good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news...its tuesday march 20th....2018.....im robin winston....its the first day of spring...goodby winter hello spring...but the rain is sticking around....rb with a look af the forecast 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 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) breaking news we are following this morning out of texas... a package bomb has exploded at a fed-ex facility. one person was injured. the fed-ex facility is in schertz, texas... which is about an hours drive from austin. the f-b-i says that this bomb is likely linked to a serial bomber who has targeted the city of austin several times in recent weeks. 4 bombs have gone off in that city so far this month. two people have been killed and three others injured. the person injured in this morning's explosion was a fed-ex employee. that employee is expected to be okay. the f-b-i and a-t-f are on the scene this morning investigating. (robin) happening now... police in fremont are looking for a missing 14-year-old boy.

marco gamboa was last seen on carol avenue around 5:00 last night. he did not go to school yesterday. he is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and around 130 pounds. (robin) a room filled with heavy hearts .... remembered three brave woman whose lives were taken by someone they had set out to help. dr. jennifer golick, christine loeber, and dr. jennifer gonzales shushereba... all lost their lives in the tragic events almost two weeks ago. last night they were honored. kron 4's j-r stone was at the "celebration of life" and has more. three seperate families honored with american flags in memory of their loved ones. here you can see t.j. shushereba (shoosh-uh-reebah). his wife jennifer who was pregnant, was due to have her baby in just two months, jennifer was one of three victims. her father spoke at monday's memorial.sot had morning sickness.....she was looking for vetsthe three

victims who remembered monday included christine loeber, dr. jennifer golick, and dr. jennifer gonzales shushereba (shoosh-uh-reebah). as attendees arrived in yountville....veterans stood outside holding american flags. these three women helped more than 500 veterans over the years. those who knew christine loeber say she was from boston, she had a smile that will not be forgotten, and a strong determination to help those around her.sot when she looked you in the eyes and said i got this you knew you didn't have to worryas for dr. golick....she was an avid giants fan with a love for hunter pence. in fact her team like attitude was compared to a hunter pence motivation speech that the ballplayer made years ago.sot oc: jiffy did that every day of her professional career

(robin) that was kron 4's j-r stone reporting. (robin) for the second time in one day ... a report of a shooting along a bay area

freeway . (map) this latest incident happened last night on eastbound interstate 580 near edwards avenue in oakland. c-h-p says a bullet came through the driver's windshield and hit him on the finger. police say the shooter sped off after. all eastbound lanes were blocked last night as officers searched for shell casings. (robin) police are investigating another possible shooting on i- 580 ...in san rafael. police say it happened yesterday afternoon ... a person called saying a person pulled out a gun... and shot at their car. this was near the main street -san quentin exit.... police say there was damage to the person's car. the c-h-p shut down westbound 580 for about a half hour last night to search the road for evidence. (robin) a san jose street had to be shutdown... after grenades were found. the woman who found the five grenades says she had no idea that they were even in her home. she says the house has been empty for the last two years. the house is in

the process of being sold and the homeowner was trying to get everything out for an estate sale. she found the grenades in her basement and called the sheriff's office. the bomb squad came out and detonated the grenades. (robin) six people are behind bars in connection with a high-end snatch and grab robbery in san francisco. investigators say the thieves ran into a high-end fashion store at san francisco's union square last month. police say about 50-thousand-dollars worth of handbags were stolen. within seconds -- nine robbers snatched more than 20 handbags and wallets from the display area. one of the robbers police are looking for has been identified as 21- year-old keyonna kyer. here are pictures of the robbers who police arrested. three of them are juveniles-- and have not been identified. they are now facing felony charges. (robin) uber is pulling self-driving cars from the road after a pedestrian was hit and killed by an autonomous car in arizona.

uber has suspended all tests of self-driving cars in phoenix, pittsburgh, toronto and here in san francisco... kron4's gabe slate spoke to an expert on self-driving cars.... he explains what this means to the industry... uber has halted their self driving vehicle tests in the bay area after one of their autonomous vehicles struck and killed a 49 year old woman crossing a street in tempe arizona. uber had been testing their self driving volvo suv's, in arizona, as well here in the bay area, with a safety driver in the vehicle that can take over the car manually at anytime. it's unclear at this point if the safety driver in the uber car involved in the pedestrian fatality in arizona tried to take control to avoid the accident. in a statement uber said it is fully cooperating with local officials and that their hearts go out to the victim's family. sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports"this is a huge deal for industry, no one should have to die for these companies to learn about safety" emme hall is an auto expert

with cnet she has been covering the rise of the self driving car for years she says this is a make or break moment for the future of autonomous vehicles sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports"i think this will slow things down, make these companies really look at what their doing in the present, not just focus on the future and more on safety for people in the car and out.. a big wake up call " another affect this arizona incident could have locally is the california department of motor vehicles recently changed their policy allowing the tech companies here to test self driving cars on our roadways without a safety driver in the vehicle beginning april 2nd. sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports "it will be interesting to see

if that legislation will be rolled back putting a human back in the car" i asked the dmv if what happened in arizona with the autonomous vehicle pedestrian death will affect the upcoming policy change coming in april through a statement provided to me by the dmv, they said they take safety of autonomous vehicle testing seriously and they are aware of the uber crash in arizona and are in the process of getting more information. gabe slate kron 4 news. (robin) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news ... we'll tell you what the family of a man who shot and killed by a bart police officer is doing to seek justice. (robin) plus ... how businesses and people are being affected by the aftermath of the north beach fire. (robin) and after the break ... you'll hear from neighbors who are being questioned in the austin bombings investigation. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast.

rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday

through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

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) neighbors say they're getting a lot of questions from the fbi and atf-- as investigators still have a heavy presence in the travis country neighborhood of austin monday night. jacqulyn powell spoke with several neighbors when police let them out of their homes for the first time. as hundreds of officers and federal agents have spent more than 24 hours investigating sunday's trip wire explosion....people who live near the cul-de-sac where it happened...say they can't rest either."it's pretty spooky. yeah, no question about it." neighbors say they have a hard time understanding how someone could have set up the trap-- without being seen.liz benigno / former neighbor: "that corner of dawn song and eagle feather, it's like grand central station in here."liz benigno and her son joseph lived on dawn song drive for many years.today-- they came back to check on family in the area.they say on a typical sunday evening -- the street is packed with kids...bikes...and people walking dogs.joseph benigno /

former neighbor: "it's odd to me that something that advanced would be able to be set up that quickly while people were walking around and stuff like that."neighbors say everyone within a few blocks of the yard where the bomb went off-- has been questioned by federal agents.julia thompson / nanny for neighbors: "last night they came by at like 2 a.m. to like, they were looking through yards and stuff."many neighbors told us they've been asked which cars they own...and which wifi account is theirs.investigators have also gone door to door searching for every frame of security footage they can find. james barnes / neighbor: "they put the word out all day long for everybody you know, if anybody at all in travis country, if you had video, no matter what type it was, to let them know so they could come take a look."the problem..."there's really not a lot."most people we talked to told us those who live here feel so safe...they don't have security cameras.but neighbors are hopeful the few who do-- will be able to help lead investigators to the person who's caused chaos in their usually quaint subdivision (robin) neighbors also say investigators have been questioning them about any

access points-- where someone might have been able to easily come off the greenbelt and sneak through (robin) an eighth person is in custody in a string of home invasion robberies last week in petaluma. this is video from the day police searched the neighborhood for the suspects. the eighth suspect was actually arrested in north carolina. all of the suspects are from the east coast. police say they were looking for marijuana when they broke into the homes...but invaded houses that did not actually have marijuana in them. (robin) a preliminary investigation into the north beach fire from last weekend determined the cause of the fire was accidental. the fire happened on saturday night in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. a red tag can be seen on several doors warning the building on columbus, union and powell is unsafe.. the building was made up of 28 vacant apartments and six businesses who's futures are now in limbo. a man who worked at one of the damaged restaurants... came back to take pictures of where his job

used to be. (robin) 8 neighbors from the building were displayed ... and red cross volunteers say it will take about three weeks to get them back to their homes. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... we have the release date for a new indiana jones movie. we'll have this and more coming up in the hollywood minute. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is (robin) welcome back to

the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... there's entertainment news from both

sides of "the pond" today. david daniel goes from london to new york for this edition of the hollywood minute. "it was good to keep everything together.""ready player one" director steven spielberg just revealed when he'll start on another project: the long-awaited fifth "indiana jones" movie. accepting an award in london, spielberg said he'd be back there in april 20-19 to shoot the latest adventure in the series, set to hit theaters in july of 20-20.(laughter) "keep going!""bridget jones" herself, renee zellweger, is back in london, filming the judy garland bio-pic "judy" -- and the first image of the actress in the role is going viral. the film is set in 19-68, as garland arrives in london for a series of concerts. no release date yet for the film."i love new york. i've never wanted to live anywhere else. but something has to change."the latest entertainer to turn to politics is cynthia nixon. the actress and longtime activist

has entered the race for governor of new york. the "sex and the city" star plans to challenge incumbent governor andrew cuomo in september's democratic party primary.. and says she won't take any corporate money for her campaign. 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:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday

through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of

heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

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) family and friends of a man shot and killed by a bart police officer ... want a face to face meeting with the alameda county district attorney... to demand justice. that family wants a speedy investigation, the officer arrested.... and charged. kron4's haaziq madyun has the

story. pkgfamily and friends of sahleem tindle gathered outside the office of district attorney nancy o'malley here at the alameda county superior court house in oakland.the january 3rd shooting death of sahleem tindle by a bart police officer joseph mateu in west oakland was captured on police body camera.bart police chief carlos rojas says tindle and another man were fighting over a gun when the bart officer asked to see their handssottindle's mother yolanda banks reed sees it differentlysot

o'malley, something she says done beforesotthat meeting between the tindle family and the d.a. o'malley is scheduled to take place next month...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (robin) friends and family are searching for a missing local man ... who may be in sacramento county. 27-year-old, david kempker from concord ... has not been seen since last week. missing person flyers are now posted along highway- 160. officers found kempker's car wednesday on the highway. sacramento deputies searched the area from the air -- and

from the ground -- with k-nines and boats. but did not find kempker. (robin) a family friend says, kempker enjoys fishing and being outdoors... his family remains optomistic he is still alive. (robin) teachers in the east bay took to the streets demanding more money. that's not an unusual demand for teachers, but what's different... is for the school district to support the idea. that's what is happening in alameda, where teachers are near ... or at the bottom of the ladder. kron 4's dan kerman reports. alameda teachers took to the streets monday evening to demand more money it's the

only way to keep teachers from leaving the districtsot judith klinger/president, alameda education association 10-20 the teachers marched to island high school where the school board was holding a meeting to discuss budget priorities. unlike other districts, the call for a pay hike is supported by both the district's superintendent and board presidentsot gray harris/ school board president 49-59finding the money to raise salaries is the tricky part. the school board is looking at a number of options a new parcel tax is one idea, another is to increase the number of students in the classroom, which currently is below the approved limit.. if that were to occur some electives would go away, as would nearly 30 teachers, but it would create more money for those that remain.sotstandup dan kerman/alameda 141-150no

decision from the board this was just fact finding and information gathering. but decisions will have to be made sometime next month. in alameda, dan kerman kron 4 news. coming upif one of you tries this one more time, the whole group doesn't go. so right now give me what you have because if i find it you're not going. a one day zero tolerance approach to booze on the

golden gate ferry system i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (robin) if you've been on

some of the ferries around the bay... booze is on board... especially on the happy hour ride after work. but it was dry as a bone this weekend on golden gate ferries...and as stanley roberts found out... alcohol was confiscated before boarding....even subs and burritos. if one of you tries this one more time, the whole group doesn't go. so right now give me what you have because if i find it you're not going.an ultimatum was given to would be golden gate ferry riders

heading to san francisco for saint patty's day celebrations i'll return to these ladies in a brief moment for one day all booze was banned on the ferry departing from larkspur the reason, let golden gate ferry spokesperson priya clemens explain on saint patrick's day we don't offer any booze on board because we know there are kids coming on to the boat with drugs with alcohol causing chaos they have in years past caused damage to the ferry and they put themselves and the crew in danger so to keep minors from sneaking booze on the boat, all liquids and booze has been banned, opened or sealed . water bottles need to be emptied, and you can take and empty container onto the vessel and refill it with water that being said all this booze was found during pre boarding inspections including four loko just to name a few however this bottle of jack daniels was found on a 14 year old after he had boarded the ferry where is the boss boat security says the bottle was

