craig skalar is with us on the kron4 news line. it does not look as though they have made their 9:00 a.m. be opening time. >>craig: >>george: i guess we do not have his audience. the crews are still there working. they have not even manage to open the no. 2 lane in the southbound direction. let's take a look at what this has done to the traffic. this was the location of the accident that occurred on the assault ban on the side. northbound was really the commute direction. it is still backed up into campbell and a bit beyond, perhaps a little closer to los gatos. schools now, you see this helped underwrite is backed up be on the milipitas. dixon landing road into fremont for the southbound 880 commute. it is really jammed up. greg, as we mentioned a 4 they had talked about having lanes cleared by 9:00 a.m., are they any closer? >>craig: they tell me they are closer. at 9:15 a.m. they expect the lanes to be cleared. they are going to be opening to of the three lanes in the closing of the third to finish their measurements. once they d

craig skalar is turning us live with details. >>craig: this entire open space is going to become a key part of what they're doing. they have to pave, strike and go through these concrete embankments. half they're doing all this on president's day weekend. for caltrans is trying to get the word out to as many people as they can. use the san mateo or dumbarton bridges. f this is an area that has to be shut down so that holds a belief they can finish this span that they see over here if. there have been a lot of problems at the s-curve. this is going to be fee for land of the weekend. >>ysabel: there could be some bad weather that could slow progress we will keep our eyes on that. >>ysabel: is a foggy out there. >>robin: a very thick blanket of clouds and fog out there retarders on the cool side. we do have another storm system of our way bringing as cloud cover and cooler temperatures. here it is. that's our system will drop into the north bay this afternoon so we've all have circles later today. for the afternoon, temperatures will

craig skalar across oklahoma business owners who want more protection from police. >>craig: the shooting happened here. costs >> this nightclub is a source of a lot of trouble. >> two weeks ago some unloaded an entire clip down the street. >> the end result is is boarded up storefront. >> the mayor needs to understand it is not just that 100 block area. >>vicki: the department of energy says deep well objections are a necessary step to retain geothermal sources. >>jaqueline: the winds are coming down. we are in for chili met with temperatures in the 30's. as we head into the afternoon high temperatures at noon. we're starting to do it chilly conditions. here's a look at your expected highs. cox >> light rain possible close to the coast line and into the santa cruz mountains. snow and tahoe for early monday morning. year is a look at your extended forecast. for wednesday morning, substantial rainfall but dry and warm conditions expected to rack up the work week. >>vicki: today people said goodbye to the st. anthony's dining hall. it is gored to be toward narrowing int

as craig skalar explains it appears the violence started during a disagreement inside of the bar. >>craig: the shooting happened here outside of this cantina on murphy ave. details of the shooting are sketchy. three were shot, one died. a member of the band playing for the birthday parties as a disagreement on hall style in the lead to more violence outside fifth if >>craig: police say they have not made any arrests. the >>ysabel: in the 400 block of north canal street, there was a shooting. one police officer was injured, it all started when a worker was fired from his job. da lin explains there are two suspects now in custody. off >>da: a violent workplace disputes led to a tense standoff in the south severance is good neighborhood saturday afternoon. snipers on a rooftop in to their weapons at an apartment while officers pointed their guns and surrounded displaced. police say there were trying to wrest a disgruntled employee who tried to be of his former manager. they say he went back to his former workplace with three friends, they used a baseball bat and fired several shots at

>>darya: high surf almost got a hold of craig skalar out there this morning. there is a look at this appear and the waves. that was earlier this morning. are the waves increasing? >>craig: they are increasing. i am further back than i have been all morning. you can get a sense of the size of the ways. it is like hawaii 5 vote. the waves are cresting about 16 ft. high. a lot of people out here are taking pictures. it is unusual and out of the ordinary to have this. >> people have not seen is in quite some time. it stretches all the way down to monterey. >>darya: sometimes they do close that year. >>craig: people are still on the year. i would not go out there! i have seen the waves crashed over. there are about five-six people up there. they must be living for the thrill. >>darya: they said this woman expired, until the afternoon. let's get a check on the weather with erica. >>erica: a high surf advisories in effect until 3:00 p.m.. everywhere indicated by the light blue is affected. most of our westward facing beaches. you could experience swells between 13-16

