just ahead on the kron 4 morning news. hefty fines. harsh criticism. and now. *charges that could make the san bruno pipeline explosion a criminal act -- with pg&e at fault. and the actions this morning that could get disgraced state senator leland yee booted from the senate floor -- for good. these stories and more. on the kron 4 morning news. good morning. i'm james fletcher. it is friday. we've made it to the end of the week. thus began this morning with a check of the weather. you're looking at it both your weather and commute. >>erica: have enough to dry conditions. it's pretty cloudy out there. we did pick up a quarter of an inch of rain. roadways just a

little damage ahead out to workers school. by 12:00 partial clearing. i think will see more sunshine compared to yesterday. despite the possibility of north bay sprinkles i think will see some skies later today and temperatures climbing into 60s. a satellite and radar you can see some showers moving through the area. if we still have a few lingering showers and the sierra nevada. we are going to attract another frontal system that's going to slide into the bay area later on today. that will bring some light rain to the north bay by tonight and heavy rain by the rest of the bay area as we went up on saturday morning. we have another call from heading our way. this all set to arrive on monday. don't put troubles away just yet. the definitely need them as for temperatures. 68 and

antioch. here's a look at sure this pattern will continue until early next week. looks like we are moving in the direction of dry weather. more details on that coming up momentarily. right now traffic is very light around the bay area. s

major developments -- as p- g-&-e expects federal criminal charges in the deadly 20-10 san bruno explosion. the company filed paperwork, indicating it expects the federal government will bring charges. kron-4's scott rates has reaction. december no city manager says the city is glad to see that pg&e will likely face

criminal actions and its role of the 2010 blast that killed eight people and heard dozens more. >>: several looks forward to a conclusion to these proceedings and one that probably will hold pg&e accountable for negligence. >>: now they are hoping this latest development can help them move on. >>: this is one piece to the puzzle. their chairman and ceo on the early put out a statement saying it was a

great accident. we are accountable/that hundred most of all we are deeply sorry. we have more work to do and we intend to do it right. other neighbors i talked to said they are very glad to see this but they say nothing will bring back the eight lines that were lost here. reporting in san bruno scott rates kron4 news. now to the developing case surrounding state senator leland yee. he will find out this morning whether he will be suspended as a state senator. u-s senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein, state senate leader darryl steinberg and state senator mark leno have all called for yee to resign. leno says the state senate will talk things over at 9 o'clock, then vote on whether to suspend yee.

leland yee will not be on the floor of the senate ever again. yee will never hold public office again, either. he had ambitions of becoming california's next secretary of state, but withdrew his candidacy yesterday. we'll continue to follow the developments on our website. kron4-dot-com. you can read the full criminal complaint coming up at 4:30, you'll hear from a woman who worked closely with yee. and keith jackson. one of the 2-dozen others involved. and how this corruption case may affect voter turnout in chinatown. will have another check of your forecast and commute

where a crack at 413 gets rid of ruts get right to our weather forecast. the morning james we are looking at another storm heading our way past that it's going to bring heavy rain for the morning hours saturday the right now and dry conditions. if the cloud cover keeping temperatures a little warmer so it actually feels a little muddy leaving the house. san francisco 5656 and oakland rain now. take a look at concord and 53. now by the afternoon we will warm things up a bit seem partly cloudy conditions. 60 degrees in oakland. temperatures will definitely be warmer than yesterday. i think was the drive for the most part street we are looking at the north bay as an exception. by 12:00 light rain for set santa rosa but will do lotus nothing to organize. here's 7 day around the bay

forecast morning showers also expected on sunday. rain will continue as we start the next work week so i can keep those umbrellas handy but it looks like we should see perhaps drier conditions into the middle of next week. more details on that coming up in just a moment. right now traffic around the bay area good to go now looking at any special traffic advisories. traffic actually the san mateo bridge is problem free. in a sinister light heading now towards foster city. top speeds whenever we actually see fasttrack lanes looking good. now issues forecasts paying customers and has taken over to the traffic maps highway 24 is problem free and your drive time just 12 minutes for hercules to berkeleywouldn't this be nice? a sparkling, new, waterfront

stadium for the a's. at the port of oakland. that bright idea. just got a boost. the port has agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations with a business group. to try to get the project off the ground.

