at contra costa boulevard. >> people on the san mateo county coast can see the least at end of the tunnel so to speak now that the two funnels are almost ready for traffic. safety inspectors will make the final checks on highway one before they officially open. they will replace a narrow crooked section of road that often is blocked by rock slides. landing for a bypass began 50 years ago. the tunnel project cost $439 million. >> mozilla is known for fire fox but now they getting into the mobile market. they have announced plans to team up with four phone manufacturers. this is a developer's preview phones running on the new mobile operating system called firefox os and here is another one that runs that operating system, similar to the company's computer web browser so there will be a large number of apps available. the phones go on sale overseas in july. no word on the u.s. release. >> study could have you putting down the milk and butter. researchers in spain assign people to three different diets. after five years, they noticed 30 percent decrease in heart attack and stroke risk in tho

some are on the contra costa times vacation list. in a loop. >> we have an alarm. we set our alarm for basic stuff. >> reporter: last month police got a break in the case when officers fulled over a car. the car owner ran inside for a moment and left the vehicle running when it was stolen. >> officers located the car. they stopped it and took two people into custody. >>> the suspects came in another stolen vehicle. that car was recovered here. inside important information that links them to the crime. >> next day they came in to the police department and gave items that didn't belong to them and that is where theviction list was -- theivation list was -- the vacation list was found. >> the contra costa times is doing their own investigation and have changed on how they do their vacation hold list. live, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 27-year- old man this morning. police responded to a report of gunfire about 2:20 a.m. this morning and a second report a man's body was found. t

. >> we are following breaking news in contra costa county where a pittsburg police officer was shot last night while chasing a suspect. he was treated and released from the hospital. it happened at 11:30 last night. the officer returned fire and shot the 30-year-old suspect who is now in the hospital. here is a live look from the scene where police are still investigating. they will only say the man was wanted on outstanding warrants for weapons and drug charges. our reporter will have a live report from the scene coming up in 30 minutes. >> so much happened overnight. the temperatures dipped overnight. >> they did, indeed. >> in some areas, it is cooler because of a lack of cloud cover. you can see the cloud cover pulling away from the coast. we still have the fog to contend with mostly up 101 from novato santa rosa. temperatures right now are in the mid 30's, so, black ice is not a concern but something to watch the next hour to hour and a half as we have not reached our lows just quite yet. inland we can be around 32 for lows to 35. sunshine this afternoon and up to 66 and a calm

relief is on the way for the chronically congested highway 4 east contra costa county.hway in two places from pittsburgh to antioch and through brentwood as you see on our ma map. work on the long awaited light rail system known as e.bart also getting under way. here's heather. >> we have behind the scenes lack at transportation improvement project along highway 4 today including this. which will some day be the e bart transfer platform. located at bailey road just beyond the current last stop at pittsburgh bay point. here passengers will transfer between the regular bart cars and smaller e.bart trains that will continue out 10 miles to hillcrest in antioch. that won't be finished until 2017. work on expanding improving highway 4 is going on at the same time. between love ridge road and hillcrest in antioch. it's the last leg of improvement to that highway in densely populated still growing east contra costa county. the bart and highway project total 1.3 billion dollars. the funding has come from a variety of sources including contra costa county sales tax measures c an

. >> after the break, vandals hit dozens of cars in contra costa county. details we learned about who this crime is hurting. >> dozens of people are out a lot of money after their tires were slashed. 60 parked cars had their tires flattened sometime sunday morning or saturday night. we learned that 11 cars were from contra costa county communicate access program and they were also vandalized. they help developmentably disabled people. they are spending thousands to get the cars fixed. >>> the pilot at the center of the oil spill in the san francisco bay is trying to get his license back. he filed a lawsuit against the department of homeland security and the coast guard. he claim this violated his right by denying his request. a investigation found he was impaired by prescription drugs and failed to follow safety precautions. >>> what if you had an early warning an earthquake was coming? 10 seconds or 30 seconds? lawsuit lawsuit 6:00 p.m -- new tonight at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with more. >> reporter: an early warning system that lets the pu

. >> for these homeowners in contra costa county things are going from bad to worse. esther de a huge tree comes toppling down on their home and now they're dealing with rainfall. i'll have the details and a live report. >> the storm bring rainfall here to the golden gate bridge into the north and marin county right now. we are tracking the rain. in a couple of seconds. we're going to tahoe to tell you about the snow. first we will get to george and let us check hotspots. >> we are looking at a couple of accidents that tied up traffic into walnut creek out of pleasant hill, concord. boat 680 and 242 in the south bound direction. >> two minor accidents they were in the lanes both have been will to the shoulders and a slowing the ride on 680 south out and on 242. >> 680 back up to highway 4. to 42 almost backed up the highway 4. 16-18 minutes drive time getting into walnut creek which would be a seven or eight minute trip coming from highway 242. >> i will have more traffic coming up erica. >> waking up to rain. a live look at storm tracker 4. spots of green indicating

