a line >> there was a pedestrian that was hit and killed after the mayor announced a new program on safety. >> good morning. it is 6:00 a.m.. we will start with the forecast. >> it is a friday, we are

having high clouds and the temperatures are on mild side but as we head into the afternoon which will start to warm things up. by 3:00 p.m. we may see 70's for the lens bowsprit high pressure is building and we will continue with springlike conditions. i will talk about your weekend forecast coming up. >> we had an early morning x i met with a wrong way driver. we have been looking at it very quiet commute. the bay bridge, the metering lights have not been activated. are on the bay, we are still looking at good conditions. the quick commute check shows that we have added highway 4 for the east bay ride for it it is lighter than usual through antioch. in the south bay is a little bit of slowing. there are no delays for the

north a ride. >> developing news out of hayward this morning. a fire burning * right next to another dramatic fire that played out last night.where a family tossed their 3- year-old out a second story window to escape the flames. kron 4's mike pelton is live. mike? >> we were all here earlier ready to report this first fire that happens right behind me when a second fire broke out and it carports. some of us were the first called 91. here is the scene and firefighters were working to knocked this fire out. their rushed back and that were tried to put the second fire out. neighbors had to rush job. fire officials stated that nine cars were damaged. no injuries. >> my 98 honda was destroyed. >>

>> that second fire came just hours after the first one occurred this was the second floor apartment just a short distance away fire officials stated that the rebels had to jump down. that is about a 25 ft. fall. at three year-old child had to be tossed out the window. i spoke with a neighbor who gave the neighbors a jacket. >> i am re vietnam's of that, just try to help everyone. but life is what is. i am just happy no one was killed i can't replace what ever. the furniture, as long as no one died. >> the cause of these fires

are under investigation but in the past five minutes, the three year-old child's mother showed up on the sick and she stated that everyone was taken to the hospital and they are okay. this was a very hectic scene. i will continue to hear from neighbors. >> meanwhile * another fire is burning. this time in san jose. several people have been hospitalized kron 4's will tran is live on scene with more. will? >> this is suspicious. the firefighters at chase is from a fire to a crime scene. you concede there are still here and they still have hot spots that they have to deal with. two people at a burn center at this morning because they had to rush by the flames. the fire started. they found out that this fire started on the outside. this is the

back patio, you can see the metal bars, these are two of many that are all of this house. the people inside were not able to operate a lever to release the bars. instead, they had to go out the back and that is why they were burned. >> they believe that there's a chance of this may be arson. the arson investigators are here. there will look at this was the flames out. they spoke to the two people at the hospital. this is why at 5:45 a.m., the change stems from a fire to a crime scene. >> the police department will also come out to investigate. >> another pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in downtown san francisco. it happened at van ness and golden gate, near turk around 9-15 last night. police say a car traveling westbound on turk hit a pedestrian.

witnesses say they heard a loud bang and then saw a man lying in the middle of the street not moving. we do not know the condition of the pedestrian hit. but he was taken to san francisco general hospital. we do not know the condition of the pedestrian hit. but he was taken to san francisco general hospital. >> i looked out and i sought a gentleman in the middle of the street. >> he was pushed about 30 ft.. about 10 people came out to help them. >> the accident came less than 12-hours after san francisco mayor ed lee spelled out his goals for making san francisco streets safer. >> the time is 6:06 a.m..

coming up, a happy homecoming for bay area soldiers. we will show you one special reunion. >> a german roller-coastered manufacturer is putting the heat on an american roller- coaster park after a death of a writer. what a ride maker says that it alis 6 fax 0 fault. >> safeway has been sold. will it affect your neighborhood grocer store? we will have on the details coming up after the break.

>> on welcome back. we are not tracking any hot spots. that is good news. here is a look at the freeways. headlights are leaving from the sky way, 1 01 southbound the ride towards s.f. fall to and from the city is looking great. >> taking a look at the stock market this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes positive right now. investors are looking for *any reason to look past the cold weather that has hampered the u-s economy in the last few weeks. they found that reason yesterday. here's a look at the closing numbers. the dow added 61 points. the nasdaq lost five. the s and p 500 added three points. opening bell at 6:30.