kron-4's philippe djegal has the story. there's still a long way to go. and, there are no garauntees. but with this vote by the

port of oakland board of port commissioners. the port has entered into an exclusie negotiating agreement with oakland waterfront ballpark, llc. mike ghielmetti is part of the group of local business leaders who want to transform the howard terminal near jack london square from this to this. a waterfront ballpark that ghielmetti says down the road could keep the a's and possibly even the raiders in oakland. board president, ces butner, says the agreement will expire next february.

during that time, the llc has the exclusive right to sit down with community stakeholders. to come up with a plan to build the ballpark. jorge leon says he's a diehard a's fan and hopes this agreement draws the attention of the a's front office. as part of the agreement. the llc will give the port a 100-thousand dollar deposit. half of which will be refunded if nothing materializes by the end of the agreement. at the port of oakland, phlippe djegal, kron four news. not to be outdone, the giants are making changes to a-t-and-t park. this new "club" at the

park. even has a bowling alley! but its membership is *elite. how you can get in. coming up at 4:45. scott kazmir pitched two- hit ball into the sixth inning, josh reddick hit a two-run homer and the athletics beat the giants 4- 0. josh donaldson doubled, tripled and drove in two runs for the a's, who had dropped five of seven before knocking around giants starter tim hudson. hudson was roughed up for the third time in his last four outings, allowing four runs and six hits over six innings. five days after a stellar start against the chicago

white sox, the right-hander walked one and struck out six. this just in. crews looking for missing malaysia airlines flight are searching in a news area. the decision is based on new date that suggest the plane flew faster than thought and used up more fuel which would have cut the distance it traveled before going down in the indian ocean. officials says nine planes and six ships will be the murder trial of oscar until april the judge in the case say that one of the legal aide is sick. defense lawyers for pistorius was suppose to being their case today after four weeks of prosecution testimony.

pistorius says he shot reeva steenkamp by accident, mistaking her for an intruder in his home. prosecutors say he killed her after an argument. an unexpected and sudden development this morning in the oscar pistorius murder trial. immediately after court convened, the judge sent everyone home and postponed the trial until april seventh. court officials say an assessor who must be present for the trial is hospitalized. pistorius was expected to take the stand today, to testify in the first day of his defense. the former olympic athelete is accused of murder in the shooting death of girlfriend reeva steenkamp. just days after twitter was restored in turkey, the country has now blocked

youtube. the block comes after turkey alleges that high level security talks regarding syria were upload to the site. preliminary local polls will helod this weekend that will indicate the future of the current government. a new government study reveals a big jump in the number of u-s children with autism. the number jumped 30 percent from 2008 to 20-10. one in 68 children in america had autism in 20- 10.

other findings -- autism is five times more common in boys. and the study reveals. caucasian children are more likely to be diagnosed than african american or hispanic children. anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills are linked to an increase risk of death. a recent study by the b-m-j found that people who took the drugs had more than double the risk of dying. the researchers accounted for the use of other prescribed drugs, age, smoking, alcohol use and other health and behavioral characteristics. most important, the investigators also controlled for sleep disorders, anxiety disorders and other psychiatric illnesses, all of which are risk factors for mortality. a teen is recovering in the

is hospital. from being in san francisco's bayview district. the shooting happened around eight last night on kirkwood ave. police say the teen was shot in the torso and is stable condition. the shooter has not been found. get ready to pay more at the pump the next time you fill up your car. triple a says bay area gas prices have risen an average of 17 cents over the last month. but this increase is still low compared to the increase statewide, which is 19 cents.

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last month, a judge banned marilyn hartman from going near the airport unless she has a legal boarding pass. but that apparently didn't keep her away. sheriff's deputies say

hartman was caught in a baggage claim area without a ticket on wednesday. and sent to jail. hartman was arrested back on onto planes headed to hawaii. police expect to arrest more people in a baggage theft ring at l-a-x. we first told you about this here yesterday morning. dozens of people have been arrested for allegedly

stealing passengers' gucci bags, cameras, jewelry and more. investigators hope to return some of the stolen items. a bay area man is putting up billboards. targeting distracted drivers. local graphic designer brian singer had the idea. and started a website called twit -- texting while

in traffic. singer says the idea, officially, is to promote awareness and start a conversation. but there's some shaming game going on here, too. 11-billboards will be up through april. most of the pictures involve cell phones, but you can also catch people applying make-up, eating, reading. dehisce whatever has them not paying attention to to road. the c-d-c says nine people are killed in the u-s every day in crashes involving a distracted driver. and more than a thousand are injured. you might see more of this today in downtown san francisco: it's the "city skyline

challenge". a fundraiser for the bay area based organization "outward bound california." the group provides low- income students outdoor learning opportunities and programming. those events include rock climbing and hiking. it's all designed to help develop things like confidence and critical thinking. state senator mark leno - along with some daredevils - took a leap of faith yesterday. by rapelling off the regency hotel.

