in fact, as kron 4's charles clifford explains. water managers have actually been dumping water out of several reservoirs this week. in order to make room for the incoming deluge. >> pam:it's a story that's new at 8. >> pam:in sonoma county ,charles clifford kron 4 news. >> reporter: they have not seen this much water and the rest of for until or the water level was quite a few inches lower. try to see what four years of drought has done till late sonoma. you concede last fall the water level was quite full. you concede that has risen and dozens of feet and now back up at the top. lick sonoma searched several different purposes. is the drinking water for several thousand people. all of the reservoir water is used for flood control creek is so much water now, that the engineers have been dumping water out this week in preparation for the heavy storm that is expected to move is starting on thursday lasting to the weekend. >> reporter: the army engineering stand they are dumping water starting two days ago. in sonoma county charles cl

kron 4's charles clifford was in napa today. he spoke with health officials about this new case. >> charles :here in napa tuesday, health officials announced that the a pregnant woman who recently travelled to central america has tested positive for zika virus. she returned to here to napa about a month ago,developed a rash and went in for testing and today the state department of public health confirmed that she did indeed have zika virus. health officials worked tuesday to get the word out that there is little to no risk of the virus spreading. the disease is not airborne, it doesn't spread person to person through the air. the disease is mainly spread by two types of mosquitoes that don't exist in napa county. the only people who are really at risk right is anyone who may have travelled to countries where the disease is spreading, such as in parts of central and south america. pregnant women in particular should be carefull. >> : pregnant women should avoid travel to areas where zika virus is taking place. sexual partners of

kron 4'charles clifford explains. as heavy rain storms moved into california in early march, usgs geomorphologist dr. johnathan stock says a small network of ground moisture sensors set up around the bay area detected a dramatic increase in the water saturation of the ground and in the amount of water pooling above ground. two signs of a potential landslide. sot and then boom. there's that water pressure spike right there. sot in the time we have been monitoring, i don't think we have ever come this close to having shallow landslides around the bay area. alarmed, stock and his team contacted the national weather service which did issue a shallow landslide warning but fortunately the incoming storms were not as strong as predicted and the danger passed. sot no new landslides that we know of but plenty of activity on places that humans have changed and made steeper. road cuts and things like that. just as it has a rainy season, california also has a landslide season which normally peaks in january. stock says it appears

charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam:and today. new. scary zika research. paints an ominous picture for babies and their families. >> pam:grant is here with that part of the story. >> grant: this is really ground zero as to what this virus does to the babies. we have known that the babies hit can be shocking because of this virus. but this no one has more of an almond outlook. what scientists in brazil and america researching and studying credit women who were infected with this virus. shown to attack brain cells causing the small hits and brains it also caused loss of eyesight and in some instances, field death. -- fetal death. >> grant:the study, published today in the new england journal of medicine.suggests that zika can attack a fetus at any stage of pregnancy.even if the mother is infected in the third trimester. our coverage continues online on our website. >> grant:there. we have more information on zika. including tips on how to avoid getting the virus. it's all at kron-4-dot-com. >> pam: it it seems like bart has been extra crowded it pass. becaus

charles clifford kron 4 news. >> reporter: watch is what about to happen. people are freaking out over the new virtual reality being shown off at will largely video conference. i will tell you all about it coming up at kron 4 news. >> pam: kaplan is here. >> catherine:commerce committee. and google probably isn't thrilled with what she's saying. >> catherine:missing cummings says that self- driving cars are "absolutely" not ready for widespread use, and can't handle bad weather. >> catherine:she says they can't yet handle weather problems like standing water, drizzling rain, sudden downpours or snow. >> catherine:and told the senate committee they certainly are not equipped to follow the directions of a police officer. >> catherine:g-m and google officials also testified before the committee -- and they want federal regulators to speed up rules to help them get on the road. >> catherine:virtual reality is invading san francisco. >> catherine: >> pam: the world's largest video game conference and expo for developers and the media. is running now this week in

in concord, charles clifford kron 4 news. increasing frustration for riders stuck taking the bus bridge to work or appoinments in the east bay. many having to get up an extra hour or two earlier. just to make it on time. now they are wondering how long this commute. >> pam:they want answers as to why things are not getting fixed. kron 4 spoke with some commuters effects of this power surge problem on bart. to give you a sense of how much of a hassle this can be. usually it takes about 6- minutes to take bart between the two stations. the bus bridge takes 30 minutes or more. state senator steven glazer is also chimming in on the ongoing bart problems. today, the democrat out of orinda says, bart is solely to in part, because of neglect to the systems aging infrastructure. by the bart board and management. kron four's philippe djegal is live at the north concord bart senator. senator glazer says the didn't happen overnight. the making. and, he's blaming that on poor sot- "this has been a disaster in the making for years, if not