for at least the fourth right where craig skalar is. he rain picked up and has not stopped cents. you can see the rain coming down in the screen. he conceded traffic is heavy at rush hour if. all of the oil, the transmission fluid, but everything ness has six fill out can make a dangerous drive. drive carefully free. for fun >>darya: if these are the areas that are seeing the hardest rainfall. >>james: it was in san jose, let's take a look at how heavy is everything. about one-third of an inch per hour. here is a wider perspective. we do have raised elsewhere although sometimes it is is really like. in hayward we are seeing the light rain. on the valley's five, down below 680 top-flight free fall there if if far down near palo alto we are seeing rain fog and rain on this as a tale in the dumbarton verges. if you're headed towards those bridges, at some point you may run into a wet weather as the rain continues to fall. here is where temperatures are at the moment. in the upper 40 spiff a mild start with 48-49 the general structure receiv

craig skalar is live with more. >>craig: i have seen officers pulling people over already on the as curves. people are being pulled over on the s curves and also up and down the bridge. how i have seen chp officers stationed 500 yds apart and nailing people as a drive by. later today, as you are coming home from several parties and under the influence chemists found any ticket is a minimum of $300-$4 plus administrative costs. if it will be expensive if you get caught. xi in this particular part of the british is a construction zone, so the lines are told. for your you can see an officer going by. the aware, if they want people to be for the orange costs and. they want people to be careful and safe. >>marty: because of the double fines, it could be close to a thousand dollars for a ticket in the construction those? >> yes. och and its constructions of, you'll pay even more. >>ysabel: big game is only hours away with her science they cannot against the patriots. the 49ers did not meet in indianapolis the lindsay lohan

craig skalar was there and it tells us what happened. >> rescue teams colgate sandblasts are out of this ship. fire officials say he fell into a fuel tank while helping to sandblast the inside. >> he was in a fuel tank with fuel oil. we had to set up a road system to lower our rescuers down we have to package him on a backboard and haul him out. hospital with head and back injuries. >>mark: pleasant hill police are hunting a killer who they say murdered a man in a drive-by shooting. police say the gunman opened fire on a group of people but only one person was hit. the suspect was then is seen speeding away in what might have been a blue satin. the victim has not yet been identified. faugh and gave them what this city oakland is encouraged residents to improve the quality of life in oakland it through the use of technology. see, click, fix is a mobile halfapp that makes it easy for residents to report problems like a street lights were things that need to be cleaned up like graffiti or knocked over trash bins or illegal dumping is, anything that can improve the community. if you come acr

craig skalar is there this morning. firefighters are investigating it neighbors are talking about how lucky this family was. >> it was all a matter of timing. there in china, overseas when this happens. someone left a space heater or something on. the truth is it is good that they were not here. we have some video, the entire house you can see clearly through it. there are some timber is holding up the roof. it was not clear if anyone was of a house with the fire happened. there were cars out from hinting that maybe someone did not get out of the family is in china. they have been informed about what has happened unfortunately they will become a home to be completely destroyed home. this is a mixed century home. neighbors said it went up like a rolling -- from kibbles. >>justine: a 22 year old has been arrested after a search of his car turned up 49 handmade destructive devices. authorities did also ed of searching the home where they eventually found more homemade bombs. we have more information on our web site, www.kr

craig skalar has the latest this morning. >>craig: less district officials say the abuse happened here at the roosevelt school in redwood city. an internal investigation alleges that a special education teacher abused special education students. the superintendent put her on administrative leave on february 1st hand added new employees lift the superintendent says they want to make sure this does not have that again. the visas physical and not sexual in nature. >>mark: now, the countdown to the shutdown, the westbound deck of the bay bridge loan closed next weekend. left the caltrans hopes to have the upper deck opened by tuesday. >>yoli: caltrans is time to make everyone in the bay area know that the closure is: to have a week from today, on the 17th. you will see signs like this throughout the city. they are just trying to remind people that will be closed. that will start friday evening at 8:00 p.m. and will not reopen until tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. the if sfax you can leave san francisco, but you cannot come back in th