the goal was to help raise 250-thousand dollars. wasstate senator leland yee. the target of a federal sting. has withdrawn his candidacy for secretary of state. he's charged with wire fraud and arms smuggling. and some fellow lawmake4rs want him to resign. also arrested-- well known political consultant keith jackson. and a notorious chinese gang member, known as shrimp boy. yee's alleged connection to illegal firearms

came as a shock to people who knew him as a crusader for tighter gun control. kit harmed when and that clause a former colleague of senator yee and keith jackson is talking about the scandal. mary hernandez is a former school board member who served on the board with jackson. and was closely affiliated with yee politically. "absolute shocki started to read the news about keith and lealand and i was shocked. the keith i knew on the school board cared deeply about the city's most disadvantaged kids. i remember speaking with him

about education equity, about bridging the achievement gap for african american and latino students, and, so, i remember him as a person who was trying to serve his community, so, with that in mind, i was very disappointed. and, lealand was someone who had the reputation that he was the go to person if you needed someone who was coragious who would stand up for the underdog. she calls the charges "appalling." political advocates in san francisco's asian community are concerned that the case will discourage asian- americans from voting. they say the scandal could lead to distrust in the community. and a backlash against government involvement. they also say it's already tough to get voters to turn out. lee says he hopes this won't discourage people who are thinking about getting into politics. we'll continue to follow the developments online.

you can read the full criminal complaint against yee and the 2-dozen others involved. also -- profiles of the key players. and reaction from lawmakers. it's all on our website.kron4-dot-com.

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43 is the time. an early morning shooting. in an unusual place: the antioch kaiser parking lot. police responded to a call from hospital security yesterday, who said people

in two cars were shooting at each other. this was around one in the morning on thursday. police went there and found shell casings and one of the cars. which had been hit by a bullet. a person claiming to be the victim in the shooting. was arrested on charges unrelated to the shooting. kaiser antioch possible shooting: the man who police say was drunk in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in fremont. is now facing murder charges. alexander yohn was arraigned yesterday. the 23-year-old emeryville

man appeared to have some cuts and scrapes. he was behind bullet-proof glass in the courtroom. police say he was driving more than 80-miles an hour when he slammed into a motorcycle. fremont boulevard and decoto road early tuesday morning, killing andrew silva. silva was a marine lance his corporal. a memorial for him continues to grow. he had just come home last month from a tour of duty in

afghanistan. he leaves behind his wife and young son. two german shepherd puppies. stolen and put up for sale on craiglist. are back with their owner this morning. san leandro police arrested richard coleman in connection to the crime. the owner says the dogs went missing in livermore last week. then later she checked craigslist.where she found them.for sale. with the help of san leandro police.the suspect and two puppies were located. police say they got their man thanks to a ruse. they tricked the suspect.but police won't say how the suspect fell for it. both dogs were unharmed and

reunited with their owner. still ahead. federal officials have approved a plan by "marin sun farms" to take over a slaughterhouse that's been at the center of a major beef recall. the company will take over from rancho feeding corporation. which recalled nearly 9 million pounds of beef last year. the recalled beef has been linked to products sold at

walmart and jack in the box. we have an active weather pattern. it's going to rain and then stop and it will see more showers and they get another system will roll through. really just prepare yourself for that. but in fact it looks like we will see drier weather as we head into the middle of next week. if we will continue to keep posted on that. you'll see more of the cars coming off the e shore freeway. tillites heading out toward foster city. the bright lights setting out towards you. the rich and san rafael bridge is a nice and easy ride. it clear conditions as you work your way out of aren't counted. and as its second ever to the traffic maps we have an accident as

though valley road. as of right now we do have to lanes blocked. looks like we're still sane are roadways sensors. turning our attention to the peninsula and a stake to 80 in the bayshore freeway looking good. the club were san top speeds for those of you cross and the dumbarton bridge. >>:this morning -- marin sun farms will discuss plans for their new operation it plans to reopen the slaughterhouse in april. today is the last day for vallejo residents to submit ideas about how to spend $2.4 million of measure b funds to make vallejo a better city.

