. i know it is only 5:30 a.m. but the rain is coming. >> if you are in a position where your home or your business bloods, this is a good time for you to com floodsd time for you to come out. >> its official. residents in the santa clara valley

are now being urged to cut their water usage by 20 percent. the vote was unanimous with water district officials. they say over the next few weeks, residents will see companies like 'san jose water' implementing new mandatory measures to reduce water usage. but its still up to the companies to tell their customers to cut down on water consumption. >> most of our water is used outside. you have tub reducing by half starting now. you have to look renewreduce your water usage by 25 percent. >> the district says there are several incentives available for people who change to a less water dependent yard or change out old, water guzzling devices, like their toilet. >> the u-s government has fined asiana airlines. 500- thousand dollars. for

failing to help the families of the victims of flight 214 that crashed in san francisco last year. specifically -- the department of transportation says, the south korea- based airline. did not follow a plan. which required the company to promptly contact relatives. three people were killed -- and dozens of others hurt in the july 6-th crash. investigators say, some families were not contacted until five days after the accident. a line >> a former boxing champion from pittsburg is now a two time convicted felon. after pleading guilty to a series of bank robberies throughout the east bay last year. james page was called the "button down bandit" by the f-b-i. for the types of shirts he wore during the robberies. the agency was able to connect him with eight bank heists in the east bay. from march of last year through june. page became the w-b-a welterweight champion back

in 1998, and seemed on a path to stardom, when he failed to show up for a fight in 2000. he later robbed a bank in atlanta. and spent 11 years in federal prison. >> the toll bridge oversight committee will be holding a meeting today as new questions are being raised about the seismic safety of the eastern span of the bay bridge. cal trans officials admit. they relaxed their own standards concerning some of the welds joining 10 -of the bridge's 29- steel road deck sections. the reason is because some of the steel structures under the roadway, did not line up like they were supposed to. some of the joints are off. as much as 8- millimeters in some places. in fact, four years ago, the bridge's lead designer warned. these welds could suffer local damage during a major quake. the mis- alignment and the non -standard welds could cause big problems when the next big earthquake hits. >> a cal- trans spokesperson says, their engineers and outside experts. signed off on the safety of the non- standard welds.

they said, the work will not affect the structural stability. or the seismic performance. of the 6-point- 4 billion dollar project. >> this adjustment to kron 4.just into kron 4. russian president vladimir putin has reportedly ordered an immediate test of combat readiness of troops in central and western russia. he ordered the test earlier today. the report did not mention ukraine, where months of protests have forced a pro russian president to go into hiding. there is growing tension between russia and the west over the future alliance of

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>> the time is 5:41 a.m.. this just in to kron 4 news. president obama hits the road today. he is speaking in st. paul, minn. as he continues to focus on the economy. he will talk job creation as part of his planned your action. the president is also expected

to announce a new completion to encourage investment, create jobs and prepare america's crumbling infrastructure. >> and for the first openly gay, active player in the four big sports leagues in the united states is now the nba's most popular player in terms of jersey sales. the n-b-a says the nets player's number 98 jersey is the top seller on n-b-a-com. collins wears the number 98 as a tribute to matthew shepard, who was murdered in a gay hate crime in 1998. collin's jerseys are even beating out the likes of lebron james, kevin durant and blake griffin. >> your morning commute is not too bad. but on storm tracker 4 we have rain on the way. we will be right back.

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more impressive than what is shown on the ground. eds >> not all of this is hitting the ground. there are a lot of viewers writing in stating that it dismissed the outside. that is the case in the north bay. you will notice the very light rain for highway 1 01. as we pushed into the peninsula, we may see heavy rain around peninsula. to the east, light rain in alameda and heavy rain for brentwood. mostly sunny conditions for rest of us are not dealing with the rain but for the 8:00 a.m. hour we will have a pop-up showers. >> my noon, we will see light rain for the north bay and the rain will intensified by 3:00 p.m.. your eating commute home you may have thunderstorms along the coastline. we have

another storm had our way. i will have a full detail of what to expect coming up. >> the time right now is 5:46 a.m.. >> for the ride on interstate 80, the bay bridge were westbound traffic is looking great. we are starting to back up and the two left hand cash lanes. this is right down the center. we are not backed up out of the macarthur mayes. the drive time is still between nine and 11 minutes. from 92, the san mateo bridge they have no problems on the trip heading over to foster city. it is an 11 minute commute time with no delays. 11 01, the golden gate bridge. it is a pretty easy ride and the deck is a dry. no windshield wipers. >> the right to marin county in is looking good with no

backups in the fasttrack lane. >> we will update the drive times, the east shore freeway has four minutes so we are looking at an 18 minute commute time from hercules to berkeley. the san ramon valley is still 16 minutes with no problems. 14 minutes from livermore heading to dublin. >> the south bay freeway is still looking good, 16 minutes from kiley valley. the more rain ride is still an easy trip under 25 minutes. no congestion is building. >> more good news for tesla, motors which is

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named the best pickup truck. >> the blue angels fly in to the bay area today to talk about coming back to fleet week. a rep from the u-s navy jet team will land at oakland international airport around noon. that's where the blue angels will call home for the big event. mark your calendars.san francisco fleet week is october tenth through the 13th. tickets went on sale february first. >> recent nasa images from space show north korea covered in darkness. a member of the international space station took a series of photographs that show just how off-the- grid north korea really is. this is one of the images taken. pyongyang "appears like a small island not emitting much light. while thriving cities and major roads are seen glowing across south korea and china. this also shows the dramatic difference in power used in south korea and north korea, south korea uses over 10-thousand kilowatt of power per hour, while in the north, 739 kilowatts. >>

>> petco under fire this morning.a san diego family claims a rat they bought at the pet store.killed their son. aidan pankey died last june.hours after he was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pains. aiden's parents say a bacterial infection was the cause. and that he got that infection from a bite from a rat they bought at petco. they are now suing the store. petco says it's in the process of investigating the claim. >> >>

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