>> now at six. we may be seeing a break in the rain right now. but much more is on the way. we'll tell you what to expect. malignedand a high wind advisory on four different bridges right now. how it will affect your morning commute. >> good the thursday morning. we will start with the storms. there is another one on the way. >> storm number two is headed our way. right now, we still have a lingering showers and was see light rain closer to san rafael. we are saying a few sprinkles for those of you driving around the south. it is raining in concord and we have seen some impress of rainfall. over an inch and have and we are flirting with a half an inch by s

sfo. more rain will be rolling through and the next one will bring heavy rain and gusty when that will carry us into the weekend. a full detail of what to expect coming up. >> we have better nils for a hot spot that we were tracking and. there was an overturned accident but it has been cleared. the chp has left the scene and the traffic has quickly recovered. this is a much better commute and it is still a major problem in the south bay where lanes of 101 is shut down. that is backing up the ride on 1 01 coming out of gilroy you will find pretty good traffic conditions leading pass 85 and your trip to the rest of the south bay. there is a wind advisory in

effect and we're sing a backups perform now that to me to realize have been activated. >> an wind advisory is in the bay area right now. that is going to affect your morning commute. as you should drive over the bridge with caution. continuing our team coverage this morning is kron 4's jackie sissel who is live from the bay bridge with jackie? >> we have wind advisories for several of the bridges. this includes the bay bridge, the dumbarton. a couple of hours ago i can tell you that it was very wednesday of there. because of the storm that blew through the roadways are still wet. be aware of this

if you are on the mid span and that is where the wind is really heavy. i can tell you that the traffic is starting to back up which means that this is a good thing that people are traveling slower. >> the high winds are sticking a round. it is great for surfing. surfers taking advantage of the waves the wind is churning up off the coast of san mateo county. waves there at rockaway beach were as high as 30 feet. today the surf report says waves should be head-high- lineif you have a picture from the beach during this blustery weather. or any other rain pictures.kron four wants them. here are just a few sent to us from across the bay area. e-mail your pics to breaking

news at kron four dot com or you can post them online on our facebook and twitter pages. >> a $687 million drought- relief plan is headed for floor votes in the legislature today after winning quick approval in committees. committees passed the bills just days after the package was announced by gov. jerry brown. accelerate water conservation and recycling projects. the legislation also provides $15 million for communities with dangerously low water supplies and calls for increased penalties for illegal water diversions. >> scary moments on board a flight from l-a to oakland as the cabin fills up with smoke. take a look. maintenance crews think there was a leak in the air conditioning on the plane. linton johnson. the skywest flight 44-54 landed safely at oakland

international airport. passengers were asked to leave as quickly as possible. you can hear the flight attendant trying to keep the 75 passengers calm as they exited the plane. >> please leave your personal belongings of about nine. we will let you back on what we clear up the plane. >> we do thank you so much. >> a spokesperson for skywest says no other flights were impacted by the incident. >> the oakland raiders could be looking to move out of town. again. team owner mark davis is putting the city on notice that time could be running out for them. kron 4's will tran is live at the coliseum with the details >> the oakland raiders have put the city on notice this signed a one-year extension

and this ran out last season but now they can go somewhere else. if something does not work out there is a chance that they may leave town. the reason why they made to this is because oakland brought and some lawyers so that they cut have entertainment center. but five months later they have had no progress and they're getting frustrated. he stated that he wants to stay in oakland he stated that there is a chance that they could leave town because the only place that still shares a stadium with a another tank. so, you know how this happens. the city

of oakland stated that they're want to try to up work with them to come up with something. as of next season they can start looking. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. the bay area received rain and that was good news for skiers in the sierra. >> we are watching bay area weather, here's a live look outside at the richmond san rafael bridge. high when it buys three is an affect this morning on bridges except [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat.