around april 1st managers should be able to decide if statewide water use in san francisco, charles clifford kron4 news. stacey's aunt says, the family is overwhelmed with grief. >> reporter: 0 lead in looking and practices of other cities what's working with a snort. initiative aims with fixing skyrocketing rents. it increases tied to the consumer price index and capped at 4%. as support of teenagers. the 70 year-old from san leandro rising rinsed force east and then his financial future is bleak. they extended a 60 day moratorium on rent increases the council works and a new ordinance. these tenants worry it's nice enough to keep them in their homes once expires. >> britteny: probe more records above average in then as we head toward the end of your work week into a week and we see it cooler temperatures as well as a decent chance of rain fall and that's the beginning of " wide pattern from the dry want pattered twofold what pattern into the weekend. a live look comfortable conditions it shows a few hours ago a few light rain showers in parts of santa rosa piquancy really taper off and dried ou

. >> reporter: and berkeley, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam:there is a growing concern for drivers along interstate- 80. in the richmond- pinole area. as c- h-p is investigating *another shooting. >> pam:this recent shooting is the latest in a string of gun- related incidents dating back to last year. the latest incident happened yesterday. around 5-30 - during the evening rush hour commute. >> pam:the victim says, she saw a hispanic male. point a gun at her. and then fired the weapon several times into the air. investigators do not believe this incident is connected to the previous freeway shootings. . >> pam:the victim of yesterday's incident says, the shooter was in the backseat of a green toyota. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. >> it is a little bit different. the other unique thing is that the victim's state and reported to law enforcement. >> pam:there have been more than a half dozen shootings on a relatively short stretch of interstate- 80 in recent months. >> pam:grant lodes is here to show us where the incidents have happened. >> grant:it is ala

. >> reporter:in santa clara, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: a wet weekend is in store. >> pam: kron 4 meteorologist brittany shipp is tracking the forecast. >> pam: brittany. what can we expect tomorrow? >> grant: fresh video creek not fresh powder. come monday we will have more snow. look at the drone footage. fresh for today in heavily and kirkwood resorts shoring-shish sharing this with us. >> grant: most people in the sierra it will not really come down until saturday night. if you will see if pileups lick level over a foot. --lake level >> grant: make sure you have supplied in your car, blankets, food and water. it takes five to six or possibly eight hours to get back from lake tahoe when the weather is perfect. but this could be a whole lot worse. >> pam: brittany is back on what can we expect carat? >> brittany: are experiencing delays at the oakland airport. this is not even a major storm system. as we head into saturday night where the snow and higher elevation will come down much more accurate-- more snow will come down. >> brittany: are starting to see more light ra

. >> reporter: charles clifford, kron 4 news looks like a had storm -- snowstorm headed for the sierra. >> some locations could get eight inches of snow. not a huge storm but there will be fresh powder by the time we roll into the beginning of next week with low snow levels also may be down to thousand feet. -- 2000 feet. >> usually doesn't it wind down? this ski season? >> yes. we are going into a period of unseasonably cold weather over the next few days. heaping the skiers going longer here. a live review. -- view. this weather system passing over the top of us. could produce an isolated shower or two for the hills of the bay area. so, for tonight basically dry with partly cloudy skies. tomorrow a mixture of sun and clouds and the winds will intensify into the afternoon from this storm system. a dry system coming out of the gulf of alaska. not a lot of moisture to work with. going to pretty much slide off to the east. this is the first round, then another core of the system coming in monday into tuesday. it could produce maybe as much as eight inches of snow. low snow levels but her

kron 4's chuck clifford has been beginning and joins us now with late information. afternoon that they expect these bus bridges to remain in place through at least monday and then they will need to reevaluate this afternoon, bart was handing out snacks to the hundreds of commuters here in north concord waiting to catch their shuttle bus.bart did say today that it appears that commuters are the new setup. also today, bart said that they are still trying to figure out a mysteries power glitch that was damaging train cars here in north concord on wedneday. they are working with pg&e and outside experts to figure out that problem. in all bart has 58 cars currently out of service, 50 because of this power glitch and they are working to get those cars back into service, even going as far as to scavenge parts from other cars. they have also warned it could be months before all the trains are working. work donw, they are also facing increased critiscm. today state senator steve glazer accused bart officials of mismanagement that has resulted in in unaffordable employee and

kron 4's charles clifford has details. every few years, the u-s geological survery creates new maps showing which parts of the county are most at risk for earthquakes. until now, the maps only showed the dangers from naturally occurring quakes, but this time the authors, including geophysicist andrea llenos, have added in man-made, or induced, earthquakes. the kind that often hit in place with little or no historic seismic activity sot so you don't even know it could happen until it does in recent years, there's been increased concern about the dangers of induced earthquakes. these quakes, which can sometimes reach magnitude of 3.0 or greater, are often the result of wastewater from oil production being injected into the ground. it's become a big problem in the midwest and eastern parts of the country. standup here in california, we do have induced earthquakes, but the new maps don't show where. that's because we have so many naturally occurring quakes that geologists can't tell the difference between the two. sot also, be