discovered when someone noticed the 14 year old was walking funny oh and no one better not touch me lucky charms yes this box has a surprise in the bottom and it almost made it on the boat almostnats: ambiance until it was determined the box has booze tucked under the tasty marshmallow charms they're hiding alcohol in all types of ingenious ways and consuming when they are on board in the past minors have been found with vodka in a roll with salami and tomatoes and this canister wrapped in tortilla shells made to look like a burrito .even adults were blocked from bring any type of liquor including a 55 dollar bottle selby pinot noir . that was put back in the car i gotta put it back in the car which brings us back to the jello shots they actually made it past the checkpoint. until a glimmer of light bounced off a metal flask and then it was secondary screening time even after everyone was checked .you have everything the flask and everything even more jello shots were produced... in total more 35 jello shots made

past the checkpoint.. they all went into the round filing cabinet it's a case of the sins of the past .affecting the riders of the future we are not here to facilitate a big party on golden gate ferry in larkspur, stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... congress is running out of time and money to keep the government running. details on the efforts to cram dozens of bills into one deal. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall

across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

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) congress reached a deal to raise spending last month, then appropriators got to work on áhowá to spend that money through sept 30th ... the end of the fiscal year. kron4's white house correspondent alexandra limon has more. ((ááápkgááá)) it's a game of chicken. democrats and republicans are at odds over how much they can cram into the spending billwith a government shutdown looming at the end of the weekjeff merkley / oregon (d)any bad idea you can think of, somebody is advocating for it to be put into this bill. lamakers are trying to include all types of billls - that don't have enough support to

pass on their own - into this omnibus bill. senator jeff merkely of oregon says that's a bad idea.jeff merkley / oregon (d)there's a couple hundred, poison pills they're referred to, policy things that are competing to be put into the bill.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsimmigration was a contentious issue during previous spending negotiations democrats even shut down the government over daca. now republicans who want to include money for the president's border wall and other immigration measures. nancy pelosi / california (d) should we give a border wall for nothing? no. i don't think so.house minority leader nancy pelosi says without daca, democrats will not support additional spending on the border. othe possible riders on the budgert bill cover everything from healthcare to gun reform even collecting taxes from online sales.kristi noem / south dakota (r)the problem we have today is that when people buy things online there is no sales tax collected and remitted. congresswoman kristi noem says her bill would benefit businesses and american

workers. house speaker paul ryan seems content to let the drama play out. at this point, a vote on the spending bill is not yet on the house calendar. time runs out on friday. in washington alexadnra limon. (robin) a crisis that's affecting millions of americans was addressed by president trump . the white house says its goal is to help addicts, their families, and the medical community by focusing on three areas. mark meredith has more. trt: 1:27out: in washington, i'm mark meredith. ááánats of trump arrival / on stageááá president trump traveled to new hampshire,a state hit extremely hard by the opioid crisis, to show americans he hasn't forgotten about the worst drug crisis in u-s history: "addiction is not our future, we will liberate the country from this crisis"the president is releasing his new strategy against the epidemic. it includes:-> reducing the number of opioid prescriptions by over 30 percent in the next 3 years-> expanding access to new methods of addiction treatment -> pursuing tougher criminal penalties for drug

traffickersthe president says in some cases, the justice department will even seek the death penalty for drug pushers. in a statement, the american civil liberties union, called the idea "unconstitutional and absurd"nat: "we did not get into this crisis overnight, and we're not going to get out of it overnight"health and human services secretary alex azar says the new strategy is designed to save lives. he says americans will be empowered to re-think which medications work best. "opioids don't have to be the first thing you use for pain, over the counter products may be just as effective for pain, that's what we're doing research on"recently, congress approved an extra 6 billion dollars to fight the opioid crisis. and senator lamar alexander says this spring congress will go even further. "well be giving the head of the national institute of health more authority to use the money he's got for non addictive pain medicine" congress hopes new research will lead to new, safer ways to treat pain.and eventually lead to the end of the opioid epidemic.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ..

how macy's is planning to make it easier to shop in stores. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) macy's plans to

let shoppers use its mobile app to skip the sales clerk and the regular line. here's how it works... customers scan and pay for products with a smartphone. then they go to special mobile checkout counters... close to the exit -- for purchase verification, removal of security tags, and bagging up purchases. the department store chain plans to offer mobile checkout at all of its u-s stores by the end of the year. (robin) it's the end of an era at santa cruz beach boardwalk. the ferris wheel that has welcomed visitors to the beach-side amusement park since 19-59 has made its final spin. and some riders are in disbelief.

your heartstrings a little, you know... it's one of those things you grow up with as a kid, just a big thing for you, and then finding out that it's going away, that sucks."> (robin) right now... the boardwalk is looking at replacement options. the ferris wheel can be seen in movies and t-v shows... like 19-87's "the lost boys." the boardwalk says it's going to take several weeks to remove the structure. (robin) coming up in the next hour ... two freeway shootings in one day ... we'll have a live report with details next. (robin) and a fifth package sent to austin ... exploded at a fed ex facility near san antonio. we'll tell you how the investigation is going, (robin) plus ... auto burglaries in san francisco have dropped in the last few months. what police are doing to make sure they stay down. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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your dinner bell yourmight be a text message.top. but when your smoked sausage is crafted with care... you're closer to the farm than you think. ♪ ( james ) breaking news out of san francisco. one person is injured in an apartment fire in the nob hill neighborhood. ( terisa ) kron4's will tran just got to the scene. will. ( james ) thanks will.

( terisa ) thanks will.( james )( james ) thanks will. ( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio( james ) and i'm james fletcher. and i'm james ( james )terisa estaciomorning i'm good ( terisa )( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa

estacio( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread

rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) breaking news we are following this morning out of texas... a package bomb has exploded at a fed-ex facility. one person was injured. the package was addressed to austin, the f-b-i says that this bomb is likely linked to a serial bomber who has targeted austin several times in recent weeks. 4 bombs have gone off in that city so far this month. two people have been killed and three others injured. the person injured in this morning's explosion was a fed-ex employee. that employee is expected to be okay. the fed-ex facility is about an hours drive from austin. you can see on the map just how close the two cities are. the f-b-i and a-t-f are on the scene at the fed-ex facility this morning.