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>> welcome back. there is a south bay hot spots. this is southbound lanes of 101 in morgan hill. the northbound commute is affected. you can expect is back up to grow. this accident should clear before 10:00 a.m.. >> arizona gov. jan brewer has vetoed a bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religious and discrimination and subjected the state to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. his decision to diffuse a

national furor over gay rights and religious freedom. the bill backed by republicans in the state legislator was designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs and refusing service today is. opponents call it an open attack on gays that invites discrimination. the bill across arizona and to the national spotlight last week after both chambers of the legislature approved it. >> yesterday's rain brought a fresh layer of new snow to the sierra. caltran filed were moving the snow off of the sierra highways and sanding the road was open to prevent black ice. meanwhile, at area ski resorts, the new snow was welcome to. >> i will talk about how much rain is expected coming up.

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>> welcome back. let's take a triple live look outside at conditions right now. the bay bridge has a high wind advisory, the san mateo bridge also, but not the golden gate bridge. >> we have good nils on 580

westbound but we're not going to be clearing this anytime soon. we're seeing the effects in the northbound direction. there is an accident that has been with us since early this morning. there was an overturned a big rig and it has doubled the drive time headed north from gilroy. that is also taking pressure off of the south san jose ride on 1 01 southbound. so much of that traffic originates here in morgan hill. this is a wind that blows no work. speaking of this at the bay bridge there is that when the advisory and place. the wind advisory has slowed down but they lease a bigger backup. the current backup is said about 18 minutes. there's a one advisory at the san mateo bridge as well as the dumbarton bridge. the traffic is building and

there is no wind advisory implies for the golden gate bridge where the traffic is slowed. the richmond sent or fell bridges without at when it buys read this morning and the traffic is a little sluggish and one of the cash lanes. this fasttrack line is still looking good. i also want to mention that we had an ongoing problem and the tracy ariel to 05 so that made the 580 ride through livermore a little bit better. i will update the drive time coming up. >> storm track for 4 shows the status of rock today and it may affect your ride on highway 101. also light showers south of san francisco we are dealing with snow showers currently in the sierra nevada.

vallejo is poured in 16 mi. per hour winds. the wind will only pick up as we head into the rest of the day and we are tracking a second storm scattered showers will continue into the 7:00 hour but it would drive off as we head into the afternoon of. very late to my will start to see light rain associated with the second system. heavy rain is expected for the overnight hours. we also have a high wind advisory we have the downed trees and power outages as possible options. >> here's your 7 day are around the bay. unsettled weather will be around the bay and we will dry things out as we start the next work week. >> a man who made eight

living ex schering torras at san francisco's fishermana livit as san francisco's fisherman's wharf died. gregory jacobs was known as the bush man. his signature move was to jump out from behind to leafy branches that he held in front of him. many usually stayed to watch others kids scared. the street performer get this for 30 years, attracting large crowds. >> spiracha will continue to flow from its southern california plan for now. the urban dale city council decided last night to wait until april for further action. the attorney who

represents the maker of also huy fong foods, says that the company is working with the south coast air quality management district on its filtration system. the los angeles a reversal of last fall to shut down the factory after residents complained that the factory had a lot of feelings. >> ukraine's acting interior minister says the troops and police have been put on high alert after armed men seized the government administration building in southern ukraine. an estimated 50 gunmen are occupy the building and a russian flag is flying. employees have been told to stay away from the area. >> ukraine's fugitive president has left the country for russia. viktor yanukovych in spain and a

kremicremlin sanatorium just outside of moscow. this is part of a plan to protect him from protesters. he has not been seen publicly since saturday. maligned new this morning north korea fired for suspected shorter-range missiles into its eastern borders. this morning, a south korean officials said that north career routinely conducts shorter-range missile tests, but the latest came three days after south korea and the u.s. began its annual military drills. a defense ministry officials said that north korea fired for project those believed to be shorter-range missiles with a range of about 125 mi..