ideas can be submitted to the city manager's office santa clara st. so far the city has approved funds for street and pothole repair, enhanced street lighting, city monitored security cameras, and improvement to the parks and recreation department. the line up hasn't even been set yet. but tickets for this year's outside lands music festival go on sale today. a limited number of 3-day eager beaver passes will be

available beginning at 10 am this morning. last year's festival was headlined by paul mccartney. the red hot chili peppers. and nine inch nails. some of the names rumored to be under consideration for this year include bruce springsteen, the killers, and daft punk. outside lands will take over golden gate park for three days starting august 8th. garden sheds and picnic tables were sent flying when what has now been confirmed as a *tornado . touched down near roseville

earlier this week. several houses in one neighborhood suffered thousands of dollars of damage. david bienick reports. san leandro police are warning the public about a possible traffic robbery scam. the warning comes after an

incident earlier this week when a man flagged down a big-rig driver, telling him his truck was sending out a lot of smoke. when the driver went to inspect his truck's engine, the suspect stole a cellphone out of the truck and ran away. the suspect is described as a hispanic man, between 25 and 30, around 5 feet 10 inches tall driving a small, gray compact car.

free agent running back maurice jones-drew a de la salle high school product will visit the raiders on friday. jones-drew, 29, has rushed for 8,071 yards and 68 touchdowns over an eight- year career with the jacksonville jaguars. he is a 3-time probowler and led the nfl in rushing three seasons ago in 15 games last season, jones-drew averaged a career-low 3.4 yards per carry. the bay bridge series between the a's and giants continues today kron 4's j-r stone is there. and j-r - we're hearing about some changes to the park.? and this sunday. a kron four sports special.

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morning news. hefty fines. harsh criticism. and now. *charges that could make the san bruno pipeline explosion a criminal act -- with pg&e at fault. and the actions this morning that could get disgraced state senator leland yee booted from the senate floor -- for good. we want to start with breaking news. a patrol planes finding evidence and the search area. >>: up the search plane spotted something in the water. until now object of only been found during a satellite. we began searching in this area based on new data that suggests the plane flew faster than originally thought agreed that they rebuilt the plane burning up more fuel than originally anticipated and that is the total travel time of the flight was short and they're now searching further to the north. the ship heading to the area to determine if crews see what they believe.

>>: and 459 as we speak about 5:00 we want to take a look at weather and traffic on this friday morning. >>: so far so good on storm tracker 4. no rain out there. but we still hold on to the chance for each tree shower here or there. for the big story will happen later on tonight and into tomorrow. that's on the next cold front will push through. relatively clear here. as for the day ahead here's how will play out. mostly cloudy during the morning hours. by noon time will have some partial clearing grid will actually have some high pressure building. that would give us a little more sunshine that we had yesterday and that's why this afternoon we will see temperatures in touch warmer the yesterday. to keep in mind the north bay will be the first to see showers related to this cold front. expect that to possibly happen as early as tonight with the rest of the bay area scene tomorrow. a

full check of the forecasts now. naso in the ride of the northbound direction so that's good news. here at the bay bridge toll plaza still an easy trip in the westbound direction. it's like trafficker these debates. it is after all and friday morning. south peninsula north bay ride all still like at this early hour. >>: 501 is the time. major developments -- as p-g-&-e expects federal criminal charges in the deadly 20-10 san bruno explosion. the company filed paperwork, indicating it expects the federal government will bring charges. kron-4's scott rates has reaction.

>>will: i'm basically at ground zero for it and this is where the pipeline exploded back in 2010. as you can see there is still construction going on for years later. if we want to draw your attention to the screen. dramatic video in 2010 when 58 people were injured eight people were killed 38 homes were destroyed. so far pg&e has already been slashed by the puc with a 2.2 $5 billion fine. pg&e says it was aware of that carried its okay. they're hoping to not be under the wrath of federal prosecutors of prosecutors are going after pg&e. if the agency and not one person in particular 3 here's a bullet points to one to draw your attention to. prosecution's claim pg&e give poor record keeping that they have problems with pipeline integrity management. that's important because when 2010