here is craig skalar is out there this morning taking a look at the waves. are they getting bigger? >> yes. has said that schools could hit 13-16 ft.. 18 ft. near other local beaches. here at the pier, it is one of those places where it is definitely risky. people need to be careful if they are heading out in a boat today. i can tell you from personal experience, the waves are really high. it is pretty dramatic. >>darya: and james, we have a fall, but a warm up on the way? >>james: the areas in blue or what we're concerned about. the entire bay area coast line is affected. we could see 18 ft. waves crashing into the beach. the fog is the other story. it is bad in the north bay, the delta and some portions of the east bay. the colors correlates a half mile visibility and orange and a quarter of a mile visibility in the red. it is near zero in some spots. the dense fog it buys three is in effect until 9:00 a.m.. we are looking for these and afternoon temperatures. it will feel like spring. your 7 day around the bases that we will keep it mild and the springlike through the work week a

craig skalar is live at the scene with the latest. obviously a lot of questions this morning. all relate to those vehicles in the driveway. >>craig: that is right. these vehicles for in the driveway when firefighters came here. the fire was fully involved. you can see the firefighters were looking in the vehicles trying to find any identification or find someone to contact. firefighters say it is an entire family that lives in this house. >> our concern is right now the residents are unaccounted for. right now our best information is that there is a mother, father and two children. >>craig: the house is long and rambling. they are doing it perimeter search. they cannot go inside because of structural concerns. they are hoping that because this is the president stays the week that maybe they went out of town. with two cars in the driveway is unsure whether or not the family was in the house in what was a fully involved fire. >>darya: two men are behind bars after a shooting near a tourist hot spot at a in-n- out burger located at jesters in st. on fisherman's wharf. the two susp

craig skalar has more. >> there is no sign at the front door of the school announcing the shutdown. regulators are telling students and not dictated tuition cost that was already cut in half by students. comments from students are in line are very poignant. one parent says the school lost its accreditation and now her daughter cannot finish for courses because they have lost their accreditation. the school has three days to answer questions about accreditation issues. >>james: here is a live look from the mt. tam cam. it is kind of a breezy. temperatures are not a terrible but they are cool. there is the view. pretty shocking. here is where temperatures are at the moment. we have a mix of 30's, '40's and '50's. the rest of the bay area is dealing with forties and upper '30's. does >>george: we're getting word of an accident that has the potential to become a hot spot. it is on 880 in the southbound direction. three-four cars are involved. the chp says the two lanes of traffic are blocked and likely to be for a while. sensors indicate absolutely no delays but the potential is for the

craig skalar is live in santa clara where the equipment is already outside. >>craig: there is already a lot of equipment outside. the council voted 5-1 to sign off on the project. the 60,000 seat stadium could be built by august 2014. that is six months ahead of plan. this is right across from the 49ers headquarters. the contractors now have a strong incentive to get it done. they will get a $5 million bonus if they get it done in time and a $20 million penalty, up to that much if they did not get it done in time. that is 6 million for every 49ers david davis. mobil was the city council sliding off on getting it all done. with at of the financing in place that has definitely propelled things ahead. the materials you see here will someday be the basis for the stadium once it is completed. >>mark: that means only two more seasons for the 49ers at candlestick park. >>george: and interstate 580 westbound, there was a multi vehicle injury accident. pretty serious injuries reported at the scene of this crash which is right at your way boulevard. it was first reporte

craig skalar has more. >> the cuts are a part of a plan to cut customer service in operation units. the bank says layoffs will come and employees were notified on wednesday that they can apply for jobs within other departments. the bank says it is looking to cut costs. bank of america has already sold off this complex for $80 million. that sale occurred last year. >>mark: the president will free 10 states from and no child left behind thick a grid. the states listed here roth's, many teachers have complained that it involves too much testing. the president's action swept away that requirement in exchange for a viable plan. >>mark: the suspect's released from guantanamo bay have returned to terrorist activities. the report was issued in the information comes as obama administration officials and dollars that they're considering whether or not to release additional prisoners. >>darya: to the big board is down by 34 points. a financial fallout at one of the nation's top food producers. >>justine: year is what

we send craig skalar out to investigate. we have been watching at the metering lights for a couple of hours now. it seems like the cycle rates have been pretty quick. >>craig: everything continues to be quick at this point. the earlier problems seem to have faded away. it has been that way for at least an hour and a half as people are finally getting where they are going. i would say that things are back to normal in terms of the metering lights. >>george: i am going to switch back to the toll plaza camera. take a look right uscg 880 lamps curious as things started to back up at 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., 880 was backed up clear beyond the toll plaza. now in fact there is just a minor back up on the 880 connector ramp and it is confined to the right hand lane, all of which adds to the open tolls. the back of actually reaches all the way to highway 24 in the westbound direction but the drive times have not gone above 18-20 minutes even from the macarthur maze. the interesting anomaly is, it is a long bath of in terms of the lin