north korea has recently east tensions with south korea by a largely areas between relatives who have been separated since the korean war over 60 years. >> watching wall street this morning. future trading shows all three indexes are negative right now. for the third straight day, the s&p five are traded above its record to close yesterday but fell back. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow added 18 points. the nasdaq added four. the s&p 500 added a point. >> tesla is making plans to open a massive new battery factory that could bring thousands of jobs to the united states. the power out so based car maker is considering sites in nevada, arizona, new mexico and texas. the company plans on working with panasonic to make the batteries. tesla

also say that it would raise nearly $2 billion in a debt offering to help finance the new factory. >> did general motors act quickly enough to get their latest big recall out? that is what federal investigators want to know this morning. gm recalled 1.6 million older model small cars. there tried to fix faulty ignition switches that are linked to crashes. these crashes have led to 13 desperate documents apparently show that the general motors knew about this problem teen years ago. the recall affects some older models of the pontiac solstice and saddam skies sports cars, the saddasaturn sk,

a, the saturn ion , the shedding hhand the hhr suv, che vy cobalt and potiac g-5.

>> noothat antioch man accused of kidnapping a seven year- old girl and assaulting her is heading back to court today. the hearing will determine if and david douglas is mentally competent to stand trial. douglas is charged with six felonies, including forcible lewd acts upon a child. authorities said that he filed a family home from wal-mart and then allegedly

took the girl from her front yard. the two were found hours later at an antioch marina after an amber alert. >> there is a form tonight in san francisco focus on making the city streets safer. state senator mark leno and city supervisor on jane kim will be there. 21 pedestrians and for cyclist died in collisions with cars in san francisco last year. the fdr's democratic club of san francisco is sponsoring the form. its starts at 6:00 p.m.. the >> happening today at another meeting will be held for the proposed toll changes at the golden gate bridge. the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district is recommending that the prices go up. the $5 set stretto would go a dollar on april 7th. the $6 paid by plate toll gold $7 per it >> the tea party turns 5

today. an anniversary celebration will be held in washington for the movement. among the people scheduled to speak are senator ted crews, rand paul, representative mike lee, and former congresswoman michele bachmann. these lawmakers gain popularity with the tea parties help. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. we will have more team coverage on the weather and the traffic. >> here is a live look at sfo. delays of nearly two hours of arriving flights sfo. delays of nearly two hours of arriving flights because of the high winds. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa sfo. delays of nearly two hours of arriving flights because of the high winds. where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey

cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.

>> welcome back. the opening bell on wall street. >> we are continuing our team coverage of the weather and traffic red jacket and sissel, jackie sisel is live at

the bay bridge. >> within the past sides of minutes. what i was standing outside, the rain is coming down pretty good. it is slowing down conditions of there are several wind advisories to i thought was passed most of the brain but to consider it is still raining out here. you should slow down and be careful because pop up showers are out here. >> when i was driving yesterday's was by iranian that hard. it was just so hard for me to see. >> this is especially since there is not a lot rain today. this helps a bit with

the visibility of the blistering winds are a problem for high-profile of vehicl if you drive a van, truck or a big rig. >> speaking of the big rigs, there is one that is overturned. 101, south bond, the san jose ride has been affected because so much of the traffic into the south area coming up through cairo the valley are rigid is here in morgan hill. a lot of this traffic is being held up in this normal drive time is about 12 minutes but now is 25 minutes. look at what it has done to the ride on 1 01. it has taken the pressure off the northbound commit and the rest of the south bay freeway looks great. >> on this are still morning

we want to take a look as storm tracker 4 because we have showers. we have spotty rain in the bottle area right around richmond san rafael. we're starting to dry things out and we are still dealing with a winter weather advisory that is an affect. as for temperatures they're pretty mild outside. as we head into the rest of the day spotty showers are possible. we are starting to see heavier rain. storm number two will make its presence known until tomorrow. wet conditions for the first week. i will have a full detail of what to expect coming up. >> with this first form of just about over. kron4 terisa estacio is reporting.