>> despite everything and the dow futures are a 84 points. >> grocery giant safeway- which is based in pleasanton - has agreed to be sold. the same company that already owns the albertson grocery chain. will be the new owners. safeway still has 21- days to receive counter offers. no stores are expected to close. industry analysts say. it's more liekley that the merged companies will eliminate redundant management. and embrace a change in philosophy by improving customer service to better compete with places like trader joes and whole foods. the acquisition is worth about seven-billion dollars. and could go as high as 9- billion. >> since they put in these self checkers, it seems like that is what i have to do. i like what people do it. >> retail chain store sally's beauty supply says. it may have been the victim of a data breach. about two weeks ago, sally's was alerted to

unusual activity on its software. it turns out. cards used at the store within the last 10-days or so. were among a batch purchased by a bank monitoring cyber crime. in the batch of around 280- thousand stolen credit and debit cards, 15 of them had been used at a sally store. however, the chain does not think any information was actually stolen -- and is still investigating. >> allied in the weather center we have on warmer weather on the way. i will break down your afternoon forecast coming up. welcome to the farm of jack.

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boooorrrk - it's beef and pork! get bacon in your burger. moooiiink. >> welcome back. we want to remind you about the spring sword.forward. >> you will have a less costly but more sunshine. we will start off with a live look on sfo. there are no delays for arriving flights. the temperatures are very mild. it is 49 degrees for oakland and san jose. we are little colder but we will make up for. there are a few low 70's. 69 degrees fort

santa clara. evergreen will have a high a little bit warmer. mostly sunny skies for today. concord will have high of 68. lot of the golden gate bridge to there are plenty of 60s expected. oakland will have a high of 68. high pressure will continue and warmer weather, springlike conditions, dry weather as we approach the weekend. saturday is expected to be the warmest day a week. wang could enter the north for sunday. >> sunshine will c carry us into the rest of the week. >> there are a few minor incidents scattered from the freeway. no hot spots, and nothing that will really slow your ride. bridges, the bay bridge was all, the me realize have been activated

for about 10 minutes. not much of a back up in the westbound direction. it is heaviest profess track users pripet for the san mateo bridge, highway 92, this is a good commute with no problems. for your richmond san rafael bridge, the westbound commute, to marin is just a little sluggish all right hand. >> we would check the traffic maps and update the drive time. we're looking first at the ride through the east bay west 80 is still just a 12 minute drive time. no delays for west 24, sought 680 is looking good. 60 minutes with no delays through livermore or dublin. the no. all right has cleared out and there is no back up just yet. they did have sluggish conditions. >> more on daylight savings

time is to turn your clocks up to a.m.. back in 2007, it was extended by a mother, it is starting three weeks earlie an three weeks earlier. it is safer for kids to go out trick of trading. >> it is a lighter later but early in the morning. this is actually 718 comes on the morning. sunrise will go from 6:30 a.m. to 7. if you have friends in arizona, you will be on the same time as them. they do not operate there. this is the sign for wyatt. she hawaii.

>> also you should change the batteries in your smoke detectors. >> did you like the back and forth? >> no practice which should just stay on this all year round. >> the mormons will be tough. it will be very dark in the morning. >mornings will be tough. it will be very dark. >> president obama and russian president vladimir putin talked for an hour yesterday, with the u.s. president stating "russia's actions are in violation of ukraine's sovereignty" an is going back to school. obama will visited miami high school on today

to talk to students about education and how it can help the country succeed. michelle obama is joining him on the trip to coral reef high-school, where that would visit the classroom. both the president and first lady wilhave a bear market to encourage young people, particularly minorities, to pursue a college education. >> sales force.ocm turns 15 today. to celebrate their 50th anniversary employees are packing 16,000 meals for stop hundred now and collecting 15,000 lbs. of canned goods to build at san francisco's school bags. >> san francisco mayor ed

lee will kick off the first community stakeholder form. this morning's program will explore how to connect more diverse, low-income families with san francisco's economic prosperity. this event begins this morning at 8:00 a.m.. >> the united states and other western leaders are waiting for a resolution to the tensions and crimea. president obama spent an hour speaking over the phone with russian president's vladimir putin on thursday, stressing the united states position on ukraine. the white house says the president indicated the need for a diplomatic solution. maligned the i s curve pistorius trial is getting back on the way. this video is of the track star arrived

