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 vantage point.

>> most of us will see a dry day and actually sunshine a little more than what we saw yesterday. as we break down today, 9:00 a.m. it will be mostly cloudy. pretty much what we have been saying every single day. by noon time we should have partial clearing. by 3:00 p.m. we are looking for a hike in land either the south bay or the east bay. lows 60's and may be upper 60s. north bay shower and then tomorrow we'll all see it. i will talk more about this coming up. >> we continue to monitor a hot spot free ride. that is of course is good news on we are not tracking any delays at the san mateo bridge. the traffic is looking good. head lice are heading back towards hayward. your quick

commute check shows the only slowing that we are seeing is on interstate 580, and again as i stated before there is now much. if you are seeing an easy ride if you are in the peninsula or the north bay. >> new this morning. for the first time. a patrol plane has spotted objects in the maylaysia flight 370 search area >> this is coming from the australian maritime safety authority.which says a royal airforce search plane spotted something in the water. until now, objects have only been seen by satellite. this comes as crews began searching in a new area of the indian ocean. >> this has produced a possible a distance. >> they began searching in

this new area.hundreds of miles farther north. based on data that suggest the plane flew faster than first thought. burning up more fuel.. which would have cut the total distance the plane traveled. a ship is headed to that area to confirm what crews on the plane believe they saw.but it's not expected to get there until tomorrow. >> p-g-and-e is expecting to be hit with federal criminal charges related to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion in 2010. pg&e officials say they were in discussions with prosecutors kron 4's will tran is live in san bruno with the latest. pg&e possible criminal charges >> for people who did

suffer, they said this is just one more step for the healing process. there were trying to come out with some resolution of prosecutors stated that--i am in the neighborhood where the pipeline exploded. you concede they still have construction taking place four years later. we saw this crater explode and pg&e stated that that stashed at the time they stated that this was-as they did not know what costed and ntsb came out stated that they filed out why this was not a pipe, it was just a pipe that was welded and it was not a good job. 38 homes were destroyed and a people were killed. there was a criminal complaint. draw your attention to the scene. >> they will be charged

with1. record keeping 2. pipeline integrity management 3. identification of pipeline threats >> they already face other finds about 2.2 $5 billion. as far as what happened, they stated that they should have known better. now you are talking about criminal charges but for the agency, the people in this neighborhood, they have the rental homes and they were able to rebuild because they settled with them $500 million. no i' >> more details now on the fall out for state senator leland yee.who's the target of a federal sting and accused of public corruption. he could be suspended from the california state senate this morning. kron 4's mike pelton is live in fron of yee's home with more. mike?

>> they stated that if he does not resign, that may take the steps to dismiss him. >> he is accused of trading political favors for campaign contributions. they stated that he connected a undercover fbi agent with guns. they stated that he should stop this kron4 the secretary of state. dianne feinstein is calling for him to step down as state senator. other leaders are also doing the same. the senator stated that they are prepared to in his time at the capitol. >> we have already asked that he step down. if he does not, the president of the senate is already announcing that they will vote on the floor tomorrow. to suspend him. so, he will not be on the floor of the senate ever again. >> he introduced a

resolution that is calling for him to resign. that vote could come at 9:00 a.m., i have a crew headed there. it is important know that if he is suspended and doesn't resign, he was still get paid. >> stay with kron4 forcontinuing coverage now of the corruption case. political advocates in san francisco's asian community are concerned that the case will discourage asian- americans from voting. maligned >> and coming up on the kron4 new is. and even to usually reserved for dancing is not turning violent in one state. now this flash moss is leaving people injured. >> also a bay area man is send a strong message to drivers to stop taxing behind the wheeexting behind th

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>> and welcome back. a bay area man is putting up billboards. urging them to put down their phones and pay attention to the roads! most of the pictures involve cell phones, but you can also catch people applying make-up, eating, reading. whatever has them distracted. local graphic designer brian singer had the idea. and started a web site called twit -- which stands for "texting while in traffic."

singer says the idea is to promote awareness and start a conversation. 11-billboards will be up through april. 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. >> the a's are one step closer to a new ballpark. the port of oakland has approved an agreement with a group that wants to build a ballpark at the howard terminal. that means the group can gather community support and put a plan together. members hope the new park will someday be home to the a's -- and maybe the raiders. we'll have much more on this story with kron four's jackie sissel coming up at 6-30. >> we will be right back. coming up. there is a disturbing trend of the is happening right now as flash

malts are being called to promote violence. >> as 6:20 a.m.. we will show you how parents are taking baby close to the next level. what a baby soutine is all abousuiting is a >> at 6:25 a.m.. more air back problems prompted a recall. this time for another automaker.

