good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day

wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) happening ( robin ) happening now... police

in union city are looking for this girl. she is 12- year-old tni janay grice. her father dropped her off at alvarado middle school yesterday morning and she has not been seen since. school officials say they do not know if she made it to any of her classes. she is 5 foot 3 inches tall... 110 pounds with black hair and

brown eyes. she also wears glasses. if you see this girl police want you to give them a call. ( robin ) a downed tree at a home on the peninsula left more than a hundred people without power ... it happened tuesday on the border of san carlos and redwood city. the tree smashed through a fence and into a backyard tearing down a powerline. power has since been restored to those homes... but one family is left with the tree in their yard and powerlines still hanging. ( robin ) we have reached out to p-g-&-e about to the downed lines left behind and have not heard back. ( robin ) a bay area acrobat is searching for answers after someone stole her 25-thousand-dollar unicycle at s-f-o. if you have been to a warriors game... you have probably seen - red panda- perform. she lives in san francisco and

does halftime shows and sports shows all across the country. surveillance video caught a man taking the unicycle from the baggage claim last week. police are trying to figure out if he stole it or took it on accident. the performer says she is hopeful he will return it to police. ( robin ) nearly 8- thousand marijuana convictions dating back to 19-75 are eligible for re-sentencing... or could be completely thrown out. on wednesday, san francisco district attorney george gascon annouced the process will now be much easier... those convicted will no longer have to come in or file any paperwork. for thousands of people, re- sentencing could mean a chance at a new life. ( robin ) the d-a's office

estimates it will take up to a year to process all 8-thousand convictions. ( robin ) san francisco police have arrested a man as a part of a narcotics bust, it happened on the 600- block of eddy st. the man was in possession of cocaine and heroin when he was arrested. he is being held for possession for sale and other outstanding warrants. ( robin ) in the east bay.. police are investigating what caused a car to crash into a y-m-c-a building ... at castro valley elementary school. these are pictures of the scene from the fire department. it happened yesterday afternoon on san miguel avenue. the building is in a shared parking lot with castro valley elementary. there was only minor damage to the building... and the driver is expected to be okay. ( robin ) another big story we are folowing... outrage at a san francisco school.... after a teacher is let-go after being accused of child abuse. it is a story we first told you about yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. but... as

kron 4's justin waldman explains... parents want the teacher back in the classroom. justine waldman the san francisco school district tells me... the kindergarten teacher will not be returning to marshall elementary. but the students in his classroom will continue to receive high-quality education. some parents are outraged... and demand he get his job back.protest nats during the morning drop-off at marshal elementary, parents and former tudents protested the dismissal of well liked teacher andres tobar. tobar turned himself into police on tuesday.. and was arrested for felony child endangerment. the school district says in december he was seen cradling a student and holding the student over a second floor balcony./ parent sot he is well loved and well respected parents at the the mission district school... tell kron 4 news.. they are rallying behind the kindergartener teacher. there are reports a video exsits of him allegedly dangling the child.. christine pineda says he is like a father figure to so

many kids here. believes he only made an error in judgement.sot he wouldn't endanger a child simple as that he loves these kids too much to even have that thought online there is a page is dedicate to when he won teacher of the month in january 2013. he has three decades of experience with the sf unified school district. now, this group of parents and students want him back in the classroom.. nats of protest sot if you pull someone from the school that has so much support you are def tearing the school apart tobar is out on bail. in san francisco justine waldman kron 4 news. ( robin ) in the south bay... a soccer coach is behind bars... accused of sexually assaulting a minor. police arrested 27-year-old marcial gonzalez jr . officers believe he met the child while coaching... and that the sexual assault occurred at a home in morgan

hill... not on school grounds. during the investigation detectives found that gonzalez was employed as a soccer coach at oak grove high school in san jose... and south valley junior high in gilroy. ( robin ) police arrested a wanted felon after he was seen prowling on the roof of a home in palo alto. it happened on oxford avenue. a neighbor called police after seeing a man walking on the roof of their neighbor's garage. officers arrived and asked the man to get down from the roof... but he took off running in the opposite direction. he was later found hiding in some nearby bushes. he has been identified as 50-year-old mark harmon. he is being held in santa clara county jail. ( robin ) a man is arrested for impersonating a milipitas officer and sexually assaulting a woman. it happened january 16th on south main street... at the -baymont inn- in milpitas. police say the suspect -- stanley troy friesen -- met with a woman he had been chatting with online there. friesen identified himself as a police officer... and told the woman

he wanted to have sex with her. police arrested friesen in tracy. ( robin ) happening now... petaluma police are searching for a woman...accuse d of stealing credit cards from a home. these are pictures of the woman... the burglary happened between sunday night and monday morning on first street. the stolen credit cards were then used to buy more than 200- dollars worth of products at a c-v-s store in novato and other businesses. ( robin ) new this morning... voters in san francisco could be voting on a new property tax in the june election. teachers and school officials submitted more than 16-thousand signatures to get the tax placed on the ballot. the tax would raise around 50- million dollars per year. that money would go toward teacher salaries. school officials say they are experiencing a teacher shortage because of the rising housing prices in the city. the money would also go towards new technology to be used in the classroom. the the proposed tax would be set

at just under 300 dollars for eligible properties. ( robin ) in the east bay... the alta bates medical center in berkeley will stay open for at least the next 10 years. sutter health made the announcement yesterday. there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medile center in oakland. ( robin ) bart is launching a new pilot program to help keep riders better informed about train delays and updated departure times. bart is placing digital screens above the fare gates at the civic center station in san francisco. the idea is to let you know if your train is delayed before you by a ticket so you can make other plans if necessary. the program is expected to cost around 130-thousand dollars. bart says if the

program becomes popular with riders they will expand to other stations. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... new details about a deadly plane crash in the east bay. what we are learning about the pilot and the plane he was flying. (robin) and after the break there are still concerns about air quality in richmond. what the city is doing to make sure the air is safe.

