as andrew spencer reports, the woman is accused of killing a man she met through craigslist.ring a man to his death says she has killed dosses of times before. >> i said what is the actual number, she said under a hundred. reporter: a reporter for the daily item in sun bury pennsylvania finally got his jail house interview on friday. he says before bra floored him with claims of killing dozens of people starting when she was just 13 years old with victims in alaska, texas, california and north carolina. >> i said miranda as you sit here, do you have any remorse whatsoever. she said none. reporter: the now 19 year old barbara and her husband have entered not guilt yes pleas in a separate case. the newlyweds wants to kill someone together, through a companionship ad on craigslist. in november his body was found in a backyard on a home, strangled and stabbed 20 times. the last number dyleed on his cell phone led to barbaras. miranda bar bay area killed those she considered bad people. saturday anist killed fewer than 100 having stopped counting at 22. >> you can take all of ever

i'm andrew spencer, reporting welcome back. expect most unclear conditions. we will see a few high called later on today and then, conditions about five this evening. in fact most of us would be staying in the '50s. here's a look at the bigger picture of satellite every hour. you can see a flute few clouds moving into the bay area right now by high-pressure dominant over the scene. what that means is storm track was that well to the north so we will see any rain drops for the next couple of days. here's a look unsure extended forecast the 7 day around the bay. '70s definitely a possibility as we head into the weekend. as to the district school would like rain returns to the bay area wednesday night. will have more on the forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. on to traffic around the bay. this is a great ride. want to make your way past the pay gates. the life reconditions here at the cemetery bridge. we are saying. heading over to the golden gate read a very easy ride. infected with the roadways sensors. we see speeds over 50 mi. per hour. taking it

i'm andrew spencer; i'll have her attorney's reaction to more than a dozen felony charges, coming up. >> plus, the midwest and east coast prepare for yet another storm that is expected to hit today. while higher residents are already complaining about the icy roads. >> new details and the death of philip seymour hoffman. why drug officials say that the apparent drug overdose of the actor, is evidence of a new trend. >> los gatos is the next city to see a plastic bag ban. according to city officials, retail stores in los gatos are now banned from single use plastic bags. you have to either bring a resuable bag or pay ten cents for a recyclable paper bag. restaurants and non profits are exempt. stores that provide services.like dry cleaning.are also exempt. the ordinance was adopted back in september. los gatos joins 23 other cities in san mateo and santa clara counties in the campaign to prevent environmental damage. >> san francisco city attorney dennis herrera has filed a lawsuit against a social network site, saying it puts minors at risk. meet-me - dot - com is a popular social net

now months later andrew spencer reports the woman accused of killing a man she met through craigslist confessed to killing dozens of people in the past. >> reporter: a woman accused of luring a man to his death says she's killed dozens of times before. >> i said what's the actual number and she said under 100. >> reporter: francis garcella finally got his interview with barbour friday saying she floored him with claims of killing dozens of people since she was 13 years old with victims in alaska, texas, california and north carolina. >> i said miranda, as you sit here do you have any remorse whatsoever and she said none. >> reporter: the 19-year-old barbour and her husband entered guilty pleas in a separate case. they just wanted to kill someone together, so they found 42-year-old troy la ferrara through a companionship ad in craigslist in. november la ferrara's body was found in the backyard of a home in sunbury strangled and stabbed 20 times. the last number dialed on his cell phone led police to the barbours. miranda barbour claims to have only killed those who she felt were bad pe

i'm andrew spencer, reporting.redible pictures and video coming out of indonesia this morning. a volcano in mount kelud has erupted sending dust and rocks into the sky. you can see the lightning and lava in the background. this is all happening near indonesia's second largest city of surabaya. some of the blasts from the volcano could be heard more than one hundred miles away. local media reports at least two people were killed when parts of their homes collapsed in the explosive eruption. more than 100,000 have been evacuated, and three nearby airports have been closed. president barack obama is turning his attention to the severe drought threatening california. he is in fresno area today to draw attention to the state's worst dry spell in more than 100 years. the president will participate in a roundtable with community leaders,and witness firsthand some of the impacts on the region's agriculture. he will also deliver a statement about the ongoing response effort. then tonight the president will travel to rancho

