tv KRON 4 Early News KRON March 31, 2014 4:00am-6:01am PDT
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>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. a string of home break in's has fremont residents on edge as police search for suspects. >> and the deadline for covered california. also known as obamacare is today. where last minute enrollees can get the one-on-one help they need. >> and watching the weather as more rain is on its way to the bay area. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. >> good morning. it is monday, march 31st. i'm james fletcher. >> we will start off with a check of the weather and traffic. >> we have a pretty good storms that are coming later this morning are right now we are dry and expecting the clouds to increase. it will.
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rainy and windy for today. we have a chance for thunderstorms. tomorrow we will hold on to the rain once again and on wednesday the clouds will clear and dry out. for the next couple of days it would be very stormy. here's a look to what we are expecting. there is a strong cold front that will come through later on today that will bring rain to the bay. this will be potential storms and pretty good snow as well. the snow levels will fall 3500 c letter wrong. the highs for today will be cooler than the past couple of days. upper 50's to low 60's. 62 will be year high for san jose and 59 degrees for san francisco. >> here is to rain and we
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will time out for you. by 8:00 a.m. you will see it started to come in. i think the majority of the morning commuter should be dry allege were leaving later. 9:00 a.m. you can see rain picking up pretty heavy. by 11:00 a.m. we all will be the entire bay area. it will be widespread and we're also watching wind gusts. by 3:00 p.m. we will still see thunderstorms as well. half an inch to up to 2 in. of rain for the hills. by 5:00 p.m. it looks wet and you can see that the rent will start to mobile 0 we will hold all to scattered showers late tonight to the overnight and then tomorrow, more rain is scheduled to come through. >> the seven day around the
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bay shows the temperatures will be on the cooler side. we will be " especially on wednesday but it will be very wet and windy today. at winter storm warning goes into effect for the lake tahoe area through wednesday morning pripet they are expected to get quite a lot of snow. 3,500 ft. by tomorrow. the time now is for all to a.m.. >> they'll lay traffic incident as an san francisco. there was a hitter ron accidental police are on the same. here is a look at the bay bridge and you concede that the roads are dry and traffic is moving nicely. also, the san mateo bridge is looking good. you can see traffic is moving well but nothing, no
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major incidents. the richmond san rafael bridge is very quiet we will continue to keep you posted. >> state senator leland yee will be back in court today-- for a hearing on the terms of his release. yee is accused of taking bribes from an undercover f- b-i agent and coordinating a gun running operation. he has been suspended from the state senate, and says he's no longer running for california secretary of state. but yee says he refuses to resign from the senate. yee was arrested wednesday, following a three year f-b-i sting. he was released on a 500- thousand dollar unsecured bond. >> this is it -- today is the final day to sign up for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act, sometimes called "obamacare". most americans who are *not covered either by private insurance or an a-c-a account face tax penalty. officials say if you get hung up with technical problems, don't worry. anyone who starts an application by today but is unable to finish will get
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extra time. also there are two locations in the bay area which you will get help in getting this last minute enrollment done today. >> the first location as the oakland a's and cultural center you can go there from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. also you can go to the bay area rescue mission chapel which is available from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. you will have to bring proof of identity, proof of your address, proof of and, and proof of citizenship. >> the search is on tonight for two men police say are responsible for at least two home invasions last week. as kron 4's alecia reid reports, one woman walked in on the thieves.
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>> i cannot even imagine what she could have been going through. it was not until after they left that she started to fall apart and cried. >> this concerns a lot of neighbors. >> people are working hard as they can. we're keeping our eyes open. >> police believe that these two men may be responsible for other burglaries and that took place less than a mile away. >> there broken toward home to read doggy door. that homeowner reported that they missed electronics and some other items. the men involved in this burglary are described as too dark
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skinned man wearing hoodies and pans. and many ban was reported to be seen. >> alicia read the kron 4 news. >> in san francisco. police are investigating a body found at the aquatic park. investigators blocked off the area sunday morning after finding the body. police have not given any other details about the person's identity or the circumstances of their death. >> and in san jose.investigators are looking into another mysterious death. a man's body was found sunday morning in a creek at watson park. police say there is a large homeless population that lives in the area. but don't know whether the man who was found was homeless or not. investigators say right now there are no signs of foul play.and they are still unsure how the man died. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news-- contamination creates another concern after the massive landslide in snohomish county, how it could impact the rest
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>> new this morning. an san francisco at car crashed into the corner of the chihljoey and pats cafe and bakery. police said that a lexus car crashed into the cafe about 2:30 a.m.. there bed was deployed in the car so officers are monitoring the hospitals to see if any bid to shore up. >>victims show what. >> a suspicious package
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shutdown san francisco's mission district last night. just after seven o'clock, police shutdown 20th street between guerrero and valencia streets. as the bomb squad investigated a suspicous package police say was found next a to parking sign. police stayed in the area for about two hours before the bomb squad confirmed the package was not dangerous. the streets reopened just after nine o'clock. >> major changes coming to san francisco's muni. kron 4's dan rubin breaks down new moves the agency is making. to help keep riders happy and on board. >> they lie on the time schedule. the transportation just sucks. >> they have a lot of breakdowns. >> i took the in line for a test drive. it took me 50 minutes to get to 20 seconds. that is a 15 block ride. i timed myself walking back. muni beat me by two
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minutes. stop seismic hard to improve the travel time. under the new changes, stop size will be replaced by traffic signals that make the trains the priority. similar changes are coming to the different groups. many rider's hope that will come first. >> you need to be reliable. we are good on our end, you should be good on your in. >> starting tomorrow, caltrain riders in san bruno will be using a brand new station. the new station on 833 san mateo ave will opening tomorrow. since 2010, caltrain customers have been using a temporary boarding platform on huntington avenue near sylvan avenue. the $155-million grade- separation project elevated caltrain tracks at three separate crossings in san bruno. and here are some new features of the new station. i amthere will be 201 parking spaces a "kiss-and-ride" lot at the station
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>> welcome back. in world news-- residents on a front-line south korean island have been evacuated to shelters--after an exchange of artillery fire between north and south korea. south korea says it has returned fire into north korean waters after shells from a north korean live- fire drill fell south of the rivals' disputed western sea boundary. these are images from a u.s.-south korea joint landing exercises in south korea earlier sunday. residents on a front-line south korean island were evacuated to shelters during the exchange. south korean officials say no shells from either side were fired at any land or military installations.