( robin ) police arrested a wanted felon after he was seen prowling on the roof of a home in palo alto. it happened on oxford avenue. a neighbor called police after seeing a man walking on the roof of their neighbor's garage. officers arrived and asked the man to get down from the roof... but he took off running in the opposite direction. he was later found hiding in some nearby bushes. he has been identified as 50- (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) in the east bay there are still concerns about the air quality after a fire at a scrap metal yard in richmond. we told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. kron 4's terisa estaco explains what is being done to make sure the air is safe to breathe. sottom butt, richmond mayor. tom butt, sot tom butt, richmond mayor. that is going to happen, there is going to be a full review of the permit process of this company. richmond mayor tom butt - very alarmed about this fire in richmond tuesday night. you can see for yourself just how dense - and dangerous the toxic smoke from this fire at

sottom butt, richmond mayor. that is going to happen, there is going to be a full review of the permit process of this company. richmond mayor tom butt - very alarmed about this fire in richmond tuesday night. you can see for yourself just how dense - and dangerous the toxic smoke from this fire at sims metal management was tuesday night. the plume pushing up into the air, and straight into several neighborhoodsbutt. don't even get me started on a shelter in place. i think the idea of shelter in place is insane, that we have to live in such a dangerous place, someone can blow a siren or phone call and we have to stop whatever we are doing, and shelter in place. jill rodby, sims metal management. we are very sorry about this. we are investigating. jill rodby with sims metal management says they are looking into why the fire erupted at the plant. rodby says they have strick guidelines prohibting flammable items such as batteries. this is not the first fire to effect the company. back in 2013 at the companies redwood city plant there were two fires. rodby, it is a different plant. so we were not able to figure out what happened. the other arson. (estacio) as of right now, multiple investigations into this fire. there has been some criticism of the emergency system for alerts, but late this afternoon, we received word from that the community warning system functioned properly during this fire. still you heard the mayor, he is going to be looking into all aspects of this situation.

this situation. all aspects of looking into all aspects of this situation. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a nationwide burglary ring is busted in the east bay. what else was discovered among

2-thousand stolen lap tops. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood (robin) welcome back to

the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a hip-hop mogul's thoughts on meditation will no longer appear in a high-profile self-help book. david daniel explains why in the hollywood minute. (nat)russell simmons' thoughts on medication, wealth, and the soul have been part of "the wisdom of sundays," a spiritual advice book featuring conversations between oprah winfrey and other famous figures. but the new york times now reports, winfrey and the book's publisher are dropping simmons' passages from future editions of the book... after multiple women accused him of rape and sexual misconduct. "this man, he's followed me all the way here from boston. i'm calling the cops and i want him arrested!"the movie

"unsane" has a rather timely theme: a woman who says a man is stalking her is considered crazy. but the film is also drawing buzz for another reason: filmmaker steven soderbergh shot the entire thing on an i-phone. "unsane" opens march 23rd.(nat)be very, very quiet! this year's south- by-southwest festival will open march ninth with the world premiere of the horror movie "a quiet place," starring real-life couple john krasinski and emily blunt. krasinski also directed the film, which hits theaters april sixth. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast.

rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay bridge wb 80

is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive major delay on frmt and warm

lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) in the east in the east bay... police in fremont arrest arrest multiple people linked to a lap top theft ring. kron 4's rob fladeboe has the details.

this man, 28 year old carlos humberto paz, of oakland, is the key figure in what the authorities had named 'operation million dollar baby." paz and eight other people from oakland, san jose and san francisco are facing charges in connection with a scheme to steal laptop computers and ship them to vietnam. led by fremont police, the multi agency unit linked a rash of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts dating back to december, to an oakland street gang that hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area and beyond. the break in the case came when carlos paz, the alleged fence, or broker of the stolen merchandise, was linked to a storage container in san jose where the laptops were re-sold to other co-conspirators for shipment to vietnam in two different ways. lt. mike tegner/fremont police"...we sspotted police"...we sspotted several people loading stolen

electronics into the back of the storage container and got a warrant and searched the storage container and found out it was headed for vietnam and then we intercepted two suspects who had more than 18 bags of luggage trying to board an airliner that was bound for vietnam..." a large undisclosed amount of cash was also seized as the suspects have been charged with conspiracy and receiving stolen property in connection with the theft of some 2,000 laptop computers valued at $2 million dollars.lt mike tegner ".....we are making an effort to return the stolen computers and right now are contacting the owners of the first 900 computers that we got out of the storage container..."rob fladeboe/fremont "...it's important, say police, if people have the

serial numbers of their laptops when theytry to claim them. in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( robin ) san jose city leaders have to voted remove a statue of christopher columbus from the city hall lobby. some people were offended by the statue... saying it glorified the decimation of indigenous people. earlier this month san francisco replaced the columbus day holiday... with indigenous peoples day. ( robin ) the two suspects accused of hitting a richmond police officer with a car during a sideshow are now facing felony charges. juan vargas is facing charges of attempted murder of a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. genesis castaneda was charged with conspiracy.. the incident happened during an illegal sideshow last sunday. when richmond police arrived police say vargas accelerated and hit an officer who got out of his ( robin ) we know now the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash in the east bay. he's christopher ram-poldt of martinez. investigators

say he was flying the small-engine plane when it crashed in concord on monday morning. the cessna left buchanan field airport around 9:30 in the morning... and crashed at the military ocean terminal. so far... no witnesses have come forward. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong. ( robin ) a woman is recovering after a vicious pit bull attack in vallejo. this happened january 19th on broadway street. that's when the woman says she was surprised by a pit bull. the dog jumped up and bit both of her arms. the victim was hospitalized for three weeks. no word yet on if the pit bull's owner... has been contacted by police. ( robin ) oakland police have spent 6- million dollars on a computer program to track officer misconduct. but it's not running smoothly. the program was court ordered... after a former teen prostitute was paid nearly one- million dollars to settle a case against the city last year. but a court- appointed monitor says the computer program is plagued by

data collection errors. it's supposed to track officer conduct... including how often officers use guns and take part in pursuits.