i'm andrew spencer, reporting in texas. a victory for gay rights activists. after a judge says, the state's ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. the court ruled in favor of two gay couples who challenged the marriage ban. however-- the judge also says, for now the ban will remain in place, pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year. at least one related case on appeal. is currently headed to the u-s supreme court. in world news. ukraine's fugitive president is asking for russia's protection from people he calls "extremists." this comes as ukraine's acting interior minister says troops and police have been put on high alert after armed men seized a government administration building and parliament in southern ukraine. this is where pro-russian protesters have faced off against rivals. an estimated 50-gunmen are occupying the buildings and a russian flag is flying over the parliament building. employees have been told to stay away from the area. tensions in the region have risen since ukraine's president was ousted. ukraine's parliament is se

andrew spencer reports, the video made by an alleged victim, has resulted in more charges jamie says she didn't think this video would go viral so quickly. >>"you should be so ashamed and so disgusted with yourself." >>"i am. i am." reporter:she recorded herself confronting a former teacher about the sexual abuse she says she suffered at her hands. >> reporter:monday night, sheriff's deputies arrested that teacher. >> reporter:andrea michelle cardosa now faces 16 felony charges: five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child and 11 counts of lewd acts on a child. >> reporter:cardosa was most recently an administrator at alhambra high school in riverside, california. >> reporter:that's the school jamie says she called in this video, asking to speak to cardosa. >>"i was only 12 years old when i met you. do you realize that you brainwashed me and you manipulated me and that what you did was wrong?" >>"yes, and i regret it." >> reporter:cardosa resigned on january 17 -- not long after the video was uploaded on youtube. >> reporter:another person claiming to be a victim has since fil

i'm andrew spencer, reporting there are growing concerns this morning that an attack on a south bay p-g&e sub- station last year, may have been more than a simple act of vandalism. kron 4's charles clifford explains. in the early morning hours of april 16th 2013, gunman opened fire on pg&e's metcalf transmission substation south of san jose. this is surveillance video from the substation on the morning of the attack. just after 1am sparks can be seen flashing in the dark, possibly from bullets striking a chain link fence. by the time authorities arrived, the attackers had fled into the night. in all, 17 transformers were time damaged. pg&e routed electricity around the crippled substation and no customers lost power but it took crews nearly a month to repair the damage. sheriff's department handled the initial response and it was clear from early on that the attack was coordinated and well planned. 10 months later the attack is making headlines once again... in a new interview with the wall street journal the former chairman of the federal energy regulatory commission jon wellinghoff sa

and as andrew spencer reports. a memo to the justice department today, is expected to recognize same- sex unions in federal law. >> for those applying for same-sex marriages to be recognized by the government, if this is one more step towards equality. the >> the states involved in this generation's trouble cannot be higher. >> a campaign galla the head of the department of justice announced his intention is to issue a memo calling for a standard of recognition. >> i pledge to you tonight that we will never, stop working to ensure that equality under the law is protected by the law. >> the new policy will focus on benefits include is also writes including bankruptcy, refusing to testify in court and survivor benefits for widows were worse. >> the new rules will even apply to the 34 states were same-sex marriage is not recognized by the government. critics consider this a washington overreach. the attorney general eric holder does not see it that way. >> i am andrew spencer reporting >> today, new york city's new ma

i'm andrew spencer reporting. in other news around the bay area,the ladies figure skating short program starts this morning in sochi. and san jose teenager polina edmunds will be competing. here's a photo the 15-year- old posted on twitter late last nightm our time. she wrote "it's a beautiful day today out here in sochi! hashtag sochi selfie." the ladies short program starts at 7 a-m. edmunds will be the 12th skater --and the first american-- to perform. "dance theatre international" in san jose is holding a watch party at 7:30. we're going to keep a close eye on this for you. and let you know how the archbishop mitty high schooler does. right here on kron 4. the san jose sharks' joe pavelski and the rest of his u-s-a hockey teammates will also compete this morning. they face off against the czech republic at nine o'clock our time. the u-s women's team will play canada in the gold medal game tomorrow morning at nine. actual news out of the giants camp.brandon belt avoids arbitrationsigning for 2.9 million dollars