. >> there is controversy in contra costa county about where to have a call center. at helping uninsured people to get insurance under the health care reform. the richmond location is in part of the county that sees this. and one county supervisor believes richmond is the right place for it. >> i believe it is the lower cost proposal and an area where the jobs are needed the most. we are first and foremost happy to have this here. >> supporters say it is more century located in contra costa county. they are voting on tuesday. >>> a startling jump in gas prices. the jump shows they jumped 20 cents a gallon in the last two weeks. locally gasbuddy.com says the average price of unleaded in san francisco is $4 passport 24 a gallon. in oakland, $4.14 and in san jose $4.16 a gallon. if the prices are causing you pain you can find the best deal on gas in your area on our web site, cbssf.com/gas. >>> we are wrafp -- wrapping up another great sunset. >>> find out when we will head back to the 70s. get out your bell-bottoms, forecast next am i allergic to any medications? i don

fachner was last seen on february 5th at the contra costa regional medical center in martinez -- that'sas admitted for evaluation and released the next day. police say he has not returned home or contacted family members. fachner suffers from brain disorder and does not have his medications with him. he is described as a white male. 6-foot 2 inches tall. weighing 180 pounds. >> reports of suspicious device closed ely boulevard in petaluma earlier today. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. police later said the device was a world war one era artillery shell. the homeowners found the shell when they were cleaning out their home. after a tenant moved out. bomb technicians removed the shell from the home and surrounding streets were re- opened. >> tonight, the search continues for a young oakland couple. who disappeared about a month ago. jamie neal and garrett hand were last heard from on january 25th. they were in peru for a biking adventure. new at 11 we hear from neal's sister-- stacy fingers -- she is concerned that her sister may not be safe. >> i mean she's

and one of the most eye catching buildings in contra costa county, the meeting tonight that may turn it into rubble. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> the first round of the at&t pebble beach national pro-am is in the books. we will have the leaders and an update on a local golfer next. >>> lawmakers are working enallageivation to allow californians to place legal bets. it was reintroduced today. last year it passed the senate but stalled in the assembly. the problem is law bans sports betting in all but four states. >>> mark is here now to talk golf. the at&t pebble beach national pro-am,. >> play golf, do something. get our minds off the super bowl. great weather down there. first round, some things always seem the same, the presence of bill murray, last year's winner phil mickelson left the putting for bird and successfully done there. one under 69. kevin stadler, double bogy there. however he has a temper like pops. he flings his putter there. russell knocks, don't have highlighted of him. here is hunter. six under 66. lays up good there. a

they say janelle was contra costa raised. deborah villalon, ktvu news. >>> 32-year-old anthony jones is facing kidnapping with attempt to rape. >> reporter: this evening fbi and fairfield police scene investigators brought dozens of items out of the home believed to be that of a man accused of kill 13-year-old jannelle. in a brief media conference this evening the solano county district attorney announced charges against 32-year-old anthony lamar jones. police say they have evidence tieing him to janelle's death but they're not saying what. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he's been under 24 hour surveillance. >> reporter: police arrested jones at 7:00 this morning near a place where a surveillance camera snapped this picture of his alleged victim the day she was reported missing. the owner of a near by convenience store told us police asked for his surveillance video too. >> so they asked you for a week's worth of surveillance. >> week, from monday to friday. >> reporter: police mad

they think some of the victims are on the contra costa time vacation list.ents are being kept in the loop on the crimes by video. >> we have an alert. we set the alarm when it's just basic stuff to go run errands and stuff like that. >> reporter: police found that two suspects came to liver -- livermore in a stolen vehicle. >> the next day they came into the police department and gave us items that didn't belong to them that they found in their car. and that's where that list of vacation stops was found. >> reporter: we do know that the contra costa times are doing their own internal investigation and have changed how they do the vacation hold list. it's still unclear if the two other men arrested are connected to the burglary. >>> the california supreme court ruled in favor of apple and another internet retailers. online retailers may ask credit card users for their home addresses and telephone numbers. state law forbids california businesses from doing so. in a divided 4-3 ruling they found that the ruling does not apply to online stores. the descending ju

they say janelle was contra costa raised. deborah villalon, ktvu news. >>> 32-year-old anthony jones is facing kidnapping with attempt to rape. >> reporter: this evening fbi and fairfield police scene investigators brought dozens of items out of the home believed to be that of a man accused of kill 13-year-old jannelle. in a brief media conference this evening the solano county district attorney announced charges against 32-year-old anthony lamar jones. police say they have evidence tieing him to janelle's death but they're not saying what. >> jones was identified as a suspect early on in this case. since that time he's been under 24 hour surveillance. >> reporter: police arrested jones at 7:00 this morning near a place where a surveillance camera snapped this picture of his alleged victim the day she was reported missing. the owner of a near by convenience store told us police asked for his surveillance video too. >> so they asked you for a week's worth of surveillance. >> week, from monday to friday. >> reporter: police mad