in court in south africa this morning. a neighbor who heard screams denied that his grown son was shot and killed is expected to testify again. he said that he saw the victim, and reeva steenkamp, line on the floor and that pistorius was praying for her to live. >> the manufacture of a roller-coaster from which it woman tells her dad is blaming six flags for the accident. this video is from the taxes gerstlauer amusment rides sought court papers say that the ride was not defective or unsafe in any way. it blames six flags workers for not properly checked in the women's safety belt or stopping the ride woman supervisor

noticed that the restraint bart was too high. >> coming up on the kron4 new spread we are live on the scene of a fire that is born in hayward right now. what you're for neighbors coming up. >> thieves make off with mail boxes. how is all happening. >> after the brand will look to track how much caffeine if you drink. we will show you a new app that can help.

>> chances are you've sworn off drinking while suffering through a hangover a study published in the journal "alcoholism: clinical and experimental hangover did not discourage or deter people from drinking again that same day. so having frequent hangovers, the reseachers say, "at best" have a "modest or inconsistent" influence on a person's next drink. the findings give researchers a clearer picture on what fuels, and what could possibly deter drinking problemschances are you've sworn off drinking while suffering through a hangover. a new study says -- chances are you probably won't stick to that promise.

>> the study was published in the journal "alcoholism: clinical and experimental research. researchers at the university of missouri collected data on the habits of nearly 400 young adults who are frequent drinkers. after a night of drinking -- when the effects of a hangover started to set in -- they rated the liklihood they'd drink again that night. the findings conclude that having a hangover did not discourage or deter the participants from drinking again that same day. so having frequent hangovers, the reseachers say, "at best" have a "modest or inconsistent" influence on a person's next drink. the findings give those researchers a more complete picture on what fuels, and what could possibly deter drinking >> a new app will help keep track of your caffeine intake. the jawbone's up band has been around for a while but now they are targeting our addicitons with the app "up coffee." you enter in your drink choices as you make them throughout the day. the app will track the increasing quantity of caffeine in your body through simple ratings like: edgy, wired, or sleep ready. and - if you go to have another cup of coffee - the app will advise you whether that is a good idea or not, based on your caffeine consumption so far that day.

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>> welcome back. opening bell on wall street. the dow is up 60 points. it looks

like it will have solid gains because of the monthly jobs report. there were low expectations about the number of jobs that were added and february. because of the wintry weather and bad deeds.back est. january nums also went up. however, the unemployment rate rose, the reason bay and is that more americans are now looking for work again. because of that, we saw the unemployment rate to rise to 6.7%. >> we will have more on markets abroad morning. >> right now, we have high clouds with a few areas of clouds. we're in the 40's and 50's. santa rosa is at 42 and 50 degrees in oakland. although it is cold

right now, we will make a ford and the afternoon. 70's for places like little more and fairfield and by later on tonight, if you have plans, you could expect the temperatures to be in the upper 40's, low 50's. i will break down your weekend forecast coming up. >> we have been monitoring a pretty good ride. no hot spots and just yet. a bridge check, the westbound bay bridge ride, the meter and lights were activated. we still do not have much of a back up just sluggish. the center lanes are almost back up take a but it is still in okay ride. the san mateo bridge, highway 92 has no delays across the span. the trick for the richmond center fell bridge has no

backups or delays in the westbound direction >> developing nils out of hayward, a fire burned right next to another fire. a family had to toss their three year-old out a second story window to escape the flames. mike pelton is live. >> fire officials a just told me that they do not believe that this fire is related to is second and fire. at first, the first fire was about 11:00 p.m. and a second story apartment. this place is now they boarded up. officials stated that someone threw a child out the windowsafety. thes stated that the fire like we started in the kitchen. this is a total loss, five people were inside and that some of for that child out the window to a neighbor below an amazingly that charge was not injured.ild was not injured