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] ( robin ) when a spare the

air day is in effect, it's illegal to burn things in a fireplace - woodstove or outdoor fire pit. but the national park service is taking the rule a step further. kron 4's stanley roberst explains in this edition of people behaving badly. something is missing from ocean beach i think it's appropriate i mean the whole fire thing is getting out of handfrom november through february all the fire pits have been removed from ocean beach it's part of spare the air it's also done to cut down on a problem which has plagued the beach for years this sign says it all, no xmas tree burning , recycle yes burn no although the sign has been hijacked and used as a shield from the wind nats: ambiance so all the fire pits have been removed to keep people from burning anything including christmas trees i don't think they shouldn't have taken the (but they don't want you burning christmas trees) why their dead!but even with a sign warning of a 5000 dollar

fine, it wasn't to find burned of christmas trees and, trees waiting to be burned on this day there were volunteers from a san francisco middle school who were tasked with cleaning up ocean beach 'where they recovered everything from broken glass to yea, that's like an auxiliary cord that's just garbage.. but what i found was burnt remnants all over the beach this is a christmas tree which did not completely burn and of course lots of larger chunks of burned wood. here is a bigger problem some people are burying the fires which many seem like a smart thing to do, but what happens is that the you end up with hot sand which could burn your foot why don't people just not burn their trees that's a very good question i don't understand that you know you should be able to burn your christmas tree somewhere maybe they should host that last year i say a christmas tree on fire right in the middle of the street the pits will return march 1 . until then the parks service says not

bonfires in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( robin ) across the state... insurance claims from fire victims has reached 12-billion dollars. the majority of those claims come from people effected by the tubbs fire that destroyed parts of napa and sonoma counties.... including much of santa rosa. but these totals may continue to rise as more people finish their paperwork. california's insurance commissioner says that the fires damaged or destroyed 32- thousand homes and more than 4- thousand businesses. ( robin ) two people are behind bars... accused of posing as members of a clean-up company in fire- stricken sonoma county. they were arrested tuesday in the burned areas of mark west springs. an alert neighbor called deputies after seeing a suspicious-looking truck. deputies arrested verda roser... and allyn sullivan. they say the pair wore hard hats and reflective vests... and were carrying stolen metal. (robin) coming up on the

kron four morning news... find out why a report about cleanup efforts at san francisco's hunters point has some people in the city furious this morning. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

( robin ) ( robin ) some people in san

francisco are angry this morning after learning that the tests for toxins at the hunters point shipyard... may have been falsified. now the work will have to be redone. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. sot bradley angel/greenaction for health angel/greenactsot bradley story.kerman has the kron 4's dan to be redone. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. sot bradley angel/greenaction for health and environmental justice 00-07something stinks

in sf, something stinks at the epa , at city hall, at the state and at the navy yard. environmental groups and bayview residents up in arms over the navy's admission that two thirds of the 450 acre hunters point shipyard development project must be retested for contamination because the contractor doing the original tests for toxins may have falsified resultssot derek robinson/hunters point environmental coordinator 26-35 we are planning on taking data from every place where tetra tech worked to show the property is safe or not, if we need to do additional work we will find that out as wellthe navy says its retesting will include soil sampling, radiological scanning, as well as excavations. but environmental groups accuse the navy of dragging its feet over the last several years and only now recognizing the fraud.sot steven castleman/golden gate university law professor 50-59 the navy did not want to know and we are here to tell the navy we know, we are not going anywhere, , we are going to follow their cleanup extremely closely to make sure they don't screw up yet againwhile ultimately thousands of homes are planned for the hunters point site just these homes have already been constructed

on what's know as parcel asot mavis williams/bayview committee for health and environmetnal justice 117-124 with the fake dirt samples soil samples we don't know if what they are living on is cleanbut the navy maintains there is no reason for those who live here to have any concern about contaminants.sot the people living in parcel a that was never an area contaminated to start with, there's no concern there. standup dan kerman/sf 136-146 parcel g is the next one to be turned over to the city for development because of this, that won't happen until the end of the year at the earliest. in sf dan kerman kron 4 news. ( robin ) two people are dead...following a tanker truck explosion in placer county. it happened yesterday morning along highway 20 near cisco grove. a tow truck was going north on the highway when it veered into the southbound lane... crashing into the tanker truck filled with gasoline... causing a fiery explosion. both drivers died. police say it's unclear what caused that tow truck driver to swerve. ( robin ) happening now

toyota is recalling about 645- thousand cars because of problems with the air bags they are trying to fix an electrical problem that could prevent air bags from inflating in a crash. the recall includes 15 different models...two of which are lexus models... all were produced from may 2015 to march 2016. dealers will check serial numbers on airbag sensors and replace them for free if necessary. ( robin ) changes being made to facebook are causing users to spend less time on the site. founder mark zuckerberg says the changes to content... specifically the decision to show fewer viral videos... has led to a 5- percent drop in the amount of time people spend on the site. the company also reported its first drop in the number of daily users in the u-s. but zuckerburg insits that the changes will ultimately improve the user experience. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro

cam.

major bart delay in the east bay. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( robin ) marvel's black panther

movie isn't even in theaters yet... and it's already giving other superhero movies a run for their money. according to fandango... "black panther" is outpacing all superhero movies in advance ticket sales. fandango reported wednesday the movie topped daily ticket sales in the wake of its world premiere monday night. "black panther" hits theaters february 16th. ( robin ) monopoly is releasing a special 'cheaters' edition of the classic game. in this version... fans are encouraged to play dirty. the goal is to not get caught. the new game will include several tasks for players to complete. if you can successfully cheat your way to getting them done...you'll get rewards. but if you get caught-- you could end up wearing a handcuff that literally chains you to the game. the cheaters edition

is expected to be released this fall. ( robin ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... a big decision about an east bay medical center. the new decision about whether to close alta bates in berkeley. ( robin ) a man poses as a cop and sexually assaults a woman... now police think there may be more victims. ( robin ) and bart is testing a new program that could save you time and money. we'll tell you how it works. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