>> here is a shoe store and mail valley every hymie they have a lot of setbacks. the san bexar gore to stay out here because there is a big storm just around the corner. >> it is not just. the shoe store but take a look, this other business has sandbags out, over here, they have put out tarps as a precautionary measure. if you go wrong, we have seen a lot rain pripet this is the only place that has sent back south. i will come by and take a look at or you can send us a picture. >> coastal areas are pretty wide. it was raining all day yesterday at ocean beach in san francisco. water was collecting on the great

highway, which had to be closed for a short time. later, in the afternoon the rain let up a bit. but as the sun set, it started raining again and then the wind pick up. >> there is a ward being offered of $25,000 to track down the person responsible for leading tainted meat balls around san francisco. mike pelton is live with more. >> this morning there is a $25,000 reward and most of this money is coming from the yelp c zero. organizations are trying to track down the person after dozens of poisonous meatballs were filed over the weekend and this is what we're talking about. several pet owners have reported that they have seen these all across san francisco. the reward is: to be offered to and the group alamo

release fun. if you have any information about this. officials stated that these were laced with rat poison in the twin peaks area killed a dog. more reports came men about others. afghan animal care control officers found 35 potential meatballs in various spots. one dog was rushed to the veterinarian but he survived. they have submitted everything that they have filed for testing to see if they are poisonous. >> again there is a $25,000 reward that could be yours if you can lead them to the person responsible for this. dogs will eat absolutely any thing and it appears a there are more of these out there.

>> 18 people are looking for another place to stay this morning after an early- morning fire at their san jose townhouse. the three along fire was reported just after midnight on the 100 block of chynoweth avenue. when crews arrive, the blaze has spread into three of the four units. no one was injured in the fire. the cause of the fire is under investigation >> new pictures in this morning of three men who are suspected in five different armed robberies in the east bay. police said the treaty to be on the lookout for these guys. take a look. detectives say that that brought five businesses at gunpoint and the north oakland area. all these businesses were close closed a major stairs' including sand

pebble avenue, college avenue and telegraph ave. investigators said they could be in a silver dollar check nitro, with the license plate 6dek551. >> watching the gas prices this morning as the national average is at $3.43. here in california, we are seeing an average of $3.82. as always, higher prices here in the bay area. in san francisco, $3.86. in oakland, $3.78. and enhin san jose, $3.80. >> coming up on kron 4 news. an officer gets rough with a man trying to record some rest on the street. we will show you more of this video.

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lot of pressure off a 113 south san jose. >> one of the man who barely beat a san francisco giant fans at dodger stadium will be held without bail on several firearm charges. marvin norwood, who was sentenced to four years in prison was due to be released so soon after being given credit for time served but the several judge stated that norwood was a danger to the community and a flight risk and should be held pending trial. nor would and co-defendant louie sanchez pleaded guilty last thursday to the beating of the stow. >> the two suspects believed to be behind a pet smart to burglaries in san carlos are now building to other home break-ins in the san mateo area. police say, that last year ashley kirk was

working at pet smart. authority say, that she would tipoff others, when the homeowners would board there pets, as they were leaving for vacation. police eventually arrested her and a couple of others. now police say, that the pair was also behind three of the home or robberies in san mattel. new charges have been filed against the two. >> here's a live look outside. we have storm number two headed our way. full details coming up.

>> welcome back. this accident has spent the jamming up the ride and it is not expected that they will be able to clear best and reopen the southbound lanes until about 10:00 a.m.. this will be with us the rest of the morning commute but this typical drive time north about from gilroy would be about 12 minutes so it has a double to. because of all of the slow traffic this has taken a lot of pressure off to ride coming from highway 85 and even to 85. this is at least some positive of sex. let's take a look at the bridges which have been

under wind advisories and the bay bridge backup has really grown up. as we heard jackie's sizzle reported earlier that they have activated the metering lights and they have been cycling them slowly. that is why we are back up to west grand. and we are backed up into the macarthur mayes for the westbound drive time it is at 22 minutes, from highway 24. >> the san mateo bridge has a wind advisory and things are slow. the golden gate does not have it when the advisory but it is still a tough tried. on the richmond center felt bridge they have no backups pripet >> public transit is in showing a problem free ride. let's get more on the weather. maligned right now we are sent win space between eight san stuck 20 mi. per hour. let's take a

look as storm tracker 4 because we have showers around the bay writer while richmond sent or failed. these showers continue to work their way east and we have snow in the sierra nevada. mostly cloudy conditions as we head into the afternoon. you will see just that all future cast 4 but by 1:00 p.m. will start to dry out and cleared things out in fact we will see breaks of sunshine. most of the they should be fine and i do not think you will encounter any problems. rain is on the way for 10:00 p.m. tonight. >> the heaviest rain is want to fall through the over night and will wake up to scattered showers north the golden gate bridge. here is a look at the toes. between 1 and 2 in. about an inch for san francisco bay. we will take what we can get.