took place for explosion. pg&e claims the pipeline will seem less greed ntsb investigators came out here. we all remember the extent of coverage. they found out the pipe was not seem less and that it was actually welded and it was a shoddy job ripple but they have problems with identification >>: it will try better in the future. now to the developing case surrounding state senator leland yee. he will find out this morning whether he will be suspended as a state

senator. u-s senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein, state senate leader darryl steinberg and state senator mark leno have all called for yee to resign. leno says the state senate will talk things over at 9 o'clock, then vote on whether to suspend yee. leland yee will not be on the floor of the senate ever again. yee will never hold public office again, either. he had ambitions of becoming california's next secretary of state, but withdrew his candidacy

yesterday. kron 4's justine waldman has been digging into the criminal complaint. nand continues our team coverage of the biggest corruption case to hit the bay area. we'll continue to follow the developments on our website. kron4-dot-com. you can read the full criminal complaint coming up at 4:30, you'll hear from a woman who worked closely with yee. and keith jackson. one of the 2- dozen others involved.

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509. if your drive another san jose this morning here's a live look at 101. the headlights are southbound leading down past the guadalupe parkway from troubled de la cruz. the north bound ride of the sunnyvale leading up to mountain view is moving without the lead. an infant is a latest victim of the deadly landslide in osos, washington. an

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14 is the time now and it's friday. already the forecast

is better than any other forecast during the week but what about the rain. >>: good news is there going to have a nice afternoon. will the warmer than yesterday. if you don't like the rain it's going to get left. it will be dry air >>: and makes this weekend. >>: dollars scene around the bay is just a lot of cloud cover stain north of ukiah. stretching out for the northern slopes. futurecast 4 also called for the exact same thing. a.m. friday. not much other than cloud cover. maybe a few white sprinkles near santa rosa. it will be

the north bay today if there had not a worker school were still looking into widespread cloud cover which is just a little bit coming into view. we will have to push of a clock well into tomorrow. tippee of still nothing but at about 5 tomorrow morning light to moderate rain. this front will continue to you'll get less and less further south to go. you have that around the 7 day around the bay forecast coming up. whatever to the traffic center. >>: it's friday and that's always a good way to start a

commute. last day of the week and it typically means we see a little later traffic pattern especially here at the bay bridge westbound ride. it's like an easy coming through the macarthur maze coming off the nimitz and coming from the e shore freeway. your ride to the san mateo bridge looks good as well. here's how 92. for the mid day transmitted there's a love them in and out of foster city. at this hour it will be a light traffic for the westbound a ride. and no delays or problems here or at the golden gate bridge either. let's check the traffic maps three or update to drive times for you. hercules to berkeley 11 minutes this morning. westbound 580 has just a little slow traffic.

>>:the llc will give the port a the murder trial of oscar pistorius has been delayed until april the judge in the case say that one of the legal aide helping with the trial is sick. defense lawyers for pistorius was suppose to being their case today after four weeks of

prosecution testimony. pistorius says he shot reeva steenkamp by accident, mistaking her for an intruder in his home. prosecutors say he killed her after an argument. an unexpected and sudden development this morning in the oscar pistorius murder trial. immediately after court convened, the judge sent everyone home and postponed the trial until april seventh. court officials say an assessor who must be present for the trial is hospitalized.

pistorius was expected to take the stand today, to testify in the first day of his defense. the former olympic athelete is accused of murder in the shooting death of girlfriend reeva steenkamp. congress is close to sending the president a bill to provide $1 billion in loan guarantees to cash strapped ukraine and give the administration broad authority to levy more sanctions on russia for its annexation of crimea. in solidarity with the white house congress overwhelmingly backed legislation and house and senate that he announced vladimir--denounced vladimir

putin's incursion into the ukrainian peninsula. on a voice vote the senate approved its version of the legislation. the house is poised to pass the senate bill today. >>erica: a new study emerged suggesting that certain habits we do every day are worse for your health and smoking cigarettes. did you know sitting too long or the way you cook dinner can increase your risk for cancer or heart problems? here's a look at the list. sitting all day, eating too much meat and cheese cooking with a natural gas and cooking oil indoor tanning and not getting enough sleep to the shaving years off your life for a list of solutions to these problems head for website we have the full story of kron4 dot com. on the bay area baseball, scott kazmir pitch to hit a ball into the sixth inning,-josh reddick headed