( darya ) breaking news

this morning ... a bart maintenance vehicle derails in the east bay.( james ) bart is expecting major delays during the morning commute. kron 4's lydia pantazas is live in fremont. lydia. bart is experiencing a major delay this morning on the fremont and warm springs lines in all directions, according to bart officials. the delay was reported at 4:01 a.m. and is due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in the south hayward area, bart officials said.area, bart officials said. further details were not immediately available.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major bart delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. rebecca: high pressure continues into

the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

( darya ) a big story this morning. a high school soccer coach is arrested and charged with molesting a child. ( james ) and we've found out he worked in átwo bay area school districts. kron 4's will tran joins us live from san jose. will... ( will )marcial gonzalez no longer works here as the school district has relieved him of his dutiesauthorities say the alleged victim does not go here.but they are shocked by the charges.morgan hill police arrested gonzalez

on wednesday night.police say he met the victim while working part time as a soccer coach at several schools in santa clara county.they say because of his job.. he was around many other minors and they would not be surprised if other victims come forward. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) another big story this

morning... a man is arrested for impersonating a milipitas officer and sexually assaulting a woman. it happened january 16th on south main street... at the baymont inn in milpitas. police say the suspect -- stanley troy friesen -- met with a woman he had been chatting with online there. friesen identified himself as a police officer... and told the woman he wanted to have sex with her. police arrested friesen in tracy. ( darya ) happening now... police in union city are looking for this girl. she is 12-year-old tni janay grice. her father dropped her off at alvarado middle school yesterday morning and she has not been seen since. school officials say they do not know if she made it to any of her classes. she is 5 foot 3 inches tall... 110 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. she also wears glasses. if you see this girl police want you to give

them a call. ( james ) a downed tree at a home on the peninsula left more than a hundred people without power ... it happened on the border of san carlos and redwood city. the tree smashed through a fence and into a backyard tearing down a powerline. power has since been restored to those homes... but one family is left with the tree in their yard.. and powerlines still hanging. ( james ) we have reached out to p-g-&-e about to the downed lines left behind and have not heard back. ( james ) a bay area acrobat is searching for answers after someone stole her 25-thousand-dollar unicycle at s-f-o. if you have been to a warriors game... you have probably seen red panda perform. she lives in san francisco and does halftime shows and sports shows all across the country. surveillance video caught a man taking the unicycle from the baggage claim last week. police are trying to

figure out if he stole it or took it on accident. the performer says she is hopeful he will return it to police. ( darya ) we know now the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash in the east bay. he's christopher ram-poldt of martinez. investigators say he was flying the small-engine plane when it crashed in concord on monday morning. the cessna left buchanan field airport around 9:30 in the morning... and crashed at the military ocean terminal. so far... no witnesses have come forward. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong. ( darya ) police arrested a wanted felon after he was seen prowling on the roof of a home in palo alto. it happened on oxford avenue. a neighbor called police after seeing a man walking on the roof of their neighbor's garage. officers arrived and asked the man to get down from the roof... but he took off running in the opposite direction. he was later found hiding in some nearby bushes. he has been

identified as 50-year-old mark harmon. he is being held in santa clara county jail. ( james ) oakland police have spent 6- million dollars on a computer program to track officer misconduct. but it's not running smoothly. the program was court ordered... after a former teen prostitute was paid nearly one- million dollars to settle a case against the city last year. but a court- appointed monitor says the computer program is plagued by data collection errors. it's supposed to track officer conduct... including how often officers use guns and take part in pursuits. ( james ) a woman is recovering after a vicious pit bull attack in vallejo. this happened january 19th on broadway street. that's when the woman says she was surprised by a pit bull. the dog jumped up and bit both of her arms. the victim was hospitalized for three weeks. no word yet on if the pit bull's owner... has been contacted by police. ( darya ) in the east bay... police are investigating what caused a car to crash into a y-m-c-a

building ... at castro valley elementary school. these are pictures of the scene from the fire department. it happened yesterday afternoon on san miguel avenue. the building is in a shared parking lot with castro valley elementary. there was only minor damage to the building... and the driver is expected to be okay. ( darya ) new this morning... in the east bay... the alta bates medical center in berkeley will stay open for at least the next 10 years. sutter health made the announcement yesterday. there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medical center in oakland. ( james ) bart is launching a new pilot program to help keep riders better informed about train delays and updated departure times. bart is placing digital screens above the fare gates

at the civic center station in san francisco. the idea is to let you know if your train is delayed before you buy a ticket so you can make other plans if necessary. the program is expected to cost around 130-thousand dollars. bart says if the program becomes popular with riders they will expand to other stations. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... there are still concerns about air quality in richmond. what the city is doing to make sure the air is safe. ( james ) and after the break... the legalization of marijuana could be good news for past criminals. why thousands of convictions could soon be overturned. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. major delay on frmt and warm

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rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

( james ) thousands of pot convictions -- dating all the way back to 1975 -- could be overturned in san francisco. ( darya ) kron 4's hermela aregawi explains what this means for people who were once considered criminals... and their families. nearly 8- thousand marijuana convictions dating back to 1975 are eligible to be resenetenced.. or completely expunged. but

many who qualify may not be aware.laura thomas/drug policy alliance:even for those who do know about it, it can be expensive and time-consuming to file the paperwork to get their criminal records etcetera to petition the court but on wednesday.. san francisco district attorney george gascon annouced the process will now be dramatically easier.george gascon/san francisco district attorneythey're not going to have to do anything. they don't have to come in, they don't have to file any papers. we are proactively doing all this work// what we want to make sure is that we the people who were really the victim of the war on drugs in general terms and are peopel taht are trying to get their life in the right direction that they get the relief that they deserveand for thousands, it means a chance at a new life.laura thomas/drug policy alliance: a felony conviction even if its for something such as marijauana posession can have a really dramatic impact on people's lives.you can be ineligible for student loans. you can be denied jobs. you can lose your public housing or lose a relative's public housing even.. that's really unfair that we would have these collateral consequences for convictions especially once somebody has done their time, reentered society. ( darya ) the d-a's office says it

will take up to a year to process all 8-thousand convictions. ( darya ) san francisco police have arrested a man as a part of a narcotics bust. it happened on the 600- block of eddy street. the man had cocaine and heroin on him when he was arrested. he is being held for possession for sale and other outstanding warrants. ( james ) across the state... insurance claims from fire victims has reached 12-billion dollars. the majority of those claims come from people effected by the tubbs fire that destroyed parts of napa and sonoma counties.... including much of santa rosa. but these totals may continue to rise as more people finish their paperwork. california's insurance commissioner says that the fires damaged or destroyed 32- thousand homes and more than 4- thousand businesses. ( james ) two people are behind bars... accused of posing as members of a clean-up company in fire- stricken sonoma county. they were arrested tuesday... in the burned areas of mark west springs. an alert neighbor called deputies after seeing a suspicious-looking

truck. deputies arrested verda roser... and allyn sullivan. they say the pair wore hard hats and reflective vests... and were carrying stolen metal. ( darya ) happening now... petaluma police are searching for a woman...accuse d of stealing credit cards from a home. these are pictures of the woman... the burglary happened between sunday night and monday morning on first street. the stolen credit cards were then to buy more than 200-dollars worth of products at a c-v-s store in novato and other businesses. ( darya ) new this morning... people in san francisco could be voting on a new property tax in the june election. teachers and school officials submitted more than 16-thousand signatures to get the tax on the ballot. the tax would raise around 50-million dollars per year. that money would go toward teacher salaries. school officials say they are experiencing a teacher shortage because of rising housing prices in the city. the money would also go towards new technology to

be used in the classroom. the the proposed tax would be set at just under 300 dollars for eligible properties. ( james ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a nationwide burglary ring is busted in the east bay. what else was found among the two-thousand stolen laptops. ( james ) and after the break... spending more time áaway from facebook. the changes that have you spending less time on the site... at least for now.