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we're monitoring this international story and stay with kron 4 dot com for the latest. >> and u-s marines are in south korea right now, participating in military exercises. over the weekend, they rehearsed forcible entry landing operations with marines from the republic of korea. this exercise is to showcase the amphibious and expeditionary capabilities of r-o-k and u-s forces. this ssang yong 14 is the largest-scale combined amphibious exercise in its history, with nearly 14- thousand u-s and r-o-k navy-marine and australian army forces. the exercises ends tomorrow. >> another debris disappointment in the search for a missing malaysian airliner. australian officials say a cluster of orange objects spotted by a search plane turned out to be fishing equipment. meanwhile, officials say there no there's no time limit being put on the
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search for the missing plane. ten planes and another 10 ships are seaching an area 1,150 miles west of australia, perth, >> heavy rains drenched a city in south china over the weekend. parts of the city were flooded and got more than 7 inches of rain saturday. officials say some residents had to be evacuated from their homes. but by last night, the flood water started to reced and many residents were able to return home. >> this is a storm that we are talking about. this storm as corn to come through the majority of it late this morning and early this afternoon. most of the morning commute is going to be dry but you can expect it to change. 47 degrees in san jose. the highs for today, 59 degrees for san
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francisco. a lot of us will be below average. we will time out for rain for you. by 8:00 a.m. most of those will be seen cloudy conditions. and by 9:00 a.m. towards the later in of the commute. we are looking at rain to really start to pick up. it will be having in petaluma. by 11:00 a.m. it will be widespread. lost time is born to be wed and the possibility of wind and gust. by 3:00 p.m. we will still be what especially hayward and fremont. we will hold on for the chance of showers by 5:00 p.m.. >> we can also hold off for
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the chance of thunderstorms. >> the timtomorrow morning we're looking at more rain arriving. it would be a wet couple of days. there will be snow and the sierra what they want to storm warning in effect to p.m. until early tuesday, the heaviest will fall to nine into tomorrow. the snow levels are pretty low and the valley will see 3 to 6 in.. >> here is your kron 47 day around the bay. starting today, the same for tomorrow. we will clear on wednesday but it will be cooler. the temperatures
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will rebound starting thursday and friday. the weekend as corn to be sunny and dry. a quick check of your traffic, the only incident a sense san francisco and the mission district. police are on the scene investigating a hit- and-run accident. if you're going through this area be on the lookout. there are no incidents reported along and instea interstate 80. the san mateo bridge, traffic is moving slowly, the roads are dry. the richmond san rafael bridge, also looking at very light conditions. >> here are some stories
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just coming in this morning. a late winter storm arrived in parts of maryland overnight. two to four inches of snow fell in central maryland. the storm also bringing rain and sleet as it headed east. temperatures were in the low to mid 30's. but this system is expected to clear today just in time for the baltimore orioles opening day. >> a warning today about food and global warming. a panel of experts with the united nations has released a report, saying a warmer world will push food prices higher, making it much harder to feed the world's poorest people. the latest warning is a big change from the last time the panel issued a report. in 2007, the u-n said it couldn't tell if warmer weather would help or hurt food production. >> and a pakistani court is charging former military leader pervez musharraf with treason. he appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to charges he suspended the country's constitution by declaring emergency rule in 2007. this is the first time in
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pakistan that any acting or former army chief has been charged with treason. >> the number of people missing has dropped substantially since a massive landslide in snohomish county, washington, more than a week ago. the death toll has risen to 21 people, and officials still consider 30 others unaccounted for. as the search for victims continues, cnn's andrew spencer reports crews have another concern. >> there are searching the devastation and they are aware of the contaminated soil. >> we have all this household products. >> the army has set up a station where you can claim off, there is a potential impact for rest of accounting. >> we are worried about contamination, the less than that we want to do is take them back to our families. >> they even have a dogs a
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did a thorough washing. there was its lack founder the site and they continue to work through the dirt, mud and rubble. rain has been a problem. >> there are waiting for them to drain however, there were able to make some progress. >> if the number of people on the counter for is not as high as it was a week ago but is still leaves some families without no answer spirit >> we want to wesrescue any possible person. >> that would be in a rescue mode as long as there is the possibility of finding someone. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> we will have an update on march madness after the
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finding themselves a little short-staffed against the new york knicks. led by j.r. smith and carmelo anthony, the new york knicks moved within one game of the final playoff spot by beating the undermanned golden state warriors 89-84. with andrew bogut and david lee both out of the line-up. stephen curry tried to put the team on his back in the second half. he finished with 32 points but came up short in the final minute. bogut also is expected to miss tuesday's game at dallas and wednesday's game at san antonio. coach mark jackson is hopeful lee could return sooner after missing his second consecutive game with a strained right hamstring. >> the final four is set in the n-c-a-a men's basketball tournament, and it will be seventh seed connecticut against number one florida in the first game-- before eighth seed kentucky takes on number two wisconsin. but here are some of the highlights in last nights games. john calipari starting five freshman at kentucky took on michigan of all teams-- with a trip to the final four on the line. inside 40 seconds, kentucky up by two and michigan firing away.