in hayward, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> catherine:new details tonight about the manhunt for thebombing suspect in the brussels attacks that's next at 5:30. >> catherine:also - why uber is actually offering lots of money -- to hackers. the man on the right and the hat is subject to a mass of research tonight. two brothers, each died creek carry out attacks yesterday. not at the airport and the one at the subway explosion. and then on the left, deck yester day during the suicide attack was a bomb maker. behind the paris attacks. 31 people died yesterday in so many others injured. we will talk about the victims that we are learning all about. >> catherine:president obama calls it his top priority --- defeating isis and stopping terrorists around the world. it's the focus of many -- after the attacks in belgium. our congressional correspondent alex schuman has more from washington. >> reporter:the terror attacks in belgium are still reverberating around the world. vice president joe biden stopped at the belgian embassy in washington to sign a condolence book for the victims. >>--"th

in menlo park, charles clifford kron 4 news. taking this live look outside from our camera on the embarcadero. metoeorologist dave spahr is here with what you need to know before you leave the house. cooler conditions are forecast across the region today through wednesday as an upper trough develops over the western united states. precipitation >> dave: the might get it does let the coast but the big story for us on easter sunday as the winds and culturally a with the sunbelt. we also have cloud cover turning back at this program. san mateo was still negotiating a twosome a low- lying clouds just a bit. the clouds return complement's evolve this hung around overnight. will the onshore flow have more frontal boundary " this is what will bring all the cloud cover for basically the latter portion of today and before criterium the impact coming of remote coastal and backed winds from the west and temperature suppress with all this as well as checking the temperature when speeds right now use the double digits we see how some of the

today kron 4's charles clifford spoke with soccer coaches and with parents about concussions and the safety of the kids who play the game. >> reporter: gino has coached youth soccer for over ten years. he says views on concussions are changing. >> 10, 15 years back it was more of the shake is it off mentality and go back in and play. now we have enough research that says that's not the best -- that's definitely not an acceptable standard. that's certainly not the gold standard. >> reporter: he says the u.s. soccer association recently ruled that kids under 10 cano longer use their heads to hit the ball. some leagues have even set that age limit higher. coaches are also required to undergo training. >> where every coach is going to have to go through a concussion educational program. >> the new limits on heading are meant to protect young children but kids who keep playing soccer into their teen years or beyond usually don't have those restrictions. >> i definitely worry about the concussions. >> reporter: son i can't hansen's teenage daughter plays in a competitive league. she says i

. >> in menlo park, charles clifford, kron 4 news. >>> and grab a jacket this morning, maybe even a scarfld start this morning. we will talk about the forecast after the break. >> plus, breaking news out of egypt where there was a plane hijacked overnight. all the passengers are safe this morning. we will tell you how that situation came to an end. one of the cool pes place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. it's like i'm going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing) and now in delicious chocolate. >>> welcome back. what will happen as the day progresses? >> we know what will happen with traffic. >> it will get heavy. >> right now we are okay, right? >> no hot spots. yes. >> well, what will happen today? >> it is cold out there. temperatures are in the 30s for parts of the east bay and north bay. then we will probably see a pretty nice afternoon. it won't be as windiment all of us in the studio have been sneezing like crazy this morning. here is a look at the bark cancer row camera. we have clear conditions this tuesday

kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in berkeley. with details on that accident and what parents would like to see happen next. charles... tuesday evening, just after dark, a 9-year-old girl and her mother were leaving john muir elementary shool here, they entered this cross walk on claremont and both of them were struck by a car that failed to yield. they were taken to hospital, the little girl suffered two broken legs. the driver was sighted for failing to yield and now parents at school are saying this cross walk needs to be safer. nats a 50- year -old bicyclist. has colliding with a vehicle this morning in antioch. hospital for treatment, after of east- 13th street and cavallo this video courtesy of our responding officers say, the man suffered multiple injuries. the investigators. alcohol were factors in the police, the female victim was she was confronted by three men and wessex way. police say the woman was attacked the men and injuries. police say all three 30'w with slicked back hair. their security cameras to see if the ass