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made to facebook are causing users to spend less time on the site.( darya ) founder mark zuckerberg says the changes to content... specifically the decision to show fewer viral videos... has led to a 5-percent drop in the amount of time people spend on the site. the company also reported its first drop in the number of daily users in the u-s.( james ) but zuckerburg insits that the changes will ultimately improve the user experience. ( darya ) ( darya ) president trump is ánot taking part in a super bowl sunday interview. he's turned down requests from n-b-c news.( james ) a pre-super bowl interview with the president has become a tradition in the past decade. when fox televised the super bowl last year... president trump sat down with bill o'reilly at the white house.( darya ) but the invitation is still open...

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kron 4's lydia pantazas is live in fremont. lydia. bart is experiencing a major delay this morning on the fremont and warm springs lines in all directions, according to bart officials. the delay was reported at 4:01 a.m. and is due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in the south hayward area, bart officials said. further details were not immediately available. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. we sent out an

we sent out an alert on the bart delays at 4:40 this morning. download the kron 4 news app. rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with

record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( james ) in the east bay... police have arrested multiple people connected to a lap top theft ring. nine people are facing charges in connection to a plan to steal laptops and ship them to vietnam. the multi agency unit...led by fremont police... linked a string of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts to an oakland street gang. the group hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area. the thieves have been charged with conspiracy and receiving stolen property... the value of those laptops are valued at $2 million dollars. ( james ) parents are protesting the firing of a well-liked san francisco teacher. parents and former students gathered at

marshall elementary yesterday... outraged over the firing of kindergarten teacher andres tobar. he turned himself into police on tuesday. he was arrested for felony child endangerment. the school district says in december ... he was seen holding the student over a second floor balcony. parents rallying behind tobar believe he made a mistake... but they say he's a good teacher. < he wouldn't endanger a child simple as that he loves these kids too much to even have that thought >( james ) tobar is now out on bail. the school district says students in his classroom will continue to receive quote "high-quality instruction." ( darya ) in the east bay... there are still concerns about the air quality after a fire at a scrap metal yard in richmond. we told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. the fire started at sims metal management tuesday night. thick smoke from the flames moved into neighbors... prompting a shelter in place.

the metal plant says its investigating the fire's cause... and they say the site has strict guidelines prohibiting flammable materials. ( darya ) people in san francisco are angry this morning after learning the tests for toxins at the hunters point shipyard... may have been flawed. now... the work will have to be redone. the navy says its retesting will include soil sampling... radiological scanning... as well as excavations. they also stress that there is no reason for those who live in the area... to worry about contaminants. the area is the process of being redeveloped with commercial spaces and more than 12- thousand housing units. ( darya ) the two suspects accused of hitting a richmond police officer with a car during a sideshow are now facing felony charges. juan vargas is facing charges of attempted murder of a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. genesis castaneda was charged

with conspiracy. the incident happened during an illegal sideshow last sunday. when richmond police arrived police say vargas accelerated and hit an officer who got out of his car. ( james ) stanford university is canceling plans to put a plaque on campus -- where a woman was sexually assaulted by a former school swimmer. stanford dropped the plague because of a quote. the victim decided not to participate... after the school rejected the two quotes she offered them. and she rejected three quotes suggested by the university. ( james ) san jose city leaders have voted remove a statue of christopher columbus from the city hall lobby. some people were offended by the statue... saying it glorified the decimation of indigenous people. earlier this month san francisco replaced the columbus day holiday... with indigenous peoples day. ( darya ) two people are dead... following a tanker truck explosion in placer county. it happened yesterday morning along highway 20 near cisco grove.

a tow truck was going north on the highway when it veered into the southbound lane... crashing into the tanker truck filled with gasoline... causing a fiery explosion. both drivers died. police it's unclear what caused that tow truck driver to swerve. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a massive security presence at the super bowl in minneapolis. why this big event shouldn't be a problem for this dog to handle. ( darya ) plus... toyota has a airbag problem. what's wrong with the 600- thousand the company is recalling. ( darya ) and next... black panther isn't in theaters yet... and it's already topping all other superheroes. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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( robin ) major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) marvel's black panther

movie isn't even in theaters yet... and it's already giving other superhero movies a run for their money.( darya ) according to fandango... "black panther" is outpacing all superhero movies in advance ticket sales. fandango reported wednesday the movie topped daily ticket sales in the wake of its world premiere monday night.( james ) "black panther" hits theaters

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super bowl is bringing massive security resources to minneapolis. that includes police in tactical gear and bomb sniffing dogs such as this k-9 named 'king'. k-9's like king help keep big events moving ... because they can quickly sniff out explosives. during other events ... king has searched areas for celebrities and even presidents. ( james ) it was a hit back in indianapolis for super bowl 46... and once again it's taking center stage as one of the most popular spectacles in minneapolis.( darya ) it's the zip line. kron 4's jon schaeffer is braving the cold temps once again and joins us live from minneapolis.

imagine being suspended over freezing water-- and this isn't a polar plunge-- the goal is to get from one side of the river to the other. that's what thousands of people have chosen to do while celebrating super bowl week. the hottest ticket in minnesota "how often do you get to enjoy doing something like this in downtown minneapolis."may not be to get into super bowl 52-- no-- it could be the bold north zip line(dave vest/tower boss) "the super bowl called us up and said hey i know you did one six years ago. would love to have you guys come back and we're going to zip over the mississippi."and zipping they are(nats of zip line)and the reactions seem to all be the same(nat's that was awesome/ oh my goodness/ that was awesome)(meranda zinda/zip

liner)"oh my gosh first time doing it that's insane it was a little nerve wracking when you're stepping off those steps but amazing experience. the cold really added something to it."(elizabeth boulton/zip liner)"i've never zip lined before, i'd do it again, but it was scary."nats "10,000 people will make their way across the mississippi this week by way of zip line-- and most will do so with a smile on their face."talent tag.this was so highly anticipated the first round of 4000 tickets sold out in 36 hours.the remaining 6 thousand sold out in six minutes according twin cities dot com. in minneapolis-- (talent name)-- back to you.