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nik stauskas tries from the corner but kentucky's julius randle inadvertantly tips it in to tie the game and with just two seconds left on the clock-- aaron harrison plays the hero for the wildcats and throws an n-b-a-range 3-pointer. final score 75-72 kentucky. >> and u-conn beat michigan state 60-54 to return to the final four a year after the huskies were barred from the n-c-a-a tournament. shabazz napier hit three huge free throws with 37- point-6 seconds left in the east regional final at madison square garden. the huskies rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to become the first number seven seed to reach the final four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. >> still ahead on the kron four moring news-- leland yee will face a judge today-- surrounding corruption charges. details on the case next. >> and a family is now offering a reward for a 93- year- old man, who went missing over a month ago
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>> here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. it was another debris disappointment in the search for the missing malaysia airliner. australian officials say that a cluster of objects were spotted. 10 plants and other tensions are searching the area. >> today is the final day to sign up for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act, sometimes called obama care. most americans who are not covered either by private insurance or any other will face a tax penalty. anyone who stars and application today but is unable to
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finish it will get extra time. >> the search is still on this morning in fremont for two men police say are responsible for lease to home invasions. police said that the latest as it did happen last thursday. they pointed a gun at a victim and stole her purse and left. >> we have a pretty big storm system coming through. we have strolled cold front that is going to bring rain and the possibility of snow for the sierra. the timing will arrive about 9:00 a.m.. by the afternoon the rain will pick up in intensity. thunderstorms and also wind gusts. it will be heavy at times. taranto is not a high amount. the impact is going
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to be more so for the evening commute. we would check the possibility for any flooding. the temperatures are fairly mild, san francisco is set 54 degrees. most of us are parlay to cloudy conditions on the high for today, most of us are below average. here is the rain, future cast 4 shows that by 8:00 a.m. we will start to see the rain coming door. by 9:00 a.m. it will start to really come through and should be heavy at times. >> by 11:00 a.m. all of us will see the rain. lunchtime and will be righwet. in the evening, you can see scattered showers and also pretty heavy rain for san
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jose. later on tonight we're holding on to the chance of scattered showers once again. tomorrow, even more rain will be coming through. at the entrance storm warning for the lake tahoe area, the heavy snow should start tomorro tonight heading io tomorrow. the valley could pick up to about 6 in. and the summit may get over to feed.2 ft.. the kron47 day aroud the bay shows the we will have calls an and windy at times. a again, most of us for the morning commute will be okay. if your started out later, you will encounter the wet roadways. >> here is a quick check of
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your bridges on this monday. traffic is light. we will start in the bay bridge where we will see traffic is starting to pick up. there are no major hot spots to report. the metering lights as you head into--here's a look at the san mateo bridge. heading over to the richmond san rafael bridge very light traffic at the time. the time right now is for 30 4:00 a.m..4:34 a.m.. >> state sen. leland yee is set to appear in court this morning, when prosecutors are expected to ask a judge to make security arrangements for yee, who is
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free on a $500,000 bond. we'll have a live report. >> he refuses to resign but he has something bigger. he should be back in court. he will revisit his bail, when he was arrested last wednesday he posted an unsecured bond. whether it will continue, he could be arrested again. no one really thinks that will happen. there is a good chance that he will enter a plea. his lawyer already stated that he plans to enter not guilty. if he remains out, that will focus on his defense. the other key players also make a court appearance at 11:00 a.m.. they have been in custody since wednesday. what is going to happen with them, on friday, they came
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to court but no plea was entered. >> the judge stated that they do need to come back with the attorneys. if there's a good chance that they may have won today is not they will have to push it back. there is so much corn on. we do expect a media circus as the morning progresses. everyone will be there, and limit tax commons. >> today is the final day to sign up for health insurance coverage under the affordable care act, sometimes called "obamacare". most americans who are *not covered either by private insurance or an a-c- a account face tax penalty. but anyone who starts an application by today but is unable to finish will get extra time. >> right now, the website is down. if you go to sign up
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they are stating that you will have to try again later. >> it has been more than a month since a 93 year-old san rafael man went missing. kron4 philippe djegal reports. the family is now offering a $5,000 reward for information. >> his family is stating that he left this restaurant after he has his weekly dinner with his daughter. the family stated that he turned left out of the parking lot and has not been seen. they send out helicopters looking for him. they even sent out these pictures but so far, the
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police or his family has not had any luck finding him. police stated that the search is continuing. he is 5 ft. 7, when 193 lbs.. what the missing passengers side hubcap, his license plate number is shown on screen. if you have any information on his whereabouts you are to call the center fell police department or the tip line. 415-275-1987. >> still ahead, it was one bay area movie theater that
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it was one last night at the movies in one bay area movie theater. why does iconic century the air is closing. >> first, the first part to baseball is just a few hours away. we will have a sneak peek at the oakland coliseum before the team takes the mound. >> a little later is 5:00 a.m.. a growing memorial near the finish line to honor the victims of the boston marathon bombings. we will show you the latest video.