craig skalar is live in san jose's. >>craig: it could happen in napa or here. fasad these are the slopes, the eastern part of set theory. very dry brush. this has been such a dry winter. these conditions led themselves to brush fire. we can see how dry this truly is. this is an area that normally in the summertime the san jose fire department my control if things get too dry. if things work to stay like this for any length of time they may start thinking about it. that is how dangerous it can be. there are homes, subdivisions, very expensive homes. look at all of this brushed out here. with when on >>justine: the british airways terminal at jfk was evacuated because it a security concern. at o'hare airport in chicago, off hundreds of flights have been canceled because of bad weather fury if fear are pictures live from chicago. there is a lot of snow in the area. for if you are leaving from san jose to sfo, both of those airports are reporting a 90 minute delay. i would check with the airlines if you are about to head anywhere that connects to all here. that is

craig skalar has details. >>mark: this past monday '80s was arrested and charged with committing lewd acts on 23 children between 2005 and 2010. >>darya: we have a statement from susan g. coleman apologizing for the problems caused with them withdrawn funds from breast cancer. >>darya: this just came in this morning as the susan g. coleman reverse its decision to give money to planned parenthood for breast cancer screening. that decision had upset a lot of women's groups but they have reversed the statement. we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the james lick in san francisco. no traffic, but plenty of sunshine. >>mark: the president is delivered remarks regarding help for veterans who are unemployed. he is also discussing an of limit numbers and the drop in the adams limit rate. >>president obama: when i first came into office, one of the first things might ministration did was to mix with that states and local governments helped or got the help that they needed to prevent some

craig skalar has been covering the week and the closer it is joining us live from the bay bridge this morning. the operative words are on schedule in going smoothly. >>craig: yes. schedule. i got some pictures a little closer up, we will show you right now, about 100 caltrans workers have been working overnight into today. yesterday they were concentrating on lane the asphalt. today six distracting. because the weather is so good and there is no rain, that is the reason why they are at least ahead of schedule. michelis and pages from overnight construction, crews are cutting to the 80 year-old section of the bay bridge. this will relieve stress in order to begin the process of removing a section of the bay bridge to make room for the new bridge. this is animation from caltrans in a bart spokesperson. the demolition started at about 6:00 p.m.. >> it is a surgical removal of this piece. when people here demolition they think we go with big guns, not this time. this time, we are very specifically cutting out a triangular sections of the roadbed is in the way of the new bridge carried one

as craig skalar says the city council voted to possibly by the building. >> this is considered a work of art. the federal government wants to sell the building. the postal service is trying to fight off an $18 billion deficit. many consider this clause of the work of art but the feds say it is too big of a service operate. >>james: here is a live look at the golden gate. conditions are mild. here's the current conditions in santa rosa 49 with an expected high in the mid-70s. tough bids were on >>james: it transformer fire causing problems in san francisco's mission district. >>will: the fire was contained in the did not spread to any surrounding buildings. third i will try fifth get more information to give be another live update. fifth >>james: we will take a quick break it be right back. soft if if of of >>erica: our big focus to date are the numbers. antioch is at 57. 53 for downtown san francisco. we have actually seen some of these numbers climb. let's take a look at the average temperatures for today compared to what we expect later on. here is a look at where numbers will go ne