>> you can save crows are finishing up, according up this place. they stated that apparently some adults were not able to get out. all the more related to this woman. she stated that she has been in contact with her family members. >> they're all going okay. the child is also still ok. you will hear from the child credit >> >> to a public signal service will be held this morning for martinez

teenager and jenna betti. the service will be held today at 10:00 a.m. at christ the church and pleasanton. the 400 was killed sunday when she was hit by train. >> shock and concern in the city of richmond. as a school teacher is arrested for allegedly sexually abusing six boys at the time of the worked at 'making waves academy'. and was fired shortly after the investigation started last november. but as the investigation was underway, he reportedly got a teaching job at mira vista elementary school. a school official says, guinto may have been re- hired because he taught at the school in the past. but the official says, he now wants the district's policy >> we need to have a new policy that we do a background check through contacted all references that are listed. >> police say, most if not all of the alleged abuse occurred off campus. one school official adds, an overnight trip to yosemite with students next month.

now he's facing multiple felony charges. and remains in jail on one- point- four million dollars bail. >> take a look at this video. sent in to us by a kron 4 viewer in oakland. it captures a person on camera. apparently stealing her mailbox. you can see the person approach. remove the mailbox from the post. and run away with it. she says, there's crime in her neighborhood. but nothing this extreme. >> oakland mayor jean quan is promising safer streets and more affordable hosing. in her state of the city address, quan says the city is doing is best as she vows to put more officers on the streets. oakland saw a dip in homicides last year. mayor quan also says that the city has about a thousand housing units under construction and another 65- hundred in the works to address the housing boom.

>> we're learning new information about a string of bay area murders that happened in the 70's -- known as the gypsy hill murders. in 1976, the bodies of five women were discovered at various sites around the peninsula and in reno. the fbi announced yesterday they would be refocusing their efforts on finding the killer. the announcement comes after cathy woodsa woman convicted of the 1976 reno murder of michelle mitchell recently asked for an "evidence review" in the case. investigators found forensic evidence that linked the reno case to the five gypsy hill murderbs in the bay area. officials believe this link could help them in finding their killer. >> potentially, a person travel to and have business there. >> starting next week, a newly formed task force will canvass the neighborhoods where these murders happened. looking for new evidence. >> the time is 6:36 a.m..

coming up. a traffic accident caught on camera. we will give you a closer look. >> we are not the only ones who are dealing with a drought problem in california. there is another drought that is under way. >> we're also going to be checking local and national averages at the gas stations.

>> welcome back. so far, we have a hot spot free commute. the backup is not bad. march, cal train, muni are all having no problems. >> the time is 6:40 a.m.. a family friend of senator usher is: to receive four years in prison for killing his 11 year-old stepson.

time reports that it jeffrey simon hubbard was convicted of homicide by vesco after a 2012 a jet ski accident killed 11 year-old kile glover. accident happened 2012 when hubbard crashed into kile. he was arrested in 2013 after a grand jury indicted him. >> california is not the only one who is sitting the drought conditions. after a failed what would season, another 15 local governments areas were declared in a state of drought today in australia. queensland's crippling drought now covers more of the state than any of the drop in record history. >> here's a live look outside. do not forget to

turn your clocks forward.

>> the time is 6:44 a.m.. let's talk about the weather. >> there is a lot happening this weekend. we will prepare for warmer weather in fact it will still like spring to month. right now, it is colder outside. oakland is at 50. although it is colder than 24 hours

ago, we will make up for in the afternoon. the los gatos will have a high of 70. redwood city will have a high of 68 we will see pretty similar conditions. fairfield is as 71 and 69 degrees for walnut creek. we will see low 60s along the coast, oakland is checking in at 68. the temperatures will only warm-up as we head into tomorrow, springlike conditions in fact we will see widespread seven days. here is your 7 day around the bay, rain cut returned sunday night and was the showers. pass that, a string of sunshine and dry weather for next week. the time is 6040 5:00 a.m.. >> we are watching a hot spot free ride. it is a quiet friday so far, at the bay bridge, there is not a horrible back a but it isn't building. it is 40 minutes