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>> welcome back. a beloved movie theater is close in san jose. the iconic century domed theater will have their last evening. kron4 john fenoglio explains why this place is closing and how a number of people are trying to preserve it. >> cheering, applauding, is nothing like it. >> after 50 years the property owners are not going to renew the lease.
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people are hoping that it will be saved. >> if we do not step then to save it, it will be gone. >> he flew all the way from austin, texas to petition to have this as a historic landmark and that they do not demolish it. >> this domed faces tough competition but people who want to preserve it stated that it can be used for more than just sam's. >> they should be allowed to continue to operate as some type of performance center. we have people or are ready and willing to make this a wonderful location. >> as for the final program it is sold out. >> we will be right back. we
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p.m. he will also speak again. >> clean energy advocates will speak to the san francisco board of supervisors land use and economic development committee. the group is calling for answers as to why it mayor ed lee is blocking the launch of clean power s.f.. a program there will allow city residents to choose between pg&e and clean power as their energy provider. that meeting is at 1:30 p.m.. >> today kicks off the start of oakland a's spirit week. fans are encouraged to wear their oakland a's apparel.
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oakland a's will open their season against the cleveland indians this evening at 7:05 p.m.. >> if you are heading out to the oakland a's game this season and you can expect a few changes. kron4 scott rates or walk all over the coliseum to show was what is new. >> they have made upgrades, things like energy flat screen televisions and new countertops. they also have the new carpet and fresh paint on the wall. they have all sorts of new things and food items such as pizza. >> we want the fans have a good time and want the players to perform good. >> these are some of the changes. all of these changes will start for
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monday's home opener. >> scott rates kron4 nils. >> in addition to the changes that scott mentioned, officials tell us that there will be an increased amount of security presence around the stadium including metal detectors at the gates for all the games. >> it is a possibility that rain is on the way. keep that in mind if you do go to the game. there is a chance for more ran tomorrow and on wednesday, the clouds should clear out. here is so looked at satellite and radar, this is a storm that we're watching and it will bring down pretty good rain especially late this morning. this cold front means that we will see snow
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levels fall throughout 3000, 3,500 ft. for the foothills and lake tahoe area. by 8:00 a.m. the timing and for the most of the commute will be okay. thunderstorms and when does later this afternoon about a half-inch of rain. >> you have to watch out for hazardous driving and flooding, downed trees and power lines. the temperatures are in the '50s in san francisco 43 degrees for napa and 47 for san jose. upper 50s will be the highs and lows 60s today. here is a look at future cast by 8:00 a.m. you will sing they will start to get light rain and will start to pick up by 9:00 a.m.. a good majority of the north bay will see this rain come through. by 11:00 a.m. all of bush's start to see the rain. watch out for
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thunderstorms and the possibility of sofa hail. there is a winter storm warnings and affect starting this afternoon to wednesday morning. the summit may see up to 2 ft.. >> your kron 47 day are around the bay shows that it will be stormy today. we have to hold on to the rank their potentially through wednesday, it may failed chilly and temperatures are popping out into the upper 50s. we should rebound by the end of the wait. we should bear in the lower seven is by saturday and
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sunday. >> the one incident that just showed up as a livermore, interstate 580 we are talking about westbound lanes have day disabled tractor-trailer just after north lynn road. the right lanes are blocked. delays are possible. the impact is very limited and here's a live look at the bay bridge, the traffic is very small and light pripet the metering lights will be turned on and about another hour. heading over to the san mateo bridge, you concede traffic is moving okay with no hot spots. one last look at the richmond san rafael bridge, traffic is very light. just three cars coming through. >> in world nils, russia's prime minister is visiting
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crimea to consider priorities for their economic development. the prime minister is leading a delegation of cabinet ministers to discuss federal assistance to the region. they hastily called for a referendum that was held just two weeks after russian forces had overtaken the black sea region. ukraine and the west have rejected the vote, calling a legal. >>it illegal. >> back in the bay area peripheral services will be held this week for 26 year old alejandro nieto who was
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fatally shot in san francisco's bart all sides park on march 21st. visitation hours will be held today from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at driscolls valencia . the aftermath will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at st. kevin catholic church. following mass, the burial ceremony will be held at the holy cross cemetery. >> caltran was shut down a busy intersection 80 in fairfield this week to perform maintenance work. the: to westbound 80 at travis boulevard will be closed tomorrow between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.. a nearby off the ramp from westbound highway 80 at our road will also be shut down on the same time. caltran plans to
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>> welcome back. after weathering a sea of controversy, no will arrive in first place at the box office this weekend. paramounts a biblical epic starring russell crowe open with $44 million spread lions gate teen science fiction thriller divergent earned 26 par-5 million in its second weekend. this is a globetrotting must uppet see cuomo said its most wanted featuring the teen faa and the rickey gervaos came in third place with $11.4 million spread >> this is frozen as now the
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highest grossing animated film of all time. it has topped $1 billion worldwide. >> heading into the 5:00 hour. we have strong video that we want to show you. more than a dozen college students have been arrested at the university of arizona in tucson after their basketball team lost against wisconsin. several people blocks of the road to campus simply say that a crowd threw beer cans, bottles and firecrackers. >> in new mexico, a big show force between police and protesters that went on for 12 hours. hundreds of people rallied yesterday in albuquerque. officers had to use tear gas to control demonstrators, some of them carried weapons. at least one police officer was hurt