( darya ) thanks jon. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay

bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

rebecca: high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

( james ) ( james ) happening now... toyota is recalling about 645-thousand cars because of problems with the air bags they are trying to fix an electrical problem that could prevent air bags from inflating in a crash. the recall includes 15 different models... two of which are lexus models. all were produced from may 2015 to march 2016. dealers will check serial numbers on airbag sensors and replace them for free if necessary. ( james ) and after the break... the heartbreak hamper. how this could make you feel better about being single on valentine's day.

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australian company decided put a something together for people who have to spend the holiday alone. the company says they have designed the perfect breakup survival kit... they call it the "heartbreak hamper". the box is filled with items like wine...candies, chocolate... and of course, tissues. so when february 14th comes around... you can enjoy some netflix binge watching with the perfect company... "the heartbreak hamper." ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... a big decision about an east bay medical center. the new decision about whether to close alta bates in berkeley.

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i just got out of work, that's honey bunches of oats, that's all. i say, don't eat me now. ( darya ) breaking news this morning ... a bart maintenance vehicle derails in the east bay.( james ) bart is expecting major delays during the morning commute. kron 4's lydia pantazas is live in fremont. lydia. bart is experiencing a major delay this morning on the fremont and warm springs lines in all directions, according to bart officials. the delay was reported at 4:01 a.m. and is due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in the south hayward area, bart officials said. further details were not immediately available. ( james ) thanks lydia.

we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) good darya folsom.. and i'm james fletcher. the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay

area.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. maze to sf. (robin) we first pushed this breaking news at 4:40 this morning.make sure to download our kron 4 mobile app for more breaking news updates.

rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( darya ) a big story this morning. a high school soccer coach is arrested and charged with molesting a child. ( james ) and we've found out he worked in átwo bay area school districts. kron 4's will tran joins us live from san jose. will... ( will )marcial gonzalez no

longer works here as the school district has relieved him of his dutiesauthorities say the alleged victim does not go here.but they are shocked by the charges.morgan hill police arrested gonzalez on wednesday night.police say he met the victim while working part time as a soccer coach at several schools in santa clara county.they say because of his job.. he was around many other minors and they would not be surprised if other victims come forward. ( james ) thanks will.

we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) another big story this morning... a man is arrested for impersonating a milipitas officer and sexually assaulting a woman. it happened january 16th on south main street... at the baymont inn in milpitas. police say the suspect -- stanley troy friesen -- met with a woman he had been chatting with online there. friesen identified himself as a police officer... and told the woman he wanted to have sex with her.

police arrested friesen in tracy. ( darya ) happening now... police in union city are looking for this girl. she is 12-year-old tni janay grice. her father dropped her off at alvarado middle school yesterday morning and she has not been seen since. school officials say they do not know if she made it to any of her classes. she is 5 foot 3 inches tall... 110 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.wears if you see this girl police want you to call. ( james ) a downed tree at a home on the peninsula left more than a hundred people without power ... it happened on the border of san carlos and redwood city. the tree smashed through a fence and into a backyard tearing down a powerline. power has since been restored to those homes... but one family is left with the tree in their yard.. and powerlines still hanging.

i don't know if they're dangerous or not. if they're hazardous and could spark a fire or something.>( james ) we have reached out to p-g-&-e about to the downed lines left behind and have not heard back. ( james ) a bay area acrobat is searching for answers after someone stole her 25-thousand-dollar unicycle at s-f-o. if you have been to a warriors game... you have probably seen red panda perform. she lives in san francisco and does halftime shows and sports shows all across the country. surveillance video caught a man taking the unicycle from the baggage claim last week. police are trying to figure out if he stole it or took it on accident. the performer says she is hopeful he will return it to police. ( darya ) we know now the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash in the east bay. he's christopher ram-poldt of martinez. investigators

say he was flying the small-engine plane when it crashed in concord on monday morning. the cessna left buchanan field airport around 9:30 in the morning... and crashed at the military ocean terminal. so far... no witnesses have come forward. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong. ( darya ) police arrested a wanted felon after he was seen prowling on the roof of a home in palo alto. it happened on oxford avenue. a neighbor called police after seeing a man walking on the roof of their neighbor's garage. officers arrived and asked the man to get down from the roof... but he took off running in the opposite direction. he was later found hiding in some nearby bushes. he has been identified as 50-year-old mark harmon. he is being held in santa clara county jail. ( james ) oakland police have spent 6- million dollars on a computer program to track officer misconduct. but it's not running smoothly. the program was court ordered... after a former teen prostitute was paid nearly one- million dollars to settle a case against the city last year. but a court-

appointed monitor says the computer program is plagued by data collection errors. it's supposed to track officer conduct... including how often officers use guns and take part in pursuits. ( james ) a woman is recovering after a vicious pit bull attack in vallejo. this happened january 19th on broadway street. this is a picture of her injury... we've blurred the bite. that's when the woman says she was surprised by a pit bull. the dog jumped up and bit both of her arms. the victim was hospitalized for three weeks. no word yet on if the pit bull's owner... has been contacted by police. ( darya ) in the east bay... police are investigating what caused a car to crash into a y-m-c-a building ... at castro valley elementary school. these are pictures of the scene from the fire department. it happened yesterday afternoon on san miguel avenue. the building is in a shared parking lot with castro valley elementary. there was