>> the time is 6:14 a.m.. we will begin with the forecast. >> here is a satellite of view. this is the wide picture showing a lot of

high activity. the low pressure is off. this is what is want to usher in the cold front later on tonight and for the day tomorrow. it will bring us quite a bit of rain but at the moment, we are not seen it too much. every now and then we should get a stray shower because the system is off to the north. that will be the forecast and in all likelihood, we are looking at dry conditions and, later on we will cd's and sunshine. we're seeing what's is also light red door, rang to the north but not much everywhere else. as we advance, we will get a few sprinkles, the rest of the bay is looking at cloudy conditions that will eventually open up. by 5:00 p.m., we are doing okay with nothing in the way of rain. this will be the front, for santa rosa and petaluma.

this is what will continue until the cell and most of the area throughout the day on saturday. that is what we are expecting. the temperatures are looking forward to upper 60s, 70's and upper 60s for the east. mid 60's through the bay and downtown san francisco will have a high of 64. >> if your heading up to tahoe you should bring your chains because there is a winter storm warning. the blue area is the warning and that means that the snow levels will drop to 5,500 ft. and we may see heavy snow awfully gusty winds. chain requirements are in effect. we'll talk more about the extended forecast coming up. >> the time is 6:16 a.m.. 10

minutes ago the me to ring lights were activated. we did see a backups started to form i am staying hopeful that will start the cycle these slides faster and we will see this star to strike. it doesn't look good right now. things are already started to back up on 880 westbound. the back up beyond the toll plaza. overall the san mateo bridge, the volume is up but the speed is still holding, the drive time is 11 to 13 minutes. i did see slowing start to develop for the ride at the toll plaza old interstate sunday but that is just the traffic slow as they head up the ramp. there are no backups and yet to. >> and the ride on the east shore freeway, we are tracking the drive time on interstate 80, the westbound direction the east shore

freeway from hercules to berkeley is still just 13 minutes. that is easy, so is southbound interstate 580. in the south, we have an accident reported on 280 northbound right at highway 17. the sensors are not detected any delays. there is also an accident at page wrote on interstate 280 but we do not see any problems because of this. the north bay ride is still looking great for the golden gate bridge. >> the time is 6:18 a.m.. happening today. 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.

this morning -- marin sun farms will discuss plans for their new operation it plans to reopen the slaughterhouse in april. >> >> and. 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. >> kentucky police are investigating a string of /mob attacks. some of them were caught on camera

saturday and sunday. groups as large as 200 teenagers are causing chaos. one woman says that teenagers around her car and attacked her family. there have been mixed messages in this aftermath. police sent out e-mail's same that the threat of these attacks had been building for some time. >> this was an extraordinary and unusual is a that nothing like this has happened in decades. >> if the police e-mail came with this morning. the major concern is the someone is want to get killed during an incident. >> taking a look at what this trend in a round of the web of this morning. you will find some of the funny is trends on instagram. ted berrigan and mud bombing, but have you heard of a baby suiting? in these

snaps, babies are laid on the bed, and human clothes are laid over them. see the babies in the suits, address up like tom cruise in top gear, and even a hockey player. you can send your baby and suiting pictures to was at ireport4kron@ kron4.com >> coming up on the kron4 new is. we have startling new information on bought off to is some cases in the uniteautism cases in the united states.

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>> a new government study reveals a big jump in the number of u.s. children with autism. the number jumped 30% from 2008 to 2010. one in 68 children in america had autism in 2010. other findings show that autism is five times more common in boys. the study reveals that

caucasian children are more likely to be diagnosed an african americans or hispanic children. >> toyota is now recalling 119,000 cars for problems with their air bags. the recall is affecting 2003 and 2004 model avalons because there ever becks could deploy it averted a. toyota says that they know one minor injury that is related to this defect. >> it is time for the tech report with gabe slate. >> there are over 200 exhibits that are showing off and selling assessor related to the iphone and the ipad. if you have one of those devices you should come down before these products or reached the market. i unseasonably nice things. >> mac world has a section where people are showing off

their new apps. they have a key asset up. the rest of the show is a dedicated to hardware related items. they have all types of cases. they have storage solutions, clothing. you can buy these things before they hit the market but they do have i related devices. this is a four in one lands that gives you a wide angle shot. this speeds up the pitcher. >> we are one of the first infrared cameras that are available for the iphone. >> this is able to search and rescue missions like for safety at night and hunting. the >> you take this and put this in your office, you can call into your office from anywhere and drive around. this is exactly like a video chat. your can best-