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in the protest. coming up on the kron4 new is. >> here is what we're working on for you for 5:00 a.m.. fremont police are trying to track down on robbery suspects. >> about 30 people are still missing in this morning from the deadly mudslides and washington state. >> when it comes to marriage, you may be open your heart up to better health. we will
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>> today is the last day for you to sign up for health care. this is a mandate for all americans. >> the rain is back in the forecast and we will tell you when you can expected. >> it. >> good morning. joining us this monday morning, it is dry right now but this storm is on the way. storm tracker 4, i hope you have your rain gear. you can see that right now, it is still far off to the north and we have a little sale of that is coming for the next couple of hours. we are detecting lightning, that means that letter on today we may see storms, the possibility of a lightning and hail. if you are in the north, as early
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as 8:00 a.m. it will start to see this rencontre. it becomes really widespread and have it later. the rain totals are about half an inch around the bay to 2 in. for the hills. the impact will be hazardous drive is especially for this evening. the temperatures are are in the '50s. we will time out this coming up later. but first, here is george with the traffic. >> we're not tracking the hot spots. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, light traffic heading westward coming in from the macarthur mayes. your quick commute check shows sluggish 4580, there was a report of a problem and northland road. there are no delays but sluggish traffic for the alta mount pass just west of the 2 05.
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the south bay peninsula is looking good. >> state senator leland yee will be back in court today for a hearing on the terms of his release. >> yee is accused of taking bribes from undercover fbi agent and corn a gun operation. >> he has been suspended from the state senate, and says that he is no longer going to run for california secretary of state. >> yee says that he refuses to resign from the senate. he was arrested wednesday, followed a three-year fbi and sting. he was released on a $500,000 unsecured bond. >> kron4 will tran is live
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in san francisco with more. >> the judge will look at his bonds. we talked about this. they will look at this end, people do not think that there's a chance that they will revoke it. more than likely, he will be free but he will be revisited. that will enter a plea, there is a good chance that he plans to plead not guilty. he is charged with several things including service as fraud for allegedly getting a pay for play. he took a bribe from an fbi agent for political favor. six counts, each one carries 20 years. he has his life ahead of him, the 65 year-old, he is no longer going to run for secretary of state. >> he is not the only one, two other people also bear in court after him. i will
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talk about the other to come about 5:30 a.m.. >> just into kron4. a car crashed into a building in san francisco and the driver fled the scene. this happened on the corner of 21st and folsom in the mission area at 2:30 a.m.. this car crashed into the corner all joey and pats cafe. >> this is its, today is the final that the son of for obama care. most americans who are not covered either by private insurance or aca account will face tax penalties. officials say if you get hung up with technical problems, do not worry. anyone who starts
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their application by today, but is unable to finish it will get extra time. there are two location's here in the bay area to help you. >> the first one is that the oakland a's and cultural center and they will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. then, the second location as the bay area rescue mission in richmond. they will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.. if you goes either of these locations, for items are needed. he must bring proof of identity, proof of your address, proof of end comes, and lastly proof of citizenship. >> take a look at this. this morning this website to sign of health care.gov is down for maintenance. if you go to sign up in a state that does not have their own health-care exchange. you get this message and that
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the web site is currently performing maintenance. they're telling you to please try again later. >> if you are trying to solve through the california exchange, you should not have any problems. >> the number of people missing has now dropped since a massive landslide in some sonoma's county, washington, mor than a week agosnohomish county, washington, more than a week ago. the death toll has now risen to 21 people, and 30 other still remain unaccounted for. >> washington gov. stated that crews will be an active rescue mode as long as there is a possibility to find more survivors. rain has been a near constant problem, soaking the debris
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fled and in some areas, forming ponds which are too large for researchers to work through. >> we got drain of fields, soars. we got all the household products that we all have in our homes. those have been spilled. >> we are worried about dysentery. we're also worry about tetanus. we're worried about contamination. the less than one to do is take any of these contaminants out of here and take them with us. >> for the u.s. army has set up a decontamination station where you can clean off. even the search dogs and get a thorough washing at the end of the day. >> the search is still on this morning in fremont for two men police say are responsible for two home invasions last week. police said the lead latest
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incident have the last thursday. police believe the same two men were responsible for another robbery less than a mile away. many neighbors in the area are shocked to hear about these barbarous happening in the middle of the day. >> coming up on the kron4 new spread baseball season is finally here. the oakland a's home opener is today. the giants open their season in arizona. we will take a look at the matchups season in arizona. we will take a look at the matchups after the break. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard from the makers of frontline® plus it's the only chew that kills both fleas and american dog ticks. vets recommend it, and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs.