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>> more details now on the fallout for state senator leland yee. is the target of

a federal sting and is accused of public corruption. he could be suspended from the california state senate this morning. kron4 mike pelton is live in front of his home and with more. >> dianne feinstein has called on him to step down. she stated that the allegations against him are shocking and that it is clear that he has lost confidence for the good of his come t constituents. >> he is accused of trading in favors for co contracts contributions. >> stay with kron4 as we continue to follow the story. >> the time is 5:30 a.m.. i heard that we're supposed to

get brain overnight. >> that will be the case all day except for a stray shower. for the most part we will be dry all day. high pressure is protecting us from that. will also get sunshine later during the morning, mostly cloudy in the temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. by noon time, partial clearing and the temperatures will be in the low 60's. upper 60s potential for the inland highs that will be nice to enjoy because from this point on things will be unsettled. we have a another storm arriving tonight and then all day tomorrow. >> we will now get an update on your commute. >> it is an easy job because there is not much to

talk about. we're not tracking any hot spots. here's a live look at the bay bridge. the wind advisory is in affect. like an easy with no meter and light spread the only slow traffic that we are seeing is on interstate 580 westbound alta mount pass. it is lighter than usual out towards a little more. no delays. south bay freeway, the peninsula, north bay ride is all looking great so far. public transit check is coming up. >> the time is 5:32 a.m.. fremont police are stating that the man who'll is accused of killing a u.s. marine refused offers for a ride home after he went drinking. alexander yohn is

now charged with the murder of an drone silva. he is being held without bail. an affidavit revealed that he refused a ride home before the crash that killed the marine. he has a previous drunk driving conviction in minnesota. >> an early-morning shooting in an unusual place. the antioch kaiser parking lot. police responded to a call from hospital security yesterday, who said the people into cars were shooting at each other. police went there and found shell casings and one of the cars which had been hit by bullets. a person claiming to be the victim in the shooting was arrested on charges unrelated to the shooting. >> san leandro police are warning do about it possible robbery scale. the warning comes after an incident earlier this week when a man flagged down a big rig driver, telling him that his

truck was sending out a loud smoke. when the driver went to inspect the truck engine, the suspects told a cell phone out of the truck and ran away. >> p ginny's plan to remove hundreds of trees in concord is stirring up a lot of debate. the utility has proposed to getting rid of trees on both public and private property for what is called the pipeline have a project. it is designed to make it easier to reach the underground pipes. >> according to the proposal from pg&e will lowe's 100 trees just in this park along but to pg&e they need to understand that our local are what will stand and hold. >> after hearing the mayor is concerned, the jenny will not remove the trees unless there's some kind of solution everyone will agree on. >> one step closer to a new

ballpark. the ports open voted to approve an agreement with the group that wants to build a ballpark for oakland a's at the howard terminal. jackie sissel draws us live with the latest. >> there are a group old local business owners that in the next year that will try to negotiate to determine whether or not that a ball park can be built at this location. also they want to include 8000-that's a $100,000 deposit just in case something breaks down. the owner of the oakland a's stated that he does not think that this location is a viable location. he is not interested but the business leaders continue to move forward. this is a yearlong process with all kinds of

environmental reviews. otherwise, it goes back to the drawing board right now this is a potential locations for a waterfront ballpark for the oakland a's. >> jackie, this is right after they beat the giants yesterday 4-0. >> that is a coincidence. >> spring training is over and the real season is on monday, opening day. >> coming up on the the kron 4 news. things to get wild for a new screw on assignment when a gold attacgoats attack.

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>> welcome back. the time is 5:39 a.m.. the volume is building at the bay bridge and we still do not have any metering lights. if your or to public transit they have no delays. ace train is find out of central valley they have no conflict so far. the muni metro is reported no delays. >> an update on our breaking new story. for the first time a patrol plan has now spotted optics in the malaysia flight 370 search area. it turns out that they may have been in the wrong location pripet they suggest that the 370 flow faster that they first thought burning up more fuel which would have cut the total distance that the plane travel. they're now looking at a whole new search area

700 mi. farther north. a ship is expected to be in that area now. >> the navy has identified the man who shot and killed a sailor aboard a naval destroyer in virginia earlier this week. jeffrey tyrone salvage served prison time for manslaughter and drugs. the 35 year-old truck are was killed by a navy security forces monday night at the naval station. navy officials have said there is no indication that this attack was planned or had any link to terrorism.