as kron-4's charles clifford tells us. at least two mudslides damaged the roadway this past weekend. >>:i hit a bump >> charles :tonight. 320 esplanade in about a half way north and had fallen and cracked the roadway and appeared in other spots the highway patrol shut down section right here and caltrans said that the geologists that survey the damage say it is unknown if it will be repaired or reopened meanwhile neighbors within the enclosure or north of it will have to drive a long way around to reach downtown napa >>:we are upset >> charles :a trip to used to take 30 minutes can now take close to an hour >> pam :coming up. bart riders have something to look forward to. one of the new bart trains is on its way to the bay. later. one of the oldest coins ever minted. is found. tomorrow is another delegate rich day for the candidates running for president. five states hold primaries. we have a preview >> gary :and the warriors are going for their mother when-- another wind and will have those stories and highlights coming u

at least two mudslides kron 4's charles clifford was in the north bay today. he has a look at the damage. and reaction from neighbors who may have to deal with this problem for weeks. it's a story that's new at 8. i hit a bump. sunday evening, constantino poolos was driving home from napa on highway 121 when he noticed something wrong. sot the road was splitting. by monday morning, a fifty- sixty foot section of the northbound lanes, about half a mile north of wooden valley road, had fallen 4-5 feet. cracks in the roadway had appeared in other spots as well. fearing that the road could collapse completey, the highway patrol shutdown 121 between wooden valley and circle oaks drive. caltrans sent a geologist to survey the damage road way will be repaired or reopened. late monday afternoon, napa county officials said the closure would remain in place at meanwhile, neighbors within the closure or north of it will have to drive the long way around to reach downtown napa, sot oh, they are upset a trip that used to take 20 minutes could now take up to an hour. i've g

kron four's charles clifford is live in pacifica with an updates. chuck--- so why now? >> reporter: road behind me the erosion and has done to bet that the erosion whether tearing away at the cliff and feel it is time to the building down ticklish of video just a little while ago. all they ignored what the order for years since 2010 trying to get him to tear down. has not worked a few months ago approved a $40,000 to demolish it themselves and the work would cut its path of that to started today putting up fences around the building and next couple of days it will do some blood in this building was constructed in the '60s on thursday it will serve as a quid tearing it down. today the pacifica city manager says that this cannot always afford any longer. >> reporter: concern the building and on the beach below. itself kossel lot more to demolish and potentially hurt someone on the beach and the asbestos lead would be exposed to the environment. >> grant: big news in the east bay.where was bent over.looking atand this afternoon we're control and hit the boy.was stolen over

. >> pam: kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in the east bay with details from the report. charles.... >> reporter: across the country the number of individuals killed by the locals have increased. the number of pedestrians killed by motor vehicles have climbed by 7 to 9%. 42 percent of all fatalities were just in four states. california, texas and york. seven percent in york. seven percent more. more people are driving and possible because of lower gas charges. and there was a three. that% interest or increase would cars on the road and more people are using silko's when they are walking which leads to distractions. --that are using cell phones >> reporter: it was a grant given out in 2015 for a walk straight program to promote vehicle and bicyclist safety. >> reporter:in this new report from the association, the authors conclude that between 2014 and 2015 the number of pedestrian killed by motor vehicles will climb by about 10 percent. during the first six month of 2015...42 percent of all fatalities were in just 4 states, california, texas, florida and new york. >> pam:

kron 4 news. >> catherine: the winter storm. it has been good news for the california revlon. kron4 charles clifford has been checking on the reservoir. he is at folsom lake in sacramento. >> reporter: right now i am to steady near the lake. it has been holding more water cents ahead in july 2013, it has the capacity of of 1 million acre-feet. right now is holding 600. with 15 percent of full capacity. the water line was three- quarters of where i am standing. this is how it looked on march 23rd and now risen back almost to the edges of the grey rock creek >> reporter: here is how it looks now. you could see it is a considerable difference. almost, halfway up the dam. the water supply is good news spirit that a popular spot for people who are out picnicking or riding their bikes. they haven't seen the was a broad field of this amount of water in years. >> be we get this up even higher. it would be great. >> reporter: has action been doing daily concern releases. in case it is a big storm a captures some of this runoff from the storms. but, they do not see any storms coming in the near future. so, th

all but baghdad deducts coming up on kron 4 news >> marty: contra costa county and it can cause a crash joint pain and what sprinter in the pit area charles clifford explains why. >> reporter: not spread person person aramean way in which it spreads. two types of mosquitoes the yonhap here. commonly known as yellow fever mosquito. larger more aggressive than we used to their common in california so far vector control the six locally have been able to keep the and six for moving in manager at the sackler county vector control district. though fever mesquita spotted in the bay area about a year ago they were able to eliminate them before they're reproducing spread and still want to be on the lookout for mosquitoes with black and white stripes. the lookout for mosquitoes with black and white stripes. again! again! again! again! again! again! no artificial flavors. no artificial colors. why? so you can love our cereal. again! my kids say go for it, mom.ob? yikes. be that woman who does what she loves. knows what she wants. "yeah, mom's gonna go for it!" except ... i don't have a clue where to start. hey we hear you. that's why aarp created life reimag