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>> welcome back. the time is 5:11 a.m.. we are talking about baseball and also the weather. >> the giants are headed to phoenix to start their season today. technically the arizona diamondbacks play their home opener 7,800 mi. away in sydney australia. so you can call today's game their u.s. debut. san francisco will send left-hander madison bu
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ngarner to the amount in his first opening day start, while arizona goes with high handler brandon mccarthy. >> sonny gray will take the mound to kick off the season for the two-time defending a.l. west champion oakland a's. the athletics host a just and masterson the cleveland indians for opening day. jarrod parker was lost to season-ending tommy john elbow surgery late in spring training. gray assumes the top spot in the rotation. >> coming up on the kron4
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>> welcome back. we are in the weather center tracking the rain. >> and when we see this this means that we will see storms come through this afternoon. there is a strong cold front that will bring heavy rain and the possibility for thunderstorms. also, the possibility of hale. today we're looking there rainy and windy conditions. tuesday we will have more rain and winds that app when ine skies should clear. the highs for today are below average, upper 50's to low
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60's. you will see a route 8:00 a.m. the rain will start to pick up especially for the north and it will push through impacting the peninsula by 11:00 a.m.. all of us will see the rain and the yellow indicates moderate to heavy rainfall. by 3:00 p.m. we are still seeing heavy rain coming through. we are still playing the cleveland indians and the first pitch for the s 7 05 p.m.. there is concern because it may get rain out because of the rain. a winter storm warnings and affect through tuesday, the if snow levels of may be above 3,500 ft., possibly 2 in.--possible way to feed of smoke. if you are going in that area you
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should bring your chains. >> the temperatures will be below average for the next few days it will be rainy and stormy today. winston we may have showers but the temperatures all the be in the upper 50s. the time is 5:18 a.m.. >> we are not tracking any hot spots. you were in the 4:00 a.m. hour talking about 580, let's start with the bridges, the bay bridge your westbound ride for traffic is light coming from the macarthur mayes. we are looking at 9 minutes out of the maze. from hayward over to foster city on the san mateo bridge it is also a great drive, 11 minutes in route ross the span. in the
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more ran county area light traffic still for the westbound ride with no backups for delays. we're updating your drive time, hercules to berkeley is an 11 minutes. the san ramon is 16 minutes. there is an incident where an accident at 580 near the bridge, it is on the shoulder but slowing the ride coming to alta mott. the south bay has no delays or problems and the more ran ride is looking good. under 25 minutes down to the golden gate bridge. >> the time is 5:19 a.m.. three was disappointing in the search for the missing malaysia flight. australian officials said that a cluster of objects that were spotted by a search plane turned out to be fishing equipment. it has been more than three weeks since the boeing 777 disappeared with
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239 people aboard. teams continue to search the indian ocean. >> i am not want to put a time limit on that. as i stated, we owe this to the families. we owe this to everyone who are traveling by air. we owe this to the government and others who have had people on this plan. we owe it everyone to do what we have to do. >> flight 370 left on march the a's when it disappeared. 8th when it disappeared. >> happening today, thousands of items left time are the victims of the boston marathon bombings are born on display. the
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memorial start growing near the finish line from last year's race. the collection, called a deer or boston, messages from the marathon memorial will be on display at the boston public library from april 7th to may 11th. >> in miami, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northern part of yellowstone national park. it was the strongest earthquake to happened since 1980. there were no immediate reports of damage in the park has few visitors. the park is home to a super volcano which experts say has the potential to erupt. >> in new mexico call hundreds of people are upset about the albuquerque police department's recent use of illegalethal force. two weeks ao
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and homeless man was shot dead by officers in albuquerque foothills. days later, another man was shot and killed. officers had to use tear gas to control the demonstrators. at least one police officer was hurt in the protest. >> in world news, residents on a front-line south korean island have been evacuated to shelters after an exchange of artillery. south korea says that it had to return fire into north career waters after shells from northern caribbean live fire drill fail south. these are images from the area. residents on a front-line south korean island were evacuate. >> u.s. marines are in soft career right now, participating in a military exercise. over the weekend, they rehearsed forcible
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entry landing operations with marines. these exercises are to show the capabilities of korean and u.s. forces. yesterday's drills were the largest combined to exercise in its history. >> a simple test appears to be very good at ruling out heart attacks and people who go to the emergency room with chest pains. a large study in sweden found a blood test + electrocardiogram were 99 percent accurate and shorn which patients could safely be sent home rather than admitting them. chest pains sends out about 15 million people to the emergency run in the united states and europe each year. it usually is from anxiety, and a justin or less serious things like a heart attack. >> if you open yourself up
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to love, commitment, and marriage, a new study says that you may be opening your heart of to better health. researchers at new york university medical center found that your marital status does have an influence on your hard. they from that those who tied the knot at a 5% lower risk of developing cardiovascular heart disease. this is compared to single people and widowers who had a 3 percent higher risk. if you are younger, the benefits could be even greater. the study found that if you are under 50 years old, you had a 12% more chance of heart disease. >> coming up. rain is headed our way. here's a live look >> coming up. rain is headed our way. here's a live look at rai [doorbell rings] hey. hey.