( terisa ) happening now... police in fremont are looking for a missing 14-year- old boy. marco gamboa was last seen on carol avenue around 5:00 last night. he did not go to school yesterday. he is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and around 130 pounds. ( james ) a big story this morning... a room filled with heavy hearts remembered the three woman whose lives were taken by a man... they had set out to help. last night... we heard from the father of one of the victims. christine loeber...

jennifer golick and jennifer gonzales were killed last week in yountville at the pathway home. they were shot to death by albert wong. veterans stood outside their memorial... holding american flags. the three women helped more than 500 veterans over the years. ( james ) a san jose street had to be shutdown... after grenades were found. the woman who found the five grenades says she had no idea that they were even in her home. she says the house has been empty for the last two years. the house is in the process of being sold and the homeowner was trying to get everything out for an estate sale. she found the grenades in her basement and called the sheriff's office. the bomb squad came out and detonated the grenades. ( james ) the repairs are done. and this morning... both lanes of the posey tube -- that connects alameda to oakland -- are open. alameda public works finished the job ahead of schedule. the tube was closed to traffic

yesterday morning to repair a sinkhole on the oakland side of the tunnel. that sinkhole was caused by the failure of an underground storm drain. ( terisa ) a man and three teens are arrested at a milpitas hotel with a stolen gun. martin leake junior was on probation. he was contacted by police at the americas best value inn on south main street. when officers went to his hotel room he was with three 16- year-olds. they also had marijuana... alcohol and a handgun that had been stolen from a home in san jose last month. the three teenagers were all taken to juvenile hall. leake was arrested for violating his probation. ( terisa ) an eighth person is now in custody after a string of home invasion robberies last week in petaluma. this is video from the day police searched the neighborhood for the thieves. the eighth person was arrested in north carolina. everyone in the group is from the east coast. police say the group was looking for marijuana when

they broke into the homes. ( james ) new this morning... a recent housing report showed san jose only met 20-percent of its affordable housing goals in 20-17. the city countil will decide later this afternoon what steps need to be taken to improve that number. san jose issued permits for just under 500 affordable apartments in 20-17. however it exceeded its annual goal for regular housing.... with over 25- hundred issued permits. people who make up to 95- thousand dollars a year are considered to have a "moderate income"... and are eligible for affordable housing in san jose. ( james ) in san francisco... a preliminary investigation into the north beach fire has determined that the cause of the flames was accidental. the fire started saturday night. now... a red tag can be seen on several doors... meaning the businesses are unsafe. the building that burned was made up of 28 vacant apartments and six businesses. one restaurant worker showed up yesterday... to take pictures of where his job used to be.

( james ) a fire department spokesman said putting water on a fire displaces oxygen... which can intensive the flames. crews say they fought on the fire on many fronts... and worked to keep it from spreading. eight people in a nearby building were displaced because of the fire. their homes were yellow tagged because of water damage. ( james ) san francisco has activated an emergency fund for the businesses damaged by the fire. the businesses suffered water damage... fire damage... or both. each business will now get up to 10- thousand dollars to replace inventory and pay employee salaries. ( terisa ) happening today... pleasant hill police will be on the college park high school campus... teaching students about the dangers of drunk driving. officers will be taking part in the "every 15 minutes" program. this will involve a mock d-u-i crash at the school. officers will

respond with lights and sirens. the program challenges students to think about drinking... driving... and the responsibility of making mature decisions. ( terisa ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a self- driving car hits and kills a woman crossing the street in arizona. how this is affecting testing here in the bay area. ( terisa ) plus... thieves walk out of a high-end store with 50-thousand dollars worth of merchandise. now bay area police are on the lookout for these women. ( terisa ) and after the break... getting ready for more wet weather. how people in burned out areas are preparing for the worst in southern california. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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ripped through santa barbara county back in december. now people living there are preparing for a damaging rainfall... the national weather service models show the montecito area taking a direct hit. a major concerns is whether catch basins will be able to handle the powerful storm that's coming. people have started to fill sandbags and are preparing to leave their homes. ( james ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of

heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur

coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

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. ( terisa ) in a big story

we're tracking... uber is pulling self-driving cars from the road after a pedestrian was hit and killed by an autonomous car in arizona. it happened in tempe. a self-driving uber s-u-v hit a woman who was walking her bike outside of the crosswalk. the woman died at the hospital. tempe police say an operator was behind the wheel. ( james ) now uber has suspended all tests of self-driving cars in phoenix, pittsburgh, toronto and here in san francisco.( terisa ) kron 4's gabe slate spoke to an expert on self-driving cars. he explains what this means to the industry. uber has halted their self driving vehicle tests in the bay area after one of their autonomous vehicles struck and killed a 49 year old woman crossing a street in tempe arizona. uber had been testing their self driving volvo suv's, in arizona, as well here in the bay area, with a safety driver in the vehicle that can take over the car manually at anytime. it's unclear at this point if the

safety driver in the uber car involved in the pedestrian fatality in arizona tried to take control to avoid the accident. in a statement uber said it is fully cooperating with local officials and that their hearts go out to the victim's family. sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports"this is a huge deal for industry, no one should have to die for these companies to learn about safety" emme hall is an auto expert with cnet she has been covering the rise of the self driving car for years she says this is a make or break moment for the future of autonomous vehicles sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports"i think this will slow things down, make these companies really look at what their doing in the present, not just focus on the future and more on safety for people in the car and out.. a big wake up call " another affect this arizona incident could have locally is the california department of motor vehicles recently changed their policy

allowing the tech companies here to test self driving cars on our roadways without a safety driver in the vehicle beginning april 2nd. sound from emme hall, / auto expert, cnet, @mmmotorsports "it will be interesting to see if that legislation will be rolled back putting a human back in the car" i asked the dmv if what happened in arizona with the autonomous vehicle pedestrian death will affect the upcoming policy change coming in april through a statement provided to me by the dmv, they said they take safety of autonomous vehicle testing seriously and they are aware of the uber crash in arizona and are in the process of getting more information. gabe slate kron 4 news. ( terisa ) six people are behind bars in connection with a high-end snatch and grab robbery in san francisco. and this moring... three people are still on the loose. police released pictures of who they're looking for. investigators say the thieves ran into a high-end fashion store at san francisco's union square last month. they're

not saying which store. but about 50-thousand-dollars worth of handbags were stolen. one of the suspects police are looking for has been identified as 21-year-old keyonna kyer. and here are pictures of the people who police have arrested. three of them are juveniles-- and have not been identified. they are now facing felony charges. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... teachers demanding more pay.. how one east bay school district is now looking to make that happen. ( james ) and after the break... a lot of women take it... and soon men could take it too. how close we are to getting a male birth control pill. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (ácommercialá)