police say the man entered the fast-food restaurant on contra costa boulevard around 5:40 a.m. one employee managed to call police and told them the man had a knife and tried to rob the restaurant. >> as soon as the officers got to the restaurant they were able to evacuate some of the employees from in front of the restaurant. at some point during the incident, he actually released for employee. >> about an hour later the suspect, 41-year-old samuel guerrero of pittsburg surrendered voluntarily and was arrested. among the charges he is facing, robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. no one was hurt. >>> a cyclist riding near at&t park was killed this morning when she was hit and dragged by a cement truck. the crash happened around 9:30 at third and king street as thousands lined up for the san francisco giants fanfest. the victim has been identified as 48-year-old diane sullivan of san francisco. the investigators are still trying to figure out how the crash happened. >> we're still interviewing witnesses and trying to get video footage so we can put the investigation toget

. >>> we begin with breaking news from contra costa county. ktvu news just confirmed a police officer in pittsburg in the east bay has been wounded in an over night shooting. tara moriarty joins us from the scene. >> reporter: that officer was wounded but he has been treated and released from a nearby hospital so that is the good news. now we are standing at maple and let's see the street right here. maple and santa fe. this is about a block from where all of this happened. it happened around midnight. police confirmed one suspect was shot. he is described as a 30-year- old man from oakly with an extensive record with weapon charges. his condition has stabilized and he is expected to survive. police were trying to talk to him around 11:30 last night but he ran away. when officers pursued him he shot at them and the officers returned fire. there are other people with the suspect. they were running as well. they are being interviewed at the time. they need to do more in their investigation. a police lieutenant is out here right now and he will b

. >>> we begin with developing news from contra costa.nd a suspect have been wounded in a late- night gun battle in pittsburg. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the scene where pittsburg police are releasing new information about the suspect. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, the officer was back at the police station this morning filling out paperwork. so a very happy ending to this story. it could have turned out much differently. if you take a look behind me, you can see now that the sun is coming up there's a lot better look at the scene and you can see some clothing on the ground. police are keeping everything intact as they begin to sift through all of the evidence here. let's take a look at our video from last night. we're at san fe and maple streets araround 11:30 gunfire erupted. police say two officers approached the suspect who was hanging out in front of a house. the suspect started running and then fired his gun at officers striking one of them, a five- year veteran of the force. officers returned fire and

they think some of the victims are on the contra costa time vacation list.ts are being kept in the loop on the crimes by video. >> we have an alert. we set the alarm when it's just basic stuff to go run errands and stuff like that. >> reporter: police found that two suspects came to liver -- livermore in a stolen vehicle. >> the next day they came into the police department and gave us items that didn't belong to them that they found in their car. and that's where that list of vacation stops was found. >> reporter: we do know that the contra costa times are doing their own internal investigation and have changed how they do the vacation hold list. it's still unclear if the two other men arrested are connected to the burglary. >>> the california supreme court ruled in favor of apple and another internet retailers. online retailers may ask credit card users for their home addresses and telephone numbers. state law forbids california businesses from doing so. in a divided 4-3 ruling they found that the ruling does not apply to online stores. the descending just

time now 6:30. >> breaking news coming in from contra costa county.officer and a suspect have both been shot and wounded in a late night gun battle in pittsburg. ktvu tara moriarty is right there. the police are releasing new information about the suspected gunman. tara. >> reporter: yes. and the officer is a five-year veteran of the force. he is doing extremely well. he is at the police station after having been to the hospital. meanwhile investigators are still here on the scene. we are at santa fe and maple streets where around 11:30 last night gunfire erupted and two officers approached the suspect. when he saw them he ran off and then turned fired his gun and striking one of the officers. the officers returned fire and struck the suspect. the suspect is expected to survive. he is a 30-year-old oakley man with extensive record on drug and weapons charges. investigators have secured the crime scene. they will come through it again once the sun comes up. >> we have an extensive crime scene. one thing i look at is how many shots were fired. we have e

. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a battle over a proposed development in contra costa county tonight, but not the kind you might think. this pits members of a rural community against a man who wants to build a cemetery, a cemetery big enough to accommodate 150,000 bodies. now the proposed site is along camino tassajara and highland road. terry? >> reporter: yes, this would be built right there on the san ramon/danville border. and it's been in the works for seven years. but watch out, because here comes the vote by the county to see if it gets the permit it needs. supporters say we need some place to bury our dead. opponents say the plan itself should be dead on arrival. >> the bottom line is i didn't move out here to be next to a cemetery. >> reporter: michelle ulric runs a 90-acre horse ranch on camino tassajara road. she loves the openness and watching the sunset behind the hills. all of which she's afraid she'll lose if the cemetery is approved by contra costa supervisors. >> if they put that cemetery in and the landscaping they're talking about, and it all being on well water, it's g