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still will be dry. along the coast we will start seeing the rain but by 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. the north they will get rain including parts of san francisco. the south bay it will have a widespread. moderate to heavy rain also the possibility of thunderstorms that may include gusty winds and hail. by 5:00 p.m. that evening commute is want to be wed for a lot of us. we will get even more rain tomorrow. we are looking at more moderate rainfall, i will talk more about this as well as the winter storm warning. here is george with the traffic. >> we are still looking at a pretty good ride. we are not
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tracking any hot spots. the metering lights have get to be activated. the drive time is still about nine to 10 minutes. the quick commute check shows an easy ride, most of the bay, 580 is sluggish. there is an accident on the shoulder. there is slower traffic but not a big back up just yet. >> our developing story. the state senator leland yee will be back in court today. the men that are queues with him will also be in court. >> here is the top of the pyramid to. they arrested 26
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people, two of them are already in federal custody. i will show you pictures of them. the first one is when raymond shimpboy chow. he was arrested and accused of money laundering. just a few months ago $2.3 million spread he will be in court, in fact he was in court on friday but he did have an attorney bread there were we visit to see if he has one, four hours from now. if so, that was set dates for the future. whether or not he will enter a plea has not been set. >> the other person in court with the keeith jackson. he
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is accused of murder for hire plots and trafficking fire arms. here is a close adviser as well as a campaign contributor. he is someone who when not to get campaign donations for the senator. they believe that jackson went farther in a pay to play scheme. we will have their court appearances coming up at 11:00 a.m.. but the big fish, will be the senator and he will be there at 9:30 a.m.. >> it has been more than a month since a 93 year-old santa fell man went missing. now his family is offering a $5,000 rewards. robert leslie davis was last seen in a court of madera,
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leaving a restaurant march -that's on february 26th. his nemesis that he left the restaurant after a dinner with his daughter. the family says that he never returned home. so far, neither police or his family have had any luck finding him. >> optional services will be held this week for ajlejandro nieto who was fatally shot on march 21st. visitation hours will be held today from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at driscolls valencia street mortuary in san francisco. the federal mass service will be at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at st. kevin
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catholic church in san francisco. solid mass, the burial ceremony will be held at the holy cross cemetery. >> caltran was shut down a busy intersection on interstate 80 in fairfield this week to perform maintenance work. if the on \ ramp to westbound 80 at travis boulevard will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. >> the california highway patrol is hosting a series of driver safety class is for bay area teams. the chp start smart program is a teen driver safety course designed to teach young people safe driving habits. chp officers will discuss traffic collision avoidance techniques, collision calls impacters, driver and parent responsibilities, and safety belt usage. >> san francisco's a
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emergency water system is not adequate for putting out multiple fires at once. the san francisco chronicle reports the city voters have approved millions of dollars in bond money for an elaborate emergency water system. for example, the newspaper says the san francisco has lost enough to purchase this portable fire fighting equipment that is instrumental to fighting fires. >> the city of palo alto is training volunteers who want to join the community see emergency response team. they will get the training on basic disaster response skills, like medical operations, small fire suppression and light search and rescue. it takes 24 hours for this training to be certified but that trend will be offered in the month of april. contact the city of palo alto to sign up. >> coming up on the kron4 new is. a pizza topping
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latest warning is a big change from the last time the panel issued a report in 2007, the u.s. and said it could not tell if warm weather would help or hurt food production. >> russia's prime minister is a byzantine crimea to consider priorities for its economic development fall in the russian takeover. dmitry medvedev is leading a delegation of cabinet ministers and is chairing a meeting today to discuss the priorities for federal assistance. ukraine and the west have rejected the votes. >> coming up, we will have more information on the weather. i will have details coming up.