>>catherine: that was craig skalar getting a little too close the water of the sixth. huge waves crashing over the seawall. and this is a familiar scene from along the coast today. >>craig: this is the view of the tremendous waves from pacifica. swells, according to the national weather center, reached upwards of 13-16 ft. and 18 ft. all the way to monterey. huge waves like something out of hawaii 5 vote. you can see the pier getting slashed by the waves. and be on alert if you are out there. it is very dangerous at this point. >>catherine: the violence in hysteria is so bad that people do not feel safe in their own homes. there are reports that unarm to families have been killed in their houses overnight by government forces. entire neighborhoods destroyed, people on the run and anti-government activists say the situation is worse than people realize. the crackdown on protesters has been going on for 11 months. there are estimates that 6000 people have died. 29 chinese construction workers kidnapped in sudan are now free. this is their arrival in nairobi. rebels kidnap

craig skalar is live at the stadium, has there been any a living? >>craig: they are doing fretwork. there was a 5-1 vote by the city council last night capoot, they're doing prep work for the stadium near the 49ers headquarters and also across the street where they will build the city get rid america amusement park in law. the $787 million project, a 68 bills in seat stadium will be a reality in the project were raiders now have the incentive to get this done, august of 2014, that gives them a $5 million bonus. it's a run late the to face up to $20 million in penalties. this is an area where it looks like more than ever there will be staged built for the 49ers. it will be getting even more intense in their work but it does look like they might get this stuff earlier agreed to leave france. justine >> your watching here is a live look outside at the golden gate. no rain or fog out there is laughing. will be right back. where is your bond ... were trapped woebegone where is it or is it you did a marriage of wolf will then take the job little hall lake john d. johann up at the tour and

as for dry weather, craig skalar is live in san jose with prospective down there. trouble spot. you can see how drybrushes. it has been such a dry winter. this is the area that the san jose fire department in the summertime would normally patrol when things get too dry. that is during the summertime. it gives people pause to wonder, if it does not rain consistently enough, what is going to happen? this is definitely an area that people want to keep their eyes on. >>mark: >>james: it does not look like we will get any rain any time soon. >>justine: here is what is just into the newsroom, more on conrad murray with michael jackson's doctor in solitary confinement. his lawyer will ask a judge to release him on bail as the appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction stars to move through the courts. his attorneys will argue that he should be released on his own recognizance or on bail with an electronic monitoring bracelet. he is in a loss angeles county jail right now. we will take a break and be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't stop doing what you do ♪ have i paid my due

craig skalar is to it is live with an update. : the fire is out but it was quite a scene at 3:00 a.m. when this duplex went up in flames. here are some pictures from earlier, this is from the battalion chiefs, from the san jose fire department. it went up like a roman candle and caught fire with me. fortunately, for those who live here they were able to hear what happens and were able to get out. so one of the of the doors and what they saw there were flames the other person will go. there were two people inside of each defect. they will hate of the ataman of cases. they're doing an investigation now but they are not clear on how the fire was caused very the wins was definitely in enemy. the wind cause flames to kick up. they are worried about embers reaching neighboring homes but fortunately they have been able to contain the fire to this one spot. they will continue to investigate and again, they were fortunate to be able to contain it to here. >>justine: here is what is happening right now, new information on a deadly school sh

craig skalar is talking about the more green technology. aig: the green factory is dedicated to saving $2.5 million in an 80 cost south. it is working with the sun power corp. and local governments. it is not the first time public transportation has partnered. mountain view also started to create a solar company a few years ago. justine donald trump intends to endorse mitt romney. earlier, he was going to endorse newt gingrich. what will he say? newt gingrich is going to have a rally at a manufacturing plant in las vegas. these post--we will keep you updated. >>mark: decision 2012. mitt romney is getting a lot of heat on the comments about the is not concerned about the poor. on his plane trip to minneapolis he tried to clarify his comments. >> let us take the entire sentence. i have said throughout the campaign that might focus concern and my energy is going to be devoted to rubbing the middle income. we have a safety net for the poor. and if there are holes in it i will work more to repair and at. >> of course newt gingrich to not waste an

craig skalar is live with the latest on the planned closure. >>craig: exactly 12 hours from now they will be closing down. the area that you see in front of me will be turned into a diversion lane. traffic will be stopping installed hours of that they continue to work on the eastern span. we will give the little information as to what you will be facing. the lower debt will be open and headed east into oakland in the process of working on a new eastern span. caltrans is trying to get the word out. they have been for the last week. >>george: instead of coming down the eastern shore freeway to the bay bridge here, a lot of people will head off to the richmond-san rafael bridge by cutting other a long the richmond parkway or cutting through richmond. the dumbarton bridge, if you're coming out of fremont will make sense. right now we're tracking a hot spot, the right on highway 24 and earlier occurring accident was not in the lanes very long and did not block traffic very much that it did manage to slow the ride. >>erica: we are taking a look at con