take a look at that afternoon highs it coming up to my next report. >> kron4 will tran is live in contra costait by a tree. >> it just parted iran about 10 minutes ago. it was not rain that costa this tree to fall. the homeowners stated that they had an inspector, to check the 400 old dree. this stated that yesterday afternoon they came crashing down and is split their own. they stated that the crews are expected to be back here to clean it up. this damaged this a golf cart as well. if they have so much scorn on at this multimillion-dollar home. there were people inside of bone when this happened. here is what they had to say. >> the route structure was never damaged to where we were concerned. >> we have been here so long that we felt that the tree will last longer. >> i can tell eudora, that the home is so damaged that they cannot even walk-in and rabin and king.you daria, that s so damaged that they are not allowed to walk in there and grab it is said. the homeowners do not know whether not their home is salvageable at this time. this is a a reminder that >> ditcher tree inspected especiall

this investigation is going on in conjunction with the contra costa contra costa county district attorney's anne makovec kpix 5. >>> chp officers are at a santa clara home this morning after the bomb squad detonated a device in the front yard last night. kcbs radio's matt bigler is at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: frank, there's still a lot of evidence of this explosion in the front yard of this house. check it out. sandbags that were surrounding a hole that was dug by the bomb squad to explode this bomb- making material or chemicals that could be used to make a bomb. and that explosion distributed those sandbags across the front yard. here's what we know about how this all started. the chp served a search warrant at this house on humboldt in santa clara. they came across a homemade bomb or bomb-making material, something like that. they called in the bomb squad and conducted this operation. neighbors we talked to this morning said it wasn't a very loud explosion. in fact they didn't hear a secondary explosion which may tell you something about just how volatile this material was.

it's the last leg of improvements in densely populated and still growing east contra costa county. the projects total $1.3 billion, funding coming from sources including contra costa county sales tax measure c skb j. this expansion should be done two years before e bart is finished. >> clean up started following weekend storms in. >> mississippi a tornado tore through a city in the southern part of the state. you can see the funnel cloud it whipped through last night. the tornado sent 60 people to the hospital. mississippi governor crediting an early warning system. people received word a tornado mighting on the way. >> and more from hattiesberg showing extent of the damage. you can see the tornado danged buildings on the campus of southern mississippi. the school son break right now from mardi gras. >> in northeast, millions decided to return back to work after the megasnow storm. they had to deal with snow and ice still covering many roads. blizzard just overwhelmed equipment in many communities and temperatures kept snow and ice from melting having lived through those storms the

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from the end of the line in contra costa county. tom? >> reporter: indeed. because bart ends right here for right now. and the freeway narrows from 4 lanes down to 2, this is one of the worst commutes in america. >> reporter: a billion dollars of road widening will revolutionize commuting. the clog, one of the nation's worst commutes should abate by 2015. >> new four lane in each direction, and a media that is prepared for bart out to hill crast. they will save 20 -- hillcrest. they will save 20 minutes. >> reporter: by 2017 bart's extension will haul passengers another 12 miles. >> it will help improve air quality, mobility. >> reporter: folks will get off bart here, walk 30 feet across the flat form and pick up right here to antioch. maybe to brentwood someday. >> improve the quality of people's lives, let them get home sooner, reduce the stress. >> reporter: this project from the bay bridge, tunnels, come online, improvments will be dramat -- improvements will be dramatic. >> here we are 75 years later, we need to reinvest in tra

sonoma county has 108 violations, contra costa had 57 violations. >>> growing pot outdoors may soon beal in concord but it may be illegal indoors. the city council has indicated it would support such a ban. one medical marijuana advocate said the ban was un-american. >>> a march and candlelight vigil in san francisco mark the start of national black hiv aids awareness day. the event was created back in 1999 to join african american communities across the country to encourage testing and treatment. there has been a lot of progress in the past 30 years but african americans still face tremendous health disparities and are disproportionately impacted by the disease. >>> live storm tracker 2 to track showers pushing through the area. some are a little moderate. even heavy in some places. we will take a closer look. you have some scattered showers. this stuff is kind of moderate in here. it's windshield wipers going moderate in the half way setting. down toward the morgan hill area. you have a little heavier rainfall. you see what happens here, the showers kind of move out by tomorrow morni