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>> mock combat. the time i 5:45 a.m.welcome back. the times 5:45 a.m.. >> the majority of the rain will fall later in the morning towards this end of. storm tracker 4, this is what we are watching. there is a cold front coming through. the snow level will fall as low as 3,000 ft.. the timing, the majority will start at 8:00 a.m.. for the afternoon it could be pretty act tough. the rain totals about half an inch for the hills of the 2 in.. we may see hazardous driving with flooding in the wind picking up. here is a
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satellite and radar picture, this is the storm we are watching. i have also detected lightning, we may see stormy weather this afternoon. here is a look at future cast 4. by 7:00 a.m., most of us will be looking at cloudy conditions but we will see the rains start to arrive and then a by 9:00 a.m. santa rosa and petaluma was see the wet and heavy rain come through. by lunchtime, all of us will be dealing with grain.rain. by 3:00 p.m. we will still have wet weather and by 5:00 p.m. the road should be what for your evening commute. >> by 6:00 p.m. we are holding on to the chance of showers through late tonight and the overnight hours. we would get more rain come tuesday morning.
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here is a look at the winter storm warning, the heaviest will be tonight into wednesday. the valleys are talking about 3 to 6, the summit about 2 ft.. here is your highs for today upper 50s and low 60's. if you are concerned about the oakland a's and game, the start time 7 of 5:00 p.m.. we're talking about showers. your kron 47 day around the bay shows a very stormy when it today, the same deal for tomorrow and we will start to dry things out for the rest of the week. it will get warmer by saturday and sunday. >> we are still looking at a pretty good ride, as we move
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to 6:00 a.m., we always start to see things back up at the bay bridge. there are no metering lights activated just yet but there are likely to be within the next 15 to 20 minutes. right now, the drive time is about 11 minutes. this will get you across the san mateo bridge. there are no incidence a slowdown. if you're heading to the richmond san rafael bridge, you will find a problem free trip heading over towards and failed. >> we will update the drive time, 13 minutes from hercules to berkeley. we will start see more traffic, the 680 corridor is still okay. 580 is not only heavy but sluggish westbound. the
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south bay freeway is looking great and we are problem free there. >> a pizzeria in vancouver has a topping the chicano mcgill with a prescriptioyou caa prescription: marijuana. the pizzeria, mega ill, bakes the pizza. the people who run this place say that they only serve slices to people who are over the age of 18 and have a prescription for medical marijuana. new regulations go into effect on april 1st could force them to stop making them. >> the latest family photo
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of the duke and duchess of cambridge, along with their son prince george is out. the little prince is now 8 months old. the family posted their homposing at theirn london's kensington palace. this is the third official release of photos of prince george since his birth. >> warriors' on the road and finding themselves a little short staffed against the new york knicks. led by j. r. smith and carmelo anthony, the new york knicks moved within one game of the final playoff spot a beating the warriors' 89-84. coach mark jackson is hopeful that lee could return soon after missing his second consecutive game. >> the final four is now set
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in the ncaa men's basketball tournament, and it was with seventh seed connecticut against no. 1 florida in the first game before the 8 seed kentucky took on number to wisconsin. here are some highlights and last night's games. john calipari starting five freshmen at kentucky took on michigan all teams with a trip to the final four maligned. inside 40 seconds, ky up by two in michigan firing away. with just two seconds left on the clock, aaron harris and plays the hero for the wildcats and throws an nba three. . the final score 75-72 ky. >> you can't beat michigan
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state 60-54 to return to the final four for a year after the huskies were barred. he hit a three-point throw with 37.6 seconds left in the final. the huskies rallied from a nine point second- half deficit to become the first no. 7 seed to reach the final four since tournament expanded in 1985. >> in an emotional overtime loss in wisconsin, arizona wildcats fans rioted on the streets of tucson, arizona. if you can see in this video about a handful officers were charging at people on the street. police fired 200 rounds of a pepper balls. nine pepper canisters that were filled with air. a total of 50 people were arrested and hauled off to jail. police say that all the people were arrested and are students at the university of arizona. they
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we have video that we want to show you. jan wahl could take a few pointers from these ladies and in dubai. this had shows a part of the by world cup 2014 horse racing competition. the competition judges were looking for originality, creativity and attention to detail. along with the title of best hat, the winning designer took home $8,000. >> iconic landmarks and cities along the world went dark for one hour on saturday for this year's earth hour. over 7000 cities and 150 countries joined at this moment. erst our main
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goal is to raise awareness about climate change. since 2006, this event has become an international phenomenon. >> a valet in florida apparently forgot to put this car in park saturday night. it was 15 ft. underwater by sunday morning. the car was parked at a dock in fort myers beach when it started to roll. no one was inside the car at the time. >> coming up on the kron 4 news. the deadline for obama care is here. we will tell you how you can get last minute coverage here in the bay area. >> the death toll in a landslide in washington state continues to rise. the rain is now making it harder for searchers. >> plus, fremont police are trying to track down
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>> suspended center yee is back in court. i am liven from the courthouse. >> a driver crashed as their car into a san francisco cafe and flees the scene. the >> rating is headed our way. >>ain is headed our way. >> good morning. >> we will start with the forecast. we have rain on the way. >> storm tracker 4 is busy. here is a live look at where the storm as their right now. we
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