i'm andrew spencer, reporting >> a family in san diego is suing petco after their 10- year-old son died from a bacterial infection they say he contracted from a pet rat bite. aidan pankey died in june of last year, hours after he was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pains. petco says it's in the process of investigating the claim. >> we will be right back. there is a strong storm that is moving in. we're just seeing light rain. here is a live look outside from the bay bridge. we are tracking a light rain and the north and for parts of the east. more details coming up. >> happening today: we'll learn more about a bay area-based bill going before california lawmakers that would increase the availability of medical interpreters for people who don't speak much english. it's being called the "asiana airlines" medical interpreter bill. organizers say the asiana crash highlighted the need to bridge the language barrier in medical emergencies. >> another place to help keep our kids safe opens today. the san francisco children's advocacy center officially opens this morning at 8-30. th

andrew spencer reports residents and officials are doing what they can to get prepared. >> remember, the stories of people stuck for 20 hours. they were left with no options but to abandon their cars. this time, many of them are not taking chances. >> it is better to be safe than sorry. >> people make a run on supplies thinking that they will be stuck indoors. >> everything was already gone. it was crazy. >> two weeks after just a few weeks brought one of the country's most popular mature areas to a halt, officials are not taking any chances. >> i am not want to make any free judgments. the governor talked to the media to explain some of what is going on for preparations. >> the goal is to keep two an operational. >> they are ready to san the rose when appropriate. officials said that timing is everything. the georgia high was a patrol is staying--telling truck drivers to stay out of the area. >> georgia power is a ste set up to be prepared. >> andrew spencer reporting. >> we are waking up to dense fog. i will talk about the next possibility for a storm when we continue. >> welcome b

cnn andrew spencer reports the woman is accused of killing a man she met through craigslist and saidas killed dozens of other people. reporter: a woman accused of luring a man to his death, says she has killed dozens of times before. >> under a hundred. reporter: a reporter for the daily item in sun bury pennsylvania finally got his jail house interview with barbara on friday. floored him with claims of killing dozens of people starting when she was just 13 years old with victims in alaska, texas, north carolina. >> as you sit here do you have any remorse whatsoever. and she said none. reporter: now the 19 year old before about and her husband have entered not guilty pleas in a separate case. the newlyweds wanted to kill someone together they found 42 year old through a companionship ad on craigslist, his body was found in the packard of a home in sun bury, he had been strangled and stabbed 20 times. the last number on his cell found led less to the before abouts. only killed those she considered bad people. the self proclaimed satisfied anist killed fewer than 100 having stopped cou

andrew spencer has more. >> stories of the atlantic area two weeks ago of commuters stuck in traffic for 20 hours. people left with no option but to a man in their car. people stranded and slipping on the floor of local businesses. this time many of them are not taking any chances. >> better be safe than sorry. >> shows cleared as people made a run on supplies planning to spend the week stuck indoors. >> everything was gone. no fruit or vegetables. it was crazy. >> two weeks after just a few inches of snow but the country's most populated area to a grinding halt, city and state officials are not taking any chances. >> i will make any early judgments. i want to just get out here and let the work speak for itself. >> the governor joined the media after he toured the department of transportation facility explaining what's going into the preparations. >> we will not be treating every lane on interstate. the goal is to keep two lanes open and operational. >> they're ready to salt and sand the road but officials say timing is everything. the georgia how we patrol is telling truckdrivers to

andrew spencer has the story. >> a woman accused of luring a man to his death says she has killed dozens before. >> i said what's the number? and she said under 100. >> a reporter for the daily item in sunbury, pa. finally got his jailhouse interview on friday. he says she floored him with claims of killing dozens of people starting when she was just 13. victims in alaska, texas, california and north carolina. >> i said, as you sit here do you have any remorse whatsoever? she said none. >> the 90 year-old and her husband have entered not guilty pleas in a separate case. police said they just wanted to kill someone together so they found a 42 year-old man threw a companionship at on the craigslist in november the body was found in the backyard of a home. police say he had been strangled and stabbed 20 times. the last number dialed from his cell phone led police to the suspects. they say she claims to of only killed those she considered bad people. the self- proclaimed satanist claims to have killed fewer than 100 as she stopped counting at 22. >> you can take everything else she said in t