. >> reporter: two lanes of dredful bumper to bumper traffic on hwy4 in east contra costa countyjust got one step closer to 4 lanes designed to ease the nightmarish commutenow that caltrans has announced construction of the final phase of the hwy 4 expansion project >> "when the project is done people will save 20minutes a day each way or 40minutes total" >> reporter: the project includes 1.3 miles of 8-lane widening from pittsburg to brentwoodthat is 4 lanes in each directionwith an hov lanebrand new on and off ramps, as well as new bridges like this one being built here at loveridge roadall to the benefit of the 130-thousand vehicles that travel through here on hwy4 each daycaltrans estimates the work to be completed in the summer of 2015this all part of a 1.3 billion dollar improvement of the hyw-4 corradore that also includes a bart expansion to antioch in 2017haaziq madyun kro4news >> pam: developing right now. a cal-train crash in san bruno. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news -- showing the accident scene on angus avenue near huntington avenue. a sout

reporting live and contra costa county, justin waldman, kron 4. but this is a closer look at that tree. it is pretty telling. since right after that tree fell down. and in this image, it is all cleaned up. this is the top of the treat this is a portion of the base of the tree that was planted in the back. with the front yard. you see it is on top of that suv after their cleaned that up. it is on that overhang and look at this golf cart. it got crushed. you see a little bit of that part on the right side. aho that tree. alamo. >> pam: new tonight at five. a livermore mother -- convicted of molesting children. is arrested again. police say, christine hubbs violated a condition of her parole -- not to possess or have access to pornography. in 20-11, hubbs pleaded no contest to having sex with two teen boys over a two year period. according to court documents, one of the victims was her own daughters underage boyfriend. >> catherine: a developing story police don't know the motive in today's rampage of car-jackings and shootings across orange county.

. >> contra costa county authorities are looking for and at risk in bethel island man.ebruary. this is a photo of him. he was last seen on february 5th at the contra costa county red regional mulled medical center in my team as or he was admitted for evaluation and release the next day. police say he is not returned, contacted family members. he suffers from a brain disorder and as i have his medications with him. he is described as a white male 6 ft. 2 in. tall weighing 180 lbs.. >> with just two days so he officially retires, the vatican released pope benedictus 16th will keep as the title is telling as a will be called upon to of all marriages. but it did surprise the world announced earlier this month that he would retire effective on thursday. the catholic church as part of will meet in an adam and to elect a successor. election is expected to start sometime march. >> wasn't as prizes as morning as they continue to rise ever so slightly across the nation. the national average is morning sitting at $3.78 a gallon while the average and is that california's of the $4.

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in contra costa county. when firefighters arrived the house was in flames. the homeowner was inside when the fire started but escaped without injury. investigators say the fire started in a back bedroom and appears to be caused by accident. >>> the district attorney took steps to beef up the battle against human trafficking. in a ceremony at the youth center george gascon signed a memorandum of understanding to support victims. authorities say it is important for victims to know they won't be treated as criminalsinals and they set up a hot line for victims. >> they will have a safe place where they could come to and they will have the district attorney's victim services and their ability to go after the trafficker. >> george gascon signed the agreement with three organizations. youth services and the youth justice institute. >>> the city of san jose writ an memo recommending the city okay a private airport for google executives that belongs to mineta san jose international airport. he said the city should accept the bid to build the facility. it could genera

contra costa county department of public health, asked kim to shutdown his restaurant on tuesday, in order to scrub it from top to bottom. kim says his employees never showed any symptoms. kim says his deli passed the last health inspection, with no violations reported. in concord reggie kumar kron 4 news. super bowl is fever building. kron 4's j.r stone is in new orleans. interviewing fans ahead of the big game. and while in the big easy he happened to run into what could be 49er star quarterback colin kaepernick's biggest fans. stay with kron4 as we count down to super bowl 47. we'll have live coverage from the super-dome all week. >> maybe we could spread some bread under there? >> we have family in town. >> you can tell? >> are you part of the kaepernick family? >> yes. >> we are staying and that is right, his parents. you just never know who you're going to fly in and orleans. this is the baltimore ravens. what could be the big event here in new orleans. >> pam: we will have live coverage. it >> jacqueline: still pretty mild to to the coast. the fog with reduced visibility throu

. >>> in contra costa county a suspected identity thief is behind bars accused of stealing documentsed a man who they say stole more than 40 w2 tax forms. one of the victims lives in walnut creek and says police notified her about the theft last night. >> they found it when they arrested him for a different crime. they were searching his belongings and it was 40 plus w- 2s. >> the arrests comes as the irs announced a sting to find w-2 thieves. some include san francisco, san jose, novato and san pablo. >>> police say this picture was taken after the burglar left a home with stolen property. they say it happened last saturday not far from lake shore avenue. >>> if you drive you've likely felt the sting of skyrocketing gas prices. statewide the price is just over $4. a month ago a gallon of gas cost $3.61. a year ago drivers were paying $3.78 to fill up their gas tank. >>> general motors today unveiled its first diesel powered car in the united states since 1986. the diesel model of the chevy cruze compact sedan will go on sale this summer. it engine will come from germany. the car is