when to weather advisories are in effect for the tahoe area and we have already seen three to 6 in. of snow. we have more details come up with the 7:00 a.m. hour. >> the seven day around the bay shows unsettled weather and we will start to dry out as we head into next week. partly cloudy conditions and the temperatures will be in the '60s. >> we're watching wall street with our financial expert brought black. >>rob black. >> things seem fairly quiet. maligned i wrote about this on my face book page. basically, january coffee up 6% at february has taken back almost all of it. this

is fantastic. this is called for figuring it out. we keep testing it, the stronger that it gets. it sounds crazy but we will be at an all-time high. we have had the day's here once again. we are just try to figure to get through it. >> the economic reports have not been that great and everyone is blaming it on the weather. what happens when the weather gets better? do we make up for? >> some of it is just a loss. maybe this weekend. i will not shop for a truck but i may also need to go to restaurants. when it is snowing, i may not go to a restaurant. so that is a loss. it adds about $4 billion. we need to declare war on this. this is slowing

down our economy. it may sound very boring to you but others may say that our best days are behind us. so now, it is time to get mature. >> we sing the stock markets do well but most americans are not. you have seen companies across cut then. >> is same as if this was wants to become its way and we even saw j.p. morgan chase have layoffs. the >> the banks, they needed but when you mentioned j.p. morgan chase, the cost cutting is coming from the mortgage unit. most americans have refinanced. it makes sense said that would cut down some of their business. >> what is interesting is

the state street bank stocks could go up. they have so much cash that is waiting to be used but once the government will sense that rule you will see banks get higher in the stock markets as well as in lending. right now, they're hanging because of congress. >> out of space has just became more crowded. nasa has announced a they have discovered 715 new plants. these plants were discovered by nasa's kepler spacecraft. researchers at the ames research center says that these plants are small and travel all around one star on a flat circular path, similar to the galaxy. >> for the first time in

about 20 years, nutrition labels will be getting a makeover. the food and drug administration's proposed new rules would include changing the circumcised and updating the recommended daily guidelines and various nutrients. the new rules, which could go into effect two years after they are finalized, our redesigned to make it clear for americans to know how many calories they are consuming. the labeling will also take into account how some fools are consumed in one setting. for example, the service eyes for a bottle of soda will go from 8 ounces to 12 ounces and the serving size for ice cream willo 1 c.. there will be a 90 day commitment. to discuss the initial proposal. administration officials hope to have finalization with their recommendations within a year.

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>> and welcome back. here is a helicopter partnership pitcher with abc 7 knows of a tanker truck that has shut down the lines. this will be probably past 10:00 a.m. because they're trying to deal with this tanker and a fuel spill but this vehicle that was also involved in the accident. >> hat into the 7:00 hour we have a great video that want to show you. things to get out of hand for a bus driver in washington state. this video shows a passenger be the driver after he refused to leave the bus. this happen on an intercity bus in olympia. another passenger tried to intervene but it was difficult to hold the man back. police did arrive but did not find the man right wet, unfortunately employees who

saw the video recognized him and he was arrested. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. we are watching developing stories. we have the world according to gary at 7:45 a.m.. a bed game for the warriors'. stephen curry, but there was a good catch for the oakland a's. >> we are watching weather and traffic. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. high winds on bay area bridges this morning. >> we also have people behaving badly.

>> insist suspect first child demands are being sold on some of the bay area bridges.if you're leaving your e in the bay area will show you how things are coming up in a live report. >> and good morning. we will start with the storms. erica is tracking the storms. we have storm number two which should arrive about 10:00 p.m.