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. for your health this morning... a male birth control pill could be getting closer to reality. a new study found that the drug d-m-a-u is both safe and effective. researchers conducted a month long

trial... and found that the pill lowered the hormone levels without creating a testosterone deficiency. all of the men tested showed proper liver and kidney function after the thirty day trial. however, more research is needed before the pill becomes an option for male birth control. a new study claims that netflix is glamorizing cigarettes. researchers looked at the 14 most popular t-v shows for people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old. they found that 79- percent of those shows have scenes with cigarette smoking. researchers say the number is even higher for shows on netflix.... "stranger things" had 182 scenes with characters smoking. previous studies found that teens are much more likely to pick up the habit if they see it on t-v. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( lydia ) freeway ( lydia ) freeway shootings in the

bay area... there were two more yesterday. i'm live with the latest.

back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news we are following this morning out of texas. a package bomb has exploded at a fed-ex facility. one person was injured. the package was addressed to austin. the f-b-i says that this bomb is likely linked to a serial bomber who has targeted austin several times in recent weeks. 4 bombs have gone off in that city so far this month. two people have been killed and three others injured. the person injured in this morning's explosion was a

fed-ex employee. that employee is expected to be okay. the fed-ex facility is located in the small town of schertz... a suburb of san antonio and about an hour south of austin. the f-b-i and a-t-f are on the scene at the fed-ex facility this morning. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... two more shootings on bay area freeways. police are still looking for the shooters.( terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the c-h-p office in marin county with the details. ( lydia ) big story this morning... big story this ( lydia ) big story this morning... authorities are investigating átwo reports of shootings along bay area freeways. this latest shooting happened on eastbound i-580 near edwards avenue in oakland last night. the victim told c-h-p that a bullet went through his windshield... hitting his finger. the gunman drove off. no arrests have been made. that was the second shooting on 580. the first happened in san rafael. it

happened just after 5-30 last night. the victim called police... saying someone pulled out a gun and shot at their car. it happened near the main street - san quentin exit. c-h-p shut down westbound 580 for about a half hour... looking for evidence. no arrests have been made in this case. thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) new this morning... car burglaries in san francisco have dropped by nearly one-third between january and february. the san francisco police doubled their uniformed foot patrols to help deter car theives. however, the progress was not evenly distributed throughout the city. one district reported a 44-percent drop..

while another reported just an 11-percent decrease. police are working to use the numbers to adjust their stratagies in preventing car thefts. ( terisa ) in the east bay... family and friends of a man fatally shot by a bart police officer want to meet face to face with the district attorney. they say they want justice. sahleem tindle's family gathered outside district attorney nancy o'malley's office... at the alameda county superior court house. they are calling for a speedy investigation. and tindle's mother wants to meet with the d-a. she says she also wants action to be taken against the officer.

east bay are demanding more pay... and the school district is supporting the idea. alameda teachers marched to island high school yesterday... where the school board held a budget meeting. a pay increase for teachers is supported by both the district's superintendent and board president. the district is now looking at a number of ideas to come up with the money. the president of the education association says over staffing is the issue. ( james ) the school board is expected to make a decision about increasing teacher salaries by the end of next month.. ( james ) two schools in the north bay were put on lockdown... after threatening graffiti is found in the restroom. it happened at harmony elementary school and salmon creek school in occidental yesterday. both schools are on the same campus for pre-k through

eighth grade. police were called to the campus when the graffiti was found. deputies say no was in danger and the lockdown was lifted. but students were sent home early. ( terisa ) a man on probation is behind bars... accused of using social media to sell drugs. the 24-year- old -- whose name has not yet been released -- is on probation for drug trafficking charges. officers say a recent facebook post bragged about continued drug activity. the man showed up for a regular probation check at the marin county civic center... and when he got there he was detained. officers searched his car and found 15-thousand dollars worth of drugs... three cellphones... and two thousand dollars in cash. ( terisa ) happening today... san francisco could become the largest u-s city to ban the sale of fur. if the board of supervisors approves the ban today... san francisco would join two other california cities, west hollywood and berkeley, in saying no to a symbol of glamour that animal advocates say is built on cruelty.

the ban would apply to coats and anything else featuring real fur... including key chains and gloves. ( terisa ) a united airlines flight that was set to land at s-f-o... was delayed because of a mechanical issue. the airline says flight 372 was expected to leave honolulu at seven in the morning and arrive in san francisco just before three in the afternoon. a maintenance team inspected the plane and returned it to service. passengers eventually landed at s-f-o... nearly three hours late ( james ) friends and family are searching for a missing bay area man ... who may be in sacramento county. david kempker -- who lives in concord -- has not been seen since last week. missing person flyers are now posted along highway- 160. officers found kempker's car wednesday on the highway. sacramento deputies searched the area from the air -- and from the ground -- with k-nines and boats. the search turned up nothing.

to be a little more extensive because its not like him to go missing and not contact anyone" "david's very loved, he's a very giving person.. he's part of my family. i want him home, we all want him home".>( james ) a family friend says kempker enjoys fishing and being outdoors... his family remains optimistic that he is still alive. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... they were held captive for years in a so-called "house of horrors" in southern california. how 13 children are now experiencing a more normal life. ( james ) plus... using a child as a human shield. see the frightening scene that's captured on an officer's body cam. ( james ) and... hail so strong... it shatters car windshields. the wild weather people in the southeast are dealing with. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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southeast are dealing with. ( rebecca ) and i am bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wb 580 at 680accident wb maze to sf. accident wb 580 at 680

ignoring my commands and going back in the car. nats of officer: show me your hands! show me your hands! >( terisa ) heart stopping moments... when new mexico police say a man used his own child as a shield from officers. police were responding to a call of two men with a gun in a parking lot... both were said to be drunk. police say fred ortiz then grabbed his young child from the car and used the child as a shield. not long after... police were able to get him into cuffs. both men were arrested... they're now charged with child abuse... resisting police... and negligent use of a weapon. ( james ) the world's last male northern white rhino has died... leaving only two females left to save the species from extinction. the 45-year-old rhino named "sudan" had been in poor health in recent days. he was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections. a

veterinary team made the decision to euthanize sudan after his condition deteriorated significantly. deteriorated significantly. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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

( james ) severe thunderstorms and tornado watches forced people to take shelter.... in parts of the southeast. check out the hail in alabama. you can see where massive hailstones pelted windshields.... shattering glass. possible tornadoes and strong winds hit

also parts of tennessee and georgia. and an alabama man captured video of what appeared to be a tornado. ( james ) ( terisa )( rebecca ) checking bay area weather before you head out the door.. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally

strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. ( james ) breaking ( james )

( james ) breaking news we are following this morning... reports of a shooting at a high school in maryland. it is happening at great mills high school in saint mary's county near washington d-c. the school district released a statement saying that the situation is contained. we do not know if anybody was injured. we are waiting for a news conference from police to provide more details.