. >>> breaking news out of contra costa and firefighters are battling a huge fire in mt. diablo. that fire started at an older home right near the mt. diablo country club, no word on any injuries or what caused that fire but brian flores is headed to the scene and he will have more when he gets there. >>> we have been following this since 4:30 this morning, there was a water-main break, the location mason and filbert in san francisco. we have been on the scene live and water surs visit has been cut -- service has been cut to a two block area and pg&e is waiting to cut off gasoline and they can fix a broken 12-inch water pipe and this is pictures of the area the damage is taking place and cable car service in the area will be disrupted today scorious will doing -- so crews will be out there to fix it and we will bring you the latest. >>> a 17-year-old student from petaluma was hospitalized with a highly contagious blood infection. tara moriarty is here to tell us it was cause by a bacteria which can develop into meningitis, tara? >> reporter: first parents here were put on alert a

also, contra costa county is beginning to get slower.ay down from pleasant hill to walnut creek in danville and alamo. let's go to steve. >>> we still have areas of fog. other locations are already clear. if you are in the clear skies. that's a good thing, the fog can be tough on the visibility. it seems to be dancing around from the golden gate, san pablo bay. others really reduce visibility. after the fog burns off, we can't find a high cloud. it's good to go. 30s and 40s on the temperatures. some of these temperatures kind to be stuck. a lot of warm air aloft, pretty breezy to windy. not at the surface. so that dense fog gives way to sunshine. thick fog, sunny and warmer. upper 60s to near 70s. take a look at the extended outlook to see if that continues coming up. >> thank you, steve. >>> an oakland family is in mourning after losing four young members in one tragic crash. >> very hard for all four of them at once. the hardest swing to swallow. >> we'll have an update on the condition of the soul survivor. >>> the search intensifies

. >>> and in just five minutes, a massive tree falls on top of a home in contra costa county. the family inside describes the moment it came crashing down. >>> there is a warning tonight for students at uc santa cruz where police are investigating the report of a rape in broad daylight on a campus footpath. late this afternoon, investigators released this sketch based on the woman's description of the attacker. jana katsuyama tells us this incident has left students unnerved. >>> police say the attack happened on the north end of campus just east of several lecture halls on science hill along a wooded trail. today we found santa cruz police investigators going over the site. a young woman was visiting the campus and she was walking along just before 10:30 when the attacker beat and raped her. >> the victim did not know the assailant and it happened in the middle of the day. so that's shocking for the campus and quite unusual. >> reporter: students received an e-mail alert. many say the wooded trails are often used to get around campus. >> this is really shocking i didn't ever

east contra costa residents have been helping to pay for bart with nothing to show for it since it wasd in 1958. that's truly a lifetime of waiting. wade harper was born in 1964. >> this means an improved quality of life for our area. it means economic development. it means police and fire getting there safer and expeditiously to save lives. >> the people out here have been paying for a long time. this is long overdue, long related rail extension. >> this bart video shows at the new platform passengers will transfer between bart trains and the smaller e-bart train. no fair gates or barrier, just a 28-foot walk. the lighter e-bart costs 60% less than regular bart trains. >> it is really kind of remarkable. there's been a lot of conversation, a lot of quarreling, but i think we are on our way to opening an extension that really makes sense for the region. >> e-bart construction will really take off after 2015 when work on the final expansion project along highway 4 will be completed. in addition to doubling the highway from two lanes to four in each direction, the major road interchange

. >>> and in just five minutes, a massive tree falls on top of a home in contra costa county. the family inside describes the moment it came crashing down. >>> there is a warning tonight for students at uc santa cruz where police are investigating the report of a rape in broad daylight on a campus footpath. late this afternoon, investigators released this sketch based on the woman's description of the attacker. jana katsuyama tells us this incident has left students unnerved. >>> police say the attack happened on the north end of campus just east of several lecture halls on science hill along a wooded trail. today we found santa cruz police investigators going over the site. a young woman was visiting the campus and she was walking along just before 10:30 when the attacker beat and raped her. >> the victim did not know the assailant and it happened in the middle of the day. so that's shocking for the campus and quite unusual. >> reporter: students received an e-mail alert. many say the wooded trails are often used to get around campus. >> this is really shocking i didn't ever

he is live in contra costa county or a house was demolished by a huge tree yesterday.eo was amazing. >> let me show you live pictures. the tree has been cut up and fell on top of the house basically cutting in half. the homeowners are not in side because they cannot live in it and it is too dangerous. there is a lot of cleanup. why the tree fell down no one knows for sure. if you talked to a professional with the rain coming use this as a cautionary tale to go and get your tree inspected. it may take a small amount of a tree to topple down. >> the homeowners were not heard. there's so much going on in will take a while before they clean the place up and to determine if this house is fixable. we will have reaction from the homeowner coming up in 30 minutes from now. look at the damage. it is terrible. the truck in front cleaning up for days if not weeks. back to you anny. thank you will. kron 4 has obtained a photograph of the man who police say is connected to a triple murder in sonoma county. police arrested this man mark williamcapello and mobile, alabama on february