>> if it becomes your eyes and ears when you are away. this is open to the public now through saturday. >> gabe slate, kron 4 news. >> still ahead on the kron4 newest. more lawmakers are voicing their concern over the corruption case involving state senator an leland yee. will have a live wireless networks are awesome. they let us use our phones to do amazing things. but why sign a 2-year phone contract just to use them? at net10 wireless, you can use the phone you already have and keep your network and number, too. but for half the cost. the bring your own phone plan. that's wireless your way. unlimited* talk, text, and data on the best 4g lte

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yay! tillamook cheese slices, tastes better because it's made better. >> welcome back. we are watching wall street. this is the opening bell on wall street. markets are unmold.

dow futures are up 30. we will watch wall street more drop the morning. >> an update now to our breaking news story that we brought to you at the top of the hour. the search for the missing boeing 777-malaysia flight 370. five out of 10's search planes have spot a possible debris from the malaysian flights. new analysts suggest that this airline flew faster than first thought. a ship is headed to that area now but may not reach the >> spot a debris until tomorrow. >> there is more detail on a fall of first state center for leland yee who is the target of a federal sting.

he could be suspended from the california state senate this morning. kron4 mike pelton is live with more. >> they are stated to vote to suspend him as this comes as dianne feinstein has also called for him to step down. there released a statement that reads that the allegations against the senator is shocking. it is clear that he has lost the confidence of his colleagues and he should step down. the senator has not done that at this point and two days after his arraignment he is accused of trading political favors. now the state senators could go to suspend him as early as 9:00 a.m.. we have not heard from him but there was a delivery with little activity at his home. >> we would check back with mike drop the morning. >> the calls are starting to

lighten up and that is what we're seeing at the moment. take a look. the satellite and radar guilt shows what we are dealing with right now. we have unsettled weather, stormy weather just want of you can't. this will eventually bridge the bay area. michael out the maps you can see how big this is a mess. this is just off the pacific north mass. this is what is on to bring us are unsettled weather for tomorrow. we had wanted to in just possible but for today, the early morning hours, mostly cloddish you concede. the temperatures are going to be in the upper 40's, low 50's. this is pretty typical. by noon

time, would give partial cleared and the temperatures will warm-up and bilateral tonight we will have a little more sunshine we are looking for upper 60s potentially. as for rain, the north they will be the first to see it. then it will be a stray shower but all in all tonight that system roll through and then everyone will see it come tomorrow. it will be with us all day and stretching into saturday. >> we are not tracking any hot spots, the chp stated that they have a few incidents but nothing that is court to impact your drive. that is good news. partial clearing is what we are looking for two at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights have been activated. we are looking for this but so far we have not seen anything.

it is 12 to 40 minutes out of the macarthur mayes for westbound ride. >> 633 is the time. >> fremont police stated that the man that hit and killed a u.s. marine refused have a ride home after he was drinking. alexander yoh n is now charged with the murder of an drone silva. this affidavit was released that he refused to ride home for that crash. he has a previous drunken-driving conviction in minnesota. >> san leandro police are warning people about a possible traffic robberies scam. the warning comes after an incident earlier this week when a man was lying down and he told a driver that he had smoke coming out of his truck. the driver went to inspect the

truck's engine and that is one his cell phone was stolen and he ran away. the suspect is described as a hispanic man, 25 to 30 years old around 5 ft. 10 in. tall drive and a small, gray compact car. >> pg&e has a plan to remove hundreds of trees in concord but it is stirring up a lot of debate. the utility has proposed to get rid of the trees on both public and private property. it is designed to make it easier for them to reach underground pipes. >> according to the proposal from pg&e will lowe's 100 trees just in this park along. pg&e needs to understand our local ordinances are what will stand. >> after hearing the mayor's concerns, pg&e says the they will not remove the trees

unless there is some kind of solution everyone will agree to. >> coming up on kron 4 news. if you are too tired to think between work and raising your kids. arriana huffington has the answer. it tall boils down to three things. she will be live in our studio at 7:45 a.m. to plug her new book thrive. >> also ahead, president obama is head into saudi arabia right now. what he wants to reassure the country's leader. >> later, call it wrote raroad rage karma. a pickup

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has been delayed until april. the judge in the case said that one of the legal aid helping with the trial is set. defense lawyers for him were supposed to bring their case in court today after four weeks across the chichen testimony. prosecutors said that he killed his girlfriend after an argument. >> congress is close to sending the prespresident a bill to provide $1 billion in a loan guarantee to cash trap ukraine and give the ministration broad authority to levy sanctions on russia. in solidarity with the white house, congress overwhelmingly backed the legislation in the house and senate that denounced the president's military incursion into the ukraine peninsula. the house is poised to pass the senate bill today. >> president obama is off to

the middle east after spending this week in europe dealing with russia. here is new video of him leaving on board the air force one today. the president is headed to saudi arabia where he wants to reassure allies that despite troop withdrawals from iraq and afghanistan that nuclear talks with i ran, the united states is not abandoning them. >> we will be right back.