coming through the heart of the toll plaza. for your ride to the san mattel there are no delays. for your ride to the richmond san rafael bridge, interstate 580 is backing up early in the cash lanes this is a little unusual. fasttrack users are still a problem free. >> looking at the traffic maps and update your drive time. looking for such a ride on the east shore freeway, 70 minutes from hercules to berkeley. san ramon is still a good commute just 16 to 17 minutes. still no problems between livermore in dublin. south bay freeway is looking good and the north bay ride is still under 30 minutes

down to the golden gate bridge. >> the top stories on kron4 right now. a fire investigation in hayward. this fire started after a blaze late last nine in the same area. last by three people jumped to safety and a toddler was thrown from his second-floor window. the fire was knocked out and just about 15 minutes. a another fire popped up this morning kron440 5:00 a.m.. >> plus, a female racing fan shows us why it is better not to pose for a photo on a track while vehicles are coming towards you. a video shows that on monday nearly ends in tragedy when the unidentified woman almost its grant over. a 250 hours on dirt and rocks to grant for mexico's baja peninsula.

>> until men are behind bars after they are part in nearly two dozen robberies in the south bay. detectives and dubbed the suspects that can't stop what stop benefits. you can see in this surveillance video one of the men holding a silver gun and waving it around. the men under arrest are jesus escobar and angel rodriguez-leon. they're accused of 20 armed robbers ross san jose in the past three months. >> a slide makes an emergency landing after a passenger gets out of hand. a southwest flight headed for sacramental stop in oregon after a passenger displayed gang signs. the passenger said the the signs were for jesus and he

demanded glasses of wine. the crew feared the situation would turn violent. he was arrested at the portland airport for interfering with the flight crew. >> at american eagle flight from chicago to kansas city, missouri was met by law enforcement person died. the plane landed safely, but an airport spokesman says that something happened during the flight that was perceived as a threat. the plan was taken to a remote area of the airport so that authorities could search it. >> if you are traveling this weekend, we have of it on gas prices for you. the national average is sitting at $3.48. while here in california, we are seeing an average of $3.89. >> some national guard soldiers from the bay area are home from a long deployment in afghanistan.

their friends, family and the patriot guard riders let the bet the airports. kron4 jeffs bush captured the happy homecoming. >> i knew that she could take care of everything but all my in, i wake up, do my job and come home. >> he stated that it was hard for him to be home but she is happy to have her family together again. i was worried about him. this is my first time having to raise the kids on my own. is a lot. >> there were also welcomed home by a group of veterans. >> the biggest state is to show support for the troops and their family and to show our respect. >> his sister is happy that he is out of harm's way. >> grateful, i

have missed him so much. >> the other soldiers, stated that there are looking for to getting back to work at their civilian jobs. they stated that it will take them a couple weeks to get readjusted. >> jeff bush kron 4 news. live today is the start of the paralympic winter games in sochi. the united states would not be sending a presidential delegation because of hosta russia's military action in nearby ukraine. the international committee says that it is my entering this tensions. the games run through sunday, march 16th. >> the sharks' hosted sydney cross bay and the

pittsburg and was. san jose native and olympic figure skater polina edmunds with the ceremonial putt dropped. >> san jose is the most of the first two periods digging themselves a to-go cold. the justin braun started the comeback with a goal late in the second and patrick marleau and brent burns scored tying goals earlier in the third for the sharks, who have 10 wins and one tie in their last 11 home games. the final score 5-3 sharks'. >> we will have springlike weather into today and the first half part of next with. we will have to a looked at your forecast

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>> coming up on the kron4 newest. we are live at a hayward fire overnight. >> there was a second fire and kron4 mike pelton is on the scene. >> there is a lot of outrage over the law in massachusetts. people are allowed to lit take pictures of women's skirts. >> was also have the world according to gary. >> we will be right back. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek.

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se were afire becomes a crime scene. i will explain coming up. the maligned coming up, we're live in hayward where it 30 has a big draw from it window due to a fire. coming up we will hear from the mother. >> a pedestrian hit and killed just hours after the mayor announced a new program to keep them safes. >> good morning. but you for waking up with us. as will wake up, we will tell you what type of whether you can expect. >> high clouds and the temperatures are in the upper 40's, low 50's. as we head into the afternoon we will have plenty of 66 to go or around. 70's for the inland area. i pressure is building. we will enjoy springlike conditions and i