. >>> we want to update you on the developing news we're following in contra costa county. are at an apartment fire in concord. alex savidge just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us about this fire? >> reporter: well, i talked with the battalion chief. the good news, no one was injured in the fire. it broke out here at this apartment complex up the hill from us. you can see a large response from the fire department. we'll take you up to newschopper2 up above the fire. it broke out at about 7:00 this morning inside one of the units. it complete lit gutted that particular u -- completely gutted that particular unit, left a hole in the roof according to firefighters, a partial collapse there. the good news, the one person inside the unit was not hurt. made it out safely. i'm also told by firefighters that nine other people neighbors here in this apartment complex also had to be evacuated and they are being helped by the red cross. the word is as far as the investigation into the cause goes, the battalion chief says they are looking at it possibly starting in the firepla

the contra costa sheriff's office says the man was shot in the leg.s are not life threatening. so far there, have been no arrests. >>> police say a man fought off a would-be armed robber on a palo alto street last night. it happened just before 8:30 p.m. not far from a parking garage on webster street near university avenue. the suspect pulled a gun, demanding cash. the two wrestled to the ground. the victim managed to run away, unhurt. investigators are trying to determine if this incident is linked to three previous armed robberies in palo alto in the last month. >>> a 24-hour vigil is going on right now in the north bay, in support of drake's bay oyster company workers. people have been gathering since 6:45 last night at the sacred heart church in oh lima. they plan to say there until 6:45 tonight. organizers say they are praying for the 31 employees who could lose their jobs if the company is forced to shut down next month. the closure comes after the department of the interior refused to renew their lease. >> thousands of teachers andette indicat

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. >>> work is underway on the final set of improvements to highway 4 in east contra costa county.ic backups. here's abc7 news transportation reporter heather ishimaru. >> this stretch of dirt will one day have tracks on it carrying bart passengers. completion of the line from pittsburgh bay point ten miles east to hillcrest in antioch is still four years away but it's a beginning we are celebrating. east contra costa residents have been helping to pay for bart with nothing to show for it sings it was first envisioned in 1958. that's truly a lifetime of waiting. wade harper was born in 1964. >> this means an improved quality of life for our area. it means economic development. it means police and fire getting there safer and expeditiously to save lives. >> this is long overdue, long related rail extension. >> this bart video shows at the new platform passengers will transfer between bart trains and the smaller e-bart train. no fair gates or barrier, just a 28-foot walk. the lighter e-bart costs 60% less than regular bart trains. >> it is really kind of remarkable. there's been a lo

a pair of suspected thieves face charges for using information from a contra costa newspaper list to burglarize a home in walnut creek while the owners were vacation similar to an incident involving the "los angeles times" where they took $1 million in valuables while people were on vacation based on a "los angeles times" delivery hold list. police believe an office machine repairman leaked the list and the contra costa times is trying to determine how the information was released. >> i have to get gas and i did not even need to put on a jacket. >> it is milder this morning. mike? >> you bigoted -- you big teddy bear. >> they are right. it is milder because of the cloud cover, from mid-40's to 50 degrees. not much radar return looking at the satellite. that is up in portland and toward seattle. the system will come through quietly but behind it we have sunshine tomorrow and a cooler weather, a little bit cooler but it will be nice to have the sunshine after after a gray day. mid-to-upper 40's at 7:00 and low-to-mid 40's and a little more sunshine at 4:00, and mid-to-upper 50's and if

contra costa county, about 1900 feet up. look out over the east bay. 7:05 is the official sunrise. 10 hours, 35 minutes of date. we are on our way to another beautiful day. we are starting out colder and end up warmer. a couple reasons for that. live doppler 7hd not picking up anything in the way of cloud cover. it is certainly frosty in parts of the north bay, even the peninsula and the east bay as numbers drop right around freezing. so right now we are at 28 degrees in napa, 32 in santa rosa. upper 30s in oakland. our friends in the east bay from livermore, 31. 35 in concord and just as cool as we were yesterday in san jose at 36. 34 in los gatos. 34 on the coast, though around half moon bay and 32 in watsonville. this morning the big changes come in the north bay as much as 11 degrees colder in napa. and by the delta. elsewhere, san francisco and oakland, certainly cooler. we are looking at some changes tonight as our winds pick up. we will get into an offshore flow. so perhaps some of these colder readings will be offset

and in contra costa county not only highway 4 but highway 680 and there goes bart.k. highway 4 is getting thicker here. nearby 680 slowing down to walnut creek own down to the danville area in pockets of slow traffic. let's two to the toll plaza. that is backed up. the metering lights are on. drive time 22 minutes here. westbound before you make it on to the bridge itself. if you are driving on the peninsula the traffic does look good. heading down to the south bay. traffic in mountain view and 101 still looking okay. this might be your opportunity before it gets busy let's go to steve. >>> clear skies. i love to say there is rain because we need it. weaver running out of -- we're running out of time. only santa rosa is holding on to 100% of normal for the season rainfall. san francisco has gone under that now. santa rosa will go under if not today than tomorrow. there is no rain in sight here. system we had on friday is hanging on. you can see the offshore direction. you can see how the clouds go from -- for others it's very mild. no rain this week. cold mornings b