only minor damage to the building... and the driver is okay. ( darya ) new this morning... in the east bay... the alta bates medical center in berkeley will stay open for at least the next 10 years. sutter health made the announcement yesterday. there had been rumors that the facility could close as soon as next year. those rumors led to protests outside of the hospital. there are still plans to close the facility eventually. sutter health says the closure is to avoid the cost of upgrading the building to meet the state's earthquake standards. when it closes it will merge with the summit medical center in oakland. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... there are still concerns about air quality in richmond. what the city is doing to make sure the air is safe. ( james ) and after the break... the legalization of marijuana could be good news for past criminals. why thousands of convictions could soon be overturned. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 major delay on frmt and warm lines in all

dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( darya ) nearly 8- thousand marijuana convictions dating back to 19-75 are

eligible for re-sentencing... or could be completely ( darya ) nearly 8-

thousand marijuana convictions dating back to 19-75 are eligible for re-sentencing... or could be completely thrown out. on wednesday, san francisco district attorney george gascon annouced the process will now be much easier... those convicted will no longer have to come in or file any paperwork. for thousands of people, re- sentencing could mean a chance at a new life. ( darya ) the d-a's office estimates it will take up to a year to process all 8-thousand convictions. ( james ) across the state... insurance claims from fire victims has reached

12-billion dollars. the majority of those claims come from people effected by the tubbs fire that destroyed parts of napa and sonoma counties.... including much of santa rosa. but these totals may continue to rise as more people finish their paperwork. california's insurance commissioner says that the fires damaged or destroyed 32- thousand homes and more than 4- thousand businesses. ( james ) two people are behind bars... accused of posing as members of a clean-up company in fire- stricken sonoma county. they were arrested tuesday... in the burned areas of mark west springs. an alert neighbor called deputies after seeing a suspicious-looking truck. deputies arrested verda roser... and allyn sullivan. they say the pair wore hard hats and reflective vests... and were carrying stolen metal. ( darya ) happening now... petaluma police are searching for a woman...accuse d of stealing credit cards

from a home. these are pictures of the woman... the burglary happened between sunday night and monday morning on first street. the stolen credit cards were then to buy more than 200-dollars worth of products at a c-v-s store in novato and other businesses. ( darya ) new this morning... people in san francisco could be voting on a new property tax in the june election. teachers and school officials submitted more than 16-thousand signatures to get the tax on the ballot. the tax would raise around 50-million dollars per year. that money would go toward teacher salaries. school officials say they are experiencing a teacher shortage because of rising housing prices in the city. the money would also go towards new technology to be used in the classroom. the the proposed tax would be set at just under 300 dollars for eligible properties. ( james ) in the east bay... there are still concerns about the air quality after a fire at a scrap metal yard in richmond. we told you about this story yesterday

on the kron 4 morning news. the fire started at sims metal management tuesday night. thick smoke from the flames moved into neighbors... prompting a shelter in place. the metal plant says its investigating the fire's cause... and they say the site has strict guidelines prohibiting flammable materials. ( james ) some people in san francisco are angry this morning after learning that the tests for toxins at the hunters point shipyard... may have been falsified. now the work will have to be redone. kron 4's dan kerman has the sot bradley angel/greenaction for health and environmental justice 00-07something stinks in sf, something stinks at the epa , at city hall, at the state and at the navy yard. environmental groups and bayview residents up in arms over the navy's admission that two thirds of the 450 acre hunters point shipyard development project must be retested for contamination because the contractor doing the original tests for toxins may have falsified resultssot derek robinson/hunters point environmental coordinator 26-35

we are planning on taking data from every place where tetra tech worked to show the property is safe or not, if we need to do additional work we will find that out as wellthe navy says its retesting will include soil sampling, radiological scanning, as well as excavations. but environmental groups accuse the navy of dragging its feet over the last several years and only now recognizing the fraud.sot steven castleman/golden gate university law professor 50-59 the navy did not want to know and we are here to tell the navy we know, we are not going anywhere, , we are going to follow their cleanup extremely closely to make sure they don't screw up yet againwhile ultimately thousands of homes are planned for the hunters point site just these homes have already been constructed on what's know as parcel asot mavis williams/bayview committee for health and environmetnal justice 117-124 with the fake dirt samples soil samples we don't know if what they are living on is cleanbut the navy maintains

there is no reason for those who live here to have any concern about contaminants.sot the people living in parcel a that was never an area contaminated to start with, there's no concern there. standup dan kerman/sf 136-146 parcel g is the next one to be turned over to the city for development because of this, that won't happen until the end of the year at the earliest. in sf dan kerman kron 4 news. ( james ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a nationwide burglary ring is busted in the east bay. what else was found among the two-thousand stolen ( darya ) and pizza shop employees take down an armed robber.the surprise to everyone when he was unmasked. (ácommercialá)

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( james ) ( james )(ááá2 shot bamááá) take a look at this ... employees of a pizzeria in massachusetts fight back against an armed robber. the masked man climbed over the counter ... forcing one of the workers to open the register. ( darya ) employees wrestled him to the floor and held him there until police arrived.here's the twist ... the gun was fake ... and when police took off robbers mask ... and he was was

revealed to be the ex-manager of the store. it was a surprise to everyone. ( james ) sean coulson was fired from the pizza shot last summer. he faces several charges, including armed robbery and assault.bars -- with no bail. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá)

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) we first pushed this breaking

news at 4:40 this morning.make sure to download our kron 4 mobile app for more breaking news updates. rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with

record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( james ) parents are protesting the firing of a well-liked san francisco teacher. parents and former students gathered at marshall elementary yesterday... outraged over the firing of kindergarten teacher andres tobar. he turned himself into police on tuesday. he was arrested for felony child endangerment. the school district says in december ... he was seen holding the student over a second floor balcony.

parents rallying behind tobar believe he made a mistake... but they say he's a good teacher. < he wouldn't endanger a child simple as that he loves these kids too much to even have that thought >( james ) tobar is now out on bail. the school district says students in his classroom will continue to receive quote "high- quality instruction." ( darya ) the two suspects accused of hitting a richmond police officer with a car during a sideshow are now facing felony charges. juan vargas is facing charges of attempted murder of a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. genesis castaneda was charged with conspiracy. the incident happened during an illegal sideshow last sunday. when richmond police arrived police say vargas accelerated and hit an officer who got out of his car.