andrew spencer has more. >> for those fighting for same- sex marriages to be recognized by the government, it's one more step toward equality. >> as was true during the civil rights movement, the state involved in this generation's struggles for equality could not be higher. >> and human rights campaign in dallas, the head of the u.s. department of justice announced his intention to issue the memo: for a spin in recognition of same-sex marriage and federal legal matters. >> a pledge tonight that we will never stop working to ensure that equality under is respected by the law. >> the new policy focuses on spousal rights concerning bankruptcy, prison visits, survivor benefits for widows and widowers of police officers and firefighters killed on the job. the new rules all even apply in the 34 states where same-sex marriage is not recognized by the state government which could-dutch critics consider overreach. the attorney general does not see it that way. >> nothing less than our country's founding commitment to the notion that people protected under the law of the state. >> one the most dis

andrews spencer has more. >> the first round brought ice and snow to seven states from texas to north carolina. major problems so far and the concern looking into the future is ice. >> there's no way to deal with ice. you can drive in the race. >> the ic conditions have been blamed on a number of crashes already. weather-related incidents have killed five people including three in texas who died when an ambulance lost control, overturned and caught fire. two people in mississippi who died in crashes. more flights have been cancelled. they've also suspended rail service in the south, mid- atlantic and northeast. georgia's governor warned wednesday's weather would be much worse. >> i caution everyone that the second round will be much more serious than what we have seen today. >> in a tuesday whether conference the national weather service briefed officials on what was up to, warning and storms could have a catastrophic effect leaving some people without electricity for up to a week. >> it will be the same type of event from a few weeks ago where we had more traffic tieups. we will lose

andrew spencer has more. >> smoke filters the sunlight as it shines on independence square in kiev after a night of continued protest. standing behind walls of fire, demonstrators separate themselves from government forces using whatever they can find to fan the flames holding shields on what is presumably the front line. >> they're here for their future. >> these fireworks serving as an improvised weapon. >> this pipe, they use compressed gas to propel the fireworks attached to molotov cocktails to get bigger distance. >> the makeshift weapons include more than just makeshift cocktail's, similar weapons pass up. stone ridge from the very streets of kiev. when state the ukrainian president pinned the blame for the violent clashes on anti-government groups the banning protesters disentangle themselves from what he calls radical forces provoking bloodshed. this clear escalation began months ago when he backed away from a trade pact with the european union opting instead for closer relations with moscow. >> it's all about whether they are a european nation were part of russia. that's what i

andrew spencer reports the baby is still missing and the only arrest so far has been unrelated to his disappearance. >> mark bennett says he only got to hold his great nephew one time. >> i hope i get to see him again. i hope and pray. >> born last weekend, thursday morning the mother will got to find his bassinet empty. the baby gone. the grandmother says her daughter planned to move out of state with a relative from her father's side, the newborn and the father. >> a strange girl can around all the sudden claiming to be my daughter sister and was going to move her and her baby to colorado. and then came and got my daughter stuff yesterday. and now the grow as gone. >> please caught up to grow in iowa. they say she had a close in the car but no baby. she was arrested but on an unrelated outstanding warrant out of texas. the question of the babies wear belts is still unanswered. >> need to have the process of interviewing friends and family members regarding the disappearance of the baby. the home is being processed for physical evidence. >> both of the families are cooperating. >>tak

andrew spencer reports the storms have also left more than half-a-million homes and businesses without electricity. >> the clouds are out in north carolina but for a lot of stranded drivers it hasn't done much good. it urged people to stay home as the road conditions got worse. even first responders were having a hard time getting around slipping and sliding as a try to get the vehicle moving. as if the ice was not bad enough, the weight of ice and snow brought trees down into power lines and in some cases homes. >> hearing the tree cracked and watching it fall and landing on my daughter's room was very dramatic. >> utilities reported more than 600,000 homes and businesses have lost electricity across the southeast. >> i've been with the company for 15 years. never seen anything to this scale. talking to people older than me this is the biggest bid ever seen. >> as it moves into the north east, officials in washington had ordered all federal offices closed for thursday. meanwhile, crews week on standby hoping to avoid the same problems the winter storms secreted in the south. >>a water