. >> a plan to build a hillside in contra costa county is developing into opposition. it would be built in subdivisions of san ramone. >> that is right. this is the alamo sem taerk it's 150 years old, and it's basically all booked up that. is why local developers say he wants to build a new one serving residents in this area for decades still to come. with existing cemeteries a local developer says the plan to build a large new resting place in this valley is the perfect placeway to address demands with supply. >> not enough space.&/oç people are dying. you have people guying in this area. where are you going put them? >> but this proposal to build a cemetery on his 221 acres east of dan value is facing opposition. >> i don't like it. >> rob owns a kennel down the road. he says he doesn't much like the idea of living and working near a kem tore but that is not hoiz primary concern. >> there is not enough water. i mean all of these properties around here on well stipss and every summer, these wells get drained down f they're going to put something across the road going

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where an enormous oak tree fell in contra costa county. rotten roots are to blame for its fall. the home sustained so much damage. that the family can no longer live there. biblically, this tree was only passed to a spot that close to the house. it took all day for crews to remove leftover parts of the tree which fell on the home. but the family is thankful no one was hurt. the family was able to get some of their belongings. they are now staying with friends. this is exclusive video of the damage inside the home. half of the structure will now have to be torn down and rebuilt. evening meters near at&t park-sidepanel new at 11. parking at a-t-and-t park will be getting pricier. starting march 4th, meters will be operating until ten p-m. from monday through saturday. meters will also cost more during game days and days the ball park hosts events. on non- event days. the meter cost will be 25- cents per hour from six to ten p- m. on event days.7- dollars an hour. the changes are meant to increase parking availability. and reduce congestion. signs will be posted on the city's stree

. >>> a warning in contra costa, the theft that has parts of the concord in dangerously dark conditions. . >>> welcome back. santa clara a authorities are -- authorities are searching a home which is filled with an un- - filled with an unknown chemical. they made the discovery during an arrest over gun control policies. >> it was an eye opener when we got here. we didn't expect to find what we did initial little so we are continuing to make the scene safe as we process the evidence. >> he is currently being held without bail. he has a number of charges including threatening a public dignitary official. >>> on the port chicago highway on the bart station, it has been pitch black since thieves stole copper wiring. officials are putting up warning signs due to concerns about safety. they plan to install temporary solar lights until permanent lights can be installed. >>> there are new developments we first reported last summer. millions of dollars are supposed to provide realtime data to message board. cal state and 101 is damaged and that means the messages you see on the message boards ar

. >> still ahead, we're getting a first look at what the inside of a house in contra costa county lookse after a tree fell on to it. >> we will show you the images you only see on kron 4, when the kron 4 morning news continues. 41 degrees in downtown san francisco it will be a chilly day getting us to the mid-50s by this afternoon. more details on your >> welcome back the time is 4:1. 5 >> only on kron 4 you will see the damage inside the home of where an enormous oak tree fell in contra costa county. rotten roots are the blame for its fall. the holmes a state so much damage that the family could no longer live there. it took all day for the crews to move left over trees but the families the animal was third. >> luckily the tree was only 10 ft. from the house if it had been 10 or 12 ft. farther away it would have fallen all the way out before it hit the house with momentum and it would have crushed the house which both my wife and i were in. we're very lucky. >> this exclusive video of inside the home they will only see on kron 4. the family was able to get some of their belongings and

the officers involved have been put on administrative leave, which is department policy, and the contra costa attorney is investigating. >>> a court ruling on a controversial death at alameda's crown beach. in alameda county a superior court judge ruled police and firefighters who never attempted to rescue the man were under no legal obligation to help him. the incident happened on memorial day 2011. 53-year-old raymond zack waded into the water. his foster mother had someone call 911 to report zach was suicidal and did not know how to swim. police watched from shore and said they didn't go into the water because they didn't know if zack was violent. firefighters said they were not certified to do water rescues and didn't have a boat to maneuver in the area. zack got hypothermia and drowned after an hour. >>> investigation is underway in san francisco tonight after officials received a tip public utility workers have been using city computers to view porn and visit gambling websites. it would still be going on if not for a whistleblower. >> reporter: while they were supposed to be focused on

this is also being investigated at the same time by the contra costa county district attorney's office since there was an officer-involved shooting. that's what we have right now live in pittsburg, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> a shooting victim in santa cruz has helped police come up with a sketch of the suspect. a 21-year-old uc-santa cruz student was waiting for a bus monday night when she was attacked from behind near natural bridges state park. at first she thought she had been hit with a gun but doctors did find a bullet lodged in her head. she is expected to survive. that's the sketch. >>> an arraignment this afternoon for the suspect accused of killing a 13-year- old suisun city girl. officers arresting anthony lamar jones last week. he is suspected of killing genelle conway allen whose body was found in fairfield in allan witt park. they had jones under 24-hour surveillance after the murder, according to police. >>> the fight against prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage gets support from the city of san jose. >> the city council has voted to join san francisco in arguing against propos