>> (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> the grass is turning brown and no one knows why. although there is speculation. >> my feeling is that someone is against the people that have green grass. maybe to show their

frustration someone is turning brown. >> that is awful. people put a lot of money into keeping their grass green. >> just maybe this is more sinister. >> another thing that i thought of is that i sing this in los gatos a lot. >> whatever is causing this, residents are offering a thousand dollar for the corporate. >> in fact, according to one resident this is happened to one neighbor 5 t of the year. however, this is his first time. >> maybe this is the second. the first time it was very small. there was a long time ago. this looks almost like a check mark. >> this has happened to me

four times in just a year. >> he has had enough. he installed a video camera but nothing showed up. >> so he has readjusted the camera to cover a wider space. >> whoever is doing this is not just killing the grass there also do whenever they is. residents are stating that, it is no dogs. >> so there is on one thing left, people behaving badly. >> in san jose stellate roberts kron 4 news.stanley rob. >> he this is starting to back up just a bed and usually what happens on friday morning, ride on the mailing lights are activated we see a big bump in the westbound direction and then

it will start to settle down. the meter realize have not yet been activated so, we hope for a light and easy ride with no problems. the same is true for the san mateo bridge. the tail lights are better commute direction and your trip to the richmond san rafael there are no delays but the volume is picking up as it always does between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.. this is a 16 minute drive time, a lebanon is all livermore heading west. we're picking up slowing on 1 01 as you head up from coyote valley towards mountain view. the

marin ride has no delays for south bond 1 0137 down to the golden gate bridge. >> most of this rain is sticking to the north. we're going to be dealt with cloud the conditions to start. probably, fairly decent after no i will walk you through the timeline, nothing in the way of land. in the known, it is the same story. your heading home at 5:00 p.m. was a fairly dry conditions but the storm is still coming towards the north. especially tomorrow morning we will see the front to push through. it is on to bring those 1 to 3 in. of rain. this course to

bring just wanted to feed a small drop the day on friday. if your heading there for weekend skiing, these are the conditions. the temperatures will be chilly the main snowy ban on saturday, may be lingering snow mixing for early sunday. >> there is a winter weather warning for the western slope, you should bring your chains. here is a look at temperatures and now low to mid since 60's. pleasanton as a 45 everyone else in the low 50's. we want this after no tougher 60's. upper 60s for the east, mid to upper for the north. that is the way it is shaping up and here is a quick look for what we will see pass this. the seven day around the bay shows unsettled weather for next week. monday, a another

system comes through with showers on tuesday at will keep that change for mid week. >> the time is 5:49 a.m.. police have arrested a woman for the fourth time for violating a restraining order at sfo. last month, a judge bentz marilyn hartman from going near the airport unless she has a illegal boarding pass. that apparently did not keep her away. sheriff deputies said that she called-that she was caught in a baggage claim area without a ticket on wednesday and sent to jail. she was arrested back on february 15th, 18th and 20th. >> paperwork has now been filed by the washington d.c. attorney's office to singer

chris brown from a loss angeles. the 24 year-old singer and his bodyguard face assault charges. the trial is scheduled for april 17, 2014 in washington d.c.. chris brown is currently locked up in loss angeles on a probation violation after he was kicked out of a court order drug rehab program. a hearing has been set a lot senseless for tuesday, april 1st to consider his status and his extradition to washington. >> how about a rescue dog as a souvenir from the olympics? 10 of them arrived in washington d.c. yesterday and more are on the way. there were rescued after an outcry from people all over the world to save the stray dogs. olivia's got in on the effort bringing home 50 of them before the games and it. if all goes well, they could be available for

adoption in the next couple of weeks. >> nats of video channing and jenna singing happy >> channing tatum really knows how to put a smile on a girl's face. just check with 18 year-old to alisa finley of kansas. the teenager was diagnosed with a stage for brain tumor, and came out with a 48 item but it list at the top, if she wanted a kiss from actor and channing tatum. he responded with a one minute video and his wife singing pharrells happy. he

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criticism. and now. *charges that could make the san bruno pipeline explosion a criminal act -- >> and a patrol plane spotting objects for the first time in the search for malaysia flight 370. >> happy friday. we will now get an update with the forecast. >> there is great nils. decent rain is on to come out. it will do anything to that says will still need a lot more storms. we will take what we can get. most of the energy is directed to the north. this is keeping most of the rain to the north, as we pushed through, you will see that it is coming down enough that we are starting to see it even at this vantageoi