( james )( james ) ( james ) in southern california... the children found living in what's been described as a "house of horrors"... are now living in two separate foster homes. their parents -- david and louise turpin -- were arrested back in january. the couple is accused of holding their 13 children captive. the children are between the ages of two and 29-years-old. police say the turpins oldest daughter weighed just 82 pounds when she was found. the two youngest kids are now in one house... with the other four minors at another location in riverside county. the turpin parents are due back in court on march 23rd. ( terisa ) happening today... the u-s supreme court is set to hear arguments in a california abortion case. anti-abortion activists will challenge a california law ... that they say violates

their free speech rights. the 2015 law requires licensed pregnancy centers to inform clients about state-subsidized family planning services -- including abortion. but some religious affiliated pregnancy centers... say it forces them to deliver a message that is in direct conflict with their mission to encourage childbirth. ( terisa ) mississippi's governor has signed the strictest abortion law in the country. governor phil bryant signed a 15-week abortion ban. the law takes effect immediately. doctors who knowingly violate the law could have their medical license revoked or suspended. they could also face civil penalties or be forced to pay fines of up to 500-dollars. opponents are vowing to challenge the law in court. ( james ) a former 'sex and the city' actress is running for governor of new york. cynthia nixon

announced her candidacy on twitter last night. the 51-year-old will challenge current governor andrew cuomo in the democratic primary this september. nixon says new york leaders are letting the people down. the actress and activist has assembled a team to help her campaign ahead of the primary. ( james ) coming up after the break... after 60- years... it's time to say goodbye. the iconic ride that's leaving the santa cruz beach boardwalk. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) spot on bart at the 24th

street station. debris in the tracks. fire crews on scene. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james )( james ) maze to sf. ( james ) it's the end of an era at santa cruz beach boardwalk. the ferris wheel that has welcomed visitors to the beach-side amusement park since 19-59 has made its final spin. and some riders are in disbelief.

things you grow up with as a kid, just a big thing for you, and then finding out that it's going away, that sucks.">( james ) right now... the boardwalk is looking at replacement options. the ferris wheel can be seen in movies and t-v shows... like 19-87's "the lost boys." the boardwalk says it's going to take several weeks to remove the structure. ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... we're following breaking news out of maryland... where there has been a school shooting. we'll have the very latest on the investigation. ( james ) plus... a fifth package sent to austin ... exploded at a fed ex facility near san antonio. we'll tell you how the investigation is going,

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all-new 2018 subaru outback models. now through april 2nd. ( james ) breaking news out of san francisco... there are major delays at san francisco bart stations in all directions ... because of smoldering debris at the 24th street station. (terisa) kron 4's will tran is live in san francisco. will? ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you check back we will thanks will.( james ) thanks will. ( james ) thanks will. we will

check back with you through out the morning. good morning i'm terisa estacio.(james) and i'm james fletcher. now lets get to a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot on baer at the 24th street station. debris in the tracks. fire crews on scene.

expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. major hot spot on baer at the 24th street station. debris in the tracks. fire crews on scene. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of

heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry on sunday. ( james ) breaking news we are following this morning... reports of a shooting at a high school in maryland. it is happening at great mills high school in saint mary's county near washington d-c. the school district released

a statement saying that the situation is contained. (áááscandoááá) we do not know if anybody was injured. we are waiting for a news conference from police to provide more details. ( james ) breaking news we are following this morning out of texas. a package bomb has exploded at a fed-ex facility. one person was injured. the package was addressed to austin. the f-b-i says that this bomb is likely linked to a serial bomber who has targeted austin several times in recent weeks. 4 bombs have gone off in that city so far this month. two people have been killed and three others injured. the person injured in this morning's explosion was a fed-ex employee. that employee is expected to be okay. the fed-ex facility is located in the small town of schertz... a suburb of san antonio and about an hour

south of austin. the f-b-i and a-t-f are on the scene at the fed-ex facility this morning. ( terisa ) and breaking overnight in san francisco... a woman had to be rescued from an apartment fire. it happened on the 15-hundred block of jackson street in the city's nob hill neighborhood. the fire broke out just after 4:00 this morning. the woman was rescued from the 4th story balcony. she was treated by paramedics. it took firefighters about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. we spoke to people who were inside the building when the fire broke out. firefighters are now going through the apartment looking for the cause of the fire. ( terisa ) happening

now... police in fremont are looking for a missing 14-year- old boy. marco gamboa was last seen on carol avenue around 5:00 last night. he did not go to school yesterday. he is about 5 feet 5 inches tall and around 130 pounds. ( james ) a big story this morning... a room filled with heavy hearts remembered the three woman whose lives were taken by a man... they had set out to help. last night... we heard from the father of one of the victims. was looking for vets> christine loeber...