. >> >> reporter: andrew spencer kron 4 news. >> pam: >> pam: the obama administration is giving another2016 the threshold will go up to 95%. >> pam: officials would not say who the target was only that the industry should is holding high-level discussions with military quebeckers rather to kill this to commit commi to kill this american. >> reporter: taking a life look outside said jose traffic that so good but the skies believe that it hit too hard. >> reporter: this is cents on wednesday night the full scope of the rate we have seen over the last few days, now up almost up to 8 in.. concord to in three quarters. >> reporter: francisco almost three and half in current conditions did the seven in san francisco and the 84 pleasanton. 58 in pleasanton. we have a lot of clearing for the most part. with salt. it fog. did the well for concord the few to for antioch. 634 redwood city said that the 63 in fremont and east bay. 614 hayward and 60 were for vallejo and concord. shoot >> reporter: 6247 rafael and did the guy for said brutal so that quite to beat up to 60 still a little chilly out t

andrew spencer reports. flights aren't just getting canceled. a plane even got caught in the snow. a winter storm is now heading east after slamming the midwest. a number of vehicles got stranded in near-whiteout conditions on interstate 64 in southern illinois. local reports say only a few inches of snow fell across the area -- but sleet and ice made for extremely highway ramps turned into parking lots -- until snow plows were able to get in and remove the snow. and the winter storm also tore through indiana. roads are snowy and slick.and people were having a hard time getting around. the national weather service says the winter storm warning affecting much of the state expires this afternoon. what appears erica with your forecast. >>erica: the morning. we're talking about a winter storm watch already in effect for the sierra nevada. if they can get up to 60 in. of fresh snow. fear in the bay area we are talking about roughly three-fourths quarter of rain. santa rosa. we are gearing up for a storm heading our way. it will arrive tonight. looks like the most intense rain will fall

cnn's andrew spencer reports her new claims have surprised some people and made skeptics out of others. i suspected killer claims that she killed her first victim when she was 13. >> we're still gore to up hold together. >> he stated that he went to middle school with her at the time she started killing. >> it is a weird filling to a bit of hurt other life. >> police believe that she used a craigslist companions add to nor a 42 year-old to his death just because they wanted to kill someone together. both of them have entered pleas of not guilty. she opened up in a jailhouse interview claim that she killed 22 people, on monday, her husband was also forthcoming. >> do you fix is being honest? >> who is to say. >> the thing she is a lie? >> i would not say that. >> do you think she is telling the truth? >> did not put words in my mouth. >> this is a young woman who is and a lot of trouble, is to rationalize her behavior. >> she watches a lot of tv, police are looking into it. >> at this point, we are contacting various states and federal agencies to request assistance to get the ability o

cnn's andrew spencer reports her new claims have surprised some people and made skeptics out of othershave killed her first victim at just 13 years old. --miranda barbour. >>: it's a weird feeling to think that think of her other life that she was a part of. >>: police believe she and her newlywed husband used a craigslist companion at too low or 43 year-old troy laferrera 2 of them so it just so they can kill him. >>: she claims to have killed 22 people. on monday her husband elliot wasn't so forthcoming. but i plead the fifth. >>: you think she's been on this? but who's to say? but you think she's line that she killed 22 people? and >>: i didn't say that. norman d. dicks is telling the truth? >>: of the words of my mouth. >>: cheese and a lot of trouble. she needs to rationalize her behavior is. and her story. she watches a lot of tv movie and she made a lot of enough to possibly give an insanity plea. but police are looking into it anyway. a man dispenser reporting. kron4's will tran is live on the scene right now with no information on the story. >>will: no information that you wil

i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> web users need to worry about a new hacking incident, especially ifou like to give online. kickstarter says hackers got into personal information on their site. they got user names, e-mail addresses and passwords. they did not get any credit card information. and the company has fixed the breach. >> in other news, i'm giving away top of the line kindle fire hdx tablets. surfing the web, reading books or watching tv shows and movies through instant video looks great on the high resolution 7- inch display. the may day button delivers free live tech support. one touch connect to you an expert to guide you through any feature. >> there's been another victim of the east coast ice storm. this tree on the augusta national has been removed. it was damaged over the weekend in an ice storm. it was named after eisenhower, a member at augusta. he hit the tree so often with his tee shot that he lobbied to have it removed. the request was denied even though he was a sitting president. it was the snow and ice that did the tree? >> an update from sochi. here is a spo