( darya ) also in the east bay... police in fremont arrest multiple people linked to a lap top theft ring.( james ) kron 4's rob fladeboe has the details. this man, 28 year old carlos humberto paz, of oakland, is the key figure in what the authorities had named 'operation million dollar baby." paz and eight other people from oakland, san jose and san francisco are facing charges in connection with a scheme to steal laptop computers and ship them to vietnam. led by fremont police, the multi agency unit linked a rash of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts dating back to december, to an oakland street gang that hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area and beyond. the break in the case came when carlos paz, the alleged fence, or broker of the stolen merchandise, was linked to a storage container in san jose where the laptops were re-sold

to other co-conspirators for shipment to vietnam in two different ways. lt. mike tegner/fremont police"...we sspotted several people loading stolen electronics into the back of the storage container and got a warrant and searched the storage container and found out it was headed for vietnam and then we intercepted two suspects who had more than 18 bags of luggage and they were trying to board an airliner that was bound for vietnam..." a large undisclosed amount of cash was also seized as the suspects have been charged with conspiracy and receiving stolen property in connection with the theft of some 2,000 laptop computers valued at $2 million dollars. lt mike tegner".....we are making an effort to return the stolen computers and right now are contacting the owners of the first 900 computers that we got out of

the storage container..."rob fladeboe/fremont "...it's important, say police, if people have the serial numbers of their laptops when theytry to claim them. in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( darya ) this year's super bowl is bringing massive security resources to minneapolis. that includes police in tactical gear and bomb sniffing dogs such as this k-9 named 'king'. k-9's like king help keep big events moving ... because they can quickly sniff out explosives. during other events ... king has searched areas for celebrities and even presidents. ( james ) it was a hit back in indianapolis for super bowl 46... and once again it's taking center stage as one of the most popular spectacles in minneapolis.( darya ) it's the zip line. kron 4's jon line. kron 4's jon

schaeffer is braving the cold temps once again and joins us live from minneapolis. imagine being suspended over freezing water-- and this isn't a polar plunge-- the goal is to get from one side of the river to the other. that's what thousands of people have chosen to do while celebrating super bowl week. the hottest ticket in minnesota "how often do you get to enjoy doing something like this in downtown minneapolis."may not be to get into super bowl 52-- no-- it could be the bold north zip line(dave vest/tower boss) "the super bowl called us up and said hey i know you did one six years ago. would love to have you guys come back and we're going to zip over the mississippi."and zipping they are(nats of zip line)and the reactions seem to all be the same(nat's that was

awesome/ oh my goodness/ that was awesome)(meranda zinda/zip liner)"oh my gosh first time doing it that's insane it was a little nerve wracking when you're stepping off those steps but amazing experience. the cold really added something to it."(elizabeth boulton/zip liner)"i've never zip lined before, i'd do it again, but it was scary."nats "10,000 people will make their way across the mississippi this week by way of zip line-- and most will do so with a smile on their face."talent tag.this was so highly anticipated the first round of 4000 tickets sold out in 36 hours.the remaining 6 thousand sold out in six minutes according twin cities dot com. in minneapolis-- (talent name)-- back to you.

( darya ) thanks jon. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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weather and traffic... major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive

less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the rebecca:high pressure

continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will

be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days.

( james ) stanford university is canceling plans to put a plaque on campus -- where a woman was sexually assaulted by former school swimmer -- brock turner. stanford dropped the plague because of a quote. the victim decided not to participate... after the school rejected the two quotes she offered them. the university wanted to turn the site of the rape into a garden and contemplative space. but the school said the victim's quotes were inappropriate... and could potentially upset other victims. and she rejected three quotes suggested by the university. ( james ) san jose city leaders have voted remove a statue of christopher columbus from the city hall lobby.

some people were offended by the statue... saying it glorified the decimation of indigenous people. earlier this month san francisco replaced the columbus day holiday... with indigenous peoples day. ( darya ) two people are dead... following a tanker truck explosion in placer county. it happened yesterday morning along highway 20 near cisco grove. a tow truck was going north on the highway when it veered into the southbound lane... crashing into the tanker truck filled with gasoline... causing a fiery explosion. both drivers died. police it's unclear what caused that tow truck driver to swerve. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) when a spare the air day is in effect, it's illegal to burn things in a fireplace - woodstove or outdoor fire pit. ( james ) but the national park service is taking the rule a step further. kron 4's stanley roberst explains in this edition of people behaving badly.

something is missing from ocean beach i think it's appropriate i mean the whole fire thing is getting out of handfrom november through february all the fire pits have been removed from ocean beach it's part of spare the air it's also done to cut down on a problem which has plagued the beach for years this sign says it all, no xmas tree burning , recycle yes burn no although the sign has been hijacked and used as a shield from the wind nats: ambiance so all the fire pits have been removed to keep people from burning anything including christmas trees i don't think they shouldn't have taken the (but they don't want you burning christmas trees) why their dead!but even with a sign warning of a 5000 dollar fine, it wasn't to find burned of christmas trees and, trees waiting to be burned on this day there were volunteers from a san francisco middle school who were tasked with cleaning up ocean beach 'where they recovered everything from broken glass to yea, that's like an auxiliary cord that's

just garbage.. but what i found was burnt remnants all over the beach this is a christmas tree which did not completely burn and of course lots of larger chunks of burned wood. here is a bigger problem some people are burying the fires which many seem like a smart thing to do, but what happens is that the you end up with hot sand which could burn your foot why don't people just not burn their trees that's a very good question i don't understand that you know you should be able to burn your christmas tree somewhere maybe they should host that last year i say a christmas tree on fire right in the middle of the street the pits will return march 1 . until then the parks service says not bonfires in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) we'll be back as the we'll be back

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( james ) ( james )( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... a big decision about an east bay medical center. the new decision about whether to close alta bates in berkeley. ( darya ) a man accused of posing as a cop and sexually assaulting a woman... now police think there may be more victims. beyond is a natural pet food

that goes beyond assuming ingredients are safe... to knowing they are. going beyond expectations... because our pets deserve it. beyond. natural pet food. ( darya ) breaking ( darya ) breaking news this morning ... a bart maintenance vehicle derails in the east bay.( james ) bart is expecting major delays during the morning commute. kron 4's lydia pantazas is

live in fremont. lydia. ( lydia ) bart is experiencing a major delay this morning on the fremont and warm springs lines in all directions, according to bart officials. the delay was reported at 4:01 a.m. and is due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in the south hayward area, bart officials said. further details were not immediately available.