jennifer golick and jennifer gonzales were killed almost two weeks ago in yountville at the pathway home. they were shot to death by albert wong. veterans stood outside their memorial... holding american flags. the three women helped more than 500 veterans over the years. ( james ) a san jose street had to be shutdown... after grenades were found. the woman who found the five grenades says she had no idea that they were even in her home. she says the house has been empty for the last two years. the house is in the process of being sold and the homeowner was trying to get everything out for an estate sale. she found the grenades in her basement and called the sheriff's office. the bomb squad came out and detonated the grenades. ( james ) the repairs are done. and this morning... both lanes of the posey tube -- that connects alameda to oakland -- are open. alameda public works finished the job ahead of schedule. the tube was closed to traffic yesterday morning to repair a sinkhole on the oakland side of the tunnel. that sinkhole was caused by the failure of an underground storm drain. ( terisa ) a man and three

teens are arrested at a milpitas hotel with a stolen gun. martin leake junior was on probation. he was contacted by police at the americas best value inn on south main street. when officers went to his hotel room he was with three 16- year-olds. they also had marijuana... alcohol and a handgun that had been stolen from a home in san jose last month. the three teenagers were all taken to juvenile hall. leake was arrested for violating his probation. ( terisa ) an eighth person is now in custody after a string of home invasion robberies last week in petaluma. this is video from the day police searched the neighborhood for the thieves. the eighth person was arrested in north carolina. everyone in the group is from the east coast. police say the group was looking for marijuana when they broke into the homes. ( james ) new this morning... a recent housing report showed san jose only met 20-percent of its affordable housing goals in 20-17. the city countil will decide later this

afternoon what steps need to be taken to improve that number. san jose issued permits for just under 500 affordable apartments in 20-17. however it exceeded its annual goal for regular housing.... with over 25- hundred issued permits. people who make up to 95- thousand dollars a year are considered to have a "moderate income"... and are eligible for affordable housing in san jose. ( james ) in san francisco... a preliminary investigation into the north beach fire has determined that the cause of the flames was accidental. the fire started saturday night. now... a red tag can be seen on several doors... meaning the businesses are unsafe. the building that burned was made up of 28 vacant apartments and six businesses. one restaurant worker showed up yesterday... to take pictures of where his job used to be. ( james ) a fire department

spokesman said putting water on a fire displaces oxygen... which can intensive the flames. crews say they fought on the fire on many fronts... and worked to keep it from spreading. eight people in a nearby building were displaced because of the fire. their homes were yellow tagged because of water damage. ( james ) san francisco has activated an emergency fund for the businesses damaged by the fire. the businesses suffered water damage... fire damage... or both. each business will now get up to 10- thousand dollars to replace inventory and pay employee salaries. ( terisa ) happening today... pleasant hill police will be on the college park high school campus... teaching students about the dangers of drunk driving. officers will be taking part in the "every 15 minutes" program. this will involve a mock d-u-i crash at the school. officers will respond with lights and sirens. the program challenges students to think about drinking... driving... and the responsibility of making mature decisions. ( terisa ) happening today... san francisco

could become the largest u-s city to ban the sale of fur. if the board of supervisors approves the ban today... san francisco would join two other california cities, west hollywood and berkeley, in saying no to a symbol of glamour that animal advocates say is built on cruelty. the ban would apply to coats and anything else featuring real fur... including key chains and gloves. ( james ) two schools in the north bay were put on lockdown... after threatening graffiti is found in the restroom. it happened at harmony elementary school and salmon creek school in occidental yesterday. both schools are on the same campus for pre-k through eighth grade. police were called to the campus when the graffiti was found. deputies say no was in danger and the lockdown was lifted. but students were sent home early. ( terisa ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a self- driving car hits and kills a woman crossing the street in arizona. how this is affecting testing here in the bay area. coming up on the kron 4 morning news... teachers

demanding more pay.. how one east bay school district is now looking to make that happen. ( terisa ) and after the break... getting ready for more wet weather. how people in burned out areas are preparing for the worst in southern california. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) the thomas fire ripped through santa fire ripped the thomas ( james ) ( james ) the thomas fire ripped through santa barbara county back in december. now people living there are preparing for a damaging rainfall... the national weather service models show the montecito area taking a direct hit. a major concern is whether catch basins will be able to handle the powerful storm that's coming. people have started to fill sandbags and are preparing to leave their homes. (darya)(james) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

teachers here . keep teachers here.>( james ) teachers in the east bay took to the streets demanding more money. and this time ... the school district is supporting the cause. that's what is happening in alameda ... where teachers are near, or at the bottom of the ladder, for all educators in alameda county . kron 4's dan kerman has more. alameda teachers took to the streets monday evening to demand more money it's the only way to keep teachers from leaving the districtsot judith klinger/president, alameda education association 10-20

the teachers marched to island high school where the school board was holding a meeting to discuss budget priorities. unlike other districts, the call for a pay hike is supported by both the district's superintendent and board presidentsot gray harris/ school board president 49-59finding the money to raise salaries is the tricky part. the school board is looking at a number of options a new parcel tax is one idea, another is to increase the number of students in the classroom, which currently is below the approved limit.. if that were to occur some electives would go away, as would nearly 30 teachers, but it would create more money for those that remain.sotstandup dan kerman/alameda 141-150no decision from the board this was just fact finding and information gathering. but decisions will have to be made sometime next month. in alameda, dan kerman kron 4 news.

another big story we are following... a pedestrian was hit and killed by a self- driving uber car in arizona. it happened in tempe. the self-driving uber s-u-v hit a woman who was walking her bike outside of the crosswalk... tempe police say the car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash, but an operator was behind the wheel. after that crash uber stopped all of its self driving vehicle tests across

the country including here in the bay area. experts say this accident could have a major impact on self driving cars being used by multiple industries. the california d-m-v recently changed their policy allowing the tech companies here in the bay area to test self driving cars on our roadways without a safety driver in the car. that policy is set to begin next month... but some experts think the accident in arizona could lead to big changes. the the california d-m-v says it is monitoring the investigation in arizona and will get more information before making any potential changes to california's regulations. ( james ) six people are behind bars in connection with a high-end snatch and grab

robbery in san francisco. and this moring... three people are still on the loose. police released pictures of who they're looking for. investigators say the thieves ran into a high-end fashion store at san francisco's union square last month. they're not saying which store. but about 50-thousand-dollars worth of handbags were stolen. one of the suspects police are looking for has been identified as 21-year-old keyonna kyer. and here are pictures of the people who police have arrested. three of them are juveniles-- and have not been identified. they are now facing felony charges. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news ... it's happened again. another dog takes an unneccesary cross country trip due to a flight mix-up. the airline behind this latest mishap. ( james )and it was an encounter a little too close for comfort. find out where a baby and mama bear took up shelter for the winter. (áco

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) major bart delays 24th st station closed. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) in los angeles county ... a mother bear and her cub were caught on camera ... roaming a neighborhood in arcadia. the hooper family saw a small bear under their neighbors home. george hooper took these videos of the bear eating acorns ... roaming around their backyard. but what he didn't know ... there was also a big mama bear

living in the crawl space as well.

somewhere in between. the owner actually received the wrong puppy at the airport in boise. the misplaced puppy was flown across the country to the wrong airport -- landing in las vegas and salt lake city before finally arriving to its owner on sunday. just last week .... united flew a 10-year-old german shepherd to japan when it was supposed to land in kansas. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be

something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. ( james ) breaking news out of san francisco... there are major delays at san francisco bart stations in all directions ... because of

smoldering debris at the 24th street station. (terisa) no trains are moving from 24th street. kron 4's will tran is live in san francisco. will?

( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. (james) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

major hot spot on bart at the 24th street station. debris in the tracks. fire crews on scene. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and

thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. ( james ) breaking news we are following this morning... reports of a shooting at a high school in maryland. it is happening at great mills high school in saint mary's county near washington d-c. the school district released a statement saying that the situation is contained. (áááscandoááá) we do not know if anybody was injured.

we are waiting for a news conference from police to provide more details. ( james ) breaking news we are following this morning out of texas... a package bomb has exploded at a fed-ex facility. one person was injured. the package was addressed to austin, the f-b-i says that this bomb is likely linked to a serial bomber who has targeted taustin several times in recent weeks. 4 bombs have gone off in that city so far this month. two people have been killed and three others injured. the person injured in this morning's explosion was a fed-ex employee. that employee is expected to be okay. the fed-ex facility is in schertz, texas... which is about an hours drive from

austin. you can see on the map just how close the two cities are. the f-b-i and a-t-f are on the scene at the fed-ex facility this morning. ( terisa ) a big story this morning... authorities are investigating átwo reports of shootings along bay area freeways. this latest shooting happened on eastbound i-580 near edwards avenue in oakland last night. the victim told c-h-p that a bullet went through his windshield... hitting his finger. the gunman drove off. no arrests have been made. ( terisa ) that was the second shooting on 580. the first happened in san rafael. it happened just after 5-30 last night. the victim called police... saying someone pulled out a gun and shot at their car. it happened near the main street - san quentin exit. c-h-p shut down westbound 580 for about a half hour... looking for evidence. no arrests have been made in this case. ( terisa ) car burglaries in san francisco have dropped by nearly one-third between january and february. the

san francisco police doubled their uniformed foot patrols to help deter car theives. however, the progress was not evenly distributed throughout the city. one district reported a 44-percent drop.. while another reported just an 11-percent decrease. police are working to use the numbers to adjust their stratagies in preventing car thefts. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... they were held captive for years in a so-called "house of horrors" in southern california. how 13 children are now experiencing a more normal life. ( james ) plus ... the warriors reach their lowest point total since steve kerr took over as coach. why injuries are to blame for this. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) why shop marshalls?

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station. debris in the tracks. fire crews on scene. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) now to bay area

basketball... the warriors playing short handed against the san antonio spurs... because of all the injuries. and it didn't get any better in this one. in the second quarter . draymond green gets kneed in the groin... he left the game and did not return. the loss of draymond combined with injuries to steph curry... klay thompson and kevin durant was too much for the warriors to overcome. the spurs win by a final of 89 to 75, it is the lowest

point total for the warriors since steve kerr took over the head coaching job. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ♪ ♪ my husband is probably going to think i'm crazy. he thinks i'm going to see my sister! ♪ ♪ sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. once i heard it i was shocked. i just thought, i have to go get it! ♪ ♪ it's our tree! ♪ ♪ see how a personalized financial strategy and access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours.

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back. lets get 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

rebecca: a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our

region from tuesday through thursday. periods of heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday. rebecca:a storm system will produce widespread rainfall across our region from tuesday through thursday. periods of

heavy rain are possible, mainly along the big sur coast, as well as locally strong southerly winds and thunderstorms. showers will linger into friday and saturday before dry conditions return on sunday.

( james ) in the east bay... family and friends of a man fatally shot by a bart police officer want to meet face to face with the district attorney. they say they want justice. sahleem tindle's family gathered outside district attorney nancy o'malley's office... at the alameda county superior court house. they are calling for a speedy investigation. and tindle's mother wants to meet with the d-a. she says she also wants action to be taken against the officer.

meet with tindle's mother. that is set to take place sometime next month. ( james ) friends and family are searching for a missing bay area man ... who may be in sacramento county. david kempker -- who lives in concord -- has not been seen since last week. missing person flyers are now posted along highway- 160. officers found kempker's car wednesday on the highway. sacramento deputies searched the area from the air -- and from the ground -- with k-nines and boats. the search turned up nothing. ( james ) a family friend says kempker enjoys fishing and being outdoors... his family remains optimistic that he is still alive. in southern california...

the children found living in a so-called "house of horrors"... are now living in two separate foster homes. their parents -- david and louise turpin -- were arrested back in january. the couple is accused of holding their 13 children captive. the children are between the ages of two and 29-years-old. police say the turpins oldest daughter weighed just 82 pounds when she was found. the two youngest kids are now in one house... with the other four minors at another location in riverside county. the turpin parents are due back in court on march 23rd. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news .. how macy's is planning to make it easier to shop in stores. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way.

my name's scott strenfel and i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. so every single day we're monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. during storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. learn how you can be prepared at pge.com/beprepared. together, we're building a better california. ( james ) macy's plans to

let shoppers use its mobile app to skip the cashier and the regular line. here's how it works... customers scan and pay for products with a smartphone. then they go to special mobile checkout counters... close to the exit -- for purchase verification, removal of security tags, and bagging up purchases. the department store chain plans to offer mobile checkout at all of its u-s stores by the end of the year. ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... we're following breaking news out of maryland... where there has been a school shooting. we'll have the very latest on the investigation. ( james ) and a fifth package sent to austin ... exploded at a fed ex facility near san antonio. we'll tell you how the investigation is going, ( james ) and auto and auto burglaries in san

francisco have dropped in the last few months. what police are doing to make sure they stay down.

( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. that breaking news is out of san francisco... there are major delays at san francisco bart stations in all

directions ... because of smoldering debris at the 24th street station. (terisa) kron 4's will tran is live in san francisco. will? ( terisa ) and we first told you about the major bart delays with a breaking news push alert at 5:30 this morning. major hot spot the commute. ( terisa ) and we first ( terisa )