>> it is cloudy and tribal looking to the north this is want to impact us for tonight and tomorrow morning. what i stated we are not dealing with too much in fact when we go outside. you see all the cloud cover and that is the way it will be for most of the morning and then it will pull back. we will get some fairly decent temperatures come later on tonight. we are expecting the rain to come late tonight into tomorrow morning. future cast 4 has is set for 8:00 a.m.. that will be the story throughout the day but noontime the north they will get a stray shower or two.

as we go through the rest of the day you will not see very much happening. you are still want to look good for your ride home but and so the overnight hours a cloud cover is court to come through in by 5:00 a.m. saturday morning will have heavy rain across the bay. it will bring a considerable amount of rainfall 1 to 2 in.. maybe and enter to less. >> this will mainly be a north bay storm system but the south bay will also get something decent. take a look at the sierra. if you're heading out you should bring your chains because of the winter storm warning. saturday will be the big maker. early morning

showers and they will then taper off. the cold air is going to come through and the temperatures are going to drop. >> on to the traffic deaths. >> we're getting partial clearing at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are starting to lights and up and the drive time is still over 12 minutes. we are still incidents frayed threads also led the golden

gate bridge we have no delays. we are not tracking any hot spots and the chp has a few minor incidents but nothing that is cords a slow your ride. the corridor commute is still very light in the southbound direction there has not been any major congestion and still lend easy trip down to the golden gate bridge. >> before you fell love, prices are up at the pump. aaa says that the bay area gas prices have risen an average of 17¢ over the last month. this increase is still

low compared to the increase statewide of 19¢. here is a look at the prices. san francisco is at $4.40. oakland is at $3.94. san jose is at $3.96. right now the cheapest gas is in san mateo at the valero station at fourth and el dorado. >> stray dogs were saved in the olympics and they are now arriving here in the united states. 10 of them were arriving in washington d.c. yester day and more are on the way. there were

rescued from an outcry from people all the world to save them. olympians got in on the effort. before they are adopted out the dogs will get medical evaluations. >> in march madness. the stanford cardinals on the road in memphis plane for a trip to the elite 8. former secretary of state and stanford provost condaleeza rice was sitting a row behind the alumni seahawks cornerback richard sherman. it was the 11 see dayton with the big guns on the court to row pass stanford 82-72. >> most sports fans are

firmly in the grip of march madness but you are probably not as devoted as this fan. tyler black chosen this tattoo as his bold prediction that kentucky will win it all. >> scott kazmir pitched a two ball into the sixth inning, josh reddick hit a two run homer in the athletics beat the giants 4-0. hudson was roughed up for the third time in his less for the outing, along four runs and six kids. >> do not forget this sunday, our kron4 special gary radnich will be joined

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caught on video. a woman used herself fall to record the man in the pickup truck, he was still getting a cut in front of her. that was when he crashed. the man was later arrested for leading the scene of an accident, careless driving and for not wearing his seat belt. >> watch this reporter in florida. she and her photographer get chased off their store by some rowdy goats. the goats back to the photographer into the new is truck and chased off the reporter. the alamo's decided that they will take over this little piece of territory. >> senator mark leno along with some of their doubles to a leap of faith literally. this was part of a fundraiser for the bay area based organization out

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>> two days after his arrest. the senator's political career is fall apart. i will tell you how they are planning to boot him out of office. >> there are charges of four pg&e that is now want to make this a criminal act. >> a plane has not spotted objects after malaysia plan 370 disappeared >> we will help more on the top story in a moment.

>> there is another storm on the way. >> this is the first of several that will impact the next week. here is a live look outside at the toll plaza. this system out will slowly turn, the wet weather closer and it will be tonight into tomorrow morning when we will see the first fall. and when we come back, we will have a look at the weather. the timing of the rain and wind it will impact us. there is more wet weather on tap. >> we have pretty good conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza at the heart of the toll plaza.